if you want to sing out, log in (amanda & co. in L.A.)

[TheGlenmanusskinhead]

yes i would love 2 sing out :) and omg i would love 2 be free :0 but here in ireland :( we can never be free :( while we are occupied and controlled by loyalists :( but myb 1day :) we will be free :) great song btw :) and ty for posting :)

[tang6206]

nice like wishing you a good day forever from tang

[MissGoodintentions]

very enjoyable...good job!

[YellowLloydus]

Just saw AFP at the British Library (and Heaven on Friday). Was incredible. She asked for suggestions at one point, and it basically went like this:

AFP: Any suggestions?

Me: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out, if you can remember it...

AFP: Oh, that's a really good suggestion... but I forgot about it. What I do to remember my songs is... youtube myself...

She then went onto describe how she youtubes herself to jig her memory. I love her. Hilarious and incredible woman. :L.

[jarofants1]

Is that guy wearing a dress? Don't give up your day job. Stay off the drugs too!!!

[ShadowKenshin619]

Mr.Anonymous is probably the same bastard that told Dane Cook that his parents died because they had an unfunny son. Go to hell Mr. Anonymous!

[YourLittleAmpersand]

I'm so envious of all these fans on the beach. Wish I had been there!

[tonail420]

that sounds like an awesome time at the beach and the impromtu video is just amazing!

it is very apparent that all were in the "mind" for it

great job! wish i could have been part of it

[sweetsorrow23]

I love Amanda. But I'm not lovin the re-verb type thing with her voice here.

[ajapotato]

nice. the beauty of their artistry shines through...

[bbuteo]

Wonderful musical performance. What a great video, so many people participating on it, fantastic..

[fluorescentian]

The man who wrote the song makes the meaning of the song in today's world no less significant.

Also, Bob Dylan's voice can be a bit grating at times too...he's still loved by millions though.

[fluorescentian]

The man who wrote the song makes the meaning of the song in today's world no less significant.

Also, Bob Dylan's voice can be a bit grating at times too...he's still loved by millions though.

[EGI313]

Angelopoulos.

[SHAKTIVVAAN]

L o v e -_-) א ה ב ה

[fluorescentian]

this is probably the best music video....in the history of youtube. :]

[ThatOtherCaitlin]

Is that a HUGE rainbow in the sky, or is it just the lens / filter?

[iTubeQQQQQ]

@ThatOtherCaitlin Great question!

[thevonbots]

This is effing fantastic!

[delishme]

I looked for this video for months i couldn';t remember the name of the song. Anywho it would be great to hear the song with maybe the waves fading out at the start and back in at the end or perhaps softer, but it is a great song and clip and makes me feel happy as though i was walking along the beach :-)

[delishme]

I have looked for this for six months. its wonderful, I would like to hear another version where the waves are quietened maybe then come back at the end :-) great work it makes me feel good as though i was standing on that beach in the warm glow

[akryllic000love]

Time to kill myself.

[jeanmolin55]

WOOOOWWWW !!!! splendido ! ***** !!!

[Psytheslasher]

I almost yelled out 'Shut up, ocean! I can't hear her!'

Beautiful <3

[andrewnorris2]

I found this by chance, looking for something else. This is the most wonderful thing I have experienced for ages. Tremendous, you made my day!

[Bindi152]

Dreamy place, great voice, love to watch...*****

[CCFormlessAwareness]

Great video

[TheRhondayvoo]

YAY! im in this video i was there so exxciting!!! blue curly hair hat and shovel

[jediknightrider]

A spontaneous creative performance. Loved it (:D) and not surprised to find the song was written by Cat Stevens. What was surprising was finding that the "production" was improvised. That reminded me of my love of Jazz. Freedom of expression guided by rules of engagement for the common good. Thx! Please visit my channel The J@zz Herald if you want to tastey the digital evolution of Jazz and Latin Jazz. Be Free :D

[Poljub19]

Marvelous!!!

[NinaQueenofSpades]

This video still gives me chills every time I watch it. Absolutely beautiful. Wish I could have been there, but it was literally the day before I moved back to SoCal.

[mokkaaaaa]

I wish I could have been there ...

[kkrisbat]

I like this light, this magnificent against day. I also love the singer, the beautiful voice....

