- That's Paramore right there.
- This guitar solo [bleep] me up.
- ♪ Not one of them involving... ♪ ♪ (rocking guitar solo) ♪
♪ (industrial music) ♪
♪ (lively synth-pop music) ♪
- (squealing loudly) I knew it was gonna be Paramore!
Oh my god. I waited so long for this.
- Yes. I was-- oh my god! I'm gonna cry.
I was waiting for this.
- (singing along) ♪ Tell me that it's all right ♪
♪ I'm not gonna die ♪
♪ (synthesizer accents) ♪
- ♪ Hard times ♪ - Hayley looks so different.
- It's like not Paramore anymore but electronic music.
This is crazy.
- ♪ ...laugh when you cry ♪
- Why does this look so familiar to me?
- ♪ ...laugh when you cry ♪
♪ These lives ♪ - Oh my god, it's so '80s-ish.
- ♪ ...don't know how I even survive ♪
- How can you not dance to this song?
♪ Hard times ♪
- ♪ Hard times ♪
- See, this new album is just everything that I wanted.
- It's like a familiar sound, but it's also new.
- ♪ Hard times, hard times ♪
- That's awesome. I love it.
'Cause I was so obsessed with her in high school.
- I love "Hard Times." When I first heard it, I was like, "Whoa,"
'cause it's-- it's so different
than anything they've ever done before.
- Me and Jade...
We have had too many days of just like, "Aah! Paramore!"
Okay, and every time I go to a Paramore concert,
she's [bleep] there.
- ♪ For all I know ♪
♪ (chill pop music) ♪
♪ The best is over and the... ♪
- Whew, this is so different as well. Lovin' it.
- ♪ And they go ♪
- I like that change. Oh, that's so good.
- It's less rock, punk rock. But it's beautiful still.
- I don't know her name, but is that the singer from Paramore?
Are you serious? I like this.
- ♪ ...like ♪ - It's that voice, that signature voice.
You can just hear it. That's what I like when I heard it.
I was like, "Who is this?" And I knew.
- I love their aesthetic.
- She looks so beautiful in this video.
- ♪ I hate to ♪
♪ Say I told you so ♪ - It grooves, man.
- (singing along) ♪ ...I told you so ♪
- ♪ But they love to ♪
♪ Say they told me so ♪
- Dude, there's so many layers to that.
You could listen to that song over and over again
and find something new each time.
- It's not punk anymore. It's more indie rock, you know?
It doesn't have that kick-ass, hype Paramore feel.
- You listen to them and it's like,
"Oh my god, they're really onto something."
Like, they're bringing back a sound that we needed.
- ♪ I got a lot to say to you ♪ - That's Paramore right there.
- ♪ I got a lot to say ♪ - This is [bleep] Paramore.
- (singing along) ♪ I got a lot to say ♪
- ♪ They taped... ♪ - Her hair in this video is so cool.
- ♪ ...their lies, you little spies ♪
- This is all so nostalgic. This is crazy.
I went to their concert.
- I don't think I've gotten this hype over a band before.
This just made my whole day.
♪ (dramatic rock interlude) ♪
- There you go.
I like that she's like bubblegum pop to hard-driving rock.
- ♪ Crush, crush, crush (1, 2, 3, 4) ♪
♪ Nothing compares to ♪
♪ A quiet evening alone ♪ - Rocks so good!
- (singing along) ♪ I was just counting on ♪
♪ That never happens ♪
♪ I guess I'm dreaming again ♪
♪ Let's be more than... this ♪
- Yeah, man. Lot of memories.
I prefer this Paramore. I like this Paramore better.
- The earlier stuff to me was a little bit more edgier,
a little bit more harder.
- I love their older music.
You gotta appreciate that from the beginning they were just good.
♪ (soft acoustic melody) ♪
- Classic.
- ♪ When I was younger, I... ♪
- It's a good change, but it's not my favorite.
- I'ma be real right now.
(whispering) This is my least favorite Paramore song.
- ♪ And that was the day that I... ♪
- One of the ones that actually tugged at my heartstrings.
- ♪ I'd never sing of love ♪
♪ If it does not exist ♪
♪ But darling ♪
- This song breaks my heart every time I hear it.
- I remember the first time I heard this song, it made me cry.
