Devil Town - Bright Eyes

[AlexVerdonMusic]

Please check out my version :)

[alysonmariee]

i love this song but i hate friday night lights so it kinda ruins it cause all i can think of is friday night lights

[littledethh]

it's not Jenny Lewis, it's Maria Taylor from Azure Ray.

[scottman182]

I'm detecting a hint of Jenny Lewis in this song that I had not noticed until just now.

[Biverix]

@scottman182 It's a Daniel Johnston cover (another pretty great artist).

[scottman182]

@Biverix Yeah man I know. I love Daniel Johnston. I'm talking about the girl singing with Connor in this song. Sounds like Jenny Lewis, the lead singer of Rilo Kiley. They are both really good friends and have done other stuff together too.

[MrJphorn]

this is daniel johnston!!!!!!

not bright eyes

[sgf81192]

@MrJphorn This is a Bright Eyes song. It's a cover.

[MrJphorn]

this is daniel johnston!!!!!!



[TheIEvon]

This is the new song of state college, PA....

[lisacatrambone316]

that song is about lakeland, fl

[lisacatrambone316]

that song is about lakeland, fl

[v7ShocKz]

Clear eyes, full harts, CAN'T LOOSE!

[fufuberryisgood1]

@v7ShocKz

dude learn english

[sydneeXsunshine]

The Original version by Daniel Johnston is better....

BUt i stil like this one too

[grarmachine]

thumbs up if the song brought you here!

[HeyKellyShea]

! FNL !

[deathcab4oc]

FNL...greatest teen drama after the OC :) both had great music. truly great shows.

[guitarbaseballguy16]

Tony Lucca made this song first! POSERS!

[DalynLunsford]

@guitarbaseballguy16  Actually it was Daniel Johnston.

[MarleyFan1996]

@guitarbaseballguy16 it was daniel johnston....

[luisafex]

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

[heyjude97]

I love both Daniel Johnston and Bright Eyes, and to those who like to spew shit on the internet because they have some sort of grudge against the world, fuck off. Go outside, ride a bike, get laid, do something other than troll all day.

[grantisagenius]

I really like the instrumentation better in the original

[henkn2]

@grantisagenius

The lack of it you mean :)

[selfhelp69]

Daniel Johnston just blows this weenie away.

[OldUnkieAl]

@selfhelp69 Weenie is a good word.

[mandyxmonroe]

I love this version also the groovie ghoulie version too.

[queenbean8]

i love this song, its sad that not many people know about it. I kinda like it that way though ;)

[Shamuck22]

nice

[DANCEwhiteyDANCE]

wtf is FNL??? dont cage this kind of music assholes

[quirkyfeminist]

@DANCEwhiteyDANCE it was on Friday Night Lights, a tv show. no big deal.

[ofthesea79]

The version in Friday Night Lights is sung by Tony Lucca.

[xDukexFan24x]

R.I.P. Friday Night Lights

[DonCruger]

This song is of Daniel Johnston. LONG LIVE DANIEL JOHNSTON

[rushinsteele]

Daniel lives in Waller ,TX right behind my grandmother. My cousin Jason played for Daniel Johnston...

[cmane123]

FNL Forever. Texas Forever. Spectacular Song.

[thekhanakay930]

Can anyone give me one good reason why FNL is coming to an end? My heart is breaking!!!!! I hate when good shows come to an end :(

[devanncharissa]

I'm in love with Friday Night Lights. That's how I first heard this song. -3

[SuperCadet24]

texas forever. if u watch FNL u know what i mean lol

[Janemb33]

@SuperCadet24 yeah man, god bless The Panthers...

[snoopyflick]

Lame, fake emotion.

[oldben14]

Friday night lights nuff said

[DoubleX19]

For a pretty diehard Johnston fan (who has hated beck covers), I think this cover is pretty neat. Very naive and innocent. I normally hate Bright Eyes...

[jouetdudestin]

I didn't know this is a cover. Still like it a lot.

[thelonewolf997]

i like this one the best

[scabberson]

Calm down everyone. This came from a Daniel Johnston tribute album. Conor Oberst is allowed to make a tribute to one of the pioneers of true indie music. Especially when it makes you forget how depressing and crazy Daniel Johnston is.

