Elliott Smith - Misery Let Me Down 

we should all get together and jam elliott smith songs

Elliott Smith is my best friend

Elliott's music is a gift that keeps on giving. I hope his family know how much he is adored and find a way to release all of this music - it can even be done "on demand" and mail discs out direct, without a label...I'm hoping. Miss you Elliott

Such a cool ironic lyric. Misery let me down, as if I was expecting it not to. God he was so brilliant in the most understated and modest way.

this is as raw and innocent and beautiful and as authentic as music gets. it's been done before, but it's rare.

Hes really just singing to himself and we were lucky enough somebody captured it. This truly feels more than personal. It almost feels criminal that we get to hear it. Imagine how many songs he may have kept to himself. The sovereignty of being able to sing yourself sick, sad and happy

What a gem. But kinda like his life, it ends abruptly and long before it should have.

The keeper falls asleep in the hole I become what he won’t allow Because happy never hurt me at all But, misery let me down The man the floor above isn’t home I go out painting the town I promise not to have a ball But, misery let me down If you see, misery Going through the things in my place Won’t you do me a favor and Come invade my space I’ve been pretending to care Crying in the tears of a clown I promise not to put on airs But, misery let me down I’m a shell, in a cell Looking myself in the face …

I can't get enough of this song.

Jamming this all night during winter blues. Thanks for making me feel a lot less alone, Elliott. I wish someone had done that for you. 😥

You are still so sorely missed. Rest well, luv x0x0x

this song is beautiful, it makes u wish it kept going

It's not on any bootlegs or compilations- Elliott was recording a radio show and recorded this as a warm-up before Division Day. The DJ misplaced this part of the tape recording and came across it years later in November '11 (I think?), and uploaded it online.

another hidden gem!! I hope these continue to be discovered!

My nephew is the only fan I've ever met. He introduced me to it and im forever grateful.

Happy never hurt me at all but misery let me down

What an insanely beautiful melody.

i don't think i'll ever hear all the Elliott Smith songs recorded. This is so good. Wish he got to finish this one.

'I'm a shell in a cell Looking at myself in the face.'

Elliott Smith changed my life. You never let me down. :)

im so happy i listened to this song within the first 24 hours of it being discovered, i had to revisit it though, its beautiful :)

thanks for uploading this, I was able to get the music for my own RU-vid cover of it!

Happy birthday Elliott.🖤

Awesome, I love the bluesy feeling, kinda unique for Elliott!!! Thank you!!

A nice Lennon blade being swung. Devious

this was my first elliott song :)

I honestly thought this was a cover but then I realised I've found a brand-new Elliott smith song I've never heard !

Thanks for posting another winner. One can never have too much Elliott.

Wow, can't believe I haven't heard this. Thank you.

Very beautiful voice.

Thank you.....just, thank you.

You can hear him kinda chuckle in the background after he ends. That’s the sound of a mess up, I know it too well but it almost feels like a chuckle of “I know they want more but I won’t give it to them”

That's just... Thank you Elliot.

I just cant say anything this this is more than amazing

I love this song in so many ways. Wish there was a full track of it. =(

Alot of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Elliott he truly sacrificed himself so that future generations of lost souls could have someone to relate to

Lovely song

Love it

I think this is the first of his that I actually accept the Nick Drake comparison.

1st Time Hear...That was Fuckin' Cool... Thankyou...

Spirit in the sky

For the guy who asked for the lyrics and then suddenly removed the comment I've listed them as best as I can tell there's a couple of words I couldn't quite pick up so if anyone wants to correct then just let me know

@Malocclusiontenfour No problem I am just excited there's new stuff coming out still there's no better feeling than a new Elliott song

@SuperEustress Yeah man I think about that alot it's crazy isn't it weird how ever since Elliott has gone the world just seems to have fallen on its ass in every way possible I know you could say about every person who has died in the last 8 years but it's just kind of like we lost someone so special the balance kind of shifted

Canciones como flores creciendo sobre la sepultura de Elliott. Hay gente que, sin duda, no debería morir. Pero bueno.

I think all of our faces when the song abruptly ended goes like... DDDDDD: and then a big nooooooooo. Amazing song. Amazing artist. Amazing no. Immortal!

Oh my god! One of my all time favs. Thank you again, great slideshow too. Where did you find the recording? For awhile you could buy it, I have it on an old android that ran "zune" or some shit and this radio appearance was for sale. Can't find it anymore tho....

let's make this happen

@wepmajoe I know, I know I was just looking at it from a weird prespective it just feel likes the world has gone down hill so quickly in the last 5 or so years but I guess that was cause of stupidity put in place 10/15 years ago that is only catching up with us all now

@StelliosHolmes It's "promise not to put on airs" but thanks for posting this

Melody reminds a lot of Honey Pie (and the kind of early sXX swing the fab four based a bunch of songs in turn -in this case, McCa), only slowed down, though the song is a lot deeper and melancholy, of course. In case sb. thinks this otherwise, I must say I'm sayin this because I love the way Elliott let the influence into some his music. Too much interwined with his own personality and style for anyone to completely separate elements form either side, even if you can feel the influence. Of course, I must insist, this is only true for some tracks. Many other have other influences, or even none recognizable at all.

The keeper falls asleep in the hole I become what he won't allow Because happy never hurt me at all But, misery let me down The man the floor above isn't home I go out painting the town I promise not to have a ball But, misery let me down If you see, misery Going through the things in my place Won't you do me a favor and Come invade my space I've been pretending to care Crying in the tears of a clown I promise not to put on airs But, misery let me down I'm a shell, in a cell Looking myself in the face

@StelliosHolmes indeed.

Does anyone have the tabs for this yet?

@cordfluidnevoie or something

Just to let you know, the first line is "Keeper falls asleep in the hall"

Excuse me but can anyone tell me in what album can i find this song? I know it's a rarety but i can't find it in any bootleg or rarirties compilation.

Jim Croce vibes

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So I took it upon myself to imagine the lyrics that Elliott might have written to end the song... *I'm a shell, in a cell Looking my self in the face Won't you do me a favor and come invade my space** I sit and wait for a call will i ever hear that sound, never seemed to make sense at all, that...misery let me down *Don't know when...to begin and try to join the human race . Wont you do me a favor and come and take my place..* Where did the happiness go? Maybe in the lost and found. But I probably couldn't tell at all, because...misery let me down. **Fade out**

Here's what i got so far: 0421xx ---E, 022140, 022130, A, C, x2410x, E. Then 320020, 200200, Em, 200200, 320000, x2444x, back to the top