Beirut - Zach Condon - Postcards From Italy

[MrDanbloom]

Indie-rock’s latest heartthrob? The ukulele player. (He’s surprised, too)

Beirut's Zach Condon is still coming to terms with success -- and those weird Brazilian tribute bands

[MrDanbloom]

LO LAT

[yellowsubmarinekid]

HE IS PERFECT.

[AbsolutRussell]

did you want the moustache on or off? ... Too bad

[quirkylittlegirl]

there's a feeling that i can't describe when listening to beirut, such a brilliant musician....

[wow5heyy]

When Florence & the Machine cover your song, you know your a pro!

[VivaLaMente]

So... is that mustache real or.....?

[403Skateboarding]

dude at the end that walks up behind him.. come on dude, go home. dont ruin the moment. hahah

[tinabeaner004]

What a sexy sexy man.

[Clerks0]

If I buy a normal four string Ukulele, will it have the same sounds as this?

[TheJiggyPants]

@Clerks0 if you learn to play it right. i have a ukulele and mine sounds almost exactly the same.

[Clerks0]

@TheJiggyPants Thanks for the fast answer!

Also, is it easy to learn how to play them? considering they only got 4 strings?

[TheJiggyPants]

@Clerks0 Yeah. His Fluke has 4 strings too. it sounds a bit deeper than when I play it on mine.

[SAMBISH0P]

@TheJiggyPants I think his is tuned up 1 step as he is recording the video for elephant gun which has a higher tuning

[misskirbyyy]

i want a fluke, i love the sound it makes (':

but it £200 and im thirteen.

[Wilwarin21]

is it me or zach looks like mark ruffalo?

[hulagirl93]

who are the 9 ignorant fools who 'disliked' this amazing show piece of great talent ? show your selves you fools !

beirut is lovely . as is Zach .

[Rybinsonnar]

@hulagirl93 10 actually ... flipin' hipster 'stache...

[hulagirl93]

@Rybinsonnar 446 people are better off 396,599 have seen this amaze craze stache

ah love that zach boy.

[pdognedog123]

i love the slight smile when everyone begins singing at 0:48

[sarika96]

impresionante!este tio me vuelve loca!

[dariuszjaszczynski]

'It's a fluke' :)

[Thepurpleful]

mustache

[zanedude3]

i honestly cannot imagine this man looking like anything else other than this.

[weslley682]

otimoo

[WildlyAwesomeJS]

What a beautiful voice, but I can`t help but notice when he closes his eyes, he has that look of childish innocence. It`s hard to think that someone with that strong and charming voice is still so young. He is doing a beautiful job at being his lovely self.

[SuperGaryOak]

He dresses so German.

[samanthahaha94]

why did he grow that.. he's better looking without it. good thing it doesn't take from his voice.

[JessicaFreefall]

@samanthahaha94 i think it's fake mustache :D

[rruffins]

is that a soprano or a tenor (the ukulele)????

[Xachyy]

@rruffins Soprano Fluke.

[Cloud2424]

Were you one of the Dancers?

[saltycrumpet]

what is that little mandolin/ukulele/tiny guitar thing he's playing?

[stifledbabsie]

@saltycrumpet It's a ukulele.

[eskim02]

@saltycrumpet more specifically it's a Fluke branded one, that's why it looks weird.

[immatureidiot911]

@saltycrumpet its a ukelele

[MicahSchow]

@saltycrumpet four strings. That's a uke, my friend. Crazy inexpensive, and really easy to learn... Of course, Zach Condon has clearly mastered that sucker.

[JosPeters]

Mustache! Nice!

[ASongToPassTheTime]

yeah, he should always have a moustache!

[ELECTRAfied26]

I think this is one of the only examples of a guy who I think actually looks BETTER with a moustache than without.

[dearmutiny]

Zachary, the ruler. Grandmaster ZC.

[nocabarec]

HAHA why is he extremely perfect? :(

[danielaortega9]

You are aesome, Zach!

I'm trying to play a little bit like you. Trying to "Beirutar"

You're an inspiration!

[SufjanStevensWannabe]

You would need either Testosterone drugs, Chuck Norris or to become Zach Condon to wield a mustache so grand! But of course becoming Zach Condon would be impossible.

Hmmmm...i must find these testosterone drugs because im sure as hell not kidnaping Chuck Norris.

[holesonwall]

Surprisingly, I love that mustache!!

[bngrsnmash]

god, i love him

[thecellarlife]

this song should be called "...If John Wilkes Booth Play the Ukulele''. pretty awesome.

[johalunaty]

the new paul mcca?

[mambuduomally]

fuckin hell, he looks like macca there

far more talented though!

[brunoreklame]

try searching for 'Laguna - You Laugh, I Smile' ehehe hope ypu guys like it!!!

