Camera Obscura - Tears for Affairs

[kachiminus]

First time hearing of them, great

[MrClemente2112]

Yes i agree they are guite fantastic.

[MrClemente2112]

Yes i agree they are guite fantastic.

[SatounoKumo]

I HAVE to move to Glasgow

[omeck37]

muy buena mexicooooooooooooo

[ericksix]

@omeck37 Vaya sorpresa!! No imaginé que alguien de México apreciase ésta hermosa música, creí que aquí solo duranguense y banda. Saludos, Guanajuato.

[AideeJennifer]

*_*

[jumpinjackflash1968]

Retro!!!

[guinnesstrail]

Twee

[Indiggochild]

beautiful song

[gobedago]

you guys can compare this band to the The Sundays

[SuperHuitzil]

@gobedago

another band discovered, thanks to you. =)

[GoodMorningRussia]

Camera Obscura is way too original and brilliant to be put into a particular genre. They have their own.

[alecahauf]

@amdortiz I live in Glasgow and have never even had a sniff of her, unlucky me considering she won't be any more than 2 or 3 miles from me

[DukeMcManhands]

well i was expecting Gorguts but this is cool too

[MrTheakil]

i love you so much camera obscura

[leviathon2011]

I love traceyanne Campbell! If I lived in Scotland I would stalk her

[thechipmunkmafia101]

just wondering what type of music is this? like what genre does it go under? :]

[pumpkinether]

@thechipmunkmafia101 i think most people would call it twee.

[swhandamari]

@thechipmunkmafia101 it's twee pop

[wiltedpolyp]

@thechipmunkmafia101 - good question! the closest artists i can relate them to would be the cardigans and their album 'long gone before daylight'. they're both european bands but they have a taste for this 'western american vibe/motif'.. its pretty rad!! maybe the genre should be called "cross the pond honkey-tonk" or something :P

[nunzioforpresident]

i love her voice,is really enchanting..

[kiwkee]

Bliss - Tracyanne sparkles & CO delivers

[atom7676]

W0W.. i did'nt know that had a video for this song.. one my favorite songs from them, such cool video... lol ...1969 hay down .. i could have seen this band back then

[abudrfly]

This group is the best I've heard in a while! I know they are not new, but I love them!

[danita92ferret]

haha she looks like a protagonist of the v's

[seakatz]

Camera Obscura is te gek !!

Groetjes

Rik van Aduentè

[echowebpr]

Oh my God, her voice is so perfect

[rubyyay15]

What year did this band come out?

[001Monika]

My All Time Favourite Song...

So true xx

[blacksunfish]

perfection

[tlinscott1]

Seeing them tonight. Should be nice.

[mrswaldie]

@tlinscott1 How were they? Im gonna c them in Vegas!

[tlinscott1]

@mrswaldie Very good show.  Small venue, good crowd. Tracyanne has one of the best voices going. The openers Princeton did not disappoint either.

[bitchonce]

I just love them!!!!

[mabarrazi]

Everyday thinking of you... and that's all....

[Destroyer281]

3 de abril , segunda vez en un año awebooo!!!!!

[ZZJoCa]

Did I say how much I like this song? I've been listening to it for months and still find it fascinating and grade A perfect.

[vidzere]

dnggitg. They aren't "northern english" at all. They're Scottish. Was a country whilst england was a bunch of warring tribes. Beautiful song. I'm a big fan. Not sure if they'll be touring here in Scotland antime soon though. Good luck to em in America

[louiecostello]

i wanna see these guys again

[noirkurniwan777]

i love uuuuuuu

[joesete]

eu fico encantado

[ZZJoCa]

In my all time top 100.

[fagneroli08]

Du carai essa música !!

[dnggitg]

A simple little ballad--even I can play it on acoustic guitar--but its bittersweetness, its northern England melancholy move me every time I hear it.

