Ladytron - Seventeen [Official Music Video]

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Lyrics:
They only want you when you're seventeen
When you're twenty-one
You're no fun
They take a polaroid and let you go
Say they'll let you know
So come on
We only want you when you're seventeen
When you're twenty-one
You're no fun
#Ladytron

[@user-sy9il3tc5p]

“You can’t make a good song with two lines” Ladytron: hold my birthday candles

[@timetraveler9518]

Daft punk made a song with 1line it's called "around the world"

[@xymez3743]

@@timetraveler9518 the gods of edm

[@maimunamay6198]

Fatboy's Slim "Right Here, Right Now" only contains the words of the title.

[@VV-nz4dv]

alice deejay

[@Femtanyls_biggest_fan]

Nya itchy ni san

[@gemapais7082]

Im 17 atm, can’t wait to come back to this at 21 (Edit) thanks for the likes I’ve never gotten so many, I hope you guys are doing well

[@sunflower0243]

18 rn and shitting myself because im close to being 20

[@lunastar6857]

@@sunflower0243 I just turned 20 and I listened to this song when I was 17 🥲

[@imsugar]

i’m 18 ☹️

[@nana-tn8tx]

@@sunflower0243 me too, I am not ready to be a grown up at all ;-;

[@tdannemaria]

i'm 17 and i'm 18 in september chile

[@evagibson2789]

It's not just about the fashion industry, it's about predatory behavior

[@marjorieangilau1858]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@sarahougnou3490]

i thought the same thing. minors often get catcalled and sexually assaulted more than adults

[@suzannejane1035]

Absolutely. I got into this when it came out but it's still so relevant.

[@Chuythedragqueen]

It’s tiktok ruining a good song

[@whatsupchickentender1399]

@@Chuythedragqueen no you're just sensitive and don't know how to have your own thoughts

[@bobatea3911]

this isnt just a critique abt the fashion industry. its ALSO abt society's beauty standards and how men feel abt women aging

[@aliaboulekema-amraoui5317]

Thank you

[@bow_wow_wow]

That's ludicrous. What 21 year old woman had any trouble whatsoever attracting male attention?

[@cherrygloombae]

@@bow_wow_wow is this a joke or...?

[@bobatea3911]

@@bow_wow_wow shut up male

[@chindvids]

What about the Polaroid and let you go line?

[@tinyghost8921]

I see people arguing about whether it's predatory behavior or the fashion industry and I say: why can't it be both?

[@brissywink]

It can be both but it's actually about the fashion industry lol. That's just the truth. It's open to interpretation but people claiming they know the meaning behind it and ignoring it's actually about the fashion industry are dumb.

[@whatisthis1958]

@@brissywink I mean, i kinda get why they might ignore the fashion industry side of it though? . A lot of the newer people here who found this from on tiktok and other platforms view it that way do so because they resonate with that reading of the lyrics, usually due to personal experience. I personally resonate more with is as being about predatory behaviour despite knowing the original purpose of the song, because other people will take different things out of a given piece of media depending on their own experiences, and people will interpret it differently throughout time since they grow up in different environments. For a group of people who grew up on the internet, it's no surprise that they take the predatory aspect of this song as their own interpretation considering how many kids were groomed online, especially during lockdown (rates rose by 40% in my country if I remember right). Someone who grew up when this song was originally made, however, might have less contact with the internet, since it was vastly different to how it is now, and more focused with traditional forms of fashion/entertainment consumption, and it seemed like the fashion industry had a much larger presence. New listeners won't resonate with the original message as much as this newer interpretation, so it's less they're ignoring the meaning and more they either don't even pick up on that meaning or personally resonate more with the newer one

[@graybarta9119]

To be fair there is a disturbing overlap

[@karlmichaelsahagun7121]

There's predatory in fashion industry, that's my catch on this masterpiece

[@ramenwithaliens5431]

Ong

[@aereoneatss5590]

This song reminds me of predators. how they want to prey on you because you’re young but as you get older your no fun because you know what they're doing.

[@johnroberts981]

That was my first impression but now the Fashion industry has been mentioned I definitely see that now. At my age and proportions fashion is the last thing I'm interested in - does the clothing stretch and last two outings between laundry visit 😆 Seriously though, I've just recently 'discovered' this song (or my woeful memory exhibiting itself again!) but it's a catchy tune innit 👍

[@ALT-vz3jn]

Get off of TikTok and get a life.

[@aereoneatss5590]

@@ALT-vz3jn huh?

[@IFARTED09]

@@ALT-vz3jn wtf, u ok?

[@Li-ou6mc]

@@ALT-vz3jn how tf does this have to do with anything

[@chutrash3348]

The women beauty standards are literally just traits of children. Men are seen attractive once they get facial hair, deeper voices, taller and stronger, ect. Yet a women is cute when she has a high voice, skinny, clear skin, no body hair, ect. And honestly I'm sick of it.

