Anna Calvi - Suzanne and I

[MrMaxZur]

She definitely has to record a song for 007 movie

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

Brit female music right now is just unbelievable. Stunning artists are just coming out of the woodwork like.......

[jairgraham16]

has no one ever heard of singing from another persons point of view haha. :P

[SettingSun77]

Give her the next Bond theme!

[MrMaxZur]

@SettingSun77 ahah I just wrote the same thing and then saw your comment!

[Playback007able]

Back in 2011 she toured the U.S. promoting her studio debut slab. When she came to Chicago she played at Schuba's, which has become a bit immortalized on SNL by being the pretend setting for the shtick' comedy routine, "The Bears" with George Wendt and others. anyway, I digressed. the greater point is this venue's music room holds about 225, maybe 250. It is comparratively small. If miss Calvi returns to The Windy City for a second live performance, I bet she'd pack a much larger theater.

[GeriHew]

I don't pretend to konw if Anna Calvi is into guys, girls, either or both at the same time but I do know that Suzanne and I is not a lesbian love song. On the other hand I'm not so sure about I'll Be Your Man......

[lukosius1221]

I am a guy and I really like her...I must be a lesbian too

[sabbato73]

Am I the only guy who secretly thinks he is a lesbian?

[maramaku]

The new Steve Hillage?

[beccatostitos]

this is amazing. such a good song.

[andrewmward1]

Talking about her sexual orientation in the midst of her brilliance and energy and talent is about as relevant as pointing out that Jimi Hendrix was black...

[cachmyre]

Her voice is amazing !

[sodablower]

Reminds me of early PJ Harvey material - and that's NEVER a bad thing!

[billiamreynolds]

i wish i was lesbian

[thelastrule]

@billiamreynolds Chandler?!

[julielovesemerito]

Call me lesbian but i love her a lot

[MajaLisaKehlet]

she is gorgeous. was surprised that little person could make that big voice.

[billiamreynolds]

straight feelin it

[julielovesemerito]

her voice is sexy

[pettyyeti]

she sounds like sioxsie and the banshees fucking amazing.

[henrychinaski26]

Fucking right.

[davidlanning2]

Great video. And song of course.

[allaspinaband]

I know what I wanna be when I grow up...

[papoosegirl1]

Great British music

[ojosLigeros]

wow! she's fucking awesome

I'm totally mesmerized

[themasteroff1972]

Very good ,I love this .

[BedroomBassist]

She's so enticing and alluring.. Just such an interesting artist. When she performs I find her quite scary (in a good way if that makes sense), but when I see her interviewed she's so quiet and reserved. Shy even. My brain doesn't know what to do! She's just brilliant. I didn't even mention the fact her singing voice is unbelievable and she's a great guitar player... A breath of fresh air indeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed. :)

[rvalactraz]

She have a great voice!!

[wittyworldlee]

the last hug gave me shivers

[coldfire8921]

why all those comparisons? she sounds simply like anna calvi. so unique and fabulous

[disgracelanduk]

Between Anna and Chelsea Wolfe, there is no greater female singer-songwriter music on the planet right now (bar maybe PJ Harvey).

[bigpeppe91]

love this song

[katiecoole101]

She is a female version of David Bowie... Her art, her music are exquisite.. She is brilliant, not a "star", but an artist...

[mervynma]

hot lips~



[pretenditsagoodworld]

this is like a Bond song - great:)

[BohemianConspiracy]

@pretenditsagoodworld Yeah...it's true...

She has the perfect sound... but if  now she already found success... the James Bond producers wants actually somebody who sells more than Anna Calvi for their musical choice ... so maybe in 5 years time it could be the right time for her ...

[pioaristera]

luv it. this tune is so U2!

[etresanchez]

I hope she's lesbian... I would love to kiss her ;-)

[carpazzz]

phil collins 80's signature sound on drum intro

[srmpenedo]

Her vocal style sounds a lot like Morrissey's

[pingjim]

Sounds like a James Bond theme.

[enemil68]

Gooooooooldfiiiiiiiiiiiiinger!



[shaniyyy]

Gorgeous video and amazing song

[neonpike]

whats with the ad at the beginning ... always a shame that the money men took over youtube

[urmomicous]

The reason I could interpret this being about sisters is because in Pride and Prejudice the sisters would always tell each other their secrets under the bed sheets and night....I dunno.

[urmomicous]

I feel like this song is more about a sisterly relationship or maybe a relationship between a man and a woman, but the man died...Or something..

