Michael Knowles Reacts to "Used To Be Young" by Miley Cyrus

[@kevinursuchadisease]

My heart has always had a soft spot for people like Miley. People who were thrust into fame and the public spotlight by their parents as children. To be raised by a morally bankrupt, overwhelming, vain, demoralizing community pursuing nothing but self gratification. To be preyed upon and publicly scrutinized through the entirety of your formative years and come out alive with any form of sanity takes a lot more guts and humility than the majority of the people who criticize her.

[@Christina-ov4lt]

Exactly, that's miracle at least. It's God's work on her. 😇

[@numbernine3436]

I'm sure a little tougher for a girl from the south. Where the culture is entirely different. Where she probably spent the weekends at her grandparents farm or atleast a more rural area. Same w/with Britney. There is this HUGE internal conflict of what their formative young years taught them vs what a reckless weird sometimes creepy Hollywood life has formed their latter years. Miley had stable parents who loved her. Britney did/does not. It shows.

[@margeebechyne8642]

She has always said she went to her father, Billy Ray and ASKED to go into show biz. No one thrust her. Maybe her mother encouraged her?

[@docsavage8640]

@kevinrushing5667 at what point are these people accountable for their own choices? She's 30 for Christ's sake

[@Greywolf-91]

Yeah, that’s what happens when you throw your kids into a pedophile infested, moral meat grinder.

[@persiagil1488]

All I can say is that this person has always been so authentic in expressing herself.

[@crystalzacarias1829]

Agreed

[@maricrisniesing7565]

She's one of the few in the entertainment industry. Plus, with real talent.

[@Floymin]

Even that period where she posed half-nude with her dad, partied with a psycho drug, and kissed a girl to troll the paps?

[@unnamed2737]

No the mickymouse tee was her childhood working for Disney, the red dress was post Disney Miley, the crazy one you all remember. She’s wearing both her past phases.

[@michelleraum2167]

Yes!

[@Adam_A_Christian]

Yep. She or her handlers are intentionally blurring the lines between the two. Remember; Disney blocked the release of Sound of Freedom... 🤮

[@allieoneal2033]

Yes, the Mickey shirt is absolutely a huge reference to her years as a Disney kid.

[@Sam-hv9yy]

Also the Mickey tee was ironic because her Disney age was supposed to be her childhood but Disney is what stole her childhood from her. She was treated like an adult. She had to work like an adult, she associated with adults, etc. She missed out on being a normal teenager with normal teenage development.

[@Maddy-fb7jr]

Yeah, don't know how he missed the reference, or seem to know her background. Disney made her the crazy. Also, the song isn't that deep

[@georgerafa5041]

Never expected such a wholesome and (actually) introspective song from someone so notoriously mainstream. May God bless Miley and help her to continue growing and healing from her mistakes.

[@jorge5275]

Yea be a Hoochie and then regret it when you're OLD 🤦 Thx what a role model That's what every man is hoping to marry some day.🤭

[@camara1194]

Really? Why did you not expect that?

[@ekrnr]

@georgerafa5041 haha it's funny how u fuckin clown talk bout her MISTAKEs as if u would be such a divine entity who doesnt have your owns.

[@patriciabaldwin3657]

Yes amen. I had no idea what a beautiful voice she has.

[@MrWepx-hy6sn]

Miley has always been on a league of her own when it comes to Pop music

[@jameskeen593]

Can we get an applause for these editors?

[@Minxyminx68]

Right?! 😂😂 I dont think I laughed so much during a "supposed to be sad song" in my life, from Micheals old acting, to his face on Miley to using various characters from Lord of the Rings to describe each characteristic of people 😂😂

[@TheRonin248]

Excellent

[@Aiks777]

​@@Minxyminx68TRUTH Social + Rumble 😎😎 #Revolution

[@UnlikelyMJ]

Fr man!!!.... These editors are so inspirational

[@CarlosMartinez-du1cu]

I was about to say

[@nunyab7434]

She sampled this over 'The Climb'. Also watch very closely when the spotlight comes on, look behind her its the same place she filmed the 'Wrecking Ball' video. She was also singing this while looking at her mother through the camera monitor via livestream to convey authentic and true emotions. 4 more fun facts, she recorded it on August 25, which is 1. The day she filmed the Wrecking Ball music video in 2010, 2. The day the headlines of her and Liams breakup was published in 2010, 3.The day of her infamous We Cant Stop x Blurred Lines MTV performance with Robin Thicke with the infamous foam finger in 2010, & last but not least 4. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus's birthday. So much symbolism that makes this song so powerful.

[@featherweldon3632]

Wait didn’t that all come out in 2013?

[@esasuleiman6835]

yea her Bangerz album did but the Climb came out in 2009 @@featherweldon3632

[@cindystam3017]

Love this thank you

[@tolusoji-oye7138]

Michael’s takes are always a breath of fresh air. He’s so levelheaded, objective and attentive

[@JM-co6rf]

"Civil leaders do in fact have emergency authority to suspend many rights." Michael Knowles

[@CostcoguyBoom]

I hope that one day some of you grow to see the truth, which you will never find in any of the myriad of cults in this world. Until you realize that, you will most certainly all remain as infants.

