I named my girl dog Alex... after "girl named Alex.. "most folks,don't get it...too bad for them
@noratroitino49784 жыл бұрын
It's pure genius. His best song ever
@TomMorrisSongs3 жыл бұрын
same
@lisabryant10622 жыл бұрын
I have a daughter named Alex... So definitely I think about this song all the time. 😬🌹
@Hackedaccount73725 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile is the cure for pain
@inkwell63304 жыл бұрын
boy do we need it
@theonygard56943 жыл бұрын
@@inkwell6330 Absolutely
@theamalgamatedtheory3 жыл бұрын
It never ends
@StevePeridot Жыл бұрын
dammit time flies, but still I think about this song all the time
@TheMagnust7 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile. Best thing since sliced bread.
@westernbenjamin11 жыл бұрын
how this only has 4,500 views is beyond me. What a tune, what an album, what a man! Favourite song on the album.....on that's no mean feat! ALLLL THE TIIIIIME
@deepfocus8882 жыл бұрын
the hit count went up significantly
@Lu4360 Жыл бұрын
I discovered this song in 2023 and it is outstanding.
@the4nimal2 ай бұрын
Its a shame. there is such great music out there that people are missing.
@haideerosselli56011 жыл бұрын
he is a poet
@timu.64524 жыл бұрын
A song I actually like to have stuck in my head.
@conversationstimulus78414 жыл бұрын
finally, a song about a girl named alex
@rfporter310 жыл бұрын
Steve Gunn on acoustic guitar!!! What a lineup.
@3581tossit Жыл бұрын
his haunting slide work makes this version so much better than the album version.
@tizwiz-w9x8 жыл бұрын
I love this song so much...I want to live in my infinity fantasy too
@cheekymouse45 жыл бұрын
Infiniteh fantasy! x
@briananderson9164 Жыл бұрын
Feel blessed I found this.
@clickbaitcabaret82085 жыл бұрын
Vile's fret shape after he hits the pedal for the instrumental part @ 433 is straight up sick. Thumb on D, G open & middle finger on B. This song's in an alternate tuning as well. The version of this on Wakin on a Pretty Daze blew my little musician's brain when I first heard it. I still sit gobsmacked with my mouth hanging open when I play it. Vile is one seriously talented musical prodigy.
@jeffb5874 жыл бұрын
is he barring E A and D with his thumb?
@andyholmes343910 жыл бұрын
Had this on repeat. Never get bored.
@nyrckr5 жыл бұрын
In the dawn's early light I recall a girl named alex She and mark, they were happily wed At least in my head I think about them all the time I think about them all the time Think about them all the time Think about them all the time I wanna live all the time In my fantasy infinity There I will never be abandoned There I'll have a handle against Everything that will never happen to them And me Hey that's what I say I wanna, I wanna walk out into the night Without it bein runnin away From a bad day in my brain For the sake of a strip that I could be cruisin In the comfort of a sportscar illusion I think about them all the time I think about them all the time Think about them all the time Think about them all the time Hey that's what I say
@celestebonomi20299 жыл бұрын
this guy reminds me so much of Neil Young in his early days. I'm not comparing their work, it's just that phisically, the atittude, the way he sings..
@Schodboyblves8 жыл бұрын
Neil was a lot more aggressive in his fingerpicking
@jgwire6 жыл бұрын
I totally agree, only he's original, just as neil was. He listened to a lot of Neil Young growing up, so I suspect the influence is embedded.
@jbussa6 жыл бұрын
@@Schodboyblves I wasn't aware that Neil Young fingerpicked. I've never seen him...
@jgwire5 жыл бұрын
Sometime he uses a pick, other times he plucks ther time he uses his finger as a pick. I heard g him say he develop,his playing style because his left,hand was weaker than his right because he had polio - so he plays real fast with his right hand ands lower with his right... makes sense ... the extended notes and simple riff.. but then when he gets cooking on both hands ...ok'd, Neil..., Makes a good stiry
@inkwell63304 жыл бұрын
yeah. and someone put it well, in a comment on another vid, melancholy without being depressing, but hes even better at doing that than niel was
@3bphotoCanada11 жыл бұрын
this guy does the name Kurt justice within the music scene.
