The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale (live on Letterman) HD + Lyrics

[bulbangs]

earl hickey on drums ladies and gentlemen

[JasonWolfeTumblrCom]

You guys!!! I love this, hahaha.

[pacobell08]

I love when he gets to the part of "Cinderella falling asleep", he gets so passionate and almost starts crying because it's really about his mother dying...

[bananahead82]

of course they have a whole section of strings... because they're the killers

[MGab22]

WOOOOOOOOW!!!!! Don´t have any words to desctibe this!

[Mechanicalheartbeat]

Im 59 and should be reliving the sixties, but The Killers are something else, what a class act. Brandon Flowers is a real showman....Hey Thanks.

[jguitar107]

The killers are always awesome!!!!!!!!

[mercedesdave29]

for an old dude he has some kick ass band play his show

[luchiargentina]

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estallo mi pc con tanta energia... por esto amo a the Killers. power al maximo, piel de gallina. sin duda una de sus mejores interpretaciones. el comentario va en español porque soy de Argentina.... vamos carajo que The Killers aca tiene aguanteeeeee!!!!!!!

[RadioInspirationMvmt]

☀ Brandon Flowers wrote this song about his parents falling in love, but then everything falling apart. "Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep"--this is Brandon telling his mom not to give up on life, especially after she was diagnosed with cancer.

☀ I mean, right now I could be listening to some great "shawty shawty lemme f*** you" sorta rap...... but I don't want to.

☀ Thumbs up for music that has meaning. You know, a message.

☀ Join the RADIO INSPIRATION MOVEMENT.

[YaoiSutori]

WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE! WOW!

[HAsmatarian]

WoW!!! Hell Yeah!!!! Love the Killers! Been listening to a lot of the Killers, Hey You!, My Chemical Romance, The Clash, Kaiser Chiefs, and No Doubt....

Hey You! is still pretty new, but they're waaaay dope. Pop/Rock/Punk with a cool edge. Plus they've got a pretty hot chick singer too :-) ...check em out...

search "hey you taking over

[ccbc23]

quite possibly the killers best live performance.. just absolutely perfect.

[happylee02]

One of the few videos on youtube worth waiting for to load in HD

[colbythebomb]

@happylee02 My fav HD vid on here.. has to be the music video for only the young- Brandon Flowers

[happylee02]

One of the few videos worth waiting to load in HD...

[lfalmo]

Just brilliant tears in my eyes..

[tonkahoosier]

I remember when they announced this performance and I was pumped for weeks and when I heard there'd be a full orchestra I lost it even more hehe

[Jurassicparkz08]

Wow, Letterman actually made a funny joke lol

[phillydoberman]

Omg, thank you for posting this in HD. One of the best Letterman performances ever.

[dwillkeithurban]

He looks like Dane Cook used to...Even thought they are two very different people.

[sameerpatel105]

in the cadence of a young mans eyes,

i couldn't dream so high.

such underrated lyrics....

[ZacEfronLuver1000]

brandon reallly cannot dance but damn can he sing :] i love the killers...always have ! sighh wonderful song.

[MrRobinMovies]

This deserves much more attention than Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga.. This is music.

[EllyVDW]

This only needs one word: epic!

[JaysonHoang14]

NO this songs to short. :(

Needs to be on Rock Band 1/2/3, fuck the classic shit.

[pondereplaysucks]

1 <3 this song. first time i heard it i was indifferent but it has really grown on me- a great killers song!

[tavogx]

@pondereplaysucks Same here bro, i had that song on my iphone for almost 5 weeks and i just hear it today on my way home, when i got there... I sit down on my pc , search for the video, search for the lyrics and now I THINK IM TRULY IN LOVE WITH A SONG! Damm... get your mp3 player, get out at 11 pm to your back yard, look at the stars and listen to this song. I will do that today. :)

[Mrs1Brightside]

wow! this is such a good song, such strong lyrics---but i feel sorry for Brandon---RIP Jean Flowers

[Zenon2006]

Absolutely phenomenal! 

