dave matthews band - bartender

[sophiestock94]

Why do all these videos finish before the songs end?

[kathleen1966]

@theeponym The song is very deep....most of Dave's songs are.....most people just dont bother to listen to the words...I have followed him since the mid 90's.....I used to see him twice a year every year until I fell ill..his songs have meaning.they arent bee bop songs....they arent about killing cops or gang banging....they are about things that everyone can relate to.....as far as the reference you speak of, I dont know what song you are talking about I would guess he is pleading with Jesus

[WDJMFM913]

*Sigh* another song that just cuts off at the end...makes it really tough to broadcast over the air, a simple fade out would have been nice.

[3FineArts]

If i could just have sex with that voice life would be quite complete ^_^

[RosePorto]

@3FineArts Certainly, me too! =)

[DomeTerror2287]

@smarterthananyone.. ya no nobody said that you illiterate little prick. seriously though you bore me now, I'm done. have fun taking two weeks to come up with more idiotic comebacks. have a nice life guy that nobody likes. and God bless you, you need it

[DomeTerror2287]

@smarterthananyone.. oh and I don't think you're 12 but I wouldn't care if youre 8 you need to have your little ass beat and I'd be very glad to oblige

[smarterthananyone]

@DomeTerror2287 So you'd like to get your hands on the ass of a 12 year old boy? That explains a lot.

[DomeTerror2287]

@smarterthananyone... and what's my IQ and how did you happen upon it??

[DomeTerror2287]

@smarterthananyone.. gah you again. nobody's killed you yet. well I lost a bet on that one. to myself!! really though guy. took you two weeks to come up with that terrible comeback. what was it, I'm a loser, a moron, and live in my moms basement. I guess you got I'm a moron from my poorly constructed sentences, my limited vocabulary etc. and I suppose your definition of a loser is someone that sticks up for strangers rather than put them down. that still leaves the basement.. guess your psychic

[DomeTerror2287]

@londoncaty.. I definitely get your point, ill give you that.. I'd take it a little deeper than that but that would be taking it well too deep for a YouTube wall. thanks for your point of view. peace

[fawe234]

i thought dave matthews didnt beleive in god

[DomeTerror2287]

@everyone.. I apologize if this seems excessive guys. I just hate pretentious assholes. can I get an amen!

[DomeTerror2287]

@smarterthananyone.. God hates your mom. said it was the one time He was prochoice for abortion. He told me and Dave Matthews over beers

[DomeTerror2287]

how do you say "die before my time"??? I mean when its your "time" its your time, it doesn't matter when it is. right? I mean isn't that the whole point of the expression to begin with?? is oxymoron the word I'm looking for?? hey smarterthananyone is that right?? if anyone would know it would have to be you. obviously. knowing it all and everything. ass. I have now lost much respect for Dave fans. thanks guy

[londoncaty]

@DomeTerror2287 I think you die before your time when yourself end it, but that is only my point of view.

[DomeTerror2287]

@smarterthananyone.. youre kind of an asshole huh? or atleast a jackass. but I guess your username says that

[AudioCase]

Sounds like pearl jam

[1tjlloyd]

Dave used to be a bartender. wtf. he's going thru his life as he did with the monkey song. He's a musical genius and leave it at that. To be this famous and reflect on his younger days is humbling and for him to sing about it is as good as it gets. P~L~DMB!!!

[DuddBudda]

who gives a shit what this song's about, it's crapping all over jesus and judas and my eardrums with its whiny sucky fucking bullshit, good fucking christmas that was the worst thing I've heard in fucking years.

[jbritt27867]

No. This video must be about about people that are drinking and feel suicidal. But eventhough they feel suicidal they know its because they want God to accept them. This is why I love DMB because he wrirtes songs about what its like when you feel hopeless, beyond Gods help.Itss about perfection and more than life can give us. BTW im not suicidal im actually a MHT and enjoy DMB. Thx

[catchacuda99]

I love that Dave included his late sister in this masterpiece... "oh sweet sister of mine please don't regret me if I die"

All around beautiful lyrics with so much meaning in his life...