[@challengerbrant]

@@CostcoguyBoom bla bla bla. Seems like some try so hard to stand taller than the rest. silliness and simple in thought. Get bent.

[@ch2010ize]

Lolololol what? 😂😂😂😂

[@JTScott1988]

Um no he isnt

[@glass-man-2527]

As a 37yr old man, I find it kinda strange that I relate to this song 😂 I guess I’m on TeamMiley now. 2024 just keeps surprising me…..

[@thruthemotions]

Aw that's awesome. Don't feel strange. The lyrics are about growing and learning from your past mistakes. And that truly there are no mistakes, there are only lessons. But your past doesn't define you. Beautiful song. Take care and keep rockin🤘🏼

[@Martick05545]

Knowles always delivering with the best content. Props to the editors too. That light dimming alongside the song killed me.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Lol

[@MrsKAndFam]

Me too

[@marissashantez6051]

No. He is missing her central point. She used to work for Disney.

[@mizzwright3976]

@@marissashantez6051I’m surprised he didn’t understand the symbolism of the Mickey Mouse shirt 😆

[@marissashantez6051]

@@mizzwright3976 Maybe he isnt as smart as he think he is.

[@hannahgillespie7691]

I love this song SO MUCH. It is so much more powerful than people think.

[@jorge5275]

Yea, it's a Post Wall Anthem. 🤣👍 In other words give all the head you want when you're young as long as you tell your future husband that you regret it it's ALL GOOD. 🤦😝

[@shabbykat273]

I recall being surprised Miley recorded it. The song actually has some depth and a larger truth.

[@lakemickie7240]

Honestly, I think that this new age of Miley is going to be huge for her, and she has a chance to really influence people in a more positive direction

[@Greywolf-91]

She just can see the wall looming in front of her.

[@natashapatterson3608]

Found the incel

[@honestopinionspill]

To the haters here - you know nothing about her and believe in fake media. Miley is living her life private, read her vogue interview from this year, she is sober for almost 3 years now. She said all what she is doing is working out, hiking with her dogs and going to museums, travelling and writing music. She's in stable private relationship for almost 3 years now and they're planning kids (lyrics from her new love song from the same album written by her). She's very calm and relaxed, doesn't attend any celebrity things cause she's having anxiety and tired of how fake Hollywood is, not touring anymore because she's healing her physical and mental health, goes to edmr therapy to heal her traumas and working on herself. Meanwhile haters like you would need to go to therapy because your hate is poisoning your body and soul. She also has created her own foundation to help homeless people in LA and she was just 20 years old when she created this, while media of course will never highlight all the good things Miley did and only will write fake articles about her private life

[@Greywolf-91]

@@honestopinionspill- Is anyone really supposed to care about how mundane their dancing monkey’s lives have been lately? I don’t think so.

[@Greywolf-91]

@@natashapatterson3608- As long as you have a couple of hundred bucks you aren’t an “incel”.

[@LindaLittle-m7j]

She was judged very harshly in the media for things she did on stage and things she said! ❤ I love Miley Cyrus for toughing it out❤

[@jeannienickel7]

Not a Miley fan but as a human happy for her to be able to grow with a message of hope in these strange times.

[@mailfraudvoter6620]

Her next hit will be trash skank 🎶 don’t be fooled

[@memoranda1]

the only positive change that can happen to her is to find a good guy to marry and have a family.......she is done it all. Nothing about her is controversial anymore.....

[@nikz6297]

The wall is undefeated.

[@felipepaes5056]

I really enjoyed the part where Knowles mentions Aristoteles' 4 phases of virtue and also shows great characters from LoTR and Harry Potter to exemplify each group.

[@mrs.donohue9569]

I would never have gotten to this without hearing it here. I would not have viewed Miley Cyrus according to her 'young' persona. Thank you for bringing it. She has regrets no doubt. Wouldn't it have been good to have parents that would have guided her instead of touring with and promoting her bad choices.....but we as parents are never perfect in our orchestration of love. I'll be praying for her.

[@bigguy7353]

She also knew right and wrong.

[@MrCosmin94]

Praying dont work. Grow up.

[@jg4624]

The song is beautiful and I love your interpretation, Michael. You can read through the subtleties in lines. You’re great at interpreting arts though a conservative lens without wrecking it with a hammer, what Ben does all the time. My goodness, he cannot read art at all. You are a gem.

[@thecamillarose9806]

Ben is too logical for art honestly

[@saltycat662]

Ben's autistic so he doesn't get stuff like this. This kind of stuff goes over their heads. Same thing happens to my husband and is on the spectrum. 😶

[@MrCosmin94]

​@@thecamillarose9806not so logical when it comes to religion haha

[@GracefulTalksCP]

I love that Michael is so level headed and intuitive when it comes to reviewing all this music.

[@sharonsettle9424]

This song brings back so many memories of being young and crazy. Thank you Mylie Cyrus for telling all of our stories and feelings. I am 80 and remember being young and crazy.

[@droptozro]

I explained to my kids this video a bit. Not sure she's ready to fully change, but admitted I did a lot of sin in the past and it was "fun." There's no doubt that getting into some trouble, going out getting blackout drunk with friends, even the sexual escapades were fun. But in the end they actually destroyed me little by little all the way... and in many ways I'm glad for those experiences and in many ways I highly regret them for what they did to me and to others.

