Pay the Man - Offspring

[@jooname]

This album taught me a vital music lesson: The songs the label wants you to hear are at the start, the songs the band wants you to hear are at the end. Always listen until the end.

[@MrHulsi]

I stole this motherfucker from my brothers stereo. 90s, good times.

[@explorerkita719]

,,,

[@Thomas-yd7wq]

Best comment read on KZbin 😄

[@hichembell9972]

such a comment waw

[@Mkaomaki]

Also aply that rule on this video. ;) ❤

[@playchess91]

For me it's a the Bohemian Rhapsody of Offspring, a masterpiece

[@JoseMaria-dq4ir]

Thee most decent comment here ..

[@Lordshivah84]

Entièrement d'accord, une œuvre d'art

[@nameless.greyceo]

Most underrated song, Shame not everyone knows it

[@youtubkeeper]

Perfect!

[@sephgeodynamics9246]

yup

[@pbnetto]

The most underrated Offspring's song!

[@SaschaGrenner]

And the best.

[@bobertwithar]

I play this album every time lucy comes around. Fun times! :)

[@walla134]

+Pedro Baldessar Netto Easily my favourite!

[@petarmaksimovic4048]

+Pedro Baldessar Netto Where are the offspring song ratings?

[@a.j.antonacci5878]

+Pedro Baldessar Netto I'm glad other people think this, too! I am hoping that over time, more people will gain appreciation for it.

[@gregorsamba7024]

after 23 years, when i am about to be 40 years old, this masterpiece still gives me goosebumps. it just did. thanks for the eargasm.

[@johnsader8811]

Greetings from the past! What say yea son of man?

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

I remember feeling so badass buying this CD when I was 10, the art drew me in and I had seem some of their music videos for the singles on MTV. This song on the tail-end of the album totally blew my mind, at the time I had never heard any music that was longer than 3-5 minutes. Still kicks ass, over 20 years later.

[@mookhok1mookhok140]

My first ever CD, the Hybrid Theory and then Hotdog flavored water. Still can't beat the tapes from my dad; Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple etc. But man, i think i heard Americana at least a thousand times in it's entirety...

[@GaryGang911]

This song is the most underrated song by The Off Spring. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted and is a constant ear worm. 11/10 we need more songs like this!

[@Lymbe06]

I'm with you bro.

[@DBLCreations]

I completely agree! I remember listening to this whole album, and even when i was so young, i understood the meaning of the song very well! PAY THE MAN! 😎

[@Nov-5062]

You might like Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, it has the same vibes

[@EAsY2LisTeNN]

​@@Nov-5062And Innuendo by Queen

[@iNiko33]

Best Offspring track ever. Love this "prog" side. So sad they didn't make more songs like this one.

[@tworaccoonsinaslutsuit]

iNiko33 the hidden track on smash has this drum intro, but it's pretty much just a talking guitars exercise.

[@Angelic_Storm]

It's funny that this album is widely considered to be the band's "sell out" moment, because of songs like Pretty Fly, and Get A Job. Yet this track is the most non-mainstream song in the band's entire catalogue. lol But that's one of the things I've loved always about this band, is that they've never totally abandoned their punk roots.

[@raymemichaels]

There's nothing wrong with selling in a capitalistic world. Punk rock is just commodity anyway, just like a band's T-shirt or concert ticket. Whether a CD contains punk rock, classic rock or classical music for that matter, it's most certainly a commodity packaged to be sold to the masses.

[@andrew7taylor]

@ Rayme Michaels - You mean nothing means anything unless there's money to be made out of it?

[@danflerovium359]

I don't think that's what they meant

[@ranciddeladonats2417]

Couldn't agree more. I remember buying this album at the age of 12 due to the popularity of their more commercial hits. It got me into their older albums and into punk music in general. Yet to this day, this song and especially that shift at 4:55 is the most baddass thing i've heard!

[@thieubobo81]

You're right, people can get hooked up by Pretty Fly or the many hits of "Smash" album. And then like at 5:00 the fun begins !!

[@christophervv]

Most under-appreciated rock song of the 90's ever ;)

[@garahan4298]

Happy to see that it is appreciated enough in here though. :)

[@Logan912]

Along with most Primus songs

[@everest_bound]

In middle school in 1998, I listened to this song on the bus in the mornings because my bus took almost exactly 10 minutes. Every morning that entire year this was the song I listened to on my CD player (had to hover over my lap so the song wouldn't skip, if you know you know). Thank you, Offspring for the stellar mornings rocking out!

[@illussile]

I think that is one of their best songs...

