Cass McCombs - County Line

[JOYFULghost]

Everyone should seek out the alternative video to this. It's about documented heroin addicts, I have no idea why it wasn't promoted as the official one, but it haunts me as the most powerful music video in the last 5 years.

[Yanpol64]

En las fronteras habrá todo tipo de mierdas pero esta canción es biuriful

[MegaRewi]

Fuck this is like Zoloft as Music! So sad but still awesome

[greanetea]

love this song so much hate this crappy video :(

[GillyweedSeed]

Can't wait to see him in denver with frank fairfield, only a few days away!

[radiobrain94]

there is simply nothing bad about cass. I feel honored that he is in my city this weekend

[thatssomething1]

2:00 LIKE A BOSS

[sequoiadendron5]

=)

[annisette80]

18 people can´t smell the columbine.

[drkost]

This video does no justice to the song

[Tam28ish]

Yes slick, you hit the nail on the head there..that's exactly what it sounds like...and I love me some Elliott, and the more serious bee gees stuff.

[robertlmullen741]

Sounds like a blend between early styx and the obscure stuff from the melvins.

[OnlyhumanModern]

You know who it actually sounds like?.....Cass McCombs, that's who.



[starcar66]

Does everything mellow sound like Pink Floyd to all ye young 'uns?! I pity thee.

[deadpeasantmoon]

My favorite stuff is heartfelt underground hip-hop like Eyedea (you check his and the like's new stuff out, broaden your horizons. I've never heard this before, nor had I heard of Cass McCombs before now. It brought tears to my eyes and this is the first listen.

[bigideas3]

@vancerofoot Does it actually share the exact chords or do you find them similar because both feature Rhodes? The first couple chords make me think of something, but I can't place it. Want to say a classic country song probably from 70's or 80's. Just got Wit's End after Jenny Lewis & Christopher Owens both said it was their favorite album of 2011 on Twitter.

[blastofo]

I could listen to this countless times in a row.

[erzulieloo]

@blastofo yep.

[masterblade99]

Sorta has a Pink Floyd sound to it.

[xxBobxThexKingxx]

Very Paul Simon



[michaelarnold13]

nobody can ever say that music is not the way it used to be or not as good as it used to be because people like Cass McCombs keep poping up

Its just getting more difficult to discover great artists,Some people never look beyond Candy mind pop stations like MTV

[RuskoKain]

@michaelarnold13 MTV was really good back in the old days, u know in the 90`s, & then I don`t know what went wrong.....

[borskyviolin]

@michaelarnold13 Exactly. Whenever I see one of those comments about the declining state of music, it just makes me assume the commenter is ignorant.

[MrSuperbad37]

@borskyviolin Michael is right in the sense that music like this is no longer in the media, the only way to find it is through the internet. In the 70s bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc would have been on TV and billboards all over the place whereas now instead they have this lady gaga crap all over the media. So I would say it is a little bit harder to find music like this. From far from impossible.

[garettbarr]

@michaelarnold13 more difficult? you're using the internet wrong.

[buttaflutta]

@michaelarnold13 It's much easier to find these great artists than it was in generations passed... the difference is we're now bombarded with the bad so it will always take a good filter and patience sorting through until you find greatness

[michaelarnold13]

in the 80s it was a bit all over the place but still it was quite easy to find talented bands and more than just 1 hit wonders,the 90s was the generation of Popular alternative or alternative turned popular U2 REM RHCP etc which was fine by me ,then now,i read pitchfork to find greats like Cass McCombs,Destroyer,Kurt Vile and the weeknd,so there is some really great stuff out there but where can i find it ? It takes a lot more work than in the past

[KamiSilver]

Instant depression...

[llamasarus1]

people are saying how boring this song is but i like how mellow and minimal it is.

[marhadiasak]

this is fantastic

[TheAtlashead23]

NOT NECESSARILY BUT CLOSE TO THE BEST SONG OF 2011!!

[MissRachelPapers]

best song of 2011

[fauxgrace]

sucks



[Soupwhistle]

Beautiful song. Heard in on a NZ radio station.

[talbotsimon]

from 32 sec to 46 sec : rip off of pink floyd's song Echoes  (at 3m40 ish of Echoes)

[renminballer]

@talbotsimon That's how music works.

[llamasarus1]

@talbotsimon It is such a small part of the song that it doesn't really count as a rip off

[Kals33]

@talbotsimon I thought the same thing. The song is still good though.

[55Icarus55]

Booooring.

[TYML72]

Killer song



[angmarcos1]

Cool video

[dirteeoldmen]

Dear Cass McCombs...  THANK YOU

[danilohmacri]

this is kinda boring actually... listen to james blake if you want to really listen to something amazing

[Mr3gg]

@danilohmacri pffffffffffffffffffffffffffff joking?

[ThieveryofLeMonde]

@PorroFirst..get your head out of your ass

[amdmels]

badass!!

[bastardsonofsatan]

Best song of 2011 (Thumbs up like the other ones?)

[danilohmacri]

@bastardsonofsatan not for you buddy... your username is the bastard son of satan, what did you expect?

[Iloveclassy]

This song makes me sad and happy at the same time. Love itttt <3

[PorroFirst]

Ryan Adams doesn't hold a candle to this guy..

[softskullbubblebrain]

@PorroFirst Don't be crazy.

[Moniyw]

mellow out and zone... sweet!

