the Sea and Cake / Downtown Chicago

[210210210210]

I regularly visit this video just to here these shimmering dreamy guitars. I wish I could have heard what this sounded like in person. Mearse, one of these days you should send me the full version of this, I don't care how crumby it sounds or if it's vid or not. I just want to make an endless loop of it. Thanks for uploading this.

[HectikLyfe16]

me&myfriends call it the frijole!!:D

yes im beaner

[EFK76]

this song eventually ended up on The Sea & Cakes 2007 release Everybody as the closing track with vocals, called Transparent, beautiful song.

[JerrelMD]

Yeah man.. luv it :']

[quatlen]

Lol I've seen this in person and it is very cool.

[hhhrolling]

SICK -a-go

[master8game]

chi town representinnnnnnnnnnnnn

[blip]

came across this looking for archer prewitt solo songs - gosh, what a great video! i love this

[pavement66]

the sea are from Chi-town, right? (as a group)?

[blip]

yep!

[wherearemybones2]

yeah they are from chicago

[hhhrolling]

I think Chicago is perhaps the ugliest city in America.

[lapsus5]

i remember these guys since the late 80s when they were called SHRIMPBOAT...now the singer is my next door neighbor who comes to some of my art openings every so often(I run an art gallery).

[sunomafry]

Dude just reading, creeping on see and cake posts and man if they're your neighbor thats thee most bad ass thing and we should trade houses...? I live in Beautiful British Coloumbia. ha.

[saharra22469]

@sunomafry GOOD!! KEEP your creepy ass in British Columbia!!

[xxPARAMOREIISLIFEXX]

chicago is a beautiful place

[garvsd]

whats with the creepy on the wall

[Bicyclesidewalk]

Wonderful...

I am huge fan of The Sea and Cake...

loved this.

[b00mface]

almost as cool lookin as frisco

[210210210210]

Mearse, please tell me where you got this 'guitar-only' version of Transparent. I have the record but I've been listening to this version on your video for like 3 days now. Too pretty.

[GangstaPrincess37]

I've never seen the big bean at night...prolly looks purty! i go threw there all the time!

[mynameistoejam]

Is that what that's called? My husband was in Chicago for a couple of months and he took pictures of it. I thought it looked neat.

[just7me7emelia]

its a lot cooler than the sculptures we have in seattle, i was very impressed. it really does connect viewers with it

[Mearse]

it is called cloud gate but people call it the bean... and some guy above calls it poop.

;0)

[BenjaminFordham]

what is the name of that sculpture?

[newsflashgirl]

thanx

[Mearse]

the song - i now know - is called 'transparent' and it is on their new record "everybody".

[newsflashgirl]

what is this song called? or, a melody, I guess it is. it's beautiful.

[Mearse]

and... what should everyone that visits chicago do - ignore it (while on their way to the art institute)?

[Mearse]

regardless of the tourist nature of the spot, betrayal of historical significance or anything else, Kapoor created a sculpture that connects people with the city and, to be honest is both profound and beautiful. (the poop simile doesn't hold up)

*also, it was my intention, and joke, to juxtapose the most touristic spot in chicago with sam prekop and archer prewitt music from a show at the hideout.

but anyway...

you drive to work videos are cool btw.

[upsidexumop]

The tourists are like flies being drawn to poop.

One of the flies is soo impressed that he is recording the poop.

[X0ODii0ORWH0ORE]

i love chicago ! :]]

[zernage]

Great Comppilation of Video and Music. That is truly a fantastic sculpture.

[peopleintrees]

very nice! that sculpture probably looks rad at night.