hayley williams has a good voice,but not sure about the passion that natalie merchant displays. she is pretty spectacular. it's moody, melodramatic, and soulful like no other.
This song really touches my heart. it reminds me of good time when we lived in LA. A very good friend of ours spent nights singing to us & this is one of the songs that i used to make her sing over & over again. we love you Sarah you are always in our hearts. I really do miss the sound of your voice. Be sure to have an Enchanting Christmas with your amazing Husband & your beautiful baby boy :)
I should have been clear! RECENT artists. you named me 100 artists that I agree with you that they were good. Sarah mcLachlin, the Sundays, Even the Go, Go's. My point was to tell me who in the year 2012 still has that emotion All your bands/singers are great, but many from earlier or the same time.
ALL those names are about 1/1000th of the incredible female names on a mainstreem level ALONE, i left out thousands. And I Have not even Included Famale artists on an underground level. Legendary cult classics like Kristin Hersh ("your ghost"), and less known like Alana Stewart, Suzanne Vega, Since the beggining of man, there have been MILLIONS of female artists with creativity and soul. Not two. famales are at least half of humanity! sorry, but that comment just stressed my OCD out to MAX
Happy Birthday Natalie. Throughout my life, I have had so many incredible events happen on October 26th. Some sad, and some very happy. It was a real surprise to find you were born on this day. Thanks for all your happiness you give to the world with your music.
Happy Birthday Natalie (Wednesday 26th) The Joy you have brought is endless too all who hear, don't stop performing can't wait for your next visit to England.
I know it was a while ago,, but what an arse Jonathan Ross makes of the introduction to such a sweet, soulful and intelligent song.Gotta love Natalie.
She sounds like my singer-songwrier friend Tara Leigh Cobble. I heard one of them on the radio, wasn't sure who. It was probably Natalie though, the more I think about it.
@XxMissdarkfordxX Jajajja no la conoceras tu porque de seguro tu concepto de grandes cantantes se debe de limitar a Justin Bieber y Lady Gaga. Natalie fundo 10000 maniac y fue mu popular a finales de los 80 y principios de los 90, tiene junto a la banda un Unplugged que es genial y luego fue solista.
@zemog311 Tori Amos ("cruicify (live)"/"me and a gun") Bjork ("joga", "unraval", and all the string/quartet versions of her songs from her family tree album prove her to be a musical genious) Stevie Nicks, Heart, Fionna Apple ("never is a Promise"), Sara Bareilles("gravity"), The lead singer of The crannberries, Amy Lee of evanescence(any of their songs), The Gathering ("broken glass piano version" and "saturnine"), Tracy Chapmen, Bonnie tyler, Grace potter ("Cortez the killer), Alicia keys
@zemog311 Janis Joplin, Mama Cass Elliot, Joni Mitchill, Mary from Peter paul and mary (these were some of the first infependent femail musicians), Cristina Agulara/Avril lavigne when they are not filthy sellout sluts ("I'm ok" and "hurt"/"slipped away"), Cristina Perri ("the lonely", "jar of hearts"), dido, dixie chicks, etta james, Flyleaf ("cassie acoustic"), frou frou ("let go"), Mary J. Blige ("destiny"), Mazzy star ("fade into you"), Nelly Furtado ("all good things", "like a bird")
@zemog311 Noisettes ("never forget you"), Pat Benatar, Regina Specktor ("us", "sampson, songs version", "laughing with", "blue lips", "et", "laughing with" and all of her "far" album), sade, Sarah McLachlan ("angle", "fallen"), Patti smith, Roberta Flack, Anna nalick (breath), Portishead, Florance and the machine ("shake it out", plus their new album), The Mamas and the PApas, Feist, Within temptation, No Dbout, The civil wars, Laura marling, KT tunstall, Lyran hill,
Exactly. Just a great voice, and well written songs were all you needed not that long ago. Thank You MTV. Thank you for relegating talented musicians to coffee houses and bars while talentless hack with "the look" buy gold plated bidets.
I just saw Natalie perform in her hometown of Jamestown, NY with the Chautauqua Orchestra and in middle of the concert she sang this song !!!!!!! AMAZING !!!!!!
@327409427 ironically this was the music that inspired mtv and 'like the weather' was one of my favorite early videos, it epitomizes early mtv for me. hard to believe it was actually an alternative channel initially
I love her music and I love this song. My favorite song by her is Motherland, truly one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Just a little observance from a fellow musician, in this video natalie hits a wrong note towards the end at around 4:19-4:21. If you listen and watch close you can see her look at the orchestra right when she hits the last note of the song..about 4:34, and she kind of giggles, says "oops" knowing she hit the wrong note. It may sound odd, but I think that is classy
Sings well and knows how to play an instrument. She is a true artist with talent unlike most of the crappy artists of today who are only famous because they look pretty in front of a camera.
