Elliott Smith - High Times

[DjangosBurntFingers]

Thanks for putting this together. It's nice. I really like the addition of the lyrics. It gives me a feeling of where he might have been refering to in the song. New York maybe? Brooklyn? Maybe? With Elliott Smith I'm always getting surprised in ways I don't expect. Like many other people I suspect I have these little revelations about myself. Especially just recently with the song "Alameda". It's true. For me, what he said in "Alameda" is True.

[ghostgrabber]

i feel so proud of my 40 thumbs up from 3 years ago..ill take my youtube trophy now.

[hinis86]

The emotional contrast between the lines "High times, man i feel fine" and "don't pick me up, I'm fine right where I am" is just amazing <3

[WindyButNotCloudy]

I can never get tired of this song.

It is just my favorite song.

[cchar1es]

anybody know of any live shows where elliott played high times at, videos?

[EmersonSCorder]

I wish I would have found him sooner. Typical of myself... always too little too late...

[riiyam]

"and I saw your face in everyone, I swear"

holy shit

[crackeyedpeas]

Haunting.

[whereismyminddd]

and they say there's no such thing as perfection

[knnoox]

absolutely incredible

[samesamething]

perfect portrait in audio form of your intimate self stranded in the hell

[brak54321]

New Moon is so amazing and its a B-Sides record. FUCK these are the songs that didn't make previous albums this proves Elliott Smiths genius

[DUBtheTIGER]

@brak54321 and there's at least 3 albums of more material waiting to surface =)

[FamilymanDisaster]

Who is that at 2:39-2:40 ?

[staygo1d]

The only problem with this song is that it isn't longer.

Rarely an accurate statement, but here it is painfully true.

[browndaisies]

said i don't go where i'm supposed to go, and i don't go really anywhere you know

[mrtahiti80]

fucking brilliant, inspiring, depressing, wonderful, beautiful, ugly, horrible, magnificent and amazing

at the same time

[MattyMattThing]

I hope he followed this kid for good reasons.

[acidmuffins420]

this song is 19 for me

[onapoda]

@acidmuffins420

If you want to learn any of Elliotts music just look up[ sweetadeline on google. It contains tabs and chords for all of his songs. Some of them are quite tricky and not completely transcribed as his wandering bass notes and akward chord progressions are pretty tricky to figure out, but they're all there.

[mrawesome15]

I'm fucking crushed that no one's tabbed this out. if anyone has a tab I'm sure me and a hundred other people would be ecstatic to know how to play this...

[TimmyFeathers]

the fucking build up is IMMENSE. 2 things E could do is make cuss words seem gentle and build up simple music to go beyond it's limit. mo'fo E <3

[Bendrix27]

You completely RUINED the video by putting a picture of some random guy at 2.30. Fuck, that just irritates me to no end.........WHY DID YOU HAVE TO RUIN AN ALMOST PERFECT VIDEO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[Jozsus]

@Bendrix27 sort of bizarre he did that actually?

[TruthAxe]

@Bendrix27 That's the best part of the video, you kid.

[Bendrix27]

@TruthAxe

HAHAHAHA! Ooh, nice emphasis on the "you kid" part, is that really your ONLY defense? I've seen you use it about a dozen times now, get some new material, you're a bore.

[TruthAxe]

You amuse, @Bendrix27.

A dozen times? Why this is only my second comment. Get help, weirdo.

[Bendrix27]

Suck a sweaty Arabian testicle @TruthAxe

Not your second comment on all of youtube, you dimwitted turd licker.

[kgarvey68]

I couldn't love this song any more if I tried, is there really anything better out there? God bless you Elliott Smith.

[wirsindhelden0]

his music is just too beautiful for its own good.

[utarefsonmetushelac]

that just fits perfect right now

[Niamhdm7871]

Nice didn't want to dig out my cds tonight. Blessings, K.

