Arcade Fire - Intervention | Live in Paris, 2007 | Part 13 of 14

[@gdouglas999]

As a 73 year old fan of this group, this is probably my favorite Arcade Fire song. I love them all, but this one has the energy and emotion I look for in today's pop songs. I often wish there were a much longer version because I ultimately end up listening to it several times in a row.

[@tobiasfries9716]

You say it!

[@gdouglas999]

@@tobiasfries9716 Still sayin' it at age 75 now!

[@kassargomelez6816]

@@gdouglas999 Keep sayin' this Douglas, keep sayin' this long, long years 🙂👍🍻

[@patrickscheidegger]

you're the father i never had...

[@gdouglas999]

@@patrickscheidegger Thanks, Patrick. It would be an honor to be your dad.

[@Dork240]

"Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home." This is the most beautifully tragic lyric I have ever heard.

[@fenwayify]

For me, the line that most strikes a chord is, "Hear the soldier groan, we'll go at it alone." How often is it that our leaders throw us out there to face the worst, then abandon us? Whether it be the soldier in war (anyone ever see the movie or read the book of the same title, "The thin red line," pertaining to WWII's battle on Guadalcanal?) or first responders at a accident/fire/shooting/terrorist event or even the personal care workers at a health care facility-those are the unsung heroes in our midst. It is the average man, woman or child doing their best for another that gives the most and deserves our praise. That is the real meaning of the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. If you've never been, you owe to yourself and the fallen to go and spend some time there in silence. If there is a place for reverence in this world it is there.

[@rogerramjet7246]

These guys have a unique talent . They’re music takes you on a journey. It’s rare in the industry today .

[@TheCooper2011]

I wanna lead a revolution with this song playing during every battle.

[@patrickscheidegger]

lead on ... i'll follow

[@techingo666]

Same here

[@gerardlewis-fitzgerald7757]

Arcade Fire is the calibre of band that serves as a rub-it-in the-face response to any nostalgia tragic who whines and whinges that 'There's no good music these days' or 'Music these days is rubbish'! They obviously have not heard the powerful, finely crafted songs of Arcade Fire.

[@didjano]

barring Everything Now lmao

[@desertcruisin5988]

I still think, that's their greatest record. U cant skip one track on it. Greatness

[@brendendavis8596]

I agree

[@JBugz777]

So much drive & passion

[@4rescue]

Awesome song, awesome band. I like how their songs build and build and build... they really have a good sence of how to make a unique sound with alot of instruments W/O making it all sound like just noise. These guys and gals are great.

[@mattyragg]

here today and this song still hits the right note

[@peddaz55]

T H I S I S S I C K ! ! ! What a performance! This is absolutely amazing!

[@leemorejacqueline]

god i love them so much. spiritual experience of a band ❤️

[@TheVelvetKill]

my favorite band

[@ollieh452]

I thought this song would be too difficult to perform live and sound good. How wrong I was....awesome performance!

[@mattthompson9395]

One of my favorites of theirs

[@tuttylevano7017]

yeaah! i just came to find people who appreciate this song as much as me :*

[@DaveMcLerran]

Tutty Lévano , agreed. I loved when they preformed this song on SNL.

[@tuttylevano7017]

David Heey I've just watched it on vimeo, woow. the end was disturbing haha, poor guitar, but yet a great performance. But my fav Intervention video is in Reading Festival 2010. You can get all the feelings xx

[@uwi2]

"Been working for the churc while your life falls apart Singing hallelujah with the fear in your heart"

[@puckelchen1]

Wonderful band and great song.....

[@yatima2975]

The best live version of the best song=

[@m1r2ms4]

I have goosebumps throughout the whole song!!

[@lukasalbuquerquefiore7310]

que live perfeito

[@luisi3767]

Me encanta esta cancion ,trasmite emociony tristeza

[@rotinho87]

2:49 the violinist is in tears.....

[@ValleyOfTheKens]

I think that's just the shadow of her hair on her face

[@NaomiandFam]

omg you're right. now i'm crying

[@3113jp]

yes, a shadow

[@calumsteele2733]

its not a shadow , I know because Santa told me

[@kapi7755]

@@ValleyOfTheKens Since when do shadows shine in the light? xD

[@tonymorgan639]

Absolute class act

[@am2boni]

I love this song!!!

[@audrayplourde9847]

God I feel like crying! Such an emotional song... So intense! I have goose bumps all over! I keep discovering Arcade Fire songs that have this effect on me LoL! Win is so charismatic :)

[@lgsnowboarder]

full on goosebumps before the music even started

[@phil132879]

ONE OF THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES I HAVE EVER SEEN!

[@Meganomalie]

Chills...every time, up and down my spine. I envy them as musicians and artists! Beautiful.

[@jenslubnow9021]

It is a so cool song.

[@sareh3z137933]

I love very different instruments in this song.

[@christiankellerman9206]

Best song of the century

[@gdouglas999]

One of the best of my life, for sure. And I've been alive for three quarters of a century!

[@davidmcsweeney286]

Music is a beautiful thing isn’t it

[@sergio39046]

superbe et mystique!!!

[@bifflover7]

their songs just build up and build up. incredible

[@MaquiladoraIII]

Arguably the least-telegraphed key change in rock history, and definitely one of the most emotionally-devastating.

[@medicineboy86]

You mean the last verse or the first time he says "will die without a home" ?

[@MaquiladoraIII]

@@medicineboy86 From the bridge into that last chorus. That modulation from A to E minor is incredible and makes the song soar to its finish.

[@davidbentley4032]

They're the masters of subtle key changes. Rebellion and No Cars Go in particular.

[@TheCamCannon]

Seeing them in August, really hope they play this tune!

[@davidwilliams4119]

Did they play it?

[@mjtf1113]

this song gets to me

[@mrmeme-jq6qr]

Big Band all hyped up

[@astridolearczyk8510]

What a G-R-E-A-T song!!

[@joerggaede]

Super, einfach immer wieder Super

[@peroglisbeth]

Same here the best they made

[@Torsten-t2i]

Arcade Fire!

[@LadderEnterprises]

thank you.

[@rubenchavez6124]

❤

[@pecman15]

@akf2000 yeah, mine too. For me it also the church organ. But actually it is the whole song fantastic. It touches

[@noisenotsongs]

You just killed it for us

[@Dispo28]

Great,

[@batibolde]

Excelente

[@michabazsoucy]

GÉNIAL !

[@moosemf]

It has to somehow relate to divine intervention. The organs remind me of church immediately. Brilliant song

[@MghUnit407]

that's was intense!

[@jriccioj]

i love sara. she is pretty

[@catsicatt]

this is just great. aw, will on the xylophone. :3

[@Aimeewah]

unbelievable got neon bible the last day randomly, best random choice ever

[@timeforachange12]

Good.

[@leroysinclair8499]

Chad shut it down

[@KheldardeDrasnie]

Of course, it can be that ! After all, this is art, you can see what you want, it's a point on view ^^ Just feel the music !

[@TheGawryolek]

be sure to check out their A Take Away Show. it happened before this show.

[@akf2000]

This is my favourite Christmas song, must be those xylophone chimes.

[@samdoyle3945]

The springsteen- esque glockenspiel

[@headhuntersmusic3966]

who went to this show back then is OG

[@simeco92]

*reaches 4:48* oh no you're not done *makes it start again*

[@StudioScarecrow]

You got a lot of downvotes for that comment, but it makes a lot of sense. Intervention can refer to a military intervention or divine intervention, and this song combines the two. Lyrically, this song is about religion being corrupted for war and the people who pay the price with their lives, but it's such a fucking energetic and gloriously joyful piece that the phrase 'divine intervention' does not sound out of place when describing it.

[@platypae333]

@blazers7100 But they won Album of the Year at the Grammy's and the Suburbs sold tonnes of albums... and if you go on wikipedia, you'll find all the list they made. Lots of 'em.

