Grandaddy - Elevate Myself

[jordan89124]

I think this should speak to many people, anyone who is creative, and some people who are sick of their jobs/life (I fall into both categories)

[thepupils209]

Jason killed Grandaddy...whatevs, hope his solo shit can even make par to Grandaddy. Those are some good ass people, who make good ass music. Poohbah life...

[Izzykahn1993]

I remember having this music video preloaded to the first zune. I'm thrilled that I found this! :D

[TheMrGameland]

i heard this on forza 2 and i loved it, and i agree its not about drugs

[DrGrant420]

FU*K the industry!

[BlackHole2005]

Last night my band had an argument in practice which was basically a battle of ego's. I stayed out of the way of course, but I don't want to be a part of all that argument bullshit. I play music because it's a fun thing to do and not because I want to boost my ego or anything. I'd rather write music by myself then be in a band with a load of jerks. I can definately relate to this song at the moment.

[03352amber]

he is just saying he wants to elevate himself. to make himself feel better by playing his music. who doesnt love music. u dnt need to associate it with drugs ...jeez ppl come on grow up a lil . this song has nothin to do with drugs. its about getting out of the pits of despair that life hands us and finding a way to rise above it

[traxxas117]

Felt like I was watching King of The Hill.

[DarionAOD]

Everyone knows Lytle doesn't need drugs to get high,he just inhales pure oxygen from the air,burns it,and gets high on the Co2,Like a boss.

[ztikmaen]

Reminds me of the video of Paranoid Android :D

[whatbrains]

Alright, here's what I think the song is about: Anyone who has ever made art or written music that is vulnerable and means something knows they didn't do it for the fans or anyone else. You do it for you. So no, it's not about drugs, but it's not about overcoming the mainstream media either. What he's saying is that he doesn't care what becomes of it because he does it for him.

[joeyc5446]

Reminds me of Sheep go to heaven by cake. Cuz its animated similarly and the band flies away at the end.

[macdaddys09]

is not about drugs ya?

[LindyKitty916]

Hidden Palms brought me here!!

[allmenarepirates]

he kinda looks like malfoy from harry potter in this.

[undeadbobbarker]

forza motor sports 2 lol just heard it last night on there

[nikllad]

the singer sounds like danny michel

[difficultbastard]

If you stand for what you believe in, quite often you'll go down for what you believe in. The world ( or rather most of the people in it ) is not interested in who you are, it is simply interested if you are something it can consume.

[staphinfection]

It's funny that what they wanted to do (and they achieved) actually destroyed them in the end.

Seriously, you have to make money, or you're just doing this as a hobby. And 5 guys that all have bills to pay, can't live off peanuts forever.

[asinnedangel]

@staphinfection -See? You're one of those people who can't realize that Grandaddy *knows* that. They did something you in your pathetic and meaningless life will never accomplish: work and strive for something they truly believed in.

[shitsoils]

Saddest Part of their Wikipedia page: Years active -- 1992–2006

[nickrivera1234567]

i love you mary!! =)

[ZweiSchrei]

This song is not about getting high on drugs.

It's about Lytle separating himself from all the bullshit of the music industry.

He just wants to put out "an honest sound" because it what "elevates" him.

[jaysin77]

@ZweiSchrei

as much as i appreciate your comment i have to say, who the fuck possibly thinks this song is about drugs? (and i love drugs).

[yond4im]

@ZweiSchrei j'ai toujours été fan de ce groupe, depuis mon jeune age, et maintenant je sais pourquoi!

... ;)

[coldwetandfloppy]

@ZweiSchrei Thats just not true

[rkanatlarimda]

@ZweiSchrei are you high?

[LBPThe2nd]

@ZweiSchrei I did a little research, and I found most popular music only has three or four different notes in the melody. If that's honest, this is heavy metal.

[adamdougparamore]

gr8 tune !!

[sigmapleide]

Great Band.

[electrotech3000]

awesome band.

[halodude1177]

I remember this came on my Zune... i miss that thing :C

[Taylorc52]

@halodude1177 found my old unit (i now have the 80 gig unit) and watched this it brought back memories.

[lakai958]

this is really really catchy

[iamamastar]

they took out the classic grandaddy breakdown formerly located at :48

[candymanego]

I like this song, and the video is perfect.

[pendelum5]

It looks like bad flash.

