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Sparklehorse — Sad & Beautiful World
Album: Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
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Released: 1995
Length: 3:25
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Sometimes I get so sad
Sometimes you just make me mad

It's a sad and beautiful world
It's a sad and beautiful world

Sometimes I just won't go
Sometimes I can't say 'no'

It's a sad and beautiful world
It's a sad and beautiful world

Sometimes days go speeding past
Sometimes this one seems like the last

It's a sad and beautiful world
It's a sad and beautiful world
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big wilco vibe
Posted 8 months ago by Greenman    [ Reply ]
oh wow, i forgot all about sparklehorse.

weren't they, or one of the band members, in the movie laurel canyon? i seem to remember something about that.

i'm now going to have to go revisit what i own of sparklehorse. thanks, bill!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 geordiezimmerman wrote:

The man was a genius. Sadly missed along with Vic Chesnutt (who should also get played on here imo)



So many years later and there seems to be a disturbing lack of Chesnutt. Though maybe I just haven't heard it. Is there a place to view the songs that have been played here and how often, or other such stats?
Posted 1 year ago by fncll    [ Reply ]
Kinda boring.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

So, this is sorta like a cover? An homage? Anyway, it's pretty. Not as sad as the original.

(Google Jim Jarmusch Down By Law sad and beautiful world if this video won't load)

https://youtu.be/fwEL4FXsiSo?t=40
Posted 3 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
So, this is sorta like a cover? An homage? Anyway, it's pretty. Not as sad as the original.

(Google Jim Jarmusch Down By Law sad and beautiful world if this video won't load)

Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Wilco.
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
I have no words... RIP <3
Love eachother
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Ran to the computer thinking, "Surely Bill isn't playing Michael Franks.  He NEVER plays Michael Franks!"  Hopes were soon dashed but I'll check out Sparklehorse, and Bill, if you're up to it, it might be good to add a little Michael Franks into the mix.  Thanks for the great music.
Posted 4 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
okay the nonsense lyrics of Any Major Dude were bad enough and now this?! 
 
It's now two yrs later and I'm hearing the same set list you heard, Any Major Dude followed by Sad & Beautiful World. Don't know why I feel let own, even Bill's gotta sleep sometime. I like this song though, seems informed by Pale Blue Eyes. 
Posted 4 years ago by antibody1    [ Reply ]
Touching
Posted 4 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
One of my favourite record !! Thanks RP 😉
Posted 5 years ago by emmanuel.freitag    [ Reply ]
Interesting.  I'm liking the lo-fi slow feel to this, the dichotomy of sad and beautiful, rating the song a 6 + 1 for a cool album name.  Long Live RP!!
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
okay the nonsense lyrics of Any Major Dude were bad enough and now this?! 
Posted 6 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
lowest of the low fi but i kinda dig it
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Always liked Sparklehorse, would be great to hear more of him here.
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Troutnskibum wrote:
Velvet Underground again......

 
Beat me to it! This one has Lou's fingerprints all over it!
 
Posted 8 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
I can see it now: Sparkelhorse, My Little Pony, and rainbow unicorns! Never heard of this group, glad to have done so today.
Posted 8 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
Velvet Underground again......
Posted 12 years ago by Troutnskibum    [ Reply ]
I ♥ Sparklehorse 

Posted 12 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
Another good pick by RP. Thanks for introducing me to Sparklehorse!
Posted 12 years ago by EdmoJoe    [ Reply ]
I just discovered this song. Almost too sad but that's what makes it so great.
Posted 13 years ago by Cheos    [ Reply ]
The man was a genius. Sadly missed along with Vic Chesnutt (who should also get played on here imo)
Posted 13 years ago by geordiezimmerman    [ Reply ]
What a sad story..the song goes with it.{#Sad}
Posted 14 years ago by nicolewe    [ Reply ]
Since hearing of his passing this morning I have not been able to stop feeling a sense of sadness for the loss of a poet who viewed the world in a deep manner and sharing his gift.  Revenge with Danger Mouse has been a favorite since first hearing it here and, in the same manner as Jeffery, with a rough few years being reflected on the song helped me push past negativity to realize the value in remaining fair and compassionate despite the tides. 

