Beirut - Elephant Gun

[stevenv27]

God damn, I can't believe this is already almost 5 years old :O

[anajulaly]

This song makes me want to prance...and frolic....and pounce like a zebra in the meadows.....and somehow in a straight way...

[kotsaris87]

Soundtrack of my summer... Choose a song you like and listen to it as often as you can during your vacations. When winter comes and you hear it once again, it will remind you of all the great moments -all your memories will come rushing back

[LixofyBB]

When you're sleepless and full of nostalgic thoughts...Beirut are just, not simply perfect. But what you crave.

[chicalastri]

best video ever!

[xxubernewb]

he kinda sounds like the lead singer of Two Door Cinema Club. just a little. :P

[daliamistery]

I want a boyfriend like him!!! :P

[kuringamovie]

Aki está algo assim, muito lindo e apaixonante. Essa é uma grande artista e mulher na frente e ao lado do seu tempo. berijo

[CZERWONEukulele]

to jest zajebiście dobre

[flioutsiou]

I bet before this they were just a bunch of school band geeks

[AndySarvis]

@flioutsiou nope, he's a drop out

[jasonmark55]

Please Hokey guy I was really enjoying this song but you had to mention Michael Bubble, now your spoilt it for me lol....I will play it again

[pmcmena1]

... makes me want to learn how to play trumpet...

[flioutsiou]

@pmcmena1 I was just about to make the exact same comment!

[hockeyguy9494]

Awesome song and interesting video. His voice reminds me of Michael Bubles to an extent!

[rque100]

COACHEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rafi1313]

I'm so honored that the band has the same name as my city.. <3

[jjorzante]

@rafi1313 lebanon nice

[fudgymonkey123]

they're such hipster! lol LOVE IT xD

[Rick19851]

great great song.

[larisakarr]

Whenever I'm stressed or anxious or nervous, I listen to this. Less meds, more Beirut!

[lydionidkk]

This song is inspirational.. See, freedom, dreaming,,

[BigDaddyBiscuits1]

looks like keith lemon, cha' ting



[FionaBoosh]

@BigDaddyBiscuits1 Nostrils massive.

[leilatavares23]

ADORO ESSE VÍDEO...

[csss46475]

essa musica no brasil foi tema de uma minisserie chamada capitu

[justforfun22111]

the song is amazing despite the fact that half of it is just instrumental music. this is good music.

[Gadashinibon]

Complete perfection. Nothing less.

[ruckiie]

Woo great song^^

[TuxNTopHat]

I'm mad at that ukulele player...

I CANT STRUM THE UKE LIKE THAT...

ITS SO HARD.

[Alingka]

Do you know what is the matter 386 dislikes ? This fckin Justin bieber and lady gaga fans . Real Music ?

[sawjdiawj]

Pause at 0:30 for funny face

[pasdebesoinsdegril]

@sawjdiawj yell heah

[dasha453]

Это безумно красиво!

[CannedSausages]

@dasha453

Я согласен!

[SosoDeMilo]

this is truly amazing.

[Wake1151]

srry i hate your singing, its aweful. I just cant stop playing the techno/trance remixes of your songs. Their beast

[toadster26]

This music video is one of the most hipster things I've ever seen. But it's still fantastically done, and the music is beautiful.

[maarcia483]

Love s2

[scorpianguitar]

Does he use a rotary valve trumpet? or flugelhorn?

[itzblakreign]

@scorpianguitar rotary valve <3

[scorpianguitar]

@itzblakreign lol yeah I know its rotary valve but is it trumpet or flugelhorn kind?

[RodrigorMortis95]

love

[dradonay]

genial el tema.. muy bueno el grupo completo..me hacen sentir tanta felicidad con los sonidos :D

[captainnemo1860]

This song makes my heart beat. I'm a retired figure skater but I'll still practice on the rink when no ones around - this is my favorite song to skate to! it helps me let loose and dance across the ice! In fact all of Beirut's music is wonderful to skate/dance/study/chill/drive to it's just some of the best and most beautiful music that I've ever heard!

[unasensualita]

... j'aime la musique ainsi que la video, très originale, un peu "déjantée" et ça fait tant de bien parfois.... ;)

[JEF2293]

Reminds me of Tears for Fears...don't know why exactly? Certainly youthful...maybe it's the healthy resignation?

[MarisaShorty]

Love the gypsy vibe!

[ProJumper101]

The guy I like sent me this song. Am I in love? Yes!

[8000cheese]

so fun!

[SkyrimTownGuard]

I used to be in the band Beirut like Zach Condon, then I took an arrow to the knee.

[claudiia87]

love itttttttttttttt

[jo27121991]

this is a great song!!!bravo!!!!

[ADAMEX09]

This is my ringtone!

[hobbitiko98]

♥I wanna marry Zach Condon♥

♥I love him but mostly his VOICE♥

★★BEIRUT★★

[idiotsrus92]

i want to live the life of the people in the video. i could die super happy then.

