Ylvis - Old Friends [Official music video HD]

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  • Опубликовано: 18 янв 2016
  • Watch I kveld med Ylvis on Dplay: bit.ly/IKveldMedYlvis
    Get the song on Spotify and iTunes here: Ylvis.lnk.to/OldFriends
    Credits:
    Music: V.Ylvisåker/B.Ylvisåker/C.Løchstøer
    Lyrics: V.Ylvisåker/B.Ylvisåker/C.Løchstøer
    Produced by: Even Ormestad
    Directed by : Ole Martin Hafsmo
    Fra "I kveld med YLVIS LIVE" sesong 5 på TVNorge og Dplay.no.
    #ylvis
    Discovery Networks Norway © 2016
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Комментарии • 1,6 тыс.

  • @shirokishibe
    @shirokishibe 8 лет назад +2478

    I don't think Francis's wife died of old age.

    • @yakumiguel
      @yakumiguel 5 лет назад +127

      You can tell by how he choked the chicken

    • @ninadigiovanni8811
      @ninadigiovanni8811 5 лет назад +13

      hahahaha

    • @muhammadm241
      @muhammadm241 4 года назад +5

      Agreed.

    • @Julian-jy6jp
      @Julian-jy6jp 4 года назад +25

      u can look the end of the song and thnk that they are who are really dead, i dont think any of they are bad guys :)

    • @ricardogondim2346
      @ricardogondim2346 4 года назад +3

      hahahahahah

  • @peacoatcubed
    @peacoatcubed 2 года назад +465

    This song helped me overcome my mourning over the death of my wife by committing a variety of war crimes. Much love.

  • @BravestCoward
    @BravestCoward 8 лет назад +4457

    That was incredibly touching in a very sociopathic way.

    • @sarahpalmer5225
      @sarahpalmer5225 8 лет назад +8

      Yes

    • @rowan3970
      @rowan3970 8 лет назад +6

      Yeah

    • @axeavier
      @axeavier 8 лет назад +20

      +AerialChaos I dont know how it could be touching since no sociopath would find it touching since they're devoid of emotion

    • @meha131
      @meha131 8 лет назад +3

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @LucasRibeiro-po4pb
      @LucasRibeiro-po4pb 8 лет назад +29

      +Axe Avier He means that he empathised with the situation of these old men, even though they (well, at least Francis) demonstrate sociopathy, not that sociopaths will be touched. Anyway, I'm not even sure sociopaths don't feel anything; I once read they do, different prom psychos, who are basically robots, they are just extremely geared towards doing anything to achieve what they desire.

  • @LarsPallesen
    @LarsPallesen 5 лет назад +478

    The Ylvis brothers has got to be the world's least predictable song writers.

    • @baranjan6969
      @baranjan6969 4 года назад +11

      "Ahuiah hi ahuiah hi"
      (What does the fox say)
      How do you expect someone to expect this

    • @havardmj
      @havardmj 3 года назад +1

      @Alex Fox lol no

    • @caprise-music6722
      @caprise-music6722 2 года назад

      Hahah yes

    • @caprise-music6722
      @caprise-music6722 2 года назад +1

      @Alex Fox no.

    • @ahkkariq7406
      @ahkkariq7406 5 месяцев назад +1

      @1001foxes Absolutely not. Their name is Ylvisaker. It's the short version of their name.

  • @jonasdalbakk7927
    @jonasdalbakk7927 8 лет назад +409

    " 'Life's a bitch' a wise man said.
    'No matter what, you'll end up dead
    And the only thing you can wish for, is a friend' " that was deep.

  • @JD-jl4yy
    @JD-jl4yy 8 лет назад +1842

    at first i actually thought it was going to be a serious song about the meaning of life.
    then i realised this was ylvis.

    • @yakimishi13
      @yakimishi13 8 лет назад +100

      +Sans I still think it was.

    • @n00bai
      @n00bai 8 лет назад +32

      Yeah it actually was..

    • @JD-jl4yy
      @JD-jl4yy 8 лет назад +6

      maybe. The main focus is comedy though.

    • @elvo
      @elvo 8 лет назад +45

      this song is about 2 old desperate old men who lost their wife, i think this is serious enough

    • @Mixxathon
      @Mixxathon 8 лет назад +69

      It definitely has a serious core, and that makes it even more awesome.
      You take your wife for granted, as a man you might forget what positive influence she has on you. Then one day she is gone forever and with no one to rein you in, you go haywire. There is an empty wifeshaped void that you fill with whatever makes your numbed senses come alive. You throw rocks, you shoot horses, because anything less would mean nothing in your grayed out lonely world. In the end, all it boils down to is that you might have a friend, who is as broken as you perhaps, who has a hat. All we can ever hope for is a friend that we tolerate, and more importantly seems to tolerate us, brokenness and all. Then all is ok.
      '.... don't you worry 'bout me now. I'm doing just fine on my own.' No, you are not! But with a friend you just might.

