*First Listen!* THE OFFSPRING 🎵 SELF-ESTEEM REACTION
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- This is our first time hearing The Offspring. Self-Esteem was the closer for Lex's birthday live stream.
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The Offspring is no joke. These guys have been around for over 30 years. The lead singer Dexter Holland has a PhD in Molecular Biology.
One of my favorite quotes comparing them to Green Day: Green day is punks who make non-punk music, Offspring is non-punks who make punk music, as well as the better band.
They met while studying at Berkeley, they are all smart.
@@matthawkins8880 Except for the drummer that was just booted from the band for refusing to get vaccinated.
@@jucarcan He will be proven to be the smart one.
@@jucarcan guess they’re not all smart if that’s why they booted him 🤦🏻♀️ I swear these people are suppose to be semi genius but jump when someone tells them to do something. Can’t be too smart drummer is better than that thank goodness
Not really anything silly about it. Old boy is in a toxic relationship with a manipulative, abusive woman who had gaslit him into thinking that staying with her when she treats him like dirt is how he shows her he loves her. What's worse is he knows it, but can't give her up.
Ahhh, yes, I miss my ex g/f!
Exactly 💯
The lyrics are insightful and I think if he described them as witty he'd have been a lot closer to the sentiment of them.
Well put!
And more importantly doesn't have the self esteem to end it and move on.
Never once thought of this as a "silly song" ... its pretty deep. Got me through tough times
Right Good times in High School in the 90's.Man those were the Glory Days.😃😃😃😃
It is silly it isnt meant to be taken seriously after all theyre a punk band though they do haven't serious songs
@@ishrendon6435 idk if you’re trolling or if your literary comprehension is below 3rd grade level.
Very deep
I mean it's pretty silly
I never thought this was silly, I always WAILED that chorus, being a girl with low self-esteem meant I understood both sides!
I don't think they can relate thb, so they think it is silly and funny.
Thank you for this comment. This has to be the most passionate I sing a fucking chorus!! To me the song isn’t so much silly or funny, it’s more about uncertainty and the angst that comes with being attached to a person who you almost know for a fact doesn’t have the same level of affection for you. It’s definitely like a young love anthem.
they need to listen to original prankster or pretty fly for a white guy, those are silly songs
Yeah, The Offspring has some silly and funny songs, but this isn't one of them.
Same
This is not a "silly song." It's not about a fiery couple. It's someone in an emotionally abusive relationship. It's commentary.
idk if he was just trying to justify his idiocy by saying he was tired, but his commentary just makes him seem so goddamn ignorant about this.
It was written as a light-hearted expose of a terrible situation. Brad is correct. It is dark humor, but it is still humorous.
@@keithgraham8588 If you've ever been in a relationship like that, every single line in the song makes sense. When you're in it, you realize it's probably not going to end well, but you're still going to give it one last try. Or multiple last tries. The other person is lying to you, double-talking, and then acting sweet. You actually believe everything is your fault at that point, so you keep trying to fix something that isn't in your power to fix and never was.
Even though it is about a guy who's GF treats him like crap, it can still be taken as self deprecating humor from the writer to the listener's ears. Lots of people who have been treated this way joke about it. I am one of them. Most comedians have gone through situations that are painful, and they make humor out of them. But instead of wallowing in it, people find a positive way to deal with it. I most definitely think it could easily be perceived that way. I noticed some comments saying Brad is ignorant for how he he thinks the song is funny. That is bunk. If more people found a way to see humor in bad situations, they might not feel so negative and hopeless.
It's not an "emotionally abusive relationship". He even admits it himself "I may be dumb but I'm not a dweeb" -> In his mind, the last thing he'd rather be is a "dweeb" that turns down free pussy.
It stops being "emotionally abusive" the moment there is two-way consent, which there is.
I've never considered this song to be silly
I lived it before I got smart.
Lol ikr, was just life..
i dont think they ment the lyrics are silly, more like the tune/melody sounding kinda funky
but i agree, toxic relationships are far from silly
They need to watch
"Pretty Fly (for a white guy)" to see "silly.
