Modern Romance by TV on the Radio

[Mariko94]

Wahhh, this is mad. My name is mariko jones too! :D And the video was really interesting, its funny how we don't need to see people's faces to understand their story :)

[jedge1976]

This video seems to pay a bit of homage to William Eggleston. Maybe it was just the shot with the red tricycle. At any rate, I'm watching this for the 3rd time today and I really enjoy it a lot. Extremely well-done.

[nirconn]

They should cover Gold Lion.

[SollicitationisC]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[angeronies]

it seems tv on the radio can do nothing wrong:)

[ThomasPinching]

This is one of my favorite things in the world. Thanks for making it. I have watched it so many times.

[TheRichoss]

Wow

[MattBeckman1]

Wow I don't think there is anything that could make the mood of this music video more perfect, the mood, the scenes, the people, the architecture, the scenery. It caught it perfectly, although a little depressing.

[ebarnsey]

@MattBeckman1 Thanks!

[cherryclic]

I love this...immensely. perfect.

[SPT111]

the ants are left with the sentiments of the rest of those moments.

[muhbawz]

I like ice cream. Who doesn't like ice cream? You better eat your ice cream it's melting.

[muhbawz]

gravytrain

[sketchywilly]

awesome video



[apachegunboys]

I used to not like tvotr, but since starting to produce and record, I have such a deep respect for them. They hit all the right emotions, all the missteps of this song are perfect, like an electro jazz symphony. All there stuff is amazing. All TVOTR peeps please forgive me.

[Brude1990]

Did you shoot the whole video in one day?

[jesseSager123]

best part is the ants eating the ice cream, go ants!

[justvers]

video is great :-)

[gregoryshuler]

In the end love fails, and cookie mountain falls to the ants... I love both these bands... Its so cool TVOTR covered YYYs.

[ToRiToWaPo]

Increible...

[nfskingdb]

better than that from yeah yeah yeahs i mean!

[moodorgan]

This is beautiful. Very well done :)

Nice cover of the song too!

[Randomlesschaos]

What an apocalyptically/amazing take on the YYY's version. Couldn't imagine it even after listening to it! I wouldn't get tired of listening to either version side by side.

[cadenmccann2]

this is an interesting song

[mama0of0flatulence]

wow super interesting cover.

i prefer the original, but this one is def. an interesting version.

[JakeBartlam]

the description might be wrong. the yeah yeah yeahs song sounds like a cover of this, even though i like the yyys better

[itsisabelxD]

Haha no wonder why Karen keeps talking about tv on the radio...

[Tangweizzeful]

Same here. lol XD

[greenie7789]

Is this a Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover? Or did the YYYs cover them? Or are they both covering this song??

[focusforaword]

read the description on the right.

[clarkm78]

YYYS song covered by TVotR

[Tannerislegend]

TvotR covered YYYs

[sh0wbiz]

Read the description, genius.

[garymacsweeney77]

Great Vid.. inspiring images .. and of course a legendry Band...X

[risatino]

ice creams :P

[FXCAMERON]

Did they see my pitch to the record company first? With the suburban hood and the ants at the end? I know my idea came out of a vacuum in a hotel room in Rio. That is spooky how different people can get such similar imagery from the same song.

[skyeez83]

great song, great band, great cover :D

[redaquario]

Original yeah yeah yeahs version well better. more suited to karen's vocals.

Still good tho

[lamoscanocturnalulu]

so conceptual, I'm very sad...=(...good job

[powersoulboy]

Oh please!, this is not Radiohead, this are not the 90's, this is the new Dawn, lead by TV on the radio.

Love, peace and harmony.

[lamoscanocturnalulu]

Obviously, the new dawn ... a beautiful light and the world is rotten ... or maybe the love ... Good, but definitely very good, as shown.

Peace, harmony and Luz!

[daughterjudy]

Fantastic work. Thank you so much. I've always loved this song, and couldn't imagine a more fitting way to express it visually. Will check out your other work.

[georgiapeach6]

this is amazing imagery. wow! fantastic!

[Benjabola]

Woah. Is that where you live?

[iloveee100]

wow .. this is so great , beautiful , amazing, awesome, touching, everything you can think of put into one video .. fantastic

[sanjafriki]

beautiful.

[sonjacreateddisco]

amazing. favourited.

[RedRedWineMusic]

i also meant to comment and say that i really like how you always see ice cream melting when they say "It never lasts". it really brings the message of the song out. as well as the end when the ice cream is on the ground with ants all over it.

[RedRedWineMusic]

i had no idea they did a cover of this. i don't know which one is better. i mean damn. they're both so great.

