You know I think this is the first song I've heard, that references death in such a joyous way, with a happy melody. Usually death is sung about in such a sad way.
This is one of the most horrifying and beautiful things that I've ever heard. Honestly, I do believe that he's religious, simply because he mentions it in most of his music, and apparently he's said that he is. But just because someone believes in God doesn't mean their some some stuck up ass hole. I believe in God, but that doesn't mean I shove it down people's throats. And he isn't singing anything to get laid. His lyrics are actually quite amazing if you listen to his stuff and pay attention.
@jalle71002 Actually, this song really isn't religious at all. You may think so from that line "death will give us back to God," but that simply is part of the story he is telling in the song, not part of his beliefs, or beliefs that are being preached in the song. Dun worry :D
@toscathe Oh you, all I'm saying is that is dislike the religious background of the band and their music, BUT that I think they make really nice music, in which they are telling a nice story. Its just the religious part thats bothering me..
@jalle71002 I actually don't think that it is religious... What makes you think so? Because I'm an atheist, and I find "I'm happy just because I found out I am really no one" to be a really comforting thought... But I never linked any of this to god or whatnot...
Hey guys lets just continue to over examine a music video, blow things out of proportion, and claim that people are racist when we have no proof for our claims. Yes, you have a point that there is still prejudice in this world, but you're pointing the finger with nothing to back your claims. For doing this you hurt your cause because it makes you seem childish, and irresponsible.
@UnfortunateDylan action and inaction both affect the world we live in. no one caleld the video racist, but prejudice exists and continues to affect people so why not talk about it? sociology examines the media, media studies is kindof dedicated to analysis of media... it affects our lives so imo it's cool and it's interesting to consider social impact of media and how the imagery,casting choices, etc coincide with the political realm.
This is a great song, utterly ruined by his crappy story at the start. Regardless of what he ends up saying, the way that he pauses every 2 seconds, makes a show of drinking his wankacchino and leans away to put it down is just unbearable. I had heard that he writes as well. If his writing is as cliched, girlish and unbelievably shallow as this little skit then he really ought to make sure not to try to put it out into the world. Good song though, shame I have to skip the first 1:35
@dimransee 'Colour' you must be British. There are plenty of movies/ TV Shows/ commercials with blacks in them. You just got to look in the right direction. I know that here in the States we have the BET channel and other channels that are almost exclusively black.
@rangers94ism i am british and i know there are. i'm not judging all of america. and the british have issues with representation, too. but just because you have BET, doesn't mean other things can't or shouldn't have full representation of everyone. the reason BET came about was because there was little/no rep of black people... and little has changed.
@dimransee Because there's no need for there to be black people on the plane. You don't see any Indians or Chinese, arabs, latinos or southern European people either, and that's because the entire world doesn't have to be represented as the rancid 'melting pot' which in most cases it's not, since most people are big enough to not require every form of media to bow to them in servile, simpering and often unrealistic representations to stop them from mouthing off/reacting violently.
@SickOfBlogRot are you white? cos that sounds like what some privileged dumbass who already gets tons and tons of representation would say. stupid bigot.
@dimransee It doesn't matter what I am, my point is a valid one which you've done nothing to argue against, all you've done is imply that my colour makes me wrong on this issue. Not every plane full of people has to have a member of every race aboard to appease bleating little liberal cunts like you, and the same is true with a music video from a folk singer/band. Get over yourself you miserable, ignorant little arsehole.
@SickOfBlogRot it's not a valid point - you're saying that minorities don't have a right to complain about a lack of media representation, basically. and that's a common argument made by the person who has... well, TONS of representation. because they don't really get what it feels like.
@SickOfBlogRot and uh, okay, so all planes are just full of white people or a minority group, NEVER A MIX - yeah too far-fetched. the audience can't be expected to suspend their disbeliefe THAT much :O a plane full of a mix of races??? :O :O wtf??! :O
you're the ignorant one, YOU'RE ARGUING AGAINST REPRESENTATION OF ALL RACES. you're arguing in favour of fewer roles available to people of colour. my god... look at your life. look at your choices. you bigot.
@dimransee You are an outrage, despite your obvious stupidity there's no forgiveness for such tyrannical hypocrisy as you're showing. I'll tell you what, I was shocked to see below that you're from Britain, since the media here seems to represent the 3% black population as being nearly every other person in adverts and other media, it's blatant.
You accusing me of arguing against rights, no, I'm arguining against the sort of tyranical liberalism that forces people's hand in creative decisions.
@SickOfBlogRot first of all i'm not a fucking liberal, cunt.
second of all, creativity is not in jeapardy if it's forced to represent people of colour. being qhite shouldn't be integral to a a character's functioning. the issue of politics comes in because of the lack of opportunities in the real world for POC in media.
thirdly - if media wanted to represent the minority ratios of society, in the UK and in the US, both would have a HELL of a lot more POC on screen.
@dimransee Well, you act like a liberal and a cunt so what can I say?
