Added: 7 months ago
From: PJHarveyVEVO
Views: 151,571
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:

All Comments (128)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Not knowing what PJ Harvey looks like, and thinking the man at the start is PJ Harvey.

  • so overrated

  • I think it sounds a lot better played live than it does in the studio, which is often the case with PJ. But it's still far from her best. One of the weaker songs on this album too, imo.

    watch?v=VezKCkW1o-E

  • no where near as good as her early stuff from the '90s

    this is bland

    x sorry x

  • when she says let england shake.does she she mean shake the celtic shit from england....

  • i hate it when i have to look at the word VEVO all the time when i'm watching a video...

  • Its a great album no mistake but I'm disappointed in this video....

  • Una reina esta mujer, excelente disco!!!

  • absolutely fantastic album.

  • mark my words, this album will go down in history as one of the greatest of its generation.

  • Padree---

  • tried it and didn't like the album at ALL. all this recorded in a church blah blah... bon iver type affair. Prefer her older stuff than this new album. sorry but just didn't click with me at all..

  • 9/10 troll

  • hipnotizing

  • MRS Harvey, jestes piekna , cala soba, piekny tekst, muzyka, teledesk tez, wakacje nad morzem . Nie pisze po angielsku bo mam polska dusze :)

  • polly jean siempre hace lo que desea, sin pensar en ser accesible, aunque varios de sus temas lo sean. admirable.

  • pj&waits they szud mary

  • I love you Polly, this song is obviously about Bobby Sands

  • @TinaBolesPL Bobby Sands was a murdering IRA scumbag..Good riddance to bad rubbish.

  • @regvarney No evidence that he murdered, or took part in any murder, ever. Get your facts straight.

  • @regvarney Nor was he ever even SUSPECTED of any involvement in any murder..

  • @oneclicktrailerz He was convicted of arms possession and IRA membership. Remember guns kill people and I dare say he was ready to kill for "The Cause".Anyway. middle class terrorist groupies like you are always jumping up and down calling Blair a murderer when he wasn"t at the scene.What"s the difference with your hero?

  • Let England Shake = Fucking brilliant album.

  • @jamchip03 Fucking sixth form nonsense more like.

  • @regvarney Each to their own

  • GUYS! IF YOU LOVE THIS, SEARCH FOR EGLANTINE GOUZY ON F-ING SEARCH BAR RIGHT NOW... YOU'LL LOVE WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIND...

  • I was at a TV show recording some 12 years ago. Where they told us that a women by the name Polly Jean wold perform. My girlfriend at the time just loved PJ Harvey, little did I understand that they where the same person . . Maybe that's why she left me LOL

  • out of tune much? yeah lyrics are good, tune is different, mix of minor and major, but it is just...annoying

  • @GeozzaDrum yeah its the occasional bit of atonality that adds to the tension...so if you feel slightly annoyed then im sure that was the intention :-) ken?

  • I'd heard Adele's songs before on the radio and stuff, so for me she's nothing new. But PJ Harvey! I admit I only decided to check out her songs BECAUSE of her Mercury Prize win (and I LOVE her sound) so for me her win is a blessing to my ears, and it's probably well deserved from what I heard here.

  • We are enjoying on her Prag's gig. -Beatjery-

  • A worthy winner.. and she has stood the test of time.. we will see if Adele lasts as long.. Sheela na Gig.. great exhibitionist!! love it

  • Thank god we still have innovators such as PJ

  • @lordtuck39 and don't even get me started on all the bands and "artists" playing Glee songs...

  • @lordtuck39 rings a bell... isn't there a new kid, this bob something, who made a song about them?? "how does it feel..." something like that, dunno. Anyway, I hated his voice, sounded too much like a The Tallest Man on Earth wannabe

  • PJ Harvey is making music that is politically engaged. She is one of the few doing so these days. Whether or not that deserves some prize is for me beside the point so if you like prizes just for the sake of them, yes, Adele should have won...

  • Hahahaha i love reading comments on this video such as "i though she was some cool upcoming new artist" or "she's a wannabe"... Go get musically educated, PJ's a true artist, just try listening to "Good Fortune" and you'll see you probably knew it and liked it but didn't know it was hers. I love Adele, i was listening to 21 about an hour ago, but she's nothing new... I can see PJ as the next Patti Smith, playing on for ages till she dies and always coming up with good stuff

  • @maximopi - I heard this up and coming new band the other day, that were quite good but sounded like a bit of a sixties rip off. I think they were called The Rolling Stones or something.......

