Fleet Foxes - Quiet Houses (Only sound)

[weemoedig]

it's 'darkening', which makes sense with the title 'quiet houses'. it's about death- lay me down, darkening, come to me

maybe it's just me but houses are quiet when the owner's gone. and to stretch the idea even further, perhaps the house he's talking about is the body- our dead bodies are quiet houses. just sayin'

[SHCPrinsen]

EVERY FLEET FOXES LOVER LISTEN TO THE BAND MESITA. ITS THE SAME STYLE AND SO GOOD! MESITA!!!!

[turk1eighty2]

Does anyone else hear the similarities between this song and Someday by the Strokes? "Come to me, come to me" -- "Someday, Someday" Two great songs!

[BOSOX9004]

DONKEYYYYYY MAAAAANNNNN!!!!

[driedhidehills]

The lead singers of my morning jacket and fleet wood foxes sound like bert and ernie.

[CaliverMusic]

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[superdhebz]

Hahahaha donkey man! :P

[MrJackFetter]

I think i'll be the first one to comment on this saying that this song is incredible. Rather than saying DONKEYYYY MAN LBHALBHALBHJALBNHJA

[DJizdawikidzt]

LAYYYY ME DOWN DONKEYY MAAANNNN

[cofielc22]

seeing them at pitchfork this weekend!! wooo!

[rocker123cc]

He's a superhero by night and a best friend by day :D

[fanalltaerrjutaget]

Come to me, lay me down, Donkeyman!

[xPatheticDisturbedx]

Darkkkkkkkkennnnnnnnnningggggg­gggggggg!

[PrideOfHiigara]

Okay I was gonna enjoy the song, now I can't concentrate DOOONKEEYY MAAN!

[TheMadisonMachine]

Love this song so much, and I love the last set of chord progressions - reminds me of Brian Wilson's style! Hope to see these guys live some day!

[TommyChong5991]

@TheMadisonMachine My sister saw them live in San Francisco, I am extremely jealous.

[bko99]

Oy! Please realize it's "darkening."

Donkey Man kills the beauty of this song XD.

[rocker123cc]

@bko99 No way, it adds to it. Its a song that shows the beautiful friendship of a Donkey Man and a human. "Donkeyyy maaaan"...

[filiuscarlovia]

@rocker123cc The actual lyric is "Don't you know?". I know it doesn't sound like that. It confused me at first too.

[marcosj1986]

@filiuscarlovia The actual lyric is "Don't give in."

[drewbeee86]

daaarkening



[alltimelowlovers]

DONKEY MAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

DONKEY MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[Buchanaman513]

hahaha, donkey man. i thought he was saying "docking in"

[Meatychunks1]

he's saying "don't give in"

but screw it...

donkey man is way cooler

[thabrickster]

ladybowwww ladybowwwww

doonkkeymann donkkeyymannn

[7Flume]

Very VERY big homage to the Beach Boys, this song - but they do it brilliantly and beautifully.

[SuperiorSwagon1]

DONKEY MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[lmfviolet78]

haha!! i love how one person said it sounds like Donkey Man and then all the other comments talk about Donkey man. it really does though. thats gonna haunt me forever!!

[omnivii]

Donkey man...=D

[fROMIOWA]

What's funny's is with 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song' when he sings "dear shadow alive and well" it almost sounds like he's saying "Deion Sanders alive and well."

[BlushingBull]

lay me down x4

dont give in x4

dont give in x4

come to me x4

lay me down x4

lay me down x4

ooh x4

ooh x4 these are the true lyrics though, donkey man is hilarious and the concept video too

[ForgottenHamster]

@BlushingBull thank you, i was really beginning to believe they were saying donkey man

[littlemissjonas28]

This sounds a little like a spell. Maybe if you sing almost the exact same, a Donkey man will appear.

[TheAwkwardsloth]

DOOOONKEY MAAAAAAANNN!!

[MikeAndIke217]

its cause they are saying donkey man

[SorrowfulMystery]

This is my 2-year-old's favorite song. He sits and sings along, even though the only words he can understand are "Come to me." He calls the band Feet Focket.

