I showed this song to my therapist. She loved it. Elliott Smith had a power of putting feelings that I can't quite describe into words

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My only best compliment for Elliot Smith has always been "he was my favortie Beatle".

We lose great artists all the time, but rare is the one you lose that makes sense. I put it to you that the world was not ready for Elliot Smith. I’m serious about this. He didn’t belong here. We got lucky!

"Someone's gonna get to you and fuck up everything you do" - my favorite line.

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Thanks Rob Delaney.

The Ramones were great not because of brilliant song writing but because of how well the band performed their songs, this is no great secret or revelation of course, and I only mention it because in many ways Heatmiser were the opposite side of that coin: these songs might be masquerading as jangly mid 90's indie pop but they're excellent and full of interesting choices. Elliot Smith was no joke.

The boy in blue is oftn in his songs, its about abuse... i just feel it as a depresst friend...

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I will listen on my last day.

This reminds me of another sissy criminal Ricardo. Ricardo is a serial killer. He also doesn't like plainclothed police officers. They get in the way of his serial killing in hospital hallways. Elliott is tied in with this criminal business and attacks upon plainclothes police officers and medical regulators going back years now, and coming to a recent culmination in the Medford, Oregon, hospital hall-way serial killings. This is what is made possible with this slanderous 'music.'

why is some one always walking on the side walk in every single elliott smith video

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Interesting to think that if you lived in the PNW in the 90s, you could've seen Elliot Smith, the Melvins, Unwound and Nirvana live.

Like a warm blanket that helps me to feel comforted.

20 years ago today.. RIP Elliott.. you changed music grunge, indie rock combine here. Miss you man, those times in Jersey City! 20 years already

We were robbed of some great talent when Elliot left this plane.

is this the sexiest song . maybe not for you, but?

2023 and this is still my favorite song ever. thank you, elliott.

The producing here is perfect. Double the vocals, and Rickenbackers aren't cheap but worth it

Does anybody know how could I get my hands on the tabs of this song? Thx

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This video being 15 years old (on KZbin, I know the song is older) gives me existential despair.

Elliot Smith reminded me of Kurt Cobain and both them ended the same way.

Music peaked with this song, we haven’t had anything better since

That moment at 2:12 when he spits is brutal and then at 2:47 when he sees how everything washes away so sad... And then Elliott at 2:55 trying to steal toilet paper LOL so real

1:49 always cracks me up. It's so random and stupid.

It's just so awkward how Elliott doesn't look at the camera while he's singing in this. Don't get me wrong, I love me some ES but man... so awkward!

Amanda?

Where's the higher quality version of the music video?

Elliott Smith mentions Black And White (Thinking and the video game) a few times throughout his body of released work. His songs, I mean. He may have had Borderline Personality Disorder, too. Like me.

Black & White is a PC video game about individuals battling to become The God. And Black And White thinking is a feature of Borderline Personality Disorder. A disorder caused by substantial abuse to the "afflicted". The symptoms of borderline all indicate that the person with the PD is being abused.

Satan is Scrouge. The Heatmiser. Hell! Hahahaha!

Angry kiss, hiss, or fist?

I love this song. I think it's about f-cking with Satan and God by abusing people severely and killing them (sometimes) and going to prison.

I think this came out after "Pinion". He seems like he's been tortured. Sexually, physically, psychologically, and financially.

How many murdered Elliott Smith? Sexually, physically, psychologically, and financially abused him? Stalked him? In on "Pinion"? Kurt Cobain and the rest of Nirvana may have been.

Mic City Sons was my introduction to Elliot Smith, and I played this song to death.

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It's amazing how much that Ricky sounds like an acoustic guitar... ;)

That bass player took his balls out during this performance

I wish Elliot, Josh Klinghoffer and Jeff Buckley can create a band together, those shy musicians are ( were ) genius!

Music has to have incredible lyrics to be art

You're everybody's second home Always trying to get me alone An easy way to lose it all Always there when all else fails Over by the west side rails But I don't really need that now I never really did anyhow I only really needed alcohol Something that'd treat me okay And wouldn't say the things you'd say Please turn out the light I get a sick confusion headache Trying to figure out who's right Dreaming on the silver strand Waking up to plainclothes man You little bastard, little boy in blue Someone's gonna get to you And fuck up everything you do Some european son He's serious with everyone And he thinks he'll win you with his angry kiss Acting like he has no needs Wanting you to watch him bleed Made for each other bet you pay me any mind Just goes to show my continual decline They say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while But I don't know I don't think so There's something that I'll tell you now Now that no one else is around The sort of lesson that I learned from you Not quite the way you planned But I know you'll understand Someone takes a photograph A picture while their sweetheart laughs A perfect moment in a flash of light Counting back from three till one That's exactly what you've done And I'm so Unsurprised I remember, I remember why I dream in black and white Goes to show my continual decline They say that I'll recover My love of her Once in a while But I don't know I don't think so I don't think so

well now it's clear why this bassist was kicked out lol

I've always wondered what he was fighting about with his guitarist. Anyone know?

Most talented, well-rounded songwriter. Ever. I'm a massive Lennon fan, and Elliott, in terms of skill, dominates John in every category, except maybe vocals, John had a really incredible voice.

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