The Wombats - 1996 (Official Video)

[@joe-dd8zz]

This gives me nostalgia for something that never happened to me

[@royfermon7498]

Holyyy shit I can belive that bro. I fucking thought the same thing and I just sent some girl here to check the song out and tell me if its the same for her. And u r the top comment

[@IMightSay]

Shame. Euro ‘96, Oasis, N64. Man, I was only nine in 1996, but what a year.

[@davidrobledojuarez7863]

Exactly

[@btvbrndn]

There’s a word for it: anemoia

[@gunnerarellano7157]

1996 south side of Omaha Nebraska this shit really happen to me

[@vk5jajay147]

Bring back 1996 😢 Married for 10 years, sadly lost Trish in 2004 due to a sudden heart condition. My Wife was only 31years young 💝 R. I. P forever Patricia Maree

[@arcanis17]

sorry for loss, man. wishing you all the best

[@vk5jajay147]

@@arcanis17 Thanks so much my friend.

[@guro5615]

Sorry bro.

[@vk5jajay147]

@@guro5615 Thanks so much for caring my friend.

[@larkfeast]

That is really sad :(

[@loftie351]

Still listening in 2024! I was fifteen in 1996... which makes this one incredibly relatable. Life was far more simple, at the beginning of the mass internet age. It was also a time where simple things could be enjoyed, and things weren't so complicated. There's little here to miss!!! Bring back 1996!!!

[@tonygabashvili8357]

2011 - 1996 is a 15 year difference If they made a song like this in 2020 we would be reminiscing about the year 2005 Myspace, Emos and cans of monster

[@OllieR16]

Good name for a song

[@punx9651]

literally Trisha Paytas' band, which is even named Sadboys 2005 lmfao

[@angdkannaujiya4174]

@@punx9651 ,. źź ,

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

I think there's something specifically 1990s about this song that makes it impossible to transpose effectively. As much as anything else, it's about the insulating psychological effects of a specific kind of First World privilege that (imo thankfully) died with 9/11. The whole thing is a brutal, bitter deconstruction of '90s nostalgia and what (and WHO!) it conveniently leaves out, from "though war was breaking out all around me, my concerns were with prank calls" to a teen party full of blatant, oblivious wasting of vital resources (using water as a visible stand in).

[@burninsherman1037]

To be fair, we're all doing that anyway.

[@TransDavidJ]

this band is everything I've ever needed in my life

[@mossdaughter]

sAME

[@sarahsila2731]

I couldn't agree more. I take the wombats everywhere I go.

[@jameayboy1780]

Fuck you, you selfish wee fool you have a family who you don't appreciate. your life is all you need and every needed life is so easy it's just a game people take too seriously well not me. I am a self made millionaire and what I realized in life is it's just a piss take, so piss take it back take chances investing in property buy a shop take chances and if you really don't give a fuck what lies ahead. anything is possible fuck face and think what you want of my speech because As I said I am the self made millionaire 10times over. Ilost it all 2 years ago just for a laugh and show people how easy it is to be a millionaire and make it in life if you don't give a piss what people think of you and your self believe is second to none forget the rest once again self made millionaire you little fool so fuck off make some money and then you can get it right up every doubtful person who doubted you sort it out make life easier for yourself by not giving a fuck what people think about you, and remember you are a waste of space and if you can't make money in life then ill make money on you by recycling your face with a hammer freak show. say something cheeky about me and I will go through your door and punch your mums head in don't mess around sort it out freak show

[@MerchantTV]

@@jameayboy1780 what

[@santibinelli]

Learned this after listening turn

[@ronmellen-stier1081]

That guitar distortion though. Seriously it might be one of my favorite guitar sounds I have ever heard.

[@terminallyelleofficial]

9 years old and loving school holidays!!! 1996 was fun #imisskisschase

[@anidameissen48]

I can't believe I still remember this song! this is one of my favorite songs from the wombats!

