bright eyes - road to joy

[thereadysetizurboss]

Look, everyone, don't stoop to his levels and respond with a rude reply. It's his right not to like Bright Eyes. What he should've done was not type a disrespectful comment, and left the page, but he didn't. So, just listen to the great music, and disregard some troll's comment.

[LiketheSunflower]

the audience laughs WAY too much o,o;

[LiketheSunflower]

*though road to joy is not actually one of my faves, but it's still as good* ;)

[LiketheSunflower]

@mortald that's hilarious. have you not listened to the songs conor has written at age 13? pure genuis. calling him phony?

you, sir slash madam, are retarded.

[purplesodapop]

I love how goddamn awkward he is.

[ACleverName17]

Wow dude how are you gonna break a trumpet

[Boognish89]

@mortald the lyrics aren't cliche, I think your definition is off, or wrong, either one is fine with me.

[mortald]

yawn, cliche. Only thing good was the drummer. The singer is retarded and phony.

[idontknow750]

@mortald How is he phony?

[LukeBrownYes]

@mortald Apparently you've never been to a Bright Eyes show.

[ANNOYINGGAMEGUY]

@mortald fuck off. you think conor is phony then you need to actually listen to the albums man... hes been making genius stuff like this for years

[drewgair]

I imagine a lot of people watching this at the time who don't listen to Bright Eyes were probably thinking "wtf am i watching."

[TheChesneyChrist]

Yeah bright eyes is just Conor

[aidanJhennebry]

he's so awkward being interviewed haha. Poor guy

[grooviescycleshop]

if you dig this check out The Regretting Man

[jedilemur]

Connor O'Brien from Villagers anybody?

[derpokerlude]

But 2577 Happy People !!

[reford19]

I don't like how Ferguson refers to Bright Eyes as just Conor. It's definitely not just him.

[SashaPsychoticc]

@reford19 he says conor oberst and bright eyes.

[NomadicHerder]

@reford19 At this time it was.

[JuttaHellentl720]

hrm like romantic nights

[marbacc]

Why do they have to censor a song? That's just stupid.

[underthebox]

@marbacc I know. It's like they are censoring an emotion.

[CorvetteTeaser]

if you wanan make music, do something this good or plz dont even try

[flyingeye108]

anyone know what guitar he's playing?

[bigestboomboom1]

Firstly, he looks like Dylan Rieder (Skateboarders will know what I am talking about). Secondly, I will be seeing him live soon. I feel so lucky to be going on what will most likely be their last world tour and record. So sad yet happy at the same time, on one hand, he made a mature decision that it was time unlike many new bands plus I will be seeing his brilliance in person, on the other, the end has come for a truly excellent band, thanks Connor

[AbbyShaffer]

AW CONOR! All the strange little things he does are so cute where on most people that'd be so lame. Like, he seemed so nervous up there, and wasn't engaging in the questions at all which was so funny. I love the amount of credit he was giving to his band members, where as a lot of people would have just been like oh yep it's all me!

And I love how he tried to shake the guy's hand at the end, then the way he waved. Aw Conor <3

[WynonaIrenaep368]

lool uk rules

[EleanorRigby212]

he seems so nervous!

[ritaohrita]

Failure's always sounded better

[touchofmetal]

awesome

[hoodygrrl7]

yummy



[mancheromanchero]

I love how the feedback at the end of the performance is in tune with the song.

[92drtyler]

I have my drugs, I have my woman they keep away my loneliness. This is divine.

[xXHaloJoXx]

I see what they did there. "Road to Joy" "Ode to Joy" Do you here it?

[mancheromanchero]

@xXHaloJoXx you're a little late, mate...catch up.

[TorriLoveuh559]

hrm somethin u never forget lemme show you how far i can go

[trevortractor141]

love the hair! :D

[iEmoAnimeLuvrGurl]

when he sings he always sounds like hes gunna cry

[mancheromanchero]

@iEmoAnimeLuvrGurl What he does before each and every performance is pin his penis with a clothespin, so evry utter triggers pain.

[iEmoAnimeLuvrGurl]

@mancheromanchero ew, really?

[KiviLoll]

I'd rather know why he wrote that song and chose it to be one of the songs people would see on television.. But I guess all that's cool too.

[downwithcheesecake]

hahahaha hes so nervous he cant even play when he started singing for a bit in the beginning... but sounded damn fine anyways BRIGHT EYES <33333333

[0bviousManiaC]

4:04 all day.

[Musicman421000]

great music, but the instruments getting smashed made me so sad...