[weatheredfriends]

I just had the craziest trip of my life a couple weeks ago. Like a rebirth from the lord Jesus Christ himself. This video reminds me of my trip and the people I met and those I saved.

[klacker47]

i can smell the columbine...

[breakitdownbitchez]

THIS IS SO GREAT. i cant even handle how much i love this.

[kenrben]

Where is the shooting gallery version of this video...? It had a lot more impact..

[thinedoor2]

Love the song. This is about the 10th time I've listened to it since it was uploaded, but I just realized what song it had been reminding me of: Lennon's "Old Dirt Road". As great as that track is, I'm inclined to give Cass' expression of weary, tender pensiveness the greater praise.

[Kernnee]

@thinedoor2 It does bear quite a semblance to a lot of John Lennon's 70s stuff, if you listen to the anthology versions of songs like Bless You. The whole 70s jam-vibe is what attracted me to County Line in the beginning. This song easily betters Old Dirt Road though.

[esiotrot17]

gahhhhh yes me want more

[PorroFirst]

Really good song

[Nieves57]

Tunes Award Winner 2011

[LApirtle]

Yea, this is WAY, WAY up there for song of the year honors. So beautiful.

[brianharrisable]

The best record I've heard this year. Perfect in every way.



[Bcasey11]

i hear influence from the band, and the grateful dead

[barazbara]

brilliant,,,my x and i wrote"funny girl" many parade's ago;  just read your brilliant article in Malibu. thanks,,,

[sunofnothin]

Where all da pitchforkz at?

[TheCall0fTheWildest]

What a gem!

[scooby272]

Youtube => Yves Paquet - Eight

[Nieves57]

Tunes Award Winner 2011

[robertsilva339]

love this song

[slicknicknirvana]

i like this.it sorta sounds like elliott smith meets the bee gees

[PierreMarchalTubes]

@slicknicknirvana with a bit of peter von poehl

[Caligula138]

i needed this

[astraljose]

looove this song. one of my fav so far.

[ZulyTreez]

how I feel tonight.....

[IamYouNYC]

This song has CLASSIC(AL) written all over it. What a groove...

[nobeefbaby]

not the best Cass video production wise, but I do like the guerilla style cinematography.

[beeyerself1]

john lennon vibez. :)

[ELLIEPHENT]

love the cinematography

[ammonrost]

@CHOCOLATEcosmonaut

ya, wtf happened?

did cass have to take it down a notch?

[ammonrost]

@CHOCOLATEcosmonaut

ya, wtf happened?

[MrMiediev]

Good song of 2011

Can't commit to best. It's been a great year for music so far!

[CHOCOLATEcosmonaut]

Did anyone see the version with heroin addicts and shit? hands down the most depressing thing I've ever seen.

[dethvallie6t9]

@CHOCOLATEcosmonaut agreed; i've seen it. i'm scarred because of it, but i'll never listen to that song the same way ever again. which i'm slightly glad of even though i probably shouldn't be.

[nobeefbaby]

@dethvallie6t9 where do ou see that video?

[dethvallie6t9]

@nobeefbaby on V Magazine's site.

[vancecrofoot]

Parts of this song, including the chord progression are stolen from "Shining Star" by the Manhattans.

[insteally]

@vancecrofoot Pretty much all of the melody sounds like it came from other songs. That doesn't mean he stole it. A thousand people probably played that same chord progression a million times before The Manhattans. A million people will probably "make up" that same progression after Cass McCombs. Some people will probably be there to say they stole the melody from CM. Nobody owns melodies. It's just music.

[LeightonJimbo]

Best song of 2011

[kmacmuzikmafia27]

I loved the cigarette burning out in the window scene. That was really cool.

Also the whole theme of driving was so perfect, because every time I heard this song, I imagined driving away from home. Some parts of the song seem like he's returning though, maybe to a home that never really felt like it?

All I can think of is driving with tears in your eyes, clouding your vision, and it's a miracle you haven't crashed yet.

[CanasNG]

absolutely beautiful piece of artistry

[pollerias3]

cholos

 armas

drogas

[pollerias3]

Best song of 2011

[nortontolis]

this is so relaxing, I love it!

[Cocheton]

Best Song Of 2001

[AutomticHeart]

It is excellent, but I think in it his voice is the most George Michael than ever.

[curtainsize]

BEST SONG OF 2011

[tinyhumanl1]

Thank you for this wonderful song and making-you-smile vid))

[CzsarTheFoe]

i got this album in tape format!

thanks Mr. McCombs for this release in Cassette!

long life to physical media!

[faizthoughts]

what the hell IS this? montage clips of some of the south, well congratgulations Mr. Mccombs, you've stumbled upon some of the most boring bits of american culture today.

[joshtuk]

@faizthoughts lol, its mexico, moron.

[Wildarms7OOO]

lol hd video is the worst

[SpiritofAggieLand39]

best song of 2011

[gaell123]

awesome video

[launderground]

nicely done, mccombs.

[flealex]

compro oro is everywhere!

[TheUnderlingsMaybe]

Can't wait to see him in Chicago



[killatape]

Incredible!

[SeigoNkan]

Hope to be at his austin show coming up.

[Ray86shakedown]

Demasiado sentimiento y esfuerzo análogo, me encanta esta canción.

[rumbleinthejungle1]

I can't get enough of Cass, a pure legend