Elliott Smith - Ballad Of Big Nothing (from Either/Or)

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@killrockstars 5 жыл бұрын

Check out this rare live footage of Elliott's 1999 New Year's Eve performance at The Knitting Factory: kzfaq.info/sun/PL6KwzgIePF4Dy7347Om6Ijcsr4vh6JJjP

@punkgrl7991 Жыл бұрын

I saw Elliott in the 90's at the Black Cat...a small venue in DC that holds mostly punk rock shows. Paid $5. Watching him on the stage with his guitar and that haunting and amazing voice was unforgettable. He really was a poet. A calming presence writing stories about storms. He walked to the bar after he finished his set and got a beer. I got a drink. I told him "you carried me through some of my darkest times." He thanked me in that very shy and gentle voice. He smiled and I raised my glass. I don't know if he ever knew what kind of healer he was to us? Rest in Peace.

@Unterkatobu 8 ай бұрын

biggest lucky

@lukemei5ter 6 ай бұрын

You should have bought him a drink

@lukemei5ter 6 ай бұрын

I live in fairfax va by dc...if elliot smith an I were at a bar together after a show, lol hell I'd buy everyone a round

@initiateerror2409 4 жыл бұрын

Even after all these years there's nothing better than revisiting this man's craft.

@junkbondtrader645 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah well said mate

@TicTacYo100 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@holloify_tensa_zangetsu 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely, Makes me keep living on Weirdly enough I've said that so many times. I meant it when I said it,but it hits you SUPER hard as an adult. A few seconds ago I was very overwhelmed by life. I am at the stage of actually knowing what's gonna be taken from you. I already feel the weight gonna crush me. Then elliott sings and I am happy and at ease. I sill have a HUGE amount of time.but still its not enough

@johnarose2837 2 жыл бұрын

I do it like twice a year

@aidangriffin8183 Жыл бұрын

Still the GOAT, always will be

@shanebagel 7 жыл бұрын

YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO WHENEVER YOU WANT TO

@justinchastant9246 2 жыл бұрын

But can you?

@koolnehz 5 ай бұрын

YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO THERES NO ONE TO STOP YOU

@jayadrathabose31 3 ай бұрын

Gen Z: Okay!! *starts twerking randomly

@joshjams1978 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like a sleepless night of regrets, Elliot Smith and crying

@clintjones9848 Жыл бұрын

Yep

@shbu2127 Жыл бұрын

Too real haha

@havalinachiel7694 Жыл бұрын

*njaa* , could be different and worse ,mind you

@willkoestner4159 Жыл бұрын

@@havalinachiel7694 I agree with you. It's not cool to act like a bitch. But some feelings have to be felt. Much love

@volumesofrelativeobscurity Жыл бұрын

That's an insult to the memory of Elliot Smith....fkn idiot

@Jess-wj2xb 8 жыл бұрын

I can't stop listening to Elliott send help Update: don't send help I love it here

@emp3202 8 жыл бұрын

it's a never ending horribly beautiful cycle. lol

@Squidlet087 7 жыл бұрын

there's no known cure

@CynicalScorpio 7 жыл бұрын

Don't you get it? Listening to Elliot Smith IS the cure

@Squidlet087 7 жыл бұрын

njnya oh dayum...i like this cure

@johnehrlich3897 7 жыл бұрын

hehe... i love Elliot but he was so damn facetious, too smart for his own good... only thing this music will cause is a relapse of whatever is haunting you to begin with.. Listen responsibly

@MaximumHeresey 3 жыл бұрын

No matter when I listen to Elliot's songs, I can always find a slice of lyrics that I can relate to.

@who_cares848 4 жыл бұрын

so ive been listening to this song a lot the past few days at a fairly high volume and today when i played it quieter than usual i could faintly hear my downstairs neighbor singing along. im happy i could show good music to someone ive never talked to.

