You Am I - Purple-Sneakers

Video for the You Am I song "Purple Sneakers" which was the third single off the Album "Hi Fi Way" (1995). Footage was taken from a live performance in New York City. Directed by Leah Singer

[@jamiemuller2987]

No one ever mentions this in the ‘greatest’ conversation. I don’t understand why. This f’n song is one of the greatest Australian songs ever written. After almost 30 years of listening to it, it still smashes me and hits with melancholy and joy all at once.

[@roberthodgson3735]

Exactly, perfectly said.

[@terrycarthy4433]

My thoughts only but i've not hesrd this on the radio too often ; quality song, grear soubd. Local bands deserve a go

[@grinja73]

This is still one of the greatest rock songs of all time

[@ThePaulv12]

+earth I don't know about that, but it a pretty fucking good song I must admit. Thing is good music does this too you. I get it (as I'm tapping my feet writing this)

[@70zenboy]

oink ooink because music can be very much a subjective thing rather than a objective one. If old mate reckless no its one of the best rock songs ever written then he is perfectly valid in holding that opinion. Anyone who loved and still lives this band may well agree with him.

[@rexeverything4591]

Fucken ay it is. Timeless.

[@Six660]

Great fucking Aussie rock.

[@urabus99]

Ain't that the truth

[@Waltiswicked]

This is a beautifully written rock song, not a wasted word in any of it.

[@kailaniandi]

This was just released when I moved to Australia, only got back to the USA a few years ago. I went to several U am I shows fortunately. One at the 'Alex' on the sunny coast way before it was demolished and became a bunch of units. Playing a few gigs at the blue bar there afterwards myself. My son earned his wings as a chef in the same spot, and now he's got his own restaurant in Dickey Beach 'Nicks pizza' memories are great from this area. Great times!

[@aaronackerley7816]

You Am I, Still blow me away after all these year. They just fucking rock. Hi Fi Way, what an album.

[@lisantrent]

Aaron Ackerley yeah i am still listening to them too, just awesome and timeless!

[@bluebird28tl]

Aaron Ackerley itbwas truly a brilliant effortl. So many awesome tracks. I still listen to it.

[@cameronshort8210]

Thankyou to drum magazine I read they were going to be one of the best Aussie bands so I bought HiFi Way great fukn album

[@darrenfahey8558]

Still the best Aussie rock band ever

[@EMC2Scotia]

Songs like this live forever....

[@heatherdaher3086]

Songs like this live forever.... The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. Songs like this live forever....

[@tanyacat5089]

Listening to this song today still as good as ever…

[@Andrew-fw6pj]

So true. Such an epic, timeless tune. Makes me feel sad, happy and hopeful all at the same time. Time sure flies.

[@karenm2350]

I never tire of this song! Takes me straight back to living in Glebe in the '90s.

[@dodsonjames9663]

this was the song of my 95/96, loved it !! and I also had purple doc martens haha. great AUSSIE rock song. still as fresh as the day it was put out.

[@woodford3000]

Best song ever. I could listen to this song over and over. Fantastic.

[@EffieTheLuent]

So, so good. So, so underrated this song. Top 50 Aussie classics of all time.

[@ausrobinla]

One of the all-time best opening lines.

[@patreetz]

With love from Canada xoxo love this song.

[@floriabauers5207]

Songs like this live forever.... great AUSSIE rock song. still as fresh as the day it was put out. Having a Brew Am I with You Am I in Cairns tonight!!!!!

[@yharyhar8]

so beautiful. Ths song is the most underrated song in Aus music history.

[@ThePaulv12]

It is a very underrated song. It's kinda like 20 or so years has to go by before one realizes what we used to take for granted yeah?

[@blackwingvalleylover]

Saw them live in 1997- one of the best gigs of my life.

[@johndude2726]

I second this notion! One of the best songs in Aus music history..

[@festivalrecords.info-aguid6609]

@@tonyrobertson1085 I think the overrated is probably the most unoriginal and overused term online (damn, just used it again!!)

[@CatWoman6]

@@tonyrobertson1085 😹

[@luzgarcia885]

The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. this was the song of my 95/96, loved it !! and I also had purple doc martens haha.

[@rrickey360]

The go betweens

[@olyasabirova8715]

The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. TOTAL CLAZZIC! off to see them tonight in London. Fifth time I think, always a great gig!

[@jeffgagen3561]

great AUSSIE rock song. still as fresh as the day it was put out.

[@bexsonelixabeth7816]

Major band in the soundtrack of my teens, oh the nostalgia!! Seen them a bunch of times and brilliant always

[@Pepeadriano1]

The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. Songs like this live forever....

[@patwhite9575]

yep I was a 36 year old when I bought this album .these guys and the living end probably the best aussies from the 90s but post grunge there were stacks of greatbands in auss , the uk and the states,great times went to the big,day out and livid in bris .need another rock resurgence me thinks

[@ThePaulv12]

Custard! Re-visit Custard or discover them. Been around for about 30 years now.

[@dalediamond]

How’s life been?

[@andrewwatts8485]

You am i .. great memories, great band, great songs.. tallent.

