"I'm never gonna know you now but I'm gonna love you anyhow"... one of the best, and saddest, lyrics i've read, ever. Elliott is my light in this mess I call life.
Why is that line so important, for me anyway? Okay, there is a loss- "I'm never gonna know you now", and then, NO judgement of that- "but I'm gonna love you anyhow", which is just so much like saying, "I'm just going to do this. It doesn't matter, the weight upon me, it carries" Maybe that's too much for some people to take in. But the kicker here is, it's always your choice! Deal with, what you can deal with. Anyway, it's a very haunting lyric for me. I get it, and it's a sharp knife so, I never reach for that one! But it reaches me, just the same. And one more thing, i think might be noteworthy. Elliott's pull on me has always been from, beyond the grave. Yep. I never knew his music, while he lived. I'm not gonna look into that any more, right now because... why?? What on earth could i possibly deduce from that little, bit of information? Logically, probably nothing. But hey! That I found the music at all, is probably more than enough, for any introspection. Yeah. It is. Maybe one day, I will go deeper... inside.
Absolutely beautiful sad song. Favourite off the album. Genuine star he was and like all the greats, reminds me of nick drake. He wasn't in search of fame and fortune, just cleansing himself with this cathartic music. Beautiful but terribly sad
It's tragic that so many musicians who write the most beautiful and profound songs carry such an enormous burden of pain. Losing Elliott was one of the biggest tragedies to ever devastate the music industry.
“I’m never gonna know you now, but I’m gonna love you anyhow.” This lyric pops into my head every Oct. 21st. I don’t know if he ever knew how much he mattered to people but he certainly mattered to me.
Yeah, i agree, so minimalistic, but so complex simultaneously, I think its because of the complexity of his guitar playing, he's an interesting person to study musically, it may sound kind of easy to play his songs, but they're really not, i tend to find he likes 7th chords and also just weird chords in general
@@herbertrichard614 He may have had a drug addiction, but that doesn't make him a bad person, drugs don't make a person bad, its the person that makes themselves bad, Elliott had a terrible childhood, which resulted in drug use, I was merely analysing his musical genius because thats what is so interesting about him, as well as his lyrics, usually talking about said drug/alcohol abuse. The stigma around drug addicts is terrible, not all drug addicts are just junkies with no purpose except taking those drugs. Elliott made bad decisions in terms of his coping with the childhood trauma that he could have avoided. In conclusion, Elliott was a good person who made terrible choices. Its not the decisions that make a person, its their morals. So yes, some drug addicts are just generally bad people, but a lot are just nice people with terrible decision making skills, but society decides to look down upon them for that, which makes society the bad thing in this situation.
@@commiecunt1312 Agreed. Elliott Smith lived six blocks from where I am sitting. He was a good person. My view on drugs tends more to it being an illness than a moral failure. Unquestionably Elliott is an unparalleled talent in American music. What is also interesting is that Smith worked right to the end of his life. "From a Basement..." is good. Van Gogh also worked right until the end. Thanks.
"in the place where i make no mistakes, in the place where i have what it takes" jesus he can define the struggle of depression, suicidal ideas, drug use, general fuck-upery so well he was a genius in his own tragic way. disturbingly relatable
First the mic, then a half cigarette Singing, "Cathy's Clown" That's the man she's married to now That's the girl that he takes around town She appears composed, so she is, I suppose Who can really tell? She shows no emotion at all Stares into space like a dead china doll I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow Now she's done and they're calling someone Such a familiar name I'm so glad that my memory's remote 'Cause I'm doing just fine hour to hour, note to note Here it is, the revenge to the tune "You're no good You're no good, you're no good, you're no good" Can't you tell that it's well understood? I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm here today and expected to stay On and on and on I'm tired I'm tired Looking out on the substitute scene Still going strong XO, mom It's okay, it's alright, nothing's wrong Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans to just leave me alone In the place where I make no mistakes In the place where I have what it takes I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow
Elliot Smith has been a slow burn for me. First time I heard him I thought he was good... But just okay. Then, I realised he was amazing after I had his songs going around my mind for a long time
I know exactly what you mean.. I first watched "The Royal Tenenbaums" back in 2002 when I was 11 years old and liked the movie but didn't think anything much of the soundtrack, last year I rewatched it and noticed the song "needle in the hay" in it, I thought it was a pretty good song but didn't care to look much into the career of Elliott Smith, then slowly I started listening to more of his songs and I can say now he's one of my favorite musicians...
