I remember when this video came out, it was huge! They had to censor it for MTV ofc, but the way they did it was brilliant: instead of blurring certain scenes or part of the images, they inserted a "SCENE MISSING" title card in that same grainy, antique film. It looked completely organic and indeed intentional, which IMO gave an even more disturbing effect because your mind had to fill in the blanks and - given the tone of the video, the song and the band - your imagination just went to really dark places to figure out what those images could possibly be. I've been looking for that cut for TV video and can't seem to find it anywhere. It's a great example of the video director's creativity!
@@freezingcathedral if your mind went to Sunshine, meadows and Sparrows chirping during the 'scene missing' bits of that video, you're definitely much more of a weirdo
@@TheBLGL this is about a man turning to sex and drugs to try to feel something. As well as a sense of sexual frustration. Its part of the downward spiral. Of course a bunch of trents songs are at least partially about H.
The instrumental gives such a perfect sense of instinctual fear, cause it's basically a tune you would hear in a club, but the tone that they use is so gooey and feels like pulsating ooze and the beat is like your heart beat. Then the chorus hits and it sounds almost carnival like.
4:20 - The keys were PERFECT. Do you know what the hidden message is behind those keys? Listen to them again and think about this: "Time's up. Show's over. Good-Bye. See You In Hell."
This video is a masterpiece of horror. It's like the director took everything that makes people uncomfortable and crushed it up all together into a lumpy, oozing and pulsating abomination of screaming disgust.
that director is Mark Romanek, and he's responsible for so many ICONIC videos from the 90s. This dude also did Michael Jackson's-Scream, Madonna-Bedtime Stories and so many more
When you successfully put the lotion on your skin, and Billy actually allowed you to leave without subjecting you to his buffalo sauce, because he realized how important your mom is😅
One of my favorite layers in this song is the percussive noise that comes in and bounces between the right and left channels at 4:10. I heard this song hundreds of times without even noticing it but ever since I picked up on it, I haven't been able to get it out of my head
Just to clarify, the monkey in the video was not at all harmed, they gave him lots of bananas and love during the filming, the ASPCA was present during filming of the music video. The pig carcass was real, but it was purchased from a slaughterhouse and Trent Reznor regretted it because it smelled very bad.
Oh I'm glad you mentioned this thank you :) I wasn't too worried bc from what I hear it sounds like Trent is a good guy but it's also nice to specially know they were nice to the monkey and gave him treats lol
I love the twist between disgust and sex and procreation and life and just this ensemble of what is reality but just in the most raw fashion. Not done in a way to pretty up anything but also not to dilute anything either. The creativity itself in this one is...remarkable. 100/10.
Yea but people get so perverted with this song though 🙄. This is not the side of sexuality that I appreciate. And im a Scorpio lol. This is dark. This is just not an accurate representation of sexuality as its meant to be. I do like the sound of this song a lot though! Heck, ill even listen to the instrumental version of it bc its just sooo good! Ngl, it is fire 🔥
I remember sending this to my ex husband. He was just a crush then. But I just now remembered this. Yeah, I remember how I used to lust after him too. 🤦🏻♀️ I mean, it was funny at the time. I would send this to him. I heard this was actually supposed to be some spiritual thing tho. It's not really all that deep for me tho. Also, I'm not Trent Reznor. So I don't think like him. He knew wth he was doing behind these lyrics & it worked. I think u need to simma down now
The song is not about sex, procreation, or life. It's about self-hatred, depression, and obsession. Listen to the whole album in one sitting, it will make sense. Especially the ending melody is important.
@@osiris4457 I've heard TDS countless times. I was referring to the imagery in the video. It's symbolism within the context of the song- within the context of the album. Closer is effectively the formative and culminative release the protagonist of the album feels, the only time that he really feels alive. And what it means after; without. It's a specific form of descent into madness. One that is all about escaping who somebody is- to become somebody or something they're not. There's a reason The Ruiner is the next track on the list. It's the aftermath of this abstract notion taken to it's decay through the personification of the other- within the self. An inner representative entity that embodies the worst aspects of human nature. The ruiner is a collector he's an infector serving his sh*t to his flies. You want what the Ruiner is giving you but you know it's wrong, you know it's apart of you, and you know fighting it won't win. The moral is It's about coming to terms with your human nature, not fighting it. From thereon the album takes a psychotic dive into depersonalization and a dissociative inhumane drive towards self destruction as the concept itself. The protagonist does not "make it". Whether physically or psychologically is audibly left to the listener.
Hmm… I wouldn’t call this music video either of those things… Edit: I just realised that this comment is probably ironic. But tbf can u blame me… u get so many old heads reminiscing about “the good old days” haha
LOL, my point was more that I find it astonishing that the director (Mark Romanek) of something as original and striking as this and who also directed the Johnny Cash "Hurt" video, would go on to do a cutesy-cutesy Taylor Swift clip.
This song isn't necessarily about sex. It's about knowing you're unworthy and nothing and want to take something pure and beautiful and desecrate it. To bring that beauty down to your level, to soil it.
Interesting. I always took it as wanting to be with something pure and beautiful in the deepest hope that it might elevate you to feel worthy; if only briefly.
I mostly relate to the idea that this song isn't necessarily about the person or the act that he is desecrating but more so just about the pure lust to let out all your frustration, ugliness and violence in the most dehumanizing way possible. But I adore the way everyone sees music and art differently. Its why I find it so beautiful
im sorry but if you don't think this is music you're just wrong. if you think this is "transcendning what music is" then i'd love to see your reaction to avant-garde music
Closer was my intro to Industrial music. I first heard it on KROQ (Southern California) in late Summer / early Autumn of 1994. I was 15 at the time, a sophmore in high school. A young lady I was seeing at the time was really into nin, as well. Trent was so cool back then. I miss THIS Trent! Pretty Hate Machine Broken The Downward Spiral ...best NIN albums ever IMO.
I had a friend who's 60+ year old mother loved this song, and would sing it whenever it came on, not fully understanding the lyrics... until she finally explained them her mother, and told her that she wasn't allowed to sing this (around her) anymore.
@@TeddyandBricke OMG it's really been that long? That means that I was 10 when I started listening The nine inch nails and closer literally I played constantly I kind of still do and I also like the hand that feeds you there's just so many different kinds of songs that they've made and it's it's just art
rajvader awwwww, were you triggered by the mean old music video? Poor little snowflake, just show me on the doll where it touched you, then you can go to your safe space, complete with puppies and coloring books.
They recorded this album in the Manson murder house. I always thought it had something really dark and sinister within it, then I found out about that.
I'm 56, and this is why I LOVE 90's grunge/rock. The genre turned self-loathing and depression on its head, acknowledged darkness in thought in all its sadness/horror, and then spit it out with sarcasm, wit, and defiance. And yes, there is hope in the music too. That is the essence of 90's grunge.
My sister put me onto NIN back in 2004; I was 12years old. This was the perfect coming of age band for a strange child. R.I.P. to the dopest sister in this whole fuckin realm
I can imagine hearing this for the first time in 1994. According to my dad, this song was unlike anything he had ever heard before and he was completely blown away by the musical composition that Trent Reznor had going on. He is truly a genius.
