Bakersfield

[BreadCasket]

this song went from my least favorite to most favorite on the album. gotta love the black chick backround vocals!

[scld1354]

The best version of Bakersfield I have ever heard. I wish the one on the album would be as fast as this one and have the stuff about Buck Owens in it....

[kristimmyify]

Wow! I just stumbled across this by accident and absolutely love it! Guitar solo is freaking awesome and it sounds so ...so....gosh I dunno....I just love it!

[PatSinger]

Can't wait til next show - and for the new CD!

[MrYamato67]

I was born in orange county( Huntington Beach) But work keeps me here often...I have been lucky to hang out with these guys at a mutual friends house in santa ana..

[socialdice13]

I was born in Orange County so whats up now people, Bakersfield PLEASE! I do like this song though and there new album will be great.

[AllISawWasBlack]

BAKERSFIELD...

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY HOME...

[myfukkinname]

@AllISawWasBlack Grew up in Taft...40 years...miss the fuck out of that place

[metalninja117]

i saw them play this live, its a great song

[lazfili]

Damn i miss the old drummer Charlie

[glennbo76]

Me and you my friend... He was so perfect for them. My all time favorite drummer of all time. We miss you El Guapo...

[itopity010]

I was born in Bako, and I don't live there anymore.

I'm glad.

[HoneyNutTheAlleyCat]

oildale, bakersfield ftw!

[pilattipaint]

I'm from Bako, this song sucks, Bako sucks and so does Social D. Heard sickboy I've heard em all.

[N8Psycho78]

Dosent sound like hes fond of it either. Makes for the best jams though. Thats the feeling music comes from, then delivers. Take it or leave it , I love it!

[cabronte]

I was born in the arm pit known as Bakersfield, yes it sucks but Mike Ness, Social D, and this song rock.

[cabronte]

Oh, good. Thanks for checkin' in. A solid contribution.

[longmontpunk]

Anybody know how I could put this on a cd? I can't find it anywhere.

[GPPro99]

flvto,com

Go there and plug the link in, should drop an mp3 wherever you want.

[stevoholic]

The new cd could quite possibly be the best one yet.

[SocalRichKidonLSD]

Gnarly this bands Fresh I used to live in Bakersfield now San Diego... I cant believe i never knew this existed... Mike Ness never got enough credit in the scene... Buck Owens Baby...

[Turkstank]

social d is cool

[kinderstoten]

I saw them tonight for the first time, and one word sums them up...EPIC!

[sIcKBoy307]

im also from bakersfield! reppiN! it is pretty shity though, i love social d, and i love em for writing this song...

[priestxthexbeast]

yea. im from bakersfield too. At times, it is shit. But most of the time, it's a pretty chill place.

[flamnjon6969]

Im from Bakersfield...and you know what, its home, at times its shit, and other times its also, well shit. But i love it, and trust me, i've been all over the country and seen way worse shitholes than Bakersfield. I dunno that's just my opinion.

[bobdude123acdc]

thats where im from!!!!

[sledpunk913]

i was at this show, it was awesome, i also saw them play this song in vegas but they called it VEGASVILLE

[SCman95]

bakersfield is awesome!!

[dorkynewkid]

dude...do you live in bakersfield? cuz i do. it kinda sucks

[SCman95]

yea i live in bako, but it is cool cuz we are close to Vegas LA and Fresno!! otherwise yea it does suck!!

[dorkynewkid]

what part of town? im over by east hills

[tito810]

i live in fresno, i only been to bakersfield a handful of times.

[lostcauselocos]

buck owens does a great song abou bakersfield too called streets of bakersfeild

[pills5445]

gotta love it born and raised in orange county ca but now i call bakersfield home

[socialdhottie]

I absolutely love this song! i wish they had this on a record. Mike ness is so friggin gorgeous!

[pardner50]

I have this on a record! (a vinyl record) it's part of a set of records that were put together from some German record company! It sounds even better on vinyl !!!

[greasertom]

serioisly?! a studio recording of social d doing it? How did you score that?

[nicks93kblazer]

I've lived in worse places...

[senorcardgage678]

conservative

uneducated

HORRIBLE air quality

[muertum]

Yes

[SCman95]

senorcardgage678 we rn't uneducated, if u think we r, then u must be!!

[KERNCOUNTYSMOSTHATED]

God bless Bakersfield and all the hard livin Okies through out the Valley.

[louielogs]

so I ask myself.."Hey Mike..."

I love him

[Patsull55]

two words.... Buck Owens

[longbowsandsixgunns]

have to say that was my first thought also social d kicks ass

[greasertom]

i second that

[pills5445]

got to love this song not much to do in bakersfield though

[Einkaufstuete]

well, I don't know anything about Bakersfield but if Mike Ness dedicates a song to it it's gotta be a cool place :)

[usctrojans666]

the only good thing about bakersfield is youre only about 45 minutes from home when youre going through there!

