This is probably the greatest song of my lifetime. Thurston Moore said this was the 'band to end all bands', this is certainly the song to end all songs. Every second is a black hole.
Jarboe makes this song. She has an almost supernatural ability to craft haunting minimalistic sound scapes. Her work on this record and soundtracks for the blind is absolutely brilliant.
I've been listening to Rock, metal, doom, thrash, black metal and all that shit since I was like 13. I always thought I was listening to very dark and unsettling music but once I came across Swans I got the unshakable feeling of overwhelming darkness in every single one of their songs. The lyrics really strike like a fucking knife right into your soul. Goddamn it.
@@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan I saw coil one time at and all ages show somewhere in the suburbs of Denver Colorado in 1986 I think it was.... maybe 1987... it was them and the Butthole Surfers... I think it was six bucks for cover... Talk about a value!🤘🤘🤘
Charles Beaumont 1929-1967:- "The face of evil looks like yours and mine." Swans' creepily brilliant song about Dennis Nilsen still sounds as compelling as ever, 25 years later. David Tennant did a magnificent job of portraying him in all of his mundane cruelty.
Damn, to think that I had Mr. Gira in front of me, greeted him, thanked him for an amazing show as he autographed my concert ticket... such an amazing guy
Great song. I used to work in the same Job Centre as Denis Nilsen after the arrest his old colleagues said he was a lovely guy, union rep etc scratch the surface...
This song was inspired by the Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen, who would kill people for company...keep their bodies, prop them up to watch TV with him, bathe them, etc...
Wow about your friend!!! ....also True that, it is a same way as the song Jenny from Falco..somehow makes in a strange way as you say to feel sympathy... I dont know about this story and im not sure maybe yes maybe no have seen this movie But i Listen yesterday for first time this song..from a lovely friend.. and i come today to listen it again. Is very nice:))
@@saraivatoledo1842 I`ll never forget that Aemon Andrews was on the television ........... And that it was `The SMITHS` who rang the Police and cried "theres been a M m m muuurdeeer"
@@barrythornton9947 Cool. Plus your english is apparently superior to mine ...I was reading what I typed and wondering what I must had been on when I typed that the way it is. Albeit, " ...drriiiiinking soooOme GermaN wiiine !!! " is indeed catchy for some reason which I can´t truly explain to myself ...maybe I subconsciously enjoy my German wines ,definitely not teh nazi connotation some people give to it ...I´m one of the most "Nazi punks fuck off !!! " people out there . Also ,might just be the nazi connotation strengthens the shock value of it all ... bloody dissecting a simple phrase from a simple song ...I can be such a loser and a nerd it scares me 😂 .
"Killing For Company" I couldn't stop myself I knew I'd do it again But I could heal myself If I could feel your skin And if I comprehend this moment I know we'll live again And if I heal your wound We will make love again And now we're slipping through This millennium We should feel sorry for the people And can I kiss your skin? And there's hunger in the desert And missiles in the sky And every soul is interwoven Before the wrong or right I know we'll live again Though it's just a feeling I know we'll never end I'll keep you company I'll keep you company I'll keep you company I'll keep you company I'll keep you company
I ruined this track for myself. Or made it better. Can't decide. Either way most definitely a highlight within the discography of Swans to say the least. The opening of this track is one of my favorite musical moments of all time. The song might be my favorite song of all time. I love Swans. Such a great band. Thank you Mr. Gira!
