Andrew Bird - Episode # 04 - Glass Figurine

[awesomenessinabox343]

He is the most brilliant man in the entire world.

[loudais]

So, i'm a total dudley on the guitar but I think I got pretty close to what he plays.

Chords are these:

D: 000232 / Gb7: 004320 / A9sus4: 005430 / E: 022100 / A: 002220

aaaand if i'm not mistaken, chord progression for the whole song is:

D Gb7 A9sus4 E A D Gb7 A9sus4 A D A9sus4 D E A D Gb7 A9sus4 E D A E.

[403Skateboarding]

yes yes, andrew bird is spectacular, tell me something i didnt already know?

Lets give thanks to who ever filmed and lit this recording. the lighting and filming are pretty damn badass.

[Trickstyle]

im curious as to the cords hes playing, would anybody happen to know?

[yoamomusic]

I honestly can't keep myself from playing this over and over and over again. I love him.

[ActraiserIII]

Love this version, a touch of sorrow makes it hit home much deeper.

[kakacl]

ahhhh i preffer the original version.... but this guy is a genious

[rcuomo]

He kind of looks like Bob Dylan.

[samuelshepard]

lol dislike

[oreides]

wow. this is hauntingly beautiful, a total twist on the swinging original. i love it!

[queenalice0132]

Andrew Bird... I love you

:)

This is my favorite song on Thrills!

But i like this version too!

[yoamomusic]

this is one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen.

[karaninakaramazov]

This is a beautiful version. It should be on a cd soon.

[Guitarstring187]

has a very folksy european forest sound to me very nice

[MaitressePanky]

What the hell is that supposed to mean??? You think it's a polka?

[Guitarstring187]

it means what i said it means.

[suzeaa]

I listen to Andrew Bird, Jeff Buckley, and Rufus Wainwright nearly every day -- with headphones -- and they don't sound that much alike. Each one is unique.

Get the wax out of your ears.

[DrJamesX]

Hey....anyone know whether Jeff or Tim Buckley are collecting royalties from Bird for his rather blatant ripoff of their songwriting and singing styles? Oh that's right -- the dead can't collect. Is there no justice in this world!?!?!

[moceanu]

lmao you know literally nothing about anything

[000none000]

I prefer the original swing version of this song he did back in the Bowl of Fire days, but it's absolutely fantastic that he recreated this song.

[suzeaa]

Damn, he's good! An amazing talent.

[ChillpointNews]

His chord progressions are always unexpected and a bit odd - and that's one of the things that makes his music so unique. I love his music so much.

[marvincolle]

He does nothing be excellence.

[inthebluescrossroad]

it reminds me of my grandfather. he was a bird catcher and always used to be whistling bird calls, actually hes 90 and still whistles constantly.

[pinug79]

this is absolutely incredible

[ptJorel]

Bird is undoubtbaly my favorite artist ever! I would just love to see him in a concert in Portugal!

[amynieto]

Having heard about andrew Bird for almost two years, it wasn't until last night that I finally looked up his music. My goodness, this is just absolutely beautiful.

[jaxn]

..holy crap.

abird = can't fail.

[zanderman15]

I would love to see Andrew Bird, Rufus Wainwright and Thom York all play together.

Pure magic would come from the combination of such amazing musicians if they were to play together. =]

[tofucheeze]

yes yes yes yes yes!

[glassnectarine]

omg, and can you imagine if Jeff Buckley were still alive? these voices are tremendous....

[creativehandsnc]

Bird's voice remeinded me of Jeff Buckley's

[wskitche]

Wow. Woow and Wooow.

[carovision]

He  is so interesting.

[TheNamingOfThings]

this is so different from the original, my mind is boggled. it's beautiful.

[BrianMichaelEvans]

Could'nt agree more. Songwritting deffinatly takes the cake.

[inkspike]

I think Andrew Bird could quite possibly be one of the greatest musicians that has ever graced our lowly planet with his talent!

[BrianMichaelEvans]

He's a great musician but please realize that there are PLENTY of musicians out there that play way more instruments than him...and often times better.

Most TRUE musicians play at LEAST three instruments. It's really NOT out of this world, not even close.

[pollyanna85]

I like his music, but yes, you're right, definitely...but hey, in music it's not all about playing lots of instruments...it's all about what you write, some pepole will like what you've written, some won't, there is a plenty of musicians, everyone can find sth for themselves :)

[inkspike]

Listen to his first 3 albums. His violin playing can ONLY be described as out of this world. If there is someone who plays better in the same genre, I would like to know who.

[aidenmnuroff]

whatever you guys are talking about it`s VERY hard for indie artists to try and beat avant garde like Mr Bungle, Tomahawk, Stolen Babies, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum etc...

[madeinatascadero]

His whistling makes it so much more amazing...

[thetricksterr]

Can anyone tell me what chords those are? I see a C major and I think an A minor?

[michellejsmith]

Andrew Bird amazes me more and more every day.

[savedhaf4u]

he's the ideal man

[vladrxpx]

the first thing that comes on my mind when i listen to andrew bird's music is : Jeff Buckley :

it's true jeff didn't play the violin but he shure did play the guitar better

andrew's good too

[nichmars]

Andrew Bird is a genius BUT GEEZ what I would give for more music a la his first three albums!!!!!!

[sootheddears]

your life, nich?

[nichmars]

Wouldn't go that far.. hehe Cheers. n.

[sootheddears]

Ha. Glad you can take a joke. ;)

[gb215]

:')

[sootheddears]

Jeff Buckley didn't write or sing this song. Andrew Bird does. And he's incredibly talented. And beautiful. ;)

[gad5015]

Well he is absolutely amazing but jeff buckley blows it away...sorry. He simply did this about 15 years ago and just better through and through. But again andrew bird is amazing...cant argue that

[roscoenick]

fact: andrew bird is better than (insert musician here)

[ALoonyforMusic]

OOOH, MY PANTIES ARE WET

[shmanya]

can i just say...... beautiful.

[sootheddears]

Yes, just thinking the same.

[Draitube]

Haven't heard this version before, just the Bowl Of Fire one. This one again is pretty great too.

[NYnkeeGrl]

The more I listen to Andrew Bird, the more I realize he has one of the most impressive voices I've ever heard.

[havinsomecarrots]

wow, last i heard, andrew had issued a moratorium on playing this song...but YAY for him bringing it back! one of my favorite Bowl of Fire-era songs.

[tsarabanjina]

very hard to see this vidéo, perhaps too many Mo ? but very good song

[radianexplorwalker]

thanks for posting the video. Very cool.

[bellsforceles]

I love the old Bowl of Fire version but this is great too