With the longest introduction of all time ;) Sufjan Stevens and his X-Mess Singalong Yuletide Disaster Pageant at the Bowery Ballroom, NYC on 22/12/12.
how is it possible to not have your heart swell and burst with this lovely ramblings. he just feels like family. and we were taught just not to wear our hearts out, but to hide it away forever, instead.
Thank you for posting this! I'm writing my undergrad thesis on Silver and Gold, and I just quoted this story like three times in my paper. You're awesome!
This song was playing in my youth. The snow was falling outside. The fire. The world couldn’t hurt me. I love the holiday of Christmas. Not because of the religion or anything. But for the memories. The memories you feel in the Day and the music. Emptiness? Maybe. But it gives me something. I don’t know what it is. But Sufjan gives me Some Clues. :)
Going outside Shoveling snow in the driveway, driveway Taking our shoes Riding a sled down the hillside, hillside Can you say what you want? Can you say what you want to be? Can you be what you want? Can you be what you want? Our father yells Throwing gifts in the wood stove, wood stove My sister runs away Taking her books to the schoolyard, schoolyard In time the snow will rise In time the snow will rise In time the Lord will rise In time the Lord will rise Silent night Holy night Silent night Nothing feels right
His parents are divorced but remarried and had other children, which is how it gets complicated. From an interview with Radio New Zealand: "There's step-siblings and half-siblings, so I think it's a total of... six. I have a total of six siblings." I believe it's two brothers and four sisters.
Sufjan tells a lot of lies when he's telling stories, especially at concerts, so it's pretty hard to tell what is actually true or not. :P Well, not lies, but he's a story teller, so he embellishes A LOT. haha it's what's great about these stories, they're often so fake. Like for example, just for The Predatory Wasp, he's told like at least 5 different stories on what it's about. :)
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I am so vastly in love with that man.
Josh Bason same
Same
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same IS HE ON OUR TEAM THO BOYS is the question lol
Settle down Josh, Joshua, Justin , and Garrett. Worm.
@ 7:26 i Absolutely LOVE how he reaches out of his way to the piano to play only one single note for the whole entire song :) magical and pure
how is it possible to not have your heart swell and burst with this lovely ramblings. he just feels like family. and we were taught just not to wear our hearts out, but to hide it away forever, instead.
Sufjan's struggle to get his grandma a gift further proves that he really is the Greatest Gift of All.
let us find all the delighted people that have this gift in their soul
No probs! I just love his endless, rambling monologues. He could get up there and just talk for an hour and I'd love it :)
+Nic S (jijipunch) He should start a podcast.
So I just found out that people who listen to this guy tend to be the smartest, so in an effort... Here I am
"pokemon!" "that's too young for him"
lmao
Thank you for posting this! I'm writing my undergrad thesis on Silver and Gold, and I just quoted this story like three times in my paper. You're awesome!
+Janna Webbon I would read that! Sufjan's the best
+Chris Greene Here's the link! baylor-ir.tdl.org/baylor-ir/handle/2104/9049 It's kind of super long winded however.
+Janna Webbon awesome thanks :)
Your abstract already got me hooked!
I Will read it four years later
i keep coming back to this... never fails to touch my heart no matter the time of year
This is real pure talent
This song was playing in my youth. The snow was falling outside. The fire. The world couldn’t hurt me. I love the holiday of Christmas. Not because of the religion or anything. But for the memories. The memories you feel in the Day and the music. Emptiness? Maybe. But it gives me something. I don’t know what it is. But Sufjan gives me Some Clues. :)
I always fall in love with him. Always. And then again.
5:04 for all of you returning customers 😉
How can you not love this man & his music? I hope I get to see a live Sufjan show sometime. Thanks for posting this! Merry Christmas.
this song makes me cry for no reason
I didn't know this song, but I really like it already at the first time hearing it.
The song that made me fall in love with him! It was free from iTunes long time ago 😂
This is just lovely, thanks for sharing.
one of my favorite songs by him, thanks a lot!
Going outside
Shoveling snow in the driveway, driveway
Taking our shoes
Riding a sled down the hillside, hillside
Can you say what you want?
Can you say what you want to be?
Can you be what you want?
Can you be what you want?
Our father yells
Throwing gifts in the wood stove, wood stove
My sister runs away
Taking her books to the schoolyard, schoolyard
In time the snow will rise
In time the snow will rise
In time the Lord will rise
In time the Lord will rise
Silent night
Holy night
Silent night
Nothing feels right
Thank you for posting this! This video made me so happy gosh I love Sufjan 💞
as the child of classy hippies, I can relate, and god damn he is so amazing. just want to cuddle with him.
that's not creepy or anything
He’s perfect soooooo perfect
that was the most beautiful song ever!
His music is so captivating! So inspirational, his music motivates me to be a better songwriter.
magical
This album does things to me
Love this.
I just want to be his friend.
love it
HAHAAHAHAHAAH I'm dying!!!! Great song
mad funny
Have we come up with a word that means only gay for sufjan stevens yet?
I was dying the whole time.
唯三爱的男人
sufjams back story is so confusing. I thought he had just one brother and his parents were supposedly divorced and on opposite sides of the country.
He does have only one brother, but he has like 3 or 4 sisters.
His parents are divorced but remarried and had other children, which is how it gets complicated. From an interview with Radio New Zealand: "There's step-siblings and half-siblings, so I think it's a total of... six. I have a total of six siblings." I believe it's two brothers and four sisters.
Sufjan tells a lot of lies when he's telling stories, especially at concerts, so it's pretty hard to tell what is actually true or not. :P Well, not lies, but he's a story teller, so he embellishes A LOT. haha it's what's great about these stories, they're often so fake. Like for example, just for The Predatory Wasp, he's told like at least 5 different stories on what it's about. :)
Wally Brando he can do what he likes :)
Auva Stratos Mabululo maybe there are five meanings for what The Predatory Wasp is about
OKAY.. who is the female vocalist??? I NEEED TO KNOW
St. Vincent at this time I believe
What in the world! I didn't even know they performed together! I love her! So cool!
Noooo it's Rosie Thomas.
st vincent DID play with sufjan but that was about 2005-2006 i believe, this is rosie thomas