Andrew Bird- The Giant Of Illinois

[niabella18]

O sweet Jesus

[patrickspicer1]

is he alone just using a looping pedal?

[ThePotatoEaters]

@patrickspicer1 Yes.

[tenatopps]

I'm marrying this man.

[robertafowl]

@tenatopps Let's hope he's a Mormon then

[CarolineLuis]

oh my gosh you are in must need of seeing the handsome family's original version of this song

[fashionandmusic921]

every video I see of Andrew is pure bliss.

[nychtalopia]

Oh Andrew, you're hilarous!

[IamSchpartacus]

So beautiful, but I think I prefer the Handsome Family version.

[tvdij]

Saw him perform this live in Austin, and it was stunning. I'd never heard the original, but it stole the show for me, even though he played some of my all-time favorites.

Beautiful song. I don't like the version on "Dark was the Night" quite as much as the live versions

[TreeHugger162]

This song is based on Robert Pershing Wadlow, (I think the tallest man on earth)

Died- 1940

8.11 feet tall.

[mrturkey23]

He's the tallest man on medical records so far.

[bawhite125]

saw this thursday night at the civic opera house, and it was niiiiiice.

[rockindaddymike]

i loved andrew bird ever since squirrel nut zuippers and i love solo stuff even more but...i dont know about this one. the thing that makes this song so great is that glorious barritone voice of brets in the handsome family.glad andrew is a fan though.

[fishsquire]

sublime

[offum386]

i saw him play this song in tucson a few weeks ago. you could not hear so much as a peep from anyone in the crowd. it was beautiful.

[ericdavidnixon]

Glorious. This song is on the new "Dark Was The Night" Red Hot Compilation. If you haven't picked it up, it's a great 2 CD collection for a bargain price, supporting AIDS research. There's a slew of top indie artists included.

[ghrina]

lovely song.

[nightfall91]

I've never seen Bird play live, although I'd love to. Just have nobody to go with, i worship the guys last several albums.

[allthatchas]

He played this yesterday in Amsterdam, after telling he can't hear or play this song without feeling emotional about it. I think everybody in the room shared his feelings. The song was one of the highlights of a perfect show.

[xoxodianabella]

I get goosebumps everytime i see him

[NYnkeeGrl]

Wow...that was beautiful. I think I would've been close to tears had I been there.

[CaptainFuzzbottom]

My favorite Handsome Family song. I've seen Bird play a dozen times and he never did that one. I been cheated!