Guided By Voices | I'm Cold

1987 song by Robert Pollard/Mitch Mitchell from 'Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft' (fan video)

[@likklej8]

These guys have influenced so many and deserve the Rock n Roll hall of fame

[@yogavnture1]

shhhhhhhhhhh. rock stars follow pollard for influence, will be ruined if in rrhof

[@cormac_bacardi]

A friend from my recording arts program actually met Pollard once, who was characteristically drunk out of his mind and bitching about how Guided by Voices should be in the Rock Hall

[@dpclerks09]

The "rock n roll hall of fame" doesn't deserve them.

[@jeff7764]

@@alanlake4614my favorite GBV song is wished I was a giant

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Good idea. I agree.

[@johnlaughnfaggapples]

This song sounds so much better when you live in Winnipeg.

[@Elaine-oo4qp]

Try Newfoundland.

[@JohnStewart-bk6uz]

No, I've been there. It ain't got shit on Winnipeg....

[@oppothumbs1]

One of the greatest songs ever. Beautiful melancholy.

[@oppothumbs1]

Bad music is crowding my plate I walk from my bed of hate no signs pointing me to the fun Big lies that the music's the same taunt me that I'm somehow to blame you've got to lower expectations in the rain but I'm riding a lame horse that's maimed Every day I watch No longer turn it up a notch So I slump in my chair in despair back to my bed no smile I wear Turned the radio up it's never enough It just leaves me cold and undun But Guided by Voices was on I just listen again and again and this time it's not just pretend 'Cause I'm gonna play it again to the end Guided by Voices that's the story of my life That's the end of the story of strife

[@aggremo]

Do you guys understand how fucking sad this song is? Omg makes me wanna cry. A lot od his early stuff beforw they broke were sad (think "Drinker's Peace, for ex ) It very much sounds the work of a desperate man in a dead end world, which is exactly what he was, toiling away as a schoolteacher, going way in debt to make records that everyone hated

[@principepio9386]

for sure

[@alaskatoburningmen4549]

Damn well put young man! I agree 100%.The feeling of desperation and impending doom is very palpable in some of the early stuff."Same Place the Fly Got Smashed" for example.

[@mandatorydiversity4u25]

Everyone hated? Gonna have to disagree with you there chief

[@oppothumbs1]

Bad music is crowding my plate I walk from my bed of hate no signs pointing me to the fun Big lies that the music's the same taunt me that I'm somehow to blame you've got to lower expectations in the rain but I'm riding a lame horse that's maimed Every day I watch No longer turn it up a notch So I slump in my chair in despair back to my bed no smile that I wear Turned the radio up it's never enough It just leaves me cold and undone But Guided by Voices was on I just listen again and again and this time it's not just pretend 'Cause I'm gonna play it again to the end Guided by Voices that's the story of my life That's the end of the story of strife

[@TheToughBaby]

@@alaskatoburningmen4549 SPtFGS is their best record

[@steved4662]

This song is a masterpiece

[@raihadjackson]

Thats one of the best songs ever written

[@MrHanzoJinn]

My God, still can't believe this was the sound they had back in 1987.

[@simpsonsfiend75]

Bob is such an amazing songwriter that a tune this good went unreleased. Nuts.

[@mmummumm]

I go outside and it's cold I walk downtown and it's cold I do everything that I'm told The people I meet, so hooked on defeat And if it's not one thing, then it's ten I shouldn't have to be told So I just keep moving around 'Cause I'm cold I picked up the pieces that break And try not to make a mistake And sometimes I'm sick when I wake I jump in my car and go to a bar Because it's so much warmer in there For my decrepit soul Then I get back to moving around 'Cause I'm cold All wound up All broken down Animal person Carnival clown The only thing that hurts Is knowing it gets worse As it goes I work every day till I'm tired Emotionally uninspired And some think I'll maybe get fired But what else is new You do what you do Because you're told to It's something of which I'm really not yet quite sold But it must just be a problem with me 'Cause I'm cold

[@cashlinart]

THE ONLY THING THAT HURTS IS KNOWING IT GETS WORSE as you Gooooo

[@marcmirizzi5099]

I've been listening to GBV for nearly twenty years and never heard this song until now. Such an early lo-fi gem from maybe the greatest band to ever live.

[@MultiSweener]

Cant find it on any purchasable medium.

[@sadpotato4931]

maybe? ;)

[@MonolithMike]

Greatest American band of all time don't @ me!!!!! 😁 😂

[@JeffreyJDavis]

amazed that this track never made it past a suitcase

[@MeanManu]

This is probably the best Pollars song of all time, which means that this is probably THE best song of all time

[@FFGG22E]

It's the national anthem. Even if it's not it is.

[@invisibleboy3997]

So true...so true.

[@KOSMICKEN09]

Eh...my personal fave is the enemy

[@danieldesoto6787]

It's ok. I think they have much better but this is nice. It has a good sound

[@jamiegustkey2573]

The only thing that hurts Is knowing it gets worse As it goes. I love harmonizing with that part.

[@brandoa330]

Growing up in Southern California I always romanticized these winter images of the Midwest. Don’t think I could live in it, though.

[@dstarr8222]

Give climate change a few more years and maybe you can after all 😕

[@brandoa330]

@@dstarr8222nah moving to the beehive state in a month. We’ll see how I do.

