DIRTY BEACHES- TRUE BLUE

Dirty Beaches- True Blue.
Video made by Alex Calder

[@alexubarnett]

For anyone who doesnt kno this song is actually a mashup of two songs from the 1960s with dubbed guitar and vocals over it. The tracks are "keep on dancing" by ronnettes as the backing track and the vocal part is a spinoff of a live vocal performance of "be my baby" also by ronnettes both recorded by phil spector

[@ulrich1774]

I knew it sounded familiar

[@Alexcalderam]

I made this video years ago. Over a decade ago now. I was on tour with Alex and I played in a band called Makeout Videotape and during the tour and I filmed a lot off stuff using my old 2011 white MacBooks webcam. That’s how I filmed all of this stuff and I later spliced all the footage together. Sometimes I wish I got a bit of credit for this video because I remember working my ass off on it, but either way it’s cool people can still watch it.

[@arenasands]

love makeout videotape mate. thanks for the clip.

[@thndrbltbuddhalovesyall]

@@arenasands insane, gotta get me an old 2011 macbook now if thats how u filmed all of that footage!

[@thndrbltbuddhalovesyall]

gonna check out makeout videotape as well, ive seen the heat wave ep cover before but ive yet to hear!

[@defbizkit]

Alex, come play at my venue in Duncan on Vancouver Island if ya get around to touring again. I know a lot of people who love your music in this area. I think I might have messaged you on bandcamp about a year ago.

[@JoelyPera]

This is one of the most beautiful videos I’ve seen. Excellent work! 🙏🏽 Random question, do you know what drum machine Alex uses?

[@lirpa5]

Oh man, over 10 years and this song has yet to leave my playlist. Here's to another 10!

[@china1013]

Same

[@gabiruwoou]

Same

[@mr.patrickaloysiusbartholo4727]

This song will be still be important in 200000 years

[@axiomV]

I think a playlist is somewhat like a legacy, someday someone will bump into your channel or the comment and check your playlist, he's gonna have a chance to listen this song.

[@omarha7578]

this song doesn't attract as much attention as it should, but i'm happy to be one of the few who know of and love it

[@MrMisticoMagico]

I and two other friends attended one of this guy presentations in Phoenix Arizona, probably 8 years ago. We talked with him before the start of the concert, he was a humble, cool and funny guy, I must say.

[@AudioAndroid]

Exactly, I was raised old school and have a love for that "Gypse Cried" sound of Music and this guy gets it, he's giving us some great music but I have a feeling the best is yet to come.

[@jimmothypakistan5223]

this has 3.6 million plays on spotify this is one of dirty beaches most well known songs

[@ailujd]

Love love it!

[@mr.patrickaloysiusbartholo4727]

IFYKYK

[@BravoSolid]

i love this dude.. i love the whole gloomy Late-night 50's town-dance feel.. fuhkn legit..

[@thorn99thorn]

this song is quite possibly my all time favorite song. it's like taking a bath in melancholy and spring reverb.

[@robertovenditti1515]

best song ever like seriously

[@40paschal]

godspeed :)))))))

[@CeceCreator123]

I was already falling in love with Dirty Beaches, but now I'm obsessed! This song is perfect

[@crazedinfamous5950]

I'm am dangerously obsessed. Amazing

[@specialist1970]

Same here Nancy...

[@majinbuu46]

I first saw him at SXSW back in 2011. Dudes awesome, not only this song but the whole album is sooo good!

[@justinrussell3166]

this song brings back some lonely memories

[@daneemberluto3457]

I love it. It feels like I really belong to the 50s or 60s.

[@ulrich1774]

This This reminds me of the sweetness of her smile The sweetness of her laugh The sweetness of the wind caressing my face The sweet innocence of love The joys that life brings to us everyday Spending my nights partying out there with my friends drinking smoking and screaming out loud of our lungs till we have no breath just to get out all the anger that the world has bring to us The cold and lonely nights And an old friend who didn’t say goodbye This song reminds me of the little things of life

[@desuwestvlogs4127]

cringe incorporated.

[@jonaht8442]

This song is so good. It's a shame I can't listen to it without getting emotional.

[@dariusdavis6508]

Amazing visuals for an amazing song. The lo-fi approach was engenius.

