The National - Start A War (live)

[imbestirador]

warrior brought me here...

[DuneO2]

Where's the wine? WE NEED THE WINE!

[mambositor]

I would have loved to be sitting at that table.... glass of wine in front of me, spliff in hand, playing the jug....

[slutwhisperer]

some corporate fool probably designates (and denigrates) whatever he believes won't make them money as "alternative" or the term is used to fool another fool into believing alternative is actually classifiable at all. I guess everything needs a label these days. Good music will find its own path and audience...period.

[JCFortescue]

alternative music = inability to make good music.

[ifinoxonifi]

@JCFortescue

yea, and i guess rock music=inability to make good classical music....Will you go away now?

[MissaAnNnNaA]

okay wahrscheinlich versteht mich niemand aber egal meine schwester hat die gesehen als sie in kanada war und hat mir mal was von den gezeigt und naja die musik verzaubert mich irgendwie....sorry but i can`t say it in english

[refugee3108]

@MissaAnNnNaA Okay probably no one will understand me, but I don't care. My sister saw them when she was in Canada and showed me some of their stuff, and, well, their music enchants me somehow.

[Golopcz]

The guy sad „one more time“ so i listened one more time.

[anglicky69]

godammit! this pussy song again!! lol. this is the second time i found this shit on accident.

[TheBourrinDesBois]

@anglicky69 Ben ouais peut être que t'es trop con aussi!

[TheBourrinDesBois]

@anglicky69 Enculeur de mamans!

[anglicky69]

@TheBourrinDesBois you know what..... FUCK YOUR MOTHER TOO !!! fucking frog prick !

[anglicky69]

@TheBourrinDesBois stupid french arrogant frog cheese eating dickheaded surrendering faggot. you fuck your whole family.

[TheBourrinDesBois]

@anglicky69 I like that so much!

[TheBourrinDesBois]

Ah pardon, on me signale que tu es fan de GUNS N ROSES, tout s'explique!

[lionpress999]

@anglicky69 chill bro, you sound like a d(i)ck

[anglicky69]

@lionpress999 you would have sounded like that too if some french pussy told you that you fuck your mother ? besides, that was, what, 3 days ago ? don't you think i'd mostly forgotten about this. thanks for making a delayed and irrelevant after-the-fact comment that no one asked for. and what's the matter, why can't you spell it: dick* ? just piss off.

[lionpress999]

@anglicky69 pfft firstly i couldn't care less what anyone on the interwebz has to say about my mother. Secondly, doesn't matter how long ago that was.. the internet doesn't forget. Thirdly the reason for spelling said word as i did was in case of censoring.. which know i see is non-existent.

Love ya! xoxox

[anglicky69]

@lionpress999 well that's true enough i guess. but even though the internet doesn't forget, we as humans can just let things drop :) and yes; there is no censoring here. we can say all the nasty things we would like to eachother. i have to ask though: why did you choose to reply back to me? why not the guy that started the insult slinging? is he somehow less guilty just because it was in a different language? or do you have something against mothers, so that's why you side with him?

[Bananagurlanna]

this is awesome i freaking love this

[John12050]

Did they play anymore songs ? Are they on youtube ? This is just amazing!

[TheNationaladdict]

Great song! Thanks for posting!

[goodnightmoon9]

"At our table where a candle burned our faces gathered on that little center of light, while the dark leaned in, large and cool and necessary." (William Stafford)

[DiDified]

Amazing and unique video footage. Music really doesn't get more authentic than this.

[simonsieverts]

I found it best to get really hammered and sit round a table with friends in a cellar before listening to this song.

What works best for you? ;:-)

PS what is this song about?

[tmantony530]

this song and video is just purely amazing

[inthesamedevice]

is it just me or does this video remind you of the last supper?

[Chemicalclackdrums]

Amazing how cool can you get? Sitting in a garden in france, at night, singing that with a cigarette and a glass of wine.

[tinkerkor]

Lo ve it!

[mcgeejeannie44]

cannot get enough of this song. A classic.

[calmcyco]

the girl's laugh at 0:12 is super cute!!

oh and needless to say the national are amazing ;)

[ultrasound0000]

very nice! come play at my next dinner party!

:)

[ThePedosexy]

One more time! Hahaha great!

[agalloway87]

God damn what a beautiful song.

[lukeisastalker]

:) :) :)

[Ihavefriends1]

5 times better than the album version and that is in no way an insult to the album version

[sinneum85]

KLASSE

[jamiemcnair2001]

just beautiful, i love this band. eagerly awaiting the new album.

[chea1500]

thats sweet there is a guy tearing paper to the rhythm

[Kbrennify]

i cant hear it

[Grete02]

beautiful.

[Princessdoom13]

Je l'aime beaucoup... :)

[calmcyco]

haha in the beginning you hear aaron or bryce say "ok this is serious stop fucking around"

[1dudeman2]

singer sounds familar  who is it

[amphibiousmusic]

that would be Matt Berninger

[partofasentence]

are those their groupies?

