Beat Happening - Black Candy

[@astrozoo]

Drummer standing up, guitarist sitting down--world turned over

[@AlbertoVO5]

Fausto Chavez Nice!

[@activity6394]

lol. thats the way Calvin likes it.

[@MichaelWilliams-fd7nj]

Revolutionary

[@mintyulip]

the ocean spray shirt, the really tight jeans and the look of apathy in their eyes while theyre barely even playing their instruments.. i love it all

[@dominicticinovic5663]

That "affected" look of apathy in their eyes, you mean?

[@subsamadhi4124]

very late 80s early 90s "we shop at thrift stores and are jaded"

[@haltonstoves119]

@@dominicticinovic5663 you're a genius.

[@haltonstoves119]

@@subsamadhi4124 you're so cool & perceptive

[@Rshields388]

This is a band who isn't afraid to be themselves and release their own music. That's why I love them. And Calvin Johnson is one tough dude... Don't let him fool you.

[@morgancatherwood5665]

This bands' enthusiasm is off the charts

[@zexion6vi]

the best drummer in the world

[@jeam89]

I don't even listen to punk music but I love this band. The reason is because they seem to be doing what they love doing, for the sake of doing it. They're being humble, and they're being themselves.

[@iowafilmdude22]

He's like the Jim Morrison of the 80's. Gotta love Calvin's contributions to music.

[@MrAnarchojoe]

Tim and Eric can try their damnedest, but you can't get more public access than this right here.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

The butter boy ain't got nothing on this.

[@folkstar82]

everything about this video rocks - the drummer's shirt, the singers hair, the kid that can barely play that sweet ass looking guitar. Thanks for the vid!

[@prettyrainbowz277]

really glad cranberry juice found a place in this song

[@MILLAHIGHLIFEYO]

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[@pipn9090]

ocean spray has farms southwest of olympia, near longbeach and aberdeen. I imagine that's where he got the shirt.

[@StraightPunkEdge93]

Calvin Johnson is a bit of a hero of mine. He started he's own label, he held the International Pop Underground Convention and he was in one of the best indie bands of all time.

[@diagonalpeople]

best cranberry juice advert ever

[@linoleumbored]

i love this song mainly because of calvin johnson's deadpan singing. it's amazing.

[@jackaslope]

everything about this is fucking hilarious oh my god i

[@TheSarahFishers]

that drummer's havin' a blast haha

[@BabsJohnson111]

omg calvin is so fabulous

[@blackmesainbound]

One of the greatest bands ever shame I only discovered them after they'd split. It's the fact they can't play that makes me like them they still had the guts to go out and do it these guys are punk in it's truest sense it aint about haircuts.

[@stringlarson1247]

I first saw BH around this time in San Francisco. Fan ever since.

[@cacaorocks]

my fav band

[@NocturnalPirate]

Beat Happening changed my life.

[@activity6394]

awesome.

[@sumirpprimus]

I just spoke with THE Calvin Johnston on the phone WOW i can die happy now.

[@dairyking887]

My favorite Olympia band!

[@Residualshanty]

so much energy

[@byronbenoit12]

This is the best band from Olympia

[@yasindemirel6090]

Nirvana 'Come As You Are' :) This band was one of the favorite bands of Cobain.

[@pipn9090]

this sounds like About a Girl, listen to 80's by Killing Joke if you wanna hear what come as you are.

[@sdp2708]

@@pipn9090 you are right

[@JonasPolsky]

T-shirt fit is legit

[@bgcreationz]

classic beat happening - the drummer is really going for it!

[@JacksonPolyp]

this performance is so iconic

[@steveasat2]

"Hipster" had been revived by the early '90s, when Spy Magazine used it to refer to various demimonde celebs...although actually it more accurately described Spy's staff and subscribers.

[@blazingsstar]

Yo what the fuck. I remember I stumbled across this video when I was super young and I was confused as shit. But I do remember I still thought it was kinda cool, and the ocean spray tshirt imagine stuck w me. Then I forgot about it altogether and grew up. Now I'm older and beat happening is my prob my favorite band and seeing this video again was toooo fucking real. It's like the universe brought me here

[@number7gracestreet]

pure bliss

[@lvodniza]

This is beautiful in its own way.

