CAMERA OBSCURA - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken [Official]

[@Erlendkrantz]

Funfact: This song is her answer to Lloyd Coles song from 1984: Are you ready to get heartbroken. He was humble when she informed him about it.

[@carlosblake195]

I didn´t know that man, thanks for the info.

[@huesos_azules]

uhmm actually this information is false, lloyd cole and the commotions have no song by such name

[@Erlendkrantz]

@@huesos_azules you better Google it. I grew up in 80s and i have this song on a vinyl record. I found it on iTunes as well. Maybe you should change Your view of life. Cause you didnt find it doesnt mean that it dont excist.

[@Erlendkrantz]

@@huesos_azules you are obviously confused. The song is no 10 on Lloyd Coles album Rattlesnakes, from 1984. I also heard an intervju with Lloyd Cole after the release of Camera Obscuras song Lloyd, Im ready to be heartbroken and he was a bit proud of that. All this is facts. So go on with Your own theories, but Keep me and Lloyd Cole out of it. Case closed.

[@Erlendkrantz]

@@huesos_azules well patience is no 9 on my record, and no 10 is the one mentioned.

[@duno6552]

It's 7pm on a Saturday night. The world is out having fun and getting ready to start their night. Meanwhile, I'm stuck at a Kroger working even after having already worked for 10 hours and my shift ends at 11pm. And even though in the moment I feel miserable, this song is playing, and life is actually great. Good times

[@nomanmcshmoo8640]

I'd like the algorithm to tell me why the heck it took 15 DAMN YEARS for this to be recommended to me!!!!!!

[@darrinsiberia]

it's cuz they recently released a new album and probably their label agent whoever started investing money in promoting their music again so fresh clicks having chain effect boosting all their other stuff. yours truly, (algorithms spokesman)

[@loupblanc9kai507]

Better late than never!!!!! 😆

[@jakecraycraft2123]

Greatest band ever

[@EliFrancisco-rj2wc]

I am enjoying this beautiful song today on 30/12/2023 The first one I heard was in 2013.

[@rivenadeshizzle]

I just discovered this song in 2020. While in quarantine. How could I have missed this song for 14 years?! Love it so much!

[@kirstron2390]

Me too!!! I love the memories that flood my mind hearing it!!! 💕

[@evie3305]

so good to hear others are still finding it!!

[@adrianaleman9062]

you are late to the party but the party ain't over yet.

[@leebloid]

Have a listen to all the other tracks, they are all superb. This was the first one I heard about 8 years ago. Enjoy :) :)

[@sonial1839]

I remember when it came out, sucha beautiful time of my life.

[@mojoshivers]

The song that introduced me to Camera Obscura in 2006. You're goddamn right it still holds up after 15 years.

[@jxschv1316]

Same here.

[@pablochinito]

@@jxschv1316 me, too. Just catching this song now in 2022.

[@nickunderwood6175]

​@@pablochinito❤

[@nickunderwood6175]

❤

[@CulturedThugPoster]

I wonder if this song alludes to Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 'Are you ready to be heartbroken"? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmOtk2WHmsqoodU

[@mimiluluXx]

this song is everything a song should be. uplifting, nostalgic, bittersweet, with a beautiful string section and wonderful musicianship. and a gorgeous 60s-inspired music video to boot!! so lucky to have discovered this gem.

[@stickygames1800]

This comment Is everything a comment should be.. Thanks!

[@robertastone7155]

I concur!!! GREAT TUNE!!!

[@CM-du5qh]

12 years and its authenticity still holds up...such a mixture of so many different artists...I hear the Smith's, the Sundays..

[@sheryt1991]

I know the whole album by heart. Used to listen to it on repeat back in 2009/2010. Nostalgia goosebumps kicking in now

[@chrisdunn7443]

St. Etienne.

[@agricola11]

And of course Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, whose song this answers!

[@morganeutsey749]

Yes

[@patoshannessy3775]

The Heart Throbs.

[@savannahhizer2341]

she's dressed like me in middle school. I might've had that exact shade green dress-code polo. anyway, please play this at my funeral. there was a period last year where i didn't listen to anything but this song. it makes me really happy.

[@yesterdaydream]

Draft a living will! Otherwise, make sure I get an invite to your funeral (hopefully forever from now) so I can make sure Lloyd makes an appearance.

[@jgil1966]

R.I.P. Carey, i will miss you forever dear.

[@tradermario7297]

I see your 4 year old comment at the top and shed a tear.

