Down by the Water - PJ Harvey live

[eriramizi]

she should release more live albums. this is amazing!

[ZeDollyDots]

Wie hier niet van smelt heeft geen hart.

[docTaryn]

AMAZING!!!

[butterflymel6]

Beautiful verison of this song! anyone know what its about?

[ZeDollyDots]

@butterflymel6 the song is about a religious mother who read the secret diary of her daughter and discovered she wasn't a virgin anymore. shen then drowned her daughter in the river. Based upon a true story.

[andreasheinz]

@ZeDollyDots Number one reason to not read secret diaries

Number two is, its boring

[Nenya9]

I have loved Polly since I heard her first album when I was in high school. It is the mark of a truly transcendent artist when they can rework a song and breathe new life into it. This is so beautiful.

[winston83reblack]

just great

[Downbythewater73]

Intense, talented and moving.. that's her.

[tonsoffun157]

lovely version of this song

[HighPisi]

she and nick cave would have make the most beautiful couple.. they look alike .. they sing like gods!

[zped99]

PJ meets the Carter Family!!

[endaphia]

this is so much better than the 1995 video for it.

[JasnoGT]

I think Im in love.

[lirvana2]

Love this rendition of the song. This was the last song she played, it was just brilliant.

[lirvana2]

-Sorry, it was not the last song. It was actually Desperate Kindgom of Love, my mistake!

[Beciaa7]

...niesamowicie przejmująca muza...

[twistedphobia]

what i've noticed is that with this new style that she has going...looks and music alike...she seems to have become much more focussed ( i cant spell lol) on how she is sounding...almost like she has improved her vocal..not that she ever needed to...great stuff!

xx

[chrissyfreak]

great live performance, hats off to PJ

[anothertearfallsdown]

Beautiful.

[oizephyr14]

Great twist on the song. Pj always makes it work with her music, style. Amazing lady :)

[NikkaStacia]

amazing!

does anyone know what that instrument is called?

[adamblue]

It's called an autoharp.

[NikkaStacia]

cheers! ive been wondering that for weeks!

[SkyHigh87]

obviously a typo LOL

[proteinpornografi]

HE!?

[BestLooserEver]

Amazing women..

And it's my favourite song..

But..I love her old look better..

But he's still a goddess...

[MarleneChaffe]

Whenever she goes "down under" and returns to the public she has a new style, almost like a totally new PJ. I love it. For me it always works.

[wiewioros]

Don't know why but she reminds me of Tori Amos in this 'little fish, big fish' bit, which is fair enough cause they're both great :P

[onebeat80]

she sounds amazing!!

[stoff101]

What a night this was, AND I got to meet her before the show!

[vox117]

How was she when you met her?

[stoff101]

She was nice enough, but wouldn't have her picture taken with me. Fair enough I suppose. She did say not to take it personally as she never has her photo taken with fans, but it took me half an hour to get over it, lol! I didn't have anything to sign other than myself, so I didn't try that one!

[MyBlackFortune]

i would almost give my life for that!

[hasnot]

ijslanderke...I wasn't implying that Polly's cute, demur smile was all I liked about her. I'm shallow, but not that shallow !! ;-) I am ever-fascinated by her performances, and when she smiles at the end, it always melts my heart. BTW, thanks for the clips you've posted from Chicago Metro. They are great!!

[ofkeist]

seviyorum a.q

[ofkeist]

bu kadına aşıım

[KalikaInLeather]

she's (as I already said in another vid) just a role model for us women (except for her past extreme thinness :p) because she is a true artist, she's a real rock n roller, a real musician, she evolues but stays great,... even her lyrics and her duets are great, without talking of her covers (ballad of the soldier's wife <3)

[kozmikoblivion]

its funny to mee and incredibly interesting how she went from minx (Stories...) to a hipster (uh huh her) to an amish bride

[Yggdrasille]

I really love this new take. Pleeease come to Melbourne soon, Polly!

[ijslanderke]

How I love her. Not only the smile at the end :-p

Also the way she makes evolution into her music and performances! Great great woman!

[pauly1138]

I was right at the front and i swear it was a spiritual experience.

Noone on the planet can make you feel the way polly does.

She is PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!

[hasnot]

Oh, that smile at the end !! *sigh, melt, etc...*

[singolez]

What's the instrument she's playing?

[acquiescefc]

I think its called an Autoharp.

[xstevenxpowellx]

yes it is =]

[adamblue]

Just beautiful.

[bliiiiip]

seca

[qwertyuiopblaa]

This is amazing.

[meetz3monsta]

I wasn't very excited about the new album until I heard this version of Down By The Water. It's so beautiful...

[eggyumyum]

WELL WHAT TO SAY OTHER THEN PJ Harvey is are such an inspiration, this is an outstanding version of Down by the water. I love it.... Deep and sincere, it moves me. thanks for posting this.

[scotchqueen]

I love the way shes altered her vocals for this,God shes so talented,this brings the night back to me-thanx 4 posting.

[leahclova]

Looking at other posts from this performance, I enjoy the bits with her on piano and autoharp more than the guitar. So gentle and haunting! Thanks to the person who posted this!

[kikkiokioli]

FINALLY.

I've felt that she had been going through the motions with this song for the last 2-3 tours, and it had grown stale, but HERE.. it sounds fresh and interesting again. I love her more gentle coloration in vocal tone throughout too. Again, I say...

FINALLY!

[SOPHii333]

Omg i was there and thats mii fav song =D one of the best concerts i have ever been tooo !!!

[junkiego]

WOW!!!

[augustohahn]

This concert remind me The BBC Session from Joni Mitchell, she's always playing alone with different instruments

[NorthEndFox]

i've loved this woman for years, and here she proves yet again that she just gets better and better and better. have never been more excited for a new pj album because with this one she's going to hit more than a 180 degree turn.

[ivusek]

i am speechless...

[pogonka]

More than amazing!:)

[Decom5]

Amazing ^^

[luplula]

omg... she's gorgeous...