The War On Drugs - Holding On [Official Video]

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  • @abnormalpotato1051
    @abnormalpotato1051 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    2024 still a banger

    • @Rick.Jamesen
      @Rick.Jamesen หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good music is timeless

  • @yosoypatrick
    @yosoypatrick 6 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    What a privilege, to be alive when a song this beautiful exists.

    • @edcool77
      @edcool77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How nice when every year it surprises you with unexpected music

    • @rebeccamendez2691
      @rebeccamendez2691 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GabrielWJensen wdt it b nice

    • @rebeccamendez2691
      @rebeccamendez2691 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GabrielWJensen to drop the color lines

    • @ats6136
      @ats6136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even when in heaven, songs will be the most beautiful

    • @garycummins8082
      @garycummins8082 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed !

  • @atothek86
    @atothek86 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    To me, that was the last day he lived. And he lived it in full. He died that night in his sleep. The one horse in the beginning was his late wife. And the two horses running in the end was now both of them.

    • @susank580
      @susank580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed!

    • @LatesaKiki
      @LatesaKiki 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great analogy !

    • @MrPhonics87
      @MrPhonics87 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wow, that hit me in the feels

    • @mnsteve77
      @mnsteve77 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are brilliant

  • @david91bcfc
    @david91bcfc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    The most underrated song of all time, it’s a masterpiece

    • @timgames6924
      @timgames6924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Beautiful song and clip

  • @drickzee
    @drickzee ปีที่แล้ว +172

    2023 and this song is still on repeat! This is what I call music!!

    • @barbaralemarier4421
      @barbaralemarier4421 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Glad I'm not the only one that does songs on repeat.

    • @jimmycameron6568
      @jimmycameron6568 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Talk about joining the club! 😊🎉

    • @dawnpatrol700
      @dawnpatrol700 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Their last 3 albums are on constant rotation. My fave overall is Deeper Understanding, but even I Don't Live Here is pretty close. " Harmonias Dream" " old skin" " thinking of a place" all perfection

    • @drickzee
      @drickzee ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dawnpatrol700 I'm with you. Deeper Understanding is my favorite as well!! I can't describe the vibes I get from it, it's just perfect!!

    • @dawnpatrol700
      @dawnpatrol700 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@drickzee if someone would have told me anytime prior to 2017, that my favorite band, favorite album, favorite song of all time hadn't came out yet, I would have been sceptacle. In 2014, Delta Spirit's "Into the Wide" came pretty close, but Deeper Understanding would blow it away. Check out "into the Wide" and "from now on" by Delta Spirit. Right now I'm diggin " the pressure" by Delta Spirit from their newest

  • @cristiancastillo321
    @cristiancastillo321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Fifa 18 Playlist. From the first time I heard this song, I will never forget it.

  • @008overrated
    @008overrated 6 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    We should embrace this band, hold them up like a beacon of light because music like this has been in the wilderness for decades, they are an absolute treasure

    • @davidleebohrer5549
      @davidleebohrer5549 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I Wholeheartedly Agree , Well Said , These Musicans are Fine Art Craftsmen & Creative Geniuses ! 🏆

    • @a-aron14
      @a-aron14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do it every day! Love them

    • @hospitalcleaner
      @hospitalcleaner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love these guys. Do you know any other good bands which compare?

    • @vilavem1652
      @vilavem1652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hospitalcleaner U2

    • @hospitalcleaner
      @hospitalcleaner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vilavem1652 cool I'll check them out oh god its awful

  • @jackketcham7665
    @jackketcham7665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    One of the best bands I've heard in my 70 years!

    • @cjwright79
      @cjwright79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      has a similar feel and vibe to Mark Knopfler at times, of Dire Straits fame!

    • @elorfis
      @elorfis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very underrated album

    • @elorfis
      @elorfis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Been listening to this album almost none stop since it came out

    • @josephdaviswyeth9459
      @josephdaviswyeth9459 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris Wright love Mark Knopler.... Ragpickers dream

    • @vibemunster
      @vibemunster 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They sound like a Waterboys tribute band.

  • @djmusicchannel007
    @djmusicchannel007 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The War On Drugs have had some superb songs over the years...

  • @plantemor
    @plantemor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    the old man's smile gives me life

  • @kevinmartin6444
    @kevinmartin6444 7 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    Diner, golden retriever, pool hall, old friends, old truck, relive lovely memories. That's a good day.

