The Shins - Saint Simon (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

[ninjatakes4321]

@hayden D:i dont want to kill 100 butterflies!or 500 fireflies!XD(another wierd song,i love this one though)

[ejshultz]

This song makes my brain float between my ears

[Moxin667]

@ejshultz That's probably just the acid.

[hayden98000]

thumbs up if you too want to lay in a pile of butterflies

[364pro]

wow, i didn't believe i like this..

[Akoa0013]

Damn you reddit for leading me here.

[FFScantgetadamnname]

can't wait to see them at coachella!

[StaticStatictube]

360p. Seriously Shins? What is this, Africa?

[raicuandi]

@StaticStatictube not cool bro

[Moxin667]

@StaticStatictube Nah, just 2006.

[locandadelingo]

Awwwww! Imma go dig out my Chutes Too Narrow compact disc.

[mastacholi59]

love this song!

[dushiemcbag]

its Reggie

[wintershadows]

Sounds like a david bowie song.

[jaketulane]

I can completely relate to this music video. Is anyone else always running into a camera crew when you go into the woods to jam with your friends? So annoying.

[senechuss]

I'm about to leave, but i can't stop a song of The Shins while it's playing, so i'd rather be late.

[DarKillerize]

When i was 9 i got my first laptop, this song, kissing the lipless and so says i came with it as sample music, now i'm 18 and i still listen to them, it reminds me of the good old days. great music btw.

[ymorel44]

The tip of the penis is regret.

[GSParasite]

The part at the end melts my heart

[TheoRooseWelsh]

I remember when I found it first time, couldn't stop myself listening it.

[FissionNonStop]

Don't know why but this song reminds me of the entire sum of knowledge I have picked up from tons of math courses in university. Quirky, isolated, impatient, yearning for answers.

[thesaintoz]

@FissionNonStop and stoned up to your head, lol.. i know what you mean

[BENGTPAPPA]

du kan helt ärligt ta din hälsobilds rapport och stoppa upp den i analen tills det börjar blöda.

[elhombredltiempo]

Awesome!

[mellah027]

~ Damn. This song is so fierce. I love it. The lyrics and words are so deep and lovely. If only all the music of this generation had that same type of theme. Damn, this world would be a better place already.

[nevets4ever]

Beatles x R.E.M.

[Adawg4008]

really good

[MegaCrasher3000]

This is my favorite Shins song.

[alanjoanhere]

only 240p? WTH

[sephiroth2099]

I remember the first time i heard this song was in 2003 when my dad picked me up from School, when the song first started i was like..."whatt the fuck is this shit?" but when the 1:35 marker kicked in and the song completely changed, I honestly thought it was one of the greatest things I have ever heard. I tried and tried to look for this song on the Internet for years and had no luck...until today :D

[StitchOwen]

@tomoliveras i should rephrase that. the begining of the song is fing unbelievably good. the rest is just amazing.

[KaySeeTalks]

@StitchOwen so ture

[GravyBaybee]

I love this song so much!!!

[StitchOwen]

this song is like a coke; the first sip is really good, then its just ok for the rest of the time

[tomoliveras]

@StitchOwen wierd. i think the complete opposite. it transitions and transitions and transitions perfectly

[jordyqwerty]

MERCY'S EYES ARRE BLUEEE

[li4m]

What a songwriter.

[MrWoho14]

1:34-2:00

one of the most awesome changes of pace ever

[lollipop08xo]

theres no measuring of it as nothing else is love <3

[PNDrocks]

KEWL STUFF REAL KEWL

[TheHourlyChronic]

jesus tapdancing christ! all verse. all good.

[allsnoogle]

- very beautiful arrangement - shimmering thru in a 1960s-psychedelia pop fashion - including the counterpoint harmonies - which would make Bach and the baroque-era classical composers smile...

[hellokittydimaggio]

still stuck on this cd.........after 5 years hahahaahahha

[andreamacri]

my god, I've discovered this song today and I'm gonna destroy my forefinger on the replay button. Love this song.

[ybrik222]

@andreamacri

Don't do that; buy the whole album.

[TheFloodFourm]

listen to the instruments past the guitars

beautiful

[chonches]

the video was made in mexico... near guadalajara...

