Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Temple (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 9 мар 2020
  • Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - "Temple", the title track of the new album ’Temple' out now. Order: smarturl.it/TempleAlbum
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    Directed by Jonny Look
    Produced by Victoria Fayad
    Choreography by Erin S. Murray
    Cinematography by Tanner Hall
    Performances by Phuong Phan, Amy Le, Dzung Truong , Tuyen Truong, Jacqueline Pham, My Ngo, Peter Lam, and Stacey Lam
    Crew
    1st Assistant Camera: Connor Lambert
    2nd Assistant Camera: Nic Vannatta
    Hair & Makeup: Kris Jung
    Wardrobe Stylist: Alyssa Sutter
    Wardrobe Assistant: Courtney Sutter
    Production Assistant: Cathy Bui
    Editor: Scott Hanson
    Colorist: Daniel Stonehouse
    Temple written by Thao Nguyen and Adam Thompson, performed by Thao Nguyen, Adam Thompson, Jason Slota, Johanna Kunin, Charlie Glenn.
    Engineered by Beau Sorenson
    Mixed by Mikaelin 'Blue’ Bluespruce
    Lyrics:
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Heaven and earth I've never moved so fast
    You'll never know the fear your mama has
    I know your father can't call anymore
    He never meant to be a man of war
    But we found freedom what will you do now
    Bury the burden baby make us proud
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Why would I bother to remember when
    Our people baby die and live again
    Look at this one
    I want you to see
    Fashion was high
    My hair was so long
    This was maybe '73
    You know I have been adored by good and kind men
    They sent their love with poetry
    By day I gave grand speeches
    At night, like you
    We danced to be free
    I lost my city
    In the prime of my time
    Mud
    Silk
    And the dust of life
    I was a diamond of the embassy
    It doesn't matter what I meant to be
    Girl you come from the fortunate ones
    Gold
    Sky
    And a first born son
    We don't have words for the way you have grown
    We'll always feed you
    You can always come home
    Why would a million dare sink in the sea?
    I don't want to say anymore
    But I have been here before
    I don't want to say anymore
    Find what you need
    I don't want to say anymore
    But I have been here before
    I have earned this sorrow
    Mine to keep
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Why would I bother to remember when
    Our people baby die and live again
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Heaven and earth I've never moved so fast
    You'll never know the fear your mama has
    I know your father can't call anymore
    He never meant to be a man of war
    But we found freedom what will you do now
    Bury the burden baby make us proud
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Комментарии • 157

  • @thaomusic
    @thaomusic  2 года назад +10

    Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - ‘Temple (Deluxe Edition)’ is out now. Listen and buy: smarturl.it/TempleDeluxe

  • @jakabok4965
    @jakabok4965 3 года назад +39

    "We'll Always Feed You...You Can Always Come Home..."
    My father always says this to my siblings and I.

  • @miminguyen9337
    @miminguyen9337 3 года назад +55

    Such a beautiful tribute to our ancestry

  • @DavidSmith-ut7pf
    @DavidSmith-ut7pf 2 года назад +15

    Amazing how this song makes me want to dance and cry at the same time.

  • @minhtrietle
    @minhtrietle 3 года назад +136

    Thank you Thao for such a beautiful wonderful song. I'm typing this with tears rolling on my cheeks. I'm also a first gen Vietnamese American born after the war from a South Vietnamese parents who lost their city in the light of day... The lyrics... the stories my mom told me, the pictures of her fashionable self in 1973 with high fashion posing next to a South Vietnamese aircraft with big big big sunglasses... and then the pain they had to go through... Then "Why would a million dare sink in the sea?" got me so bad... I couldn't see the computer screen with my eyes full of tears... Thank you so much for such a beautiful piece.

