Taken By Trees - My Boys

[smokechristoph]

hahah this is a cover of that song LOLZ nice try though.

[Brittstez]

Did Animal Collective Rip Off This Song ? :O They Havee One Called " My Girls " && It Soundss Almost Exactly Alikee

[conciders]

@Brittstez  bitch, u trollin?

[HowIMetYourNarwhal]

@Brittstez lol!

[Vinzet86]

It's almost not a cover. If Doc Tess were still in Animal Collective, she would have been performing the original with "her boys." I think this song is meant as a sweet gesture toward her former bandmates.

[Krieg3]

merriweather post pavilion is amazing. anything said otherwise is blasphemy!!

[candykatrox2013]

lovely song, i like the animal collective version, but not as much as this one. thanks, all songs considered, for bringing me this! :)

[Rascalized]

that was amazing.

[amazingstrawberry]

I LOVVVVVVVVVE THIS

[theraminator]

i just heard this in GAP kids and got really confused...awesome cover

[cookiemonster97617]

@theraminator i heard it in gap also! and i was like wait ive heard this before..

[mofoinla]

@theraminator that's pretty ironic considering the lyrics of the song

[eikogo]

better than original

[CapnSparkles]

Ahahaha I was so confused at first, I didn't realize this was a cover.

But this is so sweet! I love the sound.

[horhey4]

Really awesome cover :)

[japajew6]

@mrfudgeyhead how can you not like Merriweather Post Pavilion???

[jrora9]

This is a great cover. I don't think there are many covers that surpass the original though. I can only think of a couple...if even. But still, this is beyond exceptional.

[steuieee]

@jrora9 I think Beck's cover of Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime is quite excellent.

[fourmazing]

i'm a roused.

[mrfudgeyhead]

This version is stunning, surpasses the original.

And I mean to say that without a hint of irony.

Sincerely, more fluid and gentle. Plus I didn't like Merriweather Post Pavilion (longtime AC fan) so this is just so much better.

[BigZ1014]

@mrfudgeyhead you can not possibly believe that this is better than the original, this is good too, but my girls was one of the greatest songs from last year.

[mrfudgeyhead]

@BigZ1014

I don't know, I liked AC's but it just is a different sound than what I generally listen to. As much as I love AC I usually listen to more world/jazz/acoustic-esque stuff, so I prefer this.

Not to insult Animal Collective, first time I heard "My Girls" it was stuck in my head for months (eventually bringing me back to it, and then here to reply.)

[Sargus]

Hermoso tema en 6x8 ... latinoamericano y africano a la vez .. belleza pura!!

[cornpopsandacid]

i like how they used the wolf parade riff in this too.

[bartv]

yeah

[bionicgforcecoffee]

If a song can go from a heavily acoustic version like AC's, to a more heavily vocal version like this, you know that you have a truly great song on your hands.

[youaintugly]

I really like it when AC does acoustic versions of their songs -- and this works wonderfully as well. Their music can get very crowded and it's nice to listen to it with time to breathe.

[checkthiskidoutt]

i like her voice, but the original is so much better.

[pappucantdancesaala1]

@checkthiskidoutt who does the original?

[fche626]

@pappucantdancesaala1 animal collective!

[iwillcontrolyourmind]

this is fucking great

[KickPusher86]

mad fake...

[kennykshatriya]

Hearing awesome songs played in different styles is always fun! Don't bother comparing on a scale of better and worse, duh

[ImaginAcetion889]

thanks for wording it better Saint Tigre

[ImaginAcetion889]

i dont think its about children it's about their spouse and thier kids

[orangesugarcube]

Does anyone know why they changed the lyrics from "my girls", to "my boys" when they're talking about children.

Love the song though. Very sweet -- Heart warming

[SaintTigre]

I would guess that Panda Bear from AC is talking about his wife and daughter. So Victoria changed it to maybe reflect having a husband and little boy. Just a guess. :-)

[cloudmusic01]

Test

[bbeaup]

animal collective is full of synth gimmicks. this is where it's at.

[slasheh]

your mum is full of synth gimmicks & that's where i'm at.

[sonictrasher]

I like it. It's a nice take on the original track.

[Culloa2]

aw, such a cute song. love it.

[rozzball]

a fantastic cover of a special song. Think this version does more justice to the great lyrics....

[Am3ricanMuscleMan]

ill

[Dookie416]

don't hate.. obviously ac lovers will say the original is better, but think, who would remix this song? i think they did a great job, sounds awesome!

