What Would I Want Sky- Animal Collective BBC Session

[zanwarphotography]

as seen on drugs hahaha

[scorppwr92]

marijuana blunt, sky!

[scorppwr92]

everytime im high i have to listen to this song. i feel as if song is just about the thc entering your brain...'checking' on you.

[thetiltroom]

My favorite band right there with Metallica, Tool, Alice in chains, Apex twin, Elliott Smith and Radiohead.

[TheOneartist]

@thetiltroom Aphex Twin and Radiohead fan right here, too!

[NightmareGanon]

I generally don't dig these guys, but this one is pretty good.

[yeahyeahyaha2]

HEY, can someone tell me from wich Greatfull Dead's song did they borrow the vocal sample??

[HiL1KuS09]

@yeahyeahyaha2 unbroken chain

[yeahyeahyaha2]

@HiL1KuS09 Cheers

[Chacha5678]

lol you dont need to be on drugs to like animal collective

[eyetranceend]

@Chacha5678 No but you need drugs to see through the veil.

[Chacha5678]

@eyetranceend not everyone

[SweepTheLegYo]

@eyetranceend That's, uh, bullshit.

[eyetranceend]

@SweepTheLegYo So says the guy holding up the veil.

[MirroredxGh0st]

Everyone shut the fuck up about drugs and enjoy the fucking song. Im going to go back to listening to BOC.. The comments arent filled with childish bickerings.. Just enjoy the music

[SkyeEatsAirplane123]

my names sky ~

[Chacha5678]

@SkyeEatsAirplane123 aww thats cute

[ryanairarecool]

" where are you getting this info about hallucinogenic drugs NOT rotting your brain?"

lololololol

[hemymariobro]

oh so hi, oh so fuzzed, oh so this song kicks some serious ass

[boyODD]

The sample is by Grateful Dead-Unbroken Chain this song is called Why would i want? Sky

[4trw]

I always hear "blue dream" in the song, which is nice, because I love this when I have some blue dream :-)

[thelixir715]

like this version better tbh

[vedas7317]

lovin that they had the balls to sample unbroken chain, even if it is just the one lyric. not that the dead would care, but still...

[SleeperFactory5]

Um just putting my 2 cents in... The sample is "sky, woah I walk". Such a great choice of sampling...

[Adygeysk]

@SleeperFactory5

the song is called "what would i want sky"

it's not "woah i walk"... it's "what would i want sky" rofl

[heusker]

they sampled "Willow, sky, whoa I often" and the rest of the phrase is "wonder why" from Unbroken Chain. They just chopped it up so it goes "Whoa I often sky"

[fattymattyweasel]

Seven minutes seem to be so short

[FoMyMusic]

What would i want? To see animal collective live

[carlosslim42]

@FoMyMusic just saw them live on some tabs. a mindblowing experience

[thetiltroom]

@FoMyMusic

I dropped the ball when they played in Pittsburgh by not seeing them. (Dissapointment face after bad decision).

[FoMyMusic]

@thetiltroom i forgot i posted that. i actually did see them live at the merriweather over the summer thooo so awwtraw

[RlOlG]

@FoMyMusic faggot.



[FoMyMusic]

@RlOlG haha you're right. i dont even remember writing that i sound like a douche i did end up seein them live doe so whats good niggah

[quinn0404]

@FoMyMusic Not to offend you, but AC is not that good live.

[FoMyMusic]

@quinn0404 in my experience they're pretty fuckin good live but whatevz breh

[TheOctavia17]

This song would have been perfect for INCEPTION!!!!!!!!

[SuperAleaiactaest]

I really like the differences between this version and the version from the EP. Does anyone know if Animal Collective adds a lot of improvisation or special mixing live?

[shreadhead96]

@SuperAleaiactaest they really do iprov live....especially if they do older songs with the acoustic guitars

[5mscott]

Nobody has even mentioned the Grateful Dead in these comments...The majority of this song is sampled from Unbroken Chain and the lyics are actually "Willow, Sky I often wonder why". Not "what would I want Sky..." Both amazing songs-But give credit where credit is due. You can thank the Grateful Dead for the explosion of Jam bands, psychedelic music, and music festivals in general... If it wasnt for them this song wouldnt even exist....

[roscoskate383]

@5mscott I always thought that they sampled that from Unbroken Chain, but I wasn't sure.

[56aviatordude]

@5mscott As long as we're giving props where they're due, we can thank Thomas Edison for inventing the light bulb, for without it I'm sure many things would not have existed today.

[thetellurian]

@5mscott and so you're also saying if it wasn't for some ancient ancestor of of Garcia this wouldn't exist, but no one is thanking them....