  • @Sarah-ow4ri
    @Sarah-ow4ri 3 года назад +34

    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Heaven on earth I've never moved so fast
    You'll never know the fear your mama has
    I know your father can't call anymore
    He never meant to be a man of war
    But we found freedom what will you do now
    Bury the burden baby make us proud
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Why would I bother to remember when
    Our people baby die and live again
    Look at this one
    I want you to see
    Fashion was high
    My hair was so long
    This was maybe '73
    You know I have been adored by good and kind men
    They sent their love with poetry
    By day I gave grand speeches
    At night, like you
    We danced to be free
    I lost my city
    In the prime of my time
    Mud
    Silk
    And the dust of life
    I was a diamond of the embassy
    It doesn't matter what I meant to be
    Girl you come from the fortunate ones
    Gold
    Sky
    And a first born son
    We don't have words for the way you have grown
    We'll always feed you
    You can always come home
    Why would a million dare sink in the sea?
    Why would a million dare sink in the sea?
    Why would a million dare sink in the sea?
    Why would a million dare sink in the sea?
    I don't want to say anymore
    But I have been here before
    I don't want to say anymore
    Find what you need
    I don't want to say anymore
    But I have been here before
    I have earned this sorrow
    Mine to keep
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Why would I bother to remember when
    Our people baby die and live again
    I lost my city in the light of day
    Thick smoke
    Helicopter blades
    Heaven and earth I've never moved so fast
    You'll never know the fear your mama has
    I know your father can't call anymore
    He never meant to be a man of war
    But we found freedom what will you do now
    Bury the burden baby make us proud

  • @sandata
    @sandata 3 года назад +18

    god, this song is so powerful and so raw. 'make us proud' at the end will always hit so different as a southeast asian kid. much love from the philippines, i've been a fan of yours since 2011 and it's always an experience when you drop something new.

  • @katattack907
    @katattack907 Год назад +6

    Enjoyed this piece when I first started listening to the album a few weeks ago. When I finally started paying attention to the lyrics, I was floored. Crushed. Heartbroken. What a beautiful tribute to the loss, sorrow, and afterlives of war. The more I listen to it, the more I'm brought to tears. Wishing for peace and healing for all whose lives have been shaken by violence.

  • @jthiboo
    @jthiboo 3 года назад +20

    This is brilliant, Thao. Thank you for playing this live during PIVOT's fundraiser tonight. Your community loves, respects, and appreciates you.

  • @m.a.d.1645
    @m.a.d.1645 4 года назад +5

    Chị Thao là hay nhất!

  • @stahjose
    @stahjose 8 месяцев назад +1

    I first listened to this song on youtube and thought it was ok. But I recently had the privilege to see Thao perform it live at Asbury Hall in Buffalo, NY. Hearing the story behind the song, seing and hearing the raw emotion made me appreciate it so much more and touched my heart to tears. The song made me think of my own mother and her struggles for freedom from Apartheid South Africa to make it to America and all the refugees and migrants risking their lives for freedom. I still think the live version was better, but now listening to the recorded version has so much more meaning. I sometimes use The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Ann Fadiman about Hmong refugees in USA. Fadiman brings up the Vietnam war, displaced people, and refugees. Next time I teach it I will definitely use this song as an introduction and another source . Thank you Thao, from a fellow daughter of a refugee!

  • @senseimilli
    @senseimilli 3 года назад +23

    This music video, this song is so impactful and emotionally provocative, in a good way. I saw one of the comments about how this song speaks a truth to the intergenerational trauma of the Vietnam War and just from the lyrics being paired with the visuals, I can definitely resonate with that, so much so that I found myself to be very emotional, moved to tears from your song, Chi Thao. This was awesome. I hope to meet and work with you one day

  • @HeartsAlignPodcast
    @HeartsAlignPodcast 2 года назад +8

    A beautiful masterpiece.

  • @Kiyabythebay
    @Kiyabythebay 4 года назад +77

    To speak the truth to the intergenerational trauma of the Vietnam war

    • @chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b
      @chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b 3 года назад +5

      Is this their only song inspired by this topic? New to the group.

    • @neccowaif9
      @neccowaif9 3 года назад +8

      @@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b In a certain way, her whole album Man Alive was about the intergenerational trauma of the American war on Vietnam. Thao's family was very much shaped by her parents flight from Vietnam & she's doing the work of healing with her music. This song is the most graphically connected to her mother's story of fleeing that I know of.

  • @HuanNguyen99
    @HuanNguyen99 4 года назад +28

    Great song! It threw me in deep thought through your story. I was born so much later to understand things, but somehow I feel it even just a bit. Love from Vietnam

  • @arbitrarysophie
    @arbitrarysophie 3 года назад +5

    This song moves me to tears everytime. Like posters before, the only emotive is to cry.

  • @capo3rdfret
    @capo3rdfret 2 года назад +6

    these are the best lyrics I've heard in years. my girlfriend was a refugee from Vietnam, this song hits me right in the feels.

  • @holisticallyholly4612
    @holisticallyholly4612 3 года назад +13

    I just listened to this numerous times in a row - its so impactful! I'm also moved to tears by the story and poetry and sorrow. thank you for sharing a perspective of history many didn't get to experience.

