New Pornographers, The - The Laws Have Changed Lyrics






It was crime at the time
But the laws, we changed 'em
Though the hero for hire's
Forever the same one

Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail
What'll be revealed today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne?

Awakened to cheers after years on the faultline
We are shocked to be here
In the face of the meantime
Pharaoh, all your methods have taught me
Is to separate my blood from bone

It will all fail
Feeling what i feel today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne

Form a line through here
Form a line to the throne

Alone in the chain
It remains to be seen how
How well you can play
When the pawn takes a queen now

It was crime at the time
But the laws have changed
Yeah





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  1. F.... N....

    If Belle and Sebastian went power pop

  2. J.... T....

    2:13 Brilliant. A joy to behold.

  3. B.... K....

    The land of the drone..2020.Fuck Trump

  4. r.... ....

    Simón del desierto ❤️

  5. D.... D....

    Simon of the Desert.

  6. W.... P....

    I feel like an archaeologist in this comment section

  7. J.... M....

    Is there a more joyous chorus in the history of music? (hint: nope)

  8. G.... L....

    Some of the sexiest dancers I have ever seen.

  9. M.... ....

    was passively listening to the Electric Version album at work a few weeks ago and when this song came on I had to put it on repeat

  10. g.... ....

    Okay, so I grew up with this song. And mind you, I’m an eleven year old. I had absolutely NO IDEA that this was the new pornographers. Recently I started listening to them. So when I found out I decided to talk to my mom about it. She had no idea I started listening to them. She said “they’ve been my favorite band for like ever” And she said that she has all of their songs on iTunes. Okay, well long story short I had no idea this was the new pornographers and I was very shocked finding out OKAY I CANT THINK. I CANNOT GET OUT WHAT I WANNA SAY. BYE. SHBSNJBAHNJAAJNHABNUAJSJSJS

  11. R.... ....

    This could easily be a Guided by Voices song.

  12. s.... ....

    It was crime at the time
    But the laws, we changed 'em
    Though the hero for hire's
    Forever the same one

    Introducing for the first time
    Pharaoh on the microphone
    Sing all hail
    What'll be revealed today
    When we peer into the great unknown
    From the line to the throne?

    Awakened to cheers after years on the faultline
    We are shocked to be here
    In the face of the meantime
    Pharaoh, all your methods have taught me
    Is to separate my blood from bone

    It will all fail
    Feeling what i feel today
    When we peer into the great unknown
    From the line to the throne

    Form a line through here
    Form a line to the throne
    Form a line through here
    Form a line to the throne
    Form a line through here
    Form a line to the throne...

    Alone in the chain
    It remains to be seen how
    How well you can play
    When the pawn takes a queen now

    Introducing for the first time
    Pharaoh on the microphone
    Sing all hail
    What'll be revealed today
    When we peer into the great unknown
    From the line to the throne?

    It will all fail
    Feeling what i feel today
    When we peer into the great unknown
    From the line to the throne

    Form a line through here
    Form a line to the throne
    Form a line through here
    Form a line to the throne
    Form a line through here
    Form a line to the throne...

    It was crime at the time
    But the laws have changed
    Yeah

    It was crime at the time

  13. G.... L....

    those girls dancing are the sexiest damn women I have ever seen.

  14. J.... P....

    Pharaoh... all your methods have taught me? is to separate my blood from bone!

  15. D.... B....

    White dancing, as pioneered by Pat Benatar. How isn't it just comical?

  16. Z.... B....

    Gilmore girls brought me here! :)

  17. D.... B....

    I don't get this video, no Neko Case. here. was from a movie?

  18. J.... G....

    Fun stuff. It follows the entire "plot" of Luis Bunuel's "Simon of the Desert." I'm a sucker for movie homages.

  19. B.... L....

    CALLY!!!!

  20. j.... ....

    good song; awful video

  21. S.... ....

    Simon: ''What's this song called?''
    Devil: ''Radioactive meat''

  22. B.... N....

    Great band. Saw them at Glastobury in 07 and they were capativing.

  23. L.... ....

    I fell in love with this band with this song -- they never got enough airplay way back when. Now there's YouTube. Thanks!

  24. D.... ....

    MOTHERFUCKER I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR LITERALLY OVER A DECADE THANK FUCK MY SEARCH IS OVER

    D.... ....

    i know that feel famalamadingdong.

    D.... ....

