How much pain has this man suffered to sing like this? I mean, he uses his pain and his voice to paint a picture of sadness and sorrow and i can see it with my eyes and feel it in my skin. Just brilliant.
if it wasnt for artists like damien rice or antony and the jonhsons i would probably be a happier person.. but man, i might not be the happiest.. but i am definately a much better human being just by knowing their work
kat christidi Better in what sense, may I ask? More capable of recognizing and respecting others emotions, or, maybe, more capable of acknowledging your own feelings and emotional weaknesses?
I'm quite jealous of how singers can express their sadness through singing and dancers express their loneliness through dancing. Then a talentless guy like me sulking in the corner crying every night.
I just heard it a week ago too - on a clip of ICSYV .. Haze Moon. I just happened to bump into it because I watch Kdrama and this popped up and I happened to click on it
He's just one of the very best artists our little old country has ever produced!!!! Now if I could have only gotten my hands on a ticket for any one of the 5 sold out concerts here in NYC.
Damien Rice is by far the most underrated singer on earth. Amazing vocals, lyrics, he has it all. As much as I can blast through all kinds of music, this is always my favorite. Absolutely breathtaking.
This is my favourite song ever. I actually cannot believe how amazing it is; how much emotion he portrays through his voice alone. What I love about this is that it's so raw and this song is all about his voice.... that's what a true musician is. Someone who can be amazing without any editing or too many instruments drowning out their voice. This is just as amazing live as the recorded version is, but actually seeing him when he sings it is just phenomenal.
Damien Rice has the guts to strip his pain in this song. What a sincere and melancholic performance! I can feel a knot in my throat and goosebumps during the whole song. I wonder what originated such a song like this. This sing hurts but it's simply beautiful, just like art should be at times. I would faint if I had to sing this.
So that's the point...that's why Damien can get deep inside our heart...because he's our representation of pain...and we keep on singing his songs, and we feel like the world is crushing down...but still, we feel good, 'cause we're all in one...not just an elephant
Let me tell you a story, who are miserable right now. I wrote a comment to this song one year ago, because i was listening all day long him. Every word was true, because my life was sucks. I fall in love with a girl, who has someone else. I drunk every day, and i was miserable, really miserable. I still listening, and this song can't let to forget where i was one year ago. Because, as i'm writing this comment, my wife, my love of my life is sleeps downstairs with our daughter. My wife is the same lovely person, who made me to listen to this song. I wish you, to never give up, what you really belive in. Never. (sorry for mistakes)
If possible what did you do to change everything. In particular reverse the mistakes. No idea if you are still active but I remember reading this comment when I first found this song several months ago. I need that hope a bit to see if i can reverse a huge mistake I made with a girl. A girl who really means a lot to me and did not deserve to be wronged the way I wronged her. I don't want to lose her.
Love how damien sings thge words as if hes at heavens gates and he has one last chance to say what he really feels,...absolutely amazing vocal performance!!!!
Gonna see him live the day next tomorrow, on oct 22nd. I just can't belive that after all these years I'll see him live. I know I'm gonna cry like a baby because this man make everything hurts
Brandy Garner I'm so happy for you!! I've been listening to Damien sice... 2003? He came to Brazil back in 2009, but I couldn't go. I was so sure I would never see him live, but yeah, tomorrow I'll see him and I just can't fucking belive it! YOU HAVE AN AWESOME CONCERT COS EVERYBODY DESERVES TO SEE THIS MAN LIVE
Michael Ethan super late, but it was amazing. I cried almost the whole set, because you just can't really believe how powerful this man really is until he's pouring his emotions right in front of you, you know? It's just him and the guitar and his feeling can feel up the whole room and when you see it, you have tears running down your face. Damien is just amazing in the most painful way, and at the same time, funny between songs, always ready to tell a joke. This man... is pure bliss
This has to be my favourite song by Damien Rice, and my favourite song ever. This song is absolutely beautiful in every way; it's smooth to listen to, his voice is amazing, and the emotion he puts into his songs is just.... brilliant. Damien Rice is pretty much all I listen to for music, and everything else doesn't mean anything to me after listening to him.
