King Of Carrot Flowers

[field7297]

your first video was great .. keep ti up =)

[cwelch333]

This song is based on something very sad and I'm shocked that people don't get it. Carrot flowers were the tops of carrots (the green stuff above ground) and, if they were lucky, the people in concentration camps would get this while the German soldiers got the actual carrot. Despite everything I believe people are really good at heart... .

[lebocharp]

Where is the jesus loving part? :(

[johnbbolton]

i want to marry every girl in that video :D

[snaredrums123]

Why is there a minute pause at the end of the video?

Love it though, great job you god damn hippies!

[jmaniscool69]

BAH, what a liar. I'm the real king of carrot flowers.

[halomyperidol]

was this shot in RVA cause that looks a lot like the VCU campus area.

[sosuddenly]

@halomyperidol yesss it was.

[halomyperidol]

wow. small world.

[GrimJ48]

love wont overcome my fist hitting your face! LAME!!!!

[sosuddenly]

@GrimJ48 haahahha

[stabbinggrandma]

I liked it........

[taargustaargusMD]

lol @ 1:08

[bdazzled08]

Real work of art! Great video for a fantastic tune!

[x5n4p3]

what kind of music is this?

[ov3rcl0cked]

Folk Indie

[redbOObi3s]

i likes dis... you did good :)

[marshamk]

i think the song is about anne frank.

[binary132]

i think this song is about my butt

[MultipleEyegasms]

the whole album is.

[deluxxxeprincess]

great job (: and love this song (:

[Inspirationontheline]

who is this??

[sosuddenly]

Neutral Milk Hotel

[ThePenguinMan1]

THE end is a beautiful waste of my time

[emilythe11emo]

is this all the parts tho

[sosuddenly]

no its only the first part. it was an assignment and was supposed to be literal. the song is great though.

[emilythe11emo]

this song in some parts made my heart beat really fast and i almost cried some of it is familiar...the lyrics that is

[UniversalHoldiay]

aaaaaaah now i know where this video was filmed! I feel really stupid now....XD

[UniversalHoldiay]

lolz i think this video is cute :)

[TransFictionSwitch]

i think the best thing about this vid is the ending,when all the couples kiss you can feel the intense awkwardness thru the camera and thru the computer screen

"love overcomes all things" except a simple request to kiss infront a of a camera apprently

:D

[daydreamnation14]

1:09 Geico caveman?

[sosuddenly]

aaahahaaa

[wiislotmaker]

i hate you

[sosuddenly]

mmm (:

[oddmanout1792]

haha when i saw the little picture for the vid i assumed the heart was made out of carrots

[ernievzla]

hipster

[sosuddenly]

0h t0tally hpstr

[BlizzardGeekSquad]

I like the video cumdumpster :) TITS OR SMILES!

[sosuddenly]

hahahahhahahahahahhaha

i dont even know who you are, but that is my fav comment on this vid evarrr

[BlizzardGeekSquad]

anytime :P

[nickthebasketcase]

it bothers me when people interpret the lyrics literally.

[sosuddenly]

same here, but that was the assignment. if i had more room to work with it- i would have done a world of different things.

[famousashtray]

terrible video. lovely song

[Xcokedav096]

I love Neutral MIlk Hotel.

[kleptomessiah]

what's with the minute or so of black?

good job, by the way.

It's always a bitch to interpret neutral milk hotel,

musically or visually.

[sosuddenly]

yeah i have no idea about that shit at the end, it wasn't like that when i was editing. weird.

also thanks. if i could do it again three years later (now) i think itd be a lot different.

[sshake0appeal]

its probably because you didnt mark in and out on the time line (if your editing software does that) because if you dont you end up with loads of stuff at the end of the time line that has no footage on it : /

[PippinMercury]

You executed this idea quite well. I think the part with the mum and the dad fighting was perfect, and I liked the part at the end, with all the people kissing each other. It was a really interesting kind of presentation of it.

[Sanioz]

The love shown here is shared between groups of two. And because it is so exclusive can't really overcome all things. I mean, the most we could do is respect each other. When you start kissing people you start breaking hearts.