Marcus Åkerman Sometimes you’re average lonely person who might never hurt a fly otherwise is dangerously close to becoming a monster/killer. If you’re alienated enough, you lose yourself
Lyrics: I couldn't stop myself I knew I'd do it again But I could heal myself If I could feel your skin And if I comprehend this moment I know we'll live again And if I heal your wound We will make love again And now we're slipping through Through this millenium We should feel sorry for the people And can I kiss your skin? And there's hunger in the desert And missiles in the sky And every soul is interwoven Before the wrong or right I know we'll live again Though it's just a feeling I know we'll never end Like there was no beginning I know it's cold tonight I'll kiss your velvet skin I know we'll never end I'll keep you company I'll keep you company I'll keep you company
And there's hunger in the desert And missiles in the sky And every soul is interwoven Before the wrong or right I know we'll live again Though it's just a feeling I know we'll never end Like there was no beginning I know it's cold tonight I'll kiss your velvet skin I know we'll never end I'll keep you company I'll keep you company I'll keep you company
yeah first album I heard by them 1998 pre psychologically fuct me up after listening dropped 3 hits of blodder bad trip mirrors and scissors soundtracks for thee blind but you are more fucked up than me let me give you one example
I always found Dennis Nilsen (the guy this song is about) an especially "gothic" sort of person and an incredibly "gothic" song is the perfect thing to tell his story. -- The song, itself, is very spooky, morbid, sad, creepy and yet... weirdly beautiful in a strange, sick sort of way. -- Nilsen was a man so utterly lonely that he lost his marbles for a bit and started killing guys so they could be like "Real Dolls". He craved a relationship but couldn't keep real ones with living people. Like Jeffrey Dahmer, he craved companionship and yet was incapable of it... to have those two opposing things and not be able to handle it is a tragic state to be in. Add the fact that both were necrophiles and... well... you get two sick puppies who murdered guys so they could have corpses for boyfriends. -- Both Nilsen and Dahmer were pitiful. Their crimes were monstrous, but they were pitiful.
im imagining goin out in the actual desert (i live in one), putting this on,inhaling some dmt ,then suddenly being on like another plane of existence it would have to be like one of the greatest things you could ever experience as a human/person
Hi people. You have no idea how much I've loved your music...well, since White Columns. :) I played with Emily XYZ the last day but, Emily yanked me out of Life Cafe (my first day there too).. fuck 'em... and said, YOU want to see this band. So, I did. The only other band even close to you was when I saw Tar. I hope you're all safe and thank you so much for so much enjoyment.
Swans destroys or deracinate music then re assemble entirely new ascetics of expression , they truly are pushing the limits of what music can be they are more focused on creating an experience rather than music
This is probably the greatest song of my lifetime. Thurston Moore said this was the 'band to end all bands', this is certainly the song to end all songs. Every second is a black hole.
Who gives a shit about what Thurston Moore says ?
Where did he say that?
@@ruben24161Swans documentary, Where Does a Body End
Holy Glaze
It can't be a Swans song without Gira saying "Skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin"
suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
What about jarboe saying "ri-ivererererererer"
sangre de dios
@@adorno_gang37 buena foto
@@adorno_gang37 amooor de dios
Jarboe makes this song. She has an almost supernatural ability to craft haunting minimalistic sound scapes. Her work on this record and soundtracks for the blind is absolutely brilliant.
Capolavoro assoluto
My favorite Swans song
same
I've been listening to Rock, metal, doom, thrash, black metal and all that shit since I was like 13. I always thought I was listening to very dark and unsettling music but once I came across Swans I got the unshakable feeling of overwhelming darkness in every single one of their songs. The lyrics really strike like a fucking knife right into your soul. Goddamn it.
^what he said...
Death Metal is like a piano without black keys compared to Swans. :)
Coil are orders of magnitude better. Swans are still good, just a fact.
@@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan I saw coil one time at and all ages show somewhere in the suburbs of Denver Colorado in 1986 I think it was.... maybe 1987... it was them and the Butthole Surfers... I think it was six bucks for cover... Talk about a value!🤘🤘🤘
Godflesh too
Charles Beaumont 1929-1967:- "The face of evil looks like yours and mine."
Swans' creepily brilliant song about Dennis Nilsen still sounds as compelling as ever,
25 years later.
David Tennant did a magnificent job of portraying him in all of his mundane cruelty.
He was eerily like Nielsen it was quite intense viewing!
Jarboe's backing vocals are amazing
yes
la laaa😇
one of the sexiest songs ever.
never ever gets old.
who’s gonna tell him
@ who’s gonna tell me what?
@@aoif1075 from what I know, the song is about a serial killer who kills people to keep them with him forever.
@@milkimadeit ok.. my opinion still stands the same
@@aoif1075 on god
Damn, to think that I had Mr. Gira in front of me, greeted him, thanked him for an amazing show as he autographed my concert ticket... such an amazing guy
I have met him thrice - each time, he was nothing but graceful and grateful.
I'm so in love with this song. Crazy that a song about a serial killer could be so beautiful.
