Belly - Feed the Tree (Official Video)

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1993's 'Feed The Tree' comes from Belly's debut 'Star' and was their third single (4ad.com/release...)
Belly were formed by Tanya Donelly (when she'd left Throwing Muses and The Breeders), alongside the Gorman brothers Tom and Chris. Bass on this track comes from former Muses bassist Fred Abong - though he had left the band to be replaced by Gail Greenwood - neither feature on this video.
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[@Ciclopea2]

That early 90's sound, immediately takes you back, love it.

[@docsavage8640]

No. If you didn't know the year this was released there's nothing about it that identifies it. It's not like early '80s synths or bad '90s drum machines.

[@jackspratt44]

Yeah now everything sucks... Literally it tries to suck out your soul.

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

huhuha Yea. Takes me right back. Uhhh-hahaha 😁

[@Ciclopea2]

@@SlippinnnJimmy

[@TheTrouserPuppetsOfficial]

😂😂😂😂😂​@@docsavage8640

[@WolfPrideProductions]

Soooo the Bassist....was my Theology Professor in college. I had no idea, he said "Hi all, I'm Fred Abong, you can call me Abong, or Prof or both, and I like to play bass" PROF. ABONG THAT WAS AN UNDERSTATEMENT OMG Honestly though, one my favorite profs ever, he would send us funny cat videos when exams came up to help with stress lol.

[@baileyw6782]

Amazing

[@ronny-2112]

Happy 30th anniversary to Star by Belly, a wonderful debut album. Back when 4AD were the real alternative music. ❤️

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Hiya 😂

[@seanmcnally4818]

My oldest brother bought this album when it came out back in 1993. I was about 11 at the time, this song stood out.

[@ronny-2112]

@@seanmcnally4818 Hello, nice memory. I still have the first two CDs "Star" (1993) and "King" (1995), bought them back in the 90's with other 4AD albums from Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil, Pixies, The Breeders, Throwing Muses, The Wolfgang Press, A.K. Kane, and Ultra Vivid Scene.

[@georgesaintpauluriarte7220]

Tanya, the Goddess of the early 90s

[@stevecelestino7352]

I used to listen to this record on my walkman in the dark riding the bus to school. Flipping from side A to B at the same place every day. One of the records that contributed to saving my life thank you Tanya and Belly

[@elizabethbennet4791]

yeah ..thank god we got out..now we have to deal with SJWs and pandemics and pedophile billionaires ...life is still so, so much better now lol

[@BrongaeneGriffin]

Same, made the bus so much more tolerable.

[@Jabberstax]

People nowadays don't know the pleasure of flipping a cassette or putting new batteries in your Walkman.

[@grlwithgills]

by far my favorite song from the 90s this decade was an absolute farm of just great music and this song just represents it so well and i will never get tired of it

[@baileyw6782]

If you’re not watching “YellowJackets,” ‘Gepetto’ was featured in last night’s episode to great effect.

[@jackspratt44]

Yeah now all the music is just pure trash. If you can even call it music..... Rock is dead... It grew sick in the late 90's and died and nobody was paying attention.... It even had to dig it's own hole and burry itself.

[@frangarcia7774]

Fantastic song and fantastic record. Still sounds as great as the first day

[@joelewishenry7886]

Met them back stage in the dress room SDSU '93. Tanya was sweet to us. I miss the 90’s. I miss this times...

[@WHJeffB]

Me too!

[@buffaloseven5746]

Just re-discovered this song after not hearing it for 10+ years. Brilliant tune...an all time favourite.

[@FeliciaKiwi]

This has been one if my favorite songs most of my life. I've listened to it regularly over the last 25 years, but never really understood the lyrics til today while doing some genealogy. Now I can't stop thinking about it.

[@32braveheart]

"This old man I used to be" is her grandfather? Or "the tree" is her family tree?

[@btwarner2124]

I'm about the same. I lived in Seattle from 91/94 when they were really popular with so many other bands. They are still one of my favorites. I don't k ow what the song means. I have thought about it for so many years. Low Red Moon is another song that gets me thinking.

[@indianikit741]

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[@gabrielphelps1555]

Those days one does be reminded how I had this insatiable crush on Tanya lol Still their songs do stand up very well 25 years later.

[@tonymaher3034]

Thank you for reminding me about Belly

[@dominicrios]

i was in a road band and we were driving across Tennessee at about 2 or 3 in the a.m . and this song came on the radio, and it was perfect for that moment. you had to be there...

[@eemoogee160]

Going to see Belly in concert tomorrow!

[@zimbag]

The sweet-sad sound of the early alternative 90's. I have this on repeat.

[@Dulcimerist]

This is currently the #1 song in Portland, Oregon.

[@lemurianchick]

It only took them 23 years. All that weed makes time go slowwwwww.....😂

[@ReDefighter]

Hells yeah, Portland ftw xD

[@markseyfried]

The 1990's never left Portland.