[JP5109]

FUCK YES

[iamgibbe]

ok but a lil boring

[4rescue]

I'd like to know for sure, but I'm fairly certain they're in OR in this vid (I could certainly be wrong) but it sure LOOKS like NW timber to me eh. I'm pretty fortunate to live in Oregon, being a Rafter/outdoor NUT I'm not sure that I'd be happy anywhere BUT the NW. If you've never been here I'd highly suggest checking out my wonderfull state. Portland is an AMAZING music town and just a really fun place to have grown up. The 90's were AMAZING, I was lucky enough to have been a teenager then

[BAM5636]

@4rescue Yeah I agree. Having lived in the gorge area (Hood River) around the border of WA I have to say the scenery looks pretty familiar to me as well.

[dazril1]

@ImPerFecTi0nISTt eer.

[quikq17]

is that heaven?



[RyanZ1011]

seems like everyone of their songs tells a story

[iamirishguitar]

loving thoes harmonys



[vielbosheit]

The ungraspable nature of reality is so frustrating - we have all this knowledge at it only leaves us with mystery. However, as pleasing as it would be to have a divine, absolute answer, such a thing is unbelievable for the intelligent mind. As tempting as it is to put on a mock defense of belief in childish fairy tales, it's time to step into the night and realize there is no ultimate meaning or purpose to our lives.

And yet... Mercy's eyes are blue... and that solemn warmth inside of you..

[rubik03]

This place is in México! :D

[mwolvert]

Thank you for making this song.

[PeaceLoveandMovies]

the guitar chord bit playing all through really reminds me of red right hand by nick cave and the bad seeds... both good songs

[Garsha420]

Does anyone else think this sounds like a Beatles song? Love these guys :-) Phantom Limb is great video. Also happens to be me and my GF fav song off newer album. This whole album though is awesome!

[justanotherfrog]

@Garsha420 I think it sounds a little more like The Kinks than The Beatles, or like some mix of the two

[PeasGraveny]

@justanotherfrog The Zombies too :)

[historiadorderock]

Are some of the hispanic? They great :-)

[TheKrannyMaster]

Shins xylophone action at its finest lol

[lisilor]

wonderful place...

[Graffqwerty]

Beautiful band!!!

[Kingsnake77]

Lovely and old-fashioned music... Sounds like the seventies... I like it!

[atticus6]

Good song.....horrible video

[mugwamp4]

where was this shot??

[isrsan]

why would a deaf person watch a music video?

[stevij6969]

do deaf people be going round on youtube disliking songs, out of spite because they can't hear? i would like to think not.

[jonathonfizdiz]

@stevij6969 they do! i have seen em! its facecardz little sister and boy is she pissed!



[AxDdWn9491]

Holy Hell they are on Endor!

[4rescue]

@AxDdWn9491 No they're just in Oregon HAHAHAHA... I love that this amazing Local portland band has gotten the recognition they deserve. I remember seeing them at ALOT of small bars and thinking "they are going to make it BIG time..." ... now if we could just get more great bands to get the same recognition and get rid of all this crap pop music that everyone's listening to...

[heidirh]

@4rescue That's awesome that you saw them performing in bars before they were famous : )

Is this video really shot in Oregon? I assumed they were in Mexico or something (where monarch butterflies migrate in the winter -- though I've read that some migrate to someplace in CA too)...

If Monarchs do congregate in OR like that ... That's amazing! : )

[4rescue]

@heidirh Yeah we have Monarch's up here in Southern Oregon. I'm NOT positive that this vid was made in Oregon, it just LOOKS a hell of a lot like our type of forrest up here. It was GREAT the first time I heard them on the radio, I think I'd seen them like a year earlier and I just thought "I KNEW IT!!!!! I KNEW they'd make it big!!!!" I'm so glad they did too, they may not be my FAVORITE band ever, but they're so sonicly pleasing and just very GOOD musicians. Glad to see hometown boys make it

[TheDarthZoso]

@AxDdWn9491 i love ewok monarchs!

[MrLepidottero]

@AxDdWn9491 The shins are actually Ewoks

[EdibleZombie]

@AxDdWn9491 Ahem...I believe you're thinking of the forest moon of Endor.

[whattokyo]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[The0Black0Irish]

Christ Sub Pop, you can't get a high def version? I mean, it's only a gorgeous video, to a gorgeous song, shot in a one-of-a-kind location. that's all. nothing special. High def was made for "real housewives", right? I suppose record label interns aren't quite what they used to be.

