Sparklehorse/PJ Harvey Eyepennies

[QQueenQQful]

i miss you

[Lieu3C4]

So what did this guy do? Kill a body double of pj harvey and if she wants to return the favour, she will have to see to it the inturred corpse is removed and a body double of his is slaughtered there in its place and left with pennies in its eyes, so to began the monkey tree climb of evolution of murder group systemology peculiar to his way, climbing and clambering until such time as? Really? How far we have come, o mankind, how far.

[SupernalOne]

@Lieu3C4

we have learned to control ourselves under optimal conditions, and to drop all pretense of civilization when we must - but we haven't learned how to be the top species of the planet without ruining it - so: have courage & scruples, heart & mind - and do the right thing always, and encourage others to do the same - think ahead, join the political process, love your kindred, and hope for the best but prepare for the worst - we're a race of curious monkeys with anger management problems

[lyles32386]

anytime i hear the word monkey in a song i wanna laugh

[gemadelief]

@lyles32386 Hahahahahaha, me 2, me 2. Hahahahahahaha!

[sparkleman1000]

pourquoi etre parti si vite?tu nous laisses avec une oeuvre (dejà superbe) inachevee..........

[lefrauens]

Yes.

[Fregissima]

Every single time I hear it I shed a tear. Just beautiful.

[missesnordstern]

This is so beautiful, I almost can't stand it, amazing and all so sad at the same time! Das Lied geht runter wie ein Glas Whiskey nachts um 3h! Und verlangt nach so viel mehr!

[iriewaregl]

Mark and PJ are equally amazing on this song ... interestingly, they both share similar backgrounds growing up in rural regions .. Mark in the coal mining mountains of Virginia & PJ on a goat farm in rural southern England. Not sure what that has to do with the price of eggs in China, but it is interesting from the standpoint that both have created such amazingly creative, original & super cool music doing it THEIR OWN WAY. RIP Mark!

[aleCNB1982]

five people have no life. I miss Mark so much...

[cmatch]

I just now discover (rediscover sort of) Sparklehorse and find out he killed himself. That beyond sucks for every reason imaginable. I've loved PJ for years and this is the perfect pairing. Such a wonderfully beautiful piece of music.

[tomgibo]

@cmatch I did the same thing a few minutes ago, it felt terrible reading he shot himself....

[justinorville]

This gives me chills down my spine, hearing a dead man sing "I will return here one day, and dig up my bones from the clay." Beautiful.

[whysegal]

beautiful song.

video not - the running lyrics are annoying

[PinkTitanium]

anyone knows what the monkeys flying metaphor means? something to do with the wizard of oz, perhaps?

[heyjude97]

Dear Mr. Linkous,

You are worth hundreds of sparrows.

Love,

Everyone on Earth and some other planets.

[GreyMoon1975]

Hope someone put a penny in Mark's eye so that Charon could buy this huge masterpiece of music. Rest in peace Mr. Linkous,your talent won't be forgotten.

[battlescarred101]

Placing pennies over the eyes of the deceased predates the victorian era by a significant amount. If you consider that the pennies are to pay the boatman Charon to ferry the dead across the river styx it becomes apparent that the mythology is much older than victorian. The river styx and Charon are from Greek mythology, dating from the 1st century B.C. and earlier.

[STONEBEADMAKER]

this music has such an incredibly powerful melancholy to it. it is obvious who the artists are who have the priviledge to step across that ether threshold of pure beauty . what is truly sad is how few of them make it back to report what lies just over the horizon. run fast and free mark..... you will always be respected for leading the way..... we may yet meet someday.......'' at sunrise the monkeys will fly...... and leave me with pennies .....in my eyes''...... i totally understand.....

[STONEBEADMAKER]

this music has such an incredibly powerful melancholy power to it. it is obvious who the artists are who have the priviledge to step across that ether threshold of pure beauty . what is truly sad is how few of them make it back to report what lies just over the horizon. run fast and free mark..... you will always be respected for leading the way..... we may yet meet someday.......'' at sunrise the monkeys will fly...... and leave me with pennies .....in my eyes''...... i totally understand.....

[breakfastroute]

I love Sparklehorse, and I like PJ Harvey, but Nina Persson also sings on this record, and her voice complement Marks MUCH better. I would actually prefer if she did all the backing vocals on the record. But hey, this rocks too.

[miss271]

beautiful . . . .

[escaleradehielo]

I love the song they're both amazing. Their voices complement each other so sweetly.

[earsparkle]

a writers dream

[embrassemoi04]

What an amazing combination! Incredible melody, amazing lyrics...

[nineinchnerd]

i miss him....

[nnekra]

@kindly0

you could just ask 4 mp 3 :)

[loofah76dbk]

This always gives me goosebumps.Their voices complement each other wonderfully.

Thanks, I've been wondering about the pennies, it rang a bell but I couldn't remember

[AcousticGeorge]

just listening to Sparklehorse makes me sad, the way mark conveys his feelings is beyond anything I can understand, I can't explain it. I hope you've found peace Mark

[woowiddywoo]

@AcousticGeorge

i concur.

