Ezra Furman Breaks Down His Song "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend"
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2019
- In Verse Chorus Bridge, Ezra Furman breaks down his song "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend"
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its a shame seeing how many people disliked such a simple and well put together video all because of transphobia. ezra really simplifies the intricacies of such a gorgeous and intimate song with such good emotion; and its all overshadowed by intolerance. with the editing helping to visualize the music, as well as ezra's relaxed charm; this is such a perfect video.
I really think Ezra Furman is going to end up like The Velvet Underground where he'll become critically acclaimed after his time. He's miles ahead of most alt-rock bands putting out music right now and isn't afraid to do something different.
In fact sometimes Ezra reminds me of Lou Reed.
Have you listened to Ezra's new record? Starts out pretty straight forward and then that song "Blown" comes along... Metal Machine Music much.
Ezra's stuff is really amazing. Also: Check out is earlier work with the Harpoons. :)
notnormalyet Ezra is old hat. It’s been been done by better people like Wayne county 43 years ago.
Really showing your transphobia with that dislike ratio. It’s definitely not a bad song and the artist goes into the meaning and types of techniques used. What more did you want? Oh... you wanted the non-binary person to just go away didn’t you...
I hate the hate in the comments section. Ezra is a beautiful human. They're music is great.
To all the people who are hating on Ezra because of the way he dresses, like guys get caught up with the world and stop living in the olden days and be more open minded or excepting :)
Yess
Amen!
She said the strokes, i fucking love her
Makes me so upset reading these comments, I love Ezra so much
Ezra Furman is an extremely talented guy. Instead of complaining about his orientation or clothes check out his music! I really recommend album Day of the Dog - amazing piece of rock and roll :)
Bartek Be that’s my favourite one too!! Co sign the recommendation
She* and her*
@@casacasablancass1298 Ye, I wrote this comment before her announcing that she is trans.
It's always weird how VICE's comments section never seems to reflect their intended demographic. Where do y'all come from and why do you keep hate-watching?
Believe it or not VICE used to be the shit in journalism. They just told the truth. They don't any more. I subscribed back then. Somewhere around the time Bill Maher and HBO got involved with them they decided to pursue an agenda rather than just report the facts. VICE were in Ukraine documenting their conflict with Russian separatists, etc. Now they are a freak show and we're letting them know that we know what they're doing and it isn't journalism. Anything else I can help you with?
They're a Target of the trumped, the mentally malleable, the fearful.
@@The_Osprey you only think that because you don't like the facts. Your comment is extra nonsensical on an interview video an artist explaining their creative process.
Another new kid.. guy, those people are the original vice fans who literally clicked the ads to create the income to make it what it is today.. now fox literally ruined it along with the social justice propaganda by abc news aka disney whom also boughtout vice and ruined it for their hidden agenda leftwing reasons.. not a conspiracy, all fact.. ive been commenting on vice before it was vice called vbstv.. shane the cocreator literally admits on twitter he sold out the real vice to disney for 400 million.. confirmed!
@@GregDeocampoogle Nope you must be new.. ive been subbed to vice for half a decade now easy.. it has changed because fox media and also disney now own vice aka viceland. the brooklyn office for viceland is filled with naive ciry kids who are ultra left voters who cannot think outside their shallow new york bubble. truth, sorry if it hurts but ive been a fan since shane did reports all the time and when ben andersen risked his life for reports... the viceland now is not as bad ass reporting🤾
Love this song so much and it's great to hear more about the background behind it! Thank you
i love popping into these breakdowns to see the downvote ratio
What’s wrong with this ? Are we confusing what we hear from the people we watch and agree with on everything with this dude that likes to dress like a girl and make music ? By “people we watch” I mean that we all have pretty biased ideas and algorithms today don’t make it any easier to pop out of that bubble. Btw vice still does make good stuff.
@@thickpenguin4814 your assuming i watched anything, reread my comment dork
Chris Caffrey uhm so why check in on something just to check how “bad” it’s doing ? Sounds like there is definitely a biased. And why the insult I’m just asking questions, I notice people who go straight to insults aren’t very bright.
@@thickpenguin4814 because all the breakdowns get downvoted dumbass. a general trend. which obviously everyone in the chat has noticed. move on snowflake
Chris Caffrey seems like the only person offended here is you... oof must suck to be so aggressive and wrong :/
I know crazy comment but she reminds me of Lou Reed's sound
So "his" is their pronoun?