[franolio]

@SorrowfulMystery upload a video of it please that is the coolest thing ever!

[SorrowfulMystery]

@franolio I tried, but all he wants to do is whine and try to grab the camera. But on the bright side, now that he's almost 3, all he talks about is "Wanna play the guitar!" They're playing here Monday, but I can't bring him. He'd climb up on the stage.

[SorrowfulMystery]

all this Donkey Man stuff reminds me of early R. E.M.. Nobody could understand a word of their songs. I used to call their first album "mumble" instead of "Murmur".

[Ruujiclay1]

It sounds like he's saying "Docking in", not "Don't give in"... like laying down the flaps on a plane and docking in somewhere. Am I the only one on this?

[djsquiremacalp]

@Ruujiclay1 seems it everyone else has gone for donkey man! haha! x

[Ruujiclay1]

@djsquiremacalp Yup, I abandoned all hope of interpreting this song, so I decided to jump on the Donkey man band wagon as well. The visual makes me laugh.

[ZomgRobot]

2:29 and on is the best part

[giacblanc]

Domine=father (God ithe Father in Latin); donkies indeed!!!!! This isn't Nirvana (despite recording for subpop or Alice in Chains, my lord my lord.LOL get thee to a dictionary chillun.

[sleazbag]

Some of their songs strangely have a way of removing me from reality to another place. I mean if I close my eyes I feel as if I'm in the studio during the recording. I'm crazy about three part harmonies and I don't understand any of their lyrics, this music is priceless. I also agree with one of the other post, they absolutely remind me of Grizzly Bear, but GB's music totally chaotic.

[antman0719]

It does sounds like "darkening" instead of "don't give in" on some listens. it's so close.

[SteampunkPagan]

It always sounds like their saying "Bucking Man"

[lvnthagoodlife]

Sounds so much like My Morning Jacket. At least in the intro. I like the fleet foxes but I think they're chasing MMJ's style. The words of Jim James himself- "We are the innovators, they are the imitators."

[username14657]

SERIOUSLY love this... makes me so happy. And yes... it does sound like they're hailing Donkey Man!

[SnapAtMeJasper]

The lyrics are so simple, yet so powerful. And the harmonies are beautiful.

[calvinandhodge]

What would you consider their influences? They seem to have a kinda backwater country sound at times. Other times they remind me of grizzley bear. Great song.

[midocrimsonfate]

@calvinandhodge Yea,they really remind me of grizzly bear alot,but also when I hear their music it reminds me of Mountains for some reason lol

[ItisDoom]

LYRICS:

Lay me down (4x)

Don't give in (8x)

Come to me (4x)

Lay me down (8x)

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

[xxbeebee90xx]

@ItisDoom lol the lyrics are so simple yet i love this song :)

[theoriginaloc]

It's darkening, They said so themselves.

[MegaChrissssssss]

ohh i love this song soo muchhh

[slugmoney1]

One of the best songs on one of the best albums i've heard in a long time. This album blew my mind.

[lola4322]

i am so in love w them i wanna see them live i bet it wud b badasss

[jonbrewer17]

DOOONKEYYYY MAAANNNN :]]] i love fleet foxes

[Qber4life]

It's actually "darkening" (or darkenin'), not "donkey man"

[m1keton]

Don't give in.

[justdipi235]

no offence to all you Fleet Foxes fans, but this is the worst Fleet Foxes song yet

;(

[foolonthehillz]

DONKEY MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[brndinb]

The internet is overpopulated with 4chan fags.

[nutnoodle]

Anyone else think that when the funky bass coems in at 0.26 it sounds like they're singing...

Donkey maaaaaaan... donkey maaaaannn....

Donkey man!!!

[technicolorsongbird]

HAHA! It does sound like they're saying "Donkey maaaan..." xD I was cracking up at that part, mainly because I started imagining if they made a video for this and there'd be a random donkey in a cape in the background

Donkey Man! :-D

[SurelyD86]

ive always thought it was Dockingham

[sfuture08]

@technicolorsongbird ?... well that would just be a super donkey. just because a donkey has a cape doesnt make him a person. he would have to be half donkey half man.