One of the many times I saw Natalie solo, someone from the crowd yelled out "Verdi Cries" to which Natalie said something to the effect of "let me see if I can remember that one." Obviously not a part of her set, she sang it for the crowd and it was every bit as awesome as this clip!
just discovering Natalie, for myself. She is fantastic. I love the way she sings and dances. There is a sincerity in her music, that's kind of rare these days. She completely, totally, absolutely rocks.
@macksf98 yOU´RE COMPLETELY RIGHT, BUT IT´S ALSO GOOD BECUASE GRAMMYS ARE DESTROYING INDEPENDENT MUSIC BY MAKING THEM STARS. NATALIE DOESNT NEED GRAMMYS TO SHOW HOW TALENTED SHE IS
I FUCKED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF BETH SORENTINO IN THE SUMMER OF 1992 WHEN HER BAND, SUDDENLY TAMMY, OPENED UP FOR THE CRANBERRIES AT THE GRAND NIGHTCLUB IN NYC. HER BOYFRIEND, EDDIE FROM THE BAND "LIVE" WAS OUTSIDE WAITING FOR HER. HE HAD NO CLUE SHE WAS BACKSTAGE GETTING MY COCK INSERTED INTO HER PUSSY AND HER ASSHOLE AND THEN HER MOUTH. YES SHE SWALLOWS, BUT SOME OF MY CUM HIT HER LOWER BACK WHEN I PULLED OUT. SHE QUICKLY CAUGHT WHAT CUM SHE COULD AS I EXPLODED EVERYWHERE. WOW! MEMORIES!!!!!!!
I miss the days when great singers told stories set to music. No sex, violence or vulgarity.....just impecable music that took you to a place you could feel through the artist.
@barrywroteit Please. There were plenty of hacks at the top of the charts in the early 90s, selling sex and violence. We just remember people like Natalie because they brought more to the table. I'm sure in the early 90s you were complaining about shitty artists as well.
@MrGsullivan Oh yes, there was bad music in those days. The biggest difference is the percentage. I wont even listen to the radio anymore because of the void of talent and taste. The 90's music was bearable because the majority was worth bearing the bad. Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas and so on and so on....it never seems to end.
Takes me back to college in Charleston, SC in the late 80's...I used to listen to this song sitting on a bridge watching the sunset over the Wapoo Cut. Aaahhh...
I wish I had a time machine......................................... I was oblivious to 10k maniacs back then.... I want to go back and watch all these shows and buy all their albums on day of release... why wasn't I paying attention to them ? What was I so engrossed in??? I feel like I missed out on a great moment in music history......
Even Funnier: Michigan 1989 she hits the first chord on Piano and the crowd just literally goes crazy. Natalie stops the song and ask the audience to be quiet. For the next three - four minutes you could here a pin drop. I miss those days and I miss that moment!
Goodness me Natalie, this is great. I love the album this is from 'In my tribe' One day I decided to skip school, ride 20km to the record store and I bought the album for 7 bucks in 1990 on vinyl and then rode 20km home, bent it slightly on the journey home, but still have it 20 years later! I love it, so great!! I love 'Our time in Eden' the best out of all the 10,000 maniacs music though. Love you Natalie.
ok, fellow 10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant fans, I just realized after 23 years that the humming in Verdi Cries could be from a Verdi opera. Can someone tell me if it is and what part? Would be fitting if it were from Aida, I suppose. An unspeakably beautiful song from a flawless album.
Natalie has surely been sent from up above,so angelic. All her songs take me to another place whether im reduced to tears or just totally calm from within.Thank-You Natalie for sharing your gift with all of us.
All this praise for natalie just makes her more reclusive then she was before. Truth be known, she's a leftist liberal who supports barack obama (are you fucking kiddding me?) NO! actually she's my favorite female singer, I love her vocals and her writing's, i just dont care for her leftist political veiws..... peace out. Have a nice day :)
@kieleed48, Well if you do not care for her political views, why do you even bring them up? This video is about Natalie singing a beautifull song. Not about you slamming people with a particular political point of view.
Jonathan Ross is like the court Jester before the Queen. His lack of respect makes him look foolish. I love this song, and Natalie is so incredibly talented.
Och ..I could watch her all night , and her voice is as sweet as ever ..But...its not the same without 10000 Maniacs buzzing around behind her . Mother the War, Death of Manolete and Katrinas Fair get my old arse bouncing every time i play them..this is not arse-bouncing enough for me. And I love her dearly.
Not for nothing but, Natalie is by far one of the greatest musicians of any modern time she has always stayed true to her music and created some great music throughout her career . She has never sold out . I love her and she should be recognized as one of the greatest musicians of all time!
Personally I think of Natalie Merchant as a storyteller. Her songs are so true to American History and Heritage. Her haunting voice and her way with words its beyond comprehension. Her inner beauty has no equal.