[cavmusicnyc]

haha hey DB47191, like Lori Petty said it in Point Break.....maybe you aint doing it right Roach................but yes a great song

[yamikai04]

i always play this and grace is gone together on guitar when im drinking alone. good times

[itzauztin]

am i the only person who thinks this kinda sounds like "dont drink the water"?

[revolutionarymind]

@itzauztin both songs were spawned from the same origin: "Weight of the World" / "Leave Me Praying"

[petoskeylax22]

@itzauztin They both have the same exact chords and chord progression, that's why they sound alike

[will2asher]

I have no problem with you putting in your message at the end of the video, but please don't cut off the end of the song!

[herburner]

He says "You watch the light" not "Watch I'm die"

[JudashX]

Incredible song. Thanks DMB for this.

[cofpaddy]

Bartender please, Fill my glass for me, with the wine you gave Jesus that set him free, after 3 days in the ground

[garywhill85]

for sure to the guy who said its good when you're high

[bluntedKGB]

dave mathews = prodigy

[altimita]

dang.. wish it was the whole song.

[AvatarofBragi]

IGNORE ME!

[cyberslick18]

shitty song

[deanoyoohoo]

@cyberslick18 dave is god and will smite u

[stephydelpy1]

im a bartender

[CTSully88]

what version is this? i cant find it anywhere.

[Xerxein]

@CTSully88 Live at Folsom Field, Boulder Colorado. Kind of a late reply, you probably found it by now. But none-the-less.

[emproanproductions90]

@CTSully88 live at folsom fields and dont bother looking for this vid because these are clips from so much to say

[dmbmyhero]

let's all be thankful that he is still with us doing what he knows what to do best write and sing.....DMBMYHERO#1

[XxDrummiinxX]

c'mon it didnt even get to the good part

[k1wiscot]

this may have been said before, if so, i apologise but dave, this song, at abbey road.........

[sobodx666]

excellent song - truly the best dmb song...

[sonnicla]

my favorite DMB song. I saw them signt his and bursted into tears......my god

[DinoCalanDra]

no no no you all are looking to deep into this song. He's at the bar and has so much to drink he has a 3 day hang over, and hes on bended knee puking, praying for an end to the head ache, so he asks his dad for an asprin. When he was young he didnt drink to much and now that hes old he drinks all the time.

[pinpoint45]

anyone can perceive this song however they like..it could have double meanings...

[MAVERICKALP]

HEY BARTENDER!

[clark540]

the footage is from storytellers

[tproc4]

This song is about the Holy Spirit

[theeponym]

No it's not.

Dave was at a personal low when he wrote this. God is the bartender, and Dave wants to die. But he wants to be resurrected like Jesus. His life, his career and its success has consumed him and corrupted his soul and he wants to be rid of that.

[boboe511]

Uh isn't the Holy Spirit God?

[theeponym]

Yes, if you want to start getting into Theology and the concept of the Trinity.

But this song has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit. And it isn't even really about God. It's about himself. God is simply the mechanism through which Dave wants to achieve his goal: to be purged and re-born anew.

[cclaud100]

@boboe511

no 2 different things

[theeponym]

@smarterthananyone Nope. That's Dave's was asked about this song in Rolling Stone years ago.

[rexrox63]

@smarterthananyone He is right faggot.

[rexrox63]

@smarterthananyone I am now assuming you are little kid because you spelled career and flipping wrong...Go be a little kid somewhere else you are probably not even old enough to be on the internet.

[smarterthananyone]

@rexrox63 You're absolutely right! I AM a little kid (age 12). And you're an "adult" arguing with a little kid on the internet by pointing out his spelling errors. By the way, while I haven't mastered spell-check, your grammer needs work ("you are little kid"). Apparently you can use spell check but haven't figured out the English language, AND you argue with little kids on the internet. Yep... I can see McDonald's in your future.

[1danrobbins]

@theeponym Man, if your explanation is true this is much deeper than I ever imagine. I have to ask how do you explain his reference to f-ng Jesus in one of his newer songs? Sadly, it turned me off for quite awhile. Please explain.

