The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio

[douchness]

connan???? oh hes good tv show and is front man for the national oh that connan very talented guy hahaha

[SunsetBlvd91]

One of the best songs I've ever heard, no words.

[Ainaras12345]

wtf is with all top comments?  are you all people are retarded???

[daftrhetoric]

I don't like this video. This video makes the song seem less. I wish I hadn't seen it.

[iHeartMcCurdy]

I thought I was lesbian, but then Matt Berninger.

[Melekouni]

I love his goofy dance moves at the end.

Matt you got the groove!!

It's adorable!!

[kercheznee]

TV's Jon Dore?

[crj5074]

in castaway

[crj5074]

he looks like tom hanks

[dreamongood4]

one of my favorite songs of all time. from the lyrics to the amazing instrumentation, this song captures so much emotion.

[helloILoveUo]

i like the national a lot, but this just isnt doing it for me. D:

[tenatopps]

@ashbo89 That's pretty impressive

[Hwool13]

classic matt, with the wine.

[rocker11004]

One word, BRILLIANT!

[supafuckinmingster]

Intense, but laid back......if this was wine it'd be fucking expensive. Fucking great.

[marco200389]

Ins't that guy "...the most interesting man in the world " from the Dos Equis commercials? Or Tom Hank's Blonde younger brother.

Good song but, I keep picturing the the above people.

[catsdontlikeguitars]

Jesus Christ... William James is back in the world! And this time he's an indie rock singer... Although I love this song, this world goes obviously in a bad direction...

[retro7018]

great song but, good lord, get creative, even on a modest budget as this song evokes thoughts of desperation, mystery, uncertainty & this is what they felt was best to represent such a solid tune?

[ImitateRealityy]

@retro7018 that's what it's supposed to represent, at least i think it does. this isn't a happy song. i think the video is perfect

[stiklius]

@retro7018 I'm pretty sure they meant to make this as simple as possible. And imo it's what makes this video great.:>

[istepanp]

the one doesnt simply joke with Chuck Norris

[kingteb]

not a good song

[ILAN2187]

@kingteb what is good song for you? whats your fav band ever?

[firegauntlets]

@kingteb Just so so gloriously wrong

[infinionfcparadise]

no fuck i love my psycho teacher

[showusakiss]

Skins brought be here...what a shame, it's a beautiful song on its own =)

[Kumomoto]

Matt has a beautiful baritone register. He's like, dare i say, a modern day Johnny Cash! C:

[TheKGamer08]

I love this song and band, but I love it even more now because of the guy in the Milwaukee Brewers tee-shirt at 1:30.

[wags138]

That voice is gold.

[bradm1975]

A fabulous song.

[kentkatchem]

Great Jam! "Slacker Radio" brought me here, & glad they did....cause as soon as I heard this I immediately wrote it down & put it on my favs! ;) Thanks again!

[qtip4ever]

Bon Iver sang with the Nationals on Q. Check it out, it's pretty awesome..... The lead singer looks kinda like Bov Iver, too, Weird. I guess scruffy just = genius.

[matiuslav]

The National, es una muy beuna banda, un poco triste pero a ratos lo suficiente equiliobrada como para no cansarte de escuchar

[JPEGjon]

Matt is a boss... i mean just look at him in the first seconds of the video

[dausedman]

The National is too good for vevo

[barnacura111]

I still owe money, to the money, to the money I owe, i never taught about love when I taught about home, im on a blood buzz



[eedobaba7726]

Heard this on the album. Looked it up to see if it was on youtube, thinking it might be one of their more popular songs...

2.7 million views 0_0

[tenatopps]

Wow.

[BlueBuzzards]

Something this simple (3 chords) should not be allowed to be this brilliant

[pipimansfield]

Powerful ! Massive voice !!!! Music is awesome too !!

[mleko80rt]

Naprawde swietna muzyka, a wokal ... ZAJEBISTY!!!!!!

[JonathanFIMS]

no one remembers me

[FourForGlenCoco]

FUCK World of Warcraft and FUCK Chuck Norris

[DumbDrummer92]

@FourForGlenCoco you shut your dirty mouth kid

[kentkatchem]

@FourForGlenCoco why ya' haitin' on chuck...lol..

