Drab Majesty - "39 By Design" (Official Video) 

moving into 2024 and still jamming this masterpiece

As an 80s kid this is like a second childhood.

As an 80s child,... absolutely approve.

I'm so pleased that they also casted our old white garden chair.

This is legitimately the best piece of music I've heard in my entire 44 years on this planet. Goosebumps everytime.

Drab Majesty the celestial Goth boyz.

I was obsessed with heavens gate as a kid and fascinated by ufos and all.This band is by far my favorite band and the fact they covered this subject is eerie

Drab Majesty is a very Special band. They have tapped into the Spiritual element that exists in all of us.

I'm a straight up metalhead and I'm obsessed with this. The dark atmosphere is amazing.

I'm completely obsessed with this song.

Really dig the Heavens Gate Cult references.

Knowing the meaning of this song - Heaven's Gate suicides - it's incredibly powerful and very very sad. You're right Deb, it really doesn't make a lot of sense.

this is so ridiculously good i have the chills

It's criminal they're not more well known. This is sublime. Each song is better than the last somehow.

Appreciate that modern bands like Drab Majesty is bringing back the 80s synthwave music. Plus, they totally nailed and it sounds so accurate as though its legit that this song sounds like from the 80s.

Lyrics: When you walked alone to leave your life at home You really wanted to die And if you hoped to hold the key to eternity You really wanted to die Can’t count your blessings saying goodbye Did you really watch your desires resign? In the case of a wandering eye And when you fell to Earth and lost the love to love You really wanted to try Can’t count your blessings saying goodbye 39 by design Did they beam you up into the lights in the sky? If you could take a polaroid of your life, would you cry? Would you make them stare into the whites of your eyes? (Eternal point of view) And when you came to turn the hands on the sands of time You really wanted to die And then you showed them how you felt It was so hard to break the spell You just wanted to die Can’t count your blessings saying goodbye Really just a roll of the dice When truth or lies will make you cry Really doesn’t make a lot of sense Too tense to recompense Really just a roll of the dice When truth or lies will make you cry Really doesn’t make a lot of sense The end we’ll all be cleansed

this song is a gate to heaven

They were the last band I saw before the lockdown . It went out with a full moon.

I am including myself as I say this, in today's globalised world with its exceedingly fast distribution of bad news - deaths, catastrophes, murders, and so on - people tend to lose sensibility and empathy. I am thankful to Drab Demure for reminding me of my humanity.

I could melt right now and disappear forever...

My cousin was buried in Malcolm's burial plot in Corpus Christi. He died in he same week and his family sold my Uncle the plot at Sea Side Memorial. This happened when I was in 7 the grade and I always held on to this fascination to Heavens Gate hitting so close to home. This song is one of my most favorite songs ever.

I'm going on 55 this month and this is just bloody brilliant. I can't describe how much I love this, how it makes me feel and what it makes me think. It's so original, yet speaks from a time already lived. To me, this embodies the darker/more thoughtful edge of the 80s and 90s that never quite made it through the tidal wave of crap-pop that emerged as a reaction to the starkness of the 1970s. Thank you Dais Records - you have a gem in Drab Majesty and I can't wait for more of this amazing act.

I've been obsessed with this song for a solid year now.

The word "obsessed" does not even begin to describe how I feel about Drab. I'm so glad I got to snag a picture and chat with Deb Demure. He is so cool and extremely talented. ❤

My musical obsession for the last couple of years...

I just read about the Heaven's gate cult and Marshall Applewhite, these people didn't deserve to die but i thank drab majesty into taking us to an imaginary case of "what if they did go to where they were promosed?"

Their stylistic genius is immense. How are they not one of the biggest bands in the world?

I just found out about heaven's gate because of this song. I can't explain how DRAWN I am to this case combined with this very very addiccting song. I wonder how desperate those people were. It's ALL so very curious, obscure and still addiccting. I CAN'T get enough of this song. I am obsessed with both. I've got such a weird feeling about It all. It's like they are calling me

Omg I was totally getting Heavens Gate vibes from this. I cant believe I was right.

