I'm a good guy for a gal,
So won't you look my palm over?
I've got time for a chat,
So won't you tell me my future?
I'm gonna break down at fifty,
And I'm not quite a stallion.
I'm a good guy for a gal,
And I'm mentally slipping.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
What's that ya' see?
Oh boy, find out what's up with me.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
What's that ya' see?
Tell me more of what's gonna be.
If you're friends with P.,
Well, then you're friends with me.
If you're down with P.,
Well, then you're down with me.
Friends of P.
Friends of P.
Friends of P.
Friends...
Somebody's fame and fortune is gonna come to me early.
I get two loves in my life, and I'm dying at ninety.

Overall Meaning

The Rentals's song "Friends of P." appears to be a conversation the singer is having with a fortune teller. The singer is asking the fortune teller to look at their palm and tell them what the future holds. The singer predicts that they will break down at fifty and won't quite be a stallion, hinting towards the idea that they will age much like a horse. The phrase "I'm mentally slipping" can be interpreted in a few different ways, but it could mean that the singer is becoming more forgetful or losing grip on their mental faculties in some other way. The repeated refrain, "Friends of P.," is a reference to someone who seemingly has a lot of friends, and the singer is hoping that by being friends with this person, they will also gain a lot of friends.

The line "Somebody's fame and fortune is gonna come to me early" suggests that the singer is optimistic about their future and believes that success is inevitable. The line "I get two loves in my life, and I'm dying at ninety" is somewhat less optimistic, as it suggests that the singer will only experience true love twice in their life and that they will only live until the age of ninety. The song overall has a slightly melancholic feel to it, as the singer seems to be contemplating their future and expressing a certain degree of resignation about what is to come.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm a good guy for a gal,
I consider myself to be a respectable man for women.

So won't you look my palm over?
Can you predict my future by reading my palm?

I've got time for a chat,
I'm interested in talking with you.

So won't you tell me my future?
Can you tell me what is going to happen in my life?

I'm gonna break down at fifty,
I feel like I'll have a physical or emotional crisis when I turn fifty.

And I'm not quite a stallion.
I'm not a physically fit and virile man anymore.

I'm a good guy for a gal,
I believe I am a proper man for women.

And I'm mentally slipping.
I think I'm starting to have mental problems.

Oh yeah, oh yeah.
I completely agree.

What's that ya' see?
What is the prediction you see in my palm?

Oh boy, find out what's up with me.
Tell me what's going to happen to me.

Oh yeah, oh yeah.
I completely agree.

What's that ya' see?
What else can you predict about my future?

Tell me more of what's gonna be.
Please give me more details about my future.

If you're friends with P.,
If you're close with P using his pseudonym,

Well, then you're friends with me.
Then, you are a friend of mine.

If you're down with P.,
If you hang out with P.

Well, then you're down with me.
Then, you are also a friend of mine.

Friends of P.
We are a community of people who are friends with P.

Friends of P.
We support and cherish the experiences we've had with P.

Friends of P.
We all respect and admire P.

Friends...
We are all family-like friends.

Somebody's fame and fortune is gonna come to me early.
I believe that I will become a wealthy and prominent person in my early life.

I get two loves in my life, and I'm dying at ninety.
I'll only experience two true loves in my life before I die at the age of ninety.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MATTHEW KELLY SHARP

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@lenajk2004

18w

lyrics:
Я парень хорош для девицы любой
Не посмотришь ли на ладонь мою
У меня есть время поболтать
Не скажешь ли мне мое будущее

В пятьдесят я полностью развалюсь
Жеребца из меня не получается
Я парень хорош для девицы любой
И умом я слабею

Ох да, ох да, и что же ты видишь?
Выясни, дружище, что со мной
Ох да, ох да, и что же ты видишь?
Расскажи, что будет

Если ты дружишь с П.
Тогда ты мой друг
Если ты не в ладах с П.
Ты не в ладах со мной
Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья

Чьи-то слава и богатство
Рано придут ко мне
В жизни у меня две любви
И умру я в девяносто

Ох да, ох да, и что же ты видишь?
Выясни, дружище, что со мной
Ох да, ох да, и что же ты видишь?
Расскажи, что будет

Если ты дружишь с П.
Тогда ты мой друг
Если ты не в ладах с П.
Ты не в ладах со мной
Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.

