To clear up any confusion, this exact version appeared on a real licensed CD that came out in the summer of 1994. It's called "Periscope: Another Yoyo Compilation" and features all the copyright info, including that this was recorded in September 1993. Glycerine was recorded in January 1994.
This song was on a demo tape called "Beauty" that Neutral Milk Hotel put out in 1992. Glycerine is from the album "Sixteen Stone" which came out in 1994.
You're an Idiot. There are countless songs that sound the same chordally, because the I, V, vi, IV progression is one of the most commonly used across all genres (excluding jazz, progressive, etc.). So shut the fuck up.
Shadows on my wall They creep and crawl in burning white They dream of waterfalls Catching slow bright streams of light. And life can be so weird Bucket full of fear But it's alright I'm on an isle And I've still got time to fly away Shadows in my dreams They're painting scenes of time with you I'm hoping all these things And the strength they bring will pull me through And life can be so weird Bucket full of fear But it's alright I'm on an isle And I've still got time to fly away.
Shadows on my wall They creep and crawl on through the night They dream of waterfalls Catching small bright streams of light Life can be so weird A bucket full of tears But it's alright I've seen the light And I've still got time to fly away Shadows in my dreams They're painting scenes of time with you I'm hoping all these things And strength it brings will see me through And life can be so weird A bucket full of tears But it's alright I've seen the light And I've still got time to fly away
Just to clear up any confusion: this is NOT the version on Beauty, nor is it the version on Invent Yourself a Shortcake. It's from a 1994 compilation called "Periscope: Another Yo-Yo Compilation."
Omg. this song. this song. i ♥ it! it somehow reminds me of when i was a 5 year old little girl playing outside in the summer. amazing. (: the picture really fits the song too lol
@toobsockproductions Indeed. Besides, I HARDLY HARDLY doubt Bush knew of Neutral Milk Hotel back then or if anybody in particular. Even when Aeroplane came out, it's not like it was the biggest album of the year or anything.
I love this song so much, I made a sort of music video for it on my channel! It does lack something most NMH songs have... I'm not sure what that is exactly, but I still love it!
Same chords as a LOT of major pop songs. Just in a different key. Go search up "Four Chords Axis of Awesome". This is a four chord song. It's still pretty damn amazing.
Oh but there is. He used to play this song in our living room in Ruston, LA, with only an acoustic guitar and Jeff's voice long before NMH became as big as they are now. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been friends with and involved in some of these guys other projects way back then.
Bush didn't invent this chord progression. These chords have been used in countless songs; just look at the "4 Chords, 36 Songs" video. "Let it Be," "Don't Stop Believing," "No Woman No Cry," and lots of other songs with the same chords preceded both this song and "Glycerine." It doesn't matter if Glycerine was written before this.
this song is interesting as it does seem to kind of lack something thats so neutral milk hotel-y and sounds more generic, i dont think its even so much the chord sequence as with nmh its not the chords but what is done with them thats important. something to do with the production i think, and the guitar is less distinctive and has less energy which kind of suits the song. whatever, i still like it a lot.
jeff himself said that he didn't like this version because it was recorded in a studio and he wasn't really used to working in a studio so it didn't really work out
I guarantee Gavin Rossdale never heard of NMH in the mid 90s. People are aware that literally hundreds if not thousands of songs share the same chord progressions right?
@mytoecold Crazy, i was just randomly browsing neutral milk hotel and i see your comment. i met you at a ben kweller show and you dubbed me Jason Mraz. i guess i can't call you 12 year old kid anymore.
Neutral Milk Hotel - Bucket 1348pm 22.6.23 so in a hypothetical fist fight who would win fleet foxes (twix) or neutral milk hotel (mars bar)? i think it might be a close run thing, don't you?
Shit, this is way better quality than the demo my friend gave to me. I mean it's the same version and everything, this one is just much clearer (the demo I have is really staticy).
Let's get real guys, is a lot like glycerine. Not just the chords, but the strum pattern and tempo even are similar. Nobody is saying anyone copied anyone, but that's it's just kinda hard to hear this song and appreciate it the way it was meant to be when another song sharing a similar structure is more burned into our heads. Which sucks :(
@ZombieInvasion5446 Music has a tendency to repeat and copy itself, sometimes intentionally sometimes accidentally. The differences between punk and classical are very few.
the differences between punk and classical are astronomical. possibly the 2 least compatible genres out there, one requires years of mastery while the other can be played strumming 3 power chords
Thats weird that "My Dream Girl Don't Exist" has the same chord progression as "When I Come Around" by Greenday, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" has the same one as "Monster Mash" by Bobby Boris Picket, and "Bucket" has the same as "Glycerine" by Bush, NMH does them the best though
Can you guys quit all the juvenile discussion over chord progressions? Even "Baby for pree" and "where youll find me now" have similar chord progressions now what? whos cooler(both being NMH compositions). On another note : NMH's way cooler than bush yeah;)
To clear up any confusion, this exact version appeared on a real licensed CD that came out in the summer of 1994. It's called "Periscope: Another Yoyo Compilation" and features all the copyright info, including that this was recorded in September 1993. Glycerine was recorded in January 1994.
