Steve Fisher - Anything (Adrianne Lenker Cover)

Incredible cover of her song “Anything” played to Adrianne while she records. She mentioned it brought her to tears as she hadn’t quite realized the power of the song until hearing it from him. I couldn’t agree more.
I don’t own rights to this song. Adrianne posted this on her instagram and I wanted to be able to add it to my KZbin playlist

[@sidonem5977]

adrianne quietly harmonising in the backround has in me in tears

[@bradybrady7893]

do you know why shes in this? like whats her relationship with this man?

[@caegalloway2805]

@@bradybrady7893it’s her dad!

[@Eldenfella]

I had no idea it was Adrianne’s dad but now I do, and it makes me sob. So damn beautiful

[@bradybrady7893]

@@caegalloway2805ok thanks that’s so cool!

[@brettweinberg6170]

@@bradybrady7893 He's not her dad. LOL.

[@laila0000]

July 2nd. Morning. Sobbing. I don't wanna talk about anything.

[@bbasbestos]

We’re here together, today, feeling the same things. ♥️

[@Danloveskitties]

I don’t wanna talk about anything

[@everaced]

Same

[@dumbmusorowan]

idk why but the "i don't wanna be part of your fantasy, i just wanna be part of your family" bit made me cry out of nowhere. i love being a human i love being alive.

[@rowanz6128]

Original lyric is “I don’t want to be the owner of your fantasy” :)

[@scotlynmummert7636]

Right like when you are sexualized in every relationship but you just want to "know" someone to the point that they are family like wow I feel like you are finally seeing me

[@benwood535]

"werent we the stars in heaven? Weren't we the salt in the sea? Dragon in her new warm mountain? Didnt you believe in me?" So heart wrenching

[@vamp1re_bl0od]

2:41

[@amory2104]

the way i was like oh the girl harmonizing sounds like Adrianne and then i realized it fully was

[@GregaroIvanolidadovich]

Older folks, who have lived a lot of life and heard a lot of music, covering younger folks’ songs, is the most beautiful compliment.

[@jelly_user9982]

He actually helped write the song

[@ryweenie808]

This is what it is to be human. To share art, to interpret it together. To watch something you love so dearly evolve and hear it from the mouths of others. This song is one of the most beautifully written pieces all around. Every cover I hear of it breaks my perspective of everything and I love it every time. I have so much love in my heart for Adrienne and for Steve’s wonderful cover and for anyone reading this. I have so much love and no idea how to spend it so I will share it and write about it even though it may never be understood. This is the human spirit. This is what it all means and I love you all.

[@graciemccooe9668]

thank you ryweenie we love you too.

[@ryweenie808]

@@graciemccooe9668 🫶

[@illythewisp]

I love you so much as well, thank you for this. It's been a particularly difficult week for me that's been testing my love and making me doubt if I've really done well enough showing it to people I hold close to my heart, or if I've done too much that it's overwhelming. You remind me how pretty love can be, you remind me people can be extremely beautiful simply because they are.

[@penguinuo3847]

My dad always used to play guitar for me and my sister, he’d make up stupid funny little songs, but my mom always told me he would sing her favourite songs all the time. He passed away after Christmas last year from a meth overdose, I miss him so much, I wish he could play guitar for me again, I’m still learning guitar because of him, I love you dad.

[@qu1nnny]

this is absolutely incredible and this really shows how powerful adrianne is as a songwriter and how amazing this song is

[@TheWisdomer]

Asp powerful phrase about Mango juice from mouth...)))

[@xanixz]

16 years without my mum, 7 years without my dad. The rest of my family are far away from me, i’ve never felt so alone, my heart aches hearing “i just wanna be part of your family”

[@dinoydino]

i feel bad for you :( cheer up buddy ❤

[@kiw-wii]

cheer up dear, I love you ❤

[@isaacdust]

I'm not familiar with Steve Fisher, but damn this is a powerful, moving version of the song. Steve plays the song in a different key (to suit his voice), a different tuning (standard, with a capo, while Adrianne uses an open tuning), he changes up a lyric or two (e.g., "Listen to the sound of you breathing" instead of Adrianne's "blinking"), and he doesn't change up the chord progression during the chorus (while Adrianne switches things up during the chorus by starting on a minor chord). The song is so great that it retains its power despite these minor changes. In fact, both versions seem perfect. Thanks for sharing this.