@OhGodWhatIsThisAah 2 жыл бұрын

This has me in tears and I don't know why. ✌️🤟

@nagatv8399 Жыл бұрын

🤣

@johnhollows2374 Жыл бұрын

I really hope this is a true story!!! 🤣🤣🤞🤞

@Dan-fs3jx Жыл бұрын

And then everyone stood up and started clapping

@leesee536 11 ай бұрын

I’m crying

@GentleArt 2 жыл бұрын

One of the finest songwriters to ever exist.

@galbeeri8360 Жыл бұрын

the best

@mysticfellow9843 Жыл бұрын

@@galbeeri8360 It finally hit me how much of a genius he was. I can feel so much emotion through his music, it's great

@brandon1402 9 ай бұрын

real

@kidmud9995 9 жыл бұрын

That riff.. You can't beat it

@Anthony-kp7sf 5 жыл бұрын

"watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger" - my entire childhood

@kevinthomas4180 5 жыл бұрын

So you took Opioids as a child? Because that is what that line is about.

@kevinthomas4180 5 жыл бұрын

@@Anthony-kp7sfI'm sorry. I didn't mean to piss you off that much. I just relate to the whole line as a whole myself, but you know, things relate to other people differently. That's what is great about music and poetry.

@tomorrowtomorrow562 5 жыл бұрын

Excuse me could you please explain this line to me?

@Anthony-kp7sf 5 жыл бұрын

@@tomorrowtomorrow562 its hard to know exactly what he's talking about but most people seem to enjoy parades, and the speaker says that they're watching the "parade" and not enjoying it. The "pin point eyes" most likely refers to being high on opiates. The fact that the speaker does not enjoy the parade is what makes this interesting. Perhaps you've been in a situation that you didn't enjoy, but everyone else seemed to. It is hard to know why the speaker doesn't enjoy what he is watching, as the "parade" might just be a metaphor for something else, but the word "watching" is used. Perhaps the speaker is angry in a jealous manner as they are not in the parade, but want to be, and feel left out. Perhaps the speaker is angry because the people in the parade are happy, but the speaker has trouble feeling happy. I get the sense that the line is trying to get those ideas across.

@tomorrowtomorrow562 5 жыл бұрын

@@Anthony-kp7sf , thank you a lot for your explanation! Now it looks pretty understandable for me

@oscardavidfigueroa432 Жыл бұрын

This song is about a person who is struggling with their life and relationships. The opening line, "Throwing candy out to the crowd / Dragging down the main," is a metaphor for the person trying to please others and fit in, but instead causing more harm. The person is described as having a dirty mouth and always having something to say, which might suggest that they are confrontational and quick to anger. The person is waiting for their brother to call, and the narrator sees him in the alley, having had enough of it all. The chorus says that the person can do what they want to do, whenever they want to, but that doesn't mean it will have any significance or importance. The person is described as being tired and waiting to be taken away, perhaps suggesting that they feel trapped or hopeless. The person is seen getting into the back of a car for candy from a stranger, which could be interpreted as being willing to compromise their values or morals for temporary pleasure. The person is also watching a parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger, perhaps indicating that they are frustrated with the world around them. The chorus repeats that the person can do what they want, but it doesn't mean anything, implying that their actions may bring temporary satisfaction, but won't bring lasting happiness or fulfillment.

@SantiagoM1010117386 Жыл бұрын

Mucho texto.

@LtGregoryStevens Жыл бұрын

You're crazy if you think anyone's gonna read all that

@Arandomyoutubeuser Жыл бұрын

I will comment this because i have something that i have study and i am wasting time and this interes me

@dasani.like.the.water. 10 ай бұрын

It’s about a drug addict. Pinpoint eyes refer to contracted pupils when high on heroin or opiates

@iknowimcrap 5 ай бұрын

@@LtGregoryStevensi did asshole

@awkward_bomb 3 ай бұрын

"You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you / though it doesn't mean a thing" exactly how I feel about to be entering my twenty's. So much potential and opportunity for the taking but ultimately it feels like none of it matters does it? I guess Elliot taught us to make your own purpose and that sometimes being too analytical can be a detriment.