[@kerrypoppins5388]

Couldn't have said this better. It sounds like your kids have a great parent, best of luck to you all ❤

[@gingermo]

Same here hey

[@trevor_corey8037]

Don’t forget. She’s just a child growing. It’s not about her ready to fully change. She’s just a little girl who has a time stream in life a million times different than most of us. Compassion and understanding towards a young girl goes a long way

[@Ollie7707]

@@trevor_corey8037she’s 30, not a little girl, but if you mean that she was thrust into the spotlight as a little girl and never allowed to grow up properly, then yes. I am sure she was stunted in some ways by that traumatic experience of being thrown to the Hollywood wolves as a child.

[@jaynecrawford7043]

I think through our mistakes we can become better people...I have😊

[@rhondaarnold5249]

Great content as always. In case you didn't know, when Miley "went through her wild stage" it was on purpose, it says in the documentary that it was to get out of her Disney contract/control. They were making a bunchhhh of money off of her and she wasn't getting hardly any, so the wild stage was to make her unmarketable and too explicit for Disney to be able to use her, then she started making her millions on her own terms. Also she was going through her wild stage but that was the original intent on what she was putting out.

[@christineferreira2181]

I used to be young too and made a lot of bad of poor decisions and have myself accountable for all. I hope she's sincere. It's a nice song.

[@bigguy7353]

Did you flaunt your sexuality for the world to see at a young age with zero apologies?

[@ashaAsha-pw7sh]

I think she is sincere but can't escape from it that easy.

[@IsadoraLovato]

@@ashaAsha-pw7shshe doesn’t have to

[@camara1194]

@@bigguy7353 People learn from their mistakes. Don’t hold her to her past.

[@RM-gq5jv]

@@ashaAsha-pw7sh who is she escaping from? loll

[@maryannkessler8218]

This song sums up so much..she has such a talent for doing that ..she has been around the block and knows now that she can hold her ground..i have always loved her .. and i am almost 73. She appeals to her age group and us old hippies alike ...

[@Vic2point0]

Worth mentioning though, that being young does not necessarily entail being rebellious and wild. Wrecking part of your life (because contrary to what people say, time does not always heal all wounds) is not some inevitable force of nature. Kids need to be taught they don't have to learn everything the hard way, they can learn enough before even becoming an adult to avoid the vast majority of mistakes their peers are going to make.

[@somratkhan8688]

The YOLO movement is responsible for being reckless when young for the majority. At least, that is what I think.

[@snu3877]

My life has been kind of boring compared to others, but boring can be good. One husband, no affairs for him or me, couple of kids...I grew up in a family full of people who made lousy choices. I am glad I had a couple of brains cells, b/c from when I was young, I knew it was stupid to learn from your mistakes when you could learn FIRST from observing the mistakes of others. I spared myself a lot of grief that way.

[@Vic2point0]

@@NoNo-fu6ld I'm not convinced of that. True enough that the youth are going to be less wise than older people, naturally, but it doesn't follow that this means they'll be reckless.

[@Vic2point0]

@@snu3877 Same. Also, I think it's all relative really. If you're accustomed to thrill-seeking, it'll gradually take more to enjoy it, just like alcohol. Some people can get a nice buzz with a single drink, whereas others need several for the same effect.

[@cosmicallyderived]

The first to get a message into the minds of the youth can plant some dangerous seeds indeed. Better to not know sin than to know of it even just through words. Error spreads, chaos has the upper hand with entropy.

[@Tamomi13]

She even filmed this is the same studio where she filmed Wrecking Ball. She has come full circle.

[@lillianmaybriggs5358]

I’m an addict. I’ve been clean awhile now. I used to feel regret about things I’ve done or said. But today I realize that I would not be me if I hadn’t lived the life I did. So today I can tell you that I’m not proud of those things but I don’t regret them because they made me who I am today and I like the me that I’ve become.

[@Beli2828]

Congrats. 🙌

[@shahdwastaken]

congratulations on being clean! so happy for you!

[@klh4194]

I think the Mickey shirt represents how she worked for Disney when she was young

[@janissaryfilms]

Whoever edited this and put dumbledoor as the virtuous example after all the other LoTR characters just wanted to trigger Tolkien fans and it 100% worked

[@wilhelmbuzzkyll]

True Tolkien fans don’t get “triggered”

[@theresaschuebel5151]

Hey some of us Tolken fans are Harry Potter fans too. My girls 28 and 25 are Potter fans but my 25 yr old loves LOTR's too. But then I read her The Hobbit before her auntie aka my sister in law read her The Sorcerer/Philosopher's Stone.

[@cherryd.5387]

I’m a fan of both- and it definitely triggered me 😂 I love dumbledoor and everything… but no

[@kelliewonderly6841]

I always loved this girl and I have been beating for her for so long. I really think her tears were absolutely real... girl just made me cry. Miley has been through so much and really hope and pray she is healing and come back to God

[@kellmac]

Part of young adulthood is figuring out who you are, being free for the first time, having fun, and making mistakes. What sucks is when you finally grow out of it and grow up, but you're still pigeonholed as who you were for the rest of your life.

