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  • righteous

  • resist..........(it's the only option..)

  • The Youtube Decrees of Commenting-

    I. Thou shall not make retarded ass Bieber jokes

    II. Thou shall not comment on the dislike bar

    III. Thou shall not combine the first two decrees,EVER

    IV. Thou shall stay on subject when commenting

    V. Thou shall not beg like a bitch for thumbs-up

    VI. Thou shall not insert soviet Russia jokes

    VII. Thou shall spread the decrees, or face a lifetime of justin bieber spam comments and male enhancement ads and propaganda,

    but do not thumbs up my comment

  • @twiztidlestat you forgot about spamming, like you right now

  • @sorstyle

    Spamming is repeatedly posting the same thing over and over in one forum, section etc, which I have NOT done, I posted this once. Bugger off, and learn your definitions.

  • @twiztidlestat

    Had to thumbs up just to be facetious, but technically youre not keeping to the subject at hand ;)

  • Booska ♥

  • and you still keep on procreating...

    what can i say, i guess you all like the way they run this world...

    so, either use condoms and watch "fight club" or commit suicide or else SHUT THE FUCK UP and continue with your lives(?)...

  • i love thievery corporation, but...how much were those suits? how about the watch?

  • Thank you all for bringing politics to where some of us come to escape and listen to music...

  • pretty stupid.

  • Let the cunts eat cake. Long as I got my big ol' belly full the rest of ye can starve....rich or poor alike,I give not a fugg! LOLLLL

  • @efzt my cats name is Mittens. Mittens does not approve.

  • @clen179  My cats Joey,Grayboy(aka Mousy) and Goldy act like French aristocrats so I presume they approve of my statement.

  • @efzt Mittens spits on French aristocrat acting cats.

  • I have never entered a thought, nor a sentiment, on anything that is of this medium. Yet, this song does resonate a certain power. A bit contemporary, but it does have a driving force behind it. I am of the opinion that we can manifest our own destinies, not in a historical view, nor one with pre-conceived notions. I inherently believe in us regardless, and we should all feel gifted.

  • Woooow me dan ganas de dormir a la noche cn esta musica ^- ^ y viajar en un sueño bien fumado jaajja

  • yeah!!! Very Good. Thanks

  • This song moves something inside, ignites a silent rage, I don't know what to do with it, I love This fucking song, I love Thievery Corporation , sincerely, biggest fan

  • Think About ;)

  • seeing them live in NY!

  • ty ty ty so very much for mentioning ny lol if i am alive i will be seeing them too! @isobel64 

  • Naprawdę fajny kawałek =)

  • This is a warning to the oligarchy..... "You better know you better understand 'Fact you know you better hear what they say Babylon this is your final day Babylon this is your final call Read the writin' it's on the wall Said United we stand And together we fall And if I know that You're not 'gon catch me in a rat pack We not go fallin' on your death trap No way..." It's a song to inspire revolution.
  • I like that style between African and Latin

    very good song!!!

    Regards from Mexico City

  • Your missing the point of this music. He sings of the babylonian kingdom, wealthiest in the world of its time, what is it to us now? Mere ruins. As he sings of babylon, images flashing of what we call the most advanced point in history- the past 30 years. We seem on the forefront now, but we will experience the same ruin.

  • @hyanreo Babylon to the rasta's is what they literally call the western hemisphere. Its a reference to the bible, people taken from zion to babylon. For rasta's zion is ethiopia, and babylon is the wes.t

  • I'm not quite sure why nearly all comments R about Africa. It might sound odd, but i think (Yes i realy do) that we should rather listen to what they (afrikan) need and want than what we consider as good for them.

    She-eat and now I'm writing about africa. This seems to be contagious.

  • awesome;)

  • 3:12

  • No Doubt that this is really good

    Just do a lookup on this site for 'retro & sparkle',

    and you will see a track called beautiful..

    Its really worth a quick click...

