ben lee, cigarettes will kill you

[tobisadventures]

love hina <3

[meestafeesh]

Wow. This video version is a lot better than the Australian release version.

[cliffyFC]

Horrorshow, an australian band, does an amazing cover of this song ft Jane Tyrell.

[meowcatlive]

I loved this song when I first heard it <3 I don't know why, but it's ammmaaazing :)

[raooon]

i love this song. i found this on love hina flash game

[nerdbert]

It's funny how some people react by affirming that they like to smoke or by telling that they are just lighting up a cigarette - as if they just resisted a very clever brain washing scheme...

[MyAruga]

COOL

[MyAruga]

great aussie talent

[TheIronBubble]

I realize no one gives a flying phuck what I think, but I hate all ben lee songs, apart this one. (zips on falmesuit)

[Hollibal666Lecter]

@TheIronBubble I agree! and I only like this one because Horrorshow covered it........

[waruikazi]

Oh man that was so sad... sad face.

[justinhendersonmusic]

Breathing Tornadoes is one of those albums you can listen to straight through and never get tired of.

[MegaValhalla]

This wants me to smoke more.

[RhydianTJ]

problems with video.

1. Why didnt she check how much money she had before she entered the shop?

2. surly he is not allowed to rip open that 200 pack apart?

3. Why does she get shot?

[yondaime500]

@RhydianTJ I think they shot her because they saw her hand inside the jacket and thought she had a gun. Maybe the point is that she hadn't realized she had spent all of her money on cigarettes, and this started an chain of events which resulted in her death. And I suppose the store sells the small packs as well, so there's no problem in opening a big one to sell the small ones individually. I'm not sure of any of this, though, and sorry I didn't answer in the right order.

[Aloha808Rebel]

I just lit a cigarette watching this...

[galaxyclothing]

yeah go Ben - you rock Ben !!

[andrewglover6]

This video reminds me of the video for the Smashing Pumpkins 1979 song!

[trippycat123]

at first I hated this song, but for each time I listen to it..it just gets more and more awesome.

[alainhung1]

why the cops shoot her ?

[MegaBoligrafo]

she is my middle school's technology teacher!!!!

[RyouGrey]

Funny song :)

[jeru112]

the video makes feel like having a ciggie

[MrFishy5]

Police: Fuck taking her to jail shoot on sight

[JulietteJunction]

sooo soooo good. Reminds me of being a kid.

[paxelandraful]

The cops face is hilarious xD

[Roadtoconsciousness]

axxxisssss!!!!

[xCoL0uRs]

he looks like a monkey lol

[applecross20]

2:43 onwards is when it gets good. The harmonies are awesome.

[XxpwizzyxX]

i swear on my life that the girl that was smoking is my technoligy teacher in 8th grade no joke.

[TigerDancer15]

@XxpwizzyxX mrs. remillard ?

[TheKingbong420]

faggot



[bjl34565]

Cant go wrong with a zippo lighter

[GabsrielleAnne]

horrorshows version is better. :)

[CensorshipFTL]

@GabsrielleAnne No it isn't, it's not the original.

[GabsrielleAnne]

@CensorshipFTL okay, well, i should've said i prefer horrorshow's cover.

[pandaeyes42]

Dear Ben Lee.,

If I ever meet you, I WILL KILL YOU!!!!

[evie1312]

horrorshows version.

[MrMyfriendBiz]

wat the fut......wat the wrong that girl?.....she just buy a smoke

[Hoshimaru57]

I always wondered why this song was called that.

Kind of a weird name if no one ever says it, I guess t's one of those songs you just have to know.

[fatlikeraisins]

@Hoshimaru57 its called cigarettes will kill you because the girl he is singing about is bad for him and he knows it but he doesn't want to stop loving her. just like with cigarettes people know they are bad for them and have the potential to kill them but they don't want to stop smoking

[zer0ne83]

Absolutely Australian.

[muffiinzz]

ben lee has a weird mind

[neb933]

wtf... whyd the COPS just bust in and shoot the fuck out of that girl??!!!

[deedundone]

Such Irony. This is like my life. Irony in the most fuck you kind of way.

[DrJoeJohn]

Ya Goose(s) they shot her because 'cigarettes will kill you' that's the pun.

[RhydianTJ]

@DrJoeJohn But guns killed her then....

[bigfatchodez]

@DrJoeJohn i don't think you know what pun means.

