"First Day of My Life", Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

[SlothCalledSid]

He gets the lyrics mixed up half way through, but I'm going to see him in July and can't wait :D

[jagstang6794]

He switched the lyrics up quite a bit for this performance.

[oberst1989]

I would like to hear this re-recorded with more percussion, electric guitar, and even a little but of synth's thrown in....

[maaaaaaaaddie]

i bet he hates playing this song at shows. stupid hipster girls all singing along =l

[patirocha]

não creio que perdi isso. vo me matar

[beveah]

fuck that audience man, all talkin and flashin their cameras at him, ruined a good song

[CaptainPrivate]

You young dudes always do that at concerts! It is soooo rare to go to a concert where the audience doesn't treat the musicians like a cd playing in the background. (Back when I was a dudester, we respected the music and were socialized in a concert. Our Woodstock and Atlanta Pop Festival were great events of togetherness....YOUR Woodstock was a drunken frat-riot. Music is dying and rap and hip-hop are surviving. Enjoy the sewer, dudes!

[sketchtc]

Totally not true. Dylan went electric and the entire tour was people booing and throwing shit. They payed money to boo and throw shit.

Its the responsibility of the artist on stage to get everyone to shut up. If they can't turn everyone on they aren't doing their job.

[excusemeprincesslove]

@CaptainPrivate you're just pissy because it's creepy for you to be at good shows anymore

[reekytex]

i meant thunderously cause on some vids i saw of him hes using a fast lound version wit the whole band ..it remind me of dylan on the ROLLING THUNDER REVNUE.. but yea its pretty awesome.. especially this version

[sonnenberg]

Somebody should shoot that flash photographer. What a dope.

[teenagedirtbag9]

This has to have been one of the rare times Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band performed this song or any Bright Eyes related songs. When I saw them live it was only songs from the 2 albums that were already out. But the crowd probably would've erupted if Conor played this when I was there.

But it was essentially a Bright Eyes trio for this performance so I guess that might be why he played it.

[cookoofunners]

When someone is performing, there should be nothing else that is more important, including conversation. STFU :D

[starluck0505]

god i hope they play this on July 4th.. and i hope every just shuts the fuck and lets him sing!

[reekytex]

i lie all the versions of this song..by conor of course

the orignal in im wide awae

the the the thunderous countresque version on the cassadega tour

and the mystic valleys indie machine version in this one

[nagiselle]

wherever,

whenever.........

Conor will ALWAYS be a great

artist AND person.

fuck the haters.

I ♥ you conor

[eyesdrown1ntears]

the bright eyes version will always be better, im happy for success and that he finally seems happier.

[nagiselle]

seriously,

ever since his change,

his songs sound A LOT more

happy.

[bee989]

omg i just fell in love with this song again.

its nice to hear the song change as conor and his various accompanists change.

[ajmitch95]

ha

he kinda messed up on lyrics

still awesome

[kamakazi1987]

he changes lyrics frequently while performing live!! It makes the songs even better!!

[kolopo908]

hahaha I love it when artists to that at gigs

and everyone's like singing along real loud and then the singer changes the lyrics and the crowd are all mumbling and pretending they know what to sing and it's all a jumble

This song's great

[LennonxImagine]

It's his song.. he can change the lyrics if he wants. I think it's awesome.

[frequentflyer66]

It's not about Bright Eyes. It's about Conor.

[coco7456]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO RELAX. conor is simply evolving. you see the growth in every album he's created. in the end, they all evolve into the next album, some are more extreme than others but ultimately, i think he's a country/ folk singer. he's happy and his new 'solo' album is great. i've never seen him act human .. ever.

[tkilgore]

I agree also, curious by what you mean you've never seen him act human?

[ajay7536]

well contrary to what you might believe i'm pretty sure he's human

[coco7456]

i saw this live a couple years ago and it was the most amazing performance i've ever seen live.

[FluorescentLights]

I can't believe how rude people are, pointing a camera right up at his f*cking face so you can actually see that red light in his face, and then for the flash.. while he's playing and singing, what is wrong with people?

[Link4Owns]

this is a bright eyes song, you fuck! it isnt no mystic valley shit.

i cant believe he changed the name

god its so fucking gay.

[theblackkeyman]

Whoever said that Cassadaga wasn't very good deserved to be hit. He hasn't made a bad album yet.

[iheartgirtrude]

aw he didnt play any bright eyes songs at ACL :/

oh well it was pretty kickass

[exclamationpoint]

he looked great, too!

[trevm81]

Oh man, ACL was sooo sick. Me and two of my friends drove from Albuquerque just to see him there, only to see him in Taos 3 weeks later haha. What a guy

[torkle]

Love

[antisthenex]

I love how every year he seems to change the song a lot.

[camtastic563]

lol November 8th!

New York city :P

[rosieh93]

hehe i'll be there tooo =D

[Johnnyderelict]

Me too. I swear, if he doesn't play any Bright Eyes, I'll be terribly dis-satisfied.

Me and my girlfriend were discussing how much better Conor's music was when he was unhappy, and we realized the reason Cassadaga wasn't so great is because he was happy with life at that point.

Apparently, his girlfriend broke up with him lately or something, so hopefully he'll be drunk, sloppy and upset.

Haha, what a bad person I am.

[rosieh93]

hahah aww.

terminal 5 is pretty cool though. i'm excited. to say the least.

[xXxMusicLovexXx]

woah this is amazing. i'm so excited, i'm gonna see them in november!

