These days it pays not to think too much about the state of modern America.… Read Full Bio ↴These days it pays not to think too much about the state of modern America. But, occasionally (and given the right blessed guitar hook), the picture shifts to a sunny suburban street – the kind that that Fred Savage used to ride his chopper down in The Wonder Years; the kind of place where bands such as Built to Spill and Sebadoh would create life-affirming sounds from inside a dusty garage. Romantic, yes, but there’s something about American indie that can still knock blocks off what we produce over here and Philadelphia’s Creeping Weeds are more than aware of the power of understated pop hooks.

Approaching their debut as if it is a cohesive body of work rather than a chance to splurge all their favourite tricks in one go, it makes sense that they open with delicate vocal harmonies and a bare piano, thereby introducing us gently to their unsettling world. The wonderful ‘Billy Pilgrim’ begins with a Frank Black-inspired acoustic strum, chopped up by stabs of electric guitar. A sense of entrapment drives Pete Stewart’s words but the music is so dense that his non-linear storytelling is secondary.

There’s a heroic pop sensibility to the musicianship, like the way drummer Chris Wirtalla bookends the chords changes on ‘I Wanted To Live (Die)’ with a simple punch of his toms. At times, their lo-fi folk will draw comparisons to Broken Social Scene, but there’s something more compact and focused in the way that Creeping Weeds construct their songs. ‘Our Country Home’ manages to combine the two normally mutually exclusive qualities of humour and ambition as it swishes from simple folk to a stomp where, frankly, Stewart sounds as though he’s singing in the toilet.

But here’s hoping it was the downstairs toilet, next to the garage where, in my imagination, they rehearse, hang out and watch The Year Punk Broke on repeat.

Anna
Creeping Weeds Lyrics

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Anna,
You come and ask me, girl,
To set you free, girl,
You say he loves you more than me,
So I will set you free,
Go with him.
Go with him.

[Chorus]
Anna,
Girl, before you go now,
I want you to know, now,
That I still love you so,
But if he loves you mo',
Go with him.

All of my life,
I've been searchin' for a girl
To love me like I love you.
Oh, now, but every girl I've ever had,
Breaks my heart and leaves me sad.
What am I, what am I supposed to do.

Anna,
Just one more thing, girl.
You give back your ring to me, and I will set you free,
Go with him.

[Chorus]

All of my life,
I've been searchin' for a girl
To love me like I love you.
Oh, now, but every girl I've ever had,

Breaks my heart and leaves me sad.
What am I, what am I supposed to do.

Overall Meaning

The song "Anna" by The Creeping Weeds is a ballad about a man who is in love with a woman named Anna, but she asks him to set her free to be with another man who loves her more. The lyrics are emotional and heartfelt, with the singer expressing his love for Anna throughout the song.

In the first verse, Anna asks the singer to set her free so she can be with a man who loves her more. The singer agrees to let her go, even though he still loves her deeply. In the chorus, the singer tells Anna that he still loves her but if the other man loves her more, she should go with him.

In the second verse, the singer expresses his frustration with his search for love. He has been searching his entire life for a woman who loves him as much as he loves Anna, but every girl he has been with has broken his heart. He questions what he is supposed to do in this situation.

Overall, the song is a heartbreaking tale of unrequited love. The singer is willing to let Anna go if it means she will be happy, even though it will leave him heartbroken.

Line by Line Meaning

Anna,
Addressing Anna directly

You come and ask me, girl,
Anna's asking for help

To set you free, girl,
Anna wants to be set free from the relationship

You say he loves you more than me,
Anna's admitting that the other guy loves her more

So I will set you free,
The singer will let Anna go

Go with him.
The singer is encouraging Anna to go with the other guy

Anna,
Addressing Anna again

Girl, before you go now,
The singer wants to say something to Anna before she leaves

I want you to know, now,
The singer wants Anna to know something

That I still love you so,
The singer admits his love for Anna

But if he loves you mo',
The singer acknowledges that the other guy loves Anna more

Go with him.
The singer is still encouraging Anna to go with the other guy

All of my life,
Throughout the singer's life

I've been searchin' for a girl
The singer has been looking for the perfect girl

To love me like I love you.
The singer wants someone to love him the way he loves Anna

