To Kill A King feat. Bastille & Friends - 'Choices' (Ralph's Balcony, Episode 20)

[@chiara4249]

Every so often I remember this song and come back to relisten to it and it still blows me away every time. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years

[@JLady4]

I was just thinking a similar thing. So glad that it appeared on my playlist after a long while.

[@rebecca7410]

Me too. Love To Kill a King

[@TheLdrnova]

That's what I'm doing right now ✌️

[@annifender]

i just had a sudden urge to look it up and you're so right, it's just as good as it was ten years ago. i also love how 2014-coded this is: the indie harmonies, the self-madeness of the video (good old early youtube times), the stripy shirts, bastille...

[@miaravilla]

This is such a beautiful song, every voice, every instrument is so well played that my heart flutters every time I hear it. I just love it!

[@khamul29]

It's 2023, still gives me the chills.

[@michellemartin7390]

I come back here on a regular basis. Just so fucking amazing.

[@michellemartin7390]

still here

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

Me too, after all these years.. 🥲

[@Jansbury]

Same :)

[@MsGerms67]

@@Jansbury me too!

[@MillieMcDougall]

How Dan smiles and jumps while he sings is so perfect. Seeing him happy makes me so happy too, sorry if it sounds weird...

[@zay7244]

+Millie Δ Noo, I totally agree! One of my all time favourite videos!

[@MillieMcDougall]

Zadie Hurrell The same. I can never get tired of watching it, over and over again.

[@zay7244]

Samee

[@peroxidedoll]

that's so uwu

[@janoschladensack9672]

How can love Just ever Sound weird. Love is weird and not at the same time

[@reereereena]

I love how Will is jus awkwardly standing there, chilling in the back

[@subarutransmittedinfection1036]

Karine Moura lmao

[@nonono6443]

He is honestly so sweet and cute

[@katielillys]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@papayaaa1212]

2024 and this song and ensemble still finds its way back in my mind after 9 years from hearing this the first time

[@awesomegmer86]

I love how Will is in the background wearing that long sleeved sweater lol

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

I’ve never noticed him at all, just always watched the first row 😅

[@justinadipippo3916]

i’m crying.. I remember listening to this on repeat back in 5th grade.. now i’m graduating highschool. Becoming older is such a cruel thing.

[@FunwithAlycat]

I listened to this on repeat when I was in 11th grade. I was 15. Now I’m 23, been out of high school for 6 years. Time is cruel.

[@justinadipippo3916]

@@FunwithAlycat Extremely sad how time flies.

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

Ohh, nooo..just think of how many amazing experiences you’ve lived through! 🥰

[@hazelwoods955]

Imagine living next door and going to your garden and hearing this. Magnificent.

[@AbsoluteAudits]

Dan doesn’t know what to do with his hands without a microphone to hold. Can’t believe this was 9 years ago... just crazy. Such a great time in my life, this brings it all back. Simpler times.

[@luisemoller1024]

Imagine you are a neighbour, chilling in your garden because the weather is so nice and suddenly you hear this and just think: "what? are these my neighbours? since when do I have such talented neighbours?"

[@camillacolucci7576]

then you give a look and you see Dan Smith casually walking in your neighbours' garden. I'd either die or start screaming right when they'd be filming ahah

[@rosettejf]

cant stop rewatching this episode. and i still find it cute how Dan peeks into that small paper

[@ketiucha]

Oh my, haven't noticed until now !!!!

[@haley4454]

It's so cute when Dan smiles while he is singing

[@BruhY2k]

Ikr?

[@jlklai98]

God, this makes me so impossibly happy... Makes me think of those memories of peaceful, warm, summer days where a soft, cool breeze is blowing the white, puffy clouds around as I lie on the grass :):):)

[@vandithawidyalankara6657]

“this is how the summer ends” happy 8th anniversary to this video :)

[@irobotKeri]

Ok. I love dan. I love bastille so much! But people please give ralph and to kill a king recognition here . Cos it is tkak's song and idea

[@lyrix8984]

Still my favourite thing on KZbin. So many great memories, thank you guys!

[@presentface6902]

Yay it does and I subbed to you before watching this vid so I watched all your vids

[@lyrix8984]

Presentface Naw thanks! Lovely to hear!

[@Phlaar]

absolutely man!

[@MikeFreear]

It really is!! & it just keeps giving!