[jbentz1966]

Great version. sort of a cross between the original and the fast version he played on the Cassadaga tour.

[BugEyes85]

yeah he should've stayed 17 all his life and never made it anywhere.

duh!

stop complaining, start enjoying!

[bovineking]

Why do people have to be so picky about what is in (austy2000), why can't people just appreciate the good things in life? Conor is one of these things and has been since in my eyes his desaparecidos days. Is it not a bit childish the whole "Yeah but I heard him first so I am the coolest!"

[unikkicorn]

thank you!

[apoeticretelling]

i think i would have died if he played this when i saw him

for real

[apoeticretelling]

well said man, well said.

[nutbrown91]

saw Conor and the Mystic Valley Band at leeds fest 2 days ago, he was so moving and inspiring.

the modern day Dylan.

[teenagedirtbag9]

I'm still a teenager but I've loved the Bright Eyes/Oberst thing for quite a while. But I pretty much started listening to them because I loved Cursive(other Saddle-Creek band), and from pretty much buying a lot of merchandise, I'd always get Bright Eyes noise floor stickers, so one day I just decided to check them out. The first album I bought was I'm Wide Awake, due to it being out at the time. Then I started getting into his work a lot, and got everything else I could find. I love all of it.

[pegypegpeg]

to be honest i found out about bright eyes about last year and i was the only one who knew who they were out of my friends and i thought cassadaga was great and so i bought the other albums going back to their first one and liked them all and the new one is great aswell i just dont like it when people think that music and talent has to be kept a secret among certain groups. bibi now

[justbaileytoday]

I'm a teenager as well but am a true fan. I saw Conor and the Mystic Valley Band last night in Norfolk and it was absolutely amazing. Conor was so happy and upbeat. It was quite possibly one of the best shows I've seen. When I saw Bright Eyes in November, it was very somber and serious. Conor really let loose and had a good time last night. It was a very energetic show. They played the entire new album and a few other songs. No Bright Eyes stuff though. Have a good time tomorrow! :)

[futoncat]

I was there too..at the one back in november and the one earlier this month..

I agree that it was fantastic and it was mosy likely the best show i have ever attended.

The birthday thing was great haha.

[justbaileytoday]

I loved the birthday thing for Nick. :)

[Ridian23072]

Agreed Rabb1thole

Now the emo kids will over abuse conor even though conors music is def not emo. I miss the old days when he was a secret among friends.

[oliverhart77]

i couldnt agree more. i loved it way better when nobody i came across knew who he or bright eyes were. now 15 year old girls recite oberst lyrics on their myspace pages and it makes me want to vomit. at the all ages casadagga tour last year 70% of the crowd was under 18. i sat next to 2 teens and it almost ruined the show for me. sorry for bitching. thank you for this. new or classic, i cant get sick of watching/hearing that torn voice "whisper his darkest secrets"..

[austy2000]

arw bore off...go find a new 'undiscovered band' to bum until they make it big at which point you will slate them for 'selling out' people like u make me want to vomit, u dont like music, you like to have other people think ure cool because of the music u listen to.

[Ridian23072]

No austy your pretty much wrong there. I love music. I live music, i love music.

I just hate how people who don't understand the music will wear his name and have no idea of the meaning behind Conor.

Also I take pride in being not cool. I never wanted to be cool. and I am not cool. So please do not try to judge me through a simple comment I made.

[Andyundergroundz]

Typical douche bag hipster response.

[hotfudgemoney]

QFT SON

This kid's a tool

[torkle]

FRLZ

[Andyundergroundz]

Good music is always going to get found, quite being a douche bag. I've been listening to bright eyes for six years now. And just because a lot of people know who they are does not mean I'm going to stop listening.

[Ridian23072]

Andy shut up haha. Im not being a douche bag. Im just sad that people are going by claiming to love him and yet they never take Conor in.

[SitYourAssDown]

where was this at, sorry, didnt have time to read descrp if its in their, bout to go back to work, just checkin cuz im goin aug 11th in philly and just tryin to see what songs to expect

[fatefallen93]

I Love Bright Eyes, Every Album Is A Masterpiece, And Conor's New Album Is Just Amazing, Thank For Posting This

[guitarhero555]

you cant hide such a great american songwriter from the public. its just natural that he gets a lot of press he doesnt deserve to be in the shadows

[bananarama222]

it was nice when he was secret and all, but when someone is this talented they're going to be appreciated by a lot of people

[hollymoon21]

oh thank you thank you thank you! loved this vid! were you in the 'balcony'? awesome shots you got! i love the drummer, jason, took a bunch of pics with him ... hehe :)

[FeAznar]

"Arienette", from "Fevers and Mirrors" (2000);

"Hit the Switch", from "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn" (2005);

"You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will", "Bowl of Oranges", "Lover I Don't Hate to Love", from "Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground" (2002).

[FeAznar]

"Get-Well-Cards", "Lenders in the Temple", "Sausalito", "Eagle on a Pole", from "Conor Oberst" (2008);

"We are Nowhere and It's Now", "Lua", "First Day of My Life", from "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" (2005);

"Cleanse Song", "Four Winds", from "Cassadaga";

"Falling Out Of Love At This Volume", from "A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995--1997" (1998);

[nightgeorgiegirl]

This is great!

Thanks!!

[thaispiovesan]

melhor show, ever. coisa linda!

[saveoldgrowth]

beautiful! thank you!