GOLDFRAPP - CLOWNS

[navidestia]

me encanta y recuerda a cocteau twins!!

[adamkentwaugh]

@angie4josh I agree with the subject matter but I thought the metaphor of balloons was referring to fake boobs!

"Only clowns would play with those balloons

What d'ya wanna look like Barbie for

Dear oh Lord, it's easy

Roasting, roasting, roasting deed

Mahagony

Titties that live on and on and on and on"

Maybe not so much a metaphor in that last line...

[Soshize]

@dave8uk - it would be better if you had something in your mouth :p

[deve8uk]

beautiful, but would be better without something in her mouth while shes singing.

[productions271]

Absolutely beautiful



[cnkl911]

Beautiful song. I am 24, male, and not gay.

[TheFsharpminor]

@cnkl911 So? Music is a universal beauty. It doesn't have an age, a gender or a sexuality. You don't need to justify yourself to appreciate something.

[cnkl911]

@TheFsharpminor Yeah you're right. It's just that others might have doubts when a guy like me listens to this kind of music. But I should care less ;)

[MarcoVerona88]

thumbs up if you discovered thi sosng thanks to the movie "viktoria decides to die"

[Babelfish112]

This makes me shiver every time! Most beautiful I have ever heard :')

[j33l3n]

this is awesome, i was just wondering what software etc you used to edit and create this, it's amazing and i ma looking for new software as i am currently filming and editing for various projects as part of my degree, so any information on what you used at all would be much appreciated.

excellent job it's so fitting and is amazing!

[lukepaivamovie]

beautiful.. wow.. thank you for this video... i loved it, i mean it..

[aptsys]

Can't understand a word of this song!!

[Silverbirch4444]

@aptsys ha ha yes your right, I remember from the lyrics that she says titties that live on and on. Love this track.

[snackarskitgratis]

I love the footage, it's absolutely beautiful.

[maccagrabme]

I don't mind the song but it sounds like she has just been to the dentist. By the way she sounds nothing like Kate Bush, not even vaguely similar.

[NatalieSpa]

ah this sends me trippin~!

[TheoryOfAll]

that´s some nice footage. Fits the song.

[barchetta575m]

I LOVE Alison Goldfrapp!!!

[XtraXpresso]

nice video, but i don't see any clowns.

[lunesta77]

great video

[Poonard]

This band has something for everyone, it's inspiring as hell! They have the really corky goofy pop songs, they have the trippy spiritual songs, they have the attitude songs <3 <3 and she is gorgeous.

[mexou]

Hahaha, I was thinking about Kate Bush and I see I'm not the only one ^^

[lauri1970]

very beautiful song

[tiamatefalco2]

what language is this?

[ilikethepixies301]

@tiamatefalco2

haha, english

[KimberlyLaRoux]

@tiamatefalco2 english

[JiNmUgEnFuU231]

@tiamatefalco2 Lol, English!

[Jennifru]

lovely sound but funny context

[apocaliptube]

...che animali nobili...

[OOnter]

NO WAY ! .. Kate Bush own This women voice LOL .. poore Kate if see this statement of yours it's harshing :F

[mixakus]

stupefacente !!! ^_^

[monis745]

hermoso video!!!es una cancion tan dulce me encanta!!!goldfrapp es lo maximo ilove you!!!

[bebegirlartist]

beautifully done footage! i love this song it makes me cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but with happy relaxed tears!

[Lisiberttt]

I totally love this song!!!

[cjdakahank]

she sounds similar to sigor rous

[jwallis123]

the video has a very low-fi boards of canada feel : )

[PerfectionPath]

wonderful song

[tiamatefalco2]

this is really lovely ?

[jwallis123]

i thought this was the actual video for this and thought wow, it's brilliant, then i saw it's by you! Outstanding! from what i can tell, the rest of goldfrapp's work is bland electronic stuff but this song is gorgeous.

[kaaeyl]

your soo right jwallis123, lucky you didn't waste any time listening to it. phew :p

[snowball1988]

@jwallis123 have you heard anything on their 1st (felt mountain) album?

[jwallis123]

@snowball1988 not sure, mostly poked around on other youtube offerings. i'll give it a spin

[natooos]

we had a similar idea haha :) yours is better aniway

[ihaveatechnical]

bumming people, ha!

[ah258]

i forgot to add, i also ejaculate whist watching this all over myself, i like it when it fills my belly button.

[kaaeyl]

ah ha, ah258, always wondered what that was for,

handy eh :o)

[ah258]

well yes it is; I do not ahve a hairy body neither so there is no issue of congelment if you know what I mean :)

[kaaeyl]

cool, make a great ashtray, i have a very large hairy body with a mind of it's own.