Oh, now, but every girl I've ever had,
The singer has had many failed relationships

Breaks my heart and leaves me sad.
The singer always ends up heartbroken and sad

What am I, what am I supposed to do.
The singer is feeling lost and unsure of what to do

Anna,
Addressing Anna again

Just one more thing, girl.
The singer has one more thing to ask of Anna

You give back your ring to me, and I will set you free,
The singer wants Anna to return the engagement ring

Go with him.
The singer is still encouraging Anna to go with the other guy

All of my life,
The singer has been searching for love

I've been searchin' for a girl
The singer is still searching for love

To love me like I love you.
The singer wants someone to love him the way he loves Anna

Oh, now, but every girl I've ever had,
The singer has had many failed relationships

Breaks my heart and leaves me sad.
The singer always ends up heartbroken and sad

What am I, what am I supposed to do.
The singer is feeling lost and unsure of what to do

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Written by: Arthur Alexander

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Mandy Jackson

2y↑16

Just want to say how much I appreciate your website and videos. As a single woman, you have been invaluable to helping my lawn be the envy of the neighborhood. Thank you!!!

J

2y↑5

Hey Doc, thanks so much for the winter information. Two questions, how soon does the Negate begin to show results (compared to Image) and how long does the outdoor temperature need to hold "warmer" for the Negate or Image to work (north central Ga the daytime temperature can be 60 today and 45 tomorrow or the next day)?

B M

2y↑2

Another great video! I found and subscribed to your page during late fall/early winter 2021, and I took tons of notes on all your videos. I've been following your lawn guide for Bermuda Grass, documenting everything I'm doing, and I'm excited to see the results as we enter into Spring here in Southern California. Thanks Doc!

Just Picture It Now

Perfect timing for this video Doc. Thank you! With temps in the 60's yesterday and today, I went out and got some Image for the lawn and sprayed yesterday after my route. Sunday should be a bit cooler, but back up in the 60's the rest of the week. Felt good to get out there.

Tyler Heaton

2y↑9

I feel like this winter was particularly tough for winter weeds in this area (I’m in Greenville, SC) because early December it was in the 80s and Christmas week it was in the 70s.

Sun City Lawn Care

Great content as always. Which herbicide are you using to treat your fairway?

Playbart19

Hey Doc, I recently moved into a home in October. I have a sodded Bermuda lawn. Can I still treat for winter weeds and lay down pre-emergent?

Rusty Wise

Doc, is it better to spot treat if winter weeds aren’t out of control or just safer to spray the whole yard instead? I’d say my yard is about like yours at the moment.

anthony motola

2y↑7

Hi Doc, love your videos ! I got an acre of centipede grass in Myrtle beach S.C. , which lawn guide is best for me ?

Kaleb Jones

Just do a pre emergent 007 now again in 7 weeks then again Oct and Nov and u will be about 96% weed free

rg2021

Hey Doc, longtime fan...Columbia, Sc with centipede though and have patches of kentucky blue grass but my image and other chemicals do not kill it so I have been digging them up with a weasel weed tool but there is too many...any tips that would take care of it but not kill the sensitive centipede?

Dustin Dial

Celsius herbicide

Steven Roby

2y↑1

Doc, thx for your videos, being a disabled Iraq war vet your videos are educational as well as therapeutic. I am not to far from you down the road in northeast Paulding County, Rockmart Ga. We recently moved into a new home 3/4 acre flat lot. The house is a 2500 sq ft ranch dead center of the lot. I paid extra for the entire Bermuda yard. They delivered 419 emerald Bermuda. Not to many weed, it did take root but is still new. I put out heavy pre emergent the second week of this last Oct. I’m confused I’m looking for your quick start guide I didn’t know if you had listed it or were going to in a couple of days. It had developed po-Anna slightly only in the back yard. I treated it per this video yesterday. I’m wanting to get out in front of this new yard as I’ve got an investment in it and follow your instructions to the tee. Thx again for what you do in educating us with your vast knowledge. ❤️ best regards Steve

Shamshuddin Virani

Hey doc- I put down new zoysia sod this past October. Is it ok to use negate?? How about pre emergent. I know you say give it one whole growing season.. thanks you rock

Miguel Garcia

2y↑1

Hey Doc, i like your videos. I have a question? I'm a lawncare technician and on my last company that I was working we used to use Roundup during this time because Bermuda grass goes dormant see a 100% but you said It's not good to use Roundup I just want to see your opinion about this cuz I'm a little bit curious. I work all over Ga. but mostly in Athens

How To with Doc

2y↑2

I can find thousands of little green shoots all over the yard if I dig through the brown. So NO... never use roundup.

