Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (05/07/09 - Letterman) HD

[drewbocop]

@Radiohead4121 Hell yeah, I went as Geologist in South Beach for Halloween in 2011. No one knew who the fuck I was.

[dylan11dc]

ole letterman, i WISH i could find MPP in the wallpaper department of my favorite store...

[Radiohead4121]

Geologist is the coolest thing in the universe.

[Mrchugchug3]

No description available, I thought the same.

[IvyNirvana]

Most misunderstood band ever

[MuzackMusic]

Live they generally stray from the albums quite a bit. Not so much here though.

[ShNicoletteee]

am i the only one that DID see letterman shake all of their hands?

[aaaboy13]

next Halloween im going as one of the dancers

[terriblelove1]

SPRING BREAK 2009

[imjohnandyouare]

He called the vinyl a CD... shame on a nigga.

[EnokiSkai]

@imjohnandyouare was about to say the same

[jakkelyd]

something special

[Re8eccAlice]

Letterman is by far the worst late night host. Let's burn him.

[sayojake]

How did he ignore him when they shook hands

[danielpantojapaul]

letterman completely ignored avey tares existence 

[MichaelMikeMcgregor]

@danielpantojapaul As did he to the whole group! Oh well, Letterman will never experience Animal Collective :)

[terriblelove1]

WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN WE'LL GO OUT AGAIN

[Banjokazooiemaster]

I love them, but I honestly like the studio version better.

I like how at the beginning he's holding it sideways.

[Banjokazooiemaster]

I love them, but I honestly like the studio version better.

[mindgame554]

letterman was tripping sack

[sayojake]

Panda bear didn't look too pleased at the trick or treaters joke lol. Great performance though, better than the studio version.

[cockroachbalogna]

It looks like the dancer on the far left is going to fuck someone up for that "Trick or Treaters" joke

[MissSurealist]

You really gotta learn to "let go" when it comes to loving AC. Everyone else is so anal in comparison.

[JPizzle1490]

@MissSurealist Haha. I see what ya did there!!! C'mon and le le le le le le le le le let go!!

[yukoncornelius135]

love Aveys spring break sweatshirt. hahaha

[TheOneartist]

This video PROVES that they have the talent at performing live. Sounds very like the studio version, complete with vocal effects.

My impression from watching their other live videos, though, is that Avey likes to stretch and let loose with his vocals a bit, and they try and make things a bit different from the album versions.

[goldendome10383]

Really good performance. I like letterman, but its too bad they gave this in front of people who probably didnt care

[soxsuck423]

OH MY FUCKING GOD IS THIS REAL LIFE? THIS IS INCREDIBLE LIVE!

[DerdleDoo]

so the instruments play themselves and they just stand there?

[anotherbeatlesfreak]

@DerdleDoo not really... they're playing keyboards and samplers, pressing buttons to trigger different parts/chord changes/noises. it's pretty impossible for the three of them to play all the drum, synth, etc parts themselves.

[nge1301]

David Letterman showed the album cover upside-down...

he didn't even notice it was an optical illusion...

[markyoo7]

perfection. just so.

[terriblelove1]

Panda Bear's voice in this is amazing. Oh, and Letterman is a fucking douche.

[SoIncrediblyHigh]

"Excellent! Yeah I.... Pf-ha ha ha!"

I'm gonna start answering every question like that.

[shegwin]

Although this is a good performance and as good as its gonna get when replicatin the studio version, I honestly think that some songs dont transcend live. This just looks/sounds like some shit Ross from Friends came up with in his 'Sound' days.

[zmsquee]

@shegwin That is one obscure reference my friend.

[shegwin]

@zmsquee not really obscure. Popular t.v. show with a few scenes showing Ross' sound days. I'm sure its even on youtube.

[zmsquee]

@shegwin INFINITE TIIIME

[mazurchris]

i cant stop listening to this!

[jmlpaulin]

this is probably the trippiest performance ever caught on primetime tv...

[mauxmcf]

holy shit it this sounded good as fuck live :D

[nraek]

it's so cute when avey pops his big eyes open and looks at the camera for that one line.

[BlightsBiohazard]

This is some seriously good music. I feel like I'm one with the nature when I listen to their music in a trance. Animal Collective greatly enhanced my college experience

[Ribeyeangus]

Ditch the blanket kids and gets some girls wearing painted on bikinis.

[oyeahimsocool]

@Ribeyeangus

I don't think Animal Collective needs sexual appeal to be a great group.

[MrAnarchyintheusa]

3:27-avey tare found the camera:)

performance of a lifetime, too bad it was preformed for comedy fans rather than animal collective ones

[MrAnarchyintheusa]

3:27-avey tare found the camera:)



[ThiagosbbBR]

So they can actually do a good Live performance after all. lol.

