The Shins - New Slang (2004 - Alternate Video)

[@2011micha]

My son passed march 24 2023 at 29 years old and i just learned this was one of favourite songs. I will be sharing this song tomorrow and i hope it brings you new fans in the name of alex clermont

[@erikfox4843]

May he Rest In Peace!!

[@rumorhasit9506]

❤❤❤

[@laurenhoffman2751]

Rip. Great song

[@billyjones7153]

So sorry for your loss. ❤

[@catsteinhilb2880]

This song will never get bumped from my top ten all time. The juxtaposition between lyric & melody is masterful.

[@marshallsolomon9488]

never

[@mockingjames__]

Samee 😭😭😭

[@ggalvin1882]

Love you Cat. Some humans are so soulful. Keep it going 💜

[@propagandacritic5511]

I'm torn between this and Past and Pending in terms of which I like more. (New Slang is probably better...God, I love this band!)

[@lotuseater7247]

me too

[@brido193]

20 years later and still sounding great.

[@robertkeating6036]

The man in black fled and found a gun that shot the stars good night. I could you a rest. Keep the highest value 👌 ✨️ 💯 👏 👍 🙏

[@bjm1777]

I feel like this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written

[@humanperson5153]

Because it is.

[@TheTruthAsEyeKnowIt]

EVER.

[@jessicajardin45s]

Mos def

[@fixinah]

I remember pushing this cd into my friends car stereo on a roadtrip full of hiphop kids in 2003 and everybody talking shit for about 1 minute and then listening to new slang and caring is creepy for the rest of the trip. Rip Jimmy and thanks for the hours we shared in music and life.

[@drsteele4749]

Hippity hoppety was garbage back then, it is garbage, it will always be garbage.

[@DavosSeaworth]

The Shins aren't just a band. They're a generation.

[@herbertrichard614]

You mean GenZ or Millenials?

[@lubomirgroman3157]

This video moves me a lot. As much as the fact, that if I look at the date of release of How I Met Your Mother season 8 final, where Simple Song appeared, this is dated to 14.5.2013. It's probable that I listen to The Shins already 11 years. They mean childhood, they mean calmness, they mean myself riding in a forest and listening to them. They mean a lot to me.

[@doougle]

This song makes me look back and imagine different choices I might have made.

[@herbertrichard614]

Say more. I wish I had stayed in Portland.

[@MrMachoman47]

This song changed my life

[@joshuakirkwood666]

Same here bro. Or sis.

[@MrMachoman47]

@@joshuakirkwood666 Bro haha, and its still brings me back to that time. Happy it did the same for others

[@HerenowGoneforever]

If I ever write a song this great I can say I succeeded in life. Thank you shins.

[@loganstortz829]

Indeed but you’re here and felt it and that means you made it

[@Freeasacar]

This reminds me of Death Cab for Cutie's music video for Soul Meets Body which came out the next year. They're both great examples of those drifting and sometimes ethereal years of 2004 and 2005. What times they were.

[@dr.williamkallfelz8540]

Undoubtedly the most brilliantly beautiful song to emerge on the scene, in the not too distant past. An instant classic, in the mode and manner of Simon and Garfunkel's works. I'll never tire listening to this song!

[@sarahclarke851]

You’ve had my heart since you first began. Your songs have been danced to when I was pregnant. While the family travelled Australia in 2010 on those 18 hour days you were played on hot dusty roads. Your CD’s are played in my bedroom nowadays, as it is the only CD player in the house , but you have been streamed and I also listen with my fancy ear phones on. I grow older, two of my children are grown up but I still adore your music. All of it the sound, the poetry in the lyrics and the yearning o the yearning, I feel. Thank you for being my companion and not even knowing me.

[@taco2947]

Lucky. I wish I was a new fan again.

[@sntjana9348]

This made me tear up a bit. Thank you for sharing this. It's amazing how this song pulls me into its orbit- one moment I'm 12 and playing this song for my grandfather. Nights spent drawing up ideas, futures beyond anything I could ever possibly think of. Next thing I'm 15 blasting it through speakers to forget the sound of his funeral procession. There are better men and women than me who've got it penned down, this sensation of not-quite-joy and not-quite-sadness. But when my mind draws blank and my tongue feels like a stone at the bottom of my windpipe, listening to Mercer croon on about mid-life ennui, eyesores, Australia and all the places I've never been to but still feel oddly familiar is like a balm to the soul. Spliced between these petite eternities. Something I can look back fondly on and remember that I was a dreamer, too.

[@jamesn151]

gayyyh!

[@BreezyBrieBrie]

@@sntjana9348Gorgeous.

[@BookerTDooku]

Beautiful comments. I love the Shins - discovered them in my late teens and came back to them as a fast-approaching-middle-aged dad. Unlike me, the songs haven't aged a bit.

[@shirapelleg7172]

my dad got introduced to the shins when he saw the movie “garden state” later he introduced the shins to his son, who grew up listening to “subway song” aka “rifles spiral” that son now listens to the shins daily, that son is me.. thank you for giving me the chance to hear this amazing music!

