This song used to scare me as a kid. As someone who grew up on the coast, the lyrics, "All along the undertow is strengthening its hold. I never thought it'd come to this; now I can never go home" was terrifying.
He (Rivers Cuomo) wrote it as kind of a joke. He thought about how the Beach Boys wrote all these songs about the beach and surfing, despite having a member who was terrified of the ocean, and he wrote this song kind of like that. It's all about beer and surfing despite the fact that he enjoys neither. I can't remember where I read that; I think Weezerpedia.
The sea is foaming like a bottle of beer The wave is coming but I ain't got no fear I'm waxing down so that I'll go real fast I'm waxing down because it's really a blast I'm going surfing cause I don't like your face I'm bailing out because I hate the race Of rats that run around and 'round in the maze I'm going surfing, I'm going surfing! [Chorus] You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat [Verse 2] My buddies and their honeys all come along They seem invincible as they trip along The sea is rolling like a thousand pound keg We're going surfing, going surfing! [Chorus](x2) You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat [Bridge](x2) All along the undertow is strengthening its hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home (organ instrumental) [Chorus](x3) You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat All along the undertow is strengthening its hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat [Outro] You take your car I'll take my board You take your car I'll take my board Let's go!
JadenIsTheName I saw them with panic at the disco and disco fucked up the sound they played rly loud and distorted and then the weezer sound guy literally didnt raise the volume for weezer and you couldnt hear them
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer The wave is comin but I ain't gonna fear I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast I'm goin' surfin 'cause I don't like your face I'm bailin' out because I hate the race Of rats that run round and round in the maze I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin' You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat My buddies and their honeys all come along They seem invincible as they surf along The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin' You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat You take your car, I'll take my board You take your car, I'll take my board Let's go
during this song at a concert, i got pushed and this cute guy helped me so i wouldnt fall. i remembered his face idk why. when i took pics he came out in the back. a year later on a saturday night i was looking at the pics and thought Damn, im never gonna see that cute guy again, oh well haha. then the next morning at my college orientation, he was there!!! and i had to sit in the same row! it was sooooo weirrrddd!!! but i didnt get to talk to him or even know his name. :( FUCK.
I remember a time when I was driving with my best friend and I put on this song. I was singing along so much and even though he didn't really get it, we were both having such a great time just cause we were with eachother
The Lyrics The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer The wave is comin but I ain't gonna fear I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast I'm goin' surfin 'cause I don't like your face I'm bailin' out because I hate the race Of rats that run round and round in the maze I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin' You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat My buddies and their honeys all come along They seem invincible as they surf along The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin' You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home You take your car to work I'll take my board And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat You take your car, I'll take my board You take your car, I'll take my board Let's go
Basically it's rock music with a little mainstream in it. The new Weezer, Nickelback, The Bloodhound Gang, etc... are all mainstream rock bands. Obviously it's my made up word but i don't think it's wrong.
This song used to scare me as a kid. As someone who grew up on the coast, the lyrics, "All along the undertow is strengthening its hold. I never thought it'd come to this; now I can never go home" was terrifying.
oh so it is about someone drowning in the undertow good to know
Especially since those lyrics sound clearer than the others
I always thought of the undertow as his “addiction” to surfing and avoiding the rat race.
does it still scare u
@@catsupempire3920 homie asking the real question
Blue is clearly a summer album, and yet hear I am, listening too that shit in january...
MioNami winter blues
I always listen to it in the fall. Associate it with going back to school.
Televicious I live in the American South. Here, there is no fall. It was summer yesterday, and today, it's winter.
November... come on July, where are you when I need you!
undone?
He (Rivers Cuomo) wrote it as kind of a joke. He thought about how the Beach Boys wrote all these songs about the beach and surfing, despite having a member who was terrified of the ocean, and he wrote this song kind of like that. It's all about beer and surfing despite the fact that he enjoys neither. I can't remember where I read that; I think Weezerpedia.
I realized this, but without reading it. It's just a part of the song. Glad you noticed it. HAVE AN AMAZING DAY I HOPE YOU FEEL GREAT
@@-Teague- This was 7 years ago, i wonder where he is now..
@@Pyrashusband lol clearly not on UA-cam 😂 I wrote that comment when I was in like a really good mood
@@Pyrashusband lol clearly not on UA-cam 😂 I wrote that comment when I was in like a really good mood
I've always interpreted the song as just being about doing things your own way. That's why I enjoy it anyway, despite never surfing in my life lol.
