Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

'Fear Fun' (Release Date: May 1, 2012)
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VIDEO CREDITS
Director: Noel Paul that-go.net
Video Production House: Frenzy Paris
Video Producer: Elsa Rakotoson
Director of Photography: Michael Ragen
Featuring: Aubrey Plaza

[@STRONGERTHANDIRT88]

Just discovering this in 2024. I wish I could give more than one like. Aubrey Plaza is just something else man.

[@theheadphonea-hole4133]

Dork

[@STRONGERTHANDIRT88]

​@@theheadphonea-hole4133lol. Whatever tough guy

[@chadross]

It was pretty surreal watching this a decade ago because FJM had just parted ways with my favourite band Fleet Foxes, then he hit us with this!

[@nightcrawler8864]

Sameeee

[@aprayerandpositivethoughts9308]

Me too

[@robair9911]

just when I thought I couldn't like Aubrey Plaza more, just shows up in a music video

[@robair9911]

***** my bad

[@RewdAwakening]

I love Orbree too

[@johnnywalker4421]

RewdAwakening yeah but she hates you

[@hww0103]

robair9911 does Bert Macklin know about this?

[@rudiesan_89]

It's wonderful 2 see two extraordinary talents work a piece of art together. They both are best at what they do... Masterpiece this!

[@georgetaylor100]

This looks like it might have been directed by Aprils creepy friend Oren

[@abbeyw1569]

HAHA best comment

[@PeaceToday2011]

Haha! You almost made me spit out my coffee!

[@jme852]

for those that don’t know. Father John used to play as the drummer for fleet foxes. And their early albums are legendary

[@stephenflavell2652]

Are they no longer together / did he leave ??

[@danielcropp8553]

@@stephenflavell2652 He left.

[@manasigodbole1399]

All of their albums are fantastic.

[@JohnHondo11997]

That guitar tone is perfection.

[@emissaryofelohim1431]

All those years playing guitar right? Your ear is tuned in. Ha blah. Please.

[@cameronhall6733]

@@emissaryofelohim1431 ?

[@agua9999]

@@emissaryofelohim1431 yes “Please” …PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR COMMENT ‼️😬🫣

[@Safe-and-effective]

Very trebly...it wouldn't work on many songs but it does here.

[@bellahatescats]

This video moves me. Emotional break-downs are awful. And Aubrey portrays it so well. Father John Misty, you're fucking wonderful.

[@gabelogan56]

Wait.. so your life isnt just a series of emotional breakdowns?

[@NolalanD]

He has been so consistently good , well , I’ll shut up so I don’t jinx it ...

[@LeticiaPLima]

can't believe it has been 10 years. this was my high school soundtrack.

[@silverkitty2503]

me neither

[@edsonayala1454]

The drums in this song are so simplistic, yet so powerful.

[@noizyme]

I'm obsessed with this song/video. Everytime its way too quiet in my house, I start singing it out of nowhere. Thank Father John Misty. And thank you Aubrey Plaza for being born.

[@kermit1473]

I love this song as well... " Jesus Christ girl"

[@kermit1473]

My name is truly April

[@kermit1473]

The whole video.. Hollywood cemetery... never been there...but its a scene... I'm not trying to crash funerals...but i can understand how that could be the most comfortable place in LA

[@yourgirlnat4138]

Parks and rec took a dark turn

[@AnonymousQwerty]

Your Girl Nat wait that's the same chick?!

[@angellacanfora]

Father Ron Swanson

[@JasTheProducer]

Thank you

[@lewisr7099]

Parks & Wrecks

[@Korey1121]

I've met her and she is awkward AF in real life. Watch her interviews on talk shows, that's her for real.

[@moonshake0]

12 years later still his best song still the best a woman ever looked

[@Lundblombr]

This preview for Parks and Rec season 8 is fucking sick! I thought they canceled the show. Take that, God.

[@NathanielWinkelmann]

+Lundblombr Should we tell him?