Если ты дружишь с П.
Тогда ты мой друг
Если ты не в ладах с П.
Ты не в ладах со мной

Если ты дружишь с П.
Тогда ты мой друг
Если ты не в ладах с П.
Ты не в ладах со мной

Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.

Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.
Друзья П.

@101Volts

6y↑44

Lyrics:

"I'm a good guy for a gal,
So won't you look my palm over?
I've got time for a chat,
So won't you tell me my future?
I'm gonna break down at fifty,
And I'm not quite a stallion.
I'm a good guy for a gal,
And I'm mentally slipping.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
What's that ya' see?
Oh boy, find out what's up with me.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
What's that ya' see?
Tell me more of what's gonna be.
If you're friends with P.,
Well, then you're friends with me.
If you're down with P.,
Well, then you're down with me.
Friends of P.
Friends of P.
Friends of P.
Friends...
Somebody's fame and fortune is gonna come to me early.
I get two loves in my life, and I'm dying at ninety."

All comments from YouTube:

@SteveEdwardCooper

6y↑1.8K

Decades ago, I fell asleep on the couch one night with the TV on. Woke up at three AM, watched this video, wondered what the Hell I was looking at, fell back asleep. I spent the next few months, in the pre-internet era, trying to find this again. No one knew what I was talking about and some thought I had dreamt it. Finally I saw it a second time and found out the name of the band. It was such a relief to not only figure out who they were, but to buy the album and play this for my friends so they wouldn't think I had pulled the whole thing from a weird dream.

@ChrisEbz

6y↑46

I could have pulled out my friends of P single cassette tape to show them. Too bad...The only problem is, nobody knows that cassette tape exists and i can't prove it now either.

@colinclayton8042

6y↑30

We've all had those moments, waking up late at night, totally dazed and wondering where and what the hell you are doing. Nice story.

@monicar4967

6y↑6

I thought this was gonna be a “i once watched this video and (long story short) 5 years later I hear something in my drawer and it was this video!!” Comment 😂

@miguelship3

6y↑15

lol! Decades ago I recorded this song from the radio, the first time I saw this video was 5 years go

@MrMykl71

6y↑6

@Chris EbZ I have the CD single .. proof

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@b3naqua

5y↑560

almost 25 years later and this still slaps like it's day one

@erikarimes

4y↑11

Totally! I bought The Rentals cd as soon as I could get it. Huge Weezer fan, but was fascinated about Matt Sharp on his own music career - loved The Rentals. My friends in highschool thought this was a group from the 60s.

@genedrakes686

4y↑4

Thanks for the reminder that this was 1/2 a lifetime ago!😀 Still a great song!!

@koonjar

4y↑2

Omg for real ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@b3naqua

Erika Rimes omg yes!! The kind of 50s/60s aesthetic mixed w the future synth rock sounds was so forward-thinking. Still love their 1st album so much

@davediamond245

4y↑1

Matt is a buddy of mine and I agree with what you said, in fact I just added this funny little tune to my repertoire .I asked Matt once when he was in town does Friends of P mean on the sly mean friends with *p***y because I kinda sorta lost my virginity on his waterbed next to the Slayer,Iron Maiden and Kathy Smith posters in 1984.Anyway,I figured friends with P or p***y meant not just in the physical sense but in the spiritual sense as in you protect women because they are important, not because they are weak.Hardly.He said that's pretty good and it is kinda sorta is general sense but it's really about his friend Paulina,wife of the late Ric Ocasek from the Cars who produced Weezer's first couple records maybe idk. Great tune but it needs guitar and that's where Dave Cousins comes in ...Phil is my handle on YT
💞😎✌

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@ekhays104

3y↑245

I still love this song as much at 50 as much as when I first heard it at 25.

