The National - About Today (live) - Germany 2008

A performance of the great tune.

[@taufiqpett8956]

Today is 29th December 2023. I just finished rewatching Warrior and come straight to KZbin looking for this song

[@user-yt9wf8ed1m]

2024 +1

[@TwordsWerth]

It's ok Tommy! I love you.

[@abocalips]

Amazing movie, isn't it ? Watched it around 56265253684 times, more or less..

[@TwordsWerth]

Yeah, it's epic. I've seen it 56265253686 times...

[@Mast3rBruc31]

Damn you 2-upped him real good

[@03samarth]

i only love my MOM im sorry

[@MARIUS2776]

Holy Jesus talk about a 6ft 2 mountain of a man crying like a bitch in the cinema when I seen this and every time after. It’s a brother thing if you don’t have one you won’t get it

[@ebunny15]

My friend Luke is dying of cancer. Thank you to The National for making this beautiful song.

[@philbrewer9559]

Just found these guys today - 10.03.22 - amazing!!! anyone else listening in 2022???

[@kimdudds]

This makes me think of my Dad. I lost him when I was 5. My parents split up and he walked away. My mum moved away and I never saw him again. We moved to England and he was in Canada. So far away but our hearts remained close. He was my hero and my first love. He passed in 2005. This song makes me cry thinking of him.

[@NKS-Cinema]

Warrior brought me to this. And this brought me to the national, they brought me to life......

[@stormycrank8063]

Wonderfully worried

[@jaredpereira2622]

For my Brother Hyrum.....the best brother anyone could ever have. I’ll love you for an eternity.....see you soon.

[@gba8250]

This song is for my brother as well Jared. Much respect.

[@judythomas6504]

I'm 70 and I love this song

[@jurgennaeve3897]

I am 73 and I love it too, best regards

[@aviationvids9723]

Im 27 and I Love it as well!

[@thepack1124]

I’m 13 and I love it

[@rahma2091]

I'm 19 and i love it too

[@rylanruffles7106]

I’m 14 and love it 😊

[@teefly6]

I lost my father today. I hated him for not being able to show me he loved me. I wanted to make him love me. Even as an adult, i would bring him his super pretzels because maybe it would stir a fond memory he may of had where he watched tour of duty with his only son and let him stay up too late on fridays. I knew he loved me, in his own way, but i wanted affirmation. I wanted the feeling of throwing down my army ants in excitement and running in the grass to my daddy as he closed the grey ford taurus door and grab his suit jacket from the passenger seat and id jump into him and his enourmous outstretched hands and leap onto his shoes with all the little holes in them and feel the weight of the world that a ten year old has to bear be lifted. This song is for people who dont know how to say I love you to the people they want love from the most. My kind of people. I love you dad. I hope that was enough.

[@lonesaiyan27]

+teefly6 Sorry for your loss

[@teefly6]

+lonesaiyan27 thank you. Means more than you'd think.

[@lonesaiyan27]

teefly6 I was in your shoes 2 years ago. We were not that close when I was growing up because he was always busy working but there was a quiet bond that became stronger in the last few years of his life. I still miss him a lot and I although I'm not religious, I take comfort in that fact that if he were still around (somewhere, looking down) he would be proud of his only son. That scene with Tommy and his dad in the hotel room really resonated with me because without words, there's still so much we can say to each other. Thank you for sharing your memory and I hope you keep doing good!

[@kliphlove3458]

+teefly6 . Nice post man, I know the feeling. thank you.

[@winsted1337]

+teefly6 beautiful. ♥

[@linusfrickeus2718]

Forget about the movie. This song is a movie in itself. Absolutely beautiful.

[@justsomeconcertvideos7254]

It’s 2am and I can’t get enough of this band. Absolutely brilliant

[@martasaez8723]

I lost my dad in 2014 and this song defines exactly the way I feel. He never sad I love you but I'm sure he loved me with all his heart. My dad was a very important piece of me... something left me when he passed away and this songs explains exactly how I feel. Thank you for this song

[@cgrebe24]

I know this was like 4 years ago, but I'm over here is 2022, my dad passed away in 2011 and this song has always spoken to me in a very similar way.

[@RONSDONKEYS]

Your dad loved both of you very much

[@davidvyverman5055]

It's 3yrs ... and since this is exactly how i feel .... Love u dad

[@meatspin.]

Love you all

[@666JOEBLOGGS]

God bless

[@derekmarkovic]

This song touches me on such a deep level that it actually reopens some old wounds. She and I loved hard, but we fought intensely. I wish it worked. I still miss her every single day. I love this song, especially this performance, but it's so poignant that it's a little painful to listen to.

