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  • I just love this band. Plain and simple.

  • 3 and a half peanuts!! FELT like a LIFETIME!

    =P

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  • which REM song, I wonder?

  • @ra3t4rd

    definitely wondering the same thing

  • @ra3t4rd Its probably a 3 1/2 minute song. Thats our first lead.

  • get stuffed ur not better than me haha

  • very very cool

  • This song is 3 and a half minutes...MIND BLOWN!

  • this is when vh1 still played music videos..the good ol days!

  • i woke up on my graduation day to this song playing. i refused to get in a car that day. i walked to graduation and to the after party.

  • @pandorasbox21210 You should've went in a car, Better Than Ezra might've written a song about you.

  • @ChocoPieism LMAO!!! maybe! but if a song is written about me, id prefer it to NOT be because im dead...

  • i'm usually a hard rock fan, but this is fuckin amazing...

  • Theyre coming to my school next week for a benefit show

  • RIP Steve.

  • Anybody else named Ezra?

  • @Ezra986 my brother is

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  • Two Thousand Five. Still love.

  • i like the better then Ezra but i hate there name cause my names Ezra

  • @masterezz1 yea my names ezra too

  • @arzedaman first time i heard about someone else named ezra

  • @KDOGG331 THEY ARE I saw them in knoxville (tn) just this past may and...i died of happiness. literally. they are so great- indescribably so :) and i caught one of their guitar picks! best concert of my life, hands down.

  • @stedmana24 aww, that sounds amazing!! :D

  • For anyone who loves acts like Better Than Ezra, Gin Blossoms, Hootie, Counting Crows, Train and would like some new 90s style music please visit my band Red Dust Road at reddustroad doht com and you can download our 6 track EP for FREE, or just click the username below. While you're there please give us a 'like' on Facebook too - support new bands and decent, honest songwriting! We apologise if you see this as spam, but we just wanna give out some free new music you might like! Much love, RDR

  • they are playing in Sioux Falls,SD this weekend for free

  • @mikeb270 Not free. 10 bucks in advance and 15 at the entrance. You got Cracker too which is another great 90's band.

  • nowadays, only a few people can make songs as beautiful as this... too bad

  • I go to the same school Kevin Griffin went to and more people should come to Monroe, there are a shit load of talented people here.

  • Sounds like jumper by third eye blind. like almost exactly.

  • @lalalandslide ....not really.

  • scroll up, your missing the video!

  • Awesome fuckin song!!!

  • Thats is awesome Madeline. I have followed them since like 95. They play memphis alot. I am going to see them in Baltimore next week. 

  • @luckyg71 I'll be at the baltimore show!

  • kevin griffin (the singer) is my uncle and yes they are still around but he is settling down with his family and is mostly writing now but they still tour:)

  • they are still around and currently touring.Seeing them next Monday and I'm stoked!

  • This is perfect music for all of us who don't really know or care about music! Delicious cookie-cutter commercial drivel. I've already forgotten every note!

  • @yoyomachico LMFAO!!!! hahahahaaaaa!!!

  • Better than Ezra are still outstanding after all these years, man.

  • I love the way BTE re-did this song. It has always been a beautiful song, but the earlier version (on Closer) just sounded a bit too weepy and bleak. This version (on Before the Robots) has the same level of passion, but it comes across as more assertive, and less dire.

  • This guy has a really unique voice. This isn't even a genre of music I'm into and I'm really liking the sound of his voice.

  • I love this song

  • best song of my life.

  • This song doesn't even compare to some of their stuff. BTE is completely undiscovered. Their music is way better than half the stuff they play on the radio today.

  • such a great song.

  • i just heard this song 3 days ago for the first time and since then it has been my favorite song

  • oh my! i love this song :)

  • never heard this song before til now but its good

  • i am a big 90s rock fan .. i just discovered this band on music choice on io cable and i already heard there 90s stuff and i amidiatly love this band!!

  • I love this song! But it make me cry when I listen to it :(

  • three and a half minutes........... felt like a lifetime..... this guy has no stamina :-/

  • i love d song. i just wonder if d guy there is Shiloh(peter) of Red riding hood??

  • I love this song

  • p.s They are tight as fuck and have worked very hard over the years so respect for getting to where they are, I just hate them.... So, so much.

  • @liquidsoulpulse are you mentally ill?

  • @samboraisgod2000 Are you mentally well?

  • @liquidsoulpulse is that really the best comeback you could come up with? wow, no wonder you're spending all your time commenting on videos you don't actually like. Nice interesting life you got yourself there pal.

  • @liquidsoulpulse You have deeper issues besides the name of this band.

  • @liquidsoulpulse

    dude you're pretty worthless for taking all that time to bitch about a song and band that you don't like.

    if you dont like this music why are you on its video? i mean damn. silly troll. I heard outsides fun too.

  • @Crownone05 You must be just as worthless. It takes two to tango. I checked this video out to see if they had made any good music yet, because it makes me curl up in a little ball inside and want to cry when I hear such diabolical music as this. This band makes it even worse because they attach my name to it.. Plus, I like a good argument with a pleb like you every now and then so I thought I would voice my opinions and have one. Try Miles Davis, Tom Waits, Nick Drake but not this man. Fuck Them

  • @liquidsoulpulse nothing says pretentious phony like " i like miles davis tom waits blah blah blah "wow i guess your so much smarter than everyione else!!! nobody is impressed buddy now shut the hell up.

