The Mountain Goats - "Matthew 25:21" (from The Life of the World to Come DVD)
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Uploaded by edstipe on Nov 13, 2010
"I wrote the chorus on an airplane when I was going to California to say goodbye to someone dying too young. I wrote the rest of the song about six months later in a hotel room in Northampton, when the sting of her death was still fresh. It is my tribute to a mother whose absence is still felt daily by all who knew and loved her. I miss her so much."
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My boyfriend loves The Mountain Goats, so I wanted to surprise him by singing his favorite song. I asked him what that would be and he sent me this link. I understand why he likes it, this song is amazing. I almost lost my grandmother to cancer before I was even born, so this one hits home for me. :) I hope he likes it.
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Wish I'd requested this song live in Atlanta a few days ago. One of my most cherished. Damn. Great show though. Thanks for the upload.
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I've never cried this much while watching a video. I just got lost in the song and his emotions.
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Heard him sing this live last night in Seaside, FL, and the tears welled up. Its truth is devastating.
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perfect wording...
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@slowdives Yeah I know, of course he has the right to do so.
It just feels like I'm invading his personal life by listening to this song... Does that make sense?
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@MelleB90 this is a song about feelings he genuinely felt at the time. maybe one day when he's dying he'll write a song about that. why shouldn't he be able to grieve just because someone else has it worse?
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Definately one of my all-time favorite Darnielle compositions. The lyrics convey so much...
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@MelleB90 I see what you're saying. My thoughts were on the subject matter and the emotion of the performance.
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@MelleB90 If you watch him perform the song live he say demerol.
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MyWeaponIsLove 11 months ago 18
Lord...
The way his voice starts to crack when he gets to the line about cancer...
Astounding
Coalkey23 11 months ago 14