[MicahBuzan]

i want this song in my head forever

[sanfranlovesit]

ellessdee

[Musicasaurus]

The lyrics to this song are perfect.

[martyaaa]

amazing

[sfdallator]

i also want sky

[alganja]

let Phil song . . . love the Dead sample

[taylorbee]

12 people should go back to nickelback

[riseredstar]

@taylorbee excuse you, not everyone has the unbelievably unique musical taste you seem to be gifted with by god himself.

[owlertheprowler]

fuck drugs. has anyone ever heard of being creative?? i pity people who can't achieve this state of mind without drugs. XXX

[evantstowers]

@owlertheprowler I think everyone has the capacity for creativity. People (like musicians) who tend to be more creative also tend to use more drugs. That doesn't mean that drugs make you a more creative person necessarily, but it could mean that some people find certain drugs help them be more creative. I am thankful for the drugs who have helped some of my favorite musicians make music. Not all good music was inspired by drugs, but a lot of good music was.

[xinjinbei]

old glasses clinking and a

new order's blinking and I -

I should be floating but I'm weighted by thinking

that I got on the river

really can't make you change

when the sky gets filled up too fast

and the taxi man's saying, "you better

give me some money; stop daydreaming, dude"

when the point of horizon is hiding from you

what would you want? sky

[bibekd]

badass beat. better than the ep version

[Racsojuno]

What a brilliant tune.

[gmoney474747]

this song is awesome, and so are drugs

[boyODD]

@gmoney474747 Drugs have been proven to rot your brain and cause mental breakdown resulting in paranoid schitzophrenia....drugs are not "cool"

[hockeybum90n5]

@boyODD depends on the psyche

[hockeybum90n5]

@boyODD depends on the psyche

--psychology phd candidate 

[int0xipolitan]

@boyODD o rly? when has that been proven? please cite your sources.

[boyODD]

@int0xipolitan its hallucinogenic drugs and its been proven they rot holes within ure brain i will not "cite" the sources the affects of such drugs should be known by all as for substances liek coke,crack,meth and heroine which all have high risk of dependancy ..why fuck ure lives up over drugs...

[int0xipolitan]

@boyODD wow, do you not even know what cite means? you're a joke. no, hallucinogens do not "rot roles within ure brain." stop spreading misinformation.

[boyODD]

@int0xipolitan lmao that actually made me laugh..first thing i do know what "cite" means xD and second where are you getting this info about hallucinogenic drugs NOT rotting your brain? lol a joke haha fine then im a joke

[int0xipolitan]

@boyODD tell you what, kid. go ahead and google "can hallucinogens rot your brain?" i'll wait.

[rayfrei]

@boyODD You got shit for brains kid, or are you just some elementary school ass clown thats being fed bullshit information?

[drdread70]

Hey everyone, I just smoked eight bowls of primo shit and listened to some music on YouTube. I'm soooooooooooooooo toasted right now.

Nobody cares to hear your stoned diatribes. Enjoy the music and grow up.

[Armistice0]

@drdread70 Nobody cares or you don't care? Speak for yourself.

[Mattp772]

drugsssssssssssssssssss

[usmc15111]

This Song is about what goes on in your mind when your listening to music while under the influence of psychedelics... think of your brain as a living thing... The intro represents nerves sending sound waves to the brain and in effect are stimulating the brain... remember this is the BrAiNs story.... The vocals represent sub-concious thinking and the whole wall of sound represents the euphoria gained through simultaneously listening to music and being StoNeD. This wont make sense tomorrow

[zanfankid]

this version is absolutely fantastic, even better than the album version!

[RustyHandmadeGuitar]

WOW. i accidentally played the video while playing it on itunes while high. FUCKING CRAZY, i dont even know what im typing, fuck

[cheismcwhorter]

@RustyHandmadeGuitar what does that even mean highguys

[lurcherlongdog]

This is gleaming. I feel a cup of tea and an Aero coming on. The big question is....Original or Mint? Tough one. Any suggestions, people?

[clayhillin]

All of you, stop talking about stupid shit. Just stop.

[EIAercle]

The intro is amazing!

[MBMilesArd]

Please don't ever stop making music AC! This song is amazing, so soothing and relaxing.

[kingchongoo]

how could you skip the intro?!

[jimidumdum]

@kingchongoo

Yea total agreement.

[Kashyap110]

The intro is awesome

[katbabix96]

i usually skip the intro till 3 minutes in haha. this song is sweet, Grateful Dead sample is awesome.

[mewithoutyoul]

@katbabix96 what part of the song is that?

