The Dandy Warhols - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

[@brianlopez8905]

I'll be clean 16 years this December. Love this song

[@TXcowb0y]

Congrats! That’s a serious accomplishment!

[@albertoaranda9688]

Excelente decisión, un abrazo desde Monterrey Mx

[@josephnevin]

Bravo mate.. 👏👏

[@NoName-oy2km]

i dont know you but i feel proud.

[@Baron_von_Fargone]

We are here because there is no refuge finally from ourselves ✌️ 👊🫡

[@PhokenKuul]

The 90's were a magical time...

[@BradLyningerjr]

IT all started with "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" R.I.P K.D.C!!!!!🤬😎🫡🙏... D1nR

[@rob86965]

One of the most underrated Alternative bands of all time. Been loving these guys for a long time.

[@keithkoenig5320]

It's undeniable. I always want to crank up the Dandys music. A very, very cool band.

[@markuschelios6891]

The Dandies is really just Courtney who wrote the material and then just hired people to play it and look good.

[@keithkoenig5320]

@@markuschelios6891 nonsense...

[@rob86965]

@@keithkoenig5320 Agreed!

[@hankstamper4000]

They are underrated?

The Dandy Warhols are timeless. They are Not passe!!! Watchinng this in 2023 from México

[@N_Loco_Parenthesis]

No, it's of the moment, and then it's nostalgia.

[@BobKnudsen]

Agreed, in Oshkosh Wisconsin USA listening in 2025!

[@sergioplacido1445]

It's a privilege to have been born into a generation where the Dandy Warhols play. 🇵🇹

[@redcurrantart]

They still play. You just have to live in Portland.

[@N_Loco_Parenthesis]

So long as you're happy.

[@SouthernStorm_61]

I can't believe I'm 63 years old, and I'm hooked on this song!🤣🤫🤭😎

[@garethedwards5616]

I can't believe I'm 66 years old, and I'm hooked on this song & the DW - hope to see them in London later this year....😁👍

[@SouthernStorm_61]

@@garethedwards5616 I hope you get to see the as well, Gareth. Let me know how it goes, mate!🤩✌

[@daweller]

better to be hooked on this song than heroin

[@SouthernStorm_61]

@@daweller Very true, @daweller✌

[@normerxleben9882]

turning your age in 4 months....oh god...unite brother!

[@mracpaisley]

Had such a crush on the keyboardist growing up just from this video. Still revisit and it’s 2023. Adorable as ever

[@terrra_2024]

I think we all did. She used to play topless at all their live shows.

[@jamienicole2122]

@@terrra_2024Wow! Didn’t know that, you really got your money’s worth for that show!!! 😂

[@jamienicole2122]

Yeah, she’s adorable! She the embodiment of the 90s manic pixie dream girl! So so cute! ❤❤❤ remember dressing like this in the late 90s, early 2000s; tiny little tee with mega bells or oversized pants! Still an awesome look! ❤❤❤

[@MrDaubigne]

​@@jamienicole2122 Manic pixie dream girl. Best way to put it, I think. Beautiful, but not too done up, down to hang out. I was such a sucker for it. Still am.

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

The lead singer is way more sexy! Yeah, she's cute but didn't you get a couple of piercings and decided that you were gay. I'm not but he's hot as fuck!

[@Shannob]

Recovering junkie here (6 years clean) This band has always been a rock through the years.

[@annemarieslee7720]

Stay strong❤❤❤❤

[@TXcowb0y]

Congrats! Proud of you and stay strong!

[@Shannob]

@@TXcowb0y thank you 😊

[@Shannob]

@@annemarieslee7720 ❤️💚

[@annemarieslee7720]

@@Shannob 😍😘

[@branhicks]

I saw this once on mtv at 3am in the 90's and it will forever be engraved in my brain

[@Dani92670]

Care to elaborate? Lol.

[@patdisaster8259]

MTV 2......miss the 90s .

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

MTV was once fantastic brain-dead viewing, now its just dull

[@opzs]

MTV brings back some memories for me big time

[@mralt604]

So much goodness in its prime got me into so much

[@michaelross1339]

The dance crew and choreography is brilliant.

[@KenPapai]

My #1 favorite rock video choreography of all time, easily!

[@dunnmullins]

And the costumes!

[@mikerieck306]

OMG.....rules to this day.Great energy.

[@sitluxetluxfuit4481]

Dance troupe!

[@jlobiafra]

The band hated this video lol

[@Mumraa27]

Just discovered this song..... My god its absolutely delish. Its burnt into my brain and I'm so pleased

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

Awh!! I LOVE that feeling of coming across a tune that HITS you!! And you're bang on, it IS delish!! Love that word! Stay safe!