  • *kilometers davis in Canada

  • @liquidsoulpulse if you dont realise good music when you hear it you should just piss off instead of annoyin people who actually have a taste in music and also fuck YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @clared13 You are a doughnut mate. This music is shit, I would feel happy if a good band named themselves after me. They make cheesy shite pop music. Do you listen to britney spears and boyzone? Emo band equivilent. He has a face that screams punch me at you.. Does he not get up your nose??? Or do you fancy him...

  • this is true legendary music whod want kesha when they could have this instead?

  • so he only lasted 3 and 1/2 minutes? perhaps i am missing the meaning of this song...

  • @kaylafreakinrox 3 1/2 minutes referring to the REM song...

  • @lovebug11387 hahaha! i was kidding!

  • Advance Happy graduation ELIXER!! GOLDEN BATCH of MSU!!

  • love the first line....."allee woke up, 8 am graduation day"!

    I'll never forget my graduation day from hs!

  • They based this song on Gram Parson's death. His friend stole his remains from LAX and cremated him.

  • make me sad :( is this song based on a real life exsperince he went through?

  • I saw them a dozen times between 1993-1995 in Baton Rouge. They were awesome then and still are. This song is incredible.

  • I saw this band in 2003

  • Fuck Yea.

  • Love this!

  • Hey there...this is one of my all-time favorite songs...thanks for sharing!!

  • I guess I am selfish..and like seeing them in a smalll venue...but I really dont understand peoples taste in music...Jack Johnson ..maybe 2 songs anyone knows....sells out a 15,000 seat arena....I NEVER will undestand it...Taylor Swift loves BTE one of her favorites has covered Breathless..and others......

  • Boston is actually one of the cities they always travel to....the show is at the Paradise, which is like seeing them in your living room....sells out early...they are the band ..who you say...Why are they not bigger...

  • @richellelin ohh. well thats good for us then! lol so do they play there alot? and i agree, why arent they bigger? makes no sense cause theyre amazing and you say the show always sells out soo weird... lol

  • is better than ezra still around? i hope so because theyre amazing. :)

  • @KDOGG331 i would imagine they are since the guy below you said he saw them lately.

  • @chevelle1258 yeah, i figured. realixed that after. lol but im glad theyre still around. :)

  • @KDOGG331 Sure area, I'm seeing them live tomorrow :)

  • @ebrown3988 aw, yay. thats awesome :)

  • @KDOGG331 Yep! They have never stopped touring and put out an album every three years or so. Paper Empire in 2009. If you "like" them on Facebook you can see their tour dates and stuff. They do a lot of charity work for disaster relief in Louisiana and play in New Orleans ALL the time. They are a great band!

  • @Cahlwyn Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for all info! I love them, they're SUCH a great band!! :D

  • @KDOGG331 yes but Travis McNabb left and Micheal Jerome took his place

  • @Bkyles93 ahh, I see. I bet they're still good though. thank you. :)

  • @KDOGG331 most def and no problem

  • @Bkyles93 well that's good. sometimes when bands get new members, they're not as good. glad nothing's changed really. haha thanks again :) so what other stuff do you like? haha

  • @KDOGG331 yeah, and no problem. i like a lot of stuff wbu?

  • @Bkyles93 yeah and same, i listen to like almost everything. haha

  • @KDOGG331 cool

  • They just came to Boston...unbelievable show...cant wait to see them again...great band......

  • actually, wait if they were just in Boston then I guess they are. :) lol i heard about that show and wanted to go but didnt buy tickets. :( i didnt know they were still around, or wasnt sure if they were. which was part of the reason why i wanted to go to that show... :/ lol but im glad they are still around because theyre amazing! and next time they come to MA i wanna go.... :) haha

  • House of blues! :D Come to houston more often!!

  • Just saw them live. I love them. They're so down to earth and funny.

  • Auto-tune and generic dance pop is a fad and on it's way out... Lady Gaga is already tired... the four piece rock group lives on forever!!

  • I saw them the other night and they sounded amazing. This song sounded 20 times better live and their new drummer IS A++++++. His style reminds me of Jimmy Chamberlin or Dave Abbruzzese. A real rare find with drummers! I would for sure see them live again! Keep up the rocking, BTE 4-LIFE!

  • lol dude wakes up with balls on his forehaead

  • song is so sad, and i love it

  • It took one song for me to fall helplessly in love with this band <3

  • This is probably my favorite song by them. They're one of my favorite bands! <3

  • This song makes me think of my long-lost friendship with my cousin, Jonah. I was 8 when his dad moved him and his brothers to California and I never saw them again until last October. They moved back, and I haven't seen them since.

  • band is actually pretty good, but lets face it, the classic four piece rock band is dead. especially using generic chord progessions

  • @inamayze Thank goodness they're a three piece rock band.

