The Ballad of Hugo Chavez - Arkells

[denimhat]

I love these guys, but I work in Jackson Square and I can promise you that it's probably one of the grossest places in Ontario. I saw a dude getting head on the roof last week!!

[alldaieveydai]

WEST 49 video anyone?

[natalyaxoxo]

Canadian artists by far beat american artists, it's a shame they don't get the same network coverage.

[Tonyboy5]

@natalyaxoxo In fact it might be a good thing, because they don't get blind by their hunger for more money, so they continue to stay real and produce some good stuff! + it's less commercial.

[lilacifyable]

My cousin manages this band SHES IN ONE OF THEIR ALBUMS THANK YOU THINGIES

[HappiestEverEmoBoy]

They played at my school the other day. It was totally awesome. They are deff a talented bunch of musicians. I hope they get more success. They deserve it.

[reversetobin]

this is in the background playing on the cooking channel all the time

[DANIELWHERESTHEB0AT]

I GOT SCABIES AND I AM SUFFERING DEEPLY :(

[TheFriendlyBurgers]

this used to get played on CFNY FM all the time, now were stuck with freakin linkin park and nirvana...

[buckaro9]

7 people are just fucking retarded and should go die

[MrGuitarman3900]

Personally, I don't want the Indie bands becoming more popular than the pop artists. I prefer them to be the way they are.

[cyga00227]

we saw them play today!

[warriorsmithery]

this is such a beautiful song :O

[theoutubecelebrity]

if you know where Jackson Square is and have been there several times, you are one of many of the coolest people ever.

[seegfg]

@theoutubecelebrity hey i chill there all the time man :p its the only place that used to let me in to R movies when i was likr around 14 :P lol

[MrBriankeats]

@theoutubecelebrity Apparently, Jackson Square is mall located in Hamilton,ON Canada, where the band originates !

[theoutubecelebrity]

@MrBriankeats ya i know i live in Hamilton. its pretty awesome

[fabfauna]

@MrBriankeats It is indeed. You can hear Hamilton influences their songwriter a lot. I can take references from it anyway.

Great band, love this city.

Hamilton is a city you want to visit.

[UnitedSovietParty]

@fabfauna meh, or live here

[tevil911]

@theoutubecelebrity STEEL TOWN BABY!!!!! (and im not talking about pittsburgh) TIE CATS SON!!!!!!!!!

[seegfg]

CAN SOMEONE PLZ TEL ME WHY THERE IS ONLY 120, 182 VIEWS???? what kind of shit are the other 7 billion people listening too????

[AndreaDinomite]

I heard this song on ONEWEEKJOB. I friccken lurve this!

[KRS1LEGEND]

ive been begging my local radio stations to play these guys for weeks. im glad to be an early supporter of these future indie legends

[Scharfster]

@GodlessWhore So name your son Hugo :D

[WatchTheBrilliance]

What a great song!

<---- Check us out too.

[acticmonkeysfan324]

this band is from nova scotia new brunswick!!! my neighbor provience

[jomard67]

@acticmonkeysfan324 sorry bro they're from hamilton

[Soupie606]

@jomard67 they arent actually "from hamilton" like they werent born in Hamilton. They all went to Mcmaster university that's where they met and made the band

[cazzelikrueger]

@acticmonkeysfan324 Yea...Hamilton dude. Jackson Square is a part of Hamilton too.

[AndreaDinomite]

@acticmonkeysfan324 Nova Scotia And New Brunswick are two different Provinces...

[Fo0LzGold]

These guys are pretty legit, they deserve to be much more famous.

[MrKylepearson]

what i dont like about this band is that the constantines are just so much better than them

[PicturesForMyMom]

6 people are Venezuelan...?

[AtomicEnerG]

rock on! xD

[shock3193]

You can convert this or any youtube video to an mp3 at instantmp3s..com

[AskG0d]

Saw them during the Olympics and I follwed them to three gigs, god these guys are great. The Arkells and Sam Roberts are the reason I've started listening to Canadian Music more often.

Come on back to Vancouver guys we miss you!

[sharpestdart]

why aren't there more bands like this?

[YXxACExXY]

Saw them in Edmonton for sonic boom with Tokyo police club, wintersleep, rise against, weezer, city and colour and a couple more. Greatest concert ever

[trunksbrief1]

Saw these guys open for The Joy Formidable twice!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE going to shows and getting the chance to watch bands you've never heard be just as awesome as the one headlining :)

[dyotter6462]

Great show in Buffalo Love the Arkells!!!

[ShilohandtheSea]

saw them live yesterday with Freelance Whales + TPC! They give a dirty good performance, love them!

[ShilohandtheSea]

saw them live yesterday with Freelance Whales + TPC! They give a dirty good performance, love them.

[misterkrft]

@ShilohandtheSea was there, great show wasnt it?

[ShilohandtheSea]

@misterkrft it was by far one of the best shows ive seen live! with tpc and freelance included!

