The Decemberists - A Beginning Song (Lyric Video)

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Music video by The Decemberists performing A Beginning Song. (C) 2015 Capitol Records, LLC

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@joek7504 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs, ever. To me it’s about regaining perspective: Ceasing to obsess & worry about little things that are out of one’s control, & instead stepping back & appreciating the beauty of the physical world surrounding you, which is a miracle to be able to experience.

@1981AdamGs 9 жыл бұрын

Colin has one of the most infectious voices. Definitely one of my favorite bands in the last 10 years.

@briannierman1449 5 жыл бұрын

This song is absolutely perfect. To me it's about the sacrifice, hope, pain, and love of being a parent. We sometime fails to see all the brightness around us when we are clouded by feelings of stress, competition, lack of sleep etc.. The pay off at the end of this song is brilliant. This band is a treasure.

@basilrose 9 жыл бұрын

How can anyone be cynical or pessimistic when musicpoetry like this exists? So full of wonder in life. Thank you Decemberists for this gorgeous finale to your wonderful new album.

@TanukiSC 3 жыл бұрын

This song is so personal to me. I’ve read so many comments about what people think it is about. I’m happy to stay in the space that is personal and very emotional to me. Enjoy this for the beauty and sound that touches you however it does. Peace to all of you always.

@maryannslatteryburrows7228 3 жыл бұрын

So sad for me too...

@annabellemurdock4440 6 жыл бұрын

For me the greatest song ever written. I want it played at my funeral as for me that is what it is about, the beginning.

@sparkss4 9 жыл бұрын

I think this is the best song Colin has ever written. I don't really get its meaning but I'm sitting here, listening to it for the 3rd time in a row, with a huge lump in my throat, just in awe of the beauty and power of this song.

@ZorroVenonoso 8 жыл бұрын

+sparkss4 it kind of catches you with that final chorus harmony doesn't it?

@kylefox2397 7 жыл бұрын

I interpret it to be about not waiting for the "perfect time" to make a new start, because we tend to ignore all the reasons we have to live life right now. Here is my paraphrase: "Do I really need to wait? Is there really anything I want? Do I really need to be hopeful of things to come, when I am surrounded by the sunlight, the shadow, the quiet, the work, the beating heart, the ocean, the boys, and you, my sweet love?"

@shae8877 7 жыл бұрын

sparkss4 i realky like why would I now by the decemberists and 12.17.12

@joew7328 6 жыл бұрын

Like most there songs but my fave is sucker prayers. Very good band. Glad I got to hear of them. ☺

@Jakevol2 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's a song about hope joy and triumph. And the beauty of life.

@beccadavis8012 Жыл бұрын

A favorite for me. To me it’s all about being inspired by the brightness and good in another person. Not necessarily in a romantic way but more in a “ yeah, you make me want to be a better person” way. Awesome

@Ahreman_egy 5 жыл бұрын

very underrated band. should get alot more views. love from egypt.

@lilystolarski6036 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed - love from Australia😃

@porshalewis1015 2 ай бұрын

its all the things. ill love it forever!

@davidgreen2419 9 жыл бұрын

This track is up there with Crane Wife 1 & 2 for me. Absolutely love it.

@Lindasac 6 жыл бұрын

He, Colin, is ecstatic by the end, in the light, all around~ ❤️ so much love~

@razorgod65 6 жыл бұрын

whoever does not understand this song or band..... your loss.

@FabledBeardedDragon0211 4 ай бұрын

what is the song called bc its good

@ChristopherBingham-xx8xl Ай бұрын

@@FabledBeardedDragon0211 A Beginning Song

@joannacornwell8423 8 жыл бұрын

I walked down the aisle to this song. Incredible. A little different intent for the music, but it was absolutely perfect. Thank you for this perfect song.

@C0R3O 6 жыл бұрын

I walked down the aisle in this song! It was beyond perfect!

@drrcm81 5 жыл бұрын

Did the doors open at 4:43?