[genie55]

The intro to this song has been in my head for months now, and I'd given up on finding what it was to until it came on the radio. Finally!!!

[jaydendrums111]

ofcourse its the american version. its bloody shit

[Sage172]

@jaydendrums111 hotdamn, we americans copy alot from you british folks! you guys should feel flattered, having the world's most powerful supernation pleased by ur entertainment, cus that's all u guys are worth! lawl XD

[AJnorthampton]

@Sage172 Ben Lee is australian...

[Sage172]

@AJnorthampton utubers were talking about how americans plagarized Britain alot it was a inside convo, nothing to do with the vid.

[MsTazzabear]

@AJnorthampton

Thank god realised! Ben Lee is most certainly Aussie!

[jaydendrums111]

@Sage172

british? haha

[zizu15]

lol, that video is so stupid

[tbsportsnik]

I Think they shot her because they though she was stealing something...or whatever.But they cant shoot her for that...they have to catch and arrest her :/

[SirchHanom]

@tbsportsnik

They thought she was reaching for a gun, in her jacket.

[tbsportsnik]

@SirchHanom yeah but dont they know that smokers exist and they should have shoot hir in the leg or arm so she cant reach the gun -_-

[bajeebies]

Love Hina sim date RPG!!

[Bleachfreak33]

whats axis of awesome?

[callioufreak]

@Bleachfreak33 they are a band and they have recorded a great song and this song is inside: just search after this song: "The Axis of Awesome 4 Chords"

[Bleachfreak33]

@callioufreak hey thanks they're great!

[Fauxsuede1]

Horrorshow and Jane Tyrell cover this, more Aus music. Their version is better, type into youtube Horrorshow cigarettes will kill you.

[chemikerHCl]

axis of awesome told me to visit this !!

[EclecticStranger]

anyway, that's not the reasoning in this.

they're not shooting her because she has cigarettes. they're shooting her because on the camera, it looks as if she's robbing the place. and she reaches into her jacket to pull out her smokes - but how would they know that ? could be pulling a weapon.

you need to PAY ATTENTION to the actual video, to get the meaning. not just stare blankly at it and assume there's no deeper reasoning.

[Napoliam]

@EclecticStranger you're right but this video does a horrendous job of putting that together. I never even sort of looks like shes robbing the place, why would cops be watching the sureillance at a small grocer? why would they instant shoot her. the idea behind this video is alright but the execution is brutal.

[EclecticStranger]

you think they wouldn't ?

[rainbowpiedance]

You'd really think they'd shoot her for stealing a pack of cigarettes?

[Kidonia]

why the heck did the cops come busting in with guns drawn like that anyway? There wasn't any crime being committed...

[EvOvsWrX]

this song is cool.... hell better than that catch my STD song

[ninjalover595]

like this is the sim game "Love Hina" brought you to this song :)

[Onslaughtlol]

I wonder if the person who made cigarettes wanted to become a serial killer...I mean there is absolutely no good with smoking...

[philip6u6]

@Onslaughtlol I guess some of the blame could go to God for making tobacco?

[Onslaughtlol]

@philip6u6 Ehm...right.

[shtoksy]

Genius though about the video and lyrics !!!! It's JUST PERFECT !!!

[utubedotcom99]

a tragic video ___ the end was unexpected :(

[lovepillowtalk]

Watched this for the first time the other night, baked off my tits and almost just lost it! Vid was so emotional haha and unexpected, was siitting with a friend at the time, after it was finished, just hugged her for like10 minutes, such a great Vid, pity it wasn't released in aus :(

[SudoMade]

Police, the world's most dangerous, armed, organised and evil gang on the face of the earth.

[rahulgabrielle]

The Axis of Awesome!

[strangefacekid]

@rahulgabrielle @ the ACME of Awesome hill

[1hungrigerHugo1]

The Cops want to be first in the row :D

[depocamu]

офигенная песенка! торчу

[dylan111291]

this song is sissyfied

[damosanchex]

A good song, before he released such shit as Catch my Disease and Pop Music.

[chadreddogstevens]

He's playing this Thur. at the Santa Monica Pier ! What a sad but great blast from the 90's.

[Redfisherman32]

that was a excellent job and nice net what size it that mine is only a eight but it supplies me with enough bait i like catching ly's and manheidan dont know how to spell it but yea nice job

[WednezdayAddamz]

she looks like Brian Molko at 3:29

[muddwell]

Talented dude. A wanker though.

