The Casbah Offical Video | Abney Park | Steampunk

The Casbah, from Abney Park's album, "Nomad".
"150 years in the future, after the fall of man kind, the last cities of man live walled off from nature, imprisoning their people in a desolate cage. Abney Park will occasional sneak into these cities, to give unground concerts in the seediest of neighborhoods. This is one such concert."
Oh, and wait through the credits for some hysterical outtakes. Fun was had!

[@RealLifeVlog]

Lol my friend who dances says that You and the band need to write a steampunk burlesque soundtrack lol

[@abneypark]

For anyone curious into the origin of the phrase "Come With Me To The Casbah", I have done much research. Here is the story: Tangiers is a city in Morocco, and The Casbah is a neighborhood in that city. There is a classic silver-screen film called Tangiers, and in it the criminal-hero says to his love, "Come with me to the casbah", were he intended to hide out from the police. This has been quoted now many times, everybody from Animated skunks to the Clash, to Abney Park have now referenced it. In our story, "The Casbah" is a neighborhood in a post-apocalyptic city. I supposed it's technically "New Casbah", but the denizens of this city aren't big on history. (read the Airship Pirate Chronicles for more about that, on sale here: www.abneypark.com/market).

[@MothCreature13]

I am currently reading the Airship Chronicles. It says that it is part one, so are there going to be more books?

[@swishfish8858]

I'll be totally honest, I started reading Wrath of Fate, and I got through the first couple chapters before putting it away. It's way too fast, there's zero true character outside of the Letter Between a Little Boy scene, and it just felt way too hollow. Rob, your universe is awesome, your songs are fantastic, and I'm going to continue buying your music and your merchandise. But... you should really slow down when you write these books and just let the story breathe a bit. :P

[@victorianassassin889]

abneypark Dude, you guy are the BEST I mean just AWESOME.

[@victorianassassin889]

I was at the concert in Strasburg, PA last night 10/15/16. You guys were amazing. I was the one that told you the story about how I found you guys in high school from the song Dear Ophelia. I was the guy that shook your hand then hugged you. I had a brown steampunk hat and I was with my older brother. I freakin love Abney Park.

[@soulstarssama7996]

westgrovesr2012 you're a fucking lucky little bitch 😨

[@klingterra]

I'm VERY old school, I spend most of this song hearing "Hernando's Hideaway" and singing that. Great song!

[@Wolfca1066]

Awesome music, the more I listen the more I want to listen to more songs. Outtakes should be included with every music video!!!Who has the dirtiest laugh? I think the Captain does - keep on laughing!

[@seanmcdonald5859]

Oh man . . . .how many times have i listened to this song and still loving it . . . . .how long is a piece of string . . . . . Fantastic chorus and awesome guitar . . . . brilliant mix of styles . . . . .Awesome work from Abney park . . . . .

[@AdrianMunteanu27]

and violin!

[@sollytom6266]

I didn't immediately realize it, but HEY! That's a Change-Cage City! There's the Change Cage to the left, and there are the steam trains mentioned in the song, and those are the neighborhoods meant to protect us from...the differences between us.

[@LilithMarekLadyDragonwing]

I adore the song, but I wish you'd had a few couples in the audience dancing the tango - this song absolutely SCREAMS tango - and maybe Pasa Doble.. Still - it's a fabulous song - "the world around us is in flames and I don't even know your name!!! Bravo, Cap'n!!!

[@innamedvedev8327]

It is Tango, and there are two girls dancing it beautifully if you watch closely

[@josephsmith7784]

The more I listen to tou guys the more I like you. The outtakes had me crackng up as well.

[@jennyromero970]

Well Captain Robert, I have now officially added the Casbah to my novell. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@pelageos]

Steampunk tango! Waw! Somebody try to dance tango with this composition on video! Cool!

[@katievena422]

well, watching the green room footage it is possible I was taking the song a bit too seriously while working on some choreo for it :) Adorable. Also a Casbah can mean a fortress or stronghold but a home with fortifications.

[@mch12311969]

Instantly become one of my fave Abney Park songs and videos.

[@DelrayDrifter]

A modern day 'Fernando's Hideaway'.

[@nope8827]

The green screen scene is like a "try not to laugh steampunk edition"😂😂

[@tulpa5599]

Those two at the end Oh my They were the best

[@dragonkingofthestars]

for a second there i read that as "Wabash", as in "Wabash cannonball", way to build my self to a unreasonable expectation there there, (jams forks in own eyes to teach them a lesson). My ear still work though and this is still a very well done song if not what i expected when i clicked the linked.

[@elizabugsmommy]

Another awesome video! The guys at the end are hilarious!

[@AnniePerriment]

The sneaking suspicion that some people just have way too much fun - confirmed! Great video, guys - and ladies. Catchy tune and looks like you had fun making the video. I was definitely looking for doumbeks and belly dancers with a title like "The Casbah" (or at least The Clash in there somewhere) but I nonetheless enjoyed the way you did the video. Keep em coming.

[@pipsmom]

Somebody down there said 'no more videos'??? What? I love the videos. And the outtakes

[@LibertyJewel]

OMG! What a great birthday today! Love the song and I laughed till I cried at the end! Can't wait for Durango!

[@soulstarssama7996]

LibertyJewel happy birthday

[@karasutenka]

I love how the video opens with the Change Cage. :D

[@amandadenning2220]

Another amazing location would be the Stiefel Theatre in Salina, KS. It is a historic theitere from the 1930s, and georgous on the outside and inside!

[@erichurst7897]

Well, now you simply must come to Ann Arbor and play at the Michigan Theater. It would be an amazing venue for Abney Park.

[@jacobparisi2094]

THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS I LISIN TO

[@Arthiem]

4:40 ~ 7:26 Defining "Party Hard"

[@antoniolopez6798]

That good video! Original!!! too very steampunk Like like Like!!! Saludos desde Chile (at the south of this word)

[@lizzyyyRockstar08]

Watching this I thought there were two Kato's in the audience! I was confused :p

[@mylois62]

I think this is your best video yet! Bravo!

[@SalixTree]

Tango on Capt Robert and gang! I love the stripey-pants guy at the end

[@akivarpainen1918]

Awesome.

[@Korina42]

We cheated life, and we fell, together on the sentiment, was the day when we knew we both fell. I'm pretty sure that's not what he's singing, but it hasn't stopped me from listening to this song 5 or 6 (or 9) times in the last couple days. :-)

[@classyanimations970]

God, I love this band!

[@randalbuhler9042]

Keep Rock'n the Casbah,Semper Fidelis Oorah Carry On!!

[@Glocks21]

This is fantastic..i should have tried my hand at acting. These videos look so much fun>! Keep up the great work Abney Park

[@mathiasrryba]

this is bloody fantastic

[@glassramen]

Best ending to a music video ever.

[@uztrewertz2377]

I'd appreciate if you updated a version without the outro "kidding around" because it ruins any playlist that contains it. It is funny one time, but not every time.

[@TheSamkerby]

Fun song, and great video!!! :-)

[@kathyevans3251]

I love the music you've created.

[@BlueGuise9]

5:44 Now that's dancing!!

[@theofakostas]

gosh, talk about rocking the casbah lololol!

[@LADYslc]

Loved it. Gad you guys rock.

[@kitttyalan]

muy tango bien argentino me gusto felicitaciones suena hermoso y grandioso

[@jennyromero970]

I had never heard the expresion before. Thanks for the info as well. I shall keep it in mind for my future writings.

[@tommyrulez1612]

(Anu:) /that's not my own account/ I love this vision and I can watch this video again, again, and again. Thanks for explanation, what is Casbah, anyway I knew this word from The Clash's song ''The Casbah''. This song put a spell on me and I think I'll stay with your music for a long time. Funny, that I had such imagination of party in post-apocalypse times, before i defined myself as steampunk. :)

[@moongirl786]

You guys are just too crazy!! :P Love it!!

[@NomMyMuffin]

< . < *cough* i have listened to this song 12.089 times > .> *cough*

[@valsunflowers7175]

Love all your music!

[@darrelllee2107]

Sounds an awful lot like "Hernando's Hideaway" from "The Pajama Game".

[@arianafaustini42]

yes it does!

[@BlueGuise9]

I can't believe they left those dance moves out!

[@__-jt4tv]

Would I be right in detecting a few riffs in there from "Hernando's Hideaway"? Or is that pure coincidence?

[@slywlf]

Great fun ;-)

[@innamedvedev8327]

So steampunk!

[@postapocalypticta]

great work ;P

[@Casamyr2]

When are you guys releasing this album on itunes/google play? :(

[@swishfish8858]

They have! Check it out on iTunes right now! I bought back in January. :3

[@chantillewilson7561]

Wishing I could find this on spotify

[@PsychoCamper21]

FREE VIOLIN BUTTON 3:08

[@RexDexter]

Shared From Here As Follows-Well Done By Dread Captain Robert & Crew: The Casbah Official Video | Abney Park | Steampunk Published on Jan 25, 2015The Casbah, from Abney Park's latest album, "Nomad". "150 years in the future, after the fall of man kind, the last cities of man live walled off from nature, imprisoning their people in a desolate cage. Abney Park will occasional sneak into these cities, to give unground concerts in the seediest of neighborhoods. This is one such concert." Oh, and wait through the credits for some hysterical outtakes. Fun was had! Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5ikaHyKqq-hbM0

[@BlueGuise9]

3:18 Flasher!

[@CaledNoir]

TESLA POWAAAAAAAA!!!!^^

[@MadHatter42]

Can anyone tell me what this song is borrowing it's melody from? That tango-tastic dah-dun, dah-dun, dah-dun-dun-dun, I've heard it before, it's been used and parodied a bunch and I would just love to find out what it's called.

[@blindness134]

+Mad Hatter It's a standard Tango musical structure I think :)

[@Anaris10]

+Mad Hatter "Hidalgo's Hideaway" comes to mind.

[@SalixTree]

+Mad Hatter it's called "La Cumparsita"

[@baldurbear]

The song is old, called 'Hernando's Hideaway'

[@baldurbear]

featured in the 1957 film: 'The Pajama Game'..

[@strefazamknieta]

Does somebody have the lyrics to this song, please? My English is really bad and I'd like to understand whole song :c

[@CobaltFlytrap]

It's hard for me to hate any song with this sort of Tango-ish feel to it.

[@HallowedKeeper_]

Poor pickpocket she was just trying to make a dishonest living, Is that so bad?

[@MPuanson]

Моя школа. :)

[@MPuanson]

К чему я это написал?

[@alexlesniq3492]

We met past sunset on the sands And walked together hand in hand We shared a nighttime that was grand And we set fire to the land We cheated life, we cheated death We stole the day with every breath But now I fear we'll face the law So come with me to the Casbah The world around us is in flames And I don't even know your name We lived a life that's without flaw So come with me to the Casbah We cheated life And we fell together on the sands And that was the day when we knew We both fell We cheated life And we fell together on the sands And that was the day when we knew We both fell The world around us is in flames And I don't even know your name We lived a life that's without flaw So come with me to the Casbah We cheated life And we fell together on the sands And that was the day when we knew We both fell

[@apokalypthoapokalypsys9573]

I love Abney Park, but this song totally rips off the melody from Richard Clayderman's "Black Bird Flies"!

[@Arma-S]

3:35-3:36 -______-

[@РоманФиленко-о4б]

Клоуны в конце интересней даже чем сам клип :)

[@Hiraghm]

Should have left the outtakes out.

[@shayhowardss1468]

uh how about no. I loved that part

[@joannaszlabowska1771]

I love this music.... but pls Abney Park... no more videos ;_;

[@ХайроКацуки]

круто матюгаешся

[@tulskiypryanik5792]

wtf