Beautiful and meandering live version of title track off his greatest album:

Little bird have you got a key?
Unlock the lock inside of me
Where will you go?
Keep yourself afloat
Feeling old until the wings unfolded
Caught me a long wind
Where will we go?
Keep ourselves afloat

I caught a long wind
A long life wind
I got to know the sky
But it didn’t know me
Got to see the light
And land on top of the sea
And be the bird, be the key
And now the current tells
What the wave withheld
And then the lightning say
Oh where light will lay
Where will you go?
Keep yourself afloat

I caught a long wind
A long life wind
Like a swallow
A night owl
A little chickadee
Sad sparrow
Good morning bird
Good nightingale
I took a deep breath
And caught a long wind

I love this man, born and raised here, and he is coming home very, very soon – thanks for stopping by our fair city, Mr. Bird:

This stuff is AMAZING. For babies, for growed-ups, listen to Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and more legendary music in lullabye mode. Say what you want. Every elevator on the planet should play this stuff. Mellow us out.

Kimbra picks up where Nina Simone left off?

Andrew Bird does Tin Foil even better than the Handsome Family:

Late New Years Eve paper hat on your head
It was hard to believe that you’d ever be dead
And that dream that you’re falling you’ve had since you’re five
Is a bird on your shoulder that whispers goodbye

What is moving will be still
What has gathered will disperse
What has been built up will collapse
All of your dreams
are fulfilled

Evil Knievel shot up from dead grass
And I loved him better each time that he crashed
And Liza Minnelli spent a month in her bed
She was certain that Skylab would fall on her head

What is moving will be still
What has gathered will disperse
What’s been built up will collapse
All of your dreams
are fulfilled

Last night I dreamed that I dug my own grave
And I climbed down inside there to patiently wait
And down in the ground while I breathed the cold air
The blackbirds came down there to nest in my hair

What’s moving will be still
What has gathered will disperse
What has been built up will collapse
All of your dreams
All of your dreams are fulfilled
Are fulfilled
Are fulfilled
Are fulfilled

I had the distinct pleasure of spending the weekend with some new pals at a discreet location to celebrate the Independence Day holiday. Naturally, whenever I travel to places I’ve not been before, I bring along “the armored bear,” a trusty Canon 5D Mark II. I made this short vid as a humble “thank you” for their company and for allowing me to share in their revelry:

A few clicks is all it takes
The kooks you don’t love me
From the bottom of my heart from the wasteland you’ve got everything going to plan man
De-de-duh-duh-duh-duh-de-de-duh-duh

We tip our hats to @kdragon87 for the tip on this one: