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Death Cab for Cutie — Unobstructed Views
Album: Codes and Keys
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Released: 2011
Length: 6:01
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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There's no eye in the sky
Just our love
No unobstructed view
No perfect truths
Just our love
Just our love
And there's no verse
No monument of words
For our love
For they can't hold
All I know about my love, about my love

Storm clouds break
Pools remain memories for
Earth embrace
That umbrate up above
They become
New love
New love

There's no eye in the sky
Just our love, just our love
No unobstructed views
No perfect truths
Just our love, just our love
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I'm tired of hearing this mediocre song on Radio Paradise.  For the first few minutes while not much is happening, I wonder if it will get good once the lyrics start.  Then the vocals come in and instead of redeeming the song, they make it worse.
Posted 4 weeks ago by ZephyrListener    [ Reply ]
Love it. Great sound that reminds me Supertamp 

Posted 3 months ago by jjleblond    [ Reply ]
 SkyWhip wrote:

I would offer an explanation if I had something definitive but I don’t - I just dig this song. 
Nuf said.



I'll piggyback then and say for me there is a floating in the pool, reflecting on the stars, lying in the grass watching the clouds quality to this that makes it quite special. 
Posted 7 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I would offer an explanation if I had something definitive but I don’t - I just dig this song. 
Nuf said.
Posted 8 months ago by SkyWhip    [ Reply ]
 GoodKarm wrote:

ditto! {#Dancingbanana}


Posted 1 year ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 grousegrinder wrote:

This band is really amazing, way underrated with much of what they have put out there, way under! The depth and level of composition reminds me of the anthemic complex stuff Pink Floyd, Al Stewart , ELP, and Supertramp put out years back.



yeah, i came in late to the game w DC4C, but when i got there, i couldn't turn back. i love their stuff. especially Cath, I Will Possess Your Heart, and the newer stuff I've heard this year.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
lovely sublime and intelligent - just to 'blow' that old fart away ...
Posted 1 year ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 meanderer wrote:

Can someone help out an old fart from across the pond... Got a reasonable handle on what 'this sucks' is trying to say. If it 'blows', is that better or worse?

For me, the track is so middle of the road, some bugger painted white lines on it!!!


I love this song, but this comment is very witty - kudos for making me laugh even though I disagree!  
Posted 2 years ago by libertinesupreme    [ Reply ]
 GoodKarm wrote:

ditto! {#Dancingbanana}



 
Posted 2 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
I've loved this one since I first heard it here years ago!  Thanks BillG and Rebecca!
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 spv wrote:



Nothing wrong with a bit of mucisal foreplay

Bill, your segue from Shpongle's "The Epiphany of Mrs. Kugla" to this from DC4C was superbly sublime. 
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
I'm tepid for DC4C to begin with, but this was the 2nd of their songs this afternoon...
Posted 2 years ago by bkrans9    [ Reply ]
 Dj_Yonke wrote:



Dream On. 
Posted 2 years ago by cosmicjoe54    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:

get on with it already......while we are still young

these guys has issues starting songs in a timely manner........




Nothing wrong with a bit of mucisal foreplay
Posted 2 years ago by spv    [ Reply ]
 meanderer wrote:

Can someone help out an old fart from across the pond... Got a reasonable handle on what 'this sucks' is trying to say. If it 'blows', is that better or worse?

For me, the track is so middle of the road, some bugger painted white lines on it!!!



LMAO!
Posted 2 years ago by bruce    [ Reply ]
 shellbella wrote:

this song blows... 


Can someone help out an old fart from across the pond... Got a reasonable handle on what 'this sucks' is trying to say. If it 'blows', is that better or worse?

For me, the track is so middle of the road, some bugger painted white lines on it!!!
Posted 2 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
Very captivating song. Best I’ve heard from them.
Posted 3 years ago by Ralf    [ Reply ]
Death Cab for Cutie - is the band named after the song of the same name by The Bonzo Dog DooDah Band?  Can't think that 2 independent groups could come up with such a strange name!!
Posted 3 years ago by nick10    [ Reply ]
This band is really amazing, way underrated with much of what they have put out there, way under! The depth and level of composition reminds me of the anthemic complex stuff Pink Floyd, Al Stewart , ELP, and Supertramp put out years back.
Posted 3 years ago by grousegrinder    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

It would be far more effective...if you offered why you don't like this. Comments like these seem ignorant and unnecessary. I guess I consider the RP community in much higher regard for being articulate and open minded.


