The Rhythm - The Cat Empire

[locnico12]

I have a good definition for this: SABROSO!

[Carringer123]

It's insane that these guys haven't made it overseas. I've seen all the greats and these guys just owns it like they could own the world haha. Best concert ever Brissy 2011!

[LongRangeBullet]

The Cat Empire.....they're more then just a band. They're....something else entirely. Gonna see them in April, SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sixstringedthing]

@LongRangeBullet Definitely more than a band.... their live shows are an EXPERIENCE! You're gonna love it, enjoy! :D

[TheVicefox]

2012 ;)



[mpike19]

Why do they all keep changing clothes when changing shots...

[hype22m]

good shit right here,...excuse me , what is the secret to your soul?

[ramsey91]

too short! where's the rest of it?!

[Cigana090]

These guys were just amazing live!

[tesstravelling]

OLE!



[rpetersdrummerboy]

This song gives me a boner

[niko101a]

only the cat empire could mix modern music with flamenco(tradicional spanish music)



[stevekeiretsu]

@niko101a heh not really, try checking out some Ojos de Brujo. start with the techari live dvd.

[xTheCatEmpirex]

My Favourit part is from 0:00 to 7:50, but i also like it from 0:01...

[Cigana090]

I don't like 7:51 and onwards.

[smokyfairy]

eat me

[sebskelly]

does anyone know the last two chords of the keys bit at 7:16? so far I have:

Am7/G | D9/F# | FM7 | ...?

Ollie is a legend

[ELESPECIALMONDRAKER]

Chulisima!!! :)

[skasso12]

AMAZING

[prank1997]

4:22....man that is a lot of hair down there :))))...btw this song is great :D

[Schmuglen]

@prank1997 That's because he is a man :D The song is brilliant!

[thamagnet16hotmail]

This was without a doubt their best album. Songs like this, days like these and how to explain were AMAZING! Two shoes was good, and their new more soul stuff is good too... but they need more songs like back on this album!

[ROBLOXSuerVideoMaker]

The solo from 2:43-4:00 minutes is beast =D

[colnelkurts77]

top song, so good live, seen them a few times and they rocked!!!

[prank1997]

@abandcalledalice you are not even close to The Cat Empire.....totally different styles of music between your band and them

[zazasulin]

is there a sexier song out? 

[VolpeScura]

@zazasulin Is there a sexier voice and man out there? :P

[Nightelfie]

I fucking adore this song. + the compas

[OdetotheGoo]

8 people got no rhythm

[willtanton]

yes just yes

[RomeshSenewiratne]

Love it!

[ralstong81]

Why only 245000 views? Have people gone mad??? This is REAL music. Forget Lady Gaga kids.

[pyromanizak]

@ralstong81 you poo

[caspibar1]

@ralstong81 Better to keep it that way don't you think?

[BAJPauly]

hey, does anyone know whether the end part where everybody is just doin the "eyyy, ooohhh, eeyyy, oohhh" exists as a seperate song ? cuz i sounds familiar



[ilia932]

@BAJPauly

I think you mean Oye Como Va - Tito Puente or Carlos Santana (doesn't matter very much ;)), the last part is familiar idd

But The Cat Empire is fucking A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!

You guys should come to Holland! :D

[musicsquid]

@BAJPauly It's the chords from the bridge part of this song, repeated with variations

[caffmi]

how people do not like this purely amazes me 

[thestead11]

8 People are clearly deaf.

[fantasypop13]

i could watch Felix dance for DAYS

[stevevtr10001]

so ccccccccoooooooool

[fiorellita005]

Ok, estes es UN GRUPASOOOOO!!!

[yopiech]

speechless



[LiKEABLiZZARD]

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaat empire (: 3 words i think about when i listen to them: FUN ; FREEDOM AND REALNESS :) i absolutley Love them ♥

[ij78c]

why does his outfit changes from every different perspective?

[Veekcore]

@ij78c The footages were taken at 2 separate shows.

[wooboy11]

@ij78c Because he wears a magical piece of clothing, in which the dumb people see it differently from every perspective. The smart ones get to see him wearing a golden diva-like dress from all perspectives.

[seriouslydubwise]

great music and fine musicians, you colour my summers!

[JamesChapy]

ahh i get goosebumps every time i listen to this

[YONATANaNDERSEN]

pwh great!...

[tippitz1]

Someone prove me wrong that this isn't the sexiest song of all time...

[ADudezZ]

The Cat Empire = Legends through and through <3

[vachxx]

A song to die for !!!!!!!!!! This song knocks me off my feet - I feel the rhythm, wowwh

[epar100]

great musicians!

[Gouintina]

it's sound flamenco

[stonereflex]

@Gouintina haha yep, there's def some flamenco inspiration going on!

