Neutral Milk Hotel performing Oh Comely at the Knitting Factory in NYC, 1998. This is not my video, I'm uploading it because the old one has been removed from youtube for some reason.
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@ethanpn7 жыл бұрын
i wish i could see them in some sort of time machine
@sergiomontoyabriceno56745 жыл бұрын
Ethan Nick time machine you say?
@riverkelly77475 жыл бұрын
Use mangums
@declanwarner48354 жыл бұрын
The_Longest_Wave lmao true
@chepmor4 жыл бұрын
Save her
@sawyerlamers13934 жыл бұрын
Will they remember me? 20 years later
@CreepyDude1511 жыл бұрын
Every time this song ends I get the uncontrollable urge to say HOLY SHIT.
@grantbeck84824 жыл бұрын
Prebuiltpancake once you hear it you can’t unhear it 😂😂
@DaveAnchovies2 жыл бұрын
i still think the "holy shit" was a horrified engineer with a Motorhead shirt on frightened by the madman in his studio ;)
@stevegoodson90222 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I missed hearing it, thought I maybe heard someone in the audience shout it, but probably just my imagination filling it in
@stevegoodson90222 жыл бұрын
@@DaveAnchovies Thanks, another weird image in my head when I listen to ITAOTS, along with the jizz-stained mountains
@russ6541 Жыл бұрын
me too 😭
@patrickkinnear86259 жыл бұрын
This entire album is some kind of sorcery. Like nothing I ever heard before. Amazing.
@MrBriller9 жыл бұрын
patrick kinnear timeless
@zachlikecookedcrack9 жыл бұрын
Well said. It gives me chills Seeing them live this year was one of those special experiences you only get a few of in this life...
@Algernon79 жыл бұрын
+Zach Mettler Personally, the first time I listed to this was while on magic mushrooms. While it was an incredible experience in itself, the album improved it 10 fold. Even now the album gives me chills just listening to it. What a masterpiece
@zachlikecookedcrack9 жыл бұрын
Definitely. ..my wife passed away on the 27th and I can't even listen to it right now. Not that it has anything to do with it- just the association. Take care..
@zachlikecookedcrack9 жыл бұрын
MindFreaksLetsPlays
@Tyman10311 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of seeing Jeff Mangum do an acoustic set five feet from me in Lexington, KY last month. I cried throughout the entire show. He even signed my vinyl of ITAOTS. I'm still not sure what else I'm supposed to do with my life.
@zoraribari86343 жыл бұрын
Where are you now sir? Did you do something with your life? It has been 8 years from your comment and I'm interested. Happy 2021! ;)
@laurencezemlick19793 жыл бұрын
Have you stopped crying yet?
@poetessbritt3 жыл бұрын
i have had the same feeling since I saw NMH at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin...what now? can die and be happy lol
@jgiraffe31922 жыл бұрын
You'll figure it out my friend ✊
@HeyDan12 жыл бұрын
We can says you are a luckyly man
@sarahm.49268 жыл бұрын
This band is magical. I mean, a hand saw that sounds like ghosts crying....come on. How much more magical can it get.
@DoodleSh1t5 жыл бұрын
sad saw ;(
@estebandido49883 жыл бұрын
NMH were not the first on using a saw as an instrument, and that's how they sound, based on some KZbin research. But yeah, they made such a beautiful music.
@stevegoodson90222 жыл бұрын
The guy playing it looked a bit pised off to be the only one playing a carpentry tool instead of a ''real' instrument, did an awesome job though.
@seralouise. Жыл бұрын
@@stevegoodson9022 he plays bass on other songs during the set, hes actually fairly commonly associated with the singing saw because of his affinity for it. he did a whole album of christmas songs performed on it.
@froggie5628 Жыл бұрын
@@stevegoodson9022 there's a few differences between a singing saw and a plain old sawing saw, mainly being no less than 30 inches and being thinner. But it definitely can still be used as a woodworking tool lol
@dawnpriest78143 жыл бұрын
Singing along to this song alone in your car is a damn near orgasmic experience. I honestly think this is my favorite song in existence.
@kkoyaanisqatisfy14329 ай бұрын
Sex is vastly overrated when compared to music.
