Depreston - Courtney Barnett

[@wheezywaiter]

One of my favorite songs of the moment.

[@tastyboy7738]

WheezyWaiter WHEEZMEISTER

[@rebjiii]

WheezyWaiter yep, this is a fantastic song...she actually lives up to the HYPE.....i think this is her best song on the the album

[@_Moth_.]

WheezyWaiter Holy crap this is a suprise! Just found this girl today, clicking through random songs and find one of my favorite youtubers in the comments. small world I guess :p

[@rebjiii]

TDRzGRZ her new CD is very good....she lives up to the hype

[@WolfataDoor]

WheezyWaiter Agreed, definitely will land along side some of my favorite songs this year. This song evokes.

[@ehairgrove]

The way she can evoke complex emotion out of a small turn of phrase, or by a subtle alteration in a chord change, well, this is a rare gift. "A photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam" The way she carries the last syllable of Vietnam is haunting.

[@danielmcconchie9656]

something about that phrase gave be a shiver up my spine! definitely a great artist

[@dillimeinbilli]

+Shiva Ganesha Her lyrics are clever. Turning the mundane into something sublime and full of meaning, or a nonchalant phrase that's really razorsharp.

[@darlantro]

+Shiva Ganesha - "Well its a deceeeeased estaaaate. Aren't the pressed metal ceiling great?"

[@Duskworker]

+this is a new youtube name i always thought the lyric was 'it would be a disease to stay' hue hue

[@swedsteve93]

I think she's clever cause she plays guitar :) and I always think of that "Photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam line." It's so short but almost tells a story. Idk I always liked it.

[@sketch3744]

The combination of soft, groovy guitar riffs, steady soothing vocals and unique video really make this whole song quite a magical journey.

[@alxra]

yeah, the way she writes, it's got kind of an Eminem rhyming sequence. Very unique. "And a photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam."

[@greglarry11]

Eminem? Don't hear that.

[@sketch3744]

Gregory Larry He's pointing out that they use similar, rhyme schemes rarely used by others.

[@rebjiii]

This is her best song

[@sketch3744]

@@j11j42 too late mate.

[@daybroken1]

I'm from the UK. Back in 2010 I spent several months just driving around Australia and then New Zealand. This song perfectly encapsulates the strange antipodean suburbia, it unlikely anywhere else on earth, its wonderful for reasons I can't explain, as is this song.

[@depressioncherries]

I love how melancholy and hazy this sounds

[@depressioncherries]

***** ily bb

[@lequinntessential]

I would call it a mix of wistfulness, weariness and curiosity instead of melancholy. I don't feel exactly sad or disillusioned when I play it on repeat. Instead, it puts me in a pondering state about all things existential. Courtney imparts a peculiar voice to the guitar, making it sound as if it's trying to put her at ease while she's recounting her experiences, and her vocal intonations are simply compelling.

[@Vell-aah]

Relaxing on a balcony and smoking a joint. With this song playing in the background while watching the sun coming down....Sounds like a perfect time for me.

[@efrensauceda7840]

Yes!😀

[@CROOKLYN981]

+BIGREDXXXL I could not agree more.

[@codytylerr4983]

+BIGREDXXXL me too, me too.

[@botchalism6337]

+BIGREDXXXL Uhh, drugs are bad

[@ricardog732]

This guy understands!

[@lillygilovitz7393]

I love courtney's lyrics. As an aussie it's great to be able to relate to the song lyrics. they definitely capture the feelings you get while living in Australia.

[@wc2160]

Too right

[@pugsnhogz]

As someone who has never seen Australia and still relates to the lyrics, this is what great writing sounds like

[@duewest775]

Believe me, we have Depreston in America too. I love Courtney's lyrics on this... capturing the feeling of loneliness and isolation of the sprawling suburbs-thousands of these little drive-up castles and hardly a soul in sight.

