Awesome Songs You Haven't Heard #3: NMH - Little Birds

[GivepeaceachanceJL]

GO TO THEIR WEBSITE THEY RELEASED A STUDIO VERSION FOR STREAMING!!! IT'S INCREDIBLE!!

[TheJonsmith555]

I can barely understand the words, and the instrumental is just pathetic

[babypiano666]

@TheJonsmith555 you are a fag

[iClubMidgets]

I Hate when people say melk instead of milk. It's an I not an E you fuckern assface.

[Lalevine1]

I actually have this song on my ipod. Yay for bootleg. I love Jeff Mangum, and I can agree. Best indie-rock band, ever.

[irascib1e]

this song fucking ROCKS. you should have included the beginning part where he explains what the song means. when i first heard this song i got goosebumps straight down my fucking spine. beautiful song.

[revenantkrit]

ew... this isnt really music sry

[atari3200t]

neutral milk hotel=shitty

[poochydapimp]

Whatched 5 of your videos, haven't heard one "awesome song" yet... :(

[MISTERR0BOT0]

nice wall border. :)

[FelixBoss35]

@TheMacMillanPage Dude calm down it was my sis giving her opinion. dont get all rowdy.

[FelixBoss35]

dude nofence but this song sux i mean really little birds

[dingoguy100]

i've heard it before it's a good song! lol

[snipersas]

you have this video series called awesome songs you haven't heard. you are a pretentious douche bag. does my logical progression need more clarity?

[IonsAgo]

Really depressing but you should hear The Mars Volta - miranda that ghost just isnt holy anymore

[KillAllHumans52]

Saddest NMH song ever? Two Headed Boy Pt. 2, anyone?

[SilentEcho33]

@KillAllHumans52 Saddest ehh...Best yehh

[01Ned01]

@KillAllHumans52 second that. Two Headed Boy Pt. 2 is the greatest

[Mepsipax12]

Oh my god this is amazing, this makes me want to find Mangum to make sure he doesn't do anything to hurt himself haha.

[levicki78]

whats up with the ballons haha

[vansrok1]

My Dream Girl Don't Exist is the saddest one for me.

[mattccameron]

My friend has a pet griffon named Saraphiel.

[Colormeprettyluv]

they're my favortie band of all time!!

[kill0ggs]

you've got to hear the intro to this song he explains its about a crazy

[Namestopable]

is it just me or dose he sound a little gay?

[spongebong93]

lol like what you said about crying, my friend konner put on the record of 'in the aeroplane over the sea', I was already depressed and drunk, so by two-headed boy i was balling.

[MrJivePirate]

Are there really quiet sirens in the background around 5:00?

[Forrestralia]

wow this song is rough... I like the idea of the sound they are going for but this needs refined... this sounds aweful.

[Elfinesmom]

@Forrestralia the man shuns fame. We feast on every cassette recorded tidbit we can find.

[TacoJak1]

@Forrestralia -.- he even said in the intro how it's only live and has never been edited, also it was unfinished when played. gtfo

[Jen4772]

this is aweful

[paranoid711]

You misspelled "awful", idiot.

[persayios]

they sound like they are whining -__-

[Beck436]

If you don't like it, go and listen to the music that you do like. Or write your own song; you won't complain about that, will you?

[bclizz]

YES YES YES. NMH best ever.

[DrPinkReality]

STOP TALKING STOP FUCKING TALKING.

[tahnok12729]

@DrPinkReality what an emo fag

[slctdmbntwrx]

Weird, what's this off? Cool tune...Some of my best times on acid, hell just anytime, though especially in the summer, were spent listening to NMH. Avery Island is my favorite, the way it progresses is such a cool experience.

[MrJivePirate]

Yes. This exactly.

[crackaty]

this is an awesome example of how shitty indie music is.....these guys belong writing poetry and keeping it to themselves...fuck

[xadriiiaxyo]

I AGREE.

people should stop wasting their time being dicks.

[farfromgodly]

these guys suck dick.

[maggielikesmetal]

Thank you so much for sharing this song... it's beautiful. I love NMH, this only reinforces it.

And for everyone who's whining like a little bitch about how it sucks, don't listen to it. It's as easy as that. Stop wasting your time being a dick.

[ryanthethird]

Its cool but not one of NMH's greats (imo). Jeff Mangum IS an incredible lyricist though and its still better than most shit on here or "out there" period.

[redcommando1]

this is a great song,just some people clearly lack emotion.

[tinysqueeze]

Amazing. I thought I heard all of his songs, but I am just hearing this one for the first time tonight.

