Florence Welch & A. R. Rahman performing If I rise [Oscars 2011]

[Bee12Nana]

Satu kata : Merinding ! :D

[EdwardWouldNot]

This song is about an erection. True story.

[stnathaniel]

I literally get goosebumps every time I listen to this.

[CelineDionFan4568]

i actually can't believe randy newman beat such an awesome song. this is the second time he's done it. i mean, come on, "we belong together" is.... cute. but this song kicks ass.

[mysweetheartflo]

i cried when i saw her on my TV screen at the Oscars...those were tears of happiness

[eduardogolino]

THIS SOUND'S SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL! SO BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL!

[bakermakesmovies]

Literally makes me want to cry.

[lulkkas]

I really wanted Dido to perform this song at the Oscars,

but Florence was a good replacement.

[williammoseleyfan101]

I love 1:06 , the whole image on the screen and her singing... so beautiful

[Sup3rMegaNerd]

Prefer Dido but this is nice.

[vickifb94]

BEAUTIFUL ,...... chills! xx

[MhizzBiggieAnonymous]

totally broke down in tears

[vickifb94]

beautiful x

[illinois011]

Both so good....

Omg...

Too good.... GODDESS!

[TheUberpeter]

i jizzed in my pants when i saw her coming on stage...

goose bumps all over me, like only miss florence welsh can do.

[zbas9]

Her voice is amazing. This should've won the award. It's beautiful!

[jessjh94]

Such an emotional and spiritual song.. listening to this song makes me want to weep, and laugh, and feel sorrowful all at the same time. So beautiful.

[2arunout]

@MegaLongSocks They are both great. It's hard to compare their voices, as they are different, but both sing beautifully.

[2arunout]

@MegaLongSocks There both great. It's hard to compare their voices, as they are different, but both sing beautifully.

[pamelala95]

This song (and performance) SURELY deserved the award--it is far more powerful/interesting beautiful than the winning song by GP. I hate it when awards shows indicate obvious bias and politicking. This was a riveting performance of a beautiful song.

[ilmusic07]

just went to her concert in central park! this women is a god

[eviltwin38]

Her voice is amazing, no morphing to make it "cool"....Her voice is pure. I love you Flo

[eviltwin38]

Her voice is amazing, no morphing to make it "cool"....Her voice are pure. I love you Flo

[troysnope]

Florence should have my babies....they would be cute.



[Nikkii2424]

@troysnope LMFAO hahahhahahaha (not saying that ridiculous i just read it funny)

[luckyhunterkid]

WHO WOULD DISLIKE THIS??!!

[whencoolkidsrbored]

@synes5. Good try dissing American education... It's unfortunate that you proved yourself wrong with your own failure at grammar...

[shawin2o2]

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE RALLY HAS A VERY STRONG AND SOULFUL VOICE!!!

SHE'S THE BEST!

[tobyfurtado]

i love florence like hell but i really don't understand what she is singing. is it English? i have checked the lyrics with the original version and it just don't match to me. please, help, people, heeelp!

[supermassiveXdream]

@tobyfurtado

I think she's singing the chorus or maybe another version of this songs. You can never know...

[culturevulture123]

@tobyfurtado oh my god me too!! I thought for a second if she was singing in another language for some reason, or if she was so nervous that she just made up gibberish as she went along... it's still spine-tingling though, and that's saying something!

[theEmskem1]

florence is amazing !

[Othq8]

his voice is shit. they should've let her sing the whole song!

[SophieAmazing]

@Othq8 Dido is actually the one who sings it on the soundtrack, not Florence. And he doesn't sing on the soundtrack.

[tobyfurtado]

te amo florence!!!!

[synes5]

They laugh because are at USA and are gringos...the worst educated people on earth!

[BATTERYBIRD]

I have to admit, Florence did amazing, but I still like the original better, for Dido's voice is just.. the most beautiful there is.

[incubuscritter]

better than the original! very moving! SHOULD HAVE WON BEST SONG

[beautifulmind83]

Amazing performance...

[DesultoryDevelopment]

How spiritual.... how appropriate.

[eric89023]

maybe the laughing is part of it ..?

[hcdangerfield211]

I love the chord changes . . . oh wait, there aren't any. Who the hell got paid to write this song? Vamping for a minute and a half does not a song make. I could compose a better song while trapped under a rock slide.

