Fleet Foxes - Blue Spotted Tail

[RPalombit]

Simple and beautiful.

[stxnlaxismaluvv6]

is it weird that i want to walk down the aisle to this song at my wedding?

[Leg1tG00nz]

I wish fleet foxes were at every coffee shop I visit

[Watanukigurl]

-starts to cry- I DONT KNOW WHY!!!!

[Zizzousa]

I heard you on the radio, I couldn't help but smile...this song is like someone made Carl Sagan's wisdom and creativity into a portable house, a little space that always provides your mind with shelter from the storm, and then said "Hey, why don't you carry this around with you? You know, for when the day doesn't turn out so well." Thanks guys.

[TheShakespeareBlues]

@Zizzousa God's real. Get over it.

[xLightGr3nadesx]

beautiful

[ILOVESUESYLVESTER]

Anyone here a Beatles fan?

[XxTRJR2123xX]

@ILOVESUESYLVESTER random, but yes, big fan.

[adamgore1]

I could listen to this album for the rest of my life and be perfectly happy

[whudafuxgoingon]

we all subconsciously ask all these questions in one way or another. magic

[ABoyNamedBear]

such a great song. i did a cover and itd mean alot if you checked it out. <3 god bless

[lilCaucasian]

@ABoyNamedBear NOOOOOO! I WONT DO IT!! AND YOU CANT MAKE ME!!!

[JazSmithPresentation]

So pure, kind of makes you think, nothing matters, I'm going to die, but that's not morbid, it doesn't mean I should go wild, Just means I should live a good life relative to how I value my own existence,be content but keep asking these questions till my dying day.

[Jazzyjessification]

I saw this giant comet once, during a meteor shower and it looked like it was going to land in this kid's backyard but it had a really long tail and it was spotty towards the end of it..That's what this song kind of reminded me of.

[cooperD52]

This is one of my favorite songs ever! A song of whys!

[SophieLoaph]

I've hit the replay button so many times today..

[gingercanbeanything]

OK, this sounds realy weird but could somebody tell me if this is in an advert cause I'm so convinced it is but I don't know which one?!?!?

[CalebTheGatekeeper]

Fleet foxes: One of the the best Indie bands I have ever heard!

[Shirokinukatsukami]

@CalebTheGatekeeper

Thats deep man, thanks for raising the bar for this one.

[evilthesaurus]

happy new year fleet foxes

[Donnnnnnny]

It is so incredibly appropriate that Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot is a featured video here.

[afrotasticcurls]

this is one of my favorites from this album!

[accauntt123]

shope shope shopetina

[accauntt123]

it's a little bit shopettina

[allisonleigh128]

favorite fleet foxes song!

[pinapplesrad]

OH GOD MY SOUL IS BEING INVADED WITH BEAUTIFUL FOLK

[Kats987124]

wooo! PATD and fleet foxes=Bliss!

[Kats987124]

I have a new favourite song!

[scvsiebe]

this song reminds me to leonard cohen..

hmm.. genius;)

[husicify]

so hippie and pure!

[robman8855]

featured vid: carl sagan's Pale Blue Dot... youtube has gotten smarter

[poteznido]

Such a beautiful song...simple chords, amazing lyrics.

@Chihuahuarocker: i don't interpret "why do i do all this waiting then.." that way. Taking decisions and not waiting forever as if life was eternal seems more suitable...

[loveisanumber]

"i heard you on the radio - i couldn't help but smile..." best lyric of the song <3

[squ51]

god i can listen to this one song for the rest of my life

[mperrone69]

spareadimeproductions. com

[mperrone69]

my concept of what hes trying to say is the video i made, check it out

[Chihuahuarocker]

Anyone listening to the lyrics? He's talking about death. "In the city only for a while..."

More obviously,

"Why is life made only for it to end? Why do I do all this 'waiting' then?"

or in other words, "Why don't I just end it all, if I'm going to die someday anyways?"

This song is not beautiful.

It is chilling.

It is depressing the hell out of me.

I love it.

[BabyxFoodxMashups]

@Chihuahuarocker

i think its even more broad then just death though, i think it's more contemplating existence entirely. 

[JeremyJackal]

@Chihuahuarocker I think it's just more innocent pondering of life in general, don't look to deep into it.

