Depreston - Courtney Barnett

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@sketch3744]

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

[@Felix9lives]

plus the beat poetry like lyrics!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@collinmc90]

The guitar tones on this track are fucking impeccable.

[@jond2728]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@itairon9338]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@JoseRamirez-en4pd]

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

[@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... 🎃

[@woundsdrone]

She's so amazing. Love her style.

[@petetong3166]

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

[@andrewturvill7145]

Still loving this song 5 years on.

[@ElevenBC]

Me too.

[@gretelortiz457]

Me too

[@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]

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[@lepsu0176]

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

[@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

[@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

[@_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

[@MrDino1953]

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

[@derpderpison6197]

This song is close to immortally timeless.

[@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

A timeless classic for many young Aussies.

[@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.

[@lepsu0176]

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

[@linc0497]

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

[@katiekelly1162]

This song makes me cry.

[@mkf628]

feel ya.

[@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.

[@jorgetorrico6515]

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

[@alecolson3866]

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

[@SwitcherooU]

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

[@germanmontanezostos8259]

Siempre lloro con esta canción

[@donalias812]

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

[@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

[@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 👌🥲🔥🔥🔥

[@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.

[@alren8477]

This is mine and my daughters favorite song ! Thanks Courtney

[@obduliorincon6112]

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

[@alyssahappy2793]

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

[@kabukidance3724]

This song is so beautiful.

[@Tallgeek666]

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

[@loucat2779]

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

[@skeemag]

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

[@bilklein]

Christ, I love this song.

[@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.

[@efrensauceda7840]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@martinebonita2658]

Somehow her mudane tone of voice makes the song.

[@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

[@sunnybubbleday]

I feel so happy that there's a song about my shitty suburb.

[@sunnybubbleday]

***** yes ma boy i am

[@sunnybubbleday]

***** in the west it's not too bad. everywhere else is a bit shithouse. not too bad though for a first world suburb in a first world city in a first world country aye mate

[@sunnybubbleday]

Jorge Nuñez yeah, you're welcome mate

[@alistairmerritt]

Preston isnt that bad, it's got Northland ;) And Dexter!

[@fullysickrockstar]

hey at least you ain't in reservoir.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!

[@RyanRabid]

As a young dude trying to make it in the world on not much money, this song hits me right in the gut. Especially the line about buying a percolator to save money on coffee --- I did exactly that just a few months ago, just to save a bit of money each week. Adulting is hard.

[@botchalism6337]

+ForTheLoveOfRyan Well she's shopping for a house so I don't think she's the kind of poor you're talking about. She's depressed because she can't live in Melbourne where the median house price is 1.3 million, not what I'd call poor at all.

[@rileymccmusic]

That's why you rent bro. Even then it's still not cheap. I feel ya tho, when i moved out of my parents to melbourne at 18 i think that was the point that i really started changing my perspective on things.

[@theclawless1225]

I thought everybody had one :-/ It's just an everyday appliance or at least I thought lmao

[@cleanliving1612]

Start by not calling it "adulting", handle your responsibilities with pride and grow up.

[@owenrees7544]

When I was your age nobody had a percolator. Spoonful of International Roast in a cup of hot water, stir and drink! Harden up, Nancy.

[@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.

[@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.

[@LoveProWrestling]

Guitar tone of pure magic.

[@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 ;-)

[@dsaints8668]

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

[@abhishekadhikari348]

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

[@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

[@Sheeeeepies1]

Sad thing about this really is that Preston is basically inner city compared with most of Melbourne... If you think Preston is depressing try fucking Mernda or Doreen.

[@smitmi2007]

So true! I live in Preston it's not that bad. plenty of trams and trains.

[@interpolkillersfan93]

Melbourne is depressing period.

[@countrymember9466]

Dale Denton Hey man if depressing means a great music scene, then I'll happily put up with it- Melbourne rocks!

[@interpolkillersfan93]

Steve P I like coffee, that's the best part about Melbourne, you're never short of a Cappuccino. But the Yarra is muddy and yuck to be around (like the Brisbane River), the inner city is depressing and the weather is super unpredictable.

