That's an artist that will give anything to his fans. His voice here.... could be a studio recording. I find myself here often to here the raw complete version.
@@stevehanson1598 He sucks. I know a million singers that are better. Why does he do that weird butthole thing with his upper liper, and distort the words so they sound like he's got some weird accent? You're from Portland, OR. Just listen to Chris Cornell sing his live cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". Or... Elton John... or hell, John Mayer. This guy is junk. The song sucks.
Three songs in a row is not easy not that I have tried it. But even one song is sometimes sucks out your all energy at least with amateur musicians. And the smoke never stops to drain our lungs, too.
Wow! 845,779 views. I watch this every once in a while, because I love it, and because I am the guy who requested "all of them". That's me in the black jacket to Colin's left, hands in my pockets, at 9:38. I knew KEXP was doing live shows from the Ace, two blocks from my office on 31st St. I definitely had to go for this one (on my lunch break:). Such a small room for this great talent. You never know what a day will bring. This was a very good one. :)
Konekodesune I went through a little phase where I listened to a 100 or more of the same Grateful Dead song it varied between 12 and 45 min with the average time being 30 min. It’s called playin in the band. You may not like it you either love the dead or not.
These songs always make me cry. Idk why I can relate so much to a guy that marries a bird-woman who weaves magic dresses. I guess it abstracts to being blinded by personal gratification until it's too late, you look up and see the wounds it has left on the ones you love the most. Hits me right in the heart.
I'm an English teacher, public school. During our unit on folktales, legends, fables, and fairy tales, I taught a book version of "The Crane Wife," then used the Decemberists' version alongside. My students loved it so much that when it came time to do a lesson on point of view, I brought out Yankee Bayonet for an encore. I really love this live version and will probably use it this school year.
I'm a high school student, and you sound like an amazing teacher xD. I suggest also (if you have time) showing them Hazards of Love, as it is pretty much an English folktale about the Fae.
He takes a request from the audience and immediately delivers the Crane Wife Opera. This blows my mind.Colin is a magical creature sent here to teach us the messages from the stars. No less.
The story is already based on a Japanese folktale, Tsuru Nyobo a variation of the Tsuru no Ongaeshi story in which a poor farmer, Yohei man saves a wounded crane and later a beautiful woman approaches him whom he ends up marrying. The woman is the crane in human form, and she begins weaving beautiful silk kimono's that he sells. The silk is made using her feathers, leaving her plucked bare and when the husband discovers what he has done to his wife, she turns back into the crane and flies away
Simi Smile there's more too it. They were poor and she offered to help, but the deal was that he couldn't watch her weave. He broke the rules an saw that his wife was the crane, so she left and he lost all that he gained. A "looking a gift horse in the mouth" sort of fable.
My favorite part of RUclips comments is reading about their experiences with a piece of music. It's so mind-blowing and beautiful to know that such a small moment in time can have such an impact on people. My friend found The Crane Wife at a pawn shop. He plays all of his CD's on a loop at least five times before putting into regular circulation, and as the years went in, he added more and more Decemberists to that circulation. So this is music that reminds me of him. I've known him for 8 years now. He accounts for at least 1/4 of the music I listen to.
Truly one of the most spiritually moving 15 minutes of my life. This is the first time I've heard this song and definitely won't be the last. Play on Decemberists! 🥲♥️
The folks who dislike a band the minute they become successful after usually a decade of assbusting have very different interests than the working or trying to be working musicians they use to show their tribal affiliation i.e. "i'm Indie' or "I'm underground metal". If someone makes a bad album on a tiny label it isn't better than a good album on a semi major indie. I am very glad Decembrists are doing well.
