Amanda Palmer "No Surprises" Music Video

[willycliffton]

yawn. i was hoping for something a little better with this one, it's basically just an exact cover. Give it some flavor, like on idioteque

[abydeleon]

I like her a lot! A f*cking lot!

She's got something that makes me feel the most beautiful thing in the world or the most pathetic been. I hope she keeps on it for a long, long, long, really long while.

[jhoan90guitar]

wowwwwwwwwwwwww !!! it's a good version !!! thom Yorke must be happy !!

[51lodb]

Beautiful video! I'm not familiar with Amanda's music but I like it. Nice work! Haunting!

[KotmenJK]

this looks like .....bukkake

[IdealismNOpragmatism]

The original one speaks to your heart and soul

[EthersVinx]

T________T

[MadOfelia]

I never liked this song, but she does it really well!

[youngrelleus19]

so she drowned at the end ?

[ChurchillTaters]

This is kind of hypnotic.

[nerdyandcurvy]

someone was an alto II in high school choir *fuckyeah*

[mineofGod]

@nerdyandcurvy Hell yeah, that's what I was thinking! :D

[uyglbhkmbn]

hipster bullshit

[Glowskully]

@uyglbhkmbn another one strucks by dumbness.......

[Scullumification]

@Glowskully Whoo, poepie in de aanval!

[Johnny123456789x]

@uyglbhkmbn Your heart is not even a trout's. A stone's-

[NyoroNeuro]

@uyglbhkmbn ..... How is Amanda Palmer a hipster? Please. Explain.

[thelaughingman79]

i swear honestly every amanda palmer video i watch my first thought ..the very first one. is always...why isn't she the biggest artist on earth? i don't get it...do the masses just prefer crap? when i have a listen at the most popular talents of today i am completely lost in find the appeal.

[MrSjfrance]

I was waiting for her eyes to dialate at the end...

[Brandisofthesand]

<:3 Dozing off to her beauty...

[gadiac89]

Not available on mobile? :-(

[DorixDoll]

I think amanda's voice next to Tom's in a song would be genius.

[Johnny123456789x]

@DorixDoll They are, like, the most expert singers at giving their singing emotion. Along with probably Björk and David Bowie.

[spillproofmusic]

This was pretty fuckin gay

[xchasingcarsx]

@spillproofmusic .... I'm pretty glad you're not a fan of this song. I hope you're not a fan of Amanda either. Using the word 'gay' in a derogatory way shows somebody who's not only small minded but unimaginative with their insults. I don't want to share a love for an artist with anybody like you.

[vivianmari]

@xchasingcarsx He must have meant gay as a compliment! as in "this was pretty fuckin awsome". Yep, im now determined to interpret it that way !

[TheMaestroB]

this is borderline dreadful

[jess1ca0wnsy0u]

you need to watch the original vid to be able to judge this one. tube.com/watch?v=u5CVsCnxyXg&o­b=av2e

[shadowbarrowman]

Oh god, this version most me wanna cry ;-;

Amazing work through, truly brilliant :')

[MrCassavius]

fuck, not saying its a bad work, but people who say its the best video they've seen in their lives, you're all aware of radiohead's original, right? Im being wishfully optimistic

[Cathryn1962]

this is wonderful. thank you!

[GTvonRufflBum]

This inspired me so much. It's the reason I've begun writing again.

[ArTeMiS77FoWl]

this is the greatest video i have ever seen in all my life!!

[citizencream]

this is way too intense

[supermonsterdeluxe]

Wow, she did a cover of a music video...that's a great idea! I mean, why not right? Can you imagine if Radiohead did a cover of the Girl Anachronism video, with Thom Yorke in mime makeup?

[DorixDoll]

@supermonsterdeluxe omg that would be sick....

[SushieSteph]

When her voice goes deep it scares me and ruins the song....in my opinion

[TheMaestroB]

@SushieSteph ...it is not horrible, but not that good either



[libelleA]

beautiful



[p0eticd3ath]

i love all her music, but that song map of tasmania, was very different than what i was expecting, and a woman with her talent, i should be able to expect anything, but i wasnt a fan of that song, i feel like she should keep on perfoming with brian.best duo ever.

[xritinyo]

I LOVE YOU AMANDA

ps, come to greece

[ScribeoftheEarth]

I just love her... that's all there is to it.