[zalorthethird]

@scabberson YA!

[dbandbacon]

"Next year you are going to be the star quarterback of the Dillon Panthers...And you are going to shine."

Great Daniel Johnston song, greatest show in the history of television...

[Fringemiki]

hi, how are you

[jimmydenison]

i cant believe i used to be a bright eyes fan. embarassing.

[LoveYourMonsterMusic]

@jimmydenison Why? Conor Oberst is one of the better song writers of our generation. His new stuff is amazing, not so whiny. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley band, that's my favorite stuff he's ever done.

[OurBoyJake]

people quit saying bad things about this song. So what if Daniel's version is better, hes doing this because he likes this song. Thats like cussing someone out for singing along to Let It Be.

[malcolnin]

Clear eyes,

Full hearts,

CAN'T LOSE!!!

[tylergmstamm]

@malcolnin why did they have to cancel?

[DFURY77]

FNL baby....final season its sad.

[zzestyturkey]

andrew jackson jihad version is much better

[CMplimp]

He is the devil. Daniel should burn his house down.

[3Oh3metrostation]

awesome song i heard on FNL!

[heyjude97]

i like the piano in this.

[iamfornow]

Oh hi, Conor. Your sexy.

[larshedin007]

very nice

[CrystalWTHS]

i absolutely love conor oberst. i love how conor made it his own, this is a great cover.

[nodont945]

This is one of those songs thats so good 3 minutes feels like 30 seconds

[heyjude97]

i swear i just listened to this about five times in a row.

[closetome]

urgh..why...

[dougiedoors]

Who is this guy? I much prefer Daniel Johnston's version. This sounds corny.

[o0EPITOME0o]

@dougiedoors He's Conor Oberst

[iamfornow]

do a lot of indie singers sing this?

[fggtSTDs]

@iamfornow I've only seen him cover it.

But that's probably because I didn't go looking for anyone else ;p

[hollywoodpsychic]

@iamfornow

The Groovie Ghoulies version is phenomenal. Apparently Beck does a version of it live.

[dboyd1089]

@iamfornow Look up Glen Hansard. He covers it even better than the bright eyes. Amazing atmosphere with the audience too since he only does it live.

[yoogregcon]

@iamfornow a pop artist named beck covered it

[callanyvegetable]

@iamfornow Yep. It's a song by Daniel Johnston - one of the biggest musicians no one's heard of*. Check out the film The Devil And Daniel Johnston

*And I don't mean that in a hipster kinda way, if you watch the film you'll get it

[iamfornow]

@callanyvegetable I know its by Daniel Johnston, Im a big fan of his actually... Ive just heard it by a lot of indie singers as well

[BloodofErin1798]

@iamfornow yes alot of indie singers do in fact cover it, this is one of the worst version in my opinion because it took the barebones simple song and added base and a chorus... ew mainstream wanna be indie garbage

[iamfornow]

@BloodofErin1798 I completely agree

[xtalv]

@iamfornow Swell Season covers lots of Daniel Johnston...including this one.

[austinisokay]

@iamfornow

Daniel is like the Bob Dylan of indie music, so he gets covered a lot.

[kevinj114]

@iamfornow Tony Lucca

[NomNomNaomi]

@iamfornow Yeah, A LOTTT of people have covered this song.

[RSC510714]

@iamfornow beck does a version

[MrMelstro]

@iamfornow Indie only refers to the state of their record label. So really, you may as well have asked "do all male singers sing like this?"

[Buttersnackattack]

Personally, my favorite version of this was by Kepi Ghoulie. Daniel Johnston did it very well, plus he wrote it.

[manifestdestiny17]

i thought conor wrote this. guess not. it really bothers me that it says "turns out i was a vampire myself in that devil town" i think the word "myself" shouldnt be there

[IceShrapnel]

this version is okay, daniel johnston's version is just awful. why do people like him, he can't sing. Tony Lucca's version is the best though...

[RedRoosterbabam]

@IceShrapnel Cause he wrote it.

[iloveher1773]

@IceShrapnel i know, i'm a huge Daniel Johnston fan, but i must admit, Daniel isnt the best singer. but i like him because of the lo-fi sound. a huge majority of his music was recorded on a boombox, so it gives it more of a "fuck mass studio production. i write amazing music for people to hear. not to judge on the quality" feeling. he also played the piano really good. and his lyrics are down to earth on exactly what he feels. so theyre also good.

