The Hard Quartet - 'Rio's Song' (Official Music Video)

Emmett Kelly - Background Vocals, Bass
Stephen Malkmus - Background Vocals, Lead Guitar
Matt Sweeney - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Jim White - Drums

Lyrics:
For how long and how high do we ride
While we wait for the shade to reply
Up above the world again
Gone up above the world again
Who can blame you
All we gain isn’t there for us to keep
So we howl in our sleep
Up above the world again
Up above a world again
Who could blame you
Rio left New Orleans
Do you know what that means

Director: Jared Sherbert

Producers: Jared Sherbert, The Hard Quartet

Gaffer: Cody Cutter

Stylist: JR Reynolds

Cast: Bridgette Bulger, JR Reynolds, Jesse Fischler, James Lo, Paddy Mulloy, Sully Cormier, Reynold Jaffe, Efron Danzig, Tyler Jopek, Mark Morgan, Mark Ibold, Jaiko Suzuki, Kev Lawrence, Cassandra Pombrio, Kristina Mazzochi, Aurel Schmidt, Sasha Vine, Mike Bones, Eric Rhinestone & The Hard Quartet

Assistance: Shira Knishkowy, Reynold Jaffe, Malcolm Donaldson, Caity Arthur, Pam Garavano-Coolbaugh, Kalliopi Magnis, Shannon McMahon

Thanks: International Bar, St Mark’s Place & Second Avenue NYC, Stones, all at Matador

Thanks to Rio Hackford- the best of all time

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[ericvsthem]

Wild that our lads are older now than Mick and Keith were when they shot the video this is winking at.

[clearlyalec]

Lyrics and music here, truly saving me from all dread. They'll learn. No matter where Rio is, he's up above. Where we're all goin'. Thanks to the four of you for this song, truly. See you at the Cradle 3/23, I'm your man in the chair for the gig.

[prangbro]

Matt Sweeney is such an underrated vocalist!

[MemphianSounds]

White's drumming just keeps this tugging forward from beginning to end

[GregHoyOhYeah]

The band we didn't know we needed.

[ismaelbelda]

Malkmus checking out the trash bags for a second is maybe the best part of the spoof (Keef does the same in the original video, hilarious).

[jakegoldman]

Going to be listening to this about 347 times today

[matthewlamothemusic]

The idea you guys did a shot for shot remake of waiting on a friend on the same stoop is iconic.

[dianwilson]

Loving this record everyday since it arrived ♥

[thomasminarchickjr.]

00:33 my favorite 6 seconds of the video is that strut down the steps

[weavdogg]

I dont know why, but my twin 7 year old daughters are obsessed with this video...and I am not complaining at all. We've watched it every morning before school since it appeared it my feed.

[motionsuggests]

The shot of Malkmus glancing at trash bags on the side of the road cracks me up for some reason

[nbster]

Stephen Malkmus always has such economical, purposeful solos. It's very inspiring honestly as a songwriter...Another great example is with the late great David Berman with "In the Wild Kindness" on American Water.

[chadillak]

SM and JK Simmons are in a rock and roll band together? This truly is the greatest timeline.

[christophercolombo]

Río Hackford will live forever in our hearts. What a beautiful sentiment to him from this talented bunch and now the whole world gets to feel it. Wonderful work, gentlemen.

[psychobilly]

Fuck this is the best new song ive heard in years

[Truefam]

I can't stop listening to this song, it's kind of perfect

[bradcaulkins]

So great to hear Sweeney singing. Wonderful tune and lovely tribute to Rio. ❤

[MidnightLightMusic]

Malkmus and Sweeney could be brilliant together. Plenty more please

[deathisaprimitiveconcept]

Pavement and Chavez were easily my two favourite bands in the 90s... this is mind-blowing.