wilco how to fight the loneliness

[bazooka92pop]

Wilco songs make for awesome sandwiches.

[kurtywurty85]

I think this was in Girl Interrupted...

[marinabrann]

THIS IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL. I love every part of it <3

[ChrissyxKisses]

I first heard of wilco from watching girl interrupted never been a huge fan of house =/ i mean it's not bad but bleh girl interrupted is better though the book is like 1000 times better so if anyone else came here after watching girl interrupted read the book!

[avafabulous]

ER 14x06 when Abby start to drink again... ER best series EVER

[Dratoon]

yep, I only know of this song and therefore band because of House.

But those in the know are fully aware that House has some of the best music in TV. I've found plenty of good music thanks to House, thus a few bands have earned a bit more money.

[peanutbutterjelle]

Gotta love Van Gogh's paintings ^^

[razlefrazle]

I heard this song in "Girl Interrupted" (all time favourite movie) and i fell in love with this song <3

[mota3147]

Ayo Technology sounds a lot like How To Fight Loneliness.. Did Milow rip Wilco off?

[dhaaranii]

it is true

[lema001]

<3



[MattieCooper]

Great Band! Jeff is Hysterical!

[darkghostone]

starry night - Vincent van Gogh

[alpgirayaykut]

@darkghostone thanks :)

[alpgirayaykut]

what is the paintings name ?

[ivsi90]

house m.d. ;[[

[darkdepresion]

Like this if you came here because Gilr Interrupted

[zander181846]

Like this if you came here because you like Wilco.

[stesca1]

8 people can't fight loneliness..

[salutalf74]

i cant fight my lonely

i betray my lovely love

im 37

and i wanna die

symple die

[alex99fever]

girl,interrupted any takers?

[SoulTroll06]

8 people have it better than 654 people

[pacomotob]

Musica con poca inspiración. Melodías muy simples. Wilco decepciona ¿quien se ha empeñado en ponerlos de genios?¿algún yankee influyente?

[Paranoidrobo]

@pacomotob Wait, my hipster sense is tingling

[wildsmiley]

like this if you don't give a shit about House, but instead LOVE wilco.

[wildsmiley]

@thepaperbackstory He? Wilco = They!

[thepaperbackstory]

@wildsmiley My bad! I was referring only to Jeff Tweedy and his voice. Any other comments related to the content of my comment? :)

[griizinjkalns]

@wildsmiley I don't give a shit about House, he just reminded me of this wonderful song that I saw on Girl, Interrupted, and finally made me to search it up. :)

[SpasicMovingPictures]

@wildsmiley man you fucken piss me off, House is an awesome character and a good show, and this song is very good, I heard it at the end of a House episode and dug the lyrics and came searching for it, House is a medium for this song, so why hate on something for spreading awareness of wilco, a group which i have never heard of before hearing them on HOUSE !

[mahsumm]

@wildsmiley  you son of a bitch

[BeatleFloydZeppelin]

@wildsmiley Can't this band and house both be awesome!

[TomboyintheCity]

cant stop listening. over and over. Forever.

[agrobastacar]

Van Gogh is much more incredible in the original. Least well translated to photograph paintings ever.

[magicsebi]

Cannonball!!!

[annamarieintex]

I love the interlude.....so melancholic and lovely...Wilco = genius!

[yeahpunkrocks]

And the first thing that you want

Will be the last thing you'll ever need

[MetaCraken]

like if you came here because you're lonely

[melangeken]

@MetaCraken So sad ! Do you want some company ?

[MetaCraken]

@melangeken yes

[SaraCBuu]

@MetaCraken lol saddest top comment ever

[StunningDelilah]

YOU CAN NEVER FIGHT LONELINESS sadly

[rousseldawg]

@StunningDelilah Are you saying Wilco is wrong? Fuck you madam. lmao

[StunningDelilah]

@rousseldawg

:D

[GhostSymphony]

@StunningDelilah but you can learn to live with it..

[almaciga66]

Pure and delicious delicatessen...

[cwilma1]

I'm never lonely with you in my life RAHM.  I LOVE YOU.

[crazyiso]

nice song, thanks.

[Lovergrl505]

love this song, its so pretty

[DiGiCharat9990]

Great,well more than great song. Never got alot of air play like everything else that is amazing in this suckass age of Lady Gaga.

[789123456789]

thank you Hugh Laurie....

