A Beautiful black and white video, of Josh Ritter's fabulous Temptation of Adam, a solo acoustic performance. This song is from "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter" Enjoy!
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@soulfire13913 жыл бұрын
i am currently living in the city where josh ritter grew up and went to school. i saw him live at a benefit concert for one of the teachers at the high school (he was diagnosed with brain cancer) it was amazing. somehow i feel like a have a connection to his music (considering that many f his songs where written about this city) anyway, greetings from Moscow Idaho. peace love and happiness
@Lynch9015 жыл бұрын
I met him!! got my concert ticket signed! he leaves lovely comments! he truely is as lovely as you think he's going to be from his music.
@winn5416 жыл бұрын
Josh is a one of the new wonders of the world!!(had me wonering where he came from) He won me over with wwiii....Loved him on his Ovation special.Thank you for the miracle you are, please don't waiste it.................
@dannyboy016915 жыл бұрын
This has to be the greatest love song of all time. I'm so glad that someone else actually listens to the lyrics.
@kybrbngrl15 жыл бұрын
The first time I really LISTENED to this song I literally wept. I proceeded to listen to it for the next 5 hours, crying the entire time. I am not sure why, but it seemed to touch some chord in my heart. It remains my favorite among all of his wonderful music.
@mrwallingford39889 жыл бұрын
This is such a classic. The temptation of Adam is to destroy the world so he and Marie could stay together.
@ajaxjs10 жыл бұрын
It's nice to think that someone had the heart and the mind to put lyrics like this to paper, and then the skill to sing it so beautifully.
@GraveDirectionswithSugerkat14 жыл бұрын
I was just turned onto him last week by a friend...i am hooked...i just bought Hello Starling...i cannot get Kathleen and You Don't Make it Easy, Babe out of my head...he is INCREDIBLE.
@adamisbetterthanluke16 жыл бұрын
possibly the best josh ritter song ever? SUCH an amazing song, why doesn't he get more fame? actually that might not be so great as he wouldn't be so special to all his secret fans
@katana22216 жыл бұрын
This song breaks my heart every time I hear it. I can't think of a better song that has been written in decades; nay, centuries that can hold a candle to the sheer beauty that is expressed in this song.
@ryanzdawson12 жыл бұрын
The lyrics are absolutely perfect. This is one of those rare songs that works perfectly, effortlessly, and resonates independent of the artist.
@singlouder0815 жыл бұрын
i think the fact he's not super famous is a great thing....you're right....he is that sort of special secret to all those who love him
@MyMusic020113 жыл бұрын
I heard Josh sing this live in Amsterdam and I was totally absorbed....those lyrics.....his presence. Holy shit.
@Lynch9015 жыл бұрын
I live in Ireland.. But I hit it off with this English guy two years ago.. once he said he was into josh ritter I couldnt believe it as none of his freinds knew of Josh Ritter. once I told him I had been to two of his concerts and showed a photo of the two of us he nearly had a fit. Josh Ritter is so appreciated but not very well known.. I still love that English man 2 years on... and he's the only guy I've been with that knew of Josh Ritter... maybe its a mystical Ohio connection! woooow! hah
@beseeingyou69 жыл бұрын
This is the cutest song about the darkest subject
@tennisgirl3715 жыл бұрын
When he smiles at the end... it makes my heart happy
@halfdark00011 жыл бұрын
Heartbreakingly sad story in an unusual setting, fantastically told in song. Other song writers wish they could be this original!
@memymusicloveables10 жыл бұрын
I have an absolute adulation for Josh Ritter. The man is a genius lyricist, a beautiful writer, with an amazing voice to accompany. I really hope I am able to witness such an amazing artist live. I truly appreciate his style of writing, I did read Bright's Passage and I loved it.. The man truly has a talent, and a passion, and just the way he speaks truly reminds me of myself.. As if he cannot express himself as thoroughly if not through writing. Really hope I am able to meet and speak to him..
