Love and War with Spoken Word Artist Andrea Gibson

[goblue44fyi]

I used to think that music needed background music but I was wrong, this is music, this is inspiration, this is art

[SargeTheFourth]

For anyone that's wondering, the song that plays in the background during the first poem is 'Window' by the Album Leaf.

[wolfbiter4]

I think there are 5 people who need to re-watch this. There is no way anyone could dislike something so powerful.

[VvKaylaKhaosvV]

She is so incredibly amazing! I love her soooooooo much!

[jemisterrr]

I have goosebumps. She is beyond amazing. Inspiration. Perfection.

[chaneldiorizi]

WHO would dislike this?? Perfection!

[WhiteLaceBlackRibbon]

brilliant!!!



[nuramber]

I like her style of performing , i think its something i would do

[nuramber]

nothing to give :')

[acostacontra]

I just love her.

[learningvids]

Just discovered Andrea today through a friend. I am totally in love...

[JennaD14]

she is so beautiful and incredible

[Nomming]

"I Do' always makes me cry. Always.

[amandadawn74]

Love love love this!!!!

[ElTalonDude]

Dalles80... I pity you. Too bad i cant open your eyes to true art.

[BlameJuliet]

Who else wants to slap those 5 people who disliked this?

[eclipseofmyheart42]

I just went through admiration, tears, and all-out no-stops joy. Thank you.

[FioreCampo]

What is the name of the first poem? I need to learn it.

[cainy848]

@FioreCampo Say Yes

[allijxn]

@FioreCampo 'Say Yes'

[jonahharper]

I don't think there has ever been anything that can make me cry almost instantly. Seriously. And I don't really cry. Good lord.

[Staystop]

Shes awesome. But god, she's missing boobs!

[nolwennrenault]

@Staystop

No she's not, you can be a she and be flat-chested, just as you can be a he with boobs, and all of the in-betweens :)

[Sexyambrosia696969]

The 5 people who have disliked this must have something seriously wrong with them and need to get checked out!!! Andrea Gibson is the best ever...I was just introduced to her but have fallen in love and am not addicted to her poems!!!

[tlp8379]

Love Love Love you!!!

[papasweet90]

MusicalPhilosopher did you seriously compare Andrea Gibson to Justin Bieber?

[XoxoBeautyMarked]

whats the first on call?

[HiddenRefugeDarkFire]

@XoxoBeautyMarked it's called SAY YES

[wheatbeaver]

i think i'm in love with her

[Sa7o0ori]

is this a guy ?

[Dumbooo8]

@Sa7o0ori no its a girl .

[AEtherBreather]

@Dumbooo8 @Sa7o0ori

actually, if you ask her, she's kinda both.

[MusicalPhilosopher]

Justin Beiber is a pretty good rapper.

[catz245]

@MusicalPhilosopher Go away. Thank you.

[Dewlover33]

makes me cry

[UNIVERSITYHI]

Masterful

[Bringpatsithehorizon]

five people are douche bags

[rentxisxlifex]

the world needs more andrea gibsons... it would be a better place

[chuzhoi762]

What the everloving fuck is this hippie bullshit?

[siroreo]

does any one know the name of the first poem she does or a place to get the lyrics?

[Nilshaira3]

@siroreo The first poem is called "Say Yes"

[johnsgirl141]

she has passion for what she is saying, that i admire, her words on the other hand don't gain my appreciation

[RedHighHeels777]

a rollercoaster of emotions and images. i'm moved and in tears. thank you.

[cc1230000]

this

 .. this im in love

[CirqueFREAK333]

She reminds me of Shane from The L Word

[greenthing22]

i listen to this in the hopes that her rhythms and beauty will permeate into my mind and I can borrow it for a while to give a skeleton to all these feelings i have inside. so beautiful

[awkwardmehgen]

<3 amazingggggggg

[surfingdrummer08]

thats a girl....?

[anotsoquietmind]

"I can't get off this stage without being gay!"

Love love love Andrea Gibson. Sometimes I feel like I can't breathe when I listen to the words.

I've heard 'For Eli' a hundred times, and it's always hit me, but this time I burst into tears. Thank you, Andrea.

[destinyjns]

How can you NOT like Andrea Gibson? She's fucking fantastic.

[polynezianborn]

does anybody know what the first poem is called?

[cbasti23]

@polynezianborn it's called Say Yes

[Niigaanwewiidan]

@polynezianborn

"say yes"

[raynbow105]

Amazing!

[scottwallacejr]

i love andrea gibson! you are love! we are love we are life!

[ronbarba]

great message and impressive memorization.

[b2c3d4]

i love lesbos!

[HeartOfPeace23]

@b2c3d4 So do i ;)

[preciousflight]

I love her poems so much. I hear something new each time I listen.

[zombieecho]

@preciousflight And that's the /true/ beauty of art.

[DOOFSPEC]

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1 second ago

@ClaireseLippincott please tell me you don't live in LA where we have skid row with the mentally ill, mothers with children or just all types young and old in the gutter.. aside from the her spoken word how is we have money for war but not our own people. the war will go on for a while if they brought everyone back home unemployment would create the greatest depression.

[ClaireseLippincott]

Of course, that "poetry" didn't make any sense at all.

It reminds me of the films of the old beatnik era where the poet rants in front of a crowd in utterly incoherent random phrases, then the listeners all pretend to hear some sort of meaning, and everyone is afraid to say, "That was a bunch of bullshit!"

"One third of the homeless" are NOT veterans. She is referring to the unemployment rate among our veterans is 33 percent. If we want to, "Support our Troops" then we should hire them.

[downinthatgrass]

@ClaireseLippincott You are actually wrong. Just google it. For some reason it won't let me post an article on it. I'm a social worker. 1/3 of homeless are vets. So what is actually bullshit? Your comment sure is.

[wesleyharney]

@ClaireseLippincott This just goes to show "how powerful we are". As poets we have the power to scare the crap out of you, to say something so true and yet so frightening to your "belief". I help my father work as a counselor at the rescue mission in my city. And a majority of the men we talk to are veterans who have nowhere to go. As a soldier I am lucky that when I went "home" I had one to go to. It's not about whether it all says something to you, it's about that one part that does.

[artimis99]

@wesleyharney So true... I just discovered Andrea's video's the other day, and they are amazing. Maybe it's not the whole thing that speaks, but one part that seems to sing or scream out at you, grabbing your attention and pulling you in. She is amazing.

[whatsupfizznugget]

@ClaireseLippincott Actually, one third of the adult homeless population ARE veterans. She was right.

[shiine1865]

Actually - the first poem is called "Say Yes."

But "Enough" is also really great.

[rucknowel]

The first poem is called 'enough', the second one 'for Eli' and third 'I Do'. She is fantastic!

[Ebody0001]

I love this performance. Love, love, love.

[besping]

I never get tired of hearing Andrea. Brilliant. I can't believe I didn't know she existed before last month.

[laragirl1234]

beautiful