PJ Harvey - Joy - Is This Desire?

[SupernalOne]

why are the little women the most intense?

[alund1306]

Wow MTV, what the hell happened?

[lubieczytackurwa]

She and her genius has fallen from the moon. PJ Harvey is my Master.

[Yngelel]

One of my favorite pj harvey songs. I have to agree with a previous poster though that I wish they went further with the electronic turmoil of the studio version, this is not as good as the studio version. Joy is the only full out industrial-electro tune she has ever made. It'd be interesting hear a full out electronic assault of an album from her at some point. That's one thing she has not fully ventured into, apart from on a few tracks.

[ikaryss95]

UGH I WANT THE ALBUM VERSION IT'S NO WHERE TO BE FOUND! lol

[GoGeR030]

JOY

[ombregrise]

oh my, i never figured her voice would sound this grand live.

[wiresandwood]

I had never listened to a live version, and this is awesome. I love the reworked arrangement.

[Samke11]

This song makes so much more sense after reading Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People". It felt so great to sneak a peak into what inspires Peej! Love her!

[brand0]

I don't know how to download mp3's these days...if someone would hook me up with an mp3 of the original version of this song I would be much obliged. A friend of mine in college in '03ish gave me a mix of pj harvey and I loved it.  this was on it, but the mp3 is corrupted now for some reason...

[Alexmiao]

Thank you sooooooOOOOOO much for postin this!!!

[koutshmarrrrria]

fuck! I've never watched a live version of "Joy" before and it was an apocalypse to me! I only knew the album version and I absolutely loved this one! one more reason why PJ's live gigs are unique and worthwatching!! thanx for sharing! xxxx

[TumbrelJockey]

I don't think Dylan , Beefheart , Costello or Mitchell could have painted a more bleak reality for Joy.Thanks for all .TJ

[DaDa2Phlux]

@TumbrelJockey In agreement -but don't forget Waits.

[chenniferrrr]

:) :) :) :) total Joy

[TumbrelJockey]

I was wondering when that Beefheart (guitars& time signature) influence of her parents eclectic musical tastes would surface.P J setting on "stun" ...beautiful.

[franknwalters]

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[xBABAtikiDIDOx]

This is amazing, polly looks gorgeous :) the best version of Joy I've ever heard :)

[rodaransuscabezas]

I love this version SOOO much

the guitars are just from out of this world

and her voice fits perfect with everything

so desperate, so unkind...

love it

[BACCHUS441]

am I the only one that feels like the guitars sounds out  of place and take away from the performance?

[marxman00]

I think Polly knows exactly how this is supposed to sound, I'm with her !

[kikkiokioli]

the abrasive, discordant use of the guitars helps to underline and frame the turmoil found within the lyrical content of the song. They're not supposed to sound pleasant.

How I've interpreted it, anyway.

[BACCHUS441]

@kikkiokioli well i know that PJ doesn't aim to sound "pleasant", I'm not looking for a pleasant. I'm just feelin everything about this live version except the guitars.

Thanks for the response though. It is something i'm taking into consideration.

[YutakaX90]

I agree the guitars sound out of place for this song. It is too rock and roll, which I feel was intended to liven up the song. But the album version guitars are much more relevant because it is so low, crunchy, heavy, suitable to the despondent content.

[TumbrelJockey]

@BACCHUS441 It's by design- dissonance is a dimension you can ignore or "inhabit".

[xsmanriquez]

love this song..

[pipersue19]

me to

[enigmafia89]

This is absolutely sick. Dont get me wrong by saying this because I love her studio work, but her live act blows it out of the water. I wish she would come out with a live album with all of the best versions of these songs because it really is something isn't it.

[Karolcia1993]

she's pure awesomnesss... amazing version

[Jurgis1990]

woah woah woah, he's playing his guitar like Kevin Shields! I think I just came.

[MamaCakes]

Wow this version is WAY better then the album one. Does anyone know if there is an mp3 of this version?

[joy1979]

No Hope for joy!

[imlovelydarling]

album version has more drama and strength, but this version works too.

[sirilidbeck]

i prefer this to the album version. the guitars are just awesome.

[jaemoon2]

this is the best she's ever looked :)

[thedeadandpoorfolk]

She has always looked good

[MorphinxX]

love the guitar sound,,seems like he's strangling his strings...lol

[kikkiokioli]

brutal, isn't it?

There's a BBC Radio live version (no video) from 1998 that sounds especially bracing, like the siren warning for a pending apocalypse. It goes on seemingly forever and when played loud it really does sound like the end of the world.

[93steven]

@MorphinxX Couldn't agree more

[TheWindyCitizen]

You are a hero for posting all these vids! Bringing to stuff to the web = the awesome!

[kikkiokioli]

you're welcome, and hey.. thanks for noticing my little 'o self. :)

[brightpinkstatic]

I like the electronic version better, harsher and more raw. But her voice in this performance is stellar.

[kal3vi]

What a splendid version! Nice guitars

[nirvana505primus]

Is This Desire is so far the only PJ Album I got and itsa pretty album. I need more already

[anytha22]

wooooow!!!!!

la amoooooo!!!!!!

[Ikchu]

that's the joy indeed!

thanks for this series of videos you recently posted, and please bring us more!

[kikkiokioli]

You're welcome, and in return, thanks for being the first to post that fabulous 'Grow, Grow, Grow' video a while back!

Too bad most of my recently posted videos aren't showing up in the "pj harvey" ---> sort by 'date added' searches, which is really holding down their number of views. And I have no idea why. And it's really got me annoyed. But I digress...

[unprofessionl]

Wow!