Mayer Hawthorne - The ills

[thedesiresymposium]

Ok this is what I have so far: Funkadelic "Cosmic Slop", James Brown & The JB's Live in Paris 1971, the eviction scene from "Roger & Me", videos of the Wigan Casino, Jazzie-B from Soul II Soul, the "Junkie Chase" scene from "Superfly", and (I think) a video of Cameo. Other than that, I don't know the source material for the Katrina and other footage at all. I can't place the Bowie but it looks "Station To Station"-era. The Stones w/Brian Jones looks 1964-ish. This video is amazing.

[DJCoonTage]

Your video interpretation is pure genius, the ending adds the perfect touch. Cheers to your long and illustrious career my friend.

[TheGingernick]

i keep watching this...gets better everytime,check out david holmes essential mix 1997.

its quality

[hannahxo246]

IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY BROUGHT ME HERE.=)

[TheGingernick]

i think you might have a career in this, superb video to a great tune

[akemimeka]

could you list where did you get all the excerpts?

...pretty please?

[basicallyimbeth]

how i got here? it's kind of a funny story....

[missedilemma24]

Awesome video! thanks for sharing

[MrJackrabbit2]

i wonder if mayer hawthorne has seen this video

[musicrockzz22]

I thought this was the official video until i read the description box. Good job :D

[payleryder45]

This young cat gets it right on. Lay your lady down and play this record all the way roun, Don Cornelius sez so,

[Keefster]

This could be the official video and I'd be happy. I like it. Love the song.

[zapperaka1mangang]

he's the man i use to think he's black

[MultiNelly97]

Love This Songgg !!! How Dare You Hit That Ugly Dislike Button !!! UGGH

[janieandthejones]

fantastic video. It's a bit weird to see Bowie, Diana Ross and the likes, but apart from that, the editing and the scenes you chose suit the song very very well.

[M4lign]

this song makes me happy. but i reallly like this video..

[Bbfishman]

amazing editing man thats ridiculous. i thought this was their own video for the song

[Bbfishman]

just watched them at Lollapalooza and they rocked this song...i had to come check it out

[sk8rbuoi]

@AntsMcPants Wow this is a fantastic video you have some talent. I literally thought this was the official one until I read your comment. You should send this to them somehow they may want to use it!

[Randib09]

Great job on the video, goes perfect with the song!

[PawelKosinsky]

I knew the solo drumbreak was from Curtis' "Move on Up" and the ending proved me right!

[liquidminds]

@PawelKosinsky I don't know how this is possible, but i was just listening to curtis jacksons move on up before this song, and your comment just gave me an incredible "omg-moment"....

thx for that.

[CubixDealer]

2:45=beauty

[Knightsdivine]

Thumbs up if at least 20 of these views are you.

[KennySmoothx]

Love this song, Love this video!

[MrJackrabbit2]

You did a stupendous job on the video. I thought it was the actual music video for this song.

[RSBSTEADICAM]

Really nice work... makes me tired just thinking about all the work you put into this!

[LawkSam]

Just like everyone said, outstanding work you did there to an outstanding song. Great to break on!

[thomas94skywalker]

Definitely a very awesome video, especially for one you've made yourself.

Fantastic work!

[snapperjackson]

Sick job dude! very nice!

[astrogirl0880]

My 2o11 summer jam

[MortalBanana]

I can't stop dancing on this music... Thank you Mayer for your incredible talent !!

[Vuurpijl00]

I thought this was official, great vid!



[JackyWhiite]

fucking better times down there...

[kfunkdeluxe]

did you really cut this yourself? its an amazing video, i didn't read the description and genuinely though it was the official.

[mwright13]

man i coulda used this song last summer. awesome good stuff.



[doood420]

what is the bombing @2:27

[ktlkktlk]

i love this video cos it doesnt make any sense :D and i thought this was the official music video so nice work!

[cappadinoceo]

excellent vid ants

[TippmanFaith]

this is awesome, i thought it was the original music video for it until i read the description. it'd be awesome if you listed all the scenes and clips you used in the vid. haha

[fonmacgyver]

@TippmanFaith me too :))))

[Daelion164]

This should definetly be the official video to this song!!

