Miss Li - Bourgeois Shangri-La

[G13NSTA]

Apple? xD

[264ACE]

If you came her from Doors vote this up.

[OmnisOrtus]

@264ACE go away, nobody like 264ACE's comment

[muttamutta]

@264ACE Fu dude. "Oh, if you saw the moon once click thumbs up"... Whats up with the "thumbs up"-whoring?

(No dont click thumbs up on this, it's a question to 264ACE. I dont't need recognition cuz I know I'm awesome.)

[JohnLH42]

Apple ad for the win :)

[petsoundz1]

Keep you locked in a shopping cart, not me. I don't let people rag me either! Great song.

[zorkura]

History repeats: Listen to the opening.

GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS- "COUNT ME IN"

[Crewclock]

I found this after watching someone dance it out on some music stones.

[afcmango]

@Crewclock same here, lol.

[IronNarwhal]

Found through Doors. I'm a noob.

[theeverydayguys]

I found this through doors 2

[Ayyyndrew]

Found her through Little Dragon! I'm loving it :P

[crossya0va]

samples gary Lewis and the playboys - count me in

[ispinintights]

It's funny how people give Amanda Jenssen no credit.

[rbain007]

one of my favorite Apple commercials!

[swfc13]

is it just me who found this through just Miss Li?

[007Mosselman]

@swfc13 me toooo! : )

[TheFailedPrototype]

<3<3<3<3<3<3

[paperwhitelove]

iPod commercial... L O L.

[yourballsareinert]

I fucking hate Grey's Anatomy, but this song is awesome

[bobcat1939]

still reminds me of my little pony

[nikosthegriekos]

Birds of Lidingö playing Miss Li's hit "Bourgeois Shangri-La" on the stompstone musical tiles in Museumplein, Amsterdam.

Brought me here.

Hit those chime stones you woman! :P

[World0fDubstep]

Black ops? trololo

[MrColeycole22]

she straight up stole Regina Spector's whole style!!!!!!

[mamaott]

@MrColeycole22 and Regina stole it from Carol King! They all steal!!

[mishimazaibatzu]

doors 2

[zteven3000]

@mishimazaibatzu - Best comment.

[ashluuv2]

This is my new favorite song. Mainly cuz an amazingly hot guy I know has the last name Bourgeois! bahahahahah :D Greatest song ever!

[kelzJG]

I love this!

[xXHaloAndJanuXx]

LIKE IF U WERE EITHER BROUGHT BY THE APPLE COMMERCIAL(:

[AlexandraLindahl]

Miss li and Amanda jenssen <3

[BakaKankaku]

THUMBS UP if you were brought here by Grey's Anatomy <3

[FPSdaybreaK]

@BakaKankaku why are you even watching greys anatomy

[BakaKankaku]

@FPSdaybreaK cause i spent time with mum that way. :] and im not ashamed of liking it.

[FPSdaybreaK]

@BakaKankaku well you should be ashamed

[BakaKankaku]

@FPSdaybreaK Well, I live in europe and as far as I am concerned everyone has a right of their own free meanings and likes. I like it and I guess its pretty childish to be told to be ashamed of what you like just because other's might not like it. Its plain stupid and inappropriate.

I, of course, respect you for saying that you dont like,because free will but it should go as far for you,too, that you accept me for liking it.

[shadowihuntin17]

who is here, because he watched the flipnote doors? :DDD

[kmartrock]

It took me months to try and find this song and once I found it I LOVE IT! It's my ringtone and everything(:

[PewPewTeemo]

I look up the Top comments and recognize that Doors 2 is in and Grey's Anatomy is not...and I think by myself: Hell yeah, OWNED!

[ItsSkaTV]

does EG Daily sing on this track? Because the person who sings the "Talking sh*t about the neighbor wife" line sounds like her.

[juiceweaselism]

@ItsSkaTV Nope, it's swedish singer Amanda Jenssen. ^^

[ItsSkaTV]

@juiceweaselism hmm interesting. They have a very similar voice.

[alfredo8394]

ipod commercial brought me here

[juvebaba11]

Grey's Anatomy brought me here!

