I mean...it has a semi-official release. It's free as a download from NPR. They commissioned it for a story. No single or vinyl pressing, but at least we have a good release of this, as opposed to Majesty Snowbird.
In the delta sun, down in Arkansas It's the great god bird with it's altar call And the sewing machine, the industrial god On the great bayou where they saw it fall It's the great god bird down in Arkansas And the hunters beware, or the fishers fall And paradise might close from It's safe flight flawed It's the great god bird through it all And the watchers beware Lest they see it fall And paradise might laugh when At last it falls And the sewing machine, the industrial god And it's the great god bird With it's altar call Yes, it's the great god bird With it's altar call Yes, it's the great god bird through it all
The Illinois/Avalanche/Songs For Christmas era is IMO, his greatest era. Listening back to this and Majesty Snowbird is like realizing Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever aren’t even on Sgt. Pepper. How do you write your masterpiece and then go.. ya here’s a couple more that coulda been the best songs on my masterpiece…
There is a spoken story that goes with this song. Do you know where to find it? The idea was that sufjan was given the story then wrote the song in response to it. It used to be on RU-vid but can no longer find it.
Absolutely! It's an NPR commissioned piece, and I've heard the program where they used the song. www.npr.org/2005/07/06/4721675/brinkley-ark-embraces-the-lord-god-bird
@@unofficialsufjanstevens7829 I found this video looking for more info after listening and reading this interesting story - www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/podcast/the-death-of-the-lord-god-bird It can be downloaded.
