How the best Strokes song was written

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Published on May 6, 2025 6:00:29 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai8H-DzYZ4k

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This is the story of “You Only Live Once”, one of the biggest Strokes songs, and how it was conceived as a story with many extra lyrics.
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0:00 The Strokes saved Rock n’ Roll
0:14 A really cool story
0:36 Origins
2:00 From Magnetic Fields to Prince
2:22 A title to keep the song’s soul intact
2:36 One of Julian’s favorite Strokes songs
2:50 The truth behind the demo
3:43 I Want to Break Free?
4:16 ToneGym
4:53 Music Video
5:40 Warren Fu & Daft Punk
7:11 Soundtrack
8:41 The mainstream
9:55 A personal song?
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