[Obnubilated]

@sfuture08

add hat and mustache, then you've got a full person

[sfuture08]

@Obnubilated mmmm idk. thats still a donkey with human attire. try again =]

[bloodrose8790]

@sfuture08 human body...donkey head...or is it the head of the man that determines that he is a man? it is certainly not a trivial part of the body like the arm or leg...could be the penis!?...but all male animals have a penis of some kind so this does not make him a man...maybe its his morals or his values which make him a man...does he have a respectable career and a family...but then again a woman could also have a respectable career and a family yet she is not a "man"...hmmm troublesome

[justdipi235]

IT DOES!!!

[Susaluda]

Hahaha that is so true! I had to look up the lyrics to see that they were really saying "don't give in" because it does sound like "donkey man"

[Tehlovin]

Donkey man lmfao

[baroquesky]

Oh wow! Now I can't get it out of my head!

[aarnyrules]

@nutnoodle I think it sounded more like "Donkey leeeeeyyyg" :P

[greenisforganja]

@nutnoodle or... don't give in lol

[XColorMeEvilX]

@nutnoodle once you hear it, you can't unhear it.

[mthinton]

@nutnoodle haha it kinda does actually

[DevinsDoubleBass]

@nutnoodle i heard donkey land the first 400 times i listened to it, read your post and now i hear donkey man all the way.

[sleazbag]

First time I heard this song song I thought they were singing back it in.@nutnoodle

[akotasun]

@nutnoodle ohmygodd, it is them singing isn't it..?

[MrWillduke]

@nutnoodle ha, don't get mad

[MrWillduke]

@nutnoodle ha, don't get mad, i thought he was saying lady doll where he's saying lay me down when i first heard it

[AshKetchum442]

@nutnoodle how does a bass even do that?

[nutnoodle]

@AshKetchum442 I get email notifications for replies to this a lot, so keep coming on here, and keep getting annoying at myself for that typo.

I still think they're singing "Donkey Man", and now I'll hear "Lady Doll" too (thank you very much MrWillduke).

[AshKetchum442]

@nutnoodle OHHH okay I totally misread the the top two comments.

I was under the impression that it was the bass "singing" donkey man/lady doll/lay me down

[anoceanboulevard]

@nutnoodle hahaha thats great.

[Minkey6]

@nutnoodle Don't geeeeeev eeeeeeeeeeen.

[BlushingBull]

@nutnoodle i do now

[CookieMonstahGirl]

@nutnoodle hahahahaha I laughed so much! now I cant hear it without hearing "donkey man"

[XIXNayRXIX]

@nutnoodle Don't give in? lol

It does sound a lot like Donkey Man though...

[JordinLOSERface]

@nutnoodle Don't give in.

[mdnitz]

@nutnoodle I've always thought that too.

[Colourfullauriecake]

@nutnoodle I thought they were making a reference to 'A Midsummer nights Dream' with the "Lay me down, donkey man". Lol.

[YarblesYarblesYarble]

@nutnoodle Thanks to your comment, this song now has a whole new meaning for me. :)

[youloser21]

I'd be nice if you all SHUT THE FUCK UP

[medicalpistol]

I agree. The comment section of a youtube video is no place to throw around insults. You're both members of Youtube-- there IS an inbox system. Use it, abuse it.

[davidikard]

I think its hillarious that youre calling me a douche for having nothing else to do, as if youre not doing the same thing. Hahahaha. FAG

[davidikard]

The reason I keep responding, is just that: IM RESPONDING TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE MESSAGED ME......like you, you idiot.

[awesomeblub]

This song is not the place to argue about political stances in such an immature way. Please, just enjoy this amazing song!

[enialbsitruc]

by the way, I love this band. Sorry for all the political stuff, but that is another of my interests and I couldn't help but reply.

Just heard about this band while listening to Joe Jacksons's stuff on youtube.

