George Clanton - I Been Young

[@GeorgeClantonOfficial]

Missing from the credits above - thanks to Adam Kane who also did the colorful visuals you see on the stacks of CRT TVs on either side of the stage.

[@slimbo3774]

They look awesome, they're the bow tying the mid-nineties music video aesthetic together. This video is downright masterful, and the song is fantastic, sonically and lyrically. ♥️

[@Risviltsov]

Brilliant work from them; fits very well and enhances the aesthetic you were going for. Thanks for the sonic art!

[@TheMidnightBandit]

Dude. This song is incredible. This is timeless. First time hearing you. This is wild!!

[@poppershame]

*throws panties on stage* *is a dude* 🔥 ❤ 🔥

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Thoroughly impressed with this track and video, certainly taking things to a new level!! Really hits the childhood nostalgia feels! My longtime favorite is that track "Did I Flounder?" with the Tears for Fears 80s/90s vibe, also great emotion!

[@drewbutler7500]

I’m 57 and have been listening to George for 43 years, it never gets old and even my grandson likes it thank you George for making music amen god bless

[@foxbasealpha5171]

George isn't even 40 yet.

[@kellysereda4961]

@@foxbasealpha5171 Even more impressive on George's part, if you ask me.

[@Sinoops]

​@@foxbasealpha5171 George is 45 this year, not sure what you mean?

[@lukaznidaric8722]

your grandson is a poser

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Looked a lil older for a teen in this video but still looks exactly the same 30 years later, damn.

[@ChumpyDumps]

So happy an HD version of this has finally been uploaded. All I’ve had was my precious VHS rip for so long.

[@CandyNecklace6]

I had this recorded on my VHS! Crazy to see it has reached the internet!

[@murdhindu1553]

Fools 😂

[@DONKEYKONG260]

My VHS for Gaslighting 101 wore out too

[@seventhtenth]

I only had compact cassettes

[@23flyingsquirrels]

In my country, his VHS tapes were banned, so I had to listen to his music on pirate radio.

[@rorydolan1737]

had my first kiss to this song. Me and sally reed - carved our names into the birch tree down by our old elementary school playground..... years and years and years ago.... thank YOU George. Still together happily married 17 years, 4 beautiful children 2 beautiful golden retrievers.

[@fruktumkalasbajen9647]

Sally Reed, the character from the hit show Barry directed by and starring Bill Hader on HBO Max?

[@Sunshineglittergirl14]

@@fruktumkalasbajen9647real for that

[@bryanbytes]

Saw him live back in the 90s… wish more music sounded like this today

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Same here. Kids just don't know good music.

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Yeah man, still got my tickets from that concert in '94

[@DONKEYKONG260]

saw him during the gaslight tour.

[@tumultoustortellini]

lil ugly mane - Volcanic Bird enemy and the voiced concern is up there, in terms of comparison. TV girl - french exit is as well

[@dangercat9188]

​@@user-vi4xy1jw7e some do. But, they don't get the light shined on them. Nowadays, stripping down and selling your body is what promises success. But trust, there's many young artists out there who can make really good music.

[@NeiltendoPower]

Decades later and this song still hits just as hard. George Clanton is timeless!

[@easydayez]

💯% Big Facts!

[@DanKordik]

it reminds me of a time in my life when

[@Roberto-de8xv]

What

[@cornerof12th48]

@@Roberto-de8xv What

[@ryanhunter226]

Ah yes, back in 96 and George was on 3 tours, one solo and the others with Madonna and Seal.

[@SomniaCE]

I showed this to my mom last night and she legitimately tried to convince both me and herself that she grew up listening to your music. If that isn't a sign you're nailing your aesthetic idk what is!

[@herejust4cars723]

Mine literally said she heard this song lol. I love this guy

[@ambients_]

in regards to your profile pic, always nice to see chrono cross fans, lol

[@DONKEYKONG260]

@@Fractal_blipno ew

[@cynamonowacma]

That scratchy trip-hop beat and ethereal vocals are just so authentically 90s, love

[@callumgillies9611]

It's a fantastic rehash, but it's not authentic. From the "VHS" filter switch in the beginning (why not do a proper VHS transfer), to the unnatural way that the vocals sit too far back in the mix (pop singers of the 90s were almost always pushed to the front of the mix, they were the commodity after all), it's all a good facsimile, but it's just that. There are too many nuances to any era that are impossible to authentically replicate.

