Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing (Official Video)

Camera Obscura are back with an adorable video for "The Sweetest Thing" from 2009's excellent "My Maudlin Career". Order from 4AD now: 4ad.com/releases/496
Directed by Blair Young
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[@MrBfg586]

R.I.P. Carey Lander (1982-2015)

[@mitchdfla]

+MrBfg586 Does she appear in this incredible video?

[@AhmadAdyarso]

+Mitch Doran Yes, as Grafunkel with the afro wig.

[@Killgoretrout855]

Mitch Doran yeah I think that she is playing Art G.

[@INFChiquito]

we still missing her

[@thecitizenjoan]

😭😭😓

[@shadowplay5363]

I fell in love with Tracyanne's songwritting when I first bought their first album, and with the light and honey and sadness in her voice. Wonderful band. I hope they will record together again.

[@mainhoondon21]

I love her writing. It's so incredible and captures so much.

[@cannontt92]

They have a new band. Tracyanne & Danny. Great album!

[@owenpattaylor]

new record in May!

[@musicbetweenus2360]

Discovering this band has been the sweetest thing...

[@ingridrodriguez6796]

It's bands like these that make me want to be in love.

[@Jauckor]

Ingrid Rodriguez Sé a lo que te refieres, estos temas enamoran y ruborizan tu corazón de pasión. Una tarde de otoño, acurrucados en la cama después de hacer el amor, mientras el té hierve y la noche te acaricia al caer sin incidentes.

[@thecitizenjoan]

Same this song and ready to go steady by The Go Team

[@trainwreck4813]

ha, gaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy

[@trainwreck4813]

im jus foolin, alessis ark and elliott smith make me wish i could want to be in love/ fkitall

[@obscurecult]

But ARE YOU ready to be heartbroken?

[@GiovanaSGG]

R.I.P Carey love from Brazil ♥♫♥♫♥

[@rike94]

+Gi Silva brasil porrraaaaa

[@GiovanaSGG]

+rike94 VAI CURINTCHIAAA UEHUEHUEHUEHUE

[@wrightcodyj]

This song is so bittersweet to me and can sometimes make me incredibly sad, for no particular reason. I love it for that.

[@brendendavis8596]

Feel exactly the same my friend

[@brendendavis8596]

But theres always a reason..

[@bert_gimspon]

Well there is a reason.... Carrey died in 2015 of cancer... Her and Tracey always saw themselves as Simon and Garfunkel. And if you know Tracey you could imagine how much she must miss her partner in crime...

[@BCShimDaddy]

I found this song by accident. I was looking for U2 sweetest thing. BEST ACCIDENT EVER.

[@MouseyToy783]

+No Name No Face Sweetest thing by U2 is probably their only decent song.This is far better though.

[@MouseyToy783]

No Name No Face All a matter of taste I suppose.

[@Alphacarmine72]

Fuckk your. Monitering systems me too, after that song, it played this on Spotify and I was definitely not disappointed.

[@narrowpath2474]

Fuckk your. Monitering systems no it wasn't an accident😀

[@amri231088]

Fuckk your. Monitering systems same

[@MrMonikerjay]

Can't stop crying/smiling. RIP Carey. You made a brilliant Garfunkel.

[@Dunstire]

Don't understand why this band don't get more air-time.All their songs and videos are brilliant

[@gig777]

I would agree with you. They probably weren't ass kissers, which would explain why.

[@donniebobb74]

you said "air time" lol. I wish!

[@caolanod2261]

They were played all the time at a local radio station to Seattle WA called KEXP. It's how I found them.

[@SouthernerForLife]

I agree it's the under-rated songs that are the best. Society doesn't like them because they go against the trend. Shameful if you ask me.

[@sandywinfield9406]

This group helped us hang on to the groovy feelings of the 90s for just a little bit longer...

[@doyleperkins4916]

Beautifully stated and, oh, so true! Peace, Sandy.