Christian

[RabAdamson]

Keep shinning you are a Star *

Loved it :-))))

[lilianamaya]

Great singer and video!



[brooksfostercare1]

Fantastic video, nice song, I love hermosa beach, I go there a lot.

Jackie

[LOVE2Flute]

Perfect!!! Absolutely beautiful. Enjoy every moment....this is truly amazing. Peace-n-Love to you always, JP

[Nilsk8er]

video made my day

[TeddyBaerGirl22]

I don't always agree with Amanda Palmer's point of view and thats the point, we are all FREE to voice our opinions. Some people like it and some don't but there is no denying that She is one hell of a performer if not the standard socially accepted form of what singing should sound like. She is an individual. And the whole art anarchy thing has a backstory, she has put up with a lot of corporate bullshit, its the fact that she can use twitter to relate to her fans and cut out the greedy jerks.

[moonykun63]

Am I the only one that's seen the nipple slip at 4:25? xD

[amakao16]

I'm gonna say that it was on purpose.

-__- Oh Amanda...

[shannonisalive]

I find it amusing that you're "not a fan" yet you come to her defense as if you know her on a personal level. My horse is of normal stature. I wasn't aware that Youtube was a place where one had to comment "professionally". You think I need to grow up, which is your painfully trite opinion; but I think you need to stop taking everything so seriously. It is the internet. You are an astutely observant individual for noticing as much. I don't think you get the concept, however.

[woapify]

this video is amazing it really speaks to me. i love the sound of the ocean in the background.

also that chick's voice is amazing. women with deep voices really turn me on.

[BunyipAndler]

@woapify That chick's Amanda Palmer and she's fucking awesome. I highly suggest checking her out.

[woapify]

will do :)

[catlover1001]

beautiful.

[crwin419]

had no idea it was amanda when i pulled this up, so glad it is! great cover and video.

[peterchoyce]

i love all videos with ME in them!!!

(the salt really did rust me wheels!)

can't see my young stud PORTER. Now i don't know where he is... JAMES WILSON from SPringfield mo, if yer ever out there googlin' yerself. where'd u go???

[blackwingbear]

Yusif (Cat Stevens) would be proud

[ItAndroidWorld]

Mytouch 3g commercial brought me here.

[GravitationRocks345]

Haha I was there. It was so fun. I got free clothes from it and got to be inches away from Amanda who was amazing as always.

[opiate9]

Harold and Maude. Nice.

[chaikat17]

You inspire me to live without the bullsh*t. You inspire me to live a better life and to learn the ukelele. Amanda you are a gift <3

[shannonisalive]

95% of you people commenting are a buncha art fags. just sayin'.

[Zombieinwonderland]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[shannonisalive]

what did i say like it was a bad thing? i'll tell you what i think is worse than anything else: this stupid thumbs down feature youtube has now, where people who dislike what i have to say can give me a thumbs down and my comments are censored. it's pretty pathetic. this is some pretty lame shit imo; and these people are a bunch of art fags (IMO). it's just my opinion. if you love it and it makes you cry, you are entitled to that one. i just find amanda palmer extremely annoying.

[dreaminfinity]

@shannonisalive and amanda palmer doesn't give a shit about what you say so you might as well stop wasting your breathe speaking out your opinions.

[shannonisalive]

maybe if you quit sucking her cock for 2 seconds you'd get a little oxygen to the brain and snap out of your fan girl delerium. why would she "give a shit"? did i at any point indicate that i was trying to personally attack her? i didn't say "hey amanda, you suck"; i simply stated my opinion of her. i was a dresden dolls fan at one point, in the beginning, but i grew out of them. i think you need to chill out when other people's opinions differ from yours, it's really not that big a deal.

[dreaminfinity]

i never said i was a fan either. i like dresdon dolls but not enough to say i am a fan. get off your high horse. speaking your opinion is fine, but the way you're word it is unprofessional. sure this is the internet but shows how mature you are. suck on her cock? really? are you in high school? cause if you're not, you need some growing up to do.

[blurabbit147147]

this made me happy. :)

love the song.

love Amanda Palmer's sound + vision.

love her ideas about Art.

[shannonisalive]

the shit at the end is ridiculous. quit bragging about yourself. you've acheived nothing and you suck.