Of all the Weezer songs, you can really feel the Beach Boys influence the strongest in this one and in Holiday
because it's about surfing...? besides the topic, it sounds nothing like beach boys
tbf, 1:45 sounds like them actually. nevermind.
@@PinemartenMusicweezer cites them as a major influence
This album was my favorite in '94 and remains my favorite album 20 years later. Showing my age, but I don't care. Long live Weezer.
agreed
Choosing my favorite weezer album is like choosing my favorite testicle.
This album is great, definitely agreed.
Jason Collins cause there's only 2 good Weezer albums?
one of the single greatest albums in modern history
"Sorry I'm late guys; I got attacked by a shark on the way in." lol
At 1:45 you can really hear the Beach Boys’ influence on this song and the album as a whole. The harmonization is just simply beautiful!
I never really thought about that until just now but your right
@@superblyrebird3697 reminds me of carl wilson
This is clearly stolen from Shlomo Carlebach may he rest in peace. ua-cam.com/video/zO7aAA5glpQ/v-deo.html Shiru Lahashem. Released at least
The sea is foaming like a bottle of beer
The wave is coming but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxing down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxing down because it's really a blast
I'm going surfing cause I don't like your face
I'm bailing out because I hate the race
Of rats that run around and 'round in the maze
I'm going surfing, I'm going surfing!
[Chorus]
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
[Verse 2]
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they trip along
The sea is rolling like a thousand pound keg
We're going surfing, going surfing!
[Chorus](x2)
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
[Bridge](x2)
All along the undertow is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
(organ instrumental)
[Chorus](x3)
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
[Outro]
You take your car
I'll take my board
You take your car
I'll take my board
Let's go!
Man this is a cross of weezer, the beatles, beach boys,and just casual playing.AWESOME
Weezer does not get enough credit. One day they will.
+Salvus967 they're on tour with some shit (and popular) band called panic at the disco, maybe this is their chance
Definitely has some Weezer influence
JadenIsTheName I saw them with panic at the disco and disco fucked up the sound they played rly loud and distorted and then the weezer sound guy literally didnt raise the volume for weezer and you couldnt hear them
When Birds Fly , and mesa boogie Metal \m/ , messy booger!
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin but I ain't gonna fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin 'cause I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out because I hate the race
Of rats that run round and round in the maze
I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they surf along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg
We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car, I'll take my board
You take your car, I'll take my board
Let's go
This song fuckin rocks, especially 1:50 to 2:30 when the drums kick in again
And the hook
First CD that was ever bought for me. Makes me feel like I'm 12 again (I'm 34 now)
happy 40!
Happy 40 bro
during this song at a concert, i got pushed and this cute guy helped me so i wouldnt fall. i remembered his face idk why. when i took pics he came out in the back. a year later on a saturday night i was looking at the pics and thought Damn, im never gonna see that cute guy again, oh well haha. then the next morning at my college orientation, he was there!!! and i had to sit in the same row! it was sooooo weirrrddd!!! but i didnt get to talk to him or even know his name. :( FUCK.
cool story
cool story
cool story
This was 9 years ago do u know his name now?
@@notashinjkinnie7570 his name is flipper
I remember a time when I was driving with my best friend and I put on this song. I was singing along so much and even though he didn't really get it, we were both having such a great time just cause we were with eachother
That's awesome!
Brian Wilson would approve of this song.
Reminds me of something he would do
10 canciones, 10 himnos. Blue Album uno de los grandes discos de los 90.
this is that skate jam man i sidewalk surf while duckin and dodgin the smurf with a badge
fucking incredible sound
WEEZER FOR LIFE!!!!!!
I really don’t know why I love this song so much
This album just hits different from all other kinds of music. Get what I mean?
If I hear one song off it, I have to sit and listen to the entire album from start to end.
Agreed buddy. It’s the most pure sound I know of.
The Lyrics
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin but I ain't gonna fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin 'cause I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out because I hate the race
Of rats that run round and round in the maze
I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they surf along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg
We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin'
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
All along the undertow is strengthening it's hold
I never thought it'd come to this
Now I can never go home
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you're out of fuel
I'm still afloat
You take your car, I'll take my board
You take your car, I'll take my board
Let's go
14 people ran out of fuel
top 10 songs to yell on a rooftop during the middle of a storm
The banger that nobody ever talks about
A few people took their cars to work. But about 300 people are still afloat, because they took their boards.
