Florence and The Machine Performs "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

[SkottDeee]

i like the jonathon ross version better. but she is £^%*^£ amazing!

[DesecratedReaper]

im trying to find the name of a band that performed late 09 on jimmy kimmel that have this awesome pop/rock/ techno song. The band dressed up all 80s style with the lead singer being a short haired girl who wore a shiny silver jacket. they play the song at my gym but i can never make out a word

[mars1pan]

@DesecratedReaper Maybe the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Just a guess. Actually I don't even know if they've ever played on Kimmel.

[bigbumpaa]

the noisettes??

[DesecratedReaper]

@bigbumpaa nah i found it, La Roux

[jakcha]

@DesecratedReaper my fault

[theotherspice]

@DesecratedReaper probs either la roux or yeah yeah yeahs...pretty sure they both played kimmel lately :)

[jakcha]

@DesecratedReaper shiny toy guns??

[StayTheMoonsRising]

Geeze---I love the contrast in her outfits! Sometimes shes all legs and other times shes covered from head to toe! ha! Either way shes fierce! :)

[thedrunkpianist]

she would be great doing vocals in a trance track.

[thatciggaweed]

check out the XX remix of youve got the love, not trance but its a great chilled house tune, really simple, really cool,

[blatesKgal]

alsoo.. does anyone else really like her new hair style?

its so sweeeet

[karlawarla]

love it! a much smoother version though, when I saw her at Shepherds Bush Empire, she went nuts! it was great!

[m0zc0re]

Vocally, it's as if Siouxsie Sioux and Natalie Merchant had a love child! Quite enjoyable!

[iJUSThateCHOCOLATE]

I would die for her

[AmberandSara95]

i love her, but i dont think she'll have the same success in america, though i really want her to. she's more brit-indie in you get what i mean :)

[blatesKgal]

@AmberandSara95 the audience really don't look like they'd buy her music, theyre too white teeth and perfect hair

aha

[operaman20]

lol too funny! i love her by the way! own this album!

[Littlespottedfawn]

@AmberandSara95 Sucks just because I'm really sick of hearing about lady gaga over and over again :(

[phrenology888]

Oh my word, that dress is amazing! She looks like Lucy from Bram Stoker's Dracula!

[johnx1735]

Markjet2, i take it your comment was ment to be sarcastic? Florence has one of the best voices i have ever heard, i have seen her live twice and she has been absolutely fantastic both times!

[markjet2]

There was some serious sound engineering down on the album version of this song, she cant hit the high notes. Not impressed, shame her voice lets her down in the real world!

[FaultYesteryear]

what were you listening to?

[Radoria]

I just love her!

But the costume is... well... xD

[dsloveskc]

she used to be good but shes milking it now

[skyblueland]

awesome

[Audiomuse]

Oh yeah, another American here who loves her!

[Audiomuse]

I love her

[BiggestLilyAllenfan]

Whats abigails party???

[bladerubber]

@BiggestLilyAllenfan Abigails party is a play, where the lead woman wears70s kaftan thing

[BiggestLilyAllenfan]

Love you Florence but not the best choice of outfit

[pinknumber5]

I agree - it's very 'Abigails Party'

[SarahIdinaPhreakx3]

Its great to see her breaking out over there :)

[lemonhair1]

she is amazing, the best live act I have ever had the honour of seeing!

[RentHead718]

I wish I wouln't have missed this on tv!

[gazzer97]

class performance

[fanofitsonalexachung]

she is amazing!!

[KickArseToothbrush]

WHEN DID THISH HAPPEN AND HOW DID I MISS IT.

I adore Florence<3

[numanuma20]

Is the drummer also playing bass or some type of guitar?

[camiloAVB]

geat! singer!! beatifull voice

[2black4music]

when was this darn i missed it!!!

[LauDowney]

she is amazing!!!!!!

*_*

[TJLogan1]

fantastic, needs to stay here in US more!!

[ilburych]

amazinng woman :D

[Theclasshole]

Days ago I was watching Gossip Girl and Serena's mouth had something oh so familiar about it...

And it just hit me. She has the same mouth Florence has...

Anyone agrees? (You have to see them singing/Talking)

[marlo9dreambrando]

@Theclasshole i've always thought they resembled each other but i can't put my finger on it. florence also reminded me of bridget fonda on single white female, the red hair helps obviously.

[pipinapeperina]

I loved this version... I think she delivered and impecable performance of a very demanding song. Loooooove her.

[holloulaw]

Sooo beautifull :D Love her music

[carolineellencox]

Also a touch of Stevie nick's the way she dresses, another fantansic female singer....... keep the songs coming florence, cant stop playing LUNGS

[benares180]

She was only here for one day. In NY. Two in Canada. I was so upset/angry/something. Haha.

She needs to do a whole north American tour.

I love her.

If I knew. I would've driven the 3 hrs it took to get to NY.... But I had no idea about it. :/

[carolineellencox]

I love her, I think she is 2000's version of Kate Bush, whom I also love.......

[falseprophecy]

Poor Flo--her voice must be really hurting here. She was awesome in Toronto last week; check out my videos of her.

[TikaramFan]

A bit more subdued than other versions I've heard but still gorgeous. Another American here who <3s Florence.

[officialalyssajulian]

welllll, i'm proud to say i'm all american and i LOVE her.

[Latisha1209]

i wonder what america will think of flo.. <3

[snooks11]

Beautiful voice

[L1U2C3Y]

The audience doesn't look like they know how to react lol.

