Comments on: Olivia

Olivia

chococat — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:33:36 -0800

Some stuff that happened. A mild case of OCD. A neighbourhood mom played the violin.

By: tomble

tomble — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:25:43 -0800

Wow, nice!

By: sciurus

sciurus — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:21:19 -0800

This song is really good.

By: The Confessor

The Confessor — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:18:19 -0800

!

Uh, wow!

That was *really* good.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:08:27 -0800

Great song.

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:55:12 -0800

Goddam beautiful.

By: rafter

rafter — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:01:05 -0800

So, where can I get your CD?

By: chococat

chococat — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:21:22 -0800

thanks for all the nice words.

rafter: I guess when I make one...
I always say that I'm working on getting a site back up (I just took down an old one) and a CD together, but it doesn't ever seem to happen.
Email me and we can work something out.
Thanks again.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:01:35 -0800

This is incridible. Holy crap, I'm so inspired. Thank you for sharing this.

By: muddgirl

muddgirl — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:09:39 -0800

Wow, this is lovely.

By: ORthey

ORthey — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:38:47 -0800

Lovely. I mean it. This reminds me that sometimes something very simple can be so complex, the kind of reminder I need when I make music.

By: Tuwa

Tuwa — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:08:11 -0800

I don't suppose your accordion neighbor and your violin neighbor would both play on a track?

By: chococat

chococat — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:33:32 -0800

Ha!
May happen. There's a network of folks like that in this neighbourhood. It's just getting past the whole "we've GOT to get together and do some music," "ya, for sure" stalemate that's the tricky part.

By: whatnot

whatnot — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:26:58 -0800

really lovely. thanks for this.

By: nile_red

nile_red — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:24:13 -0800

I love this song!

By: jonathanbell

jonathanbell — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:26:01 -0800

Lovely.

By: Jofus

Jofus — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:47:17 -0800

Beautiful.

By: RustyBrooks

RustyBrooks — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:53:53 -0800

I'd like to report a bug... I can only add this song to my favorites once.

By: anomie

anomie — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:04:35 -0800

I'm now going to name my first child Olivia. Boy or girl.

By: freudianslipper

freudianslipper — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:30:08 -0800

This is really, really great. Thanks for sharing and I hope you let us know when you release something new!

By: _sirmissalot_

_sirmissalot_ — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:27:28 -0800

Someone sign this man to a label. I mean, for heaven's sake.

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:07:58 -0800

Really, really, really honestly excellent.

By: danb

danb — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:14:29 -0800

I love this. Reminds me of Nickel Creek.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:30:21 -0800

I was all prepared to hate this because everyone else loved it so much. And then I heard it. This is like all the best parts of cutesy little acoustic emo without the obnoxious pretentiousness. It's a lot like the sensitive stuff Fountains of Wayne does. Thumbs up.

By: DragonBoy

DragonBoy — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:00:52 -0800

Thanks for sharing - Awesome song!

By: greycap

greycap — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:49:55 -0800

[this is bloody good]

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:16:02 -0800

I'd like to pile onto the praise heap, please.

This is fantastic, thanks.

By: middleclasstool

middleclasstool — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:15:26 -0800

Dude, you really need to cut a fucking album. Now. I'd buy it.

By: edlundart

edlundart — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:58:44 -0800

I'm late to the party, but I also love this one. That banjo sound rules! The song has an overall lovely atmosphere to it. Fantastic stuff.

By: rfbjames

rfbjames — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:21:59 -0800

Great!

By: RussHy

RussHy — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:42:07 -0800

Great song, sweet folk sound.

By: chococat

chococat — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:30:09 -0800

Thanks again for all the niceness.
We're all getting sick of the song now, for sure, but thanks for the fond words.

I find it interesting, all the different things that people project onto it:
in this thread alone it's been called simple/complex, Nickel Creek, cutesy little acoustic emo without the obnoxious pretentiousness, Fountains of Wayne and sweet folk.
I kind of didn't think it was any of those things but I guess it must be all of them.

By: Tuwa

Tuwa — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:28:36 -0800

Ah, I see you've met the death of the author.

By: danb

danb — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:15:28 -0800

I find it interesting, all the different things that people project onto it

I think people just compare it to what they know. I don't listen to emo or sweet folk -- actually, I don't think I could even define either of those very clearly. I don't listen to Fountains of Wayne. I do, however, listen to Nickel Creek. Just a perspective thing. :)

By: Brainy

Brainy — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:16:47 -0800

I love songs like this, that slowly roll along, going to some slight changes to keep plenty of interest but it has enough confidence to just...stay...slow.

