before I knew of Elliott's understated greatness, i quit drinking and smoking dope on my last wedding anniversary b4 I divorced. got into elliot after that and realized today, (oct 21st), was the day he left this planet....odd he helped me greatly with his craft and his art. Wish I could have helped him...that was 2003. Still sober and drugfree...
@SegaSatern Elliotts fans know he existed and he is by far the most relevant artist of the last twenty years ,just feel privileged that you are aware of him , I do know exactly what you mean but sometimes I think it only makes him even more personal to me . rest in peace Elliott (our brother from another mother)
if you know anything about the Bible, God looks at the heart. In his note he wrote, "Forgive me God". and though this might not apply to everyone. (as in "so, you can just write a note to God before committing suicide?") I truly believe that Steven Smith is in heaven. It's very very hard to explain.
What happen to him I heard a song of his on a movie trailer I had never heard his music before its so good Im sad that im learning hes no longer with us im just discovering him for the first time.
Comment after comment of the same dull stuff. Pitying and making him out to be some helpless pathetic guy who had a knack for writing music. Writing as if you were there and watched him spiral through this and that and bullshit. Have some goddamn respect
I love Smith's music.. But damn.. Some of you people confuse me. You write things up here as if you knew him personally and as if you and him were close personally. I understand his music can touch people in different ways, and we can all appreciate it.. But you have to remember that it's just his music, and not necessarily excerpts from a diary of his.
He has commented he thought that sometimes people took some of his songs the wrong way... What more could you ask for? Get your heads on
I love Smith's music.. But damn.. Some of you people confuse me. You write things up here as if you knew him personally and as if you and him were close personally. I understand his music can touch people in different ways, and we can all appreciate it.. But you have to remember that it's just his music, and not necessarily excerpts from a diary of his.
He has commented he thought that sometimes people took some of his songs the wrong way... What more could you ask for? Get your heads on
@mogwais I disagree.....his music was a diary....elliot was a heart felt musician that didn't try and hide his true meanings........and people feeling close too him because of this fact made him great....great artist make music that connects with their fans..........
Yeah, just shows you the true horrors of depression. It's so sad, he had so much to live for, and he was successful, but he didn't think he was worth anything =( Elliott's happier now though =)
This song is an example of the most beautiful, pure, creative genius, and although Elliot Smith could have written any number of songs just like it easily, to him, it probably seemed ordinary, that is the tragedy.
the way his songs make you feel, how beautiful, or rocking, or sad they are. how they're so well crafted musically, so moving lyrically, and unique creations all his own.
Many people think this song is about Elliott contemplating suicide. I disagree. I'm pretty sure this song is about Elliott deciding to finally kick drugs. I know people with drug problems, and they consider their habit a sort of "dark friend." Yet since his passing, the song has taken on another meaning. Very nice video.
buckley's two best songs are covers (lilac wine and hallelujah)......yes he has written some good, once or twice great songs but elliott is so much more prolific and competent in writing great and timeless songs
You're taking a subjective statement as fact. In my view, for example, Buckley's best songs are "Eternal Life" and "Nightmares by the Sea. This doesn't fit with your statement. Who is right? Both of us, perhaps. Your logic is flawed.
You also fail to consider aspects such as who had the time to create more songs (and thus had a greater likelihood of creating more great music: Buckley only made one proper studio album while alive), and other such factors. Use logic when trying to make points...
Karma is the law of cause and effect. It does not equate to "if you do a bad thing to somebody, you will pay for it later in this life". It equates to "If you undertake and action, that action will have flow on effects." If you want to take it further and assume there is a cycle of samsara (life, death, and rebirth, eventually followed by Nirvana, hopefully) then a single action will be relatively insignificant in the scheme of things, so saying they will pay karmic debt is petty and irrational.
Dharma and Karma can't fairly be compared, because one is the ultimate truth, the other is the results of choices we make - like flowing down a river, our choices change the currents, and determine where our river takes us.
i wouldnt do that well u can do what ever you want like u can forgive someone dosent mean u still have to like her or talk to her cause dealing with someone with a illness is shitty im telling you ur ex will hold you back and keep your life in her hands the way my mom is doing to me if i were u i wouldnt do that but since im only 14 i dont have a choice to stop visitations till im 18 cause DCFS dosent do shit the illness dosent overcome she might just fuck u over again
Some souls are just born sad. I can relate! He was a beautiful, artist and that's all that should be dicussed here. In sadness it breeds, great, creation!
i think everyone need to stop posting comments about depression. half have no clue what there talking about and the other half post myth. This song and the events leading to his death should tell you all you need about clinical depression. there are 32,439 deaths a year. its easy to see why when you look at the gross misunderstandings about it.
