beautiful song/cover, i love that it's about a fish. makes it way more meaningful than if it was about a relationship like every other sad song ever written
I am an avid Pinback fan, and after reading people's comments on this cover I was expecting not to like it much, but I actually do like it quite a bit. I think in a way they made the song more ambient and pretty. Of course nothing can match the original song, in either creativity or musicality, but for what it's worth I enjoyed this.
yes they do. they just use them differently than us. anything that breathes has some type of lungs or something similar. and whether or not you understand that he's talking about a fish, it's a metaphor. xX bre Xx
probably Cove Reber, Beau Burchell, Justin Shekoski. Also maybe Chris Sorenson, hes the bass player but does acoustic guitar when they play these softer songs
This song makes me cry, not only does it remind me of all the bad things in my life, but i think of coming home to a dead fish. its not all a bad thing but its just sad.
i think its about a fish, metaphorically speaking... a girl... she's always 'struggling', depressed.. something along those lines, but he cares for her and wants to just show her the good things in life, make her happy... it hurts him to always see her in pain. he wants her to enjoy life for the first time with him with out any worries... he just wants to see her happy... ...my opinion on the song
it's a song about a goldfish. it doesn't need emotion, lol. and besides, pinback is all emotion. they're ethereal, distant, out-there math rock. the mood of the song is totally different.
yeah, lol. read the lyrics. Take you to the forest Let you feel the raindrops falling down Seeping through your red scales Eliminate the faucet Eliminate the need for water Replace it with a safe shell Don't wanna see you floating upside down On the top of the bowl when I Come round to visit you Don't wanna see you floating upside down
fun to see people trying to make sense of this, for some I suppose it's hard to imagine a beautiful song being written about a fish... it's hard for me to think of a girl suffering from dropsy, LOL. I think it's lovely, totally fixated on this melody these days.
I think I like this version better. And I think that because the lyrics of this song are quiet sad, so the song itself it's supposed to be sad either. But IT'S ONLY MY OPINION. And I also think you should stop arguing about this. I might like this version, but others might don't. It doesn't matter who's the best or who's the worst, It only matters if you feel good listening to it or not.
Guys, don't think too much about the meaning of this song. PINBACK IS A STRANGE BAND. They write lyrics like "It's really not that kind/to terrorize one in one's sleep" and name songs after the capital of Libya. Don't call the people who claim it's about a goldfish "retarded", because you evidently don't understand the strangeness of Pinback.
geez people, its simply about a goldfish dying. if its about a girl why would he say "Don't want to see you floating upside down On the top of the bowl when I come around to visit you" and another thing, dropsy is a fish problem.
i think it's about a fish. . .but it's metaphoric for a girl. like the air that penelope is swallowing is the one thing that is bad for her but she wants. it hurts him to see her struggle doing something that hurts her. when he's trying to "eliminate the need for water", it's because he knows that he can't get her to stop "swallowing the air" so he tries to make it easier by "eliminate away the need for water". that's just my opinion. i could be wrong, but that's how i see it.
dude ive heard of saosin from when i was like 10 years old and ive never heard of pinback since i seen this and tbh saosin kiks der asss hoollllleeeeee
i like the way pinback plays this song better, but i like the way cove sings it more than the actual lead singer. dont hate me for it, but thats just how i feel.
Haha, it's really funny everyone denying it's about a fish. Covers have no meaning at all, except for being a cover. When the creators of the original song (that would be the amazing Rob and Zach) say it's about Zach's fish, I guess they would know.:S But you're free to hold on to your own interpretation.
It irritates me when people diss a COVER. That's what it is... someone else's interpretation of a song. It's not supposed to be perfect. Pinback's version is amazing in it's own and the way this one was done is good for who it's by. And btw... this has to be Cove. I know Anthony Green's voice a mile away: ) He's got higher range than Cove and would've slammed this song.
PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT THIS IS ANTHONY. ANYBODY WHO THINKS THIS IS ANTHONY IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A VERY OBSERVANT SAOFAN. anthony and cove sound completely different
It is indeed about a fish. The Pinback guys confirmed it. I suppose people could interpret it however they want but that was the original intention behind the song. Sorry that's not deep enough for some of you. BTW Pinback's version is by far better than this. If you haven't heard it you need to.
