An friend introduced me to this band months ago, i've been fascinated with The National ever since... too bad we're not friends anymore and I never told her my feelings...
I din't know them until last year. First I got Boxers, then High Violet, and I liked it all so much I've since got everything. I pretty much know now all the songs they've ever put out. Still this is my favourite song of theirs.
@eggsngritstn I have to disagree with you sir. For me the Army is the sentimental thing. I hail from the UK and currently many of its young men are stationed in some of the world's more bloody and unhappy arenas. I do not speak from experience but I can imagine these boys living on a heady cocktail of national pride, feelings of togetherness, a yearning for places and people left behind, situations of instant gratification and emotional toil: all about with sentimentality I think!
@RangerKozak The lyric is: "I gave my heart to the Army, the only sentimental thing I could think of." His heart. His heart is the only sentimental thing he could think of.
@FSP88 yep. Sorry, I guess I spoke too soon. They didn't play it in Raleigh either, but they did in Richmond right before High Violet came out. Too bad it's one of the best tracks on the album...
this is not HQ noutch
jaytube227 20 hours ago
this is beautiful
AndsGallego 4 days ago
1 person doesn't live in a Lemonworld.
Lee1255 3 weeks ago 3
Nothing like slow show
thejerk1126 1 month ago
I always understood it as "The only sentimental thing I could think of was my heart, so I gave it to the army."
TheReckoner007 1 month ago
The drums steal the song every time. Bryan, you rock !
applelover5887 1 month ago
PLEASE COME TO AUSTRALIA!
honeyandwool 1 month ago
Awesome lyric.
breachmania 2 months ago
An friend introduced me to this band months ago, i've been fascinated with The National ever since... too bad we're not friends anymore and I never told her my feelings...
KxK96 2 months ago
@KxK96 lol you wanker, go 4 it
rabby77777 1 month ago
@rabby77777 You think i havent tried to find her or contact her , its like she dissapeared LOL !
KxK96 1 month ago
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You and your drummer live in John Lennon world
dehdehdehdehdehdeh =D
LeCharmeurDeSerpents 2 months ago
dehdehdehdehdehdeh
tyuru2 2 months ago
The raw honesty and beauitful legitimacy pouring through the heart of The National is appreciated
dukuoidu 2 months ago
I'm fascinated of this song...
TheHumgat 2 months ago
the national need to make an album every month to satisfy my cravings
andrewtynan1 3 months ago 3
@andrewtynan1 I guess Mr. November wasn't enough for ya man lol! But im not mad at you =)
Kento617 2 months ago
love it
zazzimatrice 3 months ago
The Most Interesting Man In The World.
phaustx23 3 months ago 5
Matt looks like one of my dad's friends....and yet kinda hot.
DONTMATTERWHATYOUR 4 months ago
@DONTMATTERWHATYOUR I wish my father has friends like him /
Niabella19 4 months ago
Sublime performance..
EYESFORSALE 4 months ago
this is much better than the studio version. the way the the drum beats build up gives me a total bloodbuzz
scarlettscar1 6 months ago 7
@scarlettscar1 You from Ohio? =)
TheRochefort 4 months ago
@TheRochefort haha, no; but a legitimate guess :)
scarlettscar1 3 months ago
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scarlettscar1 3 months ago
beautiful music with a political twist.. still The National is a top band
MrKubbo 7 months ago
Sounds like Slow Show :']
pabspm 7 months ago
These guys are quality live
DuncanRoberts83 7 months ago 6
this song plus england are my favs from last album,top music from top band!
FULHAMSKI 7 months ago
Luv dis song
JjazzyRock 8 months ago
This band next to Motorama are nowadays the best things
that I can listen to when Im felling sad whether im hamppy.
Jauckor 9 months ago
I think this song is about being bored in life.
Kento617 9 months ago 4
WOW
unfocusedfears 9 months ago
@bigsmith513 you make it seem like serving your country is a good thing.
chump177 10 months ago
dzu dzu dzu dzu dzu dzu dzu dzu dzu
matosco 11 months ago
drums are always tight. reminds me of larry mullens jr from U2 with the syncopation
daddycubjudah 11 months ago
I'm totally in shock.....
1roback 11 months ago
my fav song, but WTF is happing to live version?
busypartyboy 11 months ago
amazing!!
monicasolax 11 months ago
I din't know them until last year. First I got Boxers, then High Violet, and I liked it all so much I've since got everything. I pretty much know now all the songs they've ever put out. Still this is my favourite song of theirs.
fac443 11 months ago
@fac443 FIRST I GOT BOXERS.
SlippingHusband 11 months ago
wheres the other brother?!