[@str4wb3rry_x28]

@@derek12115 This is just straight up the discription of a child, you can't deny that

[@chutrash3348]

@@derek12115 Why are the qualities of children portrayed as feminine? Society didn't just wake up one day and choose it. Do you not see the problem with this??

[@chutrash3348]

@@derek12115 You're speaking cap at this point. Yes, the average man is stronger than the average woman. However, women have higher pain tolerance due to the fact they have to give birth. This whole "men need to protect women" narrative isn't backed up by biology, its centuries worth of social construct. "Less hair to keep them warm" you just sound like a creep. "Weaker to protect them" tell me you're a mysogenist without telling me you're a mysogenist.

[@chutrash3348]

@@derek12115 I'm talking about how problematic it is that women who have the properties of children are seen as feminine. Sure some men protected women back years ago but the beauty standards for women weren't made for those reasons. For example, women having shaved legs and arms only began to be the normal for women during the war when industries began to shame women for not shaving in order to get more sales. The 'oblivious, naive and stupid' traits that are supposed to be seen as feminine have nothing to do with the fact men 'need to protect women'. If anything, its to control us. Someone easy to manipulate.

[@chutrash3348]

@@derek12115 Then leave😐

[@justinreyes5042]

My mom hated my indie teenage taste in music...except this one she loved this song...

[@Lee-rs3kk]

May be because it uses the exact backround baseline from Visage's Fade to Grey, she must've known that track from the eighties. Absolute banger, so take a listen if ya feel like it.

[@cineurbano6889]

This Is not indie teenage im 43

[@mikemnemonic311]

They only want you when you're 2017, when you're 2021 your no fun!

[@downjump7894]

:D :D :D

[@gruenerMandarin]

Smart ;)

[@garrywhite13371337]

Foookk so true

[@TheEndofThis]

Please 2017 was the worst year ever 😫

[@nazare334]

@@TheEndofThis yeah but in 2021 everyone gets offended by everything

[@lysergicgirll]

"they take a polaroid and let you go, say theyll let you know" this is totally a song about the fashion industry.

[@Heidinski0]

lysergicgirll totally! model life

[@KitKatLMFAO]

Its about the modeling industry.

[@EinsZwo0]

would not happen today, though. its way to deep for todays level of criticism.

[@stevehallman8378]

It’s about Gaetz.

[@DA-ol2ey]

its about drugs fashion mocking american fashion and capitalism.

[@samharper5881]

I think they're trying to say that they only want you when you're seventeen and that when you're twenty-one, you're no fun. Reading between the lines, that's the impression I'm getting.

[@hal0spartanii7dn]

+Sad MapSalesman so deep I found oil

[@1skcusebutuoy1]

+Sam Harper They also are saying they always take a Polaroid, let you go, and say they'll let you know. However, the ultimate outcome is unclear.

[@azynkron]

+Sam Harper You could also say you can only watch someone that is 17 from behind a screen

[@Garboskindredspirit]

I would say that's an accurate assessment. . .

My good sir, I think you have just managed to discover the Philosophers Stone.

[@makaylarae735]

people who are arguing about the message behind the song are failing to realize that the modeling industry and societal beauty standards go hand in hand. it relates to p*dophilia bc standards for women are that they are hairless, appear young, etc. ALSO there will be different interpretations of art bc everyone perceives things differently:)

[@garlicbread6947]

THANK YOU, I feel like people forget that a song can have multiple meanings without invalidating each other

[@Yesbsygs726]

Why do ppl care for the looks like I just don’t get it like there’s one person who can stop all of this but idc about the look idk why ppl care about the looks it’s not what is about the outside it’s what’s inside and what u think like:/

[@blonded_ari]

literally

[@Cheetahlover]

That’s not the beauty standards for women. It’s just the opposite of being a man. Being hairy is associated with testosterone and masculinity and also men like big b00bs/4ss which isn’t like children

[@Felipe-jq6pi]

more like ephebophilia

[@Monikanoid]

'Seventeen' is about modeling agencies. "They only want you when you're 17, when you're 21 you're no fun." This is exactly how modeling agencies work. When you're 17 you're young enough to not have fully developed female curves yet, perfect for that skinny catwalk look, and old enough to legally work without all the parental hassle. When you're 21 you're considered an adult, have more female curves, plus harder to work with because of an adult mindset, as in knowing this is not a career you want to pursue, busy with university and (jealous) boyfriends. "They take a polaroid and let you go, say they'll let you know, so come on." 17 year olds go knocking on doors at modeling agencies, full of hope, thinking they're gonna be the next big thing. In reality you're just girl #186 that day. So they'll just take a quick Polaroid photo of you, write down your info on the back and they literally say "We'll let you know.." Just like any job interview, so yeah, come on.. All the young girls dancing in the observation room are resembling the hundreds of applications the agencies get on a daily basis, the staff walks around, keep making the application pile (all the Polaroids from the past few days) smaller and smaller till there is just one left, the best girl of that pile, who they might hire.

