Do you have anymore recordings from this session besides this and i didnt understan(please say yes please say yes!!!)(not that song specifically im just really hoping you say yes hah)
"What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.... And people flock around the poet and say: 'Sing again soon' - that is, 'May new sufferings torment your soul but your lips be fashioned as before, for the cry would only frighten us, but the music, that is blissful." - Kierkegaard
What must I say? 'I Pray, sir'--Plague upon't! I cannot bring My tongue to such a pace:--'Look, sir, my wounds! I got them in my country's service, when Some certain of your brethren roar'd and ran From the noise of our own drums.'
That is a brilliant quote from either or, a book by Kierkegaard. And Elliot was a great fan of Kierkegaard, he also had a album named either or. Maybe I sound too dumb saying something so obvious. But there are a lot of people who don't know about this 😀
I'm always amazed when people are surprised at high quality photography from just a couple decades ago. I mean, there's films from over a hundred years ago in with higher definition than this. It's not shocking.
FungusMossGnosis yeah, there’s American Civil War photos from 155 years ago and the quality is so good you can see people fingerprints clearly in them.
@@jayhallman6666 Right, 35mm and 65mm photographic negatives from 100, 160 years ago (that are properly stored), can produced blown up prints that are every bit as high definition as anything made today. Some cinematographers like Roger Deakins estimate a well contrasted 35mm print is comparable to 22K-to-26K would produced in the digital realm. 4K is now the professional digital standard. 35mm was the standard when cinema began in the 1890s.
@@HowToDriveinOregonReviews Right, but this isn't an average guy recording this, it's a professional recording in studio with A/V beyond most of the best digital recording today. If this were just some random guy shooting a concert, I would be as shocked and thrilled as anyone. It's just another day in a 2 Meter Session, not that that isn't amazing regardless of qualification!
Man, that ending encompasses Elliot psyche... bit of frustration, brutal honesty, but such sweetness in the way he apologizes. His rough face features does´t correspond with his kind teen-like voice.
For real....hit the nail on the head. I wasn't really into that music scene when he was still alive, but the past year or so I've become a fan...I feel bad for missing out on him earlier, the guy just seemed so lovable...and in a way he still is.
@@Oh_I_Will uhh, Elliott Smith, I suppose....was totally ignorant of his existence until relatively recently. Sad that he's dead, he was quite a talented artist, and an amazing song writer.
I felt the same and it's insane. For a moment you feel like this performance has been broadcasted recently so he's still alive. It's like you can see every single mark in his skin and touch him. Then, when the video ends, the reality of time kicks your face and you start crying.
@@MW-eh1sz hey. are you who i think you are? my friend from goleta. somebody else reminded me of this youtube comment by responding to it. we need to catch up and i do not even have yer number.
What a beautiful soul. When he says "I'm sorry", the look on his face. What a dear man. He was so desperately tired and sad. RIP, Elliott, you are and will remain an inimitable voice and musician.
The line "I'm never going to know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow" captures a bittersweet sentiment of acceptance and unconditional love. It suggests that despite not fully understanding someone or their experiences, the speaker is still committed to loving them wholeheartedly. It conveys a sense of resignation to the fact that complete understanding may never be achieved, but love can still exist and flourish despite this limitation. It's a poignant reflection on the complexities of relationships and the willingness to embrace love despite uncertainties and imperfections.
love his honesty i know it's not very professional to stop not finishing the whole song but he stopped at the moment when it felt like he could not mean what it should've. love him so much
It was just really sad to me. He didn't hit that note and immediately gave up. I'm sure what he said was true but it was that note he stopped at. Poor guy.
yeah, he did the right thing, but i wonder how many times he did this song feeling that way but not saying so, i think he seems like such a passive guy, that a wish somebody had implored him more, that his feelings matter, i find it painful to watch at times.
@@crabbtrixexp it’s his persona to deal with when on media like this. As he is, and just like his music make you feel, I have seen him struggling finishing or starting a song for his entire career. The pitch he didn’t hit wasn’t the very point that made him quit.
@@PhL9323 not sure exactly what you mean or what you thought i meant, but i'm not being critical of him for stopping, or not stopping sooner, just that i wish he didn't feel that he was doing something he didn't want to do whilst singing that song or any song, i find it painful to watch knowing or thinking that might be true, because he must be hurting, if he thinks his feelings don''t matter.
