Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield - Fond Farewell (Live on KEXP)

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  • @bridgetd6805
    @bridgetd6805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    God, her voice is beautiful

  • @shiftyeyedarab
    @shiftyeyedarab 8 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    This cover is beautiful. At first I was a little dubious because it felt like a weirdly casual take on one of the weightiest songs I know, but I am CAPTIVATED by Jessica's voice and can't stop listening to it now!

    • @tomfletcher1735
      @tomfletcher1735 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1000% me too

    • @louisewilks6885
      @louisewilks6885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely. She brings her own depth of emotion. Beautiful in its own right.

    • @McTristanater
      @McTristanater ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s like you read my mind but only six years ago

    • @HiGlowie
      @HiGlowie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely gorgeous track.

    • @4LLT0G3TH3R
      @4LLT0G3TH3R 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Jessica definitely knows and feels the depth of this

  • @angelablackthorne3026
    @angelablackthorne3026 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I absolutely love to hear an Elliott Smith cover, because his songs are so fantastic and when other artists play them it brings people to his music and keeps it alive. I'm never going to see him sing them live again, but I can hear someone living play them and remember. "I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow"

  • @SweetBerryWine3000
    @SweetBerryWine3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of the best, and most beautiful, covers of any song. I imagine that Elliot would have loved it. ❤️

  • @jacklaverty7615
    @jacklaverty7615 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    listening again and again this is so good, love Jessica's voice when she goes up high note at end of chorus, savage stuff!

  • @matthewlegermusic
    @matthewlegermusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    woooow this is a fantastic cover. i love their take on the song -- the resigned vocals hold true to the original but this version is elegiac, like they're recognizing elliott's pain, acknowledging they can relate -- but only to an extent -- and they're just thankful for all he's created. fantastic.

  • @samlsmithmusic
    @samlsmithmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The deadpan-ness is so weirdly moving. There's a sweet optimism to it that makes the song even more devastating than the original. A+ cover.

    • @knuckle12356
      @knuckle12356 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It feels to me like they picked their favorite isolated vocal track/harmony of Elliott's many-layered studio lead vocals, then just ran with it.
      If you sang counter to this with a high harmony, I think it would sound MUCH more like the original. It's just kinda rough to pick out not the standard root melody, but instead... do what they did.
      ★★I have NO musical theory background. Like at all. So correct away guys. 😊 I'm always down to learn!
      ~~~~~~~~~~~
      Note: So it's 5 years later. So what, right?
      I didn't _wait_ 5 years to reply..! Anyway, peace and monkey grease.

  • @jasonwilson9406
    @jasonwilson9406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Such a great version of great song!

  • @tstrouserino
    @tstrouserino 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is my favorite song on this great album. I miss Elliott Smith. And I loved that these guys did their show with a kitchen set. I just think the whole thing makes me feel sad and good.

  • @nygl
    @nygl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love this song and her interpretation of it (as well as her voice of course) !!! Love love love...

  • @lillyandruben
    @lillyandruben 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Actually since listening to this a couple of days ago cannot get it out of my head which is a good thing

  • @oliveangekms
    @oliveangekms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the only Elliott smith cover I like and I’ve listened to most. Rip legend what a nice tribute

    • @JonShade-fy2gm
      @JonShade-fy2gm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always feel sort of protective in terms of covers of his ❤️but listening to some have really given me even more of an appreciation (if that’s at all possible) of just how incredibly genius he was. Have you ever heard Mikaela Davis & Johnathan Carpp? If not definitely check them out. Their covers are really, really beautiful.

  • @GiantSpaceRock
    @GiantSpaceRock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Elliott sang Hank Williams. He would have loved this cover. People hating on this cover: study harder.

    • @harrythompson9315
      @harrythompson9315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He used to wear a shirt that said If It Ain't Country it ain't music

    • @juanskater1475
      @juanskater1475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ur a man of culture

    • @louieo.blevinsmusic4197
      @louieo.blevinsmusic4197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He wore a Hank Jr. Bocephus shirt all the time.