[@AngelCastillo-zc9wc]

You Am I are the 70 year band like Mississippi's Robert johnson.. How good is this!!! The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. This is still one of the greatest rock songs of all time

[@alren8477]

What great feelings this brings on !

[@coreyhibbs2675]

The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. Songs like this live forever.... The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. off to see them tonight in London. Fifth time I think, always a great gig!

[@Six660]

Great band. No doubt. But no such thing as the best ever.... What about Chisel. The Church. Aussie Crawl. Angels. AC/DC! Rose Tattoo. Living End. Oil's. Too many superb bands to ever say there's only one that's the best!

[@terrycarthy4433]

Masters Apprentices....

[@jimsmowingofficial]

love this song

[@anthonymcdibble9496]

Beautiful song

[@DavidGonzalez-cy9ow]

You Am I are the 70 year band like Mississippi's Robert johnson.. How good is this!!! The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily.

[@SuperRoo_22]

What about The Angels, Rose Tattoo, AC/DC, Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Midnight Oil, Crowded House, Mental As Anything, Noiseworks, Icehouse, Silverchair, Australian Crawl, Cosmic Psychos, INXS, The Screaming Jets? Yes, we Aussie's hve been blessed with an abundance of talent. 👍🇦🇺

[@ranjitadh9574]

Love from Nepal

[@someotherguyyouknow]

Great to see this band are getting more exposure here on the 'tube. I was lucky enough to see them live a few times back in the late 90's - early 00's. Privileged is probably a better word than lucky. They were absolutely amazing live, no video or live recording of a live show can convey how much energy You Am I put out on stage. Even on a Wednesday night in front of uni students in Wagga. Some of the best times in my life.

[@Andrew-fw6pj]

And they’ve gone from strength to strength. Better musically now than ever. Constantly evolving while remaining as stoic and loyal as ever to their long-term fan base. Tim will be producing music for another 20-30 plus years and it will still be brilliant. We ain’t seen the best of them yet… Rusty, Davey and Andy are machines. So damn good.

[@marianmiskovic]

...yes, one of their many other great songs

[@fgj6831]

great AUSSIE rock song. still as fresh as the day it was put out. so beautiful. Ths song is the most underrated song in Aus music history.

[@ranjitadh9574]

From Nepal Absolute Love

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

❤

[@jean-mariedelwiche8966]

This is still one of the greatest rock songs of all time Had a scratch only you could itch....underneath the Glebe Point Bridge....

[@icethebreak]

off to see them tonight in London. Fifth time I think, always a great gig!

[@blackwingvalleylover]

Amazing drummer!

[@ricardomelara8207]

Good video! I'm liked and share 716 times :D great AUSSIE rock song. still as fresh as the day it was put out.

[@olgakuznetsova4375]

Amazing 😍😍

[@roberthodgson3735]

So many feels elicited by this song ❤️

[@kjsdonuts2347]

great AUSSIE rock song. still as fresh as the day it was put out. The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily.

[@grantharrismusic]

You Am I and Even are such defining bands of my 20s

[@J_S209]

Of my twenties too Grant ... and still now in my fifties. I love this band.

[@jalmelb]

Simply brilliant.

[@ThetitanixAuDrewKruck]

i can still smell and feel the room i was in when i first heard this brilliant song, 16 years later every time i go over the Glebe Point bridge i get goosebumps.............shame about the video, just sayin...

[@travershunt3233]

Ill go check it out saw tea party from Canada there ..best pub gig ive ever seen ..u old sunny lad 👍😋♥️

[@amberphillips2542]

Good video! I'm liked and share 716 times :D

[@redimade]

i remember when the album came out, i had it and i loved it, i saw a music reviewer do an article on it from the u.k and he blasted the hell out of it, obviously a crap music critic. I was so mortified that i wrote a letter to the publication, this was pre internet.

[@MHP423]

If you grew up in the 90's then you should, no you must know this song..

[@amandajane079]

this was the song of my 95/96, loved it !! and I also had purple doc martens haha.

[@ThePaulv12]

When Natasha Stott Despoja was wearing em. That was before she married a fascist ffs - oh the irony lol ... Heady days!

[@soozdundee]

Miss going to the footy with Tim. Go Tigers.

[@juZZ1969]

Great drumming on a beauty of a song

[@JasonCairns8]

You Am I are the 70 year band like Mississippi's Robert johnson.. How good is this!!!

[@stevendenny5667]

Had a scratch only you could itch Underneath the Glebe Point Bridge And now every boy in a knitted vest Has got some precedent So we took a personality pill And something red to swill And now every fire has gone out in every heart that wanted to kill Let's call it a day Every thought that once had a sound We'll have to hide 'til no one is around 'cause there ain't no room in the city today For explanations that you just can't say Found out what shame can mean In purple sneakers and grey jeans And every walked to a school that once made sense Sure felt like an accident Let's call it a day For every trouble you found There's a drink to lose it and drown But do you need somebody, to feel somebody? Every day that once had a sound We'll have to hide 'til no one is in town I don't hate I just feel better When no one else is around So we'll take a personality pill And something red to swill And now every fire has gone out i every heart that wanted to kill Let's call it a day For every trouble you found There's a drink to lose it and drown But do you need somebody, to feel somebody? You can shave a million ways To make damn sure that the twelve in you stays But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

poetry to be appreciated 👍🏻

[@kye3849]

i dont hate; just feel better when your not around/ brilliant

[@zjblair2345]

The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. Had a scratch only you could itch....underneath the Glebe Point Bridge....