@@crabbtrixexp he himself is a very anti socially grown up. It is quite obvious that he felt even more pressure whenever in a session like this. Pitch that he didn’t hit and quit is one way to see but that’s not all about him was what I was saying.
Exactly by the time he sang, "Here today, expected to stay, on and on and on... I'm tired", he realized that's what he was. Of course he was, playing the hit over and over again. Poor thing.
My Dad played this all the time when I was a kid. Every once in a while the melody would pop into my head but I never knew what song it was until last year. The feeling of finding this song again after years was unlike anything I've ever experienced. I think it's one of his saddest, but I was a sad kid so it hugged the pain deep inside me. The ending of this video is so sad, he really was tired.
Elliott was the fucking man. I'm so gutted I never got the chance to witness him life, but I am grateful to dicover him later on it live. Got an XO tattoo on my wrist in memorium to him. What a brilliant fucking mind and true human being. Big love to me Elliott Smith super fans out there. Live long and prosper!
I watched this thirty plus times in a row. I heard Elliot’s version and was moved. To see you give insight to just how beautifully crafted the song is moves my soul. Thank you.
Sometimes I feel bad about this song being my favourite song by Elliott. This piece is too personal, too painful, and when I detach it from Elliott and stick my meaning onto it, it's almost like butchering the personality and emotions of the tune. And yet- such a beautiful person, with an extrordanry voice and unmatched songwriting skills. Rest in peace, Elliott. I hope you are in a better place.
@@krusher181 interesting. I think his voice is perfect. It is totally unique to anything you’d fine anywhere. I am the type of person who listens to all types of music so there isn’t a whole lot of bias in that statement.
He's here today and expected to stay on, and on, and on. He's tired. He's tired. When you add his "I've played it too many times" ending on it just becomes a huge metaphor for songwriting and live shows.
i feel his pain. it's like he is cringing at his own self loathing in his lyrics, embarrassed....there is no need to be elliott, its a fucking killer tune!!!
I know he didn't like this performance, but I genuinely thought it was his best version of the song the first time I saw it. I wish he was still around.
He’s my favorite artist ever. This is my favorite song of his. It’s so sad to hear him not want to finish the song but as an artist I can’t imagine the frustration of playing the same material over and over again. I regret never seeing him live but I graduated high school when he passed. RIP xoxo.
here he is singing this so beautifully, so perfectly... and then rejects it utterly. this is the elliott we miss and remember. this version was too perfect, it was his way to disrupt. he ends it, and i'm reminded how much i wish he was still here to give up too soon on perfection. elliott, you are missed.
Marty White don’t think I’m the one who’s stupid, little buddy. Say, why come to a video just to attempt to write a rude comment? Attempt and fail, I might add
It gives me a lot of joy to read how many people are so deeply touched by Elliott Smith. Waltz # 2 surely is one of his most important songs, but it might have been hard to play such a biographic and emotional song again and again. I‘m not an artist but I believe I can understand. When I watch this video I always feel love for him. It seems he had a beautiful soul.
I just realized that this is my relationship with my mom. After over two decades. I'm currently/permanently estranged. It hurts me, but not as much as she has hurt me.
Best songwriter of my generation by a mile. It's not even close. He was as good as any of the best singer-songwriters from the 60s and 70s. Very sad he left so soon.
The ability to find such a beautiful melody and pairing it with such heart-breaking lyrics that he invented highlights Elliot's unique talent. I wonder what else he might have concocted if he were still alive.
Tell mr man with impossible plans to just leave me alone In the place where I make no mistakes In the place where I have what it takes I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow
Love the bail at the end, classic, it's like when you play a song enough to know if perfectly it's not as fun to play anymore, better to keep writing new stuff and stay on the edge where it's still fresh
He was brilliant. His music came straight from a deep place of peace, truth and clear seeing. It’s beautiful. What else can you say? The intricacy of the lyrics as well show a great intelligence in his brain, but truly what makes his music so powerful is that he is singing straight from his soul.