[505telecaster]

Quiero una novia como tracyanne campbell.¿Dónde caraja madre venden chicas como ella?

[daniel2824]

En Inglaterra, escocia las encuentras :) LOL

[Larkyeejit]

For the memory of my mate John Scott, a true gentleman who loved this band years ago and introduced me to this special talent.

Aw the best pal, we all miss you and i swear i could hear you singing along to Tracyanne last week in Bristol.

[funnylittleprawn]

you're so sweet, that was so touching.

[ZZJoCa]

A toast to John Scott then, obviously a man of good taste and terrific ears

[pacowaves]

Fantastiqué, ¿que? Fantástico digo

[hantonjavi]

ji,ji,y tu imbecil

[hantonjavi]

yo se de buena tinta que la cantante padece de hemorroides y tiene hongos en la lengua

[sonambuliachannel]

jajajaja, eres un idiota.

[Compota]

Me parto e me mondo!!

[jamietruman]

I love this band!

Sweaty socks at their best.

[darlianea]

they got the most beautiful songs

[Skyvalley7]

this song is so pretty

[lilapockets]

I cant believe the singer is blind and has had reconstructive surgery on her tongue

she is amazing

[jbauer72]

she truly is an example of the miracle of modern medicine and human resilience. what grit! and nary a lisp!

[sgalloberklee]

where does one find the truth in these statements?

i have been searching and believe tracyanne's eyes and mouth to be in good working order.

[felixjerms]

yeah... lila must be confused

[jamietruman]

You know it.

I dont know how good surgeons are these days.

Lol if they were that good there would be alot more car crashes.

[marlonmiotto]

O.o

[nueve08]

There's something about this band that reminds me to Mazzy Star. I really like it and I hope to get their albums ass soon as possible

[pavement66]

@nueve08 Yeah and in this song it's kinda like Mazzy Star mated with Calexico

[velmarg]

Quite a lovely girl, and as someone said here, she seems to have this intoxicating effect... There's this part in the "Let's Get Out of this Country" video where she looks right in the camera after saying, "I'll be pretty..."

I don't know; just gives me chills.

[Quoquoddilstane]

velmarg - I know exactly the bit you mean. Does the same for me...

[DougM63]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

[bufalohh]

yeah!! she looks pretty in videos, but I saw her in person the last month and damn, she's even much pretty, beautiful.

[louiecostello]

yep, i was just think she was even much pretty, beautiful myself.

[entertainer106]

I looove her vocals in this song.

[gbhcitybaby]

not the most pretty girl but she is intoxicating somehow which makes her amazing

[LanIost]

I saw them live here a week ago. She was a lot prettier in person.

She didn't really look like this. I don't know if shes just got a different style going on now hair wise or a weight change or something but she looked and sounded great.

[turntapzap]

She kinda has Lennonish ways.

[Bolinas1971]

extremely remote comment- like biscuit crumb

[prislaJ]

Lovely...wonderful song....

[littlelaurenface]

cant wait to see these guys at T in the Park!

[prislaJ]

lovely song...

wonderful....

gosh...i love it so much...

[whookairs]

so old school. fuckin love it and fuckin LOVE camera obscura.. my dear scotties

[kevsul47]

you had to drive..look me in the eye..

[sombrasul]

cuando vienen a Peru????

[vialms]

lo mismo decia yo. afortunadamente ahora que estoy en londres los podre ver en unas semanas. no sera lo mismo verlo con mis compatriotas, pero igual :)

[theawkwards]

does scottish always equal stilted! discuss. but they dohave a lot goin for 'em, not least melody and taste, ah suppose....

[reponsestogreed]

traceyanne is so beautiful

[villanodelcuento]

Genial los de camera obscura,

van a venir a mexico en junio ooo ke bueno!!!!

[musicalwaysGMS]

lovely song...

[MadamoiselleButerfly]

She has the same chin as me... And she makes it look great.

