Elliott Smith in the studio.

[mr5018]

him and chris lilley look the same

[harwicke]

His voice had magic in it.

[SweetHighNotes]

this makes me smile and wanna cry at the same time.

[francy150207]

@SweetHighNotes Exactly! This man, this guy manages to convey an infinite sweetness. And I can not stop crying. But I'm also happy because I know that now he can see how much we love him, is no longer alone.

[Bobbylebowski]

@Nathaley92 Oh, brother, there is.

[matthewmwolff]

Where are the studio clips from? Is it a documentary?

[cowboydan0]

LOL I love that silly walk he does at 1:57

[CarolineChe]

I think its cool how he tries different keyboards.

[fheisk]

he reads fucking faaast dude was so smart

[tinnigeimgengill]

/watch?v=E7CJVx63drE&feature=c­hannel_video_title

[topplayer100]

did anyone else notice that elliott's name was spelled wrong at 1:34

[Malocclusiontenfour]

@topplayer100 Yeah, and this was his own recording company. How come when he went to Sweden, the Netherlands, etc., they could spell his name right but they couldn't manage it here?

[WasThatAwkward]

4:36 is that Tobias Fünke???

[strangejh]

I wish there was one other person in the word like him, so I could meet them and marry them. But there isn't anyone else like him... ._.

[halfmoonhowler]

WHY UGH WHY ARE YOU GONE

[theunsheep]

I read somewhere he got particularly drunk with friends the night before. What a talent. So handsome, so boyish and, yet, so tough. A hero, a liberator. Mozart and Van Gogh died in their 30s, too.

[sstoneinfocus]

Elliott smith was awesome, Im sad hes gone

[nick4man3]

He recorded at Abbey Road, but this isn't from those sessions which is ironic considering he's recording "Because".

[JackieFuckedup]

@woeschinger i mean before that, like from 3:24-3:44

[aaronmyers1982]

@JackieFuckedup It sounds earily familiar doesn't it? You can swear to god you've heard it before but just cant place it. Thats how I felt the first time too. I was like, "Fuck, Where have I heard that before?" You know what though, I think its something you hear the beatles play in revolution 9 off the white album. Imma check right now...

[aaronmyers1982]

@JackieFuckedup Almost. If you play revolution 9, and fastforward 3 minutes into it, you hear something played that sounds very much like it. So yeah, I think that could of been it. At least, thats the closest thing I could think of. Check it out and tell me what you think.

[javsav]

@aaronmyers1982 I'm pretty sure he's just playing random notes

[Ebbywebby]

@JackieFuckedup Search YouTube for "Looney Tunes Xylophone Bomb."

[JackieFuckedup]

random question here. but what are they playing at 3:24?

[javsav]

@JackieFuckedup I'm pretty sure he's just playing random notes

[mapoftitan]

I thought that song sounded like School House Rock, but I couldn't believe it at first.

[JULIAtalk]

Ok question.. Why is his name so commonly mispelled? It was spelt as "elliot" in this video, the miss misery music video and his "suicide note" (which because his name was mispelt on the note makes people think it could be a murder)

So can anyone explain?

[donkeywithsumpizzazz]

@JULIAtalk actually, as much as i hate to say it, im pretty sure the coroner is the one that mispelled his name when copying the note into his report...but i still hope for the best..because the 1st thing i want in heaven is an elliotT concert

[ENTH30GEN]

wtf did elliott skate? just when i thought i couldnt love him any more

[heyjude97]

@ENTH30GEN of course, he was a seventies kid!

[QuistTV]

great scenes, very inspiring.. thanks

[bringbackthe1960sppl]

geez... this video makes you think he could've never killed himself.....

