To put it as a main comment, story goes they were struggling for a final song for superunknown. He had writers block. He was sitting in his house one day and a bird flew into one of his windows and fell to the ground with a broken neck. The rest is history and one of the greatest drum licks all time since Phil collins.
Look at the main post. This isn't about suicide. A bird flew into his house and broke it's neck on the window trying to get out. So he wrote this about it. Hugs.
I saw him many times while he was alive. Especially his solo tours. It was a bonding experience for my dad and I. I think if you asked the average person how they felt about a song glorifying suicide, sung by a man who eventually committed suicide - they’d have some interesting feelings. First to mind would probably be “no duh”. Of course this was going to be the end for him. This was the only end. But it’s not his propensity for it that a person might claim makes this song problematic. It’s the glorification that gives people cause for issue, and then the propensity that damns it. For me though what is more damning than his lyrics is how beautiful his guitar is. Its structure, its form.... It’s a beautiful, gorgeous, heart breaking song. It’s a brilliant piece of music and I feel like it needs to be heard by more people if not for its poeticism, then at least for its warning. This - and all beautiful songs glorifying suicide in this way - should not be viewed as something to be idealized. Their description of suicide as a thing of beautify is an indicator of the path that they are on, and if you ever - EVER - find yourself feeling in a similar way, tell someone else. Tell someone you love, or anyone close to you at all. Get help. This has been a public service announcement
This song has nothing to do with suicide. Please inform yourself before commenting on something you have no idea about. This has been a public service announcement by me.
@@onnevankenobe Correct. It’s about the female robin that crashed into his house and he had to put it out of its misery. There is an interview of him talking and laughing about it.
@@christinecanty5409 Wrong ! It was a crow . A group of crows is called a Murder of crows hence the line " She lived like a Murder how she'd fly so sweetly "
@@mattfranks4335 It was actually a robin, regardless of what the lyrics say (Poetic license perhaps?). But yeah, in his 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, he specified a "female robin".
To put it as a main comment, story goes they were struggling for a final song for superunknown. He had writers block. He was sitting in his house one day and a bird flew into one of his windows and fell to the ground with a broken neck. The rest is history and one of the greatest drum licks all time since Phil collins.
This is absolutely amazing. His voice is impeccable
Beautiful song, miss you Chris 🙏🏼🤍
This is a stunning Chris Cornell
I love this song. Chris had a great voice
Wow. I'm a grown man having a drink this Sunday morning. Listening to this with teary eyes. Still hurts. Rip Chris 🙏.
3:50am, can’t sleep, still hurts.
Look at the main post. This isn't about suicide. A bird flew into his house and broke it's neck on the window trying to get out. So he wrote this about it. Hugs.
so beautiful and perfect, how could he be gone so soon....
Truly an amazing live version. One of my favorite songs from Chris Cornell. R.I.P. always.
I miss him
The bluuuueeeeeees.....
Thanks for taking this video. Little nuggets of a legend gone too soon.
He lived like a martyr but he died, just like suicide. Rip Chris
*murder
A murder of crows . The song is about putting a crow out it's misery with a brick after breaking it's neck after a window strike .
@@mattfranks4335 I think it was a Robin. But it definitely was a bird either way.
I saw him many times while he was alive. Especially his solo tours. It was a bonding experience for my dad and I.
I think if you asked the average person how they felt about a song glorifying suicide, sung by a man who eventually committed suicide - they’d have some interesting feelings. First to mind would probably be “no duh”. Of course this was going to be the end for him. This was the only end.
But it’s not his propensity for it that a person might claim makes this song problematic. It’s the glorification that gives people cause for issue, and then the propensity that damns it.
For me though what is more damning than his lyrics is how beautiful his guitar is. Its structure, its form.... It’s a beautiful, gorgeous, heart breaking song. It’s a brilliant piece of music and I feel like it needs to be heard by more people if not for its poeticism, then at least for its warning. This - and all beautiful songs glorifying suicide in this way - should not be viewed as something to be idealized.
Their description of suicide as a thing of beautify is an indicator of the path that they are on, and if you ever - EVER - find yourself feeling in a similar way, tell someone else. Tell someone you love, or anyone close to you at all. Get help.
This has been a public service announcement
This song has nothing to do with suicide. Please inform yourself before commenting on something you have no idea about. This has been a public service announcement by me.
@@onnevankenobe Correct. It’s about the female robin that crashed into his house and he had to put it out of its misery. There is an interview of him talking and laughing about it.
@@christinecanty5409 Wrong ! It was a crow . A group of crows is called a Murder of crows hence the line " She lived like a Murder how she'd fly so sweetly "
@@mattfranks4335 Ok!
@@mattfranks4335 It was actually a robin, regardless of what the lyrics say (Poetic license perhaps?). But yeah, in his 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, he specified a "female robin".