Arctic Monkeys - Love Is A Laserquest (Live on KEXP)
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2011
- Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys performs a solo acoustic version of "Love Is A Laserquest" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 8/10/11.
Host: Kevin Cole
Audio: Julian Martlew
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editing: Jim Beckmann
"man, you've got such a beautiful voice"
"Agh, fank yer very mush"
accurate omg
+Mongoose kun lmao made my day
AHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHA U MADE MY DAY
hahaha
This song lasts 3 minutes, but it hurts a lifetime.
Precisely
This is the comment I've been looking for.
...can't describe it any better
Exactly - MN
True
He is in love with Alex, I'm in love with Alex, everybody's in love with Alex.
Maria Pia but alex doesn‘t love me *runs away crying*
You have to wonder, who broke his heart so that it could grow wings and fly like this
Alex caruso
I think alex is in love with himself tbh
@@drinkwater3154 wouldn't you be?
Alex is a songwriting genius. Enough said.
Camila R As much as I want to, I wont like this comment because it has 505 likes
Camila R period
Siempre he sentido que Alex en sus canciones trata temas muy cotidianos, pero les da su toque como de melancolia y fantasía, sus metáforas muchas veces son muy bellas, lo que hace que cada canción se sienta muy familiar, muy cálida y cercana, así lo siento yo :´D
Camila R definitely up there with the best close call between Alex and Richard Ashcroft?
One of The GREATEST Lyricists of All Time
"And do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there?
Or have somebody's goodnight kisses got that covered?".. Amazing songwriting.
I was going through comments..and I've found you... ❤️
It would be so amazing if Arctic Monkeys can come to India once..😍🙈
@@srustimohanty273 that'd be great
Mannn
@@srustimohanty273very rightly said man!
"Sunglasses indoors, par for the course"
"Leather jacket collar popped like antenna"
Hahahahahahaha, he was talking about himself all along. Bloody Sketchead.
popped like Cantona?
@@muhammadikhsanfadli2322 I also hear Cantona and its more logical
@@ugandanloki I always heard Anne Turner
@@ugandanloki its Antenna..although Cantona makes more sense but hey its Alex..who knows what goes on into that gorgeous mind
This song hurts...
Yes and you still listen to it again and again...
In a good way
Hurts in a good way 😔
:,(
Hahaha i got the 505 like
This is the song you listen to when you are caught between being ‘just a friend’ and ‘being a real lover’ to somebody. It’s what you listen to when you feel like you are walking on the blade of a knife trying not to miss that special someone and message them pouring your heart out, even though they couldn’t really care less. It’s what you sing out loud in the shower when you see them with somebody else. You can never call them a lover because they were never yours to lose. The only way you can get over this feeling is by pretending and this song captures that beautifully.
beautifully said.
very well said
Your comment has made you my crush
You put my feelings into words
@@hanjnk I hope I And her find our place
"And for a minute it gets easier to pretend that you were just some lover"
Damn...
Alex Turner you magnificent human being
thanks for writing that :)
Accurate. So accurate
Well said
Leix agree
Leix
I need the 5 hour version
Dulce Villarreal can we keep this at 505 likes? Ok thanks
We did a cover of this song.. please check it out if you have the time :)
There's an option called "Loop".
Use infinitelooper.com
Gian Ω Thanks
Don't listen to this song if you're recently broken up..you're gonna cry your eyes out....
+Sophie Lavou Exactly what brought me here.
+Sophie Lavou Too late, I have already listened to it and I'm crying
shamiir18 been there
the feels...
+Charlie Caulfield every single time ...
I need a drink
yup
+olas591 And a cigarette, his voice sounds like sex...
olas591 Awesome, deal ^_^
Everytime than I listen AM I have this same desire
same
how is this 9 years ago omg
Lmao I’ve slowly watched this performance age and never stopped to think I was 9 years younger when I found this. What the fuck
Time
12 years ago now
to paraphrase homer simpson, "looks like Turner is the last perfect man"
I can not stop laughing.
I've been listening to this on repeat for about a year now, and it still sounds as great as it did the first time I heard it. This band deserves to go down in history, because no one can do this like they do.
Jackie H u should listen to something else dude
ua-cam.com/video/R7dF4Q3D4B4/v-deo.html listen to my version if you want to!
The beatles btw(?)
@@Lucasmatheus211 absolutely no.
Totally agree with you, Jackie. I don't know how they do it. I feel like they are like an Entity (don't know if that will make sense to you). I've been listening to AM since my 14 yo, 2012 , and to this day they get to me. #criesinbrasileiro
That 'like' button isn't even close to enough for Alex Turner.
