THE POLYPHONIC SPREE soldier girl

[@wheresmyhugat]

Even as a severely depressed person with no inkling of joy whatsoever in my body this song makes me happy.

[@jpageify]

Mr. Peanutbutter how ya doin, brotha?

[@RollerOfEyes]

Mr. Peanutbutter after this I found my "soldier girl" and now I understand why...

[@lydiagreen2161]

thotsky and hutch that is good that this song makes you happy I love it too I can't playing it😊

[@davidadams2395]

I'm gonna repeat the question @jpageify asked 3 years ago: How ya doin', brotha? I do hope you've found an inkling of joy sometime in the past 4 years.

[@lolno5715]

🤣

[@jobriathboy]

*smashes like icon repeatedly until mouse is a crumbled heap of little plastic pieces*

[@ronangell5064]

ha ha- they ride in the "Cool" bus.. fun happy song

[@xg6hpyk]

Love this song

[@garrymathers9]

makes me feel so happy

[@Airwaves1914]

pure enjoyment

[@MrRastaManDan]

I love "Group Sex" Bands!

[@frusciantesplectrum7980]

By the time they split the earnings..... Probably get about £6.80 each

[@artist6696]

ah for fuck sake

[@RollerOfEyes]

That's really sad.

[@magictransistorradio4933]

Yeah. I know the first trumpeter. He quit after the 2nd album. But what are you going to do? Lots of people to pay and it isn't mainstream music. At that time most people were into boy bands and Britney Spears. Ugh

[@AranSmithson]

I went to some of gigs in the UK late nineties, the places weren't exactly packed. I did wonder how they made any money!

[@TheMysticDave]

Haha. My dad got into this band.

[@Maximillion666]

Best concert I've ever been too. The positive energy was amazing. If they ever come to your town go see them you wont regret it.

[@guestuser6150]

I believe it! I saw him several times in the 90s when he was in Tripping Daisy. I wish I had recordings of all those live shows.

[@sg-hd9fz]

Same here! 12 yrs on and I still get the tingles 🥰

[@mrfonch]

absolutely ,the best live band ive ever seen

[@TheNicolevalent]

I’ve seen them probably 10 times, never a disappointment

[@MrJmawiseman]

Totally agree. it was the most uplifting experience 😁👍

[@brutalbunny]

sometimes i bum myself out because... yuknow... stuff? but anyway whenever my brain-zone gets too negative i LOVE to listen to this specific version of soldier girl because its so fast that it doesnt have the time for you to be sad. it just grabs you and runs. and im so glad for it

[@kumppi]

If Charles Manson would have made it in music business it could have turned into something like this, instead of...well you know.

[@frusciantesplectrum7980]

Album would have been called ‘Box car, jug of wine’

[@jimisi7424]

This song was always too short for me. Its such an addictive tune. I would love to find a 20 minute live version of it. Any body knows of one?

[@fullmetalalcoholic6624]

The first time I heard this song I was heavily addicted to Heroin and I was pretty sure it was like a 20 minute long shoegaze song. Always kind of a weird tonal whiplash to hear the real thing

[@jimisi7424]

@@fullmetalalcoholic6624 haa haa, welcome back buddy

[@alexanderwilliams3955]

It's basically just a teaser for the chorus and a chorus. It could loop for ever quite easily. If I didn't know who it was I might assume it was late Pixies or solo Frank Black (that is the highest compliment, btw)

[@musicandtravel7124]

Saw them open up for Bowie. A HUGE fan ever since. Nice guy after the show. He comes out and talks to his fans. The shows are fantastic.

[@briancox9357]

Bowie was great for promoting decent music.

[@scruffyp9480]

Actually sounds like the pixies to me.

[@MadihaA123]

+Scruffy P that is so true

[@hexonatapeloop]

if it was in a minor key maybe

[@andreasbroscheid]

Yep, uses the chord progression and a phrase from a song on Bossanova. Nice!

[@davidh00]

Totes!

[@aliaseve]

Yes, this is basically Ana by Pixies :D

[@jonfletcher147]

Thankyou Radio 2 for playing and introducing me to this wonderful tune!

[@Colatron]

One of the most joyous, uplifting feel good bands I ever did see live. OH to have had a robe and joined them in the choir section...

[@mychannel594]

YES!

[@HorizontalLifestyle]

This song makes me join a cult

[@RollerOfEyes]

Fraser I started one...

[@jeremyc9593]

This video and song are like a car crash. Not good, but hard to look away.

[@grygerroo8963]

So every time you listen to it you join a cult?

[@tonyk.9212]

What ever happened to these guys?...they were great

[@bedspringkiss]

Tony k. They still perform! Mostly in Texas. They’re absolutely fantastic live!

[@SharonDee333]

For my kick ass sister Bev USMC. 8/9/74~11/20/94. You were the shit Bev.

[@isolatedpoptart]

My old dog taffy used to howl and sing every time we played this song.

[@lagoonguy]

seeing them live is just magic.

[@MetalSummer]

Probably the best band I've ever seen live!

