The HEARTBREAKING TRUTH Behind Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Hit That ALMOST NEVER Was

[@rnrtruestories]

What other topics do you want to see?

[@gankuverymuch]

If you’re doing a video on Nick Zinner’s main band, can you also do a video on his side project Head Wound City. And if you do Head Wound City, can you do a video on Three One G Records, and in fact, can you do a video on The Locust and especially Justin Pearson? I’ve been waiting years to see a video doc on The Locust/Justin Pearson.

[@misfitmanic]

Gun Club.

[@Jason_Maier]

Dee Dee Ramone going hip hop as Dee Dee King. 🤣

[@timmytuckerson3450]

​@@gankuverymuchThe Locust ain't for the faint of heart lol

[@jmode242]

Sunny day real estate.

[@mannyja]

I remember that era in the 2000s of alternative rock when there was a buffet of great bands.

[@MystNLMusic]

I bought "fever to tell" when it came out. A banger from front to back!

[@plutosmoon8349]

Date With A Night, Fever To Tell, I cant remember all the Song Titles but I hear them in my head. Art Star from their 1st EP is still my fave and shows Karen Os & has the Attitude of her Stage Persona back then. Check it out. Art Star

[@kellymcphaul2793]

Same. I just was blown away.

[@patrickwheeler5701]

i got mine from a second hand shop

[@BaliBillionaire]

One of my favorite albums of all time. Congrats

[@BaliBillionaire]

@@plutosmoon8349 art star is so great

[@margicates553]

Karen o was at oberlin as a voice major. She is a phenomenal singer, and she was studying voice. I don’t understand how you can say the drummer played since he was 5, and than gloss over Karen’s extensive classical training. She would not have gotten into to Oberlin, otherwise. She wouldn’t have been able to sing the way she sings and not lose her voice. Coloratura soprano. Oberlin is a great school for musicians and artists. She trained and she sang in a rock band. Those things are not mutually exclusive.

[@snoutysnouterson]

Please learn the difference between then and than

[@pilotapollo]

na ... that drummer is something else. Its gotta be the shoes

[@magicmark3309]

Her background in studying classical voice at Oberlin doesn’t influence the music near as much as the drummers obvious Jazz school influence, as you can literally hear and see the jazz background coming thru in their music, not to mention the fact that he plays traditional grip as well. While Karen O’s vocals are much much more experimental, raw, and almost as far away from any traditional voice training that you can get.

[@stuppittyhed]

@@magicmark3309 Okay but Karens vocals are informed by her training bud.

[@SusanaBavich]

ok but why did she gtfo Oberlin and left that yt a$$ school if it was so good for music? lmaoooooo

[@patriotoftruth]

So my 12 year old was randomly singing the MAPS chorus one day. I was like how do you know that song. I was told it was a new trend. Of course the trend butchered the song. But I quickly played the real deal for all of my children to learn. So happy when my kids embrace good music that I loved years ago.

[@gregoryallen0001]

also beyonce

[@Mandalaaxo]

Same, just yesterday, my 16yo and his friend were singing it and I was like "wait... how do you know that song? Right, TikTok" The answer is always TikTok.

[@msmendes214]

My 6yr old was singing it!

[@JackReedLA]

@@gregoryallen0001 ew. beyonce.

[@bearwrex9806]

That's beautiful.

[@dedsun81]

I can't believe that it has been 20 years since "Maps".

[@wyrlismike]

Ugh, me and my sister were starting college around that time, time disappears that's all

[@polarnaut9645]

I'm 47. I've been saying that to a lot of songs.

[@sheydoll]

Ikr. My son was 9 yrs old😢

[@jasongarcia2140]

I know. It still does feel like a long time ago in some way too.. But I agree at the same time.

[@jasongarcia2140]

I know.

[@jimglass3106]

Her voice always reminded me of all the best things about Chrissy Hynde's voice.

[@evat514]

Agreed! 🙏

[@bamboozle3990]

Ditto

[@happypapi1903]

Another singer-songwriter with a similar vocal styling is Erin Moran aka A Girl Called Eddy. She had a record out around the same time as this, but her latest record Been Around (2020) has more of a classic sound complete with Steely Dan horns.

