of Montreal - So Begins Our Alabee [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

[@PolyvinylRecords]

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[@dkusa2]

gotta say... Of Montreal has a unique talent for working some of the most obscure English words and literary references into their music. "I've been a gloomy petragogue..." "With a quill as weepy as Dido..." Vegan in Furs is the best song of theirs for that, though. good stuff.

[@MaddestMousse]

*Petrarch

[@dominicofmontrealfan2672]

This song was for his daughter called Alabee, such a great way for Kevin to show his love for his family.

[@starcharm]

this song is about his daughter, the birth of his daughter. he does not want to disappoint her as a father and shes brought so much into his life. a really beautiful song, wish my father dedicated a song to me. haha. im in love with this band

[@ahappyimago]

He has a daughter??

[@angelbonezz59]

​@@ahappyimagoI was surprised too when I found out lol

[@Mugiwara2k]

Anytime I hear this song I instantly think of one of my old friends. He’d had this song as his wake-up ringtone and I’d hear it practically every time I hung out/crashed at his house around Summer 05’… Good memories (Miss ya Barch!)

[@XAntiViolenttX]

every time i listen to this song i feel like jumping, screaming.. gives me so much energy. yess, it's just soooo good.

[@MrItsalie]

I had not listened to this song for 10 years or so and I suddenly got it stuck in my head today. Interesting how the mind works. I am really glad it happened though, I will add of Montreal back on to my playlists now.

[@madmaxoftherails]

IF i didn't know Of Montreal, and someone told me this was from the 80's, i wouldn't question it for even a second

[@p00nsofth3w0rld]

this is one of my favourite songs everrrrr the chorus just gets me going!

[@parilovesulots]

my mom named me after this song. my name is alabee

[@Jobdart]

what an incredible song. just phenomenal.

[@yea8611]

this song makez me so weirdly sad- does anyone else feel that way ? so good tho

[@Joselyn548]

of montreal's music is like a drug I just can't stop listening to their songs. I mean is been like a year now of listening over and over the same songs!!!!

[@isabelfabian8354]

Did you ever stop?

[@LauraPradodeAssis]

that is so true! Shins have an amazing vocabulary in their lyrics, and put to good use, too. Their poetry is just unbelievable.

[@lwest68]

Me too...I am now forever lost in Montreal:)

[@woodlie]

he has cool dance movements imo

[@xtinacorrigan]

first heard of this band about a year and a half ago and just found out theyre coming to ireland in january!!i canNOT w8 2 c them!!!gotta go get a ticket rite now!!!

[@TheMangoqueen]

FAVORITE OF MONTREAL SONG. HANDS DOWN! c:

[@lulu-zo6jz]

definitely one of my fave oM songs

[@jts224]

haha i started watchign this and thought my friend slipped somthin in my drink. trippy.

[@ryanwilhite]

Love it, sounds so 80's

[@nikkyb]

Agree 100%. Just saw them on Friday and I am already looking for the next live opportunity!

[@chickenflicker]

Most amazing song in existence.

[@ScottSnowdenart]

I feel the same way too, they're so addicting.....

[@VenusAsABoyFilms]

Of Montreal does amazing visual pieces...love it.

[@izzyp70]

Banger

[@Snarlez]

man good song! not many people know this band. this has to be the most Interesting band.

[@VenusAsABoyFilms]

I can't wait to see them in July...at the Hollywood Bowl...who else is going???? Let's go together...would love to meet some new fans...email me...fans of Of Montreal.

[@slugsdungeon7023]

I love how the comment section on most of their videos are just pissing contests of "I'm a bigger Of Montreal fan than you"

[@yoshij]

yeah wtf where did all this competitiveness come from haha

[@AlephYobby]

@@yoshij i think its bc after their magnum opus hissing fauna alot of ppl nd critics wrote everything else they did off, so its a warped form of defensiveness

[@stop08it]

polyvinyl has so many great bands

[@irishchamp18]

the song is the odyssey = )-'''

[@fashionandmusic921]

Alabee better be thankful that she has Kevin of Of Montreal to write her a groovy song. Srsly.

[@ninjaspoonmastr7]

hahaha, listen to the shins lyrics to, they use some good ones, same as LCD Soundsystem. I love bands that actually put a lot of thought into their words.

[@tecneon]

awsome song

[@Lameeeee]

but then your name wouldn't be alabee and you wouldn't have this amazing song about you!

[@B33fisGud]

Gah i fucking love the sunlandic twins.

[@carolaynstewartraitt9954]

Ésta y An Eluardian Instance de momento mis favoritas de Of Montreal. Me está gustando mucho esta banda y pienso que están infravalorados al igual que Apples in Stereo también del proyecto Elephant 6. Sin embargo Neutral Milk Hotel con sólo dos discos y cuyas canciones son todas iguales no entiendo cómo pueden estar mejor valorados la verdad. Incluso hay gente que les gusta más Neutral Milk Hotel que Belle and Sebastian... 😭

[@mlemmleppy]

Mis favoritas son Suffer for Fashion y Paranoic Intervals/Body Dysmorphia :D

[@MackProductions]

Very, very fun.

[@Sorrow823]

I was supposed to do something but after watching this I forgot that it is that Im supposed to do...

