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good stuff my friend. =)

wow, i enjoyed that. you should play it when you do your atlanta show on may 12th.

thanks for the new music.

Thanks Ben!

When you said you've done this at solo shows, I checked my collection and sure enough -- but it was under "Alan Hall" rather than the proper "Alan Hull." Shame on mislabeling bootleggers! Thanks for the correction and the eye-opening to another new artist.

(And that was the one labeled as a cover -- I've another version from an early '06 Bowery Ballroom show. Speaking of NYC venues, hopefully I'll catch you at Town Hall in May.)

I could see myself singing this when I'm drunk and sad. Totally.

Ben, that was great. I must admit I quite enjoy the cracking of his voice, like you said, it is incredibly endearing. Take care!
Kaylen

you mean your voice ISN 'T supposed to crack like that when you sing? rats, mine does all the time!! :^)

I'm shocked, but I like it!!

that one's really beautiful. such a pretty melody. thank you for sharing!

i could just see him in the studio going. "wait, no, keep that! im gona do it again too!"

Great stuff. Do I see a cover song in the making. Can't wait to see you in Austin on 5/15.

I second the request for you to play it at the show in Atlanta... as some crazy friends will be driving from Tampa in hopes that you do :)

I concur. Cool song. His voice is priceless.

right on

I liked the way you played it in Seattle better than the original.

I must say you've created some AWESOME music in the past several years and I commend your efforts. Listening to Forbidden Love is really relaxing and refreshing, along with your other stuff too but that EP is pretty much what got me into death cab. Thanks for the great music, I look forward to future efforts.

I like the first song better but that one was good too!
You should play it at one of your seattle shows =]

good song, maybe minus the voice cracking . lyrics and piano are great though.

Ben, you read... far too much! hehe. Great tunes u throw up too! I can always find a good classic or unknown, good vibe via ur advice. Keep a'doin what you do.

i'd say something about how much i'm looking forward to seeing you maybe play this song when you come to my town, but you're not coming here.
i've heard your version of this song and for some reason it makes me all choked up and sad. no idea why.
much love.

Yeah. Good.

hey. i really like your stuff.

can anyone please help me get started on this.. i've no clue how to use it really =|

I really like you're music, and I think you're awesomely awesome.

I like this song more than the other you posted, it just has a little more something to it that attracts me.

Big Star/Alex Chilton comes to mind for me, while listening to these tracks. I guess they co-existed in roughly the same time period, but the similarity seems to go beyond that. Melodic pop, well-crafted and produced, maybe masking a subversive undercurrent of resistance toward being too listener-friendly, too polished, too commercial--something that was a bit of an unusual stance then, but a few decades later embraced as a mantra.

You reminded me how much I love this song...when I downloaded your live version it sounded amazing so I hope you play it at UCLA where I'm going to have the opportunity to see you.

hasta luego,
Michelle

The piano in this song is beautiful. It'd be amazing to see you perform this live. If you happen to read this, I'd just like to say that the Postal Service has been my favorite band for going on 3 years now, which I suppose isn't that much, but while all of my other music tastes have changed a lot, the one band I always love listening to is the Postal Service. I never get tired of listening to it. I love Death Cab for Cutie almost as much. Basically, you're pretty amazing, and I hope some day you'll come to Philly again.

Hey Ben,

I heard you cover this song.

Can you send me the tabs for it? I can't find them anywhere.

Thanks man!

Chris