Fountains Of Wayne - Valley Winter Song (Live In Chicago)

Fountains of Wayne perform "Valley Winter Song" from the 2009 No Better Place: Live in Chicago concert. Buy the DVD here at: www.shoutfactory.com/?q=node/1...
For the band's first-ever DVD concert, fans are treated to a career-defining set with punchy performances of their hits including "Stacy's Mom," "Sink To The Bottom" and "Radiation Vibe." Having perfected the sounds of summer buzz with tight rhythms, carefree melodies and humor-laced lyrics, the indie pop quartet takes the stage in prime form, knocking out favorite after favorite.
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Lyrics:
Hey Sweet Annie
Don't take it so bad
You know the summer's coming soon
Though the interstate is choking under salt and dirty sand
And it seems the sun is hiding from the moon
Your daddy told you
When you were a girl
The kind of things that come to those who wait
So give it a rest girl
Take a deep breath girl
And meet me at the Bay State tonight
And the snow is coming down
On our New England town
And it's been falling all day long
What else is new
What could I do
I wrote a valley winter song
To play for you
And late December
Can drag a man down
You feel it deep in your gut
Short days and afternoons spent pottering around
In a dark house with the windows painted shut
Remember New York
Staring outside
As reckless winter made its way
From Staton Island to the Upper West Side
Whiting out our streets along the way
And the snow is coming down
On our New England town
And it's been falling all day long
What else is new
What can I do
But sing this valley winter song
I wrote for you

[@IrnBruNYC]

Very hard to watch this right now without crying. Rest in Peace, Adam.

[@mr.gooding8481]

FoW are some of the very best songwriters out there and I hate that their brilliance is overshadowed by Stacy's Mom.. Welcome Interstate Managers is a flawless album.. not a bad track.. even the country song is great... I have several albums and there are on regular rotation.. I so want to get an opportunity to see them live someday

[@thebobspiff]

☹

[@AJnzxv1]

Their brilliance isn't overshadowed by Stacy's Mom, if it wasn't for Stacy's Mom people like me would have probably never heard of them & got to listen to all their great music, so thank God for that song. Stacy's Mom is a good song too, its fun, it is what it is, a very nostalgic track that makes you feel good.

[@msmoniz]

Listening to Adam's perfect harmony on this song just makes his death even more sad.😢 RIP Adam

[@Dubbies621]

RIP Adam

[@henripwatson]

Beyond distraught...one of us.

[@Discobob69]

One of the most underrated and misunderstood bands of the past 20 years. Just brilliant! There's such an honesty to everything they do.

[@msminmichigan]

NPR'S show Fresh Air reaired and interview with Chris and Adam after the release of Utopia Parkway. They said that they had found Americans have a problem seeing song as anything other than autobiographical or confessional. I get that. I think they're right. Most FoW songs were expressed their themes from the point of view of a fictional character.

[@wetgropes]

they're always gonna be my favorite

[@alpha-omega2362]

I always play this when there's a snowstorm, such as today...1/6/24

[@RicardoRandom691]

Doing exactly the same on 1/19 :)

[@Billfartsalot]

This wonderful song, I believe, written by Chris Collingwood. A terrific songwriter in his own right.

[@dixiefarthing3427]

The wonderful Adam Schlesinger has left us. May his lovely soul rest in peace.

[@timf312]

As a resident of the Pioneer Valley I am devastated. Rest in peace, Adam. You touched us deeply.

[@BratcherLev]

man they sound great live. That's rare these days.

[@Pikabycolorz]

Of course is rare, these days they are no longer together :(

[@MrSimba895]

these songs got so overshadowed by Stacys Mom...

[@BrianHartman]

Agreed. This is one of the best songs on that album.

[@1987Fate]

This and Hey Julie

[@MrSimba895]

holy shit dude, i made that comment 3 years ago, but you're not wrong!

[@googlefuckedupyoutube]

I wish I got into them sooner. I might have been able to see them live before they split up. Man life sucks sometimes

[@1987Fate]

Well, their first album was the album with this song. That's when I first started listening to them. I thought Stacy's Mom was a funny song. Then I listened to them, and found songs by them with deeper meaning. Hey Julie, Valley Winter Song, All Kinds of Time, Hackensack, and maybe a few others. I don't remember. But they had some really great songs.

[@joeymanzo288]

I was lucky enough to see and talk with him at my friends party. He knew him because he is a part of the band Big Dipper and the drummer of that band is friends with him and me! He did a solo acoustic set for me and 20 others at the party and was honestly one of the best memorable moments of my life.

[@maxmyers9811]

Was it Adam or Chris?

[@kennethphillippi5143]

I loved Big Dipper.

[@kyliealderson2423]

Pop music for people with brains

[@ripplem5121]

This song is meaningful.

[@NxDoyle]

RIP Adam. Thank you.

[@tosesfurunden4781]

i love this song.