[@bjornsvartsen]

@@callumgillies9611this guy lol

[@farhadchaudhry]

@@callumgillies9611 The point is never to 100% replicate it though.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

​@@callumgillies9611It's influenced by the 90s. It isn't THE 90s. It's not that deep.

[@callumgillies9611]

@@user-vi4xy1jw7e "so authentically 90s, love" just saying it's not that. Influenced by, sure.

[@Eli_B3000]

The production on this is incredible. I was alive for 80s and 90s music on the radio and this hits all the perfect 90s vibes without feeling cheesy and manages to lay some 80s era vocals on top. It's like if you mashed Tears For Fears and a boy band with P. M. Dawn but it came out perfectly baked. Unbelievable work here.

[@lilskrrby]

yes sir...

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

That's very accurate. 😃

[@lilinternet9153]

This is such a good combo.

[@prodblackcat]

definitely get the tears for fears vibes

[@malicemiz]

yep! it takes the best parts of all those songs and artists, then tosses the stuff that made them cheesy and shitty out. dude perfected that whole sound and genre in a single song lol. song transports you instantly to like 97-98. when everything had that silver/blue tone lol definitely nailed the pm dawn vibes too, literal companion piece to die without you.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Can you believe George was only 18 when he released this song? So talented at such a young age.

[@catraa.a]

no way

[@swaggercookington]

i thought he was just 17? news to me! happy belated birthday george!!!!

[@Shtuhtefup]

He looks so much older

[@Shtuhtefup]

Not in a bad way but in a way where i believed 😮

[@lilskrrby]

he is 8 years old like paradise

[@thecitizenjoan]

I am 65 just qualifed for Medicare and was at this show with my daughter! I love George!

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

real

[@cybersouljah2266]

god bless you

[@John_Quellom]

One of the best songs to come out of the 90's, still enthralled 26 years later.

[@DONKEYKONG260]

@aofmual for real they can't even gaslight properly. maybe stay off the weed lmfao

[@VaporMemory]

This is so good. The chorus has been stuck in my head for days!

[@tildoyagins7931]

eeeeey, wassssssup you do gods work man!

[@GregSierra]

Other comment is right. Your dedication through the years does not go unappreciated man

[@matmightstir1427]

Years, even

[@santrow1]

This song rocks and so do you , Vapor dude!

[@bohdanartemenko]

lol, i'm listening to both YT channels :D (your and George)

[@mememan3799]

George's uncanny ability to channel turn of the century nostalgia will always bring me back, no matter how long it's been since I've listened to his music or how long since his last album. Really a visionary artist and doesn't get the credit he deserves for his influence.

[@rferia539]

One day. He's extremely underrated. One day the public will find out

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Bringing back the real emotion we need in music again!

[@ultra-grave-xxl]

Totally agree

[@DONKEYKONG260]

Is all up from here fellas. Long live Clanton and Neggy Gemmy!

[@DONKEYKONG260]

Helps to actually live through the time period. alot of vaporwave artists were posers born after 98 pretending. not that its a bad thing but how can you be nostalgic for a time you weren't apart of? its not nostalgia at that point, its make believe.

[@tuanjim799]

This vibe haunts me. So damn wistful, like some hazy half-remembered dream or memory from my '90s childhood. The chorus soars. Whole track is just dripping with bittersweet catharsis. 10/10, can't stop replaying it.

[@willyblonka1813]

It makes me wanna cry bro

[@rexx9496]

Check out Brothertiger too if you like that wistful, ethereal bittersweet nostalgic vibe like you get from Clanton.

[@tristenc.2346]

"soar" is such a beautiful way to describe that. thank you

[@fullmetalguy8357]

Those are some of the warmest sounding drum samples I've heard in electronic music in ages. It sounds like it would have been a European #1 hit in 1997.

[@timbryant3939]

Black guy here, this song touched me. Don't know why I felt the need to mention my race. I guess because this song (and his music in general) speaks to 90's early 2000's generation. This music was made for us, we are the ones who can truly understand where this music is coming from. You had to be there to get it.

[@enriqueortiz5036]

As someone who grew up in the 00’s, this whole vibe from George triggers some latent memories in my brain of TV I must’ve watched when I was a wee lad. Plus I was always into MTV and VH1 where they had whole shows dedicated to 90’s pop culture and music videos that I’d watch every morning before school. I agree with you, made for us!!!❤

[@rexx9496]

Those 90s drumbeats, man.

[@andrewschmidt8740]

I was in Cabo with my wife when this track came out. 26 happy years later and this sound is still cemented in our memory. George always brings lovers together and is the reason I’m a lifelong fan. I hope the band can work out their differences and get back together for one last tour!