Thank you Sparklehorse, Danger Mouse and Radio Paradise.  Blessings to his family and may he be surrounded by a multitude of artists on the other side. 

I always like to imagine musicians and writers who have passed on in a relaxed collaborative session.  With their prose becoming the inspirational muse new artist tap into when they say it came through them.  A little thing that helps me remember them with less sadness and a bit more hope. 

Posted 14 years ago by SusanHiddenPoet    [ Reply ]
Richmond's own. Saw him play at a local music store not too long ago.
Posted 14 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
SO SAD! His music and especially this song helped me through some very difficult times. I wish I could have helped him the way he did me. RIP.
Posted 14 years ago by jeffreygoupil    [ Reply ]
 robco1 wrote:
RIP. {#Sad}  NPR did a really nice appreciation piece yesterday. I'm afraid I was unaware of Sparklehorse until now.

 

I was just thinking to meself:  "this sounds kinda nice".  And then Bill's voice comes on and announces his recent suicide.  Ouch.

Don't know the band; please play more.

And yeah, anything that remotely sounds like Lou Reed or the Cowboy Junkies is worth more than a spin.

Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
RIP Mark.
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
is it siesta time or what?

Posted 14 years ago by rp1125    [ Reply ]
RIP. {#Sad}  NPR did a really nice appreciation piece yesterday. I'm afraid I was unaware of Sparklehorse until now. According to his collaborators in Flaming Lips, he was in a lot of pain at the end of his life. May he find peace...


Posted 14 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
wookie wrote:
I can't believe my ears! I thought I was the only Sparklehorse head!
thrilled to hear sparklehorse again. has been too long for me.
Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
oh god get over yourself - singer - geez repeating that cute phrase over and over takes all the meaning out!
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
I can't believe my ears! I thought I was the only Sparklehorse head!
Posted 17 years ago by wookie    [ Reply ]
I love this Sad & Beautiful World!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Sparklehorse, Knives Of Summertime, Dreamt for Lightyears in the Belly of a Mountain playin' on LRC at the same time, good one, if only 2 heads are better than 1
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
It's a Sad & Beautiful World. Indeed it is.
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
great albums!
Posted 17 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Hah! This guy's from my town. Not that I have anything relevant to add in that regard. :-) The first thing I thought was, Lou Reedy, with a nice-sized studio set.
Posted 17 years ago by skidoo    [ Reply ]
tom_tom wrote:
The vocals - actually the music too - sounds like Yo La Tengo. Real purdy song
That's what I thought too. I keep waiting for him to say, "I couldn't say that without making a joke".
Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
catmaven wrote:
Good crossover country-and-western-influenced soft rock. This is the type of thing that is PERFECT for background pleasantness during a workday. The apotheosis of deskwork-listening music. Might be able to listen to this all day long. Nothing irritating in it! :D
yeah, but it puts me to sleep
Posted 18 years ago by meghan89    [ Reply ]
Good crossover country-and-western-influenced soft rock. This is the type of thing that is PERFECT for background pleasantness during a workday. The apotheosis of deskwork-listening music. Might be able to listen to this all day long. Nothing irritating in it! :D
Posted 22 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
The vocals - actually the music too - sounds like Yo La Tengo. Real purdy song
Posted 22 years ago by tom_tom    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by frednic: Kinda sounds like cowboy junkies but I like it.I'm a sucker ffor a peddle steel guitar.
Hey, you're right. The vocals are different of course but the rest is very Cowboy Junkie like. I like it too.
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Kinda sounds like cowboy junkies but I like it.I\'m a sucker ffor a peddle steel guitar.
Posted 22 years ago by frednic    [ Reply ]