@wingedsniper ....I totally agree with you...always regarded her as a beautiful storyteller. The entire album of IN MY TRIBE is a perfect example. Verdi Cries is from that album...and I regard it as one of my all time personal favorites.
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Amazing voice. This song is timeless. I can see people 100,200, 300 ... years from now listening to this song. And from the same singer Natalie merchant. She is truly blessed with a gift, She weilds her beautiful voice like a powerful sword.
@gardenchicks you said Brittany Spears and artist in the same sentence. You have to drink. Brittany is a media company fabrication. Mickey Mouse bares crotch, news at 11.
Funny story: Nashville, TN, 1989 - 10K Maniacs playing at Perf Arts Center. Natalie sits down to begin this song. There's a momentary pause and some redneck yells out at the top of his lungs, "Freeeebirrrrd". Natalie is NOT amused, perhaps unaware that this outburst is a staple of concertgoers in the South. She regains her composure and gives an absolutely haunting rendition of the song. A moment I'll never forget.
@garysevern She does seem a touch humorless... she seems like the girl in college who would abandon the date if you ordered a steak...or would sit across from you and moralize a bit while you either ate it or gave up. None of which doesnt detracts from the beauty of her voice or the joy that listening to her songs gives me.
@yadkinable Hahaha! As much as I respect her as a composer and musician -- and presumably a decent person -- her lyrics seem preachy and slightly pretentious. Maybe profundity and beauty combined can't avoid pretense; I don't know. I also notice her fascination and exaltation of non-American art forms, as if America is too mundane and lowbrow for her. Lighten up, Natalie. Anyway, my wife and I love her music and she seems authentic and very nice. We saw her Monday night in Boston; great concert.
@59penrod Strange. As an European (an Italian, that is) I perceive Natalie as being deeply American. She seems to come out of a mix of Salinger novels, Bradbury short stories about the Depression, memories of a long-gone America which you can no longer visit. And in a way, she's modern, too. To me, "Gold rush brides" is (also) a celebration of the American spirit, if not of the American way.
@peterpuck365 Natalie is definitely a homegrown American phenomenon. I based my comments on some posts she wrote for a web site she maintained a couple of years ago in which she praised Japanese arts and some other foreign arts that I can't remember. Maybe my view was too narrow and based upon too little info. I do notice that many Americans seem to have an inferiority complex when comparing American culture to the rest of the world. In any case, Natalie is one of our national treasures.
@59penrod maybe it is you that has the inferiority complex about your culture? You seem petrified to acknowledge any worth in any cultur outside your own. What are you afraid of? Is your view of patriotism so rigid that no good can be recognised in any culture outside your own? It's kind of ironic given america is a melting pot with no real culture of its own but a wonderfully diverse hybrid of all the cultures that has formed your extraordinary country. Be proud not paranoid.
hayley williams has a good voice,but not sure about the passion that natalie merchant displays. she is pretty spectacular. it's moody, melodramatic, and soulful like no other.
xparchedsonx 1 week ago
Can barely hear it , but great song.
brbrgdn58 1 week ago
beautiful.....
thesourcejoe 3 weeks ago
There is only one "Natalie", such a beautiful voice and emotional delivery.
michaellonkouski 3 weeks ago
This song really touches my heart. it reminds me of good time when we lived in LA. A very good friend of ours spent nights singing to us & this is one of the songs that i used to make her sing over & over again. we love you Sarah you are always in our hearts. I really do miss the sound of your voice. Be sure to have an Enchanting Christmas with your amazing Husband & your beautiful baby boy :)
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I stand corrected! Thanks to everyone who spoke of Sara Bareilles, her music is beautiful.
zemog311 1 month ago
I should have been clear! RECENT artists. you named me 100 artists that I agree with you that they were good. Sarah mcLachlin, the Sundays, Even the Go, Go's. My point was to tell me who in the year 2012 still has that emotion All your bands/singers are great, but many from earlier or the same time.
zemog311 1 month ago
ALL those names are about 1/1000th of the incredible female names on a mainstreem level ALONE, i left out thousands. And I Have not even Included Famale artists on an underground level. Legendary cult classics like Kristin Hersh ("your ghost"), and less known like Alana Stewart, Suzanne Vega, Since the beggining of man, there have been MILLIONS of female artists with creativity and soul. Not two. famales are at least half of humanity! sorry, but that comment just stressed my OCD out to MAX
sTapleEVA 1 month ago
just amazing...
hocuspocusfocusable 1 month ago
How can so much beauty exist? How can so much emotion come out of a human being? Breathtaking.
ldmax 1 month ago
so glad i got to see them in 93 just before they broke up.
selophane43 2 months ago
Phew! That was beautiful.
jez750 2 months ago
GORGEOUS!
