Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am

[honeegrrl]

I love this song.

[Cl4nM4n]

Good song, I can't get over how large her mouth is. HUGE.

[leconteperry]

This song is groovy!!!

[Lobitta504]

This definitely has a 90's vibe

[SkeithHunter]

Reddit continues to take me to amazing places.

[MisterAsombroso]

pass the joint Edie..you're cut off...

[badger1actual]

I always thought it needed more cowbell.

[RossJr8604]

When did Darlene from Roseanne make this video?!

[LegalizeLiberty420]

@RossJr8604 derp.

[thud1015]

Great Tune and how cute is Edie!

[lilithmoon1979]

she doesnt look like from the 90s so definitely 80's!

[MsInvisibleDeath]

QUESTION AND LITTLE HELP!? I want to explore my musical horizons, but I'm not sure where to start. I like sooooo much melody of this song and am interested in music in the style of this song. Can anyone recommend a similar music?

PLSSSSSSSS!!??? And tnx...

[Scootergothtrash]

One hit wonder and for good reason. Zero singing ability.

[causeandeffect81]

For your dining pleasure...

[Meoshais]

when u hear this song with open ears and all 3 eyes...its a totally liberating meaning...i was 8 when this came out but LOVED IT and still do...religion is the smile on a dog...

[raccoonstarsmember]

Lovely

[paddymulligan]

Think she's married to Paul Simon

[1962snake]

@paddymulligan Yup, married Paul in '92, and have 3 kids together. Pauls got excellent taste in women.

[Danklin24]

She's so hot

[drummerjen]

Yamaha Recording drums are so 80s xD

[therealraybaby]

#84(Tie)

[Xenobia10]

classic early 70's joni mitchell really.folk

[msa1985]

such a goddamn felicity song. i love this song.

[parkerfromcanada1]

groovy is a good thing, mama

[MrFS1995]

this song reminds me at the railway

[vito445]

Heard this on the radio, was like damn good shit

[ThelsisMelodies]

Wow...1998!!!!!!! And this song is still going strong- I heard it on the radio a few days ago! :D

[darrenhenderson3]

@ThelsisMelodies 88 not 98, sorry

[ThelsisMelodies]

@darrenhenderson3 yep my mistake, I realised after i posted :)

[Gamer606]

the 80's aunt i never had

[gramagy]

Like if you think Edie and Taylor Swift have similar voices?

[renanmoyanolopez]

i love this song, thumbs up if you heard it in 2012

[3160jimmys]

she said deep

[LA2Alaska]

I still totally love this song. Thanks Edie!

[centerforce2]

I stopped shaving my legs after hearing this song. I also started wearing patchouli. YEAH BABY!

[sexyfatbastid]

Paul Simon's hittin' that.

[cylia50]

@sexyfatbastid HE IS!

[TTBurger88]

im surprised this was recorded in 88 this sounds like something recorded in the early 90's

[wingman572]

listen to the jerry garcia like sounding of the bubbles. she married paul simon

[starbleach]

she looks insecure in front of the camera

[kja427]

Just think, she's Mrs. Paul Simon now. I never thought he would ever marry a woman so eccentric. Oh well, to each his own, I guess.

[semkobenko]

KARA JEAN KEASLER=GOTH ONCE UPON A TIME

[semkobenko]

ALI SHIT

[semkobenko]

PITA=SCOTT OVERSTREET HI DR LINK

[kuhntpunt]

Edie is so fucking brilliant! And that line "choke me in the shallow waters...before I get too deep." It gets me every time :(

[rachel7036]

havent heard this in a long time, still really good

[thegirlsnme]

Great Tune and oh so true....

We make our reality...the more I see of people the more I like monkies:)

Old Billy Gilbert Quote:)

[FaithHasAwesomeness]

This song will always be 1 of my favorites!!!! i love this song!......

[semkobenko]

i miss george w bush. his smile

[serfcity1]

I am surprised this is from 88, sounds more like an early 90s song.

[srutherford1172]

@serfcity1 the late 80's and the early 90's was kind of the same scene musically, this was one of the early examples of this sound, Alice and Chains also came out with Man in the Box around this time, Cracker came out with Teen angst and Smashing Pumpkins came out with their first album that year

[fuckmycunt99]

@serfcity1 yo i thought this song came out in like 2006 haha damn very ahead of its time

[jezzikaRabbitt]

@serfcity1 i was very surprised too. could have sworn this came out in 90's

[TVDDC]

@serfcity1 early 90s is just a year 2, 3 away from 88

[serfcity1]

@TVDDC

Yes genius, I can do the math, but culturally it was not the same era.

