Ima Robot "Lovers in Captivity"

[AVampWriter]

@vbmissy15. No you're not! It took me until 3/4 way through to get it.

[vbmissy15]

Am I the only person that didn't notice that the "unknown" person was a HE? I quickly noticed the second time I watched the video....

[bicyclesummer]

@MiseryRevisited I know! he would have been absolutely perfect! I love this band and that movie! Such genius!!!

[AVampWriter]

Love the song, and love this video, but his dirty feet at the beginning at gross.

[TheTnt4u]

woah,dance moves..mind is blown

[planetarynm]

Oh, Alex in the good old days. I love the new Ashtar Command track he's featured on called "Save Me"

[jasmin5592]

O.o so.....bad.

[bicyclesummer]

i wish he would have been around when they made "Rocky Horror Picture Show" he would have made a great Franken Furter!!!

[MiseryRevisited]

@bicyclesummer you read my mind 

[ramona7609]

This will always be one of my all time favorite videos.

[ontheotherhandx6]

good thing I heard this before ES&TMZ and this will always be the Alex I know and love.

[iTomiix3]

2:59 joker? :D

[viciousmeatwadful]

this should be called freasy nirvana

[Punks1Not2Dead3You4R]

...i'll stick to edward sharp and the magnetic zeros. thank you very much

[carlo88moe]

very very bowie-esque....like caricature but in a reverse good way

[crisgia]

dude is so dope.

[AllAboutLuna]

you mean to say that this is the same dude from the magnetic zeros?!

I am in shock.

[austintolbert]

Been listening to Ima Robot since 05. Im amazed at everything Alexander has done.

[riddlestar]

the lyrics are so bitter sweet. everyone can relate to them.

[brvar33]

My friend sent me here, not Olivia Wilde!

[buickcityfilms2010]

Is that Brady Corbet?

[waitressboy]

@buickcityfilms2010 Yeap, he is.

[luke26126]

who the fuck is olivia wilde

[TikiTikiMan420]

@luke26126 Thirteen from house hahaha :)

[carlo88moe]

@luke26126 how hard is a google search...really,man

[YutubeIsForDumbfucks]

reminds me of a music video for clockwork orange

[GabrielMcbigturtle]

I mean this in an excellent way, obviously, but Alex looks remarkably similar to Officer Dangle when dejesusified. That, with his bowie sound, fit this song perfectly. How rad.

[TheseBonesLiquify]

Damn. Just gotta love this video. <3

[TheEllenno]

I love bedroom dancers when they're outside of the bedroom

[CannibalCupcakes666]

Sounds a bit like Bowie.

[millicentbistander]

Great song to smoke and paint to.

[MegaPrincessUnicorn]

Alex Ebert is pretty hot, and then he smiles and oh my gosh that smile is absolutely adorable.

[MegaPrincessUnicorn]

Brady Corbet? Is that who the guy in drag is? Damn. He has fantastic legs.

[cutintu2]

This video is strangely awesome.

[MadisonBateman]

I'm going to memorize this dance.

[cutintu2]

@MadisonBateman If you do please post a video!

[Mysticmagic094]

@MadisonBateman its not hard..

[alayduhh]

mmmmmm 

[ThePowertothemax]

HAWT!

[applebeignet]

This reminds me of David Bowie.

[kiwinemissus]

fate sent me

[lukasmcgookas]

"He's pretending you're a woman? ...no that's not gay." #flightoftheconchords

[walkonearth]

alex ebert is so fucking hot

[trivalentlogic]

He's not gay - he's tricking the women into trusting him.

Being all ubercool - I bet he has to pay his rent like all the rest.

[misledprops]

@trivalentlogic hahahahaha hell ya

[MimiTherian]

@trivalentlogic Well I mean, he was in love with jade castrinos for quite a while now.

[Yaddab]

What a great song with attitude. Way to go

[Fromundra]

@Heartzpurple Actually, there's a good proportion of cross-dressers who are heterosexual.

[volcomboarder1989]

He's not gay, look at the singer of The Ark. Same feel but more femi. Think about ALL the songs he sings and has written about sleeping with women.

[patryciagaroch]

are they gay?

[timothyjamesheroes]

Reminds me of the guy off of RockyHorror!

[MK9fan1000]

Addicting or what?!?!? (:

[GnuSkool]

@MK9fan1000 yes, most definitely!



[Cinsk8r]

holy shit where did his scraggly beard and hair go?

[cowgirl8790]

@Cinsk8r and his cute little bun

[ElMarkster]

juz discoverd Ima Robot ... my "new favortie" song/vid :-P

[Azarok100]

@ElMarkster same there awesome O:

[abberacaddera]

hang over 2 right here



[alabaster9]

Wow! Didn't realize Alex had multiple personalities. From Bowie to Jesus in the span of 5 years. Impressive.

[rockstar96299]

WOAH Alex looks so different O_O

[cinestar2]

I like that man, here and in the other band. he's really got the spirit.

[photoshootme]

I thought the voice in Edward Sharpe was familiar! I kind of miss this though.

[Hungwongdong]

He has no beard wtf.

