VIOLENT FEMMES-Kiss Off

[marizza107]

i love this song! my heart will explode! What the lyrics mean ? what is the theme of the song??

[HellaSweetStacks]

at 0:36 his eyes pierce my soul in the best way possible

[BiggerThinking1]

8,8,8 for the number of females in the audience! HAAAAAAAAA

[marizza107]

taste like sugar and almond...

[marizza107]

love it ....

[islandjenn]

they don;t make 'em like this anymore...epic...classic...<3

[sgabbo71]

a me ricorda molto lou reed....

[Freak0id]

@YTMsg Really?! WTF?! You can all just kiss off into the air ...

[TheIgothacked]

There were 5 humans born that night.

[RAGE12362]

i love that song!!!



[muzboz]

"8, 8, I forget what 8 was for.... 9, 9, 9 for a lost god... 10, 10, 10, 10, for everything! Everything! Everything! Everything!"

[dk891973]

oh my love...

[ShawnMarcusStudios]

*Kinda reminds me of the singer who sings the theme to Tai Chi Chasers....just sayin...*

[SickShizta]

Violent Femmes are about the only band from the 80's who just still have that lasting appeal, save maybe Rush...

[doksekko]

@SickShizta I can think of a dozen bands from the 80s that are still relevant, and none of them are Rush.

[thedoc8675309]

@doksekko Rush would've been like the greatest metal band ever if it wasn't for Geddy Lee's squeaky little mouse voice.

[doksekko]

@thedoc8675309 Oh, and that period in the 80s when they switched to an awful synth pop band...

[thedoc8675309]

@doksekko Kind of like Van Halen, right?

[doksekko]

@thedoc8675309 Sure.

[Scrutt5]

These guys were the 3rd band I ever saw at the ripe old age of 17. Manchester International 2, intimate gig... pretty much as the video depicts them ..only I remember them looking a lot younger..(mind you I'm 43 now , winking smiley face, down with the youth..) Right at the front, mesmerized .. the drummer was 6ft from me, thought they were supposed to be tucked away in the back. Still too this day blown away by the band. On a side note (UK) notice how popular VF are with UK TV producers today ?

[pauldewitt77]

He Feels the music. You will find this in a few other videos

It is his song. until you have a song... don't even go there :)

[spershall]

Violent Femmes get my vote for band that looks least like you expect them to.

[extremetea]

you cant fuck with the violent femmes. you cannot fuck with this band.

[UrielYube]

wat dvd is this off of

[N0S3LF3ST33M]

A bassist with a mullet and dress, huh... pretty cool :D

[sidyl]

Hey I was at this concert dang! I spotted myself in the front row at 2:49 and 2:56 - the Warfield in SF, must've been 1991 or 1992... crazy!

[scratchnsnifff1]

Can anyone tell me what gear gordon uses? I know in this performance he used a fender tele thinline, but what other guitars and amps does he use?

[ronremis]

my manolo was born with the most adoreable mullet i ever seen but then this dumb bitch cut it off

[Fontknow]

The bass player has a mullet.

[bluphobia]

Jesse Pinkman

[heatwilkinson]

Gordon Gano is so hot

[CANADA5UCKS]

what the fuck was i even talking about....

[bcace]

LLLLLOVE VIOLENT FEMMES!!!!!!! MADE MY PUNKED OUT DAYS FEEL MORE TOLERABLE

[ennalisse]

search "Todo me da igual - Delinqüentes" rare version spanish (3bjrBSPjRao) xD

[dondecano]

@ennalisse great version friend! ;)

[Rockguitarhero462]

those kids know good music, lol.

[TERRYWIRT]

in the mid 80's they were a big collage band...I still like them....more about memories of wild day's and nights

[fionafizz22]

He's so attractive.

[norris3531]

Awesome performance. I'd be pissed if I was drumming tho, the singer likes to change the tempo and make the band catch up to him, but it seems to work. 

[dokonmozak]

bassoff drum love it!!

[xXcrustysoxXx]

hey kids... remember... this will go down on your permanent re-cord

[AJtheamazing1]

Well the lead singer is definitely the looks of the band, but you can't dispute their talent. They remind me of a more punk sounding talking heads.