[threezy350]

ipod nano

[MrAlexDomingos]

The elevator scene. Love G.A.!

[weltmusik65]

the meredith and derek scene where this played was soo cute :) <3

[leeemm2a]

@weltmusik65 what scene? I kno that this was played but i forget when

[weltmusik65]

@leeemm2a in "golden hour" ( season 7 episode 15). when derek andmeredith were searching for a place where they could be alone :)

[weltmusik65]

@leeemm2a in "golden hour" ( season 7 episode 15). when derek andmeredith were searching for a place where they could be alone :)

[MrsPabloNeruda]

@leeemm2a - they were looking for a place to inject meredith with fertility drugs, lol. then they went into the elevator.

[ricardo99887766]

this song was in greys anatomy :)

[rowelle99]

@schultechowder i heard your on the matt and kim bro wahts up

[rowelle99]

doors 2 yaay its finally released i cant believe it

[Squ33ky7]

greysss anatomyyy <3

[LouOnlyGo]

@Squ33ky7 ?

[muyono]

Yay! this was on the new greys!

[bombtom]

this song is about the bland uniformity and exclusivity of self-isolated north american suburbs. it echoes some of the sentiments expressed by robert fishman in his book 'bourgeois utopias: the rise and fall of suburbia'.  i didn't know hipster musicians could ever write about something meaningful :o

[tankgirl20]

@bombtom It's swedish!! So it's probably about sweden!

[wasupbigchief]

This song is so awesome - I wish this song existed before the movie "Platoon" was made.

I feel so Canadian listening this song. Thank you for featuring it on youtube - good memories. =)

[nattrafik]

@wasupbigchief why do you feel canadian when you listen to it?

[realSOnoYa]

APPLE AND DOORS 2 FLUIDANUMZ!!!~!! YEAAAAAHHHHH!!!

[carlgerde]

Intro sounds a lot like Gary Lewis and the Playboys 1965 hit  "Count Me In".

[0022acc]

i am a heterosexual male and enjoy this, is that bad?

[Roflcop013]

@0022acc NOPE :D

(homophobia is overrated :P)

[0022acc]

@Roflcop013 nobody chooses to be a homo but nobody wants to be a homo other then homos you get what im sayin

[InfernoXRonin]

@0022acc

I too am an heterosexual male and this is one of my favorite songs. Is that bad?

[EpicWin732]

Tiumbs up if Doors 2 brought you here!

[Goldbloodeddragon]

@EpicWin732 Nope, already have a comment like that. Copier.

[bensalvador123]

@EpicWin732 yeah it was doors 2 .............. it was FRIKEN EPIC

[snoopi59]

What's the meaning of "Bourgeois Shangri-La"?

[lrdshrddr]

@snoopi59 "Vacations and barbeques..." seems to be that haven away from the stifling routine the middle class (a.k.a. bourgeois) feels in daily life. Satisfying, but ultimately quite hollow

[siblingforsale]

@snoopi59 Bourgeois is French word meaning "middle-class." Shangri-La is a kind of paradise. So, in the end, it kind of means "middle-class paradise." The song is kind of dissing the idea. She wants to get away from the perfect little world of the middle-class, get out into the world and take some chance instead of playing it safe. =D

[japanalchemist]

@siblingforsale Bourgeois is the french for upper-upper-upper class. The one that lives in the better neighbourhoods like the 16e arrondissement in Paris and the Upper East side. Not the middle class at all

[Goldbloodeddragon]

Doors 2.

[TheOriginalNitrox]

@Goldbloodeddragon lol, yus!

[Nova1Duke]

@Goldbloodeddragon FUCK YEAH MAN >:D

[thepartypanda88]

@Goldbloodeddragon you mean the flipnote on flipnote hatena? yeah AWESOME

[Goldbloodeddragon]

@thepartypanda88 No, it's the collab by FluidAnimz. :I

[AnimaP0L]

@Goldbloodeddragon I love this comment

[xmen123ist]

@Goldbloodeddragon

yes. that's how I found this too, bro.

[AkariLucero]

People, look up what this song even means.