[@callumscott5835]

Simon Frankland What happened to 'the most liveable city in the world? I'm from Auckland and it's getting less and less liveable by the year. Guess this is just the way its guna go. Might move to the third world, simple living and all that.

[@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.

[@verosbichos9095]

lindo🇧🇷trabalho🎸🇧🇷eu amo🇧🇷esse som🎸🇧🇷

[@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.

[@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!!!!

[@readymade83]

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

[@DrElvicioBello]

Beautiful, beautiful , beautiful.

[@perryfinance]

You'd need more than half a million nowadays..

[@mkf628]

2024...oops, double that.

[@hikertrash1863]

I love this women’s voice

[@kalabiband]

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

[@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.

[@marciocouto3543]

These streets are so empty that actually makes me feel sad.

[@mkf628]

yep.

[@matchewrav]

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

[@mkf628]

overpriced hole like most melb subs

[@phaedrus9799]

This is particularly deliciously depressing, b/c I live in Southern California, where the rents and the real estate prices are oppressive. I feel the lyrics a lot. Once I finish my retraining, I plan to move out of the state. It's just not worth it to struggle here, while the techies and the lawyers gobble everything else. The San Francisco Bay Area is still cool, but mostly only if you bought a house 30 years ago and are just running out the clock. I avoid L.A. like the plague, because contrary to many people's beliefs, almost all of it is the least glamorous, most depressing city in America. It stands as a grand symbol of all of our cultural flaws and mistakes. There are some really nice neighborhoods in California, but they were mostly created in the 40's or earlier. Those houses routinely sell for over a million bucks- 3 bedroom, 1/1/2 baths. As a result, the crummy places in boring, life-sapping neighborhoods sell for half that, like Barnett says. You can get a condo in a high rise for less, but it will be smaller, especially if it is in a nice location. I'm proud of my state overall, but I wouldn't recommend anyone moving here who wants a nice house and a yard- unless you make at least 150K a year. In San Diego, 70K is basically a living wage. Many poorer people scrape by, but they house-share with their parents or other people just getting by. The "California Dream" is really only attainable for dual-income professional families now. Everyone else has been relegated to (quoting 'Neuromancer') 'The Sprawl."

[@gav240z]

+Phaedrus I feel ya on the oppressive rents etc.. I am from Melbourne originally but have been to SFO many times for work and currently live in Sydney, it's astonishing how much property is in all the places discussed. I've never been to LA but can totally relate to what you say about it being a grand symbol of all cultural flaws. I remember thinking the same about Las Vegas first time I went. I just hated it. So plastic and fake and yet so America. Like your California dream, owning a house in Australia is becoming less obtainable daily. Unless you bought many years ago. Yet all we "the younger generation" get is a shit sandwich from older generations telling us how they had it hard also. What they don't realise the magnitude of how shit we have it, it's different now. When wages are low compared to the cost of a house. In Sydney and Melbourne the affordability ratio of 3-4x your median yearly wage has been smashed as is as high as 9-12x. I can only hope the whole thing implodes. It's looking more and more like it daily...

[@SuperNevile]

seems a long time since Neil's "palm trees grow and rents are low" lyrics

[@ozlass7778]

