god i swear this song makes me think about my life...mistakes, regrets, memories. past. present. future. everything. and it also makes me want to do better on top of all that. this tells me that this is a damn good song.
I rarely get this feeling after hearing a song for the first time. But I just listened to it and felt that feeling. Like a warm wave of passion that moves me to tears sweeping over me. Thank you Justin Vernon.
This song reminds me of cold nights and broken hearts. Two things that should not go together, but seem to be so perfectly blended in my life right now...
The first time I heard this (I just randomly came across it one night on the Internet somewhere while playing around looking for new bands), my mouth literally just fell open at 0:48. It was like getting smashed over the head by an angel wielding a baseball bat, even down to the immediate response of involuntary tears, lol. I had to cover my face until it was over. And of course it's been on repeat ever since.
@theserenebean These might not all be similar but they're a few that I keep in the same playlist as "Re Stacks" : ) They should be available on youtube as well: Sophie Zelmani - Oh Dear Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms Band Of Horses - Detlef Schrempf Alice In Chains - Nutshell Slowblow - Aim For A Smile Cat Power - The Greatest Kings Of Convenience - I Don't Know What I Can Save You From Blind Pilot - 3 Rounds And A Sound Camille - Pour Que L'amour Me Quitte Chris Holmes - China
@theserenebean I don't know about similar... but I think you might like Red House Painters if you don't already know them, possibly also some stuff by Nick Drake, Kings of Convenience and Sparklehorse. And Jeff Monkman.
ill never forget the first time after i heard this song i sat there in disbelief by how beautiful it was and just cried,i sat there and cried and kept hitting replay.
@schmakanigga That is absolutely brilliant. And very true. Everyone has been commenting saying it makes them sad, and while I can definitely see myself crying my eyes out to this song, when I listen to this song it usually puts me in a very nice, hopeful mood. It is beautiful.
this is the song i listen to when i'm totally out of it, and not in the best mood. It makes my heart swell with it's beauty and meaningful lyrics and helps me through it.
I've backspaced my comment far too many times. I just cannot come up with anything to say that will accurately describe this song or the feelings it stirs.
My best friend Passed away last year and I had such a terrible time dealing with it.I was so numb and angry and such a list of emotions I could never name them all. One bitter cold evening in February I slipped into my bathtub and put this song on repeat, at that time I played music to escape from those feelings, but this song helped me face them instead, it now has a place in my heart, when I hear it, I feel hope, I feel peace. Bon Iver somehow manages to give music for life. that's a gift
how a gutair can capture so much emotion and make such a lovely song! theres no way to say it without being soppy but this really is beatiful music! really captures the feel of winter and just! wow!
i hadn't heard this song in a long time i mean long time and on day i had this dream where i was about to get married to the wrong guy and "patrick" the guy i met at the dress shop was 'the man' i actully loved and so he left to eurpe and i was left looking for him and finally at the end of my dream i was holding his hand against my face and i began to sing this song
@1232Sorcha Truth is, no matter what anyone tells you, the only one really worth asking would be Justin Vernon. But the best thing to do is just stick to your own perceptions of it. Thats what makes music so special.
@jours1 Nice sentiment, but "ONE OF the most beautiful songs ever written, bar NONE", is a slight contradiction. I'm sure the whiskey had something to do with it.
heard it on house. then i just heard it again randomly youtubing last night and then my teacher played the beginning in class cuz we were playing a review game and the music was a timer and i was like i've heard this before and he goes oh it's bon iver and i'm like aaah amber and wilson!
I heard it on House, I came across it on my own later. It's a beautiful song. I'm glad Amber died in the show, although I don't wish death on anyone. That was a beautiful episode though.
