This was me and my husband's song. We got married july 1995 the month after high school. He passed away exactly one week ago today. He passed on 12-12-2021. My heart is shattered. Married for 26 years.
I couldn't amagine losing my significant other after tht long of marriage. I'm so sorry for your loss. Just remember your husband lives on through this song in your heart
Just got back from my cousin's husband's funeral. They were married over 20 years. Had a 15yr old son. He was 52. Died of a bloodclot in his lung. Life can be beautiful but sometimes a beauty is a real bitch.
I’ve heard this song a million times growing up never payed attention to the lyrics. Man I just left my first apartment I lived in for 7 years straight so many memories. I was so excited to move (better place, better neighborhood & neighbors ) but I cried like a baby when I had to shut that door. I just drove by it yesterday I want to tell them get the hell out of my place 😂 good reminder of life. Everything is temporary appreciate it while you got it and who you got it with
After my first roommate passed in 2019, I visited The Old Apartment, 1-108. We lived there from 2010-2012, after I moved out of my mother's house. I didn't go inside, just checked out the outside, poured him a shot of rum and a Dew chaser, and lit up a smoke, hung out outside just outside the balcony we used to chill on all the time, then left. RIP Jeremy, those couple years were amazing and I got to explore A LOT about myself that I wouldn't have been able to if I stayed at home.
When this came out, I was happy and relaxed. Now all of these years later, my life is like this song. That sucks for me. I could have taken it better when I was younger. 😶💯
3:00 “Only memories, faded memories, blended into a dull tableaux.” Every time I hear this lyric, makes me think of memories of childhood and deceased family members becoming less and less clear, me forgetting them, in a sense.
The old Barenaked Ladies and the new Barenaked Ladies are simply two different bands. This music is gold. I wish Stephen was still in the band, has never been the same without him.
@@edp3202long story short, family. It's somewhat complicated and there's a lot of details. But bottom line is, he wants to be a full time part of his kids lives more than be in a world famous band.
I am 20 years old, I grew up listening to this song- even met Kevin Hearn at a restaurant in muskoka when I was younger. I just got my first apartment downtown Toronto, for all the folks reminiscing about being my age in the comments, this song and it’s impact is still alive and well :)
When I got divorced I rented an apartment right in downtown. Big 2 bedroom. 1400 sq feet. Beer store directly across the street, as well as a KFC and a Dairy Queen. Pizza place right next door, and a grocery store a 2 minute walk. It was the absolute perfect place for me. I lived there for 6 years. I've bought a house since then. But honestly, my old apartment was the absolute best in the world.
In the late 90s, I had an apartment that was (hard to explain) in a row of ten duplexe aparments that sat on the edge of a mall parking lot. I worked as a manager at a full service restaurant (bar and all, table service) located in the mall. 100 feet outside my front door, was a 24 hour gas station. Out the back door was a shopping center with a Kroger, Dollar Tree and anything else I would have ever needed. I loved that place. I lived there from fall 97 till spring of 2001. I miss that place/period in time every day of my life.
I've always loved this song, from the first time I heard it, in my 20's. Here I am, today, just turned 48 a couple days ago, and I'm in the process of moving in to a new place together with my bf, who I've known since the age of 10. It's kinda bittersweet, since I've been staying with him pretty much the past yr at his old apartment. This song came to mind and I had to hear it. It's taken me back in time to the place I was then and creating more memories for me today. Timeless! Good stuff!
This song was my life in the late 1990’s. I loved this song so much. Now remembering back, I rarely think about it. I have been married for 23 years to my true love
When did the song come out? If anyone knows. Guhhhl, I just turned 41...just lost my husband, just two weeks after our 10th Anniversary...I've been jumping song to song and this is such an iconic song; however the song sounds more angry than I remembered it..heh . 😊 Our son is at his grandparents ( former in-laws , not sure what to call them nowadays )... Wild Guess is Year 1998 for this song).
Just reading the comment section on most songs I grew up loving such as this one is so inspiring and touching. Some of the most genuine displays of emotions and memories that a song created coupled in the moments with a loved one that binds together on each person respective being. Bands such as this is truly incredible.
@@intsoccersuperstar1 Yep these are the two best, but If I had a Million Dollars is right up there also. I could go on and on about some others also LOL.
