Bird ended up composing an original, less jaunty melody to accompany Dickinson’s words. "I got kind of engrossed in this particular poem. That first line — 'I felt a Funeral, in my Brain' — just grabs ...

Bird came up with the concept for the song after reading a poem by Emily Dickinson, also titled “I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain,” which he said felt like an accurate description of his inner world.

Andrew Bird has enlisted the help of Phoebe Bridgers to create a tender folk interpretation of Emily Dickinson’s 1861 poem, “I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain.”. Bird and Bridgers recorded the ...

Photo by David Black. Today, Andrew Bird released a harrowing reimagining of Emily Dickinson’s poem, penned in 1861 and published in 1896 “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.” ...

Andrew Bird has released the official new music video for his single, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.” The clip, available below, features popular rocker Phoebe Bridgers along with footage of ...

Andrew Bird has teamed up with Phoebe Bridgers to reimagine Emily Dickinson's "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" poem. "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is Bird's first outing since August's "Rare Birds", ...

That first line — 'I felt a Funeral, in my Brain' — just grabs you right away. It doesn't' hold back at all," Bird said. Bird had read Dickinson in the past, but it had been years.