[TheVancouverMan]

@The0Black0Irish

I gotta say, I prefer it this way.

[tribesclan545]

@The0Black0Irish look at the upload date youtube didnt have HD then.

[redyomixx]

lol thats not kevin stacey or is he?haha :)

[JTNashville]

I didn't know Kevin Spacey was in the Shins! ; )

[WORLDWIDECHEESECAKE]

BLESSINGS! Anthony Rebello

[Kento617]

This is really peaceful

[mickyhunt]

auditive orgasm

[JCasR3]

Wow this song made me briefly miss high school haha.

[conejwsr]

Kinda reminds me of a new generation Queen or something. not better, not worse, just changed with the times.

[mynteful]

oooh..... come to Denmark dear Shins....

[AlbeitWeird]

48 people are sick of dislike comments

[xxxPrayxForxPlaguesx]

this music came w/ my computer XD

[Kamgtr]

@xxxPrayxForxPlaguesx

Haha yeah! It came with mt hp. x]

[Kamgtr]

@xxxPrayxForxPlaguesx

Haha yeah! It came with my hp. x]

[xxxPrayxForxPlaguesx]

@Kamgtr exactly lmfao!

[xRA1D32x]

I think this music video was inspired by mushrooms

[hinafu2]

Hace tanto tiempo no veía un video entero... Qué bien que haya sido esta banda.

[zetaproduccions]

LOL 47 people like Hannah Banana.

[Bushie1988]

aaagh this song just reminds me of the edinburgh festival ... good times and drunken

[nartard34]

Perfect vid for this song, its so peaceful i could just drift away

[dillygurl]

hm, they must be in mexico during the monarch migration.

[Chico313]

I think I am giving in though...

[nartard34]

@Chico313 DONT GIVE IN!

[onceuponadream24]

its so beautiful the volume can't go high enough

[rougestr]

R.I.P beautiful earth

[BillyTuskan]

@rougestr you give up way to easily

[rougestr]

@BillyTuskan What is said about giving up? simply stating that this earth is being destroyed beyond repairing

[valiumsummer]

@rougestr more like R.I.P. humanity... Earth will shake us like a bad cold and be on with it, we are but the tiniest speck on the timeline of earth's life.

[rougestr]

@valiumsummer Oh i'm not disagreeing on R.I.P humanity at all. We've definitally destroyed this wonderful planet though.

[valiumsummer]

@rougestr I think we've trashed it like a frat party gone wrong... but I don't think we've "destroyed" this wonderful planet. I think we've just made sure we won't live on it much longer. Another "mass extinction" perhaps like the dinosaurs, but earth will recover, new species will evolve etc etc...

[gunnergrunt69]

47 people hate being groovy

[TheSAEmusic]

Enchanting<3

[bluechickenleggs]

Butterflies..nuff said.

[LucMGMT]

46 people dont know what music  is

[MageGus]

this is in michoacan mexico.., ;)

[cuckoo61]

@MageGus lo mismito que pensé ja :D

[TobakEnthusiast]

Amazing band. I bought a computer 5 years ago, the default music on it included the Shins, thats how i found out about them lol...

[kristoffmcewan]

psychedelic old style pop....

i miss so much the '60

[andykins118118]

this band is too good. its just not fair.

[wyzwolenie]

Each song I listen by these guys makes me love them more.

[jwillis5039]

@pansteele thank you, i wish people could just enjoy the videos, and not be so concerned if something is not written properly.

[jwillis5039]

@andykins118118 more like 34 yrs, i didnt respond to his comment, i have had much bigger problems in my life then to let someone bother me about my punctuation, thank you.

[jwillis5039]

@lauraortiz18. thank you, my brother made me a shins cassette tape 3yrs ago, he also got me interested in a group called keane, have you heard of them?

[2amsummernightsx3]

LOVE

[dirbyh]

this song makes me happy.

[DizzyDior12]

FUCK. PREROLLS.

[A113Productions]

I see this being played in a Muppet Movie for some reason

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[alan1320x]

Saint Francis was-A-sissy!

[TheAlexander56]

La la la la, so calm.

[TheAlexander56]

Oh my god, that was AWESOME.