agreed well said!
Posted 3 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Epic. Fools Overture by Supertramp comes to mind.
Posted 3 years ago by mvdzign    [ Reply ]
 GoodKarm wrote:

ditto! {#Dancingbanana}
 

Me three. JINX!! You guy's owe me a beer...
Posted 4 years ago by daz_metalhead_2    [ Reply ]
Lovely ebb and flow, slow building to a beautiful, epic climax. A very interesting band.
Posted 4 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by Dj_Yonke    [ Reply ]
Well that was weird, in my half awake state, I thought i was hearing david gilmour singing 
Posted 4 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
A quiet ambiance and the impression of "waiting" something soon, get arrived... A good moment to wish a happy New Year ! Best for 2020, Bill and Rebecca.
Posted 4 years ago by Dustwings    [ Reply ]
et on with it already......while we are still young these guys has issues starting songs in a timely manner........ Why must the start of the song be lyrics??
Posted 4 years ago by spacemanspiff    [ Reply ]
 GoodKarm wrote:

ditto! {#Dancingbanana}
 
And so did I!!
Posted 5 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:
get on with it already......while we are still young

these guys has issues starting songs in a timely manner........
 
It's almost like they do it deliberately or something.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
The into is very similar to 'As falls Wichita, so falls Wichita Falls' by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. I've always really liked that title.
Posted 5 years ago by lyteroptes    [ Reply ]
I never think about playing them... then this song comes on, or one of several others, and I wonder why I don't listen to them more. 
Posted 5 years ago by ednazarko    [ Reply ]
 GoodKarm wrote:

ditto! {#Dancingbanana}
 

ditto!  
Posted 5 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
love it
Posted 5 years ago by t0m5k1    [ Reply ]
get on with it already......while we are still young

these guys has issues starting songs in a timely manner........
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

It would be far more effective...if you offered why you don't like this. Comments like these seem ignorant and unnecessary. I guess I consider the RP community in much higher regard for being articulate and open minded.
 
The Internet's a big place
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 shellbella wrote:
this song blows... 

 
It would be far more effective...if you offered why you don't like this. Comments like these seem ignorant and unnecessary. I guess I consider the RP community in much higher regard for being articulate and open minded.
Posted 6 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Windows
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 michael46 wrote:
Boring.

This song and Ray La Montagne are played much too often

 
{#Boohoo}
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Boring.

This song and Ray La Montagne are played much too often
Posted 6 years ago by michael46    [ Reply ]
 handyrae wrote:
What is going on with this song? It sounds like there are two things playing at once. Has it always been like that, and I'm only now noticing? I actually like it better this way - the two streams are interacting with each other in a lovely and interesting way.

 
I know I'm hearing this differently than before, and that might be because of the FLAC files BillG's putting out there.  This track does sound a bit more complicated than I remember (I'm also finally over the flu/cold/crud and can hear normally again, so that helps too.)

So maybe you have to "blame" BillG for offering the FLAC files. :-)  PEACE and Long Live RP!!


Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
What is going on with this song? It sounds like there are two things playing at once. Has it always been like that, and I'm only now noticing? I actually like it better this way - the two streams are interacting with each other in a lovely and interesting way.
Posted 7 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
 lunartica wrote:
I discovered this band here!
 
 
ditto! {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 7 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
This band should be more popular. Excellent music.
Posted 7 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
What an excellent piece of music and another brilliant choice by RP.
Posted 7 years ago by musicforme    [ Reply ]
 bougui wrote:
just upgrade from 9 to 10 !

 
I bumped a 7 to an 8...although not just cuz of this track growing on me....the 7 tracks before this one were all 8s, so, in keeping BillG's AWESOME set going I had to bump it up one. 

And I think another 8 has to come up to make it 8 8s in a row!

Long Live RP!

damn...next track (Run Like Hell by PF was a 9....here's to 9 9s in a row!


Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 VH1 wrote:
Booooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg!!{#Sleep}

 
yeah, I keep waiting for something, 
and waiting 
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
every time I hear the opening synth, I swear I'm going to hear the Strawbs "round and round", or a cover version of it...
Posted 7 years ago by jmddj    [ Reply ]
He sounds like William Sheller a French singer / poet. Bill, check it out!
Posted 7 years ago by wdarene    [ Reply ]
Booooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg!!{#Sleep}
Posted 7 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
One can now sleep in a decommissioned cab in NYC - with a view (33 dollars, iirc.)
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
{#Clap} das ist gut
Posted 8 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 bougui wrote:
just upgrade from 9 to 10 !

