Bright Eyes - A Perfect Sonnet (live)

[davidwebmastah]

530 comments of lovers (and some haters too). Passion attracts passion. Fantastic song, IMO. Passionate performance for a terribly simple musical composition with an elevated sense of creativity and sensitivity in the lyrics. Made a whole cathedral out of just a few bricks.

[TheDrummerTy]

Nebraska at it's finest.

[AshleyJosephine1234]

<3 so much emotion

[touchofmetal]

lovely song. lets just all stop fighting on youtube grab a beer and chill the fuck out.

[xthexupwardxfallx]

yea... this is cool now. ok

[tamaravel]

This is real music, unlike all the superficial, "ironic", insincere hipster bullshit that passes for indie these days.

[candyberried]

He is a genius, period.

[candyberried]

THE LYRICS ARE SOO F+CKIN BEAUTIFUL!! My all time favotite song, no one can write or execute anything like this- he is a hidden gem, and still refuses to sign with any big corporate studio! LOVE YOU CONOR!! You are amazing at your concerts I almost died everytime I saw you live..

[bddb9]

@candyberried john frusciante. his music is just as meaningful and emotional. their really similar actually

[UncleIrv]

The fact that he has "passion" does not make up for the fact that his music is sappy trite bullshit.

[tomanydiscos]

@UncleIrv The fact you have the right to comment does not mean you're opinion means anything to anyone.

[UncleIrv]

@tomanydiscos

The fact that you replied means that my opinion must mean something to you.

[tomanydiscos]

@UncleIrv ...i hate how right that is hahaha

[natty71991]

I don't know... I know he doesn't have actually a "pretty voice", that's a fact. But there's something in the way he "sings" that's like he has something magical in his voice. Personally I like the way he screams. I know it's weird but I like how he screams. Say like from here 2:35 and I fell in love with this song bc of the lyrics and since that part.

[xxidahosexxx]

lol @ battery running out

[mellchof34]

wish i could see this live

[pretiestbaglady]

My goodness... I adore him. I get chills every time I hear this song.

[EasyG53]

How did 31 people NOT like this!?!? I guess 31 people are deaf. Wait actually, I just played this video without the audio and I still felt enough emotion to make me cry. I heard that you can play this video in front of a pregnant woman, and you can actually hear crying from within the womb. Kinda crazy, right?

[EricCOREgee12]

i didnt really picture connors drummer to look like that haha

[Jimko01]

love the emotion!

[gyar]

It's actually better without the ending...

[lacksapulse]

@ibechumscrubber Word.

[WorldOfPsych]

Raw emotion... Beautiful... <3

[ShitJeremyDoesntKnow]

Shut the fuck up. His voice is beautiful. vvv

[spnylz1]

Good grief, that man cannot sing. Great lyrics and tune, but his voice is horrible.

[DGDHammer]

@spnylz1 Didn't they say the same about Bob Dylan? Look at him now. His voice isn't even that horrible though. It's all subjective. Just my little feeling on Conor's talent.

[DJMiilk]

Why should he have to sing sweetly? He writes his music for himself. He keeps himself vaunerable and raw on stage. I dont think he's especially talented but he is inspiring and a wonderful poet.

[tylerismybf0]

The emotions he expresses in this song are unlike anything I've ever heard before.

Simply beautiful

[katblomquistmusic]

@ anyone saying that "singing is singing...no one is bad at it..." umm...ok? i sing...can sing...and come from a family of 12 kids...and no one is tone deaf. it's ok to say that someone is poetic...and you love how they express that...by THEIR way of singing...but you can't say that someone CAN sing just by doing so. i love this video...and love Conor's voice...but just sayin'...people CAN be bad at it. that IS possible. ha.

[FirebreathFishslap]

The CD version is a lot better.

[Homunkulus186]

Sorry but that is not a good performance. Didn't move me a bit :/

[chokeslampoppunk]

@Homunkulus186 where's he supposed to move to? away from the mic? because it looks like he's singing and pouring his heart out the entire time. sorry that you fail to see how great of a performance this is.

[mondokewl]

you can hear the raw power and emotion coming from his voice, it's incredible.

[Wideboty2000]

the most beautiful voice there is....

[jambands67]

No ones this bad at singing, I'm sure he could do better if he tried, he's a pretty good writer, so why doesn't he just control his voice?

[GodModeGaming]

@jambands67 You mean hold back on his emotion and sing the song for the value of it just sounding good instead of meaning something? Yeah. Conor actually cares about his music.

[jambands67]

No ones this bad at singing, I'm sure he could do better if he tried, he's a pretty good writer, so why doesn't he just control his voice.

