The Decemberists – The Sporting Life (4:39)

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jakulik

the Great Gatsby...

9 days ago
sumidiotdude

My favorite song by them

February 2012
HendrixFan42

great song

October 2011
CatalystDM

oh fine, you're right, this track and every other track that's just a little bit sad is clearly a Morissey rip

April 2011
Pewpewlazers

The Morissey influence is sooo evident on this track.

March 2011
tfitoby

Lust for the Sporting Life?

March 2011
sc0tt10

ah well here comes Johnny Yen again with the liquor and drugs and the flesh machine..... This song is pretty much a cheerful Lust For Life.

March 2011
davemon

John Hughes should come back from the dead and make a movie based on this song.

February 2011
cowey

god, i haven't heard this in years. i think i missed it.

November 2010
phetuspolice

I have vividly imagined, many times before, a proper music video for this song. It's a battle scene inside of a Macy's store; a bunch of foes trying to take on one slim bad-ass. In the end, they're all running out of the store into the parking lot, bloody, limping away, while our protagonist is strutting out the door doing jazz steps

September 2010
rzchzzl

ahh wow this reminds me of the Great Gatsby too... weird

February 2010
davidbowiegirl

Good song. And yes, drums sounds a bit Iggy Pop's Lust For Life :D

September 2009
davidbowiegirl

it's funny how people find every Decemberist songs some other bands songs... Just look at every shoutboxes for their songs.

September 2009
adamzZz

Lust for Life :D

August 2009
yomanhiphopper

The "beat" or melody or whatever is really fucking unoriginal...still a good song though :P

April 2009
midk

holy shit! that DOES sound like "this charming man"..

January 2009
revtim01

francescafranka is so right.

December 2008
francescafranka

Lust for life!

September 2008
BOYRACER71

Is this a "this charming man" cover??

August 2008
BrilliBi

What a song - Wow!

July 2008