Colin Meloy of The Decemberists - "The Wrong Year" (Live at WFUV)

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Colin Meloy performs "The Wrong Year" live in Studio A. Recorded October 23rd, 2014.
Host: Eric Holland
Engineer: Jim O'Hara
Cameras: Deirdre Hynes & Michael Shemenski
Editor: Deirdre Hynes

[@battleborn8658]

This takes me back to the 90's.

[@alextryan]

man youtube can be amazing: we can all learn how to play this now EXACTLY how he does it. what a gift!
this song got stuck in my head recently; i think it's the understated emotional heart of the album. "gray jane was a river child," that line haunts me, even if i'm hearing it wrong.

[@yoogrldude]

Can't wait for this new album, everything I've heard so far is beautiful

[@Jack-pp2uu]

That's because it is.

[@penlam]

a masterpiece

[@dspandel]

This could be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

[@martinpose8084]

amazing

[@LaurenMcLaren]

Oooo. I think I might like this better than the album version.

[@packmentalitymedia]

Lovely song! Can't wait to hear it with the rest of the Decemberists! (Unless this is one of his solo projects)

[@Nokus416]

This sounds like the love child between the Decemberists and Van Morrison. I'm really digging it.

[@OooooooooooooooooohLongJohnson]

except it is the Decemberists, so that metaphor doesn't really make sense.

[@thedragonbroke]

Brian Mosier Its like a mix between the Decemberists and that one solo artist Colin Meloy. Pretty tight.

[@OooooooooooooooooohLongJohnson]

That one solo artist... oh you mean the front man for the Decemberists, Colin Meloy, He's playing the Decemberists song he wrote for the band the Decemeberists.

[@thedragonbroke]

Brian Mosier I was teasing Niko about his grammar and expected you to catch on to the joke… get with the banter, lad.

[@Nokus416]

This actually made me seriously laugh. Probably should have thought this one through a bit more, huh?

[@willharris3798]

Colin was in very good voice that day! Yeah, this may be better than the record version.

[@st1tch87]

This man has more talent than any one person should have at any given time.

[@GraffinGreg]

wish I was you son.. Cause you're so fucking awesome

[@djenkins30]

anyone know what he's singing in the 3rd verse? "sing me some ???????, and I'll sleep all winter long"

[@JimmyChaos1985]

Eidolon.
1.a phantom; apparition.
2.an ideal.

[@ericgronkiewicz7318]

James Pearce Which in fact is a reference to a Canadian power metal band called Eidolon.

[@JimmyChaos1985]

Interesting!

[@donotgothere4659]

very jangly.

[@thegrayvapour]

donotgothere Jangly indeed.

[@djenkins30]

Album version is horrible. Glad I heard this version first.

[@deanojack13]

album version is great

[@baygal323]

The beauty of Colin's voice is that it sounds the same live as it does on the albums - distinctly perfect. :-)

[@brentpalucki9613]

I agree. He rarely layers his voice on album, and the effect is really clean.

[@jordanferrazza8700]

Shaky start, but that's his singing style.