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Broken Bells — Perfect World
Album: After The Disco
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7.1

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Released: 2014
Length: 6:22
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Oh London moon
Help me stumble home
Let me lose myself along the way
I've got nothing left
It's kind of wonderful
Cause there's nothing they can take away
Away
The open doors
Left me wanting more
Never thought they'd close them all away
The ordinary life they want for you
Is it too much to have to bear?
But it's another way to win a useless fight
You've been lying so long from the way that you're faking
(See the water run and rise)
Just another day into a useless night
I been pushing so hard that my hands are shaking
(See the water run and rise)
But I've been turned around
I was upside down
I thought love would always find a way
But I know better now
Got it figured out
It's a perfect world all the same
World
But I've been turned around
I was upside down
I thought love would always find a way
But I know better now
Got it figured out
It's a perfect world all the same
World, world, world, world
World, world, world, world
I was hoping for
An easy rambling life
Till an ocean came to my mind
We look for exit signs
But we can't be changed
Into nothing overnight
Though we know it's over
It keeps exploding
Every morning when we rise
Comments (101)add comment
At this point a "classic" in my book; an "8"
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I like it - 7 may go up to an 8
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:

NICE   awakening sounds !



Points for a unique sonic space.
Posted 3 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

Ridiculous. Everyone knows the worst decade for music in the past 200 years was the 1850s. 



Hilarious!  One of the best reply in the last 20 years.  (That's as long as I've been on this site.)
Posted 3 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
Getting the Shins vibes from this... love it!
Posted 3 years ago by vincey    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I like this, and imagine that in like 15 years when it pops up on the radio in my mini solar-powered flying saucer, I won't change the channel

What 1950's Popular Science edition did that prediction come from?

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.

 

Posted 4 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
super fine song {#Clap} {#Yes}{#Clap}
 

Indeed - super n fine
Posted 4 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 VH1 wrote:

I do so wish some people would T H I N K, before posting! Then the amount of crap we must endure would considerably lessen! 

"Worst decade for music in 200 years" Geez! Worst posting in a decade for 200 years! {#Iamwithstupid} 
 

I agree, but, you're giving the poster a bit too much credit IMO.  "Thinking" requires a functioning brain.
Posted 4 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
 below72 wrote:

The worst decade for music in 200 years. Yeah I know.  I'm Benjamin Button...



 
Ridiculous. Everyone knows the worst decade for music in the past 200 years was the 1850s. 
Posted 4 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
super fine song {#Clap} {#Yes}{#Clap}
 
Solid 8.5
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
I love this band and I love this album. One of the rare occurrences where the 'sophomore' album was better than the original
Posted 4 years ago by spidergraham    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing a very similar vocal sound to Jackson Browne in the bridge, I think...
Posted 4 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
This music is spiffing.
Posted 5 years ago by penn07    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by chcarneiro    [ Reply ]
Nice...
Posted 5 years ago by IainLockhart    [ Reply ]
Real music by real musicians including a real drummer. Not bad at all, in fact, "Quite Likeable".
Posted 5 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
I especially love the little thing his voice does at the very last bit of the vocals.
Posted 5 years ago by nwbiblio    [ Reply ]
 nicknt wrote:
A bad remix of Sting's "Fields Of Gold" ....
 
It's such a bad remix of "Fields of Gold" that it bears almost no resemblance to it at all.  Different chord progression for one thing.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
James Mercer / Dangermouse = Great Music
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Riding on the Metro...
Posted 6 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 eveliko wrote:
Still can't figure out whether that beat comes from some Drumtraks or Yamaha RX-5 or a real drummer with blood and tears. Just for the benefit of the doubt, I should say this song has something catchy.
 
No fills, no lag, no cymbals except for the last bar of the verse and chorus. A machine. Still, yes, a good song.
Posted 6 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Still can't figure out whether that beat comes from some Drumtraks or Yamaha RX-5 or a real drummer with blood and tears. Just for the benefit of the doubt, I should say this song has something catchy.
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
Had it been released in the 80's instead of 2014, at least that snare drum would have sounded clean.
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
Love these guys. Wish they would release more.


Posted 7 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
super fine song     {#Clap} {#Yes}{#Clap}
Posted 7 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Danger Mouse!

 
Posted 7 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
I think that these guys make amazing grooves together. There is always something essentially JAM going on in their music and I like it!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
wohooo 80-ies duran-duran, but this is not it. Loved the 80-ies, but this is a shambles, muzak for sure
Posted 7 years ago by BigRooster747    [ Reply ]
I likee but I reserve the right to defend those who have a different opinion than mine (pompous emoticon)
Posted 8 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 below72 wrote:
What a bunch of hoey...this is 80's retro at best.
The worst decade for music in 200 years. Yeah I know.  I'm Benjamin Button!
REALLY BILL? - at 6:45am in the east?...you're killin' me
{#Frustrated}{#Frustrated}{#Fire}{#Beat}{#Stop} 
I suppose it's mid-day somewhere... 
Jupiter, maybe?

