I felt that too. It's an exchange of silence hes worried about the tuning and she doesn't say anything. Shes worried about her proximity and he doesn't say anything.
I love Adrianne’s soft harmonisations. Tentative because she understands how delicate this special moment is and yet she cannot help but feel she becomes one with the music. Amazing.
idk why but the "i don't wanna be part of your fantasy, i just wanna be part of your family" bit made me cry out of nowhere. i love being a human i love being alive.
Right like when you are sexualized in every relationship but you just want to "know" someone to the point that they are family like wow I feel like you are finally seeing me
I always thought indigo was an interesting color choice to associate with fear, since indigo is a shade of blue and purple, blue=sad purple=starting anew, i thought that was really interesting. Then i realized indigo was the name of a person, and it was literal, and it made the song a lot more personal. I think its great with both interpretaions. Really brave to actually put her name in it.
everything’s moving so fast that I realise I wish I was more prepared and I wish I did so many things differently and I wish someone taught me how to be grown
this cover gives me the same feeling of pretending to be asleep so you can be carried inside from the car when you were a kid. it's just so paternal and comforting and beautiful. 🤍
This is what it is to be human. To share art, to interpret it together. To watch something you love so dearly evolve and hear it from the mouths of others. This song is one of the most beautifully written pieces all around. Every cover I hear of it breaks my perspective of everything and I love it every time. I have so much love in my heart for Adrienne and for Steve’s wonderful cover and for anyone reading this. I have so much love and no idea how to spend it so I will share it and write about it even though it may never be understood. This is the human spirit. This is what it all means and I love you all.
I love you so much as well, thank you for this. It's been a particularly difficult week for me that's been testing my love and making me doubt if I've really done well enough showing it to people I hold close to my heart, or if I've done too much that it's overwhelming. You remind me how pretty love can be, you remind me people can be extremely beautiful simply because they are.
I saw this comment on tiktok saying "this version makes me feel like it’s about a father going through divorce and trying to connect to his family still" I was sobbing
the fact she writes “wanna listen to the sound of your blinking, wanna listen to your hands south, listen to your heart beating, and listen tot the way you love’ is do powerful because she wants to listen to the little things. you can’t hear those things unless your close to them. and how she writes ‘weren’t we the stars in the heaven, weren’t we the salt in the sea’ she is saying weren’t we infinite. and that struck me. i love you adrianne
My dad always used to play guitar for me and my sister, he’d make up stupid funny little songs, but my mom always told me he would sing her favourite songs all the time. He passed away after Christmas last year from a meth overdose, I miss him so much, I wish he could play guitar for me again, I’m still learning guitar because of him, I love you dad.
I'm not familiar with Steve Fisher, but damn this is a powerful, moving version of the song. Steve plays the song in a different key (to suit his voice), a different tuning (standard, with a capo, while Adrianne uses an open tuning), he changes up a lyric or two (e.g., "Listen to the sound of you breathing" instead of Adrianne's "blinking"), and he doesn't change up the chord progression during the chorus (while Adrianne switches things up during the chorus by starting on a minor chord). The song is so great that it retains its power despite these minor changes. In fact, both versions seem perfect. Thanks for sharing this.
chat i cant stop sobbing my lungs are running out of air why is this so comforting but sad and the cute wince he does when he gets the lyrics mixed up towards the end is so humane guys
The little looks he gives when he slightly messes up the lyrics and you can see him smile as he's being reassured off camera is a beautiful moment between two musicans.
This man is making the guitar sound like a fucking harp. What an incredibly intimate and raw performance of one of my favourite songs, just mind-blowing.