From his twitter: “he/she/him/her”
Just some context: I had a trans friend who, before her transition, went by both pronouns. She was still figuring herself out at the time, now she goes exclusively by she. Maybe that’s happening with Ezra, maybe not
This gave my aids cancer
Dave Gonzo you should probably go see a doctor about your preexisting AIDS. It’s 2019, there is no stigma.
@@dewilew2137 I would but this crap is polluting our youth and air .
His is HIS pronoun. he also goes by she/her. not all gender-nonconforming people are comfortable being called “they”
I wish i had so much free time to waste that I could watch random UA-cam videos that I’m not even interested in and then leave angry/mean/hateful/condescending comments on said videos just for fun. Must be nice. Really.
Interesting hypothesis I heard: existentialism is a white people problem because they don't have anything better to worry about lol
Vice started it, take it with them.
@@SidV101 True. We already figured out running water, medicine, electricity, computing, steady food sources... You've made an excellent point that reveals much more than you intended.
Why so many dislikes?
Ezra's been using she/her pronouns for a year now, maybe you should update the video title?
I love you so much Ezra
I see comments about negative comments, but I couldn’t find any. I’m glad the positive comments were more. We love u Ezra!!
“This is just a little anthem for you, if you need one,” I come back to this video for that line, it makes me cry
Y’all should probably update your title
The song:
“I wanna be your girlfriend “
Vice: misgenders her
Ezra is such an exciting poet and musician.
Ezra Miller was what i was thinking when i saw the thumbnail and then i noticed the last name lol these guys share the same wardrobe it looks like
Ezra you are lovely as always, your music is beautiful and powerful, keep f***** going and ignore the haters, they are not worth your time nor your bile ♡ love from brussels
Well said! Love from Buenos Aires Ezra!
I love you Ezra so very much!! You are such an inspiration to many.... keep being YOU! Can't wait to see you live on 5-25-2022 in Boise!!
update the title ffs
VICE is really gonna post a video about a girl wanting to be seen as a girl and being a girlfriend and use the word "his" in the title. fucking embarrassing
I freakin love it
furman is a poet who happens to write songs and excellent music (but he IS a poet)
I did a ukulele cover of this song about a month ago on my channel, check it out and see how it compares ☺️
beautiful song!!!!!
Ezra furman
Vice - Kashmir is going to the dogs, Hong Kong is on fire.
Also Vice - now listen to this random musician talk about a song he wrote.
Glad o am not the only one pissed about this
Vice can't show us something other than the world on fire? Do you not appreciate being educated on other things? Idk. Just saying. I like their random information.
Rodrigo Gonzalez Mixing very serious issues with off-topic videos such as this (which are obviously paid favors) undermines the integrity of the channel and the value they put on their primary content. If they want to make art-focused content, they should do it on a separate channel without using this particular one to garner views on irrelevant topics.
Saatwik Katiha it’s odd though because throughout history all newspapers have had a culture section, and gardening and cooking and sport etc. It has never been seen as an issue.
Shelley James That analogy falls flat because newspapers, traditionally, have the purpose of introducing you to various facets of life at large. You never subscribe with the expectation of finding only focused information, as is (or rather was) the case with Vice. It used to focus solely on serious issues and now it publishes this irrelevant content to make money. A better analogy would be a scientific journal. If, tomorrow, Nature were to start publishing paid articles where an artist was describing a painting he made, a large majority of the subscriber base would be greatly miffed, some would even unsubscribe.
What ever happened to "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Some of the comments are just hateful. There's no need to berate a complete stranger whose appearance/mindset/choices have no affect on you or your life.
Unnecessary reporting brings forth unnecessary comments so blame Vice.
Wouldn't it just be easier to not follow Vice if the reports were deemed by one to be unnecessary instead of just spouting hateful words. There are thousands of other news outlets out there.
@@KamikazeXero looks like you need a safe space
Nah, I handle stress pretty well. Maybe you shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions about people you don't know. Have a good day!
Ok, have a good day you too snowflake
So my first thought was no thank you., Ur not my type of girl. Then I listened. Such beautiful deep thought and fantastic musical thought. Thank you for your contribution! My ❤️ is better for it.
well nice thinking 'out of the box' !
Gotta love the misgender on the title!
edit: whoops my bad 😔 Still don't know why there are so many bad comments about the video tbh
Jnol actually, Ezra goes by he or she. I heard her being interviewed once where she said that she was very lucky because she was “impossible to misgender”. So it’s ok...