His lyrics are about seeing and meeting his estranged mother, but it fits my relationship with my father so well. I really believe Elliott was more talented than any single member of the Beatles.
Elliott Smith will always be my absolute favorite musician. His lyrics are so profound and thought-provoking, and the music he writes is simple but so beautiful and invokes so many emotions. I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing this song.
DECEPTIVELY simple SOUNDING,he's actually a very complex and unique acoustic guitar player and writer and if you haven't tried learning a song of his or don't play guitar,you'd be shocked to discover how hard it is to play his stuff,there's a lot going on in his guitar playing
This version of Waltz 2 seems to be more powerful than any other versions of this song that I listened to. I don't really know why. I feel that this version was made just for me. I feel the words and the guitar directly in my heart. This song is (and will always be) my favourite song. Thank you, Elliott, for being a great singer and songwriter. I will never forget you, and your music will forever be in my heart.
This song helped me to mentally reconstruct the strained relationship I have with my mother. Thank you Mr. Elliott Smith... I would have never known you either way, but I will always love you & your beautiful music anyhow.
This will always be my favorite song by him. It sums up so much of the sadness you go through in life. Seeing someone you could have loved well with someone who doesn’t make them happy, being a disappointment, going through the motions on a daily basis, it’s all there.
Wasn’t the depression that got him but more of it being mixed with drugs. Can manage depression. Plus he wasn’t always a depressed person. People forget a lot of his songs were about other people or his take on their situations. I think because everyone thought he was so depressed and expected that type of sound his depression and use got worse. Like “Kings Crossing” basically is saying. He’s seen that movie before and knows how it ends. Such a fucking tragic thing.
Believe me, people did. It’s hard to believe when you’re in that place. There were a couple years he was spun out more than you could imagine. But the last year of his life he was seemingly doing so much better. God I miss him.
I am literally in tears right now.. his music hits me in ways that few song writer's ever could... Every time I hey him It's just so sad that he's not here anymore..
Elliott has sang this song and basically said he’s played it too many times and isn’t singing it good. He’s said that 2 other times singing this song live but I thought it was perfect and I didn’t know what he meant by saying he’s not singing it well because I thought it was amazing. But now I’ve heard this performance of the song and it sounds so much more genuine and now I know what he’s talking about. I love this song and the meaning behind it and in this performance I think he really shows what he’s feeling.
Never was a fan but friends were devastated by his death. Now I listen after all these years and hear my life being sang in a song that I can no longer sing.
"In the place where I make no mistakes In the place that I have what it takes" You already had what it takes dear Elliott and you are terribly missed...
The greatest quality video of one of the greatest music artists of all time. Thanks to clips like this on You Tube, Elliott's music and legacy will live on. RIP Elliott. To your true fans, you will never die.
I always come back to this when I am feeling down, helps me a lot. brother always played acoustic he would play in the bathroom kept me awake but he was doin his thing. RIP Eliot. and we all loved the matt damon movie withj ben afflac right GG though hes like talkin about gettin a cheeseberger making it a tax for a day lmfao
I never had the chance to watch a live performance of Elliot's. Maybe it's better that way. If I had, I don't know if I'd be able to listen to his poetry without completely folding into myself wondering, "what if?" Thank you Elliot for giving voice to the ineffable. With love from S.A., Charlie
'I'm here today expected to stay on and on and on I'm tired i'm tired looking out on the substitute scene still going strong XO mom It's okay It's alright Nothings wrong..' I really loved Elliott's sense of irony.
