Made me chuckle

Likely a big shot in the dark, but does Scott's handwritten lyrics for Floating in the Forth exist anywhere online? I've checked the Living in Colour book and Google image search but no luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXGME5ok4Yg

Just re-listened to the Tiny Changes cover album of ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’ and created a playlist adding the band’s original songs after each cover. For the duplicate renditions I added the FR live performance.

It’s cool to see the difference in each version. I miss Scott & the band.

Playlist can be found on Spotify if anyone wants to listen: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3eVL2fpW7HYnX6optUTsac?si=leNKJNG9QJuCNLRlX2cVJg&pi=u-ZXghjvPmSdiS

I'm not Scottish but I love the accent. There are a handful of lines or words from FR songs that really accentuate it.

For example:

* in Backwards Walk "Cause the trousers seem to love your floor" I particularly like the way trousers sounds.

* In Holy: "Spare me the brimstone" I love the way he sings brimstone.

What's your favorite of theirs that highlights the Scottish accent?

I never saw Frightened Rabbit live. For those of you that did, what was it like? Bonus points if you have a setlist

Really thankful for Scott and the band existing today even if it was too short.

Yesterday my family and I probably had the hardest day of our lives so far. My dad's battle with alcholism is coming to an end after decades. Liver failure and everything and this songs speaks so true for me and so many others that have struggled or have had people in their lives struggle with this disease.

The one line that will always stick with me "my love you should know the best of me left hours ago"

If you knew my dad he was great person for the first 4 hours of the day until the alcohol took over him. Seeing him in this final state not realizing he's dying at only 58 is hearbreaking.

I'll need a black suit cause tommorow i'll be in mourning..

Thank you Scott. We miss you.

Can't believe I got this for a great price and still sealed!

Currently visiting Scotland and Haiver played a gig this past Saturday and I luckily able to go and it was so amazing. This is my third trip to Scotland and I try to make a point to do FR related things, like going out to visit Selkirk, Scott’s memorial bench, etc. This trip, i went and visited the wee bench for Scott in Kelvingrove Park before heading to Drygate for the show and was really surprised so few people were there.

Obviously nothing is going to replace FR and Haiver has their own sound and style, but the FR influence is definitely there. They even played a more ballad-like rendition of “Living in Color” and it was so good. The other songs that haven’t released yet are also great.

Anyway, if you’re missing FR and haven’t listened to Haiver yet, begging you to give em a shot. And if you get the chance to see them live- do it.

I decided to dive back into FR music after a hiatus. Their songs make me really emotional but I need to face my feelings and not run away (cue The National). So any recommendation on some not too depressing niche FR content to dive back in? This one is one of my fave: https://youtu.be/lxf1KdI-t2k?si=c0M8YbI7pdjEB8o3

I wore my Phoebe Bridgers shirt to TJ's today and got complimented on it by the guy ringing me up which then prompted an exchange of music recs—he mentioned being into really sad music and suggested a few (older) albums from The National for me to listen to as I've been lukewarm about them. I then guessed he was already familiar with Frightened Rabbit but he wasn't so of course I urged him to check them out and mentioned The Midnight Organ Fight as being a Top 5 album for me. I'm really grateful for the exchange and hope to find out what he thinks at some point—I hardly get over to that particular TJ's but may need to make a special trek to follow up within the next month or so!

Does anyone here have any cool stories of recommending FR out in public?

Around this time in 2018 a dear friend introduced me to FB "if you truly want to know me at my core, you'll find it in Scott's words"

That introduction, this community, came just at the right time, as depression was starting to take hold. As an ADHDer, I find music is my do to focus holder, but Scott's lyric help me to dive deep into myself, my struggles, my pain, my purpose & eventually my path forward. FB somehow became my go to therapist ;)

I've recently decided to take that deep dive into understanding my childhood experiences, in hopes of losing the grip of co-dependency, so I can relearn to loving walk beside those I care for, not hold tight to them.

I heard this podcast a week ago https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/16096636-could-doctors-soon-prescribe-music-medicine & within moments of turning on my FR playlist, lyrics have new meaning to me, the music transports me to ..... HOPE

Thank you to that friend for the introduction, to this community & Scott.

"We are all designed to wax and wane The light will come back on again Just wait"

I was lucky enough to be a FRabbit fan since 09/10. Scott’s songs narrated and punctuated my 20s. I was obsessed - like many people in the sub will have been. I saw them many times, from intimate venues and festival stages.

I even had the absolutely inconceivable luck to bump into the whole band in a pub in London (still can’t believe it happened - true to form Scott bought me a pint like the unbelievable human he was).

I vividly remember feeling so lucky that I could still witness in person the band that brought me so much joy. I thought of archive clips of Beatles fans crying for seeing them on stage in real life and thinking ‘I’m living through that’ - what a blessing.

His music/poetry spoke to me in a way that nothing ever has before. An honest showing of vulnerability and relentless realism against the facade of perfection we get fed every day.

But it any case, I’m resigned to the fact that nothing will come close to the euphoria of watching them belt out modern leper from 5 feet away. And it’s tough. How do you guys deal with it?

EDIT: Thanks so much for all the comments. They are testament to the love and generosity of the amazing FR community which Scott and the band fostered. That in itself is a reason be positive! Lots of great artist recommendations too which I will be making my way through!!

I'm in Italy for 2 weeks for language courses and I thought I would translate 1 song a day.

Also by understanding the lyrics i'm able to better appreciate the songs. With this one: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wuGPYvQjKac&si=UUXLdlEh_CYT423d

"l'orizzonte costante di questa realtà." And "una pioggia di stelle ora brilla nell'aria" gave me 400 bone lyrics vibes "You as my horizon line, the star I navigate by". It made me smile to find similarities through translating different languages, thought I would share. May make italian speaking fans also smile.

ETA: I watched a live performance, and it’s “where I hide and” 😊

So I want to get a FR tattoo and I’m thinking the line “come find me now/where I hide and/we’ll speak in our secret tongues”

BUT

I have conflicting info on the lyrics. It SOUNDS like Scott is saying “come find me now, we’ll hide out” and that’s what the Spotify lyrics say, but in the lyric book The Work, it’s listed as “come find me where I hide” and I feel like if it’s in the published book, it’s legit. But it really doesn’t sound like he’s saying that! And I want to make sure I have the correct lyrics before I ink them on me forever 😂 I know they wrote several versions of the song before they finished it as well. I just need to make 100% sure I’m getting the lyrics right.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

My wife loves the band and the only show she ever took me to was at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC on October 3rd 2016. I was just wondering if anyone had a poster of that night that they can just send me a scan of. I am not asking to purchase it off you or anything. I am simply just trying to make something for my wife and I would love a picture of a poster of that show if anyone happens to have it. Thank you very much