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The Decemberists — We Both Go Down Together
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merkin_muffley
Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 18:23
 
 Zep wrote:
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion"

oh wait! 

  
Bumped. 
ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 10:23
 
It must take a particularly strong desire to force your lyrics into a meter (metre) when you stretch tramp into 3 syllables.

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 18:17
 
I usually prefer a nice red wine w/ my cheese....

4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Jul 04, 2012 - 20:08
 
Not what the Italian captain said, sadly ... {#Whisper}

trailhub
(St Louis)
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 06:56
 
Seems like most Decemberists tunes sound nice and cheery, but when you listen to the lyrics they're almost all about people dying one way or another.

srose96
(grandma's house)
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 - 10:49
 
awe, so sweet.. 'his love' must be so touched. O_o

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 - 10:36
 
 Zep wrote:
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion"

oh wait! 
 

{#Yes}

1 for ripping off the riff.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 04:59
 
 NeilBlanchard wrote:
I find this song slightly annoying — it may be earnest, but it is still annoying to me.

Neil
 

It's what they do.{#Lol}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 04:59
 
 HoneyBearKelly wrote:
This entire ceedee sucks.
 

Yessuuurr!!{#Yes} Or I should say maam!{#Lol}

Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.)
Posted: Oct 23, 2010 - 11:30
 
I love these guys

Zep
(The Big Country)
Posted: Oct 23, 2010 - 11:30
 
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion"

oh wait! 

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 18:08
 
Of all the bands Bill's turned me around on, these guys were the first. Thanks, Bill.

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: May 05, 2010 - 09:57
 
 fredriley wrote:
That title makes this dirty old man think of a vigorous 69... ;)

 

I too once posted the same thing. But upon further listening it's about a pretty messed up relationship that end up in a double suicide...

HoneyBearKelly
(Brooklyn)
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 09:22
 
This entire ceedee sucks.

Chuckaluphagus
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 09:22
 
 chiguy wrote:
That was the most godawful music I've heard in along time.
 
I thought the same thing when I first heard the Decemberists.  The instruments were fine, the lyrics were interesting, but I couldn't stand his voice.

Then a few of their songs got stuck in my head.  Over time I sought out their music again, slightly wincing even as I did.  But my views began to soften, as if I had some musical version of Stockholm Syndrome.

Now I like them.  It's the most extreme flip-flop I've ever experienced about a band.  I even saw them play an excellent live show in Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, that was fantastic.


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 09:18
 
That title makes this dirty old man think of a vigorous 69... ;)


NeilBlanchard
(Greater Boston area, Massachusetts)
Posted: Feb 11, 2010 - 05:10
 
I find this song slightly annoying — it may be earnest, but it is still annoying to me.

Neil

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Dec 10, 2009 - 09:42
 
"Raspberry Beret" — good disc; great band.

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Aug 06, 2009 - 10:21
 
I frackin love this song more every time I hear it, it's easily my favorite from them.

sarahbean26
(waukegan,IL)
Posted: Aug 06, 2009 - 10:21
 
{#Puke}{#Naughty} should never play this crap RP!

sdn
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Aug 06, 2009 - 10:20
 
Okay, I like the Decembrists... but this one sounds like Tiny Tim was a guest vocalist.

lathyris
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Aug 06, 2009 - 10:19
 
Weird — never heard this version before. I *think* I like it better than the other.

tom-kenna
(pompano beach)
Posted: Jul 05, 2009 - 18:12
 
Is that Tim Curry in the middle performing the nuptials?
But seriously. The vast veranda is a bit silly. Fun catchy tune.

etcarroll
(stuck among the Amish)
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 16:59
 
Not happening.............

-3-

chiguy
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 14:24
 
That was the most godawful music I've heard in along time.

ladymix
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 14:23
 
 AiNoTame wrote:
Okay... "meeting Miranda on my vast veranda" just made me spew on my keyboard. It was much appreciated comedy, intended or otherwise.

 
Agreed that line never stops being funny.


notremotely
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 14:22
 
 Tal wrote:
Love love love the Decemberists. More. Anytime. 
 
