Bright Eyes - Going for the gold

[XTCisl0ve]

The sadness of his words and the look in his face make me cry.

[1Lozzix1]

great crowd, they were completely quiet until the end. When I saw Bright Eyes live, people kept yelling mid-song.

[aperfectsonnet123]

@1Lozzix1 Same here! There were even some boo's! :(

[eriliddy]

omg did he say dick hole baha

[1Lozzix1]

@eriliddy

dickhead

[WintersEndOfficial]

<333

[Username47948]

That song is so amazing. It seeps into your heart before exploding and leaving you all over the walls. It's one of his best

[jasonshipps]

Nothing better than lies composed into a beautiful song.

[tooquickly]

nothing better.

[jonabutter]

haha he spit.

[heartswellls]

i love when he modifies some of the lyrics when he plays live<3

[jimmyneverdies]

Everything else, Icluding this sounds like a lie.

[apackofgum]

I haven't listened to Bright Eyes since I was in highschool 5 years ago. Revisiting it now, some of it is really great and some of it reminds me of what turned me off. This is an example of the former.

[jewsatemybaby]

@apackofgum

i agree with this.

[tragiclikethetitanic]

i probably would have cried if i was there

the song sounded so much better live

[derrikdavid]

Oh my God, that was amazing.

[Link4Owns]

he looks so sad D:

[lexxxxxz]

beautiful! <3

[rmweathersby]

Greatest song ever...but the lyrics seem different here.

[teatimetulips]

I could cry. beautiful!

[VictoriaMariee]

oh how i love this song!!!!

especially this part

"but a kid carrys his walkman on that long bus ride to Omaha. I know a girl who cries when she practices violin..."

pure brilliance!!

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[Featuredprofile]

thats the bit that gives me shivers.

[reekytex]

when i didnt listen to this much, thats the part i always remebered cause of the emotion

[noflowersplease]

so schauts aus Jasmin!

[lunaaamil]

I guess this is one of the most beautiful videos ever recorded.

[mad4music7]

so much raw emotion.

[somuchdirt74]

oh yeah what does he say in the beginning like right before he starts the song?

[somuchdirt74]

i dont like it how people compare other artist with their work, like some people say bob better than conor, and conor better than bob, seriously they are both great, and that goes with any other artist out there no one is better than the other person they are making music how they want to do and people have their own style, my opinion lol good video great emotion love it

[vytex3]

There's a few songs by Conor that can bring you to tears. Poison Oak, Padraic My Prince, Going For the Gold, Lua, and Something Vague are some of my favorites.

[easyyluckyfreee]

i wish the way it sounds on the recording was like how he sang it here. brilliant.

[DannnyL]

Beautiful

[prettyinlime]

This song, to me, is all about how music is just there to pass the time, but to the people that make it it's so much more. It also sort of sounds like an apology. "Well if I could talk to myself like I was someone else maybe I wouldn't act like such an asshole all the time" maybe he gives good advice but he just cant do anything to help himself, I can really relate to that.

[SusanMillerRag]

when i first heard this song i started bawling. i was so relieved someone felt the same way i did and i wasn't being over emotional and crazy. that's why i love conor, he's like therapy.

"well then maybe i could take his advice and i wouldn't act like such a dick head all the time"

he is a brilliant man and there will be no one else like him ever.

[mariusdeparius]

pure poetry, pure music

[luweeze]

this song makes me cry- not even the lyrics, just the actual music... goddammit :/

[blankslate101]

'They must return to there lives, once the villain has died' That is poetry. He is a musical genius beyond a shadow of a doubt. Long live Bright Eyes.

[eleot]

Agree with you. And hey! How many of Bob Dylan`s 600 some songs from 1962 to 2006 have you heard -lyrics in hand- You do seem sinsible to art. So if you haven`t heard BD songs beyond "greatest hits", you ought to get down to digging into his catalogue. Might may you cry. But it WILL change yur life,

Cheers!

[futoncat]

i love them both, and even though this is three months old, bob comes nowhere near conor in the area of lyrics.

[eleot]

Wow! Your comment did stop me cold at first...and then made me cry. Check these lyrics if you can -by Bob- Chimes of Freedom; It's alright Ma (I'm only bleeding); Every Grain of Sand; A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall; My Back PAges; Ring Them Bells; Ain`t Talking; Changing of The Guards. AND believe me foto, if you do look them lyrics up in bobdylanDOTcom you shall never every say what you said in this blog. Cheers!!

[particleman01]

i just read some of the bob dylan lyrics. they are (obviously) really good, but i still think conor's lyrics are better.

[jmacomber16]

not to be a dick, but you should probably listen to some more Dylan! I guarantee you if you were to ask Conor he would agree :)

[particleman01]

oh and i agree too! dylan's lyrics are some of the best out there. just in my personal opinion i enjoy conor's lyrics more.

[dbuffalo]

ditto...also Dylans went through some weird phases. Conor's really developed as an artist..While I think Bob's lost some of his inspiration as he got older.

[BrOadWayBaBe06]

one of the best songs

&& haha at dickhead

i loved that!

[bucky502]

"But a kid carries his Walkman on that long bus ride to Omaha,

I know a girl who cries when she practices violin.

'Cause each note sounds so pure

it just cuts into her

and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes."

---true poetry. amazing.

[sixgru]

"Now to me everything else including this just sounds like a lie" I like the way he allways changes the lyrics live :-) He is great...

[championofidiots]

yea, everytime I listen to the song I think of this video and how he sings "including this"

:)

[12DevilTown34]

yah and the scream at myself

and dickhead ahh i love him pure genuis &hearts;

[NowlinMD]

Thanks for uploading! I uploaded this to Google Video some time back.

[blinky9873]

lol he did change asshole to dickhead, lol. hes funny

[NowlinMD]

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[TruNikkaz]

u think conor would take voice lessons or somethin after all these years... it's a lot worse live...

[Biancapoopypants]

you cant make music like conor

[jadefalcon5]

I think his lyrical expression makes up for his lack of 'professional vocal training'

basically, shut up and pay attention to why he's singing, not how. =]

[12DevilTown34]

i love his voice i think it fits with the lyrics in a very good way

[jadefalcon5]

me too!

I just wish I could carry him around in my pocket xD

[effervescentlady]

exactafuckingtacly lol

[championofidiots]

"the gold medal gleams, so hang it around my neck, cause I am deserving it..."

[G1njas]

Sounds suprinsingly good with just 1 guitar.

[areadybeentaken]

might be my favorite bright eyes tune

[tasteinme]

la letra de esta cancion es increible

y los cambios que le hace en esta presentacion incrementan eso aun mas...

[ikarumail]

lawl he changed asshole to dickhead, among other things. I like it.

[marioskato]

this is kinda gross..

kinda killed the song:(

but then ive never seen bright eyes live so i wouldnt konw

[Jesseisawhore]

Conor is the most interesting person in the world.

I really would like to just sit down and talk with him for 5 minutes, I think it would be an amazing experience.

[fakevalentine]

oh shit i totally agree. i couldn't of said it any better.

[moyado]

the song owns