@POPNDOUGH

2y↑14

You're lucky you didn't break down at fifty.

@CaidicusProductions

@Nathaniel Krefman We're all dying, just some of us are dying slower than others. :P The question is, how are you living?

@casebarreoltt5990

1y↑4

@Nathaniel Krefman I heard he's not quite a stallion 🤭🤏🤭

@wuhaninstituteofvirology

38w↑1

but are you dying @ 90?

@MichaelSmith-990

19w

Absolutely 💯

@thetriumphofthethrill2457

7y↑17

Classic. Unique and fantastic song and unforgettable video. One timeless example on why the '90s is the last great decade.

@wendysumpter-neely6031

28w↑1

It's the last best decade for Rock Music. Well Rock Music literally had a good 50 years (50s-90s). This era has Emo rap (which is ok they're rappers wanting to be rock stars & it's got F#$kin Taylor Swift and her overly populated "Swifties" . She's overrated completely - but I blame social media like Instagram and Facebook for that. There once was a mystique about your favorite rockstar. You didn't see family Vacation pics of them you didn't see what they were eating for breakfast on a Saturday. It's made and turned everyone into these cheesy version of themselves. Everyone's smiling now and big cheese balls I didn't know anything about my fav rockstar only what I would read or hear or see in an interview nothing else. I mean we now know Madonna has a chandelier in her bathroom & art hung on her walls of Frieda Kahlo . That's the problem with today you can't take your rockstars seriously that's why we have the cheesiest music out there because society itself is cheesy therefore we will never have any new bands like this. 👆 that's why rock ruled the airwaves and no longer does. Rappers can get away with it because they always talked about ridin in their Lambo's or in a private plane or iced out etc. But our rockstars had a mystique can you imagine us seeing the inside of Robert Smith's bathroom or what he & his wife were eating or wearing for date night...NO Ppl let's stop capturing every minute of our lives and showing it off I haven't posted anything or liked anything on Instagram or Facebook for 2 yrs! Let's just live each moment as it comes I did that whole thing for 10yrs was to busy taking the perfect picture instead of living in the moment, like we used to do in the 90's. I like YouTube though because of videos & tutorials it's very beneficial at times the others are a complete waste of time. End the Cheese Please!🔚🧀

@thetriumphofthethrill2457

28w

@@wendysumpter-neely6031 Good point. What we really need though is great music. It's the one defining factor that will cut through all the bullshit. :-)

@ottomatic3123

4y↑112

This is one of those songs that was very catchy but I didn't heard very often and I had forgotten about. I tuned into 120 Minutes on MTV Classic and it came on. Wow, the nostalgia it brought on was intense. I'll have to tune in when I can. I'm so glad I heard it again; now I have it on my playlist. 🕺🏻

@andream3623

How are we OLD

@kidwajagstang

2y↑1

Same. I LOVE 120 minutes!! Midnight Sundays on MTV Classic is a must tune program.

@JeremyQuijano

26w

I remember seeing this video debut on 120 Minutes. Back when I would record VHS tapes and just have hours and hours to playback and have good music.

@abelmontalvo4052

23w

@@kidwajagstangyes we are old this song came out in 1976

@oscaroscar2778

2y↑38

We need more of this on the radio.

@Gaeilgeoir

41w↑2

Hop in your time machine and set the dial to 1995. 😄

@anotherland2462

28w

unfortunately crappy rap doesn't seem to fade away, been stuck since 2000. not saying this is the best in the world but there is no diversity anymore.

@MikeAmerika

10y↑31

Just saw the Rentals at the Union Transfer in Philly! Unbelievable band chemistry! They rocked hard and blew me away with awesome force! Great show! Way over my expectations, I suggest seeing them as soon as you can. It was worth way more than the ticket price. Matt is on top of his game!