[alexwilco14]

@hcdangerfield211 it has nothing to do with the musical composition. the simplest of music can evoke strong emotions in anyone. I think the vibe and emotion this song gives off is perfect for the movie.

[iamcarol1]

I think, who's laughing is the Helena B. Carter! Whatever, Florence makes a wonderful performance!! I love her, very much!

p.s: Sorry for my terrible English! LoL

[mrdortt]

Florence is wonderful, and also is Dido. You guys should show some RESPECT for both of them.

[ifineverseeyourfacea]

florence did a much better job than dido

[FrancescaLeanne09]

I think he should've picked florence for the original. This sounded beautiful.

[Sweetydu972M]

@FrancescaLeanne09 AGREE!

[CdPrni]

@FrancescaLeanne09 ..o yeah.... welch downshifted the scale almost a half octave.......kudnt do it lyk dido....

[YelenaValP]

@FrancescaLeanne09 totally agree! her voice is so much more powerful than Dido's

[TheFrogInChains]

dido was the wrong choice. florence did an amazing job!

[tumblegirly18]

florence welch voice was touch by an angel!

[hyoncake]

goosebumps all the way through. not necessarily a miscast with dido, but florence did do an OUTSTANDING job with this. florence just has the goods to bring to the table every single time. she is fantastic. i was mesmerized watching this and it was only for a minute and a half, but it made me watch the film the very next day.

[culturevulture123]

goosebumps

[letgo2217]

florence is AMAZING!! i was so disappointed to find out that she didn't sing on the original for this song.

[PunkChik34]

Florence is such an amazing singer!

Wow what talent...

It takes my breath away how someone can sing like that..

[Sehrishfatimah]

i cant understand a word shez singing ........

[thetrueparadisecity]

Dido was good but Florence makes my soul erupt

[johnsteven001]

I think Forence was perfect, great voice as ever and Rahman too. It's a pity that the performance was so brief

[Anoopleo17]

Check out Rahman feat. Dido 'If i rise' new music video...

[AnnWiko]

1 person didn't rise...

[Ivettecita]

For me this song shoul be winer is the bes!!

[VacantBench]

You can't compare Dido with Florence, they're both very different. Though i like Dido's version better.

[tobyfurtado]

so youtube audience:

knowing that dido cowrote and recorded teh original version of this song and Florence sang it at the academy wards... who do you think deserves the credits? the cowriter and original interpreter or the other performer who actually nailed that performance?

[Compooky121]

Such strong emotion and beauty in this performance. Best of the night for sure.

[harrypfreak101]

Florence is an angel tht was sent down from heaven with a magical voice

[Kay2be2M]

So Dido was the original singer? I love Florence but I have to ask, does anyone know why Dido wasn't the one up there singing it?

[Burwellington]

@Kay2be2M dido has a bun in the oven and was unable to fly 

[Mrajejo]

Dido's voice is perfect for the song!!!!

this is ugly version !

its bad perfonming !

pllllllllllllllz lsten carefully,

dont let Florence's love make u stupid in ur judge !!!!

[XsweetstarliteX]

looooove flo! representing brits!

[TaraAshleyTWILIGHT21]

Its beautiful, but I hated how it was only like 1 minute

[RevenantEternal]

Children actually sing in the original song, that's why you hear kids in the background.

[BPL1980]

Jesus this is some cheesey fucking pablum.

[lathik87]

I love Florence! She's the best!!! GREAT voice! :)

[Smileybiotch237]

Omg she is magical. She needs to release her own version!!!!

[johnjeevinth]

err me for one missed Dido in this....Florence is good .. but Dido would have been better

[starcrossedloverss]

yeah its children laughing in the video not the audience.

[paranoidash]

This song is not for florence....Dido sings beautifully in this one.

[alexwilco14]

Brings tears to my eyes everytime....why the hell was it only 1 minute :( Instead they wasted 3 hours on scripted jokes and oscar history.....more florence next time!

[fransuaqj]

I still don't understand WHY this song didn't win the oscar.....

[Quel230]

amazing!!!!

[cmlbelle]

they should gave the song to florence instead.. not dido. not that she did a bad but it suits florence better.. agree?? thumbs up!

[cmlbelle]

they should gave the song to florence instead.. not dido. not that she did a bad kob but it suits florence better.. agree?? thumbs up!

[Sasorioftheredsand4]

This was amazing!!!

[racheldooley2008]

I loved this. Both of them together, makes the song almost peaceful. I just can't get over how much I loved this!

