She's just plain gorgeous, and she has a voice that no one can imitate! Plus the fact that she plays harp, piano, and writes her songs. That girl has talent, and she inspires thousands!
I always wonder if the other songs were filmed too... This was such a nice performance. Plus, this one in particular is almost flawless, don't know why some of you guys say she makes lots of mistakes, cause she does not
@underlinedluke she does make mistakes, but it's still beautiful I agree. You watch a musical performance to see something meaningful in a persons spirit and hear something that moves you, and I think you see both of these things in this particular performance, even though she made mistakes.
I love this video because she makes so many mistakes but never flinches over them. At the beginning I can hear her nerves in every note she plays. She centers herself eventually and by the end she shreds. Am I the only one who feels like there's much to be learned from this performance?
@MsAbigail1995 have you listened to CocoRosie....Bianca has a similar type of sound in her voice..and CocoRosie have so much imagination..they use childrens toys...one sister sings opera and plays the harp the other does most of the lyrical...they are AMAZING too.
It's as unique as you get, and it is exactly what she is going for. The way she shapes her mouth and pulls faces just to get the right sounds out is sublime. A true artist.
when I watch her perform, it's like watching a river flow .... she's a natural phenomenon that totally resists being dissected and analyzed .... but, like a river flowing, it's just a beautiful thing.
Some of the best singers have the worst voices. Dylan, Prine, DeMent, Cash, etc. Acquired tastes, but once you learn to like it you never want to live without it.
Man. Some of my friends are hipsters (insofar as that word has any meaning nowadays) and they always told me about her like she's the second coming of christ. On that basis alone I refused to listen to her music for a long time. But seeing her sitting at this big, unwieldy thing so concentrated on not making any mistakes and churning out these beautiful harmonies has made me change my opinion on her. Lesson of the story? Don't judge artists by their fanbase.
She seemed unsure at first or something but then she looked more and more caught up by it, if i could play/sing like that i would be in awe at myself for the beauty of it... i would play all day long
**(((I LOVE THIS WOMAN'S VOICE. IT TAKES ME OFF N2 A DIFFERENT WORLD. ITS LIKE NOTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD. A PURE INNOCENSE THATS NOT CORRUPTED BY THIS CRUEL WORLD. IT BREAKS MY HEART EVERYTIME 2 HEAR PPL TALK DOWN UPON THIS WOMAN FROM VOICE 2 LOOKS BCUZ 2 ME IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS WOMAN RIGHT HERE. NATURAL BEAUTY+ANGELLIC VOICE+ MUSICAL TALENT=GENIUS. I'M A 26 YEAR OLD BLACK MALE WHO JAMS TO RAP AND RnB BUT WHEN I SAW HER PERFORM, I WAS CAPTURED, COLD, AND STILL FROM AMAZEMENT)))**
@tylarenz I don't know why, but I find your comment to be compelling. I almost cried, a little. :') It takes a strong man to say such things, because I too, am a young black man that loves, and appreciates Joanna Newsom. Forget what the haters have to say.
@erikisPSYCHO yeah any1 who can catch my attention and make me listen to them, i have no choice but to give her props where its due!!! yeah, its not thats shes just different. the woman has a beautiful voice and her words and music mix 2gether creating magic almost...
I cant get over how much different she looks. I can't tell why though.
It's obviously not something drastic like plastic surgery or anything crazy like that. Her face looks much thinner now or something. But it doesn't look like she lost any weight or anything though. Hair is different. That can't be the same thing.
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I don't get it. I see all these comments on Joanna's videos saying "Well its not about her having a good voice, its about the emotion/lyrics etc", but I think she has a beautiful voice.
How is it possible to think bad of Joanna of her mistakes when you think about it. Have you ever heard a classical concert pianist sing in one of their performances of hard piano pieces. Joanna sings and plays the harp at the same time and then it's hard both to control voice, lyrics, tempo and harp notes at the same time. She is indeed amazing!
