Cocteau Twins - Essence

[74yoikodayo]

this song used to lull me to sleep....it still does. just so soothing and beautiful...i will always love cocteau twins <3

[jsnale]

Utherine live?

[deephousedummy]

Love you

[deephousedummy]

I don't have to be specific when I wanna hug you

You had a natural right to be born to become

Yes having my small niece(heaven must at least) becomes (so) acceptable to me

I'd feel angry had I lost you and can't imagine where you might be

[deephousedummy]

Where do baby leaves go when they die

Oh, why I do not mourn

God is a feeling of loving yourself

You're precious to me, you know that

Stretch in your arms

[deephousedummy]

Wrap 'em 'round tight

Loving myself

With all my might

[deephousedummy]

Where do baby leaves go when they die

Oh, why I do not mourn

God is a feeling of loving yourself

You're precious to me, you know that

[deephousedummy]

Take a look inside you'll see

See how I'm doing

A message, something says to me

Tells me I'm right

So you want a potion to send me away

Daddy, my love, cannot get in today

[Maiyaee]

Swimming in the VAst ocean of beauty ~ thank you for this :)

xo

[markkinrade]

Creative perfection...

[duanescot]

this video is hypnotic, its done very well...

[LeeCarl1974]

Such a beautiful, beautiful piece of music.

[alivingfire]

Sublime ~ tHanK youU

[punkomattic]

check out dunians remix you will like it forget whats its called though

[rp61wasinnocentok]

@punkomattic Just tried searching for a remix of 'Essence' using that name and couldn't find anything.

[jamienevinrocks]

@rp61wasinnocentok It's not a remix, Dunian just sampled it for 'Mind Body Mind'. Great EP, I would highly recommend it :)

[disconizeme]

@rp61wasinnocentok It's called "All Intros" by Dunian

[copencat]

how did you make the morph effect in the video?

I am interested in making something like that for my desktop

cheers

[rp61wasinnocentok]

@copencat

This was done with dropping paint colors into water.

The actual idea was devised and filmed as an experiment by another YouTube user who uploaded it in real-time, and it ran for about a minute and a half. As soon as I seen it I knew that I had to do something with it.

I slowed the footage down and cut it up into sections to use for the different changes in this song. I then sent it to the owner of the footage who loved it and gave me permission to upload it on my channel.

[lastigechels]

@rp61wasinnocentok nice man , just found this artist 1 hour ago , still listening en searching , lovin it when i found 'new'artists , this is like heaven! never heard of it before...how can you be mad listening to this wonderufll peace of music?

[gab3334]

Drowning in watercolor

[thatguyyoudontfeel]

Sounds a bit like Beautiful mind from The Verve at the start.

[xelaras]

@thatguyyoudontfeel exactly what I was thinking, I thought it was the wrong video at first ;)

[bfk6967]

bluntted..

[radiotomi]

victorialand in four calendar cafe

[Bongofury361]

@Phume303: Well put! I've been into CT since the early eighties, and I'm still being amazed by them!

[Phume303]

@Bongofury361 - thanks mate - got a few thumbs down for my comment, but fuck it... TUNE !

[uniquesheikfreak]

Well, if you haven't already heard "Flock of Soul," then you're in for another spine-chilling treat.

[einsteinessa]

damn that's tasty.

[Phume303]

with my limited but growing knowledge of them, I always think ''I can never hear a more beautiful tune by the Cocteau Twins'' - then I heard this one. Amazing !.. thanks

[Bongofury361]

I've never heard this song before, and i agree!

[KnivesMonroe]

i just came.

[Jhensy2001]

God, another great one by them...

[GothBefana]

@ blubelknol : You're right I got mistaken,they're scottish, but still a masterpiece in DREAM POP..Isn't it?

[malavida77]

this song is extracted from heaven....

[aaronquy1968]

beautifully said!

[lisarukia]

nicely said!

[666treze]

@malavida77 Yes This is the name.

