Laurie Anderson - Another day in America

[zoolook76]

laurie and jean michel jarre for albulm zoolook and metamorphoses

[sweetmunster]

America we found it we tipped it over then we sold it

Fantastic work!

[EuniceKathleen]

great!

[JulianBaynes1]

The composition of snow.

[hottjosh777]

I was so excited until I realized it wasn't Louie Anderson.

[lukatti21]

@hottjosh777 ouh but it is. she is using a sort of voice changer.

[Biopharmer]

I watched her perform this single track at Mass MoCA.

[naughtymachinegun]

I really like her story'/'fairy-tales', and she knows how to tell them,love this

[LaneCGMS]

.... What.

[MrSimsy77]

She performed this on Jimmy Fallon. I enjoyed the performance a lot. Why isnt it on youtube anywhere?

[luke12341234luke]

how did laurie get this effect to her voice?

[xnonsuchx]

@luke12341234luke - It used to be called a "harmonizer," but a lot of newer digital effects hardware specifically call it "pitch shifting" (when not being used mixed w/ the original source).

[tokataro]

anyone know who sings the background vocals towards the end? around 9:00? I'd love to hear the rest of that.

[garyg68]

@tokataro - It's Antony Hegarty from Antony and the Johnsons

[cvg1099]

Stars ARE burning, melting, and blowing THEMSELVES up, turning THEMSELVES out. So they've beaten us to it, problem solved. [0 hr 0 min 35 sec]

[jimmiechanga]

this is sweet

its so creepily awsome

[MrAnthony78666]

i saw her on fallon too...really cool to see smone who does her own thing, totally. not a sell out...i like this alot & i told my daughter about her...

[ramblinman111]

way different than normal music now this is shit artist an musicians of now stop to listen to we are on the dawn of a new era some an most think wether 2012 who knows we are reaching for the stars whats to come lol this song woke me up on my couch late night show at 1 or so in the mornin an i was mesmerized literally triped me out maybe just really tired but blew my mind outa this world

[memfisman]

Saw this tonight on Jimmy Fallon. All I can say is DAMN! Where have I been?

[ZRecordsKatsumi]

@memfisman same!

[memfisman]

@ZRecordsKatsumi All I can say is "better late than never" and thanks for YouTube. I absolutely am blown away by this!

[glz1998]

haha me to jimmy fallon badass came rite to youtube lol.... i want the version like on the show

[bluespaark]

Yep.... forking fantastic.

[tylerrscott]

The 21st century is begining to break away from the shadow of the 20th century.

[CrankDatSanta]

saw she/he perform on jimmy fallon and was so pissed at how shitty of a song this was I felt obligated to get on here and give anyone permission to do their country a favor and punch she/he in the face

[GonejaDash]

@CrankDatSanta if you think the song is shitty i think you're just misguided, i saw it for the first time tonight and really liked it, and it is a shitload better than 90% of the shit that passes for music on television these days. It's not a song you get up and dance to so I doubt somebody with "CrankDat" could wrap their head around it as a spoken word piece

[inormis]

@GonejaDash i just saw it too on jimmy fallon...came right to youtube...fucking fantastic

[CrankDatSanta]

@GonejaDash I left my comment with the intent of some hilarity, I can wrap my head around the poetry but to say this is a song is what is misguided. Give me the piano/accordian player and the other guy and I will play recordings of Stephen Hawkings and create a masterpiece.  Retire the robot voice Laurie and stick to writing strange poetry on bathroom stalls. Call me old fashion but I want vocal tones with my self expression. Not the killer from scream 1,2 and 3.

[ramblinman111]

@CrankDatSanta i think its different i like it lil trippy somthing pink floydish in this idk the unknown not 2 sure but i like the alternate voice or personality trippy idk diferent

[drogheda1966]

@GonejaDash Yes. Some humans just can't get a work that is even partly cerebral. They require faceless, bouncing breasts and sideshow violence in order to relate what's in front of them. Very sad...This, however, is an intriguing and original think-piece for the audience that she speaks and plays to.

[shapo01]

I think Egyptians and their youth are showing us now what days are for.

[DarkHumorist]

great song for new years

[angelovzen]

awakening....?

[ekw0357]

I love Laurie Anderson's work. She is an amazing performance artist and I can't wait to see her preform in Chicago Jan 2011! Homeland was worth the wait . . . so moving!

[ekw0357]

Laurie, I love your work. You are an amazing performance artist and I can't wait to see you preform in Chicago Jan 2011! Homeland was worth the wait . . . so moving!

[fastpicker89]

I heard this on the radio today and I had to call the station to ask the name of it... amazing. Real poetry.

[paulmproducer]

pure ART!!!

[mirandazar]

why call it poetry?

[josephsinagra]

Amazing. Hauntingly powerful.

[ajhoncantara]

And you know the reason I really love the stars is that we cannot hurt them.

We can't bum them or melt them or make them overflow.

We can't flood them or blow them up or turn them out.

But we are reaching for them. We are reaching for them.

[johnireland246]

in my opinion,its bad poetry.

[ausseratem]

«And so finally, here we are at the beginning of a whole new era. The start of a brand new world... You who can bee silent in four languages. Your silence will be considered your consent... How do we begin again? How do we begin?»

[ermaxic]

@ausseratem

What are the days for? to wake us up, to put between the endless night.....

[johnireland246]

This isnt music, its just some robot talking. Its stupid.

[jakesimanek]

@johnireland246 common man, appreciate the poetry, the art, the satire. its an obvious message with an incredible journey to the point

[hwsyik]

@johnireland246 fuck off...its poetry you dumbass...

[orlandoferrand1]

Love you, Laurie...thanks for opening the doors...

[NickCato]

Does anyone have the AMAZING version she did of this on Letterman last week???

[ausseratem]

@NickCato

With this song?! I think it was «Only An Expert».

[yoursaxman]

wow you just barely got the whole thing in there... did you trim off the first 30 seconds or so? thanks for posting it!

[epitaphforacentaur]

perfect video for this wonderful piece (looks like a flickering flame.) well done!

[ermaxic]

This is from Laurie Anderson album "Homeland" support this great art work by buy her album, now available in iTunes. Thanks for your comments

[ausseratem]

@ermaxic

I bought the iTunes Version, it's AAC 256 kBit/s and it includes the whole booklet as a PDF for an attractive price. Support her!

[aaronbcohen]

Incredible! 

[JoaoDeus]

GREAT!

Thx 4 upload 0/