gav240z What people like you also seem to not learn, nor understand, is that it wasn't as easy either, in decades gone by, for older generations to buy a house either. Hell, the interest rates alone on houses for sale in Australia around 30 odd years ago were ridiculous. It's one thing to be borrowing money at 2%-3% interest these days. Try borrowing money when interest rates were around 20% and higher. Not to mention, wages weren't always great in the past too. Especially when there were regular strikes occuring. And factories closing left and right in the 70's and 80's because they were moving offshore. Then there were times when unemployment numbers were higher than they are nowadays too. And people who did have jobs also stressed greatly about hanging onto their menial jobs, no matter how much the boss was a bastard. People who bought houses in previous generations, did so knowing that they had to make sacrifices. They didn't know what it was like to eat out even once a week, let alone 3 times a week or more. And holidays in those days were to caravan parks etc, if they were lucky enough to save up. There were no holidays to America, Europe, N.Z, Bali every year. Nor even every other year. And that's how they managed to afford to buy a house. Those who could afford it, that is. EVERY generation has had it's problems with home ownership. And sure, it's a different world these days. But constantly blaming only the older generation these days for the multitude of reasons why property prices are so high,wages being stagnant etc, is just ridiculous. For starters, if banks weren't so quick to hand out loans to any fool who genuinely can't afford a mortgage in the first place, then there wouldn't be so many people in the market. Have you seen the numbers on just how many people are struggling to even pay the mortgage on their oversized outersuburban mansions? And don't even get me started on the situation where productivity and production is up, company/business profits are improving every year. And yet, the workers are not reaping any of the benefits of their contribution to the profits. Start directing your anger where it's warranted. Instead of blaming older generations for the situation. After all, not many older folks are fortunate enough to afford more than the roof they have over their heads. So they're not all snapping up the houses for sale. And there are quite a few young people out there who have invested in 2 or more properties as well.

[@rustytutton9473]

an average 3BR/2 bath house in the heart of the Bay area in 1985 cost $1,850 in today's dollars. The average cost for the same today is $4,500.

[@elperry7733]

@catothewiser What do you mean? It's the fault brown people that housing prices have gone up? How?

[@zbiton]

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

[@mattjazzfan2288]

2:25 I think I just had an eargasm.

[@friedchickengossip]

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

[@superorangeish]

If Dylan was an Aussie girl in 2015 ,she'd be called Courtney

[@tommygiordano9687]

Not stealing your comments but I feel the same way with her lyrics, so perfect and reminds me of Dylan! Love the way she pronounces her words, truly amazing!

[@matthewculpepper5261]

…..an Aussie girl who can sing infinitely more beautiful than Dylan

[@kerriesciberras4658]

Completely addicted to this amazing song!!!!

[@croc-chow9236]

Jesus Christ, no one's probably going to care but, this video was uploaded on my Birthday, and I've lived in Preston my whole life

[@kermitem11]

10 days late, but happy belated birthday! Hope it was a good one.

[@mickeycoreight7481]

i play this song while my mom teaches me how to drive, and we go around our small town and i feel so damn cool.

[@chrisneal7097]

Who cares whether vision is Preston or Reservoir (had businesses in both). Should be targeting the fantastic lyrics and melody!!! And I'm 70 years of age !!

[@199pterosaur]

chris neal Yep, and I'm pushing 60! I lived long enough to hear great music again!

[@stevenhaldane5910]

chris neal Vision isnt Preston or resevoir its about the "slow-but-inevitable slink toward grown-up-ness" to quote a recent interview in Pitchfork. This is what the lyrics mean to me too

[@marcemrich3573]

chris neal She must appeal to a lot of old geezers. I am 60 as well. I think the guitar solo that encompasses the last half of Small Poppies is the best guitar I have ever heard from a woman artist. I just love her music.

[@wc2160]

Love how this touches the young and the wise .. Im 20

[@199pterosaur]

At last, music that is easy to identify with, raw, natural and silently beautiful.

[@friedchickengossip]

If you’ve got a Spare half a million You could knock it down And start rebuildin’

[@ezzeapiaggio]

Lovely song, Courtney's musica is so gorgeous. One day she will come to south america and i'll be there, for sure.

[@evellynlichnov3953]

The middle class feeling of everyday being bland with the slightest of things being exciting. A never ending repeating cycle of grey with shimmers of gold until death. A white picket fence here and here along the way. “Simple life”

[@frasajf8984]

pro mě zavřu oči čistá radost celá její no krása

[@tonyk21463]

Favourite album 2015 - attitude, humour, and some sadness allied to a great voice. Courtney Barnett is great live as well. Lots of tedious "singer songwriters" out there but Courtney is the real deal, plenty to say and the tools to say it beautifully. Any news on a new album.