Rufus Wainwright - Across The Universe

[TimesLikeThese100]

Always <3 !

[EOUEN7]

this video is just amazing

[tsiganeli]

Ζητω μια απαντηση στην προσευχη μου!

Με βαθεια αναπνοή ανοιγω την παλαμη και ελευθερωνω το κορδόνι της ευχης μου,

για να πατησει η πληγωμενη ειρηνη ...και οι αρετες της στη γη! ελλη -τσιγκανελλη

[JamesMorrisonEspanol]

Nunca me canso de esta canción

[metgok]

Can't take this video out of my mind since 2004....It's really travelling through the universe in light year....!!!

[Kaioshoryuken]

This song is amazing, and I'm glad I found it. I heard it in Starbucks on Wednesday, and because I couldn't hear it that well over everyone else's noise, I thought it was Thom Yorke or Radiohead... lol. Still, though, this is making it onto my iPod for sure :)

[SonnyChiba57]

Was that video scene from a movie?

[PinnSinn]

Brings back many good memories

Love this song

[Fanfil1]

i feel so old! she grew up in no time!

[chickenlampbrent]

@Fanfil1 tell me about it, I saw her cover picture on a mag at the supermarket and went, "Whaaaat?!"

[111theflash]

Happy 18th birthday Dakota Fanning

[111theflash]

I liked the original and when he preformed with Sean, but this is amazing

[vongola1996]

BELATED HAPPY 18th Birthday Dakota Fanning <3

[Riobaldiadorin]

A voz e a interpretação de Rufus [e ele também] são de uma beleza...muito bom.

[WanderingSkyline]

Happy 18th Birthday, Dakota Fanning. :)

[carloselenis]

and what was improved with this? bigger budget, modern video producers and techniques, but as to the song... kitsch... shrilly voice...

[MarcoBellotti1]

The Beatles le pasan el trapo

[Sizebby]

This video makes me think of Cirque du Soleil's Quidam! =D

[zanzamerd]

she's young zelda :3

[3rdstone1]

Great version of this classic Beatles/Lennon song, no matter how good the original is. And of course Dakota Fanning was completely adorable as usual back then (and her little sister was cute as hell in 2011:s Drive as well).

Can't really believe that I watched her playing Cherry Bomb in the Runaways-flick recently. The years passes by quickly, and it's most evident how fast the kids grow..

[LuvTheBeatles4Bianca]

beatles r better

[dagirlizhot]

Dakota is so cute.

[o0MoSeS0o]

Si es Dakota Fanning cierto??

[Sizebby]

@o0MoSeS0o SI CIERTO

[ooi0809]

He 's a talented and great singer..and i like his extraordinary voice......

[Lilamua]

Wow. Wait, was that Dakota Fanning??

[RubeeRoja]

Great Beetles song. Good job Rufus. And Dakota was so angelic it almost makes you want to cry.

[Carliux001]

!!qué porquería!!

[mariomteixeira]

"Sounds of laughter, shades of love are ringing through my opened ears,

Inciting and inviting me.

Limitless undying love, which shines around me like a million suns,

And calls me on and on across the universe." ~Beatles

[lyzelsa16]

a world seen by an innocent little girl, maybe she sees the great possibility that this world can be that we adults failed to see. So let go of the worries and try to live each day with hope......

[amirajessy]

@lyzelsa16 good thinking

[amirajessy]

perfect video, but what is it about?

[hanoc101]

@amirajessy It's about 4 minutes and fifteen seconds

[amirajessy]

Hi @hanoc101 thnx 4 ur reply but am asking here about the idea of the video not the length

[iclandgirl]

@amirajessy "Jai guru deva om"-- repeated in the song in Sanskrit- means- to the remover of darkness- so perhaps, her being there- is removing the man's darkness.

[amirajessy]

@iclandgirl may be..thnx by the way :)

[iclandgirl]

@amirajessy no problem.

[SeanHMc]

@hanoc101 lol

[iclandgirl]

@amirajessy When written by Lennon- this song was - a flow of words- based on his transcendental practices at the time. I think that the girl represents one shining positive thing- in the world.. Somewhere she is the light.. and she can't look at the world the way adults do- google the meaning of the song- and i think you will get your answer..

[librante75]

Great song, great video...GREAT Rufus!! Hope to play with you one day ;-))

[Micah2706]

beatles are better

[rastarenegade]

I LOVE RUFUS-I HATE BLOODY ADVERTS!!!!!

[DaRkAntipathy]

I never really watch the video... I listen and go straight down to the comments

[sillupiiks]

One of the most charming videos ever made.

[muffincat44]

yuk- cliche

[lilmissybyebye]

I must say that I love this version much more than the original... don't hate on me

[Solon1]

@lilmissybyebye, I like the subtlety of the original.

[lilmissybyebye]

@Solon1 same, but I still am more fond of this one for some reason...

[gwenny3080]

@linggiman yes that was Dakota Fanning, not Elle, in the music video.

[a2105d]

The absolute best cover of a Beatles song!

[trollraider]

the best cover of the beatles is "with a little help from my friends" by joe cocker....do you remember ?? woodstock 1969.

