David Bowie & The Arcade Fire - Wake Up

[1991Hatcher]

Their energy always gives me chills.

[manfredsmirnos]

i dindn't cry first time because i don't speak english!!!!ahahah bat i found the translation and it's fantastic, all their songs are fantastic and i love when they play live!!! they are artist!!!

[Colliermoose]

Discovering Arcade Fire has rekindled my faith in contemporary music.

[kya169]

omg, Bowie is fuckin awesome, and that redhead rocks that drum and accordion

[crankypantsish]

Cry watching this? I cry every time I hear it!!

[wizardeye]

i can't help but laugh at 1:17

[NinjaA1214]

@wizardeye Major DERP face lol

[snowbull911]

@wizardeye Hahahahah same here

[wtfarockfish]

Terrific performance. Love that random red-head drummer's energy. Why the fuck would I be crying though?

[Lecski]

totally lame auditory...

[energizerhippo]

I,m a celeb where,s my zimmerframe. Nice try David. Ok it was kind of cool.

[wahoo551]

hey I'm 57 years old and I love this band!

[dionimail]

I miss a harp or something...

[32ecox]

If you don't cry watching this you might just be emotionally stable inside.

[DAVROSS44]

Stupid celebrities (barring Heather Graham!)

Not worthy of such awesomeness!

[ClaauudeGiroux]

you people should go onto itunes, look up "the montreal bias", and listen to one of their pocasts. THAT is so beautiful it almost made me cry. i have a great passion for hockey. you just have to listen to it to know what i'm talking about

[sleepyfish]

WOW

[nachomanpdx]

What I see in this video is a room full of people who have little, to no idea who The Arcade Fire is. But over the course of the song they have fully won over the crowd, and by the end everyone is in to it. Great version of "Wake Up". Love the band, love the song!

[Firebrand1967]

....aaand Ziggy plaaayed gui-tarrr ahhh!

[Skyclad65]

happy 65th birthday david for a few days ago- love ya

[vsprtn11]

I think it's not whether the song is sung nicely or not, it's the passion that comes through that I love. Fuck, music like this make the world a better place.

[kathleenbensimon]

This is amazing. A gift to YouTube and my ears.

[13crapa]

bowie looks like plastic

[stat3vil3]

...exceptional!!!!!

[stat3vil3]

....magnific, exceptional!!!!

[JewFishTV]

Napoleon Dynamite @ 1:18 !!!!!

[jimbe1969]

It's amazing... I appear to be alive...

and yet, no tears...

[snowtraveler65]

I appreciate some of Bowie's classic music from the past. Must say that I fail to see what is so emotionally stimulating about this song. Lots of wooaa's, incomprehensible vocals and a ponderous beat. Whatever...

[weirdoneno]

those 414 people are just don't understand how great music works. THIS IS PERFECT! i almost tearing up my eyes and i was shivering as fuck as i watch this :')

[dblsweet1]

Thank God for David Bowie! He has inspired so much music of the last 30 years. I just introduced my 7 year grand son to David so he will live on for another 30 years. He looks amazing!!

[theseventhday]

great Canadian band

[brotadobrotado1]

must've been a real NICE potato they filmed this on!

[corncornrocks]

@brotadobrotado1 asshat. you make that comment on every video that is 1080p?

[brotadobrotado1]

@corncornrocks I don't always comment on videos with a low resolution rate... but when I do I usually ask if they have used a potato to film it :)

[corncornrocks]

@brotadobrotado1 i meant isn't 1080p.

[meinLiebsterFeind]

I didn't cry, Arcade Fire fucking blows.

[Whamdame]

Arcade Fire are FUCKING AWESOME

[91Alexxaqme]

wouahhhhhhhhhh putain de merde elle est magnifique déja à la base mais là avec david bowie .... c'est encore plus jouisif !

[The4thGuy]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID! THIS HAD TO BE IN CAPS!

[xMrBumpyx]

if you dont cry, youre not a yuppie hipster faggot. fuck this nonsense shit.

[ageofpinguino]

If it wasn't for the title, I would had guessed that this was Ellen Degeneres with Arcade Fire.

[Tomsan991]

Dear Audience - Get on your fucking feet. It's David Bowie.

