Bloc Party - Biko (live, Munich 2009)

[GibsyTheFlyingDog]

how do they get that blue effect?

[desmurfenzijnblauw]

This has been my song for the past 3 days (':

No Idea what I find so enchanting about this, but it is.

[jaxblade07]

I had to check this out after sad panda did a review I got tears in my eyes :')

[Ammertann]

However- do not forget the historical Rights and the given Order..!

The whithe people has been made the land urban!

So, it is your land!

I mean, and many, many peoples more think about in the dirrection

GIVE back the LAND - remember the historc rights!

[Ammertann]

so greatfylly- awesome -

BIKO and Mandela! 4EVER unforgotten!

Fight for your Rights! like the southafricans does!

[healeysvids]

A Beautiful Song by the Best Band in the World

[LightningLee72894]

Absolutley amazing...

[Uwamaikwu]

Okay, I think i need to clear a few things Up, Kele is of Nigerian decent (his parents are Igbo-Nigerians).

So I think its safe to say that the word Kele uses here is from the Igbo language.

I am Igbo too and BIKO means PLEASE in Igbo.

Wiki says Biko means Dear in Igbo but that is very wrong...it means please

What Kele is asking is Please (Biko) toughen up. Biko is normally use as a tender way to make a request in Igbo and I think he uses it beautifully

[MartyBru06]

I don't think I could handle seeing them live because the terrible singing audience would drive me crazy.

[darkwaver111]

@MartyBru06 wow, this incredibly informative

[crosswalkernie]

You're not doing this alone.

[noodles69r]

they are the most amazing group evvvverrr and for everyone that doesnt know, that song was written about the lead singers girlfriend dying of cancer.... and i have no clue how he can noot start bawling his eyes out every time he plays that song

and @concretejungle12 the reason they probs dont play it is coz of that reason ^ ^ ^ ^

[dholmes299]

Thank you so much! I didn't know that but it makes it even more special. I LOVE this band and hope they get well rested on their hiatis. I HAVE to see them LIVE! We LOVE you Bloc Party!

[DaBlueBass]

@noodles69r i thought Kele was gay.

[jbinthacoc]

@DaBlueBass he is

[FunkyMojo91]

I'm not gay but this man is allowed to do with me whatever he wants

[zergb0ng]

@FunkyMojo91 yeah you're deffinetely not gay....

[JakubMleczko]

Great recording!! I'm surprised of the quality....And of course Great song by the most amazing musicians!!!

[CalebTheGuitarist]

someone upload the actual song and tell me so i can quickly download it illegally before its removed because i like this song but not enough to purchase it.... FOR A FREAKIN BUCK!!! seirously! i MIGHT buy music if songs were maybe 10 cents each. a dollar each is just hilarious...

lol...

[Flurolamp]

You're very naive and arrogant

[CalebTheGuitarist]

@Flurolamp lol. im sorry, have we met? i dont think i know you. but you seem to think you know me...

i speak with logic, my friend. and i speak for EVERY SINGLE PERSON who downloads music illegally. artists would pull in more money if providers would simply lower their prices...

[CalebTheGuitarist]

lol didnt know he was black.

[byetoallthat]

awesomest song ever! i've only listened to it about 2,000 times so far..

bloc party is definitely one of my favorites groups.. dang!

[TeZzAh97]

wow... this song owns best song off of all the albums

[ConcreteJungle12]

why dont they play it live more often? saw them twice and they didnt play it! and now theyr're on hiatus! i hope they reunite. they have to!

[missiises]

1:44  heul . . .

[tomm897]

this song is amazing. the best of the album, my favourite.

google for the lyrics + wikipedia who "biko" was, its full sad.

thanks for posting this <3

[ntczdw]

@tomm897 . the song isn't about steve biko. biko means dear in some language (swahili?)

[serenitylopez]

@ntczdw No. Biko means please in Igbo.

[spennylovesleeds]

One of thier best? I would love to see them live...

[MINMfreak72]

*sigh* gossip girl

[TheMakhai]

Chills...

[marcus2am]

Hey, isn't that the shirt Kele wore in the Hunting for Witches video? :O

Just thaught i'd put that out there. :D

Gosh, love his voice and great Footage + performace.

Thanks for posting this!

