Bird of Paradise - Serj Tankian

[Xxthemezmerizedx]

dose anyone know the lyrics????

[johnny141093]

It is on an album, "Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project", a compilation :)

[guidofix]

5 can't elope

[meluvcheese22]

@guidofix LOL

[thunderblackbird072]

Serj is a master of music

[PunkyPenguin]

Charlie Parker - Birds of Paradise is the original sample. :D

[samanosuke95]

@PunkyPenguin thx :D

[sulfuricSHAME]

@AlienSacrifice I JIZZES.

[HellomynameisN]

Wasn't put on album? :O

[jxan17albo]

Ya no toca con SOAD??? :,(



[chocomalu]

@jxan17albo están reunidos ahora haciendo giras! pero Serj continúa trabajando el solitario!

[thunderblackbird072]

@chocomalu entonces Serj toca aparte y con el grupo, pero no se ha separado de la banda, cierto?

[juanquinez]

@jxan17albo ehhh, no sé si supiste, pero se volvieron a juntar para tocar en Latinoamérica, pero ya hicieron la mayoría de la gira, y ahora sólo falta Chile, creo.

[jxan17albo]

@juanquinez si sabía, pero me refería a que si seguirían o no sacando discos de SOAD con Serj como vocalista

[juanquinez]

@jxan17albo Que yo sepa, van a sacar otro disco dentro de 2 años, eso me dijeron...

[leonardo6780]

essa música é interessante é uma mistura de descopasso com improviso

[sulfuricSHAME]

@AlienSacrifice I JIZZES

[MrAstrall85]

1:00 epic

[NikcSirk]

@AlienSacrifice >_> So hostile...

[HappyDuder43]

This was never recorded or intended for Elect the Dead its part of a Charlie Parker remix tribute called "Bird Up, The Charlie Parker Remixes"

[NikcSirk]

@AlienSacrifice Change the A in "Jazzes" To an I. And it is a dirty word. haha. I'm bored...

[9gwalexis]

know imgaen if u where high ....... yeah ....

[lilmissrudy2tone]

This song WAS on an album it was called "bird up". it was a project where modern music artists including the Executioners covered and remade various Charlie Parker peices.

[lilmissrudy2tone]

This song WAS on an album it was called "bird up". it was a project where modern music artists including the Executioners covered and remade various Charlie Parker pieces. A bad ass jazz musician, FYI

[iagomarcelu]

muito bom !!!

[GameShaft]

Screw kim kardashian she dose not compare to serj

[January55505]

isn't Kim Kardashian Aermenian? If so, Armenia has some awesome people

[jthmgirl777]

i think this song is beautiful

[chrischrist2u]

I don't get why people are arguing over the existence of God on Youtube of all the fucking places to do it.

[theaszdertz]

@KenMarblecake and thats when it happens! oh hey guys it just so happens i speak on the behalf of all Christians on this thousand year old argument! in the end everyone fears death because its inevitable and no god can save you from the uncertainty of what will happen thats why people choose to believe in such things! because they cant accept the possibility of nothing beyond this life! just because your going to wet yourself over some big bad bedtime story doesnt mean i want to hear about it...

[Metelhead02]

Dear youtube- Please stop this stupid as hell arguement,

[Vader0325]

God didn't create a world with robots to Glorify him, We have free will. We can choose to accept Him or not. What fun would it be to live in a world where we have no choice in our beliefs. As far as disease goes, God didnt create disease, H1N1 and HIV are new diseases. God is not a cosmic puppetmaster controlling things from heaven. You should study the bible. Peace to you

[KenMarblecake]

@Vader0325 You're just making excuses for your fear of death.Grow the fuck up.

[Vader0325]

@KenMarblecake Ken- Most Christians don't fear death because we believe in everlasting life. I am grown up. I suggest you look deep inside and find some class, I'm sure it's in there somewhere. You should also try to find some discipline. Its too easy to swear and demonstrate your lack of class, it's hard to get your point across in a civil way, at least for you. Also, with some discipline you wouldn't be so overweight and give in to every desire, you would probably find meaning to your "life"

[MrThembones]

@KenMarblecake Why are most athiests such damn elitists? Do I troll you on all the videos you watch, and start shit by saying "YOU DONT BELIEVE IN GOD YOU IZ GOIN TEH HELLZ!"?

If you dont believe, so fucking what get over it and quit trying to start shit you arrogant fucktard. No one cares, and neither should you. I dont judge people off their beliefs. If someones satanic, I'm not going to be an instant ass to them. So shut the fuck up and watch the video.