[thomasdee02]

i thought this was the actual vid. good stuff. goes well with the song

[davehugheshardasfuck]

new TV on the Radio fansite and forum - tvontheradio co uk

[Kentalope7]

what kind of camera did you use? its really good, beautiful shots, and great editing

[ebarnsey]

I can't remember. I think it was an Arriflex. We shot super 16.

[vnnycnt]

this is one of the best covers I have ever heard. Karen and the yeah yeah yeahs wrote something spectacular and now TV on the radio had a truly interesting and unique musical take on it that really brought something new to the song. Glad I stumbled across this video.

[Strangefruity]

i loved that

[StephDalo]

i love when great bands cover other great bands

[rawfogod]

i concur.

[WordWizard1]

this is a cool video for this song, and as for the song itself, well the song is amazing. really mesmerizing

[bradboy17]

what a fantastic video!!

[eludemann]

Great film! Kudos!

[apocalex13]

great job!

[ohwoe]

really nice work on the video

[4Star918]

Greaaaat!!

[evilminagrey]

Love this song I like this version too

[horrorbettie]

omg! i love the YYYs...and this cover is fuk'n fabulous!!!!! :)

[jerejive]

i like TV's versions better than the YYY's. i luv the YYY's, but some covers sound better.

[Iamurvillian]

very sad man version of yeahyeahyeahs (my idols) maybe their friends.

[w2bhc]

Yes, from their underground years playing in New York pubs. I had the privilige of seeing both bands play (first Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then TV on the Radio) one after the other in a local festival. Karen O presented them. An unforgettable night indeed.

[Iamurvillian]

omg thats so kool ur so lucky

[ploomanshi]

thats the same ice cream truck as the video for loco for coal chamber!

[AstridRyden]

I hate this cover, but the video is good. Very pro

[AnG3la99]

modern romance es de Block party pero supongo k los ecos essoos los hace Tv on the radio xk esta version es diferenteee

[Tomatostalin]

haha ¿que? Modern Romance es de YYY, y YYY son coleguitas de TV on the Radio asique de ahí esta cover.

[almi0316]

no Block party tienes un cancion se llama this modern love. lo es muy differente de este cancion.

[inertiatic923]

Este cancion original es de la banda Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Es muy diferente pero muy bueno tambien. Perdoname mi espanol es malo.

[embryeez]

if you're apologizing for your Spanish being bad... why would you post a comment in bad Spanish?

Seriously.

Cereal.

[lalo6437]

Sí, tu español es muy malo. Muérete

[inertiatic923]

Gracias!

[FXCAMERON]

Nice video. Checkout FXCAMERON it is strange that we both ended this song with ants...

[greenleaved3]

wow good cover. i think i like the original a bit better cause i really dig karen's voice but this is just fine

[vasccer3000]

puras mamadas

[michalinchen]

cause people will say all kinds of things

that don't mean a damn to me

cause all I see

is whats in front of me

and thats you

well I maybe just be a fool

but I know you're just as cool

and cool kids

they belong together

[michalinchen]

cause

people will say all kinds of thing

that dont mean a damn to me

cause all I see

is whats in front of me

and thats you

well, I've been dragged all over the place

i've taken hits time just don't erase

and baby i can see you've been fucked with too

but that dont mean your lovin days are through

[michalinchen]

this is no there is no modern romance there is no modern romance this is no modern romance there is no there is no baby I'm afraid of a lot of things but I aint scared of lovin you baby I know your afraid of a lot of things but dont be scared of love

[michalinchen]

Don't hold on go get strong well don't you know there is no modern romance Time, time is gone it stops stops who it wants well i was wrong it never lasts there is no this is no modern romance in time, time is gone never lasts, stops who he was well i was wrong never lasts

[blastinthevolumex0]

this is an amazing song, band, video. i love them, tv on the radio is my sex.

[nycanthro]

"...is my sex." I like that. I think I'll use it.

[adnau33]

this is the best song for TVOTR to have covered...

it's excellent!!

[CrunchyBlck73]

im not sure i get what happened?

[WiggyStein]

TVOTR+ Yeah Yeah Yeahs= my greatest fantasy come true.

[muscade22]

thats a cool a capella version

[muscade22]

thats a cool a capella version

[jollirott]

Oh TV On The Radio, What would my life be without you? Bleak, I do believe.

[ahu7ythdu9987ds]

good cover. good band. good whole wheat toast.

[WiggyStein]

Toast! A toast to toast!

