This is the podcast that's all about (in a small way) keeping Elliott Smith's legacy alive. Find us on all the usual podcast channels.
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We do that through speaking to well-known fans about their favourite song of his.
21/09/2023
Just one month to go until our tribute show in London, so thought it was about time to share this fantastic special edition poster created by the super talented Lily O’Farrell ().
Join us the Courtyard Theatre on 21st October for a great lineup of artists (plus more to be announced soon), an Elliott Smith themed raffle, and some friendly faces to discuss the deep cuts with that your loved ones are frankly sick and tired of hearing about.
All money raised goes to the great work does. Tickets at the link in bio. See you there!
21/12/2022
Our final newsletter of this season and this year is out tomorrow! There are some clips from episodes with Fog Lake, Oceanator, Julia Shapiro of Chastity Belt and NYLON's Lauren McCarthy, as well as new covers and some reflections on our fifth season.
New podcast episode with Fog Lake is now available!
We talk all things Coast to Coast (a song we’ve never covered before) and posthumous albums, and ask what a ‘circuit rider’ actually is.
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Joining us for episode nine is musician Aaron Powell. Aaron is based in Newfoundland, Canada and plays under the name Fog Lake. He’s been recording music for the last 10 years or so and his work...
28/09/2022
New episode! Great to chat to Nilüfer Yanya about all things Elliott Smith, the songwriting traits he had that she most admires, and the importance of having your own intepretations of songs.
New episode! Joshua Burnside welcomes us into his Belfast studio to talk about the ‘hopeful’ track Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and discuss all things Elliott Smith - including the gift he left at the memorial in LA.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/13f595
31/08/2022
New episode! We speak to Etta and Allegra of Momma about all things Elliott Smith and why taking a bottle of Christian Brothers to a party doesn't always go down that well.
Do you prefer the early version of Miss Misery or the Good Will Hunting version? We discuss the merits of both recordings on our new episode with our guests TOLEDO.
Our guests today are Dan Alvarez and Jordan Dunn-Pilz, who together make up the band Toledo. The pair have been making music together since they were 11 years old, growing up in Newburyport in Mas...
20/07/2022
New episode! A pleasure to welcome Orono of
Superorganism onto the podcast to discuss her favourite song pick, how the self-titled Elliott Smith album helped her through very difficult times and her dad’s seemingly great taste in music.
Hello, Thank you very much for subscribing to our new newsletter. It seemed like everyone was using Substack these days. So, not one to be almost too late to jump on a trend, I thought it would be a good idea to set one up. Thanks for reading Good to Go: A My Favourite Elliott Smith Song newsletter!...
11/07/2022
Sending out our first ever newsletter later on today. It’s got a couple of exclusive audio clips, some new photos and approximately one joke.
This is Good to Go: A My Favourite Elliott Smith Song newsletter. Every month while the new season is running, we’ll bring you some behind-the-scenes content, audio clips, photos and other Elliott-related bits and pieces.
06/07/2022
New episode! Carmen Perry from Remember Sports shares her Elliott Smith origin story, tells us why his music isn't necessarily 'sad' and, of course, talks us through her favourite song pick too.
Our friend Charlie is raising money for a great cause. Check out his post below for details on how to find the amazing Elliott Smith items that are up for auction.
I’ve been fortunate enough to see Charlie’s collection first hand and it is quite incredible.
31/05/2022
Trying out a couple of new things for our upcoming season, including a newsletter.
Once a month, we'll send some behind-the-scenes content, maybe extra clips, pics and other Elliott-related things. There may be some other features we throw in there over time too
This is Good to Go: A My Favourite Elliott Smith Song newsletter. Every month while the new season is running, we’ll bring you some behind-the-scenes content, audio clips, photos and other Elliott-related bits and pieces.
23/11/2021
In our final episode of the season we welcomed co-creator of How I Met Your Mother, Craig Thomas, onto the show.
