This is the line that makes dumbasses who say Sufjan was glorifying JWG look so dumb. He’s obviously respecting the victims by connecting them with their humanity as kids who were killed, with him not even being able to finish the sentence and just giving up. He is not defending murder, he is reflecting on it and what brought a person to commit such heinous acts.
That year, 1978, that Gacy was caught...we had not seen or had communication with my older brother for at least a year. We lived north of Chicago, and you can't imagine the fear and trepidation we had as each body, in its turn, was identified, expecting the worst. We had no relief from this stress until a few years later when we finally tracked my brother down playing with the field team of the Red Sox. When I hear that line "He killed ten thousand people" I think of how true that is...even though he only killed 33, every one of those 33 had friends and family who, in their own way, had a piece of themselves killed...and spiraling even beyond that you have the families of boys who disappeared in that time frame, who have never resurfaced, leaving them in limbo...it could easily total ten thousand the amount of people affected by the actions of this sad, sad clown.
the songs conclusion: "And in my best behavior i am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid" is a a deep insight on how every man is capable of hurting people. I wish more people knew that evil is a very present thing between people.
Or, perhaps he was hinting at coming out, which he did in 2023. You'll note of course that JWG murdered men and boys after raping them. There's a harrowing account on Soft White Underbelly of a man who escaped Gacy's clutches when he was a teen. It's bone chilling.
Exactly! It's harder to compliment someone you don't know but it is easier to yell at someone who cut you off. Evil is more present all we do is suppress it some do better and some don't...
This song makes me feel sick and saddened at the same time yet it’s such a beautiful tune so I allow myself to be utterly captivated by it. Sufjan is truly one of a kind to turn something so horrifying into something so beautiful. Love him and his music so much.
I'm 38 and just realizing, after half my life, how much weight this man has carried about his sexuality and how much it has let us hurt, too. Im speechless.
His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed Folding John Wayne's t-shirts when the swingset hit his head The neighbors they adored him For his humor and his conversation Look underneath the house there Find the few living things, rotting fast, in their sleep Oh the dead 27 people Even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs Oh my God Are you one of them? He dressed up like a clown for them With his face paint white and red And on his best behavior In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all He'd kill ten thousand people With a slight of his hand, running far, running fast to the dead He took off all their clothes for them He put a cloth on their lips, quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth And in my best behavior I am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid
@@vanillakevs5469 not entering into details and specifications are smaller bodied guitars Extra: were common during the 10s, 20s, and 30s, specially this last one, cuz of the wandering troubadours Robert Johnson is a good example
Ye I know, I haven't thought that way though, my head was bouncing towards a more technic way of the song itself. Pretty sure this is fair reason to make it stressful.
@@mikefenn00 i think it might've also been stressful to play on the guitar. he looked like he was having a time at the beginning until he got the pattern down and then he gave a sign of affirmation like he got it.
Bizarre to hear people cheer after a serial killer’s name is uttered. I mean, it’s obvious they were cheering because they know the song and were excited for it, but still. Come on people.
@@jean-marieboucherit4716 that's generally how recordings work... of course they are better when they have multiple takes for each seperate audio track which they then can mix and layer however they like... but most people like the spontaneity of performances... have you never been to a live gig?
He is one of the best songrwriters ever.
Cristobal Ordonez AGREE!!! 100%
just that line 'even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs, oh my god' sets me off crying every single time i can't get over it
Same here, that's when this song hit me the 1st time I listened, and ever since...
😂😂😂😂😂
breaks my heart
SAME
This is the line that makes dumbasses who say Sufjan was glorifying JWG look so dumb. He’s obviously respecting the victims by connecting them with their humanity as kids who were killed, with him not even being able to finish the sentence and just giving up. He is not defending murder, he is reflecting on it and what brought a person to commit such heinous acts.
That year, 1978, that Gacy was caught...we had not seen or had communication with my older brother for at least a year. We lived north of Chicago, and you can't imagine the fear and trepidation we had as each body, in its turn, was identified, expecting the worst. We had no relief from this stress until a few years later when we finally tracked my brother down playing with the field team of the Red Sox. When I hear that line "He killed ten thousand people" I think of how true that is...even though he only killed 33, every one of those 33 had friends and family who, in their own way, had a piece of themselves killed...and spiraling even beyond that you have the families of boys who disappeared in that time frame, who have never resurfaced, leaving them in limbo...it could easily total ten thousand the amount of people affected by the actions of this sad, sad clown.
That "Oh my God" is haunting. So beautiful.
He iss
That's my favorite part
Absolutely
@@CorridosyArmas Mine too!
the songs conclusion: "And in my best behavior i am really just like him
Look beneath the floor boards
For the secrets I have hid" is a a deep insight on how every man is capable of hurting people. I wish more people knew that evil is a very present thing between people.
yeah and the bad things, however insignificant and trivial by comparison, that ordinary people do.
Someone call the FBII! Pew oew
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Or, perhaps he was hinting at coming out, which he did in 2023. You'll note of course that JWG murdered men and boys after raping them. There's a harrowing account on Soft White Underbelly of a man who escaped Gacy's clutches when he was a teen. It's bone chilling.