[ClareLovesLife]

Got to be some of my favourite lyrics...

"And I will love to see that day; the day was mine when she will marry me outside with the willow trees and play the songs we made, they made me so, and I will love to see the day; the day was mine."

So beautiful. And that's just the song - don't get me started on the moustache. :-P

[TheMonkeySandwich]

That mustache! But what a voice.

[Vaiseoquan]

I can't strum like that while holding a pick, it feels weird.

I wish I could discuss how he does that with him >_>

[s2Juh]

Oh, those socks! haha Gotta love him!

[Gameplayguy677]

great song! love this song my fav

[olliethehobo]

his mustache is fantastic.

[Vaiseoquan]

Anyone happen to know if he's playing with a pick or just his fingers?

[TotalFrenchFry]

Most people play with fingers. I think he may possibley be playing with a pick though he's definately holding something after the song.

[Vaiseoquan]

Yeah, sometimes I play with my fingers, but I think my favorite is a .38MM pick. It makes it louder.

Yeah, the end is pretty evident that it's a pick now that you mention it.

[astrojunker]

cant tell if its a pick but you can tell by the sound of the strings that it was playing with something... not the fingers

[psesinkclee]

pick

[ASHORROR]

i got a uke just to play this song!

um - has anyone seen bedknobs and broomsticks? doesnt he look sort of like the guy from that film?

[TajWinona34]

I love him, hes got a beautiful voice. Paired with a rather unique sound.

[nikeshox2133]

wow i dont even understand

i read in many interviews that zach does not particularly care for writing lyrics because he just likes to hear the sound of a human voice over instruments and yet his words create the most picturesque images in my mind

it's a shame that most artists who actually try to think of poems to accompany their melodies can't achieve half the beauty of zach's music and lyrics

mind blowing

[cityofdevils92]

word!! well said

[TheLaurenwhite]

hitler stache....

[maggiepower]

You've obviously never seen a picture of Hitler. This is more of a Clark Gable stache.

[j2the69]

arrrg!!! I wish I was there!

[j2the69]

No matter where he plays and and how he plays he always does a superb job. This guy is truly a great talent of our generation...and that is really rare.

[sopranobrasil]

me too!

[RhythmHives]

i wish i had been there :(

[sopranobrasil]

me too!

[chipup1]

I have the exact same couch, my greatgrandma gave it to me.

[latinohomiejo071593]

Probably the director.

[zinestrokes]

wow, this is sooo amazing! i wish i were there

[chree2008]

what was with the guy in the end?

[Chunderbawz]

he looks like a young johnny depp.

[bernyberniberny]

you are right

[lyblah]

loved it. didn´t hear before

[Maniskmakaroni]

Such music....

What a mustache...

What a man!

[marvelsquantis]

I want to be that ukulele.

[LeaheyHoo]

hey guys, check out a new concert from Beirut on our page

[guriacosmica]

lindo lindo lindo *__*

sortudos de estarem com ele xD

[jbetat]

I want that man...srsrsrsrs

[AbsolutRussell]

i want that sofa

[1999AudiAvant]

i want that ukulele

[Vaiseoquan]

I want that wallpaper in my house.

[coche111]

Sach Condom.

[ChillpointNews]

That's really mature and I bet he didn't hear that a thousand times already when he was young.

[ValerieFinkelstein]

The moustache is fake.

[thebitcher01]

Of course it's fake, he has such a baby face it couldn't have any hair on it :P

[ValerieFinkelstein]

I suppose he could have one if he wanted, he's 23, he should be able to grow hair on his face. Haha!

[Vaiseoquan]

Not true...

I just get peach fuzz.

[VJnumber1]

I'll take the loveseat and whatever's on it

[Ruben00021]

I love this song ... and his moustache !

[magentaglam]

che bravi...

[watchedpotneverboils]

Mustasche! Ha! I needed to see that, I really did.

[margeauxmargeaux]

HIS VOICE

[trafficjammed]

i love zach, but his facial hair in this music video is quite heinous.

[killingbabykittens]

this song can cure all diseases

[GravyLazer]

BEAUTIFUL. Everything about this video is so aesthetically pleasing.

Too bad the sound is a little off.

[Susoville]

i love him

[liviamania]

credo!

[natvil101]

I'd die to look like that, and to have a mustache like that too!

[Lindyhops17]

yh but then u would be dead

:)

[Lindyhops17]

i didn't type this?...

what the fuck?

[yoursxtruly]

haha..

[rafaelaschneider]

kind of.... Patrick Wolf

[reftyma]

halavirter retiskot ntante!!!!!!

[christinaaaaa]

he has such a beautiful voiceeeee!!!

[jules10109]

One word.....Awesome! XD

[123spasser123]

witch devil did he sell his to for getting that voice ;)

[smphoto1]

Hes just borrowing mine.