[jesuz666555]

Princess Leia on Acid;)

[26liltink26]

The audience is dead :|

I don't think the US will ever understand the beauty of Florence and the machine

[ankajo1]

@26liltink26 don't generalize, buddy. i love her and i'm american :)

[karatekween33]

EXACTLY what i was thinking... our minds are too filled with autotune.

but i loooooooove this! but then again, i'm just a canadians living in the states xD

and we canadians sure love our indie

[RentHead718]

I'm american and I agree. It's a damn shame.

[clairegran05]

so powerful

[BestiaParlante]

Sounds amazing. Great vocals.

The dress would be a lot better without that crappy collar.

[FxxkingUp]

Great performance... But her outfit is terrible. Besides being way too much fabric, the colour doesn't go well with her skin tone. She is absolutely gorgeous, she should wear blood-red or 'leaf-green' (is that a colour?) dresses.

[dchatterley]

I would usually say that your comment is a bit shallow but I totally agree here. She looked a lot better in other shows. Just look at her performances on Jools Holland and Jonathon Ross here on youtube and you will see. That flowy dress just swallows her and the hair looks contrived. She looks way better in a darker dress and with her hair down + she moves better too even though her vocals here are the strongest.

[xosofiaxo100]

I'm so gald she doing performances in the US! I <3 her! She's so unique :)

[razorbladekisses101]

Love her voice...but I HATE the recording of this song..I prefer the live versions

[mmmanny123]

she is a pale ass b****

[razorbladekisses101]

like she can help that...

[mmmanny123]

i didnt say she could bitch..but she cud get a tan

[razorbladekisses101]

If you are that white you cant get a tan dumb ass!! You end up with a sun burn instead..

[mmmanny123]

i do not give a fuck y does every one get so pissed off about wat i said fuck yyyyyyyyyooooooooouuuuuuuu

[razorbladekisses101]

grow up.

[mmmanny123]

fuck i was just saying i know shes super sexy...hhaha

[MandyBandaid]

that's what we call over here 'not enough sun' or summat! she's form england!

[Dougienesses]

you're an incredible arsehole. who i have no respect for. : /

[mmmanny123]

thank you

[Dougienesses]

you have an unrealistic vision of what being a singer should be, and its a bit like Brooke Hogan. :|

[mmmanny123]

i didnt say anything about her singing.and i know shes a good singer i just said she was pale

[Lewisupton]

What a beautifull women

[FushiOsaka]

She does seem really bored performing now. Then again, she's never been quite right with translating this song from album to live.

[lunapinche13]

Everybody in here apparently can't hear very well because i can understand perfectly fine and her voice is wonderful.

She's an artist and of course she'll change her voice. That's what artists do.

This is Florence and The Machine. One hell of a band with a woman that has an amazing voice.

Shut up and enjoy.

[banginghats]

Not everybody, as I said earlier, I heard every word with crystal clarity.

[hermandeperman]

The song is fucking awesome. There doing good in Europe for a few months already, so I knew the song very well. What a crappy perfomance! Shame!

[asbani991]

why is it crappy, can you analyze more and gief info's of what made you say that.

[hermandeperman]

Well, the band does ok, but her singing is just bad, especially the first minute. You can't even understand what she's singing. Apart from that she doesn't sing the chorus part as she does on the record, she does a lower version (or the back-up vocal part if you like). I think that's a bit poor actually.

[banginghats]

Maybe you need to get your computer checked or maybe your ears.

[hermandeperman]

*sigh*

[banginghats]

Well how can I take any of your comments seriously when I can hear every word she sings with crystal clarity?

[hermandeperman]

Allow me to bounce that one right back to you: how can I take any of your comments seriously when I can not hear every word she sings with crystal clarity?

Ofcourse that's a bit exaggerated, I was talking about the first minute in particular. That is still ok though, it's that + the different way she sings the chorus.

But hey, this is pointless. You think it's the shit, I think it could have been better.

[banginghats]

I never said it was 'the shit'. She has done it better in a live situation, but you probably wouldn't like that either because she is always changing the way she performs songs.

[banginghats]

You are putting words into my mouth. I never said it was 'the shit'. She has definitely performed this song better, but your critiscisms don't make any sense to me. And FYI Florence is always tweaking and changing the way she performs her songs, she isn't trying to replicate the album exactly.

[pixelbat]

Very Siouxsie like, but not as good.

[banginghats]

Well as a Siouxsie fan back in the 70s and someone who has seen Flo perform live, I can say Flo has a bigger voice and bigger imagination. She also communicates a huge amount of emotion. For me Florence is the better singer.

[dchatterley]

Well...I must say I thought of Siouxsie when I heard her even though their voices are different. Also, we are talking about Siouxsie in her prime here, not the late Siouxsie. I mean, I like the late Siouxsie too, but she definitely lost a lot of her voice and apparently the ability to sing in tune. Siouxsie and the Banshees though, as a band, blow this guys out of the water. That said, I do like her voice. She reminds me more of Sia.

[banginghats]

I liked the early Siouxsie, but for me Florence blows her out of the water based on live performances. Her voice is just huge live, in the right situation. You can't make a judgement based on one tv studio performance.

[KickArseToothbrush]

I was just about to say she reminds me of Sia!

[BritishRock182]

wahooo first comment!!! not bad. heard better but Florence The Machine r class!!