All of the videos are live because I sort of have this theory that live music has this weird sort of kinetic energy that makes it like a battery recharge for the human soul. Look up CD versions of songs if you want a better listen. Or at least look up the lyrics.
Let me know what you think.
XO
FREAK
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Ten tracks.
Ten bands.
Ten videos.
Enjoy.
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You Know Dats Right - American Diary
PS: so sorry this is so shit, there was only so much I could do. It was the only video of it I could find. Get the song, though, it's fucking amazing. The entire American Diary album is fucking fantastic, I bought their CD off of them when I went to Warped Tour over the summer and I love them to death. They're also some of the sweetest guys I've ever met.
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Good Weekend - Art Brut
This song is fantastic.
And this version has the best intro ever.
"It's a dancing, drinking, love song that you can dehydrate to..."
It also has some epic participation in the middle.
This is a live video of the band performing at Pitchfork Festival in Chicago in 2006.
I wish I could have seen this because the band is fucking funny and amazing.
Plus, just listen to this song.
"I've seen her naked... TWICE!"
Enjoy.
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Hoods & Capers - Asteria
Acoustic at Bamboozle 2009. Couldn't find a good full band version.
Love this song, though.
Love this song, though.
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I Know What I Am - Band Of Skulls
This song just sort of makes me smile.
Since I'm favoring live videos, this is live on Jimmy Kimmel.
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Tighten Up - The Black Keys
The Black Keys are fantastic, and this song has such a lovely sound to it.
Live on The Late Show with David Letterman 5/25/10.
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Jude Law And A Semester Abroad - Brand New
I fucking love this song.
The lyrics are fantastic.
It also just sounds good. Like... it's good to listen to.
You can thank me later.
"I hope the next boy that you kiss has something terribly contagious on his lips..."
"Tell all the English boys you meet about the American boy back in the states, the American boy you used to date, who would do anything you say..."
"And even if her plane crashes tonight she'll find some way to disappoint me by not burning in the wreckage or drowning at the bottom of the sea..."
"And if you ever said you missed me then don't say you never lied."
XO
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Short Skirt Long Jacket - Cake
Live on their Cake Finally Plays Europe All Request Webcast on 1/22/02.
Skip forward to around 2:24 if you want to go straight to the song,
But trust me...
The intro is entertaining enough to warrant the extra two and half minutes.
"I want a girl with a mind like a diamond... I want a girl who knows what's best... I want a girl with shoes that cut and eyes that burn like cigarettes. I want a girl with the right allocations who's fast and thorough and sharp as a tack... She's playing with her jewelry, she's putting up her hair, she's touring the facilities and picking up slack... I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket."
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Photobooth - Death Cab for Cutie
It's not quite sad, but it's not quite sweet. It's good to listen to, though, but most Death Cab songs are.
This has been my favorite Death Cab song for a long time.
Live from Sydney, Australia in 2009.
"Anything but the blatant proof was your lips touching mine in the photobooth..."
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Monsters Under the Bed - Eugene McGuinness
At Rough Trade 2009 via MySpace.
I love this song, though the live version starts with an intro that I wish was in the live version.
Mario death noise + scary half singing.
Yes.
"I spent five hours on the net last night... avoiding the monsters under my bed with square eyes... now I dare not stick my feet off the end incase they bite, sing the monster song... la-da-dup-ba-da-bow-ah... la-da-dup-ba-da-bow-ah... la-da-dup-ba-da-bow-ah... la-da-dup-ba-da-bow-ah..."
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Man Ray - The Futureheads
At the Royal Albert Hall with Muse to support Teenage Cancer Trust in 08.
"It gives me man ray, it's what we like. It gives me weston, touch each other in black and white."
"Touch yourself, touch yourself, touch each other in black and white..."
This song is repetitive, but not difficult to listen to. The lyrics, though simple, are kind of spectacular.
Enjoy.
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