I thought he played it well enough to finish, but that's some integrity right there to not give in to peer pressure and still play something to death when you're the author who just doesn't want to anymore. Great quality as well.
hahaha i love elliott's honesty about playing his own music, it's always been incredibly humbling to watch, especially being a song-writer myself. It's a reminder to never sacrifice your connection with your music. Your connection with your own music > other people's feelings towards your music. That may sound selfish, and a lot of songs ARE written for the main purpose of other people's enjoyment, but there's no point in writing for other people and playing for other people if you don't enjoy it yourself. Elliott was truly a special human being, and was able to connect with so many people in his short life, and long after now. I just hope he's actually in a better place now.
Álvinh D'brí i don’t really think you get it, do you? He was tired of people that didn’t understand his feelings in life and he was tired of people that thought this was a nice song because he didn’t saw it that way, he thought the song wasn’t that beautiful but it was the only thing that could express his feelings in a story telling song that most of the people are still not getting today. He committed suicide what came as a shock for the most of his relatives and friends, in this case u don’t say fans because he didn’t saw them that way. He saw them more as people that just didn’t got the point of his songs, what was that he could express his feelings and not hate himself completely. Thanks
Such a great video quality, a man in 1998 in who passed away in 2003 look like he's right here. But that's how it's gonna be for people in future generations for anyone living today....
As a musician myself I LOVE LOVE LOVE him saying "No,I cant do it. Im sick pf playing it. There no more substance to it" Is legitimate. My band had 5 songs at a time EVERY SINGLE time we ran thru the song's 5 times in every practice.
Wow. a) these videos are of an incredible quality considering when they were filmed, thanks for the care and attention in making them so they have stood the test of 25 years' time to date. b) Admire Elliott for stopping when he did. I wonder if he was about to sing 'I'm tired...' and thought, you know what I really am tired of singing this song.
Elliott just going through the motions still sends chills down my spine unlike any other musician. We all mourn his death and what could have been, but I’m just glad we got so much from him in the 34 years he was here.
This is the last song I sent to my kid b4 he threw in the towel it kills me to hear this I realize the line " you're no good can't you tell its wEll understood?" Is likely what may have been the trigger but I sent the song intending it's references to express myself and how I felt and that even tho we weren't close that whatever happened I'd always love him I really f@@ked up n now the song hurts so much my face becomes drenched in tears of regret n helplessness
Lately my heroin and PCP use has gotten the best of my soul.. Addiction ravages. But Elliott reminds me of the beautiful part of this life, he brings symphonies into my heart and cures all this heartbreak.
So sad, him cutting the song short... but, still amazing. Can EVERYONE out there with video of Elliott upload it now (2021) so we have as good quality as these AMAZING sessions? So sad that all the videos out there are sooooooooooo badly encoded/compressed, etc. There's got to be more like this. Thank you, 2metersessions!
We've just uploaded another song from this session, called 'I Didn't Understand' : ua-cam.com/video/M3JybfnsB2M/v-deo.html
Just wonder in this compilation, it's the whole song with drumming, etc.
ua-cam.com/video/2lhqUVx-Dv4/v-deo.html
Do you have anymore recordings from this session besides this and i didnt understan(please say yes please say yes!!!)(not that song specifically im just really hoping you say yes hah)
why is that video 1080p, but this one is only 480p? Can we get this one in 1080p please? Thanks for posting both!
"What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.... And people flock around the poet and say: 'Sing again soon' - that is, 'May new sufferings torment your soul but your lips be fashioned as before, for the cry would only frighten us, but the music, that is blissful."
- Kierkegaard
What must I say?
'I Pray, sir'--Plague upon't! I cannot bring
My tongue to such a pace:--'Look, sir, my wounds!
I got them in my country's service, when
Some certain of your brethren roar'd and ran
From the noise of our own drums.'
wow that's a good one
That is a brilliant quote from either or, a book by Kierkegaard. And Elliot was a great fan of Kierkegaard, he also had a album named either or. Maybe I sound too dumb saying something so obvious. But there are a lot of people who don't know about this 😀
...wow
Wow
This is the highest quality Elliott Smith video I’ve ever seen
Cody MacCarroll I know right
Wait til you see "I Didn't Understand," from the same sessions, which was uploaded today.
480p and it strangely looks like HD. Outstanding quality indeed.