[lostfadedlips]

ummm, ants falling in love with icecream

[fantasticskeetskeet]

there are so many great bands, i can't pick a single favorite band, but tvotr, thank you so much.

[DankeRainer]

lovely cover

[mastovlox]

TVOTR is hands down my favorite band.

[Joyce258]

awesome

[73xld]

This is great, it reminds me of why I loved TVOTR so much, I will listen to their albums again.

[audioception]

excellent--

BuT KICK IT UP--harder

ok? ok ok???

jt

[doughboyfresh23234]

TV does it again brilliant.

[BigLeroy909]

great video except for the constant freeze frame/push-in/pull-outs, maybe its just me. other than that amazing.

[Ant57fr]

It's not just you BigLeroy909, I don't like that kind of fancy stuff either. It's all the more a shame since the images are beautiful apart from that.

[BigLeroy909]

yeah its not that its bad, but its distracting. the images start to suck you into that beautiful world, but then the freeze frames interrupts it and pushes you out, back into reality. it would flow together so nicely if it wasnt for the push-ins. other than that its eerily beautiful.

[sadokjijike]

Um, that's the point. Good job recognizing it.

[attaxwrongnes]

this is a great cover

[LunaSeaSane]

People like this help kill stereotypes.

And more importantly, make grrreat music.

[fantasticskeetskeet]

which, more importantly, changes and touches people's lives and souls that other tangibles can't

[EnronCFO]

I think I like the YYY version better, but TV on the Radio is doing something no one else is, so definitely a great cover.

[spacecowboy2606]

The first 10 seconds of this song always makes me think I'm listening to a Sigur Ros song.

Great great great video by the way. Love the correlation between the title/lyrics and the subject matter and theme of the clip.

[kissmyAsphalt]

I was thinking the exact same thing about Sigur Ros. O.O

[lgfuad4lyf]

the yeah yeah yeahs did it better....this isn't very good....nice try tv on the radio :]

[mosamo28]

to the person on the bottom

shut the fuck up

i like the modern romance version of the yeah yeah yeahs

[ZombieArmada]

Nice. . . where did ya film it and with what?

[ebarnsey]

you are a fool.

i made this video.

and for the record, she dumps the white boy.

fool.

[shockskin]

rude.

[inmyownlittlecorner]

washu how do you make it to the interweb being so damn stupid?

[ftmeftme]

Why they never fail to amaze me is the question...

[imazombie]

I still love this short film and song with all my heart and soul. :)

[Mrpren87]

You have a good sense of composition. The lighting,the effects, and movement of the scenes with music was perfect. Great Job!

[AerialDeathFireStyle]

bloc party and Tv on the radio is a differnt sound entirel while they are both rock. block party has more punk rockish fetures while tv on the radio is experimental/indi rock

[piala]

very cool. super cool.

[erinnerinnerinn]

WOw love this song....YYY rock and so does TV on Radio...

[shimmerquake]

A cool interpretation of a YYY's song.

[sumosanta55]

This sounds a lot like Bloc Party. Were they part of it?

[osuchick08]

that was amazing...two of my favorite bands put together...loved it :)

[FallingMilkmann]

this is so cool

[DeemunCow]

amazing shots and angles and concept

really great

[dgodiex]

super! lightning and colours are simply wonderful--! congrats

[IndieShotYou]

nice job, great band, beautiful video

[imazombie]

Yeah, the video is really great and goes with the song so perfectly. :-)

[teague03]

Wow, that was really good. Does a great song justice.

[tstevo]

This is an ace video. Good cover too, I hadn't heard it before.

[MattDunedin84]

Hey, cool video. I'm from New Zealand, so I haven't seen it on our screens or anything, but have you had much feedback for it yet? (Other than this site, of course)

Works really well, I like their take on the song- it suits them. Their last LP was impressive, too.

[ebarnsey]

New Zealand- rad. glad you dig it.

[ihaveonredpants]

Your color pallete in this video is right on.

[ebarnsey]

sweet. glad you like it. burnt out southern california

[goodwyn]

Great job on the film -- and the song's excellent, too.

[Crumie]

wow that was sweet!  nice work.

[rockandnaturoll]

Wow. That was really awesome. Did you direct this yourself?

[ebarnsey]

what do you mean?

[rockandnaturoll]

I mean, did you yourself create this video? Or did you just upload it from somewhere else?

[ebarnsey]

sorry, i'm an idiot. Yes. I directed this video. but people helped me, obviously.

[DankeRainer]

Wow, you made this? Great job - this looks really professional.

[ebarnsey]

go to the website to see a better version, with more info too

www.erikLbarnes.com