[holden2220]

I would hazard a guess that they are Karen, Rachael, Ada, American Mary and Anna Freud... ;)

[ander2484]

haha excellent post

[cptcrunch31]

@holden2220 Yeah Karen put Matt in a chair, fucked him, made him a drink and then they starting playing.

[holden2220]

I would hazard the guess that they are Karen, Ada, Rachael and Anna Freud?!... ;)

[blocke06]

wow a true amazing band right?

[amosmosesdude]

god i love the national....wish there were more videos though

[maida1982a]

one of those rare instances where the hype they getis actually well-deserved.

[Stull92]

i wish my dinners were like that

[basselope]

my god, these guys are good.../shakes head in disbelief and sets on repeat.

[jacobmollstam]

I'm still pissed at myself for not noticing when The National came to my hometown. I live i Sweden. They won't be back for at least 300 years!

[beebopbee]

Was thinking the jug of water at the start was a bong.

[Deenigeechtebanaan]

Alright

[mcginnjw2]

They played in Cincy for an Obama rally yesterday. They were great.

[MusicMago]

The National @ Sudoeste 08 EM GRANDE no site da central musical:

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[Lovbackan]

Love The national so freaking gr8:D saw them live in gothenburg!:D One of the best concerts i've ever been to:D well i think Sigur Rós is a bit better then them but:D im happy :D

[dexter2468]

fuck i wish i was invited to that dinner party.

[Fannymania]

WOW!!!! This version is so great, I am faszinated.

[BustedHeart]

I've watched this a billion times and it still makes me feel so... sad? Happy? Wistful? Something awesome?

[Rupertopple]

@BustedHeart That's just it, it makes you feel SOMETHING. All good music does, it's different for everyone.

[ApopheniaIV]

you were always weird but i never had to hold you

[ApopheniaIV]

I'll get money, I'll get funneh again!

[ApopheniaIV]

best opener ever

[anglicky69]

what is this crap doing anywhere near static-X ? i was looking for a song of theirs and clicked this garbage on accident,, this is weak !

[acleit]

Haha, I don't have an idea how that happened but I can understand being disappointed looking for static x and finding this.

[valjester805]

Gubb.

[xabecas]

fucking great ... amazing

[ljvasey]

so wicked how everyone's just hitting a glass or something, would love to be at that table with them.

[jagoja12345]

i thing there amazing man! every song they do are just class!

[jagoja12345]

the best band in the world!!!!

[soybomb43]

Amazing.

[ApopheniaIV]

yes

[wemakeplans]

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

[floodzer2006]

unbelievable, the most underrated band in the world. Boxer is an absolute gem of an album! going to see them next week. Cant wait!!

[thomasrosicky07]

that was incredible

[Trirobin]

i wish i could have been there.

[ArtichokeHeart9]

I love how Matt lights up a cigarette at the end, like "Yeah. It was good for me, too.".

[div1dedsky]

I love this band soooooo much.

[veronicaeffe]

fucking great!

[kafka721]

I ache

[donjox]

nice

[anajouse]

great

[harrygore]

Could'nt agree with you more Jaye.This reminds me of the musical experiments Brian Wilson made recording SMILE.These guys are the real deal.

[interpolio]

The often forgotten concept of a community of artists. Beautiful. A nice companion piece to Arcade Fire's Neon Bible performed in an elevator.

[jaye230]

...So very cool....Makes me think this is how they played music many, many years ago, before there were any cameras around to do any recording...:)

[HenraHeide]

see this is jamming !

[gnomeofzurich]

Zurich show wa squite simply magnificent. Possibly THE great band of the moment

[palooka68]

played the first of two nights in copenhagen last night .this is as good as it gets ......what a band !!!

[Em472]

Great great band... Saw them yesterday in Paris... What an AMAZING concert!!

Every note sounded so right... so pure...

I really love that band

[catfish1971]

cool!

[sab1bat1to]

they r amazing in everything they do.. what can i say.. i just hope that they ll never stop play music.

[escobaroscar]

WTF? How does one get tickets to THAT venue? Could it be any more intimate? I agree with pretty much everyone here. Would have loved to have been there.

[ArtichokeHeart9]

How beautiful...the music, the lighting...just, wow.

[sandman3452]

The Last Supper !!! I'd die a happy man if I was able to say..''yeah i was there'' CLASSIC vid...CLASSIC band....CLASSIC ...song!!!! thank you

[starlighshadowdancer]

WOW...FUCKING WOW! I saw them on letterman tonight, didn't know who they were, but i had to pay attention...this video blew me away...thank-you

[badbunny2725]

i've seen "table utensil music" before, but this totally blew me away

[wasteofwebspace]

It's amazing how good the lead singer's voice is.

[lalalie23]

haha, that's amazing :)

[pschelden]

What a great time that must've been. Wish I could have been there to tap a water bottle or something.

[TrapSoulDoor]

Great stuff...great band...great record...great food

[nunobrou]

say it many times

[kupfer21]

WOW

[gabrieladiv]

SICK!

[Mowno]

Can I say fucking awesome?!?!

[jaye230]

sure you can :)