Funny, I’m 44 now (graduated HS in ‘98) and I heard this song the other day for the first time in years! I’ve since replayed it 4-5x lol. Brings back so many memories. I must be going through some things because even though I’m not moving, it still seems incredibly relevant to my life. PS- officially added to my Apple Music playlist
20 years after we ran off to Florida and 3 days since the marriage ended I arrived back in Florida and just took a pic of our old apt while listening to this song….😞
Man, I remember being 9 years old and hearing my aunt Jen listen to them, she was a huge fan. And I loved them simply because she did. Now after having moved from my home of 30 years in Buffalo NY to North Carolina I am overcome with such strong emotions from this song that *every time* I hear it I get teary eyed. This song reminds me of home, my family, my youth... All of which I crave and miss with such strong adoration... One of the BEST songs by BNL - thank you for this song, none other compares. 😭
One of the most nostalgic songs Ive ever heard. So many people can relate to "the old apartment" regardless of how old they were when they lived there, whether it was as a kid, or during college, or moving out for the first time. Im happy that BNL is finally getting some well deserved recognition since big bang theory exploded. Thank you speakers corner for helping uncover this gem of a band.
They were on the Friends soundtrack in like 1995, this song was played on Top 40, and One Week was a huge hit. I think they’ve been getting recognition in the States for a long time. 🤓
@@MegCazalet Yup; actually 1st heard them on the radio in 1993 when "If I Had a Million $s" broke. Having the BBT theme song is just another feather in their cap, though it's a big feather.
@@JoeVideoed Speaking of TV soundtracks, they were also played in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Streets. It was What a Good Boy. It made me want to have the job of picking songs for emotional moments on tv. What a wonderful job. Personally, I think Scrubs had the best.
I miss Steven Page! They provided the sound track to my life during those university years. It would be awesome when this whole CoVid19 scare is over, they would come back together and play old their old stuff, especially "The Old Apartment".
Blasted this song for maybe 5 hours over and over in 1998 on weekends while refinishing the basement in our first house. And somehow my family didn't run out screaming!!😅
I’ve lived at the same apartment for going on 21 years. I raised my daughter here since she was nine and she’s now twenty nine. 😂 I moved here for the good school district and my daughter has her own house but I’m still in our old apartment. The next time she visits me I should blast this song when she walks in the door. 😂
This is one of my favorite songs. Just yesterday I had an “old apartment” moment and had a rush of nostalgia. Such a meaningful song that’s relatable to so many.
Ahh I remember my 1st apartment. I was 18 yrs old. Stepdad kicked me out of my house. Got an apartment 2 weeks later. Lived there for 6 years. Now, 24 years later, been living in my house I own for 19 years. Great memories. Women I had over. Friends hanging out. Parties on the weekends. Man, life was easier back then. Oh well, back to today's reality.
Such an upbeat song about a painful topic. Reminds me of parts of my marriage that went both ways. We are both bettter and happier people now...but I still look back on those times fondly.
I did this once, ten years after I lived there. The place was going to be torn down and had a fence around it. The orange carpet was still there and the dark paneling. I stood on the balcony over the creek, dressed in a black suit with sunglasses and thought of the time I made enchiladas for everyone. That was over 30 years ago. A new building is there now.
I’ve been watching this performance for over a decade now. It’s so powerful. Michael is so engaging. Noelle is fun to watch. Both are incredible vocalists.
I moved out of my child hood house a few months ago and this song right now is kind of hard to listen to because I still miss my old house but I know one day this song will make me smile. I am also only 16 so I know none of my friends know this song but it is special to me right now
grew up with my parents playing all this stuff! dave matthews badn ended up being my favorite. 21 now. new pop coming out just isnt as enjoyable anymore :(
This song brings me back to my teens.. my high school sweetheart.. she is my wife today! But our past? My childrens future.. I get to relive it all and then some!
Interesting vibe. Takes true talent to be unique and original. There's a little humor here, coupled with a serious undercurrent of melancholic nostalgia for times gone by. Places hold energy and evoke feelings, especially places we call home for periods of our lives. Love this tune.
Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏 His grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you. God bless you. 😊Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and personal saviour??? I do. 😊
Man, this song evokes pure nostalgia! Old Apartment brings me back to my carefree early 20's! 90's Top 40 at it's best! BNL will always remain one of my favorite 90's bands!
This song just hit my emotions tonite, It took me back to 1992 Me my Woman and a baby boy, there were holes punched in the drywall, We were two children with a child of our own, we are all alive, but me and that woman hate each other, that whole lifetime has been blown away, The boy is now 33 years old, The point is don't make babies with unstable people, It's not just 18 years, It's Forever
The baby is now 37 and struggling with addiction. I haven’t been happy to hear from him for years other than knowing he’s alive. The unstable father died in 2009 after years of incarceration. He checked out of this life in a rented room, or maybe someone assisted him, I don’t know for sure. I hated him by then and didn’t care. Broken glass? Check. Broke and hungry? Check. Broken hearts 💔 Check. Broken bones? Not mine at any rate. Regrets? Oh yes. If you knew then what you know now would you do it again? I wouldn’t.
