The Blasting Company - Candy (Official Music Video)

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Recorded at Sunset Sound
Engineered by Tom Rogers
Mixed by Oz Fritz
Special Thanks to Jesse Carmichael
The Band:
Brandon Armstrong: Tuba
Eliana Athayde: Cello
Cory Beers: Bass Drum
Charles de Castro: Trumpet
Frank Fairfield: Violin
Josh Kaufman: Vocal, Accordion
Dominique Rodriguez: Snare Drum
Rosalie Rodriguez: Violin
Justin Rubenstein: Vocal, Guitar, Trombone
Zac Sokolow: Violin

[@rominsami6286]

May there be no war

[@tobingtayeng4427]

🥺🙆🕯️

[@martinzachry2121]

🇺🇦

[@jacobbrown8538]

War

[@LotsaRaindrop73]

Amen to that

[@van_alan_folk]

Ill see yall in the Cavalry

[@Jinars.]

Who would've thought that Over the Garden Wall would lead me to find one of the best bands I've heard.

[@BlastingCompany]

[@alkti_elk5874]

Same!

[@gia3258]

Same haha

[@TheDustBunni]

Yes! I watch that shit every year between Halloween and Thanksgiving. So glad it brought this group into my life ❤🙌 A thousand blessings

[@maadacoomber9090]

Right

[@matthewburdick4966]

" The cities they will burn, And families will crack The hate that drove us from our homes Will drag the living back And limping from the darkness With our hatred in our tracks, A long and lonely shadow there can never be undone" Holy shit.

[@lucarse5051]

Goes hard

[@kylehart8829]

I read that line as a beautifully dark reflection on the war's legacy of rising confederate sympathies and reactionary racist movements that dominated the south and are still felt today. That long shadow still hasn't been undone to this day.

[@sceleratis3578]

@@kylehart8829 More than that, its a reflection of war's legacy all over the world. Similar inescapable cycles in Bosnia, Palestine, Afghanistan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya before and Ukraine now, so on and so forth. People and societies struggle to move on, and things go unaddressed. This pain is terrifyingly universal.

[@gingersnap329]

​@@kylehart8829Very poignant. I'm usually *very* shaky when it comes to anything involving Confederate stuff in music. But I respect that the lyrics did not try to decorate them in a heroic or mythic light

[@Uhshawdude]

This is the most affected I've been by a song in a long time. It's perfectly bittersweet, and show's the Civil War era South in a way I'd never seen before. Not making excuses, not playing the victim. Just showing the cost of violence through the eyes of innocents. Those who's minds are still full of dreams, despite it all. I feel for these children more than I thought I could. And the way the lyrics suddenly stop, leaving only that gorgeous instrumental. Chills. Please make more music. You're all one of a kind.

[@BlastingCompany]

Thank you so much for this much needed encouragement, we really appreciate it. More music forthcoming ASAP!

[@0D_D0]

@@BlastingCompany Very glad to hear it, but please do not rush the music. I wish to see another masterpiece like this, even if I have to wait like half a year or more.

[@Little-rb6rb]

@@BlastingCompany its been a year where song

[@NeillGuitars]

It would seem that way from the lyrics, but the animation would seem to reveal that the kids are in the union. The kid is holding a union flag and the city was pretty industrious, which wasn't all that common in Southern cities during the civil war. Been questioning the disconnect between the two a little bit, but it's a great tune.

[@AidaBenk10101]

@@NeillGuitars pretty sure that's the Stars and Bars (csa), and the south had industrial towns/cities, just not to the same extent as the North. And side note though I'm not particularly sure how to articulate this, but the song is pretty clearly a southern one both musically and lyrically. I haven't ever been able to find anything about it online, but there's a certain sense of "Southern Sorrow" that persists even today from the aftermath of the Civil War. Not to bring any sort of justification either way, but a lot of innocent people suffered during and after the war, and we continue to feel it today. The south was already behind Industrially/economically in 1861, but the war set us back easily another 50-80 years. Add in a good deal of bitterness, spite, and poor planning, and that leaves us in the situation we're in now. The city im in had an unemployment rate of more than 25% for males my age before covid. I have nothing against people from the North, hell I even family in Ohio, Maryland, and elsewhere, but I wish there was more understanding for what the average,working class people here have to endure just to make it, only to be stereotyped as stupid, ignorant, racist, inbred, ect. It hurts sometimes, and I really wish we could all put aside our preconceptions and treat each other as human beings instead of enemies to overcome. If anyone actually reads this, I just want to say that I love you, from the bottom of my heart, and I hope you find happiness in whatever it is that you do