Last year, just before my grandpa died, adrienne was almost all I listened to. This song randomly started playing and it's almost been a year without him. A year ago, I was taking a 20 hour bus trip back home. This year I have a hole in my chest. A fear in my head. I worry ill forget how his voice sounded, I worry if he's warm or not, I worry that he was angry at me for not visiting for years. This cover is what brings me back to him when I need him most. Thank you for this moment
16 years without my mum, 7 years without my dad. The rest of my family are far away from me, i’ve never felt so alone, my heart aches hearing “i just wanna be part of your family”
"lay in your lap while i'm crying ".... so vulnerable, for someone to see the tears stream down your face like a cold river (which may remind you of them), it's like stripping your soul naked. but you know what's the irony of it all? - the comforting arm is the one that hurt you in the first place, but oh the warmth of their fingers, the fleeting hope that everything will work out, when in the end, it's doomed to fall apart. since the beginning it was doomed to fall apart. but why try, you may ask? human nature does the wonders, that's why. it continues to fight even when the white, defeated flags are being waved from the other side and there's no more use of wasting your precious seconds. maybe, maybe in another universe i'd lie in your lap without crying, but in this one, i'll have to say goodbye, because my eyes are drying and cheeks are too red, if you touch them with your knuckles, your hand may burn up. and i don't want that to happen, such a fool i am, still caring about the possible pain to you i may cause. we would never be that lucky and you would not go against anything for me, but in the mere second i saw the glimpse in your eyes and I knew you were double guessing the fate. I knew it, the same way I have memorized your heartbeat, however, life got in our way, and you weren't strong enough to bring the swords and strike back. i'll catch you on the flipside. as for now, farewell, i will try my best to erase your touches on my skin and not search for you in every single crowd i might meet along the way. i could've loved you endlessly, i could've let you sleep in the car while I'd drive. I'd kiss your eyes too, tirelessly. Adrianne, this song is a gem. you cracked me up and unleashed the pain i've been trying to conceal, such a magic you carry with your mind and fingertips.
i don't know who you are, but i love you. the way you weave words is so enchanting. you posted this 4 minutes ago, i opened this video at the right time. how wonderful it is, how you lay out your feelings and words laced with so much love and vulnerability. hugs!
@@yeon3997you were definitely sent by my guardian angel, tearing up as I read your comment and can not possibly thank you enough, you have no idea how much of hope you gave me with your words. I love you and please know that world is so much more beautiful, because we have you here ❤️ sending you everything magical the universe can offer ❤️
I've never read a more raw beautiful piece of text than this, and to find it in a comment section on a TH-cam video shows that beauty is found in all sorts of places, it just depends on your perspective
feels like sitting on the porch with a fire going, my cousins and uncles and aunts are all over, my older brothers and my uncle are playing music and singing, and we’re all singing along. feels like growing up.
this version of the song feels like a sunny summer day with a gentle breeze blowing through the strands of your hair. one where you are surrounded by ladybugs and gentle sounds of the birds singing.
So beautiful. Makes me cry every time. Don't know why this version is so much more emotional and raw than the original. Love the little harmonies thrown in. This is magical
I lost my favorite teacher, he was an amazing teacher, an amazing father, and an amazing husband. I remember how bright his smile was, how he'd push back deadlines and give me a second chance. His life was taken from him in a car accident at an intersection. I'll miss you Mr. Gauvey, we all will.
This song brings me back to when I was a little, playing with my dad in the front yard of our house. I remember his big smile and how much he tried his hardest to be a good parent. I wish I could go back to those simple moments. My dad took his own life in Febuary and I miss him more than anything in the world. He was a such special and kind soul. I love you so much dad.
You’ll be okay. I don’t know you but I know that you matter. And I know you’ll be okay. I know that you’re strong. Things change and it sucks. But you are stronger than you know. And it will be okay.
whoever's reading this is so loved. I promise you, feeling things so raw and real is so worth it. life is a constant rollercoaster, but you shouldn't give up on it. that's the beauty of it all, please stay and appreciate the little things.
