1. Me realizing that Meaningless is so old now that Elliott Smith was still alive and covering songs from it. 2. Me realizing that Jon Brion was five years younger than me here and he's knocking on fucking SIXTY now. 3. Me going coffin-shopping today because holy fuck.
@brooke92972 жыл бұрын
1.) same 2.) same (edit: oh good heavens, no, 6 years younger.... better hurry up on point 3) 3.) same
@AmonTokin Жыл бұрын
I don't know why 3) made me laugh out loud, but it did.
@bigtommopresents Жыл бұрын
time is meaningless but make the most of the minutes you have ♥
@MayhemJack Жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? Isn't 'Meaningless' from 2001? What year is it....oh, damn, now, I'm sad.
@Reeltrue7 ай бұрын
You’re old
@Dionysoshaman9 жыл бұрын
so beautiful and sad. And Elliott's face while playing.......damn
@mollycline39535 жыл бұрын
After this was filmed Elliott was flying to Texas to attend his grandma’s funeral...probably why he looked extra sad.
@digitalfilmmedia7 жыл бұрын
Tears in my eyes listening to this
@mantistoboggan496710 ай бұрын
6 years later……it got me, too.
@shaunkorb62474 жыл бұрын
Two of my favs Jon and Elliott
@Nonexistanthuman2 жыл бұрын
Here's the face of trouble It's the face I wear And it may invite you in But I won't go there Here's a working model That generates despair And this baby cranks it out And it will take you out And I won't care It's a beauty It's the mark of someone Who's beyond repair He'll refuse to help himself Thinking only of himself And though he isn't by himself Well, it's your job now There's a conversation We're about to have And it's full of twists and turns Half truths and vague concerns From one who never learns To one who never learns And I never learn Here's the face of trouble
@phamhoa95153 жыл бұрын
I love that man
@NDW0o0o0o5 жыл бұрын
Quando o assunto é música, Jon Brion é um deus em meio aos insetos.
@RebornLegacy8 жыл бұрын
Great.
@nickgrant29063 жыл бұрын
1.06 jon steps on a pin
@SmittenKitten.2 жыл бұрын
Elliott looks like he's there against his will. I might be projecting.
@nunyab89722 жыл бұрын
I dont think you are lol. Jon made a concerted effort to make Elliott his pet.
@SmittenKitten.2 жыл бұрын
@@nunyab8972 That's pretty sad. :(
@nigelthornberry53756 ай бұрын
this recording is from a pilot for a show that never took off -- really low budget, Jon hosted the thing, pretty much just MTV unplugged. Elliott was already scheduled to perform on the show as any artist does when they're on the road. Typical stuff, but Elliott's grandmother had died less than five days before this recording, resulting in a bender and showing up to set completely and utterly faded. The whole 45 minutes is on youtube. There wasn't really a setlist, Jon and Elliott just ask eachother what song to play next, and Elliott's face lights up a few times when they cover bands they mutually like. This cover though he looks like his mind's a million miles away...
@emmie1352 жыл бұрын
The story behind this performance hurts so bad but its just so beautiful
@wiishopwednesdayrecords29592 жыл бұрын
Wait what’s the story
@SquillWS Жыл бұрын
@@wiishopwednesdayrecords2959 I think the one about Elliott being high at the time, they mention it in Heaven Adores You
@wiishopwednesdayrecords2959 Жыл бұрын
@@SquillWS lmaooooo
@errantcondor9349 Жыл бұрын
@@wiishopwednesdayrecords2959 Like @SquillWS said, they mentioned it in Heaven Adores You. Jon Brion says something along the lines of that show being, "the beginning of the end" in terms of his substance abuse.
@wiishopwednesdayrecords2959 Жыл бұрын
@@errantcondor9349 i take back my lmaoooooo
@thenewzealandkorean10 ай бұрын
It's Jon's song, but Elliott flourished his song.
@Bird150211 ай бұрын
Yin and Yang
@Owen-nn3mu5 жыл бұрын
Chords used?
@daleturner4 жыл бұрын
Only the most kickass ones.
@JSCarie19834 жыл бұрын
Dying to know these myself. Everywhere online has some transcriptions but slightly off
@stq23424 жыл бұрын
In play this tab with capo on 3, sounds pretty good tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/jon-brion/trouble-chords-1961879
@oliviapetrowski455311 ай бұрын
key of Bb mixolydian (flatten the 7th)
@forsythe39639 ай бұрын
Intro in d standard C to b7 Verse F d/F# am asus 2 F C Bb F G am Dsus / dm F bb than intro
@sumumfachunk25914 жыл бұрын
Elliott's cover of this is so much better. I don't inherently dislike Brion's voice, but he adds this weird pretentious singing in parts that really don't need it.
@kevinseyedin44153 жыл бұрын
i like the original but i agree. Elliott makes everyone's songs better lol
@erickt19743 жыл бұрын
@@kevinseyedin4415 I much prefer the original. A gut wrenching song rooted deeply in pop sensibilities. Makes it really consumable and really easy to connect with. Elliott also leaves out half of that second to last verse... Either too emotionally difficult to get through or he just happened to forget the lyrics but I think it speaks volumes for Jon's version that Elliott even decided to sing it
@brooke92972 жыл бұрын
I often think “I wish Elliott were singing this” with Jon’s tunes, of only because Jon B’s voice has the same Ben-Folds-meets-Sam-Coomes poppitudinosity that bugs me in my own voice and that belies the melancholy of the music. That said, Jon Brion is a genius and I fully enjoy the music and wish more people making music now had been tuned into this kind of artistry.
@derekbarber89952 жыл бұрын
I think I know what you mean by thinking some of the vocal moments sound pretentious, but at the end of the day there’s a whole lot of sincerity in Brion’s voice and character. I think even Elliott Smith would acknowledge that.
@SmittenKitten.2 жыл бұрын
@@brooke9297 Have you not heard Elliott sing it? Here it is just in case