@stroud98116 ай бұрын
@@kkoyaanisqatisfy1432 how bout both at the same time yo
@gwkonyoutube8 жыл бұрын
No Country For Old Men haircut lol
@TheHandleOnYoutube8 жыл бұрын
lmao ! lol
@ajewishgangsta8 жыл бұрын
+George W Kush whats the most you ever lost on a 2 headed coin toss, boy?
@jamesjamescamp38 жыл бұрын
+George W Kush greatest username ever
@Goctagon8 жыл бұрын
Yes! haha
@augustgreig94208 жыл бұрын
How can you people not know Dee Dee Ramone?
@friendship66687 жыл бұрын
imagine having a set of lungs like that. they've always been haunting
@PaperMonocles11 жыл бұрын
Julian is the best saw player I ever saw.
@Elliejoyless9 жыл бұрын
I love this song so fucking much I can't even stand it.
@tammyandersonparker49618 жыл бұрын
+Ellie Joy Me tooo! :)
@madspaniardchef53516 жыл бұрын
Ellie Joy it breaks my heart in such an exquisite way... perfect.
8 жыл бұрын
After all these years of listening to Jeff, I never considered looking up what he looked like, I just enjoyed the music so deeply...Jeff was cute though.
@watashiwanachodes7 жыл бұрын
you're cute too
@watashiwanachodes7 жыл бұрын
i would be if i cared about what youre saying
@Pinkiepyro17 жыл бұрын
you know what's up
@irosencrantz8827 жыл бұрын
I am sad that I missed this when it came out. I didn't discover it until almost 20 years later.
@user-rx3js1no3s7 жыл бұрын
IRosencrantz nobody knew about this when it came out my good man, only gained traction a decade later
@ratbones6202 жыл бұрын
Very few bands have been able to keep me fully invested in an 8 minute long song, and NMH is certainly one of them. This is arguably their masterpiece.
@kkoyaanisqatisfy14329 ай бұрын
No need to argue. It is.
@possum94036 жыл бұрын
Neutral Milk Hotel is seriously my favorite band of all time but I will never get to see them live because I WAS TOO LATE GODDAMMIT
@filth3153 жыл бұрын
Hold out hope, they're unpredictable
@sophiab6486 Жыл бұрын
I would do terrible things for a chance to see them live.
@DJG_Studios Жыл бұрын
I didn’t find out about them until this year, So I really feel this comment
@sm0lvoicc958Ай бұрын
am i a little late?
@solaris60965 жыл бұрын
He just wants to play his damn saw.
@jewbo2310 жыл бұрын
1998 wasn't the year of autofocus.
@donaldtuck63915 жыл бұрын
and more
@jamiwagner66497 жыл бұрын
this song got me through the worst time of my life
@abig_old_swan5 жыл бұрын
The entirety of ITAOTS was really helpful during a particularly crappy time in my life.
@magicconches.5 жыл бұрын
Abigail Swanson same! It help me through many things
@FelixRosas105 жыл бұрын
Jami Wagner helping me now
@chasecanady90194 жыл бұрын
i tripped DMT to this song
@bluedelerium Жыл бұрын
@@chasecanady9019 Shame on your for not sharing with the rest of the class!
@jakeorzali7 жыл бұрын
bands that are more than great and then walk away... well done, boys. thank you for all of it.
@MrJamhamm6 жыл бұрын
because bears aren't dragons Well don't hate them when they get up to leave
@justahumanbeing.709 Жыл бұрын
like Slint.
@User-xw6kd7 жыл бұрын
The lyrics in this song are just...indescribable. The whole album itself. You can't put it into words.
@sound78468 жыл бұрын
Saw guy is the star of the show here
@AtlanticSpamHammer6 жыл бұрын
No
@holdendeez696 жыл бұрын
julian koster****
@stentor96405 жыл бұрын
Eric Foreman zoom in YEAH
@znet94523 жыл бұрын
julian koster.