Hey, I love House and I'm a huge Bon Iver fan. Do I get bonus points for pointing out that I knew - and loved - this song *before* I heard it on TV. Chill, guys.
if yall are listening to it cuz of HOUSE, yall suck deez nuts. "OMG I MISS AMBER SO MUCH" make your own life that you and others can admire, get off your ass stop watchin the boob tube. listening to this song alone stimulates more brain cells than watching TV. thats science yo, yall make me sick
I never associated this song with HOUSE. And I think it's sad if that's peoples first impression of this album because it's not supposed to conjur up those sorts of images of a fucking impersonal TV show. It's about a man who lost someone so special and was healing through music alone in the wilderness. It's very personal to Justin but so relatable to me as it should be for you if you're going to listen to his music and not just relate to it because you saw it on some bunkered TV show.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I agree that this music is phenomenal. However, I don't think it's necessary for you to cut down House, which isn't all that impersonal, if compared with other shows out lately. In fact, it's a very touching, emotional show that addresses real issues. I found out about this song through House, then I learned more about his music and this entire CD. Isn't that what we want, for him to gain more popularity? Or do you want him all to yourself? That's selfish, I think.
I can't say that it's quintessential to my music taste or that I can relate to it's lyrics. It speaks to me on an intellectual level as if a friend of mine was in trouble...Makes me want to listen....
I think (on an intellectual level, of course) that anyone who uses 'quintessential' in a post is quintessentially and quite essentially a bit of a show off...
cant get this song out my head... saw this on house my heart is breaking right now. the only show i ever saw that has me in aw about someones death. this song is perfect.
my sister records house, and bored, snowed in tonight I was watching the episode that everyone's been talking about.. I got so excited to hear bon iver in the background. Hardly does it justice though,just being in the background. Amazing song.
i cried in that episode i love this song and in house it told me something "its hard to let go of somebody u love" thats why i cried even if im a boy im not gay though i still have feelings im 13 but yet ive encounterd a person that i loved that i lost
Have you ever thought that the artists are there first? That in an ideal world they wouldn't have to give the rights to be used on these medical practices? That they create these things, and people appreciate the emotional power these pieces of work possess, so want to use them to convey that sincerity. It's not the artists fault if they're good. Plus it gains exposure. You're a cliche!!!
:,) this.... this...is beautiful.
I feel like i have nothing to worry about...
UnchartedLuver94 1 month ago
Gorgeous, blissful in everyway...
FeckIdiditagain 2 months ago
This song is so fucking beautiful.
DinTjej100 2 months ago 5
This song plays in my head during the late afternoon when I'm just laying down resting staring at the ceiling thinking about nothing.
BTandC61794 2 months ago 3
Bon Iver sounds like the Shins and Apparat made an album together. So amazing.
1Tyrano1 3 months ago
This is just ecstasy on the ears. Absolute bliss
J4M35C41N 3 months ago 2
House brought me here. I don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
1Tyrano1 3 months ago 2
What ass-hat accidentally clicked dislike?
Horto013 4 months ago
'crispy realization' is such perfect imagery... it just gets me every time.
meyflowers 4 months ago
This song reminds me of one of the happiest moments of my life. Makes me cry every time I hear it.
thisistheguy 5 months ago
god i swear this song makes me think about my life...mistakes, regrets, memories. past. present. future. everything. and it also makes me want to do better on top of all that. this tells me that this is a damn good song.
ConfusedBrokenHurt18 5 months ago
Nice tune, a guy once played it as a love song to me.
tubeyouin2008 6 months ago
loves how everyone is trying to say deep and meaningful things to get thumbs up ;)
TheMilkyface 7 months ago
Bon Iver - restored my faith in that music today can really mean something beautiful.
NeonFoxLetsPlays 8 months ago 12
This is one of those songs that give me shivers.
cloudlover16 8 months ago
somehow this song makes every hard thing in my life easier.
6968plb 8 months ago
this is my favorite song on this planet.
