Material Issue Valerie Loves Me

[lisa007fk]

A friend went to school with you guys, Looking forward to seeing your show!

[ishida899]

kinda helps you accept your current situation

[frankandbeansandally]

Love this song. I remember being in high school with this always on my mind tune. Would not disappear

[QMPhilosophe]

Great song.

[Cr3action]

BEAST =( R.I.P

[ieatwafflestothemax]

happy hardcore <3

[socalevo9]

valeries a hood rat

[Taytayswiftly]

Wanna hear something funny? The bass player's son sits next to me in class everyday. Lol. Yep. He named him Teddy.

[bnns4979]

I had girl friend name Valerie, in middle school.

[QutieGirlOL]

Hahah,

Valerie is my name[:

So i feel pretty awesome^^

[DJJASONPRODUCER]

This song is tight i still play it it still makes people dance its a classic.

[TheCoolKiddsss]

My name is Valerie

This songg is ment to beee<33(;

My brotheer used to sing this to me♥

Befer he dieed/: <|3

[CrimsonandCloves]

I miss them. (3'^C ...I wish.....

[royalnash]

not bad its another mediocre average good song meaning something i will not give another listen to

[soleilisthesun]

this song makes me love my name :) Thank you Material Issue!

[ZeroOneTooThree]

Valerie's my bff!

[progster59]

Saw these guys open for Simple Minds back in (pretty sure 91) at the Universal Amphitheater. I personally thought they rocked better than S/M. After this tune, Ellison made a dry joke about how he hates to scream. The crown went wild! Was sad to learn he took his life a couple years latter.

Thanks for posting great this tune and the stroll down memory lane.

[valerie2130]

VALERiE iS MY NAME...N i BET EVER GUY iVE FUCkED 0VER HAS CRiED 2 THiS S0NG F0R ME!! LMA0 JUSSSS KiiiiDiiiNG!

[ulamss5]

Valerie broke up with me too.

T.T

[universalstudioslove]

this sucks ... not the song just the fact that he died... :(

[jbarph]

@universalstudioslove Not just died. Suicide.

[Diamonddusted68]

@universalstudioslove HE'S DEAD???!!!!!!

[emptycasing]

damn! i didn't know he killed himself, so sad.

i never really heard much of the band but this song has always been one of my favorite songs. too many good bands have fallen in the same fate.

[krazecheergirl]

AWW.... MY NAME IZ VALERIE.

SO SAD..

[IzzzyV]

yea, how did he kill himself why? and when??

[godboy50]

Valerie broke up with him

[occamshairbrush]

Man, I miss the early 90s. Thanks for posting this.

[leraysouth]

I saw these guys years ago in New Orleans. Not too many people there, but we enjoyed the show. I was sorry to hear about the singers suicide.

[mybulldogrocks]

what?did he really kill himself?

[urlacherkkkkkkkkk]

Yes in his parents garage in Rogers Park (Chicago).

[krazecheergirl]

y did he kill himself for?!

[ForgottenSoul700]

An endless classic and said about the death

[utubegeneration]

LOVE Thyself

[kleo8577]

This song breaks my heart whenever I hear it. What a great song. This poor soul.

[RickRhino]

I saw them in chicago back in 94 or 95 for a Q101 breakfast concert, this was the band I wanted to see that morning, what a great song, has it been that many years? wow nostalgia

[utubegeneration]

material issue is now 2007

[gooup]

???

[kelsorox]

SLAYER!

[pokadots00]

great song!!!

[christoc99]

This band was so great. They were quite popular in Trujillo, peru. :)

[JPGR66]

He killed himself over a girl.

[TheeBobOv]

what a awesome song. its pretty timeless,like a classic the moment it got wrote.

[iJuStACTblonde]

LOVE THIS SONG.. i was named after it (valerie..duh)

[sjoarthotellet]

i saw these guys in dallas texas in 88 or 89. i was 13. it was rad

[Tammy166]

This song is still so current, after all these years. Musically, it is not dated at all; I would say that the song is timeless. 'Til this day, the melodramatic tune of "Valerie Loves Me" still makes me want to cry.

[delsol94]

I remamber when I bought the tape and not the cd cause it was too expensive.Crazy how long its been.I wonder why this cat killed himself.This song still heard at parties today.If anyone knows why he died let me know.One love.

[usriel1782]

in his parents garage in 91, because of a girl.

carbonmonoxide, in chicago!!!!

I saw them in New Orleans, I was 15 and I fucking loved it.

The following year I found out he killed himsef, so fucking sad.

one great musician!!!!!!!!!!

[rickespi]

it was in 1996 son not 1991

[mrfiggins]

Not '91. I saw 'em in 92 open for the 'Mats on the 3rd at taste of Chicago. What a great show. With NRBQ as the middle act, too. good stuff.

[kruls1101]

umm...played tis song the other night @ the Marquee room in Calgary (I spin mostly 60's garage and other obscure shit) it made me cry...wicked song

[666USA]

The tragedy came with the end of Jim Ellison´s life by suicide in ´96. What could be the reason? A. I believe this song may be the answer. This is another history shared to you by the beast 666... more comming up soon.

[666USA]

sorry audio and video are desphased and with poor quality lets try to submit a better audio cut 128kbps + ... lets fix this problem :(

[littlechicotattoo]

was a great time in my life when this album came out..sad that dude is dead..

[bobsmo]

still the best.

[leifraddy]

when i first saw the album cover so many years it looked like it said "matterhaus"..i was like....who the heck is matterhaus...while browsing my brothers cds...i ended up seeing them @ a club in vegas called SNEAKERS around 91'...great band.

[jska13galcat]

uhhh, i LOVE this song!!! <3333333333

[keeble909]

Good Stuff. Good Post.

[urlacherkkkkkkkkk]

Lead singer committed suicide in his garage in Rogers Park, Chicago. He went to a private Catholic school, and me public, but we grew up in the same area. He left a suicide note, but to this day his family has never released what it said.

[TrickyTolles64]

Great tune! I remember when I first heard this, I thought "Geez, Rick Nielsen should have written this!"

Fantastic Power Pop tune!

[bolkovr]

I wish I could remember her name. We sat on her bed in the freshmen dorm and watched this video. I was too shy to make a move, so many yesterdays ago.

[hmann48823]

These guys were like a voice in the wilderness back in the late 80s and early 90s. Years too early for the power pop revival and acclaim they deserved. Shine on Jim. 10 years on you are still missed so much.

[oldtownkid]

I remember the first time I saw that video on 120. God, I miss being a teenager !!!

[dankresin]

greatness!

[johnnypaseo]

this song is sooo awesome

[anghealt]

love this song soooo much!!!

[inkedcalf]

I just randomly typed in Material Issue and couldn't believe I found these videos I've never seen. I loved Material Issue in college!!!! Great band