[@docsavage8640]

Thanks for explaining the inherently obvious lyrics.

[@CorHellekin]

Damn guys they didn't offend anyone by explaining it so why are y'all bitching about?

[@roachey]

@Blood Beryl Well I didn't really get it. Klk's comment was helpful.

[@mawtagasolais9624]

@@CorHellekin you are awesome. For real. It's like u commented my comment. I would be friends with you over whatever gulf, if adults did that. Be easy.

[@CorHellekin]

@@mawtagasolais9624 oh my, you really flatter me. Thank you a lot.

[@thequeenbox9883]

I'm 17 now, I'll be back to cry when I'm 21 UPDATE: turned 21 October 8th and I was too drunk to even cry so☠️

[@omar-fu2lq]

You'll most likely forget

[@muze7171]

Every week I’ll come back to remind you

[@silasrath190]

If you see this, I’m not letting you forget

[@fakename5400]

@@muze7171 I’ll remind to you come back every week

[@muze7171]

Happy 18!

[@cloudymoonliqht9629]

Im glad this song is getting more attention

[@--BACKTFUP]

Hello fellow barb😩

[@--BACKTFUP]

I meant hello* oops

[@cloudymoonliqht9629]

@@--BACKTFUP Heyy bestie 🥴

[@yusufgazi7]

Cringe

[@luis-lp2qk]

@@yusufgazi7 WTF DOES IT GIVE YOU CRINGE JUST BECAUSE A PERSON SAID THAT THIS GLAD THAT THE SONG HAS MORE ATTENTION??

[@roserosse9737]

I feel really bad cause I discovered this really good song thanks to tiktok😫 I failed

[@mellofied9139]

ah same

[@valeriamunoz9243]

same but idc

[@alwaysanele7322]

me too!

[@assmilk9674]

i feel ashamed

[@_-________]

No need for shame. You're here now, right?

[@nettlecider]

one of the shortest lyrics and yet there artists nowadays who cannot put more meaning in their 6-album-long discographies

[@screwyoumoon]

Yep! And they get creative with their limited lyrics, the instrumental is really nice honestly

[@Taylor-pz1mo]

This is so damn fucking true....

[@Taylor-pz1mo]

It takes a mind that thinks differently to understand and come up with this someone else would make a long song that would probably not be good. But this hits so much harder because its only 2 sentences and deeper than most songs...

[@h3so967]

Even the singing starts at exactly 0:17

[@CAT-2323]

Good catch!

[@marywealth6475]

​@@CAT-2323 I knew your comment was gonna say that.

[@mastersoftoday]

@@marywealth6475 good catch

[@julsll5870]

I love this song but I cant help but hear the roblox sound when you die in the background💀

[@lola-sh7us]

oooof~ 😏

[@lottietyson7251]

that’s what i was thinking 💀

[@alyssaskits4155]

EWWWWFFFFFF

[@biskyy3079]

oof😭

[@MilkyBloomet]

NOOO I CAN'T UNHEAR IT

[@DF19726]

The song is a critique of the fashion industry, and their standards when recruiting models. It's unbelievable that so few people figured that out.

[@carlosbanaschek1949]

Prada vibes as i sad

[@waxeater112]

i thought it was ab gr00m1ng

[@imsugar]

@@user-Bubu no lol it’s about the modeling industry.

[@pearl9731]

@@waxeater112 could be interpreted that way

[@ischl420]

Thats why this song is so good, there are so many ways you can interpreted it

[@ccuuppiidd]

This hits hard while dancing in your room in barely clothing

[@H3NRI985]

So true, as said by the ultimate hope.

[@muze7171]

Be my friend

[@ccuuppiidd]

I’ve summoned them

[@Rosanilla]

W h a t

[@euphoric8420]

@@muze7171 The hell lmao

[@ClarkyWarky]

This song has such a darker undertone into 2020...

[@av.5632]

Why?

[@ogi1337]

what's your interpretation

[@Ella-ks7jp]

are u talking about the infamous 'female attractiveness vs age' graph? truely sickening....

[@catnip6731]

@@Ella-ks7jp shit made me sick fr

[@gestimo6168]

@@Ella-ks7jp where may I find this graph, I searched it up but didn't see anything too out of place?

[@imogenn3641]

I distinctly remember being into this song when I was 17. Coincidentally I just bumped into this video again and I'm 21. Aghhh depressing.

