Deerhunter - Helicopter (Official Video) 

2:20 The way he sings is heartbreaking.

I believe that Bradford Cox is a sinless, pure-hearted creature who came down to earth just to write and create this songs that make you feel absolutely full and happy but also guilty and terribly abandoned by everyone and at the and you just end up crying on your bed the evening before/after a long, boring day

Deerhunter is actually one of the best indie bands ever.

I remember being 17, depressed as hell and stoned out of my mind; listening to this album. Thinking life wasn't going to get any better. Funny how life changes in the blink of an eye.

Yeah that part where he says "No one cares for me, I keep no company, I have minimal needs" I I literally am on the verge of teary-eyed and my soul just melts... Wow what a powerful part of the song cuz I can relate.. love this band.. Deer hunter is my favorite song tho, this may be 2nd!! Love it..

The vibe of this song makes me want to just float around in slow motion everywhere…

certified hood classic

One of the most beautiful tracks I've listened to.

One of the most beautiful songs ever written

Every time I listen to this I am transported to being 14 again back in houston with no friends, skating countless miles every day just to occupy myself. Looking at the landscape slowly pass by as this melancholy tune shapes the coming years of loneliness and growth.

I think this may just be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

Song brings back very emotional tines in my past. But I love it at the same time! Life has gotten so much better since then, but still love the nostalgia this gem brings me.

This song never gets less beautiful or less heartbreaking. What a masterpiece

Truly a masterpiece in its own right. Double exposures and overlays = double take and listen to the beauty of this music. He is a gifted soul and we are blessed to have him.

i accidentally stumbled across this band after I searched for the movie "Deer Hunter" on RU-vid. I was in love with the music since then.

what i love about this song is that it oozes the feeling of sadness but at the same time in a weird way there's a glimmer of hope in the instrumental arrangement, pure genius IMO

Halcyon Digest, one of the best albums this decade so far.

Bradford really is a tortured soul, you can see the pain and torment in his eyes and face. Probably why he creates such beautiful music. "The wound is the place where the light enters you" - Rumi

I lost a good friend recently. This was one of his favorite bands. The day he passed I've noticed more helicopters (ghetto birds) in the sky and before that this was the first song I heard from of this band

I discovered deer hunter when they opened up for the yeah yeah yeahs in Nashville forever ago. I was not only entranced by the height and oddity of the lead lead singer, but the music swept me away. I then went to another show where thet opened up for ten years. I saw him before the show and told him I was there for him and come the time they were on the stage, the lead singer held me and sang to me. It was pure magic and to this day it's one of my fondest memories

this song articulates the feeling of loneliness almost perfectly

Honest, original and painfully beautiful im blown away

whenenever I hear the lyric 'no one cares for me, I keep no company', I die a little inside because it relates directly to my life. fantastic album. one of my favourites of 2010, no doubt.

If loneliness had a sound, this is it right here.

This song is so sad, but I love it. The emotion is communicated brilliantly. It's as if I can actually feel their emotions. Very powerful.

This song got me through depressing times as a high school senior, fast forward 12 years into the future and it’s getting me through the most depressing time of my life so far (again). Thank you Deerhunter ❤

He conveys so much emotion through even the most subtle aspects of his vocals. So fucking good.

Here because deerhunter is a good band

Hypnotic... Beautiful. Brought me to tears.

Rest in Peace...Bassist Josh Fauver....

I've played this song so much since it came out! One of my all time favorites.

Haven't forgotten this gem. Taking it with me into 2020 and beyond.

Really like this use of major seventh chords. I love major sevenths in general but I haven't heard anything else use them to express this particular emotion

Just an amazing choon!! Bradford Cox is an amazing vocalist.

The beginning of this song drains every ounce of stress in my body

When you read about the lead singer Bradford Cox's early years, you get a sense for how powerful this song is....