  • @sweetpea1182001 they're actually a 4 piece rock band. kevin griffin, tom drummond, jim payne, and michael jerome

  • @anlgp Technically, it's still Kevin and Tom with Michael as their drummer. Jim Payne goes on tour as an additional guitarist and keyboardist so I don't necessarily count him as *part of the band.*

  • @sweetpea1182001 Ah, I see what you mean.

  • How can ANYBODY dislike this song!?

  • i love this song but it reminds me of something sad -.-

  • i meant rolling stones are an overrated shit band. dont care for beatles, and White Stripes fuckin rock! and please explain how Better than Ezra is horrible. Theyre an awesome band!

  • a 7 year could write these lyrics...garbage

  • @jmarra37 Then why didn't you?

  • @Danimal14222 y didnt i what?

  • @jmarra37 Write the song, if you think the lyrics are so shit.

  • @PeytonIsAgelessAngel never said my lyrics were good...i dont write music tool? i said a 7 year old could write these lyrics...this is bs music

  • @jmarra37 What is your issue with it? What shit music do you like?

  • @PeytonIsAgelessAngel i listen to the black keys, the beatles, the white stripes, rolling stones...not this trash

  • @jmarra37 this is better then any of the shit bands you just listed. They all have a couple decent songs but are all overrated.

  • @Bauer2124 r u kidding me dude...honestly on a real note this band is horrible..no talent at all...what other bands do u like?

  • @jmarra37 fuck the rolling stones!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @goodfella21f lol guess thats y u like this music...ur parents should slap the shit out of u

  • @jmarra37 go listen to your overrated shit bands and leave this band alone you piece of shit!

  • @goodfella21f overrated shit bands?? how the black keys are probably the best band out there right now still making music and they dont get played on the radio...please explain how they r overrated tool bag

  • To be honest with you, it has to be said that bands like Better Than Ezra have a great beat and alright lyrics but on a music note, pop punk bands don't have much talent. Bands like the Beatles and the Stones are what brought us into the rock age and for their time, they were amazing and did what noone had one before them, whereas there are TONS of punk and powerpop bands out there and most of them sound fairly alike. However, all and all, you like what you like.

  • @jmarra37 Apprciate great music man..

  • @PeytonIsAgelessAngel i do...thats y i dont appreciate this

  • @jmarra37 I gotta admit, that was good.

  • What a beautiful song.

  • beautiful song for the beautiful soul....

  • i hate this song because it's so good.

  • It's my graduation day today! ^_^

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  • loveve this band kevin giffin has such a good stage presense....

  • Someone from the BTE camp told me it was "perfect Circle" Which is one of my favorite REM tunes. Love the connection.

  • this vid is awesome my fav band eva

  • Saw BTE last year in concert. loved loved loved it!! One of best shows I've seen in a long time. today is Kevin's bday

  • it didn't take long for me to fall in love with this band

  • @TheTedAllyShow

    Me either!

  • @TheTedAllyShow

    I completely agree with you! I stumbled upon them one day going thru random playlists.... =) And now I've been a fan since 2006!

  • @TheTedAllyShow Me too!!!

  • new to this song what is it about? I spent two years trying to make out the words over my work over head speakers.

  • This band are amazing, why are they so underrated?

  • A beautiful, timeless song. I'll always love it. <3

  • So this song is perfect in my ears! Anyone agree?

  • dis band is far better than jb

    yet just 661 likes, 409,701 views??

  • It is an ageless, beautiful song. I hope to never live it.

  • Such an awesome song. I'm sooo glad my friend got me hooked on this band: )

  • What r.e.m song?

  • @RichardRichard987654 "what REM song?" Our best information is that the song is "Perfect Circle", even though it is not exactly 3 and half minutes long (it is close). Not a bad song at all to be inspired by.

  • I'd rather live my life in the past if the music taste this good. the new generation of music just taste so bad in my ear!

  • why is better than ezra so awesome?

  • I actually like the version on Closer better than the Before The Robots version.

  • i remember this song. i heard this as a kid. i liked it but didnt know the title or artist. the part where he sings "your mother didnt mind like i thought she would", i thought it was 'your mother didnt mind like a banshee would'

  • @kumanananananananan7 hahahaha love the banshee version

  • My name is Ezra :(

  • @HiramAtkins they are better than you...sorry :(

  • To Des'. Life is short. Enjoy, but take care.

  • The lyrics themself are just beautiful and can move anyone to tears. When put to such beautiful music, it is truly an amazing song.

  • This version sounds different than the iTunes one.

  • @yeshiva83 tell me about it

  • This is an amazing song. <3

    I love it, It has meaning behind it.

    Easy to understand It's great. <3

  • this is such a good song

  • I have been looking for this for years.

  • loves this song!

  • my favorite song : ) love it.. so true

  • What R.E.M song?

    A very understandable song, I love it.

    Poor Allie

  • @DCWonderMan Everybody Hurts? Seems like it would fit...maybe?

  • @alex77colts Perfect Circle seems better, but when Better than Ezra was asked about it they said it was a general R.E.M reference, so i guess the world my never know.

  • @DCWonderMan Good point. And it fits 'three and a half minutes' better.

  • @alex77colts exactly