Kevin Devine - Brooklyn Boy

[fdmedic309622]

ummm brooklyn boy??? How about you were from staten island....... not brooklyn....

[linzsweetlinz]

@fdmedic309622 and? it's not about him you fuckin retard.

[fdmedic309622]

@linzsweetlinz WOW what good use of a horrible and hurtful word.  I am amazed at your lingual skill....

[XxiNERD2011xX]

@fdmedic309622 he actully from brooklynn he use to live in a aprtament complex 4 block away from me so haHAH qet yur facts straiqht

[fdmedic309622]

@XxiNERD2011xX Let me drop some knowledge your way... I usually don't pay much mind to hipsters but...I will make this short and to the point. Kevin is an old friend of mine. My comment was sarcasm. BUT if you want to wave your flag of wisdom make sure it is on the pole right side up. He was born in BK but as a young boy moved to SI. We attended H.S. together here on SI where he spent most of his young adult life and played in a band called delusion ( later renamed Miracle of 86)...

[fdmedic309622]

@XxiNERD2011xX He later went on to live in the bronx and attended Fordham University then later moved to BK and started his solo career.... SOOOOOO I think I know a wee bit more about kevin.... Oh and delusion put out their first 7 inch on STRUGGLE records....thank you have a nice night!

[Kaulquappe13]

goosebumps. even after the 1.000.000th listening to this song.

[brndykins615]

you would sound b etter with a dick in your mouth

[hathaway17]

@brndykins615 well arent u a delightful little fuck

[outofphaseicarus]

OMG, check out Winters Warm video for "Glasshouse" here on youtube. Pretty much lifechanging, seriously

[pingmybra]

This song is so nice..

[theseizuredance]

Did bright eyes and elliot smith have sex and make this guy? Hey, don't taint new Utrecht ave ! Too many people sound like this today, it all sounds the same man.

[misterpine]

@theseizuredance unlike bright eyes, kevin straddles a lot of genre lines and does it all well. check out "brother's blood" and see what i mean.

[whomeverthisconcerns]

@misterpine Well actually Bright Eyes dabbles with FAR more genres then Kevin Devine does. (Reggae, Country, Indie, Alt, Rock, Electronica, etc.) Not that anyone should compare either of the artists, knowing they are good at what they do. I love Kevin Devine, but he has no right to even be compared to Conor Oberst. Conor Oberst has went farther, and will continue to excel. Plus, Kevin Devine is the one who is doing Bright Eyes covers, not vice versa.

[Vanillastump]

@whomeverthisconcerns They're both good. There is no reason to say that then bash Kevin Devine. No reason to bash anyone. Don't compare anyone to anyone. Why is everyone so pissed all the time?

[TheEndlessChannel]

KEVIN FREAKIN DEVINE<3

[EEproductions4]

ginger Jesus? i think yes!

[MrLongSofty]

Lol... do people realize he's talkin about sniffing cocaine...?

lockjaw... choppin lines..

[AcrustE]

@MrLongSofty yes.

[lookitsthescenekid]

@MrLongSofty wrong

[oldspiceredzoneclear]

bob dylan at 2:02 !!

[jdewl]

I love Kevin Devine! His project with Manchester Orchestra called "Bad Books" is amazing too!! Amazing artists!

[HailYoungHearts]

i spy a bobby dylan record

[Nuentendu]

I watched this on acid and thought Jesus was playing guitar.

[iNicoleiPwns]

@Nuentendu It is Jesus playing guitar.

[Mynners]

the ball bouncing outside the door has to be a reference for Son of Sam, no? :P

[omgrmg]

he proves gingers have souls.

[Decists]

LOL @ 1:54

[amluvmusic24]

Kdev I hope you never shave. Shaving is for 9-5 assholes.

[xoogli]

Met him in Cardiff And got a tshirt :)

[hilby21]

worlds greatest ginger! :D

[chrisguy2]

Please someone tell me what's the name of his acoustic guitar!!! Thx a bunch :)))

[mikesalamon]

@chrisguy2 its a gibson j-185 ec

[bl4ckli0n]

@mikesalamon

holy..this thing is about 2000 euro...dunno how much in $ but man...thats expensiv

[mikesalamon]

@bl4ckli0n yea its about 3000 USD, pretty standard for a professional guitar though

[stinkie3or4]

this asshole grew up in great kills staten island stop fronting....

[abostonpeace]

of course he lives in Park Slope.

[Brettjerrett]

If someone could tell me the model of piano she is playing, they will be my hero!

[discoman851]

has anyone else noticed that this song is about someone hooked on crack?

[itsbeccaforreals]

yes. well drugs in general.

the second line is about heroine.

[youfailme2116]

im pretty sure its coke

[itsbeccaforreals]

"it's a toy I torched, a tarpit flame, a lockjaw night"

black tar heroin is smoked on foil. if the chemical coating isn't burned off beforehand, it can cause lockjaw. at least, thats what i think.

the chopping lines bit is about coke,

[youfailme2116]

no it's about coke because when you do coke you get lockjaw. at least i do.

