Joanna Newsom sings Colleen at Walt Disney Hall

[blackerpastures]

I wish i could see up her skirt better.

[peoniesfleur]

I wish I could sing this song while she plays the harp. I dig the song.

[AshleyAKATSUKI]

Oh my gosh her scream!!! eeeee

[DaughterOfApollo]

I love how aggressively she throws herself into the music.... Excellent harp playing.

[VictorJhonson]

my name is colleen i love this song, my best friend's name is emily :)

[aeorta5]

its so cute when she squeaks. i just like shes so adorable and disconnects herself from the mainstream. seriously! so few people i know have heard of her but shes soooo good. what nationality is she? seems like she must have anglosaxon origins. maybe shes irish or scottish?

[lazuul]

Did this song come out on one of her cd's? or will it soon? I love this!! sooooo much!

[fruitpunchmouth]

It did! The album is Joanna Newsom & the Ys Street Band EP... it was released by Drag City in 2007!

[Gabagool]

Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band. It's a 4 or 5 track live EP.

[soadinc09]

@Gabagool 3 songs, colleen, cosmia, and clam crab cockle cowrie. not a live cd. but the latter two songs are different from the original album versions. colleen appears only on this ep

[AnElephantThatPaints]

I love this music style. It is so unique and contrasts to today's lust-obsessed society. Instead, Joanna uses language creatively to tell stories. Though I don't fully comprehend it, it still sounds beautiful. And her voice fits perfectly with it. She should continue making songs and selling her albums.

[bombitza]

@AnElephantThatPaints actually it's precisely about lust. so poetic, though, innit?

[fazthespaz]

shes a musical genius. this includes her voice, shes forces you to either recoil or be taken by it. i am completely taken by her style. three cheers for a true artist.

[Gabagool]

This is the only song of hers I enjoy unfortunately. I enjoy it a lot though. I wouldn't criticize her other stuff, it just isn't for me.

[MollyesterBlend]

this is one song where i feel it's really apparent that she used to "listen to alot of fleetwood mac"

the intro has "the chain" written all over it to my ears

[malicant123]

I love her voice. So many vocalists sound the same but hers' is her own. cool song.

[greenie247]

I love that little squeak she does in the instrumental break!

[Detaliah]

MY FAVORITE JOANNA NEWSOM SONG OF ALL TIME. In my opinion the best song she's ever written. Thank you for uploading this!

[redjeansonyourlegs]

AMAZING!

[julucha]

Amazing = pure [ class + talent ]

[cubsfire]

meh i dont really like the style

[bordersandflags]

a mix of oriental and appalachian! awesome instrumentation and of course Ms. Newsom is great.

[Stangrief]

Is that an erhu I hear at .30 (and elsehwere)?

[birdmarkets]

it does sound like it!

[thefishisout]

lovely.

[MiZiGe]

utterly amazing

[suoziming88]

I love the instrumental part around 4:15. I wish i had been there, lucky you, ellekieapple!!!!

[stggimo]

joanna newsom is a true true genius!!

[rebeca1221]

This so so so nice!!!amazing so cute

[tojupiterandback]

i love this song and love its lyrics

they are so profound.

you can hear to my joanna covers on my accounts if you like, i also made an only skin cover, but it's not on youtube, you can find a link to it in my joanna's covers.

if you'd like to leave a comment, please, do, it will be really welcomed

byee

[gougka]

Thanks to share this great moment !

Olivier from Belgium

[ashleeamity]

great video of this song!! love this performance <3

[Clickie13]

She just gets better!

Is it me or is she also gettin more naughty? :)

[MissAlyss]

I NEEEEEEEEED a live album! The way she's redone "Inflammatory Writ" and "Bridges and Balloons" alone warrants a new release.

I was at this show... and it was truly exceptional. All I hoped for and more!

[pustostan]

rewelacja !!!

[CiceroLVR]

She's so phenomenal... I wish she would tour again soon!

[ZoeAllayne]

When she did the little hiccups, they were so loud that I think a few people jumped the first time. So cute!

[bheansidhe]

I love this arrangement - much as I love the EP, I wish she'd re-record with this band. Great clear video. Thanks.

[FartyMcCrablice]

thank you for posting this.