[mentalproductions1]

wtf is a miss li ... ?? but the song is hot

[CindigoOScarley]

May I use this video?

[drumie555]

uhhh ft. who?

[Farkimah]

@drumie555 Amanda Jenssen.

[duckslolsexy]

Best Miss Li song ever... so far ;)

[mikurinko]

Miss LiはYUKIと同じような歌い方だね。

[pawsupp]

@Thepast2012 it's not even a band

[Tjejerna100]

vad bra <333 ;b

[myownlolter]

statics proofs that 28 of 1154 people is stupid as hell!

[jassir1316]

@myownlolter no 28 people cannot dance the whole way home

[mgs4227]

@jassir1316 no 28 people dont like this song, maybe cause they're tired of people just sampling music instead of coming up with music on their own

[maxxz7]

Should have a lot bigger hit in the US but they forgot to do a video !!!!

[californicated1]

I wonder if her music is also being used for that Kohler Flip Faucet commercial these days.

[Candysoup125]

Now this is music at it's finist

[nushkkiiiiXD]

my favorite song by herrrrr<3 ahh, gosh, i'm obsessed with it!

[ins3rti0n]

Awesome!

[Pinkappleberry5]

Gosh! this song is soooo catchy!!!!!!!!!! i love it :DDD

[TheVenanccio]

very nice yeah

[GwendolynRaine]

Very Kate Nash-ish

[jerryl10000]

Apple has good taste in music

[JisakuJ]

@jerryl10000 lol no

[GwendolynRaine]

@jerryl10000 Defz <3

[Nightlyfighter]

@jerryl10000

Apple is king^^

[vamprix97]

@jerryl10000 I like to shazam their ads.

[jack5818]

@jerryl10000 +1

[blaukrautwow]

@jerryl10000 leider = ))

[RatKrazee]

@jerryl10000 Funny you'd say that: as soon as they get a new add out, I always google the artists and instantly fall for them... ;o)

[11reas]

I'm japanese.This song is listened in japan!

make me happy!

[slobster123]

ive been looking forever for this song i finnaly found it

[onezerohate]

Anyone notice that they forgot to photoshop her foot to make it pale like the rest of her skin?

[ZennyLucidez]

@onezerohate maybe she's in keeping with the fashion and wearing leggings?

[ewfwefefwsaf]

I vote a "dislike." What a rip off. Search this: Gary Lewis and The Playboys, "Count Me In" a 1965 huge hit for them. I challenge you to listen to only the first 30 seconds and then you make a decision if the "inspiration" for Bourgeois Shangri-La wasn't "Count Me In." Folks, what's "new" has really already been done. The best pop/country/R&B/Jazz music has already been recorded. That's not to say today's music is lacking artistry, but I prefer the originals.

[BloodGlutton]

What?! it's CLEARLY an homage. That one riff from the original, which was merely a bridge in that song, was built out and became an entirely new song. Someone recognized the brilliance of the original and played with it. Monet built on Manet, Picasso built on Goya... the new builds on the old. But for you, everything good has already been done. Nice life you must have there.

[ewfwefefwsaf]

@BloodGlutton, Nice life indeed. Now, stow your rant and tune in to an era when folks didn't need to steal a "riff" to create a "entirely new song." I speak of the 60 and 70's - you'll see what I mean. Sheesh, how can anyone excuse blatant rip-offs.

[jaurandt]

this song was the key to my sanity

[brilohblog]

knew about miss li before the ipod commercial. :)

[m0nkeyfux0r]

@brilohblog

and wow! I guess that makes you a better person or something. idiot

[brilohblog]

@m0nkeyfux0r uh nope. never said it does. o.o you're the one assuming things.

[tepuchimpu]

cant stop listening to it... love it..

so cute voice.. <3

[jimmyurine60]

oh kool ipod used this song tht almost makes me wanna buy an ipod

[beaminafb]

Love this song! wish there was a video!

[ElParcero7]

iPod nano 5

[Chinky1313]

She Is The Best! I Love Love Love This Song!

Thumbs Up If You Love It! ♥

[halo2pc]

Almost half a million fews ? OMFG !

