Elliott Smith with Rose Melberg of the Softies - biggest lie

[jakeiscute88]

I hope at least some of them were moved to tears.

[hillman175]

I wish i could sit there

[pressureofdays]

Eight years gone. Rest in peace.

[mahatanmacoat]

tired of dancing on a bar of gold flake paint...

[fruitbats52]

i love rose's voice they complement each other perfectly

[grbdae1]

Elliotts such a gentleman :3 xD

[OdeiooMerdil]

And then... we cry =]

[maxmooney]

How did I not know about this video?!?! Elliott with Rose... amazing. Thanks so much for posting and making me cry...

[Pkonstie]

Wie gerne wäre ich an Rose Melbergs Stelle :)

[cjhatesu]

How have I never seen this before hah? I love elliott and the softies.

[jeo616]

Im an idiot cuz I didnt know when his first album was released? didnt know this was that big of a contest I just like the guys music. I think all of you need to stop obsessing on the stupid shit and focus on the music...go look up some of his live electric concerts and tell me he wasnt rockin...pricks.

[lll1424]

I love you Elliott, amazing performance with Rose.

[GSarovich]

can u imagine being in that cafe or w/e,how enchanting

[teenagedirtbag9]

Stinkweeds is actually a record store in Phoenix, AZ and its still in business today. I live about an hour away from there, just wish I was 10 years older at the time. Not sure why all the descriptions say Tempe, AZ, that's on the other side of town more towards where I live. I wish it was tempe, then I'd have more options on where to play around here, lol. Let alone hold a lot of meaning and sentimental value.

RIP Elliott.

[jeo616]

Can you imagine how amazing elliott's life was? From when he was like 17 just traveling around all over the US playing in small clubs, bars, and shows. Fuckin sick. Regardless of all the negative shit.

[TuMira85]

umm, dude, you do realize he didn't even release his first album until he was 25, right? he wasn't even in heatmiser until he was 22 or so, he was in college for a full four years, and mostly played for friends. he wasn't exactly a rockstar.

[jeo616]

Yeah I do kno he went to college he just looks really young here, I guess I forgot how old he really was, either way why are you hating? he did have a sick life, he did play in bars, clubs and shows, no shit he wasnt huge but he was still a rock(star) just not a mainstream sellout.....keep your shit to yourself if you aint got anything nice to say.

[TuMira85]

what? all i did was give you a brief timeline of his life, apparently you can't handle new information without labeling it "hate", maybe you are so used to getting insulted you just expect it. either way it isn't worth my time. later.

[Johnsoniscoolandya]

@jeo616 It was so great, he decided to end it by stabbing himself multiple times. (Not the least painful way out there to say the least.)

[hippieman128]

@Johnsoniscoolandya NOBODY Stabs themselves in the chest with a knife!! TWICE!!!! Murder clear and simple. I don't care how depressed you are. I was diagnosed with Major depression in 98 and even I wouldn't think to die so painfully he would have used a gun or slit his own throat if he hated life so much, And he was sober at the time he even stopped drinking. there was NO justification for what happened to that beautiful soul I took it as hard as when I heard Lennon Died, and it still Hurts.

[diggins1989]

@jeo616 idiot!

[calico992]

Love you Rose, you rock!

[AllDayFritoLay]

Love the whole feel of this, the highway in the background, the strip mall vibe. Makes the song feel even more melancholy...

[kaylagayyla]

i love you, elliott.

[whitestripebuzz]

elliotts sat on an amp! haha class

[zxcvnmtgb]

My favourite version of one of my favourite songs from of my favorite artists.

[orrigami]

me tooooooo.

[jeremyshambles]

alway love you elliot, r.i.p.

[Pillage4Pleasure]

Elliott Smith isn't a band nor was he indie, he was an individual but I do agree that he is #1.

[novelist71]

They are so cute together : ) Elliott is sooo cute.... love him forever and ever and ever more :)

[sweetxiuxiu]

their both nervous :)

[kcmurphy13]

saw him open up for mary lou lord in a tempe coffee shop

[peterhamilrules]

i wish he would have done more stuff with a female vocalist i think it fits really well.

-peace

[jxkenny]

agreed

[BrandonNorth1120]

I second that agreement.