[ah258]

would you like to swap body pics?

[kaaeyl]

ah ah258, the large hairy body i referred to is a

cuddly alsatian called Guthrie :D n soz m' friend i'm attached to my face :-+

[ah258]

but babycakes.....???? I love you

[kaaeyl]

i love you too', but before you splash out on

me, my long time partner & friend always comes first.

[ah258]

I will buy you some quavers?

[kaaeyl]

cheesy wotsits or nothing.

lets leave this song & it's comments because i do love this song, the video & Allison

[ah258]

deal

[ah258]

i actually think the footage works very well with the music. i love this song so much. i love bumming people to this song and watching the video at the same time.

[kaaeyl]

are you mentally replacing the people with ducks

do you think, (^_^)/

[ah258]

haha sometimes...especially if the person is not very attractive. Which is most the time ;(

[manumoka]

Beautiful song, voice, and arrangement. And I love it.

Interesting (and totally surprising) lyrics, but the way she pronounces the words are beyond weird.

[yashka200]

Is this song taking the piss out of Jordan's tits? check the lyrics... I do hope so. Top...........

[katewinterborne]

Talk about radiant ignition! Awesome! May I have permission to paint some of the water scenes if I give you credit?

[Hobbes724]

good job on the video

[Kickomrmou]

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da quest anno c'è anche il cinema 4d, imperdibile!

[RoOoGena]

this vidos is amazing amazing

omg ... I love it with the song ..

thanxxxxxxx

[poisonouspropaganda]

Nice Job!!

[Mamma123456]

haha, this song reminds me of indians, it's so calming =)

but i TOTALLY love it <3

3.07 you can hear birds, haha!

[etherealromance]

"only clowns would play with those ballons...

what do you want a barbie for?"

lmao it's an amazing song really, but very hard to comprehend what she's saying.

that's why i love her though<3

her lyrics are AMAZING

[cuteykitten3]

Echoes of Joni Mitchell

[JohnJohnYeah]

That was wonderful. The video and the song suit very well indeed :)

[raz1980]

that's lovely. you have made great work. and I would like to see more of this:)Good choice of music:)

[xleabearx]

this song was played at my nans funeral, sucj an amazing song, which suits my nan really, every time i hear it now it rmeinds me of her, and great video footage, went very well tbh :)

[Gagavision9000]

I don't mean to impose, but why would a song about fake tits remind you of your nanna?

[Themusiman1]

No idea

[xleabearx]

cause it was played at her funeral, and i never said the lyrics, its just the music to it, quite pretty music.

[agmorlan2]

@xleabearx I don't want to rain on your parade or anything, but this song is about, as Alison describes it, "fake tits".

Look up "Goldfrapp talk about Lil Wayne" and you'll see what I'm talking about.

[angie4josh]

@agmorlan2 I found the meaning more metophorical as in "Only clowns would play with those balloons..." relating to women feeling they have to embrace a certain image , behave a certain way that the media promotes. or surround themselves with certain people to be deemed as beautiful. ie the balloons are all of those concepts tied in a bow and Goldfrapp perhaps is relfecting on times she mistakenly felt the "balloons" was something important to have, thus refering to herself as a clown.

Clever!

[jessiebooheartsdr]

@angie4josh its actually about breast implants...

[wearetheggmeninit]

@angie4josh Dude(tte), you're the clever one! She may have had no intention of the sort at all but I really like you're reflection on the words (and I hope she did!) Nice one

[angie4josh]

@wearetheggmeninit It was me Josh that made that comment, Thanks!

[simonhamid]

My favourite track from the album. Great film work. Childhood memories of watching Super 8s on the wall. Thanks

[FeralChildBuff]

This is some awesome footage, It really fits the song. Beautiful images to a beautiful song. Great work. :)

[AgyDeyn]

Beautiful song. God, I think I love Goldfrapp. They are so wierd and different...

And your video is great:)

[StrangeFlavoredRey]

I think the adjective that best describes them would be:

EPIC.

[ttimothymurphy]

wow, i thought this was the official song video, it's really atmospheic

[OneWest72nd]

"I was dreaming of the past" - John Lennon

[bojler1]

omg milzah01

[adele52]

Wow!

x

[Milzah01]

its those balloons,

i have the album and the lyrics are on it !

[pushit316]

I second that notion

[angie4josh]

ok... as im watching this im realy frightened because im half expecting to see IT coming out from behind a tree or some shit.

[HomoGoldfish]

change your dealer

simple

[Milzah01]

the lyrics are on the album and it goes

only clowns would play with those balloons,

what do you wanna look like a barbie for?

etc etc..

[nalesnikzjagodami]

piękne.

