Bright Eyes - Bells and Whistles (Official Video)

[@nicolasbaker9601]

I just hope Conor knows how much he is adored. There is a whole generation of us in our 30's and 40's that fell in love with him in our teens. I cant quite put my finger on it, but Conor is so damn special and important

[@SuperBrentendo89]

As a 35-year-old, I could not agree more haha

[@ectoplasma5]

42 Edit : 43 ,i was wrong But who cares .

[@paramountxtreme]

16 wth

[@revuproar5636]

Then learn to write his name.

[@CumulusBurn]

Agreed - he is fantastic in many ways and yes, important. I turned 43 yesterday. I was introduced to them with the Lifted album releasing, and I have loved them ever since. Seen them or his various projects every time he’s been in Minneapolis except once.

[@philiphartman9455]

This band is something that is near and dear to my heart filled with memories of youth to naivety of adolescent. Here I’m in my early 30’s still jamming to them. Thanks!

[@MrPernell27]

This band doesn’t get nearly as much credit,recognition and acclaim as they deserve. Easily one of the best bands of the last 25years. Connor is one of the very best songwriters America has ever produced. He’s in the same vein as Mr Dylan, Paul Simon and Willie nelson

[@damesoumbi]

i agree completely

[@realexkav]

maybe cool it down a little bit lel

[@LBones01]

Come on now. Connor may not be talked about much in the mainstream but he's basically an indie god. I'm pretty sure he's happy with that.

[@allib3848]

Nah , bro. Recognition is for the weak. Conor has a TON of loyal, unwavering superfans... If everyone and their mom was into Bright Eyes and C.O.'s other music, it wouldn't be as meaningful for those of us who have felt saved/seen/spiritually transformed by it. I kinda think that the majority of people aren't smart or deep enough to truly appreciate his songwriting and honesty. We don't need to cheapen the beauty with a bunch of swifties and Morgan wallen fans... Am I right?! 😊

[@allib3848]

​@@LBones01💯

[@Sarlizgan]

My dad was one of your biggest fans, and that's a compliment from a lifelong band lead guitarist. He died in 2015. Listening to your song was a moment to hang out with him. Big fan...second generation.

[@DrMetPhD]

When Nate picks up a trumpet, you know it's going to be a great song

[@clovs]

Bright eyes saved my life. When I had no one, I had their music. I was never truly alone then. Thank you.

[@lilyhunter8076]

‘I could be my own best friend’ truly the best lyrics I have heard

[@afrochileno]

Lo mismo me pasó, en los momentos más tristes de mi vida estuvo ahí

[@MissGhostface]

Thank you for keeping me alive as a teen, happy to be here in my thirties! 💜✨

[@RealSquares]

Huh

[@m0mb0y]

I'm glad you are here! (me too.)

[@Scouser930]

You should give yourself credit, bud! Yes Art is life altering but it’s all you:) happy you’re still here. Stay Safe and keep doing your thing!

[@americannightmare2109]

I'm a waste.... Of paint

[@lazlojenkins4160]

I’m 46 and Connor is the best singer songwriter of the last 30 years hands down

[@linbdub]

Been in love/obsessed since 2002. I’m 40 now and the discography is the story of my life… all the ups and downs… what a special group of people!

[@ivinbarajas]

Agreed. I try to outlive my past now. So many of his songs remind me of bad times which make me appreciate the better ones now. Sad songs make me happy.

[@meghannk8269]

How many times can I fall in love with this band?!

[@Iamsleepytired]

@@meghannk8269 The limit does not exist.

[@Starr_Apathy]

Best answer Ever!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻​@@Iamsleepytired

[@glossywhite8634]

All of them. All of the times.

[@photoguy1601]

N+1, where N=the amount of times you have fallen in love with the band thus far.

[@ambrosefierce2042]

I've been listening to Conor Oberst for more than 20 years; he's one of the greatest lyricists of his (or any) generation. There's something so amazing about his spirit and his vulnerability as an artist. He's indispensable.

[@HIVEMINDTV]

thank god for bright eyes

[@nicolasbaker9601]

Wouldn't have taken ya'll as Bright Eyes fans

[@wydgit4]

yo it’s Riley what’s up

[@sniperboi21]

Can't wait to see yall at the inevitable Kalamazoo show. They never come anywhere else in MI

[@freshpersimmon9515]

@@nicolasbaker9601it’s part of Riley’s personality that he’s a die hard Connor oberst fan lmao

[@candacejohnson8948]

This video is the coolest thing I’ve ever done, and Bright Eyes will forever be my favorite band!!