    DirtyColossus7 porno desnudos

  25. J.... ....

    115 Dislike? What??

    J.... ....

    The idiot brigade has spoken.

  26. R.... A....

    God, I love this band.

    R.... A....

    Me, too. LOVE them! They're my absolute favorite band working today.

  27. d.... ....

    At 2:04, I think I fell in love the first time I saw this music video. Nicki Clyne is such a cutie like Mary Elizabeth Winstead's twin sister, the way she moves along the upbeat track and lip-synched the lyrics as the camera slides down on her, you could almost think she was the actual singer instead of the mesmerizing Neko Case.

    d.... ....

    And now she is a member of a sex cult and indicted in immigration fraud. How times have changed..

  28. K.... K....

    Www.porno

  29. F.... ....

    I love the way Neko pronounces "unknown"

  30. J.... T....

    the las part, the dance scene on the movie, has much better dancers on the dance floor than in this video.

  31. A.... B....

    Bloody well perfect, this is.

    A.... B....

    Alfred Butler .

  32. J.... ....

    I remember reading that the video was inspired with a film - do you guys remember the name?

    J.... ....

    @Joey7321  Simon del Desierto by Luis Buñuel :)

    J.... ....

    Thanks!  :)

  33. l.... ....

    But ... (I love this song) ... who is the blonde?

    l.... ....

    Isn't there some Canadian out there who knows the identity of the blonde? I mean the one the stylite chases around. C'mon! Help!

    l.... ....

    Can't help, but isn't she gorgeous? Worth changing a few laws for?

    l.... ....

    Rachel Wainwright

  34. D.... C....

    good stuff !!!!

  35. S.... D....

    not  so  good

  36. f.... ....

    silly video but great crazy-pop song

  37. C.... J....

    This is the best music video ever made on planet earth. 

    C.... J....

    yes...one of the.best videos ever made.

    C.... J....

    Christopher Johnson

    C.... J....

    No one of the worst

  38. D.... W....

    i'm from germany, i do not know the song... but it was better at gilmore girls season 4 episode 17. 

  39. R.... D....

    Brilliant music and brilliant video.  Impeccable!

  40. T.... ....

    2:35, play, 2:55, stop, repeat

    T.... ....

    it's been a dew years since your post but I agree 100% .The line dance kicks the joy/satisfaction level up as if anything needed to.

  41. M.... B....

    totally forgot how goddamn infectious this is, thx Mercury in Retrograde!

  42. M.... ....

    Hadn't heard this in a year...still love this so much...  :)

  43. C.... M....

    Simón del desierto by Buñuel

    C.... M....

    Chiri MD pot

    C.... M....

    porn girls

  44. W.... ....

    There are two BSG alumn in the video.  Nicki Clyne "Cally Tyrol" and Ryan Robbins "Charlie Connor".

  45. D.... S....

    2:36 - I love that moment about as much as anything I've ever seen on video.

    D.... S....

    You're not wrong there.

  46. S.... H....

    "What you have already lost, consider as totally lost." - This was like a brick to the face.

  47. k.... ....

    I guess that makes sense. She's Vancouver-based, and it's now to the point where you can pretty much tell whenever anything's filmed there, because the same group of actors have a way of popping up in Vancouver products. There were at least two BSG alums in the new Superman movie, for example, and one Dollhouse guy. (Two if you doublecount Halo, who was in both.)

  48. s.... ....

    pleasure has always sickened me

  49. A.... C....

    Who is 1:13?

  50. J.... B....

    I just spent a couple hours looking for this, remembering nothing but "indie", "female vocals", and "pre-2005". VANQUISHED

  51. n.... ....

    THANK YOU. I have been wondering who this (amazing) dancer with the (awesome) hair and moves was for two and a half years. Thank you!

  52. G.... W....

    God I know how that feels. Wicked wonderful transient permanence

  53. G.... B....

    Simon del desirto?

  54. o.... ....

    Buñuel's Simon of the desert

  55. c.... ....

    But it's a law.. like water or dinosaurs.

  56. M.... ....

    missing the early 2000s, basically

  57. j.... d....

    @aserv948 The blonde actress/dancer is Rachel Wainwright. Just heard this song the first first time via Deadspin. How great is Neko Case? She's just perfect here.

  58. a.... ....

    These guys must admire Luis Buñuel

  59. s.... ....

    This Video is inspired in the Buñuel's film Simón del Desierto.