I miss her backwoods granny, mean old cat lady voice and nursery rhyme like lyrics. I thought it was all so charming and antiquated yet bold, dreamlike and wild, daring even. With that rough, thorny hardscrabble untrained voice that was somehow comforting and sweet. This is definitely my favorite version of the song. Raw, unihibited, uncluttered, no symphonies, or orchestras. Just Ms. Newsom and that sweet sweet harp playing and singing the way I wish she still would.
I miss her backwoods granny, mean old cat lady voice and nursery rhyme like lyrics. I thought it was all so charming and antiquated yet bold, dreamlike and wild, daring even. With that rough, hardscrabble untrained voice that was somehow still comforting and sweet. This is definitely my favorite version of this song. Raw, unihibited, uncluttered, no symphonies, or orchestras. Just Ms. Newsom and that sweet sweet harp playing and singing the way I wish she still would.
The conviction on this version is insane. It goes so much further than making mistakes, this is an artistic statement. It goes beyond its construction.
The word mistake is meaningless. it can only exist if there is a perfect version which there isn't. Every time she plays the song it will be different - very slightly or quite noticeably. Changes are not mistakes, just variations.
1:03 - the line (in this particular version) "the sprout and the be-ean" always reminds of how i fell in love with her whenever i hear it. plus, i cannot see those many mistakes you're bitching about, maybe you just dont know the song too well i guess.
@jrobertwood Damn people, don't give comments a thumbs down just cause you love her. I love her too, but there were a lot of mistakes here. Maybe she was nervous; maybe it was an off day. Touchy touchy.
This video is from a live radio performance. Yes there are mistakes. So what? People get nervous, they make mistakes. Those imperfections are part of what makes live music so interesting. If you want sterile perfection buy a studio recording.
@HangWire2 THANK YOU! People, keep in mind that she was alot younger in this video. This was almost 6 six years ago. Right after her first big album release. You would be nervous too, yall! lol
You got it sibling! I become disillusioned when my acquaintances ask why her voice is so "childish". Once, one of my teachers laughed out loud within the first two seconds of seconds of "Sadie".
so if the black strings are 'C' strings, that would mean all the strings between are in the scale, since there are only 7 from black string to black string. i understand that the pedals control what key the harp is in. on Ys she modulates from key to key a lot, so that's a lot of pedal work. would this be right?
If she didn't sing like a 100 year old witch these awesome songs would 10x as good. As much as I hate to say this these songs are too well written to be heard like this. She's a beast at the harp either way.
I'm pretty sure her singing isn't as well as in the album because here she's doing 2 different things at once while in the album she does the harp recording first and then does the singing afterward.
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haha oh, wow. but, i kind of agree.
the only problems i have are: she makes wierd faces when she sings, and she kind of looks possessed haha no offense (can you tag that at the end of that statement?).
Wow! Yes her voice is unique, much like many others who've forged new ways, she's playing a freakin' harp! And it's wonderful! On top of that her lyrics and vocal are all her own (which makes an ex-punk rocker gone old like her that much more). Relaxing. After a long day, I love to listen to her.
Why are singers who have not been taught how to sing made such a fuss of? At best this is shallow chest breathing, not from the diaphram. And the hype one sees about this singer is beyond belief. No doubt earning a fortune to sing so terribly.
Please can't people reward good singers and tell ones who can't sing to get lessons? Does one assume that people thing the noise we hear here is sweet? Or sexy? Or childlike? Or what?
its *artists* who r trained or moulded n fit into the media/ societies puzzlelike boxes of whatever its supposed to be ...that make me yawn! but meh..more room for the ones with this kind of taste to marvel...quote*Mainly a celebration of music expressing the whole spectrum of human emotion*unquote...now THAT hipocracy is sad.
SHe's a freaking MUSICIAN, not some polished pop tart puppet. Give me a one DIY Joanna Newsom over a dozen big label, flashy American I-dull Karaoke whores any day of the week.
Actually, I do love her voice for its sweetness. She supposedly doesnt like when people call her voice childlike, but that's one of the reasons I love it. It's just original--so unlike the crap on mtv and the like.
But i can understand why you and others wouldn't like it. It takes time to get used to. And if not, then it's a love/hate thing.