[Shikkyakuha]

A little bit random, how she got killed by cops.....

Cute Ben Lee, not that he's attractive, but he's younger.

And i remeber totally singing this when i was little, I had no idea what he was saying. But i loved it. :D

Listening to it now, and understanding it better. Makes this song so much cooler.

[ethankernaghan]

he was so young here, to be honest its a good song..

[corbbrown]

Smokin will get ya shot... Wateva ya say Ben...

[alvin320]

fake and gay!!

[BlowingSmokeUSA]

Hey! There is a safe alternative!  Check out the link on my channel page!

[apksdj]

did u guys know when you smoke 1 min of ur life is gone

[lrdchs2]

I heard this song on the radio, today it just brought back all the memories, its a really good song for reminiscing. I think its the piano.

[matacoz]

And remember kids, don't smoke or the police will shoot you in the middle of the store, and then tell your parents!

[boatm333]

Glenda you mean the world to me, it was my song for us, do you remember??, i still love you...x

[AG1290]

i dont really understand the music video

she buys a packet of cigaretts and gets killed by police.......

[ongagapepe]

I like it but hes using autotune sadly

[TheHawkdaddy]

no hes not

[thegoddessof]

Really love the video

[cjmurison]

i love this song but i think the lyrics could be a lot better... if the cooking lyrics were replaced with something more meaningful

[WednezdayAddamz]

@cjmurison troll? they are metaphors.

[cjmurison]

@WednezdayAddamz well obviously. idk i just feel he could have come up with something better than you throw me in a pan, you cook me in a can, you stretch me with your hands, you love to watch me bake, you serve me up with cake, etc

[Dyzm]

That piano sounds familiar.

[0AtheneNoctua0]

@Dyzm let me know when you have found out where you know it from :)

[Dyzm]

@0AtheneNoctua0 Axis of awesome 4 chords and fiona apple fast as you can.

[0AtheneNoctua0]

@Dyzm thanks! i didn't know 4 chords, it's great XD

[TheHawkdaddy]

This song isn't on itunes >:l

[Drumlord3005]

this is ben lee when he was good, then he wrote catch my disease which was shit

[juleswinns]

@Drumlord3005 oh my god you are so right. I heard that on conan's show and thought WTF. He must have had a mental breakdown because only a sad person trying to be "happy" would write that atrocity. Now this song is FTW

[TodayIsANewDay120]

I'm looking for the song called "Sing" by Ben Lee. Anyone know where I can find it ? It's not on youtube

[killbrad]

why not just buy it on amazon for $1

[ohline83]

jtotheatothectothek  - you may download the youtubedownloader :)

[brn932]

lol American cops shooting first ask questions later lol..

[ProjectCivil]

@brn932 I just think it's funnier that the cops killed her, not the cigarettes xD

[bringMETHEHORIZON909]

@brn932 wow really....cops EVERYWHERE are assholes....fucking ignorance

[ninjalover595]

@brn932

um why were the shooting her exactly? she payed for those ciggs XD

[DemonsDog]

@ninjalover595 I think it's because she had her hand in her jacket, looked like she was taking out a gun

[BiscuitsJoe]

@brn932 How exactly are you sure they're American? Ben Lee is Australian. 

[FishSticksFile]

@brn932

Americans like to think the herd.... it's how we roll

[nvmyutube]

@brn932 you couldnt have been more correct

[muffiinzz]

@brn932 its australian i think

[xSisterxGrimmx]

@brn932: It's the American way. XD

[jtotheatothectothek]

where can i find this song!

i can't find it anywhere and i want it on my ipod and i don't use limewire stuff

[justin2273]

I couldn't find it either. Only the live versions ;S

[mathisto21]

Non Australian Version? What was wrong with ours? Fuck you America!!!

[franchockey]

Fuck off a hole. He is ignorant. BL is great.

[thedamnbored]

funny, that you take an information as an insult... by the way im not American

[pug1134]

@mathisto21

FUCK YOU H8R!!

[MikeySaysThat]

All this video did was make me want a cigarette. I realize they're bad, don't preach to me.

[k81950]

the concept of the song is don't do anything stupid, because not only does it hurt you, but it hurts everyone that loves you. my mom smoked for 22 years, and finally quit :*

[shasta723]

@k81950 lame

[nrejones]

very insightful my friend, well done.