[@PESmopotti]

Hearing this song again after 3 or 4 years gives me chills. I remember those times, sitting alone in my room and singing:"This is how the summer ends"

[@nanchowell8616]

This is so amazing, I just wanna cry. Dan's smile throughout is just gorgeous, his dancing is the cutest... I just,..... This is seriously on repeat

[@julfeder]

Whenever I watch this I am at peace.

[@jamiejaycox4506]

This is the type of video that makes me So Happy to just to be alive and be able to hear this song and i love how all these people can come together and make something so genuinely good like i dont even want to use the word "good" but i cant think of a good enough word to describe it

[@ambearrassing]

I love that you can tell this is the kind of thing Dan lives for. There's no denying how passionate he is about what he does. You only smile like that when you are beyond in love with what you're doing. Man, I want to smile like that some day.

[@futureai2702]

The lovely Dan killed it again! With his unique voice and his incredible gravitation.

[@alexaldana]

I just realized Dan has a note card with the lyrics on this right hand and he's constantly looking that them. That's adorable.

[@_ninabauer]

that's a fantastic example for how music can connect people. Just incredible!

[@carmenk3897]

Everyone looks so young and cheerful , i'm cryinggg

[@AlexandraGuitar]

this was magic. seeing people smiling whilst playing music makes me smile :*)

[@Prince-Ren]

I've been coming back to this song at the end of the summer for the last two or so years. This year I was busy and couldn't listen to it before the summer ended, but I'm here now. Hopefully next year will be different.

[@jorgenicolasbustamante4079]

I can't wait to get my life as a musician till that point when you get awesome musician friends and make super cool stuff like this song and video. I love it!

[@iyesharuby22]

Can anyone else not help but smile when they watch this? Love it so much!

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

I think everyone 😆🥲🤩🥰🙃

[@semmyd27]

and cry

[@McLaren1993]

This is one of the best live performances ever. So incredibly beautiful and touching... I especially love Dan's part, his moves are just perfect to me and his voice is the most perfect thing in the whole world.

[@arielmoon9519]

I only heard this the day before yesterday and it's all I've been listening to, nonstop. I'm in a bit of a rough place right now and I don't really need something to help me feel better, but just something to put me at peace, and that's what this song does for me, it puts me at peace. When I first listened to it, I thought it was kinda a long song, but now it's nowhere near long enough.

[@umbreongirlgamer]

This song saved my life and when I listen to it now it brings back so many memories

[@shinobita47]

this song will never grow old to me

[@nonenone6864]

I'm crying because last time I heard and played this song, 4 of my closest family members were still alive, that includes my mom :( How time flies, please appreciate now, your life, you! yes you!

[@MartinaLopezzz]

will do chief

[@marzianappi8986]

I love Will in this video...he just stands up and oohoohooh...so funny

[@HopeIsNotOnFire]

Dan Smith is the cutest

[@jessicamijares5682]

This is seriously amazing. They sound really good together! & You can tell how Dan just wants to start jumping like when he sings haha

[@maikueken]

Dans Jumping is so freakinly cute, I love the song sooo much :) Did anyone else notice Will in the background standing around and being very serious? He looks a little bit lost, but hes so perf though

[@alre1811]

This song will always be so beautiful and special to me, no matter how many years will pass. I really hope To Kill A King will keep on making music for many years to come.

[@enjoyinglife9202]

This is one of these songs that are not very well-known; I just love them in that regard because they are those little gems in this heap of ill-inspired songs:D

[@serendipity4181]

My only peeve with this video is that I don't get to watch it for the first time, again.

[@PESmopotti]

❤️Same here

[@OfTheSeaKND]

It’s my first time watching it 😍

[@ishadrums]

this is my first time and i’m loving it!!

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

Great thought 💭!!

[@georgematkin2658]

Now you've made me sad

[@flickcsr]

I will never understand how this video has such little views. It's one of my favourite acoustic videos! Just absolute perfection

[@alicesmith7854]

I love this so much and I've have watched it loads but this is the first time I've noticed Dan has a piece of paper with the lyrics on bless him, but that doesn't really matter because this gets better everytime i watch it!!

[@BucketHeadMC]

Oh wow.. I've watched this probably over 40 times right now, and I've never ever noticed that dan had a piece of paper in his hand, untill I read your comment! :P

[@alicesmith7854]

BucketHeadMC sorry if i've spoiled it for you now!

[@BucketHeadMC]

Alice Smith Haha it's okay :)

[@juliamedeiros7008]

Alice Smith omg that's true! Haha i haven't seen before, it's so cute!

