The Decemberists - The Legionnaire's Lament (from Castaways & Cutouts)

[@kthuesing]

I saw them last night & was hoping they'd perform this song!! They were amazing! 🤩

[@JaymeforJesus]

I saw them in July in Denver this summer and I thought they were pretty darn good 😀

[@revolutionradio2244]

Until like a month ago, I thought the “lulling of the cafe bars” line was the “lowing of the capybaras.”

[@badthingshappen4879]

I saw loads of capybaras when I was in Paris

[@sabastionharding9862]

It said on a lyrics thing that he says "With the roar of cars and the lulling of cafe bars" I always thought he was saying "roar of choirs"

[@CcAgan83]

Can confirm. Capybaras are terribly unproductive and just sit at tiny table sipping espresso day and night. Oh how I miss those cafe bars.

[@JaymeforJesus]

I like how catchy & upbeat this song sounds😊

[@3ggztr3m3b33tz]

I love how towards the end of the song he sounds more sorrowful, almost like bawling.

[@jimmyestes8677]

I wish more music was like this

[@madeleinep.828]

Truly one of the best genres, whatever it's called.

[@KineticPassion]

Sarah Smiles by PATD has a very similar vibe and sound to this song

[@richard6768]

I like music when I need a dictionary to understand it. Beautiful Song!

[@thorn99thorn]

that's like most decemberists songs

[@MontgomeryWenis]

It doesn't help that half of the words are French. 😆

[@StormGuyMC]

all of the decemberists songs make me so emotional

[@shanemack06]

yeap art does that. good shit.

[@eliburry-schnepp6012]

This reminds me of the short story The Open Boat where there's an anecdote about a Legionnaire dying in Algeria

[@enzogarcia1028]

Weird laugh at 3:34

[@finneganjohn3249]

:O I never noticed this

[@walmartian422]

reminds me of a napoleonic soldier in the egypt campaign

[@NPGeshmow]

I've been looking for this song for forever

[@biggiecheese1975]

3:34 laughing? cool.

[@lostlenore]

Such a beautiful command of language!

[@JaymeforJesus]

This is a very interesting song 😊

[@nhh49]

oh yeah! never gets old this one

[@ghostpopjakee]

has it gotten old yet or nah?

[@goldenglove8513]

Anybody else hear philbert from rockos modern life singing this? Is it just me? I cant unhear it now.. I love this skng so much

[@germanmelendez7002]

una de mis bandas favoritas ,entrenando =D

[@ohbusiness]

First song I heard by them, late 03 or early 04

[@CyberCriminal777]

Nice opening

[@aenima2288]

My deployment song

[@stevenn33]

Great song, but everytime I listen to the beginning I think at that Beatles song "I'm a looooser". So disturbing ! Xp

[@joshmcbride2713]

Top 3 👌 The Beatles The Decemberists Blink-182

[@felixorozco4055]

love the first two, but personally never been a fan of blink.

[@dinguslopper]

Love it! Some may see Blink as incongruous in that list but all 3 are melodic powerhouses 🤙

[@MJM804]

An interesting top three.🤔🤔🤔

[@shiinaanon8008]

Greetings from Germany

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THESE GUYS

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[@Veronica-il2bd]

WHAT

[@MJM804]

Tell us the rest, I gotta know!

[@Scarletteford1919]

Really? Wow.