[TopHatKitty]

Gonna see them live tomorrow!

[daydreamer8293]

Dear Conor,

could you be a little higher? thanks. :P

[ZackAndWhite]

Something about Nate destroying that trumpet is magical.

[Isaidveto]

I like you, Conor. I like you very, very, very, very, very much.

[garfocusalternate]

@bigcyhutch You obviously don't understand where he was coming from. The smashing of that guitar on the ground was obviously symbolic of what he wanted to do with a Jewish man's head, thus rendering his performance politically incorrect.

[brianlaw1987]

Lolz @ Mikes subtle wave after all the havoc.

[wjh7272]

'god' bleeped....really, it's gotten to that point...already?

[samothization]

One thing I will never understand: Conor is such a political-correct person, but he destroys his guitar. That does not fit, sorry.

[bigcyhutch]

@samothization you obviously don't understand the meaning of politically correct. he's the opposite of politically correct.

[samothization]

@bigcyhutch obviously, then you did not understand my inrony

[samothization]

@bigcyhutch irony - sorry for my spelling mistakes, but never mind, my message is clear as well, I hope

[ScottfromBKLYN]

I want to think there was something wrong with the guitar he smashed. He went to the amp twice before he smashed it. But it means the trumpet guy would have had to instantaneously decide to go with it.

[samothization]

@ScottfromBKLYN One thing I will never understand: Conor is such a political-correct person, but he destroys his guitar. That does not fit, sorry.

[Leerax]

@samothization why not?

[samothization]

@Leerax he produces waste and garbage, just for pleasure?! where is the idealism for nature, social justice and a better world. i do not know how many parts of a guitar come from development countries, but for sure the production conditions do harm to the environment and in this perspective to people.

[Leerax]

@samothization I think you mean "developed" countries, and for an expensive one like what he's playing it's all going to have been built in the United States or Wester Europe.

Also, I don't think you know what "politically correct" means.

[bigmancp9221]

Lmao! He's so out of it XD

[ewwitzkatiie]

Is that Jason Boesel on drums?

[adventurous25]

Young Conor is Awesome Conor.

[itsemmmmmmmmmma]

I love how awkward and high he is during the interview.

[Iwatchthesevids]

ew I didnt know they were emos

[elcheeserpuff]

@Iwatchthesevids I don't think they are (anymore?) I just saw one of their shows and I think the whole emo fad is has passed, haha

[GoHardMG]

@elcheeserpuff emo has been dead since 07.

[elcheeserpuff]

@GoHardMG Thank god, right? haha

[GoHardMG]

@elcheeserpuff not really there a bunch of god dam hispter now and they are worst then emos. 

[4ndreaCZ]

This is his coccaine-addicted era, I think its sefl-explanaiting. But still great performance. After this he quitted drinking and drugs and was clean for a long time. But I saw him month ago and he was like somewhere else, He didnt really knew in which country he currently is. Whole performance was strange because other members looked kind of awkward and just tried to hold on to the scheme and Conor was just mumbling something and spinning around in a grassgreen poncho.

[Andygirl1974]

@4ndreaCZ Ugly is the foil for beauty, and I just kinda assume anyone who has such amazing things in their heart is also a deeply conflicted individual.

[4ndreaCZ]

@Andygirl1974 Oh yes I agree, his music is melancholy and urgence at the same time. So beautiful but dangerous in it´s depths. Its not that kind of art anyone can produce. I was moved by Amy´s fate and I´m still not over it. when I saw him at the concert I became so sad that I had to leave before the end - I wanted to remember him as the wonderful artist he is.

[edfmx86]

iconic performance. cant wait to see this band next week

[musicsmyreligion1023]

@riotcake fuck yeah he does

[creaems]

@3:15 is why I love this band. So Much. 

[americanmisfit1]

i only like this song by them

[weezilla]

@americanmisfit1 Have you listened to anything else they have? It would be odd if you happened to only like this song after hearing their main albums

[americanmisfit1]

@weezilla ive listen to all of them

[aperfectsonnet123]

Mike just seems so natural with a guitar.. like its part of his body or something

[admiralcheesefilms]

101 people haven't found joy.

[RiotCake]

does he remind anyone else of donnie darko?

[getup2727]

@RiotCake dude now u mentioned it he totally does

[KaTSicLe95]

LOVE THIS PERFORMANCE

[mij194]

That was when the show still had light.

[RusselMuttly]

He is either really nervous to be on live tv doing an interview, or on a few drugs

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@RusselMuttly or there is no edits

[aperfectsonnet123]

@RusselMuttly At that time, probably both!

