Will Sheff is one of the most amazing songwriters to exist. This song is living proof, along with the chilling melody provided by underlying haunting harmony. Okkervil River is the best!
The songs Will Sheff remade are all improvements. The bare bones version of Murderess has its moments but the overall singing is a little "off" for me. This new version comes to life in full splendor.
@mrmagpie21 I respectfully disagree. I do enjoy the singing a lot more, but Murderess... My goodness there is so much emotion portrayed it's fantastic. If that same power was present in this version I'd feel much more satisfied with it. Stand alone this song is great, but recognizing there is a different version that's not only acoustic but has more emotion behind it... well it degrades its greatness. That being said, it doesn't degrade it enough to disallow it from being called a great song :D
For people who like this song, if you get a chance, you should try and find the song "Murderess" off of the Shame Wedding/Hoax Funeral split EP. It has the same lyrics as this song and just goes to show how much range this band has.
This song at 1.5x Speed: fucking catchy.
ifeverthelordwashere 2 days ago
my ringtone !!!
Apperat99 3 days ago
Oh man I did not know that they re did this osng for their new album, much dancier jingle this one is. Cant decide if its better than murderess.
jakeisjake112 2 weeks ago
Good song
drksilent333 2 months ago
very good remade!!!!!!
toolthebestband 4 months ago
it needed about 20 songs for me to listen to before i noticed that it's "Okkervil" and not "Overkill" River.... anyway.. the music is!
therealnapster94 6 months ago
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therealnapster94 6 months ago
Holy crap, it's been years since I've found a song I can just listen to over and over and over again. Thank God for you, Okkervil River.
3percentmilk 7 months ago
Will Sheff is one of the most amazing songwriters to exist. This song is living proof, along with the chilling melody provided by underlying haunting harmony. Okkervil River is the best!
kuzachu 9 months ago 7
This song is so amazing.
yjgnhdgh 9 months ago
The songs Will Sheff remade are all improvements. The bare bones version of Murderess has its moments but the overall singing is a little "off" for me. This new version comes to life in full splendor.
mrmagpie21 9 months ago 2
I enjoy the remakes they've been doing of their older songs. Some like murderess were good songs, but then there are ones like For the Captain....
In any case I love the new album.
TroilusBlue 9 months ago
piratess is better than murderess no question
mrmagpie21 9 months ago
@mrmagpie21 I respectfully disagree. I do enjoy the singing a lot more, but Murderess... My goodness there is so much emotion portrayed it's fantastic. If that same power was present in this version I'd feel much more satisfied with it. Stand alone this song is great, but recognizing there is a different version that's not only acoustic but has more emotion behind it... well it degrades its greatness. That being said, it doesn't degrade it enough to disallow it from being called a great song :D
GeorgeMaj15 9 months ago
For people who like this song, if you get a chance, you should try and find the song "Murderess" off of the Shame Wedding/Hoax Funeral split EP. It has the same lyrics as this song and just goes to show how much range this band has.
Needstothinkofaname 10 months ago
This song is actually called "Piratess" (two "S")
dumdadee3 10 months ago 16