[@saintsea-hat7891]

It’ll change your life.

[@urbly2638]

Too be honest i laughed way to hard at the fact you hit us with that "...that son... is me.." when the first two words are "my dad".

[@roopejuulvohlakari8744]

such a trip down memory lane each time

[@___-yy8ud]

This was always my prefered music video for the song

[@wesmillerYT]

This song has been my all time favorite song since I was 6 years old. I am now 20.

[@ЭллаИгоревна]

Verse 1] Gold teeth and a curse for this town Were all in my mouth Only I don't know how they got out, dear Turn me back into the pet I was when we met I was happier then with no mindset Angelo Mota 'all good' (Live Performance) | Genius Open Mic Angelo Mota 'all good' (Live... [Chorus] And if you took to me like A gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well [Verse 2] New slang when you notice the stripes The dirt in your fries Hope it's right when you die Old and bony Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall Never should have called But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely [Chorus] And if you took to me like A gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Godspeed all the bakers at dawn May they all cut their thumbs And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away [Verse 4] I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find Without a trust, a flaming field Am I too dumb to refine? [Chorus] And if you took to me like Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well [Guitar Solo]

[@matiaspereyra9375]

Awww. James Mercers songs make my day every day

[@michaelkaiser5519]

Same here 😊

[@uber1and]

Some of the lyrics are so beautiful "And if you took to me like a Gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well" Thats up there with The Smiths.

[@382vinicius]

This song makes me wanna live forever.

[@adamdailey8325]

I'm a new fan of you guys love to listen to you guys on late nights

[@hipster__fox]

This song will my forever favourite. I never skip this song . Nostalgia sucking out my soul with happiness

[@sandeep16470]

Finally found an indian here!

[@jeffbachman]

Such a beautiful song, and, at a time when any mention of Portland on social media is met with a torrent of posts by RWNJs crapping on my beloved city, thanks to James and the makers of this video. I know it's 20 years old, but much of what is depicted is still here for those who care to look.

[@bregn]

I still love this song!!!

[@966631514]

The barber shop cemented the Rushmore vibes in case there was any doubt what was happening here

[@joshconnorr]

Huge Rushmore vibes, with a bit of bottle rocket too

[@bigggmotown21]

What

[@HebbenBeeld]

This is my favorite video of this song.

[@mojojee]

This song was my intro to The Shins. I heard it in a coffee shop about 10 years ago. Great song! I like the video very much.

[@tadcooper9733]

such a fucking fantastic song.

[@stevemack4643]

One of the best guitar players I know speaks very highly of the solos on this tune. I concur. They tell a story within a story. I love the "tag" lines he adds at the end.

[@iainronald4217]

This is one of those very personal feeling James Mercer ballads that I really love. I think my order of favourites might go Fantasy Island, New Slang, then Pink Bullets.

[@justinallen6560]

I can not express what this song means to me. Its been my favorite song for years. Im glad you guys made a new video with it. The old one was great and so is this one. Thank you, seriously.

[@teresa8216]

Same here. This song has a special place in my heart!

[@taco2947]

This video is still probably close to 20 years old.

[@drsteele4749]

Why can't you express yourself?

[@MrNaor82]

Such a wonderful song. All you have to do while listen to this song is close your eyes and let all the feelings inside you to overflow...

[@rchslion]

Just beautiful. I first heard The Shins with "Phantom Limb". Absolutely loved it. Then "Simple Song". Then I got Spotify and now I have every song. Just amazing!

[@robscoggins]

20 tears ago. How time passes us by.

[@TrevorSmith-st8ph]

Memory unlocked

[@andyeis923]

Thank you KBCO for playing great songs like this!

[@greenbanana311]

I can't count how many lonely drives I've taken listening to this song.

[@mockingjames__]

Nolstalgia my number one song on spotty.

[@marieeveduchesne]

I remember watching this clip a lot when it came out. Still sooo good.

[@gracea3678]

Thomas Campbell with the artwork, very nice choice Shins!

[@jankyjake78]

Just rediscovered this song again in Spider-Man 2! So glad I did! 💃🕺💃🕺

[@eternity9505]

Finally found a masterpiece. What a great song

[@gabosie7e777]

I've been waiting 20 years for this Thanks. .

[@kathenry7904]

This song is so heart achingly beautiful.

[@menteregular8083]

Es realmente hermoso ❤

[@YaseerAlKuFi]

Thanks for this new reason to get me to love this song even more.

[@michaelkaiser5519]

I have a playlist of every single one of your songs. Listening to it always lifts my spirits. Thank you

[@c.m.bigler]

Can't quite express to you how thankful I am for this song Mr. Mercer

[@sanchitvarma1282]

Pure nostalgic bliss.

[@heatherb8200]

This made my day ❤ love this song

[@michaelkaiser5519]

You guys will always be my favorite band

[@josue.99j0s]

Classic

[@matthieuquietnoiseinc4033]

What a beautiful song...