[JCruz5987]

@kentkatchem because he's republican

[greatrulo]

@FourForGlenCoco Fuck warcraft? no, fuck diet peanut butter

[kevincorleone21]

damn amazing song great voice....!!!!!

[LeftyMcGee918]

Amazing song. Dumbest video in history.

[TheDeathPocket]

Somewhere in this video is an episode of the Twilight Zone.

[thescowlingschnauzer]

The first time I heard this song on the radio I thought: "How did they get the Pixies to back-up Johnny Cash?"

[lolayorke]

funny man with beard who can sing and dance... i wonder if he's looking for volunteer love slave? :D

[ILAN2187]

i am stoned

[Ringadoon]

SONG OF THE YEAR - HANDS DOWN ....on the bar!

[12345simonc]

This is a death-defyingly awkward video. Sure gets the point across.

[itworks92]

I wish I had his voice. Unfortunately I'd have to smoke 40 a day for 20 years to come anywhere close...

[Ozzwozz09]

I was out drinking all day with my friends, i was so fucked i was ready to get a lift home, then this song came on in the club and i carried my friends throughout the nite, 9 hours later, i'm home typing this, drunk as can be. That is how much i love this song and music itself.

[thegreatz12345]

@Ozzwozz09 what kind of club would play a song like this? not exactly a huge banging party tune hahaha

[zirk007]

@thegreatz12345 many different types of clubs out there, they dont all play the same tunes that make yer head ache after a few secs, some also play the good tunes that u can actually listen to for more than 5secs

[connorpjack]

@CotyCaustic nobody has ever said it better than that.

[anitawaw]

Amazing!

[smoosmoo909]

ALWAYS LOVED IT,GREAT VOICE GREAT SONG

[RubberVanPersie]

New found love for these guys! there music makes me go all emotional and goose bumps! love it! peace!

[CotyCaustic]

if this song was a pancake

it would be a great pancake

[OriginalDrewtastic]

@CotyCaustic It would have Blueberries and Bananas and Maple Syrup and after I ate it I would cry tears of Melancholic Joy, so sad that it was gone but so happy it had been part of my life!

[JennaughS]

@CotyCaustic That was really insightful.

[jtchiefs31]

@CotyCaustic Did you know they made a perfect pancake?

[uzell100]

most definatly my song of the year.....

[jenny8128]

his voice kind of took me by surprise

[MisterPetroni]

I was so sad when they went off tour just this week that I wrote a song called "Wake me up when the National is back on tour" and then proceeded to watch their live performances on youtube all night

[MrObviouslyJesus]

#1 Dancer NA.

[NickLaz0r]

@MrObviouslyJesus fkn nigga

[mypossiblepasts]

joy division v2.0

[leerwilson1984]

is it meant to be weird?

[FlyingThruCanyons]

I'm jealous of the guy on the computer at 1:30.

[MrObviouslyJesus]

@FlyingThruCanyons Don't be. He has a Mac.

[ConfuzedSushi]

@MrObviouslyJesus FAGGOT <3

[NickLaz0r]

@MrObviouslyJesus <33

[JoshTruff]

song didnt do anything for me, nothing special not even good

[Kukkii1337]

@JoshTruff if it's not your thing, tis not your thing

[1982bfm]

simplesmente fantástico

[lladsbid]

great song, dreadful video

[ArmoredFelix]

@lladsbid I think it's a great piece of understated work. I am quite impressed by it. 

[2010rollwithit]

@0:34 Gordon Lightfoot circa 1974

[AngieInWonderlandx]

lol.

[mycreativityrules]

Saw these guys live in Toronto!! they were amazing!! Matthew is such an entertainer!!=D

[eveoradam]

@mycreativityrules I was at acc, too.wasn't that great? And the last song...no electric instruments, no microphone in the ACC?!!!

[mycreativityrules]

@eveoradam They were good..I think it had more to do with the crowd. The crowd was pretty lame though. I LOVED how they ended with Vanderlyle crybaby geeks. But tbh I think the should play at a smaller venue next time.

