HIGH QUALITY Janelle Monáe - Tightrope (on David Letterman) HD 1080p 720p

[TheSamuelSoga]

is it just me or did james brown get reincarnated as Janelle Monae?

love the moves, great energy

[KayCalli]

i thought it was high or low not my or low

[liridonaable]

she's so awesome!! love everything about her...awesome voice,love the light dancing and just stunning ..this is how a life perfomrance should be done

[HeartofaTree]

That Sean Sh&^ is so F'n dumb

[platinumnana]

I which they panned out and I could see the audience faces because I got this stupid grin on my face from beginning to end and I wanted to know if I was the only one.

[1winterrosepetals]

Everything about her is awesome! Her voice, her dancing, her facial expressions...but not her hair.

[DukeRainey]

From the fact she dance like that AND had the cape put on her during the performance she clearly is VERY inspired by James Brown. Awesome dance moves. She's very talented and YES I think she's beautiful as well!!!!

[TurkishKS]

@beachballsify2 Who is calling her ugly? I'm a guy, and nothing is sexier than a whole package. She's talented, intellectual, unique, and genuine. Plus she's cute. I'll take that over a manufactured bimbo with auto-tune and a team of songwriters, who likely can't even spell any of those four characteristics, any day.

[33hands]

Lol did anyone see the amp fall at 3:13?

[beachballsify2]

some people may call her 'ugly', but her talent rises above what most people consider 'beauty' so much that she is just absolutely phenomenal

[neeeisha]

@lalavastars321 Me too! It is such a fun dance ey? X

[mightymissk]

This is a shit kicking piece of music. Astonishing talent in one so young.

[DistortedV12]

Monae sounds like a Dorothy Dandridge wannabe to me. She's trying to bring the 50's back and...

...It's not happening

[Mragdoll]

entertainer!!!

[BongJoonHo]

one of the best performances i've seen on letterman !

[annaannamusic]

Hello talent is on the other line. It goes by the name "Janelle Monáe".

[lalavastars321]

i love this song its on just dance 3 for xbox kinect and thats were i heard it and i love the song

[MrShortboy2009]

i like her personality nd im obsessed wit dis song

[pinkkayjay1]

This is a good song

[SonantAlchemy]

0:23 ... I already shit myself...

[LovePeppermint]

I love her she's so cool bringing back some old school. :)

[PbVeritas]

Look at the Marshall-Stack at 3:13 oO

[MzzRockelleBelle]

how can people dislike this video?!?!

[MiinaaTrueeJetsetter]

Personally, I think that Janelle Monae is a really good influence on everyone because she shows that you should really just be yourself and not try to please others... And, she shows how being yourself can be soooooo fun! Whether you're high or low, stay on the tightrope =) Love you Janelle! Stay true!

[kcl060]

LOVE!

[MrComingtogetyouable]

This is sick. It would be hard for any "modern day" crappy pitchfork band to even scratch the surface of this. Tops on every level. On another note, Letterman seems to be obsessed with Puff Daddy.

[UberCat9]

history about to change y'all

good golly miss molly!

[2219tino]

god she is amazing! and look kids she doesn't need AUTO TUNE!! AMAZING TALENT AND NO LIP SYNC

[TheLittleLightning]

I love the cape moment, very james brown c: She has a nice stage presence.

[lilmamabaker]

Whether its a track she's performing to or not, she is so talented, and a GREAT performer! AWESOME perfomance!!! Like mentioned earlier, def real talent unlike alot of the smut out there right now! Love it!!

[pamzuiker]

Makes me so happy!  Perfect song to use in happy feet 2!

[trontube]

not sure if she is singing live but i can tell you the drummer is playing along to a recorded track.... this sticks don't match the the drums.

[miguelmf]

@trontube lol C'mon, man... Of course it's live :) The song has a rhythm track but it's obvious that the drummer is playing live. You can see him playing the shit out of those drums at 2:58

[TheSignist]

It's too litle to call this "music " ... this is ART ..

[ytshomba2]

OMG SHE'S HOT

[BASQUADINTHISMOTHER]

she's kinda like the this generation woman version of James Brown

[que06071985]

@BASQUADINTHISMOTHER ..............this is JAMES BROWN....just a cute version...lol

[GangOfFriends]

I love this Woman

[H0oLIgAnSsRo0lMaRrSz]

Amazing!