[@RD-lt3ht]

I'm from Australia. To know that this band is from TEXAS and so hippie-sounding, and not even from lefty Austin but DALLAS for heaven's sake...Gives me joy and loving hope.❤

[@paulpsycho78]

Reverend Horton heat. Also dallas

[@CabeBooth]

Yeah we have horrid politicians, but bands like poly spree and more help us get by

[@Absolutely_Nobody]

Jesus christ, why do you have to make this about politics?

[@illiteratethug3305]

Nice of former Bayern Munich and Manchester City centre-back Martin Demichelis to drive the bus for them.

[@TjTj74]

And his former City team-mate Pablo Zabaleta to lend a hand on trumpet😉

[@TheGeorgeJKing]

No, that's one of the mad jailers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHMlJmkm8h4n68

[@gareebee]

I think if I was that happy, I'd explode.

[@armyofmoths]

One of the greatest songs ever written. Fact :)

[@RollerOfEyes]

nobody replied, so i'll reply. YES.

[@jimmyhall2138]

I agree too!

[@jeremyc9593]

Sure. If you like songs where all they do is sing a chorus over and over with lyrics that makes no sense

[@armyofmoths]

@@jeremyc9593 You can't really help when a song just owns you. I'm sure you have songs that are particularly special to you. This is simply just a fantastic pop song...for me. I'm sure we'd agree on something eventually 😂

[@sukottora]

@@armyofmoths Fancy seeing you here... Brilliant song. I'm sure they would do a smashing cover of another band we both know and love.

[@nicky_bee]

I want all the antidepressants these amazing people are taking

[@mysticladytarot7777]

I want to join this cult 🎶 😇

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

When my daughter is born in September, I am sooooo going to sing this to her. She makes my head spin around :-) xx

[@illiteratethug3305]

anybody spotted St Vincent in there yet?

[@boburiinchankludho]

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER!

[@waltersobchak926]

most uplifting song/band ever 😊

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

When I have a daughter I will sing this to her as soon as she is born

[@cesarrodriguez8893]

i want to live at their compound.

[@scottbradbury1919]

Pure Happiness 🎉

[@natalie8212]

I never knew David Koresh was so upbeat.

[@deadheadtrea]

One of the most fun bands I've seen live in the last 15 years. Great show, great song, great video!

[@kaivrock]

When does the Kool-Aid come out?

[@noeltait7944]

Anyone got the lyrics for this? Great song though, seen them live 7 years ago.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

I want friends that will be willing to dress and white and sing songs like this with me

[@MarvinMonroe]

My younger sister's best friend, who I'd been in love with for years joined the Army in summer 2000. That was back before all the wars of course. She was in Iraq when I first heard this in 2003

[@garymiller5139]

so happy and uplifting

[@mathhew7352]

Brings me to this time in 2008. Tycho’s Dictaphones lament. Going to the magical forest with friends. Going to Ace’s house. Sneaking off my balcony. Listening to Broadcast, Blonde Redhead, Boards of Canada, and Wolfsheim. It was such a time of exploration going to the addicks hill next to the pond and building fires. This band reminds me of watching Thumbsucker. The romanticism of the isolated parts of the movie. Going to isolated places with a loved one in my life. I was doing the same. Meeting the girl I liked under a bridge with friends before we started dating. The magic of this band encompasses the happiness of that unencumbered love of independence and exploration with those you love. I am forever grateful of having that freedom and spontaneity. Thank goodness some bands can encapsulate that. That magic existence that we witness is what I live for. It’s what I know so many other’s have felt. Being in this state then and now has been a type of nostalgia that must be encapsulated in film, art, music, or writing. I recommend everyone read the book The Art Spirit. There is a vision that many others feel also even though we are dispersed across vast areas. I find myself witnessing another period of similar and yet more mature connection with friends now at ATX Food Co, Casa De Luz, and The 3rd eye lounge. Finding those places where others are into deep connection is a beautiful thing. 💗

[@tiagoferreira1050]

Brilliant!!!

[@kayleighwyatt8737]

The album version is good, but this? This is just pure endorphins.

[@diveinnjim]

this need to be 6 mins long

[@Neithie]

This is a great way to wake up in the morning.

[@satanmax13]

Después de los davidianos ,the polyphonic spree es mi secta favorita.❤

[@nicolek.3614]

An incredible chorus. If only they had put some verses around it, it would have been a million seller.

[@angeleyes71]

wicked this is the first time ive found this version on youtube its much better than any of the other, bloody love this song!

[@DeepSpaceBand]

@silvershields Ah, fair enough. Looking back on it I think I was a bit harsh. He just reminds me so much of Wayne Coyne, and they have the same "I love life, and so should you" attitude :)

[@rjbride]

How come this version is different to the album version? I like this version! I haven’t heard it before.

[@madisononmars]

This is definitely one of my favorite songs ever.

[@kh23797]

Wow, this took me way back to when the band were on UK TV, about 10 years ago. This is the song they sang and for me it was sort of hypnotic. It's one of those tunes you get into your head and you just can't stop humming it for days.

