Sadly the hope that rings through his finest song went unrealized. His lyrics are easy to read as a narrative of his life. After years of drug and alcohol problems, he died at the age of 34 from a self-inflicted stab wound. He went on to a contract with DreamWorks and greater fame for contributing an Oscar-nominated song to the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, but fame and fortune didn’t ease his troubled life. That’s pretty cheerful for Smith, who invests the nearly whispered track with real emotion. We broke up a month ago, and I grew up – I didn’t know I’m in love with the world through the eyes of a girl For the album’s closer, he picked one of his most optimistic songs, a love song to a departed girl he hopes will return. He had a knack for writing dark songs that let just enough light creep in around the edges and a strong sense of storytelling.Įither/Or features more complex instrumentation - still mostly played by Smith - but still plays to his lyrical strengths. By the disc’s early 1997 release, Smith had become well-known in indie rock circles for his lo-fi, folky, confessional alt-rock, mostly recorded by Smith alone. Today’s song is Say Yes, the closing track from Elliott Smith’s third album, Either/Or.
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