Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed

[jkaneshirosan]

the one time a girl is on a bike they gotta make her look ...The song is amazing but I think they should have done something else with the video

[YouthOobe]

this video sucks more than a black hole.

[MythosaurMusic]

Reminds me of Moby a bit.

[TheConstantsChange]

I can't be the only one who loves the video...I think it fits the song perfectly.

[LaceyBellissimo]

@TheConstantsChange I thought it was pretty spiffy as well.

[85labamba]

cade o capacete hein??? olha o exemplo madame

[Rovanix]

Good piece but the video sucks. The direktor has never driven a bike, thats obvious!

[Myish]

Tag. You're myISH.

[halbal48]

Washed Out: that's myISH!

[T1Brit]

Clicked out of curiosity - ended up watching whole thing. Lovely song - perfect video.

[iamsobored123]

pressed play, bowl lit.

[smurf306]

seems legit. LOL



[floatinghearts222]

as long as weird 80's music video backrounds and helmetless models keep having music like this...i"ll be listening

[FernandoVenezuela1]

RIP the hipster movement....good riddance. 

[NWOareScum]

@FernandoVenezuela1 - try to understand this - you can't kill a bunch of styles of music that you gave some descriptive label, because some gossip column mentality programed you to think things are popular or not according to some fake timescales they made up in their tiny minds. reality doesn't work that way.

[FernandoVenezuela1]

@NWOareScum huh? I hated the hipster thing long before the culture hated it. still do. It was a weak trend, not one ppl will look back fondly on. Its for posuers only. Amateurs only. And its dieing and that makes me happy.

[NWOareScum]

@FernandoVenezuela1 - what is 'the culture'? it doesn't exist. from what i can tell, you hate something that was around way ages before the whatever-culture whoever they are coined the term hipster and labeled some musicians. i told you, reality doesn't work that way. fashions & trends don't mean anything in real life - only some people follow them, and they don't count as people cause instead of liking what they like, they like shit cause they got told to.

[NWOareScum]

@FernandoVenezuela1 - reason i posted here too, it lists flying lotus. are you seriously calling them hipster and saying they are 'out of favor' in some way?! that's retarded. that sound will always be good, that kind of tunes been around for long time and people going to keep liking it, as they always did. that's one of those kinds of tunes you know will be great just by seeing the album cover and name - without hearing anything else about them ever, not once.

[TheMichaeveli]

I'd like to ride in a convertible car, joint in my mouth, lovely female by my side, riding on the coastline as the sun sets, while listening to this pleasureful song. Damn, what a ride. P.S. Ron Paul 2012!

[1sistermercy]

I love this song. This video is a cute hipster girl having fun to a great song . Don't over think it peeps. :-)

[otakuofanime]

reammy an amazing song, but i sort of prefer his older stuff (life of leisure) because it just felt so nostalgic and just had a very unique feeling to it. As lovely as this new album it, its lost something in my oppinion. dont regret buying it though :)

[sloopjonboswell]

This video was absolute crap.



[sloopjonboswell]

I would have rather watched the album cover stare back at me.

[Bettyboop10377]

@sloopjonboswell Agreed

[blackdaylight]

washed out & toro y moi's music kinda makes me wish i was doing coke in the 1980's or that i was a more soft & cuddly hipster like too many of my peers

[onafetssss]

ma sto video fa cacare!! è peggio delle pubblicità dei profumi perché quelle perlomeno non durano quattro minuti...



[xtc340]

What a disaster! They've accidentally placed a girl on motorbike in front of the video. Complete rookie mistake.

[WeLiveToDanceAlone]

such a horrible video..

[brianamiller1984]

I love this, its like Stone Roses produced by william orbit and moby, very fucking nice!

[Psychonaut1992]

Wow... I just heard this on the ISO50 blog and it was amazing. So wonderful and nostalgic and dreamy. Top stuff. It must be awesome with weed but it's one of those tracks that doesn't even need it, like that guy said.

