Spanish Sahara (w/ London Contemporary Orchestra)

[dude11235]

I just want to snuggle up in his beard.

All homo.

[GingeOi]

i still get shivers down my spine after a hundred times I've already heard this song.

[Drachaith]

keesvdijkhuizen bought me here

[tommekkeuhh]

when i listen to this

i'm in harmony with myself

[MrBiccey]

I think they should have gotten a full orchestra and 'covered' the song, more so than enhance the build up with everything goin. and maybe get the strings to do the guitar bits :P

[ClusterFoxtrot]

Brilliant. Such a touching song and with the addition of the orchestra proves that classical music is still as relevant and beautiful as ever.

[wilrk]

@ClusterFoxtrot Would this classify as classical? It's orchestral, yes, but I didn't think orchestral was synonymous with classical. Is it? I thought classical music referred to the "golden age" of music - Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc. Sorry, I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just trying to make sense of this; it's never been very clear to me.

[fullysickmelons]

quite good, adds a bit to the song, but they should have left in the intro plus there is some editing mid song to shorten it

[niza4ever]

sorry but i didnt see the difference apart for the shorter build up

[ZASCAtube]

hi! I really love this song, I can feel it, but could explain me someone the what mean this song, and what Spanish Sahara!?

thanks from Spain, sorry for my english.

^^

[AdamBR]

@ZASCAtube Good question. "Spanish Sahara" is a place that you can go and leave all of your problems and worries, an imaginary place, not the real desert in Spain, according to Yannis that is the lead singer. Hope this helps.

[ZASCAtube]

@AdamBR thanks you very mach. In fact, I have a friend who visited Sahara and he said me that this place is magic, people are so friendly and the nights are awesome, is the one place were the starts and the moon is more near, brilliant and magic.

Sorry for my english, hugs from Spain (no the Sahara ^^).

[bachelorfox]

@ZASCAtube According to Wikipedia, the Spanish Sahara is a territory in the Western Sahara that has been under dispute between its native populations, Morocco and Mauritania. It was one of the last remnants of the Spanish Empire, before they abandoned it under international pressure. Maybe Foals were using it as a bit of a metaphor for a sort of no-man's land.

[ZASCAtube]

@bachelorfox jajaja, thank you very much, I Know perfectly the story about this place, I studied it in the school, right now I think I understand what mean Spanish Sahara, as far as I know this place is magic, you can feel the stars in the night so nearly that you can touch it.

Sorry for my english, hugs from Spain.

[darlss]

as soon as that guitar starts at about 2.25 i get shivers all over

[pedro911212]

very similar to mogwai. beautiful ambience

[josueadrap]

FOALS NEVER FALL'S !

[miscudie]

@naOmiweaver

i cried as well!!!

[na0miweaver]

i will forever love this song, i cried when i saw it performed live and it's without a doubt my all time favourite song.

it's nice to see a different version which keeps all the best bits of an already brilliant song

[PengaMangoMango]

I hate to say this because I absolutely love both this song and orchestral music...but this version is not working for me. They clash because they are just too different in style and feel! They made a good effort to combine them, but putting electronic and orchestral together just diminishes the quality of both. Separate, they sound better in their own ways. That's just my opinion though.

[SuperPrincipeCarlos]

I'm the fury in your head, I'm the fury in your bed. I'm the ghost in the back of your head.

[opoco123]

this is a wonderfull song, but can someone tell me what the thing he is carrying is? i cnat figure it out

[crystalHETH]

@opoco123 I think it's a dog. I heard that this video clip is meant to be based on a true story. Apparently when Yannis was younger, he found a dog washed up on the beach or something.

Thats just what I read in a comment on another Youtube video.

[itzcoolbeans]

they still should have it as the full length version, and the guitar solo should have the second guitar aswell, it cuts off before it comes in. i love it though.

[coolymcool]

does anyone notice how the tone of his face changes at about 2:08? the color gets a bit warmer

[IndieRokker247]

@coolymcool it does, but thats cos fire flares up in front of him. watch again n you'll see :)

[dannymc789]

@coolymcool I think thats because of the big fire they light

[theorychile]

IN-CRE-I-BLE!

[Press1ToParty]

I would've liked to hear the orchestral parts stand out more, but the original electronicness is a bit too loud.

[nyinyi91]

it was a great idea to add a bit of strings to it... but i think it was not mastered well... looses "The Thing" of the song

[leomack665]

just saw them yesterday, it was simply amazing love them and I touched Yannis he´s so nice and all of them leave it all in stage thou it was their first time in Mexico a lot of people loved them. Foals Forever

[theinck]

i touched yannis. he's strong like bear.

[DethMetalHippie21]

wish it was the whole almost 7 minutes but amazing none the less

[19Callum95]

wow, i love this, foals take risks that normal bands would not, i mean songs like cassius of the old album are completely different, yet the fans still absaloutly love them, good one boys ;)

[SophieEd]

If you are going to bring in a orchestra I expect the song to exceed the original song by terms of length, not be shortened. Honestly this song could have been a killer 10 minute piece with the right orchestral composer, but oh wells.