@ryanweyforth5722 5 жыл бұрын

My cousin just played this at her wedding thursday! Had to shazam it! Lol Love it

@withlove2963 4 жыл бұрын

I had that thought too 😄

@ryanhenson9537 4 жыл бұрын

How beautiful!

@ConnemaraRose19 9 жыл бұрын

These lyrics give me a reason to be alive and to do good things in this world. Well done, my friends, well done. Fantastic music.

@charleswilliam4210 7 жыл бұрын

Should I be hopeful? Yes...yes I should. Because the light is all around me. Thank you for making such an incredible, poignant, pure love of music song.

@sierrasnider26 7 жыл бұрын

I adore this album , they are one of few bands that give me those chills, the chills of what music feels like inside and out

@annabellemurdock4440 6 жыл бұрын

Sierra Snider

@annabellemurdock4440 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@alpineinc1 9 жыл бұрын

This one cut straight to the soul at first listen. Only the Decemberists can do that for me lately.

@Mako1989 3 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful song I've ever heard. A bold statement, sure, but to me it's all about how a song hits you - it strikes a nerve I didn't even know was there.

@johnlariviere4252 4 жыл бұрын

I cry my eyes out everytime I hear this.

@willmathison5955 2 жыл бұрын

The Decemberists have that effect on me.

@bittenco 9 жыл бұрын

This song comes for me as such a strong message, confirming that for the very first time I'm doing things right (to myself and for others). Thanks, The Decemberists, it gives me energy to keep it on.

@omix090 9 жыл бұрын

wish you the best :)

@bittenco 9 жыл бұрын

+omix090 :)

@omix090 9 жыл бұрын

how are you now? I'm from italy and you?

@johnwrath3612 6 жыл бұрын

I love his enunciation. "Cwoordinate". Great song.

@GeraldCole17 4 жыл бұрын

This song has such a wonderful "Irish Folk Song" feel to it. That's what drew me to it!

@Marcells44 4 жыл бұрын

Me, and the doubts, and the thrill, and the hard choices, and the love. The fantastic, the brittle pleasure I live... thanks existence to allow me this feeling.

@Driver8takeabreak Жыл бұрын

Just a masterpiece. The video perfectly evokes the rolling hills outside of Portland in my memories. This song has so many possible meanings (death, birth, relationships, etc.).

@jeffbachman 11 ай бұрын

This song really helped me in the months immediately following my wife's death. To me it's about the anguish of loss but also the hopefulness that can accompany a new beginning.

@pumpkinicing Жыл бұрын

listening to this near a beginning. I just got into a college, and I'm close to starting a new chapter of my life. like it's been for a while now, this song is going to carry me through it.

@mick0438 9 жыл бұрын

This song is great. It hit me in my soul. If not you I feel sorry for you. I am a man who has felt this and wasted it long ago. I would give all to have one more day of it.

@karlkaseweter7435 2 жыл бұрын

For me, this song is about assessing the ordinary and spectacular events in one's life that go unnoticed while leaving this life and entering into your next. The transition from your souls many journeys and lessons that make up each chance to set things to right!

@ChristopherBingham-xx8xl 2 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs on What a Terrible World What a Beautiful World. The violins at the end are great.

@hungerformore18 7 жыл бұрын

Such a mellifluous voice! This is my favourite song from the album

@letmetellyousomething123 9 жыл бұрын

Just the maturity of this song lifts me. Fantastic

@connerrain4143 7 жыл бұрын

I still don't get how this masterpiece has so few views

@CrazyZ66 3 жыл бұрын

THIS is MUSIC!!! Simply thank you for this!

@matnitram 9 жыл бұрын

oh dear this is more beautiful than I've imagined...

@maxismills 3 жыл бұрын

goosebumps everywhere. loved this song since it was released!

@DavidJohnson83 9 жыл бұрын

Geez... Every song released from this album is so fantastic. Well done!

@melindar4303 9 жыл бұрын

This is my *favorite* song from this album. Evokes sadness, hope, oneness with the universe (and with that, acceptance and peace). {sigh} But I agree with others--hazards of live is by far their best album. But, the evolution of the music suggests maturity, I think. Of course, our interpretations say more about us than it does about the band. Be mindful of your posts, people.

