broken social scene-Anthems For A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl

[@swingandamiss5942]

13 years have passed when this video came out, I was 5 then but my sister was in middle school. Couple of years later she was in high school and faced so many problems with life, being with the wrong people. She told me one night where she was all alone and tears flowing that i was her reason to keep living, as much as we irritate each other youre my reason to live. Never will forget that, that was yeara ago now, now its 2018 and I'm a senior in highschool and my sister is doing alright. This song holds a special place to my heart as it shaped both my sister and I.

[@kaoufelapplidesphotos-chal5628]

I hope you are both fine.

[@Meggu]

If you've ever seen someone you care about change into something that you can't relate to any more, this is one of those songs that just hits the chord. Honestly.

[@patriciaddavis]

I remember when I was 11 and my sister was 17 and she would always listen to this in the car and I thought it was so beautiful. I'm 16 now and I still love it. She introduced me to so much wonderful music as a child.

[@robspunk]

you're 25 now

[@ww5912]

@@robspunk 12 years ago she was 16 now she would be around 28

[@isthisgary]

Hope your still is still solid m8.

[@indygon]

like this if the slow process by which the universe will eventually decay into total entropy brought you here or lorde, whatever

[@Caleb9849]

I liked because of the first option. I don't even know wtf "lorde" is, but apparently I'm the only one that doesn't.

[@kiafils5917]

I love and miss this Broken Social Scene so much!!!! I am happy to say that I got the opportunity of going up stage at a vancouver concert when I was 17 years old and dance with the whole BSS crew while they played almost crimes.

[@FukOffal]

they just made a new album

[@Jovenza2]

Oh Knives.

[@7cakemomma5]

Thisisarunonsongandilistentoiteverdayespeciallywhenihavetodoalotofthingsonlineanditjusthelpsmekeepmymomentum. Seriously, this song is one of those you cant get enough of. I love BSS

[@ybbhna62]

some song can break your heart so easily

[@guekman]

I' ve heard about Broken Social Scene, but i've never heard any song. 2 or 3 weeks ago i watched "Scott Pilgrim" (The movie, which i highly recomend) and then i downloaded the soundtrack of the film. I loaded the soundtrack into my mp3 and when this song was played i was on the street, walking to come back to my job and i nearly cried for the emotion. It has never happened to me before. When i got home i inmediatly searched whose that song. From this day on, i'm glad to have discovered this band

[@CreeToner]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in my life.. absolutely amazing.

[@murielglass]

i think it's actually someone's innocence talking to the adult version of her. "now you are gone got your makeup on and you're not coming back" and in "park that car drop that phone sleep on the floor think about me", she's saying to quit being such a grown-up and remember her innocence now and then. just my twocents though :)

[@mayhem424]

I can listen to this song over and over and never get tired of it

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Posted in 2005?! Holy shit! :O

[@Caj92185]

i love this song, it really cheers me up when im feeling down.

[@Saccarine]

3:21 That transition from "Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me" to "Park that car, drop that phone, park that car, drop that phone (Dream about me)." I fucking love it.

[@foxglovequeen]

The first time I heard this I cried. And now every time I hear it, I get chills.

[@xTheOxx]

Banjos and violins in indie rock, years before they became all the rage.

[@ShadyRonin]

this song is one of the saddest and also one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard... it can relate to so many things because its message is so simple.. and so touching and so true.

[@mrkeekee]

this could be an anthem for a 17 year old boy too (me), it doesn't matter which way. but yeah i'm a junior now and i'm listening to this alot lately. it makes you think about friends who have changed in drastic ways (sometimes scary/depressing ways) and the magical times you used to have. when you're turning more into adult and you're not just a newly turned teenager is another way of feeling this song

[@RefinedQualia]

crying.

[@bkimatab]

This is one of my favorite songs! I don't even know where I first heard it but when I did, I could've teared up because the lyrics are true in a way where you wish they weren't, just like reality.

[@rainofthewinter]

i can't believe how much i love this song, slightly eerie, but mystifying. You can't stop listening to it. So lovely

[@kitahsushi]

I had no idea this song had been around since 2005... I was 15 then. I only came across this song a couple years ago and never stopped listening to it. I wish I'd found it when I was 17.