As someone who didn’t know this song at the time, but went through something similar to Elliot, I have to be honest and say that this song gets me like no other.
He was a bit nervous in the beginning hit a wrong note it wasn't a huge mistake by any means. He pulled it together and finished well. It takes big balls to bare yourself like this so publicly, his dynamic in the vocal drives the sound along with the snarling bass from the yamaha now that's unique. This guy is a treasure I only found him recently. Brilliant wordsmith poetry in motion.
Wonderful, one of the best video quality! One of the few videos where you can almost read in the eyes of Elliott! You can even see their real color! Blue! Seems he's gone on television yesterday ...... Thanks! xoxoxo
![Waltz #2 (XO) [Elliott Smith] - Chris Thile | Live from Here](/img/1.gif)
"I'm never gonna know you now but I'm gonna love you anyhow"... one of the best, and saddest, lyrics i've read, ever. Elliott is my light in this mess I call life.
Why is that line so important, for me anyway? Okay, there is a loss-
"I'm never gonna know you now", and then, NO judgement of that-
"but I'm gonna love you anyhow", which is just so much like saying,
"I'm just going to do this. It doesn't matter, the weight upon me, it carries"
Maybe that's too much for some people to take in. But the kicker here is,
it's always your choice! Deal with, what you can deal with.
Anyway, it's a very haunting lyric for me. I get it, and it's a sharp knife so, I never reach for that one! But it reaches me, just the same.
And one more thing, i think might be noteworthy. Elliott's pull on me has always been from, beyond the grave. Yep. I never knew his music, while he lived. I'm not gonna look into that any more, right now because... why??
What on earth could i possibly deduce from that little, bit of information?
Logically, probably nothing. But hey! That I found the music at all, is probably more than enough, for any introspection.
Yeah. It is. Maybe one day, I will go deeper... inside.
Or is it this life you call mess
Deakin damn..
my son was stillborn. that lyric destroys me everytime.
@@michellebranton2249 Mine too. So sorry.
"I'm here today, expected to stay, on and on and on...tired, tired." That simple line sums up depression better than any words I could come up with.
"...It's OK, it's alright, nothing's wrong"
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Absolutely beautiful sad song. Favourite off the album. Genuine star he was and like all the greats, reminds me of nick drake. He wasn't in search of fame and fortune, just cleansing himself with this cathartic music. Beautiful but terribly sad
It's tragic that so many musicians who write the most beautiful and profound songs carry such an enormous burden of pain. Losing Elliott was one of the biggest tragedies to ever devastate the music industry.
What do you think they take the lyrics from?
You just can explain what you have felt, he did it in an awesome way.
Thank you Elliott for accepting your gift and sharing God’s love with the world. Such a beautiful person RIP
well said, Derek Belbin ... I couldn't agree more. I saw him live in San Diego in 2000 and it was - well, unforgettable.
Losing both Elliott and Jeff Buckley was tragic to my generation’s musical legacy. And later, Chris Cornell.
Bullshit pal
“I’m never gonna know you now, but I’m gonna love you anyhow.” This lyric pops into my head every Oct. 21st. I don’t know if he ever knew how much he mattered to people but he certainly mattered to me.
Ah don’t believe you
Voice and guitar. Very few artists can pull off this level of minimalism without getting boring. With Elliott, we stay riveted.
Nick Drake invented it
Yeah, i agree, so minimalistic, but so complex simultaneously, I think its because of the complexity of his guitar playing, he's an interesting person to study musically, it may sound kind of easy to play his songs, but they're really not, i tend to find he likes 7th chords and also just weird chords in general
Taking a stand for junkie artists everywhere.