[spoilrottenri]

Wow, great live performance.  Outstanding

[bpunkttpunkt]

i think i´ve watched this video like million times and i still love it so much. her talent is so stunning. wow!!!

[bpunkttpunkt]

@bpunkttpunkt btw how come that 20 people dislike a PERFECT live performance?!

[adambastard]

beautiful, it's like a tribute to Mr. James Brown.

[hombreazu1]

Love her. But are the words in the chorus changed? My or low?

[mookid3]

SOOOoooooOOOooooo Great!



[knapier]

A phenomenal performance...and it was a LIVE performance....incredible

[Coopluvsbep]

Janelle Monae has more talent in her left earring than Britney Spears has in her entire body.

[afrose71]

Pay attention, boys and girls. That's called talent. Not like the manufactured shit Brittany puts out.

[mlt0403]

@afrose71 Brittany is still relevant? I'll be damned.

[phinchy007]

Unbelievable... Beautiful......

[ptm012]

3:13 amp



[quartzm386]

phenomenal

[ShuklaInToonTown]

Bassline...

[mariomchaves]

My favorite famele artist and the best femele artist!

[hellohome]

she's so charming and cute, and her voice is incredible!

[AcezaSpadez]

lol! I love how at 2:53 her bow tie fell off while she was dancing and I just cant help but think.... that dance was awesome!!

[kato3000]

Sean isn't my friend

[mlt0403]

goddamn I am in love with this woman, that dance break, that dance break!

[Stonio]

Ugly p-diddy

[Mikizzle15]

Kellindo, on guitar, is so fuckin AMAZING. And he has awesome hair!!!

[sm1ul]

Holy shit that drummer has some skilly fingers.

[TheHuntress144]

JAMES BROWN!

[gibsonstl]

MIKE PHILLIPS ON THE DRUMS!!

[theriseofcolin7]

shes so funky i love it

[Mookie2397]

haha andre 3000 look a like on guitar in the back! and when she say high or low it sound real wrong to me i wonder whhyy!

[nubianbrown]

Thanks KMart!

Janelle is on a galaxy all by herself!

[amanda57391]

I'm found this from the K mart commercial

[marivanisfan1hm]

Like if you got here from the kmart commercial (:

[fulster2]

Voice! Dance! Beauty! I'm in love tonight -3-3-3

[MarvelousGentlemen]

Idk why people always focus on her always wearing tuxedos cuz with me im always focused at the very bottom on her footwork or the very top to her hair, no room to look at anything in between

[micheleybelly44]

Looooove this -3 true talent right there! I'd deff be out of breath after the first 10 words

[ChocolateLNL]

Her dancing is awesome! She's amazing at singing live!

[Paramania15]

She is beast. She killed this show. BOOM. Amazing. Her talent is ridiculous. I'm wanna learn the dance....

[CappaTheGreat]

Janelle tears it up, and all David does is ask "where's my buddy, Sean?!!" And, it clearly looks like he does not want to be out there to take attention away from Janelle, but Davia didn't get the memo. You wanna see Sean, it's called "backstage" David, not on stage where you take away from a great performance.

[zuppup1]

killed it.

[beefeater8012]

Hay

[xipipotam]

Hell yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!​!!



[blacksncommercials]

Someone who can actually SING live is refreshing! She is too cute.

[rogerrrubin]

Wow--This is her television debut. It ends with Janelle's acting out a famous James Brown routine. Ironically, Monae's lead guitarist with the long hair is Kelindo Parker who is the nephew of Maceo Parker, the legendary American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s

[ourDC888]

FAN-TAS-TIC! Thank you!

[llamalover566]

Incredible. Wow.

[Zhaede1]

She has got to be related to james brown

[flalibra71]

I LIKE THIS GIRL....

[cj10109]

She is phenomenal. I have to get her CD!

[cj10109]

She is awesome. I have to get her CD!

[VictoriaLorena25]

Love her style -3

[COdrums4life]

debute perforance and they totaly annihilated it!!! be sooo wicked to see these guys live!

[vuduegg]

She is perfection in human form...

[djclassof2004]

Oh no is diddy involved in her career dang its over before it even got started.