    • @dickbrett9827
      @dickbrett9827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Don't forget to brush your teeth, Sir.

    • @oscarsamaniego2888
      @oscarsamaniego2888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eres un pendejo, por solo exisrir !

    • @NICKELS181
      @NICKELS181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oscarsamaniego2888 Why? He's right. Obvious you haven't lived.

    • @tamie341
      @tamie341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And den smoke up a fatty bleezy as one mofuckin nightcap yooo!

    • @jorgeisaacdoblesmata9137
      @jorgeisaacdoblesmata9137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best days

  • @darwinhatheway3354
    @darwinhatheway3354 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    TH-cam needs more options beyond "like." This is one of the most moving songs and videos I've seen.

  • @Pumpmaster77
    @Pumpmaster77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    3 years old, and the music & video still bring a lump to my throat & a tear to my eyes. So beautiful...

    • @seeker5547
      @seeker5547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      the first time I heard this was 3y ago. my gf back in time was living in another city. she had cancer n she was in hopital ,she called me for the last time. so I hit the road at a rainy night, then this shit played while i was drivin. Idk how My tears never left me that night. anw whenever i hear this song, Hits me hard af m8

    • @Easymoneyrizz
      @Easymoneyrizz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@seeker5547 I'm sorry for your loss, mate. This song also hits me too

    • @therealsofagirrl79
      @therealsofagirrl79 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I lost my son at 23 weeks along,back in 2018 and this song was on the radio when I went to the hospital for a check up before he passed 😢

  • @kentohamaoka4063
    @kentohamaoka4063 6 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    What can I say? It's bloody sad that this majestic clip has almost 1 thousand dislikes, it's just ridiculous. This is melancholic uplifting, life-affirming music, When you listen to this and watch the video at the same time is like a bomb of serotonin invading you. It's a great gift that we can re-watch whenever we need to. For that I say thank you very much for your contribution to a better world with your creation.

    • @the_vba5384
      @the_vba5384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's so sad free speech is allowed isn't it?

    • @bp6421
      @bp6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      haters gonna hate all it is.

    • @JohnnyNowhere
      @JohnnyNowhere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bp6421 What a cheap cop out. Who said anything about 'hate' on this video? You.
      The video shows how my generation treats one another. Not yours. You guys are the ones filled with contempt.

    • @LordJeremy94
      @LordJeremy94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I love.to imagine that the horse we see at the beginning of the video is the man's deceased wife and then at the end...he goes and join her

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So everyone should have the same opinion as you?

  • @jaceyp.8457
    @jaceyp.8457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This song would be a major hit in the 1980s

  • @chewyrocker
    @chewyrocker 7 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    I haven't been emotionally moved like this from music in a few years. I am happy. Life is good.

    • @J_Ghotier
      @J_Ghotier 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      chewyrocker me too...and yep!

    • @sweetdickwilly3444
      @sweetdickwilly3444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Life really isgood well said

    • @chaytonrobertson3692
      @chaytonrobertson3692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like poetry😂😅

    • @wizkar34
      @wizkar34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well my friend from the past lemme introduce to you 2020 times ain't looking so good out here🙃

    • @darragholoughlin6637
      @darragholoughlin6637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First time I heard this I was full of tingles with a lump in my throat and close to tears. I'm not crying your crying!!

  • @deloreanboy
    @deloreanboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    On a day like today my mom passed away from cancer 13 years ago, in all that time my dad has always remembered her, holding on to the good memories of her. The first time I watched this video I couldn´t help crying because its full of beauty. In the end I am sure my dad will find again his one true love.

  • @methodicalcuts1252
    @methodicalcuts1252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    It's the simple things that create the invisible world of nostalgia. Only you will know forever.

    • @adriansw5474
      @adriansw5474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly. This song transmits to me nostalgia

    • @doctorsinn6506
      @doctorsinn6506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very well said my friend. Yes indeed!

    • @doctorsinn6506
      @doctorsinn6506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So my feed loves me today. Very rare a song much less many has me wanting to feel encapsulated with in it's warm loving Vines.

    • @xXKingEllisXx
      @xXKingEllisXx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what well written comment ;')

  • @Bobainthome
    @Bobainthome 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    this video makes you cry

    • @alexbaum2204
      @alexbaum2204 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I cannot watch this video without tearing up. It’s starts the second he opens the door. If the point of art is to move someone, then this video is a timeless masterpiece.