[@therealbatman7204]

I feel you. I hope you're good now.

[@sallymelrose]

resemble that remark

[@cecepborbacep6602]

damn i feel you bro

[@damiensstubblefield6622]

😊

[@666JOEBLOGGS]

How beautifully worded.Amazing song,it’s an anthem.Good luck for your future.

[@jsegura525]

14 years later and still one of my favorites.

[@r228nirajlaishram9]

11th april 2024 . I lost my dad. I miss u bung

[@martynellis9392]

This song literaly saved my life

[@mariogiordano7481]

Why it saved your life?

[@vas9179]

Mário Giordano. Maybe he was stuck in a bad place in life. Sometimes all you need is that little push in the right direction. Maybe this song was just that!

[@vas9179]

@DTB88 but maybe he didnt. dont instantly doubt people.

[@nolove5506]

من فقط چند کلمه انگلیسی می‌دونم اما از نوجوانی به ترانه های انگلیسی و فرانسه علاقه داشتم تا حالا که شصت.سال دارم.اطرافیان میگویند تو که انگلیسی نمیدونی چرا یک عمره گوش می‌کنی.در جواب از شاعر بزرگ شعری شاهد می‌آورم که فرمود همدلی از همزبانی خوشتر است.واقعا لذت میبرم.ممنونم 🌹👍من از ایران هستم و صلح و دوستی برای جهانیان میخواهم....

[@jwells170]

Jesus christ im already in tears because this song for me is about my brother leavin the family home and leavin me, and the bond we had as youngsters was gone the minute he left, leavin me alone and empty til this day, its only when i hear this song it reminds of that emptiness and brings back that memory of abandoment. But your story, my god its even more sentimental

[@pamelavernaus1446]

This damn song. It captures one of the most heart-wrenching moments in a human's life. The loss of someone so dear and it can apply to many scenarios. This is that feeling, this song is that feeling, the one no one ever wants to feel because the pain is so excruciating.

[@michele21auntiem]

That is exactly it. God, when you are there just hoping you will survive the moment.

[@kingbee1971]

I had just moved to Europe when I discovered this song (band) glued in cd form to the front of an UnCut magazine. It absolutely crushed me then as I had painfully ended a long relationship before moving to Europe, but the genius simplicity and haunting beauty of the song burned into my soul. Those first few months in Europe were dark. Now, nearly 20 years later, I find myself back in my home country after painfully ending a long relationship in Europe. I heard 'About Today' last night (in a movie soundtrack) for the first time in many years but all those long-lost feels came flooding back in. Us humans seem to be addicted to the tragedy of the human condition. There is beauty in paradox. God, I still miss those times/people.

[@Meesterlijker]

It's been almost a year and I'm still hurting, but slowly I'm getting better. Then, last week I heard she's in a new relationship, with the last guy I would've liked to see it happen with. And suddenly I'm in so much more pain than I've been in for months. But this song helps in its own little precious way.

[@jean-pierremay8078]

I cried when I listened to this song the first time i heard it was in the movie: warrior They sure touched my heart tho,..

[@HugoMaxi]

The most powerful beautiful song, discovering there is nothing can be said or done to save a relationship the love and mutual respect is there, but it’s run it’s cycle and sometime you just have to go against all emotions and accept it’s over and there is no way to save what has died. It is so beautiful yet so sad. We all been there at some point or will get there at some point.

[@joannajj2996]

It was a hundreth time I heard this song and i still have goose bumps and tears in my eyes. Outstanding.

[@razal67]

Me too

[@empireman1077]

@@razal67 superb drum beats that really make your heart beat faster with joy of hearing 👏🤳😇

[@paulconnolly4354]

Yeah id lump on my throat and teared up watching this in the cinema.. and I had a date and I didn't want her to see me cry... Couldn't even talk walking out of the cinema.. warrior.. some flick 👍👌

[@empireman1077]

@@paulconnolly4354 so how was the movie? I think you should tell her your experience of the song. Sing it to her 😂🤞🎻

[@louisrichards3160]

❤️🙏💐 I’m still here

[@LeonardoSiciliano]

About Today + Warrior = Pure and simple emotion. Perfect combination.

[@NaomiComerford1]

Heartbreakingly beautiful in the rain ...

[@voight-kampff3611]

… in the cold silver rain.

[@666JOEBLOGGS]

ONE WORD.BRILLIANT.

