the sad thing about pompeii is that it was discovered that they had early warning and an earthquake much earlier indicating the volcano was active. however the people of pompeii had a very good lot in life and were doing very well for themselves. Ironically this due to the very rich fertile agricultural land around due to the volcano ash of past ages. they didnt heed the warnings cause they're lives there were too good, right until the volcano unleashed a blast so potent, it flash heated everything to death within quite a few miles and then covered everything in poisonous gases and ashes further than that.
Not true at all. While we know today that these signs were early warning signals, the best scientist of the time (who happened to be bathing at the time and saw the eruption) didn't realize what he was seeing. They did NOT know there was a link between earthquakes and eruptions -- and earthquakes were frequent in that area. You might as well say the dead in the great California earthquake/fire of 1906 were lazy too, because, dude, EARTHQUAKES happen in California. Doesn't everyone know that? Duh! The magnitude of the eruption was due to the fact that the volcano had been inactive for some time. Vesuvius has been active since then but before? Probably not. Finally, let's look at the social structure of that time. If Pompeii followed the social norms of the time, half the population were probably slaves (Rome had a 1:1 ratio.) That's not taking into consideration women either (who couldn't go out of their family compounds unless they had the permission of the men in their lives.) In short, at least (very conservatively) half the population couldn't have left via the 'early warning signs' if they wanted to and by the time it blew, they had no chance.
tenjenk Damn you have a LOT of faith in the natural science from 2000 years ago. Sarcasm aside.. They would have been thinking that some deity is causing the issues, not the earthquakes. You're are definitely romanticisng the society, as is your right to, but there's no evidence to support the idea that they were super geniuses that enjoyed life so much they refuse to move a city over.
Gary Sanders IKR? This was the culture who thought that women were "failed" men and that menstrual blood was "failed" semen, and that people got sick because of bad "humors". The slaves probably would've die even if they'd run. Rome had that whole practice of killing a household of slaves if the master died even remotely suspiciously.
bastille are very good at making their audience feel emotional. dan seems to put all his imagination and heart into the making of his songs and thats what makes them so much better than other artists
I heard this song for the first time a few days ago on the radio and I just HAD to find it!! This singer is brilliant!! Can't get enough of this song!!!
I'm so glad these guys are getting the publicity and recognition they deserve, I remember seeing them early last year in a tiny field to 30 people, met them afterwards, so down to earth and friendly, turns out Dan used to live right by me! who would have known ;) Its so nice to see them really develop as a band and make themselves well known
I love this. Dan's voice is so soft and warm....fits perfectly with the choir and the instruments. Makes me want to be able to make music as good as this. Perfect.
I hate when people say "don't become popular". When ever I find a band I love I wish the whole world listened to them to! And becoming popular doesn't ruin bands, Mumford and Sons is a perfect example. They got big on their own unique style and it hasn't changed them.
It's a city in Italy. It's partly destroyed and buried under 13 to 20 ft of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii was lost for about 1500 years until its initial rediscovery in 1599 and broader rediscovery almost 150 years later according to Wikipedia :)
I don't follow trends and I'm not a hipster but this song is amazing. I don't listen to the radio because it's usually crap, when I found out about this I fell in love. When everyone is over it in a week I will love it forever. :)
I think the hope that they won't come super famous is incredibly selfish- I wish them all the best successes because they deserve it. They deserve recognition for their wonderful talent.
a volcano (mount vesuvius) erupted in Pompeii ages ago, and it completely destroyed the area surrounding it, and this song is talking about what happened and how bad it was and trying to find hope during/after an awful situation.
I find this Version much better than the one they play in the radio. I do not understand why so many awesome bands are sold so overpolished and edited (Of course I do not mean Autotune in this case, but editing on the Instruments).
"And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Great clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above" its talking about the old city of pompei which was buried by a volcano´s ashes, all was left the way it was at the moment of the explosion (even people was buried and "statufied" in their place) "But if you close your eyes, Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all"
More than just poetic, if you think about it. The human race has had so many terrible calamities, and yet there are these certain ones like the fall of Atlantis or Pompeii's destruction that stay in our collective memory. Even 2000 years later we can't forget that one city was eaten by the ground on which it stood in less than a day. Maybe it's because the ash just froze the city in time, maybe it's because men could never understand how even the Roman Empire could do nothing against a force of nature.
Lucas Oskorep Well supposedly there must have been something, of course no city surviving under water, rather a greek island swallowed by the sea, as the original tale goes. That story has to have some inspiration.
The song is about the lost city of Pompeii Italy. Along time ago, The city was off from the base of Mount Vesuvius, a volcano. It Erupted, causing ash to fall over the city 'Great clouds rolled over the city bringing darkness from above" . Now you know and i'm twelve.I went to the Pompeii exhibit at the museum
Why are people complaining? Personally, I prefer the acoustic version :) but I still love all their non-acoustic stuff too... It doesn't matter what they're singing, they're brilliant in every version!