[nwojunkie]

You should do a video with clips from Salems Lot playing with this song.

[Devinopps]

a genius covering the work of a genius. quite extravagant.

[deathforprez]

no daniel johnston did it better cause he could come up with it remakes are sad always!

[SilenceBroken23]

I love Daniel Johnston and I have to say that Oberst really does this song justice. I think the added instruments are suitably eerie. Even though this cover is more upbeat than the original, it is an interesting interpretation.

[feshelll]

good tune

[killadollabilla36]

FUCK BRIGHT EYES!!!!!! makes me so angry cuz daniel johnston is soo cool but bright eyes is music for hipster emo faggots

[AdobeCSTutorials]

@killadollabilla36

not really. seeing how the fact according to your emo you mean melodramatic teenagers.

I'm 15, I love life, I'm not gay, I have a friend who's mother likes this band, and actually you are quite possibly the hipster, emo fag. Don't watch videos just to spread hate, because, obviously, your one star rating has been ultimately weighed down by the 5. You know not of good music. Daniel Johnston was good, but I'm sure he'd be ashamed to have a fan like you.

[Jarederaj]

@killadollabilla36 hipster gay and emo all have nothing to do with each other.

but i should have known you wouldn't make since seeing as you wouldn't know good music if it kicked you in the balls.

[p5yfer]

Ya, going to have to say this version has a differently feel. Johnston's is melancholy. This song is mildly upbeat. Hmm.

[samanoske85]

god this song freaks me out because i have seen the devil and me documentary about daniel johnston and its crazy. love it though

[MichaelOhara]

did you see it online?!

ive been trying to find it, and i cant ;[;[

[pcnerd1010]

Haha! This song made me happy for some reason! YAY! lol thanks!

[scenejaja]

my brother showed me this....i love him for it

[9sam1]

The non instrumental part of Daniel Johnstons version is the best part of the song. Adding instruments takes a certain something away from the song.

Having said that I do like this version. Had they done it the same exact way Daniel did it would have been pretty stupid.

[petunia18939]

love this song!!! i really like it with the instrumentals too

[Stupidwikipedia]

I like Daniel Johnston better

[netforce0]

@Stupidwikipedia yeah, you can feel his sould when he sings it...but this is the best coverer

[whitepeoplearestupid]

@netforce0 noah and the whale!

[netforce0]

@whitepeoplearestupid havent herd dat one :(

[YUKYUKYUK2447]

WHO ARE Y OU!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!

[ShaetheSiren]

when I first heard "turns out I was a vampire myself" I laughed and laughed XD

[blackblackgrey]

kenny loves this song!

Wooo!

[MrApresmoiledeluge]

Why do people just go around on youtube in their spare time and criticize songs with absolutely no valid reason? Its kinda pathetic and sad, so i guess thats why we're living in a devil town :-)

[aliceofVoodoo21]

@MrApresmoiledeluge Yes it is pathetic. Its those people's lives. But yeah maybe we are living in a devil town. Good points.

[mwhalen0787]

Great cover (for those who don't know the original is Daniel Johnston). I like Bright Eye's instrumental addition to the tune.

[tcortez906]

you can pollish a turd all you want..this song is a piece of shit...

[Drakkiore]

What the fuck are you talking about? Fuck you, you obviously can't go very deep into music, thus showing all of us, that you are a true fucking retard.

[jxwhee]

bright eyes kicks me in the nuts every time i love this dude

[Animal0rights]

This fucking rocks! My two favorite artists =D

[Joobliaful]

I am just amazed that kennygr8 requested this. GENIUS HAHA

[TheVoiceSilenced]

This is one of my all time favorite songs. I heard it on a commercial a few years back.

[EnclosedSilence]

I want to make love to this song.

[hardmetal211]

Shut up we know you like the song.

[tymccardle]

wow, i really like this daniel johnston cover.

bright eyes never ceases to amaze.

[fabjonjon]

what is this song about? please i am in a bad situation and i need this badly

[shearerson]

google it, sad ass.

[katherz]

What a great Daniel Johnston cover.