[Beelzebubbbbles]

Amanda Palmer is some kind of wonderful. I'm heading towards the 50 mark and only discovered her music a few years ago, but already I rate her as innovative and as creative as my teen heroine Kate Bush. To release an EP of Radiohead covers played on the ukelele - who else could pull that off?

[lilithe69]

@Beelzebubbbbles Hmmm - ever looked into Tori Amos? If you like Kate and Amanda you may very well enjoy the wonders of Mrs. Amos. Her and Amanda have Neil Gaiman in common too. Funny little creative circles.

[viperchris34]

@Beelzebubbbbles Thom Yorke. But that's about it.

[Kerbieridesagain]

not bad... not good either, kinda average

[RockNLoops]

very surprising

[bsnoguera]

May the fans of radiohead forgive me, but though this video and her voice are beautiful, I like her work so much better....

[LokcedUot]

@bsnoguera I love Radiohead, but I can rarely tell what they're saying, at least on OK Computer. I like that she sings this very legibly.

[kiketoska]

I need 7 bullets!

[funnyav]

You didn't even redraw her nose :(

[BeetitoPacheco]

No surprises 

[katey03]

My four year old loves this video=) I like it too.

[XxMiSsRoCkEr97xX]

this song makes me sad

[ilylizlily]

rotoscope is creepy.

[rocanlover151]

cual es el puto caso d hacer un cover si no lo vas a superar y va a quedar como mierda lo q hiciste a lado del la cancion original????

[deeMango85]

@rocanlover151 Cual es el caso de usar palabras tan feas. Amanda Palmer es una artista como ninguna otra, este cover es al respeto de una banda que ella admirar. No quiere ser lo mejor si no quiere conveir el sentimiento que la cancion inspira.

What is the use of using foul language? Amanda Palmer is an artist like no other. This cover is meant out of respect for a band she admires. I dont think she wanted to make it better, but to convey the emotioin the song inspires with in her.

[rocanlover151]

@deeMango85 ok, estoy de acuerdo en que si admiras a un artistas vas hacer covers, todos lo hemos hecho, a lo que voy y mi punto es ¿para que vas hacer un cover si no va a quedar mejor que el original? sinceramente a mi no me gusto en lo absoluto, incluso me dio flojera... si a ti te gusto que bien, las opiniones varian. Pero c reo que estaria mucho mejor si ella se inspira en Radiohead para hacer su propia musica... y las palabras tan feas jajaja todo mundo las usa ejemplo: Thom Yorke xD!!

[Johnny123456789x]

@rocanlover151 Pues no sé, yo he de decir que prefiero con creces sus sovers a las originales, aunque varias de ellas también me gusten. Me alegro mucho de que las haya hecho, y me parece plenamente justificado, más que de sobra. Entiendo lo de no hacer covers si no van a ser mejores, pero es que es tan imposible decir cuándo una versión es mejor que otra que es inútil. Al final habrá quien prefiera unas y quien acceda a canciones brillantes por haber covers que les gustan y las originales no.

[bsnoguera]

@rocanlover151 solo mas un comentario: las opiniones varian, como lo numero de "likes" en lo video nos mostra. Amanda Palmer he hecho sus propias musicas, e son, si, muy, muy, buenas, y probablemente una de sus inspiraciones es radiohead. Una última frase ya famosa: "La imitación es la major forma de lisonja." Realmente no te gustan las personas que admiran la banda que te gusta a ponto de tentaren hacer una homenaje?

[DorixDoll]

@rocanlover151 La gracia es hacer homenaje, no superar a nadie, y no creo que amanda pueda superar a radiohead ni radiohead a amanda porque son completamente distintos y esa es la gracia de un cover, que sea distinto y si no puedes apreciarlo es tu problema.

[xRequiem666]

6 people disliked this because they watched it at work and broke into tears and everyone laughed at them.

[lintu8]

i love it

[radichead]

Wow! I really enjoyed this!

- Thom

[PocketxWatch]

It took me ages but I got this video and the one without effects to play in sync and it's really lovely.

[sixstringedthing]

Wicked, just wicked. I <3 AFP.

[MadMadamJess]

This is bad ass! Love the animation, gorgeous...just like you, Amanda.. xoxoxo

- Jess

[OHMYGOSHitsSARA]

Radiohead's songs tend to fill me with a very bittersweet and beautiful melancholy, to which Amanda's voice is well-suited. Going to buy this album <3

[Nightie]

Wow. No words.. just goosebumps.