[multivioletmolly]

@katbabix96 thats no way to listen to ac

[thephantom0]

Well said evantstowers. i dont get high anymore, but i dont need to with amazing music like this. Puts me on another higher plane. Someone needs to upload I Think I Can. Incredible song. Hella diggin Fall Be Kind

[JohnA559]

This damn song is so awesome

[bostonhuski]

ive been meaning to buy thier cd! but im effin broke!! gah.... animal collective is awesome... ganna watch my gurls after this! what now!

[ligfsing]

great tune.

[OlderWaiter]

ac is so amazing. i saw them at lollapalooza - pretty high - and the experience is burned into my brain. this song in particular.

and i agree with Evans. whether i'm high or not, i feel high when i listen to ac. their music just slips its way into your brain and effects you.

[PrincipleCarpathia]

Epic masterpiece.....

[eulbfeather]

just listen geeks!!!

[moephishron1]

this is siiiiick

[evantstowers]

Just because Animal Collective's music is so powerful and entrancing as to put one into a hypnotic, drug-like state, does not mean that they are music for druggies. This music does go well with drugs, because it enhances the psychedelic experience, but anytime I feel like going into a trance, whether high or not, I like to put them on.

[orecchioj]

@evantstowers hell yeah dude

[ncpproductions]

@evantstowers so true

[soulskater100]

good for you :D

[TheScienceguy77]

@evantstowers Very well put, thats the way it is with pretty much every band I like. Sober or high the music is still great.

[woodwardg]

@evantstowers Hallelujah, brother.

[imraw17]

@evantstowers i dont always listen to them when im high! they relax me with some of their songs while im in school so yah whoever said that is an idiot.

[platypae333]

@evantstowers I don't do drugs and I love their music. And I'm against some drugs... not pot... pot's fine...

[evantstowers]

@platypae333 I'm glad that your not against pot even though you don't do it. We need more people like you. Thank you for being open minded.

I'm the same way, I am more "against" some drugs and not others. Although being against certain drugs doesn't mean I think we should lock everyone up who chooses to use them. I think that money is better spent on education and rehabilitation. 

[platypae333]

@evantstowers Thank you! We waste our time and money paying attention to these stupid little details in life and forget that we're throwing away what's important. Our government spends (wastes) time on making sure laws like, maintaining (or trying) no one smoking pot, they could use that time and money on say, properly educating the citizens, I know the law opens up job opportunities in a way but I'm sure with new money they could open new programs and other job opportunities would go with that.

[evantstowers]

@platypae333 Why, thank you! I am so happy that you understand that these laws are very wasteful, and that our society would be much better off without them.

The USA has the highest incarceration rate IN THE WORLD. The laws are enforced against minorities at a way higher rate then Caucasians (the rates of use are the same). Once you get a felony you can't vote, get public housing, get money for college, etc. It is the new Jim Crow for the 21st century.

[platypae333]

@evantstowers I am not american. I am canadian but I can definitely see what you mean, I agree. I think part of the reason the US has such a high incarceration rate is because of the legal drinking age. 21? Really? Here it's 19 or 18 and I think it's too old.

[evantstowers]

@platypae333 Our high drinking age causes a lot of binge drinking for those under 21. It also causes a lot of young people to seek out pot instead of alcohol because pot is consistently easier to obtain for those in high school.

The fact that the prohibitionists are accomplishing the exact OPPOSITE of their stated goal (keep pot out of the hands of children) is dumbfounding.

[platypae333]

@evantstowers It's funny how we've all figured this out and the government (or at least most of it) hasn't.

[medullabeast55]

@evantstowers weed is awesome alcohol sucks

[scorppwr92]

@medullabeast55

ha dude yeah

[94ddare]

@medullabeast55 Agreed.

[woodwardg]

@evantstowers Amen brother.

[macrofocus1988]

@evantstowers I am allowed to thumbs this up 90 times?

[thunderbird06]

@emogaara33. Just to be a totally unneeded grammar nazi, it should be Animal Collective are amazing. I know it sounds silly, but try to replace Animal Collective with they. You wouldn't say They is amazing! Haha. Unless you're a hick?

But yes, they is/are amazing.

[tajto]

i like this more than the studio version

[wAwAEYEwantBlueSky]

Me too. Me too.

[mikeweckstein]

WOW I'm just doing my math homework in the morning, but this is making it so much easier to cope with lol

[crazy8rgood]

They see you trollin'

They hatin'

[vicesquad08]

hahaha

[CrystallineCowboys]

I dont understand why you would take the time to post a comment on how much you dislike a song. Some music takes a complex breaking down of the timing and sounds to properly digest and appreciate the music. If you don't like it, then that is your opinion. But you should still appreciate the complexity of the song and respect other peoples opinions. When you form an intelligent and respectful response to a video, you save yourself from being ridiculed and looking like a fool.

[kerriek123]

so good!