[davidikard]

I shouldnt be cussing at you, I should be praying fo you. Its very hypocritical of myself to do that and then in the same breath acknowledge God. So for that I appologize, and my prayers are with you....JESUS LOVES YOU! (by the way, Fleet Foxes arent very good. I thought Id give them a listen)

[AndersFriedrichsen]

I'm suprised that this song warrants so many negative vibrations. I love it, you guys should stop fighting. BTW I am a libertarian

[davidikard]

Yeay libertarians... I love Glenn Beck!

[AndersFriedrichsen]

With my limited knowledge of Glenn Beck, I hardly view him as a libertarian. Look towards Ron Paul and the Mises-foundation for those views. If you are in the entertainment-sphere it would be Penn Jillette or the creators of South Park

[vivimaze]

great song. so simple and yet I can't help but sing along

[apatheticexistence]

this song is soo cool man i like to listen to it

[nikarra]

So calm .__, ahhh. Wonderful.

[MaestroZ]

Awesome. love the Crosby,Stills and Nash- like harmonies. Great band...classic album.

[maida1982a]

this band hit the ground running. exquisite melodies.

[nm09042]

why is there an argument on communism vs democracy on a text board for the fleet foxes?

[jontenz]

Man, daividikard is stupid.

[grobbledonk]

Democracy is a lying serpent that has swallowed its own tail. There should indeed be equal rights, even though citizens aren't equal to one another. I agree with Thoreau that the best form of government is the one that governs least.

[Guitarstring187]

dude it sounds more like capitalism your mad at not democracy.

[Ribso52isfb]

no government has ever ran efficient enough to make it possible for everyone to be comfortable and happy, democracy translates to people-rule. contradicting itself in every circumstance when a figurehead is elected who makes it peacefully impossible for a minority to rise. everything is fucked look forward to death or move into the woods.

[Zanders115thDream]

First off, this conversation isn't even relevant to the Fleet Foxes. Secondly, he who think he can fool death has a sysophian complex and therefor is a fool. Death is inevitable, so shut the fuck up and listen to Quiet Houses, okay?

[RobertPFreeman]

To say that death is inevitable is a very shortsighted thing to say. It may in fact be inevitable, but we (you included) don't know YET.

Considering the advances in medicine we've made in such a short amount of time (compared to the rest of human history) I say it's not that far fetched to think that we might be able to slow or stop aging some time in the distant future.

Either way, we don't know yet, so no sense in saying it's inevitable. That's a defeated mentality.

[davidikard]

Ok, youre just a nut job. Go get em PETER PAN!

[RobertPFreeman]

And you're the same type of shortsighted idiot douche bag who called anyone who thought the earth was round (when everyone else thought it was flat) a nut job.

Fuck outta here with your pessimistic mentality and go play in traffic with the rest of the sheep.

[davidikard]

What the HELL is your point....

[RobertPFreeman]

Did you miss the short yellow bus on the way to school? My point is as clear as day.

[davidikard]

So bc i feel that our nation is under attack from within, Im all the sudden an antirevolutionary that is stuck in "old" ways such as the "round world nay-sayers"??? Your a loser. Go live in China or N Korea and tell me how fun that is

[RobertPFreeman]

No, dumbass. Did you even follow the chain of replies?

I don't want to live in N. Korea or China. As much as I may criticize this country I still love it more than any other country. And I never said anything to the contrary so I dont know why you even mentioned that.

Take your head out of your ass.

[davidikard]

Oh wow....youre right. When I take my head out of my ass, I can see things so much more clearer....and youre a bigger douche than I originally had pictured!

[themagicdragon1]

I hear alaskas nice.

[bledfourdays1]

Thanks for posting!

[NoahFlieger]

the piano part at the end is amazing the whole song is cool

[chicoframbuesa]

anyway.

i love this band.

[CorinaPleska]

Love them (:

[creativephoto14]

quit arguing about socialism and just listen to the good music

[OLDSKOOL511]

So relaxing...