  • @Minoxys
    @Minoxys 7 лет назад +930

    "Francis choked that chicken with his hands.
    But watching them die,
    he started to cry.
    I'm bored - Francis said.
    Let's steal a car."
    This is just perfect.

    • @hanseinarfuglum8858
      @hanseinarfuglum8858 5 лет назад +7

      Minoxis i don’t think he said “I’m bored” I think he said “I’m Bård” seeing as only one of them sings that part, and that is the guy named Bård.

    • @ImVicBlanco
      @ImVicBlanco 5 лет назад

      So funny that verse.

    • @dr.dvojtecka3009
      @dr.dvojtecka3009 4 года назад +7

      @@hanseinarfuglum8858 he said " I'm bored" ..that's why it so funny :D that he said he's bored so I go do that :D

    • @baranjan6969
      @baranjan6969 4 года назад

      @@hanseinarfuglum8858 captions

    • @hanseinarfuglum8858
      @hanseinarfuglum8858 3 года назад

      Sanctus Paulus None of the caracters are called Bård, the guy singing is. You hear how only one of them sings that part? It is the one of the two brothers who is called Bård.

  • @MultiStrickland
    @MultiStrickland 5 лет назад +389

    The finest Simon and Garfunkel song not written or performed by Simon and Garfunkel

    • @artem.boldariev
      @artem.boldariev 4 года назад +6

      Yeah, reminds me Simon & Garfunkel as well.

    • @panda4247
      @panda4247 4 года назад +12

      With story by Roald Dahl, not written by Roald Dahl

    • @ayamathildestobbe2761
      @ayamathildestobbe2761 3 года назад

      To me it sounds like the song 'The last thing on my mind '.. an old folk song, I know it performed by Sandy Denny.

    • @lex224ification
      @lex224ification 2 года назад

      This song is basically a reskinned version of "The Boxer", and their other song "Engine for Gabriel" is hauntingly similar to "Cecilia". It most certainly is intentional, and I love it

    • @GGCandle
      @GGCandle 2 года назад

      The beginning's harmonization reminds me of Blue October's Into the Ocean.

  • @fbkssb
    @fbkssb 8 лет назад +2198

    Not sure if I want to laugh or cry? my emotions just went bananas, this is beautiful.

  • @blankak166
    @blankak166 8 лет назад +1339

    "Life´s a bitch," a wise man said
    "No matter what, you´ll end up dead,
    And all that you can wish for is a FRIEND..."
    These lines are so true that it almost hurts... You just gotta love Ylvis

    • @kamatz
      @kamatz 8 лет назад +6

      +Blanka K Those are really great lines.. thank you for listing them :)

    • @Bibbedibob
      @Bibbedibob 8 лет назад +70

      "And he shot a horse
      So I shot a horse"
      so touching

    • @vem32s30
      @vem32s30 8 лет назад +11

      +Bibbedibob and then he chocked a chiken and he cryed ;(
      😄😄😄😀😀😀😀😀😄😄😄😄😀😀😀😂😂😂😂😀😀😀

    • @helgemartinsanchez6445
      @helgemartinsanchez6445 8 лет назад +7

      +Vemund Kjelløken that one gets me every time 😢 shows that all the crazy things he does is symptom of sorrow!

    • @MiserableImmortality
      @MiserableImmortality 8 лет назад

      +Blanka K Haha I read this exactly when that part came!

  • @MrBidonboy
    @MrBidonboy 2 года назад +262

    This is by far their best song. The lyrics, melody, cinematography, acting... they all meddle in a beautifully fun, yet melancholic song, which perfectly embodies the human condition.
    It's upsetting to see that it's of their lesser known songs, especially when you compare it to "what does the fox says"

    • @salagayikes4016
      @salagayikes4016 Год назад +11

      Honestly the fact that an obscure comedy bands most random song hit it big out of nowhere making fox noises is kinda perfect

    • @GregoryVeizades
      @GregoryVeizades 4 месяца назад

      Its up there, I posit that Massachusetts is their best.

  • @nastergal6717
    @nastergal6717 5 лет назад +153

    My grandpa died a week ago. I‘m crying right now, deeply touched. Thank you for the song... I’m gonna take care of my grandma and make sure she doesn’t throw rocks from her balcony ;)

    • @freshairkaboom8171
      @freshairkaboom8171 5 лет назад +12

      Cherish her with all your might, and sorry about your grandpa. I lost my grandma a month ago. :(

    • @farrah1379
      @farrah1379 3 года назад

    • @_Everyone__
      @_Everyone__ 3 года назад +5

      Maybe you should let her, it might help,.