SuperSeahorse22 3 months ago
Happy Birthday Natalie. Throughout my life, I have had so many incredible events happen on October 26th. Some sad, and some very happy. It was a real surprise to find you were born on this day. Thanks for all your happiness you give to the world with your music.
rgwinful 3 months ago
Happy Birthday Natalie (Wednesday 26th) The Joy you have brought is endless too all who hear, don't stop performing can't wait for your next visit to England.
MrLewis147 3 months ago
The Voice is the most beautiful instrument....
bluesman341 3 months ago
i concurr
kkdiddyify 3 months ago
i want to listen to a voice when i'm walking in the woods that needs no visual and this is what natalie brings me. total peace and a kind voice.
klawhea2d196 3 months ago
she is in the same class as carrol king.i would love to see theme tour together.natalie's voice is soooooo nice.
wallba 3 months ago
Natalie Merchant is magnificant !
I can't say the same about Jonathon Ross though.
MrShorts01 3 months ago
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MrShorts01 3 months ago
Love this song. This second only to Noah's Dove, which is my favorite Maniacs song.
absolutsf 3 months ago
@absolutsf Ahh noah's Dove... such a beautiful, yet forgotten song, my favorite also!
poochies0316 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Natalie Merchant
I know it was a while ago,, but what an arse Jonathan Ross makes of the introduction to such a sweet, soulful and intelligent song.Gotta love Natalie.
glencruitt 3 months ago 17
I appreciate that, too! You may want to see my music. Search for Kaia Fowler singer-songwriter using Google or other search engine.
kaiasong 4 months ago
Great music from 10,000 Maniacs. Always soothes me and makes me see the world better for more than 20 years now.
morethanever100 4 months ago
She sounds like my singer-songwrier friend Tara Leigh Cobble. I heard one of them on the radio, wasn't sure who. It was probably Natalie though, the more I think about it.
BNL07604 4 months ago
just beautiful! :)
dagoods528 5 months ago
que payasa piensa que va llegar lejos cantando estupideces
no la conoce ni su abuelita me retiro de este misero videoo jajajajaj
XxMissdarkfordxX 5 months ago
@XxMissdarkfordxX Jajajja no la conoceras tu porque de seguro tu concepto de grandes cantantes se debe de limitar a Justin Bieber y Lady Gaga. Natalie fundo 10000 maniac y fue mu popular a finales de los 80 y principios de los 90, tiene junto a la banda un Unplugged que es genial y luego fue solista.
jram1912 5 months ago
With the exception of Adele, show me a female artist with passion and I'll show you a girl/women without a deal! So sad!
zemog311 5 months ago 6
@zemog311 Sara Bareilles
GeeBee003 3 months ago
@zemog311
In answer to your question >> Sarah Bareilles
GeeBee003 3 months ago
@zemog311
Check out " Sara Bareilles - Gravity (Stripped: Raw & Real) " on You Tube and then rethink your comment.
GeeBee003 3 months ago
@zemog311 Recent, i can't say but hey some good female artists are still around including Natalie, PJ Harvey and Tori Amos :)
Igotopieces 1 month ago
@zemog311 Tori Amos ("cruicify (live)"/"me and a gun") Bjork ("joga", "unraval", and all the string/quartet versions of her songs from her family tree album prove her to be a musical genious) Stevie Nicks, Heart, Fionna Apple ("never is a Promise"), Sara Bareilles("gravity"), The lead singer of The crannberries, Amy Lee of evanescence(any of their songs), The Gathering ("broken glass piano version" and "saturnine"), Tracy Chapmen, Bonnie tyler, Grace potter ("Cortez the killer), Alicia keys
sTapleEVA 1 month ago
@zemog311 Janis Joplin, Mama Cass Elliot, Joni Mitchill, Mary from Peter paul and mary (these were some of the first infependent femail musicians), Cristina Agulara/Avril lavigne when they are not filthy sellout sluts ("I'm ok" and "hurt"/"slipped away"), Cristina Perri ("the lonely", "jar of hearts"), dido, dixie chicks, etta james, Flyleaf ("cassie acoustic"), frou frou ("let go"), Mary J. Blige ("destiny"), Mazzy star ("fade into you"), Nelly Furtado ("all good things", "like a bird")
sTapleEVA 1 month ago
@zemog311 Noisettes ("never forget you"), Pat Benatar, Regina Specktor ("us", "sampson, songs version", "laughing with", "blue lips", "et", "laughing with" and all of her "far" album), sade, Sarah McLachlan ("angle", "fallen"), Patti smith, Roberta Flack, Anna nalick (breath), Portishead, Florance and the machine ("shake it out", plus their new album), The Mamas and the PApas, Feist, Within temptation, No Dbout, The civil wars, Laura marling, KT tunstall, Lyran hill,
sTapleEVA 1 month ago
Exactly. Just a great voice, and well written songs were all you needed not that long ago. Thank You MTV. Thank you for relegating talented musicians to coffee houses and bars while talentless hack with "the look" buy gold plated bidets.
diggerjohn111 5 months ago
Revisted. Natalie HAD an amazing voice.I guess that nothing lasts.
ego is a bitch. gets you to the impossible to reach, scary cliff, but
your ego always encourages you to jump off.
the "sorry about that" was a not directed to Natalie, but to her ego that
almost took over the whole room.
