Arcade Fire presents Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2011
  • From the album The Suburbs, out now on Merge Records.
    Vinyl / CD: www.mergerecords.com/the-suburbs
    Download: apple.co/1s743Na
    Stream: spoti.fi/1TSXdnq
    Interactive version at www.sprawl2.com (webcam and broadband recommended)
    A project by Vincent Morisset & friends
    Dear friends,
    This song was inspired by the book Mountains Beyond Mountains ... If you haven't read it yet you can pick it up here (www.amazon.com/dp/0812980557/?..., or at your local bookstore. Or if you would like to give to Partners in Health - the organization the book talks about - you can go here (donate.pih.org/page/contribut....
    Love,
    Arcade Fire
    ox
    Credits:
    Music by Arcade Fire - Win Butler, Will Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld & Richard Reed Parry
    Director - Vincent Morisset (AATOAA)
    Producer - Jean-Luc Della Montagna (1976)
    Choreographer - Dana Gingras
    Art Director - Renata Morales
    Director Of Photography - Christophe Collette
    Editor - Stéphane Lafleur
    Cast - Régine Chassagne, Karine Denault, Gabrielle Desgagnés, Noémie Dufour-Campeau, Mark Eden-Towle, Alan Lake, Milan Panet-Raymond, Esther Rousseau-Morin & Michael Watts
    Film Production - 1976
    Production Manager - Guillaume Bilodeau
    Production Assistants - Alexandra Larocque-Pierre, David Deias, Jonathan Vermette & Jonathan Lamirande
    Stylist - Renata Morales
    Stylist Assistants - Charlotte Eedson, Ana Luisa Rodriguez, Marilis Cardinal, Adam Dekeyser & Vanessa Vick
    Make Up - Leslie Ann Thompson
    Set And Prop Design - Yola Van Leeuwenkamp & Sylvain Lemaître
    Papier Maché Heads - Vadi Confident of Jacmel, Haiti
    1st Assistants Camera - Yan Clément & Guillaume Sabourin
    Data Wranglers - Sean Sweeney & Sébastien Landry
    Gaffer - Denis Lamothe
    Best-boy Gaffer - André Caron
    Key Grip - Jacques "Jackson" Girard
    Best-boy Grips - Conrad Roy & Richard Limoges
    Craft - Mélanie Laprise
    Post-Production - Post-Moderne
    Colorist - Julien Alix
    Visual Effects - Guillaume Pelletier
    Visual Consultant - Caroline Robert
    Post Production Supervisors - Alexandre Domingue, Marie-Pier Favreau & Anne-Marie Bousquet
    Interactive Production - AATOAA
    Sprawl II Remix For Interactive Experience - Damian Taylor
    Programmer - Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit
    Designer & Photographer - Caroline Robert
    Arcade Fire Management - Scott Rodger, Dounia Mikou & Jennifer George
    Band Assistant - Chantal Vaillancourt
    Produced in Co-operation with MuchFACT, A Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent, Supported by MuchMusic/MuchMore Networks.
    We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters.
    www.arcadefire.com
    www.pih.org
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  • @user-qn5ff4eu8g
    @user-qn5ff4eu8g 2 года назад +220

    After listening to this song for the first time back in 2015, I immediately picked up a copy of Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains. I was mesmerized. By the time I finished reading, I had decided to translate the book into Greek. The story is so inspiring, I thought Greek kids and students should be able to read it in their native language. I am not a professional translator though, I am a maths teacher, so it took a while to find my way through. Yesterday, my translation "Βουνά πέρα απ' τα βουνά" was published! And it all started here, so I thought I should pay a little tribute to the greatness of good songwriting.

    • @joshualucas7409
      @joshualucas7409 2 года назад +7

      How obscure .

    • @joshuarukes1224
      @joshuarukes1224 2 года назад +13

      Very cool!

    • @jen30551
      @jen30551 Год назад +11

      That is beautiful. I have not read the book but you have inspired me to do so. I hope that your translation finds it's way into the hands and hearts of many.

    • @TheAksiokersa
      @TheAksiokersa Год назад +4

      ❤️

    • @andonos64
      @andonos64 Год назад +3

      Bravo sou!

  • @WitchyWagonReal
    @WitchyWagonReal 3 года назад +81

    I’ve listened to this tune for a decade... and never seen this video. What a lovely treat. 😆

  • @cleptosaurios4829
    @cleptosaurios4829 6 лет назад +110

    They heard me singing and they told me to stop,
    Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock,
    These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose,
    But late at night the feelings swim to the surface.
    'Cause on the suburbs the city lights shine,
    They're calling at me, 'come and find your kind.'
    Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small,
    Then we can never get away from the sprawl,
    Living in the sprawl,
    Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains,
    And there's no end in sight,
    I need the darkness someone please cut the lights.
    We rode our bikes to the nearest park,
    Sat under the swings, we kissed in the dark,
    We shield our eyes from the police lights,
    We run away, but we don't know why,
    And like a mirror these city lights shine,
    They're screaming at us, 'we don't need your kind'
    Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small,
    Then we can never get away from the sprawl,
    Living in the sprawl,
    Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains,
    And there's no end in sight,
    I need the darkness someone please cut the lights.
    They heard me singing and they told me to stop,
    Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock.
    Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small,
    Can we ever get away from the sprawl?
    Living in the sprawl,
    Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains,
    And there's no end in sight,
    I need the darkness someone please cut the lights.