[1] It was a cold night And the snow lay round I pulled my coat tight Against the falling down And the sun was all And the sun was all down And the sun was all And the sun was all down I am a poor man I haven't wealth nor fame I have my two hands And a house to my name And the winter's so And the winter's so long And the winter's so And the winter's so long And all the stars were crashing 'round As I laid eyes on what I'd found It was a white crane It was a helpless thing Upon a red stain With an arrow its wing And it called and cried And it called and cried so And it called and cried And it called and cried so And all the stars were crashing 'round As I laid eyes on what I'd found My crane wife, my crane wife My crane wife, my crane wife Now I helped her And I dressed her wounds And how I held her Beneath the rising moon And she stood to fly And she stood to fly away And she stood to fly She stood to fly away And all the stars were crashing 'round As I laid eyes on what I'd found My crane wife, my crane wife My crane wife, my crane wife [2] My crane wife arrived at my door in the moonlight All star bright and tongue-tied I took her in We were married and bells rang sweet for our wedding And our bedding was ready when we fell in The sound of the keening bell To see its painted red Soft as fontenelle The feathers and the thread And all I ever meant to do was to keep you My crane wife My crane wife My crane wife We were poorly, our fortunes fading hourly And how she vowed me, she could bring it back But I was greedy, I was vain and I forced her to weaving On cold loom, in a closed room, with down wove The sound of the keening bell And to see its painted red Soft as fontenelle The feathers and the thread And all I ever meant to do was to keep you My crane wife My crane wife There's a bend in the wind and it rakes at my heart There is blood in the thread and it rakes at my heart It rakes at my heart [3] And under the boughs unbowed All clothed in a snowy shroud She had no heart so hardened All under the boughs unbowed Each feather it fell from skin Till threadbare while she grew thin How were my eyes so blinded? Each feather it fell from skin And I will hang my head, hang my head low And I will hang my head, hang my head low A gray sky, a bitter sting A rain cloud, a crane on wing All out beyond horizon A grey sky, a bitter sting And I will hang my head, hang my head low And I will hang my head, hang my head low
I've been watching this whenever I was down since the ninth grade. I'm graduating now: moving into the adult part of my life, and it still holds magic for me. Colin, your music is an integral part of my world now, thank you so much for bringing it into existence. I have no idea where I'm going, but I feel lucky to still have this bit of medicine when I need it.
This song hits all the heart strings but in a good way. Thank you Colin for your creativity and musicianship. I listen to this when I'm having a hard time, and it always makes me feel better.
This is absolutely amazing! Even if you take away how soulful his voice and playing are, you've got to respect the fact that he played for 15 minutes straight without making any errors
I just found this. I hope you are living well. I hope you have kept on finding the strength to put one foot in front of the other. Life is rough. I hope you have found the beauty in it.
How talented is this guy ? Seriously when I first listened to Hazards of Love all the way through I was just blown away. He could write opera or anything but I just love what he does and the fact that he does it his way. His ability to paint a musical picture is staggering. Props also to the others he regularly plays with etc.
I love most (if not all) of TheDecemberists stuff, but I have a special place in my heart for The Crane Wife saga. Maybe it's because I knew the folk-tale before. 'Special" weaver-wives aren't that uncommon. Abuse them and you get the stick of fate.
I think it's great how, even with all the technology we have now, he can just go onstage and preform a song without the aid of auto-tune and other modern tactics. All it takes is an acoustic guitar and a microphone, and he can deliver a song beautifully. With the addition of the amazingly well-written lyrics, it's quite a stunning package.
When I was younger I used to listen to this every day... It's quite emotional to have found the joy of listening to this once more. Few songwriters are as good as Colin Meloy.
i walked down the aisle to the instrumental version of the original crane wife 3. best moment of my life. not all songs have to be designated one feeling - this one has many for me. :)
The voice crack at 9:27 makes it feel even more emotional and genuine, it only adds more to an already incredible song and performance. I like the little imperfections like that. Because imperfect doesn't always mean bad.
I remember being four or five and my dad would play Engine Driver or Red Right Ankle or Crane Wife 3. 12 years later and they're still one of my favorite bands. Love Colin Meloy.
G Star i like this vid, but thats stupid. So if someone doesnt like something, they have to do it to justify their dislike? I cant pqint, but i shout be able to judge a painting, just like how someone who doesnt play guitar can dislike this
The greatest love of my life abandoned me at my weakest moment, when my life was dissolving; a close family member had died, I had dropped out of school, was jobless and uneducated, living at home at age 23. I loved her more than anyone I had loved before, my heart would leap at her touch. She didn't feel the same way, up and left me because I had become depressed and started to drink a lot. I listened to this trio of songs incessantly for two years. Listened to it so much that the CD wore out.