[Thestrumporna]

chords? :)

[BuffySlayer82]

TIIIIIP TOOOOP !!!!

[beaniegrl420]

Just threw it together?!  Wow, I was totally thinking how great of videos he had. He should make this official! Great job, and thanks for posting such a great song!

[mcb1tch90]

Nice video man. Mayer Hawthorne's the only guy doing this sound these days, and fuck me is he good at it! Big up DJ Haircut!

[zebulongriffin]

Incredible video. Stones Throw is doing a contest right now to create a music video to any song in their catalog. You should enter this. I'm going to be putting together a video for the contest and I was going through some of the songs I liked from the label to see if they already had a video for them. That's how I stumbled across your video. So even though it's probably not in my best interest to tell you since i'm entering as well I just had to because the video is spot on with the song.

[LeBoerdel]

great video for a great song! i hope you do something involving videos professionally! you should consider if not : )

[Marmalade06]

This is actually a really good video and sorta goes with the song well!

[Phishkid1981]

WOW dude! this has become by current favorite song as of late, just checked this out, and I'd have to say, I can't even imagine a better video being made for this song. damn impressive. pat yourself on the back brotha

[skacaface59]

this was badass thank you for this..:)

[rainbowstarlite]

This is such a great song!

[stev1963hit]

Should've been released in 72,would've been massive.Jesus,there is just so much great music about now,but it never gets played on the radio,so people my age(47)think that modern music is crap! Great video too,thanks

[TheGabiborek]

DUDE YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT VIDEO!awsome pieces of history and the closing scene..great!greets!

[PeterPumpkinhead1]

First heard this just bafew weeks ago on Huey's (Fun Lovin Criminal) BBC radio 6 show. Loved it at first hearing. Who is this I thought to myself?....Curtis Mayfield?

Superb stuff. White man got soul!

[iphone4414]

I wish YouTube had an award show... You would have my vote!

[LepszyWrobelWGarsci]

Who are these guys at 0:13 ?

[videodrei]

amazing video

[fsubilly]

Exceptional, both song and video. Thanks for this...

[codownni]

How did i get here? well its kind of a funny story..

[wamhwamhwamh]

This is the most "official" music video i have ever laid eyes on

[blackberri1023]

all this time, i thought this was the official video. you did a wonderful job. keep it up.

[beatboy3]

tune.

[mellohwan]

great song, i like the video you put together, especially around the break and the break out. only criticism i have is although the retro clips were cool, keep in mind where the band is coming from, like culturally, you got most of it but a couple contemporary kick flips would have balenced the 60's vibe out nicely. but great work!

[donecan5ka]

everytime i watch the video i see something new

[Kasak1984]

Brilliant video man, a friend sent me this link on Facebook, and I thought it was an official video for this song. Great work!

[D3rarsch]

what's that thing 0:35

[PKSANGL]

dude tripp out  you edited this really well awesome video keep it up

[PKSANGL]

dude tripp out you edited this really well awesome video keep it up

[corywon]

Sweet Breakdancing, Weeki Watchie, pinwheels,riots,and did I see Living Colour off in there?

[kothakilla]

Nice!!!! It's so Detroit...

[elvispreseli]

@AntsMcPants. Great work with video. You should get in touch with Stones Throw. I'm trying to track down a 7" copy of this. KTF

[wTrotta11]

what's with the piano in the background throughout the tune??

[annaluizafischer]

Great job!

[Hail150]

This is epic!

Great job,

[pabloar]

MAYER HAWTHORNE: if you are reading this, make it your official video!!!

[db12121985]

Great JOB on the video. Damn you are mad talented!

[sdotsom]

this video is amazing. an official one could not be better.

[dank4ash]

...Yes they (ills) can!

[nuwayfunkydub]

Superb!

[cogitatione1]

Incredible video does full justice to the song. Both make you think. Hope somebody starts paying you for your work.

[chillaylama]

just great! keep on keepin' on! and cheers for the wigan footage! ;))

[jhw0cn]

This absolutely must be the video - Mayer - Endorse the creativity of this fan - show him the love he deserves :)

[TheSyrenne]

I AGREE SO MUCH WITH deliciousaloysius COULDNT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF!

