Ayreon - Come Back To Me

[Bamfortr3ss98]

does anyone know how to play the main riff (the one on the synthesizer) on guitar? there isnt a tab for it, and im no good at playing by ear

[Ditrix]

greatest band EVA

[SiriuslyRedCloud]

Why do people have to find something gay in every video? Or is just that everyone see what they want to see. For me,this is a perfect song for friendship.

[TheBlash]

Is it just me or is the hippie-guitar not actually strung? I still love the video! It's incredible.

[hydewylde666]

@TheBlash Nope it don't have strings, I've always wonderd about why he chose to do that for this video.

[swatdaman]

@hydewylde666 Think it's the little teddy bear inside ;)

[rambojoe2323]

so... just curious is 2:24 bro sex? just curious. I don't want to think it is but dammit I think it is.

[hydewylde666]

@rambojoe2323 Don't you see that they weere with girls dude !!!

[MIND4eva]

It's unbelievable how Arjen gets the mood intended into every song! I mean, Hope really sounds like "hope"! :)

[JulciiaOfficial]

I watched this in 2006<3

[gothsayo]

This is sooooo BROMANCE

love it <3

[TheBraveDiamond]

When I feel down and lost, this song is the very one able to help me out.

Always.

[bilkibar]

Love this song <3 It brings back to my mind so many memories...

[persauri]

awesome

[rocktheworld201]

This is metal? I really liked this song very much buy it looked kinda sad, and I only clicked on the song because my bf likes metal and he liked a..... Can't remember who they are, but he like them so I wanted to give it a try

[rockabdechafi4ever]

@rocktheworld201 no this is not metal :D !

[JuliaArarajuba]

Really perfect, as all Arjen's works are. I love Ayreon and Star One, I wish they could play any shows here in Brazil someday.

[Beavis1144]

How can you not feel happy hearing this song? :-)

[jacobwarren97]

i wanna know how they shot the instruments in the pool scene

[That1kidMaines]

This song is sad and fun at the same time. Sad because hes losing a close friend who could go at any moment, fun because it shows all the great times and memories they had together

[oO0Ser0Oo]

Is that not the song "Hope"?

In every case, I can't imagine how much fun they had in making that video XD

[That1kidMaines]

@oO0Ser0Oo Video for Come Back to me or Hope, but yeah it does look fun as hell

[Wabe]

@oO0Ser0Oo It is but it was released as Come Back to Me as a single :)

[perpetualkittens]

The absolute best part of that video is when they're all around the pool, and the keyboardist just kind of tilts over into the water. I was not expecting it. It made me smile.

[vincentdesatho]

who is the keyboard player btw ?

[NecroZeno]

@vincentdesatho Joost Van den Broek

[vincentdesatho]

who is the keyboard player btw ?

[DoctorNickSaidHAI]

Do they really play the instruments in random places like that or hit random notes looking like they play them? (for the video ofcourse) I have to wonder about what happened to them in the pool XD

[JCierri]

there not gay idk how u guys thought that?

[brunaaroca]

1:28 Didi??

[omegafreddy12]

the piano rings of a diamond essence it's quite a strong position in this song LOVE it!

[yousteff83]

Das Lied iss Saugut!!!! erinnert mich an Sommer 1999 :-)

Ich hoffe das Ayreon nie aufhört Musik zu machen XDDD ne Band die geile Musik in ALLLLLLLLE Richtungen machen kann iss selten zu finden... und SAUGUT!! SPIELEN DIE AUCH NOCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MarinVillalpando15]

Poor Arjen though, obviously the two young dudes were him and a dear friend of his, the friend being the one unconscious in the hospital. And the significance of the title? Well it's obvious why he's there isn't it? Poor man. :/

[TheUltimateAnyone]

Plying guitar with a teddy bear in it and no strings. xD

[MarinVillalpando15]

@TheUltimateAnyone Now this is epic "air" guitaring :p

[MarinVillalpando15]

Where was this video filmed? Man it looked like so much fun making this. :)

[scrabbelful]

@MarinVillalpando15 Arjen Lucassen´s home in Holland :) He used all his own equipment etc for making this album

[MarinVillalpando15]

@scrabbelful That is so cool :D I've made a short cover of the keyboard intro a couple days ago on a music notation website. :)

[chaoskiller6]

Wouldn't really call Ayreon a Band :P But they are fucking AMAZING.

