he had so much potential and he faded away due to various reasons but his song writing skills were amazing. i hope he can rebound, 'collide' is still on the soundtrack of my life.
He is still making good music, He released Lanterns in 2015, definitely not his best but its pretty good. He's been out and about touring. I´m actually seeing him in March (2017), so he hasn't faded away!
Bil Shaw I get what you mean, he's still active but he will never be commercially successful again like he was with Collide. That's okay though, the best music these days isn't on the radio or top 40 anyway.
back when i was in New York, and my mama was actually happy, we used to listen to this, and i would feel happy and warm. Now, everything is bad, and when i hear this i burst into tears and start to ache all over. I just wish things were more simple than they are.
I spent the last fifteen years to find this song. It resonates to my early 20s and this last week I started binge watching scrubs. Now I gotta take this song down to a town where I can blast it at 158 decibels to bury a memory.
A billion yrs later & I still don't get this video. Does he commit suicide & only see her in his "dreams." Or does he overcome his fear, takes a dive, grows some balls & finally goes after the girl, & actually gets her? Correction* the non creepy guy that doesn't look at females like he's a monster & she's prey. That's why she stopped running when she found him. Not him but him.
@@ahhwe-any7434 I take the song as him being dead .... he died in the car crash and he’s song to who ever she loves next and the end of the video of him coming out the water is yrs later in the after life
Bought this cd in 05 when I started my 17 year relationship with the love of my life. Collide is our song.I listen to this collection of great songs that take me back to the start of a beautiful love affair. Grateful to Howie for making such touching music. Susan Lynn and William forever.
I saw Howie play a few times at Club Passim circa 2004 or '05 and it always felt like we were witness to something very special. Such a polished solo performer, it was very memorable.
One of my most favorite songs, takes me back to the time when I first listened to it and could relate what was happening in the story of the singer. Nostalgic and touching. Great music, even till date not many songs have an impact on me like this one does. Truely a masterpiece 👏
Just to tell you that you are the reason I picked up and started to learn the guitar. Your songs are meaningful but simple, it's beautiful but not a fancy difficult challenge. Thank you Howie!
"Ho solo qualche certezza nella vita , che i fiori vanno bene in qualunque occasione , che niente è più importante che trovare il tempo per una vecchia amica ,specialmente se la vecchia amica ha visto giorni migliori , perchè anche se essere solo amici ti spezza il cuorequando vuoi veramente bene ad una persona incassi il colpo" JD- Scrubs ♥
"Stop All The World now" album by Howie holds a special place in my heart due to the year it came out. I had just graduated high school and "collide" really spoke to my soul & still does. Howie Day is underrated. Hope he is doing well.
The version featured here in the promo video is the "2005 Re-Record" of "She Says". Howie completely re-recorded the song for its single release ... a brilliant move, in my opinion. As for the version played on the radio, my local radio station played this version ("2005 Re-Record"). I think that this "2005 Re-Record" is the best version of the song. It was among my top ten favorite singles of 2005. I think that it deserved to be a much bigger hit than it was.
This is the version I remember; it's the one on the "Stop All The World Now-Special Edition". It took me a while to find this version, and like you said, it is arguably the best version.
Sweet is the sight Of her room Window open, lit by candle light How would you know Cold winter on the shore Chills the dress she wore It's on the floor Still it feels so warm today And that's why I'm wondering Why you had to tell me What's going on in your head What's wrong Come around another time When you don't have to run And when she says she wants somebody else I hope you know that she doesn't mean you And when she breaks down and makes a sound You never hear her the way that I do And when she says she wants someone to love I hope you know that she doesn't mean you And when she breaks down and let's you down I hope you know that she doesn't mean you Yeah yeah no no Swing into flight Over hills Over her hills it's twilight Yeah I guess that's right now And why won't you tell me Why it's so funny That you're so funny When you're mad 'Cause it's mad, so mad And that's why I'm wondering Why you had to tell me What's going on in your head What's wrong Come around to another time When you don't have to run And when she says she wants somebody else I hope you know that she doesn't mean you And when she breaks down and makes a sound You'll never hear her the way that I do And when she says she wants someone to love I hope you know that she doesn't mean you And when she breaks down and let's you down I hope you know that she doesn't mean you
OK so I understand that he dies at the beginning and his spirit is walking around in limbo which is when he is watching her move on. He is singing that for her. But at the end he jumps in. Moving on to heaven. And is the woman he sees really a figment of her in his heaven. Or is it the one he really truly loved before the girl in the vid, and did she already die way prior to him meeting the other one. Almost a repeat of what he is saying in his song.
I had to fight through the anxiety and depression, pain and suffering for close to 15 years and learn the lessons through the awful grace of God. It all makes sense to me these days and my heart it full. Thank you Jesus. Wanna know the secret? I always kept my faith and followed my heart. Who woulda thought? Be brave!! Stand strong!! Even if you're standing alone. Love the person you are.
