I really can’t describe how I feel every time I listen to this song, it takes me somewhere else, not the islands, somewhere inside my soul, sometimes is a happy feeling sometimes sad, sometimes it heals something I didn’t even know was there, after all this years is the safe place where I allow myself to feel, everything. So thank you for this.
im from Indonesia, when i was a child, i like to play in the field around my village, with my friends, we did simple thing like played a kite, collected the stone in the river. by the year, 18 years later, someday in the cleae, evening i sat in that field, alone and hear this song, all my friend is gone, and the memory remain. i ussualy try to find happiness in the great things and big achievement untill that day, i realize that i just need a simple thing to smile.. just like what i do in my childhood.
When I was a child, my parents separated and I locked myself in my room to disconnect from everything, this song brought me peace, beyond the lyrics of the song, it gave me a feeling of tranquility and reflection, now at my 31 years , it continues to generate positive emotions to continue with my life. Thk a lot
This song is the song of my wedding movie, and just today, unfortunately, my marriage is over... I love this song, I hate men who break their promises.
I remember the family had a road trip to Java and this song was played over and over again. One night, while sitting in front seat I turned my head back looking my mom sleeping in the back seat in a dark place somewhere in southern Java with this song. So serene it was.
My mom and i went to a hospital, she had a medical check up, after i accompany her, she ordered an uber (uber is still a thing a few years back in Jakarta before GRAB acquisition of the company last year) and this song played on the radio, the driver looks like in his twentieth, i remember instantly open shazam on my mother's phone because i left my phone at home, the vibe i've experience of late night cruising with this song on the radio is priceless
@@dasatraMedia I don't but I like looking back at it like I like watching stuff burn in flame and smoke my whole life is a dumpster fire.. It's only fun to look at it from afar aka far away in time.. Right now I'm killing myself for money and for what I have no dreams or aspirations just death awaits me or worse I'm just trying to avoid jail and worse.. Over eating because I have huge mental problems and yes therapy will help but it will mellow me so much and put me at peace I won't be able to work because I will be so blissed out I would want to just not move and stay home all day but you can't you need to work to keep on living we are not in that stage of humanity yet where the world has become so abundant and automated that living is now a luxury and only those who want to work can work everyone else can live happy jobless lives and be blissed out for eternity.. But that is not this day and maybe not even tired millennia hopefully maybe one day we can see but you and me my friend we just gotta keep going on.
I had the pleasure of seeing them last night in Washington DC. This was the third song they played and I immediately started crying. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2017. Today, she doesn't know who I am. For the longest time I've associated this song with her. Despite it being somewhat of a romantic song, I think of my mother and struggle to remember what she was like before. It was weird, I was crying partially because I was seeing them live (which I never thought would happen), but also because of what this song means to me. I surely hope it isn't another 10 years before they come back. I don't want to imagine a life without their music - I'm very fortunate to have stumbled across them years ago. And I am even more grateful that they played near me. If any of you have the chance, see them. This was the best concert I have ever been to.
For the last 3 years, this song has put my children to sleep every single night. When they cry, i hum it and they stop immediately. Never got tired of it. Been a fan since 2007!
Cayman Island lyrics Through the alleyways To cool off in the shadows Then into the street Following the water There's a bearded man Paddling in his canoe Looks as if he has Come all the way from the Cayman Islands These canals, it seems They all go in circles Places look the same And we're the only difference The wind is in your hair It's covering my view I'm holding on to you On a bike we've hired until tomorrow If only they could see If only they had been here They would understand How someone could have chosen To go the length I've gone To spend just one day riding Holding on to you I never thought it would be this clear
So often you don't realize how very much you love a song until you can't get it out of your head, and don't care to. Like "Cayman Islands" and so many KOC productions.
this song i think can be interpreted in multiple ways. i interpret it this way which is about a broken relationship. The singer reminisces how he used to have someone he loved, who walked together with him and how they had the greatest time of their lives. Suddenly their relationship ended and he described himself feeling like he was a bearded man(old and sad man who doesn't take care of himself), paddling all the way from an island of joy. He then went through the old places they used to hang together and they still looked the same but the difference is he was now alone, without his soulmate. The hair covering the man's view symbolized how memories of her can't be forgotten. He's still holding to the things they used to share or memories of her. Seeing how sad the man is (maybe they think it's unnecessary), people around him cheered him or maybe criticized him for not being able to move on from her. But, they don't know how beautiful the relationship was and how important the girl was to the singer. He put so much effort in fixing the relationship with her but it failed in the end and she's gone out of reach. It's clear how he misses her so much and desires for her comeback soon. This is purely my interpretation but I don't think this was what the songwriter intended to write. But really, a beautiful song that brings out the emotions.