[montypython1533]

Panda Bear was totally pissed when Letterman said that about the trick or treaters.

[Spytron3030]

@montypython1533 They all were pissed.

[AphoticAgony]

MY NAME IS JOHN

HI JOHN.

...AND I USED TO HATE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE.

[bloomtoferal]

@AphoticAgony clever



[spunkransomsluv17]

@AphoticAgony Well John we are glad to have you come out of the darkness and into the light. :)

[rodrigo3hm]

Not rich, but richer than you and me.

[IWantSky]

Thankfully Animal Collective is there for those of us who like to drop acid before watching Letterman.

[Harlemurphy]

Awesome !!!

[mranchonies]

Even if they were socially akward, they still make more money than you and I put together.

[DiabolicBadger]

@mranchonies Do you think so? I mean, they're reasonably famous, but I don't think any indie band like them really get rich off their music

[itsukasa1]

I love Animal Collective, but Jesus they look socially awkward lol

[alliant]

@itsukasa1

yea im sure youd be a regular miles davis on national tv. theyre just regular guys.

[LucidDream]

@itsukasa1 They are to some extent, they like to have their off time away from the public eye often. I don't blame them.

[itsukasa1]

@LucidDream

No, I would be, too. I just thought it was kinda funny.

[goocherdagooser]

Letterman can go suck a cock. Animal Collective is pretty much godly.

[pra05rt]

I would love MPP wallpaper, though!!

[dropdead024]

i would jack myself off with david letterman's gross old hand just because he got to shake their hands.

[Optimystic]

Anyone know where to get the hoodie Avey Tare's wearing in this video?

[chickenboy182]

man they looked uncomfortable on that "have anything for the tricker treaters?" line 4:28

[CONJAMDAV]

he didn't shake aveys hand...



[grabitgee]

@CONJAMDAV He did, he shook his first right after they finished

[CaptainPommby]

Wonderful!

[themikemartinez]

Panda Bear's vocals are sick throughout, but from 3:17 to the end, they are crazy good. Take time to appreciate the background.

[sadtofu]

Does anyone else think the bed sheet people look stupid?

[VegetableHero]

@sadtofu yes

[dyltr0n3030]

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be rockin out harder than Geologist does when he performs when I see them live at Coachella.

[xRyaNx55]

AC are not very good live. Studio version of this song is miles better.

[2012itbeggins]

@xRyaNx55 no way the little noises they make after the chorus are soo great and panda's back vocals are so nice

[VegetableHero]

@2012itbeggins agree

[OlderWaiter]

@xRyaNx55 AC live was the greatest experience of my life. of course, i was riiiiiippppppeeeeddd, but still.

[InCahoots1]

i gotta say, this song probably has probably the most coherent lyrics of any animal collective song

[dontcutyourhair]

@InCahoots1 Just listen to them with headphones on, I bet you'll feel differently.

[IWantSky]

@dontcutyourhair Do you know what coherent means?

[dontcutyourhair]

@IWantSky absolutely I do. I just meant that if you listen to them with headphones on its easier to understand, assuming you were saying that you don't usually. If you're talking about the meaning behind the lyrics then I guess that's a little different.

[IWantSky]

@dontcutyourhair I know what you're saying but you said that you'll feel differently if you listen to the song with headphones. InCahoots already said that they think the lyrics are coherent, so then the headphones wouldn't make them feel an differently

[dontcutyourhair]

@IWantSky haha omg nevermindddd.

[IWantSky]

@alliant Read what comment he was replying to and you'll understand why I asked.

[yolarachel]

It kind of amazes me only three men make these beautiful noises.

[Solian400]

sehr gut

[Kwasygirl]

If anyone else has seen summer hights high.....

All I think of when I see their background dancers is Mr. G dancing in that pink blanket thing

[LionessInAComa]

@Kwasygirl Mr. G is God. hahaha

[TheFlipanator]

At first I was wondering what Geologist was doing with a saxophone....

[kanggene]

Geologist: "When the fuck is this over?"

[stevenv27]

Geologist reminds me of AJ from the Sopranos

[Clownspike77]

This is my favorite video. I'm not sure about favorite song.. At least they addressed "where is God?". God was in your head. I'm not even on drugs. This is knowledge.

[adrianmallory1]

my favorite AC song by far. brings out that energy thats hard to tap

[LucidDream]

lol Geologist looks so nervous at the end. :) Adorable. The dancers were interesting...lol.

[Hockyluv21]

Actually a really great live performance.

[nvzn]

letterman is an asshole.

