WOW. RUclips recommendations are working pretty damn well. My favourite Beirut song sung by one of my favourite singers, from one of my favourite bands. Jizz in my pants.
Ed's singing seems so effortless. I tried listening to some of his own band's music but couldn't find anything I liked as much as this. Any recommendations, anybody? Thanks
A plague in the workhouse, a plague on the poor Now I'll beat on my drum 'til I'm dead Yesterday, a fever, tomorrow, St. Peter I'll beat on my drum until then But what melody will lead my lover from his bed What melody will see him in my arms again Set fire to foundation and burn out the station You'll never get nothing of mine The pane of my window will flicker and billow I won't leave a stitching behind But what melody will lead my lover from his bed What melody will see him in my arms again I'll sing of the walls of the well and the house at the top of the hill I'll sing of the bottles of wine that we left on our old windowsill I'll sing of the years you will spend getting sadder and older Oh love, and the cold, the oncoming cold
@ psychopomp (sweet name) its not that their songs are all the same, they just use that eastern european key/style in all their music so it makes it all sound very similar. regardless of the reoccurence of style in their songs, the band is able to communicate the feeling of their music to the listener really well..and i honestly don't know why your comment was marked down; some fans are just cry babies that can't handle anything bad said about artists they like, i think you had a valid point
Wow forgot how much i Love this! dont it make you wanna waltz around the house getting slowly drunk with your sweetheart,excited an looking forward to bed.
nvmnd, btw if u wanna see shows like this, google up "take away shows" and la blogotheque will list all the artists that did shows like this (beirut, grizzlybear, vampire weekend, xiu xiu, animal collective, and A LOt more)
I miss Ed's voice. Just rediscovered it recently and that he is not doing music anymore is a massive loss. The guy has pipes.
Its been 13 years...and this is still my favorite song in the world.
Crap. On husband's youtube.
I agree
Same
Yup :)
Still :)
X2
I envy the neighbors.
I love zach's "oh" in the background, just before the "what melody..."
the choir singer me really appreciates how he carries through the measures without taking a breath. it makes it so much more emotional. ed is amazing.
Maravilhoso, é só pra quem aprecia
Best version of this song. So mournful and enrapturing
Uhmmmm, is this Grizzly Bear and Beirut...?! Amazing,
I prefer this version to the "CD quality" version. It seems more natural and spontaneous. It's wonderful!!
I want them as neighboors !
this is real music. incredibly composed.
This so raw and unique I love it. You see every instrument you hear.
26 of June 2021, still masterpiece
March 9th, 2023, still a masterpiece
This is just amazing. Totally skipped my good friends grad party to see them and it was worth it.
the band nerd in me really appreciates someone who can play a rotary trumpet and still have the pipes to sing.
WOW. RUclips recommendations are working pretty damn well. My favourite Beirut song sung by one of my favourite singers, from one of my favourite bands. Jizz in my pants.
Ed Droste is the perfect voice match on this video... What a nice combination!
Wow. Singing together....just "de maravilla"
Holy shit that is BEAUTIFUL! That guy's voice is captivating! And the background music is lovely. Thanks for uploading this!
You should check out Grizzly Bear, his band ❤
I miss Ed
on a beirut binge
jesus does this song make me cry
I love the burly dude playing the flute. So awesome.
love this song....got the whole album off of emusic and I'm a Beirut fan now.
Uma das minhas músicas favoritas
15 years, incredible
Like si la sigues ecuchando en 2024. Y comentario si sigue siendo tan especial como cuando la escuchaste por primera vez.
magnifique
i wish i was surrounded with this kind of talent. : /
I can't stop listening to this.
Ed's singing seems so effortless. I tried listening to some of his own band's music but couldn't find anything I liked as much as this. Any recommendations, anybody? Thanks
Magic!!
All day on repeat.
This song gives me chills
Si, este tipo canta muy bien. Incluso parecido!
ha i used to play french horn in 7th grade
Motion sickness never felt so good~
WOW!!!! I love me some Grizzly Bear! What great footage!!!