MADDIEXBARBIE 8 months ago
I rarely get this feeling after hearing a song for the first time. But I just listened to it and felt that feeling. Like a warm wave of passion that moves me to tears sweeping over me. Thank you Justin Vernon.
takomaskate 8 months ago
best song I ever saw live, everyone in the room fell in love with Justin Vernon
matthewschickling 9 months ago
This song reminds me of cold nights and broken hearts. Two things that should not go together, but seem to be so perfectly blended in my life right now...
Reachthesky222 9 months ago
This is the kinda thing that would be "a top hit" if the world was a sane place! But unfortunately it's lost among the noise! :(
ivannagib 9 months ago 4
i love the earnesty peeking through when he says "i needed to replace".... no voice reverberator, just bon.
mynamesake1 10 months ago
winning
sicummins 10 months ago
The first time I heard this (I just randomly came across it one night on the Internet somewhere while playing around looking for new bands), my mouth literally just fell open at 0:48. It was like getting smashed over the head by an angel wielding a baseball bat, even down to the immediate response of involuntary tears, lol. I had to cover my face until it was over. And of course it's been on repeat ever since.
BigMcLargeHuge100 10 months ago 5
This song is so sad and beautiful. I love it but it makes me want to die.
sukiyaki113 11 months ago
god has this song in his ipod.
yomamas00 11 months ago
:O have my babies.
flammydamingo 11 months ago
words cannot describe my love for this song...
"your love will be safe with me"
pure beauty
oannajay 11 months ago
Songs like this are what makes me hate youtube for not having a "loop" button...
ifyoudontbelieveme 11 months ago
i love this song so much.. can anyone recommend others that are similar to it? <3
theserenebean 1 year ago
enniomorricon 11 months ago
@theserenebean
"Sodom, South Georgia" by Iron and Wine has a similar sound to this song.
marcosj1986 9 months ago
@theserenebean jose gonzalez maybe?
Melher27 9 months ago
@theserenebean Sodom, South Georgia by Iron and Wine
pthompson2005 7 months ago
@theserenebean true love waits by Radiohead maybe
TehWinnerz 6 months ago
@theserenebean I don't know about similar... but I think you might like Red House Painters if you don't already know them, possibly also some stuff by Nick Drake, Kings of Convenience and Sparklehorse. And Jeff Monkman.
meadish 3 months ago
i love this song man
dritch11 1 year ago 2
ill never forget the first time after i heard this song i sat there in disbelief by how beautiful it was and just cried,i sat there and cried and kept hitting replay.
LOLmarija 1 year ago 5
My dad hates me, so im just gonna sit here, listen to this song, and cryy..
whitedressqueen 1 year ago 3
"Your love is safe with me" So simple yet one of the most powerful things I have ever heard.
AlabamaWhurley 1 year ago 9
i doubt anyone could even explain the way this song makes you feel
schmakanigga 1 year ago 2
@schmakanigga That is absolutely brilliant. And very true. Everyone has been commenting saying it makes them sad, and while I can definitely see myself crying my eyes out to this song, when I listen to this song it usually puts me in a very nice, hopeful mood. It is beautiful.
YarblesYarblesYarble 7 months ago
this is the song i listen to when i'm totally out of it, and not in the best mood. It makes my heart swell with it's beauty and meaningful lyrics and helps me through it.
mylifeisemo101 1 year ago
OMG I love this song , poetry ?absolutely
evenness 1 year ago
Amber, you cutthroat bitch, I still miss you sometimes.
FeelTheSexualTension 1 year ago 66
i feel so many things when i listen to this song.
it changes my world.
TRLD57 1 year ago 5
I've backspaced my comment far too many times. I just cannot come up with anything to say that will accurately describe this song or the feelings it stirs.
AuthorCC 1 year ago 7
I listen to this every day...One of the most profoundly beautiful pieces of music ever created.
kenrben 1 year ago 6
My best friend Passed away last year and I had such a terrible time dealing with it.I was so numb and angry and such a list of emotions I could never name them all. One bitter cold evening in February I slipped into my bathtub and put this song on repeat, at that time I played music to escape from those feelings, but this song helped me face them instead, it now has a place in my heart, when I hear it, I feel hope, I feel peace. Bon Iver somehow manages to give music for life. that's a gift
Aphoticbeauty 1 year ago 9
getting drunk and listening to this.(or any bon iver) best feeling in the world.