Really, I love this.

By: purephase

purephase — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:25:44 -0800

This is good. Keep them coming, I could definitely see this catching on. If you haven't, I highly recommend checking out Royal City.

By: jabo

jabo — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:14:47 -0800

I'm on dial-up us and hesitant to download random crap . This was damn good. Thanks.

By: barmaljova

barmaljova — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:23:51 -0800

beautiful!

By: persona non grata

persona non grata — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19:41:37 -0800

Yeah, what they said. Excellent music. Thanks.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:01:15 -0800

Beautiful chocolat. Love the way it builds very slowly, instrument by instrument, layer by layer, inviting the listener into your narrative. Spacious harmonies. Beginning, middle and satisfying end, it works so nicely.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:07:29 -0800

Very good. Though I feel cheated that the banjo didn't get to play the last strum.

By: empyrean

empyrean — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:47:32 -0800

After seeing you say you were taking off to get things straight I had to come back and listen to this song again... man it really is great, I hope you straighten things out, find inspiration, and come back with lots of awesome new stuff.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:08:37 -0800

This was great in July. It's still great now in October. I bet it'll still amaze me come next May. Timeless. There are not enough words in this thread to convey how incredible this song is; perhaps because those who have not yet chimed in, were left speechless.

By: dorab

dorab — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:49:41 -0800

i listened to this when it was first posted, and have continued to listen to it over the months. never get tired of it. in fact, i joined mefi just so i could write this comment and tell you how much i was moved by this song. just awesome. looking forward to having you back with more great music.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:11:28 -0800

This is seriously gorgeous. Thank you. Make more music, please. Don't stop.

By: By The Grace of God

By The Grace of God — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:32:11 -0800

aah, wide open perfect pop song. all the changes are in exactly the right place.

By: licyeus

licyeus — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:14:11 -0800

This is lovely; I'll definitely check out your other work.

By: thatweirdguy2

thatweirdguy2 — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:28:45 -0800

I've had this song on my iPod for a few months now, and it's still probably the only song I never skip to see what plays next.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:21:22 -0800

It's not May yet. Just April. I bet this song still amazes me long after I'm old and senile.

By: nicolin

nicolin — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:35:28 -0800

good groove

thank you

By: spherical_perceptions

spherical_perceptions — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:30:04 -0800

Really superb, immensely enjoyable. Thank you.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:51:14 -0800

Hey, comments Music threads are open indefinitely now!

By: matthewr

matthewr — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:55:09 -0800

Hey, comments Music threads are open indefinitely now!

Sweet!

By: headspace

headspace — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:46:14 -0800

This song is deeply awesome and I love it and I want to keep it and have it and love it forever!

By: Roger Dodger

Roger Dodger — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:24:16 -0800

I STILL love this song.

By: StrikeTheViol

StrikeTheViol — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:18:09 -0800

This song is the best of MeFiMu.

By: HotPatatta

HotPatatta — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:36:19 -0800

I first heard this last year and stumbled upon it again tonight. I think I like it more now.

By: dersins

dersins — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:27:42 -0800

Almost 2 years later, this song is still one of the great ones. Thanks, chococat.

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:40:02 -0800

Wow, am I really late to this party. Better late than never, eh? Great work choco!

By: wzcx

wzcx — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:15:08 -0800

I'd never heard this until just now- I was looking through the most favorited tracks. It's amazing. (I feel obligated to add "still".)

By: jragon

jragon — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:58:05 -0800

Looking for music to add to a mix cd for my dad to give for Christmas. I'm thinkin' yes.

Nice job, and thanks for sharing.

By: ichthuz

ichthuz — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:16:13 -0800

WOW, im new to MeFi but i'm something of a siger songwriter and this is awesome stuff

reminds me of the veign of Elliott smith, Nick Drake and Joshua Radin

I can think of no higher praise than comparing you to elliott smith, so thats what i did.

What should i put as your name in the artists Tag in iTunes"

By: spinturtle

spinturtle — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:55:37 -0800

gorgeous

By: lmm

lmm — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:11:03 -0800

So beautiful.

By: that girl

that girl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:02:06 -0800

Just started listening to this and got the downbeat wrong in my head--I couldn't figure out if there had been another version recorded or what.

And then I got back onto the right beat, and all was well.