[panch00000]

Fuck, what a wonderful song, wonderful video, wonderful band, perfect song.

[mystersamuel]

the keyboard arpeggio reminds me of Beatles' In My Life

[uberari]

how this song was made was luccasen went up to the la brie "ik what we should do. lets make brilliant song with a keyboard solo that will be stuck in someones head for years." and they did. and it was awesome!

[Reencarned]

this is so happy, I could cry,

[uberari]

@Reencarned its not happy. its about a guy whos freind is in a coma. listen to the album!

[Reencarned]

@uberari I mean the rythm, the lyrics I know are not that happy.

[victorvei]

una musica que da alegria

[TheRenatoEffect]

@Frequency666hz Dude, he's Rick Wakeman's son. That explains the talent. PERIOD.

[eajuliol]

PERSONALLY I PREFER THIS VERSION TO THE ORIGINAL.....AND THE VIDEO I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

[Underworldisis1]

The lawn & all is so well kept. Its not lavish but its free of this world earth's problem's even. Modesty & freedom. It brings out so many emotions this video, I weep, I laugh, I roll my eyes. Hee Hee he looks cute in those silly polka dot shorts. I would have never remembered that stuffed toy & I insisted & it immortalized our bond. Those who don't like it don't really know the magnitude of it all or the full story. The love & pain unspoken between Black family & Ayreon Angelics. Disbalances..

[Underworldisis1]

Yeah tks for reminding James La Brie I never knew him personally but I was hiding in the background & Arjen was teaching me about his friend. The serious friendship & the death oh it was painful but it was showing such a loyalty until the end. Then it goes back to show their personal bond. Its a wholesome family with a bunch of cut ups. Its got all the vivid colors of the rainbow, the pool h20 is perfect blue, the hedges 7 everyone is natural. It was my lil bear in the hollow of Arjens guitar.

[ClaytonLivsey]

Thumbs up if you smiled when they all jumped in the pool. 

[DrMotaweedy]

Who's that supportive singer at 1:47-2:07 sounds just like James La Brie from Dream Theater

[masterarjen]

@DrMotaweedy It is James La Brie indeed! He also has vocals on other songs on the album. I was quite surprised when I heard it the first time, but I think it's cool :) I love both Dream Theater and Ayreon.

[jorgostubex]

Insanely touching piece, especially with the video. Beautiful, honest and true (as all of Ayreon is). Musically amazing aswell. Thank you, Arjen!

[ghoultsu]

RIP Those instruments. lol i love this song

[nirjohanan123]

~!~Perfect~!~

[gizlivadi8013]

the making of the video must have been so much fun!

[Echosvalley]

Wow it actually is him.....

[djDiagOnfly]

this song smells like 70 years. The keyboard seems to be played in Ray Manzarek's style...a very good work!

[howsemaster]

1:03 hat off, 1:05 hat on!

[Mynnia]

I still imagine Remus and Sirius singing xD

[WWBLGpunk]

<3 i love it!

[Cdelion]

Can I play Twister upon that guy's dotted pants? ;)

[darlun0]

Love this song.... but watched the vid and got depressed cuz my friend is in a similar condition =( .... get well soon

[edblaster2000]

Did anyone else notice the colourful guitar has no strings?

[DeluxeGroupie]

@edblaster2000

of cause not, there's a teddybear sitting in it :p 

[crywithasmile87]

"The Human Equation" is Arjen's masterpiece, hands down

[Gavin1509]

This song is called "Hope"

[GOTFURWA]

arjen is a genius

[drumttocs8]

I don't know if I like this "pop" mix... on the album the song gets so epic at the end with the "heavy" guitars popping in out of nowhere... :D

[foodman123321]

As a keyboard player I think the keyboard is played awsome Because IT is quite Hard to play and Quite hard to compose I mean How some one will thought of those wierd notes Great

If any Keyboard player agree thumbs up

[carlitox9999]

@foodman123321 agreed agreed :)

[carlitox9999]

@foodman123321 agreed agreed :)

[Eldrytch75]

@foodman123321 I agree food that riff is a monster

[MarinVillalpando15]

@foodman123321 That's what makes this keyboard piece so unique. :) So yesh, I agree.