[@Ferdinaand]

listen to this bands entire discography and youll fall in love, it happened to me

[@GiorniVenibato]

it usually takes time to digest and like their songs

[@jojohoneytoast]

Fernie Otis this is true.

[@murilkaa]

I wonder how's that going 4 years later

[@epinhervin9355]

2010 unforgetable moment. This music video was played at the big screen of Sabuga, Bandung, Indonesia. Then one by one the member of CO came into the stage and the rest was a great history. I could watched one of my fave Glaswegian band in my hometown with only paid Rp 50.000 something that are very hard to happen again at today situation.

[@fajarjarjarbinks1946]

buset gocap 😭

[@epinhervin9355]

@@fajarjarjarbinks1946 aslina dan itu termasuk band2 seperti pure saturday, dkk pokonya mah acara musik sponsor rokok mah moal gagal🤭

[@rodrigobertinl]

R.I.P. Carey, we will always love you

[@logicalschizoid_intp9698]

The Fleetwood Mac reference was good to see! There's this 70's kind of vibe to their music and video, I love it.

[@iiwarsame5962]

this is one of my most favorite songs ever

[@doyleperkins4916]

You can only imagine my sheerest delight in discovering this floating, surreal aural gem in a Target Store in Boston more than a year ago...

[@anthonyeli1084]

camera obscura will always remind me of freshman year of college. bike rides and picnics with my first love.

[@KB4QAA]

Wow after hearing just three songs, this band has really grabbed me! Overall the sound strikes me as being similar to the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound". Musically it makes me think of The Association and other groups with soft sounds from around 1966 and 67. Keep up gang!

[@smit5065]

the great season 2 soundtrack brought me here again 💛

[@d.l.3168]

back again after six days. this is why music was invented, to let us live through such melodies

[@donutmago8760]

came back here to reminisce. i think it was 6 years ago when a person i met on an app introduced me to this song and mv when i was talking abt an ideal kitschy costume party that i always fantasize going to. we'd go to music gigs and even went on a trip for several days lol those were the times, i'm grateful i've met them at some point in my life and would wonder where they are now... but yeah i'll always think fondly of this song and band because of them. 💌

[@LeakyEyeJoe]

im not going to write how im the biggest fan of the band when im not. but i can truly say that THE SWEETEST THING is one of my favorite songs of all time. Carey Lander R.I.P

[@peterotvos9844]

This song reminds me of a very intense, fun and sad year of my life. Recalls a whole spectrum of feelings. I haven't been listening to them for years but it's still a fantastic song and album. I just learned that Carey Lander died in 2015. So sad! :(

[@citizenplane5840]

Ive been inlove with this band since 2005. I found them on myspace lol. And i was hooked.

[@dhiyafaris]

My anxiety has been cured

[@user-yt2wl4it8z]

😂 👍😘

[@richerb21]

It's amazing how her pain and heartbreak lead to such beautiful songs that always make me smile...thanks Tracyanne :)

[@mamimiha]

I am thrilled that one of my favorite songs was on The Great soundtrack (season 2, ep 4)

[@aSleepySpaceman]

Today makes it a year since she passed. Still can't believe she's gone. :(

[@hamilcarbarcas]

Don't let this group fall into the wrong hands.

[@garyscotcher4550]

Heard this for the first time on radio 2 one eve about 5yrs ago and thought wow, haven’t stopped playing it since 🙂

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I love optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen.

[@scarlotty123]

I've never been so confused, dazed, made to smile, or charmed by a folksy music video.

[@Pasunreve212]

Lyrics I'm going on a date tonight To try to fall out of love with you I know, I know this is a crime But I don't know what else to do My love, you're in a magazine My love, you're doing fine, you're on TV You pull my heart out and then you run away From Chicago to Cleveland you leave me pain You leave me pain When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother On the bus radio, "Fifty ways to leave your lover alone" I laughed at the irony But life is stupid, the irony all lost on me It got lost on me When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother You challenged me to write a love song Here it is, I think I got it wrong I focused on the negative The pain was too much to write and sing Oh, it was not a nice incentive When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my other to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my other to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother But she don't know just how far I'd go Would I walk for a hundred miles for a glimpse of your northern smile?