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I stand by my words, if you are depressed its cause you are a sheeple with too much time on your hands, What is a sheeple has a lot to do with it as far as chemical imbalance goes...not knowing what's in your diet among other things, that along with too much time on hands, ive read plenty of psychology books, dont believe everything you read. RIP Elliot Smith. lookup the C.F.R.
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You're an amusing and rather narrow minded individual aren't you? I'm a sheeple am I? How interesting. Have you ever considered that not everyone /wants/ to be happy? I'm thinking probably not. That statement probably makes no sense to you.
At any rate, that's neither here nor there when it comes to music. Music is expression, not psychology. Elliott Smith expresses himself beautifully through music and lyrics. Rest In Peace.
There's a healthiness to depression, if you don't wanna be happy and want to be depressed...then what do you call it when you get what you want/being depressed/? Euphoria? Im prob goin about this the wrong way but ,meh.
and mot certainly not crazy so don't judge depression if you've never felt it. depression is as real an emotion as sadness and happiness. don't you forget it adirtybum. just because you can bounce back doesn't mean depression isn't real or is "crazy". again don't judge what you've never felt because it just pisses off the people that have felt it.
i would expect that kind of response from alot of elliot smith listeners, i would jus say listen to him more and and try to play these songs on guitar, if you can play these songs and say the things he says, you know he had a good head on his shoulders, life is good when you can express yourself like he did, you don't get all nuts and kill yourself.
elliott smith listners don't listen to just smith.i'm jamming to the wiggles with my kid right now,i'm just saying that the way u r expressing yourself u r telling people that they need 2get over this and that and blah blah,let them be depressed if they want,let them off themselves if they choose 2 cause its not yours to make....
Anybody ever catch the live audio version of him singing this song and after it he says "it's true" - it's a really awesome show, and it's really heartfelt. I think that was one of the shows after he was clean, because he was really chatty with the crowd and kept saying how everything was okay with him, even though his songs were newer ones and still somewhat depressing.
Honest, you don't have to be sucha panzy to enjoy elliot smith for those of you reading these comments and thinking that cause of the wussy things people are saying, he was good and pretty Core and prob murdered by his Girl.
Elliott has such an interseting face. His face was constantly changeing through out his brief life. you can see when the drugs and alcohol were distorting his face, along with mental suffering. but what beautiful music that came out of him!
I don't think suicide is crazy. I mean I wouldn't do it, but if you were just that unhappy, and made up your mind that being dead would be worse than suffering alive I wouldn't call that crazy.
yes it is crazy, if you are suffering then do what you have to to get happy, you create your problems, suicide cause of depression is literally crazy.
Actually suicide BECAUSE of depression is not crazy. Depression creates a lot of unreal ideas, beliefs, and tends to distort the real truth in order to fit into your depressed scheme. Suicide is a sad thing, and depression is unfortunate too, because a person isn't always strong enough to control the things that can cause them to do such a drastic thing
suicide is romantacized, its a number of things, he did not seem unhappy in any footage of him that i have seen, just cause the songs appear to be sad doesnt mean anything about him, he's making music.
suicide cause of suffering is weak if not crazy but i dont think it is refelctive of just the persons so it isnt weak it is crazy romantic nonsense, his g/f did it..
yeah, depression= crazy, get over your person and realize how good life is, the ups and the downs, i am fully aware of the Federal reserve and slavehood, yet im lovin life the more i learn, married in love broke up.. back out there single.. its all good and bad, love it.
you will never know what anyone truly really feels...ever. so adirtybum think what you will but don't judge. hope you don't ever knows what it feels like to be so low that you do want to end it all. sorry we are not as pefect and you and are just "crazy" as you put it. lets all just shove some pill down our throat and medicate ourselfs to make ourselves..."happy."
If u don't want 2read the rambling of smith fans & how his words mean something to them don't bother listening to his music,most of his lyrics are a somber tone so what do u expect from people on here? For them to get "jiggy" with it lol. Let them be & go on and be happy,blah blah & enjoy life and what not.