[@glitch0ut908]

Lundblombr not today God

[@AnonymousQwerty]

You poor lad...

[@loganslimcrocks7622]

*gosh

[@lochnessprincess]

TheBmanCometh s

[@SadlyANorthstarFan]

I know this song is about banging in the Hollywood forever cemetery but; the video really ends up representing mortifying loss so well. This video helped me get through losing both of my parents young, this cinematography is exactly how I felt for years after.

[@foreveruncharted]

This song is already amazing, but when you combine it with Aubrey Plaza and a sick music video, it suddenly becomes even better which i thought was impossible.

[@C-NoteMac]

Dani 🤲

[@guyincog8429]

That "Retracing the expanse of your American back" part still giving me goosebumps.

[@zizzyrock8065]

Right❤

[@TheEskimosPantry]

That makes a LOT more sense. I always thought it was "Retracing the expense of your American bag" which I could never quite understand. I need to read the lyrics.

[@milesdavis2353]

Adderall and weed in my veins

[@Kingro619]

The loose drumbeat. The macabre lyrics. The eerie video.; The whole things gives me chills every time I watch it. Excellent.

[@ceridwynnhaven6236]

Song about killing her?

[@bridog6996]

Man, I love that tone, all harsh and reverb-y. It suits the song.

[@DanielDiaz-tt9tj]

Father John Misty should actually perform at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

[@lukeslingerland504]

Daniel Diaz great video!😉

[@teamnovember5594]

Hozier: I'm the original sad hipster panty-dropper Father John Misty: *HOLD MY MASON JAR...*

[@vampirehades]

HAHAHAHA

[@otalbot6050]

This reply has everything: sad hipster panty-droper and Mason jar. Take my upvote.

[@Astroacid]

PLEASE

[@Lyndanet]

Dixon…

[@mulefa1]

Tillman been doing this way longer than Hozier

[@thatcrazyass]

When I started listening to this song I was a different person

[@aahxzen]

And now?

[@SlipperyDad]

​@@aahxzen I was thinking the same thing

[@-itsamiracle-]

Same

[@llllllllIIIIIIIIIII]

When I started being a different person, I was a different person. Nothing to do with my music choices... Just want to say that.

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

Love the actress in this. Right from the first shot she looks like she's simultaneously about to laugh and cry.

[@itzshadowz7467]

Aubrey plaza. She’s well known for the shoe parks and Rec a comedy where she plays a watered down version of this character lol

[@juanelewebb3737]

Easily one of the best songs ever made

[@podbaydor]

I could just watch her slowly grow old through the decades

[@neptunecountryclub]

Why do I get the feeling Oran directed this video

[@SLalla96]

but there are no barn animals

[@ultrakitty]

what or who is Oran ? I like this video, it looks dark and cool.

[@chloverfield99]

@@ultrakitty Oran (Orin?) is a one of April's (Aubrey Plaza) in Parks and Recreation. He's a dark, morbid type, into performance art and predicting people's death.

[@ultrakitty]

@@chloverfield99 Thanks for answering my, question, it's a great video.

[@spinningreelsofrhyme]

Its based on the book Animal Farm by Orwell which is based on anarchy...LOL

[@user-pj9ms1bj2c]

Relatable. Orphaned by my family when all I desired was love, peace, and collaboration in business.

[@DanielRLuke]

SAME!

[@schuylersilverstein1935]

The chord progression to this song... keeps me coming back

[@amandajkaro]

Shes just sick of hipsters

[@SonnyGhosh]

Josh Tillman is a hipster, though

[@luxbledstone]

We should all just do Mother Earth a favor and kill ourselves. I mean the earth has been trying to kill us for centuries...

[@SonnyGhosh]

lmao. That just goes against the reason for human life. We survive to live, live to survive. Are you a nihilist? (Big Lebowski reference)

[@dougthealligator]

Sonny Ghosh everyone’s a hipster to someone else

[@leoda9215]

FJM is an ironic hipster. He's as old-fashioned, manly and capitalistic as Don Draper

[@MoonBearBush]

My favorite song on the album, Wish he went more down this road sound wise, Good album none the less !