[alerske]

this amazing..so great to see him happy and ejoying himself while joking around inthe studio. RIP, Elliott

[glassflowers8]

i love seeing comments about elliott's impact on everyone..on one hand, we can't help but smile at this, making us happy..and on the other hand, it's so sad realizing that he is no longer with us, that such a great artisit would leave this world in an isntant..personally, when i watched it, i was smiling throughout the video, but when it ended, i remembered how he no longer is here with us..hope he's having fun moonwalking in heaven

[skates1alot2468]

God bless Elliott. his girlfriend will rot for this

[link182ava44]

The moonwalk is priceless

[JULIAtalk]

I'm so happy I found this video. It just shows he has a very quiet nature and that's fine a lot of people do! He still acts silly at times too. I miss you so much my man.

[wirsindhelden0]

haha "you have perfect pitch?"

"naw i don't hardly use pitch at all..."

[goldflakedpaint123]

him listening to the song with the banana made me smile:) 

[BikiniBottomHero]

He had the spirit of a child right here! I love it but you guys are right it's depressing because hes gone. So first :] then :[

[chuceo]

atleast elliott had a good heart in him. nothing fills music like heart.

[Nathaley92]

I feel really sad when I watch stuff like this... showing him as so human. It just reminds me of what a tragedy it is that he's gone.

His music is such a mixed blessing, I love that I have it, but at the same time it always makes me sad and I feel like I've lost him personally. It almost sometimes makes you feel like he musn't really be dead. Not really.It's hard to explain, and it sounds really soppy and over-involved, but there must be so many other people who feel exactly the same way.

[coldhardfacts]

@Nathaley92 He's not really dead because his legacy lives on thru his music

[xxDaisuki]

@Nathaley92 I can actually relate to the way you feel. Elliott was such an amazing human being... He has inspired me in so many ways that I cannot get over the fact that he won't be with us anymore... it's just so sad.

[ChesaDexter]

It makes me sad that I'll never know anyone as beautiful as him.

[gollumm12]

What is the song at 2:56?

[weezkidaj]

@gollumm12 Figure 8

[nickterry100]

figure 8 is an old school house rock song.

[weezkidaj]

Oh, Elliott. So much talent, he could adjust levels with a banana.

[cid90]

I want to jump his bones.

[gotf]

He's so damn happy. It's incredible!

[TucanSam81]

this is cool seein a different side of elliott

[elmntree]

hahaha at 1:45 he is using his banana to adjust the levels in the mixing board. priceless!

you're music changed my life elliott. rest in peace.

[samesamething]

how great! never want it to end!

[kalli199]

theres no songs called "because" or "figure 8" by elliott smith ? :S

[Dainaar]

@kalli199 They can both be found among Grand Mal, a collection of rare studio songs, just google it. Figure 8 can also be found on the Son of Sam single and the Place Pigalle demos.

[cid90]

@kalli199 Because is his Beatles cover. Figure 8 is the album he is recording.

[jakubnage]

@cid90 Figure 8 is a song too ;) not just the album. He plays it here in this video

[sartcl]

yesss he longboarded, such a cool guy.

[evilsmeagol22]

I love this about 2:45 in there's like 3 seconds that is so ethereal, I love seeing him figure things out. i just love him!!

[MilesStone92]

love you man. rip.

[JackDMC]

Neve 8068 mixer - Nice !

[kpm1969]

Clearly for Elliot fans only, but that is me at 1:43 on deck. I forgot about this night.

[Blainelewis]

what was it like recording with elliott?

[ertwyu]

Wow, that's awesome! To restate Blaine's question, what was it like working with him?

[kpm1969]

@ertwyu  He was unpredictable, sometimes incomprehensible, but always a genius. He enjoyed the exploration of ideas, the creative process, but could be temperamental.

[ertwyu]

Who would thumbs-down this? -.-

[jcupsmells1]

what year was this?

[kpm1969]

Kind of a blur, but somewhere around 1999.

[cauthoncrazy]

I'm so impressed by his piano playing abilities.

