Sufjan Stevens - For the widows in paradise

[Tiiff4nyx]

beautiful chorus w/ the two voices, it fits perfectly <3

[thinkwalk]

top commenter said he loves tits.

[by992013]

@thinkwalk . You spoiled it for me. I was assuming top commenter was a she

[julesbuckland]

<3

[agusibaceta]

Johnnyy ♥

[Keltonen2]

goodbye Johnny:D like if you know what i mean

[Dixlap]

@Keltonen2 I don't know what you mean. But, I will like it to fit in.

[Keltonen2]

@Dixlap it's a guy from the O.C.

[Aroy105]

<3 ;)

[SanMikeva]

Good song but this is the ONLY SONG I have ever found where the tablature and chords that people deciphered by listening to it were taken down from the internet due to infringement complaints by the artist and the record company.

[kfcfunera1]

@SanMikeva A lot of under appreciated artists due this in order to increase revenues on tab packs that you can buy on there website. I don't know if SS does this, but everyone on Candyrat Records does.

[longboard4life66]

3:27 Its the hill from the windows xp desktop screen lol!

[jkjkjij22]

i just finished re-watching seasons 1-3. how come i expected it to end differently. if ryan just stopped the car. if kevin told ryan his intentions a bit better.

ugh. why!?!?!?

i literally can't sleep.

[LemmonLizard]

if you like this guy check out another guy named Jonsi. i suggest listening to his song "Sticks and Stones"

[3kour]

@LemmonLizard as in the lead singer of sigur ros?

[LemmonLizard]

@3kour yes. his solo career music and the music sigur ros does brings about the same feelings as sufjan steven's music does

[LeedsBoy24]

@LemmonLizard You sir get a thumb for knowing sigur ros and their Icelandic magic.

[LeedsBoy24]

@LemmonLizard As well as Jonsi and his solo Icelandic magic

[TheMeatycus]

Thumbs up if you came here because of Horrorshow's 'walk you home'!

[XxmainstagexX]

What exactly does this song mean?

[ScrambledKeria]

I am going to make sweet consenting love to the replay button all night long.

[LemmonLizard]

@ScrambledKeria if you like this guy you should check out a different guy called Jonsi. you ever heard of him?

[Tales883]

Thumbs up if you found this song bc of Childish Gambino's song - Firefly

[mybeardrox]

@Tales883 ...What? I don't hear this song on Firefly...

I'm a huge fan of Childish Gambino/ Donald Glover in general too.

[Tales883]

@mybeardrox He quotes Sufjan

No live shows, cause I can't find sponsors

For the only black kid at a Sufjan concert

after searching I came across this song

[RussellWallaceReagle]

this is my favorite song

[8088YBROWN]

It doesn't matter what the video is like as I always listen to this song with my eyes closed.

[surfermoffy1]

I've never known something which enhances your emotions so much (legally). If you're sad, a sad song will make you cry, happy and a happy song will make you wanna dance and love everything. It can inspire you to do something crazy and life changing or can make you reflect on your situation and the choices you've made. It's amazing how powerful music can be. Anyway, i love tits and that yer...

[jules11589]

@surfermoffy1 i thought the first top rated comment was funny, then i read this and laughed even more. 

[XsoEmiXD]

Such a beautiful song, yet so underrated.

[ILmoriz33]

it would have been 100% the best video if there were the names of the places on the pictures...wow so incredible...damn we're destroying something beautiful here...

[MisterDyer]

this song is making me so excited, oh OH MY GOD.

[KleptoClownKiller]

Sufjan Stevens has inspired me to Marry the girl of my dreams, my childhood sweetheart. Then go and live my dreams out. 6.20 :] 

[apc467]

@KleptoClownKiller glad to hear



[Paredovisk]

This is a great song ..

[ThePenguinMan99]

Is it weird that i have no clue what OC is??

[mmamilano]

@ThePenguinMan99 yes.

or you could just be a teenager and it was before your time. in that case it's not weird at all.

[xfrenchiexD]

There's something about him and his songs that makes me cry. But I adore him. So much.

[tooskyblue]

I wonder who the female backup vocalist is?

[mrmrbenjamiiin]

OMG TOTALLY RAD SONG, LOVING THE GAYNESS GOD BROUGHT APON, IM GAY! MUCH LOVE FELLOW GAYZ :D

[BobDylansPet]

i don't see what's wrong with tv shows introducing people to lesser known, yet still remarkable new artists like sufjan stevens! personally, i got to him through the oc as well, and thank god because otherwise i might have never heard of this wonderful man and the wonderful music he makes!

[miniraptorX]

Found this by acident listening to Jose Gonzalez, probably one of the greatest accidents I've ever had here on youtube.

