She didn't seem to appreciate her fans and also she came off as quite the snob. We probably have the same politics but she doesn't have a warm personality at least that comes through. I did love this album though. Brings back memories.
It was a blessing for me to once know and hang out with a young woman who had personality and resembled Natalie on this video. Back then this was just a cool song to me, today, these lyrics could well be about me.
Every good thing i've ever known in life is combined in Natalies voice and spirit. It's almost to much to bare, yet i come back for more time and time again and i always will.
so, this song is supposedly about depression? i suppose it could be... i never thought of it that way. But after living in Chicago for a few years, i can relate to the not wanting to get out & do anything part... heck, even 100-degree Texas heat will do that to you. You get cabin fever - that in itself can make anyone feel depressed, esp. when it's 20 degrees out & there's too much snow on the ground! So i think it's a little bit of both.
Such a unique song sung by such a unique voice. I loved this song back in '88 and "Trouble Me" in '89. Nothing I heard from them after then ever struck a chord with me (admittedly I only heard what ended up on the radio/MTV), but those two songs were something else.
@rb62470 oh geez, i hope you get an opportunity to take a listen to some of Natalie Merchant's more recent stuff. she's remarkable! you won't be sorry...
Natalie was at her peak when writing music with Joe Buck (RIP). She was and still an original talent. She is beautiful and the world is a better place with her in it. What an angel.
I love the democracy of rock and roll where an eccentric woman like this can have her own unique style and shine for it rather than being pigeon-holed or even rejected in other sectors of our culture. It's a reaffirmation of the value of the individual as a unique entity. Really odd and nice song. Who'd think up such a song? Glad they did. They were a good band and I think Merchant shined more with them than without.
I like to listen to this song on drizzly days . I think it's the juxtaposition of the snappy "up" beat against the sort of "downer" subject that does it for me .
"and by the force of will my lungs are filled, and so I breath" I have never connected to a song as much as this one. I have suffered from depression my whole life. The 1st time I attempted suicide I was 7. Good thing I was too young to know how to it properly.
If you can believe it i knew a girl in college that could easily have been natalies double without a doubt. Too bad she was married but she was drop dead gorgeous.
Just saw Natalie interviewed as part of the NYTimes series. I was front row center, a total thrill for me! She dropped a nugget by letting everyone there know that when she tried out for 10,000 Maniacs, someone had put lsd in her water. She said she was so high, she can't believe she chosen by the band!
Great song and sure they can call it the official video and Vevo soon will be hear (but the way I can get around Vevo adds but I can't tell you but it's not that hard)
but the original MTV was great too. Natalie had a little extra weight but still looked great but I guess they dropped her weighty video to the bottom of the sea without any trouble.
Great song & clip. But the unplugged version will always be my favorite cuz it just has better energy & melody to it. I wish someone would post that here someday soon.
@vodude your SO right,the mtv unplugged will always stand as one of the best shows she gave us,and it was all caught on vid.love the book readings between some songs.! long live Natalie M. !
@jfabris I agree with you..Everything about this lady is perfect except how she articulates. Seventeen years ago when I first heard 10K singing Stockton Gala Days, it took me a minute or two to realise that this is in fact English..Nevertheless...I love the lady.
Had a bit of a thing for Ms. Merchant back in the day even though she reminded me of a girl that wet her pants on the jungle gym when I was in 1st grade. In this video she sort of looks like an earthy housewife who climbed onstage for a dare. Michael Stipe once said that she "scared him" and I can see why, she seems very intense.
Really was into "In My Tribe" but the not-at-all-nuanced social commenting (manic depression, illiteracy, child abuse, wife abuse, environmentalism, dissing Los Angeles, etc.) started to rub me raw. When "Blind Man's Zoo" came out I bought it and almost vomited when I first heard that song "Please Forgive Us" or whatever it was when she took it upon herself to give a mea culpa for Iran-Contra. I really began to dislike the band after that, I think she stepped over the line.
This is such a great song...what other great story teller other than Natalie could write such a great pop song about someone having a really, REALLY, bad day....love it!