[lonely22angel]

what a powerful performance

id love to go to see them live

[TeamTeamProductions]

WORLD WIDE LEADER IN PANTS!! LMAO

[themadhatter622]

I Like how in all their albums they change their sound a little bit.

[JaysonHoang14]

He's got so much confidence then in his early years performing live. You can see it. This guy is legit.

[adam5gum]

Beuatiful. Why the heck did they have to break up!!!

[m1dnightshow]

@adam5gum you are an idiot, you really think they are broken up?

[SamHBellis]

I love the energy he puts in to all his performances

[rasdasm]

Woohha Brandon, what a nice hairstyle! but above all... WHAT A PERFORMANCE !!!

[c3pigpig]

look at the drummer at 2:06 to 2:12

[Verbatim2232]

Fuckin Letterman. The Killers are sick.

[LibraHorse1]

is that really how they got signed?

[danielsavagespalding]

@LibraHorse1 no

[TetraxLix]

this performance almost made me cry (:

[skyguy343]

Woah, how did they get Freddie Mercury to drum for them?

[thebossheyley]

ESPECTACULAR

[sameerpatel105]

i cant ever listen to the record version of the song after i saw this...

[holyfeelings]

No He is a Fu***ng noob, and i pwn him

[FadeCatton]

Ronnie is an amazing drummer

[JOE14HAWK]

i'm floored



[moltendarthvader]

That was one of the best live performances of all time.

[shessomethingforme]

Wow, this is by far the best live performance ever and the best song. The killers are amazing

[emilydarkside]

I got goose bumps. 

[emilydarkside]

I got goose bumps.

[doneyourmum]

the vialin players are going mental :)

[scotchy1786]

I realise that by posting this i may provoke a few fanboys or groupies but i just have to that the singer looks like an absolute asshat whilst singing this :P im not saying the song's bad or that he's a bad singer, but seriously... He just looks fuckin stupid

[doneyourmum]

whos the gay fuckers that disliked this even if it is 2!

[Thnks4AllTheFish]

The drummer really looks like he's enjoying himself.

[AlekTry1337]

@Thnks4AllTheFish Yeah, Ronnie Vanucci Jr. My friends and I call him the orgasm-drummer! But he's awesome though :D

[Litehse10]

Love this song

[epson4000]

this song must been hard for brandon to perform. i get so sad listening to it.

[NewWendyCann]

@epson4000 Jean was still with him then....

[LennonsCafe]

In 100 years time, the World will be still be watching this performance.

[ummtone]

The dislikes are from poeple with laggy computers. Just hit the wrong button!

[TheUnknownGeezer]

SOOOOOO AMAZING !

How could two people dislike this? They must have NO TASTE in music.

[dannlark]

Perfect!

[cre8ivegals82]

Phenomenal. Wow.

[ikomplex]

now this is what I call "Art"

[bl8tmate]

Fuckin' awesome! Very Springsteen, when Springsteen was AWESOME!

[misshardrock1]

So so beautiful, I have tears in my eyes, great performance and a lot of energy, well done "guys", great voice, I just love it!!!

[JamieXCII]

GODDAMN!!!!!

[Aniela87]

Great musical arrangement!

I love it how the harp starts first, then the strings, a break and then guitars with the drums until at the end only one guitar. Beautifull! Great song.

[medix9]

I can't explain it, bu this song speaks to my soul. How did Mark Stoermer envision this when he concieved it? Did he imagine Brandon's voice? It's magical.

[popsticky09]

best band ever, don't care what my pop and rap addicted friends say.

[Tremulant691]

i have nothing but love for this band. one of the best performances i've ever seen. anyone who has the chance MUST see them live, it will change your life.

[Jurassicparkz08]

whoa, letterman told a funny joke for once

awesome performance

[HappyRob290374]

I've broken this song down on the piano if anyone wants to learn it... great song, should be shared! Cheers

[kokonut255]

This song is magic I say...pure magic

[oswaldomonroy]

Simply and fucking awsome!!!!!

