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Elvis Perkins, While You Were Sleeping

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Uploaded by on Sep 7, 2007

@ Lollapalooza 2007

sorry it cuts off the first couple words

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  • his imaginative lyrics are so underrated. really, i can think of very few artists today (especially very popular ones) who write so creatively and poetically. the depth of this song is so moving.

  • one of the best songs ever written

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  • Thanks so much for posting. Very moving song by Elvis Perkins. The poetry is so rich, raw and powerful. Poignantly appropriate for today.

  • at 1:23 my heart popped.

  • i had a dream i saw perkins playing this song at a venue i was at. he was dancing reaally goofy and so was i.i love this song because it reminds me of my dead best freind i want to make a song as beautiful as this one for him.

  • this song is the work of a very active but zenful mind. it's gorgeous

  • @HumanAccount Man even Dylan doesn't have Townes. He's the absolute pinnacle!!!!!

  • @sequoia1979 yeah..nobody fucks with townes except dylan

  • @JeeberizeMeCaptain totally agree...besides neko case he is best modern lyricist

  • people slept on this motherfucker

  • @1:23 epic.

  • @JeeberizeMeCaptain I whole-heartedly agree! Well said.

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