Sufjan Stevens ( SOOF-yahn; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released ten solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nominations.
His debut album, A Sun Came, was released in 2000 on the Asthmatic Kitty label, which he co-founded with his stepfather. He received wide recognition for his 2005 album Illinois, which hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and for the single "Chicago" from that album. Stevens later contributed to the soundtrack of the 2017 film Call Me by Your Name. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for the soundtrack's lead single, "Mystery of Love".
Stevens has released albums of varying styles, from the electronica of The Age of Adz and the lo-fi folk of Seven Swans to the symphonic instrumentation of Illinois and Christmas-themed Songs for Christmas. He employs various instruments, often playing many of them himself on the same recording. Stevens' music is also known for exploring various themes, particularly religion and spirituality. Stevens' tenth and most recent studio album, Javelin, was released in October 2023.
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albums by Sufjan Stevens
Send him your good vibes, prayers or whatever will help him keep his boat afloat.
Thank you.
What happened to society? Profanity used to be taboo, now its the norm. Its nothing but negative energy, which we have enough in life to deal with. =/
A song about love and not fighting anymore and you complain because he says the word shit once? Profane you say... Some people just chose to get offended by the most lame reasons
What happened to society? Profanity used to be taboo, now its the norm. Its nothing but negative energy, which we have enough in life to deal with. =/
I think your rose-colored view of what society 'used to be' like may be a tad unrealistic. The man's love has died. I think he deserves the right to rage and swear and mourn any way he likes. Art doesn't need censoring.
What happened to society? Profanity used to be taboo, now its the norm. Its nothing but negative energy, which we have enough in life to deal with. =/
Wiilliam & Alanna: We need a pearl-clutching emoji.
What happened to society? Profanity used to be taboo, now its the norm. Its nothing but negative energy, which we have enough in life to deal with. =/
With all due respect, I don't think this song is negative. If anything it's positive. The end 'hold me closely' is what you should focus on not the word 'shit'
(Really like his music.)
Very sad, just one bad break after another.
Wiilliam & Alanna: We need a pearl-clutching emoji.
Agreed!
1. Renegade's complaint was much more general in scope than just this song, which he/she does not even mention.
2. It's not just "said once" in the song, it's in the very title.
3. I didn't get "offended" vibes from Renegade_X, more a sense of lament, which I share.
What happened to society? Profanity used to be taboo, now its the norm. Its nothing but negative energy, which we have enough in life to deal with. =/
What's wrong with the anacronym for Store High In Transit?
What happened to society? Profanity used to be taboo, now its the norm. Its nothing but negative energy, which we have enough in life to deal with. =/
I totally agree with your sentiment, but maybe not on this granular level.
Language is ever-evolving, I don't consider the phrase 'shit talk' to be that profane. It's just an expression. A half a century ago they used to say other things that today is sort of weird, but in their time it was just fine.
But positive vibes are preferred for sure!
A song about love and not fighting anymore and you complain because he says the word shit once? Profane you say... Some people just chose to get offended by the most lame reasons
Some people have enough intelligence to have a filter and respect.