Ingrid Michaelson - Nightswimming (R.E.M. cover) live at Nokia Theatre, NYC [10/16]

[bhamavett]

Thank you for making my favorite REM song completely unlistenable. This is terrible.

[BuddyBolden]

Kind of a cute trick, but she doesn't quite seem to understand the song.

[StefanErbe]

i´m speachless thats amazing.

i want hear it again and again

[DeliciousBoat]

Saw this live and wept like an embarrassing child. Ingrid Michaelson is one of the best, most unassuming talents of today's music.

[crazeegurl101]

Some people really have a passion and understanding of music that most artists of today will never comprehend....i love this!

[missalexirose]

If you don't have anything nice to say........

[pulpstress]

Meh. The singing is nice, but that looping thing..ANNOYING!

It'd be better without all that backing. It distracts from the song, I think.

[pulpstress]

@pulpstress Oh..and she changes the intonation on some of the words..uh uh. Nightswimming is one of the most beautiful songs ever and you just do not mess with perfection.

I like Ingrid, but I have to say, this is pretty dreadful.

[eyeofbrian]

She can sing.....When you jam with,yourself like that ,,,you know what others say.Right?.....It's called mental.......O.k...I loved the song,Just wish she had some others singing with her....something other then A bad loop\set/(,.

[JackieNicoleSings]

i loved this when i saw it live....wow.

[thesuperstarone]

I saw her perform this last summer in London and the only word I can use to describe it is 'magical'.

[HorseEyes]

I seriously have revisited this video like once a month just to put it on repeat since seeing this live in October. It just doesn't get old.

[thebigfatbabies]

This is not what I expected.

I liked it a lot.

[timothyuglee]

ridiculous, just plain ridiculous. love her.

[Stinvurger]

i just simply can't comprehend how any human being could dislike this

[Brewhaaa]

@Stinvurger Well it's not like I dislike it, but it's not all that impressive - yes she can sing, but yall act like this girl is a revolution or something, like she just opened up a whole new world of possibility for singers - people have been using loop stations and effect machines to do solo acts like this for a pretty long while, and her voice isn't really all the great

[oldwight]

Great song from a fantastic band. The original I mean. Hands off! Tea Leaf.

[DaveMagee83]

Saw her do this live @ the 9:30 Club... one of the most memorable pieces I've ever witnessed.

[DaveMagee83]

Saw her do this live @ the 9:30 Club... one of the most memorable pieces I've ever witnessed.

[WittyAuditor]

@DaveMagee83 I was there too! Totally cried. Today, I figured...it would help me through my work day :) It's SO soothing.

[everyondy]

i just shared this video with my family. my mom started crying, my dad immediately bought all ingrid's music on itunes, my brother now has a huge crush on ingrid, and my little sister wants to be just like ingrid when she grows up. all from one video XD

[Doomulusprime]

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

[BenRules05]

I've seen this live... she is so amazing!

[williamcardno]

<--- Biggest REM fan EVER

<--- Most impressed I think I will ever be

<--- Downloading and adding to my iPod as I type this.

[Sarahon06]

Simply beautiful. 

[emilymajor]

AMAZING, amazing beyond words!!!

[05LesPaul]

my god i was looking for a good cover and i came up to this incredibly stupid version.

sorry people, i like music, not this.

[watcherofvideos111]

@05LesPaul to each his own. i think this is beautiful and am impressed with ingrid's ability to arrange it because it really takes a talented ear.

[Stinvurger]

@05LesPaul how does this fail to qualify as music?

[05LesPaul]

@Stinvurger I really never intended to have the comment with more negative votes but well, most of the people who watch this like the girl and style. Im nobody to say what is music and what is not. Nightswimming is one of my favourite songs ever so when I watch this version I thought it doesn't give the song the honors it deserves. I respect everyone who likes this music. Me I'm a guy that loves listening to a piano, a bass, or a guitar. But, in the end, diversity is what makes music so rich!

[mighty400]

very confused as to how she does this!!

[jingleheimer0]

@mighty400 she uses what's called a looping pedal to layer multiple vocal tracks on top of each other. Also see: Andrew Bird and David Ford

[my4chemical1romance3]

I got chills when she did this in Denver. She's always such an amazing live show.