[patbrown717]

43 people took the blue pill.

[unityy]

where are they performing here?

[djsundancekid]

@unityy Live @ The Boat House in Norfolk,VA on July 21,1991

[undergroundgod777]

I love this song.

[wildeben]

Everything everything everything everything....

[SpiffEatWorld]

Spiffy!

[DoubleX19]

you know all those amazing concerts we see on youtube (joy division, pixies, etc.) and the crowd is totally out of it? this isn't one of those...this crowd is awesome

[dcthegreatest24]

wow that's a thunder mullet!

[Aquaman12364]

the bassist is pretty damn under rated

[projectloki]

FUCK! I accidentally pressed mute!

[IDoNotUseFlourToCook]

Yeah they do ! Too bad they don't know I'm a fantastic lover ! lol

[marcstov]

Black bouncer at ~3:07 is like what are all these crackers all upset about!

[msmith6587]

@marcstov Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that...he's like "Goddamn I don't get paid enough for this shit."

[wehrlegirl1]

Ohh...this is SOOOO good!!!!

[Tomkatbeat]

back when men were men and music was made with instruments

[wwgt]

this song was crafted .. in the age before,, by the people who lacked.. upon the day of actually playing .. a guitar................ Imagine that .. people once created music from the heart,,and blood, sweat ..fears so..... 1. 2. ETC

[shanetfilc]

this guy looks so stoned

[lumyingluo]

cool :)

[Randomness1209]

Can't tell which is better, this or Blister in the Sun. I'm leaning towards this though.

[MsPenishands]

best

[dingoesatemycamera]

one of my favorite things to come out of milwaukee.

[LeviticusRex]

@dingoesatemycamera yes, along with High Life.

[xXxXadictsxXxX]

this band is fucking amazing

[SlickRickrock1]

this is one of the best albums ever made, and the femmes were way, way ahead of their time...

[m3n3t3k3l]

My favorite part is when he yells "thanks everybody!"

[AxWitness23x]

The lead singer has such a crazy look on his face, this song is perfect for him!

[ChicagoWhiteSoxGirl]

who has NOT seen this band at thier collage in the 90's??

[IcingYousing]

When Gano closes his eyes, he looks like Scott Foley (No, not the "KITH" Scott Foley, the "The Unit" Scott Foley. Super hot!

[internetcashcow1]

Totally thumbs on this music vid. Thanks for taking the time to upload it.

[ialmanza4]

DON'T

DO

IT!

PEOPLE LOVE YOU

[Chabollabane]

You know that room smells like sweaty ass Ham

[jstrunk]

@Chabollabane hot!

[srotich]

i got goosebumps everytime i listen to this song.

[turcotte422]

mulltes

[cowboy4life1986]

1:39-1:42 dudes punchin the clown!

[TurtleKrazy]

That guy is high as fuck on everything - Awesome

[AULLINA]

Remembering "BATÔ"

[lejanni]

why do think of the dead kennedys here? :)

[ammeie]

Love this song most awesome live !! LOVE it!!! :)

[CANADA5UCKS]

bro, the violent femmes make me hump my dogs tigger too. its always so awkward once its over. its like, should i make it eggs, or kick it out or what? and then my dog comes and takes it back, and i kind of miss it, but then my buddies cheer me up by taking me to a strip club, where i get wasted, and eventually kicked out.

im not allowed to listen to the violent femmes anymore.

too late for today though...tigger, daddys comin ;)

[boomerthebulldog]

@CANADA5UCKS funny ass hell.

[ammeie]

dorry it was my moms comp!!! so very sorry .. couldnnt figure out was like WTF .. but ive switched comps , ... AWESOME thankyou fort uoload, - xoxo :)

not sure wtf up with taht other comp everything is fast .. sorry :)

[ammeie]

they sound lick chipmunks... originally i have ther albums... wanted to send this song to my bf but every version sounds like f&cked

they are form 82' they dont sosund like CHIMPMUNKS F*CK -normally

[chongolo68]

estos manes son hiper increibles! good times those times!

[anniolalala]

40 people.. don't do it all the time :P

[donnypunani420]

it just so happens, i do it all the time!