@miskatonicrich2556

26w

I saw them opening for Silverchair and Red Hot Chili Peppers. God I miss the 90s.

@gcgangsta8556

25w

We used to see so many concerts for $10-24. Lucky 🍀

@billick6589

1y↑11

If I had one pick for the most underrated song of all time, I think this would be it.

@picowashere

44w

Yeah

@UPBEATFOREVER

32w

Not true!

@caflagel

13y↑21

Very unique music video, I love how still and emotionless they are. Song is awesome!

@fred21679

9y↑18

This song at the time of it's release had everything needed to change and influence our culture and become a footnote in rock history! But sometimes history has other plans!

@kungfew1396

6y↑413

I got to see the original Weezer lineup front row standing room only at the metro in Chicago when they released Pinkerton. They played every song off both albums and were awesome! I yelled out as loud as I could HEY SHARP! He looked at me and I screamed RENTALS! While giving him the rock hand symbol, he smiled at me and nodded to me thanks brother. Best concert of my life bar none and It sucks Sharp left, but Rivers is still awesome and I loved the green album.

@julialuanna

4y↑15

Both bands are still great, i love the rentals new stuff

@flamingcabbage8359

4y↑26

That's badass, although technically you didn't see the original lineup, as Brian Bell was aa replacement for Jason Cropper.

@kungfew1396

4y↑6

@flaming cabbage No shit? I did not know that but since I don't know do you believe Brian Bell to be a better guitarist than Jason Cropper?

@flamingcabbage8359

4y↑27

I'm not really sure. There aren't many recordings of Jason with Weezer beyond the demos where he mostly plays an acoustic. Jason was known for being really good at fingerpicking, which is pretty impressive. Jason was fired when the Blue Album was almost done, so Rivers rerecorded all of his guitar parts in a single take. Brian Bell was hired before they took the cover photo, and they had him sing on a few songs, but all of the guitars on Blue are Rivers. Considering that Jason co wrote "My Name is Jonas" and helped develop the sound of the whole album by contributing all of the iconic guitar intros, and that Brian Bell didn't write anything for Weezer until Red, a compelling case could be made that Jason is more important to the classic Weezer sound, despite only being in the band for a little over a year and never getting to play any venues with them bigger than dinky clubs.
Tl;dr there's not much evidence, but what evidence does exist seems to point to Jason being slightly better

@flamingcabbage8359

4y↑7

Sorry, that was much longer than necessary, but I'm a big fan and I'm stoned

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@pinkhouse3251

4y↑183

So I found a vintage Rentals shirt at Goodwill today. I was like “hmm this band sounds familiar” and after some Googling I discovered a lost musical moment from my youth. Luckily I had a cool older sister in the 90s back when I barely had an understanding of music, let alone life in general, and I distinctly remember hearing this track being blasted from her room repeatedly and just thinking how cool it sounded, looking up to my big sis and hoping one day I could be in the know and belong with all the cool adults. So today after hearing this and “The Love I’m Searching For” a rush of nostalgia flooded me with emotion and I’m left longing for those simpler days but also feeling incredibly grateful that I was exposed to this music and can forever cherish those boyhood memories.

@stevemiller1626

4y↑1

"Vintage"

@JOEYBMUSIC

4y↑4

Did you buy the shirt

@ponch2100

4y↑1

Are you a " so'er " lol good for you for finding out some good music...?

@paulinehili169

Oh I'm so hearing you. Memories flooding back like they were minutes beforehand. Great memories etched I to my heart. My mates call me P that's my nic name, so when I heard this song, I couldn't believe it.

@m.j.c.6969

"Googling"???? LMFAO!!!!!!!!

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@alotl1kevegas860

3y↑42

Where has this band been my whole life. This song is a gem

@frankbrenner4852

5y↑24

Knew about these guys back in the day, but wasn't a huge fan. But honestly, if this came out today in 2019 it would still be cool and fresh. Way ahead of its time.