[@darkguy555]

sweetest thing is definitely one of the best songs

[@blaqk_soul]

Just now discovering them and I love her voice 😊

[@heloisadorico7540]

Im here because of “The Great”. Love it. ❤

[@esthernnenna7286]

Me too!

[@esthernnenna7286]

Great song btw❤

[@masterblaster5170]

Love this song, just discovered it by accident. Simply love it,

[@bclarkutah]

The Nordstrom Rack store I work at in Utah has the audio version of this song as part of the stores overhead sound track that plays each day. I assume it's on Rack stores nationwide. It's a tune that makes me smile every time it plays.

[@mikedooley2565]

Okay, having checked out "Lloyd" because I hear it at work occasionally, I'm now on my third song by this band I've never heard of and they have scored every time. Very cool.

[@TheWinterStorm]

R.I.P Carey Lander also Doctor Who is life

[@1HUFFMAN]

Not quite sure how I surfed my way to this vid cause I am mostly an 80's hair and hard rock fan. That being said, I will check out some more music by this band...Have a good day peeps !

[@nameless592]

Rest In Peace babe. Always love you

[@steveneng2315]

First song I listened to from Camera Obscura. Great band, great music and Tracyanne's voice is so beautiful.

[@allanmanzanares3119]

RIP Carey :(

[@user-ry8pd7ct4j]

우연히 만난 이노래를 어렵게 찾아 하루종일 듣고 있네요 늠나 좋아요

[@Fetherko]

What a beautiful song. Now I am going to look up the lyrics.

[@DianaDagny]

I love them! Especially her. She reminds me of my sister and her friends, they all wear mustaches to school lol. It takes balls to do that sort of silly but wonderful thing, I think lol.

[@cameratranslucida]

I love Tracyanne even with a mustache! jaja... Those eyes ...

[@michaelterry5973]

I absolutely love her! her voice puts me in a dream state!

[@louisdebalzac940]

Descansa en paz querida Carey

[@karateka381]

+Louis de Balzac porqué moreu?

[@LuisBabo93]

+karateka381 ela tinha um tipo raro de cancer

[@beanie5677]

I always heard this song playing at the store I worked at inside Cesar’s Palace Forum Shops

[@99xicaros]

I like the band and their music very good and her voice is beautiful

[@harryindeed9006]

I'm going on a date tonight To try to fall out of love with you I know, I know this is a crime But I don't know what else to do My love, you're in a magazine My love, you're doing fine, you're on TV You pull my heart out and then you run away From Chicago to Cleveland you leave me pain You leave me pain When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother On the bus radio, "Fifty ways to leave your lover alone" I laughed at the irony But life is stupid, the irony all lost on me It got lost on me When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother You challenged me to write a love song Here it is, I think I got it wrong I focused on the negative The pain was too much to write and sing Oh, it was not a nice incentive When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my other to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my other to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother But she don't know just how far I'd go Would I walk for a hundred miles for a glimpse of your northern smile

[@MostHigh777]

They're fantastic.

[@cynthiagodinez7410]

Her eyes are so soulful 💕💔💕💕

[@smbm459]

Well, just so you know, I love the video, and the French Navy video too. I think they work really well with the songs and Camera's Style. The montage of tiny clips creating a large overwhelming piece is brilliant. I find they have little gems of clips hidden that can grab you and tell the story of the song so well. Love them.

[@chisheen]

Fantastically beautiful to listen to.

[@doyleperkins4916]

"When you're lucid, you're the sweetest thing..."

[@0795oreilly]

She actually looks better here than she does in most of her videos. She even smiles at one point.

[@MusicLuverLaura]

crazy about this song..im always hummn it.

[@crazyfox564]

What a superb voice she has , it melts your heart .

[@ZZJoCa]

Great video and song.I love this group.

[@damienrecords]

I luv this song and these are great, great talented singers. I cannot get it out of my head! SO COOL. I shared it with everyone I know!

[@doyleperkins4916]

Now, Sveta, I recall back in an email back in 2004 you had written your distaste, no contempt, for any man who calls you "sweet." Well, that was then and this is Now, dear...and I would love to show you just how sweet I regard you...you are the "sweetest..." 16 years later I have earned the right to say it ...SIXTEEN YEARS LATER I AM CONVINCED IT IS TRUE.

[@johnchiwilson]

Wonderfully beautiful song.

[@eightreasons566]

Those first four lines, chills

[@j1l9f9k0]

take me back to glasgow 2009

[@PanNation]

This songs starts every morning with a smile.

[@TheQuasetudo]

R.I.P Carey Lander

[@agutterfan]

As a huge Simon & Garfunkel fan I love this video - great song too.

[@heydylanj]

Whether or not you like the video, you can't deny the song itself is glorious

[@reyna7100]

this song is stuck in my head..... and i neverrr want it to leave! EVERRRR! thumbs up if you agree! XxXx

[@aimeetrickett1023]

I love them.

[@beltuna9]

Love the subtle mention of my hometown in this song.

[@sheenak3733]

Love them.

[@MrFragglerock75]

I'm in love with her voice :)

[@forestblair]

I totally agree. 'your cousin'.... Touché! What a put-down. Will be nursing the wounds from that one for weeks.

[@jaredong]

omg i am in love with this song

[@taifobchick480224]

Yay for the Simon and Garfunkel costumes!

[@scojo1382]

I don't think her mustache is real.

[@tommyhaynes521]

Not only that I don't think that's really Lemmy from Motorhead

[@trainwreck4813]

tru, but when i seent the tom baker cameo i was like oh ok its like one of dem ironic ass videos where real is fake and fake is fake/ thas why real recognize real as well as fake

[@johnheldman8798]

Good guess

[@HerbTBS]

Simon and Garfunkle LOL

[@FredPastel]

what??? of course is real!

[@abnerlico]

love the song! the beach boys beginning. This reminds me of a modern version of "Everything But the Girl"

[@samryhut0]

Big kiss from Bangkok ;-)

[@THEArachnera]

@alepunk Actually, that individual is dressed as the fourth incarnation of the eponymous character of another British institution: 1970s Doctor Who. Identifiable by the iconic scarf. This is further supported by the drawing of a blue phone box, labeled "my house"

[@henrybenitez313]

I just start to follow this band to find out that Carey Lander died in 2015. its sad. at least we have her legacy

[@MrAgileBeast]

They are one of my favorite bands. loved them on first listen

[@hughdoran480]

Just come across this band as background music in my work , & now can't stop listening to their music

[@sommy38]

this is on my fave bar...listen to it getting ready in the morning......I love her voice

[@dtangerine]

i reeeeally love thissssss...soooooo much!!

[@doyleperkins4916]

But she don't know just how far I would go

[@Chris4Bama]

50 dislikes? Those 50 must not like the sound of a angel's voice.

[@peterbrown8880]

This amazing act are beyond underrated. So refreshing to look back at this gem as the world is drowned in horrible bland mainstream pop nowadays.

[@scoobsbdoo]

Soothing and playful music such as this makes me wanna fall in love.

[@liammartin6838]

Beautiful and wholesome. Feelgood video for a feelgood song. Only shadowed by the fact Carey Lander's no longer with us. RIP

[@leonardovoyageur5831]

Amazing!!!!

[@kuko200]

I like this song!

[@WafflesSong]

I have been searching for this for ages!

[@Dexxxtroyer]

It's nice to discover MV's like this.

[@reginakusuma2259]

i was eating with my ex boyfriend and this song played we both share silence enjoy this song..

[@elumarsouza337]

Regina Kusuma Let me love you!

[@doyleperkins4916]

Another wonderful representative Wall of Sound...

[@jimford9767]

Best accidental finding for a long time , love it ,