[jaysin77]

lol it does, this can't be the official film clip can it?

[jpjustpunk]

i think that was the point.

[UnderAchieversUnited]

@pendelum5 thats the idea

[Caveira138]

this song was one of my favorite on Forza this one and the song "I like grilling with my feet" hahaha

[BigBadBandits]

@Emperor037

dick.

[shodakane]

Perfect>

[ETOWNGUITAR101]

my uncle is the drummer

aaron

[MrBurris]

was the drummer?

[defgmx]

hey thats cool. i've always wanted to meet the guys from grandaddy i love that band

[Stillillgal]

one of my fav

great song

[Quarker99]

brings back too many memories from my old FORZA 2 days

[UncleRed1234567]

that game has teh best soundtrack ever

[Youaregayprobley]

@Quarker99 fuck yeah man, forza 2 was awesome. Where i heard this song

[Faghaggary]

great song!

[BrokenNBleedin]

Herd this song when I 1st got my Zune and liked it ever since lol... just took me awhile to member what it was called. And BTW NEVER GET A ZUNE!!!

[fhwdgads]

I like my zune. Way better than my past iPods..

[SammySlik]

I can't find the download for this.

[theOneThatUChase]

"I don't wanna work all night and day on writing songs that make the young girls cry..

Or playing little solos on the keybord so the kids will ask me how and why.." - that is BRILLIAN!!! genius!!!

[Hysu8]

best song in all of forza 2

[Jackd91]

Has to be right up there with Look at What You Get by Taxi Doll

[liplegend]

Kick ass bro!

[terrysan]

This song fucking owns.

[VODKA033]

lol i cant tell the difference, does he meen he wants to get high (weed), or get hard (boner)

[whiteshadow0110]

he wants to beat depression... so probly the weed

[wizardmonki]

wtf

[cyrus709]

@VODKA033 both

[SuperYurgin]

You say the shop's closed I'll tell you what's gonna open it. Me and a damn brick LOL!!!.

I tells ya I don't give a fuck who, Tanight someone's gettin hit with a stick.

rednecks are funny.

[wizardmonki]

lmfao

[FUNKNUGGETPRODUCTION]

ok?

[gerardwapo]

Forza motorsport 2 x)

[aieownyou]

@gerardwapo love this song and music too...

[SoEffinLIVE]

@gerardwapo

Wow, thanks.

This song popped into my head today and I couldn't remember where the hell I had heard it...

[Minimonster06]

@gerardwapo good times

[mkkno1]

Don't really know a lot about this band but the more I hear the more I like!

[LoginErroronu]

can someone tell me why i cant spell wendnesday?

[whiteshadow0110]

its hard to sound out??? idk

[didgeboy287]

This is possibly the "poppiest" song I've heard by Grandaddy considering the beat and the repetition, which is nicely ironic since the song seems to be about moving beyond the shallowness typically surrounding pop music.

[MCshlthead]

christ what an awful song. piss poor, the singer sounds fucking gay, and doesnt sound like he enjoys or is in any way into the song. how do weedy pathetic bands like this come about. these may even be worse than coldplay

[sonoramanet]

¡Pendejo! XD

[Rossige77]

You ride the fail train.

[05560421]

I hate u.. and ur family.. and anyone that uve ever talked to or looked at... could u please die

thank you :)

[MCshlthead]

nonce, faggot, arse cheese, bell wiff

[impcirca1988]

What does a gay person sound like. exactly?

My bullshit-sense is tingling.

[HelC001]

I think camp / effeminate / un-manly is what a "gay" person supposedly sounds like. Though I doubt that's a strictly scientific method of determining someone's sexuality :p

[calorieman]

ever seen "The Effeminant Heterosexual" on SNL? :D

[shepardpies]

you sir are a fucktard.. just another english dick wit

[jaysin77]

@shepardpies,

i do believe it is "you sir, are and idiot"

lurk interwebz better.

[hooplahh]

gb2 4ailchan fag

[surfer8gh]

I disagree this is an awesome song and the video is good too

[alisterfletcherluvr]

i have this song on my ipod

[leonalquin]

go and elavate yourself!

[intherein]

I think this vid video and song is very grandaddy. And I like it.

[FinallyAtPeace]

So......is this like a PCP or EXTACY song or something

[Dameskinos]

i think he speaking metaphorically about what he would much rather be doing.