[yofomojojo]

Which you stole from me.

[smphoto1]

Had to get it somewhere ;)

[looksi]

i also find the moustache pretty cool

[Sinatrixx]

I thought the moustache is cool.

[spinyopaat]

Im Glad tHE mOUSTACHE IS FAKE

he's face is to hansom for such an ugly thing

[5up3rx3n0n]

The mustach is fake for video reasons (look at 0:38 untill 0:40, but i'm sure he can play it that well!

[jetcarjohnny]

I'd die to look like that, and to have a mustache like that too!

[tobycunningham]

the moustache is fake - watch the video for elephant gun and youll understand.

[frozen0world]

Eh?!

What's this mustach?

[natashajentien]

What a horrible mustach

[caitygraceee]

I LOVE this, but I hate that the sound is off.

[Jowshy]

what he is using is called a 'fluke ukulele' google it.

[say12thebear]

its fake???

but theres like 3 other vids from different ppl who were there

[daclap]

the mustache is fake...the video isnt. obviously.

[say12thebear]

oh

i thought someone said the vid was fake

he looks funny with his stache

[mikeyfatstrings]

love this guy

[armygwarguy]

I dont think he is old. He's like 22 right?

This guy is F'ing awesome.

[virmccoy]

A young genius, channeling his multi musical passion.

So natural, so unaffected! Looks like he just woke up in the morning--Giving us his all. Thank you Zach Condon for believing in yourself! We can all learn from this old, benevolent soul!

KC

[TheInsainMrK]

Awesome song, love it.

[Jowshy]

It's a fluke ukulele.

[yaycelesteyay]

eh?

[goggor]

This is so fucking good.

[leadbellydan]

thats amazing

[graphitemonkey21]

what kind of uke do u use for this song? soprano, or baritone?

[stealyourcarbon]

Not a baritone.

But a concert,soprano, or tenor would sound good.

[catog]

Love it!

[OytheGreat]

Ah, lovely video clap, thanks a lot for sharing this! Nothings brightens up a day more than Beirut!

[daclap]

yay, you're welcome

[asupercoolperson]

i want to marry this man . he is so amazing. lol.

[kleinelydia]

hey! he's mine :P

[ooblaadiiooblaadaa]

really?? I don't think so:D:D

[manholoblahnik]

yay, cat fight... :D

i'll join!

[chuppybob]

wow, he strums really fast! his hand is a blur.

[kostisf1]

magnifique!

[fossilman2]

thanks for the great music...very nice

[DJMANIFESO]

the Mustaches are REAL!!

[rueschen]

whaat, really? cool.

[daclap]

yea, why ARE we getting any sort of thumbs down. Other than the shaky footage on my part(from singing and being excited) this is some good shit. yea.

[wyattsro]

Yeah, the moustaches are fake so no one knows that he was on Bridgette Jonses Diary and Nanny McPhee.

[niedzwiedzzly]

are his moustaches fake?

[restauratorius]

jėga su tavimi mano drauge

[BrookstyleSaus]

zach has made me love music like nothing I felt before. The world would be an empty place without it, I hunger for new songs

[Melisa22]

i love him

[organicangelalexial]

that would be one of the highlights of my life..... i would want to ask him so many things... i can't help but be enviously jealous...

[cailynnnnn]

why are people giving this a thumbs down?

Everyone would like to ask Zach Condon questions, he's a musical genius!

[organicangelalexial]

uh they are stupid... i didnt give any thumbs down of any sort.... musical genius is musical genius....

[cenith88]

i love what hes wearing

[ILoveRSL]

I am so jealous that you were in the music video!! That is so awesome! What was it like working with such great talent? Thanks for the video!

[daclap]

no problem. it was a blast!

[Victim0fTheSystem]

I think he looks better without the mustache. But still very nice.

By the way where was the video filmed?

[daclap]

in a small studio near downtown l.a.

[GRANDIZER101]

he should have a saddam hussein mustache,that would be cool

[puertoirish]

ha yea:)

[Christinekook]

Qué caña de hombre, por dios!

Beirut, you're great!!!

[tanstil]

Lalalala lalalalala!!! Come on Zach!!! Lalalala...

[mieery]

who the fuck is that guy who went and stood behind zach.looks as if he shouldnt fucking be there.

[daclap]

calm down, he was working on the music video. Controlling all of us extras.

[MutedProphet]

Zach is such a tasty morsel...not to mention the voice, ah the voice. Grrrrr....

[rubbrhose]

fuck... i guess that i miss her more than i let her know... great song!

[CALZAK]

Does any1 kno wut kind of uke he is using?

[largebadgers]

fluke uke

[SobbingZombii]

lol I loveee this guy

[caits87]

Awesome! I love Beirut, and this is a really cool video. :)