[ZillahLewis]

So, who's the blonde? Both gentlemen are quite the lookers.

[ZillahLewis]

Brady Corbet. Okay.

[rabbitfnord]

So underrated- all of this

[privetlolachka]

just called to say, just called to say...love you for the rest of my life!

[TheKiddem]

Omg... He is so hot in this video- stomachhhhh. I thought only David Bowie could pull off make up.

[TheMydearhello]

tis song is kick ass!!!!!! i would marry this guy if i could lol

[raimosikas]

He is gorgeous..

[TurbaTaT]

This is so gay and in more ways than one...he's much better in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

[johnspoop]

theyre both men. -.-

[octygirl]

i'm actually glad his gf broke up with him and he joined the magnetics zeros.thanks alexander's ex girlfriend:))

[octygirl]

ahm song about gay people:))

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

like the video not the song

[racheltovar8]

this is the worst porno ever.

thank you, olivia wilde

[alexskakun1]

недочеловек

[MrBlozzify]

Olivia, only fat american kids doesent know what sex is, and they don't know what lies beond the *PIP*.

Love you <3

[cousto85]

same here, thank Olivia for the extra hits

[wansiya]

Olivia got a good taste :)

[ggleekie88]

olivia wilde sent me

[gabusb87]

@ggleekie88 yep me too

[xxpurpleninja94xx]

@ggleekie88 how did she send you?

[ggleekie88]

@xxpurpleninja94xx twitter!

[cmang187]

Barry Gibbs Talk Show.

[sidewalksurfer00]

Reminds me of a David Bowie in this song. Bowie is a baller, therefore Alex is a baller.

[kitchenfairy]

He sounds like David Bowie in this video

[ipath87]

Dope beat

[Itsjustautubeacc]

DIRTY FEETS

[KRUSTYskates]

sooooo glad alexander found mushrooms and acid

[nokturnal5647]

SO much different from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.

[Khasery]

I make the best decisions with this song.

[NauticalxPsychos]

I watched this a billion times thinking, "That's a pretty ugly girl..."

...

It's the guy from Funny Games.

Bahahahahahahaha. I love it.

[thelossofblood]

this might be stupid... but anyone else realize that Alex's lover in this video is Brady Corbet?

[TheTf678]

Alex taught me how to dance!

[liljadie2242]

Love This <3

[skluttie14]

OK who gives a shit if he's gay or not? Well he's not because him and Jade are the cutest ever. I'm so happy Alex found Edward Sharpe, this is much more mainstream (though incredibly amazing) and Edward Sharpe is just so much more himself.

[fishonastick9393]

@skluttie14 u know that he's back recording (or shortly will be touring) with Ima Robot, and it shouldn't matter how much more (or less) mainstream something is, if the artists love the music they're playing it doesn't make a difference to them whether or not they're in the public eye.

[doshothands]

@fishonastick9393 thank you i try to explain this to people and they don't understand. Glad someone does :D

[doshothands]

@fishonastick9393 thank you i try to explain this to people and they don't understand. Glad someone does :D it shouldnt matter how popular things are

[sallie18]

this kinda reminds me of sweet transvestite.

[hamlincheese]

I'm really glad that he found good drugs and hippies

[lowrybass]

Amen, brudda.

[gjonespa]

wow i cant stop playing this song!

[timkomatos]

david bowie anyone?

[JWigz12]

it's hard to see alex go from something like this to being in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. He either went through some major life transformations or is just following the crowd

[GnuSkool]

@JWigz12 He actually had a problem with drugs for awhile and isolated himself. He went through a self-described transformation during that time.

[skluttie14]

@JWigz12 Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are the absolute OPPOSITE of the "crowd" 

[skluttie14]

@JWigz12 Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's are the absolute OPPOSITE of the "crowd." in the best kind of way

[JWigz12]

@skluttie14 hate to break it to ya sister but this whole "indie rock" thing is actually very popular. While you might want to think that you're special and the only one that "truly understands" bands like the Magnetic Zeros, you're not.

[MrPubua]

thats super gay.

[tonlo92]

1:16-1:119 is the best

[steeeeeeelkerr]

not bowie but pixies for sure

[roastbeefdj]

@steeeeeeelkerr not at all, at least from my point of view. I mean I know what your saying by the pixies (Because alex can hit the same high note, and the whole trippy backround guitar thing) but the way alex wrote this song (both content and word choice), all the way down to the whole cross dressing thing is certainly a Bowie thing.

[starshinegolddust]

@steeeeeeelkerr no not at all like the pixies. pretty confused to how you could draw that connection....

[Glasshouse27]

Does anyone else think this sounds like something flight of the conchords would do?

[Acatastropheinbloom]

@Glasshouse27 hahahaa it does!! like the beat and stuff 

[caritadepizza]

flight of the conchords

[roastbeefdj]

I love almost everything this guy lays to track. Id read books if it were written by him, his perspective is so humbling. You da man Alex

[xoXCarebearLuvXox]

hot tights!!!! :)

[ameliajordan]

This video is fucking hot. Music=Amazing.