[GingerBlack001]

this song makes me wanna cry cuz its so touching

[BrokenHeartHero21]

Like if you came here because of Girl Interrupted

[nishaadrao]

ok, so forgive my ignorance in music, but what genre would you place this song in? any songs similar to this one? because i love this song!!

[evemmaret]

@nishaadrao no need to apologize, we're all still learning! some people call it alternative rock, folk rock/indie music, try listening to "new slang" by the shins, or maybe anything from fleet foxes and iron & wine. hope this helps!

[nishaadrao]

@evemmaret thanks! this is beautiful music!

[everennui]

@nishaadrao I'm not sure about genres, they're often times vague and not very descriptive. Wilco reminds me of a lot of bands, many of their songs are eclectic. I agree with Nishaadrao, the shins are a great band. I've been listening to this band Delta Spirit for months now. Yo La Tengo has kind of the same feel as this song, but they have a really big library so there's some sifting involved. Pandora is pretty neat for finding new music.

[pcrsweetness]

@nishaadrao this is actually alt/indie country

[betoperdido]

in what album is this song?

[TheDrezus]

@betoperdido

summerteeth

[lailasaysmiiep]

great song.. :*)

[postwardream3]

wilco is fabulous.

[88STREETFIGHTER88]

5 people can´t fight!

[wireforawire]

like this if you knew about this song before house or girl, interrupted.

[Salilou100]

I can't believe I never heard this before until House.

[dudeableful]

Why, oh why does self-pity feel so right? Why does it feel like I actually want and have to be lonely?

[Formalgaut]

House M.D. sent me here)))

[jonaspike68]

Beautiful...

[caesar8805]

love this song coz of house!!



[drewsamuels]

HOUSE!!!

[Rasmes0]

Really great song - love it.

[Rasmes0]

Really great song - love it.

[hodropetsos]

its very sad to think someone truly lonely :/

[TheTarut]

i was shocked by this amazing song, watching House last night :D

[Nader172]

im about to burst into a meltdown right now. im in college and i have nothing.

[melevolentpriest]

@Nader172 dont tell us your problems

[grafiene]

@Nader172

Don't listen to that comment before. You have the right to tell us whatever you want. If that helps - Im dropped out of school and I also have nothing.

[stalk8r]

@Nader172 Welcome aboard. It's not a pleasant voyage, but it might get better one day.

[dudeableful]

@Nader172

Ahhh, exactly where I am and how I feel. But judging by the comments of this video it seems to be quite common. :(

[IPC203]

After watching House this song comes on and this pretty much hits close to home. Now of course when you have counselors and the like telling you people can sense someone who's not happy with themselves. Funny because when I show genuine happiness they saw it as fake. Psych majors are idiots who have a ego to feed. At least I have a Dr. House attitude from it all with a hint of Wilson.

[SheShakilicious]

like this if you came here because of House :P

[TheAstroChild]

@SheShakilicious totally... just saw the House episode and fell in love with this song... the harmonies, the lyrics... it hits close to home for me.

[daniel900929]

@SheShakilicious jajajajjaa House the best!!

[Salilou100]

I can't believe I never heard this - first time on House too!

[lebstaz]

@SheShakilicious shut the fuck up seriously its not that big of a deal

[SheShakilicious]

@lebstaz are you serious?? you must have serious issues....

[MrJoeBroBurgundy]

@lebstaz y u mad tho

[stoneysoad]

@SheShakilicious =]

[FunnyFishy22]

@SheShakilicious I came here because of Girl, Interrupted... but House is my hero :) lol

[cnyeas]

except for the fact that this song is in a harmonic minor scale, a scale too rarely utilized in modern music. Additionally, the song utilizes lyrics that invoke psychedelic imagery, rare for a band of its time period. Chill? Yes. Simple? Far from the truth.

[VamLoveAndKisses]

Heard this on Girl, Interuppted, and I am totally additcted! Love it!

[IchigoMe]

I heard it on E.R. I love it too.

[rebb010]

Hey me too !

Great episode : )

[rebb010]

Hey me too !

Great episode : )

[BabbaIzaRud28]

Looooooooooove this song. Nice voice, great lyrics and yeah..

[berndoggle]

i cry now

[carlose0318]

it can be hard...its sad too...but the lyrics to this song make sense. helping another does help a little...unfortunately in my case, thers not always sumone to help, *sigh* life fuckin sucks

[wikidanbad]

the lyrics in this song are fookin amazin.