Natalie’s performance art really amplifies the manic depression theme of this song. When you only listen to the music, you pick up depression in the lyrics juxtaposed with the manic elements such as the beat, her up tempo vocals, and her cadence in the lyrics “Do I need someone here to scold me or do I need someone who'll grab and pull me out of this four poster dull torpor pulling downward”. But live, you get all that with her smiling and dancing. The manic elements really pop.
I could spend an hour watching her dance; it is so free and natural. And don't get me started on her sex appeal. It seems like it would be such a pleasure to be in her company.
Natalie has an unpretentious style that is refreshing in this age of self complacent would be divas. She's alluring despite her plain dress. She's elegant and beautiful even without makeup. Only one teeny weeny criticism: she dances like an uncoordinated monkey with severe cerebral palsy in the throes of an epileptic seizure. Besides that I think she's great.
This is great fun! I love how Natalie brings this optimistic upbeat attitude to a song that is actually very sad. What a dichotomy! She just can't help herself and that's part of the appeal. Oh, and the fact that she's just as cute as a damn button here!
I used to hear this song as about depression as well, especially when I suffered with bouts. no longer suffering, I hear this song in my head mostly when it's a cold rainy day and I don't want to get out from under the warm soft covers :)
@fraserkr I was in the Army in Alaska when my fellow soldiers and I saw them perform this on MTV or VH1. Imagine trying to get out of a sleeping bag in the woods when it is -20 F without windchill, but sometimes you've gotta or your bladder will explode.
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I liked the comment about how she took her dance lessons from Elaine Benes. This was a great song from that era. Too bad she later revealed herself as being an insufferable left-wing nut.
Geez while I did have appreciation for her (their) talent and actually owned (paid for it even, we did that back then!) their unplugged CD, Natalie Merchant was always the unsex symbol. Natty old grey dress, greasy hair...
In those days I wanted any or all at once of the girls in Vixen.
However don't let me destroy your dream, I understand tastes are different.
@gamccoy Her politics changed once she went solo? I don't think so. She's a "social justice" Liberal and has always been. I'm a right-wing conservative who leans middle-of-the-road, but I'm not so stupid as to ignore morality and wisdom from someone of another party.
Although this song isn't a good example of it, this lady's about as close to a walking, talking prophetess as you'll ever see.
Couldn't agree more...I fell in love with her when I was in college in the "Tribe" days, but later realized her political stance that she really became vocal about after she went solo (I know what you meant). The fascination ended for me after that. Still...she was so damn hot! and a real talent.
I find it interesting that someone as (apparently) rigid in her thoughts as Natalie could still be artistic in nature.
misscfny 2 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for 10,000 Maniacs
I almost can't listen to this, because of old girlfriend memories, but great nonetheless. :)
ProfessorNeuwave 2 weeks ago
Take a look...the best brazilian singer Amanda Bellino "Sonho de Verão" (Summer Dream)
Beautifull Song and Beautifull Girl!
MrGuymercury 2 weeks ago
one of my all time favorite songs, too bad sung by such a pretentious person.
NJtuber88 3 weeks ago
almost jizzed my shorts at 1:46
advhutch 1 month ago
damn, natalie so sexy in this live concert.
advhutch 1 month ago
Nataliie is one of those singers in the line of Sade and Enya who is beautiful, sexy, smart and talented but always a woman.
probrojeffro 2 months ago
@probrojeffro no disrepect, but sade or enya could not even carry natalies micorphone imo
advhutch 1 month ago
@advhutch The millions of Sada and Enya fans would disagree, as do I, but each has a subjective view in regards to music.
probrojeffro 1 month ago
She didn't seem to appreciate her fans and also she came off as quite the snob. We probably have the same politics but she doesn't have a warm personality at least that comes through. I did love this album though. Brings back memories.
christyfanderson 2 months ago 2
:)
lumyingluo 2 months ago
simple mind
catbug666 2 months ago
i think this is there best
TheIlovecheryl 2 months ago
It was a blessing for me to once know and hang out with a young woman who had personality and resembled Natalie on this video. Back then this was just a cool song to me, today, these lyrics could well be about me.
phillyblizzard 3 months ago
"in their prime"... i like to think of them as a fine wine, getting better with age (at least while Natalie was there).
xtigerlilydreamsx 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for 10,000 Maniacs
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linkjones 4 months ago
As of 9/8/2011 Five people don't like the weather!!!
billdekay 4 months ago
Is there a studio version of this anywhere?