@@mattmarcotte5476 or why don't you get a job.
If you're doing The Offspring, their song "The Kids Aren't Alright" has gotta be a mandatory reaction lol
All I want is mandatory
Agreed
@@narupickles7982 Another good one.
The whole Smash album from beginning to end lol
"Get a job" is another gem from them!
Hope you guys give them more listens. Theyre a great band.
I hope so... They have way better songs
Uno dos trace cuatro cinco cinco seis!!
It's about how low of opinion he has of himself. He knows the relationship is toxic and he could do better, but his crippling self-doubt keeps making him take her back.
Bingo!
Exactly. I had to scroll a bit to find the best response. He isn't with her because she is easy. He is with her because he doesn't think he is worth someone better. I had the same problem in college, but nearing graduation I found out she was going to miss by at least a year. That changed my perception of us and I cut ties.within 6 months I found someone better and married her. That was 23 years ago and I never regretted it.
Story of my life. Oh wait, I don’t have any girl to take back...
I think their reactions are coming from a place of someone who’s probably never been tormented by having no self esteem. As someone who was bullied and tormented while growing up this song makes total sense to me.
Yeah just watched their teenage dirtbag reaction and both of them were in Homecoming Court lol
As someone who turned down one of the 'popular girls' in high school because I thought she was just setting me up to get pranked, I felt some of it but they lost me on other bits.
I think your just coming from an extremely victimized mindset. You don’t know they’re situation or anyone else’s for that matter. They have a different mindset than you. I was picked on too. I’ve never taken this song seriously. Ya know why? Cause that’s not how it’s written. It’s a humorous presentation of a serious situation. Same thing comedians do. Doesn’t take away from the seriousness of the situation, but it’s also supposed to be kind of stupid and funny
I agree and totally understand! My self esteemed SOARED once I stood up for myself and beat the living shit out of my 6th grade bully. I never suffered again from low self esteem even if I was ridiculed and not able to beat up my new tormentors. I gleefully laughed in their faces and expressed my deepest sympathies for them!
“Bad Habit” was my introduction to these guys back in the 90s, then I dove deep and bought all their CDs… btw, the lead singer has a PhD and does like cancer research when they aren’t on tour
Dont several of the band members have PhDs? Or am I mixing them up with another band?
It's actually AIDS research he is trying to cure it. Doesn't make it any less awesome.
@@Whitesquall123 I think that’s Queen
And Bad Habit is another song that deserves a reaction. Smash was an amazing album - Come Out and Play and Self Esteem brought me to the band, but Bad Habit and Genocide made me a fan.
I still love to sing Bad Habit when I'm driving, lol
"Come Out And Play" is a classic by The Offspring.
This dude just vibes on another level
Nothing is for him.
This is a 90's classic that launched the band into the mainstream and they are now legends of rock.
Still going strong.
The brilliance of this song is that its a guy going through what a lot of women go through, but when posed as happening to a guy it makes people think about it more (which according to the band was the purpose of the song).
Isn’t it the other way around, most of these songs are when it happens to a guy
...no
If you want another Offspring funny song, try "Pretty Fly for a White Guy." If you want a more serious one, try "The Kids Aren't Alright."
Original Prankster is by far better than that commercial garbage song.
you have to watch the real videos not the lyrics to get a better reaction.
@@keithgraham8588 Original Prankster was also a commercially popular song as well though.
This isn't a "funny song"
This is not at all a “funny” song.
What is funny is that if this was a ballad sung by someone like Taylor swift the girls would be in tears by the end of it but because it’s dexter Holland and they’re running a Proco rat through a dual rec or some such - it’s apparently hilarious.
The guy gets treated like shit, gets used and abused and because he has no self esteem he can’t walk away from it all and tries to justify the relationship.
Yeah, I never really read it as a "fun" song. Songs like this pair serious content with fun musicality. It's not the first song with that combo. "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind was another in that vein - dark lyrics, upbeat music.