    • @johnarose2837
      @johnarose2837 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don’t think Elliot smith, having perused thru his interviews, would have said or cared one way or the other

    • @ceedee857
      @ceedee857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if they can’t hear all the county progressions he does they don’t know shit in the first place

  • @johnnymattingly7268
    @johnnymattingly7268 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Beautiful cover. Ex Heroin users react very negatively to songs they connect with the feelings they had while using. Ball and chain is another cover you'd get flack for trying. For those of us who havent gone to those depths of substance and human experience this is as good as it gets. To me the world is more beautiful when it isn't dulled by comparison.

  • @ewancoulbeckmusic
    @ewancoulbeckmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She has a lovely voice

  • @brianvanderveen9536
    @brianvanderveen9536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @billyclarke3676
    @billyclarke3676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loving everything about this

  • @darcykvlogs9522
    @darcykvlogs9522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm happy. They did a great cover and I'm sure more people knows about the existence of Elliott because of them :D

  • @TheTfast72
    @TheTfast72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I LOVE the record of Elliott covers these two did! Can't listen to it all the time though cause it bums me out! ;)

  • @jacksonoberhauser4322
    @jacksonoberhauser4322 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    one of the best elliott covers, its hard to cover his songs and hit the perfect note but they did, cheers.
    xo

  • @adamhall2256
    @adamhall2256 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful Lyrics. Maybe only people who have lost, or even been there themselves can appreciate this . I love to play and write music, and am always searching for something that speaks to me. 9 times out of 10 the music and composition are what I am attracted to, but you have composed a perfectly beautiful song.

    • @fondfarewell2
      @fondfarewell2 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      They didn't compose this song its Elliott's song

    • @stardanced3025
      @stardanced3025 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Listen to the original, it's incredible.

    • @aiyanash8027
      @aiyanash8027 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's actually about his last time using heroin, or at least what he says is his last, maybe in an attempt to overdose. Sorry if I ruined this song but you should go and listen to the original.

  • @twopaypal_f1
    @twopaypal_f1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very beautiful cover

  • @ChristopherNeill
    @ChristopherNeill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jessica - I've been following your story, I think you are incredibly brave and resilient. I met you at the Swedish American Hall, and you were very gracious. You helped hip me to the Avett Brothers and Emily Keener, who are also awesome. I hope the best for you! You're great!

  • @wlee6685
    @wlee6685 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was a good song by an artist who should have been more recognized for his talent. Just found this and you did a great job. Not too surprised though as I think Jessica is also a very talented artist that should be more recognized for her tremendous talent and songwriting. Please don't disappear on us too Jessica.

  • @aryas6936
    @aryas6936 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    best cover i've heard this year

  • @Rob1964b
    @Rob1964b 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keeping the songs alive.

  • @boonesboroughbeachboy9341
    @boonesboroughbeachboy9341 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Y'all sound awesome on this Elliott song.

  • @James-ke4gq
    @James-ke4gq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes I believe all things are truly connected. I had the Howard stern show in my ears everyday throughout high school and ever since to deal with anxiety. I got heavily into Elliott smith somewhere in college. I haven’t seen this episode of crashing everyone’s taking about, but the fact that there’s been a connection to the deep sadness of that dudes life to the music of Elliott smith makes me think we’re all sharing the same brand of sadness
    Rip Elliott

    • @barrymoore7445
      @barrymoore7445 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And weird how Artie was in the show crashing too right? All connected brother

  • @thos313
    @thos313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this cover!

  • @Sophieloaf
    @Sophieloaf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love love love this

  • @darkijusATACKER
    @darkijusATACKER 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this song

  • @earthmuzic1
    @earthmuzic1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    beautiful performance jessica

  • @AntonSlavik
    @AntonSlavik 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If this doesn't save Artie, I hope that it at least helps a few people. Battling on the cusp of alcoholism here and I think I'm winning, only thanks to a good support network around me. Such a beautiful and fitting Elliot Smith cover. If it helps anyone out there, it doesn't matter who you are, you can fall pray to some kind of addiction and be destroyed by it. Don't take it personally. Have strength

    • @alwynsam5349
      @alwynsam5349 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Artie ? Lange ?

