This song is such an accomplishment. It's simple presentation with a single acoustic guitar played plainly, frames a melancholy poem about fleeting companionship, youth, and the fragility of human relationships. Conor Oberst comes to no deep conclusions, voices no outrage or hurt. He points out no injustice. It's unrequired. His story is mostly told in a series comments to his companion "Julie" It's moving impact results from rich images of a drug and alcohol powered adventure in New York City. Enough said. Mr. Oberst has gifted me a song that must be included in my top 20 favorites of all time, and it could still be climbing the charts.
I have a somewhat similar experience to this song in my youth. Although I could always felt it when listening to this song but I could never put it like the way you put it. I’ve screenshot your comment and will reread it when I find myself listening to this song
I need to find someone who loves this man's music as much as I do. Someone whom I can cry with and sing along to the songs at the top of our lungs. Someone I can get drunk as hell with while playing this or "Letting of the Happiness" or "Fevers and Mirrors"
I was there and the lineup on this stage that day was hieroglyphics, atmosphere, death cab for cutie, cursive, bright eyes then flaming lips and the cure played the main stage. Talk about a killer lineup . This was video is actually from the 2004 Coachella the summer before I’m wide awake/digital ash was released in January 2005
Crazy how low key and indie Coachella used to be. This was the beginning of the big wave of festivals as this big cash cow, now they’re almost all identical
Yeah I went the next year, saw Rilo Kiley, The Faint, Arcade Fire, etc. Bright Eyes played again but if I remember right it was mostly the Digital Ash stuff (my favorite) with Nick Zinner on lead guitar. The biggest acts were NIN and New Order, which shows you how much has changed
Man... I try not to think about it too often but, after your listing of that line up I can't help but to feel athe sad nostalgia of "WTF has happened to music!? Summer concerts..?" There are still some great acts today but, they never seem to be on the same lineup for shows. I feel like (for me) that perhaps the last "great year" of album releases for a long time was during the year 2008. What we gonna' do about this problem?? 😧🤔
I feel like Conor Oberst doesn't get the recognition for the lyrical genius he is. He still writes real music, not autotuned, repeated tracks. He is the Bob Dylan of this era and I feel that the majority of the world has yet to experience his and mike mogus' music.
Reading the comments on this makes me want to say a couple things.... A. This is from 2004, NOT 2005 B. There's an interview because this is from the Coachella DVD which showed Coachella sets/interviews/b-footage of the first 10(?) Years of Coachella. C. This was in April of 2004 and Wide Awake didn't come out til January 2005 so most of the crowd had never heard this song before D. Nick Zinner (from yeah yeah yeahs) played guitar for this set E. For the one comment about cursive/Rilo Kiley... (Not that you'll ever see this but I don't feel like replying to you) Cursive played right before this and they covered Milkshake, it was great. Rilo Kiley played same stage but 2005, also great set. Hope this clears some stuff up. Glad people are still listening to/watching this in 2020.
Nick Zinnner played guitar in 05 (I went that year. He may have been here this year as well, but as far as I know, he joined BE for the "Digital Ash"-era band, having played on the record
A lot of people were sobbing. I'm sure it sounds ridiculous, but it was pretty heavy at the time. Conor seemed very strung out, I remember thinking he'd probably be dead soon
@@DigitalAsh13 It seems like he’s more or less got his shit together now, although he has been through some heaviness in the last few years, what with his brother and the false sexual-abuse allegations and etc. Obviously you never know what’s going on behind the scenes, but at least to me, things don’t have the feeling they did then
@@ambientexpanse Yesss this is very true also!! Although I still remember seeing a few people attempting to film those like, minute long terrible quality snippets you could get on a flipphone back then, it was just a handful of people scattered throughout the crowd, rather than the entire audience glued to their phone screens, live-streaming or whatever the hell, missing the fucking concert that’s happening RIGHT in FRONT of them…that always bums me out the max, man. And also makes me feel super old: “Damn whippersnappers!! In my day we got INVOLVED in the show” lol
Can’t believe he was at Coachella, definitely a different experience then vs now. It’s like how warp tour was back in the day...something actually worth going to.
i showed the part where conor gets interviewed to my english teacher, to prove that you can be a genius and still say 'like' all the time. i love bright eyes
"But me im not a gamble you can count on me to split. The love I sell you in the evening by the morning won't exist" ... Some of the best lyrics ever written are in this song.
