Stoic

borneoman · 08-11-2015, 08:56 AM

in all its amazingness

carrroline · 08-11-2015, 09:23 AM

That song genuinely breaks my heart every time I hear it. But I love it.

mikerennie · 08-11-2015, 09:38 AM

:*)

verenita · 08-11-2015, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carrroline

That song genuinely breaks my heart every time I hear it. But I love it.

same here... it was hard, but i have survived

i was lucky enough to hear it in grado but i didn´t realized what a masterpiece he was giving away. thanks a mill, mike

"stephan and marti"... you guys are definitely famous

eva_arg · 08-11-2015, 11:12 AM

I love this song

borneoman · 08-11-2015, 01:29 PM

the last bit of the lyrics... so so so sad but beautiful...

just because I wanted you, does´t mean I´m able to
how can I be for you, all that you want me to
how can you be for me, something you cannot be

verenita · 08-11-2015, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

the last bit of the lyrics... so so so sad but beautiful...

just because I wanted you, does´t mean I´m able to
how can I be for you, all that you want me to
how can you be for me, something you cannot be

those lines, especially the first one, totally break my heart!

acquadigio · 08-11-2015, 02:01 PM

i wonder what was going through his mind while singing that song. He looked terribly hurt

borneoman · 08-11-2015, 02:29 PM

thought i´d put together a brief story of Stoic

- the song was written during the 10 Songs to Barcelona
and it´s actually the song from Day 6

- first time played was at the Grado aftershow, July 2012. A very small and nice aftershow in a dark spot by the beach. Shared first by pm only, then was put on Dime I think, but actually never made it to youtube. Didn´t know the title then and we called I Don´t Know How to Comfort You or just Comfort You

- we never hear again about the song. Flashforward to 2015. We met Damien just me & Stef outside the venue in Philly. I had this mental list of questions mostly about lost songs, and I ask about this one. I started asking for the name, so I said something, what´s the name of the song that goes I Don´t Know How to Comfort You, I Don´t Know... and he immediately replied: Stoic?
Then I said I liked the song a lot, was one of his best unreleased and if it was recorded, but he said that it was actually abandoned and was one of the songs were he didn´t like the lyrics cos they were pointing fingers and all (which I do not really see myself how it points fingers but alas)

-Flashforward to July 2015. Taormina aftershow. At like 5 in the morning, people ask him for new songs. What does he play completely out of the blue? Stoic!!! bit of shock cos I really thought the song was abandoned. Just like in Grado, no video recording, so no youtube, mostly cos the aftershow had been going on for ages so no batteries were left.

- and yesterday, mini aftershow in Red Rocks and people request it and he plays again (cue for next time, if he ask how you know the song, don´t say Stefan & Marti hahaha) and now finally we even have a youtube video to go with it

blindmelonade · 08-11-2015, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

thought i´d put together a brief story of Stoic

- the song was written during the 10 Songs to Barcelona
and it´s actually the song from Day 6

- first time played was at the Grado aftershow, July 2012. A very small and nice aftershow in a dark spot by the beach. Shared first by pm only, then was put on Dime I think, but actually never made it to youtube. Didn´t know the title then and we called I Don´t Know How to Comfort You or just Comfort You

- we never hear again about the song. Flashforward to October 2014. We met Damien just me & Stef outside the venue in Philly. I had this mental list of questions mostly about lost songs, and I ask about this one. I started asking for the name, so I said something, what´s the name of the song that goes I Don´t Know How to Comfort You, I Don´t Know... and he immediately replied: Stoic?
Then I said I liked the song a lot, was one of his best unreleased and if it was recorded, but he said that it was actually abandoned and was one of the songs were he didn´t like the lyrics cos they were pointing fingers and all (which I do not really see myself how it points fingers but alas)

-Flashforward to July 2015. Taormina aftershow. At like 5 in the morning, people ask him for new songs. What does he play completely out of the blue? Stoic!!! bit of shock cos I really thought the song was abandoned. Just like in Grado, no video recording, so no youtube, mostly cos the aftershow had been going on for ages so no batteries were left.

- and yesterday, mini aftershow in Red Rocks and people request it and he plays again (cue for next time, if he ask how you know the song, don´t say Stefan & Marti hahaha) and now finally we even have a youtube video to go with it

Thanks for the lesson! It was truly incredible and you can tell the song is a real emotional one for him.