[ajsledzep]

@Chihuahuarocker I think its clear the band has religious backgrounds. Its a great fucking question! If there is a God why is it made only for it to end. Though I think we all know the Christian view as to why we die (sin). From just a theistic point ofview (non-christain), Why would this God make something only for it to die? Some might say its biological (which it is), but if God made the biological settings we are trapped in why must we die? Message me/ death is coming......

[jackdude1118]

What Pecknold is doing here with his lyrics is known as rhetoric. Look it up if you need to. Some of you people need to chill the fuck out and be a little less ignorant.

[ScissorUpYourAss]

I feel like I've heard this song before..

Weird.

[TheCalciferFire]

(:

[rozz02]

Robin Pecknold is just...incredible!

[DaisyPayneOfficial]

Someone requested me to sing this song. I'm so glad they did!

[wangsta231]

this is the best song on acid, especially if your having a bad trip

[ajsledzep]

@wangsta231 Wouldn't this song make your trip worse?

[placematmoccasins]

Such a huge contrast from The Shrine. I love it. 'Course, it's all good.

[aledraingoldenapple]

I love this song so much. Beauty

[BritTheSinger]

Check my cover out! Peace.

[lguitarn]

is it the same singer or did he get younger??

[thefordmustangrocks]

Why is there an ad for superbass? GET RID OF IT!

[ukelivia]

robin's voice.

[xLondonCalling]

I can't believe people can argue about nonsense, while listening to this beautiful song.

[dtsully15]

@xLondonCalling thank you

[throughlookingglass8]

The last time a song made me cry on the spot was Porcelain by Red Hot Chili Peppers. This song just melted me and it isn't even the first time I've heard it. So beautiful.

[hesteaeble]

This is probably the best song on the album because it isn't made in layers to perfection which I don't like...

[LusterPurge5678]

A) i find it cute when people think that grammar checks are a good comeback and B) NO ONE GIVES A FUCK WE'RE TRYING TO LISTEN TO GOOD MUSIC AND READ CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS, not little bitches fight arguing back and forth.

[thechaser1985]

@LusterPurge5678 How can someone be taken seriously, when they can't spell or put together sentences?

[SouthernPoint52]

He sounds so CLOSE in this song. It feels like I'm inside the microphone!

[TylerJLance]

This song really makes you wonder why, where are we going, what is our purpose, why do we wait for nothing?

[ajsledzep]

@TylerJLance What do we do about this universal fate that hangs over us all? One day we are going to slip away from this and all will be lost....... What the HELL IS GOING ON, WHY AM i TRAPPED IN THIS STRANGE MACHINE OF FLESH??????

[TheMrJstill]

WTF is all the mess about Chloe on here, why are ya'll letting a little girl make ya'lls decisions, and why are grown ass men in love with her, am I the only one who see's that as perverted? But I'm sure the Foxes appreciate the free publicity, thanks to her there next show might just be pedo central.

[stellen11]

@TheMrJstill Its 'their' you dumb, thicko cunt. Learn some grammar if you want to diss people.

[stellen11]

why is chloe sending me to all these fucking shit pages????

[TheMrJstill]

@stellen11 because your a tool who can't make their own decisions

[stellen11]

@TheMrJstill You have to make a decision to click on a link? LOL fuck off cunt and get back to these shit bands you adore.

[TheMrJstill]

@stellen11 I will. But you better hurry and go back, your little kid you adore might have another demand for you.

[JimmyPageProject]

I wonder if this would start up a debate between new fans who only heard of this through Chloë, and between poseurs who have created this sharp image of themselves by listening to bands who nobody else have heard of. "Thumbs up if you're heard of this band before Chloe Moretz posted this vid" says the poseur. Me, I'm just glad that a band like this is getting better recognition.

[NicoGT28]

Chloe Moretz sent me

[TheMrJstill]

@NicoGT28 OMG thats so exciting...(SARCASTIC)........­....

[Quinotar7]

Thanks Chloe Grace Moretz...I never heard of this before

[countchunkula]

Chloe sent me here also, does this make me a pedophile?

[MrCamo73]

@countchunkula maybe ;]

[falloutman1125]

@countchunkula No because she sent me here to.

[TheMrJstill]

@countchunkula If you have to ask, then probably?

