Damien Rice - 3. Me My Yoke & I (T in the Park 2007)

[outer432]

Dude Damien ur my fucking hero

[Disquieted1]

Sweet divine fuck. YES.

[shadyjadey555]

Epic.

[DoubtThou]

0:46 Damn I melted at his stare.

[philippe7272]

it is about being a fish and there are too many gingantic fishing boats off the coast of Ireland.

[natty71991]

first time i see him with an electric guitar...

and i love that jacket :P he always wears it heheh

[Fab4ific]

That. Was. Fucking. Awesome.

[myeskimofriends1]

love this song live but thought a poor choice for his studio album 9

[boysandbombs]

i'm a dude and when i'm drunk, there is just about nothing better than this to sing along to at the top of your lungs. i fucking love you, damien rice.

[MrDevil0910]

however, What does literally mean "fishing"? is it an Irish dialect to say "masturbating" ?

[ilcorvojo2]

@MrDevil0910 just a metaphor... he's "fishing for girls" with the 'rod' (meaning THAT male body part, of course) god gave him... ;) basically, he's saying he masturbates to keep himself in good shape for when he'll fish/catch a girl...

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo2

mm ... Are you sure ? Remember that Rice is very ambiguos in his songs! He is Catholic and maybe he want say Rod for say "reason for his life" and fishing for say "fishing a way for go out"! Maybe it's my interpration and is wrong! I'm not English but I translate this! =)

[ilcorvojo2]

@MrDevil0910 of course it's all based upon interpretations, none of us can be sure... but do you agree the song is about masturbation? if so, then i'd say the meaning of the rod thing is pretty obvious..

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo2

well a rad is like a dick ... =) The dick I know what is and i'm not english! I want know another thing! Are he doing the treble in the "fishing,fishing,fishing ... ?" I try to song but I can't!!!! =)

However the my best song of Rice is I remember!!!

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo2

ok! Now explain me what is the fail that break your wall! It can be possible .... the falliments in his life ?

[ilcorvojo2]

@MrDevil0910 it's not "fail", it's "fall"

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo2

However it can be! Fall to do Falliment in his life! Do you agree ???

[DannyMomoo]

@MrDevil0910 @ilcorvojo2

We'll in one of the live versions damien talked about the story behind the song. And he said it was about "Spending a little bit to much time in your room as a teenager" So i think that really clears up what it's about :p

[ddre75]

@MrDevil0910 In this version it seems he is saying "bishop" not "fishing". In another version he says that God gave me a rod...for fishing. Like biblical reference.

[freeengin3000]

wow this is the first time i saw him with an electric guitar

[thepmiester]

I don't know why, but when he looks down, and moves his mouth away from the mic as he screams 'YEEAAAAH' on the first drop, just can tell he feels SO much emotion.

[TheOsmanAly]

Beautiful and intense vulgarity...:D

[sharerx]

Was Lisa out of the band by then, wasn't she?

[JlKylarSternlL]

The drop on this performance is just... something else.

[peamealbaconrules]

teles are the best

[tc2kgt]

For those of you still blockading your minds to the thought that masturbation is the theme, I invite you to watch how he plays the guitar throughout this song. Motion is the key.

[MrDevil0910]

@tc2kgt

but come on! it is logical that it's masturbation! Damien was honest! But I think he must have had a childhood and adolescence unhappy! Poor Damien! Oh well it is redeemed with the music! I love his jacket!

[screamobassist102]

1:48 I WISH HIS MOUTH WAS IN THE MICH SO YOU COULD HEAR THAT LOUDER!!!

[screamobassist102]

he just played volcano before this didnt he?

[Egly0]

For me it's sounds more like RHCP, not like Damien Rice. Well, but I have to agree - this song is awesome.

[MichaelHellqvist]

frikkin Epic!!!

[austinap5]

i remember hearing this song for the first time and just wanting to die because i knew id never again hear another song as brilliant this one.

[DunDamage]

never saw damien with an electric

[ThePursuits]

Not to mention the music itself - the repetitive sliding up and down the neck of the guitar. Great song.

[scottkrys]

That was fucking intense...

[MrDevil0910]

I want comment again!

I think Damien Rice had got a difficult teenage! Because If He wrote this song in this period, It would significate only this. Now I think he feel a little better! I hope this!

Now this is come back one of my favourite song! Mine is Rootless Tree or Grey Room! 

[ingzingaingi]

So different to what he'd usually do.... so amazing

[ogunfer]

anyone knows how to find a dvd of this concert?

[remydhband]

what are the distorted background vocals in the first verse singing?

