Modest Mouse - King Rat

[ModestAdventurer4]

modest mouse is just so fucking amazing!!

i love them so much!

[MyYaaaaaaaaaa]

Fucking trippy

[ThatDudebrah]

@Darkmage1293

Interesting quote; I might not agree with it, but I'd like to know from whom it originated.

It's a bit silly, but nevertheless.

[Darkmage1293]

"Its easy to remove the humanity from something thats not human. But slap a human in that same position, and you realize how depraved the act is. What a deluded species we are."

[KTSK8ER]

my night resides to modest mouse because hell who cant love spending there night pondering to modest

[ilovedeadspaceandU2]

awesome description. youre bound to piss some people off with that

[sodypopspace]

Directed by who??

[liminted6215]

@sodypopspace Heath fucking ledger.

[nukeakitten]

fuck whales i am scared of the talking sun.

[MyBeautifulRescueMRR]

I liked after 20 seconds...

[Killbot2O0O]

i remember when people didn't try and act smart in every damn youtube comment. the good ole days when you could just call someone a cucumber butt pumper and forget about it. bunch of stuffy pricks round here now

[norco806]

eum... do people understand the video? why are people so angry against whales and fish? The whales are us dumb asses

[ThisMortalCoil64]

@norco806 I don't think the video was designed to be particularly symbolic. It's just awesome. 

[WolvesofWarcentral]

I am officially terrified of whales now.

[Johnson1Bob]

I get the message whales are fucked up bad asses

[NuthinStupid]

@Johnson1Bob LOLOLOL

[17Toonman]

Do you get the message?

[CrimsonGreaver]

Well Fuck...I was eatin fish sticks while watching this. Fuck you fish!

[moroaicaa]

@McQuarkland And secondly, don't take things too seriously. I understand people have different taste. His mannerism in his critique against King Rat seemed to reflect his intellect on musical matter, so in response, I did what any Modeat Mouse lover with a temper against those who can't rationally explain their reasoning as to why a song "sucks ass" would do. Respond with a mimicry of his mannerism, but double up on the wit ;)

[moroaicaa]

@McQuarkland I wish people would understand that "smarts" and "intellect" are measured on entirely different scales. Intellect measures the depth of understanding, while smarts calculates the surface of knowledge. Musically, if this man/lady thinks King Rat "sucks ass," with it's wit, irony, complexity, and overall unique sound that can only be attributed to Modest Mouse, then I repeat: he must have the musical intellect of a soggy ass mofo raisin

[MoltaMagician]

The little red tip on the like bar makes it look like a joint, just saying

[mightymyax101]

...well that was disturbing.

[funkyjunkiemunkie]

Go heath ledger

[SpookMouse]

Was this seriously directed by Heath Ledger?

[Teeelop]

@SpookMouse Yes

[iheartizzy914]

ppl dnt take this to heart its jus a video

[satinmonX]

@iheartizzy914 That's the thing. It's not JUST a video. This video is talknig about how cruel humans can be just because something can't talk or look like we do. We don't understandhow much of the world we're destroying. This video is trying to put us in their shoes. It isn't just for watching. You're SUPPOSED to take it to heart. OH, And have some grammer and spelling dude :/

[visnaval1]

@iheartizzy914 lol not hating or trolling but taking a peice of art(if you see it as so your not) to heart is kinda the point. and if nothing else think about it, thats a big part of why ppl love modest mouse they dont say to you hey this is wrong so dont do it.

[MulletChick]

Its about: HOW WOULD WE LIKE IT IF WE WERE IN THEIR PAWS/FINS/whatever. Do unto others what you would want done to you. Done. Music video explained. Y'all get way too analytical, but that's just humans.

[lifter1234]

This video will rape your brain.

[JJJaakeeEe]

@lifter1234 Hey, fuck you man.

[lifter1234]

@JJJaakeeEe I never said it was a bad thing dawg!

[TrousersGary]

what all whales dread.

