The band's core members were Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. This duo recorded and released the band's ambient debut album Feel Good Lost, in 2001, with contributions from Ohad Benchetrit (also known as Years), Evan Cranley, Leslie Feist, Justin Peroff, Bill Priddle, and Charles Spearin. All of these musicians would emerge as key members of Broken Social Scene in future endeavors.
After the release of Feel Good Lost (an almost entirely instrumental album), Drew and Canning decided to transition the band into a more energetic sound reflective of the Toronto indie music scene of the early 2000's. As a result, they brought in a number of local artistic and musicial friends -- the Apostle of Hustle Andrew Whiteman, Jason Collett, Metric's Emily Haines, and Leslie Feist -- to flesh out their live show with lyrics and vocals. Over time, the band also came to include contributions from James Shaw, John Crossingham, Lisa Lobsinger, Julie Penner, Sam Goldberg, and Stars' Amy Millan.
Many of the later guest musicians joined with Drew, Canning, Peroff and Spearin to record the band's second album You Forgot It In People in 2002 on the label Arts & Crafts. This album, an eclectic, restlessly creative collection of experimental yet accessible pop songs, became the band's critical and commercial breakthrough -- it was greeted with widely positive reviews, and landed on many music critics' year-end Best-Of lists. For the success of the release, Broken Social Scene was awarded the Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award in 2003.
The album also included musical contributions by Bill Priddle, Jessica Moss, Brodie West, Susannah Brady and Ohad Benchetrit, but these were credited as supporting musicians rather than band members. On the supporting tour, the band consisted of Drew, Canning, Peroff, Whiteman and Jason Collett, along with whoever else was available to attend any individual show. Amy Millan and Gentleman Reg also joined for some shows.
In 2004, the B-sides and remix collection Bee Hives was released.
Broken Social Scene released their third full-length, self-titled album on October 4, 2005, with new contributors including k-os, Jason Tait and Murray Lightburn. The inside booklet accompanying album also noted several new faces as part of Broken Social Scene. A limited edition EP To Be You And Me was also printed along with the album. For the first time David Newfeld, who had produced Broken Social Scene's albums, was listed as a band member.
The group appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 31, 2006 performing 7/4 (Shoreline). During the several-year recording hiatus that followed, many members focused on their respective solo musical efforts; Drew and Canning both released albums under the name Broken Social Scene. The entire band appeared in the 2009 film The Time Traveler's Wife, performing an acoustic/folk-like cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." In Spring 2009, the band reported that it was in the process of recording a new album under the production guidance of John McEntire (of The Sea and Cake and Tortoise). The album, titled Forgiveness Rock Record, was released on May 4, 2010.
It was announced on August 15, 2011 that the band would go on an indefinite hiatus following an October 1, 2011 show featuring Isaac Brock and a fall tour in support of TV on the Radio. On November 8, 2011, a tweet in advance of a concert in Rio de Janeiro stated that it would be the band's final live performance.
The band returned in 2017 with a tour of Europe, Canada, and California. Their new single "Half-Way Home", was part of their latest album due to be released later in 2017. This was their first time writing a full-length album in 7 years.
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Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl
Broken Social Scene Lyrics
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Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that
Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that
Now you're all gone, got your make-up on and you're not coming back
Can't you come back?
Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that
Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that
Now you're all gone, got your make-up on and you're not coming back
Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath
Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath
Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath
Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under my window
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Park that car, drop that phone
Park that car, drop that phone (dream about me)
Park that car, drop that phone
Park that car, drop that phone (dream about me)
Park that car, drop that phone
Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that
Now you're all gone, got your make-up on and you're not coming back
Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl is a beautifully haunting song by Broken Social Scene. The song is a lament for a friend, who used to be one of the "wretched ones" and one of the "rotten ones" - someone who didn't fit in and maybe even reveled in that fact. The repetition of "Used to be one of the [whatever] ones and I liked you for that" shows that the singer appreciated their friend's difference and perhaps felt a kinship with their outsider status.
The second half of the song seems to diverge from the first, focusing on the friend's transformation. They now have "make-up on" and are "bleaching" their teeth, and seem to be trying to fit in with the mainstream rather than standing out. The repetition of "Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me" suggests a longing for the past when they were all together and had fewer responsibilities. The final repetition of "Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that, now you're all gone, got your make-up on and you're not coming back" brings the song back to its original theme and adds a sense of finality to the lament.
Overall, the song can be read as a reflection on the sadness of growing up and growing apart from friends who used to feel like family. It also touches on the tension between wanting to be unique and wanting to fit in, and the pressure to conform as one gets older.
Line by Line Meaning
Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that
I used to be one of the outcasts, but I admired you for being one too
Now you're all gone, got your make-up on and you're not coming back
You've changed and moved on, but I'm still stuck in the past
Bleaching your teeth, smiling flash, talking trash, under your breath
You put on a façade of perfection, but secretly talk negatively about others
Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me
Forget your material possessions and focus on me, even in your dreams
Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that
I used to be one of the troublemakers, but I was drawn to you for being one too
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Brendan Canning, Charles Ivan Spearin, Emily Haines, James Shaw, Jessica Moss, John Jefferson Crossingham, Justin Peroff, Kevin Drew
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@Its_kkryss
Shoutout to the “I saw the Tv glow” trailer for bringing me back to this amazing song that I somehow forgot about
@mjolnair
Same here my dude I came from the trailer and this is song is pretty good
@beepboop9464
Same! I literally rewound the trailer like I recognize this from what seems like eons ago.
@s.rodriguez8308
Yuele cover is this sounds amazing
@welfarecorpse2718
SAME HERE!!!! Literally have it playing nonstop since that trailer! the memories!!!!
@EnzoTheBaker
Just to let you know, the version that plays in the trailer is a cover by Yeule
@jonthomas4915
A song that you appreciate when you're seventeen but don't really appreciate until you're well into your twenties.
@andyking7621
I'm 52 and it keeps getting better
@Mr.McGuffin
Wait till you hit your 30s and you been listening since 17..
@berquist87
I hear this ✌🏻