Understanding Mac DeMarco's Lyrical Transformation

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    INFO: Mac DeMarco is a Canadian singer-songwriter born on April 30, 1990. Ever since he released his first full-length studio album in 2012, he’s quickly built the reputation for being the king of modern indie-rock and jangle-pop. In total, Mac’s released three studio albums and two mini-LPs. And with those releases he helped indie rock become even more popular. He’s shown what it’s possible to achieve with a reel-to-reel recorder and a cheap guitar in your bedroom.But this video is not going to be about Mac’s production process, sound or position in the music industry although those could be a fairly interesting topics to tackle as well. In this one we’ll have a look at his lyrical development.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 447

  • @LieLikesMusic
    @LieLikesMusic  5 років тому +134

    What rock band or artist should be next?

  • @MITCHY_B_2003
    @MITCHY_B_2003 5 років тому +103

    I feel like Mac doesn’t get enough credit for how good he is at writing love songs about the rewards of a monogamous relationship with a girl from a young age over a long period of time , growing into “ adults “ and how a woman needs reassurance that you’re still in love with her because most men and woman express love in different ways.
    The songs : Still Together , Still Beating , and K
    are excellent examples of this .
    Real “Tear jerkers “

  • @ImNotSoLegit
    @ImNotSoLegit 5 років тому +193

    Mac was actually interviewed about a week ago and spoke about how his contract with his record label forced him into the image of the "walking talking cigarette" he was for his first couple projects. The shift in persona is a result of him now producing through his own label, allowing him to do what he actually wants instead of following the image crafted for him by the label.

    • @Ms.gnomer
      @Ms.gnomer 5 років тому +7

      Which interview is that?

    • @theephantommenace
      @theephantommenace 5 років тому +10

      The "Walking Talking Cigarette"? That's a new for me 😂💀💀

    • @ThorCarlton
      @ThorCarlton 5 років тому +1

      @@theephantommenace he used to be so horny for cigarettes

    • @MacDeMarchives
      @MacDeMarchives 4 роки тому +15

      He never said this.

    • @majestik7736
      @majestik7736 Місяць тому

      ⁠yeah what does that even mean??😂😂

  • @Nico-vr8ec
    @Nico-vr8ec 5 років тому +420

    Great video. But maybe you should have waited till his new album is released so you have more content and you can compare more albums

    • @iamthewalrus.
      @iamthewalrus. 5 років тому +62

      he literally had to wait like 24 hours

    • @saintfaery
      @saintfaery 5 років тому +1

      this

    • @ritualsofthedarksun
      @ritualsofthedarksun 5 років тому +3

      True

    • @alekslesavoy5177
      @alekslesavoy5177 5 років тому +1

      agree

    • @natec431
      @natec431 5 років тому +29

      he uploaded it today so when everyone is talking about the album tomorrow this video will be in their home feed. Strategic move

  • @claytonbigsby246
    @claytonbigsby246 5 років тому +210

    KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD!!!

  • @ilovecody7514
    @ilovecody7514 5 років тому +171

    Mac is such a lovable eccentric personality, I've been enamored with his music since Salad Days and first seeing his Nardwaur interview a while back.

    • @trentonhipp7072
      @trentonhipp7072 5 років тому +2

      I've asked multiple times but I can hope for a Butthole Surfers video lol

  • @juliang4874
    @juliang4874 5 років тому +10

    I’m glad Moonlight on the river got the shout out the song deserves, the song and the long riff at the end are soooo good and melancholy

  • @gustavotomasorsi3663
    @gustavotomasorsi3663 5 років тому +41

    It would be very intresting if you talk about Supertramp. Such an underrated band...

  • @icu5362
    @icu5362 5 років тому +23

    MORE MAC!!!!!
    ok I might be bias because I’m from Edmonton but still more Mac!!

  • @hunter1q12
    @hunter1q12 5 років тому +13

    I'm super exited for his new album tomorrow. I enjoy the new music.