Sitting here smoking weed and remembering all the good times I had with friends that are no longer with me. Friends I’d listen to this song with. Sending all my love to them and you!
oh i love this song! the lyrics are so great. and i love how the sun's setting as he sings. ALSO, loved his hair, but it was the first time i heard him talk, his voice sounds kinda of funny offstage... haha.
Bright Eyes and the sunset two wonderful things. my two favorite things, and thousands of people got to experience them both at the same time i hope they walked away feeling more alive
this is beautiful. i am in love. every time i listen to his songs and see him sing, i fall in love even more. this is perfect. his lyrics are like poetry. the sky plus Conor plus his voice is beautiful!
It's amazing how all of the audience are actually listening. Today everyone would've had their smart phones up and recording; watching the whole performance through the screen of their phones, missing the great performance just in front of them. Sad 😢
I was there. It truly was the last couple of years of 'phoneless' crowds, if you looked carefully enough every now and then you might see a flip phone whipout, but generally between songs--and also not worth it, bc the result was a blurry mess lol. I'm not gonna say it was the best time to come of age going to tons of shows (as I imagine that was earlier)...but I'm sure as hell glad I did it then, and not later, if yer know what I mean. His Digital Ash tour was also spellbinding with an entranced crowd...and Nick Zinner on guitar.
I don't know if it is because of this great video or becaude my mom just opened the back door and let a winter breeze in, but I have goosebumps right now. Combanation of both I think.
This reminds me of Leonard Cohen at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970: just a guy and his guitar playing to an enormous audience, all of whom are positively rapt. Great.
He's like, the perfect idie rock star.... beautiful melodies, genius lyrics.. he's even pretty cute too..not like that really matters but it's one less thing for people to bash him on. If your going to spend your time in the spotlight, it does kinda help to be good looking
One guy with a guitar playing such a quiet, simple song, yet commanding the attention of every person in the crowd. There's not ONE idiot yelling "free bird". What an awesome moment! This should be blasted off into outer space so that aliens can see that there's some good in this world.
i love how this song is viewed by most people as so beautiful but really its just conor talking about his addictions to coke and alcohol. its really kinda sad
its a movie of the coachella music festival that took place in CA a few years back. it has a lot of bands like the flaming lips, oasis, zero 7, and of course Bright Eyes.
it never ceases to amaze me how those with such an appreciation for a lyricist like dylan can not only ignore oberst's lyrics but criticize him for his work and his personality. in his own right he his an awesome songwriter, there is no denying it. you oughta give it a chance, otherwise there are more important things to criticize, and you have no business here
the sunset and bright eyes playing while at coachella. how amazing is that.
Oh how I wish I wasn't like 11 when this was happening so I could've flew myself to Cochella for this..
I would've killed to go to this. So beautiful❤❤❤
@@RDotG41 i was two years old
@@user-zp3rk9rd5v you win
@@user-zp3rk9rd5v until..
"we might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain" always seemed so poignant
I always preferred "Not sure what the trouble was / Started all of this / The reasons all have run away / But the feeling never did"
Nah, it always just sounded like a regular Wednesday night.
I know you havy heart, i can feel it when we kiss- that line breaks me
Its crazy at 2005, he talk so accurately about what technologies and social media do to the world nowadays
This song is such an accomplishment. It's simple presentation with a single acoustic guitar played plainly, frames a melancholy poem about fleeting companionship, youth, and the fragility of human relationships. Conor Oberst comes to no deep conclusions, voices no outrage or hurt. He points out no injustice. It's unrequired.