This version beats the album one every time.
This song reminds me of eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, especially the lyrics 'i've tried to asked you this in some daydreams that I've had, but you're always busy, being made believe.'
Wow great comparison, both the movie and this song make me cry lol
i was thinking of the exact same movie while listening to this
***** So beautiful, so painful ugh
Exactly 💯
"and do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there.."
hits me everytime.
Me too!
i'm in love with how he said 'love is a laserquest' .... am i normal?
Totally :)
How does he sound perfect even when he clears his throat?
+Amin Ferdous well, he's Alex, he will make a fucking sneeze sound eloquent
+Amin Ferdous This man created perfection. I've noticed that in songs, when you hear him inhale, even that little sound sounds so good. It's him. It's perfect!
definitely the reverb
I just thought the same shit haha
i think it has autotune
Man you've got such a beautiful voice
"ah frank u very mush"
how can u dislike this wtf
just envy LOL
lol im famous
Lol this comment has 505 liked 0.o
Lol...your coment are "505" likes
This song, for me, is the perfect description of an "almost something", where the other person wasn't a friend to you but you never got into a real relationship. Sometimes, when something dies without even starting, it can hurt a lot. And, in the bottom of your heart, you still love her/him, but at the end the best you can do is go on and pretend they were just some lover.
I'm single af but this makes me cry 😂
not a single one given xd
+Dusan Vukicevic Dobro je klincek. Doci ce i tvoje vrijeme..
+Zoran Bogdanovic hvala :)
I've never been in a relationship and this makes me cry
I've never been in a relationship either and it makes me cry because it reminds me of a friendship I used to have 👌 (that emoji isn't meant to be sarcastic it's just something I do a lot)
Alex after being complimented. Focuses on guitar... What am I doin'? Oh yeah... :) He really does have an amzing voice, and he uses it exquisitely.
Yea
you have a beautiful voice
o fank you
So I met this guy online. He came to my place and we saw Submarine together. I didn't know anything about the movie or about Alex before he told me.
Now, I'm listening to Alex everyday. I'm fascinated with him. It would have been a great story if this guy felt for me the same I felt, the same I feel for him.
My heart's broken, but it was totally worth it.
Pretending he was just some lover.
Ah its tragic i see😥
🚬
Update:
It didn't have to be. I met the love of my life and now I'm happily married and living abroad
@@daicreep omg your comments made me go from "awh☹" to "awhhh😍" within seconds! So happy for you! *--*❤
@@paninihead6751 haha thank you, darling!♥️ Have a lovely life 😊
I've been listening this nonstop for days, i don't think I will get sick of it anytime soon. Who has that kind of a voice, it is fucking mesmerising.
Ceci Hendrix oh hiii, i found my kind of a person, YES please, be my friend!
+Arabella Lester I wanna be friends too :)
Hello friend!! I hope you are okay :) ♥♥♥
+Arabella Lester trust me... I'm a good person :D
+Fallout universe :D :D i believe you
1:50 “And when I’m hanging on by the rings around my eyes” One of my favourites lines ever
Such a poetic way of talking about being hammered… being a Brit comes with some benefits
Callum Alston Ohhh then I completely misunderstood it all this time :0 I thought about staying up, exhaustion from going out, not resting enough etc and hanging on by the dark circles under eyes from all that (trying to always distract from feeling and resting etc). I loved it cause it was like he was physically only hanging on from the rings around his eyes ie. the actions that led to those rings. Now I think I just misunderstood .... I’m also British but so confused now lol
@@eviesampson6418 oooh I thought he was talking about his shades. Its sucks to be Filipino. Very bad in english 😅
@@eviesampson6418 I understood it similarly, but obviously getting rings around your eyes can imply getting absolutely hammered and loosing sleep over someone lol
@@callumalston5755or growing old?