[ihavevideoatoo]

Im surprised no one helped those poor guys stuck in the blankets behind them =(

[bwoooooo]

Avey's pupils are about the size of the sun

[matt85306]

Man this song is so catchy and great I think I have listened to it about 20 times since I started listening to ac again

[jpsweeney93]

OMG does Geologist wear the headlamp? That is so sexy!!!

[amorsm34]

why is avey tare singing? where is panda bear?

[misterbizzones]

@amorsm34 well, avey tare does sing on more than half of their songs. but panda bear is standing right next to him, singing harmony. it's deakin that's not there.

[LucidDream]

@amorsm34 They switch out pretty often. It's always either one or the other doing backing vocals.

[DivisibleByZer0]

@amorsm34 Avey usually sings, Panda Bear does most of the percussion

[applecross20]

hahahahahahaha!!!.

*deep breath*

.....bahahahahaha!!!

[KlintBeastwood]

SOOOO BAAAAAADDDDDD!!!! even for a highschool talent show

[boxofpaperclipz]

Why do I see comments saying this live version is lacking? It sounds almost identical to the studio version. When you're dealing with electronics, you cant' expect the sound engineering to be as good as the studio version. However, the vocals are absolutely spot on. In some cases even better. Panda Bear sometimes has his off days, but good lord, he nails this performance.

[bofursgun]

Smug, patronizing, gap-toothed asswipe.

[pokabeb]

I'm an animal collective fan and everything but it's kind of stupid that in an interview these guys said they don't tour much and in this performance you can tell. If you're going to work hard at/for your craft, you need to practice it. Practice makes perfect.

[incoporated]

I don't know, I think they sound pretty close to the album in this performance.. Not to say that they always sound good live.@pokabeb

[mariojader]

@pokabeb I agree. Man, they could be more famous if they want. This is so original, they could be the revolution band of mainstream. But they simply don't want to be. Well I like this underground industrie but I would like to see these guys in a stadium or something bigger.

[lesroooock]

orrible

[STEEZEMCGEE]

lysergic acid diethylamide one hell of a drug

[PatThePhat1]

where do i find that wall paper?

[sk8er1226]

i feel like the dancers in the backgroud really don't add anything to the performance, it was a little forced

[LOLURCATS]

@sk8er1226

Really I thought it was an awesome thing to have in the background. Just acting all trippy and shit.

[jumaxe]

lol, they were on CBS

[oliquides]

There you go and drug your self.

[iamwowful]

I love the music this band puts out, but damn are they boring to watch.

The curse of computer-generated music I guess?

[ohhhhhdavid]

@iamwowful watch black dice if you want exciting electronics

[sircasington31]

@iamwowful the curse of music-based music haha

[aerlingus18]

anyone notice that he was holding the album upside down....i know its sad

[SrCrouchhombre]

@aerlingus18 No, that's the right way on the Vinyl record.

[guitarman0478]

I have always thought musicians having dancers in a live show is pretty gay.... but with one of my favorite bands animal collective.... its still gay

[mariano26788]

@guitarman0478 jajajajaja

[lilrabbitcuz]

this song is fuccing bad ass lol i wasnt expecting this i was dosing off and heard this n jumpd up

[jo3ym]

gotta love lsd

[LucidDream]

@jo3ym Even though that's not how their music came about...everyone just assumes that it is.

[summercrane023]

i remember watching a video of nick cave performing on letterman and the comments went on and on about how rude letterman was because he said what a privilege it must've been for cave to be on the show. turns out he's actually a fan of nick cave and was talking about the back up singers who were from cbs. people always misunderstand. it's just what he does, he makes jokes and banters. lighten the fuck up! jesus

[danlikesmusicalot]

geologist does not look happy with david at 4:33 XD

[outlawtiki]

trippiest wallpaper ive ever seen

[mgmtluverr]

oh, their soo good.! i give props,.all the way.(:

[velcrosexlinkage25]

Honestly, I wasn't expecting this to sound good live. I was mistaken. This is really good for an electronic, experimental band. Their true talent definitely shines.

[hightimesbruce]

"And there's no one pushing for a place, let's meander at an easy pace."

[SouthernPoint52]

When the Indian Python Kaa hypnotizes you, this song plays in your head.

[JoelsTunes]

Fuck you Letterman!

[TeleJB97]

you guys are getting REEEEEAAALLY worked up over a couple of harmless jokes

Animal Collective's great...they don't need you bashing Letterman -- for doing his job, no less -- for that to still be true

[mrbuttercake]

fuck letterman

[cullen1298]

Lettermans an absolute cretin. I think AC know what they do is far different than anything else, and for them to agree to go on a very mainstream show and then have the presenter mock them is an outrage, Panda Bear should of just swung for him and knocked that grin off his face.

[6Balf9]

FUCK trick or treaters amirite?