[@jasperreichardt]

its the best one. it got everything, its deep genius. Such energy, such feeling, such progress... everything is a masterpiece. This is a one-in-a-million song.

[@OGZ87]

First album I ever had as a kid. Fucking love it !!

[@Rando_Shyte]

This was my second, first was evil empire by rage :)

[@claudios5007]

+1

[@jddlm1150]

+2

[@caiocadilhe5233]

me too man! i met this album by chance on a store back in 99. Good times

[@MartyMcFly88]

Same here! Got it for Christmas

[@spikester]

Okay, I loved this song ever since I was a teenager, but today it made me burst into emotional tears like when those lyrics really hit you in meaning. It is a timeless classic becoming ever more relevant in a chaotic world. Masterpiece of musical & lyrical bliss.

[@metalheaddarcy5181]

Best Offspring song on this album. Damn sooo good

[@iohedewared1530]

👍

[@xdav79]

que del putas

[@skyvanrose2289]

i was 12 when the album came out. i used to listen to this song before i go to school everyday. using the cassette player. yup cassette i know 😂😂😂 The Offspring got so many great songs but this one is EPIC. I love The Offpsring ! im 31 now btw 😂😂😂

[@MrDsbh1]

Same! I got this album when I was in 10/11. My late nan bought it me when from a Tescos. XD I'm 28 now. Fucking great album!!

[@skyvanrose2289]

+MrDsbh1 we rock dudeee 😂😂😂

[@weatheredtome]

Sunday Rose that's a cool story, thanks for sharing! it's funny, when I was dying my hair blue and loving this band, I disliked this song for so, so long. I just turned 31, and can say that I've definitely appreciated this song for the last few years or so. the OP makes a really good point about the album itself and it's relationship to this particular song when it comes to their status. crazy how things change over the years.

[@skyvanrose2289]

Fenix Alexander blue? omg I almost color my hair blue once. those were the days. 😂😂😂 now we all are grown ups but still a punk rock kid by heart.

[@MrDoddi1984]

+Vanilla I still have the tape cassette that this album was released on. Those were the days!!!

[@joshuakilian3206]

The transition at 2:22 is incredible. Such a clever song

[@nicolaspierard3617]

And one more at 4:55

[@sharilynnwebb]

I bought this album the day it came out and it played on repeat the entire summer of 99' along with Beastie Boys , Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock it was a great decade for rock music.

[@terraytia]

I went through the whole casette on my brother's walkman to discover this song at the very end and I simply got lost. When the trance was over I player it again. And again. And now I sing it along!

[@schwarz8737]

took you long enough to memorise the lyrics then :D

[@Mirakelpung]

Fucking love this song so much. It can be -12 degrees Celsius outside and fucking freezing, when I blast this song on my car speakers I always feel the sun envelop me

[@samiepetersen362]

Musical furnace

[@bigsmoke7291]

That’s one way to say it.

[@ludomirsteinbruck9376]

That was my favorite song from that album, when I was 12 or so ...

[@chrishexx3360]

Their best song. Pure fucking gold stuck away at the back of an album like a hidden gem. Broke their own mould on this one and made a masterpiece.

[@420Chameleon]

One of the first cds i ever bought as a kid. Still have it in my collection. 15 years later and i still love rockin out to this song.

[@caddyguy5369]

420Chameleon One of my first CDs, but my sister got it for me for Christmas. She put it in a granola bar box and I didn't open it. I thought she got me granola bars and was kind of disappointed. Then I felt like an idiot.

[@lars_rosenberg]

When I was a kid (kids aren't alright, you know!) I didn't like this song. I was a fan of The Offspring because of Pretty Fly, Original Prankster etc... Now that I am older and I listen to a different kind of music I'm really surprised to realize how GREAT this song is. Definitely the best song ever written by the Offspring. Just amazing.

[@notagoodplayer5902]

Lahiri Cristofori nobody's perfect

[@jankulak5668]

Yes. Truly masterpiece, the best song from The Offspring, something unexpectable in the wave of punk rythm.

[@chraschi]

I'd wish sooo much that they would go back to this style.. This song is very progressive. It's really sad they did that so rarely

[@Lurdiak]

Christian Keckeis This song was composed as a parody of prog rock, so...

[@petarmaksimovic4048]

+Lurdiak Ain't nothing funny about these composing skills.

[@volkstraum]

Prog in a Lou Reed/Pink Flloyd kinda way

[@IdiotAmigo]

Also reminds me of the Doors, "The End". Such a great song. I've read an interview with Noodles (Offspring's guitarist) where he said that we might get two (!) new albums later this fall or in early 2019, one with more traditional Offspring stuff and one more experimental and "wacky". Maybe another song like this, who knows?