[Diablo112687]

@jambands67 "No one is this bad at singing" What a moronic statement to make... singing is singing and that is it. Everyone sings... and nobody is bad at it. I wouldn't expect someone who would make a statement of this nature to understand things a man like conor and other poets understand.

[vernemszalka]

....needs to have his vocal chords fixed... or torn out.

[Diablo112687]

@vernemszalka Are you talking about conor oberst? I hope not.

[vernemszalka]

@Diablo112687 Awsome band... epic song... amazing songwriting... but for goodness sake he needs to stop whining!

[WorldOfPsych]

@vernemszalka He has a beautiful voice, filled with emotions. It's not perfect, but no one is.

[laughingechidna]

What's so great about Conor's music is that it's not always the same. And he actually means what he sings about. So much emotion.

[mynamecouldbejoel]

3:14 cocktease

[jefftrix]

What I like about conor oberst's videos on youtube is that advertisements aren't shoved down our throats when we try to watch them. And WMG or whoever the fuck hasn't removed the video.

That's how music should be shared.

[KarsonAndCompany]

i have never once in my life seen someone with greater passion and emotion with his/her music than conoer oberst. He surely is the epitome of great lyrics and great music.

[MzBabyFirefly]

hipster alert!

[KarsonAndCompany]

@MzBabyFirefly hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahha­hahahahhahaahhhahahhahahahahah­ahhahaha

real. talk.

[SOADisLegendary]

fucking love it

[pbpatbb]

this made me cry.

[basketcase5295]

did anyone else find any other performances of this on youtube? i cant seem to.

[Blackninja188]

Those bastards who recorded this are lucky for seeing such an influential legend in many people lives, including mine.

[xxzcuzxmoi]

You know what I hate? People saying this generation has shit for music. Uhm, ever heard of Bright Eyes, dirty hippy?

[issielemons]

@xxzcuzxmoi agreed! we may have shit for popular, mainstream music, but there's still hope! love bright eyes.

[gyar]

It's almost better without the conclusion of "lovers should be draped in flowers, laying on a bed of clover, left there to dream of their happiness". It leaves the song extra raw.

[asmarox2]

Woah.

This song is so effing Amazing. The lyrics really just cut through you like a knife.

Such..Emotion and muscle in his songs. I love it so freakin much.

Left there to burn.

Left there to burn. ♥

[666hectik]

2:39 gives me fucking chills..i love bright eyes till death do us part

[ericmaguscloud]

chills. his magic comes in his emotional performances...genius of our time!!!

[veggiepunk2410]

i believe lovers should be chained together and thrown into the fire with all of their songs and letters

[elisexo]

i love him

[starbellygrrl]

my first real love for the first time was when i was 19 all because he looked and reminded me so much of connor....i still think of him till this day.and especially when i watch bright eyes video....

[marylovesyou31]

his voice sounds so beautiful<3

[kelsoromero]

he is amazing

[lafraisedhiver]

gives me chills.

[TheVictim714]

conor is just perfect in every way, i love you..his music is amaizing..

[AndrewRestrepoyo]

@CuteChildishTRex I can spell his name correctly, you daft boor. I'm not infallible, so i could leave out one letter by accident.

[psychodelice92]

he's the only one who understands me ♥ simply AMAZING!!! ♥

[brighteyeslove27]

true. that.

[allesgute019]

he has a fuckin' terrible voice, its a fact.. terrible az picassos' paintings, or the british humour - but damn i love them :) if you once feel the perfection and the awesomeness of his voice and his music you will always like it :) thats my opinion. and its the truth ^^:D

[heyjude97]

conor oberst is my GOD!!!

[ecXks]

@kennygr8 Spotlights?

[Jessicaszh]

i love him.

[RyanPotrikus]

conor oberst's lyrics are incredible... his music inspires me so much... if you like bright eyes then please check out my original music on my channel, you might be surprised!

[mrtuckercalhoun]

what year is this?

[awesomify]

such a unique song, it's amazing

[Will403536]

i'm downloadin his discography :)

[pentobean121088]

immensely enjoy this song... best time is right before i go to bed...

[cheesecakedeath]

BATTERY FAIL!

[zaidabanksnyc]

Conor ♥

[qybaaah]

AWESOME! is this the only video he sing the song live?

[asterilehate]

so awesome that hes wearing a Primal Scream shirt..

[JFnostalgia]

aww shit.. would've been nice to hear him sing the last verse..

"I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and layed entwined together on a bed of clovers, left them to sleep, left them to dream of their happiness"

[iwrotealife2]

@JFnostalgia written to perfection.