[KenMarblecake]

@MrThembones Don't get so worked up over nothing. With the right to believe whatever you want comes the right to argue about such beliefs. If you want to complain about opinions, take it to 4chan.

[MrThembones]

@KenMarblecake

Over nothing? Kid what the fuck are you even talking about? Its so damn annoying to see on every damn video some arrogant fuckhole goes and starts a debate on religion. I'm not complaining about opinions, I'm ranting on the fact stupid shits like you can't keep their beliefs to themselves without shoving their noses into someone else's.

Get a fucking life and quit bitching over religious beliefs and watch the video.

[KenMarblecake]

@MrThembones If you don't want to see free speech, you're in the wrong country.

[MrThembones]

@KenMarblecake theres freedom of speech, and being arrogant. You are inclined to believe or say whatever, but quit going onto everyvideo and starting shit over beliefs. Its fucking retarded and a serious waste of time.

Quit being such a fucking elitist pig.

[KenMarblecake]

@MrThembones Being arrogant goes hand in hand with freedom of speech and I don't go on every video, this is actually the first one I started because someone was saying that hiv and h1n1 was our fault. Time wasted having fun is not time wasted. And please stop using profanity in every post, it doesn't help your anti free speech point at all. I understand your frustration.

[MrThembones]

@KenMarblecake I'm not against freedom of speech, and no, I will use profanity sense I am not trying to prove a point of any kind. If you are athiest, great, no one gives a shit, so be quiet about it.

So what if that guy says that, it means you need to start a religous debate? Lots of logic used there, I see.

[KenMarblecake]

@MrThembones You're not against freedom of speech, but people can only praise religion. You're ignoring what I'm saying, this religious debate is over.

[BuXTYP]

I hate when people doing comments that they like that song and putting some smilies like XD. Cause if somebody will try to discuss it they will issue that as a joke.

[Tominator95]

@JesusHasAChode in what cases, would hate be a good thing? i am not trying to be offensive, simply understand. Lately ive been thinking alot about feelings such as pride, anger, and most of all hate, and i would love to hear what you think.

Sorry for my less than perfect english, im from Denmark

[JanK6396]

@JesusHasAChode No one knows if a god exist? Why should he/she/it exist? I could also say: You cant prove wether Unicorns and Sea Rhinoceroses exist or not!!!! It's not ignorant its just...realistic.

[GetOutAlive2]

Before I clicked ont his video, i remember thinking to myseelf "I'll watch this then go listen to something else" At the time, I had a specific song i wanted to listen to, but now i can't remember what it was... I'll just listen to this again. :)

[JanK6396]

@JesusHasAChode I dont need to prove that god doesnt exist. You have to prove He/She/It does. And hate isnt a bad thing, dude.

[Vader0325]

@JanK6396 Gotta jump in on this one. You cant prove to me that God doesnt exist. Look up in the sky and tell me how you create something from nothing. Trillions of cells in our body have to work together perfectly or we cant live. That's called intelligent design and Nano technology will show we didnt evolve. Jesus Christ is a historical figure and the son of God. I have prayed away anxiety attacks and pain in Jesus name, not in the name ot the flying spaghetti monster. Peace be upon you!

[KenMarblecake]

@Vader0325 Speculation that everything can't be created from nothing doesn't equate to proof. Proof requires you to prove something. Look at the world. Ask yourself "What God would create a world with so much genetic disease and hate?"

[ZQman666]

Dat jazz, dat beat

[Footballist2011]

" I SEE WHAT YOUR DOING YOUR PILING IT UP ONE BY ONE " holy FUCK!

[s2ths2]

fucking AMAZING.

[bennydelete]

This was definitely on the album.. At least I remember it from the album. Weird.

[warhero1645]

I like this song better then a few songs on the album, they should've been replaced >.<

[ArmenianRite]

Imagine Serj making these songs, possibly screaming off his head in his house, people would think he's being murdered or something hahaha

[FridaysMaskedMan]

@ArmenianRite Haha, try listening to "We are one" by Buckethead and Serj, with this in mind.

[ArmenianRite]

@FridaysMaskedMan I have hahaha, still do. it was my ringtone periodically.

[nicholas5674]

@ArmenianRite serj lives almost in the middle of nowhere. unless ur talking the animal neighbors.

[tomithy1235]

This was on an album, it's called Bird Up and i got it brand new at the dollar store. it's badass.

[eabr123]

4 people who watched this video still listen to limp bizkit

[sikkazzfool89]

Haters shouldn't be allowed to leave comments...

[BaruFistOfKrosa]

Nathan00G, Igloo Spy, calm down. It's just the internet. Your opinions don't matter now any more than they did in the nineties, when you couldn't share them with the world. Just watch the video and try to move on with your lives.

