metric - the hooks / give me sympathy (live on myspace)

[@samsmusichub]

Old school Metric was bomb. New school Metric is even better. They can't go wrong.

[@ryline666]

And they just keep getting better

[@andyo5543]

Gimme sympathy is the first song I heard from metric and it’s still my favorite. So you can only imagine how happy I am to hear this cool alternate version.

[@jenjosh]

Oh wow what a great version

[@f00fighter20]

first time i ever heard this band was at the V festival in toronto... they played this song....saw them again in NYC...webster hall...can't get enough

[@popsloppy]

They should put out the whole myspace show on DVD and CD. I would buy it.

[@esctheory]

This song is absolutely amense. Every day I find myself watching this video so I can hear this song again. God, I love metric =P

[@robwasab]

Best Version. Heard it in high school, before it was cool.

[@samsmusichub]

That's awesome! I've been raving about them since the olden days too!

[@robwasab]

"You wear your halo well, but your halo's at your ankles, at your ankles with your panties, your panties are a pot of gold, gold at the end of the rainbow"

[@nicholasplunkett2988]

Are you me?

[@sbellen]

This is the best version of this song by far.

[@drifand]

This is interesting just to see the evolution of the track. This version sounds like 3 songs sewn together going by the tonal changes. The final version is just so much tighter and cohesive.

[@JustMyTube999]

I agree completely that Emily Haines was descended from God, dude. Thx for posting!!!

[@silverinthenight]

What a surprise this video was! I like it. But I love the released one too. Maybe the next cd should have this "other" version... call it 'Give Me Sympathy II'. Amazing!

[@seanohalloran384]

I love this version too.💯

[@theryaner]

love this version, the final one feels more polished but this is great.

[@MyVelouria]

This is definitely going to be my favorite song on their new album.

[@Beltway]

hahahaha then you found out this song was completely altered

[@SC2LastMarine]

This version's lyrics are better than the other version, but the other version have better instrumental. I would like to see a hybrid combination of the 2 versions

[@PENNHILLSPA]

Pretty cool... I like the sample in the middle from The Guess Who - Undun... they all come back around sometime...

[@youlovemaryjane]

I thought this was the official version of the song for the longest time...then I bought Fantasies and was seriously disappointed. This version is so much better than the final one! :(

[@DistantTwinkle]

I can't wait to see them live. I've been listening for a few years heard about them on NPR out of all places

[@bonafidegitterbug]

They should release this as "Give me Sympathy Part 2 (The Hooks)" or something :)

[@whatnobodyknew]

This is definitely the best version of the song

[@bert6889]

I completely agree; i went and saw them in concert the other week and they used "here comes the sun" version without the bridge. I didnt even realize it was a guess who song they were making reference to but I thought the shes come undone makes more sense lyrically with the story of the song

[@garettsaid5453]

I love her °°

[@HidrogenoyMau]

Hola Mau del futuro! llevas escuchando esto 10 años, te veo en otros 10.

[@TheRedScareIsAlive]

Thank you for the compliment.... it just so happens that I am fortunate enough to be an exeptionally gifted person and yes, I do bring myself alot of joy (multiple times a day!!!).

[@kaykimmango]

i want this version too.

[@MetricCrazy]

modest mouse, arcade fire, silversun pickups, brocken social scene, stars, yeah yeah yeahs, cat empire, or, the white stripes. There all my faveourite bands, if you like indie rock you would proabably like any of those bands, but metric still is proabably my faveourite band

[@NanGiard]

oh I love emily, she's so soo directly descended from god! haha and she's so nice... this is my favorite song of the new album 'til now... hope "give me sympathy" becomes a single!

[@cmk7]

Awesome version! I agree this sounds better than the official version. Its more like the Metric I have come to know and love.

[@youhavenolifeokay]

i completely agree with your video description.

[@goleafsgo1414]

so different from the album version except the course. i like both. their music speaks for itself if it can be played in a mellow version and an electric version and and they both sound wicked.

[@vmsothhplover]

i know. i ADORE them. she signed my t-shirt.

[@Anarchy2014]

Allez bébé, joue-moi quelque chose! I LOVE YOUR WORK, METRIC!

[@culinaryfication]

It's interesting to hear how the song changed as they worked with it. This is a lot like their very early stuff, very "pop" with the upbeat tune and backup vocals. The song as finalized on the album is much more consistent in style between the chorus and the verses, fits their newer style, fits the album better as well as being much more memorable, but this early effort is certainly interesting.

[@cmattmetric]

Did this song morph a lot before the current version or what?? Wow! Really sort of cool to see the metamophisis of a song over time. Totally different on Fantasies... and I think they made the right changes. A better song now.

[@EmpressStubble]

There's a picture of Emily at a show with a light behind her that looks kind of like a halo, and then you see me and a few other people in the audience looking up at her except I have the goofiest fangirlish smiley face on. So yeah, God-like.