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  • wah wah wah africa this africa that face it that continent and its ppl are never going to make it. billions in aid have been flushed down that shitter for decades and guess what,things are only getting worse.i'm not a racist or insensitive i'm just a realist. without outside control of government blacks just cannot make it on their own its that simple,look at every minority governed city in the u.s. or anywhere else for that matter,e.g. detroit. its the same no matter where.

  • @chieuhoi88 you claim to not be racist, and in the same breadth claim blacks cannot make it without whites..funny guy.you need to touch up on your history because africa is in the shitter because of the colonization by europeans. they drew random boundaries creating countries in africa putting people together who were enemies for hundreds of years..then the europeans abandoned ship and expected these enemies to somehow govern their countries without turmoil...your just another ignorant dumbass.

  • @beats1n1shit So what's your take on Zimbabwe then.....is Mugabe doing a good job?

  • @chieuhoi88 but countries such as united-states may have never "made it" without their black slaves...

  • so blazed...

  • the 37 thumbs down users must be some nasty personalities

  • @provatoGR they were sodomized while listening to this song. thats the only way i can see someone hating it.

  • Wheel up and come again brethren! Pon Pon!

  • big up!

  • crawl

  • babylon no get rich again but to end up sick again and you end up weak again babylon babylon you run you better know you you better understand the rancher man you better hear what we say babylon this is your final day babylon this is your final call read the writing that's on the wall see divided we stand and together we fall you never know that you not gon' catch me in a rat pack we not gon' fall away from it jah no way
  • @irusev tnx 4 lyrics

  • Your beggars sleep outside your doorway Your prophets leave to wonder on You fall asleep at night with worry The saddest man in Babylon The wicked stench of exploitation Hangs in the air and lingers on Beneath the praise and admiration The weakest man in Babylon There is no hope left in your kingdom Your servants have burned all their songs Nobody here remembers freedom The richest man in Babylon
  • There is no quidance in your kingdom

    Your wicked walk in Babylon

    There is no wisdom to your freedom

    The richest man in babylon

  • Funny comments. People who say that this song ( and video) does not have any, or all, political message obviously does not know Theivery Corporation and what they stand for. I've been to many of their shows which doubles as a political/ environmental campaign rally. I *heart* them.

  • @azimut0901 We aren't in a political video? Did you even watch the video? Did you listen to the lyrics? Are we listening to the same song? This song is a complete and total condemnation of the world (mostly America) today. Just look at the damn title of the song, man. It saddens me greatly to see a sleepwalker like yourself not even able to comprehend the obvious message in a Thievery Corporation song.

    @djankybih Keep spreading the truth, brother.

  • @xPythox great u can listen to the message and read so much into it. Great I can just chill out and appreciate music and talent.

  • U're like the greatest part of this insane world, u think about a jew complot theory, and you see the word conspiration and zionism in all the texts, videos, tvshows, etc.

    U're a looser, like the others, sorry.

    I'd just would said no one videos is actually "political free", because of poeple like you, who wants to make trouble with normal poeple who are not in your opinion. I know what Thievery Corporation wants to say with this song, dumbass. Go back to "The Signs" videos, and shut up.

  • @azimut0901 dude chill it doesnt matter... ;) take all poloitical theorys and shove em in a good bong... 99.9999% of people dont know SHIT about the way the world works so stfu so us smart people can take advantage of your ignorant ass ;) its the truth deal with it. there is nothing i hate more than people who disscuss polotics becaus NOONE knows shit!

    thank you have a nice day

  • @Masoon501 hahahaah your damn right no one knows fucking politics!!

  • but, i just understanding something...

    in the text, the word "jah" appears. Do u think the song talk about jew god ? So, the text talks about Israel ?

  • epic

  • 5/5

  • you man fuckin dunno what is good, listen to the lyrics, and then tell me if u have changed your opinion about Thievery Corporation! Cause if u keep thinkin like this, after u listen to the song, you are BRAINWASHED my friend! ;)

  • this is amazing at all levels.