Cygnusx27 11 months ago
@Cygnusx27 In the back playing keyboards.
fac443 11 months ago
Takes me a day to remember a day...
imstillananimal18 1 year ago
def my fav song on that cd....
krispie333 1 year ago
he has a voice that could make a wolverine purr...
The1armscissor 1 year ago 3
This is a badass live version of an already great song
jacksyi 1 year ago
DL the audio from this clip at thetunify doht cohm.
KessiaErba682 1 year ago
Shoegazer for the new millenium. High Violet gets at least one go-through every other day.
JoseAriel1408 1 year ago
bassist looks like he could be the next dahmer.
thetitan1988 1 year ago 3
I've been slow with this record. And heard this for the first time yesterday and have been listening to it all night and all day today.
I'm gonna be fuckin' sick of it by Monday. Fuck! : /
bodhitaichi 1 year ago
Dududududududududdudu...
ninjabunnyhardcore 1 year ago
..in the top 10 albums in Time magazine??!! more predictably in the top 50 of Q mags top 50 of the year. Happy new year.
blackfrancis55 1 year ago
@blackfrancis55 march 17th Tokyo/Shibuya-I am there mofo!!
blackfrancis55 1 year ago
sipmply beautiful
imilchil 1 year ago
I don't get why this doesn't have more views. Great song, great performance, great quality.
Lee1255 1 year ago 2
Beautiful horn arrangements. Beautiful guitar work by Bryce that reminds me of Johnny Marr. Just f'in BRILLIANT>
swarmmaster 1 year ago
Beautiful
ApocalypseMeow1 1 year ago
Jedna z najlepších kapiel dekády..
One of the best bands of the decade...
VladoJunior84 1 year ago 3
My very favorite from High Violet. Awesome driving music.
vAbsolution 1 year ago
"Cripplingly beautiful. "
The best way to phrase this.
TheUnlucky101 1 year ago
I love the way Matt is so amazingly emotional.
ninjabunnyhardcore 1 year ago 2
Lay me on a table, put flowers in my mouth and we can say that we invented a summer love and torture party……
crv110 1 year ago 3
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crv110 1 year ago
This is a very thoughtful and elegant song.... It sounds so simple, but is profound.
crv110 1 year ago
Cripplingly beautiful.
TUSoccer09 1 year ago 77
@TUSoccer09 I'm shaking at the knees, crippled by the fluent musicianship
laxifist111 1 week ago
Man, this performance is so great. I didn't think this song could GET any better.
Argonaut22j 1 year ago 3
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Argonaut22j 1 year ago
Amazing how the dark lyrics and the beautiful instrumentals go together and gets better the more times you listen :)
taznazgul 1 year ago
I've had High Violet since it came out, and still, the more I listen, the more I am honestly amazed. this music is gorgeous.
arabiandrums5020 1 year ago
The only sentimental thing he could think of is the act of giving his heart to the army.
bfsewell 1 year ago 45
@bfsewell Because war is overflowing with sentiment? Think 'Narration' and 'Irony'.
RiveiraOrkestar 7 months ago
@bfsewell
I know. Strange that. I also don't get why he keeps claiming we think he enjoys being brought to the flood. Weirdo.
aclcox 6 months ago in playlist The National
@bfsewell i thought that sentimental thing is heart and not the act of giving his heart to the army
lolayorke 2 months ago 8
@eggsngritstn I have to disagree with you sir. For me the Army is the sentimental thing. I hail from the UK and currently many of its young men are stationed in some of the world's more bloody and unhappy arenas. I do not speak from experience but I can imagine these boys living on a heady cocktail of national pride, feelings of togetherness, a yearning for places and people left behind, situations of instant gratification and emotional toil: all about with sentimentality I think!
chrisfromskins 1 year ago
The only sentimental thing he can think of is the Army. What a depressing life he must lead...
RangerKozak 1 year ago
@RangerKozak The lyric is: "I gave my heart to the Army, the only sentimental thing I could think of." His heart. His heart is the only sentimental thing he could think of.
eggsngritstn 1 year ago
@eggsngritstn i kinda liked rangerkozak's interpretation
imgordonfreeman 1 year ago
I hope they play this when they come to Houston.
FSP88 1 year ago
@FSP88 they will
bfsewell 1 year ago
@bfsewell They didn't play it, but it was still an amazing show. Hope they come again soon.
FSP88 1 year ago
@FSP88 yep. Sorry, I guess I spoke too soon. They didn't play it in Raleigh either, but they did in Richmond right before High Violet came out. Too bad it's one of the best tracks on the album...
bfsewell 1 year ago
I like this band,very clever writing,as good as Simon Bath.
BarflyBrookz 1 year ago