Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love

[mortalkombat1984]

wtf ....awesome tune

[thepurpleeskimo3256]

oh god hearing his voice live is bringing tears to my eyes. There's something about his voice that reaches down deep into you and pulls whatever's there to the surface.

[BrightEyes10003]

I really hate how "emo" is in the tags

[eliz49]

I never get tired of this song!

[saveoldgrowth]

So cool that this year he's singing this song on tour....and clarke is the drummer again!

[Masterreese1]

gotta love the trumpet solo

[bananas0monkeys1]

Awsome

[lliselorana]

wow strange, this version is so different from the studio one.. the singing isn´t that good in this one but idk.. this live version has something special.. somehow i do like it tough i prefere the studio version.

[FighterPilot]

Which concert was this?

[klkool1]

@ShotsToRemember

Well since you're gonna purpose to him, I think you should know his name; it's Nate Walcott.

[Sladge126]

reminds me of the younger mathew bellamy

[jillibean7]

WHATS WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE!!! how are they not dancing?!

[xinthisdiaryx]

@jillibean7 You dont dance to Bright Eyes... You just stand there and take it all in...

[Mariekesone]

Most beautiful Live!...jazzy, trumpet is divine..

One of my Faves of Bright eyes for sure:-)

[muzicsalesman]

Do you like to hurt? and hurt? I do, i do. then hurt meeeeeeee.... damn thats perfect.

[thebluescreenofdeath]

love's an excuuusee, an excuusse, an excuuuuuuussse

[jaclynsorese]

song of the day!

he takes down a bottle before every song...everything is ok if conor is involved! i remember the first time is saw him with jules, fred & nick- thanks fred!!!! he is just amazing and have seen him so many times since- love this version bc it gets super jazzy. i gotta post them lyrics!

[jaclynsorese]

song of the day!

he takes down a bottle before every song...everything is ok if conor is involved! i remember the first time is saw him with jules, fred & nick- thanks fred!!!! he is just amazing and have seen him so many times since- love this version bc it gets super jazzy. i gotta post them lyrics!

[jaclynsorese]

song of the day!

everything is ok if conor is involved! i remember the first time is saw him with jules, fred & nick- thanks fred!!!! he is just amazing and have seen him so many times since- love this version bc it gets super jazzy. i gotta post them lyrics!

[jszelak1]

"loves an excuse to get hurt, and to hurt." i love conor oberst

[muttonbreath78]

Love this song! Reminds me of The Cure.

[thescarletsilence]

he drinks like a fraternity pledge...

[SigOne1One]

At 2.00 minutes in every girl in the house has her head tilted. That guy is getting mad-dogged by every girl at the show. If I had that effect when I sang I would have trouble being depressed.

[link182ava44]

I hate this song.

[mehasit]

one of the best songs ive ever heard

[tipsyames]

bright eyes kinda sucks but like this song

[leighxcore11]

I love the generous swig of wine at the beginning.

[iwrotealife2]

i'm a girl who's too sad to give a fuck!!!

[mariaangel2003]

i miss them so much

[TheMemox19]

no ma__

tomaron?????? en pleno consierto

[Newkidxx]

bright eyes rulez.

[FirstTheyIgnoreYou]

fucking awesome!

[sillyredhat]

check out the leg panic attack at 2:51!

[kidzcrazy8]

my legs do that whenever i play for a crowd under 20.

[rwallacegoldaline]

@sillyredhat yeah, someone already mentioned coke. But they also mentioned e, and no professional musician is dumb enough to drink straight whiskey and do ecstasy on stage who isn't G.G Allin. Failpod doesn't know anything.

Maybe he was just kicking at a pedal though.

[sunhoney1]

good on you-

[iwrotealife2]

@sunhoney1 i know... people don't understand sarcasm.. I'm a girl who is happy enough to give a shit, i swear i am.

[FailPod]

Yoou can do ex before a show.

And he did a lot of coke.

[sunhoney1]

Conor Oberst is a genius he writes the most beautiful lyrics and executes them with a passion and intensity I rarely see in artists. Is there anything he can't do? His voice is too perfect, it's natural/ I'm glad that he doesn't use all the voice editing in his recorded songs like a lot of artists do. It makes him even more perfect. This doesn't sound very diff than the cd to me.

[Diogo669]

@sunhoney1 This is video is not really the example of how his vvoice is perfect...

[sunhoney1]

@Diogo669 Yeah it is...tape yourself singing that drunk. Have a great weekend.

[PrettyLoather]

what's the date on this performance?

[muffinsformoms]

holy shit.

[naradoestheastro]

amen

[alexuslovesmusic]

Amazing song.

[babe4vegas]

I dont Care If He Did or Still Does Drugs, I Love Conor Oberst.. for whoever he wants to be! :D LOVE YOU CONOR!

[fear614]

You're such an idiot.

First of all, you don't have every song he has ever written. No one does, but him. Just because you bought all the albums or torrented a discography doesn't mean you have every song he has ever written. Released...MAYBE. Written, impossible.

Secondly, shhhh.

[samrossdress4less]

@BermudaMuzic shut up

[68blueschamp86]

whatd he use to do back then? cocain? heroine? he just doesnt seem right.

