I have been a fan of Julian Smith for years. His quirky YouTube videos, ranging in topics from "
Malk" to "
Hot Kool Aid," have entertained myself and 1.3 million other subscribers since he made his YouTube debut in October 2006. However, the budding star hasn't posted a video in months, leaving many fans to wonder just where he had gone.
To our delight, a new video was posted on Julian's
YouTube account on Tuesday, July 16, titled "B STORY - Back Then (Official Video)." In the beginning, it may seem like an ordinary video with the star walking around a house and singing the beginning of a tune (he has sung songs in some of his other videos), but once viewers see Julian walk up to a refrigerator, climb inside, buckle a seatbelt and take off into the evening sky, we know this is anything but ordinary.
The video takes us through a journey of what seems to be a younger Julian (or a younger version of the character he is playing) in his middle or high school days as one of his fellow classmates catches his eye. They have a few encounters, but the young man never makes a move on her, and she later goes off to college never knowing what his true feelings were, leaving the young man in a bit of a slump. Some of the accompanying lyrics are "I don't want to be sorry, I don't want to give in. I just wanna remember what it was like back then."
Along with beautiful chords on the keyboard and guitar and imagery that paints a somber picture of love lost and what if's, "Back Then" marks a triumphant return of Julian Smith and a new musical endeavor with a band that is sure to make a splash in the near future.
Download "Back Then" on
iTunes and
Amazon and visit B. Story on
Facebook,
Twitter and its
official website.