  • @andrewshankland9314
    @andrewshankland9314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    5:10 onward is some of the best music I’ve ever heard

    • @RolyUwU
      @RolyUwU ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel the same

  • @guerillagunsmoke
    @guerillagunsmoke 7 ปีที่แล้ว +695

    to me this video has a very profound message. solitude and loneliness/sadness are poor bedfellows. If you're down, depressed etc etc GET OUTSIDE. Make a conscious effort to find beauty in the commonplace and and everyday human interaction. You never know where it will lead.

    • @bfdoo
      @bfdoo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      guerillagunsmoke I'll be there

    • @Tidnull
      @Tidnull 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It seems also like he's going to retake his wedding picture with just himself as a symbol of starting over and being ok alone.

    • @romzibawazier4638
      @romzibawazier4638 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeayyy i'am agree with you

    • @Gripstress
      @Gripstress 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Depression and anxiety take work to get through. Practice new better habits even if they're tiny it's something. Never give up.

    • @welshpaul9932
      @welshpaul9932 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I cheered up as soon as that Labrador showed up!

  • @AishikDhar
    @AishikDhar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I know what I will be holding onto. This band. Forever.

  • @mitchpollock4732
    @mitchpollock4732 7 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    My goodness. The ending really gets you. Beautiful video.

    • @AlwaysHalloween000
      @AlwaysHalloween000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Problem is it's absolutely unrealistic when you take an era and time into context which then makes this video sort of a pretentious phony one but that's only if you think about it historically

    • @zybereqwilfish
      @zybereqwilfish 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      They change the miniature i guess??

    • @rpastevensstevens7258
      @rpastevensstevens7258 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trev Mac lol are you a historian?

    • @rpastevensstevens7258
      @rpastevensstevens7258 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trev Mac I am

  • @horrrorgasmus
    @horrrorgasmus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    i'm a teen and i find it so cool and euphoric to be around with seasoned folks enjoying the same music and band.

    • @edcool77
      @edcool77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great my friend!

    • @jessemedoxean
      @jessemedoxean 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hello bro wsp

  • @jprivera406
    @jprivera406 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is definitely the song that my kids one day will say “my dad used to listen to this all the time” and I’m all for it. Can’t wait

  • @syrustajbakhsh9519
    @syrustajbakhsh9519 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Best band of the decade

  • @aniimusic1
    @aniimusic1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This is art....

    • @aniimusic1
      @aniimusic1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Does anyone know where this was filmed?

    • @231rocks
      @231rocks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Brewster NY, I was playing billiards with Frankie in the pool hall scene

    • @aniimusic1
      @aniimusic1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      theband231 which one are you?

    • @231rocks
      @231rocks 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shorter guy, bald, goatee

    • @aniimusic1
      @aniimusic1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      theband231 cool! That must have been fun to film!

  • @televisiontooth21
    @televisiontooth21 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I just wanna eat soup to the rhythm of this song.

  • @alexisrozas1043
    @alexisrozas1043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Q pena q esta canción no sea mundialmente conocida es una locura Gracias FIFA por ponernos esta cancion hace 4 años

    • @chale._.504
      @chale._.504 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y que fifa es?

    • @matroj12
      @matroj12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chale._.504 fifa 18

    • @renatozv1302
      @renatozv1302 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Las canciones de FIFA 18 son buenísimas 🤩

    • @bluetickch2166
      @bluetickch2166 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fasho came across this song in Fifa 18

    • @AngelPerezTorres-tq3kn
      @AngelPerezTorres-tq3kn ปีที่แล้ว

      Gracias FIFA por hacer conocer buena música

  • @abdelrhmandameen2215
    @abdelrhmandameen2215 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This never ceases to move me. It deals with loss in a perfect world. From early on, we see one of the neighbors greet him while walking in the street. I see that the director did something absolutely fantastic by reversing the video, so it shows he is going up north rather than down south.
    Then we get into the café where the waiters embrace him with a beautiful, warm touch and give him a beautiful smile that feels so welcoming, before one of his friends shows up to join him.
    I'm thinking he must have lost his wife recently, and everyone is just showing him support and letting him know they are here for him.
    Then we see him being introduced to some people, whom I assume he didn't know or didn't know well, and they play some pool while smiling and joking with each other.
    After that, we see another perfect human act when a total stranger offers to give him a ride. They have some nice exchange, and he picks up the camera, which happened spontaneously, and starts shooting.
    The best part of this video is when they stop and walk up to the gazebo. He is asked to pose for the camera and smile; then we see that beautiful smile. But I think they wanted to convey something else in this video. How places and events jog our memory and sometimes seemingly transport us to a totally different time and place. And I think this is what the director wanted to say.