[@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore]

I’m so jealous! It’s so cool seeing all you beautiful Bright Eyes fans in a music video

[@josephschmitt6075]

I knew that was you!

[@candacejohnson8948]

@@josephschmitt6075 ahhhh!!! You saw me!!!!

[@MWorsa]

If nothing else, I lived long enough to hear this 🥰

[@tucktu]

Oh my God britgh eyes band, this song is incedible....thank you!

[@Lynx-jl1fl]

Once again he seems to capture the whole world in a song.

[@Savagegardn]

Holy shit! Imagine my surprise when deciding which bright eyes song to play on my walk into work this morning, I see that a NEW song is about to premiere! I’m fan-girl-ing right now.

[@iNEEDANAPx]

There’s absolutely no way this could be any better, we’ve got Mike and Nate too wow

[@zacharyg2555]

It is like Conor writes every step of my life. I always forget I'm waiting till another one comes out

[@trickmeownom]

this is so classically bright eyes I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@nightowlgod]

"THE BAND SOUNDS LIKE AN ANIMAL" 💪💪 Bright Eyes is the best

[@laurenanderson7823]

I imagine Animal from the Muppets 😂 i am a drummer and I like to go Animal 😅

[@AlerpertyDerperty]

Wow. I will always be here cheering and singing word for word with Conor. The way his words follow us through different ages and decades makes them timeless.

[@Bournheath1]

This is a grower. I'm loving the new album

[@edluacoles]

Looks like everyone is having the same experience in the comments. Can’t believe I’m in my 30s and still able to enjoy this with the same lustre I did at 15. You guys always seem to time your albums perfectly - just when I needed it the most. Thank you. A million times thank you, for all the memories and life lessons your songs have tied themselves to. Hands down the best lyricist I’ve ever encountered, along with a band that always manage to find the perfect arrangements. I’m not sure if Bright Eyes fits my personality perfectly, or that Bright Eyes has shaped my personality over time, like water over a pebble. Your music has been there with me, every step of the way.

[@lacunaslash]

im 17 and dumb and i know nothing but one thing i know is this is a COMMON bright eyes W................ im so excited for this album, last year i was in the psych ward listening to im wide awake its morning, this year ill be working hard and listening to five dice all threes :)

[@Knockitoffjulie]

My new favorite video. Love all the beautiful faces throughout. Amazing. 💕🎉💎

[@FrozeMoments]

“Cause we’re comin for ya”

[@tencoconuts679]

More like he's coming for us ❤

[@ambrosefierce2042]

One of my favorite lines in one of my favorite songs. I think about it often.

[@FrozeMoments]

@@ambrosefierce2042 I do also. 👍🏼

[@americannightmare2109]

Can I get a goddamn tymphony roll?

[@raulbancroft2552]

It’s nice how bright eyes always is hitting songs on point with my trajectory in life and I’m definitely now at 35 in the cheap thrills cost a lot phase

[@m0mb0y]

Yeaaa, this is the anthem for when we take our meds and everything feels ok for a lil while.

[@Chimadena13]

Every morning when I take my meds, I subconsciously sing "gotta take all of the medicines too expensive now to sell. Set fire to the preacher who is promising us he'll. Into the ear of every anarchist who sleeps but doesn't dream, we must sing, we must sing, we must sing..."

[@americannightmare2109]

Aging like a fine wine boys

[@Zachmiller86]

Haven't kept up with conor much since I'm wide awake/digital ash, but just stumbled upon this and it's pretty great.

[@AGhostIsAGhost]

Sonically, lyrically - This is all we could have asked for and more 🙏🖤

[@iNEEDANAPx]

It’s so nice to see Mike, we do get lucky usually and see Nate. But seeing Mike is the cherry on top 😊

[@misshelenc]

The thing is, I can’t die or I won’t get to hear the new bright eyes album.

[@skifullydone8165]

Never die, and Bright Eyes need to make music forever!

[@misshelenc]

I’ll keep trying if they do!