This is such an amazing video. One guy with a simple instrument, telling a story from a long time ago in a place far away still has such power to move our hearts. Beautiful.
This is the type of song I would totally ask for but not expect to get, he delivers it so perfectly, I'd barely be able to pick it out against a studio version. Mad mad respect for an artist that takes an audience request like this. beautiful, much love
I’ve been watching this since it was posted here, it’s been a few years and it bund back a good off emotions from my late teenage years, turning 30 this year and felt the need to come back and listen to this again, it causes just an emotional and physical reaction bring me right back to being 18.
One of my favorite performances, most especially at minutes 7:26. LOVE... "Our fortunes fading hourly.." And I was greedy and I was vain and my voice kept you waiting....... WOW, original.
Part 2 makes me cry every time I listen to it, and I listen to it a lot. Not sure what that says about me, its just so tragic and perfectly eloquent at the same time- such sweetly raw emotion
Big Colin fan here, but I also want to express that I'm very impressed with KEXP's production value. Having grown up in a small town, I kind of never imagined big city radio to be this advanced. It's a gorgeous studio with a warm character, cameras with (likely) five-figure price tags, an amazing-sounding microphone capturing the performance, streamed over the waves and listened to live by tens of thousands of drivers right outside those windows. I felt my world eye opening just a little. : ) It makes me want to live closer to Seattle so I can tune in.
I love the different way he sings "the sun was all" and "winter's so" etc in this one, going to the lower note earlier. Reminds me a lot of The King is Dead.
I am an old man now and I am angry of lost potential it is brief, that moment, sometimes and extended moment when you can grab that brass ring and make it yours no one elses….yours and the music comes out and you know you are lucky, to have heard, felt, and touched that music even the stongest, as they try, cannot deny emotion and love and beauty it is as "god" intended it to be.
Powered through them all in one sitting, what a champ. His voice alone with a guitar is amazingly powerful. But Crane Wife 1 from the studio is still phenomenal! Make sure you check out the studio versions, there's accompaniments that you aren't hearing here that need to be heard.
I love that he's a little taken aback "The Crane Wife? All of it?" and then delivers without any issue because he's fantastic like that
That's an artist that will give anything to his fans. His voice here.... could be a studio recording. I find myself here often to here the raw complete version.
@@stevehanson1598 He sucks. I know a million singers that are better. Why does he do that weird butthole thing with his upper liper, and distort the words so they sound like he's got some weird accent? You're from Portland, OR.
Just listen to Chris Cornell sing his live cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". Or... Elton John... or hell, John Mayer. This guy is junk. The song sucks.
The little nervous chuckle of “oh shit I have to do it now” 😂
Three songs in a row is not easy not that I have tried it. But even one song is sometimes sucks out your all energy at least with amateur musicians. And the smoke never stops to drain our lungs, too.
Curtis is just too awesome!!
Wow! 845,779 views. I watch this every once in a while, because I love it, and because I am the guy who requested "all of them". That's me in the black jacket to Colin's left, hands in my pockets, at 9:38. I knew KEXP was doing live shows from the Ace, two blocks from my office on 31st St. I definitely had to go for this one (on my lunch break:). Such a small room for this great talent. You never know what a day will bring. This was a very good one. :)
Thank you "all of them" guy. Thanks to you I can watch this pretty much everyday! :)
Thanks for requesting this. I've come back to this video a few times each year, for the past 8 years. Such an amazing performance.
Yep, you've done a tremendous service. I watch this every so often too, one of my favorites. This song/artist/performance inspires on so many levels.
Thank you more than you know.
Thanks for that request, man. This makes my day a thousand times better every time I watch it.
There are days when I think Colin Meloy is a genius, and... well there aren't any other days.
+Clive Temple Yeah one day he was doing the Rake's song but he scolded peope for singing a long...
***** I guess thats fair enough.
the audience got their money's worth that night!
And you'd be absolutely right Clive
Clive Temple amen
Thirteen years later this performance gets me right in the feels, every time.
I saw them in Melbourne and I wish I could see them again soon
Kudos to "All of Them" guy.
Amen to that, bro.
