Elliott Smith (lyrics, singer, title, p2p, solo)

sleepy jack · 08-06-2007, 05:16 PM

Place Pigalle

Here's the fallen sun on holiday
Meeting her byes about halfway
Looking it's killed many men
And I've been all of them
Inside a week
See the man in the bar
Who got too drunk to speak

He adores that song, mundane as it is
The days in a dream
That wasn't his
Nights about the top of the lift
When it's gone to it's drifted far away
To keep it together for long, it's half holiday

From the bar they walk to Place Pigalle
The taxi waved down, goodnight sleep well
Now it's just a step to the door
When he walks all or more to bring her away
Out of this temporary half holiday

Richay · 08-06-2007, 07:37 PM

Yeah Elliott Smith owns. Although i do have to Agree with the Bill Kid About Ethier/Or the Only One Being Worth Buying. The Other Albums had great songs but there were some horrible ones on them too.

sleepy jack · 08-06-2007, 07:42 PM

XO was just as consistent, and I still don't understand that opinion seeing as alot of the tracks on it were mediocre compared to others along the same lines and Cupid's Trick is an okay song at best.

~~i get high sometimes~~ · 08-06-2007, 08:22 PM

wha? someone agreeing with me. that is new and refreshing. about a year and a half late.

Richay · 08-06-2007, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowquill

XO was just as consistent, and I still don't understand that opinion seeing as alot of the tracks on it were mediocre compared to others along the same lines and Cupid's Trick is an okay song at best.

XO was great and all, i mean the first 11 tracks were great, the rest were just ok. The Same with Figure 8, up until track 9, it wasent that great.

sleepy jack · 08-06-2007, 09:16 PM

Whats wrong with A Question Mark, Everybody Cares Everybody Understands and I Didn't Understand? Sure A Question Mark is one of his most different songs but its still good, is it because its too 'happy?' An how you can like the first 11 tracks than hate Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands is beyond me and the closing track I Didn't Understand is one of the best Elliott Smith songs ever, and one of the most beautiful pieces of vocal work ever.

I'm not going to bother addressing the Figure 8 comment since Junk Bond Trader is track 3.

Richay · 08-06-2007, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowquill

Whats wrong with A Question Mark, Everybody Cares Everybody Understands and I Didn't Understand? Sure A Question Mark is one of his most different songs but its still good, is it because its too 'happy?' An how you can like the first 11 tracks than hate Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands is beyond me and the closing track I Didn't Understand is one of the best Elliott Smith songs ever, and one of the most beautiful pieces of vocal work ever.

I'm not going to bother addressing the Figure 8 comment since Junk Bond Trader is track 3.

Well no, i enjoyed the lyrics just not instrumenting, the same with question mark. and i also liked pretty mary k but it still was pretty akward.

sleepy jack · 08-06-2007, 09:58 PM

I don't know, I don't like touching on Figure 8 because its kind of an inconsistent release, it has some of my favorite Elliott songs, but it has some of my least favorites.

Richay · 08-09-2007, 01:17 PM

Thats why Ethier/Or Is my favorite. I really did like The Self Titled Album, and Roman Candle Though, even if it dident sound as professional it was still pretty good.

Laces Out Dan! · 08-09-2007, 04:19 PM

XO and From a Basement ftw

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08-06-2007, 07:37 PM	#222 (permalink)
Richay Groupie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	Yeah Elliott Smith owns. Although i do have to Agree with the Bill Kid About Ethier/Or the Only One Being Worth Buying. The Other Albums had great songs but there were some horrible ones on them too.

08-06-2007, 08:22 PM	#224 (permalink)
~~i get high sometimes~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 240	wha? someone agreeing with me. that is new and refreshing. about a year and a half late.

08-09-2007, 01:17 PM	#229 (permalink)
Richay Groupie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	Thats why Ethier/Or Is my favorite. I really did like The Self Titled Album, and Roman Candle Though, even if it dident sound as professional it was still pretty good.