[shellybellysf]

Anna fantastic show last night in San Francisco! You've gotten more confident since I last saw you. I always love you live the best, for some reason, you are in your element live! I' ll

[Mazunteful]

@cgray00 Anna's sexuality is not important at all. It annoys me when my gay friends put their sexuality as a predominant aspect of their identity and talk about interesting known people who are gay so as to prove something, for to me a person's sexuality is what less matters about him/her. But, I actually do not interpret this song nor the video as being about a gay or any other kind of relationship. The idea would be too basic and I hope Anna is smarter than that. The lyrics are symbolic.

[75Kerouac]

Why, why, why is it that feminity and character are not often together? Goddamn, this girl is a lesbian but I'm seduced by her powerful singing yet find me other singers with a similar approach. I'm friggin' tired of those women that play 1. the arouser, smelling sex (Madonna, and others) 2.the drama queen 3.the fragile or 4. the ingenue (falsely)

We need more like her. If only she would'nt have been a lesbian (sigh...) She shattered my little dream bubble.

[RPiresLima]

awe-inspiring.

[s1fb1]

I am so jealous of Suzanne.

[richard251062]

Saw her in Glasgow last week. Awesome stuff! Clever girl!

[lizaevil]

wow!... me he quedado sin palabras....

[peetraL]

Anna´s explanation of the song is in the video: Anna Calvi interview (part 4)

- by FaceCulture

[TheMaleBanshee]

A W E S O M E.

Anna Calvi rulez. Seen her live in Florence two weeks ago. SHE ROCKS.

[Noya94miz]

Powerful! love it

[TheNouveauxdecadence]

I saw this an hr ago on TV and I am LOVING IT!,,, Very Siouxsie Sioux vocal. I LOVE THIS! Stunning +

[8DolceNera8]

Bellissima canzone, grande concerto a Milano.

[jtaggueg]

like a Bond Film

[rhcp443radiohead]

beautiful. What beautiful piercing eyes she has too!

[zenophile21]

Looove it! For some reason it reminds me of James Bond lol!!

[MudHut67]

@zenophile21

Same :) that or westerns for some odd reason?

[papoosegirl1]

lesbian or not she is great!

[MudHut67]

@papoosegirl1

I'm not sure what to make of that statement...

[papoosegirl1]

@MudHut67 There seems to be a lot of talk about her sexuality, and why should that matter, she makes great music.

[MudHut67]

@papoosegirl1

Just sounds like it ought to be bad if she was a lesbian, it's like saying "black or not, he's pretty smart!" or something along that vein.

[papoosegirl1]

@MudHut67 i am gay, so there is nothing wrong with being a lesbian! the last thing i want to be is offensive!

[MudHut67]

@papoosegirl1

haha, nae bother then :) have a nice day.

[papoosegirl1]

@MudHut67 and you, i am off to see her tonight in Bristol!

[MudHut67]

@papoosegirl1

haha you lucky bastard(bitch?).

[serchudemente]

@papoosegirl1 fucking dycke and perfect. I would let her be my man or whatever. gay dude.

[LynahLi]

Beautiful voice and wonderful song!

[khalilsajadi]

I realize what the inspiration for this song was, but as a lesbian, it's easier for me to interpret this as being about a woman=woman relationship, especially with that passionate yet struggling choreography and the simple, powerful lyrics..between two girls. If Calvi herself is a lesbian it only makes more sense.

[henrychinaski26]

Good shit.

[tetiontkon]

The way the song and video are left open to interpretation is part of what makes it so great. The passion, the ambiguity, and the sheer beauty of the entire presentation gives an already wonderful song a whole new dimension that, like a mounted diamond on display, can be seen from many facets.

[jimzer]

extreme. beautiful and sexy. different class.

[tetiontkon]

Absolutely breathtaking video. Completely fits the song!

[laculiyamasloca]

OMG!! lovelovelove Anna, the song & the vid <3

[muttilo]

This is stunning ..I Love Youtube It just bums me out to have to see a couple of people dislike something , for MOST , ..but not all reasons ..anyway.. This isn't the "Art " I'm used to seeing in here Miami , so thanks for a bit of inspiration Anna

[bubblebum1234]

WTF !!!!!!!!

[missscarletnina]

sa voix me donne des frissons... <3

[Biggreasyhotdog]

Pretty good song.....except for her voice!!!