 
Same here {#Clap}
Posted 8 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
just upgrade from 9 to 10 !
Posted 8 years ago by bougui    [ Reply ]
eight miles high playing in my head
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
This one's a slow burn, but beautiful. Love the way it builds and progresses.
Posted 8 years ago by Paul_Williams    [ Reply ]
Really a great album overall!
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Gonnahaftabuymesome DCFC CDs.
Posted 9 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
Beautiful........
 
Posted 9 years ago by campru    [ Reply ]
what a sweet sound
Posted 9 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Just perfect !

And summer is coming ;-) 
Posted 9 years ago by bougui    [ Reply ]
Heard this from a distance, a couple wines in, came into the living room and cranked it up!

Moved it from a 7 to a 9,

Music appreciation is totally dependent on mood and surroundings!!
Posted 9 years ago by subgyro    [ Reply ]
But, Home is Fire is a fav, in a large part because of the video; it is a good match.

https://youtu.be/CVErSWseFfI
 
Posted 9 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

They tried using Liberace to play the piano part but rigor mortis proved to be a problem.

 
Oh you sneaky bastard. True, all true. 'cept Liberace could actually play the piano. This is all before he started to look like Michael Douglas,
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]

Maintain  consciousness

Chanting sing song has begun

I must sleep right now


Posted 9 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

One of these songs where the piano part is written and played by the guitarist or something like that.

 
They tried using Liberace to play the piano part but rigor mortis proved to be a problem.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

One of these songs where the piano part is written and played by the guitarist or something like that.

 
Which would you rather have, piano banging out intact chords or piano with left hand playing guitar chords broken into 3 notes over and over (forgive my lack of technical music words)
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Is a piano not a stringed instrument ?
 
Nope. Technically, it's a percussion instrument. I guess because the keys strike the strings.
Posted 10 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
Wonderful lyrics but not much in length...interesting sound.
Posted 10 years ago by marty88210    [ Reply ]
influenced by Pink Floyd methinks......
Posted 10 years ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
 shellbella wrote:
this song blows... 

 

So does your nose..
Posted 10 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
I discovered this band here!
 <3 
Posted 11 years ago by lunartica    [ Reply ]
this song blows... 
Posted 11 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Is a piano not a stringed instrument ?

 
Hippostar wrote:

One of these songs where the piano part is written and played by the guitarist or something like that.

 


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 btc wrote:
another banging on the piano percussion to yield nerve annoying effect
 
One of these songs where the piano part is written and played by the guitarist or something like that.
Posted 11 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
My transducers are making my desk shake!   Can't get any work done {#Bananapiano}
 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
This song channels some 80s song I can't quite put my finger on. Icehouse "Electric Blue"? Alphaville? This is driving me crazy...
Posted 11 years ago by JeniQ    [ Reply ]
You get a "Ho Hum" rating!
Posted 11 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Just a tip for fellow listeners.   Turn this up, up, up and drive safely.
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Supertramp for Cutie.
 
Ha ha ha! I thought the same thing!


Posted 11 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
I see.
Posted 11 years ago by Barman    [ Reply ]
Yessir, he's definitely in love.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 jnesser wrote:
Wow, this gets played a lot. Good song, but there are so many other songs to be played by them.
 
Agreed 
Posted 11 years ago by rmsilva    [ Reply ]
Love both the song and the album.
Posted 11 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
Wow, this gets played a lot. Good song, but there are so many other songs to be played by them.
Posted 11 years ago by jnesser    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Supertramp for Cutie.

 
 

exactly !
Posted 11 years ago by finoufk    [ Reply ]
 Giselle62 wrote:
this is a beautiful song and the lyrics fit well with it—-simply stated—-like it a lot.
 



..agree..esp lovely lyrics which suit the airy quality of the music..
Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
The essence of "good enough" music
Posted 11 years ago by southcoastsounds    [ Reply ]
Supertramp for Cutie.

 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Soul does not meet body on this one IMO {#Wink}
Posted 12 years ago by N1CO    [ Reply ]
 pomalley wrote:
Great album... needs a bunch of listens to really enjoy it.  Saw them in concert earlier this year.  They rocked.  Not what I was expecting.  
 

Saw them in Cologne and they did NOT ROCK AAAAT ALL!

I left after 65% of the concert! Boring as live-band (to me)...!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Like the band - but certainly not this album!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
another banging on the piano percussion to yield nerve annoying effect
Posted 12 years ago by btc    [ Reply ]
A most excellent song by DC4C
Posted 12 years ago by GalileoCoffeeCo    [ Reply ]
Hi,

Can't say it better !

