“Bushido is realized in the presence of death. It is realized when one chooses death instead of life. There can be no other reasoning.” - Hagakure, Book of the Samurai
i remember reading a comment saying this song was sad because duk koo kim died for nothing - and i thought "no, its sad because he died for everything"
This song has some of the most intense dynamics and flow of anything I've ever heard. The whole section from 4:39 - 9:00 is much like a boxing match in the way it engages and intensifies, then releases and recedes, then comes back into contact, until it finally beats you down and knocks you out at the end. I wish the uploader would have included the last part of the song because it's truly awe inspiring.
If anyone is reading and hasn’t, listen to the album version, it’s 5 minutes longer and those final 5 minutes are one of my favourite moments in all of music.
favorite part: the tiny xylophone notes that appear and leave just as quickly, and whatever the stringed instrument is that comes in and dominates the outro
One of my 5 favorites songs (maybe my best song ever) I will listen to this masterpiece till the end. Mark Kozelek's voice is so overwhelming, deeply lyrics and hypnotised by the melodies and guitars.... Discovered it almost 10 years ago and still fascinated by this creation.
Kozelek wrote this in light of when Katy died. I've always viewed this as Katy Song (Red House Painters) part 2. It's a reaction to her passing and the sense of longing ever ensuing afterward. She went too young, only in her 30s. I've been playing this (the full version, actually) behind clips of Kobe Bryant tributes. Such a silly match would normally strike me as, well, silly. But Kobe was a childhood icon to me, even though I didn't play basketball. He went far too soon. This song for me will probably now always remind me of Kobe on top of all the other losses I associate with this song. Sad, but it's comforting. A lovely death and longing song. And just like us following the hard times of these tragedies, the song just keeps going on and on through that heartbreaking refrain. RIP Kobe
@@sleeepyQ73 Funny, I just listened to this earlier tonight and was surprised when I received notice that someone replied to my comment made 11 years ago. Great song♥
Strange story...A boxer dies after his fight, mother then soon commits suicide and the referee of the fight also commits suicide...Also became the begining of the end of Boom Boom Mancini's boxing career...Rest in Peace...
I've always felt like this song was Mark's way of saying that he's going to die in the ring, just like Duk Koo Kim. Judging by how prolific he's been during his later years, I'd say he's kept true to his word.
Looking out on my roof last night Woken up from a dream I saw a typhoon coming in close Bringing the clouds down to the sea Making the world look gray and alone Taking all light from my view Keeping everyone in And keeping me here with you Around you now I can't sleep no more, baby Around you still Don't want to leave yet Woken up from a dream last night Somewhere lost in war I couldn't feel my feet or hands I didn't feel right anymore I knew there I'd die alone With no one to reach to But an angel came down And brought me back to you I'd rather leave This world forever, baby Than let life go The way it's going Watching an old fight film last night Ray Mancini and Duk Koo Kim The boy from Seoul was hanging on good But the pounding took to him And there in the square he lay alone Without face, without crown And the angel who looked upon him She never came down You never know What day is gonna pick you, baby Out of the air Out of nowhere Come to me once more, my love Show me love I've never known Oh, come to me once more, my love Show me love I've never known [2x] Oh, sing to me once more, my love Words from your younger years Oh, sing to me once more, my love Words from your younger years [2x]
Even though Mark has been accused of some terrible things recently, this is still a great song And I'll still keep listening to his music, no matter what happens
Whatever the case, this song, in fact, this whole album is magical. I've been a Kozelek fan since his RHP days and still a huge fan today. Depressing, dark and even somewhat morbid, Kozelek is a songwriter at his best.
Ghosts of the highway indeed! This album holds a very special place in my life to me, I love music so much and this record is some of the most important and special music that I can relate to. Incredible songwriting, like Nirvana or the Beatles, Nick Drake. Big kissesxxx
No matter when I drive through northern Alabama, western Maryland or upstate New York with this song blaring in my head, it always makes me feel great, which is weird considering the content.
This is sobering, uncompromising music. The pain he has for Katy's death bleeds through the guitars and I'm not sure if there're many other songs like this.
In its original version, this track lasts 14 minutes... Duk koo Kim was knocked down during the 14th round ... RIP warrior. This song honors him, and all fighters.