[knochenbrecher86]

Tolles Lied. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland.

[coltmanm]

i heard the advert and got it on my ipod (the song not the advert).

 now i love miss li her musics awesome

[elvin17ner]

is it just her voice or are there other singer with her????

[letsbeamazeing]

@elvin17ner

It's her and Amanda Jenssen.

[dillmon1]

Its always the bass that takes a song to the next level of catchy

[WeirdSh1t]

amazing how many idiots say something stupid about the photoshop fook up on her foot, who cares, good voices, catchy tune, get over it you sad pathetic cretins!!!!!!

[Link55t]

@WeirdSh1t it could be tights...

[fourandfive1]

ahhhh why is she gray on her face but her foot is tan!!

[Cuddlebuttonhxc]

@fourandfive1

That would be stockings!

[MrLppa]

It's also the music of the new ad "La boîte à Salades" of McDonald's in France.

[LunatheMoonDragon]

Want to see something interesting? Look at the complexion of her face and hands, then at her foot! Someone's been photoshopping.

[fourandfive1]

@LunatheMoonDragon copy cat :P she looks like a zombie and her foot looks sunburnt!!

[fourandfive1]

@fourandfive1 lol jaja im not a copy cat ...or am i??:X

[TheDeramone]

sweet voice :p

[EpicEight722]

she has such a high voice!

[AlexandraLindahl]

its amanda jenssen to ?:)

sounds like it :)

They both are good anyways :)

[lotusgirl002]

@AlexandraLindahl

yup, they make a good duo in this song.

Miss Li with her pretty voice, and Amanda with her strong voice. ^^

[72montecarloss]

lol i no

[lmfaobecuzyurmomfell]

catchy!!! :D

[tonyalva9]

wat the hell



[FueledByKass]

Miss Li is the best seriously :D

[Wulfydragon]

Wow... I actually got that many vote ups?? I'm touched.... Now i'll zone out and stare at the picture again

[aettie1]

biloute

[mikurinko]

Miss Li's voice is so cute!!

[secretchutte]

ma prof de danse a fait une choré sur cet chanson

[troir]

fuck the ipod !!!!!

who cares if it was in a commercial for your ma !!!!!

great song should be enough !!!!

[CJ090]

@troir iPod is ASS

[jflash214]

Ironically this song is now associated with the mothership of all burgeois shangri la companies in the world, Apple.

[secretchutte]

elle est trop bien

[MJST1482]

this is how i feel in my town

[FueledByKass]

Gosh I love this song so much.

[YAAYitsmariee]

What does the title mean?

[tradmusicaddict]

@YAAYitsmariee Bourgeois means of the middle class. Shangri-La is another word for paradise in common usage, so it literally means a middle-class paradise. Looking at the lyrics to the song, it sounds a though it's a song railing against suburbia and suburban life.

[SpecialFester]

Actually Bourgeois only refers to those who own or control the means of production. Even doctors, lawyers, professors, wall street traders, etc. arent' bourgeois.

[SpecialFester]

@SpecialFester

upperclass/bourgeois - industrialists / dynasty wealth (Rockefellars, Vanderbilt)

upper middle - professionals. doctors, lawyers, etc.

lower middle - skilled trades. technicians, nurses.

working class - unskilled or lightly skilled. industry workers, shift supervisors, etc.

working poor - service industry. waitors, line cooks, retail, fast food, etc.

underclass - chronically unemployed or homeless

[LcplMartin1986]

Anyone else find it ironic that this song is pretty much ANTI everything Apple stands for? Oh irony always kicking in!

[LcplMartin1986]

LMAO Apple using this song would be like the US Government using a Rage Against the Machines' song to promote the census!

[Hirosashii]

For some reason, from 2:01 at that "aaaaaoooooh!" thing, until the end of the song, she sounds like Tommy from Rugrats. It's kind of cool, actually :3. It's a nice voice.

[BOWIEDANCEQUEEN]

@Hirosashii O SNAP IT DOES!!!! lmao im over here dying

[Link55t]

i found out a bout her from that i pod commercial, now i love her! and all of her songs! thanks apple!