Tsunaphoenix3 4 months ago
@Tsunaphoenix3 yes there is a studio version,on the album 10000 maniacs in my tribe.lp is very good.injoy.
jeff42416 2 months ago
around the 2:40 mark I actually saw an audience member move
jodysoldman 4 months ago
Apparently five people don't like a voice that melts butter.
lanegan94 5 months ago
So, with this Irene hurricane I've just got to ask...LIKE THE WEATHER?
JOSECHETATRIBUTE 5 months ago
What a talent. And what a shame that she's such a rigid ideologue, which, in turn, dried up her creativity like the sun in Arizona on July 4th.
7855waldo 5 months ago in playlist SNL Performance Freeform 6
@7855waldo Rigid ideologue? How so?
MusicTeacherGuy 4 months ago
Klahc1-- you are so right!
Holly Kegler wherever you are, thanks for turning me on to the Maniacs.
And how did that marriage thing workout?
CrackedChalice 5 months ago
Every good thing i've ever known in life is combined in Natalies voice and spirit. It's almost to much to bare, yet i come back for more time and time again and i always will.
klahc1 6 months ago 2
What's wrong with the audience??
TheDrunkAlcoholic 6 months ago
@TheDrunkAlcoholic I thought that too.Like zombies..:)
stevobath 6 months ago
very cool, blessings forever...Andy
recordsare 6 months ago
Too bad they broke up. Natalie's a great voice, but the music's not the same without the group. Just one fart's opinion...
BubbaFart 6 months ago
so, this song is supposedly about depression? i suppose it could be... i never thought of it that way. But after living in Chicago for a few years, i can relate to the not wanting to get out & do anything part... heck, even 100-degree Texas heat will do that to you. You get cabin fever - that in itself can make anyone feel depressed, esp. when it's 20 degrees out & there's too much snow on the ground! So i think it's a little bit of both.
pessimystica 6 months ago
louder volume please
NineEleven2011 6 months ago
Zombie audience!
alanpogi69 6 months ago
Michael Stipe once jumped out of a window to avoid Natalie Merchant. Great song.
micbensut 7 months ago
What the hell is the matter with the audience?? Bunch of friggin' corpses man - I'd be dancing my ass off!!
00bikeboy 7 months ago
natalie merchant great voice eyes smile....
brods73 8 months ago
@brods73 yes the eyes
watkins65 6 months ago
natalie merchant great voice eyes smile....
brods73 8 months ago
What a hot peice of ass!
joeyboots666 8 months ago
this woman has a lot of class...a lot of beauty...this woman is a lady....
tkshots 8 months ago
my ex-wife looks amazingly like her.
bobbyeph 8 months ago
What energy, beauty and poise!
rickyblount2007 8 months ago
What's the matter here is another great one.
browns262 9 months ago
i first heard that song in early 1989 on board the USS Constellation and i really loved it...
arthurpaddlesme 9 months ago
Worst guitar solo ever??
suckaface321 9 months ago
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introducingshelby 9 months ago
What a lifeless audience...If I was there, I'd be spinnin'...
IraHayesIraHayes 9 months ago
I <3 Her I feel like I'm Cheating on Miranda Lambert and Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland) lol They are all Fabulous Ladies! Truly Gifted Real Gal's ;D
XrayQueen69 9 months ago
Her music strikes the deepest chord.
mookins45 10 months ago
Natalie merchant is so adorable! Love each and every thing she sings...
331ljr 10 months ago
I heard this song in Home Depot the other day and just couldn't shake it.
deathcar 10 months ago
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jaarmen3 10 months ago
natalie merchant was so early '90s hot...
gaylordhomer4 11 months ago 2
yah man, this one will get stuck WAY up in your head and wont leave for ages.
gaylordhomer4 11 months ago
The first time I ever heard this song (so long ago) it got stuck in my head. Never went away. Love it.
