Phoebe Bridgers - Smoke Signals (Live on KEXP)

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  • Опубліковано 13 вер 2018
  • KEXP.ORG presents Phoebe Bridgers performing "Smoke Signals" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded July 13, 2018.
    Host: Hans
    Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
    Audio Mixer: Andy D. Park
    Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
    Editor: Scott Holpainen
    kexp.org
    www.phoebefuckingbridgers.com

КОМЕНТАРІ • 199

  • @taylorguitar13
    @taylorguitar13 5 років тому +631

    She deserves so much more attention. I love patient and honest songwriting.

    • @martinblumrich8296
      @martinblumrich8296 5 років тому +7

      … and for the right reasons too. Darn, starting today, that Ryan Adams disappoints me!

    • @richardfortin756
      @richardfortin756 3 роки тому +15

      Sometimes more attention is actually a bad thing. I like her now. The way she is now.

    • @tonyvoeller1427
      @tonyvoeller1427 3 роки тому +14

      wow, that's powerful. I've never attributed patience to songwriting, something for me to consider more deeply

    • @erickluca6249
      @erickluca6249 3 роки тому +1

      I realize Im pretty off topic but do anybody know a good place to watch newly released series online ?

    • @moshetravis3255
      @moshetravis3255 3 роки тому

      @Jaxtyn Brycen Yea, been watching on Flixzone for since march myself :)

  • @thegalaxyturtle
    @thegalaxyturtle 4 роки тому +283

    The note of that last “wall” spills out like smoke. Gorgeous.

    • @mitchelljensen5527
      @mitchelljensen5527 4 роки тому +16

      I always knew there was something special about it. That’s a very apt description.

    • @montysano
      @montysano 3 роки тому +10

      Her phrasing and delivery is so fine.

    • @kyloren7070
      @kyloren7070 3 роки тому

      Shut up unless you can back it up with facts

    • @johnthorne4093
      @johnthorne4093 2 роки тому +1

      @@kyloren7070 Well, you murdered your own father, so why should anyone listen to you?

  • @alirezaakbari7688
    @alirezaakbari7688 3 роки тому +346

    This live version is even deeper, darker, and more melancholy. But it's the opposite of being depressive. It's really strange. It pushes me to an unknown space, where I am alone and scared to death about what is going to happen next, remembering every difficulty I have had to bear up to this point, but I look forward to experience it, no matter what are the circumstances, because I buried a hatchet it's comping up lavender, the future is unwritten the past is a corridor, I'm at the exit looking back through the hall, my past life is anonymous and I am a concrete wall.

    • @hvunjins2913
      @hvunjins2913 Рік тому +3

      this is so true.

    • @TheObserver37
      @TheObserver37 10 місяців тому +2

      Just like coop in the lodge ❤

    • @aliowfi3311
      @aliowfi3311 3 місяці тому

      الان همچین کامنتی گذاشتی تهش برات دختر جور شد عنتلکت دوزاری؟

  • @tylerkunz99
    @tylerkunz99 4 роки тому +283

    I had depression when I first heard the song, when I hear it again it makes me go back to that time and reflect.
    I'm better:)

    • @keyakilove
      @keyakilove 4 роки тому +8

      how are you doing now

    • @hihi-xu8dp
      @hihi-xu8dp 2 роки тому +4

      im proud of you

    • @Ester-xb5xq
      @Ester-xb5xq 2 роки тому +4

      Hey I just wanna thank you for writing this comment, I’m currently struggling with depression and it feels really nice to read comments like this, this gives me a little bit of hope :)

    • @tylerkunz99
      @tylerkunz99 2 роки тому

      @@Ester-xb5xq Of course, I'm glad I can help:)

    • @tylerkunz99
      @tylerkunz99 2 роки тому

      @@hihi-xu8dp thank you!

  • @bobmcg6899
    @bobmcg6899 5 років тому +161

    Few songs move your life, this is one.

