Wolf Parade "You Are A Runner and I Am My Father's Son"

[DrRoryMagowan]

Anyone here from The slide bigspin trick tip?

[iamnotascientisi]

Kinda reminds me of I Turn My Camera On by Spoon.

[MOONBOOTSONER]

haha you are a lame its all about being your father's son and the tie's that bind us

[lumyingluo]

cool song :)

[3Storm]

Jeez that drum beat. Hits. So. Hard.

[RentzLeinbach]

I always thawt it was about twats.

[trimpton]

I thought it was about war. And a few generations of soldiers.

[cizzin]

Dat beat.

[americaneyes1]

I always thought it was about Oedipus Rex

[musiczQT5]

<3333333333333333

[toasega]

@mixtape24 It's the name of a stop motion video, just type in Jazz with a general problem.

[Rowanshadowcat]

For some reason I always think of The Road when I hear this song...

[dasophie99]

This is Great.

[powerpoop9]

I would hope so

[SuicideCrippler]

so yeah, i'm like pretty psyched I ever found out about these guys, they pretty much rock harder and deeper than most the shit called "music" that's played on the radio. I found out about them from Dan's other band with his girlfriend, handsome furs. So much good music.

[Zebztheshit2]

@SuicideCrippler check out sunset rubdown too if you haven't already, another side project

[darksider7140]

@Zebztheshit2 or frog eyes or swan lake. Spencer Krug has played on some Frog Eyes albums and is part of the "supergroup" called Swan Lake

[samsamization]

This song is so good, there is nothing else to add but it deserves a btetter sound quality upload. the band's world success is about to happen.

[Dolphindream15]

hey all I have a question for ANY ONE WHO CAN HELP ME,,Wolf Parade did a song ABOUT the Queen Mary,,the words to the beging of the song,, are would you like to take a ride on the famous Queen,,I have the song but its not a GOOD MP3,,NEED A BETTER ONE (MP3) ANY ONE HAVE IT) and does any one have the lyrics,,

[ImTestingSleeping]

I always thought this song was about being domestically abused leading to more domestic abuse in the next generation.

"You are a runner" The narrator has hit his son and he runs away (metaphorically or literally)

"And I am my father's son" Narrator realizes that he is no different from his father now that he has done this.

[unkleduke]

@ImTestingSleeping

yeah, he said as much in an interview i read although he didn't specifically refer to abuse. but i think that's what it's about. i think it's on their wikipedia page.

[darksider7140]

@ImTestingSleeping Wow, never thought about it like that.

[aaronjacobwillman]

@ImTestingSleeping: I kinda feel like that too... maybe it's infidelity in a very serious relationship instead of abuse? Infidelity runs higher with people who have experienced it in their families... sort of like depression. i can relate to it in the lyrics "I'll build a house inside of you, I'll go in through the mouth, i'll draw 3 figures on your heart. One of them will be me as a boy watching you run"

[americaneyes1]

@ImTestingSleeping Definitely not, considering Spencer dedicated this song to his father during their last concert.

[alwaysandeverful]

@americaneyes1 Yeah but it doesn't necessarily have to be about his father, it could just be a narrative.

[wondervillian]

check out new ice age on my space,i think der kinda like these guys.

[olifka773]

amazing <3

[spunkransomsluv17]

Great song. Love Language City from them too.

[toasega]

Jazz with a General problem.

[munkiechops]

@toasega yup

[sms92690]

this entire album is pretty solid

[pasture1013]

this song is awsome! same thing happend to me sumofishy u rox.... ; p

[kazuki11717]

..................

I am my father's son?

DUH..

[SeanSeanSeanCanada]

.....when you say i am my fathers son, it means you're alot like your father, as in you're obviously his because you are so much alike.... hes not being that literal as just talking genetics

[joshsanchez21]

haha

[Sumofishy]

w00t w00t i heard this song on mtv and i forgot its name... thought it was arctic monkeys....finally found it =D

[technotetris]

SOLID album

[apraezz]

muy buena cancion, no los conocia

[sallyheartjack]

I love this songggggggggg thank youuu

[coohoolane]

If you don't like it don't bother posting about it

[pfnuesel]

Well, I love the song, but the recording quality is so crappy, it would almost ruin the song. Nothing against mp3's with poor bitrate, but this one sucks big time. Compare it to the version on the CD and realize, that this song is even greater than you imagined.

[pfnuesel]

quality sucks.

[lastlivingsea]

The audio is all funky but thanks for uploading a non-live version.