Oh god, so totally tired of the Decemberists. Will they go away in January?

depressing song to wake up to

Boooorring

 blort182 wrote:  And the chorus?

Just kidding. That was fun. Luckily I had my guitar handy to play.

 Jelani wrote: 

Claiming that a song is "whiny" or that the singer is "whining" is the surest sign that the critic making the claim has absolutely nothing interesting to say (probably about anything). But then again, I've come to expect no less from Jelani, this community's second-rate Excelsior, who was in turn a third-rate version Physicsgenius. I guess this makes Jelani a fifth-rate version of...something.

I like this song!

blort182 wrote:

I'm pounding on the piano in my home office right now.

C'mon, grab your six string, it's a fun strummer.

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A2

Sounds like Oasis trying to be "deep". Or should I say "substantial"?

I don't know why I like his voice so much. It's, uh, distinctive, that's for sure.

c.

A bit dour for my tastes

decemberists always tell a complex story , nice tunes too
I likes it

Whiiiiney, whiiiiiiney, whiiiiiiiiine.
Whiney Whine, whine.

These guys are just so different from anyone else out there. I really enjoy them.

Not bad...at lest they are singing of something different.

rowdydaisy wrote:
This guy writes songs with creepy lyrics.
My question is, why does he name them after Jewish girls?
Leslie Anne Levine? Myla Goldberg? (an author)

Usually, I find these guys too twee and clever (although I liked the Rushmore referencing 16 Military Wives vid) - but this song has always lingered in my mind as a wonderful spray of sea-mist and mournful ghosties.

ziggytrix wrote:

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=39571

accordionista wrote:

Ah, the accordion- God's instrument!

donpdonp wrote:
What he said. Except I've always found the lead singer's voice to be annoying.

i know what mesallied means ;)

i used to like their sound but now i find it horribly annoying. it took all my effort to keep the rating from dropping into the sucko-barfo zone.

2

rowdydaisy wrote:Amazing images. Makes you imagine these disquieting scenes.

not-a-fish wrote:
What the Texan said.

This is the very first Decemberists song I ever heard. It was love at first listen.

It grows on you after a few listens - I give it a solid 7.

rowdydaisy wrote:

That'd explain my disconnect with it, I guess.
A rare '3'.

Sad, in the old english folk tradition, but good song.

Read the lyrics. Really creepy.

One of my favorite by the D's.

Glad to hear it.