I love the fact that his laughs have been preserved here. I love to imagine Elliott playing to a room full of people and laughing along, just enjoying life, as he deserved to. ❤️
A friend showed me this. I've been listening to Elliott for years, but never heard this song. Hearing Elliott laugh somewhat helped me cope with all my problems.
I am in agreement with all of you, I too utterly appreciate his joy, fleeting or not. Wow, what a character. I have spent nights in tears mourning a guy I never knew. I know I am not alone in this. This is a fantastic track. :>
Why oh WHY am I so in love with Elliott? That laugh just...makes me smile from ear to ear. I've never met him, but to me he seems like an imperfectly perfect, gorgeous human being. Elliott sir, you've taken over my life. I miss you. Why are you gone? Why love?
@@conviction_amp I started listening to him at 15 and I just turned 33. I feel the same way. Not so much the taken over my life part but just about everything else they’ve said.
This seems like it was such a perfect elliott smith show: Crowd actively listening, elliott smith playing like he's at his top game and him genuinely enjoying playing for everyone. HIs laugh just shows what an angel he was, and i mean that in the most non-sarcastic, heterosexual way possible.
I've heard this song by Hank Williams Jr a thousand times, and only just found Eliot singing right now.. the man got it. Just like the country legends did, he took the pain and distilled it so we could bear it, because he'd borne the weight too, and he cared.
I have yet to order. I’m kinda coming back out of the rabbit hole again. Will always be my favorite musician and I could listen to any of his songs on repeat and always find something new. The other day I got pissed when I realized, once again, that I’ll never be able to see him live or meet him and that’s when I decided I needed another break.
@@theenchantedceiling I’m doing ok. My dad had a heart attack right in front of me and my family the other day and his pulse went away. Didn’t think he’d make it but by the grace of god the EMT’s got a pulse back, the Dr.’s were able to get the blockage out and he’s alive and recovering at the hospital in town. Still a bit shook up so here to try and crack a smile instead of relapsing after 3+ years. I’ll be good, though. I finished some songs I get to let him listen to for the first time tomorrow. Thanks for asking, man. I rlly ‘preciate it!
It's amazing, looking through his list of covers is like looking through a list of all my favourite songs. If there's something he's covered that isn't already a favourite of mine then I know it soon surely will be.
i love that there are no negative comments on this message board. how could there be i suppose:) much obliged fellow elliott fans. the end tag is hilarious.
Hank Jr. He did always wear a Bocephus shirt. I’m thinking he liked Sr. better though cause… well, everyone does. I think he does a Sr. song and it’s a lot more serious than the way he plays this one.
You can hear a little bit of Shooting Star in some of these chord changes, or at least in the acoustic versions of shooting star I've heard. Further proof that his genius was the product of immense intuitive ability and a life devoted to being a student of music. He didn't just take influence from artists he admired, he could take seemingly every musical idea he heard and translate it into something original and equally compelling. As someone whose spent a long time trying to make any single bit of music sound Elliott-esque, It's really pretty hard to wrap my head around his ability. Otherworldly
Ah thank you for this comment, the vocal melody for the line "nobody wants to get high on the town" reminded me of one of Elliot's song but I couldnt figure out which, but it's the same melody as "so bad, so far" from shooting star
@@BradwurstBAM THANK YOU for this. Could have spent my life wondering and listening but I only have this on RUclips so I'd never have listened to them in a brief enough succession to notice. I hear bits and pieces of Elliott's progression in so many old tunes, I really feel that he is the songwriter's songwriter.
He lived in Texas. The original “fuck you, Nashville” country artists went to Austin. Bet he liked a bunch of the country artists cause they were actually good. One would almost have to be soulless to not like Hank Sr.
I love how you can hear his laugh at that one part, its so sincere and great. man I would've given anything to get to experience this live, thank you SO much for uploading this because its provided me with many smiles. thank you I love you.