[yELucille675]

lol fynny

[megamicron]

It's like Talking Heads

[anidiotcalledgregg]

He has good hair..and his voice isn't bad either

[mojomonkey16]

his voice is inspiration for kids to not smoke

[SSoloman87]

@mojomonkey16 He does smoke. Lucky bastard.

[jewsmakingmovies]

@mojomonkey16 smoke weed errday

[e4Susanna920]

I like

[zlmbird]

Love. You. Beirut. And. This. Song!! (plus i am a dancer)

[leplibertine91]

Stop reading this crap and watch it on full screen!

[mrterryjunior]

ELEPHANT GATLING GUN!!!!!

[trapstar875]

glad i just listened to this song on repeat throughout the duration of my 15 page paper. beirut=finals music!

[bodeabell]

this is like one of those cool parties im never invited to.

[P0rkCh0pSlim]

Oh no he stached the moostach away :}(

[jenahlined]

Am I the only one that sees some "Cosmic Love" by Florence + the Machine in this video?..She must have been inspired by Beirut...I love them both so much.

[aryaloves]

@jenahlined Yes! I LOVE Florence and Beirut, so much. But I don't think Cosmic Love was inspired by this. I think she said in an interview it had something to do with . . . argh, something. But not this song :(

[teffa3008]

Una obra de arte...

[Macksotronic]

great thing :)

[LucyAnnethe1st]

I love when the men dance:)

[TheLastBaron16]

Where did his moustache go?

[LucyAnnethe1st]

@TheLastBaron16 That scene was him being young I think

[johnw456]

@TheLastBaron16 just a guess, probably shaved it off

[hac291]

BRIAN DEVANE



[rakshawestlife]

He is so, so amazing.

[PoisonedTears]

Nice voice, he reminds me of Terje Nordgarden :)

[mladboy]

I don't always get shivers when listening to music, but when I do, I get them from Beirut.

[whaleminer]

that's some damn good music! :D

[teh4esz]

378 people are faggots

[georgefewings93]

@teh4esz or have a different music taste to you! respect peoples musical views even if they do listen to music which is obviously terrible. it's their choice and fits their own personal preference

[abimyster]

@CrispyRingo I'm fairly certain Johnny is delicious as himself.

[devlinacious]

I meant Janet Devlin.

[Sorablade14]

Thumbs up if TF2R sent you here.



[Rafacell1100]

Fodaaaaaaaa

[DatHarry]

tf2 raffles represent!

[CrispyRingo]

He looks like a hot version of Johnny Depp.

[MrCgsky]

@CrispyRingo bravo! :))

[hinatax24]

@CrispyRingo Wah! Horrible comparison... They are two totally different kinds of beautiful.

[OldEnglander]

COOL STORY BRO YOU SHOULD TELL THAT IN A PARTY!

[MrGuineasaurusrex]

Don't let your Trumpet rust Zach I want to hear you make beautiful music forever.

[lemonaid890]

What type of Mustache is that?

[iamtheSeme]

Eh. Too mainstream.

[1600Productions]

I LOVE THIS BUT WHY DID ZACH SHAVE HIS BOSS MUSTACHE!???????????!

[Tyman103]

Just saw them in Cincinnati. My friend is Kelly Pratt's cousin, and we were able to get backstage. I got to hang out with the members of Beirut for nearly two hours! Truly a great and extremely talented bunch of guys. They're all so humble, too. Especially Zach (though he was feeling under the weather, so didn't say all too much). Still, it was a great show and I feel privileged to have had the chance to hang out with them! =D

[TheJulioZatarain]

@Tyman103 COOL STORY BRO!

[Tyman103]

@TheJulioZatarain

-.-

[captainnemo1860]

@Tyman103 You lucky bastard! I got to meet the drummer after a show I saw in Cleveland and I thought I was lucky!! - but man were they phenomenal or what!!! haha I couldve listened to them play for hours...no.. DAYS longer. Can't wait to see them again sometime.

[babiloka5]

Simplesmente lindo =)

[pebaban20]

thumbs up if your profile name is in the upper right corner next to upload button..

[weholdparties]

That's the worst lip syncing I've ever seen, but it's somewhat endearing. In any case it's a beautiful song.

[vijaykanthman]

good 

[c2palermo]

at the beginning: gogol bordello with yellow shirt?

[DrArchieFitz]

@c2palermo not eugene hutz.

[mandypandy5690]

I want to see Beirut so badly!

[4noreezon]

@mandypandy5690 Just saw him in Austin, TX Saturday night. Check him out for sure when you get a chance. Danced the whole night. :)

[cukrar]

I was at festival where they were playing, but I did not know them that time...someone just told me I should see them so I pick up one chick, dog and we went to stage where they were playing, we sit on the ground and they played like 3 final tones of some song and said thank you and left....now 4 months later i discovered them on ytube when I listen to some The National songs and found out how amazing they are...so, what I wanted to say with above?no idea but they r awesome :D

[majajaj]

@cukrar ...a ten festival sa volal Pohoda?:-)))

[LorenNelsonthe1st]

great video and song!!!!