  • @ayelentorres6969
    @ayelentorres6969 4 года назад +59

    Thao's back! It's a great vid, and the lyrics, such a powerful way of expressing so much emotion and story all at once and so beautifully done, it's almost hard to notice how deeply it speaks about mourning, if someone's not paying attention to the lyrics… i love it but now i'm crying 💜

  • @bijean79
    @bijean79 3 года назад +8

    cám ơn Thao! This video and song captured the beauty, strength, and sadness of a generation of Viet people. It made me think about my bố mẹ.

  • @teddykip
    @teddykip 4 года назад +25

    Some guitar phím lõm combined with great lyrics and great synth! THIS is what the world needs right now, brings tears to my eyes after living in Vietnam for 5 years

  • @Agent1W
    @Agent1W 3 года назад +5

    The brilliance of this song hit me like a bullet of diamond right through my forehead.

  • @mattherbert2213
    @mattherbert2213 4 года назад +4

    Beautifully written piece.

  • @djrobot23
    @djrobot23 3 года назад +2

    I am obsessed with this song.

  • @commodorekitty
    @commodorekitty 3 месяца назад

    I was once in the library, working on my thesis. This song came on Spotify. I stopped what I was doing, I just listened, and cried and cried.

  • @topdogrlg
    @topdogrlg 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for adding this to my 'Discover Weekly' playlist, Spotify. I'm obsessed.

  • @HypeSociety
    @HypeSociety 4 года назад +13

    heartbreaking, but inspiring song. thanks for sharing with us all, Thao

  • @konradhomiak3700
    @konradhomiak3700 3 года назад +3

    Haven’t heard something this crisp in a while

  • @nganstoppable
    @nganstoppable 4 года назад +4

    Proud Viet here!

  • @hendershotfam9649
    @hendershotfam9649 2 года назад +3

    I just love this song and listen to it everyday on my Spotify playlist. Wondered what it was about and came here to watch the video and find out. Means so much more now. Brought tears to my eyes. Very moved ❤️

  • @codyquinn4954
    @codyquinn4954 4 года назад +4

    The color in this is fucking amazing

  • @mattgamin8729
    @mattgamin8729 2 года назад +1

    i tear up when i listen to this

  • @MrPolyalert
    @MrPolyalert 3 года назад +1

    this video is everything

  • @gillianpieper6510
    @gillianpieper6510 4 года назад +11

    IM SO EXCITED THAT A NEW ALBUM IS COMING OUT OMG!!!!

  • @estephanyruedaplazaola1625
    @estephanyruedaplazaola1625 4 года назад +3

    A mi me encanta esta mujer

  • @misaelm1765
    @misaelm1765 3 года назад +3

    Heard this on the radio today, Nice song 👍

  • @narrowpath2474
    @narrowpath2474 4 года назад +5

    They sent their love with poetry🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @jessefivey
    @jessefivey 4 года назад +47

    sitting here sobbing listening to this while under quarantine

    • @amberrambo
      @amberrambo 4 года назад +5

      Hang in there, fam.

    • @jessefivey
      @jessefivey 4 года назад +3

      @@amberrambo thanks

    • @anythingthoughanythingthou2453
      @anythingthoughanythingthou2453 4 года назад

      Develop some mental fortitude

    • @skyp7059
      @skyp7059 4 года назад +11

      @@anythingthoughanythingthou2453 I mean crying doesn't mean you lack mental fortitude

    • @jessefivey
      @jessefivey 3 года назад +2

      @@amberrambo thank you friend. i did.

  • @ThatJingleJangleFeeling
    @ThatJingleJangleFeeling 2 года назад +1

    Amazing track - how am I just hearing it now? Been digging Thao since Feet Asleep, exciting artist.

  •  4 года назад +7

    So cool! Dare to be different. Love the music and lyrics about the Vietnam war and what we've lost....yet so much was gained also through love and struggle.

  • @Kin-eg6rf
    @Kin-eg6rf 3 года назад +2

    This song is keeping me going

  • @emilymiller1083
    @emilymiller1083 3 года назад +3

    I heard a clip of We the Common on the Democracy Now! podcast this AM and am now binging on the group. What a great way to spend a quarantine morning at work (home). Incredible visuals and messages.

  • @LeMagnifiquePetiteEspirit
    @LeMagnifiquePetiteEspirit 4 года назад +4

    The most badass sounding song ive heard all week!!!