[fredououououol]

am i high on acid

[Tboneallstar]

so I shat myself at 3:00 and you guys in the comments went way to political on this. you're not even talking about the video anymore. take that crap to Facebook

[RoadPancho]

WHALE WARS!!!!!!!!!!

[MissEnigma3]

people who read comments for stuff they really like are just looking to be pissed off

[AARONJW84]

Cool vid guys!

[iheartizzy914]

My dad said it does the whales justice I think so too the reaction on the pplz faces when the whales attacked is exactly how the whales feel when ppl attack rip heith ledger i love ne thing he does

[leahmv1]

Its mostly japanese that do it and the the dolphins! Fucking bastards, and im not racist in the least

[alexwingard92]

You see? It's them or us. Either we take them out or we'll be fed to giant seals and hunted by analogies.

[hcmeeks123]

...And so begins my lifelong phobia of whales.

[Loveeerockz]

Long live the Mouse. <3

[csherenow]

@trunksfan84 I bet you listen to some country shit that makes a normal person vomit asshole.

[trunksfan304]

The video was pretty cool but the song sucked ass

[moroaicaa]

@trunksfan304 you must have the music intellectual capacity of a raisin, if you think this song sucks ass

[McQuarkland]

@moroaicaa

music intellectual capacity?

sir, you aren't any smarter than someone for having different opinions.

[AllOutOfGum]

@moroaicaa people are entitled to their opinions.

[moroaicaa]

@AllOutOfGum

1) i never said they weren't

2) in my opinion, for the third time now, they have the musical intellect of a raisin

[AllOutOfGum]

@moroaicaa

Well I think you have a low intellect because you make extreme judgments of people you know nothing about based on the surface conclusions said person made using natural perceptions and preferences.

[l0rd0f0xygen]

@AllOutOfGum Stop trying to make an ass out of yourself. Its embarrassing.

[AllOutOfGum]

@l0rd0f0xygen i don't get embarrassed over the internet

[eduardorap82]

minute 3:00 begins the slaughter against human D

[rastaR00STER]

All my cunning...

[rastaR00STER]

Its good... Too good. To make a song better i will have to use some of my cunning? No!

[SurfByDesign]

Awesome video. So true. RIP Heath Ledger.

[11BecSTAR]

Great concept.

Great video.

Great band

[TheDahcMan]

wow.

[Weirdgirlification]

heath ledger died :( r.i.p

[gregorybrandt]

I am smoking weed with someone who suggested this video. If you smoke weed, or like good videos, check out my channel. It's great stuff.

[nealeofashow]

this song is so good its too good

[Illumiplasty]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't this the video Heath Ledger directed?

[Illumiplasty]

@Illumiplasty as it states it on the description, lol.

[billygaser]

this video blew my mind

[DoomFoxofDeath]

Good song, nice art and animation, but fuck you for the nightmare fuel.

[demondays7]

this should be televised as an anti-whale product campaign, if anything, it would creep the shit out of whalers into stopping... good on ya Heath

[PurpleKoaholaFame]

You could use this kind of image for a lot of environmental protests. Maybe... if trees cut down people, ripped off their skin and hair, trod on their toes, and tipped over their children.

We have a problem, humans do.

[FuttBucker667]

@PurpleKoaholaFame Are you actually comparing trees to humans or is this just some sarcastic joke I failed to get?

[MrCrazyNeill]

@PurpleKoaholaFame your an idiot.

[PurpleKoaholaFame]

@MrCrazyNeill Hey thanks man. I needed that.

[PurpleKoaholaFame]

@MrCrazyNeill Hey thanks man. I needed that.

[MrCrazyNeill]

@PurpleKoaholaFame no problemo

[drobluntslide]

woah, it's like being conceited and condescending towards others is a disease now. Not to be hypocritical or whatever. I just meant HELLUTALMBOUT

[jacethegreat]

Sounds like he is saying "WHALE!" at the beginning instead of well. Works 'well' for this video. :)

[myaccountissocooler]

im a huge fan of modest mouse and theyre one of my biggest influences. my song casanovia is kinda like this. theres a demo on my channel if you like. thanks:)

[hicks269]

@myaccountissocooler Just because you put distortion on your guitar does not mean you sound like Modest mouse.

[myaccountissocooler]

@hicks269 never said that brah, i be talkin bout their old shit too. im more talkin bout the vocals. plus i never said i sounded too much like them. ive edited the song alot so it sounds better now. il post very soon.

[bazinga801]

I was jamming to this song yesterday pretending i was conducting all the music ^_^

[Train240]

@bazinga801 Just the image of that makes me laugh. Probably something I would do.

[bazinga801]

@Train240 lol :)

[pwucommunity]

Save the whales?

[AmmaAwesome]

2:59 you can see tht dudes dic

[C4LXD]

i think this is probably the best music video i've ever seen.

[Robocrat]

Lol you guys are so dumb <3

[jray3232]

modest mouse + heath ledger = enough said

[freakystylie3k]

rest in peace, Mr. Ledger.

[mattybrunken]

the video is a protest against illegal whale hunts. assholes.

[TheBlairDubProject]

OH MY GOD THIS IS GENIUS. bam.

[Wissaeatsbabies]

wonderful.

[iYoshiblog]

Who could dislike this? Even if you don't agree with the message, it is a Modest Mouse song after all, and accompanied by a very crafty video with a poignant and graphic portrayal of at least one person's view on humanity's exploitation of nature. Discuss, but don't dislike, you KIng Rats.

[StreetDreamz03]

Whale done Heath.. whale done.

[KNSweetness]

@StreetDreamz03 well that's a knee slapper!

[lynzy663]

This video make me sick..

[BurntF3aceMan]

OH LURKEY LURKEY LURKEY LURKEY ME AGAIN

[MyPiderman]

@BurntF3aceMan lucky* dumbass

[MEYERS3000]

Modest Mouse has a thing for rats and whales.

[efnwek]

@MEYERS3000 Mostly just the ocean in general!

[GreyAlaska]

3:59 the sun's just like "fuck this."

[ker2012]

Love the cello. And the voice reminds me of SAHB.

[ianflowforever]

Such a good video

[Lightsquarekilla]

Yeah Heath Ledger!

[michael102387]

I'm reading down some of these comments and you people are just a bunch of fucking idiots.

[ian3553]

@dmjones072087 Shut up you pussy :P. Just because you're wrong doesn't mean you have to get angry. 

[chaosrooster401]

This video is horrible just focusing on getting to the human ego to make us feel bad for doing stuff we've been doing stuff hundreds of years, and it's not like they do it for fun, many cultures eat them and they give a lot of oil,and ads like these manufacture idiots (no offense to the late heath ledger).

[ian3553]

@dmjones072087 Since the introduction of the whaling ban, studies have failed to ascertain whether the conservation reliant global blue whale population is increasing or remaining stable. In the Antarctic, best estimates show a significant increase at 7.3% per year since the end of illegal Soviet whaling, but numbers remain at under 1% of their original levels.

Do some research before you comment asshole.

[ian3553]

@dmjones072087 ...relax.

[Bulletsforbabies]

@ian3553 ...don't do it, when you wanna cum

[chiipBaa]

Heath Ledger Is The Best :)

[Jgoesrawr]

Epic

[brkekl]

uuummmm



[ian3553]

Honestly, when i heard about this rapture thing a few weeks ago i knew it was bullshit, but i really fucking hoped it might not be...just so there wouldn't be any goddamn humans left to distroy this world anymore.

[theamericano33333]

I have to say I'm amazed if u think our species is evil then kill yourself because we are a species more intelligent why should we handicap ourselves over animals that serve almost nothing but part of the food chain or your intellect is so small your driven by emotion not logic or reason

[LyanaIshtar1106]

@theamericano33333

.....Really? They let people like you post on Youtube? Honestly, I think there needs to be some form of test as people sign up for an account here, just to stop ignorant people like you posting ridiculous comments such as this.