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

​@@FourteenWords-n4lsafe word?

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

@@matthewgrove-jones3001 "Safety Pass Required.." Delish!

[@stevefinnegan5142]

Saw these guys open for David Bowie on his last tour in Dublin. That was a good night

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

wow...

[@greygoo5319]

This song was massive at the time, but since they released Bohemian Like You, you never hear this one anymore. So underrated.

[@peternelson4046]

As a junky I love playing this..in an Ironic fashion .gotta love dandy's

[@helenwaldron5858]

This was, in my opinion far better at presenting the Warhols talent tgan Bohemian like you. XX

[@dissonantdreams]

It’s so weird how they only seem to get remembered for Bohemian Like You, but they had a bunch of hits at the time that were (imo anyway) so much better.

[@pauljohnheddington3859]

Fantastic band, great albums

[@roadrsh7056]

A live version was on the bonus CD to 13 Tales CD. I like the live version better.

[@jaynispixley8815]

Just got into this band. Love them. My son died in 2016 from a heroin overdose, I love this song. BTW, I am 71 years old.

[@brideyfrancis5891]

I am so sorry about your son 💓

[@livewithmeterandnomeasureb1679]

Im sorry about your son also. Great taste in music btw.

[@emmanoble5498]

I support this

[@sidor11]

So Many hugs to you all,sad

[@livewithmeterandnomeasureb1679]

@@sidor11 Same.💙💙💙

[@rota9368]

This song is addictive

[@puscifer99]

Unintentionally ironic.

[@derekstaroba]

Heroin is lame I'm allergic to opiates

[@Master_of_Critique]

Your avatar gives the world cancer

[@JoshuaJamesBishop]

"You never thought you'd get addicted, just be cooler in an obvious way." SUCH A GOOD LYRIC!! If anything, The Dandy Warhols mastered cynicism, and I love them for it lol Just discovered them a week ago and they are quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.

[@Telstar62a]

"Shouldn't you have got a couple piercings and decided maybe that you were gay?" is gold, too...

[@stiiffyrabbit]

Grab the album and tell me if you want to be as cool as Kim Deal - truss me, you will!

[@mariasmith2198]

I don't think this band mastered anything excepet being a typical 90's band.

[@stiiffyrabbit]

Way to look like a giant, online, cock, Maz!

[@BettinaBalser]

"Just discovered them a week ago and they are quickly becoming one of my favorite bands." ME TOO!

[@grucifixation1929]

Seriously one of the best songs on the 90s.

[@RoiDatBoi]

bring back '97 dammit, fuck growing up

[@whyshold-i7984]

How old where you 97´?

[@RoiDatBoi]

+Why Shold-I I was 12 - I lived in a liberal household and my adolescent years were stunted

[@scubacat6156]

x2

[@patrickmann3123]

The high point (1997)

[@patrickmann3123]

I was all grown up...still a great year.

[@michamuller3451]

I could watch Zia standing at the keyboard the whole day long

[@pigknickers2975]

She has got it!

[@bambam8239]

So true!!!

[@mgabrysSF]

That's an MD-20 isn't it?

[@bambam8239]

@@mgabrysSF MD 20?or Playtex 26'' cup size b just the perfect wobble or better yet t shirt just the right amount Of support for the best perfect perky Ness oh this isn't a psa.i know there's a joke somewhere in there hahaha

[@PatrickRob82]

There's a video of this song where that's all that plays.

[@michaelcole8999]

I started listening between 2007-2010 and am going to listen in 2024 when I "make the mark".

[@aec2835]

This video is really creative. It just dawned on me that when they play the piano/ organ it’s something you would hear at a funeral which ties into the end of the video. Great band and great song.

[@Lugh444]

But the band absolutely hated the video

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

This video was epic when it came out and it's still epic today.

[@OaktownBman]

This was the big label video. They warmed up the Rolling Stones for a few shows after this.

[@patdisaster8543]

I'm always jamming to this ....when MTV 2 was all about videos....

[@andrewwenner2781]

For today it should be fentanyl is so passay

[@dant.3505]

@@andrewwenner2781 but it ain't tho - not yet anyway.

[@dant.3505]

@@andrewwenner2781 it's passé, by the way, just to let you know what might have been in fashion in the past is no longer in vouge nowadays.

[@mralt604]

Their best song, which is certainly saying something. Summed up their style, intellect and cool. An absolutely hypnotic and definitely one of the most overlooked rock songs, indeed underrated bands, ever. This is a genuine classic for all time/s.