@rufusmurphy99906 жыл бұрын
Maybe I came to Kurt late, but some things are timeless.
@pearlfloyd519410 жыл бұрын
Who are the three sad people that do NOT like this!! Fszz!!!
@leawilliams78935 жыл бұрын
Pure genius.
@skima74411 жыл бұрын
this is the perfect song for me to end my day with. thank you, kurt.
@lefrauens10 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent album, great job Kurt!
@cheekymouse45 жыл бұрын
I love the guitar, it sends me into a trance!
@girlfromawayupthere Жыл бұрын
❤ love this one
@andym32993 жыл бұрын
I love this man so much
@mjdavies995710 жыл бұрын
Great song
@3bphotoCanada11 жыл бұрын
This is incredible.
@cafedumonde2210 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@jesseemullen Жыл бұрын
So strange seeing Steve Gun on rhythm guitar, considering he's got his own full blown solo career going on now too. Very cool to see two very talented songwriters playing together 👍🏻
@babytabby5 жыл бұрын
I never knew how good this band was until I discovered one of the members is my distant cousin from Pennsylvania. I discovered this music on accident.
@Mojoslickbush9 жыл бұрын
That break at 4:30 is the best :)
@diegomoralesaguilera34707 жыл бұрын
mike vonkikenurash ❤️❤️❤️
@natshwethrs66398 жыл бұрын
favorite song
@TheSkyNetworkBand5 жыл бұрын
Amazing creativity
@Goodywagon5 жыл бұрын
What a girl...
@130leviatan11 жыл бұрын
love for kurt
@WakoManiaco4 жыл бұрын
A no mames que buena rola 🙏
@wholeheartedsongs10 жыл бұрын
He continually reminds me of Miles Davis. He kind of floats above the time and it all makes sense.
@valeussss11 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@makmikey10 жыл бұрын
the drummer does look like Russell Brand, if he had Andre the Giant living inside his skin.
@3581tossit2 жыл бұрын
Neil Young - 1972
@naarvmaan8 жыл бұрын
I wanna hear an album with Jesse on acoustic, rob on bass, and kurt on acoustic. No drums.
@takotako37509 жыл бұрын
my soulmate
@lucton10 жыл бұрын
He listened to Bob Dylon a lot in his youth i suppose.
@brkatiandjeo10 жыл бұрын
THEM THEM THEM
@BIgBass2552 жыл бұрын
This song takes on a new meaning whilst the edible melts in ones tummy.
@lellepiras11 жыл бұрын
Venite in Sardegna a suonare, cazzo! Saremmo felicissimi. Grazie
@oooBUBU7ooo5 жыл бұрын
Magari!
@romeysullivan32819 жыл бұрын
What pedal is he using at the end to get that extraterrestrial sounding noises?
@Reinaardus197 жыл бұрын
Romey Sullivan I think it is a looper / delay pedal by Line 6
@cheekymouse45 жыл бұрын
It is like alien sex haha x
@shamanllama6 жыл бұрын
Anyone else get a modern Tom Petty vibe from Kurt?
@Jamminsince9110 жыл бұрын
Stephen Tyler on guitar?
@stoneytony658211 жыл бұрын
anyone know what keyboard that dude is playing?
@theresabelvin87544 жыл бұрын
I MET A MAGICIAN IN THE FOREST......he granted me three wishes....Dillane wrote it ....its called 'all's lost...i shot the albatross'....^*^.........>>>
@Craig3327 жыл бұрын
Back when Steve gunn was in the violators
@Warrogue17 жыл бұрын
Why did he leave?
@fabianoandel61073 жыл бұрын
@@Warrogue1 he plays solo, has amaszing albums you should check him out, his tiny desk concert is incredible.