My dream job is to be a Drab Majesty shadow dancer.

Some details in this video you may not have noticed: In the beginning of the video the character wearing glasses has a purple cloth pulled over his face and then bolts upright appearing to gasp for breath -- like he'd been holding it. The 39 people who died did so in stages with those that died later putting a purple cloth over the faces of the people dying before them (except for the last two). Also, they tied a plastic bag over their own head after ingesting sedatives to ensure that they would asphyxiate after falling asleep.

I was already in love with Drab, then I found out Deb was fascinated by other worldly cults like heavens gate.... Their music and imagery reflects the beautiful strangeness of the unknown world like no other band... i want to cry

Having an eargasm, knowing the 80's is making a comeback.

57 people failed to ascend to the level above human.

It never ceases to amaze me just how 80's this is. I mean right down to the often awkward acting, and strange camera angles.

I feel like it’s all about promoting and how you present your group. In other words these guys would be world famous. Let’s get them out there! 7 year old song and I’m blasting it like it’s brand new yfm

I love you Drab Majesty, I know at some point you will be reading this

I remember the Heaven's Gate suicides. Happened just fifteen miles or so from where I lived at the time, here in San Diego County. I wept when I learned what happened, and what they believed they were doing. Those poor, confused, desperate souls. Great track, by the way. Love it.

how does he accomplish to bring me back to 1981, even if he wasnt even born back then???

3 years now listening to this masterpiece, it never gets old and never will...the perfection of the atmosphere, melody and sounds resonates deep, like living in an 80s realm I know I’ve never lived and never existed but still it’s too damn real to be just an illusion if that makes sense. Love and respect to Drab Majesty.

6 years old and still so good

I love how they embodied the sentiment around Heaven’s Gate. Sadness for the families of the 39. But also a sense of empathy and compassion for people who followed their convictions via ritual. That’s not to romanticize what happened either. Like the song embodies everything. Humans have sought answers for as long as we’ve existed. “Eternal point of view”…

I get the sense that D.D. had a certain understanding of the condition that Heaven's Gate cultists were under, a compassionate one, one which recognized the genuine spiritual aspiration at play. Enormous power in this song.

I just watched a documentary on the Heavens Gate suicides and after seeing Applewhites final video I'm like...Drab? Now I understand this song/video. You guys are absolutely amazing.

Now this is true modern goth music, not that Marilyn Manson stuff. 😭🖤 love you Drab!

Thank you RU-vid algorithms for suggesting this masterpiece

This should be 10 million views

Met the lads in Durham, nice dudes. This song continues to blow my mind. If you read this, a random stranger wishes you well (me)

Extremely talented group. Super reminiscent of 80's synth wave, but very unique sound. These guys just keep cranking out hits!

Having been born in 86, I didn’t get to truly experience the magic of the 80’s. I can’t thank Deb and Mona enough for giving me the opportunity to experience such an oddly nostalgic feeling for a time I didn’t get to experience in a truly meaningful way. I can remember being a young child in 1990 and hearing Enjoy the Silence blasting from my big sister’s room and loving it. How my sister must have felt to have a synth wave group like Depeche Mode to fall in love with, I now have the same in Drab Majesty. Thank you Drab Majesty for making the 2020’s the 80’s I never got to experience. I’m eternally grateful. 👽💜

This whole album is fantastic, but this is my favorite song on The Demonstration. 10/10

I CAN NOT STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO

This band has been my new obsession this year, they can do no wrong, perfection!

Brilliant. Thank you for the demonstration.

I can’t stop listening to this song. Once I read these comments and found out what the actual lyrics were about…boy did it bring me down a rabbit hole!

wow mind blown. this track is perfection

one of the best synthwave tracks of the modern age

God, this band is so incredible. An anecdote to the poison of the post millenial music industry.

the "are you afraid of the dark" font of 39 by design at the beginning is a nice touch!

