The Weakerthans - "The Reasons"

[@cloverdalepunk]

I'm so glad this band exists

[@tcorourke2007]

*rolls eyes*

[@generaldisarayhk]

Existed. 🙁 R.I.P The Weakerthans

[@chill07ful]

@@generaldisarayhk Propagandhi

[@generaldisarayhk]

@@chill07ful If you are saying that John K Sampson is in Propagandhi, You are somewhat correct. He was in Propagandhi, but left after Les Talk More Rock and was replaced with Rod from ISpy.

[@dimincodimini7316]

Im so glad this comments exists

[@alskndlaskndal]

One of the few truly underrated bands. Should have been huge in Canada, the US, and everywhere.

[@misplacedfolder4806]

100% agree, JOHN K SAMSON has a way with words

[@DeaconShadow]

@@davidvaillancourt5111 It is pretty funny how much hip hop took over the charts when it took putting 6 acts together to get a tour anyone would pay money to see.

[@jeff7764]

Few truly underrated bands? Wtf are you talking about lol… dumbest comment I’ve seen on KZbin this month

[@cubanb7839]

@@jeff7764 cry harder

[@C4s3yJon3s]

It's huge in my heart, and yet my heart is small

[@Patriiiiick]

Holy shit, props to whoever at Epitaph remastered this.

[@JonathanEnglish814]

This song and album are so nice and pleasant. It always makes me happy after 20yrs

[@ewan2105]

These guys deserve so much more attention.

[@phillipo]

I’ve described the drums on this song as “Joy with conviction”. I just love how they pound the hell out of them.

[@Crow-DHJ]

"How the past chews on your shoes." Kicks me in the ticker every time.

[@MrColdwilliam]

4 years on...how's the past chewed on your shoes?

[@Crow-DHJ]

MrColdwilliam pretty much barefoot at this point, but still I’m still around

[@AngelRodriguez.]

@@Crow-DHJ glad u still exist brother. Keep pushing strong

[@AnnoyingNewslettersPage6]

Deathcab for Cutie worded it differently, but both are just as poignant ”And the soles of your shoes are all worn down”

[@samanthaghost]

One of the best music videos in my opinion. The priest at the end is my favorite part 😆

[@ToniLovesSkateboarding]

I have a playlist that I listen to constantly that only has The Weakerthans and Bad Astronaut. Always a good time!

[@SaraShayne]

I remember watching this video and others on repeat for ever off the PunkORama 10 disk. Reminds me of 6th grade. :)

[@waltzthroughlife]

lover, friend, family member; this is a sweet, lovely song to play for someone you care for when you do not know quite how exactly to put into words how you feel.

[@scroticle]

Best tune to come out of Winnipeg, or perhaps Canada. I will never tire of it, and I'm an old guy.

[@Capnsensible80]

It's nice and all but SNFU's Painful Reminder exists so can't agree with best tune out of Canada 🙃

[@montessaurus]

I still have love for the first couple Propagandhi albums, and of course "Fallow" and "Left and Leaving", but many years later I'm finally hearing this one. It's got me pretty emotional, thinking on how much I love my wife and how I can't wait to play this for her on our Thanksgiving road trip. Thanks John K

[@OklahomSouthwind]

This song always make me smile!

[@menswear2112]

Joy in my heart. This band is just a beam of sunshine depleting serotonin.

[@gt2122]

One of my favorite songs and one of the best music videos of all time. I'm very happy I bought Punk-o-rama 10, I didn't even know the HQ version of this vid was on the bonus CD until I got it home. Another good reason to support great music.

[@vincentskater]

This is the first time I have seen this video and heard of the Weakerthans. Golly I love exactly everything about everything on this.

[@scroticle]

I've been in court many times, and this shows exactly what it's like in Canada. Ditto the jail scene.

[@likeatinglass]

WOW. what a blessing to have seen them live twice. Thank you all ever so much.

[@aislesmusic]

Long Live The Weakerthans

[@zenaidavanegas2675]

hell yeah thumbs up

[@toddfoster8705]

It's amazing and cool when indie bands attempted videos... Like there's one step in the past without acknowledging that the music video was dead... and it's like a study in a bygone art.

[@jacedetweiler7147]

Best band in the world never heard better interpritations of words on imagery with so many of the songs they make

[@doneldorado292]

never thought about this, but the kick drum is constant!