Theres this girl in my class who is the most beautiful woman ive ever seen, we havent said a word to each other but one day i want to be able to play this song for her
the country accent is what gets me. i grew up southern and abused. now i still live in the south but nobody here is southern like they were in virginia. the amount of nostalgia and emotion i feel is unexplainable. i need this on spotify
His voice matches this song so much! Especially when they both joined in on some moments of the song. I've never had a grandpa, I don't even know my own dad, but if I did this is how it would feel like. Just me and him bonding over music that makes us feel alive and full of love. Cherish the people you love, and don't let yourself be consumed by your own mind. You're the narrator of your own story, but you're not the only story on the shelf. Remember that and prosper a life you won't regret. Don't be scared, and do it.
the harmony on "Shoulder of your shirt sleeve slipping" is constantly replayed in my head, whether it's the cover or the original or I'm not listening to it at all. so beautiful.
I have never commented on any video before, but. The first time I ever stayed the night at his house, even as a friend, I whispered this song as he softly slept and I got ready for bed. He’s gone on and is living his life, and I’ll never be that close to him again, but all the love I felt for him is so wonderfully encapsulated in this song. And this cover reminds me of that soft spot in the most raw, animal part of my body that the memory of him occupies. Thank you.
I never really noticed before the beauty of this verse until I heard this cover: "Weren't we the stars in heaven? Weren't we the salt in the sea? Dragon in the new warm mountain Didn't you believe in me?" I don't know why, I just never really noticed it. Something about the cadence and the way this man sings it. Maybe because he's playing it a bit slower, and he emotes the words a bit differently.
time is slipping through my fingers like the sand on a hot day by the beach where i used to run endlessly, it's elusive and unstoppable, and i cant catch it. it leaves only a memory of its warmth between golden specks that promise something bigger than everything.
i miss the sunshine of his smile, his soft hands, his caramel eyes, his sweet smile, his tan skin, his curly hair, his comforting hugs, his hilarious calls, i miss everything about him. how do i get it back?
Back in 2020, I had a major identity crisis, and my mental health was at an extreme low for the first time in my life. I was 12 years old. I became much too hard to handle for my dad, who believed that the life I was leading was my choice, I was ostracized from his side of the family on Thanksgiving of that year. I started reconnecting with him last year. The first time I'd gone back to his house for nearly three years, I noticed that there were no photos of me on the walls. My stuff had either been packed away in the garage or given away to my 5 siblings. This song reminds me so much of him, of my siblings, of my entire family who believes that I am at fault for not being apart of their family (I was 12). Now, at 16, I'm truly coming to terms with the fact that as much as I hate him, I still want to be apart of his family. I want my dad back. I don't really know why I'm writing this, but if anyone can relate, know it was never your fault.
Steve's a good friend of mine...amazing human, amazing songwriter. This was the best moment I've witnessed in a long time. Adrianne was brought to tears...
Agreed! It's funny, I have a play list of songs I think Prine would have enjoyed or that feel "Priney." Adrianne figures prominently. This is lovely. ❤️
something about this video makes me feel alive, and helps remind me what I live for. I often wonder what the point of existing is if we all suffer so much, then I see videos like this and I’m reminded of the beauty of it all.
i hear you man. i don’t know what i’m doing but the one thing i know for CERTAIN is that i will die one day. i can’t guarantee that i’ll ever get to be a mother or travel the world, or anything else really. the only thing i KNOW is that i and everything else i love will perish one day. it’s kind of morbid to think about but it just gives us all the more reasons to be here now and soak it all in. i guess that’s all we can do and maybe all we were meant to do. be where your feet are and experience everyone and everything while we’re here.
this is so beautiful. it has been 2 years since my partner passed away, and this cover is a great comfort to me. it reminded me of the days where we would sit in the warm sun and just enjoy each other’s company. i miss you, B.
Steve Fisher is the same man who wrote the poem in Wide Winged Bird. Obviously a deep and vast soul. Adrianne is a true scavenger for the hidden magic that persists in this world.
I've been coming back to this at least once a day for the last couple of weeks. Just angelic. Thank you Adrienne Lenker for your beautiful music and Steve Fisher for lending this song your tender and beautiful talent.