I was in jr high when this came out, and the whole album was so different than anything I'd ever heard. Far beyond hearing Nirvana for the first time during the hair band days, or even Metallica when they came around. Nothing came close to NIN back in the day. Manson kind of took some of that angst and ran with it, but a lot of what made him good was directly handed down from Trent or an effort to emulate him.
Disney: So you're responsible for making some of the most bleak and at times, vulgar songs? Trent Reznor: Yes. Disney: Go make music for a Pixar movie! Trent: Ok.
That’s what I love about Trent. He can write some of the dirtiest, most obscene and masochistic songs I’ve ever heard and then do a full 180 and compose music for a kids’ movie
i’m 15 and i’ve loved this song for years. the music video is absolutely amazing, it’s so creative, but creepy and layered with such a lustful song it’s beautiful. the only things that reminds of this MV is a tool one, not similar but gives the same vibes IMO but you can fight me on that
The director of this video, Mark Romanek, is a certified genius. Watch some of his other music videos - like Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" or Jay Z's "99 Problems" - and you see how versatile he is at matching the tone of the song and the artist while always being high quality and interesting.
And also, I would highly recommend checking out the film One Hour Photo, starring Robin Williams. Not only did Williams deliver one of his most intense dramatic performances, but Romanek directed the film, and the cinematography definitely bears many of the hallmarks of his music videos.
@@chevand8 Yes! One Hour Photo is an incredible movie! Disturbing, sad, and AMAZINGLY well done all around. Such a great movie, and Robin Williams gave a stellar performance... I wish it had more recognition, it definitely deserves more than it's received.
The version they put on MTV to be quite honest was creepier because the REALLY questionable parts were replaced with "Scene missing" giving it an even more old film feeling and the curiosity of how bad it actually was.
That's why horror writers will tell you to hold off revealing the monster for as long as you can; give little glimpses of it, and let the readers' minds fill in the blanks, and it's guaranteed to be scarier than whatever the actual monster turns out to be
Amazing video... saw NIN at the China Club NYC in '89 supporting the TVT debut album...before the fame...there might have been 20 people there that night. They played the set in all their arena style glory and it was absolutely jaw dropping...much respect to Trent's artistic genius.
I like it a lot. To me it represents how giving in to sexual urges can leave us disoriented and spinning out of control. Without self control we just run around in circles. Kind of reminds me of the 2nd circle in Dante's Inferno, where the punishment for Lust was beating you back and forth in an endless, violent wind symbolizing how we can be carried away by our passions.
This song was a cultural phenomenon. It was so different than anything else mainstream, grunge was on the way out and before techno got big Trent came along and blew people's minds. It was literally everywhere.
That was the best thing about music videos from the 90s and 2000s: they made being a musician seem like a kind of superpower and the musicians themselves were like superheroes!
He definitely deserves his flowers while he's still here a lot of people don't know NIN technically wasn't a band Trent played all the instruments for the all the records dude is a genius a white version of Prince 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
this song means a lot to me. as sad as it is the theme of self-hatred resulting in hypersexuality really resonates with me. I would even say that it became comforting since I haven't seen this topic being covered by other artists
I haven’t heard or thought about this song in probably 2 years. My late bf and I listened to it and I told him how my parents would blast it when it was released to embarrass me… I was young and prude. This morning I saw a TikTok of a woman recreating the video and ran here to watch the original. The visceral reaction I had from the combination of the lyrics w/these visuals was 10000/10
Pushing the boundaries of madness, sorrow, lust, hate, guilt, depression, atheism, innocence and beauty. Embracing his demons and watching the beauty of the world he knew fade into nothing is just mesmerizing. The industrial decay is matched only by his mental deterioration. This is the downward spiral, this is a masterpiece!
Whoops! I mean The last supper or that new one they found, with that perfect crystal ball that they thought was impossible n they called the new painting they found a fraud cut in it it's not reversed ( what u see in that crystal ball. I once had one that was that way also. Duh . Someone stole it n I just turned the other cheek. Rather than defend myself cuz that gets me in trouble. Divinche, I bet he art's in Heaven now!
@@jasondean88888 because its the first thing everyone noticed. but also just so relatively tame. Its like the word "ass" in the midst of an erotic shock horror novel.
Man Trent is such a bad ass composer. I love how he blended this with a backing music track and live instruments. The breaks, hooks and bass line is totally unforgettable.
Toronto aug 23 ,2025!! A master, 4 get any hall of fame. These guys are a huge part of the 90'z everyone has had feelings .. forever shaped ppls musical spirits Thank you
Watching this in high school: This is creepy and hot. Watching this as an adult after studying art: I see the influence of Francis Bacon, Joel Peter Witkin, the Brothers Quay, David Wojnarowicz's A Fire in My Belly, Man Ray's An Object to be Destroyed is actually in the video... so many art references and influences!
I felt this had Bacon's and Ray's references. The video is too much to not to have lots of influences. I actually like finding these things in music videos, so thanks for sharing
Ok. Enough of your pretentious crap.Perhaps too uncomfortable to actually just sit and really LISTEN and get a natural, visceral reaction to things we know aren't good for us, yet can't/don't want to stop doing. The song is obviously about chocolate!
Seriously! It is just so unique and creative that it's mind blowing, but at the moment 12k plus other people think different. How can you thumb down this?!
I was 21 when this song first came out, first time out at clubs and when this song would start up EVERYONE ran to the dance floor! I miss those days! LOVE NIN!!!
this is art.. back in 1994 you either had to stay up til midnite for the unedited version on MTV or purchase the VHS copy.. we had the VHS copy.. wore that mf OOUUTTT 🤘🏼😝🤘🏼 💗❤️
Most miss the fact that this song is not about glorifying sex. It's actually about the lowest type of person who loses their humanity by being addicted to self gratification. The person in the song is crying out for help. He is swimming in shame and self disgust. He has lost his very existence. We all know plenty who are addicted to pleasure the flesh that leads to self destruction.
@@rezuka96 yup, NIN/Trent has been my obsession since I was 13. Brilliant album, the fragile was also excellent. They just dont make em like this anymore.
hard to explain how groundbreaking this was at the time...as a 14 year old kid, seeing this on MTV...not only had I never heard anything like this, but the imagery was even more powerful. nightmare fuel, but also incredibly intriguing. still stands up
I was also 14 when this album & video came out. Raddest shit I'd seen....had all the creepy, sexy feels. Plus Trent tied up....totally warped my fragile little mind. 😂
I love that this shit was mainstream, even in the video’s edited/censored form. There was still a little bit of adventure in the music industry back then.
I saw this video so many times on TV back then. It was just something that you watched because what else was going on? Took it for granted. Music hasn't been as good since...
I don't know why but I absolutely love this song. It just makes me turn around 360. I've always loved this group. I know it's eerie, but it's also greatness and I didn't know so many people got harmed making this video I heard but it's just awesome and red and dark and fantastic thank you and God bless and peace out
I was sixteen when I heard this was the first time I listen to NIN and boy I felt things next thing you know I convinced my parents to buy me tickets and my aunt came to keep and eye on me and her face when she heard this song and saw me sing the lyrics I was grounded for a year and a half
Marilyn was shocking before he even met Reznor. I think Trent has had more of an influence over the production of Marilyn’s music than anything. They both are extremely talented in their own rights.