[goggishdotcom]

Am I the only person that think he kinda resembles Micheal J. Fox?

[garywingrove]

@goggishdotcom i wanted to say that! but you beat me to it!

[KenzieRox324]

@goggishdotcom he looks like Marty McFly at the enchantment under the sea dance... trying to keep his family pic from fading away to non existance...

[RabbitLord5689]

8, 8 I FORGET WHAT 8 WAS FOR!

[Jonathanism1]

hold on. what the heck is in the yellow mug in the backround during 0:13 and at other parts of the vid??????

[wildeben]

Thumbs Up.

[nikkizfairywings]

is it jus mee or does he somewhat resemble robin williams....early years of course!!

[nikkizfairywings]

is it jus mee or does he somewhat resemble robin williams....early years of course!!1

[ncbass308]

the boathouse.

[RyanG96CKM]

Negro

[secondwindrecords]

not bad

[reeceJyoung]

why would you guys even disgrace a band this fucking EPIC with that little 12 year old boy who hasnt hit puberty's name. gawd please, everyone with any taste at all in music knows that hes garbage, we dont need to read about it every single fucking good video

[Msumner316]

This was recorded at the bands favorite venue. The not so recently departed "Boathouse" in Norfolk Virginia. The concert was aired on VH1 classic. I caught the Ramone there in the 80's.

[fakidomita]

And this girl sings very good this song:

/watch?v=GezQHlXwP0Y

Marieke Meijer

if you like it leave a comment.thanks!

[trapadoored]

how can this have 38 dislikes? 38 actual retarded people must have somehow found this video and drooled on their keyboards or something. Weird.

Anyway- this should go without saying but this is rad.

[OuTRunner12]

from 1 to 10 my fckn life

[blainesface]

Sweet drum set bro. NOT!

[johnorona99]

@blainesface He's not a drummer, he is a percussionist

[mussman717word]

@blainesface

How is minimalism not sweet?

[Hawkeye3985]

really good for a live show

[SwedishPeach]

Unfortunately, I was born -93 .... so I had to find this music all by myself on the internet :( Anyway: Violent Femmes is the shit!

[scratchnsnifff1]

When i was 3 yo my mom would crank the violent femmes and make me sing along, im so glad i was brought up on good music

[theSUICIDEoption]

badass

[marcstov]

one of the most underrated, best live bands ever.

[Meg10420]

REALLY who cares what they wears? just jam

[theSUICIDEoption]

awsum

[efee52]

this bassist is unbelievable

[diazeduardodaniel]

@efee52

whole band is fucking amazing!!! music for music

[gordonhoff]

Saw them live in fall 1983 and he was on a wash tub bass. Univ of Wis-Madison Memorial Union

[jjt95]

This is the soundtrack to (mainly) a 13-14 year olds life

but it can be anyones:)

[efee52]

@jjt95 dude i'm thirteen and yes ... you are correct

[Andrewsafb71]

@jjt95

you're a douchebag poseur

Sign,

Everyone

[jjt95]

@Andrewsafb71 I'm a poser...

Hmm if i was a poser i'd call this punk rock.I'd call it lame.I probably wouldn't even know who the hell this band is..

BUt hey,you're entitled to your own opinion.

[Andrewsafb71]

@jjt95

you really fail and dont get it....

poseur

[jjt95]

@Andrewsafb71 explain it then

[Andrewsafb71]

@jjt95

doing your hardest to reassure an internet crowd that you're not a poseur makes you a poseur.. any other question?

[jjt95]

@Andrewsafb71 heh.I'm not trying to reassure anything.

It's a simple fact.

[Andrewsafb71]

@jjt95

no one cares loser, you'd be less pathetic listening to justin bieber instead of trying to let the internet know about your personal life

[jjt95]

@Andrewsafb71 Haha fucking retard.

I have not said one thing about my life on this video.

So choke on a fucking dick.Plus it's a fucking video no need to get pissed off.

