The Richest Man In Babylon by Thievery Corporation

[djmellymels]

I feel like there talking about the united states on this song

[mspinney203]

I want this video on my Trium Eclipse phone.

[Tripo1iSamson]

"social commentary," gets old after hearing it since the 1960's. But I dig Thievery Corporation, great sounds.

[FuckTheLawNiggas]

great music from a pair of cotton picking negro's

[Quecksilber7]

unglaublich 

[MrDekstroza]

This song is unique masterpiece! These guys should get some reward for a life work... Ultimate lyrics, disturbing video, brutal drums - the definition of excellence! However, song's message is definitely most important thing, above all! Say no to globalism and imperialism! Greetings from Belgrade, Serbia...

[albell616]

This video went viral on Pristina

[rebouel]

This speaks of Americans. Caught up in ilrelevancy..

I'm a believer in Jesus. This tripe this faux 'Christian' spouted below my comment is prime example.

Let the dead bury the dead.

[Flandesexpress]

@Kwiz1fromPSN Hahaha... Trust me, these guys are on God's side.

[taxfatcats]

global prob since Jamaica got an Olympic ice luge team

[PSCreativeGaming]

@Chandradzyns the only thing i agree on is healthcare. Isnt it wrong that my parents pay 1500$ a month for healthcare? Why doesnt america move to "free" healthcare, like Canada, England ect. Also the banks shouldnt get into risky loans, i mean cmon. Also none of that federal bail out money should have went to those fat bonuses for the big guys. Other than that ocw is rubbish in mt opinion.

[tobomind]

lol this sounds like porno music for sure.

[shaxanth27]

@tobomind Well, what else would the richest man in Babylon be doing?

[akanthofullh]

πόσο επίκαιρο..!

[annlucienq]

The 1% are the richest men in Babylon. Down with the thievery and the exploitation!

[yungn4]

@annlucienq there is more than 1% do some research....

[2280WILLIAM]

Este tema viene a ser post-crítica!

lenguaje metafórico 100%

[willfriedman1]

OCCUPY MOVEMENT IS A MOVEMENT AGAINST BABYLON!!!

[yungn4]

@willfriedman1 the occupy movement pisses me off...stupid ignorant ranters destroying economic system in oakland...as if the city isnt in bad enough condition -.-....

(this dosnt apply to wall street i have no clue how things are there im talking specifictly about oakland C.A.)

[Chandradzyns]

@yungn4 there may be many things not done right in the Occupy Movement but I still back them in their original idea: the system in this country (and in a lot of other countries too) sucks and needs to be changed. the richest men in babylon need to back down from the politics and the power.

they may not be doing things perfectly, but at least they have the right idea (imo)

but if you don't agree then peace to you and enjoy the music :)

[8hobo8]

This is 240p and I ain't even mad. Such a chill beat.

[jdespierta]

ur beggars sleep outside ur doorway,ur prophets leave to wonder on..there is no hope left in ur kingdom..nobody here remembers freedom...

[SOSTacoJohnson]

@jdespierta i do!

[jdespierta]

@SOSTacoJohnson then..''remember,remember..'',­never forget ;-)

[GOOGLA1996]

this is similar to the german band seeed . check it out 

[StevenLJohnson]

You better know you better understand

[VIproximum]

Excellent music!

[VirtuaLiism]

Great fucking song

[DevonMike73]

didn't picture them looking like that,great tune

[PSCreativeGaming]

@colew8g not really. Just the fuck ups, but you cant change them.

[CarlitosWayz12]

NotcH!!

[KingJR2007p]

babylon has fallen, burn a spliff and watch it tumble on the facists heads as the true spirits regain the freedom of this world.

[vilianna93]

where can i find the lyrics?

[S1W2E3D]

once done wrong always done wrong

[Montage24fps]

How can YOU make a difference?

- Buy locally produced food and goods

- Don't shop at Walmart or Target

- Take your money out of the giant Bankster institutions and put it into a local savings and loan or better yet, a credit union. (google: Move Your Money)

- Recycle, refurbish, restore.

- Share.

[Montage24fps]

How can YOU make a difference?