I didn't say creativity was in jeapardy, that seems to be what you would like me to be saying, I'm saying that creative freedoms are compromised.
And as for that third point, get real, or actually take a look at modern life, rather than base your claims on your favourite little spectres from the past where white people were so mean and excluding, it isn't like that anymore and POC are overrepresented by far in media today.
@dimransee@dimransee So says you, but you would, so thanks for the review, but it means less than nothing to me or to anyone, since what I've been doing is trying to present an argument based on facts, while you'd rather hoot the typical 'power' insults (bigot, pigheaded etc) which somehow make you right, because what I say is 'wrong' according to the prevailing ignorance. So congrats to you in your magic fucking castle in the sky, well done.
@dimransee Can you really? Then I can't understand why you don't. Perhaps you chose to rise above all this...by slinging random insults at me. That, for me, would be the actions of the dunce, but I shouldn't make any assumptions about your intelligence, and regret doing so earlier, because afterall you might not be stupid, maybe just ignorant of facts and preferring to believe whatever you want in life. There's no harm in that.
@SickOfBlogRot you, too. you want to believe what you want to believe and you're willfully ignorant of the truth. you refuse to look at society with a critical eye.
@dimransee Alright, sure, I'm obviously pure evil, and I bet you have a good reason for not elaborating and preferring to just say this stuff without substantiating any of it.
What I'm not sure of, is why you chose to provoke all this with your snarky comment about a video which has cast only white folks, insisting that one of these people ought to lose this job based on their colour. what type of person does that? Maybe I'll try it on a rap video, ask why there are no white men to be seen.
@SickOfBlogRot they casting director already made sure that plenty of POC lost out on the job in favour of a white person. representation of POC is not discrimination against white people, it's evening out the playing field. you're mistaking the loss of PRIVILEGE with DISCRIMINATION. and trying to deflect and derail focus by focusing on another 'issue - rap videos. yes such discrimination against white people. weeping4u.... oh actually, no i'm just embarrassed4u :(
@dimransee You're confusing a numerical superiority with 'privilege' again. There's a very simple fact here: in the UK, only one in every 33 or so people 'ought' to be black in media, reflection population numbers, yielding further jobs and roles makes them far more likely, as individuals, to get jobs than their white peers. In the US, it would be more around one in 10. Here, someone has just decided that none of the black actors they auditioned (if indeed any showed) were right for the part.
@SickOfBlogRot SOURCES, PLEASE. :) i wanna know where you got these numbers.
first of all, send out casting calls for actors of all ethnicities and they'll come - so few roles for POC that they will come for anything they can get! so indeed, plenty would show if the casting calls don't have a nice big fat 'CAUCASIAN' slapped on them - next,
@SickOfBlogRot and my not elaborating (just stating 'you wanna believe what you wanna believe') ----> i was copying the style of your stupid, stupid comments which, as i said, i can just turn around and throw right back at you.
jfc you are intense. like really... i've never had a 'debate' (if you can even call it that LOL) with such a thicko. there's a real intensity in your idiocy and tbh it's actually impressive.
@SickOfBlogRot it's ridic and dismissive to say out of all the poc wannabe actors, the white people just happen to be better! hm, prejudice couldn't possibly come into play, right?? :)
and lastly - i'm not confused. white people, here and in the US have majority, political and social power which means they are the ones with the
@SickOfBlogRot ...(cont) power to oppress. doesn't mean they have to but oh do they ever.
anyway, you're done with me, cool - i can't stand seeing the bullshit pop up in my inbox... every login anticipating more and more bullshit... living in fear of your bullshit is ruining my life, dude.
@dimransee The numbers are just the available government statistics and I accept them to be true, if your Zionist website says that the number is 50% or 90% or whatever, and tells you that all the white people in England are really just evil spirits then believe that if you want. As for the rest of it, I didn't say that they were 'better' because they're white, just better on the day, for whatever reason. You're showing yourself up to be quite paranoid with talk of oppression in modern times.
@SickOfBlogRot please pm me the source link. i'd be very interested in seeing the stats :)
i don't think all white people are evil spirits, i think that power corrupts and it's difficult for someone who has privilege to see the privilege because they live in a bubble but some do see it - for example, i'm pretty well off and i used to not empathise at all with people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and now i recognize my privilege was blinding me. (Cont in part 2)
@SickOfBlogRot part 2 - and i never said that you said they were better for being white. i said that since the majority of casting directors seem to employ this excuse too often for it to be the case every time. in the end, prejudice plays a major role, whether they even realise it or not. obviously racism is a widespread phenomenon, which affects POC getting jobs - particularly in the media. if there's little/no POC rep then there's a problem. people need to adjust their views.
@SickOfBlogRot part 3 - you can be done with me if you want, but i'd reeeeaaaallllllyyyyy love to see your source link for those stats! gov website, you said --- hmm i'm interested to see it :) please be a dear and pm me :) :) :) :)
@dimransee You're just out of your fucking mind. But seriously, good luck in 'adjusting' people's views, not that you'll find many who are actually guilty of what you're accusing anymore, but I'm sure that the hardcore racist minority will welcome your wagging finger and pissy whining.
No, I won't pm you, you're either some sort of troll or a nutcase. Go away.
@SickOfBlogRot lmao you pulled those stats out your ass. embarrassed4u.
and pissy whining... yeah okay. not allowed to discuss inequality in society. us oppressed people should just sit down and shutup for fear of sounding whiney. it's just a matter of rights and equality but why should we care about that??
@dimransee Your arguements are adolescent and you arm yourself with the word 'bigot', and wild accusations, as though they make you right. There is a simple reason that 'I' get 'tons' of representation, and it's because in western culture white people far outnumber others. I've been on a plane where I only saw other white people before, does that offend you too? You're an absolute waste of time and you make me sick to know you exist, so please don't bark your childish nonsense at me again.
@SickOfBlogRot when people look back at 2012, you'll be lumped into the 'wtf was wrong with people in the olden days??' category and i'll be in the 'oh phew atleast they had some decent human beings who supported the oppressed (women, POC, gays lesbians transgendered, disabled, etc)'.
@dimransee I don't doubt that, but that's testament to the cataclysmic drop in intelligence that has become manifest in modern times (the quality of television, film, the standard and substance of modern music and so on). I'm sure they'll all look at the important work you've done today and thank you for freeing them from the terrible 'oppression' of my hideous observational facts which so upset you, but in this idilic future vision of yours, what will facts matter anyway, when bullshit reigns?
@dimransee not a diss to all white people --- some cool, intelligent and empathic white people actually get it. but plenty... do not. as evidenced in life.
Fellow Bright Eyes fans, though I will never match the lyrical genius that is Conor Oberst, much of his music is what has inspired me to create my own. If you have some time, please take a few moments to listen to my songs and let me know what you think.
I would totally put this song on if I ever find myself in a crashing airline. Given, my life doesn't end before the song. Not sure how long it takes a plane to fall to the ground x.x
this is such a cool idea. fuck i love the concept behind this video. great great everything. i dont like bright eys too much personally but this is such a cool video
I don't want to sound gay or anything seeing as society assumes anyone who share their emotions out loud is automatically subject to the opinions of anyone who hears them which makes posting this intimidating, but this song made me laugh and cry at the same time. We all are terrified of death, weather you find comfort in religion or ignore it, its in you, but I take comfort in that we are all in this together. No matter who you are you are in the same situation as me and every one around you.
@ATOMICspewg I'm not terrified of death. It took me a while but through rigorous martial arts, exercise and study, I realized that I am a very specific aspect of the greater composition. No matter how strong my will, if my arms can't lift it, I can't lift it. If I can't live forever, I can't live forever. Some things you can't stop, or alter, and stressing about it just kills you faster. Everything has it's place; and death has a place in life. Death is just like a sleep, anyway.
One time my friend asked me where we're going and I said, "We're going to a party. It's a birthday party. It's your birthday party. Happy birthday darling!" Needless to say, she didn't get it -.-
Hm. I've seen this video many, many times, and I think I just figured out what it's about. If you don't like metaphorical analyses of music, then don't read this.
The plane represents life, and the destination heaven. However, I think the writer is atheist, or perhaps aggnostic, and believes that the destination is an illusion, and we are all doomed to crash. The song represents a hypothetical situation in which the people on the plane realize altogether what the "truth" is. (continued above)
@6ThreeSided9 The pilot apologizes for misleading them for so long, perhaps representing some sort of religious figure. Then the song as a whole focuses on the people deciding to enjoy their lives while it lasts, rather than wait for something that they have "realized" will never come. Many lines suggest actions of spontaneous, immediate gratification, which suggests this interpretation. Other lines refer to the influence of others who believe otherwise or the same but react differently. (cont.)
@6ThreeSided9 The line "Set fire to the preacher that is promising us hell / and in the ear of every anarchist who sleeps but doesn't dream, we must sing, we must sing, we must sing". The former suggests religion, and that the ideas of it should be done away with or perhaps just ignored, lest it induce fear in the lives of people who should just be living happily with their time left. The latter suggests that other atheists, who take a more militant approach, need to relax and enjoy life.
You know I think this is the first song I've heard, that references death in such a joyous way, with a happy melody. Usually death is sung about in such a sad way.