    • @kelly-annehedges532
      @kelly-annehedges532 3 года назад +3

      She is unreal. Everyone needs a little Regine.. 💃😎🎸🌹

  • @freakstate
    @freakstate 2 года назад +48

    3:17 that key change - pure goosebumps

    • @valkyr989
      @valkyr989 Год назад

      That's when you feel the chills down your spine

    • @Shap6
      @Shap6 7 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed, this is the moment when my eyes open wide and I start floating in the air.

    • @deanbevilacqua6041
      @deanbevilacqua6041 18 дней назад

      Always loved that.!

  • @liamc1403
    @liamc1403 2 года назад +34

    For me Arcade Fire should be in the top five greatest bands of all time. They really connected withy generation (born 87) and helped me not feel so alone in a material world.

    • @speedbrain8120
      @speedbrain8120 2 года назад +3

      Born 87 like you and I love Arcade Fire so much. Their songs give me a place in the world.

    • @edwardgatey8301
      @edwardgatey8301 Год назад +3

      1959. Love Arcade Fire.

    • @theonidas
      @theonidas Год назад +1

      also born 87. this song makes me cry like a baby every fuckin time. sometimes im hopeful, sometimes im desperate. but everytime im shaken to the core

    • @twelvepigeons
      @twelvepigeons Год назад +1

      2006 so kinda on the younger side here, listened to this since I was a baby. Thanks dad!!!

  • @tonyrattray288
    @tonyrattray288 7 лет назад +49

    Greatest band of the 21st Century. David Bowie was a good pointer!

  • @tubenachos
    @tubenachos 7 лет назад +70

    Damn what a unique song. A 2010's and 1980's crossover. With a sprinkle of Blondie.

  • @kenzotopgay7753
    @kenzotopgay7753 4 года назад +44

    Damn this song was way ahead of its time does anyone else agree ?

  • @gregorcollins
    @gregorcollins 8 лет назад +143

    It hurts. It seriously fucking hurts how raw and primordial and gorgeous this song and this singer and this video are. I think you can tell great art by the amount of times you consume it and still get inspired from it. I feel the same way about Guided by Voices. I've listened to the same songs thousands of times and still shake my head in awe. Long live Arcade Fire and Guided by Voices!

  • @thehuge0
    @thehuge0 8 лет назад +148

    I heard this song being played in a shopping mall yesterday. Couldn't help but have a little chuckle to myself at the irony.

  • @5Cats
    @5Cats 4 года назад +8

    "We run away, but we don't know why."
    That is it. Absolute genius. I hope that in 1000 years the students will be shown this song.

  • @bjf7v5
    @bjf7v5 2 года назад +5

    Rest in Peace Dr. Farmer.

  • @tomasgoubej5542
    @tomasgoubej5542 9 лет назад +36

    I know Arcade Fire for some time. Already their first album i liked it and second album convinced me, that Arcade Fire are really good band...For some time i did not pay attention to them and until recently i have returned to their music. I played their third album The Suburbs. And I completely froze, obviously in a good sense... Without exaggeration, i was amazed, at how excellent album The Suburbs is! Each song is a fantasy, original. For me, is The Suburbs one of the most interesting albums, I've ever heard. And this song is absolutely stunning, it is my favorite of the entire album. Régine has a really beautiful voice, the song she clearly raised to higher realms, to perfection! Also, i think the movie is a success, i have no words...According to me, every time, when the band enters the stage, her performance is also a theatrical performance, that always impress. I know, that Canada and the US have many musical giants and great cult bands, and i regard Arcade Fire to the best bands in the world... Sorry for my terrible English... :-)

    • @justinv7939
      @justinv7939 9 лет назад +1

      Hey Tomáš, your English is not terrible at all! This is one of my favorite songs on The Suburbs, too.

    • @tomasgoubej5542
      @tomasgoubej5542 9 лет назад

      Justin Vincent Thank you, Justin! Arcade Fire is amazing band, i would like to see a concert here in the Czech Republic...Greetings from Czech Republic! :-)

    • @67tedward
      @67tedward 9 лет назад +1

      Tomáš Goubej Yeah this album actually won the 2009 grammy for best album.

    • @martinharrison1504
      @martinharrison1504 9 лет назад +1

      Justin Vincent full marks for diplomacy Justin, but to be fair his English is a bit dodgy..

    • @torscabinetofcuriosities
      @torscabinetofcuriosities 8 лет назад +4

      +Martin Harrison I've seen plenty of native English speakers using English several times worse on RUclips comments. Cut him some slack, grammar rules don't apply here.