[bassrei89]

i could listen to this all day, i want this on my ipod. why didn't they cast her for the soundtrack?

[bassrei89]

i wish they had cast Florence Welch for this song, she's mystifying.

[copticfadi]

The only mistake in this performance is in how short it was. Amazing!!!!!

[beatacatthegreat]

I was blown away by the performance of Florence. Her voice has taken me high above the clouds.

[DCMAC12]

She's good, but she doesn't match A.R Rahman quite like Dido does.

[irockbandtees101]

i want to see florence welch put her hair in a pretty ponytail/updue :D

[toppalfisto]

bdw....whats dat instrument Rahmans using...???

[anair1985]

@toppalfisto its called the harpeji.

[johnjeevinth]

@toppalfisto

Its called a harpejji ..

[wiseclock08]

Why is the audience laughing?

[KazWin29]

@wiseclock08

Yeahhh it was really annoying!

[RhythmicIllusions]

@wiseclock08, I at first thought someone in the audience laughed, too...but I think it was actually the little boy giggling in the video on the screen behind Florence. The one who's supposed to represent Aron Ralston's son in the vision he had while stuck in the cavern.

[coolchris12345]

@wiseclock08 when do they laugh? :)

[KazWin29]

@coolchris12345

At 00:14 you can hear something... but i am not sure if it's someone in the audience or if it's the video on stage.

[TheTutorTalkShow]

@KazWin29  Its the liitle boy from the movie, not the audience :)

[HazardousBoarders]

@KazWin29 its the onstage video

[Lumen989]

@KazWin29

I think it is the video in the back, it sounds like kids laughing

[mrsaguilera]

@KazWin29 its the video, the little boy is laughing

[69dolls]

@KazWin29 it's not the audience. it's from the background vid, sort of a nostalgia thing from the 127 :)

pretty great.

[DamianDrive]

@KazWin29 no i think it is in the song: in the original song by dido you can hear laughing kids! Florence Welch is divine, by the way.

[MrNate45]

@KazWin29 I think the laughing might be in the song like little kids!

[MrNate45]

@KazWin29 I think the laughing might be in the song like little kids!

[grimmy665]

@KazWin29 Its in the music not the audience.

[lovemedearly13]

@KazWin29 i listened a couple times, and i think the laughter is children laughing in the video or the music or something.

[mandaa177]

@KazWin29 thats the video being shown

[BridgetChristine03]

@KazWin29 IT'S THE VIDEO!!! NOT THE AUDIENCE .

[amvluver102]

@wiseclock08

I think it's childern laughing and that it's apart of the song

[jbmcintyre6889]

@wiseclock08 its not the audience its the movie scene in the background of florence... the scene is when aron sees his son its the little boy laughing!

[bassrei89]

@wiseclock08

it's part of the soundtrack playing in the background.

[Kenkathold]

@wiseclock08 To me it sounded like little children laughing like they'd play in a movie so I believe it came from the videos playing behind them.

[leene2501]

@wiseclock08 I'd rather say it's from the video ;)

[kumarslvr1]

@wiseclock08 dude thats from the video they were playing.. dont worry:)

[scitywarehouse]

@wiseclock08 It's not the audience... it's part of the song/the movie when he's hallucinating.

[KyeBruce]

@wiseclock08 It's apart of the original song. There's supposed to be laughter.

[dazza2151]

@wiseclock08 It's children laughing. I presume its a soundbit from the scene where Aron is playing with his future child. I don't think any1 would be laughing anyway.

[Manifesto32]

@wiseclock08 the laughing actually comes from the video playing on the big screen :)

[jbmcintyre6889]

@wiseclock08 its not the audience its the scene from 127 hours in the back round... its the part where he sees his sons.. its children laughing in the scene

[anipnia]

@wiseclock08 the laugh is from the boy in the film...

[nagasaki91]

@wiseclock08 it sounds like kids laughing so i guess its really from the video on stage

[desiromeo107]

@wiseclock08 i think it might be the video, like laughter on screen for some scene in the background? idk though, yea it was annoying if it was the audience

[penscratcher]

@wiseclock08 I figured out what it was. If anyone remembers from the film, at the premonition scene, he sees his little boy and hears a child's laughter. They incorporated that just a bit for the performance because you can see bits of the movie in the background

[carlypop21]

@wiseclock08 they weren't laughing. it was the video playing in the background. if you have seen 127 hours then you would remember that the scene that is playing on the screen has a little boy in it that is laughing

[Alandar565]

@wiseclock08 I'm sure it was something that happened off screen ( maybe the hosts.. it was the song for james franco's movie, after all, maybe he did something)

[Xizor159]

@wiseclock08 It sounds like a stock sound file of children laughing. You can hear it throughout.