You don't get it. It's not about singing, it's about emotion. I don't give a shit about professionally trained singers, because after a while, it looses it's meaning. I love Amanda Palmer, I love Melora Creager, and I love Joanna Newsom. Some people will get them, and some people won't.
i love singers like Joanna. nice, fresh & fragile. none of this commercial bull crap where you find a sound & repeat it over and over while your stripping away your s&n outfit singing about how you loved someone (if their capable of it) but that love was void so you resort to being a ho. sorry guys, bad temper.
I've never seen anyone play the harp in my life. This is really beautiful.
turtleplh44 6 days ago
<3
garyemiller 2 months ago
Wonderfulest human alive.
Kivalt 2 months ago 2
Joanna Newsom and Bjork, best female singers ever
chessinfantry 2 months ago 2
This is amazing.........
sugarfreemars 2 months ago
....................
Auliciems1 2 months ago
I'll spout your fucking bean m8!!!!1!!1!1 Lulz
far0cry101 2 months ago
She's just plain gorgeous, and she has a voice that no one can imitate! Plus the fact that she plays harp, piano, and writes her songs. That girl has talent, and she inspires thousands!
ToriiRawrr17 3 months ago
I always wonder if the other songs were filmed too... This was such a nice performance. Plus, this one in particular is almost flawless, don't know why some of you guys say she makes lots of mistakes, cause she does not
underlinedluke 3 months ago
@underlinedluke she does make mistakes, but it's still beautiful I agree. You watch a musical performance to see something meaningful in a persons spirit and hear something that moves you, and I think you see both of these things in this particular performance, even though she made mistakes.
cappizzle09 2 months ago
I love her smile at the end. It says, "success..."
fluidchangingworld 3 months ago
i think she is beautiful and i love her voice!
hicstudios 4 months ago
7 people haven't seen The Strangers ;)
mushroomguy14 4 months ago
she looks so weird
nicanon01 4 months ago
@nicanon01 well you look weird and you're no where near as talented...
fukwatdeysay 3 months ago
@nicanon01 Fuck off, she's beautiful. Listen.
fluidchangingworld 3 months ago 3
just .. yes.
rupetseal 5 months ago
I love this video because she makes so many mistakes but never flinches over them. At the beginning I can hear her nerves in every note she plays. She centers herself eventually and by the end she shreds. Am I the only one who feels like there's much to be learned from this performance?
flatwormfarm 5 months ago 2
Wow. I have never heard a more unique voice in my life, it's so refreshing and beautiful to listen to!
MsAbigail1995 5 months ago
@MsAbigail1995 have you listened to CocoRosie....Bianca has a similar type of sound in her voice..and CocoRosie have so much imagination..they use childrens toys...one sister sings opera and plays the harp the other does most of the lyrical...they are AMAZING too.
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@JoyDivisiongirl Thanks, i'll be sure to check them out! :D
MsAbigail1995 4 months ago
What is all this chat about a shit voice?
It's as unique as you get, and it is exactly what she is going for. The way she shapes her mouth and pulls faces just to get the right sounds out is sublime. A true artist.
hellonearth1066 6 months ago
i watched this video and as soon as it ended i was wearing skinny jeans, a plaid shirt, glasses and a small hat.
SUPERSCHMOO 6 months ago
I fucking love joanna newsom.
husker666 6 months ago
strong fingers, interesting mind
hermeschbird 6 months ago
when I watch her perform, it's like watching a river flow .... she's a natural phenomenon that totally resists being dissected and analyzed .... but, like a river flowing, it's just a beautiful thing.
kd5txo 6 months ago 2
this is like my new favourite song
plugnbabi 6 months ago
Damn, that harp has some serious BASS.
theungraduatable 6 months ago 2
Joanna! Not Joanne...
bleachybromst 6 months ago
Some of the best singers have the worst voices. Dylan, Prine, DeMent, Cash, etc. Acquired tastes, but once you learn to like it you never want to live without it.
TheRepoMan1 7 months ago 2
Man. Some of my friends are hipsters (insofar as that word has any meaning nowadays) and they always told me about her like she's the second coming of christ. On that basis alone I refused to listen to her music for a long time. But seeing her sitting at this big, unwieldy thing so concentrated on not making any mistakes and churning out these beautiful harmonies has made me change my opinion on her. Lesson of the story? Don't judge artists by their fanbase.
