The Middle East - Blood (Live on KEXP)

The Middle East perform "Blood" live on KEXP from the Gibson Showroom in Austin during from SXSW. Recorded 3/17/10.

[@empresskatarina]

Raise your hand for 2024. Still one of my all time faves 💖

[@nicocrinkleburg]

👋 we here ❤

[@r3aux]

Right here 🙌🏻

[@nickfromCO]

this is probably the most underrated song in the history of music...

[@aashish118822]

12 years gone still the same feeling ♥️

[@talldan645]

not underrated here.... this song is unbelievable. gives me chllls every time.

[@bobjob66]

I mean they broke up because they felt like they got too famous

[@abhishektthakurr]

and most beautiful

[@stupidape]

@@bobjob66 hey can you explain why you said? Is it from a film? Because I used came to know about it from the film 'Crazy Stupid Love'. 🙂

[@andreiasarda5867]

After 10 years, still the best song ever

[@talldan645]

the beauty of this song is hard to comprehend. all the emotions every time I hear it.

[@user-tc7ms3hu2m]

Everyone should listen to this song.

[@danyardiar475]

I love these songs too . Whenever iam down and weary , i listen to it🥰

[@TheSilentdarkmuse]

right? i still love this song and i am critical as muffa when it comes to music.

[@nicocrinkleburg]

“The Darkest Side” is right up there too ❤

[@arthurmeakin5156]

Really didn’t expect them to be this good live. Sounds like the kind of music that is hard to create outside the studio. But they fucking nailed it.

[@jl8485]

Agreed. It surprised me the same way Bon Iver does Holocene live.

[@rosalyndrake5507]

That's exactly what I thought. I was about to save the official version, then decided to listen to this.. not expecting it to be in my opinion, even better. It gave me goosebumps ❤

[@maniikx7]

They made a sad song so beautiful.

[@kushumdaikharta5542]

Kamla. Face bo ok

[@trinityfrank2526]

it may be sad, but it's about coming to terms with letting go

[@isaiakrozell2409]

yes they did. and it is f-ing incredible!!!!!!

[@lucysingh1529]

I listen to this religiously

[@edwardgarrett1438]

They did this!!!!

[@jackhillty]

there's something about the final few minutes of this song. it sounds like "fuck it. life is painful. fuck it. celebrate."

[@NoudlePipW]

Doesn't it remind you of The Polyphonic Spree like that?

[@JonDoe-ei1wl]

11 years ago. Hope you're doing well. 💯 of 💯 comment

[@PeachyKeeners]

I love this perspective sm

[@Md2011956]

I love this song so freaking much, it physically hurts.

[@YaredFlores]

feels the same here, something connects very deeply in my nature.

[@BuckleMyShoeKnockAtTheDoor]

Same 💟

[@theartofphilomathy]

@@BuckleMyShoeKnockAtTheDoor you are here now as well, huh. :)

[@matthewrennie7349]

​​@@YaredFlores You! I never Comment on KZbin but whomever your are. You have nailed it.

[@_MC529]

Heard this in "Crazy, Stupid, Love." and was intrigued ever since... Wonderful song!

[@johndougherty7772]

Same here.

[@johndougherty7772]

I had the same reaction. Just as I was getting ready to turn off the tv as they were getting ready to run the credits, this started playing and I had to check to see who the band was.

[@jonnyn007]

This is such a delicate song that it just feels hard to pull off live and so massive props to them.

[@georgiatahnee9145]

I've never heard someone whistle so perfectly before. That was pretty cool.

[@BoostaBooms]

Mate you should listen to Patience by Guns n Roses if you wanna hear perfect whistling

[@calebstark470]

6 years later still a classic

[@samone3686]

9 years later and more so now then ever

[@AquaConGas]

@@samone3686 even 11 years later its still a tearjerker

[@Bluetone3687]

12 years still classic

[@shaolinslumz]

powerful sound

[@ig_its_finn6270]

14 years later still a classic

[@Begnoovio]

If only I wasn't wasting my time listening only to classic rock in 2010.

[@Dentry2791]

Crazy Stupid Love. I was at home with my girls and was flipping through channels and this movie was going off and I heard this song. I reached out to me. I searched for it and found it. The lyrics are touching. I lost my grandmother in 1994. This song just made me think of her and our times together and how I miss her still.