Amazing 😻
Dutch television 🙂
"I'm tired, I'm tired....." He sang it, with different words.
+Josie Ouiri holy shit you're right!
when?
I think they mean that he was tired of the song so sort of sang the last part through action.
"I can't do this song, I've played it too many times and I'm sick of it" is kinda like saying "I'm tired"
That's hilarious
Elliott would've turned 55 this week. Missing him tremendously and hoping more people keep discovering his beautiful music.
Frrr he needs more recognition he left too soon. 🫠
This looks like it was just recorded this afternoon
I'm always amazed when people are surprised at high quality photography from just a couple decades ago. I mean, there's films from over a hundred years ago in with higher definition than this. It's not shocking.
FungusMossGnosis yeah, there’s American Civil War photos from 155 years ago and the quality is so good you can see people fingerprints clearly in them.
@@jayhallman6666 Right, 35mm and 65mm photographic negatives from 100, 160 years ago (that are properly stored), can produced blown up prints that are every bit as high definition as anything made today.
Some cinematographers like Roger Deakins estimate a well contrasted 35mm print is comparable to 22K-to-26K would produced in the digital realm. 4K is now the professional digital standard. 35mm was the standard when cinema began in the 1890s.
This has been random photog geek minute, thanks for tuning in. Sorry to blather on.
@@HowToDriveinOregonReviews Right, but this isn't an average guy recording this, it's a professional recording in studio with A/V beyond most of the best digital recording today.
If this were just some random guy shooting a concert, I would be as shocked and thrilled as anyone. It's just another day in a 2 Meter Session, not that that isn't amazing regardless of qualification!
Man, that ending encompasses Elliot psyche... bit of frustration, brutal honesty, but such sweetness in the way he apologizes. His rough face features does´t correspond with his kind teen-like voice.
Absolutely well saidddd damn
For real....hit the nail on the head. I wasn't really into that music scene when he was still alive, but the past year or so I've become a fan...I feel bad for missing out on him earlier, the guy just seemed so lovable...and in a way he still is.
@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 you became a fan of who??
@@Oh_I_Will uhh, Elliott Smith, I suppose....was totally ignorant of his existence until relatively recently. Sad that he's dead, he was quite a talented artist, and an amazing song writer.
@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 I know it SUCKS. Atleast Elliott wasnt in the 27 club.
Thank god for this good quality for once, for a moment it felt like he was here today.
I felt the same and it's insane. For a moment you feel like this performance has been broadcasted recently so he's still alive. It's like you can see every single mark in his skin and touch him. Then, when the video ends, the reality of time kicks your face and you start crying.
I know I was freaking out when I first saw the video
It must have been remastered or one of the few new high-def copies. This was 1998 and high definition was just introduced.
Anton Robertsson I just had the same exact thought.
Anton Robertsson ouch
that's so great how he stops before saying "I'm tired" and then describes being tired without using the words he knows he just cut off.
Haha, YO dude!! Guess who?
M W . . . Wow, small world. Love you man.
haha I noticed that instantly. best lyrics change
@@MW-eh1sz hey. are you who i think you are? my friend from goleta. somebody else reminded me of this youtube comment by responding to it. we need to catch up and i do not even have yer number.
What a beautiful soul. When he says "I'm sorry", the look on his face. What a dear man. He was so desperately tired and sad. RIP, Elliott, you are and will remain an inimitable voice and musician.
The line "I'm never going to know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow" captures a bittersweet sentiment of acceptance and unconditional love. It suggests that despite not fully understanding someone or their experiences, the speaker is still committed to loving them wholeheartedly. It conveys a sense of resignation to the fact that complete understanding may never be achieved, but love can still exist and flourish despite this limitation. It's a poignant reflection on the complexities of relationships and the willingness to embrace love despite uncertainties and imperfections.
I feel like it's a reference to the song to love him is to know him
love his honesty i know it's not very professional to stop not finishing the whole song but he stopped at the moment when it felt like he could not mean what it should've. love him so much
It was just really sad to me. He didn't hit that note and immediately gave up. I'm sure what he said was true but it was that note he stopped at. Poor guy.
yeah, he did the right thing, but i wonder how many times he did this song feeling that way but not saying so, i think he seems like such a passive guy, that a wish somebody had implored him more, that his feelings matter, i find it painful to watch at times.