Me too. Any song. Any album.
I'll happily take all the miranda-verandas and lovehas they've got!



rvontha
(Erie, PA)
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 14:21
 
 redfern777 wrote:
I like his solo guitar/vocal version of this one better.
 
Me too!


jameyp
(New York via Austin)
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 14:21
 
F1 wrote:
Irritating as hell. "My loveha, my loveha...." {#Puke}

nope!  I think this is a great song in the vein of new folk/ songs with a story.  I like it {#Smile}

AlienRelic
(east of Eden)
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 14:21
 
Oh No! The veranda gang is back!

F1
(Pacific NW...gotta get back to Chicago)
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 09:18
 
Irritating as hell.  "My loveha, my loveha...."  {#Puke}

redfern777
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 09:17
 
I like his solo guitar/vocal version of this one better.

Tal
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 09:16
 
Love love love the Decemberists. More. Anytime. 

hippiechick
(Weekendland)
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 09:14
 
This song and album creep me out, but I love The Crane Wife

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 09:14
 

So, is the shorthand song title for this one "69"?



daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution)
Posted: Sep 24, 2008 - 04:17
 
bad poetry

AiNoTame
(Shibuya, Tokidokiyo)
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 - 00:52
 
Okay... "meeting Miranda on my vast veranda" just made me spew on my keyboard.

It was much appreciated comedy, intended or otherwise.

miahfost
(Svensk Socialist Soviet Monarki)
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 - 06:21
 
I don't get the faux Victorian thing. Pretentiousness isn't ironic when you pose as a Victorian dandy, its just pretentious.

I guess I am saying this sucks.
pushkinjim
(Sweden)
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 - 06:19
 
Blank, Bleep, Mute!
Pazzat
(Winchester, England)
Posted: Sep 28, 2007 - 04:27
 
wally42 wrote:


I'm not sure of the complete "reasons why", but I can tell you that the spelling is deliberate as opposed to the correct spelling of the Decembrists from Russian history.


I really don't get this. The liberal revolutionaries from 1820s Russia didn't spell their name in English.
smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 11:40
 
TimeWaster wrote:


(This guy's voice may not be the best, but we all know that the guy from Green Day has the most annoying voice in the world. )


No, no. I'm sorry, but that award goes to Axl Rose.
pmnixa
(Rochester, MN)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 11:40
 
This is noticibly bad as background music. Maybe if I listened to the lyrics I would appreciate it at that level, but right now - not feeling it!
gandalfbmg
(Missouri)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 11:40
 
I've been really getting into these guys, but finding out that Petra Haden is the one playing there only cinches the deal for me... time to hit up iTunes again...
The_Enemy
(The Sewer)
Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 13:09
 
I was thinking that this sounded like the guy from Placebo.

Then I realized that any band that sounds some other band and involves a kind of hard-to-figure-out story must be the Decemberists.

Checking the playlist, I was right! DAMN, I'm clever

I rate it a 5 for "it's ok if you like this sort of thing"
wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 13:07
 
thewiseking wrote:
lyrical, poetic, romantic.
a bit overwrought perhaps yet effective.
great composition and vocals.
original.


Bingo

Hey Bill why did you guys sorry The Mariners Revenge. It's a much better tune from this album, and it's seems like the Decemberists are growing on you.
wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 13:05
 
pushkinjim wrote:


I agree - too REM like, and we all know that REM SUCKS!


How many millions of albums have YOU sold? Probably not as many as REM, you must really suck!
pushkinjim
(Sweden, Los Angeles, Vancouver, St. Petersburg)
Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 13:01
 
wally42 wrote:


this guys voice is as compelling and unique as Michael Stipe's


I agree - too REM like, and we all know that REM SUCKS!
wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 11:23
 
MatClarke wrote:
Why is this band so named?


I'm not sure of the complete "reasons why", but I can tell you that the spelling is deliberate as opposed to the correct spelling of the Decembrists from Russian history.


thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 11:17
 
lyrical, poetic, romantic.
a bit overwrought perhaps yet effective.
great composition and vocals.
original.
MatClarke
(Stonehenge, England)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 11:16
 
Why is this band so named?