@zimmawoman14 жыл бұрын
i love him so much. the first time i heard him i loved him. i was at a blue rodeo concert and he was opening for them, and from then on i was hooked. for a while i wasn't sure why i had fell in love with his music so easily so easily. but then again, i am a bob dylan fan. :)
@networkgame10 жыл бұрын
This man is an angel.
@sammywammy198314 жыл бұрын
Saw Josh in Portsmouth- South of England- was playing with Ray Lamontage!! He was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Grusburk16 жыл бұрын
The lyrics is what makes this song truly great.
@lorijohnson689010 жыл бұрын
I think I just fell in love
@fergiemcgee2415 жыл бұрын
OMG I FREAKING LOVE HIM....I basically live my life through his songs.
@Xpl4in14 жыл бұрын
I was at the concert in Nijmegen.. Best concert i have ever seen. He is such a nice guy!
@JulianHertz14 жыл бұрын
i can't believe 6 people disliked this! they must be deaf.... this is amazing music!
@sweeney7116 жыл бұрын
my god...i cant get enough of josh ritter.. w-w-i-i-i so amazing
@mebemike13 жыл бұрын
This song is an allegorical masterpiece.
@GraveDirectionswithSugerkat14 жыл бұрын
you are a silly goose if you ever pass up a chance to see Josh live, you will never see a more entertaining, interactive show! I saw him on 5-13 in Atlanta and had the chance to meet him and chat with him for about 10 mins. they come no better than Josh (and Josh hugs are the best hugs on earth)....Dawn Landes, his wife, was with him and she is also a fantastic artist in her own right.
@ryanzdawson13 жыл бұрын
Just saw Josh live in Kentucky! Glad I stumbled upon him. He didn't play this song, sadly, but the show was awesome, nonetheless.
@comngrow16 жыл бұрын
He is the best american songwriter in decades
@MusicalHog0811 жыл бұрын
I can relate to this song perfectly at this point in my life, and I really don't know how I feel about that.
@dburke691311 жыл бұрын
love Josh Ritter so much...that's real music.
@leonardbyrne7614 жыл бұрын
sweet as ever! gonna see him in grand canal theatre tuesday. happy days
@tanniv7415 жыл бұрын
Brilliant song - so thoughtful and moving, yet a touch of humor there too - love the music this man makes!
@oliviamusselman46098 жыл бұрын
I love this version because the song just ends after he says "tempted".
@hopeless4ever16 жыл бұрын
this song is so beautiful that it gives me chills
@frostkilledjack12 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for playing at daytrotter. I downloaded this after listening to a preview not thinking too much of it. Today at work, it made my day much better.
@Mike_Anonymous11 жыл бұрын
Speechless at how dumbfounded I am right now. How did I not think about that?
@carlom61369 жыл бұрын
one of my favourite songs ever
@pseudombf9014 жыл бұрын
great song. he paints movies in my head
@TimothyBoyle13 жыл бұрын
I love this song! All of his music is good chill music.
@Papertigerlily11 жыл бұрын
Golden, a triumph of creativity.
@YourWeirdAunt13 жыл бұрын
Oh I am so glad someone posted this.. I heard this song a couple of years ago, and it popped into my head tonight.. Couldn't remember the name but I knew it was sweet, and eerie, and kinda sad.. It's lovely too :)
@BoredomAtItsVeryBest13 жыл бұрын
How on God's green Earth can you even muster the balls to press dislike?? Seriously?? Were you raised under a freaking ROCK?!
@cookiesonsteve11 жыл бұрын
Wow. He's foreshadowing the end of the relationship before it has even begun.
@hilikus8913 жыл бұрын
Amazing song...he paints such a beautiful story
@Paycheckpics12 жыл бұрын
I love how lonely actually has a thought.
@rafuberirdisch14 жыл бұрын
What`s a beutiful Song!
@Johnjuhantmusic10 жыл бұрын
I always was reminded of lost with this song haha. I love it
@mortimerrex204911 жыл бұрын
This may not be Josh's best song, but it's one of the finest songs ever written. He's having fun here. He's got so much control, lyrically. Truly a Master craftsman.