Yeah without him we most likely would never have heard them like this
who knew I could listen to a 16 minute song on repeat, but here we are
Konekodesune I went through a little phase where I listened to a 100 or more of the same Grateful Dead song it varied between 12 and 45 min with the average time being 30 min. It’s called playin in the band. You may not like it you either love the dead or not.
I seen this comment and didn't understand how you could. Now I'm on about my 10th listen.
These songs always make me cry. Idk why I can relate so much to a guy that marries a bird-woman who weaves magic dresses. I guess it abstracts to being blinded by personal gratification until it's too late, you look up and see the wounds it has left on the ones you love the most. Hits me right in the heart.
I'm an English teacher, public school. During our unit on folktales, legends, fables, and fairy tales, I taught a book version of "The Crane Wife," then used the Decemberists' version alongside. My students loved it so much that when it came time to do a lesson on point of view, I brought out Yankee Bayonet for an encore. I really love this live version and will probably use it this school year.
I'm a high school student, and you sound like an amazing teacher xD. I suggest also (if you have time) showing them Hazards of Love, as it is pretty much an English folktale about the Fae.
I had a student teacher who did this during my senior year at Wallenpaupack. I can't remember his name for the life of me. Was this you?
Casey W. I want you as my teacher
CW you’re my dream TILF!
I had an English teacher that really liked the decemberists too, I wonder if it’s a thing that English teachers just do
He takes a request from the audience and immediately delivers the Crane Wife Opera. This blows my mind.Colin is a magical creature sent here to teach us the messages from the stars. No less.
The Crane Wife was the point in which Colin Meloy entered my life...and changed it forever. Many many thanks Colin and Co.
I'm really grateful it wasn't for me because the music kept getting more and more incredible
I'm wayyy to high to be listening to this angelic voice and examine the underpinnings of the lyrics. How did I get here? Is this my house?
It’s as good a place as any to be.
lol. Awesome.
The story is already based on a Japanese folktale, Tsuru Nyobo a variation of the Tsuru no Ongaeshi story in which a poor farmer, Yohei man saves a wounded crane and later a beautiful woman approaches him whom he ends up marrying. The woman is the crane in human form, and she begins weaving beautiful silk kimono's that he sells. The silk is made using her feathers, leaving her plucked bare and when the husband discovers what he has done to his wife, she turns back into the crane and flies away
john wrath but....isn't that her own doing? Im sure he would've chosen loving her over riches...
Simi Smile there's more too it. They were poor and she offered to help, but the deal was that he couldn't watch her weave. He broke the rules an saw that his wife was the crane, so she left and he lost all that he gained. A "looking a gift horse in the mouth" sort of fable.
This just blew my mind. Have been coming back to this video for years.
But... How was she able to fly away without feathers? ;0}
@@rotorheadinternational9132 Apparently not Southwest Airlines. He would’ve been able to walk to her destination before she got there.
No words hit me deeper and sharper than "all I ever meant to do...was to keep you."
My favorite part of RUclips comments is reading about their experiences with a piece of music. It's so mind-blowing and beautiful to know that such a small moment in time can have such an impact on people.
My friend found The Crane Wife at a pawn shop. He plays all of his CD's on a loop at least five times before putting into regular circulation, and as the years went in, he added more and more Decemberists to that circulation. So this is music that reminds me of him. I've known him for 8 years now. He accounts for at least 1/4 of the music I listen to.
Truly one of the most spiritually moving 15 minutes of my life. This is the first time I've heard this song and definitely won't be the last. Play on Decemberists! 🥲♥️
One of the most important songs written in the modern era
The folks who dislike a band the minute they become successful after usually a decade of assbusting have very different interests than the working or trying to be working musicians they use to show their tribal affiliation i.e. "i'm Indie' or "I'm underground metal". If someone makes a bad album on a tiny label it isn't better than a good album on a semi major indie. I am very glad Decembrists are doing well.
Well, it’s November again.
Time to listen to The Decemberists again.
Definitely one of the finest songwriters of our time. Poetic, succinct, melodic, relevant. Really good stuff.
