You know how I know you're gay it's winter, and I'm feeling down?

I'm breaking out the Elliott Smith.

Mmhm. So I'm just going to post some of him, and some covers of him, and finish writing this thing that I'm pretty sure no one is going to read anyway, and is going to make me angry to look back on in a few weeks. And resist the urge to break out my Wes Anderson collection.

Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay
He's wearing your clothes
Head down to toes
A reaction to you
You say you know what he did
But you idiot kid
You don't have a clue
The only cover I have of this song really blows, so: the original. This is the background music for one of the most heartbreaking scenes I have ever seen in a movie. If you've seen The Royal Tenenbaums you know which one it is. That's also the role that made me realize I kind of love Luke Wilson. I still can't watch that scene without choking up.


Madeleine Peyroux - Between the Bars
Drink up, baby, stay up all night
The things you could do, you won't but you might
The potential you'll be that you'll never see
The promises you'll only make
Beautiful lush cover.


To Live And Die In L.A. - King's Crossing
It's Christmas time
And the needles on the tree
A skinny Santa is bringing something to me
His voice is overwhelming
But his speech is slurred
And I only understand every other word
Very faithful to the original, but I like it a lot. Also, this one doesn't have the meandering two-hour intro. xD


Elliott Smith - Jealous Guy
I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
John Lennon cover. I love Elliott's voice, and his guitar, and... just, I like this one more than I like the Lennon, honestly.


We Are Telephones - Division Day
There was a grown man dying from fright
So surprised by the things he'd say
With a giant fantasy life
Running around on feet of clay
Naked except for a perpetual debt
That couldn't be stripped away
An unrightable wrong that moved him along
Closer to division day
I like We Are Telephones a lot. I think I might have played them when I DJed at the Quake... I'm not sure. But this is a pretty rockin' cover.


Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
She appears composed
So she is, I suppose
Who can really tell?
She shows no emotion at all
Stares into space like a dead china doll
I'm never gonna know you now but I'm gonna love you anyhow
This was the first song I really knew by Elliott Smith, and it hooked me hard.

So, I should probably not listen to this forever, but I probably will until Heroes is on. I haven't listened to him in ages.

Oh, to keep this from being a total downer of a post: