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About This Track
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.
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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Shouts
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silvasonicsurfa wrote:
......now I've heard it a second time, that organ is DEFINITELY playing the theme to Question Of Sport........
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monokhrome_nite wrote:
total Magnetic Fields influence on the original
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Tanru wrote:
Lon Gisland > The Gulag Orkestar [2]
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Ryantalope wrote:
Exotic cover of above tune featuring mandolin, melodica, acoustic guitar and ukulele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yalrg7t1SJk
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silvasonicsurfa wrote:
...he-he, the intro sounds like a lo-fi versh of "Question Of Sport"..........
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GreenKamo wrote:
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.
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Live_Long_Day wrote:
Wow. I had already decided not to like Beirut, but this is swaying me big time.
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naotas_forehead wrote:
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
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papel_rayado wrote:
one of my favs songs ever ♥
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kfjckillsme wrote:
this version is only half as good as the other. not even half as good really
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LoriO1 wrote:
<3 <3 <3
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BerlynnTix wrote:
Lon Gisland > The Gulag Orkestar
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kaitrodamus wrote:
♥
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LoriO1 wrote:
<3 <3
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johannez1 wrote:
It's nice, but after hearing the Lon Gisland version I definitely have to say that one is a lot better. As some said before, that one feels more sincere.
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xPaullywogx wrote:
Irish Celebration
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Ntaibell wrote:
Its awesome!!!...
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sartoris7 wrote:
best diction in rock and roll!
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Ztarven wrote:
What a charming song. I love both versions equally. The album version is happier while the EP version is more sincere and romantic.
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Paula_Farro wrote:
love this song !
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