  • fucking losers shutup and listen to the song

  • They are sooo awesome!

  • stupendaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aa

  • best track ever....

  • nerds.. chill and listen to the music

  • ...too pale. Right. That would not be my reason for doubting his ethnicity.

  • Go to Jamaica and you'll see people from all walks of this Earth, not just the typical dark skinned person. Nowadays you can't tell who is what, you'd be surprised....

  • In Jamaica, not only "nowadays". It has always been that way. Just like any other nation, the people in Jamaica are of various skin tones. IN FACT,the National Motto is "Out Of Many, One People".

  • Ignorance ... open your mouth & we KNOW you're a fool. Clearly you're someone who has never been out of your one-horse-town. STFU if you don't know what you're talking about.

  • fucking pussies! Napalm smells like breakfast time, is happy time.

  • i am watching a movie,but soon as i heard these lyrics,i ran to the computer to find who it was performing this song so i could buy it.much props to this group,band,or whatever,i can feel this here.

  • what movie?

  • ... great sound and message!

    ...Two percent of the richest people on the planet divided by more than half the wealth of the world, while 50 percent of world population divides little more than one percent...... According to studies 11 thousand children die in africa p / day due to hunger and diseases like malaria and AIDS and the owners of the world continue to spend millions and millions in arms and in their own destruction.

    PAZ

  • Feed them for a day, then what?

    You would be putting a band on a arterial cut.

    Feeding them everyday is not a solution. There needs to be structure. There is no government there to take ahold of the task. And if someone comes in to do so, then people will criticize forcing a control.

    Sure it would be humane, but what about tomorrow. What about the supplying country. If you are so ready to spend someone else's $, go and feed them and make the difference. But it would be nice in a perfect world.

  • So true. I say the same thing all the time. Feed the children is a scam. If they really wanted to help they would use their money to build schools and teach trades and other skills so that the adults would be able to provide for their own children. I cant believe so many people buy into that guilt tripping nonsense.

  • i find it funny how a country(africa) destroys itself and no one is to blame but the successful. many help the unfortunate in this world. when you start listening to statistics, you are bull shitting yourself my friend

    a parent can only raise a child so long.. till it must succeed on it's own. you can't baby feed a country when there fighting themselves. proven in the battle of mogadishu (1993)

    africa commits genocide by its own people.

  • hmm, i think africa is not actually a country... :)

  • it's a "continent"

  • You don't need to put brackets. It actually IS a continent.

  • irrelevant clarity is always needed. these are brackets [ ]

  • @kuxyzz...he never said africa is a country.

    did you need to mock dying children in african continent eh?

  • @raindropgirl05 I never intended to do so. Though I don't actually agree with him, besides the country-continent part, his comment was well formalized and written.

  • @kuxyzz hmm, i think he never implied that it was.

  • @kuxyzz

    Yeap you are right But South Africa is a Country ;)

  • @kuxyzz K LOL

  • where did you learn that one smart ass?

  • @kuxyzz It isn't, the African Union has no control over countries they say is a part of them.

  • @magalhaeshelder word word word , let them see the truth . they see it and fel the adiction they caused , they can not stop , scared for themselves for their owm minds , scared for the truth , scarecrows, one day ditruction wil be unleashed up on them who rule wrong , and they know it , it will happen , this world will go back to technoligy wealth global, and respect , in search of other galaxy,s like we used to do , prisonner of society speaks his mind , with love and respect to allya!!!

  • @magalhaeshelder its sad what happens in africa but having rich people in the world doesnt prevent them from creating their own wealth..governments sure do though..

  • @magalhaeshelder Malaria was nearly wiped out until the Anti-DDT crusaders came in and decided they would serve as executioners to dozens of thousands of people because they had flimsy evidence one bird's egg shells were thinning because of the use.

    The number one cause of death in the world is actually lack of access to clean water, 2nd is starvation. I wish all of us would focus our collective minds on working out the logistics to provide clean water to more of the world, instead of guns

  • @magalhaeshelder bro, are you vinnie paz?