[silverstairway]

What a guy. He even makes bananas cool :)

[deatheater459]

WTF why a skateboard in a music studio lol

[jacmas]

Sounds like he was doing "Everything Means Nothing To Me" on the piano at 4:05. Pretty sure that's it, doing the vocal melody line :)

[purpledrohaze777]

Wow he most have been wasted at 1:00 or so. LOL

[wdxdino]

@purpledrohaze777 or just messing around?

[slaughterxsandii]

Oh what a man. I love him.

[dirtylarry69]

You people have never been in a studio I guess?

[Amulius]

it's Figure 8, a cover from "Schoolhouse rock"

[lizerrrCakes]

Elliott.. drinking.. DR PEPPER?

[jsr11]

@lizerrrCakes

Elliott was from Texas. Everyone from Texas likes Dr. Pepper.

[ruskiantonov]

@jsr11 god that's so true

[jsr11]

@lizerrrCakes

Elliott was from Texas, everyone from Texas likes Dr. Pepper.

[ohheykevin]

@lizerrrCakes

MUST STOCK UP ON DP

[rafecolii]

@lizerrrCakes It's the best drink with heroin.

[acrogers11]

What kind of shoes is he wearing?

[DJAlfredPBJ]

adidas mang

[binzing]

Elliott longboards! Score!

[ooglizer]

he's a shredder

[Somethingpower]

3:47 is almost tooo good

[kieran514]

he started playing piano at age 9 and i believe he was self taught

[Somethingpower]

its "everything means nothing to me" on piano

[gusbakker]

what music is he playing at 3:47 ?

[moz7777]

everything means nothing to me off Figure 8

[mebe]

anyone know when in his life elliott learned piano and did he take lessons?

[Spox]

he did take lessons as a kid.

[armydud5]

when he was like 8 or 10

[paul45862]

I never knew he was a skateboarder! Miss him.

[poitypoit]

haha, they misspell his name at 1:35...

[kelllydeee]

For some reason he spelled it with one 'l' occasionally

[kelllydeee]

I meant 't'

[Spores1]

He was one of the most beautiful persons, I just don't understand why he couldnt' acknowledge that to himself........

[Vektruscen]

He was indeed a beautiful person but don't forget he was a drug addict. He hated that part of himself.

[LucidDream]

@Vektruscen I don't care if he was or not, doesn't change how much I loved him.

[MissMisery123]

Wow.... thank you.

[yousuperpussy]

alright so when he's playing piano on what looks like a fender rhodes and he scoots over to the yellow one... what kind is that! it sounds soooo good.

[lesterclaypool1]

It's an old Wurlitzer 100 series. The same kind of electric piano that Stevie Wonder plays.

[beatlesgirl420]

My favorite artist.....you can hear the undertone of sadness and even depression in alot of his songs....but there just so good--such a talent....such a tradegy. He will be missed.

[TrikkBorgnine]

I heard he went through a really bad period where he couldn't even perform his music because he forgot chords and lyrics.

This is how I want to forever remember Elliott.

[jrmagic43]

That made me so happy seeing him happy. :)

[Eirelav111]

Me too!

[DifferentButTheSame]

This made my day, thank you for posting it.

[tydurden101]

elliott smith and michael jackson are moonwalking and writing songs together in heaven..lol...RIP

[2FatGuyz]

Neither of them are in heaven.

Too talented for that.

[kaylagayyla]

oh, i love thee!

[PTS74]

Remember kids, always push your fader knobs with a banana. Love & miss Elliott.

[cassidybates]

Can't not love the part when he's playing "everything means nothing to me" and the guy's like ooh yea, I like this one. Boy was he in for it..

[tonytrains09]

Love you elliot

[sofia71green]

elliott is spelled with two tees. and yes...elliott is loved by many. :)

[Pamicox]

ok fine!! maybe suicide never should exist to fucking genius like this.

[GrigoriSom]

Does anyone know what type of keyboard he's playing AFTER playing Figure 8 on the Fender Rhodes? Some other kind of electric piano, I figure.

