Posts Tagged: Brandon Flowers

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21
Feb 09

Coldplay and Bono Join Brandon Flowers For “All These Things That I’ve Done”

Coldplay and Bono Join Brandon Flowers For All These Things That Ive Done live music

This is one of those crappy Youtube videos that’s just going to make you jealous of people who were actually at this concert, but it’s DEFINITELY worth the post. Three of our generation’s biggest rock stars (all with correspondingly big egos) performed together the other night at a War Child benefit concert, playing arguably the Killers’ best song, “All These Things That I’ve Done.” A high-quality video has yet to surface, so now we’re stuck with 3 or 4 crummy ones on Youtube. Watch the video below (my personal favorite of the crap), and allow Chris Martin, Bono, and Brandon Flowers to make you wish you were at this concert. Oh, and Gary Barlow too. Thanks to twentyfourbit.com for the pic.

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11
Nov 08

New The Killers – A Crippling Blow

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New The Killers A Crippling Blow listen New The Killers A Crippling Blow listen

Found in the Killers’ “Human” single, “A Crippling Blow” is a fantastic drum and piano-driven song. Though, not fantastic enough to make it onto the album. As much as I like this song, I can see it falling short when in company of such great tracks like “Spaceman” and “Human.”

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5
Nov 08

New The Killers – Spaceman (’Day & Age’ Version)

New The Killers Spaceman (Day & Age Version) listen

I posted an mp3 rip of The Killers performing “Spaceman” on SNL a while back, but the final album version of the song has finally leaked.

“Spaceman” is the second worthy (”high-quality”) sample of the magic to emerge from a Killers and Stuart Price collaborative album. Much like Day & Age’s first single, “Human,” the new song finds itself between time, lost where the Hot Fuss and Sam’s Town eras meet.

If you thought “Human”’s lyrics were intriguingly confusing, you haven’t heard anything yet. Brandon Flowers takes you through some alien abuction/dissection.

It started with a low light
Next thing I knew they ripped me from my bed
And then they took my blood type
They left a strange impression in my head
You know that I was hoping
That I could leave this star-crossed world behind
But when they cut me open
I guess I changed my mind (…)
The storm maker says it ain’t so bad
The dream maker’s gonna make you mad
The spaceman says, “Everybody look down
It’s all in your mind”

Well, now I’m back at home and
I’m looking forward to this life I live
You know it’s gonna haunt me
So hesitation to this life I give
You think you might cross over
You’re caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
You better look it over
Before you make that leap

Digest that. “Human” left me hungry for more, in a negative sort of way, but “Spaceman” keeps me completely satisfied yet, I’m dying to listen to the rest of the album. This is what the Killers are all about.

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20
Oct 08

5 Reasons Why the Killers’ Human Music Video Doesn’t Suck

5 Reasons Why the Killers Human Music Video Doesnt Suck mp3Remember when Killers’ music videos weren’t utterly underwhelming? I miss the thematic tie-ins and cultural references “Mr. Brightside” and “When You Were Young” had. And what about that homoerotic scene when that weird guy in that green fish suit goes to bed with one of the Killers, like in “Read My Mind”?

I’m a devout Killers fan, but this just won’t do. I’m sure this video will be considered a classic in 20 years (around the same time people will start appreciating Sam’s Town) — but until then, it’s just Brendon Flowers singing into a boring ole mic, right?

Maybe I’m having some sort of love affair with lists, but I’ve come up with 5 Reasons why the Killers’ new music video for “Human” doesn’t suck. The complete list and the music video along with some mp3s after the jump Continue reading →

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Oct 08

Q&A Friday: WTF Is Brandon Flowers Saying?

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Are We Human or Are We Dancer? What About Denser?

There has been much confusion and debate over a lyric in the chorus of the Killers’ new song “Human”. This is regarding whether or not Brandon Flowers is saying “denser” or “dancer”, when posing the question “Are we human or are we denser/dancer?” Though “denser” seemingly makes more sense in the context of the lyrics, Flowers’ pronunciation of the word clearly sounds like “dancer”. This has lead several critics to believe that Flowers is in fact saying dancer, and therefore questioning what the meaning of the lyric is. Entertainment Weekly’s Pop Watch section, called the lyrics the “silliest lyrics of the week” under the assumption that Flowers was saying “dancer” in the chorus. They were puzzled by this, stating “most dancers are generally human.” The Killers have yet to make any official statement regarding what the correct lyric is.

It seems quite clear in the context of they song, the word is “denser.” If he had meant to use dancer in conjunction with “are we human” it would be dancer(s) plural. [via wiki]

What do you think? Leave your answer in the comments!

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