Eh. She overdid it. Just because someone uses their voice in a way to make it sound more desperate doesn't mean it's suddenly the most moving thing ever.
I so love it when a singer gets so emotionally involved in a song, their face and body distorting, twisting, and in their eyes you can see that they are '"there".
my sister just past 2weeks ago her name was candy she had more courage than any one i know me my brother and sister know the blue birds are with her now thank you
Candy says I've come to hate my body and all that it requires in this world Candy says I'd like to know completely what others so discretely talk about Candy says I hate the quiet places that cause the smallest taste of what will be Candy says I hate the big decisions that cause endless revisions in my mind I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly over my shoulder I'm gonna watch them pass me by Maybe when I'm older What do you think I'd see If I could walk away from me
The texture of Beth's voice just reminded me of something strangely specific.
Remember the fairy tale where the wolf is trying to convince the little goats to open the door and let it in, so it eats a bunch of chalk to soften its voice in an attempt to sound like the mother goat?
I never get tired of listening to Candy Says covers and Gibbons's version is simply amazing. I like Marting Gore's version a lot as well! I'd kill to listen to Thom Yorke covering this amazing song!
Amazing version! One of the best female voices I have ever listened to.
This concert is from the tour of her beautiful record (a true classic) with Rustin Man. I went to here Lisbon concert and was completely moved by this cover song. Brilliant!
Endless gratitude for posting this video, Decom! I cannot believe how perfect the synergy of the eloquent lyric & Beth's breathtakingly heartbreaking voice. She hits a nerve lodged so deep in the vortex of all beings living in the blue world. Very few contemporary singers can tap into this caliber. She is just yummy!
Ach. I saw in a garbage vid's comments section that a lot of ppl loved the cover that this woman made, but frankly, I find her annoying... Shirley('s voice) I like much better
And so the pretentious waste matter that you have posted on your channel like "Cake" and "Nelly Furtado" Shit. Plain and simple. Shit like Cake for feeble minds.
Candy says Ive come to hate my body And all that it requires in this world Candy says Id like to know completely What others so discreetly talk about Candy says I hate the quiet places That cause the smallest taste of what will be Candy says I hate the big decisions That cause endless revisions in my mind Im gonna watch the blue birds fly over my shoulder Im gonna watch them pass me by Maybe when Im older What do you think Id see If I could walk away from me
Just spent twenty minutes listening to them both repeatedly- this one wins on points- both excellent- although Garbage's sound quality is better as it's in a studio-but Beth has the scary fragility that I love
Hey everyone,
I just posted a HD quality version of this performance on my channel literally less than an hour ago.
Beth Gibbons' beautiful haunting voice should be heard in as crystal clear quality as possible. Enjoy! :)
Joe22c 1 month ago
Beth Gibbons & Paul Webb... legends.
Germancius 6 months ago
tom waites sings like a smoker, but great voicetoo
doveside1 6 months ago
Never heard of her, but then I don't listen to many songs sung in English anymore...
(@ brickle, I have to partly agree with you. This was a well spirited crowd.)
ChezKiva 6 months ago
Beth Gibbons! THE BEST!! I LOVE BETH GIBBONS! If I was inf front of her I would bow her...
CoaTLXoXoUhQu1 7 months ago 2
watching this angel with a cigarette is like watching bungee jumping....hope it won't do any harm...ehh:)
1roback 7 months ago
Eh. She overdid it. Just because someone uses their voice in a way to make it sound more desperate doesn't mean it's suddenly the most moving thing ever.
Brickicle 8 months ago
the way she sings simply kills me inside :")
cheyqua 8 months ago
I love it too much, I miss this version when I don't hear it for 2 days... she is the real thing this woman, in love with her
QQueenQQful 10 months ago 2
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@NoOneEvil "I didn't know that someone who smoked could have such a painfully beautiful voice. I guess all that was a myth."
What the hell are you talking about??!
onomatoh 10 months ago
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"I didn't know that someone who smoked could have such a painfully beautiful voice. I guess all that was a myth."
What the hell are you talking about??!
onomatoh 10 months ago
Beth gibbons is a legend
GuardaGuada 11 months ago
@NoOneEvil Only a myth if you're a bit thick.
TheGrouse 11 months ago
I love this woman.
sangueviola 1 year ago
Beth is amazing . Always was , always will be .
davemr1966 1 year ago
WOW
So moving ..Just great
MrForever00 1 year ago
I so love it when a singer gets so emotionally involved in a song, their face and body distorting, twisting, and in their eyes you can see that they are '"there".
cinzsweet 1 year ago 3
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Uhh; lmao, this isn't even that good.. She sounds like a dying mouse. What the fuck. Haha; this is hurting my ears..
allondra123 1 year ago
@allondra123 put some lady gaga on, to lose the pain in your ears....and you sound like a moron!
