Los Angeles' dark folk-rock duo Dead Man's Bones consists of vocalists and … Read Full Bio ↴Los Angeles' dark folk-rock duo Dead Man's Bones consists of vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields. Gosling is better known as an Academy Award-nominated actor who has appeared in films including Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl, and The Notebook, but he dabbled in music while pursuing acting. He met Shields in 2005, when Gosling was dating his Notebook co-star Rachel McAdams, and Shields was dating her sister Kayleen. The pair bonded over their love of music, horror movies, and all things scary, and decided to create an eerie musical. Eventually, Shields and Gosling scrapped the stage production part of the project and focused on the supernaturally themed music they wrote. They included the Silverlake Conservatory of Music's children's choir in their recordings to evoke the spirit of the Langley Schools Music Project in their sessions, and adhered to certain rules while they were recording: click tracks or electric guitars were forbidden, and Gosling and Shields (and producer Tim Anderson) had to play the instruments themselves; and they allowed themselves only three takes for any performance. Dead Man's Bones' music first surfaced in 2009 with homemade videos for "Name in Stone" and "In the Room Where You Sleep"; that fall, Shields and Gosling released Dead Man's Bones via Anti Records and their own Werewolf Heart imprint. The pair also planned to make videos for all of the album's songs, collaborating with artists like sculptor Arthur Ganson. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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Dead Man's Bones Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Dead Man's Bones:
Buried in Water Like a lamb to its slaughter Buried in water Down Under the…
Dead Heart's I wont go whistling by your grave If you don't go…
Dead Hearts I wont go whistling by your grave If you don't go…
Dead Man's Bones Dig a hole, in the middle of the street. Dig it down, Dig…
Flowers Grow Out of My Grave I was floating above my bed, Like a body in a…
In the Room Where You Sleep I saw something sitting on your bed. I saw something touc…
Lose Your Soul Oh You're gonna lose your soul, tonight You're gonna lose yo…
My Body's a Zombie for You Bom bom bom Bom bom bom bom bom bom Bom bom…
Pa Pa Power Burn the streets Burn the cars Pa pa power, pa pa…
Paper Ships Sailed on a ship of paper And I sank in the…
Put Me In The Car Shadows are my friends And the light hits my face And hides…
Werewolf Heart You'd look nice in a grave I smile at the moon,…
Young & Tragic I wish that we were magic so we wouldn't be so…
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@orcinusxx4776
I just love how it sounds. The laughs, the screams, the high pitched notes at the end of some words and the howling, it just adds so much life to this song. It's something that this song is just not complete without. I just can't explain it, the best description would be that this song just sounds so alive, the singers aren't afraid to take a different approach to it, adding all the noices and emotion to the words.
@georgiagm
Best version!
@SamanthaEnright
Gosh I wish they'd make some new music!๐
@lilibeth9638
Me too!
@BryanAdamJones
Yeah, this was the first song they ever released together. I wish they kept this version instead of replacing it on the final album.
@landlala2391
Personally I prefer the album version so I'm happy they've chosen it but this one is awesome too... it would be great if they had put the 2 versions in the album.... I love this band I hope some day they will make another songs...
@domotoro3552
i like this version a lot more but i think including this version would make the album less thematically consistent
@CountessMaryaZaleska
@3:05 Fuckin' ace guitar riff, followed by Ryan:
"There's a sound, in the middle of the streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, there's a sound..." with Zach screaming "down be-low" in the background. total class.๐๐๐๐๐
@Monk3on3
I am genuinely offended someone would dislike this.
@CarrotFlowers421
If there's any justice in the world, they'll make more music together. I love their raw simple tracks but I would love to hear them with more musicians, adding klesmer elements like they did with this song. So many good musicians!