RainPoetry 11 months ago
LOVE THIS SONG!!!
billyboylb 11 months ago
I love her 10,000 maniaaaacs
lumeriam 11 months ago
Such a unique song sung by such a unique voice. I loved this song back in '88 and "Trouble Me" in '89. Nothing I heard from them after then ever struck a chord with me (admittedly I only heard what ended up on the radio/MTV), but those two songs were something else.
rb62470 11 months ago 12
@rb62470 They do an incredible version of Peace Train.
IraHayesIraHayes 9 months ago
@IraHayesIraHayes yes they do badd ass in fact
whatsinthebasket 9 months ago
@IraHayesIraHayes yes they do!
azulannslore 9 months ago
@rb62470 - I've never heard anyone else express this that way, but I feel exactly the same. Those two songs, in particular, kicked ass.
Mattbro7577 8 months ago
@rb62470 oh geez, i hope you get an opportunity to take a listen to some of Natalie Merchant's more recent stuff. she's remarkable! you won't be sorry...
xtigerlilydreamsx 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for 10,000 Maniacs
Natalie sounded so smooth on this song but then again? she did on all :)
youraverageuser 11 months ago
@10kmtv Your right about Buck's name. I remembered it wrong momentarily
TheLopedog321 1 year ago
Natalie was at her peak when writing music with Joe Buck (RIP). She was and still an original talent. She is beautiful and the world is a better place with her in it. What an angel.
TheLopedog321 1 year ago
@TheLopedog321 Joe Buck is the character in Midnight Cowboy. Robert Buck played guitar in our band.
10KMTV 1 year ago
@TheLopedog321 Agreed 100%
kdunc41 11 months ago
I love the democracy of rock and roll where an eccentric woman like this can have her own unique style and shine for it rather than being pigeon-holed or even rejected in other sectors of our culture. It's a reaffirmation of the value of the individual as a unique entity. Really odd and nice song. Who'd think up such a song? Glad they did. They were a good band and I think Merchant shined more with them than without.
James2010May 1 year ago
Very neat Hippie Chick!
firemantoney 1 year ago
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LuneyTune72 1 year ago
I like to listen to this song on drizzly days . I think it's the juxtaposition of the snappy "up" beat against the sort of "downer" subject that does it for me .
losteroni 1 year ago
"and by the force of will my lungs are filled, and so I breath" I have never connected to a song as much as this one. I have suffered from depression my whole life. The 1st time I attempted suicide I was 7. Good thing I was too young to know how to it properly.
jessenuf 1 year ago
SWEET HIPPIE CHICK
shootfightermike 1 year ago
SHE STILL IS AWESOME
shootfightermike 1 year ago
At first I thought the audience was dead. Then I realized that they were just mesmerized by her voice.
haierdell 1 year ago 2
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repost, I don`t like this song and I don`t like her....... I love this song and I am officially in love with Natalie :)
deeperwaterz 1 year ago
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deeperwaterz 1 year ago
elaine benes dancing =D
alexp9999 1 year ago
If you can believe it i knew a girl in college that could easily have been natalies double without a doubt. Too bad she was married but she was drop dead gorgeous.
whisperingdeath308 1 year ago
I get "Wood" when i see natalie.. LMAO....
partypianoplayer 1 year ago
i love Natalie for life!!! I totally fell the lyrics
jfreshloc 1 year ago
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deeperwaterz 1 year ago
@deeperwaterz I hear ya' man! I remember when she was all I could think about. Guess a guy has to grow up some time, though. (sigh)
schapman711 1 year ago
Oh Shit don`t ever grow up, I mean understanding and dealing with your responsibilities is good but, Stay young at heart always.
deeperwaterz 1 year ago
Beautiful Natalie! On cold and rainy days, this song never ceases to warm the heart!
sprakash72 1 year ago
Goddess......
