He is one of the best songrwriters ever.

@jonathancollins260

5 жыл бұрын

Cristobal Ordonez AGREE!!! 100%

just that line 'even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs, oh my god' sets me off crying every single time i can't get over it

@chappyo5528

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, that's when this song hit me the 1st time I listened, and ever since...

@RADICAL...............

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@lroncupboard5187

Жыл бұрын

breaks my heart

@eleanorgriffin2918

11 ай бұрын

SAME

@Onyxiate

8 ай бұрын

This is the line that makes dumbasses who say Sufjan was glorifying JWG look so dumb. He’s obviously respecting the victims by connecting them with their humanity as kids who were killed, with him not even being able to finish the sentence and just giving up. He is not defending murder, he is reflecting on it and what brought a person to commit such heinous acts.

That year, 1978, that Gacy was caught...we had not seen or had communication with my older brother for at least a year. We lived north of Chicago, and you can't imagine the fear and trepidation we had as each body, in its turn, was identified, expecting the worst. We had no relief from this stress until a few years later when we finally tracked my brother down playing with the field team of the Red Sox. When I hear that line "He killed ten thousand people" I think of how true that is...even though he only killed 33, every one of those 33 had friends and family who, in their own way, had a piece of themselves killed...and spiraling even beyond that you have the families of boys who disappeared in that time frame, who have never resurfaced, leaving them in limbo...it could easily total ten thousand the amount of people affected by the actions of this sad, sad clown.

the songs conclusion: "And in my best behavior i am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid" is a a deep insight on how every man is capable of hurting people. I wish more people knew that evil is a very present thing between people.

@steve-bk1qd

Жыл бұрын

yeah and the bad things, however insignificant and trivial by comparison, that ordinary people do.

@sisyphus4889

Жыл бұрын

Someone call the FBII! Pew oew

@kameracamera8120

Жыл бұрын

Stanley Milgram has entered the chat

@OTOss8

3 ай бұрын

Or, perhaps he was hinting at coming out, which he did in 2023. You'll note of course that JWG murdered men and boys after raping them. There's a harrowing account on Soft White Underbelly of a man who escaped Gacy's clutches when he was a teen. It's bone chilling.

@snikersnack

Ай бұрын

Exactly! It's harder to compliment someone you don't know but it is easier to yell at someone who cut you off. Evil is more present all we do is suppress it some do better and some don't...

That "Oh my God" is haunting. So beautiful.

@danielbeyrus3234

3 жыл бұрын

He iss

@CorridosyArmas

3 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite part

@boovol

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@jaymccuin4665

Жыл бұрын

@@CorridosyArmas Mine too!

His voice is fantastic, but, her harmony is out of this world. One of the most sad songs ive ever heard

This song makes me feel sick and saddened at the same time yet it’s such a beautiful tune so I allow myself to be utterly captivated by it. Sufjan is truly one of a kind to turn something so horrifying into something so beautiful. Love him and his music so much.

both his and the backup singer's voices are marvellous

Such a haunting piece of music

I'm 38 and just realizing, after half my life, how much weight this man has carried about his sexuality and how much it has let us hurt, too. Im speechless.

@mailtv910

3 жыл бұрын

Sufjan or John Wayne?

@calebduarte5255

3 жыл бұрын

@@mailtv910 Well, obviously Sufjan, but JWG was also severely damaged by concealing his sexuality. Part of the point of this song.

@firstlast476

Жыл бұрын

explain pls ?

Sufjan manages to consistently evoke the darkness of this piece of music, whether laying down a track in a studio or onstage. He is a wonder.

I WOULD DIE TO HEAR THIS IRL

This is one of the songs which haunts my dreams.

Sufjan's eyes !

That extra piece at the end was a beautiful touch; Sufjan's vocals perfectly matches the notes. Sufjan is so well rounded talented❤

the oh my god was so good, tearing up.

His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed Folding John Wayne's t-shirts when the swingset hit his head The neighbors they adored him For his humor and his conversation Look underneath the house there Find the few living things, rotting fast, in their sleep Oh the dead 27 people Even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs Oh my God Are you one of them? He dressed up like a clown for them With his face paint white and red And on his best behavior In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all He'd kill ten thousand people With a slight of his hand, running far, running fast to the dead He took off all their clothes for them He put a cloth on their lips, quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth And in my best behavior I am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid

@manuelcapela7620

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This man knows how to do pitch black humor and devastate simultaneously. One of the best storytellers ever in music.

