Kurt Vile - Girl Named Alex (Live on KEXP)

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@catharsisecho
@catharsisecho 7 жыл бұрын
I think about this song all the time.
@Goodywagon
@Goodywagon 5 жыл бұрын
And Alex...
@jgwire
@jgwire 5 жыл бұрын
I named my girl dog Alex... after "girl named Alex.. "most folks,don't get it...too bad for them
@noratroitino4978
@noratroitino4978 4 жыл бұрын
It's pure genius. His best song ever
@TomMorrisSongs
@TomMorrisSongs 3 жыл бұрын
same
@lisabryant1062
@lisabryant1062 2 жыл бұрын
I have a daughter named Alex... So definitely I think about this song all the time. 😬🌹
@StevePeridot
@StevePeridot Жыл бұрын
dammit time flies, but still I think about this song all the time
@Hackedaccount7372
@Hackedaccount7372 5 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile is the cure for pain
@inkwell6330
@inkwell6330 4 жыл бұрын
boy do we need it
@theonygard5694
@theonygard5694 3 жыл бұрын
@@inkwell6330 Absolutely
@theamalgamatedtheory
@theamalgamatedtheory 3 жыл бұрын
It never ends
@the4nimal
@the4nimal 2 ай бұрын
Its a shame. there is such great music out there that people are missing.
@TheMagnust
@TheMagnust 7 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile. Best thing since sliced bread.
@westernbenjamin
@westernbenjamin 11 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
@deepfocus888
@deepfocus888 2 жыл бұрын
the hit count went up significantly
@Lu4360
@Lu4360 Жыл бұрын
I discovered this song in 2023 and it is outstanding.
@andyholmes3439
@andyholmes3439 10 жыл бұрын
Had this on repeat. Never get bored.
@haideerosselli560
@haideerosselli560 11 жыл бұрын
he is a poet
@rfporter3
@rfporter3 10 жыл бұрын
Steve Gunn on acoustic guitar!!! What a lineup.
@3581tossit
@3581tossit Жыл бұрын
his haunting slide work makes this version so much better than the album version.
@timu.6452
@timu.6452 4 жыл бұрын
A song I actually like to have stuck in my head.
@tizwiz-w9x
@tizwiz-w9x 8 жыл бұрын
I love this song so much...I want to live in my infinity fantasy too
@cheekymouse4
@cheekymouse4 5 жыл бұрын
Infiniteh fantasy! x
@briananderson9164
@briananderson9164 Жыл бұрын
Feel blessed I found this.
@clickbaitcabaret8208
@clickbaitcabaret8208 5 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.
@jeffb587
@jeffb587 4 жыл бұрын
is he barring E A and D with his thumb?
@celestebonomi2029
@celestebonomi2029 9 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..
@Schodboyblves
@Schodboyblves 8 жыл бұрын
Neil was a lot more aggressive in his fingerpicking
@jgwire
@jgwire 6 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.
@jbussa
@jbussa 6 жыл бұрын
@@Schodboyblves I wasn't aware that Neil Young fingerpicked. I've never seen him...
@jgwire
@jgwire 5 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
@inkwell6330
@inkwell6330 4 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
@conversationstimulus7841
@conversationstimulus7841 4 жыл бұрын
finally, a song about a girl named alex
@skima744
@skima744 11 жыл бұрын
this is the perfect song for me to end my day with. thank you, kurt.
@lefrauens
@lefrauens 10 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent album, great job Kurt!
@nyrckr
@nyrckr 5 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
@leawilliams7893
@leawilliams7893 5 жыл бұрын
Pure genius.
@cheekymouse4
@cheekymouse4 5 жыл бұрын
I love the guitar, it sends me into a trance!
@3bphotoCanada
@3bphotoCanada 11 жыл бұрын
this guy does the name Kurt justice within the music scene.
@rufusmurphy9990
@rufusmurphy9990 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe I came to Kurt late, but some things are timeless.
@pearlfloyd5194
@pearlfloyd5194 10 жыл бұрын
Who are the three sad people that do NOT like this!! Fszz!!!
@girlfromawayupthere
@girlfromawayupthere Жыл бұрын
❤ love this one
@andym3299
@andym3299 3 жыл бұрын
I love this man so much
@mjdavies9957
@mjdavies9957 10 жыл бұрын
Great song
@cafedumonde22
@cafedumonde22 11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@TheSkyNetworkBand
@TheSkyNetworkBand 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing creativity
@3bphotoCanada
@3bphotoCanada 11 жыл бұрын
This is incredible.
@natshwethrs6639
@natshwethrs6639 8 жыл бұрын
favorite song
@jesseemullen
@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 👍🏻
@babytabby
@babytabby 5 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.
@Mojoslickbush
@Mojoslickbush 9 жыл бұрын
That break at 4:30 is the best :)
@diegomoralesaguilera3470
@diegomoralesaguilera3470 7 жыл бұрын
mike vonkikenurash ❤️❤️❤️
@130leviatan
@130leviatan 11 жыл бұрын
love for kurt
@Goodywagon
@Goodywagon 5 жыл бұрын
What a girl...