[Zzulu1one9niner]

@serfcity1 Because '88 is so much earlier 1991?

[serfcity1]

@Zzulu1one9niner

Were you alive back them?

America was not the same back then.

There was a huge cultural change.

This song was before its time.

[Zzulu1one9niner]

@serfcity1 I was, albeit in baby form. But I'd say the song wasn't exactly too far ahead of its time. I mean R.E.M.had already released 6 albums by them; and they don't exactly typify the classic 80s vibe. Several of what would become "grunge" bands had already started out by '88 as well.

Vice versa; some late 90s & even new millenium music sounds like it could be from the 70s or 80s.

[serfcity1]

@Zzulu1one9niner

I think you make some good points that are hard to argue with.

But REM was before its time and everything it produced after Green was shit, imo.

I think your argument is a fair one in the sense that many early 90s bands that made this type of sound famous were already playing music in the late 80s.

It just hadn't caught on commercially yet.

And there is no doubt that some late-90s and early 2000s music was influenced by early 90s music, but 70s and 80s? Examples?

[Zzulu1one9niner]

@serfcity1 Everything after Green was shit? I guess I disagree with that. I mean; if I had to choose my favourite REM album it would be between Murmur, Automatic for the People and New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

But yeah, to my original comment, I guess I was just being a little pedantic just for the sake of it.

Right now I can't really think of any examples. I mean, there are bands today that try to emulate the 80s sound, but I'm not sure how successfully they implement that.

[nimrodberliner]

Perhaps I'm being blasphemous, but aren't Edie's albums better than her more famous husband these days. A most lovely and talented woman.

[twizziesplace]

This....this is music.

[ugalawdog98]

One hit wonder.

[DrDreamPhD]

Definitely channeling Jerry Garcia during the Mutron guitar solo starting at 2:09.

[MARLEYFANcbr]

@DrDreamPhD  you are right my friend i do hear i little Jerry in that jam

[waterilove123]

LOL...my Chocolate Lab used to sit and enjoy this song...She knew good music. Cocoa is passed now but the song always remains!

[wrlix]

SCRIZZA

[FrozenFourthSeason]

I used to know a girl who looked a lot like her, unfortunately she turned out to be totally unhinged and a danger to herself and others, but she was an interesting person... I haven't thouhgt of her until watching this video

[ThisCanNotBTheFuture]

Heads up: The entire album is absolutely amazing.

[patchcali]

@ThisCanNotBTheFuture -- Seconded. Bought the album on the strength of the radio single, ended up loving all the tracks. (Even the hidden one!)

[BrooksLady90]

I Love how it starts off. I love 80's music but i was born in the 90s

[videosensei]

Cant believe this came out in 1988 sound more like mid 90s

[BrooksLady90]

@videosensei I thought it came out the 90s too when i first heard it.

[darrenhenderson3]

@BrooksLady90 me too

[Dropkick32X]

Beavis and Butt-head brought me here!

[grapisavillain]

New Edition - Something About You (1996)

Brand Nubian - Slow Down (1990)

[immelody333]

The smile on a dog :)

[highlandwolf01]

good song, thanks for this..long time since i've heard this

[SeaOfSinDM90]

yeah 1988 !

[TheSunshine1168]

like the song :)

[sesabio]

nice song.but thats it.

[KuvaPefo]

Religion isn't a lie... :p Btw Robotgrass, she makes direct eye contact when she says Religion is a lie in the fog. Anyways this is a pretty amazing song, and the lyrics makes an interesting statement.

[KuvaPefo]

I meant 'btw Numonkey'

[sTapleEVA]

@KuvaPefo religion is a lie, when theres hundreds of cults and religions claiming they are the only one, obviously they are not all telling the truth, probrably none of them are

[elke648]

Janis Joblin 2

[Numonkei]

This is, upon a sixth viewing, attempting to be about hallucinogens...or depersonalization, be it results of grief, love, whatever...She makes notice to never make eye contact with the camera, though toward her peripheral band members. On the few close-ups...the lyrics say "choke me in the shallow water, before I get to deep", and then fade to the lack of eye contact. Also, the lyrics seem in tune to forgetting the ego, even by attempt when 'I' attempt to look at you, 'before I get too deep'.

[Faelsun]

Before the 90s took root there was a short but brief hippy college movement, that thank god, died. Not to mention the Jazz rock dance combos that also died, thank god.