[deliciousaloysius]

this is much more than a casual project. but i greatly appreciate it. this video adds to the original song for me and it demonstrates a great understanding of montage. it should be the official video. thank you.

[19xav89]

Thank you for this video, seriously i see this song differently now

[DanceFckerDance]

man this is a very very good video

[drivebybodypierce]

EXCELLENT job here. This was a captivating video, and I'm glad I stumbled across it. Thanks! 

[yopapillon]

GR8 work! Thank you!

[jaytee0616]

great job on the video! looks amazing!

[hpw19c]

excellent video here! i appreciate the time you put into this :)

[noxitli1]

Ah I really like ur vid :)

[joe5head]

really great work man, i appreciate the amount of effort this took. Favorited ;)

[frankai]

to me this funky pictured dancemoves seems to fit the groove in the nicest way ,sir.

thank you ,got this nice 45 as a gift ,and i do love this song

[dantlewis]

Wow that's great---can I ask you what program you used to edit all the footage?

thanks!

[gutydecadi]

Pedazo de video 8)

[barrowclough1988]

@fatherjon908 move on up, curtis mayfield

[deliciousaloysius]

@fatherjon908 move on up by curtis mayfield

[FlyingVincent]

@fatherjon908 Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield

[FistFullOfDallas]

@fatherjon908 Move on up - Curtis Mayfield

[pabloar]

@fatherjon908 curtis mayfield - move on up

[elvispreseli]

@fatherjon908 Move on Up Curtis Mayfield.

[TheLammeister]

@fatherjon908 move on up curtis mayfield :)

[petru85]

Good job with the video nice one!

[HillmanProjects]

cheeky mayfield drum sample aye

[Deornight]

My favourite soug right now....excellent....

[Nilmusik]

I will never be that good to have my own part in a skate video, but i would choose this fucking awesome song!!!!

[djmidway]

That is a great video. The clip with the Shiners in downtown Flint really takes me back.

[sweetassnumba7]

wicked! I'm lovin this guy x

[pabloar]

a quick one? this is genious dude... you deserv an award! congrats

[dinglefritzer]

@pabloar totally. Nice video for a great artist!

[dorkwin]

@pabloar I fully concur with you, good sir!

YOU ARE HEREBY PRESENTED WITH THE PABLOAR/DORKWIN AWARD FOR YOUTUBE PRESTIGE AND HONOUR. ONE FREE CYBER HI-FIVE.

[Yea8man]

props

[vdeferens]

Love that last shot of Motor City Industrial PArk.

[daniko20]

wow, this is amazing stuff for an "i thought I would do a quick one myself" video! congratulations

[tphoyas]

one of the best videos ever by youtube user...

[NectarineWindow]

I imagine this can't be used as the official video because of copyright issues, but that being said, I've NEVER seen a fan-made video in any respect that was this good. Bravo!

[jamesockendenmafaka]

what category of music would you put this song under?

[tphoyas]

@jamesockendenmafaka blue-eyed soul...

[Leftbehind727]

I work at a record store and Apparently we got some New Hawthorne stuff in today and I've never heard of them so i check out some other stuff we had and I Stumbled across this amazing song... And then to see this video on youtube and it being a Fan video straight blown away. Amazing work on this 1

[sunnymeadowz]

This is absolutely incredible. Someone said it before me but I have to agree, I would make this the offical video. You did a really great job with the Katrina footage as well. That has always been my favorite part of this whole song and you visualized it perfectly!

[YaoiAndPockyLover]

You did a really great job. I mean it this is the best fan vid I have seen. Great work

[ripaddo]

Loving the old school feel of this!

[23busta23]

he should get this for the original video ;)

just move on up, great work overall

[virgilsupreme]

great work on the clip. thanks!

[butown2]

where did you find the footage of the imolating monk? I aint seen it from that angle before

[AntsMcPants]

@butown2 I can't remember...sorry! I think it is probably from an Adam Curtis documentary.

[dantlewis]

@AntsMcPants

Wow that is great! Can I ask you what program you used to edit together all that footage?

thanks!