  • @bethanygilchrist4522
    @bethanygilchrist4522 11 місяців тому +33

    I remember finding her music while I was at university and listening on repeat on the long drive. I was very sick with an eating disorder at the time and thinking I’ll never find love. Being so sick and sad, ready to give up. 5 years later, I am happy healthy with my boyfriend it’s wild how you finally get those real smoke signals.

  • @copper4045
    @copper4045 5 років тому +265

    This performance is absolute gold. Phoebe's drunk melodies lull you into a nostalgic trance while her chord changes and articulation caress the back of your neck like the cold fingers of a loved one reaching out from the realm of the dead. Then the band comes in to support THAT, with a perfectly arranged backdrop and you cant help but fucking listen.

    • @wernerspitzenberger6916
      @wernerspitzenberger6916 4 роки тому +16

      phoebes voice and music is perfect for standing in the kitchen, preparing breakfast or supper, a decent loudness, just her music in the background, no other noise around but her voice. i love it !!!!

    • @dca9143
      @dca9143 4 роки тому

      @Lucas Kibler I approve of this message

    • @Invisible_Difference
      @Invisible_Difference 4 роки тому +2

      You should write music reviews, this is a pretty articulate description of her vibe.

    • @ryanmarsh7819
      @ryanmarsh7819 3 роки тому

      Dude.. Yes! What a beautiful description.

    • @nightcrawler8864
      @nightcrawler8864 3 роки тому +2

      I hope your on rateyourmusic, you sound like you would make really poignant reviews on there. Love the way you describe her sound, couldn't agree more

  • @rowmk9735
    @rowmk9735 2 роки тому +91

    I consider this the definitive live version of this song. Such a good performance and recording.

    • @erburu
      @erburu 2 роки тому +10

      It's one of my favourite live performances in general, across all music lol. It's impeccable.

  • @angelica8363
    @angelica8363 Рік тому +10

    Holy shit the “wall” part literally took out my soul

    • @fieldguide2
      @fieldguide2 Рік тому +2

      An earlier comment here described it as ‘spilling out like smoke’- I thought that was perfect.

  • @norabui
    @norabui 6 місяців тому +9

    This song helps a lot when I feel deeply depressed. It’s so soft, dreamlike, and almost otherworldly. Makes me feel like I’m floating away to a place where I used to belong & there’s so much comfort in that.

  • @sophside9931
    @sophside9931 7 місяців тому +3

    The baritone guitar is absolutely magic

  • @titep1329
    @titep1329 3 роки тому +52

    I realise I’m about 3 years late to the party, but what a beautiful song and performance.

    • @ThePedalboardOrchestra
      @ThePedalboardOrchestra 6 місяців тому +1

      I am now 5 years late to the party and I am just blown away by her expression of emotions. 🙌🙏

    • @edwardmorvitz7682
      @edwardmorvitz7682 6 місяців тому +1

      I discovered her today, so I am really late.

  • @monascott5001
    @monascott5001 5 років тому +89

    This rhythm section is phenomenal. They are as crucial as Phoebe in all of this. This is aallll so good. Sparse on the sad songs and then killed it on upbeat on Motion Sickness.

  • @benmiralia6500
    @benmiralia6500 3 роки тому +27

    Lemmy, Bowie, and the Smiths? I love this woman!

  • @stevelondon3511
    @stevelondon3511 5 років тому +42

    The last verse blows my mind.

    • @alanmorales7959
      @alanmorales7959 5 років тому +17

      It's probably her best piece of writing so far. It's phenomenal.
      "I buried a hatchet, it's coming up Lavender
      The future's unwritten, the past is a corridor
      I'm at the exit, looking back through the hall
      You are anonymous, I am a concrete wall"

    • @IzzyEScott
      @IzzyEScott 5 років тому +1

      Stunning.

    • @uBeR10
      @uBeR10 4 роки тому

      And opening verse. Wow.