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then why do you keep replying??
depression is for sheeple to not be nice about it. it is not a normal human condition, sadness maybe, but not depression. Only people with too much time on their hands and no direction can be depressed. You're here on youtube, use it, watch "the World Acoording to Monsanto" " CFR 1/3" "Codex Alimentarius 1-6" you will find there's better things to do then be depressed, try being depressed in a communist New World Order, workin like a slave more then now.
i replay cause i can just like you can. i reply to explain,you reply to feel better about yourself and look down on others for being down and out. i would rather watch vanilla ice or freaken old episodes of saved by the bell than watch that nonsence cause it has nothing to do with me. thats your thing no interest in it. i can be depressed,i can be annoying,i can even be a smart azz cause thats how i roll. i might even roll off a cliff lol
Not only is that ignorant, but that is a flat out lie by the standards of the field that actually evaluates things like depression and other mental illnesses (psychology)
He said really I just wanna dance Good and evil matched perfect it's a great romance I can deal with some physic pain If it'll slow down my higher brain Veins full of disappearing ink Vomiting in the kitchen sink Disconnecting from the missing link This is not my life It's just a fond farewell to a friend It's not what I'm like It's just a fond farewell to a friend
The litebrite's now black and white Cause you took apart a picture that wasn't right Pitch burning on a shining sheet The only maker that you'd want to meet The dying man in a living room Who's shadow paces the floor Who'll take you out in the open door This is not my life It's just a fond farewell to a friend It's not what I'm like It's just a fond farewell to a friend Who couldn't get things right Fond farewell to a friend
i think he did kill himself... only because smith threatened chiba that he would... chiba ignored him and took a shower... only to find his body with a couple of stab wounds... but i agree... don't hate on him... he was an artist... artists see the world in a different way than you
the two were arguing, and she locked herself in the bathroom. Chiba heard him scream, and upon opening the door, saw Smith standing there with a steak knife in his chest. She pulled the knife out of him, after which he collapsed and she called 911. Smith died at the hospital, with the time of death listed as 1:36 p.m. ( MAYBE ) .
thank you for this info... i'm not quite a fan... although i love a few of his songs such as 2:45 am and Fond Farewell, i can't really get into his music, because i'm too lazy
maybe is right, u have to consider the facts that he had marks on his wrist as signs of a struggle, no hesitation marks, and she pulled the knife. i think she did it
I don't know whether he killed himself or not; I wasn't there. I think that he was one of these rare souls that knew too much about his inner soul, and he only focused on the negative side that unfortunately humanity seems to be drawn into, naturally. He went the distance to explore this area and it ultimately proved fatal.
People need to accept the fact that he most likely killed himself. Just because he was a famous musician, doesnt mean he wouldnt do it just because he was getting so much money. Same with Kurt Cobain, although i really do believe Kurt was murdered because theres more proof than Elliot getting murdered. Either way, this song sounds like elliots suicide note to himself.
It remains unknown, just as it will with Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, if Elliott ended his life intentionally. In his case, he may have been stabbed by his girlfriend. In Nick's case it may have been an accidental overdose of prescription meds, and with Jeff, well, he went swimming with his boots on the night he drowned.
elliot smith is a genius so fuck you for losing any respect for him. hendrix killed himself with drugs and no one talks shit on him. let the music speak for itself
rest in peace, dear friend. love always
sethm81392 2 months ago
before I knew of Elliott's understated greatness, i quit drinking and smoking dope on my last wedding anniversary b4 I divorced. got into elliot after that and realized today, (oct 21st), was the day he left this planet....odd he helped me greatly with his craft and his art. Wish I could have helped him...that was 2003. Still sober and drugfree...
szevetch 3 months ago
all the good ones kill themselves
killerkandi133 7 months ago
why does it feel as if this guy never existed? im the only person that knows and likes elliot smith in my school (or even my town)
SegaSatern 8 months ago 4
@SegaSatern Elliotts fans know he existed and he is by far the most relevant artist of the last twenty years ,just feel privileged that you are aware of him , I do know exactly what you mean but sometimes I think it only makes him even more personal to me . rest in peace Elliott (our brother from another mother)
hebdomad3710 7 months ago
Most painfully missed songwriter ever... :-(
mandrake75 8 months ago
All I can really say is that the lyrics almost made me cry because I believe he is talking about himself in this song
elnopal411 8 months ago
Please somehow come back. Shit sucks.
stardigan5 9 months ago
he was & is still the most real & truthful songwriter ever.
Daradoo1989 9 months ago
"Yeah, I jumped off a cliff, but let's talk about something else."
when Elliott tried to commit suicide..... the first time....
momovomo 10 months ago
So haunting, in the most beautiful way.
existmental 11 months ago
if you know anything about the Bible, God looks at the heart. In his note he wrote, "Forgive me God". and though this might not apply to everyone. (as in "so, you can just write a note to God before committing suicide?") I truly believe that Steven Smith is in heaven. It's very very hard to explain.