[SirWookash]

They are on break because Brandon's mother has died for cancer

[tiasedgwickmorgan]

so good

[bandgeek81188]

at 3:46 you can see that the woman on the left playing violin has a big smile on her face.

hell, If I had the opportunity to play this AMAZING song in that orchestra with the AMAZING Killers, I'd have a huge smile too. :)

[irishmobster60]

pretty sure this is my new fav song

[MarcusKiner]

lol no, I'm just not on everyday like some people...

[etwproductions]

wow.  amazing. these guys are good. great live band!

[TheJeppebj]

One of the things i love about the killers is that if you hear their cd or live you can't tell the difference !

[catrankin1]

Oh God. This is just beautiful.

[TheLunita89]

i love the killers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and brandon mary me♥♥♥♥♥

[Jetoable]

Brilliant!

[TheUnknownGeezer]

Great performance by a great band.

[bbqthis]

RIP JEAN FLOWERS

Aug. 9, 1945 - Feb. 11, 2010

"Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep..."

[DedeCali15]

@bbqthis who's jean flowers?

[bbqthis]

@DedeCali15 Brandon's mom. This song was written about how his parents met, his father's conversion to the LDS faith and begging his mother to not die. She had brain cancer and died in February.

[blondiebearx2]

@bbqthis you think this was about her?

[XLStress]

@blondiebearx2 Yes, yes and yes.

[mychematthedisco]

Aww Brandon's crying :(. But i would cry too if my mom was sick. This is a GREAT performance and i love them so much! The Killers are the best band in the world! xx

[Jasper9220]

ONe o d most passionate performances ive ever seen!

[bandgeek81188]

God, Dave is so hot.

[ThatOneWeirdSinger]

I love them!!!!!! so much

[SoFarAreWe]

amazing performance... but what the fuck was letterman talking about at the end???

[Saverosso]

Brandon.... perfect voice!!

[lovethekillers100]

That is such a beautiful performance !!!

[calito0010]

wassup w/ the dirty Sanchez, he took off his mustache.

[captainvaritek]

The thing I like about them is that they go balls out. Good or bad, it's always big.

[ilovethekillers37]

Every time I watch this video, it makes me cry. The Killers get so much emotion and passion into their songs, I'm sure they're one of the most underrated bands of the decade.

[DripinYelaMadnz]

Are they doing anything new??

[MarcusKiner]

Like what?

[Scapps91]

like new album? or anything?

[MarcusKiner]

Well they released Day and Age in 08, been touring since. They're on break right now so it'll probably be a while.

[TopDog69]

UNDERrated? Are you fucking serious?

[ilovethekillers37]

Uh, yes. If you're the kind of person who is about to launch into a huge spiel about how overrated you think they are, don't bother.

[TopDog69]

I wasn't about to. But lets not go saying they're underrated either. They're rated as they should be; a decent band who are particularly good at putting together catchy songs. I'm not some internet keyboard fighter frothing with anger for them for no reason whatsoever. I can respect them for what they do without being their biggest fan. My point, as I didn't put across too well I'll admit, was that between under or overrated, they're closer to overrated than otherwise.

[TopDog69]

Looking back at that first comment, I'm not too sure why I swore and came across as aggressive.

Incidentally, on what I said earlier, I will say that this song is one of theirs I think I enjoy most, for the emotion in it and the thought behind it - the emotion and passion particularly in this performance.

[MarcusKiner]

O_o

[MarcusKiner]

Let's see, they have the most successful band over the past 6-8 years, every album, including their b-sides, and a dvd, have gone platinum. They tour worldwide, and headline worldwide... Yeah they're decent. o_0 FAIL.

[TopDog69]

Have you been preparing this comment for a week or something?

[virgi93something]

OH

MY

GOD

I totally love them!

[killer5245]

I love the drummer in the background

[colonelmustard123]

wow brandon was really singin well that night. it sounded exactly like the album

[FutileGrief]

THAT'S WHAT I CALL GREAT MUSIC!!!

*caps off*

This performance blew me away!!! Absolutely fantastic!! So good to know that incredible bands like this still appear on the popular media, because frankly, everything else there kind of sucks.

this performance was filled with passion. They aren't just amazing musicians. They blend together like few can, and Brandon's voice is absolutely fantastic. wow.