[@QueefLatifah69]

Dentry2791 what did it make you think about your grandfather?

[@WitchyMamaof2]

+tpm017 The last verse always makes me teary Grandfather, weary soul, you’ll fly Over your life once more before you die Since our grandma passed away You’ve waited for forever and a day Just to die And someday soon You will die It was the only woman you ever loved That got burnt by the sun too often when she was young And the cancer spread and it ran into her body and her blood And there’s nothing you can do about it now

[@QueefLatifah69]

Natasha Cane yeah, that's why i asked about his grandfather too, because of those lyrics. assumedly, when you've lived your life with someone else for like 50-60 years, and they're suddenly gone it really hurts! questions your purpose in life, and no one would blame you for simply waiting to die at that point

[@smileystuff261]

Was the movie called "it's kind of a funny story"?

[@WarrenMontague]

@@smileystuff261 The movie was "Crazy Stupid Love". That's where I heard this first as well. It was the final scene in the movie and was an absolute eargasm for me when I heard it.

[@Heather3126]

This song penetrates my soul. Sad, hopeful, understanding, human, moving.

[@juliboi08]

My mom died of cancer. Years after my father died. Guess till death do us part is true. Love and miss them both

[@thisisneetish]

gives me the chills, every time, when they start the outro. O Ooooh OO oooOOohoohh OOOoooooo....OOOO Ooo oo OOOO oooOO

[@michael-projectmanager5611]

100%. I heard this end part on a few TV shows, and every time I heard it, I'm like, "What IS this?" goosebumps every time, so I had to find out what song it's from!

[@connordouglas3994]

favorite song of all time, no dispute.

[@amartyachatterjee7118]

A few people in a University at Australia got together in 2005 to form this band. This song is a single from their first album. What a fantastic creation. I wonder what happened to them...

[@euskryhtbnfvse4i7ehs4hnvf]

I worry for a time I come to look for this song again and it has fallen off KZbin. This live version is too good to ever leave the internet.

[@luckyilagged2509]

I can barely listen to this song! It's like a blessing & a curse too me. I love it so much, it's so beautiful, especially the lead singers voice. However I want to cry everytime I hear it, it just reminds me of my own family that's gone.

[@jelanitarik7423]

Yeah, I know what you mean 😪

[@JonDoe-ei1wl]

💯 another song for me is The National About Today, does it to me everytime

[@adamadamadisadis]

I like how the atmosphere grows when the tambourine gets into the action, beautiful with the xylophone and how they whistle too.

[@romanticallyberserk3183]

2:11 okay, i never thought one of them actually did the whistling. It is it good? yes. Was i surprised? Yes, yes i was.

[@SuperJA412]

Kevin Nealon reference? Yes. Do I like this band? Yes, yes I do.

[@citylaundry11]

it saddens me that such a talented band has come to an end. they were just perfect :(

[@jackdubz4247]

Maybe they just had to end.

[@Romans8-9]

Incredibly hard to make a living in the music industry.

[@pranjalborah6186]

the last lines just break my heart

[@FolkBoyify]

One of my favorite songs, and one of few that made me cry real tears of pain of losing my mother to cancer a year after I was born 💛

[@kidsmoked]

❤️

[@jelanitarik7423]

😢😢😢 Stay strong.

[@stevensalas4605]

Older brother, restless soul, lie down Lie for a while with your ear against the earth And you'll hear your sister sleep talking Say "Your hair is long but not long enough to reach Home to me But your beard Someday might be" And she'll wake up in a cold sweat on the floor Next to a family portrait drawn when you were four And beside a jar of two cent coins that are no good no more She'll lay it aside Older father, weary soul, you'll drive Back to the home you made on the mountainside With that ugly, terrible thing Those papers for divorce And a lonely ring A lonely ring Sit on your porch And pluck your strings And you'll find somebody you can blame And you'll follow the creek that runs out into the sea And you'll find the peace of the Lord. Grandfather, weary soul, you'll fly Over your life once more before you die Since our grandma passed away You've waited for forever and a day Just to die And someday soon You will die It was the only woman you ever loved That got burnt by the sun too often when she was young And the cancer spread and it ran into her body and her blood And there's nothing you can do about it now

[@jameskeyes9112]

I am sad that this band couldn't stay together. So great they were.