[@gorgoroth6820]

the australian suburb has an uncapturable melancholic feeling in it unlike any in the world@@duewest775

[@purplegrapes1720]

Just woke up from a dream where at the end of this anime old movie I was watching this song came on, love this song 👌🥲🔥🔥🔥

[@JossRickard]

Another amazing song from an amazing artist. You can just tell someone around her said that line; "If you've got a spare half-million, you could knock it down and start rebuilding." Like so many other of her songs, that's what I think this song/story was formed around. Not only that someone could so casually refer to a half-million like that, but also just so...callously disregard that the home is all that's left of someone's life; the little touches, the pressed metal ceilings, the handrail in the bathroom...all tiny signs of a life that's gone and someone is just thinking about money and equity. I head this song live months ago and wondered what the film clip would be for it. I was initially disappointed...but then, watching it, you realise that these are all potentially homes like that. Anonymous and pointless until you start to think of every one of those houses shown in the clip; each one could be the one in this song.

[@Stoneman06660]

Welcome to the property delusion and obsession in Australia. With the median (50% cheaper, 50% more expensive) house price in Melbourne sitting just over AUD900,000, pissing half a mill up against the wall for a McMansion is nothing to bat an eyelid at. Highly recommend the Walk The World channel by Digital Finance Analytics lead analyst Martin North if you want some background on the economics behind the birth of this song. Smashing tune, too, I must say.

[@alexandrebrito2412]

This is what youtube should be about. Great songs and interesting comments. Cheers

[@practicalintuition4030]

No one cares

[@jond2728]

"And a photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam" I was born in '76, and this line still devastates me.

[@collinmc90]

The guitar tones on this track are fucking impeccable.

[@divinuminfernum]

a beautiful song that really hits a nerve - Barnett said in an article "Feeling safe in the world relies on having somewhere to live," - i think this pretty much applies to whole world nowadays and the volatile things we are vulnerable to, whether natural, man made, or wholly the privations of human greed, ignorance and lust for power.

[@lachd2261]

This perfectly captures the blandness and boredom of lower-middle class outer-suburban Melbourne and Sydney. Dead on.

[@gav240z]

a bit depressing isn't it? Need close to $1M to live in bat shit boring nowhere in Australia these days. Hmmm move abck abroad? But where....

[@interpolkillersfan93]

gav240z Townsville mate, the best city in Australia, tropical paradise, and pretty big.

[@BasedLink]

Holy fuck, the level of self-satirization in this comment is incredible. It's like the entire "hipster" stereotype rolled into one sentence.

[@IRuckFugbyI]

gav240z Canada:)

[@gav240z]

Nathaniel Saindon you do realise that Canada has the same housing affordability issues right now? Vancouver and Sydney seem to be competing for top spot behind Hong Kong... Melbourne isn't far behind.. (City I grew up in). Not adverse to living in Canada apart from the god damn cold Winters.

[@itairon9338]

Her voice is so gorgeous that it's almost painful. Beautiful guitar tone, too. I just love this song

[@GreenMindxD]

This song contains Courtney's best melody in my opinion... sublime

[@johnny72273]

It sounds like a play on the melody ceremony from new order. Just a teeny bit, but that's why I love it

[@SuperJonRivera]

her voice is magic, the chords are so simplistic. I got to see her play this song in Pomona, ca. everyone in the room was chanting along with her. "if you've got a spare half a million, you can knock it down and start rebuilding" it was magical

[@andrewturvill7145]

Still loving this song 5 years on.

[@ElevenBC]

Me too.

[@gretelortizx]

Me too

[@dukeax6241]

Always

[@JoseRamirez-en4pd]

Depression brought me here....glad i found this....its depressingly beautiful!

[@lequinntessential]

This song has helped me through tough times, and it is the first song I've heard from Courtney that has left me listening really closely and impressed. The way that Courtney makes the guitar chime gently and cry, the steady drum beat, and her unaffected descriptive singing all lend this song a peculiarly reassuring strength. This song normalises every feeling of weariness, disillusionment and disappointment in your life.

[@pugsnhogz]

Big same, friend

[@marculatorenful]

Remember as a kid, you were sitting in the back of your parents' car, playing a cool song on your discman or whatever, looking out the window, and thinking: "Damn, this view would be the perfect video for this song." This is how this video is.

[@hillstar89]

yes I agree 100%

[@alexesser9880]

Perfect

[@sadputa21]

+marculatorenful you might just be the best person on KZbin.