  60. e.... ....

    @totallyradawesome This song belongs to so many important moments. Kudos for your capture-the-moment -post, that was awesome!

  61. g.... ....

    @TheEmowithsunglasses nekko case is an incredible singer.

  62. C.... ....

    This is some David Lynch shit right here.

  63. s.... ....

    such an enigmatic video

  64. S.... C....

    I FRIGGN LOVE THISSS SOOONNNGG OMG :D -3

  65. l.... ....

    These guys just seem to effortlessly belt out these awesome pop harmonies that are like musical crack. They can't retire because I'm hooked

  66. T.... N....

    This is the catchiest song I've ever heard.

  67. M.... M....

    Oh Neko Case, how you make me melt. Haha.

  68. K.... T....

    i love this video

  69. l.... ....

    Oh, man, that girl dancing is totally wearing a Lakers t-shirt! Awesome! LAKERS FOR THE WIN.

  70. K.... ....

    holy shit is that nicki clyne?

  71. L.... ....

    @PinkoLady -- No, I didn't mean to say the video is new. I think I first saw it on the MInt Records website when it first came out. My comment was intended to underscore the difference between the 1980s--when music videos were a relatively new concept and MTV was blazing new trails--and nowadays with the inception of YouTube. I've never seen this particular video on televison, but something about it reminds me of the old MTV days.

  72. P.... ....

    If people really grouped danced to the New Pornographers, the world might be a vaguely better place.

  73. P.... ....

    @learnamericanenglish Would you call this new? It's from 2003...

  74. M.... ....

    @RudiVanDizzario I always wondered whether that might be Rose Byrne, glad to have that question resolved.

  75. M.... ....

    @RudiVanDizzario I always wondered whether that might be Rose Byrne, glad to have that question resolved.

  76. t.... ....

    @MrLeadbelly No, you are.

  77. B.... J....

    That dude looks like he's gonna either blow up or jizz his pants at the end from all the mega hotties in that club lol.

  78. k.... f....

    fuckin shite limp wristed dross

  79. L.... ....

    @TheEmowithsunglasses yeah it's pretty charmingly.

  80. d.... ....

    What you have already lost, consider as totally lost...

  81. G.... W....

    top song, top vid...top band

  82. W.... ....

    One of the best songs ever.

  83. s.... ....

    @snapwilson Oh, I know that now. I'm following her on twitter and she confirmed it for me directly. BEST DAY EVER.

  84. s.... ....

    @brasstax Not a guess. That's her. Just Google "Nicki Clyne" "New Pornographers" and there's an interview with her on a Battlestar Galactica fan site.

  85. K.... K....

    @mikeyowns Thanks for being a dumbass and making it known on the Internet.

  86. L.... ....

    You know, I've never seen this video on TV. I've only seen it online. That's kind of interesting. MTV was the place to go for new bands in the 80s -- now it's YouTube.

  87. M.... B....

    @slatkin thanks for riding in on your high horse and being so omniscient, my knight in shining armor.

  88. K.... K....

    @mikeyowns It looks absolutely nothing like Neko, c'mon now.

  89. K.... K....

    @brasstax It's not a guess, it is fact.

  90. H.... o....

    @brasstax I'd spot Cally from BSG anywhere! :D

  91. s.... ....

    @RudiVanDizzario That's the most spot-on guess I've seen yet. I didn't know who Nicki Clyne was before just now, but it very well could be her.

  92. H.... o....

    2:03-2:15 That'd be Nicki Clyne up there dancing I believe. ;)

  93. M.... B....

    @brasstax Ahh okay. I was just wondering, because she looked so similar. I'll believe you though! I just figured they put heavier make-up on Neko for the video than she usually wears.

  94. s.... ....

    @mikeyowns Well, I don't have proof in front of me that it's not her, but I remember in 2003 when the video came out that Blaine Thurier pointed out the cameos of band members in the video and Case wasn't accounted for.

  95. M.... B....

    Version* excuse me. thinking of MGMT

  96. M.... B....

    @brasstax Yes. The band on stage is definitely not her, but the red haired woman throughout the music video looks very similar to Neko. The one who shows 'The Electric Feel'

  97. s.... ....

    @mikeyowns The only place Neko Case appears in this video is in the photo thrown down on the bar. The band onstage is comprised of actors.

  98. M.... B....

    @brasstax are you sure? that looks a LOT like neko. if it's not her; how are you certain?