Guillaume

gemtag wrote:
Piano is simplistic

Vocals are subdued

Guitar seems muted.

A good example, for me anyway, of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.

Very nice musical arrangement. 
 


Posted 12 years ago by bougui    [ Reply ]
Piano is simplistic

Vocals are subdued

Guitar seems muted.

A good example, for me anyway, of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.

Very nice musical arrangement. 
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
this is a beautiful song and the lyrics fit well with it—-simply stated—-like it a lot.
Posted 12 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Really like the sound of this one. Too bad the lyrics are flat. (Wish I hadn't gone and looked them up. Sometimes helps my opinion of a song; sometimes it hurts.)
Posted 12 years ago by Jon_Lucas    [ Reply ]
Great album... needs a bunch of listens to really enjoy it.  Saw them in concert earlier this year.  They rocked.  Not what I was expecting.  
Posted 12 years ago by pomalley    [ Reply ]
 me too  nagsheadlocal wrote:
There are either some really cool production tricks or some very complex chords mixed in here - have to listen to it again but liked it a lot on first listen.
 


Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
this is the kind of annoying crap that happens when a radio staion has to fill 24/7 with music.  some of it will suck.
Posted 12 years ago by gormeister    [ Reply ]
There are either some really cool production tricks or some very complex chords mixed in here - have to listen to it again but liked it a lot on first listen.
Posted 12 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Sorry, do like it!!!
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Sorry, don't like it.
Posted 12 years ago by guasco    [ Reply ]
Is this the one moment of brilliance on an otherwise disappointing album?
I don't know, I'm actually asking, having been disappointed by Death Cab and Postal Service in the past.
Posted 12 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 baba-yaga wrote:

et alors? c'est vrai que cet album est souvent "passé". ce n'en est pas moins un BON album!
 
voila!  encore plus de Death Cab, s'il vous plait!
Posted 12 years ago by powerhuge    [ Reply ]
 rtrudeau wrote:

Not directed personally, Lrobby99, but these sorts of comments make me laugh out loud. If you don't like a band/singer/whatever, they "seem" to be played more than any other band. Pretty simple. Thank goodness RP 2.0 has PSD so we can avoid this problem in the future, right?
 
et alors? c'est vrai que cet album est souvent "passé". ce n'en est pas moins un BON album!
Posted 12 years ago by baba-yaga    [ Reply ]
 Lrobby99 wrote:
death cab seems to get more play than any other band.
 
Not directed personally, Lrobby99, but these sorts of comments make me laugh out loud. If you don't like a band/singer/whatever, they "seem" to be played more than any other band. Pretty simple. Thank goodness RP 2.0 has PSD so we can avoid this problem in the future, right?
Posted 12 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
I love Built to Spill !!! 
Posted 12 years ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
Reminiscent of Camel from the 1970's.  Very, very similar.  I like.
Posted 12 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
Quite a likable song; it has a cool ambient feel to it as well.  It seems a lot of folks have very rigid and narrow rules about what music should do.  Contrary to sentiments expressed here, all songs do not have to "go somewhere", and all music does not have to be up-tempo or "foreground".
 
Nice comment.

Posted 12 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I am taking this up to a 7.99 !!
 
 
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Ludovico Einaudi-?  
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Starts at a 7 for me.  
 
yes, same here... I like the piano.

Posted 12 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Starts at a 7 for me.  
Posted 13 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
Quite a likable song; it has a cool ambient feel to it as well.  It seems a lot of folks have very rigid and narrow rules about what music should do.  Contrary to sentiments expressed here, all songs do not have to "go somewhere", and all music does not have to be up-tempo or "foreground".
 

I agree — I believe guitarist Chris Walla plays a key role in the production of the band's songs, and he's produced quite a few notable records by other artists in recent years.
Posted 13 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
seems like some people are always looking for the payoff...
Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Quite a likable song; it has a cool ambient feel to it as well.  It seems a lot of folks have very rigid and narrow rules about what music should do.  Contrary to sentiments expressed here, all songs do not have to "go somewhere", and all music does not have to be up-tempo or "foreground".
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
this song has really grown on me...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
nice segue from bruce springsteen's streets of Philadelphia.  third song in a row w/ this kind of ambient feel.
Posted 13 years ago by dpvest    [ Reply ]
I thought there was a Death Cab song I could get on board with, but then the vocals kicked in.

Do they have any instrumentals?
Posted 13 years ago by to_the_eleven    [ Reply ]