@ikeyschultz4969

2y↑12

This song still sounds great and I actually got to see them live, in Lawrence Kansas, shortly after this song dropped. They played the songs off the album and ended by saying “that’s all the songs we have.” I miss the 90’s.

@FUY735

Dropped ? Pretty sure only retards use that word.

@ikeyschultz4969

1y↑1

@KURT MUSTANG It’s the word your mom
used when I “dropped” a load on her chest back in ‘96, son.

@lukekingsley4383

28w↑1

Rock Chalk!

@marksnexus

3y↑12

That fuzzy bass is badass! 🎸

@Superninjasam

12y↑13

That fuzzy bass is sooooo amazing!!

@ceebler

35w↑3

I remember when I was little and my dad always used to show me this video 10+ years ago it’s crazy how time flys😢

@leonardc.middelkamp1797

6y↑5

Love this song ! I have been playing it constantly.

@tomlemole4164

6y↑6

An amazing song for an amazing band. This song came out in the 90s but it was one of the main anthems of my college years in the early "oughts".

@notsusan

7y↑50

in junior high school my friend wanted to remake this video, we all loved the shit out of it.
great album, the whole moog revival in the 90s was a lot of fun

@jonsrecordcollection7172

2y↑1

I just learned from Politico that the woman playing the Moog is now a Republican state legislator in Iowa. Anti-vaxxer too... I'd rather have the Moog revival back.

@lhooq27

1y↑3

@@jonsrecordcollection7172 You're referring to Cherielynn Westrich. Rachel Haden was the keyboardist here. Whoever uploaded the photo of Westrich on the Weezerpedia page mistakenly uploaded one of Haden.

@ryangossett8211

39w↑1

@@lhooq2508 Ugh, according to Cherielynn's wikipedia page she is listed as a past member of the Rentals.

@menswear2112

5y↑53

My college years, buying cds instead of studying. So worth it, it was a great time for geek rock

@relaxinandchillaxin

2y↑3

all music in general it turns out...

@Deadok5803

8y↑10

wow, even the lyrics in subtitles are translated correctly
really adds up to the video's atmosphere

@infinite_vortex

3y↑14

25 years ago...still a good song

@wendellmakilanw.researchde7312

10y↑12

Большое спасибо THE RENTALS!!

@donvito2303

2y↑5

This is a masterpiece!

@bradd9326

2y↑1

A totally different look, but a cool, catchy tune with easy lyrics. A song that you can sing along with and not realize it.

@MineralsThatRock

6y↑4

I remember this song on the alt chart but I never really dug any deeper with this band. The song did pop in my head for whatever reason in 2018... and for the record, I am down with P!

@vspec17

7y↑3

One of my favorite music videos of all time. Concept by way of anti-concept minimalism.

@hmarmobiletech8332

8y↑5

Great song and great video!!! Love It!!!

@MrBhugh81

7y↑3

Man, I loved this album back in 8th grade. Memories!

@davojtek

8y↑7

Loved this. Great memories of my early teens.

@bcancun123

18w↑1

What a great sound

@DavidLee-wj9sp

3y↑4

Everybody in this group is a genius. Author, drummer since age 5

@gitarkin

7y↑21

Also, this is easily the greatest music video ever recorded.

@blindriv3r

6y↑1

Yeah, lol did you see the moment around 2:25 when the blonde Moog player broke and cracked a smile?

@williammatthews693

4y↑4

This song is total madness... I love it!

@jdancause

3y↑4

It's always one of my favourite 90 song for the last 2 decades

@rknprs

7y↑3

This song is the biggest earworm i've had since I'm Gonna Be by The Proclaimers. Killer band!!!!

@glittergirl1063

3y↑125

Me and Diane used to sing this song together. She passed away a few weeks ago, and today would’ve been her 43rd birthday. I’m thinking of you Diane. ❤️💔

@Rbenson1979

3y↑6

My condolences 🙏.

