Ben Gibbard - (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan (Live Acoustic On KEXP)

ben gibbard (lead singer of death cab for cutie and the postal service) playing "(this is) the dream of evan and chan" off the album "life is full of possibilities" by dntel (the other member of the postal service) live and acoustic on kexp. think it's okay to upload it as you can't buy it anywhere. if you want to buy the original song, buy the album or look it up on itunes (or wherever you prefer to download your mp3s). :)

lyrics:

It was familiar to me, the smoke too thick to breathe.
The tile floors glistened; I slowly stirred my drink.
And when you started to sing, you spoke with broken speech
That I could not understand, and then you grabbed me tightly.

I won't let go, I won't let go. Even if you say so, oh no.
I've tried and tried with no results. I won't let go, I won't let go.

He then played every song from nineteen ninety three.
The crowd applauded as he curtsied bashfully.
Your eyelashes tickled my neck with every nervous blink,
And it was perfect until the telephone started
Ringing ringing ringing ringing ringing off...

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[Swiftlygothedays]

I can't believe I found this beauty right now. Of course the original was awesome because it had Jimmy Tamborello's signature Dntel mystique. But this is a sweet, natural version of a great song. Man, I wish I could go to a Death Cab show and be guaranteed to hear this. My chances are low. But one can still dream.

[shanemj42]

This man is a god

[mrclndr]

@MegaCrasher3000 6/6/03

[SageMalice]

i miss my girl



[sgcdub]

Flawlessly done. This has to be studio :P

[ghostfacetron]

@MegaCrasher3000 This was done back in 2003 a few months before The Postal Service tour of Spain.

[Allylaprof]

Beautiful... but I still prefer the original one.

[MegaCrasher3000]

What an awesome acoustic translation of this classic. Does anyone know when this was done?

[JohnMayer07]

Honestly one of the finest pieces of songwriting I have heard from Ben Gibbard.... and that is saying a LOT, as he might be the finest song-writer of my time.

[forrest42]

@simonkuze no.

[Johnman1324]

i really wanna meet ben, man. :)

[sokixx]

thank you so much for uploading these!