You Are Killing Me Explained

You Are Killing Me
Cover:	You Are Killing Me.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Dandy Warhols
Album:	Distortland
Label:	Dine Alone
Prev Title:	Blackbird
Prev Year:	2009

"You Are Killing Me" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, released as the sole single from their ninth studio album Distortland (2016).

Composition

"You Are Killing Me" was described by The A.V. Club as featuring a "sparse arrangement consisting of straightforward, chugging, overdriven guitar, multi-tracked vocals, and slightly off kilter harmonies".^[1]

Music video

The music video features the actor and Warhol superstar, Joe Dallesandro and is seen as a semi-autobiographical story about his alcohol addiction.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Content

Pryor Stroud of PopMatters described the song as "a straightforward, chomp-rock ballad that glides forward with a spry Magnetic Fields-esque melody".

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Dandy Warhols Release 'You Are Killing Me," Their First New Music Since 2012 • Newswire • The A.V. Club . Vanderbilt . Mike . January 8, 2016 . . May 1, 2016.
2. Web site: The Dandy Warhol Share 'You Are Killing Me' Video Starring Andy Warhol Collaborator Joe Dallesandro: Watch . April 7, 2016 . . April 3, 2016].
3. Web site: The Dandy Warhols and Joe Dallesandro – 'You Are Killing Me' Video | Aaron Vallely |last=Vallely |first=Aaron |date=April 8, 2016 |website=Huffington Post] |access-date=April 30, 2016}}^[2] .
4. Web site: The Dandy Warhols – 'You Are Killing Me' Video – Stereogum . Breihan . Tom . April 6, 2016 . . April 30, 2016.
5. Web site: Video: The Dandy Warhols – You Are Killing Me – Music News at Undertheradar . 7 April 2016 . . April 30, 2016.