spot. on. description. admittedly, what i consider "the best jd/tmg" is incredibly fluid & heavily dependent on my mood & headspace... and yet, for some unknown reason, one thing never changes: unhinged jd is the version of jd i like best ¯\(°_o)/¯
As we cruised across The Canadian border You reached into your handbag Pulled out a micro-cassette recorder Started quoting Tolstoy into the machine I had no idea what you meant I guess I'm supposed to figure these things out Or maybe it's supposed to be self-evident But I've gone feral And I don't speak the language anymore We're headed deep into the forest I've got the pedal to the floor The engine shudders like a dying man When you reach out to grab my hand You can bring out all your weapons You can't make me go to war Long winding Canadian highways Innumerable evergreens Weather forecast on the AM radio Says we'll be expecting highs in the low teens When I mouth my silent curses at you I can see my breath I hope the stars don't even come out tonight I hope we both freeze to death Look at the person I've turned into Tell me how do you like him now No standards of any kind to break, no creeds to disavow I am right here where you want me Do what you brought me out here for You can arm me to the teeth You can't make me go to war
(rly love the pre song banter, so here it is transcribed ❤) Hey! So-- so this is a song about a couple of people in a car. And uh, and it's kind of hot in the car though it’s cold outside, and the reason it’s hot in the car is the seething temperature of their hatred. And it’s sort of like, you know, it's one of those situations where you’re really-- let’s say you're in this car. You’ve probably at some point, odds are pretty good you've been in this car at some point, right? And uh, and at one point or another you look over at the speedometer, and it says seventy-five, you're riding shotgun, and-- and you think, you do this sort of quick calculation-- you don't really know, you're not a physicist, you know? Much less a criminal investigator, anything like that. You're just a person in a car that you wish you weren’t in, and-- but you think, “if i... pop the door and drop and roll… and i tuck my elbows in… between here and the bushes at the shoulder, what's the damage i sustain?” And you picture your lifeless, unconscious body rolling… down the beautiful hill, and you see yourself as though in a japanese film, and think, “y’know, i might make it, and maybe i will look up, and i will see the last bit of the car speeding away from me, and i will-- and i will count that as a victory.” this song-- this song is about people who have chosen whatever the opposite of victory is. It's called family happiness.
leaving this as a general comment because this is one of my favorite lives performances of one on my favorite tmg songs but your channel is so precious!! thank you for the work you're doing, recent subscriber but i expect to be here a long time :)
I HOPE THE STARS DON’T EVEN COME OUT TONIGHT, I HOPE WE BOTH FREEZE TO DEATH LOOK AT THE PERSON IVE TURNED INTO, TELL ME, HOW DO YOU LIKE HIM NOW??? NO STANDARDS OF ANY KIND TO BREAK, NO CREEDS TO DISAVOW
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Man, I wish they'd dig this one up again. What a phenomenal performance of a phenomenal song.
Coroner's Gambit barely on tune poorly recorded intensity was my first exposure to the Mountain Goats. loved Darnielle since.
This may be the least hinged I’ve heard John sing
(complimentary)
john has been in this car. this we can tell
spot. on. description.
admittedly, what i consider "the best jd/tmg" is incredibly fluid & heavily dependent on my mood & headspace... and yet, for some unknown reason, one thing never changes:
unhinged jd is the version of jd i like best ¯\(°_o)/¯
i respect your take but this song is very hinged
In the chord sheet it literally says "try to break the strings"
Some of his best pre-song banter of all time, and then his outright most unhinged vocals of all time. TELL ME HOW YOU LIKE HIM NOW?!?
This is so much more powerful then the album version, I absolutely love it
I think this upload/ performannce may have just saved my sanity and even life to an extent. Thank you ❤
Adam Savage was talking about Micro Cassete the other day and it made me think of this song
As we cruised across
The Canadian border
You reached into your handbag
Pulled out a micro-cassette recorder
Started quoting Tolstoy into the machine
I had no idea what you meant
I guess I'm supposed to figure these things out
Or maybe it's supposed to be self-evident
But I've gone feral
And I don't speak the language anymore
We're headed deep into the forest
I've got the pedal to the floor
The engine shudders like a dying man
When you reach out to grab my hand
You can bring out all your weapons
You can't make me go to war
Long winding Canadian highways
Innumerable evergreens
Weather forecast on the AM radio
Says we'll be expecting highs in the low teens
When I mouth my silent curses at you
I can see my breath
I hope the stars don't even come out tonight
I hope we both freeze to death
Look at the person I've turned into
Tell me how do you like him now
No standards of any kind to break, no creeds to disavow
I am right here where you want me
Do what you brought me out here for
You can arm me to the teeth
You can't make me go to war
This is easily among the greatest songs of all time
(rly love the pre song banter, so here it is transcribed ❤)
Hey! So-- so this is a song about a couple of people in a car. And uh, and it's kind of hot in the car though it’s cold outside, and the reason it’s hot in the car is the seething temperature of their hatred.
And it’s sort of like, you know, it's one of those situations where you’re really-- let’s say you're in this car. You’ve probably at some point, odds are pretty good you've been in this car at some point, right? And uh, and at one point or another you look over at the speedometer, and it says seventy-five, you're riding shotgun, and-- and you think, you do this sort of quick calculation-- you don't really know, you're not a physicist, you know? Much less a criminal investigator, anything like that. You're just a person in a car that you wish you weren’t in, and-- but you think, “if i... pop the door and drop and roll… and i tuck my elbows in… between here and the bushes at the shoulder, what's the damage i sustain?”
And you picture your lifeless, unconscious body rolling… down the beautiful hill, and you see yourself as though in a japanese film, and think, “y’know, i might make it, and maybe i will look up, and i will see the last bit of the car speeding away from me, and i will-- and i will count that as a victory.”
this song-- this song is about people who have chosen whatever the opposite of victory is. It's called family happiness.
Thank you!
thnk you!
god this song already hit so hard on the album but this just transcends
i have listened to this one particular performance so many times it's unhealthy thank you for uploading
leaving this as a general comment because this is one of my favorite lives performances of one on my favorite tmg songs but your channel is so precious!! thank you for the work you're doing, recent subscriber but i expect to be here a long time :)
just stumbled on this recording, low and behold...I was at this show!
TELL ME HOW YOU LIKE HIM NOW??!
Holy shit.
I was at this show! It was amazing!
tfw JD is let loose on the keyboard but doesn't have his boots on
but....the guitar.....the guitar part is still playing....just another tMG Mystery
Yuval should have been the fourth Mountain Goat
Matty should have been the fifth.
I'm going feral listening to this song
this song lives in my soul
holy fucking shit
banter reminds me of the old All Japan Women's Wrestling motto: Victory Through Guts
"Maybe I will look up and see the last bit of the car speeding away from me, and I will count that as a victory."
holy shit
I just noticed the terrifying baby doll in the rear view mirror. I will not sleep tonight
I've been listening to this youtube video for this song for ages and only just now did I read this comment and see the baby doll myself 😭
This is one of my favourites!! It's so amazing live!! Tysm for posting!
I HOPE THE STARS DON’T EVEN COME OUT TONIGHT, I HOPE WE BOTH FREEZE TO DEATH
LOOK AT THE PERSON IVE TURNED INTO, TELL ME, HOW DO YOU LIKE HIM NOW???
NO STANDARDS OF ANY KIND TO BREAK, NO CREEDS TO DISAVOW
song starts 1:18
The song starts at 1:18, but the fun starts at 0:00
@Maxwell Long i use youtube to listen to music like an insane person and this is my favorite version of the song 😔
Dang did i really time traveled?