    • @billknight8501
      @billknight8501 ปีที่แล้ว

      When he takes his sip of coffee in the restaurant.....the look of relief on his face knowing he will get through.

    • @Dunkaroos248
      @Dunkaroos248 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The two horses at the end, joined again in death. It was a perfect last day

  • @BeverLuna
    @BeverLuna 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    just had to make the world cry this morning. beautiful story and video

  • @robinthrush9672
    @robinthrush9672 7 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    This is the kind of music my dad raised me to love.

    • @icanlexus9702
      @icanlexus9702 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Your dad plays FIFA?

    • @maryjoana6618
      @maryjoana6618 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You have a great dad ..😊

    • @GangstaSpongebobSuperFan420
      @GangstaSpongebobSuperFan420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ican Lexus nah, I think more of 'Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits road trip' type stuff like that.

    • @indiegente99
      @indiegente99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You must be proud of him.

    • @bigmoike7196
      @bigmoike7196 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mhm

  • @Mulziantulum
    @Mulziantulum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I think it was his last day. Maybe he knows it because of the appearance of the white horse. Look at him, he's enjoying the day with full senses. Takes a last photo and goes to sleep with the pillow in his arms. In the last scene you see two horses. Maybe it's him and his wife.(or carriers of their souls)
    Beautiful video and song. 💙 Can't stop watchin it.

    • @jimwilliams5349
      @jimwilliams5349 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I AGREE WITH YOU. THIS BAND IS GOING TO THE TOP !

    • @chasenyland4524
      @chasenyland4524 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spot on, mate. That's exactly what I think it means.

    • @abluecassette
      @abluecassette 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's how I interpreted it. I had a feeling I knew what was going to happen but I cried anyway!

    • @pedronogueira21
      @pedronogueira21 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, thats how i interpreted too

    • @cameroncotroneo3182
      @cameroncotroneo3182 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I agree whole heartedly

  • @petermoran7951
    @petermoran7951 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm a die hard English prog rock fan... but I've got to admit, this band has really got under my skin. 👍

    • @petermoran7951
      @petermoran7951 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the info mate

  • @xmexiinator8812
    @xmexiinator8812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    1:32 this part always puts a smile on face!
    Seeing both the man and the golden retriever smiling is such a beautiful moment. Best scene in the music video. This song is just amazing, hear it almost everyday. 💙

  • @FB-kx9gb
    @FB-kx9gb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    “Is an old memory just another way of saying goodbye “ that really makes you think.

    • @army_dreamer_8088
      @army_dreamer_8088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, to me it's the most beautiful line in the lyrics.

    • @victorfernandez1507
      @victorfernandez1507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I dont get it

    • @army_dreamer_8088
      @army_dreamer_8088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@victorfernandez1507 I recently broke off a long-term relationship and lots of memories have come up since about places we went, moments spent together and it feels as if those images are ways or maybe even opportunities of saying farewell to that person in both mind and heart. That is how I interpret that lyric.

    • @nealm6764
      @nealm6764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel that way about dreams. I will have a dream about the person, and when I wake up I am ready to say goodbye to the emotional baggage form the breakup or loss etc. Close the door so to speak.

  • @jjpd1977
    @jjpd1977 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This music is so additive.. i listening 3,4 times a day... anyone?

    • @billknight8501
      @billknight8501 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My last 4 TH-cam quarterly Playlist has this song in top 5 consistently. Oh yeah!

  • @Beverlylowie
    @Beverlylowie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Unforgettable song. Beautiful video. Love this 4 eternity

  • @KaoticPhoenix
    @KaoticPhoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    FIFA 18 showed me this masterpiece

  • @jacobwinn2765
    @jacobwinn2765 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A song of pure beauty, of lost time and love, and of warm memories. Lost love being the hardest yet most beautiful for us. Cherish those you love, those you've lost, and those you still have.

  • @juli_b92
    @juli_b92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I've replayed this literally 100 times today .. incredible band

  • @matthewmoss1589
    @matthewmoss1589 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Damn what a beautiful video.

