Yeasayer - 2080

[aslison1]

Glad to see Weird Al Yankovic kickin' around with some new music.

[wojtaszkiewicz]

Thumbs up if You are here cuz of The Drifter movie.

[iamadhit]

it's agent smith with beard!!!

[codependency]

Off the hook. Watch out for these cats.

[BrianAD80]

I've thought this over for a bit now...this is the greatest band tv performance ever

[pwntzilla]

EPIC



[dweebcentric]

this is my favorite yeasayer song, and mostly because the instrumentals are incredible.

[SebaSational]

wow.......s0348953.....they  totally do. wow

[tujo1002]

I like this version much better than the actual studio version.

[JTGROT]

@tujo1002 oh yeah 

[SSSMforlife1]

i think the singer nails the vocals, its a tough song to sing

[TheIsaacWood]

@SSSMforlife1 it's precisely an outstanding live performance from the singer I think ! awesome final

[rastaR00STER]

Singer sucssssssssssssss. But he was good on the album

[topsidesoul]

Easily top 5 Jools holland performances

[CoN0R115]

some people say music is dead... Y U NO LOOK HARDER??

[SebaSational]

@CoN0R115

i see what you did there

[jfred7374]

That bass groove is so awesome.

[climbhigh27]

brilliant

[wsmith01]

There's so much great music out there today. Turn off the radio and look a little deeper and you'll be amazed at how much there is to offer right now.

[musicisakey]

best utube performance ever

[TheHorns]

one of the best live performances on youtube.

[ionlysaidja]

all hour cymbals is much better than the new album

[s0348953]

they all have the same nose

[huikuri]

This ruined my day

[Galoag2012]

@huikuri aww you need a hug.

here

xo

[avedic]

woah...had no idea i had the top comment from so long ago. makes me happy to know there's a mighty good chance the band themselves read it. :D :D

[CrasAnim]

The fact that he looks like he's tripping balls just makes them so much more amazing.

[Euphoriak]

Someone likes David Byrne.

[JuiCeBoX19]

Eccentric perfomances are something that can make bands more unique i think

[nkc168]

Does anyone else think Chris Keating is twitching around like a cockroach that's been sprayed with Raid?

[ykb946]

Love this band

[c1pal]

This particular performance brings "Once in a Lifetime" / Talking Heads to mind. Must be the dance moves. AWESOMENESS.

[auk13films]

Notice at 3:25, they cut over to just some random guy plucking an acoustic guitar? lol. He's the member of the band who smells really bad.

[BrianAD80]

legendary

[apatchofbluesky]

speechless, what did I just watch, omg

[Jvenvell]

what is their singer on?!!

[SoccerMomBand]

@Jvenvell

Chris Keating is a god. He smokes life.

[vai121121]

I could lose myself in this song.

[michael7677]

Beautiful song...Yeasayer are amazing...I'd give anything to see them live other here in England

[pastorgas30]

so much passion. love this band

[electrohits4u]

this band is so God damn fucking amazing live! i saw them at Lollapalooza last year and it was a life changing event. some bands sound great on cd and shit live and vice versa but this band is amazing in both realms .

[PlugedInBaby]

One of the most awesome lives ever. Fuck, I feel high now.

[MilaMango108]

He looks like a mime repeatedly walking into a wall XD

Very good voice and music though :D

[MilaMango108]

He looks like a mime repeatedly walking into a wall XD

Very good voice and music though :D

[Funkwich]

Dudes suck live

[BigWyatt01]

Dont know anything about this band but if that lead singer isn't gay.... WOW! and the other guy looks like Yani.

[quedasobravo]

@BigWyatt01 Great insights there, man. You truly are a music scholar...

[BigWyatt01]

Dont know anything about this band but if that lead singer isn't gay.... WOW!

[xthaxheistx]

anyone here because of 4bi9??

this is just absolutely spectacular!!!!!!!! amazing music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gluey123456789]

I believe that dance is called "The Epileptic Chicken'.

[tomorrowstarted]

hmm....David Byrne?

[Aramis88305]

@tomorrowstarted oh yeah, definitely like David Byrne.