[@hurricanejaney]

i love the cannonball story. just like the children, they’re innocent until weaponized

[@BlastingCompany]

💥

[@user-me3ge8de4o]

The fact that the song ends abruptly is so heartbreaking

[@Asparagus_stars]

The fact I’m almost never a person to be hit by the feels but this song makes me feel so damn overwhelmed- love how my favourite childhood cartoon has helped me find the most wonderful band dude

[@jovialjuliaq8541]

EXACTLY

[@milk-kg2pm]

RIGHR

[@anedgyweeb2703]

Kinda thought you guys wouldn't be back with stuff like this since the last album (not counting OTGW) was ten years ago, glad I was wrong

[@sombra2310]

Wait they had an album?? I must listen to it 😭😭😭

[@anedgyweeb2703]

@@sombra2310 Yeah it's called A History of Public Relations Dilemmae

[@sombra2310]

@@anedgyweeb2703 Thank you sooooooo muuuuch!!! 😍😍😍

[@valerieli6958]

3:56 woah that slaps

[@rociomancilla1]

It sure does bruh.

[@zacyzoo]

Damn it hit hard when the cannonballs came down. I'd love to see you guys live someday, there's nobody with this sort of vibe in the UK.

[@eitantour8059]

Haha, hit hard. Pun intended?

[@13mgreg]

American folk, brother. Won't find it anywhere else

[@heypookeybearitisi]

speaking as a southerner, be grateful there isn't. the generational trauma of the civil war did inspire some incredible music, but it came at a cost that no one should ever have to pay

[@AaronJShay]

Just when the world seems bleak... A new Blasting Company song appears on the horizon.

[@ZSYme]

"Happy little--" I think when the full band strikes up a cannonball hits the house/cellar and kills them

[@SalTheCat]

Well, I don’t think so. Candy stumbles on the stairs, presumably the cannonballs. And then the rest of the song their fine :)

[@GoAndLive]

Never thought I’d get a notification from this channel. So glad I did

[@parkeaudio1338]

I know! I hoped every day that I would hear something from them then finally we did!

[@Sunny-uh5bc]

Yeah I really looked forward to it anny

[@Shark20167]

It’s not often you find a band that every single note and moment resonates with you on a level that’s deeper than can be described. Blasting Company is music for my soul. Love you guys so much.

[@BlastingCompany]

[@chooseanothername4661]

620,000 Americans died in the civil war. This song is beautiful but it’s like a punch in the gut thinking about that loss of life. Thank you Blasting Company for this gift.

[@Voland1871]

300 thousand Americans, 320 thousand traitors.

[@chasenovak122]

All that death, all those lives lost, for what, a people’s right to subjugate those they see as lesser. So many people, HUMAN BEINGS, lied to, led into a war, to kill their own countrymen, and all for what.

[@hewhoplugwalks]

And that's only counting the military deaths. That's not counting those innocent civilians lost in the direct fire, on both sides. Nor the ones lost from disease, famine, and general displacement. The American Civil War will always hit close for me, as a reminder for how truly fragile peace is, even amongst brothers and sisters, fathers and sons, etc.

[@hulking_presence]

@@hewhoplugwalks Why wouldn't you sacrifive your brother's life when there are black people unhappy?