[narcisorn]

Simplesmentte PERFEITA!!!!

[kennn52]

That bass line/drum rhythm is HOT. Saw this in the American Idol Tour a few days ago...had to find out who wrote this.

[rhykko77]

there are lots of great artists in pop these days, but this one has spectacular talent IMHO.

[xTwistedInsaneBK]

Shee is gorgeouss !

[closertotheheart]

I mean it in a good way when I say wtf was that!

[Bah3932]

i've watched this video at least 290,482 times.

[WolfataDoor]

How the hell doesn't this have more views?

[snowden123Central]

Did her bow tie come off

[SoapSudz101]

goodness god this is so good.

[MrClifforrrd]

Drummer is a beast.

[Flannybabes]

Those are some dancing SKILLZ.

[ourDC888]

Nice! Thanks!

[murray1822]

That performance brought tears to my eyes. and who needs sean jean? Not Janelle!

[L7U]

the beggining gave made me shiver when she screamed WOOOOOAAAAAAAHH!!

[clvlndmike]

I love Janelle, but I never realized how tiny of a person she is. Wow! She's a small package with a huge voice!

[rogerrrubin]

A Concerts Tours and Music Events question: Who is Janelle Monet's guitarist, the dude with the long hair who performed with her on this Letterman show 5-13-10? Can you answer this question? Who's in this great band?

[rogerrrubin]

Wow!

Has James Brown been reincarnated?

Yupp>

[Hurrycanekatrina]

Is it just me or is the volume super, super low?

[she0who0reads013]

Dude, this entire Album rocks...and I'm very picky.

[678trriple98212]

..that was singing?

[tiffrenn0915]

I love her style, its classic!

[Mantronix10]

First time I saw Janelle was in her Tightrope video on Centric (TV). I was hooked immediately. I just saw her in Kansas City, MO on Memorial Day weekend. What incredible talent. She's an oxymoron, and I mean that in a good way, simple, yet very complex. I hope she stays clean and classy as she is. There's definitely more talent here than most mainstream artists. Go Janelle, I'll see you again in Omaha in Sept.

[SamIndustrees]

gotta love a female artist who doesn't dress like a slut

[maristefani]

Janelle has the most beautiful smile ever!!

[sarahthepieeater]

This girl is sick. SICK! She has more talent in her pinky finger than 99% of mainstream performers today.

[TRAMBUSTO88]

Who is the drummer???

[ronil08]

god, a woman with this much class, how is it possible to not love her? she's just amazing. I can't even imagine denying it.

[MrSmartBob]

Great stuff! Thanks for posting!

[Paulmasonmusic101]

anyone notice the guitarists amp fell off the spearker cabinet at 3: 14 hahaha

[revsorg]

@Paulmasonmusic101 yes - I shuddered when the Marshall toppled

[MrClifforrrd]

Drummer is incredible.

[MissBrittonF]

This started to suck at 4:32.

[philbuckler]

Wat a fire cracker!... Love it

[SuperNinjetteCheese]

Aw she's cute hahaha

[PorroFirst]

This is why I love Janelle Monaé.

[TheBennyBlues]

MY FRIEND SEAN

[ronmann606]

just your everyday cape delivery man

[hawksandsparrows]

COM-IT-MENT!

[jacosasexy]

It make me feel the black soul stuff! just great!

[lalaoolala19]

This woman is amazing! I just love the fact that she (and also her band too) seems to actually enjoy herself on stage and has so much fun with it. And she's an awesome dancer <3

[jillsllvn]

She's amazing in any way... simply amazing!

[Phyre702]

u-g-h.......shes fabu!

[jon8125]

Wow!!!

[bodtorent]

I just adore her!!

[tknoxx22]

Maybe 11 people had a bad experience with a tightrope?

I think Janelle is so amazing, and incredibly cute. Can't stop listening to her right now!

[ourson66]

Oh my gawd...! She is incredibly talented! And so young...! She just commands the stage like nobody I've seen in years! Amazing!

[strummer66]

I know Puffy Daddy (Or what ever his name is these days) has been involved in her career. But why does he have to be bought in at the end? Her talent eclipses his tenfold, but we still have to make it all about the guy.