[@procerus4789]

Did you figure out what it is yet?

[@Joselyn548]

What does he says at 2:35 ?? People .... they're dreaming???? (or something like that)

[@Snazzgasm]

I heard that the album was released before his daughters birth

[@dominicofmontrealfan2672]

And no one is a bigger Of Montreal fan then me i know that now

[@smoothcactus9279]

I know your username points otherwise, but I can sing every word he has ever sung. And I met him in Seattle

[@GoatDust]

Smooth Cactus what about alternate versions in extremely limited releases and collaborations

[@tawkinhedz]

Every Kevin barnes fan thinks this lol

[@neglectoid]

the new albumb is phenominal

[@augustaoliva9739]

LYRICS And so begins begins our odyssey And we begin begin our odyssey And so begins begins our odyssey The aria is bleeding and the boyish voice is leaving I've been an evil tenor I filled the innocents doe eyes with glue You're my only softness you're my only pleasure it's true And I never want to be your little friend the abject failure And so begins begins our odyssey And we begin begin our odyssey And so begins begins our odyssey The chrysalis is breaking and the super ego's waking I've been a gloomy Petrarch with a quill as weepy as Dido You're my mousy aesthete you're my buoyant cherub it's true And I never want to be your little friend the abject failure

[@JakeObBeren]

Alabee is his daughter, and I think he wrote this song about her, that she is "his odyssey". Not entirely sure that's the reason for the "odyssey" but it would make sense (:

[@Lameeeee]

i wish he was my dad!

[@Binglesquirk]

wowza! i am the 888th like!!, best part is, i really like the number 8!

[@Binglesquirk]

woa i didn't know i already found this 2 years ago hehe

[@mycatpetra]

trippy maaan.

[@blackmath8]

i like their older stuff better like sunlandic twins album....

[@thedenzel877]

well... that really helps, thx ^_^

[@benhewerdine9439]

Director obviously likes I heart huckabees...

[@8cmn]

I think I'm too sober for this video. In fact, I think I'm too sober for all of Of Montreal's videos.

[@lpoolfan08]

my friend had a siezure from this. No im kidding.

[@Ryuco]

this video deeply scares me X_X so much color!!!! XD good work tho

[@trevorwhite932]

the christalis is breaking and the super eagle's waking

[@8cmn]

@rmassassin Actually, no, it's not. It's a common misconception; unless the word both ends with an s and is plural, you add apostrophe s. Thus, it's Barnes's, because Barnes isn't plural.

[@thedenzel877]

they are saying odyssey, but i forgot why alabee is in the title instead

[@carolaynstewartraitt9954]

A mí de Elephant 6 no me han gustado ni Neutral Milk Hotel ni Olivia Tremor Control o algo así (me parecen iguales que los Neutral y con los mismos arreglos y además tienen también muy pocos discos). Por el contrario Apples in Stereo son mi segunda banda indie favorita (detrás de Belle and Sebastian) y Of Montreal según lo que estoy escuchando de momento prometen y mucho 😉😉

[@TheNoVaEmpire]

Canada

[@Zygiro]

Alabee is his daughter.

[@PenguinJockey]

@neurotrash84 It does, but I think this shorter version of the song is better.

[@trevorwhite932]

this would have helped Homer immensely

[@plolde]

*The chrysalis is breaking and the super Ego's waking.

[@lakai958]

@vpew same here

[@eatsleepmusic]

I swear to God that these guys and the Decemberists are the only reason I broke 700 on the verbal portion of the SAT. They should cut out all of those training sessions and just have kids listen to Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? instead.

[@kingjstin]

i love of montreal.. kevin barnes is truely a genious.. but it really depends on what you mean by interesting... like odd? because i can tell you a band that is far more "interesting"

[@eatsleepmusic]

I would rather have him as a weird uncle, I think, but yes.

[@freakindinosaur]

i know alabee ;D she goes to my school?

[@AlephYobby]

haha

[@zenocomplex]

haha, right on.

[@ApplePickingAaron]

Why the fuck are people giving grammar lessons on such an awesome song? Listen to the song your birds and dance.

[@jhk6558]

Queue seizure mode in 3...2...1...@1:54

[@daisyespindola4812]

Ca

[@Jender42]

to vid: don't give trigger me epilepsy lmao.

[@Somone23]

dude.

[@hartree.y]

2:50 Holy hell, they predicted Grillby.

[@Binglesquirk]

holy shjit grillby undertale

[@woodlie]

2nd

[@sebastianvelcro]

@neurotrash84 The hell you on about?

[@jules4441]

Well done, Captain Correct Grammar.

[@tecneon]

Its really cool but It sound more like odessy than alabee

[@AlephYobby]

The lyrics say Odyssey, title is Alabee, im replying to an 11 yr old comment, and

[@HowJamp]

It's "gloomy Petrarch".

[@katyjuno420]

Its so Gemini ♊

[@trivium666fan]

no they dont. but they should at least have something to do with the song, haha "wraith pined to the mist" has nothing to do with the song, its so abstract its just stupid, at least this one matches somehow, haha

[@Somone23]

nothin bro

[@alexjax5271]

Wtf lol

[@imlivinfortheweekend]

Drugs.