[MeNotThatKindofOrc]

I agree with you(r name). The flesh fades away, but the spirit shall live on to achieve it's eternal reward!

[shannonisalive]

thank you :)

[MrAnonymous825]

i agree with u. and that girl cant sing! its like listening to scratching chalk or something worse. SHE IS RUINING THIS SONG!!!!!

[shannonisalive]

lol, i know right? i like how i got 8 thumbs down for speaking the truth. i'm sorry. i wouldn't even have cared that much if it weren't for the dumb credits at the end talking about "art anarchy". it's such pretentious bs! that was the overkill that drove the comment. if you wanna act like a hippie on a beach, fine. just don't act like you're some kind of hero for doing it. and yeah, this is a great song that should be covered more justly, imo. but w/e. some dresden dolls is all right.

[StrangeLittlePoet123]

never understood why such obvious haters waste their time on youtube.. you'd have had to search for this, and watch it just for the sole puprpose of commenting negatively.. if you really hate it that much, don't friggen watch in the first place!

[JakeFilms]

@StrangeLittlePoet123 Most people negatively commenting on this video are linked to it from a few music forums. Cat Stevens in general.

[divinelighting]

MrAnonymous, the song is "if you want to sing out, sing out", not "if you're a great singer, sing out."

It's inspiring to see someone so passionate, individual, and human in a world full of perfect pop-star clones.

[shannonisalive]

you raise a good point and/or argument. for me it was more the credits that turned me off than miss palmer's voice itself. i think this song becoming more commercialized as well irritates me (it was in some ad for something, i can't remember). it's a cute idea, it's just that anyone using a term like "art anarchy" is going to turn me off. i'm probably just being an asshole so w/e though :P

not to mention..how much did twitter pay amanda to advertise for it? woops, there i go again!

[MPETE1976]

Spontaneity sometimes create amazing results. Especially when its well-planned..

[dunkelblau1]

the light is amazing. it's so beautiful

[trina4lesshate]

@McGerkey and anyone else (cont.), I think that because Cat Stevens preaches love, thoughtfulness, care, awareness, liberalness, and open-mindedness, the two artists go hand in hand. And I think calling my praise of Palmer and my love of Cat Stevens "lies and slander" is the exact opposite of the meaning of Stevens' words... which you appear to find more valid than Amanda's rendition? Anyway, may art and love and awareness live on!

[onemoresolipsist]

@trina4lesshate Cat Stevens preaching openness? Like when he applauded to the Fatwa against Salman Rushdie? Yusuf Islam (aka Stevens) has been a religulous fruitcake for decades. He best be forgotten.

[trina4lesshate]

@McGerkey and anyone else, a performance artist devoted to artist-to-people discovery, happiness, awareness, arts for arts sake, and arts for other sakes.

Cat Stevens' songs have inspired me and filled me with love since I was 9 years old. And as I grow and learn as a student artist interested in arts collaborations and performance art, Amanda Palmer has deeply inspired me especially in the past few years. Hearing this medley of Amanda's voice and Cat's words is wonderful. (cont.)

[maggie09ily]

This is an orgasm of amazingness on 8 different dimensions. I love Amanda Palmer.

[MatthiasKirby]

What an amazing video and an amazing cover of a fantastic artist

[trina4lesshate]

<3 Cat Stevens

You do him justice, Palmer.

[McGerkey]

@trina4lesshate

Lies and slander.

[BriarRoseTv]

Wonderful wonderful wonderful!

[ForgotMyDrink]

This just touched my heart and made me cry, and converted me to twitter and its infinite possibilites

[shannonisalive]

..are you serious?

[ericcruzstealth]

what touching up did they do on the audio, i like the echoish sound effects. Yusuf Islam is a great singer.

[cynwarner]

Wow...I can't get enough of this video! Even though it's filmed on a beach, it's perfect for the holidays - sheer joy.

[BBWulfe]

Weeeeeeee, I was there!!!!

[meowordie]

looks like a guy

[feedthecobra]

if by guy you mean smokin' hot chica with an incredible voice, and is an inspiration for so many people, and who is a fantastic artist/musician/performer-- then yes she does look like a guy

[dcfaceplant88]

amazing

[ravensshadow08]

if wanna hold a giant rubber duck, hold a giant rubber duck!