[@ericthiel4053]

Man I remember this in 97 or 98 coming on MTV, within another 4 or 5 years the oxycontin epidemic came along like a hurricane and decimated people's lives, I immediately thought of this song when I saw what was happening. I hope anyone with an addiction was able to overcome it and make it through.

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

Suboxone for a few years, morph every now and then, I tried heroin but I thought it

[@alisonmelville4505]

Oh man! If only I'd listened...

[@PatrickRob82]

Kratom got me off opiates. Of course, now I'm hooked on kratom. It's a hell of a lot cheaper at least lol

[@JD-xt8cj]

then Eminem rapping about vicodin in 1999

[@JohnDoe-ej3wp]

Which is funny because like, you don't have to try oxycontin or all these other drugs so who cares.

[@grucifixation1929]

This song is 22 years old and still awesome.

[@nunyaBusiness152]

I was 35 when this came out; I discovered these guys only a few years ago but everytime I watch this video I feel 15...! Serious...! To cool. Love it; replay.

[@Tacluvr420]

This song is so timeless

[@fredericoortiz8301]

Still listening to this at the end of Corona year 2020.

[@robmaddick9662]

yeah

[@Hungrydawgsrunfaster]

“End of Covid” it will still be a while until Things get back on track.

[@jennymulhall816]

Happy new year!

[@allthingsbegin]

And in 2021

[@allthingsbegin]

@@Hungrydawgsrunfaster yeah until we have covid 21 and then something else comes along and we have lockdowns forever

[@seanmcclure]

When I lived in Portland I used to see them in concert and this brings back a lot of memories. if you never saw them live you missed out.

[@saintandrews83]

I played this on my head phones flying from Sydney to KL Melaysia for the 1998 Commonwealth Games to compete, such memories , i was 28yo , now 49

[@psarks1601]

I came here for the brilliant song, and returned many times for the dancing. Just awesome. That overhead shot of the hospital bed dance is pure genius, one of the best things I have ever seen in any video.

[@mcsleeves2434]

I really like it too.

[@TheTimgta]

I like that part because that's exactly what withdrawing from heroin is like and you get restless legs those moves are not even exaggerating. You'll be tossing and turning you'll be underneath the bed in between the box spring your restless legs can get so bad

[@held2157]

The hearse at the end does it for me

[@Ryan-xy4dv]

Always loved this song, but the video is also a damn masterpiece. They knocked it out of the park on all levels with this one.

[@sdrc92126]

Dancing needles. So ahead of their time

[@willp1979]

That guitar riff, chills even now almost 30 years later.

[@Lugh444]

The band hated the video 😅

[@karen46811]

One of the best indie-rock songs ever.

[@bluesfan582]

This is the first time I've heard this song and I like it a lot. The lead singer has a great voice, and I particularly like the harmonies.

[@NormSpupsEntertainment]

+Blues fan Those sort of harmonies are signature in most Dandy's songs :) If you liked this one check out "Nietzsche" by them. Beautiful 2 tone harmonies throughout

[@bluesfan582]

Norm Spups Entertainment Thanks, I already have, and I agree.

[@NormSpupsEntertainment]

Blues fan Ah nice :)

[@bluesfan582]

+Norm Spups Entertainment I really like the drumming, too.

[@NormSpupsEntertainment]

+Blues fan Gorgeous isn't it? I love the way the drums come back in at the end to finish the song. (Also, that snare sound)

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

One of the best music videos ever. It’s so absurd and the background dancers really went for it LMAO

[@thirdeyedesignstudio8]

I love this video for that reason. It cracks me up even though the subject is kind of morbid.

[@danklies9606]

28 years of this song dayumn

[@philroberts1103]

Oh Zia the way you dance in the video.

[@mbrady2329]

It was probably Bristol City Council who insisted on an end time of 10:00 pm.

[@senob44]

Absolutely a true masterpiece work of art, both in the song and the video. I will never forget either of these from back in the day unless I get dementia or alzheimers. In which case my preliminary apologies.

[@beezlus_]

Best diss track ever, Dandy's rule.

[@horselips]

It's 2021, and I just discovered this band.

[@mikem4696]

I love this post

[@ramone2866]

;)

[@starling_song]

Theyre so harmonic

[@daddyfatsacksmf]

Glad you're here

[@worsel555]

Check out the documentary "Dig!", they followed the Dandys and another band they were friends with at the time called The Brian Jonestown Massacre for like 7 yrs. Super fascinating to see how they "made it" in the industry and who this song was written for. BTW they HATED this video ;) Last I saw it was still up on KZbin so check it out.

[@libralaw7359]

I can't believe I just found this! Awesome!!

