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Zach Condon, the man who is Beirut, is so absurdly talented and steeped in obscure European folk for a 21-year-old that it’s not surprising certain other musicians want to punch him. ‘Elephant Gun’ is yet more entirely charming, thoroughly odd marvellousness to stoke those envious blazes. Little more than mandolin, brass, military drumming and some gorgeous multi-layered harmonies, it is as odd and joyous as waking up on a yacht you never knew you owned.
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* Elephant gun: é uma arma de calibre largo. Ela tem esse nome porque originalmente eram feitas para uso de caçadores de elefantes ou outras caças perigosas. Esse é o título dessa música da banda…
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brujapurpura wrote:
is a great song ..... zach all the songs are beautiful and the voice, that voice !!!...
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PetraPaaan wrote:
nice dance in the video
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flaviaboto wrote:
Incrível!!! Adoro "viajar" quando estou ouvindo Beirut !!!
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LOLsharms wrote:
joyous
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Spinterlona wrote:
Why so amazing
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beeyawnkuh wrote:
My favorite song of all time, and my favorite video of all time (not that I keep up with many). All I want in life is to dance endlessly with an elephant trunk among other dancers with elephant trunks, whilst being serenaded by a one-man orchestra. And confetti falling all over the place.
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Vaaram wrote:
You are right, Cord! The song is nice, but indeed, even more interesting is the melody before. I am sorry, I don't know the composer.
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cord68 wrote:
please help me..beautiful Song....but the Piano Theme at the beginning of this Video is not from Beirut....who has written this tune ??
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Zemph wrote:
Beautiful!
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palgia wrote:
masterpiece... one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard.
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Duke248 wrote:
Who is the dancer with long hair and musketeer's mustage(?) I saw him in the Finger Eleven's Paralyzer and he was incredible there, here even much more. What is his name.
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Guillherme wrote:
it's nice that they were all realy drunk while making the videoclip alcohol make actors have a very nice performance!! and also this song is magic!!
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RunningRed wrote:
perfect.
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ruudvanbasten wrote:
may the best videoclip ever
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RunningRed wrote:
this song is amazing
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be_em wrote:
love it!
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lacrymoso wrote:
eu amo elephant gun (L)
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Octagon88 wrote:
nice :)
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MayaSingh wrote:
Incredible song. I can at least cry due to it.....
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fudoca wrote:
vou no show :D
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