[@a.statch4199]

It looks like Milton Keynes

[@viljamtheninja]

+Alison Sanches Krinski I had pretty much the exact same thing going. Except it was a tiny monster that was also featured in a lot of drawings I did as a kid. Sometimes he'd get hit by a car but amazingly he always made his way back. Quick little bastard, he was.

[@ChrisSeahorse]

Courtney Barnett's voice and the way she uses it is so special. I'm trying to think of other singers that have that much humanity, warmth and honesty in their voices and I can only think of one other, Ray Davies. Yeah, I'm thinking Courtney is going to be one of the greats.

[@glam3115]

Terry Hall

[@milesli4358]

I discovered this song only today via a newspaper article! During my recent visit to Naarm/Melbourne I spent some time in Preston; it is a curious place, straddling between the Inner North and the Outer North, where East meets West meets Middle East, where hipsters are moving in, pushing up real estate prices; making this song as relevant as ever.

[@woundsdrone]

She's so amazing. Love her style.

[@JsRf13]

when I listen to music, I normally don't pay attention to lyrics, but the line "a photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam" gets me everytime. this song evokes real striking imagery. this song solidifies Courtney as a great wordsmith.

[@lepsu0176]

Something about this song makes me want to listen to it over and over again

[@timverrecchia1654]

As an aussie this song always gave me the same emotion as when im driving through the souless melancholic suburbs. I have never seen the music video before so its impressive that Courtney was able to capture the emotions so well in this song that i envisoned what she was trying to capture..

[@derpderpison6197]

This song is close to immortally timeless.

[@pabloraele1361]

This song hits me on so many levels. You are amazing

[@petetong3166]

The tough choice between listening again and hearing her other pieces of art

A timeless classic for many young Aussies.

[@Tomnedreb]

You said we should look out further, I guess it wouldn't hurt us We don't have to be around all these coffee shops Now we've got that percolator, never made a latte greater I'm saving twenty three dollars a week We drive to a house in Preston, we see police arrestin' A man with his hand in a bag How's that for first impressions? This place seems depressing It's a Californian bungalow in a cul-de-sac It's got a lovely garden, a garage for two cars to park in Or a lot of room for storage if you've just got one And it's going pretty cheap you say, well it's a deceased estate Aren't the pressed metal ceilings great? Then I see the handrail in the shower, a collection of those canisters for coffee tea and flour And a photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam And I can't think of floorboards anymore, whether the front room faces south or north And I wonder what she bought it for If you've got a spare half a million You could knock it down and start rebuildin' [x6]

[@prmusic2971]

Tomnedreb jesus man have you commented on every KZbin video ever I swear I see you everywhere

[@Sportingalagrieska]

I've never been neither in Preston nor in Australia, but I feel super linked to this songs' lyrics. The town where I live is so sad... 🎃

[@_gonehome_]

i first heard this song in my local goodwill months ago. It gave me an ethereal feeling in the moment so i immediately searched it up and ever since ive been hooked.

[@unclejoe2702]

hospo qweeeeeen yass

[@phlag]

The mundanity of suburbia isn’t what hits me. It’s the undeniable human history that every place has. People lived rich lives in that house, but we’re paving over it.

[@nickdryad]

Absolutely true! Well said.

[@b1nk4]

I am in a little place in time where things are not too tough but I am reliving hard things of my past. This soothes me into paradise. Thank you, angel.

[@CamelNectar]

I love this song its so chill but captures the drag of doing the same thing over n over again but I don't feel depressed watching this maybe melancholy. I like suburbs, you can find monotony anywhere you go if you do nothing, it's important to have hobbies, a social life, healthy relationships, being creative and have a work life balance.

[@jeremymillette5722]

Right when she mentions the deceased estate, I realize the shes talking about viewing a home that an elderly couple once lived in and passed on. Making it too depressing to care about the floor boards or where the house faces, wondering about the lives of the old couple that lived there before. Thats what my understanding seems to be. Great song

[@selina9091]

Same, but given the time period I think of the elderly woman as being alone after her boyfriend/ husband was killed in Vietnam. I could be wrong. Just my interpretation.