Evil by Interpol is a good example of one that broke into the mainstream.
Sufjan Stevens - John wayne gacy jr
You gotta listen to In Absentia by Porcupine Tree. Like half of the songs are about rapists and killers, yet it's absolutely beautiful
@@juankgonzalez6230 fucking great band
Judging from the title, it could also be a song about a hitman, which was my first guess.
I can experience the most profound despair and sadness when listening this song
Great song. I used to work in the same Job Centre as Denis Nilsen after the arrest his old colleagues said he was a lovely guy, union rep etc scratch the surface...
The greatest band of all time
this song depicts Dennis Nilsen so well that it's crazy. It's so good.
Actually it's inspired by him
Thank you Gira and Jarboe - you made the 80’s and 90’s tolerable.
Ayy an Arab listener!!
@@Neonseasnake sharmootin time
@@bigsalamimommy9346 pardon?
@@Neonseasnake its sharmootin time
I've always heard OF the SWANS But never actually heard much by them.. Aaand I'm So glad I've finally got into Them!.. very inspiring.
It's "Swans" not "the swans"
@@smoshbooz chill out
@@spacefertilizer they were pretty chill
@@smoshbooz 🤓
I love this band more than myself
This song was inspired by the Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen, who would kill people for company...keep their bodies, prop them up to watch TV with him, bathe them, etc...
Wow about your friend!!! ....also True that, it is a same way as the song Jenny from Falco..somehow makes in a strange way as you say to feel sympathy... I dont know about this story and im not sure maybe yes maybe no have seen this movie But i Listen yesterday for first time this song..from a lovely friend.. and i come today to listen it again. Is very nice:))
@@originalherbalist ah dude your friend almost became curry. thats weird
Awe
I don't imagine serial killers listen to music at all. Music is about feeling....which they don't have
@xisobelx373 Dahmer didn't want corpses...he was trying to make zombie sex slaves. Get it right!
I've listened to this shit a hundred times.
you misspelled "thousand"
I am good at being alone. As a matter of fact being alone is probably the only thing that I am good at.
This song brings with it a mix of tragedy, pain, despair and nostalgia. Swans is everything.
the great annihilator is on the lower end of my swans ranking but this song is absolutely amazing
i cry myself to sleep every night with this song 🥲 gonna go cry brb
In my top ten albums of all time, such dark beauty.
this is my fav song and album by Swans. I am the Sun is superb too.
Mother/father ; " Celebrity lifestyle " ... this album is just superb .
I just love your voice in this song. It is so enchanting....
So sensual too! Especially when it gets to the end with the vocal exchanges between him and Jarboe, and the way he moans...
yes
thanks
i like their dreamy stuff so much
I’ve heard this song and Blind any other recommendations?
@@CheeksOfButt "she lives"
@@CheeksOfButt Helpless Child & Where Does a Body End
That description makes me blush every time. G-Gira senpai...
Ikr. Now I want to buy his records.
Right
lmao these comments man
Ha
Every time I read this, I chuckle
What a gorgeous cut off of the album. An album that I must explore a lot more. Swans seem to have a lot of depth to their 90s output.
Yes
@@samschofield2824 yes
@@cooldude123817 yes
yes
@Грецов Алексей All Swans is great. My favourite is Filth.
Thank you Michael Gira, I look forward to owning physical copies of the works of swans. I enjoyed your write-up here.
To go pair with "Very friendly" by Throbbing Gristle ; two all time classics
" ... drinking soOme ...Germaaaaan wiiiiiiiine ...." . Why is it that part always comes to mind when I think of that song ?
@@saraivatoledo1842 I`ll never forget that Aemon Andrews was on the television ........... And that it was `The SMITHS` who rang the Police and cried "theres been a M m m muuurdeeer"
@@barrythornton9947 Cool. Plus your english is apparently superior to mine ...I was reading what I typed and wondering what I must had been on when I typed that the way it is. Albeit, " ...drriiiiinking soooOme GermaN wiiine !!! " is indeed catchy for some reason which I can´t truly explain to myself ...maybe I subconsciously enjoy my German wines ,definitely not teh nazi connotation some people give to it ...I´m one of the most "Nazi punks fuck off !!! " people out there .