[@janopa9719]

Candy took me down Candy took me down Down to her cellar Down to her cellar We sat in candle light Drinkin her father's wine Sheltered in darkness Cold earth around us That's when the Union came In veils of stormy rain We talked about her pa How she watched him in awe Preachin the gospel She was delightful We heard the thunder fall Damn near break down these walls The bottles ringin Us two just sittin Outside the cannonballs Came screamin through the squall She took to cryin then I watched the candle dim And curl and shudder Afraid to touch her And as the flame went dead Dear God, I felt her head Rest tired upon me Just breathin softly Outside the city burned Lord, it was hell on Earth As darkness swept aside That breathless candelight I felt her breathin And I started singin Soldiers they will come, And soldiers they will go The war may lay the lot of us In rows of granite stone And if I join the cavalry And perish far from home, A life as sweet as candy I may never live to know The cities they will burn, And families will crack The hate that drove us from our homes Will drag the living back And limping from the darkness With our hatred in our tracks, A long and lonely shadow there can never be undone But Candy is asleep, In darkness and in peace And my heart fills the silence with its happy little

[@michigan2005]

Gracias hermano...

[@janopa9719]

Chords: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-blasting-company/candy-chords-3128630

[@cameronpeterson6734]

@@janopa9719 Tysm

[@ziammarino]

I'm guessing he said "beat" at the end but was cut off by the musical sting.

[@awareshi4429]

hey can u describe me some? my english is quite poor so can u help me? i cant understand what he tryna say in " drag the living back" and "limping from the darkness with our hatred in our tracks" and latsly " a long and lonely shadow there can never be undone" thanks already now.

[@bryce6195]

I remember hearing this live at an Over the Garden Wall exhibition. I'm so glad to be able to hear it again.

[@BlastingCompany]

I think that was maybe the first time we ever played it live all the way through!

[@natalievuong5468]

The way the singing abruptly ends makes me think that Candy never woke

[@BlastingCompany]

🤔

[@magesticcrab2164]

Unless it gets cut off because that's when the attackers kicked down the door. Or a cannon ball hit, like how the animation shows.

[@user-xb4pu4gr3q]

You don't think that it was meant as a cliff hanger? The video says otherwise

[@LeightonsLibrary]

@@user-xb4pu4gr3q the video ends before the flame goes out, before he sings, before she falls asleep. I don't think the moment where the lyrics are cut off is actually depicted in the video

[@BullocK1495]

@@LeightonsLibrary Agreed. Earlier in the song, it describes the setting that the animation ends at. I'm on mobile now so I can't easily relisten and type the lyrics as I hear them but sings something about them together, him hesitating to touch her and, like you said, the candle flame going out. I think the lyrics cut off and implied the word "beat." Again, I can't listen again easily at the moment to say exactly what the final lines were but "beat" would have rhymed and made sense given the following instrumental.

[@virgiltheghost]

“The hate that drove us from our homes will drag the living back” ok but as someone who grew up in the deep south, holy *shit* does that hit hard

[@AURELIAN-restitutororbis]

This has me on the verge of tears, man!! Especially the latter half with the violin. The lyrics land that sharp special kick right in the kidneys. This is truly singularly unique.

[@user-lz6nm5zf4b]

Over the garden wall wasn't great as it is now without you guys

[@BlastingCompany]

we watched it many times without music, it's still very good!

[@robertestevesdesousa3748]

I'm crying because this is so beautiful and powerful.

[@andrewcabrera505]

Im trying to sleep but just keep listening to it on repeat and crying

[@jovialjuliaq8541]

@@andrewcabrera505 absolute mood

[@hannafalk6494]

There is something about The Blasting Company's music that just elude nostalgia. I can't explain it, but whenever I listen, it feels like I'm being transported into another world.

[@markcrandall4207]

Nice to hear you guys play again, even if it's just a recording -- I enjoyed this

[@BlastingCompany]

Mark!!! So great to see you here! We miss you guys!