[samuraiyao]

@strummer66 He was at the show, there was no hard feelings.. The show was coming to an end and he wanted to bring him up on stage just to say hi.. Can David Letterman not do that?? He is the boss yah know...

[Namine01]

Janelle is an inspirational woman. I've been in love with her for as long as I can remember. Today she is a breath of fresh air; such a difference from the scantily clad and cake faced artists today. I mean you dont see those kind of girls on well established shows like this that are given high recognition. And she gives positive messages--whether it be through songs or in her own words. She inspires a black youth like myself to believe in and love whatever makes me happy.

[subframer]

she's good, but she's gotta tune those horns up.....

[risqueclay]

I want those shoes....

[assult44]

Is it just me who noticed the guitarists amp fell off the speaker at 3:13?!  Paranormal acitivity.....

[QueenMJade89]

Amazing

[Gryphoon94]

3:14 Stack guitar amp OD'd on Janelle's epicness!

[keikunbh]

Eu teria um monte de japinhas moreninhos e cheios de gingado nos pes como essa mulher maravilhosa! Monae me corrompe....

[zorac91]

wow, surprisingly we still have real artists and not just pimps and hoes

[orvgg]

Fantastic.



[mito66]

Wow! Wow! Wow! She's got talent and she's having FUN!

[jjdavinci2011]

Janelle Monae is such an inspiration to me! So unique and talented, shes has brought substance back to music! Thank you for just being you honey!

[lilgip]

@jjdavinci2011 talented yes, unique no. More like JAMES BROWN & JACKIE WILSON had a baby. Im not hatin she's fantastic, but unique is not the word.

[jjdavinci2011]

@lilgip depending on which definition of unique you use. Her talent, music, and fashion certainly does set her aside from other female artists right now. Who doesn't receive inspiration from other artists? That is what art does. <3

[anseio]

@lilgip You misunderstand what it means to be unique, which is sad. She blatantly admits her inspirations for each song. Her music and sound are original, spectacular, and a breath of fresh air. I can't imagine NOT being happy after listening to this album.

[lilgip]

@anseio Ok, i kno what unique means, and she is just NOT. She imitates the old school soul singers/dancers, she is very talented but she is NOT original. Tell me one thing she has done that has never been done before, which is part of the definition of original.

[anseio]

@lilgip I'm gonna have to go with Merriam-Webster definitions 2b and 3: Unusual Character & Unusual. You can have definitions 1 and 2a: Origianl & Without a Like or Equal.

[Vitianic]

¿Qué hace ahí Jacobo Sabludosqui?



[MrStigaMan]

My eyes were in tears at the end. Enough said. What explosion of sound, of talent, of gorgeus music. Terrific musicians. The guy at the left is simply mind blowing : he plays bass, keyboars, cheer the crowd... AMAZING !

[xXxLILDESxXx]

She's so different and thats great, I love her and her music !

[airwalkterky]

Not really my kind of music but an awesome bass line

[benesrf]

2:50 onward - Wow. I just shed a tear of epic.

[FaderSemen]

@benesrf Please stop using the word "epic".

[lkwarner61]

I saw this performance the night it aired on Letterman. ELECTRIC, is the only word I could think of. I have since seen it dozens of time - never gets old. Great to see a KCK girl make good. What an incredible talent, one of a kind.

[Hils1995]

Roskilde Festival 2011!

[chopstixznsaki]

she is soooo adorable. she's awesome and so talented! ahh!! :)

[behind009]

for all the gays: this is a awesome song!!!! she can sing and dance!!

lady gaga need to lear soooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuuuch of her!!

this is TALENT

[876bmore]

Just saying I squealed while watching this. Thought I was passed the squealing age but apparently not.

[RoyalGreenFrog]

blew me away. Seeing her on roskilde festival for sure!

[ma2183]

@RoyalGreenFrog

SAME!!! gonna be sick

[littlesparkle67]

I saw her at the Roundhouse in London on Tuesday 1st March. This girl is amazing. She is going to be HUGE.

[amielanquist41]

made my day!!! thanks downloadmusic .im

[TheDavidERobertson]

Just the whole gang at Manchester Gig, truly inspirational. Anyone with a creative bone in their body can't help but smile, and that's not even taking in to account the singing, simply amazing!