Bloc Party

It was an October evening. We were insistent, helped by some fans and people passing by. In the end it was worth the trouble : Bloc Party accepted to play one of their best songs, all acoustic.
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There are times when you know you should be a bit tiresome, insistent, because sometimes the reward is worth the trouble.

We arrived at Place de la Bourse at 10.30PM, with Get Well Soon. We had made some noise on the empty Place, danced with a guy who sold oysters and made us taste it, shot a bunch of beautiful songs (online soon). It was Colin’s first Take Away Show, and we had already been shooting for an hour, but a rumor pushed us to go on.

Bloc Party had just finished their surprise show at the Nouveau Casino, and guys from the label told us they’d probably go have some drinks at the Truskel right after. Get Well Soon had to meet their team there, so we lead them to the pub, and then asked them to play a song in front of it.

While the Germans were playing, Kele Okereke popped out of the bar. He was standing next to me, asked who were the guys singing, and what they were doing here. I told him it was a Take Away Show, and he said, shyly "Oh great, that’s good". I patted him on the back, joked "Hey, good timing, after that, it’s your turn !"

We’d been told it would not be easy. A year before, we already tried to set a Take Away Show with them in London, with the support of JD Beauvallet, but nothing could convince them : they never play acoustic, they’re very shy, it’s impossible. So, back to the present, on October 14th, we tried harder.

We had some help. Matthieu, of Coop, was drunk and happy. Both the band’s managers were drunk and happy. We were drunk and happy, and that’s how Kele found himself pressed against a wall, facing a dozen of enthusiastic people, urging him to play a song.

BLOC PARTY - THIS MODERN LOVE

Réal : Colin Solal Cardo

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We cut, during the editing, because it took us 25 minutes to talk them into doing it. Just enought time to stop him from running away, go get Russel, decide what song they were going to play. When Kele eventually started singing, Colin was pressed against him, and it felt like he was jumping from a diving-board too high for him... He caught us off-guard. Everyone was speechless. There’s nothing more to add. Five minutes of rare sincerity, two artists doing something with no safety net and without really understanding why. They took that risk, and that’s what we thank them for.

Translation by Nora

le 29 October 2008 par Chryde
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Bloc Party

ça c’est la classe ! on lui avait parlé un peu plus tot dans la soirée et vraiment il est génial Kélé, super simple et très ouvert.

J’ai fais quelque photos du concert au nouveau casino si ça vous interesse.

ici

http://www.flickr.com/photos/briand...

en tout cas merci d’avoir partagé cette vidéo en hd avec nous !

Brian

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30 October 2008, by immortalizr

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So simple and yet so extraordinary !! I really envy you Take-Away guys for experiencing those magic moments !

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2 November 2008, by Bartman from Belgium

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Bit paparazzo-ish of you blogotheque... Love your take away shows, don’t turn yourselves into pests

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4 November 2008, by Benoit

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Yay Bloc Party! I guess I agree a tad with the above comment but who would give up that chance? It would have been a waste :P

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15 November 2008, by Jess D.

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where did it go???????????

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29 November 2008, by lil one

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Even with the approach, he could have walked away since it took over 25 minutes.

I really enjoy this video, the song is amazing acoustically, and it comes off incredibly emotional.

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9 December 2008, by Jason

Bloc Party

Bravo, this is brilliant stuff. Thanks Kele and Russell, and the guys at blogotheque.

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17 December 2008, by un courageux anonyme

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wow. honestly hearing the song like this is so much more personal and real... its so nice everyone is sooo quiet listning and u can here the odd car pass by... this is actually beautiful <3

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19 December 2008, by un courageux anonyme

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the download link isn’t working, and I would love this video on my ipod. Kele is amazing :)

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19 December 2008, by hurricane jane

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#61

LIARS LIARS

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#93

BON IVER (PART... BON IVER (PART...

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#87

YEASAYER YEASAYER

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#49

DAMON AND NAOM... DAMON AND NAOM...

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