The Arcade Fire - In the Backseat live @ Paradiso

[cheapburritos]

it's like every time Regine sings the song she is re-telling the story, maybe even reliving it in her mind, brings tears to my eyes.

[jonspillane1980]

Who are the 8 people who don't like this????? seriously, ye are deaf.....

[TheRadioheadiana]

Se pudesse clicar 500 trilhões de vezes em gostei, eu clicava!!!

[RuudvanDoorn]

Theatraal. Monumentaal. Prachtige 'vage' tekst. Zo breekbaar en dan weer zo bruusk. Prachtige spanning die mede dankzij de violen te snijden is. Al had ik op het einde alleen op de trommel mogen slaan (6.50 min) ... wowwow.

En als ze dan na 8 minuten klaar zijn. Blijf ik samen met het publiek gehypnotiseerd achter en zing nog even door..

[RuudvanDoorn]

Theatraal. Monumentaal. Prachtige 'vage' tekst. Zo breekbaar en dan weer zo bruusk. Prachtige spanning die mede dankzij de violen te snijden is. Al had ik op het einde alleen op de trommel mogen slaan (6.50 min) ... wowwow.

En als ze dan na 8 minuten klaar zijn. Blijf ik samen met het publiek gehypnotiseerd achter en zing nog even door..

[aussieman6910]

1 of the best pieces of music ever

[ilovemyhoens]

silence.... and then the bass comes in

[gabrielbenedetti]

Je reçois toujours affectif quand je vois cette vidéo

I always get emotional when I see this video

Eu sempre me emociono quando vejo esse video

[unkommon2001]

That's how you fucking finish a show.

[CinnamonWeaver]

Best on Youtube!!!

[Bamchs]

Chills chills chills.

[Mcasha89]

perfect all around...no other voice fits this song

[filipomed]

come to mexicooo!! please!!!!

[climber910]

@filipomed And they're comming!!

A dream come true :)

[filipomed]

@climber910 OMG.. thats freakin awesome.. chalee pero no podre ir.. nooooo!! :S

[vexire]

Amazing. So much emotion!

[ascende12345]

Please come to mexico!!!

[L1oydChristmas]

so awesome

[RosiE5890]

And this is exactly what sets them apart from other bands, they are truly spectacular. This is too amazing for words, I'm blown away.

[reaper1304]

Régine seems to be very emotional when she sings this song which is amazing by the way

[Tomorourke442]

That's because the song is about her mother, who died in a car crash. Listen to the lyrics carefully and you'll see the connection.

[bernardzyx]

Great song. I am sure this is very difficult to sing bt Régine does it well.

[RuudvanDoorn]

Every now and then I am in a melancholic mode and then this is just one of the perfect songs. Mmmmmmmmmmm

[sinalecai]

Mizzica

[ilovemyhoens]

I love how in the audience there is dead silence until the bass comes back in, like they were mesmerized. I was!

[melissadjahida]

I love this song!

[MonsieurDDD]

This could be a movie song

[BassmastaWillHAM]

i picture a movie scene in my head every time i hear this

[moiabxl]

I'm viewer 37000 !!!!!

Great song and incredible band, went to see them live 3 times. Can't wait for the next album.

[jdrcastillo]

This chick is kool! Love this performance.

[MadmanKar]

Best performance ever

[ilovemyhoens]

Yes, this is one of the better versions, pretty

[spruecutter]

i sang this song to myself after i broke up with my gf a few weeks after in my parents car while i rode in the back seat...i felt the pathos. powerful song...an ending regardless the original intention of the song.

[OllyHutton]

Great performance of a marvellous song in a legendary place of an amazing city -

I hate my hometown

[FanDeLionelMessi]

they think that because they do a 9 minute lasting song, it will be regarded as great

Bland

[nedofbronx100]

orsome song

[MadmanKar]

This song in this performace is my all time favourite song (its better here than on the record although its still beautiful on the album)i just love playing guitar along to it...simply beautiful the best band in the world.

[kurtmus]

awsome!! I hope to see ypu in Istanbul..

[asomaholiday]

A very, very beautiful performance. Long live the arcade fire. Please come to south florida.

[ravenbrite]

this is beautiful...

[Arteist2020]

this seriously made my hair stand

beautiful.

[Vandoooorrr]

I wish I was there..

[homgprdgn]

Arcade Fire kind of sounds like a band from the early 80's.

[alexmaskm]

Increíble, excelente!!!!

Todo el disco FUNERAL es el emjor, el punto más alto de The Arcade Fire

[pestilentfrost]

i love regine she is so amazing..the whole band are completely awesome..i didnt liek this song at first but its fucking incredible now

[sano2000]

this is real music!

