When The War Came

[mwregents101]

This would have been perfect except for 1 little thing... this song is about the Siege of Leningrad, not the French Revolution.

[Chaucerettescs]

@mwregents101 Hee, I'm well aware of that, but I seriously doubt that most of the songs used in fanvids have anything to do with the clips being mashed together. That's part of vidding: reinterpretation.

[CountVonBlack]

a very good mash up.... exactly what i picture when i hear this song...one of decemberists best....well done!

[cardinalsinfeathers]

Took me forever to hear "Vavilov" instead of...I dunno... "Avalon?" Plus, "the acres of asteraceae" ?!?! Colin Patrick Meloy, if I weren't engaged....

[flownet07]

Nice shot of the dead people's heads in the basket after the swoosh of the guillotine!

[PleaseDontBeLong]

I get what it's about, but why does he mention Babylon so much? Very far removed...

[MrCowboyJesus]

Let them eat cake!

Actually cake is not that bad!

[23453NG]

omg this video sometimes give me nightmares, but its really good

[NGDTHII]

one of the movies in this video is

Marrie-Antoinette(2006), but the other film is?

By The way, nice video

[UTubeSrfr]

Decemberists Rock! Did anyone else notice that the guitar sounds like the start of the "red vs blue" theme? The full one, that is, not the abridged one they use on every episode. If you haven't heard it, it's Blood Gultch Blues.

[r3cycl3dair]

you are a goddamn genius. this is the best mashup of a song with movie clips i have EVER seen, hands down.

[4NarniaAnd4Aslan]

You do realize that this song is about the sieze of Leninsgrad, right?

[Chaucerettescs]

Yes.

[akleinsasser]

the sieze of Leninsgrad... is that anything like the siege of Leningrad?

[WhatIddoforpie]

Heh, nice

[blacksheepgunner]

@akleinsasser lol

[CrackerJackthe4th]

Did you even bother to read his comment before you shot your mouth off?

[BeanieHannah]

@4NarniaAnd4Aslan don't you mean leningrad?

[Xeeries]

Right on!

[velvetchiharu]

That was seriously cool!

[Orypeci]

Oh God, I always get the urge to do things like this. Only I lack motivation.

[NarutoOfThunderClan]

like my motivation to comment a lot of times not every time as this comment shows but a lot of times

[tyso7540]

This song is about the Siege of Leningrad (awesome movie regardless)

[petfaxmachine]

From a real-live high school teacher: If only all high school students were as talented as you.  For real, this is awesome. You should show your AP Euro teacher!

[Chaucerettescs]

Thank you so much. :)

I'd have loved to show my teacher. Unfortunately, the year I had AP Euro was both my and my teacher's last year at our high school. I graduated and she retired.

[Dorianclock]

emos

[codyharmor]

The Decemberists = <3 but this video is too depressing.

[Chaucerettescs]

Hee, it's a depressing subject. Decemberist lyrics aren't always very cheery. But, God, yes, The Decemberists do = <3

[FoolySpoons]

You DO know that most of their albums include songs about dying kids and rape—right?

[Chaucerettescs]

...Yes. I already said the subject matter isn't always cheery. They craft their music after sea shanties and cautionary tales, of course some of their songs are going to be a bit dismal. Each and any of their songs could be taken and expanded into a tragic short story.

[Chaucerettescs]

Lol, I'd like to add that if your comment was directed at codyharmor... sorry for the mini-rant : )

[handicappedhero]

Oh yeah, it was aimed at codyharmor. Sorry about that.

Also, this is the same person that did the original comment—I was using my friend's account. See how confusing I made things?

[Chaucerettescs]

Heh, that's ok. : )

I've run into some pretty anti-Decemberists folks online, so I wasn't sure.

[0SailAway0]

I've loved The Decemberists for a long time now, but any band that writes a song about Vavilov earns my eternal love and devotion.

[limonnial]

this is my favorite song

[Chaucerettescs]

Hee, the Decemberists are pretty awesome