[MinusTheKidd]

conor is gnna be my lifetime hero.luv that wierd motherfucker :D

[aplater8]

@kelpiscool23 Make some noise!!!



[kelpiscool23]

let's fuck it up, boys.

[DaJe]

@kelpiscool23 MAKE SOME NOISE!

[Cakalala43]

You are really so shallow you can't enjoy good music? Yes he isn't fucking auto-tuned, or rapping. But i'd be damned if i would rather listen to your shit music than bright eyes.

[mbmunro]

Yeah! Let's ripoff Beethoven's Ode to Joy and Pass it off as my own cause most my fans are too stupid to know about Beethoven...

Coner Oberst guy sucks....biggest ripoff 'artist' since Will Smith...

boring...NEXT!

[UndergroundUp]

@mbmunro it is clearly meant to be referential, thats why the title is a play on words. Please don't compare Conor to Will Smith and please listen to some of his back catalogue before casting wild aspersions about his general merit. Oh, and everyone knows about Beethoven, he's hardly "underground", Ode to Joy is probably the most recognisable piece of classical music ever, which was why it was a perfect closing anthem for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony just as it is I'm Wide Awake.

[Cakalala43]

@mbmunro Moron... Modern music is ALL BASED OFF OF BEETHOVEN AND THE CHORD PROGRESSIONS HE WROTE AND INVENTED. You stupid fuck, just because he re-wrote the song with the same progressions doesn't mean we don't know who beethoven was. What the fuck do you think a remix is? Retard.

[MinusTheKidd]

@Cakalala43 lmao pnwd

[kidizaster]

@mbmunro LMAO your stupidity for missing the entire point of the track name and progression as ode to joy is priceless. The point is irony!!! If anything he is paying tribute to Beethoven you inbred!

[11gcorona]

@mbmunro i'd also add, probably any fan of bright eyes and conor is far more intelligent than you're giving us credit for, and possibly more intelligent than you. we all know beethoven's music, that's why we understand the point conor is making...

[RusselMuttly]

@mbmunro Dude? He "copied" beethoven's Ode to Joy, but named it Road to Joy? It almost sounds like this is a tribute to Beethoven just by judging by the name. And then the fact that he actually uses the Ode to Joy melody through out the song justifies that tribute accusation. Obviously Beethoven is a inspiration to him or he is amazed with this chord progression, but he is in no way trying to make money off a song that EVERYONE knows.

[SayYesToOceans]

drunk and angry fuck

[fallenfairyxx12]

CONOR OBERST FOR LIFE <3.. Fuck i wishh for only a minute even to have nice convo with him. Hes my life.

[doncewa]

Conor is sooo high. :D

[getup2727]

@doncewa he just seems real nervous

[christsbassist89]

conor oberst is a big sell out sloppy pussy

[TudesofAlex]

wow when craig said "thirteen" i realized how much he's lost his accent now

[Petrellisa]

7:06 lol, he´s like: "should i go or shouldn´t i... O_O" xD

[collegeeasternwoo]

reminds me of jake gylanhal in donnie darko

[TollSchaft]

I do not appreciate the censoring in the song

[Bojl95]

"abc nbc cbs bullshit"

lawl

[fireplacetea]

Conan O'Brien looks a lot different here. How long ago was this?!

[Bojl95]

@fireplacetea it's not conan

[AtomicLiliRetroValfa]

Whenever I listened to his songs, I thought he could never get any better. Then I saw him in person on Tuesday and he was so different than I expected, in the absolute best way possible. Pretty sure it was the way he dances with his hands. :)

[turtleatterra]

its funny how he never lets conor speak- i cld tell he had a few things he wanted to share.

[carefreesociety]

haircut 700$, guitar 2500$, musical talent priceless

[croper91]

"Yeah, that was an extremely expensive guitar...that I smashed..."

[IonicDistortion]

haha conor is so awkward

[datchanin]

While waiting for a new album please go and enjoy the sound of Conor Oberst "secretly danish brother"

Michael Moeller - A Song og Remembering Laughter

Please spread the word of this wonderfull artist.

[ffeis]

Oh yes - Beethoven. Good one!

[EmsieTheEmster]

is it just me, or is that my country tis of thee at 3:25?

[futuredust1994]

i love how he sounds the same when he sings live and on a record

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@futuredust1994 i know its because he doesnt change a thing in the studio which makes me love him

[futuredust1994]

@I8RICKROLLERS, seeing him live makes you listen to them in a whole different way. It becomes so much better, which is amazing.

