"are we human or are we dancing"

[titchard]

I like it - quite poignant when you know where the meaning comes from.

Obviously, is rather silly if you don't know where he got it from.

Rich

 

[vcl_X1]

Got to say I've listened to some of the remixes of this song and they're not bad at all. Quite boppy, I'm tired of the original too.

I don't think I could tire of the original, ever, you should see my last.fm stats....

 

[Hen_Dawg]

It appears that Brandon Flowers, vocalist and keyboard player of the band has stated in an interview that the line “are we human, or are we dancer?” is a reference to a remark once made by the late Hunter S. Thompson, an ascerbic journalist famed for “telling it like it is”, often in offensive terms. He had commented that America is nowadays raising a “generation of dancers”. Thompson committed suicide in 2005.

So basically it refers to whether we are free to make choices in life (human) or whether we are all dancers (we just follow the beat and are afraid of stepping out of line)

Well this sums it up about as well as anyone can.

P.S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is one of my favourite movies ever!

 

[semi-pro waster]

It's a proper gay song. Ignore it, hopefully it'll go away.

I can only really agree with Gilly, it's a bad song and knowing that it contains a nod to the late Hunter S. Thompson doesn't change that basic issue with it.

 

[thecremeegg]

I think its a great song personally, not entirely sure why it gets so much hate

 

[MagicBoy]

I can only really agree with Gilly, it's a bad song and knowing that it contains a nod to the late Hunter S. Thompson doesn't change that basic issue with it.

Quoted for the truth.

 

[fez]

It doesnt get that much hate, just a lot of dislike. Its not a great song and compared to much of their prior music it falls short.

 

[uber soldat]

Get your ears checked out at the docs people

 

[MikeHunt79]

The song is nothing special, sounds similar to so many others and doesn't do anything for me...

 

[Fubsy]

I'm sick of the Killers. Loved them at first, but slowly grown out of them as everyone else seems to be falling in love with them, same thing is happening with Kings of Leon.

 

[banja]

Gibbersish lyrics are one thing, I just want to know why the singer decided to sound like Chris De Burgh.

 

[bledd]

Spaceman > Human

 

[uber soldat]

Spaceman > Human

Babylon Zoo fan eh?

 

[Noel Gallagher]

XD Are we dancers! XD

 

[bledd]

Babylon Zoo fan eh?

lol

i have their album from back in the day

it's actually an ok listen, believe it or not

 

[Robosapien]

I'm sick of the Killers. Loved them at first, but slowly grown out of them as everyone else seems to be falling in love with them, same thing is happening with Kings of Leon.

You make me hate Radiohead.

 

[Spuderoony]

I'm sick of the Killers. Loved them at first, but slowly grown out of them as everyone else seems to be falling in love with them, same thing is happening with Kings of Leon.

You can't be elitist about a band when they were absolutely terrible to begin with

 

[Fubsy]

You can't be elitist about a band when they were absolutely terrible to begin with

Come on! Hot Fuss was fantastic

Or were you on about KoL? I hope not.

Oh and yea, hate RH all you want.

 

[chrisd]

Kings of Leon can write one good song an album and a whole lot of average.

That Killers song is poor.

 

[spikey57]

This song, and the Kings of Leon have put me off listening to XFM ever again.