@mirzaghalib8659

2y↑2

how rad were the 90s, son? I miss them more than I probably should...

@Rbenson1979

2y↑3

My condolences 🙏 🌺🌹🌻💐. Some 90s songs bring tears to my eyes.. memories.

@m.j.c.6969

"Me and Diane"?????? It's "Diane and I" FFS! Would you say "Me used to sing this song" OR "I used to sing this song" Use your fucking brain and speak proper English dumbass!

@DUMBERTHANYOUTHINK

💔

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@DavisOrtizTavaraGoDigital

8y↑1

I love this song!

@lenajk2004

18w

@StillAtMyMoms

8y↑261

That moment when you realize hipsters lived in the 90s. If only they continued to sound like this, though. Killer track.

@asmith006

8y↑5

+StillAtMyMoms but they do still sound like this. gotta look for the right bands.

@StillAtMyMoms

8y↑4

Like who?

@asmith006

8y↑3

Motion City Soundtrack sounds kinda similar.

@herobandit25

8y↑4

+Manda Marie Fun fact: MCS actually did a cover of "Waiting" so I'm guessing they like The Rentals.

@dburt68ify

8y↑5

+Manda Marie they suck

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@bradd9326

6y↑5

I just heard this one last night on Classic M-tv. I loved it! It's a cool sounding song, I think the two females in the band are cute as can be!

@jonrose6019

18w

I needed to hear the sisters harmonize! Should of done more together

@MOUNTAINLDC

33w

Love this jam!

@pacificrain2016

6y↑233

For the guys who say Matt Sharp's departure messed up Weezer, it's not that incident that almost destroyed Weezer. It's the failure of Pinkerton. The failure of Pinkerton made Rivers Cuomo think the critics want to make him write generic pop songs. If Pinkerton did well, there will be no hiatus, more Pinkerton and Blue sounding albums instead of generic pop albums.

@krakenfury

6y↑50

Ironically, Pinkerton is their best record. It's funny because when it came out, I thought it was a success. All of my friends were listening to it, but I guess I didn't realize or care that it wasn't as widespread as Blue.

@JoelCR2

5y↑13

@krakenfury It was a critical failure at the time, and became acclaimed much further down the line

@swazilandandbotswana8856

4y↑19

I thought green was a good pop rock album, but they really messed up at make believe.

@workingtitle7049

4y↑5

They've made some great albums post pinkerton white and red album etc

@psychobilly42069

3y↑9

@Swaziland and Botswana yeah green and maladroit are great albums, make believe is when shit fell apart lmao. They've had some good albums since then though I'd say even some great ones such as the white album

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@kellymoon3406

6y↑4

Gotta love Petrad Hayden's vocals and violin. Great song!

@btetschner

2y↑2

Great song!
Just heard it for the first time, as referenced from an article I read today about Cherie Westrich.
Thank you for the video.

@joeadago

3y↑11

The Russian translation is flawless!!!

@Urlocallordandsavior

What does it say?

@kylefafnis3656

It says urlocallordandsaviour is not a friend of P

@c1nnamongrl

42w

@@Urlocallordandsaviorit’s the lyrics lmfao

@elgatogordo9523

1y↑1

Wow! I have'nt heard this jam 4ever and a day! I recall playing this jam for my friends while we were partying big time at Lake Havasu. They loved it so much that we played this jam while we cruising with the boat near London Bridge. Great times and great memories 😎

@roccotheman4154

4y↑2

Nothing better than 90s Rock

@101Volts

6y↑44

@chasemakesvideos7661

3y↑3

quite literally my favorite music video of all time

@Ezekael2517

2y↑5

I saw The Rentals at an in store performance in Philadelphia right after this came out. The 90's were a whole vibe

@jdancause

1y↑1

I miss the 90 so much

@BradTheDCUniverseGeek

6y↑310

I love the awkward ending of this video. Just standing there. This video was pure nineties alt-rock hipster gold.