[rokmole]

i was stressed out untill i heard this tune im like sooo chilled bring on koh sumuhi cheers

[vocessua]

cocteau twins é a única banda que canta para minha alma

[jackkoffin1]

Tems certeza, Cocteau Twins e uma banda fantastico!

[frankyoualot08]

Your the expert. Listen to it whatever it is.

[frankyoualot08]

Don't forget their album 'Otherness' - far ahead of their time.

[rp61wasinnocentok]

'Otherness' was a 4 track EP...

[Dreddloxx]

Liz Fraser deserve far more recognition than she has had in the past...I think the Cocteau Twins were one of the very best Indi bands ever...

[frankyoualot08]

Completely agreed.

[kirkwallboy]

Yes, I agree. A strange, beautiful, flickering voice. Captivating partnership with Robin Guthrie.

[spinglasshydra]

Sorry....I forgot to mention I was a CCT fan since 1982.

Great Job...!

[spinglasshydra]

Friend,

I'm so glad you put this image to the CCT.

I would make my nephews' go to sleep to this song.....always.....always....­!

Best.

Michael

[iWantToGoToThere]

watching that made me feel like i just received a massage. splendid job putting visuals to CT music. i hope you do more. :]

[GothBefana]

True FRENCH DREAM POP

[blubelknol]

French? Maybe you should Google them first.  They're Scottish.,

[FlakeyFreakout]

Actually, they are Sqwandlahelian !

[curelove29]

after 17 years of hard-die "the cure" fan, i opened to other atmosphere music and i am glad finding cocteau twins. great, very great

[nhadz16]

@curelove29 me too mate!

[Kulhalhalvorsen]

The best music on the world.

[doesnthurt2try]

after seeing loves easy tears...that was it for me.. the guitars on that ...man!.. and this is just like the video..just waves of whoosh coming down..

[outlawralph2]

I listen to this kind of stuff and, right after, some heavy metal, then back to this, then to metal, and back again...

[tugarfunkel]

What a special band! athmosferic & pure

[Tifani]

"Where do baby beings go when they die? Oh I, I do not know. God is a feeling of love and stuff, You're precious to me, you know you are." Strange but beautiful, like all CT stuff.

[Raymond66Revalee]

awesome as usual, but what is she singing about? losing someone, love?... or a baby?

[superchickexplosion]

transformador...

[llaoll]

i'm melting

[AyahuaskaPop]

pura belleza!

[tera1320]

More...and More...Star Music for the Astral Pleasure Dome.

Glowing Crystals and Giant Space Age Windows...plush carpets...beautiful circular beds..and a view of only the MilkyWay Galaxy...and other Star Nebulas in the distance!

[Jhensy2001]

I always thought this was one of their masterpieces. Beautiful from start to finish.

[nbgtrickster]

i would rate it but there's no 6star option

[nbgtrickster]

great vid on great song

lirics makes me shiver and each line is dragging me deeper into elisabeths abyss

into another,higher level of sadness

[kikernice]

Such a fantastic journey.

[madLOVEmachine]

A heavenly song, and a heavenly video too.. Simple and beautiful..And you have felt it too..The right way..

[rp61wasinnocentok]

It's always nice when people notice the little things. Though it isn't too difficult to feel the beauty of a Cocteau Twins song.

Thanks for the comment :)

[AikeaCine]

A nice video, fits the song quite well, though it could've been a little more elaborate. I've always quite like this song, i know it sounds a bit incomplete but it makes a nice segue into Summerhead i think.

[Tazz77]

Beautiful. What album is this song on?

[rp61wasinnocentok]

It's from the album

'Four-Calender Cafe' released in 1993.

[spraymanr2g2]

Oh, one of the legendary in the music histry isnt it.

[spraymanr2g2]

Fantastic!!

I wanna see CTs live. but here is Japan of Asia.much far from UK.

Are there CTs live somewhere in summer 2008???

[rp61wasinnocentok]

I would really be surprised if they are as they've been split for over 10 years now.

