Arcade Fire - Intervention (Live)

[MrGojets12345]

Way better version. heard this on their myspace page when it first came out

[NarrowJoy]

This is the best version, so intimate and desperate.

[SBV123]

They're both quite amazing.

[JGreen225]

This version is by far the best version of this song.

[DragonAdored]

I heard this version first too. So much better. Although I like the churchy organ direction they went with the album, I think if the album had this quality throughout it I would have liked it so much better.

[umroo2014]

how in god's name could someone dislike this?

[marquemoonful]

at 3:19 win has a touch of Sean Connery to his voice

[flash8back]

I love this version

[JesikkaNicole]

I wish this were on iTunes....

[Brutananadlewski]

as much as i love this version. i still like the original more. the original feels way more powerful and epic. this one feels more intimate.

[weezur]

The best way to put it is that this song is a masterpiece. Raw or recorded, it sounds great either way

[TheMongish]

Aunt Hilda. All I do is Win ;D

[Hustlerae]

where can i download this?!?!!

[Aspeciale]

i always thought this was the album version.

only after 6 years today I discovered this is not. and only now i find out that my Arcade Fire best song is a prerealese version...

however, this is much better then the realesed one

[rrbSK8]

i fUCKIN LOVE THIS VERSION OF THIS SONG!!!!

[Miguelo09]

Does anyone have the lyrics for this early version?

[junkforjl]

magnificent

[andyscoot43]

This song is much more intimate, but the NB version fits with the overall theme of the album.

[misterbuckethead]

sounds like he was losing his voice

[SBV123]

I love Win's voice on this track, I wouldn't change it if I could. The strain only adds to it IMHO.

[jnebula]

this version is so much better than the produced one. i love it!

[melDIGStheSTROKES]

This is my favourite version of this song, i actually hate the one on the album.

This is soo beautiful <3

[HUGOBHV]

Para los amantes de la música alternativa, la verdad es que son muy buenos.

[MixMaster43]

GOTTA GET THAT MONEY BACK SOME HOW!

[TheLoveshag]

unbelievable! this band is one of the greatest of this century!

[dinasaursdontbark]

I wish i could've been in the room while they played this. It gives me chills. I would give anything to see them live.

[HeyHandBanana]

This song reminds me of love. I remember making love to the girl that I would eventually fall in love with and my room is dark, just the glow of blue light from my stereo gives allows us to see. And, this picture of blue light runs through my head every day. Iwill never be that happy again. I feel like Im meant to be the soldier now, to go at it alone. My one and only love for my entire life has deserted me. I am now lost. God save me.

[MrBojangels15]

i don't think it's that early, he just forgot the right words ;)

[TheThroney]

man am i happy somebody invented this youtube.. if we didnt have youtube there is way too many bands i wouldve never heard of.. i get to talk with hundreds of people a day without actually talking to them just because i get to see their feelings on something through their comments..we are just so fortunate to have this.. im thankful

[SilentEcho33]

@TheThroney wow man that really touched me...good job

[Melodicnoisepop]

Ooh, I love the singing on this version. The struggle in his voice really matches the feeling of the song.

[Capriccio01]

Ah, poor Win can hardly sing here, yet he's doing his best to give it his all... something you can always expect from Arcade Fire.

[Thegreatmoosestache]

I think i enjoy this version a lot more than what was actually released. Both are great though.

[shreadhead96]

very bob dylanish

[bvolsky]

no, i checked. organ makes the song.

[mjhanny21]

It seems like a different song all together...

The lyrics are different and everything

[BlackBooksStore]

so much better than the actual version

[bezwaarlijketruffel]

and ow yeah, his soar throat (i've read somewhere he suposedly had catched a cold) makes it even better. :D

[bezwaarlijketruffel]

this is excactly the version of the song i know from when i first heard intervention (and arcade fire) after i downed it through limewire. i love the raw sound of it. i love it better then the studio version.

[FriedRock]

weird. this is the first version i ever heard.. And then when neon bible came out, i was craving this raw acoustic version.

[brysonwiilliamsisgay]

@FriedRock I know! I couldnt find this version anywhere but on purevolume and then they took it off when neon bible came. They made a mistake overproducing this song, It is so eloquent, even with the hoarse voice.

[TheActualActuals]

awesome, but someone get this man a lozenge.

[pelaspain]

Increibles! Fenómenos!

[silverstartrucker]

Without the powerful organ sound, this sounds rather ordinary...

[twentyflights]

when i first heard this performance several years ago, i wasn't particularly impressed either. then after Neon Bible came out, i think this version is refreshing...especially to hear so much violin and the expressive slide guitar. it's so much more intimate...instead of preaching at you from the pulpit of a cathedral (which, granted, is powerful), he's on the ground with you sharing your pain. both are great regardless.