[gtrst26]

this is gorgeous

[shockingillusions15]

Chloe grace moretz sent me here.

[sportzfan96]

Great

[DreambasketballSTAR]

thumps up if chloe moretz sent you here;)

[TheMrJstill]

@DreambasketballSTAR I think you meant thumbs up if your letting a little girl control your life

[weluvmarley]

My friend made me a copy of this CD a few weeks ago, and since then I've become borderline obsessed.

Difficult to emulate and that makes me love them even more :)

made a video to this song, love it all

[jfitz1431]

i really like Robin's voice without it being slathered in reverb. it sounds nice and warm here. (but i do love the reverb they usually put on it)

[skippingboy123]

Love this band, gave it a 8.5/10. But they would sound much better without the reverb and "aahhs" and "oohhhs"

Probably why this is my favorite song on the record, his voice sounds so beautiful without the reverb. good lyrics too.

[isgoanrain]

This is possibly the most sincere music I've ever heard. Absolutely beautiful album and easily my favourite of the year so far.

[Littleman1229]

@isgoanrain Bon Iver is the best for sure

[XoXoSakuraKissXoXo]

@skippingboy123 I loooove the ooohs and aaahs! :o

[skippingboy123]

@XoXoSakuraKissXoXo They do it too much! Like the band a whole lot though.



[WhorifyingBitch]

only 2 dislikes? This song is too perfect, therefore everyone likes it :D

[The60sMusicman]

best song from Helplessness Blues in my opinion.

Peace.

[TripLewisBand]

Who comes here to argue? Why?

[SkipSparkypants]

This reminds me a lot of Paul Simon for some reason

[ilund244]

I am feeling the rhyme scheme and repetition, a perfect song about questioning what we perceive as reality

[gogogaga151]

this song is so beautiful! (:

[cooperD52]

Song of whys! Brilliant!!!!!!!

[XoXoSakuraKissXoXo]

Seeing them on July 24th. Robin, you are a Master of Music. All hail.

[secretMachine]

"Why this frightened part of me is fated to pretend." = religion. pretending to know what is true regardless of any proof. blind faith.

[MrBeesknees95]

@secretMachine life is empty without a deity or religion

[Neolimb]

@MrBeesknees95 Yeah, for someone who can't believe in themselves enough.

[NKDP1]

@MrBeesknees95 untruee buddy my life is full of laughter and love and happiness and i couldnt care less about any sort of god or higher power, real or not :p

[nigguhbrett]

@MrBeesknees95 That's not true, I lead a fulfilling life, I have beautiful friends, and family, and music like this to listen to. I don't discredit myself or others by saying a higher power helped me with something a human accomplishes. Not to say I dislike religion, or those that follow one, just pointing out that neither me, nor my life, is empty.

[nickbilliet]

This song stands out a lot on the album imo... reminds me of death cab for cutie... While not my favorite song on the album it's still amazing...

[RawryMcRawr]

This song is a reflection of the singer's agnosticism. It's a homage to Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot, which is as far away from religion as you can get. Don't go turning the comment section of this beautiful song into a trashy religious debate.

[Tengent]

@RawryMcRawr I wouldn't say it's far from religious, but far from religion in the typical Judeo/Christian sense, which is what I know you mean. XD

[GoodAvatar]

@MrElyBlack "On the other hand, if there is a God then He is the answer to the question "Why is there something instead of nothing?"

Not necessarily. You're thinking WAYYY too much in the box. Goddit.

What if we find there are multiple gods, but they died sometime in between now and the creation of the universe?

What if we find that God grew into existence out of humanity?

All hypothetical, of course.

What if God is an alien God who made us, forgot about us, and he's this vicious douchebag?

[GoodAvatar]

I ALWAYS wonder why people are surprised that people are rude retards. This is normal, folks. People are normally quite dumb. :-P

Get used to it. Jesus.

[crazycoconut33]

Instead of commenting about something not to do with this song I shall instead point out the loveliness of the song and his stunning voice <3 :)

[albinocify]

@crazycoconut33 THANK YOU! lol.

[crazycoconut33]

@albinocify No problemooo:) haha I'm tired of people like going on and on about a religon debate. Listen. Enjoy. That is what this song is forr:)

[albinocify]

@crazycoconut33 lol, i seriously need that line mounted on my wall or something. I've been preaching that same philosophy for like.. forever and eternity. So yeah... :D lol.