[tehdeckerdude]

The two men in the video aren't supposed to be in love but are supposed to represent love as a whole. In Ancient Greece it was common for men to play women's roles.

[Jid4sh]

young House MD :)

[WildZombieThing]

i dance like this is my room.

[ztratila]

@WildZombieThing sometimes i dance like this in my work about 2 a.m. - and i´m not gogo or something like that :D

[chorknation]

Bowie

[andi23oln]

It makes complete sense.

[kasra333]

@andi23oln lolloolololol

[kingshs33]

@caseyls2323 sooo what do you think of bob dylan? he did rock, blues, swing, country. is he a poser?

[ivan17stone]

this is not gay... this is non-plus-ultra-fu%king-GAY!

[WaketheSheeple]

Ima Robot is a good group, but Edward Sharpe and the magnetic Zeros is just as good. But i have to say i like this.

[fibbingcats]

i like this so much more than edwarpe sharpe and the magnetic zeroes

it feels more real

[noisez13000]

man this is gay... obviously

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

@noisez13000 duh idiot

[boypunk88]

i dont give a shit what he is, what his past is ''rapper'', or what he is trying to be...the fact is this song is sweet and this video rocks..get over your selves...bitches

[snowguitar100]

is he gay? or bi? not that it matters anyway just wandering

[MusicRained]

He looks good shaved AND with all the hair! wow.

[davidbowieswaffle]

That was extremely uncomfortable to watch. When he started dancing I wasn't entirely sure if it was a joke or meant to be taken seriously.

[Sk84LifeFoo]

is he gay ?

[andreamt90]

can't stop listening to this song. i saw it on the side after listening to edward sharpe. pretty wicked

[MrJveverka]

What is wrong with writing and playing a wide specturm of music? I can bet you Ebert can still bust out a mad "A is for Action".

[iArielle]

Alex Ebert and Brady Corbet. Two men I love.

[caseyls2323]

ahhh, so edward sharpe is a poser ass douchebag then? how do you go from david bowie wannabe to desert song hippie weirdo, this guy's garbage. 

[dmanyanksfan]

@caseyls2323 his name isn't Edward Sharpe its Alex Ebert. Edward Sharpe is his alter-ego. He's a performer and a brilliant musician with many different sides to his personality. don't insult him for being an artist.

[SaladTaste]

@caseyls2323 Anyone with personality is going to try out different styles and musical genres depending on different periods in their life...

[punkass2112]

@caseyls2323 I have to agree... I mean... I still like alot of edward sharp and the magnetic zero's music, but this, and the fact that he was an aspiring rapper before ima robot, just kind of takes some of that raw sincerity and intensity (that you think you're hearing) out of the music and makes it feel a bit tainted and a little less awesome...

[DoucheHaterrr]

@punkass2112 i feel the same way i was completely in love with the song home just because it sounded so folky and real. when he sings it with jade live it seems so from the heart but after seeing this i dont really feel the same way about it. its lost some of its magic for me..

[shakespear187]

@caseyls2323 i wouldn't say that man. i'd say he's a hippie that couldnt fit into a marketable box until now.

but i see where your comm'n from. this video is kind of a "i wish i was david bowie" type video & song

[806kaze]

ohhh i get it....

[jerryfalwellsociety]

@briarbutt

Dude, its boring. No-one gives a shit. Get with the 21st...

[briarbutt]

@jerryfalwellsociety

uh im still going to like his dancing even though you said that, so i dont understand why you even care.

[jerryfalwellsociety]

@briarbutt

I never alluded to you liking his dancing, it was about your comment about him possibly being Gay (which I see who've now removed - Fair play, Happy days).

[briarbutt]

@jerryfalwellsociety I dont recall a gay comment. Hmm must have been someone else.

[briarbutt]

Gosh i love his dancing! i really do!

[ayStoopid]

spolier alert. there gay

[Scareuh6]

I miss Alex like this ]]]: Jesus makes people not sexy ]:

[kiwinemissus]

@Scareuh6 LOL

but jesus is hip !

[Scareuh6]

@kiwinemissus Nahhhh!

[Aom567]

@Scareuh6 are you kiddding he is SUCH a sexy hippie

[briarbutt]

omg i cand believe this is edward. holy freekin craap.

[Centophobia123]

This is one of the best videos i've ever seen.

[WhoblehwahV2]

0:52 - 1:12 Wtf........

[Scareuh6]

@WhoblehwahV2 That's the sexiest part of the video!!!

[randomlylostperson]

@tigerchief

lolutrolleveryone

[MeghaMalicious]

Alex kind of has that Iggy Pop spirit/vibe going on in his musical expression....

[shesaysOME]

This is so different! I listened to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros first and then came here...wow!

[cerickson03]

seeing alex i cant help but think that with all of lady gaga's efforts she could only dream to be on a level like his. if that makes any sense.

[briarbutt]

@cerickson03 its because lady gaga tries too hard. it comes natural for this cool dude up here:)

[outysa]

@cerickson03 His name isn't Alex.

[lanaevictoria99]

@outysa The singer? Yeah it is. Alexander Ebert.