  • @deathchips926
    @deathchips926 5 років тому +49

    the sound on this particular performance is STELLAR.

  • @rorybell2161
    @rorybell2161 4 роки тому +55

    I have no idea who disliked this. Phenomenal song by an excellent songwriter full of promise. Her debut lp is one of the best lps of the last few years, can't wait to see what she does next

    • @quantumquestthebillionaire1527
      @quantumquestthebillionaire1527 2 роки тому +8

      Yea it was someone from Australia, you know their like button well it’s upside down to ours..🙃

    • @maxipads259
      @maxipads259 5 місяців тому +1

      Exactly 44 dislikes FOR WHAT???

  • @uBeR10
    @uBeR10 4 роки тому +179

    I'm responsible for at least 356 of these views each year.

    • @mylesrobinson6513
      @mylesrobinson6513 10 місяців тому +8

      Do you take the bank holidays off? 😂

    • @SlippinJimmy4Life
      @SlippinJimmy4Life 5 місяців тому +1

      Or the number of times listened to during the holidays. Holiday nostalgia sad song marathon, yes or yes? 🎶🫠

  • @matthewfrost3924
    @matthewfrost3924 5 років тому +55

    KEXP has been so on point with their selections lately

  • @rhi.mae.cameron
    @rhi.mae.cameron 8 місяців тому +7

    I want to marry a phoebe bridgers fan.

  • @ananj
    @ananj 23 дні тому +1

    man I can never get enough of her voice
    there are no words in the English language I could scream to express how much I love phoebe

  • @___.______.______.______._____
    @___.______.______.______._____ 4 місяці тому +1

    it's the way i cry every time i hear this

  • @Bontonification
    @Bontonification 4 роки тому +18

    She really feels those lyrics - it comes through in her performance. Love it!

  • @moongpapa
    @moongpapa 5 місяців тому +1

    I think this song is the best of all her music. I hope this song will get to more people.

  • @tinyfootprints
    @tinyfootprints Рік тому +8

    Beautiful song, beautiful lyrics, beautiful performance. Even years later, every time I hear the words to this song it hits deeper. One of my absolute faves of all time.

  • @susanzoeckler4926
    @susanzoeckler4926 2 роки тому +12

    I've heard Phoebe say she sucks at guitar, but I think she's doing just fine. And whatta whatta voice.

  • @foff3832
    @foff3832 2 роки тому +10

    Nothing I love more than honest and vulnerable songwriting. Such a beautiful song.

  • @laurenbreiter
    @laurenbreiter 4 роки тому +157

    Does that bass line remind anyone else of twin peaks?

    • @calebmccreary8932
      @calebmccreary8932 4 роки тому +12

      Lauren Breiter YES i knew it reminded me of something . so warm sounding

    • @tristessabrown7895
      @tristessabrown7895 4 роки тому +11

      Yeah! I’ve been trying to find out what that sound is for so long! Idk about this performance, but in the recording it’s a baritone guitar. It’s used in the Twin Peaks theme as well as Wichita Lineman and Galveston by Glen Campbell. It’s common in country music.

    • @evansteidtman962
      @evansteidtman962 3 роки тому

      Twin Peaks the band?

    • @laurenbreiter
      @laurenbreiter 3 роки тому +1

      @@evansteidtman962 no like the tv show!

    • @sb_dunk
      @sb_dunk 2 роки тому +1

      I thought the same thing, but not about the bass. On the studio recording, it's the guitar line when she says "burning trash out on the beach", at 1:20 ish.
      I think it's the tremolo on the guitar that makes it sound similar, and as mentioned above, the baritone guitar.