[szteto]

@foodman123321 I know right? I learned how to play it and was all WTF? The notes are all over the place XD

[SirTerhu]

@foodman123321

Bro, as a keyboard player I can tell you, he didn't write his part

Arjen did

[stonedparyah]

1:51 is the bassist smoking a joint? xD

[ArjenALucassen]

@stonedparyah Haha, definitely!

[jazzy4me4eva]

:89 no stings on the guitar lol !!

[jazzy4me4eva]

what album is this from  ?

[Majoracle]

@jazzy4me4eva "The Human Equation."

Album version is called "Day Seven: Hope"

[Nuramor]

@willemaster77 no :D

[NicolasRL5]

B.E. H.A.P.P.Y.

[breno2342]

Arjen is the master of cheese.

[ArjenALucassen]

@breno2342 Hey, I'm Dutch...so I'm allowed :-)

[breno2342]

@ArjenALucassen For sure. You're the man!

[willemaster77]

is this the real video? :o

[Keyslayer]

@willemaster77 yes

[stonedparyah]

@willemaster77 yep that's Arjen singing lol xD

[kantpredict]

@willemaster77 yep, the guy with the flowery acoustic guitar in the hammock is Arjen himself.

[korward]

1:00 - this guy plays on guitar without strings :D

Song is great, but this video sucks

[jazzy4me4eva]

@korward ahah its not the only time aswell

[asforemita]

This album is a masterpiece of music.

[jrgnv]

ta felices q son estos wns xD

[suitov]

My favourite love song ever. And the daftest video ever.

[DipierroProductions]

Arjen is so silly

[aragon2k1]

Dedicata alla mia micia. Con immenso amore!

[TheTygrey]

This is awesome!

[alioramusremotus]

Fuckin shit! This song is so gay! but it makes me so happy and I will probably stay happy for the rest of the day! I'll make an exception and like it!

[ScreamAdicction]

@alioramusremotus emmm.. you are gay for that xd

[mester90]

Ayreon is awesome and The Human Equation is the best album ever!

@whitezombie7

you can't blame me for thinking you are gay as shit.

[Sanjidub]

@whitezombie7 ... must be talking about himself

[waerloga2]

@whitezombie7 haha

[FantasticSkyChariot]

One of the best songs I've ever heard along with an amazing video.

[cptmoonkin]

OMG Noa you Hippie!

[takazwyczajnaosoba]

This video is so positive that I can't stop to smile ;)

[MrFizzyninja123]

this song is very happy.....its like hobbit music

[Circyn]

As Oomalk said : Awesome song from an awesome album, not so awesome video...because it's an epic video! It's so enjoyable to watch..except for those 3 small parts.

[oomalk]

Awesome song from awesome album, not so awesome video.

[RedAscendant]

when the view changes to the comatose man in the middle of the video

my heart just feels stabbed right in the core

such a fragile story

[Rhademanthus]

The ending is a whammy of a downer.

[klakkaros]

Hmm. This is one of my favourite songs ever, i love it, it's beautiful and emotional, but i honestly believe that this video doesn't do it justice. Ayreon is about the music, and story, and the imagination, and when you put a video to it that is mediocre at best it takes away a lot of the feeling from the song.

[CreatureofMasquerade]

@klakkaros i think some other ayreon videos fall in that category but this one is so funny and silly you can barely see it as a bad video. and hey, prog videos have never been awesome except for few, very few, exceptions.. i actually cant think of any.

[CreatureofMasquerade]

@klakkaros well except for the wall

[whitezombie7]

you guys can't blame me for thinking this is gay as shit.

[soocool78]

@whitezombie7 well as a whitezombie fan, probably not, but in the world of prog this is a good song

[HammerOfPink]

@whitezombie7

What do you mean this video is as gay as shit? First of all, there's nothing homosexual about human excrement. Second of all, there's nothing homosexual about this video... I think you may be experiencing delusions my friend. Please explain your logic to me.

[ArjenALucassen]

@whitezombie7 I don't get it...since when is 'chasing all the girls' gay?

[BraathenSigurd]

@ArjenALucassen I'm at my gayest when I do chase the girls! ^__^

[MarinVillalpando15]

@ArjenALucassen THAT, is a very good question.