[@saoirse_flies]

She didn't just do all her bad choices organically. She had managers and labels pushing her in that direction. Her parents did her a massive disservice by allowing her to be a star.

[@bigguy7353]

​@@saoirse_fliesAt any time she could have refused to do all the overtly sexual and salacious things she did in front of young impressionable girls for two decades. She did not. Right and wrong are not tough concepts and are not so highly subjective that anything can be excused due to youth.

[@saoirse_flies]

@@bigguy7353 right, but temptation is a thing and the powers that were supposed to be protecting and helping her instead incentivised her public promiscuity. I'm not saying she didn't also choose that life, but she was encouraged to live it how she did by the people who got rich off her antics.

[@Minxyminx68]

​@@saoirse_flies just like every single Disney child star that that corperation has sucked the life out of as soon as they hit 18...they've ALL went down the sexuality and partying slope...some didnt make it far n OD'd or completely went ot shit, very few went on to live normal lives coming out of Hollywood n Disney at a young age

[@deidresowerby4687]

​@@bigguy7353she only did those acts in front of young girls whose parents let them watch it.

[@antionettewardell2151]

I love the whole album. I especially love this song. I used to be young. It spoke to me that no other song has because I am survivor of my own crazy choices I made in my youth.

[@robertdouglas8895]

“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." ". If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent." The crazy times of our youth are sacrificial to try to get rid our sins, but we eventually realize we were just playing the prodigal son.

[@stina51093]

I grew up with Miley as she's only about a year older than me. I went through the same phases as her at the same time with being "wild" and now maturing a bit. Although I wasn't as wild as her (and my phase was shorter lived) nor was it in the public eye. I just turned 30 and as I enter this new chapter I feel the same as her with this song. I think it will resonate with a lot of people, especially around her age. I really have grown a liking to her and her music the last few years. I'm happy she is healing and growing. I am curious to see how her career continues.

[@sarahg2653]

I love Miley Cyrus. She is ridiculously talented. I know she had a few years of shock-jock entertainment but I don't begrudge her those. She grew up in front of the world. I can't imagine cameras following me in my teens and twenties. Yikes.

[@juliemartin4267]

I agree that she is immensely talented and I always thought it was sad that she felt it necessary to include vulgarity in her act. She won me over on her vocals alone. Loved her performance at Glastonbury

[@kari2001]

Love Miley. Great take, wonderful editing. Thank you.

[@shannenspence3318]

This song just brought tears to my eyes when I heard it. I relate so much to it...I'm 46 and people still don't understand why I changed. WELL..I'm not 16 anymore...I'm not 19 anymore.... You mature and grow out of phases. I was young. I was raped when I was young....I didn't know better. That's not an 'excuse',it's a lesson. And,if you take something that you're supposed to learn from and say it's an 'excuse ' or 'no excuse' ,you've never had to explain your actions to anyone. And we shouldn't have to. I get this... I used to be young ,as well... I grew up,matured and learned. That's what Life is....Learning.

[@firstnamelastname9219]

I dunno… kinda sounds like an excuse tho

[@jdbfortney]

I think the song is beautiful too.

[@bigguy7353]

You didn't know better than to be raped? That makes no sense. That aside, you knew right and wrong at 16, and 19, and now. I know plenty of young women who saw her overtly sexual behavior and rejected it outright because they knew it was wrong.

[@Southeast_Asian_Devil]

Your body counts will remain in your resume though, it's hard to erase that proof of promiscuity. Unfortunately for you, no matter how much you've appeared to be changing men care about a woman's past.

[@TheRonin248]

Turned 49 this year. I can completely relate.

[@stormystrikes]

She filmed this on the set of Wrecking Ball and if you listen to the music, it's her song "The Climb" and she filmed this looking directly at her mom in the teleprompter which is why the lip sync is off and has the tears for the emotional effect (she intentionally did this because she is embarrassed and has regrets, not to be fake). She also acknowledges she wrecked many relationships/decisions (which is the reason she chose the Wrecking Ball set). Still LOVE "Flowers" and I think this song was the beginning of her waking up.

[@sitka49]

I heard shapiro say on his show that " how different the 2 songs are". (Flowers, use to be young) They're maybe different in style but I believe they carry the same message.

[@AZ_CactusFlower]

The editors man! Top tier editing 👏🏻 and I love Michael’s analysis of her songs and this is such a sad song. Miley is pretty real in here songs

[@Wanda-lm5fq]

Oddly, her tears triggered mine. She clearly does have regrets, and sadness about things she did or said that she now wishes she could take back, but that's not how life works. There are no 'do-overs'. You just have to suck it up and forge ahead, hopefully doing better going forward. I am too empathetic to lyrics, and many songs bring me to tears. This is one of them

[@alexemery2993]

I grew up in LA during the 90's and one thing I catch on to real quick was how all child stars are never allowed to be kids and have a normal life and they always go through a crazy, drug filled life after. It really broke my heart as a kid to see and everybody was just ok with it.