[@evat514]

@@happypapi1903 thank you for posting this - just checked out A Girl Called Eddy and it’s awesome. A great recommendation. Thank you 🙏

[@russnoneya6843]

Every time I hear Maps it gets stuck in my head. Love that song.

[@jenniferh.2150]

I love how Gen Z has no problem making fun of Millennials while also stealing all of their clothes, music, and makeup trends.

[@donlebo6824]

I love how Gen Z has no problem making fun of Millennials while also stealing all of their clothes, music, and makeup trends. Sure. If it wasn't for millennials, I wouldn't have known punk existed. HA HA

[@jenniferh.2150]

@ Do you know why Gen Z rips off Millennial clothes? Because Millennials were the first generation to catalog their fashion on the Internet. And we all know Gen Z thinks that the world started with the Internet. Millennial and Gen X fashion was actually a lot more original because it was born out of actual function and utility. Gen Z doesn’t actually do anything but watch TikTok so they only know how to rip photos offline. I’ve also written similar contents on several different channels but Gen Z also doesn’t read. Gen Z is just the ripoff generation.

[@donlebo6824]

@@jenniferh.2150 I remember having a convo with a friend on the net some years ago about millenials commenting on how their trends would be ripped off by the next generation, and sure enough. We were joking about how millenials think all their fashion or music is soooooooo original. That's like saying Evanuisance were the first goth band.

[@A.Braithwaite]

Yeah it is interesting that Gen Z are falling over themselves to dress and act like we millennials did when we were kids(!)

[@rainiaananda9327]

I love how EVERY generation has no problem making fun of previous generations while also stealing all of their clothes, music, and makeup trends. Phshhh... NOBODY'S generation is original since the dawn of man... OH WAIT, yup, sorry, those would be the OG's, and absolutely NO ONE else has invented shit, they've only made modifications of the past.

[@iLLWiLL173]

Anyone that likes Maps should just go and listen to the album Fever To Tell...that album is simply amazing...one of the best of the 2000s 🔥🔥

[@MikeyVonSwank13]

Great album. Start to finish

[@nexusplexus23]

On it

[@batican8367]

Karen O spit water on my face at a show in Santa Cruz in around 2003. It was glorious. If I recall correctly I screamed at her encouraging her to do it. I didn’t wash my face that night.

[@celebrity292]

The john Spencer blues explosion on late iight with Conan O'Brien takes me back..he had so many good bands

[@Prodbystaymes]

Do a video on Interpol next. Arguably my favourite band from that early 00’s New York scene.

[@iamcase1245]

Literally the biggest band of the 2000s NYC scene and he doesn't mention them lol.

[@Aiur]

🫡 20th anniversary of Antics no less

[@graydenday3760]

Their original drummer Greg Drudy was in some awesome emo/hardcore bands such as Saetia and Hot Cross.

[@Fraxinus_a]

Yes!!! Interpol is my shit, I still listen to them like every other day.

[@carlaangelaferrer5871]

Haha I remember seeing them at a smallish venue in Toronto called the Horseshoe Tavern and the bassist's finely shellaced hair exploded half way through the set it was epic.

[@xxtool420xx]

Fever to tell is one of my top five favorite albums of all time. Maps is the first song I think of when I hear the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs mentioned

[@BobbyGeneric145]

That entire album is full of great tracks.

[@lisakoerth1125]

Yes fever t tell is the one love all she does

[@BaliBillionaire]

I also love the album, but I think maps is one of the weaker tracks. Rich or Date with the night are super awesome. They have so much energy

[@BobbyGeneric145]

@BaliBillionaire y control is my favorite

[@BaliBillionaire]

@ it’s a good one. They really had that early 2000’s rock down. They deserve more props

[@OriginalBadRobotz]

Heads will roll lit the dance floor on fire for years! Still does

[@sparklywastaken1426]

It still makes any playlist I make.

[@Greatpacificnorthwesterner]

The drummer not making it due to playing in 4 other bands is so hilarious. Story of my life.