[Nathan00G]

@BaruFistOfKrosa Hey. Stay out of this. You ain't my amigo so scram.

[BaruFistOfKrosa]

@Nathan00G Aww, why would you say that? I bought us matching clothes and everything.

[Nathan00G]

@IglooSpy

I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I guess I understand, because if you were to say Bird sucked or something, I'd get mad- wait, no I wouldn't, because any musician who's worth his/her salt will tell you Charlie Parker was one of if not THE greatest musician of the 20th century. And that was the point of my post. It's cheap to sample Masters and insulting to make their Music tied with something that sucks.

[JanK6396]

@Nathan00G You know what? Serj Tankian is possibly the best artist of the fucking 20th and 21th centuries. He makes music with his heart! The lyrics of his songs critizise the governments and society. I dont now who Charlie Parker is. Oh now i bet you will say im uneducated! But i dont care. God (just a metaphor, he doesnt exist) gave us Serj Tankian and it makes me happy when I'm listening to his songs. They're just beautifull! So would you be so kind and go fuck yourself?

[Nathan00G]

@IglooSpy

What do you mean exactly by blinding myself with media and propaganda? Funny you should mention I should take a walk in the forest.. I LIVE on one! So, I get plenty of fresh air and sunshine.. but wait. I don't need to prove shit to you or vindicate myself, because basically this is about new music borrowing from the Masters and how youth are basically bankrupt in terms of artistic output. I know you think Serj and SOAD are too cool, but it's all just image based cookie cutter nonsense

[Nathan00G]

OKAY! Firstly, let me just say this. This is so fucking bad. Oh man... Just so fucking bad... Now, onto the facts, and not just my opinion. Bird had more talent in his little finger than all the personnel and artists COMBINED who produced this shit, PERIOD. I'm sorry, but Bird does not Live on this. I mean, Come on! Charlie Parker was one among the small handful of the most incredible, genius musical minds of the 20th century, or ANY century for that matter! To call him a genius is understated!!

[Nathan00G]

So, these hack ass "artists" who basically chop up and sample Bird's beautiful music and then claim to be revitalizing it. I dunno, seems more like shitting on something holy. It's sacrilege! But then again, most of you people probably don't even know who Charlie Parker is, and I don't even feel pretentious saying that! It's probably true! Because if you do know who he was, you'd be damn PISSED OFF that people are raping his music like this! Man! This shit ruined my whole fucking week. Thx Serj!

[IglooSpy]

@Nathan00G Calm the fuck down, man. Just because Serj makes one kinda shit song using somthing that was apparently somewhat "good," in your opinion, doesn't mean you have to bash the artist and everyone involved, comparing them to shit. How about, instead of devoting your life to blinding yourself with all of the media and propaganda, you go take a walk in a forest, and maybe get a girlfriend, because with that kind of judgement you just presented to the world, I highly doubt you do have one.

[Geitir]

@Nathan00G

In my opinion Serj made an awesome song out of this. If you don't like it, stop clicking on it.

[Nathan00G]

@Geitir You're entitled to your opinion, but I guess I should just tell you that this is barely a song.

[TheBlueGreyWorld]

Do someone knows how to have this song ?

I want it ! oo

[cardboardpastries]

It's on an album. It's called Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project

[brokeherlittlebones]

Whered you download this 

[supervacuus]

This song reminds me of Mad Men.

[brokeherlittlebones]

thumbs up if this is the awesomest song ever!!

[CHAOSoriginal]

This song takes you on trip.

[3beelzemon]

This is serj's best song...he should just ditch his other stuff and make every song like this.

[shinjihirako33]

epic

better than all this shit like 50 Cent or lady gaga this is real music !!!!!

[SmokeYourCigarette]

This song makes me cum.

[warhero1645]

I can name a few songs in this album that he should've replaced with this song.

[ParanormalMetalMan]

this is Amazing art!

[myluvserj]

chillaxen!!!!

[xxxWesBentleyxxx]

I'm a bit addicted to this song

[MeAndChickBoom]

This man has lost his mind.

In a good way.

I like how there's a jazz element mixed in.

So dark.

So enticing.

So well put together.

[Xllzii]

Serj seems to be going a little...crazy.

[9999999Dave9999999]

this is the only bad song of serjs

[SwitchedProjex]

wow i never thought serj would do somthing thats not good

[PsychoticSikHypnotic]

My mouth is seriously like... Open. This is so deliciously strange...

[RetroZombieee]

God I love this song so much it makes me want to fucking punch someone in the face.