@@polinam9546 Couldn't agree more. I've tried repeatedly to get into Manson, but his songs almost feel like he's trying too hard to be edgy. The guy definitely has musical talent, but it's just too up front and in your face in that almost silly, haunted house attraction kind of way.
all media, in a way, bc Fincher used this vibe on Se7en, and Se7en was ripped off by Saw, and... Well, Saw made a lot of shit IDK if you knew that lmao
hellfeather I was actually , in Dallas , and that particular video didn’t seem to bother anyone, now the video for the album broken was attacked because it was a well simulated snuff film, I’m pretty sure peter christopherson was in on its production.. but that was all I saw... now when the Woodstock thing happened it raised some eyebrows, I don’t remember people being offended by any of it really, I mean you had jocks calling him a fag etc ... but yeah i was listening to coil, and psychic tv , and going to forbidden books, and William s Burroughs exhibits ( obviously reading all his literature) and trying to visit him in person. The closer video in particular didn’t seem to make any really intolerant pc culture waves, because at the time if you became outraged or offended it was all about you, and no one cared, minus looking down on you a bit for not being able to hang. The mothers of America and tipper gore etc later became focused on the antics of Marilyn Manson , which was catering to their Christian outrage.
i watched this full svreen on the bus all the way theough and like HOLYYYYYY SHIIII i was like scared the whole time but like props to the music video director because it definitely achieved its goal onlysmallbites sent me here LOL
My mom let me pick the music when we were driving recently and that song played and by the look she gave me I think she wondered if an abortion 18 years after giving birth is an option
I think people forget that this song is all about using sex to forget about how empty and powerless and broken you are and emotionally abusing yourself and your partner. It's definitely hot, but in a dark and tragic way, and I really appreciate that it has all those layers.
Apparently it's generally interpreted as some sort of "sex" or "lust" anthem, which seems kind of silly considering how many lines there are in the song that mention self-deprecation, feeling of emptiness and obsession. It would seem that in this song, sex is simply a way to give meaning to life, and since the character feels like his life is empty and worthless, he obsesses over the one thing that makes him feel good: sex. It's not saying "sex is great", it's more like saying "sex is the only thing that makes me feel right".
To those of you stating that Trent looks/looked like Snape.. Trent had that image long before the character of Snape was created. So if anything, Snape looks like Trent and NOT the other way around..
Trent is a super talented dude, “Pretty hate machine, The downward spiral, the fragile, with teeth and broken” are all such good records. Absolutely mind boggling.
Tbh this is probably up there as one of the best music videos of all time. Not even being edgy, it's just so memorable. I love those lil clips of Trent levitating and spinning in a circle.
This song is what I imagine it could have happened if Depeche Mode and David Bowie ever composed a song together. I can't believe this song is already 30 years old and it still sounds so contemporary. Thanks for creating this masterpiece Nine Inch Nails.
This was my boomer primal scream music in my late 20's. It still holds up many moons later although I enjoy the music more than the video. The video is more nightmare fuel than I need.
30 years later and this song STILL slaps. Still as brilliant. Still a masterpiece. Still disturbing yet oddly erotic. Reznor is an absolute artistic genius.
First time watching: "WTF AM I EVEN LOOKING AT?!?! Sounds catchy though." Second time watching: "This is still terrifying, but I like the terrifyingness of this." Third time watching: "This is art."
I’m a huge keyboard/synthesizer fan because my brother plays them so I grew up with them and fell in love with them. This is one of my favorite songs ever and every time my kids hear it on the radio they’ll say “Hey mom, your favorite song is on!” 😂 Such an awesome song!
You got an audible chuckle outta me. I always wondered if Snape's hair was *supposed* to look like Trent's late 90's hairstyle (after the god-awful dreads and before the bowl-cut). It's practically identical 🤷🏻♀️
almost 30 years later, this video's textures, shots, production, and vibe can be seen in SO many modern videos. The song is timeless, the video is extremely influential, its an all around classic.
this and the box video set on VHS was so iconic and ahead of its time. I remember when it came out and it was like you knew at that time you were experiencing something that could never be repeated. Like you were in that moment everyone would reminisce about forever.♥♥♥♥
I discovered this album in 6th grade; some kid was passing his big brother's album around class and I was like, 'WHAT IS THIS.... O_O" and my life changed after that. One of the best albums of the '90s.
To me, this song describes using sex as a drug, a form of escapism and a way to plot out the fears of death, loneliness and the internal black pit. I lived in New Orleans in the mid-1990s when Trent Reznor was living there. I never saw him, but the culture and city was just so sultry, decadent and depraved. There is an energy in New Orleans that is electrifying and this video captured this dark yet alluring vibe.
When this song came out....... I was working in a nightclub. The owner wasn't in the building so I decided that I would check this song out on the sound system. Let's just say that it was lucky the windows, mirrors on the stage and speakers all throughout the club didn't fail. Awesome song
I like how the song shows extreme emotion without hard shouts or screams with rather quiet music. Not showing emotion bursting but rather emotion ready to burst? Not sure how to explain this. It's a very interesting approach for someone who likes death and thrash.
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I remember when this video came out, it was huge! They had to censor it for MTV ofc, but the way they did it was brilliant: instead of blurring certain scenes or part of the images, they inserted a "SCENE MISSING" title card in that same grainy, antique film. It looked completely organic and indeed intentional, which IMO gave an even more disturbing effect because your mind had to fill in the blanks and - given the tone of the video, the song and the band - your imagination just went to really dark places to figure out what those images could possibly be.
I've been looking for that cut for TV video and can't seem to find it anywhere. It's a great example of the video director's creativity!
your imagination did.
yours.
don't project onto others, weirdo.
@@freezingcathedral if your mind went to Sunshine, meadows and Sparrows chirping during the 'scene missing' bits of that video, you're definitely much more of a weirdo
awesomw D
I also remember when this song came out. I was pretty turned off by 90s music until I hear this song.
Yeah I forgot about that! Cool
The unironically sexy undertone is what really sends the creepy factor over the edge.
That's kind of the point.
102.1 the edge used to play this song
Undertone? It is the tone
@@wyattc.4455 Point.
😂😂😂 Undertone
i still haven’t found a song that makes me feel how this song does, it’s just incredible
How does it make you feel? Interested to hear a women's perspective
Listen to Desire by Meg Myers. Different in many ways but similar in the dark lust feel
yeah its the thor and odin vision perhaps...they even have an animal....
Same
Try soft cell - sex dwarf. Closer is inspired by it
I can’t believe NIN was one guy and not a band! Blew my brain when I found out lol
It was a band
Rezner and Ross.
Joined in like 2010s@@shashwatsrivastava2162
@@shashwatsrivastava2162 Ross joined quite later in the band, but he saved it for last.
everyone was harmed in the making of this video
Especially vegans like me..........=l
And they liked it lol
Lol no they weren't they even have a behind scenes of this video😂 your a sore person for reals
@@ntdlll7707 Just went right over your head didn’t it?