[@suz3787]

has it really been that long already? :(

[@mohdzuhir6533]

😢

[@ridgebackdk]

probably the catchiest song of the last 30 plus years ..... still come back to it since i first heard it all those years ago

[@noelartis7212]

Lloyd Cole should be the subject of every song written. He is just brilliant.

[@michaelh6136]

Saw them in 09. Most humble band I’ve ever seen live. There was a no photography policy at the venue and the band made a point to make an amendment to the rules for the night. When I was leaving I saw them on their tour bus, and right before they closed the door I noticed they had a full bar on board. 🎉

[@4Bobay]

I saw C.O. in Pomona California in 2008. The singer said she was pissed drunk.

[@10538overture]

Sometimes there are songs which are so fantastic there's no logical reason for them not being huge. The Mayor Of Simpleton by XTC is another one.

[@erikhertzer8434]

This is a nod to Lloyd Cole’s song “Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?”

[@alexjones6481]

Doh!

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

Ode *

[@ericcrawford9827]

No shit. And Lloyd approved. Time flies, and Glasgow was the capital of heart disease. Cancer is brutal and unforgiving. Fried Mars bars.

[@darrenzwengel7988]

I just found an original pressing vinyl of this record and it's a holy grail I love it so much, brilliant.

[@brendonross5774]

Just like the Pooh Sticks, I've got all the original Camera Obscura albums... ON TAPE!!! All the Sarah Records 7" singles too, on tape! The jingle jangle twee children of The Smiths and the C86 cassette are lovely... and thanks to Spotify, easily accessible world wide. Hopefully more people will discover Flying Nun Records (New Zealand) and their lovely post-punk jangle pop sounds (the Clean, the Chills, Bored Games, Straitjacket Fits, Verlaines, Able Tasmans, Tall Dwarfs, Chris Knox)

[@franciscobabel7323]

Tracyanne definitely has an incredible and distinctively rich voice

[@ErvPerry]

This song, working in retail in Dallas Texas, changed my life and musical career.

[@rong2912]

Earlier I was in tears from depression, and after listening to this I was smiling...

[@brendendavis8596]

See it was the opposite for me

[@amanmanaman]

me too

[@rufiredup90]

Thank you PS I Love You for introducing me to this beautiful song. I remembered being 21 and doing my internship at The New Straits Time a reputable newspaper company and walking to the monorail station after work and listening to this song…That was 10 years ago. My god, how time flies.

[@ashleymonday298]

Tracyanne is an amazing lyricist. The guy above comparing this song to the Smiths is dead on. Never realized it until it was said.

[@shecallsmemoe]

Where has this band been all my life? This is the second song I've listen to, and I already know I will love just about every one they'd record.

[@juanpablodesiata4239]

Hypnotic, addictive

[@Chris4Bama]

I dare say this is one of the most enchanting songs ever composed. ❤

[@marisols.856]

i discovered this song before i discovered lloyd cole, so you can imagine my utter JOY and shock when my brain made the connection all of a sudden after listening to “are you ready to be heartbroken?”... omg :’)

[@dandonnelly2381]

Did you know he built his own pc once? And learned flash?

[@marisols.856]

@@dandonnelly2381 wow i didn't!! i'll read more about it

[@jboao]

shoutout to the film P.S. I love you for introducing me to this song back when i was a kid ☺

[@CurrieNerd]

It's easy to forget, with time passing so quickly, how long Tracyanne has been the coolest indie chick in the world.

[@Beekeyannie]

I Love Camera Obscura, this song and "if looks could kill" are the best!!!

[@robertastone7155]

I just LOVE this tune = remember hearing it for the first time when I first moved to Brandon Florida on WMNF statation (community radio) , Love her sad look - it's a very lively tune yet sad.....

[@eelized]

Sempre revisitando! ✌🏻🇧🇷

[@tayyabrana1]

Oh it's so good to be young and madly in love ... Such a gem of a song . . Underated

[@joluna1780]

Absolutely Love this group!!!!

[@zBeestBeest]

This song means a lot for me in my early 20s childhood. These days as an aged hipster lady, this video describes how gleeful I feel when I go into a Jo-Ann Fabrics with lots of interesting fabrics to pick from.

[@brendendavis8596]

Doesent it feel weird to think idie kids are grown ups now? Its like irony at its finest a true hipster portal

[@7sterling]

I'm not crying, you're crying.

[@Summerdontknowme]

Brings you down, in a good way

[@MrItsalie]

Saw them well over a decade ago in small venue in Madrid! How times have changed.

[@xabiererentxunmikelarena8002]

Maravillosa canción de un exquisito grupo en respuesta a la famosa "Are you ready to be heartbroken" de Lloyd Cole..... qué nivelazo de pop atemporal.