[1]
It was a cold night
And the snow lay round
I pulled my coat tight
Against the falling down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all down
I am a poor man
I haven't wealth nor fame
I have my two hands
And a house to my name
And the winter's so
And the winter's so long
And the winter's so
And the winter's so long
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
It was a white crane
It was a helpless thing
Upon a red stain
With an arrow its wing
And it called and cried
And it called and cried so
And it called and cried
And it called and cried so
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
My crane wife, my crane wife
My crane wife, my crane wife
Now I helped her
And I dressed her wounds
And how I held her
Beneath the rising moon
And she stood to fly
And she stood to fly away
And she stood to fly
She stood to fly away
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
My crane wife, my crane wife
My crane wife, my crane wife
[2]
My crane wife arrived at my door in the moonlight
All star bright and tongue-tied I took her in
We were married and bells rang sweet for our wedding
And our bedding was ready when we fell in
The sound of the keening bell
To see its painted red
Soft as fontenelle
The feathers and the thread
And all I ever meant to do was to keep you
My crane wife
My crane wife
My crane wife
We were poorly, our fortunes fading hourly
And how she vowed me, she could bring it back
But I was greedy, I was vain and I forced her to weaving
On cold loom, in a closed room, with down wove
The sound of the keening bell
And to see its painted red
Soft as fontenelle
The feathers and the thread
And all I ever meant to do was to keep you
My crane wife
My crane wife
There's a bend in the wind and it rakes at my heart
There is blood in the thread and it rakes at my heart
It rakes at my heart
[3]
And under the boughs unbowed
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
Till threadbare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A grey sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
I know that this comment was 5 years ago but it’s people like you that make things easy for people like me. It’s a small thing but I appreciate it.
You are amazing for doing this
Some heroes dont wear capes.❤
Am I the only one who puts in earbuds and sings all the harmonies? I love these songs so much.
Nope
Harmonies? Is that what they call it when you sing super off key with your earbuds in because you can’t hear yourself? 😂😂
I've been watching this whenever I was down since the ninth grade. I'm graduating now: moving into the adult part of my life, and it still holds magic for me. Colin, your music is an integral part of my world now, thank you so much for bringing it into existence. I have no idea where I'm going, but I feel lucky to still have this bit of medicine when I need it.
As someone who is, let's say, much older, it's great that his music can resonate with so many different people! Hope you're doing well.
For some reason the acknowledgment from the crowd and Colin at the seamless transition between parts 2 and 3 made me want to shed a tear
In your beer?
Yeah, that got me.
I about died when I got to see this live
Same! They didn't play all three parts the first time I saw them, but they did the second time. It was fantastic.
This song hits all the heart strings but in a good way. Thank you Colin for your creativity and musicianship. I listen to this when I'm having a hard time, and it always makes me feel better.
crazy - this is 13 years ago , feels like yesterday
My favorite is definitely Pt. 3. He just puts so much more emotion into it.
I will always give great thanks to my high school English teacher. She introduced this story to us & the songs this band has crafted beautifully.
Uchihamaize696 check the comments. There was a teacher talking about the story and playing this for her students. Wouldn’t that be funny?
This is absolutely amazing!
Even if you take away how soulful his voice and playing are, you've got to respect the fact that he played for 15 minutes straight without making any errors
Colin Meloy's solo acoustic performance of "The Crane Wife, 1, 2 & 3" is quite moving, and it is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you sir, you saved my life this morning.
Keep finding inspiration until your own story is your inspiration. Stay strong
I just found this. I hope you are living well. I hope you have kept on finding the strength to put one foot in front of the other. Life is rough. I hope you have found the beauty in it.
How talented is this guy ? Seriously when I first listened to Hazards of Love all the way through I was just blown away. He could write opera or anything but I just love what he does and the fact that he does it his way. His ability to paint a musical picture is staggering. Props also to the others he regularly plays with etc.
Colin Meloy is a genius.
Still here 2020, big love from the UK
what a talent,how many beautiful songs can one man write .
Thankfully many many many beautiful songs... they just keep coming.
I actually go tot hear him perform Crane Wife live in Louisville last year. it was one of the greatest fifteen minutes of my life!
I was at that show as well. It was a fantastic show. I had always wanted to hear this live.
just heard them in Toronto on Monday - great concert but those 15 minutes WERE the best. :)
I love most (if not all) of TheDecemberists stuff, but I have a special place in my heart for The Crane Wife saga. Maybe it's because I knew the folk-tale before. 'Special" weaver-wives aren't that uncommon. Abuse them and you get the stick of fate.