[@filmfae]

I needed this song in college. heck, I think I need it now.

[@grubbymanz3928]

This is one of the best song/videos ever made. Shutting the door on the affective chaos with the last beat, perfect!

[@stevenbates1688]

I I

[@Amandanumnum]

I feel like Aubrey and FJM have a similar vibe in general, this is perfect

[@Rudarama1]

I can’t believe it’s late 2021 and NOW I’m into this song! Well, I guess there’ve been more unbelievable things since the song was released.

[@gabelogan56]

This whole album is bloody gorgeous. I fall in love with it all over again every couple years or so. As you can see I'm back now! ha. Probably the 5th winter I fell in love with Fear Fun again.

[@plasmarzercson10159]

I heard this song when it first came it out in 2012. FUCKING loved it. Watched it over and over. Haven't watched the video since today. God its still great. Aubrey Plaza nails it hard.

[@mireyavazquez4885]

Better late than never brother ,bittersweet 🙂🤘

[@cassiemusic16]

this video is one of the most dope music videos I have ever seen. She needs to win an award for her acting. Father John Misty and Audrey Plaza need to do another project together

[@drewburgess525]

they just did, right?

[@Thirty-OughtSick]

I found this song 3 years ago in my freshman year of college. I then found Father John Misty and been a fan ever since. This is my first time watching this video, and i love Aubrey Plaza. It cant get better

[@EhvinnTee]

Jee-eee-ee-ee-eeesus Chriiist, Guuurl!!!

[@nietzschesmustache9483]

IIIIIII LOOOOOVEEEE YOUUU JEE-EEE-EE-EEESUS CHRIST

[@edercp2002]

I just love the combination of the raw and impactful acting from Aubrey Plaza with this powerful lyrics. What a song!

[@BlenderisedMind]

I need more music with this style. Damn.

[@wetsockks]

Lord Huron is another similar artist. 🙏

[@BlenderisedMind]

@@wetsockks I just checked it out and it's great! Thank you so much 😁

[@austinkidwell1055]

Kurt vile is another good one

[@phodder]

fairly confident this is my top 10 favorite videos of all time.

[@drolllife]

I love Aubry Plaza so much

[@rotroom]

a really out of body song to me

[@srinivasradhe2976]

+becca s GOD BLESS U SIS

[@sophie600]

+becca s i just saw your comments all over drew monson's old videos and now i see you here you are all over youtube haha

[@carmilache]

+becca s indeed!

[@rotroom]

sop hie if u watch drew monson and listen to father john misty we are probably soulmates

[@sophie600]

***** haha yes. i love drew (what your fav video? mine is "i was threatened"), but i don't really listen to father john misty. i was just checking out his music when i heard the needle drop talking about it... do you watch the needle drop?

[@Robeast3000]

Came for the Aubrey, stayed for the music. Fantastic video that does a great job conveying the emotional roller coaster of a funeral. And the song? Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[@katuerkki]

The most amazing track I've discovered this year so far, no doubt about it.

[@Adeluz]

Father John Misty's music brought me here.

[@silverburzt]

Adeluz not me.

[@srinivasradhe2976]

+Adeluz GOD BLESS U SIS

[@codiserville593]

Same

[@mobspeak]

Aubrey Plaza brought me here. Watching this on mute.

[@GonzoTheo]

no shit

[@micheal2458]

This was the anthem to a section of my more recent decent into deep depression. Still feel the breakdown when I watch it. Very powerful music video.

[@leamas1210]

fuck off

[@aerialplagueforce3153]

Leamas haha good one

[@louised7945]

@@leamas1210 idiot

[@leamas1210]

@@louised7945 fuck off

[@misterbrymo]

This song sorta can seriously change your life in a way; big or small.