[miltonatchet]

i hate what elliott can bring out in a man, total destruction is on the horizon when your in a state of mind brought on by the numb yet at the same time you cant help but love him for what he does.

[ernestomarroni]

Elliot,I love You..I fell you like an old missed Friend..See You in the place where You are now..R.I.P. My Friend!

[trilobite3339]

who's the guy at 2:40ish?

[charlesobama]

@trilobite3339 good question

[icec0rpse]

It's a shame that more people don't appreciate this kind of talent. It's a shame that Elliott died without the recognition he has today. His music helped me understand people because he talked humility about himself along with everyone else. Most music is really vain nowadays and it sickens me.

[rlovell82]

@icec0rpse What you call "humility," I call "self-loathing."

[dressrehearsalrags]

Raw and subtle. It's a real shame that more people don't have this kind of talent.

[candymiser]

hey video man.... E-l-l-i-o-t-t..... DD=====

[dubbay10]

i think everybody isn't reading professorrex's comment correctly. he contradicts dgudman88's absurd and rediculous comment, saying that elliott's lyrics are important. everybody is hating, but nobody understands why. lets all try and think before we type, i'm sure that's what elliott smith would have done.

[miltonatchet]

@dubbay10 i dont think elliott would have gave a shit what anyone thinks

[FolkRockAndRoll]

pofessor rex, quit being a pretentious cunt. elliott, your amazing. you'll live on in all our hearts.

[dgudman88]

He sings silly things that give definition

[MissMisery123]

brings me to tears....

[gibson724]

i know what you mean something. he says what what we all really would like to say.

[Somethingpower]

Elliott smith sings my life word for word at times

[theonekeyblade]

*Elliott  two T's please fix it

[cienedirect]

allright now ;)

[theonekeyblade]

Thanx ^_^

[trilobite3339]

this is one of his best. short and to the point. whos that guy with the camera, though? 2:30ish

[DrakeChristensen1]

I'm so sick and tired of

trying to change your mind

When it's so easy to disconnect mine

Jesus christ, I have felt like that for so long

[ProfessorRex]

These lyrics are the crux of the song.

[ProfessorRex]

These lyrics are the crux of the song.

CRUX1. a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.

2. a cross.

3. something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty.

Origin:

163545; < L: stake, scaffold, or cross used in executions, torment; figurative senses perh. < NL crux (interpretum) (commentators') torment, a difficult passage in a text; cf. crucial

Synonyms:

1. essence, heart, core, gist.

[GeorgiaTheJellyhead]

amazing song.

[miltonatchet]

most deppresingly beautiful music

[t0198123]

Best song ever , for sure !

[FTS7606]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[sgtpepper1935]

favorite elliott smith song prob

[Lovegood44]

ElliotT Smith :) I love this song. XO.

[mainman99987]

Perfectly sums up my unfortunate situation as of the past few months. It's a great source of release to have someone who you can emphatize with and understands what you are going through. Bless you, Elliott Smith.

[Johnsoniscoolandya]

bright eyes is probably too big to be called indie, but those are my top 5 bands, not just indie

[paulievenna]

that's a... silly thing to say.

[HumanitarianMurderer]

awesome song

[blueyedmusic]

come home {julys empty desicions}

[t0198123]

fuck i miss u ....

[halfbaked44]

he was brilliant. cant really describe it, he just was haha

[Zeldreaisme]

This song explains so much about everything, but at the same time explains nothing about anything. And that's why I love it.

[wotsherface]

just found this song and <3 it, can anyone tell me which album its from?

[AnonymousAssh0le]

its from a 2 disc set called "new moon"

[sojiplaysmusic]

What a song. What a mind. RIP

[ghostgrabber]

I f'n love the building crescendo in this song

[onlyeyesabove]

yea thats y i really like it too

[doodeloo]

@ghostgrabber

yes, exactly, me too the crescendo is great

[LilSarahKisses]

amazing

[sonicflyingmachine]

That's classic man!

[ichagandicha]

THE BEST