[@austins.2495]

Weird flex but okay

[@johnmatrix-qf4jd]

Drummers are usually in many bands. It’s not really a flex, it’s quite a unique instrument and easy to move from Band to band. As most drummers don’t write the lyrics or music and those that want fame will often go from band to band in the hope of clicking and finding a successful One.

[@scotthaldeman3338]

@@austins.2495Yeah, not a flex. Drummers are generally in high demand and will play in multiple projects.

[@stuppittyhed]

@@austins.2495 weird moment to get insecure at but okay

[@opiumdennis7249]

MAPS is still such an amazing song...

[@johncliffalvarez6513]

Love Karen O and love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I remember the first time I heard “Maps” was in college during lunch. I was sitting in the campus’ cafeteria eating a sandwich when their famous music video came on the screen. I instantly loved their vibe and little did I know how much of an impact they’ll have on the very fabric of that era of my life and others. Karen if you ever come across this, know that you’re amazing - to you, Nick, and Brian - Thank you so so much.

[@SerpentStar_]

Love this band! Still have ticket stub from seeing them in 2006 🎶

[@realmorgan3075]

Maps is cool but Y control is jam, instead of heartbreak, better to fight for power and understanding

[@josefrees]

Fever to Tell is a front to back banger

[@jasongarcia2140]

Is Date with the night on that album

[@austins.2495]

@@jasongarcia2140 Date with Your Mom is on there

[@kellymcphaul2793]

I cried when I finally got to see them live last year.

[@wen771127]

I cried last year when I saw them live again. They’re such an inspiration. knowing they didn’t compromise from the start is just icing on the rock n roll cake.

[@lauramclean2305]

Same! I was 8 when Maps came out and I loved the yyy all through my pre teen and teenage years! Unfortunately by the time I was old enough to go to gigs the band was on hiatus and I thought I'd never get to see them live :'( But then finally I got to see them last year when they came back to Aus and I was 28. Took 20 years for me to see them lol so worth the wait! :')

[@AndrewFloydWebber]

I absolutely love Maps but it was about 15 years old before I heard it the first time when I was exploring music on KZbin. Super glad I came across it!

[@MAX_BRENDO]

One of the things my ex wife asked for in our divorce were her yeah yeah yeahs cd's. 100% true story

[@austins.2495]

Any askers?

[@tenebrousoul9368]

Holy moly. I only knew them from 'Heads Will Roll' and til that they did 'Maps'. Nice job 👍.

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

Watch their Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow DVD. She is absolutely wild

[@tenebrousoul9368]

@BeersAndBeatsPDX Roger that, thank you!

[@Menstral]

Yes, and only that 1 Project X mix

[@Peavey311]

You may have used it for reference, but there's an outstanding documentary about the NY scene at this time called Meet Me In The Bathroom. Well worth a watch!

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

I saw them open for Bjork and feel asleep during their set. It was after a non-stop weekend of raves and punk shows. I still regret it over 20 years later

[@waltercoyle6393]

Don't. If you forced yourself to watch the set you wouldn't have experienced it correctly anyway. Enjoy the weekend you had for what it was. Don't beat yourself up.

[@lisakoerth1125]

Bjork I wish......damn luv t see her

[@austins.2495]

You feel asleep?

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

@@austins.2495 Fell. Phone autocorrected and I didn't notice.

[@OpeningsOpenings]

I saw them open for Bjork too in Boston MA That concert was one of my favorites

[@IDontTalkToCops]

I took my 14 year old daughter to see them in Melbourne Australia earlier this year. It was amazing to share that moment with her. She’s addicted to live music now and we’ve been going to see bands together as much as possible since then. From Melvin’s and Mr Bungle to St Vincent in a few days time.

[@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon]

You guys have EXCELLENT taste in music!!

[@mark902]

that's so crazy. i don't even know "maps". but "zero", "heads will roll", and especially "runaway" are tracks i still revisit.

[@SynisterSylens]

The "Heads Will Roll" A-Trak mix is straight up🔥

[@mark902]

@@SynisterSylens yeah. i love that. the erol alkan rework of zero is nice too. it reminds me of getting my first ipod touch.

[@rorybiller]

If you want to explore this band, start with the song ‘Way Out.’ So heavy and brilliant.