    • @Putinrussia1234
      @Putinrussia1234 2 года назад +5

      Please let her throw rocks

  • @ItsNotCorn
    @ItsNotCorn Год назад +104

    I am 12 my great grandpa passed away a few months ago. His name was francis and he always wore a fedora. As soon as we arrived to the funeral this song immediately came to mind. We played it for his friends and neighbors and his wife and everyone thought it was hilarious. My great grandma listens to it every single day. This song always reminds us of him and how funny he was. Even though this song was made as a joke and I’m commenting this seven years later, it helped lots of people emotionally too. Thank you ❤

    • @marocat4749
      @marocat4749 11 месяцев назад

      Wow. Through its strangely emotional.
      ❤❤❤, anlso love her humor

  • @alevel2cpu285
    @alevel2cpu285 6 лет назад +17

    I sing the acceptable parts of this song at work quite often. Today a coworker asked me what song it was. I smiled and told her to look it up. Pretty sure she knows I'm a terrible person now. :)

  • @Lugg187
    @Lugg187 7 лет назад +201

    Holy shit this song started so soft and it turned so dark. I love it.

  • @stepanantipin2099
    @stepanantipin2099 3 года назад +70

    This song is ridiculous. And I think it's one of the best songs about loss, friendship, and the absurdity of life. I choke up every time I play it.

  • @laevans1986
    @laevans1986 8 лет назад +373

    I have to say the acting from the old men in this video is amazing. The looks of thinly-veiled horror on the protagonist's face as Francis's behaviour escalates are absolutely brilliant. Also the part when Francis himself almost breaks but then suddenly snaps out of it and says "I'm bored"... Genius! Though I wouldn't expect anything less from Ole Martin Hafsmo!

  • @gustavosveizt2712
    @gustavosveizt2712 4 года назад +242

    it's 2020 and after all these years i'm still trying to understand how can i pass the entire song laughing bout the lyrics and always end up with my eyes full of tears at the same time hahaha

    • @HannaMagdalena
      @HannaMagdalena 2 года назад +3

      I feeeeeel that so deeply

    • @Folco1694
      @Folco1694 2 года назад +2

      I don't think I can add anything to what you said, except for my total agreement with it.

    • @foxyninjaa
      @foxyninjaa 2 года назад +1

      it's 2022 and after all these years i'm still trying to understand how can i pass the entire song laughing bout the lyrics and always end up with my eyes full of tears at the same time hahaha

  • @jamesbottema3363
    @jamesbottema3363 6 лет назад +144

    I know this is tongue-in-cheek humor, but this song summed up what an old friendship was to me. My best friend and I hadn't spoken in years out of anger and foolish shit. I sent him this link. Next thing I know we are laughing and fishing and shooting horses like old times! Thanks Ylvis for saving our bromance!

  • @MouseGuardian
    @MouseGuardian 8 лет назад +485

    Why hasn`t this crazy masterpiece gone (more)viral yet?

    • @sarahpalmer5225
      @sarahpalmer5225 8 лет назад

      I agree!

    • @havardmj
      @havardmj 8 лет назад +7

      +GameOfThomas because ylvis hype is dead. People had high hopes for the fox follow-up, but makkakoko and trucker's hitch didn't cut it, so people forgot about them.

    • @MouseGuardian
      @MouseGuardian 8 лет назад +49

      havardmj I`m norwegian, so the Fox song was just another comedy bit in their talk show to me and far, far from the funniest thing they have done. This song is much more in line with their dark and clever humour.

    • @havardmj
      @havardmj 8 лет назад +1

      GameOfThomas Hvorfor er det relevant om du er norsk? :P

    • @MouseGuardian
      @MouseGuardian 8 лет назад +4

      havardmj Det forklarte jeg jo i kommentaren:p For meg, siden jeg er norsk, er Ylvis noe helt annet enn "de som lagde den fox-sangen". Denne musikkvideoen burde gått viral, uavhengig av hvem som lagde den.

  • @Gabrong
    @Gabrong 8 лет назад +253

    it is sad and funny at the same time.. awesome.

  • @IHadSoManyIngots
    @IHadSoManyIngots Год назад +40

    The line "Oh Margaret, oh Margaret, don't you worry 'bout me now. I'm doing just fine on my own." is truly heartbreaking. They are obviously far from fine, they have both just latched on to each other because neither can face their grief or accept their aloneness. Francis being further down the route of distruction, acting as a backwards mentor.
    You can see the desperation in Francis as he keeps moving from distraction to distraction, because he knows exactly what he is doing, what sort of life he is dooming his new friend to, but he can't face the fact and instead buries it under more and more violent acts, just like all his other feelings.
    The main old man clings to Francis, gladly letting him fill the fresh void inside him as a new life companion. He sees Francis' evident lost sanity as proof of where he is going himself and therefore won't fight it. His horror at Francis actions are also a misguided assumption, again based on his blind trust in Francis, that only terrible things can cut through his numbness now. He is horrified of what he thinks that means about him, and what he has become.
    It shows the risks of codependency, for fostering blind trust and loss of autonomy, but also the vulnerability of someone going through grief: How easy it is to latch onto destructive habits, when everything feels numb and meaningless.
    It's absolutely astounding lyricism and cinematography.