[RetroElectroville]

Is this a new Joy Division for us?

[robotgrass]

the world is too quick to crown these guys as superstars... a couple of good songs does not a legend make...

[upjumpthedevil]

@robotgrass fair enough, a couple of good songs does not a legend make... but six awesome, intimate, soul-destroying albums? sounds to me like they're well on their way.

[robotgrass]

@upjumpthedevil fair enough... maybe I need to hear some more... cheers

[rockypc24]

idk why but this guy kind of reminds me of ian curtis

[Vanubis10]

Epic Beard..... Chuck norris eat your heart out

[llecho419ll]

Singer resembles my Mass Comm professor waaaaay too much. o_o

[TheNarcMan]

Before I knew who this band was I was trying to find this song after hearing it on the radio by googling "Johnny Cash- I was married" etc I thought it was a posthumous release. I'm a bum head.

[xMCRmyLovex]

Reminds me of the Cure. <3

[loominglynn]

That little dance at 2:40, hahaha. <3

[JonathanFIMS]

The National when I Wake Up

The National when I Fall Asleep. 

[cozalcoatl]

He is my favourite drunken detective. I drove from Flagstaff AZ to LA Hollywood Bowl on Sept 11th for the night to see them. Awesome concert and well worth the drive through Barstow.

[LiamCrowley1990]

I've been trying to decide all day and I've reached the conclusion that this is the best album of 2010. My personal favourite anyway. I'm in love with every song on it. I'm also currently in love with "About Today" since watching the warrior and the whole Cherry Tree EP is awesome. Apart from their first album I love every song they've made. They may be my new favourite band.

[Sophie27987]

This guy is like your old moody history teacher.

[skaskaster]

If Bill Murray was a singer he would sing songs like these

[samarbaugh]

I completely agree with this comment. I thought the exact thing. His eyes make me think of Bill Murray.

[murphypeter7]

What a handsome fuck

[BBQPeanut]

I dunno mangs, I haven't seen a vevo ad in like 5 years.. whats everyone crying about

[TheGroundBeef]

EAT. SLEEP. LISTEN TO THE NATIONAL

[Happydog63]

I freaking love this song.

"I still owe money, to the money, to the money I owe,

The floors are falling out from everybody I know."

How perfect for these times?

But the lead singer looks a bit like an English professor who exchanges good grades for sex.

[jimmyRHCP]

@Happydog63 Nah, he's Mr. November.. He wouldn't fuck you over..

[JuiceboxBerry]

@Happydog63 Thanks for the image. O.o

[Chloeee961]

hate how we have to listen to the extremely irritating saturday in an advert before being able to listen to the good music! :@

[mra30303]

i hate when a good band goes to vevo cuz thhat means their popular....i hate it when bands are popular

[TGMR1995]

Love his beard!

[youaremycoffee]

this is intoxicating..

[erokocat]

INCREDIBLE voice!!!! I'm in <3 with his voice!!!!

[lalcala980]

@erokocat I feel the same way, his voice makes me feel all warm inside lolol

[jordansimard4u]

@yournewmusic brought me here

[jordansimard4u]

@yournewmusic brought me here!!

[vonnysteers]

sounds like THE SMITHS. uk band

[felix8989]

@vonnysteers Yeah, definitely has that sound to it.

[slutwhisperer]

Chicago Dec 6th Aragon Ballroom Tickets are available as far as I know!

[MyPolymerHeart]

I love this song so much. When I first heard it I was in my Dad's car.....

[sok787]

fantastic song ..national is great band.. greetings from greece

[Davoc723]

My favourite song for ALL TIME.

[darksideofcat]

love this song

[teammexico6]

i never married, but the national's good enough for me

[jdsbuddy]

I can't get over his voice!!

[swanysriver21]

WTF is a blood buzz???

[krauskorl]

@swanysriver21

It's like a wine buzz, but one that makes you think of your "blood" -- your family, where you're from, what you really want - what you have in your "blood." of what matters, basically.

[yummyboy226]

Sooo much fucking swag about him

[peterzen12]

@souphergr8 I think the frontman of Porcupine Tree can't decide if he wants to be Dave Grohl or Roger Waters or...