Misty Benefield yeah but that’s a pretty common combination. Think of lots of the clash’s work - serious subject matter but upbeat, boppy tunes.
I think it’s possibly more down to dexter Holland’s voice and the song being literal and not coated in metaphor.
This is only a theory but I think Brad struggles with metaphor in music so much that when he sees a song written literally he just assumes it’s a “joke song” because if it was serious it would be written in metaphor he can’t understand. I’m thinking of his first pause into gimme shelter when he explained that he thought the song was about the weather because of the line “a storm is threatening my very life today”. Like in all honesty gimme shelter may be one of the easiest songs to pin down it’s meaning.
@@goldboy150 My son is very much like that - very literal. I needed to be very careful in how I spoke to him. :)
Well said....
It was written as a light-hearted expose of a terrible situation. Brad is correct. It is dark humor, but it is still humorous.
Ok, most of their songs are tongue in cheek humour with a few exceptions when they write about serious subjects. Alot are societal commentaries.
How can you not like that song? It just gets me everytime!
This is one of my favorites songs I can sing the lyrics
The sad, sad, sad reality of this song is, it's SO relatable. God bless you if you've never experienced this yourself... You meet the woman of your dreams; brains, beauty and personality AND she's into YOU (and your roommate, and your co-workers, and your director, etc., etc.). You know she's cheating, it's blantly obevouse to EVERYONE! But you choose to ignore it because she's the best thing that's ever happened to you ("you have no self-esteem...").
Offspring have so many good songs
Offspring has some great songs. Thanks for reacting to this
I've always thought this was one of the most honest songs I've ever heard, and the music matches the sentiment of the lyrics perfectly.
Try "Feelings" or "The Kids Aren't Alright" for a more serious experience!
Or "Gotta Get away"
Gone Away and End of the Line are probably my favourite two of their more serious songs
Listen again… you missed how completely awesome this tune is. The lyrics aren’t goofy or funny.. it’s just a story of a dude with low self esteem. And the sound…This sound is hard and iconic!
It was written as a light-hearted expose of a terrible situation. Brad is correct. It is dark humor, but it is still humorous.
Gives hella Smells Like Teen Spirit feelings
@@machupikachu1085it’s not meant to be funny it is what he is going throughh
@@connorplushproductions491 but it is meant to be dark humor. Trust me.
Source: I've known members of the band since like 2008.
@@machupikachu1085 so ur saying it’s not having a message at all ur clearly dead wrong. It’s dark humor and it’s true how he feels.
Y’all need to do gone away by the offspring, that song is fuckin incredible
🤟
One of my favorites is “Bad Habit”. Anyone else?!!
That's my absolute favorite Offspring song, (especially when I'm driving.. lol)... Happy to find someone else who appreciates that amazing song...
@@kharma7755 Absolutely has to be played on road trips!
That was my introduction to them back in the 90s
Yes my favorite
And it ain't goin' away! 😉
I guessed you missed it Brad but she's been playing him from the get go. He just doesn't have the self-esteem to stand up for himself and you know, well he's still gettin' it. so.... he's a simp
The OFFSPRING may not be for everyone but I got this song from the first time and loved it. Never bought their albums. Only listen to 3 of their songs but I crank tf out of all three. I’m a 63yr old truck driver sitting in a semi truck watching y’all on an iPad with headphones on...life is good.
This is a great band. Must do more. Caution, grab a tissue for "Gone away."
That song was a major part of my best friend dying of cancer at 21....great song
I love the early Offspring stuff. Lost my dad almost 20 years ago and the odd thing is their song Gone Away seems to always be playing on the radio when I visit the cemetery. It's a great song you should check out as well along with Come Out And Play
That’s my FAVORITE song of theirs. You can feel Dexter’s pain while he’s singing it.
@@langlsd1604 FFDP does a pretty good cover of it too
That's eerie man. Lost my Dad in 2002. Always connected Gone Away with that too. Much love to ya!
the Offspring are masters at making catchy, upbeat songs about serious issues. that's their bread and butter
'90 alt rock! Punk rock with a poppy sound. The Offspring is awesome.
