"All the Way Down," Glen Hansard

Song: "All the Way Down"
Album: Once (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Glen Hansard



Glen Hansard's voice sounds almost like a cello on this very sad, but beautiful song. I was introduced to Glen Hansard's music on Fabchannel because he is the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Frames. He has the ability to get seriously intense with his singing, a quality he displays on this song (on the same album) called "Say it To Me Now."



The movie "Once" was recommended to me by a friend and it was a little gem if you haven't seen it. It's a simple little movie and the lead parts are surprisingly well played by the musicians themselves. Perhaps the most famous song coming from the album is called "Falling Slowly." It's a wonderful duet, between Hansard and Marketa Irglova.

Hansard is an amazing song writer with the ability to get the very essence of his subject matter. Incredibly, he also possesses the ability to do the same with his voice. Irglova is the perfect compliment for the songs and the film as well.

Here's a fun live performance of "Falling Slowly" featuring horrific camera work: