Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Maps"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this special re-run of One Song, Diallo and LUXXURY are breaking out their skinny jeans, thrifted leather jackets, and statement hairstyles as they breakdown classic indie banger, "Maps." The duo explore everything from the origins of the New York indie scene, to the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s writing process, to Karen O’s incredible onstage presence. Come for the fuzzy guitars, stay for the bangs.

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0:00.0	What's going on? One Song Nation luxury here, and I wanted to share something special with you from the One Song Archives.
0:06.4	If you've been on TikTok lately, chances are you've come across lots of people dancing to the Yay Yayas hit single Maps.
0:12.8	Guys, this is a song from 2003. That's over 20 years ago and it's making waves again.
0:17.4	It's been number one on TikTok's Billboard Top 50 chart for over six weeks. And it seems like
0:22.0	the dominance is not over. So we figured it was time to revisit our episode breaking down this
0:26.9	indie hit. Get ready to explore everything from the origins of the New York indie scene to the
0:31.8	ya ya ya's writing process to Karen O's incredible stage presence. Come for the fuzzy guitars, stay for her bangs.
0:38.1	That's right from the archives.
0:39.4	It's the yeah-ya-ya-ya-s, and the song is Maps.
0:43.3	Luxury, my man, before we start, a checklist of things we're going to have to discuss in this episode.
0:48.0	Tell me the checklist.
0:49.0	The lo-fi sound.
0:50.1	Yes.
0:51.1	Skinny jeans and leather jackets.
0:52.4	Accurate. New York and sleazy diabars on the Lower East Side.
0:56.1	I was there.
0:58.5	Women with bangs.
1:00.4	One woman in particular?
1:01.5	Yes.
1:02.5	Luxury.
1:03.0	Tell the people, what's this episode of One Song About?
1:05.4	All right, D'all.
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