[@IamKris411]

I still love this song. I always come back to it.

[@LadySarahLangley]

Dan's little hand gestures as he sings, cutie :3 Ralph is an amazing singer and I'm so glad I found Emily! They sound amazing together... Dan's cute 'dancing' though x

[@LadySarahLangley]

Just spotted Will in the background too

[@lilshay25]

His little dances are exactly what I was about to comment on! It's seriously adorable, and really something to point out. It just shows he's having fun, and he's getting into it.

[@LadySarahLangley]

He says he can't dance but its all lies, he has the cutest dancing ever :)

[@PolinaTsurikova]

This is beautiful. Just found it randomly, and I love it!

[@emcohen6231]

LOVE THIS

[@kimuitslag6947]

Those randomly-found vids are the best, aren't they?

[@PolinaTsurikova]

kim uitslag Definitely, Sometimes when you come across something randomly, it either makes you cry or laugh like crazy.

[@thanhvo-sc1hm]

Ing and

[@kimuitslag6947]

Yeah it's so good. Some friends of mine complained about the fact that good artists such as 'Bastille' get into the mainstream charts, but I'm actually glad those artists also make it to the charts so that we get to hear music which isn't necessarily generic crap :p

[@Thievinghippies]

I can't even handle the beauty of this song

[@GodlyInfinity]

Dieses Lächeln, Diese Leidenschaft für Musik. Bezaubernd !

[@whiskeysoda3121]

So good dan looks so happy. I love it so much

[@amyleigh2067]

This just made smile! Such a wonderful song. And Dan's dancing is just too freaking cute!

[@BoyandBirchMusic]

My annual return to this masterpiece!

[@courtneyanna4628]

Ralph sounds EXACTLY like he does in the album, tkak are amazing!

[@annemullen5050]

I couldn't help but smile through this entire thing. So much talent.

[@mypoetry3442]

Wow this is so beautiful, this actually made me cry, made my day, the lead singers of my favourite bands singing together…

[@shinee2167]

This song is just so happy :') These artist's have such a love for music and it shows in their work, it's amazing!

[@sarahsidda4840]

Watching and listening to this again, it's crazy that's it's been 7 years

[@thaddeustyc]

Close to 9 years since and still one of the music videos I keep coming back to.

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

Exactly! 🥰🤩🥲

[@anculjak5]

I never took away your crutch Just became it day by day Blood fillin' up our boots Whats the use in talking? All you wanna do is walk It's all you wanna do This is how the summer ends This is how the summer ends You never took away my crutch Just became it day by day Blood fillin' up our boots Whats the use in talking? Eyes are open finally Eyes are open finally All you wanna do is walk It's all you wanna do do and This is how the summer ends This is how the summer ends I I have the same choices As you do As you do When you fall Fall like I knew you would Lead me down down down Lead me down I never showed you what I want You never told me what you need A match bursting into flames And all is dust soon enough Eyes are open finally Eyes are open finally And all you wanna do is walk It's all you wanna do do and This is how the summer ends This is how the summer ends I I have the same choices As you do As you do When you fall Fall like I knew you would Lead me down down down Lead me down He's on your doorstep He's laden with flowers This garden is freezing teasing You're leaving me for hours

[@hhhilde_]

I was looking for this comment because I wanted to sing aling

[@madelinelovdahl4719]

I wonder what it means. Freezing

[@msbookworm111]

4:26 when dan looks at the girl an smiles awwwwwwwwwwwww :)

[@MyOwnEarth]

Dan is freakin cute in this video. He's always cute but in this video it's just...so so cute and joyful. Great to watch. And also in love with this wonderful song

[@nathalygonzalez8376]

Still in love with this.

[@carolineblackburn9217]

this is perfect on so many different levels..

[@francescac5052]

This little video makes me smile so much

[@crazyanku]

Jump Dan, jump, you're good at this. One word for this song: awesome!

[@claritsazambrano2673]

Remember when this first uploaded I was a sophomore in high school. Great memories.

[@lana-gy3jf]

Does anyone else find it really cute when Dan looks at the camera at 3:04

[@eulogiesinguestbooks]

ItsMeli yes!! He's just rly cute in general

[@cherrybomb373]

ItsMeli yes!🥰🥰

[@BlackMesaEmployee]

This video and its comment section is just free serotonin, purely good vibes and everyone having a good time :)

[@rachels9937]

This is all I want in life - jamming with friends and not having a care in the world

[@kokki00]

Dan is so cute. His smile is amazing. I love him so much. And I love this version. *-*

[@alwayssalyssa]

Oh my god this is seriously so beautiful. Like i honestly can't get over how incredible this is. And Dan dances so cute c;

[@emy3982]

I know dan's dancing makes me like him even more :)

[@alwayssalyssa]

Sammee!!