@@shelleyjames4446 Ooooh okay! Thanks for the info
I think it’s because a lot of people get scared and confused when they see someone who has a different life from them and makes different decisions. I think sometimes the internet opens people up to new experiences too fast!
this was cute, but i wish the song was a bit smoother. the distortion i think is a bit much.
❤
I politely decline your request to be my girlfriend.
He pretty cute though no homo.
@@JanoyCresva some trans are but not him
@@JanoyCresva your gay bro
Honesty
some guys can get surprisingly hot looking,
but not him.
can i be ur GF!?!!?!?
"his" is wild. ik she hadnt come out yet but this is a clearly trans song
Haven’t you guys ever wanted something you thought you couldn’t have? A Ferrari, a pair of dope sneakers, a certain someone who maybe wasn’t interested in you romantically? That’s all this is. You need to calm down.
Except a Ferrari and sneakers are at least theoretically achievable, whereas wanting to remove a Y-chromosome from every cell in the body is not achievable. He can't be someone's girlfriend, because he's not a female. I don't find it offensive that someone wants something they can't have, but I find it odd that the feminist community tolerates this kind of stereotyping of what it is to be female. Just because someone likes to have longer hair, wear dresses and makeup, and get anally pounded by men, that doesn't make them a woman.
@@DegreesOfThree biological sex =/= gender, it's 2019 get with the times or the times will pass you by my dude
Bearly Listening Not that it’s any of your business, but EF is married to a woman. He can be whatever he wants to be, and dress however he wants. If I as a woman can wear pants, he can very well wear skirts. Who cares but small minded people who need to get a life and stay in their lane.
K3r0411 That's exactly my point. How you dress and who you f*ck doesn't determine your gender. It's remarkably anachronistic to insinuate that it does.
SidV101 If you ever bother to open a dictionary, you'll find that gender is either of the two biological sexes... male or female. Having body dysmorphia does not change one's gender.
Vice being Vice
I love Vice
Looking for a job as an intern wish Vice news would respond back to me would love the opportunity to work with Vice news. I'm eager and hungry for success
@@jamesclemons3844 good luck! :D
Thank you Ezra I love you so much
Vice needs to update her pronouns
Is this Vice or Genius?
Stay in your lane.
(But thanks for showing me this artist)
Reminds me of mgmnt.
why did they use male pronouns for her?
She went by all pronouns until recently. :)
@@deadaccount5538 thanks
Silly mommy. No grandpa fishing hurts. . .
This isn’t news
First Name Last Lame it’s culture and music coverage, which is what Vice started out doing and has always continued to do.
@@isaacjoyce-shaw4992 you have no taste
Eddie Hitler no one is making you be of this music. No one is making watch this video.
This would have big in the 70s erbody was weird then
Ma che cazzo
4.66MILL SUBS 11K VIEWS IN 2 DAYS LMAOOOOO
Prod. By Germa2K What are you trying to say? Most of the videos on your channel don’t even have 500 views. Sour grapes much?
***Her
This is news?
jessep
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VICE NEWS BTW
Fair play to write and play the music you like but the vocals are dreadful.
Wasn't this song them coming out with new femme name/aesthetic/pronouns?
smashbro247 , he goes by he/him and she/her pronouns. not all gender-noncomforming people are comfortable being called “them”
Nope
@@snickerdoodlesandalmondmil1002 oh I'm very aware and very trans dont worry
I just was under the impression the preferred pronouns shifted to she/her. My b.
Wtf happened to vice? Wheres the 20+ minute documentaries?
ᴏɴɪᴏɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ , go to VICE’s channel... click “Videos”... and scroll down. you will find plenty of 20-30 minute documentaries 🙄 you’re not being forced to watch this or any other short video.
@@snickerdoodlesandalmondmil1002 those documentaries are trash, the ones made like 5 years ago were actually interesting and were entertaining to watch
ᴏɴɪᴏɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ , then specify that..?
Omar20v Your are not in danger then, because you would have to have a brain to wash in the first place.
Ezra is old hat. Jayne county lives
Can you guys get back to reporting actual news. This is why you got canceled on HBO
Let them report on music.
They're so biased Vice has no place reporting the news.
This is the onion! Now I get it
Modern day Marilyn Manson.
It's Great Value Ariel Pink
Its MA'AM! MA'AM!!
LOL
News?
I bet half of you calling this bad wouldn’t call it bad if you didn’t know he likes to dress like a girl... you can deny it but you’ll only be lying to yourself.
Luis Soto you are deluded. His vocals are shockingly bad.
Archibald Maule Ramsay vocals aren’t good but the music is .
