Parquet Courts - Freebird II (Official Video)

From Parquet Courts' album 'Wide Awake!', out now on Rough Trade Records: smarturl.it/wi...
Director: Claes Nordwall
Producer: Brittany Reeber
Producer: David Yoonha-Park
Executive Producer: Richard Peete
Executive Producer: Traci Carlson
Production Company: Neighbourhood Watch
DP: Zach Stoltzfus
Production Designer: Beau Tepper
Stylist: Joshua Hurt
Hair & Make Up: Amanda Moore
Colourist: Alex Gregory
Choreographer: Juri Onuki
1ST AC: Jesse Sanchez-Strauss
Loader/ 2nd AC: Riede Dervay
Gaffer: Gregory Stout
Key grip: Andrea Bogioli
Prop Stylist: Noah Shaye
PA: Jeannine Ortiz
Stylist Assist: Nancy Santiago
Prod. Assistant: Jack Leahy
Prod. Assistant: Lily Reszi Rothman
Prod. Assistant: Elena Brosseau

[@KnightsOfBellamy]

this next song's called freebird ii

[@zphocking]

I’m counting on youuuuuuuuu...

[@nejc]

and it has the riff from velvet underground’s rock’n’roll

[@JoeM1314]

Yes but I think the more familiar analogy is Eight Days a Week

[@yugotamale]

nejc I noticed VU's influence in a ton of songs. Not a problem when it's history's best band.

[@nejc]

@@yugotamale of course.. it's the best riff ever :)

[@prince13896]

These guys look like they formed a band just so they could meet Nardwuar.

[@readylisetteg0]

Fuck that guy. He's annoying as fuck.

[@grrggrrg4805]

@@readylisetteg0 ok Lisette. Calm down. Take a deep breath. No one is forcing you to watch Nardwuar. Go back to your NeedleDrop videos.

[@jinhyu1866]

@@readylisetteg0 stfu little bitch

[@michaelh404]

@Lisette Alvarez can’t disagree

[@axelbergstrom3644]

@@readylisetteg0 Well, it is a weird complaint to call him annoying when that kind of is his thing

[@intheband002]

Two guitar tracks. No one playing guitar. One man dancing like a dork. Love it.

[@kontraprokatapota]

who needs guitars? there is BASS

[@scribeofsolace]

@Moxie Allen lmao 😂 fr

[@poopymcfart668]

@Moxie Allen it was a joke, no need to be such a hardass lol

[@kellybjorndalen3341]

that mic isnt even plugged in

[@baileymoore7779]

@@poopymcfart668 seriously. People are such wankers on the internet.

[@lukeb1869]

A song about his mother’s struggle with drug abuse and his own assessment dealing with the same thing. Make all the hipster jokes ya want. The dude can fucking write.

[@markriffey8899]

thanks. I listen to this song in an entirely different way now.

[@mgmegt5920]

I always got that vibe being 5 years sober, we're told about "the promises" so that last line always hit me. Had a feeling it was about addiction. Love savage, he's the best

[@johnassal5838]

That's deep

[@squinkque]

Didn't know that about his mom or himself. I truly thought he was just a genius writer who happened to be hip. I'm not joking. I'm 56 and I love these guys.

[@crushthevicar]

This is one of my favourite lyrics ever, last I looked it was my all time Spotify most played song. I can project it onto my relationship with my alcoholic wife and my descent into the same.

[@colfortynine]

if freebird ii is so great, how come there isn't a freebird ii 2?

[@aidanm8009]

colfortynine Freebird II 2: Still Freebirdin’

[@fabtheman4693]

freebird ii 2: electric boogaloo

[@user-me8zp2gm6h]

you not gonna get away with that ajj reference

[@travismaenle9416]

There's no topping this.

[@thatsalotofdamage8568]

Ayyy 690th like

[@scottkclark]

So happy we can all yell out "Play Freebird" now at your concerts and it get taken seriously

[@alejandroangeles585]

A. Savage speaking to NPR: "We get a lot of cavemen that come to Parquet Courts gigs and shout “Freebird” as if they are pioneers of this shitty form of heckling. I don’t know how calling this song “Freebird 2” is going to affect this situation. If you’re reading NPR, chances are you come to our show and politely say nothing, so I’ll move on."