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tommydhammer 1 day ago
This is one of the most horrifying and beautiful things that I've ever heard. Honestly, I do believe that he's religious, simply because he mentions it in most of his music, and apparently he's said that he is. But just because someone believes in God doesn't mean their some some stuck up ass hole. I believe in God, but that doesn't mean I shove it down people's throats. And he isn't singing anything to get laid. His lyrics are actually quite amazing if you listen to his stuff and pay attention.
nonstoprofling 3 days ago
Holy shit this singer will say anything to get laid
KidScipio 3 days ago
Religious bullshit, BUT nice song. Like it.
jalle71002 5 days ago
@jalle71002 Actually, this song really isn't religious at all. You may think so from that line "death will give us back to God," but that simply is part of the story he is telling in the song, not part of his beliefs, or beliefs that are being preached in the song. Dun worry :D
GrimPurpleFilth 4 days ago
@jalle71002 Seriously? Your perspective was lost somewhere in the suburbs.
toscathe 2 days ago
@toscathe Oh you, all I'm saying is that is dislike the religious background of the band and their music, BUT that I think they make really nice music, in which they are telling a nice story. Its just the religious part thats bothering me..
jalle71002 2 days ago
@jalle71002 I actually don't think that it is religious... What makes you think so? Because I'm an atheist, and I find "I'm happy just because I found out I am really no one" to be a really comforting thought... But I never linked any of this to god or whatnot...
toscathe 2 days ago
@toscathe From some of their other songs,
"if you swear that there’s no truth and who cares
How come you say it like you’re right?
Why are you scared to dream of god
When it’s salvation that you want?"
jalle71002 20 hours ago
@jalle71002 BUT I might be taking it out of context. I'm inclined to believe you, @toscathe
jalle71002 20 hours ago
What a great song. One of my favorites
fluffyalex1 5 days ago
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"I'm happy just because I found out I am really no one" This is by far the most refreshing lyric I have ever heard.
iwilkoko 5 days ago
Looks like a huge magazine article. Fucking love this song
emayaya 1 week ago
one of the best songs ive heard in a very long time
eatmushrooms13 1 week ago
Reminds me of how Peter Gabriel use to make up introductory stories leading up to the song, (that first moment reminded me of Woody Allen actually).
Great lyrics. The song itself starts at 1:37
marmas58ink 1 week ago
BEAUTIFUL SONG
meliaraine 1 week ago
this is actually beautiful.
jmadsss 1 week ago
This song helps me get over my fear of flying.
ExitMuSlC 1 week ago
This song is more interesting than half of Hollywood's bullshit movies these days.
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iwilkoko 5 days ago
well... nice animation after all
akkipissaaaannnn 2 weeks ago
I SHALL ENSURE I HAVE A GUITAR WITH ME ON EVERY FLIGHT HENCEFORTH SO I CAN PLAY THIS SONG IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A CRASH.
IscPvy 2 weeks ago 42
@IscPvy Hahaha honestly I would die a happy man if you played this during a plane crash!
iwilkoko 5 days ago
Actually so happy :')
LaurynMCR 2 weeks ago
If my plane ever crashes, I'll know what to do.
KillingMilk 2 weeks ago 4
its okay...
KidssInLove 2 weeks ago
Hey guys lets just continue to over examine a music video, blow things out of proportion, and claim that people are racist when we have no proof for our claims. Yes, you have a point that there is still prejudice in this world, but you're pointing the finger with nothing to back your claims. For doing this you hurt your cause because it makes you seem childish, and irresponsible.
UnfortunateDylan 3 weeks ago
@UnfortunateDylan action and inaction both affect the world we live in. no one caleld the video racist, but prejudice exists and continues to affect people so why not talk about it? sociology examines the media, media studies is kindof dedicated to analysis of media... it affects our lives so imo it's cool and it's interesting to consider social impact of media and how the imagery,casting choices, etc coincide with the political realm.
dimransee 2 weeks ago
v everyone. stfu and listen to the song.
luvermoney 3 weeks ago
Why are there so many dumb comments about a song that should just put a smile on your face? We're all going to a party!
shadowheart52 3 weeks ago 3
This is a great song, utterly ruined by his crappy story at the start. Regardless of what he ends up saying, the way that he pauses every 2 seconds, makes a show of drinking his wankacchino and leans away to put it down is just unbearable. I had heard that he writes as well. If his writing is as cliched, girlish and unbelievably shallow as this little skit then he really ought to make sure not to try to put it out into the world. Good song though, shame I have to skip the first 1:35
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
What movie is that from?
dylan808oakes 3 weeks ago in playlist bright eyes
This is Perfect
music4all12 3 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Bright Eyes
So avant garde....I think imma put on my Tom's and go play in the rain.
Arbiter567 4 weeks ago
yim yames makes this song with his backup harmonies
herbages 1 month ago
1:06
thecrowsnightmare 1 month ago
see that kid at 1:29? That's me.
DJRonakku 1 month ago
who is that girl
DeeVeePr0ducti0ns 1 month ago 2
@DeeVeePr0ducti0ns Evan Rachel Wood.
smithrosechloe 1 month ago 4
why are there no black people on this plane?
dimransee 1 month ago 46
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@dimransee
"why are there no black people on this plane?" ....snakes
JunkmanJim 3 weeks ago
@dimransee you want to see black people die in a plane crash?
rangers94ism 3 weeks ago
@rangers94ism i want people of colour get more roles and be rep'd...