[@alanzo2321]

god...this song really amplifies any emotion you might be feeling while listening, good and bad...wonderful

[@BonoLightier]

She represents my inner spirit 24/7. I love her

[@adamaha5256]

Josh you should know that this is the song of my life. I will never get enough of this. I listen to this everyday since i saw music video 2 years ago. This song is perfect

[@TheGuyMullins]

I have watched this video nearly everyday several times a day for the past year... the song is AWESOME and the dark tune has a great dark video as well that pairs like great wine and great beef...

[@melodies92]

Can’t believe it’s been 10 years. 4 years before the timeline veered off course in 2016, lol. And yet I’m glad this song/video still exists in whichever unhinged timeline we’re in now. Every year or so I remember FJM exists and fall back in love.

[@kateevans2976]

Yeah for real what is this timeline lol

[@AlfieVsLion]

Agree 100% with this, find yourself asking how did I forget how awesome this dude is !

[@illiteratealphabetagency9716]

Oh boy, there seems to be a fatal case of tds here.

[@melodies92]

@@illiteratealphabetagency9716 lol you're the only one who brought up Trump bud.

[@thedominion6643]

@@illiteratealphabetagency9716 well you're wrong because everyone remembers "fuck you 2016" for the celebrity deaths and when Harambe got shot

[@L2GB]

One of my favourite songs. Thanks Father!

[@thecityistired]

This is what a mental breakdown feels like.

[@goldblumstat]

This song is basically a mental breakdown in music form

[@buzianyadatutube]

+thesleepingcity I'm sorry but no.

[@user-ep9fu2be4z]

+thesleepingcity Yup. :|

[@DrWeston]

The video is what a mental breakdown feels like.. The song? Idk.. Adderall and weed keep me straight.. For the most part..

[@albertoromero6668]

the song is literally about making love on top of someone's grave.

[@pete4829]

year ago on heroin listening to this clean now ..

[@nl-wu4js]

Hope you keep that way : )

[@whogoestherification]

Congrats man, I'm a little over a year myself. Keep it up!

[@messyties]

Hope you stayed on the path. If not, it isn't to late to return. All the best

[@melanieh525]

I know your comment is 4 years old but I hope you’re still clean and doing well today! I have a little over 3 years myself 💪🏻💁🏼‍♀️ Congratulations man 💕

[@shoredog9387]

I wish all of you the best life possible.

[@jnvrmind789]

I wasn't going to make it through today without this.Merry Christmas.

[@samdavis5412]

It’s been 5 years since I heard this song and I still comeback to watching it probably because Aubrey plaza but also because this FJM song is an absolute Banger !

[@ZacTBH]

jesus christ, girl

[@paveshlindhal529]

Oh yes, Jesus Christ. She so damn hoooooooooooottttttttt.

[@michaelbohannon527]

bloody nose = not hot = cray whore = sarcasm not accepted = still funny. Because i always support violence against marginalized groups. #Trump

[@andre_in_vhs]

JAJAJAJA wtf why this made me laugh

[@gatosospechosop3]

michael bohannon lmao that’s the most bipolar thing I’ve ever read idk why im scrolling thru comments rn but damn dude

[@Greenmedicalreview]

@@michaelbohannon527 wtf did I just read lol

[@dishycoco]

Thank God for Father John Misty. Because of him, I discovered Aubrey Plaza. I have now seen every film she's ever been in and watched all Parks and Recreation episodes. (Plus, he himself is pretty fucking talented).

[@Onyxmindy]

Her interviews r great

[@claudiocruzat4768]

so simple. so great production.. so good, it makes me remember music from the 60's

[@benjaminhennessy8050]

Everyone is so damn disaffected now days. Sometimes you just need to feel like someone cares.

[@justinwimmer5398]

I cant stop listening to this song. And the video goes with it so perfectly. 10/10 best music video ive seen in years!

[@zenvoltron8497]

Damn... It's been a while since I've heard something like this. Such a great vibe to this song.. I'm a fan now!

[@ToonRockLobster]

I've loved this song for years but how did I never see the official video. I love it.