When a singer has a melody and the lyrics, nothing else is needed when you have the voice and a simple guitar. Damien Rice has it all. Just....Brilliant.
Just listening to his songs move me, but when you actually watch him perform, he's like something I've never seen before, and as beautiful as it is, I can't imagine the thoughts he carries around with him, I hope that some day he finds peace.
Bravo ! what a song man !!! .. it's just plain beautiful , it's amazing how he puts all his feelings when he releases every new song . damien rice is a real artist .. and this song shows us more than anyone can expect ... i feel many things while listening this ...
This is part of the "Other Voices" series produced for RTE in Ireland. They seem to bring out the absolute best in artists. Credit to the producers - South Wind Blows. They're incredible !!
i never seen damien rice do a song without completely connecting with it. Every word from the heart. Imagine what it must be like to actually be there.
damien rice is one of the bests songwritter/singer for me.... if you pay attention in his expressions when he's playing, you will see damien feeling the notes, feeling the lyric... absolutly awesome... i wonder could see him live sometime...
God, this is just too beautiful for words. His voice is heart-wrenching. This makes me want to scream, cry, sob... to let all my feelings out. You know?
absolutley astounding vocals and i dont care what any one says, the way his music makes me feel is spectacular. i often accodsiate him with ray lamontagne as you can listen to there music and just know theyve not had life too easy. damien rice is a genius.
He's so into the song it makes you feel like you shouldn't be watching, like you're invading his privacy or something. He is unbelieavable, there's no words to express his greatness. He's Damien Rice, enough said.
This is so emotional performance! My favourite Damien's song. I believe this song is about his and Lisa's relationship. I think at that time both of them were with other people but as they were in the same band, it was too hard for them to act like friends. They were always on and off and soon after he fired Lisa. I think that song is about his true feelings for Lisa at that time. He was with another girl but he couldn't stop compering her with Lisa. I love the moment when he finishes the song and he turns to Lisa and looks at her. Anyhow...if it's only my interpretation.. I still believe that song is about those situations in life when you are with somebody but you still think or love another person but you know that you must go on.
damien rice is my favourite Singer, Is realy amazing... In my country is not very popular, but, his music is fantastic. Frome chile Saludos desde chile.
STILL listening to and loving this song - this... this... EXPRESSION of feeling and emotion so real and so true and honest and RAW and SO FULL of the beauty that is love.... by whichever situation it consumes you --- its still so absolutely devastatingly dangerous and defining...... disarming and charming.... precariously perched upon the thin line which only very few escape between love and pain
❤ I love this song because it reminds me of walking along the Mississippi River to my bff house and seeing all the rich mansions knowing that I just have a couch to sleep on yet somehow I was happy 😊😊
damien is the number one his voice is not a normal voice i like play an instrument, something like a guitar and a piano.... and in this version of elephant he did something amazing. i lived this situation in my life, and when he sing is like back to past and live it another time.
Studying in a library just now and this is what I play on my precious, precious breaks. Love it, especially the pillow case line. To get this much pleasure out of one man's voice is fucking nuts but I do. Imagine being able to sing like Damien Rice for even one night, how amazing that would be. Thank you so much for posting.
Oh dear, being a highly sensitive person, the pleasure I experience from Damien’s musical works etc. feels FUCKING NUTS! Sometimes LOL He’s so dedicated, a very emotionally involved artist. Ugh!
Fuck. I’m in tears hearing this. After one time, you never forget, and it’s my penance to listen to it every so offer to remember what I had and what I lost because of it.
This is so beautiful, but it is so heartfelt and sung with so much feeling that I wonder what pain he went through in writing that song. Gutwrenching. And lovely.
All my love life is this two songs "Blower's daughter" and "Elephant". I loved someone and unfortunatly I'm still loving him. I'm with someone else now but still I'm thinking about my soulmate from the past. I can't take my mind off you Steven x