Bloc Party - Kreuzberg live @ Bristol Academy

[toppaz79]

Concerned mothers of the west!!!

[Coloryourmonday]

Teach your sons, how to trule love

... So beautiful

[TheFMARiggerRockers]

Haste recht hanswurstpeter!

[FabioF113]

Ma il "cantante" cosa fa?!

[june5516]

i like the part when he says "what is this love" in his british accent. ugh i wish i was black n had an accent like that.. well i am black and not ashamed of my color i just love british accents!! (and yes i do love rock music :D)

[afarrae]

Man, I love Bloc Party so much.

[Sarah92128]

My favorite song of Bloc Party <3

[MissCoco3]

ich liebe Berlin. <3

[MessierEmpire]

Ich jedenfalls nicht nur dieses Lied....

[keitaro21]

@RunkelkrugTheOne in the Ost Bahnhof ! it's a train station in Kreuzberg in front of the Berlin wall

[hanswurstpeterdieter]

ostbahnhof is in friedrichshain not kreuzberg.

[brybry308]

this song reminds me of my first crush when i was in 7th grade..

[Joshuawardisme]

Such a beautiful song. Whenever I listen to this song, it sends shivers down my spine.

[MeenaCarline]

Teach your son how to truly love!

[arcmonk]

whole berlin is a beautyful place.., but if you want to go skateboarding, there is the kreuzberg, if you want to go to kozerts there is kreuzberg, if you want to buy vegan food there is kreuzberg, if you want to chill out with friends und play acout. guitarthere is kreuzberg. if you want a cheep apartment there is kreuzberg, even if you want to paint/draw some buildings or peoples... , this is the reason why so much students and young independent peoples are there... KREUZBERG IS CULT.

[UltimatorxD]

sitting on the kreuzberg, sun is rising with this song in the background...there is nothing like it !

[afarrae]

Love this song. Love the lyrics. Its kinda weird seeing Kele without a Tele haha.

[WuToBo]

love this song so much.

[simensays]

"been fooled again the search continues"

[biGforBETTRATH]

omg wat a underrated band .. i love this sound .. every song ... and live its great .. nice atmosphär .. greez from egrmany ... love u all ;)

[MajorracoonStudios]

Is matt endorced by Sabian? because I love his hi-hats and idk what hes using >_<

[RemWingmaster]

I think I might like the live version better...This sounds pretty dang good.

[carlo88moe]

first two are untouchable, third, while had some powerful moments, fell off a cliff

i love this song, but the chorus live sounds strangely stagnant compared to the album version's verve ...i dunno

[sofietevdp]

Please check out my cover of this song

Sofie

[BeesXButterflies]

i love bloc party, there like one of my favorite bands. I mean their lyrics are absoloustly beautiful, they never change their style like most bands, and their music just makes you feel good inside.

[KidAlphabet]

Does anyone else think that A Weekend in the City is Bloc Party's best album?

[alkornoekables]

ME!!!

[sofietevdp]

Totally, check my Kreuzberg cover;)

Tell what you think please

Sofie

[Mammish69]

@sofietevdp Ive totally seen your cover!!! Its so gorgeous, but i guess this song was originally, so not much surprise there. But i do give you props on your cover!

[danielmiles1708]

Yes, I love it!

[tommyjosh94]

Depends on what mood I'm in.

[JHF7217]

@KidAlphabet HANDS DOWN!

[Carlos8403]

@KidAlphabet  hell yea i agree with you.

[Plec07]

@KidAlphabet - Yes I agree, with this or sunday being the best songs

[koenzz17]

@Plec07

Amen.

[optimusprime0616]

@KidAlphabet A Weekend In the City was great but Silent Alarm was better. i think we can agree that Bloc Party is amazing ; D

[joelspin]

@optimusprime0616 definitely ^.^

[ozzie7777777]

@KidAlphabet YES!

[thatguynico]

its even better live, despite the out of tune mishap beginning at 2:54

[SCISSORSTOKILL]

I love this song.

I miss the O.C

[nataku333]

@SCISSORSTOKILL  oc?

[SexxCInc]

@nataku333 The O.C is an off air tv show, and it had the best indie soundtrack ever. it had alot of bloc party, and that how i found bloc party. They played Blue Light on one episode and I was hooked :D

[nataku333]

@SexxCInc I know what it is, I just didn't know they played, never been too big on teenage dramas.

[simensays]

@SexxCInc correction, they played the Remix of Blue Light. Nonetheless, Bloc Party is one of the greatest bands EVAH!!!

[MRGINCAT]

What a great song this is ... and isn't wonderful life is isn't perfect ... or?