[Poolio27]

Beautiful.

[estardeepbrown]

It brought me tears in the eyes, u could see through her eyes. And feel the sadness and Loneliness.

[dudeitzkendal]

is that owen pallett on the violin?

[Username880]

yes it is. he played with them pretty regularly for a couple of years I think.

[LyricalLoki]

Bless her heart! I can't think of an Arcade Fire song that doesn't give me goosebumps or make me wanna cry...

Cat -x-

[raveyraveyman]

this song is so beautiful. nothing can compare to the importance of this song.

no bjork here, just regine chassagne, pooring her heart out, singing this amazing ode to her lost mother.

very touching.

[jerkop2]

This is what seperates Arcade Fire from other bands today, at 5.54 it should have been the end to a great performance. Instead they continue to go the extra mile, they never sit on their laurels!

[noiseadicted]

that's is not new other bands used to end the set with noise and crazy things like that, remember nirvana, the who or sonic youth, nonetheless it's such a great live band

[Anarva]

Wow. I just saw this for the first time & it almost leaves you gaspin for air in the end, doesn't it? How brilliant. Thanks for having this here.

[chipinjuliette]

buf

this song is so amazing

[megananne137]

i saw them live this past fall and this song brought me to tears... beautiful

[najiel03]

she sounds like bjork too me...

[161803]

Bjork sounds like an un-greased door hinge; Regine is a goddess.

[wordismdude]

You have to be kidding me. Bjork is amazing. Watch her movie "dancer in the dark" then come talk to me

[mentalstephanie]

good actress; bad movie.

[Josenovich]

A BAD MOVIE?

It's so touching.

[birtuzzz]

Ok, I love Björk, but Regine is AMAZING!!!

[saratita93]

What is going on at the end when the lights go off? What's with the parrots in the drums?

[Josenovich]

she does fucking rule!

[awyea]

everything about this song is perfect, gives me chills every time i hear it

[guilovsh]

First time i watch this song live! :D

Arcade Fire rocks!

[123456vaitomanocu]

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

She fucking rules.

[solventlind]

this is my favorite song! arcade fire is so cool...

[siddle007]

wtf noch 7 tage dann live das nwird so geil ich liebe euch alle!!!

[sebovox21]

yessss lovely song. Thx Arcade, thanks

[EgonSchiele2]

I love Régine Chassagne; she's perfect.

[fuip99]

Snirf.....

[cursestar]

quite amazing, favourited it. This is probably my favourite song by this band, and they're probably one of my favourite indie bands as well. Not much into their second effort though.

[gracebundy]

The best musical video i've ever seen.

[bitchsbrew]

"alice died / in the night / i've been learning to drive / my whole life."

[Lemurbutt]

This is a great song. There was another version on here where they were performing on PBS and I can't find it anymore. :(

[m3nd3s]

jesus fuck. this song is so.. real. amazing stuff

[bolleholle]

i truly love this song

[naseoj]

greatest youtube video ever.

[porkfriedrice77]

i smell an encore

[naseoj]

i'm pretty sure that was the encore.

[BlackIroni]

it's impossible not to cry when you know the story behind the song and what it means to her...

[ecstatic1]

who has a MP3 of this?????????????????????

[sarlmblue]

You can buy on ITMS

(I'm not a staff of Apple)

[ecstatic1]

No, I meant a mp3 of this performance. I already have the two albums... thanks anyways.

[snookthehippie]

you can record it if you have an 8th inch stereo cable and you run it from your headphone output into the mic input, but that tends to sound really bad

[unicoforever]

this song makes me cry =o( but i love it. its hopeful.

[nickscreamingsilence]

this song is somewhere between bliss,perfection,deep sadness and this unnamed-like the soundtrack of all the human emotions-Life's pretty and though*

****love***music****peace**arc­ade fire****

[skychotic]

Every time I hear this song I want to cry.

[naseoj]

every few days i find myself coming back to watch this clip. why is this band/this song so unbelievably amazing?

[crisp3kr3am]

me too!!! amazing

[MUN7001]

i'm still trying to find out, myself

[TFB01]

Win rocks....October 31st Nottingham Arena!...cant wait!...hehe!...see you there!

[kreicy]

everytime i hear it...i get goosebumps

it's an amazing song...

[Aurora8669]

this is probably the most powerful song i've ever heard...i heard this was about her mom

[naseoj]

Yeah, it's about her mother's death.

[ChristoBaldFromParis]

OK 161803,

I can also speak English if you want. I'm quite sure you can't say it for your French knowledge.

So, first, I wanted to speak French, because, perhaps you don't know this fact, but Canadian from Quebec also speak French! Amazing!? Then, if you don't understand me, no problem, I was not talking to you.