[@Adam_A_Christian]

That's by design. Remember how Disney blocked the release of Sound of Freedom? Miley immediately 'blurred lines' Post-Disney.

[@OneSouthernSimmer]

I have liked some of her music in the past, but this song resonates with a lot of people because of life in general. I love the messages her newer songs have.

[@mjef3695]

Don’t know how this woman made it in the music business. But youth can bring really bad choices. I give her credit for her attempt to leave many of the offenses of youth behind.. We’ll see as time goes on.

[@libratude9595]

She is talented even if you don't like her, which I don't. But also I feel like she's a nepo baby. Her dad being Billy Cyrus and Dolly Parton being her g'ma I'm sure helped.

[@kingsdaughter9849]

Despite the nepotism and over-exploitation, she still is a musical force. Her voice has a strong rich quality that can only be carved out with thousands of hours of practice...not to mention natural talent. Disney can pick em

[@phillippac.7469]

She has had handlers since birth.

[@bigguy7353]

​@@kingsdaughter9849Not sure you can conclude that with no period existing where she reached the top on her own and didn't have the massive Disney funded pr campaigns to push her and her overt sexuality on every pre teen girl in America. Disney slings propaganda well.

[@nohillforahighstepper]

Her dad is Billy Ray Cirus. And she was Hannah Montana. She was groomed to be "famous" from birth...

[@manfredman5075]

I'm a 45 year old man and can relate to this song. I'm thinking she is still very young at 31 but I do recall the 30's as a stepping stone into a changing mindset on life and mortality.

[@sandraharper8112]

Miley has matured, she is wiser. She is brilliantly bringing her on stories into lyrics. To tell a story that we can connect to snd feel. Her syiry is believable whether you were wild or new someone, but they cane out the other side of it embrassing a time when they were young . A singer sings a story, the job of a singer is to connect to the audience The delivery of the song is key. Miley nailed it.

[@dcrelief]

love her song "flowers".

[@TradwifeyDawn]

She's a true artist. I'm glad she's stopped wasting her talent on trash. She's an amazing composer, uses so much symbolism in her songs and outfits for performance, not to mention her talent to sing a capella. SO beautiful, glad to have her back. I adored Hannah Montana and Miley's music as a kiddo! ❤

[@ChantalleStott]

Ok but why is this THE breakdown that I don’t even know I needed 😂 Michael dissecting Miley is kinda EVERYTHING 😂

[@TheSlowoldman]

I'm happy to see that Miley has grown.... I truly hope she finds a different season of life. My daughter loved her as Hannah Montana and she grew up with her music, sometimes to my dismay, but I am going to send this video to her. She is expecting presently with my first grandchild, and I believe she will see the wisdom of your take Mr. Knowles. It's encouraging to see this generations eyes start to open to the truth of maturing and realizing that the fun of sin is for a season and if you don't grow it only leads to your destruction. My prayers for this generation will continue, they are fighting battles I'm glad I didn't have to face at their age.

[@JanetPlanetTube]

The big difference between Miley, Madonna, Britney, et al is that Miley is actually a super talented singer in all genres.

[@karisbellisario619]

The last verse and her smiles both express and show no repentance. She is not showing regret there. She does not totally call them mistakes she calls them fun and smiles at the great memories, rather than sorrows at the foolish blunders. It is excuse making…being young justifies lack of wisdom, restraint and full self indulgence. Not a song I want the teens in my life taking in.

[@jojijosette5946]

Miley is unrepentant, she's not saner... she just called God a "she", a woman, while promoting this song. I can't stand her. She's blasphemous, no respect for God who is worthy of worship and reverence. Michael Knowles is very misguided. He's wrong. He ought to read the bible and promote the Majesty of God Almighty. Instead of the blasphemous Miley.

[@Shortcake5]

My thoughts as well

[@Adam_A_Christian]

Yeah, and her video for BB talk is a grotesque display of some really messed up stuff, peddled throughout her career.

[@dansuduhast1051]

People should make mistakes, they should experiment they should have fun in their youth. You can stop clutching your pearls

[@karisbellisario619]

@@dansuduhast1051 mistakes, by definition, are accidental, unintended. I am all for fun, yet seeking fun, that is unhealthy, disrespects your future self, and others only for self, is not only demeaning, dangerous, it is dumb. It is not necessary. And the research shows those with self control and restraint and patience about long term goals and joys be delaying immediate gratification live longer, happier, more successful lives. Relationships are more solid. Emotional health is more solid. No pearls here, but how is Peter Pan doing?

[@boysrus61]

Oh Michael, here's my take on the clothes. She used to wear the Disney proper clothes bc she worked for Disney. The red dress is her mature side now which people at first would not let her move on from Disney. Her life is in 3 phases. The goody girl Disney character, the extreme wild girl to force our visions of Disney goodbye, and the young adult who has learned a lot from the things that she has done but she is a woman really coming into her own now. I love this song as a grandma.

[@Smithholm]

Agree that she is referencing her learning from the past not reveling in the mistakes.

[@8NTMISSBEHAVING]

I ❤❤❤ this song….she’s growing up! I too have always had a soft spot for her….she’s a victim of her own circumstance…..but she’s hug on long enough to grow up and She’s Back! This truly is a beautiful song! Way to go Miley!

