*Amanda Palmer and friends perform "Umbrella" in Edinburgh*

[KireiTsukino]

te amo amanda :)

[NewsportTV]

I've just stumbled across this four years later looking for an AP song. I was there! Great surprise on a Friday arvo.

[NotjustGrey]

I'm just curious... is there a version of this without the original song dubbed over, or is supposed to be like this?

It's awesome either way!

[zKATRYNz]

@NotjustGrey I agree, i wanna see the full amanda version :)

[thecocktailnation]

"Wanna meet Nelson Mande-la... ay-ay-ay..."

[superfluousness321]

Amanda just does whatever the fuck she likes. It's great to watch. Makes me feel like I could do anything.

[Eminxie]

Was this at the Speigeltent!? I dont know if it was the same one i was at, but i think it was- so good! Why is it dubbed over with different audio- please post the Amanda Palmer audio!!?

[califa630]

Those are no mannequins, they're possibly her old statue friends. She used to be a living statue in edinburgh so they might be fellow statues she knew from then.

[JasmyneTea]

@califa630 that's The Danger Ensemble, they're a theatre company from Australia :) you should watch Amanda Palmer's "Have To Drive", they're AWESOME in that.

[starzia]

holyshit, Mark you are amazing hahaha. 

[chafey3]

awesome

[grins38]

god, that woman does have a hell lot of self confidence.

she can pull anything off!

[budspott]

Hahaha this is cool i wish i was there. At the gig I was at, she mad fun of Gaga hahahahah

[chafey3]

first time i heard this song thought it was fucking stupid, saw her perform it once, hooked, go figure. how does she get manequinns to dance? why does one manequinne have 3 arms?

[wolfkins]

I want to have her babies.!!!

[TheDbdg]

the ending was sick. she could've even thrown in a barbarella reference but i'm satisfied with nutella. my favorite.

[Yooicry]

She is anyway!

[lumburgapalooza]

Fantastically odd.

Thanks for the upload = )

[screamolives]

I always smile watching a video with Amanda in it!

[chelseakaliwhatever]

hahaha her face when she sings the words "come into me" is priceless!

[guiltybob1]

is there anything that can't be improved with a little AFP?

[jreed88]

This video has it all... Amanda, Nutella, Nelson Mendela!

[mmmaijina]

Amanda's laugh touches me as if i was there.. so close..

unbelievable how she affects me and everything around again and again!

your voice is like a whirlwind.

it just tears off my roof!!

[UniQueLyEviL]

Yeeeeaaah Reggiiiiiieeee!!!

[toxxikvamp]

Just when I thought I couldn't love her any more than I already do, she does something awesome, silly and amazing like this.

[theronin23]

SOOO awesome.

[ohhmyynyaa]

Lmfao, she can rock that ukulele!!

[deadeaded]

hahaha!!! omg.. this woman is wonderfull. rocking out with a ukulele to "umbrella"

[angelfireburger]

she rocks end of story

[atalkingcow]

dude... you're missing the point.

They did it to HAVE FUN. Not to out-cover Gerard.

On that subject, I really wish he would do a full cover....

[dkingrules666]

please stop saying stuff on her videos.

we get it. you don't like amanda palmer.

[RaqsSaideh]

Although that was never really the genre of music that I listened to, Umbrella was always a favourite song of mine.... let's just say that this increased my love of the song at least tenfold. Thank you, Amanda xD

I can honestly say that this is one of the best videos on YouTube.

Long Live Punk Cabaret!

[RibbonsAndRagdolls]

Be good if you could actually hear her sing it ;(

[Woblium]

Reggie Watts!!! i love him so much i saw him once he was hillarious! oh man i wish i had got to talk to him i love him so much lol

[forgottenragdollz]

amazing! i love amanda! she can stand under my umbrealla anytime ;)

[djm26]

i don't get it.

[oogerboogeroo]

What is there to get? Jfc.

