. . . i always ignore these bands and their new albums until i watch them preform here. Suddenly I am truly introduced to their amazing sounds. Thank You KCRW for showing us all what we miss when we dismiss them without giving them a real listen
I am speechless. This is off the charts brilliant. I have no idea what this song is about but the emotions of this song are palpable staight to the heart.
The line before it says: "I was standing in the street cause I was trying not to crack" This song is about the end of a relationship. In this line he's saying that he is trying not to crack/fall apart because of the relationship ending. The next verse is about self-affirmation, he's built himself up from the fractured version that he was at the end of the relationship. "I was solid gold" Gold is extremely ductile - meaning that it can be drawn out into wire or threadlike forms without becoming brittle and breaking. By saying "I was solid gold" he is explicitly stating that he can no longer crack/fall apart. He has moved on from the broken relationship and he is now solid gold, not weak and fractured like before when he was "trying not to crack."
Ugh, Great song and band.. awful sounding drink though... cups vanilla ice cream 2 tablespoons white crème de cacao 2 tablespoons crème de noyaux 1 tablespoon vanilla vodka 1/2 cup Trix™ cereal
"It wasn't like rain
it was more like a sea
I didn't ask for this pain it just came over me..."
That's poetry. I know this life.
I didn’t know I liked the nationals until I heard this song. It resonates so deeply with me.
I officially became a fan of the national when they performed this song on the tiny desk
Wow. Stunning performance by the best American band right now.
. . . i always ignore these bands and their new albums until i watch them preform here. Suddenly I am truly introduced to their amazing sounds. Thank You KCRW for showing us all what we miss when we dismiss them without giving them a real listen
I think of all the live-in-studio videos I've watched of this band, this one has the best vocal mix.
Their tiny desk concert is just as perfect
I am speechless. This is off the charts brilliant. I have no idea what this song is about but the emotions of this song are palpable staight to the heart.
I was solid gold.
i really want to know what he meant by i was solid gold????
The line before it says:
"I was standing in the street cause I was trying not to crack"
This song is about the end of a relationship. In this line he's saying that he is trying not to crack/fall apart because of the relationship ending.
The next verse is about self-affirmation, he's built himself up from the fractured version that he was at the end of the relationship.
"I was solid gold"
Gold is extremely ductile - meaning that it can be drawn out into wire or threadlike forms without becoming brittle and breaking. By saying "I was solid gold" he is explicitly stating that he can no longer crack/fall apart. He has moved on from the broken relationship and he is now solid gold, not weak and fractured like before when he was "trying not to crack."
I Love this music so much!!! I Love the National, they're so great!
vocals are wicked on this track!
Brilliant song.
LOVE his voice!
Amazing! Keep it up both KCRW and The National!
KCRW - PLEASE post the rest of the songs that The National performed during this session ... PLEASE ......
loveitloveitloveitloveit !
You will have to go to the link in the description. They only put a couple of songs here on YT ;)
NICE SONG... :')
8 years old
Song at the end is Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue by Portugal. The Man
Other way around
Wow!!!
Wow...!!!!
Please post the other songs that The National performed during this session from earlier today.
Link to full sesión on the description
Can anyone make out the piano chords? im trying but damn this camera angle.
Which is the song played at the end? Can anyone please tell me? thanks
My mother is dad!
Music at the end ruins all the magic.
Meh, this version lacks atmosphere and unity. Watch the NPR Tony Desk Concert for a better intimate version.
Ugh, Great song and band.. awful sounding drink though...
cups vanilla ice cream 2 tablespoons white crème de cacao 2 tablespoons crème de noyaux 1 tablespoon vanilla vodka 1/2 cup Trix™ cereal
Booooring