[carlasalza]

¡Genialísimo!

espectacular, hermoso.. Sin palabras!!!! :]

[mohasa85]

me he quedado sin palabras, magnificos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lucidlupin]

Estupendo! Bravo! :)

[kookaikookai]

7:33 cooooooooooooool!! :)

[Rodashman]

You can hear the reggae beats in some songs too.

[karmaslogan]

my itunes rekons its acid jazz :)

[KBno14]

every time i listen to The Cat Empire, just makes me proud to be a Melbournian

[rariesh]

this is how you play music man.....!

[anjelinacp]

...I need to learn flamenco dancing.

[stofadeus]

Good question -- I haven't seen them credit Chicago anywhere for their interpolation, so I'm not sure if you'd consider a tribute or a rip-off.

[hAzleNuT1991]

7 months left !^^

[vandersteens]

saw them in caloundra - QLD.australia

heavily pregnant, but would NOT miss them.

so sad they did not play this one,,,, my fav.!

[mdwallin]

woo! Go our boys from melbourne town!

lovely chaps :)

beautiful work

[stanb17]

Saturday, in the Park. LOL. Met these guys two Julys ago. What a riot on wheels. Can't wait to hang with them again.

[kiedyjapowiemanty]

< 3

[stofadeus]

So does nobody notice how they interpolated a Chicago song at the end of this track?

[sean0scott]

Why do you assume nobody notices?  Didn't the audience react?

[sp4gsus]

interpolated? ripped off? or paid tribute to?

[mudkipsie]

I love this track and performance :3 It's summery and gives you the irresistable urge to get up and dance.

[holdnap]

Who is thet beutiful flamenco dancer??

I want him to be m....:)

[xTheCatEmpirex]

They are unbelievable

and the great thing is they are live even better!

And i saw them just at a small concert....

[MashkaInYourFace]

i saw em in NY city about a month ago, did you go to that one?

[xTheCatEmpirex]

no i saw them nearly 4 years ago in germany :D

[paulzie1]

LOL "and my pants were bulging"

I love this song! The Cat Empire are genius!

[nostalgiadelluva]

ma quanto sono forti!

[xxxrandomjamezxxx]

nice

[smileandtruth]

Best,best,best cat empire's song!

[nikkiw6]

Yes yes! Love this track!

[Shaunyb76]

saw them last night in nyc! phenomenal show.

[pierrea1985]

Tonight! Quebec City!

On the Attack!

[seanthug]

I'm going too, you think you can smoke weed if you want in Albert-Rousseau?

[pierrea1985]

i think i smell you yesterday :P

[craigferguson23]

tomorrow vancouver!!!

[walrusandkoh]

AH i cant wait to see em in toronto!

[staviwavi222]

Seeing them live this month in Toronto, CANT WAIT!!!!

[assassin3004]

Is it "What is the secret to your soul" or "to your song"? :D

[doubleyouseewhy]

it's "to your song"

[matthewstras]

I think it's soul.

Lyric sites DO exsist you know.

[cookyk2]

Flamenco kind of? anyone help?

[cookyk2]

IMmense guitar riff there... I am so jealous :D Also of the Tap dancer (thats vague, i dont know what he is properly, but he taps anyway :D)

[rememberslove]

Felix makes me say

BOOOOMMM !!!

[riding4afall]

i'm gonna see them in darwin this friday =)

[matthewstras]

Cool hat...

[stylst]

He CAN'T sing for shit.. ..However the Music is spot on..

[xTheCatEmpirex]

I love since the first time i heard u and this was 5 years ago...

In this 5 years u geting more and more popular,

on one hand this is good but at the other hand

the tickets going more expensive and ur music is going to be more mainstreem -.-

but actually Im lovin u

No one could better live the music than u

[simaopaixao]

just brilliant

[dillydean]

beautiful =) so unique

[CapitanaPinkPearl]

WOW i love your music and your style... Thanks!!

[mitchibishi]

I think perhaps we could all agree that The Cat Empire is unable to be classified into a single genre.

The Cat Empire is simply The Cat Empire. No-one else can compare.

But we can all agree that their music makes you feel great about life.

This IS music

[HellSoda]

You need half a billion thumbs up. Best comment ever.

[mitchibishi]

Why thank you. You're very kind.

[sahsplishsplash]

spot on!

[theory118]

I saw them years and years ago at a really small hippy/folk festival. waited with my back to the stage for 45 minutes for them to come on. it literally made teenage years complete. I cant listen to them without a massive grin on my face.

WHAT a band.

[xpkkingx]

I very agree. People are like... "What's their music like" and I can't really respond. Naming the genres they touch is just scary... :P

[samburger077]

@mitchibishi I've always classified it as British hip-hop/ska.