[@imogenn3641]

I will try, my friend! Unfortunately we do not realise how young we were until we're older.

[@arthurdent6828]

And now you're 24. Soon you'll be 40..... Still depressed?

[@Nameless-dw5nv]

You have been no fun for over 4 years now...

[@wesleyrosa6122]

So come on..

[@emzee4742]

I used to listen to this when i was 17,too,and now I'm 24. i honestly hate my life and i only have 2 decent friends now,whatayagunnado though lol.

[@abbyagust]

Writing this at 17. In a month and a half, I'll be 18, graduated, and going off to college. I haven't had a boyfriend, but I have gone to one singular party that I was invited to, but it was kind of mid as I went by myself. I went to homecoming, also alone, and I kind of intend on going to prom. I have about two true friends, and a couple of acquaintances, which will all change after school is over. Losing friends is something I'm willing to accept, as I know that I need to branch out and find people that are *really* for me. I have never been assaulted and hope to remain that way. I'm about 8th in my class when it comes to grades and I will be going to a nice university. I'm scared for the future. My fitness isn't ideal right now, but I'm at a "healthy" BMI. To the me who's reading this at 21, let me tell you this. As long as you're doing your best, that's all that matters. How you do anything is how you do everything, but it's ok to let yourself have a break once in a while. Eat good food, don't disrespect your body, listen to BTS, find good people you can trust, read books, study hard, talk to people, go to therapy, exercise once in a while, write poetry, write books, keep pursuing your passions, don't freak out about aging, and PLEASE manage a budget. You have tons of life left to live, even if it's when you're old. My grandpa is currently in intensive care, and I worry for his life. Whether he is still alive when you read this, I'm not sure, but please don't hang onto loss. Your loved ones would want you to live your best life while keeping them in your memories. Please love yourself

[@moonlightillari]

🩷

[@cryptical1210]

Update? :D

[@maxcohen281]

Literally discovered this song on my 17th birthday. I turned 21 on Wednesday, so I’m revisiting this amazing song.

[@Drkane_]

They only want you when you're seventeen When you're twenty-one You're no fun Prince Andrew agrees.

[@ptonpc]

In his case the younger the better. Allegedly ahem...

[@leelabizbee]

Shouldn't laugh but 😄😄 durty boy!

[@janedoe-hq9vn]

Oh snap!

[@mattweeeee]

This needs more likes.......and cowbell.

[@mantan9400]

And the infamous Prince Andrew Duke of York. I wonder why Wikipedia keeps taking addition to the Duke of York entries...

[@selenan4140]

I’m 21 and disturbingly I get less attention than when I was 17. Hearing this song gives be chills. It makes me sad.

[@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce]

Understandable, but 21 is still very young. I wouldn't start feeling that sad until you hit 30...lol. That's when you can rightfully say "Damn, I feel old" (and also start yelling at teenagers that pass by to get off your lawn). But seriously, I hope you enjoy your 20's. I wish I could redo my 20's.

[@selenan4140]

@@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce id enjoy it more if I wasn’t so depressed 😅😅😅

[@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce]

@@selenan4140 Man...my reply is about to sound really generic, lol, but I mean it with the bottom of my heart. I know how it feels to feel be depressed (I still have depression that I never was able to "fix") but I hope you find something in your life that makes you feel better and makes life feel enjoyable for you. And that doesn't have to be another person (like a boyfriend or girlfriend). It could just be a best friend, or even you could be happy on your own with a really fun hobby. I do hope you have some close friends though that you can rely on. I think I've talked too much already, lol, but I hope things get better for you :).

[@selenan4140]

@@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce thank you for your support 💕

[@Lilliathi]

@@selenan4140 Go do and see as much stuff as possible. Even if your depression prevents you from enjoying it, you'll thank yourself later.

[@melissacooper6448]

"They only want you when your 17 when your 21 your no fun" .....Jeffrey Epstein's favorite song

[@atlast6913]

He would change 17 to 14

[@nosumi9881]

Thanks tiktok, I come to hear this song every day

[@jinx17]

This is a tiktok song now? I feel oldddd lol

[@nosumi9881]

@@jinx17 yea lol

[@rodriguezmarcos4988]

@@jinx17 no one cares

[@jinx17]

@@rodriguezmarcos4988 mind your business then homeboy

[@rodriguezmarcos4988]

@@jinx17 no I don’t understand why adults keep saying I’m getting old

[@mmiller6342]