[themonkeys08]

for a strange reason didnt know this band ...

i just saw a documentary now on tv about them!

and i love them

i just bought all the albums...they are amazing

amazing so good image attitude tunes voice

!

perfect

go guys we r amazing !

[krishotsaucemiller]

Were you watching ABC amplified? I saw an interview today also.... They're my "new favorite" band as of today!!!

[OhZupDez]

I could cry a river right now. Love it.

[mutikonka]

This riff sounds like George Harrisons 'My Sweet Lord'. Naughty camera Obscura ... another one of their songs seems to be based on I Saw Papa Kissing Santa Claus. Still, great band! Wish I could see them.

[jackhandy0001]

Your heads on fire...neither of those two tunes came to mind when listening to this song...

[tbryce1]

I'm going to see them on Thursday in London, they are on tour of the UK at the moment. Check out there myspace and it should list all their gigs. Get yourself along!!

[EmpressMusette]

Cute. Everybody knows that George Harrison ripped off "My Sweet Lord" - don't they?

[mutikonka]

Not me - but I do now - and part of the chorusof Tears for Affairs  sounds even closer to He's So Fine by the Chiffons!

[avavav09]

Good ear

[ryanpitchford]

I think that is the song George is criticized for ripping off, yes? All great artists and all tracks I enjoy in their own rite!

[driver1983]

I'm off to see Camera in Manchester on the 22nd of April at Manchester club academy. I really hope they play this!

[TimmytheGeek2009]

somebody run to Starbucks and get her a Venti........and not decaf! j/k...I love her and this band. sweet stuff.

[Illuser]

LOL. You nerd, your comment made me laugh good.

[ministryofsumthing]

that's quite funny

[ilytiffy]

this song is so beautiful. for my calligraphy project i wrote the lyrics to their song and it looked absolutely amazing.

i love them <33

[xXWeezerXx]

i love how she's like ._. on the hootenanny hay-down.

she's miles away from having a hootenanny, hah.

[danielzha]

my girlfriend set this song as her ringtone! Cheer me up everytime I hear it.

[harybosco]

not sure why so many music afficinados knock this band...maybe somehow they got tied to Bell and Sebastian unnecessarily.

I have always been in love with their songwriting...a band that draws closely from the past in a very delightful manor.

[derris]

yeah just a little bit...

[DavidF89999]

the lead singer really resembles Victoria Bergsman

[derris]

GREAT

[bcarls50]

started listening to this bad today, they are simply amazing and i have a crush on the singer. listen to if looks could kill

[NedsMissingTeeth]

Does anyone else think that the singer looks like Myra Hindley.

[adamskio123]

haha

[lukatoni1324]

what's the name of the singer???

[eferzeee]

Tracyanne Campbell  guitar, vocals!

[lukatoni1324]

ok, thanks!!! ;)

[nazaGREBO]

where they from?

[mickyhunt]

they're from Scotland ;D

[hgdjhjdfjg]

glasgow, scotland

[mactepnick]

zdorovo

[mickyhunt]

great song, she is hot in some strange way.

[tedz33]

don't say that. some people take offense to what you just said. i wrote "she's oddly cute" and people here gave me a thumb down. not realizing what i was actually saying is a compliment. but i agree she's oddly hot

[bookswise]

the beginning sounds likes its from Napoleon Dynamite

[HannahSan]

Haha it totally does!

[mauvetys]

J'adore cette chanteuse!

[djjun99]

Grande voix! Je n'avais jamais écouté ce chanteuse auparavant! Merci de partager avec moi, RDMC!!!

[mauvetys]

une belle et douce voix en effet.

[DamadeShalott]

El video mejor ni hablar... La canción PRECIOSA*

[tedz33]

she's oddly cute.  sundays fan here, by the way.

[LifeSoulAz]

any Sundays fans??

[viscott1]

I love the trumpet solo, this song does it for me.