I think it's great how, even with all the technology we have now, he can just go onstage and preform a song without the aid of auto-tune and other modern tactics. All it takes is an acoustic guitar and a microphone, and he can deliver a song beautifully. With the addition of the amazingly well-written lyrics, it's quite a stunning package.
When I was younger I used to listen to this every day... It's quite emotional to have found the joy of listening to this once more. Few songwriters are as good as Colin Meloy.
Absolutely phenomenal. "Did you want 1, 2 or 3? All of them!" Those of us who live in Portland are so proud to call Colin one of our own.
i walked down the aisle to the instrumental version of the original crane wife 3. best moment of my life. not all songs have to be designated one feeling - this one has many for me. :)
The voice crack at 9:27 makes it feel even more emotional and genuine, it only adds more to an already incredible song and performance. I like the little imperfections like that. Because imperfect doesn't always mean bad.
When people ask, "what is your favorite song" I show them this and say, "This song. This performance."
One million views and I will keep coming back
I remember being four or five and my dad would play Engine Driver or Red Right Ankle or Crane Wife 3. 12 years later and they're still one of my favorite bands. Love Colin Meloy.
+Kaylee Edgar The Crane Wife album is 9 years old. Engine Driver is from Picaresque which is 10 years old.
+Troy-Alexander Peters Hard to believe that Crane Wife is that old already. I was introduced at Picaresque.
The Crane Wife Part 1: 0:04
The Crane Wife Part 2: 5:59
The Crane Wife Part 3: 12:04
Thank you. very practical advice! every comment thread needs someone like you. Cheers.
+Bryce L
The first chord of pt 3 is at 11:28. Not a big deal but I Iove the opening to that song.
Colin Meloy rocks! One of the best concerts I will ever see was The Decemberists' Hazards of Love tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
I never fail to get goosebumps when he begins to sing.
To the 78 ppl who thumbs down this video. I challenge you to play all 3 songs straight like Colin did. That's what I what I thought.
G Star i like this vid, but thats stupid. So if someone doesnt like something, they have to do it to justify their dislike? I cant pqint, but i shout be able to judge a painting, just like how someone who doesnt play guitar can dislike this
If you ever wanna jam with an electric Violinist, I listen to your music, and it moves me to play once again..
The greatest love of my life abandoned me at my weakest moment, when my life was dissolving; a close family member had died, I had dropped out of school, was jobless and uneducated, living at home at age 23. I loved her more than anyone I had loved before, my heart would leap at her touch. She didn't feel the same way, up and left me because I had become depressed and started to drink a lot. I listened to this trio of songs incessantly for two years. Listened to it so much that the CD wore out.
these three songs have literally gotten me through some dark times thank you to whomever requested all of them !!! 💕💕💕
This is such an amazing video. One guy with a simple instrument, telling a story from a long time ago in a place far away still has such power to move our hearts. Beautiful.
I Gotta love the Decemberists when they're all together, But this is Absolutely Brilliant :)
This is the type of song I would totally ask for but not expect to get, he delivers it so perfectly, I'd barely be able to pick it out against a studio version. Mad mad respect for an artist that takes an audience request like this. beautiful, much love
Still gotta say 13 years later and i am still here, such a wonderful musical adaptation
I’ve been watching this since it was posted here, it’s been a few years and it bund back a good off emotions from my late teenage years, turning 30 this year and felt the need to come back and listen to this again, it causes just an emotional and physical reaction bring me right back to being 18.
Ever since I heard Mr. Meloy in 2006 I really loved his skills he is a rare artist.
One of my favorite performances, most especially at minutes 7:26. LOVE... "Our fortunes fading hourly.." And I was greedy and I was vain and my voice kept you waiting....... WOW, original.
+Latte A Agreed! (I was greedy, I was vain and *I forced her to weaving)
Part 2 makes me cry every time I listen to it, and I listen to it a lot. Not sure what that says about me, its just so tragic and perfectly eloquent at the same time- such sweetly raw emotion
Man I’m crying so hard, I wish I could see this live so badly
I cry every single damn time at all three of these, they're just so perfect 👌
ok Colin, now I would like to hear The Hazards of Love. With interludes included if you don't mind.