@xmxkx1

5y↑11

Good point. On closer inspection, Petra Haden simply standing there chewing gum and appearing uninterested is also pure gold, for a similar reason.

@jpcodnia9133

4y↑1

@Noriko Moser
With a Russian touch instead of a swedish one

@bellahoughton84

3y↑5

This was b4 hipsters became pretentious and unoriginal

@bellahoughton84

3y↑1

2021, people WHO DON'T have piercings everywhere tattoos and dyed hair are more original than those who do.
98.9% of guys that get tattoos or ride motorcycles do it cuz they are so boring they can't get laid without some sort "crutch."
Yeah, getting tattoos and riding very dangerous motorcycles is what every guy in they're early-mid 20s wakes up in morning craving. Lol, no..it's cuz those guys need some sort vice to break the ice with equally insecure female.
Early-mid 90s is by far the most influential time period in everything. I mean just 10 years b4 that Baby Boomers were listening to souless disco music and dressing up like it was Halloween every day. Almost 30 years later and 1991-96 is more vital today in all areas pop culture.

@ricardomello1956

HISPSTER IS YOUR ASS!!! RESPECT MY 90S GENERATION!!!! ASS HOLE!!!!

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@mnap128

13y↑1

saw this band open for Silver Chair and RHCPs back in 95/96 it was friggen EPIC!!!!

@OnizukaSenseSay

4y↑1

One my most most cherished / bittersweet memories is The Rentals kicking off their return in 2007 at Spaceland.

@MatthewCantway

Such a great song.

@dominic14061995

13y

I love the way they play the instruments.

@MrPunkRockMofo

12y↑1

I looked up Matt Sharp's band 'cause I was amazed by his live performance with Weezer and his falsetto, and I really love this song

@joeyboogenz

11y↑3

Moogs are super cool.Would be fun to mess around with one ,even though I'm only a Guitarist. I love this band.It reminds me of New wave ,but better. Matt is amazing.The whole "Nerds on fire" thing ,is interesting.

@MicahBuzanANIMATION

It's so weird to hear Matt Sharp not singing falsetto, having grown up with the Blue Album. But this is extremely nice - I don't know why The Rentals aren't more popular. I like this a lot more than most of Weezers other albums.

@sarahcaumont8257

The first album I ever purchased.................The Rentals.....I still have it and I've listened to it a million times

@santi9999y

49w

El coro como loop es magnético

@VideInfra99

14y

Really love this tune.

@monicapyle

2y↑1

I loved this song in high school ❤️

@Goombrah

2y↑3

I love that violin part so much

@Flashpoint922

13y

Legendary alternative radio stations WFNX and WBRU still play this song quite a bit. It's a CLASSIC!

@CraigPhilipMyBeer

90s alternative rock! Miss it!

@mr.t6142

2y↑1

Lyrically and musically prolific!
If your friends with P... READ.
Thomas C. Stuhr
THE WORLD'S MOST UNDERGROUND AUTHOR. ❤☠

@jenniferclark6205

52w

Wow, I never knew the ending was like 20 seconds or so of silence. But then again, I guess you can't have what sounds like dead air on the radio.
Highschool memories with this one!!

@justinperilli4130

11y

Love this jam.

@betsiscott

11y↑496

"The actual "p" in the song refers to Paulina Porizkova, the wife of Cars guitarist Ric Ocasek who produced the first Weezer album, known as The Blue Album.[2] Paulina made a claim that no one had ever written a song about her, therefore Matt took on the task. Ric Ocasek noted that he found the subject matter of the song a bit odd" -- from the book "The River's Edge/ The Weezer Story". I'm into rock star biographies :)

@williamtheriault4090

4y↑4

Awesome 👏🏽🙏🏽

@nickswaim672

4y↑9

That is some inside shit!

@shapirofan2802

4y↑17

Friends of pp

@sethschiller832

3y↑2

the friends of p was actually called friends of PIXIES the band

@betsiscott

3y↑17

@Seth Schiller not according to the aforementioned rock biography from Weezer...