@zozo-productions78177 жыл бұрын
The saw player must've been pissed when he saw that the mic wasn't on
his name is julian koster do not disrespect him like that
@phildf69225 жыл бұрын
Singing in E minor over a E major chord, always so magnetic
@salvie53 жыл бұрын
Can you explain what that means? The root note of his vocals is e minor?
@bandaralmohsen33393 жыл бұрын
how can you sing a chord? u mean Eb?
@groblezep55483 жыл бұрын
He sings the note G alot which is the minor third of E.
@jesselitrell83593 жыл бұрын
@@bandaralmohsen3339 hes singing that scale not that chord
@Tarpit_3 жыл бұрын
it works especially due to the mode mixture between E major and C major. The C chord lives in a key that shares many notes with E minor. That's part of how it sounds so natural.
@inesferretti16288 жыл бұрын
Came here because it's sunday and there is nothing more powerfuly breaking than this fucking song. Chills and tears always.
@fallinggstarr10 жыл бұрын
how cool would it have been to see them when this album initially came out. Saw them in toronto this year and it was everything i hoped for but still, can time machines exist already? ♥
@BillyJoe35410 жыл бұрын
couldn't agree more.
@TheHandleOnYoutube8 жыл бұрын
+Christian Armstrong who are we actually talking about?
@pkm548 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Blank anne frank my dude
@user-rx3js1no3s8 жыл бұрын
well unfortunately most people are doomed to be trend followers and will never find stuff before its "cool" lol
@seanmanseau7 жыл бұрын
I saw NMH play two shows at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco in 1998. Jeff opened the first show with this song, and everyone in the place stopped dead and watched in silence the whole time--even the bartenders. Everyone knew real magic when they heard it :)
@Dalimagnus5 жыл бұрын
My son recently introduced me to this band. This album is a damn masterpiece! I’m still shocked I had never heard of him/them.
@versia25652 жыл бұрын
your son has a amazing taste in music
@Tsureiki2 жыл бұрын
you're a cool dad. if i showed this to my dad he wouldn't understand it at all. he listens to the same songs by the same bands over and over again; as someone who loves music, it drives me nuts!
@sugarkandee111 жыл бұрын
I saw him on Thursday night and don't think I stopped crying once. It was a once in a lifetime experience. I am forever changed.
@MrDickdog9 жыл бұрын
MY DIDN'T THEY HAVE THE SAW DUDES MIC READY TO GO! Pissing me off!
@tmamone8310 жыл бұрын
This song always gives me the feels.
@vasconcelossentimento9 жыл бұрын
Trav Mamone this album*
@sammajcher27789 жыл бұрын
+Gui Esteves tru
@sunbather50199 жыл бұрын
So perfectly written and performed. Jeff is a near perfect musician in my opinion.
@juangalobiset9255 жыл бұрын
near perfect, yes perfection ACQUIRED!! lmao im laughing at you you stupid fuck
@briancrawford87514 жыл бұрын
@@juangalobiset925 I can't tell if these people are serious or not. Jeff Mangum can't sing, play, or write decent lyrics.
@juangalobiset9254 жыл бұрын
@@briancrawford8751 ehh. I like his singing and writing. I just find it stupid to think about "perfection".
@briancrawford87514 жыл бұрын
@@juangalobiset925 When a person goes from playing music as a hobby to expecting the public to pay for their work, I expect a certain level of basic competence. I have found out that not everyone does. NMH fans seem to find musical ineptitude charming, earnest, authentic, and "emotional."
@ChakatAssassin24 жыл бұрын
@@briancrawford8751 >can't sing some people might not like his voice-but to try to argue that he can't sing? like, he fails to get his pitch right, or he doesn't have decent enough lung capacity for his work, or he's off-rhythm? you'd be wrong on each of those fronts if you tried to make that argument >can't perform he can perform just fine-especially solo. this is hardly even debatable; i have no idea what you're even referring to here. i've heard more live errors from bands that are scarcely remembered for their errors. the one who seems to perform with the most issues during NMH concerts (or at least is the most noticeable) is scott, who plays horns; i'll certainly agree and say that it'd be great if he never fouled a single note (but that the probable reason as to why he's in the band in the first place are because his contributions to the band's horn arrangements are numerous and of very high quality) >or write decent lyrics flat-out, anytime someone tells me jeff isn't a good lyricist i'm just bewildered i _can't even imagine_ what it would be like to be someone who can listen to the first verse of two headed boy pt. 2 and not feel _anything at all,_ let alone to think _absolutely nothing of it_ GENUINELY curious as to what you consider a song with "good lyrics" to be, because they must just be out of this fucking dimension, man
@sadieleonard45035 жыл бұрын
"Pluck all your silly strings, And bend all your notes for me." Damn. 🤘
@longlongjohnson90258 жыл бұрын
I can't stop looking into Jeff's eyes. Great performance.