@@herbertrichard614 He may have had a drug addiction, but that doesn't make him a bad person, drugs don't make a person bad, its the person that makes themselves bad, Elliott had a terrible childhood, which resulted in drug use, I was merely analysing his musical genius because thats what is so interesting about him, as well as his lyrics, usually talking about said drug/alcohol abuse. The stigma around drug addicts is terrible, not all drug addicts are just junkies with no purpose except taking those drugs. Elliott made bad decisions in terms of his coping with the childhood trauma that he could have avoided. In conclusion, Elliott was a good person who made terrible choices. Its not the decisions that make a person, its their morals. So yes, some drug addicts are just generally bad people, but a lot are just nice people with terrible decision making skills, but society decides to look down upon them for that, which makes society the bad thing in this situation.
@@commiecunt1312 Agreed. Elliott Smith lived six blocks from where I am sitting. He was a good person. My view on drugs tends more to it being an illness than a moral failure. Unquestionably Elliott is an unparalleled talent in American music. What is also interesting is that Smith worked right to the end of his life. "From a Basement..." is good. Van Gogh also worked right until the end. Thanks.
People are still listening to this in 2023 thank fuck
😎
💜
"in the place where i make no mistakes, in the place where i have what it takes"
jesus he can define the struggle of depression, suicidal ideas, drug use, general fuck-upery
so well
he was a genius in his own tragic way. disturbingly relatable
First the mic, then a half cigarette
Singing, "Cathy's Clown"
That's the man she's married to now
That's the girl that he takes around town
She appears composed, so she is, I suppose
Who can really tell?
She shows no emotion at all
Stares into space like a dead china doll
I'm never gonna know you now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
Now she's done and they're calling someone
Such a familiar name
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
'Cause I'm doing just fine hour to hour, note to note
Here it is, the revenge to the tune
"You're no good
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good"
Can't you tell that it's well understood?
I'm never gonna know you now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
I'm here today and expected to stay
On and on and on
I'm tired
I'm tired
Looking out on the substitute scene
Still going strong
XO, mom
It's okay, it's alright, nothing's wrong
Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans to just leave me alone
In the place where I make no mistakes
In the place where I have what it takes
I'm never gonna know you now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
I'm never gonna know you now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
I'm never gonna know you now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
Elliot Smith has been a slow burn for me. First time I heard him I thought he was good... But just okay. Then, I realised he was amazing after I had his songs going around my mind for a long time
I know exactly what you mean.. I first watched "The Royal Tenenbaums" back in 2002 when I was 11 years old and liked the movie but didn't think anything much of the soundtrack, last year I rewatched it and noticed the song "needle in the hay" in it, I thought it was a pretty good song but didn't care to look much into the career of Elliott Smith, then slowly I started listening to more of his songs and I can say now he's one of my favorite musicians...
scaredypicker my all time favorite artists/albums always evolve that way
Damn right
A voice that seemed to come out of nowhere and hit everything with masterful intonation and rhythm..
me2
R.I.P Elliot Smith, I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow.
Never hear anyone talk about Elliott Smith in Britain. Such a underated guitarist and songwriter.
His lyrics are about seeing and meeting his estranged mother, but it fits my relationship with my father so well. I really believe Elliott was more talented than any single member of the Beatles.
this song breaks my heart
/hug
Elliot our dark friend, I remember you saving my life in a dark and smoky tavern, so many years ago now. Thank you.
Elliott Smith will always be my absolute favorite musician. His lyrics are so profound and thought-provoking, and the music he writes is simple but so beautiful and invokes so many emotions. I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing this song.
DECEPTIVELY simple SOUNDING,he's actually a very complex and unique acoustic guitar player and writer and if you haven't tried learning a song of his or don't play guitar,you'd be shocked to discover how hard it is to play his stuff,there's a lot going on in his guitar playing
@Jerry Bergsteinbaum absolutely... seriously some complex stuff
"You're no good you're no good," gets me every time I hear this song
Can't just describe how much I love Elliott and his songs
This version of Waltz 2 seems to be more powerful than any other versions of this song that I listened to. I don't really know why. I feel that this version was made just for me. I feel the words and the guitar directly in my heart. This song is (and will always be) my favourite song. Thank you, Elliott, for being a great singer and songwriter. I will never forget you, and your music will forever be in my heart.