[meloveyou38]

Noone can cover The Beatles, but I agree with @zenithprod.. This one is actually quite good.

[Zenithprod]

You can't overpower The Beatles, but this version is pretty decent...

[73chevy81]

Wow. This completely made me need to go kiss my babies while they were sleeping.

[TweFoji]

why cant we have music like this anymore now? =(

it's making me sad with these bunch of new generation of singers

[evigilation]

@TweFoji We do have this kind of music! It just needs to be searched for.

[sandrafloresfl]

Rene Magritte

[hanumardevil]

but i don't feel any passion... i prefer the original...

[antOniOlmL]

In my opinion....the best version 

[macamura]

great music

[baz5158]

nice

[bigspud73]

awesome!

[iluvjesusandunicorns]

Dakota is so perf <3

[LuMaltaL]

tudo lindo, imagens e sons...

[TheDanteyeah]

Its good. But no one like the Beatles version.

When i die, i will be happy because i can be in the heaven hering the betles, in live.

[lilmissybyebye]

He has lovely eyelashes. :)

[TheKasoul]

f*** VEVO

[JanekAdamek]

super song = RESPECT hallelujah too good song :-D

[CheapToad]

As close to a perfect song as there is.

[mixmastermeeks]

He reminds me of Albus Snow on the first of Forgetting Sarah Marshal.

[momopup01]

this is a damn good cover

[19andres182]

I am Sam + The Beatles = Perfection!

[yanikaulitz]

@19andres182 I agree!

[chocchipcookiegirl]

I love this version!!

[damnyourpasswords]

love Dakota Fanning

[NhatNguyenTV]

Dakota <3

[er10b]

@NhatNguyenTV I don't understand her facial expressions in this video - she goes from being sad to curious to happy to frowning etc. i think she needs to kick her cookie habit.

[JosephHuntington]

@nedyost63 My father was a chemical engineer. I texted him about your comment. He did some calculations. I'm sorry, Ned. Thank you for the correction.

[yaganes]

nice...

[Mugenadri]

Lol this guy will never be as good as Lennon & McCartney

[markciconne]

@Mugenadri No one's gonna. But... then again... who said that this is his intention?

[andreabaer1]

to katieggg100: you're an ignorant bastart, in my opinion.

[linggiman]

that cute kid was Dakota Fanning little version right..?

[bob35430]

@linggiman dakota fannings little sister. elle fanning.

[drummer4life133]

@linggiman Yep, that IS her!

[bobbywire]

hey thats dakota fanning..

[jaSama02]

I still love the Beatles version the most, but this one is amazing. And music video, oh! The hints to that painting, it's my favourite painting ever!

[stevestone07]

goosebumps! :-) xx

[JosephHuntington]

@ElevenYears: Can you make people float in the air when you sing? Until you can, please withhold your utterly tragic comments when talent is blessing the earth.

[nedyost63]

@JosephHuntington the flying had to do with the balloons. not the singing

[ElevenYearsTV]

How is this guy a singer...?

[iguanaman07]

@ElevenYearsTV what do you mean? you think he's a bad singer?

[Jordito17]

hahaha this is a really fucking good cover of the original song by the beatles... love that!!!

[FilleDeBatterie]

check out his pants

[Regdarx11]

He has the second perfect voice for this song.

We all know the first...

[1Jodd]

nothings gonna change my world ...

[jeangenie1271]

AN EXCELLENT COVER!!!!! DJ

[prettyplease21]

its been quite awhile since i heard this

[tjsbigidea]

Is it just me or did this video seem a little perverted? Like Toddlers & Tiaras perverted.

[JustJake57]

@tjsbigidea nah, it's just you. Doesn't even come close to T&T - never in a million years.

[elanorest]

203 justin bieber fan

[paganklh1]

Beatles Beatles Beatles Beatles Beatles!!!!

[46sirobwolf]

shut up! just listen to this!

[fghruyqubgs]

Dakota was the best in whole of the clip ....

[pascalocool]

This video is perfect.

[louiserecente]

this song is for the dominant in them..Nothing gonna change their world,alright..even though LOVE is at stake for it to work out!!!

[beautifulmusicvideos]

This one enters my blog! In my opinion Rufus took this song to a whole new level.

[wtfharmonica]

@beautifulmusicvideos i sure do disagree

[wtfharmonica]

@beautifulmusicvideos i sure do disagree

[shorties1c]

looks like dakota fanning is that her?

[fl260]

@shorties1c Nope, Rufus Wainright

[koendebcn]

@shorties1c yep, :) like 9 years ago

[SuperChanchito]

Dakota Fanning? mmmm interesting...

[GGNxEN1GMA]

@SuperChanchito Actually, this song was done for the movie "I am Sam," in which Dakota Fanning starred. Hence, she's in the video.

[PaulMartinMalicdem]

I love this song! I love the original one as well as this one. But one thing I don't understand is the relevance of the music video to the lyrics of the song. Can someone explain to me why she had a red balloon, walking around with it, then let it go afterwards? And why were there people floating in the air? Thanks.