[@LAXTravels]

New Bright Eyes music is the best surprise ever on KZbin! Really looking forward to the new album.

[@alexisonfirecrotch]

I love this video!! I’m so happy to be apart of it!! My life is complete now

[@KnicknackCottonWolf]

Missed this voice so much

[@doubleyoubee11]

Just put a grammy on it all ready.

[@stevenh4557]

Been a fan since I was 15, this band helped me and a lot of other people exponentially. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite show or movie or food when asked but Bright eyes is hands down my favorite band.

[@carokistner3399]

Haha same, Bright Eyes being my favourite band is one of very few constants in my life over the last 19 years 😅

[@muffin9124]

Oh hey it's me

[@stevenh4557]

@@muffin9124❤

[@Scouser930]

I was not prepared! Damn it! Such a blessing to still have Bright eyes make music. Writing this with tears in my eyes and i don’t even know why! Just wonderful, man

[@Vggfcfw]

Nice to have back the same feeling from 4 years ago when Persona Nan Grata was released on here.

[@grolribasi]

How many years, say again? 😮

[@Volgrus]

@@grolribasi omg, 4 years? wtf

[@CoatCheckDream.]

Oh, how can we reconcile?

[@Spotto26]

Oh we are so back

[@hollyvalley]

First day of my life came out when I was 12, I feel like I’ve grown with this band and never grown apart. It’s one of the few sounds that I can still feel so intensely. Every song feels like a precious new gift. 🖤

[@lee26th]

I cant wait to hear the rest of the album. God i love this band

[@Waltar100]

Bright Eyes again saving the millenial emos once more

[@danguskhan977]

Lmao, this is insanely accurate. Tomorrow I inch closer to 40, I’m crashing on a couch from relationship drama, but goddamn it the boys blessed me(us) with another banger. Keeping me keeping on today 🖤

[@demob.4725]

I feel this…just turned 36 today..and new bright eyes song?! Happy birthday to me!

[@iamgreenshoes]

@@demob.4725happy birthday!! 😊

[@demob.4725]

@@iamgreenshoes appreciate it!

[@jocelynadkins3320]

I hope they post more tour dates. Never got to see them live and I really want to ❤

[@millsytwenty3]

Just got my tickets for London to see em for the 10th time 🖤. Bright eyes without any doubt in me best band of all time!

[@volvoguy804]

Welcome to Nebraska . . . the good life

[@ogshralpnerd]

Praise the heavens... my man that has made the jamz that saved my life, is still making music.

[@jlemieu]

I'm thinking at 3:37 is the same couple from the end of the First Day of my Life video. But with kids!

[@Jeremy-y4o]

Conor your albums...full albums of lyrics live inside my subconscious.i could sing ur albums front to back.u got me thru my angry self destructive teens.i love you more than u know buddy.plz don't let the poison kill you.....don't degrade yourself like those cowards dooo".....

[@RomWoodhouse]

I love this! Conor, Mike, Nate and friends still make my favourite music, almost 25 years after I first heard them, and I love how gracefully and honestly they're aging and how relevant they remain.

[@АлексейКарпов-в9к]

Photo on that video is f###ing amazing, and this song too ,i love Bright eyes

[@Scott_Silver]

Happy Sad Bright Eyes, Thank you Conor!

[@malagacartas3238]

This is great. Cheers to 20 years of my enjoyment of your music

[@kmartgoth8313]

I’m almost right there (19 years). Fan since the 2005 double album release

[@iNEEDANAPx]

New song? THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE, swear I was blind before I met you…

[@joeybologna666]

Hell yes. Their music is aging like fine wine. Can’t wait for the new album! Been a fan since 04

[@obyarnold599]

This is me realizing I aged out of my “their old stuff is better“ phase

[@BrittanyDempseyArts]

My heart sings from this band it’s my soul and my young adulthood. It’s everything thank you ❤

[@fadedhome5930]

Being able to be in this video is the coolest thing I have ever done and those two days of filming were the best of my life ❤ love yall!!

[@praterkeith99]

Still as good as they've ever been.

[@New98hcllc]

I’ve always considered Connor to be my favorite top 5 artist. In a break up rn, I’m 36. And I play IWAIM to get me through these times. And then he releases a song that it’s so god damn good when I’m going though so much rn. It just makes me fuckin happy. And I still need Connor to sign my read music speak Spanish album….

