Oleander44 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Actually he was shot in 2005 and the song wasn't released until 2006. It was on their From the Cliffs EP. So, they're probably telling the truth. Dufus.

niccielizabeth (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Oh I do love this video so MUCH.

theorangesmartieBK (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Wikipedia:In an interview for BBC Brazil, MC Lord Magrão, the band's guitar player, explained that the song title "Trains to Brazil" is a reference to the fatal incident involving the Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot by the police in a subway, and that the band's singer/keyboardist Fyfe Dangerfield composed the song in 2002 originally under the title "Life Song".

emmyy18 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

this is beautiful

costcoyote (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

well thats a lie seeing as this song was released at least a year before that dude got shot

george36255 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

ive always loved the meaning behind this song, and the style in this version suits the lyrics far better in my opinion :]fyfes singing about the precariousness of life and how we seem to have forgotten its value "cant you live and be thankful your here" and the title is dedicated to the brazilian man shot in the london underground, an example of how quickly lives can be ended fyfe used to teach at my school :] haha

williamsey (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

F**k me that was incredible i was thinking of covering this at the open mic but hadn't crossed my mind to play it like that. hmmmm.

jonirichardson (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

any old guillemots gets me. but yeah, agreed.

badgerhead1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

So so beautiful. I sang this to bemused villagers in Nepal last summer. Every time i hear it i feel like im back there

ilovenirvanaandmcr (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Simply Beautiful