  • @andrewperez1999
    @andrewperez1999 5 років тому +45

    Blood orange seems like such an interesting group if you could talk about them

    • @matthewmartinez8373
      @matthewmartinez8373 5 років тому +8

      andrew perez an interesting fact off the bat is that blood orange is the stage name of a single person

  • @nedd.8479
    @nedd.8479 5 років тому +28

    Understanding Nick Drake

    • @tsuriranpu
      @tsuriranpu 5 років тому +1

      This please. or jackson c frank

  • @Jc-zb3oo
    @Jc-zb3oo 5 років тому +51

    Understanding King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

    • @jhendricks02
      @jhendricks02 5 років тому +2

      there’s no understanding those guys 😂

    • @eadlynjune
      @eadlynjune 5 років тому

      We must understand what we can’t comprehend.

  • @thanks5009
    @thanks5009 5 років тому +26

    Maybe, understanding Currents of Tame Impala?... 🤙🏻🙏🏻

    • @ArtomixCraft
      @ArtomixCraft 5 років тому +5

      Sebas Molina Understanding Innerspeaker would be more interesting

    • @theutopiacast
      @theutopiacast 5 років тому

      Sebas Molina Ya do Currents pls.

  • @ng3933
    @ng3933 5 років тому +34

    Great video. Can you do one on Grizzly Bear, they're easily one of the best indie bands around

  • @drunkass77
    @drunkass77 5 років тому +4

    Very nice video. His songwriting skills are definitely improving. Old Dog was such a good album i can't wait to hear all of his new album tomorrow. His chord progressions are so much fun to play

  • @souza9077
    @souza9077 5 років тому +5

    Mac's the only artist I can say I really am a fan of, in all the stuff I've listened to over the years

  • @joalco3
    @joalco3 5 років тому +20

    I dig the idea of the video, but it looks like you just read his wiki and watched a few videos about him and created this video. actually read and go more into depth with his lyrics... you literally show one line per song that doesn't add up to much beyond what's already readily known. really this video is more about his topical transformation than lyrical transformation

  • @glof2553
    @glof2553 5 років тому +13

    Mac’s lyrics have evolved from “Beatles-lite” to “Freemasonry”

    • @skatinwhenican
      @skatinwhenican 5 років тому

      glof my guy

    • @theephantommenace
      @theephantommenace 5 років тому +2

      His last music video had a pig in a suit and white gloves alluding to Freemasonry

    • @glof2553
      @glof2553 5 років тому +5

      Trill Hippy I saw that one. My man Mac probably sold his soul tbh.

    • @kyoshu12
      @kyoshu12 8 місяців тому

      @@glof2553no, I can send you a link. He likes the concept but does not accept or believe in the bad stuff in freemasonry. He only thinks it’s cool, like chamber of reflection.

  • @palemoonlight96
    @palemoonlight96 5 років тому +14

    Do foxygen or white denim next!
    Love your videos!!

  • @danhill4808
    @danhill4808 5 років тому +6

    I’d love an alt J video, without doubt some of the music unique popular music in recent years

  • @Demention94
    @Demention94 5 років тому +1

    I like his now serious approach to lyrics. It's tonally darker and a good change for a growing artist.

  • @alexandrealphonse69
    @alexandrealphonse69 4 роки тому +3

    "Brother", his best lyrics yet, IMO. A dark hymn for the working class.

  • @Shrimpy08
    @Shrimpy08 5 років тому +3

    Mac is one of my favorite modern artists

  • @mattc9364
    @mattc9364 5 років тому +1

    One major thing you overlooked, and I suspect a lot of peopel are guilty of this, is the fact that song writers like Mac evolve much faster than we think in relation to their music, and not always as linear. A lot of songs Mac has written on newer albums were songs/lyrics/ideas that he had created years prior, when we were all still getting new to 'Salad Days' and '2'. It molding an album around the vast repertoire of songs you have and creating a similar theme to carry throughout the album.

