This song is timeless. It could’ve been written in the 60s,70s,80s,90s, or 2000s. It’s hard to tell without researching it. Beautiful and amazing sound.
I found some similarities with Sufjan Stevens (Carrie & Lowell album) and I don't know why with Ween's "I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm" (after 0:28) lol
" *I was happier then with no mind set* " good ol days Nothing to worry about No school no work Just play in front of a beautiful sunset GOD i miss those days😭😔🌇
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh [Verse 1] Gold teeth and a curse for this town Were all in my mouth Only I don't know how They got out, dear Turn me back into the pet I was when we met I was happier then With no mindset [Chorus] And if you took to me like A gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well [Verse 2] New slang when you notice the stripes The dirt in your fries Hope it's right when you die Old and bony Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall Never should have called But my head's to the wall And I'm lonely [Chorus] And if you took to me like A gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well [Guitar Solo] You might also like The Celibate Life The Shins Girl Inform Me The Shins Simple Song The Shins [Verse 3] Godspeed all the bakers at dawn May they all cut their thumbs And bleed into their buns 'Til they melt away [Verse 4] I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find Without a trust, a flaming field Am I too dumb to refine? [Chorus] And if you took to me like Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well [Guitar Solo] [Outro] Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Y si me llevaras como una gaviota coge el viento Bueno, saltaría de mi árbol, y bailaría como el rey de los monstruos, y el resto de nuestras vidas nos iría bien... You are... huge!!! I love your music... (From Madrid, Spain)
This piece haunts me. It is so simple and at the same time so beautiful. There is a melancholy dissonance in the chords at times, and yet there is hope in the individual notes. I love how the eighth notes come and go, and the unresolved final chord gives me the chills.
"Wow" just heard this so on a playlist on a radio show. I am sixty-one and love music, it reminds me of the cool innocent songs from the early seventies that get stuck in your head and your humming the song. This type of music makes you young at heart.
Why are people complaining about this performance so much? Sure, it's taken a little slower than the original version, and Jessica sings harmonic parts, but it's still SOOO GOOD
It’s nearly my favourite song ever. I just love it. I was living in a VW van in Europe which was the best time of my life and this song was so much a part of it
Really enjoy this song, it’s not my usual preference but I heard it in scrubs once when I was 14ish. I remember really enjoying the message, actors and song it tied up the end of the episode really well. Like that somewhat bittersweet rest after a long day before you go back again. Whenever I hear this song I’m transported to that time for a bit. God bless everyone who watches this let’s enjoy his creation.
so many bad comments. it's a good song that is played slightly different than the lp version. anyone out there written a song that will be remembered for decades? probably not. anyways the new line up isn't the same... duh but they are all good musicians.
Gold teeth and a curse for this town Were all in my mouth Only I don't know how they got out, dear Turn me back into the pet I was when we met I was happier then with no mindset And if you took to me like a Gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well New slang when you notice the stripes The dirt in your fries Hope it's right when you die, old and bony Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall Never should have called But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely And if you took to me like a Gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well Godspeed, all the bakers at dawn May they all cut their thumbs And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find Without a trust, a flaming field Am I too dumb to refine? And if you took to me like Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well
I’ve got to honest first time I heard this I didn’t care much for it. Somehow this version has turned into something of a guilty pleasure for me. I like it a lot. I thinks it’s the harmonies.
Jessica wasn't a part of the shins when the song was released but I would totally be up for a new version with Jessica in there and the keyboard at the start
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First heard this song while deployed in Iraq, this is the song that somehow brought me home
Thank you for your service good sir!
Ty for your service bro
Appreciate you 🤙🏻
Thank you for your service 💪🏼
you weren't in iraq
"You gotta hear this one song. It will change your life."
It's not the same without the original band. Billy Corgan the second.....
Which reference is this?
snowfall-halo benders
@@chamachuchi a movie called garden state. It's a great film
Cannot roll my eyes enough at this post. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
This song is timeless. It could’ve been written in the 60s,70s,80s,90s, or 2000s. It’s hard to tell without researching it. Beautiful and amazing sound.
Watch the video, which consists of 30 staged album covers..
it's incredibly 2001. it's a great song but it doesn't sound anything like any decade there besides maybe the late 90s
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Spot on take. Could be any decade!
12.bq..x P
This is what beautiful music sounds like. Feels like the first time I listen to it every time.
perfect way to explain it
It really does.
There are many songs that change your mood pretty good. This one though, slows the time down and melts you away. I mean literally !