Archibald Maule Ramsay and most of the people in the comments are just choosing sides you can’t deny that, the only thing worse than the decline of quality content produced by vice is the comment section.
His vocals are amazing. See him live and it’s the most visceral thing.
@@shelleyjames4446 maybe if you have no taste
Should have never left his original band. The Harpoons were amazing. They kept his/her desperate hipster tendencies in check. Best music he's ever been a part of.
They'll probably hire this band to play the next DNC convention.
I thought this was a news channel.
Vice....why? Why you do dis?
Slow day at Vice? Saw this a couple months ago. Not worthy of a repost IMO
The decline of Western civilization Case Study 1.
People like you, anonymous trolls spreading hate and fear.
l0wrid3r88 Your thoughts on these wonderful male influencers?
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Wtf
😒🤷🏻♂️😆
His->your girlfriend. ???
People are weird now days
only when you dont fit in and try tue most desperate yet cliche ways to get attention ... basically he is a new version of old school clowns at a show, but now its all online and real circus shut down.. see, he is a newage clown lol
Hey Vice, what’s your financial status? 😂
your a guy you cant be a GIRLfriend. why are people broken in the head like. born girl or boy das it. gay stright bi das it
I remember when Vice used to cover news that nobody was talking about without bias. Time to unsubscribe ✌🏽
what’s the bias here? they’re interviewing a musician
jager64xxx xxxpanzer they literally started as a music and skate zine in montreal
Valen Jehaut absolute bs, there is literally a video on a guy who eats only Mac and cheese and it has a way better ratio
Please stop.
i luv ur purple arua sweetietopings!!!
FishizzleBoy Please don’t ever.
No
No thank you. This is activism.
Can't wait for this world to end.
This is absolutely terrible
literally lol
Disliked. Disloved.
He stole his mothers shirt
His???
😂🤦🏽♂️
Zakaria George , he goes by he/him and she/her pronouns.. nothing to facepalm over
Now this is why we cant have nice things
what are you
DAFUQ IS THAT?!
@Astrid Alaniz GTFO WITH THAT P.C. CRAP
Call the psychiatrists
All I see is a confused and misdirected child
Nyarlathotep , all reputable studies show that corporal punishment is negative for a child. and trans people already face insane amounts of violence, how exactly is beating someone going to “fix” them? especially when they’re just a child and looking to adults for support and guidance, not literal abuse?? i pray you never have children. your bigotry will either poison their mind or cover their body in bruises.
That’s your mirror dude, try watching the video.
Shelley James i did and it’s certainly not my mirror
Nyarlathotep ,
me: don’t beat your kids
you: It’s Slur Time
@@The_Osprey No, people like you spread fear and hate for no reason. Ezra is just living his life harming no-one and making art. He's a gentle soul giving hope to many young people who identify with him.
TERRIBLE.
WTF????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's cool to be unique but when you force it its just cringy. Try hards are never cool.
Your judgement is cringy.
@@somweg I'm judging what? I'm being descriptive not judgmental.
Ramón González Calling somebody a try hard is judgmental.
@@K3r0411 Why tho? It's not within my right to base my opinion on what I see when he obviously wants to be a public figure? When you enter the realm on being a public figure you open yourself to exactly that, specially since he is in the arts field. He's not a guy selling tickets at the movie theater or working in a pharmaceutical lab.
Also I think it's factually correct that he's trying too hard to be and look special, it ends up being cringy.
Wtf is that?!?!?!
I just threw up in my mouth .... And found more talent in there then in this...whatever it is .....
Is this your first day on the internet? Don’t worry, one day you may be mature enough to cope with watching someone talk about a song without being “triggered”.
@@shelleyjames4446 were you just triggered by my comment ?! .... Thats cute .... I was mature enough to fight for my country and your right to say whatever you want .... Good for you.... Have a wonderful day !!!!
Trent Tapia ok. But try to be nicer on here ok. You don’t need to be rude about people you don’t even know. Ezra has been living off his music for over a decade, so he has talent, even if you don’t get it.
Also how does you fighting for your country give me free speech? Don’t follow.
@@shelleyjames4446 i dont think its talent thats made him a living ... Have you heard that train wreck of a voice ..... Your right though..... All your freedoms are yours because there well deserved and you are very precious ....
Trent Tapia I have been a fan for five years and seen him live six times. I have heard his voice, yeah. I can’t work out if that last bit is sarcastic? Did your army job give you day release to work in the U.K. legal system. I know where my rights come from man...