[Londagamo]

no need to so angry man they were just confused

[thricecursed1]

This woman is so awesome ..she constantly amazes me. I love AFP and the Dolls. xx

[PLDM]

5★

[livingvampyre666]

she's so weird. i LOVE HER

[darkyyy120]

I Want some crazy men with white make-up an women's clothes around me too!

[Neshomeh]

God, that looks like so much fun.

[TeaParasite]

marry me, afp

x

[dahliadarkly]

amanda palmer and the dresden dolls are the most fucking amazing band ever....... she is so mad, colourful, unique and AMAZING

[holzhubi1976]

she´s the one and only. love her. 5*

[AndieCoMa]

Do you guys realize how lucky we are to be living at this very period?

Even if we have an economic crisis, swine flu, and global warming, we have Amanda Fucking Palmer, and She is the most amazing fucking present in all the space and time!

[AndieCoMa]

Too bad some people like you are just too narrow-minded to understand and appreciate her art!

[MegaDanisaurus]

@AndieCoMa

Marry me

lol

best comment on youtube

[chasingmystarlight]

I wanna eat nutella lmao

[Pollllypocket]

possibly the best part

[mmmaijina]

completely agree.

she's so cute and her laugh is so sexy

and outranges everything..

[corinnebv]

every day, i find something new to love about this woman.

[NickPolaroid]

I absolutley adore amanda. Her presense is just so loveable.

[musicalwraith]

I LOVE THAT WOMAN.

[WeXMajors]

Ya know, for about the first minute I was going to say "Oh dear lord, tell me Amanda isn't going to do another uke cover, anything but that."

But then she went full bore and performed the shit out of that song. Probably about the same amount of work Rhianna does live herself.

Except, ya know.

Minus the half-naked mimes.

[sonic7861]

fucking brilliant.

someday i will attend

an amanda palmer show and

the aftershock will leave me

speechless. i fucking love

amanda palmer more than life.

<3

[cwazyplatypuses]

omg loll

she's

amazing.

i saw her perform this :D

[hideandgleek]

Hahah, I love her more than words can explain.

[taranlovesurine]

That guys buldge... Yeah, that guy in the shorts. Dx Haha. :P

[Kemeji]

who else but amanda! <3

[nzifini]

ahahahahahahahahahah è pazzaaaaaaaaaaa ahahah sto morendo dalle risate...

grande!!!

[fanficismything]

Haha. In a competition between Amanda and Rihanna, Amanda would bury her alive XD <3

[itsmeandmysn]

brilliant

[2queenofhearts2]

I love her and her outfit!

[veltonvelton]

im actually in love :|

i LOVE Amanda Palmer SO MUCH

genius, its hilarious!

[ktdotrosevid]

I wish they would release an mp3 of this.

[BetsyRuss]

You do understand that they're simply lip-synching to the actual song, yes?

[ktdotrosevid]

Yesh. But she also covered it.

[Kokezaru]

Was that one guy the guy from Tiger Lillies?

[luvlaceymosley]

amanda palmer has way more talent then rihanna

[TheUndeadWeasel]

Amandas style just never gets old.. lol :)

[sepenn2]

hottest lip syncer ever!

[MrGoofyPants186]

who is that dude doing the beat boxing? he looks like a black Robert Smith.

[feliponsh]

JAJAJAJAJAJA XDDD

[mistressabyss]

shes alot better than Rihanna anyday!!

[Phantomwii92]

If you really think that then you have absolutely no musical taste...

[0livia0live]

I wanna eat Nutella!

[carMINAburante]

XD

Eh!eh! ehh!!

[19Sirio]

XD rotfl ahahahah! XD

[NannyHeaven]

BWAHAHAHA Zen Zen Zo wooo

[llox]

The title should say

*Amanda Palmer and friends "perform" Umbrella in Edinburgh*

:)

[Leahlemur]

"Perform" is very different from "play."

They definitely did perform it. :P

[llox]

Well, I did mean "perform" particularly quoted :) Most of it was playback and the last part has the charm of a countryside barn-party :D

But it's entertaining.. :)

[asthemorningfalls]

"i wanna meet nelson mandela, ela ela"

lol

[DontDoRomance]

I adore this woman.