[@whitepinewoods9029]

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[@anamariakekelidze]

"lay in your lap while i'm crying ".... so vulnerable, for someone to see the tears stream down your face like a cold river (which may remind you of them), it's like stripping your soul naked. but you know what's the irony of it all? - the comforting arm is the one that hurt you in the first place, but oh the warmth of their fingers, the fleeting hope that everything will work out, when in the end, it's doomed to fall apart. since the beginning it was doomed to fall apart. but why try, you may ask? human nature does the wonders, that's why. it continues to fight even when the white, defeated flags are being waved from the other side and there's no more use of wasting your precious seconds. maybe, maybe in another universe i'd lie in your lap without crying, but in this one, i'll have to say goodbye, because my eyes are drying and cheeks are too red, if you touch them with your knuckles, your hand may burn up. and i don't want that to happen, such a fool i am, still caring about the possible pain to you i may cause. we would never be that lucky and you would not go against anything for me, but in the mere second i saw the glimpse in your eyes and I knew you were double guessing the fate. I knew it, the same way I have memorized your heartbeat, however, life got in our way, and you weren't strong enough to bring the swords and strike back. i'll catch you on the flipside. as for now, farewell, i will try my best to erase your touches on my skin and not search for you in every single crowd i might meet along the way. i could've loved you endlessly, i could've let you sleep in the car while I'd drive. I'd kiss your eyes too, tirelessly. Adrianne, this song is a gem. you cracked me up and unleashed the pain i've been trying to conceal, such a magic you carry with your mind and fingertips.

[@yeon3997]

i don't know who you are, but i love you. the way you weave words is so enchanting. you posted this 4 minutes ago, i opened this video at the right time. how wonderful it is, how you lay out your feelings and words laced with so much love and vulnerability. hugs!

[@anamariakekelidze]

@@yeon3997you were definitely sent by my guardian angel, tearing up as I read your comment and can not possibly thank you enough, you have no idea how much of hope you gave me with your words. I love you and please know that world is so much more beautiful, because we have you here ❤️ sending you everything magical the universe can offer ❤️

[@chillinpineapple6932]

I've never read a more raw beautiful piece of text than this, and to find it in a comment section on a KZbin video shows that beauty is found in all sorts of places, it just depends on your perspective

[@anamariakekelidze]

@@chillinpineapple6932you are so kind and thoughtful ❤️ i hope all of the beautiful things will come along your way, you are worthy of them⭐️

[@codfr]

i literally cannot read a single sentence without tearing up

[@vanessanost]

I love that she got emotional hearing it from another person singing it. Such a pure exchange of love and art.

[@swapzer0]

This man is making the guitar sound like a fucking harp. What an incredibly intimate and raw performance of one of my favourite songs, just mind-blowing.

[@Normanarson]

as someone who never really get what it is like to have a active father figure in my life, thank you, i get it now.

[@septillionsuns]

Steve Fisher is the same man who wrote the poem in Wide Winged Bird. Obviously a deep and vast soul. Adrianne is a true scavenger for the hidden magic that persists in this world.

[@talkingdupheadsdog]

time is slipping through my fingers like the sand on a hot day by the beach where i used to run endlessly, it's elusive and unstoppable, and i cant catch it. it leaves only a memory of its warmth between golden specks that promise something bigger than everything.

[@Ventimyfav]

This comment makes me mentally ill.

[@AndreasLovely]

I never really noticed before the beauty of this verse until I heard this cover: "Weren't we the stars in heaven? Weren't we the salt in the sea? Dragon in the new warm mountain Didn't you believe in me?" I don't know why, I just never really noticed it. Something about the cadence and the way this man sings it. Maybe because he's playing it a bit slower, and he emotes the words a bit differently.

[@alexandrosgoulas]

I noticed it only at the last play as well, did you realize how it basically foreshadowed the title of the new Big Thief album?

[@aloegarden]

i don't know what to do with myself after hearing this

[@vzxnilla.0nline]

2:43 am july 5th. saw some pretty nice fireworks today!!! or rather yesterday 8:36 PM July 9th. Did my first cheerleading practice of the season!

[@daianacoman2078]

thats so sweet

[@urmomm40]

me too!! :)) it was my first 4th of july haha, the fireworks reminded me of this cover lol

[@syddzwuzhere]

bawled on the spot

[@syddzwuzhere]

balled??

[@seaman_de_man]

We ballin

[@Picking_upY0urPetalZ]

Fuck it we ball

[@sawyer3667]

THE HARMONY IM DEVASTATED

[@madeline5745]

one day i'll be loved exactly how i want to be, and i'll come across someone with that same sweet smile i fell for months ago

[@scotlynmummert7636]

BRB just moaning in pain and rolling around on the floor of my apartment

[@Noratheboss2234]

This reminds me sm of my grandpa even though he never sang or anything. I guess it just reminds me of his soul 😢😢

[@ORBwaffle]

Same buddy I miss pops

[@4554squishey]

Beautiful rendition. This shows so much respect to young songwriters. I can tell this man’s very wise and in touch with the world.