[@kellymcphaul2793]

Way out is def in my top five songs. So amazing.

[@jpthedrummer4258]

Gold lion off that record is up there too.

[@marianajmj]

I love "Maps"! It is such a great song!

[@returntosender2]

I saw the cover Fever To Tell at a record store, never heard of the band, but I was so drawn to it that I bought the album on the spot, didn't disappoint

[@-Datura-]

I love Karen O. I remember hearing this story and never really looked into it to fact check. It's kinda cool that it is true. Great cover. Thanks man.

[@rnrtruestories]

You’re welcome

[@RobertMunro-wb6jb]

I went to a yeah yeah yeahs gig just because the locust was the support group and I was very impressed by their performance and instantly bought there first lp the next day !

[@chantellesteyn2168]

Karen O is iconic ❤ her and Brody Dalle were and are still my heros ❤❤

[@louispconstant6624]

My old band Teenage Mothers played an improv gig with Brian Chase in Melbourne. One of the best drummers I've ever seen and such a cool guy.

[@retsz]

I always preferred art star over maps personally. That song is raw AF

[@purplestuff]

I'm a Date With The Night guy myself.

[@plutosmoon8349]

That was there best song live. Karen would put that mike in her mouth and that gutteral ARRRRRRRTTTTTTT SSSSSTTTTAAAAARRRRR would come out as she threw shit at the crowd and ended with the Doot doot Doot thing. Thanks fir the Flash Back. I've got a Gallery in NY....Mocking the whole scene back then

[@plutosmoon8349]

​@@purplestuffbest played live song from Fever to tell

[@plutosmoon8349]

Was Date With The Night

[@retsz]

@ i dunno. I had it on a burned cd someone made for me but i think it’s on a b sides album or something

[@owenalden742]

Tik tok trying to ruin a great song.

[@rnrtruestories]

Tiktok ruins everything

[@mattmcintyre7083]

I loathe Tiktok but if it has one redeeming quality it's that it frequently exposes young people to older music that the might not otherwise have taken any interest in. Look what it's done for Nickelback. They went from being one of the most scoffed at musical acts of the 2000s to now being played all over the place. On second thought, you're right. TikTok really does ruin everything🤣

[@cheriheisterman4634]

Great song,ah ok don't over do it

[@msnewsenior]

You read my mind. How flicker minded do you have to be that you shorten that song

[@graydenday3760]

​@@mattmcintyre7083 oh, absolutely. I can't cast any aspersions on a site that introduced my daughter to bands like Deftones.

[@owlampersand7993]

Awww this was such a great era for music👍 🥲

[@malgoszczerba]

I was obsessed with YYYs as a young teen in early 00s

[@kittypalkingdom5547]

No matter where I am when Maps comes on, the drums send chills all over me. It’s the only song that does that. I wish things had gone differently for them. And that Kelly Clarkson song that rips them off is like comparing paint by numbers to Gustav Klimt. The Yea Yea Yea’s are real artists. Not some American Idol commercialized fast food music.

[@jnavillus]

A guy and a girl both lived in this non-coed dorm you say? Great journalism 👍🏻

[@carlaangelaferrer5871]

Huh? What I heard that Karen's dorm was called the Nunnery (did I get that rigt) and the drummers was called the Monastery. Therefore implying they lived in separate dorms.

[@DonDiesel885]

TICK TOCK CHARTS YIKES

[@Wes-o9t]

Fever to tell is soooo good

[@thomaswinter4859]

There's no one like Karen O , her stage presence and joyful spirit is unmatched

[@heathmcrigsby]

I lived in New York back in the early 2000s and Maps was a massive hit there.

[@graydenday3760]

Ok, Britta

[@heathmcrigsby]

@@graydenday3760 Britta?

[@ricardojmestre]

I am still mesmerizing with Spitting at the edge of the world ❤

[@DeathLord-xy9fv]

I love yeah yeah yeah's! Great band

[@lee-daniels]

Show Your Bones is a fantastic album start to finish.

[@cedrictripp2189]

I like how the Sonic Youth clip prominently features the lead singer of Bikini Kill and barley anyone from the band.