  • Trying so hard to like her, but she just comes across as a fake to me. For example, why does she sing in that pseudo-American accent? Fully appreciate the technical quality demonstrated, but the overall effect for me is bland. The emotions are not engaged.

  • @averilleX Try to hear stuff like come on billy , this is love , good fortune. Also check out some stuff she had the chance to sing such as Mark Lanegan's 'Hit the city'.

    Once you do that get your sorry ass back here , apology and hide in a cave for the rest of your life.

  • @RoyalSlaughter Ain't that just the attitude that causes problems in the world? We all have to agree, have the same tastes, think the same ... or else! One has to be RIGHT, another WRONG. Then it will come down to who is the STRONGEST .. they will WIN. Appreciate this is a fan site and and normally wouldn't dream of provoking fans, but when someone's coming forward as a "spokesperson" on the massive subject of war, I felt need to comment.

  • Adele is a contrived Brit school brat.

  • @the77punks God, I'm sick of people criticizing musicians for where or how they grew up. I don't like Adele because her music's boring and uninventive, but I don't give two shits which school she went to!

  • Que tiene que ver el viejo ese en el video no entiendo.

  • that old guy at the start owns ass

  • Why do haters spend their time to show how stupid they are ? Come on, just read her lyrics, you don't even have to listen to her to understand she's a genius, Adele's great of course, but PJ is a queen.

  • I find this Harvey track quite reticent of Danielle Dax (female performer/songwriter in the 80s).P j Harvey is not a commercial artist, she experiments and explores her psyche through her creative medium which is of course music.Much the same way a fine artist does. Why everyone is arguing and comparing her with Adele is like saying that Francis Bacon's art was better than Monet's? This is not politics or football teams, its what makes us feel something bla bla

  • PJ Harvey isn't someone you listen to just once before making up your mind. Many of her songs take several listens before they either click with you or otherwise.This studio version of LES is not the greatest. Much better live version of the song is here:

    watch?v=qGlbVPdxC60

  • Comment removed

  • Comment removed

  • @naghoumette you're ruining the music. go to adele video and while she cries about her ex, you should cry because she didn't won this.

    I don't want to be mean or something. Every artist has the reason to win. and I think PJ Harvey deserved the award because of her music and lyrics. So, enjoy the music or cry.

  • @thechoopacabra i only came her to see to whom adele lost. and it's not all crying songs by the way. it's the voice that makes her that great.

  • @naghoumette I can't see how anyone would rather listen to a generic bore with a TECHNICALLY good voice than an inspiring, unique, passionate, creative intelligent individual.

  • @the77punks how dare you say adele isn't a passionate person, you do realise her songs are about her own experience. Adele is kiscking ass on the charts for a reason, she's the best. So just deal with it.

  • @naghoumette how about yourself

  • @weirdo033 no, may be a pj harvey fan, i hope you're one of them

  • Watched and listened it. Didn't like it. Will never watch it again. :)

  • PJ Harvey.Music for middle class bed wetters.

  • adele is just some fat slut that gets dumped because shes fat, everyone that thinks adele was robbed are exactly the problem we have in the music industry. Original music that takes actual talent to make like this is being looked passed, and instead there are a bunch of cunts that like that generic shit that's churnded out by today's 'pop' artists. it makes me sick.

    atleast mercury are awarding proper artists, a reassuring nod in otherwise desperate tomes.

  • @93Js08 hahahaha Lad :D

  • The Mercury Prize is awarded for musical artistry, not popularity, not quality of voice. PJ Harvey is an artist, not just a singer. I haven't heard this album but know from her back catalogue that she is a diverse and musically interesting performer... unlike Adele, who can sing very well but has brought nothing new to the table. Good on the Mercury lot for continuing to champion intelligence and artistry.

  • Oh god , I'm sick of listening to people saying Adele was robbed. P J Harvey began before Adele was even born ,and is one of the most influential and original artists of the generation. Adele is a good singer but there's nothing new or particularly interesting here.

    Fuck off and watch X factor all you PJ haters, and leave the real music to people that are slightly less intellectually challenged than yourselves.

  • @lordtuck39

    i like both artists , pj desereved to win but why cant you praise polly without slagging someone else ?

  • @Grange34 I wasn't actually slagging Adele off,(unlike the guy above that called her a fat slut!). I just said that I didn't think her music is particularly new or interesting . I do think she is a good singer , but there's loads of people who have come on youtube to check out P J for the first time ,and then slag her off after a 20 second listen.