[@scottkclark]

Well at least they aren’t heckling them to play Offspring, I mean can you imagine?

[@whiskeywayne91]

Scott Kingsley Clark congrats on most irrelevant reply

[@whiskeywayne91]

Scott Kingsley Clark to your own comment

[@scottkclark]

Roger Wayne I guess you could say that I’m.... the Master of My Craft

[@MAST1]

I always get emotional listening to this song. Something about the ending lines gives a lost, yet happy feeling. I feel sad, but I also crave the sadness that brings a joy? Idk it makes me feel alot, and I think that's pretty cool.

[@flowerfairies4685]

same here man

[@gc8972b]

the feeling isn't lost, look at your avatar

[@theheierfam9380]

That bass line doe.

[@D34DParadise]

Rachel Saric such a good bass line. Makes me want to learn the bass.

[@spiralarchitech0727]

Ikr

[@swinehorde9118]

That, and the sing along ending is what keeps me coming back to this video.

[@seltic13]

Fo sho

[@kale.online]

This guy is a bass virtuoso. Those patterns fill out the sound in the way McCartney does

[@eddie21072]

Great comparison

[@virus3run20]

Better than McCartney !

[@livid_experience]

He shines throughout their entire catalogue, which is amazing.

[@Gabe7Gal]

@@virus3run20 you've clearly never actually listened to McCartney's bass work

[@virus3run20]

@@Gabe7Gal Paul McCartney is my dad

[@jacquiforonda6993]

He dances like the fellas on the album cover & I love it

[@tsakalik]

four different music themes in clothing styles: bassist- hard rock organ player- jazz, beat generation singer- punk ska drummer- early rave

[@stargazer4146]

alzheimers thirdson I was thinking the same! And if you check the lyrics it makes sense. All of this movements were a manifest against society and they all tried to rupture the social relationships: everyone in its own way. That explains the masks, I would say. I will do a little essay about this Videoclip for my blog.

[@jackburton3540]

when i first saw it i thought the andrew was new wave, austin was brit pop, sean was heavy metal, and max was early hip hop/gangsta rap i dont know tho

[@Honorarkonsul1081]

What inspires them to disguise themselves ? I think it makes them seem like clowns. Not sure this was the true intention.

[@cbryn467]

singer- my grandpa

[@BigSmoke-bu6ib]

Yeah it’s almost like it’s so painfully obvious that you sound pretentious spelling it out.

[@RayVon246]

Total Football - societal punch Freebird II - personal punch

[@Bartonovich52]

Before The Water Gets Too High: Corporate Punch.

[@benbenpotato]

Violence-anti punch

[@burrito270]

total football - tom brady punch

[@SnakeEyes1241]

in and out of patience - mta punch

[@zac5572]

@@Bartonovich52 economic punch

[@wheelspinproductions9214]

This song is best listened to after “before the water gets to high,” “Mardi Gras beads,” “almost had to start a fight” in that order. You complete the series with “normalization.” It’s just the order of the album, but it’s arranged so well that these songs all compliment each other and make a good succession of music.

[@JimmyLazers]

The art of the Album, I hope it never goes away.

[@michaelschiappa7930]

Filthiest dab of 2k18 at 1:15

[@Me2Moo2Studios]

Michael Schiappa s

[@seltic13]

You right. Hell top 10 of decade. Strong late canidate

[@godzillagorilla4633]

@Troy Müller hes actually dabbing tho

[@Tomas-tx9sv]

I've learned how not to miss the age of tenderness That I am so lucky to have seen once And now that I've become older I've learned how to brush over My history and how it's sequenced When I think about you I see a person who Hasn't existed for a long time Before you started using, before I starting choosing To do the same thing for the same reasons The first name I called you is not a name at all More of a duty than a function Often an execution, often with deep confusion of 'Who was I when that name was just mine?' Like a serpent charmer negotiating harm I live with a basket of your silence And as the years record I can feel it growing board But I keep the top on in the meantime When I pass my reflection there isn't any question of Where the person in it came from When I catch myself thinking and hear the voice that speaks inside I know where I got my brain from Every step I've strayed from and followed Led me to the same location Every act I've forsake and borrowed A delivery to now And I've never wondered how I came to be I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be

[@noahmcnally8434]

This album is so damn good. I want a music video for every song

[@davegildersleeve1758]

Fred Armisen can do anything

[@TheAndradeCS]

One of the Best songs of the new album. Now, if we could get a videoclip for Death Will Bring Change or Tenderness, that would be cool too, but that might be asking too much.