 
I do so wish some people would T H I N K, before posting! Then the amount of crap we must endure would considerably lessen! 

"Worst decade for music in 200 years" Geez! Worst posting in a decade for 200 years! {#Iamwithstupid} 
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
what a f.. cliche!
Posted 8 years ago by Marja5066    [ Reply ]
80's pop meets 21st century pop (eg. The Shins). Awesome!
Posted 8 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
Horrible. And it doesn't seem to end. 
Posted 8 years ago by hopper99    [ Reply ]
NICE   awakening sounds !
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
What a bunch of hoey...this is 80's retro at best.
The worst decade for music in 200 years. Yeah I know.  I'm Benjamin Button!
REALLY BILL? - at 6:45am in the east?...you're killin' me
{#Frustrated}{#Frustrated}{#Fire}{#Beat}{#Stop} 
I suppose it's mid-day somewhere... 
Jupiter, maybe?


Posted 8 years ago by below72    [ Reply ]
The outro sounds like Message by the band Syntax..me likey
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Great!  Still I can't post number 
Posted 8 years ago by Imagi    [ Reply ]
Stand up, stumble, pay tribute.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 drivingunit103 wrote:

...chair dancing has no age limit.

 
Hahaha!!!  Love this!!!  Need me some of that!!!

 
Posted 8 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
 Zeito wrote:


 
...chair dancing has no age limit.
Posted 8 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
Excellent album. Worth giving the entire album a listen!
Posted 8 years ago by JK27    [ Reply ]
I like this.
Posted 9 years ago by Dazzerb    [ Reply ]
 Jannne wrote:

 Shesdifferent wrote:
They remind me of a cross between Gorillaz and "Pumped up kicks"

  
Yes, I get that too

 
Maybe with some War on Drugs and even some Lord Huron thrown in ...
Posted 9 years ago by hallogallo    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
They remind me of a cross between Gorillaz and "Pumped up kicks"

 
Yes, I get that too
Posted 9 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
A bad remix of Sting's "Fields Of Gold" ....
Posted 9 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
I just love this song and the whole album. May be my age and the intelligent reuse of the 80s used throughout. :)
Posted 9 years ago by cdysthe    [ Reply ]
Best old new song I've heard in ages.  Like it a lot.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Anyone else catch that little Flock of Seagulls guitar riff?! 

 
Yeah, that and the synth. The beginning of this song reminds me of Death Cab for Cutie's "Doors Unlocked and Open." 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 czukowski wrote:
LAME...pop trash. Devoid of any talent or creativity.

  

Shesdifferent wrote:

Seriously, have you heard some of that pop trash lately?

 
exactly, pop trash would be Rihanna and Co, this song is far from it ! 
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I like this, and imagine that in like 15 years when it pops up on the radio in my mini solar-powered flying saucer, I won't change the channel
 
Nor I. (Lessee, in 15 years…I probably won't be able to change the channel!)
Posted 9 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
They remind me of a cross between Gorillaz and "Pumped up kicks"
Posted 9 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 czukowski wrote:
LAME...pop trash. Devoid of any talent or creativity.

 
Seriously, have you heard some of that pop trash lately?
Posted 9 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I like this, and imagine that in like 15 years when it pops up on the radio in my mini solar-powered flying saucer, I won't change the channel
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 czukowski wrote:
LAME...pop trash. Devoid of any talent or creativity.

  Harsh!


Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 ezzyme wrote:
Is Radio Paradise now a Pop station?
 
Yes, "Pop" is one of the many many many kinds of great music they play.
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
LAME...pop trash. Devoid of any talent or creativity.
Posted 9 years ago by czukowski    [ Reply ]
Cool song ... {#Cool}
Posted 10 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the late 80s. {#Bananajumprope}
Posted 10 years ago by dave3ld    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill {#Roflol}
Posted 10 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
I like the other stuff by Broken Bells that RP plays...just not this. 4.
Posted 10 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 ezzyme wrote:
Is Radio Paradise now a Pop station?

 
I guess you could be forgiven for not knowing who and what James Mercer's influences are. But if you wanted to get technical about it, all indie rock bands in general, and Mercer in particular, are referencing one form of pop music or another. 
Posted 10 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 ezzyme wrote:
Is Radio Paradise now a Pop station?
 
What was it before RP played this enjoyable song?  Just hit PSD until it's the station you want.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Is Radio Paradise now a Pop station?
Posted 10 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Anyone else catch that little Flock of Seagulls guitar riff?! 