[mariamirabella33]

HOw did you know to upload this great song TOGETHER with my favorite painting:)) I have a reproduction of this painting and carry it with me in my pocketbook:) Bought it at the metropolitan museum like 10 years ago:) Anyway thanks for uploading.

[foofighterr1]

who's painting is this? I've always loved this piece and want to get it...

[sagelfn]

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

[averroes1138]

You mean you want to buy a reproduction of it? That would be something if you had the 200 million dollars it would probably take to actually buy it.

[imshoinnocent]

If he had "200 millions dollar" to buy the painting you'd think he would know the name of the painting.

[NordicCherry]

@foofighterr1 seriously...

[munandiaadu]

@foofighterr1 want to get... original? :D

[Ensiferum2593]

@foofighterr1 @sagelfn Yeah, I don't think you're going to get it

[MrTheJaav]

@foofighterr1 its worth a couple million dollars, why don't you give it a bid?

[stratman123]

@MrTheJaav That painting is probably valued at OVER one hundred million...

[Monefastar]

this is a beautiful song

if anything i can relate to the lyrics a lot atm

[thegapputt01]

One simple way to fight loneliness is to just go out and help someone. Anyone.

[smoke117]

Very Neil Young like.

[fearmaid]

Its makes you crave emotions, or whoever you love. Agree Neil Young simularitys mainly tone and melody...

[catrinabean]

This is NOT Sarcastic, simply truth...society makes people feel the need to fit in; be social, common, NORMAL, like a Hallmark card. Your feelings are reduced to what is or is not acceptable in the "public eye". And that makes me want to take Zoloft. Either way, a beautiful song, emotionally brilliant.

[sapodotroposo]

i like your saying, and agree..not many people dare to be original, to stand out and be different. We all want love, and to be accepted as we are. Sadly enough, we think that being like the rest makes us be loved as unique beings. Be yourself, that is your mission

[kaspere007]

wheres my zoloft..

[LedZeppelin1979]

this song is how i feel when im not on my anti depressants

[WI800]

Lmao.

[deliciousmorton]

me too, but for some reason, i don't think the numbness of the anti-depressants is what i want either.

it is my belief that if you are lonely, unhappy, and dissatisfied, that you should stop associating with the people you are currently associating with. the people you surround yourself with has a lot to do with your sense of well-being.

[sapodotroposo]

Wisely spoken! in spanish we have a saying; better alone than in bad company..

I think that ppl fear loneliness, they should see lonelyness as a time to make place for new ppl, new feelings and experiences. Loneliness, a blank page, to be filled with new stories!

Dont fear the emptiness that is inside all of us, its there for a reason, and will be filled in time.

[krolnick]

Agreed. Wisely spoken yourself, sapodotroposo. Loneliness is terrifying; it also produces the most meaningful growth and experience. The loneliest times I've had were bad, but on reflection they were very useful.

[jrzy12]

smile all the time....fake smiles, not good advice. i like the music but the lyrics are of dubious perspective.

[francis911]

I once read that smiling can actually make you happy.

[fearmaid]

True, it's called creating reality. A resent study im too tired to directly quote said that if you don't enjoy the food you eat you won't actually assimilate the nutrients, go figure.

[smoke117]

lol...what complete and utter horse shit.

[AtkinsonAlmighty]

Well, i think this is not nessicarily (appologies for poor spelling) sarcastic, but certainly the lyrics don't really suggest that you smile all the time - "shine your teeth till meaningless, and sharpen them with lies"

[junkbondtrader1500]

It's a put-down song. (e.g. "Ballad of a Thin Man," "Sexy Sadie")

[4jonah]

its bitter sarcasm. he doesnt actually mean it.

in the begining, he says it once, but then at the end, he says it over and over, saying "smile smile smile smile smile smile smile smile smile" and you just know but that he doesnt believe it. one would do it out of desperation. but i never thought jeff meant us to take it literally.

[simmytam]

girl interrupted bring me to this song

[Lazlove1]

soooo true

[brandnewjapan]

Matt is right here. If you want the full story, listen to the Uncle Tupelo albums, then A.M. to hear how he started out in Jay Farrar's shadow. Then Being There, Summerteeth, and so on. I think Foxtrot is the best overall album, but as far as hearing the change in songwriting from "alt-country", Being There and Summerteeth are amazing.