@puppetdesign4 жыл бұрын
I just discovered this band. Just goes to show, there’s still pleasant surprises around every corner in life.
@krookiemonster26733 жыл бұрын
Wow. Just wow. I loved nmh since I was 14. Now I'm 30.. never knew there was live shit on youtube.. can't wait to show my buddy this.. he got me hooked on nmh
@gockinmyrari3 жыл бұрын
I discovered them at 13 and now 16 they are such a great band:) you got good taste
@EsteePierce-eh1xl7 ай бұрын
My husband just walked in and asked if he needed to remove any sharp objects from the room.
@jameslloyd3192 жыл бұрын
the songwriting, the instruments the melodies. it’s all wildly impressive and this live performance is so scary but I love it because of that
@bluedelerium Жыл бұрын
I for some reason just read your comment to the tune of this song… It also somehow worked.
@jameslloyd319 Жыл бұрын
@@bluedelerium hahaha i guess it does kind of work with the song
@BL-mf3jp3 жыл бұрын
Their masterpiece. The last 1 minute with that funeral cry sounding off from the 2nd trumpet always gives me goosebumps.
@balonypony84085 жыл бұрын
Something about this seems so haunting and beautiful that I just can't explain it.
@Somethingelseentirelydifferent5 жыл бұрын
Jeff gets emotional and obsessive when he thinks about Anne Frank... i feel the same way about Jeff. 😢
@thedominomaster1017 жыл бұрын
tfw my saw is out of tune
@michaellee65785 жыл бұрын
the thing wasn't even plugged in!
@shayposting10 жыл бұрын
Holy SHIT!
@PepsiHotdog12 жыл бұрын
Julian's face just made my day. Love this whole show, one of their best performances all around.
@dr0wning369 жыл бұрын
damn i can't stop replaying this
@tammyandersonparker49618 жыл бұрын
+raisin bread Same here :)
@JanuaryWonder10 жыл бұрын
Get chills every time I think I'll actually see them live this summer in Croatia. Dream come true
@KauanRMKlein8 жыл бұрын
Everything about NMH is amazing and awesome, but I'd like to point out one thing in specific in this comment: how the meaning of the lyrics changes from person to person. and by that I mean even the person I was a month ago and the person I am today perceives these lyrics differently. Today, what got into my heart was the stanza that starts with "I know they buried her body with others (...)". That was the part that struck out as the core from which all the rest should be derived, so the feelings evoked by the song today were very different from the last time I listened to it.
@indiequas8 жыл бұрын
A man once came up to me after an open mic that I played Oh Comely at, in my drooling, incoherent way I made it through the entire song. He really liked the end, the " Godaline my dear, we will fold and freeze together, far away from here, there is sun and spring and green forever, but now me move to feel for ourselves inside some strangers stomach place your body here, let your skin begin to blend itself with me" partially so beautiful because of the words, but also the only way that the emotion behind it comes out is if you just sang the other 7 minutes
@bexfrost13592 жыл бұрын
Its about anne frank
@thehappyhomeless10 жыл бұрын
Wow this is such an on point performance. Jeff keep being your beautiful self. Your music is beyond.
@GregRainwater-jt8bb5 ай бұрын
I grew up with Jeff in Ruston, Louisiana. I love seeing his success!!
@noamont99363 ай бұрын
wow! thats awesome !!
@matthewpatterson8039 жыл бұрын
i wept when i saw this live. truly magical
@TheYokomolotov6 жыл бұрын
julian is so cute
@joemagowan978 Жыл бұрын
saw them live once. no phones or recording allowed. glad I was able to experience it
@JosephDutra2 жыл бұрын
This guy should be in the Rock Hall of Fame if he’s not already!!!