Augmata 7 months ago 3
She's like a little pixie. I want her
gargh 7 months ago
I, too, am big-boned and fey.
Octospidr 8 months ago
love her voice...could put me right to sleep everynight...so is she like, the greatest harpist? i dont know much about the harp game..
samuelsons01 8 months ago
@samuelsons01
doesn't matter about the harp game, joanna's newsoms the greatest harpist to me!
kindofmagicmike 7 months ago
@kindofmagicmike and me :)
ThePeacefulSkye 7 months ago
incredible
420dopethrone 8 months ago
I actually wish I was able to see the World through her eyes. must be a beautiful one
Rosapsico 9 months ago 5
i love her harp playing! but im not mad on her voice
xcottenheadedninnyx 10 months ago
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She sounds very different now. You need to do a YouTube search for 'Go Long' in Tel Aviv. Her voice is unbelievable on that.
monkadelic2 8 months ago
@xcottenheadedninnyx either was i, to be honest, but after a while, it sort of becomes... i don't really know how to describe. i like it now, anyway!
ThePeacefulSkye 7 months ago
OMFG so adorable when she slurs her r's. "and you can ask the counselwuh, and you can ask thing king"
iHeartCoolStuff 10 months ago
People have to see another song of hers called "81". It amazing as good if not better then this one.
Auliciems1 10 months ago
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alexbtw 10 months ago
She seemed unsure at first or something but then she looked more and more caught up by it, if i could play/sing like that i would be in awe at myself for the beauty of it... i would play all day long
lmfviolet78 11 months ago
I went to art central last year, and there was a harpist. I brought up Joanna Newsom and he played this song personally for me. Love. LOVE.
I'm learning the harp because of this angel
PoetryAddict8 11 months ago
this song hits me right here <3
fbaube 1 year ago
I love lovelovelovelove love this.
EagerLittleVulture 1 year ago
5 people haven't seen The Strangers.
Iburndowncities 1 year ago 4
**(((I LOVE THIS WOMAN'S VOICE. IT TAKES ME OFF N2 A DIFFERENT WORLD. ITS LIKE NOTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD. A PURE INNOCENSE THATS NOT CORRUPTED BY THIS CRUEL WORLD. IT BREAKS MY HEART EVERYTIME 2 HEAR PPL TALK DOWN UPON THIS WOMAN FROM VOICE 2 LOOKS BCUZ 2 ME IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS WOMAN RIGHT HERE. NATURAL BEAUTY+ANGELLIC VOICE+ MUSICAL TALENT=GENIUS. I'M A 26 YEAR OLD BLACK MALE WHO JAMS TO RAP AND RnB BUT WHEN I SAW HER PERFORM, I WAS CAPTURED, COLD, AND STILL FROM AMAZEMENT)))**
tylarenz 1 year ago 30
@tylarenz I don't know why, but I find your comment to be compelling. I almost cried, a little. :') It takes a strong man to say such things, because I too, am a young black man that loves, and appreciates Joanna Newsom. Forget what the haters have to say.
erikisPSYCHO 1 year ago
@erikisPSYCHO yeah any1 who can catch my attention and make me listen to them, i have no choice but to give her props where its due!!! yeah, its not thats shes just different. the woman has a beautiful voice and her words and music mix 2gether creating magic almost...
tylarenz 1 year ago
Uh... yea... angels are real
k0vert 1 year ago
I LOVE how she sings "and I railed!"
Uktrayf 1 year ago
shes great at playing the harp but hher voice throws it off :/
EddieEdge777 1 year ago
beautiful, mesmerizing
gageiiiiitttt 1 year ago
I cant get over how much different she looks. I can't tell why though.
It's obviously not something drastic like plastic surgery or anything crazy like that. Her face looks much thinner now or something. But it doesn't look like she lost any weight or anything though. Hair is different. That can't be the same thing.
