Phoebe Bridgers - Smoke Signals (Live on KEXP)

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  • KEXP.ORG presents Phoebe Bridgers performing "Smoke Signals" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded July 13, 2018.
    Host: Hans
    Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
    Audio Mixer: Andy D. Park
    Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
    Editor: Scott Holpainen
    kexp.org
    www.phoebefuckingbridgers.com
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Komentáře • 199

  • @bethanygilchrist4522
    @bethanygilchrist4522 Před 11 měsíci +34

    I remember finding her music while I was at university and listening on repeat on the long drive. I was very sick with an eating disorder at the time and thinking I’ll never find love. Being so sick and sad, ready to give up. 5 years later, I am happy healthy with my boyfriend it’s wild how you finally get those real smoke signals.

  • @alirezaakbari7688
    @alirezaakbari7688 Před 3 lety +348

    This live version is even deeper, darker, and more melancholy. But it's the opposite of being depressive. It's really strange. It pushes me to an unknown space, where I am alone and scared to death about what is going to happen next, remembering every difficulty I have had to bear up to this point, but I look forward to experience it, no matter what are the circumstances, because I buried a hatchet it's comping up lavender, the future is unwritten the past is a corridor, I'm at the exit looking back through the hall, my past life is anonymous and I am a concrete wall.

    • @hvunjins2913
      @hvunjins2913 Před rokem +3

      this is so true.

    • @TheObserver37
      @TheObserver37 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Just like coop in the lodge ❤

    • @aliowfi3311
      @aliowfi3311 Před 3 měsíci

      الان همچین کامنتی گذاشتی تهش برات دختر جور شد عنتلکت دوزاری؟

  • @taylorguitar13
    @taylorguitar13 Před 5 lety +633

    She deserves so much more attention. I love patient and honest songwriting.

    • @martinblumrich8296
      @martinblumrich8296 Před 5 lety +7

      … and for the right reasons too. Darn, starting today, that Ryan Adams disappoints me!

    • @richardfortin756
      @richardfortin756 Před 3 lety +15

      Sometimes more attention is actually a bad thing. I like her now. The way she is now.

    • @tonyvoeller1427
      @tonyvoeller1427 Před 3 lety +14

      wow, that's powerful. I've never attributed patience to songwriting, something for me to consider more deeply

    • @erickluca6249
      @erickluca6249 Před 3 lety +1

      I realize Im pretty off topic but do anybody know a good place to watch newly released series online ?

    • @moshetravis3255
      @moshetravis3255 Před 3 lety

      @Jaxtyn Brycen Yea, been watching on Flixzone for since march myself :)

  • @thegalaxyturtle
    @thegalaxyturtle Před 4 lety +284

    The note of that last “wall” spills out like smoke. Gorgeous.

    • @mitchelljensen5527
      @mitchelljensen5527 Před 4 lety +16

      I always knew there was something special about it. That’s a very apt description.

    • @montysano
      @montysano Před 3 lety +10

      Her phrasing and delivery is so fine.

    • @kyloren7070
      @kyloren7070 Před 3 lety

      Shut up unless you can back it up with facts

    • @johnthorne4093
      @johnthorne4093 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kyloren7070 Well, you murdered your own father, so why should anyone listen to you?

  • @norabui
    @norabui Před 7 měsíci +9

    This song helps a lot when I feel deeply depressed. It’s so soft, dreamlike, and almost otherworldly. Makes me feel like I’m floating away to a place where I used to belong & there’s so much comfort in that.

  • @bobmcg6899
    @bobmcg6899 Před 5 lety +162

    Few songs move your life, this is one.

  • @tylerkunz99
    @tylerkunz99 Před 4 lety +283

    I had depression when I first heard the song, when I hear it again it makes me go back to that time and reflect.
    I'm better:)

    • @keyakilove
      @keyakilove Před 4 lety +8

      how are you doing now

    • @hihi-xu8dp
      @hihi-xu8dp Před 3 lety +4

      im proud of you

    • @Ester-xb5xq
      @Ester-xb5xq Před 2 lety +4

      Hey I just wanna thank you for writing this comment, I’m currently struggling with depression and it feels really nice to read comments like this, this gives me a little bit of hope :)

    • @tylerkunz99
      @tylerkunz99 Před 2 lety

      @@Ester-xb5xq Of course, I'm glad I can help:)

    • @tylerkunz99
      @tylerkunz99 Před 2 lety

      @@hihi-xu8dp thank you!

