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Beirut – Scenic World (2:07)

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A song by Beirut which features on their first album, The Gulag Orkestar, and also in another form on the “Lon Gisland EP”. The former is a bedroom pop-fuelled ballad, featuring Condon singing over keyboard synths and an upbeat drum sound, with synthed strings filling in the gaps later on. On the EP however, the song is replicated with physical instruments. An organ makes up most of the texture of the track with Beirut’s trademark brass taking on the countermelody further into the track.

It’s a firm favourite of both the band and the audience live, and is usually played towards the end of the set.
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  • Gulag Orkestar
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  • The Gulag Orkestar
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  • Lon Gisland
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  • Gulag Orkestar (Digital Album)
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  • Nakkinak

    sure are magnetic fields in here

    Tuesday morning

  • justmade

    So does anybody actually like this version *better*? I do. To me it feels really neat and understated, and I think it sounds better at the slightly faster speed.

    March 2012

  • Rammblyyy

    Lon Gisland = PERFECT

    March 2012

  • mathildepoppins

    I think there's room for both versions. Sometimes a little bit o' lo-fi is fun :)

    March 2012

  • gilliananne

    this is nice

    February 2012

  • SpammySammy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5k7KOdhyE8

    February 2012

  • emkato

    i like this version but the other is just... better

    February 2012

  • silvasonicsurfa

    ......now I've heard it a second time, that organ is DEFINITELY playing the theme to Question Of Sport........

    January 2012

  • Tanru

    Lon Gisland > The Gulag Orkestar [2]

    January 2012

  • Ryantalope

    Exotic cover of above tune featuring mandolin, melodica, acoustic guitar and ukulele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yalrg7t1SJk

    December 2011

  • silvasonicsurfa

    ...he-he, the intro sounds like a lo-fi versh of "Question Of Sport"..........

    December 2011

  • GreenKamo

    Both versions are great in their own way. Although I think I like the Lon Gisland a little more... I still haven't been able to listen to anything else from Beirut because I just have to have this song on repeat.

    December 2011

  • Live_Long_Day

    Wow. I had already decided not to like Beirut, but this is swaying me big time.

    November 2011

  • naotas_forehead

    The EP version is obviously better, but I LOVE the album version as well because it breaks up some of the heaviness and monotony of Gulag Orkestar

    November 2011

  • papel_rayado

    one of my favs songs ever ♥

    November 2011

  • kfjckillsme

    this version is only half as good as the other. not even half as good really

    October 2011

  • LoriO1

    <3 <3 <3

    October 2011

  • BerlynnTix

    Lon Gisland > The Gulag Orkestar

    October 2011

  • kaitrodamus

    ♥

    September 2011

  • LoriO1

    <3 <3

    September 2011
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