[Numonkei]

@Faelsun ...Pretty sure they didn't die, just lost the 'Hippy' aspect of what you describe. And not only didn't die...thrived. Dave Matthews, Bela Fleck & Tones, Phish, these were not small-time acts, but were a draw to very diverse crowds and continue to be so.

[Faelsun]

@Numonkei Oh God your late, your talking about a whole different era and sub genre of music than I am. I hate it when kids who were born in the mid fucking 90s act like they know anything. I am referring to acts like Nina Cherry and and EMF who did jazzy shitty dance beat crap with psudo jazz backdrops. The new Bohemians were a part of the hippie revival that thank god died as soon as it started.

[Numonkei]

@Faelsun Yes, I see what you mean, you meant take root as in pre-90's, not mid 90's.... I was but a toddler at the '85 point...though I maintain the 'hippie revival' has been in perpetual motion, pretty much rising and falling with availability of festival/tour elements, (whether they exist or not)...but I understand your point a bit more. I recall the first thought that came to my mind when I saw the video...shortly before replying to you...was, the THESE folk have taken hallucinogens.

[Numonkei]

@Numonkei But it's not THAT late. I've supposedly existed a quarter of a century myself, but always assumed this track to be more '95 than '85...that surprised me, this song is older than me. The production value is fantastic here.

[nouko10]

do you know how we call this kind of music??

[brutalbeast92]

She looks like Janis Joplin.

[RyuTouDojoArgentina]

I love the little plane at 1:14

[doncarvill1963]

My girl at the time looked just like Edie, I really wished she could sing! But I really adored her.

[oracle19]

Beavis had me in stitches when he accused her of ripping this song off from Popeye.

[Dropkick32X]

@oracle19 Beavis: she's pinching a loaf. Butt-head: thats disgusting!

[ergolineL]

@oracle19 ahahahahahahah I remeber that!!!!

[Danklin24]

@oracle19 Lmao!!

[TheAdamcoco]

what i am without Paul Simon Eh?

[ebos89]

i heard this song 1,000+ times when i was 8 then i got to be 22 years old playing guitar since i was 10 and then this is one of those songs is like damn... i miss the 90's i relooked alot of the music of my time and realized how muscially genius it was

[Treadlightlyful]

the "new bohemians" are alot cleaner than the old ones and not as deep :-D

(i never knew what "she means " ...but get the gist of it , feeling groovy ! lol)

[mjnoir1]

i like this song alot it's interesting because this sounds like a song from the 90s not the 80s even though it's late 80s. she could be one of the first to usher in the 90s female artist sound.

[stormirains]

i love the talking guitar solo, too.

[malesusheat]

love it....

[xfmx92]

canale 5 XD

[rx22289]

i am so learning this on guitar! great song.

[COTK33]

Classic.......................­.



[lorilee38]

OMG i remember this from when i was a kid . I was like 5 when i heard this on the radio and my mom loved playing this around the house

[robotgrass]

honest straight forward lyrics that are actually 'deep' - even while claiming not to be...excellent...

[jasonscottable]

Catchiness!

[MsJadis83]

What a cool song. Finally I found this group's name :)

[deftones311100]

brings back good memories

[imsohappywaitnoimnot]

damn, less than a year ago this video had 80 thousand views now look..

[4zakkwylde]

Great song! Bleed Black or get Blue!!!

[darlilg]

haters,

what you are..are stupid

[KenWelsh77]

MORE COWBELL !!!! Where the &%* is Will Farrell ?

[yomamas177]

@KenWelsh77 i said more cowbell, i'm feelin more cowbell..

[TheOntarioguy420]

this song was released 6 years before I was born

[sidewithseeds]

@TheOntarioguy420 Fascinating.

[darrenhenderson3]

@TheOntarioguy420 you were born in 1994??

[DETECHv2]

I used to listen to edie brickell at 13 years old and watch myself crying in front of the mirror and wierdly it made me feel so good!!! Im 35yrs now and have learnt better coping stratagies now !!

[THRASHFKINFILLETS]

She's beautiful,cute & sexy......all at the same time. : ]

[nobodymuch]

fuck vevo you corporate cunts

[jcavale]

Don't lemme get too deep!

[THRASHFKINFILLETS]

@jcavale Lemmy from Motorhead?

[ebrio06]

pase muchos años buscando esta cancion....

[ugalawdog98]

Edie was a dirty little whore.  LOL

[jasonito23]

I was watching Cold Case the other day. It was playing this song in the background and the year was 1991. I used to love this song back in the day. I was in 6th grade in 88. I couldn't remember what year this came out.