[mintonpg]

@tomorrowstarted .....with some sorta palsy

[telecommatt]

i love the sound, but watching him dance stresses me out...

[mattandkev]

channeling ian curtis

[avedic]

he dances like he's fighting ghosts. :)

[mrchefsandro]

the songs good as shit but the singer is kinda scaring me

[PersonalDzidzus]

In 2080 will be 100 years from death of our bellowed president Josip Broz Tito!!!!

[Jeenyus6969]

wow...

[rynox77]

That guy is my personal hero when it comes to style.

[lesjeunes11]

cool do, Chris.

[XMagicanX]

The drummer looks like Buddy Holly, but with less hair.

Anyway, an incredible song. One of my favourite bands, hope I'll see them live...:D

[widows80]

Saw these guys last night at Laneway, the most interesting band currently going round. These guys are brilliant.

[smh333]

2:10 on....yes

[greatgabs88]

life changing

[purposefuldestiny]

My new favorite band. He reminds me of David Byrne from the Talking Heads.

[MarkO45839]

@purposefuldestiny That was my first thought too

[seexjayx]

i love this. almost as much as i love the lady on the side's reaction to the vocalist's convulsions

[moderjoker]

That guitar needs to sound higher

[marcel9482]

amazing !!

[Fistington01]

what instrument is the singer using

[Fistington01]

what instrument is the singer using

[Adirtybird]

Truly horrible.. 

[VenusAsABoyFilms]

I am born.

[somes696]

Whats happened with this group, it's awsome.

I love this song.

More more more

[InformationTechOne]

There seems to be an invisible wall of hallucinations attacking Keating.

[elephantgunn]

he looks kind of like an underfed hugh jackman

[arendr]

What's on the guitar neck around fret 12-14?

[joeb094]

@arendr When I first saw this video, I kept wondering that too. Is it a weird capo?

No, it's just his bracelet.

[arendr]

@joeb094 Ha, I see it now. Thanks for clearing that up!

[punt05]

nice song 

[longjohndevine]

lethal

!!!!

[longjohndevine]

lethal



[hollywood495]

chris keating is the man

[Ginabobeanaful]

This is soooooo good! This is what I jam to when I'm in a really good mood. Pure genius

[alexaa841]

i HAVE to see them live, after seeing this inpeccable perfomance. (:

[jesusb00ts]

@alexaa841 Hell yeah i reckon! I'm hopefully going to see them at Auckland laneway fest with foals. thatll be a mint day! :)

[Eranmane]

I want to see them sing this song.

In the year 2081.

[DeltaPunch]

I see Al Yankovic found a new gig.

[MrJollyballs3000]

The modern generation Pink Floyd.

[Zasserman]

Good, but I like the album version better.

[jeanalex2010]

he reminds me freud, with this beard.

[avedic]

this is one of those performances that, when i first saw it on youtube a year ago, made me stop all i was doing and just delve into their sound. it is utterly unique and just...perfect. THIS is one of many reasons why modern music does NOT suck...if anything, i think we're living through a musical renaissance on par with the late 60s and early 90s...new, alternative, unique music that sounds both current and timeless. Yeasayer captures that just right. I keep coming back to watch this...

[topsidesoul]

@avedic I saw this when it was on television and my Jaw dropped at the performence and how great Chris was out front.

One of the best Jools performences next to Arcade Fires....

[BrandonB811]

@avedic - I couldn't have said it better myself :-)

[donkeybrainsify]

@avedic

I think we do live in a time of musical renaissance, the only difference between the 60's and early 90's is that bands as Yeasayer remain relatively obscure whereas the great bands of those earlier periods could fill up stadiums full of fans.

[avedic]

@donkeybrainsify good point. that and, bands like nirvana and the beatles made huge public headway. They were discussed on the news even. Yeasayer won't ever be discussed on the 6:00 news like The Rolling Stones or Smashing Pumpkins used to be. But....so what? :) I say that with all sincerity. Maybe that's a good thing. I think it means that people are starting to tune mainstream media out...thanks largely to the internet. Yeasayer are above all that. Posterity will remember them for sure.