Pirklemusic 1 year ago 9
@Pirklemusic getting drunk right now and listening, totally feel ya
aciddmc 1 year ago
how a gutair can capture so much emotion and make such a lovely song! theres no way to say it without being soppy but this really is beatiful music! really captures the feel of winter and just! wow!
eddiemarriott 1 year ago
i hadn't heard this song in a long time i mean long time and on day i had this dream where i was about to get married to the wrong guy and "patrick" the guy i met at the dress shop was 'the man' i actully loved and so he left to eurpe and i was left looking for him and finally at the end of my dream i was holding his hand against my face and i began to sing this song
i was like whoa i have to hear this song again!
britishcolumbianclub 1 year ago
@britishcolumbianclub it's amazing how music can inspire dreams ins't it? :)
Yettihugs 1 year ago 5
i love this song to bits
but. .
what exactly is it about ?
i have my own ideas but id like it to be maybe confirmed.. .
x x x
1232Sorcha 1 year ago
@1232Sorcha Truth is, no matter what anyone tells you, the only one really worth asking would be Justin Vernon. But the best thing to do is just stick to your own perceptions of it. Thats what makes music so special.
awesomej13 1 year ago
Fuck my drunk spelling, btw.
jours1 1 year ago
One of the most beautiful songs ever written, bar none.
And i'm not just saying this beacuse my blood is 95% whiskey right now.
'Your love will be safe with me'...is something i would to tell someone, but can't.
I would say life sucks...but with music as gorgeous as this around, surely everything is ok, somehow.
jours1 1 year ago 196
@jours1 that has got to be the greatest youtube comment ever.
suddensong 1 year ago
@jours1 whisky is goooood for the soul. like this song !
IxLoveXkelseyX 11 months ago
@jours1
I'd give you a million thumbs up for that comment if I could. Took the words right out of my mouth.
...and no, it's not just because your blood was 95% whiskey. This song IS really simple but powerful.
DrunkenLeprechaunPro 9 months ago
@jours1 The most beautiful comment I have ever read in youtube...
spulgaciite 9 months ago 2
@jours1 Nice sentiment, but "ONE OF the most beautiful songs ever written, bar NONE", is a slight contradiction. I'm sure the whiskey had something to do with it.
MisterLoveFox 7 months ago
Oh my, this is lovely.
f2byam 1 year ago
KariSSaCHAN's comment just made me choke on my whiskey.
jordancatherine 1 year ago
makes me happy
EZPeezy0 1 year ago
fucking stunning
i admire this song so much. its beautiful.
callum78987 1 year ago
me and my girlfriend eat eachother out with this song on repeat its beautiful
KariSSaCHAN 1 year ago
@KariSSaCHAN wow haha. that's beautiful. I would have said "make love" but I guess kids these days are more blunt about such things.
kikomiko1 1 year ago 2
@KariSSaCHAN That's stupid.
smokejc 1 year ago
heard it on house. then i just heard it again randomly youtubing last night and then my teacher played the beginning in class cuz we were playing a review game and the music was a timer and i was like i've heard this before and he goes oh it's bon iver and i'm like aaah amber and wilson!
pinkypie18 1 year ago
so unbelievable pretty this..
Rubssup 1 year ago
so unbelievable pretty this..
Rubssup 1 year ago
it's so pretty..unbelievable
Rubssup 1 year ago
it's so pretty..unbelievable
Rubssup 1 year ago
so wonderful
aldenbryn 1 year ago
so wonderful
aldenbryn 1 year ago
so wonderful
aldenbryn 1 year ago
beautiful
marieta213 1 year ago
beautiful
marieta213 1 year ago
For the last two years of my life, I've yet to find a song that I've fallen in love with more. It's my default song.
dmbkersh 1 year ago 4
most beautful song ever.
caseycaseyyy 1 year ago
most beautful song ever.
caseycaseyyy 1 year ago 2
Ya, I found this song through HOUSE as well. It's absolutely beautiful.