[@andremendis9010]

This song will touch peoples souls in future too like it has been in the past.. Peace ✌

[@vishvajeetsinh_solanki]

been 5 years we separated. I am out of country. I see cats roaming around here out of my window and found this song in my playlist. I am not sure if I miss old times.

[@sammie150392]

Such an amazing movie - Warrior - this song made the ending scene even more emotional. I find it hard to even listen to this song now without getting emotional and bawling my eyes out!

[@calilove5758]

One of the greatest movies ever

[@loa1973]

Same 💙🔥

[@scelest321cx]

greatest song ever if you ever felt distant with someone you love it never hurts to ask about today. so much emotion right through my heart.

[@willmiller8521]

What an amazing moment the very gently loving soft rain accompanied with this song is almost supernatural energy. Complete Bliss. Real heart felt emotions. As a man I tear up Hearing this song.

[@hwu4266]

all the things in life money cant buy

[@MankindFilm]

I remember this was the last song they played before arcade fire played their show and I’d gotten to the concert late because I didn’t know who the national was, and holy shit this was the first song I’d ever heard them do and I was so mesmerized by the song. I’ve been an avid fan ever since and still wish I’d skipped Taco Bell and saw the nationals full set.

[@thorwolfe4819]

I'm now obsessed with this song, , and the national, wow, amazing band

[@SilcTV]

This song will forever remind me of a certain someone...and always break my heart in the most beautiful way possible.

[@franklinymail]

I miss her ............ never realized that I was in love with her in those 10 months and now it's been 11 years when I saw her the last time. it was her wedding which I attended after the friendship of 10 months. Now I am sitting in a library listening to this song thousands of miles away from the country where we met and she is probably in another country in the east or may be she died, not sure if she is alive and this uncertainty makes things worst. There is this strange restless emptiness in me even after having two kids and its never gonna go away, my only hope is death............ yes, indeed I miss her a lot.

[@ahkh47]

I hope you find healing man.

[@louisrichards3160]

You are not alone my friend 🙏❤️

[@wesman2211]

The performance is like a short art film . Great emotion through music .

[@LauraJohnson-kj7bn]

This beautiful, amazing song has so much truth in it. I love the strong, serious, determined, hope-filled ending of this performance. The biggest truth for me after 34 years of marriage is the only way two human beings can love each other forever is in Christ! And forever love is glorious.

[@antoniodepalma3328]

Mi vergogno a dirlo, ma ho scoperto questa sensazionale band, da qualche settimana, che suono, che ritmo, che profondità, che voce, che musica. Livello altissimo...

[@joanwilcox1278]

Seeing this band in concert is life-changing.

[@AlexOliver555]

Warrior took me to The National. I love it.

[@DigitalSapient]

These guys are nothing short of musical geniuses...

[@sohailhussain9662]

Phenomenal, the only song for me I could listen to all day on repeat

[@coreywohlever3972]

Will always come back for a play of this song….makes anything feel possible, and everything reappear again

[@jeremyfultineer7]

6:00 - 6:05 The brass just come in and take that ending to a new level.. fuck.. so good. I cant even.

[@jakmanxyom]

+Jeremy Fultineer Drums at 5:28 made it sound like something out of Kings of Leon... Well, to say nothing of how 0:33 totally changed the tone of what the song was trying to convey, for me. Sounded more like something you play over a scene of people leaving on a bus waving happily at friends and family...I dunno. :-/

[@echele112]

+Jeremy Fultineer Listen to a lot of their stuff live. They change things up all the time. Squalor Victoria is about an extra 2 minutes live.

[@edwardkilbourne8309]

Honestly, I had heard of the National and thought they were a boy band for some reason and forgot about them. Then I saw Warrior. Doh!

[@designdwb3880]

tommy and this wish that eddie v could sing it... shti that would be something. not this wispering guy

[@camarochallengermustang5742]

Warrior is one of the most inspirational movies ever.

[@killerbonnar1]

Waited 5 years to see them live, thought I'd never see them live but I got tickets on my birthday, super excited. So I'm watching The National live and Matt walked in the middle of the crowd and passed me and we shook hands, was the best gig I've ever ever been too! YOU ROCK

[@rgblue]

This is the greatest song in the world. I shall put this in a frame and hang it on my bedroom wall. I will cherish this and give it all the praise and honor and glory forever and ever.

[@estelapape]

Amazing song, great band!!!

[@ladymarquis]

Majestic haunting heart breaking.. gets me every time.

[@enddtw]

We are here for you tomi!

[@janecrosby7644]

This song pulls emotion out of your soul like nothing else, every single time.

