Chris Bell - You and your Sister

[galateasca]

I still think his best is "Look Up", which isn't anywhere on YouTube.

[starkweather444]

Who the fuck is Nick and Norah?

[cottageorgan]

Now that is what I call a single right there...Brilliant.

[CognitiveDissonanceX]

Beautiful song from two of the finest. Chris and Alex, we miss you.



[cosmicrider287]

this is serious talent.

[tutuzella]

27..

[postyesterdayman]

My favorite song (of thousands). Thanks.

[jindrakula]

Is Alex Chilton singing backup? Man, those guys sounded so f-ing good together! Anything stemming from Big Star should be in everyone's music collection. I hear their influence in music everyday.

[seedub23]

@jindrakula Yes, that is Alex on backing vocals. This was the B-side to "I am the Cosmos".

[mobyboy]

nice to know - but I must say this mortal coil upgraded it !

[aloyvender]

@mobyboy I totally agree with you. So much sweeter

[TheDarmardar]

this guy could write a melody

[PAULisDEADMANnumber9]

His voice sounds so beautifully tortured. You can really feel this guys pain. Rip.

[brokentreeswing]

I heard this on stereomood while playing Minecraft.

[Ecojoao]

Singers like him create a nostalgia so great. Let follow his big star in Heaven! Wish these tunes remain ever in youtube!

[iceybleu]

lyrical...

[pontello3]

nice!

i didn't knew this singer!

[rjohndo]

You must also hear This Mortal Coil's cover of this, as a female duet. They were on the 4AD record label.

[TheMenProject1]

Alex Chilton on this record, too.

[CapnCanard]

From what I understand, Bell and Chilton really did make an attempt to make Beatles type pop in Memphis and I believe that the results are as good as any group who walked down that same path. This song by Bell is really good, confessional, haunting, the sad b@st)d song... helluva song writer.

[postyesterdayman]

@CapnCanard you can say bastard on here...it's not really a curse word. Not anymore. It's in the dictionary.

[PatheticHero]

@postyesterdayman Sorry... here ya go: Sad BASTARD. There are y'all good now?

[woodbrake]

Love Chris Bell's voice and songwriting. Maybe its just me but seems like Extreme took the melody of this for More than Words.

[huhangtong]

RIP Chris Bell..what a talent..

[GlenAnne99]

Who would ever listen to their sister when it comes to a choice of men...lol. :)

This is a great song...Thank You to the friend who shared it with me :)

Lovely post...

Annie

[mrvideohound]

Miss you Chris and Alex.

[Tuzotonic]

What a heartbreakinly beautiful song. Chis Bell is a forgotten genius. It's a shame he only recorded a small amount of music.

[pandaeyes42]

I'm more familiar with the Kim Deal/ Juliana Hatfield version that was done under the This Mortal Coil collective.

I do like this, the original, a lot. It's very different to what I'm used to!

[Timmybear]

@pandaeyes42 - it's actually Kim Deal and Tanya Donnelly. :)

[CapnCanard]

Chris Bell. One half of BIg Star.  Excellent song ...

[celebdream]

I still find it sad that so many people haven't been exposed to this kind of beauty.

[TehZombie]

@celebdream perhaps even sadder is that most wouldn't appreciate it one iota

[fentdog84]

WOW!

[tgillham100]

This is fantastic music.

[ronoman88]

Chris you're gone a long time and it still resonates.

Now Alex you're gone and that kills whats left of Big Star.

Jody your the best. Hamel you were in a great group.

[potaluca]

Wonder who influenced the sound of that 1st Big Star album?

[ronoman88]

@potaluca The Beatles Listen for the chord changes in most of their songs. Major 7th's, minor 5th's. They are the purest pop songs ever.

[smokeemonkee]

@ronoman88 No, you missed my point...I was implying that the 1st Big Star LP had more Chris Bell influence and the songs on his "solo" LP show that...and yes, the pure classic pop songs of Big Star's first 2 LPs make it seen like you heard it before...

[ronoman88]

@smokeemonkee Thanks. Please listen to XTC and Matthew Sweet as well.

[shanatp]

@potaluca When Chris was around everything was better with the sound of them.

[misterpress]

Brilliant beauty. We miss he and Alex.

[Lrx9]

RIP Chris Bell and Alex Chilton.

[twistedviewlabs]

@Lrx9 they've reunited in the cosmos and are making the most awesome music ever.

[alexandermorison]

@twistedviewlabs Yeah and Ziggy Stardust is screwing Debbie Harry in the big orgy in the sky.

[DaRandom90]

@Lrx9

and Andy Hummel

[awesomeojoe123]

thanks for uploading this again dude. i was sad when it got removed.