  • @heathermathis1885
    @heathermathis1885 8 лет назад +175

    Is it bad that I found this song really touching and inspirational...?

    • @kentxx12
      @kentxx12 8 лет назад +4

      No...

    • @SuicideBunny6
      @SuicideBunny6 7 лет назад +37

      **goes to a bridge and starts throwing rocks at cars ...**

    • @matias.
      @matias. 6 лет назад +22

      **aiming at the kids**

    • @cube2fox
      @cube2fox 6 лет назад +3

      What did it inspire it you to do? D:

    • @balak1
      @balak1 5 лет назад +2

      It depends on what it does you inspire to do ^^

  • @Quirentia
    @Quirentia 8 лет назад +90

    Simon & Garfunkel's CD-box from 1997 is called "Old Friends". The first line here is "I saw you at the railway station", the first line in "Homeward Bound" is "I'm sitting at the railway station".

    • @marilyntregaskis-smith3434
      @marilyntregaskis-smith3434 8 лет назад +4

      +Quirentia I noticed that too. Although the whole song itself is more reminiscent of "The Boxer", I also thought of "Homeward Bound" because of the railway station line.

    • @Quirentia
      @Quirentia 8 лет назад +4

      True. And "The Boxer" also has the line "In the quiet of a railway station".

    • @marilyntregaskis-smith3434
      @marilyntregaskis-smith3434 8 лет назад +3

      +Quirentia I was just coming back to write that very same thing. Just listened to it ("The Boxer"). This also reminds me a little of a bit that the Smother's Brothers did ages ago. They sang "The Streets of Laredo" on their comedy show and when they were singing "I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy, the last line Tommy Smother's sang was "if you get an outfit you can be a cowboy too". It kind of reminds me of the "and he had a hat, and I had a hat" part. I know it's kind of far fetched, but I've heard speculation that Ylvis may have had some early Smother's Brothers influence also, although I don't think that's been confirmed, by any means.

    • @ottov719
      @ottov719 8 лет назад +6

      +Marilyn Tregaskis-Smith As for the content I'd vote for S&Gs underrated "Old friends". "Old friends, winter companions, the old men. Lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sunset.

    • @VegardStenvik
      @VegardStenvik 8 лет назад +1

      +Quirentia It reminds me of "A most peculiar man", since this has the same storytelling and slightly morbid style.

  • @michellebroers2903
    @michellebroers2903 8 лет назад +86

    I cried 😢

  • @Cactusman129
    @Cactusman129 7 лет назад +482

    i have a theory about this song. i believe that our protagonist had been mentally unstable for most of his life, supressing intense feelings of anger and violence, and his beloved wife was the only thing keeping him sane. after her passing, he finally snapped. see, i think the protagonist suffers from some form of dissociative identity disorder, more commonly known as split personality, and this "francis" is a persona he created as a vehicle for the violent rage that his wife had kept in check, now free to run amok after her passing. Notice how the protagonist and Francis both have hats. The hats are a metaphor. they are symbolic of their psychological connection, that they are truly one and the same. When Francis cries when he strangles the chicken, that is a bit of the protagonist shining through the cracks, coming to his senses, however momentarily, and realizing just how horrible his actions are. Considering how swiftly francis reassumes control, it would seem to our protagonist that he did not even realize it was him crying, not francis, further blurring the lines between the two personalities. Truly a tragic song about a man pushed over the edge by greif.

    • @falloutsurvivors
      @falloutsurvivors 7 лет назад +28

      Cactusman129 Another thing to help your point is the rock part where the protagonist says not to throw anymore rocks but Francis does anyway yet the protagonist continues to follow. Also the horses being set free would seem to be great contrast to rock tossing but it, like everything else, goes bleak yet the protagonist follows anyway, almost as though he is completely powerless.

    • @smallbrains123
      @smallbrains123 7 лет назад +27

      I started reading this thinking it was far fetched, but watching the video again with this in mind, it makes sense. Cool theory (:

    • @gerryeng6754
      @gerryeng6754 7 лет назад +41

      but this is Ylvis

    • @aaronprendas1664
      @aaronprendas1664 7 лет назад +13

      Cactusman129 I do relieve is simplier than that, Just two friends reuniting after a life at its end, beautiful and pure

    • @velvet_victor
      @velvet_victor 7 лет назад +48

      Aaron Prendas Throwing rocks at children in a car and shooting poor innocent horses. Surely, it's beautiful and pure.

  • @mvarick1
    @mvarick1 3 года назад +6

    My dad is 82 and a widower. He came to visit me in NYC back in 2010. A big snowfall on xmas. He and I fell down in the fresh snow in front of the NY Stock Exchange and made snow angels. No one was around. One of the happiest moments of my life.
    That is why this song makes me so happy!