[@austins.2495]

barley? 🤦‍♂️

[@totallyarealdoctor6498]

Rock Band 1 introduced me to so much good music and Maps was one of the few songs on there that no one else in my family but me would sing. Love that song to death

[@dumdumchord]

I asked my wife if she ever listened to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and she said no no no.

[@JK-g62]

I see what u did there

[@waltercoyle6393]

@@JK-g62 He Amy Winehouse'd it.

[@x77punk77x]

Grounds for divorce

[@robwood1987]

One hit wonders always mad when the 15 mins runs out

[@steelcurtain187]

I really love this band & I’ve gotten into them more over the years. They still make awesome music 😎

[@5210smile]

Found them through Maps on Rock Band. 💜💚

[@samjaneczek9570]

Same here and I am so glad it was added. I adore this band now.

[@Saundra-jq7rm]

There is something so mesmerizing about maps and the video. Yeah yeah yeahs we're wonderfully unique.

[@thewesty101]

I saw that Girls vs Boys tour at a 300 person club. No one knew the YYYs, but they started drawing people to the stage. I haven't seen another band do it to that extent ever. I helped carry their merch to their van, and the tour manager offered me merch for it. I'd already bought it all.

[@lionessheart2652]

Karen O remains my front woman inspiration

[@JD1-k7w]

I'm here to research this band since the only thing I've ever heard from Karen O is DROWN from the Dead Island 2 soundtrack and i love that song.

[@myp3tmonster]

One of the best songs of all time, maybe the best

[@jeffwilson3527]

Listen to more music

[@zabe428]

Saw them open for The White Striped at UCSD in 03’

[@tundrabee119]

So cool! The first song I learned to play on guitar was mazzy Star as well! 1996. Thanks for this❤

[@studioclairobscur]

I would really love to know how they felt about the Beyonce reprise. When Beyonce paraphrased Maps my first visceral response was annoyance she cherry picked the best part of the YYY's best song- like can't she write her own hits? But I guess they would have gotten alot of money for the writing points on the publishing.

[@faralyssah]

Beyoncé actually credited all the members of yeah yeah yeahs and Ezra Koenig as writers on that song

[@tatayaya]

I remember everything about this, fuck, im old

[@emms6724]

I still randomly sing maps I was wondering what happened to them.

[@tomjohnson4922]

Woohoo! I've been a huge fan of these guys for years. I didn't know I was one of the few that bought Fever to Tell. Somewhere in my room is that cd along with the first EP. Nice.

[@gankuverymuch]

If you’re doing a video on Nick Zinner’s main band, can you also do a video on his side project Head Wound City. And if you do Head Wound City, can you do a video on Three One G Records, and in fact, can you do a video on The Locust and especially Justin Pearson? I’ve been waiting years to see a video doc on The Locust/Justin Pearson.

[@Caffeinated_Acrobat]

I didn't know Nick was in HWC. I loved everything Justin Pearson did when I was in high school.

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

If he covered every Justin Pearson band then he'd have enough video material for a year

[@Jasonmakesvideo]

The locust......gross

[@shanebowler2612]

I love Karen Nick and Brian. Incredible band.

[@carrieannefaithfull2044]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention her relationship with a much older Spike Jonez. He really treated her like garbage. She was always on tour so their relationship was limited to talking on the phone. This inspired him to write and direct the movie “Her”.

[@HibiscusHigh]

Interesting!

[@c.t.4837]

What a great time ❤I miss it a lot

[@KaiDecadence]

I was so obsessed with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs backin my early teen years. I was around 13/14 when I first heard "Maps" and it felt like a fever dream because I heard when I woke up really early one morning where I had left the TV on MTV and while half asleep, I heard that intro guitar and my ears perked up and I slowly woke up intrigued by the sound. It feels like a fever dream whenever I think back on it but needless to say, I was hooked on the song and shortly after bought the "Fever to Tell" album and listened to it so much during my freshman year of high school. Unfortunately I did kinda lose interest in them after "Show Your Bones", I remember liking "Zero" and "Heads Will Roll" but I just wasn't vibing with a lot of their later stuff when they moved into a more electronic sound and moved away from that garage-punk like sound they used to have but they'll always have a soft spot in my heart.

