Here's a story of mine I'm proud of: At a Bright Eyes show in Calgary on October 31st, 2007.. A song had just ended and there was dead silence in the crowd. As loud as I could, I yelled "PLAY POISON OAK". The people around me laughed, but Conor looked right at me, smiled, turned to his band and they stood up and left the stage. My heart sunk as he started playing the opening chords. I could help but cry. This song means the world to me. No words can describe. =)
this song means so much to me, but they all do. i will always be so grateful to conor for giving us some of the most beautiful songs ever written. i only wish that i'd been older when he was touring with bright eyes.
Connors music is about showing the beauty in the human condition. It's meant to be imperfect sloppy and depressing just like every human. That's what makes it so beautiful. It's not just an overdubbed recording of someone repeating a catchy sentence. But someone yelling and screaming there lungs out about how they feel. I don't care what anyone thinks Connor has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard.
This song is so beautiful and so deep and means everything to me. Conor's music has changed my life, I don't care how stupid or lame that sounds, it's fucking true.
after all these years .....this song still sounds amazing! And your recordings are some of the best. thank you. Also so cool that clarke is playing with them this year on tour.
Conor is a great guy, the song is about his cousin who died from a heroin addiction....i believe his cousin's name if i remember was ian....conor used to cry and hug w his fans years ago. he's been through alot of shit, yet , he still stands strong. thats the meaning behind all his songs. even tho you go through pain and misery...the point is, you stand strong and let people make their choices...and you make yours..don't let their choices effect you and you stay true to yourself :D
if you were a true poet, i would sing about how i feel....without anger...anger doesn't solve anything. idk, i've been through shit too man!...i broke my back rock climbing...grew up w a father who left me when i was born...suffered from severe depression....lost some of my friends to drugs...i've seen a village full of dead bodies all around..my cousin hates me now..we were best friends...i've been homeless and living with hippies...when i was younger...you have no idea what shit is brotha!
his voice is kinda like a punch, to the face of all the "pretty perfect singers" maybe. i think once you get past the voice of most singers, they are'nt saying much. with conor you get deeper faster. that and his voice is fucking great.
We;re all dying, everyone of us is. it's what we do with the time we have left . So get off the internet and go live the life you have been given and live it w/ happiness and love...dont look at things so black and white
i am damaged goods my friend-thats why i lash out so -i've been through a lot in my day and my prison of flesh has suffered dearly--but conor is a great lyricist -i just don;t care for his voice--or the next dylan tag he gets-but he seems humble-and nice I BET CONOR IS A GOOD GUY-I just like to enrage n enflame people--Rancour curses thru my veins-but its the fate I have chosen-the fate of a TRUE POET-CHEERS--new orleans--( i guess i can hold respectful convo's on da net- I surprised myself )
He was never a "cute emo kid" His music was never emo. There was never emo music or emo people. An award? That doesn't mean shit. At least his old stuff was REAL, Eh?! At least, what hes doing nowdays... how can i describe it - johnny depps favourite album: is nothing in comparison.
Facebook as in respect of social networking-social networking sites. it's a metaphor. and far as you dying, that's sad and i'm very sorry. you have my sympathy. just don't utilize this apathetic mind set towards people trying too, essentially, try to live above their problems and hold inside themselves. a great sense of love and compassion. you can do that without your problems. i was very empathetic when i broke my back, i can still walk and i didn't let that destroy me so don't let it
and unless you've met conor, personally. you have no right to even judge someone. Sounds, as if , you want to pay attention to YOU!...and i don't see anywhere in the song. Where it says, conor was enabling him...the song, goes ...i still believed in war....meaning, he didn't know at the time. his actions were effecting other peoples lives. that's when he realized....that very fact. and changed his whole outlook on life...you really need to go read and learn to get facts before assuming things.
Uhhh..he can't sing?......what songs have you been listening too?....there's TONS of songs...he sings amazing in....Coyote song...is one of the best songs i've ever heard him sing...first day of my life..and in case you haven't studied...he dated wionna ryder too.(sp)....smoke without fire.....Four winds...etc...and he's an awesome musician..and he's been playing since he was fucking like twelve?...he has some amazing experience. he's doing world tours and you're @ home singing lol
secondly, you seem very angry at this whole situation. that someone , is able to go through problems w strength and courage...other than you, who is going through problems throwing anger at everyone trying to enjoy a song. i think you would be a prime case for therapy and have some people around you, who love you , other than that, i wish to never discuss this ever again. this situation is dropped. it's been given it's due time an space. now let it go thank you! and god bless you