QT

I have a 3 acre yard. I have only cut a short section (30 y X 20 y) in my backyard. I bought a Fischer push reel mower last year. To see if I had the time and dedication to keep grass that short. I’m sticking with it. I’m purchasing a 25” .
All the rest of my yard is cut and treated by local landscapers.. No where in the rest of my yard has
Poe-Anna in it.
Why does Poe-Anna only show up on the short section that I mow with the Reel mower? I’ve never had Poe-Anna issues in this section before.
Thank you for your time on the videos you make.

Adam Ghazal

This is so helpful, thanks Doc!

Mario Hernandez

2y↑1

Thanks Doc, great information... Always learning from you. 👍

alan30189

2y↑1

Greetings from Woodstock, GA. I need to get some pre-emergent down, but I wait on trimming the dormant grass until sometime in March or April, when the Bermuda grass has started pushing up. Then I scalp the dormant grass off.The reason is, when you trim or scalp too soon, that Poa Annua will germinate more effectively and start growing like crazy with the extra sunlight. That’s why I leave the dormant grass long, for as long as possible. One year I scalped too early and the Poa Annua went wild! I never had it so bad. If you do trim the grass early, hit it with Image, one or two weeks beforehand.
That Image is a good product, but as you said, slow working.

italianballbreaker

2y↑1

Hi Doc new subscriber here. I live in South Jersey and put down tttf sod in October and I wanted to know if I should put down a pre emergent or wait for next season?

Charles Walker

2y↑1

Nice beard trim. This video is at a perfect time. I have the same weed problem , lots of brown and some green weeded areas. I have already scalped my yard a couple weeks ago. Going to apply Certainly with a shot of Imagine. After it dries in a few days will do a liquid Prodiamine. Later I will put a granular to firm up the invisible layer. Lower 70's all next week in the Charleston area.

Tracy Rodriguez

What can you use to kill poa annua on a fescue lawn? It says on the label of the Image herbicide(kills nutsedge-on the label) that you shouldn’t use on fescue?

No one

Just curious, have you ever considered dethatching and then doing a controlled burn to “scalp.”

In Sanity

I have just a few small areas with poa and really don’t want to treat the entire yard. What about just spot treating with Round Up? Seems like we’re far enough from my tiff 419 starting to grow. Any thoughts?

Larry august

Hi doc,can I mix Image and chelated iron together in a sprayer for st Augustine and Bahia grass?

Peter Aveni

Can I use the image concentrate in a pump sprayer and spot treat poa annua? Also where did you get the green dye?

Dela

2y↑1

Doc, I treated our lawn with Humichar and pre-emergent 3 weeks ago. About five days later, temps dropped to the 20s for a few days—even some ice here in South Texas; highs were 40s and 50s. Do you think I’ll need to reapply the pre-emergent? We had beautiful tiff tuff Bermuda last season and honestly had almost no weeds. I don’t want to go overboard with the pre-emergent. Thanks for all you do.

How To with Doc

2y↑1

Nope you're fine

Dela

Thanks! BTW, Image is a great product. I use it to spot treat as you instructed in a prior video and it does a great job of killing nutsedge. Slow but it works!

Barrett Finch

Perfect timing just before the weekend. Thanks doc!

4carrsthe

2y↑2

Hey Doc, is there any flexibility on your “leave it alone the first year”? I have about 5,000 sq ft of Bermuda sod I put down about 7 months ago and it has no weeds. Would like to keep it that way. Can I put down pre-emergent or do I skip it this Spring due to the age of the Bermuda?