[@thomasbernardes]

This is one of the best songs I've ever heard hands down.

[@lepsu0176]

I could listen to this all day, every day...

[@Tallgeek666]

This has been stuck in my head for two weeks. I don't mind one bit.

[@germanmontanezostos8259]

Siempre lloro con esta canción

[@germanmontanezostos8259]

y lo digo porque está bien cara la renta en ciudad Juárez

[@SwitcherooU]

This song always makes me tear up. I don't know why I keep listening to it at work.

[@carlirosecooper7229]

I love this because this is the exact type of imagery I'd picture when listening to this song. This is one of my favorites.

[@alyssahappy2793]

I just discovered her on snl and I'm already completely obsessed oh my god

[@SamJay505]

Most of this is filmed in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir. But I guess 'DeReservoir' doesn't have the same ring to it as 'Depreston'. doesn't really matter...but awesome song and video though!

[@Jade-yp4ri]

poor old Resa' always Preston's poorer sibling..... still not even good enough for hipsters like its neighbour

[@throwingmuse]

***** it's not Preston if there aren't any donuts in the middle of an intersection :)

[@smitmi2007]

throwingmuse Yeah I'm like this looks nothing like Preston. Is it actually filmed in reservoir? Preston is way more upbuilt than this. I live n Bell Street. Preston represent.

[@throwingmuse]

I recognise the areas around Hughes Parade and I think it may have been shot around McLeans Road too, which might explain some of the industrial estate.

[@ph1265]

This song is built on the vocal melody of Ceremony by Joy Division/New Order

[@StarfishFlying]

Hey Lachlan - this song perfectly captures the blandness and boredom not only of lower-class suburbs (anywhere) but the state of our 'us vs them' society - of our duality vs oneness consciousness. Brilliant song, Courtney.

[@frankwilliams7398]

I just now heard Courtney Barnetts music for the first time she's awsome a star for sure.

[@lizzieviolleau]

God Bless all of the dearly departed

[@BonoLightier]

Am I the only one getting this sad feeling of nostalgia? Amazing song, though!

[@bimberandbigos]

I do to!

[@tomekg.4040]

Not only you ;)

[@AJLangford]

+BonoLightier Yeah, you're the only one. Genius.

[@BonoLightier]

Anthony Langford Thank you!

[@igitha..._]

Yes! From back in the day when Aussies in their 20s and 30s could afford houses on one income oh sweet nostalgia

[@manukrevenge]

I remember when she came to Lima. Depreston was one of the songs of that concert, very emotional song, and someone can’t help but to cry at that time.

[@loucat2779]

This is just too good to go unnoticed. This is gold. Girl got it ALL!

[@jorgetorrico6515]

You can't not love her guitar technique and tone...golden!

[@kabukidance3724]

This song is so beautiful.

[@donalias812]

those guitar tones, fills and solos are wholesome not depressing, so beautifully crafted

[@efrensauceda7840]

I love the sound of this girl And I'm loving her música😀

[@alren8477]

This is mine and my daughters favorite song ! Thanks Courtney

[@IRatatatI]

Todays me and my girlfriend of 4 years said our final goodbyes to one another after trying to make our relationship work for the second time. This song came on the radio as I was driving to work. I didn't think I was able to cry more than I already had.

[@darkmantis69]

Courtney and this band are so dam good. Love them. They capture the spirit perfectly

[@andrewmarcellis2007]

You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Courtney Barnett

[@darkravenindustries]

TFW my house is in this film clip

[@kashyapvariyani4037]

darkravenindustries that’s great man. Cool. Where?

[@dumbmusorowan]

tfw u might have doxed urself

[@elperry7733]

@@dumbmusorowan lol I mean there's like a hundred houses in the video. They didn't dox themselve anymore than someone who said "I live in Preston" did

[@schr4pnel]

oh, which one?

[@darkravenindustries]

@@schr4pnel Woah, this was four years ago and I have since moved somewhere that hipsters hate even more than Reservoir: a small country town. I really hope that someone went door to door to everyone in this film clip and asked everyone who answered if they post on youtube under the name darkravenindustries though, that would be pretty funny.

