NYLON TV + BEIRUT

[neutralsoymilkhotel]

He needs to do a formal cover of For the Widows

[annefinkle]

The fact that he is wearing a Tintin shirt makes my whole day.



[polishgrl87]

I think zach is my dream guy....*sigh

[ProyectMooneJazzers]

The song of Sufjan Stevens He sings is "For The Windows In Our Paradise"

Quite good...

[wonderfulmeeeeeee]

AHHHHHHHH HIS VOICE!!! AHHHHHHHHHH. SO GOOOOOOOD!!

[samanthavillapando]

How could someone dislike this video? Unless they pressed the wrong button thrice.

[philipsmog]

Zach is a genius I love his music he is Mozart but please he should never sing

The Tracks of My Tears ever again! Yikes, leave that to Smokey!

[britishtwiggy]

what the person he mentioned? Jacque..... bro?

[joelstagg]

@britishtwiggy Jacques Brel :)

[britishtwiggy]

@joelstagg Cool. Thanks!

[coftroy]

i love beirut!

[hesslercommawinston]

TINTIN! ZACH CONDON JE TADORE

[uncouthkidac]

He's wearing a Tinitin shirt! :D love this guy even more than i lalready did! 

[mmccar2]

If Beirut did a cover of the sufjan Stevens song "for the windows in paradise, for the fatherless in Ypsilanti", it would be amazing. Just that small snippet he sung sends a shiver down my spine. The original is amazing, but zach's voice is just so interesting

[daskapital8]

anyone know what the song is that starts playing at 1:36?

[nuwavve]

@daskapital8 smog - our anniversary.

[bagwa5]

what a spontaneous and flowy interviewee. Awesomeness

[xstaticxem]

I LOVE HIM

[JamesMajdali]

i think that sufjan song is just plain great to sing. I love this man's music!

[Fenan75]

Zach is God!!

[johnnythewonderfly]

Smoking is cool.

[xImSoSickx]

If Zach and Sufjan did a collaboration together, I don't think I'd live to hear it. I'd die of happiness the moment I'd find out about it

[agirllnamedsarah]

1:50 will someone please tell me which Jacque Brel he's talking about??? :/

[FrostLagoon]

@agirllnamedsarah youtube him

[franciuii]

write me the name of the songs in the soundtrack please ! :D

[Livrododesassossego]

@franciuii "St. Apollonia" - Beirut, "Summer Drug" - Daví­d Garza, "Our Anniversary" - Smog, "So Goes The Pulse" - Thee, Stranded Horse, "For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti" - Sufjan Stevens

[franciuii]

@Livrododesassossego wow! thanks awfully... but why you know all this music, while me..against it, know only my voice and my face reflection in the mirror!? :D ciao!

[mrAcustico]

what is the song zach was talking about jacques brel sanG? the opne of the bussua????

[Livrododesassossego]

@mrAcustico Our Anniversary by Smog

[zaidabanksnyc]

I ♥ Beirut

[RelentlessBoner]

Beirut is above and beyond Surfjan or anything.

[yolo1998]

TIN TIN shirt is a win! love beirut.

[birdmadgirl108]

For The Widows In Paradise: Literally my favorite song ever written. With Zach Condon's voice it's like, 1000 times greater.

[MikeFroemling]

Sufjan Stevens + Andrew Bird = Beirut

I wish they would all get together make some songs. Oh and Arcade fire too!

[jmariemo]

@MikeFroemling What a lovely taste in music!

[starsinsaturn]

he likes sufjan?!!!! omg. he's almost perfect :)

[LoganBridges]

lol i sing that song to beirut is a icon

[richardnixonisgod]

holy crap two of my favorite musicians in one song. soso tight

[seemedisco92]

is the last song from beirut??

[zomgmoose]

No, it's For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan Stevens.

[AnaLuChiefette]

he can play anything, his voice is divine, he likes sufjan aaand he has a Tintin t-shirt! i mean, you can't get more perfect than this *-*

[anulusan]

Beirut + Sufjan Stevens = Heaven

[McNutterbutter]

that happens to be my favorite sufjan stevens song =)

[olliethehobo]

he just described how i write music. at least i know im doing something right.

[Glrrrbagaloo]

I love Zach ... ;;

[trafficjammed]

I love listening to him talk.

[margaridasaramago]

yay, zach likes sufjan stevens :D

amazing

[ClareLovesLife]

That's just improved my already high thoughts of Zach. :)

[hhhodes]

this is great

[3T3RNALL0RD]

Who did he say as his main singing inspiration? Jacque who?

[nyappynoodle]

Jacques Brel

wikipedia my friend! =D

[metallicrebel]

Jacques Brel

[angieterror]

lovee himm

[lipao1313]

what's the name of the song that plays in the beggining from til around 0:16?