    • @epicphail2926
      @epicphail2926 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alwynsam5349 yeah on the HBO show, Crashing.

    • @alwynsam5349
      @alwynsam5349 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@epicphail2926 I know abt Artie, man...listened to him on Stern for years...just wasn't sure who the OP was talking abt :)

  • @AkeoT9
    @AkeoT9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this.

  • @T-Rex642
    @T-Rex642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really liked this

  • @DSPsWifesBF
    @DSPsWifesBF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done!

  • @dookstainz795
    @dookstainz795 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    i cant believe all the negatives. huge elliott fan...have been for ten years or so, but that doesnt even matter. I actually like this version better. My best friend died last week, and the slightly optimistic tone of her voice brings me comfort. I agree, it's a downer. I love X.O / Either Or / Figure 8, but they really did this one justice. Beautiful harmonies.

    • @perfectoid8376
      @perfectoid8376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i strongly disagree with you. yes she covered it good but it's not nowhere close to the original.

    • @louieo.blevinsmusic4197
      @louieo.blevinsmusic4197 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@perfectoid8376 At all. Prob just in the moment. Never heard someone do an Elliott Smith song better than himself.

  • @FungusMossGnosis
    @FungusMossGnosis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Here's the problem when people sanctify originals too much: then everything "pales in comparison", because you're not really hearing it, you're only hearing what it's not.
    It's sad that people refuse to let themselves experience how good some interpretations are, as this one. Maybe it's like being addicted to melancholia, which is understandable. But you're not really respecting the original by doing that. Art is not meant to be locked in an attic forever unchanging. It's a continuum, ever open to reinterpretation.

    • @bentolleson2585
      @bentolleson2585 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Covers are fine & good. Originals need to be respected as well. Listen to the lyrics. A good song isn't easy to write.

    • @bentolleson2585
      @bentolleson2585 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is good, but you seem to forget they couldn't write a song like this.

    • @rickdeckard7549
      @rickdeckard7549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ben Tolleson ...no they write fine songs in their right...get over it...and open your ears a bit...I love ES...but JLM and SA are both very talented, albeit apparently less tortured artists...if its not your bag then fine...many covers or collaborations don’t work for folks IF its one of their favorite artists...I think by any reasonable stretch this one does...if you’re unfamiliar with either of these folks then go out and explore their individual stuff...perhaps, you might find something in your sonic wheelhouse...

    • @joeytornambe4246
      @joeytornambe4246 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank God for people like you

    • @Zeda1002
      @Zeda1002 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Otherwise I really like this version.

  • @mikeleahy573
    @mikeleahy573 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gorgeous. We miss ye, Elliott.

  • @MarceloNeo7
    @MarceloNeo7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the best version

  • @Tinman1479
    @Tinman1479 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the head nod Seth does at the end

  • @alexandersmith3758
    @alexandersmith3758 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice one and original, i like the way this cover sounds!

  • @contactkeithstack
    @contactkeithstack 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    beautifully done

    • @buckbock
      @buckbock 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No. This is hot garbage. This whole project is shit and shouldn't exist.

    • @buckbock
      @buckbock 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +scott taylor *You're

    • @scubasterve5999
      @scubasterve5999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      buckbock fuckin a, bro. It sounds comical.

    • @FungusMossGnosis
      @FungusMossGnosis 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smith bros, don't cape for a ghost, it's pathetic. He probably wouldn't agree with your sour opinion anyway.

  • @animalrevenge1058
    @animalrevenge1058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very good cover

  • @aXisofmusic
    @aXisofmusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beauty!

  • @dy654321
    @dy654321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Crashing

  • @marishnosh
    @marishnosh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome sauce!!