@FELENATOR 9 жыл бұрын

I just found out about this guy. Listening to this song while reading his life story makes me feel really bittersweet.

@JK-gm9sv 9 жыл бұрын

David F Same. Im reading Torment Saint while listening to his music religiously.

@FELENATOR 9 жыл бұрын

Jesse Knowler I gotta pick that up

@GirDevourerOfTacos 8 жыл бұрын

+ben reiser you know, even though elliott didn't have a brother.

@matthewhart1855 8 жыл бұрын

One of the best albums of the 90s

@stephanwatson7902 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing how we can all listen to these lyrics and connect enough with them to induce euphoria, though we all connect these self-same words to different experiences.

@stephanwatson7902 6 жыл бұрын

Well among other sensations and emotions not just "the chills"...

@dithirambos 5 жыл бұрын

Great Steven! Now you're talking!

@SirJosephSanchez Жыл бұрын

👌🤌

@knuckle12356 Жыл бұрын

Quite true! I would posit that the fact of the junkie's experiences of pain, loss, betrayal and grief tend to adhere to some _particular_ metrics, resulting in a more standardized experience than one might expect. Extrapolating from there, the people who do all the same things, and have messed up, given up, _been_ given up on in all the same ways; trying to plug empty pieces of ourselves with all the same tricks. Add to that a talent like Elliott's, and he's able to distill those universal experiences and feelings and decant them into something we all recognize. Even if they weren't fully autobiographical, I think he was working from personal or observed experiences which makes them true to someone's life, and they get spun into this piece of art that reflects that truth at the people listening to it. It's so much more than just writing good metaphors or rhymes. I have come to especially appreciate the songs we have multiple lyrical and structural versions of. There aren't a lot of musicians who will take a song to the point of published studio album, and then continue to play earlier versions of the song. Changing lyrics, and not always the same changes night by night... playing with different harmonies or tuning. They used to be living, breathing things, and Elliott was like, coaxing them out from the wild from time to time to take a picture for the rest of us to see. That's a collateral loss from his death that really bums me out as I make my way through his alt takes and early versions and live shenanigans; the life that was stolen from every single one of his songs. Now they're all just snapshots and memories. Hey at least there's like 200 songs, without getting into the whole alt and live material. He was so prolific as to be called driven to write and record his music. And bully for us that he did. Bully, Bully I say!!

@roiybenkel682 5 жыл бұрын

Throwing candy out to the crowd Dragging down the main The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's always got something To say you're sitting at home now waiting for your brother to call I saw him down at the alley Having had enough of it all Said you can do what you want to whenever you want to You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you All spit and spite you're up all night and down every day A tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away Getting in to the back of a car for candy from some stranger Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger You can do what you want to whenever you want to You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to Do what you want to whenever you want to Do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing Big nothing

@cosmicraccoon_ 8 жыл бұрын

you can do what you want to, whenever you want to. I have so many memories of those lyrics coming through my speakers. most specifically, laying on the floor with the door shut, often crying. Elliott made things feel strangely better and less lonely.

@georgejohnson5904 8 жыл бұрын

Big love to you.

@alexberry9272 8 жыл бұрын

+Acacia Rae me too :) lovin ya sister

@cosmicraccoon_ 8 жыл бұрын

Much love to both of you

@crashdoll2688 7 жыл бұрын

Acacia Rae

@AlternativeSack123 6 жыл бұрын

One of the most tragic losses in the history of music

@antidepressantscale4675 3 жыл бұрын

The most brilliant song I've ever heard.

