Elbow "Leaders of the Free World" DVD Chapter 2

This is Chapter 2 from Elbow's DVD "Leaders of the Free World"
"Mexican Standoff" is the song

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[x0xOcEaNx0x]

That play list sure did help a lot of the bands gain a lot of new music fans :P

[spreethang]

Your sweet reassurances don't' change the fact

That he's better looking than me"

THAT line is my LIFE STORY

[Areyourealythatdumb]

i hope they are all athiests - cuz i am - and i wan't to make sure if there is a hell - there will atleast be some good music playing down there :P

[FeederForLife]

Mark looks so creepy for the last 10 seconds just staring at something out of sight. Noone told him that Guy left, poor dude :D

[Mythonponty]

There are people in these comments saying this song sucks... Urge to kill rising

[Thomas111143636]

So the ppl who put in about twilight? Are you girls?

[kojaksmerrymen]

Typically, a great song by one of the greatest bands of all time has been overshadowed by talk of a terrible fucking film that in this comment will remain unnamed.

The lyrics in this song are immense. That male insecurity thing we have is summed up so well. The majority of the male population have been trying to get that ball in the basket for centuries.

[hera2511]

and i think the bass line is eating my soul...

[hera2511]

From wikipedia:

A Mexican standoff is a slang term defined as a stalemate or impasse, a confrontation that neither side can win. In popular culture, the Mexican standoff is usually portrayed as two or more opponents with guns drawn and ready, creating a very tense situation. Exacerbating the tension is that neither side wants to put down its weapons for fear that its opponents will shoot them.

[hera2511]

Just discovered this band via "9 songs", an independent film which showed a snippet of elbow live. By far the best of the bands in the movie! Still working through all their albums, and this one grabbed me today. It's a slow build (1:35 indeed) but worth the wait. I think I'll be humming this for a while..excellent. And the lyrics are hilarious.

[hera2511]

Lyrics: Shifting my weight now from foot to foot What did she see in this man I'm not superstitious but if I can get This ball in the basket, then he'll wake up dead Your sweet reassurances don't change the fact That he's better looking than me Yet he'd look ideal 'neath the wheels of a car Oh, Mexican standoff, I wish I was hard Your sweet reassurances don't change the fact That he's better looking than me Yet he'd look ideal 'neath the wheels of a car Oh, Mexican standoff, I wish I was hard

[SZ493]

twighlight movie sucks utter balls