  • @posauner
    @posauner 8 лет назад +70

    So evil and beautiful at the same time! Ylvis the masters of ambivalence! I wish there would be so brilliant comedians in germany... This song is not just excellent written, performed and produced, but is also putting the finger on the wound of our mortaility and human darker sides in a way that you can laugh about. A stroke of genius!

  • @spitararienku
    @spitararienku 8 лет назад +4

    best ylvis song of all

  • @dinguuuus
    @dinguuuus 8 лет назад +359

    This song will be popular. Mark my words!

    • @Benn61
      @Benn61 8 лет назад +29

      +Bongodongo this comment wil get over 15 likes. Mark my words!

    • @dinguuuus
      @dinguuuus 8 лет назад +7

      benn61 You are a wizard! Mark my words!

    • @Benn61
      @Benn61 8 лет назад

      Bongodongo sure i am a wizzard. pick a card and write it as a reply

    • @dinguuuus
      @dinguuuus 8 лет назад +2

      benn61 You forgot "Mark my words!"!!!!!! Mark my Words

    • @Benn61
      @Benn61 8 лет назад

      pick a card. Mark my words'!

  • @jankowalski3847
    @jankowalski3847 3 года назад +44

    Still coming back to this gem. On an Ylvis marathon. I firmly believe they deserve same recongnition that The Lonely Island got

    • @dannygranadosmena5194
      @dannygranadosmena5194 2 года назад

      Couldnt agree more

    • @robertborden2666
      @robertborden2666 Год назад

      They’re way more committed than Lonely Island. Those guys just did a project. Ylvis are a BAND.

  • @renatosan3832
    @renatosan3832 5 лет назад +9

    the "Francis is helping me move on" part is weirdly beautiful

  • @mathildeeide6811
    @mathildeeide6811 3 года назад +9

    The bridge is beautiful, "Oh Margaret oh Margaret." Nothing like sibling voices doing harmonies.

  • @DerMatt25
    @DerMatt25 8 лет назад +8

    the only music video without subtitles. it must be special. it is special. thank you ylvis for existing.

    • @DeeJayObi
      @DeeJayObi 8 лет назад

      +Illumimartin Wow, didn't realize this until now.

  • @amMsTer45
    @amMsTer45 2 года назад +29

    2022 and i still think this is one of their best songs.

  • @duduchannel6729
    @duduchannel6729 8 лет назад +247

    Hello darkness my old friend

    • @lynncooper2428
      @lynncooper2428 8 лет назад +4

      +Dudu Channel I've come to talk to you again.

    • @larsholtet4962
      @larsholtet4962 8 лет назад +3

      +Lynn Cooper because a vision softly creeping

    • @arwena102
      @arwena102 8 лет назад +3

      +Lars Holtet Left its seeds while I was sleeping

    • @mefagar
      @mefagar 8 лет назад +3

      +arwena102 And the vision that was planted in my brain

    • @hlayke
      @hlayke 8 лет назад +3

      +mefagar still remains....

  • @aneethric
    @aneethric 8 лет назад +42

    This one made me laugh and cry at the same time. Beautiful tragicomedy. This is a new level!

  • @joyc9450
    @joyc9450 8 лет назад +43

    Funny, strange, perfect, odd, clever, awesome ----- love, love, love the harmony. No shuffleboard for these older guys!

  • @IndigoHD
    @IndigoHD 8 лет назад +693

    Im aiming at the kids! wtf!! hahahhaha

    • @Martina-Kosicanka
      @Martina-Kosicanka 8 лет назад +3

      +Sander Lura-Wiik Do it as Bieber does :)

    • @taepokpok2151
      @taepokpok2151 8 лет назад

      +Titina de Cassovia BURN! lol

    • @Aksel0206
      @Aksel0206 5 лет назад

      Just like Michael Jackson

    • @highschoolcomedy2163
      @highschoolcomedy2163 4 года назад

      That's what took the cake I thought I'd give it a chance but that doesn't make me feel good about this song...

    • @highschoolcomedy2163
      @highschoolcomedy2163 4 года назад +2

      "I'm aiming for the kids"...

  • @sagitrama86
    @sagitrama86 6 лет назад +13

    this is the best dark, tragic, comic, funny, contemplative, emotional, disturbing, country song I have heard all rolled into one!

  • @aneethric
    @aneethric 8 лет назад +23

    Both Bård and Vegard are soooo handsome here!

  • @MaayanRofe
    @MaayanRofe 8 лет назад +30

    FINALLY a singable duet without a weird non-melodic chorus! Thank you, Ylvis, I practically have tears in my eyes this is so good.

  • @Danielson1818
    @Danielson1818 3 года назад +17

    Literally one of the most beautiful songs ever written about friendship. Sometimes satire surpasses actual art. I sent this to 2 of my best friends. The one really liked it. Now he likes to ask if I have my hat, or if Ryan has his hat. LOL. Good, we all have hats.