[scrob44]

Inside your voice resounds, Your thoughts realign Your words recall to mind Your short sweet life Hear voices all in time?) Hear the words calling Feel the wave form now, ride the foam, See the world clearly now Rising up you float outside yourself Find the source of light You fly home, you go closer now Rising towards the light.. What do u think? could be lyrics

[oddball670]

The Synth At The Beggining Reminds Me Of That Underworld Song From Trainspotting

[Badidous89]

The song is amazing ! the video is shit ! i guess they balance i was thinking more of a beach with the sun and palm trees not a bitch on a bike ! anyways still a good song !

[conveychemistry]

ernest greene you always seize to amaze me<3.

[nxaw91]

846 people switched tabs after loading the page

79 stuck around to watch the video

[MysticGizmos]

@nxaw91 Hahahahaha, clever.

[yesimnosytoo]

I trust "Soft" video will be better... if it's ever going to be one, of course...

[vidSpac]

bad video, nice song.

[TheSwitchheel]

dig the song, but not the video.

[jackie3902]

Does this song remind you guys of the 90's or is it just me..?

[ieroscarpet]

@jackie3902 its supposed to have an 80s feel :p

[jackie3902]

@ieroscarpet O:

[northcutt4326]

while 77 ppl SUCK

[northcutt4326]

this song is an orgasm

[0Andrejka0]

the vid is lame...:-):-)

[kingofpainTV]

Here was KINGOFPAINTV

[alekspy]

at the pitchfork festival, we could breath this synth like an aerosol in the whole body, eyes closed, smiling

[Cruhhjackus]

this song > this video.

[chussuarez]

@Cruhhjackus absolutely. song is great (so is the album) but the video sucks

[gogatorsfoster1]

fake and gay motorcycle

[thomaskantor]

Static bike with a wind machine and a green screen. Yup, never been done before.

[EZEPELIGRO]

Inside your voice resounds, Your thoughts realign Your words recall to mind Your short sweet life Hear voices all in time Hear the words calling (by?) Feel the wave form now, ride the foam, See the world clearly now Rising up you float outside yourself Find the source of light You fly home, you go closer now (?) Rising towards the light...

[pisaco52]

Rising up you float outside yourself

Find the source of light uuuuuuuf!

[DarrenBonJovi]

Not sure how I feel about this chillwave stuff or whatever it's called... I remember when the more soporific shoegazer bands like Slowdive were doing the rounds in the early 90s.... the huge delay effects and wall of sound seemed to hide the fact that there weren't really good songs lying underneath.

[HSMHaterzhehe]

dont you guys get it the women is fuckin hot, and when she looks at you when that music is playin it gives you that thought of women

[EZEPELIGRO]

can someone put the lyrics please

[JugglingFrEEk]

i tripped on acid for the first time yesterday and this song brought tears of joy.

[CocoMoon7]

i wish this song would last forever

[nicobn1980]

I hear it 10 times a day. Just a comment: I feel this song is perfect to the Buenos Aires nights and her misteries.Too bad the video. The music sounds very profound for something so basic, that is not even minimal.

[Nagsworth]

Get off the bike you daft mare!

[joanacrisologo]

sorry, video kills it. think of all the possibilities this video could have been to ENHANCE the music.

[HSMHaterzhehe]

@joanacrisologo use your imagination this is art every time she turns her head towards you the sound sinks in on time, even the way she turns the light to the right at a set time its a better video than you think it is you just havnt give it a chance. watch it closely and have the music loud feel the women

[joanacrisologo]

@HSMHaterzhehe haha dude i am an arts student, i spent last 2 years of my life writing essays upon essays analysing film. everyone's entitled to their own opinion and i aint about to disrespect yours.

[scuba7705]

...why would she get pink eye?

[Thebepob]

hope she dont get pink eye

[boboly33]

lyrics anyone???

[jasonbunter]

she should be wearing a helmet.

[JippaJ]

@jasonbunter in the studio?

[gracehucsd]

@jasonbunter I KNOW! green screens can be so dangerous. Kids these days...

[holdham23]

Eyes Be Closed, meet Marijuana. Marijuana, meet Eyes Be Closed.

... And they lived happily ever after.

[Rolandesch]

@holdham23 Oh come on... No marijuana is needed for this.