1) Intelligent we may be, but as far as living off of instinct? Yeah, we do. Entirely. It's called human behavior. Granted we have trained other, more refined behaviors, to act as more socially acceptable instinct.

[LyanaIshtar1106]

Respond to this video... 2) The video is protesting the EXCESSIVE whaling that is done. It's thanks to behaviors like this that a great deal of species are going extinct.

3) We ARE part of the food chain. True, we're a lot higher up on it than we used to be, but we're still part of it.

Also, pro tip: If you're going to try and make a semi-educated point, at least pretend to know how to utilize proper English grammar. People may be less likely to notice you're a moron right off the bat.

[theamericano33333]

1 we are intelligent we don't live our live entirely by instinct whales do an 2 its the circle of fucking life 3 an example in Florida a law says u can't kill gators guess wat happened their everywhere now literally now whales are different I know but the more whales then reactions will occur it could cause many things and finally just because someone says that activists r stupid doesn't mean their assholes alot of activist today are just lobbyists or are too stupid to realize their being used

[ian3553]

@theamericano33333 *sigh* another idiotic american who doesn't know what the fuck he/she is talking about.

[theamericano33333]

@ian3553 how am i and idiotic american and how are you so sure i'm american

[bellatrixthechicken]

@theamericano33333

Your name is "the americano". Your profile says united states. It's fairly obvious you're American.

[ian3553]

@theamericano33333 as bellatrixthechicken stated, your name is the americano and your profile states you are from the US. As for the "how am i an idiot?" part... if your argument is that since humans are "superior" to other creatures logic states we should use our superiority to our advantage, then your argument is invalid, because you have provided no reson why a superior creature has a reason or the right to take advantage, or exploit, other creatures or the environment.

[ian3553]

@theamericano33333 Also, as you stated, all those "inferior" creatures are part of the food chain. Humans, as creatures, are part of the food chain and thus rely on the food chain for our survival. when part of the food chain is disrupted by over hunting/farming a species, the entire food chain, which includes humans, is jeopardized. Thus, ince whale populations are less than 1% of what they were before the whaling industry explosion, it is a cause for concern. At least for all us non-idiots. XD

[disturbed232]

@theamericano33333 Obviously you are from America as your grasp of grammaticaly correct language is elusive.

[remfiles]

@ian3553 thank you ill take that as a compliment to Americans every where :)

[Zakath1]

@ian3553 Hey, don't lump the majority of Americans with people like that. There are idiots in every nation.

[xavierfpd]

@Zakath1 yeah but there are more idiots there than in china and that is quite saying

[Eatmybologna]

@Zakath1 There is just a HELL of a lot more in America. Statistics show that something like over 30% of Americans believe the world is only 10,000 years old. Also 36% of your country is clinically obese.

Thats basically a nation of fat dumb people.

[ingraje0]

@Eatmybologna Before I quit this stupid discussion, I would like to point out that your statistics are most likely fake. Link your sources or don't say anything. Also by your spouting of ridiculous nonsense, I can tell that you know absolutely nothing about America. Yes, I'll admit that lots of Americans are over weight. But are we stupid? No and as a fellow human being you have no right to judge others as all humans are equally fallible.

[Eatmybologna]

@ingraje0 google it. My statistics are pretty much acurate.

Anybody that believes the world is less than 10 years old can be considered an idiot. When 1/3 people on average are clinically obese in your country you really can be considered a nation of fat, dumb people.

[Mrlob5ter15]

@Eatmybologna And yet all of your statistics are nothing. America has achieved so many things that other countries never have and never will achieve. The entire world copies America that's how it is, and that's probably how it will remain. Fin

[Eatmybologna]

@Mrlob5ter15 You have no idea what the future holds so I wouldn't say such silly things.