[@bonafidegitterbug]

I just realized that they may have totally taken out the "She's come undone" reference and changed it to "Here comes the sun." for the album version. I love this song either way but I really prefer the "she's come undone" one, especially when she sings a little part of it during the bridge. Emily plz keep the Guess Who song!!!

[@rgrand412]

YES SHE IS.

[@ivanyhtang]

emily haines is directly descended from God. no argument. this will probably be one of my favourites in the new album. it's so catchy and easy to listen. great melody, especially in the chorus

[@MetricCrazy]

i agree!!!!

[@7KurosakiIchigo]

sweety voice

[@thesarcastic1]

@whatnobodyknew I absolutely agree!

[@anything4what]

Omg. Love this song and Metric. Emily is my hero. Also, rofl 1:14 Chyeeaah.

[@bert6889]

Im really jazzed about this song and this is only the second song I've heard

[@ipodnano2G]

Woo, that's really different (except the chorus) from the version that they released officially. It's good.

[@nirvanaluvr7205]

I love this version, its sooooooo much better than the one they released on fantasies.

[@jacket23]

wow this is so different!

[@bschne2569]

noo dankedu bist die beste

[@artistmjv]

This song really changed! Still sounds good of course.

[@samsmusichub]

True! It's fundamentally a different song now!

[@salmon372]

This version is so much better, I wish I were one of the people in the audience. They look like they don't even like Metric! I'd be FREAKING out.

[@MikeNoriega]

god.. i would have given my kidney for being there!! and the guys who could be there dont appreciate it... that sucks... METRIC ROCKS!! EMILY HAINES ROCKS EVEN HARDER!!

[@charalinsky]

i like album version :)

[@kovinumber1]

agreed!

[@o2onk]

much better than the album version.

[@lewdypoo]

Totally agree, however, it does fit better with the rest of the album now

[@bschne2569]

noo danke

[@ivanyhtang]

sweet! how did you manage to have her sign your shirt??

[@edgette]

bahaha. amazing, and very true.

[@kthankshibyedie]

I consider this version and the album version to be two completely different songs. Both of them rock in their own way.. although I think I like this one a bit better :p

[@timdc4972]

1:21

[@katearoo515]

I think I like this version more than the one they actually released.

[@Mindphaser1]

Watch the whole show at Myspace, Hey Play This! at kzbin.info_play_list?p=424BF72873F830A6

[@xxRandomnameguyxx]

I like the feel of this song, but I still prefer the final version cause it has a slightly sad feeling which fits with overall msg of the song.

[@v54s]

@vitalogst this version still has you're gonna make mistakes you're young... personally i like this version a lot better. much prefer the she's come undone 's over the here comes the sun 's. and the feeling is a lot different. i like most of the fantasies songs live over the album versions, gotta say.

[@PreussenEiche]

@salmon372 I have seen many of the myspace concerts pieces up to now, and after becoming a great fan of metric i must say: this audience ist shittier as hell :D but for sure: metric will rock on!

[@distxnce]

I'll be another 1000!

[@hotcatmax123]

@GinnyT06 i think she is the only one who can take down chuck norris

[@bbdsmith88]

"give me sympathy"... totally

[@fugazi1980]

"who would you rather be.....the beatles or the rolling stones" damn this chick knows how to write some lyrics

[@EvanEtrics]

Hopefully this song turns out to be called "Give Me Sympathy" rather than "The Hooks."

[@kovinumber1]

actually I love this better than the album version. and whatever you say.. I LOVE THIS SONG the way it is! and I don`t think saying this makes me less devoted to her. your statement doesn`t make you love emily better than we do... that doesn`t make any sense. After all I respect your opinion about the song, we cannot all like the same tunes...

[@MetricCrazy]

panama by cat empire is amazing

[@silverinthenight]

I emailed them... So yes unless it was someone that answers their email, but it sounded like a band member. Either way, sad news.

[@fallenxstar101]

I think I like this version better.

[@CheckeredDemon310]

Dude, it's "Sophie Marceau" and she wasn't in the book, the character was, Sophie is an actress. Also, Emily has no likeness to Dakota Fanning.

[@fabaraco]

God exists!!!!!

[@Murrison]

mos def

[@MorganBucks]

More. Hooks that a Hooker........should be the title ;-)

[@kovinumber1]

lol

[@bigwhite06]

lol i agree with pyro... The audience looks DEAD! Almost bored out of their mind!

[@jarvijammer]

now thats different..lol..cool tho

[@timdc4972]

gimme sympathy is better title

[@matthewkedwards]

this song is way worse than the album version

[@TheRedScareIsAlive]

The whole band, especially Emily, seems to be disappointed with the audience... half of them look like they should be at a T.I. or Justin Timberlake concert and they other half look they should be at a Fall Out Boy show. A great band wasted on this crowd!!!

[@jenjosh]

She is SO awkward 😂

[@silverinthenight]

I asked. Sadly no :(

[@kovinumber1]

agreed!