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“Four Winds” by Bright Eyes
From the album Cassadaga (2007)
“Four Winds” by Bright Eyes appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Cassadaga. Its best result is #10 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #279 alternative song of 2007.
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"Four Winds" blew in first from Cassadaga, the eighth studio album Bright Eyes made for Saddle Creek in 2007, named after the town of Cassadaga, Florida. It went out as the lead single on the Four Winds EP, alongside five B-sides that never made the album, from 2006 sessions that yielded 25 to 30 songs for a 13-track record.
Conor Oberst wrote it, sings lead and plays guitar, but the band around him does the heavy lifting: Mike Mogis on banjo, mandolin, guitar and 12-string, Anton Patzner sawing at the violin, Nate Walcott on organ and electric piano, Dan McCarthy on bass and Jason Boesel on drums, with Maria Taylor and Andy LeMaster on backing vocals. It even snuck into Cloverfield in 2008, murmuring in the background of the party scene.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 37 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 10 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 239 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2010 | 644 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2013 | 527 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 244 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2025 | 437 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
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