[llaoll]

i saw Robi Guthrie in feburar this year though, AWEsome :)

[AyahuaskaPop]

Es muy bello, me encanta todo lo de Cocteau Twins!,especialmnte estas bellas melodias tan etereas, parecen hechas para un atardecer acompañado de hadas o algo asi...

[purplevolcano]

I remember how I became a Cocteaus fan:

I bought a copy of the NME in 1985, there was a 7" single free with it. CT's were on it also The Smiths, and a couple of other that I have completely forgotton. The Twins are the only ones I became obsessed with, though I did love The Smiths. The track was from Treasure - I don't remember which one. My mother told me to stop playing it I played it so much.

[rp61wasinnocentok]

The track was Ivo and was actually a different version to the one found on the album.

[purplevolcano]

Of course it was! I have looked it up, there are actually copies of that single on ebay! I thought I would stick with vinyl, but in the end I went over to the dark side and replaced all my vinyl CT's with CD's - the only band I bothered to do that with.

[snaildragon]

It was pure luck. While doing botanical research online, I discovered a group called Fear of Dolls. Their song about thorns came up in my search. Fear of Dolls covered "Wax and Wane." I was curious about the original. Napster was still around. I decided to try out other songs by Cocteau Twins. Shortly after, I bought every album I could find. My favorites are "Milk and Kisses," "Blue Bell Knoll," and "The Moon and Melodies" (if it counts as a Cocteau Twins album). I like all of their music.

[libvalance]

the album "victorialand" might appeal....

[snaildragon]

Yeah, I love "Victorialand" and "Heaven or Las Vegas." They were the first ones I bought. I like most Cocteau Twins music, especially anything they did after their sound mellowed out and didn't seem quite so dark. I just love beautiful music.

[misternogreco]

Try also the album "Treasure" is one of their best!!

See songs "Pandora" "Aloisious" etc..

[FaceInTheRain]

I came across the Pink Opaque in a record store and bought it because I found the name Cocteau Twins interesting. I've been a fan ever since.

[chameleonday]

Liz is a goddess! =-)

[fiddlerfart]

ah ... younger...the treasure LP and my long lost friend... swirly days... wax and wane, indeed

[359vision]

more people should be CT listeners, it would be a better world

[rp61wasinnocentok]

If only it was that simple,

nice thought though.

[359vision]

what is so complicated about that?

[rp61wasinnocentok]

I don't think it's complicated at all.

But our world is, as well you know.

Otherwise you wouldn't have made such a comment.

[359vision]

I'm just trying to suggest to others my experience, connect with someone who sees the world through a CT lens, and keep the complications at bay. No doubt, even my world is complicated but i have found a way to turn it off from time to time.works for me, and obviously others as well. we are all different, hey, i had never heard essence before and it is not my fav Ct song after hearing it.

[chameleonday]

My whole musical scope changed the

day I heard the Cocteau Twins.

[rp61wasinnocentok]

That sounds just about right my friend :)

[JannerManner]

Always was my favourite song from the Calendar album. So ethereal. Melting beauty!

[santoshasong]

Thank you for putting this on. Thank you.

[pankonplatano]

*

I Love this song.

It sounds like "Whales Tails" from Victorialand.

So unreal.

(:

.

[LunaSeaSane]

Brill.

[chameleonday]

I used to throw on a fractal generator

on the computer and listen to this song!

[caoq]

Wow, this sounds so much like Victorialand! Simple and elegant beauty!

[doctorbombay]

Four Calendar Cafe....delicious songs!!

[klanlomoro]

gracias

[doctorbombay]

supple awesome-ness!!

[eluvian]

at times this hits the spot for me,i can let go,simply great

[penjackson]

B E A U T I F U L ! ! !

[mec1919]

this is what i hope heaven sounds like

[doesnthurt2try]

thers this chic in front of me .. just eating and eating and eating .. and eating...AND eating...oh oh yeah this song you don't hear all that much never..

[grimaces]

grat vid. well done

[ytcarol]

this style of music is dream or ethereal rock? works for me. lovely voice of liz

[aylastarsaphire]

Just what the Doctor ordered.

[tansho]

make love!!