[artist1849]

This is from Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project. It was released in 2003 according to Wikipedia.

[namemename]

This song is very, very scary. It freak me out. He sounds totally insane and the jazzy parts are so.. Weird.

[yellowmadness54]

which is why its cool.

Try waking up to it, the headphones made the noises scatter and in the beggining that echoing.

But what really scared me, some dude forgot to stop recording when voodoo was over and it went on for about 8 minutes, then some random chimes started to go, IT SCARRED THE CRAP OUTTA ME! I was looking everywhere to see where it was coming from.

[WildTopazCoyote]

@ DarkDragonflyer

WOW, I just had a thought. Call it weird but there was an album of the Nightmare before Christmas. I wonder how he would have sung the Jack Skellington song.

[DarkDragonflyer]

I don't know why, but in this song he sounds like Jack Skellington.....in my opinion^^

[zamoradude1]

i downloaded it of somewhere and i tried looking for it on his album bit it wasnt there =(

[PreparationH]

He must be Frank Zappa's son

[Reznoob]

God damn this one's awesome.

[stavc2]

serj \m/ :)

[HappyDuder43]

This was never intended to be on 'Elect the Dead' it is on "Bird Up the Charlie Parker Remix Project.'

[Juno11125]

anyone now how to get the bonus tarcks on this album?

[VistaManiac93]

is serj and american?

[Nepze123]

Armenian

[dontreadmyusername0]

he's Armenian but An American Citizen

[tudormihalache1]

@dontreadmyusername0 But he now lives in New Zealand, where a fellow Romanian friend of mine also lives.

[PlaystationDudeify]

@tudormihalache1 really?

[zavertushkin]

use wikipedia, not youtubers ;)

[ARCcommanderTalVerd]

@zavertushkin but wikipedia can be updated by youtubers.....

[zavertushkin]

@ARCcommanderTalVerd

that makes sence)))) lol

[ARCcommanderTalVerd]

@zavertushkin Thanks I usually try to

[TheDisturbedPrincess]

No guitars in it but VERY catchy. :3

I'm guessing I like anything Thats made by Serj-ie Werj-ie <That's what I call him LOLZ

[SilentAsesino]

I enjoy how it just has a calm feel to it then has hints of anger im a metal head and love everything that serj did and wat system of a down did

[TheDisturbedPrincess]

I might try and get the song. :D

[AVELONA555]

he is 42.

[200zero]

WHAT RU SERIOUS?

[CURLYFRIESrGOOD]

how old is serj tankian?

[graaftell]

i have got this song pasted to another song but i buyed the album ariginally so i dont know if its a bonus track or a hidden track or something

[p1mpinsid]

this shouldve been on an album!

cause it rocks! XD

[Vince1447]

@p1mpinsid it is actually its on the Bird Up - The Charlie Parker Remix Project

[deathlyomega]

@Vince1447 wow you fail this is serj's symphony for the elect the dead album not bird up you can easily distinguish serj's voice in most songs he plays

[Vince1447]

@deathlyomega your a complete dipshit cuz THIS ISNT FUCKING ON THE ALBUM I JUST BOUGHT THE ALBUM AT HOT TOPIC . also your retardedness is toped off with the ignorance of not looking on on goddamn iTunes ON TOP OF THE GODDAMN DATE OF THE VIDEO IS 2007!!!!! you do no that the the album came out ya no WAYYYYYYYYY AFTER THAT? good job dumbass

[TheFallenCanRise]

@Vince1447 Not to butt in, but...Even though you are correct, you automatically lose this for bringing up "Hot Topic". Still, glad to see that someone know their facts, at least. Now, let's get you into better shopping habits, my friend.

[Vince1447]

@TheFallenCanRise well i admit hot topic has gone a bit mainstream no ALOT mainstream they still have a couple nice things like the Serj DVD where as most places dont that the first thing ive bought there in like a year i just thought id mention it so its a lil more backup and idc that you butt in i enjoy talking to people who might actually no what there talking about

[TheFallenCanRise]

@Vince1447 Wow. A touch of manners. I now like you. Let's get married! Well..maybe not. But you do have a good point. As I remember, I bought my Invader Zim boxset and a copy of JTHM from there. I suppose an entrance into that wicked pit of evil is worth it, for the proper item. Such as Serj.

[Vince1447]

@TheFallenCanRise like 1 in 50,000 of there shirts are good to

[TheFallenCanRise]

@Vince1447 I wouldn't know. I only were dress shirts and slacks. And, really, I'll only wear Tee-shirts when forced, such as for work. Horrid, horid garments.