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colvo115 7 months ago
@withperfecttiming if Elliotts in hell I would rather be there than in a heaven without him .
hebdomad3710 7 months ago
@hebdomad3710 he's not
withperfecttiming 7 months ago
@withperfecttiming exactly :)
hebdomad3710 7 months ago
@chriscoan666 better place? Aren't you an atheist? Well I suppose theres worse things than death. maybe thats what you meant
aaronmyers1982 11 months ago
this song brings me to tears
peacelovesmokingbud 1 year ago
10/21...RIP...we miss you
glassflowers8 1 year ago
We miss you Steven Paul Smith.
Eoinposse 1 year ago
If I have a boy, his name will be Elliott; as he ws the first artist my boyfriend, also a songwriter and singer, danced to....
olivejammie 1 year ago
What happen to him I heard a song of his on a movie trailer I had never heard his music before its so good Im sad that im learning hes no longer with us im just discovering him for the first time.
AudioAndroid 1 year ago
@AudioAndroid i know how you feel. a couple years ago when i discovered him i was amazed. but then i was heartbroken when i found out hes dead.
condiersea 1 year ago
Comment after comment of the same dull stuff. Pitying and making him out to be some helpless pathetic guy who had a knack for writing music. Writing as if you were there and watched him spiral through this and that and bullshit. Have some goddamn respect
mogwais 1 year ago
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I love Smith's music.. But damn.. Some of you people confuse me. You write things up here as if you knew him personally and as if you and him were close personally. I understand his music can touch people in different ways, and we can all appreciate it.. But you have to remember that it's just his music, and not necessarily excerpts from a diary of his.
He has commented he thought that sometimes people took some of his songs the wrong way... What more could you ask for? Get your heads on
mogwais 1 year ago
I love Smith's music.. But damn.. Some of you people confuse me. You write things up here as if you knew him personally and as if you and him were close personally. I understand his music can touch people in different ways, and we can all appreciate it.. But you have to remember that it's just his music, and not necessarily excerpts from a diary of his.
He has commented he thought that sometimes people took some of his songs the wrong way... What more could you ask for? Get your heads on
mogwais 1 year ago
@mogwais
So it is totally out of the realm of possibility for someone who actually did know Elliot to post on youtube? Get over yourself, toolbag.
RevenantEternal 1 year ago
@mogwais I disagree.....his music was a diary....elliot was a heart felt musician that didn't try and hide his true meanings........and people feeling close too him because of this fact made him great....great artist make music that connects with their fans..........
johnralex 7 months ago
god this song makes me cry.
saidamanda 1 year ago
Elliot, love you bro! One of THE BEST songs ever written! Damn.
mazrio128 2 years ago
R.I.P Brother.
I hope you found what you needed.
LesPaulSmIth92 2 years ago 2
amazing
its sad this baby killed himself
he should have known he was more than amazing and more that worth living for
bless his soul
rhcpgrl4eva 2 years ago 4
Yeah, just shows you the true horrors of depression. It's so sad, he had so much to live for, and he was successful, but he didn't think he was worth anything =( Elliott's happier now though =)
purpledrohaze777 2 years ago
@purpledrohaze777 Happier now? I dunno, I kinda thought he was dead
aaronmyers1982 11 months ago
He knew that, but why was it that people never told him that while he could actually hear it ;_;.
KeyboardOwner 2 years ago
@KeyboardOwner people did :)
siscomusic 2 years ago
Nice homage to an ironic song. I miss Elliott...
kpm1969 2 years ago
This song is an example of the most beautiful, pure, creative genius, and although Elliot Smith could have written any number of songs just like it easily, to him, it probably seemed ordinary, that is the tragedy.
bourgoisereader 2 years ago 3
perhaps its his modesty that makes him so enchanting
kat321861 2 years ago 2
this song hits my soul, truly a masterpiece
Doritognawler 2 years ago 4
this is like my fav by him :) love this guy
xwallinx 2 years ago 3
hell yeah elliott smith is sick
drgonzito613 2 years ago
it's so sad that he's not here anymore...
the way his songs make you feel, how beautiful, or rocking, or sad they are. how they're so well crafted musically, so moving lyrically, and unique creations all his own.
how humble and down to earth he seemed.
it's a genuine tragedy that he's gone
tomassio22 2 years ago 3
Many people think this song is about Elliott contemplating suicide. I disagree. I'm pretty sure this song is about Elliott deciding to finally kick drugs. I know people with drug problems, and they consider their habit a sort of "dark friend." Yet since his passing, the song has taken on another meaning. Very nice video.