Every time she asks, "is it ok if im close?" it makes me cry, because it seems like that question is a big theme in the song
I felt that too. It's an exchange of silence hes worried about the tuning and she doesn't say anything. Shes worried about her proximity and he doesn't say anything.
I was gonna like this comment but it has 69 likes so you’ve already won
Just so u know I love this comment so much ❤
why would u say that i’m crying
Man yall cryin now im cryin 😭
adrianne quietly harmonising in the backround has in me in tears
do you know why shes in this? like whats her relationship with this man?
@@bradybrady7893it’s her dad!
I had no idea it was Adrianne’s dad but now I do, and it makes me sob. So damn beautiful
@@caegalloway2805ok thanks that’s so cool!
@@bradybrady7893 He's not her dad. LOL.
Older folks, who have lived a lot of life and heard a lot of music, covering younger folks’ songs, is the most beautiful compliment.
He actually helped write the song
July 2nd. Morning. Sobbing. I don't wanna talk about anything.
We’re here together, today, feeling the same things. ♥️
I don’t wanna talk about anything
Same
i think i miss my dad
🫂🫂
sending strength. You got this, really.
i adore how shes sort of whispering the harmonies with you like she's absentmindedly humming her favorite song
I love Adrianne’s soft harmonisations. Tentative because she understands how delicate this special moment is and yet she cannot help but feel she becomes one with the music. Amazing.
She's so delicate with it, makes me tear up
the way i was like oh the girl harmonizing sounds like Adrianne and then i realized it fully was
the little parts where adrianne joins in 😭
is the actual adrianne singing?
@@scillaxoxo yes
"werent we the stars in heaven? Weren't we the salt in the sea? Dragon in her new warm mountain? Didnt you believe in me?" So heart wrenching
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idk why but the "i don't wanna be part of your fantasy, i just wanna be part of your family" bit made me cry out of nowhere. i love being a human i love being alive.
Original lyric is “I don’t want to be the owner of your fantasy” :)
Right like when you are sexualized in every relationship but you just want to "know" someone to the point that they are family like wow I feel like you are finally seeing me
I always thought indigo was an interesting color choice to associate with fear, since indigo is a shade of blue and purple, blue=sad purple=starting anew, i thought that was really interesting. Then i realized indigo was the name of a person, and it was literal, and it made the song a lot more personal. I think its great with both interpretaions. Really brave to actually put her name in it.
that lyric actually destroys me. The vulnerablity of such an intimate topic is so personal I just break down every time
@@duhyunlee6600 gotta read the whole comment next time
@@duhyunlee6600did you just stop reading halfway through
The girl recording and singing with him every now and then really brings it all together
that's adrianne lenker, who wrote the song
@@all-about-abbyoh duh
everything’s moving so fast that I realise I wish I was more prepared and I wish I did so many things differently and I wish someone taught me how to be grown
this comment changed me.
This comment makes me mentally ill
this cover gives me the same feeling of pretending to be asleep so you can be carried inside from the car when you were a kid. it's just so paternal and comforting and beautiful. 🤍
This is what it is to be human. To share art, to interpret it together. To watch something you love so dearly evolve and hear it from the mouths of others. This song is one of the most beautifully written pieces all around. Every cover I hear of it breaks my perspective of everything and I love it every time. I have so much love in my heart for Adrienne and for Steve’s wonderful cover and for anyone reading this. I have so much love and no idea how to spend it so I will share it and write about it even though it may never be understood. This is the human spirit. This is what it all means and I love you all.
thank you ryweenie we love you too.
@@graciemccooe9668 🫶
I love you so much as well, thank you for this. It's been a particularly difficult week for me that's been testing my love and making me doubt if I've really done well enough showing it to people I hold close to my heart, or if I've done too much that it's overwhelming. You remind me how pretty love can be, you remind me people can be extremely beautiful simply because they are.
i don't know what it is about this cover but this version really made me HEAR the lyrics
literally!
exactly this !