[@electrojones]

Hahahaha! LIKE ON THE SHOW! HAHAHA! Eh.

[@belleofkilronan8565]

Gay god bless Portland, OR

[@geoffreyplasier2796]

Wish I could live in 1994 forever

[@punkgrl7991]

Me too! 😢

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

Thanks for uploading the complete video... still one of the best video's & songs EVER... a TIMELESS CLASSIC... thanks for signing Tanya & Belly 4AD... the world is grateful! This is what happens when the artist dedicates themselves to making the video as great & enduring a work of art as much as the making of the song... those were the good old days... we had a real pop in our step back then... let's bring those days back again... thanks 4AD!

[@hidektol]

Once again two decades pass before seeing the video of a song I adore. :)

[@ronrice1931]

Truly a great song.

[@seandonegan4578]

CGORMS.....Can't believe you guys are getting back together. Awesome!!!! Gonna take my daughter and let her hear some REAL music!!!! See you soon.

[@JuanPabloSelvaje]

+Sean Donegan WHAT?! That's great!

[@gebobs]

Saw Belly a few times in Buffalo and Cleveland during the 90's. They're part of the reason I have perpetual tinnitus. Was worth it. Looking forward to the new album in May '18.

[@scotmarq]

Tonya is a brilliant artist!!!!!

[@RaeZoladawn777]

this song should be an anthem ....good job where are they now Love this song !!!!

[@MarcoVenosta]

Always loved this song.. and the album too..

[@Capgungoesbang]

This is one of my all time favorite songs.

[@lkgrave4959]

The guitars on this song basically summed up the 90's sound for me. That and Tanya rocking a black leather coat.

[@stevecelestino7352]

The drummers haircut is 90s only too!

[@DavidDatura]

lkgrave Filming stuff in the woods is also a very early 90s trait - Twin Peeks, Northern Exposure, TPoTUSoA's Peaches etc...

[@mikemcmo]

+David Datura Blair Witch project...

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

yes the contrast between LIGHT & DARKNESS, LIFE & DEATH, was a really really excellent video & song then... its universal appeal of the message & taking the video into the realm of art will allow this work to endure forever... we feed on the fishes & then they feed on us- CELEBRATE LIFE- it is VALUABLE

[@guitarslinger213]

I got the skating rink to play this at our skating party in grade school. back when this was a buzz clip.

[@markseyfried]

God I miss the 1990s. Wish I appreciated them at the time.

[@miked3168]

Mark Skeeter 80s were so much better... Truly had all the great bands and a lot more innovation

[@luizahm]

Appreciate them now! Never is too late for that... this song reminds me so much of my brother. He used to play it on his guitar and me singing it... oh how I love it! Good times and lovely memories! 💜

[@adrianesouthard8205]

underrated. still love and talk about the group

[@michaelcera9282]

Wow old memories on this one!! Great song

[@jenniferreynolds1565]

Danced with Tanya After one of their shows, she’s a tiny thing, I really miss that band, that era

[@melissajacobi]

This is an earworm song! Meant as a compliment.

[@antonhaq3503]

What a great song.

[@williamgoldrick2341]

love it it makes me want to dance with the trees belly is fantastic the bass player is awesome

[@slapiro]

I bought this album in 1994. Wow. Just found this.

[@dougl1469]

That whole album Belly - Star is good.

[@EddieMay]

Going to see them tonight in Nottingham!

[@TomMannCenturia]

Were they any good? Loved them back in the 90s.

[@girishzambre6378]

Just .... gorgeous.

[@aprtuned75]

I worked for flite snowboards and got to meet and hang out with them amazing

[@billsmith-rq7ki]

I sold heroin, we all nodded on my back porch

[@rickpawlaczyk4597]

I remember when this record came out. It was such a huge deal. I had been in love with Tanya for some time. The prettiest girl in Ohio bought that record too.

[@johndoran1754]

Very under rated.

[@ΧρήστοςΣαββίδης-η6σ]

This brilliant band ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jys117]

my early adolescence. MTV2. presented by matt pinfield. ah the memories

[@davidjacob5828]

Belly is the greatest American band ever!

[@thomasfritz6425]

I remember it well it was New Years eve and i along with two friends were partying at the Hard Rock in HollyWood back when life was fun.

[@tmcboston1]

GREAT poetry!

[@Olegzyan]

The Lonely Rocker digs this kinda music!

[@dereklong801]

I do wish Tanya had stayed in the Breeders. Kim + Tanya = awesome. Pod is still their best album.

[@alancornelius1ghf]

Brilliant.