@manueldelsol312709 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know which alternative tuning he uses ?
@MrPoisonMachine9 жыл бұрын
+manueldelsol12 All strings one full step down, except for the third string DGCGAD
@manueldelsol312709 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot ! :)
@MrPoisonMachine9 жыл бұрын
You're welcome dude. Kurt Vile is awesome, and his songs are really nice to cover. (:
@manueldelsol312709 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I learned "Pretty pimpin" and it's so cool to play !
@bukakies11 жыл бұрын
gooood track! drummer looks like Russell brand
@MyMorningPants10 жыл бұрын
Russell Brand on Drums hah
@oliverwalkden667311 жыл бұрын
When did Russell Brand take up drumming?
@brianasamman72275 жыл бұрын
He needs some reverb!
@raildude2706 жыл бұрын
Who knows what this song is about?
@tonyivanov1875 жыл бұрын
A girl named alex and her husband mark who were happily wed, at least in his head. That he thinks about all the time...
@cheekymouse45 жыл бұрын
A fantasy infiniteh!x
@andrewmaez8884 жыл бұрын
divorce. alex is is mom "In the dawn's early light" is beginning of his life. "There I will never be abandoned. There I will have a handle against everything that ever happened to them and me" Dad leaves. "Sports car illusion" Mommy/daddy issues compensation. just my 2 cents...
@farneybuster7 ай бұрын
check out lyrics genius. i recall a good explanation on there.
@peterrossi33493 жыл бұрын
For get practice
@losbangsmty11 жыл бұрын
:)
@yoyota276 ай бұрын
Asdf Metal altruistic go
@KurtPolly5058 жыл бұрын
It's called Girl Called Alex
@olivergreynz8 жыл бұрын
skatingpolly505 it is..
@faunoram11 жыл бұрын
the drummer looks suspicious indeed
@lisabryant10622 жыл бұрын
You know the drummer is looking like a wee bit like Russell Brand.. 😉
@GleBanana11 жыл бұрын
ahahahah
@AbbieHoffmansGhost11 жыл бұрын
I hate to be a killjoy and usually don't bother commenting on videos I don't like but after reading a review by Kristin Kolb on Counterpunch that said this was the best song of 2013 I had to give it a try. What I thought was that this song was uninteresting, simplistic, and played without talent--very amateurish. The melody (or lack of) was terrible, the lyrics--I haven't a clue just pointless, the singing boring, and the point of the electric guitar coming in and pretending to put some emphasis on trite lyrics was stunning. And to top it all off it ends with a clown whanking on his over abundance of pedals as if to say.......what? If you think I don't like this song you couldn't be more correct.
@RyanWSi10 жыл бұрын
Who are you supposed to be?
@AbbieHoffmansGhost10 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks, I'll give it a try.
@josephpiecuch207710 жыл бұрын
because where is the chops? these guys don't have any chops. anybody could do this. if you don't have chops you just should give up. give me chops any day.
@eliyahumorning9 жыл бұрын
***** When you wrote that somebody declared this the best song of 2013, I wasn't surprised. I think maybe you started listening to the song with skewed expectations. Personally, I'm answering you because I really want to see my own explanation as to why this song is kinda mind-blowing. First and foremost, lyrics: This song exemplifies the Hemingway sorta method of understatement. The song communicates a very oblique, difficult-to-pin-down emotion. The lyrics are roundabout (a la Hemingway) because the emotion is so scarcely communicated. The solo, for example, is there not just as an obligatory guitar solo or whatever, but to sort of go deeper into this complex emotion. The complex emotion is, as discussed prior to the solo, about this guy remembering a girl who, for whatever reason, things did not happen with for the narrator. IDK: You know what I mean? You see this girl, and, shit, she's with this guy. Fuck it, man, embrace the sportscar illusion. And those fukcin' random power chords that don't really go anywhere... And that fuckin' keyboard at the end... Plus, this song's placement on the album is spot-on.