elsquibbs 2 years ago 5
I think that good music has the ability to mean something different to each person.
barbalarfer 2 years ago 3
good call.
bloodinthegastank 2 years ago
jeff buckley has nothing on elliott
takingbackme 2 years ago 7
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imho
buckley's better
but smith comes very close
but very very great men
Elektronik 2 years ago
buckley's two best songs are covers (lilac wine and hallelujah)......yes he has written some good, once or twice great songs but elliott is so much more prolific and competent in writing great and timeless songs
Jay3039 2 years ago
You're taking a subjective statement as fact. In my view, for example, Buckley's best songs are "Eternal Life" and "Nightmares by the Sea. This doesn't fit with your statement. Who is right? Both of us, perhaps. Your logic is flawed.
You also fail to consider aspects such as who had the time to create more songs (and thus had a greater likelihood of creating more great music: Buckley only made one proper studio album while alive), and other such factors. Use logic when trying to make points...
fueledbymadness 2 years ago 2
jeff has such a better voice
mtcw2790 2 years ago
agreed.
TeamSphynx 2 years ago
Best songwriter of the 90s
Jay3039 2 years ago 21
dont ever! ever! forget jeff buckley!
Elektronik 2 years ago
i loved this man. and i never got to see him.
colorsinscenes 2 years ago 6
your entire statement is subjective and philosophically incorrect.
just because you choose to not or can't recognize it does not mean that it doesn't exist.
i'm not saying that it does, but saying "karma is experienced never" is completely ignorant.
suckafartfrommyass 2 years ago
karma is make believe-- yes, you're right. And so is life.
jayarownd 2 years ago
elliot....
tonyjoetrejo 2 years ago
morbidflorist12, please kill yourself.
maurice2002 2 years ago
i don't understand people like you that don't have any compassion. you will pay karmic debt, and you're an asshole.
jayarownd 2 years ago
i cant believe its not BUTTER!
riotact90 2 years ago
Karma is the law of cause and effect. It does not equate to "if you do a bad thing to somebody, you will pay for it later in this life". It equates to "If you undertake and action, that action will have flow on effects." If you want to take it further and assume there is a cycle of samsara (life, death, and rebirth, eventually followed by Nirvana, hopefully) then a single action will be relatively insignificant in the scheme of things, so saying they will pay karmic debt is petty and irrational.
fueledbymadness 2 years ago
maybe you're right. but dharma kicks karmas ass.
jayarownd 2 years ago
Dharma and Karma can't fairly be compared, because one is the ultimate truth, the other is the results of choices we make - like flowing down a river, our choices change the currents, and determine where our river takes us.
shadrussell 2 years ago
I just made peace with my ex fiance...we broke up due to a bad mental illness.....I forgave her and now I understand....thank you elliot
morbidflorist12 2 years ago
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top five indie bands
1. elliott smith
2. bright eyes
3. mountain goats
4. fleet foxes
5. kevin m. kirker
but elliott smith will always be #1! we miss you and love you elliott! we'll never forget you! rest in peace
astonishing00 2 years ago
reminds me of dope sickness;
dont ever wanna go back.
elektrocutie 2 years ago
me too! dope sick right now! dont want to be here
cwest7975 2 years ago
wots dope sickness?
zulusfinest 2 years ago
get suboxone it's like a miracle
graysandblue 2 years ago
makes me think of my ex gf
she broke up with me 1 1/2 years ago and 2 days after she did, her parents made her mad.... and she killed her self..
boyser1234 2 years ago
thanx for posting this vid,a very beautiful song!
gothecold 2 years ago
Beautiful video you put together. Great work!
RIP Elliott
UMichAlum7 2 years ago
Elliott Smith me manque, terriblement... Ses chansons me hantent, pour toujours...
Gurkiaz 3 years ago 14
Really Love this song! One of my favourite ever!
idr0su0n0 3 years ago
his music sends chills down my spine. i wish he was still around today so i could hear his amzing voice
narutothedobe 3 years ago
could be worse, he coulda been like conor oberst
chaserjamess 3 years ago
I don't get it. Could you explain?
chipbuddybpp 2 years ago 2
whats everyones deal with hating conor oberst? seriously? I'm not a huge fan but still appreciate the music.
wKoRpZw 2 years ago 4
one of the best ever...
thomasparg 3 years ago
This is beautiful
Budschweizer1 3 years ago
Been there...leaving there. What a song. My favorite artist.
carlisrickjames 3 years ago
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my M.S.N id is in my profile! B9
campanilla06 3 years ago
Very well done!