[BilisNegra]

String arrangements remind me of Love's Forever Changes album.

[drobotnikedw]

@BilisNegra thank you so much for introducing me to this band. Its very rare that i find a band with the variety and subtlety that the shins have, sometimes leaving me feeling a bit bored with my music selection. I have a feeling Love will be one of those great bands that only grow on me with time

[BilisNegra]

@drobotnikedw Glad about that all. It's a pity their career did not last longer, btw. Cheers, man!

[toastRAWR]

i'm 10 and i love this band!

[thesunitsalright]

wow this video is amazing!!! a good fit for an amazing song.. so beautiful!

[lmfviolet78]

god this band rocks my socks. whoah!!! i just realized. is this song referring to Simon from the Lord Of The Flies? butterflies are a symbol of Simon's saintliness in that book.

[Olivegal55]

@lmfviolet78

I've looked at the lyrics and I don't think any of it relates to the Lord of the Flies character. :x

[IAmTheAmazingCrystal]

i Love this Song.

[MarshmallowsNCoffee]

Gimme more of that violin please!

[ioriorioriorio]

I like this shit...reminds me of the kinks

[bizzyvictor]

not on some suicidal shit but I could see myslef dying a peaceful death to this song

[gunnerthedenmark]

i love quit music, sad music normally makes me feel sad, course my time in iraq and the lost of 2 dear freinds who fought whit me there, but this normally makes me in a good mood, making me belive in i can make my day go smooth, and dance whit my fiance in the candle lights, good song, helps me cheer up alot

[dezylovessergio]

love the song & video ♥

[rvhawkeye]

Always liked this band from the start. The singer has the best voice. And i grew up in the 60s, so there are some good bands.

[ioriorioriorio]

@rvhawkeye ME TOO, WHAT BAND DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF??? Definitely kinks among otheres!!

[Dlicious16]

I FREAKING LOVE THIS BAND! THEY ROCK MY WORLD!

[ehit88]

43 ppl smoke rock with their parents

[ojrlaxdude201102]

thumbs up for the wicked caterpillar part

[glynchandeliers]

Nice. What a sight to behold also.

[SarahSARAHprenticeee]

43 people are deaf :\

[jochem7890]

@SarahSARAHprenticeee

the clip is equally beautiful so they're actually blind too

[akilamatata]

@SarahSARAHprenticeee 48



[facecardz]

@SarahSARAHprenticeee sadly, more than 43 are, and even more sadly, being deaf is an ACTUAL THING. that ACTUAL PEOPLE are affected by. Get it? NOT a joke.

[Feignable]

@facecardz if it isnt a joke y is it so funny then LOL

[xxvlc]

@facecardz

Sadly, you are adamantly ignoring the figurative nature of her comment. She wasn't suggesting that 43 actual deaf people listened to this song and randomly disliked it. She was simply stating that anyone who doesn't like this song wasn't truly listening to it. But don't listen to me, just go on spreading your righteous superiority nonsense all over youtube, even if it requires ignoring the obvious.

[SDMANUZEP]

@xxvlc Oh just shut the fuck up you pretentious pseudo-intellectual twat.

[jonathonfizdiz]

@facecardz you are an R-tard

[facecardz]

@jonathonfizdiz why? because more than 3 people in my immediate family are completely deaf? its not entirely fun trying to deal with them.

[jonathonfizdiz]

@facecardz yes, you should shove them off something high. then you wont have to ''deal'' with them anymore and that would free you up to have more fun :)

[JoaquinNibali]

@SarahSARAHprenticeee If they were deaf, they would be able to feel the beautiful vibrations.

[nicolas179]

i wonder if they are going to have a concert in mexico

I NEED GOOD MUSIC

[jclanks55]

just because the lyrics hold no weight in your particular life doesn't mean they're pointless, let alone unintelligent. do you people say the same about poetry and prose?

[lmbutz11]

This song screams beatles to me. A perf combo of beatles and ben folds

[Geolaw1]

@1:35 an homage to the great Os Mutantes! I couldn't have been the first to notice this! Search in youtube:

Os mutantes - Le premier bonheur du jour

[SirDues]

I can't believe james mercer would leave these brilliant minds for...broken bells? big mistake.

[Geolaw1]

@SirDues

James Mercer IS the brilliant mind.....behind both bands!