[@AberranceMetal]

Lurdiak I don’t think it was meant as a parody in a humorous sense but more like a tribute to other influences they have. They’ve shown these tendencies before like in songs like change the world. And yes I’m replying 3 years later lol

[@_Phyro]

This song's lyrics bores deep to the wider oppression of people with money, such a masterpiece for ages to come! "Watch the way the world goes, The man deals out our plight"

[@blessmeachoomarkmadcity9586]

2018 and Im still listenning to this masterpiece!!!! Fvck i love the offspring!!! \m/

[@CaptainPyny]

Sassy Sehunnie hitting replay and getting stoned to this gem cheers mate !

[@christopherchambers9314]

Dunno why anyone would dislike this

[@jonocarter6778]

2019 and counting!

[@TheEODM]

@@CaptainPyny 2020 and still jammin' to this masterpiece.

[@terrywilson4603]

Reminds me of “The end” from the Doors in some parts.

[@billygrind2980]

My uncle bought this CD in 98. Almost 10 years later, he showed it to me when I was 10 years in 2006. Classic album.

[@HNDPitcairn]

Most under-appreciated Offspring song ever

[@wayned0287]

There are so many under appreciated and unknown songs in the bands catalogue, songs like Denial, Revisited, Dirty Magic A lot like Me and this song are just some examples. Pay the man is just one of those timeless songs and a callback to the band before Greg K and Ron Welty were moved on.

[@oscartaylor2035]

Growing up in the 90s and getting my Dad to accept my music choices was never easy. But with that song he accepted the fact that The Offspring is quality. Thank you for that :)

[@JustBcoz69]

l had this song blasting on my stereo when my mum who is in her sixties came over.. "Gee l like this" l was surprised to hear my mum say as l WENT to turn it down for her. Will you like it when the tempo kicks in at the 5:07 minute mark l wondered and holy fuck she did !!!

[@kurzackd]

+Kelly Schnautz badass mum!

[@samiepetersen362]

Cool Mama

[@RatelHBadger]

It's a very Beatles Revolver vibe. No wonder your mum loved it.

[@jimmorrison3527]

The beginning of this song is clearly an ode to The End from The Doors. I love it.

[@petarmaksimovic4048]

I'm a fucking Lawrence of Arabia when I listen to this!

[@aboutourab81]

+Petar Maksimovic sta kazis?

[@rouxeau14]

Then check Canadian band The Tea Party. You'll like it :)

[@calvinbaII]

Cannot repeat this enough. Lots of amazing Canadian bands from this era that fell on deaf ears south of the border!

[@greatdude7279]

Its indian/gypsy song or Pakistani style. Arabic scales sound different.

[@keepcalmycarryon]

My lover Oloptico loves to bleach to this song.

[@briancarpenter6413]

The hidden mariachi track at the end!! whooo!!! ay ay ay ay ayeee!!!!

[@lionz0r]

The guitars in this song are awesome. Love the sound.

[@korschen]

This really reminds me of 'the end' from the doors. Especially the first drum pattern with the ride cymbal. I've always loved this song, it makes me so nostalgic. I Remember listening to this album in my childrens room with my older brother in like 3rd grade or something. Must've been 20 years ago now, had my first cd player with really shitty stereo speakers, annoying the hell out of my parents all the time. Time flies so fast..

[@pimpusmaximus3279]

Very interesting approach. From a massive Doors fan (L.AWoman best song in humanity in my opinion)this is a very good point of view.

[@tahirmehdi]

Agree, I always found them similar in concept, and both of them are great in their own way.

[@robmiller4370]

Insane wall of sound , punk fucking heaven!!! Nobody's doing this anymore..... Except Offspring...

[@tonycarabellese9981]

That's a masterpiece. Deep. Applies now more than ever. 2021. Get off your knees people

[@DaestE1]

Wish they made that into a full song. SO INCREDIBLY BAD ASS. Fell in love with this song like 7 years ago. Beautiful, every last bit. BANGING END.

[@jamesb1988]

The whole build up makes 4:55 so much more important! Definitely a hidden gem.

[@TheHorrorGamers]

One of my favorite songs of all time.. remember listening to this as a child and I still show people I meet and connect with this very song.. nailed it boys 🤘 love from Australia

[@zakpedley5160]

Genuinely my favourite song of all time

[@Daniel.Miranda]

Fell in love with this song back in Brazil b4 I ever dreamt about living in USA and didn't know a lick of English but was already an offspring fan when this album came out my cousin had it on CD back in 99 or 98 still one of my fave songs ever! The 5min intro is timeless

[@DJofSWE2]

Americana is the soundtrack of my childhood. One of the best punk rock albums ever made!