- Buy locally produced food and goods

- Don't shop at Walmart or Target

- Take your money out of the giant Bankster institutions and put it into a local savings and loan or better yet, a credit union. (moveyourmoney-dot-org)

- Recycle, refurbish, restore.

- Share.

[PSCreativeGaming]

@lukeorb hey man, its war dont blame the usa blame the terrorists for hiding in crowds of pple. And my teacher came from inglewood...... its the kids choice if they want to get somewhere...

[colew8g]

@PSCreativeGaming kids don't give a shit about anything except for having a good time. they need guidance, without it their useless.

[rasta8292]

@colew8g not all just some, the ones that have been lost. jh bles there hearts and yours

[choottem]

Who would dislike this music. No cussing no flashy jewels and half naked women or irresponsible children. Wonderful thx for posting

[Jaylasplenty]

Oh Judah...be faithful.Babylon is full of haters.

[Thepanacea7fly]

47 bankers happened to watch this video...

[radicalgarbage02]

@Thepanacea7fly Actually, most bankers have read the book "The Richest Man in Babylon" and they aren't evil (they used to give out the short stories freely!). We all need to be prosperous of our own volition for this world to continue to work financially. Wealth isn't finite and is based on the full faith and credit of the people of this world. The gold standard doesn't even mean anything anymore. Gold only has inertial value. It cannot compare to the wealth generated by the world's labor force.

[OnlyTheTyrant]

I just wish we weren't food for the powerful. The vehicle of America has been long since driven by the powerful in the great coastal cities of New York and Las Angeles, among other mega-metropolitan skyscraper forests. We DO NOT MATTER to them, and the situation is made clear when we understand that our only value lies in our ability to serve those great concrete hells, so the elite can continue their Good Lives, separated from the masses by guards and high-rises. In short, Obama hates you.

[bettadanyooR]

@OnlyTheTyrant ....well if you go to college and obtain more than just a basic business or art degree, meaning specialize in something, you become elite. Like my wife is a doctor and I am licensed to trade and my education is in finance and international business. The secret of success is to actually try. Guess what happens? If you try you can make it and live a good life, the "American dream" is not a dream for those who seek it out, it's a reality.From up here the food tastes pretty damn good.

[lukeorb]

@bettadanyooR Tell that to one of the hundred thousand+ graves of Iraqi civilians killed in the US war that your tax dollars supported. I'm sure their surviving families would love to hear how damn good your food is tasting "up there," & how all you have to do is apply yourself. Stop by an inner city school, give your pep talk to an abused drug addict parented kids w/ low quality teachers. I'm sure you've worked hard, but there are plenty of ills that kind of thinking alone just won't cure.

[PVSJuicer]

@OnlyTheTyrant Your a hero!



[lenarita1]

oh so timely for the times!

[sowatcrew]

47



[freegigicampaign]

You know, youtube should make a restriction about the dislike button, like if you want to dislike something you should write also why you dislike it and if 3 people agree with it that will be a fair disliking.

[astrochiky]

Excellent!

[Mimzzzi]

how about giving some credit to the singer? He also has a good voice and an amazing African accent which I looveeee. But yeah, def thumps up to Thievery Corporation

[OnlyTheTyrant]

Hooray for Babylon! But, seriously I love shrooms, too. And our society scares the shit right out of me.

[R13AAD]

the 45 people that dislike's this track clearly doesn't know anything as there opinions are manufactured to them!

[ccoolmancooll]

i love THIEVERY CORPORATION

[Burningchromosome]

" I like the unspoken maturity in this music. A freind of mine was listening

to this in her vehicle and it caught my attention. I couldn't believe all the

songs were different yet came from one band..."

[thanasisclio]

στον λυκαβητό έγινε ΧΑΜΟΣ!!!! Τρομερό κόσμο λέμεεεεε!

[Warchieften11]

Poly brosta oi tupades...to live gamise, dn exw logia. Best ever!!!

[fishler1984]

Nagyon cool!!!



[Lilla420]

@fishler1984

igen

[mariso102459]

etsi na oume... aurio a8ina!!!!! :)

[k51993]

thievery corp. θεσσαλονικη 13 ιουλιου!! περιμενουμε πως και πως!