  • @ernestojustiniano3941
    @ernestojustiniano3941 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Que bonita es tu musica

  • @jenniferdibuono
    @jenniferdibuono 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Such an honest homage to Artie on Crashing. Hope you can beat your demons, Artie. We are rooting for you. We don't want to have to sing you a fond farewell too soon.

  • @stardanced3025
    @stardanced3025 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is one of the best songs ever created by Elliott Smith. But, I dunno, not to be crass, but it creeps me out to hear the song sung as a cover, especially so cheerfully, because this song was essentially his suicide note. I dunno. I can only listen to his version, and it always tears me up inside. He was a beautiful person.

    • @tmk8807trig
      @tmk8807trig 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Star Danced it's okay to remember sad artists in a happy way though. I like the happier tone because to me it's a celebration of a brilliant artist. This cover still captures the melancholy of the song, but more uplifting.

    • @ianmattl
      @ianmattl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It wasn’t his suicide note. The song is about quitting heroin. Hence lyrics like, “Veins full of disappearing ink”.

    • @wilhelmvg9978
      @wilhelmvg9978 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      complete opposite of his suicide note... it's about bettering one's self and saying goodbye to the "friend" that is the version of yourself that you want to leave behind

    • @matrixsurvivor3216
      @matrixsurvivor3216 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was just ok

    • @FungusMossGnosis
      @FungusMossGnosis 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's nice to hear it sung clearly and respectfully. Makes me appreciate the person who created it more, and everything the sentiments represent. It's a great cover. Wish there were more interpretations that worked as well.

  • @francescopinto3317
    @francescopinto3317 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    fantastic

  • @TELEthruVOXx
    @TELEthruVOXx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    so goood

  • @sturdychinfilms
    @sturdychinfilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't believe how incredible this cover is. Covering Elliott Smith is a good way to fail. I know, because I do it at my shows. It's really just for me and people do like when to hear an Elliott song out when they aren't expecting it, but you're not gonna "All Along The Watchtower", a Smith tune.
    I've got a feeling , and this is sorta on some joo joo shit, but Elliott Smith spent the first half of his life in Dalla; the swing and twang along with the classic country style harmonies might be bread from the same sensibility as Elliott's writing. The styles lend themselves to each other well.

    • @GiantSpaceRock
      @GiantSpaceRock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Someone here gets it. Thanks.

  • @Nyco_lee
    @Nyco_lee 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love Elliott! R.I.P.

  • @brunoramos6480
    @brunoramos6480 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The litebrite's now black and white
    Cause you took apart a picture that wasn't right
    Pitch burning on a shining sheet
    The only maker that you'd want to meet
    The dying man in a living room
    Who's shadow paces the floor
    Who'll take you out in the open door
    This is not my life
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend
    It's not what I'm like
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend
    Who couldn't get things right
    Fond farewell to a friend
    He said really I just want to dance
    Good and evil matched perfect it's a great romance
    I can deal with some physic pain
    If it'll slow down my higher brain
    Veins full of disappearing ink
    Vomiting in the kitchen sink
    Disconnecting from the missing link
    This is not my life
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend
    It's not what I'm like
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend
    Who couldn't get things right
    Fond farewell to a friend
    I see you're leaving me and taking up with the enemy
    The cold comfort of the in between
    A little less than a human being
    A little less than a happy high
    A little less than a suicide
    The only things that you really tried
    This is not my life
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend
    It's not what I'm like
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend
    Who couldn't get things right
    Fond farewell to a friend
    This is not my life
    It's just a fond farewell to a friend

  • @Mich43lJH
    @Mich43lJH 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    energy can not me destroyed

  • @marybethb.7781
    @marybethb.7781 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Soooooo good

  • @kevinpeat3721
    @kevinpeat3721 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great !

  • @janulrichfalkspenster4994
    @janulrichfalkspenster4994 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked it.