I saw this comment on tiktok saying "this version makes me feel like it’s about a father going through divorce and trying to connect to his family still" I was sobbing
you just made me fucking cry
the fact she writes “wanna listen to the sound of your blinking, wanna listen to your hands south, listen to your heart beating, and listen tot the way you love’ is do powerful because she wants to listen to the little things. you can’t hear those things unless your close to them. and how she writes ‘weren’t we the stars in the heaven, weren’t we the salt in the sea’ she is saying weren’t we infinite. and that struck me. i love you adrianne
holy shiiitt true
My dad always used to play guitar for me and my sister, he’d make up stupid funny little songs, but my mom always told me he would sing her favourite songs all the time. He passed away after Christmas last year from a meth overdose, I miss him so much, I wish he could play guitar for me again, I’m still learning guitar because of him, I love you dad.
I like paying attention to the parts where she sings along, it seems like those lines must mean more to her
Omg yes 🥹💕
I'm not familiar with Steve Fisher, but damn this is a powerful, moving version of the song. Steve plays the song in a different key (to suit his voice), a different tuning (standard, with a capo, while Adrianne uses an open tuning), he changes up a lyric or two (e.g., "Listen to the sound of you breathing" instead of Adrianne's "blinking"), and he doesn't change up the chord progression during the chorus (while Adrianne switches things up during the chorus by starting on a minor chord). The song is so great that it retains its power despite these minor changes. In fact, both versions seem perfect. Thanks for sharing this.
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chat i cant stop sobbing my lungs are running out of air why is this so comforting but sad and the cute wince he does when he gets the lyrics mixed up towards the end is so humane guys
omg hey 13 mins ago
@@megan2714 i saw this so late but helloooo
The little looks he gives when he slightly messes up the lyrics and you can see him smile as he's being reassured off camera is a beautiful moment between two musicans.
there's something about a elderly guy singing a folk song that just rips my heart apart
this is absolutely incredible and this really shows how powerful adrianne is as a songwriter and how amazing this song is
Asp powerful phrase about Mango juice from mouth...)))
THE HARMONIZING?? IM ACTUALLY BAWLING
this feels like the last hug from someone you love
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I started crying when she sang with him a bit
Aww her voice when she joins him is beautiful
IKR ITS SO CUTEEE
he sounds like my papa who passed. this makes me happy to watch.
maybe in another universe our puppy love blossoms again in the crisp autumn air and our pinky promises mean something to you.
miss you so much.
this made me sob, itll get better. sending love💗
i frequently return to this video to read the comments
the comments made me cry more then the vid
Really feels like a intertwining of a father and daughter singing to eachother about their whole lives in just a couple of minutes
Her soft harmonies in the background is everything
This man is making the guitar sound like a fucking harp. What an incredibly intimate and raw performance of one of my favourite songs, just mind-blowing.
I sobbed. I sobbed and sobbed and instead of her arms I was buried in my own pillow. If only I could see her
I love that she got emotional hearing it from another person singing it. Such a pure exchange of love and art.
Last year, just before my grandpa died, adrienne was almost all I listened to. This song randomly started playing and it's almost been a year without him. A year ago, I was taking a 20 hour bus trip back home. This year I have a hole in my chest. A fear in my head. I worry ill forget how his voice sounded, I worry if he's warm or not, I worry that he was angry at me for not visiting for years. This cover is what brings me back to him when I need him most. Thank you for this moment
16 years without my mum, 7 years without my dad. The rest of my family are far away from me, i’ve never felt so alone, my heart aches hearing “i just wanna be part of your family”
i feel bad for you :( cheer up buddy ❤
cheer up dear, I love you ❤
"lay in your lap while i'm crying "....