[@lesedintuli1464]

Hmmmm

[@druidforhire]

Gorgeous beyond belief. I have your music saved in a playlist of mine labelled "The Romantic March" -- not for love, but for the artistic tradition, packed to the brim with emotion and leaving little room for anything else. It's populated mostly by this band; there are some similar folk songs there, but nothing sweeps me off my feet with the same fullness and beauty as your strings, your brasses, your woodwinds, and your incredible lyrical precision. "The hate that drove us from our homes will drag the living back" ... man. It's vivid. The animator knocked it out of the park as well. I don't know how involved you were in the imagery and symbolism, but it's piercing; that blasted, cannonball-like sun, the defending soldiers and citizens running, and the actual cannonballs dancing in the sky, waltzing around, a kiss before the impact, the flashes of wartime scenes in the dark, the tender, timid, unfinished gesture at the end... I am struck through. All that this team does, I am in love with it.

[@BlastingCompany]

You are too kind, thank you for taking the time and for your words of support

[@ronanevans941]

Hey I see that this comment is a year old so I don't suppose that I will get a reply but better ask than not- have you got this playlist still? This is my favourite song and I've been desperate to find something filled with the same honey of sorrow!

[@druidforhire]

@@ronanevans941 Yes, I do! Here: kzbin.info/aero/PLRCu8-3enllY2xI4t8oKAQUMDrACQoc0Q It's still a work in progress because I have the same problem where seeking out this kind of full-bodied sorrow in a folk tone is a fairly difficult task, but I've amassed some things. They're not all exactly like Candy, but they should all be along the lines of breaking your heart or breaking your heart open, a little or a lot, either to the pluck of a guitar or the beat of a drum. (Plus just a ton of Blasting Company to embody that feeling of the gentle autumn.) Go forth and be forlorn!

[@ronanevans941]

@@druidforhire oh my goodness! Thank you!

[@ronanevans941]

@@druidforhire i appreciate all the hadestown music-great musical! Definitely similar tone

[@lambbri]

*me, watching the last minute* oh how cute! The shadows are his imagination going wild! *me, now realizing that the shadows signify graves and the dreams that will never come to be right before they perish* ... ohgodithurtssoBAD-

[@SteveTheViking42]

Currently obsessed with this song. It’s so moving! What genre would you classify this as?

[@BlastingCompany]

Thank you! We usually just say "folk music" because it gets a little complicated sometimes...

[@PopTartNeko]

Beautifully morose song. My heart breaks thinking about kids hiding in their basements right now. Just trying to outlive a war, trying to outgrow their ancestors' hatred. I hope he and Candy made it out okay in the end. Thank you so much for this music. You guys might be the only people making this kind of 1800s folk americana. (Kind of like the decemberists but more whimsical). It's really special and never fails to put me in a creative mood.

[@nevandegafferelly7530]

This is the prequel of where we gonna leave it

[@17Clovers]

I first heard the Blasting Company at a farmers market in LA in 2008 or 09. Bought the CD 💛

[@someobscuremusic2553]

Holy shucks they're alive

[@Epic0Studios]

Thank you so much for adding such good captions. I just read them closely for the first time, having listened to this song for years. But for some reason, my eyes almost erupted with tears when I saw "A life as sweet as Candy" with "Candy" being capitalized. And the beautiful cut off before the word beat simply broke my heart. I keep coming back and coming back to this song and I really think you guys may have created the most special song I've ever heard. I hope that doesn't sound too silly or maudlin, but every few weeks I re-obsess over this song and the wonderfully detailed and meaningful scene of intimacy amidst the end of the world. No matter how many times I listen, I still find myself at the edge of my seat with this story, remembering the times I felt in the same shoes. And the choice to have the music video set just before the events of the song? Genius. You people are brilliant. Thank you for a perfect piece of art.

[@Epic0Studios]

Also I notice the spelling of "G-d" to which I say shoutout to fellow members of the tribe lol.

[@BlastingCompany]

thank you!!

[@pikablob]

I've only just realised something; the man in the church spire who sees the cannonballs has the same hair colour and nose shape as Candy (he even has a similar front parting), and in the lyrics, she mentions her Pa preaching the gospels... I'm pretty sure that's her father in the belfry *that she and the kid see take a direct hit*

[@JSHayward3]

I Keep coming back. Glad to see this with over five thousand views. Though I need to admit to 2,500 of them.