@scruber64_ Жыл бұрын

So lost in my own dumb failures, but this song springs into my mind with the "You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you." so I feel a bit better now :)

@spartanguitarist6579 7 ай бұрын

same haha

@akkamal6999 7 ай бұрын

I don't mean to disrupt your contentment but what it actually means is what he says at the very end

@cardrop33 4 ай бұрын

@@akkamal6999Art is about interpretation. you say you didn’t mean to ruin his contentment so you didn’t need to do it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nL1igNx30sfJeKc.htmlsi=XScARsrQrcWtKfux 3:26

@aoldatabase548 4 жыл бұрын

Hes the only thing that keeps me alive

@opheliajade1986 4 жыл бұрын

I hope theres more than that now! 💜

@aoldatabase548 4 жыл бұрын

Sharlotte Sometimes there is! a lot more actually

@opheliajade1986 4 жыл бұрын

@@aoldatabase548 good to hear man! 😀

@Ashesinferno28 3 жыл бұрын

That's Marvelous!

@jayorazi9784 9 жыл бұрын

This album saved my life years ago. Thank u Elliot.

@Lalu_133 5 жыл бұрын

Why did it saved your life?

@lossedatsea1811 5 жыл бұрын

@@Lalu_133 it probably gave him comfort durring a hard time

@kaspermygenfordt 4 жыл бұрын

@@lossedatsea1811 maybe, now here me out... someone threw the album record and it knocked something harmful out of the way, hitting a weird angle and coincidentally saving his life. Who knows what happened

@maldoror2007 4 жыл бұрын

mine too. was around 96 oder 97.

@anthonyc.3934 7 жыл бұрын

Damn its been so long. Brings me back to my early 20s. That part "Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger" hits me right in the gut. He puts me right in that place and i know that feeling all too well. Glad the rain has cleared for the parade.

@jorgek92 8 жыл бұрын

So many personal memories with this song. The intro gives me goosebumps all the time.

@alexberry9272 8 жыл бұрын

+J. Antón So many different emotions when that intro starts rollin...

@franskorvman8820 9 жыл бұрын

Throwing candy out to the crowd, dragging down the main The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's always got something to say You're sitting around at home now waiting for your brother to call I saw him down in the alley, having had enough of it all Said you can do what you want to whenever you want to You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you All spit and spite, you're up all night and down every day A tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away Getting into the back of a car for candy from some stranger Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger You can do what you want to whenever you want to You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to Do what you want to whenever you want to Do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing Big nothing

@miguelangelgutierrez4983 6 жыл бұрын

Pineapple G p

@marias.775 5 жыл бұрын

Heavily existential, so beautiful. Has to be one of my favorites. I could listen to this album on repeat and have many times. I remember listening to it over and over when I first heard it. I also kept going back to this song.

@bobcena7307 3 жыл бұрын

THIS SONG IS SO FUCKING GOOOD

@donkeyfacekilla1 10 ай бұрын

never get sick of this one. what a tune

@ok2760 Жыл бұрын

This song makes me cry

@lesleym819 9 жыл бұрын

one of my favorites songs from when I was 16. I saw him live then. good music.

@Missjunebugfreak 3 жыл бұрын

Elliott's music has become a refuge for me in tough times. Such a magnificent artist.

@gymrachel 4 жыл бұрын

'You can do what you want to whenever you want to'.. 🎶

@Shivayoudestroyme 2 жыл бұрын

Real unique snare sound

@christopherelfers2078 Жыл бұрын

Great song. Can definitely hear some Big Star in this song.

@takaonies 7 жыл бұрын

WARNING:LONG AND PERSONAL STORY One of my friends is a big fan of Elliott Smith. He said to me, with a serious face, that Elliott was right about life. I was puzzled, no doubt. I came home and forgot about him and Elliott for a while. Afterwards, something bad continued happening to me while I thought the total cause was mine. Day by day, my mentality and health kept going down. One day, as usual at the time, I woke up very late in bed, thinking about my past and future. I was very sad every single day, and no music healed me enough at the time, so for several months, I had never touched my laptop which contained hundreds of favorite songs. Then, Elliott came to my mind, and sang to me "Now you can do what you want to, whenever you want to". I didn't believe what he said to me inside my head. Actually, I never understood the lyric of the song till that day. I went into KZfaq and searched for Elliott. Finally, I understood the meaning of the lyric, the serious face of my friend, and my life.

