I tried really hard to make this one longer than 25 minutes, I really did, but I couldn’t find another song that fit well into this mix for the life of me. I think its pretty good, though a bit short. Have a listen.
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The Microphones – Sand (Eric’s Trip)
Modest Mouse – Sleepwalkin’ (Santo & Johnny)
St. Vincent & The National – Sleep All Summer (Crooked Fingers)
Bright Eyes – I Woke Up With This Song In My Head (The Bruces)
Iron & Wine – Waitin’ For A Superman (The Flaming Lips)
Eliott Smith – Trouble (Cat Stevens)
Sparklehorse & The Flaming Lips – Go (Daniel Johnston)
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Noisecast #3 – The Covers (Summer 2010 Edition)
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It’s said that Blake wrote this song about Elliott Smith after he died. The two were supposedly close friends.
pull the ripchord
the ship has lost its sail
your mama’s got a new man
your daddy always fails
and you’re eating again
at them
’cause nobody loves you
and even fancy things
have finally lost their charm
wine and diamond rings
they never get you anymore
you’re sleeping again
alone
’cause nobody loves you
they should have seen you
should have known you
should have known what it was like
to be you
so come on kid
look at what you did
I don’t know if you meant it
but you did yourself in
and I was even having a good day
when I’d found out we lost you
she said it was in the singing and the strumming
oh man I even saw it coming
Rilo Kiley – 04 – Ripchord
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For the past few weeks I’ve been working on developing an acoustic set for my solo live performances. Ive been paying a lot of attention to what makes a song feel complete when its stripped down to nothing but vocals and acoustic guitar. No overdubs, piano, doubled vocals, strings, effects, etc. I started looking through my music library for songs by some of my favorite artists that I could reference/steal from for inspiration, and (kind-of) to my surprise, a much larger number of tracks than I would have imagined featured extra accompaniment of some kind. I actually found it pretty difficult to make this playlist flow well with the limited amount of music that fit the requirements(no live tracks/bootlegs solo performances allowed). I’m pretty happy with the result though, and I think its a pretty good showcase of just how many different things you can actually do with only one voice and one guitar.
enjoy.
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The Tallest Man On Earth – The Gardner
Nick Drake – Road
The Microphones – I Felt Your Shape
Neutral Milk Hotel – Two Headed Boy
Elliott Smith – Pitseleh ( I cheated it has a piano part! it’s one of the few Elliott songs with no guitar overdubs though)
The Mountain Goats – Island Garden Song
Tom Waits – I Want You
Bright Eyes – Waste Of Paint
Noisecast #1 – Voice//Guitar
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I haven’t heard many Elliott Smith covers, Let alone good ones. This CEG version is definitely a must listen, especially if you’re a fan of either band.
Cymbals Eat Guitars – Ballad Of BigNothing
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