We miss you Elliott!!!
VelvetSun 3 years ago
Some souls are just born sad. I can relate! He was a beautiful, artist and that's all that should be dicussed here. In sadness it breeds, great, creation!
KJO
Niamhdm78 3 years ago 4
At 2:36 why is ferdinand the bull on his left arm?
ben3438 3 years ago
Elliott does an interview and talks about that tattoo. If I find it I'll let you know.
XO
David
420relate 3 years ago
How can you see from that angle that is ferdinand?
sucramnormark 2 years ago
R.I.P Elliot, only respect for you and your music.n.e.r.d.
thomasparg 3 years ago
ok people really need to stop posting argumentative comments under a memorial to someone
would you start a fist fight at a funeral?
pleases im not trying to be an asshole or anything but please show some respect for this amazing man thankyou ---peace and love for you my friends
catewelton 3 years ago 5
i think everyone need to stop posting comments about depression. half have no clue what there talking about and the other half post myth. This song and the events leading to his death should tell you all you need about clinical depression. there are 32,439 deaths a year. its easy to see why when you look at the gross misunderstandings about it.
bluephoenix83 3 years ago 5
Bravo.
alo3848 3 years ago 3
thankyou
nathantrust 3 years ago
Good vid
Brenho 3 years ago
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I stand by my words, if you are depressed its cause you are a sheeple with too much time on your hands, What is a sheeple has a lot to do with it as far as chemical imbalance goes...not knowing what's in your diet among other things, that along with too much time on hands, ive read plenty of psychology books, dont believe everything you read. RIP Elliot Smith. lookup the C.F.R.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
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You're an amusing and rather narrow minded individual aren't you? I'm a sheeple am I? How interesting. Have you ever considered that not everyone /wants/ to be happy? I'm thinking probably not. That statement probably makes no sense to you.
At any rate, that's neither here nor there when it comes to music. Music is expression, not psychology. Elliott Smith expresses himself beautifully through music and lyrics. Rest In Peace.
cynicalleper 3 years ago
I dunno are you sheeple?
There's a healthiness to depression, if you don't wanna be happy and want to be depressed...then what do you call it when you get what you want/being depressed/? Euphoria? Im prob goin about this the wrong way but ,meh.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
healthiness to depression. stop posting dumb shit.
bluephoenix83 3 years ago 2
Im only Replying to all your sissy comments.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
elliott smith was a musical genius..
and mot certainly not crazy so don't judge depression if you've never felt it. depression is as real an emotion as sadness and happiness. don't you forget it adirtybum. just because you can bounce back doesn't mean depression isn't real or is "crazy". again don't judge what you've never felt because it just pisses off the people that have felt it.
tinkerr4 3 years ago 2
i love elliot smith
coolelena04 3 years ago
i would expect that kind of response from alot of elliot smith listeners, i would jus say listen to him more and and try to play these songs on guitar, if you can play these songs and say the things he says, you know he had a good head on his shoulders, life is good when you can express yourself like he did, you don't get all nuts and kill yourself.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
elliott smith listners don't listen to just smith.i'm jamming to the wiggles with my kid right now,i'm just saying that the way u r expressing yourself u r telling people that they need 2get over this and that and blah blah,let them be depressed if they want,let them off themselves if they choose 2 cause its not yours to make....
juzshoothim 3 years ago
Anybody ever catch the live audio version of him singing this song and after it he says "it's true" - it's a really awesome show, and it's really heartfelt. I think that was one of the shows after he was clean, because he was really chatty with the crowd and kept saying how everything was okay with him, even though his songs were newer ones and still somewhat depressing.
ramblesocket 3 years ago 2
happiness could not have produced this
onthinice766 3 years ago
wahhh
don't worry bout what produced what, produce something yourself.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
dont worry about dictating people on how to live their lives, go live your own
onthinice766 3 years ago
there's a difference between dictation and advice
youthuprising101 3 years ago
fuck you, you asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tinkerr4 3 years ago
Are you crying right now....you are aren't you.
Honest, you don't have to be sucha panzy to enjoy elliot smith for those of you reading these comments and thinking that cause of the wussy things people are saying, he was good and pretty Core and prob murdered by his Girl.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
i freak'en love this song!! this reminds me of my friend!! i miss you trevor! come back so i can show you this song!
WolfgangRiley69 3 years ago
Elliott has such an interseting face. His face was constantly changeing through out his brief life. you can see when the drugs and alcohol were distorting his face, along with mental suffering. but what beautiful music that came out of him!
OptimusPrimus001 3 years ago
He wasn't that nuts, theirs questions bout hif g/f and his death, so...
