This 'Bob's Burgers' Thanksgiving music video will actually destroy you

Thanks for making us cry, The National.
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Shannon Connellan
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This 'Bob's Burgers' Thanksgiving music video will actually destroy you
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Another year, another Thanksgiving song from The National, in their annual collaborative tradition with beloved animated series Bob's Burgers. But this one's a real tear-jerker.

Recorded in Los Angeles, the track "Save the Bird" is characteristically heartbreaking by itself. But the video will destroy you, following a trip in the car with the band, who release a turkey into the sunset on Thanksgiving. Yeah, you're gonna feel bad about your dinner.

"We’re honored to continue our Thanksgiving tradition with Bob’s Burgers with ‘Save The Bird,’ which was recorded at Public Hi-Fi in Austin and in my secluded dojo in Los Angeles," frontman Matt Berninger said in a statement via Pitchfork.

"It’s especially thrilling to have our brass section finally get credit for something. Also, I’d like to thank Tom for doing the dishes."

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Shannon Connellan

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about everything (but not anything) across entertainment, tech, social good, science, and culture. Especially Australian horror.


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