  • @bobskeetes
    @bobskeetes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i was eager to hear this and it lacks the desperation

    • @zlschwar
      @zlschwar 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Natalie Catherine agreed

    • @elegy5354
      @elegy5354 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Natalie Catherine I read this (or similar) comments on tons of Elliott Smith covers. I think this is more indifferent than desperate, but everyone's "desperation" is different. Sometimes indifference is someone's personal experience with desperation. I feel the "desperation" in this cover, though it's definitely not the same as Elliott Smith's. I don't think anyone can really match Elliott Smith's personal projection of desperation, in the sense you're speaking of.

    • @lillyandruben
      @lillyandruben 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Natalie Catherine sorry totally disagree I think they did a very good rendition

    • @aarona764
      @aarona764 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea you can't match Elliott smith's intensity unless you're going through that hell of addiction

    • @aarona764
      @aarona764 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't think they understand its a song about relapse and addiction- they do play it a little too happy.

  • @misterbuttersworth9904
    @misterbuttersworth9904 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Seth Avett said he didn’t want to try and sound like Elliott be the nobody could and it would come off like crap...he wanted to cover it in their own way with total respect for Elliott

  • @IAmFJ1
    @IAmFJ1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done

  • @danacopp2479
    @danacopp2479 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Elllliiioooottttttttttttttt!!!!!

  • @KellerCRD
    @KellerCRD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Crashing brought me here

  • @newt7455
    @newt7455 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    can I get a chord sheet for this anyone? thanks.

  • @deathkampdrone
    @deathkampdrone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really nice cover. I like their country twang vocals. Really cute version.
    Not that easy covering Elliott, if I may say...

  • @birdiedog5
    @birdiedog5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why is the original artist not credited anywhere on these tracks? ELLIOTT SMITH. Please dont just drop his name from his work like that.

  • @ricardopalomino8329
    @ricardopalomino8329 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn you arty!!!

  • @mexicanfrusciante
    @mexicanfrusciante 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    longshot but, anyone know what mics they're using for vocals?

  • @pincheneo
    @pincheneo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    crashing! get better artie!

    • @TheFontaines
      @TheFontaines 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      my thoughts exactly - as soon as it ended i looked up this cover

  • @ricardopalomino8329
    @ricardopalomino8329 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Better than the original

  • @mexicanfrusciante
    @mexicanfrusciante 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    anyone know what mic that is on the vocals?

  • @brionnachantel5416
    @brionnachantel5416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i wanna die to this song

  • @villapinstriping
    @villapinstriping 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Veins full of disappearing ink"

  • @balajisrikanthan116
    @balajisrikanthan116 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like this version better than the original

  • @_Peej
    @_Peej 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is her friend her eyebrows?

  • @christiantaylor4276
    @christiantaylor4276 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I fucking love this. Idk about you

  • @auxide9623
    @auxide9623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s a fond farewell to Artie’s nose...

  • @patrickworking3065
    @patrickworking3065 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so fucking tragic... amazing cover

  • @GradenLysek
    @GradenLysek 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone know the little luck seth does?

  • @mexicanfrusciante
    @mexicanfrusciante 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    119,00 views are from me

  • @RandyNewmanFan
    @RandyNewmanFan 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nobody who hasn't done heroin can understand this song. this includes mr avett who likes the sound of the song but doesn't understand what the words mean

  • @ocampobianca
    @ocampobianca 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    frank brought me here

  • @kilokilo89
    @kilokilo89 7 ปีที่แล้ว

  • @georgeb9783
    @georgeb9783 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lebron James for MVP

  • @dawn906
    @dawn906 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How fucking dear you to slaughter him like this?

  • @jlansdale536
    @jlansdale536 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They have never done heroin.

    • @MUNKSTUBEJIGS
      @MUNKSTUBEJIGS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you?

    • @gracemarie8468
      @gracemarie8468 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some of these comments are ridiculous.
      "It lacks desperation." "They don't know what this song is about." "Too cheery."
      This sounds like more of a real song to me than Elliot's version. These mundane, lifeless, indifferent vocals- this is what addiction sounds like.
      And guess what? My addiction probably sounded different than your addiction.