[gimpy10]

CHILLS DAMMIT!!!! She's just too good.

[kylieh3]

I can't get enough of this....it's trance-inducing it's *that* good! Ingrid is a phenomenal talent.

[PEACELOVEMUSICA]

thanks for the great quality. i am impatient with crappy ingrid video taking. haha but thank you.

[lostintrans8n]

VERY nice video. What kind of camera did you use? Love the quality.

[Coooopaaaa123]

Saw her last night!

This was sooo amazing :)

[404459]

@Coooopaaaa123 I saw her last night too!!!! :D

[Coooopaaaa123]

@404459 I have videos from last night if you wanted to see.

Was that not the greatest concert ever!?!?

Where were you standing?

[404459]

@Coooopaaaa123 I was standing in the center right near the front. I LOVED it. It was easily the best night I've had in a long time. Where were you?

[Coooopaaaa123]

@404459 I was to the right a little right in front of Allie Moss :) Who i also love. right behind people standing behind the rail. So i guess you'd call that the second row. Believe it or not I found out she was in LA the night before so I bought tickets tuesday night. Best last minute decision ever!! I'll definitely be seeing Ingrid again. :D

[404459]

@Coooopaaaa123 Allie Moss is SO good! I love her album! I bought my tickets for my birthday in August haha What videos do you have?

[Coooopaaaa123]

@404459 I know i love her :D I like Bess Rogers too! Only 3 because I didn't want to miss any of it. I don't pay attention when I take video and I wanted to enjoy Ingrid :) So i got the toxic dance part of the "the way I am" punk version which was sooo good :D and the "happy song" I swear ingrid glanced at me alot throughout the show. Made me happy

hahahahha

[404459]

@Coooopaaaa123 The punk rock version of "the way I am" was AMAZING. She's incredible

[Coooopaaaa123]

@404459 I was not expecting that at all either!

It was just so good. Ugh can't get over it :D

[404459]

@Coooopaaaa123 Neither can I. I can't stop talking about it. My roommates are starting to get annoyed with me...

[Coooopaaaa123]

@404459 I dragged one of my roommates along with me because I had no one else to go with and just went to go. She was one of the people that Ingrid talked about knowing only the "Rogaine Song" but she loved it and i turned her onto Ingrid's music. So i'd say mission accomplished :D

[PEACELOVEMUSICA]

@404459 haha sorry i'm being nosy... but that's my spot haha. "second row" right in front of allie. always.

[404459]

@PEACELOVEMUSICA haha Idc that you're nosy I do the same thing all the time. Allie is amazing. I love her

[Coooopaaaa123]

@PEACELOVEMUSICA I must admit it is quite the fabulous spot to stand in :D

[PEACELOVEMUSICA]

@Coooopaaaa123 it is. haha i always choose it. 

[Coooopaaaa123]

@PEACELOVEMUSICA Were you at the show last night too?

Cause if you were we must have been standing right next to eachother.

hahahha

[PEACELOVEMUSICA]

@Coooopaaaa123 monday night. 

[Coooopaaaa123]

@PEACELOVEMUSICA Oh alright

where was she monday night?

[thesunonlysmiles]

I could listen to this all day <3

[MILLA7777777]

I saw it last night too. She is incredible! I want to marry her.

[boudica2009]

I heard her sing this live last night! Absolutely Amazing!!!

[Popupdoll13]

Just saw this over the weekend in Wisconsin. She had the whole audience completely mesmerized. Thanks for posting!

[wytchwhisper]

great example that a voice is an instrument too!

[HorseEyes]

I'm obsessed with this. haha I was at that concert and I love that the quality of this video really does it justice.

[bbylunch25]

this was amazing!!!!! i got goosebumps. amazing capture.

[kadinaja]

for me this is the most amazing song ever.

[PEACELOVEMUSICA]

i wish i could marry both ingrid AND greg

[LuciaAnder]

gives me goosebumps every time.

[Navalb]

It was awesome for all us oldies who grew up with the REM original. And hearing her do it twice (once in the sound check) was a dream.

[JosephBayot]

thanks so much for posting this video! She was absolutely wonderful last night. This performance was the highlight of the night for me. The definition of virtuoso performance.