@ajdelanger14 жыл бұрын
thats an epic concert right there
@Arrested10115 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song.
@agockel8813 жыл бұрын
Josh Ritter = the man
@victoralej414 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Beautiful
@grisioco13 жыл бұрын
this video does not have enough views for how great it is
@AvaCarmichael13 жыл бұрын
I love this man.
@GRlFFlN14 жыл бұрын
I never thought of that!
@coachstewart40610 жыл бұрын
500,000 of those views are mine. Glad 4,000+ people joined in. Amazing stuff...impending apocalypse, and he'd blow it all up to be with the one he loves.
@michaelkastler896710 жыл бұрын
So according to very quick math, you've spent 3 years straight replaying this song. I could see myself doing that with this song too.
@coachstewart40610 жыл бұрын
lol yes!
@genevite3314 жыл бұрын
he needs to come to central Florida
@luamoonluna13 жыл бұрын
love, love, love!
@ZitrosCaker11 жыл бұрын
That series looks awesome *-*. Thanks for the Song and for showing me the series :)
@burcharg14 жыл бұрын
going to see him tonight!
@ponytoes15 жыл бұрын
brilliant .. saw you in Sacramento w/John Prine and this song was the best of the evening! kat
@geewizz2014 жыл бұрын
love this song fucn great writer.. musical godson of guthrie and dylan
@n8mills10 жыл бұрын
This is such a heartbreaking song.
@autumnlove2814 жыл бұрын
abosolutely beautiful ...mmhhmm..
@JuliaBridholm15 жыл бұрын
this is truly amazing.
@MallardBlue14 жыл бұрын
Moscow, Idaho represent! :D
@derya043012 жыл бұрын
Life changing stuff.
@zimmawoman12 жыл бұрын
i am so in love
@docesquire200716 жыл бұрын
This would have to be my Faforite Josh Ritter song. I like all of his songs live better than the studio versions.
@rroper115 жыл бұрын
amazing...
@historymug15 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@gogoAmy11 жыл бұрын
My only problem with this song is that it ends...I wish I could listen to it forever
@twjclarke19 жыл бұрын
What is the message that people get from this song? For me the message is that one finds love in odd places, however the love that has been found is so intense that the whole world outside can disappear without being missed.
@4199ny9 жыл бұрын
Timothy Clarke , Although I could not have stated it nearly as succinctly, that is exactly what I get.
@taylorpecknold76629 жыл бұрын
Timothy Clarke For me it is a story rather than a message.
@lynnmarkegard23869 жыл бұрын
Timothy Clarke The message I get is: Ritter is SO damned talented. That fingerpicking! Those clever lyrics. Interesting mind he has!! I am enthralled.
@CageThePeople9 жыл бұрын
Timothy Clarke I understand the song a bit more literally as well, although I agree with your interpretation too. It definitely mirrors the story of Adam in the bible (Adam and Eve) and has a lot of religious symbolism to it. "The big red button" being the thing that, if pressed, would end the world, is like the forbidden fruit in the bible story that ended Adam and Eve's perfect world. Adam in the song is tempted to press the button because the war raging on above is the only thing that allows them to stay underground together. He actually is quite a malevolent and selfish character, really, as he is willing to destroy the world on the outside just so he can stay with his love underground (he is afraid that if the war stopped and they returned to their lives above ground, that she would no longer love him). Also, one line that I absolutely love and that always stands out to me is "fusion is the broken heart that's lonely's only thought." At first, I had no clue what this meant, but after giving it a lot of thought I have come to the conclusion that "fusion" (the act that takes place when a bomb goes off) is constantly on lonely's mind ("lonely here is, of course, Adam) because without it he would not be with his love, so he cannot stop the temptation that the bomb brings him. I could go on, but then this would turn into an entire article! Josh Ritter is truly an amazing person and one of the most talented songwriters to ever have lived.
@twjclarke19 жыл бұрын
Michael Young Nice one Michael.