[@kevinmann2416]

I just need to say that I'm American, 47 long years old, and a big ol' stupid hard rock guy, you know, typically loud, many-BPM, noisy and aggressive stuff. I'd name the mighty Clutch as the pinnacle of that particular form of musical expression, both musically and thought-provoking-lyrically. But this Courtney Barnett woman is brilliant in a thousand different ways. I think of her as a cross between, like, Bob Dylan and Beck. I know that's a strange thing to say, but it just came to me, so I'm going with it. Love this woman's smile, sense of humor, and mind. The music is a perfect canvas on which to gently and beautifully spin her thoughts and melodies. God, that sounds pretentious. But again, just... going with it. My new obsession for sunny Saturdays and rainy Sundays.

[@martinebonita2658]

Somehow her mudane tone of voice makes the song.

[@JimCim]

Just discovered this musical genius after seeing her on SNL. WOW! Made me think a lot of Patti Smith and Lucinda Williams. Inspiring sound ... And a great poet.

[@littlemoon39]

same here, i saw her on a late nite talk show..she reminded me of patty smith and feona apple..i love her, she is great!!

[@vampireoftheweb]

This is the perfect song for a long tiring car journey

[@TheStuport]

lol...only if you are a passenger...and not the driver!! Cheers

[@vampireoftheweb]

+The Stuport that pun

[@lepsu0176]

z

[@LoveProWrestling]

Guitar tone of pure magic.

[@linc0497]

Something about this song reminds me of the depressing location I have experienced. Boredom and loneliness.

[@matchewrav]

How times have changed lol. Would kill to live in Depreston

[@mkf628]

overpriced hole like most melb subs

[@verosbichos9095]

lindo🇧🇷trabalho🎸🇧🇷eu amo🇧🇷esse som🎸🇧🇷

[@tz2451]

I first heard this song on my way to a home I just purchased..me and my husband had been looking for so long and found a house in the suburbs “we don’t have to be around all these coffee shops” perfect timing ❤

[@andrewmarcellis2007]

You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Courtney Barnett

[@alecolson3866]

I don't usually listen to this type of music, but damn this is good

[@zbiton]

Oooph Right in my feels. Easily in the running for my 2015 songs of the year.

[@shubhangis496]

you're so freaking amazing! no matter how many times I hear you , there's always something new I discover in your music. I really love everything I know about you.

[@Waynimations]

Although I live in central Pennsylvania these lyrics make me feel so nostalgic. It hits all the right places in my heart.

[@sharksport01]

Vote for fetterman! Hes so handsome!!!!

[@MrDino1953]

Houses in Preston are worth around 1 million dollars. Apparently even depression costs millions these days.

[@travisyoung2405]

how am I so late to this amazing women...now I just have to see her live

[@297fihsy]

Gives me Real Estate vibes. I love it

[@Bullitt64]

is it the houses

[@bricescott7373]

Exactly! I love the calming vibe both of them put out into their music.

[@WanderingIdiot81]

297fihsy Way better than those hacks

[@rustytutton9473]

except without all the sexual assault.

[@dsaints8668]

I love most of her music. It's great.

[@markb5058]

Dear Courtney you have a true gift you are an advanced muse! I discover something I never thought of every time I listen to your great songs god bless you ;-)

[@friedchickengossip]

this song is an Australian suburb to me. Love being here for the moment.

[@obduliorincon6112]

❤❤❤ Excellent footage. No one around. Clean. This is the real Barnett. 🇧🇷

[@Oldskoolwraastlin77]

I absolutely LOOOOOVE this song!!!!! ✌️✌️🤙

[@bilklein]

Christ, I love this song.

[@kerriesciberras4658]

Completely addicted to this amazing song!!!!

[@abhishekadhikari348]

Im from Nepal (South Asia) and I find this song beautifully depressing. I love Courtney.

[@AYDiNHAKSEVER]

i need this song every day for wake up

[@lozovoz]

I used to live in Preston. Wow, nostalgia. The boredom factor is shown in a great way in this filmclip. It's these boring rows of houses all over Australian suburbs where everybody locks themselves in and watches TV (and now internet). The social factor is gone. People are scared of their neighbours. Dickheads might be around. I've now lived in three continents, away from these rows of houses where people eat together inexpensively and can drink together without causing a ruckus. Not sure if I'll ever come home...