[@SauravTripathy123]

Just at 2:24, there is this shift in the music. Can't explain, but totally love it!

[@Alexander-gj9ms]

Brilliantly spotted! It was a momentary change into a minor key!

[@AspenEmrys]

I wasn't ready to be heartbroken

[@alekusmer7410]

You are right

[@pedroluisrodriguezsoto]

Pop perfection indeed! 😎🎼👌🔥

[@okrajoe]

Best response song of all time.

[@riskyelly107]

11 years after still sooo good

[@stormculture]

I bought this album immediately after hearing this song in the opening titles of P. S. I Love You, loved the entire album... was reminded of the band name while watching something related to Queen Elizabeth funeral... hadn't listened to it in years... fell right back in love with it, today, but with sadness that the lead singer died in 2015. Very underrated, someone else said elsewhere. Underrated indeed.

[@chrisbryant58]

How I discovered it as well.

[@madath61]

Got some good and bad news for you.Traceyanne Campbell (the singer) is very much alive,see Traceyanne And Danny.However the bad news is Carey Lander ,keyboards, did indeed pass away in 2015.

[@alissonpaes8716]

7 years ago I discovered this song and always return here to listen when I'm sad for love

[@davidellis5141]

Hope Lloyd digs this homage. Fascinating.

[@Cruithneach]

He does, he asked Tracyanne for an instrumental copy to be playing when he went onstage

[@lazyhomebody1356]

He does. He tried to get his underage children into a show by Camera Obscura in Boston, but of course, they turned everyone away

[@lredhead1]

Oh my god where has this song been all of my life?

[@powerneck5008]

Should have been massive Perfect pop music 🎶😎

[@mikerojano7305]

this video reminds me so much of the dance sequence in the beginning of Mulholland Drive

[@wrightcodyj]

THIS

[@dagalfheim7056]

Thinking about Lloyd and this one’s from the hip…..nice to know we can get transported back in time

[@bobwilsonanchorman]

The best Scottish band ever.

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

bobwilsonanchorman well, bar B&S

[@eamonnkane3892]

They're mustard, but let's not go overboard

[@tokenofdevotion]

That's not how you write Cocteau Twins

[@UnderBridge]

@@tokenofdevotion lol Indeed. I love CAmera Obscura, but the Twins belong to a higher level.

[@tokenofdevotion]

@@UnderBridge Totally

[@SorenKk]

Lloyd Cole is one of the best least known artists all-time so this is nice

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

I saw them live a couple of times - they were awesome!

[@trmcd7881]

I love this, especially Tracyanne's Debbie Downer impersonation.

[@nickunderwood6175]

Love this ❤❤❤❤❤

[@FlamiStar]

Still awesome 🤩🔥

[@se7en212]

Discovered this band wayback 2018, and really love this band!!

[@Neettt0824]

Do they like Japan?? I’m Japanese, so I’m happy with this video^^

[@dfpguitar]

My favourite elefant records band

[@PJChgo1]

Traceyanne looks so much like Tracey Thorn here. Hair, eyes, expression, everything.

[@florramirez1280]

i still love this , brings back memories 💔❤️

[@aperson00000]

Thank you for this absolute beauty of a song.

[@bpetrushev]

4 years without her today ;(

[@jamesr141]

These guys were so underrated. Great sound.

[@roryokeeffe111]

I love Lloyd Cole because... age. This is a GREAT song x

[@jgyn]

The singer is so much more visually compelling than the actors...

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

I know right, Tracey makes me wanna get a job and be a better man n shit lol

[@ryang7759]

@@MrMOON-pp5ib how's the job hunt going? find your Tracyanne yet?

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

@@ryang7759 My best friend that showed me this band died shortly after I wrote that comment. My life has been a shit show since then, heavy drug use, suicidal tendencies and depression beyond what I thought was possible. Feeling better lately though, everything seems, real. To real actually, sometimes I wish I could turn back time and be 21 forever. Lol.. God thats cliche. But then again so is the world at the moment. It's a parody of itself in every imaginable way. No money, and no love. I gave up on both.

[@ryang7759]

@@MrMOON-pp5ib sorry to hear you've been down on your luck bro. I've battled with substance use and depression myself. been suicidal and hospitalized even. I've managed to get the substances under control for the most part but depression is a fucking beast. recently lost a friend to suicide too. life's really been shit kicking some of us hey? if I figure out the cure, I'll let you know. God bless

[@ryang7759]

@@MrMOON-pp5ib and sorry for your loss

[@ShattyMcPants]

I've had this tune on my iphone music for the longest time..and Lloyd Coles' Perfect skin is now Jangling in my head because I'm just now finding out the reference.. always had the emo feelies in my heart when I heard this, now much more poignant to know she's no longer with us?...

