Pavement - Silence Kit

[RdSoxFan618]

It's pretty crazy how you know this is gonna be a brilliant album just 1:08 into it when Malkmus sings that note.

[oHelmslyoRisesAgain]

am i the only one who thinks this has big star written all over it?

[mickdimas]

This song stole my soul.

[alexbutlerful]

I love this song so much. Im glad to say I was born 95, and my taste in music has not gone mainstream...

[MrWhyteAvenue]

I think the last line is telling us he masturbates

[KipArmadillo]

Melody during the verses sounds like a looser, sloppier take on Buddy Holly's "Everyday"

[houghster27]

But they still listed it on the back of the L.A. Desert origins album as silence kit just as a running joke. Cos the ink blodge on the back of the original crooked rain, crooked rain CD made it look like silence kit. End of argument

[houghster27]

It's definately silence kid. Look in the L.A. Desert origins album booklet. Clear for all to see on the Stephen Malkmus original track notes in there.

[EctInc]

I like to think that the recording is called "Silence Kit," but the song itself is called "Silence Kid."

[JackieChan173]

poetry is when it's a bit confusing but then you realise that's because it had more meaning than you thought it did.

[alexbutlerful]

need mo cowbell??

[zoooooopopo]

moar cowbell!

[nonsentirti]

"I do not own anything." poor little boy.

[CHAPOSAAA]

That cowbell is just perfect.

[disconnectxthedots]

I've listened to this song so many times, and only today did I realize that the melody is from "Everyday"...I feel a bit dumb now.

[etamommy]

hey- great song but I am distracted a bit by the pilfering they did on the verse melody- it is from that old song ( redone by James Taylor) Everyday. The strongest part of the vocal melody is stolen, purposely or inadvertently copied. Still the cool guitar and musicianship (wild and wooly) make this one a good listen.

[etamommy]

hey- great song but I am distracted a bit by the pilfering they did on the verse melody- it is from Everyday. The strongest part of the vocal melody is stolen, purposely or inadvertently copied. Still the cool guitar and musicianship (wild and wooly) make this one a good listen.

[mickdimas]

uber +0p$#!+ 

[Bottlerocket75]

IIT IS CALLED SILENCE KID, PEOPLE! Listen to the lyrics. From a piece on the album: "Due to an ink splodge on the back of the original artwork, the song "Silence Kid" has become erroneously known as "Silence Kit". This misnomer persisted when designer Mark Ohe printed it onto the back of the re-issue Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins, despite the interior artwork showing the correct name in print several times, including written in Stephen Malkmus's own handwriting."

[Bottlerocket75]

@Bottlerocket75 I know it's even listed wrong on iTunes and the like. Maybe Malkmus enjoys the confusion, but the smudged D was always obvious on the back cover to me, even before I read that above piece.

[jd666ify]

I do not own anything , fuck you and your un humain copy righting laws eat my 8 ounce poo

[STE4LYOURFACE]

@jd666ify ounce? you best call that shit (when referring to weight) kurics...if you haven't seen the south park with bono of U2 taking the worlds largest shit then ignore this entirely.

[navroful]

Ahh..bliss. 

[kingny17]

"i do not own anything" nice little piece of accidental poetry

[ihavekankles]

@kingny17

How is that poetry? It's just a lie, that's all.

[TheMudski]

@ihavekankles waddya mean? i dunno, just think about it mate. sorry bout the kanks.

[ihavekankles]

@TheMudski

Nah it's not poetry. The guy who uploaded this obviously owns something. So where is the poetry? Just because someone says something seemingly profound that doesn't mean it is. It's not poetry and it's not profound. Fucking hell, so many retards.

[TheMudski]

@ihavekankles dang homie, way to be diminutive. i was just playing with the philosophical idea of, maybe i dunno, spiritual ownership and the lack of value of physical things compared to the truth/reason/divinity of existence. does that make sense? don't be a dick though.

[ihavekankles]

@TheMudski

No it doesn't make any sense. Nice try though.

[TheMudski]

@ihavekankles fuck, you ever had a thought that made shitloads of sense, even for a just a split second then you couldn't get it back?

[puddingball]

@TheMudski I think you´re right, though. Just because people can´t think beyond their own economy, doesn´t make your statement false.

Take Indians ( Native Americans) for example: They thought the world and everything on it belonged to the gods of nature and they were just 'borrowing' it to stay alive, they didn't own anything and were migrating to keep the lands from being 'used up'. That is also why Europeans have 'bought' the lands so cheaply, they were claiming their 'ownership'. :)

[TheMudski]

@puddingball a-men. thanks for bringing me back. i do not own anything

[shiretsu]

@kingny17 you're a hipster

[TheMudski]

@shiretsu i don't even know what that means. i know cool hipsters and lame ones just like I know cool and lame white people. So let's me help you. I know you're trying to put me down, but calling me a hipster is like saying my feet are big. and? you can read this and go about your business, or use real words to tell me how you really feel. i grant you permission...dweeb

[shiretsu]

@TheMudski Uhh, I guess you missed something. Since your english is so bad I'll assume you're not too good with this stuff. See, on youtube, the @ symbol precedes the target of the reply. If your name is not after the @ symbol, that comment was not directed at you, and it's safe to assume the author has not even read any of your comments. You don't seem like a hipster, just a retard.

[TheMudski]

@shiretsu oh fudge, my blunder. kingny17 and mudski is the same person (me). i totally forgot/didn't realize that. but yo, my english ain't dat bad. so now that you know it's the same person, does that make me a RETARDED HIPSTER? dayyyyyum

[tenaciousE11]

everyday, buddy holly

[alexgillespie1]

it's intentionally misnamed adurp :P it's listed on itunes as silence kit in glorious non smudged computer font

[eastcoastArchive]

This song is so badass

[TheRunningamuck]

Lol, funny how many people think it's "Silence Kid"

[MajorRagtime]

@TheRunningamuck

Yeah, people think it's that because on the art, there's a blotch right on that song name.

[Pewpewharhar]

@MajorRagtime fyi; it's kid, but the cover misspelled it as kit.

[thisisrlynotmyname]

@MajorRagtime Malkmus still hasn't told anyone what the actual name is, I bet he thinks it's funny that people care. I've seen 4 different variations so far: Silent/Silence, Kit/Kid

[DylanBarrett23]

@MajorRagtime It actually is "Silence Kid", malkmus' hand-written lyrics clarify. pavement kicks ass!

[sewbernard]

@DylanBarrett23 it actually is both. Pavement is just screwing with us.

[ihave2]

haha no it is silence kid, people think its called silence kit, which is wrong, read the lyrics in the book

[yupuright]

@TheRunningamuck haha yeah that's what I thought and just figured it out :)

[friskystapler]

@TheRunningamuck he DOES say kid in the song....

[dustyisprang]

@TheRunningamuck it is supposed to be Silence Kid. Malkmus made a typo when he was writing up the album details for the record company. No biggy.

[MitchFinck]

@TheRunningamuck That blotch is a) only on the reissue, and b) inside the cover you can see "Silence Kid" written in Malkmus' own hand. Get your facts straight. :)

[evilthesaurus]

@TheRunningamuck

haha well wikipedia says its called "silence kid", but then wikipedia is one messed up motherfucker.

[ShoesNeverWorn]

@TheRunningamuck I think it actually is supposed to be "Silence Kid" but because of the blotch on the original printing, people started calling it "Silence Kit." Then they printed it as "Silence Kit" on the reissue as kind of a joke

[Minotour]

Awesome song