- ♪ You are the only exception ♪
♪ I've got a tight ♪ - (singing along) ♪ Grip on reality ♪
♪ But I can't... ♪
- I remember listening to this on Valentine's Day
when I didn't have a date and feeling like,
"Girl, I feel you so hard."
- ♪ You are... ♪ - But it's a really cute music video.
- ♪ ...exception ♪
♪ You are ♪
♪ The only exception ♪
- She's telling me I'm the only exception.
This is the phase where I had a huge crush on her.
- Paramore is such a great group.
Like, they put out nothing but great music.
- It's really cute. (clicks) Touches me right there.
- ♪ I don't mind ♪ - I LOVE this song.
- My band used to cover this song.
This bassline, so fun to play.
- Oh, I know this song. It's a great song.
- This is the one I really like.
- I think it's really cool that they did a music video
just setting records of the most random things
they could think of.
- Paramore music videos must've been so fun to film.
- ♪ Living in the real world ♪
- Her vocals are just so beautiful.
- I love this song and this video so much.
And they won a Grammy! They finally won a Grammy on this song!
- ♪ Ain't it good to be on your own? ♪
♪ Ain't it fun? You can't count on no one ♪
♪ Ain't it to good to be ♪
- (singing along) ♪ On your own ♪
♪ Ain't it fun? You can't count on no one ♪
♪ Ain't it fun ♪
- She's like a child in an adult body, and I'm loving it so much.
- ♪ Don't go crying to your... ♪
- She's great. Love that energy, that whole vibe.
- ♪ Ain't it fun? ♪
♪ Baby, now you're... ♪ - I remember when this one came out
and I was like, "Whoa, new music!"
And then now it's, like, old already kind of.
- ♪ ...fun? ♪
♪ Ain't it fun? ♪
- (chuckles) She's making something very sad look very happy,
and I'm okay with that.
- I love that song so much, and I'm so happy
that that has been their biggest song to date,
because it's honestly one of their best songs.
This one has to be "Misery Business."
Like, this is like the song that I found them through.
♪ (vigorous pop punk) ♪
- [Bleep] yeah. (chuckles) This is what I'm talking about.
- This is where it all started for me.
- YES!! This is the first song that I ever heard by Paramore.
- ♪ When I thought he was mine, she caught him by the mouth ♪
♪ (building to chorus) ♪
- ♪ Whoa, I never meant to brag ♪
- Just bangin' on that crash. She's just--
- ♪ ...now, whoa, it was... ♪
♪ But I got him where I want him now ♪
♪ Whoa, it was never ♪
♪ My intention to brag ♪
- I feel like I'm reliving my 14th year of life.
- ♪ I ♪ - (singing along) ♪ Watched his wildest ♪
♪ Dreams come true ♪
♪ Not one of them involving you ♪
- ♪ Just watch... ♪ - This guitar solo [bleep] me up.
- ♪ Not one of them involving... ♪
♪ (rocking guitar solo) ♪ - Yes.
- ♪ Whoa, I never meant to brag ♪
♪ But I got him where I want him now ♪
♪ Whoa ♪ - Listen to that voice.
Listen to her range. It's amazing.
- ♪ But I got him where I want him now ♪
- Dude, this... this is Paramore right here.
- ♪ To steal it all ♪ - (singing along) ♪ Away from you now ♪
- ♪ But God, does it feel so good ♪
- Yes, best part of the music video. Go, Hayley.
- It's like the girl you always want to stand up to,
but you never do. And she does it.
- So edgy! I love it!
- ♪ ...just feels so good ♪
- Ohh. That does feel so good.
I do like the intricate stuff that they're doing
and the new sounds that they're dabbling with,
but there's just something about just rock.
- YES! THAT WAS PARAMORE!
I love seeing the progression they've gone through musically,
how you can still hear it's Paramore through all of it.
They've grown up from being 16 in this band
to now in their late 20s.
Like, just seeing them grow up, I think, is also really cool.
- My day was shitty, like, all day.
I had to talk to an insurance company.
I had to drive four hours in traffic.
But that means nothing compared to the last 10 minutes of my day.
I'm too hyped now. I should've wore a Paramore shirt.
- (FBE) I don't have to tell you this, but this is Paramore.
- Yes, this is Paramore.
I've seen them 36 times live.
I mean, I've been on two of their cruises.
I've flown across the country for them.