[@tcary1289]

Great song and sound. Echoes of the Byrds..

[@emilyharris6514]

Good comparison...

[@marjoriemorris5849]

It has a bit of a Simon & Garfunkel sound to it too.

[@sarasuchman7865]

I am broken hearted. No words. God bless.

[@athosbousvaros1455]

Their best song.

[@theophrastus3.056]

Love these guys, love this song, and they did it perfectly live.

[@cgabsoa]

Nice song!!! They have a very unique sound...

[@TubeSurferToo]

Love this song sooo much!

[@jonathandiaz2435]

Am I the only one who thinks at this song is just beautiful but ends to sudden?

[@1987Fate]

I don't know. It's short and sweet. It doesn't need to be longer.

[@evansrt]

Your comment reminds me of back in the maybe late 70's or early 80's Stephen Stills act included "Everybody's Talkin'" by Harry Nilsson from Midnight Cowboy. Stephen said he once complained to Harry that the song was too short. Harry's reply - "Well then sing it twice!"

[@NxDoyle]

It's never crossed my mind before. I just listened to it twice. Seriously though, I'm not sure what more could be added, outside of another verse & chorus.

[@donniemoder1466]

Most great songs leave you wanting more.

[@denamattausch7679]

Happy 56th bday in the beyond, Adam Schlesinger. Freak cold snap and snowing hard here in Illinois on Halloween and I suddenly had to hear your song . . . 💔

[@user-oy7qp8qn4i]

本当に好きだった！ 再結成してくれ！

[@futureshock7425]

hell of a song

[@bluehawaii262]

All time greats. Sadly under appreciated.

[@Larrymarx]

God Bless You Always Adam Schlesinger, Heaven grabbed another "Good One" ✞

[@patriciaguth6882]

I first heard this song in a commercial maybe a decade ago. Anyone remember this, too? What was the commercial? Great song that I wouldn't have discovered otherwise, redeeming those aggravating breaks from favorite TV shows. So smooth and relaxing, even in the summer!

[@msminmichigan]

I think it was commercial for Old Navy or The Gap.

[@patriciaguth6882]

@@msminmichigan OMG msminmichigan! I think you nailed it -- thanks so much. I've been racking my brain for years trying to recall the commercial. You made my day! Thanks from Chicago!

[@Billfartsalot]

LL Bean

[@patriciaguth6882]

@@Billfartsalot You could be right, Bill. I thought it was Old Navy, but LL Bean had similar commercials. Thanks for your input.

[@ronigreenwood5700]

@@patriciaguth6882 one of the best songs written should be more popular

[@Buff99ca]

Fire Island is one of my faves too

[@MrThresher7]

Looks don't matter at all. The Lead Singer Personifies this. Peace Man!

[@marianabarboza2626]

Town troubadour

[@populerflamingo3971]

i came here by alison tafel's tweet. oh i felt in love with bojack. 🚬

[@ivangiustimusic]

Peace song ❤

[@user-ux4np1jy6u]

this is such a great live performance its not even funny

[@jenniferturek2917]

RIP Adam.

[@flymantra69]

RIP

[@areteees]

how the fuck did these guys never make it big...

[@ToxicKlay]

Stacy's Mom? Hackensack? these guys were big lol

[@areteees]

+ToxicKlay how is Hackensack in any way a hit? most people see them as a one hit wonder with Stacy's Mom

[@ToxicKlay]

uh i don't know, how about by the stats? lmao hackensack was in tens of movies and even more TV shows. katy perry sang a cover of it for MTV Unplugged. hell, if you really want to get into it, "Hey Julie" and "All Kinds of Time" were also used for a bunch of promotions. even if people didn't necessarily have the album shoved in their face every time they heard a FoW tune. Stacy's Mom was the only tune to hit it big as a single - that's the only difference

[@ericcarlson7750]

Hey

[@fastted9390]

The woman in the Tuttle Twins commercial is absolutely stunning. She needs to be cloned.

[@googlefuckedupyoutube]

I wonder what Collingwood's shirt means

[@titusmccarthy]

No idea.

[@nickspearience]

Is he playing a J45 or an LG2?

[@pittsburghdirtydozen4479]

Is the late Adam Schlesinger on stage here?

[@dwasifarkaralahishipoor2223]

Yes. Red shirt, dark hair, on the right.

[@msminmichigan]

Schlesinger was the bass player not the lead singer. He wrote most of the bands songs but always shared the writing credits with the lead singer, Chris Collenwood, who also wrote some of the bands songs.

[@dwasifarkaralahishipoor2223]

@@msminmichigan Collingwood.

[@joeegan9062]

Schlesinger on the far right. Not singing. RIP

[@cyberwockie]

He was a brilliant writer and harmony singer, but he never sang lead.

[@Rambl3On]

RIP

[@jamiescuriouscave]

RIP Adam.