I heard this song for the first time a year ago, as it came on one of the cable channels that plays music. I was holding my very upset 2 month old daughter, and as the song began to play I couldn't help but gently dance to it, bouncing and bobbing up and down. Oddly enough, the rhythm of the song was perfect to put a baby to sleep, and it forced me to contemplate the passing of time. In a couple of decades I might be dancing with her at her wedding. She will travel on, and I will travel on, from place to place in the endless march of time. I love this song, and that moment will always be cemented in my memory because of it. Thank you, to each and every member of The Decemberists.
@theatrebeast do you know the song "Letting You Go" by Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell? It's exactly about your sentiment ❤ th-cam.com/video/HrwIqyRhHx0/w-d-xo.html
@@jasonr6118 Having an English degree doesn't automatically make someone a wordsmith. That comes with knowledge and practice. I like how his lyrics often send me to a dictionary.
@@jasonr6118 Definitely, that's what makes The Decemberists stand out to me among other reasons. Deep thought provoking lyrics using unconventional terms is a musical breath of fresh air.
I have been working in the libraries all across the western region of the United States of America, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, and I have heard the decemberist singing as cheerleaders thanks for the support.😀😁😆😉😊😃😄😎😍😚😙😗😍🤩🤗🙂☺️😄🍇🍌🍍🍉🥑🍆🍅🥥🥔🥕🌽🍓🍒🎃🎄🎆🎇✨🏈🏅🥇🥈🥉🐆🐈🦊🐎🦓🦌🐵🏁🇨🇮🇬🇧🇺🇸
Boys in blazers Union labor The last on the life boat to get on Leering drivers Weary lifers And I wanna know is when we go on 'Cause we're traveling on Sold for a song We're traveling on And it won't be long 'Til we're traveling on Street-side smokers Holy rollers Find me a toilet to die on L.A., London Barely funded Give me a wheel and I'll ride on, ride on, ride on 'Cause we're traveling on Sold for a song We're traveling on And it won't be long 'Til we're traveling on We're traveling on Fawning fanfare Nearly nowhere Meet the new dauphin in Duluth No one knows you Nations loathe you Please let me know when I can recuse myself if I choose But we're traveling on Sold for a song We're traveling on And it won't be long We're traveling on Sold for a song We're traveling on And it won't be long 'Til we're traveling on We're traveling on We're traveling on, on
This is a great song. My local public radio station (one of the only listenable stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area) introduced me to it and plays it a lot. I love the Decemberists...they make pleasant, intelligent music. "Streetside smokers, holy rollers...find me a toilet to die on." That's some brilliant songwriting.
I got to know the band when I worked in the northeast for a year, and I like them. And I'm NOT a ultimate frisbee, private college loving, trust fund baby.....just a normal person. Great band.
gramme parsons Ultimate frisbee is apparently just a professional rendition of frisbee. Sounds kinda fun actually, so I guess I'm an ultimate frisbee baby now?
So weird. Last night i purged my playlists and wanted different music and went back to indie after years i end up finding songs i listened to so much it feels so weird to rediscover these songs again
This is one of my favorite songs of you guys, and I have lots lol. Can you guys do a video with an acoustic or a studio live version? Watching live versions on people's cell phones isn't the best.
Finally! I preordered the EP. It ships 21st or 24th of December for Europe. Can't wait! I was a little bit dissapointed when i saw this song was not included on the album, but i was secretly hoping it would come out on EP and it did! Can't wait to hear the rest of the songs!
@Michael Arens And you don't have to rush to their aid and give them pats on the back. They're fine. But we can both put our thoughts here and that's perfectly fine. There's no need to get huffy over it.
@Michael Arens: I liked their last album a lot, but saying you aren't a fan of it and that this new song feels like something more up your alley isn't a backhanded compliment.
@Michael Arens: Saying you're happy with improvements being made simply isn't a backhanded compliment. It's not. This is a person simply qualifying where their opinion is coming from.