This is the only song I have ever heard done by two artists and couldn't decide which I liked more. That's awesome.
beautiful song/cover, i love that it's about a fish. makes it way more meaningful than if it was about a relationship like every other sad song ever written
Love both version cause they're so awesome
this song is so pretty
Love both this song and the original. Found the original through this song actually, can't tell which I like more. Both are wonderful =)
I am an avid Pinback fan, and after reading people's comments on this cover I was expecting not to like it much, but I actually do like it quite a bit. I think in a way they made the song more ambient and pretty.
Of course nothing can match the original song, in either creativity or musicality, but for what it's worth I enjoyed this.
it may seem like it's about a fish, but i think the fish is just used as a metaphor for something greater
i love this song
great cover. I love both versions of this song ^___^
Love: Pinback, this song, and this cover.
smoke one, lay in a water bed, turn on a blacklight, put this song on repeat, and close your eyes..heaven..
this is by far the best version of this song
A really depressing song about a fish, of all things, only Saosin would :)
I love Saosin.
yes they do.
they just use them differently than us.
anything that breathes has some type of lungs or something similar. and whether or not you understand that he's talking about a fish, it's a metaphor.
xX bre Xx
@SergeantHairClip Its not about any of them its about a girl with a drinking problem.. The fish is a metaphor.
@chadisyoung No it's not. It's about Zach's goldfish, named 'Penelope', that got dropsy and died while they were touring.
"don't want to see you floating upside down on the top of the bowl when i come round to visit you"
goldfish haha
probably Cove Reber, Beau Burchell, Justin Shekoski. Also maybe Chris Sorenson, hes the bass player but does acoustic guitar when they play these softer songs
lol it about a fish, thats epic dude!
This song makes me cry, not only does it remind me of all the bad things in my life, but i think of coming home to a dead fish. its not all a bad thing but its just sad.
i think its about a fish, metaphorically speaking... a girl... she's always 'struggling', depressed.. something along those lines, but he cares for her and wants to just show her the good things in life, make her happy... it hurts him to always see her in pain. he wants her to enjoy life for the first time with him with out any worries... he just wants to see her happy...
...my opinion on the song
rob crow is in pinback jaggon.
its his band.
that is a very nice interpretation :]
People have opinions. Let them be, yeah? There's no need to harp on what people think is better. If they like Saosin's cover, let them like it!
it's a song about a goldfish. it doesn't need emotion, lol.
and besides, pinback is all emotion. they're ethereal, distant, out-there math rock. the mood of the song is totally different.
Definitely Cove. I found it funny that I downloaded a complete discography of Anthony Green and this was included in it.
Great song though.
yes!!! i am a pinback junkie but never knew half of their lyrics
yeah, lol. read the lyrics.
Take you to the forest
Let you feel the raindrops falling down
Seeping through your red scales
Eliminate the faucet
Eliminate the need for water
Replace it with a safe shell
Don't wanna see you floating upside down
On the top of the bowl when I
Come round to visit you
Don't wanna see you floating upside down
these guys are crazyy
Good god. They dropped all musicality and subtlety.
fun to see people trying to make sense of this, for some I suppose it's hard to imagine a beautiful song being written about a fish... it's hard for me to think of a girl suffering from dropsy, LOL. I think it's lovely, totally fixated on this melody these days.
Sooooooo gooooood
thankyou, and i agree :)
cove sings this one
if you go to saosin's wesite they have a list that tells you which songs were sung by who
I think I like this version better. And I think that because the lyrics of this song are quiet sad, so the song itself it's supposed to be sad either. But IT'S ONLY MY OPINION. And I also think you should stop arguing about this. I might like this version, but others might don't. It doesn't matter who's the best or who's the worst, It only matters if you feel good listening to it or not.
Guys, don't think too much about the meaning of this song. PINBACK IS A STRANGE BAND. They write lyrics like "It's really not that kind/to terrorize one in one's sleep" and name songs after the capital of Libya. Don't call the people who claim it's about a goldfish "retarded", because you evidently don't understand the strangeness of Pinback.
i like this song. why do ppl keep saying its gay or it sucks? who cares if it doesn't sound like the original? its a COVER ppl. get over it
@chadisyoung Knowing what a song by one of my favorite bands (the original version) is about doesn't make me a stalker.
You can understand this one better than the other version by pinback because the lead singer sings louder.
when i first read this i thought it said guy.
i was about to piss myself.
lol i love penelope
wow. i really love this song, but it makes me so sad. D':
geez people, its simply about a goldfish dying.
if its about a girl why would he say
"Don't want to see you floating upside down
On the top of the bowl when I come around to visit you"
and another thing, dropsy is a fish problem.
