Top 20 Elliott Smith songs
In a day spent listening to Elliott Smith instead of doing anything productive for university and a day where Boney committed the ultimate sin of a hot-take, I compiled this little list. Ranked.
The greatest of all time. |
| 20 |  | Elliott Smith
From a Basement on the Hill
See You in Heaven
(instrumental) sounds like an ascension into heaven |
| 19 |  | Elliott Smith
New Moon
New Disaster
'The ghost of your smile was seen on a body in the park
It's old news' |
| 18 |  | Elliott Smith
Either/Or
Cupid's Trick
I will always, when listening to Either / Or, have a major anticipation for when this one comes on. Compared to the rest, the release of the chorus sounds like a stadium filler. Gets the blood bumping! |
| 17 |  | Elliott Smith
Roman Candle
No Name #1
'At a party he was waiting
Looking kind of spooky and withdrawn' |
| 16 | | Elliott Smith
New Moon
Going Nowhere
'The clock moved a quarter of a turn
The time it took her cigarette to burn' |
| 15 | | Elliott Smith
From a Basement on the Hill
Memory Lane
'Isolation pushes you βtil every muscle aches
Down the only road it ever takes' |
| 14 | | Elliott Smith
Roman Candle
Roman Candle
A perfect opener to his debut album... 'he played himself'... big fuk moment |
| 13 |  | Elliott Smith
Figure 8
Everything Means Nothing To Me
'Everything means nothing to me
Everything means nothing to me' x8
Argue with that, Boney! |
| 12 |  | Elliott Smith
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Needle In The Hay
'Falling out
6th and Powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk
Four more blocks plus the one in my brain' |
| 11 |  | Elliott Smith
XO
Waltz #2
'She appears composed, so she is, I suppose
Who can really tell?
She shows no emotion at all
Stares into space like a dead china doll |
| 10 | | Elliott Smith
Either/Or
Alameda
'You walk down Alameda
Looking at the cracks in the sidewalk
Thinking about your friends
How you maintain all them in a constant state of suspense |
| 9 | | Elliott Smith
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Clementine
'They're waking you up to close the bar
The street's wet, you can tell by the sound of the cars'
(I'm convinced this is perhaps Elliott's greatest pair of lines) |
| 8 | | Elliott Smith
XO
Miss Misery
'A man in the park
Read the lines in my hand
Told me i'm strong
Hardly ever wrong i said, "man, you're mean." |
| 7 | | Elliott Smith
Figure 8
Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
'If I send you postcards from the side of the road
Photographs of moving parts about to implode' |
| 6 | | Elliott Smith
Either/Or
Angeles
'Someone's always coming around here, trailing some new kill
Says, "I've seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill."
This is my go to Elliott recommendation for someone who hasn't heard him yet |
| 5 | | Elliott Smith
New Moon
Half Right
'I was sticking up for my friend
When there's nothing much to defend' |
| 4 | | Elliott Smith
From a Basement on the Hill
King's Crossing
'Read the part and return at five
It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive
But I don't care if I fuck up
I'm going on a date
With a rich white lady
Ain't life great?' |
| 3 | | Elliott Smith
From a Basement on the Hill
A Fond Farewell
'The Lite-Brite's now black and white
Cause you took apart a picture that wasn't right
Pitch burning on a shining sheet
The only maker that you want to meet
A dying man in a living room
Whose shadow paces the floor' |
| 2 | | Elliott Smith
Either/Or
Between The Bars
'Drink up, baby, stay up all night
With the things you could do, you won't but you might' |
| 1 | | Elliott Smith
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St. Ides Heaven
'High on amphetamines
The moon is a light bulb breaking' |
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