Owl John - Floating In The Forth (Mull Session 2014) Frightened Rabbit/Scott Hutchison

This is the definitive version of this song for me. In the wake of Scott's passing, I realized it wasn't really available anywhere so thought I would upload it.

This was available for a brief time as a free download from the 'Owl John' SoundCloud at the end of 2014 along with a cover of Tom Petty's 'Room at the Top' and a Christmas song 'It Gets Cold' (links below). Recorded during the Isle of Mull sessions in 2014 when the Owl John album was also recorded.

R.I.P Scott, thanks for all the music.

[AJLangford]

"It’s a real thing. It’s a real thought. It’s a thought that I’ve taken to a place that I’m far less comfortable with… I’ve gone 90 percent of the way through that song in real life. But at the same time it’s gratifying. It’s heartening to know that I’ve been through that, and I’m stood there performing that song, alive and feeling good about it. It’s a tough one. My mum and dad were at the show in Glasgow. We can joke about it, but it must be really hard to hear your son sing about that." Scott (from interview with Vice, published May 4th 2018, 5 days before his passing).

[gadda]

One year has now passed, and I still can't quite put into words the way this man impacted my life. His words were heard by many of us around the world, and impacted us all, some of us maybe in more ways than other. Whether you were a casual FR fan, or someone who followed everything the band did, listened to every song they ever recorded or performed live multiple times, or only heard a few songs; I hope that today is a day of peace for all fans around the world. I am immensely thankful to Grant and the Hutchison family for launching their mental health awareness campaign, and I hope that we can all continue to make tiny changes to this earth, as I'm sure Scott would have wanted us to. Rest in peace Scott, I know there was a boat in the port for you.

[xaviervanderzandt]

Still here. Still hurting. Still thankful.

[stroudsptr]

I didn’t think there could be a more haunting version than the original. But this one is.

[johnbeaker]

Been more than 2 years and I'm still not over it, suicide is an epidemic, and it took one of the most talented songwriters of all time away from us.

[Atomic_Haggis]

Fuck. Just fuck. How many times has this man stood on the banks of the Forth and contemplated this since he wrote this song? I just can't imagine. This song rips my heart out.

[bethcarroll]

I’ve never felt more compelled to write a comment on a video as I have now. Only just come across this but it is by far the most honest and upsetting version of this song I’ve ever heard. I am still so sad by what happened to Scott. I wish he could have found happiness x

[CatchingStarlight]

scott's death has affected me so much. after i learned of his death, it brought back memories of the suicide of a friend of mine back in 2015. i keep thinking about the tweet scott left before he went missing. its been engraved in my brain and i think about it a lot. as someone who has also struggled with suicidal thought and depression for the majority of my life, i know exactly what scott was going through and i'm so upset he let it take hold of him. as he stated in his last tweet, "please, hug your loved ones" i see now it was his final cry for help. fr's music saved my life. i was in the psychiatric ward this year after making an attempt and fr's final album played in repeat in my mind as i struggled to get through group therapy and fight my way back out of the hospital. scott's lyrics gave me strength when no one else did. it saddens me he'll never know the full extent and impact his suicide made. rest in power, scott. you are dearly missed.

[cakkyboy]

Just reading through the comments here has me in tears. Scott, you were so brave for so long. You gave hope and help for an uncountable amount of people. You had the courage to put your problems out to this, for the most part, uncomprehending world. I'm more thankful than I can express that your art fell upon mine, and so many others understanding and empathic ears (as is clear from every fightened rabbit songs comment section) and gave genuine help to us, when we felt like we couldnt carry on.

Alot of people think suicide is the cowards way out. That is such fucking bullshit that I can hardly begin to speak upon it. Depression is a serious, and tragically, often terminal disease. Who the fuck would choose it? When people get to such a point that they are ready to end it all, it means that the pain has become too much, too brutal and too incessant, that there can be only one way out. Analogous to other physically terminal diseases, where euthanasia is an end to the pain.

After his death was confirmed, Scott's bandmates were quoted as saying "“There are no words to describe the overwhelming sadness and pain that comes with the death of our beloved Scott, but to know he is no longer suffering brings us some comfort.". When I read that, I cried for days and still do whenever I think about it. The sheer complete understanding they had for Scott and his pain is the most beautiful thing I have ever read. I wish more people would, but thats a double edged sword, because you can't know it till you've felt it. Just as I can't know the pain of someone with terminal cancer. I wouldnt wish it on anyone

Scott, I'll try to continue to listen to your words and music and get the same hope I always have from them. You were my guide through the storm, and it hurts me so much that I'll now have to find my way, knowing that your no longer physically here with us. I do take huge comfort from these comment sections though, so thank you for everyone for their feelings and stories. It lets us know we're not alone, and its such a beautiful legacy for Scott to leave behind, and one I really think he would be proud of.

Rest In Paradise Scott! We love you so much! xxx

[mockkkk]

Thank you for sharing this version.

Many musicians dazzle listeners with hope, or drench them in despair. Scott’s songs often did both at once.

And they made people feel better.

I’m so sad Scott couldn’t feel better too. He deserved to.

Rest easy.

[HolyMyBackHurts]

rest in paradise buddy. I read that he was pulled from the water at the location he's singing about here. So sad that he wrote his own ending 10 years ago. Thanks for the upload, mate.

[JT]

Listening to this with tears in my eyes. Rest in peace Scott x

[smac]

Is there peace beneath? Lovely to have met you Scott. Genuine decent guy with a barrage of shit eating away at his soul. An underated creative genius held at ransom staring down the barrel of a gun. May the next episode of your journey be kind x

[stuhirst]

On the northern side, is a Fife of mine.
Bless you Sir.
Missed, but your songs live on.

Those manic gulls scream ‘it’s ok’.

[ProfessorChomsky]

I return to this often, heartbreakingly beautiful song xx

[jasonkennedy]

I spend the second week of May obsessed with this song every year

[DMBGirl]

Thinking of you. Miss you Scott. So Beautiful inside and out. Met you Philadelphia. Think of you and your Loved ones often.💔❤🎶

[christofferthormannjensen]

Man, this is haunting to listen to now, but it's an incredible version of the song.

[ADAMSCHANNEL]

Quite possibly the most haunting version of a song I’ve ever heard

[frankharley]

Wow..this bring tears to my eyes..Wish you could've found a happy place my🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 brother. Id like to say thank you for sharing your wonderful voice with the world before left us..R.I.✌️