[@cantnv1]

My favorite video, with the perfect song, and Aubrey!!!!

[@TABBYMUSIC]

I’m a sucker for distorted guitars 🎸 💟

[@emmecee6273]

TABBY check out Chelsea Wolfe’s “Abyss” and “Hiss Spun” albums. Crunchy guitar all day man.

[@TigermoonMusic]

I know I'm months late (and actually just found out about this song) but if you havent yet, listen to the KEXP live version of this. I dare say it's almost better. Unbelievably mixed

[@danielflynn9652]

Pleaseeee check out the Swedish band Goat!!! One of the best rock bands of all time in my opinion. The guitars are hyper dimensional wildcats. World Music (their first album) or Fuzzed in Europe (unfreakinbelievable live album) would be a good place to start but everything they do is just incredible. That band is a message from the Soul of the Earth for humanity to rediscover its true nature. Much Love to you!

[@phyfts]

you should check out every rock song ever

[@FeralPatrick]

can i play this song too many times in a row? turns out, no.

[@codiserville593]

packyman same here man, it's too good

[@rebjiii]

ITS A GREAT SONG......i just discovered last week

[@YaYa-oi6bf]

never!!!!

[@YaYa-oi6bf]

have you noticed the title has changed tho???

[@FeralPatrick]

@@YaYa-oi6bf - No. How?

[@juliantowers894]

Amusing music video.this is just one of those beautiful songs a video can never really do justice to.

[@phoenixhart9189]

Absolutely amazing...

[@valentinarmenta4982]

Woa this was a sample on one of kid cudis song and I didn't even know who it was!!

[@seanferrell9244]

valentin armenta it is a comment on his behavior. he puts her away at the end. he was that girl. he was that Train wreck.

[@Zervaspepper]

Love Father John Misty, played this record about a thousand time throughout summer 2012. Awesome!

[@KomalKatrina]

can't stop listening to this song......plus we have the same birthday, 3rd May!! awesome

[@FruitTangle]

I absolutely adore this

[@RogerWatersGroupie]

So my theory is that she's dead. I know "she was dead the whole time" is an overdone theory but hear me out. At the start she wakes up in the same place and position as she was at the end. She walks back to a house where there's what looks like a funeral- everyone is in black, there's funeral wreaths and flowers. Said funeral turns into a hipster rave later but whatever, artistic licence. She varies between attempts at physical intimacy and being violently disruptive. Why? Because she desperately wants to connect with the world of the living but she can't, because she's not supposed to be there. At the end she's collapsed on the road and she's back where she started, and Misty (who is barefoot, this traditionally being a signifier of Death) forcibly takes her away. It's not a perfect theory but I think it matches up.

[@lenenydahl6238]

This analysis really hits the nail!! I thought that maybe the funeral theme for the party, symbolises the ending of her relationship with the guy (FJM), and the girl with the pearl necklace is his new girlfriend. Whom she attacks and kills in anger (probably a drug or alcoholic fantasy/dream). Then her ex-boyfriend finds her lying on the street after the party, where she acts desperat and angry for him leaving her. - But her being dead makes more sense with the description of her seeking intimacy and attention in the living world!

[@YaYa-oi6bf]

fuck off with that absurd theory. it's obvious , she's just having a hard time coping with the death of her beloved grandparent. duh.

[@YaYa-oi6bf]

stop overthinking.

[@AShoaib]

It's about boning.

[@YaYa-oi6bf]

your theory is invalid

[@mattmayhem33]

I have just really found Fr John (I'm late, I know) and just found Aubrey in one of his vids about 8 minutes ago now. I didn't think I could love either more. Yet here we are.

[@erkaderka3571]

Better late than never. I still listen to this song on repeat every few months. Chateau Lobby #4 is my other fave of his, but there are many great ones. He also has a band called Fleet Foxes. You should def check em out if you haven't 🌻

[@johnberesford9906]

@@erkaderka3571 He was in Fleet Foxes for their second album but left after. I agree, Fleet foxes are brilliant

[@kakefrance6139]

great song!!! i loved her in parks and recreation!