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee 'Colour' you must be British. There are plenty of movies/ TV Shows/ commercials with blacks in them. You just got to look in the right direction. I know that here in the States we have the BET channel and other channels that are almost exclusively black.
rangers94ism 3 weeks ago
@rangers94ism i am british and i know there are. i'm not judging all of america. and the british have issues with representation, too. but just because you have BET, doesn't mean other things can't or shouldn't have full representation of everyone. the reason BET came about was because there was little/no rep of black people... and little has changed.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Can't kill black people in media no more. We're immortal now.
OrginalCookieMonster 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Because there's no need for there to be black people on the plane. You don't see any Indians or Chinese, arabs, latinos or southern European people either, and that's because the entire world doesn't have to be represented as the rancid 'melting pot' which in most cases it's not, since most people are big enough to not require every form of media to bow to them in servile, simpering and often unrealistic representations to stop them from mouthing off/reacting violently.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot are you white? cos that sounds like what some privileged dumbass who already gets tons and tons of representation would say. stupid bigot.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee It doesn't matter what I am, my point is a valid one which you've done nothing to argue against, all you've done is imply that my colour makes me wrong on this issue. Not every plane full of people has to have a member of every race aboard to appease bleating little liberal cunts like you, and the same is true with a music video from a folk singer/band. Get over yourself you miserable, ignorant little arsehole.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot it's not a valid point - you're saying that minorities don't have a right to complain about a lack of media representation, basically. and that's a common argument made by the person who has... well, TONS of representation. because they don't really get what it feels like.
(cont in part 2)
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot and uh, okay, so all planes are just full of white people or a minority group, NEVER A MIX - yeah too far-fetched. the audience can't be expected to suspend their disbeliefe THAT much :O a plane full of a mix of races??? :O :O wtf??! :O
you're the ignorant one, YOU'RE ARGUING AGAINST REPRESENTATION OF ALL RACES. you're arguing in favour of fewer roles available to people of colour. my god... look at your life. look at your choices. you bigot.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee You are an outrage, despite your obvious stupidity there's no forgiveness for such tyrannical hypocrisy as you're showing. I'll tell you what, I was shocked to see below that you're from Britain, since the media here seems to represent the 3% black population as being nearly every other person in adverts and other media, it's blatant.
You accusing me of arguing against rights, no, I'm arguining against the sort of tyranical liberalism that forces people's hand in creative decisions.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot first of all i'm not a fucking liberal, cunt.
second of all, creativity is not in jeapardy if it's forced to represent people of colour. being qhite shouldn't be integral to a a character's functioning. the issue of politics comes in because of the lack of opportunities in the real world for POC in media.
thirdly - if media wanted to represent the minority ratios of society, in the UK and in the US, both would have a HELL of a lot more POC on screen.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Well, you act like a liberal and a cunt so what can I say?
I didn't say creativity was in jeapardy, that seems to be what you would like me to be saying, I'm saying that creative freedoms are compromised.
And as for that third point, get real, or actually take a look at modern life, rather than base your claims on your favourite little spectres from the past where white people were so mean and excluding, it isn't like that anymore and POC are overrepresented by far in media today.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot okay it's obvious you're a bigot and really fucking dense. your pigheaded ignorance is actually upsetting.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee @dimransee So says you, but you would, so thanks for the review, but it means less than nothing to me or to anyone, since what I've been doing is trying to present an argument based on facts, while you'd rather hoot the typical 'power' insults (bigot, pigheaded etc) which somehow make you right, because what I say is 'wrong' according to the prevailing ignorance. So congrats to you in your magic fucking castle in the sky, well done.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot you keep making arguments that i can easily turn around at throw back at you. dense.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Can you really? Then I can't understand why you don't. Perhaps you chose to rise above all this...by slinging random insults at me. That, for me, would be the actions of the dunce, but I shouldn't make any assumptions about your intelligence, and regret doing so earlier, because afterall you might not be stupid, maybe just ignorant of facts and preferring to believe whatever you want in life. There's no harm in that.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot you, too. you want to believe what you want to believe and you're willfully ignorant of the truth. you refuse to look at society with a critical eye.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Alright, sure, I'm obviously pure evil, and I bet you have a good reason for not elaborating and preferring to just say this stuff without substantiating any of it.
What I'm not sure of, is why you chose to provoke all this with your snarky comment about a video which has cast only white folks, insisting that one of these people ought to lose this job based on their colour. what type of person does that? Maybe I'll try it on a rap video, ask why there are no white men to be seen.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot they casting director already made sure that plenty of POC lost out on the job in favour of a white person. representation of POC is not discrimination against white people, it's evening out the playing field. you're mistaking the loss of PRIVILEGE with DISCRIMINATION. and trying to deflect and derail focus by focusing on another 'issue - rap videos. yes such discrimination against white people. weeping4u.... oh actually, no i'm just embarrassed4u :(
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee You're confusing a numerical superiority with 'privilege' again. There's a very simple fact here: in the UK, only one in every 33 or so people 'ought' to be black in media, reflection population numbers, yielding further jobs and roles makes them far more likely, as individuals, to get jobs than their white peers. In the US, it would be more around one in 10. Here, someone has just decided that none of the black actors they auditioned (if indeed any showed) were right for the part.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot SOURCES, PLEASE. :) i wanna know where you got these numbers.