  • @robertchenault4195
    @robertchenault4195 7 лет назад +141

    to the children ....never lose your love and imagination....build sand castles and sing..

    • @MrAntAve
      @MrAntAve 3 года назад +5

      No

    • @em_birch
      @em_birch 3 года назад

      @@MrAntAve Yes.

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 2 года назад

      Like Jimi Hendrix

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 2 года назад

      This song sees no water. It sees suburban soccer fields. Recognize what the fuck it's talking about, ROW BEAR

  • @kristenstevenson6883
    @kristenstevenson6883 7 лет назад +5

    Honestly shocked this only has 3 million views

  • @nathancronin803
    @nathancronin803 2 года назад +12

    Cry every time I hear it. Emotions full of sadness, happiness, and everything in between. Beautiful.

  • @nickdanger18
    @nickdanger18 9 лет назад +461

    im 63 & arcade fire is the best band on the planet.

    • @kirjkenmanaos3370
      @kirjkenmanaos3370 9 лет назад +1

      geo charles A good one Geo charles!

    • @atokugames2880
      @atokugames2880 8 лет назад +3

      Yes they are

    • @torscabinetofcuriosities
      @torscabinetofcuriosities 8 лет назад +10

      +geo charles Funny to see people proudly saying "I'm old and I listen to Arcade Fire!". I listen a lot to the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, the Byrds, and other quote-unquote "oldies" on RUclips, and on comment forums of songs from *those* bands, you will see at every turn comments saying "I'm and I still listen to !". Since Arcade Fire is a contemporary band, I guess it appears to be out of the ordinary for old folks to like it, so it's kind of the reverse of 60s/70s bands: people expect old people to listen to the Beatles and young people to listen to Arcade Fire. Great that you like Arcade Fire, sir, and I think more people who grew up on the "oldies" groups I listed above should listen to Arcade Fire. It's the closest thing we have to a modern Pink Floyd.

    • @williamma5434
      @williamma5434 7 лет назад +13

      I'm commander Shepard and this is my favourite band on the citadel

    • @hmdiaslan
      @hmdiaslan 6 лет назад +1

      it was :'(
      now they are the best disappointment on the planet. I'll always be trying to think Arcade Fire has done, and listen their first three albums like hasn't seen new ones

  • @wullybhoy88
    @wullybhoy88 8 лет назад +219

    a while back i was at a comedy gig and before the gig started this song was playing on the PA. At the time I had no idea who it was. I instantly reached for my phone to shazam it only to be met by connection issues. I was left wondering for an eternity who it was. I hopelessly attempted to hum it to people but it was a lost cause. I Couldn't even recall a single lyric only segments of the beautiful melody. A few days ago my brother put it on and I could have cried with joy. its now one of my all time favourite songs.

    • @sordidsooth
      @sordidsooth 8 лет назад +10

      this is such a good story! this is my favorite song as well.

    • @slightlygayindianscammer2279
      @slightlygayindianscammer2279 5 лет назад +7

      ok why was that an emotional roller coaster. write a fucking book you have talent

    • @ItsJustArcher
      @ItsJustArcher 5 лет назад +8

      @Blia Yang Being a bit of an arse, I see...

    • @cnoteshera5900
      @cnoteshera5900 3 года назад +2

      Love me some Shazam! Check out Throw Me the Statue, and hit me up if you find their song Snowshoes performed live

    • @2okaycola
      @2okaycola 3 года назад +2

      Powerful testimony & even greater of a song. So happy you connected w it!

  • @MARSBELLA1
    @MARSBELLA1 7 месяцев назад +1

    Love you Bowers x Love you Brighton x Love Endorphins dancing around like a teenager again!!

  • @TheCozinessCode
    @TheCozinessCode Год назад +5

    I drove through the Cascade mountains recently and jammed to this song on repeat. Sun shining, windows down, volume up. It was glorious.

  • @developermode3946
    @developermode3946 9 лет назад +468

    on an enviromental economics exam, for sprawl i wrote "dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountians."

    • @developermode3946
      @developermode3946 9 лет назад +1

      Pim Fortuyn
      idk...but i put that as well.
      the reference fit.

    • @developermode3946
      @developermode3946 9 лет назад +54

      not sure, but the grade was good.

    • @lonecommenter6793
      @lonecommenter6793 9 лет назад +55

      gumbo You come off as an ableist piece of trash.

    • @colincassidy1194
      @colincassidy1194 9 лет назад +1

      That's funny, you a cool dude

    • @jamic3911
      @jamic3911 8 лет назад +1

      LoneCommenter Haha that response got a chuckle out of me.

  • @benupton6616
    @benupton6616 7 лет назад +17

    I love how she angrily sings "world so smaaaaalll" it's small minded that's for sure! Epic song of recent times..loaded to the brim with atmosphere and the ability to knock you on your Arse at first listen

    • @me-ln4pd
      @me-ln4pd Год назад

      *weren't so small (sorry to nitpick)

  • @katarinaloe6658
    @katarinaloe6658 7 лет назад +20

    I always come back to this song .. Its one of those rare ones where I REALLY feel in contact with my soul.

