Noah and the Whale - Death by Numbers

[LiamCrowley1990]

I had no idea this was such a small song by them, I thought it was a single, I love it.

[pingy2410]

This is so gorgeous. 

[claudiagranziol]

this is simply beautiful.

[MeggieMags]

i will never look at dust or a tree or anything the same way again!

[annabananazz]

@gracey13100 hey now! No need to pick on the gingers!

[SachalKhan]

What record/album/release is this from? I can't find it.

[pingy2410]

@SachalKhan I think it's from Peaceful The World Lays Me Down, but I've only just found it too- it's not on my edition :(

[museandstone]

*wipes tears from eyes* ohh laura...

[FrozenCanuck135]

@ sweetbrista

If you can believe in a diety without an afterlife cn you name one religion on earth with a diety and no form of afterlife?

[Starinafay]

@FrozenCanuck135

A couple that I can name off the top of my head:

Deism

Shintoism

Taoism

Some Judaism

Some Agnosticism

Some Satanism

And there's gotta be more out there. Did you really think there weren't any? Shintoism teaches that living is one state of being; being dead is another, a state of non-being. No afterlife at all. You're not even supposed to focus on your death: Just live harmoniously.

(Sorry, I kinda cheated with my list. I'm a college student studying foreign cultures. ^^ )

[jraj101j]

NATW's version of Circle of Life.. I love it <3

[niborshoreland]

was it Louis Armstrong who said analyzing jazz is like chwcking out a flower

by picking the petals off one by one..

just enjoy --or not

[Melsabab]

Charlie has such feminine legs:')<3

[terrorgazm]

BAU

[gracey13100]

I like the slower version much more.

[gracey13100]

3 out of 99 people have no souls,

Must be gingers..

[brngrgld]

@stufffromcatherine I'd try though I'd probably fail to find such an epitome of what I've always wanted to say. Your comment - in a weird way, indeed - was all I needed to hear to understand why the hell I love Charlie Fink so much. Thanks, Catherine (:

[RaynenAndersen]

there were 3 people mind controlled by a retard when they watched this!

[RocketScience92]

@RaynenAndersen or maybe they were just retards. i can understand how some people wouldnt like this though. ima fan though

[Redmusiclion]

Oh I found the song, my friends should play on my funeral, haha

[wordsmeanall]

minchia che stereotipi di merda sono???? peccato, perchè la musica è anche bella..

[stufffromcatherine]

charlie fink is the epitome of beautiful things

[rosielordx]

who is that at 3.40? it's not noah and the whale!

[FioBiz]

where can a i find the chord of this song? anybody? thanks :)

[dontevenreply]

@FioBiz theres a tab up on ultimate guitar

[ispAzaz]

whatever its about its beautiful.

[orionocerostic]

i know this is a more childish take on the song, but to me... it's a lullaby, or a child's story, where the meaning is the story itself, or one that's shallow, so a kid understands it... if that makes any sense

[Kirschcolarine]

amazing...

[RockyBach]

those skinny jeans at 0:54 are just baaaad

o_O

[cokewh0re]

This band is amazingg! I love all there songs.

[MusicMonkey16]

I have a different point of view about this song. I reckon it speaks of life, as opposed to death... when i listen to it, it makes me think about how i can influence five thousand people around the world, and so on.

Beautiful song indeed, whichever the interpretation is.

[MaxenatorONE]

lovely song indeed. I think it's simply about the beautiful side of death :)

[tamstaple]

does anyone know what key this is played in on guitar and if they play it with a capo

[goldfishinaglass]

I love the music but does anyone know if their good live?

[possiblySammm]

I'd say they're very good live. There's some videos on my profile, (not to plug myself), if you wanna have a listen to their KOKO performance last November.

[strokesfan951]

I saw them play at Coachella last spring. unfortunately Charlie was sick and couldn't do a complete set, but they were still amazing. I can't wait to see them in October when they come to LA

[SteppingStoneOf]

So I don't get this. I love this song, a nice view. But, at the same time. They made the song "Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down", that has these lyrics. "And if you don't believe in God, then how can you believe in love? When we're all just matter, that someday will scatter." And this song's aetheistic, ya know?

