Sufjan Stevens, The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! (Bass Concert Hall)

[@Ilovelife0611]

he sings the last bit: "we were in love, palisades, i can wait. I can't explain the state that I'm in, the state of my heart, he was my best friend..he ran away" with so much feeling you can tell that "buddy" stii haunts him a little to this day. there's still love for him in his heart

[@perrolibre196]

I think its about Jesus

[@timob1681]

@@perrolibre196 it is absolutely about a childhood friend he was in love with, and how he was made to feel ashamed of his queerness by the church

[@MrDumpydoop]

I know for certain I would just start bawling if I saw him play this song live.

[@danteamarantes3781]

Sufjan: "my swimming buddy" "my crafts buddy" Also Sufjan: "touching his back with my hand i kisses him" "we were in love, we were in love"

[@colejames423]

But is it about god though ;) ??

[@grahamkristensen9301]

And they were roommates.

[@wetbadger2174]

Straight dudes can love other straight dudes no homo

[@Borooney28]

I so often hate people who bust their phone out at shows. But thank you so much for recording and sharing this.

[@lyswantsmusic574]

Yes those people are annoying. That's why I never use a phone nor a lit screen.

[@Sameoldfitup]

Life is all memory

[@dosiedoe]

he really leans into the waltz of the song in a way he doesn't on the original

[@rubyolivares7052]

“And it sounded like a unicorn”

[@Rodrigoo124]

if there's a person who knows how a unicorn sound, that would be sufjan

[@arditiliriani6860]

So ethereally beautiful , so creatively imaginative, so universally appealing, so overwhelmingly invigorating ...... so SUFJAN STEVENS ❤

[@audrey1697]

shoutout to 1986 from 2024 ❤

[@timob1681]

As much as I love the studio version, this is absolutely the most beautiful rendition of this song that exists - the key being different, the stumbling of the vocals, the layers of guitars, it lends such a genuine quality to it. I'm so glad you thought to record this - it wouldn't be right for this to exist without being appreciated

[@juryzaide5776]

He said this song was from 1986 and he was born on 1975. So maybe this story happened when he was 11??

[@sohakes]

That's what I understood!

[@eli_r_q]

Apparently in an interview he said he was 16, and described the potential Intimacy as "An Awakening".

[@elijahaguirre3268]

Ellis Quinn do you know what interview in particular this was? :)

[@eli_r_q]

@@elijahaguirre3268 I think it's quoted on the Genius Lyrics page of this song. I believe it's mentioned somewhere in this Salon Magazine interview: www.salon.com/2017/06/03/sufjan-stevens-bryce-dessner-nico-muhly-planetarium/ If you can't find it, here's the quote from the Genius Lyrics annotation: In a 2017 interview with Salon, he described it as being “an awakening,” and explained that it happened when he was in high school, around the age of 16.

[@dancingcheeseproductions4127]

I think he was joking about the 1986 quip, "this song is from 1986," as in he hasn't played it in years

[@_Jude-St.-Francis_]

Need to hear this live, this could heal me‼️

[@antonil7169]

great performance

[@nickmiller5514]

Omg I could cry rn

[@jamesseverson7204]

This loverly story

[@ryanistyping]

thank you for sharing this ❤

[@lShootingStarz]

Lovely! Thank you for uploading this

[@ginabao846]

❤️❤️❤️😭 I like it SO much

[@coochiecrushers4756]

how does this have -1 dislikes

[@RJ-hi5pw]

Song starts at 3:43

[@veronikasimkova8679]

Rick J who in their right mind would deliberately skip over sufjan talking

[@eliaskristiansen3917]

Veronika Šimková me

[@maxwilson2785]

Elias Kristiansen >:(

[@trombonemain]

him talking about the song is half the fun! i can listen to this song literally anytime i want, but hearing him describe it is the part that makes concert tapes magical.

[@audrey1697]

the story starts at 0:00

[@mjrb1227]

his speaking voice = ryan reynolds

[@rithistewartx5908]

💯 I thought the same❤️

[@Irem-ok4tm]

Does anyone know the name of the guitarist girl

[@sleepingredwolf]

İrem Koç Dawn Landes

[@Irem-ok4tm]

huge failure thank you

[@ai3422]

aa irem

[@lala5602]

it’s 2018?

[@Elliotkelly00]

I love this man with my whole heart but you can tell he can’t reach the notes like he used to

[@sunnysea24]

He's playing it in a higher key than on the album as well.

[@katieh9373]

‘with my whole heart’ so you’re a psychic hm?

[@samanthamorgan5248]

Voice continues to deepen with age, natural progression

[@trombonemain]

Honestly, Sufjan Stevens has never been a stellar vocalist in my opinion, but he doesn’t do a bad job here at all.

[@4windstfj]

He never could reach the higher notes,but we love him anyway.