Mitski - Strawberry Blonde unreleased (official video) directed by Jovon Outlaw

[@MarMoif]

Just wanted to say that 1) this song is amazing on every level. 2) it can be interpreted as a melancholic love song while still holding the original meaning intended by the author. Songs can have multiple interpretation. Personally when I found out the original intent of the lyrics I was shocked at how cleverly disguised it is, and I think it’s so cool that it can be so ambiguous. It’s in the beauty of the song itself imo :)

[@G_fr4n_]

The thing is, this is not a love song

[@FunshineStarCather]

I love everybody Because I love you When you stood up Walked away, barefoot And the grass where you lay Left a bed in your shape I looked over it And I ached I love everybody Because I love you I don't need the city, and I Don't need proof All I need, darling Is a life in your shape I picture it, soft And I ache Look at you, strawberry blond Reach out the car window Trying to hold the wind You tell me you love her; I give you a grin Oh all I ever wanted was a Life in your shape So I follow the white lines Follow the while lines Keep my eyes on the road As I ache Look at you, strawberry blond Fields rolling on I love it when you call my name Can you hear the bumblebees swarm? Watching your arm I love it when you look my way Look at you, strawberry blond Fields rolling on I love it when you call my name Can you hear the bumblebees swarm? Watching your arm I love it when you look my way Look at you, strawberry blond Fields rolling on I love it when you call my name Can you hear the bumblebees swarm? Watching your arm I love it when you look my way Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah

[@ghtyhz]

this song breaks me in every single way

[@reginageorge4643]

Its probably more demeaning to mitski to insist that this isnt a love song at all and is only about her struggles with being a woc in america and i feel like it just puts her and her music in a different box instead of just letting it be what it is and doing away with it

[@sexygirlmax2019]

thank you. it's both, it's a song of unrequited love, and i hate that people don't see that. the song spells it out for you. "you tell me you love her"

[@reginageorge4643]

is the song not synced to the video? it seems like the beginning of the video should be silent rather then the end so that "reached out the car window trying to hold the wind" is synced with the hand outreaching from the car? i could be wrong tho lol and its supposed to be all symbolic

[@LouiseDisfórico]

❤

[@isaaa_vv]

This song breaks my heart bro

[@waterbasednutrients]

okay...

[@bencannon8846]

so what yr saying is shes always worn white button downs

[@olliec5675]

Well I guess that day she put on her white button down

[@Lara-vo6rp]

@@olliec5675 **starts swimming in a bed of seaweed**

[@Acorn905]

Always have been

[@cardboardcricket1444]

Okay, random question, but there has also apparently been a music video for square and i am now on the hunt for it. Has anyone ever watched it before, or does anyone know how to watch it? Thank you!

[@paolor.6912]

I think you mean shame

[@cardboardcricket1444]

@@paolor.6912 No, the video for shame is still on KZbin, however I’ve been told the video for square was deleted

[@paolor.6912]

@@cardboardcricket1444 there never was a video for square, there always has been one for strawberry blonde, shame, circle , class of 2013, because dreaming costs more money, I want you.

[@cardboardcricket1444]

@@paolor.6912 So, for her senior project where the aim was to tell a story through the music videos, she just decided only one of the songs shouldn’t have one (she just left a gap in the story?)

[@paolor.6912]

Where did you hear there was a video for square?

[@wig99]

i love everybody because i love you. 🥺

[@hisokamorrow44]

This better be said as a joke

[@wig99]

@@hisokamorrow44 what?

[@hisokamorrow44]

@@wig99 it sounds like you think its a cute song about being in love just because of the first line and the upbeat sound of the song

[@wig99]

@@hisokamorrow44 i never once said that it was a “cute” song. i literally just quoted the lyrics, it’s not that deep. 💀

[@slayme6537]

girl what... stop trying to look for stuff to get mad over

[@sophie-lu6fj]

I wonder what he said at the end

[@nadokabunny]

She said that he told her he loved someone else. Maybe they broke up or he let her down gently.

[@staridite]

maybe something like “are you ok?” and mitski nodded

[@pictureparlour000mitski]

love this video so much....

[@squidcat8821]

Omg someone really had it

[@jacestokely5833]

Everyone just so you know , mitksi wants you to interpret her songs in any way, she said in an interview not an while ago, and an long time ago, to just think what the songs mean, so if you think this song is cute it's okay, if you think the song is about race, it's okay, everyone has there interpretations , and y'all should respect that.