[xiovillaper]

No puedo explicar el amor que siento por Thievery Corporation, son demasiado cool no se es una musica demasiada buena, muy real, conciente exagerada GRACIAS JAH por estos GRANDES MUSICOS.

[kouradakotsifas]

fuck illuminati,massons,goverment fuck all this motherfuckers.reptillian bastards peace brothers

[1medina1uk]

zajebisty numer

[wegotnugs]

i dont think it is man

they are defintly well aprreciated her ein colorado

u need to come to a theivry show at ther worlds greatest amputheater red rocks colorado

[wastedyouth23]

bah how can this bad version with the annyoing noise in background have so many clicks.

[MaloshCV]

full of hipsters here :)) this music is so underground =))

[geragna]

@MaloshCV Lol.

[Epicpofunk]

Mushrooms are low-key,

[mjsciann1]

Best live band I've ever seen.



[bnegaox]

Does anyone one happen to know why the heck so many discussions about illuminati at Thyevery corp song's forum????

[TheTranceCartel]

@bnegaox Thievery is well known for their songs against the Illuminati, freemasons, and other groups that control life from behind the shadows.

[billsharpe83]

44 people didn't like this?? that means at least 44 members of the illuminati watch youtube videos

[Epicpofunk]

@billsharpe83 I'm a long-time illuminati member and I think Thievery Corporation rocks!

[billsharpe83]

the first song I heard was "a gentle dissolve" and I was like holy shit! now they're basically all I listen to. I always said that no lyrics would do their intru-MENTALs any justice..they're too universal and out of this world to be limited by lyrics. And all the songs with lyrics have social and political relevance. What can I say? thank you Thievery Corporation!

[bigmtnskier420]

Before last year at Sound tribe Red Rocks I hadn't really even heard of Thievery Corp but a few days prior a homie told me they were opening so I checked out Sound the alarm and been hooked since blew my mind as the perfect duet for STS9 and Im sure they will again this year as they headline the Rocks, Keep on rockin

[pattaya4life]

The wicked stench of exploitation Hangs in the air and lingers on Beneath the praise and admiration The weakest man in Babylon There is no hope left in your kingdom Your servants have burned all their songs Nobody here remembers freedom The richest man in Babylon (scat) babylon no get rich again but to end up sick again and you end up weak again babylon (scat) babylon you run you better know you you better understand the rancher man you better hear what we say

[123hubert1]

a lot of people tell me TC music sounds all the same - BUT i think they have such vast style, bass, and lyrcs...i lovw the subtlety of their music

[stevaras21]

gamaw!!!!



[waistnotime]

I wish Thievery Corporation will come to Sweden sometime.

[roflwaffle12321]

thinking about what would happen if no one signed up for the military or to be police...too bad that shit won't happen

[RainbowManification]

@roflwaffle12321 I agree, these lyrics have a deeper meaning

[ltsandes]

@roflwaffle12321 well, if none signed up for the police there might be a little chaos out there... it;s not about not signing up, it's about getting into a higher level of Wisdom, thought, understanding... most people do not, the education system does not help as well, we produce dumbass ppl who only think about their fucking careers and not of themselves, for their shallow beings and not for their divine spirits...

[ltsandes]

@roflwaffle12321 (continued) The "police" is needed to protect the wise from the fools, and not the rich from the poor. we have come to forget our spirit and soul in favor of materialism, wealth and social status. But this social status is completely fake and mistaken, you aren't worth a shit to the world and cosmos if you own a billion and your soul is empty, but you are priceless if you are an understanding, compassionate, helpful and wise being.

[airborn101st]

@ltsandes just blew my mind.

[ltsandes]

@airborn101st i hope in a good manner! :)

Cheers brother. And Peace ofc

[takiszog]

@ltsandes and thats what rich people say to the poor so they wont "rebel"

[ziziros1]

oreoi oi tc

[OzzyPanos]

@ziziros1 kai gamw einai . Peace :D

[1medina1uk]

Zajebisty kawalek za kazdym razem jak go slucham jestem w drodze do pracy , pietrowy autobus , tlok, wokolo murzyni , ciapaci, i reszta nacjii... Pomaga mi sie odprezyc i za kazdym razem dziala tak samo:):)

[INNCUBUSSS]

the best song for driving in extasisss

[shinsama3333]

Damn... they look Safe as shit, with all this carnage going on in this video LOL

[unasensualita]

Bon son, j'aime...