so vulnerable, for someone to see the tears stream down your face like a cold river (which may remind you of them), it's like stripping your soul naked. but you know what's the irony of it all? - the comforting arm is the one that hurt you in the first place, but oh the warmth of their fingers, the fleeting hope that everything will work out, when in the end, it's doomed to fall apart. since the beginning it was doomed to fall apart. but why try, you may ask?
human nature does the wonders, that's why. it continues to fight even when the white, defeated flags are being waved from the other side and there's no more use of wasting your precious seconds.
maybe, maybe in another universe i'd lie in your lap without crying, but in this one, i'll have to say goodbye, because my eyes are drying and cheeks are too red, if you touch them with your knuckles, your hand may burn up. and i don't want that to happen, such a fool i am, still caring about the possible pain to you i may cause.
we would never be that lucky and you would not go against anything for me, but in the mere second i saw the glimpse in your eyes and I knew you were double guessing the fate. I knew it, the same way I have memorized your heartbeat, however, life got in our way, and you weren't strong enough to bring the swords and strike back.
i'll catch you on the flipside. as for now, farewell, i will try my best to erase your touches on my skin and not search for you in every single crowd i might meet along the way.
i could've loved you endlessly, i could've let you sleep in the car while I'd drive. I'd kiss your eyes too, tirelessly.
Adrianne, this song is a gem. you cracked me up and unleashed the pain i've been trying to conceal, such a magic you carry with your mind and fingertips.
i don't know who you are, but i love you. the way you weave words is so enchanting. you posted this 4 minutes ago, i opened this video at the right time. how wonderful it is, how you lay out your feelings and words laced with so much love and vulnerability. hugs!
@@yeon3997you were definitely sent by my guardian angel, tearing up as I read your comment and can not possibly thank you enough, you have no idea how much of hope you gave me with your words. I love you and please know that world is so much more beautiful, because we have you here ❤️ sending you everything magical the universe can offer ❤️
I've never read a more raw beautiful piece of text than this, and to find it in a comment section on a TH-cam video shows that beauty is found in all sorts of places, it just depends on your perspective
@@chillinpineapple6932you are so kind and thoughtful ❤️ i hope all of the beautiful things will come along your way, you are worthy of them⭐️
i literally cannot read a single sentence without tearing up
feels like sitting on the porch with a fire going, my cousins and uncles and aunts are all over, my older brothers and my uncle are playing music and singing, and we’re all singing along.
feels like growing up.
This shit breaks me down, the guitar, his voice, the lyrics, I need a good hug
I feel like this song was meant to be played like this
I cant stop violently sobbing whenever I hear this cover
BRB just moaning in pain and rolling around on the floor of my apartment
Petition to get this on Spotify!
im sooo high i fucking love this video i cant stop crying over how beautiful people are i am so full of love i cant even explain thank u so much
told bro we geek hard
@@mikhailmohamed4302 idk what this means but true
ON GODDDD
you are so real
this version of the song feels like a sunny summer day with a gentle breeze blowing through the strands of your hair. one where you are surrounded by ladybugs and gentle sounds of the birds singing.
i’d run for the hills if i was surrounded by ladybugs
So beautiful. Makes me cry every time. Don't know why this version is so much more emotional and raw than the original. Love the little harmonies thrown in. This is magical
when he sings "I wanna sleep in your car while I'm driving" and then winces because he got the lyric wrong is so tender and nice :)
I lost my favorite teacher, he was an amazing teacher, an amazing father, and an amazing husband.
I remember how bright his smile was, how he'd push back deadlines and give me a second chance.
His life was taken from him in a car accident at an intersection.
I'll miss you Mr. Gauvey, we all will.
you are alive, you are human, you are loved.