I know many shitty rappers who get 1 million views per two days and then i see that and i would cry - what a song is this, great melody, touching lyric, really masterpiece in my opinion, and views like that... What a shame, this is a song that deserves millions views. 🎶 Best regards from Czechia aka Czech republic.
If you ask me, this should have been on the main album, I'll Be Your Girl should have been on the B-sides EP, and the main album should have been called Traveling on while the B-sides EP should have been called I'll Be Your Girl
My first thought was... why didn’t this make it on the IBYG album. After listening, I can see it doesn’t fit. Still a great song; Colin Meloy is the Bob Dylan of a new generation!
I heard this song for the first time a year ago, as it came on one of the cable channels that plays music. I was holding my very upset 2 month old daughter, and as the song began to play I couldn't help but gently dance to it, bouncing and bobbing up and down. Oddly enough, the rhythm of the song was perfect to put a baby to sleep, and it forced me to contemplate the passing of time. In a couple of decades I might be dancing with her at her wedding. She will travel on, and I will travel on, from place to place in the endless march of time. I love this song, and that moment will always be cemented in my memory because of it. Thank you, to each and every member of The Decemberists.
Thanks for sharing. 🙏
That baby must be breakdancing by now
@theatrebeast do you know the song "Letting You Go" by Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell? It's exactly about your sentiment ❤
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RIGHT ON! THAT'S TENDER , LOVE AND CARE. SPECIAL MOMENT S. !! THAT WILL FLY AWAY! THAT WILL ONLY COME BACK IN MEMORIES!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤😊
One of these melodies that have somehow been with you all your life until Colin decided to make it manifest in this song.
Reminds me of folk songs from late fifties/ early sixties...takes me back there
i believe thats whats referred to as "timeless"
What the hell do you know about that? This is important...I've had over 10 of these incidents with me and my gf
Nicely wriiten, a wonderful song.
Woke up in the middle of the night with this song lingering in my head from the dream I was having.
Colin Meloy's understanding of the English language inspires me. What a band!
He's got a degree in like English or something, makes sense!
@@jasonr6118 Having an English degree doesn't automatically make someone a wordsmith. That comes with knowledge and practice. I like how his lyrics often send me to a dictionary.
@@JFK.Robot.Knight I agree, but it helps, a bigger vocabulary opens him to much more creativity naturally
@@jasonr6118 Definitely, that's what makes The Decemberists stand out to me among other reasons. Deep thought provoking lyrics using unconventional terms is a musical breath of fresh air.
I suspect somewhere on a shelf in Colin's home and/or studio sits a very well-worn Thesaurus .
Greetings from Sparta, Greece.
The Decemberists did it again, no surprise there, I'm a big fan and probably will be for life!
I love you dad. I’m sorry your passing was so hard. Please be at peace now. I love you with all my heart ❤️
I have been working in the libraries all across the western region of the United States of America, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, and I have heard the decemberist singing as cheerleaders thanks for the support.😀😁😆😉😊😃😄😎😍😚😙😗😍🤩🤗🙂☺️😄🍇🍌🍍🍉🥑🍆🍅🥥🥔🥕🌽🍓🍒🎃🎄🎆🎇✨🏈🏅🥇🥈🥉🐆🐈🦊🐎🦓🦌🐵🏁🇨🇮🇬🇧🇺🇸
I could listen to it all day
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard! Goosebumps!
The weary, plodding determination that pervades this album, I'm feeling it.