[@lapcodes]

i love the little light harmonies from adrianne

[@starfinna]

i need this on spotify

[@meredithmatt9371]

this is what my childhood sounds like. please release this on Spotify

[@extent6140]

It's on Spotify! Just released as an Episode instead of a song :)

[@cozz1091]

I miss my grandma. I don’t wanna talk about anything.

[@ffaith143]

me too honey, i hope you’re okay :(

[@sqaush6488]

shes watching over you in heaven. More proud of you than you could ever imagine, stay strong.

[@kxrlee2004]

I'm glad Adrianne was able to realize the power of the song by hearing someone else sing it to her, because that's how I feel every time I hear her sing it. Absolutely beautiful work

[@MariOrtega-zx4hd]

When I was 14 I met the best friend I still cherish forever. We grew up everyday together, I love with my mother who has a boyfriend who’s ruined her my life was horrible at home. I’d spend everyday at her house . I’d starve with her I living off ravioli and hot Cheetos everyday for three years thanks to food stamps. I ran away three weeks before my 18th birthday we’d steal alcohol from the store everyday. We were such bad alcoholics. I got blacked out drunk once again and I got into a bad argument which led me to self harming myself so bad. I’ve always selfed harmed . But that night I need medical attention because the cut was so deep and big. I spent my 18 th in a mental institution. Did nothing but call my bestfriend every 20 minutes. I stared out the window for hours wishing I was dancing in grass . Next week is my 19th birthday. I’ve came such a long way. I was 104 lbs then I’m almost 125 lbs now. I don’t have an alcohol problem. But gosh how this week is hitting me so harsh in the heart. I love everyone I wish too meet every soul on this earth good or bad. I wanna spread love and joy. We are all so beautiful if you got to here pls leave me a reply . I love you so much. I will die loving everything I never saw and everything I have.

[@eiffeliza]

Hang in there and stick to your dreams. Humans are beautiful in the way they think and love and you have the same right as anyone else to enjoy that. Go dance in that grass with your friend

[@spinxdx1041]

life is beautiful good luck on everything from just one human to another

[@iris-xq3ns]

I love you stranger and I'm glad you're doing better. Happy early 19th birthday and I hope that day is beautiful for you. The last sentence of your comment made me cry. I am so proud of you

[@Lyd444j]

the last like you wrote made me cry. i know you must have a beautiful soul because the words you write are. i hope life treats you well.

[@tanuki4679]

happy early birthday. ur journey is beautiful and thank u for sharing it.

[@lune5010]

this is such a fatherly embrace to me.

[@diortsa2069]

Someone please put this on Spotify

[@amyreadsetc]

I've been coming back to this at least once a day for the last couple of weeks. Just angelic. Thank you Adrienne Lenker for your beautiful music and Steve Fisher for lending this song your tender and beautiful talent.

[@roman_noide]

His voice matches this song so much! Especially when they both joined in on some moments of the song. I've never had a grandpa, I don't even know my own dad, but if I did this is how it would feel like. Just me and him bonding over music that makes us feel alive and full of love. Cherish the people you love, and don't let yourself be consumed by your own mind. You're the narrator of your own story, but you're not the only story on the shelf. Remember that and prosper a life you won't regret. Don't be scared, and do it.

[@day1ahd1az123]

i cry every time i hear this

[@honestpledges8435]

I keep coming back to this, one of the best covers I’ve ever heard of any song

[@anthonyk4453]

agree

[@harperstephens2640]

I must have listened to Lenker's version a thousand times. I gave this a listen, got about halfway through, and the tears came until I was sobbing. A really beautiful rendition thank you Steve

[@edentety]

I would love to listen this on Spotify 😭

[@colourfulplastic]

This video made me realize really how much I love music. This video is so beautiful. The singing and the playing is so beautiful. But also the looks to the camera or the smiles every now and then. The way that the camera person joins in to sing at times. I can tell these people are such genuine, beautiful souls. Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful cover. (also the comments are so sweet I’m so happy this exists)

[@dubious6984]

the camera person is actually adrianne!! yes, this whole cover is just beautiful

[@netti1307]

This song always make me feel so bittersweet, its probably the point but still, going for walks during sunsets while this is playing in the background is surreal

[@dinamitev7230]

I miss the people I was too shy to glance at on the train

[@SirFunky]

why do you miss someone if you would only glance at them

[@yup8255]

I feel this heavy

[@karijanine7683]

I cry thinking about all the people and things i’ve been lucky enough to experience

[@j.cat.funk01]

i am both irrevocably destroyed and whole again

[@emiigore5588]

This is really nice. so proud i am of you. greetings from Austria🌞

[@Missferrickislesbo]

Sister left to uni the other week listening to this now and until the five years will remind me of her.

