The Beths - "You Wouldn't Like Me" (official music video)

"You Wouldn't Like Me" is taken from The Beths' album, "Future Me Hates Me," out now on Carpark Records.
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CREDITS
Directed, filmed and edited by Ezra Simons
Styling and Art Direction by Gussie Larkin
Lighting and assistance by Will Agnew and Thomas King
Thanks to Tangent and Company, Wellington for generously lending us some great clothing
This video was made with help from New Zealand On Air
TOUR DATES
January 24th - Olympia - Dublin, IRE +
January 25th - Albert Hall - Manchester, UK +
January 26th - O2 Academy - Glasgow, UK +
January 28th - Rock City - Nottingham, UK +
January 29th - O2 Academy - Leeds, UK +
January 30th - O2 Academy - Bristol, UK +
February 1st - Eventim Apollo - London, UK +
February 2nd - Le Trianon - Paris, FR +
February 3rd - De Roma - Antwerp, BE +
February 5th - TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal - Utrecht, NL +
February 6th - Live Music Hall - Cologne, DE +
February 7th - Astra - Berlin, DE +
February 9th - Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, DE +
February 10th - Vega - Copenhagen, DK +
February 11th - Cirkus - Stockholm, SE +
February 12th - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NO +
February 26th - The Garrison - Toronto, ON
February 27th - Casa del Popolo - Montreal, QC
February 28th - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
March 1st - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
March 2nd - Union Stage - Washington, DC
March 3rd - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
March 5th - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
March 6th - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
March 7th - The Basement - Nashville, TN
March 8th - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
March 9th - Savannah Stopover - Savannah, GA
March 16th - Deep Ellum Art Company - Dallas, TX
March 17th - Satellite Bar - Houston, TX
+ w/ Death Cab For Cutie
p + c 2018 Carpark Records

[@rosslevitates]

I’m 68 and it’s so great to have a favourite band again! Liz’s songwriting and sense of melody are pure genius! Nothing else like it on the planet at the moment 😊

[@sunzaho5005]

This band deserves WAAAY more attention!!

[@dub814]

the beths are a revelation and the best example of why I love music.

[@AnnaHandle]

okay thats enough Im buying it

[@alphabeard3249]

That's exactly how I feel! x

[@uoppsdnsu3809]

The Beths "You Wouldn't Like Me" I have been a mess of late And you wouldn't be impressed But I've got something on my chest I've been stressed of late But please don't try to guess whats on my mind You probably won't like what you'll find Oh you, you wouldn't like me If you saw what was inside me Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all And I have been bad before (I've been bad) But never quite like that It was always more of a passing fad I've been had before (I've been had) But I've never gotten back And it feels so much like being in love That I thought you should know You, you wouldn't like me If you saw what was inside me Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all No you, you wouldn't like me No matter how pleasant I'd be Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all And nobody knows Just how far down this goes And nobody knows Just how far down this goes And nobody knows Just how far down this goes And nobody knows That if I pause I'll go down below I have been a mess of late And you wouldn't be impressed But i've got something on my chest I've been stressed of late (I've been stressed) But please don't try to guess what's on my mind Oh you, you wouldn't like me If you saw what was inside me Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all No you, you wouldn't like me (You wouldn't like me) No matter how pleasant I'd be Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all At all

[@fu2133]

Thank you!

[@KandEcain]

If The Beths and Beach Bunny did a song together my life would be complete ♥

[@Biggest_baller]

Yess definitely the collab we need🙌

[@happycamper5012]

just saw Liz and the gang last night and Beach Bunny in April. The 2 bands together would be awesome!

[@Jaden-zu9wc]

Omg your mind!!!!!!!

[@Evtheevil42]

Yes!!!

[@shavono8402]

these music videos are always so strangely joyful, it's really lovely

[@marshall3759]

This bands whole discography gets me. Let's go!!!

[@robertbrill311]

Cute lead singer, looks like neat band members; nice songs. Thanks Bob

[@Larry...W]

I can't stop listening to this record over and over love the yellow vinyl

[@bethm2489]

My first copy was orange second copy green!

[@jamieleeevans9899]

Hell yes The BETHS!!! My new favorite band at 56 - will rock out with you in Aotearoa for my 57th birthday in a few days!!!!

[@natebowers]

How was the show?;

[@momster64]

Just heard this song on a random radio station, looked up the lyrics, never heard of The Beths. That being said, I love it! More please!