[@thereunionparty]

I love the way this song gradually builds up to a full on rocker. I wish it would go on for longer.

[@matthewsturdee6297]

Actual legends and I mean LEGENDARIES of aussie music

[@heybigsplendour]

Gives me the chills, so proud to be Aussie.

[@CarlosBarrod]

One of the finest songs in the last years of rock n roll... Almost like an anthem!

[@TheSilentdarkmuse]

"The Middle East" You are truly loved for your "Blood"

[@coolintheshade]

I’m not crying you are

[@daliver6748]

Maaan i've been searching for this masterpiece for over a year i'm glad i finally found it

[@hammamkamal9176]

Its 2018 nw and this still working

[@MrPlasmatico18]

Love this song... Cheers from the Dominican Republic. Indie Forever

[@tracyhawley]

What can us fans do to help ressurect this fantastic band? Their sound is purely wonderful, they all look fabulous, and of course are all very talented...

[@CharliePutz]

I've found out about this song when I saw Mumford & Sons playing it with Gang of Youth in 2019. They released it in the recent live EP. Such a great and powerful song.

[@AskAsh27]

I agree I was so surprised to see them pull this off live but it's amazing makes me like their music even more!

[@graceturley7680]

ten years later... wish you guys' could have stayed together. This is so special

[@jacab123]

The xylophone always gives me chills

[@mariabruno13]

Perfect music, perfect song, perfect voices.

[@kevintate768]

This is what true musicians do. No distortion on the vocals and using real instruments. It is bands like this that will hopefully keep music genuine.

[@shaolinslumz]

Exactly what i thought at 3:26 when the guitarist bends down to prepare something, and drummer switches drumsticks. True musicians.

[@johnzackarias11]

Wow. What a comment. You think everyone considered the electric guitar or electric keyboard "real" instruments when they were first introduced? Why is "distortion on the vocals" the cutoff point for not real musicianship? Would they not be true musicians if they added reverb or echo to the vocals? Wouldn't it be more "real" for them to not use amplifiers or microphones altogether?

[@pocketdynamite7211]

Listening to this version gives me goosebumps.

[@pottavio1]

Amazing live performance. I thought there would be no way to pull this song off live but it truly is incredible.

[@digital0ninja]

I hope everyone watches this after the Gang of Youths and Mumford & Sons cover. It is such a beautifully written and performed song, we need more of this in the world

[@brettalltop7143]

This song is magic for me every time I hear it

[@TheAlaskaxo]

This song reminds me so much of my auntie, who passed away from cancer in October. It makes me so happy and sad at the same time; whenever I listen to it, I think of all the good times we had and how much fun we had together, but it also makes me miss her very much. I love this song with all of my heart.

[@TheJuicis]

ingenious! love how they switched instruments and style as the song evolved. God job! Cheers from Sweden

[@jelanitarik7423]

This song touches my soul. 😢

[@kwenatsotetsi5885]

My father passed away 6years ago, ma mom looks so lonely in the house whenever i walk in now, he was the only man she's ever known, they were literally parted by death, the lyrics "you've waited forever and a day just to day" have never felt anymore real because thats the only way will ever get to see him again, i love you pops❤

[@nickbouillon3454]

Bitter sweet emotions listening to this song. It reminds me of my youth with my family. But my parents have both passed and I wish with all my might I could go back and enjoy those times all over. 😔

[@leojacobz]

please reunite...and keep creating masterpieces like this...

[@jackdubz4247]

Music can just rest now. The Middle East are here with the best song ever recorded. Shame they split up.

[@Krishna-zh3pw]

I feel so lucky for finding this kind of music.

[@juandaviddiazgomez5818]

Desde Colombia escuchando este temazo🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@snooziegaming]

2019... it reminds me of my memories when i was young

[@neon5513]

I seriously love this song and I love the ending to and they sound so lovely live

[@dustinsnydersguitar]

It's hard to find a song that can still cut right into your soul despite how watered down the music industry and even the world itself is. This song is what emotion would sound like if it were in stereo. Greatly stirs my soul awake.