[@activity6394]

indeed indeed

[@kencummings953]

This could have been a public access studio somewhere. And yet it resounds.

[@devo83]

terrific they cant play

[@federationx]

Anybody watch TCTV Olympia in the late eighties/early nineties? Can we have some Roxx Joxx postings? My god, that was gold.

[@Rshields388]

yeah they are totally great!

[@dhill05]

Possibly the greatest song ever made

[@activity6394]

no doubt

[@brownybonnie]

love this guy

[@lisakharas6300]

jus so cool

[@park7854]

i love this

[@MrRedtick]

haha. gotta love the first close up shot of Calvin.

[@nervousperson]

my favorite!

[@Smartpilled]

My favorite video on YT

[@Residualshanty]

cheeky, cheeky

[@mabewa]

I love the way this band upsets close-minded people. They did it back in the day, and it seems like they are still doing it now!

[@activity6394]

Couldn't have put it better at all.

[@RentzLeinbach]

i wish you could still flip on the tv and see some bizarre public access show like this.

[@desolatesoul2304]

Indie at its finest. :p

[@activity6394]

I really couldn't agree more. I'm always like, "But is it Beat Happening?" lol

[@WachaDrop]

@robotnudist yes, he is tenor in this song, that's why i said that.

[@MrArieljp]

Genialosa!

[@waltloggins8578]

The riff sounds like About a girl

[@cloudsugar272]

Well, Kurt did have a tattoo of the lead singer's record company logo.

[@Rshields388]

They are the most original band in the world..I understand your opinion..you should check out Dub Narcotic Sound System or The Halo Benders..I think you would probably like them!! But Beat Happening is really good..listen to them more and you will grow to like them! Trust me!

[@wngbjngwwgk]

Sure. The other guy is Doug Martsch from Built to Spill (who is also responsible for most of the interesting guitarwork). I like the voice interplay. Cheers!

[@benjirichardshooper]

Love this band, at the time really quite unique, people forget nowerdays with all the C86 copycats around

[@SuperDeb889]

yeah he's the best drummer in the world! Once you know, he plays it'll be something!

[@anavrin91]

@macmintire1 i didnt notice it until i read your comment. but it is kind of similar. not just the intro but the rest as well.

[@patchsonic]

This is the best band in the world. For sure. Serious. Not joking.

[@kelechi_77]

I can't believe this was filmed in 1988 and not the 2000s, what the hell, the introversion and awkwardness feels so modern.

[@h20bleach77]

I want a beat happening shirt

[@kevmcarthur3837]

Anyone know the make and model of that guitar? it's lovely

[@Kotheimer]

The black archtop in this video looks very similar to this Silvertone on ebay. However, the guitar in the video could be a Harmony or a Kay: www.ebay.com/itm/Silvertone-Archtop-Acoustic-Guitar-Currently-Strung-Left-Handed-/161332465655?pt=Guitar&hash=item25902a0ff7

[@FooChowDump]

Also - They don't always look so reluctant and lethargic when they perform. This song calls for and creates a grim, downer mood laced with thick sexy syrup. I think their demeanor as a band is appropriate and adds to the performance.

[@callumleemkuil-schuerman8690]

intellectually I understand that this was filmed in 1988 but I cannot convince myself that it isn't 2007

[@ashamazon2262]

No bass. Very simple. This proves you don't need musicianship to make the music excellent.

[@gregordiezemann-io6zd]

1989❤😊

[@steveasat2]

My sister's got a rental house in Montesano, so there's actually a chance that I would be in that neck of the woods sometime. I really like the image of an Ocean Spray factory, but I'm pretty sure they use farms instead. I suppose a bottling plant counts as a factory, but it's nowhere as cool as a giant machine that spits out cranberries would be.

[@Jigsauce]

yeah

[@halperry]

Too much coffee for sure. Those boys are practically bouncing off the walls!

[@pipn9090]

LMAO

[@ashamazon2262]

There's a lady in the band!