[@chrisstopherberrios6983]

Interpret the room

[@wormpielars979]

Interpret how nobody cares and using a song about racial jealousy to sell you ugly pink plushies is ignorant

[@nightchemistry]

@@chrisstopherberrios6983 Interpret deez nuts

[@Papsy]

it's fine to interpret but completely ignoring the meaning because you wanna make it ur love song disregards the whole point

[@jfkdkfm338]

@@Papsy ofc i agree with this. you should defiantly acknowledge the song writers intentional meaning but its also okay to change the meaning* to make it more relatable to you. *Obviously I mean change it /in your head/. not change it, sorry, i cant think of a better term. ill use an example to help. you can say that TO YOU it is a love song and when you listen to it, you associate the lyrics with love. BUT you have have have to understand and accept the true meaning for what it is. so dont go around telling people that its a love song especially since the meaning is about a sensitive topic like race. i think this can also apply to songs about homophobia, transphobia, racism, r*pe, etc etc. so: dont get mad at peoples interpretations of songs. and those people have to respect the true meaning.

[@justarandomakwardperson.8525]

This song is definitely about being poc but i personally relate to it. I am neurodevelopmentally disabled (moderate autism among a lot of other things). I never fit the standard, the norm. I am not someone's "type." people have to take care of me. I am more seen as a bother than a person sometimes, so i guess i relate to this as I want to be neurotypical, if that makes sense?

[@silencedradio1883]

Keeps reminding me of the Guy i had a thing for , he didnt wanted to date me even tho saying lovely nothings to me all throughout ouro situancionship

[@bigdaddysus3601]

FIRST 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@mariahn8919]

ur a jojo and mitski fan??

[@mitskinecessarycontent9128]

I'm also a jojo and mitski fan

[@karimdib4436]

didnt take much to go from reddit to here lol

[@mitskilovernoe]

OMG

[@Sorryimusingthisuser]

I can kinda see why people think of it as a love song and im definetly not defending those people but with lyrics like "i love everybody because i love you" and "i love it when you call my name" those are definetly things people would say whilst in love which could lead them to think that of the song in my opinion.

[@ralphcooper3145]

This song is so sad😔

[@josilync7027]

Thank you

[@chiunyilu2374]

Cc:amo a todos Porque te quiero cuando te pusiste de pie Se alejó, descalzo Y la hierba donde te acuestas Dejó una cama en su forma lo miré y me dolía amo a todos Porque te quiero No necesito la ciudad, y yo no necesito pruebas Todo lo que necesito, cariño Es una vida en tu forma Me lo imagino, suave y me duele Mírate, rubio fresa Llegar a la ventana del coche Tratando de contener el viento Me dices que la amas; te doy una sonrisa Oh, todo lo que siempre quise fue un La vida en tu forma Así que sigo las líneas blancas Sigue las líneas while Mantén mis ojos en el camino como me duele Mírate, rubio fresa Campos rodando Me encanta cuando dices mi nombre ¿Puedes oír el enjambre de abejorros? viendo tu brazo Me encanta cuando miras en mi dirección Mírate, rubio fresa Campos rodando Me encanta cuando dices mi nombre ¿Puedes oír el enjambre de abejorros? viendo tu brazo Me encanta cuando miras en mi dirección Mírate, rubio fresa Campos rodando Me encanta cuando dices mi nombre ¿Puedes oír el enjambre de abejorros? viendo tu brazo Me encanta cuando miras en mi dirección Isaías, Isaías, Isaías, Isaías, Isaías, Isaías

[@lukaslourd]

❤❤❤

[@graey13]

gosh i hate that i relate to this 😭🫶🏼

[@clhhlc76]

life in your shade ❤

[@silliestgooseever]

not yt people in the comments thinking this is a love song…

[@moo1584]

Fr it’s so embarrassing. I get that music can be interpreted by everybody in different ways, but when you erase the true meaning of it to make another vision of it just isn’t right. Especially because it takes away from the artists work.

[@lazygirl3873]

@@moo1584 what is the true meaning?

[@moo1584]

@@lazygirl3873 Personally I think it’s about mitski struggling not fitting into an ideal racial standard, similar to “Your best American girl” by her. She talks about her trying to “follow the white lines” and to “keep my eyes on the road as I ache” which I think when she says she’s trying to keep her eyes on the road as she aces, she means that she’s trying to follow this path and no matter how hard it is she must keep trying and focusing on reaching it. And when she mentions the Strawberry Blond, she talks about her in an idolized kind of way, talking about how perfect she is when she’s trying to become that as well.

[@mitskiloml]

How can someone possibly think it's a love song tbh

[@strawberriesnights]

I’m Asian and I thought it was…

[@MrsYolandicook]

Makes me think of my twin flame. 🤗🥰🙏💙💜 I love you so much CBP.

[@arosdeluna]

omg

[@sIouchingpoet]

Hey Ashley Jones was this the cheesy song you were talking about back in 2015?

[@CommunityUUG]

I regret reading this comment section 🙄

[@firstnamelastname4778]

why didnt she release this?

[@marcus.taylorsversion8448]

the wiki says she deleted this for unknown reasons

[@mitskimits]

@@marcus.taylorsversion8448 what wiki?