THE OFFSPRING!!!
One of my absolute favorite bands!
SOOOOO many incredible songs.
MORE OFFSPRING! YEEAAAHHHH!!!
The Offspring songs..GONE AWAY & THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT!!! :)
You're getting close to Weezer territory now... you guys should check out "Say It Ain't So", "Buddy Holly" &/or "Undone (The Sweater Song)" by Weezer!!
Yes!
Weezer's first album is FIRE from start to finish! And ya I'd like them to check out "Say It Ain't So", to see of they think it's a "silly" song lol
This song is only funny to those with self esteem. It’s a sad commentary on the rest of us.
For the record... I don’t need Lex to ever hear the words. We need at least one of you just rocking out to the sound!!
Hey, I have no self esteem and I think it's great.
@@Milehighsnake98 It can be a good place if getting there by choice and not by defeat from within or without for sure. How did you get there?
@@ChadGPT-1.0 haha, never had any. It's a delicate balance between not caring about what anyone else thinks, while also thinking about yourself.
It's the classic abusive relationship. What might put you off is that it's the guy who's at home being abused while the woman is out doing whatever instead of the other way around.
Brad has perfected the most irritating places to pause songs.
Well I don't call him 2-minute Brad for nothing he's so worried about exceeding that 2-minute mark on his videos he'll hit pause no matter where it's at.
I feel this - but at least we know it's really a first time reaction 😄
What’s potentially more irritating (though I’m actually starting to find amusing to some degree) is when at the first pause he goes on a minute long riff about the genre and what the song is about and misses the point entirely.
Every time.
@@goldboy150 "What have you got?" is his usual first brilliant remark. It's hilarious that someone who seems totally not into most music is hosting a reaction channel. Lex totally makes up for it though.
eximusic yeah too right. I’m also starting to get drawn into the journey here. Wondering if he’ll start to catch on at some point. Or just remain oblivious. Who knows? But I want to find out.
Classic!!! I was in the 6th grade when I first heard this I’m 39 now!!! Long live The Offspring!
Brilliant line: "...If she keeps it up I just might tell her so."
Didnt like this song at first but then there's times in life where I could relate so ended up liking it. Lol.
The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
Very deep song and a MUST listen.
The introduction of the song is one of the most memorable and sing along songs
Both your comments at the very end are spot on - (Brad) while not every guy has had all these things happen to them, many have experienced at least one or two, thus making the song (Lex) highly relatable.
the whole of the 'Smash' album was amazing. Bad Habit and Genocide particularly
Nitro and It'll be a long time are killer too.
Maan itll be a long time is lot better than genocide, also Smash(the song) is very underrated
Loser by Beck would be awesome
I second this
Offspring was my first concert experience back in 95. The band came out after the show to sign autographs. Still have my ticket with Dexter’s signature on it.
They were my first rock concert in Dec 1999 with The Vandals and Jughead's Revenge. Great show! Thought my ribs were gonna crack bc I was in the pit about the 2nd row back from the barrier. They're amazing live.
Ixnae On The Hombre was like one of my top 3 most influential albums of middle school - forever a classic, Smash is up there too
Noticed You have common ground in the Black album from Metallica. Metallica made a Blacklisted Album with other bands cover of Songs From the Black Album. Try VOLBEAT, DONT TREAD ON ME (they have been opening band for Metallica on some Tours) They have a unique Style. Here in Denmark many Call it Elvis Metal
Hmm, the song is about relationship abuse, but in the nontraditional direction of the woman walking all over the guy. It's not really designed to be comedy. And the rythm section of this song just kills it.
Also, I'm glad that other commenters have noted that the lead singer and main writer for the band has a PhD in molecular biology. The guy does cutting research on HIV/AIDs treatment and takes the occasional break from "work" to put out new music and tour with the Offspring. Really remarkable. And the music is fantastic.
You are expecting some dude who only listens to rap to think any differently about real music? Almost every hardcore hiphop head is like this. If it isn't talking about retarded gangster shit, its cringe to these people for some reason.