[hahafunny]

but.. but.. I like Animal Collective AND Radiohead

[lrbrose]

I love taken by trees, but the AC original is better...

[sterlingdillon]

I like the Animal Collective remake you have made. nice job!

[miistercrayon]

Lovely track. Cracking album too.

[videoperson92]

I love this <3

[tijerasscissorciseau]

cute

[rudolphzoo]

This is super !

So is the other one !

[poophead3456]

This song is so relaxing and happy.

[MTAR21]

This infuriates me.

[subpolarity]

maybe

[Superjainie]

Magnifique !!!!!!!!!!!

[RedishGreenishBluish]

Brilliant

[TheMarovan]

coming from a guy that likes radiohead...

[Amerifolker]

I don't get it. As monotonous as Radiohead is, this is immensely worse.

[larryblair5]

and then you woke up!

[subpolarity]

I like radiohead and AC and this. what a paradox!

[Dtchmastrkilla7]

thanks for your input

[thezooundercontrol]

ohhhhh freakin' awsome!!!

[firstimpressions79]

as an avid animal collective fan- i think this cover is great! she's really made it her own :)

[ohfeverhead]

so more better!

[polaroidruletheworld]

yerrrr

the concretes fucking suck without her

[asaelito]

dsfsd

[stoplying]

Song reaction: Interesting, I think I like it. I like her voice.

Video reaction: Boring, uninteresting, easy to not pay attention to.

[gokinsmen]

looks like someone just saw a stan brakhage film...

[jenyouwhine]

Did anyone else notice "Give me, your eyes, I need, sunshine."?

[noahistite]

totally, but aren't wolf parade technically speaking part of a larger animal collective?

[jenyouwhine]

Really? How, I don't know much about Wolf Parade, just their music, so you could be right.

[julietagteam]

This is really not good...

[snodule]

I never recognized the gender stereotypes in the AC song until I heard this. Thanks!

Oh, and Latin guitars are necessarily the tool of choice for this kind of music. But it's very well done.

[dmytrih]

the AC song is for panda's wife and daughter, "gender stereotypes" have nothing to do with it. should Billy Jean have been a boy...? listen closer and contextualize the lyrics next time.

[riotvan8002]

i totally agree. gender stereotypes have nothing to do with it. It just so happens that his spouse and child are female.

[julietagteam]

That might not be the best example... ;-)

[Brooooaaaadwellll]

god this video is terrible. song is ok. but gender switching in song lyrics is retarded.

[juanitagangle]

so lovely!

[thetruancybot]

takes everything fun out of the original

[leguminoso]

i love the original, bu it isn't fun...

[anchorman453]

The little guitar riff the starts at :09 is the same riff as "I'll Believe In Anything" by Wolf Parade.

[Brooooaaaadwellll]

wow, it is.

[numba27]

I jacked off to this.

[laxhijaxdelxalien]

super cute :3

[stevierayskater]

i think the cover is way better than animal collectives original

oh and FUCK NICKELBACK

[heylookFINCH]

Bahaha, I love how most Animal Collective fans bash Radiohead or Nickleback in defense of Animal Collective's music. I love Animal Collective, and this video makes me stupidly happy. The redo is wonderful, and has brightened my day.

And guys, why hate? Lets respect each other and our differing opinions. Calling someone a fag accomplishes nothing but making you look intolerant and rude.

You have a right to dislike this. But not to demean those who don't agree :)

[poophead3456]

This video is very pretty.

[martinzvideo]

Like social status

[minscum]

nevermind animal collective! victoria bergsman is where its at.

[jameshcwilson]

this is really pretty.

a brave cover, executed brilliantly.

[SimMaster]

lmao brave? you're acting like the original is actually good.. this cover is great

[jameshcwilson]

'brave' made you lyao?

It's a difficult song to cover, and they have done it very well, 'making the song their own' as the saying goes.

I think that the original is good.

[Kodama28]

you are a huge faggot

[SimMaster]

haha sorry i insulted your precious animal collective

[Kodama28]

whatever faggot. go listen to radiohead

[SimMaster]

why you gotta call me a faggot!

[smilingjacko90]

What you dont like my girls..are you fucking retarded?

[smilingjacko90]

i am sorry, you must have some kind of condition, i just think anyone who seriously listens to arenarock should be cut gutted and buckshot

[SimMaster]

i like radiohead's music.. I didnt know bands were bad cause they play in arenas, but thanks

[ilovekeane]

people are too attached to labels.

[jameshcwilson]

:-) don't worry about it. They are not precious, just a band that I like.