[Frikiale]

OK! this song only says: Lay me down, Don't give in and come to me!!!!...oohh i forgot oohh ohh ohhh...Does this song really means something? I know there's a story behind! Please explain me!

[Rikk303]

good to know there are still bands interested in making a good noise rather than a dollar

[tripswithtiresias]

i hear gentle giant at 2:30 every time

[Rikk303]

Nothing new under the sun huh?

[FascistFashion]

Excuse me, I happen to enjoy the view inside my fat vagina...and I will continue to sing National Socialist praises from my beloved treetops...I have already learned what real music is...I shudder to think of what it must to like to be as ignorant as you...OOO vagina power!

[mickel1470]

Oh god win comeback man. I lol'd

[FascistFashion]

How long do you want this insult exchange to go on?

I honestly have nothing better to do.

figlio da puttana

[wslydaniels]

I guess we can call it a draw. you were a worthy adversary

[TheUtubesuxass]

I thought you kicked his arse actually, he could not argue his way out of a gay seminar for poor arguers.

[FascistFashion]

hehe what's a Vaginal?

[TheUtubesuxass]

It's a female urinal :O))

[SilverSwami]

whats a pineal gland?

[TheUtubesuxass]

Third eye

[hahagerm]

I love socialism but am undecided re fat vaginals. Poverty exists everywhere, not just in commie/ex commie states.

Fat vaginals?

What???

[blarvids456]

socialism (if done correctly) could be kickass, but society isn't that perfect.

[davidikard]

Why dont you just move to N. Korea and tell me how great socialism is? This country was built on Capitalism and thats WHY it is great. Be appreciative that you were born in the greatest country in the world!

[blarvids456]

Look on paper socialism is the perfect system: equality for everyone, no one is better than anyone else. in real life, it fails. Hence why i said (if done correctly) read next time you dumbass. Capitalism is a decent system but its not that good.

[vivimaze]

what are u comparing capitalism to that doesn't make it that good?

[davidikard]

"Blavids456" is an idiot. He's confused. He's one of those Americans that just like to complain about the American system, as if theres something better out there...

[blarvids456]

I complain about our system in vain. America will never change and too many americans have been raised selfishly and in fear of communism that we would never change. Not to mention because of people's upbringing even if we did change no one would EVER follow the laws of equality. Idk why I'm posting this you're just gonna beat up my beliefs till you feel like a patriot. Also its ironic that americans are criticizing my beliefs when under your god-ridden government there's supposedly free speech

[davidikard]

Im sorry, I didnt realize that the idea of free speech prohibited me from disagreeing with you. Hypocritical, eh? So you honestly would enjoy a communistic society? One where a govt is in total control, telling everyone what to do. No incentive for hard work, for going the extra mile. Everyone shares. Show me ONE example where communism REMOTELY worked and was desirable.....

[blarvids456]

listen you dumbfuck. I said it's good on paper, which clearly didn't get through your thick skull. IN THEORY, communism is the best political system BUT it never works in reality.

[davidikard]

Exactly you ignorant prick. It never works, and NO ONE would ever want it to work, not even your SORRY ASS. So why talk about it "looking good on paper" or "In Theory"......? What in the world is PERFECT about the govt being in total control of everyone, telling everyone how to live, what to do, what you cant do.....you're a dumbshit. Quit talking.

[blarvids456]

the final goal of communism is no government... if you did some research you'd know that. everyone is equal because everyone obeys the rules they make as a whole. It's essentially no government but at the same time its the biggest government ever because 100% of the population is the government. Go read a book about it before you complain about my views asshole. Americans have become so afraid of fake communists (USSR, China, etc...) but they're an inaccurate representation of what communism is

[davidikard]

Quit fantasizing over a society that would suck anyways. For one, it would NEVER happen, so shutup, and two, after a week of your system, even you would get fed up with it. Contrary to what you think, the system doesnt make since. Hard work and competition makes since. None of this foo foo "lets all be one" crap. Besides, basic human nature wouldnt allow your awful system to work. Please quit acting like you have a valid point.