[theeponym]

@1danrobbins What song are you referring to (I'm not really a DMB fan)? And I'm not sure what you're trying to reconcile here.

[Davec775]

re-post with the entire ending please

[drstoopid14]

what video was that dave and tim footage from? i don't recognize it

[DB41791]

and why the fuck would you cut out the best part of the whole song

[DB41791]

this song is better then sex when you are high

[StaticRed99]

omfg bro i fucking know this hits me everytime

[Prophecy23JC]

@DB41791 You are an idiot.

[mcleodryan1]

@DB41791 AMEN TO THAT HAHAHAHA

[RndmG]

@DB41791 Even when you arent high... i love it

[BGStorm4]

@DB41791 if you want the best experience in terms of that, listen to Bartender live at Morrison Colorado, 09/09/2005. That is, if you haven't heard that version already

[cuchu87]

dave matthews band!!!WOW!!!!!!!

[MaSsElItEPlAyA75]

great song

[62Stonewall]

My favorite Dave song. It just puts me in a mood and reminds me of what peace would sound like.

[seekup35]

Personally, i believe this song is about asking for forgiveness. To some , it might mean something else. Alot of Dave's songs our open to our interpretation. Cbough88 you're missing the point and so are you Thecrazymew

[BERNZIE41]

rip roi

[mgkibbles]

Best lyrics of any Dave song. its just unbelievable

[Whatthemurf1]

god this song is perfect to explain what happened to LeRoi, he died before he was old.

RIP LeRoi

[freirefishing]

rip leroi, love you man

[shomakhang]

i myself am a born again christian...but i can re-assign my own meaning to is songs so it fits my personal narrative. i like him but i disagree with his religio-philosophical views. to each his own.

[sumkindazombie]

Last time I saw him he sang "God is not above you, god is not above you, he's right here, Rain on you, Oh leave on high

cuz God is not above us, not above, among us."

[kakakakerry]

What was the date of that show? would love to get a copy of that!

[sumkindazombie]

It was 6/16/2006 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, NY. I downloaded it from BitTorrent a few days later and I still listen to it a lot.

[citybeer]

amazing song and video, great job at getting the lyrics too

[citybeer]

amazing song, and amazing video. great job at getting the lyrics too.

[thedaemonforever]

At times, I often think about how my family would react if I died before my time. My father would be very sad with grief, of course. I probably would be buried near my mother (died of cancer at age 57) Since I'm the oldest, my brother who is 2 years younger than me, might be a little sad but he'll quickly move on. My sister who's 7 years younger probably wouldn't give a goddamn (she's a sociopath). My youngest brother would be like my other brother. My half-sister would miss me the most,though.

[seannn111]

my favorie from dave!

[dxd112]

This song hits me in my soul. Dave Matthews is only a person, but what an inspiring person he is. This song is how I felt my whole life, but could never put it into words, he has. Thank you Dave.

[Daddy727272]

What i don't get about Dave is he writes this song, and others such as Save Me. about god and how he's powerful overall, but yet in interviews he explains how he's agnostic, and he said "if there is a God, we have to believe he's done a terrible job of keeping the world peaceful."

Anyone know?

[bowa27]

He is agnostic. If you were to listen to a live version of this song torwards the end of the song, he often yells "god is not above, no god is not above you" (especially more recent versions) Also "Save Me" is a partial mock to god. He says it is "tongue and cheek". Listen to Deed Is Done it is obivous he doubts God.

[filbertsvox]

He also says "God is not above you, God is IN you!" Live Trax vol.6 anyone? That is not an agnostic pov, its TRUE! If youve ever read the bible you know its full of those who question Gods actions and those who are angry at God. His people know his voice...and I dont mean Dave Matthews voice!

[uhhhyeahcool]

"I do feel as though we owe a faith to the world and to ourselves. We owe a grace and gratitude to things that have brought us here. But I think it's very ignorant to say, 'Well, for everything, God has a plan.' That's like an excuse. Maybe the real faithful act is to commit to something, to take action, as opposed to saying, 'Well, everything is in the hand of God.'"