[avedic]

@donkeybrainsify btw....I'm tripping right now. Psilly-o-cybin. So...hope anything I'm saying makes an 8 ounce mouse of sense. I love you. PS: bye.

[avedic]

wow, that sucked. in order to post that last message I had to fill out one of those captchka things. Took damn near forever. Or in non-psilocybin-induced time....1 minute. Life is wonderful. Just so all you guys know. Seriously. It is. It's such a poignant and beautiful mystery and we get to be a part of it. How amazing...

Do yourself a favor....type the words(or name) Terrance McKenna into the lil' search box up there. You'll thank me later in your life. WHENYOU'REDEAD >___<

[pr0pr0]

@avedic it's just too bad the lead singer dances like tom green.

[avedic]

@pr0pr0 tom...green? did you just step out of a time capsule dated 1998? i'd say he's just spastic. i like people who dance like that. check out the band friendly fires for more awesome tribal insane dancing

[zh0ck]

mmmmmmmm................ theese badass guys are ......... mmmmmmmmmmmbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesss­sssssstttttttt and weird (like this comment)

[fingersk8r]

I saw them yesterday in nottingham fucking amazing

[indian5]

That was amazing

[lynagy20]

i love the way the host says YEASAYER.  they are too badass

[blackreader19two]

sad the drummer Luke Fasano was dropped by the band. he was so f'n on point

[tobsk28]

this just made me fucking fist pump no lie

[Bunzypoo]

@tobsk28 hehe

[FranzLotus]

Saw them at Leeds Fest this year, definitely one of the best bands of the weekend. Absolutely magic... and I would like to point out that the bassist and guitarist look so much better with haircuts

[spazrx]

the bassist, ira use to be in a jamband called The Ally, they were really good, but young and broke up for whatever reason you can listen toa song here. Just scroll down

i cant post links ? google the Ally

[yeasayersimen]

Look at my name!!!!

[MsFunkygibbon]

whats up with the stagnent crowd.. get ya groove on

[Sapient00Czarina]

Man, the end there. He delievered and he very well knows it.

[VenusAsABoyFilms]

great emotion!

[robinheil]

YEAH YEAH WE CAN ALL GRAB AT THE CHANCE TO BE HANDSOME FARMERS.

YEAH YOU CAN HAVE TWENTY-ONE SONS AND BE BLOOD WHEN THEY MARRY MY DAUGHTERS.

AND THE PAIN THAT WE LEFT AT THE STATION WILL STAY IN A JAR BEHIND US.

WE CAN PICKLE THE PAIN AND BE BLUE RIBBON WINNERS AT COUNTY CONTESTS.

[stutaggart]

@robinheil Cheers for the translation on the lyrics, couldn't possibly figured out what they're singing... still don't know what it all means, though... not sure I wanna know!

[xjustin523x]

@robinheil my fav part of the song.. never knew the lyrics.. not what i had thought they said at all lol

[redbananna5]

1:27! man i cant get enough of this performance

[redbananna5]

the bassist looks like a porn star

[googerhoopla]

i'm obsessed with is resemblance to weird al yankovic

[augib]

brilliant showmanship, perfect chorus, one of the hottest drum and bass beats going around in 10 years of music. They make the KOL look like amateur hour!

[dickydodd]

....bit too camp for me.

[lesjeunes11]

He's in it for the music, for sure. Just look at those shapes he's pulling...

[call0used]

awwweeesssoommmeee!!!

[Crodon]

That G&L is fucking awesome...

[seaman071]

this song is epic!!!!!!!!!!

[yourusernamehere2]

this song seems to go on for ages, but i love it haha

[robinheil]

This is all the good parts of peter gabriel and all the good parts of animal collective

[Chadisthecoolest]

is this band gay? i cannot tell. lolol

[Itheambeast]

@Chadisthecoolest who cares? does the sexuality define the music? they are sick, i know you like it! :D

[marqelton]

It's freakishly funny to watch this video and compare them when performing Ambling Alp on the same show. What a fucking difference. Haha, from looking like awesome hoboes/hippies/whatever to classy popsters.