[@mkf628]

gotten worse since...rocketing prices, post covid paranoia. meh

[@skeemag]

Australia is my dream destination, a lil bit obsessed with it. I need to go before I die.....

[@AlexOnTheBus]

The clip's full of Reservoir - Ruthven and Lakeside in particular (although not featuring the notorious stream train at Edwards Park Lake). At least it was in the old City of Preston - Preston itself is now full of refugees from Thornbury, who in turn have fled from Northcote, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, etc. (Of course, there's probably a song idea in the whole "Reser-voor" vs. "Reser-vwah" thing, although I guess that kind-of got covered in "Pickles From The Jar"...)

[@mkf628]

all suburbs suck.

[@luke972]

You know a large portion of the world would love to live somewhere like this. Clean water out of the tap, indoor toilet and four walls with a roof is more than a lot of people have. Not downing on anybody but sometimes if you look at the big picture the spot your in isn't so bad.

[@bradp8787]

luke972 I think you missed the point of the song.

[@readymade83]

This might be my favorite song on the album, close second is Elevator Operator.

[@nerdman8428]

you guys managed to capture that riff that sounds equal parts comforting, nostalgic, and disheartening. It's one of those times that I can really appreciate how a handful of sounds can impact a human being emotionally. Beautiful.

[@Lupee911]

I can confirm, i live in Preston and own a percolator.

[@botchalism6337]

+Last Verdict Can you also confirm that you've never tasted a latte greater?

[@ccrr96]

Are you saving 23 dollars a week?

[@cantbbad]

+Last Verdict Caffetieres make better coffee.

[@TheStuport]

I do...but I buy Dollar General instant coffee in a jar.....hoi polloi coffee is over-rated....$23 be damned

[@mrapple82]

BAMBOOZLED

[@floodization]

love this girl. just heard her for the first time yesterday. they remind me of nirvana when they r live.

[@mattjazzfan2288]

2:25 I think I just had an eargasm.

[@DrElvicioBello]

Beautiful, beautiful , beautiful.

[@TimeTraveller010]

I grew up in the areas in which the video was shot in. My family had friends in the area, we used to kick about together as kids. Reservoir and Preston is a working class area, or was. Now it has become gentrified, but still not much has changed, with the exception of home buyers with more money buying up. (Money does not equate with intellect) Residents of East Reservoir, Nth East Reservoir and in East Preston are low income public housing, mostly of the poorly educated, bogan demographic. Council houses (for UK readers) and (Housing projects) for North American readers. These suburbs are equal to yours, the only things that change is the amount of illicit drugs being trafficked. However, there are good spots in Reservoir, on the Western side. The Western part of Reservoir, near Edwards lake, is an old Italian neighborhood, like New Jersey. Hundreds of Italians settled there in the late sixties and seventies, defined by California style bungalows and architecture. It is truly odd how life, events, and circumstances evolve over time. Preston and Reservoir were racist dumps when I was growing up, now there are hipster cafes emerging everywhere. And people busking in Preston and Reservoir, incredible!

[@mkf628]

gentrification is the pits.

[@hikertrash1863]

I love this women’s voice

[@DualOrangePins]

Easy Allies sent me here. And it was worth it. Thanks Ben and Kyle.

[@quagthias]

Between this and Radiohead's Let Down, Kyle sure likes his depressing music. I'm glad stuff like Frame Trap lets them talk about anything they want.

[@joerosas8938]

Dude, same. I paused it after they finished talking it and came straight here. Good stuff.

[@gorbychav2025]

I still haven't listened to the latest Frame Trap. Good to see some Easy Allies love in the most unexpected of places!

[@mattstartsomething]

same! I definitely agree with Kyle over how this song can make you cry. cause holy cow... this is crying material. that guitar.

[@miri_mar]

This song is such a vibe!!!

[@kalabiband]

Your music is beautiful, you have a good soul :)

[@helpAHHHH]

Outstanding piece of music.