[@Shroomdiffnuclear]

John Spencers Blues Explosion....please ❤

[@standinsilence]

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

[@Shroomdiffnuclear]

@standinsilence yes, I was exited

[@brannonmcclure6970]

There was magic in the air!❤️♾️🙂

[@artstar5994]

I love that song! And I love that video! Some things are perfect right out of the box.

[@SkinnyEatWorld95]

They put on a really good show😁

[@ombra711]

That video and song are perfect. Of course, those tears were real.

[@Nowheregirl1973]

I was in that scene in NYC then. I used to DJ all over the city. Those were some really great times!!

[@plutosmoon8349]

You must of knew Julian and The rest of the strokes. They were at Clubs and Bars All the Time back then

[@Nowheregirl1973]

@ Yeah, they were always around all the spots I frequented. Interpole hung out a lot too.

[@sheydoll]

I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs❤

[@napalmsanctuaryx4129]

I was not expecting John zorn's name to come up on this one

[@jvladcliff4083]

Show Your Bones is their best album

[@pirateplace]

You’re a real one!

[@ratiod2289]

Fave band, seen them live 4 times ♥️ No bad albums.

[@Graterstuuf]

Maps was like teen spirit. They don’t want anything to do with it.

[@DJarry394]

I was one of the few who bought Fever to Tell

[@betta3301]

for a long time when i first heard this song i really thought it was about topographical illustrations of the earth's surface and one's affinity for them

[@deejaydiabolic]

Its sad that we actually have a "Billboard TikTok Chart" now. I get it. A lot of music happens on TikTok but it's suuuuuuch a shithole of a social media site

[@rnrtruestories]

I agree not a fan of tiktok

[@jpthedrummer4258]

Tik tok brain rot is real.

[@stuartmayberry666]

It’s a goddamn CRIME that Mars Bar was replaced by a bank. RIP Mars Bar.

[@jovanreid6782]

Love this band. Second only to Interpol or TV on the Radio, as far as my favorite 2000s New York bands go. And way better than the overrated over-hyped band The Strokes.

[@timsloan9675]

My god to be able to see that White Stripes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs show. 😮

[@BrAnarchy]

“Knocking Courtney love to the floor when she tried to hobnob with the band after the concert” 😂😂😂 I love both Karen and Courtney, I could never in a million years see Karen doing this, especially to Courtney… luckily the rumor was actually proven false by Karen, but still so random and hilarious to imagine how that event would have unfolded. 😂😂😂

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

their best album, really only album I enjoy is It's Blitz! per they were doing Art Rock with their sound. Karen also was great on the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack, which of course she at 1 time dated WTWTA director Spike Jonze.

[@MattyPants00]

“At one point the group almost signed with Warner Brothers but Seymour Stein fell asleep at a dinner meeting.” You don’t feel like you need to elaborate more on that? At one point I almost had a job as a financial advisor but a bank manager took a nap in his car.

[@nirv]

KZbin revanced needs a way to block entire channels. Blocktube works on PC but not Android yet.

[@jasongarcia2140]

Why are you saying this does it relate to the video some how?

[@nirv]

@@jasongarcia2140 Did you get my reply or did youtube delete it again?

[@visisydandthevoid]

I wish I could see them in concert 😥

[@christian_cantarutti]

I have all the early YYY album's and hid them in my collection so my homies wouldn't make fun of me.

[@prairiestone6322]

A band called Texas. The song was cool in the Jennifer Aniston Movie called Picture Perfect in the late 90s.

[@Lurlly]

"Karen for the first time in her life didn't feel like an outsider like she did in high school which was all white" For real?

[@rnrtruestories]

That’s what she claimed

[@dillpickledoe]

I love that she has the Edgar haircut

[@steelcurtain187]

Their first album is incredible. Some of the lesser known tracks are as good as any of the hits

[@celebrity292]

I discovered this song among many on rockband. That and gta were a trrasure trove of new old music

[@alexandrk5152]

you forgot to mention that it was sampled in Black Eyed Peas's 'Meet Me Halfway'