@mints4997 Жыл бұрын
His music is extremely mid
@MrAnguseady12 жыл бұрын
so weird to think this was 14 years ago. he looked exactly the same when i saw him live in march and the music is just as incomparable to anything today as it was when it came out
@kappanova1302 Жыл бұрын
24 years ago now. I was 2 when that was recorded
@Bizarro695 жыл бұрын
Saw man was the purest definition of tragic comedy. I can't breathe.
@robertlong9710 жыл бұрын
just saw them in concert tonight and man it was terrific. Jeff looks so different with a beard
@IwhatFooFoo4 жыл бұрын
The only 8 minute song I've listen to again and again.
@quentinsummers25314 жыл бұрын
This version made me realise, that the white stripes shouldve done a cover of one of neutral milk hotel's songs.
@turbotaquitogoogle80952 жыл бұрын
Not this one obviously. I'd nominate Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone
@adelasvabova729610 жыл бұрын
band from outer space...gotta love them. august it is!
@onesixfive2 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say hello to all my friends. I have more in common with the strangers in this comment section than anyone else I know, as no one I know gets this song or album or music but it seems everyone here does. May god bless you all, each and everyone.
@affanfadillah172 жыл бұрын
i love how jeff stopped playing guitar just so the singing saw could be heard
@purpletrash6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most perfect songs ever. Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
@erickcarbajaldelllano33385 жыл бұрын
Oh comely I will be with you when you lose your breath Chasing the only Meaningful memory you thought you had left With some pretty bright and bubbly Terrible scene that was doing her thing on your chest But oh comely It isn't as pretty as you'd like to guess In your memory you're Drunk on your awe to me It doesn't mean anything at all Oh comely All of your friends are all letting you blow Bristling and ugly Bursting with fruits falling out from the holes Of some pretty bright and bubbly Friend you could need to say comforting things in your ear But oh comely There isn't such one friend that you could find Here standing next to me only my enemy I'll crush him with everything i own Say what you want to say hang for your hollow ways Moving your mouth to pull out all your miracle for me Your father made fetuses with flesh licking ladies While you and your mother were asleep in the trailer park Thunderous sparks from the dark of the stadiums The music and medicine you needed for comforting So make all your fat fleshy fingers to moving And pluck all your silly strings and bend all your notes for me Soft silly music is meaningful magical The movements were beautiful all in your ovaries All of them milking with green fleshy flowers While powerful pistons were sugary sweet machines Smelling of semen all under the garden was all you were needing When you still believed in me Say what you want to say and hang for your hollow ways Moving your mouth to pull out all your miracle for me I know they buried her body with others Her sister and mother and 500 families And will she remember me 50 years later I wished i could save her in some sort of time machine Know all your enemies We know who our enemies are Know all your enemies We know who our enemies are Goldaline my dear We will fold and freeze together Far away from here There is sun and spring and green forever But now we move to feel For ourselves inside some strangers stomach Place your body here Let your skin begin to blend itself with mine
@clandestine91911 жыл бұрын
Let's all take a moment to appreciate that they're using a saw as an instrument
@Noothgrush4206 жыл бұрын
Joey Taylor my doppelgänger
@cteanrftwXBOX36010 жыл бұрын
3:08 to 3:11 is so sad ...watch his face.. the saw dude :P
@noahn43365 жыл бұрын
Wot
@SlamdogX5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Mangum reminds me so much of Trevor Moore in this, looks wise and sound wise when he hits those really high drawn out notes.
@JoshIde4 жыл бұрын
Doom84 Thank you I didn’t realize that I have subconsciously been thinking this for so long
@veronicas33873 жыл бұрын
rip trevor ❤️
@almondmilkhotel438610 жыл бұрын
saw them on wednesday. it was beyond magical
@matthewpatterson8039 жыл бұрын
my best friend in the whole world hates me, i can't listen to this song without thinking about her. sometimes crystal clear memories are a burden, especially when atteched to this piece of art
@VKHSD6 жыл бұрын
Matthew Patterson :(
@ebbtide42335 жыл бұрын
Im sorry :(
@MsMiguel706 жыл бұрын
I doubt I'm going to "heaven', but I wish the power of this song stays with me beyond today.
