I'm speechless. I think most of us are used to forgiving singers that become the weakest part of a band when you see them live. But this... he could eat up the whole band, the stage and the audience if he wanted to.
This song is about a magic town in Mexico (some of old style towns in Mexico are called pueblos mágicos because they are colonial style). This town is about 1 hour far from the frontier with the US in Arizona. I’m from Sonora. In the downtown of Magdalena de Kino there is a kiosko and there you can see Padre Francisco Kino’s corpse (most bones). Every year on october people do mandas and procesiones from Nogales, Sonora or Santa Ana, Sonora walking to pay favors to San Francisco de Asís, and usually there is music and a big fest around the town. I recomend you percherones de carne asada and gorditas de nata 😊
que orgullo ser de Sonora, yo soy de Hermosillo y que alguien de este nivel haga una cancion de un pueblo de mi natal Sonora me hace saber que no estamos tan exiliados jaja te la rifaste Brandon
I recently move 2 hours from Magdalena city, here in Mexico, and yesterday this song went viral, basically nobody here knew about this song and they are very flattered that Brandon wrote this song about his visit to this city and Nogales years ago, what it’s great it’s that I have seen coments from older people who doesn’t even know who is Brandon least the killers, sharing, this video but with subtitles. Love Mexico and happy they found out about this piece of art just like flamingo album. Ps. I’m soon to know Magdalena and Nogales, 🙌🏽
Please don't tell me I can't make it It ain't gonna do me any good And please don't offer me your modern methods I'm fixing to carve this out of wood From Nogales to Magdalena There are 60 miles of sacred road And the promises made to those who venture San Francisco will lift your load In the land of old Sonora A shallow river valley cries The summer left her without forgiveness It's mirrored in her children's eyes Prodigal sons and wayward daughters Carry mandas that they might Be delivered from the depths of darkness And born again by candlelight And born again by candlelight Blisters on my feet, wooden rosary I felt them in my pocket as I ran A bullet in the night A Federales' light San Francisco, do you understand? Tell him that I made the journey And tell him that my heart is true I’d like his blessing of forgiveness before the angels send it through And I will know that I am clean now And I will dance and the band will play In the old out to cantina Cause we’ll runneth over the ancient clay And if I should fall to temptation when I return to evil throes From Nogales to Magdalena As a two time beggar I will go where I know I can be forgiven The broken heart of Mexico The broken heart of Mexico The broken heart of Mexico
I had lost dad, He was my best friend. His music inspired me to live and become better. Been listening to Killers ever since the last 9 years and Brandon's two solo albums are so heart felt.His mix of Southern, Folk and Pop Rock just makes it for me. Lots of love from India.
Bosco 2002 I'm very sorry for your loss, bother, and I know what you feel, Killers' songs mean so much to me as well, their songs transmit so many emotions! GET WELL SOON BROTHER, greetings to India from México! :D
I discovered this song recently, and love this acoustic version too!! When I was a little girl my Mom had a beautiful hand tooled Mexican leather purse... I remember being obsessed with it, tracing the details with my finger for hours... I recently bought my own Mexican leather handbag, with ornate crosses on each side... I call it my Magdalena bag because of this song....
It’s a magic town in Mexico (some of old style towns in Mexico are called pueblos mágicos because they are colonial style), close to the frontier with the US. I’m from Sonora. In the downtown of Magdalena de Kino there is a kiosko and there you can see Padre Francisco Kino’s corpse (most bones). I recomend you percherones de carne asada and gorditas de nata 😊
This song is about the town I'm from, I get chills when I listen to this song. He has it all spot on, I have made mandas, and I've walked to San Fransisco's shrine a few times. This song definitely motivates me to finish the walk when I feel like giving up, I get chills from listening to it. :)
I live in tucson,az and weekends I always go to Magdalena to visit my grandmother. And every year my family take the walk from Nogales to the church in Magdalena, then party and celebrate. :D
One reason I adore Brandon Flowers is because he has this way of writing songs that really capture your interest. With songs like these, you feel the warmth spread through your heart. While I absolutely love the album version, I think this acoustic version adds more emotion. :)
Went to Magdalena in 2018 for work with Agnico Eagle, the only town in Mexico I’ve stayed. It was a bright and loving little town, lots of music! Coworkers there love this song!! God bless!!