[@andrewwatts3083]

Love it

[@mickando1978]

Still awesome

[@ganatas9597]

2022 festival hall UNCAGED festival next week. Get on it.

[@sax7380]

Torquay pub in October was fun. Long time after Lismore 92' at uni with welcome mat. Berlin chair ep.

[@caunguyentroi6802]

this was the song of my 95/96, loved it !! and I also had purple doc martens haha. Had a scratch only you could itch....underneath the Glebe Point Bridge....

[@poshladdie]

Superb song. Glebe Point Bridge is in Annandale, Inner-West, Sydney. Some think it is the Anzac Bridge. When I hear this song it reminds me of Badde Manners in Glebe. Chai and a hangover !

[@MrNevilPinto]

It reminds me of the mid 90s, growing up in Perth while wishing I lived somewhere like Glebe Since spent many a morning at badde mannors

[@terrycarthy4433]

Thanks for the detail...this Melbournian enjoys detail and, indeed, this fine tune.

[@TheTiffany70]

awesome band

[@69jenniferlove]

this is a nice album

[@PomPotsy]

Such a cool song

[@PaulDragicevich]

"I don't hate, I just feel better, when noone else is around" the lyric for SPD

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

I can relate to those lyric's

[@luismeralucky]

Great one...like you am i

[@lapalad]

Well that download picked me up

[@sundevil22]

The Glebe Point Bridge not the same as the ANZAC bridge! What a song, best Aussie band of the 90's wish I could remember the live shows a little better.

[@customdoonacoversaustralia3620]

fuckin awesome. as i remembered 15 years ago

[@JasonCairns8]

Having a Brew Am I with You Am I in Cairns tonight!!!!!

[@lanabanana68]

he reminds me a little bit of Ray Davies for some reason.

[@smfletcher1944]

I've always felt the same...could be the working class sensibility in their songwriting, plus non macho singing

[@terrycarthy4433]

I can hear that. "As long as I gaze up Waterloo Sunset" etc.

[@andrewgunn4415]

Me too.

[@irritablenerd]

7 months late, but the comment must be made. Nice to know the rest of the world now has access to these great tracks available to me back in the mid 90s in Australia when I was a teen. The truth is, things like this are everywhere, you just have to keep an year out and hate everything that sounds crap! But don't bag th US - these guys would have been nothing if they didn't play in the same festival as Sonic Youth, a US band. It was Lee Renaldo who heard them and decided to produce for them.

[@flamingolane9509]

TOTAL CLAZZIC!

[@benchurchill1939]

💯

[@OutOfAmmoOutOfTime]

Had a scratch only you could itch....underneath the Glebe Point Bridge....

[@Darren-D.C-Cross]

love yas

[@Halfwait]

Fuckin love YOU AM I 👊

[@USMAN99945]

Good video! I'm liked and share 716 times :D Had a scratch only you could itch....underneath the Glebe Point Bridge.... Had a scratch only you could itch....underneath the Glebe Point Bridge....

[@pegasusmilk6017]

He sounds like that teacher in South Park

[@Genny-Zee]

Do you mean mr Mackey 😂😢😢😂

[@Jay4P]

i dedicate this song to my shoes.

[@davileme4103]

Obrigado nego 5 chupetinha men

[@barrynotsteelable]

its a fucking shit hot song . sorry . it just is a classic,. the chord progression everything the words the way its sung . its no easy lick and voice . top effort . one of my Aussie faves full stop .

[@PJozi]

@jingles95 Why not? it's about the tune as well. and there could be a lot worse words to hear.

[@Dina-md3ji]

Yoga and Pilates and yoga and meditation and yoga is the best way to start the day whatever you do in lifestyle and entertainment and media and entertainment and SAS sy

[@chrismathers6822]

Let them know if you want more....

[@Genny-Zee]

Lil Tim had an ear piercing? So cute…also who is the girl at 1:10

[@nuffzed2001]

For Georgina Bartter, who came to her demise after taking MDMA at the Harbour Life festival 2014, RIP

[@lisantrent]

cs goh That is so sad x

[@marcuselders2772]

Tim Rogers = check mate

[@BigJim6869]

Is this australian

[@jingles95]

@sOluTelYaBuLouS Really? You want the last words you ever hear to be "purple sneakers"?

[@Jasbadsirron]

imagine how many other great songs like this exist out there around the world..but unless someone points you in their direction, you will never get to hear them...sad really...all we get is American bullshit pop and commercial rubbish these days :-(

[@ppp60870]

awesome!! sad there are so many shit bands out there getting airplay #goodcharlotte

[@juanmanuel2430]

The greatest Australian rock band ever. Easily. this was the song of my 95/96, loved it !! and I also had purple doc martens haha.