This song brings me back to when I was a little, playing with my dad in the front yard of our house. I remember his big smile and how much he tried his hardest to be a good parent. I wish I could go back to those simple moments. My dad took his own life in Febuary and I miss him more than anything in the world. He was a such special and kind soul. I love you so much dad.
sending love
i'm sure your dad is looking over you right now, sending hugs your way
I miss when I was younger. When everything was easy, sweet, and uncomplicated. I miss my parents. I miss my siblings. And I miss my grandparents
You’ll be okay. I don’t know you but I know that you matter. And I know you’ll be okay. I know that you’re strong. Things change and it sucks. But you are stronger than you know. And it will be okay.
whoever's reading this is so loved. I promise you, feeling things so raw and real is so worth it. life is a constant rollercoaster, but you shouldn't give up on it. that's the beauty of it all, please stay and appreciate the little things.
I love u internet stranger ❤️
love
I remember i read somewhere someone said this cover makes them think of a divorced dad singing about wanting their family back or something like that
need this on spotify so bad id fall asleep crying to it every night i love this cover so much.
Holy what is this hidden gem of a cover
literally
last day of school was today. last summer being a highschooler
Theres this girl in my class who is the most beautiful woman ive ever seen, we havent said a word to each other but one day i want to be able to play this song for her
Awwwww, go for it! If the answers yes you're still existing and if the answers no you're still existing ❤️
She def has at LEAST 7 guys on her line dawg do it for yourself i cant lie 🙏
PLEASEEEEE go for it and give us an update when you do!!!!! (If your comfortable😸💗)
@@Sekiro234 bite the curb
@@Sekiro234just cuz ur miserable doesn't mean he'll be so too
as someone who never really get what it is like to have a active father figure in my life, thank you, i get it now.
the country accent is what gets me. i grew up southern and abused. now i still live in the south but nobody here is southern like they were in virginia. the amount of nostalgia and emotion i feel is unexplainable. i need this on spotify
His voice matches this song so much! Especially when they both joined in on some moments of the song. I've never had a grandpa, I don't even know my own dad, but if I did this is how it would feel like. Just me and him bonding over music that makes us feel alive and full of love. Cherish the people you love, and don't let yourself be consumed by your own mind. You're the narrator of your own story, but you're not the only story on the shelf. Remember that and prosper a life you won't regret. Don't be scared, and do it.
I always come back when things get tough
I’m sitting here in tears at the harmonization
Listening to this for the 80th time today prob.
the harmony on "Shoulder of your shirt sleeve slipping" is constantly replayed in my head, whether it's the cover or the original or I'm not listening to it at all. so beautiful.
I have never commented on any video before, but.
The first time I ever stayed the night at his house, even as a friend, I whispered this song as he softly slept and I got ready for bed. He’s gone on and is living his life, and I’ll never be that close to him again, but all the love I felt for him is so wonderfully encapsulated in this song. And this cover reminds me of that soft spot in the most raw, animal part of my body that the memory of him occupies. Thank you.
there’s a moment when i need my dad and i just listen to this cover instead. i think i will be okay
aww babygirl i hope you're okay 💜
omg im sobbing
this is so sweet :((
@@adorarose6959thank you so much! i will be, don’t worry =)
I never really noticed before the beauty of this verse until I heard this cover:
"Weren't we the stars in heaven?
Weren't we the salt in the sea?
Dragon in the new warm mountain
Didn't you believe in me?"
I don't know why, I just never really noticed it. Something about the cadence and the way this man sings it. Maybe because he's playing it a bit slower, and he emotes the words a bit differently.
I noticed it only at the last play as well, did you realize how it basically foreshadowed the title of the new Big Thief album?
Bruh this shit made me cry profusely I cannot handle this. So moving. When Adrienne harmonizes holy shit. Damn
time is slipping through my fingers like the sand on a hot day by the beach where i used to run endlessly, it's elusive and unstoppable, and i cant catch it. it leaves only a memory of its warmth between golden specks that promise something bigger than everything.
This comment makes me mentally ill.
miss you all the time.
"lay in your lap while im crying"
didn't you believe in me?.
imagine writing a song so gut wrenching that it makes people sob so bad, i know that because i am.