[@bernifitzsimmons176]

John k Samson dude. What a brilliant dude :D What I'd give to see these guys. REUNION!

[@scissorsandink]

dude..i love this band!

[@eric2gw]

Brilliant perspective, and video in the current day. Bravo!

[@13randoK]

I’m from the Midwest. If you could put the Midwest in a sound these guys and the get up kids are it.

[@allthatishere]

man, its been years since ive last heard this song and i still love!

[@stevenlindhorst7579]

Yeah even a decade later

[@Jon-z9p]

this plays endlessly in kenneth's mind

[@RoosterG33rs]

Hey its better quality than i remember!

[@whisperr2522]

Can see why Slaughter Beach Dog love these guys so much

[@scroticle]

What a perfect song!!

[@gearboymx8096]

2022 I keep listening this hits!

[@RebelRed11]

I miss them 😢

[@cooliomon78]

Pretty good. The guitar solos through out the song remind me of Dinosaur Jr.

[@ryazbeck]

beautiful

[@rockmyworldcanada3006]

The Weakerthans is a four-piece (and sometimes six-piece) indie rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band's debut album, Fallow, was released in 1997 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records, and garnered positive reviews from Canadian music critics. The Weakerthans became the first band in the history of CBC Radio 3's R3-30 charts to reach No. 1 with two different songs. The band's cover of Rheostatics' "Bad Time to Be Poor" reached No. 1 the week of June 21, 2007, and "Civil Twilight", the lead single from Reunion Tour, hit the top spot the week of November 15, 2007.

[@davidhostetter3315]

this song has brought me a deep, alchemical sadness

[@Mournerable]

"I can barely play this thing, but you never seem to mind. And you tell me to fuck off when I need somebody to. How you make me laugh so hard. How whole years refuse to stay where we told them to, bad dog, locked up wining in a word--or a misplaced souvenier; how the past chews on your shoes, and these memories lick my ear.."

[@4jp]

I like this song.

[@celerogilmour]

luv the weakerthans!

[@matthewwilson9504]

farewell to a great band you guys are dope!

[@gogolplex74]

Goodbye, we'll miss you

[@Maaleejaandroo]

what do you mean?

[@gogolplex74]

+Maaleejaandroo they broke up

[@bonzar991]

HOT TAKE: John K. Samson is a human being who knows how to write good lyrics and songs.

[@russellsarkela2350]

Yup

[@thinkpad411]

The main guy looks like the insurance salesman in Groundhog Day! Exactly!

[@samproof9089]

I'm so glad this comment was here, it was driving me crazy trying to make the connection!

[@SamProof]

@@PaulDeAdder-xv8ny idk, it's close but maybe if you sure as heck fire and deliver a better Ned Ryerson monologue Stephen Tobolowsky Bing! I'll consider it!

[@mikeoxbig1414]

ahahaha.. great vid! oh, and song too!

[@quietri0t]

Epitaph, please upload a proper state-of-the-art quality version. It's 2022.

[@DeanGuenther9708]

Love these prairie boys as much as Cody Gamracy!!

[@Edge114]

WOOOOOOO brick phone!

[@renegadedonutshorse]

this needs more likes

[@mikeoxbig1414]

Pure awesomeness (sp?)

[@Danni1894]

Made for "Life is a Musical" day.

[@joemarttinez4022]

Yo tambien vine por Roberto Martinez y Franco Escamilla 😎😎😎

[@teenuh19]

@thinkpad411 "Phil! Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you!"

[@azimuth457]

I still love this music video...and the guy at 1:55 looks like Elliot Smith...at least at first he does.

[@mwaters660]

Didn't the singer play bass in Propagandhi at one time?

[@chill07ful]

And he also sang in some songs, still does

[@NeillY0]

@@chill07ful No he doesn't. He left the band in like '97...

[@sitizubaidah9654]

Neill Cawley he does sang “anchorless” and “gifts” from Less Talk, More Rock album.

[@NeillY0]

@@sitizubaidah9654 Yes. That came out in 1996. John K Samson does not "still" play in Propagandhi.

[@kevinross7222]

15 years ago... fuck.

[@Patriiiiick]

If I win the lottery i'm gonna pay for Epitaph to remaster this video.