Ciao!
Jnth007 1 year ago
@Jnth007 Put some Lady Gaga on to lose the pain in my ears ? Lmao; I sound like a moron ?
WOW; that was SUPER insulting. Haha.
allondra123 1 year ago
@allondra123 go fuck yourself. shut up bitch on this page.
ParaParaschiva 10 months ago
@ParaParaschiva Well; you can SAY that, but, she still sounds hella bad.
allondra123 10 months ago
@allondra123 Ok. But you still go and fuck yourself. it's ur opinion and close the window if you don't like. :P
ParaParaschiva 10 months ago
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Maybe she smokes only in concerts. Helps her stage performance.
Very nice version of this song!
dancing0being 1 year ago
my sister just past 2weeks ago her name was candy she had more courage than any one i know me my brother and sister know the blue birds are with her now thank you
poolsideable 1 year ago 2
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poolsideable 1 year ago
i would marry her, despite the massive age gap
robuzy 1 year ago 2
@NoOneEvil
Smoking really will fuck with you in time, however Beth's voice was just unbelievably angelic to begin with.
It would be really tragic if anything ever happened to her voice, which is why we should cherish her as much as we can while we still can.
<3 Beth.
Joe22c 1 year ago
ghyuikolp
copine2000 1 year ago
that feeling...
rasen013 1 year ago
aleksandring 1 year ago
@aleksandring Gender Dysphoria is the shit, these lyrics are really spot on.
chh5555 1 year ago
The texture of Beth's voice just reminded me of something strangely specific.
Remember the fairy tale where the wolf is trying to convince the little goats to open the door and let it in, so it eats a bunch of chalk to soften its voice in an attempt to sound like the mother goat?
Somehow i mean that in a nice way.
blanketshapes 1 year ago 3
derekscantrell
philip54 1 year ago
ang galeng!
sleepyerick 1 year ago
ne ses ama, hastasıyım
60okka 1 year ago
@Nihonluv hahaha me too!
piggyandamy 2 years ago
stunning!
YESIAM2U 2 years ago 2
bella versión, beautiful version
andres2009 2 years ago 2
kompetente version
genial
0211undF95 2 years ago
Beth, your singing inspires me to be better.
wings4marie 2 years ago 4
brilliant ,but you can,t beat blind melons version for pure melodrama and passion
tullsongs 2 years ago
Beth...you are the best!!!! you are great!!!
engelsgeduld 2 years ago 3
she smokes way too much,but i still like her and her amazing voice
tonkanamagarcu 2 years ago 5
50's style harmony at the end. Very sweet.
2short2q 2 years ago
beth gibbons best
brottors 2 years ago
Lou Reed and Antony Hegarty's duet on "Berlin" is to me, rawer and more heartstring-tugging. Thanks to Antony. Watch it, I beseech you.
loongan9 2 years ago 2
I never get tired of listening to Candy Says covers and Gibbons's version is simply amazing. I like Marting Gore's version a lot as well! I'd kill to listen to Thom Yorke covering this amazing song!
biachan4 2 years ago 41
so would i!
ssugarpluscreamm 2 years ago
Amazing version! One of the best female voices I have ever listened to.
This concert is from the tour of her beautiful record (a true classic) with Rustin Man. I went to here Lisbon concert and was completely moved by this cover song. Brilliant!
pmclaro 2 years ago 9
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She's crazy! She's smoking while singing! Poor vocal cords!
roxanamariamirea 2 years ago
roxano mai bine taceai:)
Jnth007 2 years ago
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cccrrreeeaaatttzzaaa 1 year ago
Endless gratitude for posting this video, Decom! I cannot believe how perfect the synergy of the eloquent lyric & Beth's breathtakingly heartbreaking voice. She hits a nerve lodged so deep in the vortex of all beings living in the blue world. Very few contemporary singers can tap into this caliber. She is just yummy!
HedonisticPisces 2 years ago
Great version!!!
cinos223 2 years ago 5
this song makes me cry
dislocacion 2 years ago 7
.. love you Beth !!
Klitkomandr 2 years ago 3
Captivating.
