In 1998, the Swedish city of Gothenburg experienced a horrible event. 63 high school students died in a discothèque fire, an arson. Swedish radio cleared all music from its youth channel, and this was the first song they played that morning after the fire.
Probably one of the most empathetically emotive, aeolian cadences of sound I've ever heard. It marks the end of the 90s for me. The parlance of the times. Happier times. A monument to the ghosts of reflections of mundanity, life; echoes of the past. Whining eerily; melancholic whispers and moans of a decade and memories past which come back occasionally in our quieter fleeting moments which largely lay now abandoned in the memory libraries of volumes now defunct.
I´m 20 years old and I don´t know what a fuck is doing the music of our days ... this 90s music have more quality expresive than even other exist in present , thanks for exist fantastic old music !
Same here, Choco! I really liked the movie, but my main concern afterwards was, "What was that beautiful song that was playing while the characters were on the bus seeking the bigtime?"
This was one of those obscure songs that came to me exactly when it needed to. I understood the message instantly, like a diamond shot into my forehead. This gorgeous haunting gem has stuck with me ever since. The video using shots from "the red baloon" couldnt have been more on the nose.
Lo conocía vagamente de mi juventud. Pero al escucharlo en sing 2 y ver las imágenes que si bien transcurrian en tiempo presente, formarán perfecto recuerdo del pasado de los protagonistas mientras al espectador se le escurre una lágrima al evocar nuestros propios recuerdos que marcaron nuestros corazones.
Just remember the day I saw them in Aberdeen, just after one of the most exciting band i.e. The Flaming Lips. It is still today one of my most beautifull musical live experience . Just beautifull
jonathon gets groovier with age.... the 6Music interview with Lauren before this gig was so warm and open. Him and Grasshopper are an incredible duo and The Light in You an excellent return to music making. Just started listening to the previous album Snowflake Midnight (the one no one listened to.....) that too is amazing.
Aaahh this is a better version than the other on a different site where they did a live (concert ) version of this song ,Ovilously" they did years before.Call me. tech or studio junkie .I always like the studio version songs to live .I know all you muso's will.say prefabrication it's not the real thing " you CAN'T beat live concerts .as I said many a times very few artist or bands can pull off live .
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In 1998, the Swedish city of Gothenburg experienced a horrible event. 63 high school students died in a discothèque fire, an arson. Swedish radio cleared all music from its youth channel, and this was the first song they played that morning after the fire.
Probably one of the most empathetically emotive, aeolian cadences of sound I've ever heard. It marks the end of the 90s for me. The parlance of the times. Happier times. A monument to the ghosts of reflections of mundanity, life; echoes of the past. Whining eerily; melancholic whispers and moans of a decade and memories past which come back occasionally in our quieter fleeting moments which largely lay now abandoned in the memory libraries of volumes now defunct.
+Helterskelter4 that is a very very good summary helterskelter.
Helterskelter4 Yeah, it's alright.
Say what????
The song is beautiful and so was your post.
Perfect description. Still listening to deserter’s songs. Still beautiful xxx thank you
Sing 2 brought me here. This is the best song in that animated film by far.
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting him to sound so good... especially after all these years. But he nailed it! So good, got goosebumps.
Me too🎉
i saw him last week. he still has it.
I´m 20 years old and I don´t know what a fuck is doing the music of our days ... this 90s music have more quality expresive than even other exist in present ,
thanks for exist fantastic old music !
I freaking love this song. I heard it on Sing 2 and fell in love.
Me too, Choco!
Sameee
Its makes my day every day i hear it
Same here. Sing 2 has some awesome music
Same here, Choco! I really liked the movie, but my main concern afterwards was, "What was that beautiful song that was playing while the characters were on the bus seeking the bigtime?"
1998: the year Mercury Rev was the best band in the world.
together with Radiohead.
Darn right. Then 1999 was the Flaming Lips.
@@patriciomartinotti5694 Wish I could have seen RH in the 90s
@@jasonmuhsmann5670 Then 2000 was Sigur Ros
@@jasonmuhsmann5670Deserters Songs and The Soft Bulletin are very closly related.
Definitely one of the the most hauntingly beautiful songs to come out of the late 90s. It still hits me in the feels.
Permanently in my top 10 songs of all time.
The world is a better place because of Mercury Rev.
Since end of 90's years I felt my heart blowing when I heard this song. One of the most powerful cadences I ever heard.
simply the most beautiful song in human history
This was one of those obscure songs that came to me exactly when it needed to. I understood the message instantly, like a diamond shot into my forehead. This gorgeous haunting gem has stuck with me ever since. The video using shots from "the red baloon" couldnt have been more on the nose.
this song makes me cry every time I hear it, am I the only one?
No
How can you not cry hearing him sing ‘that big blue open sea’ ?
Yes. you are weird maybe. Ahah
Absolutely not x
This is the sound of missing.