[ambernblue]

the first three times i heard it i cried my eyes out FROM PAIN. my ears were bleeding! it sounds like some drunk emo guy on drugs

[SorrowAwaits]

Greatest Indie Band Ever? Fuck you're a moron. You cried your eyes out the first three times you heard it? Fuck off emo boy.

This shit is fucking gay, he sounds like Bob Dylan on crack, go suck a cock you fucking faggot.

[almightyfoe]

your user name is pretty emo

[antsinmyorangejuice]

he's right, nmh is pretty much the most influential indie band ever

[phahq]

>neutral milk hotel

>good

lol.

[Zujfsn]

that song was not that good

[XericaXlysingerX]

... you cant understand him

[freefrederikfree]

idd the best ..!

[blaine5407]

stupid.

[cryptoj19]

what exactly is indie music? im trying be educated in music(//_^)

[octagon79]

technically 'indie' just means the band is independent and not signed to a major label although the term is often misused in describing non-descriptive rock bands. neutral milk hotel do fit the bill as they were never signed to a major label. what an awesome band.

[WC7495]

octagon explained it pretty well. Most people misuse the term.

[DarknessHowls]

Meh. It's pretty good, but not NMH's best. I'd probably think differently if they recorded a studio version and this wasn't just a live performance with only guitar/vocals. Still a pretty nice find.

[rzGameDev]

lol this sounds like me singing in the shower... awful. no wonder no one has heard them.

[kilroyisnothere]

hahahhahahahahahahahhhhaahahah i don't care you got thumbs downs on this it's so true fuck this song

[SallyDotWally]

I like your wallpaper.

[DigOphelia]

Selection #3 redeems that horrible AFIi travesty.

[wootyeah222]

personally, i like "my dream girl don't exist" by nmh better.

[OceanOfTwilight]

there was a guy at my high school who covered this song. it was very well done. and i love this song!

[iseeyouglowin]

im sorry you cryed you eyes out i had the same problem but how did you get them back ....i cant even find mine

[hannah000banana]

that dude is yapping on and on 4 so long!!! i hate the song!!!! its so droney!!! btw if u luv the song i have nothing against that. so plz dont send me an email bagging my ''terrible'' taste coz its annoying and all i do is delete it after!! :)

[billiumbean]

You could just say "I don't like the song, but it's cool if you do." Nobody would care then.

[sMC193]

communist daughter is sadder than this

[TheOzzilla]

@sMC193 i don't think so communist daughter isn't that sad its more neutral, this is really sad.

[papatia]

@sMC193 yeah bitch, well the letter i occurs more in the title of this. twice bitch

[ratpissoi]

@sMC193 And three peaches is sadder than that, in a more obvious way i suppose.

[MrPokermusic]

Buzzkilla12 must be letting go of some repressed childhood memories... Sorry buddy.

[buzzkilla12]

more like responding to whiteboyzinthecity but w/e

[MrPokermusic]

I don't care. Still no need to post garbage, but whatever. It's the internet do what you want.

[buzzkilla12]

he was talkin shit about nmh so i fucked him up. i know you don't care nobody cares anymore but you took the time to comment on it so maybe you should understand the situation

[MrPokermusic]

Ok... "F---ed him up" over the internet... Enough said. Haha.  Whatever though. Let's just enjoy the music. No need to argue. :)

[buzzkilla12]

agreed indeed

[princess297930]

hell yeah thats the stuff

[DrunkontheAmtrack]

Great sound quality. Cool!

[xdeademosoulx]

i love this song.. but i heard it before

[ooOantonOoo]

i've never heard of neutral milk hotel, but i saw that kinetic was on the list and checked this out. positively lovely, i have to check these guys out.

[RUDDACH]

listen to "oh comeley" and "areoplane over the sea"

[54705603]

listen to naomi, april 8th, and holland 1945 my top 3 songs from neutral milk hotel

[billiumbean]

Listen to every fucking Neutral Milk Hotel song you can fucking find.

[butlerKNOWSall]

fucking i fucking agree.

[metalnotplastic]

And I thought Oh Comely was amazing. This guy has such power over the listener's emotions. Was this released as a single or what? Where can I buy it?

[Joey11201]

He only performed it once during one of his last shows. There is only this one live recording and it was never really released.

[lloplop]

it wasnt a show it was a birthday party

[lloplop]

ugh anywhere. they sell it at urban outfitters in ny

[thelostcontacts]

i seriously cant keep my shit together when i listen to this song. it is so unsettling.

[Shurekien]

such an emotional song.

