The Mountain Goats - Cotton

[missynjai]

i need the karaoke version of this song and i cant find it anywhere... anyone have anything?

[nfarley01]

I love how this song seems to be for those emotions you're wordless to explain. Feelings you feel all at once, but that you don't have one word for. It's not sadness or nostaligia or pity, because to say it felt like that would be to unthread that emotion from all the others. You just have to count on one of the images to create that exact mix in a way you recognise.

[Medafets]

My respect for Weeds rose 1000% percent when I heard this.

[mcselect11]

i dedicated a mountain goats song to my girlfriend and she started crying.

[erikthefool]

@mcselect11

it wasn't on tallahassee, was it?

[doering]

Why are YOU making money off of the Mountain Goats by putting up an ad before this??

[LaVariableX]

@zenerat, I'm a Spanish girl and I love and understand The Mountain Goats, but my favourite song is "No children". Will you marry me? LOL

[zenerat]

@LaVariableX Sure I love Spanish girls. lol

[aaronstlcards]

WEEEEEEEDS

[Medafets]

My respect for Weeds rose 1000% when I belatedly heard this song come on.

[BastionKnight]

I love this song... That was an odd slideshow.

[IPiMpiNI]

WEEDS!!

[magosko6]

y/all should be thanking based god instead

[zenerat]

Some day I'm going to find a girl who understand The Mountain Goats, and I'm going to marry that girl.

[tgnz428]

@zenerat No you're not.

[paigeypantsss]

@zenerat hello, my future ex husband

[zenerat]

@paigeypantsss Hello ^^,

[NirNiroYanay]

From weeds :) se. number 1

[martnub]

Punishment ligth.

[Dezzyx]

How come this song has so few viewings ? I thought Weeds was a super popular show. And well it's been around for a while.

[ibanez0930]

whenever i try to stop rats in my house with bb guns and peanut butter, i'll be sure to have this playing. :)

[jennicajill2]

@ibanez0930 That's exactly what made me look this song up! Haha I love that you referenced it

[steampunkfangirl]

thankyou john green!

[harizotoh7]

THE BEST EVER DEATH METAL BAND OUT OF DENTON

[ItssssJack]

So is he trying to emulate a mountain goat being drowned?

[public3nemy100]

@ItssssJack I like this song, but I LOLed hard regardless. Kudos, sir

[PinStripes41]

let em all go

[DeadWombatTV]

@CJ8084

couldve said spolier alert....

[spotlessmind2443]

this ones for peanut R.I.P.

[unKut1004]

This song is the reason why i want to rewatch weeds!

[vodkapants]

THIS IS ON WEEDS!

[violetsinger1]

What do you think this song is talking about?

Obviously letting things/people go...

but what else?

[EntropicMisanthropic]

@violetsinger1 Darnielle was a meth addict at one point. I suspect it's never far from his mind on songs like this.

[tinabeaner004]

This reminds me of my two favorite things, John Green (the vlogbrother) and Weeds. It makes me happy.

[andrewlondon27]

<3

[ScottZaborski]

@jhspaidur no silly, Darling, FETCH THE BATTLE AXE!

[11AmandaL]

This song always makes me feel better

[JohnnyBoy267]

Great song. I love how there's only one part in the middle where there's drums.

[leashomemea]

favorite episode of weeds ever

[kytheguy]

Nerdfighters!

[DietW33d]

good song i look forward to hearing more from this band.

[Medafets]

Ok, the night I had the biggest ever fight with my father when he came close to disowning me I probably listened to this song on a loop for an hour.

[doobyscoo1982]

i wonder if these guys listen to the weakerthans?

[paulmoity]

holy shit i like discovering good music for the first time......the shit is awesome

[emiluhh]

yes, I did hear this on Weeds, on netflix. But I already knew this song, so I was excited about it.

[monkis50]

i can really relate to this song. so good.