[CallebAntichrist]

@ArjenALucassen chasing girls and grabbing them by the hair to your cave is not gay

[Aussie50]

@ArjenALucassen I think there is something horribly wrong with the person who thinks that :D

nothing is more natural and METAL! than chasing girls, especially at metal concerts :D

[lubu1406]

This song shows how easy life could be :P

[carolina666amduscia]

Those 39 people who dont like the vid.... they have to be insane!!!! or deaf and blind... xD

[donottakethisname]

They got rid of the epic guitar at the end! D:

[HammerOfPink]

This music video makes me very nostalgic... somehow. Even though I only discovered Ayreon a few years ago. Maybe it's the lyrics and not the music. lol.

[Gemstarlet]

haha i love this video

[Frequency666hz]

Best music video ever.

[sunlinestudio]

Very cheerful song :) 5/5

[alphabetbeer]

its at 1:47 that he starts up

[alphabetbeer]

one of the voices towards the end sounded remarkably like james labrie of dream theater... curious for any info on who that is

[morganacillatem]

It is James Labrie XD

[motox458]

it was labrie, he plays the main role in the album (the human equation)

[mattz1010]

@alphabetbeer it probably is

check the album info/lyrics, he does sing on many of the tracks as one of the many voices in the album

[booyakaburger]

lol ill go ahead n say it too, it is james labrie, he plays the role of the comatose guy the song is bein sung to. also a few other names u mite know are on the album, like Mikael Akerfeldt (opeth, bloodbath), nd Devin Townsend (of strapping young lad, n devin townsend Band/project)

[booyakaburger]

not the comatose dude in video though just on the album

[hatsuy]

Epic. Bros B4 Hoes.

[Gorsung]

And with the mighty drummer of Gorefest!!! Cool

[Gorsung]

excellent video! fits perfectly with the music, I like it.

[sravps]

If i hadn't seen Lucassen in the video, i would think its not more than a cheap parody.

Even though, i envy playing in that pool with the instruments xD

[TheOgres]

This song is so awesome but the video makes me feel ashamed. I think I just gotta watch a version without the vid.

[RussianRocket1991]

Shut the fuck up you punk-ass bitch!

It's a really touching video and it makes sense according to the overall message of the song ;-)

[xXTheBlackHaloXx]

@RussianRocket1991,

I think the first sentence in that comment killed the calm and collected logic in the second. But, on that note, I agree completely. (Er, that is to say, sravps, SHUT THE FUCK UP, PUNK-ASS BITCH!)

Have a nice day.

[RjJena]

i dont like this video

[TOTTW]

He's adorable.

[OrdoJohn]

Wow, great song! and you can tell they are having fun in the video!! lol

[latsabb99]

isent this called 'hope'

[eldgard]

i think just in the album...but....i really dont know why the call it like this....for me its "Hope"...xD

[Soldierlozer]

yeah, it's called Hope ;).

[bachner93]

@latsabb99 It is. but this is just a single.

[Dwhat12]

james lebrie

[booyakaburger]

shit i didnt even kno they had vids til now cool

lol instruments in pool and stringless guitar

[pieinyourface1]

haha this is such a happy go lucky video, ayreon really just covers all possible moods and emotions.

[crywithasmile87]

such an amazing song

[leizybee]

i love this song from The Human Equation

[Soldierlozer]

isn't this song on the The Human Equation?

I thought it was.

anyways, still love this song :)

[mandelb0t]

Yes, it was on The Human Equation.

[Soldierlozer]

yeah, already found it ;). It's called 'hope' on the cd. So that's why I didn't see it the first time.

[zalebb]

positive...more positive..the most positive...this song!!!! COME BACK 2 ME!

[FriknKiller]

Hahah... 3:02 is highlight of this video.. ^^

[Gohnarch]

"There are still so many borders we could cross."

Erste Sahne.

[DeicideVitalLegion]

sry ...i was going to click on good :)

[KocuroP]

I very like this song!

[dorkinoslayer]

You can tell these words after making a better video, I think you need to watch it again.

[dustdust7]

i love Ayreon, but their videos are... erm, trash. :)

[orton011]

@dustdust7 one could say that they are simply not trying to compensate? :)

[ortalbem]

Reminds me so much of me and my bestfriend. Miss him.

[hireclaw22]

some good old prog, so nice to be revived

[theedenarreo]

awosome song love the music

[crywithasmile87]

amazing song