Scottinrichmond 1 year ago
MUSICALLY SEXY, Beautiful and Breath-taking and also the music of course..
telecaster24 1 year ago
Just saw Natalie interviewed as part of the NYTimes series. I was front row center, a total thrill for me! She dropped a nugget by letting everyone there know that when she tried out for 10,000 Maniacs, someone had put lsd in her water. She said she was so high, she can't believe she chosen by the band!
towandanation 1 year ago
Adore her !!!!! Another faultless performance.
Bullseyes12s 1 year ago
Great song and sure they can call it the official video and Vevo soon will be hear (but the way I can get around Vevo adds but I can't tell you but it's not that hard)
but the original MTV was great too. Natalie had a little extra weight but still looked great but I guess they dropped her weighty video to the bottom of the sea without any trouble.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
Wow what a wonderful and unique artiste. I love her totally. Terrific lyrics.
1unsung 1 year ago
Her act of insecurity makes me love here more. I wonder if that's just an act. Love Natalie like I love Marilyn Monroe.
krsfromprp 1 year ago
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krsfromprp 1 year ago
She sings with a distinctive, unique accent.
inova11901 1 year ago 2
LONG LIVE MY MUSE !!!!!!
tuuexx 1 year ago
I love her... shes SO damn cute! with the voice of a goddess...
tanybug 1 year ago
i love this woman -
MrChiffy 1 year ago
Great song & clip. But the unplugged version will always be my favorite cuz it just has better energy & melody to it. I wish someone would post that here someday soon.
vodude 1 year ago
@vodude your SO right,the mtv unplugged will always stand as one of the best shows she gave us,and it was all caught on vid.love the book readings between some songs.! long live Natalie M. !
tuuexx 1 year ago 2
everyone sounds phenomenal in this video, except the very last second before it ends. listen to that again. it is strange
luketc500 1 year ago
I love Natalie, but her wardrobe disturbs me.
ibMelodious 1 year ago
Help , what is the video where Natalie was a whirling dervish on the stage . Played very often on MTV way back when
dan508 1 year ago
@dan508 It's called Mother, the War - a very eccentric performance
amimillie 1 year ago
drummer is so famous
boomerlady 1 year ago
Dance lessons???
chrisvech 1 year ago
what kind of hippie shit is this? Reminds me of the little dive hippy bars on Mill Ave. in Tempe in the 80's
37NAU 1 year ago
She grew up without a TV set in the house.
1971SuperLead 1 year ago
Need subtitles. She really should work on that speech impediment.
jfabris 1 year ago
@jfabris I agree with you..Everything about this lady is perfect except how she articulates. Seventeen years ago when I first heard 10K singing Stockton Gala Days, it took me a minute or two to realise that this is in fact English..Nevertheless...I love the lady.
karimalaz 1 year ago
She really should work on that speech impediment
jfabris 1 year ago
Enthusiastic crowd!
alanpogi69 1 year ago
The musicians with her? Can't name any of them. Natalie was the talent in that band. Look at their career paths since she left them.
mesh39 1 year ago
I see all this love for Natalie Merchant but what about the musicians with her?
dosomethin888 1 year ago
Embalmed crowd!HAHA!!
dbeasleyphx 1 year ago
She is flawless....
welty72 1 year ago 2
absolutely loved these guys....but i sure dont like watching her dance.
randywestvalley 1 year ago
That crowd was embalmed.
FarEastBeast 1 year ago
natalie your quite the song bird, i just love ya... :)
kieleed48 1 year ago 2
Had a bit of a thing for Ms. Merchant back in the day even though she reminded me of a girl that wet her pants on the jungle gym when I was in 1st grade. In this video she sort of looks like an earthy housewife who climbed onstage for a dare. Michael Stipe once said that she "scared him" and I can see why, she seems very intense.
thebigsee 1 year ago
Really was into "In My Tribe" but the not-at-all-nuanced social commenting (manic depression, illiteracy, child abuse, wife abuse, environmentalism, dissing Los Angeles, etc.) started to rub me raw. When "Blind Man's Zoo" came out I bought it and almost vomited when I first heard that song "Please Forgive Us" or whatever it was when she took it upon herself to give a mea culpa for Iran-Contra. I really began to dislike the band after that, I think she stepped over the line.