[chickenlampbrent]

@PaulMartinMalicdem the people floating in the air are obviously filled with helium like the balloon. She's walking around with it because when you have a balloon, that's what you do. She lets go of it because she's dumb. The people now come back down due to some strange as yet unknown law of physics involving helium balloon inversion and bowler hat density. Hope this helps. I have a mate called Paul Martin, he's a Glaswegian.

[AtlanticOceans19]

its such a calming song :)

[96FAndrea]

BEATLES! <3

[MsDeffoMik]

This song is amazing...and yeah, almost NOBODY knows this was a Beatles song. A great one at that.

[onebigfanofradiohead]

I'm totally crushing on him - too bad he's for the other team. Lucky men!

[patomanulis]

Creo que es sencillamnte adorable esta version, la composicion del color es GENIAL...

[oecoexz]

if someone did cover, so the song is great, stop comparing with the original...!

[chickenlampbrent]

She just had to let go of the balloon to bring what she wanted within reach! A beautiful thought and a sagely lesson. What a great little actress too, enchanting. I like the version and a nice little art-hat video, nice one, Rufus.

[08beatle]

I love the movie I'm Sam. is perfect! this cover is beautiful!

[LadyWacka]

this is like walking around in Magritte's paintings :)

[sonali95]

Even though this cover is brilliant, I don't think John Lennon would have been happy.

He probably would have thought, "I did it better."

Love John Lennon and love this song.

[Djinnelgahib]

What does "jai guru dava om" means exactly. Must be some kind of hindouist prayer, i imagine...

[SoraDG12]

@Djinnelgahib its no prayer, just beautiful poetic nonsense written by John W. Lennon; the man who imagined a world without religion,

[Djinnelgahib]

@SoraDG12 Thanks for your answer. So it has absolutely no meaning?

[NateHail]

@SoraDG12 Incorrect, sir.

[ooliviaboliviaa]

@Djinnelgahib@SoraDG12 No. Jai Guru Deva Om means "heavenly teacher, om," in Sanskrit. Om is sort of a universal sound of God.

[Kath94Core]

He have a great voice, i love the song!

[blearey]

where is this filmed ?

[qooseek]

gay

[victor10mlg]

They take the inspiration of Momo, no?

[TheJpankaj]

really good work with acoustic

[FriiLesana]

I love this song...

[abbkeysman]

nice version , also listen to fiona apple's version , best wishes abb blues band.

[emilkostek102]

to jest cudowne!

[naisik100]

@MrVictoria17 Almost everyone knows that.

[TheAllyboo94]

I love this version!

[SoupAndSunday]

ôi mình thèm nằm rung rinh 1 góc giường ấm xong gối đầu lên chân bạn nào xinh xinh quá :))

" nót thính gón ná chên mái uồn !!! "

[rosannalea]

where can you buy this version of the song? i downloaded it off itunes but it doesn't have the same backing vocals or drums as this one :(

[CadrijeVOF]

Lindo demais!!! <3

[Calidaguitar]

is that little girl dakota fanning..?

[gusgda]

@Calidaguitar yes she is

[Thestargazer56]

I hate to admit it, but I love this version.

[iscreaman]

definitely dakota. though i wish she was still this age today so that she can be cast in the upcoming film 'The Passage' as Amy.

[erikals2]

@iscreaman me too - if I was that age today she'd be meeting a 6 year old cop who drives a '77 Pontiac LeMans (with an all blue FedSig Visibar on top and unless she had seen 'Smokey and the Bandit' she wouldn't know why the left front door was missing)

[Mompy0yeh]

Enunciate.

[tidus454]

MAGRITTE!

[romymistique]

@tidus454 Finally someone notices!

[Kdubslugga]

I tried.... Im sorry, not good!

[luberr99]

he does it as good as john lennon

[LOLbroadcasts]

clicked this thinking the little girl was gonna sing, lol @ my face when i heard the voice

[Muskogeee]

@LOLbroadcasts you thought the little girl's name was Rufus?

[marcosparky82]

@LOLbroadcasts

Was it happy or sad? ;o)

[meskalinmaskin]

@LOLbroadcasts You thought the girls name was Rufus?

[katieggg100]

@LOLbroadcasts who calls their daughter "rufus"?

[skadhi0sky]

@katieggg100 its a nic name jackass

[skadhi0sky]

@katieggg100 its a nic name jackass

[spacemonkey1463]

@katieggg100 Dude, the guy who is singing is Rufus.

[NlK0L]

Dakota is very sweet there...

[monrad1971]

You like Rufus? Check out his sister Martha. She is pretty damn good as well

[Musistify]

This video (particular cover of this song) make my heart burst with joy... i am not the only child carrying a red balloon for someone who floats in the sky for me (long live Leigh Bowery).... i swear this song / cover n' video was done for me & Leigh Bowery xox (3 psychics, a medium & 1 past life regressionist have made sure, in my life, that Leigh's torch light on me carries on.... it's been wild to say the least

[Musistify]

This video (particular cover of this song) make my heart burst with joy... i am not the only child carrying a red balloon for someone who floats in the sky for me (long live Leigh Bowery)