The Rentals - Barcelona

From the album: Seven More Minutes

[@theostgard6212]

Brings me back to 99...love thia album.

[@NewOrleansPunkRock]

This song is just slightly harder to search for than it should be. I guess Matt Sharp never thought about the downside of calling his band The Rentals and naming a song after a popular vacation spot.

[@tachycardia2224]

So glad this popped up in the Recommends today; has led to Rentals (Re)Appreciation Day. Man those first two albums were strong, and Seven More Minutes absurdly underrated.

[@gabegarcia6425]

I love this song. It always makes me feel a little better about my day when I listen to it.

[@SuperElectricsheep]

Got Absinthe
Got Gaudi
And I got Jamboree
Got my chicas
Maria, Anna, Monica (Maria, Anna, Monica)
And I got Noemi
(A what cha gotta)
Got Picasso Blue (got Picasso Blue)
And I got the Good Bar Crew
Got Bikini
And the New York disco
Got surreal Dali
Oh, yeah (Oh, yeah)
Lost and rollin', driftin' loosely on my own through
Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalonia, take over
Barcelona
Got Iberia, Got Oveja Negra
Got Zeleste
And the Karma dub
I got the Pipa Club
(A what cha gotta)
Got Picasso Blue (got Picasso Blue)
Got a senorita too
The Panam's sex show
Got my transvestites
At the Top of the Mountain disco
Yeah (Yeah)
Lost and rollin'
I don't got much to go back to
Lost and rollin', driftin' loosely on my own through
Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalonia, take over
Barcelona
(Oh, oh)
Barcelona
(Oh, oh)
Barcelona
(Oh, oh)
Barcelona
(Oh, oh)
Barcelona
My sweet angel, Barcelona, hide me safely, give me shelter
In a dark place under assumed name through Catalonia
Lost and rollin', driftin' loosely, no occupation, Barcelona
The last angel, Barcelona

[@clampstheband7550]

thank you for being the rentals. thank you so much,

[@rudy14240]

The comment in the Weezer - undone (the sweater song) brought me to this. I just heard it and it's awesome.

[@derekthompson1782]

The rentals are awesome

[@trmedia1023]

I think I prefer the simpler, heavier, falsetto-focused version in California, but as for subject matter this is way cooler and more meaningful, I like the embrace of non-american culture, you sense that rush he must have felt on his European adventures. Singing about California is a cliche now and already was back in the 90's.

[@GameWriterGuy]

Maya Rudolph (SNL, Bridesmaids) on backup vocals.

[@warplayer]

Oh God I love The Rentals. Haven't heard this song in ages... good job youtube!

[@prouderac7341]

My sweet angel, Barcelona, hide me safely, give me shelter in a dark place under assumed name through Catalonia...

[@staytherelass]

I wanna see Barcelona!

[@mishagameekg1210]

Thank you VH1 and your old is cool

[@Jagrobby182]

both are awesome

[@TheUltrafan25]

This song is fucking sick.

[@djvisen]

fantastic

[@ferlottes]

Superbe !

[@invisible1769]

they must have been in Las Ramblas.

[@jorgevillacanascarrillo1518]

.jajaja.........Barcelona es preciosa..............

[@YordiHurtaders]

Quitando los atracos y sepaRatas

[@jorgevillacanascarrillo1518]

@@YordiHurtaders y quitando a los guiris y a los culerdos.

[@carstereobandits]

Agreed, I think California's verse is better, but everything else in this version is better, especially those awesome synths.

[@reysolph]

Orayt

[@MediaLunaBand]

California has better verses, but this has the absolutely amazing outro. Tough call.

[@YordiHurtaders]

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, take over, Barcelona
Get surreal Dali, get blue Picasso, get atraco y puñalada en el costado

[@jesusnegros69]

So is the Rentals guy broke?

[@jesusnegros69]

oh no!

[@SaturnTypeBeat]

Great song, but I really wish they stuck with using "California" instead.

[@bosshm-2]

California > Barcelona

[@TousMiroirNoir]

No, the song California is way better than this.

[@powerofktulu]

not as good as California