Kaki King - Life Being What It Is

[malloryluc]

That fact that she wrote the song, and she has trouble playing it makes learning to play it much harder. I love her guitar. And her voice. My god. She has the prettiest voice

[farleyfsantana]

Hey kaki, how do you afine your guitar to play this song?

[Ayumichiyoko]

Come 2 india kaki....plz plz....plz

[BlueandYellowStars]

I love how when the camera lady asked if she wanted to play another song... all quick she was like nuh uh! i'm gonna play this dammit! xD she's too cute cussing like that.

[OmarRodriguezVolta]

@BlueandYellowStars she is!!! i saw her last night ,she so shy and cute!

[BlueandYellowStars]

@OmarRodriguezVolta you're soooo lucky!! i wish I could see her :/ I wonder when she's going to be in san francisco next. I'll cross my fingers. She's such an idol to me.

[TheKittko]

shit... FUCK. lol kaki, never change

[MultiMrFaith]

Beautiful indeed ...song and the singer ...heheheh

[jbaby007]

She is the reason I switched from learning rock on guitar to learning fingerstyle.

Thank you Kaki.

[bluemorphinee]

she's a godess, her music brings me to life

[beatchef]

To the person saying they're losing faith in humanity at people not stopping... they're being polite. They see that it's being filmed and audio recorded and keep walking. Whenever I see someone with a film crew in town I don't stand there in case I get in their shot or disturb them.

[00sven00sven00]

@beatchef True. also take comfort in knowing youre not a generic sheep that gets told what to like!

[Nathanial317]

Better than John Mayer! Great Art going on here!

[nevksyprospekt]

i listened to her CD for a week straight while sleeping in a tent in my friends living room in montreal while being totally lovesick and it was the most beautiful thing that has ever happened

[gsjbaldwin]

Kaki, baby, you got it going! No two ways about it. Even when you mess up you're great!

[HankThompsonComedy]

Who could possibly dislike this?

[lookslikehalloween]

@HankThompsonComedy people who hate to be happy of course.

[okendido]

"I just can't . . shit"

Try a laxative.

[011Jwilliams]

@okendido lololol

[xxxDebaclexxx]

i would go female just for her <3

[tybeedoo]

what do you say her name like you say khaki? or cocky?

[tybeedoo]

hahahah SHIT!



[michellez20]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! That was awesome

[justcaliman]

i wanna do her the love

[CapitanBarraco]

she is excentric, and a truly character, maybe a genius just like kurt cobain

[tventura82]

I love you, Katherine!

[dudu1311]

She has an Ovation Adamas signature guitar. And you don't ;)

[4rescue]

@dudu1311 And foir that I'm glad... I HATE blowvations... Still KK is AWESOME no matter what she's playing.

[dudu1311]

@4rescue U hate, cuz that's what you do. But u got a point when u said she's awesome no matter what shes playen ;)

[00sven00sven00]

Pretty sure she played at a pub not far from my house when she was in Sydney, unfortunately i wasnt into her at the time so didnt bother going...rueing it now i am...

[SnarkAttack12]

yea i dunno bout hers but my ovation has a pretty high and harsh action and they arent really good for sliding barres like that.. she's pretty beast tho

[thisgirlweknow]

like her lots!

[becommingnennah]

fabulous guitar playing.

[ilovetippy667]

Why is she actually hott now in comparison to her other videos?

[Romulus10101]

sounds really nice)

shot this with a pro-camera

and that's a clip))

[silverbeatle130]

dude she should have practiced this is so embaressing to watch i mean come on cocky king

[CircleOfABuse]

@silverbeatle130 hahahahha, oh common, chill

[juniwilliams]

@silverbeatle130 your spelling is embarrassing, but at least you tried

[bangulo2012]

@silverbeatle130 No matter how much you practice the song you will always make mistakes, Its called being human.

[silverbeatle130]

@bangulo2012 yea but they filmed her bangulo.... she looks like a bitch to

[silverbeatle130]

@silverbeatle130 who the fuck puts notes in peoples pockets that says "be good to yourself"

[CircleOfABuse]

@silverbeatle130 are you drunk?

[Smargiasso33]

@silverbeatle130 do u even know what music and guitar are??

[silverbeatle130]

@Smargiasso33 No obviously i don't smargiasso can you tell me what music and guitar are never herd of that shit before

[Smargiasso33]

@silverbeatle130 Tell me what acoustic guitar players you like

[aesaphyr]

@silverbeatle130 ... You get embarrassed seeing a mistake or two on an instrument? Jeez. I guess you've never tried learning any instrument at all.

[kingthinners]

Whod walk pass this?

[raygunjoness]

the font reminds me of la blogotheque

[SaraQuinFan]

I'd shit myself if i saw kaki sitting and just playing id be like wat wat!!!!????????? MARRY ME???!!!

[millerdakiller]

how the fuck do people just walk by like this isn't happening. this is a big reason why I'm losing faith in humanity. when there is some real art going on out in public on the street no body cares. but justin beiber so much pokes his head out of a fucking limo and eveybody with a camera has to get a shot. Kaki come play in my town ill be there to watch. ill even throw some money in your guitar case

[Sakkuriru]

@millerdakiller Big difference between what's good and pure, and what's popular. Go look up the Billboard Top 100 and name an artist for me that isn't a piece of shit.

