Janelle Monáe - "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)"

[Haylanda98]

This girl is soooo cute, but she's crazy good. Love herrrr

[Haylanda98]

I hate screaming, but this is the only girl to pull it off. I love you Janelle <3 ;*

[kaellamarie]

electrifying

[MrSnowWhite6]

Forever Loving This Song. Janelle Is Queen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tonia994]

parts of it remind me of Axel Rose's style, although she is clearly in a whole league of her own

[LuxuriousMind87]

How would you describe this type of music? What does she sound to you? anyone? rock? or?

[massseductor]

@LuxuriousMind87 Rock 'n' Roll

[technicolor965]

@LuxuriousMind87 Jive and rock mash-up!! :D

[MimzyKuppycakez]

this makes me think of voltaire singing 'brains' on billy and mandy....only awesomerer

[LipsStainedRed]

When i listen to this song is when i come alive :D

[abrookins2006]

Saw her perform live last night. She did this song as her last song. It was, without a doubt, the most amazing thing to ever witness.

[changez07]

legendary

[LyfeIzLike]

Nice Crown.

[popopo416]

i heared this at a katy perry concert and she opend for katy this girl can go

[realistifrenemy]

this album is constantly on replay for me

[PsychoticNeurotic]

BADASS AND SWING!

[ayajedi]

such a talented performer

[puffycurlz84]

ok she is FUCKING AWESOOOOOOME!!!!!!!

[kunamika]

I love how this song has a fun "Rock Lobster" feel to it. It's silly and brilliant at the same time.

[PsychoticNeurotic]

@kunamika Silliant :D

[ChrisKingLover]

This is my fav Janelle Monáe song !!!!

[DonAlomony]

Lol she can sing real good, but shes fucking insane!!!

[SpeekEZ23]

@DonAlomony not a "but". I like "and" better. Sounds more positive! lol

[12311Thomas11123]

shes fucking amazing! wow

[amix345]

just saw her in seattle, and this song was amazing!

[Annamandabella]

I just saw her in Kansas City on May 28th and this performance was so great, I can't seem to find a word to properly suit it. I have never, ever felt such a pull to an artist. I'm in love, in awe, and blown away by her abilities.

[TheGLAMOURFREAK]

Her whole album is like a movie. Greatness.

[pterrificpterodactyl]

The average human vocal range spans two octives. Apparently, arch androids have a range of eight. Janelle Monae is brilliant.

[minaren15]

ROCK LOBSTAH!

[piction456]

@minaren15

hahahahaha

[GTEyez]

@minaren15

HELL YEAH!!

[ptashman]

@minaren15 I went record shopping with mr rock lobster last week. (fred schneider)

[DaBombDiggitty]

Absolute love. SO MUCH TALENT.

[funkyflam]

She moves from Billie Holiday to Joan Jett.  Unbelievable

[AmandaChoin217]

What an artist that's all I have to say! She is gifted beyond belief!

[MysticalChicken]

My expression throughout this entire song = 8D

[phoenixelixir]

Holy crap this girl can SING

[scg15]

Replay at 0.00

[sundayxafternoon]

sounds like this would be a song to scooby doo!

[rameriz92]

She is so talented but with one of the worst record lebals ever created she needs to move quick.

[wwezt]

what thaaaaaaaa fuuuuuuuuuccckkkk hell no i refuse ,was that her? im in shock. that bitch aint human

[Tythemachinejames]

did ya'll hear that guitar at 2:19?  wait that wasn't a guitar that her voice... her range is....what range? She has air.....powerful voice

[MultiBlicker]

@Tythemachinejames i didn't realize i was holding my breathe during that part n i was like..damn she must have the lung capacity of a tuba player

[Annamandabella]

@MultiBlicker What's even more unbelievable is after performing on stage for over an hour to have her finish with this song and actually be able to hold that note in live concert. I was blown away at her ability to put on a live show that somehow sounded even better than the cd. <3 Janelle

[NYODDrea13]

@Annamandabella Its not a somehow.. She has talent unlike most singers today. If you can sing your live shows should be great but most singers now adays live shows suck because they have no real talent. This is why she isnt famous because she is real unlike all of these fakes in the industry

[Annamandabella]

@NYODDrea13 Your response reads like you're trying to tell me something I already know, in a snotty way at that. When I said "I was blown away at her ability to put on a live show that somehow sounded even better than the cd" I meant that in the most complimentary way. It's hard to outdo something already perfect, and I was implying that she had been able to do so.

[tiny937]

ILL. RELEASE HER FROM BAD "KILL YOUR CAREER" BOY RECORDS. LET HER FREE!!!

[rainboowrock]

huge!

[IRunLA69]

This is awesome, love it. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but was that bit from 2:19-2:33 natural? I wouldn't know if that's typical of her or not since I'm not familiar with her music.

[UnderReconstruction7]

@IRunLA69 Trust me, THAT was all natural!! She performed this at Glastonbury and she hit that high note :) Hope that helps. Janelle is amazing!!!! WOOP!!!

[MissMusicLuva123]

(: How much awesome is in this song!! Like a shiczo running wild <3

[MrFraserAnderson]

from 2:20 - 2:40

holy fuck :|

[boocoo45]

Take me six feet under but while your roses died I CAME ALIVE!!!

