To clear up any confusion, this exact version appeared on a real licensed CD that came out in the summer of 1994. It's called "Periscope: Another Yoyo Compilation" and features all the copyright info, including that this was recorded in September 1993. Glycerine was recorded in January 1994.

Let's put this to rest. This song came out in 1992, Glycerine came out in 1995.

In case you longtime fans were worried no one new would ever hear this band and get hooked, someone hipped me. This is some amazing sh#t.

This song was on a demo tape called "Beauty" that Neutral Milk Hotel put out in 1992. Glycerine is from the album "Sixteen Stone" which came out in 1994.

literally all the music these guys have made is good......like...since forever ago, all the way up through now

I love the idea of using heavy distortion and no drums.

Shadows on my wall They creep and crawl in burning white They dream of waterfalls Catching slow bright streams of light. And life can be so weird Bucket full of fear But it's alright I'm on an isle And I've still got time to fly away Shadows in my dreams They're painting scenes of time with you I'm hoping all these things And the strength they bring will pull me through And life can be so weird Bucket full of fear But it's alright I'm on an isle And I've still got time to fly away.

am i crying? i think i'm crying. i love this song so much. so amazing.

LIFE CAN BE SO WEEEEEEIRD

I wish there were copies of all the demo tapes from NMH. I'd buy them all.

I just love this band more and more as time goes on, wish I'd caught them when they were touring

Just to clear up any confusion: this is NOT the version on Beauty, nor is it the version on Invent Yourself a Shortcake. It's from a 1994 compilation called "Periscope: Another Yo-Yo Compilation."

Beautiful song. 2nd verse chokes me up ❤

This band never misses

this sounds like way better quality than the "beauty" version. where did you get this one?

Omg. this song. this song. i ♥ it! it somehow reminds me of when i was a 5 year old little girl playing outside in the summer. amazing. (: the picture really fits the song too lol

I see this as a good song to listen to after a breakup ...

@toobsockproductions Indeed. Besides, I HARDLY HARDLY doubt Bush knew of Neutral Milk Hotel back then or if anybody in particular. Even when Aeroplane came out, it's not like it was the biggest album of the year or anything.

Neutral Milk Hotel didn't release the sound of winter, so they're automatically better.

Damn it people! No one copied anyone! Lots of songs use this chord progression!!

Yeah, the acoustic suffices for rhythm. You should listen to My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" if you like that.

Shadows on my wall They creep and crawl on through the night They dream of waterfalls Catching small bright streams of light Life can be so weird A bucket full of tears But it's alright I've seen the light And I've still got time to fly away Shadows in my dreams They're painting scenes of time with you I'm hoping all these things And strength it brings will see me through And life can be so weird A bucket full of tears But it's alright I've seen the light And I've still got time to fly away

@giantrobotbil I REMEMBER THAT!

I love this song so much, I made a sort of music video for it on my channel! It does lack something most NMH songs have... I'm not sure what that is exactly, but I still love it!

I wish Jeff Mangum would make a version of this with just the acoustic guitar and vocals.

@ReximusTyrannus you can buy the vinyl box set with all the demos, singles, and albums from neutral milk hotel, google it

Same chords as a LOT of major pop songs. Just in a different key. Go search up "Four Chords Axis of Awesome". This is a four chord song. It's still pretty damn amazing.

It's music. It's something to enjoy, don't ruin it for yourself with too much thought.

Bush didn't invent this chord progression. These chords have been used in countless songs; just look at the "4 Chords, 36 Songs" video. "Let it Be," "Don't Stop Believing," "No Woman No Cry," and lots of other songs with the same chords preceded both this song and "Glycerine." It doesn't matter if Glycerine was written before this.

oh ok. I guess maybe I missed or forgot that part. thanks for the reply.

@acorn2taco I agree.

I guarantee Gavin Rossdale never heard of NMH in the mid 90s. People are aware that literally hundreds if not thousands of songs share the same chord progressions right?

Shit, this is way better quality than the demo my friend gave to me. I mean it's the same version and everything, this one is just much clearer (the demo I have is really staticy).

Doesn't include tracks from the tapes, though.

Does anybody know how they get that heavy, distorted sustain on guitar?

I love this song. I do prefer the organ version, though. check that out if you havent yet.

I dont recall hearing about him saying that. Weird. Where did you hear he said that?

this song is interesting as it does seem to kind of lack something thats so neutral milk hotel-y and sounds more generic, i dont think its even so much the chord sequence as with nmh its not the chords but what is done with them thats important. something to do with the production i think, and the guitar is less distinctive and has less energy which kind of suits the song. whatever, i still like it a lot.

@mytoecold Crazy, i was just randomly browsing neutral milk hotel and i see your comment. i met you at a ben kweller show and you dubbed me Jason Mraz. i guess i can't call you 12 year old kid anymore.

what is a bush?

I like the organ version of this song much better

Neutral Milk Hotel - Bucket 1348pm 22.6.23 so in a hypothetical fist fight who would win fleet foxes (twix) or neutral milk hotel (mars bar)? i think it might be a close run thing, don't you?

so many songs share the same chord progression..

Theres a video called axis of awesome 4 chords..watch that

its alittle slower also!

Its actually F, C, Dm, and A#. Your point still stands nonetheless.

Same chords as "Glycerine," but a MUCH cooler song :)

@ZombieInvasion5446 Music has a tendency to repeat and copy itself, sometimes intentionally sometimes accidentally. The differences between punk and classical are very few.

So I wonder how Jeff feels about Gavin rosdale from Bush stealing this song?

Let's get real guys, is a lot like glycerine. Not just the chords, but the strum pattern and tempo even are similar. Nobody is saying anyone copied anyone, but that's it's just kinda hard to hear this song and appreciate it the way it was meant to be when another song sharing a similar structure is more burned into our heads. Which sucks :(

Thats weird that "My Dream Girl Don't Exist" has the same chord progression as "When I Come Around" by Greenday, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" has the same one as "Monster Mash" by Bobby Boris Picket, and "Bucket" has the same as "Glycerine" by Bush, NMH does them the best though

its fuckin glycerine what came out first im gussint this

Glycerine brought me here.

jimmy fallon was in a band?

Can you guys quit all the juvenile discussion over chord progressions? Even "Baby for pree" and "where youll find me now" have similar chord progressions now what? whos cooler(both being NMH compositions). On another note : NMH's way cooler than bush yeah;)

Yeah because using G Em C and D means you copied every song before that including vivaldis bssoon concerto in mi minore. Get real guys.

Seriously, they are chords. No owns the fucking chords. Just listen to the music.

could have been easier on you. Glycerine Glycerine