[@svtv_9615]

+anida saengxayabandith i like it cuz its the year i was born

[@Vikseemungal]

The played this on the radio when I was studying in the UK , takes me right back :)

[@Moalalala]

I miss 1996 as well. Not existing was great

[@Partially_Noided]

+Reckoner Same

[@benji_kay]

lol too true

[@ImNellieDude]

samee

[@jgam6432]

I was born in '94 so I'm 22 :///

[@chendepano]

me

[@tisdue]

The 90s were an amazing time to be a teenager.

[@muhgtra2sd]

Their style is particular, it goes across some deep electronic influences but it never gets far from the rock spark and I think the rock side mainly affects and leads their choices! They recently caught up with a new album and it looks superb, magically embraced by alternative hints and some lovely chorus as in the usual preferences of the band! The sound can be quirky at times, it makes you imagine the space, a love lost or even the relief of being close to the ones you love! These are the right emotions the album grants me, listening to the alternative artists always help you overcome the pointless commercial tunes! If you get over the boundaries you wipe out so many bands because you understand they were not as deserving as they seemed! The Wombats never let you down, they have a groundbreaking sound; only three guys providing the sound of an orchestra! It'd be needed to play along with ten members if you thought to be that impressive! They break the mould and scare teenagers off! They write for lighting up the keenest fans, basically to spice up our souls! I'm addicted to this all and I'm not ashamed of showing up with such a powerful mark! Let's carve it into your heart! Promise yourself that you'll never betray the alternative rock scene! If you agree with all of that don't shirk clicking thumbs up!

[@curtainpoles3120]

fretui medak I think they take on a new style each album but I totally agree

[@Tofuadoboprincess]

What do you mean by, "they scare teenagers off!"? Because I'm a teenager and I've known about them for about a year and a half and love their music...?

[@BenDover-mb2ry]

Ok well......... um I skipped half of it

[@71hammyman]

It's entirely teenage music, loved them when I was 14-17, still like them but can't relate anymore.

[@Alpha_7227]

You have encapsulated perfectly. Well articulated and expressed. I have always love 3 piece bands. The Police, Muse... I could go on,

[@BabieBomb333]

God! This is so good! I literally haven't stopped listening to it for FIVE DAYS

[@ilijakavedzic517]

I want to go back in time. This brings all the nostalgia in the world!

[@ShortyLittlefoot]

Born in 1993, so I don't remember much. Still remember the late ninties though, I really miss them. Awesome cartoons, awesome music...

[@jonnoleach1353]

No water was wasted in the making of this video.

[@ezrabridger3322]

Liar

[@OceanicMaestro]

it is a pool so yeah, no water was wasted lol

[@ezrabridger3322]

@@OceanicMaestro I can't tell if you are adding to the joke or being serious

[@hollandnanassy6057]

Literally just discovered them and I'm obsessed! There voice is so unique and different! And the song are just amazing!

[@bhebhel]

Favorite song from The Wombats!

[@AnaLucia-ph4xv]

Still listening this masterpiece

[@MarleyGHaHa]

Born 1996 and I've fucked up my life immensely from drug habits, toxic relationships, endless partying and finally left feeling empty. Make your choices wisely kids, my chaotic life began at 10. Make better decisions than me 🙏

[@MarleyGHaHa]

I haven't learnt my lesson 🙃

[@CopperCityFabrication]

@@MarleyGHaHakeep working at it brother, it’s never too late

[@IrisBackwards13]

3+ months ago I fell in love with this band watching this video. Back then I never would've thought I'd 1. Love them as much as I do. Their music is amazing and 2. Meet them and have the chance to talk to them. If there's any band that deserves support and recognition, it's them. I can't ever repay them for having them making me feel so great at Bumbershoot--so I'll just say it everywhere and anywhere: they are incredibly talented guys, write relatable songs, and they are incredible to their fa

[@stevenpatrick4874]

My favourite song by an incredible band. This song makes me nostalgic, sad and immensely happy all at the same time.

[@yasmingill9327]

Lol this song came out when I was 9. I'm turning 15 in less than a month and i cant help but have the daunting feeling I'll be here every year, then looking back at 24 thinking fuck, where did it all go? Responsibilities, bollocks.