Hello Winson Chu, Many, many thanks for your interpretation of this wonderful song: you actually helped me a lot in understanding why this song was so moving to me. Your interpretation is as poetic as the song itself: my deep gratitude and congratulations to you! Nevertheless, could I suggest, a slightly different intepretation ? In my view the song speaks about the difficulty in taming the absence of a beloved dead person. If you look at the video-clip you will notice (at 0m10s) that Erlend is looking towards the sky and so does Eirik at 1min44s; and the lights around them remind me the candles people use to put around coffins. Please notice, I am not saying my interpretation is more pertinent that yours: it is just that, I think, we interpreted this masterpiece song according to our past and currents experiences, our personal history, if you wish. And this is what poetry is about: speaking “personally” to each and every one of us. Rest in peace my beloved older bro Giuseppe passed away exactly 9 months ago. Your memory is still so vivid in my mind.
A friend of mine suggested me to listen to this song, to both knowing that it probably would be the very last time we will ever have a conversation together. I can never tell him how soothing this song is, how it'll bring all our good memories and how it'll remind me of him, forever.
This is very special Maliha, Thank you. I randomly found this comment. Hope you are having a nice time and hope you are happy. This could be our little song. 😊😊
@@abyss.7112 It is. I do miss our conversations a lot. I do see you in uni from time to time I just don't find the courage to talk. I wish I could have told you all the things that happened since then and I wanted to know what happened in your life as well.
I met this girl on snapchat about a year ago from the Cayman islands and I fell for her so hard and we spent so much time together on facetime but i had to stop talking to her because it hurt too much knowing how far she was from me physically and I miss her even though i’ve never met her irl. I found this video because i’ve become obsessed with the Cayman islands and the beautiful places and people that live there.
This song makes me missing someone I never met. This is the thing that hurts the most: loneliness that has no time, no ending. Thank you Kings of Convenience to share the deepest part of your soul with us, your music is a loyal mate, everyday.
I was listening to this song while gazing at a lake in a small town in Italy, and again when onboard a ferry from Helsinki to a nearby island near sunset. I will never forget how in love with life I could be.
I heard this song the other day having dinner with a friend at a restaurant. I was talking and I stopped only to listen the song with my eyes closed. My friend looked at me stranged but didn't say nothing. Then I explained him. This song reminds me a lot to the way my dad used to play the guitar, the sound I miss the most since he died 8 years ago by a heart attack. This song fills me with warmth but also makes me feel so sad...
This has been my favorite KOC song ever since it played from an mp3 I was listening to on the back of a bicycle I was riding with my first love. We were circling around a lake near the sea in the first trip we took together. The last line of the song couldn’t have been more perfect.
my dad used to put on this band on every road trip when i was little. I have all of their songs carved into my soul without knowing the title. Sometimes a melody of one of them comes to my mind and i have to put spotify on shuffle hoping to be lucky and to find it on the first try
Only heard this song once, when I was a teenager. Didn't know the artist, title, and the lyric. But thanks to google, I can just humming and finally found this song again 😍
11 years later and i'm still deeply in love with this song, thank you so much KOC xx the vivid imagery it portrays in my mind me, alone at an island with the song playing softly in the background the smell of petrichor, longing for my home, lingering thoughts of what could have been with my love "holding onto you, i never thought it would be this clear"
The year is 2009, it's friday night, the love of your life just sent you this song via ICQ. Life is good. Although I moved on from where I was back then I still fall in love with the feeling I had when I was listening to this beautiful, beautiful peace of art for the very first time. Cayman Islands always brings me back to that time of my life.
I remember listening to this with a friend in high school, he introduces me to this song and I was dumbfounded that I didn't know KingsOfConvenience sooner. I miss those days...
I cannot believe I'd never heard of these guys! I never watch tv or listen to radio anymore. Don't have an iPod either. Jesus they are AMAZING! Such a unique sound, and I'm loving their look! I Like that little "Boat Behind" video. That was adorable. Come to Salt Lake City some time SOON you guys! (Kings of Convenience).
Hello from the Cayman Islands, perched atop the highest point of the Bluff Rock Cliff of Cayman Brac, looking out over the Caribbean Sea, we send a message out to sea and hope it reaches a new friend in these difficult times. Sending out this open invitation to visit our Cayman Islands! If this message ever gets to the band, or get a message to contact me (here on RUclips) sure it could happen, it's long overdue . "Kings of Convenience in Cayman" Okay folks, add that one to your bucket list!
Everytime i see the words "Cayman Islands" I'll get instantly reminded of this song and this duo.. i don't even remember when and where i first heard of them.. it's like they've been with me all my life.. thanks for the wonderful music, Kings of Convenience .
My cousin and I play this song in our Shoe Repair now almost daily. It gives us a moment of reminisces of a family we used to have. Yet to love the family we have today.
