The Decemberists - Eli, the barrow boy

[SOAD0080]

i dont understand whats wrong with these guys i like their music..

[DroopyDog17]

not depressing... inspiering

[DroopyDog17]

@DroopyDog17 inspiring*

[MrIucifer]

@jarabaa Bro no need to have a homosexual rant just chill.

Dont be so gay along with this gay music.

NIGGER NIGGER CHICKEN DINNER

[UmbraeCalamitas]

@MrIucifer Dude. Grow up.

[mammothborderDC]

Strange at first listen. Not really used to the tempo, but it grew on me.

[CudderN3f124]

we listened this in english since we're doing ballads and i love this. :)

[jarabaa]

Will it never .... never ... ever stop? On just about every channel on Youtube, the one and only word to express dislike is ... "gay". Here we have it - thanks to @millertime707 below - you don't even have to go searching for it - this endless corrosive poison of hatred dripping through the whole of Youtube. Don't like a song? It's gay. Hate someone? He's gay. Opposed to a group? They're gay. Just want to say that something, anything under the sun, is bad, repugnant, inferior? Gay, gay, gay.

[pentecost95]

@jarabaa I agree with you completely, my friend. Not only that, if you don't like the song, why are you taking the time to type a response while listening to it? Seems like it'd be easier to not even search for the song. People these days are just ignorant and immature.

[BenjiRevel]

@jarabaa mate that speech was too gay

[RonHotwater]

@jarabaa

Your comment was gay! j/k

[Chuthuluku]

@jarabaa Why is the top comment not about the actual song? Does it really matter what people say on the internet anyways? Eh, at least this isn't as bad as the video for pumped up kicks in which both of the top two comments are about how attractive the band members are...that was extremely dissappointing

[Poliphorum]

@jarabaa Thank you for saying what we've all been thinking.

[nesllboy13]

@jarabaa This song is awesome, but your comment was nothing short of gay.

[umbreonespeont6]

@jarabaa Thank you for saying that!

[jpvanoudheusden]

@jarabaa Someone nagging on Youtube? He's gay!

[whatcanihave777]

@jarabaa Your comment is gay

[millertime707]

What a gay song, James Irvin your taste in music sucks.

[Blu3Cadet3]

@millertime707 you're pretty original with your insults

[raithrover1976]

@millertime707 How is it a gay song? It's not exactly "I am what I am" by Gloria Gaynor, is it? I can't really see people queueing up to sing this when they have karaoke at the local gay bar somehow.

[MrSandman9151]

This is near the top of my favorite songs list :) im singing this for my music theory class tomorrow, but i know its nowhere near the original. Collins voice is amazing!

[nochange123love]

This song is magical; beautiful.

[fuzzygreenelmo]

I must speak to the person who disliked this and have a serious discussion about taste

[mayacatlovr]

If you live in Portland you have to love them!

[jpeg987]

@mayacatlovr 3000 miles from portland...still love them

[Welihy]

Damn song was so depressing.... But one thing I like about Decemberist songs is that they all tell stories. It's not all about rhythm and dance. This kind of music takes effort and thought to write. ♥

[GoldCogIronMachine]

Every time I listen to this song I get tears in my eyes and a chill down my back...

[inflamesica1993]

if I could, I would like this song a hundred times!

[CrazyDiscotheque]

Eli and Molly Malone should hang out together and be dead barrow bros.

[FernandoLincolin]

Best band, best song :) this is what placebo should be trying to do

[aperkausn]

This song was the very first I heard of theirs, and it made them my very favorite band.

[nausicaa2213]

sad sad song



[DevilsHaircut94]

alright, who was the bastard who disliked this song?

this song made me cry like a child.

get out of my office.

[TheDp321]

@DevilsHaircut94 it was an angry deaf child

that felt so vile

cause he can't hear the beautiful music made by the decemberists

[izyroxyourworld]

@DevilsHaircut94 that waz me it was an accident sorry people

[Machinnation]

Piscaresque is definitely their best album

[drivencrunch]

First time hearing this. Very nice.

[xxxdavidshumakerxxx]

respond

[contraryjerrystudios]

this really made me teary eyed

[HNKkorgris]

I cried.

[umbreonespeont6]

GREAT SONG!!! Thanks for uploading this!

[lyric142]

Since it upload February 2nd, 2008, there are... 184 likes, 0 dislikes.

[DePykie]

Epic

[ABetterYesterday]

First time I've heard The Decemberists. I love them, their sound is so different to anything I listen to. It's wonderful! Reminds me of something I listened to when I was younger sitting on my daddys lap.

I miss that.

[DarkLuffay]

There are 0 dislikes?!?

....damn straight!

[beowulf474]

I love this song....its sooo sad...

[Parad0xial]

I've heard this song so many times and I still cry.

[heythere9285]

anybody else crying?

[troublelover72]

@heythere9285 almost!

[CvijaRikas]

Heard it in Perkulator movie :)) truly a great song. Tnx for uploading

[KamisorixNoxKanashii]

OMG...This song is amazing.It isn't next stupid song...I can't breath always when I listen this song.I always cry...Thanks The Decemberists for the best song EVER!