[@chlosno]

the wombats = my childhood

[@izadoraxavier4884]

LYRICS: I had no cares in the 1990's I knew of no downfalls The war was breaking out all around me My concerns were with prank calls She kissed me on the cheek She kissed me on the cheek Right in front of the older kids When my self-belief, my self belief Wasn't scarred by the modern itch 'cause now it feels like We kissed with one eye on our TV set And the more I give, the less I get Using fairground rides just to spark her smile This little hit to miss, bring back 1996, bring back 1996 So hard to beat those teenage kicks, bring back 1996 We were cloning sheep in the 1990's We were building telescopes And sugar filled the whole of my body As I edged it all to grow I kissed her on the cheek I kissed her on the cheek Just to impress the older kids But my self-belief, my self-belief Wasn't lost in the modern glitch 'cause now it feels like We kissed with one eye on our TV set And the more I give, the less I get Using fairground rides just to spark her smile This little hit to miss, bring back 1996, bring back 1996 Stop talking, stop talking I need a lover not a friend tonight I'm leaving, I'm leaving I'm not cut out for the modern life I'll never beat those teenage kicks I'll never beat those teenage kicks I'll never beat those teenage kicks Bring back 1996

[@MrMinermation]

those lyrcis are just wrong though

[@Delta-ei7im]

*urged it onto grow

[@Delta-ei7im]

*little here to miss

[@Delta-ei7im]

*spark a smile

[@Kebbythetraveler]

LOVED this song when I was 15, listened to it all the time 💖 8 years later I'm listening to it again to escape the feelings in the lyrics x'( (Yes if you do the math I wasn't alive in 1996 xp)

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

Honestly, as somebody around your age, I used to think this way a lot. Then I got diagnosed with autism, cut a lot of needless energy draining habits out of my life, stopped trying to shame myself into conformity, and suddenly found myself happier than I remembered being since I was 7 years old. Whenever your personal "1996" was, you enjoyed that time because you appreciated it in the moment, you weren't overextended, and your life was full of things that met your needs and made you happy. That can always happen again. :)

[@madelinegeorge8083]

The nostalgia is strong. I was 12 in 1996 and it was so boss

[@mollycarson8322]

so was the lead singer :)

[@fawazshah]

stay hydrated, kids

[@bandalavage]

Imma see them and dont know how to react. Much love involved. Love you guys.

[@EllEtheFoOl]

My wombats' favourite song

[@anarchy9399]

Greek Tragedy is very good. But 1996 is not bad :)

[@brandonmares7184]

I love 1996 it was a great year

[@brandonmares7184]

The Wombats are such an awesome band

[@dylanokelly9379]

don't you hate it when you throw a party and everyone pours water into your pool

[@mister-nonchalant8249]

+Dylan O'kelly lol

[@gracelikescircles1498]

Oh, god yes that happens all the time.

[@Revan41411]

Well what I pour in was once water does that count

[@ezrabridger3322]

I know right

[@juliafurman8980]

Imagine having a pool-

[@Wcook09]

Incredible song, one that makes me wanna walk in slow motion.

[@alexdunne-gundry8627]

Seeing The Wombats perform live at my uni's summer ball was the best experience ever!!!

[@Nite_Nuisance]

I love this song. I was about 8 in 1996. This song is so relatable even now. We kiss with one eye on our cellphones...

[@tommcnally3231]

This song was made 9 years ago. That means, at the time that they made the song, they were as close to their teenage years as I am to my teen years now. Damn.

[@DanDarechoonygdawnce]

I like this song man I miss being a teenager in the 90's

[@courtney-kz4qi]

I swear every wombats song is a f***in bop

[@Starkiss023]

Best way to wake up, starting with the newest wombats video and then ending up here. Feels good.

[@ToadalHERO]

It's funny how people that grew up in the nineties or eighties feel so superior. Well, who cares. I love the Wombats, that's why i'm here.

[@MsStrongshot]

I am not sure if anybody else has noticed, but their is a severe overtone of water in this video

[@Imaweaverboy]

Nice spot!