  • @magalhaeshelder You can cite statistics or make a difference. Please join World Vision and BE the difference. For a little inspiration on their noble work check out the YT video, Margaret Becker in Malawi.

  • GREAT SONG!

    big ups from Poland, the Babylon at it's finest.

    we have a lot of C.R.E.A.M. in here:

    "Cash Rules Everything Aroung Me"

    sad but so true god damnit!!!

  • won-der-ful

  • does anyone know the name of this singer?

  • Rob Garza

  • thats not Garza holmes. Thats Sleepy Wonder. Garza has the beard.

  • There is no hope left in your kingdom Your servants have burned all their songs Nobody here remembers freedom The richest man in Babylon Si la lou babylon go 'dain Babylon gon' be rich again But to we don' sick again But no we no weak again Babyloooon on on on on (Rasta scat) Sal la lou ca uba whoa Si la douba douba do wa bay
  • Si la loo babylon come 'round You better know you better understand 'Fact you know you better hear what they say Babylon this is your final day Babylon this is your final call Read the writin' it's on the wall Said United we stand And together we fall And if I know that You're not 'gon catch me in a rat pack We not go fallin' on your death trap No way... Whoooooa oh oh oh oh whoa oh who oh oh Whooooooa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh o oh
  • fav song!!!! it has such a special tune!!! and put you in the mood!!

  • The song is pretty cool but i would argue with its message:)this rastafari religion is pretty interesting and confusing at the same time...

  • adore.

  • smoke weeeeeeed man hit up a bong, smoke a L, roll a blunt, light a J, fill up a bubbler, vap the vapor, rip the bowl, hit the 1 hitter, fuck, use the gas mask! do what you gotta do to get highhh and just chill...

  • I ear you!..

  • Fuck the clear! Greens 4 all!

  • They are for DC, and besides general topic such as love, anger,...they also try to implement most of the government fallacies that influence the nation and the world in general. You can find a lot about it on their website.

  • I hate when people have no single clue what is TC about.

  • Care to enlighten me>?

  • here's a hint:

    Babylon = Washington DC

  • So does that apply only to this song, or the bands entire outlook?

  • Well the group is based out of DC............

  • you are totally right about that!!

    Babylon = USA! and most of Earth's population is BRAINWASHED by stupid television and commercials given by American government, and it is poisoning the Earth!! Peace mah friend

  • so bad ass! I'll be seeing them next month at Coachella

  • Thievery corporation still doing it right....

  • va pa mis favoritos

  • énis...

  • Imádom!!!-I love you this music.:)

  • the richest maaaaaaan in bab eeee looooon

  • fantastik ce son ^^

  • this music is so...northeast.

  • G G G UNIIIT. East coast mofo

    I'm not black.

  • northeast what?

  • amen.... beautiful... could lose myself in this music. it's like a meditation.

    the chains of babylon are all in our minds...

  • BURN DOWN BABYLON!!!!

    jah blesses to all rastafari people ;-)

  • nekem mondod? imadom ezt a szamot :D

  • Wow, I never knew there was a music video for this...beautiful.

  • I`m seeing them in a few hours! here in México! can't wait!!

  • si estas hablando del Zero Fest, yo tambien fui!

    estos manes tocaron super bien! me quise quedar hasta el final, pero me fui a hacer fila para Mars Volta xD

  • cerotes, mars volta y thievery l mismo dia? puta no jodas haha aqui en guate ni mierda llega haha q rayada se pegaron alla

  • man, yo soy de honduras asi que te entiendo!

    puro 'Wisin y Yandel' y papadas asi en Centro America hahaha

    venite para monterrey, aqui la gente es bella, y los conciertos pijuditos hahaha

  • Yes, I agree with you bbobby0. I saw them a few months ago in Berkeley, CA. It was awesome! In fact, I'd see them again in New Year's Eve in San Francisco. Can't wait!