[Idreamoftahini]

Can I point those of you who are trying to work out the words of this song to another version by alison mouldfrapp - look for one of the video's below with the lady in a red dress with balloons...

[smolicek04]

nice....I love this song :)

[tareqtechsoir]

the footage is so lovely deer..

bravo..

[thyy]

goooood song..

[pathop]

THIS SONG IS BLISS

[Milzah01]

is it just me, or can you not understand what she is saying half the time?

haha

[boxmanisawesome]

hahahahahahahhahahaha yeah...i can actually

[Elzibubb]

The base is just MIND blowing in this song.

[porcina]

I love this song.. used to listen to ir before going to bed.

Then I found out that it was about breast implants... I read it on The Onion.

really really random.

I still love it!!!

[boxmanisawesome]

how is that random...

[crscott88]

wonderful video and song, it gets me every time. i love the way the birds sort of de-materialize with light and there is on scene where its all dark but for one light bird, birds have alway represented the soul or spirit, thank you 7th tree

[Franzdude]

I've just finished crying my eyes out watching this. This particular song and this particular place mean so much to me. Thank you for posting.

[Boardy1976]

Shes like a modern day Enya, in this song.

[CineRecon]

This song reminds me of a certain girl I know

The melody that is,

I have no clue what the lyrics say..

[Knyte77]

It's about breast implants. Yeah, I know. Ruined the magic for me a bit too.

[CineRecon]

A good song can mean whatever you want it to. So for me it's about something else. Just like an abstract painting.

[joanofnarc]

We need to see more of this outrageously talented goldfrapp.

[jayk7777]

This song makes me laugh!!

[walbatto]

english is not my first language, sorry about that

[walbatto]

I like the fact that most people don't seem to realize that this song is, in part, talking about breast implants

'only clowns would play with those ballons

why do you wanna look like Barbie for?

Dear oh Lord, it's easy to do'

amazing footage, this song is pure bliss and so is your footage. could be the original video!

[tangerinewolf]

This is an excellent video.

[blkbelt2004ab]

John Taylor of duran duran likes this group and loves this song

[sirromyrag]

love this song,fits your video too,:)

[goa1701]

Just stop and listen to this...it's amazing...I like it so mush I'm going to get the album.

[redkennedy]

amazing visuals. heart song x

[1985john]

nice job. i love this song

[Marubi2]

very Madredeus actually.

[westend1]

Definitely inspired by the film the wicker man

[meerkatlady]

Dunno about this its different from what i usally like, but its kind of lovely.

[badboyrhythmdub]

Wasnt being negative Carbonego,was just surprised thats what the song was about. I think its quite funny now i know. Didnt realy pay much attention to the lyrics before.

[Bregon85]

Only clowns would listen to this song

[amyparking]

I say, such formidable sophistication went into your comment, such a clever reference to the song's title!

[funnytimeofyear]

Quite. Ripping high quality derision, there. Jolly shame it got a negative score. Guess he'll just have to go back to his dissonant alt-rock.

[amyparking]

hmmm, I live for dissonant alt rock... never understood why should one be pressed to choose between Emil Gilels and Captain Beefheart, Sinatra and Robert Smith, Pixies and Goldfrapp when one can in fact enjoy all these worlds

[funnytimeofyear]

True. The spectrum of music is wide and wonderful, is it not? :)

[HeyItsTheGodDamn15th]

crybabyyyyyyy!!!

ps I love this song

[mark902]

i think it's hilarious. "only clowns would listen to this song". it's so obvious and simple. which is what makes it hilarious. i love this song, i always love the slurry word songs she does, well they. but that comment was still hilarious. unfortunately i can't put a thumbs up, it's like, greyed out. but i love to thumbs up everyone elses thumbs down, even if i don't agree with it, you should still be able to be heard. "freedom of speech is where it's at"-madonna's 1990 rock the vote.

[enchiladah]

I think thumbs down comments are the one's most heard because thats mostly what eveyrone wants to read. But I do agree.

[Stenuo83]

really nice video!!!

love this song!

[bormasina76]

Amazing song. Interesting video concept.

[Carbonego]

I love how beautiful this song is even though it's about plastic surgery and fake tits.

[badboyrhythmdub]

Realy?

[Carbonego]

Yeah. Why did I get a negative comment mark? Listen to the lyrics.

'Only clowns would play with those balloons. Why do want to look like Barbie for?'

'Titties that live on and on and on.'

It's all there. And I also said that I loved it. It's a gorgeous song. Actually, the 'day and night I'm watching you' could mean it's also about pornography. I'm not too sure about that though.

[racinglarva]

kinda hard to listen to the lyrics when she mumbles like that.