  • @sonjah5793
    @sonjah5793 8 лет назад +67

    I think they must've read my mind, I have wanted a full-acoustic song from them for ages and ages! I love when they sing harmonies, I could sit and listen to them doing it 24/7 basically :)

    • @sarahpalmer5225
      @sarahpalmer5225 8 лет назад +7

      I agree, beautiful music with twisted lyrics!

    • @maijahaavisto5311
      @maijahaavisto5311 8 лет назад

      +Sonja H IMO it could have been even more melodic, would have added both to the song and the uncomfortable juxtaposition.

    • @iamsancho443
      @iamsancho443 6 лет назад

      You , I like you, No really, I've wanted the same

  • @kladbische
    @kladbische 3 года назад +7

    the most underrated song ever

  • @Karasugou_
    @Karasugou_ 8 месяцев назад +7

    My best friend passed away in 2019. We loved Ylvis and always sung their songs together as it was the perfect humour for the two of us. This always brings back memories

  • @HanSeaulo
    @HanSeaulo Год назад +5

    This song has more character development than most movies and tv shows...

  • @SegmentedOdin
    @SegmentedOdin 3 года назад +20

    4 years after I first saw this, still my favorite song. Is Francis a good guy distracting his new buddy from his wife's recent death, or is he just a sociopath dragging along someone who is all alone? Or maybe I'm just overanalyzing humor, but even if that is the case this is so good.

    • @SulfuRed13
      @SulfuRed13 2 года назад +5

      Saw another theory suggesting that Francis might be imaginative and the other person was actually having a psychotic breakdown after his wife died

  • @soo-jinkweon2786
    @soo-jinkweon2786 8 лет назад +1044

    It would be awesome if FineBros did an Elder's react to this video lol

    • @StitchGV
      @StitchGV 8 лет назад +78

      YES!! Let's all go to their last "elders react" video and Ylvis-spam the shit outta it!!

    • @Quirentia
      @Quirentia 8 лет назад +10

      +StitchGV I left a "I just left a "Elders React to Ylvis "Old Friends"!"-comment on their "Elders React to Deez Nuts Vine Compilation". Hope more people do it, so we can make this happen! I think the Elders will love "Old Friends"!

    • @sarahpalmer1023
      @sarahpalmer1023 8 лет назад +2

      +Quirentia I hope they do a reaction, I agree that the Elders will probably love it.

    • @Quirentia
      @Quirentia 8 лет назад +10

      +Sarah Palmer
      To make this happen we really need a lot of people comment "Elders React to Ylvis "Old Friends" on the FineBros Elders react videos, and a lot of people liking those comments. Just saying, liking and hoping it here won't make it happen. I've done my part, but a comment made hours will disappear in the flood of other people wishing for other things, so find it, like it and make more comments. I made one comment on the old "Elders react to Ylvis - The Fox"-video too, but I don't think anyone checks that anymore. It's better to spam the most recent one "Elders React to Deez Nuts Vine Compilation". Ylvis fans unite! We can do this!

    • @sarahpalmer5225
      @sarahpalmer5225 8 лет назад +1

      I asked for the Elders to respnd

  • @oxid71
    @oxid71 8 лет назад +280

    simon and garfunkel! :D

    • @december125690
      @december125690 8 лет назад +5

      +Lissi Kete I was going to write that, until I saw your comment :P

    • @MouseGuardian
      @MouseGuardian 8 лет назад +10

      +Lissi Kete Simon and Garfuckedup.. Awesome!

    • @nicksterwixter
      @nicksterwixter 8 лет назад +5

      +Lissi Kete Very specifically "The Boxer" haha

    • @jizzking90
      @jizzking90 8 лет назад +1

      😜

    • @yawasabi7986
      @yawasabi7986 8 лет назад +5

      Yeah! And they also remind me a Rhett and Link! :)

  • @elvo
    @elvo 3 года назад +2

    "Life's a bitch, no matter what you end up dead, and all that you can wish for is a friend" - Wisest words of all time

  • @ramarromarrone
    @ramarromarrone 8 лет назад +123

    I saw you at the railway station
    it fills me with determination......

    • @Crabicus
      @Crabicus 8 лет назад +1

      fuck off m8

    • @ramarromarrone
      @ramarromarrone 8 лет назад +5

      K m8

    • @XmoonoProductions
      @XmoonoProductions 8 лет назад +1

      haha. oh well.