- (FBE) They have been one of the most successful bands
for years now, selling millions of albums
since they formed back in 2004. - And they deserve it. (chuckles)
- (FBE) What do you think it is about them and their sound
that has made them so successful for so long?
- Their sound is very adaptable.
They have this ability to make it into something different
and make it into their own.
- They're one of the only female-led rock bands
that is in modern times.
When I was in a band and I had a female lead singer,
that was the thing we were trying to escape,
was the Paramore sound.
- Paramore has some amazing, deep lyrics.
I mean, like, I have one of them tattooed on my wrist.
And it says, "Somewhere weakness is our strength."
It's from the song "Let the Flames Begin."
Their lyrics are just like-- they're a very relatable band.
Like, they don't write about things that people can't relate to.
They write about love and friendship and heartbreak
and having difficulty with friends and losing friends.
And that's all super relatable.
- (FBE) Paramore is known for having super-dedicated fans
who've been following them intensely for years...
- I'm one of 'em.
- (chuckling) Yes. I can attest to that so much.
- (FBE) ...many of whom call themselves "Parawhores."
- Oh my god. I've seen it on Twitter.
Been listening to them for so long.
And she was also very young when she started,
so she also grew up.
You connect to music or musicians to a level
that they become part of you,
and you feel like they're expressing a part of your life,
and you're just shouting it out loud.
- Don't want my 14-year-old to call herself (chuckles)
that type of fan. I'm not gonna say it.
- People would say that around, like, 2006, 2007.
Like, that was a term people used then.
But then people were like, "Maybe we shouldn't, you know,
call ourselves that."
So now most people just say it's the "Parafamily."
- (FBE) Why do you think this band has such an intense fan base?
- They're so, like, interactive and nice to their fans.
That shows that, okay, just 'cause you're famous
doesn't mean that you're not a person that shows compassion
and cares about other people.
- If they were young,
you could be growing up with that band you go.
There's also always that hunger to find someone
before they're huge.
- You earn your title, like, with, A, longevity, B, passion,
C, craft, you know, D, like, it's-- the lyrics are meaningful.
- Sure, they're one of the biggest bands in the world.
But they're so cool. They're down to earth.
And the stuff that Hayley Williams does on stage--
she brings a fan on stage to sing "Misery Business" every show,
every time. I want to be that person SO BAD.
I would kill it, Hayley! I would kill it!!
- Their music, it just... (long, heavy sigh)
Oh. Oh. I want to start crying.
I feel like whenever I am at their shows,
like, I feel like I'm home.
I met them for the first time in 2009.
And ever since then, they've known who I am.
I mean, one time-- it had been two years since I seen them--
I changed my hair. And Taylor was like,
"You change your hair! I really like it!"
Like, what band notices their fans that change their hair?!
- (FBE) And finally, the band
just released their fifth studio album, After Laughter,
where they have changed their sound quite a bit
from their earlier work.
And as what happens with longtime bands,
some fans aren't easy about the change.
So why even when bands have dedicated fans such as Paramore
does a change in sound tend to cause a divide in the fan base?
- I mean, it kinda scares them,
because change always does one of those things
where it's like you're either changing for the better
or you're changing for the worse.
- I was a little bit taken aback thinking,
"Aw, but where is that music that I loved so much?"
But I feel like if I listen to this more and more,
it's gonna become one of my favorites again.
- You don't see people sounding like AC/DC right now,
because it's just not gonna be popular.
You gotta just stay with the trend.
And I completely understand what Paramore's doing.
And I think people should give them a chance.
- When bands do the change, you're gonna get slap-back from it.
Bands have to evolve.
If they don't evolve, then they're stuck in the same thing.
And you can get over that so easily.
- They still have the lyrics. It's still Paramore.
It should be, "I support you. You're the artist.
I support what you do, just as long as you're happy."
- If you really were to go through all their discography,
you could tell that they were slowly progressing to this point.
I've seen a lot of people be like,
they were hesitant about the album at first.
But now, since they've started listening to it,
they've really gotten into it. But yeah, I don't know.
I just don't understand. Like, bands have to change.
Like, I don't want to hear the same music
again and again and again.
Like, I love this album just as much
as I love all their other albums.
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- To all the Paramore fan base, I love you guys.
And I'll see you guys on the tour and on Parahoy! Bye!
- Hey, guys. Ethan here from FBE.
Thank you so much for watching this episode of Adults React.
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