And although the lyrics of The National are 'elusive', PT's don't seem to either compliment or carry the music. Sorry, just a matter of taste.

Also, when you spoke of Indy, to which band were you referring?

[fletch69876]

Makes me want to listen to Murder by Death because they sound similar and MbD is amazing.

[MontyPython80]

Opened for them back in Cincy..Ahh those were the days.

[ewinburger]

3:28 - thats uncomfy I change my mind.

[natalie71093]

he is The Most Interesting Man in the World.

[dmattt]

@natalie71093 LOL! Thanks for the Gutt Laugh! I needed that! :)

[mariushim]

@natalie71093 you haven't seen me :)

cheers!

[jonjuan92]

@natalie71093 "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, it's red wine."

[sapogordoblogspot]

@jonjuan92 : E beber umas aguas é que te fazia mesmo, bem à toleira.

[Kukkii1337]

@natalie71093 Did you hear he was carried to Ohio by a swarm of bees ?

[Mira18able]

just went to their concert, and i think it was amazing !

[peterzen12]

@Raelspark

Checked out 'Porcupine Tree' on their website.

Didn't care much for them.

Too derivative-of too many sources.

[peterzen12]

I think there was a bit of a muddle, here.

Anyway:

@souphergr8

I've been told to this point that they're from NYC.

We ARE talking about 'The National', aren't we?

[souphergr8]

@peterzen12 I don't know them personally I just saw them on PBS's austin city limits and they had an after concert interview with the lead singer and guitarist, they mentioned being from Indy

[HANandGREEDO]

His voice is audible chocolate

[oumunian]

"I was carried to Ohio in a bag of beans..."

[MyInvisibleEye]

@oumunian Haha! You cracked me up :)



[DarKillerize]

115 People Still Owe Money

[peterzen12]

@maalbe987 The vocals aren't really the focus, just as the music isn't.

May I ask--what about this song do you like?

Just curious.

[souphergr8]

@peterzen12 I like this song because I just really dig progressive music like the deep dark beat of the whole bands catalog and as they don't show them here I like the way the band preforms as seen on Austin City Limits live. I suppose a little because they're from Indy, I'm from Terre Haute, In, and now live in ohio

[Raelspark]

@souphergr8

This is progressive music? No, it's not. It's a modern day take on 90s alternative. Which I have never liked. This stuff sounds depressing even though it has cool drum beat. If you want good prog of today, listen to Porcupine Tree.

[souphergr8]

@Raelspark Very much and I v'e always liked alternative and progressive even proceeding the 90's by a couple of decades starting with a flock of sea gulls.. This doesn't depress me. It livings me up a bit. Porcupine tree's ok but I;n not crazing about the high vocals. They're a little slow in the intro build up to the bridge where it becomes a little metalish.

[peterzen12]

I know you haters have your agenda: hating.

Do you really listen to music, or just belch your sorry existence out of slumberland to merely gripe and bitch about how this world would be so much better if that earlier belch never happened?

[maalbe987]

I like this song but the vocals rub me the wrong way at times. They just seem so monotonous, for lack of a better word.

[guitarman2509]

This. Is. a. Man.

[partyanimal218]

damn this band fucking sucks!! every single song i've heard from them has such a sad sound to it..does anyone actually like this band or is it just some bullshit hipster movement?? HS...HIPSTER SLAUGHTER

[Kumomoto]

@partyanimal218 Try Mr. November or Looking for Astronauts. The High Violet album is moody and dark...song titles hint this. This is not just music for hipsters but for those who are rather unaware. Basically, it's indie rock.

[TGMR1995]

@partyanimal218 You are such an, well you know what I want to say!

Just don't listen to it and LEAVE US ALONE!

[gossamersound]

1:31 guy on computer thinks "Why do I always end up sitting next to guys who sing out the window..."

[Bondie11]

That's kind of scary

[downwithcheesecake]

I'm so glad I'm a girl with a man voice so I can basically pull of this song

[TheObed59]

vevo sucks corporate scum off of corporate asses.