@@1CrispyCracker lol I know, what a maroon, for reals
record company: Trent we need a love song
Trent: here ya go dude
Scooter: Maria, I like it....
ha ha ha ha
Uh, it’s about H but go off...
some things look like tools, like Werkzeug
@@TheBLGL this is about a man turning to sex and drugs to try to feel something. As well as a sense of sexual frustration. Its part of the downward spiral. Of course a bunch of trents songs are at least partially about H.
it's a miracle this is still on youtube
I know right!
Why do you think so?
@@NoxernPL well, naked people, a crucified monkey, pig heads..
@@NoxernPLbecause there soft
@@NoxernPL cause talks about sex and rape and triggers many people. Personally I find it ridiculous, but is the world we live now.
The lyrics for this song are so poetic, so romantic.
What are you into..
I feel bad for any of anyone who dates you...
@@mattiedrawz Self loathing and devotion to someone who you think is perfect.
@@BucketOfBrisket Your profile picture is an anime girl with cat ears. Literally what are you talking about.
@@mehakverma7043 *anime boy get it right nerd
The instrumental gives such a perfect sense of instinctual fear, cause it's basically a tune you would hear in a club, but the tone that they use is so gooey and feels like pulsating ooze and the beat is like your heart beat. Then the chorus hits and it sounds almost carnival like.
I said the same thing it's a very catchy beat it's just a great song irrespective of the lyrics
4:20 - The keys were PERFECT. Do you know what the hidden message is behind those keys? Listen to them again and think about this:
"Time's up. Show's over. Good-Bye. See You In Hell."
Great synth modulation. It’s superb mesmerising sound.
Just say it gets you bricked up dude, that's okay now.
❤
This video is a masterpiece of horror. It's like the director took everything that makes people uncomfortable and crushed it up all together into a lumpy, oozing and pulsating abomination of screaming disgust.
Not sure why not enough people don't comment about how horrific this music video actually is apart from it being "sexy".
that director is Mark Romanek, and he's responsible for so many ICONIC videos from the 90s. This dude also did Michael Jackson's-Scream, Madonna-Bedtime Stories and so many more
also the asthethic is heavily inspired on the work of Joel-Peter witkin, you might want to check it up ;)
Try "Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin for some creepy stuff.........
About to watch it now. Love shit like that.
Imagine being like oh yeah my child was in a music video and people ask which one lol
💀👍🏽
My thoughts exactly
I'd be proud.
Or your grandparents lol
When you successfully put the lotion on your skin, and Billy actually allowed you to leave without subjecting you to his buffalo sauce, because he realized how important your mom is😅
One of my favorite layers in this song is the percussive noise that comes in and bounces between the right and left channels at 4:10. I heard this song hundreds of times without even noticing it but ever since I picked up on it, I haven't been able to get it out of my head
Just to clarify, the monkey in the video was not at all harmed, they gave him lots of bananas and love during the filming, the ASPCA was present during filming of the music video. The pig carcass was real, but it was purchased from a slaughterhouse and Trent Reznor regretted it because it smelled very bad.
I know he has a heart, but it’s lovely to know the band helped him grow into a better person.
One of the monkey trainers was arrested on false charges tho. You can find his comment on a behind the scenes video here on YT.
Oh I'm glad you mentioned this thank you :) I wasn't too worried bc from what I hear it sounds like Trent is a good guy but it's also nice to specially know they were nice to the monkey and gave him treats lol
Thank you
thank you ive always wondered about that monkey and you just gave me sm peace 😅
I was 9 when I first saw this on MTV. Seeing Trent lick that perfectly shaped microphone sent me straight into puberty 😂
You just killed me🤣
The same x me hahaha and send me to check about alt guys
you little monster...energy dextrose T U rin is not alollowed in that age...Keanu
Puberty at 9?!?!
@@SamanthaGJones well I started my period at 10… so that’s not really so far fetched 🤷🏻♀️ LOL
I love the twist between disgust and sex and procreation and life and just this ensemble of what is reality but just in the most raw fashion. Not done in a way to pretty up anything but also not to dilute anything either. The creativity itself in this one is...remarkable. 100/10.
Yea but people get so perverted with this song though 🙄. This is not the side of sexuality that I appreciate. And im a Scorpio lol. This is dark. This is just not an accurate representation of sexuality as its meant to be. I do like the sound of this song a lot though! Heck, ill even listen to the instrumental version of it bc its just sooo good! Ngl, it is fire 🔥
I remember sending this to my ex husband. He was just a crush then. But I just now remembered this. Yeah, I remember how I used to lust after him too. 🤦🏻♀️ I mean, it was funny at the time. I would send this to him.
I heard this was actually supposed to be some spiritual thing tho. It's not really all that deep for me tho. Also, I'm not Trent Reznor. So I don't think like him. He knew wth he was doing behind these lyrics & it worked. I think u need to simma down now
The song is not about sex, procreation, or life. It's about self-hatred, depression, and obsession. Listen to the whole album in one sitting, it will make sense. Especially the ending melody is important.
@@osiris4457 I've heard TDS countless times.
I was referring to the imagery in the video.
It's symbolism within the context of the song- within the context of the album.
Closer is effectively the formative and culminative release the protagonist of the album feels, the only time that he really feels alive.
And what it means after; without.
It's a specific form of descent into madness. One that is all about escaping who somebody is- to become somebody or something they're not.
There's a reason The Ruiner is the next track on the list. It's the aftermath of this abstract notion taken to it's decay through the personification of the other- within the self. An inner representative entity that embodies the worst aspects of human nature. The ruiner is a collector he's an infector serving his sh*t to his flies.
You want what the Ruiner is giving you but you know it's wrong, you know it's apart of you, and you know fighting it won't win.
The moral is It's about coming to terms with your human nature, not fighting it.
From thereon the album takes a psychotic dive into depersonalization and a dissociative inhumane drive towards self destruction as the concept itself. The protagonist does not "make it". Whether physically or psychologically is audibly left to the listener.
I heard it's about a dude who had a chronic illnesd that was extremely painful and bdsm helped him
I miss the 90's. When music videos were so simple and so pure.
I wouldn’t call Closer simple by any stretch of the imagination lmao
Hmm… I wouldn’t call this music video either of those things…
Edit: I just realised that this comment is probably ironic. But tbf can u blame me… u get so many old heads reminiscing about “the good old days” haha
Me and my girl were paid to dance in cages to this song in the underground after hour clubs. Best time of my life.
Woah! Sounds exciting
I wish I were you-
Limelight?
Not underground or after hours, but I ask cuz people were always dancing in cages to this at Limelight.
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Your club straight up played a song about a rapists obsession with there victim
I'm trying to get my head around the fact that the director of this video also directed Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off".
She was Born in the year of This vídeo clip
Closer came out in 94
R.A.s Reviews so she was five then :)
LOL, my point was more that I find it astonishing that the director (Mark Romanek) of something as original and striking as this and who also directed the Johnny Cash "Hurt" video, would go on to do a cutesy-cutesy Taylor Swift clip.
Manning Bartlett Holy shit, that's really fucking disturbing and on my list of stuff i didn't want to know
This song isn't necessarily about sex. It's about knowing you're unworthy and nothing and want to take something pure and beautiful and desecrate it. To bring that beauty down to your level, to soil it.
Something very deep... and your comment too.
All I can think is of the stripper I watched dancing to this in Davie Florida and she would say otherwise hahaha
Interesting. I always took it as wanting to be with something pure and beautiful in the deepest hope that it might elevate you to feel worthy; if only briefly.
