awatt Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I don't know why I love this song so much. The lyrics are sparse but profoundly sad (at least to my ears--reminiscing about the kiss gets me every time); the music is so un-rock, like Costello or Beatles, or other true musical innovators, with great mood shift after vocals and into instrumental part and on to the end with that trumpet (I guess); and of course Tweedy's vocals and Beach Boyish backing vocals complete the picture. May be my favorite on Summerteeth. Pardon me if this has already been threaded and discussed, just listening now and curious if others feel the same way about this track. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 The instrumentation on the song is really wonderful, and done lushly without ever sounding grandiose and overbearing on the words. Definitely a beautiful cut off of Summerteeth (though personally I lean towards Via Chicago...). I really like the clip of it in I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, I think it captures the song perfectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 i assume i'm the only person in the cosmos that doesnt like this song? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 i assume i'm the only person in the cosmos that doesnt like this song?I AM THE COSMOS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Beautiful song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
c53x12 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 It wasn't among my favorites when I first got into Summerteeth, but it's grown on me over time, now it's probably one of my top 5 all time Wilco songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalzunfield Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 It wasn't among my favorites when I first got into Summerteeth, but it's grown on me over time, now it's probably one of my top 5 all time Wilco songs. Same here. Also, the more I play it on guitar, the more I love it. At first it was the song I skipped over to get to "Loneliness," but now, not so much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 It's a perfect storm for peaking the senses. The part that does it for me is when he sings, "In the beginning we closed our eyes. Whenever we kissed. We were surprised to. Find so much inside". This lyric takes to a special time. Innocence. Naivete. Then the music soars. Then a funky Beatles-esque horn part. It's great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Pieholden Suite The Tweedy solo versions are just plain sublime.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 The part that does it for me is when he sings, "In the beginning we closed our eyes. Whenever we kissed. We were surprised to. Find so much inside". I heard somebody read that at a wedding sometime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 i assume i'm the only person in the cosmos that doesnt like this song?no,there are others...like me.perhaps my least favorite in the catalog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Love this song. Not too crazy about the Summerteeth mix, after I first watched "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart." Something about that footage and the quietness without the horns just hooked me. My favorite version is me on our patio after about 7 or 8 beers. You have GOT to get a copy of that one (I suggest starting with the 2006.03.24 recording and move on from there...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I heard somebody read that at a wedding sometime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I heard somebody read that at a wedding sometime. I'm sure "But you know how I've been untrue" was inspiring to the couple... edit: sorry, Edie, didn't see that you'd jumped on that already... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 no,there are others...like me.perhaps my least favorite in the catalogIt's not one of my favorites either, and I was really baffled when people were SO THRILLED that the band started playing it live (which was, like, three or four years later). I think it's fairly complex musically compared to many of the other songs from that era, but more complex doesn't necessarily equal more compelling. Wouldn't make my list of top 50 Wilco songs. Lot of people dig it, though. A lot.If I were going to start a thread like this it would be about Via Chicago...but then the whole forum is named after it, so that would be pretty damn pointless, wouldn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 better without horns on the bonus DVD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 (edited) Pieholden Suite The Tweedy solo versions are just plain sublime.... CONCUR. pretty much my favorite wilco song ever. Edited September 15, 2006 by poortranslator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhc Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'm sure "But you know how I've been untrue" was inspiring to the couple... edit: sorry, Edie, didn't see that you'd jumped on that already... caliber didn't say the entire song lyrics were read Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yep, pretty much only the part I quoted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skian Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Nice song. I like the rehearsal version from IATBYH. The studio version is nice too. The closing instrumental (horns) on the studio version has a little Burt Bachurach sound to it.I'd like to see it on the next "Best of Dionne Warwick & Burt Bachurach" Seriously, Pieholden Suite and More Like The Moon are two of Tweedy's finest.(IMO) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brittboas Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Beautiful song!!!! The best part and one of my favorite single musical moments ever recorded happens exactly at 1:53 of the song. I have no idea why that transistion is so powerful to me, but it is. GREAT SONG!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yep, pretty much only the part I quoted. there were a number of WILCO songs quoted, and they were rather deftly edited, if I may say so myself. it was a pleasure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam2 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Nice song. I like the rehearsal version from IATBYH. The studio version is nice too. The closing instrumental (horns) on the studio version has a little Burt Bachurach sound to it.I'd like to see it on the next "Best of Dionne Warwick & Burt Bachurach" Seriously, Pieholden Suite and More Like The Moon are two of Tweedy's finest.(IMO) I believe I read somewhere that Jay Bennett wrote/co-wrote a good deal of this song (or at the very least is responsible for the instruments). Much like My Darling, which is a Jay's song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barbarino Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Well his studio is called "Pieholden Sound" after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 What the hell does Pieholden refer to again? Just a made up name? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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