  • @celticboy82
    @celticboy82 2 года назад +16

    Heard this song for the first time this weekend. I can't stop listening to it, glorious track!

    • @bamadave83
      @bamadave83 2 года назад

      Such a great album. Dive in, friend

  • @rozaliaalbin4156
    @rozaliaalbin4156 8 лет назад +106

    Heard this song in 2010.
    Found it today.
    Cry a lot.

  • @monamishka4033
    @monamishka4033 2 года назад +5

    10 years later still obsessed

  • @davidcross1259
    @davidcross1259 2 года назад +2

    This song is so true. I live in the suburbs, and man can you see the spraw all around you. Can't see many stars from all the light pollution. Maybe I should move to Montana.

  • @someyoungguyjohnson7239
    @someyoungguyjohnson7239 10 лет назад +16

    1:54 best part of the song, when the synths kick in

  • @Sblatus
    @Sblatus 7 лет назад +39

    This song has the power to make me feel like a kid again

  • @187BURNZY
    @187BURNZY 9 лет назад +48

    She has a beautiful voice.

  • @kryst3642
    @kryst3642 10 лет назад +54

    This song is my happy pill for shitty days. There's just something hopelessly optimistic in the synth/lyrics that cheers me up.

  • @valkyr989
    @valkyr989 Год назад +8

    Wow. I got tears in my eyes each time. Goddamn. She can make a grown man cry

  • @SharpSharries
    @SharpSharries 9 лет назад +152

    She is just cuteness personified...

    • @torscabinetofcuriosities
      @torscabinetofcuriosities 8 лет назад +3

      Cuteness Personified Battles The Suburbs!

    • @njam101
      @njam101 6 лет назад +2

      She's a Montrealer!

    • @mavezy
      @mavezy 5 лет назад

      From 1:29 to 1:44 is so adorable, and that cheeky look at the camera as well haha!

    • @kmaz8329
      @kmaz8329 5 лет назад

      Bahdageet caitlin ridriguex us god Dr levels britiandars Sean Connell product in...

  • @tomsteenblok5080
    @tomsteenblok5080 7 лет назад +218

    After having seen this video for 100 times, and after having heard this song possibly 500 times, I still get goosebumps everytime I hear it

    • @mistarape
      @mistarape 7 лет назад

      TomatoSlayer

    • @vincentschutt9535
      @vincentschutt9535 7 лет назад +3

      I like the song, and arcade fire in general, because they are defining reality, with good melodies, lyrics. The videos show these communities for what they are. As someone who grew up in the suburbs, but also lived in cities and goes back and forth. I feel Arcade Fire's vision is spot on.

    • @HectorHernandez-lu1do
      @HectorHernandez-lu1do 7 лет назад

      why?

    • @spencerkieft6021
      @spencerkieft6021 7 лет назад +4

      This will never get old for me. Such great song writing and so much delicious synth goodness!

    • @s.brannigan2635
      @s.brannigan2635 6 лет назад +1

      TomSteenblok mee too!!!

  • @bobbydavis800
    @bobbydavis800 10 лет назад +18

    Only a few songs or bands in my life have been able to move me to tears with their music. This was one of them. The lyrics "I need the darkness someone please cut the lights" resonated very strongly with me at dark times in my life, and still does.
    Along with the whole sentiment of the song really. I was glad to see an album that actually deserved it for once win the Grammy for Album of the Year that year.

  • @friendsabhi
    @friendsabhi 7 лет назад +174

    My goodness! What an amazing song!!!!
    Love the 80's vibe so much...

  • @electrostripes
    @electrostripes 9 лет назад +737

    I think this song and video may be my favorite on earth. I've probably watched it 100 times. The first time I really digested the lyrics, I was in the process of moving from a small town to a city, and being a gay male musician, I thought that moving to a city would be like a safe haven. The lyrics "they're calling at us, come and find your kind" are later conflicted by "we don't need your kind!" is such a masterful line, stating that prejudice is everywhere. It's a strong reminder that we're not alone in our struggle for acceptance. Thanks for making this beautiful piece of work.

    • @jacquelinetourville1605
      @jacquelinetourville1605 9 лет назад +4

      Cody Copeland Yes! Once I read the lyrics and caught the "we don't need your kind" line, it took the song to a whole new level of brilliance.

    • @brumoraes
      @brumoraes 9 лет назад +20

      Cody Copeland Nice observation but I think the (non) acceptance of one's kind goes beyond the obvious prejudices (sexuality or race), to me it's really about the mind, behaviour and soul that don't fit the norm.

    • @scottpollack1007
      @scottpollack1007 8 лет назад

      Cody Copeland Arcade Fire is one of the Worst Bands I have ever heard! Neither Win nor his wife can sing; their voices are pathetic!!! But, if you like them, go for it!!!