  • @copper4045
    @copper4045 Před 5 lety +265

    This performance is absolute gold. Phoebe's drunk melodies lull you into a nostalgic trance while her chord changes and articulation caress the back of your neck like the cold fingers of a loved one reaching out from the realm of the dead. Then the band comes in to support THAT, with a perfectly arranged backdrop and you cant help but fucking listen.

    • @wernerspitzenberger6916
      @wernerspitzenberger6916 Před 4 lety +16

      phoebes voice and music is perfect for standing in the kitchen, preparing breakfast or supper, a decent loudness, just her music in the background, no other noise around but her voice. i love it !!!!

    • @dca9143
      @dca9143 Před 4 lety

      @Lucas Kibler I approve of this message

    • @Invisible_Difference
      @Invisible_Difference Před 4 lety +2

      You should write music reviews, this is a pretty articulate description of her vibe.

    • @ryanmarsh7819
      @ryanmarsh7819 Před 4 lety

      Dude.. Yes! What a beautiful description.

    • @nightcrawler8864
      @nightcrawler8864 Před 3 lety +2

      I hope your on rateyourmusic, you sound like you would make really poignant reviews on there. Love the way you describe her sound, couldn't agree more

  • @rowmk9735
    @rowmk9735 Před 2 lety +91

    I consider this the definitive live version of this song. Such a good performance and recording.

    • @erburu
      @erburu Před 2 lety +10

      It's one of my favourite live performances in general, across all music lol. It's impeccable.

  • @sophside9931
    @sophside9931 Před 8 měsíci +3

    The baritone guitar is absolutely magic

  • @rhi.mae.cameron
    @rhi.mae.cameron Před 8 měsíci +7

    I want to marry a phoebe bridgers fan.

  • @angelica8363
    @angelica8363 Před rokem +10

    Holy shit the “wall” part literally took out my soul

    • @fieldguide2
      @fieldguide2 Před rokem +2

      An earlier comment here described it as ‘spilling out like smoke’- I thought that was perfect.

  • @benmiralia6500
    @benmiralia6500 Před 3 lety +27

    Lemmy, Bowie, and the Smiths? I love this woman!

  • @CrawlunderaRock
    @CrawlunderaRock Před 3 měsíci +1

    Just close your eyes, listen to this song on repeat on your headphones…you will thank me 😏🥂

  • @titep1329
    @titep1329 Před 3 lety +52

    I realise I’m about 3 years late to the party, but what a beautiful song and performance.

    • @ThePedalboardOrchestra
      @ThePedalboardOrchestra Před 7 měsíci +1

      I am now 5 years late to the party and I am just blown away by her expression of emotions. 🙌🙏

    • @edwardmorvitz7682
      @edwardmorvitz7682 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I discovered her today, so I am really late.

  • @deathchips926
    @deathchips926 Před 5 lety +49

    the sound on this particular performance is STELLAR.

  • @uBeR10
    @uBeR10 Před 4 lety +179

    I'm responsible for at least 356 of these views each year.

    • @mylesrobinson6513
      @mylesrobinson6513 Před 11 měsíci +9

      Do you take the bank holidays off? 😂

    • @SlippinJimmy4Life
      @SlippinJimmy4Life Před 5 měsíci +1

      Or the number of times listened to during the holidays. Holiday nostalgia sad song marathon, yes or yes? 🎶🫠

  • @monascott5001
    @monascott5001 Před 5 lety +89

    This rhythm section is phenomenal. They are as crucial as Phoebe in all of this. This is aallll so good. Sparse on the sad songs and then killed it on upbeat on Motion Sickness.

  • @ananj
    @ananj Před měsícem +1

    man I can never get enough of her voice
    there are no words in the English language I could scream to express how much I love phoebe

  • @moongpapa
    @moongpapa Před 5 měsíci +1

    I think this song is the best of all her music. I hope this song will get to more people.

  • @gingerroot8802
    @gingerroot8802 Před 4 lety +15

    I want to live at the Holiday Inn
    Where somebody else makes the bed
    We'll watch TV while the lights on the street
    Put all the stars to death
    This always make me nostalgic.

  • @tinyfootprints
    @tinyfootprints Před rokem +8

    Beautiful song, beautiful lyrics, beautiful performance. Even years later, every time I hear the words to this song it hits deeper. One of my absolute faves of all time.

  • @matthewfrost3924
    @matthewfrost3924 Před 5 lety +55

    KEXP has been so on point with their selections lately

  • @foff3832
    @foff3832 Před 2 lety +10

    Nothing I love more than honest and vulnerable songwriting. Such a beautiful song.