[Oldshirt]

It's always refreshing to hear real music and see real dancing... What with all the shite we're flooded with these days.

[klexeusz]

i want to be drunk to understand what he's singing

[devlinacious]

I'm glad Janet Devlin brought me here!

[danni25duus]

I just love the start of the song! I could play it again and again!!

[h0b0p13isbannedwtf]

so thats where the real 118 guys went!

[GiiorgiiPorgy]

ummm did anyone notice their epic mustaches???

[Oreoreogirl]

Ben and i understand this.

[zezuntxiduntxi]

druggies...

[Opawhale]

Zach needs to keep that mustache :D Pyaaa jelly!

[1600Productions]

BEST EVER

[watermelon8799]

I wish I was there

[lilacifyable]

This is my favorite type of dance

[thesocialnerd]

his voice is velvet.

[theMETALchick14]

LOL

hipster music :3

[Gearsdisraeli]

@theMETALchick14 0/10

[shecatalyzesit]

How tall do you think he is?

[jomomma1717]

i get a chill down my spine as soon as he starts singing

[tetrisam]

I hope this is performed at the Sydney Opera House when you come over :)

[Munecas2]

*-----------------------------­----* incrível 

[LZnathalie]

its like putting happiness into a song :)

[TheSpectator0020]

This is amazing, it's beautiful !!

[esta49]

Im in love with your voice

[KsaniyaN]

I love you guys!

See you in Tasmania!!

[ziegogoboy]

Is that Owen Pallett or Zach? They sound very similar, one of the reasons I didn't quite realize that Cliquot was Owen Pallett singing until seeing his wikipedia.

[RaRaAshley]

Zach's mustache disappears...and his age seems to have been halved.

[Cynthia1373]

Thumb if you're watching this at 2011!

[adrisala1]

365 people were threatened with a gun by an elephant.

[frane101]

one of the best music videos I have seen!

[TheFryersmuck]

This song came on my headphones as I was driving into start my days work and it lifted my soul away from negativity and put me in a far happier more positive place. You cant put a high enough price on a gift like that, thankyou Beirut!!

[angelomastrelli]

muito legal

[glebervald]

deu saldade... vou fazer isso da vida,sair por ae e tocar pra galera se alegrar.vlw zach

[Jonathanezekiel1]

@jezzr, not sure if trolling or just disgustingly ignorant?

[AblocLira]

Beirut you clear my thought and take me to another land!

[MrHoboland123]

what instrument is he playing!!??

[BladeEvil87]

@MrHoboland123 UKULELE



[malaanee]

ya quiero que sea 4 de noviembre !!!!

[TheFryersmuck]

I feel my soul has been woken from the bewildering repetition of lifes chiming clock and suddenly I am aware of what it is I have been wasting and its heartbreaking beauty has put colour where there was grey.

[jezzr101]

This guy sucks at guitar....oh wait he's not playing guitar.......what a complete fuck.

[Traceurotops]

This video perfectly catches the feel of the song C:

[robwheelut]

I wouldn't mind, *at all*, if this was our reality of this world -- instead of what it is now.

[aznpridex18]

the ukelele is so beautiful in this song!

[jminforeverxo]

is that guy raping that girl in the video? O.o i've watched this so many times but i'm not so sure what to think about it.. also, such a beautiful song <3

[RaRaAshley]

If it isn't related to this elephant, it's irrELEPHANT. o_o

[TheFryersmuck]

It is no secret that I have been a big influence on this great band and when I persuaded Zach to let me be a Guru for the whole band to keep everyone mentally fit and creative there were many times that I used to wake them up at four in the morning to sprinkle rain water on their noses that is why they wrote this song about me.

[jackofspades1224]

It makes me want to live my life for all that it's worth and not look back. So I will.

[batmaex]

this mustache is just elephanting awesome!

[AnnaVoegh]

And God said: that art, poetry and music are one: thus arose Beirut! :)

[AnnaVoegh]

and God said that art, poetry and music are one: thus arose Beirut! :)

[bohemian46]

This is so freakin' weird, it's cool.

[Foyie]

johnny dep?

[dimis04]

Great song, the beggining reminds me of Golden Brown, Stranglers.

[thesocialnerd]

ah, the flugelhorn.

[lilacifyable]

wat a cutie <3

[TheFryersmuck]

I am very lucky to be around to enjoy this wonderful song and band!!

I am s successful psychiatrist who has experienced the troubled minds of so many people who use all their energy up faking to the world that they are happy.

I have many times told my patients go home and find a quiet place where you can listen to this song so deeply that they open all their closed doors and let the music stick to their inner wall of their soul like its wallpaper.

When they do this they start to grow again.