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

@KamisorixNoxKanashii nice english

[Member9999]

@ch1ldpr3d3t0r fucking idiot...

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

@Member9999 dude stop stalking me u piece of shit phyco i dont like nirvana get the fuck over it and stop acting like a fucking kid

[Member9999]

@ch1ldpr3d3t0r i rather act like a kid... than say shit with no point. so fuck you... is this what u listen too? i love the song writing LOL

IDIOT

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

@Member9999 uhhh yea cause this is real music that involves a little something called talent something kurt cobain didnt have thats why he blew his brains out

[Member9999]

@ch1ldpr3d3t0r

tallent? lol!! so ur telling me this is hard or touches ur heart? LOL

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

@Member9999 neither it is just good music you really need to chill the fuck out you fucking dirty spick fuck

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

@Member9999 notice the person who posted this video is a nirvana fan but i dont mind cause its there tast so grow the fuck up

[gridironstar10]

@ch1ldpr3d3t0r kurt cobain was a brilliant song writer

[Crouchosarus]

@Member9999 I'm hard.

Very horny

this song makes me horny

[Stockley29]

There is not one, not ONE bad song, or a song I could grow sick of by The Decemberists. And Colin Meloy is a genius.

[sabbagha18]

The Decemberists are lyrical geniuses. They use the biggest vocabulary of any band I know, and yet they still retain fluidity, rhyme, and poetry. Bravo!

[euphbassboneplayer7]

this song has sort of a Gaelic/Scottish Highland feel to it, which makes for a very sad sound.

[TheFallOFAvel]

bitchin as to say the least

there for i will BUMP this in mine geo prizm

...yes bitchs theres 4 doors and room for the lot of ya

[iDancer101]

This is such a beautiful song! Thank you for sharing!

[SweetMisery1514]

I really love his voice.

[mermercal]

so beautiful

[SMP9909]

This song is absolutely beautiful.

[purplefurball]

nice one

[klowee210]

My big bros name is Eli he is aweSome but he is legallly blind

[vrem]

@klowee210 he sounds like a fag

[SuperMugatu]

so beautiful

[ShaktiLila]

Subtitles in English for the World ~*~ Please ~*~

[showdownatmidnight]

i love this song so much. so well done.

[korkeycat]

Never heard of this band before today, i heard this song and totally love it, plus its so easy to play *****

[ledx0x0head]

This song along with The Island/Come and See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll Not Feel The Drowning helped me truly fall in love with The Decemberists. Pure beauty, talent, and art.

[KatatonicKrazyFace]

i think pretty soon im going to work on a fan video as well...ill post it in these comments when im done with it. widh me luck.

[Animutant666]

its haunting, but beautiful

[WeLoveMetroStation]

When I listen to this song, I shut my eyes to get the full picture of it all. This song is truly a work of art.

[rkt739]

look at the fan video and you won't need to shut your eyes, its pretty cool

[RodeoEOClown]

Recently, one of my favorite bands.

my boss used to play them at work,

and for the longest time,

i thought it was dry, slow and boring.

i am also a metal head, so i prefer diff music.

but now, i almost have all their songs on fav.

[SirPhoebus]

its called brainwash :P haha i love their songs too :)

[DominoGray]

@RodeoEOClown

Haha, I'm a metalhead for the most part too, and had the exact same impression. Fast forward a couple years and now they're one of my favourite bands

[schnorschrajaxx]

@RodeoEOClown lol same :D

[LolLigiirLkiSs]

:) voll schööön

[Nirvanalives4eva]

this is so beautiful.

[nolanmfoster]

What a beautiful tune...

[hushmandres]

great post thanx

[assassinxisxborn]

this song is so emotional and beautiful =[]

[Kernow31426955]

It's true it really is!

[intrototheory212]

makes me miss you jakob.....

[1sadmonday]

If this Jakob is dead he won't be able to read and if he's a past lover, the chances of him reading this and knowing it's from you are poor. Why???

[intrototheory212]

wow ur a dick

[WhatIddoforpie]

seriously

[shakezulathemicrulah]

It's not his fault 1sadmonday is an asshole,

He's just unhappy with his life and has no idea who he is.

[abifv]

LMFAO but its the truth if this guys dead he wont be able to read it and if hes a past lover the chances r slim like no cares that u miss jakob... sorry but the truth hurts

[the905666]

D e c e m b e r i s t s.

Thank you for putting this on Youtube. (:

[GinAndChess]

Such vivid imagery evoked by the lyrics.

[sam19851]

Very much so, entwined with the vocal delivery it paints quite a picture.

[rubina25]

hey, danke fürs posten, ist wirklich ein schöner song!

[one0and0only]

Great, thanks for posting..

[IssacDDG]

beutiful song.

[mortemeat]

and i shall second that

[mushroom420]

geting fucked up and then hearing this song is nuts

[deviantmuffin]

i love it ! thank you so much for this

[Nirvanalein]

Oh, no problem!

[SuperMugatu]

so beautiful

[bmcgudtimes]

love this song!

[Nirvanalein]

Yes, it´s nice