The Shins - Saint Simon [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Remastered)

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • "Saint Simon" by The Shins
    From the album Chutes Too Narrow
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 876

  • @thefreedommovement
    @thefreedommovement Рік тому +38

    I made that mechanical caterpillar! Wow, that was like 20 years ago in Portland. The outside body form was dryer tubing and spray foam sprayed with olive oil. The gears and whatnot were being cranked by a few guys behind it. I loved the creative freedom I had with this. I got into props work cause it was like arts and crafts meets puzzle solving. Using creative problem solving to make something fit into the scene. This one was the height of that.

    • @GeorgiaGrowGuy
      @GeorgiaGrowGuy Рік тому +1

      @thefreedommovment did you make it for the video or was that footage borrowed? Its very cool!!!!

  • @amev747
    @amev747 9 років тому +1031

    I HAD YEARS, PEOPLE.. YEARS! LOOKING FOR THIS SONG! OMG ... I THINK I'M GONNA CRY, I AM SO HAPPY I FINALLY FOUND IT!, I LISTENED TO IT ONLY ONE TIME IN MY LIFE AND IT'S BECAUSE MY BROTHER HAD A DIESEL U MUSIC.. BUT I ONLY LISTENED TO IT ONE TIME! I WAS A LITTLE GIRL OMG.. THIS MELODY HAS BEEN IN MY HEAD ALL MY LIFE.. BUT I NEVER KNEW WHAT WAS IT NAME OMG OMG IM SO HAPPY NOW.

    • @reckonre
      @reckonre 9 років тому +51

      you shoulda just asked me. I could have told you what it was right away.

    • @amev747
      @amev747 9 років тому +6

      lol if i had known you :p

    • @IIIlIlIIIIIll
      @IIIlIlIIIIIll 9 років тому +32

      Your comment is disturbing! I just spent my last 5 complete hours just to find the name of this music! And after I expressed my joyce for listening this song, I see that the first comment is yours, it's not usual to see that kind of comment! Happy for you and for me.

    • @amev747
      @amev747 9 років тому +6

      lol omg amazing! I am happy for us haha

    • @ingrid_inthesky
      @ingrid_inthesky 9 років тому +9

      +Ana Esquivel I know that feeling all too well. Some times I dream shoegazey type tunes and they stick with me for *years*. The la la la's in this song touch me every time - when I first heard it I thought "where has this song been all my life?" and get teary eyed but feel it deep in my spirit as well. A lot of Shins does this to me as well as Queen, The Beatles, The Cardigans first album Emmerdale (check it out if you love The Shins like I do)...so so many. Glad to see you found your beloved song again and music touches you the way it does :3

  • @bromineandtungsten
    @bromineandtungsten 5 років тому +45

    Of all the beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, I continue to come back to Saint Simon. Nothing else compares.

    • @erinrothwell4773
      @erinrothwell4773 5 років тому +1

      The Conservateur nothing else is love...

    • @smallestcharles
      @smallestcharles 2 роки тому +3

      Nothing really holds a candle to..

    • @Kate8that
      @Kate8that 27 днів тому

      ​@@smallestcharles😂😂❤

  • @karimalaoufi8160
    @karimalaoufi8160 2 роки тому +6

    Full of optimism and nostalgia

  • @Nicksaari
    @Nicksaari 16 років тому +9

    mercy's eyes are blue when she places them in front of you
    nothing holds a roman candle to the solemn warmth you feel inside
    ...theres no measuring of; nothing else is love

  • @BeetsByHometownBrew
    @BeetsByHometownBrew Рік тому +4

    Nothing holds a Roman candle to this track.

  • @nullbaby
    @nullbaby 2 роки тому +11

    I woke up this morning with line "Mercy's eyes are blue" over and over in my head. Took the kids to the splash pad. This little girl looks up at me as her dad says "time to go Mercy"... Mercy's eyes were actually brown : )

    • @angelwolf5089
      @angelwolf5089 2 роки тому +1

      ❤️

    • @jgroseclose4385
      @jgroseclose4385 Рік тому

      I woke up today with "I'll try hard not to give in" going through my head and had to hear this

  • @libraryquiet
    @libraryquiet 17 років тому +13

    I can't believe this song wasn't on the radio or talked about and covered by other artists! It's a beautiful song! Well done Shins!