[anastasia614]

hehe. i love this. and amanda palmer. ^-^

[odallafile]

This is one of the happiest filming I've ever seen!

[dlan2311]

Superbe !

[b9e0c0k2y6]

oh my. harold and maude + cat stevens + amanda palmer. tear. I now believe in god.

[DonQuixote85]

does anyone know what chords she's using? she seems to have simplified it quite a bit.:)

[blueregardsrain]

This is the most beautiful work of art I've seen on youtube, perfect in its simplicity. That's all I can say.

[MidStaryNight]

Oh Amanda, I JUST watched Harold and Maude for the first time last night. Even without having seen it I would have still loved this so much. I love how I saw Sunflowers in there. ;)

I love you Amanda. Thanks for all the inspiration and good feelings you give me. ^__^

[Nassica89]

I Just saw Harold and Maude on Saturday ( Great movie! I loved the theme: Be who you want, love who you want, no matter how weird others think you are!)...And my aunt died today. "Maybe she is smiling up at us or down on us"-G.C.

[drdace21012]

Am sure she is...

Very sorry for your loss

Love to you and your family

[bdbuddy]

i like it a lot. i'm a huge cat stevens fan and its interesting to see how amanda Co. incorporated waves to the sound and the video as waves played a huge role in cat's life. really like the strong and passionate voice and just one instrument (+the waves). amazing choreography. hats off.

[ZoakoTHEgreat]

ok but can't compare to cat stevens

[moscowmadam]

this was lovely and gorgeous and moving.

now if you'll excuse me, I've got something in my eye.

[67kneil]

I remember this song from Harold and Maude love ya Amanda see ya Nov 13 north hampton

[richardpaulgriffin]

this couldn't be any cooler! :D

[amakao16]

beautiful. simply beautiful.

[southphillyitaliana]

Goofy hippies. Probably all from Portland on their way to Burning Man.

[feliponsh]

wooooa i loved the people standing behind *w*

[LUKSCHWEIZ]

Au d Schwizer findets super / The Swiss Opinion is: great!

[AlwaysOnAUnicycle]

beautiful

[outbrake101]

Hey Amanda, I was wondering, if you're not too busy, can you maybe ruin some more good songs with your ostentatiousness? That would be really cool, and get you tons of attention, so why not? Also, I would like to see you gain more weight. Thanks.

[AlwaysOnAUnicycle]

You are so immature...

[outbrake101]

Sorry. I just do not like when people shit on music I like because of their own need to be "art".

[McGerkey]

Goddammit Amanda Palmer, leave my favorite songs alone >:(

[SherSpeer]

This was done the day my mother passed away......thanks...love it!

[TheAsylumRadio]

would it be incredibly lame of me to say that this brought tears to my eyes? Because even if it is, I'm saying it anyway: this left me speechless.

[Hollyfilly]

Damn amanda, this is one of my favorite songs and now one of my favorite videos, man, you're fricken talented and beautiful, how coool

[Hollyfilly]

Amanda you're hot and talented and amazing and you capture the spirit of sf, the hotness and the color best wishes hope to meet you doll

[lordvore]

Wish I'd been there...

[silverscreener]

This is like a dream I had once...

[tmb1820]

this is perfection. i fucken love you.

[itmakesaspark]

didn't know that this had finally been put up. it was an amazing day and i feel so happy after seeing the final result!

[charlieald]

Wow. I know it's hard to do plateaus and keep the same position for long, so *standing ovation* The singing was good, too. All over, a good vid!

[Vienna00001]

Awesome ! Never heard of a "flash-gig" before. Amanda gave concerts in Berlin and Hamburg only a short while ago.

BUT: We want you back on tour in Europe !!!

[jackofthe21stcentury]

Love that song... I really want to watch Harold and Maude now...

[GeekSexSymbol]

Absolutely amazing. That brought tears to my eyes. Perfect!

[stealerofthesoulkat]

OMG!!!

I can't believe this is real!!!

I fell in love with this song about 5 years ago and i LOVE AMANDA PALMER

and omg!

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

;p

[Christina30H3]

Notice they started using this song for the myphone shortly after this was recorded. That made me smile.

[RAre61636]

... golly G-spot!!! ME, TOO!!! I smirked, really, but the point is still there.

