the song is about … the song is about great american poet John Berryman who comitted a suicide by jumping from the Washington Avenue Bridge …”We all come down and drown in the Mississippi River.” I love this lyrics…
mikewofsey, I agree … mikewofsey, I agree except I find Srpingsteen more of a celebrity than a musician now. Finn is possessed of an epic mind…for real.
Nah, Hold Steady … Nah, Hold Steady isn’t about the music anyway, it’s about the story. Start from Lifter Puller, and then work forward, the music is just a container to get the stories into the space. Springsteen is a musician, Finn is a musical novelist. Big difference.
Saw these guys a … Saw these guys a week ago in Brooklyn, and I have listened to Stay Positive and Boys and Girls in America about eighteen times each since then. I like this song so much that I get bummed out when it ends. Just awesome.
ah, now i … ah, now i understand why a guy write in another clip about bruce springsteen… its this typical sound of springsteen and all this other faceless songs from american artists in the early eighties..
I love all the … I love all the gratuitous Twin Cities references. They remind me of a great year, baseball, and my apartment right on the Mississippi River. Jeez, I actually miss Minnesota..
Absolutuely a great … Absolutuely a great song, I can really connect with it. Also, what a great video it all seems to culminate in something almost better than sex
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
the song is about …
the song is about great american poet John Berryman who comitted a suicide by jumping from the Washington Avenue Bridge …”We all come down and drown in the Mississippi River.” I love this lyrics…
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
ahhh love this song …
ahhh love this song.:) amaaazzzziiinnngg.:)
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
She was a really …
She was a really cool kisser and she wasn’t all that strict of a Christian.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
mikewofsey, I agree …
mikewofsey, I agree except I find Srpingsteen more of a celebrity than a musician now. Finn is possessed of an epic mind…for real.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
tis song remind me …
tis song remind me of my youth i love this song
Hold Steady Forever
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
lmao best video ever
lmao best video ever
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
it’s so good. I …
it’s so good. I saw them in concert twice. I might see em a third time.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Nah, Hold Steady …
Nah, Hold Steady isn’t about the music anyway, it’s about the story. Start from Lifter Puller, and then work forward, the music is just a container to get the stories into the space. Springsteen is a musician, Finn is a musical novelist. Big difference.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
A lot of …
A lot of Springsteen similarity. A bit overhyped, but not bad(?).
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Saw these guys a …
Saw these guys a week ago in Brooklyn, and I have listened to Stay Positive and Boys and Girls in America about eighteen times each since then. I like this song so much that I get bummed out when it ends. Just awesome.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
u suck
u suck
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
ah, now i …
ah, now i understand why a guy write in another clip about bruce springsteen… its this typical sound of springsteen and all this other faceless songs from american artists in the early eighties..
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
these guys are so …
these guys are so much fun.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
how can you not? …
how can you not? such a great book…
and I love how the bassist is reading the Dream Songs, seeing as this song is like a giant John Berryman tribute
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
How could you not? …
How could you not? I work right on Washington, I can walk across the street and talk to the river.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
craig is …
craig is adorable lol.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
love the opening …
love the opening line.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
i love the RUSH …
i love the RUSH shirt
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I love all the …
I love all the gratuitous Twin Cities references. They remind me of a great year, baseball, and my apartment right on the Mississippi River. Jeez, I actually miss Minnesota..
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I love the …
I love the reference to Jack Kerouac.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
such a cool song
such a cool song
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
“i don’t understand …
“i don’t understand why we can just get these dubbed” CLASSIC!
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Absolutuely a great …
Absolutuely a great song, I can really connect with it. Also, what a great video it all seems to culminate in something almost better than sex
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
you must be high… …
you must be high…really really high
September 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
love
love