[@MurkinMuffly]

its like hearing the voices of everybody thats ever been dumped. comforting

[@mitchx1812]

Quite possibly the most beautiful thing ever recorded. "bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash under my window..." I've got entirely too many memories tied into this song and every time I hear it I experience them all over again. The emotions conveyed in just over 4 minutes last an eternity.

[@MartinSweden]

Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that Now you're all gone Got your make-up on And you're not coming back Can't you come back? Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that Now you're all gone Got your make-up on And you're not coming back Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under my window Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me

[@WheresPoochie]

This video shows exactly what I picture when I listen to this song. Absolutely wonderful.

[@Amehtana1]

I saw these guys a couple months ago for the first time in a while and the girl they had singing this was unbelievably beautiful. It was nice to randomly hear this in Scott Pilgrim.

[@CrazyLikeAFoxDamnit]

This has been one of my favorite songs in the entire universe since I was in the 9th grade. I finally watched Scott Pilgrim yesterday, and as soon as I hear it playing I flipped my shit a little.

[@FrikFilmsProductions]

Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me ♥ Fucking love this song!

[@HexxuSz]

+FrikFilmsProductions you must be a girl

[@lostteen08]

Oh my god. I've been listening to this song for years, and I only found out now that Emily Haines sings in it! XD I love how in Canada all the indie bands and rocks bands collaborate with each other, it's really cool! XD

[@inevitablyROLO]

This song brings me to tears. It's sweet and sad and bittersweet memories surround it.

[@boomblind12]

to those of you who needed scott pilgrim to bring you here i feel sorry for you... you have been missing out for a long time.. seeing them live on friday play the best show anyone could ever ask for has brought me back here broken social scene is a life changer and I love them for it

[@lildrummercoop2007]

i found these guys way back 2003 just on a whim glad i still listen to definitely opened me the canadian indie scene

[@slimthugga34]

time and memories have made this bittersweet for me. makes me think of a girl i loved.

[@bornaballerina24]

this song is so simple, yet so powerful. i absolutly LOVE it =)

[@likelylike]

i love this song seriously, so simple but beautiful

[@MASRU404]

I listened to this when I was a 12 year old boy, Now I am a 19 year old boy...

[@iambiglucas]

i remember i found these guys my junior year of hs scrolling through my brothers iTunes, and im honestly glad i found them, every track out of you forgot it in people is just amazing... this and "pitter patter goes my heart" are unbeatable

[@lappy386]

Olly - they are both great albums. I got the new one first about six months ago...from that I started "pulling at the BSS sweater" so to speak, getting the recordings of the member's solo and side projects (Stars, Metric, Feist, Amy Millan, BSS Presents Kevin Drew, etc.) and have not been disappointed with any of it. Cheers!

[@Akatosh86]

bittersweet is the one word to describe this song. it is equally sad and happy indeed

[@umdesch4]

Saw the sneak preview of This Movie Is Broken last night. This song was definitely a highlight for me. Without giving it away, I'll say I loved the movie (as most of the audience seemed to) right up to the last 10 minutes or so, where you could audibly hear everyone there utter some variation of "aw man, no!" Otherwise one of the best experiences for making you feel like you really were at that show.

[@kyhughes1951]

woah can't believe i'm 17 and hearing this for the first time

[@Iwontsayveto]

This song isn't about a girl liking some boy. This is her right now singing to her adolescent self, in third person. As in, You used to be one of the rotten ones and enjoyed it at the time (and maybe still do), but now I'm a new person and can never go back. When she's saying 'dream about me', she means her 17-yr old self dreaming about what her future self would be like.

[@celestineciron5179]

birdgurhl wow, that’s beautiful. I thought it was about a girl singing about another girl.

[@charlenejean89]

This song makes me feel so happy and calm =] and even though theres not many lyrics, its brilliant

[@lynelhutz]

Beautifully filmed video that perfectly fits the song!

[@yoequin9]

This song makes me feel sad, then happy, and at the end, I just need to hear it again!