You can tell he was thinking of a certain someone while singing this.
tava pensando em mim
I was thinking of someone listening to this song. Everyone was thinking of someone :'(
GooseSkywalker luckiest on whole damn earth ;-;
@@harrays97 crazy thing is I actually think about myself while listening to this song, and about the times I thought that love is a laserquest
A certain romance I reckon
"Man you've got such a beautiful voice, it sounds so good stripped down acoustic"
honestly if i was a guy and had that said to me i would awkwardly smile and shuffle in my seat thinking omg what the fuck
it was so nice of him though bless x
Whack
Alex's voice is the most beautiful thing in earth
This song somehow reminds me of a person whose past version i loved but hated his current toxic one.
but i still miss his past version.
story of my life
relatable af
Same here
yep
I asked my best friend out last november, and she said no. She introduced me to the Arctic Monkeys, and this was the first song she played to me. It will also be the first song that plays in my head when I think of her. I genuinely thought my feelings were reciprocated. She once told me she would date me if I asked. I used to give her flowers sometimes, I was head over heels in love. Although, even if she had said yes, it would not have gotten anywhere, I don't live in a country where a girl can date a girl, and highschool relationships seldom ever last anyways. There were too many hurdles, and its just a passing dream now. Shes beautiful, and deserves the world, I know she'll do well in life. Our friendship is growing apart, not because of the above mentioned situation, but because of our busy schedules. But she'll always have an important role to play in my memories that I will cherish.
That was beautiful. And as much pain as love will put you in, it always teaches us those lessons the ones who don’t dare to love will never learn. Keep going strong and soon I hope you find the love you and everyone else deserves ❤️
I believe you also have an important role in her live. Often we don't realize how meaningful we are to our friends. Thanks for sharing your story
Wow the memories will always be cherished ❤❤❤
Lyrics
Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now?
Or darling, have you started feeling old yet?
Don't worry, I'm sure that you're still breaking hearts
With the efficiency that only youth can harness
And do you still think love is a Laserquest?
Or do you take it all more seriously?
I've tried to ask you this in some daydreams that I've had
But you're always busy being make-believe
And do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there?
Or have somebody's goodnight kisses got that covered?
When I'm not being honest, I pretend that you were just some lover
Now I can't think of there without thinking of you
I doubt that comes as a surprise
And I can't think of anything to dream about
I can't find anywhere to hide
And when I'm hanging on by the rings around my eyes
And I convince myself I need another
And for a minute it gets easy to pretend that you were just some lover
When I'm pipe and slippers and rocking chair
Singing dreadful songs about summer
Will I have found a better method
Of pretending you were just some lover?
Will I have found a better method
Of pretending you were just some lover?
"what am I doing? oh yeah.." throws fucking melody straight from another dimension
😂😂
This is what a nostalgia of emptiness feels like, of the sick enjoyment of remembering someone who was so ingrained in your soul but you know should never be yours, of the past memories that still slip through once in a while. It's a song of goodbye, the one you still sneakily sings when you're "pipe and slippers and rocking chairs", because it reminds you of that summer, spent with the one you once thought you'd spend it forever, when the only thing left to do for you to hang on to is the hope that maybe it was never meant to be. Pretending that they were just some lover just to make it easier than looking back and thinking, what if.
Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now
Or, darling, have you started feeling old yet
Don't worry, I'm sure that you're still breaking hearts
With the efficiency that only youth can harness
And do you still think love is a Laserquest
Or do you take it all more seriously
I've tried to ask you this in some daydreams that I've had
But you're always busy being make-believe
And do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there
Or have somebody's good-night kisses got that covered
Well I'm not being honest, I'll pretend that you were just some lover
Now I can't think of air without thinking of you
I doubt that comes as a surprise
And I can't think of anything to dream about
I can't find anywhere to hide
And when I'm hanging on by the rings around my eyes
And I convince myself I need another
And for a minute it gets easier to pretend that you were just some lover
When I'm pipe and slippers and rocking chair
Singing dreadful songs about something
Well I've found a better method of pretending you were just some lover
Well I've found a better method of pretending you were just some lover
beautiful
asix
Think of her *
mantap
...songs about the summer*
i always skipped this song until now, i have it on repeat and i think it can make no sense until you feel love for someone and the pain with it. literally crying rn damn
hugs :(
this is by far one of their best songs
Sometimes, when I can't sleep, I put this on and place the phone in my chest and close my eyes
It calms me down
listening to love is a laserquest once a day keeps me sane
"When I'm not being honest I pretend that you were just some lover"
this sounds like liquid sex
akva ne drkaj na pjesmu
I agree
This version is better than original, like it if possible.
Fuck no! It needs some soft Matt-rhythm!
Definitely Not Dingse! I'm agree this version needs Matt
Gabriel Passos agree
Gabriel Passos if the percussion was lowered in the original it would be perfect
There's some lyrics of this song that I relate with so painfully I want to stop listening but it's such a beautiful song.
The "Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now" is such an amazing line
Never get bored listen to this song. My heart keep crumbling everytime I listen to this song, but I cant't stop. This kind of song is really addictive
"Man, you've got such a beautiful voice"
And Alex was like " oh yeah, yeah, I know"
Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now
Or darling have you started feeling old yet?