[vaguepauline]

This is pretty entertaining. However, I wish she did her own arrangement of it - cabaret-style!

[SourLullabies]

You don't think playing it on a ukulele is putting her own spin on it?

[turokdarkstar]

After reading everyone's comments, I've decided you're all dumb. However, I digress. Amanda Palmer is a truly unique individual.

[scottishwhisper]

this is awesome lol, and so funny. if people get offended at this, they obviously dont ave a good sense of humour. x

[yogobitch]

i wanna eat nutrella ella ella ella OMFG i love this!! amanda much love to you

[GloomehBearz]

LOL

friking awesome :)

[RSVPixie]

haha thank you amanda... someone needed to do this :D and of course it was you... who else is awesome enough?

[ariadne42]

I don't think she's trying to be insulting/racist/sexist or anything. If anything she's making fun of pop music in general. She covered Brittany Spears and Radiohead and a bunch of people...honestly I think she's just having a good time and doing whatever the hell she wants. (plus, seriously she is like the LEAST racist/sexist person...seriously, I've read her writting)

[neonvulturesx]

Haha, people are actually angry over this. I find that hilarious. When you're on the outside looking in I guess it's partly understandable that you think this is malicious mimicry, but when you know how Amanda Palmer is, then you know she's just having a good time, and making the show that much more interesting. Geez.

[AppleBuddah]

Poo, double post.

Also, the early clapper is my hero XD

[AppleBuddah]

On a lighter note, this is wonderful. It's so great to see an artist just go up and have a kick ass time and not try to perfect everything. Amanda's point is never to try and make money and be perfect, but to fucking enjoy what she does! As a huge fan, I love nothing more than to see her laugh because she's having so much fun.

:)

[AppleBuddah]

I really can't even find the words to express how ignorant some of you are being.

It's okay for Rhianna to sing this and for black girls to shake their asses up and down, but when Amanda and the Danger Ensemble do it with the same intention of giving a good performance and having fun, it's wrong because they're white, therefore must be making fun of hip hop?

THAT sounds a bit racist.

[AppleBuddah]

I really am not sure what all the fuss is about, you guys.

Amanda is not a racist, she's having fun. She is taking a song that she obviously can jam to and just having a blast with the Danger Ensemble. I highly doubt she's trying to make fun of black people.

[jesklash]

LOL @ the *ONE* person who starts clapping way early at 5:46

[Mmikaa]

Hahaha. Racist, really? Hip-hop, if you consider this song to be such, is music, which is often playful. Amanda has been talking about this song since it's been on the radio, and playing it for almost as long. So, she is playful when performing this song, as with most of her others. Claiming this is racist is almost racist in itself, when dealing with such an open, accepting artist. So lets not make this about race, or anything else for that matter. Shut the hell up and enjoy the video. :D

[knsummers]

mmika, I'm just amazed the wanna-be attitudes of white-trash suburban wiggers is so contagious. I'm not sure if she's being ironic or if she caught the disease. Whats really ironic (and subtly exploits racist power dynamics) is how her cover somehow makes that pop song more accessible to the white cultural snobs who would never have Rihanna on their iPod. But, I like karaoke and pop music as much as anyone so I cant hate on her too much.

[qiaooooo]

...white girls can't like rihanna? and everyone and their brother covers this song! relax dude.

[shararari]

She also covered "creep" by radio head on her ukulele .. i guess that makes her sexist trying to make it so its 'accessible' to females so now they can listen to a male song... just like she's covered a black persons song to make it 'more accessible to the white cultural snobs' right?? YOU'RE AN IDIOT

[aznfyrepixie]

Rihanna is not accessible to white cultural snobs? Jesus, it doesn't matter what race you are, mainstream shit is still just shit okay. That song is kind of fun but jesus, Rihanna played up her Caribbean roots WAY too much in that chorus. And you know how many times a chorus shows up in mainstream pop crap right? Enough to grate on someone's brain. It doesn't matter if Amanda Palmer is Caucasian, Cambodian, or Chinese - making fun of mainstream shit is ALWAYS accessible.