I play with Mark in SF in his tenderloin studio . Played live the guitars are incredibly loud and ring out chimming thru these old fender amps/ Its fucking magic. Time seems to slow down
What makes the Koz a good lyricist is that he perceives the abjectness and futility of life in all things, not just his own life and relationships. For this reason GotGH is up there with Benji and Rollercoaster.
@@ggthewhale SUN KIL MOON , DUK KOO KIM is korean boxer. DUK KOO KIM was in the middle of a game. died on the boxing ring at 14 R. 1982. {donating organs} kozelek is very famus boxing fan.
Was listening to this one morning on the way down Post from Hyde, after livin under Daschiell Hammit's old place for less than a year, and an old man who smoked too much had died from smoking too many cigarettes, just after I got back from Mexico. This song on my headphones was playin so loud I didn't hear a truck honkin its horn as it ran up on the sidewalk. And I was abt to the square, some chinese doing tai0chi all the way across from Civic Ctr., looked startled and I blessed the spray paint gods of Clarion alley that I was still walking. On to the Ferry Bldg where I worked in Landmark, I listened to this song almost 3 times thru.
The perfect representation of the bright orange sunny days of the fall in the small country town, the tinge of opiates and alcohol in my bloodstream and friends who will last forever
I just had a vision of me next year at university, listening to this in my room while it’s raining outside. The future is more uncertain than ever but one of these days, it’s all gonna be okay (Wish me luck for exams next week🤞)
I don't know if I knew this before this year when it was included in a MoJo magazine insert about the influence of Joni Michell compilation. I knew the story about the boxer getting killed. I wonder if this makes the family feel any better.
Do you know what happened with the boxer? He was killed in the ring. I owned this CD it was phenomenal, beyond comprehension. It was simply ethereal.....
@dieselrepublic I hadn't realised the background of the Duk/Mancini story. Morbid, yes, but I don't find this song depressing in the least. It's epic in the way it nails the definition of ineffable yearning & melancholy. A songwriter at its best, as you say.
@spuffchops70 I wasn't saying the song was depressing, I was referring to Kozelek's style and substance. I too hadn't any knowledge behind this song, until reading about it. I assume you're a SKM fan also? If so, I appreciate your taste in music.
Well, I bought it and guess what? Wish I'd saved my money for 'Among the Leaves'. Something tells me he's never gonna make another album as good as 'Ghosts...'
@dieselrepublic Yep, I became hooked on Mark's music in the summer of '96 (oops, that sounds like a Bryan Adams tune...) Followed pretty much everything he's done since. A lot of the music I appreciate, be it Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, SWANS (whatever), many people find depressive, but I find therapeutic & uplifting. Different strokes for different folks, as the cliche goes...this is a gem of an album.
@nojohnso Yeah me too. It's not terrible but it's less engaging than his other records. Still, gotta respect the Koz for going out of his comfort zone. Incidentally, this song right here is beyond amazing.
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I am happy to know that when I am dead, someone else will hear this song and feel bliss as I did.
That's a wonderful thought
This is my first Sun Kil Moon song and it already feels like I've had this song all my life
i feel the same
Duk Koo Kim was a true warrior and gave his life in pursuit of greatness.
“Bushido is realized in the presence of death. It is realized when one chooses death instead of life. There can be no other reasoning.”
- Hagakure, Book of the Samurai
i remember reading a comment saying this song was sad because duk koo kim died for nothing - and i thought "no, its sad because he died for everything"
@@warshipsatin8764and that's the truth 🙏
One of the best songwriters out there. I hope one day he gets the credit he truly deserves.
this comment did not age well lol
If only he wasn't a sex pest
@@BLACKMETAL9224it aged well. He's still one of the greatest, just not a great dude
Envejecio muy bien, su arte perdurara por siempre @@BLACKMETAL9224
@@BLACKMETAL9224 can you tell me what did he do?, i search and i find nothing
This song feels like it never ends respectfully
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There's the full song. The part left out is incredible music.
This song has some of the most intense dynamics and flow of anything I've ever heard. The whole section from 4:39 - 9:00 is much like a boxing match in the way it engages and intensifies, then releases and recedes, then comes back into contact, until it finally beats you down and knocks you out at the end. I wish the uploader would have included the last part of the song because it's truly awe inspiring.