I think this song is not just a commentary on the fashion industry, but on society as a whole. Men are allowed to age and have wrinkles and grey hair and still be considered attractive(Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, etc), but most women in the public eye are discarded when they aren’t very young anymore. The only older women celebrities are the ones that have no signs of aging (Jennifer Lopez). Women are taught that they should be hairless, short and petite, have high voices, and to be innocent and submissive (all are characteristics of children). Women are mostly valued in society for our ability to fit the impossible beauty standard and to please men. I We are not valued as much on our maturity and intelligence. Once you are no longer oblivious to the world around you and you have lost your childlike features and you age(which is normal) you are no longer seen as of worth. Once you hit 30 you have reached your expiration date even though that is a very young age. The type of girl that men want is a young girl that is essentially a child. When you are 17, you have not yet realized what the world is like and are “more fun”. You are easier to take advantage of. When I was in my senior year of high school there were many men in their 20s waiting around for 17 year old girls. On porn websites there is a high demand for “barely legal videos”. When Danielle Brigolli turned 18 everyone was excited and there were comments saying they waiting for “so long”. When women are in their early 20s they are told to get settled while they still can so they don’t become an “old maid” while men are encouraged to settle down much later. There is so much more that I can add, but I will stop now lol.

[@jillian3051]

You have explained this perfectly. I reread it again.

[@Yesbsygs726]

For me I idc about the looks it all bout ur inside and what u think but some ppl don’t get that:/

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

well said, and it's sad

[@foreignmau5566]

It is not that they are “allowed”, you girls tend to find older men attractive, and men tend to find young women attractive. You type it in like it is a choice. Its not about “allowing” its rather how biology works.

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

@@foreignmau5566 no girls do not tend to find older men attractive, they tend to find men their age attractive. otherwise i'd see hordes of 20 year olds with 50 year olds on the street, when that's just not the case and it's more of an exception.

[@LongLiveInspiration]

I think this song is talking about how when you're younger, you are easy to mold, but as you get a little older and understand the world better, you are able to question authority and stand up for yourself and not do everything you're told, so it's less fun for the people who were once in power over you. Could apply to the modeling industry as well, as you can hear them sing about the whole polaroid thing. very interesting song! :)

[@larrbaII]

LongLiveInspiration Yes that is what the song inplys.--"IF you’re young you'r ok-- when you get "wise" you need to go". Too bad a lot of what happens in this world today people beleave what they see on the news as fact, but are deseved.

[@JustWickedSwede]

+LongLiveInspiration I think people are questioning authorities more as young. I wish I questioned as much today as I did back then.

[@thegayestgoth]

Sort of. It's actually about the modeling industry. 17 is the peak age for modeling. At 21, you've grown up a bit much to continue looking "fresh-faced".

[@JackSquat1]

+LongLiveInspiration no

[@LongLiveInspiration]

Jack Squat very intelligent interpretation

[@SammySchmid]

was into this when i was 16 and now i'm 28 :) great.

[@lollydoll20]

Same

[@dougvelardo4530]

And you’re still fun!

[@oscardavidgm]

31!!

[@dora5436]

I turned 21 this month so yay!

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

Really liked the austere matching uniforms on the band. Made them look like cool, beautiful merciless cyborgs.

[@TanorFauxofOltanis]

This song is so true for life. Love the beat. heh

[@star_mxlk_]

Predators, it's all about the predatory behaviour of adult men and how looking like a child is the only way to be loved.

[@star_mxlk_]

@@givemeallyourattention think about it, when you're 17, you've probably hit the peak of your beauty, you're young, you're thin, and you're innocent. Men have always liked it when girls were short, hairless, smooth, thin, had big eyes just like what you might have at 17, but the older you get and the more you realize what the predator is doing, the more they loose interest and they once again look for a child to mold into what they want. Its disgusting, its clearly not just about fashion.

[@Shyzenth]

Find someone real and you will see what love is really like, love has very little to do with physical qualities, love for a person is ethereal. Physical attraction is somrthing else and it's on our DNA related to finding a mate for reproduction.

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

@@Shyzenth except DNA wouldn't wire ppl to find girls in their teenage years attractive as it literally goes against natural selection. Teen pregnancies (aged 10-19) face higher risks of early infant mortality, low birth weight, preterm delivery and severe neonatal conditions than pregnancies in women aged 20-24. It's a weird societal conditioning that we've made women in their teenaged years look the most "attractive" in our eyes, and it's disgusting.

[@randomaccessfemale]

If you are 17, you no longer look like a child, so I disagree. For the fashion industry, 17 is the crucial age, because you are no longer controlled by your parents and they can try to mold you as they like.

[@Inhalepens]

@@star_mxlk_ Most 17 year olds haven't really hit they're peak of beauty, that's more like when you are in your 20s

[@Brakathor]

I feel like the song hook is a literal phrase that someone in a position of power said to her.

[@blonded_ari]

this song legit has like two lines and still has so many valid points

[@ALT-vz3jn]

It’s unreal to me that this song is back. We danced to this like crazy in the local gay bar when it first came out. It was glorious. I miss the Noughties.

[@irizzyroblox512]

...