    • @brumoraes
      @brumoraes 8 лет назад +26

      Scott Pollack In that case One Direction >>>> Bob Dylan, admitedly those boys can sing and Dylan's voice is terrible. It's not only about vocal talent, but the artist (not the producer) putting together a quality material from artistical stand point.

    • @MrDarenhayes
      @MrDarenhayes 8 лет назад +9

      +Scott Pollack u have be kidding me...theyre brilliant....

  • @maxcamberlin
    @maxcamberlin 5 лет назад +8

    Saw this live today. One of my favourite lifetime moments.

  • @majuni09
    @majuni09 8 лет назад +45

    The suburbs it's their best album. I hope their fifth work be as great as this.

    • @ioulton9861
      @ioulton9861 8 лет назад +11

      +A. Everard. R. Funeral is their best in my opinion

    • @majuni09
      @majuni09 8 лет назад

      That's fine ;)

    • @MEbrickCo
      @MEbrickCo 7 лет назад

      Funeral then suburbs for me

    • @MEbrickCo
      @MEbrickCo 7 лет назад +12

      There's some amazing stuff on Reflektor too.

    • @HTD22
      @HTD22 7 лет назад +3

      I would have to say Funeral is their best too. It's probably one of my favorite albums of all time. As near to perfect as I have experienced so far. Not taking anything away from Suburbs though, still an amazing collection of music.

  • @jordanforever21
    @jordanforever21 7 лет назад +45

    One of the greatest songs I have ever heard in my life.

  • @benjaminupton7853
    @benjaminupton7853 8 лет назад +18

    this was the last track that seriously kicked the living shit out of me with astonishment.. a very rare occurrence.

  • @djkentuckyham
    @djkentuckyham 8 лет назад +37

    4 years later on from the release of this song/video and it still ranks as the closest thing to perfection as a music video can achieve. A masterful representation of high-art pop gone burbs. Arcade Fire are like what the Talking Heads were to me in the 80's. Just a superb art-pop musik band.

    • @Meidoification
      @Meidoification 7 лет назад +1

      Talking Heads greatly inspired Arcade Fire, so it's no wonder you think of them in the same light!

    • @djkentuckyham
      @djkentuckyham 7 лет назад +1

      "And you may find yourself
      Behind the wheel of a large automobile
      And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
      With a beautiful wife
      And you may ask yourself, well
      How did I post here?" yee-ouch!

  • @jeanlucpicard3526
    @jeanlucpicard3526 6 лет назад +1

    this video explains me perfectly. so many that just gave up on enjoying every moment in life.

  • @mcn625
    @mcn625 10 лет назад +8

    She has a really great voice. Her and Win, music royalty

  • @Turtleproof
    @Turtleproof 3 года назад +6

    It feels like a century since this came out and nothing has changed.

    • @bsh819
      @bsh819 3 года назад +1

      Only accelerated.

    • @Tessa-zr5lw
      @Tessa-zr5lw 3 года назад

      I was looking for a recent comment on this song.
      A lot has changed my friend.

    • @Turtleproof
      @Turtleproof 3 года назад

      @@Tessa-zr5lw Right, more people have been murdered by cops, some dudes doing treason.
      But, there is the light in the night: Detroit pizza.

  • @ryshenton
    @ryshenton 8 лет назад +41

    haha, I sort of resent them a bit, because I didn't even grow up in a suburb, I grew up in a dying rural town and it was awful in a lot of ways, but at least I was "free" in some senses but it felt really hopeless. I always wished I lived next to a city to escape to.

    • @josephsimpson6141
      @josephsimpson6141 8 лет назад +10

      who gives a shit

    • @milkman1649
      @milkman1649 7 лет назад +2

      I can imagine. I'm living in a dying suburb but my friends and I make the most of it

    • @ryshenton
      @ryshenton 7 лет назад +4

      FUCK CAPITALISM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

    • @mequin8803
      @mequin8803 7 лет назад +2

      Emotive argumemt. in medical research private capital is a hindrance. Focussed on short term profit. ur carcinoma is rare, better hope that a philanthropic charity funds research.
      Heres ur mic back.

    • @useruseruseruseruser790
      @useruseruseruseruser790 26 дней назад

      @@slugggerSalute slugger, you nailed it. Best RUclips comment I’ve ever come across and a truth bomb I’ve been wanting to drop on our idealistic younger people for a long, long time but I have not come close to having the words to do it justice. I hope that you are well.

  • @giupnim
    @giupnim 9 лет назад +7

    I am writing something on youtube for the first time. And sometimes when i feel the world so small, and when I need some darkness, i always play this

    • @humanbean4037
      @humanbean4037 6 лет назад

      I know this is 3 yrs old but welcome to RUclips ^·^
      lovely comment

  • @SteveFlanigan
    @SteveFlanigan 10 лет назад +24

    Regine is absolutely fantastic!

  • @cmj02909
    @cmj02909 8 лет назад +23

    This is everything I have ever felt.