[@adexterwolfe]

Are the intentionally dressed in decades ? Keys : 60s Bass: 70s Singer : 80s Drummer : 90s ????????

[@kahn5234]

i just noticed that their cloths also indicated these eras

[@sylodiablo2437]

whoa! that's some observation

[@riffraff2770]

Wow, you’re right!

[@NerdMov]

The singer is actually dressed like a skinhead from the 60s/70s

[@supercooloz13]

The dummer looks very much like the stones roses drummer late 80,’s early 90’s

[@believeinthesound6753]

I said it once..ill say it again Parquet courts, and Idles have to tour together🔥🔥🔥

[@Vikkterrmuzik]

Thanks random KZbinr, I never heard Idles and checked it out and rather dig it. New jams to me! What else is out there?

[@akumajack1813]

Idles suck so hard lmao

[@mikedocemrick9497]

Crazy, Andrew’s voice perfectly fits his appearance. I feel like that’s a rarity

[@harrisonf6773]

I thought these guys were a British band from the 80s lol

[@StratsRUs]

They do

[@Parallel_LCD]

Why wait for Despacito 2 when Freebird 2 exist?

[@HotStrange]

this is so sad alexa play freebird ii

[@pharlap12]

J.I.D has a song called Despacito Too

[@DiegaydeLaVerga]

I love how the studio version of this song sounds like it's being played live

[@craigdamage]

this song channels the fuck out of Elvis Costello and the Attractions circa 1979. Not just the nasal voice, everything. Guitar, bass, drums, organ, lyrics and composition. This is pure "This Year's Model"

[@Blalack77]

The voice of Jimi Hendrix meets Bob Dylan-level lyrics meets kind of the vibe of The Strokes/old alt-punk meets 100% originality = a breath of fresh air. Easily my favorite music of the last 25 years. They're up there with Bob Dylan and Nirvana for me. Please keep em coming. I have faith in modern music again.

[@jmcpeep8122]

they've been compared to Elvis Costello but I think Parquet Courts have a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor

[@coriemulvey2580]

This guy does Elvis Costello better than Elvis Costello. I love Parquet Courts.

[@leafdog2714]

Imagine having the balls to call your song "Freebird 2", now all we need is Hotel California 2

[@rodrakmicheals2212]

I've learned how not to miss the age of tenderness That I am so lucky to have seen once And now that I've become older I've learned how to brush over My history and how it's sequenced When I think about you I see a person who Hasn't existed for a long time Before you started using, before I starting choosing To do the same thing for the same reasons The first name I called you is not a name at all More of a duty than a function Often an execution, often with deep confusion of 'Who was I when that name was just mine?' Like a serpent charmer negotiating harm I live with a basket of your silence And as the years record I can feel it growing board But I keep the top on in the meantime When I pass my reflection there isn't any question of Where the person in it came from When I catch myself thinking and hear the voice that speaks inside I know where I got my brain from Every step I've strayed from and followed Led me to the same location Every act I've forsake and borrowed A delivery to now And I've never wondered how I came to be I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be

[@MonsterPowk]

To me his voice sounds like Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Costello had a love child

[@dancinginfernal]

I was thinking J Richman and Costello lmao

[@JohnTheBear1961]

Sounds like the vocalist from Pie Tasters too.

[@anthonyholten9117]

fun fact: sean (bassist) no longer owns that venom shirt he's wearing in this video.... he traded it away with an audience member at their show in DC at the 9:30 club on 6/7

[@shortyrags]

nice u were there too? He got a good return on it though.

[@oseasgonzalez4307]

I was there!

[@oseasgonzalez4307]

Traded away for a Beastie Boys tee, no less.

[@versnellingspookie]

I saw him perform in that tee once i think. Cool factoid!

[@666froggy]

that was actually my friend and they traded back after the show!

[@beepbeep2446]

I’m starting to notice more how much Andrew sounds like Elvis Costello

[@ashleypg1708]

Yes!