[@tmamone83]

What are you talking about? This is a new song! It sounds like something that came out 26 years ago, but it's a new song.

[@_Gilles_]

@@tmamone83 It's called humor.

[@tmamone83]

@@_Gilles_ Oh. Well it wasn't a well executed joke.

[@kellysereda4961]

@@tmamone83 YMMV. Confirming humor functioning as intended.

[@balaclava__music]

​@@tmamone83 i also think that joke is overused and unfunny

[@Malekai43]

now THIS is REAL music. These millennials have fine music sure but what George was doing in back in our day is what the kids should really be looking up to! God bless you George Clanton.

[@DONKEYKONG260]

way to out yourself as a millennial lmfao

[@Rych3rInLyf3]

Damn, alot of music videos fail at the 90s vibe, but this feels so much more authentic. The aesethetics, the cinematography, editing. This nails early 90s euro-pop just like the song itself.

[@josephjennings6970]

Love that he addresses themes of regret and coming to terms with those feelings. I’m only 26 but I’m really beginning to reflect on how I’ve wasted alot of my twenties. George Clanton has been the soundtrack to my life since highschool and holds a special place in my heart

[@MrKinglydude]

It's never too late to make a change!

[@Mr_Boifriend]

Dude you didn't waste your 20s

[@twod0ves]

are you me?

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

How did you waste them?

[@mykelsingsfunny1773]

Bro the pandemic wasted all of our 20s. You’re at a good age right now. Keep enjoying your youth and stay fresh, my dude

[@Vegetafl1989]

My grandma and I used to listen to his records together. Sadly she passed away in 2001 but I remember back when I was in third grade in 1998 hearing this song for the first time it brings back so many memories. Happy to have found it again here.

[@nick0m0de38]

I love how most of these comments gaslit me into thinking this song is way older than it is for a second

[@eric6rock]

So Glad he made a Remaster! It’s been YEARS since I heard Mr. Clanton! Had to show my Kids what we listened to back in the days. Haha

[@slouch9510]

We don’t search for old songs, we search for old memories

[@gooddogson]

The flashing 90s imagery is what does it for me , like the basketball hoop scene and that Pepsi can at the end. What a cool ass song. Thanks George for doing cool stuff again , can't wait for the cool colored Vinyl variants!

[@gindphace]

This is your best work yet, George. I’m 36 and this honestly feels authentic to my childhood growing up in Europe. This track is not a pastiche, nor a simulacra, it feels real. Not sure how you did it, but fair play to you.

[@Dielawn69]

I think the key is simply being an actual fan of the style of music. The reason a lot of throw back songs can feel inauthentic is because the artist just wants a quick copy. "Oooh i want to make a Nirvana sounding song" is gonna come out different than a huge fan of the grunge scene wanting to make grunge revival for example.

[@boblobsumo]

noon nv be n in n nohi

[@ciarabob1]

Based comment

[@GeorgeClantonOfficial]

Thank you. The result of living in your own world listening to almost entirely archival music

[@HEATSEEKER00]

This sounds like it came directly from ‘The Beach’ movie soundtrack

[@WavestationOffical]

George is on a whole new level

[@Nokia2k03]

after letting this one marinate, this is easily one of Georges best songs

[@betterjackson]

absolutely

[@Gakki_Aniki]

@@betterjackson Dj Billybool number one dj in the whole planet man

[@Blashmack]

Nostalgia (from nostos-return to home, and algia-longing) is a longing for a home that no longer exists or has never existed. Congratulations, George, this sounds and looks like a genuine article from a long lost, almost mythical version of the mid to late 90s that never existed yet is remembered by everyone.

[@soulchorea]

The random dunking a basketball clip was so perfect 🤣

[@d42kn355]

I love George so much. I’ve never met anyone where I live who has ever heard of him, but I try to spread the message lol.

[@yxnggod9444]

I literally can’t stop replaying this song.

[@MaxwellCapacity]

This track is still so fresh for a song released back in '93! Remember listening to it then, 30 years ago now, and it still holds up today. In fact, you could've told me this was released in 2023 and I would believe you.

[@ShutterSnapped]

We're all suffering here in 2023 but George is just straight up living his best life decades ago.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

I'm not suffering in 2023.

[@Solar_Sounds]

2024 GANG WHERE YOU AT!?

[@Theraiman616]

24 Til Infinity🤘🏾

[@artuurrss]

right here celebrating 30 years of bopping to this gem

[@WotanSkyFather]

I remember when this came out in 1996. It was the summer I got my learners permit. I illegally drove myself to the Dairy Queen on Route 36 and kissed Rachel MacGregor on the lips.