[@adrianvalencia7103]

Ladytron & Crystal Castles are AMAZING! And very unique!

[@TheNatashaFerreira]

Alice Glass isn’t in this though? She’s from crystal castles

[@jspence8863]

You understand real music. I am virtually shaking your hand in a sign of recognition & respect🤜

[@jspence8863]

@@TheNatashaFerreira dude's just saying that crystal castles is another amazing band that he enjoys as well as Ladytron 😜

[@amymorgan9434]

all the 17 and 21 yr olds banding together to sad twerk really warms my depressed heart

[@ashalonchiq]

Born in 87...this song still slaps

[@garnet727]

A decade later and the message is STILL relevant!?! Always will be...

[@elenapotapova7026]

Really cool song and video, I like how they interpreted selection in the fashion industry - putting a lot of young girls in one room in front of hidden judges and making them dance. Eventually only a handful will be selected and manage to stay. Very cool.

[@andreaaldana1922]

The two singers are so beautiful

[@DetectiveThursday]

All rise for Leonardo DiCaprio's National Anthem

[@wipeout2098]

It's like a dark counterpoint to Kraftwerk's The Model. :)

[@BillyLongshot]

Kraftwerk also have a melancholic tone in their voice and the synth. But that is about it. The lyrics are mainly descriptive but more positive than neutral. I agree Ladytron is darker and explicitly critical. Good comparison!

[@whssy]

Isn't it? I just caught my 20-year old son listening to that track while he was looking what to cook for dinner. Never heard him listening to pioneering synth music before. I immediately referred him to this one.

[@AllTheCloudsArePink]

Nice

[@razorx6905]

Blue monday beat there too

[@doberchic]

Yes! Even a tip of the hat !

[@bobdylan6454]

I have loved this band since their beginning. I wish they would do something. I deserve it.. and they deserve it.

[@vampbie55]

Was anyone else a victim of grroming and feel that's what this song is about

[@isaacbakan1295]

Not personally. But I definitely do. I don't know if it's about that and that in specific neccesarily. But yeh. It's definitely about that

[@ALT-vz3jn]

The song is not about grooming at all. It’s about the fashion and entertainment industry. I’m sorry if you were a victim of grooming you’re not alone, but this song isn’t about that.

[@localshithead7430]

Lmfao i was a victim of grooming too and idgaf what people say, I relate to this song so much. Hope you're doing better btw. Best of wish to you.

[@vampbie55]

@@localshithead7430 thanks 😊

[@Heaven-lh2sx]

This is about Men only want you at 17. Your parents want to baby you at 17 but want you to leave at 21. Film directors want you to act at 17 but at 21 they think you’re too old. Youth centers only want 17 cause you aren’t full grown at 17 but 21 you are and you’re no longer fun.

[@ell_whitehouse]

This reminds me of a film called level 16

[@chadguindon6909]

This song came out in 2002 and I actually was 18 that year. I could have shaved a year of my life off just for this song, LOL!!!!

[@n.miller9979]

I'm completely addicted to this song

[@irizzyroblox512]

same

[@AckzaTV]

1:37 wow that look is still so attractive in 2022 especially now

[@odysseydreams5364]

LadyTron was one of my Dad’s favourite groups growing up, there was a guarantee that one of their tracks would be on one of his CD mixtapes. By August of this year, it will be Four years since he passed due to terminal cancer. Hearing their resurgence on Tiktok this past week and them getting more attention from Gen Z makes me really happy :)

[@LOUI_1267]

Hey im rlly srry to here that im glad it made you happy though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wabbit2099]

All these people don’t understand the song at all. It is about mathematics and the fascination with prime numbers. 17 is a prime number, which is cool and interesting to mathematicians. 21 is not. The line “they take a Polaroid and let you go, say they’ll let you know” is referring to the process by which the number is recorded and stored while further higher prime numbers are computed as part of a computational stress test. The original lyrics actually continually cycled up in prime numbers but they decided against it to make the song catchier. THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE MATH SONGS FUN AND INTERESTING AND NO ONE IS GETTING IT!!! These people don’t understand that Ladytron is all about math. Next thing people are going to start saying that “Destroy Everything You Touch” isn’t about the difficulties of dealing with destructive math principles over the use of constructive foundations. SMH 🤦‍♀️

[@dustinc8839]

How perfect is this music video thought

[@HarishDharmapalan]

I wasn’t 17 or 21 when this came out but did listen to this song at 17 and jammed to it. Can’t believe next year the song will be 21 years

[@TouchedbyCastiel]

Forever21 is against this song

[@melaniev1296]

Lmao

[@thalassafischer5211]

Best comment in thread.

[@demiford9414]

😂

[@NaughtyVampireGod]

They're no fun.