[writerbabe11]

I love the OC I meant



[writerbabe11]

I love this OC!

[swaggadaga]

anyone else get the obama add on the right?

[freakyglassofwater]

Why can't people be happy that people were introduced into his music? Whether through a TV show, a friend, or investigation. Enjoy that people share your tastes.

[klajPOLAND]

I came here because i knew another sufjans song which is of course vesuvius :) tbh this one is incredibly inspiring :)

[asskickerone]

Who cares that it was on the OC? Despite the show being somewhat sucky, their music was actually good. hence the use of this song. honestly who cares? if you like his music, it shouldn't matter what show it was on...

[typeqz]

O.C. s03 e15 ...

[ascoobalyboobaly]

Because the people who found this artist and listened to the song which got them through things and through drama of their own for someone to cheapen the song by using it on a fucking rat shit tv show makes them feel cheapened themselves. I feel this way for a lot of artists: Edward Sharpe, Cat Power, Sufjan, Elliot and so on........ not just for use of songs on tv shows but when ignorant individuals are liek OMG I totally love thith thong!!!!zzzz!!!11!!

[LittleRingo13]

The OC <3

[TheFrizzhead12]

@LotteCM your a bit late, but its LIFE! <333 its a teen drama that aired from 2003 - 2007, its still to this day the only thing i think about

[LotteCM]

Uhm what's the OC? :P 

[legatolaurel]

Perfect.

[R383CC44Y]

WONDERFUL <3

[INDEEDIBLY]

DUDE I'M SO COOL CUZ I DIDN'T HEAR THIS SONG IN THE O.C.

Really? Does it matter that much to you?

[Izaak247]

What should I comment that justifies how amazing this song is?

[ilymofo88]

I did find this in The OC and it does not mean I can't appreciate this song as much as those who didn't. Who cares where you got it from? Let's just all enjoy the music.

[aarossell]

what the fuck is OC? This is a Michigan song, bitches.

[UncleJefff]

those are some smashing pics, to a lovely song!

[shaungates]

I'm 12 what is the OC?

[thatguywithnoname]

@shaungates I learnt how to use google when I was 6. So can you.

[shaungates]

@thatguywithnoname ..that was clearly sarcasm my friend. Try it some time.

[thatguywithnoname]

@shaungates Actually it's called facetiousness, not sarcasm. I knew you weren't being serious, but it still annoys me.

[shaungates]

@thatguywithnoname And posting about the OC annoys me and others, get over it.

[ubs16]

@shaungates fukin loser noone gives a shit how old u are

[shaungates]

@ubs16 Right, I'm a loser, yet I ALREADY SAID I WASN'T BEING SERIOUS YOU TROLL.

[xxlettixxable]

@shaungates It is a tv show. ;) you should watch it, it is very good. ;))

[whisperingshade9]

@shaungates kudos :)

[shaungates]

@whisperingshade9 Thanks, I'm not sure what for though, haha.

[andrewdreiling11]

"i have called you children" ...1 John 3:2 "Dear friends, we are God's children now"..."i have called you son"... Romans 8:14 "All those led by God's Spirit are God's sons."..."what is there to answer if I'm the only One?" ...John 17:3

"This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God". My interpretation of Sufjan's lyrics.

[kitynata]

lovely :)

so calm and deep and sensual.

[Ballinbaby306603]

whooo caress if the oc did or didnt bring you here, why does everyone hav to rip on the show. all it did was spread his music even further which is a good thing, and besides he had to agree to let his song be played on the show, so he clearly thought it was good enough. they used it in a perfect scene which was amazing and if u dont like the show who caress, just appreciate the song !!

[Salwynee]

It's awesome..

[daltonfsnow]

What's the OC?

[Salwynee]

@daltonfsnow The OC is the serie : new porte beach!

[Philly215Meek]

@daltonfsnow oxycotton 

[deanomalino10]

This song got me through the death of my fish. Not sure I'd be here otherwise..

[bonzie88]

@deanomalino10 hahaha

[flamboyantAstronaut]

@deanomalino10 I'm... I'm so sorry.

[jules11589]

@deanomalino10 lol. just made my day.

but i love this song.

[bodawgsitup]

@deanomalino10 dang man right there with you... just lost a frog recently and still can't get over it

[TheCDVigil]

@deanomalino10 This song got me through a boring day. Not sure I'd be here otherwise.

[deanomalino10]

Alright brooooo

[MrOrcabait]

fuck the OC you trendy kooks!

[saddda90]

Nonno, ti porto nel mio cuore ed in ogni bella canzone che ascolto, come questa <3

[kammy246810]

i knew this song sounded familiar! i love the OC

[koppshopp]

don't take offence to this because iv'e been listening to sufjan stevens for a while but WTF is OC?

