The Flaming Lips - Watching The Planets ( HD version )
The flaming lips - watching the planets
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The Flaming Lips are an
American rock band formed in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in
1983. Instrumentally, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and
album titles—such as "
What Is the
Light? (An Untested
Hypothesis Suggesting That the
Chemical [In Our
Brains] by Which
We Are Able to
Experience the
Sensation of Being in
Love Is the Same Chemical That Caused the "
Big Bang" That Was the
Birth of the
Accelerating Universe)". They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti, and frontman
Wayne Coyne's signature man-sized plastic bubble, in which he traverses the audience. In
2002,
Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die."
The band is best known for its associations with
1960s and
1970s psychedelic subculture, with elements of this culture permeating the group's instrumentation, effects, and composition. Coyne's lyrics, in particular, both reference and embody the fascination with the science fiction and space opera genres of fiction that were popular during the golden age of psychedelic subculture.[1] His lyrical style tends to use the imagery and plot conventions of space opera to frame more abstract themes about the unfolding cycles of romantic love, highlighting its vulnerability while delving into its metaphysical implications.[1]
The group recorded several albums and EPs on an indie label,
Restless, in the
1980s and early
1990s. After signing to
Warner Brothers, they scored a hit in
1993 with "
She Don't Use Jelly". Although it has been their only hit single in the
U.S., the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability through albums such as
1999's
The Soft Bulletin (which was
NME magazine's
Album of the Year) and 2002's
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. They have had more hit
singles in the UK and
Europe than in the U.S. In
February 2007, they were nominated for a
2007 BRIT Award in the "
Best International Act" category. By 2007, the group garnered three
Grammy Awards, including two for
Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
The Flaming Lips -
Watching the
Planets (secret video debut):
http://youtu.be/oz1BrD6EaTY
Lyrics:
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets align
Oh, oh, oh, what is the reason?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, I got no reason to lie
Yes, yes, yes, killing the ego
Yes, yes, yes, alright
Yes, yes, yes, killing the ego tonight
No, no, no, I got no secrets
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, I got no secrets to hide
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
See, the sun's gonna rise
See, the sun's gonna rise
And take your fears away
Like the soft tit of the motherbrai
Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai
Oh, oh, oh, finding the answer
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Finding that there ain't no answer to find
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets align
Oh, oh, oh, building a fire
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, burning the
Bible tonight
Oh, oh, oh, watching the eagle
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, watching the eagle fly
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, the sun's gonna rise
Oh