[linkous91]

wonderful song....love it!

[Jara426]

I know the "unkown" person he was texting before he shot himself....and honestly, if i were fuckin that bitch i would probably shoot myself in the heart as well. She is the fuckin devil. Everyone that was a part of her life is worse off for being so. She left a wake of destruction where ever she went. I feel so bad for this man. It is unfortunate his path crossed with hers.... I hope she rots in whatever hell she believes in. And I hope he finds peace in whatever afterlife he believes in.

[trilobite3339]

under my thumb

[CancerWTF]

RIP Mark, best Sparklehorse album.

[feliacousticguitar]

this song is wonderful.. <3

[thelittleunknown]

the first time i heard of mark linkous was last week when i heard that he'd taken his own life and this was the first song i listend to, its so very sad, the same thing happend when i heard of elliot smith

REST IN THE STARS WITH YOU GUITAR MARK

[glutwidge]

A great musician. Rest in peace

[DavidAngelMedina]

very sad, on many levels.........

[creativo99]

A Symphony of Consolation. The master rests in peace but his music remains, consoling...

[victorbravo555]

I love this song. Rip in peace mark!!

[res09xnh]

RIP Mark.  Can't tell you how much I loved your art.

[SpiritGirlSF]

why does death bring this amazing Man's music to me and I am sure so many others....this is my first time listening to him...thank you flavorpill for the introduction. Mark, how I hope your pain finished and your eternal rest is peaceful

[thelittleunknown]

you took the words out of my mouth, i love his music....sad.

[joehibs1]

RIP mate. this song is prob the most emotional , touching song i ever heard and to this day still is. thank you

[dreamwonderwall]

this hurts ....

[A8rebours]

fotti il sistema perchè il sistema ti fotte.

[Opiate1969]

Bye Mark

[horizon1406]

Goodbye my friend

[Yuioup]

RIP

[michotto]

I feel so sad. Hope he's happy now.

Rest in peace and goodbye

[BooBooGlue1]

oh god.........

[brokenXharp]

RIP.. :(

[iamcorgy]

RIP - Beautiful music

[nausikee]

Ciao, Mark... grazie per ogni nota dolce...

ascolta tu, adesso e ovunquesei, le nostre emozioni per te...

[alisoneales]

RIP Mark.

[chockafromtheblock]

sad, sad news. thanks for the music. x

[fuzzymoon1900]

RIP Mark..

[sillyCYBON]

everyone go to myspace and listen to the band The Rabbit great great great great band if you like sparklehorse you will like the rabbit

[sillyCYBON]

sparklehorse is definitely one of my greatest inspirations. definitely the reason why i started experimenting with recording.

[ShoeiBoy]

Great upload. Lovely sound. Thanks!

Always loved this song...

[kraberella]

I listened to this song over and over when it first came out...it still gives me chills every time. I never made the Neil Young comparison until recently tho - has anyone else heard that? PJ Harvey is amazing, as usual (she's my biggest girl crush of all time)

[res09xnh]

does anyone know if these two have ever performed live? I would kill to see it.

[celofolia]

hey, what does it mean "eyepennies"? "pennies in my eyes"?

[cyanclouds]

Eye Pennies are a Victorian tradition (maybe earlier) of placing Pennies over the eyes of someone who is deceased in order to pay the ferryman the fair to take said person into the underworld.

[celofolia]

oh, so it's like the obolons in ancient greece :)

[MrEwokson]

actually it goes back to the greeks, to pay the ferryman that took people across the river styx into haedes.

[LivesUnderABridge]

@cyanclouds

Victorian?

Shit dates back to ancient Greece, man. In order to cross the River Styx to get to the underworld the dead would have to wait on the shore for the ferryman, Charon, to pick them up. They'd pay the toll using the coins their loved ones placed on their eyes.

[social7hazard]

@cyanclouds it started in early greece if im not mistaken

[cyanclouds]

@social7hazard So it did :)

[abhinaydro]

@cyanclouds Thats actually Irish i believe, I could be wrong though.

[MochizMuM]

@cyanclouds oh thats stranger I always thought they used eyepenises

[rafeman111]

@cyanclouds actually it was originally a greek tradition. I thought it was originally described by Homer....

[Hamgammy]

@cyanclouds owned by everyone, please don't comment if you are uneducated

[robekaz]

@cyanclouds homer??? ILIADA? ODYSS trip?.start thinking,haron was Victorian?? 2000 years ago?

[Seeckay]

@cyanclouds It's actually a ancient greek/roman tradition.

[heyjude97]

@Seeckay I think everyone did it in some form.

[surfbum5412]

@cyanclouds hahaha sounds silly, right? And yet the world is still full of Christians.

[NanceyPants]

i love this song. sparklehorse is amazing.

[nnekra]

thanks for comment. I would say PJ is more amazing, anyway, great duo and song .)

[Intoyou00]

Ref : " I would say PJ is more amazing " ?Yes, I most definitely would say that too...

A great duet also.

Jane : )

[MrMikeyBikey]

@nnekra Er No. Sparklehorse is more amazing.

[power99fiona]

wow