[dazvegan]

i grew up in Berlin, kreuzberg...is the best place in the world...no wonder that bloc party moved to berlin ; )...if u want to find some out about the place, u just have to google it!!!

[Carlos8403]

I was on vacation not to long ago and i was passing by there. The people there are really nice. All of East Berlin is beautiful. Glad Kruezberg is in the east.

[dazvegan]

hey carlos...just to let u know...kreuzberg is in the west part of berlin right next to the east part, but its west berlin...greetings

[GTADIFF]

THE OC

[thebigfreeze71]

kreuzberg is the turkish district of berlin, also known as "little istanbul"

[xnicob]

if you are from germany then congrats for being so braincrashed. :) wilhelmsburg in hamburg is called little istanbul.

[ifoolin]

hehe cruise burg

[manchestercity1989]

god some of you americans are so stupid and ignorant, Kreuzberg is a well known district of Berlin Germany, hence the "wall", and is known for a diverse community

[sgh1102]

thank you for saying some, most of us (americans) know the significance of the district

[crisanta08]

amazinG... bloc party is the best! xD

[digitaldilly]

who the fuck thought this was about america? You must be quite slow in the dome... but.. this song will always be amazing, no matter what.

[PJLteam]

This song is not at all about America, have you ever heard about the Berlin wall ?

In the beginning of the song Kele talks about "a run that runs through him", this is what he refers to.

And the west refers to the ex-west Berlin, he also talks about east Berlin somewhere else in he song.

So no, it's not about North America

[wertaslopey8]

Well, Dissing americans or not, its a great song, with a great point.

[DuckMilitia]

Hm. I always thought west = north americans, and eastern = europeans/asian.

I'm not saying the whole song is about putting down northern americans, just that it's included.

The song sounds like it's based on what frylock299 and aussieboy90 said.

[zibibboy]

wow. this song ist truly "für'n Arsch". As are your comments, folks.

[frylock299]

i think it's more about a relationship that didn't go the way he (kele) wanted it to so now he's sleeping with meaningless people and every time he tricks himself into believing he (kele) actually has feelings for this person when in reality he doesn't which is why there is a "bitter taste" and why he has been "fooled again". so he realizes this and decides it's not what he wants to change his ways and continue his search for true love ("the search continues").

[vampire891208]

great song

[aussieboy90]

no duckmilitia i dont think its about americans

the song is indeed about one night stands and casual sex, but its based upon kele's experiences and sub youth culture

''concerned mothers of the west, teach your sons how to truly love''

of the west could be any european country, the title 'kreuzberg' is a german city

hope this helps

[tatjanaschi]

kreuzberg's not a city my friend but a district in berlin... berlin is a city in germany :-)

[Schumpeter08]

actually it´s not a city but a part of Berlin which is known for his multicultural athmosphere and night life.

[Carlos8403]

this song is amazing specially live. Love seeing the crowd get into this song. I promise I wouldn't cry everytime I hear this song ;____;

[pk550]

one of my favourites from AWITC. That's such an underrated album.

[sven888k]

What a song

[bloc22]

the crowd fucked up the song by clapping out of time

[JochiRockDimension]

well that's the problem with crowds at times. They don't know the rythm of the song or the time signature ... still a good song however

[Paaraamooree]

This song is like.. amazing

It's so relaxing, and for some reason, it just has such a mellow beat that makes it so amazing

[brorownie]

I LOVE BLOC PARTY

[sgtfusion]

matt tong owns everyone

[Down2MyBusinessSocks]

i saw bloc party a week ago! although they didn't play this, kele crowd surfed on top of me and i touched his beard! it was scruffy!!!

[Down2MyBusinessSocks]

oh, and i waved to gordon and he waved back :]

amazing night.

[JacktheRavester]

This song really does sum up so much in just a few, beuatiful cords and lines.

Love it.

"Anxious mothers of the west

Teach your sons how to truly love"

how very true..

[Napier99]

Concerned Mothers?

[farfarsrullstol]

i love this song,

lovely lovely lovely lovely.

[COD5Warrior3]

whoooooooooooooo

[bls0325]

does anyone know if there is a dvd for this concert? they have every song on youtube but the dvd from this tour only has a few of the songs. would love to have all these songs on one dvd!

[123dancewitme]

amazing lyrics at the end ! they are poetic and like meaningful but i dont get why he says teach our sons how to truly love and not daughters . bloody brill kele !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :L

[DuckMilitia]

I think they are ripping on Americans. "Mothers of west" = American mothers. They're talking about how most people don't know how to love and just go around fucking each other and how that's not love.

The lyrics from Helicopter also rip on Americans.

[Acolyptic]

I don't think that 1 line can define an entire song. This song is more about Kele's past experiences than about dissing Americans.