(dave quote)

[cbough88]

Dave uses the word "God" when describing the unknown. It means he doesn't believe that Jesus is the savior or is even real, it means he doesn't know who the true god is and on the other hand doesn't really care. Live your life the way you want people. There a really really really good chance your Jesus isn't coming and isn't waiting for you.

[SAM135073]

what makes you say that.

[cbough88]

What? That Dave uses the word "god" when describing the unknown, or that Jesus isn't coming??

[jeccabee1980]

There is an equal if not greater chance that he is. What will you do then?

[cbough88]

Why is Jeccabee?? Can you give me in really true evidence that supports your claim?? Are you the type that only knows about your god, but has no clue about others. Do you use faith or logic?? Your equal if not greater chance goes out the window when you study all religions, not just the one you have been brain washed into.

[shomakhang]

you said, There a really really really good chance your Jesus isn't coming and isn't waiting for you."

what is your evidence supporting your claim? or, is it your gut instinct?

[THEcrazymew]

"There's a really really really good chance your Jesus isn't coming and isn't waiting for you."

Can you prove it?

[cbough88]

Sure...but proof to me might not be the same to you. I use science and logic, not magic or a 2,000 year old book. Let science advance another 20 yrs. I'm sure you will have plenty of proof then.

[cbough88]

Also, I do believe a god is possible just not the Cristian one.

[THEcrazymew]

As far back as you look, even using science, you have to admit that SOMETHING supernatural MUST have occurred... what made the Earth? Dust? What made the dust? Particles? What made the particles? Atoms? What made the atoms?... Oh... You can't go much farther back can you?

[cbough88]

Why would I admit that? And no I can't go that far back but, give us time and we will. Science has advanced so rapidly in the last 40 yrs it is hard telling what we will know in 2018. Do you know anything about other religions Crazymew or just the one you like? If you do then you would know about the 100 or so religions that have the same story as Jesus. And yes almost all of them have been proven to be around long before Jesus or the Cristian bible was ever mentioned.

[cbough88]

Please go and watch Zeitgeist. It's on my favorites list on my page.( the 3 videos in the middle) It's about 30mins long. Watch it, then tell me what you think.

[carla4189]

Zeitgeist's first part has been proven wrong by a number of professors and scientists. If you do your research you will see that many of the examples used are taken out of context or are completely wrong alltogether. dont get me wrong Zeitgeist was very entertaining and convincing video though..

[cbough88]

True.....And I never said it was all true or true at all in fact. I have done the research and yes it has it's faults but, not all of it is false and there is enough there to prove the point. There are multiple gods with the same general story as Jesus. Some before Jesus, some after. To tell you the truth I want everyone to still watch zeitgeist because it makes people want to go out and find the truth and do research on there own. Plus, hopefully you watched the rest.

[theeponym]

Watching Zeitgeist is a waste of electricity.

[cbough88]

Putting in your 10 cents on comments from a year ago isn't??

[gummybear2008]

i love this song. it has true meaning, and so many people are like that, on bended knees... wanting to be restored again with jesus

[CEOFIRST]

One of my favorite songs....the end's to soon! The band puts on a great song at the end....

[honorourfallen]

In other versions he says that God is not above you - he's all around, all around you.

Incredible song.

[BruceLain]

Wicked video!!! Bartender is a phenominal song with incredible lyrics! I just wish the video didn't end so soon. Well done, great video.

[BebaGurl]

it's about a man thats a drunk...and he is on bended knees .....a man thats lost and at the bottom...

[iluvmybaby0605]

isnt this crush?..most of the video

[a3dez03]

well it does have some crush but also some so much to say say

[dalmatt33]

strange

[dalmatt33]

strange

[DaveNum41]

great song. love the lyrics setup.

[stinaaa83]

yeah, the lyrics here are the most important

[looseendz79123]

true is dmb a catholic band of some sort cause after seeing the lyrics its like jessus's life and death beautiful song love it

[BigBird33]

Dave was raised a Quaker and is know a self-proclaimed agnostic.

"Hoping to God on high is like clinging to straws while drowning. ... Oh, realize what you are!"

- DMB, (song: What You Are)

[dancinnanci]

Well done! You need to do more DMB vidoes like that. Very cool.