[Bloctim]

Good song

[motownjunkman]

One of my favourites from Intimacy. Reminds me of the cold and dark Winter nights with my (now ex) girlfriend. Good memories :-)

[dandoch1080]

Such an amazing song. Without a doubt my favorite song on the album. It's just so beautiful and sad at the same time. Makes me think of SRXT in that sense. One of my favorite bands....wish they came to the states more often :( Why do all the greatest bands have to be in the uk?

[JackoDB]

great quality, what did you film it on? i love bloc party, and this song is amasing.

thanks :)

[TrickWithAKnife]

Best live home video I've seen on youtube.

Well done capturing this touching song.

[saramaria82]

Thanks a lot! :)

[JessieRhys]

amazing

[ThirtySecondsfan]

Yea its an e bow =)

[neonfoxincolour]

i played this song for my girlfriend.

it made her cry. it is now one of her favourite songs on the album.

[pozzetto86]

awesome voice

[Melissa322]

kele is so sexy, and this song is brilliant.

[louisward11]

Great song,

brilliant qualty whover videod this btw x

[librogil]

the album version is so much better... it's a bit of a shame...

[OlympiaOverdrive]

Kele's looking pretty buff-ting, if you ask me. i dont remember him looking this good.

awesome.

[MusicSurfSunshine]

Hahahaha.

Agreed!

[aussieboy90]

amazing!

i love bloc party

[scatmanfan2]

Bloc Party. The best thing from England since The Beatles.

[mxpx439]

@scatmanfan2 the beatles, oasis and then bloc party :)

[scatmanfan2]

@mxpx439 You probably know this, but funnily enough, Bloc Party and Oasis had a kind of rivalry.

[bonnyx3m]

oh, i love absolutely love this...

[teddyhart4life]

anybody know how Russel is making that effect? an e-bow maybe? I couldn't tell. I think its awesome though it suits the song so well.

[jamzskee]

sounds like an ebow to me, no attack to notes and all wavery

[Scalur]

Bloc Part is for winners

[gustabusta24]

this is similar to signs live, they change it round a bit and i reckon it sounds awesome

[ChaosWolrd]

La mejor canción del "Intimacy", gracias por el vídeo.

Thanks.

[CharSymon14]

This is such an emotional song, i saw them last night and they didnt play it :(  Incredible.

[georgegabriel9]

they played it on saturday :)

[Muzikhead993]

i used to think he said "f*** it in your cancer" instead of"if i could eat your cancer" haha. great song.

[F1ynner]

Haha same here. =P

Amazing song.

[georgegabriel9]

same

[incubuskid09]

This is a great song, bloc party and incubus are probably my favorite bands, but seriously Blink182?

[nawabmevans]

is it me or did kele get buff

[VampireMadonna]

He's definitely more built. I wondered if I was seeing things but I guess it's not just me.

[gustabusta24]

but kele has always been kinda built i think he has buffed up a bit more recently

[teddyhart4life]

your definitely right! hes always been kinda cut, but wowee look at him here! He wasnt this big in november when i saw them. good on him. and good on the band for another uniquely brilliant song.

[georgegabriel9]

i thought that on saturday night, totally!

[jamthedrummer]

while this is really good, i still prefer the beat in the album version!

[hannahgash]

yeah but the atmosphere of being there would beat anything!

i just got tickets to see them....SO excited!

[bellymunch261]

where can i find the NOT live version of this on youtube?

[ArsenBridge]

blink dont even show on bloc partys radar, bloc all the way

[PeterFile13]

there 2 complete different bands to be fair

i like blink and im not into bloc party, but after listening to this bloc party sounds like a pretty awesome live band, better than blink live

[junebuggy000]

i love this song so much and i think them and blink 182 are the best bands in the world

[guy1220]

i totally agree with you!

[dbags4ever]

I absolutely love this song, but ill be honest, Kele could sing better live.

[milllionair]

Great song !

[HURZRUH]

wunderfull

ich sag blos "hallo wasser"

[woody93berlin]

brilliant quality!! absolutely awesome song! so emotional, i hope i get to see it this saturday when they come to berlin!!!!

[Earlotion]

Geil! Die Qualität is ja gar net mal schlecht. Des Konzert war saugeil! Eins der besten ever!