Exactly! It's harder to compliment someone you don't know but it is easier to yell at someone who cut you off. Evil is more present all we do is suppress it some do better and some don't...
His voice is fantastic, but, her harmony is out of this world. One of the most sad songs ive ever heard
This song makes me feel sick and saddened at the same time yet it’s such a beautiful tune so I allow myself to be utterly captivated by it. Sufjan is truly one of a kind to turn something so horrifying into something so beautiful. Love him and his music so much.
I'm 38 and just realizing, after half my life, how much weight this man has carried about his sexuality and how much it has let us hurt, too. Im speechless.
Sufjan or John Wayne?
@@mailtv910 Well, obviously Sufjan, but JWG was also severely damaged by concealing his sexuality. Part of the point of this song.
explain pls ?
Sufjan manages to consistently evoke the darkness of this piece of music, whether laying down a track in a studio or onstage. He is a wonder.
both his and the backup singer's voices are marvellous
Such a haunting piece of music
I WOULD DIE TO HEAR THIS IRL
This is one of the songs which haunts my dreams.
Sufjan's eyes !
Who’s the back up singer? She’s amazing. Her vocals after "oh my god" we’re heavenly
Dawn Landes!
Simp
@@Lol-bt6vs I don't think you know what a simp is.
Uriel are you five?
This man knows how to do pitch black humor and devastate simultaneously. One of the best storytellers ever in music.
His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed
Folding John Wayne's t-shirts when the swingset hit his head
The neighbors they adored him
For his humor and his conversation
Look underneath the house there
Find the few living things, rotting fast, in their sleep
Oh the dead
27 people
Even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God
Are you one of them?
He dressed up like a clown for them
With his face paint white and red
And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a slight of his hand, running far, running fast to the dead
He took off all their clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips, quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth
And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floor boards
For the secrets I have hid
Thank you!
the oh my god was so good, tearing up.
Thanks for all your videos, Rairun. Your channel's awesome!
David 5
That extra piece at the end was a beautiful touch; Sufjan's vocals perfectly matches the notes. Sufjan is so well rounded talented❤
This is such an amazing performance.
He’s fabulous!!!!
What a beautiful voice
The final part of the video, is such heavenly
eerie, beautiful, brilliant
this song breaks me
such a nice parlor guitar
What is a parlor guitar
@@vanillakevs5469 not entering into details and specifications are smaller bodied guitars
Extra: were common during the 10s, 20s, and 30s, specially this last one, cuz of the wandering troubadours Robert Johnson is a good example
La vida está llena de monstruos... Y algunos se quedan en tu cabeza..
I am glad they allowed you to video or bring a camera
I'm a cynical old man. But boy he is good.
What a voice. God damn.
He looks like a drunk football fan at a bar or something lol, totally the opposite of how he sounds on his songs !
Sufjan is the best. Will be releasing a couple of songs soon inspired by his work. Check out Someone's Champion in the meantime
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Unreal.
The outro is so cool
eu estive aqui
If it wasnt for niptuck i wouldnt be here but im glad i am
The single most Christ like song I've ever fucking heard. "Forgive them Father for the known not what they do"
heavenly
His cap worn askew adds much to his music /s.
He reminds me of a 2000s version of don mclean
COSAS.
Wow
Can anyone tell me what type of Martin guitar he uses here?☺️
Could you please transcript what he says at the very beginning ?
Not sure i get it properly... thx
+BluetteLily He says it's his "murder ballad"
Besides he adds that somehow this tune is stressful. Not quite sure the reason tho.
Stressful probably because the song is about a man who raped and murdered children.
Ye I know, I haven't thought that way though, my head was bouncing towards a more technic way of the song itself. Pretty sure this is fair reason to make it stressful.
@@mikefenn00 i think it might've also been stressful to play on the guitar. he looked like he was having a time at the beginning until he got the pattern down and then he gave a sign of affirmation like he got it.
Somehow John Wayne Gary jr doesnt-
*applause*
Sufjan: : |
I'll fist fight the 4 that downed this one.
i’ll help you
I’ll help too
Yeah lol I'll help.
Why playback Sufjan ??
? This is definitely not playback in any shape or form lol
Its like hipster paul simon
... jesus...
Bizarre to hear people cheer after a serial killer’s name is uttered.
I mean, it’s obvious they were cheering because they know the song and were excited for it, but still. Come on people.
Sean Matthew King true burn in hell John Wayne Gacy you were the reason why a lot of people are scared of clowns
Yes, let's cancel cheering.
Frick off.
You are genuinely retarted you know that Sean
I'm sad you're sad.
The 11 people who disliked this video must be John Wayne Gacy victims
Or people horrified by Gacy's crimes
Disappointing
how? it's almost better than the studio record in my opinion.
How so
incense head the record is a hundred times better in my opinion.
@@jean-marieboucherit4716 that's generally how recordings work... of course they are better when they have multiple takes for each seperate audio track which they then can mix and layer however they like... but most people like the spontaneity of performances... have you never been to a live gig?
You said the same about his magical performance of Chicago in Manchester. I’m not quite sure what you expect of a live performance.