[whodliketoknow34]

@Microwavish First off it's a great show, what shit do you watch? Other than weeds Entourage is good, Southpark, and The Boondocks.

[whodliketoknow34]

Saw this on weeds, saw all seasons live, than watched all on DVD and than watched them on netflix another 5 times.

[Qmonkeys]

Weeds!



[biscuitbakerful]

yes, saw this song on weeds, on netflix.

[Shaquerraify]

weeds thank yu 

[Sysphios]

Weeds!

[Sparrowhawk042]

Moral Orel!

[RAZORPREADATOR]

You can chase happiness or run from pain.But you cant run from pain it will be there when you go to bed and before breakfast.Happiness lets you forget but pain forces you too hope.You say this cant last, today could be different but all you can do is hope for just one good day and on that day you say something just might change.

[Microwavish]

weeds is a terrible show fyi

[RustleInThaBush]

fuck weeds!

[webcreeper2002]

btw, the venue in montreal is at Parc Jean-Drapeu for Osheaga July 29th

[smally804]

Awesome song. I haven't heard alot from the mountain goats, i'm trying to remedy that now. This is a great song, great poetry. I'm curious about the "stick pins & cottens I left in the top drawer" part. Is this a heroin reference? I never refreted to syringes as stick pins but I could see that being the case, cottens well that just makes sense. That's the first thing my mind went to when I heard it but I dont' really know anything about the band. am I way off?

[FilmsFromACynic]

@smally804 No, you're correct. It's a heroin reference. The singer in his youth had a drug problem, this song is about letting those mistakes and bad memories behind. "Let 'em all go."

Or at least, this is how I interpret it. When he says, "I wanna sing one for..." I think it's a reference to self destructive behavior and its effects and influence on those around.

[Solario392]

@FilmsFromACynic I'm going to be a nitpicking ass but I think Darnielle was addicted to methamphetamine, not heroin.

[FilmsFromACynic]

@Solario392 You'd probably know more than I do.

[ScottZaborski]

DFTBA



[jhspaidur]

@ScottZaborski Don't Forget To Bring Abagofweed?

[ChristopherMRios]

@ScottZaborski To be fair, Weeds brought me here first. :3 But STILL.

[murderofcrows06]

Great vid, mate...I posted it on my facebook.

[RockstarShar]

Weeds :)

[holycrapitsalex2112]

thank you, quentin jacobsen and john green.

[Ellarpouet]

This is so freakin' sadly beautiful. Thank you so much for uploading it.

[whatkeyisthisin]

random find .. SWEET

[K3vinEddie]

The Mountain Goats are truly unique. Great stuff.

[uglyfudge]

What I love about The Mountain Goats is that the songs are beautiful whether you listen to the wonderful lyrics or not. It's great that some people out there actually make good songs.

[PaxCeciliaPwn]

Which of his albums is this song from? Gonna have to purchase :D

[KINDspotting]

1* DFTBA

2** DFTLTTMG

* Don't Forget to be Awesome

**. Don't Forget to Listen to The Mountain Goats

[jjejeep]

Dude, nice job.

[Medafets]

I'm not going to do anything to 17 people, I'm just going to let them all go.

[Ix3britishboys12]

Too good.

[MagdarMagnet]

great song ...

[ScottZaborski]

@WAITANATOR that was really smart mate thanks

[thedigitalfrog]

@ScottZaborski: I actually lost all the pictures I had collected and used in this video and needed that image too, because it was so striking and stuck in my head. I used Google Goggles to take a picture of it and the mighty Goog found it. It's a Diane Arbus photo called "Teenage Couple." Hope this helps.

[thepantweaver]

@thedigitalfrog Is that Anderson Cooper in that photo?

[LiziGee]

@thedigitalfrog Where's the picture at 1:11 from? Because it, like this song, sort of makes my life.

[Straylight100]

@thedigitalfrog Did you first see it in the video of Sam Stone (John Prine) by any chance?