  • @gavand_4423
    @gavand_4423 2 роки тому +5

    2:28 chills love that line sm

  • @missameric_ana
    @missameric_ana 3 місяці тому +1

    this is easily her best song and ironically the one that took me the most time to get into 😮‍💨

  • @anteater74
    @anteater74 5 років тому +17

    Everything about this is magical

    • @uBeR10
      @uBeR10 5 років тому

      Not the original lyrics. (:

  • @gingerroot8802
    @gingerroot8802 4 роки тому +15

    I want to live at the Holiday Inn
    Where somebody else makes the bed
    We'll watch TV while the lights on the street
    Put all the stars to death
    This always make me nostalgic.

  • @fukukaze2467
    @fukukaze2467 4 роки тому +54

    [Verse 1]
    I went with you up to the place you grew up in
    We spent a week in the cold
    Just long enough to Walden it with you
    Any longer, it would've got old
    Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died
    But nothing's changed, L.A.'s alright
    I'm sleeping in my bed again, and getting in my head
    And then, walk around the reservoir
    [Chorus]
    You
    You must've been looking for me
    Sending smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burning trash out on the beach
    [Verse 2]
    One of your eyes is always half-shut
    Something happened when you were a kid
    I didn't know you then
    And I'll never understand why it feels like I did
    "How Soon Is Now" in an 80s sedan
    You slept inside of it because your dad
    Lived in a campground in the back of a van
    You said that song'll creep you out until you're dead
    [Chorus]
    And you
    Must've been looking for me
    Sending smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burning trash out on the beach
    [Verse 3]
    I want to live at the Holiday Inn
    Where somebody else makes the bed
    We'll watch TV while the lights on the street
    Put all the stars to death
    It's been on my mind since Bowie died
    Just checking out to hide from life
    And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em
    With you riding shotgun, speeding, 'cause fuck the cops
    [Chorus]
    And you
    You must've been looking for me
    Sending smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burning trash out on the beach
    [Verse 4]
    I buried a hatchet, it's coming up lavender
    The future's unwritten; the past is a corridor
    I'm at the exit, looking back through the hall
    You are anonymous, I am a concrete wall

  • @keyakilove
    @keyakilove 4 роки тому +12

    this is literally incredible

  • @CrawlunderaRock
    @CrawlunderaRock 2 місяці тому +1

    Just close your eyes, listen to this song on repeat on your headphones…you will thank me 😏🥂

  • @santimacello4874
    @santimacello4874 5 років тому +21

    What a voice.. It takes me to another world..

  • @SPMUAYTHAI
    @SPMUAYTHAI 5 років тому +18

    She has a beautiful voice .

  • @DK-dg8cz
    @DK-dg8cz 5 років тому +45

    Astounding performance and production! I like this one even more than the studio version. Thank you!

  • @allenodell
    @allenodell 5 років тому +28

    that snare, so tasteful

  • @billdoyle4325
    @billdoyle4325 Місяць тому

    one of my favorite love songs !

  • @pickleluvrs
    @pickleluvrs Рік тому +1

    and we’re all still just here in awe

  • @johnthorne4093
    @johnthorne4093 2 роки тому +3

    The song is amazing; this performance on KEXP is devastating. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

  • @user-br4yi8fm6m
    @user-br4yi8fm6m 4 роки тому +8

    she is such a beautiful woman. and god her music.

  • @50ShadesOfEndo
    @50ShadesOfEndo 5 років тому +7

    One of the best songs of the year

  • @swinehorde9118
    @swinehorde9118 5 років тому +21

    Dang! I wasn't expecting nostalgia feels this morning! I very much appreciated the restraint and subtlety shown in this performance. Especially the bells and the cool OP-1 swells. Like a cool slice of coconut cream pie and a cup of cheap diner coffee.

  • @chrismichlewicz5284
    @chrismichlewicz5284 5 років тому +9

    Such pure vocals. Love it!!

  • @aleagupta8533
    @aleagupta8533 2 роки тому +3

    her music is something else ... her music is always my go to tbh

  • @charleshoward1475
    @charleshoward1475 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful. Thank You.

  • @maisa96
    @maisa96 5 років тому +4

    Lovely as always, Phoebe and the team.