@@crabbtrixexp it’s his persona to deal with when on media like this. As he is, and just like his music make you feel, I have seen him struggling finishing or starting a song for his entire career. The pitch he didn’t hit wasn’t the very point that made him quit.
@@PhL9323 not sure exactly what you mean or what you thought i meant, but i'm not being critical of him for stopping, or not stopping sooner, just that i wish he didn't feel that he was doing something he didn't want to do whilst singing that song or any song, i find it painful to watch knowing or thinking that might be true, because he must be hurting, if he thinks his feelings don''t matter.
@@crabbtrixexp he himself is a very anti socially grown up. It is quite obvious that he felt even more pressure whenever in a session like this. Pitch that he didn’t hit and quit is one way to see but that’s not all about him was what I was saying.
This performance is 21 years old and still timeless.
I love that he just stops and is so honest about it.
Exactly by the time he sang, "Here today, expected to stay, on and on and on... I'm tired", he realized that's what he was. Of course he was, playing the hit over and over again. Poor thing.
It was really sad. He felt sick of this song that much and it's great. Fuckin depressing.
My Dad played this all the time when I was a kid. Every once in a while the melody would pop into my head but I never knew what song it was until last year. The feeling of finding this song again after years was unlike anything I've ever experienced. I think it's one of his saddest, but I was a sad kid so it hugged the pain deep inside me. The ending of this video is so sad, he really was tired.
No wonder you were a sad kid if your dad was an Elliott smith fan lol… Jesus
I hope you are having a wonderful day ❣️
@@sophiae.dorval3739 Aww thank you! I hope you are too💗
That ending almost seems like an iconic Elliott moment to me now.
Whenever I see Elliott, my heart breaks for this shy, gentle sweetheart!
What a beautiful, compassionate soul he was! If only there were more people like him!
“I’m never gonna know you now / But I’m gonna love you anyhow” is the greatest pop song couplet ever. It’s what **all** of this is about.
The older I've got in life, the more I've appreciated the importance in being honest enough with yourself to give up at certain times.
This dude was so beautiful. I wish I could hear him today
The ending is heartbreaking, but his honestly we could envy. Its sad he is gone.
I saw him live twice. His talent was so complete- the music just flows out of him. It’s effortless, but sounds so emotional.
Elliott was the fucking man. I'm so gutted I never got the chance to witness him life, but I am grateful to dicover him later on it live. Got an XO tattoo on my wrist in memorium to him. What a brilliant fucking mind and true human being. Big love to me Elliott Smith super fans out there. Live long and prosper!
I love how he "plays it" beautifully & then says he can't play it anymore:))
I watched this thirty plus times in a row. I heard Elliot’s version and was moved. To see you give insight to just how beautifully crafted the song is moves my soul. Thank you.
Sometimes I feel bad about this song being my favourite song by Elliott. This piece is too personal, too painful, and when I detach it from Elliott and stick my meaning onto it, it's almost like butchering the personality and emotions of the tune. And yet- such a beautiful person, with an extrordanry voice and unmatched songwriting skills. Rest in peace, Elliott. I hope you are in a better place.
His voice was kinda meh tbh. Everything else yeah. Clearly ain’t a natural singer.
@@krusher181 what😂😂 his voice fits so well
What a piece of art means to you and how it makes you feel are more important than what the original artist intended, even if we love Elliott
@@krusher181 interesting. I think his voice is perfect. It is totally unique to anything you’d fine anywhere. I am the type of person who listens to all types of music so there isn’t a whole lot of bias in that statement.
@@Samuel-yx6fw yeah it fits but I’m just saying he doesn’t have an “extraordinary voice”
He has a nice voice and was on heroin
Elliott is far and away the best songwriter of my generation.
You don’t listen to much, do ya?
@@Oh_I_WillI listen to enough music to realize his point his 100% true
He's here today and expected to stay on, and on, and on.
He's tired. He's tired.
When you add his "I've played it too many times" ending on it just becomes a huge metaphor for songwriting and live shows.
i feel his pain. it's like he is cringing at his own self loathing in his lyrics, embarrassed....there is no need to be elliott, its a fucking killer tune!!!