[DuckMilitia]

I'm just saying that they diss Americans.

[leelee003]

Kreuzberg is a city in germany

So I Doubt Its About america

[manchestercity1989]

kreuzberg is a district of berlin, like the west end in london, or lincoln park in chicago

[wertaslopey8]

Some people thought Helicopter was about president bush and his son, Kele said it wasn't, hmmm, I believe Kele in most aspects of his lyrics, but I hope hes not trash talking about all americans in general if he is. Im in alaska, and an alaskan native(Tlingit), but still am american. Although I really dont embrace the american culture much.

[sofietevdp]

I posted a cover of this song on my channel, please comment

Greets, Sofie

[vitonxuzo]

crowd's claps sucked at the "oohs oohs" part...

hehehe

[SnoiltheRipper]

lol

[crosswalkernie]

Seems like Russell has a bit of trouble playing this riff live.

Still beautiful though.

[TimVS4000]

damn, i wish id been there... all my fav songs were played, sunday, kreuzberg, blue light, like eating glass, arrghh lol

fantastic performance

[terraformator]

yeaaaaah =D

[Down2MyBusinessSocks]

i would be gay for kele

[cahawks]

same here.

[ollyhewlett]

On yur own

[hairy0pothead]

:O Cahawks! I thought you were well straight man! Kele's amazing though :-)

[cahawks]

hahaha..i'm 100% straight and very comfortable with my sexuality bt i woudn't mind going gay for kele.

idk i guess he's got that something(cuz he's the frontman of my favorite band) abt him...lmao

[hairy0pothead]

Lol I'd love to give him a big hug but nothing more :P

[mintymikey23]

I agree thank you for putting up Rhododendron such an amazing song, listen to it everyday im not stalking you i just regonized ur name lol

[itsallgooood]

Love love love this song!!!!

[nixonmastermind]

best live version of this song you could get, theres no way of doing this song badly - its too good

[shirona3]

This Is a hard song to play live, kele's voice didnt sound the same..like he was strained from singing alot that night...but beautiful none the less...BP<3

[JacktheRavester]

I love bloc with all my soul

Beautiful song

Beautiful Lyrics

It's pretty damn beautiful really

"Teach your sons how to truly love"

Oh if the world listened to Kele Okereke the world would be a better place

[thecheese87]

Honestly, the recorded version's rhythm is much better (check around 3:20 and compare it with the recording to see what I mean). It's great to see them live, but this couldn't be called a great performance of this song...decent at best.

[guitarguy950]

yeah....semi-fail on the timing

[aussieboy90]

it sounded pretty good, but yeah the bridge, when gordy's vocal part came up... he messed up the timing, dragged it on too long (which messed up the sound of it all)

but nonetheless apart from that pretty flawless =]

[alkornoke]

this one is the DVD that comes with the special edition of A Weekend in the city?

[chicksbeer]

no, i think it's reading 2007..

[woody93berlin]

no, this was just posted on the official bloc party website for the Marshalls( members of the bloc party fanclub). Reading 2007 performance did although come with the limited edition of A Weekend in the City (the one that included Flux)

[alkornoke]

thanks for the info

[Chickenspik]

I have seen them 3 times, but I haven't seen them playing this song yet, which is my favourite song!

[Samson2557]

i actually prefer this version to the record. The guitar sounds sick!

[nanikasound]

i love also bloc party but i haft to say that this live version sucks i relly like the original version

[WeAreN1nja]

Matt Tong FTMFW.

[djmara2002]

this song is so soothing, love it :o)

[martinpliva]

2:27 is the best.....ruleeeezzz song

[BlockedParty]

Best live performance I've ever seen live.

Sounded perfect, better than the recorded version infact.

[BlockedParty]

Bloc party fckin rule!!!

This song is just quality!!

[scotte123456789]

mm, i almost cry every time i hear this song

the lyrics are so amazing and powerful

god bless you bloc party :)

[PedalshikTotIscho]

обожаю!!!

[samjezard]

from russia with love?

[Chickenspik]

My favourite song of Bloc Party, also my favourite band! I'm going to see them for the third time on Pukkelpop in Belgium, and i hope they will play this song. They have never played it before, when i saw them.

[smokelakes]

top 3 fav bands....and this is my favorite song by them too!

yea, hella good.

[ChaosWolrd]

Great song, great band.

[wimbletone]

i just heard this song last sept 2007 lol

since i've heard it, it became my fave song ever made by bloc party

[RH0DODENDRON]

Another brilliant song by Bloc Party.

[alyninetytwo]

my favourite song... say that i love it is not enough.. bloc party come to rome!!!

[whoseontrial]

Amazing

[BigTuna89]

they should play this song live more often. its such a briliant song.

