boygenius – Not Strong Enough (official music video)

wow what a great song!

I am obsessed with this song. It has a 90s vibe love every second of it💕

Candace is condescending with her ironc answe congratulations sweetheart. She rolls her eyes immediately afterward. It is obvious Candace Owens feels she is superior to the person who asked the question What dov you have to tell me... Candace is self righteous and looks down on anyonevwho does not share her views.

We lost 3 good ones boys.

#32🌌💯🪡🎳⭐❣️

this is so camp

want to have a friendship like theirs

1st time I heard this was today. 92.5 The River in Boston. I took a pic of the artist/title because I knew I'd forget. I've now watched this 3 times. A masterpiece! I'm gonna check you folks out! LOVE THIS TUNE!!

Sounds like a boring song I’ve heard a thousand times from every boring band.

No.

Im just here because RM of BTS posted it on IG❤ Love it.

Just saw your interview with Nortward. Never heard of you guys. Thought I'd check you out. This is the first song I ever heard by yous. I really like it.

All things go was amazing!!!!!

i would kill just to spend a day with them

this song spoke to me from the first time I heard it. Suffering alone is very isolating, but music like this makes you feel held & better 🖤

Temaso , Saludos desde Perú.

Ryan Adams should a cover of this and make it better than the original- like he did with the Taylor Swifts album. Lol.

감사해요 선생님 RM💙

man do i love these boys

This is the closest thing to 90s female vocal alternative I’ve heard. Love it.

this made me happy

This song is so gay

Little dorkies

The opening words of "the record," sung a cappella by the three talented artists of boygenius - Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus - seem to succinctly represent the creative process of the group. This process involves openness to sharing their own songs, a predisposition for listening, the ability to provide constructive criticism, and the skill to integrate others' ideas. It's a sort of alphabet of artistic collaboration that, while it may seem obvious, is rarely executed with such dedication and, even more importantly, with empathy toward others. Combined with their extraordinary personal and musical chemistry, these three singer-songwriters have quickly created a body of work comprising twenty-five songs. Of these, twelve now find a place on one of the most anticipated and requested albums not only of this year but of the past five years.

After this introduction, the first exhilarating moment comes from the powerful electric guitar riff in "$20," played by Julien Baker. It was evident that the Tennessee musician was eager to pick up her electric guitar and connect it to distortion pedals, just as she did during her teenage years, as we had already observed with "Little Oblivions" and her live performances. There, headbanging and wall of sound not only dominated in "Ringside," but also transformed the delicate beauty of "Ziptie" into a powerful post-rock experience. Julien brought this determination to the songwriting sessions, and it's clearly seen in how she plays "$20" and "Satanist." Both songs are impeccable but become exceptional thanks to the contributions of Bridgers and Dacus. In "Satanist," the three friends exchange ideas, adding dynamism to the track, while in the second half of "$20," each of them delivers a personal verse, supporting each other with their voices. The effect is destabilizing but not cacophonous, culminating in an instrumental crescendo and a transcendent scream reminiscent of Bridgers' "I Know The End."

This is a completely collaborative work that offers an extraordinary creative freedom, paradoxically greater than what the individual artists can experience in their solo projects. With "the record," boygenius proves to be a safe space for art and, above all, an opportunity for them to have fun together. Whether it's on a roller coaster, a panoramic ride, in an arcade, or among Greek vases and Roman busts, the "touristic" video for "Not Strong Enough" shows that for these three American artists, friendship and sharing come before anything else.

Friendship emerges as a driving force of the group and is explicitly addressed in two songs initially composed by Lucy, the short and sweet "Leonard Cohen" and "We're In Love." The latter is an emotional anthem to friendship, written in a completely different key compared to the touching "Thumbs." With the ballad "Home Video," "We're In Love" shares melodic affinities and minimalistic arrangements. Instruments are reduced to a timid strumming of an acoustic guitar, some piano notes, and sporadic ambient elements, all designed to highlight Dacus' warm vocals.

Despite boygenius seeking shared intimacy, the songs on "the record" remain anchored to the sharp existential and political reflections of the three singer-songwriters. The indie-folk-pop of "Not Strong Enough," in particular, blends these two dimensions, exploring personal insecurities and depressive thoughts while repeating the mantra "always an angel, never a god." This phrase, although referring to the individual, also has a political connection, echoing the vital feminist assertion that is intrinsic to boygenius' identity.

In "the record," the distinctive stylistic fingerprints of the three singer-songwriters are clearly recognizable and do not diverge significantly from their recent solo projects. However, these musical visions blend seamlessly. The electronic effects of the beautiful "Emily I'm Sorry" dissipate into the same desert-like atmosphere of "Punisher," and "True Blue" could easily find a place on Lucy Dacus' latest album. The transition between these two songs is flawless, highlighting the remarkable cohesion of the entire album.

The self-referentiality of the songs on "the record" had been mentioned in early interviews with major Anglophone magazines that had the opportunity to preview the album. However, this self-reference does not appear to be for its own sake or as mere fan service; rather, it seems to be a successful attempt to connect the repertoires of the three artists as if they were part of one large unified network.

"the record" represents the point of convergence and tangency of the artistic journeys of Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus. Whatever direction their music may take in the future, this album will remain a reference point for an entire generation of singer-songwriters, simultaneously solidifying the indie-rock singer-songwriter scene in the United States in the name of a collaboration that still has much to offer and communicate. (Stefano Donno editore de I Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni e curatore dei blog DOVE POSSO COMPRARE? WHERE TO BUY? e TO BE STEFANO DONNO)

Screaming this song in your car at 3am......Just an idea....never done it before....

Y’all are awesome

6 months late and i still havent recovered and i don't think i ever will

song is life

Wow! Men we really let her down!

i love you guys SO MUCH

é oficial, estou viciada nessa musica!!

I don't know why I am the way I am. The reality of it all is it saddens me that the world judges uniqueness. This song helped me to never question myself...

i love you guys so much what a fantastic song

Esta canción es todo lo bueno que hay en este mundo.
This song is everything good in this world.

i love gay people. i wish they were real :/

My second fave trio after my own friends ❤️‍🩹

Reminds me so much of Mazzy Star.

I'd really stopped caring about humanity. This band have changed that. Thank you.

i just love this video

Phoebe on her own albums = 😔
Phoebe with Julien and Lucy = 🤪

They're just like me!

The fact this this is on Obama’s summer playlist is wild. Love this song

mu girls just filmed in bobs burger city 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This song just makes me want to listen to The Pretenders.

Black hole opened in the kitchen
Every clock's a different time
It would only take the energy to fix it
I don't know why I am

The way I am, not strong enough to be your man
I try, I can't stop staring at the ceiling fan and
Spinning out about things that haven't happened
Breathing in and out

Drag racing through the canyon
Singing "Boys Don't Cry"
Do you see us getting scraped up off the pavement?
I don't know why I am

The way I am, not strong enough to be your man
I lie, I am just lowering your expectations
Half a mind that keeps the other second guessing
Close my eyes and count

Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god

Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god

Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god

I don't know why I am the way I am
There's something in the static, I think I've been having revelations
Comin' to, in the front seat, nearly empty
Skip the exit to our old street and go home

Go home alone

For me, it's the juxtaposition between the sadness and self-doubt of the lyrics paired with the video of the three of them having fun and living their best lives together. I love it so much. The talent here is astonishing.

I just finished a week vacation in Santa Barbara with just me and my 2 and 4 year old boys and we played this song plenty and made heaps of memories of love and fun. This song will always bring me back to it. I want to make a video with our footage and this song!