[Vince1447]

@TheFallenCanRise i only wear them i do enjoy dress shirts though

[TheFallenCanRise]

@Vince1447 Mmhm. I do love my fancy clothes.

[thefluffinmuffin]

charlie parker and serj=complete awsomeness

[ItsBrianBABY]

Some parts i like, some i hate, i just guess its different from his other stuff tho

[lo11ero]

prince albert sampled here

[Wierdoinc]

After hearing this I'm even more excited about the jazzy stuff he said is gonna be on his next album!

[agarci2004]

dude i love this song!!!!!!!!!!

it has jazz and rock all in one......its awesome!!!

if anybody knows where i can download this song let me know!!!

[Xllzii]

Limewire has it. ;D

[dontreadmyusername0]

limewire sucks.

[charlesdryden16]

thats why you use Winrar.

[FOBANDGNR]

god i love this song it's so great

[DCKKKKKKKKKKKK]

may sej tankian live on

an may his desendints carry on his revolation

[mrmmjdc]

I love Serj!

not one bad song. ever.

yay

[IronicDisorder]

This is a sort of a tribute to Charlie "Bird" Parker, a really good Sax player during the Bebop(a branch of Jazz) era, well that's how I look at it, hear "Night in Tunisia by Charlie Parker and Mile Davis", the rhythm and the melody is very similar,

Serj did an awesome job on this song!!!!, just like he has always!!! Long live Serj Tankian!!!!!!

[davidizzle]

no man its still bird but the song is "all the things you are"

[DeidaraScadataie]

this was on a diff cd and was made in 2003 serj never thought of elect the dead before he made this this was a long time ago and i love this sing serj is the best singer ever SOAD 4 EVER

[kdudes54321]

this is an awesome song...it sounds like jazz, then rap....its cool

[KaIium]

This is te most awesome track I ever heared *-*

[madmanlll]

this is like nothin ive ever heard from serj.... its got the sorrow with a good ol jazz feelin! ild like to hear more like this someday

[luis1taylor]

I love this song especially the part of jazz and that said certain things about love and feelings of many derivatives of the same song.

[Irgudroonscape]

Love the jazz rhythm on this album

[TheBurningCircle]

Whats Wrong With hippys asshole

Love the 50s theme by the way

[djduijs]

he has a beautiful voice ,, like him in soad to

[soadfan4life1995]

i love this song on my ipod i probably listened to it over 40 times in a two day period fucking awsome

[MaxMustershiva]

It's a song on a cd "Bird Up" which is a bunch of covers of songs by Charlie Parker in respect for his music.

So it was put on album^^

[ZplitSilver]

I love this <3

[chugz1985]

im still trippin..........lol

[chugz1985]

dam this song is crazy its trippy try listing to it when your drunk or high it trips you out ....... crazy

[soadfan4life1995]

im gonna do it then

[Peeze16]

Great song.

[maidenfucknrulz666]

serj will be in history books when our children's children learn about great music of the 19th 20th and 21st century.

[Screch]

if our generation can get over rap, then make way for true musicians to gain the fame they deserve and not idiots talking in front of a mic with stolen digital tracks playing in the background

[onitnas2003]

@Screch ...you do know that he's singing over a remixed version of Charlie Parker's Bird of Paradise...right???

[Screch]

@onitnas2003 Lol wow that comment was from a year ago. It's kinda ironic because I've been listening to rap lately. But yeah I do know that they're using a sample.

[Haz155]

@Screch fair point. But theres no more skill in this than the other bredders you were refering to

[Screch]

@Haz155 Idk I think it takes skill. Just listen to this and the original. Two very different songs, but the same. Idk.

[heretic1915]

@Screch rap really dosent required skill this days back when it started it kinda did cuz they were really making a new kind of music and stuff but yea i see rap and a quick get rich scim now a days

[matulaak988]

@Screch you just merely misunderstand rap as an art form. I think you need to spend some time listening to Lupe Fiasco, and Common, and The Roots.

[ExcellenceUSAF]

@Screch Dude, everybody samples, even Serj, I'm betting this track is sample driven. Anyway, as far as rap goes, there is actually a lot of good Hip Hop out there, it's mostly underground though.

The best thing about sample driven music is that it can be anything in the end. Rap, Rock, Jazz, whatever you sample from. For example, Gnarels Barkley's two albums are sampled but they pull a great range of music.

[noobcannon1322]

@maidenfucknrulz666 serj wasn't alive in the 19th century.

[maidenfucknrulz666]

@noobcannon1322 yeah oops. lol. numbered centuries always piss off and confuse me. oh well. doesnt make a difference in how great serj is :D

Does anyone know where I can find this song its amazing