Death Cab for Cutie at Berkeley - Transatlanticism

	Duration: 08:52 minutes Upload Time: 2006-08-15 02:33:44 User: austinpowers61 :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: Filmed 12 Aug 2006 at The Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. The song was made even more special by the entrance of opening band Mates of State (Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel) to help out with the final choruses. After hearing Death Cab play Tiny Vessels earlier in this set, I was happy to hear them follow up with Transatlanticism, as the two songs juxtapose one another so nicely. In Tiny Vessels, Ben sings about being with someone he doesn't really even care about, while in Transatlanticism, he sings about a distance between him and the object of his desire. A distance that seems insurmountable... "those people were overjoyed; they took to their boats. I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat. the rhythm of my footsteps crossing flood lands to your door have been silenced forever more. the distance is quite simply much too far for me to row it seems farther than ever before". Anyone who has felt the pain of a long distance relationship can understand how he feels. And when they go into the final chorus...."I need you so much closer"....well, this song was made to be sung live....an anthemic ode to be shared with an audience. Listening to it the first time on the album, I could picture them performing this live...as the crowd swayed, sang along, and held their lighters and cell phones to the sky...
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thedragonsaver ::: Favorites showoff, verb 1- one who tries to get other people's attention 2- one who just wont shut the fuck up definition 2 is perfect for your comment response. ^_^ 07-10-28 16:42:58 __________________________________________________
austinpowers61 ::: Favorites It was opening band Mates of State (Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel). They're well worth checking out on their web site or myspace page. 07-10-18 14:12:17 __________________________________________________
SamPerrault ::: Favorites Who's that man and woman who come out right near the end? 07-10-18 13:47:19 __________________________________________________
fullcollapse3453 ::: Favorites that set looks so good 07-09-22 17:59:00 __________________________________________________
Toquinoqui ::: Favorites "speedoswimmer18 (2 weeks ago) the most awesome song ever" exaggeration, noun 1-the act of making something more noticeable than usual 2-overstatement, magnification definition 2 is perfect for your comment. 07-09-17 17:30:12 __________________________________________________
charlu2100 ::: Favorites I WANT THEM TO GO ON TOUR! 07-09-14 16:22:52 __________________________________________________
carlito123 ::: Favorites god id love to see them live 07-09-14 12:35:05 __________________________________________________
starfcuker13 ::: Favorites When I heard this song on Six Feet Under, I totally had to get this CD. I love most of the songs on the CD, so it worked out great. Six Feet Under does good deeds. 07-09-12 17:41:39 __________________________________________________
maria0taktikos ::: Favorites i get goosebumps every time i watch this video. it is amazing and the song is so much better live than on the record. 07-09-11 15:33:12 __________________________________________________
ozit0 ::: Favorites i need you so much closer.... 07-09-04 22:22:43 __________________________________________________