[ogunfer]

@remydhband

yo do not need me (if i'm not wrong...)

that is the last verse of volcano

probably the song he sang before starting this me my yoke nad i version. he recorded on a loop and then used it to introduce the song...

i repeat the question

anyone knows if it is possible to find this dvd?

the qualityt is excellent!!

[Bettyswagon]

2nd best song off the 9 album

[tlh235]

this looks professional...is there a way to get this entire concert on dvd

[mordandis2]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[whiteythomson]

I have that Fender! :-)

[centipedey]

what model is it?

[CrystalLaker]

i just discovered damien the other day and i love this song.. it has so much tension in it and its pure awesome

[GunSotsOverMe]

Do you know that this song (Me, My Yoke and I) is about masturbating while being a Catholic little boy? ;)

[Amandarine789]

I saw this video and decided to buy the album at amazon.... the music is fantastic

[RafaHen88]

ZOMG crazy beauty and insane!!

[cluedo1]

I love his Fender :)

[pr0ness]

Fucking love this song and Damien.

[biffobo]

simply stunning

[ilcorvojo2]

That's Joel Shearer... guitarist and singer-songwriter of Pedestrian... he toured with Damien in 2003-2004 and in 2006-2007, and he's still recording with him now

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo2

I don't understand! This is, certanly, a music about the masturbation. But in which place and circumstance he has written this music ? forgive my English. I'm not English!

And who is this Joel shearer ? Damien masturbates for him ??

I'm scocked of this song because it was one of my favourite! Is Damien Rice omosexual ? I've never understooden!!!

Please answer me quickly! Byee

[ilcorvojo3]

@MrDevil0910 Wait, you got it wrong, let me explain better... First off, Joel Shearer is the guitar player in the band, someone posted a comment asking who he was in this video so I replied to that. Joel has nothing to do with the song.

Damien is not omosexual. This song is about discovering masturbation, and feeling guilty (because Damien was raisedas a Catholic boy)...

Anyway, what do you mean with "this song was one of my favourite"? You no longer like it because of its real meaning?

[ilcorvojo3]

@MrDevil0910 anyway, feel free to send me a message if you want to talk about it... I just don't want to fill this space with long comments about it... thanks ;)

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo3

I ask this last question because I think this.

Damien Rice does not like modern women "whores"! Because he knows that they expect a number of things that just makes pitchs! Just act like men unscrupulous and heartless! Do you understand? however, is clearly another song! (I'm doing to help the translator google! I hope you understand!)

[MrDevil0910]

@ilcorvojo2

What I wanted to say is the fact that is not very very very beatiful song about masturbation or similar. Unfortunately in the 50% of the case in Italy when we listen a English song we don't find a lyrics or, better, a translate but we like the same. Is for all this that I say this was one of my favourite song! Do you understand ?

however I ignored the fact that DR was of cattolich dottrin! Thanks!

And what do you say me about "Woman like a man" ?

[egilaat]

Its deffo about mastrubation. Think I've heard him say its about the guilt of mastrubation actually..

[ThrivingFire]

oh wow....... oh wow....... I never realised the insane potential this had as a live song till now. One of my favourites from Damien, and this is so powerful. Speechless (:

[imSNIFFLES]

@ThrivingFire Than you'd be happy to know the song is about masturbation.

[imSNIFFLES]

@ThrivingFire And guess what the best part about this one song is. It was written about masturbation.

[jackdylan43]

Masturbation?? I think it's about man's need to spread his seed.

[fenneven]

Definitely about masturbation. He's said before a number of live performances that the song's a throwback to when he discovered it.

[seansmythe2]

Damien said it was about masturbation when I went to see him

Nottingham Arena, anyone else there. Every song was out of this world.

[ilcorvojo2]

definitely about masturbation... think about masturbation when you listen/read the lyrics and you'll put the pieces together ;)

[wt0m]

"Im mad like a big dog...because my god gave me a rod...for fishing"

expresses the burden of having a dick.

[wt0m]

@wt0m whatever that reason may be.

[viniciusb1]

SO amazing!

[Ferdie123]

damn man you always have the best videos

[ilcorvojo2]

thank you man!

[audiodamo]

I have to agree... your vids are amazing.

and "me, my yoke & I" with the looped "you do not need me" is great

[didoma73]

yea, i was just gonna point that out...it builds more intensity for yoke

plus, i have to say that it makes all the sense in the world too...not sure if anyone will agree to it, but since yoke is about masturbation (most of his songs more or less lurks toward this subject), it's easy to see how he has to resort to that kinda stuff because "she does not need him"...

[ilcorvojo2]

I absolutely agree... I love how the "you do not need me" creates a connection between these two songs...

[VoteClaypool]

How did you get all these vids?!?!?

thank you =]