When I hear this song I forget what every other song sounded like. Absolutely beautiful cover
The facr Adrienne Lenker (the writer of the song he's covering) is the one recording makes this even sweeter.
THE HARMONY IM DEVASTATED
i miss the sunshine of his smile, his soft hands, his caramel eyes, his sweet smile, his tan skin, his curly hair, his comforting hugs, his hilarious calls, i miss everything about him. how do i get it back?
you let it eat your brain and heart or you move on
Her voice fading in and out sounds so beautiful
she is one of the best songwriters alive i love u adrianne
It warms my heart to see the younger generation being able to write such ballads. Thank you Adrianne Lenker for this
Back in 2020, I had a major identity crisis, and my mental health was at an extreme low for the first time in my life. I was 12 years old. I became much too hard to handle for my dad, who believed that the life I was leading was my choice, I was ostracized from his side of the family on Thanksgiving of that year. I started reconnecting with him last year. The first time I'd gone back to his house for nearly three years, I noticed that there were no photos of me on the walls. My stuff had either been packed away in the garage or given away to my 5 siblings. This song reminds me so much of him, of my siblings, of my entire family who believes that I am at fault for not being apart of their family (I was 12). Now, at 16, I'm truly coming to terms with the fact that as much as I hate him, I still want to be apart of his family. I want my dad back. I don't really know why I'm writing this, but if anyone can relate, know it was never your fault.
I’m glad you got through that and are coming to terms with your dad. All of the positive stories in this comment section are so wholesome
@Kaylieeee33 thank you sm ❤️
we are all getting this recommended now
yeah bro
fr hiiii
i come back to this at least once a month and i wanna sob everytime
something so special about this. brings humanity back to its roots; a dad singing to his daughter with a guitar. so moving.
i feel the tears coming up
there's such a delicate and fragile pain to this song. It's so jarring and real
You managed to turn an Adrianne Lenker tune into a John Prine classic. Bravo!
Steve's a good friend of mine...amazing human, amazing songwriter. This was the best moment I've witnessed in a long time. Adrianne was brought to tears...
Agreed! It's funny, I have a play list of songs I think Prine would have enjoyed or that feel "Priney." Adrianne figures prominently. This is lovely. ❤️
the subtle harmony just made me sob
something about this video makes me feel alive, and helps remind me what I live for. I often wonder what the point of existing is if we all suffer so much, then I see videos like this and I’m reminded of the beauty of it all.
i hear you man. i don’t know what i’m doing but the one thing i know for CERTAIN is that i will die one day. i can’t guarantee that i’ll ever get to be a mother or travel the world, or anything else really. the only thing i KNOW is that i and everything else i love will perish one day.
it’s kind of morbid to think about but it just gives us all the more reasons to be here now and soak it all in. i guess that’s all we can do and maybe all we were meant to do. be where your feet are and experience everyone and everything while we’re here.
bawled on the spot
balled??
We ballin
Fuck it we ball
this is so beautiful. it has been 2 years since my partner passed away, and this cover is a great comfort to me. it reminded me of the days where we would sit in the warm sun and just enjoy each other’s company. i miss you, B.
What was their name what were they like
Steve Fisher is the same man who wrote the poem in Wide Winged Bird. Obviously a deep and vast soul. Adrianne is a true scavenger for the hidden magic that persists in this world.
We all thought of different things, different people, different memories, and yet we all felt it. We all feel it. Crazy how universal music can be.
her also singing along omgggggggg
I've been coming back to this at least once a day for the last couple of weeks. Just angelic. Thank you Adrienne Lenker for your beautiful music and Steve Fisher for lending this song your tender and beautiful talent.
The subtle harmonies AW WOW
i don't know what to do with myself after hearing this
this is the biggest heartache
right : (
I desperately NEED this on Spotify
It might be on there as a podcast if it hasn’t gotten deleted
last year i watched this at a sleepover and had to go run downstairs and sob in the bathroom
real
And this year you're here again and you will be ok.