Is that a Chris Farley quote from Dirty Work? If so, kudos!
It took me way longer than it should have to realize this song was about a fish.
u can download it on Limewire or Ares
I agree.
i think it's about a fish. . .but it's metaphoric for a girl. like the air that penelope is swallowing is the one thing that is bad for her but she wants. it hurts him to see her struggle doing something that hurts her. when he's trying to "eliminate the need for water", it's because he knows that he can't get her to stop "swallowing the air" so he tries to make it easier by "eliminate away the need for water". that's just my opinion. i could be wrong, but that's how i see it.
@SaintJimmy007 my opinion. its about a goldfish. i like yours though i could totally see that.
thanks
luv the random spanish in it lmao
dude ive heard of saosin from when i was like 10 years old and ive never heard of pinback since i seen this and tbh saosin kiks der asss hoollllleeeeee
This is Pinback's song, but personally, Saosin's version kicks ass. :)
a fish, well...i love it! still a good song.
@musicluver894 its about a women with a drinking problem...Fish thing is a meathpor
i like the way pinback plays this song better, but i like the way cove sings it more than the actual lead singer. dont hate me for it, but thats just how i feel.
@taberr5 Except he didn't write this, this is a cover of a Pinback song.
holyshit ftw
@TrixxSpiritCatcher
exactly!
I love this song. Why do you guys all hate it, i think its cool.
@TrixxSpiritCatcher True that my friend!
yes this is Cove not anthony
Haha, it's really funny everyone denying it's about a fish. Covers have no meaning at all, except for being a cover.
When the creators of the original song (that would be the amazing Rob and Zach) say it's about Zach's fish, I guess they would know.:S
But you're free to hold on to your own interpretation.
@SergeantHairClip whats wrong with talking about it
Since Saosin formed in 2003 (years after Pinback), rikouri must be like 15 years old or even younger now?
saosin rocks
this is some emo but is not that in totaly, so i like this guys... lets take some peace of love and enjoy this ok?
i love how everyone thinks it is actually about a fish lol its all a giant metaphor
u got that damn right
to me this song is about the cutest dog ever RIP shadow- 11-11-03
still awesome
Kind of makes me (I guess you) wonder what would this song sound like if Anthony Green sung it........ You know, before he left Saosin.
both versions are good. i like the original better... kudos to pinback =)
it's actually about a real fish that the band had,, the fish died, and by band i mean pinback, they wrote it this is just a cover
@demonakittie caps lock stuck on?
ha did u read the Lost Books series?
LMAO!
I heard that tooo! P:
A mermaid actually makes sense, although maybe not being true, it's still a cool thought
this version is wayy better!
its about his fish that he got when he was 5 and then it died and it basically ruined him for life. he almost committed suicide over it.
@SergeantHairClip Well said.
pinoy kb deathknocker?..anyway ganda ng song na toh at tnx sa pag post!
para mi corazon = for my heart.
i have no idea wat this song is about but i really like it lol but im pretty sure its not about,its about a girl i love this band
@musicluver894 most Deff
I need that fucking bass kick like in the original, but this one is still good.
haha. fish, tnx for making me know,.
Btw. not "Is it dropsy" its actually "It's a travesty"
what does para me corazon mean?
even though saosin, & playradioplay! (a guy who does a cover of this) are both amazing, i think pinback sings it the best.
@haileyelizabeth187 ))): "Don't wanna see you floating upside down..."
@ohsoamazinggg agreed
I just realized his sister Penny's full name is Penelope
"En busca de un tesoro, para mi corazon" :'(
It irritates me when people diss a COVER. That's what it is... someone else's interpretation of a song. It's not supposed to be perfect. Pinback's version is amazing in it's own and the way this one was done is good for who it's by.
And btw... this has to be Cove. I know Anthony Green's voice a mile away: ) He's got higher range than Cove and would've slammed this song.
what a sad song
PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT THIS IS ANTHONY. ANYBODY WHO THINKS THIS IS ANTHONY IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A VERY OBSERVANT SAOFAN. anthony and cove sound completely different
is this anthony green or cove reber?
Anthony Green sang this?
No this is Anthony singing this one
It is indeed about a fish. The Pinback guys confirmed it. I suppose people could interpret it however they want but that was the original intention behind the song. Sorry that's not deep enough for some of you.
BTW Pinback's version is by far better than this. If you haven't heard it you need to.
wow first song i ever heard that was dedicated to a fish lol