[@gattingbowledwarne]

Get the album, and the next… both are excellent

[@laurahughes6915]

One of the greatest songs of the nineties without a doubt. Great band.

[@mikearthur4253]

This song is pure pop genius, love it 😍

[@LaBelleMichele]

I saw them in 1997 at First Avenue in Minneapolis just after this song started getting airplay around here....seems like a lifetime ago...still LOVE the song!

[@dustylloyd]

I don't want to like The Dandy Warhols, but I always get a smile when they come on.

[@tomt6142]

One of the best songs of the past 20 years

[@wallrider73]

I remember when this came out. It was awesome then and it's awesome now and I still have a huge crush on Zia McCabe.

[@cjmiller3302]

This song is way ahead of it’s time

[@timblake835]

she sure knows how to keep a beat....Luv it

[@terrra_2024]

Who? The drummer is a guy.

[@danielhughes2697]

Can't believe how young they look!! Still going strong and the world is a better place for it!

[@miksamo]

This masterful music video needs and deserves a 4K remastering

[@AdieBadie]

This song is like so psychedelic and the lyrics... just perfect "I can't help but feel responsible, I always knew that you were insane with your pain"

[@rsohlich1]

very pop with a tinge of darkness

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

Any time a song deconstructs human interaction, it passes through psychedelia's neighborhood.

[@costasdafnis2812]

Yes! Completely agree!

[@csbm1997b]

Today I've met David LaChapelle and I was so nervous I couldn't tell him how much I'm obsessed with this video that is 22 years old and is absolutely insane.

[@writingthefuture]

this is 22 years old??? damn

[@VB-3]

This song and its accompanying video are phenomenal. I vividly recall the moment I first saw the video on MTV. It instantly captivated me, and it’s impossible not to be instantly smitten with Zia McCabe.

[@isaaccardona3109]

90s at its best!

[@Paddyllfixit]

A precious gem of an album that's in my Top 5 from the 90s. A catchy classic!

[@rickdauer5179]

A terrific song with great dancers and choreography

[@james-dd5hh]

Andy Warhol is fully present in this video, y'know as much as he ever could be.

[@robertrussell1548]

Absolutely a message

[@milesmayhem]

I remember when this first came out, I was 18 and had just finished high school, still my favourite music video by far, 17 years later and it's barely aged a day !!!

[@shakyrrairish2479]

This band was way ahead of its time sound wise. They are amazingly great!Totally underrated

[@marylanier5869]

Ehh they use a wurlitzer and sound identical to any of Andy Warhol's teenage boyfriends band's but they are really underrated I'll give you that.

[@PatrickRob82]

@Mary Lanier yep. Moreover, this is a very 90s band with a very very 90s sound. I think it was smack dab perfect for its time.

[@lisazoria2709]

@@PatrickRob82 yeah but the 90's/2000's sound is popular and cool again, so they were both of their time and ahead of it. Lol

[@mathiasjonsson8222]

Kids... bands sounding like this have been around since the 60's. Every once in a while they pop up on the charts. There was a garage rock revival in the 80's and another one in the 90's... I prefer Brian Jonestown Massacre.

[@matthewvaughan8192]

Am I the only who thinks it sounds like Courtney wrote the lyrics and Kurt wrote the music?

[@UTAHbilly]

This song, and its accompanying video, have reached classic status. - Hunter

[@MrHanzoJinn]

Love you Zia! She's a realtor in Portland now. Killing it, still rockin with the Dandy's too

[@luckytaco97]

Catchy tune, and love the aesthetics, particularly the back beat line, with the drummer particularly, love his look, very 60's shaggy lol. long live the 90's!

[@BermudaStroller]

One of the best music videos ever - a collection of random imagery delivery covering the theme of the song

[@Shaz00353]

After all these years I'm still in love with their music. They are an inspiration every time I feel down and empower me to become a better person.

[@BikiniDeathSquad]

I remember in the Dig documentary the lead singer didn't like how he looked in this video and the director was like: "I'm sorry, but that's how you look" haha.

[@MyMotherTheCar]

I bet he wouldn't mind looking like that now.

[@jkaneshirosan]

MyMotherTheCar hahahahahaha

[@greva2904]

He looks pretty much the same even aged 51, which is highly irritating for the rest of us mere mortals. But to make up for it he’s lumbered himself with a shit haircut for years, long lank hippy hair that just doesn’t suit him.

[@ryansean4969]

The director of that video was David lachapelle and by the way dig is f****** awesome

[@IvoryLeviathan]

Just watched the vid all the way through and I think he looked totally gorgeous. Love that look he had in the 90s.