[dropaheart37]

this is cute it made me happy

[jareeni]

39000 views? not too bad for your first video ;)

[oldyoungmannow]

very cool

[hibiscus10moon]

haha i actually really like all the kids kissing at the end.

and i really really like the parts you filmed under the blanket! it's like, the best feeling ever! so you filmed it just right!

[MllionDollarQuestion]

haha, ohh vcu... and our damned art program.

well done.

[sosuddenly]

haha i'm not in the art program- thats why it was so bad. i'm in mass comm. this was an assignment freshman year..aka 2and a half years ago haha.

[PunumMute]

Srop trying to show the lyrics show what your mind is thinking if your mind is only thinking of the lyrics you cant love it

[sosuddenly]

that was the assignment.

thanks though.

[Leffelenna]

I totally agree with u, and for that people will rate me down too! =D

[SebastianEngland]

Hey, that's VCU, I went there. They even gave me a degree that say I be smart.

[monkeypunks]

IT is soooo great that Jeff Mangum said he would never do a video for his songs, but other people decided to do one for him.

Make you own music.

[glukkan]

I really really liked this. "And from above you, how I sank into your soul" is exactly how I pictured this when relating it to my life. It was perfect.

I also loved the "each one a little more than he could dare to try" with the pills.

[GarBear314]

maybe i'm crazy but i swear i've seen you before, are you by chance from stafford, VA ? dilisio,yea heard that name before for sure, i wanna say you might have a sister named natalie but i could be wrong,sorry if i'm freaking you out, there's next to no chance you know who i am but just kinda cool if you are who i think you are and i ran across your video like this,was actually reading up on jesse lacey (the guy from 'brand new') and apparently he's a big fan of this band so i wuz checkin em out

[sosuddenly]

!!! thats so crazy. yeah thats me. btw who are you? haha.

[GarBear314]

my name's garrett, i've lived in stafford all my life, i went to rockhill elementary, a.g. wright middle school, north stafford hs n then graduated from mountain view hs in 07, i think i know either u or ur sister from elementary or middle school (u do have a sister right? lol i keep saying u do) but yea i doubt either 1 of u kno me, i just have a knack for remembering totally random facts and people/names

[sosuddenly]

yeah i have an older and younger sister. i graduated from nshs in 06' though, so you know my younger sister.

[doktormuraki]

It's simple, but for some reason I really like it. It's sweet.

[lunaminky]

i just stumbled across this looking for the song. i love it. its so cute and original. i hope u get a good grade!! ill definately watch it again:}

[primeministersoffice]

good video, good song :) Not gonna lie, I was surprised by the ending. I've always thought of this song as rather depressing, but you seemed to turn that around. good stuff hope you got a good grade! :]

[Shaaaunda]

Ah, life's depressing, but NMH is about finding happiness through life's trials. I normally wouldn't say something so lame but I'm pretty drunk. Have a nice day!

[carbomite13]

:) cute

[ditaj]

i got distracted by the hot boy.

[regispek]

I love it! watched it three times!

[revolver04]

Neutral Milk Hotel is one of my favorite bands of all time. Loved parts of the video. The guy under the blanket looks like a dork though. Overall, I'll give you an B+.

[sosuddenly]

hahahaha a dork huh? i can't wait to tell him that haha so funny.

p.s. thanks for the b+

[policeoflife]

this is really good..hope u got a good grade

[rotemrocks]

very nice! i love it so much! makes me miss my girlfriend1 did the teacher even allowed you to present it to the class even though there was some kissing in it?

[sosuddenly]

we just turned it in to her to evaluate. and haha its college, kissing doesnt matter. they couldve been fucking on screen for all she'd care.

[heathenlegs]

good song,,, lame video

[sosuddenly]

thanks for being honest!

i agree (:

[peterofantioch]

very nice :D

i enjoyed it

great job

i love neutral milk hotel and i loved your video

[Krymestone]

I like it! I adore this album and I liked the ending especially. One day I'd love for this to be my wedding song...if I ever had one. Good work!