Agree. I can’t stop. My day has stalled.
Words barely scratch the surface as to just how beautiful and touching this song is. Remarkable.
This song helped me to mentally reconstruct the strained relationship I have with my mother. Thank you Mr. Elliott Smith... I would have never known you either way, but I will always love you & your beautiful music anyhow.
He captured all the pain, and the shit around you!And sing about it and make beautiful!!
No many people have that Super Power!!!✊👊✊
One of the best songs ever written!
totally agree.
How wid u know
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@@stephenwalker850cause they listened to it and decided it’s one of the best songs ever written… not much more to it.
This will always be my favorite song by him. It sums up so much of the sadness you go through in life. Seeing someone you could have loved well with someone who doesn’t make them happy, being a disappointment, going through the motions on a daily basis, it’s all there.
Does anybody else wish they could go back in time, tell him everything will be alright, and give him a big hug?
Yup
Not how depressions works.
@@ripelivejam I’m aware....
Wasn’t the depression that got him but more of it being mixed with drugs. Can manage depression. Plus he wasn’t always a depressed person. People forget a lot of his songs were about other people or his take on their situations. I think because everyone thought he was so depressed and expected that type of sound his depression and use got worse. Like “Kings Crossing” basically is saying. He’s seen that movie before and knows how it ends. Such a fucking tragic thing.
Believe me, people did. It’s hard to believe when you’re in that place. There were a couple years he was spun out more than you could imagine. But the last year of his life he was seemingly doing so much better.
God I miss him.
I am literally in tears right now.. his music hits me in ways that few song writer's ever could... Every time I hey him It's just so sad that he's not here anymore..
Happy 50th birthday, Elliot.
It makes me sad to think that he'll never know the impact e's made on so many people's lives.
/double hug
I feel this. and it's a hug
A singular, profound talent. Gnaws right into the heart of your soul, whatever that is. None of us really know, but we feel it anyhow.
My favorite Elliot Smith song. I tear up when I hear this.
Elliott has sang this song and basically said he’s played it too many times and isn’t singing it good. He’s said that 2 other times singing this song live but I thought it was perfect and I didn’t know what he meant by saying he’s not singing it well because I thought it was amazing. But now I’ve heard this performance of the song and it sounds so much more genuine and now I know what he’s talking about. I love this song and the meaning behind it and in this performance I think he really shows what he’s feeling.
I think he was absolutely gorgeous.
Best 4mins an 3seconds of my life. What great song.
So HD it hurts
It’s such brilliant songwriting, so full of hooks and so many chords,
Still one of the most beautiful songs ever written god bless...
Never was a fan but friends were devastated by his death. Now I listen after all these years and hear my life being sang in a song that I can no longer sing.
"In the place where I make no mistakes
In the place that I have what it takes"
You already had what it takes dear Elliott and you are terribly missed...
Elliott, you helped me get through a sad break-up in 2010. She's gone but still listening to you. Thanks much!
Well... this hole seems like a good one to just fall into and cry for the rest of the week...
His voice was always great but it sounds especially good here. The acoustics of the room and the sound system are really good.
I'm never gonna know you now but I'm gonna love you anyhow... beautiful
I love how well conserved this video is. It’s from 98 but probably recorded digitally.
i love elliott smith his music really saved me 🖤
I miss you, Elliott... we all do. 🖤
The greatest quality video of one of the greatest music artists of all time. Thanks to clips like this on You Tube, Elliott's music and legacy will live on. RIP Elliott. To your true fans, you will never die.