[musteatramen]

theres nothing wrong with him. hes a fucking musical genius. alot of people are pressured into doing drugs.

[HarrisonQ]

pretty sure he wouldn't play a show on ecstasy.

no smart musician would, you'd over heat way to much.

Heroin.

coke.

booze.

buds.

he was probably doing them all like any other big hit musician.

[kyjb70]

he drinks ALOT I went to conor oberst mystec valley showand i saw some roadies handind beer after beer to them the whole and he was very drunk

[musteatramen]

no not on stage. i meen this song is about that.

[IhatefalloutboyAlot]

Can someone please explain what Fabchannel was?

[HerrAmn]

It's a website or something which hosts concerts. Google it. They have three Bright Eyes concerts up.

[CyggyStardust]

@HerrAmn had* If I recall the site's down now.

[atlantisexplorer]

@HerrAmn it over

[omfgashleyyy]

i love how he took a drink right before singing.

[atlantisexplorer]

probally thirsty ?@omfgashleyyy

[rejoinslanuit]

i am so mad that fabchannel no longer existssss

[screamingchoirs]

conor oberst playing piano is probably one of the most attractive things I have ever seen

[4eversims2]

i wan to see him live sooooo badd!!!!!!!

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[airotciv86]

he is simply amazing

[iheartfranzferdinand]

Love him! But why is he twicing?!

[OnaHillWithLove]

cocaine days ;) you should see him doing lets not shit ourselves back them, he was a different person

[xGambitx]

he looks so cute hunched over the piano like that. Does this have a year? maybe I missed it.

[kthxrae]

I would definitely say this is somewhere between 2002 and 2004.

[Awstentbpguitar]

Oberst is a badass name xP

jus sayinnn/

[Praetorian308]

Isn't it a Romanian name?

[OnaHillWithLove]

oberst means officer in german, atleast i think... i know its a german rank of some sort

[Praetorian308]

I think you're right. I heard the name while studying a naval battle between between the Italians and the Austrians in the late 19th century. It was a Romanian officer in charge of the Austrians. So who knows.

[MacAttackLive]

Oberst means Colonel in German

[peterandavidmtsu]

Yep its Colonel. Exactly

[staxi45]

love the trumpet

[NightIsAlive]

He is perfect.

[Dessaliciouss]

lol @ the girl in the front trying to have eye sex w/ him haha

[TylerJacks]

love when he does this live, and drags out "excuse, excuse, excuse" and the "I do's"

[mikedarrah]

Sounds like the latin version

lol

[guitargodavc]

that's my boy from Nebraska baby!!!

[gary0918]

he found the kid with the chemicals

[IJustWantRevenge]

hahaha

that made me chuckle

[Loopyeleven]

hmm He seems a little fucked up here.

[EYmanWTF]

He got his own words wrong, but he is still amazing.<3

[bluejayqb12]

I hate how you all assume that he's stoned. So what he drinks on stage? Do you know how many bands do that? Even so that doesnt mean he's drunk

[Moysauce22]

i hate how you think you are so cool by trying to defend conor

[rawrhellokitty]

I hate how you talk without knowing. He's just being honest, he's not trying to be "cool". Connor is amazing, and I do also hate how people assume that he's stoned.

[Tommathy]

if you listened to more than like 5 of his songs you'd notice that half of them talk about drugs or drinks. you'd be nieve to assume that he's NOT stoned or drunk

[OnaHillWithLove]

why are people putting thumbs down too this, he was a very heavy drug user before, he still drinks but i doubt even close too this much anymore.

[shaunshaun182]

mhmm why is the crowd not doing shit?

this song is amazing. truely one of my favorite.

[JediMonkeyRat]

lol

sometimes when i see a band.

theyre so good that i just stand there in awe.

but, i might just be boring.

[121kamikazi121]

takes a swig LoL

[elloello66]

hahah look at conors legs twitch....wonder what he was on??

[johan371]

just nervous. When he's on drugs he's fucking mad.

[friendofthedevil]

OR he could just be keeping rhythm...maybe with the assistance of a drug. but you have to be pretty damn nervous to shake like that...it's not like he has constant stage fright.

[ma9I]

моя любимая песня у брайт айз...наверное, единственная так горячо любимая. выступление архикрутое...<3

[ilikebacon1234]

like how he drink before he starts playing.. hes so fucking awesome!! i love bright eyes!

[LightsFadingEast]

I honestly didnt know he played Piano. And Ive seen them play live, Conor was only ever on guitar. He looks like Jack's Mannequin! Haha, sacrelige.

[AnitaClaireMiller]

I don't love this song as much as I love most of his songs. But this performance is great. So beautiful. It's heartbrraking and brilliant for some reason...

[ginAnDjimmy]

i just love this clip...makes me cry

[jbentz1966]

when was this recorded? Must have been a while ago. Great clip

[aujrly]

bright eyes live is so much better when 12 year girls aren't SHRIEKING. this is a great performance.

and i love how conor shakes. he has so much passion and conviction. (:

when is this from?

[thevetso]

I think he is shaking cause he is on 4 different drugs and drunk

[123carolie]

true dat

[xxxini]

wow........

[NowlinMD]

Thanks!

[TecumsehBand]

completely and totally amazing.

[championofidiots]

"keep singing" :)