Through the alleyways to cool off in the shadows, then into the street following the water. There's a bearded man paddling in his canoe, looks as if he has come all the way from the Cayman Islands. These canals, it seems, they all go in circles, places look the same, and we're the only difference. The wind is in your hair, it's covering my view. I'm holding on to you, on a bike we've hired until tomorrow. If only they could see, if only they had been here, they would understand, how someone could have chosen to go the length I've gone, to spend just one day riding. Holding on to you, I never thought it would be this clear.
This song really have been going through my life inside out. We all know that we have to broaden our comfort zone and there are times that we will get lost in it. Listening to this song is my way to get back into my safe place and mind, every time.
Discovering this has been the best thing to have happened to me all day. My ultimate secret pleasure is watching adorable guys perform beautiful, mellow music with gentle voices. :)
i’m 17 years old, but i enjoy this kind of music way more than the trend nowadays. there’s so much emotion & beauty in the melody & in the simple, but meaningful lyrics. hope they can release new music 🥺
I once recommended this breathtakingly beautiful song to someone, only to be told that she would beat me up if she ever had to hear that again. No wonder I soon didn't want that person in my life. On the other hand, it was an old flame who introduced it to me, after years of not talking with each other, and I have been so thankful for that ever since. There is yin and yang in everything!
I used to listen to this song a few months before my dad died... it’s always emotionally difficult to listen to it but it reminds me of him so much ❤️❤️❤️
I apologize to everyone and to myself for only hearing this piece for the first time today, which just turned my day upside down. It is a masterful poem, there are no other words.
Looking forward to see these guys live again on monday! I hope they'll tour all over the world after the pandemic, so that people may be able to experience them
+Misu Satriyo I thought you brought here by Chanyeol like the others. And his haters like, "Who the fuck is Chanyeol?" Epic LOL. Gue juga ga tau sih itu siapa, baru ngeh pas baca komen2 di bawah. Koq gitu ya? Haha
+Anjas Nopriantoro ahahahaha ada anjas. Gue jg ga ngerti njas, gak penting2 amat kyknya untuk dicari tau hahaha. Just want to listen to a good music :D
+Misu Satriyo Gue juga jarang banget liat komen2 di youtube, isinya spam doank. Hahaha Tadi lagi liat playlist di kanan aja terus komen lu dan yang lain keliatan.
+Misu Satriyo Wkakak itu maksud gue. Mengklaim berasal dari negeri adidaya, memiliki tingkat intelegensi tinggi, ternyata tidak lebih dari bigot korban berhalanya Aku. Ah sudahlah, klik replay aja yuk. XP
이 노래는 나의 최애곡이자 학창시절에 들었던 노래중 가장 감명깊게 들었던 곡이다 2009년 내가 중3때 나는펫4 출연자 박지환의 쇼핑몰 키본 bgm이었지 그 쇼핑몰에서 이노래를 처음듣고 나와 초딩이었던 내동생은 영어학원 원어민 선생님께 노래를 들려드리며 제목을 찾아달라했었지ㅋㅋㅋ 10년이 지난 지금 아기를 낳고 아기를 재우면서 듣고있네... 세월 빠르다ㅠㅠ
My fave song of the band....whenever I feel lonely...or feel sad, I come back to this song and feel like continuing with my life again. Thank you guys.
Beautiful song. Makes me want to fall in love all over again for the 2:41 duration of the song. Haven't heard such good, deep and meaningful music in a while.
Already 10years ago.. how I really miss so much watching the concert, live music like you guys, but all is different now due to Pandemic Covid 19. Hope this situation go far away really soon and All could be back to normal.. Stay safe, stay healthy, GBU.. 💕
Tuve la oportunidad de hace dias conocer a Erlend. Se presentó en mi ciudad y es muy sencillo y cercano con su publico, además de muy apasionado por su música y la de los chicos que le acompañaban en el escenario con instrumentos. Con decir que hasta se bajó del escenario para estar con la gente y ver a sus chicos tocar 😊😊
Here is Midnight right now. And i heard it for first time from radio. Makes me missing someone and idk, my tears falling down. I love this song. Really... It's deep.
Over ten years ago now. It was late at night too, and I was about to turn off the tv when this came on. I don´t have a very good memory but I think I´ll never forget that.
I could never find words to describe what this song means to me. But the peace it gives, everytime I listen to it - the memories it brings back - they're just priceless. It will always be a part of me. And I love this lyric: "If only they could see / If only they had been here / They would understand / How someone could have chosen / To go the length I've gone / To spend just one day riding / Holding on to you / I never thought it would be this clear". If you're coming back to this - I will always love you. Peacefully. Like the first time.