I've got to say, after discovering this song and then the rest of Deerhunter's discography, they are now my favorite band of the 2000's onwards. If you haven't bought this album and Microcastle, you are missing out on a lot of great music

This song describes perfectly how I felt near the end of my active addiction. Still love it, and always reminds me why I quit and to never go back to that life :)

I copied this from a lyrics meaning website because the story really touched me. I still recommend to everything to purchase the record because he has the story on it. But it's a story that really has stuck with me throughout the years and I haven't seen anyone post it in the comment section so here it is. Thank you for Sharing this song about empathy Deerhunter I will forever have it in my heart. It tells the story of a young Russian man named Dima who left his home at the age of 14. He moved to the city in hopes of becoming a fashion designer. He had no home and eventually moved into the home of an older man, who took him as his lover. Soon Dima left him and moved into the home of a wealthy older man who provided financial backing for a conglomerate of gay pornographic websites. Dima's documents were changed so that Dima's age was 18, although at this point he was maybe around 16. He soon began starring in his lover's films as well as working as a nude model. Dima supplemented his income by working as an escort. Soon, a member of the Russian mafia had developed something of a fixation on Dima. One day, Dima left his lover and cut off communication with all his friends, and moved in with the Russian crime leader. Another escort, a friend of Dima, spotted Dima being "forcibly sodomized" by a group of 10-15 men (including the crime leader) in a private sex club. That was the last spotting of Dima. The escort tried to investigate. He persuaded a prominent gay Russian journalist to write a story, but the journalist was threatened by the organized crime, and stopped. One day, another crime leader, who was being tried on an unrelated murder charge, confessed that he had seen a young man matching Dima's description be pushed out of a helicopter over a remote forest in Northern Russia. Dima's ex-lover, before dying in 2007, confessed that he had sold Dima as a sex slave in 2005 and believed Dima to have committed suicide in 2006.

that low -tom double hit towards the end always hits me..

The first song I heard from Deerhunter due to randomly clicking videos. This song remains my favorite and I think their most beautiful.

Take my hand and pray with me My final days in company The devil now has come for me And helicopters circling the scene [Verse 2] And I pray for rest Could you pray for us? We know he loves you the best We know he loves you the best [Verse 3] The light's inside my cave I'm tired of my pains Ooh Ooh [Verse 4] Oh, these drugs, they play On me these terrible ways They don't pay like they used to pay I used to make it day to day [Verse 5] No one cares for me I keep no company I have minimal needs And now they are through with me [Outro] Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me

So amazing and beautiful... when the birds fly off the dock when he busts into the chorus is so very exceptional!

I'm so glad deer hunter is getting their fans , I have loved Bradford cox music for an eternity. It's unique , numbing and powerful.

I love this beautiful song. Actually the whole album is painfully beautiful.

halcyon digest's turning 10 this year, holy god how old am I

The beauty of melancholic has rarely been so beautiful like in this song.

Just a min ago i just read a passage about this band 'Deerhunter', the book's name is 'Steal like an artist'. I'm a big fan of rock metal blues and indie genres songs... But i've never listen this band.... Really a great music taste... I'm glad i've read about that band and i gave it a listen...🤟

God, this is beautifully gooey! Soul-rending back story. Cannot hear it enough. Almost Eric Matthews-esque in it's remarkable production. Beautiful in its luxuriousness, but the lyrics strip it to the bone. RIP Mr. Marakov. Someone cares.

this whole album is magical. besides just being plain beautiful it has some hard to describe undertone to it, something that makes it exotic, even mesmerizing. and this song is extremely catchy :) but anyway, i just thought i'd recommend the artist seaside to fans of deerhunter - check out 'sweetest love' or 'away' by them, their sound has a kind of picturesque and lush quality to it, kind of like this album. very immersive.

can't get this song out of my head. unbelievable ecstasy.

Oh god.. its so beautiful. And sounds like shiny stars

Fucking brilliant song even 10 years later.

I'm actually so happy that Bunny introduced this song to me because it's so beautiful! It's my new jam lmao.

How can someone dislike this...

I’d completely forgotten this song. It sounds so good

I love deerhunter, and their work rate is astounding. They release more albums is less time than any other band i can think of.

Saw them live last night and this gave me goosebumps the same way it did many years ago....

Deerhunter has breathed new life in all music

3:17 The birds fleeting to me is a symbol of all our friends, family, and loved ones who have left our life when you wish you had them the most.

So sad once i read about who the lyrics are about. Man makes me just wanna cry

I am obsessed with this song

This is one of the the best songs I’ve ever heard

This song gives me so much strength. And peace.

favorite part of the song is at the end, when the drums kind of hold off for those extra beats and then CRASH back in. pretty much one of the most satisfying songs ever.