    • @funnyperson7656
      @funnyperson7656 Рік тому +1

      There is a cover, but its a totally different genre. Its a bluegrass cover. The band is called Iron Horse i think

  • @libraryquiet
    @libraryquiet 9 років тому +42

    I remember this one channel on cable TV that would showcase new upcoming bands. I remember seeing The Shins on the list, hmmm, The Shins, catchy name, let me check them out. And it was this video, this beautiful song. The list was long, there were bands like The Battles, Silversun Pickups, Die Mannequin and something told me to check out The Shins. Now every time I hear this song it takes me back to that moment, that time in my life. A nice memory.

    • @Crucis119
      @Crucis119 7 років тому +2

      libraryquiet Silversun Pickups 💗

    • @purplemindarcana533
      @purplemindarcana533 7 років тому

      I think they got their name from the Chinese symbol meaning "mind, body and spirit."

  • @ejshultz
    @ejshultz 12 років тому +14

    This song makes my brain float between my ears

    • @Kate8that
      @Kate8that 27 днів тому

      Yes that's where the brain usually is😂❤

  • @darkveder100
    @darkveder100 10 років тому +27

    the beach boys of newer times.
    love

    • @ineffablemars
      @ineffablemars 9 років тому +6

      darkveder100 not really. more something you would hear on sgt pepper from the beatles.

    • @BrianCronin56
      @BrianCronin56 7 років тому +3

      I grew up with the Beatles, and Beach Boys; these clever boys have taken that legacy and built on it. Borrowing from them of course but adding their special approach. But who hasn't? Even Mozart was "borrowing" from Bach(JC and JS) - fact.

    • @BeckenV2
      @BeckenV2 7 років тому +2

      nah, more like something you would hear on Sunflower from the Beach Boys

  • @jmill2828er
    @jmill2828er 5 років тому +4

    One of the most beautiful sounding and written songs ever.... genius

  • @endofthewtr
    @endofthewtr 5 років тому +23

    i had this song on my mp3 player when i was like 6 years old. it was my favorite song. this is the first time ive been able to find it in about 13 years, i honestly didnt think i would ever find it again. also wow 6 year old me had interesting taste for a child 😂

  • @JustonPayne
    @JustonPayne 18 років тому +20

    I've always loved this song. Nicely written, boys!

  • @mudhoney110283
    @mudhoney110283 16 років тому +4

    one of the best songs ever written

  • @ienyams
    @ienyams 16 років тому +5

    Im beginning to love all their songs

  • @gavobentlo5833
    @gavobentlo5833 Рік тому +2

    This song has meant a lot to me for a long time.

  • @levijessegonzalez3629
    @levijessegonzalez3629 8 років тому +54

    Mercy's Eyes are Blue...

    • @tycobb8621
      @tycobb8621 8 років тому +5

      Lucy's. Saint Lucy had her eyes gauged out and was usually painted with them in her hands

    • @VeritableSmorgasbord
      @VeritableSmorgasbord 8 років тому +13

      I don't know...he pretty clearly says Mercy the second time.
      3:33

    • @johnscov1917
      @johnscov1917 6 років тому +5

      When she places them in front of you

    • @MichaelNates
      @MichaelNates 4 роки тому +1

      I cant see the comments

  • @annielamson6572
    @annielamson6572 3 роки тому +4

    Such a beautiful mystical song!

  • @reckonre
    @reckonre 10 років тому +42

    Chutes is definitely the best Shins album

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 7 років тому +2

      Rick Astley I always say Wincing and Port Of Morrow are my favorites but I find myself listening to Chutes the most. It’s really hard to choose, though.

    • @alexisarrizon6083
      @alexisarrizon6083 6 років тому +1

      Agree

    • @lihaniska87
      @lihaniska87 6 років тому +2

      True,but their debut Oh inverted world was perfect too

    • @syncopated84
      @syncopated84 6 років тому

      The older I get the more I love the other albums. But if there was the one album so sum them up, it’s this one.

  • @allenrm120
    @allenrm120 6 років тому +2

    One time I was driving from Los Angeles to Phoenix and the butterflies were migrating through the desert. Glorious.

  • @simonrecardo4249
    @simonrecardo4249 11 місяців тому

    My favourite song by this group. I absolutely love them... play their music all the time...

