The contemporary musicians could try to make the most elaborated and produced and scandalous videos but will never achieve such a magestic piece like this. Thank you for keepin the music real.
I've not listened to this for a few years as it was never really one of my favourites on the album for some reason. It's just hit me with an unexpected tide of emotion and nostalgia and now I'm honestly welling up a little. It reminds me of when this came out. It reminded me of when I was a teenager with long shaggy hair, baggy jeans and an obligatory band t-shirt. I reminds me skipping classes to get high with my friends and the early sexual encounters that I mistook for love. It reminds me of being in a band and spending my Saturdays hanging out in dusty rehearsal rooms that look remarkably like the one featured in this video. It reminds me of a time when I felt like my whole life was ahead of me, when everything was new and exciting whilst simultaneously moving through phases of crippling loneliness and insecurity; and each triumph or failure was amplified tenfold by a whirlwind of hormones. I'm a happier, better person now than I was back then; but I can't but yearn for those days. Music like this is a portal back to those sad, crazy, ecstatic, mundane times.
Looking back, I think this song greatly influenced my musical tastes. I believe I heard it when I was about 12. There seems to be a timeless quality to music that is so imminently emotional.