  • @rorybell2161
    @rorybell2161 Před 4 lety +55

    I have no idea who disliked this. Phenomenal song by an excellent songwriter full of promise. Her debut lp is one of the best lps of the last few years, can't wait to see what she does next

  • @susanzoeckler4926
    @susanzoeckler4926 Před 2 lety +12

    I've heard Phoebe say she sucks at guitar, but I think she's doing just fine. And whatta whatta voice.

  • @___.______.______.______._____
    @___.______.______.______._____ Před 5 měsíci +1

    it's the way i cry every time i hear this

  • @stevelondon3511
    @stevelondon3511 Před 5 lety +42

    The last verse blows my mind.

    • @alanmorales7959
      @alanmorales7959 Před 5 lety +17

      It's probably her best piece of writing so far. It's phenomenal.
      "I buried a hatchet, it's coming up Lavender
      The future's unwritten, the past is a corridor
      I'm at the exit, looking back through the hall
      You are anonymous, I am a concrete wall"

    • @IzzyEScott
      @IzzyEScott Před 5 lety +1

      Stunning.

    • @uBeR10
      @uBeR10 Před 4 lety

      And opening verse. Wow.

  • @Bontonification
    @Bontonification Před 4 lety +18

    She really feels those lyrics - it comes through in her performance. Love it!

  • @missameric_ana
    @missameric_ana Před 4 měsíci +1

    this is easily her best song and ironically the one that took me the most time to get into 😮‍💨

  • @pickleluvrs
    @pickleluvrs Před rokem +1

    and we’re all still just here in awe

  • @santimacello4874
    @santimacello4874 Před 5 lety +21

    What a voice.. It takes me to another world..

  • @anteater74
    @anteater74 Před 5 lety +17

    Everything about this is magical

    • @uBeR10
      @uBeR10 Před 5 lety

      Not the original lyrics. (:

  • @gavand_4423
    @gavand_4423 Před 2 lety +5

    2:28 chills love that line sm

  • @fukukaze2467
    @fukukaze2467 Před 4 lety +54

    [Verse 1]
    I went with you up to the place you grew up in
    We spent a week in the cold
    Just long enough to Walden it with you
    Any longer, it would've got old
    Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died
    But nothing's changed, L.A.'s alright
    I'm sleeping in my bed again, and getting in my head
    And then, walk around the reservoir
    [Chorus]
    You
    You must've been looking for me
    Sending smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burning trash out on the beach
    [Verse 2]
    One of your eyes is always half-shut
    Something happened when you were a kid
    I didn't know you then
    And I'll never understand why it feels like I did
    "How Soon Is Now" in an 80s sedan
    You slept inside of it because your dad
    Lived in a campground in the back of a van
    You said that song'll creep you out until you're dead
    [Chorus]
    And you
    Must've been looking for me
    Sending smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burning trash out on the beach
    [Verse 3]
    I want to live at the Holiday Inn
    Where somebody else makes the bed
    We'll watch TV while the lights on the street
    Put all the stars to death
    It's been on my mind since Bowie died
    Just checking out to hide from life
    And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em
    With you riding shotgun, speeding, 'cause fuck the cops
    [Chorus]
    And you
    You must've been looking for me
    Sending smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burning trash out on the beach
    [Verse 4]
    I buried a hatchet, it's coming up lavender
    The future's unwritten; the past is a corridor
    I'm at the exit, looking back through the hall
    You are anonymous, I am a concrete wall

  • @SPMUAYTHAI
    @SPMUAYTHAI Před 5 lety +18

    She has a beautiful voice .

  • @laurenbreiter
    @laurenbreiter Před 4 lety +157

    Does that bass line remind anyone else of twin peaks?

    • @caleb-mcc
      @caleb-mcc Před 4 lety +12

      Lauren Breiter YES i knew it reminded me of something . so warm sounding

    • @tristessabrown7895
      @tristessabrown7895 Před 4 lety +11

      Yeah! I’ve been trying to find out what that sound is for so long! Idk about this performance, but in the recording it’s a baritone guitar. It’s used in the Twin Peaks theme as well as Wichita Lineman and Galveston by Glen Campbell. It’s common in country music.

    • @evansteidtman962
      @evansteidtman962 Před 3 lety

      Twin Peaks the band?

    • @laurenbreiter
      @laurenbreiter Před 3 lety +1

      @@evansteidtman962 no like the tv show!

    • @sb_dunk
      @sb_dunk Před 2 lety +1

      I thought the same thing, but not about the bass. On the studio recording, it's the guitar line when she says "burning trash out on the beach", at 1:20 ish.
      I think it's the tremolo on the guitar that makes it sound similar, and as mentioned above, the baritone guitar.

  • @DK-dg8cz
    @DK-dg8cz Před 5 lety +45

    Astounding performance and production! I like this one even more than the studio version. Thank you!