    • @7bean3
      @7bean3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      good?

  • @elmobrother
    @elmobrother 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Negative comment, top comment. Great...

  • @bowiemars1
    @bowiemars1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    elliott smith = yamaha fg-180, an inexpensive guitar

    • @wither8
      @wither8 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      those nippon gakki's (the red label (not johnnie walker) that elliott had) run a shitton of money, they're like collectors items now. youd be lucky if you can find one without a neck warp for less than a new martin d15

    • @bowiemars1
      @bowiemars1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      man, en la epoca de los 70s no tenian un elevadisimo precio, solo hacia la comparación de como esta chica hace un cover con una martin que vale muchisimo mas dinero al tiempo de hoy

    • @realexkav
      @realexkav 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got a FG 160E for 200 € on ebay :p

  • @alejorag
    @alejorag 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I really really wanted to like this, but it just completely fails at portraying the song's feeling, it sounds unbelievably empty.

    • @ianmattl
      @ianmattl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Adeon A I think it's the chick. She's singing it like some folky children's song.

    • @alejorag
      @alejorag 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      onemorebrando You're right, whatever brings people to get into Elliott Smith is fine with me, he's one of those artists I really like to share.

    • @markwilliams7054
      @markwilliams7054 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this sucks!

    • @generichombre6976
      @generichombre6976 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the guy ruined it. I liked the lyrics though

    • @xsamuraibear947
      @xsamuraibear947 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nah because they give it the alternating bass notes, they did a relaxed version of it because of the instruments involved, much easier to play with 2 standard tuned guitars with a capo on 3. the only thing is they didnt have the IV become IVm on the last chord progression in the end of the song. but if you hear the end of the chorus, the guy does some nice guitar fills for one guitar, adds a little harmony to the line that was implied in the chords

  • @evanmcdonnal
    @evanmcdonnal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only thing I can appreciate about this album is that they appreciated Elliott Smith enough to make it. Not sure why they did though considering they can't actually play any of the songs half decently... Like they removed half the notes from the melody of this one, didn't play the lead parts at all even though they got two guitarists on stage, and in general (throughout the album) replaced Elliott's expertly nuanced guitar playing with parts a beginner could learn.

  • @carlosfuller2194
    @carlosfuller2194 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only Seth > Jessica

  • @Rob_132
    @Rob_132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I often wondered if Elliot Smith would have been better off to write his phenomenal songs for other musicians to perform. He just seemed very uncomfortable on stage.

  • @Zepster77
    @Zepster77 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lusterless

  • @eroslivieratos272
    @eroslivieratos272 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I won't argue the skill or intent of the performers but all of their Elliott Smith covers, including this one, have felt flat, uninspired, and phoned-in. This one being the best one thus far and I'd credit the song's structure and lyrics to it rather than anything they did.
    I'm all for covers, it's usually really lovely to see contemporary performers tackle the greats but I can't help but wish another group of musicians were doing this as opposed to Avett and Mayfield.

  • @patrickgibbons127
    @patrickgibbons127 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Girls with no eyebrows gotta hold of me

  • @coreychadwick2324
    @coreychadwick2324 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    wanted to like it...but it's bland doesn't portray the song right and simplifying the sound like this doesn't help

  • @blueroslyn298
    @blueroslyn298 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yuck

  • @sparrowbreed
    @sparrowbreed 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God I hated for a minute and 27 seconds today. That was horrible. Its like you took the art out if it and just preformed the mechanics. And somehow made it even worse

    • @buckbock
      @buckbock 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. This guy gets it.

    • @FungusMossGnosis
      @FungusMossGnosis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Get a room, you miserable sods. I'd bet anything Elliott would have loved it. Making the lyrics intelligible and brighter-sounding does not strip it of its soul, it elevates it.

  • @beedubs100
    @beedubs100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You don't bounce or dance to this song or change the key and octave. This isn't a song for Nashville. Show the man some respect. KEXP you let me down on this one.