    • @Thomas_Winters
      @Thomas_Winters 8 лет назад +2

      +Ramarro Marrone O MAI GAWD, DAY MADE

    • @sofiehaga
      @sofiehaga 8 лет назад +3

      +Ramarro Marrone I'm assuming it would be a genocide song based on the lyrics... so
      *DETERMINATION*

  • @MovieTvDrama
    @MovieTvDrama Год назад +15

    Ylvis are legitimately incredible artists. Every music video they make shows an incredible understanding of writing, film, and music as artforms across all genres in order to convey their satire. You need to know the rules in order to break them. They combine their knowledge and abilities to create their art, things that reflect/critique/subvert the societal conventions that we take for granted. It's a bummer that humor is not recognized for the immense intelligence to observe, understand, and breakdown to the core what things are, particularly satirical humor. They are fantastic musicians as well, which helps to be able to sing any kind of lyric. It's always so impressive the effort and sophisticated techniques in every single video. There are fascinating concepts in all of them. For the students in university who can design their own classes, Ylvis's music videos would be amazing to analyze, they're chock full of detail to dissect in all of them even if Ylvis themselves would downplay their incredible work, they are incredibly detailed and intentional in every single aspect. Of course, all the music videos are also catchy and enjoyable to watch for everyone who doesn't want to take a deep dive as well. The thing about art is that every individual can take their own meaning and way to enjoy it, even separate from the author's intention. Ylvis rocks across all metrics.

    • @elbil100
      @elbil100 Год назад +6

      A good point, Ylvis doesn't get enough credit for their art partly because they themselves downplay what they've made as just some silly songs and such. I think they're incredible.

  • @anamerican970
    @anamerican970 3 года назад +8

    My wife cry’s every time I play this song and to be honest it is somehow one of the most beautiful honest songs I’ve ever heard

    • @TheTomplom
      @TheTomplom 3 года назад +1

      I agree. A strange, but beautiful song.

  • @DotaFan3
    @DotaFan3 8 лет назад +1

    I guess why so many people are saying this is sad, is because after watching it so many times, i realized... would it be sad if they were two young people doing the same stuff? i guess its because we interpret it as two old men, who lost everything they had(their wives) and they are trying to feel alive again doing those stuff, throwing rocks, stealing a car, etc... Truly beautiful.

  • @Ninouschka
    @Ninouschka 8 лет назад +13

    The bridge, the whole song move me to tears every Time. Ylvis = Genius

  • @rabergoein
    @rabergoein 8 лет назад +10

    wow i really like how this song can make you laugh, think and cry all at the same time, i really would like a full album in this style

  • @fennecinspace
    @fennecinspace 8 лет назад +234

    i feel like Francis is an illusion his mind made when he lost his wife

    • @MegaDudeman21
      @MegaDudeman21 8 лет назад +1

      could be

    • @fennecinspace
      @fennecinspace 8 лет назад +5

      +MegaDudeman21 that would have been a great twist

    • @MegaDudeman21
      @MegaDudeman21 8 лет назад +13

      Cloud
      i agree, he has been with his wife for so long that the shock of losing her drove him mad

    • @pevlez
      @pevlez 7 лет назад +7

      mind=blown

    • @asbjrnroed6972
      @asbjrnroed6972 7 лет назад +18

      That kinda reminds me of Fight Club.

  • @dee8722
    @dee8722 2 года назад +4

    How is this simultaneously so heartbreakingly beautiful and horrifyingly funny. I dont know what to do now, my life feels changed forever 😅😩

  • @OrtyCZ
    @OrtyCZ 5 лет назад +5

    Just how can someone intentionaly make something so funny and so true and sad at the same time. Both feelings are so strong, cant belive it.

  • @jannekedenhollander1727
    @jannekedenhollander1727 8 лет назад +14

    so Ylvis, so brilliant, awesome

  • @fairalbion
    @fairalbion 8 лет назад +14

    This is brilliant. Not sure how many people will "get it," but it's poignant: funny, sad, dark, & serious. Thank you.

  •  8 лет назад +24

    So on point and great lyrics. Sometimes i forget that you are doing parodies. This is much more than just a parody.

  • @wolfie-_-ranger7932
    @wolfie-_-ranger7932 3 года назад +4

    Wish more people knew about this song.

  • @chickpea1723
    @chickpea1723 5 лет назад +6

    These two are so underrated it’s criminal

  • @natalum
    @natalum 8 лет назад +8

    Friendship Goals! My eyes misted a little.
    I never knew I could feel so many conflicting emotions at once.
    Thank you Ylvis for opening my heart to new feelings.

  • @calanthiarose
    @calanthiarose 2 года назад

    I love you so much Ylvis! You guys are the BEST!

  • @xxthelegend27xx73
    @xxthelegend27xx73 4 года назад +10

    "Life's a bitch. A wise man said. No matter what, you end up dead. And all you can wish for is a friend." This song is so silly and hilarious. But Damn this lyric really touches me. Such a good song.

  • @kathykisslight
    @kathykisslight 8 лет назад +30

    I am so overwhelmed..... Great stuff :)

    • @Ashfer2
      @Ashfer2 8 лет назад

      +kathykisslight I'm glad it was longer than the first one : ). Yay for extended singing!!

