Santigold - L.E.S Artistes

[Elleestmoi999]

Bien sur que tu es une artiste Santigold, Fxck off L.E.S autres artistes =D

[joshuajohn95]

you listen to this greatness then the drivel that is 'big mouth' and you wonder what happened?

[junior2oo]

@joshuajohn95 Makes me sad just thinking about it, I guess she's lost her touch.

[crystalline721]

@junior2oo that's just like one free download most of the rest of the album was produced by nick zinner of the yeah yeah yeah s and what ever nick zinner makes is genius

[joshuajohn95]

@junior2oo yeah, definitely! trying to be like M.I.A, and failing.

[alybranelle]

the song is ok, though i was creeped out and disgusted by the fruits symbolizing blood and guts ewww lol

[TVInformative]

@alybranelle the song is amazing..the lyrics are freaking amazing. you should do more research into the meaning of the video.

[SimplyGH]

"You don't know me I am an introvert an excavator, I'm duckin' out for now a face in dodgy elevators, creep up and suddenly I found myself an innovator." Ah this just never gets old!

[cutekittycat521]

17again:-)

[scenarihell]

@cutekittycat521 feel you

[keteloneandsoda]

If any of you guys out there used to watch Rob & Big, I swear Big had that same forest backdrop wallpaper on his wall in his room!?

[o1chuck1o]

@keteloneandsoda yes! haha

[dompropaganda]

Funny song. But the music is just a cover of "40° à l'ombre" of the french rocker Jean-Patrick CAPDEVIELLE (in the 80's... 1983, I think).

[SmilFlaska]

I say yeah yeah yeahs

[FrankDamage]

Great song. Im glad someone put this video back up as well.

[missbliss71]

Thank God for woman like her.Not all of us girls are shallow and superficial and want to listen to REAL music...

[jessaimless]

That horse is pretty!



[momzacksfat]

this is dope.. anyone know anyother really good music like this? key words "really good"

[karmen754]

nice song !

[tishima100]

her stage name was originally Santogold but later on changed it to Santigold, considering her name is Santi White

[zonumb]

This video makes me want to drop acid and eat Skittles.

[zombiedick68]

Bought this album randomly and it has since become one of my favorites.

[EsCurve]

paintball violence that what up with

[iricosins]

some bad hair but

good song

[MrsChaosHead]

Santigolg or Santogold ? oO

[misslorblack]

@MrsChaosHead She used to be Santogold, but there was a company with that name and wanted to sue her for using that name, so she changed it to Santigold. So it's Santigold now

[MrsChaosHead]

@misslorblack

Aha. :D

Thanks ♥

[Interceptorist]

NHL Rulezz!!!

[byf1864]

punkrock girl <3

[atrelpilex1]

great song, smart video !!

[reachmyself2]

awesome =) sounds to me like a completly different song

[cjlupe]

she's awesome... love her music!

[TheKayakerFSM]

Good song. Stupid video. 

[lawtisha]

how come santa gold dont have a tweet page

[TheColourEight]

When is there going to be a second album? Don't go Sade on us, Santi! :)

[Sukyaiori]

good song good rimes!!... the ladys rules!!!

[s4l4z4r]

Nice song..reminds me to the yeah yeah yeahs..but with a pop touch...xD

[cosmiccoolgirl]

You know what, I didn't even realise she was black, lol. Must be that nasty wig she wears, lol. That said, I do love the song and video :)

[Piercedmetung02]

I'm looking for the lyrics to this song. This song gets stuck in my head and I jes mumble cuz I don't know the words. lol.

[BitterAdel]

when i hear it i have a thrill.

Santogold isn't very popular but her songs n her voice r unique:)

[Maximus23795]

love the video its so clever

[linda2894]

Great unique artist.

[badmanm79]

whaaatt a crappy song..meen...like no other...crap all the way ...the lead vocal seems to be a dude...and an ugly one...but that's nothing compared to the artificial 'deepness' of this song...so shallow..listen to some real music not this poo

[JJmakesfunofu]

Such a weird video.

Good song though.

and is it me or does it look like she's wearing a wig?

[Adit2d]

She reps BROOKLYN!.."GO HARD"

[Bigchae]

She is from PA.

[direwitch]

'17 again' FTW!!!

bestest movie everest

[deelady38]

I like Santigold, dose anyone know where she is from? I would to know more about her. Great song....

[monuorah]

@deelady38 She's American.

[koalaguy97]

this is AMAZING discovered from my sister sooooo glad I did!!

[billyandyllib]

yay! no Vevo lol

[ImTheNewFruit]

Sooo good!

[NormaJe4n]

I love this. Discovered her thru the Jay-z song Brooklyn we go hard. Just ordered her CD, she rocks!

[REGUNboardersCLUB]

geiler song!!!

[koalaguy97]

This is AWESOME music and if you can't respect that then that's crap tight there!

BRAVO to Santigold!

[poopyMAike]

huhh, i'm confused

is it santigold or santogold?

hahaha

[TheUnknownHero]

Both. It was Santogold before, then she changed it to Santigold.