[guitarforlif]

3:24 biggest creeper

[hakanpic]

respect

[actionjaxon911]

they performed at there wedding, and im pretty sure they regret it

[narutoexiste]

letterman is idiot?

[nonamer88]

yea their best performance, but how is the singer standing? haha looks hilarious at 02:36 for example =D

[OldGeezam]

i LOVE this song sooo much!

i think its the best one on the album.

btw, sawdust wasnt too bad, i dont think,

anyway, Brendan is a cutie.

[JamieLondon90]

the killers rock.

great performance.

and the drummer gets so into it. proper rocking out

[shalisss]

hahaha Brandon's so shy, he's tottaly luvly <3

[goldengirl1953]

I just can't stop watching this - they are just awsome and if I were 25 years younger i would probably be in love with Brendan!

[Dulcemells]

i can shop waching ..!!! over and over agair... just perfect!!

[pompyromage]

It brings tears to my eyes seeing and hearing the passion in his voice during the last chorus, He's singing about his mother.

[javiramone]

best perfomance ever! the killers just blow mi head!

[dunkenyonutzz]

cant fucking agree more

[gossipgirl0895]

aw I cried with this song at last night's concert in Lima!

[ResistanceRM]

Going today to their concert!!!

[jareid87]

These guys are untouchable. Killers redefine music today and they will leave their stamp on history through their own unique legacy and performances like this.

[JinxKid9000]

I agree, Sawdust was a little meh to mee. But I was relieved when day and age came out. Lets hope they never go the way of Green Day, Rise Against ETC....

[JamieLondon90]

amazing.

only just started listening to the killers and they are incredible

[whalecanes]

1 word.....UNFUCKINGCREDIBLE...

[NewWendyCann]

@whalecanes INFUCKENCREDIBLE......

[nammm3]

super awesome!!! i would've never thought there'd be so many people helping out w/ this song:-D

[HeloCrush40]

Brandon seems do being cry, emotional!

[Lilypad1394]

Actually the song isn't random. It's about his mom dying of cancer. I looked it up one time and nearly all of the lyrics have a meaning to them.

[MarcusKiner]

All, not nearly.

[MarcusKiner]

Wrong, the lyrics all have a meaning to him, and they are up for interpretation to the listener. First time you ever considered music an art I assume?

[juancruzlamuedra1]

go to the video response ...

[snakinpresident]

1 word...................Glory

[zomj]

Anyone have a rip of this performance? Probably my favorite version of the song.

[yiiqoao]

Truly a great and touching performance!!

[falloutboy4509]

shit look at all those people there in his band

[louluvsl33ds]

He sings this song with such passion ! :')

[BOOMSItsLAUREN]

Brandon looked so cute at the end when Letterman walked up to the mic, he was just wondering around in the backround :D absolutley AMAZING performance :)

[buhnie1]

ronnie always gets into his drumming

[MrsBrightside55]

the killers rock. this is the most awesome video of a band playing live! <333

[gusvortech]

I was at their concert in Miami last night.

They simply rocked, they have really good sound performing live. They played hits and couple off tracks. Go see them its worth the money, or have friends that work for a newspaper and get extremely lucky to get tix practically free.

[botneva]

this is their best perfomance

[laka101]

beautiful!

[Uselesshound]

sooperb ☺

[whocares58713]

is it jst me or does it seem like letterman hates his job

[gtaatmiami]

lmao he is fucking miserable....howard stern talks bout that all the time

[TheKillersfan111]

oops i mean

3:16

[TheKillersfan111]

and

3:19

[TheKillersfan111]

lol look at the

drummer at

2:48

[TheKillersfan111]

this is ma fav killers song EVER!!

[dallaschick2011]

I never thought Brandon would sing this live. The lyrics are so strong and just awesome. Kudos to him. Now let's watch again!

[TheChristsLove]

So amazing and beautiful.

[orion848]

best killers performance ever

[ImAConservative]

This song has such meaning to it. About God and the devil. It's easy not to understand this song if you don't try.

[FfCompHelpfF]

It's not about God and the Devil. It's about Brandon's mother, cancer, death and his father.

[DeXgRiF84]

It...is a single, but in Europe or summat like that.