[CzarnaPerlaMozambiku]

That's my favourite song

[zsdak]

WoW. i Love Bloc Party

[Green2Pink]

best song

[DankeRainer]

Kele has an amazing voice.

[metallicastro]

he's shirts? hahaha... i found one of kele's jackets in topman.. love this song by da way!!!

[ammlover]

Definitely their best tune.

[davidleonardwilly]

amazing song, one of my favoirites

[djbenny1]

if heaven has music it will sound like this!

[shoebrush101]

haha amazing thing to type, sums up my feelings on this song too. :D

[advertizment]

haha exactly!

[himynameislph]

I couldn't of said anything better! You took the words right out of my mouth! =] Bravo!

[chris5050505050]

its so frustrating when the crowd cant clap on time lol

[bwangs]

does anyone know what kind of shirt kele is wearing?

[804608693]

ya... it's a those "really cool kinda" shirts... lol

[shoebrush101]

no clue, he always has good taste in clothes though, you could probably find ones like that at urban outfitters if you're all that interested.

[MUN7001]

I don;t hear that sing song guitar, or that tingy guitar song, that almost sounds like a soft piano. I guess cause its a live. But, russell is supposed to do that

[Cheskito007]

Bloc Party...Pure Talent

[RickeyRaignJanus]

Every time my day goes bad I have the habit of falling asleep with this song everynight. I keep the volume on low and keep my itunes on repeat. Kreuzberg makes my night cuz its just relaxing and peaceful. One of the best I've ever eared to.

[metallicastro]

Kele proves rock is not a whitemans music, haha.. Bloc Party ROCK ASS!!! Perfect performance from a perfect band...

[MUN7001]

it never was, look up the origins of rock and roll, its african american. lol

[dubkorn]

PURE CLASS------------ any1 who has anything different 2 say is deaf.

[simonrobeyns]

totally agree (:

bloc party is deffinetly one of the best groups ever

[istillremember6]

bloc party = life.

literally. this song is just so, RIGHT in every way. the context, the lyrics the melody. the performance just makes it that much better. thanks for another one kele.

[simionTheOne]

omg this song is soo.. peaceful and i don't know it's touching :')

[soluble2]

Love this song!

[kingcrem]

I love this band.I wouldnt know nothing about this band If It wasnt for my wife,which @ the time was just my g/f.This band funkin rocks.Who cares If the lead singer Is gay.They funkin JAM.......

[MUN7001]

oh goodness, just cause he made one song about two young gay boys. lol.

[MUN7001]

he isn't gay, or he hasn't outright said it. He only made a song about two gay little boys.

[rusty771]

well i still remember isnt even about being gay its about a friendship that almost evolves into something more but now its gone, it just happens to be about two friends who are boys and kele has stated in altitude that he is open to the idea of being gay (never understood why people are so afraid of gays anyway)

[sangiovenale81]

Brilliant!!!

[xiso]

I love this song !!! :) Good live performance !

[Cheskito007]

You're right, we don't know if Kele is gay or not, but the only truth is that, this is one of the greatest bands this days, they have pure talent, they write their own music, like The Killers, my 2 favourite bands

[cristokato]

hmm do we actually know he is gay??..i dont think he has ever properly admitted it..not that it matters hahah bloc party truly are the best band alive..

[Erickd87]

this is my favourite song on the last album

[istillremember6]

this song is so meaningful.

basically, navhammond described my life.

without bloc, i am kind of just a....mess.

[ronsta]

best song on weekend in the city. classic blco party song - like a sister song to 'modern love'

[MUN7001]

wow, yeah you are right,

[hardflipmoscher]

lol navhammond love your comment :P

so true

[derwetter]

Strappalegno: I totally agree. Great song from the new album, but overall I prefer Silent Alarm

[strappalegno]

best song of the new album

[julianwilkinson89]

this is by far the most emotional, inspiring, relative song i have ever heard

[navhammond]

The wonderful thing about Bloc Party is Kele Okereke. I almost feel privelaged to get to see into his mind from listening to every song because he's such a smart guy. I never thought my idol would be a gay black guy :P (don't mean to sound racist)

[thegrassisbluer09]

He's also gay.

[dbracke946022002]

They are great a building up the song like a story until the three quarter mark, then they climax and bring you back down to a comfortable level. Love this band so much. When are they coming to San Francisco,

[andreikeda]

I love that song. It's the soundtrack of good momments in my life

[scsupernova24]

804608693 got it right on.

bloc party kicks nearly all ass

cheers~!

[Littledesi23]

Personally, it wouldn't matter to me how bad their lyrics were...their brilliant music makes up for it.

LONG LIVE MATT TONG!!! THAT GUY IS AMAZING!