[@LuisMartinez-je6hv]

Que bonito 😍

[@valgreen_]

Amazin, as usual ❤️

[@CJ-xg4fi]

Well, I guess this means we're all old now. Still like it though.

[@nickcaceresmusic]

Yes! I love this version!!!

[@jaromohran3955]

The shins will always be top ten

[@analyse4430]

This song like a breeze🥰

[@aidank9451]

Love you guys so much amazing music! ♥️

[@harshmishra3534]

I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find Without a trust, a flaming field Am I too dumb to refine?...

[@johnritchie1767]

Great video. This is the song that got me into The Shins back when Garden State was released...probably like many others.

[@makingwaffles]

I've been searching for this video version for so long! I was beginning to think I dreamed it!

[@MrMctijn]

#1 indie hymne

[@Umbrefolfgon]

Nice

[@lotuseater7247]

I prefer the other video. But the song always remains one the greatest. I dare say, it's the Indie anthem of the 2000's. Where I was as a student, we even had a club called 'New Slang'. The song was played last when the lights came on.

[@floydblandston108]

Well, that's exactly why I missed at least 30 days of school a year from 8th-11th grade.....

[@delgaz]

I love this song! When will you come to Italy? ❤

[@RogerNobredeCarvalho]

Top

[@letthelifebetterthtway7643]

Just finished the movie Garden State 🌸😊

[@joshuakirkwood666]

Dont have any idea why they thought they needed to update the classic video. Edit= it's coool Mercer is a force to reckon with

[@kristensorensen2219]

Found this because of the movie Garden State. Very cute flick!!

[@ricoruben4360]

Oh my god.. Its been 20 years.....

[@c1a7an90]

I sent my long distance girlfriend this song burned on a CD. She is now my wife and expecting our 4th child❤

[@tanveerrishad8157]

I donno why people don't talk about this song like Creep, Pumped up Kids, Wonderwall and many more indie songs

[@felipetralma]

🎶❤🎶

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Better than the other video, in my view. Less hipster attitude.

[@damiancupflos9734]

Me enorgullece ser uno de los primeros 50 en comentar en su video, conocí a The Shins por el 2014 y su música sigue siendo especial para mí, soy su fan desde Cancun México.

[@OoNanaaaoO]

Prefe forever

[@joeybenoit6269]

Check out the Bruce Hornsby song resolve!

[@jogloran]

I don't know Portland very well, but is that the Lone Fir Cemetery?

[@michaelcandido2824]

yes

[@cristinag.1146]

🥰🥰🥰

[@gregorywatson8982]

can anyone tell me what's written on James's guitar? i can't quite make it out

[@michaelcandido2824]

the guthri slogan i believe " This guitar kills fascists"

[@skyward360]

Fuck yes. 🥰🥰🥰

[@user-ez2qd3gu5v]

Too late to faling in love with this man?

[@pabloayusoserra8378]

😙🎶🎶🎶🖤

[@SoCalRegisteredNurse]

Ahh…Portland

[@bsnuff2002]

Where did the shins go?

[@eremitaarte]

DO NADA

[@Doomer1121]

when life was easier

[@4OHz]

Too bad the Tulip Pastry Shop is gone

[@amoohadiji5232]

What's with the eye of providence on the classroom wall? Like why is this stuff flashed in our faces all the time if its meaningless?

[@GameyRaccoon]

what's the eye of providence?

[@amoohadiji5232]

@@GameyRaccoon The all seeing eye of esotericism. Like the one on the 1$ bill.

[@GameyRaccoon]

@@amoohadiji5232 oh you're a conspiracy theorist

[@amoohadiji5232]

@@GameyRaccoon But all I did was ask a question. I didn't theorize anything. "Conspiracy theories" was a term coined to discredit people who doubted the official narrative after JFK was assassinated. For many years the idea that the gulf of Tonkin incident was a false flag was a "Conspiracy theory" it is now admitted as fact.

[@amoohadiji5232]

@@GameyRaccoon What do you think is the significance of this all seeing eye that has permeated western culture since at least the Renaissance?

[@thereal_kpatz]

I was 37

[@robertkeating6036]

I'm not sure what to do they live. Have fun. I wrote it. Bye for now see you in your dreams. We won 🏆 😎 🤪 🙌 😌 👏 🏆 ❤❤❤the enemies' gate is down the shadow of the yellow bird 🐦 of fiath belives in you know no fear all good dreams whishes soul mates and maps lead you to the CTMU Ender Petra Caspain Bob Dan dad skn wife sister moter brothers firends dream love one the age has just begun

[@mo3bo]

:)

[@michaelcandido2824]

back when portland used to be good.

[@sunshinedenney8695]

🩵

[@firstlasterson1213]

These guys clearly like young boys

[@GameyRaccoon]

?

[@michaelcandido2824]

rocky butte PDX