Kimya Dawson - Viva La Persistence

[scgammon]

strings*

[scgammon]

whats on her strungs near the sound hole

[HoursTillAutumnx]

'the way she plays the guitar amazes me. the awkward, rapid finger strumming, the closed-eyes. its just. wow. im absolutely amazing, and somewhat jealous.

[FancyCupOfTea]

I love how she tries so hard not to laugh while she sings (:

[FancyCupOfTea]

She's just beautiful ♥

[gracieme235]

do her fingers say love?

[2memorable97]

this song is actually my life.

[3XZXCUZxMe]

i get to see her perform this week!!! woot woot <3

[MrPunkyKitten]

i could listen to this over and over again a thousand times.

love Kimya ♥

[solisale]

she's so fucking cool

[wallysaruman]

She's an amazing artist.

[wokkawicklo]

Mark the taxi driver sent me here!

[bluesroyalty98]

"Why does everything cost so much moneeeeey?"

That's the big question isn't it? Of course it is.

[kingacobra1]

When I first startes listening to this song, I was thinking, which movie have I heard her i nbefore. Ten I looked in the suggestion column bar and saw that she was on the Juno soundtrack. I was pleased.

[Imevul]

Anyone else came here looking for a Hibernate joke?

[sunshine91210]

is it a freestyle?

[srayhappy]

@sunshine91210 it's the 3rd track of her album Hidden Vagenda

[claud182]

supersized conformity!

[TheMeetreens]

She's the best! She is what she is, no pretending.

Comforting me.

[Kakaokatze1]

I love how she plays the guitar.

I love how she doesn't use auto-tune.

I love how she doesn't let things slow her down.

I love how she sings the truth, even if it seems a bit oddly put sometimes.

I love Kimya Dawson.

[neonatat7]

Shes my HERO!

[KodoichiKumori]

HOW DOES SHE PICK LIKE THAT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT.

[Porkmelon95]

oh my lord look at her hand go!

[DDbolle]

i like this song!

thanks kimya:) her way to play guitarr is funny. and her hand is wooosh so fast!

[mychocolatemusic]

DUDE LOOK AT THE WAY SHE PLAYS GUITAR!!!!!

[JohnnyRingo45]

alternate ending FTW

[effik3]

man

great stuff!

[VanceHill]

"Yeah, I got yer expectations right here"

[CylindricalWhistle]

Her technical skills aren't the best, but her lyrics are so amazing...I mean, even if her tunes are pretty simple, they're still somehow all really mesmerizing.

[ruevo1]

KLASSE! Gefällt mir sehr. Lustiges Lied, lustig gesungen (nicht einfach!!) Interessantes Gitarrespiel! Daumen hoch!!

[ladyjet2611]

She's totally awesome! Love her lyrics!!

[Electricshake182]

This song makes me want to change the world.

[youllalwaysbemyfirst]

i know some of her songs off by heart [its hard to know all of them lol i keep finding new ones] and its not that hard to keep up ^_^

i love the alternate ending x)

[RedNightMoon]

dude i can read almost all her songs by heart im pretty good at tounge twisters so im good at singin her songs

[JohnnyCreepy]

Everything is Crumbling around me....

[ziffels]

Think how pissed we're gonna be when Kimya first goes electric.

[brittanibrutalbby]

@ziffels she's been electric before, plenty of times. she raps too. it's all fucking amazing.

[MegzyBoo101]

she says before she doesn't really know how to play guitar thats just her way of doing it and she says its not about the guitar with her its about her words in the song thats what she wants you to pay attention too :) but she's awesome lol

[LucyTheLoser]

nope it says "LAFF" on one hand, and on the other "LOUD" (:

[momochankb]

i love her strumming i just sit there and watch it... if i ever meet her ill ask about it...

[VideoCobra1234]

wicked

[gAcisseJ]

I love her!!

[MissSykesable]

english is my first language and i can hardly understand her lol

but kimya is amazing, i dont know how she sings so fast

[russs666]

shes strums so awesomely unique awesome song as well

[southcanada]

weird, yet oddly entertaining

[ricosity]

whats that crazy strumming she's doing?