But you're right America has achieved some brilliant achievments for the human race and currently they do set the trends for what is popular across the world. America won't always be on top tho (thats not a threat). Empires rise and fall (greece, rome etc).

Due to economics we may all be speaking chinese in 50 years time.

[RoadPancho]

@Eatmybologna so true

[DethTilDeath69]

@Eatmybologna not to mention that china has the largest army in the world. if they decided to invade anywhere, we'd be fucked.

[LicensetoIL]

@DethTilDeath69 Well the western powers have large numbers and better technology. More experience too in some cases.

[popCORRRRN]

@Eatmybologna Actually, the study asked Americans if they thought that God created HUMANS within the last 10,000 years, to which 40% responded that they did. This does not mean that they think the WORLD is only 10,000 years old. Also, even if your statistics were correct, that means that the other 70% of the 300 million Americans (or 210 million) don't believe this. On another note, who the fuck cares if someone is an ignorant American or an ignorant European? They're still ignorant

[ProfHitlerballs]

@popCORRRRN I guess that people who can do simple mathematic operations, such as add.

[popCORRRRN]

@ProfHitlerballs Wait, I'm confused about this comment. If you're saying I can't add because I put 40% and then said "...the other 70%", then I was referring to Eatmybologna's original statistic of 30%

[MrDrOpossum]

@popCORRRRN Politics on a music video? haha

[zoomastergina]

@ian3553 American... and hate the people i live with.

[Oriente7]

@ian3553 Were all human BRO

[Blazingdruid]

@ian3553 Pointing out that there american is not necessary. It just shows how idiotic you are.

[if3ast0n0rphans]

@ian3553 Eurofag.

[if3ast0n0rphans]

@ian3553 Comments like that show how unintelligent and closed minded you are. Using your logic I've come to the conclusion all Europeans are smelly, unclean morons. *sigh* another idiotic european who doesnt know what the fuck he/she is talking about. You talk shit because you're jealous.

[KOOLKELLY94]

@if3ast0n0rphans SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU SWEATY GREASE BALL.......

[orangefan9]

@ian3553

stereotypes are lame.

[MoreThanMetal]

@orangefan9

That is a stereotype you fuckwit

[Razor6731]

@ian3553 That there is what we calls a troll in these parts, you best be moving along now boy nothing to see here. Your ignorance is excused.

[ian3553]

@Razor6731 ...

[hizzleeee]

@theamericano33333 holy shit youre an idiot.

[bleachurley1]

IM in LOVE

[Lolpwnlol]

WHAT THE FUCK DID I TAKE?!?

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

whales eat probably thousands and thousands of krill, plankton and small fish everyday. where are the krill and plankton activists? the world was built on tooth claw, look around you.

the song isn't about whales at all. it's about a lot of things. the video is about whales though.

[McMatthew23]

@equallyeasilyfuqyou I'm not trying to start an argument but there are so many krill and plankton in the ocean

[ian3553]

@equallyeasilyfuqyou if you're suggesting that activists groups are stupid or that its ok for humans to exploit the environment then you officially qualify as an asshole.

[lilc36mexican]

This song is about what we do to whales. In role reversal

[PurpleKoaholaFame]

People, in general -there are always exceptions- are horrible in the sense of what they do to the planet and to each other. There are plenty of things that we have done, both horrible and amazing. This is due to our intellect, I think.

There are Plenty of Good People. But even good people do things that are bad for the planet on a daily basis, like drive a car or eat some poorly treated chicken and pesticide-drenched lettuce for lunch.

I'm not excluding myself, either. We all do bad things.

[omgbrah]

whales are dicks and we should finish killing them all before they turn the tables.

[Peta4Evar]

we are speciests.......and disgusting.

[PublicFail]

"we laughed about bein rich, cause the county jails they free"

[Austinishott]

@PublicFail "We laughed about paying rent, 'cause the county jails, they're free." *