[ChristoBaldFromParis]

At last, for the polical criticsm, unfortunately, look at our last elections... But perhaps, you do not know that French citizens have voting rights.

God bless America, and save the Queen.

[161803]

Satire.

[gomodgo]

i burst into tears when this song was performed at berkeley last weekend.

very very powerful.

[gragg]

What an amazing performance and audience!!

[satininacoffin10]

This is absolutely stunning. I hope I don't die before I get to see them perform.

[obeythemustache]

awesome bass

[ChristoBaldFromParis]

Bon, c'est simple, il y a 2 groupes qui sortent (véritablement du lot) en ce moment :

Jack the Ripper (si vous ne connaissez pas, c'est une erreur) et Arcade Fire.

Tous les 2 comme par hasard réalisent des prestations scéniques extraordinaires, incroyables.

Les uns sont français, les autres sont québecois... Un renouveau du rock? Je l'espère...

Régine tu es une diva.

Bonne continuation à Arcade Fire et à bientôt à Paris.

[161803]

Ah, French! This is youTube, not vousTube.

[Justlikespecialk01]

Oh right... just becuase you're in America right. Maybe Spanish would better suit you? Pathetic. Have you ever been to Canada? Meet the people there, give it a chance, and maybe for once Americans can be open-minded.

-An American.

[161803]

My hobby: making satirical posts on the intertubes; hat tip, xkcd[dot]com.

Though the French are filthy socialists, for the most part.

[MUN7001]

why don;'t you shut the hell up idiot, and this is from a Canadian english person

[greenpolkadotz343]

that was rude.

[placebo525]

she's not originally from haiti. her parents are from haiti. she was born in canada.

[giulia86lotr]

I love them, the video is amazing, but it's a lie to say that she's got a beautiful voice!

Come on, I think she has a good voice, but the great parts here are the violins, the bass..

and the chorus part it's so amazing!

[obeythemustache]

guess where both on the same page about that

[homerhitman]

this womans voice is amazing!

[CinnamonWeaver]

Best song, best band, best performance - probably the best thing I ever seen on Youtube. Absolutely outstanding.

[notcoolmy]

so good

[pgaviria11]

me encanta!

[troyyorkeson]

... unbelievable...

just love this song...

[hassy82]

what a performance. beautiful voice beautiful woman

[arcadewin]

just a wee honey

[rufie710]

I am loving this band more and more each day.

[telecasterthommy]

Superb

[shlammer99]

love the band love the song,

[161803]

OMG!

[bananealareglisse]

Incroyable

[broom72]

this is simply excellent. And they are from my hometown. Good luck on the new disc.

[peacemonger1967]

one of the most beautiful songs you'll

hear in the history of pop music. beatles, gershwin, cole porter, the band, joni mitchell, elliott smith, radiohead, arcade fire...

[shizadi1989]

good job for a live performance! The song is beautiful and so is the hidden meaning behind the lyrics.

[naseoj]

Oh my gosh. UNBELIEVABLE.

[thehappyjack13]

just amazing.

full of feelings...

great band, love them.

[musicdweller]

The line "My family tree's losing all its leaves" always brings tears to my eyes. Incredible band. Can't wait to see their return.

[FunDunn]

Holy crap. I think the singer died.

[breizhthony]

et en plus elle est française !! ;) She is french !!

[troyyorkeson]

canadienne, d'origine haitienne ou y ayant vecu, nan ?

[naseoj]

Regine (the female singer) is originally from Haiti but they are all Canadian.

[taramousie]

beautiful song, amazing performance

[maquinadehuesos]

good performance. Definitely they are artist

[thetofus]

wow

[GianninaMeza]

Son increibles!

[Poolio27]

This song is one of the only few that can truelly make me shed tears. o.o Any other song is cheesy lol. Excellent song.

[pytko3]

Yeah, Regine really outdid herself with this song.

[PoshFishhh]

lindo ! adorei !

minha musica preferida deles :D

[kilon828]

Gosh I love this band!

[jorge1234]

awesome song

[leaflock]

Wow .. amazing live!.

[pytko3]

Just beautiful! So much emotion too. This is definitely Regine at her absolute best!

[Kapila]

Yes, my favorite! Thanks!

[pixienymph]

Awesome Ending!

[AWM05]

It so foreshadows an encore.

[ecstatic1]

How could anyone do an encore after that? Anything else would be such a letdown and take away from this.

[petah2001]

Two words: "wake up"

[kximike]

As much as I love Wake Up, i have to agree with ecstatic1.

This version to close the show is absolutely phenomenal. Plus, over here on the Australian tour, the band have been opening with Wake Up ;)