[@RQBtv]

this song is like the perfect bridge between late 80s madchester and early 00s pop, with everything in between sprinkled in. the music video looks like it was pulled straight from the middle of the 90s. love the effects, especially the tinting.

[@snakeeater316]

i just turned 70 and this tune always reminds me of back in the 90s when my son was in high school! He loved this song and decades later it’s still amazing!

[@mushyboyyy]

so nostalgic, like there was a time that never existed but is still in our hearts.

[@rynobucket]

I remember hearing this song come on the store radio back in 92' shopping at my local K-Mart. Good times.

[@OutLongWalking]

YES PLEASE TO A FULL ALBUM OF THIS

[@sandrachappell5024]

Omgosh..I've known his parents forever & his Grandmother Clanton was my teacher..I'm beyond excited for this very talented young man..George, you blew my mind..loved it all..top notch..God continue to bless this gifted young man..I'm a fan

[@sushimidget840]

Me and my friends used to headbang to this back in the 90s. I hope some youngins discover this beautiful song. This generation needs beautiful music ;)

[@slades_salad]

i remember finding this on the radio and asking my dad what the song was to post it onto myspace, glad they remastered the video!

[@TylerJamesLogsdon]

the 2010s have been such a unique and vibrant time in so many ways, positive and negative, but always vibrant. We really are in our summer of 89, it's been fucking crazy, I think we're watching that decade finally end...

[@listencorp]

We used to listen to this in our Vauxhall Astra coming back from Exeter or Littlecote House or wherever it was that Fantazia had just torn the roof off. In the early morning light speeding down the well-built roads of the UK, everything felt like it was going to be okay. 30 years later, I'm a little older and no wiser, but I still hold onto that hope. Thank you for all the memories!

[@Absynthmonroe]

THIS IS NOSTALGIA LIKE NEVER BEFORE! 😩 🖤

[@jakepelenis4524]

The most criminally underrated song of all time. This is the anthem of 2023.

[@AlejandraMonroy333]

It's amazing how i feel listening to this

[@svebki]

this is one of the proofs that real music is still alive. thanks man for the industry support!

[@anthonymorris9794]

This new album is gonna be extraordinary

[@catraa.a]

fr

[@rockkiller124]

Absolutely

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Hearing this track, there's glorious anticipation and love

[@anthonymorris9794]

@@JimmyJaxJellyStax trust me, I am Anthony Morris. I am filled with the most anticipation.

[@Mindphaser1]

And it was. All killer, no filler.

[@Jack-gy1ju]

George is truly a once in a generation artist. So few people have the skill and raw talent he brings to all his music.

[@brendanmorrow2029]

God George has cemented himself as my favorite artist of all time. Literally every song is a masterpiece

[@pawlik3962]

remember this playing on the last day of 5th grade. It was so warm that day.. me and my brother played around in the sprinklers in our backyard

[@itsmeyonners]

This reminds of watching music videos before going to school in the morning. George you absolute legend, what a masterpiece!

[@jonathanross556]

Just saw George live. Absolutely outstanding. Front row when this song hits is just unreal. What an experience!

[@DONKEYKONG260]

Genuinely suprised to not find a "omg i saw him in 93 so cool even though im 15" comment lmao

[@jonathanross556]

@@DONKEYKONG260 lol

[@ratfoot]

I don’t even know what to call this genre but inject it into my veins

[@Zipzippieeeyy]

swear to god listen to all his music it literally changed my life for real. Got all his vinyls in the span of 7 months. He’s THAT good

[@theturfmonster3394]

Electronica / chillwave

[@jeanclaudevanswag]

Vh1 adult contemporary

[@KeepOnWithTheForce]

Hearing this live was top 3 experiences of my life

[@Andres33AU]

I like how it looks and sounds like a hidden gem from 1993!

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

I was thinking late 90s

[@Victor_2000s]

​@@user-vi4xy1jw7eEarly 90s are more accurate, the beat are similar to Enigma and PM Dawn.

[@pinthetailproductions4859]

@@Victor_2000s let's meet in the middle. 1995.

[@Victor_2000s]

@@pinthetailproductions4859 1991-1993 to be exactly.