[@ShattyMcPants]

Yes... and throw in Dolores O' Riordan of the Cranberries.. she's not with us, either and her song Linger gets me in the emo feelies too..

[@mikedooley2565]

Good God this is a fine tune, and perfectly conceived video.

[@bess_e2186]

where has this song been all my life

[@drstevie]

Beautiful ....forever.

[@greengrass4704]

I 💖this song. Rip Carey🕊🕊🕊

[@AaronHendu]

One of my all time favourite albums.

[@TonyBittner1]

[Verse 1] He said, 'I'll protect you like you are the crown jewels', yet Said he's feeling sorrier for me The more I behave badly, I can bet. [Chorus] Hey Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken 'Cause I can't see further than my own nose at this moment. (x2) [Verse 2] And jealousy is more than a word, now I understand. You can't stay a girl while holding a boy’s hand. [Chorus] Hey Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken 'Cause I can't see further than my own nose at this moment. (x2) [Bridge] I've got my life of complication here to sort out. I'll take myself to an east coast city and walk about. [Chorus] Hey Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken 'Cause I can't see further than my own nose at this moment Hey Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken 'Cause I can't see further than my own nose at this moment. (x3) At this moment.

[@dannymora5033]

A very lovely song.

[@gloriaadeus.nossoredentorv1428]

Beautiful voice....beautiful song!!!

[@raphaelbeaghen8535]

This is so crisp

[@lancebaldock6233]

Tune!

[@PatrickBrett-kb2zl]

the girl dancing is incredibly beautiful, im broken

[@peterbrown6434]

Beautiful Song!

[@thedoc1210]

perfect

[@AlbertMarv11]

I just discovered this band just recently because I heard ALVVAYS performing that song live on a KZbin video and really liked the song.

[@elizabethking4289]

This song reminds me of Alvvays song " Marry me Archie" ❤️

[@elizabethking4289]

I meant Archie Marry Me, 🤪

[@elefantrecords]

MOJO Magazine The 50 Greatest UK Indie Records Of All Time. Romance and revolt at the fringes of the mainstream: www.mojo4music.com/15825/50-greatest-uk-indie-records-of-all-time/  #ElefantRecords #cameraobscura #theprimitives

[@albertogonzalez1083]

I love this song

[@jerryderr8043]

Whenever I hear this song it takes me right to the days when I started growing mushrooms and seeing the fruits of my labor. This song and that event are intertwined. I have always loved a good pop song, like There She Goes or the Cure's Friday I'm In Love. This is right up there.

[@charlottecoolik9872]

I loved riding my bicycle this past summer and blaring this song on my Bose speaker it just put me in a special mood and a classic time❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@edeerrafaelbravozapata2077]

Anyone in 2021 ?? I love this song ❤️

[@MustafaGatollari]

Brilliant song.

[@dogratco]

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB IN EVERY WAY!

[@dogratco]

The old film clip at 2:00 is from "Till the Clouds Roll By" (1946).

[@sanchopanzam8]

lloyd's proud!

[@iraismorato9196]

I'm ready to cry rn

[@chocolates_1998]

P.S I Love You movie introduced me this song. It was worth to watch.

[@esteban578]

Fell in love with this song when P.S I love you came out. Holy shit that was long ago!

[@treehouse722]

If you know what this is about, you know what this is about.

[@noquarteratthesomme2711]

treehouse722 Yeah no shit

[@lazyhomebody1356]

yep

[@joolsx]

Damn fine music!

[@elchoya8770]

beautiful,beautiful blue eyes!

[@exexalien]

KZbin not recommending "Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" by Camera Obscura in the sidebar for the video for "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken" by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions is a HUGE fail on the part of the algorithm.

[@Nazz1967]

god ive been trying to find this song for 10 years

[@tobyxp]

La La Land? ..Great song btw!

[@Lunatula]

lol I kept hearing this song at work

[@TheLizisliz]

Lunatula meee toooo

[@davidellis5141]

I always hear shit at work

[@Your14yearold_self]

Where do they play this at?

[@OldTimeMovies22222]

I heard this playing in a hardware store in Kansas.

[@frpm2027]

Adoro este tema! ❤❤❤

[@iannumanfanwright1743]

Love this song

[@stiffspiff]

That's a very Belle and Sebastian keyboard tho