[sergechartrand64]

hey-moron jalalala, you have no-culture- or anything in your boring fucking -life to say anymore again on you-tube ### we are after-you- ,,,,,,,,

[ziggytheduke]

was this before may 29th of 2006? Or was it after...

[Finchler88]

"Ah, that shows you the power of music, that magician of magician, who lifts his wand and says his mysterious word and all things real pass away and the phantoms of your mind walk before you clothed in flesh." - David Bowie

[MeYouDanzig]

Win Butler, you genius, you are my role model in music. Thank you Arcade Fire and thank you David Bowie - a living legend.

[fla1037]

Love that these hollywood-type's finally stand up by the end!

[75Veritas]

If I don't cry while watching this I'm dead inside?! Well who the foo are you? Nietzsche? The only thing holding this ridilin induced freak fest together is Bowie, otherwise it's a total wash of whining. I'm so sorry you live in the suburbs, such a hard life!! OMG!!

[gambo384]

@75Veritas AF are the biggest bunch of yuppie idiots yearning to be cool by try so hard to "not be cool"

[ZooYork258]

@gambo384 That being said , do you enjoy the song ?

[gambo384]

@ZooYork258 It's a catchy song, and the performance was solid.

[gambo384]

@ZooYork258 Also, why do the members of AF look like they're having seizures? Are they that overcome with "emotion?" lol

[snowtraveler65]

@gambo384 LOL. Yeah, that guy with the snare drum and tambourine could definately use some medication.

[IMINTHEMOMENTRU]

@calyn06 trust me this world is going to change fast in a good way soon just like the song says "WAKE UP"...GOD is right next to you now(human)...you are apart of something so much bigger than you will ever understand....let go.....of all your thoughts of everything you think you know..and be free...trust me

[5AU5AGEROLL]

DAVID FUCKING BOWIE

[jalajalajalaja]

this band is fucking useless. unless you like 3 notes in a song, and 11 out of 15 people on stage adding nothing to the sound.... then, you're all set

[MGrin307]

Amen brother, best frecken band upon the planet with that slam rockster monster incredible Sir David Bowie what a sound but like always the Fire delivers they're a machine - shiiiit.

[bakerdave76]

Fuckin top !!

[Sunjata0]

sux

[warstarter30]

loved the song its a great song bowie is amazing! arcade fire is a really good band but i have to say people i must be dead inside, an i prolly am so sorry everyone

[pakitovillanueva]

deplorable song

[BlueFireat]

Well that was a crappy song...

[Odonnolly]

This video made my entire life better!!! And I would so marry the shit out Richard Parry!!

[cgyguy79]

All I want for Christmas is an Arcade Fire date in Calgary

[Hatham]

Napoleon Dynamite minus the glasses 1.18

[TheKaylalena]

Bowie makes this even more special! <333

[alsaalsal]

I am alive!!!

[ihatealigators]

I have a mental disorder that severely stunts my emotional spectrum and empathy. I STILL ALMOST CRIED NIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAA

[ODETTESPSR36]

I'm alive inside alright

[1966pippi]

David Bowie is a Bitch



[MakeItAllSoReal]

@1966pippi David Bowie would fuck you up

[tiamarquez0]

So where are the improper comments are?

[chakra666enfin]

Bowie.... lo repito puta madre es hermoso!

[chakra666enfin]

Puta madre esto es hermoso...!!!!!

[Jamieos1990]

Credit to those two standing at 0:52...they knew what was coming.

[PeytonBay1]

thats how i play tambourine

[darcgrrl]

David Bowie is by far the top male vocalist of the 20-21st century. In almost all the modern "real" music, not that over produced crap that is antihumanistic, you can hear the influence of David Bowie, even in this group. For a 65 yrold dude he looks pretty amazing to me and still F’ing rocks. Anyone of today’s and yesterdays big bands (and even the little bands) would be honored to play alongside rock royalty of this caliber.

[canuck21]

@darcgrrl I agree, David Bowie is way, way up there among the top. Every singer/band that I respect are fans of David Bowie and when I say every, I mean EVERY with no exception.

[otisnara1234]

Holy shit! Real music!

[phoenix3brian]

to tell you the truth i think i am dead inside. but i still like this song even if i don't understand or feel it completely

[sexypoetry]

I SEEK POLE SHIFT SURVIVAL GROUP

[Bjarku]

oh look its david bo-OH SHIT IS THAT OWEN PALLETT?