  • @ImNotSoLegit
    @ImNotSoLegit 5 років тому +18

    PLEASE do Stephen Malkmus/ Pavement!!!

    • @peachybre8651
      @peachybre8651 5 років тому

      Forrest Gray pavement is such an underrated band

  • @Basieeee
    @Basieeee 5 років тому +1

    I'm glad we live in a time where we roam the earth together with Mac demarco.

  • @zakiachman1760
    @zakiachman1760 5 років тому +3

    Love to see the editing improving!

  • @TheRhino4545
    @TheRhino4545 5 років тому +38

    Nobody:
    Mac Demarco: here comes the cowboy.

  • @grandesnerds
    @grandesnerds 5 років тому

    Things change and it's up to us adapt ourselfes to it.

  • @MrGohan11599
    @MrGohan11599 5 років тому +3

    on my first couple of listens i saw nobody as being about how you cant go back to past realtionships, bc there is nobody, but i think ur right

  • @araknair9605
    @araknair9605 5 років тому +2

    So glad I subbed just in time for this new video, loved your Tool stuff and now I'm sure I'll enjoy everything else.

  • @aandersson650
    @aandersson650 4 роки тому +1

    i wish for more riff driven songs like freaking out the neighbourhood tho

  • @mr.stardino5223
    @mr.stardino5223 5 років тому +2

    Please do Electric Light Orchestra.

  • @burekpitic4800
    @burekpitic4800 5 років тому +1

    You should explore some of the less known bands to the West, such as the ex-Yugoslav alternative band Ekatarina Velika (EKV). Their music is worth introducing to the wider public.

  • @seanboland1538
    @seanboland1538 5 років тому

    Understanding the go-betweens next

  • @scottsmith8162
    @scottsmith8162 5 років тому

    Going to see Mac in Seattle tomorrow. Thanks for the video!

  • @litzyjf
    @litzyjf 5 років тому

    I’m going to see mac tomorrow 😩 so excited

  • @jordandiaz7605
    @jordandiaz7605 5 років тому +8

    Hey can you do The Unicorns??? Or maybe the wytches

  • @yaanualle
    @yaanualle 5 років тому +67

    Radiohead, thanks

  • @flightnesssnowbirb8318
    @flightnesssnowbirb8318 5 років тому +28

    Dang, I managed to watch this early...thanks chronic insomnia

    • @k-dogg711
      @k-dogg711 5 років тому +1

      Flightness Snowbirb Hope you’re feeling better man

    • @AshokSingh-bc1zl
      @AshokSingh-bc1zl 5 років тому

      Tyler?

    • @floris1912
      @floris1912 5 років тому

      LMFAO I HAVE CHRONIC INSOMNIA TOO XD

    • @Koogai
      @Koogai 5 років тому

      @@floris1912 ha?...ha?

    • @floris1912
      @floris1912 5 років тому

      @@Koogai ha?

  • @brunocaruana7811
    @brunocaruana7811 5 років тому

    Good job, bro.

  • @cls63amgwagon34
    @cls63amgwagon34 5 років тому

    I would lovvveeeee a video about his production

  • @harrisonfast3278
    @harrisonfast3278 5 років тому +9

    Understanding MGMT please....??

  • @Arsenalfanx562
    @Arsenalfanx562 5 років тому +4

    I miss his upbeat music, oh well.

    • @tar0286
      @tar0286 5 років тому +1

      Same
      He’s on a different track now

  • @fairlady300
    @fairlady300 5 років тому

    You should make a video about Ben Howard and his departure from his folk scene to dark and much more expansive music.

  • @thescoobymike
    @thescoobymike 5 років тому

    I'm addicted to video essays on music

  • @micahchambers5096
    @micahchambers5096 4 роки тому

    0:07 dang Macky lookin good at 100 years old.

  • @dsavage131
    @dsavage131 5 років тому +2

    Do The Residents

  • @Hevvvyyy
    @Hevvvyyy 5 років тому +4

    First album i heard was another one, i rec that one to anyone

  • @joemonkey6968
    @joemonkey6968 5 років тому +10

    understanding car seat headrest?