[@louisparker6553]

The dandy Warhol's were one of my first shows I ever went to in highschool like 2005. Super awesome

[@rockybalboabalboa4252]

So underrated this guys, awesome band

[@letravaildegodard7537]

This song has a special place in my heart, because It’s the first one I’ve ever learnt to play on the guitar.

[@TedOtis]

Luuuuv singing to the harmonies on this.. one of my favorite of so many favorite Dandy songs.

[@cynthia.marina]

2020, anyone? My Gosh! I had the chorus of this song for the last 3 hours. A lot of effort, to actually find it...

[@KrisannaMarie]

Great song. Sad Reality.

[@djthrift6244]

One of the best songs and videos of the 90s hands down.

[@nicholassmith7984]

One of the most 90s videos, at least.

[@Master_of_Critique]

Lmao you think this is a good video?

[@angelwyman7320]

Damn the amount of great songs these guys have is amazing!

[@thefoshays6704]

This video perfectly illustrates the pain of dealing with a friend with addiction. It may not be the video they wanted to make but it’s entertaining as hell.

[@helenwaldron5858]

Fell in love with this track before i viewed video.. 🎤🎤🎸🎸🙏❤️❤️

[@sav2964]

Most underrated band ever

[@davidwantsahug]

I love the lyrics of this song.

[@jackohobo674]

This song and band are so NOT passe that I just bought 2 tickets to see them in Houston this October…❤

[@christopherelia]

Yay! Awesome song, still awesome. Love being reminded of 1997. I was so young and thin back then.

[@mollytovxx4181]

This song is so accurate of the many self absorbed people I know and unfortunately used to be. It's also catchy.

[@arricammarques1955]

Catchy, like a bad rash!

[@larsromer5161]

I remember when I heard this song the very first time. I laughed my arse off. It's awesome.

[@Brett_is_Veng]

this is the song that introduced me to this band, i saw it on beavis and butthead of all things, that show showed me so many songs and bands i wouldnt have heard of. Glad they did, been a fan ever since

[@held2157]

This is brilliant

[@suha2408]

This song is my personal dose of addiction. His voice makes me swoooon❤️🔥

[@GR-en3sc]

still a banger!

[@niobeyoo]

I love how this band doesn't take themselves too seriously. They're awesome.

[@terryengel5447]

We once had a cat named Catnip. Great name. And the Dandy Warhols are probably the most underrated band of all time.

[@terrra_2024]

I love the Dandy's but they definitely took themselves seriously, at the time especially. They absolutely hated this video too.

[@spiked1002]

Not as seriously as Anton@@terrra_2024 They write great pop tunes with interseting lyrical content. Simple and well produced. Reminds me of another band. "You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal dull affairs....."

[@braulioladino6597]

Llevaba 20 años buscando esta cancion!!

[@philroberts1103]

Saw the Dandys 3 years ago in another brilliant gig, I want to see them again after hearing this classic song.

[@lordprotector3367]

I saw them in 1998, was pretty cool.

[@resistor4e]

Discovering a 1997 gem in 2023 - Priceless!!!

[@FenderBassMustang]

In the film "Dig", the dark look on Anton Newcombe's face when he first heard this song was priceless. He instantly knew the song was written about him. That was the beginning of the rift between him and Courtney.

[@theimpishscribe7868]

Courtney Taylor Taylor said it was about his then partner who became a heroin addict.

[@SineadMcKid]

Yeah I had a different read on that entirely, I think anton new it was a hit and was majorly jealous

[@capitalt3977]

@cactusjack69420 No, it wasn't. It was about his ex.

[@flyinbrian9414]

Remember MTV playing this in 1997... Went and bought the CD... Good Times...

[@starfox1]

me too i bought it at tower records

[@dawnmathieson]

Masterpiece. Dark and funny.

[@ZDVictim]

my mother and brother are addicts. this song always soothes me

[@andym28]

Having toured in hellish vans with indie bands in the 90s I take my hat off them being able not to kill each other by now.

[@ChumpyChicken2]

God I loved the 90’s

[@dougtull4594]

This entire album is stellar.

[@Nick-uk7vr]

I remember seeing this at 4 AM on Bohemia Afterdark and it BLEW MY MIND!

[@mikerausch7381]

Whenever I hear this song , which I love, I can’t help but remember the pissy fit the video’s director had when the lead singer questioned his Aesthetic / editing. An amazing behind the scenes rock documentary about two similar bands…. The Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown massacre….. it’s called , “Dig”. Very candid.

[@jesusmartinez5494]

Adore the irony of the lyrics & video;complete riot! I think as a society we've lost the art of humor