Brilliant vid. Re-interpreted the song for me. Going retro back to the birth of the modern era, back to the turn of the 20th century, putting us in the future, able to look back on how the story played out - awesome. I used to hear this song and think of our time as the present with the man from the future sort of sci-fi Klatu. Here, the true present, our now, is caste as the future and our past is the video's present -- we are the creature from the future visiting a present that is now past.
Video really deserves an essay. Really terrific. My fav bits: "we're not going to make it" played once as man reflects sun in glasses, once as Soviet field is reaped (failure of collectivist farming in 20s). There's a quick shot of what looks like a Holocaust boxcar. Haunting. Also love scene at 2:56 where tank & soldiers advance like automatons to a moving drum beat.Good use of WWI footage, Austro-Hungaria, etc. Poignant contrast of nuclear bomb/nuclear family. Could go on/on. Just brilliant.
Communism, Fascism and general Corporatism, and the consequences of the arms-race between those who subscribe to these seemingly dinstinct ideologies.
Can you please send me embedding code to add to myspace.If you can check it out. You'll find it very informative and the flaming lips songs fits perfectly. Don't care about the sound. it's the message I seek.
1:04 o_O
uzak126kazu 1 month ago
Awesome Video! Good Job!
blankfeeler 7 months ago
Thanx so much for the creative video; luv the old pics. LUV LUV LUV this band
GeorgiePPuddinPie 10 months ago
good.
UncensoreAmerica 3 years ago
Great job. Best fan-produced music video I've seen.
meshy33700 3 years ago
Brilliant vid. Re-interpreted the song for me. Going retro back to the birth of the modern era, back to the turn of the 20th century, putting us in the future, able to look back on how the story played out - awesome. I used to hear this song and think of our time as the present with the man from the future sort of sci-fi Klatu. Here, the true present, our now, is caste as the future and our past is the video's present -- we are the creature from the future visiting a present that is now past.
04006462 3 years ago 5
Wow thanks, you summed that up better than anyone has.
harrison6 3 years ago
Video really deserves an essay. Really terrific. My fav bits: "we're not going to make it" played once as man reflects sun in glasses, once as Soviet field is reaped (failure of collectivist farming in 20s). There's a quick shot of what looks like a Holocaust boxcar. Haunting. Also love scene at 2:56 where tank & soldiers advance like automatons to a moving drum beat.Good use of WWI footage, Austro-Hungaria, etc. Poignant contrast of nuclear bomb/nuclear family. Could go on/on. Just brilliant.
04006462 3 years ago 2
Haha, I hate to admit it but I really more of those things by accident than you would think, but your interpretation is very compelling.
harrison6 3 years ago
lol kermit the frog xD yeah a bit
Cool song 5/5
tommyduncan12 3 years ago 2
It seems that the USSR is the main theme in this video.
Kumari58787 3 years ago
Communism, Fascism and general Corporatism, and the consequences of the arms-race between those who subscribe to these seemingly dinstinct ideologies.
DChatc 3 years ago
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ok, this is a cool song,
but does anyone agree, he sounds like kermit the frog?
Tingtangtonga 3 years ago
That was my first impression when I heard this early in a 2003 morning.
DChatc 3 years ago
What the hell was that guys face that came up if you watched closely?
JCmanirule 3 years ago 6
Yeah
Kumari58787 3 years ago
That freaked the hell out of me.
Kumari58787 3 years ago
What? You mean the happy looking kid near the end? Or was it more subtle?
ForstPresenc 3 years ago
It's distracting and somewhat disruptive (perhaps this is supposed to represent the mutant offspring of that tumultious century; ie, us?)
DChatc 3 years ago
This song reminds me of Syd Barrett
Dantyankle 3 years ago
this is a great song.....makes you think about many things...
arkhforever 3 years ago 2
te mamaste we esta chido
croaaac 3 years ago
I absolutely wish I wrote this damn song.
mike584 3 years ago 2
Can you please send me embedding code to add to myspace.If you can check it out. You'll find it very informative and the flaming lips songs fits perfectly. Don't care about the sound. it's the message I seek.
petcare29 4 years ago
it sounds really warped.
allxxapologiesxo 4 years ago 2
Very interesting video. I love this song.
But... the sound quality is really bad.
belialofhate 4 years ago
I agree with Owen, I always sort of thought of it as being more tragic, but this is still a really neat video. Well done. :)
It's only a shame the sound quality is so poor.
GlassTyrant 4 years ago
what are some good songs by the flaming lips?? e-mail me i want to no thanx
additionned 4 years ago
i love this song! nice video too!
imbetterthanyou08 4 years ago
wow!
good work
treesmk 4 years ago
in retrospect the genet aspect kind of fis how I feel about this and I doubt upon the fact that I could find any better way to portray it.
OwenPikap 5 years ago
Thanks. I see what you mean about the tragic aspect.
harrison6 5 years ago
i picture it as more tragic than destructive, but definitely open to interpretatiion. beautiful.
OwenPikap 5 years ago
very cool - nice work!
niceupshot 5 years ago