[@breeze.2232]

I have been a mess of late And you wouldn't be impressed But I've got something on my chest I've been stressed of late But please don't try to guess whats on my mind You probably won't like what you'll find Oh you, you wouldn't like me If you saw what was inside me Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all And I have been bad before (I've been bad) But never quite like that It was always more of a passing fad I've been had before (I've been had) But I've never gotten back And it feels so much like being in love That I thought you should know You, you wouldn't like me If you saw what was inside me Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all No you, you wouldn't like me No matter how pleasant I'd be Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all And nobody knows Just how far down this goes And nobody knows Just how far down this goes And nobody knows Just how far down this goes And nobody knows That if I pause I'll go down below I have been a mess of late And you wouldn't be impressed But i've got something on my chest I've been stressed of late (I've been stressed) But please don't try to guess what's on my mind Oh you, you wouldn't like me If you saw what was inside me Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all No you, you wouldn't like me (You wouldn't like me) No matter how pleasant I'd be Yeah you, you wouldn't like me At all At all

[@backporchvideos]

Nice to see people having fun making music!

[@c.s.4428]

"No you, you wouldn't like me (you wouldn't like me) No matter how pleasant I'd be"

[@fredborges2354]

Can't stop listening to this album !!!! God help me !!!

[@georgieramone]

Holy shit! I've listened to this like 5 times in a row. Such a great melody and catchy as fuck. Reminds me a bit of old Lookout Records stuff. Wow! How does this not have a million views?

[@wolfgang6442]

Ikr this song is such a bop🎸🤘🤘💖

[@rachaelknudsen8801]

Check out their other songs, particularly Future Me Hates Me and Expert in a Dying Field. They have so many great songs, but those are a couple of my favorites.

[@powelmacid]

Caught the end of this track on a local indie Detroit radio station. Glad I had time to shazam it so I could find out who it was. The lyrics are just great and I really like the guitars.

[@gummyboy3]

You heard this on a Detroit station?! Wow! I think I would die if I heard something new and cool from a relatively unknown group or artist on a station here. The last time I remember radio being that in tune to new stuff was probably 20+ years ago when 89X was decent and all the alt rock bands were coming out in the early 90's! What station was playing The Beths here in Detroit?

[@powelmacid]

@@gummyboy3 it was on a high school radio show. They played a bunch of bands I never heard of.

[@kirby3498]

As someone who used to live in Detroit and is currently back in MI for a couple weeks (have been gone for 13 years), the main commercial stations were very disappointing. I found a college radio station that came in OK around 89.5, but I don’t recall exact Fx. I heard The Beths earlier this year on WMNF 88.5, out of Tampa, which has a number of shows that play great, new music

[@jonathancarlin2060]

Feels so much like The Muffs in a good way! So glad I've found this band. ^_^

[@DendroicaVirens]

I was thinking Bettie Serveert, but you're right. More The Muffs.

[@hyweldda56]

Really enjoying all your tracks. Thanks.

[@chawke01]

Bless the Beths....they're the best!

[@sunnysiderails397]

Love it!!!

[@THECLARENCES]

Cool!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@kimrunic5874]

God - what a concise, beautiful, perfect little pop song. Deserves 50m views.

[@jackmack7533]

Yet another stellar achievemnet. Great fun music with a smart self-depricating lyric. Outstanding arrangement and production, interesting dynamics, fun hand claps, nice backing vocals with a sick guitar sound and solo. Can't get enough of this band, you kids are killing it. Some chords for you in my comment below.

[@petelawrie6310]

Check out the way these guys handle « have yourself a merry little Christmas « the old American standard. They have the perfect touch !

[@galactic9624]

My life in a nutshell lol I love this song so much new favorite song!

[@ernesto.2837]

I absolutely Love this song

[@lvirag8401]

getting all the bettie serveet vibes from this band, and i mean that in the best way possible, which is wicked awesome.

[@grandmasterb6177]

The way the drummer sniffs the drumstick at 2:58 had me cracking up. Man this brought me back to the Pinkerton days. Great stuff!

[@illumifishhouse]

Brilliant Band!! I love you The Beths!!!!! Feel free to visit the states anytime!!! (Colorado please!!!)

[@user-hr3di5od3n]

Something about them is so infectious like more sonuniquley than many other catchy bands....their sings get stucknin my head for days and days atva time more than most....maybe the harmonies

[@williambeck7201]

Never heard of um before have now 😃fun music 🎆

[@GatoforReall]

this song is actually so under rated

[@c.s.4428]

I think everyone that has heard absolutely loves this song... so, I'm not sure what you mean..?

[@smallfaucet]

Gad damn this song was made for me to understand! See you in Carrboro NC \m/

[@chrisparodia4432]

The song is great, and the clip is genius.