I have the privilage to hear an amazing voice on sundays - I do not
know why a lady in her 60's still has an amazing voice. Why does a woman embrace and share her gift, yet Natalie feels animosity towards us?
shiftclick 6 months ago
Natalie's best song.
fletcherarc 6 months ago
@fletcherarc
I agree, it's always been my favorite, I was completely obsessed with this song when it came out...imagining the man, imagining the girl listening...
llel11 6 months ago
Can someone please edit this video to take out the Joker who hosts this show. He is like the court Jester before the queen.
rgwinful 6 months ago
Too beautiful :)
fletch888 6 months ago
the two above need to get together, with strings like that there has to be violens
inthebullseye 6 months ago
I just saw Natalie perform in her hometown of Jamestown, NY with the Chautauqua Orchestra and in middle of the concert she sang this song !!!!!!! AMAZING !!!!!!
pepsi3232 6 months ago
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pepsi3232 6 months ago
we've been taken over by the senseless MTV crowd.
327409427 6 months ago
@327409427 ironically this was the music that inspired mtv and 'like the weather' was one of my favorite early videos, it epitomizes early mtv for me. hard to believe it was actually an alternative channel initially
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Shtove 7 months ago
...an all-time favorite. She is such a storyteller. Her songs are an experience.
tellygz 7 months ago
This is arguably the best song from her/their best album. I loved it at the time and that hasn't changed ...
StephenPring 7 months ago 2
@StephenPring I know wasn't it a great Album? I loved it as well!
cammicty 7 months ago
this is honest art
MouthOfTheUnknown 7 months ago
I get chill from the beauty of her voice and lyrics pure crisp ever since 10000 manics her voice was the fuel behind the grops success
bob242007 7 months ago
I get chill from the beauty of her voice and lyrics pure crisp
bob242007 7 months ago
I get chill from the beauty of her voice and lyrics pure crisp
bob242007 7 months ago
I love her music and I love this song. My favorite song by her is Motherland, truly one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Just a little observance from a fellow musician, in this video natalie hits a wrong note towards the end at around 4:19-4:21. If you listen and watch close you can see her look at the orchestra right when she hits the last note of the song..about 4:34, and she kind of giggles, says "oops" knowing she hit the wrong note. It may sound odd, but I think that is classy
jimbo341000 7 months ago
Sings well and knows how to play an instrument. She is a true artist with talent unlike most of the crappy artists of today who are only famous because they look pretty in front of a camera.
fjl05 8 months ago
This is metal, and I mean that in the most honest way possible.
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justplayfm 8 months ago
200 years from now artists like this will still be argued about on places like this, a sure sign they're good. NM is very good.
KITCHENOFDISTINCTION 8 months ago
Can we just enjoy this performance without putting down other artists? That would be very nice.
nitesead 8 months ago
absolutely gorgeous woman and music
MultiDollar1234 8 months ago
One of the many times I saw Natalie solo, someone from the crowd yelled out "Verdi Cries" to which Natalie said something to the effect of "let me see if I can remember that one." Obviously not a part of her set, she sang it for the crowd and it was every bit as awesome as this clip!
rockchalk1990 8 months ago
beautiful!
ytsui52 8 months ago
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CuddlyBadger 8 months ago
comparing gag a to Natalie is like comparing a pork chop to Mother Mary..
teec19 8 months ago 2
@teec19 If I could marry this comment I would. You fully just made my week.
I'll be listening to Natalie Merchant 'til the day I die.
AngelicPhantom 3 months ago
This song transports me every time I hear it. So vivid and beautiful. No wasted words or notes. Just lovely.
canne23 9 months ago 3
totalmente de acuerdo con ellos ......que tiempos que musica
saludos dese Torreon ,Mexico
mame1241 9 months ago
totalmente de acuerdo con ellos ......que tiempos que musica
mame1241 9 months ago
I cry every time i hear this
streetglideeeee 9 months ago
Fantestic!
Donsuke0325 9 months ago
just discovering Natalie, for myself. She is fantastic. I love the way she sings and dances. There is a sincerity in her music, that's kind of rare these days. She completely, totally, absolutely rocks.
angellopasova 9 months ago
she has the voice of a angel.
thomassalvatore 9 months ago 2
Oh Mr. TV show man, could you speak just a little more cockneyed and faster? I don't want to understand you JUST enough.
Kleptul 9 months ago
@macksf98 yOU´RE COMPLETELY RIGHT, BUT IT´S ALSO GOOD BECUASE GRAMMYS ARE DESTROYING INDEPENDENT MUSIC BY MAKING THEM STARS. NATALIE DOESNT NEED GRAMMYS TO SHOW HOW TALENTED SHE IS
Culebrinha 10 months ago
would hum this to my baby nearly 21 yrs ago!miss it!
kellielovesroger 10 months ago
I get chills when Natalie sings the word Aida at 3:04. I gotta go see Aida.