[kammy246810]

@koppshopp The O.C. is a t.v. show that used to come on Fox! Look it up, i'm sure you'll like it! :)

[leoluver10]

@koppshopp its a tv show about people that live in orange county. its not on anymore but it was really popular.

[Hevibasso]

Ohhhh I miss OC so much!!!! <3

[nureincopilot]

whats this song about?

[CyclingTrivialities]

@nureincopilot from what i can gather, the song draws a parallel between the 'widows in paradise (a city in michigan)', 'the fatherless in ypsilanti (another city in michigan)', and those who have not yet found the christian god (often called the father).

someone also mentioned that sufjan actually had a made up story about the song, but as with most of his songs, there are many layers of interpretation

[LuisPBE]

i know its bad but finding out that a quality song like this has appeared at some dreadfully morose and over-wrought scene in a god awful tv show makes me like the song a bit less.

[littlehue]

am i the only one that hasnt come for the oc?.....

[Tyler14Vallance]

@littlehue The only possible reason to come is because this music is incredible

[MykeWeiler]

@littlehue No lol, Sufjan Stevens just rocks...

[MMAenthusiastUHHE]

@littlehue

Because you're a fucking hipster

[therealmechloir]

@littlehue people watch any stupid crap they find on t.v. .. no, OC didnt bring me here

[GuitarFreakReegs]

I did everything for her...

[JuliaaaaAngus]

@Lum1706 I don't know your race my prejudice is directed towards your douchery and elitism. Idiot.

[musicjunk1000]

the pictures are ....... im speechless^^

[Theralex]

Having heard this on the OC I cry every single time I hear this =/

[Veilsidefd1389]

I feel sorry for anyone that had to find this song on the O.C. But yet i feel so happy that people have found such unbelieveable music as this

[MrPapas1991]

@Veilsidefd1389 i want to inform you that oc was a good show. josh schwartz is good director thats why

[TomaszIzdebski1]

@ChesterTheGuitarist Great song dude. :) Keep on rockin'.

[justmissmelody]

It's a beautiful song and I love it but there is a processing from Fran Palermo. I think that's better. But the lyrics is amazing.

[demonik23]

As much as I hated Johnny, I felt really sorry for him...... :(

[klar778]

@demonik23 I think you meant to comment on another video

[demonik23]

@klar778 no, i didnt :P (The OC) a character named Johnny died and they played this song at his funeral :P

[klar778]

@demonik23 i see, sorry

[demonik23]

@klar778 no problem :)

[QuentyRiguen]

The Orange County...

[PDeepIn]

he should make some song for coldplay

[RyanP177]

@PDeepIn He is way out of Coldplay's league. And that is saying something considering Coldplay is also a great band.

[zZDoniboyZz]

Power Point !:D

[cheezymonkey999]

badass song period .

[amatuerarabist]

This song is fuckin beautiful. I love my generation's music!

[squarenutt]

@amatuerarabist I was never really able to say that about my generations music. Thankyou internet for bringing me all the great music :)

[ThatisJennifer]

there seems to be too much cyber bullying in the comments for Sufjan Stevens great song... Come on people!

[phoneboothLC]

i would probably like this better if i was high... its too chill.

[pooscifer]

@phoneboothLC God forbid one calms down and acts remotely reasonable without getting high. It's a nice change from all the other angsty crap called music.

[phoneboothLC]

@pooscifer sorry im not into it as you. god forbid anyone have a different opinion. :p

[pooscifer]

@phoneboothLC except some opinions are better than others. In this case mine's better than yours :<

[mrkababman]

@lMusicAndMadnessl Thanks for understanding and i can see your point, I'm cool with what u said cause its over now. Thanks!! 

[mrkababman]

@lMusicAndMadnessl Please don't disrespect Catholics because you end up hurting an entire culture. Thanks

[DirtyYogurt]

@mrkababman

good point, plus catholics seem busy disrespecting and hurting their entire culture all on their own. not to mention they're doing a better job of it than any of us outsiders ever could. so i don't see why we would even need to bother.

more to the point, people would stop hurting your entire culture if your entire culture learned to fuck off and mind its own damn business.

[mrkababman]

If someone posted hate or anger on this song I would be ripped because this is is wonderful song about love and and doing that would be defacing it and that would be disrespectful.

[davidwafer]

65 people dont love

[rdennis5]

Sufjan is a unknown angel, the music that he produces brings me a feeling that can not expressed, his songs make me who i am.

[JanMarie1007]

Beautiful song...I just heard it, as it was the 2nd to last song played on a documentary about de-culting "Join Us"...