I mostly relate to the idea that this song isn't necessarily about the person or the act that he is desecrating but more so just about the pure lust to let out all your frustration, ugliness and violence in the most dehumanizing way possible. But I adore the way everyone sees music and art differently. Its why I find it so beautiful
The lovely thing about art is it always works if makes you think.
This is by far the most brilliant video that anybody in the entire planet ever made for somebody on their music. This video. This music is brilliant.
i thought for 2 secs and came up with aphex twin's who's your daddy, so i guess if i spent more time i could list way more
The music the video is anotherthing
*30 years later this song still sounds like it's from the future*
Peace Among Worlds time travellers smfrs~
shows how much innovation has happened in popular music over the past few decades...
@@greatBLTi just appreciate the raw tallent it takes to make something this, scratchy in me feels and brain
Definitely the album, i still can’t believe it released in 1994
It’s been 35 years what do you mean
Ladies and gentlemen, an Oscar nominated composer for a children’s movie
A two time Oscar winner.
Wow! Did not know he worked on the Soul OST 0.0 I love that movie
And the only Grammy winner for a song with the words "fist fuck"
You do realise he doesn’t F and blind in it right 🤣
It isn’t a children’s movie, by the by.
This isn't a music video; it's a horror movie short documentary with an amazing sound track. It transcends the music video genre.
im sorry but if you don't think this is music you're just wrong. if you think this is "transcendning what music is" then i'd love to see your reaction to avant-garde music
@@marley0615 I said "music video." This is brilliant music!
@@PeteRoyJackson oh fair enough, then i agree
Even without the video it's a great song the beat is very catchy
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Closer was my intro to Industrial music. I first heard it on KROQ (Southern California) in late Summer / early Autumn of 1994. I was 15 at the time, a sophmore in high school. A young lady I was seeing at the time was really into nin, as well. Trent was so cool back then. I miss THIS Trent!
Pretty Hate Machine
Broken
The Downward Spiral
...best NIN albums ever IMO.
MOI MOI MOI LOVE IT TO.....
I was born in 85 and Marilyn Manson, Nin , RATM, Nirvana, Garbage ,Veruca salt ,Hole etc ... But something about this song !!
Thank god my mom doesn't understand English so I can play this at full volume
My mom was the one they kinda showed me NIN
@@bloody.halloween you have a cool mom
same
I had a friend who's 60+ year old mother loved this song, and would sing it whenever it came on, not fully understanding the lyrics... until she finally explained them her mother, and told her that she wasn't allowed to sing this (around her) anymore.
Same
It's crazy that this song is 30 years old now.
ah, Magneisium and arteria
Yet it feels absolutely timeless
Right? Produced like it was released yesterday. It's truly an epic piece of artistry that will live on forever and never fade.
Sounds like it’s from 2027 lmao
@@TeddyandBricke OMG it's really been that long? That means that I was 10 when I started listening The nine inch nails and closer literally I played constantly I kind of still do and I also like the hand that feeds you there's just so many different kinds of songs that they've made and it's it's just art
Trent was probably like... "Okay... Did we offend absolutely everyone? Don't want to leave anyone out. That would be rude!"
rajvader awwwww, were you triggered by the mean old music video? Poor little snowflake, just show me on the doll where it touched you, then you can go to your safe space, complete with puppies and coloring books.
Ha! I was just impressed that they did such a thorough job.
Guy raking you over the coals for thinking you were offended is offended.
there's a difference between trying to offend and challenging the status quo
Rasetsunyo
He was obviously joking, you fuck.
this makes me a little sad and extremely disturbed and i love it.
They recorded this album in the Manson murder house. I always thought it had something really dark and sinister within it, then I found out about that.
Sex shop worker: "Wow you got a lot. Fun night planned?"
Trent Reznor: "Yeah making a music video."
Sex shop: "We got some kinky shit up in here."
Trent Reznor: *_I'LL TAKE YOUR WHOLE STOCK_*
thats hilarious dude
@@crystaleunoia3974 Trent five minutes later ''That all?''
This is nothing compared to Happiness in Slavery
ok , THATS funny
I'm 56, and this is why I LOVE 90's grunge/rock.
The genre turned self-loathing and depression on its head, acknowledged darkness in thought in all its sadness/horror, and then spit it out with sarcasm, wit, and defiance. And yes, there is hope in the music too.
That is the essence of 90's grunge.
Fantastic assessment!
lol, this is not grunge music
@@3VAudioVideoI think NIN are industrial rock? But i agree they aren’t grunge lol
this isnt even close to grunge, NIN is industrial rock and this song is like funk and electronic but the other stuff you said is true
Reminds me of..."God was here, but he left early..."🎉❤
My sister put me onto NIN back in 2004; I was 12years old. This was the perfect coming of age band for a strange child. R.I.P. to the dopest sister in this whole fuckin realm
I'm sorry for your loss. My mother passed recently, so I know it's not easy to deal with.
@@BriannaBow omg im so sorry for u loss :(
@@paulcaravello thank you. I'm just taking it one day at a time. She would want me to keep going on with my life, so I'll do just that.
2004! You should have been there 1989 when NIN hit the mainstream. The 90s kicked ASS!!!
@@HollywoodColt read the room
I have seen Nin live more than once and Trent is my favorite artist of all time.
100% sex
100% nudity
100% talent
Lol
Love the curtains
Pure art..
420 Likes. Be proud.
Not 100%. No full frontal.
I can imagine hearing this for the first time in 1994. According to my dad, this song was unlike anything he had ever heard before and he was completely blown away by the musical composition that Trent Reznor had going on. He is truly a genius.
Hey I remember it. It wasn't just this. It was every mind blowing album released then! This just fit right in....
Chaotix4516 I was there
I was in jr high when this came out, and the whole album was so different than anything I'd ever heard. Far beyond hearing Nirvana for the first time during the hair band days, or even Metallica when they came around.
Nothing came close to NIN back in the day. Manson kind of took some of that angst and ran with it, but a lot of what made him good was directly handed down from Trent or an effort to emulate him.
You have no idea, man. This whole record is stunning and it was like a bomb went off in my brain the first time I listened to it as a teenager.
You really can't imagine. This was a world breaker.
Trent Reznor is the only person who could write songs about some of the most vile shit ever and then go on to make the soundtrack for a pixar movie
which song?
@@itzcarmenlol you literally just listened to it
@@skoorb132 i meant which pixar movie 😅
@@itzcarmenlol soul
And win a oscar for said movie
still amazes me how i feel just like the teen who heard it/saw it for the 1st time. it's been sooo long, i'm still the same. i love this sm.
Sometimes I sing to my cat: "I want to pet you like an animal. I want to feel you from the OUT SIDE."
😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎
🤣😂🤣
😂 you could add "In ancient Egypt you were a God!"
Oh how cute ☺️
whatever floats your boat
This guy did the score for Pixar's Soul
Disney: So you're responsible for making some of the most bleak and at times, vulgar songs?
Trent Reznor: Yes.
Disney: Go make music for a Pixar movie!
Trent: Ok.