[dtrocks6]

great version 5*.the trouble with arcade fire is that all their songs are so good, they can be sang by anyone and still be great, it seems so many people are getting famous this way.check out julianaeveryday ,its the best version of this song, and she has a lot of greats,but she doesnt take from this song,she can only add,love arcade fire

[aristocat91]

this vesion is almost greater and more epic then the one featured on the album!

[jebuschristsuperstar]

This band rocks,this song always gets me!!!

[dejpau3825]

@jennatalia123 He does sound a bit under the weather...but, Win being Win, he still managed to sound amazing!

[dejaentendu77]

i like this version soooo much better

[BobKaz37]

love it..love it...how the progressed this track..viva you tube.....

[beerfwhat]

This is a great song but he soulds like he has downs syndrome in this performance??

[vc96]

@beerfwhat wtf not all?

[ktshields1]

i dont care if wins ill HE IS AWESOME

[505alex505]

is this the original song or it is the order one and on what album this on is playing

[bluelightalarm]

This is a very early version of the song

[dtrocks6]

@505alex505 ya this is the version on my ipod,didnt even know at the time it was the live version,well i realized the commentary at the start

[PolarOpposites12]

i like this version better

[pilipp3]

best thing ever :)

[PullingOut]

lyrics are a little different too. but a good version all in all. They are the shit! i wonder if it hurts to be so damn awesome.

[EvilDave1309]

I like how this version is different from the one on neon bible

[AronaDaal]

gotta be my favorite version of this song.

[yanksb4life]

The organ and glock make this song what it is... but this version is very good.

[jordanRezka]

this is better then the newer version

[MusicalEutopia]

Win's voice is off in this one.

[songforcarol23]

I love the way Sarah shifts. It's very unique.

[ilovemyhoens]

I think that this must've been early 07 or late 06 because Sarah's hair is still short, she let it grow out while they were on the Neon Bible tour

[gpeddino]

The arrangement is beautiful, but Win's voice sounds horrible. This was probably taped before his surgery.

[AudioslaveReunion]

Whaaat? I don´t think his voice sounds horrible at all! It think it has a nice caracter to it..

[Calvinman710]

this song fits so well with 1984.

[gunsunderthecounter]

sounds like win hadnt finished writing the song yet.

whatever, theyre allowed.

[MG53895]

what year is this?

i love regine

[penkentony]

Gorgeous piece of music from the planets most incredible band

[jerste]

This was two years before Neon Bible. Shame the album didn't sound like that.

Give me the chills. You can watch the whole show that they did that day on the KCRW radio site in streaming (video).

[gageiiiiitttt]

yeah i like this too, but i think neon bible is a superior achievement to funeral as it re-defined their sound into something more thunderous and dark which suited the times of it's release, Bush had just been re-elected (the king's taken back the throne) and they illustrated the cynicality of the time in the song windowsill. i found it disappointing too at first but that album really sucked me into its depths after a while. it takes more effort than funeral to fall in love with it but its raw.

[HelloKittyAdventures]

brilliant,

[djorvix]

God... I found this online when I was in Bangkok this Spring and listened to it every morning before I went to class (study abroad)...

I wish they'd put both of these on their album :(

[Calvinman710]

i might like this version better than the neon bible version.

[cutlassbandmexico]

have you ever heard the violin? it's like the bass in a classic rock song( in the background always, that's the real power behind arcade fire)! switching behind orchestra and chemistry

[GrahamGRA]

It's a viola... to large to be a violin... and too low pitched to be a violin

[crazyvideoplace]

This is pretty good...... So is his before Neon Bible came out then?...... I think something sounds wrong with the lead singers voice though.... I think he has a cold or something.... I love his voice but in this it does not sound so good......

[ThePoeticEdge]

Great to hear an early version of this, I'm glad they polished it up for the final album cut.

My feeling is that the organ in particular gives the song something extra.

[twonthebomb]

I think this shows how talented Arcade Fire is. They are are such an incredibly versatile band. Their instrumentation work effectively in so many ways. This version is brilliant as is the Neon Bible version.

[4923081]

I agree

[garythetramp]

the organ is beautiful

[lgc27]

Yeah, there was definitely wrong with Win's voice there: you can hear it when he introduces. I honestly like this version much more than the album, because it doesn't have the organ

[Calvinman710]

i like his voice better in these live recordings. its more raw and emotional.

[FxxkingUp]

I don't think that the organ makes the song... The lyrics make the song. On this version, the lyrics are slightly different than the final album version, but both of them rock!

I loved just the piano in the begining.

The only thing that could be better on this version is, definitely, Win's voice.

[HeyitsWenzel]

@FxxkingUp I agree... This is good, but Win, besides being hoarse, sounds like he has no teeth here.

[28MadMatt28]

i dont think win's voice isnt quite wat it is now

and the organ definatly makes the song as great as it is but still if i heard this version i would keep an eye on tht song

[tangobuddie]

i think both this version and the new version is great but your right about Win's voice in this version XD

[chlolou10]

nonsense the organ makes it what it is

[markyparker]

this version is easily better than the one on the album, the organ kinda spoils it i fink