Ok concordo
A guitarra chora😞😍
If anyone is reading and hasn’t, listen to the album version, it’s 5 minutes longer and those final 5 minutes are one of my favourite moments in all of music.
favorite part: the tiny xylophone notes that appear and leave just as quickly, and whatever the stringed instrument is that comes in and dominates the outro
Absolutely. I think it's a Portuguese guitar
extremely wonderful but very short masterpiece. i wish it lasted forever
The album version is 5 minutes longer if you didn’t know
This song I can't listen without crying
One of my 5 favorites songs (maybe my best song ever) I will listen to this masterpiece till the end. Mark Kozelek's voice is so overwhelming, deeply lyrics and hypnotised by the melodies and guitars....
Discovered it almost 10 years ago and still fascinated by this creation.
one of the greatest songs ever
Everytime I hear this song, is like the first time I heard this beauty
I CAME HERE FOR DUK KOO KIM AND THIS SONG IS PEACEFUL BUT BEAUTIFUL.REST IN HEAVEN.YOU WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS.
Kozelek wrote this in light of when Katy died. I've always viewed this as Katy Song (Red House Painters) part 2. It's a reaction to her passing and the sense of longing ever ensuing afterward. She went too young, only in her 30s.
I've been playing this (the full version, actually) behind clips of Kobe Bryant tributes. Such a silly match would normally strike me as, well, silly. But Kobe was a childhood icon to me, even though I didn't play basketball. He went far too soon. This song for me will probably now always remind me of Kobe on top of all the other losses I associate with this song. Sad, but it's comforting. A lovely death and longing song. And just like us following the hard times of these tragedies, the song just keeps going on and on through that heartbreaking refrain.
RIP Kobe
RIP. That was a beautiful comment
This song, "Katy Song", is about a real person? I didn't find info ;/
@@pedro-wb6bl music.avclub.com/ben-gibbard-talks-to-mark-kozelek-1798213942 This interview contains some relevant info.
Well said
The singer is from same state as Mancini & a Boxing fan.
Always makes me cry ~ Every time
Shame he couldn't upload the full song. the ending guitar section is beautiful as well. :)
where words fail music speaks. Its not my words but a famous quote..
The opening is beautiful
One of my all time favorites. I could listen to this all night long and probably will.
me too
@@sleeepyQ73 Funny, I just listened to this earlier tonight and was surprised when I received notice that someone replied to my comment made 11 years ago. Great song♥
Strange story...A boxer dies after his fight, mother then soon commits suicide and the referee of the fight also commits suicide...Also became the begining of the end of Boom Boom Mancini's boxing career...Rest in Peace...
Jesus, that's sad dude. Never knew it was that bad. Just knew Duk Koo Kim died
And they changed the rules of boxing as well as the duration of title fights because of the match...
I've always felt like this song was Mark's way of saying that he's going to die in the ring, just like Duk Koo Kim. Judging by how prolific he's been during his later years, I'd say he's kept true to his word.
I never been more happy a song is this long, I feel an epic man deserves an epic song with a epic length
omg i havent even noticed but so true
Looking out on my roof last night
Woken up from a dream
I saw a typhoon coming in close
Bringing the clouds down to the sea
Making the world look gray and alone
Taking all light from my view
Keeping everyone in
And keeping me here with you
Around you now
I can't sleep no more, baby
Around you still
Don't want to leave yet
Woken up from a dream last night
Somewhere lost in war
I couldn't feel my feet or hands
I didn't feel right anymore
I knew there I'd die alone
With no one to reach to
But an angel came down
And brought me back to you
I'd rather leave
This world forever, baby
Than let life go
The way it's going
Watching an old fight film last night
Ray Mancini and Duk Koo Kim
The boy from Seoul was hanging on good
But the pounding took to him
And there in the square he lay alone
Without face, without crown
And the angel who looked upon him
She never came down
You never know
What day is gonna pick you, baby
Out of the air
Out of nowhere
Come to me once more, my love
Show me love I've never known
Oh, come to me once more, my love
Show me love I've never known
[2x]
Oh, sing to me once more, my love
Words from your younger years
Oh, sing to me once more, my love
Words from your younger years
[2x]
Even though Mark has been accused of some terrible things recently, this is still a great song
And I'll still keep listening to his music, no matter what happens
Word
Yeah.. but who hasn't these days?
@@zatoichimasseur6767yeah who hasn’t been accused of rape every now and then?
i wish i could like this twice
Incomprehensibly moving.