[@BlastingCompany]

thank you for the support! Hopefully we'll have new things for you soon :)

[@lambbri]

This is the first song that has made me full on weep. As a history buff and a sucker for unrequited love, you guys have possibly made the greatest song for this sort of genre. Keep up the great work, and excuse me while I go cry some ✨more✨

[@lambbri]

This is the first time I’ve seen the Union being portrayed as being ‘in the wrong’, showing that in war there are innocents and victims on both sides. No one wins in War, no matter how good ones intentions may be. It really does put into perspective how I see history...

[@chaz693]

I don't think it shows the union being in the wrong. It just demonstrates how the war sucked for southerners. The union laid waste to the south, but the planter class invited them.

[@koobyboy4304]

It portrays how war sucks for everyone, even the one's that aren't involved in war

[@bulbrossow9172]

It’s meant to be about the children who couldn’t help being born in this bad place and being brought up in a terrible system, not glorifying the Confederates. I think it shows just how devastating war is for all involved, especially those who didn’t ask to be put in it.

[@danielvegamartinez9170]

This song doesn’t have boring moments

[@bendriscoll6631]

War never looked so cute.

[@BlastingCompany]

sincerely hoping this is not the main take-away of this video

[@RipudamanRao]

@@BlastingCompany 😂

[@stolasish1184]

For the longest time i thought that ‘public relations dilemmae’ & ‘over the garden wall’ were just made by my two favourite bands with similar names. “Such an odd coincidence.”

[@fizXwolf]

So rare to be blown away by so many aspects of a song. The lines about hate are really what drove this song home for me. Well, that and the musical power this group always brings to every song. Also love when a music video adds to the experience as well!

[@lambbri]

When I saw those two cannonballs heading towards the house they were hunkered down in i audibly went “please no” AND THEN THE LYRICS WERE CUT OFF AND THE MUSIC JUST WJFKWOFOW

[@Baseball_Louie6320]

I love this song so much, just the animation and the soft vocals... It made me cry quite a bit when I first saw the video! Nicely done! Hope to hear more, I miss your stuff! ☺️

[@BlastingCompany]

thank you! more to come

[@TooManyEditsProductions]

I dont know what genre to call this but im glad you guys are making music again cause you’re the only place i find stuff like this.

[@averyhotaling2384]

Folk

[@TrillionCakes]

The shadows on the wall segment was so genius.

[@BlastingCompany]

I believe that was Justin's idea! And huge kudos to Peter for making it into a reality

[@ranibowsprimkle1905]

this song is so hauntingly beautiful. I've been listening to it on loop for so long now and I don't think I'll ever get sick of it I get chills whenever 3:56 comes around, it's just so G O O D I wrote a whole short story based off this song- not a good one, but it's one of the first stories I've actually finished so it's something. anyways 10/10 song, I will be forcing everyone I know to listen to it

[@Mmmmbananas]

"So anyways I started blasting"

[@kiwi9615]

i've been obsessed with this song ever since it came out it's just so so good !! the calmness of it all right until 2:40 ? nothing will ever top that

[@wisteriafrog]

I don't know how to describe it but the balsting company's music is so special to me. It started with over the garden wall from well... overthe garden wall. Seeing someone recognize my instrument (bassoon) was just something I've never seen before. Then there is prelude, the pastorale style just made so much sense for its placement in the beginning of the show. Additionally adelaides trap is fantastically written slowing and speeding down, it really helps to picture a scene. The entire album, sketches of the unknown is amazing. And then there's candy, I've probably listened to this song about 100 times. Although the song is about the civil war (I think do correct me if I'm wrong), it reminds me of marching band and the end to a season, bittersweet memories. All and all I just wanted to say that I just love this music.

[@galacticmess7050]

I made a re-harmonization of "One is a Bird" for a school assignment (I'm in music college), because I love this music!!❤️ Congrats on the new single guys, sounds beautiful, can't wait to hear what's next. 😄

[@BlastingCompany]

please email us that reharm! we'd love to hear it.