[@boyruns]

Can’t wait to see all our old sad bastard asses at the next live show, love y’all my fellow Emos

[@experiFilm]

My hair is graying as we speak 🤭

[@HankMulder69]

Love it. So glad to be anticipating bright eyes. Keep up the inspiring work.

[@championette..]

The sexy truth is out there 😉

[@andreshernandez4071]

Estas son las canciones que se inmortalizan que joya como siempre regalando canciones que dejarán huella en nuestras vidas.

[@carokistner3399]

New Bright Eyes music. Crying tears of joy right now.

[@davedays]

legends 👏

[@Jasongilliar]

Omg its bright eyes, hell yeah. I admitt i know yall just since last yr, but your songs are legendary, they are one of the few lifelines in my life, specially digital ash in a digital urn album. Your songs are beatyfull mate

[@EYDOEY]

💀

[@dpopluf7370]

what a beautiful vibe all together

[@TechnicJunglist]

I've been a fan since Fevers and Mirrors. They got me through so many hard times

[@oranjjjggg]

Damn this is even better than the last album so far

[@conormcginnity1353]

Good stuff, Conor -Conor

[@steveloftus5929]

Great video! ❤Thanks for letting me a part of Bright Eyes history ❤

[@scattered_films7338]

this band is a gift

[@mikesmithz]

Sounds like a blend of "4 winds" and "Danny Callahan" - love it, I hope the whole album is like this.

[@zachalessi8438]

One of the bands that made me love music. And each time a new song comes I get to relive that love all over again!

[@Imalrightma]

Lovin this. Heard it this morning on 6music. So good to hear Bright Eyes again

[@SeaFoam18]

The back of my head you can see for .2 seconds a few times looks GREAT!

[@chrismitchell8299]

Same here. Lol

[@fairyfuck8479]

Time stamp or it’s all 🧢

[@snosaerable]

i like to listen to new singles without looking at the music video because i dont want my first impression of the song to be effected by any imagery or aesthetic. pretty crazy sitting in my dark room listening to bright eyes in 2024 like its the year 2000. cool song❤

[@petevasile]

also would have been more relevant to say you should never place bets on the New York jets 🙄. I really love this album. Fan since 2002. I’m 34 now 😬

[@exclusivesounds2934]

I'm hauling these guys equipment.... had to search who they were, had no clue

[@samkatz8175]

this is the greatest moment of 2024

[@cggarrod]

arrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - LOVE THIS.

[@Murphmeister1]

Love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🫶🏻 God I fcuking love Bright Eyes 😊

[@AO4YAY0]

Just got tickets for the LA show in October. Stoked!

[@_xoy_-xf9tg]

Thank you Conor for hugging me after the concert. I wanted to say more than mumbling blah blah, I wanted to say something about growing up with your music and travelling around the Europe just to see you performing, but that's okay, that's enough.

[@TimGriffin-z3r]

Love me some Bright Eyes, those pupils see a lot.

[@Hilaryhilary953]

Awww another classic! Just what I needed today. Bright Eyes making me feel some kind of way. Love this !!!

[@АлексейКарпов-в9к]

This is awesome!

[@iNEEDANAPx]

This song is not just giving me cassadaga, but mostly, Clairaudients & that’s why I love it so much

[@themightyjc12]

I can't stop listening to this song!!

[@Iamsleepytired]

You have no idea how much my heart, my soul, and my ears needed this. I have been soothed. ❤❤

[@NeverShoutKaila]

conor and andrew mcmahon have been 2 of the most consistent things in my life for the past 15+ years. i’ll cherish their music forever

[@PLKirby86]

Was this filmed at the Slowdown?

[@codylarue513]

So happy to see Alex from The So So Glos here!

[@Ectoplasma-re1dg]

"In the photo booth made me hate myself ,what a slob !" Love these relateable lyrics.

[@juliannefiedler8217]

Love you so so so much Bright Eyes. Not sure what I would’ve done without yall.

[@nickynice9082]

So happy. His voice brings me into my body and out of my mind 💜

[@RobinCarrothers-nd9ks]

I love this song!

[@johnes]

I am 8 years old and I loved this band since the womb

[@sabrinahornef]

You’re cooler than my kid