[@ronniwoodpecker6600]

More than 10 ten years after, this song still make me cry

[@cmerenuge]

can't get enough of this song

[@thorn99thorn]

i'll walk along these streets until i have you in my my arms now that you're gone my heart's so wild and blue and if i had a chance i'd never let you go to die in your heaven, oh my, i'm begging you please oh, true blue for you no matter how far the distance goes i just want you to know that my heart will always be true blue for you true blue for you

[@imankadinov8712]

cant listen this song without tears that come off my eyes. remembering my ex girlfriend

[@mr.patrickaloysiusbartholo4727]

I think of an ex too who turned me on to this…😔

[@guccimanlips]

@@mr.patrickaloysiusbartholo4727 brutal

[@MukuCruel_1400]

If you are reading this, you have the best music taste.

[@alexandraflowerchild6504]

I imagine my late grandmama swaying around in her blue room to this song.

[@Abegoldhatch]

Thanks a lot for the video. One of the greatest songs ever… .

[@FlyingNumbat]

now this has the david lynch feel

[@jaylynnhuie387]

When you find something that's just all around perfect in every way.

[@illiast]

wow it really does sound like surfing in the dark

[@Niamhdm7871]

perfection. out of time and within the time.

[@caloncho]

ou yeah

[@shivapati4376]

10 years ago oh my god oh my god

[@chrispalagot9798]

wtf caloncho

[@corazon6325]

Los dos se rifan bro

[@i415efp]

Gotta say, this is just a magnificent piece of art in a form of bringing the idea back in their way..

[@theholic1985]

im amazed...i read on the magazine they were good, now its obvious, they're very good. lately music has been improving a lot...at least for me...because i listen to every type you can listen to...punk, rock, pop, soul, r&b, fado(portuguese), metal, and it goes on...and on... LOVE MUSIC :)

[@virens_]

hard to describe how much I like this video, it's just a really special thing

[@SuperMurray91]

so simple, yet so complex..brilliant

[@Luciarella]

This is just pure and beautiful

[@marokokisetter]

lovely song, lovely video. inspiring to see more asian dude's performing more independent music like this. go alex!

[@azucenagonzalez4013]

In love with this song!

[@JTMaps]

Beautiful hidden gem

[@italianbutoh]

wonderfulll all the album, this song is magic!!! Mari Florence Italy

[@ДабОчиров]

thank you for this song

[@waltwhitman7545]

alex zhang hungtai has such a fuckin cool classic crooner's vibe that he embodies so perfectly, he just exudes that level of cool like Elvis and such, with a no wave flavour to it as well

[@Alexcalderam]

Ya and also my name is Alex and I made this video check out my music because I’m awesome as well

[@specialist1970]

Amazing...

[@sloopjonboswell]

I go through this same shit with you Adam. Your music has meant so much and been there so many times.

[@teastsman]

The magnetic fields is what the said band sounds like. 69 love songs.

[@mochsa7138]

This is very cool !

[@politicaltheory]

Don't know if is state wide but every Saturday from 7 to midnight a radio show called The Swing Years And Beyond plays music from the first half of the twenty century and definitely Dirty Beaches' album Badlands seems to be from that era.

[@PoonBre]

this song makes me heart melt.

[@tarotsophiesouyet]

is the first time in a long time Im enjoying the fact I broke up with my boyfriend and the feeling of it, thanks dirty beaches, Im in love with your song now

[@hserokdivad]

Great video as well :) This is my first time listening to dirty beaches... so far so good :D

[@IMangame]

Lovely video.

[@argentofan123]

This song is life.

[@ValePrensa]

I need a 20 hours video of this song

[@latexiceage]

Song of the year.

[@blade2869]

New favorite song.

[@k8core]

he sounds like joy division, angelo badalamenti, velvet underground (i don't remeber in which song he used velvet underground's lyrics) and more. i love his inspirations.

[@KurouzuZehaha]

He's really inspired on Wong Kar wai, great music i love it.

[@ghoulishnight]

Lo fi Ronettes backgroove mixed with maybe an andrew eldritch of sisters of mercy/elvis sounding vocals at times going into brian wilson/beach boys territory makes for one perfect song.

[@clarchitecto]

I think i've fallen in love with his voice deeply

[@fletcherc1]

Walker bros for me , you say it well done. Moves me.

[@shotgun_vinnie6842]

Hey Liv, listening to this thinking about you. Love you forever sweetheart.