I really like this song. It caught my attention when I heard it on WFUV and now I have it on my playlist in my car.
the decemberists need more fans there music is GREAT
Boys in blazers
Union labor
The last on the life boat to get on
Leering drivers
Weary lifers
And I wanna know is when we go on
'Cause we're traveling on
Sold for a song
We're traveling on
And it won't be long
'Til we're traveling on
Street-side smokers
Holy rollers
Find me a toilet to die on
L.A., London
Barely funded
Give me a wheel and I'll ride on, ride on, ride on
'Cause we're traveling on
Sold for a song
We're traveling on
And it won't be long
'Til we're traveling on
We're traveling on
Fawning fanfare
Nearly nowhere
Meet the new dauphin in Duluth
No one knows you
Nations loathe you
Please let me know when I can recuse myself if I choose
But we're traveling on
Sold for a song
We're traveling on
And it won't be long
We're traveling on
Sold for a song
We're traveling on
And it won't be long
'Til we're traveling on
We're traveling on
We're traveling on, on
Thanks 😊
Dis mah shit nigga
Thanks for the lyrics
You're doing God's work. Thank you!!
A hero we needed
a song about the heart.
This is a great song. My local public radio station (one of the only listenable stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area) introduced me to it and plays it a lot. I love the Decemberists...they make pleasant, intelligent music. "Streetside smokers, holy rollers...find me a toilet to die on." That's some brilliant songwriting.
Matt Hunter 91.7 KXT?
Brilliant voice he has. Like a spoken voice
Sin dejar de oírla.Sin dejar de sentirla.
Excellent jam🤘 the Decemberists are always the mood.
I like this. I like it a lot!
I just heard this song on the radio and had never heard of them before. I loved it!
This sounds like the beat of my heart.
Then you have a serious case of arythmia
Gorgeous, moving song and then... "find me a toilet to die on." This is why I love you guys so much.
I love this song so much!!! It's so relaxing
"Traveling On" debuted at #24 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!
Pure genius
really love this song
I got to know the band when I worked in the northeast for a year, and I like them. And I'm NOT a ultimate frisbee, private college loving, trust fund baby.....just a normal person. Great band.
Tf is an ultimate frisbee, private college, trust fund baby?
gramme parsons Ultimate frisbee is apparently just a professional rendition of frisbee. Sounds kinda fun actually, so I guess I'm an ultimate frisbee baby now?
@gramme parsons it's actually a lot of fun and too popular for hipsters now
did he say he was an ultimate frisbee, full stop
I only know the last album-lots of catching up to do. There is a beauty here.
So weird. Last night i purged my playlists and wanted different music and went back to indie after years i end up finding songs i listened to so much it feels so weird to rediscover these songs again
I love this song!
Another great addition to their catalog, always impressive.
i really like this song many times i played it, 🤭❤️❤️❤️❤️
A cloudy tuesday morning commute.
This sounds evergreen :) loved it - the vocals + the relaxing upbeat music is perfect
Like the college? I agree that it sounds dope.
@@ashleynoel7927 Exactly Ashley 😊
@@medleyjourney1954 Its weird that a Portland band covers the Washington music scene so well, but yeah I agree
just discovered this song yesterday, and i frickin' love it!
I like how relatively straightforward but memorable this is. it could almost fit on the 5 Songs EP,, which is still my favorite Decemberists release
💕 This band 💕
This will be my anthem as I envision paying off my loans and traveling. True freedom, the thought of it got me tearing up
A gorgeous surprise for my evening.
Great tune musically and lyrically.
The opening chords remind me of "Happy Together" by the Turtles LOL.
Yes!
Sure ! And, The Byrds
Such an amazing band 🖤
This EP is amazing! Much better than their last album I'll Be Your Girl.
Love this songg!!
Cant wait for this EP
GREAT!
i love the long outro on this
Ada Jen best song ever
Love everything by them...some more than others...this is a more than...😊
This is one of my favorite songs of you guys, and I have lots lol. Can you guys do a video with an acoustic or a studio live version? Watching live versions on people's cell phones isn't the best.
Beautiful!
I'm in heaven!!
Very timely! Fits in it’s on way. Seems to be right there, but then again are my thoughts. Very very nice!
wonderfull
The Beatles, The Decemberists; the two greatest bands to ever exist ever.
The Beatles were communist/luciferian, Alistair Crowley they admired, wake up.