  • @Larry...W
    @Larry...W 4 года назад +5

    Super stoked to hear new music from Thao. Can't wait to see The Get Down Stay Down in Nashville in a couple months.😜🎸🎶

    • @lukess.s
      @lukess.s 4 года назад +3

      Yeah somethin tells me that ain't happening

  • @fruityasasmoothie
    @fruityasasmoothie 2 года назад +1

    my roommate showed me this song and it struck me so deeply both from a lyrical and contextual standpoint. like i just spent a solid 2 hrs reading up on thao's life, then on the vietnam war and the subsequent refugee crisis due to other countries' unwillingness to provide true consistent aid. im so greatful to thao for being such an incredibly dynamic and engaging artist 💖
    also, does anyone have more info about the inspiration behind the choreography? ive been absolutely mesmerized by it

  • @tander9464
    @tander9464 2 года назад +1

    Wow. Beautiful and powerful stuff!

  • @katelaineharris
    @katelaineharris 4 года назад +8

    WOW!!! This song is great, the video is beautiful, currently losing my mind about getting a new album!!!💕💕💕

  • @Jack-nj2vb
    @Jack-nj2vb 4 года назад +3

    Maybe Thao's best song yet???

    • @atrainofthought99
      @atrainofthought99 3 года назад +1

      It’s definitely my favorite from her and the music video is incredible

  • @lindsaynerad5450
    @lindsaynerad5450 4 года назад +4

    This album is incredible! Topics we really need to be evaluating now.

  • @thelousygamer5406
    @thelousygamer5406 3 года назад +5

    i scanned my hamster with my snapchat camera and found this song

    • @thelousygamer5406
      @thelousygamer5406 3 года назад +1

      i love my hamster more than anything right now XD

  • @erikadelgado5946
    @erikadelgado5946 4 года назад +2

    This feels classic. Musical history

  • @beautifulbrinkmeyer4784
    @beautifulbrinkmeyer4784 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @huyked
    @huyked Год назад

    Haha! This is too cool that she's using her family in the video. I'm guessing it's her family. :)

  • @sprocket071
    @sprocket071 4 года назад +4

    Love this ❤️ . Lyrically deep and very special.

  • @sharmitchell627
    @sharmitchell627 3 года назад +1

    Lovely, Thao. Much love, Shar

  • @neccowaif9
    @neccowaif9 2 года назад +1

    This, following A Man Alive, is such a tribute to honoring ancestors and one's self at the same time.
    I'm sad to hear of the breakup of the band, but looking forward to the next music of Thao Nguyen.

  • @derajedaem
    @derajedaem 3 года назад +25

    This made my Vietnam vet friend cry and say he was sorry you lost your city it was beautiful then he prays it's beautiful now.

    • @DruzaCardonikc
      @DruzaCardonikc 3 года назад +1

      Prayer is an insult keep that shit to your self.

  • @johana5566
    @johana5566 9 месяцев назад

    this is really good

  • @GoesToShows
    @GoesToShows 4 года назад +3

    So happy you are making new music! See you in Chicago!

  • @slkmby
    @slkmby 4 года назад +4

    This is so beautiful!!

  • @samanthamorgan432
    @samanthamorgan432 4 года назад +3

    Just discovered you guys this morning and I absolutely LOVE your style! Keep it up and thank you for sharing your talent with us!

  • @nicholasalexopoulos1332
    @nicholasalexopoulos1332 4 года назад +1

    So amazing

  • @salinacarter1342
    @salinacarter1342 4 года назад +1

    Get down Thao! Go ahead get down!!!

  • @jennifer-md5vt
    @jennifer-md5vt 3 года назад +1

    Love 💘 this ❤

  • @TheVip113
    @TheVip113 3 года назад +5

    I search my own name and I found this. No regret 👍

  • @annaerhard5659
    @annaerhard5659 4 года назад +2

  • @crichta
    @crichta 2 года назад

    A small masterpiece.

  • @Shewhospeakesinverse
    @Shewhospeakesinverse 4 года назад +2

    🥺this is so good

  • @informant2331
    @informant2331 4 года назад +2

    ahhhh, yes!

  • @minhkhangtruong7276
    @minhkhangtruong7276 3 года назад +1

    This is amazing and I dont understand why there isn't more views.

  • @Evolving999
    @Evolving999 4 года назад +1

    Wow amazing

  • @dacnguyen7709
    @dacnguyen7709 4 года назад +1

    Love the song and video! It's been a while. It's great to see those people on screen. Thank you Thảo!

