Barnett, Courtney - Dead Fox Lyrics






Jen insists that we buy organic vegetables
And I must admit that I was a little skeptical at first
A little pesticide can't hurt
Never having too much money, I get the cheap stuff at the supermarket
But they're all pumped up with shit
A friend told me that they stick nicotine in the apples

If you can't see me, I can't see you

Heading down the Highway Hume
Somewhere at the end of June
Taxidermied kangaroos are littered on the shoulders
A possum Jackson Polluck is painted on the tar
Sometimes I think a single sneeze could be the end of us
My hay-fever is turning up, just swerved into a passing truck
Big business overtaking
Without indicating
He passes on the right, been driving through the night
To bring us the best price

If you can't see me, I can't see you

More people die on the road than they do in the ocean
Maybe we should mull over culling cars instead of sharks
Or just lock them up in parks where we can go and view them
There's a bypass over Holbrook now
Paid for with burgers no doubt
I've lost count of all the cows
There'll be no salad sandwiches
The law of averages says we'll stop in the next town
Where petrol price is down...
What do I know anyhow?

If you can't see me, I can't see you





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  1. j.... s....

    Reminiscent of Hellen Goff's Marry Popins Walt Disney song Let's go fly a kite.... If you cuntsy me I cuntsy you.. Clever girl. : )

  2. C.... ....

    cars suck

  3. m.... ....

    poor koala bears

  4. A.... M....

    la escuché en radio doble nueve! 99

  5. C.... W....

    Bish obviously hasn't heard of binos

  6. V.... ....

    Heard this at work
    sounded catchy
    typed in chorus
    Voila!
    Courtney Barnett...okay.

  7. J.... C....

    U 101% ROCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!

  8. H.... B....

    Like si vienes por el Turner

  9. M.... ....

    Her and Jen are broken up now. :(

  10. B.... ....

    This is a weird video

  11. R.... R....

    I like it.

  12. u.... ....

    Just heard this track in the background music of the Ashes highlights. I'm not sure if I should light a joint to this or not -- but I do feel compelled

  13. B.... F....

    Fuck yes Smudge

  14. B.... S....

    0:41 Nicotine in the apples mate

  15. L.... S....

    Haven't heard a song of hers, I dont love. Been playing metal for 15 years. My buddies where confused, when I played charity while jamming out. This is my next learn.

  16. s.... s....

    Another fantastic song by Courtney that I can't decide which I love more - the rocking song itself or the adorably cute cartoon video! Reminds me of when I was a kid in the 70's watching the Wacky Races cartoons on Saturday morning while eating a box of cereal

  17. A.... ....

    sorry, i dont speak canadian

  18. D.... a....

    When a banana causes an atom bomb to go off.

  19. G.... C....

    Do you know children are probably watching to

  20. T.... L....

    This is like a cross between Ralph Steadman and Sally Cruikshank. love it.

  21. c.... ....

    The fucking animation is so rad wow

  22. C.... X....

    I'm posed

  23. R.... M....

    Don't get me wrong, I love it. But the chord sequence on rhythm guitar is a total rip off of Boys Don't Cry

  24. R.... C....

    concert last night was magic, had to keep listening today. :)

  25. P.... ....

    I love this Bojack Horseman spin-off

  26. A.... d....

    Love hearing the Jimmi come out in this during the intro :) rock on chica !!

  27. D.... P....

    Such a damn good tune from Sometimes I Sit A Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit.

  28. A.... G....

    Shopping any one famous at the maul market jokovich post modern bet free coffee charity shop got all my old tvschool and psychological psy 3èe small production

  29. J.... W....

    Ya 😆

  30. D.... ....

    I googled "dead fox" to find pictures for a meme. I was taken here.

  31. T.... V....

    this chick's voice and the tunes make me feel like I've just drank the best mint julep in the world .....in a dive off of 5th st....,in a dirty
    glass !!!!!!! I Fucken LOVE the cut of this chick's Jib !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  32. Y.... ....

    This is what's happening in America right now. Everyone is looking the other way, even as the kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas are doing their absolute best to shine a light.

    #NeverAgain

    Y.... ....

    The reason people are looking the other way is because the kids at Stoneman are all from upper class liberal democratic families and they come across as pretentious attention seeking obnoxious turds (wrong kids to represent students across the U.S) but of course a douche bag like you has to bring politics to a YouTube video that is meant for entertainment

  33. S.... ....

    The chorus might be the most Beatles thing she has written, I love it

  34. c.... y....

    Organic = two or three pesticides isn't enough, I want more! And those yummy fungicides!

  35. S.... ....

    This sounds like a 90s teen sitcom intro music. I just picture people laughing in a montage with their names popping in the middle lower centre of the screen lol

  36. P.... H....

    I like the live 3pc band videos of this song better. Just seems tighter and more focused to me.

  37. r.... ....