His story is mostly told in a series comments to his companion "Julie" It's moving impact results from rich images of a drug and alcohol powered adventure in New York City.
Enough said. Mr. Oberst has gifted me a song that must be included in my top 20 favorites of all time, and it could still be climbing the charts.
Timothy Riley true, but I think Drugs are a pretty key part of it too.
I have a somewhat similar experience to this song in my youth. Although I could always felt it when listening to this song but I could never put it like the way you put it. I’ve screenshot your comment and will reread it when I find myself listening to this song
I wish you commented on every single song I listen to 🤩 I love your way with words ❤
Ew
I need to find someone who loves this man's music as much as I do. Someone whom I can cry with and sing along to the songs at the top of our lungs. Someone I can get drunk as hell with while playing this or "Letting of the Happiness" or "Fevers and Mirrors"
+Stephanie Medina i would be that guy but im old i listen to bright eyes and the dresden dolls alot drunk to sing along ...
Here.
I just do that by myself
same, mate, same
Me me me
I was there and the lineup on this stage that day was hieroglyphics, atmosphere, death cab for cutie, cursive, bright eyes then flaming lips and the cure played the main stage. Talk about a killer lineup . This was video is actually from the 2004 Coachella the summer before I’m wide awake/digital ash was released in January 2005
Crazy how low key and indie Coachella used to be. This was the beginning of the big wave of festivals as this big cash cow, now they’re almost all identical
Yeah I went the next year, saw Rilo Kiley, The Faint, Arcade Fire, etc. Bright Eyes played again but if I remember right it was mostly the Digital Ash stuff (my favorite) with Nick Zinner on lead guitar. The biggest acts were NIN and New Order, which shows you how much has changed
Man... I try not to think about it too often but, after your listing of that line up I can't help but to feel athe sad nostalgia of "WTF has happened to music!? Summer concerts..?" There are still some great acts today but, they never seem to be on the same lineup for shows.
I feel like (for me) that perhaps the last "great year" of album releases for a long time was during the year 2008.
What we gonna' do about this problem?? 😧🤔
I feel like Conor Oberst doesn't get the recognition for the lyrical genius he is. He still writes real music, not autotuned, repeated tracks. He is the Bob Dylan of this era and I feel that the majority of the world has yet to experience his and mike mogus' music.
Reading the comments on this makes me want to say a couple things....
A. This is from 2004, NOT 2005
B. There's an interview because this is from the Coachella DVD which showed Coachella sets/interviews/b-footage of the first 10(?) Years of Coachella.
C. This was in April of 2004 and Wide Awake didn't come out til January 2005 so most of the crowd had never heard this song before
D. Nick Zinner (from yeah yeah yeahs) played guitar for this set
E. For the one comment about cursive/Rilo Kiley... (Not that you'll ever see this but I don't feel like replying to you) Cursive played right before this and they covered Milkshake, it was great. Rilo Kiley played same stage but 2005, also great set.
Hope this clears some stuff up. Glad people are still listening to/watching this in 2020.
Dude, we got a Cochellologist in the comments! Hell yeah!
Nick Zinnner played guitar in 05 (I went that year. He may have been here this year as well, but as far as I know, he joined BE for the "Digital Ash"-era band, having played on the record
Man he thought technology was bad in 2005.... Lol
I love how the crowd is like silent..
everyone is just so tuned into the song.. its amazing..