[05560421]

Does PCP stand for your a retard?

[ieatpeephole]

animation was bollocks and that guitar thing between chorus' makes me cringe

[myco578]

the animation is really weird

[inuyashasdog]

lol i heard this on Forza 2 and instantly loved it :)

[Squarewaffles]

Dude, this video sucks major, but the song does, indeed kick ass

[Y0UTUBERCUL0SIS]

genius

[shepardpies]

I was really drunk the other night and I heard this song on a dodge commercial. I thought I was dreaming

[derryoderryo]

comment 156: interpretation i just wanna get better..that's a GOOD thing. fizuck the naysayers..

[ghostHunters6]

i first saw this song on my cousins zune, and now its stuck in my freakn head!!!!!!

[Faghaggary]

Dont be so cynical guys! Its a simple sweet video that illustrates the point of the song nicely!

[AliceHatt]

Love this song.

HATE this video.

[dominickerley]

same here the animation is really naf

[keepitsunny]

jesus F-ING christ! are these guys going to release new ish or what? i love 'em

[osustinks1]

No, they're not together anymore

[hobowright]

Sums up my feelings of life, this song does.

It's nice to see songs like this not about love for diamonds and jewelry and girls, but about love for your own soul.

Mm.

[drugsnbass13]

love this song...relaxing...and yeah, I first heard it on Forza 2 as well...but I kinda agree with the guy that said the video is gay.

[sh00pd4w00p]

I love this song but the vid was extremely gay

[dukefightmaster]

Awesome! I love these guys.

[Napster921]

Listening to this song when I'm stressed out actually helps me feel a little more elevated. Great song. :)

[x3motionz]

Indeed

[pigglywiggly1984]

i just wanna too

one thing after another

[vaf88]

Thats just your opinion. Some people think its a great song.

:)

[blackjoker12]

huh my brothers play Forza 2 and I never herd Grandaddy in it befor. I personaly like this song. But If its in Forza 2 then its people not the best song for the game.

[kaisserguille]

Forza Motorsport 2!!!I love this game!!!1000g points!!!long Life to XBOX 360!!!Play 3 is dead

[snowman42O]

this song is amazing i love it and ive been wanting to find it just not the time but its awesome elevate myself its so calming

[Jojoselavi]

part of the very fine Forza 2 Soundtrack :)

[JacMiccia]

Che geni!!!!! W L'Indie Rock!

[1Emo4life69]

haha i love this song

[jonasfanproduction15]

haha this is on my Zune when i first got it.

[twirlyboggs]

great!

GRANDADdY RULeS!!!

[Philyorkshire]

Who cares what the meaning of the song means it sounds AWESOME!

[hammerfang]

To the people trying to find a meaning behind this some, interpretation is personal, everything has a different meaning to everyone, and hell yes, Grandaddy is amazing

[gearsgamer1]

love it

[streetcat666666]

aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[Shelbyfreak500]

F0RZA 2 RuleZ!!

[Dotseoem]

Thank You!!! That's where I heard it From!

[MissKelleyMcKee]

Dude you kicked ass on this video

I love love the song now I love your video

[zaxang]

I really liked the Sophtware Slump better than what I'm hearing now. .

[sporzik]

... Uhm... I think you sceptic people should get some more info on that band, coz... Really They're genius, and they don't just do some beatbox/guitar/synth/guitar things, and even... It's the kind of songs you have to get used to a little bit to love it... Cause really, Grandaddy RAWKS.

[gaijinonozomi]

haha I love that guitar solo xD

[Aerial009]

tards. its about that he wants to be more than he is, to be better and do something with his life.

[whatbrains]

Your honestly not very good at interpreting song lyrics if you think this song could only be about God or getting high. The only thing that supports those ideas is the chorus. If you listen to the rest of the song its about why he became a musician. He didn't do it to be popular or the entertain kids, it wasn't even for money. He became a musician because it made him feel good. As for the chorus i think its just a statement about his emotion. "I just wanna elevate MYSELF" not other people

[fireflyzlament]

Elevating oneself does necessarily have to be about drugs or God. It could just be a feeling... of you know, happiness? In the end the songs is about what ever the listener attributes it to.

Ha ha. It's funny when people argue about what songs mean.