Music I will hear in Heaven..
definitely
Whatever the case, this song, in fact, this whole album is magical. I've been a Kozelek fan since his RHP days and still a huge fan today. Depressing, dark and even somewhat morbid, Kozelek is a songwriter at his best.
Ghosts of the highway indeed! This album holds a very special place in my life to me, I love music so much and this record is some of the most important and special music that I can relate to. Incredible songwriting, like Nirvana or the Beatles, Nick Drake. Big kissesxxx
No matter when I drive through northern Alabama, western Maryland or upstate New York with this song blaring in my head, it always makes me feel great, which is weird considering the content.
... this beautiful ballad is an absolute masterwork...
This is sobering, uncompromising music. The pain he has for Katy's death bleeds through the guitars and I'm not sure if there're many other songs like this.
For someone relatively new to the band, and red house painters, I only know her because of katy's song. Who was she and what happened to her?
+verwelkt wow, how sad. Thank you though.
Looks like she died after the album came out.
www.popmatters.com/109351-mark-kozelek-lost-verses-live-2496065875.html
@@JoshMarzec she died from cancer, i read somewhere
Thanks. TH-cam should allow you an extra five minutes for a sublime song like this.
this song gets shorter every time i listen to it
i dont
"Nothing gold can stay..."
Man meets too..
I'm back.. for another blunt and mark jam
This is literally like 5 minutes shorter than it is
Makes me cry !!! every time ~420
me too
I just lay on my floor and stare at my roof
Still one of my all time favourite songs
Only found this because of a "friends" connection on here, another You Tuber with impeccable taste, thank you Angelika..................
Beautiful song so calming puts me to sleep every time
gem of a song
This is hands down my all time favorite love song... So beautiful.
Been a tough 3 years. Been a tough 3 months and again this is my solace
RIP Duk Koo Kim
THIS IS HEART 💔R.I.P. MR.KIM😭😭😭😭
In its original version, this track lasts 14 minutes... Duk koo Kim was knocked down during the 14th round ... RIP warrior. This song honors him, and all fighters.
RIP Duk Koo Kim...
R.I.P DUK KOO KIM💙YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A GREAT WARRIOR
I play with Mark in SF in his tenderloin studio . Played live the guitars are incredibly loud and ring out chimming thru these old fender amps/ Its fucking magic. Time seems to slow down
Sun kil moon will be played at my funeral
+Benjamin Deadmoon You'd want to depress the procession even more?
I know I would. So I'd play red house painters, not sun kil moon. Not that I'd have any guests at my funeral, hence I would not have a funeral.
+pearls beforeswine 'Smokey' kills me every time
for me, it's Sun Kil Moon as i die.
why not? haha nah...it'll be alright.
What makes the Koz a good lyricist is that he perceives the abjectness and futility of life in all things, not just his own life and relationships. For this reason GotGH is up there with Benji and Rollercoaster.
Gostei muito parabéns 🤩
What the fuck are you talking about
@@keelhaulin_ocean_prince idk man
Still here, just barely.
I'm glad you're still here.
문성길 선수와 김득구 선수 두명의 이름을 오랫만에 보네요.
I don't speak Korean but i agree
@@ggthewhale SUN KIL MOON , DUK KOO KIM is korean boxer. DUK KOO KIM was in the middle of a game. died on the boxing ring at 14 R. 1982. {donating organs} kozelek is very famus boxing fan.
this hits me so hard...
Was listening to this one morning on the way down Post from Hyde, after livin under Daschiell Hammit's old place for less than a year, and an old man who smoked too much had died from smoking too many cigarettes, just after I got back from Mexico. This song on my headphones was playin so loud I didn't hear a truck honkin its horn as it ran up on the sidewalk. And I was abt to the square, some chinese doing tai0chi all the way across from Civic Ctr., looked startled and I blessed the spray paint gods of Clarion alley that I was still walking. On to the Ferry Bldg where I worked in Landmark, I listened to this song almost 3 times thru.
your comment was a roller coaster ride
same
what
What is the main message in this anecdote and what about it is noteworthy?
This is probably one of the greatest songs ever written.
Timeless art.
The perfect representation of the bright orange sunny days of the fall in the small country town, the tinge of opiates and alcohol in my bloodstream and friends who will last forever
+Doc Beetle Nice imagery
I lived it freind..