  • @anniehoney03
    @anniehoney03 3 роки тому +1

    one of my favorite songs by her !!!!

  • @stenulrik1
    @stenulrik1 5 років тому +1

    thank you!...

  • @danb5058
    @danb5058 Місяць тому

    This is incredible

  • @GoirickBrahmachari
    @GoirickBrahmachari 3 роки тому +3

    Everything is perfect. Love the bass and drums. Special voice of a special artist, of course.

  • @lataziaedits4452
    @lataziaedits4452 5 років тому +3

    Wow this song is so Beautiful!!!!❤️🌹😢

  • @stefanocaiazzakindergartenchef

    Your band is a legend Phoebe❤

  • @mahamatug4783
    @mahamatug4783 3 роки тому

    she's literally incredible.

  • @Waynimations
    @Waynimations 5 років тому +5

    A beautiful voice fits a beautiful station

  • @cattleprod12345
    @cattleprod12345 Рік тому +1

    I think I fell in love... what a beautiful song... lyrics and all.

  • @giannacantread
    @giannacantread Рік тому +1

    i love this song

  • @TheObserver37
    @TheObserver37 10 місяців тому +1

    Love to hear kings of Leon cover this one the band has great nuance and Caleb’s vocals are amazing always

  • @uBeR10
    @uBeR10 4 роки тому +5

    Solo Phoebe is the best Phoebe.

  • @markrothery8719
    @markrothery8719 Рік тому

    It has taken me away…..fully💛

  • @josephanderson6410
    @josephanderson6410 Рік тому

    Ty Phoebe. Beautiful song. Loved it! You're spirit resonates with me. Love and peace , always. Love , Joe DRT Tha Guru

  • @jamesbns7261
    @jamesbns7261 4 роки тому +1

    Crazy good!

  • @stevieprice-fx9bi
    @stevieprice-fx9bi 5 років тому +1

    Yes 🖤

  • @witchkingofa
    @witchkingofa 5 років тому +7

    I never knew Domnhall Gleeson played keyboard: truly a man of many talents.

  • @elliot-thedev
    @elliot-thedev 2 роки тому +1

    me encanta Phoebe

  • @josephmcfadden6513
    @josephmcfadden6513 5 років тому +7

    Something to get me through hurricane Florence! Need to Walden it through these tropical winds. ; )

  • @BhamjeeNkosi
    @BhamjeeNkosi Місяць тому

    I Soo love the sound specially the lyrical content it's way too deep and it heals all the way to South Africa

  • @Rabdure
    @Rabdure 5 років тому +2

    Those tears are quite real.

  • @IndustrialWashBin
    @IndustrialWashBin 5 років тому +2

    im thinkin.. hell yea

  • @bwltm4694
    @bwltm4694 13 днів тому

    너무 좋아

  • @kuratakaruho
    @kuratakaruho 8 місяців тому

    大好きな音楽です。有難うございます。

  • @MrJonjontheman
    @MrJonjontheman 3 роки тому +3

    I was skeptical at first, but I’m in love with her

  • @aleagupta8533
    @aleagupta8533 2 роки тому +2

    now why is she so underrated ...

  • @james_edward
    @james_edward 2 роки тому +1

    i am absolutely destroyed by this performance each and every time i watch it

  • @nathanmilligan731
    @nathanmilligan731 3 роки тому +3

    Its that guitar part. Dun....dun dun du n. If you know, you know. This song.

  • @joanasmatheus7790
    @joanasmatheus7790 3 місяці тому

    essa música é boa demais 😭

  • @RonActual
    @RonActual 5 років тому +1

    Wow!

  • @AlvinMurrell-lh2du
    @AlvinMurrell-lh2du Рік тому

    She is great 👍

  • @daphnehunta6483
    @daphnehunta6483 2 роки тому

    Love you pheeb

  • @stefanocaiazzakindergartenchef

    Last night after work in jewelry i bought a treble clef ..a fantastic pendant for celebrate the music and this masterpiece.

