(You might to change Vince to vince so he'll be tagged.) If we're going with songs then I head kind of all over the place. The song that got my interested in them was Impossible Germany, which is not a typical Wilco song. I'm a list mood tonight though, so here is a top five which I feel encompasses them artistically. 5. Misunderstood, just a deeply moving song, don't know how to describe it outside of that.
4. Art of Almost, a pretty experimental song even by their standards.
3. Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(Again), this one doesn't seem to get much love, but I have a strange draw to it.
2. I am Trying to Break Your Heart, there's a reason their documentary was named after this song.
1. Ashes of American Flags, from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. This song made me cry the first time I heard it. The line lAll my lies are always wishesl still gets me every time.
(thank you, changed) All my lies are always wishes is one of the best lyrics I've ever heard, I couldn't agree more especially when it's followed by I know I would die if I could come back new. -Damn. I also think Our love is all of gods money is one of my favorites off that album. Great list ButterflyEffect. I'll try my hand at 5 too minus Don't forget the Flowers and Shot in the Arm which I've posted tonight: 5. How to Fight Loneliness -Some bad ass lyrics in this one too
4. Theologians -love vocals, the lyrics and the crunchy guitar.
3. You Are My Face -Filling in for sunshine....
2. I'm Always In Love
1. Poor Places let's just post those lyrics in full, shall we: It's my father's voice dreaming of
Sailors sailing off in the morning
for the air-conditioned rooms
at the top of the stairs His jaw's been broken
his bandage is wrapped too tight
his fangs have been pulled
and i really want to see you tonight There's Bourbon on the breath
of the singer you love so much
He takes all his words from the books
that you don't read anyway His jaw's been broken
his bandage is wrapped too tight
My fangs have been pulled
and I really want to see you tonight Someone ties a bow
in my backyard to show me love
My voice is climbing walls
smoking and i want love My jaw's been broken
My heart is wrapped in ice
My fangs have been pulled
and i really want to see you tonight And it makes no difference to me
how they cried all over overseas
It's hot in the poor places tonight
I'm not going outside They cried all over overseas
It makes no difference to me
It's hot in the poor places tonight
I'm not going outside Love the imagery, the emotion and the fact that it likely was constructed from pulling lines out of a hat. Great band.