[jaelita]

r.i.p.

elliot smith and tempe's stinkweeds

so many good shows at that store

[dfreemanhyatt]

oh how Id love to be walkin past a window in a stripmall and see Elliott playing in the window. That would be a dream come true.... not ever gonna happen now :-(

[yoletsee]

:( :(

[frankn7stein]

The Biggest Lie is that the Softies is an original punk band from the UK that starred A.O. Captain Sensible and had 2 hitsingles and an album out during the late 70ies..to be seen in this theatre....

[tutani]

"I just told the biggest lie."

I don't really know why, but that line always gets me. Always, no matter how many times I listen to it.

[teenagedirtbag9]

This was the first ever Elliott Smith I heard, and learned on guitar. It goes with me everywhere I go. I still play it and listen to it every single day. Not many musicians have an amazing following of fans nearly 5 years after their departing that continue to listen to them as if they were still performing and even organize tribute shows in his honor. Its quite amazing and I hope it doesn't change for a long time.

[lisa25fromparis]

Elliot, miss u...and rose, ur band the softies, i was so young hihi...LOVE

[ireallylovebam]

yes, bless his heart.

multiple times.

he's my hero. by far.

[xhellabentx]

goosebumps bless your heart

[Xae87]

i wish he was still here

[egiappaige]

Amazing artists!

[chotochato]

I preffer this version over the original. Rose has such a beautiful singing voice, it compliments Elliott's so well...

[evillovespell]

she sings on the original... [i'm pretty sure...]

look at the credits on the last page of the booklet for this album. [the self titled album].

[anttanant]

Might have been at this show. Sup, D!

[clevermint37]

beautful

[adamnetsky]

thanks so much for posting that was amazing

[sleaterkinney1bt]

love rose melberg!!

thanks for posting! <3

[VTHokie1001k]

Awesome video Thanks for posting

[dreamindex]

This is awesome

[mooninites755]

elliott smith is spelled with two 2's

but thanks for posting this

[dbrockttu]

ellio22 smith

[dsudthisa]

for all you douchebags who posted those comments; you've been deleted....I hardly ever login to my account anymore.....now i realize why......get a fuckin life....and piss off.

[BrendanIsCool]

@dsudthisa love you :3

[hammydahamburger]

Calm down. Close minded people like you is what it is going to bring this world down someday. He didn't bother you, so don't bother him.

[toxicXwonderland]

Yeah, I did. It's great!

And cute fat joke. We can try to pretend that it didn't take you 5 months to come up with it.

But after 9823745 Elliott Smith hater accounts, and numerous comments, it is clear that you are all out of insults.

"It's weird seeing Elliott with a girl. We all know he liked to smoke pole. Smoke=suck

pole=cock"

What the fuck was that? You're done.

[resxhacker]

uPhail@life

Way to be an attention whore and spam a bunch of elliott smith videos with stupid comments. get a life, child.

[zwfwrestling]

if elliott wanted to he could have done some collabs with some serious female vocalists. that is a testament to this man's musical range.

[mooninites755]

this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[phorque2]

*cough* ellioTT *cough*

[DavidBlaine1]

the solo? give me 5 bucks and i'll tab it out for ya hahaha

[indigokid92]

lol yeah ok sure

[indigokid92]

hey does anyone know where to find the solo that he plays here

[hedgecore]

Wow...Rose Melberg...that woman has been everywhere.

[Stillillgal]

great! tnx

[dontchokeonwords]

this is great.

[hserokdivad]

oh wow man... i totally forgot about the softies. They were one of my favorites I remember :)

[Dilutedled]

Oh man, this is an amazing performance. Just flawless. Wonderful!

[danielkills]

stinkweeds is the best record store ever

[royce73119]

If anyone has i didnt understand please upload it.

[butz7]

i have no idea who the softies are...

I like the performance though.

[stujames26]

i cant watch to much ES makes me to sad

[masslesspenguin]

I'm just a littler happier knowing this performance took place.

[Jacobz1988]

beautiful.

[davehendrix]

thanks for posting this

[tweepixie]

the softies rulez :D

[chicacometa]

my two idols together!! when was this? thanks a lot for posting this!

it rocked my day