[deadSIRENS]

st. apollonia

[m4nh4ndl3]

St. Apollina

[Domino29]

Gosh....He seems wonderful.

I love his music.

[caseytins]

I think that is "Our Anniversary" by Smog from 1.35 to 2.15... I know it was played somehwere in the middle... Great song.

[Somone23]

...he's so inspiring...for some reason he makes any other music using french horns/orchestra/etc fail in comparison to what he does. he's a wonderful man.

[novamat88]

What song is in the background from 1.35 to 2.15? It's when he is talking about his singing idols. It sounds amazing!!

[archenlander22]

for the past couple days, i'd literally been thinking, "what if zach condon sang that awesome sufjan stevens song? nah, the world couldn't be THAT perfect..." !!!!

[pennydreadful7]

Zach Condon singing Sufjan Stevens...*joy!*

[woodlie]

he has such a beautiful voice and then this talent with a plethora of instruments

what the fuck genes

[wtfxlawlz]

right? sheesh

[MountEisor]

You hot motherfucker.  Zach, you drive me nuts man.

[mskristycho]

(: he's wonderful

[shessmiling]

oh my god.

2:37

[dangTree]

(: (: (: (: (:

[drumnbass500]

Does anyone know what song he is talking about with Jacques Brel? I would very much appreciate it.

[drumnbass500]

Also does anyone know the song he is playing on French horn at about 1:30?

[amaichi7]

what is that song with "i did evrything for you lyrics" ???

[ikabell666]

sufjan stevens - for the widows in paradise, for the fatherless in ypsilanti... from 'Greetings from Michigan.

bloody brilliant song

[looksi]

whos this jacque poet songwriter?

[RaleighBrooks9]

what song is he singing at 2:17?

[katanshka]

"the track of my tears" by smokey robinson and the miracles. but he sings it better.

[drumking222]

its funny how the such a legendary song is instantly made better by him!

[hunnybunny21]

he's really interesting. i like him.

[droctagon17]

When he talks about just singing over a chord progression until the melody feels right is amazing. I wish I can do that.

[truatfe]

Zach needs to get together with Sufjan and make a collaboration album.

[BackForCrack]

WORD! Either that or Andrew Bird!

[truatfe]

Haha Either of them would be SICK.

[tmtulmm]

i think he looks hot with the fake 'tash in the video for elephant gun! ...anyone agree...??

(Y)

[bitterman188]

i agree.

[ofparachutes]

zach has quite a way with words.

[fuupuppy]

zach is so hot. :)

[drumking222]

the song he sings at around 2:21 is

Prisoner in Disguise- Linda Ronstadt

[drumking222]

no its not, sorry, its:

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tracks Of My Tears

[cukistcrispeque]

ok.

can anyone help me out with this Jacques character he mentioned? I can't seem to think of any other spellings of the way zach pronounces the dude's last name: "bro"

thanks!!

[TheVomit]

Jacques Brel.

[cukistcrispeque]

thanks.

[emma2789]

this makes me want to go practice my french horn that I've been neglecting this whole week.

[linasien]

smokey robinson

[LuciaMariaAniaSophie]

I wonder whom he says (at around 2:40) he wanted his voice to sounded like. did anyone get. it was something like steven merill, or merik or....

thanks

[tinplatetrain]

sufjan stevens maybe? i don't understand it but the song he sings is sufjan stevens'

[LuciaMariaAniaSophie]

I got it now. he says he wanted to sound like stephin merritt. magnetic fields. of course. what else. (:

[tinplatetrain]

oooooh i thought about him but... it's quite hard to sound like him (except you're on that gas that makes you sound graver [is it graver? i can't speak english properly]) so i doooont belieeeve you

[cwitz26]

stephin merritt- magnetic fields

[kbyourself]

he was talking about sufjan stevens.

[TheVomit]

Does anyone know what song he plays on french horn?

[johnrlong]

viva Beirut!

[shinyalbert]

actually the last name is spelt brel...

[seaeff]

sufjan stevens is so bomb as well!

[riveRiff]

his voice mede me cry when i heard it first... i dont know what to say about him =)

[fef560]

who was his role model? I don't know how to spell it.

[riveRiff]

his role model is a song writer from belgium... he's JACQUES BRELL =))

[Corteomburo]

Brel

[leeeeeeeeeeena]

so in love with himmmm asdhkjdfhjfh

[sherribailey75]

a true creative, unpretentious human. so refreshing and inspiring.

[tommorowneverknows]

well said!

[jrtrobotdance]

that was a good interview. he lives really close to the subway, that must suck.

[kbyourself]

he makes me melt.

[ToGroundControl]

Paaaa!

[soulmachines]

incredibly talented and UGH SO DREAMY i can't handle it.

[daisychainy12]

He's so charming.

[amabran]

very good interview. i love the way he sings.

[xChrisboyx]

wonderful kid.