[illTechnique101]

Shes a Fucking Rockstar!

[gawgetter]

SHE IS INCREDIBLE! This song is addictive

[whowroteholden]

Wow, edging on a psychobilly vibe in this track. Awesomes.

[TheNewGuy03]

two words:

WHISTLE REGISTER.

holy fuck.

|the kid|

[ThePcdify]

Wow great song!!

[Roseline013]

luv em<33

[PineappleBeans1]

This is the only video I've seen with no dislikes. It's well deserved. Rock on, Janelle, you'll go down in history.

[Roboflex]

Did she just hit the G6 note?..

in-fucking-credible.

No other current artist has the same pipes and range as she has, just look the difference between this and BeBopByeYa, who else can do that so perfect? or should I rather say; who else DOES that?

[MissMerida]

@Roboflex Janelle is an amazing singer, but Mariah Carey still has the larger range

[MyEggIsBoiled]

@MissMerida Yeah but Janelle has the ability to write an interesting album with a concept, not just a set of pop chart hits.

[MissMerida]

@MyEggIsBoiled Janelle wasn`t the executive producer of this album and she wrote very few lines of the songs, if any. Mariah Carey never really had an interesting album concept (except for her recent ones which don`t count) but she did write a majority of the songs from her classic era.

This is kind of off topic lol.

[PinkNinjaMaster]

@MissMerida Isn't it just fun? dampening fires and everything.

[Bertizzzle]

ROCK LOBSTER!!!

[vidsbyseon]

Janelle came to Buffalo with Of Montreal and closed her set with this song. O M G Amazing! To top things off, she did a mosh pit dive and came into the crowd! We danced together as one frenzy beating heart. Everyone cried. it was like too great for words.

[myuzeefreak]

@vidsbyseon she did the same thing at my college in upstate new york this weekend. i was one of the people who caught her when she jumped into the crowd. i still can't believe i saw her live and TOUCHED her!!!

[nevergetthenameiwant]

@myuzeefreak Indeed, she's fabulous & phenomenal! but we need to stop acting like these people are Gods. They're human beings with great talent yes, but "I TOUCHED her," really?!!!

[MaddHatterly]

hehehehheeeeee ..... I just came alive [yea that's 4 open interpretation] enjoy.

[EffervescentFire]

Haha I'm sure this is a rock lobster sample... Just listened to it to be sure. I love it!

[NubianFeenx]

@EffervescentFire I thought the same thing.

[wepmajoe]

Does this remind anyone else of Tom Waits?

[Ratseno]

Stereotype who? Label who? True Artist....YES! Now, there are two Alboms I can listen to all the way through and that's Off The Wall- MJ...and Archandroid- Janelle Monae....real talk.

[nubihotep]

Cool, "Kinks" punk style Rock & Roll joint. Damn she's awesome doing guitar whammy bar /tremlo bending with her VOICE!

[XVI9XXII]

gotta admit, she really owns each style she represents. go girl, rock it out

[Leoheart4eva]

very adam and the ant the girls cool

[SimpIicity1]

one of the best songs on the album right here.

[FunkyWhitePimp]

@ 1:42 sounds like android 57821 has somehow mimicked STEVIE WONDER - FINGERTIPS PT 2.

[FunkyWhitePimp]

ROCK LOBSTER!! With a Janelle twist.

[EastEnd]

This was the only song that i wasn't feeling when i listened to the album but now since i gave it a chance i'm mad that i can't sing along with it when i ply the album through lol its coming around tho amazing song

[dancemankind94]

Crazy!!!

'I' JUST came alive:D

[capsuleinspace]

Rock lobster!

[durrtybear06]

i love this real music right here

[SethBalmore7]

Oh....My

(Good oh my)

[jahtoria]

the dungeon is the name of big boy from outkast's studio..fyi .for crackpills

[TANK1336]

Wat Kind of Zone Does She Go in to Create Her Songs?

[LaraCroftCrazy1]

i love this song, it so theatrical :D. It could even fit in a musical! I only bought her album yesterday and now i'm hooked.

[MuchosAmor]

@LaraCroftCrazy1

Totally agree, I can imagine someone doing crazy jazz hands to the chorus!

[amaka38]

she has some pipes on her i dont think nobody alive can top her album

[dluisboi]

I can't believe she recorded this song in one take with a sore throat O_O... This woman is incredible!!!!!!

[dizrokwel]

holy shit!

[SuperMichaelGabriel]

OMFGosh! She is pure amazment to me!!!!!1

[crackpills11]

dancing in the dungeon , thats when i come alive ?

wtf. lmao

[nubbinnoob]

@crackpills11 it's about her character in her music. she's in this insane asylum or something and they're not sposed to be creative, but she's sneakin around and doin it. somethin like that.

[sublimemg]

@nubbinnoob There are also allusions to a lot of science fiction films. Metropolis (1927) specifically.

[nubbinnoob]

The guitar and her voice needed more ooomph in this song, but otherwise i love it. It woulda been great if the contrast between loud and quiet were greater, and that at least on one of the "alive" and some screams her voice would just fill the speakers.

[87lolo]

O_O!! Just WooooOW!