[@hannahmarco]

I remember listening to this song as a college student in Edmonton at the Power Plant. It was the most beautiful song I'd ever heard. Reminds me of love and longing. It reminds me of being a confused youth full of confusion and hope.

[@kerssica]

she takes "memories" with her, to her new life. But she'll forget about them, that's why she tells herself "Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor and dream about me" Dream about how you used to be. "Used to be one of the rotten ones" She probably used to be a street-smart kid, and now she's fake, has an office job, bleaches her teeth, talks trash, has a car and puts on loads of make-up like a mask. To hide her past I guess, it makes sense. Anyone agrees?

[@tothelove]

god, this song saved me winter of my sophomore year in high school. it's so beautiful.

[@arxsyn]

The video seems appropriate. The emotional nuance of this song is, I think, the sadness in leaving childhood behind and an attempt to make it last just a little bit longer. It can be hard to see an older friend excited at the prospect of "growing up" so to speak who is moving into a different phase in her life [figuratively+literally] and knowing that you can't share that with her. Again, the feeling of being left behind and the perhaps being forgotten in the process...

[@ghettoarcade]

Its almost eerie how much I can relate to this song, love BSS.

[@Naminegir]

I don't know about you guys but Scott Pilgrim brought me here. Like three years ago.

[@lover3140]

Me and my older sister were best friends when she was seventeen (She's five years older) and we did everything together. I couldn't imagine life without her. Well, she grew up, fell in love, now, she's twenty. She doesn't notice I'm even alive. When ever I listen to this song, I get tears in my eyes because, it reminds me of the better times. Now, she's all gone, she's got her makeup on and, I know, she's not coming back. I miss you Kourtney.

[@arielwithlove]

This is one of the best songs I've ever heard... :) It makes me smile

[@DarknessHowls]

I always forget about this song/band. Then I stumble upon them while shuffling my ipod or something and listen to this song a couple hundred times in a row before moving on, haha. Such a great song.

[@plaikate]

This song is one that nails the insecurities of teenage emotions. The innocence and the agony that it brings.

[@evemmaret]

as a 17 year-old girl, i can say that broken social scene nailed this one.

[@BigBrotherBlog]

Gotta love Stars (= Bravo Broken Social Scene, its sure a pleasure to grow up wiff this song. as i am a 14 year old, and i wanna thank my mother for teaching my good music, taking me to pixies, smashing pumpkins, arcade fire, modest mouse, feist, animal collective, and tegan sara concerts, and many many more. Thank you mom (=

[@beckylikestoedit]

really doesn't matter to me how many other people also appreciate a song. i'll listen to bss for as long as they keep making awesome music like this regardless of how much money they make and how many fans they gain.

[@OllyHutton]

Thank you! Most exhaustive advice I've ever got!

[@JazyVic]

one of my buds was wearing a broken social scene t-shirt and i went home and looked up this band and im in love :D

[@Lovbackan]

Broken social scene Is the best!!!! Love this song

[@MrDynamic44]

Man you have to admit it Scott Pilgrim is changing the world of gamer geekdom with reality and music :) LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN!!!

[@beasley1981]

i'm absolutely addicted to this song!!

[@TheDustyAlex]

It's awesome how the lyrics and title of the song describe the exact same scene from Scott Pilgrim after the Amp vs. Amp battle with the Katayanagi Twins when Scott is talking to Knives.

[@Akatosh86]

this video is an archaeological monument

[@Noodleydoo]

I feel the same way. This song captures that sweet, innocent romanticism that we all eventually grow out of, sad to say. This album, IMO, was the greatest record of the last ten years, followed closely by Silversun Pickups last record (the one with "Rusted Wheel").

[@tcampbell1314]

This song perfectly conveys EXACTLY the feelings i had at 17! 18 i had too much sense, 16 i was too innocent for all of this. but 17! those were the days of mad, crazy, passionate, sneaking over to each others house, 3 hour long calls at night, smiling all night cause u knew someone was thinking of you, pure, young, obsessive love! nowadays im 21, and the world is just to understandable and mature to experience this kind of heart racing love ever again.