Don't worry I'm sure that you're still breaking hearts
With the efficiency that only youth can harness
And do you still think love is a laserquest
Or do you take it all more seriously?
I've tried to ask you this in some daydreams that I've had
But you're always busy being make believe
And do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there
Or has somebody's goodnight kisses got that covered?
When I'm not being honest I pretend that you were just some lover
Now I can't think of her without thinking of you
I doubt that comes as a surprise
And I can't think of anything to dream about
I can't find anywhere to hide
And when I'm hanging on by the rings around my eyes
And I convince myself I need another
For a minute it gets easier to pretend that you were just some lover
When I'm pipe and slippers and rocking chair
Singing dreadful songs about summer
Well, I've found a better method of pretending you were just some lover
Thank you
he actually says "Will I find a better method of pretending you were just some lover?" as a question ;)
only his songs can put me on the time machine to places and eras I have always want to visit
Maha Null i couldn't agree more...i wish he'd focus more on AM rather than last shadow puppets
+Ptm Guite Last Shadow Puppets is so much better
şeyma TLSP are great, but I think AM are a bit better
Best comment
"I`ve found some method of pretending you were just some lover...." The music plunges to a minor chord and the delusion you cherished and held so tightly to turns to radioactive ashes.
I'm crying
***** Dry your eyes, mate
***** Do you need a tissue or a shoulder...
***** Don't cry girl!
+MrKimmyWest thats smooth bro!
Shuhada Sidik Thanks but she didn't take the bait.
This sounds heavenly when you have some good headphones and you are alone in a quiet place
He always seems to have to that end strum because no one realises the songs finished haha
Scotty Brown
It's not that. We all know the song finished...but sometimes a song needs the silence afterwards for more effect.
Everybody is just transfixed, so he has to wake them up somehow. :D
“And how it turns out no one had the childhood they wanted and how they'd tell you this a little drunk, a little slant in less time than it took to finish a cigarette”. // Alex you’ve all my heart.
man, i miss her so much
For a minute it gets easier to pretend that you were just some lover Oh, you.
He sucks BIG TIME! This is not music this is stupid shit
I will fuck off in your pants ;)
MrHellrazer08 Lol! bitch
+MrHellrazer08 weirdo lol
Fallout universe You're a bigger weirdo.
i stop pretending she was just some lover just for listening to this song and let myself feel the pain. then i continue living a lie. that's why i don't listen to it very often. fucked up part is we both used to really enjoy this song together wich makes this even more painful. i really fucking miss her.
Some goes to me
This shall pass too
Trying to do the same thing at the moment. Recently split up with someone after falling in love with her. It makes it easier to pretend she was just some lover.
I was successfully pretending that she was just some lover for four years and only when listening to this song and Pulp’s “Do You Remember The First Time” I understood that she wasn’t. Most of the times it’s too late and this is the one. I guess I was just some liver for her.
im so sorry nicola :( i hope youre happier now 💗
THIS SONG, ESPECIALLY THIS VERSION, MAKES ME CRY! It is so beautiful.
It sounds like a "submarine" song
Wait, when the f** did this get so many likes?
Lucas YES
it's not from the same album, Submarine's soundtrack didn't have this song there. Sias was influenced by Submarine's album but it's not the same one
@@FigApricot i thought submarine was inspired by sias? I heard alex wrote most of sub whilst on tour break in early 2010 except from some of a few he had in the vaults. Dont take my word for it thought. They probably took parts from each to be honest
@@charliemawson3322 in my book about them was written that submarine inspired sias but well I'm not Alex Turner to know for sure
@@charliemawson3322 But Sias came out in 2011 and Submarine in 2010?
One of my favourite acoustic session. So calm, peaceful, relaxing.
The urge to come here again and again year after year
nothing has anything on this performance. pure gold. love it so much.
arctic swesha are you from India?
Babe status = off the charts
Emily Bones from that one Say it Ain't So cover!!!
:P
yeaHhhh
gay
@@isabellacasey8734 ur gay
I can't even see his eyes and yet he projects so much emotion and depth through his voice and the lyrics that I still get chills.
Ten years ago i listened to this song when i got dumped by the girl i was going to take to senior prom and i thought i understood heartbreak.
Now i sit here at 28 alone in my crappy apartment alone, 120 miles away from my ex, who i havent seen in months after she took off after miscarriage... i can finally feel some release now.