  • @keyakilove
    @keyakilove Před 4 lety +12

    this is literally incredible

  • @johnthorne4093
    @johnthorne4093 Před 2 lety +3

    The song is amazing; this performance on KEXP is devastating. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

  • @50ShadesOfEndo
    @50ShadesOfEndo Před 5 lety +7

    One of the best songs of the year

  • @user-br4yi8fm6m
    @user-br4yi8fm6m Před 4 lety +8

    she is such a beautiful woman. and god her music.

  • @swinehorde9118
    @swinehorde9118 Před 5 lety +21

    Dang! I wasn't expecting nostalgia feels this morning! I very much appreciated the restraint and subtlety shown in this performance. Especially the bells and the cool OP-1 swells. Like a cool slice of coconut cream pie and a cup of cheap diner coffee.

  • @Vrtualsins222
    @Vrtualsins222 Před 2 lety +3

    her music is something else ... her music is always my go to tbh

  • @allenodell
    @allenodell Před 5 lety +28

    that snare, so tasteful

  • @charleshoward1475
    @charleshoward1475 Před 5 lety +2

    Beautiful. Thank You.

  • @billdoyle4325
    @billdoyle4325 Před 2 měsíci

    one of my favorite love songs !

  • @anniehoney03
    @anniehoney03 Před 3 lety +1

    one of my favorite songs by her !!!!

  • @maisa96
    @maisa96 Před 5 lety +4

    Lovely as always, Phoebe and the team.

  • @chrismichlewicz5284
    @chrismichlewicz5284 Před 5 lety +9

    Such pure vocals. Love it!!

  • @giannacantread
    @giannacantread Před rokem +1

    i love this song

  • @Waynimations
    @Waynimations Před 5 lety +5

    A beautiful voice fits a beautiful station

  • @lataziaedits4452
    @lataziaedits4452 Před 5 lety +3

    Wow this song is so Beautiful!!!!❤️🌹😢

  • @danb5058
    @danb5058 Před 2 měsíci

    This is incredible

  • @mahamatug4783
    @mahamatug4783 Před 3 lety

    she's literally incredible.

  • @stefanocaiazzakindergartenchef

    Your band is a legend Phoebe❤

  • @cattleprod12345
    @cattleprod12345 Před rokem +1

    I think I fell in love... what a beautiful song... lyrics and all.

  • @GoirickBrahmachari
    @GoirickBrahmachari Před 3 lety +3

    Everything is perfect. Love the bass and drums. Special voice of a special artist, of course.

  • @stenulrik1
    @stenulrik1 Před 5 lety +1

    thank you!...

  • @jamesbns7261
    @jamesbns7261 Před 4 lety +1

    Crazy good!

  • @stevieprice-fx9bi
    @stevieprice-fx9bi Před 5 lety +1

    Yes 🖤

  • @markrothery8719
    @markrothery8719 Před rokem

    It has taken me away…..fully💛

  • @scrapbookofmusings
    @scrapbookofmusings Před 7 měsíci +1

    when a song lives in your blood

  • @TheObserver37
    @TheObserver37 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Love to hear kings of Leon cover this one the band has great nuance and Caleb’s vocals are amazing always

  • @BhamjeeNkosi
    @BhamjeeNkosi Před 2 měsíci

    I Soo love the sound specially the lyrical content it's way too deep and it heals all the way to South Africa

  • @stefanocaiazzakindergartenchef

    Last night after work in jewelry i bought a treble clef ..a fantastic pendant for celebrate the music and this masterpiece.

  • @uBeR10
    @uBeR10 Před 4 lety +5

    Solo Phoebe is the best Phoebe.

  • @josephanderson6410
    @josephanderson6410 Před rokem

    Ty Phoebe. Beautiful song. Loved it! You're spirit resonates with me. Love and peace , always. Love , Joe DRT Tha Guru

  • @elliot-thedev
    @elliot-thedev Před 2 lety +1

    me encanta Phoebe

  • @bwltm4694
    @bwltm4694 Před měsícem

    너무 좋아

  • @joanasmatheus7790
    @joanasmatheus7790 Před 3 měsíci

    essa música é boa demais 😭

  • @AlvinMurrell-lh2du
    @AlvinMurrell-lh2du Před rokem

    She is great 👍

  • @IndustrialWashBin
    @IndustrialWashBin Před 5 lety +2

    im thinkin.. hell yea

  • @Rabdure
    @Rabdure Před 5 lety +2

    Those tears are quite real.

  • @james_edward
    @james_edward Před 2 lety +1

    i am absolutely destroyed by this performance each and every time i watch it

  • @fedlinpericles1310
    @fedlinpericles1310 Před 4 lety

    Wow!