[THKOL34]

So many people can relate to his lyrics and I think that's what makes him so amazing. His lyrics are literally god. I may be a lot drunk but that doesn't make matter, he;s a god. I love your music a whole bunch!

[himynameisshorty]

i can't get enough of this. or his voice.

[grayhaskins]

amazing. just so emotional and powerful. one of my favorites by conor :)

[mrawesome15]

coked out much? if you don't see it watch one foot in front of the other. its from the same show. Even coked out he plays fucking amazing.

[thekillers0615]

I Think This Is One Of My Fav Songs By Bright Eyes I Can't Ever Seem To Get Enough Of It...Its On Repeat In My Mind All The Time!!!

[JANETOTHERESCUE]

i love it when he screams. and when he strokes the guitar. i like the ending the most.

[Astroidahead]

I think I'm in love

[kittylove0728]

Me too

[Josh1928]

genius

[Brooke12190]

the first part is supposed to be tied not chained and innocence not arrogance. he messed up, but hes still irresitable

[WhamBamWizard]

uhm, pretty sure he made up the song and he can do whatever the fuck he wants because he's awesome.

[alpinestarman1]

@WhamBamWizard True.

[idug2china]

im pretty sure that was intentional.

[animalchin4]

thats called improv. if you were to see every conor oberst performance it would be a completely new set of lyrics each time. its just how it is. alot of musicians mix up lyrics intentionally or not quite alot, its almost a guarantee.

[ManfredMitchum]

Anyone know why he never really played this song live? I mean, he's in Monsters of Folk now, but....

[SpasticIBS]

@ManfredMitchum its probably pretty hard to scream like that when not used to doing it every night.

[pinkgummybearz]

It's a really emotional song for him. He doesnt do it live much.

[budahgirl9110]

hahahahah

[ItsChelsieYo]

Oh, Totally ;)

He wanted to one up barbie.

[ItsChelsieYo]

Lighting, obviously.

[wuppz]

Fucking dig this song so much. Wish they would come back to New Zealand

[Anideaofsomerope]

hes a pretty good yeller

[dontworryaboutit101]

sexy as hell. i'm intensely infatuated with conor oberst.

[coukita]

The best performer EVER! I love to be sad with his music!

[sisforsammi]

For Oberst to ever be background music is beyond me. I can't take my eyes or ears off him. Perfect.

[viktorandlydia]

passion

[ipukezombies]

i've never been so moved by a song in my entire life. i love his voice, its so full of emotion and strong and shaky at the same time, and he does it so effortlessly. it's incredible.

a perfect sonnet <3

[sunhoney1]

Yeah, it was worth it, it's vintage Conor and this is amazing.

I'll say it again the greatest singer/song writer/poet of our time.

[itsmarykeefe]

@sunhoney1 i agree with that 100%.

[YUKYUKYUK2447]

I can't believe they're breaking up.

[dolmenrage]

Well, Bright Eyes IS Conor Oberst. It's sort of a stage name.

[YUKYUKYUK2447]

Plus that other guy whose name i can't remember, but i read somewhere that he's going into early retirement.

[cameronCLAM]

Mike Mogis you son of a bitch. Just kidding I'm not mad.

[YUKYUKYUK2447]

haha

[PrettyLoather]

He just grew.

[hotfudgemoney]

the story about his brother dying is from Letting Off, it's fictional.

[darkxsun]

missed the best part... :-(

[bee989]

i'm very very sad that i never got to see bright eyes live. does anyone know if mystic valley band still do bright eyes songs or has conor totally moved on?

[lespaulnasty31]

they will tour again someday

[CliffordBowe]

bright eyes is making another cd and its coming out in 2010 so theyll probably do one last tour

[smallkill69]

He is in Monsters Of Folk right now. They are ON tour.

[scaryharry6]

rumor has it that Bright Eyes will put out one final album with one last tour.

bitter sweet :/

[YUKYUKYUK2447]

I heard that he's retiring the NAME bright eyes but he was still going on as a solo artist.

[wow2217]

perfect sonnet no other way to put it(:

[amandam2407]

Conor is truely amazing in concert; whether it's Bright Eyes or mystic valley band. He's an inspiration to me, so talented. I've seen Bright Eyes and the mystic valley band 4 times now and waill continue to see him. Hope to meet him face to face one day to let him know how talented he is. His songs are so meaningful & heartwarming. If you haven't gotten a chance to see Bright Eyes of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley band, well you need too. They are excellent.

