Beirut - The Penalty - A Take Away Show

[SuperUkuleleGirl]

Oh wait, no, no they aren't. I got confused at the beginning.

[SuperUkuleleGirl]

Stop the fucking bus, Beirut are FRENCH?!?!?

[imtryingmyluck1251]

@SuperUkuleleGirl No they're from the US but they speak some really good french :)

[TheKaoticdrake]

@imtryingmyluck1251 Technically the lead singer, the man behind it all is from the US but he left and moved to Europe when he was like 15. As far as I know they're based out of Europe these days more so than the US, but I could be wrong.

[111685lm]

the guy next to him in the beginning looks a bit like Balthazar from Supernatural

[MrDatsunInsult]

I love how chill everyone is in this video. Move to Paris anyone?

[1guitarkid]

that bar/cafe is fucking amazeballs

[krishnacatz]

i am in love

[Zonalyre]

i really like this particular song, it introduced me to the ukulele and since i bought one i cant stop playing it.. i uploaded a cover of the penalty a few days ago, check it out in my channel!

[ForLostWords]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but i can't seem to comprehend how anyone can not be utterly in love with Beirut.

[Lorinikeet]

what i'd give to be there.

[tamilazzara]

oh god i love them so much

[sameerpatel105]

fuckin' 'ipsters. god damn white people.

fantastic tune nonetheless ahaha ;)

[yellownantes]

Is Kristianna Smith on 2:03?

[kasermankeian]

What the fuck is that bastard doing bobbing his head? He's got head phones on.

[MarisaShorty]

:)

[pinkishnewspaper]

Oh My....my jaw drops...

[lolinacarlina]

"  Si on demande les gens disent non" Lol!

Bienvenue à Paris!

[salazeta]

o rei

[ToastyLermon]

i have both the normal versions of this song and nantes and the take away show versions on my ipod!

[EvilMutantPenguin]

I am in love.

[jdpw09]

La Blogotheque legitimately gives hope to those of us who worry that creative and original music is fading.

[CATiddles]

I love this song. I just love it. And I love these takeaway sessions. Especially the horns playing the melody. Genius. I performed this at an open mike night. Its a bit fast but feel free to tell me what you think - tried to get into it, /watch?v=_UaOMoWXO98. please dont ever stop making music like this! :)

[laurabrany]

Me encantasssss !!! es genial tu voz, tu esencia.....y la manera de sentir la musica...Eres mi todo. tu gran admiradora Laurabrany de MEXICOOOOOOOO.......ESO ES SENTIR LA MUSICA.

[MarieHabs]

Bon sang que j'aurais aimé être dans ce bar!!

[Gazemottle]

Wish my french were that accomplished.

[blacklowconverse]

his voice is the most beautiful thing i've ever heard

[LeeluFairy]

It pisses me off that that guy has headphones in, he doesnt even know how lucky he is.

[thetoiletofkings]

i love the chick with the symbols. i want that to be my job :)

[MindInTheClouds]

AAAAAAAAAAAAA I CAN'T DEAL WITH ZACH CONDON SPEAKING FRENCH, OH MY GOD.

[Stvenray]

Is Will Sheff always part of Beirut??? or just in Take Away Shows?

[carlo88moe]

haha, oh the french, very selective with what they give their applause to..makes them very unwilling to embrace something on impulse- that's one of the only cons that i can find about the french who in general i really like...

[xkuchex]

Skip to 1:30 and enjoy! :) <3

[Noimnotthatguy]

This is seriously the coolest thing ever.

Walking around Paris playing some awesome fucking music.

[BluePennyLane]

Is there anyone from Spain who likes this? I want to be your friend :)

[panetero]

@BluePennyLane xD ¿Y eso? A mí también me gustaría ser tu amigo. Merry Christmas by the way xD

[bearfingers]

so is it la blogotheque like "blog-oh-teck(as in technical)" or "blog-oh-the-que'(like cay)" anyone have any insight? ive watched their videos for over a yr now but never known how to say it

[n0eah]

@bearfingers I belive it's the first one

[mymyr4ge]

@bearfingers blog-oh-teck!

[IntoTheValleySkids]

@bearfingers BLOG-OH-THAY-KU is how I would advise you to pronounce it

[mandasaurus8]

I think that I deserve to be there rather than those ungrateful random people. >:(

[dizzystar01]

over the years i always tend to come back to this video,

&& everytime i dread over the fact that i wasnt there. ):

[bigwomanshorts]

@dizzystar01 you have to use that feeling to make moments like this in your own life. :)

[malaanee]

... simplemente lo mega mega amo !

[luhario]

Look at that... Condon and his badass French skills. Btw, everyone should check out the 'Take Away Show' version of Skinny Love by Bon Iver, just to see the creator of Blogotheque (the guy in green at 0:35) zoning out. He's the guy that looks super high and drunk on life near the window in the Bon Iver video :)

[kiliancondon]

this...is what its all about...music...france..happin­es...

and plus zach condon has the same last name as me so thats pretty sweet as well.