Thank you Brandon I made that pilgrimage for 42 years, it's so enlightening how you are amazingly spiritual in all your music 🎶. It is such a blessing you wrote this😇Thank you
How could ten people not like this video... His voice is so beautiful and his falcetto is even better, he is one of the best singers i have ever heard!
My grandma was born and lived in magdalena till she was 18 due to the drought and came to San Luis Río Colorado. I loooove this song. Magdalena is such a cute town
Lotus Bloom Meditation: July 10, 2022) I had the 'Lotus Bloom' while in meditation at my childhood home in Spokane, WA at 12:06am in the early morning. It was blissful, very high frequency, worked with the Christos energy from April 18- July 23, 2022 (very intense), the bloom was golden yellow
He has a voice I just enjoy immensely. There is beauty in it that you just don't come across all the time. Passionate, much like when Freddie Mercury sang like an angel.
Muchas gracias Brandon por cantarle a nogales sonora a Magdalena a México en la caminata a pie de San Ramón asta Magdalena por las mandas k hacen los mexicanos a pie a ver a San Francisco viva mexico
Beautiful song about my land of Sonora, thank you for this song dedicated to this beautiful journey from Nogales to Magdalena to pay the mandas to San Francisco de Asis (saint who speak to animals while he lived)
Yo tambien soy Sonorense de Hermosillo y Magdalena es un pueblo muy bonito, me encanta esta cancion! I'm from Sonora, drove pass Magdalena so many times, love this song!
I've seen the Killers live a few times and pretty much every time Brandon's voice has never sounded that good which is why i've always thought of them as an studio band only but listening to this has made me think his voice has developed massively since i last heard him sing live.
What a Great song especially coming from the border town of Nogales (45 minutes from Magdalena) great job. Everyone whos walked that long stretch can appreciate this song. ;)
Si alguien de los comentarios que es de Sonora no ha vivido la experiencia de ir caminado o peregrinando a Magdalena, se los recomiendo es una experiencia increíble así tal como lo cuenta Brandon, quién guste puede vivirla con nosotros, partiendo de Cananea a Magdalena, sin detenerse son 24 horas, descansando y sacando cotorreo salimos el viernes en la tarde y llegamos a Magdalena domingo a medio día 😊 11 años caminando y contando 🚶🏻🚶🏻 es una gran experiencia inolvidable 😊
Nogales here true and proud and yes the walk (la caminata) will lift your load and lift your spirit because for one day you know what will power and true sacrifice feels like
@Brandon Flowers I had the pleasure to see you in concert twice here in Argentina. Once with The Killers and the other one as a solo in Lollapalooza. Your voice sounds exactly the same as the recorded and even better. 💙👏👏👏 So much power and emotion comes from it!
Melisa Rojas Lo se la primera ves que escuché la canción se me hizo curioso que alguien de este país 🇺🇸 le gustara tanto el mío pero como tú sabes no solo es esta canción yo estoy actualmente en 🇺🇸 exactamente en Pasadena y la verdad es muy raro para mi que mucha gente americana por decirlo de cierta manera y lo digo con todo respeto les guste de esta forma nuestro país o nuestra cultura mucho más que algunos mexicanos que como yo están aquí se olvidan de donde son y solo lo sacan a relucir en ciertas ocasiones llámese partidos de fútbol o peleas de box y alguna que otra fiesta patria o concierto de cierta persona o grupo 😂discúlpame por todo esto solo quería decirte que coincido contigo.