@twistedimagev2 4 жыл бұрын

I always thought The Crane Wife was their best album, but they are all so good its really hard to choose one best album. The Decemberists have consistently stayed my favorite band ever since I found them about 15 years ago. ♥♥♥

@annbrunjes6532 2 жыл бұрын

I feel so deeply moved by this song . . . I lack the words to explain it.

@mondler107 2 жыл бұрын

Love that!! ❤

@TJ-ts4kx 2 жыл бұрын

I loved her. Always will

@Zaxjenub Жыл бұрын

This song was with me when I thought I found love yet what I've found was an empty space in myself. Unability to love. I'm starting to work on myself, trying to become a better human being.

@JaymeforJesus 5 ай бұрын

I just found out yesterday that for my birthday present, my brother and sister-in-law got tickets to the December concert in July in Denver, Colorado, I am very much looking forward to seeing them in concert!

@nazl1can 9 жыл бұрын

Wish you come to Istanbul,Turkey. I've been waiting for 5 years. And still.. Should I be waiting?

@kavalere 7 ай бұрын

This is their best song I've heard.

@kevinschultz9104 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else think this is their best album? It's something, considering their catalog of amazing work, but damn, I honestly think the Decemberists peaked with this one.

@Driver8takeabreak Жыл бұрын

So hard to say. So many good songs spread over the albums (I really can't think of any song they have that I don't at least like a little bit). Crane Wife is probably it for me though.

@ChuckCheese1 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Their masterpiece for me.

@legolas2980 9 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm absolutely in love with this song

@meredithcollins4794 4 ай бұрын

Love this album so much. I’d really love a rerelease of the box set. Pretty please ❤

@Riffslinger77 7 жыл бұрын

And that's how you end an album. Love this record so much. Even more than King is Dead, which I thought was nigh on perfect.

@donaldfinigan8778 8 жыл бұрын

Their songwriting has really gone up even another level. This album is just completely on a different plane.

@dondodoo4815 9 жыл бұрын

So beautiful, this song gives me goosebumps.

@rascalphoto 9 жыл бұрын

Favourite song on their most epic album. All around me.

@simon68giddy 5 жыл бұрын

Saw them live in Leeds last week, amazing! But they didn't do this song!! Was gutted, this is my favourite decemberists song, true genius!!!

@simon68giddy 8 жыл бұрын

gives me goosebumps every time i hear this song. Amazing.

@simon68giddy 9 жыл бұрын

Simply beautiful! What a song!!

@bluebird28tl 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

@jonahandneeleyshow 6 жыл бұрын

That bass tone...wow!

@SmashBrosmike85 3 жыл бұрын

Boy, this song really sends me back. Greetings from Mexico, hope to see you here one of these days.

@maryannslatteryburrows7228 3 жыл бұрын

Cozumel for 2 weeks in 91. Beautiful. Changed alot since then..

@linkfamilymusic 8 жыл бұрын

Love it. These guy's music is different and beautiful!

@byrlalexander5548 9 жыл бұрын

Love his voice !!!!!!!!!!!

@kyleraines4811 9 жыл бұрын

For most bands it takes me a while to really like their new songs or songs I just found by them but with the decemberists I always love their songs the first time I hear them.

@dadamosky6894 9 жыл бұрын

This is invoking R.E.M.'s "Automatic For the People" for me. Incidentally, it's one of my favorite albums of the last 25 years.

@dadamosky6894 9 жыл бұрын

***** Make that the last, almost, 30 years. Geez! I feel old now.

@neilemms5831 9 жыл бұрын

***** It was less than 23 years ago. No need to feel too old. I personally don't hear the similarity, but this is a great song - and a great album closer (something The Decemberists are particularly good at).