[TheUnknownHero]

I love this song and the video scares the fuck outta me, but in a good way. I think.

[BryJ265]

The song sounds pretty cool...but the lyrics dont make any sense.

Can anyone can make any sense out of them?

[againanotherone]

you totally just got out of reading the sparknotes blog didn't you??

[kelsodude94]

yup lol

[xakura101]

haha

same.... ^.^

[BryJ265]

sparknotes don't lie

[vaesky72]

just let the music go thru your body 'n soul man!! lyrics aren't allways that imprtant...ciao

[BryJ265]

well i guess i just want to know what they were thinking when they were writing the lyrics

[Injulana44]

I love you, you are amazing! Your songs have a split personality, it seems. I can't get enough of them!

[BASSMATEE]

love it

[ummo1979]

VERY GREAT SONG.............

[07creal]

she resembles a horse

[fufeelinhot]

lol I love her but she really kinda does.

[ilyxcutie]

okay who fuckn cares.

[FONDOFUTUBE]

change, change, change,

i want get up out of my skin

tell you what

fucking awesome lyrics. yesssss

[KalixWyntircat]

This song is great. At first, I thought santigold was a pop/rock rip off of if you combined M.I.A. and Gwen Stefani. But really, she's much more than that, and I love everything I've heard from her. Good luck to Santigold for getting a second album out and even more mainstream attention.

[simsr4ever]

love love the video

[thesilvernymph]

It was worth what I gave up.

[nmhockey64]

NHL 09 promoted this song so well haha great job by them and awesome song.

[pbanyasz]

she isn't pretty,but her voice is beatiful

[YoungEvelington]

I think she's pretty.

[heylittleladie]

this is my fav sing from Santigold. she is such an artist, i love her work. :)

[bellaalma]

Do her videos get airplay? She would be a great artist for the industry to push right now.

[miscovschi]

this song is very good

[lilmisswhatsername]

The video os excellent. So Imaginitive. I love the song, too <3

[YoungEvelington]

This is my favourite Santigold song :D

[xjan07x]

i just love her.. for being not fucking mainstream but being unique and making wonderful music!!mooore..!

[Dazzle08]

im not sure that counts, being unique in itself is fairly mainstream these days, lol. But i do like this song.

[jamesthegreat16]

i love it "!:) first time listnen and i love it

[jasmijnnn92]

not santigold but santogold!!!

[theconverter]

they changed to santigold. :)

[whoseliner44]

How come ? :)

[theconverter]

i think its because her name is Santi. i think i read it somewhere. :)

[NeHumanasCrede]

Saw her perform this live this weekend in Providence. Fucking phenomenal is a understatement to how fantastic she was!

[303Queen]

I love this song!!!

[mrdanielsir]

holy mountain led me to this video, i love the song too though.

ANYONE READING THIS: watch 'The Holy Mountain' by Alejandro Jorowsky - probably the only film that can really fulfill the claim to 'change the way you look at cinema'

[magick001]

ya broke back mountain changed the way i look at cinema too

[Foo3112]

I just saw her in concert and met her 2 days ago and she is sooooo down to earth. Super cool chick!

[rainbathe]

This is cool, does this sound like the yeah yeah yeahs a bit?

[northcountrybhoy]

hmmmm not really if you ask me! bit more electronic here than the YYY's! Both very good tho...

[magister06]

This is much more than great ;D

[kaysea81]

has anyone made the connection between this and Alejandro Jodorowsky 's movie "The Holy Mountain"?

search

"holy mountain - special effects scene"

[Dimethyltryptamined]

Haha, totally, thanks for pointing it out.

[seventhCrucifix]

outstanding :)

[magister06]

this song ... LOVE

and the vid ... omg so great

[esenbe]

great song ...

[malazaridou]

the song is great and so are the lyrics

but the vid is crap..

[myradioon]

So glad someone mentioned it sounds just like Missing Persons from the Eighties. When she says she's found herself an "innovator" you have to laugh. I do like the song - just giving props to the true innovators.

[epigonic888]

throwing muses?

[jay833039]

Fucking Phenominal ................... wow.

[arfx3]

i love every aspect of this song......this song is like my fuckin mentality....weird!.....shit..­.ive never had a song talk to me as if the lyrics came out of my own mouth

[alliegirl313]

i loke the song but not the video

[digitaldowns]

I liked this song better when Missing Persons did it...JUST KIDDING. I mean that as a total compliment. I love it and it reminds me of GREAT 80's. Yeah, totally good stuff right here.

[scottmousepablo]

ROX sound track NWD9 *-*

[Toastpolice]

lovin' it son!

[Guciaostr]

love Santogold <33 !

[OhNoItsGojira]

i believe in Santogold

[delciemcwhoopie]

Great song, great video.

[DaymanVersusNightman]

The first time i saw this video i was so high and it blew me away.