@@keithgraham8588 you obviously have not seen much on Brad and Lex's channel. They have both given serious listens to all kinds of sub genres of rock. Maybe ease up on the stereotyping a bit.
@@keithgraham8588 you... are not that bright and clearly haven been here much
You forgot the part about him also marketing his own brand of hot sauce. Add entrepreneur to the list.
I love this band! Their tunes are so catchy and they have a ton of great ones. Great reaction yet again. Peace and love.
You guys are awesome!
"And all the girls say...you're pretty fly for a white guy"😀.I know...different song....Fun Band!!!!
They should watch the video for that one.
@@Bob5mith indeed!! I laughed my ass off back then....
"Took her back and made her dessert" wasn't a reference to him taking her back as a partner, rather it was that he had planned to "tell her off", but when she showed up he "lost his nerve" and essentially took her to the back and made her his dessert... If you know what I mean!! 😉😉
I don't think so, I think he literally made her dessert. He was catering to her and wanted her to be a full girlfriend, she just wanted him to play with when she was bored and couldn't find something better.
He's really unhappy and was planning to break up with her, he worked out what he was going to say in advance because he was scared to do it, and when the time came he just couldn't work up the nerve. So instead of getting out of the relationship like he needed to, he ended up doing something coupley for her instead
The song's about being trapped and knowing you deserve better. I think he's in love but he can't say it, so there's swagger about not being a dweeb, like he's only in it to get laid. But he's justifying everything to himself by saying it proves how much he cares for her, like he wants her to realise it and maybe she'll change. Right? Yeah...
It's a sexual reference, he made HER his dessert
He serviced her unit is definitely the dessert he referring to ! Made same dessert for same kind of B!÷@h befor !
Exactly, he devoured her.
this takes me back to 94, discovering punk rock. hell yeah.
Same 12 years old. This album is still on heavy rotation in my life.
They used to play this song on 106.7 KROQ here in Los Angeles in 1994. That's how I heard it. That year, I was at a restaurant with my GF at the time and was telling her about this "Self Esteem" song by Offspring, how I kind of related to it . . .No, not because of her, but in general. I said it's one of the coolest songs I've ever heard. When we left, we took the long way home, and they managed to play it on KROQ. It was her first listen. She loved it, too, and still remembers it.
Not a ridiculous song at all, very real and sad. I understand that it's hard to believe that men actually go through domestic abuse.
Self-Esteem: Decently 'hard' song with a deeply relatable message
These guys: It's silly and 'poppy'
This bring back memories of being on leave from the Marine Corps and driving with a buddy through the mountains of Washington state jamming to this song. Memories :)
The Offspring, are definitely a rabbit hole you'll be glad you jumped into!
Their album "Smash" is known to be one of greatest album ever
Ixnay on the Hombre would a word. Lol Two killer albums by The Offspring!
"took her back" meant took her back to the kitchen.
They hadn't been broken up....he was only planning to
The desert he is referring to is servicing her unit !
@@TheDude-pr6ug "I took her back and made her dessert"? How is that sexual? I mean....it makes more sense considering the rest of the song but I've never ever heard that phrase, and I usually catch innuendo's whether they are there or not.
Heard it called pie, which is desert, but not heard it called desert. Heard "made out" & "made love" but not made pie for sex, let alone made desert.
I just don't see how those words mean sex (oral or otherwise).
Unless maybe it is a west coast phrase that never made it to the east coast?
@@jeffmitchell72 I live on east coast and lived in Fla at the time of songs release ,and the dessert 🍨may have been actual dessert, but he cooked it in her "proverbial" kitchen first ,just like breakfast always following sex, this time it was dessert, and perspective is subjective,
Hell yeah about time thanks guys
I like that it is easy to tell when Lex is into the music and not just the lyrics. I see that in more than a few of your videos. Keep jamming!
Woah, y’all missed by a mile on this one haha. Definitely not a silly song.