InspirationDestination · 08-11-2015, 09:12 PM

Did you see his gears turning when someone says Stefan and Marti? He knows who the masterminds are!

mikerennie · 08-12-2015, 12:17 AM

Guilty. Sorry guys. I didn't know what's to say in his presence per usual.

mmh947 · 08-12-2015, 02:59 AM

Great meeting all of you last night before and waiting after the show!

Matt

amyyhc · 08-12-2015, 03:36 AM

thank you for sharing this, never heard this song before and it's an absolute gem.

eva_arg · 08-12-2015, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InspirationDestination

Did you see his gears turning when someone says Stefan and Marti? He knows who the masterminds are!

hehehe

what would be the correct reply to this inquiry, in the hypothetical case one should request Mustard Seeds or Stoic?

cuuliem · 08-12-2015, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eva_arg

hehehe

what would be the correct reply to this inquiry, in the hypothetical case one should request Mustard Seeds or Stoic?

it s the marti&stephancomborequest songs

verenita · 08-12-2015, 12:44 PM

borneoman · 08-12-2015, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eva_arg

hehehe

what would be the correct reply to this inquiry, in the hypothetical case one should request Mustard Seeds or Stoic?

the correct answer would be "you´ve played them live before" rather than "oh marti sent me the illegal mp3"

verenita · 08-12-2015, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eva_arg

hehehe

what would be the correct reply to this inquiry, in the hypothetical case one should request Mustard Seeds or Stoic?

eva, as i told you already, you have the mission to make him play stoic in buenos aires. you got us insane "for the three people in the room who know the song"

you are the girl

verenita · 08-12-2015, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

the correct answer would be "you´ve played them live before" rather than "oh marti sent me the illegal mp3"

lol, marti!

eva_arg · 08-12-2015, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verenita

eva, as i told you already, you have the mission to make him play stoic in buenos aires. you got us insane "for the three people in the room who know the song"

you are the girl

I'll try my best

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

the correct answer would be "you´ve played them live before" rather than "oh marti sent me the illegal mp3"

oh yeah, I can picture this conversation in my head:

-Stoic!
-huh?
-Please play Stoic
-How do you know about this song?
- You've played it before
- And how do you know that?!
-err... youtube, no I mean, eskimofr--, er... martiandsteph! *whoops*

lod · 08-12-2015, 01:21 PM

Lol...I wonder does he ever look at Eskimo friends??

DesoleInBoston · 08-12-2015, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lod

Lol...I wonder does he ever look at Eskimo friends??

He really should. It would clear up about 98% of the confusing things that happen to him in public

.

Anto21 · 08-12-2015, 01:46 PM

What an absolutely beautiful song, it looked and sounded like it meant so much to him. It's a real pity that many of these haven't been recorded properly

I really hope he tours Europe again next summer, would love to follow him around for a few weeks

melodie · 08-12-2015, 05:21 PM

gorgeous. thank you so much for requesting/recording/sharing, everyone.

if anyone has a recording of that first time it was played in italy, i would love to hear it!

Hannah25 · 08-12-2015, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DesoleInBoston

He really should. It would clear up about 98% of the confusing things that happen to him in public

.

^ This made me laugh, very true

Anto21 · 08-12-2015, 07:02 PM

Out of respect for Damien, do you think I should avoid posting the chords/lyrics online until he is ready to for the world to hear it?

If so I guess I'll just sit at home with my guitar and keep singing and playing it!

damien lisa · 08-12-2015, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anto21

Out of respect for Damien, do you think I should avoid posting the chords/lyrics online until he is ready to for the world to hear it?

If so I guess I'll just sit at home with my guitar and keep singing and playing it!

there's already lyrics for this song on ninecrimes.it

mikerennie · 08-12-2015, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anto21

Out of respect for Damien, do you think I should avoid posting the chords/lyrics online until he is ready to for the world to hear it?

If so I guess I'll just sit at home with my guitar and keep singing and playing it!

Can you PM me the chords?

Lys · 08-12-2015, 08:37 PM

I really really love this song! Thanks so much for capturing it in such good quality. And thanks for the ones requesting it.
I'm always really surprised how he just remembers how to to play these seldom played songs by heart. Without mistakes and full of emotion. Work of a true musician.
And I don't agree with him about the lyrics - they are very raw and honest but I feel they are also very common. As in: this situation happened to many of us, and because of that they are very strong. Could be that he moved on from feeling like this, but many of us can relate. Also the melody is great. Familiar but still different from any of his recorded songs. This is deffo recording material! Most artists would kill to have a song like this.