Also ,might just be the nazi connotation strengthens the shock value of it all ... bloody dissecting a simple phrase from a simple song ...I can be such a loser and a nerd it scares me 😂 .
Writing a book to this. I love you all.
i made an edit of this song and would love to hear your suggestions!
th-cam.com/video/ScsfuiWIMgI/w-d-xo.html
@@nightshiftts makes it more internal for me, thank you for the edit. I love it.
Being And Time by Martin Heidegger?
nice, swans and serial killers are two of my favourite things
edgy
mine is chocolate cake and stalin
Lightning bugs and rape for me
tumblr personified
How about a Smile Guide?
I think this is my favorite Swans song yet.
"Killing For Company"
I couldn't stop myself
I knew I'd do it again
But I could heal myself
If I could feel your skin
And if I comprehend this moment
I know we'll live again
And if I heal your wound
We will make love again
And now we're slipping through
This millennium
We should feel sorry for the people
And can I kiss your skin?
And there's hunger in the desert
And missiles in the sky
And every soul is interwoven
Before the wrong or right
I know we'll live again
Though it's just a feeling
I know we'll never end
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
Thank you
the ultimate love song
Holy shit the bass in this song is amazing.
I ruined this track for myself. Or made it better. Can't decide. Either way most definitely a highlight within the discography of Swans to say the least. The opening of this track is one of my favorite musical moments of all time. The song might be my favorite song of all time. I love Swans. Such a great band. Thank you Mr. Gira!
Anthem of loneliness.
kindred spirits among the lifeless
I wish I could heart this comment
I don't think any other song deserves this title as much as this one does.
Or anthem of a lonely psychotic killer?
Marcus Åkerman Sometimes you’re average lonely person who might never hurt a fly otherwise is dangerously close to becoming a monster/killer. If you’re alienated enough, you lose yourself
you brilliant. with you since 86. thanks
curti bué obg. vi ao vivo também e curti
I feel like this song belongs somewhere on Buffalo Bill’s Dungeon Playlist right along with Goodbye Horses.
Chills, every time.
Sublime
This song is superb.
The whole discography of the band is suberb.
In my top 10 swans songs? Very VERY likely.
Lyrics:
I couldn't stop myself
I knew I'd do it again
But I could heal myself
If I could feel your skin
And if I comprehend this moment
I know we'll live again
And if I heal your wound
We will make love again
And now we're slipping through
Through this millenium
We should feel sorry for the people
And can I kiss your skin?
And there's hunger in the desert
And missiles in the sky
And every soul is interwoven
Before the wrong or right
I know we'll live again
Though it's just a feeling
I know we'll never end
Like there was no beginning
I know it's cold tonight
I'll kiss your velvet skin
I know we'll never end
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
Genius. Honestly there would be no Sonic Youth without the Swans. Even though I love them too.
Favorite Swans song
Masterpiece
i love the slow paced feeling. anyone got recs like this?
Blood Promise
No you dont understand I need to inject this song into my veins
My fave SWANS song
And there's hunger in the desert
And missiles in the sky
And every soul is interwoven
Before the wrong or right
I know we'll live again
Though it's just a feeling
I know we'll never end
Like there was no beginning
I know it's cold tonight
I'll kiss your velvet skin
I know we'll never end
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
I'll keep you company
perfect song for a single guy on xmas eve......
Hey, I hope it gets better this year
Playing this now. Xmas Eve 2019
valentines in like 30 minutes
Lol, good luck with corona. This Christmas and New Years were awful but it seems this year is gonna be worse 🤣
Me realizing it's Valentine's the day after I had a mental breakdown
You'll keep me company
to be played loud when it's your birthday but your life has fallen apart
me on my bday every year genuinely
@@brattyvic 23 hours ago
To me this song sounds like walking through calm fields knowing the end of the world is near
this song makes me cry
In my opinion, this is the saddest piece by SWANS.
I dunno, man. Helpless Child is pretty motherfucking bleak.
"Failure", guys
No one gonna mention Goddamn the Sun???
Blind is the one for me too. xxx
yeah first album I heard by them 1998 pre psychologically fuct me up after listening dropped 3 hits of blodder bad trip mirrors and scissors soundtracks for thee blind but you are more fucked up than me let me give you one example
Love you too.