thebigsee 1 year ago
@thebigsee you should stay home and take your soma
bastardchildofmary 1 year ago
Natalie, Great voice ¡¡¡¡
JaimeSedeno 1 year ago
This is such a great song...what other great story teller other than Natalie could write such a great pop song about someone having a really, REALLY, bad day....love it!
kindanice101 1 year ago
her words really capture what it's like to be depressed.
forevergone5 1 year ago
I'll bet she doesn't shave her legs or armpits.
gitchigoomi 1 year ago
@gitchigoomi no she probably has someone do it for her
adans1234 1 year ago
@adans1234 Yeah, once a year with a weed whacker.
gitchigoomi 1 year ago
Natalie’s performance art really amplifies the manic depression theme of this song. When you only listen to the music, you pick up depression in the lyrics juxtaposed with the manic elements such as the beat, her up tempo vocals, and her cadence in the lyrics “Do I need someone here to scold me or do I need someone who'll grab and pull me out of this four poster dull torpor pulling downward”. But live, you get all that with her smiling and dancing. The manic elements really pop.
IndyFlick 1 year ago
Very nice smile, but Granny Clampett wants her dress back.
litehouse6 1 year ago
great voice!! great smile!!! great personality!!! i love 10000 maniacs!!!!
tagalogruben 1 year ago
A great talent and what appears to be a genuine and beautiful person. Glory to God for all the blessings He sends us every day.
coachkfan1 1 year ago
Great tune!
caveman735 1 year ago
Siciliana Irish....no wonder I absolutely adore her.... :)
EwokianWisdom 1 year ago
I could spend an hour watching her dance; it is so free and natural. And don't get me started on her sex appeal. It seems like it would be such a pleasure to be in her company.
k091254w 1 year ago 2
My girlfriend constantly played this and 'Strangelove' when I was 14. I was more of a RunDMC guy. But, I now love it. (and Depeche Mode).
krsfromprp 1 year ago
I remember wondering as a kid if she sung in english and whether or not they were some foreign band.
CORTEENAHS 1 year ago
I had the opportunity to see Natalie in concert and her voice is unique and superb. Thank you for posting this video, I agree she has a nice smile.
table4one 1 year ago
This song is from the early years when they were good ...
Great band until Natalie went to college and apparently majored in man-hating studies.
akulkis 1 year ago
yep, video killed the radio star =D
/seinfeld dance XD
alexp9999 1 year ago
she and the band are f'n awesome...now if she'd just give up the Elaine Benes dancing =/
alexp9999 1 year ago 2
Natalie has an unpretentious style that is refreshing in this age of self complacent would be divas. She's alluring despite her plain dress. She's elegant and beautiful even without makeup. Only one teeny weeny criticism: she dances like an uncoordinated monkey with severe cerebral palsy in the throes of an epileptic seizure. Besides that I think she's great.
vegforlife555 1 year ago 2
@vegforlife555
Her crazy, twirling around like a mad girl is what got my attention? I love it.
dtoolis 1 year ago
I think Eddie Vedder copped her vocal style.
harrysackner 1 year ago 2
she has got a beautiful voice, she is very beautiful and sexy.
crystalstar58 1 year ago
She has got a very beautiful voice, she also is very beautiful.
crystalstar58 1 year ago
Thanks you for posting this song! Kudos!
gnebmack 1 year ago
This is great fun! I love how Natalie brings this optimistic upbeat attitude to a song that is actually very sad. What a dichotomy! She just can't help herself and that's part of the appeal. Oh, and the fact that she's just as cute as a damn button here!
war2112ify 1 year ago
Natalie on Jay Leno April 21, 2010. BE THERE !!
mcraygb 1 year ago
This Song introduced to the Group. I remember seeing the video where shes walking around and dancing in a room. Does anyone have the Official video ?
perpetual61 1 year ago
Yo I like this chick, she cracks me up, her dance moves are awesome ! Get Down Natalie... Aaaah ha ha, I love this chick
stevieplez2 1 year ago
This is still my favorite 10,000 Maniacs and/or Natalie Merchant song...love it!