[@unrealog]

"Rock Band" brought me here Really like this song :3

[@flaviuscountry]

90s were awesome... Eve

[@somialoves]

Belly Forever

[@charlotte_sometimes_1]

Ah Tanya - beautiful melodies & such a fab lyricist “This little squirrel I used to be slammed her bike down the stairs They put silver where her teeth had been Baby silver tooth she grins and grins”

[@mrh3894]

I remember this when I was a kid

[@eduardobracamontealvarez1959]

great

[@2hardbackrub743]

Great song, should be in every classic 90's line up! What's Gorman playing? A Gibson ES-125?

[@amnril]

Like a radio station friendly version of a Throwing Muses song.

[@micahb2627]

All this and more....

[@heathermorton254]

Happy birthday 🎈

[@staggerlee6794]

Jangly guitar indie pop excellence!!!

[@williamreilly3172]

See you guys this Thursday...wTMD Concert

[@pipomaggi]

more belly pls

[@Jabberstax]

How fucking good were this band!

[@WaxedClassics]

classic...

[@TheTrouserPuppetsOfficial]

LOVE

[@healngwithhopeandempathy]

This is still awesome 👍 and my favorite song by belly 💖🙏🌠❤️‍🩹

[@nomatt33]

tanya donelly!!!

[@randikantor1527]

We Listened to CD Back than They Rocked

[@olivier974100]

Bellyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

[@CreativeTaylor]

my highschool soundtrack

[@boyinthepenaltybox]

All my love Paul

[@ScaryMan68]

I love Belly. Sj

[@coppedgelisa2771]

I Miss you Roc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(

[@erickobreros623]

es un buen tema

[@maryfeagansevansrhoads5928]

Isaiah 61:1-3

[@rhythmjones]

White shirt, Hair-up Tanya and Leather Jacket Hair-down Tanya are having a conversation in this video.

[@rockandrollismylife]

This old man I used to be Spins around, around, around the tree Silver baby, come to me I'll only hurt you in my dreams

[@jaygilllan7574]

I saw them back in the day in portsmouth UK I think it was at the students union, they were good, but their support act blew them away with just one song. The Cranberries and Linger, everyone in the place just knew that song was a classic the moment it started.

[@gebobs]

Holy crap...whatcha gonna do when Dolores O'Riordan opens for ya? Hope to hell anyone bothers to stick around for the main act.

[@ronfai5357]

WawawswawaWa. Whippitts!!

[@launderground]

we miss tanya.

[@gebobs]

Miss no more. New album in May '18.

[@EddieMay]

Bliss

[@liminal18]

why did like all the big hit alternative rock songs come from groups formed from former groups?

[@rjlesch]

Andrew Jones Sometimes in your second marriage you learn not to repeat the mistakes from the first. 😁

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

One possibility is that people who do not sell out their artistic vision have a lot less reward in our inverted system so there is a lot of instability... Specifically in the case of Kim Deal & Tanya Donnelly... neither could get their songs onto their respective bands recordings... the Muses was Hersh's band & Tanya's- 'not too soon' was a real outlier for the song to straddle popularity & still offer up/comport to the darker side of relationships & the post modern apocalyptic decayed realism outlook that Hersh's darkly cynical vision requires for a song to be a muses song... In the case of Kim there may have been some misogynistic tendencies in the band leader of the pixies? I really don't know because I am just another fan... however if Kim is my bass player she is DEFINITELY getting her songs on the recordings... her song GIGANTIC was a HUGE HIT... so you would think that the band would have embraced her awesome chops & songwriting skills... it seems like the band was somewhat put out by having to perform the 'chicks' song?!!? At any rate when Kim & Tanya met they decided to take the world by storm & form Breeders... that is overtly a dig at NOT being taken seriously enough as songwriters & musicians... as if all they were good for was breeding... the deal was that after the initial album/CD... the 1st recording next would be of Kim''s songs & the 2nd recording next of Tanya's... here is where I circle back to my point above... because the Pixies was a guaranteed pay check & stable band situation that would allow Kim to do her own stuff as a sideline without risking leaving & then having nothing due to destitution- thus no gaining what she wanted by leaving the band in the 1st place... Kim decided to stay with the Pixies for their year long tour... hence Tanya pulled her song Gepetto off the Breeders contemplated 2nd recording (3rd album/CD overall)... and started Belly with the bassist from Muses & the Gorman Bros... after recording Feed the Tree the bassist quit music altogether & before Gail Greenwood entered the picture the video was created,,, so a lot of alternative bands were less stable due to financial punishment for staying true to their artistic vision, of course drugs & the fast lifestyle claimed its share of lives far too early & this also as usual created instability... when you'create' the manufactured pop it also doesn't matter if someone OD's since you can plug anyone in to continue... add another engineer & who could even tell... with bands that have a vision & integrity it is more of an 'ensemble' relationship & that takes time to develop & find a voice... an example of the heights this can be brought to I recommend the following for you: [kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKexgn-AZsR7h5I] This is an ensemble of virtuoso's who play period instruments: NO METAL OR PLASTIC... original bows & techniques... no conductor... they follow the ORIGINAL COMPOSERS sheet music WITH NOTATIONS FAITHFULLY & they play together a lot with all of them bringing their talent to the mix... if you watch that video & listen & then hear the buffoonery that passes as an interpretation of this work by others then you will appreciate the culture that the alt musicians of the 90's were aiming at... enjoy this IS the definitive Pachelbel canon in D Major... the piece is NOT an actual composition like BEETHOVEN, Mozart, Handle or Papa Bach would produce with its clever structural transmutations etc... this is ONE PHRASE... and yet by utilizing texture, pacing, and the ensemble 'choral' approach to virtuoso musicians all masters of their instruments... it is a TOWERING edifice of the Baroque enduring in popularity AND soaring in ambition: to wit if you were to ask someone what was it aside from his virtuosity on the piano that made Mozart what some consider (not me) the greatest composer ever... they will probably state or draw a loci around the fundamental ingeniousness of his works that simple isn't something you can teach- Mozart was able to compose works such that the MAJOR KEYS & even chords & notes SOUNDED SAD... and the Minor- joyful... that is quite the feat considering most people such as myself NOT being a musician- determine what the key/note/chord is by whether it sounds HAPPY- MAJOR... OR SAD...MINOR.... you can't teach that- its impossible... LONG before the master Mozart... listen... Pachelbel canon in D major is a full tilt excavation of the deepest regions of the tragic of the soul & yet in painting such a mournful soundscape... is their not unbounded joy & optimism within this piece... IT IS AN exploration of the human soul... in a simple phrase... so when these chicks nailed it... WOW its as if pachelbel himself taught them exactly what he envisioned... enjoy!