    EXCELLENT SONG......great lyrics

  38. M.... O....

    "if you can't see me i can't see you....." that's our problem right? one of the most powerful lyrics i've come across. So simple but so fricking true (so also an important concept to keep in mind)

  39. M.... K....

    Right now, for me, at 1:54am, this song is a little super inspiring

  40. B.... ....

    Some Soko vibe...

  41. c.... ....

    azertyuiopqsdfghjklmwxcvbn

  42. S.... D....

    Why was I not informed of this earlier >=^C

  43. E.... o....

    The refrain refers to the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, a super-predator so mind-bogglingly stupid that it thinks if you can't see it, it can't see you. Another reason to wrap a towel around your head.

  44. E.... 2....

    hey its me broo

  45. V.... D....

    I got shivers...so good!

  46. P.... M....

    Dead song, dead voice, give up you can't sing and what you do sing is shit

  47. S.... I....

    de aquí se inspiro "el cartel de los burritos" XD

  48. s.... ....

    I never really got the lyrics to this song, particularly the first verse. Do you think she actually believes that there's no pesticides on organic vegetables? Does she really believe that there's nicotine in apples and that "my friend told me" is a reliable source of information? Or is she just being ironic and poking fun at the bad arguments the anti gmo movement use? Which seems like a weird thing to do too because I imagine there would be some over lap between her fan base and the anti gmo movement.

  49. y.... ....

    The beat at 0:01 reminds me of sonic heroes

  50. N.... O....

    a possum Jackson pollak is painted on the tar

  51. K.... R....

    Good job. You guys are ripe for success. Keep it beautiful, keep it poetic (and I mean it here, the ideas are all there, the metrics and phonemes maybe not so much...) and go for it. This band may be what the end of the 2010's need.

  52. R.... B....

    This is so Australian. I love it.

  53. C.... G....

    Nicotine is a naturally occurring substance in several fruits and vegetables, organic or otherwise. The reason we get addicted to tobacco is because it has just about the highest amount naturally occurring. If you ate 20 pounds of Eggplant, for example, you'd have the equivalent of one cigarette. (Although I'm not sure many can eat 20 pounds of anything...)

  54. D.... T....

    Also sounds like Letter from Belgium

  55. S.... ....

    Again in a way or another she talk about ecology too... we are the terror the sharks are not...
    Way too many people fall in the trap of illusion... it's like a masked ball... hey thankya Courtney!

  56. A.... M....

    Te amo 😍

  57. e.... ....

    Anyone else noticed that the intro is ripped off from the song Crazy Sunshine by the Japanese band the Pillows?

  58. F.... C....

    love this one

  59. s.... ....

    cboyardee

  60. w.... ....

    "if you can't see me, I can't see you"- Douglas Adams reference?

    w.... ....

    Talking about truck drivers. If you cant see a big rig drivers face they can't see you.

  61. A.... �....

    she sounds like Soko ( Stéphanie Sokolinski )

  62. m.... ....

    i love courtney in the car with koalas LOL

  63. b.... ....

    silly clip!

  64. T.... R....

    Love it

  65. S.... ....

    A well thought out song with a deceivingly effortless execution.

  66. S.... B....

    I love her, I kinda wish they chose a real band name. The rhythm section deserves credit. I always hate that, the drummer and bassist behind Hendrix are fantastic...and I don't know their names.

    S.... B....

    It's easy enough to find out....

    S.... B....

    Scruffy Basterd Then you'll hate the fact that for a while they were called "Courtney Barnett and the Courtney Barnetts"

  67. t.... ....

    perfect driving song

  68. L.... V....

    Maybe Courtney ran over a fox and started having philosophical thoughts. Thus came about the song "dead fox"

  69. J.... F....

    People actually think this sounds good

    J.... F....

    yeah because some think it does if you don't then keep it to yourself

    J.... F....

    that comment would've been worth a read if you would have arguments backed up but you got none... what a waste

    J.... F....

    Don't fee the trolls

  70. W.... S....

    Quirky and deep...not like a lot of today's music.

  71. J.... L....

    Love Courtney

  72. C.... ....

    Courtney Barnett has inspired a generation of new Australian musicians who don’t feel the need to actually sing, opting to just kind of talk about niche hipster lifestyle choices

    C.... ....

    I think the whole things is pretty funny

    C.... ....

    Anti-art for the life!

  73. s.... ....

    the lawr of averages

    s.... ....

    straya!

    s.... ....

    maybe we should marl over calling caws instead of shawks

  74. L.... A....

    Love it...on the way to the L.E.S. Stop for a moment in Koh Tao...

  75. J.... C....

    i love this woman

  76. s.... ....

    I wish I could like more than once!

    s.... ....

    Y
    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/77/f2/f3/77f2f31308580336c04e134c3db4edf5.jpg

    s.... ....