  • @jimbehr5685
    @jimbehr5685 4 года назад +7

    Definitely in the top ten songs of the decade.

  • @wrjkh
    @wrjkh 8 лет назад +624

    This song is the reason why I became a city planner.

    • @AvihooI
      @AvihooI 7 лет назад +19

      Amazing if this is true

    • @surfinmuso37
      @surfinmuso37 7 лет назад +25

      I think u may have missed the point of the song.

    • @wrjkh
      @wrjkh 7 лет назад +63

      I think you aren't quite sure what city planners actually do.

    • @surfinmuso37
      @surfinmuso37 7 лет назад +4

      Gees i dunno-do they make furniture? lmfao

    • @slb7429
      @slb7429 6 лет назад

      Good for you...Good for you...

  • @nobob8564
    @nobob8564 2 года назад

    This song and music video reminds me of the good times we used to have in America. A time when, for some of us, amongst our biggest problems were feels an angst to get out of a small town or to get out of the urban sprawl of a city.
    Times were good then. I hope we can make America great again, and get back to a point where these trivial things are our biggest problems.

  • @Godasification
    @Godasification 8 лет назад +207

    This is one of those comments you make just because you don't have anyone else to say it to. My boyfriend showed me this and I got so amazed I started loving him a little more. I didn't knew arcade fire. Maybe my parents wont accept my gay relationship, but when he shows me videos like this, I just get so happy. He makes me feel home.

    • @vgspablo
      @vgspablo 8 лет назад +2

      +Godasification Mi amor!

    • @christopherwalker6056
      @christopherwalker6056 8 лет назад +6

      +Godasification That's a great feeling to have. If only it was a female that made you feel that way.

    • @Berad613
      @Berad613 8 лет назад +29

      +Christopher Walker you're so cool wow. I can't wait until I'm a piece of shit one day!

    • @zebbr0s
      @zebbr0s 7 лет назад +2

      the hell kind of thing is that to say

    • @eternalrose98
      @eternalrose98 6 лет назад +10

      I'm sorry your parents don't accept your feelings for others of the same gender. It's a really outdated way of thinking, even though gay people have existed for centuries. Heck, even Shakespeare was gay! Shakespeare was unique and so are you! Clearly you are not meant to be like the rest:) It doesn't matter if they don't accept you-what matters most is if you accept yourself. Don't let others' opinions stop you from being happy dude! Especially with movies coming out lately that support homosexuality such as Call Me By Your Name or Love, Simon, I hope they can come around to seeing that love is love. I wish you the best!

  • @ToastyTime
    @ToastyTime 10 лет назад +493

    Freakin' brilliant song/video, can't stop watching/listening!!

    • @anastasiar6839
      @anastasiar6839 10 лет назад

      i love it and u but i am like the 1 music lover i know every song

    • @devonadecer7545
      @devonadecer7545 10 лет назад +1

      never thought you'd be here bash

    • @anastasiar6839
      @anastasiar6839 10 лет назад

      me too

    • @rebjiii
      @rebjiii 6 лет назад

      YEP...this is a fantastic song

    • @rebjiii
      @rebjiii 6 лет назад +1

      YEP.....this is one of their best songs......great video too

  • @ryanapple1111
    @ryanapple1111 10 лет назад +1

    I grew up in LaSalle and chilled in Crawford Park.. this makes more sense than you could imagine.

  • @johnnysack3673
    @johnnysack3673 10 месяцев назад +1

    For everyone who grew up in the suburbs, this is such a beautiful expression of our experiences. Thank you AF

  • @pezsaltarinenelfango
    @pezsaltarinenelfango 10 лет назад +10

    sometimes I wonder if the world's so small, can we ever get away from the sprawl???

  • @ruthmccann8995
    @ruthmccann8995 6 лет назад +5

    I love Arcade Fire, I've seen them live 3 times and I want to see them more than that! I love all their albums but this has to be one of my favourite songs ever.

  • @nuitetoilee2467
    @nuitetoilee2467 5 лет назад +1

    Today Régine turned 42. Happy birthday to this wonderful and inspiring musician ❤

  • @maverickd7454
    @maverickd7454 10 лет назад +1

    this is filmed on in my hometown,!!! and the soccer field where i played as a kid!

  • @wbjenkins5
    @wbjenkins5 8 лет назад +8

    Just heard this recently. It sounds so much like Blondie's Heart of Glass. Great lyrics and tune.

  • @ruthmccann8995
    @ruthmccann8995 6 лет назад +3

    I love this song, and i think it has to be my favourite Arcade Fire song ever. I love all their songs and albums but this really has struck a chord with me. I live in rural Ireland commuting to the Big Schmoke (Dublin) every day and I hate seeing how it's sprawling out to rural areas, eating up the land and no-one knowing their neighbours, whereas the area I grew up in was a community sort of place where we looked out for our own. In towns/cities you don't get that anymore. I was there in the Point/3 Arena last night and they were absolutely awesome!!!!!!!

  • @suppkidsitscarr
    @suppkidsitscarr 7 лет назад +2

    she may be the most beautiful creature I've ever seen.