That’s what I love about Trent. He can write some of the dirtiest, most obscene and masochistic songs I’ve ever heard and then do a full 180 and compose music for a kids’ movie
@@MichelleZhou do a full 360°?
@@jordanboyd5587 Well Disney did get Panic! at the Disco and Weezer to work on the Frozen 2 soundtrack so
@@TheMark1999 it wasn't a complaint my guy, just a funny observation
"It's a bird!"
"Is a plane!"
IS MY INNOCENT EYES FLYING AWAY
Yeah sure 😂
Mutalated pigs, Trent reznor in restraints, a monkey on the cross, and tiny boobs
What where they thinking
ochestrated since Erichs days? is older, one monkey does not stop the show, roots, seeds..
sry DL (R) G not avaiable..
i’m 15 and i’ve loved this song for years. the music video is absolutely amazing, it’s so creative, but creepy and layered with such a lustful song it’s beautiful. the only things that reminds of this MV is a tool one, not similar but gives the same vibes IMO but you can fight me on that
"how much symbolism can we cram into a 5 minute long music video"
Actshually 🤓 its 4 minutes and 42 seconds long 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Thank you for NOT ending that comment with "Yes". 🙏🏾
Yes
YES
@@YaoEspirito
no
The director of this video, Mark Romanek, is a certified genius. Watch some of his other music videos - like Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" or Jay Z's "99 Problems" - and you see how versatile he is at matching the tone of the song and the artist while always being high quality and interesting.
And also, I would highly recommend checking out the film One Hour Photo, starring Robin Williams. Not only did Williams deliver one of his most intense dramatic performances, but Romanek directed the film, and the cinematography definitely bears many of the hallmarks of his music videos.
Beck’s “Devil’s Haircut” was also a Romanek video…..awesome stuff
The fact that he did this video and those two definitely shows how versatile he is
Agreed
@@chevand8 Yes! One Hour Photo is an incredible movie! Disturbing, sad, and AMAZINGLY well done all around. Such a great movie, and Robin Williams gave a stellar performance... I wish it had more recognition, it definitely deserves more than it's received.
The version they put on MTV to be quite honest was creepier because the REALLY questionable parts were replaced with "Scene missing" giving it an even more old film feeling and the curiosity of how bad it actually was.
they blurred out some stuff too, which was also creepy
That's why horror writers will tell you to hold off revealing the monster for as long as you can; give little glimpses of it, and let the readers' minds fill in the blanks, and it's guaranteed to be scarier than whatever the actual monster turns out to be
For the longest time, I thought Scene Missing was an intentional part of the video....I didn't know they were actual scenes cut!
Fuck Censorship
Amazing video... saw NIN at the China Club NYC in '89 supporting the TVT debut album...before the fame...there might have been 20 people there that night. They played the set in all their arena style glory and it was absolutely jaw dropping...much respect to Trent's artistic genius.
Imagine being 12 and watching this debut on MTV....it was EPIC. They aired it again at midnight that night "minorly" censored. The good ol days....
I don't have to imagine. THAT WAS MY LIFE! AND IT WAS EPIC!
its epic right now, 2024
The first time I saw it, I *may* have been tripping balls.
My favorite part in the video is when he’s just floating there and spinning
It's really cool... to say the least.
Hi I'm Trash super trippy and just fucking creepy
Looks pretty neat
I like it a lot. To me it represents how giving in to sexual urges can leave us disoriented and spinning out of control. Without self control we just run around in circles. Kind of reminds me of the 2nd circle in Dante's Inferno, where the punishment for Lust was beating you back and forth in an endless, violent wind symbolizing how we can be carried away by our passions.
DancesWithMetroids
That’s a really nice interpretation
This song was a cultural phenomenon. It was so different than anything else mainstream, grunge was on the way out and before techno got big Trent came along and blew people's minds. It was literally everywhere.
grunge was on the way out, and this is one of the grungiest damn songs probably
“Was”? It still is imo 🤷🏻♀️
Thirty years later and this music video still has the power to shock! 😮
Trent floating and spinning in the air and when he plays the piano at the end always impressed me so much since 1994.
Ahead of his time.
Mk ultra
That was the best thing about music videos from the 90s and 2000s: they made being a musician seem like a kind of superpower and the musicians themselves were like superheroes!
He definitely deserves his flowers while he's still here a lot of people don't know NIN technically wasn't a band Trent played all the instruments for the all the records dude is a genius a white version of Prince 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
this song means a lot to me. as sad as it is the theme of self-hatred resulting in hypersexuality really resonates with me. I would even say that it became comforting since I haven't seen this topic being covered by other artists
I haven’t heard or thought about this song in probably 2 years. My late bf and I listened to it and I told him how my parents would blast it when it was released to embarrass me… I was young and prude. This morning I saw a TikTok of a woman recreating the video and ran here to watch the original. The visceral reaction I had from the combination of the lyrics w/these visuals was 10000/10
I used to play this song when me and my late ex gf were together. Like together together and I just love the darkness and eccentricity of it.
@ItsavileEarth I'm doing much better honestly. it's not easy to fight those thoughts buf I'm getting better at it. thank you for asking❤️
"Your sex I can smell"
@ItsavileEarthCould you please explain what you mean by casted on? Thank-you for your comments.
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY! RELEASED 08 MARCH 1994.
Faaaaaahk I feel old now. 😕
I was 4 years old and my bday is 8th March ❤🥲
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I can listen to this song over and over again.
Pushing the boundaries of madness, sorrow, lust, hate, guilt, depression, atheism, innocence and beauty. Embracing his demons and watching the beauty of the world he knew fade into nothing is just mesmerizing. The industrial decay is matched only by his mental deterioration. This is the downward spiral, this is a masterpiece!
A Masterpiece that rivals The Divinche Code
Whoops! I mean The last supper or that new one they found, with that perfect crystal ball that they thought was impossible n they called the new painting they found a fraud cut in it it's not reversed ( what u see in that crystal ball. I once had one that was that way also. Duh . Someone stole it n I just turned the other cheek. Rather than defend myself cuz that gets me in trouble. Divinche, I bet he art's in Heaven now!
Your words should be copywritten 💯👿🔥👅🤘🏼🫦
I want to know you, like friends or something
@@melissaciko824 in time.....
This song is almost 30 years old and it still has an effect of shock and awe !
I find it odd...
the lack of comments on how the mic had a nipple shadow.
Math, mohterfukcer... do you know it!?
I recently heard it again on Netflix’s fall of the house of Usher, brilliant scene and picking this song for it was the chef’s kiss!
I think that nowadays it's easier to get shocked. Everything can get someone offended lol
@@jasondean88888 because its the first thing everyone noticed. but also just so relatively tame.
Its like the word "ass" in the midst of an erotic shock horror novel.
Man Trent is such a bad ass composer. I love how he blended this with a backing music track and live instruments. The breaks, hooks and bass line is totally unforgettable.
He is a musical genius
Toronto aug 23 ,2025!! A master, 4 get any hall of fame. These guys are a huge part of the 90'z everyone has had feelings .. forever shaped ppls musical spirits
Thank you
Watching this in high school: This is creepy and hot.
Watching this as an adult after studying art: I see the influence of Francis Bacon, Joel Peter Witkin, the Brothers Quay, David Wojnarowicz's A Fire in My Belly, Man Ray's An Object to be Destroyed is actually in the video... so many art references and influences!