It's as if the song was written just for Beth Gibbons to bring it to its real glory more than 30 years later.
loopback007 2 years ago 8
as if the original wasn't heartbreaking enough. damn.
merdufer 2 years ago 8
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Ach. I saw in a garbage vid's comments section that a lot of ppl loved the cover that this woman made, but frankly, I find her annoying... Shirley('s voice) I like much better
KalikaInLeather 2 years ago
you can find shirley's voice in lots of female singers.
gibbons' voice is truly unique. if you don't like it though, you are of course entitled to your opinion.
merdufer 2 years ago 7
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sure, it's unique. and her "sadness" is so contrived that it's unlistenable. she sounds like she's gargling. maybe if she wasn't faking emotion.
ifbei 2 years ago
muppet
boxerdogweed 2 years ago
@ifbei
And so the pretentious waste matter that you have posted on your channel like "Cake" and "Nelly Furtado" Shit. Plain and simple. Shit like Cake for feeble minds.
wings4marie 1 year ago
what a voice!
DerowEgen 3 years ago 6
zhaoyan27 3 years ago 13
Amazing voice!
zhaoyan27 3 years ago 2
This cover has left me speechless, Thanks Beth and Rustin Man
theCrypticRain 3 years ago
Amazing Really Amazing
lulo2049 3 years ago
Simply, WOW....Does any one have an audio recording of this? Or tell me how to get one.
sparnyc 3 years ago
I have. Just write your e-mail and I'm ready to send it to you
RaijaEugenia 3 years ago
very nice.
gmwgarden 3 years ago
how beautiful
herlaw 3 years ago
A miracle!!!
pacoiec 3 years ago
I love Garbage's version better but Beth really put herself into the song so that's pretty cool.
LoveKotaForever 3 years ago
You don't know anything...
pacoiec 3 years ago 3
Just spent twenty minutes listening to them both repeatedly- this one wins on points- both excellent- although Garbage's sound quality is better as it's in a studio-but Beth has the scary fragility that I love
chuffyone 3 years ago 6
OMG... Best video ever! :D Im speechless.. as allways in front of Beth Gibbons. Some people in here have an absolutely marvellous taste.
PS: dont watch the stupid bunny(candy)jump around for 4 minutes if you wanna hear this song :P
XmrmurdocX 3 years ago
does she smoke cigarettes, or eat them?
therussfactor 3 years ago
She can smoke because her voice stay the same.This terribly powerful but she don't need sing very high, amazing.
sergiooo27 3 years ago
Cigarette in one hand, and a microphone in the other.
Classic Gibbons. <3
STHanson08 3 years ago 10
Candy Darling lives on!!!!
MinkStoler 3 years ago 4
Beth is beyond belief!!
Pixiessp 3 years ago 9
My favorite song of all time. Other great music similar to this is My Morning Jacket their cd Aucosta Citsuca
ve1dt 3 years ago
Beautiful..
MiLSyeah 3 years ago 4
lou reed would approve! ...and propably does...
CarbonEye 3 years ago 4
...and Nico too.
assandthem 3 years ago
Amen.....
therussfactor 3 years ago
It's a bonus track on the imported version of her solo album.
leslieintriago 3 years ago 4
is it possible to buy a cd dvd or whatever with this concert????
inaviggo 3 years ago
yeh i was at this show, great band, great performance, wonderful concert! 'nuff said :)
MessianicDreams 3 years ago 3
beyond amazing
never seen it done so freaking well
except for that one live lou reed album
the one with the raven on it
zachattack73661 3 years ago 3
I could listen to her forever. xxx
avalonakasha 4 years ago 11
Beth seems to be a Midas of music.
Thorkzor 4 years ago
i love taht song...
Ferrerka 4 years ago 2
This cover is so beautiful. I felt the emotion of this song and it was so strong it made me cry. I'm so happy to have heard this cover.
bluecandyster 4 years ago 7
My God, where has she gone? Please release something again, Beth!
Thanks for sharing this vid!
ThirdMother 4 years ago 11
Que ne suis-je pas son microphone... merci Beth.
lescoutiss 4 years ago 2
This is so beautiful .. the song, that ethereal voice, that pained expression, the cigarette in one hand. Perfect!
obscurenote 4 years ago 7
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they should be shot !
wideanglesaxon 4 years ago
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idiot!
GrigolConservative 4 years ago
gorgeous gorgoues gorgeous
kisscutnet 4 years ago 2
good sweet lord. splendid.
pterygota 4 years ago 2
ahhhhhh.... this is too much pleasure
fgvmochica50 4 years ago 2
This woman can't do no wrong! great cover...great song!
trumiko 4 years ago 3
my favorite girl ever!!
WhiteTrashHonky 4 years ago 2
and I love the way she smokes while singin´
inaviggo 4 years ago
beautiful! I am MELTING!
inaviggo 4 years ago
So, so, so, so good... Lou reed by beth gibbons...
crozel 4 years ago
I love V.U.
I love Portishead.
This is sex.
UselessOpinion 4 years ago
fantastic :D
goldiecox34 4 years ago