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Post by ticboo on Jan 6, 2009 19:21:54 GMT
Have to say it - this song has never made me cry.
not once.
Townes van Zandt on the other hand made me cry, right after the pregnant wife died one cold night under the bridge ("Marie"). Even though I thought the song was really corny and sentimental.
Cold Desert is one of my favourites off the album. I think of it kind of like a diamond in the rough, I s'pose.
As for the fading in and out I would prefer it wasn't there, I don't care what the back story is. Sometimes I keep the volume up manually and then leave it to get louder (really loud). Works for me - it just swamps you. Amazing.
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Post by katiecuss on Jan 9, 2009 0:07:16 GMT
wow, i hadn't seen that video yet... amazing
i love the way he sings... "i'm to young to feel this old' and you can hear the ffff sound like he really means it
oh man, that line just gets me everytime...
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Post by fromhelltomaine on Jan 9, 2009 1:01:57 GMT
Why does the song fade in and out? I always wondered cos it doesn't make much sense to make the song drastically quieter in the middle of the song...?
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Post by princeofleon on Jan 9, 2009 15:30:29 GMT
My fav song by far, it just means so much to me and sums up why Kings of Leon are more than a band. I got engaged to it so yeah, good song.
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Post by down_with_sleeves on Jan 10, 2009 15:53:02 GMT
i heard a rumor that the fading was because caleb actually fell asleep during the recording
dont quite see how that's possible but i wouldn't put it past caleb..
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Post by rockchick26 on Jan 11, 2009 3:12:11 GMT
i heard a rumor that the fading was because caleb actually fell asleep during the recording dont quite see how that's possible but i wouldn't put it past caleb.. lmao!! Oh thats quite an image...Caleb singing his heart out one minute,and then the next minute his head is slumped down,eyes closed,then suddenly out of nowhere he pops up,eyes wide open,''HERE'S TO YOOUUU! HERES TO MEEEE!"  |
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Post by summerskin on Jan 11, 2009 8:28:12 GMT
^ That is a funny mental image. XD Hey guys, could I get your collective opinions? I'm in love with this band called Light Pollution, but I swear the beginning of their song is dead on the beginning of Cold Desert. profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=10948720In retrospect, I guess it's not a super mind-boggling thing. Both songs have fairly simple intros and it's only for a tiny bit. It just threw me for a loop the first time I heard it. |
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Post by rockchick26 on Jan 11, 2009 9:45:18 GMT
OH yeah,it kinda does! The 2nd song on their page,right? Yeah it was like 2 notes going back and forth like that,but this one didnt sound as cool |
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Post by chloeg on Jan 11, 2009 11:19:08 GMT
i heard a rumor that the fading was because caleb actually fell asleep during the recording dont quite see how that's possible but i wouldn't put it past caleb.. lmfaooooooooooooo. & as Caleb is sayin in the home video they never re-recorded it makes sensee  |
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Post by summerskin on Jan 12, 2009 1:15:11 GMT
Ack, I never mentioned what song it was! It's called The Only Thing...the last one on the page. It takes a while to start up, but yeah...it's dead on.
As for the fading thing...I adore it. But I definitely think it was a conscious choice. One of the guys being clever. It brings to mind like the guys are playing in front of you and then they start to leave, but they love you so much that they just have to come back.
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Post by thrillsarecheap on Jan 22, 2009 11:20:26 GMT
yeah i love the fading myself the first time i was listening to the album i had to up full blast and i lying in bed so i didnt even notice the fade out, so the next time it came on i was like |: it wasnt this short last time lol awk its such a raw and beautiful  i'd say that song makes that album, for me anyway |
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Post by aiyaaaah123 on Jan 22, 2009 11:26:11 GMT
i was never really fussed on this song...infact i'm still not at the point where i can listen to it over and over...but the ending i can...at like 5:10...oh my god i don't know why but that bit just gets me I LOVE IT!!!! |
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Post by leighloveskol on Jan 29, 2009 14:23:34 GMT
deffinately the best song on OBTH. its so special! I LOVE IT. |
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Post by seaurchin on Feb 1, 2009 16:40:50 GMT
When I'm in the right mood i can listen to this song over and over and over but ive never cried at it - only arizona makes me cry (don't know why  ) |
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Post by linkin10 on Feb 1, 2009 16:47:09 GMT
hi leigh babes..... i love cold dessert... when i listen 2 it i only cry at it sometimes
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Post by blackcat on Feb 1, 2009 17:23:06 GMT
I remember the first time I heard Cold Dessert , I got chills it is definetly one of my favorite songs. Listening to it live this past Thursday actually had me crying, it is honestly one of the most beautiful yet saddest songs ever. Also the image of Caleb falling asleep to it (whether true or not) makes him all the more adorable.
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Post by lardydar on Feb 2, 2009 9:57:21 GMT
Just the line...
"..I'm too young to feel this old..." - the f in feel makes me well up. Silly maybe, but you can just picture it, Caleb really spitting it out... *sniff*
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Post by shinyteeth on Feb 2, 2009 20:19:01 GMT
Probably my favourite song off the album (along with I want you), but I seriously get chills when I listen to it.
I love listening to it sitting on my window at night, its gorgeous. The lyrics get my everytime, especially the 'Jesus dont love me' part, I love it SO MUCH.
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Post by timgrw on Feb 4, 2009 12:41:09 GMT
Perhaps it was alcohol induced but I cried my eyes out the whole way Cold Desert at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. So emotional.
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Post by booradley on Feb 4, 2009 13:52:22 GMT
I can honestly say that there aren't very many songs that really have an affect on me, but this one does. in fact I can't listen to it much because it makes me too sad... the line 'I'm too young to feel this old' really hits me hard, because that's exactly how I feel about my life  |
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