[rm206productions]

It's a 100 series Wurlitzer electric piano, either a 140B or a 145. These wooden-bodied Wurlitzers came before the later plastic-cased ones that look more like a Fender Rhodes. Most people prefer them to the later 200 models... but they're heavy and a pain to travel with so you don't see them out on stages much anymore.

[Capriccio01]

I'm happy to have seen this. All of the videos of Elliott that I've ever seen show him looking really serious... I'm glad this shows his playful side. Sad that he's gone though.

[edniripo]

Does anyone know the history of this vid, who made it and was it intended to be part of a doco or something?

[smmrblnkt]

it reminds me of something Capitol records did similarly with jeff buckley, but I'm not sure if this was ever released "properly"?

[mglenwright09]

fuck, this just makes me sad.

His music puts me into a totally different place when I listen to it.

But seeing these old clips of him with his music in the background, i don't know, it's just saddening

[Rockabily67]

its nice to see his funny humourous side,cause usually when ive seen him on video he looks a bit serious

[dopplegager]

thanks that was nice

[scarekat]

yes, we know?

[FerretHoldingWrench]

Why did people give me minus five? I told the truth

[PinkDevilFish]

Probably because your an ass hole

[jxkenny]

whats on the paper and whats the song he keeps playing/singing

[ertwyu]

The paper looks like a songlist and he plays the song "Figure 8" on the pianos at 3:03, and sings it at 4:20 while he lights a cigarette.

[McLovin333]

whats he playing at 3:52

[snowman123]

everything means nothing to me. it's on his figure 8 album.

[MrHavoksWifeAndLover]

so I love how he was amazing at everything... I can play the first half of Ode to Joy on the piano and thats the extent of my talent haha

This video is really cute, thanks

[rcav321]

hahaha 1:44.. he raises the fader with a banana

[SaraGroban]

on the yellow paper "Elliot Smith" only one "t" weird.

[oscarkev190]

can you watch all of the strange parrallel video on youtube?

[oscarkev190]

never mind found it :)

[memyselfandisuckeggs]

He was the sweetest thing ever.

I miss you Elliott

[veral4991]

Sweet long board.

[fertuiee]

Why hasnt there been actual release of all this stuff? there just seems to be so much of it all over the net...or has there been? :) every other man-jack and his dog seems to have released a video at some point, seems sad that someone so talented and great never had a tribute of some discription

[hanakp417]

Well didn't they kind of do that already? New Moon was released after he died and most of it was stuff that didn't make the cut for other albums.

[fertuiee]

i love new moon.........yeh, i meant of all the video footage really..theres so much on here and i have no idea where it comes from :)

[blueapparition7]

this is awesome

[thatspud]

holy shit.

did the people from across the universe take their version of because from elliott?

it's almost exactly the sae..

[AnastasiaExpert]

Ah, Elliott. Why did you have to die?

[brandnewsictransit33]

hey thats the beatles... didnt realize that the first time i saw this

[BarnacleGooseInvalid]

it plays over the credits for american beauty.

[amberfuzz333]

anyone know what type of piano he's playin- the small one...thas sweet!

[sssllloooaaannn]

The black is a Fender Rhodes, the beige is a Wurlitzer 140

[afalope]

haha who keeps a skateboard in the same room as a grand piano

[21lloyd12]

never mind I got it

[21lloyd12]

what is that song at 2:45

or is it just something he randomly played?

[Storm88000]

poor guy :-( makes me so sad

[VTHokie1001k]

wow so cool thanks for posting

[dedhamho]

wow. Elliot Smith played figure 8- anyone know if he ever recorded that?

[tophue]

There is a studio version of it released somewhere online...

[garybier]

yeah i have it, if you want it,

[AppleJackNicholson]

isn't it showing him recording it?

[jeanhaliburtonwills]

This is lovely.

[brandnewsictransit33]

elliott longboards!?!?!?! hell ya!!!!!!!1

[singleidentity]

the music world absolutely lost a legend...........

rip elliot.......