[Mcthomas21]

i dont care if its christian rock or getting high this song rocks even though i am christian.

[MrOmniscient]

yeah well, its about christian rock...honest...

[whatthesssssssss]

My two friends were arguing over whether this song was christian rock or about getting high. I was laughing my ass off.

[blackaroo12]

i think its about getting high lol

[shadowrulesx]

tell ur friendwho thinks its christian rock hesa dumbass.

alright? lmao.

[w23eer]

People who say this song is bad are just expressing thier personnel feelings for this song. they didnt asked to be told they hate good music, or be called names, they just wanted to comment.

Personnaly, this song has grown on me since my last comment, but it still feels a little... comercial, and non-grandaddy.

THAT doesnt mean I hate grandaddy, it just means I dont enjoy this song as much as thier other songs.

[Frankfurter338]

Forza has terrible music

[zakutei]

No it doesn't. Forza's music is quite catchy

[crazyat8]

You might recognize the chord progression in the chorus from John Lennon's 'Imagine' or that stupid song 'Everybody Plays the Fool.' The music is catchy but it's undenyably unoriginal.

[lijkert]

i think flame war is a pretty cool guy, eh fights eachother and doesnt afraid of anything

[osustinks1]

Grandaddy definitely isn't a one hit wonder. AM 180 isn't even my favorite song of theirs.

[brianbonerk53]

fuck you . you dick face ....how about you take the dick out your ears stop listening to rap and listen to good music. geese i am 180 is not their only good song

[whatthesssssssss]

Try listening to the lyrics next time, stop worrying about the delivery. He's not Papa Johns he can deliver any way he wants.

[closetotheedge06]

I think the lack of musical complexity is the point here.

[krazyninja26]

What ever.

All you homos who think this song is gay either have no good sense in music or are just going with the crowd.

Seriously, Grandaddy is king.

Though this song may not be as great as AM 180, it's still next ion line, so RESPECT IT!

Bitches.

[Willzzum29]

no this songs a lot better than AM 180

[hoopscenter92]

this is the gayest fucking song ever... its the reason i turned off music on forza 2... whoever likes this song has to a be a cock suking fanny bandit

[MarxAviano]

seriously?

[cholopavo]

which is why you are here watching it? you sure make alot of sense

[SOMAIRY1974]

i love this song

[baberaider56]

one great song

.

[Efforce]

FORZA MOTORSPORT 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hollyklein]

zunes are gay

[BONEDOMEZ]

your the gay one punk bitch i got this video on my 30 gig and really liked it i-pod is for punks like you gettin shit just because its popular.

[Willzzum29]

agreed.

[c3r3alkillax]

this song is on my zune lol

[delorianstar]

forza motorsport 2!!!!!!!!!

[w23eer]

This is the only Grandaddy song I wouldnt listen to. It wouldnt even be that if not for the annoying chorus. Im sorry but its just the way I feel about this song.

[romulus1504]

I just discovered Grandaddy and I'm hating myself for not finding them sooner. Love this song and all the others!

[xXhardcorexpunkXx]

oh my effin god. i love this song!

but where in the hell have i heard this song before? im thinking a commercial? idk, please, for the love of god, help me with this, its gonna bug me all night!

[kluis01]

Skateboard??

[hopefulshuffler]

maybe off the game forza 2?

[jambigirl]

LOL thanks - I thought it was something like that, only the annoying translation of 'jajaja BITCHES' just made me confused. Someone please sort that person out :P. anyway, thanks for the info

[akkabowdenkerby]

jajaja is something they say in Europe..

it's basically "hurry up" or something.

:)

[BANjealousy]

great song, very positive lyrics

love it :]

[jambigirl]

wth is a zune?

[NickDrakeVirtuoso]

microsoft MP3/4 player

attempting to compete with iPods.

failed.

[PresidentMercury]

If someone is actually smart with technology and doesn't just fall for Apple's marketing then you will realize that the Zune is better than iPod in more than one way. It's not perfect yet, but its better having a Zune or Creative Zen instead of being a whore to iTunes and the Apple company.

[NickDrakeVirtuoso]

i dont own a ipod.

its failed in a commerical sense in the UK, where i live.

I deliberately dont own an Ipod, for personal reasons;

i dont much like getting ripped off

[ProjectSikotik]

Sansa is where it's at anyway. Affordable and much more user friendly.