  • @dylankim8613
    @dylankim8613 Місяць тому

    Chamber of Reflection's meaning is clear no? Is it not the room a man sits in to reflect on his own, before becoming a freemason? hence the, "soon you'll run with better men" "getting ready for the day your born again" "when you leave here, you''ll be clear among the better men" like it's pretty obvious what this songs about. His grandfather was also a very high ranking mason, I also think Mac might be one too
    The vagueness in the lyrics make it great, because it's vague but also obvious what it is, if ya know what ya know, but google helps too.

  • @VIGZ727
    @VIGZ727 5 років тому

    Understanding king crimson. I know you did their album, in the court of the crimson king but I’d like you to do a full video for them.

  • @ChainsGoldMask
    @ChainsGoldMask 5 років тому

    Can I suggest Chixdiggit? They were/are The Ramones reborn. I swear. You won’t believe how personal the lyrics are for being set to pop punk. I will love them forever.

  • @eibyvelasquez7088
    @eibyvelasquez7088 5 років тому

    Thanks you for this video!

  • @glof2553
    @glof2553 5 років тому +1

    Understanding Black Moth Super Rainbow

  • @philswift1789
    @philswift1789 5 років тому +1

    Hey please do the police or a Stewart Copeland video. I really like his philosophy on music, unique playing style and think he is an underatted musician.

  • @BrothersJacksonVideos
    @BrothersJacksonVideos 5 років тому

    Great video!

  • @mememan3799
    @mememan3799 5 років тому +1

    I think he’s just grown up a bit. This Old Dod was a turning point in his life.

  • @torta31
    @torta31 5 років тому +2

    Ok but has anyone seen his latest music videos? It scares me

    • @tar0286
      @tar0286 5 років тому +1

      Finally! Some one else who is disturbed by his new music videos
      Really not digging the creepy aesthetic

    • @torta31
      @torta31 5 років тому +1

      @@tar0286 ikr? Its very unsettling

  • @danthecoolman980
    @danthecoolman980 5 років тому +4

    In my opinion, another one is when his lyrical style changed

  • @melodiousmonk173
    @melodiousmonk173 5 років тому +6

    Hell, you must do a video on 'Steely Dan.' Spread the word y'all....

  • @Joedickinson200
    @Joedickinson200 5 років тому +1

    Do sticky fingers

  • @vitordivino8681
    @vitordivino8681 5 років тому

    Talk about Los Hermanos, the Brazillian band that launched Rodrigo Amarante and revolutionised indie music in South America

  • @mishycrawford
    @mishycrawford 5 років тому

    His new album was alright , I was sorta disappointed I didn't dislike it cause macs a fucking sexy beast but I just kinda felt as if he's tired so it came out a bit in alot of his songs on the new album i may be completely wrong but im not sure what I expected , it was good to relax to but I wasn't dancing like I did when 2 or salad days came out but I guess he's settled down with age

  • @CustomAnthemsMusicProductions
    @CustomAnthemsMusicProductions 5 років тому

    Good observations

  • @ninja47107
    @ninja47107 5 років тому

    Do Tennis next please

  • @fechur
    @fechur 6 місяців тому

    Miss this videos

  • @NotYourNachoes420
    @NotYourNachoes420 5 років тому +1

    Do Interpol please

  • @matildaharding473
    @matildaharding473 5 років тому +1

    pleeease do King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

  • @sharlennla4982
    @sharlennla4982 5 років тому +4

    Does anyone know why his comments and likes are disabled?

    • @marioramonlopezmejia4166
      @marioramonlopezmejia4166 5 років тому

      Only on the video versions of the new album, people say that this is for people To not judge the songs by watching the bizarre vídeos before analyzing the lyrics

  • @twoheavens
    @twoheavens 5 років тому

    Do more of mac demarco please.