[TulilaSalome]

I'm in favour of multiculturalism in this point - all races, creeds and sexual orientations are capable of making songs that S*'K like the intake of a jet engine... (i didn't know Rihanna was black?? Well, live and learn)

[knsummers]

Whites and Europeans mimicking/mocking/goofing-on/a­ppropriating/detourning  popular American hip-hop culture in this way is getting old. Both Amanda Palmer and Rhianna have both resolutely made themselves irrelevant. The difference is that Palmer's vapid randomness has a racist aftertaste.

[queenmob1977]

u were just wating for ure chance to use the word "vapid"...

[bigodin]

she's from boston, you pretentious twat, not from europe

amanda killed it, with more grace and beauty that rihanna will ever have

[knsummers]

bigodin, I was talking about a whole range of people covering this song (her, Tegan and Sara, Vanilla Sky, etc.) who tend to be either white or European.

I'm a fan of neither but I don't see how Amanda is any more classy or beautiful than Rhianna. I hope you don't think Amanda is more beautiful just because shes white!

Honestly twat is one of my favorite insults too, you prick.

[qiaooooo]

hint- it's a catchy, fun song! you know, fun? try having some, you seem to be missing out. :(

[bigodin]

" I hope you don't think Amanda is more beautiful just because shes white!"

my god you are sad.... are you black maybe? and slightly paranoïd? because from where i am in europe it's got nothing to do with it

[aznfyrepixie]

Amanda Palmer would just as easily mimick/mock Britney or Christina. Get over yourself. Mainstream crap will always be fun to make fun of regardless of the race of the mainstream artist.

[tonichan89]

id say she sang along with the song rather than 'lip-synching' but the music is so loud that you dont hear her =) i think i could hear a hint of her voice under there.

Man she is so cool to.. what do you call the things she does?! She's so.. charmingly random. XD I love her.

[toolist14]

I saw here do this a few nights ago it was great.

[introvertedboy87]

if thsi was improved... and parts of me believe it is ...the fact the zen zen zo got up there and just started busting a move is fucking hilarious ...bahahahaha .. you go amanda

[jcefalo2001]

it's completely random and awesome that she did something like this this. this is the type of stuff that makes seeing a show interesting. she clearly cares about her fans to mix it up and go against the tide. which is what we should expect from such an experimental artist like Amanda.

[Apheliac]

I wanna eat nutella! Yay! You go, Amanda!

[ValiumandDolls]

I think I'd be pretty pissed if I went to a show and the artist just lipsank and danced around to another artist's song. No it wasn't taking the piss, this is what we call a Drag Queen performance.

[chelseakaliwhatever]

girls like rihanna are exactly what feminists are fighting against. i mean, have you SEEN that video?

i'm glad amanda did this. it made my day.

[evekingyatube]

for fucks sake, "girls like rihanna are excactly what feminists are fighting against" shut the fuck up! if rihanna wants to parade around in a corset she can, there are far worse r 'n b videos out there. And for the record, 'amanda' is hardly taking the piss, shes singing it excactly the same way as rihanna, i was their that night so get to fuck!

[chelseakaliwhatever]

first off, amanda is not singing in this video. it is rihanna's song and she's lipsynching. THAT is why it "sounds the same," genius. secondly, i am not talking about what rihanna was wearing in her video. i was talking about how she was dancing through most of it. it doesn't even fit with the meaning of the song!

lastly, what difference does it make if you were THERE or not? (nice spelling)

[MCRmy0611]

you suck ... rihanna sucks and shes the fakest artist ever .. sorry but i hate when people defend artists like rihanna...

[evekingyatube]

and also have you seen her birthday show? thats not very feminist is it!

[chelseakaliwhatever]

oh my god, how is that relevant?! that isn't even her, it's two other women!