I absolutely love this band and wonder what their next album will be like. Metal? :)

[Jonmad17]

This one of my favorite live performances on youtube. The lead singer has so much fucking passion!

[PEIBOLandSOUL]

Brutal!!! Do not miss the Take Away Show

[talons12345678910]

i love this

[rob5000x1]

u can see the crowd laughing but i really like his odd spastic moments, he really feels lit

[call0used]

yyeaaaahhh!!!!! :]

[egomouse]

15 people missed the "like" button... damn

[mikedies89]

that bassline is soooo good, it gets stuck in my head more than any of the vocal melodies.

[physicsmusico]

Lol. Crazy Crazy man. Gotta luv u some Yeasayer!!!

[nikki3231]

They're badass cant wait to see them

[nikki3231]

Theyre sweet for sure cant wait to see them in september

[ChronoRobo]

Is the bassist trying to go for a Ron Jeremy look?

[clawsonator333]

@ChronoRobo hahahaha good call

[shroom008]

I honestly don't get the Byrne comparison. Visually, based on this perfomance and "Sunrise", I'll give you that. But after listening to some Byrne... not so much. Also, His vocals are tight and the harmonies are always amazing. This band, and Keating is very talented. Check "Ambling Alp" and "One" performances on Jools. Just Stellar!

[mrfudgeyhead]

@shroom008

Woah woah brah, don't be dissin Byrne.

I mean, Keating/Byrne comparisons are purely on the showmanship. Spastic and lovable was always a Byrne thing.

But with some vague knowledge of both bands, you could see the comparisons between Yeasayer (especially All Hour Cymbals) and Talking Heads. Wacky and world beat influences.

Personally, I like listening to either because it reminds me to listen to the other one.

[admanphoto]

Keating looks like Roger Whittaker, does a poor impersonation of David Byrne and is not as good as he thinks he is in the vocal department. Music and chorus is good though.

[cordell2311]

So much better than anything on Odd Blood.

[THCgoodness]

much better live

[z0rbin989]

lol i love when ppl act they have cerevral palsy while playing music.

[MosaicTelevison]

He has such an amazing voice. seriously.

[incubusdriver]

epic



[lilrunner401]

Oh the power of a few ( or a lot) of small little mushrooms!

:) GREAT song though!

[helicopterinthesky]

Their Singer Is In His Own Little World

[admanphoto]

@helicopterinthesky His own little David Byrne world :¬)

[naleks74]

this song was made with the heart, the soul and the deeper humain conscience...for sur

[naleks74]

this song was made with the heart, the soul and the deeper humain conscience...for sur (sorry for my english !)

[thekillerandme]

there singers tripping nutsack

[mosesman01]

because they all sing their to diverse to sound like another band

[RanTyr]

It's impossible to not sound like someone else without making shit that doesn't sound like music anymore. Get over it.

[MrEvanDK]

He's filled with the spirit of his beard.

[mrfudgeyhead]

@MrEvanDK

Hallelujah!

This beard is giving me the vapors!

[Quinnpie]

A big middle-finger to all of you dissing this band. Original? No. Talking Heads sound? Definitely. They're far from being my favourite band, but their two albums stand on their own two feet. This is a great song, brilliantly performed, albeit the singer's performance seems very false. No doubt he's into it, but he tries too hard in this to be a bit "mental" and indifferently cool on their performance of Ambling Alp last week. Some people have never heard to Talking Heads either.

[woodros]

fucking unoriginal talking heads rip off shite, why dont people just listen to the bands these cocks rip off, is it because its not modern, cant not be into modern music after all its not trendy to not be modern, COCKS

[ZwienerZ]

@woodros Good music is good music. Who gives a fuck if it sounds like someone else.

[woodros]

@ZwienerZ and that is precisely whats wrong with people today, you don't give a shit if people rip off others because its just disposable shite.....good music, fucking hellfire

[ZwienerZ]

@woodros Look, I'm not even saying I like this band. This is the first song I listened to. I saw their name because they are playing at ACL this year. But seriously, what's wrong if people like this? They're obviously pretty popular. Plus MANY BANDS nowadays sound like someone else.