[@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog]

Odd the occasional hint of Hendrix, weirdly

[@bobeschism9426]

Costello meets Fugazi's Ian MacKaye

[@beepbeep2446]

Bobe Schism I could see the Guy Picciotto similarity not necessarily Ian

[@meandervh8960]

yes thank you

[@abefroman9848]

This song makes me feel, so stoned and starving

[@coffeyeoin5]

ha

[@zen9320]

I was debating Should I watch this Now we wait for the apocalypse I was stoned, so stoned and starving

[@kristjanveia4839]

Ugh, what have you done?

[@jimmykrapa5731]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJTVo2ybjdtqbpo

[@moshambles]

These lads are a million times better than the current crop of humourless indie post spunkers

[@totalignoranceinc]

Lol as much as i agree with this statement some of the humorless indie bands are really good check out omni for example

[@zDrFeelGoodz]

Check out IDLES

[@zDrFeelGoodz]

@Galt's Gooch All subjective.

[@zDrFeelGoodz]

@Galt's Gooch Don't be a dickass. Saying he's in the top 5 is very subjective. You said it as if it's fact.

[@zDrFeelGoodz]

@Galt's Gooch Doesn't matter if you say probably or certainly. It is a subjective opinion. And who cares? I do.

[@ciaranryan2752]

This song is awesome. These guys are killing the melodic basslines on the new album. Bonus points for Savage’s awesome dance (?) moves in this vid.

[@okurcute]

damn the beginning reminds me of jesus wants me for a sunbeam by the vaselines

[@chrisdonahue]

Every step I’ve strayed from and followed led me to this video

[@alonachemerys]

❤️

[@beatzrhymesofficial]

Voice color is almost as same as Jimmy Hendrix.

[@Buelr]

this song makes me realize i’m getting old and life is passing me by

[@ziazaidi3]

I just fucking love how dorky and real this band is. No toxic masculine rock n roll pretense.

[@mtabby8791]

Oh god go drink some protein you pussy

[@ferrychrisliandy]

His vocal reminds me of king krule

[@canariotra]

that bass line...

[@johnunderwood3132]

This is the best fucking song I’ve heard in a long time. Who are these guys I want to know everything

[@jonathangoodman2636]

What an intriguing voice--Elvis Costello mashed with Jimi Hendrix!

[@buttonmonkey808]

anyone for elvis costello?

[@andrewp1075]

Yep definitely.

[@kmfdm303]

This entire album hits me in the feels. Totally under rated.

[@FlipnoteMaster]

I don't understand why the view counter only counts the number of times that /I/ watch this

[@dazed6316]

I was that girl that screamed FREEBIRD in Austin TX Levitation concert in 2016

[@dearlyband7715]

It's great that this band isn't just all about Andrew. They've all remained together after so much doting and acclaim over them. That's rare! They're a tight unit and that's awesome to see.

[@riccardoaffaticato5885]

This song makes me cry

[@hugorechatin2408]

I know those tears dude

[@jacobcarson3997]

Raking in that American Spirit money, I see you guys! 😉

[@nickelgrandma]

1:30 is that the most legendary basket in music history? maybe.

[@christopherkrohne1428]

Has nobody noticed that they are all dressed like different UK bands?

[@cheesymush1]

Savage has such a joe jackson type of vibe. And his silly dances are inspiring. Cannot wait to see these guys live

[@laberinto9187]

Free, I feel free like you promised I’d be I love it

[@stephengold4474]

The best band in the business right now!!! Please come back to Orlando

[@Frances-Luna]

Amazing moves, amazing video, amazing song.

[@danmaftei7633]

"I've learned how not to miss / The age of tenderness / That I've been so lucky to have seen once." wisdom.

[@awesomerockets]

I keep hearing Jimi Hendrix' voice.

[@eanxt1312]

thicc

[@theepicninjamoose]

when he took off the coat, I was like 'damn'

[@SuperHoneyOil]

SUCC

[@sratus]

you people are fucking idiots

[@Motexzzz]

Some ppl take anti depressants, i listen to parquet courts...

[@ad-xf8bb]

I do both. It's okay.