[afrikannas]

Buenísima

[silveradophoto]

A million viewers for great music and over 400 mil for a no talent like beiber shows the degeneration of our culture.

[tahoebum]

@silveradophoto Every generation has had it's Beiber' he's just the latest. What about Frankie Avalon,Fabian or Ricky Nelson go back in time we've had some real douche nozzle every decade. Some one has to sing to junior high school girls.

[fibo908]

@tahoebum oh god im curious do u even believe what u're saying, who says that every generation had its beiber and someone has to sing to small girls, sing them what ? these bullshiat? girls fuck from 13 y.o. now because of all these sex exposure and promotion of this: 'i do sex u dont im better than u, i fuck a lot more than you im even better than you.' But whats the point of fucking random girls getting them down with already used cues, therefore fake. This world goes all the wrong way man..

[ismaelblanco43]

ti kommatara thee mou gamato....

[cigarlounge1]

A friend of mine introduce me to Thievery back in 99-00. We saw them at the Hollywood Athletic Club. At the time I didn't have a clue what they were all about. Glad I went, it opened up a whole new world. I'll be 40 in April and I'm still listening.

[mirtoo1]

love the fact that most views are from Greece :D

We love T.C. as it seems xD

[SocratesTheGreek]

@mirtoo1 Auto ennoeitai!!! Marhaba Lebanon hamtu lila allah wak bar la sukran!!!

[1Urganda1]

I introduce my students to TC's "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido", so that they practice the future tense, hehe, but also so that they think about the future

[zzukizzz]

Song for Muamar Qaddafi

[KristinSpradling]

I love Thievery! This is a great collaboration!

[adrood]

yeah !!! Thievery really rules trip hop . And at Greece A lot of people really know the band

[prezas13]

in greece they are quite popular actually :)

[LinkXUmc]

Clásico. (y)

WooooooooOooooooooOoo Wooo Woooo... ^^

[Max1baL]

¡Excelente música!!!

Excellent music!!!

[DreamSports]

Absolutely AMAZING !!

[skizzOprEnic08]

amazing..! listen this song every day i wakeup..so relaxing.!

[periklisthegreat]

@skizzOprEnic08 i just woke up! :D

[parissiren]

he lokks like a faggot in a german nightclub, cmon he wears lip stick

[MMinimal]

@parissiren shut the fuck up...troll

[BigBubbleGum3]

the greatest song in Babylon!!!

[Replay117]

Perfect song to get High on

[Giverney13]

'babylon' is highly over rated, for as long as thieves rule many and call it 'govt' the people will be ignorant as children, and instead of wondrous thought, a culling of dissenting voices and many who shall die shall die due to ignorance. Be wise, aware but not for snare

[123zoidberg]

best song ever .

[Filce11]

nicely sead "nobody here remembers freedom"

[BenBeanin]

Thievery Corporation is the most underappreciated music ever.

[stinkysasha]

@BenBeanin : I couldn't agree with you more. Their talent, their vision, their "harem" of musical guests is absolutely brilliant! 

[trashhgoo]

@BenBeanin I don't think so. Thievery Corp. fans appreciate theris music so much than, for example, N'Sync fans.

People likes some music, but we feel love listening to this.

Peace

[bmbrian]

@BenBeanin I appreciate them!

[fibo908]

@BenBeanin y know why ? because it talks about the injustice that there is around this shitworld so medias got no reason to spread it out , the less the ears this band reaches , the better for them!

[danocean111213]

@BenBeanin i have been saying this for fucking years....well said.. thay are hands down crazy sick,with crazy skillz...untouchable....