[@MonicaAnnMaria]

how did i just now discover this - so amazing!.. and Dan Smith is glowing 😍

[@relayniedarcy]

I'm loving the barefoot trombone player. Along with every other person and thing in this video.

[@jennifergreene7362]

This is one of the most beautiful videos on KZbin... EVER.

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

Exactly!! 🤩🥰❤️🥲💔

[@JokerJ146]

Haven't heard this in ages but i remember how good it is!

[@dinoheras6364]

Imagine just walking in a park, and you stumble upon this.

[@courtney-kz4qi]

Continues to be one of the best things on KZbin and one of my favourites

[@laraaislinnlunna5818]

Exactly! 🤩❤️🥲🥰💔

[@DesperateSahem]

So may talented people in one place, singing one song, together. This is what you call MUSIC

[@sabsupsub]

another collaboration please! it has been too long!!!!

[@rachelarabia]

Not sure how I’ve never stumbled across this seeing as I’ve been a Bastille fan for about 6 years, but oh my god. It left me close to tears, I don’t remember the last time I heard something this beautiful

[@kalikumba5154]

THIS IS SO FUCKING UNDERRATED IT'S UNBELIEVABLE....

[@meowmeowmeow42069]

the way he's smiling and giggling at the end just makes my day.

[@nebulasings5862]

My God I love this song sooo much. Especially at 4:28 when Bastille and Emily look at each other and smile, I die everytime. I have a feeling Paradise is going to be like this. :D

[@seashepherdphotographer]

Still an awesome song. Missing the time to come together with friends and just chill and listen to music.

[@veritom]

that is a very big balcony XD

[@BlackMesaEmployee]

i am here again :) still love this. saw them play live in london for the 10 year anniversary of cwc, truly unforgettable experience. i hope when tkak finally releases new music they get the recognition they've always deserved :D

[@hailylewis1541]

Can you put this on Spotify please!

[@KunischSt]

you can't believe how happy it makes me when I see all those people having so incredibly much fun making music and great music by the way!! I mean, dan's smile... who can not start smiling seeing that?!?! :D

[@DajianaHuang]

whenever i watch this video it reminds me of the summer :)

[@marissolm6327]

This is how happiness sounds like

[@runningwiththewolves64]

4:26 see this little moment of Dan and Emily❤❤

[@cherrybomb373]

• RunningWithTheWolves • I knooow!! It’s so cute!!🥰🥰

[@chocolateharad]

I still regularly watch this video. One of my all time favourite songs. Looking forward to you new stuff later this year xx

[@John.McConnell]

The look at 4:28 is why I watch this video over and over.

[@MikeFreear]

I keep coming back to this every year and with good cause! It is utterly delightful xx

[@marymills7085]

10 years later i'm still here ❤

[@nelei2777]

Time flies by but this song Stay awesome!

[@Joemother76]

I'm not sure if this means anything, but I had noticed something when Dan sang the third verse. I looked up the original lyrics, and they state: *I never showed you what I want, You never told me what you need ,* But when Dan sings it, he rephrases it: *You never showed me what you want, I never told you what I need.* It just happens to be the complete opposite, so was Ralph referring to Dan in these lyrics?

[@katieweston9102]

[conspiracy intensifies]

[@gracecarpenter3973]

If you look closely, you can see Dan has the lyrics written down and he glances at it a couple of times. It might have been a common mistake.... maybe

[@tereza7369]

I don't think it was a mistake..when you watch cover of bastille - Requiem for blue jeans (it is cover on Blue jeans of Lana Del Rey) Dan changes the persons too :)

[@Marry081]

Dan smith often changes lyrics of the songs he covers. It indeed means something, in my opinion. Take an example of the song we can't stop from Miley Cyrus. He intendedly changed some of the lyrics too

[@kathrynhale6079]

You see nothing but joy in each and every one of these artists. Such a blessing ❤️

[@squidman97]

Loved you at the joiners cant believe my brothers band supported you ^^

[@MikaelaMdc]

what makes this video even better is that you can tell how good of a time they are having and how they know it sounds amazing