[@contestofnerds]

so lucky to have seen once 11/13/2022

[@assaf]

Such a sick jam. Keep coming back to it. Truly worthy of the name Freebird 2

[@AnarchyApple]

One of my favourites from the album! So glad it got a video with it!

[@sebastianromero355]

Why does he both look and not look exactly how I thought he’d look? I love it. Long time listener but never looked up any videos/live performances.

[@AymenAchaba]

Dude has Hendrix's voice

[@jackburton3540]

I'm still convinced that the bassist is really Q from impractical jokers

[@memereview13]

Freebird was so good the made a second one

[@gupporu2844]

I've learned how not to miss the age of tenderness That I am so lucky to have seen once And now that I've become older I've learned how to brush over My history and how it's sequenced When I think about you I see a person who Hasn't existed for a long time Before you started using, before I starting choosing To do the same thing for the same reasons The first name I called you is not a name at all More of a duty than a function Often an execution, often with deep confusion of 'Who was I when that name was just mine?' Like a serpent charmer negotiating harm I live with a basket of your silence And as the years record I can feel it growing board But I keep the top on in the meantime When I pass my reflection there isn't any question of Where the person in it came from When I catch myself thinking and hear the voice that speaks inside I know where I got my brain from Every step I've strayed from and followed Led me to the same location Every act I've forsake and borrowed A delivery to now And I've never wondered how I came to be I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be Free I feel free like you promised I'd be

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Parquet courts proved that they are one of the most important bands in 2018 with Wide Awake, very solid record

[@manjon217]

This sounds so much like Hendrix. Love it so much.

[@whitespyder9]

He sounds so much like Chuck Moseley, former singer for Faith No More.

[@beatweezl]

I was thinking more Elvis Costello.

[@whitespyder9]

@@beatweezl him too!

[@arcaneherbs5037]

Sound good but has a strange vibe

[@mrembe9]

This is my new favorite song. I am really digging this band!

[@theartofgregcrimmins]

I feel this to my core, Adam. Grateful for what I've been through, I know how it has played a major role on my checks and balances. I empathize, brother.

[@bigcheese2128]

One of the few songs to come out in the last few years that can bring me to bittersweet tears no matter how much I hear it

[@popeyedoyle6360]

is this ben from ben folds five

[@gianni7445]

This bassline is a creation of god

[@kihmsanders9205]

These guys just continue to satisfy, with one catchy, inventive tune after another. Find their stuff invading my head at odd times, and it always brings a smile to my face.

[@robkeaton6143]

Best song I've heard in I don't know, five years maybe

[@wrapi93]

worst showmans\dancers\ugly--but- of-GREAT-SONGS & Heart, this is indie. maroon 5 are beter looking bu generic crappy low ..fake pop

[@beepbeep2446]

This is rock music’s own version of their answer to Despacito 2

[@dylanriesenbeck846]

Big ups to the American Spirit 👍🏻

[@santiagosanchezblanco9430]

Esta banda a principio de la decada de 1980 se hubiese hecho multimillonaria.Tienen gran talento y muy buen feelin'.

[@IsaacAutumn]

Dancing is on point

[@adamduncan9269]

Never thought I'd see the day Parquet Courts releases a music video that carries their music this well

[@AllGlitterandDirt]

🌌🌟💕💜💕🌟🌌

[@Zc2n5KGvtO]

Whoa! Groovy moves, andrew!

[@carlton3733]

Re-upload this and change the title to "A COLORS SHOW"

[@jaykelley103]

Carlton B what?

[@spectratio]

get out of my reccomended edit: sorry for the agression this was actually kinda fresh

[@mricardo96]

Get back it's too good

[@graysonn986]

1:15 a savage dabs on the haters

[@weirdseance]

took me a while to realize but the organ & chord progression is reminiscent of The Doors 'Hyacinth House'

[@johnreed2242]

Here a little bit of Elvis Costello and the Attractions in this which is no bad thing.

[@adriancavor8626]

There's a San Diego band called Blair Gun that actually does a song called Andrew Savage, as a tribute to the man.

[@Oynn]

that bassline tho, too good

[@Duck.1980]

Can we have more Parquet Courts, please? It’s nearly 2025

[@Emily-yn1ut]

i am obsessed with this album

[@brendansturcke3617]

Elvis Costello vibe. Superb band. Best bass player going!