Should I feel sad on having missed out on this song for so long, or glad that I finally found something of him, I hadn't had the pleasure to listen to yet?! I think it's the latter one :')
i love that you still like comments and post years on, you're one of my favourite channels. thank you for showing some unseen parts of elliott to people ❤ I love him so much it hurts honestly
Lyrics All my rowdy friends have settled down And they seem to be more into laid back songs Nobody wants to get drunk and get loud Everybody just wants to go back home I myself have seen my wilder days And I have seen my name at the top of the page But I need to find a friend just to run around But nobody wants to get high on the town And all my rowdy friends have settled down And I think I know what my father meant when he sang about the "Lost Highway" And old George Jones I'm glad to see he's finally getting straight And Waylon's staying home and loving Jessi more these days And nobody wants to get drunk and get loud And all my rowdy friends have settled down And the hangovers hurt more than they used to And (cornbread and) ice tea took the place Of pills and ninety proof And it seems like none of us do things quite like we used to do And nobody wants to get high on the town And all my rowdy friends have settled down Yeah me and my rowdy friends done rowdied on down
"Elliott Smith" was the album that hooked me too. I played it over a few times that night. That was less than a year ago. I didn't know about him when he was alive, though I am about the same age. I wasn't as hip as I thought. I wish he'd come up to Canada to play more.
It's on a compilation called "Now that's what I call indie covers", and a disc that comes with the August DeWilde book of photographs of Elliott, but I've only heard it on RUclips.
![Elliott Smith, The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset cover [Live on the Jon Brion Show]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LFbQQzkZuqU/mqdefault.jpg)
I made a playlist of covers ruclips.net/p/PL50R2zZK8CEqLeql-Asf_aQdOFX7djKQK
I love the fact that his laughs have been preserved here. I love to imagine Elliott playing to a room full of people and laughing along, just enjoying life, as he deserved to. ❤️
Amen
That laugh just makes me smile.
He may have been soft-spoken but this man was a force of nature
A friend showed me this. I've been listening to Elliott for years, but never heard this song. Hearing Elliott laugh somewhat helped me cope with all my problems.
Elliott's laughter is the best thing I've ever heard. His happiness translates to my happiness.
Just sitting here thinking about Elliott. That laugh is so sweet to hear. 💕
I am in agreement with all of you, I too utterly appreciate his joy, fleeting or not. Wow, what a character. I have spent nights in tears mourning a guy I never knew. I know I am not alone in this. This is a fantastic track. :>
same here...
❤️
His laughter is priceless in this.
Why oh WHY am I so in love with Elliott? That laugh just...makes me smile from ear to ear.
I've never met him, but to me he seems like an imperfectly perfect, gorgeous human being. Elliott sir, you've taken over my life. I miss you. Why are you gone? Why love?
Do you still feel the same way?
@@conviction_amp I started listening to him at 15 and I just turned 33. I feel the same way. Not so much the taken over my life part but just about everything else they’ve said.
Giggle timestamps
0:04
0:24
0:32
1:24
2:04 (very faint)
3:11
3:18
3:25 (fading out)
Giggle comp ahah xD thats something
This seems like it was such a perfect elliott smith show: Crowd actively listening, elliott smith playing like he's at his top game and him genuinely enjoying playing for everyone. HIs laugh just shows what an angel he was, and i mean that in the most non-sarcastic, heterosexual way possible.
I've heard this song by Hank Williams Jr a thousand times, and only just found Eliot singing right now.. the man got it. Just like the country legends did, he took the pain and distilled it so we could bear it, because he'd borne the weight too, and he cared.
When i first heard this song after ordering Autumn De Wilde's book, i literally sobbed from happiness. His laugh is amazing. haha
Such a cool book if you have yet to read torment saint it's more of a biography
I have yet to order. I’m kinda coming back out of the rabbit hole again. Will always be my favorite musician and I could listen to any of his songs on repeat and always find something new. The other day I got pissed when I realized, once again, that I’ll never be able to see him live or meet him and that’s when I decided I needed another break.
@@louieo.blevinsmusic2011 hope you're doing alright 🙂
@@theenchantedceiling I’m doing ok. My dad had a heart attack right in front of me and my family the other day and his pulse went away. Didn’t think he’d make it but by the grace of god the EMT’s got a pulse back, the Dr.’s were able to get the blockage out and he’s alive and recovering at the hospital in town. Still a bit shook up so here to try and crack a smile instead of relapsing after 3+ years. I’ll be good, though. I finished some songs I get to let him listen to for the first time tomorrow. Thanks for asking, man. I rlly ‘preciate it!
this makes me so happy yet breaks my heart at the same time.
goddamn.
just when i think i've heard em all, elliott always comes back with a bullett.
right through the heart, everytime.