Arrrggghhh Everyones calling me a "Hipster" I didn't even know what one was until I searched it. I just love Bastille and I'm proud to have a found such an awesome band before they become world famous. I aint just someone that "Follows the latest trends"
One day, when Bastille are massive I can say, " I didn't have a frikkin' clue who they were until they had a massive crossover hit, and I don't give two shits either".
It's about the history, pompeii was near a volcano (Vesuv) and this song is about the eruption of this one. The Vesuv erupts and the walls of the city are tumbling down and clouds of dust went down from the vesuv in the city...
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the sad thing about pompeii is that it was discovered that they had early warning and an earthquake much earlier indicating the volcano was active. however the people of pompeii had a very good lot in life and were doing very well for themselves. Ironically this due to the very rich fertile agricultural land around due to the volcano ash of past ages.
they didnt heed the warnings cause they're lives there were too good, right until the volcano unleashed a blast so potent, it flash heated everything to death within quite a few miles and then covered everything in poisonous gases and ashes further than that.
Not true at all. While we know today that these signs were early warning signals, the best scientist of the time (who happened to be bathing at the time and saw the eruption) didn't realize what he was seeing. They did NOT know there was a link between earthquakes and eruptions -- and earthquakes were frequent in that area. You might as well say the dead in the great California earthquake/fire of 1906 were lazy too, because, dude, EARTHQUAKES happen in California. Doesn't everyone know that? Duh!
The magnitude of the eruption was due to the fact that the volcano had been inactive for some time. Vesuvius has been active since then but before? Probably not.
Finally, let's look at the social structure of that time. If Pompeii followed the social norms of the time, half the population were probably slaves (Rome had a 1:1 ratio.) That's not taking into consideration women either (who couldn't go out of their family compounds unless they had the permission of the men in their lives.) In short, at least (very conservatively) half the population couldn't have left via the 'early warning signs' if they wanted to and by the time it blew, they had no chance.
tenjenk Damn you have a LOT of faith in the natural science from 2000 years ago.
Sarcasm aside.. They would have been thinking that some deity is causing the issues, not the earthquakes. You're are definitely romanticisng the society, as is your right to, but there's no evidence to support the idea that they were super geniuses that enjoyed life so much they refuse to move a city over.
Gary Sanders IKR? This was the culture who thought that women were "failed" men and that menstrual blood was "failed" semen, and that people got sick because of bad "humors".
The slaves probably would've die even if they'd run. Rome had that whole practice of killing a household of slaves if the master died even remotely suspiciously.
bastille are very good at making their audience feel emotional. dan seems to put all his imagination and heart into the making of his songs and thats what makes them so much better than other artists
I heard this song for the first time a few days ago on the radio and I just HAD to find it!! This singer is brilliant!! Can't get enough of this song!!!
I'm so glad these guys are getting the publicity and recognition they deserve, I remember seeing them early last year in a tiny field to 30 people, met them afterwards, so down to earth and friendly, turns out Dan used to live right by me! who would have known ;) Its so nice to see them really develop as a band and make themselves well known
I saw them perform yesterday and they're easily one of the best bands around, they can definitely perform and their voices.. wow!
I love this. Dan's voice is so soft and warm....fits perfectly with the choir and the instruments. Makes me want to be able to make music as good as this. Perfect.
Love this song, heard it for the last week on the radio and I'm delighted I finally found it!!
I love this band, they are my favourite! Their stuff is so well written and amusing.
I personally adore Bastille. They really appeal to my passionate Northern Irish heritage.. So excited to see them in March. Bastille FTW.
Saw them live as a supporting act for two door cinema club
They were absolutely amazing!!!
These guys have got me through the past 2 years and are going to get me through 2013 as well
been listening to everything by them i can find for over six months.. it's a good obsession
Piercingly powerful yet delicate voice. Too good.
His voice sounds so much more raw compared to the other one ! I love it.
Lucky you! Would love to see them in a really intimate setting like that. They'd lend themselves so well to it!
Cannot deny my undying love for Bastille. God they're so amazing waaa xx
I hate when people say "don't become popular". When ever I find a band I love I wish the whole world listened to them to! And becoming popular doesn't ruin bands, Mumford and Sons is a perfect example. They got big on their own unique style and it hasn't changed them.
perfect song! I love this group:)
It's a city in Italy. It's partly destroyed and buried under 13 to 20 ft of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii was lost for about 1500 years until its initial rediscovery in 1599 and broader rediscovery almost 150 years later according to Wikipedia :)
they're just so perfect
i sense another band obsession...been listening to everything by them i can find for the past half hour they're so gooood
How is every song so amazingly perfect? Bastille I love you, you are Amazing ♥
His hair! :)
So glad I stumbled across this band! they are perfect
this song is just so great. so great.
This version is amazing! Love this song
Absolutely amazing. Love bastille so much
I can't stop listening to it. It's so good!
By far the best song of the year!!
LOVE this acoustic version.
This beautiful cover of "Pompeii" really made my day!
This is my favorite version of pompeii ever!
