Conor Oberst - Empty Hotel by the Sea (Official Audio)

[@nicpete492]

How can one man create so many good songs?

[@digemxc]

Love this song so much. Losing an older brother sucks.

[@Plantsandmusicandyarn]

For sure. I lost my older sister 7 years ago and it sucks.

[@geezersson6759]

Insanely amazing that these words put in this order can be relatable

[@benholland1331]

My new fav song on the album, it changes everyday on this album

[@Aryus86]

we need you man, never stop

[@briana.1890]

Because of this song I ordered an old fashioned with a splash on grand marnier at a bar and people thought I was fancy af, so thanks for the tip, Conor

[@melvinwestkanye_east]

conor's best album

[@benholland1331]

This is the best Conor album yet!! Though all is albums are awesome, but this one is wow

[@benholland1331]

My 10 year old boy loves this has much has me ♥️

[@aguscg7897]

beautiful

[@leninpartida2470]

This is fucken beautiful man...it brings a tear or two

[@jenjosh]

You're the best

[@MattGlickman-ek3uw]

relatable

[@AngryLemon14]

In a interview with Interview Magazine, Conor stated: “Empty Hotel by the Sea,” which is definitely a story song, start to finish. It’s the story of basically two brothers; one trying to save the other. A guy’s in deep with some kind of mob situation, gets taken out, and that’s the end of the song."

[@michael575538]

You beat me to it. Anyway, I wonder if "on the 37th floor" has to do with Conor's age, which was 37 at the time when this was released.

[@zenbuddah420]

empowering & a song of hope to carry us floating along....i feel you brother 😢

[@edb2731]

gettin this on vinyl asap

[@drinkingpoolwater]

the first thing i thought about when i heard this song was howard hughes. he was known for staying in the presidential suites at caribbean hotels for months on end. he was a total recluse and would apparently barely eat or anything. wonder if conor had him in mind when he wrote this.

[@eman5413]

this whole week I've been getting high and watching the second season and Fargo and listening to this song and they fit so well together it almost like syncs up even though the story is a bit different.

[@rudeboyzippo]

I kind of have to agree, but I think it's tone over actual story.

[@cmmndrcupcake]

just great!

[@lurvas3208]

This song reminds me so much of another one of his songs, I cant figure out which one ! Please help!

[@jonk8319]

Some of the chord progression sounds somewhat similar to Hundreds Of Ways. The fact that he write so many songs. One or two parts of a song are bound to some similar. With one or two parts of another song, in one way or another Its kind of invevitable.

[@brittnickx0]

Reminds me of if the brakeman turns my way

[@matthewdown5378]

conor oberst and bright eyes have always fairly simply chord progressions with some exceptions. it simply makes for a better song. the wheel is reinvented every time. listen to townes van zandt. he wrote in a very traditional way, he mastered it. conor has proved a kind of mastery of simplicity on this record

[@nothinglikeasongbird]

the verse has exactly the same chord progression as Hundreds of ways, from upside down mountain, and It's also fairly similar to the progression on we are nowhere and it's now, from I'm wide awake it's morning

[@seanpaul8798]

hey Connor,talk to me ha

[@lucaschmidtmusic6860]

is this about the president

[@gulagarchipelago6015]

That's what I thought.

[@gulagarchipelago6015]

But says calls the guy Matthew.

[@WeepingWillow6497]

I saw him live about a month ago. It's about his brother, Mathew Oberst, founder of Sorry About Dresden. He died in November 2016.

[@leeja91]

www.omaha.com/go/coffey-matt-oberst-was-a-musician-and-friend/article_c90e13c3-a47b-5b61-8b06-4a377b63084d.html

[@matthewdown5378]

its about his brother mathew. the 'presidential suite' verse is likely about some sort of comfortable afterlife

[@gulagarchipelago6015]

About Trump?

[@gulagarchipelago6015]

I know now that it's about his brother.