  • @gorillashop337
    @gorillashop337 6 місяців тому +1

    I used to have this album on CD, Lost it I forgot how much I love this song.

  • @thebigjimmyd
    @thebigjimmyd Рік тому +2

    Low key possibly the best song off Chutes Too Narrow which was easily one of the top 3 albums of the early 00s Indie scene.

    • @resmarted
      @resmarted 4 місяці тому

      Best shins song period. High key. Major scale.

  • @screwball384
    @screwball384 9 років тому +6

    Ahh, I remember always listening to this song last summer while reading the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, good times, good times.

  • @ferdianeary822
    @ferdianeary822 Місяць тому

    This song keeps me alive

  • @GSParasite
    @GSParasite 13 років тому +2

    The part at the end melts my heart

  • @odinaodi
    @odinaodi 2 роки тому +2

    Wonderful 😍 I love this song

  • @Jacob-cl7hw
    @Jacob-cl7hw 10 років тому +3

    Simply beautiful. The video compliments the song's beauty in so many ways. James Mercer is truly a god when it comes to making music

  • @andykins118118
    @andykins118118 13 років тому +1

    this band is too good. its just not fair.

  • @AEWildwoodsman
    @AEWildwoodsman 8 років тому

    Always my favourite shins musical poem

  • @DrPasl
    @DrPasl 2 роки тому +33

    Lyrics;
    After all these implements and texts designed by intellects
    So vexed to find evidently there's still so much that hides
    And though the saints dub us divine in ancient fading lines
    Their sentiment is just as hard to pluck from the vine
    I'll try hard not to pretend
    Allow myself no mock defense
    As I step into the night
    Since I don't have the time nor mind to figure out the nursery rhymes
    That helped us out in making sense of our lives
    The cruel, uneventful state of apathy releases me
    I value them but I won't cry every time one's wiped out
    I'll try hard not to give in
    Batten down to fare the wind
    Rid my head of this pretense
    Allow myself no mock defense
    As I step into the night
    But Mercy's eyes are blue when she places them in front of you
    Nothing holds a Roman candle to the solemn warmth you feel inside
    There's no measuring of it as nothing else is love
    I'll try hard not to give in
    Batten down to fare the wind
    Rid my head of this pretense
    Allow myself no mock defense
    As I step into the night
    Mercy's eyes are blue when she places them in front of you
    Nothing really holds a candle to the solemn warmth you feel inside you

  • @t.c.bramblett617
    @t.c.bramblett617 5 років тому +4

    Very reminiscent of The Zombies! Love it

  • @josephcrowriley1584
    @josephcrowriley1584 11 років тому +1

    The Shins are the greatest band of all time!

  • @liamreid5407
    @liamreid5407 7 місяців тому

    "Mercy's eyes are blue when she places them in front of you" will always be one of my favorite lines from a song.

  • @menteregular8083
    @menteregular8083 Місяць тому +3

    Dato curioso, este video musical fue grabado en Mexico, en la reserva El Rosario en Michoacán.

  • @Crucis119
    @Crucis119 7 років тому

    my first semester in college I used to listen to this on repeat. but that was back in 2009 before I had a YT account and I've been looking for this since. finally found it!!!! 🎉💗

  • @hipster069
    @hipster069 17 років тому

    One word. Fantastic!

  • @garymcbride9403
    @garymcbride9403 5 років тому +2

    Great chord structure , melodic beautiful . 👍👍👍

  • @jondanielsen
    @jondanielsen 16 років тому +1

    I´ve heard them and they are both great songs

  • @bexsullie
    @bexsullie 15 років тому

    i can't seem to stop listening to this:]

  • @daphne-blue
    @daphne-blue 3 роки тому +2

    man, I love this song 💙

  • @LookitsBen
    @LookitsBen 17 років тому +2

    I love this song! It really is awesome! The Shins are well good!

  • @SalaMirandus
    @SalaMirandus 14 років тому +1

    this song reminds me of a dream I had about my mom that past away. Thanks Poly.

  • @BreakingGlass78
    @BreakingGlass78 6 років тому +1

    i got a mp3 player as a kid and i remember this being the only song i'd play as it was on repeat lol. still a great song, i guess some things dont change over the years when it comes to music taste as well

  • @ronjamay
    @ronjamay 13 років тому +1

    I love this song so much!!!