[@zxy4076]

How do i find more footage of this performance I looked up the crashing through box set but nothing comes up besides listings for sale

[@Prettypekingese]

He needs more reverb on the mic, his voice has allot of personality.. its awesome 3

[@doctorsanchiz]

Tocan pocamadre,soy de mexico, y buscando musica de television personalities me los encontre por casualidad. De donde son? me recuerdan un poco a los violent femmes. Tienes musica de ellos? podriamos intercambiar, no? No mames, que gran descubrimiento hice hoy,presciento que tambien seran de mis favoritos.

[@WarpxD]

epic drumer

[@TheSickNeeds]

Wearing your own band shirt...this totally influenced Metallica.

[@TheSickNeeds]

oh my god.....didn't realize that I'd already viewed this video and was about to make this very same comment..... I may be in a rut but at least I'm consistent!

[@666lawnchair]

I strive for Calvin Johnson's confidence

[@AnthonySC213]

best hairstyle

[@surferdude420]

Anyone know the model of that guitar?

[@scruffyp9480]

I'm guessing they were really into the jesus and mary chain

[@datadonascimento]

thought the same thing

[@EyepopTheSailorMan]

Never thought of that! Bear in mind though that they'd established their shtick by somewhere around 1983.

[@j.frankparnell]

Well before the JMC

[@JamesWhite-os2wh]

Both were really into VU

[@cardigansarecool]

More into the Cramps probably

[@SethHesio]

So ahead of their fucking time.

[@FooChowDump]

This version is preferred by far over the album.

[@lisztomaniacgirl]

♥

[@halfcabdisaster7]

He reminds me of a not depessed unepileptic Ian Curtis, yay!

[@tonecot8932]

Sorry Tic Tok skateboaard guy, Beat Happening was doing Ocean Spray product placement decades ago.

[@linoleumbored]

i really want calvin johnson's shirt. he looks adorable here. the others looks pretty bored, but i think it goes well with the deadpan vibe of the song.

[@nickfanzo]

😍

[@lordpoee]

@steveasat2 Not sure he is wearing it for any reason...other than its ...a shirt.

[@thackernc]

I don't think there's anything ironic about it at all. These are good people, man.

[@TheUvatha]

Podrien aprendre a tocar!

[@chainthatdoor]

It's one of those Olympia Guy/Girls.

[@Residualshanty]

i checked out the album, a few of the songs are pretty neat,a couple not at all, im not sure if his voice really works with the back up singing that's in about every track of the album. great music though, thanks! :)

[@steveasat2]

Oh, I'm just funnin'. You don't often see brand names in music videos anymore. Just that lawyerly blur that always makes me wonder for a split-second whether I've got glaucoma.

[@NORMLduder]

never heard of that one at all

[@realshocks]

Silvertone archtop from Sears, I believe.

[@AlbertoVO5]

the dippy dawg fuckin-A

[@DeebauchOprah]

You should write music reviews

[@VERSECTOR]

2 0 2 4

[@realshocks]

I believe it's a Silvertone archtop acoustic

[@excepter]

Am I crazy or was Calvin holding up a David Lee Roth jacket at the beginning?

[@Residualshanty]

its amazing how you will still see people dressed and with the same personality. its been 25 years since. god damn hipsters.

[@andyhouston9836]

It's performance art. Thanks!

[@2313Productions]

Pearl Jam once did a cover version of this when they played the Gene Peak Arena in McBean, Ga. Eddie introduced it as, "Here's a song about eating s*%t"

[@activity6394]

gonna try to find that cover now.

[@andreave721]

I'm into oldschool postpunk, oldschool industrial, synthwave and yeah, also the infamous italodisco - so obviously this it's not my thing at all - i don't find this band annoying though, I think i will investigate more about them... I'm pointing out that it's not annoying bc i'm well aware of the influence of this band over whole genres that i cannt stand. It's not overrated as the pissed off Fugazi fanboy says here ... it's just another genre, nothing to do with Fugazi (quite awesome band) Throwing stuff on stage is extremely rude - usually smelly punks do that.

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Got any recommendations?

[@arabhorseband]

Listen all the way through? 'Ponytail' - what's your take on that love song?

[@morgancatherwood5665]

Proof that anyone can make music - and should! You don't just have to be a rapper, kids

[@G0THS]

wholesome comment, calvin johnson went on to be a great artist as well. (not that this isnt great)