[xkaleb]

lol, yes they're confusing :P

But they're amazing.

[SaucemProductions]

PROVE THERE IS A GOD.

[conskwerve]

prove there isn't a god. neither can be done

[generationparkour]

prove there isnt a giant spaghetti monster in space, you cant, it doesnt mean we should believe/have faith in it.

[conskwerve]

That's a little glib don't you think? Religon can disprove Science, Science however can not disprove Religion. Your basically insulting all people with any religious beliefs at all. Genius.

[generationparkour]

thankyou for replying that to me....when i didnt do any of what you just said :S

[Iamthe1andon1y]

How can religion disprove science?? The only evidence there is to any religion are subjective texts written by human beings themselves: the Bible, the Qur'an, the Torah,etc. The only "proof" there is for anyone that believes in religion is the text itself, from which the religion is derived. But problem there is that citing something in itself isn't evidence at all, it's the equivalent of writing a story and referring to the story itself as evidence that it's factual.

[MaryPwnsDaleksIRL]

Maybe it's ironic- although, saying that it isn't like them to be contradictory. They write from the heart.

[sweetbrista]

I don't see this song as atheistic, actually. For one, you can believe in a deity without believing in an afterlife. And I think this song talks about how everything is connected and that's especially evident after death. Whether you believe in a physical afterlife or not, the part of you that is left behind is in the earth creating new life.

Or maybe it's just a song. Who knows? :)

[generationparkour]

enjoy it for the music, stop thinking about it too much

[anyfingyoulike]

thanks for posting this,

i love noah and the whale.

[genericusername337]

I think they're better than The Hush Sound

[726863]

yeah she was in the band but she has her own music and the dates crashed so they used johhny flyns sister

[726863]

whats the tabs for this :)

[untwerf]

a great secular view on eternal life..

[LucusStalley]

where can i download this!?!?!! :O

[helday37]

ive listened to this so much.

it's just awesome :)

[dewee77]

you know they remind me a bit of the hush sound. both great bands though

[azimuth457]

Agreed.

I like the way N&W uses older weirder instruments though:)

[SachalKhan]

@azimuth457 It's this really classy thing called folk music, I don't think anybody's heard of it though

[azimuth457]

@SachalKhan Are you saying I don't expect older more uncommon instruments to come from folk music? I was comparing Noah and the Whale to the Hush Sound, not talking about genres.

[SachalKhan]

@azimuth457 What I meant to imply was that NATW don't use any extraordinary instrument, just the typical ones used in indie-folk.

[Joobaly]

i love this song so much does it have a music video tho?

[azimuth457]

It doesn't

[albiondreaming]

yeah laura marling was part of noah and the whale and was actually a member of the band, charlie produced her album. but she had to leave the band to pursue her solo career! good job she did to.

[rachypancakes]

hmm listen carefully to almost every one of the songs, shes in the background..

[rachypancakes]

this might sound compltely stupid

but is laura actually in the band?

because it never says "feat. laura marling"

yet shes not in their promo pictures and stufff...

[xxcrazihunnixx]

Nah .. shes not in the band . they must have been pictures from when they did 5 years time . or it might not be her at all .... :) . Lol x

[xSarahintheSkyx]

I think she dated one of the guys from the band so she was in a lot of their stuff, but no, she was never actually a part of it.

[rachypancakes]

ohh okay. thanks

[sophielouiseeee]

shes going out with charlie, the lead singer, and sometimes helps out with the backing vocals, as he does for her.

[possiblySammm]

i'm pretty sure she was in the band. in her puregroove interview she said something about them, then followed it by saying "which is kinda biased cuz im in the band!"

[azimuth457]

As far as I know, she used to be in the band,

I think she took "Emmy the Great"'s place or something. I believe she's just doing her solo thing now, but I think they still do stuff together, I mean, they're in her ghost video or whatever aren't they?

[LukesJellybeans]

The lead vocalist manages her :)

[funkymusicbabe]

2:12- my favourite pic!

[wherehaveallthenames]

i like this song very much :]

thanks for posting cameronnnnnnnnn

have you seen them live?

xx