"Lord send me a mechanic if I'm not beyond repair" is one of the best lines in all of rock and roll.

The drumming in this is legendary.

"oh my God his head is going to explode" John Darnielle about himself

This is by the best recording of this song that I have ever listened to. The NPR version was the first that I listened to, then the album version, and I always loved the shouting and voice cracking the most...the fact that this song is 80% shouting/voice crack sends chills up my spine XD

that bass sound is killer

KEEP YELLING, JOHN, I LOVE IT

I can't stand how much I love this song. It's something I can listen to and totally understand why I believe in what I believe in. I never get tired of it.

I would gladly go to any church that had the Mountain Goats.

Such great performances from all three! The passion and like genuine fucking pain in JD's lyrics and delivery, the bassist is working like a demon the entire song, and John Wurster on drums is mirroring it all so effortlessly on drums, it's all just so brilliant.

The greatest band and songwriter I have ever heard. And I will see them live next week. I am not right, but they will make me better

This is the best Mountain Goats performance pre-MattyBones

Honestly my favorite Pantera cover.

we will get there when we get there dont you worry

Yes. Jon Wurster. He's everywhere. Also plays with Bob Mould regularly and has worked with Ben Gibbard and A.C. Newman. He's also comedic genius - check out his comedy albums with Tom Scharpling and/or the Best Show on WFMU as well.

Geez Louise.... it's like some spirit overtook them (or maybe they're just that badass).... great performances from all three!

Singing like he was never going to say another word

This is my favourite version/performance of this song. It´s perfect.

so awesome

AMAZING.

Okay this just convinced me to buy the life of the world to come. This is amazing!

Love the enthusiasm, makes it easier to listen to.

wow! been super into bob mould as of late. cool to know!

Wow! More people need to see this!

I'm not even a christen but goddamn Mountain Goat's keep on rocking.

Best version

This is amazing! Replace the iTunes version with this

I guess, generally speaking, this is what I'd like to do with my life. Forever. And ever. You can grab a guitar or a tin can or a bucket or an empty bottle to blow into and hang out with me, if you'd like. This is dance music.

lol his nose touched the mic at 1:05

DAYUM, testify.

This song makes me wish I was religious

METAL

Wow! Great performance, but man Jon Wurster is such a Rad drummer!

This is a great version but the Colbert show version John went crazy its my fav version but I can't find it......

I wish I would have known about this performance...right in the neighborhood.

Saw them live at the cats cradle last year. Great band :). I felt like I was the only one hoping around and getting down at that show. Shameless!

Is that the drummer from Superchunk??

Yup.

It sure is.

What guitar is he playing?

Advent in Psalms 40, 41: Though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor A new song given. A song of destruction, deliverance and delight A song with a twist, a psalm with a twist. Mizmor L'David Psalms of David, all others L'David Mizmor David's Psalm, only this Lament then praise, the usual pattern Praise then Lament with some praise, this A song of the blessed man, a poor man And a song of patience and long waiting. I waited patiently for the LORD He heard me cry, he saved me from the pit of destruction Delight meets delight. In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, I delight to do your will. And you delight in me Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me: I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” May God delight in saving me The song echoes back from a thousand years later. From the book of Hebrews echoing and amplifying Psalm 40. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ[a] came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’” When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. A burnt offering. A total offering, totally consumed. A body prepared. Take all of me. A body prepared that experienced the totality of the temptations of those the offering is meant for The song continues, rising hopefully, confidently: “As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me.” “You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!” God's has thought of me. Lament tempered with hope Psalm 41 amplifies, but the identify of the poor man continues to be not in doubt in apostles' minds. Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” My enemies say of me in malice They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.” Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. An irony - Judas, the one thought to be helping poor men was set out to harm the one who became a poor man, the rich emptying himself. He who was rich became poor. He who knew no sin became sin. That we might be rich. That we might become the righteousness of God in him. Made sin. Made poor. Born in a borrowed place. Laid in an animal feeding trough. No place to lay his head. Buried in a borrowed tomb The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him- may your hearts live forever! Psalm 22:36 And David’s first book of Psalms ends with Psalm 40 and 41. It began with the blessed man with two Psalms. It ends now with a blessed but poor man. Book ended, bounded by a blessed man, recognized as Messianic by New Testament writers it includes care for the poor and the blessed man himself being poor. I waited patiently for the LORD He heard me cry, he saved me from the pit of destruction And the blessed but poor man is at the right hand of God in Psalm 109 and told in Psalm 110 to sit at his right side until the Lord makes his enemies a foot rest. The blessed man returns in book 5, bounding songs sung for Passover sacrifice with Psalm 112 and Psalm 119. Psalm 112:9 He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor. Quoted by Corinthians, applied to Christ and leading into the Passover songs with Psalm 113:7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. The blessed man and poor somehow tethered. 23 places in the book of Psalms reach and touch the poor. At least 4 Psalms have the writer describing himself as poor. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

John your teeth God damn

There is a difference between non-believers as I assume razor is and people who do not subject themselves to the same religion.

You are, man. We just worship and different temples than others. Welcome to the fold. :)

My lands.

Punk’s not dead

I am just going to leave a comment on this.

Destiel

I absolutely despise religion (all of them) but JD could write a song about what a terrible person I am and I'd probably love it. Going to see them live next month in Manchester and I'm already vibrating with excitement

Do one about the holy flying spaghetti monster in the sky, He saved my life!

This is by the best recording of this song that I have ever listened to. The NPR version was the first that I listened to, then the album version, and I always loved the shouting and voice cracking the most...the fact that this song is 80% shouting/voice crack sends chills up my spine XD