  • @kikidolls
    @kikidolls 16 років тому

    Haunting,Enchanting!!!

  • @andrehendriksen135
    @andrehendriksen135 3 роки тому

    Stop searching for the perfect pop song. It is right here.

  • @schu1324
    @schu1324 16 років тому +1

    sure seems so, the beatles are my favorite band.
    the shins are a very close second. love both of them

  • @Garsha420
    @Garsha420 13 років тому +1

    Does anyone else think this sounds like a Beatles song? Love these guys :-) Phantom Limb is great video. Also happens to be me and my GF fav song off newer album. This whole album though is awesome!

  • @Bailey0894
    @Bailey0894 14 років тому

    I love this band.

  • @shadowwound
    @shadowwound 3 роки тому

    Beautiful movie and beautiful music

  • @Arrested101
    @Arrested101 15 років тому

    Amen! The Shins rock - end of!

  • @viniciuscamara
    @viniciuscamara 16 років тому

    Spetacular.
    Great Band.

  • @serdnae
    @serdnae 7 років тому +1

    Brooo, after finding my old Sony Walkman from 2008 I have rediscovered this band. I was literally like 8 or 9 when I first listened.

  • @kchano
    @kchano 15 років тому +1

    I'd be worried about stepping on the butterflies, but the song rocks my socks.

  • @sgisi414
    @sgisi414 16 років тому

    great, great, great song!

  • @HavocAlive
    @HavocAlive 17 років тому +1

    Damn.... Good music. Such good tone, and lyrics. A good beat and harmony... My God, thank you Zune.

  • @JM4LAJF
    @JM4LAJF 12 років тому

    So beautiful

  • @lellion7
    @lellion7 15 років тому

    lovelovelove it.

  • @TreforTreforgan
    @TreforTreforgan 14 років тому

    Nice. What a sight to behold also.

  • @JamesKent
    @JamesKent 4 роки тому

    Just lovely beautiful superb

  • @philipp4130
    @philipp4130 17 років тому +1

    yes, amazingness definitely ensued...best shins song and great video

  • @jennimadden1061
    @jennimadden1061 7 років тому

    LOVE these guys!

  • @lightofdark7069
    @lightofdark7069 6 років тому

    I rembembered the melody... lalaa dam la laa dam ... but forgot the tittle and the band. Oh god... I finally found this song in 2018. what a relief. thanks I love your song. Good luck from Indonesia.

  • @reszzz
    @reszzz 12 років тому +1

    i think i listened to this song about 50 times today

  • @torsamlax
    @torsamlax 10 років тому +3

    James Mercer never fails to create anything but wonderful tunes.

  • @DaltonGarrison
    @DaltonGarrison 9 років тому +31

    Is it just my imagination, or does James sound somewhat like early 90s Rivers Cuomo in this song?

    • @ryanrj7500
      @ryanrj7500 7 років тому +2

      Dalton Garrison wow I was literally thinking the same exact thing dood..did not expect to find a comment about it.

    • @javajoelradio
      @javajoelradio 6 років тому

      Holy shit. Me too!

  • @LBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB
    @LBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB 9 років тому +45

    This song came with the media center edition of windows xp

    • @donellpubien3156
      @donellpubien3156 8 років тому +4

      +judgebeanhead yea bro lol i was like best feature

    • @lowendrice5504
      @lowendrice5504 7 років тому +4

      this. I used to be like "All this music sucks on here" and then this song came on and I was in love.

    • @iansarsenal
      @iansarsenal 7 років тому +2

      Any chance anyone else remembers the other songs on there? Or where I can find a list of them?

  • @mitsukosuki
    @mitsukosuki 12 років тому +1

    This is beautiful!! I think it's my new favourite band!

  • @leaganzero
    @leaganzero 14 років тому

    Love this !!!

  • @jsn1769
    @jsn1769 10 років тому +47

    James looks like Kevin Spacey in Unusual Suspects

    • @adinwarner-rosen9778
      @adinwarner-rosen9778 8 років тому +9

      +Jakob Nipper lol unusual suspects

    • @shawniemar
      @shawniemar 7 років тому +4

      Well, they ARE kind of unusual, no?

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 7 років тому +1

      Jakob Jones it’s The Usual Suspects bud.