[@am2boni]

a classic song! "WHO'S GONNA RESET THE BONE"?????

[@RiotBode]

More like divine intervention. Read the lyrics, they're awesome!

[@CrackPont99]

I kept thinking that slide guitar was my kid calling my name 🥺

[@CharliePutz]

If you don't have goosebumps at 3.14, you don't have a soul.

[@renarss]

goosebump overdose!!!

[@brendojose3437]

A voz do Win Butler e similar a do Cris Martim.

[@BeyondFathomability]

Any chance you could upload this gig as one whole show please? :)

[@ManinManchester]

@TheMrMcPWN Jeremy slows it down like that for the last few beats every time. BTW does anyone know why Win, Richard and Tim appear to turn their back on the audience at the end? I've seen Win do it often, in several songs, but not three of them at once.

[@platypae333]

@blazers7100 Why haven't more people heard of Arcade Fire? They have.

[@davidbentley4032]

During the Neon Bible tour Arcade Fire had the finest ensemble of musicians in rock music history IMO. And all the touring musicians - Marika, Colin Stetson and Kelly Pratt - were as up for it as the regular guys. Sadly never to repeated. With the world in such a mess right now I'd love to see Butler bringing that tour back, with the same musicians, but it's wishful thinking.

[@felipepalacios3500]

se viene lollapalooza chile 2014 :D

[@stefymarty]

And there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd

[@endogladry]

I strongly believe this song is about American interventionalism.

[@519forestmonk9]

I ADORE Arcade Fire, but man that last album didn’t donut for me. Still on board however.

[@astroandyborgloh]

Well, the singer has a Greg Dully touch!

[@markwarren38]

For the ordinary people of Ukraine who turned into a a soldier to fight for their country this song is for you guys,,, powerful

[@patravichobrienski4129]

This beautiful song should become the Irish national anthem

[@patravichobrienski4129]

Wrong clip wrong song, thanks for pointing that out wads, it was the voda that probably caused that fo pa

[@RiotBode]

Maybe you're right, but because of all the religious stuff, divine intervention is the first thing that crosses my mind, as if the guy believed this kind of thing could happen.

[@colindonoghue1822]

It seems to be more of a criticism of the church for not protecting and taking care of the pastors and other church leaders (soldier) who even when their lives fall apart are expected to keep everything in perfect order which is impossible. So I wouldn't say it is atheistic but rather a critique on the human institution of the church.

[@scypior]

Got 'em at 0:40

[@mjtf1113]

intervention as in drug intervention? I really would like to know what this song is all about

[@Pasl606]

Where they are from?

[@jerobussio]

@TheMrMcPWN why?

[@Peter-il2fv]

Rick Mayall is still alive!

[@Mh7girl]

"The singer"? His name is, Win. Get used to it.

[@tommie007geetar]

OH WHO's GONNNA RESET THE BONE

[@dansden3528]

My name is NOT wesley

[@johnnyb9218]

I think Win Butler is a modern day Elvis.

[@dmillec88]

With all due respect, I like Arcade Fire fine enough too but you need to calm your shit down, that's the King you're talking about

[@TheMrMcPWN]

4:00 did the drummer think the song was over? XD

[@ZeliZeleny]

Ben Jordan 7 ? Anybody?

[@palinvela]

minuto 0.34..se les fue el tono

[@SpartanM621]

@blazers7100 Step One: Get more Cultured Friends

[@riely94]

@Snarkleflak Nah man, its about George W Bush.

[@phenomenus01]

svršavanje

[@cycheng9577]

You don't really believe that.

[@ShootaFodder]

Needs moar organ

[@RichardWagner1]

This ain't no Myle Cyrus, folks.

[@Rovertimes]

shouldn't compare that trashy excuse of a singer with this Magnificent group. Arcade Fire is much more in tune with music.

[@moosemf]

no it isn't. its probably agnostic. he clearly doesn't like religion but he is unsure of God

[@alejandrogarcia-puente6948]

moosemf He fucking studied theology

[@alexrad9447]

Gott ist tott!