@SimonFox999 8 жыл бұрын

+dadamosky When I first heard Make You Better, all I could think of was Automatic For The People. I don't find this one as obvious in its similarities, but after reading your comment I started listening with a different ear... and I started to hear the distorted cello / ebow guitar type sound, which brought to mind Sweetness Follows... and then I started to get a Monty Got a Raw Deal vibe in the guitars, and a Find the River sentiment in the lyrics... time to go back and revisit some of that mid-period R.E.M. I think :-)

@ARIXANDRE 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful and underrated. Love from Brazil

@aleckelly2706 Жыл бұрын

Doesnt this song just hit the spot perfectly?

@coreylipow180 4 жыл бұрын

This song makes me feel like, What am I doing with my life?

@maryannslatteryburrows7228 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely...sadness to hope for me...had to change my perspective....

@caramason56 Жыл бұрын

Love this band 😊❤️🎶🎶🎶. Thanks for sharing

@Ching1888 4 жыл бұрын

Such a relevant song in the current climate. Hopefully more creative and finely written music comes out the back of it.

@peaceandraven119 7 жыл бұрын

This song makes me sad, and I have no idea why... Fantastic album. Listen to it all the time. Can't wait for their next one.

@rosellacolombo4446 Жыл бұрын

Fantasticiiiii 👍👋😍💓❤️❣️

@omaralmalky6213 9 жыл бұрын

The Hazards of Love was an amazing album and definitely their best. If this album is as have as good as that one, i will be satisfied. This song is making me optimistic though, so beautiful.

@Kingpugster 9 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite song off of the album, but sadly not every song lives up to this one.

@leedsmanc 9 жыл бұрын

Crane Wife surely?

@Fulldre 9 жыл бұрын

leedsmanc Crane wife is also my favorite, but I think picaresque is their strongest album.

@hiyaasamantha 9 жыл бұрын

lovely song! one of my favorites from this wonderful new album ♥︎

@vogelpitts 9 жыл бұрын

I adore them.

@lauradamico3027 5 жыл бұрын

Straordinariamente quotidiani....un piacere ascoltarli!! ...sembra di essere indietro nel tempo...in un tempo migliore....laura👍👍👍💝❤

@dabigsqueezy 9 жыл бұрын

Such a beautifu lyric. I love this song!

@robindavisphoto 9 жыл бұрын

Reel it back in from the generic waftings and make it about an iconic powerful story, for at least one song this time… make us think something is happening or about to happen to someone we care about. That is why I love you guys so so much.

@lostwookiee4246 7 жыл бұрын

the most beautiful song

@rosench11 9 жыл бұрын

FOCUS ON, MAKE EYE CONTACT, LOVE DEEPLY ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS STANDING/SITTING/PLAYING/SETTING/RISING/BLOWING IN THE WIND/ASKING YOU TO PLAY TRAINS - INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO LOOK PAST THEM AND INTO THE SPACE FROM WHICH YOU THINK SOMETHING BETTER AND BRIGHTER WILL BE COMING. You'll miss just about everything. So stop it. It's all around you.

@suziq6322 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful song.

@penze_ 6 жыл бұрын

It was a joy to listen to this song for the first time on the first day of 2018 :)

@sdjdavies42 5 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece

@ctsay6987 9 жыл бұрын

"The boys." "Like a cannonball". He does a good job of very subtly including his kids, his family in this album. That's gotta be painful spending that much time on tour. I think that separation influences the sound of this album a lot. It's very reflective on relationships and the changing of things and his own childhood. Most of the songs are melancholy. No Rocks in the Box. I still really like it and I can relate. See ya in Salt Lake! I'm psyched.

@christinegeiger7142 7 жыл бұрын

happy new year everyone. this is one of the most hopeful, beautiful songs ever. And one that we should commence to coordinating our sights towards a better year ahead.

@nednewcomer5963 7 ай бұрын

Good god.. how can one song turn a grown man into a sobbing, quivering lump of goo. Well done Decemberists.. if that's your real name? I'll be ready next time.

@lawrenceblasi1117 9 жыл бұрын

Love the new album. Can't wait to hear it live tonight.

@rat_king2801 3 жыл бұрын

Love this song

@sudhindrak 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful song.