[PeytonBay1]

the girl at 4:00 had absolutely no clue what the words were....

[PeytonBay1]

i paused it at 1:18 and laughed for 20 minutes XD

[calyn06]

Incredible, still get goosebumps from the last 2 minutes (from the bridge for tose who understand)

[norcalmatt1]

its napoleon dynamite on tambourine

[FreneticKey]

Its David fucking Bowie!!

[stp52x]

I'll be perfectly honest, this is the only decent song by Arcade Fire

[BoysIncorporated101]

@stp52x That's just your opinion.

[lingle1995]

@stp52x you obviously havent listened to many of their songs then...

[Scoobyschwarzter]

Looks like i'm dead inside then

[allieloulou85]

Heather Graham seems to enjoy Arcade fire... (3:31)

[lostwhitemale]

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[BurpinChunks]

this could have easily been a dub for revenge of the nerds talent show

[superclaydude]

@BurpinChunks true. :P

They still have good songs, though.

[apkhazavagiorgi]

Shame to David Bowie !!!

[Preliminimal]

children wake up...

what are the rest of the lyrics ?

[IngloriousBear]

@Preliminimal hold your mistake up, before they turn the summer into dust

[BATSPIDE]

AWESOME THIS SONG INSPIRES

[Wichita199]

I love this song=)

[johnnymitnick]

fun fact: Bowie got into arcade fire after listening to this song. I cried when i found out they played it together

[manygate10]

It was David Bowie who promoted this band in the first place.

[neagaritrance]

What an honor. Mr. David Bowie himself...

[diaorday]

Awesome!!!

[ATZETM]

USE AT YOUR RISK; do not use abusively. MADE IN USA, EARTH & EHLSWAR. 90,001,037,520+07+02_15.5 LDT/20. To: d. bowie. Thahnx for performing The Arcade Fire - Wake Up. It is a privilege to look at you and hear you, but perhaps not always all the time as everyone is not always appreciable. Had a dream with a semblance as ye conveying "After all I did" exasperated. dlaktmuzihk

[skatefallen15]

love the tambourine comments hahahahahaha

[emmawelsh11]

in theory I should love this because it's my 2 of my favourites but I'm just not feeling it. I think being there at the concert would've been amazing though.

[manygate10]

@emmawelsh11 How can you not have felt this?!

[bamboodoo]

Where is this?



[steef2d2]

So the kid from Freaks and Geeks plays the tambourine now; interesting career change.

[xwnordique]

Pretty sure the tambourine player is Beaker from the Muppets

[shamwoww]

There may be who knows how manymmembers but the guy who plays the tamborine is the glue that holds Arcade Fire together. His masterful timing, enthusiasm and hipster indie image are pivotal to their whole musical entity. Without him the actual musician drummer would spontaneously combust, Win would divorce Regine and change his name to Lose Butler.Canada would have no more musical integrity and get invaded by the U.S. Hes preventing war.

oh and once again, 1:18 HERPA DURRRPA DURRR TAMBORINE

[oceanrodeo]

@shamwoww how'd you link to 1:18 exactly? That's impressive! (And, yes - tambourines always have a calming effect - he's totally preventing war.)

[MrCanada144]

Beautiful with davib bowie

[anna0anel]

great.

[ejlarsonstratford]

i must be dead inside... -.-

[hiswhiteglove]

arcade fire ? what to hell? i dont know 

[MsRandomPro]

@06drew06

Then i guess you need something stronger then this,

cus bowie ruins the whole thing.

- Here listen to this..

/watch?v=5OmMPaLmxKg&feature=r­elated

[shamwoww]

1:18 DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I PLAY THE TAMBORINE

[ageofpinguino]

If it wasn't for the title, I would had guessed that this was Ellen Degeneres with Arcade Fire.

[citylightslikerain37]

@ageofpinguino that made me laugh, so hard. (':

[dadingobros]

@ageofpinguino Now that's a collaboration I support!

[ZACKnirvana]

@ageofpinguino fuck you sir...fuck you deeply in your anus

[stiggyh]

@ZACKnirvana fuckin looooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooool

[stiggyh]

@ageofpinguino dude youre messin around :)

[ricmaciel]

@ageofpinguino lol, shut up mate, Bowie might listen to this!! lol lol!!