Listening to this made me cry. But still smile.
...How utterly charming is this?
omg...such a good healthy laugh, im so glad i got to hear him laugh at least in a recording if not in real life:(
I don't know if I should cry or I should smile or both listening to him singing and laughing! Oh, Elliott!
This is hilarious, like a glimpse into Elliott's sense of humor. I love it. For some reason.
my favorite of Elliott's covers. what a badass
Mine too. Always cheers me up.
Awh I can just see him laughing and smiling all through this. It makes me so happy.
Elliott chose the best covers.
It's amazing, looking through his list of covers is like looking through a list of all my favourite songs. If there's something he's covered that isn't already a favourite of mine then I know it soon surely will be.
Everytime I hear him laugh, I have to smile so much. I can't help it.
i love that there are no negative comments on this message board.
how could there be i suppose:)
much obliged fellow elliott fans.
the end tag is hilarious.
Absolutely perfect.. what I wouldn't give to have been at one of his shows
The gigles 😂😜😜😜😜😜🧞🧞
I just gained so much more respect for him covering a Hank Jr. song, wow. Truly a man of good taste!
Hahaha, ole hank and elliott, never thought id hear something like this, absolutely amazing. This really is the most ambitious crossover.
Hank Jr. He did always wear a Bocephus shirt. I’m thinking he liked Sr. better though cause… well, everyone does. I think he does a Sr. song and it’s a lot more serious than the way he plays this one.
@@louieo.blevinsmusic2011 Yep. Elliott did at least two Hank SR songs and he was definitely less lighthearted about those covers than this JR cover
and III has now done an Elliott song..to further the cross tangle
@@idunno10 oh that's so cool. Also interesting song choice of hank III.
It's nice to hear him so happy.
His laugh is so comforting
lol something something ice teas took the place of pill and ninety-proof.. I LOVE YOU ELLIOTT only you could have such charm in that little slip up.
if i wasn't already in love, i am now
he forgot the best line in the song!
"cornbread and iced tea took the place of pills and 90 proof"!!
still perfect
still missed
He didn't write it silly
@@jimmymcnulty5079 lol I think they know that. They were just saying how he forgot/missed the line.
That laugh. Makes me blush a little.
Hearing Elliott laugh is a very nice sound. I wish that I could have seen him live or at least met him. He is my idol.
It's incredible. The part when the song goes "high on the town" sounds exactly like something out of an Elliott Smith song.
It is, it's the same melody as "so bad, so far" in the song shooting star
God, he sounds adorable here.
You can hear a little bit of Shooting Star in some of these chord changes, or at least in the acoustic versions of shooting star I've heard. Further proof that his genius was the product of immense intuitive ability and a life devoted to being a student of music. He didn't just take influence from artists he admired, he could take seemingly every musical idea he heard and translate it into something original and equally compelling. As someone whose spent a long time trying to make any single bit of music sound Elliott-esque, It's really pretty hard to wrap my head around his ability. Otherworldly
Ah thank you for this comment, the vocal melody for the line "nobody wants to get high on the town" reminded me of one of Elliot's song but I couldnt figure out which, but it's the same melody as "so bad, so far" from shooting star
@@BradwurstBAM THANK YOU for this. Could have spent my life wondering and listening but I only have this on RUclips so I'd never have listened to them in a brief enough succession to notice. I hear bits and pieces of Elliott's progression in so many old tunes, I really feel that he is the songwriter's songwriter.
@@GodInTheMachine He's wearing a Hank Jr. T-shirt on one the Either/Or album cover.
I noticed something sounded familiar! The "shooting sta-a-ar" sounds just like the "lo-ou-oud"
He lived in Texas. The original “fuck you, Nashville” country artists went to Austin. Bet he liked a bunch of the country artists cause they were actually good. One would almost have to be soulless to not like Hank Sr.
the best laugh ever >.< I really wish i knew him or talked to him.
No one could use profanity in song better than Elliot Smith and Michaela you nailed this thanks!
Him laughing....just wow....❤❤
His giggle is so adorable
every time he laughs my heart explodes
God I love this. Was feeling so down. Hahahah just got to the part where he stops for a second. Ahhhh :)
I don't think I've heard a song when Elliott Smiths happy. This is really nice, but really sad at the same time. He's such a legend.
changed my life in a way hearing this!