[brrnay]

its def crazy, i think its like a combo of fingerpicking/strumming maybe. i think shes just hittin individ strings while shes strumming so it'll be unique everytime.

[panthershark1]

Best Song Great Job Mang, Great Refrences :) Social comontary! Sweet !

[leeputs]

you're lyrics are like a collection of thoughts that flow into one another and its amazing and weird but i love it lol

[HollieHollieHollieHo]

she makes sense.

i think that's why i like her:)

its always comforting to know that you're not the only one thinking something..

[starrkidd8]

She is a lyrical genius! This song is possibly one of her best, just because the lyrics really make you think AND feel. I love her.

[chocolatesoubi]

The thing I love about her is that she makes everything seem okay... All warm ad fuzzy inside...

Kimya is a true writer! :]

[Megnoleeia]

yeah eff mtv and martha stewart!

[AnotherAnimeName]

she is a comfort writer isn't she.

her songs make you feel warm and parented

[vwregistration]

some of them are pretty dark though, check "the beer", for example...

[raygunspawn]

@AnotherAnimeName Maybe if u only hear the music .. listen to the lyrics. Like chicken noodle soup spiked with acid! ; >

[dogfreaklol]

i love kimya:]

[MikeTheresaTube]

her Music isss sooooo coooolll

[ipodsloveme]

i LOVE her. she makes such cool music.its cool how fast her fingers go on that guitar

[Slaves2Society]

What's so talented about the mainstream shit on MTV?

[zanepolowek]

the words fool.

[Tortillachip344]

the talent lies in the idea - globalisation has created mass depression

Kimya tries to show the things that are wrong with modern society in hopes of changing it into something nicer where people share and their is little gap between the rich and the poor or at least consoling those who have been hurt by it that they are not alone.

[257335]

gr8 comment, couldn't agree more.....

[BethanieMarie]

I love the way she plays the guitar. I think it is amazing.

And this was recorded on my 18th birthday. Woo!!

[Poldermol]

Then we are born on the same day :D

[BethanieMarie]

Omg! That is awesome.

Happy birthday in 2 months and 18 days!

[Poldermol]

Haha, do you calculate it day by day or what?:D

[BethanieMarie]

Nah, I did it as I wrote the comment. But I do turn 19, which is exciting, I guess.

[Poldermol]

More exciting than turning 18? Why that? :D

[BethanieMarie]

Not really. Hah, I can legally buy cigarettes where i live, but I don't smoke. So, nothing really exciting is going to happen.

[SomeonewhoisFrench]

Is it just me, or are they always laughing about something before the song?

Five stars!

[ctscase]

Yeah, she's a really hilarious person. I recorded the entire concert, so when I was editing it I had a hard time trying to decide where to cut it.

[koolzord85]

@ctscase This is simply a great stride in independent music. Better than Sufjan, a triumph over Bright Eyes. (Greater than Zeppelin? :3)

[AskMyPsychiatrist]

oh goodness!

you're miraculous kimya :)

[radiohair11]

what is she doing with her right hand? it looks like shes strumming with her fingernails. anyone know what that is?

[spazattack136]

hahaha!

i love the alternate ending better! when i heard first heard this song i thought the ending was kind of weird, but i didnt care cause it was an awesome song! :D

[das32schveet]

whoa look at her play the guitar i've never seen anybody play the guitar that way...

[SomeonewhoisFrench]

Omg the alternative ending is great, rofl

[DelilahRae123]

I love this song! xD, I especially love the alternate ending!!

[luckypierre1957]

you are a god!

[royalicecream]

wow i love songs with lots of words. kimya is awesome!

[x0callisto0x]

i swear this woman doesn't need to breathe. XD

epic song!

[1lovejames]

the way she plays her guitar is amazing.

[michaelcerarox]

i know right

[katinkaballerina]

mcnuggets where my balls should be..

she sings this so fast in this video i don't know how she does it

[bl00dyg0d]

kimya dawson = some sort of god in human form

[0hhelleur]

i agree.

[Strokaa]

:D:D