Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I Am Goodbye

[MrWowforever]

Yay!!!! Makes me smile

[lturkyilmaz]

really nice to see such great musician wears Turkish flag tshirt :)

[jojobowers1]

amazing, beautiful x i am good bye....

[Imishuba]

bonnies tripping on boomers

[CursedLegend]

smiles to you from all the turkish people like u smile @ 0:58 :=)

[dudarstmein]

Well I discovered Billy with Tortoise and wow...His songs are so gentle...Hope he comes to Istanbul. Tortoise did :)

[petrolus22]

super billy, tu es un prince

[Eriksson1990]

great song...amazing beard.

[elscorcho19]

this is his most upbeat song since work hard/ play hard

[ncf1]

Wonderful melody.

[comradeinarm]

great song and suprised when i've seen our flagged t-shirt.peace everyone

[carboniferousdave]

Querky, idiosyncratic, catchy, somehow romantic. Superb.

[Borntoberiled]

I can't stop watching this. Simple but mesmerising.

[TheBassguitarlover12]

love the high notes in this song

[metekhan22]

very nice t-shirt....

amazing song....

love and peace from a Turk....

[fattygoatshoulder]

looks like LA...

[mooortje]

wowie

[goatsrunfast]

anyone know what city this is?

[Wankshaftsbury]

I didn't realise he was so tall. Long may you rule Prince Bill m :)

[hilmipir]

Such a good song, such a good message. It's just a t-shirt after all, not a big deal as our nationalist fellow citizens would assume. thank you Will, yes that's just a t-shirt, not a dogmatic symbol... greetings from Istanbul.

[CountOlaf89]

0:58 beatiful smile and nice music part... NİCE T-SHİRT

[anonymous117]

lol at 0:58

[DrEyebrows]

0:58 really is the best part, what a nice chessin' smile! :D

[cluckinfold]

4 weeks and still no grape Sparks...you really are goodbye :(

[RogueFellaFam]

check out vakano if you haven't heard of him

[whitemonster009]

Just when I thought his beard couldn't be anymore righteous... goddamnit

[dariotti]

is his t-shirt that important to you all.... any comment on his music...probably it's the first thing he put on the day they shot the video... great song and great meaning

[cluckinfold]

Goodbye my dear Bonny,

But when whilst ye return w/ my grape Sparks?

[raydric11]

nice tshıt :)

[CountOlaf89]

nice music nice t-shirt

[convulsionaire]

It's simple really, that t-shirt kills Sabbateans - dead.

[cosmonk24]

goodbye...

[Slothropable]

Asking why he's wearing that shirt is like being the guy who asked the same question to Bob Dylan at a press conference. And everyone thought he was the Zodiac...so there you go, Zodiacs.

[chewy204]

i'd totally rock that shirt

[redcapCHB]

i can get u 1 of them!!

[redcapCHB]

nice song nice flag

I LOVE TURKEY

[thekeals]

My friend turned me on to this very recently. Me likey. I would grow a beard like that if I could. Well, no I wouldn't. Looks good on you though!

[dariotti]

he looks like a sweet soul alien fallen on earth

[CharlesDingus]

I just shaved my beard. Rock on dude!

[hezzess]

This is what country music is supposed to sound like.

[jamsoftheweek]

agreed - i love the appalachian style folk bluegrass country.

you should check out ill lit / daniel ahern. they have alot of similar style music.

[biologicaldamage]

I didnt understand why he is wearing our flag :D

[bendebiase]

fantastic

[snugssnugs]

life affirming.

[Greenhorsemanship]

I love his voice.... and his looks.... you're like... wow! what a voice! and then you see him you're like wow! what.... the.... fuck?

but that's a good thing. you're like ah! at last someone who sings like a man and is actually a man, not some fucking eunuch who gets fucked a lot

[Bigpineapple]

hahahahah! Brilliant description

[Tanobik]

Is he turkish ?

[KostekButter]

hell no xpp

[rainman201]

HE'S AMERICAN....

[ChadwickRyan]

He's wonderful and reliable... going all the way back to the days of Palace Brothers.