[@omgitscaleb]

Is this song on pandora?

[@YourRichAunt]

I think so. It's also on Spotify

[@hillineta9999]

yes I get the meaning behind the song and what she mitski herself about it but I decided to think about something else while listening to it and it’s totally okay. stop trying cancelling everyone

[@myas.6485]

No one is trying to cancel anyone. We're just asking you to respect the racial aspect of the song, as well as the meaning of the song to women of color in specific.

[@elenaxthatxbitch]

@@myas.6485i think the aspects of the song dont just apply to women of color, but to people in general who are trying to fit themselves in somewhere where they feel racially/culturally different than those surrounding themz

[@myas.6485]

​@@elenaxthatxbitch "follow the white lines, follow the white lines" :D

[@G_fr4n_]

If you think you’re dumb, remember that there’s people who think strawberry blond is a love song

[@BlaBla-jn1gl]

so, whats song is this

[@G_fr4n_]

​@@BlaBla-jn1glU serious? It's obviously a song abt the experience of a woc in love, her own struggles being compared to a white person

[@BlaBla-jn1gl]

@@G_fr4n_ so, its a love song right?

[@EmmalynLovesHorses]

@@BlaBla-jn1glare you retarded

[@justarandomakwardperson.8525]

a love song is a romance song, this song is of grief as she is yearning a man whos standard she will never meet as she is not white.​@@BlaBla-jn1gl

[@Lee-tv4to]

When your crush is strawberry blonde 😶🤭

[@marcus.taylorsversion8448]

this is about an asian woman struggling to fit in with society's beauty standards but ok 🥰

[@ssoicy]

this song isn’t abt love 💕

[@tbhsai]

this isnt abt u!

[@staridite]

when this isn’t about you 😶🤭

[@scarasfatballs127]

@@staridite it makes me want to puke. “hehe quirky this song is so cute and aesthetic ehhe my crush is also strawberry blond”

[@notalkmeimangyy]

hot take: you can enjoy a song and not relate to it. you can appreciate a song for every part of it and realize that it ISN'T about you. i think we all have the media literacy to enjoy something and also understand that the song isn't about you or your experiences, and isn't intended to be something you relate to. i think that interpreting this as a love song not only detracts from the meaning mitski intended to convey, but also disrespects it. interpreting this song that way is exactly why mitski made this song; she's trying to show how painful it is to admire someone knowing that she'll never fit into the eurocentric white standards that they glorify, and taking THAT meaning and turning it into "oh she loves them so much, i love my partner too!!!" is... incredibly disappointing. i think it isn't hard to notice that it's specifically not women of color saying something about how "you can interpret a song however you want!!!" sure you can, but that doesn't change the fact that you are intentionally altering the meaning only because you feel like you're missing out. i'm saying this from a person of color, but also someone who isn't a woman of color either. i can't exactly relate to her experience because, quite simply, women suffer so much more pressure to fit into eurocentric beauty standards than men do. women are expected to perform and present, while men "get to be picky", get to choose and not worry about being chosen. but i can still appreciate her song and recognize that even though this song isn't intended to resonate with me, it's a beautiful song with a beautiful message that would be disrespectful to ignore. just because you can't relate to what a song, or any piece of art, is about, it doesn't mean you should change it to fit your narrative. there are more than enough love songs out there, and definitely not enough songs for women of color struggling to bridge the gap between self-acceptance and feeling attractive in a eurocentric, white male gaze-oriented world. leave this one alone. :)

[@LouiseDisfórico]

Thank you

[@Kirsten_is_cursed10]

I dunno…I’m straight but I always pictured this as a story with two girls…. This is…okay. I think if it weren’t in black and white images it would just look like very average cell phone videos without much acting or anything…

[@moo1584]

Personally I think it’s about mitski struggling not fitting into an ideal racial standard, similar to “Your best American girl” by her. She talks about her trying to “follow the white lines” and to “keep my eyes on the road as I ache” which I think when she says she’s trying to keep her eyes on the road as she aces, she means that she’s trying to follow this path and no matter how hard it is she must keep trying and focusing on reaching it. And when she mentions the Strawberry Blond, she talks about her in an idolized kind of way, talking about how perfect she is when she’s trying to become that as well.

[@myas.6485]

This whole song was about the struggles of women of color. I respect your wlw interpretation, but pls respect how she's singing about her struggles as an Asian women in a world where Western beauty standards are predominant.

[@scarasfatballs127]

no it’s about a guy. the title is spelled “blond,” the male version, not blonde. idk why the title is like that.

[@Lara-vo6rp]

@@scarasfatballs127 oh um okay?

[@_..jolene.._]

@@scarasfatballs127 blond isn’t the “male version” of blonde lmao💀 it’s spelled differently in different regions. NOT because of gender.