@2ZIGG yes, his name is Ed Droste. he's fantastic live.
bella cancion y musica
A plague in the workhouse, a plague on the poor
Now I'll beat on my drum 'til I'm dead
Yesterday, a fever, tomorrow, St. Peter
I'll beat on my drum until then
But what melody will lead my lover from his bed
What melody will see him in my arms again
Set fire to foundation and burn out the station
You'll never get nothing of mine
The pane of my window will flicker and billow
I won't leave a stitching behind
But what melody will lead my lover from his bed
What melody will see him in my arms again
I'll sing of the walls of the well and the house at the top of the hill
I'll sing of the bottles of wine that we left on our old windowsill
I'll sing of the years you will spend getting sadder and older
Oh love, and the cold, the oncoming cold
Oh dear. That's a bass trumpet. This is my new favourite band.
Ed Droste, you brilliant man!
@ psychopomp (sweet name) its not that their songs are all the same, they just use that eastern european key/style in all their music so it makes it all sound very similar. regardless of the reoccurence of style in their songs, the band is able to communicate the feeling of their music to the listener really well..and i honestly don't know why your comment was marked down; some fans are just cry babies that can't handle anything bad said about artists they like, i think you had a valid point
Directo a favoritos
its just beautiful...
MEX..;Tijuana
I wonder just awesome it would sound to hear this why walking by the window outside or next door. I would yell encore! encore!
what a duet!!!!
I'd pay to be their neighbor !! amazing melody
Wow forgot how much i Love this!
dont it make you wanna waltz around the house getting slowly drunk with your sweetheart,excited an looking forward to bed.
me encanta !!!!
très magique
Uma maravilha
I love you ❤
yesssssss
i love ed droste.
shiit this sOng is sO amazinG ♥
nvmnd, btw if u wanna see shows like this, google up "take away shows" and la blogotheque will list all the artists that did shows like this (beirut, grizzlybear, vampire weekend, xiu xiu, animal collective, and A LOt more)
These guys can live in my apartment block anytime! :)
sounds awesome... but where the heck did ed droste come from??? pretty great combination.
yeah, it is
Ed Droste is the best, fuck, i wanna marry with him with this song sounding around in the ceremony and Zach Condon like my grandfather O_O
omg this is sweeeeet.. is this on a cd?? like with the singer from grizzly?
now way ed droste thats crazy
it IS grizzly bear covering beirut.
I wouldn't say so. just equally different from so many other songs
He's from Grizzly Bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i picture colts doing this with their spare time.
is it the guy from grizzly bear singing a beirut song? im confused! but i love it
pretty sure that's the lead singer of Grizzly bear. if i went gay, i'd go gay for that guy.
lindo
it is beirut but mostly Owen Pallett sings Cliquot
hey guys, check out a new concert from Beirut on our page
painful I guess this is popular music today
this music is timeless
@red120390 I think its the guy from Grizzly bear. if you've not already like found ut by now lol :)
@snowananas It's the singer from a band called grizzly Bear. They're real good you should check them out
its a flugelhorn, yo. a rotary valve flugelhorn
no its Beirut playing with ed singing instead of Owen
fucking. awesome.
can anyone point me in the direction of other great artists like beirut?
thats not zach condon, it's Edward Droste, the lead singer of Grizzly Bear
yeah... unexpected
i want to marry him!!!
@alfaubrom with the house burning from the ground up
Do you mean what's painful is popular music today? or that this isn't popular music?
these guys just fucking rule!!!!
@Halileet its Owen Pallett.
His bed
alright then...relax
Quién es el invitado?
when in Gdańsk?
wait so what does the lead singer of grizzly bear play?
@GrizzliesBand3 Fooshizzle
who is the other guy that's not zach??
go to the official version by user flyingclubcup for better quality!
/watch?v=TLV6jygKNCM
vote up so people can hear what they're missing.
grizzly!
@red120390
I think Zach is the primary heard voice the entire time.. and Ed is the harmony in the background..
@blaizerfalconburger
jizzed!!!
wtf
It sounds like a musical number about the Rise of Communism in Russia.
isnt that the same singer from Grizzly Bear??
Who is this guy?? what band??