[jonnytaylor15]

@samburger077 Well you'd be wrong there as they're AUSTRALIAN

[dekmd]

@samburger077 HipHop? Hm... I think they MUST have some Jazz-roots. It becomes clear, when you listen closely to the kicks and phrasings. Or "anymore" e.g. is defenitly the genre of latin-jazz. Often one can hear it in the soli.

Well, but I think we all agree it's Summer-Sun-GoodMood-Music!!!

[ElliePri]

@mitchibishi if get the albums on computer, Cat Empire is classed as jazz, Two shoes is classed as rock and Cinema is classed as pop. Lol.

[Leopoldey]

Indie

Rock

Ska

Jazz

Latin

Reggae

Alternative

and thats off wikipedia

[samara89kitten]

They know the secret to a song ;)

[mykeyopens]

Lilly how are you?!!!

[xpkkingx]

Those trumpet players blow the hell out of all the notes XD I love it! Their lips must be mad of leather :P

[rememberslove]

It is Gypsy Music ....Felix makes me say

BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM !!!!

[BofrostmannX]

*.* fucking great

[MKECBS1]

Wow this stuff is great, whats the name of the album this song is on?

[rayexcellente]

its the self titled album mang

[jultirol93]

Cat Empire <3 like them since 3 years and on saturday i saw them in munich... it was amazing!!! :-)

[FriendlyMadman]

The Cat Empire, masters of music

[MrBlawson]

saw them @ Tivoli in Brisvegas a year or so ago.. AWESOME. take lots of energy - you'll need it.

[alyness420]

Its Ska.

[trixietracey14]

It defo ain't ska.....maybe some undertones of ska, but sooooo many other influences and rhythms, lets ask them shall we? All I know is it makes me want to dance :) x

[Brumbieman]

It cant really be nailed down to anything. Influences from ska, punk, hip-hop, jazz, rag-jazz, funk, pop, etc. Pretty much anything.

I couldn't name another band in the world capable of the range of musical styles Cat Empire are capable of, its just ridiculous at times.

[burlaybae]

its mexican rock influenced

i see nothing about ska here.

[Crodic]

They are ska influenced.

[burlaybae]

maybe they are.

i dont know much about them but in this song its clearly that its mexican rock influenced. (song)

thats all.

[andreisubtzi]

What kind of music is this? P.S. love The Cat Empire

[jazzpirate]

that intro is so mellow. love it. great song.

[AmaneSuganami]

fucking lush solo or what

[deathbynaught]

love cat empire. i'm going to see them on saturday (4th July) it's gunna be siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[Pendulum711]

where?

[deathbynaught]

saw them at the Shephards Bush Empire in London. it was amazing!!!! i well recommend seeing this bad

[lucythesheep]

LOVE his accent!!! it is sexy :)

[23flowergirl]

Cat Empire YEAH!

[aokoisuki]

the dancer...drool!!

[Iofan]

love their music =D

[bauman11]

You poor little small minded person, I pity you.

[djelkin1992]

Then you need to open your mind to new things outside the area of your own skull mate

[djelkin1992]

is it just me, or does he keep changing clothes throughout this video :P

love the song:)

[1ifesAgam3]

lol....djelkin1992 thats because the video material is taken from different concerts..... ;)

[BENebuchadnezzar]

well you're wrong, but that's to be expected from someone who writes in capitals and starts by saying OMG!!!!!!

[jonoseperque]

very strange to my ears

[ij78c]

yeah ... you´re right ;)

[23flowergirl]

"and my pants were bulging" LOL

[FleurOlivia]

Wat een voetenwerk!

(great steps and danceroutine)

I love this song, i love the cat empire, i'm going to their concert!=D

[drums4ever]

que sonzera!

[peachcg69]

loooove !

[flyawayhome3]

this is great.

someone needs to upload the original tho...

[yourmomisrandom]

Can't wait for the canadian tour either, Cat Empire stormed in my life about a year ago and i've been hooked ever since. These guys rock big time!

[Erunso]

guitarist is harrdd!!!

[AppleSex19]

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Helps me get through these stupidly cold winter days

Can't wait for the Canadian tour ^_^

[wingsonwater]

I had no idea these guys were so talented! I've only just started listening to them... wow.

[00Billy]

yeah I beat you by 8 months....I guess we live in in caves or something...lol

[TunesByTanzil]

haha i heard em in 05, like 4 songs, and completely forget! Went and bought two albums and loving it. But I need a live DVD :( I Know one comes out Feb 20th but that was weeks ago!!

[fidifu]

sensacionall!!

[thehillroom302]

excellent band especially live

[Atsuma101prosnipeguy]

I LOVE YOU!!!!!