  • @talesfromthescrypt
    @talesfromthescrypt 4 года назад +1

    New fave xx

  • @benholman8860
    @benholman8860 3 года назад +8

    All of us American and Vietnamese are still dealing with what we did to Vietnam.

  • @mikemaxwell3050
    @mikemaxwell3050 4 года назад +6

    I’ve liked Thao for quite some time. But this song my god this song this might be her defining moment to this point. Just a breathtaking masterpiece of a song. Cannot wait to hear the entire album. Only 3 & 1/2 months into the year but by FAR jam of the year to this point.

  • @christianlee6700
    @christianlee6700 4 года назад +1

    THANKS FOR THIS AMAZING TUNE ❤️❤️

  • @dnguyen6003
    @dnguyen6003 4 года назад +1

    queen i missed you so much

  • @Beafeaters
    @Beafeaters 4 года назад

    So groovy

  • @akhmoseari-hotep
    @akhmoseari-hotep 4 года назад

    Beutiful

  • @blue.jay.walker
    @blue.jay.walker 4 года назад +1

    Pumped to hear the new album!

  • @elenaschooley6631
    @elenaschooley6631 3 года назад +1

    This song has been an ear worm for me. I like Thoa putting down the banjo and picking up a guitar... it's kind of CA surf guitar work with an orient twist.
    This is the epitome of avant garde, as is much of Thoa's and Stewart's work
    Well done

  • @dukenguyen2222
    @dukenguyen2222 Год назад

  • @fred40587
    @fred40587 4 года назад +41

    I am a fan of the Cinematography, Guitar, & Vocals. I find it quite funny how indie music videos have such great production quality now, often times it looks better that the garbage, superficial, music videos that VEVO tries to shove down music fans throats.

    • @codyquinn4954
      @codyquinn4954 4 года назад +2

      The cinematography is amazing

    • @potatopossum1
      @potatopossum1 3 года назад +5

      That's the difference between those who care more about the art and those who care more about the money.

  • @GnarlyCharly
    @GnarlyCharly 4 года назад

    Asah doo!

  • @losangeleslovesyou
    @losangeleslovesyou 4 года назад +2

    💛💛

  • @joelsabin3199
    @joelsabin3199 4 года назад

    Thanks!

  • @katya1031
    @katya1031 4 года назад

    Nice heat!

  • @marcellahanna5795
    @marcellahanna5795 4 года назад +1

    i feel like this song would be in a female led fight scene like in birds of prey or something. love it and can’t wait to hear what else you’ve been working on!

  • @yael1a
    @yael1a 2 года назад +1

    everybody do the intergenerational trauma shuffle 🕺💃

  • @mr.romero7004
    @mr.romero7004 4 года назад +1

    2:28 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @lennypolly3907
    @lennypolly3907 4 года назад

    Guys, that's cool

  • @expandemic3271
    @expandemic3271 4 года назад +52

    first one to master the quarantine video wins. Folks, we have a winner...

    • @madiserket2
      @madiserket2 3 года назад +2

      @Kyle G uhh no real people are dying from it its not a hoax. you need to wake up from conspiracy land.

  • @AnhBui-pd3ys
    @AnhBui-pd3ys 2 года назад

    the way melody and pace of the first verse sounds like Vietnamese speaking tone by an old person :')

  • @velazquezoscar6245
    @velazquezoscar6245 4 года назад

    Great song lol, I finish here to UN POCO DE TODO, well, for Phenom, but I'm curioso, ._.xD. I'm in love uwu 💕

  • @Sarah-ox8tj
    @Sarah-ox8tj 4 года назад +1

    im gonna shit myself im so excited for this album

  • @DucMeLana
    @DucMeLana 3 года назад +1

    Yes Queen. YOU ARE SERVING, I WISH THE VIETNAMESE BACK HOME STOP SLEEPING ON YOU :'(

  • @zitools
    @zitools 4 года назад +1

    she sings like postal service

    • @zitools
      @zitools 4 года назад

      guitar is kinda like khraungbin

  • @samiraology
    @samiraology 4 года назад +3

    Older people are being represented more and more in music videos, I notice.

    • @skyp7059
      @skyp7059 4 года назад

      I think more people are writing about their families and heritage

  • @JohnSmith-nf8bi
    @JohnSmith-nf8bi 3 года назад

    😎

  • @yarm69
    @yarm69 4 года назад +2

    Puta Album!!!!!!!! Muito bom!!!!!!