[InstrumentManiac]

@wiseclock08 it's not the audience it's programmed laughter of children

[WebstersVice]

@wiseclock08 It's the video. Not the audience.

[mrsdarcy27]

@wiseclock08 I think it's children laughing?

[Houndofhellia]

@wiseclock08 They're not, if you see the official video for the music, he is in the process of hallucinating and the laughing is kids in his hallucination

[swatch716]

@wiseclock08 it's just the background music. it's the children's laughter!

[swatch716]

@wiseclock08 it's just the background music. it's the children's laughter!

[bitchenhitchen]

wow! A.R.Rahman is a great singer!

[thefruit8]

Dido asked Florence to sing this song because she's pregnant, and also i get the feeling that Dido is a little bit of a recluse, as she shuns the spotlight

[thefruit8]

Dido asked Florence to do this, cos Dido is pregnant, and Dido doesn't really like the spotlight much

[9967281114]

whoever sings...

yhe music brings the vibe..

hats off to Rahman

[Daphuhnuh]

I'm a fan of Florence and not of Dido, but with this song, I prefer Dido. The dreamy sound of her voice matches the song. But Florence does a great job.

[eduardogolino]

JUST AMAZING. ALMOST CRY FLORENCE IS THE REBOLUTION.

[Nicolletteism]

omg.......she really can rock out every single genre tht ever existed!!!!...tht's really an awesome one!!!!

[CaptainPommby]

Good quality!

[bahxitcha]

beautiful, Flo is amazing!

[PorroFirst]

Short and sweet.. what were those FUCKING people doing laughing during that?!?!

[strucelka]

the Florence's voice... awesome!

[Tualzia17]

This song gives me chills every time I hear it. It's splendidly haunting. Yes, splendidly haunting. As a side note, I really like Florence's dress XD.

[mariotl]

Florence ROCKS so hard it hurts... im sure her popularity will rise even higher after this awesome performance and her recent aretha tribute where she proved to be on jennifer hudson and christina aguilera´s league... good for her!!

[kuchacki]

Florence's voice is such ... perfect. I cried like a child listening this version ;-;

[Schattenspiegel]

OMFG, I like this song more than the original with Dido.

Is there any way to get this one completely?

[KazWin29]

@Schattenspiegel

I don't know, it would be great though !

[diunca]

@Schattenspiegel download realplayer, it lets u download any youtube music video and convert it into mp3

[MissMiaMartin]

Dido was a casting error to sing this one.

Florence did a wonderful job!!! WOW!

[KazWin29]

@MissMiaMartin

I agree ! Dido is a good singer, but Florence is ... magic!

[marijota88]

@KazWin29 true, she brings a kind of magical earthy tone to it....

[shoelectro2]

@MissMiaMartin it's a dido song .

[KazWin29]

@shoelectro2

Ohh yeah, i know that, but I just think that Florence's interpretation is more powerful than Dido's one. 

[ninjudreams]

@shoelectro2 it's a rahman song btw..

[Evaldas521]

@MissMiaMartin

Yes, I agree, even though I'm a fan of Dido, but I think it's bad that she's, despite creating such high quality music, decided to work with Rahman - a man who has worked with the PUSSYCAT DOLLS, and created the shittiest song for the shittiest movie in the world "Slumdog Millionaire"

So yes, Welch being lower than Dido deserves to work with another singer (Rahman) who is way lower than Dido.

And what is he yelling at when his solo starts?

[nairrajarun]

@Evaldas521

Dude dont write anything which u dont know ......

r u talking abt the popularity of Rahman...

Go check out....Do some research ....then comment

He is one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists....Check out any site....

dont b stupid

[nairrajarun]

@Evaldas521

Dude dont write anything which u dont know ......

r u talking abt the popularity of Rahman...

Go check out....Do some research ....then comment

He is one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists....Check out any site....

dont b stupid

[spkluis]

@MissMiaMartin Casting error??? she wrote the lyrics with her brother and A. R. Rahman composed the music, it was a work team, she did not cast, i like Florence but Dido's voice is perfect for the song!!!!