PUP - Pine Point

[@blue3997]

The story behind Pine Point, Canada is actually interesting and also sad. Once the mine closed in '88, the whole town just went deserted, there were road but no buildings or traffic. People were pretty much forced to leave their beloved homes in Pine Point.

[@TheTreyBlue]

There are a lot of towns like that here in Canada, In Quebec There is Joutel and Gagnon that dissapeared after the closure of their mines just Like Pine Point

[@GentlemanHollister]

Indeed, ghost towns are by no means solely an American phenomenon. People tend to think of ghost towns as having lost their populations back in the days of the old west - horses, sheriffs, shootouts at high noon. But as Pine Point exemplifies, there are plenty of recently abandoned ghost towns out there!

[@peipidae7473]

@@GentlemanHollister I thought it was really interesting, though. I read an article where someone interviewed old residents of Pine Point and a lot of them don't even consider Pine Point a ghost town since "there's literally nothing left." So creepy.

[@hipsterpantsgladstone9767]

Also, they moved most of the houses to a neighboring town, even the ice rink.

[@tuvscherrysoda]

Reminds me of my favorite ghost town in northern British Columbia called Cassiar. It was an Asbestos mine that ran from 1952-1992 when the mine decided to go underground which made the mine unprofitable. The people were then forced to leave and the everything in the town was auctioned off including people's homes, the schools, the churches, basically everything. Now nothing is really left except for the half burnt down mill, the apartments and the old bunkhouses. the church and the hockey arena were standing but that collapsed in 2008 or 2009 following the church in 2015. The streets were ripped up by the government just to make sure people wouldn't come back. Anything that wasn't sold would've been either burned or bulldozed. The streets where everything used to be are now overgrown with weeds and flowers. Cassiar even has a cemetery. There was a little boy who died in the 80's there and was buried out there. I can't imagine what it would be like for the families of those who have loved ones who are buried in a now ghost town especially if they are far away from it.

[@Mr-Clean]

I was scrolling through Google Earth, Found Pine Point, Watched the documentary, Went to see if it was on YT, Everyone said here from PUP, looked it up, Now I have found a great artist

[@LimeyLassen]

I did the same thing! It looks so strange from satellite. Open-pit mines are incredible.

[@scareddoge9942]

No shit I just saw your comment on the documentary lol

[@sensibility1174]

We still fucking love you Pup

[@alexandriaisokay964]

From liking a song and learning about Pine Point, it got me to think about how stuff and subject matter like this is very familiar to me. I live in a rural area with dying towns and former high schools. It's sad to think of places which get abandoned like this, because where I live I see it everywhere. People who who worked at a now closed company, once a massive resource to the town and whole county. In a town in my county, a highschool that had just closed and built a new school after 100 years, burned not long ago. Seeing old churches along the road, and driving past the abandoned Sand Barrens gas station that is rusted and has its colors faded, with an old van forever parked in front is strange. My dad tells me how he used to get gas there, and I wonder what it looked like in its prime. Unkempt cemeteries and old oil wells are everywhere. A dying town in my county holds the river's most famous toll bridge, the Cannonball, which the residents say is haunted. It once had trains rattling across it. "Listen to the jingle, the rumble, and the roar." It's all such a familiar and specific feeling, which is what the song makes me think of. To think some things you grow up with can be lost to just an abandoned building and photos or just memory. The fact that someone could look back and say, "Who do you think lived here? What did they do?", is crazy. The fact that this small, unassuming community, which is known for nothing other than our football team, could die is crazy. Yet, I've seen the rest of my county, and every town except for two already looks...dead, except for the houses. There's nothing to rally around. Not much of a sense of community.

[@midnighteyeYT]

my teacher was talking about abandoned mines and couldn't remember the name of this town and I felt so fucken smart when I got it right, thanks pup

[@magicalmalu]

I had one of the weirdest experiences of my life occur while listening to this song and so now every time I hear it I am immediately transported back several years and am excited, anxious, nervous, scared, like legitimately scared, intrigued, curious, and my stomach has dropped. It is weird what music can bring back all at once.

[@jat5am]

tell us your story.

[@jesterhooves]

if you don't mind i'd really like to know what the experience was !

[@jordanwyatt5593]

What happened?

[@eggy3206]

This song is making me very happy in a confusing, sad way

[@shayde774]

Can we just appreciate how amazing this song is? Just dude, amazing fucking song I love it so much and I love the Canadian ghosttown story too

[@clovertaylor4143]

One of the best bands I've ever seen live. Thank you PUP

[@pagamo200]

I have to see them live before I die.

[@pagamo200]

Kitty1234Cool guess who got tickets for a show on February

[@shayna849]

Pagamo hell yeah dude!! have a fuckin awesome time!!

[@veemie8148]

nice

[@syltwee]

theyre putting out an album soon, so they’ll probably tour soon enough :)

[@jamesphillips3135]

Death won’t take you unless you do

[@Corasz]

i just love how the music synchronized with his voice when he says “my older brother died when we were kids”, idk what its called its just so nice to listen to

[@ericfoster8411]

This song is my favorite pup track. It’s such a well structured song. It fills me up with a feeling I can’t fully describe but it’s real goood

[@vibereds]

respect for the meaning of this song

[@dottyastercapasloke2739]

Which is what

[@dukememe7095]

Dotty Aster Capasloke how there are abandoned cities everywhere and there are so many memories of so many people there, many tragedies, good times and everything that makes life good. but when the cities become abandoned for whatever reason, it feels like you lost a piece of yourself that you can never get back

[@youroldpalbyron7578]

Those of us who lived and loved in Pine Point thank you.