  • @OliJeffery
    @OliJeffery 10 лет назад +1

    This is my son's favourite song. He's two. But he has great taste in music,

  • @pilotvc
    @pilotvc 2 года назад +4

    The song is 10 years old? Wow feels like only a few years...

    • @damonholzer3424
      @damonholzer3424 19 дней назад +1

      I was just thinking the same thing...

  • @Strange__brewww
    @Strange__brewww 6 лет назад +10

    This is my favorite song ever I’m so glad it came into my life

  • @HaizeyWings
    @HaizeyWings 5 лет назад +1

    Most of the video was filmed in the neighborhood I grew up in. :) I recognise the park, and so many of the houses are down the street from mine. It's crazy, I love arcade fire so much!

  • @HeatherPropes
    @HeatherPropes 7 лет назад

    Is there beauty in sprawl. I've lived in L.A. and NJ most my life so sprawl is what I know.

  • @95lemuel
    @95lemuel 9 лет назад +29

    This is Art.

  • @ruthmccann8995
    @ruthmccann8995 6 лет назад +5

    This has to be one of my favourite Arcade Fire songs ever! It's so realistic and haunting at the same time, because it basically sums up the society/word we live in.

  • @spaghettieastern88
    @spaghettieastern88 8 лет назад

    Régine Chassagne is wonderful human being and her being the soul star of the this video only makes it more amazing than this song already is. Régine, keep dancing so the whole world will too

  • @icord50
    @icord50 10 месяцев назад +1

    Filmed in my old home town of Lasalle, Quebec!

  • @5Cats
    @5Cats 10 лет назад +3

    Genius!
    "We run away, but we don't know why..."
    Pure genius!

  • @Destrukto777
    @Destrukto777 9 лет назад +9

    Arcade fire is a very talented band..

  • @SurvivalHorror82
    @SurvivalHorror82 6 лет назад +1

    80s would be proud if we have even more songs like this in our days :D

  • @smcracraft
    @smcracraft 4 года назад +2

    Was at Apple HQ working under Mr. Jobs when this song broke. Very, very fond of the time and the song!!!! --Stuart

  • @ObamaBinKillin
    @ObamaBinKillin 8 лет назад +56

    This song sounds so 80's

    • @supafuckinmingster
      @supafuckinmingster 8 лет назад +3

      But better........................

    • @colokurt1
      @colokurt1 8 лет назад +2

      It's like the 80's, but with 36 recs

    • @MEbrickCo
      @MEbrickCo 7 лет назад +10

      It's what the 80s wishes it could have been.

  • @Electricity0
    @Electricity0 6 лет назад +3

    Possibly the best song ever created by mankind to this day!

    • @mikenice1204
      @mikenice1204 6 лет назад

      Electricity0 definitely not but it's pretty good

  • @Kazh_koad
    @Kazh_koad 3 года назад +2

    Perfect for lockdown life.

  • @benupton6572
    @benupton6572 9 лет назад +2

    I think I get it. Its about being tired of the world you were given,and becoming detached from it in your hunger for an alternative. Whatever it is. Its deep. Its beautifully executed. Mysterious and simply excellent modern music.

  • @rawr761
    @rawr761 8 лет назад +9

    I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG

  • @hdknz
    @hdknz 8 лет назад +17

    She is so interesting looking, great band,

  • @henrymezam
    @henrymezam 9 лет назад +2

    I need the darkness, someone please cut The light. Fantástico Arcade Fire

  • @potusa83
    @potusa83 7 лет назад +1

    i love her spirit ITS ALIVE AND AWAKENED!!!! her excitement for life is contagious.........bee you tea full

  • @DesertDwight
    @DesertDwight 7 лет назад +22

    And people say there's no more good music

    • @shannonmaloney3626
      @shannonmaloney3626 3 года назад +2

      People that say that probably grew up to great artists like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon , Fleetwood Mac, and Van Morrison among many others great artists that perfected their craft and the few record companies looked for talent with elite songwriting and great lyricists...the combination of a less saturated music scene, record companies valuing substance and real talent, and artists in general growing up with music aimed at an older age group for the first time targeting a younger audience.. resulting in smart beautiful music with an intelligent meaning and rebellious and catchy at the same time dominating record charts so the entire country was exposed to this great music...of course we know this still exists but you have to work to find it which makes the art more rewarding when you discover a song like this....granted this is one of the few bands in the last 20 years that achieved commercial success without sacrificing my opinion of quality....a few that check these boxes and essentially restored my faith in humanity are Radiohead, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Future Islands, The White Stripes, The National and Cold War Kids

    • @thefosters
      @thefosters 3 года назад +2

      @@shannonmaloney3626 Perfect

  • @mauriciozamoravillalobos1387
    @mauriciozamoravillalobos1387 6 лет назад +3

    I just went to their concert in D.C and this song, specially, changed my life! thanks Arcade! You literally rock my socks

  • @joshflip1989
    @joshflip1989 6 лет назад +1

    Holy fuck this live at Castlefield in Manchester took me on a journey, one of the best bands I've seen live!