Dude we at 1.6 k now, all the honeys and homies here
this song will forever remind me of the Reeves-Swayze movie, "point break"
This is literally what summer in Florida feels like
You take your car to work, I'll take my board and when your out of fuel I'm still afloat.
On a lonely undertow strenghthening its hold, I never thought it would come to this, now I can never go home.
This song is such a tune to get high to
The mellow part at around 2:00 is eerie-ly Brian Wilson-esque. Of course later I found out he's a huge Beach Boys fan.
Junior college was a great time! Miss those days!
So fantastic!!!
A mixture of the Beach Boys and of the Pixies.
they still do! How can people say this isn't good music!?
AWESOME
Love this album💙💙
Its great and makes me happy!
came here from a quiz... it was right i love this song
18 ppl ran out of fuel and had to go to work
Awesome
Im eating pasta
I love weezer
i loVE WEEZER
Cracked
esta cancion es genial
Opino lo mismo
thank you, cracked.
30 years old
🏄♀️
@RuthlessVision surfing as a release from the stresses of everyday life bro.
You take your car I'll take my board!!!
I GOING SURFING! I GOING SURFING!
Behold the 420th like bois
Bliss
weezer lost this special goodness when matt left.
YOOOOU TAKE YOUR CARRR TO WORK ILL TAKE MY BOAAAAARD
where is your board bro? great way in going green ;D baby!!
brag about it bro.....
As long as I was on my board I could scoot through any undertow or Riptide Mother Nature could throw at me
@RuthlessVision think just about how working hard at a crazy job that pays well =/= happiness
@SuperMegabar so true!!!! every time i hear it start on the radio, i get confused. then angry. :(
@RuthlessVision do weezer songs have to have a meaning?
cracked
So he goes Surfing with
his Buddies and Honey's
but he drowns because the Undertow
holds him down and he can never go Home... yeah?
Any second wave emo band should pay respect to this fucking masterpiece cause they wrote it all brah
I got the Pinkerton Diaries 1st Edition the day it came out. I'm kind of a Weezer freak.
@30cavs maybe you'll see him again.
It sounds a bit like Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins.
Right on - I'll get a car if I need a wheelchair because I sure as Hell don't need an oil and gas addiction.
wehen hes said im goig surfgfring i felt thgat\
Unemployment national anthem
Cracked Army inbound.
We come in peace.
It's about drinking. "I'm going surfing cause I don't like your face." Talkin about getting drunk and chicks getting prettier. ;)
i love how since 2009 there has been one ignorant ass that disiked this song. who doesn't love surfing or nerd rock! Amazing song!
What do you mean? They were in a plane crash?
I hate my parents.
I don't remember commenting this and I dont hate my parents? What the hell? Hahaha
hahahahah
i am unsure as to the confusion between hair and golems. It's simple.
wut
think what you want though
Mainstream rock? is that even a thing?
@zzombo33 Best comment ever!
Maladroit was amazing.
.
I liked a lot of Weezer's work except for Make Believe. But the other albums are all great in their own way.
Radituide is easily their worst album
Oh, oh no. Oh no, this aged bad.
@SuperMegabar I always fail to see what others see -.- i disagree with you
It's a hedonistic romp.
@NormalWeirdos =W=TF?
In your opinion
black dont crack
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Funny I always think of skateboarding not surfing when Im listening to this since it doesnt seem plausible to surf to work :D
I personally think both were amazing
@ScoTTishN1NJA there are far worse songs to have stuck in your head.
@nofxrocks15 The best ones don't usually. I mean... there's only two types: complete lighthearted nonsense or Cuomo bitching about his girlfriends.
This song is just such a lovely mess.
Plane crash?
cracked?
Basically it's rock music with a little mainstream in it. The new Weezer, Nickelback, The Bloodhound Gang, etc... are all mainstream rock bands. Obviously it's my made up word but i don't think it's wrong.
Man I love 90s music.....why did i have to be born in '96?
yay no dislikes : )
That part at 1:44 is so unnecessary. Didn't they already do that in Holiday?
Johnny Blan this song comes before holiday on the album
It’s just how Weezer writes songs, plus plenty of songs have silent bits.
Elebrony A bazillion songs have used this structure.
This is great but the new Weezer is just ordinary mainstream rock.
Maladroit was not amazing. Pinkerton was amazing.
Call me crazy but I kinda like Maladroit better than Pinkerton...