"These Roads Don't Move" on NPR

sturgeongeneral · Post by **sturgeongeneral** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:48 am

is it the road or the wheels that don't move? sort of a chicken andegg kind of thing. reminds of bedspins. never knew whether it was the bed or the floor that was moving. oh, i get it, we're talking metaphors. i am so confused by these singer songwriter beatwriter types.

unchartedthickets · Post by **unchartedthickets** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:26 pm

Grifterwithafunnylittleha wrote:"You're the one that moves" ...

I love this one. Jay harmonizing in the upper register. Lots of wonder here about the rest of the recording. I think this first modern 'Jack Collection' is going to "bop prosody" our brains and set the standard.

Dog-gone, I can't wait to hear this rekkid.

Chomping at the bit, yes please,
Ponyboy

Had to give it the ol' six-pack listen and by golly it's almost perfect!
I'd like it Gibbard had been a little more vocal at the end and not buried
in the mix though his vocals are beautiful very musical in teh rest of the song. The phrase - "these roads don't move. You're the one who moves", is pure JF genius or JK written and JF noted genius. Yeah, I'm waiting foe the mail on this one yo!

Grifterwithafunnylittleha · Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:36 pm

"You're the one that moves" ...

I love this one. Jay harmonizing in the upper register. Lots of wonder here about the rest of the recording. I think this first modern 'Jack Collection' is going to "bop prosody" our brains and set the standard.

Dog-gone, I can't wait to hear this rekkid.

Chomping at the bit, yes please,
Ponyboy

vacant roads · Post by **vacant roads** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:25 am

New to the board, long time Farrar fan....I think this song is fantastic. Never been a huge Death Cab for Cutie fan, but Gibbard sounds great...looking forward to hearing the whole album!

Trellis · Post by **Trellis** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:17 pm

Thanks, great song

Grifterwithafunnylittleha · Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:26 pm

Lead single, beaux-seephurs:

Top of the list, and I just keep remembering over and over again that Jack wrote stuff down, and now our favorite songwriters are bringing it all to life.

I can't imagine anything better. (Kidding: I can think of a bunch of stuff that adds up, but I don't want to dilute the message.)

This record is going to blow minds. Anybody who has ever read Jack's works will get it all.

Pone

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:23 pm

Get my ticket and say goodbye
Leave San Francisco behind
Go back home across autumn America

Mark's all over this track

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:15 am

title track is even better.

then add Big Sur and San Francisco, thats 4 of the 12.

good times

thatbeat · Post by **thatbeat** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:00 am

wish there was going to be more than 4 concerts.

...and that they would play down South.

song is excellent.

countryfeedback · Post by **countryfeedback** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:55 am

What a great song!
I dont know about you guys but I could get very used to these two working together.

cailin · Post by **cailin** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:46 am

Beautiful song. Thank you.

Transmit Sound · Post by **Transmit Sound** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:00 am

Hi everyone - This track has been added to the NPR site. Check it out. It's from the Kerouac album. Jay wrote it and Ben sings it.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =113027088

Jay Farrar

"These Roads Don't Move" on NPR

Lead Off Hit

"These Roads Don't Move" on NPR