JORGEPSOUSA911 1 year ago 8
What a beautiful spirit!!
Drzhivago11 1 year ago 2
Great song! I love the way she dances :)
NATALIEXX77 1 year ago 2
As seen in this video ... Natalie is a true Free Spirit Bohemian and an artist in the fullest sense of the word ... so excitingly and refreshing ....
jaddison1112 1 year ago 28
@jaddison1112 I like the way you describe this amazing woman....where are these kind of women??? I want one..
DramaDon83 1 year ago
Regardless of politics, this song is quite the statement on depression.
potterkjp 1 year ago 4
@potterkjp
I used to hear this song as about depression as well, especially when I suffered with bouts. no longer suffering, I hear this song in my head mostly when it's a cold rainy day and I don't want to get out from under the warm soft covers :)
fraserkr 1 year ago
@fraserkr I was in the Army in Alaska when my fellow soldiers and I saw them perform this on MTV or VH1. Imagine trying to get out of a sleeping bag in the woods when it is -20 F without windchill, but sometimes you've gotta or your bladder will explode.
IWannabeJew 1 year ago
What time signature is this song?, i hear 4/4 time but i also hear another faster time signature, especially at the beginning of the song.
SOLIDSNAKES35 1 year ago
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I liked the comment about how she took her dance lessons from Elaine Benes. This was a great song from that era. Too bad she later revealed herself as being an insufferable left-wing nut.
royko22 1 year ago
lol her and Michael from REM
jasprer 1 year ago
@royko22 My condolences on having revealed yourself as an insufferable right-wing nut.
Martel1946 1 year ago
That audience is comatose.
DullTorpor 1 year ago 3
Geez while I did have appreciation for her (their) talent and actually owned (paid for it even, we did that back then!) their unplugged CD, Natalie Merchant was always the unsex symbol. Natty old grey dress, greasy hair...
In those days I wanted any or all at once of the girls in Vixen.
However don't let me destroy your dream, I understand tastes are different.
batvette 1 year ago
I love love love this CD!
billyboylb 1 year ago
Natalie is so inconceivably beautiful, with a phenomenal voice to match!
LetItsThornsCutYou 1 year ago 7
She always was a total cutie!...
parkman35 1 year ago 2
Natalie sounds great live and I love the way she dances onstage. Thanks for posting this!
cebukid70 2 years ago 5
"Singer not bad" I have to agree.;) She is incredible, she was my crush as a teenager the minute I saw her!!
mtbb08 2 years ago
she is the greatast singer ever with the most beautiful voice . i cannot find a word how much i love her
zamumbel 2 years ago 4
like those drums,singer not too bad either...
auggdogrules 2 years ago 2
great talent, awesome voice. i don't really enjoy watchin her..."dance" o.o
maybe Elaine Benes could have given her some lessons =)
alexp9999 2 years ago 5
LOLOL Elaine!
SventhHeaven 2 years ago
she dances like Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club
atdeacon 2 years ago
Her and Dido have such a natural beauty about them.
lostinthemix 2 years ago 5
She has got to have the nicest smiles that I have ever seen....Wow...I love her..She's awsome....Without a doubt!!!
supe1998 2 years ago 46
I see her smile and I get a HUGE....smile on my face :)
deeperwaterz 1 year ago 13
Nice song. Hate her politics and her career after this band. This was definitely the sweet spot for her career arc.
gamccoy 2 years ago
@gamccoy Her politics changed once she went solo? I don't think so. She's a "social justice" Liberal and has always been. I'm a right-wing conservative who leans middle-of-the-road, but I'm not so stupid as to ignore morality and wisdom from someone of another party.
Although this song isn't a good example of it, this lady's about as close to a walking, talking prophetess as you'll ever see.
IWannabeJew 2 years ago 2
Couldn't agree more...I fell in love with her when I was in college in the "Tribe" days, but later realized her political stance that she really became vocal about after she went solo (I know what you meant). The fascination ended for me after that. Still...she was so damn hot! and a real talent.
ChrisB176 2 years ago 2