I hadn't heard this song in a while and I walked into a candy shop with my boyfriend one day on our trip to MA and now whenever I hear this song I think about that day :) I love him
was like 2006 or so, i was in a high school, at 5:30am i was dressing up to go there, then it happened i hear this beautiful song at mtv when it ended i tried to see who was the artist and i came late and i couldn't see it. Im from México, in those years the internet was slow, and also in p2p software like ares and so on, you could find, classics, or mainstream songs, but in any case i didn't even know what was the name of the artist. So i spent like a month turning on the tv even before of the hour i've seen it. I never heard this song again. But in my mind, constantly after years, i always tried to remember this tune. But then happens, in 2014-2015 like 9 years from the first time i heard it, i found "missread" from KOC and then some days later i heard again this beautiful song since then, nothing could tear me apart from this band, and this song in special.
sekitar 2004 satu teman kost mengenalkan lagu ini.. sekarang sudah 2019 saja.. bertambah tahun, semakin menjadi tua dan semakin sadar jika hidup hanya sementara
Aarcvard Kray It's hard to explain for me because I'm not brazilian. Wikipedia has a better definition. But what I can tell you is that Bossa Nova is like jazz + caribbean music + african music in Portuguese. It's a music of slow tempo and rhythm. Google "Garota de Ipanema", it's the best example of it.
I really can’t describe how I feel every time I listen to this song, it takes me somewhere else, not the islands, somewhere inside my soul, sometimes is a happy feeling sometimes sad, sometimes it heals something I didn’t even know was there, after all this years is the safe place where I allow myself to feel, everything. So thank you for this.
I feel the same.. so safe listening to This song
well, that's major 7 chords for you
yes me too and im crying so hard rn
really?? I want whatever it is that you are smoking!
I feel the same with all theirs songs
Legend song, 2024 I'm still love this song
🫰💜
Agreed
Agreed
im from Indonesia, when i was a child, i like to play in the field around my village, with my friends, we did simple thing like played a kite, collected the stone in the river. by the year, 18 years later, someday in the cleae, evening i sat in that field, alone and hear this song, all my friend is gone, and the memory remain. i ussualy try to find happiness in the great things and big achievement untill that day, i realize that i just need a simple thing to smile.. just like what i do in my childhood.
Ada org indo jg nih😊😊.
Kesini karna denger lagu viral umay mati rasa jadi ke inget lagu ini soalnya persis jiplakan nya.
Nice story
@@tipsapaajah7621 betul, 4 cord awalnya mirip, dengernya di pertengahan th 2000an, hehe
@@tipsapaajah7621pantes lagunya kok ada vibes KOC, ternyata bener
학생 때 야자하면서 많이 들었는데 이제는 야근하면서도 듣고있네요 너무 좋은 노래인거 같아요 좋은노래 감사합니다.😌
한국인두 많이 듣는다구 쓰고 싶어서 댓글 남겨요 코로나 시국에 다들 힘내세요!
@@frrl123 저두 고3때 엄청 많이 들었었는데...!코시국이라 더 힘드시죠ㅠㅠ 좋은 결과 있길 바래요🙌
비 내리는 6월이라 또 들으러 왔다가 이 댓글 보니 저도 학창시절 야자하면서 많이 들었던 추억이 생각나네요. 늘 좋은 하루 보내시길 바라요. :)
Totally
겅부할 때 들으면 머리 식히기 좋은 곡인듯 합니다
When I was a child, my parents separated and I locked myself in my room to disconnect from everything, this song brought me peace, beyond the lyrics of the song, it gave me a feeling of tranquility and reflection, now at my 31 years , it continues to generate positive emotions to continue with my life. Thk a lot
that's deep bro.. hope you'll always happy and find peace
What a sweet comment. Music, Art in general, can heal us
😢 hugs
This song is the song of my wedding movie, and just today, unfortunately, my marriage is over... I love this song, I hate men who break their promises.
I remember the family had a road trip to Java and this song was played over and over again. One night, while sitting in front seat I turned my head back looking my mom sleeping in the back seat in a dark place somewhere in southern Java with this song. So serene it was.
java did u mean east java
Yes its a nice song to accompany a road trip
My mom and i went to a hospital, she had a medical check up, after i accompany her, she ordered an uber (uber is still a thing a few years back in Jakarta before GRAB acquisition of the company last year) and this song played on the radio, the driver looks like in his twentieth, i remember instantly open shazam on my mother's phone because i left my phone at home, the vibe i've experience of late night cruising with this song on the radio is priceless
Music bring back our memory to the past
Ngomong opo dul...dul
rainy day with a book, cup of coffee and this song
Who is in 2019 and still listening to this lovely song?
Meee...😍😍😍
saya
Loved it in 2004, still in love ❤️
just discovered it!