  • @michmartinez2398
    @michmartinez2398 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I didn't know this song was on FIFA 18 but I know for experience that they always curate amazing tracks.
    The War on Drugs needs to be listened by more people, I'm glad all of this gamers listening to them now! Let's spread their music!

  • @billknight8501
    @billknight8501 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love the visual story throughout the video. To me, the scene in the diner and his first sip of coffee, I believe he realizes that life goes on, even if you lose your significant other, spouse. Thanks to TWOD for creating another masterpiece.

  • @northsouth7757
    @northsouth7757 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A song so good, you don't even realize you needed to hear it again, until you do... And every time - you appreciate it.

  • @tiagomsmagalhaes
    @tiagomsmagalhaes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Instant Classic

    • @dextersmithbsee
      @dextersmithbsee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's exactly what I thought. Classic.

    • @AlwaysHalloween000
      @AlwaysHalloween000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Classic???? I think i remember seeing this video and hearing this song when it was called The Valley Road and/or Across the River by Bruce Hornsby & The Range in the 1980's..Hell same horse and house even..lot's of bands borderline plagiarizing the 70's and 80's hoping keen eye's and memories forget

    • @DonMas-car-pone
      @DonMas-car-pone 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tiago Magalhães Indeed! This could be easily one of the best songs in the last 10 years

  • @createdbylaura
    @createdbylaura 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is beautiful. I cried, too: it is all the more meaningful to me when I think of someone precious to me who recently lost her husband of 44 years.

  • @acepez
    @acepez 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This is a real band, they play and touch your feelings, other bands just play for money.

    • @freekmusbach8722
      @freekmusbach8722 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      check wondertrees. im freek musbach from amsterdam tryin to get close to this in our own way do check my friend!

    • @hisheeelijah1482
      @hisheeelijah1482 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True my guys really true I love them bands and artists especially when they give good energy through their music

  • @ashleywilson5287
    @ashleywilson5287 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This song gives me hope in 2020. We all long to hold onto the past but at some stage we need to find our new future. Hope, love and kindness and we will find our way.

  • @DontBuryTheLead
    @DontBuryTheLead ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The best music video ever!

  • @TypeJack
    @TypeJack 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This clip really brings it home for me.

  • @zorby6286
    @zorby6286 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This video has more depth than any film I've seen in decades. Incredibly emotionally resonant. Beautiful song and video. We're lucky to have The War On Drugs around in this day and age.

  • @DingusBobingus5555
    @DingusBobingus5555 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Glad to see I'm not the only one who is balling like a baby after watching this.

    • @geol1936
      @geol1936 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shredding Splinters you're obviously into hoops, being a baller and all.... ;)

  • @mikecrosoft
    @mikecrosoft ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I discovered this song 6 years and it has never lost his magic, every time I’m listening it warms my soul

  • @bw2550
    @bw2550 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maybe my answer to someone asking me my favorite song. I feel like 6 years is enough to be sure, and it still gets me every time.

  • @cameroncotroneo3182
    @cameroncotroneo3182 7 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    Here is my take on the video. For the sake of describing the narrative we will call the main character in the video Frankie since it’s the actor’s name. Anyways, Frankie is born and raised in a small town where everyone knows each other. So does a young and beautiful woman. Each in their own way they are loved and very well respected throughout the town. The woman had a specific passion for horses; perhaps even a white horse like at the start of the video. She was probably a horse trainer in her life.
    So Frankie and the woman fall in love and it’s simply like a fairy tale. The whole town loves it as Frankie and his lover are always the life of the party. He builds a beautiful home on the outskirts of town for them to grow old together and live out a happy life, but she gets very sick. It breaks the whole town’s heart but devastates Frankie. She passes away and he sinks into a depression and never leaves the house. He grows old, alone and sad.
    Then one morning he wakes up with no intention to leave the house or do anything. He is simply “HOLDING ON”, hence the name of the song. Then he sees it! A horse exactly like the one his lover was passionate about! He steps out of the house and feels her spirit around him, around the horse even! He sees the trail that may have been caused by the horse and decides to follow it! Which leads him to see everyone, he sees people he has not seen for years and everyone consoles him and he experiences a closure; especially at the gazeebo where his picture was taken.
    That night Frankie knows he doesn’t have to hold on anymore. Frankie doesn’t have to hold on to the pain, sorrow, regret and misery. He sleeps on HER said of the bed (compared to his side at the start of the video) and simply embraces the memories he had with her. He passes away in his sleep and joins her in the end. That is why you see TWO horses at the videos conclusion. They are together at last.