Who’s the back up singer? She’s amazing. Her vocals after "oh my god" we’re heavenly

@Rairun1

5 жыл бұрын

Dawn Landes!

@Lol-bt6vs

4 жыл бұрын

Simp

@commonaccidents1047

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lol-bt6vs I don't think you know what a simp is.

@Trenzalore-gn6xq

4 жыл бұрын

Uriel are you five?

This is such an amazing performance.

What a beautiful voice

this song breaks me

Thanks for all your videos, Rairun. Your channel's awesome!

@perkrusesrensen409

6 жыл бұрын

David 5

He’s fabulous!!!!

eerie, beautiful, brilliant

The final part of the video, is such heavenly

La vida está llena de monstruos... Y algunos se quedan en tu cabeza..

What a voice. God damn.

I am glad they allowed you to video or bring a camera

REPRESENTANDO PODCAST COUSASSSS

The outro is so cool

Sufjan is the best. Will be releasing a couple of songs soon inspired by his work. Check out Someone's Champion in the meantime

Unreal.

eu estive aqui

heavenly

such a nice parlor guitar

@vanillakevs5469

3 жыл бұрын

What is a parlor guitar

@gabrielrodriguezaleman179

3 жыл бұрын

@@vanillakevs5469 not entering into details and specifications are smaller bodied guitars Extra: were common during the 10s, 20s, and 30s, specially this last one, cuz of the wandering troubadours Robert Johnson is a good example

I'm a cynical old man. But boy he is good.

He looks like a drunk football fan at a bar or something lol, totally the opposite of how he sounds on his songs !

If it wasnt for niptuck i wouldnt be here but im glad i am

COSAS.

Wow

The single most Christ like song I've ever fucking heard. "Forgive them Father for the known not what they do"

His cap worn askew adds much to his music /s.

Can anyone tell me what type of Martin guitar he uses here?☺️

He reminds me of a 2000s version of don mclean

Could you please transcript what he says at the very beginning ? Not sure i get it properly... thx

@spoocyguy

8 жыл бұрын

+BluetteLily He says it's his "murder ballad"

@AllanVCandido

6 жыл бұрын

Besides he adds that somehow this tune is stressful. Not quite sure the reason tho.

@mikefenn00

6 жыл бұрын

Stressful probably because the song is about a man who raped and murdered children.

@AllanVCandido

6 жыл бұрын

Ye I know, I haven't thought that way though, my head was bouncing towards a more technic way of the song itself. Pretty sure this is fair reason to make it stressful.

@user-gu5dv7vj8r

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikefenn00 i think it might've also been stressful to play on the guitar. he looked like he was having a time at the beginning until he got the pattern down and then he gave a sign of affirmation like he got it.

I'll fist fight the 4 that downed this one.

@nicolassolano4073

4 жыл бұрын

i’ll help you

@daltonlinaburg7951

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll help too

@28toxicdavid38

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol I'll help.

Why playback Sufjan ??

@Rairun1

Ай бұрын

? This is definitely not playback in any shape or form lol

Somehow John Wayne Gary jr doesnt- *applause* Sufjan: : |

Its like hipster paul simon

@PaddyMcMe

Жыл бұрын

... jesus...

Bizarre to hear people cheer after a serial killer’s name is uttered. I mean, it’s obvious they were cheering because they know the song and were excited for it, but still. Come on people.

@jolinkarlsson8569

3 жыл бұрын

Sean Matthew King true burn in hell John Wayne Gacy you were the reason why a lot of people are scared of clowns

@HersgoryJigurda

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, let's cancel cheering. Frick off.

@ts-wo6pp

6 ай бұрын

You are genuinely retarted you know that Sean

The 11 people who disliked this video must be John Wayne Gacy victims

@youkotacita2358

9 ай бұрын

Or people horrified by Gacy's crimes

Disappointing

@anne5761

5 жыл бұрын

how? it's almost better than the studio record in my opinion.

@stupidtaurus6039

5 жыл бұрын

How so

@jean-marieboucherit4716

5 жыл бұрын

incense head the record is a hundred times better in my opinion.

@joelwilcox5424

4 жыл бұрын

​@@jean-marieboucherit4716 that's generally how recordings work... of course they are better when they have multiple takes for each seperate audio track which they then can mix and layer however they like... but most people like the spontaneity of performances... have you never been to a live gig?

@peteowen3539

4 жыл бұрын

You said the same about his magical performance of Chicago in Manchester. I’m not quite sure what you expect of a live performance.