Tags for this video have been changed from 'elliott, war, iraq, post traumatic stress, soldier' to 'elliott, war, iraq, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Marine' - edited by MarineGunrock

S'pose I'll join in on the randomized fun.

1. System of a Down - Fuck The System
2. Mos Def - New World Water
3. Serart - If You Can Catch Me
4. Jurassic 5 - I Am Somebody
5. Rilo Kiley - Salute My Shorts!
6. Aesop Rock - Float
7. Aesop Rock - Spare A Match
8. The Decemberists - Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
9. Rogue Wave - Own Your Own Home
10. System of a Down - This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song

I'm shocked that neither Elliott Smith or Nirvana made an appearance, but not a half-bad representation - I'll take it!

As much as I love Elliott Smith I would have preferred to hear what the guy in the background was saying when he was explaining the thing.

Good eye, Guess. Thanks!

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
great sift: http://www.videosift.com/video/Between-the-Bars

you may want to change the tag to elliott smith with two t's. i'd do it but the sift gods deem me unworthy.

i'm only upvoting for elliott's original version. garneau just doesn't cut if for me on this one, even though he sounds like St. Vincent when he sings in falsetto (which i actually think is kinda creepy)

great sift: http://www.videosift.com/video/Between-the-Bars

you may want to change the tag to elliott smith with two t's. i'd do it but the sift gods deem me unworthy.

thanks, the only version I'd seen before was a terrible VHS copy. extra credit for spelling his name correctly. or at least the name we call him with.

I just found this as well:

Elliott plays Rachmaninoff

oh elliott, you left us too soon

Thank you! I corrected Son of Sam and Waltz XO 2.

He's a favorite of mine as well, it was pretty sad to hear about his death but not really surprising given the nature of his songs sometimes.

If you like Smith you might like Nick Drake as well then check out some sifts here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Nick-Drake-Day-is-Done
http://www.videosift.com/video/Nick-Drake-River-Man

In reply to this comment by evil_disco_man:
Hey, I see you've uploaded a couple Elliott Smith videos, nice - probably my favorite musician of all-time. At the risk of sounding anal (especially since they're posted over a year ago) just thought I'd mention that you misspelled his name with only one "t". Wanted to set that straight for anyone searching for his videos in the future, that's all.

Love your Bio quote!

Peace

-jake-

Hey, I see you've uploaded a couple Elliott Smith videos, nice - probably my favorite musician of all-time. At the risk of sounding anal (especially since they're posted over a year ago) just thought I'd mention that you misspelled his name with only one "t". Wanted to set that straight for anyone searching for his videos in the future, that's all.

Love your Bio quote!

Peace

-jake-

@persephone
If (I'm not in favour of putting two words together and, tadaa, a new concept) there's "macho politics" there is "macha politics" as well, of which Liz Elliott does not (explicitly) speak. I know "macho" is most common, but ends with a masculine -o.

Abba Badly Drawn Boy The Beatles Black Eyed Peas Chemical Brothers Christina Aguilera Daft Punk The Darkness David Bowie Elton John Eminem The Flaming Lips Franz Ferdinand Goldie Lookin Chain Guns N' Roses Har Mar Superstar The Hives Ice T INXS Jackson Five Jimi Hendrix Kiss Kraftwerk Led Zeppelin The Libertines Marliyn Manson Missy Elliott Morrissey New Order Nirvana Oasis Ozzy Osbourne Prodigy Public Enemy Queen Queens Of The Stone Age Red Hot Chili Peppers Rolling Stones Scissor Sisters Stevie Wonder The Stone Roses Tatu Tupac Shakur U2 Usher The Velvet Underground The Village People Wham! The White Stripes X-ecutioners Xzibit Yeah Yeah Yeahs Yoko Ono Frank Zappa

With the original graphics on the creators blog.. nice sift
http://www.flipflopflyin.com/portfolio/omm.html

Must confess I upvoted before I even watched it. Elliott getting to wear his white suit:) Thanks for posting.

There is nothing obscure about Elliott Smith. He was one of the best songwriters to ever have lived. Rest in Peace.

Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Elliott was originally known as Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. She dropped the "Misdemeanor" from her stage name in 2003, and now simply goes by "Missy Elliott".

With record sales of 24 million total (including U.S., worldwide, and single sales), she is the highest selling female MC of all time. An eclectic mixture of singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. This is from her debut album Supa Dupa Fly. One of my favorite songs.

For something from 1997 still feels pretty modern.