This song is a instant classic for me, I cannot think of another song that sounds like it.
Give Elliot Smith or Phoebe Bridgers a listen
I found some similarities with Sufjan Stevens (Carrie & Lowell album) and I don't know why with Ween's "I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm" (after 0:28) lol
Fade into you
They are the quietest live band I've ever seen. I love them.
" *I was happier then with no mind set* "
good ol days
Nothing to worry about
No school no work
Just play in front of a beautiful sunset GOD i miss those days😭😔🌇
This song is in essence immortal to me. It never gets old and I will never get "Used" to it. James Mercer you work magic with your voice.
Jessica Dobson really makes this version work. I'd never heard of her before and now I'm deep into Deep Sea Diver.
Correct, you nailed it
I'm Brazilian. Discovered the band recently and became a fan.
I didn't think I could like this song any more, then I heard this version
the prettiest version of this song!
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
[Verse 1]
Gold teeth and a curse for this town
Were all in my mouth
Only I don't know how
They got out, dear
Turn me back into the pet
I was when we met
I was happier then
With no mindset
[Chorus]
And if you took to me like
A gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well
[Verse 2]
New slang when you notice the stripes
The dirt in your fries
Hope it's right when you die
Old and bony
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall
And I'm lonely
[Chorus]
And if you took to me like
A gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well
[Guitar Solo]
You might also like
The Celibate Life
The Shins
Girl Inform Me
The Shins
Simple Song
The Shins
[Verse 3]
Godspeed all the bakers at dawn
May they all cut their thumbs
And bleed into their buns
'Til they melt away
[Verse 4]
I'm looking in on the good life
I might be doomed never to find
Without a trust, a flaming field
Am I too dumb to refine?
[Chorus]
And if you took to me like
Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
I love the fact that she’s the one leading guitar, great song & lyrics
Y si me llevaras
como una gaviota coge el viento
Bueno, saltaría de mi árbol,
y bailaría como el rey de los monstruos,
y el resto de nuestras vidas nos iría bien...
You are... huge!!! I love your music... (From Madrid, Spain)
her harmonies tho!
Four years later, the harmonies still... priceless.
Yes, and your spelling...
💯!
Wow that woman was extremely talented.
Jessica Dobson
Probably still is.
Ms Deep Sea Diver herself
Then think of the talent of James Mercer, who also wrote the song :o
This band should exist forever.
This song is like a dream you don't want to wake up from, just beautiful.
This piece haunts me. It is so simple and at the same time so beautiful. There is a melancholy dissonance in the chords at times, and yet there is hope in the individual notes. I love how the eighth notes come and go, and the unresolved final chord gives me the chills.
Unresolved? I just hear C major.
The amount of tears that I shed watching this live performance 😢😢😭😭😭😢
one of the most beautiful songs:)
I watched this over a hundred times, probably...
"Wow" just heard this so on a playlist on a radio show. I am sixty-one and love music, it reminds me of the cool innocent songs from the early seventies that get stuck in your head and your humming the song. This type of music makes you young at heart.
Beautiful song...
Fantastic, love it. The girl singer guitarist adds sooooooooo much.
Great song, I listened to it on a road trip across the US of A, miss David Letterman too, what a cool dude and a great show
It's so bittersweet that I forgot I was sad.
Omg that chick’s vocal harmony accompaniment is beautiful highlight to this already brilliant song...fuck
I miss the shins so much... :"(
+SteelBow09 Check their Instagram. They're posting snippets of new music they're working on.
clap clap AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like an Irish love song, Jessica's guitar is magical!
The soundtrack for Garden State is my all time favorite.
Beautiful lead guitar work
So, The Shins have had so many line-ups.....this one is my favorite.....pretty sick group of musicians
I love this version
Why are people complaining about this performance so much? Sure, it's taken a little slower than the original version, and Jessica sings harmonic parts, but it's still SOOO GOOD
People can be so irritating. Ignore them.
People who are not jazz fans don't know music evolves... Or it dies in stagnant pools w mosquito larva
funny,. i wasn't liking it but didn't know why.
I like the harmonies...
I really like the harmonizing.
Natalie Portman's face when she gives Zach Braff the headphones. One of the most beautiful moments in film history.
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❤❤❤
The Shins are a great band, and always will be, but they were never better than this brief moment in time, when Jessica shared the stage with James.
Special song. Love love.
Yes, you can do an absolute masterpiece with 4 notes.
4 chords*
All about the changes
oh my GOD she can do no wrong! i am convinced
Love this song ❤️
Such an amazing song.