[@njames6002]

No such thing, needs more water.

[@dylanokelly9379]

idk what vid you were watching

[@jon87386]

I saw like the water bottles but that was it. They were wearing hazmat suits I thought....

[@MareepDoesMinecraft]

#TeamWombat

[@hannahspottedeagle7963]

This Song is still so good love pop indie

[@Rob56907]

Can't stop listening

[@createseventyeight3082]

I turned 18 in 1996. The 90s were a great era for music and being a teenager ❤

[@benjaminkari8127]

wow, has this trio been through alot. thanks for being here in '18

[@luckymcdream8275]

this song is reverse optimism with optimistic intent. its not pessimistic. its momentary reflection and awe in a realization and probably disappointment in the fact that it occurred afterwards rather than within the moment being reflected.

[@Gmsrules99]

im not into the wombats, but i have to play this on my birthday.. its my 18th today!

[@ryanwporter]

I still think mid twenties -to early thirties is the golden age of life (pre-internet). Old enough to command respect (cause you're a threat), young enough to remember the flavor of what it was like to not care. Dangerous :D

[@meandmynine_tm9684]

Yeh we are literally a once ever generation, we saw both sides of this :)

[@tylerdurden786]

29 year old raises his glass to that.

[@cyrildraws5701]

I thanked my bro to introduce me with this band. This song was and still bomb ❤

[@vanessaguerreiro9177]

That was the first song I heard of them and I remember watching the video for the first time. So I listened to the other songs and fell in love with their music! Now I‘m sitting here waiting for the postman to bring me my concert ticket 😍 second time I‘m going on one of their concerts!

[@ahnd]

all these feels

[@spnvpng04]

this song is hella rad, so awesome

[@TehChocco]

Does anyone else remember Dolly the sheep?

[@owenlougher6754]

TehChocco foot n mouth n that

[@nougat7891]

I live where Dolly was cloned :D

[@thomasjones6216]

Dolly was the first full mammal to be a successfully cloned and live to adulthood

[@rickibarnes]

I love that reference.

[@SweetKiren]

Yeah that shi was wild

[@berthabowa7888]

I miss 1996, I miss not existing and not being around. This is amazing💕

[@enguyen517]

i absolutely love this song, seeing them play with panic at the disco&etc. in september!

[@faniacomegalletas]

I first heard this song when I was 13. In a couple months I’ll turn 18. This is the first song from The Wombats that I ever heard and It’s my favorite song ever. It just has an amazing sense of nostalgia, I really think it’ll stick with me for a very long time

[@burninsherman1037]

I first heard let's dance to joy division and party in a forest back to back at like 16 I think. I'm 27 now, and that shit's still with me. Good shit never leaves, even if the memories attached to it turn melancholic, or disappear themselves, the music is still there for you.

[@punkxgirl]

Bring back the year I was born

[@hiitsmairah]

omfg sameeee

[@akhilaramesh6138]

Which month? My birthday is 3/15/96

[@transamgal1996]

8/31/1996 here!

[@freundalabasterseiben374]

I'm kind of sad that I'm probably one of the few people on here that was actually cognizant, as in older than two in 1996. It makes me nostalgic of that time in my life, I was 11 in 1996. My mom was still independent, healthy, and not wheelchair bound. This song sings volumes to me.

[@transamgal1996]

My husband was 11 in 1996. And I was born that year. Sorry about your mama

[@productreviews691]

Better times in 1996. Not as bad a a clown world. Thanks Wombats for uplifting and antianxiety music. You make my day.

[@bigdababy]

I really love this song. I constantly think about how I want to live back in the 90s. Although I was born in the early 90s, I really embraced that decade. I believe that music and movies were the greatest then.

[@AlisonMgggg]

Shout out to all the 1996 turning twenty in 2016... ✌ ❤

[@rileyherbert4657]

This song isn't about being born in 1996...