[@AnkitKumar-cj9uh]

2k19 a pure classic!!

[@placesigotfound]

10 years later and this song still amazes me, thank you

[@alexbiflex2467]

13 years later and I´m still lovin it ♥

[@seanbrewer8028]

I love this song

[@Daaanieeel123]

This song has been my #1 favourite for so long... Never grows old.

[@dawsonrush6446]

I just found this song and it feels like a gift

[@gzanolino]

Definitely one of my favorite bands EVER...

[@Dreallday88]

I love discovering new music. Just bought their EP on iTunes. I'm really loving the current revival in folk music. So refreshing and calming!!

[@Baconppancakes]

I love how carefully they performed the first 2 thirds.

[@lors6333]

this song is so ethereal. I feel very much nostalgic and happy listening

[@glointhedrk]

I love this song.. And their voice.. Just amazing

[@Nitindandhare]

Don't know what to say... This song takes me to the another world...

[@derekhynd]

A gem. One of the best songs to ever come out of Australia. Gone but far from forgotten.

[@elizzybec]

One of my favorite songs! I still love this song to this day.

[@eamonnc96]

This song gives me so much nostalgia, I remember the first time I heard it was on an ad for I think the festival of Sydney. It's stuck with me ever since.

[@clydedammitman4573]

Glad this made it on a soundtrack. I wouldn't have found it otherwise. Great song.

[@markuz94]

This song is indescribable; unlike anything i've heard before. Props to The Middle East for making the most beautiful song in the world...

[@niallwalsh6335]

This is pretty good! Theres so much happening in these 5 minutes and it builds beautifully! If I wrote this I'd sleep very well at night! Thanks guys

[@amieofGod]

Just discovered it in 2019

[@terrapinalive6192]

just discovered them now!

[@mathiuzlj]

There is a cover Mumford and Sons made in 2019. Its awesome too

[@k__o7667]

I genuinely cry every time I hear this song and I'm still so happy!

[@stinkerdinkers]

JUST found this song today 😢

[@Outlet30]

Americana Folk music :) best genre out there. Simply telling a heartfelt story through music :)))

[@vgamedude12]

Lovely song still

[@pboydc7300]

This is a gem! Can't ever be replaced.

[@urvashibachwani5982]

So so beautiful 😍😘😘 I love this song coz it was in the end of movie crazy stupid love and this song is played on background when everything turns right again❤️❤️

[@86themadhatter27]

I seem to come back to this video every year and expect the view count to have skyrocketed from ''omg whose here from greys anatomy'' or whatever. Someone will fit it into a popular tv show and boom. It deserves it

[@lapduynguyenthien8674]

these guys are like the KYUSS of folk music. quitted with no regrets & good reasons. even though not active, but the name & music is remembered very clearly. maybe they would play again someday (maybe a reunion), but until then, money & fame can't pull them back

[@johndeere4595]

❤

[@benkelly7560]

10 years on. Such a beautiful song

[@christinegood1395]

If you haven’t heard Gang of Youths version of this on Like A Version then you need to go listen to it IMMEDIATELY!!!!! It’s like hearing the song for the first time again and with like 10 times the emotion. *you can thank me later*

[@cm410856]

my ears are getting the best hug ever!

[@bakerfamily808]

That last verse … my mom died of cancer and my dad couldn’t wait to join her….3 months later he finally did.

[@1rxse]

i love the way the instrumental is happy but at the same time lyrics have a deep meaning

[@josebuendia448]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for your magic.

[@13threalmofchaos]

This might be the most beautiful song ever created for me. I feel like crying that they haven't continued.

[@DivyangM]

STRAIGHT UP MAGIC

[@Daaanieeel123]

This was already my favourite song. This is too beautiful.

[@katiehall4388]

poetic genius thank you for blood. xx

[@scottscerealbowl]

this song makes me cry in a way that doesnt hurt

[@EliOliveira123]

I can't believe this band doesn't exist anymore!!!

[@Elitepresshd]

What a beautiful song... I just heard this from watching the credits of crazy stupid love

[@camilo2324]

Me too.

[@woaitsrubygrace]

Elitepresshd the exact same thing happened to me too.

[@paullindsay8220]

Me too