[rockergoaile69]

It's a song about not taking life to serious folks. Accept me for what I am or what.

[kristyndrpepper]

Love the song, but WTH is she talking about??? Lol.

[Thuggin2222]

when I first heard this song in 1988, I knew it would be a big hit.

[TheRagurock]

I love it!!!!

[xdisasterpiece16]

I love this fucking song.

[silroma76]

me encanta este tema!!!!



[wildturkey1960]

I've just now realized who Edie Brickell reminds me of... Nicolette Larson. Absolutely uncanny...

[darlilg]

this is a great song

[WoWitzBryant]

What a nice song for ppl to come out of the closet too!! lol

[KeiPyn24]

I think this band's sound was one of those transitional sounds that ushered one into the nirvana grunge movement of the 90's. Kinda neat to hear those transitions as music changes.

[MVillani1985]

@KeiPyn24 I can remember in the 1988-1991 period it felt 80s on the surface but there was the 90s brewing underground, which fully emerged in late 1991. What's amazing is I heard this on the radio still when I was a teenager.

[darlilg]

how can people dislike this!!

[CarolineTodd]

Did someone do a cover of this in the 90s? I've tried googling it and it's driving me mad. I'm sure I remember a band with a blonde female lead singer covering it. Have I just made it up or does anyone know who I mean? Apologies if its already been mentioned in the comments.

[ElleLikesCheeseCake]

@CarolineTodd i feel ashamed to know this... Emma Bunton from the Spice Girls

[CarolineTodd]

@ElleLikesCheeseCake That's the one, thank you! I woke up this morning and suddenly remembered it was Tin Tin Out but still couldn't think of who did the vocal lol.

[SavoyTruffle78]

@CarolineTodd:

Yes. Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls did a horrible cover of this.

[davidstalker]

@SavoyTruffle78 Emma Bunton's cover of this was truly dire. I seriously considered training a squadron of suicide squirrels and setting them on her for that.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@davidstalker AMEN!!!!

[BrotherApexx]

This song came out around the time I graduated high school and summarized my state of mind at the time: I don't know what the f*ck I'm supposed to do now but at least I'm still breathin'!

[SuperPinklover1]

I may be only 12, but this is one of my favorite songs. When I showed my friends, they called me old and weird. IDC! :)

[kurd241]

Cover Zalef Edie Brickell its wery nice;)

[rusubuzz]

cool guitar solo, who is that? Saw her on Letterman in the 80's but never heard from her again.

[johnnahodil]

what ever happened to these people?, this is a pretty cool song.

[imustbekaro]

I always hated this song... But suddenly I started to love it. Weird. It's just so... Soothing.

[missadele11]

Come dine with me brought me here lol

[Europa2099]

LIKE AUS WIEN UNGARN

FIRST LISTENED TO YOUR SONG IN MIAMI

MUCH HAPPIER TIMES BACK THEN

[Perle3456]

I remember this video being played often on MTV in the late '80s, thereafter I heard it in Canada once in a while on music stations and in shopping malls. Even though I remembered the tune, I didn't know who the artist (singer/band) was. I thought she might be Canadian as she wasn't that popular. Happy to know the name and I'm even more suprised that she comes from Dallas, Texas and that she's married to Paul Simon...

[magua4]

@Perle3456 their children must have angelic voices

[Murfinias]

very groovy, love the rhythm and they all have exceptional talent...thanks guys for making this.

[celticwolf102]

not stuff, im not gonna lie......

[Pat87E]

@ToxicRockShitt Edie needs a boob job. 38DD is the ideal size to turn her flat chest into BIG JUGGS

[abolicao1]

How many hip hop artists bit samples off this beat?

[abolicao1]

How many hip hop artist bit samples off this beat?

[Raincitywarrior]

@abolicao1 none 2 my knowledge they havent discovered it good point

[CapsuleTree]

Listening to this on a lonely Thanksgiving and feeling a lot better.

[gregsterarline]

@CapsuleTree You got a friend. You are never alone. Wishing you the best!

[mrfrogbutt1]

@CapsuleTree YOu have GreAt TastE in MusIc my FrIenD!

[stormirains]

@CapsuleTree MUSIC MAKES ME FEEL BETTER, ALSO. it's my lifes's theme song.

[liveforeverifucan]

i love her confidence!

[Pat87E]

@ToxicRockShitt I don't know how...someone controlled you. They bought and sold you.

[tetekofa]

Screw VEVO and their ADVERTS