first of all, send out casting calls for actors of all ethnicities and they'll come - so few roles for POC that they will come for anything they can get! so indeed, plenty would show if the casting calls don't have a nice big fat 'CAUCASIAN' slapped on them - next,
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot and my not elaborating (just stating 'you wanna believe what you wanna believe') ----> i was copying the style of your stupid, stupid comments which, as i said, i can just turn around and throw right back at you.
jfc you are intense. like really... i've never had a 'debate' (if you can even call it that LOL) with such a thicko. there's a real intensity in your idiocy and tbh it's actually impressive.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee And finally, I'm done with this shit. You are not worth bothering with.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot it's ridic and dismissive to say out of all the poc wannabe actors, the white people just happen to be better! hm, prejudice couldn't possibly come into play, right?? :)
and lastly - i'm not confused. white people, here and in the US have majority, political and social power which means they are the ones with the
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot ...(cont) power to oppress. doesn't mean they have to but oh do they ever.
anyway, you're done with me, cool - i can't stand seeing the bullshit pop up in my inbox... every login anticipating more and more bullshit... living in fear of your bullshit is ruining my life, dude.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee The numbers are just the available government statistics and I accept them to be true, if your Zionist website says that the number is 50% or 90% or whatever, and tells you that all the white people in England are really just evil spirits then believe that if you want. As for the rest of it, I didn't say that they were 'better' because they're white, just better on the day, for whatever reason. You're showing yourself up to be quite paranoid with talk of oppression in modern times.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot please pm me the source link. i'd be very interested in seeing the stats :)
i don't think all white people are evil spirits, i think that power corrupts and it's difficult for someone who has privilege to see the privilege because they live in a bubble but some do see it - for example, i'm pretty well off and i used to not empathise at all with people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and now i recognize my privilege was blinding me. (Cont in part 2)
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot part 2 - and i never said that you said they were better for being white. i said that since the majority of casting directors seem to employ this excuse too often for it to be the case every time. in the end, prejudice plays a major role, whether they even realise it or not. obviously racism is a widespread phenomenon, which affects POC getting jobs - particularly in the media. if there's little/no POC rep then there's a problem. people need to adjust their views.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot part 3 - you can be done with me if you want, but i'd reeeeaaaallllllyyyyy love to see your source link for those stats! gov website, you said --- hmm i'm interested to see it :) please be a dear and pm me :) :) :) :)
:) :) :) :) :)
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee You're just out of your fucking mind. But seriously, good luck in 'adjusting' people's views, not that you'll find many who are actually guilty of what you're accusing anymore, but I'm sure that the hardcore racist minority will welcome your wagging finger and pissy whining.
No, I won't pm you, you're either some sort of troll or a nutcase. Go away.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot lmao you pulled those stats out your ass. embarrassed4u.
and pissy whining... yeah okay. not allowed to discuss inequality in society. us oppressed people should just sit down and shutup for fear of sounding whiney. it's just a matter of rights and equality but why should we care about that??
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Go be a crazy bastard somewhere else why don't you?
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot okay. still embarrassed4u but cool.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee Your arguements are adolescent and you arm yourself with the word 'bigot', and wild accusations, as though they make you right. There is a simple reason that 'I' get 'tons' of representation, and it's because in western culture white people far outnumber others. I've been on a plane where I only saw other white people before, does that offend you too? You're an absolute waste of time and you make me sick to know you exist, so please don't bark your childish nonsense at me again.
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@SickOfBlogRot when people look back at 2012, you'll be lumped into the 'wtf was wrong with people in the olden days??' category and i'll be in the 'oh phew atleast they had some decent human beings who supported the oppressed (women, POC, gays lesbians transgendered, disabled, etc)'.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee I don't doubt that, but that's testament to the cataclysmic drop in intelligence that has become manifest in modern times (the quality of television, film, the standard and substance of modern music and so on). I'm sure they'll all look at the important work you've done today and thank you for freeing them from the terrible 'oppression' of my hideous observational facts which so upset you, but in this idilic future vision of yours, what will facts matter anyway, when bullshit reigns?
SickOfBlogRot 3 weeks ago
@dimransee not a diss to all white people --- some cool, intelligent and empathic white people actually get it. but plenty... do not. as evidenced in life.
dimransee 3 weeks ago
@dimransee I never noticed that before. But now that I do, I enjoy this video so much more.
DepravedPieceOfShit 3 weeks ago
@dimransee It was probably a whites only plane...duh.
55jacos 3 weeks ago in playlist bright
@dimransee Because they belong on the boats.
JokerzRed 2 weeks ago
@dimransee TSA.
njanssensvt 2 weeks ago
@dimransee they can't afford plane tickets, duh
truax1101023 2 weeks ago
@dimransee im confused, what does your comment means really ??????????