Tutone66 10 months ago
I can't stop watching her.......................
boogereater6664 10 months ago
Thumbs up 5 stars. Love Barbara
barbaraclauserdotcom 10 months ago
verdi cries...verdict rise?
creepsneedtodie 10 months ago
Soo good, soo beautiful! I smile, I cry!
6ollie66 10 months ago
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I FUCKED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF BETH SORENTINO IN THE SUMMER OF 1992 WHEN HER BAND, SUDDENLY TAMMY, OPENED UP FOR THE CRANBERRIES AT THE GRAND NIGHTCLUB IN NYC. HER BOYFRIEND, EDDIE FROM THE BAND "LIVE" WAS OUTSIDE WAITING FOR HER. HE HAD NO CLUE SHE WAS BACKSTAGE GETTING MY COCK INSERTED INTO HER PUSSY AND HER ASSHOLE AND THEN HER MOUTH. YES SHE SWALLOWS, BUT SOME OF MY CUM HIT HER LOWER BACK WHEN I PULLED OUT. SHE QUICKLY CAUGHT WHAT CUM SHE COULD AS I EXPLODED EVERYWHERE. WOW! MEMORIES!!!!!!!
svengaligraves13 11 months ago
this is the song that made me totally fall in love with this band
celty234 11 months ago
i was at that same show in Nasville. I miss music like this.
steelrain202 11 months ago
Very talented in such a soothing way.
barbaraclauserdotcom 11 months ago
Watching the Grammys and the whole zygote egg bit with Lady Gaga, I thought, "Where is Natalie Merchant when we need her most?"
barques95 11 months ago 89
@barques95 U are soooo right!
pedalgadgets 6 months ago in playlist 10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant
@barques95 U are soooo right!
pedalgadgets 6 months ago in playlist 10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant
@barques95 Excellent comment! So Underrated....She;s Fabulous x
wenchie70 5 months ago
@barques95 seriously
MrRoostyr 3 months ago
I miss the days when great singers told stories set to music. No sex, violence or vulgarity.....just impecable music that took you to a place you could feel through the artist.
barrywroteit 11 months ago 54
@barrywroteit You mean back when there was some talent.
cooler52er 10 months ago
@barrywroteit they are still there jack johnson for example.
shroomerspizza 7 months ago in playlist girls
@barrywroteit Please. There were plenty of hacks at the top of the charts in the early 90s, selling sex and violence. We just remember people like Natalie because they brought more to the table. I'm sure in the early 90s you were complaining about shitty artists as well.
MrGsullivan 5 months ago
@MrGsullivan Oh yes, there was bad music in those days. The biggest difference is the percentage. I wont even listen to the radio anymore because of the void of talent and taste. The 90's music was bearable because the majority was worth bearing the bad. Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas and so on and so on....it never seems to end.
barrywroteit 5 months ago
@barrywroteit amen i love the days of the song that told a story. Kate bush. carole king. etc
ratbsf 5 months ago
the most perfect song in the world
celty234 11 months ago 3
Heck yeah!!!
dirtyratmiller 11 months ago
shivers..... wow, this is beautiful..... natalie is beautiful beyond words. thanks for sharing this.
dmodlin71 11 months ago 2
it's from 2:54 to 3:05 .... can't stop replaying
fame777 11 months ago
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someguy8390 11 months ago
Actually I'd love to hear her do a version of Freebird, I imagine it would be amazing!
damselnat 11 months ago
Takes me back to college in Charleston, SC in the late 80's...I used to listen to this song sitting on a bridge watching the sunset over the Wapoo Cut. Aaahhh...
debeaugrine 11 months ago
reminds me of the years i spent at chautauqua new york
wanango 11 months ago
I wish I had a time machine......................................... I was oblivious to 10k maniacs back then.... I want to go back and watch all these shows and buy all their albums on day of release... why wasn't I paying attention to them ? What was I so engrossed in??? I feel like I missed out on a great moment in music history......
poochies0316 1 year ago 3
great voice great song good sensations
Caritone 1 year ago
Even Funnier: Michigan 1989 she hits the first chord on Piano and the crowd just literally goes crazy. Natalie stops the song and ask the audience to be quiet. For the next three - four minutes you could here a pin drop. I miss those days and I miss that moment!
johnzamojcin 1 year ago
damn hot lips on her :)))
BRUCESYLVIA99 1 year ago
Damn shame I never heard of her before this year, I believe in all music but stuff like this needs to be heard more :(
darknessofkrish 1 year ago
im naming my daughter natalie (merchant) & (maines) 2 of the most meaningful voices ive heard while on this earth
optimisticcosmic 1 year ago 2
Does anybody know when is she comming to U.K next?