I always come back to this when I am feeling down, helps me a lot. brother always played acoustic he would play in the bathroom kept me awake but he was doin his thing. RIP Eliot.
and we all loved the matt damon movie withj ben afflac right GG though hes like talkin about gettin a cheeseberger making it a tax for a day lmfao
Back in 2024!! Amazing song!!
I never had the chance to watch a live performance of Elliot's. Maybe it's better that way. If I had, I don't know if I'd be able to listen to his poetry without completely folding into myself wondering, "what if?" Thank you Elliot for giving voice to the ineffable. With love from S.A., Charlie
'I'm here today
expected to stay
on and on and on
I'm tired
i'm tired
looking out
on the substitute scene
still going strong
XO mom
It's okay
It's alright
Nothings wrong..'
I really loved Elliott's sense of irony.
You can tell this song meant so much to him. Just by the look in his eyes, the lyrics really hit home for him.
I'm in love with this man and there's no denying it ❤❤❤
He has gone for a long long time. I wish i never knew.
good god, after 10 years of listening he still gives me chills
As someone who didn’t know this song at the time, but went through something similar to Elliot, I have to be honest and say that this song gets me like no other.
he had such pretty eyes
this guy was an awesome song writer, I just love their songs
Happy birthday elliott! and thank you, for everything
I love this song
Absolute brilliance, god rest his soul 💙
Love this so much. Man those close-up shots. Phew.
This song slays me, I hope you're in a better place
He was a bit nervous in the beginning hit a wrong note it wasn't a huge mistake by any means. He pulled it together and finished well. It takes big balls to bare yourself like this so publicly, his dynamic in the vocal drives the sound along with the snarling bass from the yamaha now that's unique. This guy is a treasure I only found him recently. Brilliant wordsmith poetry in motion.
What wrong note? You have no idea...
I seriously cannot stop listening to this..
Wonderful, one of the best video quality! One of the few videos where you can almost read in the eyes of Elliott! You can even see their real color! Blue! Seems he's gone on television yesterday ...... Thanks! xoxoxo
One of the music titans!
omg - what a beautiful moment in time... tears for a shockingly brilliant fellow traveller.
Amazing, one of my favorite Elliott songs.
This is ace. I didn't know he was dead till I heard this song and read the comments. How sad that he's gone.
The best version of this song
still so beautiful
Give the man a chair!
Objectively beautiful Art. I don't know if he was ever able to connect meaningfully with another human being, but god loved his ragged, open soul.
This. Is. Incredible. So powerful.
i will never get over this 😭😭
thank you for uploading this, elliott is dearly missed.
ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL!!
R.I.P. am never going to know you now but I'm going to love you any how
thanks for existing Elliott, love ya :>
you're so good, you're so good, you're so good
Awwww
God this hurts but it's so good 💔😞
He's brilliant.
I’m so glad my memory’s remote.
He is alive here!
That was as real as it gets
Hard to find these days
So good.
I LOVE YOU!
A fine pluck of the strings there from Bastian Schweinsteiger.
I have been saying he looks like bastian schweinsteiger for like 12 years. I'm glad someone else agrees.
fuck I can't unsee
this comment caught me so off guard oh my fuck
Looks nothing like Schweinsteiger
Amazing.
He doesn't enjoy playing this song.. it has a sad story behind, and maybe the memories are too painful
America's # 1 talent, THE RAIN DOGS r coming
thanks for posting this one. and in great quality too.
Bloody awesome.
The look at 00:38 ....... heaven! Today is Christmas!
Cool Commodores jersey he's rockin' here. Now trying to imagine Elliott doing "I'm Easy."
i miss him
I'm feeling down...
+Cris L. That might have something to do with your mental health.
^dick!
absyrtus Fail trolls.
This just really hurts.
holy EXTREME camera Close up! too bad he's gone- at least his music lives on. Thanks for the post!
incredible quality
Happy Birthday Elliott... hope you're enjoying heaven
Just...WOW.
never saw this...awesome