[@GiddyGoons]

Been loving this band for a year. I've got to the point now where I am simping for Elizabeth Stokes

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Love Tim Southee on bass

[@spookypineapple]

I love this band!! Only discovered them a few months ago but I've been listening to all of their stuff on repeat.

[@zostocom3040]

Fantastic song and a quirky and fun video. Great stuff!

[@johnhazeveld6484]

30th of may @ the Vera Club in Groningen. Excited already!

[@myah111]

💛

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

WeLL this is good. ⚡🤘😎👍🔥

[@wolfgang6442]

An amazing song of a great album🤘💖🎸

[@lincolnstern1]

She's totally mesmerising

[@joebaumgart1146]

Respect to the drummer for keeping it traditional! Unmatched is such an easier way to play.

[@DugNastyMusic]

the band actually comes from a jazz background!

[@TrevorReaStewartnexus]

these guys defiantly need more international recognition! !!! - Much love from Canada!

[@JKsnatchers]

Esta banda es la mera verga, acá en Ecatepec la escucho todos los días. Son unos chingones y ojalá vengan a México 🇲🇽

[@Loudtree]

I come here just to see 2:13. I love her little shuffle.

[@andyhart4534]

Cool and geeky at the same time👍

[@ibuiltthesky]

New fan here !! love it

[@JohnWick-jv4vr]

Where are you now I just found this , I hope this band , wait I’ll look I up lol.

[@Evtheevil42]

2:14 I don’t know why but there’s something so good about these few seconds of Liz bopping her head with the hands

[@alexanderharmer925]

oooof don't see many gold-topped 1970s Les Paul Deluxes in NZ!!!

[@byc0jl3]

you rock! 😎🤘💘

[@thehoopculture]

new fav band ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!

[@drewbohn4109]

Vsauce Michael killed it on the drums

[@kamil9497]

haha x) nice one !

[@gaius_enceladus]

I thought it was Simon Whistler from "Today I Found Out"........... :)

[@princeramblerose]

ya’ll mind if i read into the symbolism that might or might not have been intentional that i noticed in this music video? okay cool :) the first thing that caught my attention was the lone pepper alongside the plates of fruit, which seems to me like it connects back to the theme of the song - the singer feels out of place from the group, the ‘you’ in the ‘you wouldn’t like me’. like the pepper, they might pass at a glance, but if you looked closely or opened them up (if you literally saw what was inside them), you’d realize they were an odd one out. i think the band also hanging out and playing together could represent the group the singer is part of; everyone’s having a good time, but the singer is still grappling with their self doubt. it’s like an internal monologue, almost! i think it’s cool. the last thing i wanted to talk about was the hands reaching out from the sheet ‘background’. i thought of it like a visual of the singer’s internal thoughts, true self, whatever they feel like they need to hide, reaching out from its repressed place inside their head and trying to express itself - bobbing along to the music, waving, pointing, and near the more amped up parts of the song, acting more erratically. this last part almost felt to me like the tension of keeping themselves hidden was starting to gnaw at them, and their thoughts were becoming more frantic and scattered as a result. but then, when we see the other band members in front of the hand backdrop, and there’s more than just one pair of hands, i think that represents the realization - of the singer, the audience, or both - that they aren’t alone in whatever they were so afraid of the others knowing about. they’re more like them than they thought, and they would still like them if they saw what was inside them. it could just be my own experiences coloring this reading of the music video, but it was fun and it made me happy. i hope you liked it too :)

Awesome as always! Loving the album!

[@willmaness1689]

Great tune, and ya gotta love a girl who plays a G&L Fallout. :-)

[@StoryoftheEye]

So cute!!!

[@deema638]

WE NEED MORE

[@erikkennedy]

The 45 they put on at 0:14 is 'Yummy Yummy Yummy' by Ohio Express. In case anyone was wondering.

[@robincrowflies]

Wow. Attention to detail. +

[@goozerboozer8543]

So good !

[@wolfgang6442]

Foreals!

[@saurabhjaiswal4497]

Albumoftheyear.org always guides me to the best albums..happy to see underground indie talents 🤘🤘

[@ruthmusic8122]

Great song and video!!!!Good one,guys!

[@casketclubrecords]

Is a bop

[@e34eric]

So effing awesome.

[@girafferawr]

Welcome to my Hottest 100 top ten.

[@Alpha_7227]

Likewise in my top 5

[@happycamper5012]

Too late, Liz... Not only do I like you, I kind of love you, or at least your album and music!

[@charlieh4607]

still a banger

[@user-oe5pp4rm2m]

Wondrously !

[@jinggaddi]

Awkward introvert rock. Love it!!!