1:25 I love how he sings that part

Only a great artist like Bradford Cox could make something so beautiful yet sad and full of emotion. He truly is a genius and this song is breathtaking. It makes me want to cry every time I listen to it.

A perfect recording.

This song has echoes of “moments in love” by the art of noise..

Bunny said this was her favorite song, had to check it out...

beautiful music...... listen to this everyday..

This album is a masterpiece

I think that Bradford Cox has the gift/curse of not being able to escape or turn off his thoughts, and it translates in his music. There's deep highs and there's deep lows, but all of the songs carry a heavy burden. I can see how a lot of people don't like this kind of music because I admit, it can be very restless and reflective.

This song makes me happy.

This entire album is brilliant. Just been re-aquainted, timeless music.

Love Halcyon Digest. I've sensed Brad's deep appreciation for music before, but it's never been so apparent until this new album. I can not wait to see them November 3rd. Hopefully I can talk to Brad after the show. :)

I don't claim to be an expert on Dennis Cooper, but I got the impression he wrote this short story with ambiguous endings so readers could decide for themselves what happened to Dima. The takeaway is that Dima is no longer alive. In all three speculations, he vanishes in 2005. Dima himself isn't real, but unfortunately, human trafficking is real.

this is truly beautiful

People are over here complaining about how this is whiny or crap FYI: this song sends a powerful msg which speaks about "exploitation, abuse, helplessness, isolation and loneliness." Bradford is amazingly talented to put himself in another persons shoes and sing about it that's creativity at it' best! This song is about a boy named Dima Dimitry Marakov who had a dream like every child but in pursuing that dream he ufortunately came across horrible people. READ ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU JUDGE!!! (:

On its own, it's a dreamy-yet-tragic melody with lullabye-like vocals. When accompanied by the short story found in the liner notes for the track, the song becomes a heart-wrenching anthem. I came across this group and album by chance; a random pick at the library. It was like hitting the lottery. Completely beautiful and prime for the "Repeat All" setting.

My first taste of Deerhunter and it is sublime!

First song I have heard from this band....so far so good!

Thank you for recommending this, Chino Moreno!

This song is pure perfection. Any other bands with sounds similar to this one?

3:28. Two drum slaps. Makes the whole song

Underrated masterpiece

This is such great chill out music!!! I could easily paint to this. So glad I discovered them.

probably in my top 10 songs of all time

What a gorgeous song

I can't get enough of this song. Never enough.

When people say 2010s music was bad or the 2010s was a bad decade overall, I always say no because 2010-2014 was a great time in life for me, a time that I wouldn't mind living again. Compared to how everything has turn out, it was a pretty chill era and the world hadn't gone mad. I remember when I started getting into Deerhunter, Atlas Sound, and other bands of the time and it completely changed my take and outlook on music and life. The internet still felt free and people shared music and stuff, even artists would give out tracks for free, and it was a fresh era of artists who were putting out eps and mixtapes for free sometimes. I miss the blog era, I miss going to shows and events and people still feeling present and like they weren't just there for a social media photo op. Halcyon Digest isn't just one of my favorite albums of 2010, not just of the 2010s decade, but ended up being one of my favorite albums ever, no skips on any track. It still fills me with that hope and good feeling I had around the time I first listened to it.

When I'm about to die, I want to listen to this song as I'm dying.

What have you done? How am I gonna find another song like this? How am I ever going to feel alive again without you?

I adore this song, I didn't know the backstory behind it but it really strikes a chord.

Great song. Cool video. Fantastic band. How these boys manage to stay under the radar, yet get the music out, amongst drastic changes in the recording industry is mind-blowing. Deerhunter has earned huge gobs of respect for doing this, in a relatively short period of time. In summary... easily the best band I've heard in 10 years.

I checked the meaning of the lyrics.. that was a mistake, it's depressing

Bradford Cox, you write beautiful songs.

Given the backstory to this song, the video is quite haunting but the lyrics are so powerful - with Bradford you do feel like he really means it.

Perfect. Every aspect is perfection.

I wish I was at the show crying my eyes out with bunny... this song ❤️