Did you also catch the George Tooker reference?
I felt this had Bacon's and Ray's references. The video is too much to not to have lots of influences.
I actually like finding these things in music videos, so thanks for sharing
Ok. Enough of your pretentious crap.Perhaps too uncomfortable to actually just sit and really LISTEN and get a natural, visceral reaction to things we know aren't good for us, yet can't/don't want to stop doing. The song is obviously about chocolate!
No William Blake in there somewhere?
@@marinskyjones1108 So shut up and listen.
Seriously... can we all agree; Goth or no Goth, that this is one of the most iconic music videos ever conceived, idealized, or made?
SERIOUSLY!?
Bohemian rhapsody disagrees
I was thinking this the other day. It's one of the very best
@@acdesegurgels8663 *devil in I entered the chat*
Yes, few people have the balls to be honest, no matter how dark it is. Will always respect Trent for that.
Seriously! It is just so unique and creative that it's mind blowing, but at the moment 12k plus other people think different. How can you thumb down this?!
2:58 i love how among the disturbing statues there's this elegant lad casually holding a piece of meat
"F" to those children who decide to get deep into discography of "Soul" composer.
Never expected to see ya here bud! Awesome content
Quite a surprise to see your here
man, i was watching soul and then out of the blue i felt the need to listen to some NIN after years. i had no idea it was him ahah
I hope they will watch Broken movie
yo te conozco
I was 21 when this song first came out, first time out at clubs and when this song would start up EVERYONE ran to the dance floor! I miss those days! LOVE NIN!!!
Seeing this at Woodstock 94' was one of my favorite concert experiences.
You bastard😂
living the dream
TIA řugs
How long did it take to get all the mud off? 😝
@@AbsenceOfLogic Reststop on the way out of town had a RV faucet we all used. Sick for days afterwards.
this is art.. back in 1994 you either had to stay up til midnite for the unedited version on MTV or purchase the VHS copy.. we had the VHS copy.. wore that mf OOUUTTT 🤘🏼😝🤘🏼 💗❤️
Most miss the fact that this song is not about glorifying sex. It's actually about the lowest type of person who loses their humanity by being addicted to self gratification. The person in the song is crying out for help. He is swimming in shame and self disgust. He has lost his very existence. We all know plenty who are addicted to pleasure the flesh that leads to self destruction.
Correct.
Considering the fact that the whole album is about the downward spiral to suicide.
@@rezuka96 yup, NIN/Trent has been my obsession since I was 13. Brilliant album, the fragile was also excellent. They just dont make em like this anymore.
Pretty much masochism?
not at all.
hard to explain how groundbreaking this was at the time...as a 14 year old kid, seeing this on MTV...not only had I never heard anything like this, but the imagery was even more powerful. nightmare fuel, but also incredibly intriguing. still stands up
I was also 14 when this album & video came out. Raddest shit I'd seen....had all the creepy, sexy feels. Plus Trent tied up....totally warped my fragile little mind. 😂
@@jamieperkins5323 I think we were 12 or 13. We were all agog.
I was 12. I took in everything. Changed my life. Set my course. I thought to myself, "Finally, someone who speaks to me!"
I love that this shit was mainstream, even in the video’s edited/censored form. There was still a little bit of adventure in the music industry back then.
I saw this video so many times on TV back then. It was just something that you watched because what else was going on? Took it for granted. Music hasn't been as good since...
We done life so much better back then 😏
This is the most morbid and primal way to describe the urge to breed.. I love it.
I don't know why but I absolutely love this song. It just makes me turn around 360. I've always loved this group. I know it's eerie, but it's also greatness and I didn't know so many people got harmed making this video I heard but it's just awesome and red and dark and fantastic thank you and God bless and peace out
I was sixteen when I heard this was the first time I listen to NIN and boy I felt things next thing you know I convinced my parents to buy me tickets and my aunt came to keep and eye on me and her face when she heard this song and saw me sing the lyrics I was grounded for a year and a half
Oops
But it was epic 😌
That is so awesome
Classic!
You can tell the influence Trent had on Marilyn Manson, he practically taught him how to use shock to sell records.
I've always found Trent's brand of shock so much more... tasteful.
@@polinam9546 manson is just grotesque purely for shock.
Marilyn was shocking before he even met Reznor. I think Trent has had more of an influence over the production of Marilyn’s music than anything. They both are extremely talented in their own rights.
Not just that, the level of grime and filth on the frame seems to have really influenced Fincher (hence it being in the opening credits).
@@polinam9546 Couldn't agree more. I've tried repeatedly to get into Manson, but his songs almost feel like he's trying too hard to be edgy. The guy definitely has musical talent, but it's just too up front and in your face in that almost silly, haunted house attraction kind of way.
American Horror Story intro creators: We’re just gonna take a few notes that’s all…nothing more than that 😅
oh my god totally. I knew that I recognized that intro thematically from someplace!!!!
The guy (Charlie Clouser) who made the intro music for AHS was in Nine Inch Nails for some time ;)
animal docs know highlights...
all media, in a way, bc Fincher used this vibe on Se7en, and Se7en was ripped off by Saw, and... Well, Saw made a lot of shit IDK if you knew that lmao
And the rusty lake game creators too
FLYNN LIVES again with this one. From Daft Punk to NIN. TR3N after the announcement.
Producer : So how much communities do you want to offend?
Trent : YES
No one took any offense to this at the time- literally no one
@@corticallarvae i was there and many people did take offense
@@corticallarvae idk maybe you were not living in the US bible belt at the time. I promise this was controversial af.
hellfeather I was actually , in Dallas , and that particular video didn’t seem to bother anyone, now the video for the album broken was attacked because it was a well simulated snuff film, I’m pretty sure peter christopherson was in on its production.. but that was all I saw... now when the Woodstock thing happened it raised some eyebrows, I don’t remember people being offended by any of it really, I mean you had jocks calling him a fag etc ... but yeah i was listening to coil, and psychic tv , and going to forbidden books, and William s Burroughs exhibits ( obviously reading all his literature) and trying to visit him in person. The closer video in particular didn’t seem to make any really intolerant pc culture waves, because at the time if you became outraged or offended it was all about you, and no one cared, minus looking down on you a bit for not being able to hang. The mothers of America and tipper gore etc later became focused on the antics of Marilyn Manson , which was catering to their Christian outrage.
ahhahhaahhaahhaah
For anyone who's watching this for the first time - enjoy it. You only get to experience it for the first time once.
I popped my cherry today. This was visually stunning.
Watching the “Happiness in Slavery” music video once was enough
i watched this full svreen on the bus all the way theough and like HOLYYYYYY SHIIII i was like scared the whole time but like props to the music video director because it definitely achieved its goal
onlysmallbites sent me here LOL
My mom let me pick the music when we were driving recently and that song played and by the look she gave me I think she wondered if an abortion 18 years after giving birth is an option
Don't ever let her read "Unwind" by Neal Schusterman. If you haven't heard of it, you should google it and even read it. There were three books.
@@brittanybutts6521 Omg so random but I am glad someone else appreciates the book it's so underrated
Good thing she didn't see the video. 🤣😂
No biggie. I grew up on this and have a kid your age. Lol if they play this that's good music!