[@doctorwalex]

Come play Prague, Czech Republic, Europe. Please.

[@andyking7621]

...it sounds like the best bit at the end of a great song ... The 150 seconds at the end that everyone really likes ...

[@athousandstories]

how insane does it make me to find that lead singer mildly attractive?

[@matthatter2849]

Blew my mind back when I found out this was the same lead guy in Tripping Daisy. My first thought was "What the hell happened?" How did he go from that to THIS?! I saw The Spree open for David Bowie, August 2004 at Arrowhead Pond. They did a great version of "Ride Captain Ride." But as great as they were, the albums just didn't grab hold of me in the same way their visual presentation did. A lot of the songs are just missing something. It's as if they're all chorus and no verse!

[@digitalsketchguy]

Go on. Hug a Hippie this weekend!

[@pikeybot]

I want to wear one of them Robes and jump around i really want to see these live.

[@charlie-uz6hf]

trip music

[@highonfire3653]

whys this version of the song faster than on the album........i like this version better than the slower one

[@DeepSpaceBand]

I don't mean to offend anyone but they really are just a Flaming Lips rip-off.

[@ledzzappa]

i cant find this version anywhere, can anybody help ?

[@jamesg2304]

ledzzappa This is the radio edited version. You can find it on the "Soldier Girl EP" or the compilation "Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 2002" by Rough Trade Records

[@pikeybot]

If you like this band and song check out church of the cosmic skull

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

I did. They're crap.

[@patrick42h]

I prefer this to the album version. It has more energy. The other one is slower, more deliberate.

[@peteskyrunner4845]

Who says cults have to be depressing.

[@electriclimits]

@creamg456 deep down, i think everybody wants to start a band like this.

[@oslerbecdindo2417]

God bless all the freaks🔥🔥🔥

[@avapingbaby]

9 years later and i'm STILL ready to join this cult

[@peaco1000]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. The world has to know about it.

[@mathieudecannartdh]

Je suis sûr qu'ils vivent bien mieux à l'aise et qu'ils sont plusieurs à suivre leurs tournées. By the way, ils sont bien meilleurs que les braves gars de Barcelone (IAMFROMBARCELONA), je n'aime pas les Catalans, ils sont trop Costa Brava

[@1santos1]

WOW! That was when they were the coolest band on the planet......

[@aisle_of_view]

The grunge I Am the Walrus

[@Madkid73]

It's so Jonestown, but come on, raise your hands!

[@madisonlocke9962]

I wish the world was like this.

[@veronical.lianmaseras4543]

Who made the video?

[@Last_addam]

shortest 2 minutes and 28 seconds of my life

[@rockarincitaonaplain]

I love this sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong!

[@eekee6034]

Some day, I want to make a music video like this in Britain, just to freak out Americans. Stop driving so fast on the wrong side of the road! ;)

[@FibbingSquid]

It makes no sense, I like :)

[@SerenityTexas]

Haha...Mudd's Good Eatin' in Argyle, TX.

[@mathieudecannartdh]

On ne s'en lassera jamais! Dire que j'ai eu l'immense chance de les voir à Kiewit, Hasselt, le Pukkelpop! Incroyables, ils sont

[@Tokolos]

I'll see you all in heaven )

[@TJL6969]

Oooh Yeah🔥

[@russellmcgill7597]

Fķng Magic!!!!

[@scott_4853]

What is this song about?

[@JJJJ-xw9tp]

2020 anyone

[@thecandyman9308]

hey

[@ooberonfire]

This band makes me so happy :)

[@samguberman2288]

Musical sunshine

[@bothsideswhy9006]

Where is Sufian?

[@Marschallplan]

Wow. A Revenant of Les Humphries and "The Les Humphries Singers". Continuous Loop.

[@magictransistorradio4933]

I got to go to one of their rehearsals for their Christmas show! Loads of fun! One of the best bands of the 21st century!!

[@lizzykay9912]

I wish I could have joined this group for a bit, to just be happy with positive people.

[@Mc.Raid_]

Dewey Cox vibes

[@woodyobi]

2024

[@dannyofthededd]

makes me want to do a weeks supermarket shop..jeybus..i remember when the noughties were the present..i imagine a few profiteer record exex scratching their heads after coming down

[@ElroyHarvey]

Wow this brings memorys, i remeber seeing them in sheffield a few years back and then drinking a few beers after the gig talking to the lead singer :P Can't remember much about the conversation though lol, what ever happened to them???

[@oliverecords8524]

Is there an alternate / studio version of this on YT? I have the LP and I find the version on it much better WOuld be nice to find it. Anyway thank you for this one.

[@jktrem0603]

love,peace and flower,s!!!

[@jenniferharlock7152]

I love this song. Wow! Going to Spree concert in NYC on December 15 with my sweet, sweet man. I guess he has a few Spree robes for us to wear. Weird, cuz I'm a hard-core industrial / nu-metal girl. My man is broadening my horizons in so many ways.