Elbow - Some riot

Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra performing Some riot

DVD of the concert available from http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=93...

A friend of mine grows his very own brambles
They twist all around him 'til he can't move
Beautiful, quivering, chivalrous shambles
What is my friend trying to prove?

The booze turns a tall, gentle boy to a terrible totem
And the kids gather round trying to see what's inside
I think when he's drinking he's drowning some riot
What is my friend trying to hide?
Cause it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart
And it's breaking my heart to pour out the rain
Brother of mine, don't run with those fuckers
When will my friend start singing again?
When will my friend start singing again?

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[3eahor3e]

Can't get enough of this!

[bytesback]

@3eahor3e Would you like to just pitch a tent in this video ? save all the work getting here ;)

[shawgirl57]

at 0:13 Guy doesn't sing the word focus.......It does sound like he was about to but he didn't :/

[bytesback]

@shawgirl57 Focus ??!! Do you mean fuckers ? They had to leave it out because this broadcast before 9PM, cant have the little kiddies getting upset.

[sonicwingnut]

This performance got me into Elbow one night when there was bugger all on the telly when I got in from the pub - "press the red button to see elbow live at Abbey Road" - why not? I watched the whole concert like 3 times in a row then bought the album the next day. Guy Garvey is one of the best lyricists I have ever encountered, up there with Nick Cave and Maynard James Keenan.

[bytesback]

@sonicwingnut I had the same thing, I just pressed the red button by mistake !?!! Best Mistake I ever made

[3eahor3e]

@bytesback Good idea but I think I'll just stay here with you all, makes me so happy!

[ferahgo90]

The first minute of this is pure musical beauty. It is an absolute pleasure to have it go through my ears and into my brain. This is probably the best band on earth...at their very best, with an amazing orchestra at their backs

[1337isdead]

@danmarmaladeand09 I think it's more about someone who's got problem that they keep to themselves instead of sharing, meaning he "grows his own brambles"out of his way of dealing with the problem. "Chivalrous shambles" implies they think they're doing the right thing by keeping their problem to themselves, but their cure isn't working. They turn to "booze" and fall in with a bad crowd as a result. The narrator just wants his friend to leave that crowd and share the problem- "sing again".

[3eahor3e]

Perfection!

[danmarmaladeand09]

This song is about alcoholism and mental illness as far as I can tell. It's a powerful song, one of the best from the Seldom Seen Kid album.

[3eahor3e]

Just can't stay away!

[3eahor3e]

Here I am with tears running down my face.