His voice is just magnificent
Best group I can think of currently. Bastille
I don't follow trends and I'm not a hipster but this song is amazing. I don't listen to the radio because it's usually crap, when I found out about this I fell in love. When everyone is over it in a week I will love it forever. :)
This is one of my fave songs it's awesome
saw them live last night, best night of my life!
I think the hope that they won't come super famous is incredibly selfish- I wish them all the best successes because they deserve it. They deserve recognition for their wonderful talent.
a volcano (mount vesuvius) erupted in Pompeii ages ago, and it completely destroyed the area surrounding it, and this song is talking about what happened and how bad it was and trying to find hope during/after an awful situation.
how can you not fall in love with his
hair
face
accent
but most importantly his voice
This is really beautiful... I understand it...makes me want to cry because we have recently lost a horse to colic and I am so upset
This is absolutely beautiful saw them at Brixton when I went to see two door they were amazing ahhhh Xx
I can't stop hearing this song!!
I cannot stop listening to this song/these guys
I love his voice! LOVE HIM!
Which is great for the band to get the recognition they deserve.
Best tune I've heard it a while
Truely amazing in every aspect of music!
I find this Version much better than the one they play in the radio. I do not understand why so many awesome bands are sold so overpolished and edited (Of course I do not mean Autotune in this case, but editing on the Instruments).
the chorus overwhelms the singer much less
Their music won't sell unless it has computerized beats. No one listens to this music anymore.
i love his accent too, gorgeous!
going to see them sunday!!!! cant fooking wait!
WTF!! This Was Two Years Ago!? Crazy...Love This Song.
man ich könnt mir dieses lied noch 1000 mal anhören und es wird jedes mal geiler :DD
i cant even breathe this is so good
J'adore ! leurs style me correspond vraiment !
The lead singer was born on July 14, Bastille Day. It's a French holiday, that's what the band was named after. It is pronounced Bast-ee-yuh
New favourite band. I'm in love.
"And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Great clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above"
its talking about the old city of pompei which was buried by a volcano´s ashes, all was left the way it was at the moment of the explosion (even people was buried and "statufied" in their place)
"But if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all"
This was the song I listened to as 2012 turned into 2013. It made me happy
i saw them on exhibit in san diego. heartwrenching, along with the dog.
Love this new song so much
More than just poetic, if you think about it. The human race has had so many terrible calamities, and yet there are these certain ones like the fall of Atlantis or Pompeii's destruction that stay in our collective memory. Even 2000 years later we can't forget that one city was eaten by the ground on which it stood in less than a day. Maybe it's because the ash just froze the city in time, maybe it's because men could never understand how even the Roman Empire could do nothing against a force of nature.
You know Atlantis isn' real right?
Lucas Oskorep Well supposedly there must have been something, of course no city surviving under water, rather a greek island swallowed by the sea, as the original tale goes. That story has to have some inspiration.
love his voice
Can't stop listening to this
My favourite song at the moment xxxx
Bastille are perfection
I LOVE his voice!!!
This song is friggen amazing!! Its so catchyy... La la ay ay oh ay ay oh ay oh
The song is about the lost city of Pompeii Italy. Along time ago, The city was off from the base of Mount Vesuvius, a volcano. It Erupted, causing ash to fall over the city 'Great clouds rolled over the city bringing darkness from above" . Now you know
and i'm twelve.I went to the Pompeii exhibit at the museum
i love this song!! i hear this song everyday! :)
Why are people complaining? Personally, I prefer the acoustic version :) but I still love all their non-acoustic stuff too... It doesn't matter what they're singing, they're brilliant in every version!
I heard UsDuo do a cover of this on vine and thought it was really beautiful, love the original even more! :)
this is just perfect
Arrrggghhh Everyones calling me a "Hipster" I didn't even know what one was until I searched it. I just love Bastille and I'm proud to have a found such an awesome band before they become world famous. I aint just someone that "Follows the latest trends"
I saw these live, sooooo good.
i love them.
STUNNING
my friend is touring with these guys and i actually might meet them omfg omfg- they're amazing
Best thing i've ever read in my life......EVER!!!!!!
One day, when Bastille are massive I can say, " I didn't have a frikkin' clue who they were until they had a massive crossover hit, and I don't give two shits either".
his voice is gorgeous
I love that song!
love this song
I hope I´ll see them live one day! What a gig that would be! :D
i love his raw voice
this is too perfect its not fair
such an amazing voice !
ahh this song is so awesome!
Awesome song and awesome band.
Dat voice. unbelievable.
It's about the history, pompeii was near a volcano (Vesuv) and this song is about the eruption of this one. The Vesuv erupts and the walls of the city are tumbling down and clouds of dust went down from the vesuv in the city...
i really LOVE this song!
Einfach ein tolles Lied das man nie vergisst. Super. Weitersooooo:-):-)
Love! Orla gartlands cover of this song is magical
Same here I luv this song a lot
Ohh it just so brilliantly unique and superb!
I love his voice, so amazing *__*
I love this song
I love his voice
I like this song do much!!