The Gaslight Anthem - 1930 (Brian Fallon Acoustic)

The best acoustic version of 1930 I've ever heard!
Taken from Lowlands Festival 2012
Lyrics:
Give me mercy and a minute now
I'm a bleed a little poison out
I'm a cry a little river down
And then I'm setting this whole thing on fire
And I'm burning up the night she died
And I'm putting every last picture aside
I'm gonna say what I need to say
In my very last letter to you
'Cause you always made it clear
Said that you'd never be my pain
So here's to you and your bright baby blues
And just a pause to cool the refrain
And you said you were satisfied
And now this body's just waiting to die
And that you missed him sometimes but you said it's alright
It's just a whole lot harder alone
But I wish you knew her now
She's a better side of me now
And I'm doing the best I can
It's what you wanted
And I see you like you were there
And I know just how you'd smile
Mary, you looked just like it was 1930 that night
But here the days will eat you alive
But I won't give in tonight
You said it's not worth my time
And Baby don't you regard them
And not to settle just for piece of mind
But I can wait it out all night
If you'll just keep breathing
But Mary I found a sound
And this heart keeps pouring it out
And the glory hasn't come and it's probably gonna fade
Like a tattoo that hides the shame
And the reasons always fade
And the pain gets out some day
So I'm saying my goodbyes to your deep blue eyes
'Cause I don't know how to say, "Stay still in the pain.
Stay still in the pain."
But I wish you knew her now
She's a better side of me now
And I'm doing the best I can
It's what you wanted
And I see you like you were there
And I know just how you'd smile
Mary, you looked just like it was 1930 that night
If I recall the last thing you said to me
Before it broke up, before it took you from me
And you said, "I love you more than the stars in the sky
But your name just escapes me tonight."

[@razorsharpe3371]

One of the best songs of any time.

[@user-zp5il6qz4b]

"Said you'd never be my pain" - 7 years after his death...he's still my pain. 💔 "& I'm doing the best I can, cuz that's what you wanted."

[@lizardinadress]

Oh my sweet, sweet love, Brian. Thank you for existing.

[@liammaccandless2200]

THE BEST RAW TALENT IN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. SONGS WRITTEN AND DELIVERED WITH HEART

[@MALL5]

Simply perfection, part of me is sad that Brian and The Gaslight Anthem are not bigger than they are but its because of this that the real fans can see them every time they tour. In my view they are some of the very best songwriters and performed some of the best heart warming songs ever performed.

[@liammaccandless2200]

RICH M. I LOVE YOUR WORDS HERE ABOUT FALLON AND GASLIGHT ANTHEM. THEY ARE ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. HOPE THEY BOTH, SOMEHOW, GO ON FOREVER.

[@alastairgroves5858]

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

[@MALL5]

@@alastairgroves5858 I have my tickets to see them again 🇬🇧 🤟🏻

[@kevintirpak9349]

Just in case anyone else needs to suffer, I found out today (in 2019) that this song is about Brian's grandmother who had Alzheimer's disease. "I love you more than the stars in the sky, but your name just escapes me tonight"

[@monicamonteparte2049]

Yeah I have heard that, but I don't get at the end where he says "before we broke up, before he took you from me". "He" could be God, but the breakup line is weird.

[@seadav0183]

@@monicamonteparte2049 It's actually "Before IT broke up, before IT took you from me"

[@KVGerudo]

I lost it this morning and cried my eyes out this morning when I read this. I have a grandma that is slowly going, and I needed this, even as hard as it was. I'll probably cry everything I hear this now, but I'm still gonna learn it. I needed a new song to learn so... thanks.

[@ksqamateurs2700]

Lyrically Amazing and such sentiment behind the song. A man with a final message to a lost relative. Such an underrated song it's painful

[@jessef88]

This heart keeps pouring it out

[@BeerRunBennyTheKid]

Brian Fallon you gorgeous human being you could sing next weeks winning lotto numbers to me and it would break my heart 😍

[@mschultz3731]

Mr Fallon, you are on par with the greats. You bring me from the depths so often. I'll always be in your debt for that. Never change

[@boxingace2881]

Man, i wish they had this song on spotify.

[@Jake1980]

love these guys

[@liammaccandless2200]

PRAY'IN TO GOD THE GASLIGHT BOYS COME BACK. THEY'RE THE BEST

[@Sousabird]

Good news.

[@chrisolsonmusic]

Love this, such an awesome little gem.

[@bronwenmeyers5456]

This version is beautiful. Thank you 🙏

[@straydogsam4429]

I think I may have just healed a little from my last break up

[@danhoedemaker3273]

This just burns so deep 💔

[@MdMxISxEPIC]

Thanks for uploading this! The view count is pitifully low :(

[@trevLV]

To the first person who this...I don't have a lot of money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you......

[@garywilburn7384]

your all WeToddEd. but its okay! /hugs

[@monicamonteparte2049]

Call me for back up if you need to

[@ericlawrance6679]

Wow

[@mikailola2614]

❤️

[@michaelp9764]

I’m looking for this exact photo for a print. Anybody know where I can get a high quality version of it?

[@markstephenson3670]

23 people ain't got a clue

[@waitwhichmike]

I don't know how anyone could dislike this song.