[smokingslime]

@AntsMcPants AND A BIG UP FOR THAT ;o)

[geekboy888]

i love this song x

[thedesiresymposium]

YOU KNOW THE ILLS OF THE WORLD, THEY CAN GET YOU DOWN, BUT THEN WE GET BACK UP

[rejectedxmilk]

dude, great video. fits the type of song. 

[imjustlikeastar]

Well done! very well done =)

almost shed a tear, it's beautiful!

[MattsFernandes]

@AntsMcPants so you thought you'd go ahead and do a faakin good job at the same times ay?, nice work video doctor

[blknazn1]

Yet another wonderful toon born from the "Amen Break" look it up if you dont already know. :)

[Snoe14]

6 hours ago i dont know who is Mayer Hawthorne. and now ? im totally addicted on his music!!! big up from czech republic!

[JohnnySoprano87]

Fantastic video dude! Perfectly perfect for this song :D

[DistantDreamer1984]

i LOVE this song! and what a great video! you did an amazing job!! adding perfect clips to depict the vibe and lyrics of the song.. i'm listening to "A New Love" by Convinced right now, it would be sooo kool if you could do something similar to this to that song, add cute love slides on it.. idk.. just saying.. :) again, great job man!

watch?v=XR6eBK2-V40

[ManuelBarrosR]

Seriously, I think Hawthorne should consider this video as the official one.

It's perfect!

[dominatus84]

You should make more videoclips man, I love it :D

It's a great song too, one tip for the next one: Make the audio a bit louder and better balanced. The clip itself is superb! Love it, absolutely love it :)

[AntsMcPants]

@dominatus84 Thanks for your comment...much appreciated. The track comes directly from Mayer's album no balancing was done or needed to be done. And as for your volume issues.... It seems pretty loud to me. Are you sure your speakers working correctly?

But thanks for your comment.  Glad you enjoyed it. Ant

[dominatus84]

@AntsMcPants

Yeah, I have monitor speakers hooked up on a mixing setup. It should be pretty accurate. My ears can btw still hear very high frequencies, but it wasn't the most important thing. Thats why there are volume dials ;-)

[ManuelBarrosR]

@AntsMcPants He's right. In every place that I've played it, volume seems to be low. It's not a speaker prob. And bro, the clip is awesome; if I was Hawthorne I would consider it as the official one.

[xrh8188]

@AntsMcPants Yeah it seems a bit quiet on my lap top too. Awesome vid!!! :) thanks for posting!

[spr95que]

Mayer is a big Curtis Mayfield fan. Peep the sample of Mayfield's "Move On Up"

The song uses MOU's drums too.

[niggashot]

sounds like curtis mayfield.....LOVE IT !!!!

[chrisbreakingbanks]

yeah. this video is the shit! good work mate.

[sbv5220]

I too thought this was the official video. Great job.

[agriffina]

Excellent video!

[nicos808]

Brilliant track and cool vid! Thanks Piso for the heads up ;)

[theaelix]

also at the FM4 Soundselection Vol.22 -- thanks a lot FM4...

[piso73]

Thank you sir! Very well done indeed..... :D

[SOULtwentyfourseven]

Nice work...love the Wigan and scooter footage mixed in there...solid!

[dboyd1089]

u thought u'd make a quick video for this song... hell.. this would have taken me a forever to cut together.. loll!!! well done man!

[AntsMcPants]

Cheers... It actually didn't take very long to edit. But I did spend a lengthy period finding the footage I wanted!

[twostarhotel]

@AntsMcPants and whered you get that great footage? im looking for something similar for a project of mine

[rallydriv3r]

@AntsMcPants bloody hell man.. this is amazing! I especially like the fade out at the end of "Move on Up"! Great attention to detail! I rarely suscribe, but will do here!

[AntsMcPants]

@rallydriv3r Thanks a lot

[longlivesofaking]

thats some sick ass editing good shit

[Daeeeen]

yeah!

[sandapehv]

nice one!

[dirtymunter]

I saw the guys last night in Vienna. Absolutely incredible! Best gig ever!!!!

[tien71700]

GREAT VIDEO DUDE!

[geekboy888]

love this tune!

[wrzeczysamej]

!!!