[redmunkee]

@Andrewsafb71 Justin Bieber actually is a talented artist (though he's not really my style, and I just can't stand the whole teeny bopper act), there are tons of other artists out there that don't deserve their fame. Kesha would be a perfect example. I feel sorry that bieber is the undeserving poster child for hated music,

[RainbowJudeSuxxx]

@redmunkee omg u like bieber and dislike kesha. fuck. ok i can see where u would think kesha cant sing, i mean most her songs r talked and not sung. But she actually can, if u see videos like her christmas one, or if u hear 'while you were sleeping'. but jb has not talent what so ever, his voice is abnoxious and he is so arrigont that i cant even step away from offending him when a topic like this is discussed. i feel sorry that the world has to listen to bieber.

[redmunkee]

@RainbowJudeSuxxx AHAHAHAHAHA!!! The internet somehow managed to channel a high school freshman from 1999.

[mussman717word]

@RainbowJudeSuxxx

They both suck, if you defend either or, kiss the fuck off this Violent Femmes video and take it somewhere else.

[WVcoolchic]

Why do they not make songs like this anymore??? Classic....

[BritPopFop]

mullet and overalls are the height of poseur fashion, darling, doncha know/ ha ha! Carl Lagerfeld is coming out with the new mullet and overall collection for the Spring runway.

[sk8tachiick5729]

it's wierd, because every time i listen to this song, my dog starts humping his stuffed animal, Tigger lol

[TheBigmamaKK]

@sk8tachiick5729 LOL!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the visual!

[dressagegal]

@sk8tachiick5729 OMG that is so funny! And every time my dog Heather (10lb dachshund) hears Raymond Fairchild play "Whoa Mule" she humps the HELL out of her best friend Claire (a pit bull)'s leg. For real...laffin

[sk8tachiick5729]

@dressagegal that is so crazy!

[jjt95]

I'm 14 and i know true emo is rights of spring,Amber inn and stuff.not that stupid Escape the fate shit

Then i know the violent femmes

I give partial credit to my aunt anduncle xD

[rediculatious1]

7:39 a.m.

[Y2JsaveMe1]

"I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT THIS WILL GO DOWN ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD!!"... "Oh yeah..." I love that part!

[bigguybill4321]

... they ate at the restaurant that i own---- I wasn't here that night, but nevertheless, a little bit of fame in our little family style restaurant/pizzeria.... They did a concert at SRU(Slippery Rock University), in USA Pennsylvania.

[dieselskyy]

This looks JUST like the Boathouse did!!!!!!!! I loved the Boathouse..Femmes were great there.

[sk8tachiick5729]

im only 14 and i luv em like crazy!

[bjcc420]

awsum raw

[enocmg]

one of my faves from long ago

[erinc6]

I first saw these guys at aragon ballroom in Chi town 1991.....I'm 42y/o and I still love them!!!!!!! I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record!!!!!!

[shrapnel762]

@erinc6 Hell yeah the Aragon Brawlroom. great venue.

[erinc6]

I am 42 years old and still love the femmes....I first saw them at aragon ballroom in Chi-town in 1991.....it was totally awesome!!!!! mosh pit and all! 

[candyKAIN1]

me and my best friend sing this song in biology to piss off our teacher :]

[xriotkiddx]

barely discovered them and man are they good (:

[iceonaboy]

I got sent this by a friend , and sorry but its pish!

[Radwayguy]

The next time I saw them my girlfriend broke up with me due to excessive gin drinking and femmes loving at Mount union College 1997. I don;t know how i even got there.

[Radwayguy]

the last time i saw these guys it was at an outdoor festival that rain had turned into a mud bath , people started throwing their sandals at Gordon Gano and left flip-flop imprints on his white tee and bugle boys. Still like American Music.

[Katnipkity]

@Radwayguy

I wish I got to see them like this! Would of been amazing.

[Radwayguy]

@Radwayguy These guys have a rock star attitude with a motel 6 budget and rock the house. They are great and they bring all thier equipment on the bus.

[screenlooker]

Mullets are ftw!

[ediethemonkey]

gordan....<3 brian <3 <3

[choco634]

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING XDDD

[Karilo13]

That's a sweet mullet, mate.

[Bonobanos]

this is on my i-pod!

[BJZnRPZ]

they look like canadians

[TheHoppyHopkins]

i forget what 8 was for

The black guys at 2:52 are like. "I am unimpressed."