Athena007 2 years ago
game over.
best tune on the record.
CHIHUAHUAconda 2 years ago
@CHIHUAHUAconda skinny love : )
seaLIFFY 1 year ago
@CHIHUAHUAconda skinny love : )
seaLIFFY 1 year ago
omg so perfect... love this song!
BoZyS 2 years ago 4
I heard it on House, I came across it on my own later. It's a beautiful song. I'm glad Amber died in the show, although I don't wish death on anyone. That was a beautiful episode though.
Katewrit85 2 years ago
Hey, I love House and I'm a huge Bon Iver fan. Do I get bonus points for pointing out that I knew - and loved - this song *before* I heard it on TV. Chill, guys.
RevengeOfTheMojoWire 2 years ago 3
this is the most beautiful song in the world to me
u2soadfan 2 years ago 4
if yall are listening to it cuz of HOUSE, yall suck deez nuts. "OMG I MISS AMBER SO MUCH" make your own life that you and others can admire, get off your ass stop watchin the boob tube. listening to this song alone stimulates more brain cells than watching TV. thats science yo, yall make me sick
samistheman3 2 years ago 4
what?
holzy4565 2 years ago
haha, true dat
l0stk3y 2 years ago 2
Ähm?? :D
Sorry I wanted to say with Kutner :P not mit :D
chuchsmeetvans 2 years ago
Great song...
I only know what happened with Amber not mit Kutner ?? :-O
What's wrong with him??
chuchsmeetvans 2 years ago
missing some lyrics...
sullycake 2 years ago
I never associated this song with HOUSE. And I think it's sad if that's peoples first impression of this album because it's not supposed to conjur up those sorts of images of a fucking impersonal TV show. It's about a man who lost someone so special and was healing through music alone in the wilderness. It's very personal to Justin but so relatable to me as it should be for you if you're going to listen to his music and not just relate to it because you saw it on some bunkered TV show.
sullycake 2 years ago 2
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I agree that this music is phenomenal. However, I don't think it's necessary for you to cut down House, which isn't all that impersonal, if compared with other shows out lately. In fact, it's a very touching, emotional show that addresses real issues. I found out about this song through House, then I learned more about his music and this entire CD. Isn't that what we want, for him to gain more popularity? Or do you want him all to yourself? That's selfish, I think.
productofstress 2 years ago 4
omg i miss amber.... but i miss kutner more!!! :( i was so sad at the part where this song played.
Karlytrouble 2 years ago
I miss Amber and Kutner....:(
Muireannify 2 years ago 5
House aww . . . such a sad episode :( great song 2 express da emotions though, i was truly touched!!
icandy51 2 years ago 4
Great song :)
Xcyte22 2 years ago
I can't say that it's quintessential to my music taste or that I can relate to it's lyrics. It speaks to me on an intellectual level as if a friend of mine was in trouble...Makes me want to listen....
Fantastic song.
hotddogTM 2 years ago 4
I think (on an intellectual level, of course) that anyone who uses 'quintessential' in a post is quintessentially and quite essentially a bit of a show off...
Orgasmic Schlong
TomHooligan2007 2 years ago 3
great song i love it !
wundervolles schönes lied!
echt geiler track richtig geil zum relaxen und chillen1
peace an alle!
GreatGeniusJ 2 years ago 2
This song pours through me and reaches into my deep void until I well up and weep like child.
RosieHS 2 years ago 3
welltklasse !!!!!
wundervoll
GreatGeniusJ 2 years ago
quite possibly the most perfect piece of music i have ever heard. i play it and play it and play it again
debenny1 2 years ago 2
amazing
antsRcute123 2 years ago
cant get this song out my head... saw this on house my heart is breaking right now. the only show i ever saw that has me in aw about someones death. this song is perfect.