    • @helenesuss4606
      @helenesuss4606 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Cameron Cotroneo wow so filled with emotion, I have no words you said it all

    • @maxichazmaxi
      @maxichazmaxi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      now i understand!

    • @kopparbag
      @kopparbag 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well said. 👍

    • @akhileshram32
      @akhileshram32 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I saw it the same way. Thank you for putting it into such beautiful words :)

    • @mikerodgers4642
      @mikerodgers4642 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Spot on! At least with my take on it too. A lot of folks are not picking up on the "died in his sleep" aspect and I did not notice that he's on the wife's side of the bed at the end....

  • @margroningen
    @margroningen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This surely has to be the most beautiful clip I've ever seen.

  • @SethMacLeod95
    @SethMacLeod95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    The War on Drugs just understand. I love them

    • @Elyobz
      @Elyobz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seth MacLeod x2

    • @civilservant9528
      @civilservant9528 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seth MacLeod this comment

  • @manneianevski
    @manneianevski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Only 1:16 and I already have tears.
    Damn, this is so emotional : the music, the lyrics, the video. Real masterpiece.

    • @on-the-rocks
      @on-the-rocks 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GabrielWJensen silence beta

  • @lumenpraetorius4592
    @lumenpraetorius4592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a beautiful story this video tells. We all need each other.

  • @calinpetrescu
    @calinpetrescu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Instant classic!

  • @SunnyBear
    @SunnyBear 7 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    This video makes me so happy! The old man's life, the camerawork, the song.

    • @amigo0407
      @amigo0407 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      IT IS~

    • @markram4444
      @markram4444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seeing people get along and spend happy moments together is so uplifting. There's so much negativity surrounding us that watching this feels like a breath of fresh air

    • @maryjoana6618
      @maryjoana6618 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Life IS Hope..never let It die

  • @nathanbtoben
    @nathanbtoben 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    It says something about this cultural moment that the Sincerity depicted in this video feels cutting edge.

    • @chrisbernardo5500
      @chrisbernardo5500 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This a very relevant video of today that shows the power of unity over the divisiveness of race.

    • @dirtydinner2432
      @dirtydinner2432 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris Bernardo It's too bad most people will never know who this band is because they are trapped in their top 10 music loops

    • @abdulbah8514
      @abdulbah8514 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      'sincerity depicted in this video fell cutting edge'...couldn't find these words in my head but you nailed it well

  • @aldishenry4398
    @aldishenry4398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    A friend of mine recorded some of this record in LA at his studio. He told me about them after it had been finished. I listened and my mind was shattered. They are a sound unto themselves. So original and haunting.

  • @aboalhana90
    @aboalhana90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Fifa, without you, I wouldn’t find this beautiful Rock Band that reminds me of the good old days

  • @notNIHAL10
    @notNIHAL10 7 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    There's something strangely satisfying about the video. And the song compliments it perfectly. I've seen wonderful songs getting ruined by stupid music videos. But in this case, feels like they both were the perfect fit for each other!

  • @mifune141
    @mifune141 7 ปีที่แล้ว +776

    Don't make me cry at work dammit! Wonderful band and such a great video.

    • @bronsonkennedy4104
      @bronsonkennedy4104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Read what you said and still watched it.....now I'm gathering my composure lol.

    • @rip.joss96
      @rip.joss96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      :'ccccc

    • @jpprieto44
      @jpprieto44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      pensé que era el único... 20 minutos después y aun sigo en el mismo estado... que grandes son

    • @radiomike151
      @radiomike151 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      mifune141 get back to work. 😷

    • @Mulziantulum
      @Mulziantulum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mifune141 happens to me too

  • @stevex8409
    @stevex8409 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Don't know why but im in floods of tears watching that.
    I feel so emotional about this band, the best thing to come around in a long time.

    • @helenesuss4606
      @helenesuss4606 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Steve X just wait if u are them live in person! amazing!

    • @kinora98
      @kinora98 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "floods of tears"... Man, that is so much it !! I go through unstoppable rivers of tears everytime I watch this masterpiece!! But tears of a different kind you know? Tears of the soul. So much sincerity, purety, a complete accelerated journey through bereavement. I love it !