"Why did I have to break in? I only came here to talk." - My favorite line. I actually had to take anger management because of and extremely similar scenario.
Yes....music was brought too our souls not like our hearts ever stopped beating with the beautiful beats that strummed into our crazy minds....don't ever stop listening to the greatest hits of our life...I love you
I spent a year in an apartment block where some of my friends live. I moved out because my roommate was moving out of town, but some of my friends are still there. Whenever I go back to the building, this is playing in my head. I look forward to telling my kids, this is where we used to live...
I heard this song as a seven-year-old kid. We had a 90s Macintosh, and one of the operating system discs it came with had this song on there as a multimedia demo. It made no sense to me at the time. At all. "We bought an old house on the Danforth / she loves me and her body keeps me warm / I'm happy there." What's the big deal then, I thought to myself? He still has the girl. He's doing well. And now he has a house and everything. Why is he worried about his old apartment? Fast forward to my late twenties. I've lived in a few apartments now, and each has been an upgrade - in some way or another - from the previous. But a few weeks ago, I started reminiscing about my last place. I went through some rough times while I lived there, but I also grew a lot. I went through an era of my life that I now recognize is classic. It's where I lived when I first met my girlfriend; the apartment we would stumble back to after drinks when we had just started going out and barely knew each other. I'm happier and better now than I was back when I lived there, but somehow, I miss the hell out of that apartment. I intentionally drove two towns over so I could drive past it the other day. I don't want to take my life back to that point in time or anything, but I just really get nostalgic for it sometimes and wouldn't mind reliving that era for a night or two. It took twenty years, but I know what this song is about now. It's about missing an old era, even if you are perfectly happy with your current life. The apartment I live in now as I sit here and type this is tiny, but it's the first apartment I've ever had all to myself without roommates. It's the first place I've ever decorated exactly how I wanted. It has been the setting to my first experiences as an independent adult with a real job, living in the city. It's where I finally found the inner peace and comfort with myself that I have yearned for my entire life. And it's where I have continued to fall in love with my girlfriend. I don't know how long I'm going to be here, but I know that when it becomes time to move on, I am going to miss the hell out of this place. If you're still reading this essay of a comment, what I'm trying to say is: this is a timeless song that any city dweller can relate to. It's one of those songs that makes more and more sense as you grow older. It's a song that evokes deep feelings that take years - maybe even decades - to cultivate. Thank you for the music, BNL.
Fading memories, blending into dull tableaux. We don't want to forget our memories, this happens to be about home, but it come be about anything, a person, a thing, a time we don't want to forget.
I don't drink much,so when an old friend came back i went to have a few drinks with him and closing time happened, i caught a cab home (drunk) wondering why my key wasn't working, next thing I knew a stranger opened the door 😂😂, big suprise my old apartment, "this is where I used to live"😂😂😂
Ive been on a huge BNL kick these last few weeks.. growing up in the 90's/00's in Canada, you couldn't escape these songs and now I just want to listen to them all the time
Back in about 2007 (or whenever John Tavaris was about to be drafted bc he was there), I attended a fundraiser dinner in Toronto and Steven Page was a guest singer. Small venue, and I was astonished that when he was singing everyone around me was talking, rattling glassware, and shmoozing. Shame. What a voice. Great songwriters.
This always makes me nostalgic for my first apartment. I was 17 and dumb as hell, out on my own against the world for the first time with only my high school best friend by my side. Memories of late nights getting high, watching whatever looked good on Netflix, coming home late from work, first romances, heartbreaks, my first winter as an adult in the city, my 18th birthday, the place filled with all sorts of reptiles and fish, the kitchen that we hardly used cause it was too damn small.... so many memories. I've moved several times since that apartment and no where has felt like home. I feel as though someday I will return to it, and I'd be more than happy to return to it someday.
Great song! I haven't heard this in about 20 years, and they randomly play it on the radio the other day. Really takes me back in time to the good ole 90's. I really like what the song does at 2:22
i dont listen to the radio as much as i use to, i guess i grew up in a time when we already had the best music going back then, the stuff thats on there now is just trash, we need much music back to remind us what good music still is now.............
These guys put out a few great songs in the late 90s. It was a good time. In college and having fun during times that seem much simpler than they are in 2016.