[cottoncandy113]

@ShilohandtheSea hahah me too! I saw them with freelance and Tokyo Police club too XD

[sadshadows101]

This song is 10 times better than pullin punches.

[D3STRUCT0R15]

Go laid for my first time because of this song .

[doofisondeeds]

@D3STRUCT0R15 i dont get it. The song got you laid?

[359339]

Does anyone know what the chorus means? Is 'in the night of the sun' a reference to something?

[kaylala04]

soooooooo good at the Burlington Sound of Music Festival! they got so into their music and performance...makes it all that much better. and thanks for the fire works guys :)

[1SamMoff]

@kaylala04 best band at the music festival, they still beat marianas trench and faber drive, and have less recognition, nobody has a good sense of music

[pluschristine]

i've always loved this song and i just heard they were from hamilton. DUDE SO AM I. D:

[visualkaii]

@pluschristine Just heard them at the Burlington Music Festival. AMAZINGGGGG.

[yy1mx1]

@visualkaii i saw them there too! SO AWESOME.

[visualkaii]

@yy1mx1 LOL. I actually didnt know they were playing that night, either. I saw Dean Lickyer then wandered around until I heard the Arkells. XD

[happenend4you]

@visualkaii yeah! me too! there were truly AWESOMEE! :)

[SkeeZo13]

i can never get tired of hearing this song haha it's just that awesome =D

[driftingcool]

y'all need to chillax. this song is awesome

[narson]

it actually makes so sense, and not in some avant grade envelope pushing way. just bad writing.

[19JesterRace89]

@narson Look up the history of Hugo Chavez (political leader of Venezuela) and it makes slightly more sense

[narson]

These lyrics are horrible

[mozes133]

ACC tonight with Arkells and Them crooked vultures.... yeahhhhhh

[samgriffin]

@mozes133 so flipping jealous ill be seeing the arkells in a month with a few otherbitchin acts

[theJremedy]

this songs sick

[AlejandroCasadiego92]

Fuck chavez .. i´m from venezuela ! and everybody hate it !

[AlejandroCasadiego92]

Fuck chavez .. i´m from venezuela ! and everybody hate it !

[TheflyingKurara]

I live in Hamilton My self, and I practically grew in Jackson Square. I love this album, it reminds me of so many good things!

[gangstabanks88]

Hey Y'all....

I don't understand what the song means...

well, I'm venezuelan and I don't know what the president's image the song is tryin' to give .

sorry 4 my english

[Ally657]

@gangstabanks88 Hugo Chavez is part of the 'pink tide' occurring in places like south america. In 1992 he was sent to prison for trying to overthrow the government at the time (he was part of the military). He was released 2 years later and in 1998 was elected as president. He disagrees strongly with notions of neoliberalism and the 'Washington consensus.' Hence the lyric "And Washington's saying, Emphatically, That I wasn't doing things Democratically."

[upin2880]

This song is awesome! Keep it coming guys!

[phychojuggalo]

mmkay

[SkeeZo13]

this song never gets old, i will always love it =D

[cosmonaut187]

@SkeeZo13 agreed, its quite the upper

[Blaineishere1]

102.1 rocks!

[meganbene]

siqqq siqqq!

[guitar241990]

I first heard this song on 102.1 the edge on my way to work one day. I live this song now. I'm checking out more of their stuff.

[MrNoodles111]

my last name is arkell

[paulshaw27]

That's interesting, my last name is whogivesafuck. Only joking mrnoodles

[SStringBean07]

legend.

[TheZoezoo]

DUDES! I had never heard of this band until today, and I think im in-love! xD

[sk8erboi06]

WOOOO comin to laurier thursday!

[seedkurn]

A-team only get's the best

[ChrisChevreau]

@sk8erboi06  Really???

[MrJoshAugust]

wow. amazing!

[TheMikey942]

Viva Revolution! Comrade Luisbeck

[BrianCulticeMusic]

hahahaha dude. nice

[Ajapam34]

just heard this song on some Indie music video program. Never heard of this band before but this is a nice song.

[BrotherHoodUtd]

also listen to "oh,, the boss is coming" by arkells its just as amazing as this one if u liek this ull love that one !

[lolbuddyiscool]

teenage girls keep me going lmao

[UnforgetableBirthday]

this album is sick

[luisbeck007]

Obama peace nobel price with 700 billions world record of military expenditures, you can go all to hell with your piece of shit corrupted system... colonialists bastards...

[Ttowndirty]

this song only has 38k for views. Wtf. And lady gaga and britney spears get over 3 million. What is wrong with society.

[wawawa44]

lady gaga and birtney spears are half naked in there videos

[royisadude]

they aren't hot though:P I would pay them to keep their clothes on XD

[Caitlinsaysno]

On the plus side, when I watched this video in the summer, it had around 6000 views ;]

[fatcampguitarist]

What's wrong with society?

Teenage girls.

[jimevil1]

@Ttowndirty they are sheep...fuck em!

[LastOfTheAmericanGrl]

@Ttowndirty totally. what happened to appreciation of small indie rock and punk bands??