[JackoDB]

this is so horribly cut short..

[vinnifoals]

is better than the normal version but i love both!

[JoeyJoeJoeJunior22]

@vinnifoals better than the orginial version? erm no it's not!

[SmithComposition]

Foals used to be really original and distinctive, but now it looks like the record label is trying to make them into a Coldplay clone band.

[KingAndrew00]

I love foals but this is actually a waste of my time.

[richardtyson100]

they should have made the whole song with an orchestra, not just small parts...

[shadicboy]

Kinda miss the intro (was wondering at first why it was about three minutes shorter), but the song sounds great with the violins.

Now only if they release singles in the US...

[miguelhp1]

GENIUS! 

[DarkMessiBan]

Okay, I'm hearing violins in the middle, got it.

[PoulainNord]

@DarkMessiBan just on the middle because you don't have the ear :)

[megamattlolz]

@DarkMessiBan if violin is all you hear yo obviously aren't very musically educated at all.

[DarkMessiBan]

@megamattlolz Zing!

[DarkMessiBan]

I really like this song, but I'm missing something... where does the LCO come in? I MIGHT be hearing something different, but that could just be a placebo effect or because it was edited a lot shorter.

[Eranmane]

I'll upload a re-version of this with the intro added I think. I do like the strings added to the background though. Barely noticable over the original, but still GOOD.

[gpguiltypeople]

why the fuck is everyone hating in the comments? go back to masturbating u queers, your comments are worthless

[shittybrat]

@gpguiltypeople so is yours. haha

[dancevickydance]

i didn't think anything could make it more beautiful.

[steevepatrick]

Indulgent. Why bother the London Contemporary Orchestra for something they could have done on the keys without anyone noticing the difference. There are no arrangements here worth using a real orchestra, they didn't even bother remixing the original apart from cutting it in half, so it all sounds muddy. You can barely hear the strings anyway. They could have simply called it "New Edit". Adding the London Contemporary Orchestra is taking the piss really. Wasn't worth re-releasing!

[mitchcrook1]

@steevepatrick what the hell are you on about, you can definately feel a whole new thing with the orchestra there, just because its not a big melodic part it doesnt mean they should be here

[steevepatrick]

@mitchcrook1 An opinion amongst many, all as valid as the other. I'm disappointed, you're not. C'est la vie!

[Pastafield]

Would've been cool if there were more countermelodies and stuff going on. I was expecting some horns to double that guitar 'solo' part. That could've worked.

[metaphorickal]

I'd like to see the song in it's original structure, with the strings added. So it's the same length, but with the added instrumentation.

[winf1234]

The best thing about this song was the simplicity. It's now over thought and quite frankly dull. Get over Spanish Sahara! there are better songs on the album.

[SK4TE90]

Eding to soon :'(

[from93till]

That was shit.

[neuklon]

Sounds a bit clumsy with the gradual build-up edited out.

[stereodifference]

...I really don't get the point in this, why edit it down to half its original length and add some strings? The strings would have been a good addition if the length was stlil there, but they sound forced in such a small period of time. I suppose this was a ploy from the record label, no-one likes 7 minute singles in music-industry-land do they?

[kevinmusicguitar]

q bien me agrada bastante!!

[mysteryteahouse]

so good xo

[Durfit]

The orchestra is a nice addition to the song. Though the intro build up should still be there. That's what makes the song great.

[Lokanus]

@Durfit There is almost no Radiostation that plays the 9 min cut.

[ategg87]

Gotta get a decent recording of this, promising.

[slimedude99]

I like the strings, but the song just isn't the same without the amazing buildup. Feels a bit rushed, in my opinion.

[LKLNinja]

I still have to listen to it, but you should know that youtube really fucks up music quality, so if you cant hear the orchestra chances are its youtubes fault, not the recording..

[Edercoreee]

beatiful

[jazzitlikeopera]

It adds more to the song definitely. You just have to have an ear for the strings.

[PokemonRemote]

I kinda prefer this version because of the lack of fake build up.

[zainabadam]

<3 FOALS!

[MyIronLung92]

is it just me that cant hear the orchestra? it just seems like a shorter version of the one on the album

[IamWearingJeans]

@MyIronLung92 Yeah, you can barely hear anything... There were about 5 seconds in the entire song where I thought I heard the orchestra

[nightviola]

@IamWearingJeans really? Cause I could hear the orchestra the entire time. :O

[nightviola]

@nightviola Well, not really but it starts at 1:41 and it ends at 3:30

[IamWearingJeans]

@nightviola I can hear it now...

[wiganje]

<3 Foals

[Nitwit505]

yeah!Foals!

[PATThellyea]

it doesnt sound like much of a change but it has a really amazing effect on the song. especially in when its first noticable.

[Aidylso20]

I LOVE Foals

[littlelittleweed]

<3 Foals

[cbassful]

<3 Foals

[TheLukii]

<3 Foals

[MsLiooo]

So different than before but this is very good When i listen this song i feel better . Nice video. (Yannis the bear fit you sooo well)

[phantomdoodler]

nice