[@notadumbblond3]

It's a song that is nostalgic for the younger days, while acknowledging you're no longer that person, and then recognizing you had fun and learned from those younger days, but you would make the same decisions if you could go back because they made you who you are. I often wish I had known something at a time when I made a particular decision, but if I had, I wouldn't be where I am now, and probably not nearly as God centered as I am. And my daughter might not be where she is.

[@XOChristianaNicole]

Well stated.

[@annawehmeyer]

I hope that Miley is learning. Not sure if she regrets the bad decisions she made or if she's just sad that she's too old for that anymore. It's hard letting go of childish things and getting older. She's also sort of excusing the dumb stuff she did because she was young, but yet not quite. Either way this is a big step forward for Miley and is a powerful song. A great example for the younger generation, who don't want to grow up, at the very least. So proud of her.

[@honestopinionspill]

To the haters here - you know nothing about her and believe in fake media. Miley is living her life private, read her vogue interview from this year, she is sober for almost 3 years now. She said all what she is doing is working out, hiking with her dogs and going to museums, travelling and writing music. She's in stable private relationship for almost 3 years now and they're planning kids (lyrics from her new love song from the same album written by her). She's very calm and relaxed, doesn't attend any celebrity things cause she's having anxiety and tired of how fake Hollywood is, not touring anymore because she's healing her physical and mental health, goes to edmr therapy to heal her traumas and working on herself. Meanwhile haters like you would need to go to therapy because your hate is poisoning your body and soul. She also has created her own foundation to help homeless people in LA and she was just 20 years old when she created this, while media of course will never highlight all the good things Miley did and only will write fake articles about her private life

[@IWannaBeAnArtistToo]

She has nothing to feel sorry for

[@Ladiescodelavely]

Did you watch the video?

[@lauriewinstead]

She's one of my favorite singers. The tone of her voice is just so beautiful. I love this song.

[@Magnanimous17]

I always liked her song The Climb as well. Very inspiring song.❤

[@nybsfp7486]

She’s telling young people how much fun it is before they get old. Not to stop.

[@bigguy7353]

Right. Sure. Good luck to you.

[@trattogatto]

Yes, I have the same interpretation. She is crying because she is nostalgic, she is not enjoying her greater wisdom, eventually she has none. She lost her sex appeal, and she has nothing else today, she is miserable in her toxic environment, discarded by $hitty men who are going for younger silly girls... as she was.

[@jojijosette5946]

​@@trattogattoyou're right. Miley looks 40. She's aging so fast... still can't keep a man. All her exes left her.

[@tommatthews7982]

I’m a 33 year old bloke from England and this song got me good. And then this video popped up and I’m so glad I clicked on it. Absolutely outstanding fella 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Mikeykneeled]

What I love about art is that Michael can read into the Mickey Mouse shirt entirely wrong but hey - it's art

[@tracytre38]

Yeah unfortunately you're probably right. It represents her Disney Channel meeting her sexy persona afterwards.

[@TabiMcArdle]

💯🤣🔥

[@Adam_A_Christian]

The mouse shirt is "when she was young" and the mashup with the red boudoir is a wink and a nod to how she 'blurred lines' between the two as all the Disney stars did. Remember how Disney blocked Sound of Freedom???

[@Adam_A_Christian]

It's not advanced trigonometry. The elites have an agenda to push through media like pop music and ridiculous superhero movies for adults.

[@chant_of_freedom7616]

This needs more attention honestly, there are so many theories about how disney is involved in *** trafficking

[@nattyfeatureseverything6179]

as a miley fan and on the left... can i just respectfully say one thing.... her politics doesnt matter to me and it shouldnt matter to you this is one of the most heart felt honest songs shes ever written it goes beyond right or left message the micky mouse t shirt is there for a reason actually its where she got her start... with disney and the mickey mouse club its about her journey about growing up it does acknowledge both regrets and triumphs all it takes to make mistakes is to be young its very deep

[@kimberlykirkland2642]

Omg!!!😂 I’m dying!! I love the finale!!! It caught me so off guard! 😂😂😂 “ I came in like a wrecking ball “ 😂😂😂

[@citrusfirefly]

I love this song. I'm so happy Miley is doing okay.

[@johnnylight0]

She must have waited for Steamboat Willy to enter public domain before releasing this song

[@deidresowerby4687]

This song is a perfect song for me, and Michael got it down 100%. Yes, it was fun, and you remember it, so you remember the hurt and pain it caused. Damn this song is so perfect for people who used to be crazy and wild and fun. Now they've chilled, calmed down, because they used to be young. And now she's growing. I am sure glad that her crazy youth didn't kill her. And I hope she keeps none or few regrets. I hope she remembers that who she is came from who she was ❤ much love Miley ❤️

[@andrewmattar4178]

I think she's just expressing her gratitude to her younger years for the fun she had in them, and the lessons she learned from her mistakes back then, while acknowledging the fact that she is now more mature and different. She's not fully regretting her past, she's accepting it while fully embracing her future. I think this is a very important step to take. Other stars never accepted the fact that they matured. Stars like Madonna sadly never embraced her aging and was stuck in doing childish and immature things all the way to her 60s until she got to the place she's in now.