[eggberta]

@Ttowndirty couldn't agree more...

[M0RGANO]

@Ttowndirty Haha 3 million? Try 300 million on some videos. It's sort of sick...

[ybrik222]

@Ttowndirty

I hate comments like your comment.

[woowee123]

@Ttowndirty Just means we're the weird ones.

[RoboGeek123]

@Ttowndirty kids these days.

[jerodirwin66]

@Ttowndirty

umm...the internet!

[BrianCulticeMusic]

very biased opinion but you hover around the truth

[superkid5647isweird]

Might be seeing these guys tomorrow. Can't wait!

[sunshineonyourlove]

Its nice to be from the Hammer when you hear music like this.

[ariagenavive]

this song is amazing!

[DiFederico07]

Representing Hamilton!

[mrdufrane1987]

I've seen them twice, both times headlining EDGEFEST :D

[urdadurrr]

i saw them at Trent University last week!!!! freakin awsome!!!!

[Jmswlks]

The first time I heard this on the radio I thought it was Counting Crows. The lead singer sounds just like Adam Duritz.

[mj6d4nger]

best new band in canada, nothing but greatness.

[popthatgirl90]

loveee this sonnngg<3

[cortinabob]

hamilton lovessss and is SO proud of you guys !♥!!

[Pinklewilly]

saw them at v-fest in calgary this year, second best act to pearl jam that day.

[EVILTRIPS666]

I love it so much I almost cry! wow.

[iggystompbarnyard]

not sure why, but i love this song!

[bgggbb]

I'm the same way. I usually don't listen to stuff like this but this is a good song.

[Thingsfallingapart77]

always hear this song on 102.1 the edge, cant get enough !

[Draconix6]

Excellent sound quality. Good song. Thanks for the upload!

[MsHARRY123]

i love the 1 guys fro

[stuff12345678901234]

one of the best songs of the summer

yet they dont give it any air time!

[Nadia1197]

I LOVE THEM

[xxtickxx]

seeing them tomorrow :)

[SkeeZo13]

A-lways use precaution

R-ules must be followed

K-eep alert

E-ye protection must be worn

L-ift with your legs

L-eave your work area tidy

S-afety first?

[MrChubbers]

wow I never heard of this lot before but what a good song

[god5677]

fucking killer band!!!!!!!!!! Arkells Rock!!

[SkeeZo13]

fuck i love this song

i was at millenium skatepark in calgary yesterday and heard this song on the radio 3 times the whole day i was there

this song actually gets me pumped to skate =D

[liam6starr]

i spoke to the lead singer!! i swear to god i'm not lying....

[thetrevistabomb]

the bassist wrote me a poem, so beat that

[llcoug]

haha what

[thetrevistabomb]

i bought the cd and he wrote me a poem

[denielledube]

i love this song =D

[veedarling]

they are from my hometown :) woo

bunch of my friends seen them and a few know them too which is pretty sweet.

[SamKalirai]

arkell st. just down the road....

[MrDietz7]

lol sweet man, did any of them live there is that why they named the band "the arkells" ?

[SamKalirai]

yeah man, (I think) they all did, its right by McMaster University. A buddy that lives with me now, used to live on that street too, and his old roommate used to jam out with them. I know, weird connection.

Even Jackson Square (name of the album) is a plaza/mall here.

p.s. this album is solid.

[llcoug]

its cuz either they all grew up on it, or grew up near it.. it was a street and they liked the name

if you search The Ballad of Hugo Chavez by epkhosting he explains it in an interview :P

[CricStarSikh]

THESE GUYS ARE FROM CANADA YAYY!!!!

[jbEMO1313]

ARKELLS :D

[redwingslol19]

met the entire band at edgefest :)

[porquenolopiensas]

it is impressive to see a young canadian band, that is aware of what is going on in other countries, especially one as small but wonderful as Venezuela

[missyouumuchxx]

ahah, agrreeddd!

love this song

[SkeeZo13]

i listen to this song so many times a day hahaha.

[robraymond1]

just saw them today at phogfest in Windsor and they blew me away. they were the highlight of the festival

[VoenDomar]

Really good live performers. Very energetic, even though they were playing a free show!

[whatxaxdrag]

great Canadian band. period.

[xKinseh]

Woah! These guys are Canadian!? That makes them a million times better :D

[joeypeppy]

i agree 100% with the guy below me!

[cdruiven]

My band's drummer personally knows the lead singer.

Used to work with him at East Side Mario's in Dundas.

[jcobaltss2005]

university plaza?

[cdruiven]

Yeah.

[DiStAnTsTaTiC]

haha sweet! :)

[redwingslol19]

met the singer & keyboard player at edgefest

[heartcrossbonez]

I love them too bad there not soo popular

[teamwilly123]

just wait!

[Zerorocks123]

i love skatein ta this song!!!

[SkMaRtIsT]

Heard this walkin home drunk one night at a bar a few weeks ago,and just found it today,I Love it.Arkells are awesome!!!!!!!!!*~

[wichboy08]

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