I'll keep you company...
This is a beautiful song
Tomasz Beksiński nie powstydziłby się tego puścić na trójce. Skojarzył mi się z tym kawałkiem...
Zdecydowanie
Tomasz puszczał kiedykolwiek Swans? Mam takie mgliste wspomnienie, że kiedyś czytałam o jego ojcu, który włączał Swans do malowania...
Swans is the greatest band of all time. Not up for discussion.
Me too
one of their best
I love this guy
i can't belive I'm listening this song, look for Dennis Nilsen right now.
Beautiful! See you in Porto in a couple of weeks.
Augusto Bastos R Sou do Brasil e sonho em ver um show do Swans.
Love this song! All of my cds are put away right now. Glad I can add some stuff in a playlist. Thanks!! I heart you.
It sounds like extasy. Damn good song
his despair is my joy. there's someone out there more sad than me.
there is a very beautiful version of this by TEMPERS
i just love that woman
both good versions of course
amazing
I always found Dennis Nilsen (the guy this song is about) an especially "gothic" sort of person and an incredibly "gothic" song is the perfect thing to tell his story.
--
The song, itself, is very spooky, morbid, sad, creepy and yet... weirdly beautiful in a strange, sick sort of way.
--
Nilsen was a man so utterly lonely that he lost his marbles for a bit and started killing guys so they could be like "Real Dolls". He craved a relationship but couldn't keep real ones with living people. Like Jeffrey Dahmer, he craved companionship and yet was incapable of it... to have those two opposing things and not be able to handle it is a tragic state to be in. Add the fact that both were necrophiles and... well... you get two sick puppies who murdered guys so they could have corpses for boyfriends.
--
Both Nilsen and Dahmer were pitiful. Their crimes were monstrous, but they were pitiful.
No they are not.
Don’t romanticize serial killers.
3:25 ... sublime
wtf this is swans
Great!
Estoy obsesionada con esta canción
(...) Y hay hambre en el desierto, y misiles en el cielo...
Two years later this song keeps haunting me
Underrated
Hermoso
It’s so good 🎶🎶
terribly beautiful
Dennis Nilsen died 6 days ago in prison.
good
RIP?
Feels bad, man.
Mark Kozelek should write a song about his death.
@@gimmedataids Rot In Peace
HB to The Great Annihilator, turning 30 exactly today !
The great song...
im imagining goin out in the actual desert (i live in one), putting this on,inhaling some dmt ,then suddenly being on like another plane of existence
it would have to be like one of the greatest things you could ever experience as a human/person
nah this song is strictly reserved for scopolamine
I think helpless child would be better, or this mother's milk and where does a body end could do well with your trip too
masterpiece
this is so good…….well good being a criminal understatement
i love swans :^)
Best on The Great Annihilator album
el mejor tema del album, temazo
Hi people. You have no idea how much I've loved your music...well, since White Columns. :) I played with Emily XYZ the last day but, Emily yanked me out of Life Cafe (my first day there too).. fuck 'em... and said, YOU want to see this band. So, I did. The only other band even close to you was when I saw Tar. I hope you're all safe and thank you so much for so much enjoyment.
You guys are fucking EPIC. Thank you for making your music.
I should not relate to this song as strongly as I do
4:30 ❤️
OUI !!!! un petit aire de Virgin Black =) !!!! thank you !!!!!
je vous merde tous I had never heard of Virgin Black before now, THANK YOU!! ❤️ theyre awesome.
Geminiangel ;) =) ok no problème !!!!
Swans destroys or deracinate music then re assemble entirely new ascetics of expression , they truly are pushing the limits of what music can be they are more focused on creating an experience rather than music
...and the best!
Somehow this one reminds me of pink floyd. Maybe the organ and powerful snare
Funny enough davud gilmour has a solo song rhat sounds kind of similar, "In Any Tongue"
@@MeMeMcsplosion haven’t heard that one yet, gonna check it out
I see what you mean, sorta sounds like a mix between Animals and The Wall/Final Cut.
I've been single for 27 years and it seems I am invisible to women - O wat I wouldn't give for some company
@Sudipta Banerjee The song is fundamentally about loneliness. Don't be a jerk.