    • @DSGGFORYAH
      @DSGGFORYAH 6 лет назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤗🤗🤗

  • @hannahp.2435
    @hannahp.2435 7 лет назад +11

    Oh wow, they have so beautiful voices! They sound so harmonic together. And you hear both voices so clearly 😍

  • @pucis111
    @pucis111 8 лет назад +2

    Ylvis can do anything. I love them so much ! Such comedians :)

  • @sundaypro
    @sundaypro 7 лет назад

    This is AWESOME!!!!!
    Thank you for the laughter!!!

  • @rokyochan
    @rokyochan 8 лет назад +11

    I love black and white videos, and the light, and the guitars...and those fucking beautiful faces!! And Ylvis too :D Good job boys!!

  • @henkdevos590
    @henkdevos590 8 лет назад +9

    I LOVE YLVIS OMG 💜💜💜

  • @randomme3095
    @randomme3095 5 лет назад

    Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @jorfergon
    @jorfergon 8 лет назад

    cómo me gusta ylvis, habré visto el video ya como 15 veces... ojalá sacasen un disco y canciones más a menudo

  • @A7Xtreme2010
    @A7Xtreme2010 8 лет назад +4

    genuinely one of their greatest songs. Although vastly underrated. This needs so many more views!

  • @user-oo3wl1wv4n
    @user-oo3wl1wv4n 8 лет назад +5

    omg omg omg
    I can't find words to expres my feelings
    so awesome

  • @katarzyna442
    @katarzyna442 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome. It made me feel so strongly all my emotions one by one in such a short time.

  • @alejandraespinosa7803
    @alejandraespinosa7803 8 лет назад

    love you guys!

  • @parus_1671
    @parus_1671 8 лет назад +5

    Speechless. I am speechless.

  • @nastyaproo
    @nastyaproo 8 лет назад +8

    That's one of very little amount of Ylvis songs that actually make you sad/overwhelmed/make you think about your life and make you type your friends. Definitely it should have more views.. It's miracle, yet mad at some point as always :3 But the end is very touching. Takk, Ylvis!

  • @phuongtrangdo
    @phuongtrangdo 8 лет назад +1

    Glorious sound, nice song, love that very much. Salute

  • @saloni_chaudhary1420
    @saloni_chaudhary1420 5 лет назад +2

    Dayumm this song deserves so much more appreciation! 😍❤🔥👌

  • @EllaPress
    @EllaPress 6 лет назад +3

    This has been one of my favourites of them for a while now

  • @Raza2701
    @Raza2701 7 лет назад +51

    I really want to see an Elders React to this video!

  • @aha8969
    @aha8969 2 года назад +2

    Oh my god, those two actors are amazing, and their facial expressions!

  • @SirSamuelFroseth
    @SirSamuelFroseth 8 лет назад +1

    One of the best music videos i have seen in a long time. Amazeballs.

  • @Orchids1979
    @Orchids1979 8 лет назад +9

    I love Ylvis and their songs, and this is no exception! I would like to challenge Ylvis to write an album of non comedic / normal songs because I think it would be just as amazing xx

    • @kamatz
      @kamatz 8 лет назад

      +Orchids1979 They could be like Simon & Garfunkel..

    • @excessiveworry3838
      @excessiveworry3838 8 лет назад

      +kamatz There are some people from bergen Norway who does that Kings of Convenience they're called. Check em out.

  • @lucasmachado6202
    @lucasmachado6202 8 лет назад +4

    They're amazing.

  • @jonathanaditya6211
    @jonathanaditya6211 8 лет назад +2

    amazing. touching yet thrilling. you guys put a sad song into another level!

  • @gkl1611
    @gkl1611 3 года назад +2

    Touching and wonderful

  • @adriannehocker6915
    @adriannehocker6915 8 лет назад +14

    I love this song so much. And I'm beginning to realize that I underestimate Bård's talent. He's the one carrying the harmony on this one.

  • @Concordi
    @Concordi 8 лет назад +8

    Damn this song is a emotional rollercoaster!
    I'm sitting here smiling with tears in my eyes :')

  • @alyg.j.1533
    @alyg.j.1533 8 лет назад

    Love this song.... ylvisaker is really talented...

  • @MyriamBernard13
    @MyriamBernard13 2 года назад +1

    man, they're so talented in every way

  • @wendo123
    @wendo123 8 лет назад +8

    This is so good. Can not get it out of my head. This is poetry, but mayby you two geniuses laughting your asses off. But for me;'For all old mates, you are always with me.

  • @JeanMarcLuna
    @JeanMarcLuna 6 лет назад +4

    Quel talent ces deux la ! Un humour subtil et le sens des belles mélodies. Merci #ylvis :-)

  • @AlisonMGunn
    @AlisonMGunn 8 лет назад +1

    Another brilliant video. Thanks guys. You are incredible!

  • @Tilly-bd4hc
    @Tilly-bd4hc 3 года назад +1

    "And Frances's shoulder touching mine..." One of my favorite songs! Thanks Ylvis!