Elliott Smith - Miss Misery [Early Version]

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[RiseOfThePhoenix30]

As a recovering alcoholic and a man that has been through so much in my life this song touches me in many ways and chills my soul,,it is really amazing

[guyroxorz]

Ive only just discovered elliot but he is incredible, such a haunting and beautiful voice

[COOLMAFIAKID]

this song is for miserable people

[taytrong1]

such a powerful song, I think I like this version better.

[DylanWilby]

Incredible. Such a simple song, yet so so powerful. I personally like the line: "some enchanted night I'll be with you". The versions, though musically very similar, have a different tone to me.

[ArsiniMusic]

amazing

[BreakthroughE]

Something tells me this song was modified to fit a happy/bittersweet ending at the end of Good Will Hunting. The way that the song is portrayed in Good Will Hunting doesn't make much sense to me. I feel that all songs are stories in themselves and I'm glad to have finally heard the whole story.

[mrcsltnr1]

@ghostofchat77 2nite is one of those nights when i feel really bad, so i'm flickin' through yt-songs and end up listening to elliott smith (although i've got all his stuff in my record collection, how mad is that?) and i feel even worse - feels good...;)

[AniSmith]

@Malocclusiontenfour Yeah there is a good moment in one of his live concerts where he says "Sometimes a sad song can make you happy... even if it's a sad song... like walk on by"

[chitsb]

@AniSmith i don't know if the GWH version is "happier" -at least this version ends on a note of hope "some enchanted evening I will be with you"....but yes, this one seems deeper on many, many levels...just a few tweaks to the lyrics and acoustics makes such a big difference!

[Malocclusiontenfour]

@AniSmith Elliott liked to make some of his saddest songs sound happy, because he thought the more contrast there was in a song the more interesting it was. "Waltz #2" is a good example of this. The lyrics are tragic, but the melody makes you want to jump up and dance around the room.

[Malocclusiontenfour]

@delmodet Hope this helps. I speak English, and even I had some trouble with a word here and there, and where he punctuates sentences. His delivery is so hushed, and the breaks are idiosyncratic. This is at least close, though.

I don't care which version it is-- I think this is the most beautiful song to have been written in my lifetime. People outside the U.S. seem to appreciate Elliott more than they do in his own country. I don't know why that is, but I hope he is never forgotten.