[@jodikirsh]

"The hate that drove us from our homes will drag the living back / And limping from the darkness with our hatred in our tracks / A long and lonely shadow that can never be undone": very poignant. I'm feeling that a lot right now. I've probably thought about this song every few months ever since it came out. Very thoughtful piece, thank you all for making it

[@sethhatfield6293]

Years ago I use to watch this channel all the time, sometimes the same video over and over. Came back for some nostalgia and i’m surprised and overjoyed to see this new video, some of your finest work!

[@BlastingCompany]

Thank you! Hopefully many more to come

[@otysb209]

The exact and emotional same. What a time.

[@brandthull5471]

I’ll never get tired of your guys’ sound. Whether it’s grand and sweeping or pensive and soft, like Candy, it always moves me. I just want more and more :) Thanks for making music that can lift a heart in troubled waters.

[@Toyota_Echo]

Is this about the civil war? Specifically the burning of Atlanta?

[@BlastingCompany]

I didn't write the words (my brother Justin did) so I may not be qualified to answer this but yes it is definitely the American Civil War, although I'm pretty sure it was really inspired from his experiences traveling in ex-Yugoslavia and hearing people's stories from that civil war.

[@squatchin6787]

@@BlastingCompany first thing I thought about was Sherman’s March to the Sea, you don’t hear many songs about the civil war and even then, none are this beautiful. Wonderful song.

[@xavierscott5402]

@@BlastingCompany that’s really cool, did you have a story ending for Candy? Did she die or is this based off of a real persons story?

[@michaelbonnet590]

@@squatchin6787 my first images in mind were the destruction of Atlanta as well.

[@wambambrose]

I really want you to know that this song has made my weekend

[@GoAndLive]

Amazing single. So when the new album dropping bois?!🥺👁👁

[@BlastingCompany]

Still working on it!

[@GoAndLive]

BlastingCompany Hell yeah🥺😈👌

[@sir.beefswaggerton9103]

@@BlastingCompany I can't wait for my ears to be blessed you guys inspired me to get start a band with my friends

[@kn1ght-788]

BlastingCompany Cannot wait to have another album to vibe to.

[@clorotch3259]

I've listened to this so many times in the past two days. So good.

[@alexxsa7073]

The best music I heard ever. I'm from Spain!!! 🇪🇸

[@otysb209]

This just broke my heart in all the right ways. It’s been so long, and this timing was perfect. As it’s always been. I am so grateful for your music.

[@HiddyCent]

I can't stop listening to it. Such a sweet and powerful piece.

[@EvesEvilVideos]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!! NEW STUFF *NEW STUFF*

[@fookilybookily7703]

Buying the new album day one

[@thebigfew4261]

I knew i was here not in vain. This is marvelous. P.s. Can't stop listening to it. Truly amazing.

[@Mayotierno]

Candy took me down Candy took me down Down to her cellar Down to her cellar We sat in candlelight Drinking her father's wine Sheltered in darkness Cold earth around us That's when the union came In veils of stormy rain She talked about her pa How she watched him in awe Preaching the Gospels She was delightful We heard the thunder fall Damn near break down these walls The bottles ringing Us two just sitting Outside the cannonballs Came screaming through the squall She took to crying then I watched the candle dim And curl and shudder Afraid to touch her And as the flame went dead Dear God I felt her head Rest tired upon me Just breathing softly Outside the city burned Lord it was hell on earth As darkness swept aside That breathless candlelight I felt her breathing And I started singing "Soldiers they will come and Soldiers they will go The war may lay the lot of us In rows of granite stone And if I join the cavalry and Perish far from home A life as sweet as Candy I may never live to know Cities they will burn And families will crack The hate that drove us from our homes Will drag the living back Limping from the darkness With our hatred in our tracks A long and lonely shadow That can never be undone" But Candy is asleep In darkness and in peace And my heart fills the silence With its happy little...

[@dailydilettante5398]

The music and story behind this are sad, though great. Reminds of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Great song in general. Big fan of your work.