@carolinacantellano79649 жыл бұрын
Excelente!!!
@SeoulSon5114 жыл бұрын
I owe my friend money for introducing to Josh's music.
@GraveDirectionswithSugerkat14 жыл бұрын
@SeoulSon51 me too! i owe her more since i actually got to meet him in Atlanta on 5/13/2010 AND talk to him for about 10 mins AND i got about 3 josh hugs...best on earth!
@Mike_Anonymous10 жыл бұрын
Just heard the album version for the first time, I much prefer this.
@ThousandSunAnger10 жыл бұрын
He has another rendition of this that was on Paste's KZbin channel, but they got stingy and took it down but have since recently uploaded it on their website. Just as personal and intimate, but a little more delicate and less Dylanesque. www.paste.com/video/josh-ritter/1014185
@Lynch9015 жыл бұрын
haha... awh its nice all the same that he's so down to earth. The first time he was here he got food poisoned, (wise words of Mr. Ritter himself : dont eat Chineese made by an Irish man!) well, he got through a few songs then suddenly stopped, and was just bent over for a good while.then went off stage bless him. But he came back a few months later, for free. The songs he did get through were excellent. and then he came back and played alone. Was so brilliant.. he's a bit of a comedian too!
@MostlySashaMostly11 жыл бұрын
Is it acceptable to count this as revision for my cold war test tomorrow? This is pure genius.
@soytsaucee16 жыл бұрын
wow.
@GraveDirectionswithSugerkat14 жыл бұрын
search youtube for josh ritter live at the apartment and hear an incredible version of this song...
@MrHeelsfan110 жыл бұрын
If this was the Cold War What five letters spell "apocalypse" she asked me I won her over singing "W.W.I.I.I."
@suchasthisis12 жыл бұрын
I'll be postin' my cover of this song soon. It's my favorite Josh song!
@usernamesimpleflame15 жыл бұрын
cool sound
@RattusMannus11 жыл бұрын
why can't i hold all these feels?
@SuperMojo200614 жыл бұрын
@LTcrew From a spiritual perspective, adam is considered the first/last man. So yeah, of course it's supposed to be ATOM, but there's a huge play on words here, like "half-life", etc. "Fusion was the broken heart that's lonely's only thought" !!! What an AMAZING writer!!! I'm so exceited about his book that's coming out!!!
@Stevie64B13 жыл бұрын
excelent
@stanum8811 жыл бұрын
Romantic,funny and heartbreaking at the same time.
@singlouder0813 жыл бұрын
@Lynch90 still that's really cool. He sounds so awesome. I wish he would come to the states (specifically my area). I would definitely try to meet him even though it may be a bit tougher this time around. Thanks for remembering my message anyway! I forget about half the messages I put on here anymore. :)
@jenleep11 жыл бұрын
Wow
@1machine14 жыл бұрын
Josh, you are amazing. If you guys enjoy this check out Joel Christofer out of Los Angeles as well!
@Lynch9015 жыл бұрын
well... he was playing in a theatre that holds 400 but it wasnt full. My town isnt exactly large... well for an irish town its pretty nifty ...so he could come out and meet his audience I s'pose... he seems to like to. his eyes and smile say so anyway.. haha sounds romantic. but yeah.. he always appears like he's enjoying himself... i find you cant help but enjoy yourself then!
@charliesmakinme12 жыл бұрын
@IfRainFallsIDance I was a great misake... He's really good, I'm into singer-songwriter stuff and he's right up my street.
@Paycheckpics13 жыл бұрын
@Crazy88Fingers He has said before many times that this song has no undertone. It's just about two people falling in love in "the most unlikely place." It is what it is, about two people who fell in love in a missile silo with a impending apocalypse.
@Orlypie12 жыл бұрын
she came along and started to ignore me x x
@rageloudly11 жыл бұрын
I know exactly how you feel.
@untamedmusicalgenius13 жыл бұрын
this is a fellow who, upon watching, makes you leave the computer to pick up your guitar.