Adirtybum 3 years ago 3
I don't think suicide is crazy. I mean I wouldn't do it, but if you were just that unhappy, and made up your mind that being dead would be worse than suffering alive I wouldn't call that crazy.
justinjak13 3 years ago
yes it is crazy, if you are suffering then do what you have to to get happy, you create your problems, suicide cause of depression is literally crazy.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
Actually suicide BECAUSE of depression is not crazy. Depression creates a lot of unreal ideas, beliefs, and tends to distort the real truth in order to fit into your depressed scheme. Suicide is a sad thing, and depression is unfortunate too, because a person isn't always strong enough to control the things that can cause them to do such a drastic thing
ramblesocket 3 years ago 2
suicide is romantacized, its a number of things, he did not seem unhappy in any footage of him that i have seen, just cause the songs appear to be sad doesnt mean anything about him, he's making music.
suicide cause of suffering is weak if not crazy but i dont think it is refelctive of just the persons so it isnt weak it is crazy romantic nonsense, his g/f did it..
Adirtybum 3 years ago
yeah, depression= crazy, get over your person and realize how good life is, the ups and the downs, i am fully aware of the Federal reserve and slavehood, yet im lovin life the more i learn, married in love broke up.. back out there single.. its all good and bad, love it.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
you will never know what anyone truly really feels...ever. so adirtybum think what you will but don't judge. hope you don't ever knows what it feels like to be so low that you do want to end it all. sorry we are not as pefect and you and are just "crazy" as you put it. lets all just shove some pill down our throat and medicate ourselfs to make ourselves..."happy."
juzshoothim 3 years ago
and BTW, no one was judging... i didn;t say crazy was bad or good.
"Every man thinks that his burden is the heaviest"
Adirtybum 3 years ago
If u don't want 2read the rambling of smith fans & how his words mean something to them don't bother listening to his music,most of his lyrics are a somber tone so what do u expect from people on here? For them to get "jiggy" with it lol. Let them be & go on and be happy,blah blah & enjoy life and what not.
juzshoothim 3 years ago
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then why do you keep replying??
depression is for sheeple to not be nice about it. it is not a normal human condition, sadness maybe, but not depression. Only people with too much time on their hands and no direction can be depressed. You're here on youtube, use it, watch "the World Acoording to Monsanto" " CFR 1/3" "Codex Alimentarius 1-6" you will find there's better things to do then be depressed, try being depressed in a communist New World Order, workin like a slave more then now.
Adirtybum 3 years ago
i replay cause i can just like you can. i reply to explain,you reply to feel better about yourself and look down on others for being down and out. i would rather watch vanilla ice or freaken old episodes of saved by the bell than watch that nonsence cause it has nothing to do with me. thats your thing no interest in it. i can be depressed,i can be annoying,i can even be a smart azz cause thats how i roll. i might even roll off a cliff lol
juzshoothim 3 years ago
Just stumbled on this little spat here, and don't ever doubt who you are. You are clearly a complete prick.
cbaker3122 3 years ago
lol
Adirtybum 3 years ago
Not only is that ignorant, but that is a flat out lie by the standards of the field that actually evaluates things like depression and other mental illnesses (psychology)
WhereAreYouArienette 3 years ago 3
R.I.P. Elliott's genius will never be forgotten
ronnie2407 4 years ago 5
This song is about his drug addiction...great song.
AniSmith 4 years ago 3
May have been foul play in his death
Adirtybum 3 years ago
The sweetest and saddest song I've ever heard.
devo133 4 years ago 3
my favourite eliott-smith-song <3
he was such a great guy.
R.I.P.
blauweichemie 4 years ago 2
great montage.I really love this song as well.
I was lucky enough to meet him, he was really cool to talk to.
actron 4 years ago 2
There are questions bout his death i hope you know
Adirtybum 3 years ago
elliott pwns you all
SilverRocket67 4 years ago
Oh! Such a pretty song. He is sorely missed.
ecosavvy 4 years ago 3
this is my favourite song. rip elliott smith<3
recoveringaddict22 4 years ago
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hehe he was born in 1969 69!!!
cheeseman4444 4 years ago
SHEEEEEEEE XD
PhoneLad 4 years ago
This song defines me, too.
rynwaves 4 years ago 2
this song defines him.
bleedingvanity 4 years ago 2
smacks lovemeIrene21 on the head
bleedingvanity 4 years ago
I love this song. The guitar reminds me of a beatles song, and his voice sounds like a ghost, i love it.