I love how you can hear his laugh at that one part, its so sincere and great. man I would've given anything to get to experience this live, thank you SO much for uploading this because its provided me with many smiles. thank you I love you.
I love you man. Miss you
what I wouldn’t give to see a video recording of these moments…
Its so nice hearing his laugh, its almost as beautiful as his voice.
God its good to hear him laugh
oh my word he has the coolest laugh ever! every time he chuckles i cant help but raise a massive smile.
the way he does the solo part is so beautiful
I did not know he was a country fan until tonight and I am so pleased
He’s from Texas 😊 he did quite a few country covers
his laugh must be my favorite sound in the world
Wow, he can even sing this song, I have to say he sounds so happy for once :P
Kane Poe well, he IS from Texas..... lol
mymayapapaya xDDDDDDD
+mymayapapaya he was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
He doesnt sing it like hank but its not bad
miss you, wherever you are
This was hilarious. So was the clip of HW Jr playing this on "The Door Is Always Open" tv-special.
Also, I want that suit!
Love hearing him
laugh!! 😂❤
Should I feel sad on having missed out on this song for so long, or glad that I finally found something of him, I hadn't had the pleasure to listen to yet?! I think it's the latter one :')
This picture of Elliot is great ❤️
i love that you still like comments and post years on, you're one of my favourite channels. thank you for showing some unseen parts of elliott to people ❤ I love him so much it hurts honestly
@@jessicabryce3723 thank you for your sweet words, sometimes I think people here are getting sick of me 😭
This song makes me want to laugh and cry
I love hearing him laugh!!!
I’m listening to this busking downtown so I don’t go too far
my son's favorite, so makes me smile.
And here I am after all these years..
Thank you!!!🎉
This is so good. And hearing him laughing makes it so much better!
So sad everytime this ends... :(
maybe there is no video. Why do people love him so much? I have been wondering this since he took over my life.
Thank you for creating the covers playlist!
I love this!! His voice just sounds so lovely!
Happy Birthday Elliott.♥️💔
Lyrics
All my rowdy friends have settled down
And they seem to be more into laid back songs
Nobody wants to get drunk and get loud
Everybody just wants to go back home
I myself have seen my wilder days
And I have seen my name at the top of the page
But I need to find a friend just to run around
But nobody wants to get high on the town
And all my rowdy friends have settled down
And I think I know what my father meant when he sang about the "Lost Highway"
And old George Jones I'm glad to see he's finally getting straight
And Waylon's staying home and loving Jessi more these days
And nobody wants to get drunk and get loud
And all my rowdy friends have settled down
And the hangovers hurt more than they used to
And (cornbread and) ice tea took the place
Of pills and ninety proof
And it seems like none of us do things quite like we used to do
And nobody wants to get high on the town
And all my rowdy friends have settled down
Yeah me and my rowdy friends done rowdied on down
"Elliott Smith" was the album that hooked me too. I played it over a few times that night. That was less than a year ago. I didn't know about him when he was alive, though I am about the same age. I wasn't as hip as I thought. I wish he'd come up to Canada to play more.
That sounded like a really great show!
Love his laughter :)
God Bless you Elliott!!!
This is awesome. What a gem.
I got the book for Christmass and I love it!
Elliott Smith is beautiful. Period.
3:06 !!! ❤
He sounds so happy! Oh! wow i love him so much! Ps. Happy Birthday Elliot xxxxxxxx
This is so cute and made up my entire day, thank u for upload ❤
This is such a sweet cover
It's on a compilation called "Now that's what I call indie covers", and a disc that comes with the August DeWilde book of photographs of Elliott, but I've only heard it on RUclips.
this gave me a chuckle, thanks!
you are awesome when you sing hank please do more and how bout some george jones i love your acoustic great job
🤔
this is amazing...id love to see video of this
Beautiful performance.
aha this made me laugh, but couldn't help but cry at the end. :( rip elliott. xo
simply amazing.
Andrew, it comes with the Autumn de Wilde book - Elliott Smith
That's awesome picture of Elliott! [:
This is on the CD that comes with the photo book of Elliott by Autumn de Wilde. I highly recommend it!
I grew up with a Waylon Jennings. His dad played with Waylon and his dad named him after Waylon. His dad just died.
I wish I could see one too. ♥