[CoffeeNCigarettez]

@DaymanVersusNightman

me too man ^^

[humphreys38]

OMG FINALY I have been look for this for like a year since i heard a tiny bit of it in a cassino. I HAVE FINALY ~FO~UND IT YESSS!!!!

[marcosEstrello]

No but seriously, if the whole video was just a close up shot of her singing like 0:50 i would love it even more. I like how she looks like she gets into it, and shes beautiful.

[bluechair07]

You all are taking this video too literally. It's satire!!!

[yoyoyo1418]

i dont understand the video but i love this song

[RHCPxATLxFAN]

the song's addictive & the music video's extremely creative

[Willcunt]

The second half of the video is heavily inspired by Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain. It's almost the same thing.

[zib3]

Great song! But I just don't get the first minute of the video.

[iaintgonletup]

I don't get the entire video.

[babensa]

The best song ever.I'm from Germany i Know what good Music is.

[kirkmetalone]

omg they are black i didnt imagine it hahahah i like this song btw

[thefamecircus]

why is the song called L.E.S artistes?

[godsironlung]

lower east side artistes

[godsironlung]

lower east side artistes

[foreverxchanged]

L.E.S. = Lower East Side (of New York City). She's discussing "arty" folks, hipsters, fakes, hence Artistes.

[marcosEstrello]

L.E.S.=Last Empirical Stand (of the ancients). She's discussing 'damned' folks, condemnation, banishments, hence Artistes.

[rfizzy02049637]

no im pretty sure its Lower East Side Artistes.

[abclaret]

Apparently MTV banned this video for some inexplicable reason. Its pretty tame TBH

[NamAim1991]

This music vid is so weird. I love it though. Good song.

[hooddiee]

Great vocals and your own style= greatnesss

[thebloodybird]

this video is quite beautiful. did anyone else catch the holy mountain reference? all those colored blood, smoke effects are from that movie. it's executed quite well here. santogold has such a beautiful voice.

[Bibema]

I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up! : )

[Siffrediano1974]

Beautiful music!Amazing voice!!!!!!

[Smallville180]

Can we please keep this conversation stictly about santogols or L.E.S. Artistes i mean thats what were watching

[phantasticmax]

Well when I first heard Eminiem I thought he was black. Is that racist?

I would blame the media for portraying black as exclusivly hiphop and white people as exclusivly rock etc, rather than someone who makes a guess at an unseen artists race.

[rfizzy02049637]

rolling stones magazine named this the second best song of 2008 :)

[thesenatormatt]

the girls at the beginning remind me of public enemy number one

[amphibological]

I realized that this video was a direct rip off from the holy mountain which is awesome

[bugaloofox]

GREAT GREAT ...big kiss from Bosnia and Herzegowina:D

[WheresWaaldoo]

poopstake01. you are a fckn racist. :D

[Thurbane316]

He's a racist because he mistakenly thought she was white? Wow, how little you have to do these days to be labeled...

[pupstake01]

LOL

[pupstake01]

hey, go fuck yuhself

and you can talk to me when u have yr dick out yr ass

[pupstake01]

wow..nicee never thought she was black

[ByronDahh]

whats that supposed to mean?,

you racist?

[pupstake01]

nope, not racist. when i listened to her i thought she was white

[nightcreaper4ever]

i did not think so either lol

[parkourIninja]

awesome keep material like that comin theyl be rich

[ac0891]

She's so creative. I love her work.

[chemetris]

★★★ i I LOVE THIS SONG★★★

[mangasquirrel]

The first half of the vid is random and I don't get it... but the rest is amazing, and very artistic. :)

[RafaHatesU]

can someone explain to me the concept of this vid?

[oscarinzidane]

i think she represents like one of the 4 horseman of the apocolypse, thats why she is in a horse at the begining, so when she comes around all the shit happens (chaos, pople getting killed, people throwing up)...i dont know maybe im wrong hehe.

[katieriff]

Check out the painting by Rene Magritte "Carte Blanche"... I think that's what shes trying to do

[amphibological]

it was stolen essentially from alejandro jordowsky's "The holy mountain"

[marcosEstrello]

I doubt it was 'stolen.' I am pretty sure the director got permission, if anything its a newer-age tribute.

[amphibological]

I didn't mean stolen but it was the same concept. Trust me! It makes me like her even more

[marcosEstrello]

RafaHatesU...look up the movie "the holy mountain" by alejandro somebody.....thats where all the exploding 'war' stuff comes from.

[xsetherx]

this video and this song are orgasmic! *_* I love Santogold's voice <3

[lokakd]

amazing video i love Santogold

[Ga11owbraid]

is the chili from TLC at the beginning of the video? Looks like her.

[qtrunks]

This video is horrible.

[lilt33]

the video is absolutely perfect

[sarastartrak1]

i love this song but the video sucks big time

[marisaa87]

this is soooooo weird

almost the whole time i was thinking what the hell?

i would much rather have seen actual guts and blood then this!

i loved the song so much before i saw the video! it kinda ruined it for me hahahaha

[Bruin8]

I just saw the video today and immediately recognized the imagary from Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky.