This is a rare, alternate lyrics version of the song 'Someday' by The Strokes. Personally, this version is just as great as the first, it is almost like a sister song. Artwork by Alex van der Colff.
Just imagine being in New York in 2000, in the Lower East Side of Manhatten and you're watching the strokes in the early days in a 1000 people capacity venue listening to this great music. I would do anything to experience that.
I was there. It was amazing. 9/11 had just happened. Everyone was stressed and freaked out. Then this music appeared. www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/magazine/they-are-it.html
Damn. As much as I love Julian's signature nonchalant croon, it's so awesome to hear him sing so passionately on this version. Sounds like he's having the time of his life.
@@theblackbadluck that tracks. julian famously dated a cgi compositer when he was in his early 20s. supposedly she showed him a project in maya and he was all like "flash actionscript is the future."
The lyrics for this song is seriously like one of those auditory illusions where people hear different things based on what word they're focusing on because no one can seem to agree on what the correct lyrics are. It's like a rorschach test for your ears
i think the lyrics here are pretty much improvised. it's kind of a skeleton of stuff julian wants to say but it isn't fully fleshed out since it's a demo
Well I won't sing standing in the rain Someday, I say someday When all that's passed I'll be sitting last Somehow, it's now my fault Oh it rains sometimes but I stuck in the shops Someday oh yea someday You will be mine Just not all the time Someday, oh you see someday Living all the time that was lost You've lost a little, friend Summer-spending all of my wealth I will be alright Modernly thought you can pretend: "I'm gonna be alright" Shouted from the middle of the night: "I'm gonna be alright" Is there something wrong? I can't tell at all Someday, I say someday Well as I know, surely you will go Someday, I say someday Making up for time that was lost I'm gonna be alright Checked you out in the middle of the night Yea I'm gonna be alright I said man this fire is hard to relight (I like it)-- I'm gonna be alright But if it's meant, then it's him and you'll know I said you're crazy I said you're crazy I said you're crazy I said, oh shit I ain't wasting no more time! I don't know about the lyrics I found on the internet or in the other comments but here's what I heard after listening a couple times, though I think some of it is adlibbed, so maybe we're trying to futilely make complete sense out of Julian's stream of consciousness lol.
The lyrics read like he had some ideas in his head and he was making the lyrics up as he went along a bit here, slowly developing the themes and vocal melodies. Really interesting to hear, McCartney did similar things on that Disney Doc where he just sings the first words he thinks with a melody and slowly fine tunes them.
SOMEDAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS melody-wise and hearing it with these different lyrics just makes my entire life worthwhile THIS IS AMAZING AND JULIAN IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THE LYRICS
if you listen to the growlers ,listen to the song someday , and compare it to the strokes someday it will leave you like "damn, so that's what would of happened ."
You’re everywhere on strokes videos, can’t blame you though, I discovered them 9/2/19 and I wish I was exaggerating, really do but been listening to them everyday since, adore this band, it’s what I’ve always needed before I even knew it 8/28/20
+SoaringMuse HAHAHA I just saw the comment too. "Maybe I listened to the real version too many times but I found this one REALLY refreshing and so raw because of the way he sang it (yes ofc it's because of the recording quality too). Thanks so much for the upload, amazing". Maybe you just forgot? lol
ryuukin178 T____T I really did... just went on a mini-retro-Strokes binge though, along with TIOLI and Last Nite haha. There's a cool little compilation fan-made album called Lost Treasures that's basically a bunch of Is This It demos. They're really really cool.
Lyrics: Well I was sane, standing in the rain Someday, I said someday Well I got passed, I’ll be sitting last Somehow, it’s now my fault Oh it rains sometimes, but I stuck in the shops Someday, oh yeah someday Oh you will be mine, just not all the time Someday, oh see someday Living all the time I’ve been lost Yeah that’s a little thing Some of those things get all in my way I wanna be alright My only thought, you can pretend I will not be alright Try to go a little hard tonight I’m gonna be alright Is something wrong? I can’t tell at all Someday, I said someday Well as I know, darling you will go Someday, oh I see someday, alright Making up for time that was lost I’m gonna be alright Checked you out in the middle of the night Yeah, I’m gonna be alright I’m gonna try, this fire’s hard to relight I’m gonna be alright If it’s mixed, then it’s him, then you know I say you’re crazy I say you’re crazy I say you’re crazy I say- oh shit I am wasting no more time
I've loved this version for 15 years almost...love almost more than the album version ..... .......... I always honour this versions chorus lyrics when playing Someday on guitar
from this came one of my favorite songs of all-time . . and now it's like I found the original raw director's cut of a classic movie . . except the final version is likely the "producer's cut" after cutting this down tremendously . . but this here should be recorded in studio quality. It's way more advanced
Don Wolfberg It’s actually the complete opposite. The studio version is the artists completed and perfected version. Every detail is analyzed. These demo versions and freestyles often do feel more raw though
@@danniel766 not really. It is the producer who has a lot of input into the recorded version. The producer polishes the artists ideas into a saleable product. It's produced to be commercially successful rather than be a raw artistic outpouring.
it's insane to see the progression of this song. Someday had always been one of my favourites, and I'm so glad I saw an article that directed me to this because is so good!! especially for a demo.