  • @psrax
    @psrax 2 роки тому

    Late to the party but glad I arrived 😌

  • @scrapbookofmusings
    @scrapbookofmusings 7 місяців тому +1

    when a song lives in your blood

  • @emilyconen9110
    @emilyconen9110 3 роки тому

    i wuv 🤧

  • @sandychairullah9074
    @sandychairullah9074 5 років тому +1

    l love you so much ! 😘😍

  • @bibekdahal3752
    @bibekdahal3752 4 роки тому

    Listened it on between two ferns movie.
    Got it on youtube.

  • @danielashleybaker
    @danielashleybaker 5 років тому +1

    Fuego

  • @star0shadows
    @star0shadows 5 років тому +52

    Watching her drummer play with one eye half closed makes me wonder if this song was about him.

    • @DiviMars
      @DiviMars 5 років тому +34

      You are correct, actually.

    • @awesomeface265
      @awesomeface265 5 років тому +5

      It is!

    • @vanrose9857
      @vanrose9857 4 роки тому +1

      Thom Yorke is her drummer? No way!

    • @marijadarguzas9651
      @marijadarguzas9651 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah the song is about her ex (the drummer)

    • @VoOrT3xX
      @VoOrT3xX 3 роки тому

      Ever heared about Thom Yorke

  • @pedroag237
    @pedroag237 5 років тому

  • @user-us7ty4pf3e
    @user-us7ty4pf3e Рік тому

    🥺😢😍😍

  • @___.______.______.______._____
    @___.______.______.______._____ 6 місяців тому

    Six thousandth like

  • @raphaelited3234
    @raphaelited3234 4 роки тому

    Wish they would release just the backing/instrumental so we could all sing this!

    • @stephenbowyer7269
      @stephenbowyer7269 3 роки тому

      You can pick up all the chords at JimmyDillon.com - he gives a tutorial on acoustic guitar there. Thanks, Jimmy,,,,,,,

  • @DopamineOverload
    @DopamineOverload 5 років тому +1

  • @damionperkinson8053
    @damionperkinson8053 8 місяців тому +1

    the shit this song helped me through

  • @purplethunderish
    @purplethunderish 5 років тому

    what do you guys think this song means? i don't understand the meaning behind the lyrics, but the song, her voice and melody are so hauntingly beautiful

    • @juliedorman1858
      @juliedorman1858 5 років тому +7

      My interpretation, sending smoke signals means your lost. If you were lost somewhere you would want to make a fire, lots of smoke so someone can see you. So this other person she's referring to feels lost in this world.
      Pelicans circling-they do that when there's something to eat. So feeling like prey to a predator. Burning trash on the beach~ it's cold.
      A cold, hard, unforgiving world were living in. The motel reference is wanting to escape from the cold world.

    • @awesomeface265
      @awesomeface265 5 років тому +1

      Julie Dorman amazing interpretation!

  • @IndustrialWashBin
    @IndustrialWashBin 5 років тому +40

    "speeding 'cause I'm the cops" I love it

    • @jordinsid
      @jordinsid 5 років тому +33

      the original line is 'speeding cause fuck the cops'

    • @victoriavezich7914
      @victoriavezich7914 4 роки тому +10

      Think she's censoring the F word using um not I'm

    • @richardtwine1655
      @richardtwine1655 4 роки тому +1

      You'd think KEXP would be cool with fuck

  • @lataziaedits4452
    @lataziaedits4452 5 років тому +2

    👏❤️❤️😊🌹😢❤️❤️👏

  • @anniehoney03
    @anniehoney03 3 роки тому +1

    the dude playing keyboard seems SO familiar - does anyone know who he is ?

  • @sophside9931
    @sophside9931 7 місяців тому

    I wonder what it’s like to be THAT pretty as well as talented…..😮