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I used to live in that house on Carroll in the opening shot! Brought our first child home there. Crazy.

nothing last 4 ever…

""I owed everything to Marc Bolan'' Elliott Smith

This was Heatmiser, not just Elliott Smith.

This song introduced me to Elliott. I heard it on the radio & had to stop the car. I’d never heard anything like it before or since. Genius.

ahora que hacemos

Chasing the Heroin Balloon 🎈

⚡️❤⚡️

fuck my life and long live elliott

xtc,kinks, klaatu ,Elliott smith ,Emitt rhodes are underrated.Overrated are queen and oasis

The secrets stay for another 50 years. All In favor say I" aye

Wow I thought this was AI , but then saw was posted 14 years ago ?

Love this, Elliott you are missed.

Amazing 🔥

En cierto modo, me es algo difícil escuchar esta canción, me causa mucha nostalgia

Sounds similar to Aimee Mann who I love

Having just discovered elliots music . Very jeff buckley with the melodies.

Morgan Ashley Gilbert, if you happen to see this one day, just know that the time we spent together make up the best memories I have, in my dreams we're still having a picnic in the park, feeding the squirrels, getting as high as possible on the swings, & seeing you smile & laugh was all I needed to make the darkness melt away. I will always love you, even after I quit this mortal frame. Thank you for the best days of my life, & thank you for loving me in spite of my many flaws. -kyle

The boy in blue is oftn in his songs, its about abuse... i just feel it as a depresst friend...

I bet he loved the short French film the red balloon. how perfect 🎈

I LOVE UOU ELLIOT - romit

Fire-up a celestial time warp and bring him back to co-write with Lennon, Wilson or Partridge. God knows we don't need another Swift or Sheeran.

RIP ELLIOTT U R MISSED DEARLY!

J'adore cet album je ne m'en lasserai jamais je me suis mise a le reecouter récemment un bijou !!!!

beypazari gonna take him down

esse baixo é tão foda

one of his most underrated songs

Finally feel satisfied with the way i play this on guitar. Took me a long time to "nail it". Hes an amazing guitarist and basically every instrument he plays. He was an earth angel too good for this world. He saved me on numerous occasions. He gives voice to the feelings you cant explain and makes you feel better or at least better about not feeling okay.

Elliotts songs he considered his b grade or not good enough for albums qere some of his best writing in my opinion. He would hang onto a song for YEARS before releasing it because he was a perfectionist. Hed hone it several times before he was done. Thats why so many songs have alternate versions. God i love this man. He is gone but hes a major part of my life so hes still here for me.

2:30 -2:55 is just perfection

It's getting better all the time...

I feel like he was starting to perk up in so many ways before he died and it really hurt losing this one

no bad dream fucker's gonna boss me around what a perfect line

God the alcohol line makes my sick come back... I got the chills and craving so hard and they wont stop as the song intensifies. My body is like a cactus ive got goosebumps so much...but im much stronger than a can or bottle. Amazing song...

Faaak q buena canción

Named my only son Brittan as way to pay homage to elliott. Favorite of all time!!!!

I wonder if he thought this video was silly

This song reminds me of mornings

*ISTANBUL* *(.29.04.2024.)*

i love elliott so much

Love how the lyrics are so dark n fucked up but the beat has that bright, upbeat Brit Pop sound 😂 Elliott was a true American hero and poet 🫶🏼

Is Elliot Smith the most underrated musician of all time?

Who else is roboting their hand right now?🤤

Was this one of those AI things everybody is warning us about?

Lyrics No bad dream fuckers’ gonna boss me around, Christian Brothers’ gonna take him down, But it can’t help me get over… Don’t be a cross, this sick i want… I’ve seen the boss blink on and off… Fake concern says:”what’s the matter, man?” And you think I ought to shake your motherfucking hand?! Well, I know how much you care… Don’t be a cross, this sick i want… I’ve seen the boss blink on and off… Come here, by me, I want you here… Nightmares become me, it’s so fucking clear… Don’t be a cross, this sick i want… I’ve seen the boss blink on and off… Come here, by me, I want you here… Nightmares become me, it’s so fucking clear… NIGHTMARES BECOME ME, ITS SO FUCKING CLEAR… [p.s: *The analysis of the lyrics* The title of this song is so clever, Elliott is literal poet, Christian Brothers is not only the name of Brandy company but also that’s how a christian religious group is called, members of which have been accused of sexual harassment towards children… “Bad dream fucker” quite obviously is his sexually abusive step father and alcohol “will take him down”, meaning that it is the way he uses to cope, but he will never be able to get over, as he says… “Don’t be a cross” is a double message as well, he might sarcastically mean the purity of the idea of family in terms of christianity and that’s why he mentions cross, but he might also mean cross as angry, he also might mean himself asking his step father to not be angry at him.. “This sick I want” sounds like he has to choose between multiple sicknesses and he’d rather get sick by alcohol then by sobriety, that causes painful memories to be awakened… “Boss blinking on and off” is his father, changing his attitude towards him, sometimes being nice to him and sometimes being abusive… “Fake concern” shown by his step father makes Elliott mad, he feels disgusted by just the idea of shaking his hand, because he knows how much he actually cares- he does not at all, if he did, he’d never harm him in any way… him being the reason of his addiction and still asking “what’s the matter, man” fuels Elliott, rightfully so… “Come here, by me, I want you here”( literally crying rn) is the most painful part and might be understood in two ways: 1. Shows his step father’s disgusting and abusive bossy attitude towards him; 2. Elliott speaking to alcohol as his savior, desiring it to forget it all with the help of it And lastly, “Nightmares become me, it’s so fucking clear” is the most tragic part, the song starts with Elliott calling his sexually abusive step father “bad dream fucker” just to end the song with him saying he himself turned into a nightmare as well, he became someone he fears and it pains him, “its so fucking clear” is used to contrast with Elliott being Alcoholic, his vision being blurry, foggy when drunk but the memories and pain being still painfully clear. This is the first years of Elliott living in L.A, he’s newly escaped from the madness going on in his family, forming band with friends and calling is Heatmiser, but when he starts his solo career as a single-songwriter, he includes this song in the first- self titled album as well, even though, the originally it was performed by Heatmiser, the version you’re listening to now is an old version and quite objectively is better than Self-titled album version… ( the analysis is NOT mine, I just wanted y’all to know what the song is about, i just feel like you can’t listen to it without knowing the backstory, if you want to read the original, just google it, the lyrics are discussed way deeper there)

miss u elliott

Absolutely incredible. What a beautiful talent this man had. I've always wanted to give him a big hug. We miss you Elliott! From Portland to you with love, we'll see you in Heaven! ❤

A music video was directed by Autumn de Wilde for the song, featuring intermittent black and white stop frames. Smith is seen following a red balloon that moves by itself; this concept resembles that of the 1956 French film The Red Balloon, although de Wilde notes in the photo-book Elliott Smith that the video was inspired by the 1962 French film La jetée. The video opens with whispers by Pascal Nabet Meyer and Autumn de Wilde. In an interview Smith said, "The person who did 'Son of Sam' is a friend of mine. I didn't want some hot shit Hollywood guy to make God knows what. My friend Autumn, who is a photographer, had never made a film before, but she was very interested in doing it, so she came up with an idea. It was fun because I knew her, and I liked and respected her pictures." ©Wiki

Why did I never realise he used her for Shiva even though he's a male god and he probably meant Durga because she's the one with multiple arms.

I love elliott smith