[mike4390116]

look like you didn't even need drugs to be a dipshit

[manshowboy487]

yeah dude you're an idiot, we don't want to talk to you

[manshowboy487]

I don't care which about the direction they take, there a 3 or 4 albums of theirs that makes me have an enormous amount of respect for this band. and their show was amazing both times. hey bro, what kind of music do you listen to?

[mike4390116]

yeah i don't really care what type of music he listens to, the point i was making was the prevalent spelling mistakes and use of caps lock throughout his post that made it rather unpleasant to read

[TheDivineAberration]

@andyrobertson1212 wait, are you whining about people labelling them, when you just labelled it druggie music..? good one!

[andyrobertson1212]

@TheDivineAberration LEARN TO READ DEPTH THAT WILL HELP YOU

[TheDivineAberration]

@andyrobertson1212 Bitch best be trollin, either that or your completely retarded.

[beauceron]

I have know idea how the future will remember, AC. But calling this song retarded is a misfire.

[fullonnight]

Retarded. Most overrated band of all time. In ten years no one will have any idea who they are.

[yankee91]

Looks like we have a fall out boy fan on board, of course you wouldnt understand the music.

This comment is as futile as your music taste.

[moephishron1]

@fullonnight dude animal collective isnt that good, but this song has unbroken sampled in it, so its good

[emogaara33]

Animal Collective is amazing :D

[Swiftlygothedays]

I had a really bad headache today. I listened to some Animal Collective, including this song. The headache stopped. The blending of all the various elements in this is so soothing.

[Ryanbreen8]

i heard this song on the radio (cambridge,ma) a month ago and it blew my mind...summertime clothes and my girls are also great tracks...

[roxxi182218]

uhm, this is fucking amazing. buccub you can fuck off.

[buccub]

what are you talking about? it's not even music it's just...it's nothing

[roxxi182218]

well, thats your opinion. obviously you dont see the greatness behind this song

[ailbubble]

We appreciate your contributions to YouTube. Have a nice day : )

[ClueSign]

Can you just stop counting off the song's time sigs and just enjoy it? Don't over-intellectualize and self-buzz-kill. Life's too you-know-what; smoke a bowl, kick back, enjoy. Unowhamsayin'?

[DShadow911]

YEAH DO SOME DRUGS

[TheDivineAberration]

@VgaBnDMovMnT where does the 6/8 come into this?!

[skwerlfish33]

never? its in 7/8

[TheDivineAberration]

@skwerlfish33 i know thats what i thought but some guy was talking about part of it being in 6/8...

[Ccolebrooked]

Oh shit for real. I love these rarer time signatures.

[glassminimalist]

@Ccolebrooked 7/8 FTW! 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 are much overused in the West.

[LfunkeyA]

@glassminimalist

4/4 FTW. time signatures are overrated.

[andgon7]

I disagree with the 7/8. I think there's 1 beat at 7/8 and another at 6/8. So it turns to be a 13/8. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe not. Quizás, quizás, quizás...

[swimmerfly88]

@andgon7 no it's in 7/8; AC likes to put bass drum hits in strange places and I think that's where you are getting tripped up.

[andgon7]

@swimmerfly88 I remember counting each beat and I was so sure that was it.

And now when I count, it's a perfect 7/8. You win this one, mutta fka

So I dare you to another round: youtube.com/watch?v=9zKBPBSJel­4

The faceless woman used to be my teacher. What is she playing?

[swimmerfly88]

@andgon7 hahaha. i think you sent me a broken link : /

[xLedZombiex]

wish they were better live :/

[fctorino]

This version has a deeper bass than the iTunes version.

[roxonogueira]

the ep version's more intense...but this is good too

[rollandsausage]

This song reminds me of a dream I never had.

[xLedZombiex]

This reminds me of a dream I WANT to have.

[Kodama28]

what a dumb comment. i dunno how it got so many thumbs up

[rollandsausage]

Judging by the comments on your page all you seem to do is leave negative comments about other people. Maybe you need to look at why that is. I don't know if you just crave attention or you just need a hug, either way I feel sorry for you.

[Kodama28]

it's retarded and makes no sense. you're trying to sound like some philosophical douche and failing miserably. then again, 17 morons agreed with you so...

[etiennehache]

@Kodama28

not morons... just people who are fucked up on drugs.

[lurcherlongdog]

@rollandsausage Er...okaaaay.

[charleeinwonderland]

@rollandsausage this song is the dream you never had. :)

[dudeitsbryce]

Amazing!!

[mike4390116]

better than the studio version imo

[MicahBuzan]

@mike4390116 i thought this WAS the studio version. i guess that goes to say how amazing this band is

[NervousNerdReview]

@MicahBuzan i like this better than the studio version