[@teekay698]

For me tears are finally her acceptance of her young self. Shes liberated by that acceptance as she matures, and tears fall as a sign of that. Too bad you couldnt feel it.

[@bigguy7353]

Being young isn't a free ticket to be a sexual deviant and salacious.

[@saoirse_flies]

Remember, her parents, her managers, and her record labels all pushed he run those directions. "Sex sells" and that phase of her life, though trashy, was very lucrative.

[@jojijosette5946]

No dignity, no modesty... just chase the money. No wonder she can't keep a man.

[@designateddoser7651]

She had been groomed and exploited her entire life by all the adults around her. She was abused into it, and nobody in her personal life cared to stop her. It made them money. Just hope that she’s doing better now and understand how people turn into that.

[@Adam_A_Christian]

Disney likely pushed that. There's an obvious Disney child actor to sex icon 🤮 pipeline. That's what blurred lines was all about, like LGBTQ wanting to add that P. Remember Disney blocked Sound of Freedom for 5 years. Meanwhile, everyone from Brittany Spears to Christina Aguilera to Miley Cyrus and others were all groomed to go from wholesome child stars to overnight industry whores. The agenda is obvious. Look around at the culture. The influence is undeniable.

[@McgSpook]

Says you. Hater.

[@norse_cat]

I really like Miley. I think he has an amazing voice and is coming into her own now. Jaded is a beautiful song too. This song reminds me of The Climb but more mature.

[@sable747]

Yes! My thoughts exactly. Me too! I’ve always thought The Climb was suited for her voice too.

[@millsrickman7703]

She always sounded like a grown up chipmunk

[@saoirse_flies]

LMAO yes that's accurate

[@-SRM-]

Perfect description.

[@2012MyVideos2012]

😂

[@samanthawhang7498]

“If a cigarette could talk.”

[@agentorange3774]

And looks like Slimer from Ghostbusters when she smiles.

[@paulh7589]

I was an athlete, everyone expected me to go to the bigs until a major injury stopped everything. The next few years were difficult. I had to completely change direction. My identity of being a rising star went to nothing in less than a second. It was very difficult to process. I was only 20. I moved to another part of the country because I couldn't stand strangers asking me questions about it anymore. Now I'm 58, have a mean wife, ungodly utility bills, bad hair, a nice truck, and the most wonderful dog ever. 2 out of 5 isn't too bad. I can"t even watch a hockey game without getting teary-eyed. I came so damn close to living my dream, but I had to accept the fact that I washed-out. Gaining wisdom is not easy, it's just part of life.

[@colemansinacottage7701]

Love your dark academia study style set! 👌

[@rhythmdroid]

Oh yeah!! That’s exactly what it is!

[@kaelichaemusic]

I cry a little watching this. Every time I watch it. I loved this analysis. Very close match to the way I interpreted it all.

[@MahimaDondapati]

I love that song!

[@blessyourheart836]

The editors are top notch. That last edit made me and my kids cackle.

[@leannezezeski-sass2773]

I really respect her for growing up and not exactly regretting her past mistakes but learning from them. This song actually does hit an emotional spot for me because Miley is the same age as me, I think she’s only a few months older. When she was going through her wild phase in 2013, I was even wilder than her and not even at my peak yet. So I kinda grew up with her. This song came out at the perfect time because I’m 30 and matured now. I have a husband and a kid and I’m not going out and doing very much partying and drugging these days. I feel like Miley and her family are secretly conservative, especially after what her brother just said about how only fans is damaging to women and they should be saving their body for their husband. People freaked out because that’s definitely not the liberal view in this society but I mean, he’s correct. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@desireewatts6270]

Didn't know what I was going to get in this video and now I want a series of this... well done!

[@NeviQAdnariM]

She’s saying she would be doing all the same things if she still had the energy to. She’s upset she hit the wall like most girls that choose to “party” in their 20s

[@hadassahrose8295]

Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Britany all went through a phase of regrets, maturing, getting into spirituality and/or motherhood. Madonna changed her clothes, got into Kaballah and Guy Ritchie~ trying to be an "English Rose". Lady Gaga changed her clotbes, sang old standards with Tony Bennett. Britany changed her clothes, tried marriage and motherhood. None of this stopped them from succumbing to destructive influences due to a crippling narcissism. They all suffer from mental illnesses. Don't hold your breath for Miley's redemption. Hopefully she will escape, but unlikely.

[@Minxyminx68]

I never laughed so hard during a reaction to a "supposed to be sad song" 😂😂 from Micheals clip of his old acting (wtf was that?!😅) to Micheals face being on Miley, to using The Lord of the Rings to explain different peoples characteristics 😂😂 🤣Way to go Editors!

[@davidhughes869]

Michael.

[@aliasjones6381]

And don't think we didn't see the cutaway from Saruman, Gollum, Boromir... and DHJKSDGHJK DUMBLEDORE?! C3P0? I loved him on Dr Who!

[@mcricks1980]

I haven’t listened to Miley….. but I appreciate this reaction to this video. Hopefully she’s on the right track to maturity, if so I’d be happy to hear her out.

