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Broom People (2:44)

Cover of The Sunset Tree

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'36 hudson in the garage,
all sorts of junk in the unattached spare room,
dishes in the kitchen sink,
new straw for the old broom,

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  • lefthandedmoth

    The gurgling bass on this sounds so perfect for it.

    7 May 2012 Reply

  • AlainaPatricia

    Friends who don't have a clue, well meaning teachers is so poignant to me because I've felt that way so many times in my life.

    27 Apr 2012 Reply

  • tjd9

    What a song. John Darnielle is fantastic.

    27 Mar 2012 Reply

  • perfecthuman

    though, not as much of a fan of the track version on last.fm..?

    14 Feb 2012 Reply

  • perfecthuman

    love this song. gives me goosebumps.

    12 Feb 2012 Reply

  • TheRollingBones

    No idea why, but the "half eaten gallons of ice cream in the freezer" line really hits with me for some reason.

    18 Jan 2012 Reply

  • RottingGrass

    "i'm still convinced that 'i write down good reasons to freeze to death in my spiral ring notebook' is the best line ever written."    fag

    10 Oct 2011 Reply

  • Lauseatu

    yay

    14 Sep 2011 Reply

  • amandacattt

    in my spiral-ring notebook

    18 Aug 2011 Reply

  • weegee64

    I AM A BABBLING BROOOOOOOOOOOOOK [2]

    7 Jul 2011 Reply

  • Antiquarium

    I AM A BABBLING BROOOOOOOOOOOOOK

    4 Mar 2011 Reply

  • occer

    QQ

    20 Dec 2010 Reply

  • marirhs

    this here's a gorgeous song. this right here.

    7 Sep 2010 Reply

  • bigbadapplejax

    Friends who don't have a clue, well meaning teachers....

    23 Jun 2010 Reply

  • blisterplease

    completely agree with eidyia18, his music can be so unbearably moving. the man is a true artist.

    18 Feb 2010 Reply

  • snapmagic

    When I first heart this song, I thought, "I don't think I can bear to listen to John Darnielle's songs. They tear right through to the heart of things and that is very hard to hear sometimes." [2] the peel session version makes me cry. fucking gorgeous.

    30 Dec 2009 Reply

  • tiredtourist

    The Peel Session version is even more amazing.

    10 Nov 2009 Reply

  • Eidyia18

    This is one of the first songs I ever heard by the Mountain Goats. When I first heart this song, I thought, "I don't think I can bear to listen to John Darnielle's songs. They tear right through to the heart of things and that is very hard to hear sometimes." The line that always kills me is "Half eaten gallons of ice cream in the freezer"

    2 Aug 2009 Reply

  • Nic33rd

    The last line in this song may be my favorite line in the album. So beautiful.

    28 Jul 2009 Reply

  • Crkdrain

    i'm still convinced that 'i write down good reasons to freeze to death in my spiral ring notebook' is the best line ever written.

    4 Jul 2009 Reply
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