  • @pramitmitra
    @pramitmitra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Just when I thought nothing can top this song, I come across this video. And it is Commissioner Burrell no less! Just lovely...

    • @jishb2505
      @jishb2505 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Retirement didn't suit him much

  • @roytbone5791
    @roytbone5791 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    TWOD never disappoint. One of those rare songs that has you hooked in the first 5 seconds.

  • @spencermarley7990
    @spencermarley7990 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My pre-K students LOVE this song! They get up and start dancing whenever I play it.

    • @Nsj807
      @Nsj807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spread the love

    • @michellemadgwick109
      @michellemadgwick109 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good song

    • @RolyUwU
      @RolyUwU ปีที่แล้ว

      This song makes me want to dance too

  • @liorarbel4432
    @liorarbel4432 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I don't know why but when I listen to that music I feel like I return 30 years back in time to my childhood and it feels so good...

  • @victorsantivanez756
    @victorsantivanez756 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This song takes me back to the days when we felt the world under our feet. Nowadays, we just browse the world at our fingertips. Real shame.

  • @markweaver8529
    @markweaver8529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The video fits the song perfectly.

  • @Joe_J-MT_Boy
    @Joe_J-MT_Boy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Boy... this video is well conceived and executed. Very elegant match to the song underneath. It's one you might watch often... and not tire of it.

  • @MrMatt1176
    @MrMatt1176 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Once I was alive and I could feel; I was holding onto you, and I redefined the way I looked at dawn inside of you". So powerful.

  • @ebiiwewok
    @ebiiwewok ปีที่แล้ว +4

    just checking in to make sure this song is still good. yep, yep it is.

  • @DigitalSkyLens
    @DigitalSkyLens 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Glad to see someone has decided to make some great music again

  • @unathikeswa4583
    @unathikeswa4583 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love,love this song.playing it on repeat all the way from Windhoek Namibia

  • @erik-larsovesson362
    @erik-larsovesson362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He had a great day, he lived on for many years to come!

  • @MinjaTopic
    @MinjaTopic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Once I was alive and I could feel
    I was holding on to you
    And I redefined the way I looked at dawn inside of you
    I went down a crooked highway
    Alone outside the line
    I've been rejected, now the man has turned and I'm out of time
    Ain't no way I'm gonna last
    Hiding in the seams, I can't move the past
    Feel like I'm about to crash
    Riding on my line, I keep keeping on
    Once we were apart and I could see red
    Never trying to turn back time
    Never meant to bring my pain to the front and into your life
    Now I'm headed down a different road
    Can we walk it side by side?
    Is an old memory just another way of saying goodbye?
    Ain't no way I'm gonna last
    Hiding in the seams, I can't move the past
    Feel like I'm about to crash
    Riding the same line, I keep keeping on
    And he never gonna change
    He never gonna learn
    I keep moving on the path, yeah
    Holding on to mine
    When you talk about the past
    What are we talking of?
    Did I let go too fast?
    Was I holding on too long?
    Ain't no truths from the past
    As silent as the sea
    And it holding on too long
    But you're right in front of me
    And I'm moving on a cast
    Shadows on my seam
    I keep moving with the changes, yeah
    Ooh

  • @wanderinworld9955
    @wanderinworld9955 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Magic. Not everybody understands it.

  • @mrob61204
    @mrob61204 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Everything about this video is just perfect. This is what the world needs right now. Thank you The War on Drugs!

  • @rangerdanparsons3490
    @rangerdanparsons3490 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a stunning band. Thank God music this good still exists. It's rare but it's still around if you look for it.

  • @sebastienforget8164
    @sebastienforget8164 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tanks chom 97.7 montréal to let me discover thie amazing band ! Mon groupe du moment !

  • @231rocks
    @231rocks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Had the pleasure of playing billiards with Frankie Faison in the pool hall scene. Great guy, Great song, Great video, Great Band

    • @JoeBlow_4
      @JoeBlow_4 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +theband231, awesome. I missed this earlier.