    • @jackpowrie3
      @jackpowrie3 6 лет назад

      joshflip1989 Amen. Best gig I’ve been to.

  • @wzdavi
    @wzdavi 5 лет назад

    Philadelphia, says, Thanks! Great show! Great Band. Great Art!

  • @jis87BE
    @jis87BE 6 лет назад +3

    Out of nowhere, this comes on my RUclips.....HOLY COW, WHAT A SONG!!!!!!!!
    Totally overlooked this by more than 6 years, sorry Arcade Fire!!

  • @freestone9738
    @freestone9738 6 лет назад +3

    I always liked this song, and found the video very intriguing. Then I saw them play it live last time they were in Vancouver, 2017. It blew my mind! I felt like it set the place off. This moment will be forever imprinted on me, it was beautiful.

  • @DisneyMissieMouse
    @DisneyMissieMouse 8 лет назад

    Every time I get to 3:18 I always think of Sigourney Weaver saying "Are you the Keymaster?" 😂 Such a great song and vid, I hope to never get tired of it

  • @LateMaybe
    @LateMaybe 6 лет назад +1

    Not a single disparaging comment, and all the comments are given thumbs-up. There's something about Arcade Fire that brings out the best in people.

  • @igorolly408
    @igorolly408 7 лет назад +14

    Não dá pra descrever o que sinto quando escuto essa mulher cantando. Regine, é perfeita! Arcade Fire é perfeito. Banda da vida!

  • @porcorosso111
    @porcorosso111 9 лет назад +6

    Without a doubt, my favourite song and music video ever. Pure musical euphoria.

  • @donpolitely
    @donpolitely 6 лет назад

    I've been looking for this song for almost 7years. And having only the memory of a girl dancing in the field. You have no idea how happy I am rn asdfghjkl

  • @lamanjello
    @lamanjello 2 года назад +1

    Seeing you at Mad Planet was one of my greatest Neighborhood Music Memories
    I'm feeling your magic so I'll share a poem

    • @lamanjello
      @lamanjello 2 года назад

      Dreamer adjacent
      forget what I meant
      tumble to freedom
      of bodies not meant to touch
      love comes in clutch
      but it slips when you choke
      I misspoke in terrible tongues
      forever young
      got me crucified
      I collide in momentum not seized
      just believed in full glory
      my story not fit for lips
      that I can’t kiss until I miss
      this yes this
      the future yet not passed
      gassed for dreams forgotten
      the past is rotten but we move on
      because hope is different than momentum
      pass first mentality allows someone else to score
      can’t ignore the signs whether they blink or not
      I forgot because I don’t care if I remember
      because that my dear is the beauty of September
      did I tell you how I fall before I bloom
      no room for complete truths
      because we are still learning with curves
      slide my way into how it feels
      I’m real but I’m working on that
      manufacture my love in card form
      to avoid the hard norm
      I want to work in agreement
      as we agree in what we meant
      trust hearts to provide guidance
      blinking life rebellion
      my little hellion
      Im proud of a love loud
      that rejoices as it voices our pride
      just to be born again
      it’s ok to be ok
      just to be warned again
      it’s ok to be ok
      committed to life moving forward
      with sideway maneuvers
      I blister for revolution that I can pray for
      we delay for a time that just feels right
      so we can move on in acceptable patterns
      hey city are you finally done with me
      can I try somewhere where it is known
      I’m wanted with the Dedication grown
      give me a Poster so I don’t waste my life
      in a cowboy less fate where I hesitate
      and die on the cross I never prayed to
      No Rival Just Survival
      God Bless The Tip the Hat People
      because they won’t get it
      just forget it
      why try when we can deny
      it matters ohh yes it matters
      hold my hands out
      but will you slap them
      positive emotion I give permission
      to a love that we have been all missing
      we share the burden of getting the point
      on a rebound I look for the outlet
      Shock Shock Shock
      I feel your Power
      and I thank you

  • @erikaaliagaflores6280
    @erikaaliagaflores6280 4 года назад +16

    10 años de esta canción. Siempre será de mis favoritas...❤

    • @marcosruiz1709
      @marcosruiz1709 11 месяцев назад

      la acabo de escuchar, estoy sin palabras, una de las mejores canciones que escuche en mi vida

  • @thefocox
    @thefocox 10 лет назад +37

    I put it again before they finish.

    • @thefocox
      @thefocox 10 лет назад +35

      And again, and again, and again.......

    • @nuncaleite
      @nuncaleite 7 лет назад +1

      ... said the stable boy.

    • @dazai7058
      @dazai7058 6 лет назад

      +nuncaleite Classic.

  • @matteast711
    @matteast711 10 лет назад +2

    She's just freakin' adorable!

  • @ricardointrnc14
    @ricardointrnc14 7 лет назад

    How did i miss this jewel... going to be stuck on replay until i find another one