[usctrojans666]

my bad thats barstow im thinking of, bakersfield sucks even more

[Devilockjesus]

Bakersfield IS a hick town. I hate living here in OILDALE BAKERSFIELD SUCKS!

[glennbo76]

Ericenders- The same for me... I got into them in 1988 when Prision Bound came out and never looked at rock and roll the same ever since. The current line-up is the best it has ever been and the musical talent is at it's peak with them. Jonny "Two Bags" is one of the best things that has ever happened to the band along with Charlie Q., Brent Harding, and Danny McGough. Dennis was not a great guitarist by any means, but a great guy. RIP.

[ericenders]

well shit, he was a better guitarist then Johnny 2 bags could ever be, plus he had showman ship on stage, he really got into the show. 2 bags, most of the time just stands there and maybe jumps up and down and sways a bit.....not enough action if youre gonna be a SD guitarist.

Just my 2 cents bud.

[glennbo76]

Great song... Man this rock and roll band just keeps getting better and better every new song that they write. Cannot wait to heat this one on the new record...

[ericenders]

no shit, aint that the truth. This next album may be the best yet!

[glennbo76]

Yes, sir, this band just keeps getting better and better with every record that they do. Just when you think that they can't get any better they always step it up and even surprise themselves!

[ericenders]

I got into them back in 89. First song I heard from them was Prison Bound and I was floored. I got into their early punk stuff first and was really into it, then when SBHAH came out, I was thought my god this band is amazing, they have such talent and unique sound and its been them for my fave. band ever since! I love the current lineup, except the band hasnt been the same since Dennis passed on....but Johhny "2 bags" is still pretty damn cool.

[yuomaa]

I was there!!!

[Lunatic4Bizcas]

Bakersfield is a great place to live, but boy can it get pretty damn hot! For example this very night, it is 90 degrees at 10 PM. Aside from the heat, Bakersfield is one of the hardest places out there and we don't take bull from outsiders coming to our town thinking that Bakersfield is a hick town or for some reason they think they are better, because they are from a bigger well known city.

[pardner50]

Cant wait for the hotrod reunion in october so I can get back to bakersfield. (famoso dragstrip).

[pardner50]

This song is so fuckin good!!!!!!!!!

[PerlRosa07]

Hey i live in Bakersfield it's pretty gay but still it's my hometown and theirs really cool people here

[LySTER138]

Yeah The Next day They Played Stockton, Yeeep I Was At The Stockton Show Haha

[redskins5605]

Man can I relate to this song. I got a speeding ticket going 105mph through Bakersfield and had to spend 2 nights there going to court. It SUCKED!!!! I never want to go back.

By the way Buck Owens has a great song called Streets of Bakersfield that's really cool.

[blue67joey]

dont blame bakersfield cuz ur a dumbass doin 105

[redskins5605]

I don't blame Bakersfield for my actions. I just never would have realized what an armpit of a town it was if not for them. My Dad say's before the interstate it was a happing little place. But sadly those days are long gone. All I can say is I'll never spend another night there as long as I live if I can help it. ;-)

[redskins5605]

I don't blame Bakersfield for my actions. I just never would have realized what an armpit of a town it was if not for them. My Dad say's before the interstate it was a happing little place. But sadly those days are long gone. All I can say is I'll never spend another night there as long as I live if I can help it. ;-)

[bassinface]

Bakersfield is hard

[hboc91]

nobody wants to be stuck in bakersfield. poor mike

[thedkuke]

is this a cover song?

[gudrunschyman]

nope..

[thedkuke]

what a tard ^^^

[kingjoey1974]

I never lived in Bakersfield asshat. Apparently you went to CA public schools because you don't read well or you would have caught that in the previous posts ;)

[billdank55]

kingjoey left bakersfield because he was tired of getting his ass kicked and feeling like a pussy, so he went were little bitchy attitudes are more accepted.

[kingjoey1974]

BTW, I grew up in San Bernardino and have a lot of family in Bakersfield, so I'm not talking out my ass here.

[Einkaufstuete]

Wow, I grew / I'm groing up in Germany and don't know any fuck about bakersfield ^^

[kingjoey1974]

Keep drinking the Kool-Aid folks, CA needs new suckers to come buy overpriced homes, suck up smoggy air, and get run off the road by drunk celebrities. California is a fucked up place with a bunch of ignorant, pretentious people who are financed up to their eyeballs trying to keep up the "California Dreamin'" lifestyle. AZ has those same assholes in Scottsdale, they make $50K a year and have a house a car payment that eat that up, but at least they can look like they have money ;)

[billdank55]

all you "hardasses" dont know shit about bakersfield, if you think you're so much fucking better than us why dont you come down to my neck of the woods and see how fast you get your balls fed to you. pussies.