[@acarolinamsfr]

I hate rain in music festivals, but this is probably one of the single songs I would simply close my eyes, smile and let the rain wash away my tears

[@ThisaruMahadurage]

Wasn't expecting much when I first clicked this, but Dayum Son!

[@vishvajeetsinh_solanki]

This song squeezes my heart every single time to output something dark of her.

[@SIMISCOLD]

I fucking love this song man! I get sad and think about her every-time I hear it ….

[@yowhaatsup]

Who

[@SIMISCOLD]

@@yowhaatsup the last woman I was in a relationship with. I loved her so much but it ended because of immaturity and lack of emotional communication.

[@yowhaatsup]

@@SIMISCOLD same boat

[@SIMISCOLD]

@@yowhaatsup we’ll be okay. Just gotta look forward towards the future.

[@roughanmacnamara]

Watched Warrior again 5 years ago to get up for my first ever fight....worked well but ended up tearing up at the end. This song just fits that movie and that specific scene so amazingly. Movie and song brilliant in their own right but together....another level.

[@olgalebedeva1542]

I AM 100 YEARS OLD FOOL AND I'M IN LOVE WITH ALL OF THEM. DUDE, YOU ARE COOL.

[@joanwilcox1278]

Best band ever.

[@markusmuschenich6290]

What a beautiful song

[@rezzgoatrising1829]

I hear you my friend. I never knew my father or mother. But now I am a father. Long journey but all works out in the end.....

[@WendyiLynnRydel]

Love to my friends at Mega Save on 60th & Grover in Omaha NE. : )( : Miss seeing you... Did I ever tell you my Friend Edward Vansant Jr is your neighbor across the street. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stevemelling9438]

Absolutely epic song. Matt looked like he'd had several bottles of white wine. :) His voice was much closer to Ian Curtis (The National often bearing compared to Joy Division) in that video than it is today.

[@curtisniteenterprises193]

love this song...beautiful

[@user-qn3no3fb1j]

Best band in the world.

[@tonyswag45]

I love this song with the end of the movie :(

[@starship86A]

Today you were far away and I didn't ask you why What could I say I was far away You just walked away and I just watched you What could I say How close am I to losing you Tonight you just close your eyes and I just watch you slip away How close am I to losing you Hey, are you awake Yeah I'm right here Well can I ask you about today How close am I to losing you How close am I to losing

[@vas9179]

Such few words for a song, but they said so much.

[@HussainAlAlwan]

I love his voice

[@joanwilcox1278]

I wish I could give a thumbs up every time I view this!

[@xenai123]

One of National's best live extended performance. Love their attitude.

[@razrfire3371]

Everyone who hears this and cries in side your heart lost someone dear as I see in all these comments. Even it’s for approval or respect and love for or from your loved one on your mind with this song. I lost my dad in 2012 and my brother 2016. This song breaks me down always and remembering the times the love from and with my dad and brother. I love you Michael I love you Dad…. I love you! It’s ok …. I’ll see you soon again my family. To everyone here…. Much love much memories. Thanks … Eddie

[@julianmcahonk6360]

THE BEST SONG AND LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER!!!!

[@Tuckerthinewilson]

Pretty cool of Eddie Vedder to hop on violin.

[@designdwb3880]

rt on , wish eddie have of sang too

[@MC-hs4mf]

For real? Eddie on violin

[@jacobrichards967]

Looks more like Thom Yorke to me

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

Eric Clapton, Thom Yorke and Eddie Vedder rolled into one.

[@jhaa5468]

It’s actually bob Costa’s fraternal twin. And that isn’t Matt Ber It’s an Aaron eckhart celebrity look alike doing a Matt beringer gig

[@olliesomedude]

I've heard This song over a hundred times and it still brings a tear to my eye nearly every time I listen to it, Such a powerful song! Thank you for creating such beautiful music and sharing it with the world!

[@giancarloleon9983]