  • @vladymirbigbang
    @vladymirbigbang 5 років тому

    Understanding Tim Kinsella

  • @sleptking1707
    @sleptking1707 5 років тому

    His new album is great

  • @NunoLosch
    @NunoLosch 5 років тому +1

    Hey man, did you remove the "understanding artists" series? Can't find any, and on playlists it says private video

  • @MrSnuffian
    @MrSnuffian 5 років тому

    Do an Understanding Morphine!
    Truly a unique band that needs more attention

  • @iMiss-U-Loopy
    @iMiss-U-Loopy 4 роки тому

    I kinda relate to him at 27 you gain a lot maturity and THIS OLD DOGwas speaking to me Still Goofy outside but with a lot of scars from inside your 🖤 Thank God Cigarettes are is only Hard Drug Love the Guy

  • @zakkdavis3233
    @zakkdavis3233 5 років тому

    Understanding Ty Segall or John Dwyer

  • @touba4838
    @touba4838 5 років тому

    ARIEL PINK PLEASE DO ARIEL !!

  • @SamPomfretTV
    @SamPomfretTV 5 років тому

    Sleep Token! Amazing band with an almost unknown background! You don’t even need to make a video on the but you do need to listen to them

  • @citrus4419
    @citrus4419 5 років тому +1

    Born on April 30th, 1919?!?!?

  • @cads34
    @cads34 5 років тому

    Understanding The Murlocs

  • @ritualsofthedarksun
    @ritualsofthedarksun 5 років тому

    Understanding Layne Staley please!

  • @ignatius7979
    @ignatius7979 5 років тому

    on the square is now my shit

  • @adventureswithmarco2225
    @adventureswithmarco2225 5 років тому +1

    Whatever happened to The Smiths video instead you do a Johnny Marr video

  • @allisonknodle4566
    @allisonknodle4566 5 років тому

    ty segall, beach fossils, beach house

  • @SCWood
    @SCWood 5 років тому

    Understanding Pilotredsun?

  • @gabrielpetricevic9306
    @gabrielpetricevic9306 5 років тому

    Dude why are all your old videos private

  • @ThatGuy-wd4ib
    @ThatGuy-wd4ib 5 років тому

    Do the band Man Man please

  • @sinenhlanhlachauke2218
    @sinenhlanhlachauke2218 5 років тому +3

    Please do a video on Cage The Elephants

  • @protodiablo
    @protodiablo 5 років тому

    Where is the understanding Damon Albarn video? :c

  • @awehellnah
    @awehellnah 5 років тому

    anything mac demarco pops up in my recommendations

  • @TurnTwister
    @TurnTwister 5 років тому +1

    How come nobody ever even mentions some other ones :( it's my favorite Mac album...

    • @hazabaza9
      @hazabaza9 5 років тому

      TurnTwister because this is a lyrics video?

    • @TurnTwister
      @TurnTwister 5 років тому

      @@hazabaza9 0:18

    • @hazabaza9
      @hazabaza9 5 років тому

      @@TurnTwister What's 0:18 in relevance to?

    • @TurnTwister
      @TurnTwister 5 років тому

      @@hazabaza9 "in total..." But doesn't even mention Some Other Ones

  • @Jesse-mh6hv
    @Jesse-mh6hv 5 років тому

    You just got a subscriber :) 👍

  • @concon9838
    @concon9838 5 років тому

    Understanding Mitski! :D

  • @andrewsaltzman5976
    @andrewsaltzman5976 5 років тому

    Didn't you have a video before this on Mac? Different topic but what happened to that video?

  • @hamish7722
    @hamish7722 5 років тому

    Do idles !

  • @nickmartinez5069
    @nickmartinez5069 5 років тому

    GOJIRA PLEASE!!! No one has gone in depth about their amazing music

  • @griffinmaxwell789
    @griffinmaxwell789 5 років тому +7

    Please do Cage the Elephant!

  • @slinkycrown8757
    @slinkycrown8757 5 років тому

    DO UNDERSTANDING SING STREET