 
Yep. Definite 80s synth pop vibe.
Posted 10 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
What a nice collaboration with James Mercer (The Shins) and Brian Burton (Danger Mouse)!
Posted 10 years ago by jchrise    [ Reply ]
Anyone else catch that little Flock of Seagulls guitar riff?! 
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
This song doesn't seem to know when to end to end to end
Posted 10 years ago by BrightonGuy    [ Reply ]
Like this, think it has something to do with the short section of the song that reminds me of  Sting's Fields of Gold. In other ways it is very different of course
Posted 10 years ago by Josiejay    [ Reply ]
The listened to Sting's "Fields of Gold" too much I suppose ... 
Posted 10 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Flagged as a wonderful pop song.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Flag as acceptable - first listen so may be a grower
Posted 10 years ago by Mojo_Magic    [ Reply ]
Flagged as acceptable - first listen so may be a grower
Posted 10 years ago by Mojo_Magic    [ Reply ]
Well now this does ramble on and on....and on.
Posted 10 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
Aha!!  Now I really know you designed this set list just for me RP !!! Back-to-back brilliant trax...Thank you !!! {#Hug} x x x
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
i think some bands go for a lost in time kind of vibe...like they know their album is going to be crammed in with everybody elses from every genre and time on the ipod shuffle.
Posted 10 years ago by KaraokeVox    [ Reply ]
horrible 
Posted 10 years ago by BowTieDad    [ Reply ]
This album has really grown on me, still not as good as first (at all), but I have grown to really enjoy it, the exception remains that one "bee gees" song - still drives me batty!  Psyched to see them live 7/31 at House of Blues in Chicago!
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 contractor07 wrote:

No way the new album is on par with the first!

 
After the last few listens I think I actually like this album better than the first.  
Posted 10 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
 Stephenater wrote:
They put on a wonderful show at the Fox Theater Oakland last Saturday night.

Took my 13-year-old daughter and had a great time!  We love the venue...

It took a while for the second album to sink in, but I now believe it's on par with their first effort.

 
No way the new album is on par with the first!
Posted 10 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
EVERYDAY THIS GETS PLAYED. or it feel like it anyway great song but starting to ruin it for me! {#Grumpy}
Posted 10 years ago by Ed222    [ Reply ]
 Up from an 8 to a 9 ....loving this!  Thank you  {#Drummer}
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
They put on a wonderful show at the Fox Theater Oakland last Saturday night.

Took my 13-year-old daughter and had a great time!  We love the venue...

It took a while for the second album to sink in, but I now believe it's on par with their first effort.
Posted 10 years ago by Stephenater    [ Reply ]
this tune seems to be growing on me...
Posted 10 years ago by ksg    [ Reply ]
...cranked it up a notch on second listening - has been going around my head since I first heard it - nice song!
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:
Whoa, the opening synth part was fun to listen to with headphones on! Kept bouncing back and forth from left to right.
 
 
I really like this new album.  

 
I agree the intro sounds fantastic on headphones.... They should have kept it instrumemental IMHO
Posted 10 years ago by suesblues    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
As I mentioned on another BB song blog, I did get the album and it's much better than I anticipated given the couple of songs I heard.  In context - as a whole - it really works.  However, I definitely don't think it is as strong as the first one, and I don't regret picking it up!

 
Give it time.
Posted 10 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 Zeito wrote:


 
these RP photos just crack me up to no end, LOL
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
Loving these synths! Go Danger Mouse!
Posted 10 years ago by anumidium    [ Reply ]
Whoa, the opening synth part was fun to listen to with headphones on! Kept bouncing back and forth from left to right.
 
 
I really like this new album.  
Posted 10 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
As I mentioned on another BB song blog, I did get the album and it's much better than I anticipated given the couple of songs I heard.  In context - as a whole - it really works.  However, I definitely don't think it is as strong as the first one, and I don't regret picking it up!
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I really thought that this was Death Cab for Cutie gone all Black Keys. Very meaty, loads of oomph. Ver' nahce - 8 from the rocking Nottingham jury.
Posted 10 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
How is this whole album?  I loved the last one - cautious about getting this from what I've heard so far...

 
It's really good!
Posted 10 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
Swings through the jungle fairly well on some vintage vines…  
Posted 10 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
two thumbs way up
Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]

Excellent tune --  synth and disco haters need not apply.

Edit: there's some nice guitar work in this, too.


Posted 10 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
How is this whole album?  I loved the last one - cautious about getting this from what I've heard so far...

 
It's not out yet------at least not at Amazon------soon to be released........(last i checked anywho)
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Shins influences? Yes, a cooperation of the singer of the Shins with Danger Mouse
Posted 10 years ago by strous    [ Reply ]
How is this whole album?  I loved the last one - cautious about getting this from what I've heard so far...
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
keeps cutting in and out for last 2 hrs. Anyone else getting that problem?
 
Posted 10 years ago by veloman    [ Reply ]
Interesting but more than a little repetitive.
Posted 10 years ago by raulman1    [ Reply ]