Sufjan Stevens - A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Part 6 of Sufjan's Live KCRW Performance.

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[ursulade]

he's amazing but he'd want to relax on the whole america loving thing! its a bit sickening and kinda turned me off him a little. there's other countries in the world too sufjan!!! write beautiful music for those too (like ireland ... for me!!!!!!) :( (dont get me wrong, i think he's so talented and he's beautiful, and i always do love listening to his music, when he's not going on about america!!!!)

[TheBoss2332]

@ursulade I disagree on so many levels. First off he IS an American and whether you like it or not, if you are a U.S. citizen it is a part of who you are and so it will naturally come out in your music. Second, he made two albums based off of states and even if you call it a gimmick, he found thing he could relate to and write music about. Lastly, I would draw a comparison to his christian themed songs. He is not "preaching" just writing about things that are a part of his identity.

[yourhaloisslipping]

i don't know but the part from 1:24 to 1:31 always gets to me. he scrunches up his face and then looks off for a couple of seconds, like he's remember something that he wanted to forget. it's weird because he has this kind of understood passion. there are some artists that'll make a big scene and fall on the ground to convey some kind of emotion, but with sufjan's songs, all of the emotion is understood. great song.

[TheBoss2332]

Yeah, sometimes he makes faces during a performance and I wonder if he or someone else made a mistake and he is thinking about what is going on or if he is in a whole other world.

[FlightlessKatrina]

LOL at his michigan hat. he is so in love with where he comes from, it's adorable.

i just want to snuggle with him. you know?

[TheBoss2332]

From reading interviews and his music I actually think he is kind of at odds with where he comes from. A love/hate relationship maybe.

[ruthg10]

I will never stop loving his music, ever.

[moccasins23]

@PDeepIn C#/A, C/A, Em, D/F, C, G, D/F for everything besides 'bah bah bah' parts

[NiniDooDooDoo]

A good man is hard to find... Come on Sufjan, we all know you're an even better man.

[bluesensationist]

is he gay? ive never figured that out

[battlecaps]

He looks So. Damn. Attractive, even pixilated and in clashing colors

[PDeepIn]

what's the chords of this Beautiful song ?

[kenmeyerjr]

KCRW has soooo many great interviews/performances. Any of you that haven't checked it out, I urge you to do so.

[tonks1988]

My English teacher showed us this video in class. I dig it a lot. Reminds me of singers from my country. This is pure Trova plain and simple.

[scrimeboy]

@stephluv You're right.

[EddyC123]

@ursulade think you've missed the point mate. He is attempting to create an "American music". Something slightly more tangible than your everyday pop, something that encompasses America; what it is to be an American, how it is to live in American, the kind of people you can find America, it's diversity, its many wonders and many faults. I believe he said he would like to write an album for every American state. Whether or not he ever completes his task, he is sure not to be remember so simply.

[TennisPlayer1413]

@ursulade Him writing about a country that he is unfamiliar with is like someone writing love songs about someone they're not in love with. The music wouldn't be half as good when the passion and familiarity is not there supporting the topic. He writes a lot about the United States because he is a citizen and a patriot.