Fuck it Elliott play whatever you want
real
I know he didn't like this performance, but I genuinely thought it was his best version of the song the first time I saw it. I wish he was still around.
I hope you're in a good place Elliot, may God bless you. Thank you for sharing your wonderful songs.
He’s my favorite artist ever. This is my favorite song of his. It’s so sad to hear him not want to finish the song but as an artist I can’t imagine the frustration of playing the same material over and over again. I regret never seeing him live but I graduated high school when he passed. RIP xoxo.
here he is singing this so beautifully, so perfectly... and then rejects it utterly. this is the elliott we miss and remember. this version was too perfect, it was his way to disrupt. he ends it, and i'm reminded how much i wish he was still here to give up too soon on perfection. elliott, you are missed.
The audio is so crisp and clear. I like that they're using acoustics from the piano lid.
Every single time watching this I hope he might finish the song. So far no luck.
I’m not crying to this in 2022, you are.
Hardly
2024
Elliot admitting he can't continue the song is the most vulnerable and real shit i've ever seen
This doesn’t make me sad. Just adore Elliot’s personality even more. Such a lovely guy
Thankful for every one of these recordings we have.
A shame he didn't finish, but I understand.
Such a killer version too. He was on fire in this session.
The not finishing makes it cooler and more meaningful I think. Like its a different version or something.
Are there more songs to this session?
21 years ago? That’s truely bizarre. Looks like he could be on his way to play a tiny desk concert
I thought just the same
Scott Reilly I hope someone runs him over on the way to NPR that day.
Marty White I literally have no clue about what this is even supposed to mean
Jack Goldsberry Can't help your stupidity. Sorry.
Marty White don’t think I’m the one who’s stupid, little buddy. Say, why come to a video just to attempt to write a rude comment? Attempt and fail, I might add
I didn't think I could love his beautiful soul more than I already do but that ending was endearing and totally honest 🙂
It gives me a lot of joy to read how many people are so deeply touched by Elliott Smith. Waltz # 2 surely is one of his most important songs, but it might have been hard to play such a biographic and emotional song again and again. I‘m not an artist but I believe I can understand.
When I watch this video I always feel love for him. It seems he had a beautiful soul.
I’m listening just absolutely riveted and then he stops and says that!
I just realized that this is my relationship with my mom. After over two decades. I'm currently/permanently estranged. It hurts me, but not as much as she has hurt me.
Best songwriter of my generation by a mile. It's not even close. He was as good as any of the best singer-songwriters from the 60s and 70s. Very sad he left so soon.
He was an exceptionally gifted songwriter. Breaks my heart that he died so young.
The ability to find such a beautiful melody and pairing it with such heart-breaking lyrics that he invented highlights Elliot's unique talent. I wonder what else he might have concocted if he were still alive.
Best ending ever
Man, so much talent. Look how effortless he does but still with so much emotion. So tragic we lost him, he was only getting better
This looks like it was recorded in 2024. Incredible
Love you, brother 🤘 everybody understands
Tell mr man with impossible plans to just leave me alone
In the place where I make no mistakes
In the place where I have what it takes
I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow
I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow
I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow
Cried the day he passed. I’ll never forget it or what he gave. Thank you
i totally loved the ending.
“Now she’s done, but they’re calling, someone, such a familiar name…
So perfect
Elliott’s music is with me always.
This is my favourite song of them
All.
So
Sad.
And so comforting.
Love the bail at the end, classic, it's like when you play a song enough to know if perfectly it's not as fun to play anymore, better to keep writing new stuff and stay on the edge where it's still fresh
it’s like he left us his soul through their music,such a poetry and deep man
He's really soft and gentle isn't he.
He was brilliant. His music came straight from a deep place of peace, truth and clear seeing. It’s beautiful. What else can you say? The intricacy of the lyrics as well show a great intelligence in his brain, but truly what makes his music so powerful is that he is singing straight from his soul.
The quality is amazing
I just want to hug him.
I thought he played it well enough to finish, but that's some integrity right there to not give in to peer pressure and still play something to death when you're the author who just doesn't want to anymore. Great quality as well.