[steviebkhall]

Fuck the scum, play it , share it . thanks

[PanavisionLove]

My last name is Obers and I remember sitting on my computer in a coffee shop and a group of girls kept saying Oberst quietly and I looked up and said yea? thinking they were saying Obers and they got super exited then I realized they thought I was Conner because we kinda look alike, but im 6'4 :(  Hes an amazing musician.

[davidstime2]

ahahahhahah!!!!! omg what a super exciting story that was!!

[MarsVoltaKA]

Ahahah no wayy. that must have been fun

[fabjonjon]

conor is one of my favorites

up there with the kinks the smiths

and radiohead

sometimes it takes a bit to catch on to his music

give it a bit and you shall love it too

[raindropsonroses6]

he gives me chills

[sunhoney1]

For whotookaegir: I'm not fighting w/u so stp the emails. A Perfect Sonnet is my favorite song.

If you can't hear or feel Conor Oberst I simply feel sorry for you.

He is the most amazing singer/songwriter alive.

[46688695]

I wanted to hear the ending of the song :) but it's still good

[digswins]

Some people have a way with words and others have not a way...

Connor is a genius.End of story.Wish I could string those words like that.

Brilliant.

[whotookaegir]

That was completely unintelligble.

[sunhoney1]

GIAR

That means: Give It A Rest

It's Unintelligible because U R A RETARD!

[MrAydee29]

i get goosebumps hearing him sing this

it comes from the heart

stop being so shallow

listen to the words

not his voice

so unique!

[WildAsAChicken]

I love the words and I love his voice

[vintagedeath]

he is such a bad singer. how can you kids like this guy?

[wiltse47]

because his shit is original and comes from the heart.. and it's not that bad to listen to really

[CompleteRandomly]

you old geezers could never understand me :P

[xDarkMonkx]

he's an amazing singer... your just tone deaf

[searchformulder]

calling him a bad singer is just lack of music knowledge. his voice very good. just different.

[dmb3684]

I'm a huge Bright Eyes fan, but saying he has a "very good" voice makes me think you don't have much musical knowledge yourself.

[searchformulder]

i play many instruments myself and sorry if i insulted you, but obersts voice is just like a guitar on a weird effect. he has songs where his voice is perfectly clear and some where he does this shaky thing. but his voice is very very good, no doubt about that. hes a very good singer.

[Floydthefuckbag]

Voice has nothing to do with musical knowledge. Its opinion. Some people can be terrible singers and have a very nice voice, some people and be fantasic singers and have a bad voice.

I will say Conor is not a fantastic singer, but I think his voice is great. Its so powerful and full of emotion.

[DaveMustaine1961]

his brother died...and in his songs he talks about him...thats how come his voice sounds weird

[Maatsy]

where are you getting your information? i don't believe his brother died and i certainly don't think that's why his voice is shaky.

anyway, this song is so unreal. i can still remember the first time i heard this song, and i remember sorrow i had never felt before

[nancyrellaallegro]

Conor Oberst is amazing.

[arcadefirefan00]

my friend and i just saw a band play here in chicago called Tin Tin Can. We're both huge Conor/Bright Eyes fans and we both fell in love with Tin Tin Can. Thought I'd spread some love for a well-deserving band. Search them here by typing "tin tin can" (include the quote marks or you won't find them). They're on myspace too. FYI. Rock.On.

[Peachy161]

He sings beautifully, plays the guitar beautifully, writes the most beautiful lyrics, and can perform it beautifully. Is there anything he can't do.. His voice is too perfect, it's natural and he can sing like there is no tomorrow. I'm glad that he doesn't use all the voice editing in his recorded songs like a lot of artists do. It makes him even more perfect.

[kawola101]

What does his shirt say?

[brandi78118]

PRIMAL SCREAM SUBVERT NORMALITY

[rikmomentary]

looks like kimya dawson on drums. lol

[RadSamanthaa]

Perfect.

[PrincesssDany]

My mind can't grasp how one individual can be so amazing.

[eatme765wes]

such a beautiful song

[JKRavenBlood]

one if not the best heartbroken lovesong i've ever heard. & i've heard a few... :-S

[BIYMproductions]

he cries =[

[JKRavenBlood]

of course he cries.. ever met someone special to you yet it was someone you couldn't be with the way you'd liked?

love sucks in that way and all we seemed to be allowed is wither away

[sunhoney1]

Yes. He's far too complex for the moron beneath me to grasp. If there's no hook, they don't get it. Conor Oberst is a brilliant writer and has been since the age of 13. You get it. 10X for commenting!

[JKRavenBlood]

thanx