[Krymestone]

I like it! I adore this album and I liked the ending especially. One day I'd love for this to be my wedding song...if I ever had one. Good work!

[biggesthitter]

omnia vincit amor

[Lolya44]

Seriously, i find the video amazingly cute!

You did a very very great job.

thank you ^^

[anarchybane]

P.S. what did u use to make the heart? allmost looks like pills. hahaha.

[sosuddenly]

yeah it was pills for a reason haha. just my way of interpreting part of the song. eh.

aderall. it was all we had haha

[anarchybane]

i really liked it. shot pretty well. very creative in my opinion. hope to see more work like this from ya. keep up the good work.

-Jesse[Budah]

[gingerbreadmanskater]

First I want to say that I love this video... Most of the scenes you shot were perfect(I think mom and dad could have fought a little more violently but that's about it).

Second... I just finished watching Dear Lauren, ROFL, and I'm convinced you are evil :oD (and could probably have gotten someone to take a shot with a fork for this vid)

[sosuddenly]

hahah im glad you liked the vid- i agree with you about the parents shot.

second- IM NOT EVIL. hahah! promise.

[glen279]

This video really made me smile, not sure why, I just really like it :-) Nice one x

[alliminator2]

omg her dad is her boyfreind

[sosuddenly]

whaa?

[alliminator2]

look at the video

[sosuddenly]

haha i made the video. the guy she's kissing and the dad are two different people. even if they look the same from far away hah

[vintageheartxs]

this is so cute, i love it.

[gaara2108]

Man I really like your music

[alliminator2]

nutral milk hotles not hers

[ronanwestlake]

very sweet

[beatboy08]

Nice vid! Rly captured the song's feel...

Omg, there's a Virginia t-shirt! W00t! GO VA!!! lol

[sosuddenly]

yeaa !! woo i <3 va!

haha thats definitely where im from, this was shot in richmond.

[Slyenemy]

Not a bad video, certainly better than most of the awful "homages" found on Youtube. I take it you used Windows Movie Maker though? As a rule, anything that comes with Windows is awful. I'd reccomend "securing" a "better" programme from the "internet" for "making" movies. WINK WINK.

[sosuddenly]

haah yesss. i did use it. at the time it was the only program i had, and yeah i agree it's pretty shit. you can only do like 3 thigns with it. anyway, thanks for the comment!

[Slyenemy]

To be honest, it's all I ever use as well. It's simple enough to get to grips with without learning the programme. It was just a suggestion as you're clear on cinematography and it seems a shame to waste it on poor production due to lack of proper software :)

[thepimpsofgore]

i liked it =)

[myheadisfullofstars2]

good vid. very sweet. i keep coming back to it (but maybe that is because i love the song).

neutral milk hotel are one of those bands which you either really love or really hate.

[sosuddenly]

i totally agree. and thanks!

as for my vid. i think since after a year of doing it im realizing that a lot of it sucked, even though there were a select few good shots.

thanks for comin back :)

[GoldMineGutted18]

at least the band you chose was good.

[Billdawg85]

Great vid. You caught the essense of the song well.

[robbiechachere]

I love this song.

And I think your video did it justice. Well done.

[greenpanda21]

i love this song i dont know what it is its just one of those songs

[Regurtless]

I LOVE YOU JESUS CHRIST

JESUS CHRIST, I LOVE YOU.

YES, I DO.

(your love WILL fail)

[jenrostyle]

i liked this! i esp liked the part with the guy and girl together on the 'tarp' thing and the different positions and angles. very sweet.

[sosuddenly]

thaankss :)

[damonsdude]

Wow. I thought that was awesome. Thats all i can say

[sosuddenly]

thank you (:

[ricv64]

I like it !

[yellxoh]

That was pretty cool, especially for your first vid!

[PhillyFlyers8]

who the hell does Fwibos think he is speilberg? how the hell is this song about gay guys? its a freaking school video anyway. good song great band. i didnt get the video but w/e.

