@RIGUSGACA The song is about Regine's (the singer's) mother's death. The story goes that Regine refused to learn to drive as a teenager, and then when her mother was gravely ill in the hospital, the only way for Regine to get there was for her to drive the family car there, but of course she never got her license. And tragically her mother passed away in the hospital before Regine could see her.
Has to be one of the best songs I've ever heard. It's amazing. And the feeling and ambiance you get from just watching it on your computer screen can only be a testament of how incredible it must've been to actually be there live.
So beautiful. My favorite part of this video is when the music starts quieting down and dwindling off for a bit and the audience is just completely silent and awestruck. Really amazing. Love this band.
I love the raw emotion in her voice in the crescendo of the last chorus. It seems so genuine and vulenrable. One of the few songs that can make my eyes well up and feel what she's feeling.
what i love about this song, is that as kids were on always in the backseat no worries nothing to care about in the world and that moment hits when your old and your driving your parents around, when your in charge and taking care of the people that took care of you! simply beautiful :)))
I fucking love artists/bands that sing with so much emotion. The songs I'm most attached to are the ones sung with so much emotion. It's awesome when they let their emotions out while singing
I tried covering Haiti and In The Backseat once but I just couldn't do it, not because of the music (I worked out all of the parts), but just that they both feel so personal that it was like they weren't mine to cover. And the split second of silence before the audience start clapping and they start back up again is just electric, beautiful.
I actually get tears in my eyes every time I hear this song, its so underestimated! I love it and its personally one of my favourite songs written by Arcade Fire! Such a beautiful, powerful song! And I know Regine may not have one of the best voices, but it must take alot of courage to get up and sing a song you writ about your mother dying! She's so talented and I'm sure her mum would be so proud of her! I couldn't imagine losing my mum! So brave :)
I never understood why TAF was considered so good, then I forced myself last week to listen to the 1st album in a sitting and like... it's ridiculous how much of an impact these guys have had on me. And this song. It's been such a long time since I've seen so many people put so much emotion into one song. Speechless.
No matter the time that has gone by, this is always a favourite. Her voice so delicate and haunting, moves you, its mesmerizing. Shame there is no "love" instead of "like"
Only once in a very great while do you get the priveledge of hearing a piece of music that casts a great hook into your chest, wrestles with you throughout the arrangement of notes and raw emotion, until the end of the song where you look down and find your heart lies pounding on the floor. Truly a piece of art.
Usually I'd get annoyed by singers who aren't powerful singers live... But with her... The shaky, kind of untrained vocals add to her. Regine has such a naive innocence about her.
i decided to listen to this song while driving around a beautiful part of my town... very hilly, lots of mountains... i was driving up this one mountain and as i reached the top of it and the world opened up and there was a magnificent view of trees upon trees and hills upon hills, the song peaked and regine wailed (at about 4:06). i have never experienced anything that made me feel quite like that. it was a defining moment in my life. i'd never felt so joyous this is REAL music.
This is just so gloriously over the top - this is beyond singing, going into ACTING!. A reminder of what's lost when you go from theaters to playing before tens of thousands of people.
I love her energy, all the emotion mixed with her whimsical voice mesh to make the vocals perfect, then all the instrumentation, the cello, the violins, the guitar and drums make this entire song beyond a shadow of a doubt perfect.
everytime I listen to this song I think my god, there is a god to make such beautiful music. And also that I shouldn't bother trying to make music lol :P its too good!
Legally? Yes. I'm banned from within 500 yards of all the hair salons in my town. But it's so not fair....what harm am I doing crawling into a dumpster full of ladies hair-cuttings???
I don't understand how these 20 people can dislike this song ! I mean, it's possible that it's not your kind of music, but this you just can't dislike! It's heaven in your ears
At first i was iffy about this song. But after a better listen. God when she really starts to sing. I love it. Breathtaking. and in this live version with those backing vocals. This is how music is meant to be!
Such a sad but beautiful song. "My family tree's losing all its leaves, crashing towards the driver's seat, the lightning bolt made enough heat to melt the street beneath your feet." Brilliant lyrics.
That was an amazing performance by the most amazing young people I have ever seen. It's great for an old duffer like me to see this Thanks for the video