Was looking for this exact answer, thank you!!
This song was on a demo tape called "Beauty" that Neutral Milk Hotel put out in 1992. Glycerine is from the album "Sixteen Stone" which came out in 1994.
In case you longtime fans were worried no one new would ever hear this band and get hooked, someone hipped me. This is some amazing sh#t.
Let's put this to rest. This song came out in 1992, Glycerine came out in 1995.
Booker O'Hare hahababa
I know this comment is a billion years old in internet time, but for the record, Jeff wrote this in 89/90.
@@dannyboy_m3821 True
With or without you 1987
You're an Idiot. There are countless songs that sound the same chordally, because the I, V, vi, IV progression is one of the most commonly used across all genres (excluding jazz, progressive, etc.).
So shut the fuck up.
literally all the music these guys have made is good......like...since forever ago, all the way up through now
I love the idea of using heavy distortion and no drums.
The distortion is so thunderous that it almost makes a percussive sound
best comment
Shadows on my wall
They creep and crawl in burning white
They dream of waterfalls
Catching slow bright streams of light.
And life can be so weird
Bucket full of fear
But it's alright
I'm on an isle
And I've still got time to fly away
Shadows in my dreams
They're painting scenes of time with you
I'm hoping all these things
And the strength they bring will pull me through
And life can be so weird
Bucket full of fear
But it's alright
I'm on an isle
And I've still got time to fly away.
am i crying? i think i'm crying. i love this song so much. so amazing.
LIFE CAN BE SO WEEEEEEIRD
How strange it is to be anything at all... ;)
I wish there were copies of all the demo tapes from NMH. I'd buy them all.
I just love this band more and more as time goes on, wish I'd caught them when they were touring
it was amazing. one of the best shows I have ever seen. Here's to hoping you get to see them someday.
Thanks man @@zacharris6374
this sounds like way better quality than the "beauty" version. where did you get this one?
wtf drew why have i never seen this comment here i love you too much right now why are you here
It's from a compilation album, but I don't remember the name
hi drew ily
Wow I didn’t know you like Neutral Milk Hotel.
Various - Periscope: Another Yoyo Compilation
Shadows on my wall
They creep and crawl on through the night
They dream of waterfalls
Catching small bright streams of light
Life can be so weird
A bucket full of tears
But it's alright
I've seen the light
And I've still got time to fly away
Shadows in my dreams
They're painting scenes of time with you
I'm hoping all these things
And strength it brings will see me through
And life can be so weird
A bucket full of tears
But it's alright
I've seen the light
And I've still got time to fly away
Isn't it fear the first time then tears the second time?
It's "I'm on an isle" not, "I've seen the light" Also, it's "they creep and crawl through burning white" Not, "the night"
ada wofford if this was the organ version, the lyrics would be correct
ada wofford accept for the tears part at the beginning, that's fear, and then tears
These are the lyrics to the organ version, not this one
This band never misses
Beautiful song. 2nd verse chokes me up ❤
Just to clear up any confusion: this is NOT the version on Beauty, nor is it the version on Invent Yourself a Shortcake. It's from a 1994 compilation called "Periscope: Another Yo-Yo Compilation."
Where can I find it?
Omg. this song. this song. i ♥ it! it somehow reminds me of when i was a 5 year old little girl playing outside in the summer. amazing. (: the picture really fits the song too lol
I see this as a good song to listen to after a breakup ...
@toobsockproductions
Indeed. Besides, I HARDLY HARDLY doubt Bush knew of Neutral Milk Hotel back then or if anybody in particular. Even when Aeroplane came out, it's not like it was the biggest album of the year or anything.
Yeah, the acoustic suffices for rhythm.
You should listen to My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" if you like that.
Neutral Milk Hotel didn't release the sound of winter, so they're automatically better.
Damn it people! No one copied anyone! Lots of songs use this chord progression!!
@giantrobotbil I REMEMBER THAT!
It's music. It's something to enjoy, don't ruin it for yourself with too much thought.
I love this song so much, I made a sort of music video for it on my channel! It does lack something most NMH songs have... I'm not sure what that is exactly, but I still love it!
I love the distortion especially
I'm interested in the music video you made, but when I look on your channel I cannot find it. Did you take it don't for some reason?
@@neutrallynonsensical3477yeah man where’s the MV?
Same chords as a LOT of major pop songs. Just in a different key. Go search up "Four Chords Axis of Awesome". This is a four chord song. It's still pretty damn amazing.