This song breaks my heart every time I hear it, I hope you found peace Elliot
Ohhhhhhhh my god. There's legitimately no one like this gem of a man
I love this man so much
Rest in peace to a beautiful and truly talented soul
hahaha i love elliott's honesty about playing his own music, it's always been incredibly humbling to watch, especially being a song-writer myself. It's a reminder to never sacrifice your connection with your music. Your connection with your own music > other people's feelings towards your music. That may sound selfish, and a lot of songs ARE written for the main purpose of other people's enjoyment, but there's no point in writing for other people and playing for other people if you don't enjoy it yourself. Elliott was truly a special human being, and was able to connect with so many people in his short life, and long after now. I just hope he's actually in a better place now.
That Ending haha
Álvinh D'brí i don’t really think you get it, do you? He was tired of people that didn’t understand his feelings in life and he was tired of people that thought this was a nice song because he didn’t saw it that way, he thought the song wasn’t that beautiful but it was the only thing that could express his feelings in a story telling song that most of the people are still not getting today. He committed suicide what came as a shock for the most of his relatives and friends, in this case u don’t say fans because he didn’t saw them that way. He saw them more as people that just didn’t got the point of his songs, what was that he could express his feelings and not hate himself completely. Thanks
@@jonestwice Everyone interprets things differently especially music that's what it's there for is to have your own understanding of what it means
Love the ending and I love him. Miss him a bunch.
Such a great video quality, a man in 1998 in who passed away in 2003 look like he's right here. But that's how it's gonna be for people in future generations for anyone living today....
I wish he would’ve finished it.. because that was the best thing I’ve ever heard
As a musician myself I LOVE LOVE LOVE him saying "No,I cant do it. Im sick pf playing it. There no more substance to it"
Is legitimate.
My band had 5 songs at a time EVERY SINGLE time we ran thru the song's 5 times in every practice.
Such a sincere moment at the end
SO GENUINE, Pure and sincere.
God bless you, Elliott Smith.
I love this. I think Elliott was the most honest person on the planet.
What a cutie and nice voice 😊
That song was perfect, the imperfection was in his head and very sad.
Wow. a) these videos are of an incredible quality considering when they were filmed, thanks for the care and attention in making them so they have stood the test of 25 years' time to date.
b) Admire Elliott for stopping when he did. I wonder if he was about to sing 'I'm tired...' and thought, you know what I really am tired of singing this song.
These sessions are soke of the best. The posies is fantastic too
How great he sounds there ,so used to these old 90s recordings RE issued versions of a a genius ..SO GREAT...
Crystal clean audio and video. Thank you.
That ending was so unexpected and really brought tears to my eyes
Thanks for bringing me to tears, letiting them flow, and then STOP bahahahh I love you so much person I have never met
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i love him :(
Elliott just going through the motions still sends chills down my spine unlike any other musician. We all mourn his death and what could have been, but I’m just glad we got so much from him in the 34 years he was here.
Honestly I feel this so much.
Still Here Till This Day!!!
This is the last song I sent to my kid b4 he threw in the towel it kills me to hear this I realize the line " you're no good can't you tell its wEll understood?" Is likely what may have been the trigger but I sent the song intending it's references to express myself and how I felt and that even tho we weren't close that whatever happened I'd always love him
I really f@@ked up n now the song hurts so much my face becomes drenched in tears of regret n helplessness
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It is both beautiful and sad. I wish I could see you today.
Lately my heroin and PCP use has gotten the best of my soul.. Addiction ravages. But Elliott reminds me of the beautiful part of this life, he brings symphonies into my heart and cures all this heartbreak.
The clearest video recording equipment used for a beautiful song.❤
That end is heart wrenching 😢
I am sorry to hear him in such state.
This was him all the time, Genius
The whole thing is brilliant.
So sad, him cutting the song short... but, still amazing. Can EVERYONE out there with video of Elliott upload it now (2021) so we have as good quality as these AMAZING sessions? So sad that all the videos out there are sooooooooooo badly encoded/compressed, etc. There's got to be more like this. Thank you, 2metersessions!
He gave music and music fans everything he had. No shame. I will listen to his songs until I'm an old man.
First heard this on Mark and Lards show on Radio 1.....just found it again.Love this song.