    • @llamasarus1
      @llamasarus1 6 років тому +4

      Amused by that pop culture reference reading that in 2018

    • @valentinkragelj7216
      @valentinkragelj7216 5 років тому +5

      This comment didn’t age well

  • @RipYourRoll
    @RipYourRoll 14 років тому +1

    the shins are one of the best indie bands ever, no sunny day real estate tho. def no sunny day

  • @MrHenrick1
    @MrHenrick1 14 років тому

    I think this is one of their best songs - Kissing the lipless is also good

  • @starbuck1111
    @starbuck1111 15 років тому

    "allow myself no mock defense....as i step on the butterfliiiiies" haha
    great song. such a hooky melody.

  • @cameronpeterson6734
    @cameronpeterson6734 8 років тому +130

    This reminds me of The Beatles

    • @cantlearnham6026
      @cantlearnham6026 7 років тому +8

      I wonder if they listened to them

    • @detonator82
      @detonator82 7 років тому +8

      Cameron Peterson I get that. It has slight tones of Strawberry Fields Forever about it.

    • @cameronpeterson6734
      @cameronpeterson6734 7 років тому +8

      cant learnham Who hasn't? lol

    • @Zach-ic9ho
      @Zach-ic9ho 7 років тому +7

      The shins said in a interview that the Beatles were one of their inspirations, along with other bands like the romones and Jesus and the Mary chain.

    • @WomboDubz
      @WomboDubz 7 років тому +2

      reminds me of bowie too

  • @giants1749
    @giants1749 9 років тому +41

    No butterflies were hurt during the making of this video.

  • @valiumsummer
    @valiumsummer 17 років тому

    Lead singer looks like Kevin Spacey.
    I had "new slang" on my mp3 player but didn't know who it was. I heard Phantom limb here on youtube, and went out and bought all (?) 3 of thier albums that were availble. One of my new favorites.

  • @ediann
    @ediann 17 років тому +1

    Amazing video, Really great song and the group is really cool! I like them!

  • @rich3371
    @rich3371 4 роки тому +2

    Butterflies are just bugs with fancy wings - love the song though I listen to it it three or four times a week

  • @josephcrowriley1584
    @josephcrowriley1584 11 років тому

    I thought my sound when out at the beginning. I like this song more and more every time I listen to it.

  • @ytpride
    @ytpride 17 років тому

    fantastic.

  • @Gusrikh1
    @Gusrikh1 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely..

  • @Olivegal55
    @Olivegal55 16 років тому +1

    I totally agree =) They remind me of The Beatles a lot =p

  • @pauldewitt77
    @pauldewitt77 12 років тому

    Thank You

  • @deucesolo
    @deucesolo 5 років тому +19

    I'm strangely attracted to this song...

  • @dezylovessergio
    @dezylovessergio 14 років тому

    love the song & video ♥

  • @wolverine311
    @wolverine311 17 років тому

    tight. Great vid. Great band. Saw them 2 nights ago.

  • @cheesedude82
    @cheesedude82 9 років тому

    lovely

  • @YanYinYan
    @YanYinYan 17 років тому

    THE BEST

  • @JonathanLeon
    @JonathanLeon 7 років тому

    Remeber hearing this song in 2006. Those were the memories.

  • @gabogle
    @gabogle 16 років тому

    Very well done!

  • @TheMsdmeanor
    @TheMsdmeanor 2 роки тому

    This viddy is Uber sweet WOW I LURRRRVE THIS BAND THO

  • @blissbombz9965
    @blissbombz9965 4 роки тому

    2020 ♡

  • @nicolas179
    @nicolas179 14 років тому

    i wonder if they are going to have a concert in mexico
    I NEED GOOD MUSIC

  • @NeutralTea
    @NeutralTea 16 років тому +1

    i love this song, it does sound like the beatles a little bit, not completely but it has a good group vocals like beatles had

  • @HITHEREFOLKS
    @HITHEREFOLKS 14 років тому

    thank you

  • @mitchellaquilino7832
    @mitchellaquilino7832 7 років тому

    These guys are awesome! Hold true to deep rock and roll.. on par with Simon and garfunkle and Beatles

  • @MrMistermoges
    @MrMistermoges 7 років тому

    just saw these guys live at Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown this past Saturday, it was goddamn amazing.

  • @rougestr
    @rougestr 13 років тому

    R.I.P beautiful earth