@retinarental1603 6 жыл бұрын

Takaony ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪs sᴏɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟʏʀɪᴄ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅ?

@takaonies 6 жыл бұрын

To all people, I meant to say Elliot says right about life, or my life.

@nathantoy5711 5 жыл бұрын

We should be sad. The world is full of rape and murder, the culture of forced positivity is just society saying "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"

@mfjdv2020 4 жыл бұрын

@@nathantoy5711 Social conditioning (alias social brainwashing) and social pressure are downright evil and have broken many poor souls. Best thing is to recognise it when confronted with it, neutralise it and ignore it.

@Trenzalore-gn6xq 4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Toy it’s true, life is shit, but by listening to Elliott I feel like maybe I can do some good in my life, he fills me with hope.

@gearguitarguy 7 жыл бұрын

Just a great songwriter. Music doesn't have to be complicated to hook you in and keep you there. He could have recorded this on a home studio 4 track system.

@jeremysaynomore7175 Жыл бұрын

You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you

@ttobiasg Жыл бұрын

say no more

@robmaddison8645 4 жыл бұрын

The first tune that got me into the song-writing excellence of Elliott Smith. Album wise... then Between The Bars comes along. This is music!

@samgartrell5701 8 жыл бұрын

what a great musician

@jacobcrosson2080 6 ай бұрын

this song into between the bars always gets me man, what a great album and such a loss of talent

@decadence6418 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song

@CuzDud 6 жыл бұрын

Intro: [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [Fm] [G] [G]Throwing candy out to the crowd [C]dragging down the [D]main the [G]helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's [C]always got something to [F]say [G]you're sitting at home now [C]waiting for your brother to [D]call [Dm]I saw him [G]down in the alley [Fm]having had e[G]nough of it all Said you can [C]do what you want to when [Am]ever you want to [Fm- Dm- Fm- G] you can [C]do what you want to, there's [Am]no one to stop you [Fm- Dm- Fm- G] [G]All spit and spite, you're up all [C]night and down every [D]day [G]a tired man with only hours to go just [C]waiting to be taken a[F]way [G]getting into the back of a car for [C]candy from some [D]stranger [Dm]watching the pa[G]rade with pinpoint [Fm]eyes full of [G]smoldering anger You can [C]do what you want to when [Am]ever you want to [Fm- Dm- Fm- G] you can [C]do what you want to, there's [Am]no one to stop you [Fm- Dm- Fm- G] Now you can [C]do what you want to when[Am]ever you want to [C]do what you want to when[Am]ever you want to [G]do what you want to when[E]ever you want to [Am]though it doesn't mean a [D]thing [F]big noth[Fm]ing [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [Fm] [G] [C]

@who_cares848 4 жыл бұрын

lyrics AND chords? dude you are awesome.

@maxjewstein7158 4 жыл бұрын

You're a legend

@johnqdarwin 4 жыл бұрын

being a bass player , playing a song thats mostly Am and C . thats heaven .

@ohmybillnye 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnqdarwin It gets a little fun trying to go from Fm to Dm in an instant but that's the thing with Elliott Smith songs, he's a master of bar chords and transitions.

@colinmurphy3478 3 жыл бұрын

Throwing an Fm in with the key of Cmajor. Part of the genius of Elliot he always uses interesting chord choices that aren't part of the diatonic key.

@clintjones9848 Жыл бұрын

All time fav Elliott tune.

