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Gira is genius...
Caligula138 5 months ago in playlist More videos from TheKnifeWon
this man is fucking awesome
gender00switched 5 months ago
the depth of that baritone hasn't been heard since "Children of God"...where'd it go?
abortionrock 8 months ago
Never knew a video version like this exists! Many thanks for uploading.
ratdancer77 9 months ago
The riff from the lesser knowns "Was he ever alive" is very similar to this one, albeit played with more violence.
FractalBolt 9 months ago
@FractalBolt Yes it is! Is it ripping off when it's your own work? Haha. I hadn't listened to that song in a long time.
TheKnifeWon 9 months ago
@TheKnifeWon Nah, not rip off, it's very cool. In fact the bass riff from the Jarboe live version of "I Crawled! in the "Swans are Dead" live 2 CD set (and the same riff used in the current Swans tours) is featured in one of the songs in Gira's "Body Lovers" project.
Cool stuff :)
FractalBolt 9 months ago
Soon...I'll see him ]
Morveny 11 months ago
I love the way he looks into the camera. We can all pretend he is singing this to us! Really good for learning chords too
alexandrawatt 1 year ago
I love the way he looks into the camera. We can all pretend he is singing this to us!
alexandrawatt 1 year ago
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ral1334 1 year ago
his intense gaze, cavernous voice, coupled with this song is really masterful. gira has such an incredible voice. it never ceases to destroy me.
Siieveh 1 year ago
his voice gives me goosebumps, it's so sexual...
moni5194 1 year ago
michael gira is amazing. he is coming to a bar in my town this october and it only costs 20 bucks to go woohoo!!
primatona 1 year ago
Gira smiles? *feels odd combination of dread and boy-crush* :)
Timmybear 2 years ago
@ ngink
This was back in 1987.
charadeatnarcose 2 years ago
Nothing inside you is real.
Einherj1 2 years ago 4
this is absolute classic, Swans, and all the 80's underground - wish it could come back as it was back then
sh1et 2 years ago 2
I used to think that M.Gira got his style from the guy who plays the devil in the original Bedazzled film from 1968.
Dudley Moore sings a happy song and gets a little attention and then the devil sings in this deep, contemptuous voice and the girls go crazy over him.
Obviously, this wasn't really his inspiration, but watch it and you'll see what I mean. Michael is like the antithesis of a romantic singer and yet there's something so sexy about his performance.
sex6cult9revolution 2 years ago 5
Well, Angels of Light *is* a reference to the devil. And I do see your comparison to Peter Cook.
nycgoth 2 years ago
Intense.
evelinnee 2 years ago
This is excellent,just watching Gira with an acoustic guitar,combined with his powerful vocals.Seriously just draws you and makes you think.
Crimsonfire6262 2 years ago 10
how old is this?
ngink 2 years ago
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charadeatnarcose 2 years ago
i'm in love with this voice! incredible, thanks for posting!
sonictwin 3 years ago 3
I love you, michael
mzfiguer 3 years ago 7
I love this song!
mzfiguer 3 years ago 2
Stark, poignant and lovely. Thanks for posting!
sourball81 3 years ago 2
If you like this, you'd probably like Harvey Milk. Try "The Anvil Will Fall"
bootheavy 3 years ago
beautyful. Simple, genius to make such a strong song with one chord. ok,1,5 chords. Swans / Skin/ Gira has done a couple of songs like that over the years, maybe thats why i consider Swans my favorite band, though they're "dead" as they say. TRGR66
Trgr66 3 years ago 6
Amazing. Love the Children Of God album.
perpitbla5 3 years ago 5
My favorite song from Children of God. I always wondered if this song was ever performed live.
NothingSacred27 3 years ago 2
saw it at the Purple Parrot in Atlant,GA damn me for not having the footage. Technology was not on our side back then.
VUNDRBLUD 3 years ago 2
my farorite band during my teens still 1 in fact
fraterwolf 3 years ago 2
I'm going to suggest this as my school's prom song.
iain010100 4 years ago 38
Gira´s finest.
no more, no less.
ErikJoeNoise 4 years ago 6
Amazing.
edmoloko 4 years ago 5
This made my day. Any idea where one could find more Children of God performances?
SinNanna 4 years ago 4
It's just one man with an acoustic guitar, and it's so fucking powerful.
mikebaal 4 years ago 7
Top Marks!!!
Xythantiops 4 years ago
No. The only ones I have that aren't already are on YouTube are ones I've already uploaded.
I'm still impressed every time I watch this video, mostly because watching a voice like that come out of a person, knowing it hasn't been altered to be more resonant or something, is surreal.
TheKnifeWon 4 years ago 3
great!!
brasikurtz 4 years ago
Wow. Amazing footage of one of his greatest.
God, I love SWANS.
drido 4 years ago 3
Awesome,do you have more Swans videos?
ColdAscending 4 years ago