[@MySundayAffair]

It feels like this song just came out! wow. Thank you George

[@foxbasealpha5171]

It did

[@MySundayAffair]

@@foxbasealpha5171 it feels like sense of humour just came out!wow. Thank you Foxbase

[@yuggoof]

George Clanton is my favourite 90s pop star

[@notyouraverageinternetuser]

Everyone in the world needs to hear this song

[@highspeedtarantado]

this song really hits me, I was so angry when I was 19 now growing older I'm starting to realize my mistakes and the things I've regretted

[@silverladderAZ]

If you can sort that out now, you'll be ahead of the game. Took me until my mid-30s to get to that point.

[@highspeedtarantado]

​@@silverladderAZdefinitely, looking forward this year to become better and a bit wiser, thanks man!! 😁

[@eaglenature10301]

Filter - "Take A Picture" vibes especially from the congas/bongos lol. God damn there is so much to appreciate here

[@Red93100]

I really like the way George mixes '90s pop with synthwave and (for lack of a better word) epic orchestral music. The whole thing is just a big nostalgia trip, and he does it with great taste.

[@jucurtis23]

My days as a 90s teenager. Makes me cry.

[@breakfastenjoyer]

i remember waking up in the middle of a weekend night with the TV on and this would be playing in the background. what a time!

[@Anumidium]

I’ve had this on repeat since I first heard it. Absolutely transcendent. Thank you

[@simonappel2599]

You've been listening to this one song on repeat for the last 22 years? Honestly fair

[@Soft_Machine]

I didn't think it was possible to make something sound so 90s, i love it

[@LVX777]

These guys just create music my soul needs.

[@richardpritzel1892]

Oh wow, what a blast from the past! My mum had this on tape and used to listen to it on repeat on the way to school.

[@23flyingsquirrels]

This was the first song my date asked me to dance to at our graduation party. Although we went our separate ways, I now have a beautiful family, and this year, it's my youngest's turn to graduate 🥲

[@mirannda]

This reset my body and mind culturally, physically, and spiritually. Thanks daddy.

[@johto.region.710]

So heavy I can’t float!

[@SCVMSHOTS]

Absolutely beautiful

[@RadagonX]

Savage Garden vibes, amazing as always

[@Joshua_Kyle]

What in the Backstreet-meets-The-Cure did I just listen to? Must be my new fav song

[@texasman80]

Seriously love this dudes music. Keep crushing it george you are one of my favorite artists ever.

[@ninten5601]

I remember when this dropped back when I was 8. My dad had it on one those Music Video countdown lists. It was at #1 for 4 months straight. I'm 52 now and this brings back so many memories from when I discovered George as his ESPRIT persona. Thank you George, you are truly an engineer at what you do.

[@malicemiz]

Please gimme an album of nothing but these old hits in high quality. Ain’t nuttin like um

[@SCVMSHOTS]

I turn 30 august 19th, best believe this will be playing all day

[@spoons2020]

I wish I was back in 94 so I could hear this song again for the first time.

[@reecelong2012]

This song gets better the longer it's on repeat It's just insane. How is it THIS good

[@hoodedman1046]

You made me cry George. Thank you.

[@BillyWVids]

This song is blowing up now. Never thought it would given the day one analytics. Thank the stars above it finally is

[@VideoSolutionsbyCalebThomas]

George restores the feeling

[@Corvus_Thorax]

God this song is incredible

[@tristangruener9571]

Dope video, love the 90s vibes

[@jimjim01938]

Love this song. I remember when he played this back in 97’ in Albuquerque like it was yesterday. Good times.

[@dollarsaurus01]

Not many types of music hit me in the feels quite like 90s house and dance. I’m glad we’ve got someone like George keeping that sound alive and pushing it into the future. His songs just nail the feeling and vibe of that era, even the way this video is edited feels completely authentic, like it was ripped straight out of 1997

[@Lucienbogobully]

I can’t wait to see you again in Chicago

[@BHWilkins]

Knew this was gonna be a big one..but i was not prepared to be blown away like this man. George you were great at Electronicon 3, so excited for the new album!!

[@yetanotheruser1989]

I remember hearing this a kid back in the day. It seemed to be everywhere!

[@Steelwolfmusic]

Absolutely Love this George, Me and my brothers love your music my brother

[@urm9.m]

I love george clayton

[@gilopaolo]

every song has an unmistakable aesthetic that evolves and gets even better every time. amazing song, cannot wait to hear more!

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

I remember listening to this song so much in the summer of 1995 before my senior year of high school. I wish I could go back. Kids these days just don't know good music.

[@connorkiss2614]

Amazing!

[@francofx]

this is peak 90's MTV and I love it!

[@muhahill3566]

still can't believe it's been 40 years. time really flies. enjoy your youth while you got it.