@WakoManiaco
@WakoManiaco 4 жыл бұрын
A no mames que buena rola 🙏
@wholeheartedsongs
@wholeheartedsongs 10 жыл бұрын
He continually reminds me of Miles Davis. He kind of floats above the time and it all makes sense.
@makmikey
@makmikey 10 жыл бұрын
the drummer does look like Russell Brand, if he had Andre the Giant living inside his skin.
@valeussss
@valeussss 11 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@naarvmaan
@naarvmaan 8 жыл бұрын
I wanna hear an album with Jesse on acoustic, rob on bass, and kurt on acoustic. No drums.
@3581tossit
@3581tossit 2 жыл бұрын
Neil Young - 1972
@lellepiras
@lellepiras 11 жыл бұрын
Venite in Sardegna a suonare, cazzo! Saremmo felicissimi. Grazie
@oooBUBU7ooo
@oooBUBU7ooo 5 жыл бұрын
Magari!
@takotako3750
@takotako3750 9 жыл бұрын
my soulmate
@lucton
@lucton 10 жыл бұрын
He listened to Bob Dylon a lot in his youth i suppose.
@brkatiandjeo
@brkatiandjeo 10 жыл бұрын
THEM THEM THEM
@BIgBass255
@BIgBass255 2 жыл бұрын
This song takes on a new meaning whilst the edible melts in ones tummy.
@romeysullivan3281
@romeysullivan3281 9 жыл бұрын
What pedal is he using at the end to get that extraterrestrial sounding noises?
@Reinaardus19
@Reinaardus19 7 жыл бұрын
Romey Sullivan I think it is a looper / delay pedal by Line 6
@cheekymouse4
@cheekymouse4 5 жыл бұрын
It is like alien sex haha x
@Jamminsince91
@Jamminsince91 10 жыл бұрын
Stephen Tyler on guitar?
@shamanllama
@shamanllama 6 жыл бұрын
Anyone else get a modern Tom Petty vibe from Kurt?
@stoneytony6582
@stoneytony6582 11 жыл бұрын
anyone know what keyboard that dude is playing?
@manueldelsol31270
@manueldelsol31270 9 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know which alternative tuning he uses ?
@MrPoisonMachine
@MrPoisonMachine 9 жыл бұрын
+manueldelsol12 All strings one full step down, except for the third string DGCGAD
@manueldelsol31270
@manueldelsol31270 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot ! :)
@MrPoisonMachine
@MrPoisonMachine 9 жыл бұрын
You're welcome dude. Kurt Vile is awesome, and his songs are really nice to cover. (:
@manueldelsol31270
@manueldelsol31270 9 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I learned "Pretty pimpin" and it's so cool to play !
@Craig332
@Craig332 7 жыл бұрын
Back when Steve gunn was in the violators
@Warrogue1
@Warrogue1 7 жыл бұрын
Why did he leave?
@fabianoandel6107
@fabianoandel6107 3 жыл бұрын
@@Warrogue1 he plays solo, has amaszing albums you should check him out, his tiny desk concert is incredible.
@theresabelvin8754
@theresabelvin8754 4 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'....^*^.........>>>
@oliverwalkden6673
@oliverwalkden6673 11 жыл бұрын
When did Russell Brand take up drumming?
@bukakies
@bukakies 11 жыл бұрын
gooood track! drummer looks like Russell brand
@raildude270
@raildude270 6 жыл бұрын
Who knows what this song is about?
@tonyivanov187
@tonyivanov187 5 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...
@cheekymouse4
@cheekymouse4 5 жыл бұрын
A fantasy infiniteh!x
@andrewmaez888
@andrewmaez888 4 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...
@farneybuster
@farneybuster 7 ай бұрын
check out lyrics genius. i recall a good explanation on there.
@MyMorningPants
@MyMorningPants 10 жыл бұрын
Russell Brand on Drums hah
@brianasamman7227
@brianasamman7227 5 жыл бұрын
He needs some reverb!
@peterrossi3349
@peterrossi3349 3 жыл бұрын
For get practice
@KurtPolly505
@KurtPolly505 8 жыл бұрын
It's called Girl Called Alex
@olivergreynz
@olivergreynz 8 жыл бұрын
skatingpolly505 it is..
@losbangsmty
@losbangsmty 11 жыл бұрын
:)
@yoyota27
@yoyota27 6 ай бұрын
Asdf Metal altruistic go
@GleBanana
@GleBanana 11 жыл бұрын
ahahahah
@faunoram
@faunoram 11 жыл бұрын
the drummer looks suspicious indeed
@lisabryant1062
@lisabryant1062 2 жыл бұрын
You know the drummer is looking like a wee bit like Russell Brand.. 😉
@AbbieHoffmansGhost
@AbbieHoffmansGhost 11 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.
@RyanWSi
@RyanWSi 11 жыл бұрын
Who are you supposed to be?
@AbbieHoffmansGhost
@AbbieHoffmansGhost 10 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks, I'll give it a try.
@josephpiecuch2077
@josephpiecuch2077 10 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.
@eliyahumorning
@eliyahumorning 9 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.
@mjdavies9957
@mjdavies9957 10 жыл бұрын
Great song
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