[@BlastingCompany]

we are big fans of The Band, thank you!

[@alabasterindigo]

What an absolute gift. Your music has helped me through a whole lot and this is beyond what I needed. If there is a lord almighty, he’s mighty gracious for allowing me to discover you guys. Well, whatever it was that brought me to your pleasant tunes, I am beyond thankful for all that you’ve given us. Bless you and all that you do.

[@BlastingCompany]

Thank you so much for the kind note (and the blessing!). We hope to be able to bring more music to you soon

[@nobodyimportant9251]

This song keeps rattling around my brain case. First heard it half asleep on a spotify playlist and thought it was a dream. I'm glad it's real.

[@chris81490]

Their silhouettes looking like tombstones on the wall behind them man... just gutting.

[@KrikXela]

They borrowed such a chilling line from the Nigerian proverb "Soldier come, soldier go, but barrack remains".

[@parkeaudio1338]

Lonely, cold I waited for years and now it's paid off. Thank you Petrojvic Blasting Co.

[@Shmizzybelle]

I listened to this song a long time ago now but I've recently come back to it. It's more relevant than ever now, with wars plaguing the Middle East and Russia with Ukraine. I'm getting scared of what's going to come of it, I'm so scared. I'm not part of either of those nations but it doesn't mean I don't feel sick to my stomach whenever I hear about what's going on. I pray it'll all be over soon. This song feels like a testimony against what's going on nowadays, even though it was made three years ago now. I wish politics weren't so complex, we're all humans aren't we? So why do we fight each other? I'm aware of the complexities of both those wars I've mentioned but wouldn't it be so much better if no one fought? I feel like a little kid now. I feel desperate for those people, dying, losing everything, losing their humanity. This song, though melancholic, gives comfort to me even though it's about war. May there be peace for those who've died at the hands of war and violence

[@aeryn6275]

This is my favorite song in the world. I’ve used Spotify to listen to it until now; I only searched it up on KZbin in order to nick the song file to create my own animatic for it. I had no idea this insanely well-crafted, beautiful music video even existed. It’s absolutely perfect and makes the song hit so much harder than I had ever imagined in my head. This animation has so many different elements and is so painstakingly created, what a glorious labor of love. I’m obsessed. Absolutely my favorite music video in the entire world now. I’m going to study it; what a masterclass in storyboarding, storytelling, the power of filters, character designs, color palettes, animation…. I’m so grateful that I was lucky enough to watch it.

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

I like how the instrumental is clearly reminiscent of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. It's fitting, and quite sad.

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

Oops! When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Not Battle Hymn of the Republic. Wrong song.

[@corgio1260]

@@jackrutledgegoembel5896 I’ve always known that song as “The Ants Go Marching” I guess it makes sense it originated as a war song

[@ryomaharuno8681]

This is quite possibly the best thing that's come of this horrendous year.

[@BlastingCompany]

It's certainly been a tough one. We're hoping to release some more before the year is out.

[@dianadegracia1072]

heard this song on spotify first, and i was like, dang, this is such a nice, cute little song...and then i almost had a heart attack when the big brass came in, and i was absolutely devastated at the sudden lack of lyrics and the images running through my mind...its safe to say that even after OTGW, yall have managed to make me love your music even more :D

[@lambbri]

I think the wonderful thing about this song is that no matter who I show it to, my mom who likes Spanish pop, my dad who likes old country music and aggressive Spanish music from the 60’s, to even my friends, they can all agree that the emotion that hits with the blast of the instruments once the cannon ball smashed into the house, is heart wrenching. The way they fall silent and watch the music videos, and don’t really know how to respond afterward is an experience that I have only witnessed through this unique, fantastical song.

[@themexicanwolverine]

Dont be mad it took 3 years to find this song. Be glad you fianlly did. Amazing.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Amen and God Bless the Blasting Company!

[@BlastingCompany]

G-d bless you too!

[@joeywagner729]

This is beautiful. So happy you all made more music. I rewatch OtGW every Halloween.

[@BlastingCompany]

we do too! more music in the works...