[markhh99]

FOREVER!!!

[sbort]

this video is the love of my life.

<3

[KissabilityofReena]

" I wanna eat nutella ella ella" LOL!

[ukipahiev]

:D:D:D

[AleXIXandra]

yeay, that's too funny :P

[omaRazZ0]

¡jajájajaá!

[jStrat7]

that was sweet. aaaah.

[MissCullenxx]

i love amandas outfit with an intense pasion XD

<3333

[biscuitssss]

LOLGASM

[AIMcreations]

nice camera work!

[knivesdiablo]

i fucking love you amanda

[loofaerau]

I was hoping she would actually sing the song. Is this a variety show? Pretty weak for a musical act right? I mean anyone can lip sing.

[MistyD108]

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time! I love seeing modern pop destroyed! Amanda Palmer you are amazing! I love the Ukulele, and the performers. That is the only way to make a parody of modern pop culture! I'm so glad we got to hear your actual voice!

[DutchessViViCa]

FOR CHRIST SICK, SHE IS PLAYING A FUCKING UKULELE!!!!!!!!!!!! AN UKULELE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My god you cant be that great

[AciLolli]

Ooh~

But you can. ;]

[himynameishelen]

How many people can play a ukulele with a wide-legged-rock-pose and looking hardcore doing it? not many, that's how many! Amanda, you da shit.

[wonderland1865]

She plays the harmonica too.

[DutchessViViCa]

I hate that you are becaming more and more famous, 'cause if you keep growing like that suddenly it's gonna be a legion of emos adoring you and it would be horrible

So please stop being famous in the right time :)

[SugarPlumPsyco]

I'm thinking the same thing! Me and my friend Kate have liked her for a while (since the Dresden Dolls) but I do hang out with some 'emos' and they started listening too I REALLY don't want her to be another emo worshiped person, itf that makes sense?! xD

[ravensshadow08]

do you just have your own traveling troop of street performers or do just grab random ones off the street? lol

love it hun

[OphelijaStrange]

I love it. :D Amanda has really good sence of humor. :)

[gwarleq]

sense :)

[tabiberkey]

that was fuckin awesome! everybody made fun of that song, but yours is my favorite :D

[ScriptedHappiness]

I love 6:02 when she laughs. Aww.

And "I wanna eat nutella"

*Sigh*

I love her

[ScriptedHappiness]

She shows her amazing voice at the end....

[PreciousEarthquakes2]

She is hot stuff! She is just so gorgeous. And the only on of SO VERY FEW people who can pull off looks like that! I would love to see D Dolls live!

[pianothing]

i love the way she laughs at 4'12 =)

[smnk3]

shit..?

she aint even performing it?

its just the song playing

posers

[pianothing]

who said she was singing the song?

that's what's great and funny. she doesn't sing, anyone can see it, and it's awesome anyway!!

[dzthom1]

missing the point...

[SourLullabies]

very entertaining performance!

[astropopz]

AMANDA PALMER ROCKS!!

[777dean]

she id absolutely gorgeous and brilliant! very talented person.

i <3 Amanda

[Sarix35]

amanda palmer is sooo white. <333

[xxLoSeRxx101]

i cant hear amanda AHHH!

i only heard her at the end she was 10 times better than RIAHHNA! lol love amanda!!

[hawkster2001]

FUCKING LEGEND.

[PandasEatingPeople]

.... ukelele.... yay....

[RevengeX0]

legend =]

god i love amanda palmer

[holdenthegirl]

that is definitely james st. james.

[introvertedboy87]

that is a member of zen zen zo ... from Australia not james st james lol .. i think james st james is in prison .. or died ... one of the two ... he was an accomplice in angels murder... watch the movie ..

[ambientsparkk]

Uh, sounds like you'd better watch the movie again a little closer, or maybe read the book. James St. James was not an accomplice to Angel's murder. He wasn't there and played no part in it. He testified against Michael and was one of the few Club Kids with any sense/humanity.