[@imacrowcawcaw1938]

The Ronettes - Keep on Dancing The Ronettes - Be my Baby His amalgamation of both of these into his own track is great. Listen to the above tracks for a cool insight I guess.

[@Alexcalderam]

Ya but also check out what an awesome job I did making a video for my friend also! I’m the best.

[@thndrbltbuddhalovesyall]

@@Alexcalderam it is an amazing video indeed alex. i have one question though, what camera did u use to film DB playing? i love how the angle as well as how choppy the video is, reminds me of archival footage of shit id see in a documentary or something along those lines

[@anynna1]

I LOVE SO MUCH. THANKS

[@cacastaininsane]

gives me the chills a bit..

[@yosmelaraujo3470]

Sadness sounds like some of Dirty Beaches songs. Melancholia, if not.

[@shinyalbert]

i wish he had more songs that were sentimental like this...anyone out there know any?

[@heartman1486]

Sentimental? For this feels like depression and I got a lot of those lmao

[@shinyalbert]

@@heartman1486 you just replied to the ghost of my former self, from 10 years ago

[@heartman1486]

@@shinyalbert yikes so you completely different now huh? Well that makes sense it has been an entire decade

[@rlckyrlcardo]

@@shinyalbert if you had any advice to give to your former self what would it be

[@mr.patrickaloysiusbartholo4727]

If you like this ditty you may really like anything by Silver Jews or Smog/Bill Callahan. Songwise “Godsend” by Beat Happening, “Our way to fall” by Yo la Tengo, “Heartbeats” by Jose Gonzalez, “Naked as we came” by Iron and Wine and “Sweet Shine” by Sonic Youth give me similar feels to name a few. Enjoy.

[@herrmikman]

his high voice reminds me of morrissey...which is nice.

[@burnedice98]

So Underrated

[@freudastaire]

wonderful, thank you

[@asianshoegaze2342]

This song is just a combination of The Ronnettes' "Keep On Dancing" and "Be My Baby"

[@SB-xo2bx]

Good shout, so it is.

[@fuchkgeemale122]

sampling of a forgotten era, my friend

[@droopypancakes]

Fuchk Geemale clearly not forgotten.

[@anapoles]

Japanese Shoegaze Godamn, all I along I thought he legitimately revived the ghost of 1950's rock.

[@thomasrainbow]

"just" ??

[@dragosivanescu849]

Super❤❤❤❤

[@TheOpenPool]

The first 2 minutes and 58 seconds

[@robertolaforgia358]

Ascolto questa canzone da anni

[@MorbidVideoProd]

i've just found out these guys, it could be love, im exited.

[@clarkeyzmachine]

What a banger.

[@Alexcalderam]

Thanks I made the video. It is a banger video.

[@elousialee]

好美的歌....

[@HeatherRappard]

so so good

[@crazedinfamous5950]

Need a Comebacc album

[@mismonster100]

Scheiise! i found out with "be my baby" already, but the keep on dancing, it's sounds really similar, but it's still good cus it's him

[@mismonster100]

i love him..

[@kpxx2000]

still greatness

[@alecresende]

damn this is amazing, sounds like Monster Rally if the dude would sing

[@leatherette5267]

beautiful

[@zzompi]

pressing play for the 15th time today

[@SpencerWeltmer]

this is perfect

[@martinarthur2597]

Alan Vega meets David Lynch in a diner

[@mulin3557]

这么好的歌。。。

[@王思齐-c5e]

marked all the similar musicians you mentioned😄

[@doktorsungTeenRecords]

true blue

[@TheTrucchina]

bioutiful song ever ...

[@jetterz79]

i am in love

[@Hallh2008]

Love!

[@Ibpace]

fuck I love this song

[@cmerenuge]

@Misheru333 oui! it's really good. great sample taken from it

[@yeahimridingthroughthearea7565]

Cool.

[@bugbear7671]

Everyday hype

[@rasmusinterstellar]

awesome

[@agentoranges]

wistful atmosphere...like old ariel pink song

[@Alexcalderam]

lol

[@justaguy9203]

Alex Calder ikr Macs guitar

[@Sapatinhoooo]

great

[@polysopher]

y dejaremos todo atrás

[@oldfriendofmine]

@cwz7 Thanks for this. Never knew.

[@manuelalejandrogomezcarvaj3966]

Alguien del 2024? 😢

[@imadecoy]

classic

[@glaukoglauko3903]

TRUE

[@akkilua]

❤