[carmex25]

check out the fleet foxes who jeff asked to open for wilco on the nw tour 08. CSNY and other influences of bands that most of the young-ings these days have no clue about...

[mattrfllc]

foxtrot is amazing. But id go in order of th albums release. Its fun to hear the band or more specifically, tweed evolve. Like with sky blue sky, you'll hear the difference when he gave up his pain killer addiction. sad but interesting. tip: you'll need a ton of luck to find an album at the library.

[feiyinglye]

girl interrupted :)

[BrianGodard]

Yeah,man....

[1shpendi]

great fucking song

[GoreMan99]

Jeez has this band ever wrote a bad song ever. I bought A.M. at one time and thought it was okay and kind of lost track of them. They pulled a Pablo Honey I guess because I got Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and I am going to get Sky Blue Sky A.S.A.P.

P.S. This song is amazing too.

[teaser2000]

i think this song is fantastic and i too wouldnt have heard it were it not for er.wots wrong with that?bit narrow minded to have a problem with that!!!!!!!!!!!

[klenny123]

Wilco has been a favorite of mine for a long time, but what if people heard How To Fight Loneliness on E.R. and found out about them there? So what? There's nothing wrong about that.

Btw, I saw that episode. Tender and sad. =)

[kaylaveee]

tender

[milemilemilemile]

I know I did. I really liked the song and googled what band performs it. It was a little tricky, though, as they don't list the songs in the end titles. Anyway, I'm gonna pick a Wilco album from the library. Don't know if this song is on it, though.

[schuyler67]

Their best album thus far is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot... That's what I would start with if I were you!

[wilcojoe13]

No, the POPULAR album is 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot', but i've been a fan since the Uncle Tupelo days, and I love 'Being There' - thats a great one to start with, has a bit of everything. Plus 'Summerteeth' is an amazing disc on its own. You really can't go wrong but dont expect every disc to sound the same ;o)

[LostInTranslation78]

People, stop refering to ER! Wilco has been successful since the mid 90s. If you missed Mermaid Ave., stop watching ER and do a bit of research good bands.

[RanjiniN]

Why? I think E.R. did a servic by exposing people to this song. Personally, I heard it on "Girl,Interrupted" first.

[LostInTranslation78]

Ranj: I guess so. It is good to discover a great band like Wilco...I guess ER did do a service despite people making a lot of references to it :o)

[saldimilka]

i feel lonliness mostly when i am smiling. I cannot remember, when i REALY laughed.

After all, this song is just perfect. Thanks for youtube, everyday i find something new and so heart-touching.

[Narfita]

Thanks to E.R. I found this song ^^

[AbsinthianEnvy]

This is pretty nice.

[Mizlude]

nice song, heard it on ER :p

[anaros78]

nice song!!! ...:( sometime is difficult to laught when to pain is very deep...but trying is good...THANK YOU WILCO!!!

[lucerou2]

what a beautiful song!! i heard it also in er season 14 ep 06..so coooool!!!

[kary974]

er season 14 ep 06 in the end!!!!

[LyndaHudson]

I love that painting,I love Van Gough.

[1girllikeme]

smiling does fight loneliness i been smiling for years and i only feel lonely when im not

[LyndaHudson]

Yeah me too sometimes.

[unicuber]

Well you just proved that smiling does fight loneliness, if you only feel lonely when you are not smiling.

[unicuber]

ops, I thought you said "smiling does not" so disregard my last comment.

[DarkAndriella777]

OMG!!! It`s Van Gog!

[coronet67]

These lyrics are very good. One of my favorite Wilco songs.

[wilcojoe13]

Fill ur heart with smoke......

[sniezkaa]

my god, it's awsome...

some kind of feelings from winter time...

[quincy211188]

it sure is!

[XxAnarchygirlXx]

this came from the movie Girl, Interuppted

[dilettante174]

The scary thing about this song is it is all true. It is beutiful and depressing at the same time.

[mkg23]

loneliness isnt for fearing, escaping or fighting..it's for loving it and living with it without any choice..it's everything...and most important one i love her, the loneliness.

[tishy53ster]

And this should be followed by "Ironic" because I have a depressive disorder, love Van G and infact have a large print of this in my front room. Someone somewhere has some mega insight.