A lot of people were sobbing. I'm sure it sounds ridiculous, but it was pretty heavy at the time. Conor seemed very strung out, I remember thinking he'd probably be dead soon
@@mywhychromosomeI feel the same way now about Conor 😢
@@DigitalAsh13 It seems like he’s more or less got his shit together now, although he has been through some heaviness in the last few years, what with his brother and the false sexual-abuse allegations and etc. Obviously you never know what’s going on behind the scenes, but at least to me, things don’t have the feeling they did then
Also, no smartphones at the time 😉
@@ambientexpanse Yesss this is very true also!! Although I still remember seeing a few people attempting to film those like, minute long terrible quality snippets you could get on a flipphone back then, it was just a handful of people scattered throughout the crowd, rather than the entire audience glued to their phone screens, live-streaming or whatever the hell, missing the fucking concert that’s happening RIGHT in FRONT of them…that always bums me out the max, man. And also makes me feel super old: “Damn whippersnappers!! In my day we got INVOLVED in the show” lol
In the DVD, it shows one of the girls in the front row crying her eyes out at the end. That was honestly one of my favorite parts of the film.
One of the greatest songwriters of all time in my opinion...beautiful song
check out elliott smith
"and i know you have a heavy heart
i can feel it when we kiss"
gets me everytime
14 years ago, shesh
Can’t believe he was at Coachella, definitely a different experience then vs now.
It’s like how warp tour was back in the day...something actually worth going to.
i showed the part where conor gets interviewed to my english teacher, to prove that you can be a genius and still say 'like' all the time.
i love bright eyes
his performance was so beautiful, Conor is definitely one of the best song writers of all time
"But me im not a gamble you can count on me to split.
The love I sell you in the evening by the morning won't exist" ... Some of the best lyrics ever written are in this song.
"It's not like fuckin Friendster or whatever"
Well that sure dates the video
VaughnTheSheep Conor knew years before the rest of us... he foresaw the fate we are all traveling towards
'Well it takes one to know one kid i think you got it bad'
Pure Genius.
Pure Beauty.
I was (t)here and this song actually made me cry :X
Particularly recall the lines "when everything is lonely, I can be own best friend", bursting into tears..
Sitting here smoking weed and remembering all the good times I had with friends that are no longer with me. Friends I’d listen to this song with. Sending all my love to them and you!
Shut up Conor, I'm trying to listen to Conor! Smh
simply amazing, his voice is so beautiful, and it makes you want to cry.
lovely song.
perfect setting.
oh i love this song! the lyrics are so great. and i love how the sun's setting as he sings. ALSO, loved his hair, but it was the first time i heard him talk, his voice sounds kinda of funny offstage... haha.
Bright Eyes and the sunset
two wonderful things. my two favorite things, and thousands of people got to experience them both at the same time
i hope they walked away feeling more alive
Wow, the landscape is beautiful. The song is deep and raw, this DOES look like a dream.
The fact that he says "Friendster" dates this song bad.
"So simple in the moonlight."
Thank you Conor Oberst for giving your emotions and soul to the music you love to make for the people we try to love.
This man creates pure bliss for me.
Friendster reference reminded me I'm 30.... thx
It's Kinda nice the sun finally went down.
one of the greatest singer/song writers of our time! so many people hate him and i am not sure why.
WOW!!!!!!!!! without sounding gay this is one of the most beautiful performances ever!
this is beautiful. i am in love. every time i listen to his songs and see him sing, i fall in love even more. this is perfect. his lyrics are like poetry. the sky plus Conor plus his voice is beautiful!
One of his best performances!
So cannot wait for The People's Key... February get here now!
I love this song, Connor is definitely one of my favorite musicians. He kills it.
aww what a great song :)
It's amazing how all of the audience are actually listening. Today everyone would've had their smart phones up and recording; watching the whole performance through the screen of their phones, missing the great performance just in front of them. Sad 😢
I was there. It truly was the last couple of years of 'phoneless' crowds, if you looked carefully enough every now and then you might see a flip phone whipout, but generally between songs--and also not worth it, bc the result was a blurry mess lol. I'm not gonna say it was the best time to come of age going to tons of shows (as I imagine that was earlier)...but I'm sure as hell glad I did it then, and not later, if yer know what I mean. His Digital Ash tour was also spellbinding with an entranced crowd...and Nick Zinner on guitar.
God, how beautiful... Also, so poignant the way the sky changed from the beginning of song to end. Sweet.
the sky in this video is very beatiful
his voice can make me cry ! he is amazing.