[1476anon]

He looks like a biker.

[urdiepak]

1:21 "haha fuck it" lol

[wooody82]

the song is even more beautiful than the girl on 2:03

[sukini3]

@wooody82 tell that to Kristianna's face:)

(yep we all have a stalker inside of us waiting to come to...I feel you dude :)

[jksafn]

@sukini3 Lol! Is that her real name? O_O

[sukini3]

@jksafn haha yea, I learn theese things when I should be woking :)

[jksafn]

@wooody82 agreed but i wouldnt kick her out of bed ;)

[Nza420]

@wooody82 hate to say it, but the girl at 2:03 *thinks* she is the *shit*.

definitely needs to be ignored... LOL

[Nza420]

@Nza420 i shouldn't have said that :D

[MJcorkie]

The guy at 4:16 , is he seriously listening to an ipod or something?

[Traceurotops]

@MJcorkie Sound Engineer

[ValJesternity]

yes, its a proto hipster

[BAYGAN12]

@MJcorkie Hope not, another option is that the instruments can be really loudy IRL.

[inugal321]

SO FRANSH

[vojtezslav]

0:46 Oh fuck the guitarist must be Will Sheff!!!!

[Rjord25]

macklemore - irish celebration, anyone?

[atomik12345]

God I love him, and his lovely Bushman Jenny Cutaway Uke.

[lanomyster]

The best, for real man

[TheShunter78]

26 people have no soul.....<3

[BlueTrickle]

Wish I was there . .

[wayfaringstoner]

i like the pretty lady he walks past on the way into the cafe

[BlueTrickle]

@wayfaringstoner me 2 ^^

[2666ification]

This dude definitely got laid that night.

[ddanpower]

Impossible do not like!

[harrisonnantz]

Caliver would love to do A Take Away but we need your help! visit calivermusic.bandcamp.com and enjoy our lovely acoustic music and help us achieve our goal of having our music heard and appreciated!!

[bonanahh]

Zach's laugh... I can't get over it.

[MrBrunitxo]

Funny thing is, I spent a lot of time at the places the footage were at. Nah, it's not funny. I just feel bad it didn't happen while I was in there.

[PERSONIFICATIONOFYAY]

Wearing earphones during a Beirut live performance? That's a paddlin'.

[empatheticrobo]

there is some dickhead in the background bobing his head with ears phones on

[kzpopori]

this reminds me of something local natives did. they walked around just playing their music. someone help me out here; was this just coincidental?

[MidGroundInertia]

@kzpopori It's la blogotheque. They get bands to do these kinds of things.

[kurtwthiele]

@kzpopori a lot of indie bands do this!

[waadalbawardi]

this is so good it makes me want to cry

[1476anon]

was he teaching the guy at the end how to play it? if so...teach me!!! xD

[1476anon]

one word

perfect.

[87vprag]

amazing band!

[zake890]

Beirut always has the greatest take away shows.

[alexandertarangerkin]

@zake890

check out Yeasayer' Red Cave - takeaway! on the train, its just so sick! but ye beirut have the best! their style suits it very good ^^

[joseluisrl]

@zake890 what does it mean take away show and blogotheque ??..

[srcapote]

Grandes!!!



[tainaraninaalves]

perfect



[Dulceabad]

Me encanta!

[grademaley]

Even his laugh is melodious... gosh fuck the bars who refused a free concert of beirut!

[Losteardrop]

@saarela93 yeah I know, but I said I loved how he speaked french... Sorry for the misunderstood, my english isn't very great.

[ainzyru]

What I would have given to be in that café....

[valleyofcats]

If I could but speak French the way he does. *disappointed hopes*

[ReluctantZer0]

@valleyofcats Somewhere within your valley, there is a way I promise you

[Frathememorygirl]

i want to spend every day walking around paris with him, playing ukulele and singing beautiful songs.

[blacklowconverse]

@Frathememorygirl I'd walk into every cafe in paris to try and find them playing

[noale110]

this is amazing,im in love

[rabujentow]

Well, now i want to play ukelele! :)

[itstonymannn]

is Zach Lebanese?

[zrr91]

i fell in love at 2:00

[MrNotw777]

man i get this feeling in side like i breath fine wen i look for their take aways then when i find em its kinda hard to .....my girl thinks im weird for listining to them....cant wait to see them in san francisco

[viniciuswonderboy]

IS THAT A TENOR UKULELE ?! SOMEONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS STUFF?!

[viniciuswonderboy]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHICH KIND OF UKULELE IS THAT?!

[TheStephenKent]

@viniciuswonderboy i think that one is a bushman jenny...

[atomik12345]

@viniciuswonderboy It's a Bushman Jenny Cutaway Uke

[babiloka5]

lindo, muito lindo!

[biofan234]

haha i love how he goes "haha fuck it, lets do it"

[muntedmuffin]

gaaahh i love that zach speaks french, he's even more sexy now.

