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Cover of Strange Mercy

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  • venturantbruno

    Girl goin' cray with that guitar. [6]

    29 Jan 11:30pm Reply

  • sutefanideluxe

    this would be fun to see as a duet with dan deacon.

    23 Jan 8:28pm Reply

  • AdlerOfBirds

    It's a champagne year.

    13 Jan 9:03pm Reply

  • Milkman519

    Wow, I made a dumb comment here in March. 2:34 fucking rules.

    30 Aug 2012 Reply

  • electrobaboon

    Girl goin' cray with that guitar. [6]

    13 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Buggy08

    2:34!

    18 Jun 2012 Reply

  • crawlpalmetto

    Obviously a song, or a specific part of a song, is always going to mean different things to different people. Some of us think it's heavenly, some of us think otherwise - that's all cool and groovy. Perhaps if I explain why I feel the way I do about it then that may help, although expressing a feeling in words will always fall well short. First off is the ascent. That's a fairly obvious emotional device but it's effective. And just when you think it's going to crest, she takes it on a further two bars or so, increasing the anticipation and also putting doubt into your mind as to when that summit will be reached. Then the longed-for explosion, loud bit, whatever, doesn't happen. Instead it's this beautiful squirmy piece of music... That throws the listener. You said it's not transcendent, but I disagree. It opens the mind. It's as Zen as "what is the sound of one hand clapping?" If the listener is receptive enough, that moment, 2:34, can send them to the other side. That happened to me.

    23 Apr 2012 Reply

  • DanielCondex

    Following this with "Strange Mercy" is heavenly.

    15 Apr 2012 Reply

  • crawlpalmetto

    Your idea of amazing seems to be "it gets loud". That's cool I guess.

    21 Mar 2012 Reply

  • joaolinz

    fave track on the album

    12 Mar 2012 Reply

  • lionsinflowers

    Girl goin' cray with that guitar. [5]

    31 Jan 2012 Reply

  • matt_white

    Girl goin' cray with that guitar. [4]

    15 Jan 2012 Reply

  • Nakkinak

    Girl goin' cray with that guitar. [3]

    6 Jan 2012 Reply

  • grand_alpha

    Girl goin' cray with that guitar. [2]

    3 Jan 2012 Reply

  • There_We_Were

    V epic comment

    1 Jan 2012 Reply

  • rella987

    rofl. reading the shouts I was expecting a real bombastic climax with heavy handed drums and vocals being belted out from St. Vincent. instead I got shrieking and warbled electronics backed by sleigh bells for 10 seconds. that's cool i guess

    12 Dec 2011 Reply

  • JonHammonds

    Sitori Sonics Tapeworm?

    12 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Integra1023

    I clicked "love" as soon as I got to 2:34

    4 Dec 2011 Reply

  • crawlpalmetto

    For all intents and purposes this song has an orgasm at 2:34. Not many songs do that. :P

    2 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Nakkinak

    dat buildup

    24 Nov 2011 Reply
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