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@pricha24

12y↑1

it is SO incredibly easy to see from this video exactly how much influence matt sharp's style had in and over weezer's direction in their first three albums (yes, i wrote "three" because he did have a decent level of input on the green album). props to the person below who said that this video is "more weezer than weezer." couldn't have put it better myself.

@MMecham532

6y↑3

In a word, brillant!

@jcozza92

12y

most underrated band of the 90s

@octantrotta

13y

One of the bests in the 90's.

@nurk_barry

3y↑1

Matt Sharp is clearly one of the driving forces behind Pinkerton and The Blue Album

@redstar5583

9y↑5

One of the most underrated songs in rock'n roll history. I say the most underrated is Rocket 88.

@4thDementionalBubble

The Sexy Sexist this is not rock n roll

@redstar5583

how so?

@4thDementionalBubble

9y↑2

its a type of rock, but there's no roll

@redstar5583

9y↑4

define roll

@Y2Jin99

Damn good tune. Hadn't heard it in over a decade til I saw someone post it on facebook.

@Lacrymosa1685

11y

I remember hearing this back in 95' It feels like it just came out a little over 17 years ago!!

@Lacrymosa1685

11y

I can still remember hearing this for the first time back in 95.' It feels like it just came out a little over 17 years ago!!

@FoundWindowsMusic

So I always loved the unique sound of this. Recently heard a guy making music that has some of the same vibes. Mad Robot. Check him out if you like gritty melodic pop power punk stuff. He sings with an accent but it just makes it that much more authentic I think.

@MrColinWarde

1y↑1

My brother and I had very dissimilar tastes in music when this came out. Oddly enough, we both liked this. I bought the cassette single (just found it, BTW) and we played it when I took him to school a lot of days. Binding.

@RandomAverageCat

6y↑12

1990s alt-powerpop jewel.
I miss things like these, I miss the 90s <3

@ewg118

12y

The Rentals were a hipster band before I had a concept of hipsters. Still love em 15+ years later.

@maugustyniak

14y

Beautiful. My mom tells me this exactly how pretty much all public life was behind the Iron Curtain. Robotized, automatonic and specifically un-expressive, PERIOD. Love the tune and vid.

@brianbarley9711

39w

Somehow this song, that perfect riff and indeed the video are even cooler than when it came out

@RoyaleInliner

14y

I just heard this on my favorite radio station. Thank god they have Throw Back Lunch so I can discover classic songs like this!

@NoseTale

Probably among my favorite songs from The Rentals, along with "Waiting".

@StephanieCrawford333

10y↑13

I remember making music videos at sleepovers to Return of the Rentals, really fun times. :) Also, Matt has always reminded me of Joel from MST3K.

@gluecement

14y

I love that ending with nothing but silence. Unfortunately MTV would always cut it off at the end of the song.

@noNumber2Sherlock

2y↑1

This song and video rocks!.

@pablorojo6182

Esta cancion me gusta desde hace mucho, pero no tenia ni idea quien la cantaba, hoy la escuche en la radio y descubri quienes eran.

@shawncage5563

4y↑1

Still love this song!

@michaelcramer63

12y

Love this song.....Matt Sharp was the heart and soul of weezer.......PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make one more album with weezer........Blue album fav of all time for me.....U can tell by this song that this is the power chords and bass missing from weezer ever since hes left......river and sharp are the modern day mcartney and lennon....good apart but GREAT together

@alistabruno

6y↑3

I love this guys...
Good song good memories Cherielynn ... you look amazing!!

@jeffreydsmith

I heard this song on the radio maybe three times in 1995, but have thought of it from time to time ever since. Until ten minutes ago, I thought it was titled "Friends with Pete" and simply could not find it anywhere! It was included in a mashup I heard today of songs from '95, so here I am! It's still a fun little song after a quarter-century.