[PedroNovaes82]

@BenBeanin depending on where u are... eheh! im portuguese i live in portugal, know TC from the beginning as well as many many friends here! :)

[cartmansp99]

@BenBeanin and thats the way it should stay ... i dont want some bling bling kids to listen to this :)))

[123hubert1]

@BenBeanin

i agree totally

[STE4LYOURFACE]

@BenBeanin all their popular songs have over a million views, some of them 2 million. i would say people appreciate their work

[TheTranceCartel]

@STE4LYOURFACE Not enough. Not a single one of my friends know of Thievery Corporation, neither Best Buy nor Borders employees had a clue of who they were, and yet they're probably some of the most socially concious artists out there today...

[TheTranceCartel]

@STE4LYOURFACE not even, 1,300,000 views for a video from 2008 for a band on their official channel is pretty underappreciated, esp. when you consider lesser bands have more views.

[sulfurousstench]

@BenBeanin 2500 thumbs up is appreciation. (Fill in the blank) is the most underappreciated (blank) ever!

[Junket622]

@BenBeanin Yea i feel kinda guilty myself taking as long as I did to discover them

[pyroklanis]

@BenBeanin who cares they dont even care about this just feel :) peace and love

[aaqilian]

yo is that Mr notch formerly of Born Jamericans?

[aaqilian]

WOW! Too right!

[chinbnm]

for some reason i dont know ... this song reminds me of seal's - crazy

[RENEDU2]

a good book too..

[matias7anriquez]

Masterpiece detected

[amaghafi]

thnx 4 the Music !

[weihnachten000]

in soviet russia demonstrants shoot police! that sux

[GiaJ1]

@weihnachten000 Have you any idea what you are saying? Maybe in other countries but not in the Soviet Russia. They will take you down in seconds if you protest vilontly, with specialized swat teams.

[deevmusic]

sweet tune, nice voice, catchy hook, respect

[andreicyan]

More people need to smoke The Herb. Herb is our liberation from babylon. Awesome song, goes hand in hand with my state of mind right now.

[420Kowalski]

Just saw them performing this yesterday at the Gibson Ampitheater, they fucking rocked! Even better live!

[dimethaltryptamine1]

@420Kowalski You VERY lucky bastard

[viletree]

this band can do no wrong.

[Duphe]

our species is already circling the drain

[Thisismynameffs]

@Duphe the future planet of ruins populated by cockroaches and bacteria, all done in 0.00005% time of the planets existence. I think its the record of idiotism in the whole universe...

[Duphe]

@Thisismynameffs i would not be surprised if our species lived on planet mars million years ago and we are actually repeating that story of destruction right now.

[mrfudgeyhead]

@Duphe

EYES OF MARS!

[mbot48]

Babylon will fall again.

[speeches]

Daps from Miami, Fl.

[charlespycraft]

Excellent track...love it

[macqdor]

of course it is. But there also speaking of a modern day Babylon....

[NaturalMystic101]

♫ ♪ one of my favorite songs for Thievery Corporation and one of my favorite songs of all time ♥

[Ingride9]

J'aime beaucoup Thievery Corporation pour les découvertes... et évidemment, la musique, le son, les messages... alors jepartage

[MDre22]

i just heard this jam its tight...beat is hella smooth and dude has cool as voice, anyone know much about this group? and anyone know the meaning of why they use Babylon?

[pqstr]

what does one-two punch mean? and what's Babylon?

[macqdor]

@pqstr babylon is the Biblical city in the Bible that received Gods chastisement. America(USA) is regarded by some as the modern Babylon. Her greed, her sins, her corruption has reached the Heavens.

[pqstr]

@macqdor what is chastisement? and where is the Biblical Babylon located. it might not have that name today but at least where is today's place of the old Babylon? what ur sayin about sins corruption etc. sounds like Sodoma and Gomorra.

[macqdor]

@pqstr Bible Rev 14:6-9 Rev 18:4-5 — 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

[qdanceshowtek]

@macqdor babylon is also an ancient city quite close to baghdad

[drew56one]

damn son!!!! how and the hell have i never heard them? this song is tight!!!

[MDre22]

@drew56one thats what i was thinking, I just came across this jam on pandora...

[bettyrose420]

these guys are great!

[pjip]

Lets live right, not in fright and conjured in ignorance. LSD = Free mentality and spirit.