OnlySleeping89 4 years ago 2
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elliot blows.
dudeferguson 4 years ago
fuck you, dudeferguson!
cheeseman4444 4 years ago 2
^
I agree.
neutralmilkhotelfan 3 years ago
what the hell? I replied to someone's comment, and it did this... arses=\.
neutralmilkhotelfan 3 years ago
Wow... Even with his name in the title of the video, douchefucks like you still manage to misspell "Elliott". Retard.
WawaIsGOD 4 years ago
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
It's not what I'm like
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
Who couldn't get things right
Fond farewell to a friend
This is not my life
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
cheeseman4444 4 years ago
Who couldn't get things right
Fond farewell to a friend
I see you're leaving me and taking up with the enemy
The cold comfort of the in between
A little less than a human being
A little less than a happy high
A little less than a suicide
The only things that you really tried
This is not my life
cheeseman4444 4 years ago
cheeseman4444 4 years ago
cheeseman4444 4 years ago
good song...
k1a2s3se 4 years ago
my pardons "un"adulterated.
ltloyd 4 years ago
I always thought this song was about his addiction to heroin, thus the line "Pitch burning on a shining sheet
The only maker that you'd want to meet " all that matters though is that it is pure 100% adulterated Elliott.
ltloyd 4 years ago
*pulled the knife out. sorry
DarknessFalls34567 4 years ago
lovely stuff. bill oddie's words. not mine.
uskidsknow1 4 years ago
i think he did kill himself... only because smith threatened chiba that he would... chiba ignored him and took a shower... only to find his body with a couple of stab wounds... but i agree... don't hate on him... he was an artist... artists see the world in a different way than you
neutralmilkhotelfan 4 years ago
and, btw, this song in this video is sometimes thought to be his "suicide note" :-/
neutralmilkhotelfan 4 years ago
the two were arguing, and she locked herself in the bathroom. Chiba heard him scream, and upon opening the door, saw Smith standing there with a steak knife in his chest. She pulled the knife out of him, after which he collapsed and she called 911. Smith died at the hospital, with the time of death listed as 1:36 p.m. ( MAYBE ) .
Vanoue 4 years ago 2
thank you for this info... i'm not quite a fan... although i love a few of his songs such as 2:45 am and Fond Farewell, i can't really get into his music, because i'm too lazy
neutralmilkhotelfan 4 years ago
maybe is right, u have to consider the facts that he had marks on his wrist as signs of a struggle, no hesitation marks, and she pulled the knife. i think she did it
DarknessFalls34567 4 years ago
I don't know whether he killed himself or not; I wasn't there. I think that he was one of these rare souls that knew too much about his inner soul, and he only focused on the negative side that unfortunately humanity seems to be drawn into, naturally. He went the distance to explore this area and it ultimately proved fatal.
A true pioneer of the human soul.
He meant well.
gussage85 4 years ago 3
Yeah, but he obviously wrote it before he died...
fudgemehnow 4 years ago
People need to accept the fact that he most likely killed himself. Just because he was a famous musician, doesnt mean he wouldnt do it just because he was getting so much money. Same with Kurt Cobain, although i really do believe Kurt was murdered because theres more proof than Elliot getting murdered. Either way, this song sounds like elliots suicide note to himself.
GuardianChord 4 years ago 2
actually he killed himself 3 years after this song came out and he had been suicidle for some time
mooninites755 4 years ago
Maybe Elliott Did I Dont Belive So But If Not Jennifer Helped Elliott
Blockycube 4 years ago
Good job, i really like it
xXxrazorbladekissxXx 4 years ago
It remains unknown, just as it will with Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, if Elliott ended his life intentionally. In his case, he may have been stabbed by his girlfriend. In Nick's case it may have been an accidental overdose of prescription meds, and with Jeff, well, he went swimming with his boots on the night he drowned.
zuben347 4 years ago
I love that he called him by his real name...Steven "Elliott" Smith.
mightbeacommunist 4 years ago
I don't think elliot killed himself either myself
GregMcClenathan 4 years ago
actually elliot smith didn't kill himself... he was murdered...
rynwaves 4 years ago
Oh Elliott,
RIVKAdict 4 years ago
Best musician ever
RememoKings 4 years ago
nice vid
ryanryanryan102 4 years ago
elliot smith is a genius so fuck you for losing any respect for him. hendrix killed himself with drugs and no one talks shit on him. let the music speak for itself
coryt87 4 years ago 2
damn I didn't even know he was dead. i've liked his music for a while but never knew he killed himself.
i've lost almost all respect for him. still like his music though.
LAGuy800 4 years ago