Love how this song can be interpreted in different ways

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

This song reminds me of my friend Solly. He died back in 2016. He suffered from Bipolar disorder and struggled with depression, he talked to me a lot about what he was going through, and I didn't know what was wrong but I knew there was something that was beyond what I could help with so I pushed him to get help. When he was diagnosed with Bipolar he was placed on an eight week waiting list to receive help, and I thought to myself "well now the mental health services know he needs help, I don't need to do anything now". In that time he hanged himself. I held myself responsible, I felt that I had let him down, that my negligence had caused his death. I thought that because I had stopped reaching out it was my fault that his step dad found him hanging, that if I'd done more he wouldn't have been trying to give Solly CPR despite the fact that he'd gone cold and grey. I hated myself, I couldn't even look in the mirror. At around the same time my family became homeless and while I was safe doing a residential course at college my family were moving from place to place with nowhere to call their own. My self hatred coupled with the anxiety for my family meant I suffered from chronic insomnia, I'd go three or four days without sleep on average. I didn't know how to cope with it so I drank heavily so I could sleep. I became a drunk, just 17 years old and with a drink problem, and it made me hate myself even more. I hated myself so much that I put a plastic bag over my head and tried to kill myself. I didn't feel like I deserved to be happy. Then I realised that if I killed myself someone else might blame themselves for my death the same way I did for Solly's and I couldn't do that to them. So I tore the bag open and got drunk to hide the pain I felt. One day I woke up in an unfamiliar location with no memory of the last twelve hours and I realised that if I didn't stop I would become an alcoholic, so I cut back from being a drunk to a heavy drinker. It was fucking awful, from the sheer amount that I drank my brain had started to become dependant on drink, and starved of it I suffered from crippling migraines and vomiting. Then I got a job about a year later working in Dementia Care and it gave me the impetus to cut back even further from a heavy drinker to an occasional drinker. I always have a lot of time for alcoholics because I very nearly became one. I'm in a better place now. As a rule I don't drink when I'm upset, and I'm in the Royal Navy pursuing my lifelong dream of being a Medic. Mentally I'm tougher and much more resilient. I no longer hate myself. I know that while I did not do enough to help my friend, I am not responsible for his death. It's taken me a long time, but I'm healing

[@pinkwolf1392]

Желаю успехов, друг!

[@carolinaherrera3283]

This song is one of my favorite songs and warrior is my favorite movie. The national keep up the good work👍

[@TheEntertainin]

omg...this song is freaking AMAZING! - I replayed it 200 times

[@vasilljones1283]

I heard this song for the first time today and i can't stop listening to it. Don't know how i missed this. Wonderful song!!

[@Zayckleh]

My best song when I was walking alone in the snow capped mountain.

[@Carter-bl1cn]

This is real music wrote by a real person...No Filters... love it!!!!!

[@themode00]

Great live performance of this gem.

[@30oooo33]

Epic music!!!!Tommy we are love you!!

[@rtkl13]

It was my father and my sister, our family. Rips my heart out....still

[@mariogiancotti5070]

Sunset song... Every day by 10 years...

[@johnforan5720]

This song reminds me of my father. I listened to this song on repeat after his cancer diagnosis, it sums up our relationship over the years, not really close as a father and son but close in ways but we couldn't communicate it through a relationship. While he was dieing thus songs sums up the moments I lost to ask him '' about today'' RIP dad. Amazing song, I love the national

[@keithbate9405]

One of the best tracks from one of the greatest bands that the "rock and roll years" have produces. Seeing them live on August 27 in Manchester supported by Dry cleaning

[@dianakorz0730]

Nothing brought me here except for my love of the band, and this song in particular.

[@princeosars3298]

I screamed, this song will reach deep in your soul

[@PocketSquared]

ironic that one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in years is about break-ups - one of life's toughest times. The National are so underrated, to evoke bitter, sweet & all the emotions in between within 8 minutes is simply majestic

[@GeordieMilne]

What a performance! not to mention the depth and richness of the lyrics. Thank you for this one The National!

[@DubSte11]

This song means so much to me. I don't know if the original artists will read this, but.,........ if they do.. I thank you with all my heart ....... This song touches my family and heart like you never believe.

[@kimberlyvillanueva5817]

I revisit this performance several times a year.

[@MrRaErickson]

Jesus Christ slaying that violin 5:40

[@300daysandnights]

This is probably a love song, but to me, it's a friend who seems distant but you don't notice or ask what's wrong. The friend is contemplating suicide. You're close to losing them and you wish you would have said something or reached out but it might be too late. I don't know.

[@lball656]

I've been sending it to my brother, who is on his way to an early grave because of his extreme alcoholism. I usually send the video that's from the movie, the Warrior.

[@markwilken2492]

Good viewpoint. To me, I think it’s about a couple who are finishing. They haven’t expressed love for years. The singer is realising, and reaching out to save it. Hence the lines: “Hey...are you awake? Yeah I’m right here. Just wanted to ask you...about today.” He doesn’t want to let her go.

[@dustin7907]

Saw them again in Dublin September 23 they haven't lost their edge that for sure an amazing show

[@latvians13]

One of my favorites of all time.....my cup runneth over..... with falling rain....tears....breath, will return.

[@lugutierrezParada]

Thanks music for exist. Awesome *--*!!