I want this back 😢
Such a great performance of the song! The Sunset, lyrics and simple guitar looks magic
He's a magical man
That's was the first time when I see Bright Eyes and It was love at the first time,
I like how he's just so into everything song he performs
noticed the sun went down during the song? lovely!
I don't know if it is because of this great video or becaude my mom just opened the back door and let a winter breeze in, but I have goosebumps right now. Combanation of both I think.
crazy and beautiful to see a man and just his guitar captivate thousands. can't imagine seeing this at a festival now sadly :/
This reminds me of Leonard Cohen at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970: just a guy and his guitar playing to an enormous audience, all of whom are positively rapt. Great.
It's hard to think of anyone in the history of popular music who put words together like this man.
Here In 2021 trying to find a song that reminds me of being social
Life is strange.
Why is it strange
Life is strange is a video game and use this song as a soundtrack. :V
Bae over bay
@@hannahkohl6053 Bae over Bay.
i wish could have gone to this!!!!!!!!!
Conor is a god. ive never been so amazed by just one person. this is an incredible performance
i watch this every once in a while. and i can relax.
this video, the colors and everything, is so beautiful it doesn't even seem real. I wish I had been there, it seems pretty magical.
so beautiful. everyone's so quiet, almost mesmerized by him.
Goddamn, Coachella is now on my bucket list.
a video that really captures the feeling ... I like it a lot a lot a lot !!!
This is BEAUTIFUL. Lua during a pretty dusk. Thanks for sharing. Awesome quality.
Conor is so awesome!!
Very lovely.
this litterally makes me want to cry.
it's that perfect.
His performance is Hellamazing! ❤️
Holy crap, he is talking about technology keeping people apart way back in 2005.
he mesmerizes me.
He's like, the perfect idie rock star.... beautiful melodies, genius lyrics.. he's even pretty cute too..not like that really matters but it's one less thing for people to bash him on. If your going to spend your time in the spotlight, it does kinda help to be good looking
Beautiful
This brought me to tears.
I can't stop watching this. Conor Oberst
One guy with a guitar playing such a quiet, simple song, yet commanding the attention of every person in the crowd. There's not ONE idiot yelling "free bird". What an awesome moment! This should be blasted off into outer space so that aliens can see that there's some good in this world.
the world was so different in 2005.
all-around beautiful performance.
This... and only this song.. is my favourite... I guess for ever...
Holy shit! That was probably the best song I've ever heard! How is this not in everyone's feet! Connor is a fucking genius!
I love everything about this
just perfect
beautiful in every possible way
beautiful
favourite bright eyes/conor oberst clip ive seen. beautiful
i love how this song is viewed by most people as so beautiful but really its just conor talking about his addictions to coke and alcohol. its really kinda sad
dude! our family name is Lua. now that's just wicked awesome.
Conor Oberst is my favourite person in the world hands down
just the fact this song is playing during the sunset is fucking beautiful
Absolutely fantastic songwriter.
very raw and emotional....the lyrics are amazing
they are both so amazing
Oh my. Talent.... So much talent...
i LOVE conor!
siplemente increible!
So Beautiful and so sad...
Conor Oberst is next to Ryan Adams carrying the torch of todays contemporary musical genius. Bless you, Conor!
i love this man. i think he might have saved my life (:
its a movie of the coachella music festival that took place in CA a few years back. it has a lot of bands like the flaming lips, oasis, zero 7, and of course Bright Eyes.
Moves me to tears...
im speechless..... :)
this guy is the Bob Dylan of our time....sick lyrics.......love the mistyc valley too....but the sound of bright eyes is intense
he's so cute :) and song is beatufil.
it never ceases to amaze me how those with such an appreciation for a lyricist like dylan can not only ignore oberst's lyrics but criticize him for his work and his personality. in his own right he his an awesome songwriter, there is no denying it. you oughta give it a chance, otherwise there are more important things to criticize, and you have no business here
lovely