@@mountaintruth1deeds533 Uh ok
Whoa new decemberists!
Solid, not blown away but definitely solid. Looking forward to more
"find me a toilet to die on"
boy i never related more to a song than right now
@GenXer i think he'd rather die like elvis than tour more
Bad diarrhea hey. We've all been there
Finally! I preordered the EP. It ships 21st or 24th of December for Europe. Can't wait! I was a little bit dissapointed when i saw this song was not included on the album, but i was secretly hoping it would come out on EP and it did! Can't wait to hear the rest of the songs!
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Good to see this on my recommended list.
Excelente canción 💚
I love you!
Esta canción está aprobada para ser parte del ranking 2019. Bella canción que escucho. Saludos desde Perú.
Love this. Thanx
Eu amooooo amooo dms essa banda ❤❤❤❤❤
Love it!
The most "road" road song to ever get in a beat up car and travel across long empty highways in the midwest
love your song!!!!♥♥
Good job!
My favorite song. I just wish it sounded more like the live version!
just in time for the end of november
the decemberists!
Very good comrade I approve *approves video*
Communist Puppy Yes, yes, I give you OUR pets.
*we
Love it 🖤
"Sold for a song" is a clever turn of phrase here... Suggests both the cheapness of the labor and the idea of a life sacrificed to music
This song is quite interesting❤
Smashing!
Relaxing...
Turned into a little sobbing bitch while listening to this; I may have found my new favorite band.
oh i love this
THIS IS SUCH A FCKING JAM
calm yourself
I'm liking the feel of this already. Wasn't a huge fan of the last album, but this seems to be a nice mix of the old and new style. Keep it up!
@Michael Arens And you don't have to rush to their aid and give them pats on the back. They're fine. But we can both put our thoughts here and that's perfectly fine. There's no need to get huffy over it.
@Michael Arens: I liked their last album a lot, but saying you aren't a fan of it and that this new song feels like something more up your alley isn't a backhanded compliment.
@@peterkorman77 no it doesn't.
@Michael Arens: Saying you're happy with improvements being made simply isn't a backhanded compliment. It's not.
This is a person simply qualifying where their opinion is coming from.
Michael Arens don’t be a little bitch.
I will let the band provide the amazing lyrics. I will just say a simple thanks. That's all I got.
Love this song. I liked i'll be your girl but much less than their older stuff. This song sounds much more like their older stuff.
Brilliant
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Adoro essa música
Another 2019 tour please
Alguém em 2020? Acompanho desde 2013 😍😍
I know many shitty rappers who get 1 million views per two days and then i see that and i would cry - what a song is this, great melody, touching lyric, really masterpiece in my opinion, and views like that... What a shame, this is a song that deserves millions views. 🎶
Best regards from Czechia aka Czech republic.
11/10
Q dlç de musica eu n paro de ouvir
Nice!!👍🏽
Mark!
If you ask me, this should have been on the main album, I'll Be Your Girl should have been on the B-sides EP, and the main album should have been called Traveling on while the B-sides EP should have been called I'll Be Your Girl
I like this, but I’m prejudiced. I like most everything Colin and the guys come up with. And I’m a proud owner of Colin’s old distortion pedal!😀
That's awesome man! Colin's the best!
And a Trump hater! Man ur cool!
El Funicorn yeah it’s so cool to hate trump! Hating is always the right choice.
Colin creates such amazing melodies to his vocals
Daisy Sorry, I did not mean to make this political, and I probably shouldve chosen a different topic to touch on
I’m very confused why this one track has comments but like all of the other tracks owned by the band have comments disabled.
Shut up jack
Woo!
My first thought was... why didn’t this make it on the IBYG album. After listening, I can see it doesn’t fit. Still a great song; Colin Meloy is the Bob Dylan of a new generation!
He is nothing like Dylan. Ian Felice is the closest we have structurally, Conor Oberst is a close second.
Can’t believe this didn’t make the album