[turoibagak]

Nice. Even the video is a cover version.

[modeldaughters]

this is great and i love the animation ref video - very cool! -frank- / model daughters

[serendipity4212]

So beautiful. It's just art on top of art on top of art...lovely!

[1angelmiike]

yes!!

[Kahiara]

BEAUTIFUL! I only wish this felt less like my life! Thank you so much Amanda for this cover, Radiohead for the original, and whoever did the fabulous animation :)

[cisamichanne]

I love the original (Radiohead version), a lot, but Amanda always makes a song her own. I love the artsy look and techniques of the video, and her soft voice is just wonderful. Thanks again Amanda!

[BloodyRose275]

OMFG....!!! Amanda you'are so fucking unique...!!! Every Song that you give to us is a precious treasure...!!! Thank you for being who you are and let us know the magic of your music...!!! =)

[JMBZ78]

Thanks to Thom Yorke's great song and genius Grant Gee's idea for original video we can now observe AFP's good taste in her cover songs choices. Bless them all.

[TllGrrl]

I have aquaphobia, and watching the original video made me very very uncomfortable, but this was pretty. A little disturbing when the water came in, but when she started singing, I was intrigued and it was actually relaxing to watch.

A very very creative and talented woman is AFP.

[CharlieCobolt]

I generally don't like Radiohead but after Amandas awesome covers maybe I should give them a new chance...(comes back after watching original version) Crap I still don't like them...

[subtilezas]

I just can't stop listening to this wonderful music. Amanda you are my ukelele girl. thank you******

[TheBreakfastMonkey13]

It ridiculous how much I adore this woman <3

[Kaavek]

Well, I cried.

Beautiful, as always Amanda.

[srzent]

Incredibly beautiful and I don't even like this cover very much. But the video gave me a whole new impression of it. Love Amanda.

[propertyofranger]

Amanda lights up my life with her very existence. Thank you!!!! <3

[memyselfandu]

Is it odd that, even though it's a cartoon, I kept waiting for the water to smudge her eyebrows?

[chockfullofmoxie]

I was kind of upset to not see the water drained... that was my favorite part of the radiohead music video. Anyone else feel the same way?

[KaianKakin]

While I love the cover, the video just isn't interesting. 90% of it is just a closeup of her face singing.

[hiz704]

@KaianKakin It's modeled on the original, radiohead music video. It's more or less the same thing, just not a cartoon.

[SnickersneeLuvzU]

Amanda Palmer.. You are so beautiful.. And your voice is more beautiful. <3

[AstralShayde]

TRUE ART. I am glad it still exists.

[nerrawekim]

Beautiful song and a great video. Looks like it was fully manually rotoscoped and you really went under water.

[jdfox37]

@nerrawekim theres a video of it on her channel

[GinPrincess3931]

What a wonderful video. Really brilliantly done. Beautiful version of this song too. I am impressed :)

[duckyweb]

gorgeous



[myrrhlarsen]

Lovely animation!

[iceeblueboy]

Regina Spektor! :)

[XxAshleyxxJanexX]

<3 Thank you Amanda!!!! The video and song were simply Elegent and Enchanting!! <3

Am I the only one who started to tear up??

[AlexPalmerLee]

I Will Always Love YOU! <3

[actorboy59]

Ms. Palmer, sometimes I wish you weren't married, and I was 20 years older...

[SerenityMellissa]

Am I the only one that held their breath at the end?

[deadeaded]

The note she sings at 0:19 is sooooo low... I'm amazed.

[radimage]

Very cool and very disturbing.

[MarkArandjus]

" The pain, so unexpected and undeserved had for some reason cleared away the cobwebs. I realized I didn't hate the cabinet door, I hated my life... My house, my family, my backyard, my power mower. Nothing would ever change; nothing new could ever be expected. It had to end, and it did. now in the dark world where I dwell, ugly things, and surprising things, and sometimes little wondrous things, spill out in me constantly, and I can count on nothing."

-Bob Arctor; A Scanner Darkly

[JazzyD599]

Only one of my friends understands my obsession with Amanda Palmer, I don't know whether to see that as a good thing of a bad thing, for the past month or two I have listened to virtually nothing but AFP, I can manage to listen to about 4 songs not by her, then I'm straight back to listening to her. We spent an entire biology lesson the other day drawing random AFP doodles on the white board at the front of the class because the teacher was away. I fucking love Amanda Palmer.

