ELLIOT SMITH - Son of Sam REACTION - First time hearing - This made me sad

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Elliott Smith was only around for a relatively short time before his untimely passing, but he made a big impact in the alternative music scene, and he still has a loyal and significant following today .. Please check out my favourite song of his, the atmospheric "Waltz #2" .. I recommend the live performance at Canal+ .. Cheers, Wayne

[@jakunsman]

Thanks for checking out Elliott Smith. He was truly one of the best songwriters of our generation! He wrote many beautiful songs in his short life. Ones I’d recommend checking out are: Between the Bars, Independence Day, Tomorrow Tomorrow, and The White Lady Loves You More. Enjoy!

[@dishields7808]

I'm gong o request more. He's my number 1

[@iridescentowl6150]

Everything ES wrote was brilliant. If anyone is a guitar player i'd suggest learning some of his songs. He uses a lot of bass note walks and some really weird chords, everything is so fun to play and will make you prefer the acoustic guitar over electirc. Haha

[@iridescentowl6150]

I find it funny you think Elliott was english, I watched all your reaction videos of his songs and I think you mention it in another video. I think ES would of got a kick out of that.

[@Theogvineofthedead]

And "somebody I used to know" definitely my favorite 😅

[@dayanmarquina6257]

my favorite musician of all time

[@FuturCrayon]

Figure 8 is the most "english" album of Elliott Smith, parts of it were recorded in Abbey Road, and there are some words which are pronounced with a brit accent ("time" for ex) so it's not absurd for you to guess he was english. Anyway he was a truly beautiful songwriter and a complicated mind.

[@cochranj24]

You just happen to find the greatest singer songwriter of all time. Thankfully he put out 5 wonderful albums before he passes, plus the one he was working on and 3 more with his band Heatmiser. Watch the film, Good Will Hunting. Most of the songs in it are from him, he blew up after that and was dead 5 years later. He’s my favorite artist, check out the song King’s Crossing.

[@perfectoid8376]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@dishields7808]

So many of his great songs are just under the 200,000 required views

[@dishields7808]

@@perfectoid8376 I'm requesting the remastered version of miss misery this month. The main reason I joined is to get elliott videos played

[@perfectoid8376]

@@dishields7808 I'm happy when I see ppl admire the brilliant musician he was. Rock on!

[@inshambles2]

PLEASE DO MORE ELLIOTT SMITH IM BEGGING YOU

[@RustinChole]

One of the few composers to match the Beatles level of out put. From 1994-2003, he released an unbelievable amount of music, recording double what was necessary for every album. And even then, there’s an enormous amount of unreleased music you can get on the eight disc “Grand Mal” compilation.

[@letsrock1729]

Son of Sam was the nickname of serial killer, David Berkowitz, who primarily targeted couples in parked cars. When Elliott sings "the couple killer, each and every time" and "I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam", it suggests that he destroys ('kills') every romantic relationship he has. That's always been my take on it.

[@monitordown]

Was just going to comment this, my take exactly.

[@thetek2006]

A really talented and troubled songwriter who often wore his influences on his sleeve but melded them with his inimitable lyrics to sound like no one else I've heard. The beauty and pathos in some of his music is superb. The official story is that he stabbed himself to death, twice in the heart but naturally there have always been big questions over it. Try "Miss Misery", "Oh, Well OK", "Between the Bars" and "Angeles" .

[@dishields7808]

They changed suicide to undetermined. He had a lot of defensive cuts on his hands and arms. His girlfriend threatened him with a knife a few times. Alledgiidly

[@loadedorygun]

A portland legend though he was born elsewhere and lived out his last days in LA. My cousin Leslie did sound engineering for some of his earliest material. She was sick when we lost him and I never knew him but it was a major loss. Such an intricate guitar style and a very coherent vision for what he did though it was not samey at all. RIP. My favorite album is Either Or, though the posthumous album from a basement on a hill that was finished by friends is also really good if not necessarily smith’s original intent for the songs.

[@paullackey8813]

Elliott Smith played all of the instruments on this track.