[jd4286]

Born and raised in Southern California, been around the country, wouldn't live anywhere else. Sure it's got it's issues, and sometimes I wonder why I love it so much. When that happens all I have to do is drive on PCH through Malibu or on Mulholland dr. and it's pretty easy to remember

[kingjoey1974]

I'm wagering that "Miserable Death" is probably some 14yr old poser from Nebraska. The only people that truly "like" California are people who either believe what they see in movies or are drinking the environmentalist Kool-Aid and enjoy wearing Birkenstocks, smoking pot, and hanging out in the Castro District in San Francisco. Everyone else "tolerates" living in California. Its a crime-ridden state with an obnoxiously high cost of living, congested freeways, and smog thick enough to taste :(

[MiserableDeath]

sorry Queen Joey, born, raised and living in SoCA... I was actually replying to the peckerhead KKK guy who obviously has gotten his ass kicked down here for being a douche and is still angry about it. But since you got a problem you can go ahead and pretend you know what CA is about.. just stay away from us with your whining.

[Lemaster2316]

really, cuz I grew up in bakersfield till I was 17. I think it's the greatest place on earth. I dont wear berkinstocks, I do smoke pot, and Don't wanna go to castro street. and maby the poloution is bad but fuck it, that just makes my lungs more hardcore than yours. so just go hang before you knock it. Plus we really do have the best pot.

[kingjoey1974]

California sucks. I was born and raised there. You don't realize how messed up the place is until you live somewhere else for awhile. For a state with so many laws, environmental regs, and gun bans, they have the highest crime, the worst pollution, and the most shootings. The state is the biggest form of hypocrisy. Its a beautiful place ruined by politicians, Hollywood, and ignorant morons that yell "Yeah California" in concerts because they are fucktards who can't think on their own.

[scld1354]

I currently live in SoCal, and I think it's a shit hole... I can't wait to get out.

[KKKn50cal]

Calif is fuckkked up due to the illegals.

Every other person can hardly wait to leave Calif. Oh and let us not forget the fuckkking liberals.

[MiserableDeath]

haha listen to these fucking nancy boy sissies crying about CA... good riddance you weak ass punks, i bet wherever you end up you're gonna try to act all bad ass but in reality you know you aint shit cuz you couldnt even hang in CA... adios muthafuckas..

[ajcsurf]

You think a lot of these "rules and regulations" could be in effect because of all the problems "fucktard"? Don't get me wrong a lot of legislation with CA is fucked and that is whole nuther problem with the gap between science, policy, and the general public.

As for your "tolerating" CA I am completely fine living in areas within driving distance of Morro Bay, Big Sur, Tahoe, the Delta, becuase you will never find areas like that anywhere else in the world, unless you go to chile.

[berettablowjobII]

california is awesome thats why they give a shit.dickbrain.

[infiniteincongruence]

To hell with douchebags that say "Yeah! California!!"

...who gives a shit?

[Stormwysper]

You must have since you took time of your obiviously busy life to make a dipshit comment.

[ericenders]

yeah, if the new album sounds anything like this, it very well may end up their best. Gotta love an old school band that does things their way and can still make it happen for themselves. Im sure Mike is no millionaire, but I respect him even more cuz of that alone!

[pardner50]

beleive me ,mike is well over a millionaire

[ericenders]

I seriously doubt that, this band has had to work its way in from the ground up, theyve only had one gold record and I would say the only "big" money they make is off of touring.

[berettablowjob]

^^haha are you fucking joking?^^hahaha

even though their playing like twenty five nights in hollywood this month,,,,they make MILLIONS from their CDs.

[ericenders]

well, at least we can all agree that the music is outstanding!

[ertony21]

first of all retard, have you NO education about the music industry? they dont make MILLIONS off CDs. Bands make about 8 cents per CD sold after management, record companies, publishers, lawyers, taxes, recording costs, packaging etc etc (i can go on).

[ertony21]

They make their money off TOURING which social d does plenty of. to top it off, they SELL OUT nearly EVERY show. Wether they have had to struggle for 2398293823 years or not...Thats 29382938 years of making MONEY. Im sure he has already topped a mil easy. He's been in this game a long time, im sure he does a little investing after all these years. Saw them 2 nights ago in anaheim..he's sporting some FAT diamond rings now ;) :) kids... *sigh*

[johnnyy99]

You've made too much sense, you should be banned from you tube.

[berettablowjob]

thank you so much for uploading this.

[Einkaufstuete]

at 4:48 - "Yeah California.. ohh" x)

[sealbass]

does anyone one know anything about the release of the new album?? This song I feel is the best yet

[kamelrov]

I can't wait for the new album, this song is so fucking good.

[pardner50]

BAD ASS SONG !!!!!!!!!!!