[@planetdefender5394]

Offspring get hopefully one dope track and nothing can beat that song It’s too unique 🙏🏻🖤🔥

[@KyleDavis1]

I love riding the psychedelic vibe of this song man!

[@veroniquel7263]

I always been fascinated by this song, I remember writing the lyrics down during my first summer camp while being bored with my new friends and we got drunk on the beach, those were the days...

[@patrickconners5911]

It is interesting that in earlier Offspring albums you can hear them playing around with the "idea" of this song in short guitar riffs but it took a while for a full song to come out of it. Well worth the wait, too.

[@catm9431]

I loved this as a little kid and I still love this song.

[@tamingthelife31]

When I was a kid I never really listened to this as I just thought "wasted long nothing track at the end of the album". Now I've grown up n gone back n listened to it and love it. Really like long songs that change tune through it (ie, Jesus of Suburbia). A whole journey in one song. OHHHHHOHHHHH! SHUT UP, YOU'RE TALKIN' TOO MUCH!

[@debuthunter5389]

Jesus of Suburbia in my opinion is right up their with the greatest songs ever written. The amount of change that ties in, and not a single note unutilized.

[@Troubleshooter11]

First album i ever bought in my life. Played it till it fell apart. Listened to the album again this week for the first time in 10 years. Fraking happy memories.

[@RS-zp1we]

Same here bro

[@gioknows]

Brilliant. I'm 55...heard a lot of great music in my life and this one is truly a masterpiece up there with the best of anyone else including the Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Zeppelin and many others.

[@Peter_1986]

@gioknows The first part of this song strongly reminds me of George Harrison.

[@gametheorymedia]

I don't guess the phrases 'The Offspring' and 'Magnum Opus' are all that commonly found in the same utterance...but by God, THIS is one of those instances; astounding work, here. :)

[@Thedon1215]

I was eight when this came out. I think I still have the cassette. I don't think I ever listened to this entire song back then. Thought it was to long and slow. Now 20 years later its a great song.

[@queen86wembley]

Listen to this over and over when i was a teenager on the cd player of my playstation 1

[@thebigdecision]

one of the best pieces of music ever made in the US

[@emmanuelaulisfranca]

Love rock songs with middle eastern elements.

[@larrybrian5849]

Ya!

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Allahu Akbar!!!! ;)

[@daywalkermike]

the hidden mariachi song : Ay, ay, ay, ay ! I like it !

[@bassfooked]

daywalkermike uno dos tres cuatro cinco cinco seis!!

[@daywalkermike]

bassfooked Si , tu lo dices ! :)

[@aakkoin]

@casperado666 No more hidden tracks like that!! Everything is online. Listening to the whole CD was like a whole experience. I'm starting to sound like the old school vinyl-fanatics who say the same thing.

[@dreamoflesbianham]

My first ever gig (minus parents) was the Offspring on the Americana tour at Wembley Arena. Supported by A and AFI. What a gig, will never ever forget it. Nor would I ever want to. Favourite track from a plainly brilliant album.

[@charlesbeauclair6488]

This song is pure genius, it sounds like what they were and what they are as well, that s probably why it lasts 10min :-) All the riffs are awesome and it rises progressively. It was the last song of their great concert in Paris for Conspiracy of one tour. I m gonna see them again 17 years after, and I really hope this song will be part of the show !

[@Мокучо]

CHARLES BEAUCLAIR was it?

[@dano0420]

They should have put this on the Greatest Hits album!!! Such A shame. 5 min of trippy trance!! Love it :D

[@Locthar]

I am a proud owner of this cd

[@will9526]

*cassette

[@aakkoin]

I bought a pirate copy CD from Russia in the 90's, we lived in Finland near the border, so we visited St. Petersburg couple times a year with my parents, I got alot of CD:s from there in the 90's. Still got the CD :D

[@victorponnaz2204]

@@aakkoin Stole this CD from my older sister when I was 12 in 2001. She still think that she lost it.

[@livingbeing1113]

Their best work by far, imo. My older brother bought the record when it came out, but i never listened to it and just the mainstream songs were usually played. Then almost 20 years later i found a short documentary about the Columbine's psy-op who had this very fitting masterpiece as soundtrack. Better late than never.

[@aubreylear]

who said nothing good ever came out of mass shootings?

[@MrHulsi]

This is my childhood, this my everything.

[@terremoto6663]

I always loved Offspring using oriental scale. Like in "Tehran" or "Genocide". But "Pay the man" has always been the best one. In fact it's my davourite Offspring song. So different, so dynamic.