[lander77477]

her live version of this is even better, its posted here on youtube somewhere

[RMCKIE]

At first I really thought I did not like the album but it has grown on me and now I love it like all their albums/singles.

[stuart469]

nice vid but if u listen the song is about fake tittys, allison has a wicked sence of humour and once i slept with her, at uni, only slept alass

[niclasroberts]

usually after i've been close enough to sleep with someone i am capable of spelling their name correctly.

you're a muppet.

[Arke]

you'd be surprised how often names are lost in the journey of racking up one-night stands. ;(

[Sophiieez]

YOU'RE JOKING RIGHT?? :O

[Bath29]

I love Goldfrapp just got Seventh Tree. I think there is alot of Kate BushyNess going on in this New Album but i love it and the way she has a diffrent style for each Album.

[Dethmeister]

Really nice video. Is that an Italian park or cemetery? Lovely place. This is the first time I've heard this new song and I like that it's not a disco song. I really like Black Cherry and Supernature was ok but Felt Mountain is my favorite. Guess I need to check out the new album.

[raiderwarlord99]

Is this song influenced by Ethereal Wave

[penelope7777]

love it :)

[theswordfish29]

Great album, the more i listen to it, the more i like.But does anyone else think it she has a pillow over her face when she's singing this song. : )

[scamps218]

She totally sounds like it :)~... Though I think the muffled voice makes it sound eerie and mysterious. I really love the sound.

[DEREKNEILSON]

This was amazing.

[japaneselibrarian]

This song feels like the safe and calm time when we are still inside our Mom.

And the video you made...Golden!

[spiritchaser11]

this song reminds me a lot of Cocteau Twins...beautiful anyway :)

[tomsega]

I just had to write a review for this for my student newspaper, and a large section relies upon the assumption that she says "Dear oh lord it's easy" (I was comparing the emotional mood of this album to those previous).

The more I listen to the album the less it seems to sound like this to me.. but other people say this is what it says on the album sleave?

[TheredGuy]

Following is taken from the handwritten lyrics booklet in the limited edition CD. Guess you were right :)

"Only clowns would play with those balloons

what 'dya wanna look like Barbie for?

dear oh lord it's easy

roasting roasting roastin

deed mahagony

titties that live on + on + on on +on

only clowns would play with those balloons

passive when I'm in record day + night I'm watching you"

[nathanb27]

love the footage. it's so pretty. and the song is awesome. good job!!! :D

[Elzibubb]

This song is like, immense...

[pericoamarillo]

Thanks so much for this...I love your footage

[agg188]

I think she purposely made the lyrics hard to understand. But its genius!!! Cuz i only listen to her lovely tone of voice and not words that i can actually consciously register.

[Joseppi2007]

I agree - i was treading the slip inside the album and the words sound totally different

[Joseppi2007]

I agree - i was treading the slip inside the album and the words sound totally different

[charlie1004]

Looks like EVERYONE was wrong (including me!)!!! :) The lyrics are: Only clowns would play with those ballons What d'you wanna look like Barbie for? Dear oh lord, it's easy Rosting, roasting, rosted indeed, mahogony Only clowns would play with those ballons Passive when I'm in record, day and night I'm watching you Rosting, roasting, rosted indeed, mahogony Titties that go on on and on, on and on Quite frankly, I think this is the most genius song writing I've EVER heard! Olliex

[Jascx]

lol! you're joking right?

[LoneConformist]

I wish the lyrics were left untranslated. Then I could've pretended this was a fair-to-middling Cocteau Twins track.

[Wormsie]

I've got the deluxe album with the lyrics booklet, and what he wrote is pretty much correct. :)

[charlie1004]

thanks wormsie ;)

ollie xxx

[charlie1004]

nope lol! got em out the album sleeve think it's amazing!!!

Ollie xxx

[Jascx]

yh i agree, very er... abstract...

[charlie1004]

nope lol! got em out the album sleeve think it's amazing!!!

Ollie xxx

[mrrsavage]

why does the uploader day this is ttheir footage when it is all over the web as the proper video?

[borges82]

I like it a lot. but i cant understand the lyrics, if it has one.

[michelakis]

Beautiful tune. And beautiful footage, I really enjoyed it. Awesome job =)

[cmarks4162]

This song is AWE-INSPIRING and it reminds me of that old Goldfrapp stuff, not that Supernature CRAP

[Jascx]

Supernature was pretty good...

[Chrisfromlehigh]

Supernature WAS crap!

[Chrisfromlehigh]

Felt Mountain was awesome though. I'm just keeping it real.

[MickB0529]

Back to her roots.. this sounds a lot like what she used to do in her first solo album (felt mountain). 5 stars!

[Zzz80]

Nice. There's a hint of Marc Bolan (again)