@daviddonchez2019 Жыл бұрын

Elliott soothes my soul

@mikejeffries3333 4 жыл бұрын

(For background, I'm a teenager who has had some issues with anxiety, depression, social anxiety, etc, and my dad is into a lot of music from unknown weird/indie artists, and apparently he already liked a few Elliott Songs) It was about two summers ago, my dad purchased Either/Or Expanded Edition on CD on a whim and put it in the car. On the ride, I had kind of been listening along, and I thought this guy must be just another one those weird musicians dad likes; the music seems alright, nothing special. But then Ballad of Big Nothing comes on, and I was blown away. The guitar, the melody, the singing, the entire thing was just... perfect. I immediately had it put on my phone, and started researching this Elliott guy. I thought his life story sounded tragic, and began listening to more of his music. I realized how amazing and intricate his songwriting and lyrics were, and looking over more and more of his music. Two years later, Elliott Smith is my favorite musician of all time, Ballad of Big Nothing is my favorite song, and I've been spreading his music to some of my peers. He's just... on a new level of brilliance, in my opinion.

@barosielle2952 4 жыл бұрын

Same. The song that probably got me hooked was Speed Trials.

@Militiaa 4 жыл бұрын

Damn. I remember listening to Either/or in 2017 without paying too much attention to it but even back then Ballad of big nothing blew me away. I also heard Pretty(ugly before) back then and although I listened to both of those songs quite a bit I never got into Elliott's music properly. Listened to Either/or again in early 2019 and it quickly became one of my favorite albums and ballad of big nothing is pretty much being my favorite song of all time now.

@asa.8691 2 жыл бұрын

@@barosielle2952 I think it was somebody that I used to know or any upbeat song from xo

@fjordianslope 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is the best song ever written

@lastalogie1312 3 жыл бұрын

such a beautiful song

@aleksandrslobodeniuk9606 Ай бұрын

The drums are quite awesome too

@JackT13 Жыл бұрын

I could listen to that outro for an inordinate amount of time

@icecreamforcrowhurst 7 жыл бұрын

the hard left right pan on the intro brings me back to the 4 track days of the 90's. Gotta love that

@BilisNegra 7 жыл бұрын

The 90's are 4 track days? You mean very crude demos, right?

@killatay2818 5 ай бұрын

Single greatest song ever written.

@user-no5bp5jm6h 7 жыл бұрын

He makes me so happy.

@marcelogramo5995 Жыл бұрын

so good...

@birdworldist Жыл бұрын

Lowkey goes off

@salvadorJugodelucuma20 2 жыл бұрын

Te amo ellitoh gracias por tu música aun perteneces en cada canción que escucho.

@dalcaqu 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, for real!

@boringbones Жыл бұрын

Ένα από τα αγαπημένα μου του Elliot! Σε αυτό το τραγούδι φαίνεται φως φανάρι τι πραγματικός μάστορας της ακουστικής κιθάρας είναι.

@glace7738 Жыл бұрын

πες τα ρε μαγκα

@6kine6tic67 Жыл бұрын

What a great chorus to use as a mantra to alchemically manifest. Ots like perfect.

@2cents112 Жыл бұрын

2023 still counting 🎉

@artinheart8570 6 жыл бұрын

So talented

@misslemon6032 6 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD THAT'S SOOOO GOOOOOD JUST WHAT I NEEDED THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH ELLIOTT

@mrmrscosanostra 10 жыл бұрын

brilliant.

@pasajeraentrance 2 жыл бұрын

estoy despierto toda la noche y triste cada día ♥️

@daviddonchez2019 Жыл бұрын

I Saw him down in the alley

@andygump724 3 ай бұрын

He played all the instruments on Either/Or. 😂🔥

@soundcamper Жыл бұрын

a million views!!! love you Elliott

@ffwlpe 6 жыл бұрын

favorita do álbum

@user-td7tx6ji3o 17 күн бұрын

the guitar riff is 🔥🔥

@rallizesed 9 ай бұрын

what a song

@tharris7290 4 жыл бұрын

Listening to this while emotionally eating ice cream. Ah, what a joy to be dying with the leaves.