[@c.s.4428]

With 'possibly' the best songs since Buzzcocks (1976-1981)

[@megasky101]

This kinda has an emo the musical vibe to it. I love it

[@kerryfry1857]

Joe of Answers with Joe approves. Me too! ❤

[@salemdoesstuff]

4zzz brought me here. Love it!

[@annaba7827]

I love it!

[@rainowred4940]

You're gonna need bigger venues when you come to UK later this year!!!

[@keithgottschalk682]

So we've finally found an anthem for us Borderline's out there. Awesome, catchy tune. Just discovered this band and the more I hear, the more I love it!

[@robincrowflies]

❤

[@ExperienceJacob]

That's one sick as chord progression

[@jackmack7533]

Indeed it is...I've posted the progresssion higer up in this thread - if you play.

[@andYz00m]

You guys have done such a great job with promoting this record. I already got my disc in the mail 3 days ago but I keep getting reminded to be excited about it. Great record!

[@avalonperez3806]

BIG mood

[@vitaliy6479]

это прекрасно!

[@Finkaization]

!!!

[@lightsplease]

Sooooo good !! Goin to ya concert soon enough too ^^

[@luffymurnstar9432]

you'd love me ❤️

[@mitchmccarron8337]

Not sure why, but reminds me of Killing Heidi .. Just such a unique and catchy type of music, I fucking love it :)

[@stevend6184]

The Armory is a great venue

[@Jamthecoolerator]

"You wouldn't like me at all." Why not?

[@earlegoodfellow7760]

Breaker Bay Hall reprazent!!!

[@thepelfstheband]

It’s the drumstick sniff for me

[@yaswcasi3129]

esse vídeo tem cores tão lindas e a música é boa demais, foda

[@petelawrie6310]

If you dig on this, have a listen to “The Muffs”. Quite similar

[@JueGaBuenO]

This song was amazing it's sounds like Weezer but with Elizabeth Stokes Badass vocals

[@aaronfreeman2728]

Miguel Yebra shades of weezer for sure.

[@nathandaniels4906]

And Dinosaur Jr's guitar solos.

[@antonioramani8119]

I would say the Pixes, from whom Weezer stole so many ideas. The Beths are clearly inspired by the Boston scene in the early 90s (Pixiers, Lemonheads, Belly, Juliana Hatfield, Dinosaur jr...).

[@MrRCalden]

Its more Superchunk than anything.

[@aFoxyFox.]

I think she is totally right.

[@penelopegreene]

Any need for suggestions I can recommend a few channels!

[@user-hr3di5od3n]

Indont know why people always to say im bla k and i listen to heavy metal or im white and i love soul.music or im 76 years old and inlove the beths....lkkd wht the hell does it matter

[@marquotellurico9574]

KLM Airlines t-shirt and G&L Fallout, that's quite alternative

[@jackmack7533]

Ok, I'll do my best here - verse D to G, then for "I've got something on my chest" = Bm, A,G.A, (repeat the verse D to G) then for "Please don't try to guess" = Bm. C, G, to A, then chorus = Bm, A, D, E, to Em7, A, back to D. ( repeat all the for 2nd verse) / for the bridge It's tricky, the first "Nobody Knows" = A to G then a quick A, Bm, A, G, - repeat as needed, stay on the last G , then to B Flat for end of the bridge - back to D and the verse section but during the last verse, "Please don't try to guess" starts the same, Bm to C but then goes right to the chorus part = Bm, A, D, E, G.A.D.etc. for choruses, to the D.G part for the outro. Good luck....

[@peterstamey3910]

Replace the chorus G with Em and you got it.

[@jackmack7533]

@@peterstamey3910 - you are absolutley right - I figured it out and was gonna correct it - thanks for beating me to it - nice job, ( it might be an Em7 ? - Em works fine).

[@peterstamey3910]

@@jackmack7533 Very possibly Em7 or even both with different voicings. The vocal harmonies definitely spell out an Em7 chord in the same register as the guitar as well. They all went to jazz school so m7s and ii-V-I's come naturally right? ;)

[@jackmack7533]

@@peterstamey3910 I agree, good ear pal. Their songwriting, and vocal arrangements reflect the jazz/music training but they make it seeem so effortless, and everything is just right. They got it going on Can't wait to see a live show.

[@jackmack7533]

@@peterstamey3910 quick note - Iv'e been playing the Em7 with just the 5th(A) string frettted in the 2nd fret - all else open.

[@mattymalhon9255]

MY SONG

[@xxnorm]

leh leh nih mancap!

[@miked4309]

i love that even guitarists do lame air guitar..