[arnodunstatter]

@futuredust1994 because he's actually singing ><

[asiankaydee]

that crowd was probably there for the show, and probably has no idea what to expect from Bright Eyes.. if i could of been there. oh boy.

[antamez]

@asiankaydee quite the opposite, crowd was simply there for conor and not for lame ass craig ferguson

[asiankaydee]

@antamez I just know, I would of been more into it. The crowd was ok. Not what Bright Eyes deserves, though. :)

[TheSimon1314]

Don't do it, too time consuming to land a trumpet on the shattered stage. Too much. Too late, he did it anyway. Geez. He's a goner. That was a great conceptt.

[darren788]

He's Freaking Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Band I've seen in a long time, Awesome in Milwaukee!!!!! Love his anti- GOP twist Greatly Awesome

[SWiiTCHBLaDExKiiTTEN]

He's high and it's cute. <3

[rodtarget]

GOD got bleeped

[brishanrae]

Whos the interviewer?

[B3llyD4nc3r]

@brishanrae Craig Ferguson lol

[knf1996]

He tries to get up, and the guy is pinning his arm down. xD

[j0hnc4mpb3ll]

He looks like Edward Furlong in Terminator 2.

[Flipcamboy]

Conor is amazing.

[lrinax]

I get it. The tune is "Ode to Joy", the Christmas song with better words. Now this is great. I grew up on Zeppelin, Doors and Joplin. You can teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks for giving me a great day.

[BryonySamantha]

conor should perform naked.

[yellowbirdx]

"digital urn ... ash in a digital urn"

fail.

[sethulaful]

Really great performance. I've watched this like 100 different times. I just wish Craig would have given Conor more than 2 seconds to answer his questions. >.>

[PrairieDon1021]

@sethulaful And Craig wished Conor wasn't such an awkward fuckin weirdo. Craig's a professional who was setting him up with such easy questions to answer and could clearly see he wasn't going to do anything but stammer and bumble the entire way through so he tried to move it along as quick as he could to save him best he could

[BryonySamantha]

@PrairieDon1021 Conor is not an awkward fucking weirdo at all. Sitting and talking about yourself on TV is going to be quite an awkward thing to do, famous or not. He's just real. He may not be overly comfortable talking on TV but by no means does that make him weird! He just isn't staged schools like many people on TV. He's just an ordinary guy. And plus... his awkwardness is dead cute.

[PrairieDon1021]

@BryonySamantha Ok i get it now, its girls like you why he ACTS the way he does. Its the image he's created for himself to appeal to girls like you. WHAT ABOUT AWKWARDNESS IS CUTE? How is a grown man who cant answer a question from another grown man in a normal manner attractive to you? he's not nervous, he performs in front of large crowds all the time. ITS AN ACT. Even on studio albums he cant speak a full sentence without strategic awkward pausing to make it seem like hes this aching heart

[lynch03]

@PrairieDon1021 some people get nervous. imagine that. he's on national television and probably has an anxiety disorder. he's always awkward in interviews. doucher.

[YoutudesOwner]

he makes me straight

[TheNovemberdays]

he looks high!

[skatemantehehe123]

silly Conner you are not from the clash.

[Adamthe4nt]

That poor guitar, and trumpet, :/

[lcd19777]

fergusons a douch. anyway, how could 85 people dislike trashing a trumpet?

[reggaemon14]

like original 'emotional' music. lol

[leafvillagemonster]

Disliked because of broken instrument. I would Have loved to have it.

[Cr4cKl3]

that nigga is awkward

[clemep]

@Cr4cKl3 : i suppose you'd get right up there on national TV and be the man? you wouldn't be nervous or anything? nice try...FAIL!

[Cr4cKl3]

@clemep I like his music but he is definitely one of the more awkward people in the world. so not fail, ive seen another interview he was in where it was just him the other guy in the group and the interviewer and he was awkward as hell. nice try...FAIL!

[SupGloria]

conner is the coolest person ever.

[wazzapgangsta]

lol @ lonely trumpet player smashing trumpet

[warmandsunnydays]

Holy crap this performance is amazing. I'm glad I got a chance to see it live at another show in 2005.

[ArtfulBlogger]

they bleeped out 'god'?

[mattdevorick1]

@ArtfulBlogger they bleeped out 'damn'

[veggiepunk2410]

@ArtfulBlogger Well you know it is a very bad word

[Hierophant213]

Conor looks like peter patrelli from Heroes.