Craig went for Stupidity Tries for a special reason: he was a writer on David Letterman and sneaked away from his desk to hear Elliott rehearse the song: https://youtu.be/Wrp2hdN9OX0
Elliott Smith - Stupidity Tries (Live David Letterman)
18/11/2021
We have a new episode and (sadly) the last of this season! Listen to writer Craig Thomas, co-creator of How I Met Your Mother, discussing discovering Elliott Smith as a young writer in New York, hearing him play live and much more besides.
We're very happy to welcome Craig Thomas onto the podcast for the final episode of this season. Craig is a writer and producer perhaps best known as the co-creator of the comedy, How I Met Your Mot...
04/11/2021
We have a new episode! Today, we welcome Hrishikesh Hirway, musician and podcast producer, onto the show to discuss his favourite Elliott Smith song, hearing his music for the first time and the possibility of an ES Song Exploder episode.
Our guest today is the musician and podcaster, Hrishikesh Hirway.Hrishikesh is the creator of the excellent Song Exploder podcast - where musicians dissect their songs and discuss how they were mad...
21/10/2021
We have a new episode! We have the pleasure of welcoming Elliott Smith's friend and former publicist, Dorien Garry onto the podcast today.
Dorien discusses their friendship, how it developed and the inside story behind her favourite song pick: https://pod.fo/e/f17dc
Of course, 21st October is a sad day for Elliott Smith fans, as he sadly died on this day in 2003, but hope you can join us in celebrating his life today!
Today, we're joined by Elliott Smith's close friend and publicist, Dorien Garry. Although they had already known each other for a little while, the two cemented their friendship when Elliott moved ...
07/10/2021
We have a new episode! Tune in to hear musician mehro discuss discovering Elliott Smith's music recently, his checklist for finding the perfect Elliott track and, of course, his favourite song pick too.
Joining us today is the musician, mehro. mehro is based in Los Angeles and has spent the 18 months or so of the pandemic amassing a huge following online. He hadn't released a song before February ...
23/09/2021
New episode! Have a listen to musician Johanna Samuels talking about a live recording of a track we've never discussed before.
We also chat about the LA tribute show she organised a few years ago and connecting with an old friend of Elliott's.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/eb09d
Joining us today is musician Johanna Samuels. Johanna is a singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, who put her first full-length album, Excelsior, out earlier this year. She's also a huge Elliott S...
09/09/2021
We have a new episode! Listen to musician Steven Page discuss his favourite Elliott Smith song, his love of the album XO and Elliott's drumming abilities.
We have a new podcast episode with Matthew Caws of Nada Surf!
We discuss touring with Elliott Smith and Quasi, some high brow references including Bach and a song pick that might not actually be his favourite Elliott Smith song.
We have a new episode! We had the pleasure of welcoming poet Maggie Smith onto the podcast to talk all things Elliott Smith, including her favourite song pick, the perfect Elliott writing playlist and much more.
We have a new episode for you! Listen to hear musician Ed Harcourt discuss his favourite Elliott Smith song, what covering that track was like and a few other Elliott related things as well.
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Welcome to My Favourite Elliott Smith Song
As an Elliott Smith fan, it’s always been amazing to hear just how strong a connection people have had with his music. For some it may have been that he helped them through a particularly tough time, for others he’s been there for them almost every day.
It seemed strange that this guy, who most of us were never lucky enough to meet, has given so much but hasn’t really had anything in return. So, in October last year, I began this small tribute to Elliott Smith. To help (in an admittedly very limited capacity) keep his legacy alive and to give something back.
Since then, it’s been amazing hearing lots of different people - all of whom have achieved so much in their own fields - say how big an impact Elliott Smith has had on their lives. And it’s been great hearing from listeners around the world talk about how much his music means to them.
As time has gone on, the production team has literally doubled in size with the addition of Elizabeth Withstandley as a co-producer. Elizabeth is based in Los Angeles (while I’m in London), so having her on board has meant we can do more in-person interviews and more photo shoots in front of the Figure 8 mural (check out our Instagram).
Anyway, I hope you like our show. Do feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, want to chat about Elliott or have suggestions for people to take part.