[vsilver839]

Is this the version from Friday Night Lights?

[shep0000]

no, that version is by Tony Lucca. As much as I like this version, I think that is a better version.

[Sokret666]

Amazing cover. Few artists can make versions as good as Daniel Johnston's originals.

[UAC220]

This is definitely Tony Lucca and not Bright Eyes.

[spykid103097]

all my friends were vampires turns out i was a vampire too in the devil town

[kimizamazing]

i love this song

[Sometimes360]

best song ever

[fggtSTDs]

Lol you've commented that like 10 times on this one song ;p

Just letting you know.

[chairchoir]

you should look up true blue. he posted that about one million times :)

[kimizamazing]

I LOVE THIS SONG i have a friend who sounds just like him (:

[fggtSTDs]

Jealous!

I'd like.. forcibly make them sing for me 24/7.

I'd be in love for sure!

[kimizamazing]

ya i dont realy talk to him much any more but he has some videos on his page of him singing you should check them out its goodbyetilltomarow i think :)

[fggtSTDs]

D: Can't seem to find it!

[hardmetal211]

we know i like this song more than you kennygr8

[KIDerikA]

absolutely beautiful cover, i love it!

[alyistrashy16]

kenny i think you shouldddddd shut the fuck up, and just listen. no need to tell everyone numerous times that you love these songs................... kbyeeeeee

[ninjazachy06]

I find this version.. better than Daniel's simply. Because I LOVE Conors voice. And the music adds to the song, I feel. It seemed like it was just... missing something in the original.. Good job Bright Eyes <3

[ToRcHwOoDno1Fan]

love the singing in this too..its really brill..=)

[eyobg16]

I love this song cuz I heard it off Friday Night Lights

[mntwinslover87]

great song :) loooove it along with all the other bright eyes songs

[dboyd1089]

just making sure u know it's not actually a bright eyes song.... lol... they aren't good enough to write this song ;)

[WooThatsRight]

Oberst is a great writer just as good as Johnston. You must have never heard I'm Wide Awake It's Morning or the Cassadage album lyrics. People compair him to Bob Dylan for a reason and he uses his real name now and is still selling as many records as he did under the Bright Eyes Title.

[jordinho13]

Only the core vocal melody and the lyrics are Daniel Johnston's.

[Mategill]

AHAHAAA

Daniel Johnston.

<3

[reekytex]

umm not really

its just daniel singin the lyrics no guitar

i mean its good but not in this way

[stefspitse]

daniel johnson!!!! is the best

[mmfwclPhobia]

This song is amazing. :D

[helligejuell]

yeah its good

[Ilovemcrkaitlyn]

Hehehehe! Search up Bright Eyes - Devil town and your video is the 2nd there!

[BrenninRoze]

I think the Daniel Johnston version is just different than this one- they're both good.

Daniel Johnston is a bit of an aquired taste.. He's wonderful though.

[mysticsage22]

whats the name of the album?

[blackblackgrey]

you can find it on "noise floor"

[reekytex]

noise floor- bright eyes

[dol1parts]

daniel johnston voice is so odd - i can't stand it - this is much better

[thequeensofheartss]

:) :) :)

[MCKrefeld]

the Daniel johnston version is better...

[FirstTheyIgnoreYou]

Yes! Definitely !

[FirstTheyIgnoreYou]

This song was written by Daniel Johnston...

[J54torres]

this song reminds me of my home town in ks. it was sweet living in high school but u end up growin up sumtime. thank god i dont live there now. lol. gr8 song!

[LoreLovesTheView]

I love all the bright eyes songs.. really I do, but this is just such a lovely song ^^ I really love it. (and yeah.. it's a cover.. but it still is!)

and.. whole this album is great!!

- sorry of there are mistakes, but i'm not English... :) -

[taxi4lacey]

we know its daniel johnston...

[fggtSTDs]

Oops.

[jonathanLOLoakley]

Christina my love,

This was a cover that Bright Eyes did for this song.

It was written by Daniel Johnston.

A singer who Conor listened to and was inspired by.

So,

You should probably change your 'more info'

haha.

Lovess!

[communication404]

Yeah, it wasn't written by Bright Eyes. Great performance, though.

[GesusIgnivome]

This is a Daniel Johnston song.