Tompettylady601 2 weeks ago
@Tompettylady601 why were no black ppl cast.
dimransee 2 weeks ago
@dimransee thanks for answering.
Tompettylady601 2 weeks ago
@dimransee because they escaped before the crash.
lemonmyst 2 weeks ago
@dimransee Killing off non-whites in the music video is racist, obviously ;)
sozcaps 2 weeks ago
@dimransee you can't see em cause they're in the very back
JN5B11 1 week ago 2
@dimransee Because there aren't any snakes...?
GrandMammal 1 week ago
This song is actually...kind of depressing. lol
swdevil266 1 month ago
hey where we going? we are going to die. ok thets snuggle. ok. hey every body thets dance and say goodbye
mymom403 1 month ago
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AtwoodTucson 1 month ago
His voice when he speaks reminds me of a male Kristen Stewart
linds72591 1 month ago 23
@linds72591 That is fucking disgusting.
liftedfeversnmirrors 2 weeks ago in playlist YouTube-Mix für Bright Eyes
luv it :)
Beanieweinie22 1 month ago
first heard this song five minutes before getting on a plan to Europe. My friends are the best.
mouverable 1 month ago
I would totally put this song on if I ever find myself in a crashing airline. Given, my life doesn't end before the song. Not sure how long it takes a plane to fall to the ground x.x
TheTinxE 1 month ago 3
I love this video, but right at the end at about 4:28 the woman can't find someone to hug!
KahlanPendragon 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Bright Eyes 2
JAM
starfoxman1 1 month ago
i watch this video and i get so happy, and then i remember they all died...
iwannameetdavegrohl 1 month ago
that arduous magazine article looks very much like a picture!
robrrtmc 1 month ago 5
i'm happy just because...i found i'm really no one
nicciistcpe 1 month ago 4
I've alwats wondered why the 'suddenly' sounds more distant
in his intro-speech.
RoyPortel 1 month ago
@RoyPortel because he is putting down a drink. :)
nicciistcpe 1 month ago
@RoyPortel My theory is that he turned away from the mic when he said it :P I'm not sure of the significance of that gesture though.
FlobotsFan101 1 month ago
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saturnee7 1 month ago
Sluuurp 0:01
feverbruh 1 month ago
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feverbruh 1 month ago
i'm happy just because
Polytractor 1 month ago 2
this is such a cool idea. fuck i love the concept behind this video. great great everything. i dont like bright eys too much personally but this is such a cool video
kitsune812 1 month ago
When I was on a plane recently I thought about this song and turned to the person next to me and asked, "We're not flying over an ocean, are we?"
wickedsister101 1 month ago
@wickedsister101 lol ur taking a plane to somewhere and you have no clue whether you're flying over an ocean?! ~facepalm
doriangrae 1 month ago
one of my fav songs! Check out my cover if your a fan of bright eyes!
MyMorbidFairyTale 1 month ago
I don't want to sound gay or anything seeing as society assumes anyone who share their emotions out loud is automatically subject to the opinions of anyone who hears them which makes posting this intimidating, but this song made me laugh and cry at the same time. We all are terrified of death, weather you find comfort in religion or ignore it, its in you, but I take comfort in that we are all in this together. No matter who you are you are in the same situation as me and every one around you.
ATOMICspewg 1 month ago in playlist bright eyes 10
@ATOMICspewg I'm not terrified of death. It took me a while but through rigorous martial arts, exercise and study, I realized that I am a very specific aspect of the greater composition. No matter how strong my will, if my arms can't lift it, I can't lift it. If I can't live forever, I can't live forever. Some things you can't stop, or alter, and stressing about it just kills you faster. Everything has it's place; and death has a place in life. Death is just like a sleep, anyway.
BenjiQ575 3 weeks ago
your mom sent me hear!
TheAcornTV 1 month ago
Don't listen to the Yes Man!!!
ChuckTrebloc 1 month ago
...I liked the song.. It made me happy but.. the ending.. I feel depressed now.
Zeldaprincess 1 month ago
Is that the guy from get smart?
redwolfspider98 1 month ago
It's a birthday party!
88fuzz 2 months ago
ops, im sorry, Brady Corbet from funny games*
nickyitaful 2 months ago
Terence Stamp from funny games, haha, now we know why the airplane crashed
nickyitaful 2 months ago
Sigh. I wish *I* could die in a plane crash.
antobag 2 months ago 3
Is that the girl from Across the Universe?
rowanhilty 2 months ago
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This song actually makes me thrilled to get onto an airplane because I know if it ever were to crash, I could just start belting this out.
garfocusalternate 2 months ago
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garfocusalternate 2 months ago
remembering that this is the dumbest song ever made brought me here
JoshWyatt 2 months ago
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@JoshWyatt fuck you why are you even here.
redwolfspider98 1 month ago
ha uk rules
LMercadoJacksonville 2 months ago
the year 2046 sent me here
safeissexy 2 months ago 2
Andrew Fenton sent me here.