The guy is a simp. This song reminds me of a friend of mine. I went back to my hometown and he and I went out for drinks. He wanted to introduce me to his "girl". She meets us there and 5 minutes later she is working the room, talking to other guys and coming back when her drink is empty to have him get her a new one before she is off again. I could not stomach more than about an hour and a half of watching this before leaving. He left with me but she naturally stayed behind to "party on". On the way back I tried to delicately broach the subject of what just happened but be kept making excuses for her behavior. Finally I just flat out said "Dude, she is just not into you, find someone who is". That was the last time we hung out (because I do not live anywhere near anymore) but we still talk sometimes. He eventually acknowledged I was right. Honestly I would have rather been wrong. Anyways, this song always reminds me of that night.
Man, you guys are going through all the music i grew up with. I'm gonna need to subscribe.
Thanks for a great reaction. I LOVE Offspring.
This was one of my favorite songs to skate to back in the day. 🤘
Love how it totally caught y'all off guard!
They're speaking the truth! People feel like this! I have certainly Felt like this!!
Low self-esteem is no joke. And when yours is low, you don't even know. It's so twisted and so real. Always loved this song🙌🙌
Thanks for reacting to this one!😍
Love love love this band.soooooo many great tracks!! Thank u!
Luv these reading reactions!
As a 90's punk skater kid (was not a good skater but embraced the culture) when thier album "Smash" dropped it was on repeat for months.
Here I am binging on your music reactions and you go and post three more in the past two hours! I'ma never catch up! And I love it. 😄
So many excellent Offspring songs to do: Come out and Play, Gotta Get Away, Kick 'em When He's down, Gone Away, Amazed... Their "joke" songs like Mota, Pretty Fly, What Happened to You?, Get a Job, are not only hilarious, but actually contain some pretty intelligent and biting social commentary. Lead singer Dexter Holland is a literal genius.
Lol your faces when the intro started. Loved this song and the album. Listened to that CD over and over and over again.13 years old when I bought this, man that is a few years ago.....
underrated band.
First Offspring song I ever heard and have been hooked. I loved this entire album, not a single song was disliked from it.
😂 love watching Lex’s reactions
Thank you for sharing this with me
This song was my personal innerself theme song back in the day.
oh, there's a really cool song by them called "Gone Away" the leader singer wrote for his girlfriend who had died in a car accident. It's really good.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 “Doordash for people” !!! You’re killing me. 🤣🤣
That was pretty funny...
This song makes more sense to me the older I get. The part with the "sleep with my friends" hits home. I knew girls like this lol
Wow! Song of my highschool days. Great album....
BAD HABBIT is driving in LA
Ooh...I'm been crying, wailing, screaming this song in my darkest hours. Great song to let it out!
The Offspring is amazing. This and gone away are my favorite songs. But I love all there music and I’m 52 years old.
That whole album is gold. GOLD Brad and Lex!!!!!
OMG! Memory lane! My kids blasted this in the house all the time! 🤣
🎸OFFSPRING🎸 playing Live in Denver Colorado USA 4-30-22🎼🎼🎼🎼 They gonna Shred it
Offspring - Gone Away
I just went to aftershock this last weekend and offspring played and OMG the crowd was WILD. you can feel the ground shake from everyone rocking out.
Love these guys ! They always gave me the surfer,rock punk vibe!
Love both your takes on this
Music Lovers Unite 🍻🍻
This band is unbelievable live one of the best and most fun concerts I’ve ever been to I’ve seen them seven times now and cannot wait to go back
Offspring is my favorite band they got real touchy songs like Gone away,Jennifer lost the war,Kristy,are you doing ok? And the kids aren't alright
Offspring are crazy - they are so much fun!
As a teen back then, I remember thinking the lyrics were fairly serious, and knew people in relationships like that. As an adult, there are some comedic things about it, but I wouldn't say the lyrics were silly or comedic.
Offspring is great. Do more please.
OC 90’s “punk revival” group. Catchy tunes.
The lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter “Dexter” Holland has a PhD in Molecular Biology.