The Residents - Constantinople free for downloading

wtf is this ? memes from 1867 ?

I told myself I wasn't gonna watch this again. Yet here I am

There is a greek folklore legend about how Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of Vyzantium, was not really killed when Constantinople was siezed by the ottoman militia in 1453 but he was instead petrified awaiting for the right opportunity to help the Greeks reclaim Constatinople from the Ottoman Empire. With this in mind, I see this song as a parody of messianism and propably religion. And i think there are evidence for this theory, like the talking head attached to a stone, the praying hands towards the end and finally the man falling from the sky who is never actually shown reaching the ground (messiah that never comes). That's just me though. Cool song and video anyway.

This isn't you're everyday Experimental This is ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL

well? Did he make it to Constantinople?

To the disappointing number of people misjudging this as meaningless weirdness: It's about death. Constantinople is now called Istanbul, therefore the idea of Constantinople is an abstract link to non-existance, because it in essence doesn't exist anymore. So when he says he's going to Constantinople, he's saying that he will cease to exist himself ("it's been a good life... I'm ready" etc)

...it's a broken radio on LSD while watching Monty Python...

why do drugs, when you can watch this.

I lost three friends because of this song. I showed it to them, and they don't speak to me anymore. They think I have issues.

Keep in mind that this was released in 1978.

My life is complete, time to leave this earth.

i have a test tomorrow what the heck am i doing here

My mom came in my room while I was watching this. I quickly switched to porn, because it was easier to explain.

"What are you gonna play on the aux cord bro?" This.