[@pablohoney-mz3ul]

That’s what I need for this Sunday ! Thank you for this masterpiece

[@landonconner5694]

Did he say "She's a spice girl" or "Jesus Christ, girl"?

[@ForwardMcburn]

Cheese and rice, girl

[@bransdotcom]

ForwardMcburn I'll take some fries, girl

[@Peabody6517]

Lance Conrad Gee, such cries girl

[@Sea_witch_]

sheeeee's an ice girl

[@AntonioMartinez-du8ps]

HAHAHAHA WHAT THE FUCK GUYS

[@tsniebeling]

I love this song.

[@user-ie3bz6io1v]

Could I love a voice anymore.. I think not. Best artist ive seen live. So lucky. Please come back and do your show in Portsmouth UK.. one day please x

[@lazyswans7171]

Can’t get enough of this song

[@Holy.Spirit]

wow i am a huge parks and rec fan + keep the change fan

[@Paul-666]

Aubrey Plaza in this video turns a amazing song into a true masterpiece.

[@uneducatedbikerblog]

So good on so many levels...I can't..

[@GoodnightWounds-lh3ln]

This song proves that intentionally crappy guitar and drum sounds can only elevate the fact that this song is well crafted and arranged. (And that no studio tricks will make your song a better song) It’s like the song was made to sound like a dream: muted and sublime. Relentless yet groovy looping drums that worm into your brain, ONE harmonizing chorus tease! This song cuts into an internal feel like butter. Suddenly cutting off when you want it to keep playing over and over. Pulling the plug so we come back for more. I’m obsessed. Brilliant songwriting!

[@Mappyman]

Reminds me of her zombie movie Life After Beth. Love you Aubrey!

[@gustavfechner4559]

Just once in my life I want to go to a party that looks like that.

[@aryansinha1001]

This's a decade old now....DAMN

[@vladinstein]

One of my favorite music videos.

[@c5natie1]

you came....I think

[@BrooklynVhoven-bz6sk]

I love it when Aubrey dances. It's so lazy and chilled, but she looks like a pro.

[@RedPilledAsFuck]

she doesn’t dance for more than like 2 seconds what are you talking about

[@edgarjimhawthorne664]

One of my favorite videos.

[@adelah]

Came here from 2018 to say that this still song still kicks ass today. Thanks FJM!

[@Peabody6517]

she is fucking insanely beautiful like

[@8Alexi]

This should be 10 times as popular. Although I completely respect it as the underground masterpiece that it is :)

[@kermit1473]

I love this song... blessings always from April in SD...

[@flyingwithliney]

I love this song. So much!

[@Tschwab]

Aubrey absolutely kills it in this video. Honestly, I hope you read this comment because of all the trials that come with fame, it has to be worth it to create a performance so amazing as this. I'm truly happy to see such an outpouring of emotion in such a believable way. Kudos! (Also, props to Father John Misty for creating the setting for this amazing piece. Sorry you've had such trouble with your audience lately! Great music!)

[@melanieh525]

Just discovering this song and video now, I had no idea Aubrey Plaza was in it and what do you know, she made me fall in love with her even more than I already was! 😍

[@miguelgomes6849]

Always be my fav by Misty, excellence

[@aric5011]

Awesome song, awesome video what else can I say? Absolutely awesome.

[@iainrobb2076]

I found this song via the Aubster's own Twitter account. I'd never heard of this guy, but this track is very good.

[@scottharrison4453]

You should listen to the new album. Blows this one, which was great in its own right, out of the water

[@purportedly]

The reason you've never heard about him before, is because his previous albums were released under the name J. Tillman, I'd venture. He used to play drums for Fleet Foxes. Maybe you've heard of them.

[@iainrobb2076]

Yup. I Googled him after finding the song among my Twitter updates.

[@groberti]

try Real Love Baby, too