[TheWatchGoesTick]

i like nmh. not this. lame.

[Joey11201]

This is Neutral Milk Hotel...

[TheWatchGoesTick]

DUR.

[pomegranatemilk]

This is good sound quality. Where'd you find the recording? (Thanks for posting, by the way!)

[cheeseofultimatedoom]

Maybe his warbling is like a fine whisky, it takes a refined taste to appreciate.Or maybe it's more like a bottle of cheap cider, you have to drink enough of it to convince yourself that you enjoy it, or at least until it tastes slightly more paletable. Yeah that sounds about right. Neutral Milk hotel blow, I swear they have like one good song.

[jingleasif121]

it's all about what you're into, you obviously don't like them

[thefletch888]

shut thee fuck up.

youre rambling is as bad as Neutral Milk Hotel is incredible.

if you dont like them, dont fucking comment.

[alternex1]

"if you dont like them, dont fucking comment."

Now now, there wouldn't be much discussion there, would there be? You all need to learn how to present your opinions, listen to other's opinions, and appreciate the diversity. Now I just found out about this band and I have to say, they are very good. :)

[ADarkerChicken]

I HAVE HEARD THIS ALREADY

I AM GIVING YOU A BAD RATING BECAUSE OF THIS

jaykay

power to the mangum [raises fist]

[friedegg3000]

THIS MAN IS PANCAKE REPAIRMAN.

[applesinstereo]

This song is about his brother and how his father killed him for being a homsexual. If you listen to the song Two Headed Boy Pt 2, you'll get it.

[epoch321]

could you explain this to me, in a message? i would like to know.

[redseapaul]

great song. could've done without the intro, though.

[kristanova]

i wish i could find this mp3 somewhere. this song hurts my heart. but in a good way. <3

[mjok35]

so go buy the cd

[kristanova]

unfortunately i don't think this one is on a cd, but if i knew, i would totally get it. :D

[buzzkilla12]

i got it off limewire. so try that

[babylemonaids]

MANGUM

MAGNUM

MANGUM

[babylemonaids]

MAG NUM

mangum?

MAG NUM

[kaprow]

Nah dude. Mangum.

[Clemyntine]

His name is Jeff Man-gum.

[firetruckgreen]

haha wha?

[Clemyntine]

Pronounciation.

[gorramdoll]

I love this song. My friend doesn't think it's very good because he says it sounds like JM wasn't trying very hard when he composed it, but I actually like the repetitiveness. It makes it sound like an old folk song.

[crystalclear6149]

i want this song so bad..but i dont know where to get them

[petesySO]

by the way, it was by jeff himself after he left NMH, and practically all society. The rest of the band was not involved at all. Yes, Jeremy Jullian and Scott were in the crowd when it was first revealed but Jeff did it alone. and they are not an "indie" band.

[johnnyhollywood1982]

it is indie, he means as in on an independent label.

[pearljameric]

"your so gay though dude

the guy talking at teh beginning and end

just put hte video up and shut the fuck up

someone had to say it" Agreed, he was all like "yeah you prolly never heard this one" lol I hate people like that.

[petesySO]

HAHa exactly, he thinks hes the best, the only one who ever heard it.

[whatever31394]

I have heard this song...

[PeartLifesonLee]

That song was amazing...I hope you don't script your little monologues..lol

[MountainGoatt]

love the song, i want it on a CD i can buy...

[lyrabp]

Neutral Milk Hotel is one of the most wonderful bands ever. I love it, and I love Jeff Mangun and his music.

Little Birds is amazing - simple and beatiful. Thank you for put it here, I was looking for the song. I still want the music on mp3 or something. Thank you, really.

So amazing.

[jerome52761]

your so gay though dude

the guy talking at teh beginning and end

just put hte video up and shut the fuck up

someone had to say it

[gorramdoll]

that's mean. who doesn't get "gay" when they talk about NMH?

[agentvole]

thanks man

[acidkilledjazz]

one of the biggest regrets of my life is that I was never able to witness NMH live. it really is a shame. I just hope jeff is well and that he releases music again sometime in the near future. such beauty and genius shouldn't be discarded.

[kristanova]

google "major organ and the adding machine" ;] he is back!

[g0ldustwoman]

he is indeed a genius ...this is my favorite of jeffs stuff...oh sister being one of my others....little birds though...in this recording..i think is the only one known is just simply beautiful. his voice sounds so true...this story telling feels so real...i love it !!!!!

[jerome52761]

oh my god.

crying

jeff mangum

why are you so immaculate

[mrbakerman0101x]

Amazing song.