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"Joanna Newsom - Jackrabbits (Live on Later with Jools Holland)"
LanIost 1 year ago
So beautiful. I'm blown away.
juliancisthebest 1 year ago
I don't get it. I see all these comments on Joanna's videos saying "Well its not about her having a good voice, its about the emotion/lyrics etc", but I think she has a beautiful voice.
tastyfoxman 1 year ago 5
this was in The Strangers I knew she sounded familiar when I heard her song on that commercial
mattvm7 1 year ago
@Grado2003 im 12 years old
primusmrknowitall 1 year ago
I may just be in love with you Ms. Newsom
s1nfullman 1 year ago
How is it possible to think bad of Joanna of her mistakes when you think about it. Have you ever heard a classical concert pianist sing in one of their performances of hard piano pieces. Joanna sings and plays the harp at the same time and then it's hard both to control voice, lyrics, tempo and harp notes at the same time. She is indeed amazing!
SmartYourTube 1 year ago
so good...
obstipatiomentalis 1 year ago
her reaction at 1:28 is just perfect
MrHommeSansVisage 1 year ago
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whichtitch 1 year ago
@whichtitch Spelt is an ancient grain that traces its heritage back long before many wheat hybrids.
hlrose50 1 year ago 6
@hlrose50 i love how the top comment is about grains.
justforthesparks 1 month ago in playlist joanna + regian 7
@whichtitch
At least he didn't spell "Newsome" at any point.
Aliquote 1 year ago
Shes the most magical thing
LindseySkye 1 year ago
I miss her backwoods granny, mean old cat lady voice and nursery rhyme like lyrics. I thought it was all so charming and antiquated yet bold, dreamlike and wild, daring even. With that rough, thorny hardscrabble untrained voice that was somehow comforting and sweet. This is definitely my favorite version of the song. Raw, unihibited, uncluttered, no symphonies, or orchestras. Just Ms. Newsom and that sweet sweet harp playing and singing the way I wish she still would.
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I miss her backwoods granny, mean old cat lady voice and nursery rhyme like lyrics. I thought it was all so charming and antiquated yet bold, dreamlike and wild, daring even. With that rough, hardscrabble untrained voice that was somehow still comforting and sweet. This is definitely my favorite version of this song. Raw, unihibited, uncluttered, no symphonies, or orchestras. Just Ms. Newsom and that sweet sweet harp playing and singing the way I wish she still would.
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ellekieapple 1 year ago
Newsom forever!!!
FLonefight 1 year ago
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she's awful
BlankUberAlles 1 year ago
Every one of her performances is different. Some I like more than others, but all of them are mesmerizing.
trangiepublic 1 year ago
The conviction on this version is insane. It goes so much further than making mistakes, this is an artistic statement. It goes beyond its construction.
somerandomassguy 1 year ago
She is so unbelievably beautiful. dangit
scienquist 1 year ago
this song sounds like a nursery rhyme, it makes me feel like a little kid again.
Bulldogface87 1 year ago 3
Saw her a month or two ago in a school auditorium, absolutely incredible voice.
nzgrantpriest 1 year ago
I would love yo hear this song with her ''new voice''
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roanpress 2 years ago
CLEARLY GODS MUSIC...
OOKYDOOK 2 years ago 5
she is my idea of perfection...
bmargarete 2 years ago 38
@bmargarete totally agree!
Rosapsico 9 months ago
@bmargarete me too
MrMicErick 5 months ago
The word mistake is meaningless. it can only exist if there is a perfect version which there isn't. Every time she plays the song it will be different - very slightly or quite noticeably. Changes are not mistakes, just variations.
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cute smile but her voice sounds like a 95 year old woman coughing up a hair ball.
1969fenderjazz 2 years ago
well, i guess i never knew that such a thing could sound so utterly beautiful.
thenerocomplex 2 years ago 3
absolutely adorable.
sdhnkr 2 years ago
1:03 - the line (in this particular version) "the sprout and the be-ean" always reminds of how i fell in love with her whenever i hear it. plus, i cannot see those many mistakes you're bitching about, maybe you just dont know the song too well i guess.
underlinedluke 2 years ago
ouch--many mistakes here. I wonder if this is just a bad day--reminds you how hard it must be to play these things.
jrobertwood 2 years ago
@jrobertwood Damn people, don't give comments a thumbs down just cause you love her. I love her too, but there were a lot of mistakes here. Maybe she was nervous; maybe it was an off day. Touchy touchy.
