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Artist:Sufjan Stevens [ more ]
Song:Concerning the UFO Sighting near Highland, Illinois
Album:Illinois [ album info ]
Released:2005
Last Played:Jul 17, 2010 - 08:04
Avg. Rating:7    (Total Ratings: 439)
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1 votes: 12 (2.7%)2 votes: 16 (3.6%)3 votes: 18 (4.1%)4 votes: 15 (3.4%)5 votes: 27 (6.2%)6 votes: 29 (6.6%)7 votes: 90 (21%)8 votes: 130 (30%)9 votes: 69 (16%)10 votes: 33 (7.5%)
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119 comments for this song:spacerLog in above to post your comment

ekeyte
(Lynchburg, VA)
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 23:10 

 peter_james_bond wrote: 
That's exactly what came to mind for me. Haha.

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 13:47 

 cdhutzler wrote:
This song was used in a pretty cool stop motion movie made a few years back.
 
Thanks Carl, that was pretty cool!

cdhutzler
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 12:34 

This song was used in a pretty cool stop motion movie made a few years back.
peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 12:33 

titanium667
Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 10:23 

I love this song. I love Sufjan. Great stuff!{#Notworthy}
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 23:49 

 andsoitgoes wrote:


sigh.  Troll

Great song.  I'm glad to hear more Sufjan on RP.  Keep it up!
 
"troll" - right. . . nice job of quickly pigeon-holing a guy because he posts something with which you disagree.

SS is a twee poseur (I have seen SS in concert, and I did pay for an SS CD or two) and is a perfect example of the kind of weak drivel often thought of as thought provoking, or creative, but really is just sort of novel in a fleeting way. . . I've done my best to like this stuff, to think of it as art, but the best I can do is see it as a failed attempt at Dadaism. . .


andsoitgoes
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 16:48 

 vandal wrote:


 

sigh.  Troll

Great song.  I'm glad to hear more Sufjan on RP.  Keep it up!
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Dec 25, 2008 - 12:18 



smilestoomuch
(Mad City, WI)
Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 08:59 

chyk5 wrote:
What a wonderful freak this man is. The world needs more like him.

Agreed! His song titles and their content always amuse me. Can't say as I'd listen to his records over and over again, though...

Kittee
(NC- Dreaming of the Mountains)
Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 08:57 

Prettiest, strangest song, I ever did hear.
Cruithne3753
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 14:57 

Got any Shakin' Stevens?

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 13:45 




oneworld
(Stockholm)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 02:34 

i always turn up the volume when this get played.

This time I also checked the comments, with pictures of people throwing up.

Tnx RP for keep playing this kind of stuff. My record collection would be
a bit smaller without the UFO sightings I often do here.

Take the chance to see this guy on stage, with his incredible band.
It's like Donovan meeting Frank Zappa...
islander
(Seattle)
Posted: Jan 13, 2008 - 15:12 

superfido wrote:


Indeed, My god this is as pukish as it gets.

what stupid stupid repulsive lyrics


you just have to recognize that it is actually in a foreign tongue - I think it is Gibberish.
Zeito
(Sieur du Lhut)
Posted: Nov 11, 2007 - 20:00 

This song doesn't sound quite right unless ...

"The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But Youre Gonna Have To Leave Now, Or, I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight..."

is played right after.

Where does he come up with these song titles? The title is longer than the song!
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 09:57 

My friend made a cool video out of stock footage and this song for a stock footage film festival. Check it out if you like this tune.
EssexTex
(MAGNOLIA CAFE DAY!)
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 09:56 

Has this song started or are they still tuning their instruments?
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 09:54 

Cool. Fun to play on the piano.
chyk5
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 09:54 

What a wonderful freak this man is. The world needs more like him.
superfido
(Sweden)
Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 13:21 

vandal wrote:


Indeed, My god this is as pukish as it gets.

what stupid stupid repulsive lyrics

Kerly
(Estonia)
Posted: May 07, 2007 - 06:49 

Nuvola_Rossa wrote:
How much i love your voice, Sufjan...


Same here...amazing.
MatClarke
(Stonehenge, England)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 03:49 

Man has a sense of humour you have to appreciate that.
reedifus
(The Dairy State)
Posted: Mar 05, 2007 - 12:06 

Another artist introduced to me by radioparadise who I will love forever.
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 12:35 


MinMan
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Jan 04, 2007 - 12:57 

Exquisit!

Bought the album just to have this available in high fidelity.

Note to self - avoid swamp thing.
crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Jan 04, 2007 - 12:57 

If this goes on, I'll increase my "beat" frequency...
gandalfbmg
(Missouri)
Posted: Jan 04, 2007 - 12:57 

crowhog2000 wrote:
s u f y a w n

yup. I just don't get the degree of adoration heaped on this guy. Not bad, but a little too odd to ever be truly great in my book.
crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA)
Posted: Dec 01, 2006 - 22:45 

mattt wrote:

Not sure of the official music term, but in physics it's called the beat frequency.


=
mattt
(Undisclosed Location)
Posted: Nov 07, 2006 - 06:30 

trekhead wrote:
Anyone know if there is a term for the effect of a note , or suggestion of a note being created between two notes?

Not sure of the official music term, but in physics it's called the beat frequency.
p4jkafla
(New England, USA)
Posted: Nov 07, 2006 - 06:30 

I saw him for the first time on Austin City Limits, and I just LOVE this man. Beautiful.
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