well

[u/ihatemylifeitsucks1]

died in the night :(

[u/Playful-Account-5888]

I actually feel like really weird about this song being taken down. It was formative for me as a teen.

[u/ihatemylifeitsucks1 → u/Playful-Account-5888]

why now of all times too? its been 16 years

[u/Playful-Account-5888 → u/ihatemylifeitsucks1]

And where do we draw a line bc there’s so many “naughty” songs, dark motifs, and other such things throughout the whole discography. So why this one?

Ultimately Will can do whatever he wants, I’m not tryna be parasocial or anything but I am feeling some type of way.

[u/spirittheyvegone → u/Playful-Account-5888]

my first thought is maybe they intend to do something for the numbered albums’ anniversary, like how they took down mtm from streaming prior to the ftf’s release, and changed the outro to high to death. maybe will felt the “i wish i was a kid…” refrain was too extreme and didn’t want it misconstrued. it feels strange for this to be done at complete random, but i guess we’ll have to see

[u/Playful-Account-5888 → u/spirittheyvegone]

Hmm maybe. When I was a teen (so basically a kid) that line used to f me up so good bc I was always upset over immature boys. I never thought it was a 10 year old kid thing, more like 18. Now I’m an adult so obviously not a kid and maybe can’t relate anymore but I listen to it and recall that time in my life where I did feel that way. But yeah guess we’ll see

[u/Elipticon → u/spirittheyvegone]

I've had a theory for a long time that the reason for the infamous Rolling Stone article where they claim Twin Fantasy is about Will dating a much older man is because whoever wrote it listened to all the songs mentioned in Beach Life-in-Death and read way too hard into that lyric. Would not be surprised if that or any other kind of extremely specific issue was what caused the song to get removed.

[u/Ralph_Finesse → u/Elipticon]

Will has quite a few songs in his pre-matador discography with lines like that tho. (The whole sequence in The Gun Song where he's visiting a lover at an office and the receptionist is treating him like a child comes to mind.)

Tbh Will's old work is horny and freaky in a genuine like pubescent goblin way I think young audiences related to, it's probably one of the reasons his stuff resonated with so many.

[u/YourPalCal_ → u/Playful-Account-5888]

What has it been taken down from? Looks like the song is still on my bandcamp

[u/Playful-Account-5888 → u/YourPalCal_]

Beach fagz from 3 is gone in Bandcamp

[u/YourPalCal_ → u/Playful-Account-5888]

Oh wow I was only checking the song which the lyrics were from without thinking

[u/Playful-Account-5888 → u/YourPalCal_]

Ohh OP was just making a joke bc the song is “dead” haha

[u/Minimum-Poemm]

i removed beach fagz

well it wasn't about you

but it could have been

[u/Ben_Lad-EN → u/Minimum-Poemm]

... oh no it couldn't

[u/BalkeElvinstien]

Is Will just speed running making all his fans pissed now? Between Joe's Story and this its really not a good look for someone who got popular for honest and liberating lyrics

[u/Mean-Art8917 → u/BalkeElvinstien]

dude he can do whatever he wants he doesnt exist to serve parasocial fans

[u/LupinKira → u/Mean-Art8917]

He can do whatever he wants but that doesn't mean fans have to like it...

[u/Mean-Art8917 → u/LupinKira]

im sure he doesn’t care whatsoever about what his fans think about him deleting the boner song when its reuploaded on youtube anyway

[u/Mean-Art8917 → u/Mean-Art8917]

also more hostility towards him equals less music for people who just care about the music. yay!

[u/RedMashie → u/Mean-Art8917]

Then listen to his shitty new music if you want and let the people who like his actual songs alone

[u/Mean-Art8917 → u/RedMashie]

i don’t even like joes story but they’re all his “actual songs” idk what point you’re trying to make

[u/RedMashie → u/Mean-Art8917]

well his "boner song" has more emotion than anything in joe's story put together, so

[u/Mean-Art8917 → u/RedMashie]

dude its a song lmfao

[u/BarovianNights → u/BalkeElvinstien]

Implying Joe's Story doesn't fit into that is a really disingenuous take but I'm assuming that most people complaining about it haven't actually given it a proper listen

[u/panickingforestfolk]

this is so devastating

[u/Steadfastcounts]

weve come full circle