+Doc Beetle I wish I could, sucks having very few friends.
+Peter Molyneux Hey man I don't either anymore, do you facebook?
Doc Beetle yeah, why?
There is something about when those guitars come in that is so mesmerizing
Thanks to the choice of randomly walking into a record store in Chicago that I found this song😌
kinda got that classic red house painters sound, i like it :D
Perfect road trip album
Truly amazing.
Absolutely an amazing album
i cant bare it but ill probably play it again
i hope you’re doing well
Ready to have my heart ripped out of my chest to this one.
Duk Koo Kim was journeyman fighter who passed into a legend that day in the desert...I still tear up every time I hear this song or watch that fight
I just had a vision of me next year at university, listening to this in my room while it’s raining outside. The future is more uncertain than ever but one of these days, it’s all gonna be okay
(Wish me luck for exams next week🤞)
empty sky hope your exams went well
Don't worry university is for nerds anyway
everything well?
Love Mark Kozoleks work no matter who he is with. This is probably my favorite album though.
i feel the same!
Find myself peering into the abyss lately…
Banda do meu coração!!!
Olha conhecei hoje, vai fazer parte da minha discografia.
Raro conhecer brasileiros que curtem! Bem vindo! É um mundo maravilhoso e sem volta.
love it.
Oh my God what a beautiful and sadd song ~420
This entire album is amazing....
yes.
I don't know if I knew this before this year when it was included in a MoJo magazine insert about the influence of Joni Michell compilation. I knew the story about the boxer getting killed. I wonder if this makes the family feel any better.
amazing song, amazing album!!!!
amazing
yall watch the move called champion on Duk. It's a very very very good film!
love the guitars ....
Do you know what happened with the boxer? He was killed in the ring. I owned this CD it was phenomenal, beyond comprehension. It was simply ethereal.....
just wow
This is a fantastic CD.....
wow
So glad I found this song
The album version is 5 minutes longer if you didn’t know, the left out part is peak music
감사합니다.
Facinante e triste a história desse lutador, mas vida que segue eterno até na canção muito bonita
kim duk koo and this song will be last in my deep heart sincerely
Good night champion
This is haunting. The music just haunting.
@dieselrepublic I hadn't realised the background of the Duk/Mancini story. Morbid, yes, but I don't find this song depressing in the least. It's epic in the way it nails the definition of ineffable yearning & melancholy. A songwriter at its best, as you say.
@spuffchops70 I wasn't saying the song was depressing, I was referring to Kozelek's style and substance. I too hadn't any knowledge behind this song, until reading about it. I assume you're a SKM fan also? If so, I appreciate your taste in music.
haunting.
'Duk koo kim' means 'a grandma' in my language (it's hard translating exactly in english).
@dieselrepublic What's the verdict on 'Admiral fell Promises'? I haven't rushed out and purchased it yet, although I probably really should have.
@barrettd04 I agree! Do you listen to Steven Wilson (from the band Porcupine Tree). He made a similar quote!
2018?
I love you Melissa ~
Me too
me too!
@@mattstrash Me TOO !!!I love myself
id rather leave this world forever baby than let life go the way its goingggggggg
sing to me once more my love - songs from your younger years
Well, I bought it and guess what? Wish I'd saved my money for 'Among the Leaves'. Something tells me he's never gonna make another album as good as 'Ghosts...'
" ho come to me once more my love, show me love i've never know "
disgrace that this song is shortened. 14 minutes for 14 rounds. rip DKK
@dieselrepublic Yep, I became hooked on Mark's music in the summer of '96 (oops, that sounds like a Bryan Adams tune...) Followed pretty much everything he's done since. A lot of the music I appreciate, be it Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, SWANS (whatever), many people find depressive, but I find therapeutic & uplifting. Different strokes for different folks, as the cliche goes...this is a gem of an album.
What an absolute pure, touching tempting alluring seducive song, cant describe how good it is, yet it is a bit long. Its hollow after 7 min.
death is always really sad to me
I'm sorry it's hard to face the world sometimes
What
@nojohnso Yeah me too. It's not terrible but it's less engaging than his other records. Still, gotta respect the Koz for going out of his comfort zone. Incidentally, this song right here is beyond amazing.
The tragedy caused by that one event was just too much.
yes