[@nineradvocate]

The best songwriter of my generation, and a heavily underrated musician as well. His catalogue of released and unreleased music is actually huge - he was quite prolific - and the quality of that catalogue doesn't very much at all. It's all ridiculously good. You could support an entire channel for years just reviewing Elliott Smith songs and they'd all be worth the attention.

[@DocRobert]

Elliott Smith is amazing, I’m glad that you did this. Please do some more! Maybe the song “Junk Bond Trader,” from the same album as this. Love.

[@unlucky_charm29]

i hope you react to more of elliott! he's the sole reason i decided to start playing guitar

[@unlucky_charm29]

and even though elliott did die early, he absolutely fulfilled his potential on his short time on earth

[@dishields7808]

He brought me out of an 8 yr stupor from a traumatic brain injury. He's the reason I started writing songs, poems. Now I'm a ghost writer and have been published also

[@unlucky_charm29]

@@dishields7808 i know this is 4 months late but fuck yeah, that's awesome! i'm an ice hockey goalie and i've had god knows how many concussions and they are absolute hell to go through. i'm glad you came out okay and it's fucking awesome that you've been published.

[@nicolerizzo1314]

Thanks for doing ES, he's my all-time favorite musician 💜

[@hankdatank09]

Great vid. Phenomenal singer/songwriter. I remember when this song dropped, I was 13 at the time so I couldn't watch him live, then when I heard his passing on KROQ it made me sad. A few years back, I drove by the city of Silverlake and took a photo with the muriel of the cover art of "Figure". Felt happy yet sad simultaneously. Good job bruv and keep up the good work!

[@chrisgallagher2969]

Wow yeah man can’t agree more with what you said cool reaction thanks for posting

[@dishields7808]

He was stabbed twice in the heart. He left behind hundreds of songs I believe he played all the instruments on this song. He endured a lot of abuse as a child and most of his fans came from similar circumstances His music was the only thing that could comfort me after suffering a traumatic brain injury and broken neck

[@Cynthia...]

Very sad about his life, but a nice song. I hope you’re better now, that must have been a horrible experience.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Thanks for suggesting Elliot Smith for Harri to react to .. And I hope you're in a much better place now with your health .. Wayne

[@debrabeck9630]

I’d sort of forgotten Elliot Smith. Thank you for reacting to him; I’ll definitely listen to more. I believe the movie Good Will Hunting included some of his songs, too.

[@tylercatron9783]

Elliott holds a speaker place in my heart. I hope you check out more of his stuff. Kings crossing, needle in the hey, between the bars, biggest lie, st ides Heaven, Christian brothers, clementine are all good ones to check out.

[@lexremillard2549]

you're a kind person.

[@alisong826]

My cat will wake up in another room and come find me if I’m listening to “Angeles” or “pitseleh” and makes sure I’m not super depressed. It’s so cute that if I am depressed, it makes me laugh at how sweet she is

[@scotthendershaw1024]

Son of Sam Aka David Berkowitz was the Serial Killer who terrorized New York City starting in the summer of 1976. He believed his neighbors dog whose name was Sam told him to kill. Beautiful song about a horrible tragedy.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Thanks. You’re the only comment to touch on this.

[@ijustneedmyself]

I hear you on finding out about the artist's death. It's a bit of a shock. You can't help but feel such sadness over what could've been and never was. Rationally, we know everyone dies, but it's always so tragic when a young person dies, especially in the traumatic manner in which he did. I will always have that sense of sadness when listening to Jeff Buckley, for example.

[@patc88]

Hes my number one all time singer songwriter. I feel like you'd "love everything means nothing to me".

[@frisianfreedom]

Elliott Smith❤🙏

[@dishields7808]

His image is in the reflection of my sunglasses

[@bigchickentime7391]

He did sort of get to what he was working towards, but only partly in my opinion. His last album has a completely different sound while still being similar. But of course he passed away making it. Before he passed he had gotten into making noise tracks and more experimental rock. I recommend strung out again or kings crossing from his final album.