[pardner50]

this is great stuff lets just hope mike and the boys get this new album out faster than they got out the last one,just cant get enough of it

[Einkaufstuete]

yeah, don't wanna wait another five years :(

[pardner50]

it is obvious that mike is going towards blues in older age and i just want to say i FUCKIN love it this slow stuff is just perfect with his lyrics

[Wami00]

i dont know about that. Sex, Love and Rock and Roll had some fast, punky songs and some slower bluesy ones. But that's the way it's always been pretty much since Prison Bound.

[pardner50]

ya but the fast ones on sex, love &rr arent fast compared to the white light album with exception of reach for the sky.i also have a live show from last year which has 2 new songs on it and they are both slow and very bluesy.one is called so cal blues and the other is a diamond in the ruff,dnt matter i love it all

[Wami00]

true. It's all great. I think Live Before You Die was the fastest on SL&RR and was their fastest in a long time.

[dainbramage]

The spoken part is amazing...

[supersucker15]

Another amazing tune from Social D. I cant wait for the new album.

[MarthaLikesDinosaurs]

wow.

i live in bako.

& it sucks.

but owell.

we have good shows here.

=]

[jasonpatrick78]

I've seen Social D live three times, they f**king rock every time. Best live show I've ever seen.Must see!

[Wami00]

this song is just god. Can't believe it's been like 30 years and Mike has never lost a step in his song-writing. Hope the spoken part is on the CD when it comes out.

[sealbass]

cant wait for the crew on the 29 in NH!!I hope they play this!!!

[nomansfriend]

this is great!!!!

[solitairecheater]

this is GOOD!

[bryangharwood]

yeah im from bako 2 it sux ass hole! but social d is stoppin by in july!!!

[dperlowitz]

anyone have any videos of the other new song - Diamond In The Rough?

[Fremont85]

I can't think of another song that I could relate to more. I ended up in bakersfield after shitty choices. Mike really knows how to crack a hardend soul.

[pstlpknmama]

i cant get over this song. its amazing!! so is mike ness<333333 CANT WAIT FOR THEIR NEW CD WITH THIS SONG ON IT<333

[hookahs1]

I went to this show RedRocks is fn' awesome

[gallowshill]

Love this Song! Hope to see this tune on cd soon. I think this is my favorite Social "D" Tune....

GOD BLESS...

[ImmortalFury5050]

Awesome!! Awesome !! Awesome!!! This song Rocks! If it's on next Album I'm buying for sure. Social D.. Still Rocks out hard...

[rambler1945]

and F also in the chorus

[rambler1945]

its not G C D its just G and C with a little lead part!

[lalur420]

trust me im from bakersfield it fuckin sux ass

[bkg990]

I was there&hearts;

[Berto182]

I love when they play this live cuz Mike talks about how much he fucking hates bakersfield..

[sickboy99]

Damn, I Love This Song. Best Band In The World.

[jsal178]

That is such an awsome song! Does anyone know the chords to this one?

[sioux06145]

Capo the first fret and he pretty much sticks with G D C in different combinations. Pretty simple song but it's Social D, so it kicks ass

[phobia99]

I'm seeing them October 19th, 20th, and 21st in Philly. They better play this one.

[electricrodeo]

cant wait to see this one live, Social D is the greatest rock n roll band of all time, and Mike Ness is GOD

[rontink13]

i totally agree 100%!

[mistressice]

i was backstage right while they where playing thier set and that song was the best one

[sickboy99]

I Was At This Show... Best Social D Concert Ever.

Thanx For The Vids.

[dred363]

bakersfield sucks balls

wtf, are they from here or what?

[jsully9]

I guess New York-New York sucks because Frank Sinatra is from Hoboken.

[jsully9]

They sound great LIVE.

[zowietown]

Thanks from Bakersfield's Paperback Writer blog.

www.nlbelardes.com

[sanders100]

I'm from Bakersfield...

and I love Social D!

[mentoburu]

"Stranded here in Bakersfield!!"

It's featured on a real Bakersfield website:

WWW.BAKOTOPIA.COM

Viva Le' Bakers!!

[MX4Life661]

Man. As much as this isn't a bad song, I would really like to see them put out more songs like the ones on White Light, White Heat, White Trash. That was their most stunning album, IMO.

[Punkrocker9143]

Brings Back Some Good Memorys from Shows Earlier this Year....i hope this is on the greatest hits cd...

[phobia99]

Wow, I hope this song is an indication as to how great the next album will be. It's in the vein of the slower "Sex, Love, and Rock n' Roll" songs.

"That big ol' California king size bed"

[dead50skitty]

Awesome! I wanted to hear this when I first heard they were singing this live! Social D is the best....

[cbojanower]

Thanks a lot. Saw them sing this in SLC, and wanted to hear it again

[deadliner]

Awesome, just awesome.... thanks again....