[TheMrwouldyourather]

@ageofpinguino LOL!

[06drew06]

I didn't cry and now i'm really worried

[mikejleonard84]

awesome love it

[TheZacharyG]

does a hard on count as crying ?

[joshwhalen17]

@TheZacharyG

Crying from your penis.

[MorningView4]

I wasn't crying. I was weeping.

[Liberationorchestra]

I am dead inside apparently...

[SkiBigWhite]

2:38 omg is that jade from the hangover? And AMAZING song

[burgeonfire]

oh my GOD

[wantsomecake328]

I'm expecting to see AF backing Bowie, considering he is David F*CKING Bowie, but its really more the other way around.

[wantsomecake328]

DONT GET ME WRONG THIS IS STILL FRACKING AMAZING

[DrVegasIII]

That guy plays the hell outta the tambourine !!!

[cachaslokas]

@DrVegasIII right! does good to see artists with so much enthousiasm isnt it? plus he is tolkienly gorgeous

[spinkicker27]

@DrVegasIII I love tambourine player's style

[jeffrinck146]

1:18

Napolian Dynomite

[Stillwater900]

Bowie needs to give this more strength, more power. I didn't like this version. He just doesn't fit in here

[montys6574]

You guys have chairs in spain?



[montys6574]

You guys have chairs in spain?

[o0xst]

"If you don´t cry watching this, you are dead inside." Go fuck yourself. It's great, but I dont think whether or not I cry to this proves if I am a human being or not.

[Stillwater900]

@o0xst Yeah, its not even a very good version of this song. Bowie doesn't fit, he's not being BIG enough, powerful enough.

[thelatestttplague]

@o0xst I guess some people just have to take EVERYTHING literally...

[o0xst]

@thelatestttplague Nah man, just don't like this mentality. It's like to some people, if you aren't Joel Osteen then you're just some person that is rotten and terrible and needs to go jump off a bridge or eat some catfish or whatever... I don't like it!

[thelatestttplague]

@o0xst Calm down. I'm willing to bet my house that the poster of this video was being facetious when they said that. It is really not that serious. Take a chill pill. haha

[squeezeslemons]

@o0xst yea seriously...

[anaeli1894]

@o0xst dude, take a chill pill... geez...

[o0xst]

@anaeli1894 ok fats

[anaeli1894]

@o0xst aaww! Is this you trying to be mean? You're so cute! =D My advice? You need to release the pressure on the stick you have up your ass. And leave others be, hun... Mmk? K. Oh, and don't forget! Grow from love. I send you big hugs! You need one, ASAP!

[samber122]

@anaeli1894 oooooo hateful

[anaeli1894]

@samber122 LOL!

[Joanna5757]

Amazing band! Amazing song! Who dosent love Bowie and some AF all mixed together!

[mattcattt]

I used to think the video description was really pretentious and wank, but I just rewatched their performance at Reading and I couldn't sing along, it was just welling up :P

I was there.

[jeshram]

Every time Bowie plays with a band turns out to be fucking amazing.

[sirsheline]

I got goosebumps like 15 times during this video.

[evilthesaurus]

they're all just so adorable. i just want to hug them!

[xalener]

1:18

"HURRR I GOT A TAMBORIEEEEEEEEEEEEEN"

[ValtronW]

Just....the pure energy of this performance is amazing.

[jeffrinck146]

Bowie did this song JUSTICEE!!! I loveee arcade fire! but I seriously think bowie did FANNTASSTICC on this song!! Perfect song for him to feature on

[1515pier]

Yessss, finally, they can dance at the end + standing ovation ;-)



[MegaShasha79]

I semi agree about the whole they did what?!, " Sat Down." But then again....we are all not taught to express emation and it be accepted. In shot; I think they really ...deep inside...Enjoyed it!

[Eggye99]

David Bowie is old fashioned class for a modern age. Who has that class now. Very fucking few that's who

[Gammasnarf]

Find it ridiculous how people are starting to think Arcade Fire are 'the best live band ever'... Is this what the music industry has become?

[dobiastiehl]

love them - but the fiddlers are f****