MClil50 2 years ago 4
whhhhatt epidosdee?
cutedoll16 2 years ago
....amazing
omegatiger1 3 years ago 2
quintessential to my musical tastes
moonpower17 3 years ago
This is one of those songs that I would love to learn but I don't know if I would do it justice so I might just leave it alone...Great song.
radiohab 3 years ago 5
i tried and then just left it alone haha.
davedylan22 2 years ago 2
AMazing amazing song. My fav on the album. Funny it's about gambling :P
redooh8 3 years ago
1 person 1 guitar
amazing
pepp12343 3 years ago 3
This song is so beautiful
yoyotte74 3 years ago
just perfect.
zogandco95 3 years ago
my sister records house, and bored, snowed in tonight I was watching the episode that everyone's been talking about.. I got so excited to hear bon iver in the background. Hardly does it justice though,just being in the background. Amazing song.
loveatthisvolume 3 years ago 3
i cried in that episode i love this song and in house it told me something "its hard to let go of somebody u love" thats why i cried even if im a boy im not gay though i still have feelings im 13 but yet ive encounterd a person that i loved that i lost
miguelcarlosvmendoza 2 years ago 2
when i first heard this i thought it said "this is boring me..this is paradise" lol
musicfanadrianne 3 years ago 2
this song remind me of bare feet in cold snow, it doesnt hurt cos' its beautiful
TomventUK 3 years ago 5
oh my... it's so beautiful..
figure117 3 years ago
This is so beautiful, its really relaxing + makes you forget all your worries + put your life in perspective.
blondefox6 3 years ago
I think i'm in love with this song - its so chillaxing
blondefox6 3 years ago
is that a woodcut print?
is that the vinyl single or what in the video space?
pepp12343 3 years ago
i think that essentially this song is full of hope and beauty and restedness.
sad? cry? depends on state of mind really
pepp12343 3 years ago
this song makes me feel so small! it's such a great song,though. heard it on house!
xQuineur 3 years ago 49
@xQuineur ah! i thought i remembered hearing this somewhere! :D
nanabananas23x 5 months ago
this is so wonderful.
tygrelover 3 years ago 3
Heard this song on House XD
SoulboundNun 3 years ago 9
You nailed it on the head. What a great image.
tomwlindsley 3 years ago 7
this song makes me want to cry
RetardedShoe 3 years ago 10
yes... me too
cry to the beauty of the music and everything this world has to offer
PhouFoo 3 years ago 4
I actually cried. The words I konow, but the solely way of the way they are pronuciated does a lot.
chicachile 3 years ago 3
This song makes me want to take my guitar and just play and sing. So many wonderful songs out there, this is one of them.
motleylil 3 years ago 4
This song makes me very very happy.
AngryAngryDeathBunny 3 years ago
This song...aw fuck it, this is not a song, its a fuckin' piece of poetry and music put together! Pure art...
Lelhion 3 years ago
This song makes me want to paint.
saiyarana 3 years ago
This song makes me remember medical shows, this is very cliche among many medical songs like house and scrubs.
sbcpackers 3 years ago
Have you ever thought that the artists are there first? That in an ideal world they wouldn't have to give the rights to be used on these medical practices? That they create these things, and people appreciate the emotional power these pieces of work possess, so want to use them to convey that sincerity. It's not the artists fault if they're good. Plus it gains exposure. You're a cliche!!!
vicavox 3 years ago 2
This song makes me want to spend some time in a cabin in the woods.
speakertone 3 years ago 4
This song reminds me of sweet smells.
RubyShoesBlues 3 years ago 4
This song makes me open the window and just stand there.
snveitch 3 years ago 53
@snveitch this has got to be the best comment ever posted on youtube...
smwh86 1 year ago