[polishgrl87]

@flyzinha23 ummm....no it isn't.

[flyzinha23]

@polishgrl87 ooh I see.. I have a weird copy of the album... all the names are messed up. :(

Thanks for beings so polite :)

[polishgrl87]

@flyzinha23 sorry, my brother said that and he can't speak english accurate

[Georgebillbob]

@flyzinha23 it's called the penalty you twonk

[bruninhaaneves]

música mto mto boa ;DD

[chadkangaroo]

@saarela93 they didn't say he's french. they said "his french". as in they like his french speaking.

[zezezita]

modern mariachi :))

[MidGroundInertia]

I feel for the girl playing the cymbals.

[Losteardrop]

Aww his french... i'm french and I love it...

[aemypops]

zach should just speak French all the time...HOT!

[kurtwthiele]

okkervil river+beirut= fucking awesome shit in paris

[Calza]

4.29

[babiloka5]

*-* Lindo, cada vez que ouço uma musica deles me emociono.

[msms1919]

now this is music

[SargeTheFourth]

That bitch playing the cymbals at 3:02 must feel really needed. 

[gamesworkshopdude]

that girl outside the cafe at the beginning would get smashed the hell in no doubt

[felipemanonegra]

hey i have a bar...you guys are welcome to sing here...drinks is on me:)

[lemonaid890]

What type of uke?

[manumuraro]

@lemonaid890 Im pretty sure it's a tenor lanikai. looks like mine :)

[anphaa]

@manumuraro It's a concert Bushman Jenny. He also plays tenor Lanikaï LU-21T.

[manumuraro]

@anphaa thanks!

[KoiChannel]

look up "while the city sleeps - back when we knew", similar colourful and organic soundscapes!

[marinahimura]

me apaixonei.

[AgeoftheInternet]

French people- the original hipsters

[ASideNote]

i think i'm in love

[Philoxenus]

@ASideNote if you're thinking, then you're not :)

[ASideNote]

@Philoxenus haha you got a point..

[buscadoradeoro]

@ASideNote me too!!! hahahah

[onlywelcome]

WAS THAT WILL SHEFF?!

[elfaundra]

He is Beautiful.

[Rosebud2345]

Those people are ridiculously lucky. I wish I could go out and something like this would just happen unexpectedly. It would be really cool. It would be ridiculously awesome to be in the background of a Take Away Show.

[MANNM105]

What is this Take Away show and why doesn't this happen every time I go eat in a restaurant?

[coverscopyer]

I thought they were american, why do they speak french?

[christianhvidal]

@coverscopyer blogotheque its french, they make the "take away show"

[the7thwreck]

@coverscopyer many people can do both! I know, its amazing.

[coverscopyer]

@the7thwreck I know, me 2, but he's just soo good at it! He is just.. nice

[djahok]

@coverscopyer Zach Condon, the singer and songwriter is american, but the other musicians are friends he met in France. I guess ^^

[coverscopyer]

@djahok oki thanks, he's just soo good at it i got confused:P

[christopherbreach]

@djahok they're his friends from new mexico, he asked them to help record Gulag Orkestar with him and have been a part of beirut ever since

[themadhurt]

Why dont the people in this bar realize how fucking lucky they are?

[catewelton]

@themadhurt  exactly!

[itakeatest]

To the the 22 people that dont like this well you have a crap taste in music

[pilotlaxer10]

I hope someday i own a ukulele, and am able to play this, and sing like that, and walk around europe doing this.

[yolo1998]

friggin' amazing <3

[deegreezyfosheezy]

this is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen im 89

[TheJulioZatarain]

@deegreezyfosheezy lol you are fosheezy not 89

[deegreezyfosheezy]

@TheJulioZatarain shutup u facist jew

[NobodyLikesToBeAlone]

I always wondered why the people in the restaruant aren't smiling when Zach Condon was singing. I would have the biggest grin on my face if he was sitting next to me. Just sayin.

[bba26]

Epic.



[rolf1304]

The dude at 4:20 sure is enjoying the music on his mp3 player.

[wowthatwasemo]

What a sexy man.

@anaxescbr with a sexy laugh.

His sexy music goes without saying, of course.

[DesertStreets]

1:27 best photography.

[alexlg18]

The girl that was looking at Zach at the beginning is yelling her head off at the end haha :D

[Cbrods43]

Is that will sheff from okkervill river playing guitar?

[dreamsorrow3]

Haha, I didn't really know this song was called The Penalty until now, as it was missing from the back of the CD case and the titles were wrong on my MP3 player xD

But now that I know, I'm glad of it. I think it's a very fitting name.

[pilotlaxer10]

SOMEBODY PLZ HELP me learn to play this on guitar

[yellowcardchik92]

3:38 OH YEAH

[JakeSully2890]

Was there a guy crawling on the floor right as he walked through the doorway?

[NirvanaLurver]

@JakeSully2890 lol yeah i saw that too!

[konoha1993]

that voice is simply amazing!