[JackieTheCaveman]

So she died finally

[magentahaze]

Love it!! Happy birthday UkuleleHead!!

[pete275]

nice twist ending

[xShaaMetalheadX]

Yay! :)

[Abracadaver33]

♥♥

[markoOcharmed]

hope you make a new album soon!!!!!! and make loads more amazing music vids!! so much love for this woman <3333

[thecomplications]

You are simply rhe best AP! Thx for sharing greetz n best wishes

[Sebastianlordo]

My heart rate calmed down,breathing slowly and evenly and then I felt my blood pressure all balanced out . I am calm and a little light headed after witnessing this beautiful song. Wow, who needs a doctor or a therapist when there's Amanda Palmer to heal us all. THANK YOU!<3

[leftysergeant]

I always know that when I click on the latest video on this channel, I shall find something edgy and avante-garde.

Still, I was totally NOT expecting the animation.

And it works perfectly with the song.

That part was not a surprise.

[fingersRfake]

Some day, some how

Mrs. Palmer will be my friend.

[Mangaleech]

You probably won't read this, but I wanted to thank you and Neil Gaiman. He helped inspire my writing career and you help inspire it to keep going. Now I'm starting things that I never thought I would and I wouldn't have decided to do these things if it weren't for your wonderful, unique style and devotion to sharing not just your art but all art. This is but one of many thanks.

[SkylerJames2010]

I have never heard a more original person than Amanda Palmer, she is by far my favorite female artist of all time. Her lyrics are so beautiful and meaningful. She's absolutely amazing!!!

[zz3r007]

i have lost count on how many times i have refreshed and listened to this song.

[FatMat426]

Her eyes are hypnotizing me!

[pantaloondescendo]

How can you tell if a song is great? If that song sends chills down your spine when you listen to it. This one definitely has the "spine chills" factor.

[GottaLoveTheFez]

This is really an amazing video

[goplanet]

she died again, didn't she?

[Mortylenable]

who killed amanda palmer?

[sinnvollproductions]

@Mortylenable BOB ;-)

[MissNayami]

Wow. This is beautiful.

[MaxRead94]

Wow.

[BritishConcept]

That was very well done, both the song and video.

[LadyRobomantic]

A song that blows my mind sung by a woman that blows my mind. I sometimes feel like I want to explode when I find things this awesome.

[ConlangFan]

This is pretty, I love when she says Bruises that wont heal.. ~ <3

[MrMuramaru]

It's wonderful, I just love it! And Amanda, of course! <3

[xBloodPigsx]

So amazing. She's wonderful.

[Pumpelicous]

<3 

[benonwax]

beautiful. And what an amazing animation

[Phantasydragon]

Just magical <3

[Pahoku]

Beautiful, as always. <3

[bestemore]

Fuck yeah!!!

[tangledribbons]

So incredibly beautiful.

My friends don't get why I adore Amanda Palmer so much, but I just don't understand how they don't. She is the answer to every question.

[Sploggez]

@tangledribbons My friends are exactly the same, but she just puts so much emotion and power into every syllable she sings. She's amazing. :)

[TheSpankymonkey]

@tangledribbons - I guess the question is "Who is Amanda Palmer", right?

[GottaLoveTheFez]

@tangledribbons she's the new 42.

[DarkPhoenixIncarnate]

@tangledribbons I cannot even begin to tell you how much I agree with this comment, so instead I shall press the 'Vote Up" button and feel less alone. <3

[XenoCes]

@tangledribbons

42 is, not her

[Kerbieridesagain]

@tangledribbons 42

[EmilySnicket14]

I've been waiting for this video forever! :D

[kafkainspringtime]

Eighth!



[holyhellcat]

Sweet, simple, sad, and lovely. This is a wonderful cover.

[nessa206]

ah! love this!!!

[VierasMarius]

This honestly makes me cry... beautiful song.

[TulipsToKiss]

YES

[koolkat307]

love it :) awesome talent on the uke :D it is uke isn't it hahaha :) thankyou for the music

[NinaQueenofSpades]

@koolkat307 Well the album WAS called "Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele" ;)

[koolkat307]

@NinaQueenofSpades hahah yeh i figured this much :) i play uke

[fabuto200x]

First!