GTFO
I'm 30 now, oh God, how time goes too fast.. And i still remember every memories with this song
yeah.. this one released on 2005. I miss my Senior High School era
@@dasatraMedia I don't but I like looking back at it like I like watching stuff burn in flame and smoke my whole life is a dumpster fire.. It's only fun to look at it from afar aka far away in time.. Right now I'm killing myself for money and for what I have no dreams or aspirations just death awaits me or worse I'm just trying to avoid jail and worse.. Over eating because I have huge mental problems and yes therapy will help but it will mellow me so much and put me at peace I won't be able to work because I will be so blissed out I would want to just not move and stay home all day but you can't you need to work to keep on living we are not in that stage of humanity yet where the world has become so abundant and automated that living is now a luxury and only those who want to work can work everyone else can live happy jobless lives and be blissed out for eternity.. But that is not this day and maybe not even tired millennia hopefully maybe one day we can see but you and me my friend we just gotta keep going on.
Lagu ini sangat baik dan kreatif, sayapun membuat lagu indie ini dulu... ruclips.net/video/uzfagv8NNhA/видео.html
@@alienc I truly believe.
Im 30 now 😊
I had the pleasure of seeing them last night in Washington DC. This was the third song they played and I immediately started crying. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2017. Today, she doesn't know who I am. For the longest time I've associated this song with her. Despite it being somewhat of a romantic song, I think of my mother and struggle to remember what she was like before.
It was weird, I was crying partially because I was seeing them live (which I never thought would happen), but also because of what this song means to me. I surely hope it isn't another 10 years before they come back. I don't want to imagine a life without their music - I'm very fortunate to have stumbled across them years ago. And I am even more grateful that they played near me. If any of you have the chance, see them. This was the best concert I have ever been to.
I saw them in April. It's the best gig I've been to in recent years!
@@21grvmsConsider yourself fortunate for seeing them!
Gentle. Soothing. Kind. Beautiful, extremely.
Sweetness and clean air in a polluted world.God bless them .A strong influence from marvellous bossa nova music
For the last 3 years, this song has put my children to sleep every single night. When they cry, i hum it and they stop immediately. Never got tired of it. Been a fan since 2007!
That's beautiful.
Cayman Island lyrics
Through the alleyways
To cool off in the shadows
Then into the street
Following the water
There's a bearded man
Paddling in his canoe
Looks as if he has
Come all the way from the Cayman Islands
These canals, it seems
They all go in circles
Places look the same
And we're the only difference
The wind is in your hair
It's covering my view
I'm holding on to you
On a bike we've hired until tomorrow
If only they could see
If only they had been here
They would understand
How someone could have chosen
To go the length I've gone
To spend just one day riding
Holding on to you
I never thought it would be this clear
Thanks sis
So often you don't realize how very much you love a song until you can't get it out of your head, and don't care to. Like "Cayman Islands" and so many KOC productions.
this song i think can be interpreted in multiple ways. i interpret it this way which is about a broken relationship. The singer reminisces how he used to have someone he loved, who walked together with him and how they had the greatest time of their lives. Suddenly their relationship ended and he described himself feeling like he was a bearded man(old and sad man who doesn't take care of himself), paddling all the way from an island of joy.
He then went through the old places they used to hang together and they still looked the same but the difference is he was now alone, without his soulmate. The hair covering the man's view symbolized how memories of her can't be forgotten. He's still holding to the things they used to share or memories of her.
Seeing how sad the man is (maybe they think it's unnecessary), people around him cheered him or maybe criticized him for not being able to move on from her. But, they don't know how beautiful the relationship was and how important the girl was to the singer. He put so much effort in fixing the relationship with her but it failed in the end and she's gone out of reach. It's clear how he misses her so much and desires for her comeback soon.
This is purely my interpretation but I don't think this was what the songwriter intended to write. But really, a beautiful song that brings out the emotions.
Wow...
Beautiful analysis :)
Me encanta, es un poema hecho canción
Lovely interpretation my friend!
Hello Winson Chu,
Many, many thanks for your interpretation of this wonderful song: you actually helped me a lot in understanding why this song was so moving to me. Your interpretation is as poetic as the song itself: my deep gratitude and congratulations to you!
Nevertheless, could I suggest, a slightly different intepretation ? In my view the song speaks about the difficulty in taming the absence of a beloved dead person. If you look at the video-clip you will notice (at 0m10s) that Erlend is looking towards the sky and so does Eirik at 1min44s; and the lights around them remind me the candles people use to put around coffins.
Please notice, I am not saying my interpretation is more pertinent that yours: it is just that, I think, we interpreted this masterpiece song according to our past and currents experiences, our personal history, if you wish. And this is what poetry is about: speaking “personally” to each and every one of us.
Rest in peace my beloved older bro Giuseppe passed away exactly 9 months ago. Your memory is still so vivid in my mind.
i spent a few younger years living in the cayman islands, my sweetest childhood memories now have a soundtrack. thank you.
A friend of mine suggested me to listen to this song, to both knowing that it probably would be the very last time we will ever have a conversation together. I can never tell him how soothing this song is, how it'll bring all our good memories and how it'll remind me of him, forever.
This is very special Maliha, Thank you. I randomly found this comment. Hope you are having a nice time and hope you are happy. This could be our little song. 😊😊
Internet is amazing, isn't it old sport? It often acts like magic.