This song and video makes me feel like my previous life was someone in the 80's who died in a car accident while listening to this song even though it wasn't released yet

Finally at a million views!!! So glad I've been here watching from 30,000s

I love this dude. Looks like Golddust and Andy Warhol had a kid.

The snippets of Drab singing with the repeated plastic chair is so accurate to Applewhite's farewell video. After watching the Heavens Gate documentary this video is even more awesome

Very fond of the "Do's" infinity projection, and 90's vintage look. Someone with the evolutionary level of above human put a lot of thought into this video and album.

New favorite Drab Majesty song. SO good.

This band transcends my fascination with The Cure and Depeche Mode...... So, so good!

Had the pleasure to host DB for a show in Italy last year. This band left me speachless and I couldn't do without their music from then. Unique.

This is my most loved band, ever.

Heaven's Gate Away Team

listening in mid August,2021. it ain't historical. it's timeless!

My friend was wearing a Drab Majesty t-shirt, and so I pulled up my phone and searched them up I’m totally digging their music. I just started listening to them, and already I’m interested in listening to more of their songs

I'm really craving applesauce right now.

It's a shame that masterpieces like this get forgotten under all the soulless crap these days. Fucking love this song, the more I listen to it the better it gets. I've loved the 80s sound all my life but didn't even know you can make it be this amazing, jesus. Goosebumps everytime.

Wow, not a single negative comment, this is a testament to how good this song and band are.

This was my first song I listened to from Drab Majesty. I somehow had some familiarity with the subject matter. I know about the Heaven's Gate incident as a child in the 90s because I've always have been interested in the paranormal in general. This is extremely original due to the fact that I don't truly see much music about stuff like this. Cool sound btw.

Just put this band in the rock and roll hall of Fame they good

I thought Trevor Something murdered it..... until I found these guys 😮

This might be one of the best albums I've ever heard

Heaven's Gate! Lovely song!

I really did wanna die earlier this summer, not anymore. This song helps with the restrospection. Beautiful

I love the cinematography/acting in this music video. Looking in the mirror at himself, the 2 debs stacked on top of each other, siting in white plastic chairs gesturing dramatically. The “monster” deb shrouded in white, strangely moving about and aggressively leaning towards the camera. All the while in a strobe light manner the screen cutting black multiple times a second adding obscurity and other elements. I’d say Drab’s best 2 music videos are this one and then Out of sequence, was amazing as well.

HEAVENS GATES

I am a straight up and down fuckin *headbanger*. I spend the majority of my day listening to grind, thrash, PV and Death Metal, but fuck...I love this. I absolutely need more. Reminds me of my days of youth listening to Bauhaus and Souxie & The Banshees or The Cure.

My god, 3:55 onwards-total chills... Really just a roll of the dice...

Drab Majesty's songs are very much like the 80's new wave bands. It's rare nowadays to make and have songs like this.

Just discovered this band. Love it

Smooth, reminds me of 80s music. Real music.

As special as the first time you heard the Sisters or the Banshees. Truly extraordinary.

What a great song from a magnificent album. Gives me chills every time.

Drab Majesty is pure talent !!!!

I like his hand gestures when he is explaining to you things about life. Those gestures cary the weight and one should listen to his explanations. He captured the essence of living.

literally jumped out of my seat when i saw this was posted

First time I saw them live they were the opening act I had no idea who they were Then they came on and opened with this song and the whole audience was hooked by the chorus I couldn't believe my eyes or ears!!!

Its hard to find tunes and sound like this that are sincere in this day and age. I fucking love this shit.

My soul needed this album...I'm beyond obsessed.

I love it more and more each time I hear them

80s vibe in the song and video are super on point. Love it!!

Song is fucking haunting

i cant believe how much i like this. im usually not at all into cold wave/sort of stuff. theres something really special about this that i just cant put my finger on.

Outstanding stuff from Deb 🖤