[illdino]

talk about overkill.. those coppa's pumped her..

[B00MH0]

haven't had one for 14 years...and im 15

[HSCMNGBCK]

Good work man!

[Hyake]

@B00MH0 thats odd, thumbs down for being an ex smoker? o_O. was beginning to wonder if there were any smokers watching this vid, and hopefully they would quit.

[ozwick14]

i quit about 2 months ago :D watching this makes me want one though

[rindotheraven]

OMG UR SO COOL

[chainerd]

I was so amazed I never knew that ben lee sang this! he just became more epic

[tonysurfn]

yes they will.i havnt had 1 4 8months and i feel great.

[saitekk]

i havent had one for 18 years

[cheekyoziechick]

Wow Benj...taking us on a real trip down memory lane tonight. Oh by the way little German boy...yes I am following a twitter link, what are u going to do about it?

Sick of the back lash u get on this site because u comment on something!

[mafiaman2]

to give a more direct idea of 'cigarettes will kill you'

[TheCeeLoO]

Why they shot the girl ? Well, there is no great answer for it i think, but what i think is that, when she put her hand to her chest to reach her pocket the police ran in cause they think it's a robbery. But that's only what i think. Great song anyway. Sorry for my bad english ;)

[meibymeiby]

why do they shoot the girl?

[meibymeiby]

aaah

[allewis86]

when she's putting the cigarettes in her jacket it looks like she's about to pull a gun out and hold up the store - it's a metaphor for the name of the song - "cigarettes will kill you".

[d4yogurt]

for teh lulz

[Faith2Dark]

I like this song

it's nice

smoke it is killing you

hahahahaha

[rpalena]

The song is called "Cigarettes Will Kill You" because it's a metaphor for continuing to go back to a bad relationship even though you know it'll end up badly and you'll end up getting hurt. Just like everyone knows cigarettes can cause health problems but they continue to smoke them anyway.

[bubu2099]

yea the metaphor is amazing, feeling like this right now =<

[JoshShiells]

@rpalena Mate, it's called 'Cigarettes Will Kill You' as he wanted a catchy title inspired by The Verves' 'The Drugs Don't Work'.

Nice interpretation. It's just a lot more logical than you think, and usually is.

[Skip2731]

@rpalena I think its a metaphor for if your thinking of putting away groceries, better think again, or at least cigarettes as well or the cops will get ya. ^_^ reminds me of what happened to sean bell.

[NMerenda1]

@rpalena yes you're right.....JUST LIKE MY MARRIAGE WAS!!!  MAHAHAHAHAHA :)

[logisysmax20]

@rpalena Yes, but Cigars my friend are where its at. As is Alcohol.

[rpalena]

@logisysmax20 To alcohol. The cause of and solution to, all of life's problems.

[shtoksy]

@rpalena Really , this is amazingly good comment! It contains absolutely the full information that I've need about this song & the idea of it !!! :) :)

[s57r6m7]

well I just found my old account here and realized I had some anger issues LOL but I stick to it! smokers have been proven to be junkies look it up in the dictionary IA junkie is anyone who inhales chemicals bad for the body! but anyway I will go now and see how many remarks I get on a simple little truth by immature little hairless ballsacks and man eaters! LOL

[shitthisis]

coffee anyone?

[eleventomidnight]

I'm going to assume you mean 'ingest' as people who shoot heroin etc directly into their veins are probably considered junkies, also.

Oh, and hey, if you get a comment from an actual ballsack I'll be really impressed.

[krackheadkola]

@s57r6m7 wow yur definition of a junkie is the worst "INHALES" it can be any other way some use pipes others use injections sniffing etc...

[fetlix]

He Looks Like the Scout in TF2

[gibblesmorrison]

Bonk!

[shitthisis]

except he is the whiny little bitch that made a whole album about how Clair Daines dumped him

[fetlix]

HAHA! xD

[wobblyboost]

Sure your spelling 'Ben' Properly?

.......pfffft :p

[tmill34]

well its definitely not there when i look for it is there another title its under?

[tmill34]

anyone know why this song is not on itunes? and where i may find it

[ozwick14]

this is on itunes dude :/ just search for ben lee

[liquidsnake1979]

Im drawing a total blank as to which totally hot celebrity chick he just knocked up.

[ozwick14]

This must be a few years old hey? most of ben lee's stuff ive heard has been fucking awful but this is alright