dagmareszka 1 year ago
This is a beautiful song sung by a beautiful woman
mozzy61671 1 year ago 3
Brilliant, such talent. I tear up listening to this
agdugnan 1 year ago
Who is Verdi
MultiKswift 1 year ago
@MultiKswift A very fortunate man, to have Natalie sing of him. Her voice cuts through my soul, oh, so good...
firefightntx 1 year ago 2
@MultiKswift Guiseppe Verdi
morethanever100 11 months ago
@MultiKswift and Aida is one of his masterpeace
Giovannisenzaterra 4 months ago
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6ollie66 1 year ago
So their minds are soft and mushy -- YUM -- give zombies what they want.
castingtherunes 1 year ago
ha Jonathan Ross definitely talked a lot faster back in the days..lol.
kirstypang 1 year ago
this is a true gem. pure honest talent! can not hear it enough.
puckdropper27 1 year ago
this is one of those songs that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up... in a good way. I miss the original 10,000 Maniacs.
very rarely does that happen, Ella Fitzgerald singing Miss Otis Regrets does that as well.
soundboy3 1 year ago
I love the way Natalie smiles, almost apologetically, for doing a great job on the piano. It's not her natural instrument.
ButtersMcFly 1 year ago
Her voice was so pure back then. I'd forgotten it had that temper to it....
Volfie999 1 year ago
The only female singer that could carry on for the great Sandy Denny.
beefoneeto 1 year ago
@beefoneeto Perhaps no coincidence that I had exactly the same thought when I started to hear this track.
June Tabor does a superb (though different ) version of this song too.
RatherLargeAllan 1 year ago
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Simply beautiful.
glennkilpatrick 1 year ago
Simply beautiful.
glennkilpatrick 1 year ago
I was never a 10,000 Maniacs fan, but perhaps I should've been.
kaloncar 1 year ago
Goodness me Natalie, this is great. I love the album this is from 'In my tribe' One day I decided to skip school, ride 20km to the record store and I bought the album for 7 bucks in 1990 on vinyl and then rode 20km home, bent it slightly on the journey home, but still have it 20 years later! I love it, so great!! I love 'Our time in Eden' the best out of all the 10,000 maniacs music though. Love you Natalie.
simonlusco 1 year ago 2
@simonlusco wonderful story!
wednesday55 1 year ago
ok, fellow 10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant fans, I just realized after 23 years that the humming in Verdi Cries could be from a Verdi opera. Can someone tell me if it is and what part? Would be fitting if it were from Aida, I suppose. An unspeakably beautiful song from a flawless album.
wblee33 1 year ago
LOL @ how young jonathon ross is! omg.
sequinallergies 1 year ago
thank you for being the channel.
jjuarez 1 year ago
so beautiful...love her
nutmegjumps 1 year ago
Natalie has surely been sent from up above,so angelic. All her songs take me to another place whether im reduced to tears or just totally calm from within.Thank-You Natalie for sharing your gift with all of us.
bow1f2 1 year ago
Her voice gives me goose bumps every time. :)
vegasrobbie 1 year ago
All this praise for natalie just makes her more reclusive then she was before. Truth be known, she's a leftist liberal who supports barack obama (are you fucking kiddding me?) NO! actually she's my favorite female singer, I love her vocals and her writing's, i just dont care for her leftist political veiws..... peace out. Have a nice day :)
kieleed48 1 year ago
@kieleed48, Well if you do not care for her political views, why do you even bring them up? This video is about Natalie singing a beautifull song. Not about you slamming people with a particular political point of view.
rgwinful 1 year ago
@kieleed48 and I'm sure a lot of people feel the same about your views. was there any point to this? xD
jerona 1 year ago
This song give me chills it's so good. One of the very few artists who can move me to tears.
dino213aa 1 year ago
Jonathan Ross is like the court Jester before the Queen. His lack of respect makes him look foolish. I love this song, and Natalie is so incredibly talented.
rgwinful 1 year ago
música adorável de se ouvir....
quanta sensibilidade ela tem....
demais mesmo !!!
rodrigoosantana123 1 year ago
This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard!
shaeadele33 1 year ago
good lord, is this lady an angel?
bbmatty 1 year ago
She is a godess of song - Not much more to say :)
blindman007 1 year ago
I cannot think of a human being more attractive than Natalie.
Her voice is unbelievably sweet and beautiful.
Add that to her persona and you have a once in a lifetime superstar.
dobella 1 year ago
SO BEAUTIFUL!
birksandbluejeans 1 year ago
Och ..I could watch her all night , and her voice is as sweet as ever ..But...its not the same without 10000 Maniacs buzzing around behind her . Mother the War, Death of Manolete and Katrinas Fair get my old arse bouncing every time i play them..this is not arse-bouncing enough for me. And I love her dearly.
petesn 1 year ago
Not for nothing but, Natalie is by far one of the greatest musicians of any modern time she has always stayed true to her music and created some great music throughout her career . She has never sold out . I love her and she should be recognized as one of the greatest musicians of all time!
cubfan08 1 year ago 3
oh my gawd....as beautiful as I remember this. Thanks so much for sharing this.
kindanice101 1 year ago
I've always loved this song....