[@darrenmunday75]

I know every generation says "their decade" was the best but the 90s WERE the best dammit!

[@missile742]

Video made post Fred, pre Gail?

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

Correct

[@toniaguera2602]

sublim

[@niklakislakis6557]

4AD is not the same old one I used to know..things change..

[@Just1nHale]

The garbage-the ABSOLUTE over-produced garbage that is the 'music' today cannot even hold a candle to this song!

[@artmatt200]

I've found myself loving a song but finding the music video to it disappointing, but this is not one of those songs because this video is so creative

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

TOTALLY!

[@queerdeathmidwife2663]

SING ALONG YALL

[@SooziinCa]

Eventually we will all feed the tree 😂

[@jmsteingrim]

seeing them back in '95 at the Boathouse in Norfolk when Gail was the bassist. She was so intense made her so sexy and Tonya was so sweet making her so sexy! Great times!!!

[@themosh54]

I saw them at Trees in Dallas. There was a woman checking me out before the show and because I'm shy all I did was awkward smile at her. Then the show started and she was on stage playing bass. I had no idea it was her.

[@briandavis414]

Chevelle "the clincher", and parabola depict roots growing up. So I guess that would be reference to as above so below (as well as gravity?). Other than that my thoughts about this vid came as fast as they went. I'm not allowed to retain info for more than a couple secs. And NO it comes from my mind, you guys just take it away....

[@jennyriddle7238]

I shall become a 🌳 when I die.

[@davidb9036]

Yeah but don't leaf us anytime soon,... hahahhahahahaaa great joke :)

[@davidb9036]

pmsl lol

[@LizzBartley]

ahh heres the official video

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

yes I was getting tired of the truncated versions... this is a video that MUST be preserved in the SMITHSONIAN... no joke!

[@thomasfritz6425]

What happened too all the ladies of music ???

[@katiek7237]

she looks like a nymph or pretty fairyy

[@markedwayne1171]

Look, I lived in the Seattle area during all this tomfoolery. I heard plenty of STP, temple of the dog, Kurts band and my girlfriend bitching...'ow the 'el did I miss this shit. It's like morphine and candycanes in my ears.

[@marzipanbugg]

That's the best comment I've read all year.

[@labtob]

i remember MTV ran a promo featured a 5 or 6 second snippet of this song.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

We played the hell out of Star up in Bellingham, when I was a Viking at WWU; more so than all the grunge originating from 30 miles north of home. Guess we 'hamster transplants were different back then...

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

Tanya 4AD & Apache records were in massachusetts Tanya & her half sister Muses' Hersh- are from Rhode Island

[@WHJeffB]

@Ronald Ames Been watching this, Gepetto and Throwing Muses "Counting Backwards" a few times every day for the last two months! Both bands got a lot of air play back in the '90's on 95.5 WBRU out of Providence RI... Great "college" station to this day BTW...

[@frankpike3684]

If you enjoy this check out More Peas - Touch Me:)

[@erikstaub8162]

Throwing Muses & breeders lost the soul with Tanya leaving