@@abyss.7112 It is. I do miss our conversations a lot. I do see you in uni from time to time I just don't find the courage to talk. I wish I could have told you all the things that happened since then and I wanted to know what happened in your life as well.
Wow..
Friends come and go. Gotta let it be
I met this girl on snapchat about a year ago from the Cayman islands and I fell for her so hard and we spent so much time together on facetime but i had to stop talking to her because it hurt too much knowing how far she was from me physically and I miss her even though i’ve never met her irl. I found this video because i’ve become obsessed with the Cayman islands and the beautiful places and people that live there.
This song makes me missing someone I never met. This is the thing that hurts the most: loneliness that has no time, no ending. Thank you Kings of Convenience to share the deepest part of your soul with us, your music is a loyal mate, everyday.
You are not alone. I feel you
wherever I go, when I need peace.. I will come back to this song. this song is safe zone for me>
Brought here because it's a beautiful song.
+miznegima I cry every time I end up here...
I use to toke the green after the bar and fall asleep to them in the early 2000s. Hearing them is peace
I'm so glad that a duo like this exists.
I was listening to this song while gazing at a lake in a small town in Italy, and again when onboard a ferry from Helsinki to a nearby island near sunset. I will never forget how in love with life I could be.
I heard this song the other day having dinner with a friend at a restaurant. I was talking and I stopped only to listen the song with my eyes closed.
My friend looked at me stranged but didn't say nothing.
Then I explained him.
This song reminds me a lot to the way my dad used to play the guitar, the sound I miss the most since he died 8 years ago by a heart attack.
This song fills me with warmth but also makes me feel so sad...
This has been my favorite KOC song ever since it played from an mp3 I was listening to on the back of a bicycle I was riding with my first love. We were circling around a lake near the sea in the first trip we took together. The last line of the song couldn’t have been more perfect.
I don't know why I cried... It is the first time I listen this awesome song...
It's totally normal.
They just can explain feelings and emotions with a few sounds. Amazing.
my dad used to put on this band on every road trip when i was little. I have all of their songs carved into my soul without knowing the title. Sometimes a melody of one of them comes to my mind and i have to put spotify on shuffle hoping to be lucky and to find it on the first try
What could be better than this with a Cup of tea before sleep? These guys rock
Only heard this song once, when I was a teenager. Didn't know the artist, title, and the lyric. But thanks to google, I can just humming and finally found this song again 😍
11 years later and i'm still deeply in love with this song, thank you so much KOC xx
the vivid imagery it portrays in my mind
me, alone at an island with the song playing softly in the background
the smell of petrichor, longing for my home, lingering thoughts of what could have been with my love
"holding onto you, i never thought it would be this clear"
Perfect harmony! Makes me want to listen to this song again and again...
Totally agree
I've finally covered this song ☺️ Hope you'll like my version 💕
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The year is 2009, it's friday night, the love of your life just sent you this song via ICQ.
Life is good.
Although I moved on from where I was back then I still fall in love with the feeling I had when I was listening to this beautiful, beautiful peace of art for the very first time. Cayman Islands always brings me back to that time of my life.
I remember listening to this with a friend in high school, he introduces me to this song and I was dumbfounded that I didn't know KingsOfConvenience sooner. I miss those days...
need this kind of music more
First time i found this song, was in MTV more than ten years ago. And that was the first time i heard of them. First time i fell in love with them.
Devita H. Dinah i can't remember Those days when MTV was good place to hear real music, good times, now its Just crap.
As a Caymanian native, I approve of this lovely song!🥰
Hearing this in the middle of the night, instrumental only, repeat and repeat again, i close my eyes, seems like i go inside my soul
I cannot believe I'd never heard of these guys! I never watch tv or listen to radio anymore. Don't have an iPod either. Jesus they are AMAZING! Such a unique sound, and I'm loving their look! I Like that little "Boat Behind" video. That was adorable.
Come to Salt Lake City some time SOON you guys! (Kings of Convenience).
Becky Gulla they sound a lot like Simon and Garfunkel
남이섬의 아름다운 풍경속에서
2인승 자전거 타며 여기저기
둘러본 그런 기억이 나게하는
힐링곡 잘들었어욤~~
Hello from the Cayman Islands, perched atop the highest point of the Bluff Rock Cliff of Cayman Brac, looking out over the Caribbean Sea, we send a message out to sea and hope it reaches a new friend in these difficult times. Sending out this open invitation to visit our Cayman Islands!
If this message ever gets to the band, or get a message to contact me (here on RUclips) sure it could happen, it's long overdue .
"Kings of Convenience in Cayman" Okay folks, add that one to your bucket list!
like the sound of water flowing on it's stream and vein.
It's bring peace, soothing, refreshing and calmness at the same time.