[yaerahora]

Me encanta....me imagino en una playa al atardecer con un caipirinha... :D

[totalgeneral]

no, es para escuchar en un yate, con un habano, un whisky y tu amante bailando al lado [?]

[brand666]

A wonderfully peaceful shock to the system in these days of sonic overplay.

[seanandjools]

a funny little thing.beautiful

[JerryX68]

I first heard this perfect soulful gem last week in the Rio cafe across the road from the Lismore in Partick last week. A few minutes later I was introduced to the band, who happened to be sitting a couple of tables down from me n my mate!

[FatwNker]

Finally a group influenced by the Velvet Underground that actually sounds good!

[RoronoaZor0]

Haha. My dad told me that The Velvet Underground was the worst band to have so many covers. Or something. You get my point

[turoasaur]

you dads a cock.

[turoasaur]

I apologise for my gramma and spelling.

[theflaming1101]

great group awesome

[ladyjanerae]

i love camera obscura. this video is great.

[StereooRock05]

aahh esa cancion casii me hace llorar

todo lo qe dicee me llega un buen xDD

qe buena banda Camera Obscura en vdd

[subpop200]

Almost brought a tear to my eye. Especially a song this emotionally fueled, beautiful, original, in the modern era of music...it's just amazing. I love this.

[concreto20]

los bell serian como los hemanos mayores de camera.

[metropolisfl]

ajjaja ajajaj siii siii es verdaaad

[boutbusiness24]

i like this...

[dubrubru]

Love her helmet-like haircut ^^

[vladidead]

camera obscura talves la pregunta seria camera obscura o belle and sebastian

[zkaby]

OBVIO CAMERA OBSCURA AMO A ESTA CHICA

[cosascososas]

camera obscura, by far

[czlowiekmelon]

the pipettes or camera obscura?

what do u like the most?

sorry 4 prev post, i'm drunk

:)

[czlowiekmelon]

the pipettes or CA ?

:)

[starzarestars]

Infrequently Asked Questions Answered:

The accordion player was a special guest: Tomas Hallonsten, that's why he doesn't appear in the video.

The 'xylophone riff' (that's not a xylophone! lol) is on the album version, but is mixed a little louder here in the video version.

The background vocals sound familiar, not because this is a cover, but because they sound just like ABBA's backing vocals! No particular song, just has that ABBA feel...

Also: Camera Obscura Rocks!

Thank You. ;-)

[matunguita]

muy guen grupo!!!

[mynciee]

Whoa... she looks totally different than in the Lloyd Im Ready To Be Heartbroken video...

[bonkerstwo]

I love you, Tracy Anne!

[harrayhorror]

Absolutely gorgeous voice. Makes me proud.

[sadday25]

esta banda es genial y esta cancion es muy buena

[Angbandz]

i love the "look me in the eye"...

[harleka]

she's sooooo hot!

[platorepublic]

Absolutely brilliant! gonna buy their albums!

[MJCastellanos]

Is this a cover? the backup vocals sounds so familiar, like an oldies song.

[Angbandz]

No, it's not a cover, it's Camera obscura only. new and fresh music of the year 2006 man!

This band is ustoppable.

[zhuhe887]

luv this song

[claycolt]

I meant to write " ...and universally APPEALING" -- not "appaling"

One little "e" changes everything!

[mxbehm]

yes, if you take 'e' it changes everything. no favorites darliin?

[zebratapes]

e!!!!!

[claycolt]

Exquisite time-travel parody; their look, their sound, could well have been from '66-68 - it is timeless and universally appaling, viva Camera Obscura!

[mohopsycho]

hohohoho esta genial

[isalegal]

opa, isso é bem legal

eu gostcho!

[mpuente420]

One of the most beautiful voices ever...

[sammykiedis]

luv dis song makes me think of the person i luv

[jdax23]

idol ko na camera obscura..ang galing nla..

[superstarsix]

Uhh..yeah that made perfect sense.

[jdax23]

huh?