Modest Mouse on the Iraqi War

[SMWssaamm]

Great, so nobody is fooled by this.  Enjoy the music.

[skidude005]

the song can be about whatever the fuck you want but it would have made more sense if you used shit from the first iraqi war, which ended in 91.. before the song was released

[trulymissedtheboat]

It doesn't have to be created before or after a certain event to be relevant you shits. Grow the fuck up assholes.

[borabora2go]

0:35 so sick

[m3iscoolerthanyou]

@eddy9092 i get the concept and what ur getting from the song but for clarity this song was not intended 4 the iraq war. couple things to say

i wish u had the whole song

dont worry i get it i just think that this doesnt fit well

"steam engenius" can be extremely resemblent to a metaphor for germany in WWII but what MM music really does is make a very emotional song where everyone can relate.

i think the songs fits a little though

[MrJcrook88]

you know, i think its funny how the song has nothing to do with iraq, but i find it fucking hilarious that the mass majority of this footage isnt even from Iraq you fuck tard

[stupendousferret]

This isn't actually Modest Mouse on the Iraq War. It's a Modest Mouse song with Iraq War footage edited together with it.

[xTailsPrower]

I agree with people saying this song isnt about politics etc.. but only because thats now how I see it. Music is a work of art, and it's open to interpretation by whoever listens to it.

[jimbad05]

Were there even words in this song?

[Rroaj]

Is it just me, or is this highly derivative of Pixies?

[trainingTraceur]

@Rroaj Yes, they are EXTREMELY influenced by the pixies.

[Crayzman2297]

I hope you realize that your title "Modest Mouse on the Iraqui War" is very very misleading. It kinda implies that this was a video of them talking about it.

Damn you.

[ososessy]

the songs about cynical points of view. whats the point of living and or thinking at all if your just going to be cynical. look at the lyrics to the song with that mindset anditl be fairly obvious

[ellijos5]

About politics? No I doubt it was about politics for Isaac, but who knows? His songs were meant for you to interpret how you want to. That's the beauty of this guys music, it can relate to you however you want it to. I think even he said that himself if I do recall.

[lulzlaby]

yes your right. he said something along the lines of seeing past the words to the base of the ideas(foundation) there you find what you want to. of course he probably put it differently lol but if i were you id look it up to find out exactly what he said. oh ummm description...song title is Talking SHIT about a pretty sunset. fuck up kanye wests song titles but not MM's please

[acoosam93]

idiot. this song is not about politics . the only song that I know of about politics was "Fly Trapped In a Jar"

[accountfrozen]

Wow...this is so incredibly inaccurate and assumptive.

It's always a shame when people ruin other people's words and music.

[Markau102]

this song was released on an album in 1996. It was 5 years before even 9/11.

[Donut153]

Huh? i don't get it.

[Nikoras]

Sorry, Isaac Brock doesn't do politics, he does universals.

Here's a little quote from the man himself. "How many political idealists does it take to change a lighbulb? None, political idealists can't change shit."

[tyromebiggums5]

@Nikoras where'd that quote come from? i've heard from alot of ppl saying he said that

[nightowl4064]

Political parties are no different than the religions that war with each other. They're all idealists that don't know how to flex, be pragmatic, situationally relative, or diplomatic.

[downfairview]

talking shit about a pretty sunset

[92090994]

great video

[631Whatsgood]

yeah too bad this song was created way before the Iraqi war, and has nothing to do with it

[dudesons441]

lawl no shit sherlock :p

[BaconBeast11]

great job forgot to say that

[BaconBeast11]

i love mm

[comiclover333]

Cool concept for a video but the title is extremely misleading

[holdmiester]

yeah i thought it was gena be them ridiculing the war. fuuuck that wouldve been so much better

[jmdbaylor]

I agree

[jmdbaylor]

EXTREMELY

[Mf1088]

agreed kid. agreed.

[Topsiscute]

actually you retards arent stoned enough to understand the meaning of why he put this particular song with the video.

[eddy9092]

thanks man...finally someone understands..."jimmythesnaggel­puss" your name is worse than any video on youtube...

[Topsiscute]

dude, i totally forgot i said that.

but, what i said still stands.

Good job on the video.

[mabryzealand]

poignant.