Yes please!
Genius...just sent this to my brother who lives on the Puget Sound. Thanks, Colin.
This never gets old. Beautiful.
It is an utter joy watching Colin play. He is one of the biggest musical inspirations in my life. I love you, Colin!
Big Colin fan here, but I also want to express that I'm very impressed with KEXP's production value. Having grown up in a small town, I kind of never imagined big city radio to be this advanced. It's a gorgeous studio with a warm character, cameras with (likely) five-figure price tags, an amazing-sounding microphone capturing the performance, streamed over the waves and listened to live by tens of thousands of drivers right outside those windows. I felt my world eye opening just a little. : ) It makes me want to live closer to Seattle so I can tune in.
all of that is true about KEXP, but don't forget the most important thing... the people who make it happen!
I love the different way he sings "the sun was all" and "winter's so" etc in this one, going to the lower note earlier. Reminds me a lot of The King is Dead.
My favorite song(s) in the whole world.
Dude, who could dislike this?
I am an old man now
and I am angry of lost potential
it is brief, that moment, sometimes and extended moment
when you can grab that brass ring
and make it yours
no one elses….yours
and the music comes out
and you know you are lucky, to have heard, felt, and touched that music
even the stongest, as they try, cannot deny emotion and love and beauty
it is as "god" intended it to be.
This video helped me beat depression. Thank you Colin
whew always refreshing when the live version lives up to or surpasses the recorded version. In this case I think it surpassed.
I'm so very much in love with this version
Wow. That was incredible. Colin commanded that space and the viewer's attention.
Yes, I agree Crane Wife is their best album. Though each one has their qualities. Great recording as usual, KEXP.
I just love this. :) Colin Meloy is a wonderful singer.
of these 15,694 views, I have probably contributed 4,000.
Colin Meloy, you are the greatest.
This series of songs inspired a novella for me. I'm about 10,000 words in. This story needed a good book.
These songs are some of my very favorite, ever.
Powered through them all in one sitting, what a champ. His voice alone with a guitar is amazingly powerful. But Crane Wife 1 from the studio is still phenomenal! Make sure you check out the studio versions, there's accompaniments that you aren't hearing here that need to be heard.
JUst hearing this song and the feelings just, wow... they are there... they are more surely there.
You're absolutely right. They should totally take the advice of a single person on youtube who says they dislike his voice. They'd be huge.
this is the best song sequence i'v ever heard
decemberists forever
11:27 The most remarkable thing about coming home to you is the feeling of being in motion again. It's the most extraordinary thing in the world.
I have two big hands and a heart pumping blood
Excellent, Colin. You somehow captured the fullness of the whole band. Beautiful songs, beautiful job!
wow!!!
i love this kind of music, which really gives us a feeling of beeing alive!!!!!!!!!
My Irish kicks up!!!
Good Lord, This had so many meanings! Thank you, so much for your spiritual contributions to society thru your music! You are a genius!
I generally play this video lots, forget I’ve already commented, and then leave a similar comment. Whatever, it’s still incredible.
this song is soooo beautiful...
What a beautiful clear voice. Brings back some fond memories......
His voice is wonderful, I think I love him
That is the day you just play and its awesome. You got that Colin. Very good performance! Thanks alot!
Might this be the best thing to ever happen to youtube ever? Yes? I think so!
Simply amazing. Song brings great memories!
Saw The Decemberists with the LA Philharmonic Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl years ago. Easily one of the most incredible shows I've ever been to.
Back for one of my frequent revisits to this beautiful piece of art.
I think The Crane Wife is becoming my favourite Decemberists album! The Crane Wife I & II and III are amazing!
If I'd been there for this, I'm pretty sure I would never have washed my ears again.
Ridiculous, crazy good.
It's just magnificent, as all the Decemberists songs are. Beautiful, lyrical poetic beauty. We live in a good time to experience them x
I always cry I always will - thank you so much - wonderful - Belinda
I heard this guy on Parks and Rec, and now I’m obsessed! (Around the 3rd part)
Parks and rec brought me here too, the unity concert.