What a magnificent voice this man has! Just love him💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
Second this ❤
Pls never stop making music!🙏🙏 😉
Beautiful!! Love you guys!
Simplemente la canción más hermosa del mundo ❤️✌️✨
Lo conocía vagamente de mi juventud. Pero al escucharlo en sing 2 y ver las imágenes que si bien transcurrian en tiempo presente, formarán perfecto recuerdo del pasado de los protagonistas mientras al espectador se le escurre una lágrima al evocar nuestros propios recuerdos que marcaron nuestros corazones.
Just remember the day I saw them in Aberdeen, just after one of the most exciting band i.e. The Flaming Lips. It is still today one of my most beautifull musical live experience .
Just beautifull
Thanks for this 😭
Jonathan is such a wonderful singer
amazing song!!!! I love it
The greatness of Mercury Rev is right here
This is such a wonderful song, from a wonderful album
jonathon gets groovier with age.... the 6Music interview with Lauren before this gig was so warm and open. Him and Grasshopper are an incredible duo and The Light in You an excellent return to music making. Just started listening to the previous album Snowflake Midnight (the one no one listened to.....) that too is amazing.
I did, and I love it too! :-D
Snowflake Midnight is such a good album! As well as The Secret Migration!
This is such a beautiful song!!! Love it!!😍😍😍😍
Killer performance of this ❤
I've put Mercury Rev - Holes up there with Pink Floyd's - The Great Gig In The Sky.
My word for this song is SUBLIME. What's yours?
I add "Damage Is Done" by Konklins. Watch the Kubrick video. Amazing too!
Whoa that is exactly where i would put it
Holey
Exquisite! Thank you for asking 😁
hard to top Sublime - but wondrous is good in combination with sublime - wonderously sublime -
good stuff,cracking band.
The 2009 movie "Against the Current" brought me here. Wonderfull song! Great band!
Rogério NDJr That movie brought me here also. A terrific movie; a fabulous song.
FOREVER MERCURY REV..........
estoy aqui por SING que cancion por dios 😊😊🥰🥰😭😭
Que canción , que letras ,que sonido ,que ritmo me encanta .
An excellent live rendition of this Magnifique Chanson
Man this song. 99 was a mess for me but this song was there.
simply beautiful song 💗❤️🎈🎈🎈🎈
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brilliant.
i love mercury rev tooo!!!!! oh god i love them
Sublime
Takes me back to living in Berlin,,,
Takes me to Paris.. 1979.. hitching around and feeling the best I ever felt.. x
Huge fan since the 1990s, they are the American Floyd more that Flaming Lips, and I love all 3 bands
I had the treat of seeing Rev in DC during '15 tour. I stood 5 feet from Grasshopper with only about 300 fans.
There’s a connection between the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev, of course.
always great
Exceptional times...still!
Great Album! The Benicassim show in 99 was ethereal
I wish they'd make another album like deserter's songs
outstanding
ADOREI O CONCERTO NO PRIMAVERA SOUND 2014
Pretty good
That flute......
Visto concerto sabato scorso all'Anfiteatro del Venda, Galzignano (Italy). Fantastico!
C'ero... indimenticabile!
Always amazing.
Very underrated
Telephones for eyes. When I heard that line the first time, I saw rotary phone eyes. Now people have telephones for eyes.
Sing 2
Chanced upon this hauntingly beautiful song on Spotify. This is so fucking good!
Anyone have the concert in full?
❤
Aaahh this is a better version than the other on a different site where they did a live (concert ) version of this song ,Ovilously" they did years before.Call me. tech or studio junkie .I always like the studio version songs to live .I know all you muso's will.say prefabrication it's not the real thing " you CAN'T beat live concerts .as I said many a times very few artist or bands can pull off live .
Ven y canta 2
anybody out there know the title of the mercury rev track played during the rolling of the credits in the movie gambler...cheers
that is a crazy moshpit
Aimee Mann's Wise Up for those who like this.
The scene in the wonderful film "Magnolia", when most of the cast sing this is so powerful.
Oh yeah...
Only thumbs up ? That still exists on YT ? Blasting !
Come on, one more thumb up then... and death to the one daring to put a thumb down !
Fucking beautiful song.
Música
Come on to meet you tell me your history...;)
I prefer the Jools Holland epic live version BUT... "this is gold Jerry, gold!!"
Konson Heb gold, Jerry Gold. love that you’re a Seinfelder :)
"What's the deal with holes?"
Kawaii.
Paraorchestra brought me here.
Fuck me its a tune
Strange that far less talented acts get way more radio air play.
Grasshopper comes across as smug, self satisfied, and to rather pleased with himself here. Ugg.
Not as good as on the record. I could listen to this song all day long for weeks. 😊😊
Three human beings has no sensitivity to good music...
Outstanding