This parrot sounds just like Daniel Johnston.

[AndreTheHyena]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-SQxrH9_T4

[Robert Crumb]

Give that bird a chord organ. I'll produce his first album.

[AndreTheHyena]

Because I really don't want to see this thread closed prematurely, let's also discuss Daniel himself.

[Sam]

He's great. 1990 is one of the most depressing albums I've ever heard.

But seriously, that parrot really does sound like him.

[perriwinkle]

It's Over is my favorite Daniel Johnston song

[Happymeal]

I have Rejected Unknown and I find it pretty cool. His singing creeped me out at first, but I guess that's part of his charm.

[_Mote_]

I love Daniel. Saw him on the Henry Rollins show, and he absolutely blew me away.

[bleep_bloop]

i forgot that he just died

[La Revolucion]

That parrot sounds a lot like him. Quite the thread you've got going here.

[_Mote_]

Now if only that parrot would learn the 'Mountain Dew' song...

*sigh*

[Robert Crumb]

Daniel Johnston was born in my city.

[bleep_bloop]

I would be a lot more impressed if it was a dog.

[AndreTheHyena]

i forgot that he just died

What?! No way.

[Doctor D.]

i forgot that he just died

If this is true (and Google hasn't shown me anything proving it to be fact),I predict I'm going to have a horrible day.

[_Mote_]

I'm pretty sure he didn't die. Please god tell me didn't :(

[bleep_bloop]

i remember reading on pitchfork that he died. theres also a record that has a title reffering to how hes dead.

[bleep_bloop]

ok my bad i guess he isn't dead

[Anxious]

He just had a lithium overdose where he almost died.

[_Mote_]

I saw the tribute album also a while back, and I thought, Holy ****, he's dead? But I guess he isn't. I'm happy that I know that I wasn't the only one who was confused.

[bleep_bloop]

He just had a lithium overdose where he almost died.

yeah i think that's the story that i saw that made me think he was dead

[Robert Crumb]

I saw the tribute album also a while back, and I thought, Holy ****, he's dead? But I guess he isn't. I'm happy that I know that I wasn't the only one who was confused.

It's only called The Late, Great Daniel Johnston for effect. Still kicking.

[_Mote_]

It's only called The Late, Great Daniel Johnston for effect. Still kicking.

I know, it just confused me a bit.

[AndreTheHyena]

He's on the cover, looking at his own grave.

So which are everyone's favorite Daniel Johnston songs? I'm going to go with "Spirit World Rising".

[Doctor D.]

This thread made me go through Johnston withdrawls, so I got my hands (cyberhands) on his effort with Jad Fair, and it's reallllllly good. I reccomend it to everyone who remotely likes ol' Danny boy.