MissezPremise 1 year ago
So beautiful, she is my favorite.
TravelAtmosphere 1 year ago
this song is great!!
thisishardyouknow 1 year ago
loooove it :)
lovebugxoxoxox 1 year ago
Natalie,
I have followed your beautiful music for many years.
All i can say is thankyou, and i envy your husband.
dobella 1 year ago
Personally I think of Natalie Merchant as a storyteller. Her songs are so true to American History and Heritage. Her haunting voice and her way with words its beyond comprehension. Her inner beauty has no equal.
wingedsniper 1 year ago 2
@wingedsniper ....I totally agree with you...always regarded her as a beautiful storyteller. The entire album of IN MY TRIBE is a perfect example. Verdi Cries is from that album...and I regard it as one of my all time personal favorites.
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emygreco 1 year ago
Amazing voice. This song is timeless. I can see people 100,200, 300 ... years from now listening to this song. And from the same singer Natalie merchant. She is truly blessed with a gift, She weilds her beautiful voice like a powerful sword.
rgwinful 1 year ago 2
Puts over hyped artists like brittany spears to shame.
gardenchicks 1 year ago 21
@gardenchicks you said Brittany Spears and artist in the same sentence. You have to drink. Brittany is a media company fabrication. Mickey Mouse bares crotch, news at 11.
whalestail1955 10 months ago 2
I want to punch Johnathon everytime I listen to this. I don't know what it is. He just really annoys me.
GoheX 1 year ago
She has the voice of an angel.
annam1026 1 year ago
Funny story: Nashville, TN, 1989 - 10K Maniacs playing at Perf Arts Center. Natalie sits down to begin this song. There's a momentary pause and some redneck yells out at the top of his lungs, "Freeeebirrrrd". Natalie is NOT amused, perhaps unaware that this outburst is a staple of concertgoers in the South. She regains her composure and gives an absolutely haunting rendition of the song. A moment I'll never forget.
mattwilker 1 year ago 51
@mattwilker Nice one!
garysevern 1 year ago
@garysevern She does seem a touch humorless... she seems like the girl in college who would abandon the date if you ordered a steak...or would sit across from you and moralize a bit while you either ate it or gave up. None of which doesnt detracts from the beauty of her voice or the joy that listening to her songs gives me.
yadkinable 1 year ago 2
@yadkinable Hahaha! As much as I respect her as a composer and musician -- and presumably a decent person -- her lyrics seem preachy and slightly pretentious. Maybe profundity and beauty combined can't avoid pretense; I don't know. I also notice her fascination and exaltation of non-American art forms, as if America is too mundane and lowbrow for her. Lighten up, Natalie. Anyway, my wife and I love her music and she seems authentic and very nice. We saw her Monday night in Boston; great concert.
59penrod 1 year ago
@59penrod Strange. As an European (an Italian, that is) I perceive Natalie as being deeply American. She seems to come out of a mix of Salinger novels, Bradbury short stories about the Depression, memories of a long-gone America which you can no longer visit. And in a way, she's modern, too. To me, "Gold rush brides" is (also) a celebration of the American spirit, if not of the American way.
peterpuck365 1 year ago 2
@peterpuck365 Natalie is definitely a homegrown American phenomenon. I based my comments on some posts she wrote for a web site she maintained a couple of years ago in which she praised Japanese arts and some other foreign arts that I can't remember. Maybe my view was too narrow and based upon too little info. I do notice that many Americans seem to have an inferiority complex when comparing American culture to the rest of the world. In any case, Natalie is one of our national treasures.
59penrod 1 year ago
@59penrod maybe it is you that has the inferiority complex about your culture? You seem petrified to acknowledge any worth in any cultur outside your own. What are you afraid of? Is your view of patriotism so rigid that no good can be recognised in any culture outside your own? It's kind of ironic given america is a melting pot with no real culture of its own but a wonderfully diverse hybrid of all the cultures that has formed your extraordinary country. Be proud not paranoid.
Milligan5 4 months ago
@peterpuck365 That is a great description, wow spot on!!!
deathdealer60546 1 year ago
@peterpuck365 I know exactly what you mean. She'd fit right into to something like Capote's The Grass Harp.
pauljshann 1 year ago
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@peterpuck365 I know exactly what you mean. She'd fit right in to something like Capote's The Grass Harp.
pauljshann 1 year ago
@59penrod Yes--well said. I have always loved her music, but got the impression that she was too cool for school!
fridayniteribs 1 year ago