[omarsaky]

@youfailme2116 well maybe not the whole song is about coke

but those lyrics sure are

[youfailme2116]

indeed. i understand that

[dan7265]

kevin devine.........biggest fukin legend! love his stuff!

[radiofreenyc]

I don't suppose any one knows what bar that is. The one with the bartender with the beard.

Thanks

[NwodAFoMetsys6t9]

Man you rock. Your like the new, toned down psychedellic rockstar. More shrooms less acid ;). Most of your songs sorta resonate in that way.

[jangelo02]

if he filmed this in my neighborhood someone would probably punch him in the face and break his guitar

[omarsaky]

calm down you say that like your all gangster but your listening to kevin divine

and your neighborhood must not be all tough because i dont think you wouldve made it neither

LOL

[cartsteve]

Hey fuck you Kevin Devine wouldve beat your bitch ass..... Lyrically.

[OctoberLeaves24]

Yeah, some people are ignorant savages. It's a shame.

[johnz6808]

I think I have a new hero

[clk22]

WHAT A BEARD!

[brytohigh]

@clk22 It's nothing compared to the awesome of William Fitzsimmons'

[zinrgy]

@brytohigh HOLY JESUS! Thank you! William Fitzsimmons is unbelievably talented. He's what Joshua Radin pleasures himself too, while simultaneously weeping. So glad you know him.

[JessieYCL]

met him today! and got a tshirt! :D

[eyelashxy]

He is one of my favorite musicians in the entire world.

I would love to meet him. He's an inspiration to me, musically.

[midnight260]

amazing.

saw him in illinois

[gangstatEDiz]

woooooo brooklyn represent!

[Raeexlove]

why not dan.

what the hell is

10 thousand times

[10thousandtimes]

why rae, whyyyyyy

[Raeexlove]

pee

[flux37d]

His set was better than manchester orchestra even, and such a friendly guy with some fantastic stories

[flux37d]

Saw him in Dublin Tonight, he was amazing :)

[Dav1dwuzhere]

lucky person

[tricksta234]

he is i saw hm at banquet what a loevly person too

[xxpinkzebra]

this makes me want to cry and smile and laugh at same time, kevin is amazing

[makasfleep]

Any Manchester Orchestra fans out there? The EP Fourteen Years of Excellence is now available as an added value at indie retail stores.

[lowfunction419]

i have watched this video fifty times . i wish i had seen him in ft lauderdale, but i couldn't leave the house . he is really advanced and is always going places with his music, which affects my understanding . is that douglas robertson looking at the bob dylan record with him? peace, ek

[DJAlfredPBJ]

idunno guys he's a a little too, how to put it. . .shiny happy to be anything like Elliott smith

[dzurawell19]

lyrically perhaps but with the piano accompaniment it definitely sounds similar

[Peinx107]

Wow, my last name is Devine too o.O

[cluedo1]

And I know a lot of Kevin's ;)

[trioROXmySOX]

love the beginning and the other parts with the bouncing balls. totally a homage to elliott smiths son of sam.

i'm from staten island new york and i saw kevins band miracle of 86 sooo many years ago and i knew that he would make it someday. so those shows i saw are an awesome memory.

[LiveVibesVideo]

yo if you like Kevin, you'll prob like Manchester Orchestra. They got a really cool new video series. "I've Got Friends" is the latest. They prob have it on youtube but iTunes has also got a free download

[ClassicRockStays116]

i love how they have a bob dylan record in this video :). i love him now. ahaha, not like i didn't before. :)

[guitarislife63]

does anyone know the chords for this?

[alo3848]

google it

[guitarislife63]

its not on there

[youfailme2116]

just figure it out by ear dude. gotta learn somehow. if you're a true guitar lover you can do it.

[daverave51978]

It's all well saying that. But some people get things that others just don't that being said, do try getting it by ear, and if you do you'll be much prouder lol

[CHAOSFEST]

man this reminds me so much of elliott smith its not even funny

[SweetPopeJesus101]

i just discovered him... I really like it he seems cool and he has great songs.

[fishsticx]

It's my birthday too, Kevin.

[irritatetheidiot]

awesome

[IxRunxWithxVampires]

that was my brothers...thought i was logged into mine...ooops

[ChrmedOne]

Marry me Kevin Devine!

[shaunwhitelove]

stfu or gfto

[uparabbit]

Dud this guy looks just like my friend hobo... errie. I mean I thought it was him, I really thought it was.

[corruptmind280]

this song deserves more credit than it gets.

[geo7man]

For a smoker, he has a good voice

[tcg647]

Jason Mraz smokes too

[kebyonatin]

hu cares about jason mraz here....

its kevin devine.., men.......

[tcg647]

commenting on smokers with good voices

kevin devine

jason mraz

[kebyonatin]

haha.. well u have a point..^^

[XsoulcatcherX]

hes a good artist and has a great voice that definitely makes him stand out

The lyrics arent so great and neither is this video though

he has better songs out there

elliott smith on the other hand... =)

[kleenexnose209]

are you serious? i can't tell if you're joking.

i mean elliott smith is another amazing artists, but that doesn't mean he's better than kevin devine.

this video is a piece of artwork, there's no time in the world for the judgement of fucking civil servants.

[bklynstudent]

Woahh hello O.L.A.!

[fightoffyourdemons77]

K-DEV!

[kimburleeboo]

eeeee so cute :D

[cdomeslides]

Omigod! Kevin Divine! Holyshit!

[marez71]

this is the place i learned to love, beautiful song excellent video!!

[uberhuw]

who gives a shit weather or not he is gay, this song is amazing, :)

i love him, i found out about him through the stuff he did with jessie lacey:) its great

[buckeyeboyh5]

how the hell can you possibly think he's gay? I'm not trying to make you look stupid or anything i really want to know what makes you think that?

[loquaciousthe3RD]

please refer to the dozens of love songs referencing females that he's written.

[kaseytimberlake6]

he's such a good artist

[fdogg2369]

i saw you in cleveland, you were awesome...keep up the good work, your lyrics are really good, forget all the haters.

[OneNationUnderNerv]

kevdev!

[Cbassownz]

yo i kno that park they are sitting in, its near the verazno bridge in bayridge DBU Park on shore roade

[buckeyeboyh5]

fucking homo. you only wish he was gay. You masturbate to this video every night.

[mentalbritishgirl]

he looks so much better with the beard. He's really cute!

[criminalmindsfreak]

This is really good! I was sent a link here by my aunt, and apparently he is actually my aunt's friend's cousin, so it is really cool!

[morgiemooshine]

what's cool? the video?

[criminalmindsfreak]

yes, the video, and that the fact that i am kind of related to him.

[morgiemooshine]

I guess that's cool:/

[furtivegain]

So you are related to your aunt's (FRIENDS) cousin? l o l. Creepy.

[morgiemooshine]

not me dude, noway

if i was i wouldnt talk about it here!

[criminalmindsfreak]

wow. can't say anything without being jumped. what i meant was that i have a relation to him; i didn't intend to say that i was physically related to him.

[jmormsby]

how are you related?? dumb shit

[AnalogBoy56]

He is my Father's Brother's Nephew's Cousin's Former Roommate

[Cheezypoofs91]

oh yeah im diggin the beard

[Kait307]

I love KDEV!

great guy.great song && great video!

[Guzzardi24]

anyone have any tabs for this song?

[rosiesantiago]

Love the words and the video, GREAT.

Thanks for sharing

[TalkHardRadio]

Paxen really captures every element in this video... I love it!!

[sptan11209]

Great Song, Great Video. So glad I discovered both Kevin and Paxenfilms

[Chocolove1007]

Great video and song...

[sgtbarone]

he's fuckin amazing

[naptime10]

ah i want that j 185 ec !!

[shaunwhitelove]

this is so good.

...just like anything else by kevin devine..

ahh. its amazingg

[pinklink98]

i love this song...

and i absolutely adore kevin

n__n

[WaMBaMkThNX]

Kevin is the man. Plain and simple musically and in person

[sgtbarone]

xprizefighter86 ftw

[pgalvi87]

The only problem with this video was that they didnt have a gaffer ::::::Nudge::::::NUDGE::::::::

[TARAANDTHEBAND]

i <3 red heads

[mafoose222]

i hum this song to myself all day long

[morecupcake]

he's adorable.

[Lunar2Solar]

He's really good!!!

[thindave]

Bay Ridge - yes! I recognized the OLA scenes right off...

[bklynpaul]

kevin, great video. it brought back memories. your music is also very good. thanks

[drudo182]

Great video.

[starred622]

i love this video. it reminds me so much of home.

yay bay ridge!<3

[kri510tin]

man i went to coney island a bit ago. i wish i was there when kevin was!

[SkotNewbower]

anyone know where i can get the guitar tab for this?

[WickedL3]

you guys did a fantastic job with this video. hope to see more.

[Dapr0blem]

lol good song get work bonz lol

[Smudged1979]

Wonderful song & wonderful video

[daverocks11]

I don't get why the guy is hanging up the "Starlight condominiums" banner. Is that some crack about the gentrification of brooklyn??

[badrulo]

my guess is yes

[avanineglect]

adorable.

[chanellelacey]

his eyes always look straight into your soul

[tk750]

I've heard straighter things, not gonna lie

[jessizz1e]

Truth.

[ewanmac]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahsahahahahaahahahahahaha

[jamor]

Nice! This is great.

[PeatDyke]

haha fun to recognize cannon ball park and shore road in a Kevin Devine video.

[rufusbaby]

Absolutly nothing short of amazing.

You leave me speechless, Kevin Devine.

[joyousbrokenone]

wonderful, wonderful Kevin

[rocketjm]

great video for a great song

[himichelley]

ahhh i love it <3

[beckaroonie]

aww thats such a beautiful song! kevin come back to the uk and tour so i can see you live again as your amazing! good work with the video too i love the chalk person!

[thelovveofyrlife]

your amazing kevin!

<33

[bandie528]

beautiful and amazing.

[tbspin]

good job man.

[infthree]

Awesome. I've seen Paxen films video for Pablo which was also fantastic. My grandma lives in Bay Ridge. Love you guys, keep it up