Beautiful, soft melody. Hearing it you think all could be right in the world. Mercer has a great voice and the harmony from Dobson was perfect.
Simply adorable!!!
So great solo !
It’s nearly my favourite song ever. I just love it. I was living in a VW van in Europe which was the best time of my life and this song was so much a part of it
Abdo you said it...the best.
Thank you, James
This is so beautiful song..
I'm going to see them tomorrow and I'm SO EXCITED
Absolutely...this song changed my life forever.
I've just heard this song in the background of a tv news report...so I shazam'd it and had a full listen...beautiful song!
Amazing song
Thank you Natalie Portman for introducing me to this wonderful song 🙏✊
Natalie Portman was right. This song DID change my life...
Sure, man. You're right. You can hear this song too in "Scrubs"
Cosimo Castronuovo and Garden State
Joseph Crow Riley Garden State is my all time favorite movie
Zack Braff changed your life for writing it into the film
simply haunting
1st time listener...Awesome,x
best live version
Going to hike the Colorado Trail with this song on loop : )
Gorgeous.
This song somehow saved my life
RIP RICHARD 😢
I love this song.
The best iteration of this band by far...
Nice sound and melody.
Really enjoy this song, it’s not my usual preference but I heard it in scrubs once when I was 14ish. I remember really enjoying the message, actors and song it tied up the end of the episode really well. Like that somewhat bittersweet rest after a long day before you go back again. Whenever I hear this song I’m transported to that time for a bit. God bless everyone who watches this let’s enjoy his creation.
I like the harmonies
This song and Chutes to narrow are my favorite. Great music for boarding and skiing.
and you are how old? 35?
@@BlueBeeMCMLXI Yep.
Awesome.
Listen to this in 2x speed. Country music LOL
Hahahaha this is cool 😂😂
Hermoso.
+1 for sporting Silvertone guitar.
she gets such an excellent tone out of it
Que música linda, acabei de conhecer a música e a banda e estou adorando.
Incredible
Holy shit. This is splendid!!!
I love the added harmonies by Jessica Dobson. Too bad she wasn't on the original. Cool Harmony guitar, too.
that is awesome
It´s perfect!
Hi I recommend a new indie song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
Garden State...all of the music covered a total chapter of my life. Not good, but not bad either. These songs capture that well.
This version captures more soul than the solo sung version. Just beautiful
Awesome
That first comment make me proud. Because I totally love the Shins.
great and beautifull
Awwww James you're so cute when your nervous! :)
Nostalgia… good memories
Just realized the whole band is in the Music video of "Simple Song" that's real good acting for singers!
yes! but this wasn't the original lineup for when they recorded this masterpiece though
The best the very best....
so many bad comments. it's a good song that is played slightly different than the lp version. anyone out there written a song that will be remembered for decades? probably not. anyways the new line up isn't the same... duh but they are all good musicians.
+john smith I love this version. I bet that a lot of people do, but don't express it unlike the negative comments
I completely agree with you.
I have so there
Then again I also really like this version
this one's fine, but i'll get over it. i don't think i'll ever get over the version on the Fighting in a Sack EP.
I mean, you got to do something with a live performance? We all know exactly where to find the LP version.
I love the girl
Gold teeth and a curse for this town
Were all in my mouth
Only I don't know how they got out, dear
Turn me back into the pet
I was when we met
I was happier then with no mindset
And if you took to me like a
Gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well
New slang when you notice the stripes
The dirt in your fries
Hope it's right when you die, old and bony
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely
And if you took to me like a
Gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well
Godspeed, all the bakers at dawn
May they all cut their thumbs
And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away
I'm looking in on the good life
I might be doomed never to find
Without a trust, a flaming field
Am I too dumb to refine?
And if you took to me like
Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well
GENIAL 🎓🤔🔟👏👏👏THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Grandios punkt
I’ve got to honest first time I heard this I didn’t care much for it. Somehow this version has turned into something of a guilty pleasure for me. I like it a lot. I thinks it’s the harmonies.
This song to me is so much better live than studio
Brilliant
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
teleports me back
I love this version. I really like Jessica's voice along side James' on this one. Think she should've been on the release version.
Jessica wasn't a part of the shins when the song was released but I would totally be up for a new version with Jessica in there and the keyboard at the start
+Jack Kelley Thanks for the info; I've just recently discovered The Shins.
look for the Fighting in a Sack EP, there's an older (and IMO better) live version with Sam Beam (Iron & Wine).
Epic