[@gothicc1825]

And that’s why they went out of business

[@tacomara]

BROOOOO THIS SONG SLAPSSSSSSSSSSS

[@poorwig4413]

I think this is about the modeling industry. Most models are chosen when they’re 17, and that’s when they start their careers. When you’re 21 you’re already too old to start.

[@robertmack5425]

Try it when your forty one no fun

[@lani5473]

Robert Mack lmao

[@AllTheCloudsArePink]

then you're doing it wrong

[@cornflakegirl1718]

@Jeffrey Cheng You're still fun.

[@75claymont]

Wait til your 62 and can't have fun

[@hellfeather2011]

Fuck that I'll be 41 in a couple weeks and i refuse to accept this arbitrary lack of fun

[@joaoguimaraes4993]

Playgirl...the oppositte of playboy...this band was quite something......in lyrics and messages...

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

this is depressing

[@missmiami9230]

Nostalgia.

[@natalieadam2]

2:54 😍

[@gracielapulte4276]

You ever notice just how many songs involve being 17?

[@nathanate288]

Off topic but does anyone have a roblox song code for this

[@MissKateScarlett]

This reminds me of being 17 and chasing older guys. I’m almost 21 now and well... I’m no fun lol

[@jspence8863]

See yeah you get the concept of the song 👍 or at least what I feel is the concept of the song

[@strawberrysshowdown8331]

@@jspence8863 the song is about the fashion industry

[@dankogrgic8355]

I dont know why i like this song so much.

[@violetlunna]

Bc its good?

[@MsShowtime]

0:48

[@quinnh668]

Hi it's my seventeenth birthday today.

[@dman030]

i'm a dude and trust me, 21 is way better than 17. night and day.

[@elenaolino7536]

I'm 17 and I'm listening to this for the first time!

[@haesu3786]

Same

[@chr0mep0p]

Same wtf

[@mocha44_4]

Sameee!

[@randomaccessfemale]

Enjoy your next 4 years then! Have they taken your polaroid yet?

[@danaysiaboykin1755]

Now your 19

[@martinadesimone2389]

It’s my bithday today,i’m 21 now

[@t.k.padilla592]

I once had a friend who to lost a little in life. She told me one day when she was 17 that she was getting into pornography. She said, she already did the audition and they were just waiting for her to turn 18. It was a company out of Salt Lake City. I saw her 2 years later and asked her if she ever did that. She said no. She said that she was in a dark place in life and was on meth. She then said she shaved her head and went another direction in life. I was glad and still glad to know she didn't do that. -T.K. Padilla

[@cynth330]

this to me is about predatory behavior and social standards, "they only want you when you're seventeen, when you're twenty one you're no fun" is kind of like saying they're only fun when they're seventeen because of their young, innocent naivety when they're twenty-one they're no fun because they recognize what's wrong and what's right and therefore can resist. "they snap a polaroid and let you go say they'll let you know" could be interpreted as a procedure done in the modeling world to take a picture of your body and let you know if you made the cut which could represent the box people are put in. It could also be interpreted as a predator preying on young people taking a picture of them in a vulnerable position and then letting them go making them feel like what they've done is not that wrong because worse could have happened.

[@irizzyroblox512]

There is such an odd sound coming from my phone when I play the song like a aheosuwhehooooooooo

[@Mindphaser1]

Helen in Rolling Stone: "I'm not really sure where the 'model' information has come from; perhaps something was mentioned in a very early press release. I've never really done proper catwalk. I only ever did a few bits and pieces along with a couple of graduate shows as a favour to friends. I am, after all, only 5' 6" [168 cm]. Far too tiny to be a model. Plus, I look kind of weird, not in that coveted model alien way. Just in a plain weird way!"

[@yoonbumwannabe833]

Shouting this song but replacing “17” with the age of when you joined the 97% is therapeutic For me I count down the ages of me and people I know who were also victims

[@abby-my7rj]

hope your okay now ❤️

[@willow2470]

How do you know if you're in the 97%? I think am or almost was but i dont know what counts or not. Is there an article or a checklist or something like that i can look at?

[@amelie-gk9rq]

@@willow2470 there’s was official criteria in the study that produced the 97% stat

[@a13kfr]

97% isn’t a real statistic but I wish it could be 0% for all men and women but that can never happen because the world is evil

[@amelie-gk9rq]

@@a13kfr so r u gonna do anything about it like the rest of us or are u just gonna magically wish it away

[@Dovelunalove]

stop saying y’all can’t wait till your 21........the meaning is going over a lot of y’all’s heads.

[@fakename5400]

I can’t wait till I’m 21

[@IscariotSolia]

The song is about modeling and how quickly it slips away.

[@daniellesauxe2950]

I remember being 17 and listen to this a lot. Today I turned 21. I'm about to find out if being 21 stops being fun. I'll prove otherwise.