Addicted to him singing in acoustic
the way he whispered "love is a laserquest" at the beginning.
hes such an amazing soul. its crazy how the time has flown, and i think i can speak for many when i say im jealous for the people who have known the arctic monkeys longer than me. i do hope and pray that these guys live on beyond our generations. fantastic
Sing along:
Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now?
Or darling, have you started feeling old yet?
Don't worry, I'm sure that you're still breaking hearts
With the efficiency that only youth can harness
And do you still think love is a laserquest?
Or do you take it all more seriously?
I've tried to ask you this in some daydreams that I've had
But you're always busy being make-believe
And do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there?
Or have somebody's goodnight kisses got that covered?
When I'm not being honest, I pretend that you were just some lover
Now I can't think of there without thinking of you
I doubt that comes as a surprise
And I can't think of anything to dream about
I can't find anywhere to hide
And when I'm hanging on by the rings around my eyes
And I convince myself I need another
And for a minute it gets easy to pretend that you were just some lover
When I'm pipe and slippers and rocking chair
Singing dreadful songs about summer
Will I have found a better method
Of pretending you were just some lover?
Will I have found a better method
Of pretending you were just some lover?
A beautiful voice isn't the only thing he's got goin for him #fangirling
I have to come see this three times a day
I can die listening to this song. What a genius songwriter.
Love how Alex says "oh cheers" like it's the first time he ever heard that compliment. What a beast he is.
I can't ever stop loving this song. It's like a brief summary of the last six years of my life...
This guy doesn’t even try to look cool while singing ...he’s living the moment naturally while singing beautifully
I was checking my Facebook and I saw one old friend online. I greeted him and the first thing that he told me was "Hey, check this outt". I started listening to it and suddenly my tears came out. I have been listening to it all evening long. This song It's perfect. This song touches my soul and reminds me my last High school year.
Siempre he sentido que Alex en sus canciones trata temas muy cotidianos, pero les da su toque como de melancolia y fantasía, sus metáforas muchas veces son muy bellas, lo que hace que cada canción se sienta muy familiar, muy cálida y cercana, así lo siento yo :´D
The man who breathes out poetry.
This is how it should have been on the record. Just acoustic guitar and vocals. You realise just how special this song is when it’s stripped to its core.
Listening in a loop 35 times on a row
same lol
normalise
God this still leaves me speechless years later
How can some people not like this?
Alex is a great singer, and the band is very talented.
AND the lyrics basically poetry...
This song is going with me to old age, I dont see the day I am going to get over it
7 years later and you still bring my eyes to tears, thank you Alex ❤️
this is perfection. melting on the inside.
one of my fav songs ever
This song brings me a lot of peace
Camila Dias me too
Camila relax and have a drink
i love him so much
It's raining outside and the living room is quite dark and calm. I'm listening to this song at maximum volume and watching the video at full screen.
What a beautiful moment.
Its been 9 years I thought I'd remind you of it by replying :)
Love is truly a wretched Laserquest .
The greatest contemporary romantic rock song
This, Piledriver Waltz, She's Thunderstorms, and Suck it and See were some of the first songs I used for a romance fanfic I was writing.
This song really makes me think about what I've done and I do not know what I'm doing now exactly, but it's hard without you. It's so scary to hear that and discover that I haven't something with you. More frightening still is thinking about the future that I can not be with you. We have time, but we are just losing all. And that it's so sad.
Life is a learning lesson.
Your comment has been 8yrs old and I relate to it I had a relationship that was 10 yrs . Sweet story but sour ending . I carry my cross till this day I'm blessed and moved on . I met a beautiful soul this year and she has been an angel
God brings blessings. Your faith and your love brings blessings. Open your heart and understand what life brings you . I was lost in my mid 20
25 till 29 I was lost . I fell into depression, turned to Darkside .
Got into trouble . Understand I snapped and loved myself.
Anyways stay positive
Love life
Arctic monkeys forever .
Bless you 🙏🏽♥🙌🏽
Life is to beautiful to live it short.
This song is special to me because the scenario Alex sings about happened EXACTLY the same way he describes, to me
“You’ve got such a beautiful voice” I agree sir
BABE ALEX TURNER IS BABE
Damn Alex Turner with all his unbelievable lyrics
i've come back to youtube to lisetn to this for years, i'd kill for them to release a compilation of their acoustic performances like this on spotify
His voice is liquid gold
Been listening to this song and watching this video for years, after a heartbreak and just found out that the last lyrics aren’t “well I have found a better method of pretending you were just some lover, but “will” I have found a better method of pretending you were just some lover?” Damn.