hatmanmedia 2 months ago
God sent me
guitarguy974 2 months ago 3
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Actually..this song makes me sad in a happy kind of way
ShowMeYaTDs 2 months ago
this song makes me happy, in a sad kind of way
ShowMeYaTDs 2 months ago
my friend Sean sent me here. Thank you Sean.
stude444 2 months ago
this is the happiest song by bright eyes and its about dying in a plane crash
JPGberg 2 months ago 156
@JPGberg but it's about dying with some peace and happiness in your heart. ^_^
gossamer999 2 months ago
@gossamer999 It's about self discovery :3
XeeGen 1 month ago
@XeeGen I'll drink to that ^_^ cheers
gossamer999 1 month ago 2
who the heck is Jory Caron?
nwsportsfan18 2 months ago 5
he didn't even play this when i saw him...
i'm too mad now to listen to him and his stupid accent
noteshade 2 months ago
@noteshade I saw him at Coachella - only song he does from this album is Road to Joy - but it's an abbreviated set.
MrClaremonster 2 months ago
Evan Rachel Wood?
asimaniac93 2 months ago 4
@asimaniac93 yep! *boing*
nwsportsfan18 2 months ago
i sent myself here!
amyintoxicatedox 2 months ago
One time my friend asked me where we're going and I said, "We're going to a party. It's a birthday party. It's your birthday party. Happy birthday darling!" Needless to say, she didn't get it -.-
NeonTiger9 2 months ago 4
she is really reading sky mall, haha
attackofalljacks 2 months ago
Hm. I've seen this video many, many times, and I think I just figured out what it's about. If you don't like metaphorical analyses of music, then don't read this.
The plane represents life, and the destination heaven. However, I think the writer is atheist, or perhaps aggnostic, and believes that the destination is an illusion, and we are all doomed to crash. The song represents a hypothetical situation in which the people on the plane realize altogether what the "truth" is. (continued above)
6ThreeSided9 2 months ago in playlist Dan's Youtube Playlist 3
@6ThreeSided9 The pilot apologizes for misleading them for so long, perhaps representing some sort of religious figure. Then the song as a whole focuses on the people deciding to enjoy their lives while it lasts, rather than wait for something that they have "realized" will never come. Many lines suggest actions of spontaneous, immediate gratification, which suggests this interpretation. Other lines refer to the influence of others who believe otherwise or the same but react differently. (cont.)
6ThreeSided9 2 months ago in playlist Dan's Youtube Playlist
@6ThreeSided9 The line "Set fire to the preacher that is promising us hell / and in the ear of every anarchist who sleeps but doesn't dream, we must sing, we must sing, we must sing". The former suggests religion, and that the ideas of it should be done away with or perhaps just ignored, lest it induce fear in the lives of people who should just be living happily with their time left. The latter suggests that other atheists, who take a more militant approach, need to relax and enjoy life.
6ThreeSided9 2 months ago in playlist Dan's Youtube Playlist
Great song, but picking Kermit the Frog for backing vocals is a strange choice.
bpkeller 2 months ago 4
Favorite song in the universe
"And then we splashed into the deep blue sea! Oh, it was a wonderful splash!"
xchristyisbombx 2 months ago
He had me at "So there was this woman..."
rickpaperscissors 2 months ago 69
@rickpaperscissors You made my day +1.
gamer8675 2 months ago
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hihi i can make you go crazy
01ihorsley48225 2 months ago
I keep replaying the beginning over and over.
razo20061 2 months ago 4
man this is the best thing i've seen today, and i've seen a lot today
floorpuddle 2 months ago 5
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No one is probably gonna read this,
I'm just going to write it any way because i feel at least one person will,
i'm a photographer. I know there is like millions of those in this world
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jjpg94 3 months ago 22
Crazy shit cause i too listened to this song on a plane, and it had a mechanical failure, thought i was dead :X
IGotAPagina 3 months ago 2
Is it weird that this song actually want me to on a plane ride?
nameiliketouse 3 months ago in playlist Liked 2
Listened to this by accident on a plane while flying over the ocean today. Not recommended.
amberh556 3 months ago 5
And then the show LOST started...
Flingtheduck 3 months ago 6
@Flingtheduck With the old guy she's sitting next to in the Lost cast.
idazane 3 months ago 2
great. im travelling at the end of next month. just great.
THEOogalieBoogalie 3 months ago 2
@beleevethelie shut the fuck up
coxflop 3 months ago
so i am ur girl toy
LuisaJoeyli738 3 months ago
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dumb video for a worse song.
beleevethelie 3 months ago
@beleevethelie shut the fuck up
durran784 3 months ago
@beleevethelie ur a lost soul...
X33cuppycake 2 months ago
That chick is in my favorite movie- Across the Universe(:
shannonambersp 3 months ago
This song should play every time there's an engine failure in planes.
They should show this video instead of the terrible movies they show in airplanes.
And they all died happily ever after.
(:
tDJgut 3 months ago 3