[@Alyssa333]

How was it

[@pleaseignorethisismyoldaccount]

You're 27 now damn

[@daniellesauxe2950]

@@Alyssa333 It was good. No complaints.

[@LORDCANTl]

i am 21 today

[@ryanfmatos.]

Happy birthday late! Hahahah

[@lifeisawesomeiconfess239]

You are no fun anymore (jk)

[@thathoemoe4814]

I cat't believe this vid only had 600k views

[@EiwarII98793]

You know, ladytron is so underrated.

[@kioallay]

Tonight I will celebrate my 17 years with this song

[@Najaa.a]

I'm gonna do the same!! 🎉

[@kioallay]

@@Najaa.a yeeeeeep, happy bday!

[@Najaa.a]

@@kioallay THANKYOU SO MUCHHHH you are the first person to wish actually. happy birthday to you too!! 🥳💗 (I'm prolly late but still)

[@kioallay]

@Najaaa. awww thank u cutie!!! 💗

[@britishrocklovingyank3491]

I love being a dude but there are dude things I can't handle. The obsession with youth is gross and weird but the incels coming in with statics claiming the cringe pedophilia is OK is just the worst. Great song though.

[@bbncc8170]

i first listen to this song when I was 13, thinking that the day pass 17 would never came to me, now I'm 18 and listen to it now just make me wanna die already.

[@sunflower0243]

Same. I dont want to be alive to experience the harrow of being 20+ ;(

[@Cookie20132]

@@sunflower0243 20+ is okay, but 30+ is worse

[@justJona639]

I'm now listening to this song, I'm 14 btw

[@Dlvl3230]

So you're 21 this year?

[@ALT-vz3jn]

Why are you trying to break into the fashion industry and it’s not working? Because that’s what this song is about.

[@endless_paradox3603]

I'm sorry I don't get this.....the only reason I found this was because my friend wouldn't stop singing and repeating the same lines so when I asked her "why r u repeating the same lines? it's kinda creepy" She said" You don't get it" So here I am and still don't get it..😅

[@miudoll8382]

"they only want you when your 20 to 29 when you have 30 youre not fun"

[@darknight3050]

i wish people would see past skin and age and appreciate people for their true, visceral beauty. beauty that is portrayed by their attitude on life and others. there was this older lady at a department store that helped me. super nice lady. she reminded me how she was once young...like every older person...and she still is that person! of course people worry about the inevitability of aging and how it makes them feel like a used car that depreciates in value from age...but like rare vintage cars that can make a statement, no matter what age you are, stand out by not giving a shit and be yourself because life is too short to worry, be sad and wish. enjoy it while you’re still here. vanity isn’t everything. in my opinion, the way you make others feel and how they remember you is more powerful and meaningful. please take care of yourself because no matter what age you are, you’re loved. thanks for reading.

[@luvpeeep4633]

i’m 18💀 i just discovered this song is about model industry

[@2LordFarquad4]

Guys, I MIGHT be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they only want you when you're 17. And when you're 21, apparently you're no fun. They WILL take a Polaroid, then let you go. They might let you know. So, you better come on.

[@gavinsheargold5533]

Omg where have I been this band belongs with the legends like Depeche mode, human league, John foxx etc I love them xx

[@Sansoloz]

umm Visage?

[@somebodyoncetoldme4428]

It is really creepy how the beauty standard for woman is to look underage.

[@ManfromuncoolBlogspotstars]

Man, can these girls dance!

[@MaiDaiTheFlu]

This kinda reminds me of my mum got married at 17 to my dad who was 24. My mum had to fake her birthday

[@wasabi4697]

that's fucked up, the hell

[@MaiDaiTheFlu]

@@wasabi4697 yeah my mum didn't even choose to get married to my dad, her parents chose for her

[@gettpsyched]

@@MaiDaiTheFlu wtf

[@tonka_lp]

@@MaiDaiTheFlu are they still together, how's the situation? I feel really bad for your mom that's traumatizing

[@MaiDaiTheFlu]

@@tonka_lp theyre still together because my mum doesn't know how to speak English and she doesn't have a job so she has to live with him. My dad isn't abusive though so it's fine.

[@Gluck176]

They only want you when you're seventeen, When you're 21, you're no fun. They take a Polaroid and let you go Say they'll let you know, so come on. Перевести на русский

[@nunyabuissness8058]

I used to listen to this song when I was really really young on the radio in the car with my family

[@dionicyridwenn998]

When I was 17 I started dating a 23 year old I left him when I was 21 when I look back I realize a lot of things about that relationship I wish weren’t true… being taken advantage of at such a young age leaves you with so many conflicting feelings so many scares that can’t heal till you’ve grown old enough to see them often times a while after it’s over