Everytime i see the words "Cayman Islands" I'll get instantly reminded of this song and this duo.. i don't even remember when and where i first heard of them.. it's like they've been with me all my life.. thanks for the wonderful music, Kings of Convenience .
This song never gets old. I can always find peace and clam while listening to it. Such an amazing song, love it so much!
You don't know how much I treasure this song, I save it for those special moments when I need it. Thank you!
My cousin and I play this song in our Shoe Repair now almost daily.
It gives us a moment of reminisces of a family we used to have.
Yet to love the family we have today.
Nostalgic.
This song from them was one of the best... it comes from heaven.
Through the alleyways
to cool off in the shadows,
then into the street
following the water.
There's a bearded man
paddling in his canoe,
looks as if he has
come all the way from the Cayman Islands.
These canals, it seems,
they all go in circles,
places look the same,
and we're the only difference.
The wind is in your hair,
it's covering my view.
I'm holding on to you,
on a bike we've hired until tomorrow.
If only they could see,
if only they had been here,
they would understand,
how someone could have chosen to go the length I've gone,
to spend just one day riding.
Holding on to you,
I never thought it would be this clear.
Ty!
Trims mbak
Amanda Monazita thanks!
*Listen to 'Peacock Affect - Wallflower'*
A poem❤
This song really have been going through my life inside out. We all know that we have to broaden our comfort zone and there are times that we will get lost in it. Listening to this song is my way to get back into my safe place and mind, every time.
i never knew a song would be this 'kind' of soothing.
I found this song on someone's playlist. He was a special someone. I wish him happiness.
Discovering this has been the best thing to have happened to me all day. My ultimate secret pleasure is watching adorable guys perform beautiful, mellow music with gentle voices. :)
Me RN
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i’m 17 years old, but i enjoy this kind of music way more than the trend nowadays. there’s so much emotion & beauty in the melody & in the simple, but meaningful lyrics. hope they can release new music 🥺
Now you are 20 years old😁
I once recommended this breathtakingly beautiful song to someone, only to be told that she would beat me up if she ever had to hear that again. No wonder I soon didn't want that person in my life. On the other hand, it was an old flame who introduced it to me, after years of not talking with each other, and I have been so thankful for that ever since. There is yin and yang in everything!
I used to listen to this song a few months before my dad died... it’s always emotionally difficult to listen to it but it reminds me of him so much ❤️❤️❤️
This song perfectly feels my loneliness
agree.
Putridiva s at least we're together on that :)
lol 😁
can you imagine? riding in a bicycle with someone behind and the light from the sunset? beautiful
awww..
their music brushes past my soul like a fresh breath of air
I apologize to everyone and to myself for only hearing this piece for the first time today, which just turned my day upside down. It is a masterful poem, there are no other words.
It’s been almost 15yrs since first time I heard this song. Still love it like first cause somehow it brings me unexplained feeling.
Looking forward to see these guys live again on monday! I hope they'll tour all over the world after the pandemic, so that people may be able to experience them
Lucky!
Brought here by myself because I know it is a masterpiece since a long long time ago.
+Misu Satriyo I thought you brought here by Chanyeol like the others. And his haters like, "Who the fuck is Chanyeol?" Epic LOL.
Gue juga ga tau sih itu siapa, baru ngeh pas baca komen2 di bawah. Koq gitu ya? Haha
+Anjas Nopriantoro ahahahaha ada anjas. Gue jg ga ngerti njas, gak penting2 amat kyknya untuk dicari tau hahaha. Just want to listen to a good music :D
+Misu Satriyo Gue juga jarang banget liat komen2 di youtube, isinya spam doank. Hahaha
Tadi lagi liat playlist di kanan aja terus komen lu dan yang lain keliatan.
+Anjas Nopriantoro ahahahaha, seru tau njas bacain komen2 org. Jd memperluas wawasan hehe. Jd tau jg klo org bule kagak pinter2 amat ternyata haha.
+Misu Satriyo Wkakak itu maksud gue. Mengklaim berasal dari negeri adidaya, memiliki tingkat intelegensi tinggi, ternyata tidak lebih dari bigot korban berhalanya Aku.
Ah sudahlah, klik replay aja yuk. XP
Look at it like 2 friends realising there is different paths they have to.take its heart breaking
I watched their show in Jakarta last night and I cried during Cayman Island and Homesick ❤️😭
It's 2020 now,.and still, I listened to this memorizing song ❤️. #stayhome #covid19pleasegoaway
😔
Me too
Me too:))
2024 still listening
Same here❤
OMG...... I miss this song but didn't know the name. Just got here out of the blue😂
이 노래는 나의 최애곡이자 학창시절에 들었던 노래중 가장 감명깊게 들었던 곡이다 2009년 내가 중3때 나는펫4 출연자 박지환의 쇼핑몰 키본 bgm이었지 그 쇼핑몰에서 이노래를 처음듣고 나와 초딩이었던 내동생은 영어학원 원어민 선생님께 노래를 들려드리며 제목을 찾아달라했었지ㅋㅋㅋ 10년이 지난 지금 아기를 낳고 아기를 재우면서 듣고있네... 세월 빠르다ㅠㅠ
One of my absolute favorites from them.