[@timsmithvideo]

Really hits the spot today. Gotta love Pollard / GBV

[@RobinJamesHurtMusic]

What a song, another one just rattled off and consigned! Kudos on the video, makes it even better, hugely so

[@Aurellio1984]

Lo-Fi. Classic!!!

[@FFGG22E]

greatest song ever written

[@666slink]

Love this jam.

[@stubnubs]

I just love stumbling upon the obscuities from the suitcases cuz honestly I don't listen to them often enough. I have difficulty prying the "proper albums" from whence they are glued to the changer.

[@jerrymuzak4534]

GBV isn't my fave band but, I'm thinkin' this is the greatest song ever written, recorded, etc. I feel like I'm inside myself when I hear this song. I do not like it. But, I also don't wanna leave there.

[@alaskatoburningmen4549]

Well, that's the thing with GBV, when you listen to their best songs (which number in the 100's) you are convinced that, right here, right now, THIS is the best song in the world.

[@RJH1971]

@@alaskatoburningmen4549 you, sir, have hit the nail right on the head

[@surfstrat59]

Looooooove that little song.....

[@katabat3837]

One chord for every degree below zero.

[@MrDanty64]

+Katabat Like your thinking there!

[@BushyHairedStranger]

Katabat katabatic winds are cold

[@davidmiyamoto8928]

It made me feel better. I like it alot

[@Stallagmite]

Man alive, this winter is lasting forever, and it's cold...

[@RobbCorless]

Lyrics that sneak up on you and come together...Enjoyed the first time ..think I'll listen again..The video was fun....Robb Corless

[@swinehorde9118]

The footage in this is amazing!

[@ashleymonday298]

Bobby's most relatable song.

[@p.l.h.9661]

best song ever man

[@mattaki]

basements = rock bands. hooray for the midwest.

[@scottyhanks9441]

Fantastic GBV song!!!! Hey Ohio,,, I miss you.

[@MikeBarnesKumite]

Great tune.

[@dyzzymax2140]

Pretty chilly over here.

[@Gvnrae]

Around when I discovered this song, I was walking door to door that winter canvassing for someone running for political office in Ohio, and listening to this makes me fondly nostalgic

[@MrDanty64]

Just epic. Just frigging epic. Sure, I'm not from the Midwest. Sure, I'm not from the East coast. I'm a Cali guy, so what do I know about Real freezing Cold. BUT DAMNIT: it still resonates for a single guy wondering wtf do you have to do to find a 40something SWF who isn't attached, when you come home alone, especially when it gets to the winter months? Its all there. I just wish Bob could go back to these days when he puts out albums...or has he?

[@josephutsch2392]

Dan Brenner I'm sure you know this, but some parts of California are super cold in winter. Try going to the Sierra Nevadas in January

[@lismoeff]

Hey, real cool song.

[@epicshibexd5049]

Is that supposed to be a pun?

[@nowski85]

Awesome song and great job with the video man! Reminds me of my old home town of Lemont, Il

[@danabrahams7892]

fabulous

[@MrKevnzero]

Best of luck to you, my friend. Great comment, very real.

[@SimMaster]

it's pretty cold here

[@philmcm2]

Is there a better band than GBV - I think not. x

[@jaguarsharkman]

GBV for life!

[@deepfriedcelt]

This is such an endearing little gem. Really wonder why it didn't make it onto any of their main albums...

[@yogavnture1]

got to give credit to guitarist here

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Yeah. The little thing about it is they pioneered Lo- Fi/ mono tone four track recordings as a finished. The the record companies said, “ Oh, it’s just can’t be done that way.” Music needs to be over produced? I think 2:42 they sounds pretty signature For sound. Oh yeah, and some other people got wind of this idea. And, they went all over the place with it. I always remember a quote from Sir Isaak Newton, “ We stand on the shoulders of giants.” 🧑‍🎨♾️👨‍🎓

[@fudgeisg00d]

Montreal just got hit by a big heatwave. But it's still cold.

[@scottyhanks9441]

Cold as F#%K!!!!!

[@MrDanty64]

I hear you bro...will buy endless drinks for anyone who saw the fitba on last Sunday, me mate, wit the fuggin white stuff...

[@pngcult]

Still without question one of the most powerful songs I've heard. Theres many close seconds, but this truly is the one Pollard song that beats them all.

[@radicalbongos4190]

Dayton, Ohio come visit us. We’re freaks.

[@jakesommer3914]

HOT FREAKS!!

[@ferroxglideh5621]

just keep movin around

[@yogavnture1]

god bless uncle bob

[@YooTuba]

Where was the snow footage shot? It looks like ohio and 0:24 looks vaguely like Oberlin.

[@lucasgamacanto]

anyone got tabs to this one?

[@CigaretteTricks]

wind chill -16 f. Im cold

[@MrDanty64]

Jesse Leonard Melt the snow, put it in a vat, send it to California, and I will pay you. You can retire now.

[@shughy1]

Can't decide if the tape was running slightly off or is that just a guitar phaser?

[@liammcooper]

Bold claim, but I think 1:48 is the best key change in GBV

[@chrisodriscoll9800]

15 people are warm

[@jonelmhurst1165]

wew

[@MultiSweener]

The last two lines are profound to me because I don't think it's about the weather.

[@LucasSantos-on3do]

Br aqui