HangWire2 2 years ago
This video is from a live radio performance. Yes there are mistakes. So what? People get nervous, they make mistakes. Those imperfections are part of what makes live music so interesting. If you want sterile perfection buy a studio recording.
hlrose50 2 years ago 6
@hlrose50 well said! people are too used to cd quality finished articles.
just shows the best musicians make mistakes, it's human.
Long live live music!
MegMerrilies 1 year ago
@HangWire2 THANK YOU! People, keep in mind that she was alot younger in this video. This was almost 6 six years ago. Right after her first big album release. You would be nervous too, yall! lol
erikisPSYCHO 1 year ago
@HangWire2 They're not mistakes it's unintentional improvisation.
ICreamsodAI 1 year ago
Naah shes just playing it slower than she usually does
GoliathanLeviathan 2 years ago
gosh would you just look at her hands
bmargarete 2 years ago
I have gotta see her perform live! I get lost in the harp and her voice is quite enchanting. *sigh* I wish I my friends liked her music.
antgto 2 years ago 2
You got it sibling! I become disillusioned when my acquaintances ask why her voice is so "childish". Once, one of my teachers laughed out loud within the first two seconds of seconds of "Sadie".
doublealufwaffe 2 years ago
metoo! they think her voice sounds like... i wont even say. its mean. i feel like the only person who listens to her music.. and loves it.
discoheaven897 2 years ago
me too
mandywhittles 2 years ago
you're not...
postsimpli 2 years ago
:c I wanna play harp now, haha, and really, I loooove her voice o: It's so unique! Tired of hearing monotony! She brings life into what she sings!
ElElefanteyBuho 2 years ago
so if the black strings are 'C' strings, that would mean all the strings between are in the scale, since there are only 7 from black string to black string. i understand that the pedals control what key the harp is in. on Ys she modulates from key to key a lot, so that's a lot of pedal work. would this be right?
thenerocomplex 2 years ago
this is the perfect version of the song.
underlinedluke 2 years ago 3
I agree 1000%
mkristly 2 years ago
4:04 She Shreds
PancakeRunner 2 years ago 6
i slept as though dead....
heeh2 2 years ago
this is music
Kitty8elle 2 years ago 5
I could listen to that harp playing all day.
cowedbywisdom 2 years ago 4
haha 1.28 aww got her finger caught on that C string there.
aww we all make mistakes there.
rogueKUKL 2 years ago
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olol she makes stupid faces while singing olololol she sux
opalshuman 2 years ago
yeah cause music is all about the faces one makes whilst performing it
Kitty8elle 2 years ago
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If she didn't sing like a 100 year old witch these awesome songs would 10x as good. As much as I hate to say this these songs are too well written to be heard like this. She's a beast at the harp either way.
Toya3816 2 years ago
what witch do you know to compare this?
parisianna87 2 years ago 2
I'm pretty sure her singing isn't as well as in the album because here she's doing 2 different things at once while in the album she does the harp recording first and then does the singing afterward.
Palafico3 2 years ago
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holy fkin shitty omg rofllcoptermoa crap thiz wuz awezam!!!!!!!!!!!
TiMo3mtb1 2 years ago
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haha oh, wow. but, i kind of agree.
the only problems i have are: she makes wierd faces when she sings, and she kind of looks possessed haha no offense (can you tag that at the end of that statement?).
peachtable966 2 years ago
so awesome to watch her play...such a talented musician.
hobocakes 2 years ago 6
she is as punk as it gets from my perspective...shes like a landscape...i love her
twigsnbranches 2 years ago 6
Whoops, I meant I'm the old punk rocker ...not her. Sorry.
skinnyblink7 2 years ago
Wow! Yes her voice is unique, much like many others who've forged new ways, she's playing a freakin' harp! And it's wonderful! On top of that her lyrics and vocal are all her own (which makes an ex-punk rocker gone old like her that much more). Relaxing. After a long day, I love to listen to her.
skinnyblink7 2 years ago 3
Its so gracefull to watch her play.
