Home

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Format: MP3 Music
From the Album Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Product Details

• Original Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Label: Vagrant Records
• Copyright: (C) 2009 Community Records/Fairfax Recordings
• Record Company Required Metadata: Music file metadata contains unique purchase identifier. Learn more.
• Duration: 5:03 minutes
• Genres:
  • Dance & DJ > Electronica
• ASIN: B002G690B6
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70 Paid in MP3 Songs (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Songs)
  • #1 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Songs > Dance & DJ > Electronica

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain fun! October 1, 2009

By Minneapolis Jon

Amazon Verified Purchase

I originally heard this song played on Letterman and I found myself humming it for the next week. Eventually I knew I realized I would just have to purchase it. Needless to say, I've not been disappointed. It's got a seriously Johnny Cash/June Carter feel with the enthusiasm of Rockabilly-meets-Phish. It's just plain fun!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Guilty Pleasure September 2, 2009

By T. Sattler

I first heard this song and thought, "Damn, what a catchy song!" It made me think of my girlfriend and how sweet our love can be, so I told her about it. She then proceeded to laugh at me that I liked it. Oh well. Great song, great girlfriend, but the 2 just don't mix. No problem with that!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I am surpirsed at how much i enjoy this album December 29, 2010

By M.Coyne

i put this album in my car and since i only really know that one song from them (home) i figured i would just listen to it when they weren't playing music on the radio..and i find that im am listening to it all the time..the music almost seems folk-ie to me which i like..because its different . i really enjoy how they use a variety of instruments throughout the album its refreshing and different from most things i hear on the radio.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Corn Pone Goodness December 11, 2010

By Comma Splice

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a fantastic song, and I'm glad that the commercials have helped it and the fine band that wrote it (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes have a number of good songs in my opinion) to gain more notice.

I love the lyrics. They're unabashedly corn-pone ("Alabama, Arkansas/I do love my Ma and Pa") and sentimental ("But not the way/that I do love you"), and it's pretty impossible not to love that simple sincerity of the song. And it's impossible not to love the happy, familial spirit of the band. I also haven't heard very many songs in recent years with such a catchy and repeatable (and just hummable) tune.

I only don't give this download four stars because the album version does contain a "speaking intrusion" with Alex telling Jade a little story about falling in love with her. It's sweet, the sort of thing you might be surprised and thrilled to hear in a live performance of the song. Those sorts of intrusions always annoy me a little, for some reason ("If It's the Beaches" by the Avett Brothers has a bad one); I guess it's they just disrupt music, and that's what I'm listening for.

Anyway, I do prefer the live versions that I've heard elsewhere and online that lack this intrusion (i.e. their Letterman performance and their Tiny Desk Concert performance for NPR), and I look forward to one of them becoming available for purchase.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for wedding! June 16, 2013

By chelcya

Amazon Verified Purchase

We're playing this as guests are seated at our upcoming wedding. It has a great message!! The Knot turned me on to this song, and I'm so glad they did.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Jam June 2, 2013

By A_LeeT_GeeK

Amazon Verified Purchase

Turn it on and turn it up. This song is a great jam and the music video is even better!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for singing along May 28, 2013

By Mike T.

Amazon Verified Purchase

This a great song for singing along with in the car. One swear you have to skip over when the kids are in the car, but otherwise a good one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome song May 20, 2013

By scarletalphabet

Amazon Verified Purchase

Catchy song, delightfully quirky. You've probably heard it on the radio or in a commercial, but certainly worth owning yourself.