  • do you?

  • Too bad you have no idea what the references are... It's about a book, which is called The Richest Man In Babylon..

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  • Do you actually think I didn't realize what you were talking about? And why are you so offended?

    Don't be such a child.

  • this evening they were in Bucharest... Impressing... i dont listen to funk or raggae too much .. just trance and chillout, but these rythms are astonishing. Their sound is one of the best i've heard. So If they will come to your country/city.. don't hesitate.. just go and see them... you will not regret.

  • xthes to vradi tous eida sto theatro vraxwn!! ta tipakia einai apisteuta! ths ithela na pw ki ena megalo euxaristw se opoious to kanonisan dioti itan epaggelmaties kai mou eftiaksan ena gamato vradi! panta tetoia poutana athina tha mas trelaneis olousssss! oooooo ooooo ooo ooo

  • ΉΤΑΝ ΤΕΛΕΙΟΙ!!!!

  • 11 of octomber in greece! we will be there

  • SALONICA at principal club!! teavery ALWAYS!!

  • Thievery Corp is the best.

  • 11 of octomber in greece! we will be there!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • 19 day of october they come to lisbon!!!

  • on the 15 of octomber they come to bucharest:X i just cant wait to go to za concert:X:

  • The first time I heard Richest Man In Babylon, I was struck by the deep fat bass lines, wicked horns, and sweet vocals. Then I was drawn into the poignant, social lyrics. This song illuminates the turmoil and despair throughout the world. Corruption and greed can only lead to a global revolution. Only a few control the wealth and natural resources. Too many live day to day, with little, or no hope. Babylon is a world without law and order. It is the survival of the fittest. Humanity has no soul.

  • well said.

  • Babylon is an important Rastafarian term, referring to human government and institutions that are seen as in rebellion against the rule of JAH (Zion), beginning with the Tower of Babel. It is further used by some to mean specifically the 'polytricksters' who have been oppressing the black race for centuries through economic and physical slavery. Rastafari is defiance of Babylon, sometimes also called Rome

  • bmac103 Brethren 2 get 2 the roots the Most High(YAHWEH speaks of Babylon and its not just a rasta man term its reality in Spiritual things. Babylon is the ways of the world deriving from the original Babylonian Kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar & his ways & false religions and worshiping of many false gods made by man golden images & such Babylon is a kingdom in which the people do not fear & much less know YAHWEH the Father & CREATOR or YESHUA & sin freely as did sodom and gomorrah

    as today's society

  • any other sick trip-hop artists people reccommend.. apart from Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Bonobo, Nightmare O.W ?

  • hooverphonic, tricky

  • kinobe

  • Zero 7.

  • I've dedicate "my profile" to exposing Babylon and who she is...If you know about illuminati symbolism and listen to the words in songs, you'll notice they have many things in common.The clues as to who she is are everywhere_we are being entertained by the illuminati people...:((the video with the elephant doesn't count)

  • ergh sorry, not home, rastas are derive themselves from Babylon. i think this explanation is the correct:)

  • nyc is babylon..

  • isnt that the kid from the group ..BORN JAMERICANS...looks like him.

  • Yes it's him.

  • this shits good fuckin babylon

    you betta know you betta understand

  • hey, can u be more precise, i have found the lyrics of the song, and it kinda bitching common people like me and probably most of people reading and listening her, as we would be all exploited by who has build for us this sick consumerism.

    Don't like to dance a song which talk about me in these terms, don't want to be fool twice.

    I for a certain extent u were refering to this as well.

  • Babylon=USA

    I can't be more precise

    and it's not so much about consumerism

  • no, Babylon is Federal Reserve, Central Bank of Europe, Clearstream, Euroeclear, the zionists, illuminati, jesuits, Mr Soros, Mr Rothschild, the Vaticain Bank. USA is just another nation slave of these realities.

    All these losers want to destroy our tradition and to make us fall into caos.

    Specially what concerning the non-jewsih tradition.

    Italiano