  • @axelccasani6931
    @axelccasani6931 7 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    I love this song
    Once I was alive and I could feel
    I was holding on to you
    And I redefined the way I looked at dawn inside of you
    I went down a crooked highway
    I went all outside the line
    I've been rejected, now the light has turned and I'm out of time
    Ain't no way I'm gonna last
    Hiding in the seams, I keep moving past
    Feel like I'm about to crash
    Riding on my line, keep keeping on, yeah, ooh
    Once we were apart and I could see red
    Never trying to turn back time
    Never meant to bring my pain into the front and into your life
    Now I'm headed down a different road
    Can we walk it side by side?
    Is an old memory just another way of saying goodbye?
    Ain't no way I'm gonna last
    Hiding in the seams, I keep moving past
    Feel like I'm about to crash
    Riding the same line, I keep keeping on, yeah, ooh
    I ain't never going to change
    He never gonna learn
    I keep moving on the path, yeah
    Holding on to mine
    When you talk about the past
    What are we talking of?
    Did I let go too fast?
    Was I holding on too long?
    Ain't no truths from the past
    As silent as the sea
    Am I holding on too long?
    But you're right in front of me
    And I'm moving on a cast
    Shadows on my seam
    I keep moving to changes, yeah, ooh
    Heart or hope
    Heart or hope
    Heart or hope
    Heart or hope

    • @johndavis7078
      @johndavis7078 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I believe you have a few mistakes here. Change the word "seams" to "scenes". And then listen to the line: Ain't no moon gonna cast shadow on my scenes.
      That's what it sounds like to me.

    • @mbajobue
      @mbajobue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks a ton for posting the lyrics

    • @dreniboyyy
      @dreniboyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for lyrics

    • @sandrapresciti6517
      @sandrapresciti6517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beautiful song I really enjoy the music from Band this guy ..his style and sound
      All of the songs I've listened to have moved me
      2nite was my 1st time hearing Holding On I replayed it 6 times
      Thank you❤️

    • @Turnoutburndown
      @Turnoutburndown 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't hear the "heart or hope" line, I wonder where that is buried in the song?

  • @polxito007202
    @polxito007202 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks RADIODOBLENUEVE . The best radio rock in Lima- Peru.

  • @pamelalujan8608
    @pamelalujan8608 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This band is simply amazing ❤❤

  • @welshpaul9932
    @welshpaul9932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Question: does anyone else think that it was his last day?
    He saw the white horse at the beginning, possibly representing his late wife, and he then lived that day to the fullest, finishing it off by placing the new photograph inside the frame of the old, before the video ends with two horses reunited?

    • @jlostboy
      @jlostboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Absolutely agree! Also, the white horse could be a representation of the "Pale Horse" (Death) as well.

    • @btwentyfive9852
      @btwentyfive9852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, it was...beautiful song

    • @Lucas-pv2wn
      @Lucas-pv2wn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Good call.
      It’s basically how I wish i could go ...
      Get a sign...go see the little things, and people, you love best over a day...
      Fall asleep,
      And move on.

    • @Lucas-pv2wn
      @Lucas-pv2wn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I love this actor.
      I believe every moment.

    • @PeterParker-hz5xz
      @PeterParker-hz5xz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He was mourning his wife's passing, and this was the day he moved on.

  • @r7coo
    @r7coo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Adam G & the rest of the band - these guys are making America great again 🙌🇬🇧❤️

  • @AndersonQueiroz_v
    @AndersonQueiroz_v 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't know why, but by the end of the song I was in tears. Beautiful :')

  • @federicogomez1088
    @federicogomez1088 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Everything is perfect in this video, I can't hold the tears

  • @Iam_free
    @Iam_free ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best happy and sad band. Also I think it's best music to start your new life with traveling by car. It's happy because you have your precious life and sad because you lose so much people and happy moments which becomes memories, now it's make you sad.
    Thats what I feel listening to it

  • @adriansw5474
    @adriansw5474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song is amazing...

  • @MayibuyeNtsatha-mf6gn
    @MayibuyeNtsatha-mf6gn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This Just Makes Me Cry and Highly Spiritual Happy😢😂

  • @9191doobius
    @9191doobius 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow incredible! Couldn't have made a better video for the song

  • @nickcriggar611
    @nickcriggar611 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I watch this vid every-time I’m feeling lonely and sad, and it gives me hope that life can get better. MPO, this is the greatest music vid ever made.

  • @Pedrinocris
    @Pedrinocris 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sabado,10 da manhã com o céu azul no ano de 2018 com sol no verão melhor coisa❤❤

  • @titilolaajokeoluwabusuyi7143
    @titilolaajokeoluwabusuyi7143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Powerful song and video!