[crazycoconut33]

@albinocify Haha thats good thank you(: I am pretty sure Fleet Foxes didn't decide to write a song so that everyone argues which religon they are,or how much justin bieber's music sucks compared to this etc etc haha

[albinocify]

@crazycoconut33 Haha, you have a point :) But don't you think it would be weird if they did make it for those idiotic reasons? Imagine how the conversation about creating the song must have been like. lol.

[crazycoconut33]

@albinocify haha that would actually be funny:) they would all sit down and start the conversation with like "What lyrics would make people want to argue on youtube...." haha:)

[Itseasyifyoutry]

@MrElyBlack We are the local embodiment of a Cosmos grown to self-awareness. We have begun to contemplate our origins:starstuff pondering the stars;organized assemblages of ten billion billion billion atoms considering the evolution of atoms;tracing the long journey by which, here at least consciousness arose. Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth.Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.

[patm718]

@MrElyBlack the question "why is there something rather than nothing" is a meaningless question as well. it seems like such an epic question, naturally, but it will not bring you any closer to a god. and, there is actually much more than "matter", and no scientist would tell you otherwise.

[Itseasyifyoutry]

@patm718 What's wrong with matter?

[patm718]

@Itseasyifyoutry i guess it depends how you define it, but what most people think of as matter only comprises a small fraction of the universe.

[Itseasyifyoutry]

@patm718 So say the scientists, but aside the most severe practice of heresy, what have they ever done for us in this day and age?

[Morriusvids]

@MrElyBlack Make your own meaning and stop looking for easy answers.

[nostarwars]

why oh why oh why...

[rdgraaff100]

lovely song! <3 it's soo pure

[KissMeItsRandi]

Why is life, made only for it to end?

Mind blown..

[MariaHamsterLover]

This song almost makes me cry due it's pure beauty. Not many songs can do that to me. Fleet Foxes is definitely a special band and gives me hope for today's music <3.

[aba101010]

This song is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry. :)

[zakkkkkkkk1]

i disliked this video and what! you got a problem?

[misslivelovelaugh55]

Whoaaaa, no dislikes. Go Fleet foxes!



[FionaBoosh]

@misslivelovelaugh55 Spoke too soon, love.

[dionycos88]

This song is so delicate. A man and his guitar, so simple,and yet so moving, so pure !

[mdmayhew]

Proof originality exists.

[stethoscanomaly]

@mdmayhew haha, i love this song a whole bunch but its a simple chord progression with a simple picking pattern and a single voice. pretty big stretch to tout its originality. honestly sounds a lot like certain European folk music that's been being made since medieval times.

[baddawwg95]

@stethoscanomaly i agree but the lyricism is great

[MageGus]

@stethoscanomaly that´s why they are minimalist.. with just their voices a song can be a piece of art . that´s why they are fleet foxes

[SnapAtMeJasper]

My favourite song from the album, the feeling it induces is nothing short of magnificent.

[jiniton]

did you buy their album?

[MsDrunkenowl]

sit outside. eat ice-cream. watch the sunrise. listen to this song. perfect.

[Shane98c]

This song is based on Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot. truefact.

[crimsonandclover70]

@Shane98c thanks for that information, it is nice to see a comment on youtube which has some relevancy and interest to it.

[rockthered21]

@Shane98c really??where did you read that? thank you so much for that info! it makes me love this song that much more.

[Shane98c]

@rockthered21 Won't let me post a link apparently but I came across a reddit submission about a conversation via twitter between Robin and someone about this song. Robin: "It's a Carl Sagan based folk song. Title is a perversion of "Pale Blue Dot"

If you think about the actual pale blue dot picture it resembles a blue spotted tail. The earth, a mote of dust, suspended in a sun beam.

[basketcase5295]

@Shane98c That was via my twitter. He responded to my question and I posted it. And he has always been a huge Sagan fan. But yes that's the right quote.

[robman8855]

@Shane98c you just succeeded in fusing my two favorite things together.. sagan and fleet foxes.. thank you so much

[freakystylntime]

@Shane98c Whats your source?

[Shane98c]

@freakystylntime g o o . g l / 2 n p T r

[Ruujiclay1]

Sounds like he's talking to MGMT.