[@stanleydykes4134]

This song reminds me of Night in The Woods.

[@eggy3206]

hey, same!

[@dumpsterduster8655]

Hell yeah man! I know that comment is one year old but heck yes!

[@atlaszurum]

YEES

[@N1ghtm4reEyez]

Long live possum springs

[@stanleydykes4134]

- enderwolf 308 Long live indeed.

[@jessicaa1325]

[Verse 1] Oh in Pine Point, where I was born The roads are all overgrown And no one's lived there for years The town was never the same The mine was closed in '88 And everyone disappeared In Pine Point, '86 My older brother died when we were kids His best friend was wasted at the wheel Oh in Pine Point, nothing but memories The abandoned cemetery Where we buried our family [Pre-Chorus] And I hope you know, what you're doing [Chorus] Up in Pine Point Where I kept my eye on the prize And it was you It was you Oh in Pine Point Where I kept my eye on the prize And it was you It was you [Verse 2] Oh in Pine Point It's deteriorating And your memory started fading So you called to let me know You said it seems like forever Since we've seen each other Where does the time go? And I said [Pre-Chorus] I hope you know, what you're doing [Bridge] In Pine Point In the house we grew up in You said the room you were born in It was just like you left it [Chorus] Oh in Pine Point Where I kept my eye on the prize And it was you It was you Oh in Pine Point Where I kept my eye on the prize And it was you It was you [Bridge] I hope you know I hope you know what you're doing after all I hope that you know [Outro] I hope you know I hope you know What you're doing after all I hope that you know What you're doing

[@emilycosner7388]

my sister got me into this. I'm very glad that she did.

[@Superflamefire]

Same with me

[@penningtonlovesyou]

I found pine point on google earth by accident while lurking I bought a ticket to the Houston show and Stefan signed my graduation cap Shit was lit 🔥

[@Punxatowny]

This song almost feels like a sequel to Yukon.

[@OneRedBlock]

It's about the same camping trip.

[@morsa.p9769]

or the coast

[@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot]

The coast, yukon, pine point, all great songs.

[@dandogzbutt1518]

you know he actually wasnt born there they just knew about the town and thought it would make a good song. none of them are born there, i thought they were to at first. but he'd be like 30 if he was alive in '86 or older if he could remember his brother in '86 an hes like 28 so there ya go

[@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot]

Dandog Zbutt Well that's fine, cuz its a damn good song. Didnt know that though, thanks for sharing.

[@ananzaza738]

I just love the tune that comes with *where I was born*. I dont know what it is but I truly like it

[@freezerburn5036]

Anan Zaza I think it’s because it resolves a 2-5-1 chord progression- same concept a lot of jazz songs are made from.

[@lucanicolosi4556]

The actual pine point is really interesting look it up

[@aleciao8292]

Make a movie out of this song please I would watch the shit out of it

[@MintyFreshYT]

Alecia O already been made, search "welcome to pine point"

[@Mr-Clean]

@@MintyFreshYT kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5rOhGyked55i9E

[@aelinth3793]

got chills

[@Haxelz]

I was supposed to see pup with my sister and I was so so fucking excited, like the most excited I’ve ever been for a concert I love them so fucking much. But we pregamed before the concert and the security noticed and refused to let us in. I was so fucking shattered, I couldn’t believe I blew my chance , one of my biggest regrets :( anyways this is my fave song by them.

[@младенец]

Beautiful

[@ChortIzTabakerky]

Why this masterpiece doesnt have a clip?

[@lillylacouette9939]

Silverton, Oregon’s song. For real. It’s a fucking void out here.

[@mecha-no]

Amazing

[@jat5am]

why do I feel like I always knew this tune?

[@Adrian_gg1182]

Great finisher for the album

[@SillyTurtle12]

So umm I watched this then found you playing pine point then found ramshackle. Anyway new sub and fan. Lol

[@wshow90]

muito bom; realmente inacreditável.

[@autumnwomack6294]

Maybe it’s a stupid question, but is the song in someone else’s perspective? If I did the math right, Stefan was born in 1990 so he wouldn’t have been a kid when/if his brother died in ‘86

[@dirkeldritch4880]

I think it's written from the perspective of a person who lived in Pine Point, so they'd have to be born somewhere between the late 60s and the 80s since Pine point was deserted in '88. :^)

[@oberonsmith6114]

did the bro really die

[@kaassutin]

Oberon Smith no the song is not true. But pinepoint is a real place that was deserted in88

[@johnbacile9495]

It was about a guy who was skiing behind a car and ended up getting run over

[@alyssaeime5052]

Finn Wolfhard brought me here

[@darealbell2093]

Singer sounds kinda like tom petty on this one.

[@ShaymuswolfRahondart]

Bet there is still a dollar general in pine point