@Clodd16 жыл бұрын
This is the best song ever made.
@Yuriding2 жыл бұрын
No
@Clodd12 жыл бұрын
@@Yuriding In my opinion.
@positive.juice.apartment4 ай бұрын
this is one of the most important videos in history
@creeper1003 Жыл бұрын
if time travelers exist, they probably stop for rest and drink at a neutral milk hotel show
@TimaScribbles10 жыл бұрын
I think I prefer this to the studio version. So good!
@intiaraya94596 жыл бұрын
Such a haunting song and video.
@brenyahoward3 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps before he even starts singing
@sabrinahutz51896 жыл бұрын
the lyrics really translates the discust and detatchent you have with some of the people around you when you go through changes and Anne Frank as well lol
@thepug991 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this song has so much emotion when played live. So good
@toikissa87347 жыл бұрын
ARE YOU RECORDING ME?
@lueblobster28814 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIque2Nrgqlgh7M
@jorp_the_pauper_porpoise2 ай бұрын
Hello from 2024. This is a treasure that needs to be preserved.
@Passionoverlust12 жыл бұрын
i tried to think of something clever to say about how great this is but holy shit this is just amazing. End.
@kellenmurphy54209 жыл бұрын
you can clearly see that he doesn't like being recorded in this.
@cabz90977 жыл бұрын
Kellen Murphy ARE YOU RECORDING MEEEEEEEEEEE
@holdendeez696 жыл бұрын
yeah but only because he doesn't know why he's being recorded. for the recorders personal use? there wasn't a video-posting internet platform in 98'
@LONDONFIELDS20013 ай бұрын
There was somethign so beautiful about that period just before smart phones took over our lives and our psyches. you can see the space, mental and emotional, in their eyes. so much more mystery.
@mhub35769 ай бұрын
Great tune off an amazing and timeless album. Haunting doesn't begin to describe it. One of the greatest albums of all time.
@kitpalmer15836 жыл бұрын
holy SHITalso, at 5:50 Julian is *feeling* it
@friskerswiskers52037 жыл бұрын
They're so young
@steevreeves5 ай бұрын
Jeff sings with so much presence and authenticity.. very genuine emotions are conveyed without a shred of self indulgence. I will never not be impressed.
@nattyb52046 ай бұрын
Jeff Mangum’s voice is so magical to me, and this song is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.
@maddyjackson98217 жыл бұрын
Jeff looks like he was pissed at the camera man for recording lol
@TitusReviews7 жыл бұрын
jeff hates being recorded
@maddyjackson98217 жыл бұрын
TitusArdronicus i can tell
@alexpast188210 жыл бұрын
THE FUCKING LOOK IN HIS EYES AT THE BEGINNING
@bmpearson112 жыл бұрын
Julian Koster. What a stud.
@noamont99363 ай бұрын
whoever filmed this was sooo fascinated with julian and thats so real
@tophat44895 жыл бұрын
Jeff's voice is so haunting wow
@maurofer11 жыл бұрын
Pure Art. Welcome back on the stage.
@lordofwar52812 жыл бұрын
this just may be the greatest song ever made
@eliz493 жыл бұрын
Never get tired of them. Love.
@GuillotineGirl666313 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I love this live performance and was annoyed when it got removed >.
@elyh21593 жыл бұрын
Listening to this one bc it’s the only one with comments turned on
@bbannach2413 жыл бұрын
Best live performance ever
@gauchefish_5 жыл бұрын
god bless this footage
@brittanyyoung-rp6rz11 жыл бұрын
he's very attractive in this video, in talent and appearance.
@ismaelgustave95632 жыл бұрын
Been needing a Ned Flanders version of this song for a while now.
@Pepper-cd9yr5 жыл бұрын
what's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?
@jaredking86902 жыл бұрын
I pray that this is the last relic of humanity a superior species ( unearthly or other) finds to remember us by. God bless you Jeff…