[sosuddenly]

for the video- i did evvery shot LITERALLY to match the words for the assignment. eh, theres a lot of interpretations for the song but i only had a day and a half to shoot it and edit it. so i didnt have time to make it "in depth" and for a different meaning. bla bla. thank you haha :)

[Fwibos]

I see. For what class, I wonder? What do you mean by "only a day and a half?" Did the instructor assign it and give a day and a half for the project?

[sosuddenly]

The class was mass communications. something about telling a story without really telling it. i dont remember it was first semester. No the instructor assigned it and 2 days later we had to turn it into the other instructor. weird. but yeah- we had almost 2 full days.

[Fwibos]

I don't think I'm Spielberg (notice the correct spelling and capitalization), I am merely a college educated person who took this song, which I like, and chose to interpret it. Unfortunately, You tube comments do not lend themselves to explanation, given the character limit.

[sosuddenly]

i agree with you. like i've said before i interpreted it differently from what i actually shot in the video- but if i had been able to go more into detail/had more time, i would have done so. and yeah the character limit thing pisses me off sometimes.

[CaLbaTr00se]

dont get it..but kickass job

[purpleandgreen]

Honestly, I didn't feel your video portrayed any of the complexity of the song at all. Keep trying, and I agree these words aren't really supposed to be taken literally. Something as abstract as the song is would work better.

[Fwibos]

I detest these comment fields. they only allow a few characters...

[Fwibos]

This poster is incorrect when suggesting that the lyrics cannot be taken literally. The lyrics are concrete snapshots of the life of the subject, representing a broader dysfunction of the family, and contrasting with the innocent, dream-like intimacy of the relationship between the two.

[Fwibos]

And while I realize that there is no real evidence to suggest this, given that the narrator of the story and the singer of the song may not be the same ( a mistake we Americans often make), but I imagine the relationship being homosexual. I suppose it adds to the closeness of the two. I suspect that the forbidden nature of such a relationship adds tension and romance to the song. Maybe that's simply my interpretation.

[Fwibos]

Still, I think the video did not quite capture the song. In fact, the attempt is bathetic (yes, I mean bathetic: insincere sentimentality). The players in the story of the song are dramatic, each feeling in a line or two a depth of emotion that simply is not shown in this low budget attempt.

[Fwibos]

Yes, I realize the conceptual nature of the album, still, I assert this to be my interpretation. Also, I quite like the song.

[sosuddenly]

i appreciate your honesty. and i wanted to remind you and "purpleandgreen" about the purpose of the video. it was for a class, and i simply posted it for that purpose. the assignment was to tell a story- and i did so in a literal manner so that it could be understood, since there are so many ways the song/ lyrics can be taken.

[sosuddenly]

If i could have done it more in-depth and with sentiment- it would be completely different. and i thought i did alright for shooting all this and editing it in a day and a half. but yeah- school assignment. thx.

[opinas]

i loved seeing the roots as the rattle snakes in the opening verse, that was your best shot

[tigerboy1966]

Well its not the way i would have visualised the song (i would have shot the parents low-angle to give child's pov), but it's clever and does actually makes sense of the lyrics, which is no mean feat when dealing with NMH>

[sosuddenly]

low angle, didnt think of that acually thats a good idea. if i could re-do this i'd do it totally different, this was just for an assignment for my mass comm class. thanks though!

[memoryburn7]

Nice video. I've never thought of this song as meaning "love conquers all" but I sorta agree now. There were also a few really good shots (I liked the trees one the best).

[fogurtz]

i really liked this

i think its cute

[sosuddenly]

thankyou :) im glad you think so. everyone seems to be kinda pissed that its so simple. but thats what i wanted.

[koalawithagun]

That's the song that got me into Neutral Milk Hotel :D

Their best are "Ghost" and "In the Aeroplane over the sea"

[SanguineWitness]

I also think a tad too literal. I agree the pills were very clever. The song is beautiful of course.

[sosuddenly]

yeah i agree. its kind of the angle i wanted. thanks though!

[iheartopusdei]

uh. great song. but this video... it was ok. i like the pills. very clever. the rest was pretty literal...

[chuteleach]

nice

[jennabenn]

so AHmazing