[@AlisonMgggg]

+Riley Herbert i know. :)

[@svtv_9615]

+Riley Herbert '96 is still the shit

[@strawhatninjaftw]

i was worried about turning 20 soon but you just made me feel special hahaha

[@AlisonMgggg]

Victor Ramos aww that's cute... i'm glad for that. :))

[@toddbusterful]

Graduated in 96. At the time shit was changing. Grunge was cool but I was never a fan. Loved led zep and bands like that. This vid kind of describes the feeling of the 90s. Or it might be that I'm drunk.

[@HJEM13]

me: man I miss 1996 also me: was born in 1997

[@transamgal1996]

Lol I was born in 1996

[@stevenpatrick4874]

1. I am very jealous of you. 2. You have great taste.

[@jameayboy1780]

Shut up fool

[@benjibenji813]

I was also"LMFAO"born in 1997

[@guro5615]

LOL

[@BATTLEFIELD897]

Absolutely love it

[@taya8640]

quarantine listening to the wombats and DON BROCO, niceeeeee

[@SavannahsJournal]

if they don't play this at reading festival this year i may cry

[@ethanlowe4749]

+ArseWithACamera they did its all good ;)

[@MrPeterRossiter]

I miss 1996 so much!

[@joeybadgley3525]

Who’s here in 2020 still boppin 🤘🏻

[@BudDudeGuy]

👀

[@lenagiewald3297]

Wow, dieser song ist einfach Wahnsinn 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@beckydsa]

My favorite band back then I was 15😭😭 Ahhh so many memories they are so talented and yet so underrated. MURPH I love you okay bye from Venezuela🇻🇪💕😂

[@naughtylama3151]

Why Not anymore?

[@beckydsa]

@@naughtylama3151 they still are!

[@naughtylama3151]

@@beckydsa Correct answer🤣

[@elliottdefoe9615]

96 was a great year and everyone was feeling good in London, not anymore though!

[@ianmcabee8036]

Elliott Defoe brexit

[@JotaP1n]

Still listen to in 2016.

[@krishnakarmo2981]

Nicholas CHRYSSAFIS Why must you breed the negativity? You really should think about what you say to others. You never know what that little negative thing can do to a person.

[@krishnakarmo2981]

Nicholas CHRYSSAFIS I hope someone shows you the love you deserve.

[@jagsidhu6236]

amazing song from amazing band

[@adamshephard757]

still listen in 2017

[@Miguel-gz3gm]

Still listen to in 2020 :))

[@Intrapxrsonal]

No wonder there was a bloody hosepipe ban... Do love this song though, cracking band.

[@narrativenightmares1121]

I was born in 1984. Having spent the bulk of my childhood and early adolescence in the 1990's, I can confidently state that this song is so absolutely accurate.

[@rhianneclarke8175]

best band ever

[@akhilaramesh6138]

Lol have u heard the song 1979 made by the smashing pumpkins which came out in 1996?!

[@trueword5115]

+Akhila Ramesh omg yes!

[@Devilman6066]

It came out in 1995.

[@akhilaramesh6138]

Andrew ok whatever lol.

[@akhilaramesh6138]

Andrew the single released january 23 1996

[@Devilman6066]

+Akhila Ramesh The album the song was on was released in 1995.

[@katemarr5096]

I give them permission to bring back 1996. It'll give me a chance to actually get it right this time ;) sounds like a preeettttyyy good deal to me. #1996baby Go for it wombats. question -why all the water?

[@rhiannonwarren9895]

Kate Marr they're drowning themselves with all the water, it's a metaphor :D

[@1Cineworld]

Rhiannon Warren Drowning the babies born in 1996? That is messed up.

[@hesitantalien4859]

I know this song isn't about being born in 1996 but i was born in that year and I'm having a crisis because I'm feeling old for turning 20 in a few months and yeah shout out to everyone who's in this situation... anyways i love this song and this band

[@gg-gg-gg-gg]

suck it up princess. wait until you're 30 something.

[@transamgal1996]

Dude we're going on 23 now. Crazy huh? Also, is your name a reference to Gerard Way? If so, that's awesome

[@ChromaticHaze]

Likewise! :) Was an awesome night, glad to have been introduced to these guys!