08-11-2015, 08:56 AM	#1
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Stoic in all its amazingness __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

08-11-2015, 11:12 AM	#5
eva_arg Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Argentina Posts: 1,795	I love this song __________________

08-11-2015, 01:29 PM	#6
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	the last bit of the lyrics... so so so sad but beautiful... just because I wanted you, does´t mean I´m able to how can I be for you, all that you want me to how can you be for me, something you cannot be __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

08-11-2015, 02:29 PM	#9
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	thought i´d put together a brief story of Stoic - the song was written during the 10 Songs to Barcelona and it´s actually the song from Day 6 - first time played was at the Grado aftershow, July 2012. A very small and nice aftershow in a dark spot by the beach. Shared first by pm only, then was put on Dime I think, but actually never made it to youtube. Didn´t know the title then and we called I Don´t Know How to Comfort You or just Comfort You - we never hear again about the song. Flashforward to 2015. We met Damien just me & Stef outside the venue in Philly. I had this mental list of questions mostly about lost songs, and I ask about this one. I started asking for the name, so I said something, what´s the name of the song that goes I Don´t Know How to Comfort You, I Don´t Know... and he immediately replied: Stoic? Then I said I liked the song a lot, was one of his best unreleased and if it was recorded, but he said that it was actually abandoned and was one of the songs were he didn´t like the lyrics cos they were pointing fingers and all (which I do not really see myself how it points fingers but alas) -Flashforward to July 2015. Taormina aftershow. At like 5 in the morning, people ask him for new songs. What does he play completely out of the blue? Stoic!!! bit of shock cos I really thought the song was abandoned. Just like in Grado, no video recording, so no youtube, mostly cos the aftershow had been going on for ages so no batteries were left. - and yesterday, mini aftershow in Red Rocks and people request it and he plays again (cue for next time, if he ask how you know the song, don´t say Stefan & Marti hahaha) and now finally we even have a youtube video to go with it __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I? Last edited by borneoman; 06-26-2016 at 05:04 PM.

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08-11-2015, 09:23 AM	#2
carrroline person Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,306	That song genuinely breaks my heart every time I hear it. But I love it.

08-11-2015, 09:38 AM	#3
mikerennie Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 197	:*)

08-11-2015, 02:01 PM	#8
acquadigio Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 106	i wonder what was going through his mind while singing that song. He looked terribly hurt

08-11-2015, 09:12 PM	#11
InspirationDestination Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 387	Did you see his gears turning when someone says Stefan and Marti? He knows who the masterminds are!

08-12-2015, 12:17 AM	#12
mikerennie Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 197	Guilty. Sorry guys. I didn't know what's to say in his presence per usual.

08-12-2015, 02:59 AM	#13
mmh947 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United States Posts: 18	Great meeting all of you last night before and waiting after the show! Matt

08-12-2015, 03:36 AM	#14
amyyhc Eskimo Friend Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: New York City Posts: 75	thank you for sharing this, never heard this song before and it's an absolute gem.

08-12-2015, 01:21 PM	#22
lod Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 130	Lol...I wonder does he ever look at Eskimo friends??

08-12-2015, 01:46 PM	#24
Anto21 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cork Posts: 6	What an absolutely beautiful song, it looked and sounded like it meant so much to him. It's a real pity that many of these haven't been recorded properly I really hope he tours Europe again next summer, would love to follow him around for a few weeks

08-12-2015, 05:21 PM	#25
melodie mmm bop. Join Date: May 2007 Location: montreal Posts: 189	gorgeous. thank you so much for requesting/recording/sharing, everyone. if anyone has a recording of that first time it was played in italy, i would love to hear it!

08-12-2015, 07:02 PM	#27
Anto21 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cork Posts: 6	Out of respect for Damien, do you think I should avoid posting the chords/lyrics online until he is ready to for the world to hear it? If so I guess I'll just sit at home with my guitar and keep singing and playing it!

08-12-2015, 08:37 PM	#30
Lys Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 168	I really really love this song! Thanks so much for capturing it in such good quality. And thanks for the ones requesting it. I'm always really surprised how he just remembers how to to play these seldom played songs by heart. Without mistakes and full of emotion. Work of a true musician. And I don't agree with him about the lyrics - they are very raw and honest but I feel they are also very common. As in: this situation happened to many of us, and because of that they are very strong. Could be that he moved on from feeling like this, but many of us can relate. Also the melody is great. Familiar but still different from any of his recorded songs. This is deffo recording material! Most artists would kill to have a song like this. __________________ “I feel on fire. I’m going to be knocking out records now left, right and centre.”