  • @lordtuck39 Agreed. Adele can sing but she is so generic and samey, plus her songs get played to death and people get bored. I call it Leona Lewis syndrome. Lovely voice but has the stage presence of the last brussel sprout left over from christmas dinner. PJ has been around for years and continues to make good music. Fair play to her!

  • @lordtuck39 Agree with you 100% :D

  • @lordtuck39 you said it! :)

  • @lordtuck39 agree with you on everything except...I love X Factor xD

  • @lordtuck39 Great comment.Spot on. X Factor does my head in. Its for sheep & kids! Cant believe people getting so wrapped up in shit.Id rather take an acid bath!

  • @lordtuck39 You're my hero :)

  • @MariaRazzful ha ha , I'm just sick of the whingers . The Mercury prize is for musical artistry, NOT singing. There's loads of other competitions for that .

  • great video

  • im sorry for being a hater on this video.. but i really don't see how she won to be honest... mercury prizes have always gone to weird artists but i mean adele should've won it because she can actually sing with emotion.. something this artist is severely lacking

  • @TehRoobz I love Adele too but people need to realise that music is subjective and that just because an album sells 10m it doesn't mean it deserves to win the prize. PJ Harvey has been around for ages, If you don't like her music that's fine but don't be so dumb.

  • @TehRoobz I love Adele as well but I think that PJ Harvey's CD is far superior, more nuanced and pure. I was a bit surprised that Adele was even nominated. She's a lovely singer but her songs without that wonderful, expressive voice would not stand up nearly as well as they do in their current incarnation.

  • she beat Adele?

  • Comment removed

  • well done Polly! I'm so glad, I love your work. Your music makes me feel good inside (and I'm not saying as a Madonna fan!, although I am at points...)

    I've been a fan of yours since Dry. Keep going please, you are incredible. xx

  • ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Here I was thinking, oh she must be one those amazing upcoming artists. Adele was robbed!

  • @mickyb17 Hahahaah, upcoming artists. Try listening to anything but the radio kid.

  • @strobelight52 was trying my luck x

  • People complaining about Polly winning are so funny! Talk about bitter! lol

  • imma join in with the pj hating, i thought id give it a go cos she won an award and that, but this is just shite really isn't it?

  • @drlionmask looool haha! i'm struggling to like it myself!

  • are you kidding me, THIS won from Adele ?!?!

  • Is she actually tone deaf or was this just an "effect" she was going for?

  • Those who voted for this must have been oncoke orweed orcrack or something.

  • Those who voted for this must have been on coke or weed or crack or something.

  • cant believe i listened to more than 2 minutes of this lol.

  • A couragious album and deserved winner of the Mercury Prize

  • what the actual fuck is this its just a wannabe of so many different bands and other artists

  • @jsvilla111 She's 42 years old and has been been recording music since the 80s she's been their long before all the recent artists you think she copied.

  • Omfg How the Fuuu did this win the Mercury prize? she isnt even worthy to Listen to Freddy let stand own a prize with her name on it TWICE!

  • Comment removed

  • @mihirantha bitch, please...... hardly.

  • Why have people come to this page to moan about the Mercury prize, go do something constructive

  • Expected rubbish, not bad tho, quite like it,

  • meh, I'm going to listen to rolling in the deep, bye :)

  • Comment removed

  • Comment removed

  • Amazing! , England's done, wake up F.F.S. !

  • how can this crap beat adele???????

  • wtf is this shit

    how it win

  • @00dude3 you'll never know

  • It would seem I'm in the great minority that thinks that PJ Harvey and her Mercury Winning Albums are overated. Subject matter rather than sheer quality won it for her. Why does the best album rarely win because of their anonymity to the wider audience (ahem King Creosote/John Hopkins). The Mercury has become a farce. It can redeem itself if it were to give next years award to Laura Marling (if here upcoming album is anything like her previous two). Elbow would be the only justified retainers...

  • ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Can't believe she won

  • Congratulations! Totally deserved to Win! <3

  • Congrats on winning the Mercury prize :)

  • Comment removed

  • mexico

  • Who is the guy reading at the start and end of the video??

  • I could imagine this being played by an enormous marching band.

  • Art through sound :) x Love it x

  • Just adore this this!

    Totally compelling!!!!

    Keep listening and have now bought album.

    Good luck with the Mercuries Polly, love

  • Comment removed

  • i don't wanna be a crappy housewhife

  • Come to Morocco , you have a lot of fans here

    Let Morocco shake

  • I saw Pj last weekend,And I can say I fell in love with her all over again..She is awesome live and this track had me dumbstruck..

Loading...
Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more