[@stalepopcorn6171]

The way her voice blends in is perfect

[@seabass-ist]

best 4 minutes of my life im bawling my eyes out

[@j.eq10]

I can never listen to this song without thinking about him and how safe he made me feel before. We'll never be the same but I'm so glad of the feelings we once shared :)

[@brooklynnackeret.]

this is making me cry

[@headrests]

me too. nice pfp, also.

[@Alphamale5000]

I come back to this video every time I feel like I don’t want to exist as me. It makes the world feel peaceful, it makes me feel better. I still cry every time.

[@jesusisheart]

Staring down the barrel of the hot sun Shining with the sheen of a shotgun (shotgun) Carol has a little if we need some Joa has a ride if we wanna come Hanging your jeans with a clothes pin Skin still wet, still on my skin Mango in your mouth, juice dripping Shoulder of your shirtsleeve slipping Christmas Eve with your mother and sis Don't wanna fight but your mother insists Dog's white teeth slice right into my fist Drive to the ER and they put me on risk Grocery store list, now you get this Unchecked calls and messages I don't wanna be the owner of your fantasy I just wanna be a part of your family And I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay on your lap when I'm crying Circle of pine and red oak Circle of moss and fire smoke Fan on the ceiling like a wheel spoke Push the clutch and I pull the choke Wanna listen to the sound of you blinking Wanna listen to your hands soothe Listen to your heart beating Listen to the way you move But I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone Wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay in your lap when I'm crying Weren't we the stars in Heaven? Weren't we the salt in the sea? Dragon in the new warm mountain Didn't you believe in me? Yeah, you held me the whole way through When I couldn't say the words like you I was scared, indigo, but I wanted to I was scared, indigo, but I wanted to And I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay in your lap when I'm crying

[@juliebirdgirl9059]

I'm sorry... somehow listening to Adrianne Lenker via my I pad and Sonos speaker, as of late, I have been touched by her music, in such a beautiful way... I play her music and have done so, for awhile, now, to many grandchildren, to get them down and ready for rest.... just magical and wonderful... such poetry

[@lordesgirl]

my life is forever changed

[@chae1816]

I keep coming back. Beautiful cover. Beautiful people. Thank you

[@MARS0B]

Listening to this has become a nightly ritual

[@islaridland]

Rest in peace Joel Miller you would’ve loved this cover

[@raissasuwardhono]

REAL

[@downtownsam1980]

HAVE U SEEN THE EDIT OF JOEL AND ELLIE WITH THIS COVER

[@bananaskineater]

@@downtownsam1980 i literally bawled my eyes out at it

[@brendencyber]

real

[@swiftie4L]

i’m scared i’m never going to be loved by anyone

[@randomperson7349]

you still have time, it will come naturally. until then, i love u stranger :)

[@caitlinirwin]

i love you

[@slowedsongs7724]

me too❤

[@hearts4croasunts]

i love u !! :O

[@LaoonCow]

I love you man:-)

[@jadeek291]

This reminds me of joel from the last of us i might cry

[@waterlemon9838]

OH GODDDD

[@bigtooter606]

my smile faded so fast

[@KiIIerBean]

don't even

[@jennatuls]

stop tlaking

[@ines7101]

☹️

[@soulesschildd]

this is making me miss someone that i couldn't even begin to truly name, very emotional rn

[@olivias720]

This video means everything to me

[@skylamurray4226]

me too i always come back to it

[@owengriffis5591]

My 20 year old son sent me this song today. I was floored by its beauty. He is in austin texas since graduating and im in Jacksonville Fl. Still i feel like he is beside me hearing this. Ty

[@jayci1]

joel and ellie

[@annika3275]

this is such a devastating comment, also very pleasant surprise to find a tlou fan under this video :)

[@khxilspriv]

exactly what i was thinking

[@noahmalmstedt9735]

This is the best cover I’ve ever heard, of any song

[@ballslappernohomo]

Something about it being performed by an older man adds so much new context to the song. Reminds me of how Johnny Cash covered Hurt and changed the song so beautifully just because it came from his perspective

[@matthalfremmbertohydrate1672]

Adrienne, how is it possible to conduct such an intimate and personal story and at the same time make it so hauntingly relatable? Your songwriting is astonishingly competent, and Steve's cover hits the soul so good. Thank you all for writing, performing and sharing. Muuuuch appreciated.

