Everclear "I Will Buy You A New Life"

Art Alexakis suffered through a troubled youth, beginning with his father walking out when Alexakis was a child. Financial hardships pushed his family into the slums of Los Angeles, where Alexakis fell to the lure of heavy drug use. During his teenage years, Alexakis was shuttled around the country between various family members (including a brief period in Houston living with his father's new family), but the drug addiction persisted. Eventually, Alexakis suffered a near-fatal cocaine overdose, which finally pushed him to clean up.

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[NYerintransit]

Takes me all the way back to 1999. That was one kick-ass summer.

[601randyg]

Where did this type of music get lost at?? I'm 32 and this shite is still jamming,... all this new music sucks.

[eastern8484]

Y'all who are sayin this is about buyin things it isn't didnt uhear about the welfare christmas the song is about is that he doesn't need all those things to Iove her buying a new life is what all the other rich people do u dumb fucks

[Rageofheavenandh]

I love this song, not as much as Father Of Mine, but still quite a bit. I showed this to some of the people at my Highschool before break, and they said" Sounds a bit dated, don't you think?" Wtf? Gonna play this during the talent show to put some people on the spot.

[sketchyj]

The song is trying to give credibility to the idea that you can buy someone's love with a house or a car. It says that if you want some hot model chick to really love you all you have to do is buy her nice stuff. And in reality there are many people out there that will "love" you as long as the money is rolling in. Ironic that Art declared bankruptcy in 2005.

[kottnmouthkween]

whoah. how do people not know who everclear is?!

[missvicious91]

Everclear is one of my favorite bands...someone told me my taste in music is dated and I told them music is like beauty, its all a matter of opinion...and his was wrong

[pearlmax]

What a whiny little bitch. Met him once at the movie theater where I worked, he was a complete asshole and chewed me out for walking up to him and BEGINNING to ask him a question. Cut me off and proceeded to lecture me about how I should approach people. First I need to introduce myself and say my name, second I need to ask him if I can ask him a question. Remember that Art?

[lizardbreath422]

@Thulgore

smh, angry youtubers

[4watchintube]

Everytime I see this I hope she will open the door.....

[MrAndrewjsuggitt]

I fucking love this song...

[magmargaddafi]

Wow, everyone bitching about this one song by a band that a lot of people don't know exist.

I seriously hope you guys don't do this.