Hunting For Witches (3:30)
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“Hunting For Witches” is a song by Bloc Party, and it is the third single of their second studio album A Weekend in the City. It was first performed live May 2, 2006 at the Brighton Concorde 2. The song features in the CSI: NY episode “Buzzkill”. It was also voted to number 24 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 in 2007.
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The lyrics in “Hunting for Witches” are influenced by the terrorist attacks on London’s transportation system in July 2005. It also contains references to the September 11 attacks and The Daily Mail. Band frontman Kele Okereke stated in an interview with Jolie Lash:
The 30 bus in Hackney, which is just around the corner from where I live, was blown up. written when I was just observing the reactions of the mainstream press in and I was just amazed at how easy it’d been to whip them up into a fury. … I guess the point about the song for me is post-September 11th, the media has really traded on fear and the use of fear in controlling people.
The opening of the song features sound portions from news programs into a catchy feel.
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The music video for the song “Hunting for Witches” is the most simplistic off the album so far. It simply features the band performing the song in a dark room, using some unique overhead shots in some parts of the video.
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The lyrics in “Hunting for Witches” are influenced by the terrorist attacks on London’s transportation system in July 2005. It also contains references to the September 11 attacks and The Daily Mail. Band frontman Kele Okereke stated in an interview with Jolie Lash:
The 30 bus in Hackney, which is just around the corner from where I live, was blown up. written when I was just observing the reactions of the mainstream press in and I was just amazed at how easy it’d been to whip them up into a fury. … I guess the point about the song for me is post-September 11th, the media has really traded on fear and the use of fear in controlling people.
The opening of the song features sound portions from news programs into a catchy feel.
Video
The music video for the song “Hunting for Witches” is the most simplistic off the album so far. It simply features the band performing the song in a dark room, using some unique overhead shots in some parts of the video.
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Brand new Bloc Party video. Third single from the album A Weekend In The City.
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jaymontoya wrote:
Its different. I love it
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sonicsweens wrote:
bloc party rule
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Y-H-B wrote:
check us out people were similiar to these guys in a sense..
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Nils-93 wrote:
I can't understand how he can play the guitar so clearly also when they play live at that tempo. It's damm fast...tried to play it but it didn't work very well :D
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Mikyoto wrote:
Fear will keep us all in place
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james_cfc wrote:
What a tune.
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CaiUnderground wrote:
best music \o/
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toofree wrote:
argh, cant love this song enough. saw them in Brighton a few weeks ago and I was blown away. Been waiting to see them for about two years!!!1
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OliverTho wrote:
++++
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feelfaded wrote:
madly madly madly love this song!
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augustfinch wrote:
heads are going to roll
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spellczech17 wrote:
@hmanthehobo; The bio up there explains the context of the lyrics, I think they're fantastic.
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whoisrouven wrote:
nice
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honeyiloveu wrote:
best song of them :D
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hmanthehobo wrote:
guitars are brilliant.. Lyrics are hilariously awful
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CoolKwaz wrote:
love when the guitars kick in
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maddytje wrote:
great song
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acdc144 wrote:
love this song
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ryujijitei wrote:
Huh. For once, a single that is one of the BEST tracks on the album.
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heyimhollie wrote:
best song on the album :)
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