I did not know Frodo was such a great musician!
Rightt?!!!
so beautiful. calms me every time i hear it
Their music is so pure and so perfect. I can't even describe. I just feel how it fill me.
October 2020, and still a beautiful song
Still remember every single memories in this song since 2012, till now 2021 and still be a beautiful song for me.
how time goes so fast 😇
My fave song of the band....whenever I feel lonely...or feel sad, I come back to this song and feel like continuing with my life again. Thank you guys.
all their songs are amazing
It seems angels are singing.....It makes me feel so good .....
Beautiful song. Makes me want to fall in love all over again for the 2:41 duration of the song. Haven't heard such good, deep and meaningful music in a while.
Beautiful eirick with his beautiful sad, soft voice.
Already 10years ago.. how I really miss so much watching the concert, live music like you guys, but all is different now due to Pandemic Covid 19.
Hope this situation go far away really soon and All could be back to normal..
Stay safe, stay healthy, GBU.. 💕
Tuve la oportunidad de hace dias conocer a Erlend. Se presentó en mi ciudad y es muy sencillo y cercano con su publico, además de muy apasionado por su música y la de los chicos que le acompañaban en el escenario con instrumentos. Con decir que hasta se bajó del escenario para estar con la gente y ver a sus chicos tocar 😊😊
so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.
Here is Midnight right now. And i heard it for first time from radio. Makes me missing someone and idk, my tears falling down. I love this song. Really... It's deep.
Over ten years ago now. It was late at night too, and I was about to turn off the tv when this came on. I don´t have a very good memory but I think I´ll never forget that.
i'm into you.... :)))) but what should we do? it'll never back again to us.
same here, the thing that we could do is only sit and remember every moments that we spent with someone we missed
Galau mulu bos
So cozy
Whoever listens to this song in 2023 has good taste in music❤
I’m sure it’s been said but how can anyone dislike this tune. Reevaluate, seriously.
And I've been living in Cayman Islands since this was released ,thanks to you guys...
Love from Brasil
I could never find words to describe what this song means to me. But the peace it gives, everytime I listen to it - the memories it brings back - they're just priceless. It will always be a part of me. And I love this lyric: "If only they could see / If only they had been here / They would understand / How someone could have chosen / To go the length I've gone / To spend just one day riding / Holding on to you / I never thought it would be this clear". If you're coming back to this - I will always love you. Peacefully. Like the first time.
I comeback here to see and feel Cayman islands again. Time flies so fast aaaaah. It's already 8 yrs. The vibe still same💜
2021 and still listening KoC?
Whenever I listen this song, I feel emotions that I never felt.
I hadn't heard this song in a while and I walked into a candy shop with my boyfriend one day on our trip to MA and now whenever I hear this song I think about that day :) I love him
was like 2006 or so, i was in a high school, at 5:30am i was dressing up to go there, then it happened i hear this beautiful song at mtv when it ended i tried to see who was the artist and i came late and i couldn't see it. Im from México, in those years the internet was slow, and also in p2p software like ares and so on, you could find, classics, or mainstream songs, but in any case i didn't even know what was the name of the artist. So i spent like a month turning on the tv even before of the hour i've seen it. I never heard this song again. But in my mind, constantly after years, i always tried to remember this tune. But then happens, in 2014-2015 like 9 years from the first time i heard it, i found "missread" from KOC and then some days later i heard again this beautiful song since then, nothing could tear me apart from this band, and this song in special.
sekitar 2004 satu teman kost mengenalkan lagu ini.. sekarang sudah 2019 saja.. bertambah tahun, semakin menjadi tua dan semakin sadar jika hidup hanya sementara
I just found these guys, but I already love them. :')
But KOC is a indie folk/pop band. O.o
Aarcvard Kray this song comes from Brazilian Bossa Nova.
galivanderluciaud29 How is this Bossa Nova? :|
Aarcvard Kray It's hard to explain for me because I'm not brazilian. Wikipedia has a better definition. But what I can tell you is that Bossa Nova is like jazz + caribbean music + african music in Portuguese. It's a music of slow tempo and rhythm. Google "Garota de Ipanema", it's the best example of it.
I came to celebrate the new album in 2021😀✌️
Just discovering this group and this song. What a gift to my ears and soul. Everything I have heard I really enjoy. So thrilled!!!
i miss the old “you”. how you always keep this song on a shared earphones we’re connected to. i hope he is worth it.
Absolutely sublime song. Simple, genuine, emotive.
Softly whispering these words...such a beautiful song to remember after all this years past by....❤️❤️❤️
my favorite song since my teenager