Dustin Dial

Once it's rooted it's safe to treat with preemergent or herbicides

Brady Huston

Doc,

Ive got rye grass down but i started to get some nasty lime green weed popping up and I have no idea what it is or how to get rid of it without killing my rye grass. Help!

Adam carter

Doc I was just wondering what you think about SPECTRACIDE® WEED STOP® FOR LAWNS PLUS CRABGRASS PREVENTER GRANULES it says that it kills annual bluegrass (poa annua) have you tried it and does it work?

Aileen Perez

2y↑2

If you could coordinate with YouTube a Spanish subtitle/closed captioned, I will appreciate. Your video are amazing.

Alice Crawford

Just a thought, last fall I discovered Army worms in my yard and surrounding yards. I notified the HOA so that others were aware.

Brady Huston

2y↑1

Can we use image or negate on an established Perennial Ryegrass Lawn to kill poa annua or other weeds that come up?

zero

2y↑1

Can anyone answer my question if you got time: with the exception of weeds that make thorns or stickers that hurt when you walk without shoes on your lawn, why do we kill the weeds on the lawn? is it more beneficial to the earth to simply let it go? is the goal simply aesthetics? Thank you all.

J L

Yes the goal is simply aesthetics

Jamie H

Aesthetic. Landscapes play into property value. Sure you can have a lawn of weeds if you want. Turfgrass is a plant and weeds compete for space. Also, atleast lawns are green space and not concrete or asphalt so that's a good thing.
Turfgrass is the #1 crop in the United States. It is a $15 billion a year industry!

Salvador Martinez

I wish I would've watched this video yesterday. Someone told me it was okay to spray dormant Bermuda with glyphosate so i just spot treated my POA with it. Regardless i think it'll be okay being the alpha grass that Bermuda is.

Logan Ledkins

What are your thoughts on burning off my Bermuda grass lawn instead of scalping. I live on a large property in the country and am a firefighter so there is no fear of property damage or broken laws do to fire.

Alice Crawford

Greetings from Duluth, Ga. Thanks for that reminder, just wish the HOA would watch. I could kill the poa anna but then there's all those seeds that you see on top. I've even gone out and pulled the weed AND put it in my trash can. Another thing is that it grows prolifically where there's spots where water never dries out.

Jon Becker

This crap has been so bad this year. I have so many break throughs. So annoying. I had to learn the roundup lesson the hard way. Parts of my yard is still thin from doing that last year around this time and those parts are where I have the most poa.

Cuzntime

If my Poa Annua has seeds on it when I spray it with Image, will it also kill those seeds if I don't mow and chop the seeds off?

Bradford Fields

Non-Selective herbicides on dormant lawn or any lawn, unless a certain turf type is non-desirable to the owner. That’s what we call weeds !

MAkC

2y↑1

Bermuda stuff is back, yaayy!! Hey Doc, what’s wrong with doing full scalp before green haze shows up?

Aubrey Farray

I have tall fescue lawn what can I used to treat Pao Annua?

Jim CCC

2y↑1

Barricade does not seem to work on Poa, maybe has helped but I’m still seeing patches like you have. I’m willing to try Negate, once mixed how long is it good if all is not used right away? Thank you for the videos.

Mike Matteo

Thanks for the video! How can I tell if what's popping is Poa annua or of it's legit grass

J Baruman

2y↑2

So can I use Negate and Image at the same time? Can I use Image now and then come back in a couple of weeks with Negate?

Mr. F

So will these work in cool season as selective post emergent? I have just been pulling it or glyphosate.

Jim CCC

If I’m using Image “red label” on one of your green top hose end sprayer do I need to be concerned about dilution or just that 4 oz is covering 1000 sq ft?

C. "Doc" Holiday

2y↑1

Hey Doc, does the store bought image have surfactant in it alrrady?

Tracy S

Over here in Calif we're limited to what products to use on Bermuda...all the good stuff is banned!

Gadgetball

So I can scoop out the amount I need from the Negate bottle? Or I have to mix the entire bottle at once?
I'm only doing 3000sq ft

Vick Rivera

My go to guy. Thanks for the content.