I wish Jeff Mangum would make a version of this with just the acoustic guitar and vocals.
There's a live version that's high quality and basically that
Alex Ellisson
where???
/watch?v=78nG0umO8j0
It starts at around 0:35
Alex Ellisson
thanks m8!
Oh but there is. He used to play this song in our living room in Ruston, LA, with only an acoustic guitar and Jeff's voice long before NMH became as big as they are now. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been friends with and involved in some of these guys other projects way back then.
Bush didn't invent this chord progression. These chords have been used in countless songs; just look at the "4 Chords, 36 Songs" video. "Let it Be," "Don't Stop Believing," "No Woman No Cry," and lots of other songs with the same chords preceded both this song and "Glycerine."
It doesn't matter if Glycerine was written before this.
this song is interesting as it does seem to kind of lack something thats so neutral milk hotel-y and sounds more generic, i dont think its even so much the chord sequence as with nmh its not the chords but what is done with them thats important. something to do with the production i think, and the guitar is less distinctive and has less energy which kind of suits the song. whatever, i still like it a lot.
10/10 please comment again
That dissonant guitar sound to me reflects Magnums voice better and makes this one unique among NMH's discography.
jeff himself said that he didn't like this version because it was recorded in a studio and he wasn't really used to working in a studio so it didn't really work out
Play it at 1.75 speed. It’s the boring flat distortion
@ReximusTyrannus you can buy the vinyl box set with all the demos, singles, and albums from neutral milk hotel, google it
I guarantee Gavin Rossdale never heard of NMH in the mid 90s. People are aware that literally hundreds if not thousands of songs share the same chord progressions right?
@mytoecold Crazy, i was just randomly browsing neutral milk hotel and i see your comment. i met you at a ben kweller show and you dubbed me Jason Mraz. i guess i can't call you 12 year old kid anymore.
Doesn't include tracks from the tapes, though.
what is a bush?
john smith that shit that grows in the ground
Neutral Milk Hotel - Bucket 1348pm 22.6.23 so in a hypothetical fist fight who would win fleet foxes (twix) or neutral milk hotel (mars bar)? i think it might be a close run thing, don't you?
oh ok. I guess maybe I missed or forgot that part. thanks for the reply.
I like the organ version of this song much better
Its actually F, C, Dm, and A#.
Your point still stands nonetheless.
why people use A# instead of Bb? it triggers me idk why
Shit, this is way better quality than the demo my friend gave to me. I mean it's the same version and everything, this one is just much clearer (the demo I have is really staticy).
I love this song. I do prefer the organ version, though. check that out if you havent yet.
@acorn2taco
I agree.
I dont recall hearing about him saying that. Weird. Where did you hear he said that?
Does anybody know how they get that heavy, distorted sustain on guitar?
darwinsfinches i’m pretty sure that’s achieved by editing post-recording
Let's get real guys, is a lot like glycerine. Not just the chords, but the strum pattern and tempo even are similar. Nobody is saying anyone copied anyone, but that's it's just kinda hard to hear this song and appreciate it the way it was meant to be when another song sharing a similar structure is more burned into our heads. Which sucks :(
Tyler Notluf now i keep hearing it:(
You realize this was made in 1992 right?
Glycerine is a lot like this.
Same chords as "Glycerine," but a MUCH cooler song :)
so many songs share the same chord progression..
So I wonder how Jeff feels about Gavin rosdale from Bush stealing this song?
Theres a video called axis of awesome 4 chords..watch that
@ZombieInvasion5446 Music has a tendency to repeat and copy itself,
sometimes intentionally sometimes accidentally.
The differences between punk and classical are very few.
the differences between punk and classical are astronomical. possibly the 2 least compatible genres out there, one requires years of mastery while the other can be played strumming 3 power chords
its alittle slower also!
Thats weird that "My Dream Girl Don't Exist" has the same chord progression as "When I Come Around" by Greenday, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" has the same one as "Monster Mash" by Bobby Boris Picket, and "Bucket" has the same as "Glycerine" by Bush, NMH does them the best though
its fuckin glycerine what came out first im gussint this
Glycerine brought me here.
jimmy fallon was in a band?
?
HA!
Can you guys quit all the juvenile discussion over chord progressions?
Even "Baby for pree" and "where youll find me now" have similar chord progressions now what? whos cooler(both being NMH compositions).
On another note :
NMH's way cooler than bush yeah;)
Yeah because using G Em C and D means you copied every song before that including vivaldis bssoon concerto in mi minore. Get real guys.
Are we really going to pretend the chord prog is the only reason it sounds like glycerine 💅🏼
Seriously, they are chords. No owns the fucking chords. Just listen to the music.
could have been easier on you. Glycerine Glycerine