[@dishields7808]

I luv those 2

[@ColombianThunder]

He's becoming a little more influenced by shoegaze by the end there for sure

[@bigchickentime7391]

@@ColombianThunder for sure, just sad he never got to dive further into it. His sound and tone evolution near the end was really unique

[@ColombianThunder]

@@bigchickentime7391 definitely. His unreleased material tied to FABOTH is amazing and both sad and exciting to listen to just imagining the potential he was heading towards.

[@bigchickentime7391]

@@ColombianThunder agreed some of his best songs arguably are some of his unreleased. And agreed again it kinda keeps me up at night, that distorted raspy guitar sound on shooting star and o so slow really pain the picture of we he would’ve been making maybe post basement. Sucks man :/

[@nicolerizzo1314]

Please do more Elliott, btw! 💜

[@Lwize]

Brilliant artist who suffered a tragic end in 2003. I saw him several times in LA. He performed quite well even after downing several pints of beer. There was an English artist of the time who had a similar sound - Badly Drawn Boy. Check him out.

[@MRCATL3]

Played every instrument on every song. Melancholy..

[@Asshat237]

AT THAT YOUNG, HE ACTUALLY DID REACH HIS FULL POTENTIAL.

[@jeremiemoon9964]

I believe this particular album he recorded every aspect himself

[@bmeggs19]

The Microphones, Modest Mouse, Grizzly Bear, Mount Eerie, and Elliott Smith were all from the same scene. The Microphones are their own thing, very odd group. The Glow Pt. 2 , the album, is fantastic front to back. The Moon and the The Moon (acoustic) is probably The Microphones most known song.

[@loadedorygun]

His band heat miser, while not really sounding like his solo, was also popular in town at the time.

[@dishields7808]

He was also great friends with beck

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

Love this song. If you wanna check out any of his other songs, I'd recommend Clementine, Ballad of Big Nothing, Say Yes, Waltz #1 & #2, Everything Means Nothing to Me, Stupidity Tries, Easy Way Out and A Fond Farewell. Peace.✌

[@debitaylor8361]

Steven Paul Smith, known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. WikipediaSteven Paul Smith, known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Wikipedia

[@fedegwagwa]

This song is very fun to play on guitar, but I think this is far from his best song. You should definately check out more from him!

[@dishields7808]

I will be requesting more. He's my number 1

[@Theogvineofthedead]

My favorite to play is "somebody that I used to know" I remember being like 13 and having a real struggle session with it but it taught me how to sing and play. And later on a song like "the light and the glass" became much easier thanks to Elliot. He has been an inspiration since I was a kid ❤

[@fedegwagwa]

@@Theogvineofthedead I know his guitar part writing is amazing. Personally, I love to play Place Pigalle, I dont think I'm ever gonna figure it out, Say Yes, New disaster, Southern Belle and probably my favourite is Memory Lane, it's so fun and nice to sing as well

[@Theogvineofthedead]

@@fedegwagwa he was and is a national treasure. Happy new year BTW ✌️

[@fedegwagwa]

@@Theogvineofthedead Happy new year!!

[@christopheguillaume4032]

"Indie English bands" looool. He covered the Beatles and the Kinks and Big Star, his major influences. Noting to do with the 80s Smiths or 90s Blur. You know so little.

[@damonhines8187]

I'm only familiar with his name. Thanks, if not for an actual intro, at least a reminder that I should give a look and listen to this eminently worthy, talented and tragic artist. Nevertheless, looking forward to our next step together as a community.

[@dishields7808]

His music is featured in good will hunting. You can here 4 of his songs in it. He was nominated for an Oscar for miss misery and performed at the oscars

[@damonhines8187]

@@dishields7808 must watch that movie again, and look up the soundtrack. Thank you. 😊

[@brianwalsh3091]

Son of sam was a serial killer in the USA whose dog supposedly spoke to him.

[@bornagainsheep337]

There’s an acoustic version of Elliot doing this song. It’s my favorite and it’s better than the album version. In case you’d like to check it out it’s worth the time spent

[@charleshumbles6285]

Is this a real time reaction...

[@kirktown2046]

I've wasted more time than Smith's lifetime.

[@aleatoric909]

What am i suppose to like and subscribe here?