[@madisonkreifels3371]

Yes I did! Wild party was amazing in Liverpool!!! Didn't know they had a new video. This is absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing Jennifer.

[@Onlypcgaming]

1996 was the year after I graduate from High School...dam I'm getting old.

[@crashcroft3761]

Ohh 1996. That year was such a blur... since I was born that year

[@JillPeterson96]

Where all my '96 babies at??

[@deancarter3413]

I met you online i got to know you i heard your song i love you and now we're just history and its the book that i cant stop reading.

[@DaneofHalves]

Graduated in 1996. Saw Metallica, Sound Garden, the Wu-Tang Clan, and the Ramones at Lollapalooza in 1996. My last summer before going into the military early the following year. Life was magical.

[@shallahan712]

I was born in 1996. Obviously this song is about me.

[@autumnsirens]

Am I the only one who thinks all the bottled water might be an homage to the fact that the bottled water industry boomed in the mid-90s?

[@sasanghaokip9442]

Need

[@UserError69]

Its for the rave they're throwing, 1996 was peak MDMA days

[@asdf2593]

definitely not lol

[@rose3040]

for someone born in 1996 i maybe sing along to this too enthusiastically....

[@taz7395]

the first song i ever heard by them oh man now im crying the wombats changed my life ok,,,,

[@Aramaoriwa]

Been in love with this song for so long!

[@JazzyJ96771]

I mainly like this song (as well as the melody and lyrics) because 1996's is my birth year. :-)

[@ksenagosutumbo3604]

90s kids anthem

[@Triceratronz]

Shut up

[@TheHoboZzz]

I have a question : can someone tell me. Bands that make a similar style of music like the wombats ? Im on the search for new music to listen :)

[@JohnCephas]

Hey, maybe Keane. They have a lot of good stuff. :)

[@ohalexoh]

Alex Kyriazis the griswolds are coolo as well

[@jonathanviegut7188]

Check out The Kooks. They're very similar.

[@lizzieclapp4791]

Panic at the disco?

[@Genderanarchy]

Da Drizzle Imagine Dragons, Arctic Monkeys, and Fun. These guys are my go-to indie/alternative artists.

[@tayloraranki]

I cannot express how much I love this song! Plus the title is my year of birth so that makes me love it more

[@renzokukenleneyoyo522]

Being a teen in '96 was the best, grew up with grunge, alternative and all the changes in politics and technology made us have to grow but also adjust to a new world

[@Sniper335]

They drinking all water. Was is this, a mdma-party?

[@ScoobySongs]

it's coz he was a kid in 1996

[@Sniper335]

Yeah true, and whats the most favorite drink of every kid? Thats right, water... ;)

[@ScoobySongs]

MAD could be crappy, still lemonade xD

[@xxxdidmytimexxx]

Molly water?

[@Sniper335]

*What

[@Genderanarchy]

I found this song back in 2011 thanks to some rando on yahoo asks giving me song suggestions. You're the real MVP, whoever you are. I still love this song to this day!

[@Daywalker777r]

when 3:10 hits and u feel so fucking epic

[@xmame100]

so true

[@muhgtra2sd]

Yes, it sounds as flawless as you'd never imagine! Sincerely this song is supposed to take you much longer time if you want to be caught by its tremendous rhythm, it's phenomenal and irreplaceable! These guys rock, they coherently lead the alternative scene.

[@EllieG95398]

Daywalker777r

[@leonvietquoc]

bad timing...

[@rubenpartono]

Leviosy what do you mean bad timing :(

[@taylorcoleman3763]

My birth year!!!

[@SirPawsies]

Join the club~ ^^

[@transamgal1996]

Same

[@EmTaylor44]

Honestly I could listen to this song on loop for hours on end, it's just that good

[@aurabarbie56]

me too didnt know who they were and didnt think i would like them but ended up LOVING them i love going to music festivals because you get to discover new kick ass music! ever since sunday ive been listening to them non stop they kicked ass up stage