[ScottZaborski]

Can i get the picture emailed to me that is shown at about 1:08 with the two kids standing there? message me if thats possible

[WAITANATOR]

@ScottZaborski

if you make the video fullscreen and take screenshot you will be able to get it, it might not be as good quality, but better than nothing. hope this helps

[siemvandenberg]

your mother sent me here

[meganerdygamer]

John Green sent me here ^_^

[ScottZaborski]

@meganerdygamer what video does john green talk about this song?

[meganerdygamer]

@ScottZaborski I don't know? He just talks about the Mountain Goats in Question Friday, so i seached the mountain goats on YouTube and clicked on this...

[thedizah]

666 likes?

[INTERPOLFAN17]

i listen to this at least twice a day

[tbridge256]

a small list of the things i first felt when i heard the mountain goats follows: insprired, unimportant, uplifted, and hopeless. But when it was over i was smileing, it gave me hope for the future.

[desaden]

I know of a group that couldn't forget to be awesome if they tried.

[bellybuttonXOXO]

I got the song from the shoe "Weeds"

[Heartsies]

cured my bieber fever

[raggamuffins13]

Where has this band been my whole life?!?!?!?

[stonythegreat]

@raggamuffins13 They've been around since 1993!

[stonythegreat]

@raggamuffins13 Been around since 1993!

[turtleshocker42]

"This song is for the rats!"

Best line in a song ever.

[edderxa]

I thoroughly enjoy this song! Also Woke up new is one of my faves but this is a close second :P

[7daedalus7]

How long has this band been around?! I love them.

[thorassi]

17 people have cotton in their ears.

[littlemanzana13]

Heard this one Weeds!=))

[NYCeesFinest]

let them all go get their licenses revoked

[CaribDevist]

Thumbs down for the video, not the song.

[16piller16lol]

@CaribDevist no...the video adds emotion why and what do you have against old people.ahaha

[rjkilla84]

thumbs up if you heard this song way before weeds used it

[Malanaks]

I am totally reading paper towns while I listen to this XD

[bodhi613]

Thumbs up if Weeds brought you here.

[wickirsinn]

Very good!

[whispersoulxx1]

Just one of the many amazing songs by the mountain goats.

[magifyerr]

thumbs up if you heard this song on weeds, espicially if you saw weeds on netflix

[CrazyMongo]

@magifyerr

i just finished the first season on netflix :)

[magifyerr]

@CrazyMongo you will love the show up until the last season. I enjoyed it but im getting mixed results from family / friends. It gets kind of lame but i still liked it

[emiluhh]

@magifyerr 

[jumpyduck]

@magifyerr i didn't know it was them until now

[IbeALEXdavalos]

@magifyerr OHMYGOD. thats when I started liking this music!

[plasterofparisify]

@magifyerr Thumbs up if you heard it on netflix but you knew it was the mountain goats.

[robair9911]

@plasterofparisify Thumbs up for not eating children?

[primus328]

@magifyerr That's exactly me and 187 people.

[alexjamesbaker]

Wow. I haven't heard this song since the weeds episode that featured it aired 3 years ago yet I remembered enough of the lyrics to find it. Amazing song. Absoloutely amazing lyrics.

[sirarrowmen]

@alexjamesbaker Haha thats funny you say that i was just watching weeds 5 mins ago haha, great show, and this is a great song.

[TheSilverwolf666]

check out moral orel season 3 episode titled "numb" it'll kill you inside

[scarlet000begonia]

@TheSilverwolf666 I love that episode! Why in the fuck was Moral Orel cancelled? It was a brilliant show!

[TheSilverwolf666]

@scarlet000begonia I'm pretty sure the writer for Morel Orel is now on Community. He's "Starburns" check out the show. Awesome!

[bunniXbabi]

I absolutely LOVE this song!! First heard it on Weeds...

[boiledhooker]

I found them on a youtube search for dilaudid...I win!

[16piller16lol]

@777gsusfreak no

[ManCrushOnJohnnyDepp]

beautiful

[ElectricBreath]

I don't understand what it is with people getting so uppity about where they heard this band.

I found this band by myself but I'm not bragging. It doesn't make a difference. At all.

[gotafacelikemurderx]

initially heard this on weeds like the rest of the world. for some reason, every time their music is in something, i can pin-point it automatically. personally, i think that's a sign of great musicians.

[haircut74]

@gotafacelikemurderx i guess i'm not part of the world, because i heard this after finding them elsewhere and have never seen weeds.

[thedudemanwithnothin]

@haircut74 dont worry weeds sucks i found then from a morel oral episode

[idiotboy172]

Found John Darnielle through Aesop Rock.

[idiotboy172]

@haircut74

I found 'em through Aesop Rock. (John's on the track Coffee).

[haircut74]

@idiotboy172 yeah, i know. damn good song.

[mussman717word]

@idiotboy172

Haha, yeah, that video is some of the sickest shit I've ever seen, in a good way, lol.

[HeroFingerDecks]

gawd this song is so eep i love it

[aslad]

Regardless of if you like an artist or not, any person who understands the composure and writing of music understands what an incredible lyricist and writer John Darnielle is.

[superdude1452]

weeds is fucking great as is this song

[gag75]

Wonderful...

[Candypirate11]

Ah, the mountain goats. So beautiful, but so sad.

[ctp3737]

as someone about to start the difficult journey of rehab this song is an inspiration.

[joshcky0113]

@ctp3737 good luck man, best of wishes to ya.

[HipHipForChe]

@ctp3737 So, 3 months later. How'd rehab go? what were you in for?

[OMGITSAIJO]

@ctp3737 good for you pal. God be with you.

[twobit211]

@ctp3737 did it work out? pulling for you in wpg

[wucodu]

@ctp3737

Good luck mo chara

[Craigobeggo]

Mountain Goats lyrically are incredible. Their symbolism and wordsmithing is amazing, granted their instrumentals aren't the greatest; they do have a strong understanding of synecdoche. All Hail West Texas - Coroner's Gambit - Bitter Melon Farm - We Shall All Be Healed - Sunset Tree all of these are kick ass albums. Most people don't care to listen fully to their music, because their music is simple at first, but the more you loisten to it the more meaning and feeling you get from them.

[950fdas]

god i needed this song, Throughout my experiences i can never forgive myself for any thought that i disagreed with later, where every time I hurt someone, every single accident, I guess what I am trying to say is I never could forgive myself and let go... in a way this inspires me to try

[YOUSUNKMYHONDA]

@950fdas you sir! are pathetic!

[aslad]

@777gsusfreak If by a bunch you mean like... one... then yeah I guess you are right. Christian rock sucks btw, its just a conduit for a collective's opinion instead of an expression of yourself. Makes my ears bleed more than death metal.

[JulianHuxtable]

@aslad why does Christian rock suck?

[jankflip]

@777gsusfreak no, but that shouldn't matter

[away1nspace]

Let them all go.

[sparkpenguin]

thank you for uploading this greatness. don't listen to the bratty ones complaining about your video; it's better than they did. oh wait!

[NaomiLovesDifferent]

using old people as a symbol for getting over your past?

thats quite the stretch i'm sorry.

but i thank the youtube user neverless for uploading this awesome song

[findtheearth]

It's music, it's about whatever you think it's about, despite what the creator intended, although it still has that intended meaning as well.

[jakk9300]

stumbled upon this song just now by accident. but im very impressed with it

[eugo82]

weeds

[bournebutler]

weeds has the best soundtrack

[TheMariababy]

I love this song! And weeds. :D

[captainzaj]

DFTBA

[wooptyfriggindoo]

@captainzaj I salute you, fellow Nerdfighter.