[@aikoyeon]

This cover is so beautifully calming!! It feels like getting a warm hug from someone before saying goodbye 😢

[@MeganMaloney-im8cr]

I adore this version- he still manages to keep it as vulnerable and soft as Adrienne does!! A beautiful cover❤

[@KaleChipss]

Im having trouble sleeping, its nearly 3am, this song is very special to me and its always hard for me to sing along to the album recording. Laying here did i so easily harmonize to him and his playing, singing quietly to every word. (I didnt even know there was another person singing a little too^^) Beautiful cover, thank you for a little wee hour duet

[@NoName-rm6ly]

Be strong and stay safe! I have some troubles sleeping too, I know how destructive that condition could be. My support

[@jamo_vee]

I came here from Adrienne's instagram post. This is such a beautiful cover, It feels like a lullaby where I can just sit here and listen forever. Thank you, Steve Fisher💛

[@Hustlesouls]

here i am again.... very rare for me to return to live performances like this... so good

[@DavidSizemore-ew2zt]

This song isn’t sad it’s beautiful, yes it makes me think of you and how much I loved you but this songs just helping me to appreciate the love we had and not mourn the love I lost. The loves still there it’s just different now.

[@ftfstaats]

something about this song in both versions makes me miss all of my dead relatives and loved ones at once. it also makes me realize that I will never camp on the new river in virginia with my family ever again because people have died and moved away. I will also never go to horse camp again with my friends and counselors that live across the country. I will never feel that again, it’s all just a memory now, we all grew up

[@ansly4499]

i think no matter who sings this song, it will always be so full of emotion and love, which is part of the reason i love it so much. and on top of that you simply played it beautifully, thank you Cory Blum

[@bellaf5513]

Listened to this every single day for the past few weeks, wow. Hope one day we'll get an official version to stream!

[@shin3906]

this reminds me of my grandpa, neither of us sing or play the guitar but somehow I instantly thought of him with this cover, I miss him deeply and I'm sure he would've loved this, what a beautiful song !🩷

[@carlislemyers2031]

This made me want my dad

[@idontlikestrawberries7421]

felt

[@vampbry]

so soul crushing in the best way

[@bebar7133]

I need this on spotify immeadiately

[@arylovesyou]

Im going insane bc it’s not😭

[@joan72110]

I don’t know why but the sound at the end when he zooms in is just perfect

[@kkenz1eluvsl3on]

THIS SONG MAKES ME SOBBBBBB

[@pbpbp]

oh man this is so so so good i can't put into words

[@danielcrowley5277]

This is up there with Willie Nelson's cover of "Just Breathe," Johnny Cash's "Hurt," even Aretha's singing "I Will Always Love You" as a tribute to Whitney Houston. Something so cool about hearing a veteran performer capture this level of depth with such subtle inflection.

[@dassketch7686]

your voice on his made me cry

[@itsalikabeer]

every few weeks, i come back to this video, and i fall in love with it every time!!!

[@Nicole-ke8xz]

His voice sounds like coming home. 😭

[@theotheothree3]

I have to go to a funeral this summer for someone I loved dearly. I've lost a lot of people in my life, but I feel like now that I'm older I should learn to get over it quicker. But I haven't. I can't even think about him without crying, I don't know if I'm strong enough for the funeral. I don't know if I can do it. I keep listening to this song over and over again because, if given the chance to see him again, I wouldn't want to talk about anything. I'd just want to listen to his heart beating.

[@londonrobbins3453]

Trust me, go to the funeral, it will be worth it. You can do this. RIP loved ones.🩷

[@funkydawg9444]

I need this on Spotify

[@goggina]

this song is so intimate and the cover even more so

[@ivanna_._]

Crying. this is so special

[@GavNic71]

Superb, sublime. What a voice! Beautiful playing and nice harmonies.

[@caitlinreyes5364]

crying wow how beautifully tender

[@Nobigdealeo_just_keepitrealeo]

i don't know what to do with myself man

[@Angrrlbunny4]

Crying and bawling my eyes out

[@Life_of_lara]

I love this song and this cover is so beautiful

[@JocelynAnnalisse]

My favorite version 🤍

[@monicaavila5128]

so beautiful.

[@FionaMallory-j8v]

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard 😢❤

[@Shaftygod]

I would rather listen to her silence more than anyone else's voice

[@lecy1075]

poetry

[@reesemckee]

So grateful to have found this ahhhh my heart