Sandie Weatherup

2y↑1

Welcome back! Just some feedback, I wish the spray bottles were clear like they used to be. The clear viewing strip is on the sprayer side not the hose side. How are we supposed to check the liquid level without having to shut the valve off... kinda irritating. This is the first year my lawn has less Poa Annua than you! 😀 Why is creeping charlie so hard to get rid off too? Uggg

Harms Way DIY

2y↑2

What about T-zone? I’ve had amazing results killing winter weeds during weather permitting stay windows in western Tennessee.

Ray W

2y↑1

T zone works great during the cold as well. Great ester kills the creeping Charlie and not as harsh as what he uses for the spot spraying. Also it’s cost affective.

Matthew Bilskie

Nice meeting you this morning. When we got home my son said daddy talked to a guy named Doc at the store!

How To with Doc

2y↑1

Always said that lad was brilliant... 😄

Kevin Farmer

On a thick lawn like Barb to get it low...Do you do multiple cuts by days or cutting by lowering level on each pass and in one day?

Deke1

What about cool weather grass treatment for poa-annua?

Seng Xiong

2y↑4

Hey Doc, do you recommend tenacity with surfactant? Just wondering on your opinion on that.

Jamie H

2y↑1

Read the label. It will tell you.

jwags

Nice to see the Bermuda again!

Jeff Lewis

Hey everybody, and doc. I realize doc cannot
answer everyone's questions so I wanted to put this out there for everyone else as well please feel free to comment. I just moved into a home in southeast Tennessee and the previous owner has a pretty good start on a Bermuda lawn. However, there are very large patches of poa annua. If I kill large patches, will I need to reseed my Bermuda to fill in those spots, or just leave it and sacrifice the first year while the Bermuda spreads? Any input would be great! Thank you

How To with Doc

2y↑2

Nope, kill the poa now and push the new lawn heavy in the spring.

Just Picture It Now

We took out a very large Maple tree last May and it completely decimated our front lawn from stump and root grinding. A MASSIVE mound of dirt in the front lawn. I found @How To with Doc about that same time. My neighbors thought I was crazy and it did take about 2 months of constant cutting and pushing. By the end of July, it completely filled in and my lawn never looked better. It not only saved me a ton of money (re-seeding or re-sodding) but I kept the consistency I wanted. Bermuda is an Alpha grass and pushing it like Doc suggests will definitely do the trick. I still look back at the weekly time lapse photos and am amazed at how well it filled in and recovered.

Jeff Lewis

@How To with Doc thanks. I really appreciate the help

osgeld

6:10 math, if its complicated to you (not Doc, people in general) don't risk it ... but I bet if you slow down and work it out, you can get it pretty quick

Twinski

I planted Black Jack Bermuda seed this past summer…new lawn…it germinated and thrived with exceptions to partially shaded areas…expected.

I want to over-seed the newly established lawn when the temps warm up in North Carolina. Is it ok to kill the Poa Annua on a newly established lawn now (February)?…before getting into the pre emergent application in the early spring? Or should I hold off on winter and spring weed killing all together on a newly established Bermuda lawn?

DrB_CU

2y↑1

Well the Negate is good for spot spraying, but I use Certainty, good for Poa, good for sedges in summer, does nothing to Bermuda.

ThomasAllison Stabler

Already on the schedule for this weekend to kill these winter weeds!

dennis woschnigg

what should i do first aerate, preemergent, tenacity, what comes first?

Malcolm&Patricka 16

2y↑1

Hey Doc how much water to mix with the quarter teaspoon? And I just ordered 2 bags of humic DG I love that stuff

Bill Blake

Hey Doc, With regards to Negate it is best to mix it all at 1 time. Because if you scoop out just a little you may get more of one ingredient than another.

Ric Bailey

2y↑1

🧐Why not use roundup on the weeds given the Bermuda is dormant? Quick kill and down to the roots! 🤔

H_Munoz78

Can I spray Image on a seeded bermuda lawn that is starting to germinate to kill Poa?

sean mirabito

Hey doc this fall I plan to kill off my entire front yard and plant kentucky bluegrass. I and going to use roundup kill off lawn thatch put down hunichar should I also put down dirt booster before I plant new seed. Also shoukd I use 10-10-10 or go with a starter fertlizer. Thank you

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