Your mom is lame. My mom got me hooked on NIN
Top five greatest songs ever
I think people forget that this song is all about using sex to forget about how empty and powerless and broken you are and emotionally abusing yourself and your partner. It's definitely hot, but in a dark and tragic way, and I really appreciate that it has all those layers.
AlwaysGonnaSing like Shrek? The layers part I mean, not the sex... Although... Hmmm
Yes, exactly like Shrek
Rico Williams Fine, so it's not the official meaning. But I do think it's a pretty reasonable interpretation!
Apparently it's generally interpreted as some sort of "sex" or "lust" anthem, which seems kind of silly considering how many lines there are in the song that mention self-deprecation, feeling of emptiness and obsession. It would seem that in this song, sex is simply a way to give meaning to life, and since the character feels like his life is empty and worthless, he obsesses over the one thing that makes him feel good: sex. It's not saying "sex is great", it's more like saying "sex is the only thing that makes me feel right".
Rambard Yeah, that's what I'm saying!
This guy Is so talented. He should do the music to a Disney movie someday.
Edit: Yall bitches gave me over 700 likes. Yall need a therapist
This is a great one for the kids, I played it at chuck e cheese, and they liked it so much they told me to never come back
♥ Soul ♥
if he ever does do the music for a disney film, he should definitely get an oscar for it
@@DerLiesl yes that's what we were all hinting at
I love the fact that I know he did!! ❤️🖤♥️#ReznorForever
The only song titled "Closer" that should appear first when searching on UA-cam. No exceptions.
Travis and Ne Yo appear LOL
It's not nearly as profound but I like the Lacuna Coil song as well.
Hmmm what about RollerCloser by Neil Cicierega. Definitely worth a listen
My favorite song from the 90s. This is art. Closer and Sober by Tool is the best thing I've heard in that decade.
Best Valentine's Day Song of All Time
That and ' love you to death ' by type o negative
Lazzy The forgotten Witch yeah both of those songs
So romantic...
Yesss. ♡
Total true
To those of you stating that Trent looks/looked like Snape..
Trent had that image long before the character of Snape was created. So if anything, Snape looks like Trent and NOT the other way around..
This
Severus Reznor
Jk Rowling’s transphobic *ss wrote snape’s character thinking about Trent, I guess.,.. 🤷🏻♀️
@@TheBLGL i didn't know jk rowling was based??? wtf?
@@TheBLGL woah based JK Rowling
Trent is a super talented dude, “Pretty hate machine, The downward spiral, the fragile, with teeth and broken” are all such good records. Absolutely mind boggling.
He also wrote the soundtrack to the documentary series “The Vietnam War” by Ken Burns, which is really good
Tbh this is probably up there as one of the best music videos of all time. Not even being edgy, it's just so memorable. I love those lil clips of Trent levitating and spinning in a circle.
Billie Eilish: My videos are weird and creepy.
NIN: Hold my boob-shaped microphone.
I reckon it's where jonathan Davis' got the inspiration for the mic shots on here to stay
Awesome! Lol!
HAHAHAHHA❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hold my pig head!
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This song is what I imagine it could have happened if Depeche Mode and David Bowie ever composed a song together. I can't believe this song is already 30 years old and it still sounds so contemporary. Thanks for creating this masterpiece Nine Inch Nails.
This was my boomer primal scream music in my late 20's. It still holds up many moons later although I enjoy the music more than the video. The video is more nightmare fuel than I need.
30 years later and this song STILL slaps. Still as brilliant. Still a masterpiece. Still disturbing yet oddly erotic. Reznor is an absolute artistic genius.
Ah yes, some good old christian music I can play at the church.
@Satanisious this song does get you closer to god lol
Hail Satan!
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I hate y’all 😂😂😂 (I’m a Christian but this is too much 😂)
perfect alternative to Antwoord....I fink you freeky
There’s two kind of people who sees this video:
The ones who think wtf the video but it sounds good.
The other ones this is truly a masterpiece
Nah I was like "the hell is this?"
Then went back to watch Spongebob
First time watching: "WTF AM I EVEN LOOKING AT?!?! Sounds catchy though."
Second time watching: "This is still terrifying, but I like the terrifyingness of this."
Third time watching: "This is art."
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I’m a huge keyboard/synthesizer fan because my brother plays them so I grew up with them and fell in love with them. This is one of my favorite songs ever and every time my kids hear it on the radio they’ll say “Hey mom, your favorite song is on!” 😂 Such an awesome song!
Didn't know Snape was into BDSM but go off
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You got an audible chuckle outta me.
I always wondered if Snape's hair was *supposed* to look like Trent's late 90's hairstyle (after the god-awful dreads and before the bowl-cut). It's practically identical 🤷🏻♀️
He was obsessful by Woldemort and Grindelwald, trying to superate Harry Potter Mother's lost;)
The range of these comments are killing me.
Another 90's masterpiece
Eighties*
Absolutely
almost 30 years later, this video's textures, shots, production, and vibe can be seen in SO many modern videos. The song is timeless, the video is extremely influential, its an all around classic.
this and the box video set on VHS was so iconic and ahead of its time. I remember when it came out and it was like you knew at that time you were experiencing something that could never be repeated. Like you were in that moment everyone would reminisce about forever.♥♥♥♥
I discovered this album in 6th grade; some kid was passing his big brother's album around class and I was like, 'WHAT IS THIS.... O_O" and my life changed after that. One of the best albums of the '90s.
That kid's brother has a good taste
The symbolism in this video is just incredible...
omg there amazing. I'm trying to figure them out. that's why I like reading through comments to see other people's perspectives
+ashes henry It always reminds me of American Horror Story... ironic since the theme was composed by ex-NIN member Charlie Klouser.
+LyleVSXyle except that show sucks
chownful It has its ups and downs
+LyleVSXyle the ups being season one, the downs being everything since
Trent looks like a mix of Snape from Harry Potter and Kylo Ren from Star Wars. He's pretty handsome, not gonna lie.
He now looks like an older version of Pablo Schreiber, the lead actor in the "Halo" tv series (based on the computer game).
I always thought he looked like Jay Mohr.
To me, this song describes using sex as a drug, a form of escapism and a way to plot out the fears of death, loneliness and the internal black pit. I lived in New Orleans in the mid-1990s when Trent Reznor was living there. I never saw him, but the culture and city was just so sultry, decadent and depraved. There is an energy in New Orleans that is electrifying and this video captured this dark yet alluring vibe.
When this song came out....... I was working in a nightclub. The owner wasn't in the building so I decided that I would check this song out on the sound system. Let's just say that it was lucky the windows, mirrors on the stage and speakers all throughout the club didn't fail. Awesome song
I did dance to this song it was a wild moment 🤟
@@angelkisses19771me too. With a girl I worked with I had a crush on. She was singing it as we danced........
I like how the song shows extreme emotion without hard shouts or screams with rather quiet music. Not showing emotion bursting but rather emotion ready to burst? Not sure how to explain this. It's a very interesting approach for someone who likes death and thrash.
Rkdiosmsj Odmcncnsh I totally get what you mean! Great comment.
Instead of raw anger, it's a anger slowly bubbling up to the surface in waves. More painful.