[@kevschnibbletz3808]

@@BlastingCompany I love you guys ❤❤❤❤

[@sIacker]

Revisiting this as I am taking a civil war and reconstruction class in my last year of college. Not one who cries often but I can always trust this to do it.

[@bignoot1696]

2:38 and beyond has my whole heart

[@stairs-nyarlathotep3548]

You probably get these types of comments a lot, but this is most likely my favorite song. I get goosebumps whenever I listen to this. I discovered this band through Over The Garden Wall, and boy am I begging for more of these.

[@Comicking-hm8yh]

I discovered this song about a two weeks ago and since then have listened to it at least twice a day. It would be awesome to hear a purely instrumental version if possible, that would be quite cool to hear. Just to hold us over till your next video

[@BlastingCompany]

Since it was all tracked live in the room together there's no way to cleanly remove the vocals...but hopefully when this pandemic is over we can get everyone back in the studio together!

[@aryantiwari845]

Best anti-war song I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. Bravo!

[@metheboss4993]

I found this song on Spotify, and oh boy, the joy of discovering this has a music video is inexplicable.

[@Raginmunnd]

yes. YES. YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[@willow3410]

Spotify introduced me to you guys, Candy makes my heart headbang bruh idk how else to describe it. It's difficult to put your sound into a genre but whatever it is it slaps. What a hidden gem of a group, thank you spotify recommendation gods

[@BlastingCompany]

Thank you for stopping and listening when it popped up

[@MacLeodddd]

This song makes me cry. I cannot sing the whole song without tearing up. ❤

[@AFBozo]

Just came through on Release Radar from listening to OTGW soundtrack. No song has perfectly encapsulated the feeling of traditional country music or heartbreaking story quite like this one. Excellent work, you should be exceptionally proud.

[@madsstories8909]

This is the best song ever written, and I have dwelled on this thought for a while now. Perfect length, perfect message, everything. Man, y'all need more credit. Dang, I love this song.

[@Crazymelvis]

Your Over The Garden Wall Music is one of the only things that actually makes me cry. Thank you.

[@treygonzalez5252]

Good music doesn't deserve to be on the radio. It deserves to be actively sought out because it's the type of music that only people who truly respect music will appreciate.

[@eyesunclouded3508]

I wanted to believe youd be back. And my faith was rewarded. 🙌🏻

[@harrydking]

Very good day for music - great song!

[@lazydonkey5401]

VERY good

[@TriZaba]

I’m a history teacher and this is beyond touching, it’s very important to humanize and understand the “bad guys” in history, even the confederates. Is this song based off a particular series of events/stories etc, I would love to know more. If you could provide more info or sources to research, i’d deeply appreciate it. (Just to add and make clear i’m no Southern sympathizer or apologist for the slave system, but as a historian I understand the responsibility we have to every perspective)

[@BlastingCompany]

Hi! Honestly it is mostly based on our experiences working with kids in ex-Yugo countries over the course of a few summers. If you have time please send us an email through our website, we'd love to hear a real history professor's perspective!

[@TriZaba]

@@BlastingCompany Found your website and emailed you guys. I'm a public school teacher, not a professor though ;)

[@jacksonlarson6099]

No flippin' way. This better not be a one-off production. We need more.

[@AxieLotl]

You gotta put this on Spotify, it's so good

[@BlastingCompany]

yes, soon! August 14

[@GameDaddyForever]

This is a masterfully crafted piece of art. You boys should be incredibly proud of yourselves. Thank you for this.

[@BlastingCompany]

[@SiimplyGoon]

This was a great surprise. Want to see / hear more.

[@BlastingCompany]

More is coming!

[@A_Gem]

Why do i have to find amazing bands after they stop posting? First tally hall, then this absolute masterpiece.

[@BlastingCompany]

We didn't stop we're just very slow

[@A_Gem]

@@BlastingCompany thats amazing to hear! Sorry for the assumption, keep on keeping on man!

[@cawa7229]

I've been waiting this for years 😍😍

[@BlastingCompany]

us too...more music to come!