[@ALPENTALBC]

i too love how you can tell when its emily singing. so bomb.

[@rachelbumbumbum]

This song and video both describe my life almost perfectly.

[@ddaanniikkaaa]

fell in love with this song a long time ago.. i forgot about it. and i watched scott pilgrim tonight and it brought me straight here.

[@brentisstatic]

haha.. stoned as hell in my bud's parked car is where i was introduced to this song and band for the first time.. been hooked ever since.

[@wemakeplans]

Oh, wow, just heard that for the first time... Might have to fall in love with this band.

[@dkakito]

Scott Pilgrim brought me here and I am PROUD of that... Movies are a GREAT way of getting people to listen to new things xD

[@alligirl1o]

i love this song i think ive listened to it about a hunderd times LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

[@kippycurly11]

love this song. heard it in an ellen page fan vid and fell in love.

[@MooseShiner]

this song is one of the brilliant ones, and I like it for that.

[@rio197]

beautiful beautiful beautiful. i'm just mesmerised by this music.

[@Infinitehope6]

This song does have a sort of quiet rain feel to it--I can see how it would be soothing to cry to. It kind of feels soothingly hopeful to me...not the lyrics so much but the tone is calming, I think.

[@pureecstasy]

so airy, so delicate, so innocent but packs a mean punch. love it!addictive song. they are coming to singapore!yes!

[@xmidsummersky]

it's kinda.. unusual, but also very poetic, and in some way very touching. i don't know whether to like it or not, since the muted voice takes a lot of touching feeling away, like the song is covered in blankets. altough that's probably the aspect that gives the certain moody feeling to the song. (sorry, i'm an analyser!) -- ended up actually liking it, because it got stuck in my head x3

[@ZLKeeper]

i'm HUNG OVER... huge toronto party + frosh week... and this song is BEYOND comforting. i feel better having just listened to it.

[@EvanEtrics]

that she does, and she does a fantastic job at it! i love metric to the death!! Stars and BSS too!!

[@MrFlacid1]

listening to broken social scene since I was in high school brought me here.

[@cliffburton333]

There was a time where my friends and I were all into this music and we all thought it was the greatest thing in the world. Now years have past and we've all moved on, man... life goes by too fast.

[@fishsquire]

This is pretty much the best song ever written.

[@bellona6356]

For some reason this song makes me feel so sad but good at the same time.

[@poly800rock]

no idea they had a video for this song, awesome!

[@lenacrowne]

best BSS song, really glad they were playing it during this year tour.. just missed emily or feist's voice

[@MRSmnc1]

amazing. love broken social scene.

[@AcE5EvA]

@Hamandchees3 I couldn't agree more. People who follow a 'scene', (gangsters/emo/metal/indie) rule out anything played on the radio, pretty much without any respect to the content of the song. I'll be honest, I love B.E.P. But that doesn't mean I can't love a bit of indie alternative on the side ;). Off topic, thanks for pointing me to that book, definitely going to give it a read sometime.

[@zkafel]

I can't believe this song is on Scott Pilgrim. I'm 27 years old and I used to listen to this when I was 18. Wow, brings back memories.

[@xxElzie04xx]

im starting to really like these type of songs now

[@asicum]

SNOWCAKE reminds me of the best time in my life. watching the movie during the wintertime, with my sweetheart, warm and cosy. now all that is gone. sad

[@MusicAsPainkillers]

this song is so angsty...i love it =)

[@aurisaurea]

in addition, this song seems to express the betrayal to one's self that is undergone with each shift from transitory [st]age to transitory [st]age.

[@Caj92185]

i found out about this band from their cover song in "Time Traveler's Wife" but thank u scott pilgram for reminding of this great song =)

[@ColdFusion]

@His7oricaL ZOMG!!! i literally slapped the person next to me in the movies cuz i was that excited when i heard it!

[@nekolux]

The best part about BSS songs are that because they have all the best indie groups coming together to write them. It's all incredibly original and awesome . The creativity is probably unmatched too. Except for radiohead i guess =P