[delishme]

i love this it's beautiful but i think it could be sublime if the sound of the waves were quietened slightly it would have drawn us into the song more.I also thought Amanda could have engaged the camera more than concerntrating so hard to get her chords right.I mean no disrespect , every thing else about it is so right, so etherial.

[4u2l]

amazing

[UkuLani672]

In this video, I see a thousand reasons why I love the punk cabaret.

This is so beautiful and so inspiring, I thought I was going to cry! It just makes me want to get out there, get people together and DO SOMETHING!

[Aboutblue]

I love how everything has a warm yellow glow. Is that just natural from shooting into the sun or is that an added effect/setting/gel/something else...?

[dannakinsky]

Hi, This is Danna, the videographer. I set my camera to shoot in this way. there is no gel or color correction in the post editing process.

[Karina061988]

<3 :D

[wolfwaswhispering]

that was one of the greatest days of my life, but I also lost my favorite t-shirt in the waves. AGH.

[aliwithcurlyhair]

I love you Amanda! Thanks for covering this song, it's so uplifting & powerful, you rock!

[lgbtech]

This is so fucking beautiful and inspirational! It fills my heart with joy.

[tmb1820]

PUNK CABARET IS FUCKEN FREEDOM! :D

[xomiythox]

Cat Stevens ftw.

[marlon79102]

Mmh.

The video is really nice!

But I don't like you sing the song so much.

Anyway. That's taste perhaps.

But the video is really cool indeed :)

[retinueofmoons]

Really lovely!

[Aquadeam]

Unintentional lens flare win.

[ThroughAFlockOfDoves]

I can't stop watching this

[RaeRemix]

I like the random people walking on the beach, like, 'wtf is going on?'

this was a brilliant idea, and it turned out beautifully. Gives me goosebumps.

[goodoldtaku]

Proof that amanda palmer is better than Sex, Bread, Potatoes, Internet, 13 week old puppies, staplers, and other things people think are awsome. I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!

[greenandshiny]

ahaa, Well said! im going to quote you on that =]

[artsycalgal]

Love Cat Stevens, love this version of the song, love that so many people showed up, love the serendipity of the cameraman being there, love the beach. Excellent Twitter Happening.

[eggveal]

I love this song and I love this video and I love Amanda! So amazing.

[Mielikki7777777]

cat stevens, very nice.

[EdToTheG]

Just Beautiful! I Love it!

[PokemonJesuzzz111111]

Amanda, your video is awesome and inspiring! You are amazing! I discovered you because of Ruth Gordon's version of "Sing Out" in the movie, "Harold and Maude!" Thank you very much!

[cgdaxmichaels]

Fabulous Amazing and Inspiring! This proves that the old ways of TV are DEAD!

[cgdaxmichaels]

FABULOUS AMAZING

[MizuRyuu]

I have to say that this video is brilliant!!

[insaneW9]

This made me really happy :)

[JavaOpenMic]

Nice video, though probably should of kept the sun out the shot. Other then that a great video, good song. Just the sun kind of kills everything in the shot is all. Other then that a good video.

[fffitgc]

PUNK CABARET IS FREEDOM!

[malusportentum]

I have goosebumps.

It's soo amazing x3

[rjadarjan]

Supr!

[chewbobington]

That is incredible. A video created by Twitter. Amanda, you are using Twitter in such an innovative way, your creativity is amazing and your knack for on the spot thinking never fails to amaze. Keep on being fucking amazing. :)

[argonaut1112]

I love this song, and I love "Harold and Maude," and I love Amanda Palmer. This is amazing.

[Scuzzy89]

Amazing :)

[Zelig]

Ti takAya ocharovAtel`naya

[padmooTMF]

This totally made my day!!!!!

Thanks

xxx

[MrBarryMusic]

The best.

[kumihana]

i ♥ amanda palmer.

this is amazing. :]

[VISUALANTE11]

Kick ass Danna.

[dannakinsky]

Thank you!

[whoisit1987]

i love her but why does she insit that her face be in the center of the frame for 90% of the time in all her videos. mix it up amanda.

[dannakinsky]

so the camera can actually record sound at the beach, which is not an easy task no matter what equipment you have.

[cinemaguy1]

How anyone couldn't love this girl is beyond me! I have got to get to California too!