[@lordpt392]

My favourite offspring song. Underrated masterpiece

[@skate420punk]

This is the most underrated song of the 90's.

[@DarkestofTimes]

One of the 6 albums I actually physically own, lol. Best song by The Offspring.

[@ImtalkingdowntownBlogspot]

***** Yeah this is where it started going downhill. Best and worst songs on one album

[@DumbBaby]

***** They went massively downhill after Smash but they have a couple gems on every album. This album had so many corny songs on it, but this song is epic.

[@Astrolia1]

one of my favorite Offspring songs

[@Throan1]

I'm here for ten minutes and 22 seconds of amazing.

[@thecarsonigen]

One of my favorite songs of all time, never skipped it once even after all these years

[@phantom0456]

Literally no other way to put this: this song is a masterpiece. Granted, I’ve got a fair amount of nostalgia wrapped up in this entire album, the late 90’s were a wonderful time that will never return, but this song and the message have always remained relevant.

[@jaroslav22100]

great song.. reminds me of good old times :D

[@MiotaLee]

This was the first album my big brother bought! I grew up listening to The Offspring thanks to him

[@rob032]

This album got me into rock music. This song is class as well, not every pop/punk band had the bottle to do 7 minute plus Indian-style tracks on their major label debut. :)

[@roiybenkel682]

See the way the wind blows Lives are intertwined Watch the way the world goes The man deals out our plight Jester in the corner Laughs without a sound Jester in the corner Malady abounds In our souls See the way the sun sets Twilight of this life The man is making little bets Playing with our lives All that I believe now Anything is possible A simple explanation For the evil in this world And in our souls In our souls Come down to sorry and sable It's always the man Always keeping you down Bow down cause I see it before me Shadow and light That always keeps you running Shut up you talk too much Pay the man Shut up you talk too much Look at you and your struggle for freedom But you ain't nothing We all pay the man for living Wouldn't it be nice for a change now To be unchained My life is for me now But this is life Pay the man Shut up you talk too much Pay the man Shut up you talk too much Pay the man

[@morenaflordelaranjeira8784]

Perfect Music....

[@JavierSanchez-uz3zq]

Excelente ✌️

[@nunnoffyubehznass2150]

Fucking big thank you!

[@rperov318]

wrong text

[@leejackson5387]

THIS IS LIFE, PAY THE MAN - I wish I knew how true this was at 16

[@MrBubonicChronic]

this was the first cd i ever baught. brings back memories of a better time.

[@HeartlessAngie1508]

No matter how many books you have read, you just can't describe this song.

[@wadeo1980]

I just find myself back here every few months...

[@pokemonstudi0s]

Same

[@nic2537]

4 to 6 times a year for me.

[@elodieoliveira1992]

2019 et j’écoute toujours cette musique je l’adore grave surtout quand elle démarre bien pour moi c’est une tuerie

[@AmineKabour]

Je te recommande d'écouter Yossi Sassi, il est dans le même délire que celui de cette chanson.

[@baharmoral9433]

Love your music! Greetings from Turkey!

[@charliemcpherson6299]

I was eight, maybe nine, when this album came out...I remember this song scared me at first, but I grew to love its darkness and plain-spokenness.

[@Jonk0love005]

this song ROCKS.

[@timmcbatch819]

badass..this album was fn awesome

[@bikachu_]

I remember when I was a kid and left the CD playing and all of a sudden 9:18 starts playing, I got so startled and thought the player was possessed. Good times.

[@femme-mirage]

hidden tracks xD

[@shoegazeintotheabyss]

I was raised by my dad and this album.

[@WestUpOutlaw]

I believe this was my first C.D. as well. I was only 7 when this came out lol. I remember really liking the artwork each song had inside the album notes.

[@bellidoify]

I love that "arab" touch❤

[@darkseraphim6793]

criminally underrated 💖

[@thakrak]

Truely underated song. I can say this is my favourite of them all, and reckon it's one of their best...

[@Tompa420]

Simply... perfect.

[@RobLikesToPoundBeers]

i miss the 90s. and secret songs

[@DJofSWE2]

best offspring song! i remember rocking out to this tune and air guitaring when i was a kid HAHA

[@DBLCreations]

Man, i love this song! I loved it in my teens, and i still love it today! 🎸 🤘🏼

[@thecarsonigen]

In my opinion my favorite nonpopular song ever. Its been out for approximately 22 years now and I've never skipped this song and always have listened to the full song

[@PhatMatchett]

just saw them last night in Calgary awesome show!!!!!!!

[@yamahschector]

Probably one of the better albums made. I in still love this album