    Good buy tory druggies 6 burnt sam Cameron paintings viva a gough viva man u real Madrid sod tottenham

  77. I.... a....

    What a darkly funny video.......

  78. F.... ....

    i dont understand the lyrics

    F.... ....

    it's like the one rule of driving,"if you can't see me, i can't see you" and I'm sure she talks about in the song how that rule can be applied to more than just driving

    F.... ....

    @Crap At Its Best
    thx

    F.... ....

    @Dark Master Don't understand what is the story or what is she trying to tell

  79. k.... ....

    Just me or anyone else can see a eyeless rabbit in shark muscle?! 0:28 LOL.

  80. M.... Y....

    Love Courtney

  81. g.... ....

    i think it needs more bull bell... just sayong

  82. D.... H....

    God, is she good, she is so much better than anything that's come through auto-tune....her auto is tuned, and rolling along just fine

  83. s.... ....

    Jen insists that we buy organic vegetables
    And I must admit that I was a little skeptical at first
    A little pesticide can't hurt
    Never having too much money, I get the cheap stuff at the supermarket
    But they're all pumped up with shit
    A friend told me that they stick nicotine in the apples

    If you can't see me, I can't see you

    Heading down the Highway Hume
    Somewhere at the end of June
    Taxidermied kangaroos are littered on the shoulders
    A possum Jackson Polluck is painted on the tar
    Sometimes I think a single sneeze could be the end of us
    My hay-fever is turning up, just swerved into a passing truck
    Big business overtaking
    Without indicating
    He passes on the right, been driving through the night
    To bring us the best price

    If you can't see me, I can't see you

    More people die on the road than they do in the ocean
    Maybe we should mull over culling cars instead of sharks
    Or just lock them up in parks where we can go and view them
    There's a bypass over Holbrook now
    Paid for with burgers no doubt
    I've lost count of all the cows
    There'll be no salad sandwiches
    The law of averages says we'll stop in the next town
    Where petrol price is down...
    What do I know anyhow?

    If you can't see me, I can't see you

    s.... ....

    I was initially pissed by people's comparisons to Liz Phair (early version, obviously), but she is REALLY freaking inventive, clever and real, without just being bloody obscure.

  84. B.... ....

    I really like when she plays this in acoustic

  85. V.... ....

    I love you Courtney

  86. l.... ....

    the dream of the 90s is alive in melbourne...this music makes me sooo happy!

    l.... ....

    PORTLANDIA AND COURTNEY BARNETT 💘

    l.... ....

    Hah, love the reference. Also, seems to be the case. The Aussies are pumping out some great stuff! Some terrible folk crap too, but that happens.

  87. c.... ....

    the new zootopia movie looks great

    c.... ....

    Omg lol 😂

  88. P.... B....

    great great great i love this song

  89. G.... G....

    this song on acid makes me soo happy!!!
    i fucking love thenworld and its beautt!!!!!

  90. W.... W....

    I don't like much new music. I like mostly older music like the PIxies and the Pretenders, so it's rare for me to find new music I like. I am so excited to have found this girl, she reminds me a lot of parts of those two bands. Thank god she did SNL so I could know she exists. This is like my sixth song link I clicked of hers in a row and I can't stop

    W.... W....

    For a long time I was the same way, I avoided new stuff and heard really good stuff from time to time randomly. Now I give a ton of new artists a chance whether they are well regarded or obscure, and I have a lot of great music to listen to each year. People say that this generation sucks or whatever because they are blind with nostalgia.

    W.... W....

    I know! I love this song very classic, not like most modern pho-Lumineers alternative bands. If you want another modern alternative band to get into, I highly recommend The Struts. They've got a great 70s glam rock vibe, like Queen by way of the Stones.

  91. D.... B....

    Agreed this sound is take of on Lou Reed (the sound of it)!! Good music though just cause I been around along time, I always catch nuances of ole great ones!!!

    D.... B....

    +Diane Baranik Yeah Lou Reed music, but vocals more Patti Smith - smarter than Lou.

  92. M.... ....

    Really under rated song off the album

  93. F.... H....

    You're everything I wish Beck was

    F.... H....

    damn but true

    F.... H....

    That's retarded. If you like this better than Beck just listen to this instead and let him be himself. Thinking someone should be a certain way just to make you happy is ridiculously self-centered.

    F.... H....

    NefariousPorpoise I come to the comments just to read the arguments

    F.... H....

    NefariousPorpoise

  94. S.... ....

    VISIONARY.....MAYBE....WHATTHE FUCK DO I KNOW.....HOLBROOK...OLD CHOOK! Always loved her simplicity n honesty....another Hendrix fan.....peace out girl....do a VID for In Bloom....U would kill it girl

  95. C.... L....

    1:39 "HOW'S MY DRIVING HAHAHAHAHA"

  96. c.... ....

    Love her sound!

  97. R.... F....

    Reminds me of the music video for King Rat by Modest Mouse