  • @Vrtualsins222
    @Vrtualsins222 Před 2 lety +2

    now why is she so underrated ...

  • @emilyconen9110
    @emilyconen9110 Před 3 lety

    i wuv 🤧

  • @psrax
    @psrax Před 2 lety

    Late to the party but glad I arrived 😌

  • @witchkingofa
    @witchkingofa Před 5 lety +7

    I never knew Domnhall Gleeson played keyboard: truly a man of many talents.

  • @daphnehunta6483
    @daphnehunta6483 Před 2 lety

    Love you pheeb

  • @sandychairullah9074
    @sandychairullah9074 Před 5 lety +1

    l love you so much ! 😘😍

  • @MrJonjontheman
    @MrJonjontheman Před 3 lety +3

    I was skeptical at first, but I’m in love with her

  • @kuratakaruho
    @kuratakaruho Před 9 měsíci

    大好きな音楽です。有難うございます。

  • @josephmcfadden6513
    @josephmcfadden6513 Před 5 lety +7

    Something to get me through hurricane Florence! Need to Walden it through these tropical winds. ; )

  • @nathanmilligan731
    @nathanmilligan731 Před 3 lety +3

    Its that guitar part. Dun....dun dun du n. If you know, you know. This song.

  • @danielashleybaker
    @danielashleybaker Před 5 lety +1

    Fuego

  • @star0shadows
    @star0shadows Před 5 lety +52

    Watching her drummer play with one eye half closed makes me wonder if this song was about him.

  • @bibekdahal3752
    @bibekdahal3752 Před 4 lety

    Listened it on between two ferns movie.
    Got it on youtube.

  • @___.______.______.______._____

    Six thousandth like

  • @sophside9931
    @sophside9931 Před 8 měsíci

    I wonder what it’s like to be THAT pretty as well as talented…..😮

  • @pedroag237
    @pedroag237 Před 5 lety

  • @user-us7ty4pf3e
    @user-us7ty4pf3e Před rokem

    🥺😢😍😍

  • @damionperkinson8053
    @damionperkinson8053 Před 8 měsíci +1

    the shit this song helped me through

  • @adammidwinter5481
    @adammidwinter5481 Před 3 lety

    Serene

  • @DopamineOverload
    @DopamineOverload Před 5 lety +1

  • @lataziaedits4452
    @lataziaedits4452 Před 5 lety +2

    👏❤️❤️😊🌹😢❤️❤️👏

  • @mita1175
    @mita1175 Před rokem +1

    I went with you up to the place you grew up
    And we spent a week in the cold
    Just long enough to Walden it with you
    Any longer, it would've got old
    Singin' "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died
    But nothing's changed, L.A.'s alright
    I'm sleepin' in my bed again
    And gettin' in my head and then
    Walk around the reservoir
    You
    You must've been lookin' for me
    Sendin' smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burnin' trash out on the beach
    One of your eyes is always half-shut
    Somethin' happened when you were a kid
    I didn't know you then and I'll never understand
    Why it feels like I did
    "How Soon Is Now" in an eighties sedan
    You slept inside of it because your dad
    Lived in a campground in the back of a van
    You said that song'll creep you out until you're dead
    And you
    Must've been lookin' for me
    Sendin' smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burnin' trash out on the beach
    I wanna live at the Holiday Inn
    Where somebody else makes the bed
    We'll watch TV while the lights on the street
    Put all the stars to death
    It's been on my mind since Bowie died
    Just checking out to hide from life
    And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em
    With you ridin' shotgun
    Speeding 'cause fuck the cops
    And you
    You must've been lookin' for me
    Sendin' smoke signals
    Pelicans circling
    Burnin' trash out on the beach
    Mm-mm
    I buried a hatchet, it's comin' up lavender
    The future's unwritten, the past is a corridor
    I'm at the exit, lookin' back through the hall
    You are anonymous, I am a concrete wall

  • @IndustrialWashBin
    @IndustrialWashBin Před 5 lety +40

    "speeding 'cause I'm the cops" I love it

    • @jordinsid
      @jordinsid Před 5 lety +33

      the original line is 'speeding cause fuck the cops'

    • @victoriavezich7914
      @victoriavezich7914 Před 4 lety +10

      Think she's censoring the F word using um not I'm

    • @richardtwine1655
      @richardtwine1655 Před 4 lety +1

      You'd think KEXP would be cool with fuck

  • @anniehoney03
    @anniehoney03 Před 3 lety +1

    the dude playing keyboard seems SO familiar - does anyone know who he is ?