Vigilantes of Love: "Resplendent"

A music video for Athens, Georgia's alt-country Vigilantes of Love. Edited & directed by Marc Pilvinsky.

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Music

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• Vigilantes
• of
• Love
• Bill
• Mallonee
• Marc
• Pilvinsky

[hansen6102]

Why isn't this on the country stations instead of Taylor Swift? She sings forgettable, generic pop songs with country instruments in the background and passes it off as "real".

[JoeDownie1]

How can four people not like this song? That outta the way; "My, my how loudly we plead our innocence long after we've made our contribution", may be the best line from any song ever. Bill is a genius of a lyricist. I hope he's not bitter that he's not more widely appreciated. Unfortunately for him and those like him, lyrics that provoke and incite the heart and mind will usually be passed over for the music industry's love affair with cotton candy and other less than healthy fare.....

[Dixon7JB]

@JoeDownie1 If he is bitter, you'd never know it-- the man is as upright, enthusiastic and congenial as can be. He's my neighbor, and rarely have I met a more gracious couple than Bill and Mariah.

[jjandsqueeze]

One of the most evocative songs he's written.

[ChristianARTreview]

amazing song!

[byebyebabyLAB]

I feel so many ages...when I hear this...I feel the '60's...see old friends in my mind...then the '70's and '80's...my intense love of song and beat...and the '90's...driving around listening and trying to get as much music in my veins as possible and at the turn 'o the century...making excuses to go out and drive around to hear it...this is the song that was missing...thank you Bill and Emmylou

[mgmfish]

Hard to believe that this song isn't more popular. A well written song and a great performance.

[lucasboden]

@hansen6102 - I recall going into the record store during the 90s to buy Gillian Welch's debut Revival album and I assumed it would be found in the Country Section, but no...it was in the Alternative Section. You know the country industry has dried up when they think it is innovative to have Gwyneth Paltrow sing country.

[artysanmobile]

Incredible! An unforgettably plaintive, heart-rending voice. Great, great recording of a beautiful song.

[kshane]

While Julie MIller sang on several songs on the album (Buddy Miller produced it), it's Emmylou Harris singing on "Resplendent."