[JasonAQuest]

There are two kinds of Christian musicians: those who go on and on about their beliefs, and those who simply tell you about their experiences as believers. The former write tedious and obvious songs about God and Jesus (usually imitating the musical styles of the day); the latter write songs that can be appreciated by anyone, and Stevens is talented enough to do so with musical imagination on top of that.

[lhpsbass1]

@JasonAQuest Another great example of a musician with the same characteristics is Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou. MewithoutYou's music is amazing, and Weiss's lyrics are simply astounding with their intelligence and cleverness; his lyrics truly make me believe that there must be merit to religion if a person so intelligent takes it so seriously.

[lllisa1]

i have been searching for this song for ages and i finally found it !

[thejayboy1]

How can someone not like this song ?!?

[GRmetronome]

@lMusicAndMadnessl thats not true at all

[Noahii]

It annoys me that neither top comments are about the sheer beauty of this song.

[misslozbmx]

I am glad my friends introduced me to him :D :D he is Amazing with a cap A

[amokreutz]

this man has a new fan

[TheTwist1990]

OMG. I pressed the wrong button: dislike. :((

I reallyyyyyyyyy like this song. :(

[RafnHeimisson]

I am by no means religious and I don't think religion is important in Sufjan's music, to the listener at least. He does not praise some lord but manages to grasp what comes to him a thing of beauty and translates it into music to share with the rest of us.

[tiddles1992]

what an amazing song. mesmorising.

[LedZeppelin005]

check out my version of this beautiful song on soundcloud/igetlost/for-the-wi­dows-in-paradise-for :)

[gimmydaboss]

oc songs are always the best!

[m4rt1nism]

idk what everyones religious believes are. And really i don't care. But i think we can all agree there is something heavenly about music. Something we are called too, something that we are ment too. Christianity is purely a relationship with God. I am discouraged and disapointed with all the self righteous judgmental "christians" out there. we are all equal. we have all equally sinned, and we all deserve an equal punishment. God truly Loves each person, including YOU.

[WachaDrop]

Holy shit, this is good.

[WhitNeeify]

THE OC!

[la0chanteuse]

@WhitNeeify We need another show like that!!!

[TheKillCommander]

@la0chanteuse no thanks.

[thprfssnl1]

@WhitNeeify don't call it that

[imalegend050]

i don't get the people who dislike this song, were are you listening to heavy metal or some?

[CameronIsGodless]

@imalegend050 I love metal, and love sufjan. pose your statements more realistically.

[cluegirlnow]

wow, nice slideshow, AWESOME.

[BartoszC4]

Every time i hear it i cry..

Maybe because i heard it in The O.C, and that was so sad, but this track is realy brilliant.

[mtrm9turmar]

I loved this song from the first time I heard it....It accompanies every time of my everyday life when I want to alienate and bring memories to my mind(or make thoughts about the future)..It travels me far beyond the walls of my bedroom or even the surrounding buildings of Athens...

[swinefluman123]

I don't believe that higher truths are currently within reach of mankind, nor is the supernatural a path that will lead us to them. Things on Earth truly are as plain as they appear--our existences are, well, purely existential. But it's only when musicians like Sufjan come along that I find myself inexplicably being moved to tears. Why? Because music like this manages to communicate the universal truths sought by all of us--without language, religion, mathematics, or any explanation otherwise.

[m4rt1nism]

@swinefluman123 Music is the God's language. That jerk of tear filled emotions is a glimpse of the heavenly eternity with Him. Emotions are how the soul communicates with the body. And its how we can communicate with others souls (making music that when people hear and feel, they experience your emotions). we are made to be with Christ, our very souls tug at any glimpse we can get at. WE were created, we are loved, and we are made to be with God.

[11096oli]

this song has got the best intro, so calming and melodious

[Ostrander17]

what show was this song in?

[signeschiolborg]

@Ostrander17

The O.C.

[nbm953]

At 3:31 is that the windows xp hill but in overcast weather???

[benoz11]

Holy fuck I just found this when looking up chicago I didnt even realise it was on the OC I knew it sounded familiar. It's so relaxing.

[destromance]

Well, I think OC brought me to Sufjan Stevens a few years ago and it was the best thing that happened me. I mean, Sufjan Stevens' songs delighted me so much in the last years.

So where's the problem when someone came to Sufjan Stevens because of a crappy tv show?

[tiddles1992]

what an amazing song.

[kirbuson]

Ahhh this song makes me so HAPPY!

And I love that 'Pingu in Paradise' is the main suggested video!

[Galen98524]

@kirbuson pinguuuu!!!! ^__^

[RyeBabby]

so good

[immydadsson13]

i looove the guitar or banjo whatever the heck it is =]