[ZeNiZM]

Very good song with nice beat

[samg013]

shes so fuckin cool

[franzchick66]

can't stop listening to this....

[papoosegirl1]

a female Billy Mackenzie perhaps....?

[Eoinposse]

I like her style.

[brendangray]

She should do a bond theme with Christian Bale as bond!

[brunotravers]

@brendangray Fassbender is the next bond not Bale. He can do a better English accent!

[atticawebzine]

Nice song!

[papoosegirl1]

can't stop playing this....awesome!

[chrlskrkl]

the beginning riff is awesome

[dynastyxl]

2:03 cheeky smile ;D I love her <3

[MonounsaturatedBliss]

Love the intensity.

[malakoza]

Anna's music is so erotic, I really can't see any of her songs being about friendship. (But of course any interpretation is valid, that's just my point of view.)

[pinnetto1]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!she should win the Mercury price XxX

[NickGnd]

Ma perchè perchè perchè non sono andata a vederla all'Hana Bi ad inizio estate??!!!

[3dhell]

Hoes before bros?

[khalilsajadi]

I looked it up; supposedly it's about this movie she saw, where a guy fell asleep, met someone in his dreams, and couldn't wake up. At least, that's what she said she had in mind while writing it. :o

[Puebla1694]

@khalilsajadi It's My Winnipeg, I saw the movie a week ago, and I think it was kind of a root for her writting/composing process, but in my peronal opinion I wouldn't say it is totally realated to the movie. Maybe it's just the desire for something (a relationship, maybe)/someone that doesn't exist anymore

[MarCalJean]

great videos make me feel that i don't lose my time :)

[1angelmiike]

YES!!

[mynaamisniebekendnie]

incredible video. incredible artist.

[bluesmileworld]

this video deserves better editing, the croma is not good! sorry

[brunotravers]

@bluesmileworld and the kid who came up with the concept deserves crediting too

[ShampooEater]

anna and i.

[Aliy19911]

This girl is so talented!

[ChelsterSkelter]

Aw, I <3 lesbians, even though I'm straight ^_^

I heart the gays as well =)

Well, I don't <3 everyone because some people just have crappy souls.

I like this song as well, not my favorite by her though

[alanaisaac5]

@ChelsterSkelter I don't think it's about lesbians. Not everything about dance is sexual. I think it's more about a friendship that they are struggling to keep going and their relationships with men get in the way. I've gone through this kind of thing it bites, but we both know that we will always have each other and we won't ever truly be alone :)

[kitsnicket90]

@alanaisaac5

In an interview Anna said: "Suzanne and I, for example, is about falling asleep, meeting someone in your dream, and never waking up. It's actually about death". Your intepretation is very plausible anyway.

[alanaisaac5]

@kitsnicket90 touche my friend! I don't doubt that is what it's about, but it's a bit difficult to pull dreaming out of the lyrics. I can see it hinted at, but I guess it doesn't always have to be obvious.

[kitsnicket90]

@alanaisaac5

Of course, you're right, when I read the lyrics for the first time I thought she was talking about a friend. The video makes much more sense.

[indigo0indie0boy]

@alanaisaac5 I thought it was lesbians :S not because of the sexual parts. Just because it goes Suzanne and I etc. And like, people tried to change them saying it's just phase or it was right, because if you look at the group in the video, there's atleast one female there, so it's not entirely men.

[MrNiceHk]

@cgray00 What does it fucking matter if its straight curved lesbian gay ..drives me mad .. its about a relationship thats all that should be important

[cacam01]

@cgray00 Relationships are relationships. Gay or straight.

[ziweiyuan]

@cgray00 Agreed...it seems very clear. The relationship between the two women is tumultuous, it has its ups and downs, but when events conspire to keep them apart (represented by the male dancers) they do everything in their power to stay together. Now, this could be a lesbian relationship, or even an intense friendship between two women, but apart from that the overall symbolism seems clear.

[manosTimy]

@cgray00 she's in a relationship with a guy

[millymollymandy92]

@manosTimy how do you know this?

[a2zitsjustme]

I love it!

[IndieElectroNewWave]

the most exciting voice since Patti Smith! ♥

[launderground]

we love anna calvi.

[Lucem2]

Great song, video is good but a bit boring.

[rlwnek]

awesome song

awesome vid

[liviacolare]

fantastic!

[redinkstains]

i love her. painfully underrated

[HiThereImKester]

Fantastic work, love the song and the video fits perfectly!