[Cptheadstomp420]

@Rolandesch who said needed? its a nice addition though :)

[alx3120]

@holdham23 i was LEGIT thinking that exact same sentence just b4 i saw ur comment... cheers!

[masterspawn200]

@holdham23 For real man, I saw this while high. It was amazing.

[ixplosion]

opinion. swear words. unwarranted anger. absolute declaration. self-righteous arrogance. end.

[Gingerblaze]

WTF is the idea with this crappy ass terrible video!! Does not do the music justice!

[Gingerblaze]

terrible video!! Does not do the music justice!

[greygrey40]

maybe its like some '80's pseudo-nostalgic wierdassness? lmao @ the motorcycle riding clips.

More importantly: Can anyone recognize the motorcycle that is being ridden in the video? it has been painted a generic black color plus shitty film quality, looks like a '80's- 90's Japanese small displacement sportbike....maybe even a 2 stroke! I hope someone legit can help! stay away squid ass monkey-fools

[brothersport92]

music video?

[gabelenk]

0:21 does it sound a bit like Porcelain by Moby to anyone else?

[StokeCityFC44]

@gabelenk I was about to say that but I think it's the whole of the start of the song

[gabelenk]

@StokeCityFC44 yeah it does. got to give credit where its due

[fariz90]

best track?? REALLY??

[elke7]

this is terrible video. i am disappoint.



[06livefast]

anne hathaway!

[TransylvaniaTapes]

wow they would have better off just putting the original song over TNUC's video for the Lovelock remix.

[sheisedi]

Wonderful song, the bloody video makes me die on the inside.

[thelowlytrinity]

I don't understand how such evocative music produced such an unimaginative video.

[anuskaev]

@thelowlytrinity Totally agree :)

[interpolluter29]

@thelowlytrinity Think of it as an attempt at visual sarcasm. A humorous answer to what anyone expects a "chillwave" video to look like. Haha!

[maximdermul]

she's driving without helmet!



[Facundo783ar]

No one gets the Point... I think the video fits the song very well. MAKES YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND ENJOY THE GREAT SONG.

[jordanh77]

This video blows. I don't find this music to be about glamour.

[ipwntmario]

I think the video is a perfect accompaniment to the song. It's playful 80's cheesy to go along with the whole chillwave style, and the easygoing feel really makes you relax and just listen to the song instead of trying to force a distracting narrative.

[ah1998]

@ipwntmario

I agree! some people have no sense of humor at all

[MrNicholas81]

oh man, what an awful video...

[southcaroman]

i had to scroll down so the video wouldnt ruin the song

[itsallhalal]

I thought Bruno was gonna pop up at some point to reveal that it was all a joke.. stupidest video ever

[kbs1212]

Ugh, this is getting boring ... I'm dying for something new here ...

1:28 SHE'S CHANGING LANES OMG *gasp gasp*

[josh7million]

horrific clip for one of the best tracks of the year

[MrAldoblue]

what an uplifting song

[galactyk]

Summerish and sexy track. I fuckin dig it!

[Super100kg]

excelent song

[shawnfree]

If they were going for "model pretends to ride a motorcycle", they nailed it. Otherwise, it's loathsome. Good song.

[criznittles]

Washed Out "Eyes Be Closed" is featured on Indie/Rock Playlist: August (2011)

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[squish606]

Am I the only person here who thinks this video is pretty tongue-in cheek and that everyone is taking everything a bit too seriously? And that it's riffing off of Belle Captive's famous scene?

I dunno, I think it's got humor and matches the rhythm of the song, I was listening to this song riding in the car and had the same feel.

[sianspherica]

How on earth can such an incredible song be paired with such a terrible video. LOL. model on a motorcycle in front of a green screen wearing leopard print and confetti blown on her.....RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT. That's exactly what I visualize when I hear this song.

[ceressco]

The video is not all bad. When I first heard the song, I heard it without a video and it definitely caused a feeling of transportation. The static motorcycle in the studio is a bit too obvious and the model's actions are a bit contrived. Some effect processing (bending, skewing, blurring, psychedelic contrast and the like) might have masked those flaws in the video. Still love this song.