[platypae333]

The wallpaper joke wasn't funny but it wasn't disrespectful. The one at the end obviously bothered them but stop overreacting. I thought people came to listen to the music... my bad. Anyways, it was a great performance. I loved it.

[Lappy486]

I like how everyone in the comments takes this band and their music so seriously that they can't take a joke.

[robinheil]

I guess I'm the only Animal Collective fan who lol'd at his wallpaper joke

[platypae333]

@robinheil Probably. But don't worry, I wasn't offended.

[mariano26788]

@robinheil my too

[Exeron91]

@robinheil Word. People really need to loosen up

[squizz222]

@robinheil No, you're not.

[WildCard761]

I personaly dont like letterman but i think you guys are giving him a bit of a hard time just be thankfull he let this band play so we have the awsome video to watch and listen to

[shreadhead96]

i think letterman's remark about the trick or treaters was a joke...but panda bear took it badly

[chad174670]

this is the best song to play pokemon to

[TheAwesomeBomb]

I've grown a new respect for Animal Collective, but they're still undeniably weird.

[primafera]

geo is so cool.

[ASUNDAR83]

this is the worst music that i have ever heard

[zedascouves78]

letterman is a cunt...he mocked with mariza too... a fado singer from portugal and after the song he was like.... wwwoooooowww....

[poop12345]

This performance is amazing!! It's so good!!! Pandas vocals compliments Aveys so well here!! and the instrumentals sound so fucking clear!

[WildCard761]

This is awsome and the singer looks like the kid from zombie land wich is extra bonus points

[therealchestymclobes]

I AM SO OFFENDED THAT THIS COMEDIAN MADE JOKES ABOUT THE BAND'S SHEET DANCERS!

[MercuryClock]

fralust, I really don't see what you've been getting at with these comments over the course of 2+ months. Of course Animal Collective isn't going to be the kind of thing Letterman listens to in his spare time.

The man's twice the age of all the band members. And yet you're on here, reiterating over and over again how "unhip" he is like you're bestowing upon us some profound gospel none of us ever considered.

It really isn't that big a deal. Go outside or something, Jesus.

[fralust]

@MercuryClock,

Thank you for your comment. I truly mean it. Very, very nicely written and articulate. I find it hard to believe you're 19.

Here's what happened. I wrote my initial salvo on a whim and had no idea it would be voted up so high. Consequently I get many replies, and it would be rude to not write back, no? You will note I have posted no further comments; merely replied to those who wrote to me unsolicited - yourself included.

Why does my opinion of DL mean so much to you?

[MercuryClock]

@fralust

Well, I appreciate that. And I understand where you're coming from to an extent, but I highly doubt the average Youtuber would think it rude to not respond to a comment, since most of them have abysmal etiquette anyway.

And I'm definitely a bigger fan of Animal Collective than I am of Letterman. I've never even watched an episode of his show. Say what you will about his jokes not being funny, but from what I understand it isn't very out of the ordinary for him to poke fun at guests.

[fralust]

@MercuryClock,

Well, I do try and be somewhat courteous on YouTube and try my best to RSVP to civil correspondence. Well, I do also respond to uncivil posts as there is a hint of mischief to this.

Yes, it is the role of a comedian to poke fun at guests, but Letterman lacks a jocular tone, and his angle is that of spite with a hint of bitterness. Someone like Conan O'Brien or even Jay Leno are more apt to do this in a more agreeable manner. Akin to "laughing at you rather than with you."

[RomanticsInc]

FUCK!! :D <3

[Mothersuperior]

wtf, they are not trick or treaters. they are part of the animals band. he is a stupid man and old with rotting teeth.

[yosonyo100]

I think you're all looking into this whole Letterman thing a bit too much. Just shut up and enjoy the performance.

[ThiakitheNinja]

This isnt there best song they could of chose to play but obviously they are just trying to get there music heard. I dont feel like its a sell out even though it makes me a little disapointed to see them on such a crappy show. I support them because I love their music. This may not be there best song but they have songs & cds that portray all the unintagible things in life & for that I love them. They rock & they always keep it real. They let his crappy jokes slide and stood true to who they are

[afficial83]

@ThiakitheNinja What are you talking about? This is a fantastic song

[laloali2]

i used to think, "how are these geeks such a big deal?" then i heard their music... lets just say all my arcade fire albums are in the trash...

[homogenic97]

Hmmm....Panda Bear looks kinda pissed and annoyed at the end with D.L....hehe.

[sadmaneighteen]

i fucking love radiohead!

[hightimesbruce]

"And there's no one pushing for a place, let's meander at an easy pace."

[GingerBeefTV]

If I was ever blazed, I would trip balls to this song.

[TJCVideoProductions]

the money change sound they added is not very good

[bensers]

geologist suffered quite the epileptic fit on stage.