KarinsBoat 2 years ago 4
ROOOOTS !
DuduRD 3 years ago
<3 joanna
jahni45 3 years ago 2
can tell the harp has bunged up on her in beginning so its made her lil frazzled:( still she did SO wonderful as always x x x
zebell33 3 years ago
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Why are singers who have not been taught how to sing made such a fuss of? At best this is shallow chest breathing, not from the diaphram. And the hype one sees about this singer is beyond belief. No doubt earning a fortune to sing so terribly.
Please can't people reward good singers and tell ones who can't sing to get lessons? Does one assume that people thing the noise we hear here is sweet? Or sexy? Or childlike? Or what?
Sorry.
Yuck.
Bad press for the harp.
latribe 3 years ago
chill out.. its just someone's music
zrebeKDemitri 3 years ago 2
this is what attracts me the most about her...lol
its *artists* who r trained or moulded n fit into the media/ societies puzzlelike boxes of whatever its supposed to be ...that make me yawn! but meh..more room for the ones with this kind of taste to marvel...quote*Mainly a celebration of music expressing the whole spectrum of human emotion*unquote...now THAT hipocracy is sad.
sorry.
zebell33 3 years ago 2
WHo do you consider a good singer?
SHe's a freaking MUSICIAN, not some polished pop tart puppet. Give me a one DIY Joanna Newsom over a dozen big label, flashy American I-dull Karaoke whores any day of the week.
archer1949 3 years ago 4
Incidentally her singing has smoothed out significantly since this was taped. Check out recent vids of her performing "Colleen".
archer1949 3 years ago
You mentioned the word "freak". . .
latribe 3 years ago
Actually, I do love her voice for its sweetness. She supposedly doesnt like when people call her voice childlike, but that's one of the reasons I love it. It's just original--so unlike the crap on mtv and the like.
But i can understand why you and others wouldn't like it. It takes time to get used to. And if not, then it's a love/hate thing.
lambofrock 3 years ago 4
You don't get it. It's not about singing, it's about emotion. I don't give a shit about professionally trained singers, because after a while, it looses it's meaning. I love Amanda Palmer, I love Melora Creager, and I love Joanna Newsom. Some people will get them, and some people won't.
smellslikechildren1 2 years ago 68
you just named 3 of my most favorite artists.
thenerocomplex 2 years ago
Oh, god. I wrote "Looses" and I feel like an idiot. I'm sorry. Loses. Loses, god damn it!
smellslikechildren1 2 years ago
@smellslikechildren1 You can have both.
beautman1 1 year ago
@smellslikechildren1 Can someone disagree with you without being accused of "not getting it," Mr. Obama?
gitchigoomi 1 year ago
@smellslikechildren1 I get what she's doing .She's just bad at it.And the soul isn't there and she's faking it.Theres no real emotion there.
bluebow23 1 year ago
@smellslikechildren1 I totally get it
k0vert 1 year ago
She seems to be a bit uncomfortable anyway the song is awesome one of the best recordings I have found.
jaspers22 3 years ago
Had to come back for a refill.
*sighs
Incredible. Her vibrations make my skeleton feel like it's made of straw.
gmrios 3 years ago 3
BRAVO! I felt it inside.
gmrios 3 years ago 3
i love singers like Joanna. nice, fresh & fragile. none of this commercial bull crap where you find a sound & repeat it over and over while your stripping away your s&n outfit singing about how you loved someone (if their capable of it) but that love was void so you resort to being a ho. sorry guys, bad temper.
rogueKUKL 3 years ago 2
wow. this is soooooooooooooooo old! she looks so young and nervvous here!
ursulabear3 3 years ago
Nice Video !
SrNetsWalker 3 years ago
wow, we never really get to see her from this side of the harp...i rather like watching her through the strings:D
kallie0509 3 years ago 4
Tolle Harfinistin, gefühlvoll und eigenwillig.
Tatekate 3 years ago 2