[@Patriiiiick]

It happened and I didn't have to pay a penny.

[@djzach9446]

haha great vid

[@johnmayes1060]

So sad this has less than a million views....

[@TheRalphwoods]

Man like Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day

[@johnnyscifi]

Its been a pretty crappy week, then i heard about the breakup, also...farewell

[@3liteX]

I can never find a place to download this..

[@XX-gh9md]

Ehy dude, after seven years did you manager to download this song? Otherwise I can help you out

[@GuyInAHotdogSuit69]

@@XX-gh9md Imagine it took him 10 years to figure out how, lol

[@EntryLevelLuxury]

Yo can we get a version that isn't 240p? 2007, I know, but goddamn.

[@allenu]

@teenuh19 "Ned? Ned Ryerson?" "BING!!"

[@merize9]

At 1:53 HaHaHa, the guy's like: WTF?

[@urbanpeltier1622]

merize9 the convict is "normal". Everyone else is whacko.

[@playlistismo]

@ ▷ The Weakerthans 🎶▷ The Reasons 💿▷ Reconstruction Site 📅▷ 2003 🎬︎▷ Benjamin Weinstein

[@blithium]

You can't post links to websites on youtube comments unless the link would go to a youtube video.

[@manufacturedtocomply]

is Anna Waronker the wife?

[@AnnoyingNewslettersPage6]

I want a new lawyer and an appeal!

[@TheTragicallyhip101]

When I listen to it I can't hear the beginning guitar riff :(

[@razorstiletto]

only 2.3k likes?

[@QtheWhatever]

NED RYERSON

[@dreabling85]

I love this song. This video doenst go with how the lyrics make me feel. But it was a good try

[@Videosaurus_Wrex]

from a simpler time xD

[@lovefromeponine]

Does anyone have the chords for this song?

[@blackrebelradio9879]

Can you write the next.... I could. Bout will you pay me what I'm worth. ?

[@ChasHolling]

@azimuth457 I thought the same thing. Like a not so Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith. :P

[@bananakittycat5477]

i clicked this and got so confused lmao based song tho

[@blackrebelradio9879]

ok again you

[@rockgiurl]

Ahah, that's cute.

[@TVcopyrightTV]

anyone else notice that this looks like it was upscaled by KZbin with AI?

[@blackrebelradio9879]

Note: he hoe real.

[@yiyomonterovargas4528]

proclaimers ¿

[@MarkoE416]

@captaincriticism lol best comment on youtube

[@dreabling85]

Ok how did we get to being in jail for that lol

[@franciscoserrano4880]

Like si viniste por Roberto Martínez xd

[@MZ-rv1bu]

sob!

[@blackrebelradio9879]

He ordered a fish plate.

[@blackrebelradio9879]

Omg I can't afford that. Let say I kill it for free Ok!

[@dnaak]

fuck censorship

[@VDRP]

Ah, the reasons why I hate record labels making it impossible to post a video on Facebook. :)

[@tomleb375]

is it me or does the priest at the end look like the dean from the show "community"?

[@Sneakytoke]

Weezer much

[@Maranville]

No wonder Elliott Smith was so cynical.

[@JasonLiske]

meaning?

[@FreedumbFighter29]

Thank god propaghandi kicked this guy out.....I think everyone made out good on that deal

[@Capnsensible80]

They didn't kick him out, he left because he wanted to make different music than the rest of the band

[@ndSpaz]

I didn't know in the 50's people danced and sang every day. And what does a priest do in the prison cell? Is the convict sentenced to death? A bit bizarre that everyone's smiling then. :D "You're gonna die, lol."

[@luisgustavo3402]

If i remember correctly, priests used to be in the cells of prisoners with a death sentence, to pray for god's forgiveness, and to calm the prisoner down, saying that he will be in heaven and shit. Something like that.

[@brother.abhishek.99]

ndSpaz why do you think it's the 50s?

[@fausimo]

+ndSpaz prison and war is where the priests at

[@urbanpeltier1622]

The convict is "normal". Everyone else is whacko.

[@ndSpaz]

Finally in 4k!

[@iajgbdnsugdhe]

Di and all other information is

[@SteveBruleRules]

@CropDuster33 I am no fan of you, sir!

[@groverasylum9626]

what the fuck did i just watch?