@yummyjackalmeat 7 жыл бұрын

It's been 4 or 5 years since I've listened to Elliott Smith. This song popped in my head today for whatever reason. Good shit though, I could use another Elliott smith phase.

@yavaechols6556 4 жыл бұрын

I love Elliott and I'm shocked I never realized that Dave from Foo Fighters musical sounds of earlier works is soaking with E.S. influence. Intentionally or not. It's undeniably there. Wow. Just wow that I never saw this till literally just now. Anyone else see what I'm hearing?

@RickyDemetro 7 жыл бұрын

Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger my favorite song lyric ever

@BenSchillaci 5 жыл бұрын

One of mine too :)

@johannesjuanes 5 ай бұрын

What a great song

@spicypeperoni7501 5 ай бұрын

This song makes me so happy for some reason just simply because it feels so liberating to think about I can do what I want to whenever I want to idk if like it’s the wrong interpretation or whatever but l just like thinking it if that way

@TheZeevik 7 жыл бұрын

lovely

@kevint2995 7 жыл бұрын

You can do what you want to, whenever you want to... though it doesn't mean a thing. Big nothing.

@ezrac704 Ай бұрын

This song feels somewhat beatlesque. I know that he made a cover of the zombies, so I wouldn't be surprised if he also liked the beatles. Perfect songwriting

@C-Llama 7 күн бұрын

He loved the Beatles and said they were one of his biggest musical influences. It's even more clear when you listen to Figure 8

@lasbore5395 10 ай бұрын

Elliott Smith it's always like this: in the complex the text of every song he wrote it's amazing, but there's always that one phrase that hit u like a punch in your guts, as if he already had known what are human's problems. Just speechless

@adamspohrer6993 7 жыл бұрын

Hard to pick a favorite but this is probably it.

@DisarMn 3 жыл бұрын

Legendary

@rickgriego2844 Жыл бұрын

The BEST that ever was,OR EVER WILL BE..

@JULIEFFINRYAN 9 жыл бұрын

this made me cry tonight.

@stevetanner1987 8 жыл бұрын

+Julie Ryan its supposed to

@Gquequeg98 5 жыл бұрын

youre not the only one

@fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffz 4 жыл бұрын

Not the only one. I agree

@amandah.5880 6 жыл бұрын

You can do what you want you whenever you want to

@yavaechols6556 4 жыл бұрын

Oh snap! I hear Scott W. Of STP as well. Oh my God. Elliott Smith was beyond our life's musical beyond. I'm beyond words you guys. Anyone else hear what I'm hearing. I'm losing my mind from the brilliance. Best way to go out for sure

@seancla2383 3 жыл бұрын

Im annoyed that nobody has mentioned this song has the same vibes as "The fool who ripped his pants"

@percussi0ngun 2 жыл бұрын

someone PLEASE make a mashup of these songs

@HotFuss-gd9qr 6 ай бұрын

Just discovered this song yesterday and now I'm listening to it in 3:00 in the morning because it's that goddamn good.

@funkymess7798 10 ай бұрын

amo essa mais que me amo

@ascotter 2 жыл бұрын

This really resonates with me not gonna lie. Big nothing, but I'll try to make the best of it

@Rackatiakka 6 ай бұрын

This song hits different now. It's incredibly life affirming to me. Things happen you can't control and that's OK, also it's beautiful

@alexandrevague643 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why, but this song kind of reminds me of “Big Star”

@lawrencegeorge5076 2 жыл бұрын

My hero.

@johnhollows2374 9 ай бұрын

I will know I have found my soulmate when I find a woman that will listen to Elliott Smith and Beatles records with me. Suprisingly, not an easy feat.

@MobileDoll 3 ай бұрын

Best of luck