[ams3521]

briliant, caught Bonnie prince at the end of the Culture Show a few weeks back and a search led me to this video as his whole persona gripped me by the bollox.

the best song I've heard in a long, long while , go get em Billy and stop feeling so melancholic in your other songs, this song is like a jackhammer under my ass.

[ontheplains]

but...what are the lyrics? some are so clear, others (even at cd quality) are not :(

[GeorgeHayduke1000]

I'm a guy who pretty much doesn't like anything.  But this is fucking great. And he has the best goddamn beard I've ever seen.

[Smiler000]

The greatest video in the history of everything. Where else could I go for a half-hearted thumbs up and a wee step back on a 'woooo!'? Excactly!

[estheticoindeed]

exactly to your exactly. also, his giant grin at 1:00.

[nolocomotives]

Reminds me of waiting in line to get into the Echo

[le0moon2]

Such a sensible video....

[thepacey]

on the road again???

[levyrat]

I hear it to...in the chorus. The words are different obviously but the vocal is a definite nod to Willie.

[webelongtoelvis]

will oldham bloody rocks!!

rocks my socks off ha ha

can't wait to buy this..

[Cypresswindrow]

Brilliant song, Fantastic video.

(does anyone know where these streets are located?)

[fartknokker]

sunset boulevard, echo park neighborhood of los angeles. (mi barrio!)

[onehundreddollars]

Great song, horrible video.

[nanutaa]

this is a brilliant song

dikzakken80: you are a facist bastard. you are the shit.

[webelongtoelvis]

oh i would chase him down the street even if he is goodbye.. pull his beard, trip him up and buy him a whisky or three

[MeshGearFox]

I wasn't impressed during the first few seconds but after about like, 30 seconds or so it just explodes. Great stuff.

[toghill72]

nice sentiment flyingburritobrothr, I agree, reckon thats whats he on about and the worlds a better place for it.

[rasunda1937]

This is absolutely brilliant, you don't need a lot of cash to make great videos

The song, the video and the beard, wow!

[atarom]

I love this man.

[TwentyEightDaysLater]

Old Joy's a great movie.

[dikzakken80]

Why does he wear a shit of Turkey`s national flag?

[WeMustBeStopped]

Why? Do you have a problem with turkey? That's like the best sandwich meet of all time. Especially on rye with like some watercress and mayo. Not that bullshit Miracle Whip either.

Oh, and this is the best man in all of the world, too. Good bye- high -high -HIGH HIGH!

[flyinburritobrother]

its probably some deep thinking statement, maybe he's wearing for this upbeat and giddy sounding tune as a way to say "hey turkey, we know you had a couple genocides in your day, and hey, we have to...but let's say we just move on..." but maybe thats just me.

[ivebeeneatingforyouu]

or perhaps it is just a t-shirt...?

[dikzakken80]

TURKEY ROCKS!!!

[jeddieb85]

definitly a turn from his previous Bonnie Prince Billy stuff. Reminds me of old country rock like Pure Prairie League. good stuff.

[superwolf76]

Holy Shit, this new album is going to smash everything!  He's getting very risky. I love it. He's the best.

[nathanidiothend]

Behold the worlds greatest songwriter in all his laid-back glory

[Pulpio]

I like the "I Am the Walrus" quote, too.

[nevaeh87]

yayyyyyyyyy, it's wonderful to be able to watch two minutes of a video with that beautiful face on the screen... why do i have a 14 year old's crush on such a man?

[Rothhaendl]

This is so damn catchy!

[leveelevee]

im very excited to hear the entire record soon. this song sounds fantastic and seein' mr. oldham walking through the streets with a huge grin makes me feel way fine.

[theironwagon]

I love Mr Billy!

[Treeline81]

From what I've heard so far, this album is brilliant. I don't know about what other folk who have been following the reviews this album has gotten think but to me 90% have completely missed the mark.

I don't hear cynic irony one bit. Simply joyful music about the pain we all live through. More over, it's rare to come across recorded music that actually captures the pure joy of making music with a group of genuine musicians like the tracks I've hear so far do..

Great job all!

[erocker2020]

@Treeline81 well said. I have recently recovered from my elitism and remembered that music is joy and lightheartedness is fine and pure.