@rockwall1986 8 жыл бұрын

i wish i could like a video more than once.

@annabellemurdock4440 8 жыл бұрын

great song to see in spring.

@DanielleRitchot 9 жыл бұрын

Wow. Absolutely beautiful! ❤️

@Jgdyar 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video here. Big props to the team behind it.

@nicolaan6991 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful melody!

@hsamek4946 6 ай бұрын

I love this song. I love the band, too sad there is no new music or concerts in Europe. They are fantastic.

@adandap 8 жыл бұрын

It's odd that the album got largely mediocre reviews. It has some of the Decemberists bests songs on it. This one and Lake Song are near the top of the list. The EP of outtakes from the album, Florasong, is also worth checking out - especially 'The Harrowed and the Haunted".

@davitt77 8 жыл бұрын

I think those reviews are odd, too. I'm also puzzled by some fans' reaction. I was at the Taste of Chicago show, and the people sitting in front of me were upset that they only knew one song that the band played. Personally, I loved the set list. I'm thinking there's a divide between some (but certainly not all) fans of the earlier albums and those who identify more with the more recent ones. Personally, I prefer the newer stuff, but I like a lot of the old stuff, too.

@johnmortimer7862 8 жыл бұрын

Weezer's Pinkerton was met with the same kind of unusually negative reviews, and later turned out to be considered the band's most creative and subtly influential composition. I think that when a true gem is panned by critics, it is the mainstream separating itself from true listeners, fans, and people of discerning taste. Besides, who gives a shit what the reviews say. I love the album. I love the band.

@kohismahpimp 7 жыл бұрын

I think people may have come to have certain expectations of the band, and thus were surprised by the direction this album took. However, over time, when people have enough time to distance themselves from those expectations, they'll come back around to seeing this album standing on its own merits.

@Lauren___ 7 жыл бұрын

77 on metacritic is far from "largely mediocre reviews", the majority gave this album an 8 which is a fair score imo, but I know you're probably talking about that shit site called pitchfork.. they gave this album a "5.6" and Lady Gaga 6.9, it's absolutely madness

@brendanfletcher5216 7 жыл бұрын

davitt77 There most certainly is a divide (as someone who has been with them since Castaways and Cutouts). I genuinely disliked the last album, "The King is Dead" and it took a few listens to come around to this one. But the first song of this album addresses this problem pretty perfectly.

@4gunner 9 жыл бұрын

Such a great song.

@PeteD1884 Жыл бұрын

Richard Thompson mentioned this band in some interview or other, so I had to hear them. Yeah, it is sort of special.

@and3311 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, such an incredible song & beautiful arrangement ❤️

@suzgreene 9 жыл бұрын

I am waiting, should I be waiting? I am hopeful, should I be hopeful?

@alankilroy04 6 жыл бұрын

Lovely song

@indianajones91 9 жыл бұрын

My favourite song from the new album, by far!

@luciantunes360 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song ! Thanks !

@sassulusmagnus 6 жыл бұрын

Great tune.

@andrewsheilds7528 8 жыл бұрын

you guys are still amazing. your still a great band with a great sound. Your just not the decemberists anymore. there's none of your old character and wit and humour. there's no sea shanties, no character pieces, no chances taken. I miss the way you guys told stories, the way you build worlds for us to have little glimpses at. I know you told us you had to change some, but not this much. I'll still be here, still go to your concerts, like I said you guys are still fantastic to listen to. but I'll miss the old times.

@paulsmith7425 8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Sheilds - not sure where you are coming from. Saw them in concert and the creativity, the words, the innovation were phenomenal. I'm 63 and rarely have seen this combination. this song especially.

@Sunkyoshipbitch 8 жыл бұрын

You say they've matured from a fun, niche genre to a well rounded ensemble with a depth and sound that's completely unique? I feel you there, man.

@super76 8 жыл бұрын

you've just described what happens to every band that puts out albums for years...Colin is still an incredible song-writer and the sound is like no other band. I am offended by part of your comment, but in the best possible way. The older songs are great, and the evolution of their sound makes those older songs even greater.