[@wtk6069]

To me, the song sounds a lot like whining because she's getting older, as if it doesn't happen to everyone else in the world as well.

[@meganpryor6420]

I think it also speaks on it never being too late to make better choices. For me at least, there were times I thought "ive already caused so much damage, so what's the point of trying to change?" But that is far from the truth. And i promise its so worth it. You reap what you sow, but you can rip those old plants out and start a new garden. ❤

[@CH-gc8hf]

Reality is finally teaching Miley a lesson. Her professional & personal life took a hit. I know young artists sometimes take a dark turn, but she was over the top with her performances, and she threw a wrench into a stalling career that could have been more rewarding, but a lesson learned.

[@GranZaddy]

She knew what she was doing

[@gladyskihara4736]

Miley was always talented. If you actually paid attention, she mellowed out. Kindly look at her past albums Malibu and Plastic Hearts. Her record label failed to promote her previous work hence she left it for a different one hence the publicity of this album

[@CH-gc8hf]

@@gladyskihara4736 Yes, Miley has turned her life around and she proved it just in the past year or so with her latest hit she just won a grammy with. I watched her performance on KZbin and I enjoyed it very much. I love her new hit song (Flowers) and I can't wait to hear more of her hits to come. It's nice to see her mellow and to see her entertain us with her talent.

[@bridgetbreitzmann4721]

I like you even more now. Its a reminder how complex the breadth of the experience we play from. The thing that makes us real, unique and a friend. I too have a genuine affection and appreciation for Miley. Proud of her. Love her talent and herself. Thank you! Miley, "its good stuff". And im a fan too. ❤ from Montgomery Illinois

[@madmanmyke160]

It's great to wish the best for people and hope they've changed, but I've seen the effect she's had and still has on a generation of fans. She helped build this toxic culture.

[@jayjay85928]

Lets be honest Miley has always been so talented. Her voice is so beautiful and unique. Even when she went threw her growing fase finding herself. We all go threw that. Love who is has become and becoming

[@mrsmack5808]

The truth is so many people are seeking themselves when they ARE themselves. We need to seek after God; to know Christ and who we are in Him. If we don't then all the searching is in vain and we'll remain lost and hopeless.

[@jayjay85928]

@@mrsmack5808 well I'm not religious and there is other ways to be happy and content with your life than worshipping a higher power. But to each there own 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@googleislame]

I wanted to point out the meaning of the Mickey Mouse t-shirt. Miley Cyrus started off her career as Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel. Her youth had layers. The skank dress represented her skank phase which I theorize she went through because her Hannah Montana phase was embarrassing to her when she was a young adult. She overcompensated for her wholesome period as a child actor and her "Party In The USA" era by being oversexualized.

[@Adam_A_Christian]

It's the Disney to sex icon pipeline. Brittany Spears, C. Aguilera, etc. Disney blocked Sound of Freedom for 5 years. Think about it.

[@lauriebriggs9705]

It’s a song of self forgiveness for errors of the past. Everyone makes mistakes but she did it in the public eye and was dragged through the mud. She is also defending herself against all the critics who won’t let it go.

[@primRose28-jtr]

she's so truthful to herself and this song is beautiful . ❤

[@badmotherfarker123]

I want to put on the record that beyond the lyrics, from a musical standpoint, the octave displacements are key - Cyrus drops an octave when she speaks of a maturity and stays in the normal register (or goes up a relative octave) when she speaks of her rebellious youth.

[@RW1A]

Turning nineteen today. Theres already a lot of things I have done that i regret. Ill just keep moving

[@heatherp8903]

You're 19 and you already apparently enjoy watching Michael Knowles. You're doing something right. Keep trucking, indeed!

[@RW1A]

@@heatherp8903 been watching since i was 17, its a good source of information for me.

[@mailfraudvoter6620]

Best time of your life! Take care!

[@mailfraudvoter6620]

Happy birthday 🎂

[@RW1A]

@@mailfraudvoter6620 thank you,

[@gracesgardenlife]

My goodness, why does your first point have me in tears? 🥺

[@djo3704]

Michael, i really love ur set. Very 18/19 century vibe and the editing is hilarious 😂🔥

[@nlcrme]

This was the best introspective critique on this song ever! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[@dang75790]

I remember when they made bad music? Now it's just music that is unlistenable.

[@wendi2819]

I'm 70 so it hits me hard too. I've got decades of crazy and fun to reflect on. So it's a timeless anthem in that regard. She's enormously talented. We haven't yet seen her best work! ❤❤

[@allen_p]

I never needed to be a crazy moron who didn't care about the consequences and how it affected others when I was young. I grew up with people around me like that. Many, many of them are dead and, sadly, some took innocent lives with them. However, there is an abundance of older people who still act like selfishness morons in our world. Lost souls who refuse to turn to the Light.

[@thatswhatisaidCA]

that first commentary, i need to add, she's hinting at her life as the super-clean innocent HannahMontana (the tv series she starred in for years), then her crazy young adult years when she quit that. I love this song; I'm 59 and I've always felt ... kind of a little... motherly towards her. I am rootin' for her, and I feel proud of her as she grows.

[@mm5467]

She didn't "used to be crazy", she still is.

[@LindaLittle-m7j]

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