[sarahhawkleyissofit]

the video isn't bad at all, instead of being a distraction from the song, which happens a lot with music videos, it is instead a suitable and pleasant visual accompaniment to a fantastic song.

[msbunnypaws]

Hey, Washed Out. Good job stealing Moby's song from The Beach soundtrack. No, seriously. Good job. No one noticed... almost.

[88tide]

@msbunnypaws apart from sharing that two-note progression, the two songs have nothing in common. I'm fairly certain Moby wasn't the first to use said progression either.

[msbunnypaws]

@88tide Um, it's not the progression, it's the entire packing of the song. The way both have echoing chords with the space in between each to let them breathe. The tempo and sequence of the beats are extremely similar. Most chord progressions (maybe every chord progression?) isn't new. There are hundreds of songs that go I - V - vi - IV but they sound different enough that people don't always think it's the same. This song just sounds very similar to Moby's, the instrumentation, melody, etc.

[martytraumatik]

good song, but not good video. in my opinion.

[lbomb8]

is this that old song that was on the soundtrack to the beach?!

[sidrikpetrik]

Меня тошнит от этого видео!

[blancheDub]

Loved the music AND the video.

Saccenti really captured the feel of the music with the flow of these images.

I'd call it a genius video. Would like to see more Saccenti.

[blancheDub]

Stellar video! Flows with the music and mesmerizes....

Loved it! Would like to see more of Saccenti's stuff.

[jpbond58]

Yeah not gonna lie, this video is shit. I love the song and the album! It's just this video, I made something like this for a project in 6th grade.

[ribs303]

Looks like a fucking Gucci ad......vile!

[limbot]

it wasn't a breathtaking video or anything by all means, but it does send off some chilled vibes, maybe the video could also be chillwave.

[cakewithsomeice]

This song deserved a better video, what a shame

[AlanAnthonyDoyle]

Crap video. Good Song.

[pleaseinsertacoin]

have to agree with those before me, the video is just unnecessary... washed out is great as always, though.

[jbrpfan]

an amazing song but the video's shit

[TDjAREA]

the song is nice, but I hope I did not pay shit who made this video.

[bejAmir]

lalala this is good, i love chillwave and fuck the haters lalala

[easydata]

People teamed up to make this video? LMAO

[westseawind]

I`d rather watch video just only with album cover than this one. It really disturbs the pure sound line to my ears.

[CJman327]

Yes this video is simple and yes it is JUST visually-driven; but fuck it, it's fitting, and I'll be damned if @2:29 to the end isn't completely breathtaking with the sheer ecstacy of the music behind it. Damn. I just wish the song and video didn't fade out so early.

[bonepallace78]

well. that was dumb. it was just some girl awkwardly arching her back multiple times on a motorcycle?

[TheHzhzhz]

if wasn't the chick everything would be alright :D

[sobrenadar]

wtf? I expected better :I

[EdAmes1221]

@sobrenadar agreed

[msalami1]

There was a good idea with that video, catch the mood

[jtwhite13]

@msalami1

If you're claiming this video is good, you're fucking blind.

[88tide]

incredible song, this video is horrid though. we get it, kitsch visuals go well with chillwave. do something new.

[TheHzhzhz]

@88tide yep totally agree mate :)

[knowsguy]

@88tide Thanks for the heads up, the first few seconds confirmed it would be terrible. Grooveshark, here I come, to hear it in much better quality.

[Lacoux]

@88tide Yeah I know. I totally would have preferred to see a stop motion video of a tree then this girl on a motorcycle with trippy backgrounds. I feel like I'm watching an h&m commercial.

[Lacoux]

@88tide Yeah I know. I totally would have preferred to see a stop motion video of a tree then this girl on a motorcycle with trippy backgrounds. I feel like I'm watching an h&m commercial.

[zehxduxboneh]

Perfect! (the girl)

[grimxtc]

fantastic song / album, budget video.

[1angelmiike]

amazing!!

[MrOscarplanet]

i like it! It doesn't get more 80's with those synths!