Good job on the lyrics Saul Reyes. Posting below what I heard using your set up, wish this version was more popular and we knew for sure what Julian was saying lol. Well I was sane Standing in the rain Someday, I say Someday When all that passed I'll be sitting last Somehow, it's now my fault Oh, it rains sometimes But I stuck in the shops? Someday, oh yeah someday 'you will be mine Just not all the time Someday, oh see Someday Living all the time that I've lost Oh that's a little thing 'some of those things get all in my way :) I wanna be alright My only thought, you can pretend I wanna be alright Try to go a little more, tonight I'm gonna be alright There's something wrong? I can't tell at all Someday, I said someday Well, as I know Darling you will go Someday, I see someday Alright! Making up for time that was lost I'm gonna be alright Checked you out in the middle of the night Yeah, I'm gonna be alright I'm gonna douse that fire's hard to relight? (I like it) I'm gonna be alright But if it's mixed, then it's him Then you know I say you're crazy, I say you're crazy I say you're crazy, I say ah, oh shit I ain't wasting no more time
it's more intricate but this version wasn't made with mass consumers in mind. Still the version we all know is one of the greatest songs of our lifetime
Well I was sane Standing in the rain Someday, I say Someday When all that passed I'll be sitting last Somehow, it's now my fault Oh, it rains sometimes But I stuck in the shops? Someday, oh yeah someday 'you will be mine Just not all the time Someday, oh see Someday Living all the time that I've lost Oh that's a little thing 'some of those things get all in my way :) I wanna be alright My only thought, you can pretend I wanna be alright Try to go a little more, tonight I'm gonna be alright There's something wrong? I can't tell at all Someday, I said someday Well, as I know Darling you will go Someday, I see someday Alright! Making up for time that was lost I'm gonna be alright Checked you out in the middle of the night Yeah, I'm gonna be alright I'm gonna douse that fire's hard to relight? (I like it) I'm gonna be alright But if it's mixed, then it's him Then you know I say you're crazy, I say you're crazy I say you're crazy, I say ah, oh shit I ain't wasting no more time
This is not a demo, this is them playing live and Julian just fucking around. He even said so himself that these aren't demos, but just them playing live.
This version was performed live at WFMU on December 21, 2000. I don't believe there is any recording of this song prior to that date, so while it *is* from a live performance I think it's fair to say that it's also an early version of the track, hence the different lyrics. Julian did tend to occasionally alter lines of songs in live performances, but that doesn't appear to be the case here.
Never heard this till now but wow this sounds so different. I’m glad we got the released version because this doesn’t hit the same as the released one.
There are a lot of erroneous lyrics on the web and on other youtube vids of this song. One person - I believe - had them mostly correct....Here are those with the few corrections needed... Well I was saying standing in the rain someday I said someday well all that passed, i'll be set at last somehow it's now my fault Oh it rains sometimes but I stuck in the shots someday, oh yeah, someday you will be mine just not all the time someday I said someday
I love the raw energy and the melody of this demo but that lyrics are shit compared to the established version 😂. Same as the raw demo of hard to explain. The lyrics to the proper version are what makes the song for me. "When we was young oh man did we have fun, always, always" "You say you wanna stay by my side, darling your heads not right" being two of my fav lines that at some point in my life have had a profound meaning to me... Well the whole song means so much to me... Someday and Hard to explain are miles clear my 2 favourite songs of all time equally
cont... Living all the time i've been lost, yeah thats a little thing. Some of these things get all in my way, hahaha, I wanna be alright. My only thought you can pretend, I will not be alright. Try to blow a little harder tonight, I'm gonna be alright. Try to blow a little harder tonight, I'm gonna be alright. Now something wrong? I can't tell at all. Someday I said someday, well as I know, surely you will go, someday I see someday. Making up for time that was lost, Im gonna be alright
cont. Checked you out in the middle of the night, yeah im gonna be alright. Im gonna knock them fires out you relight, a yup yup. Im gonna be alright and if this makes any sense then you know...I say you're crazy, I say you're crazy, I say you're crazy...oh yeah, oh shit I aint wasting no more time. *These are to the best of my knowledge...hope they help.
+Mati Zamora Bueno, yo estaba en su sano juicio, de pie bajo la lluvia Algún día, me dijo un día Bueno me pasé, voy a estar sentado último De alguna manera, ahora es mi culpa Oh llueve a veces, pero me ha quedado atascado en las tiendas Algún día, oh sí, algún día Oh, usted será el mío, pero no todo el tiempo Algún día, oh ver algún día Vivir todo el tiempo que he estado perdido Si, eso es una cosa pequeña Algunas de esas cosas se ponen todos en mi camino Quiero estar bien Mi único pensamiento, puede fingir No voy a estar bien Trate de ir un poco más duro esta noche Estaré bien ¿Algo esta mal? No puedo decir nada Algún día, me dijo un día Bueno yo sé, querida irás Algún día, oh veo algún día, bien Recuperar el tiempo que se perdió Estaré bien Ha comprobado en el medio de la noche Sí, voy a estar bien Voy a intentar, de duro este fuego para volver a encender Estaré bien Si se mezcla, entonces es él, entonces usted sabe Digo que estás loco Digo que estás loco Digo que estás loco