[yetanotherwiredape]

@millerdakiller Can't you all cut out your bloating about how superior to other people your taste in music is? The kind of music you like doesn't automatically make you a good person, for f*****'s sake. You like Kaki King and don't care for Justin Bieber? Fine! Then listen and enjoy, but keep your mouth shut about people who happen to not share your taste in music! Talking about "loosing faith in humanity" about a thing like that is fucking pathetic. -.-

[sneekz07]

@yetanotherwiredape Preach!

[katecoot]

@millerdakiller amen ta that shit man...culdnt agree more...breaks my heart every day cuz so many folks jus simply do not fekn get it...but thank lil goodness there are stil sum of us round that apreciate real talent n art...n that it aint bout titties n sneakers n such..

[intrinsicav]

so amazing! thanks for sharing... she's amazing! how chill! lucky passersby!

[intrinsicav]

so amazing! thanks for sharing... she's amazing! how chill!

[dancinginthestreet1]

charming

[aidan21]

this is fully nice

[MrAmadaeus]

One of the world's top acoustic players playing to no one! The world just goes by: probably what make this vid so good.

She's got her own signature series Ovation 1581, that might be the guitar used.

[legnaleama]

anybody knows what guitar is that?

[jekof4]

@legnaleama it is an Ovation guitar. You should find her precise model on their site ;)

[Onyxaxe]

lol funny cursing..........

[Gunnerss09]

this and Doing the Wrong Thing, all time fav. Kaki songs.

[Gunnerss09]

What tuning is she playing in?

[Conquistador76]

@Gunnerss09 I think it might be open A Minor 7th.  It's such a jazzy song, so good.

[angelheadedhpst]

The people milling about her have no idea of the talent in their midst,

[fukutubu]

I really love this girl. Nobody else can put how they are feeling in their songs the way she can.

[Eiraqucam]

Wow that was beautiful.

[AM772]

HAHAHHAAAA menn I had a blast!

[Huggable782]

Okay, I love her. I thought she was weird for the longest time (even though I LOVE her guitar skills), until I saw her in a moment of pure human-ness: when she messed up and was cursing. I LOVE it!! "I just can't....shit!!" "I just can't stay till you're.....fuck!!" That's awesome on so many levels. And that's BESIDES her guitar playing.

[cniiru]

me <3 u

[JsRf13]

I love the face she makes at 1:37. She's so CUTE~ <3

[YouLikeBosch]

She's cute with glasses.

[kitsune090]

@YouLikeBosch yeah, u even forget shes lesbian...

[ihugtheworld]

this is so f-ing good!!  my ears are dancing on the table

[TeaganB]

@1q6z I definitely prefer kaki king to that laurenoc12 girl, nice try on the shitty promotion though.

[aMUSEher]

and they passed her sweet music by...

[MoreChewy]

I love when you hear her say, "Nuh uh, I'd rather do this," after the person recording asks, "Do you wanna try something else first?" It just shows that she challenges herself and doesn't give up. I just find that so attractive.

[daplayer]

I just can't... Shit

LOL!

she still rocks

[ibfiddlin7]

i love this woman

[Rerbson]

Estou apaixonado por essa mulher...

[tsukun16]

@Rerbson tambem ja fui

[jaydock1]

anybody know how she tuned her guitar?

[1q6z]

@jaydock1 yep you turn those little knobbley things at the pointed end and the stringy things get tighter or slackers ,hope this helps ,your welcome

[rhcp500]

@jaydock1 probably with her hands

[KalB971]

@jaydock1

EACGAE I think, not sure though

[stratocaster334]

i love her!!

[jakerandall123]

Sounds like all of us that play...The ad libbed expressions of the joy of music. You have to love this girl. What a talent.

[Maikel04]

she's amazing, real musician

[jimmydoyle82]

...and i love her...

[1q6z]

this sounds terrible ! she's not even sining in tune half the frigin time! how she ever got this much attention I will never know and the lyrics are like a 6 year old .go check out this girl laurenoc12 ,,,now that is tallent

[Stanfordcounty]

@1q6z

It makes sence to someone who can play the guitar, go listen to Goby or Pink noise.

Its almost imposible to play.

[1q6z]

@Stanfordcounty shite as well

[Stanfordcounty]

@1q6z

Bit sad then, spending so much time on youtube over something you should be apathetic about.

[1q6z]

@Stanfordcounty somebody said I should check her out,so I did and it's crap

[Stanfordcounty]

@1q6z

Well maybe you should go tell that person.

[indie094]

@1q6z your crap :)

[1q6z]

@indie094 not as crap as the shite above but I'll accept crap thanks ;)

[omgstoptakingnames]

@Stanfordcounty i used to think playing songs with this guitar style were impossible to play, but you just need to get the tuning down and it isn't so bad

[Ehrerig]

@1q6z Do you know what it is originality?

[1q6z]

@Ehrerig original shite ?

[Ehrerig]

@1q6z XD Nevermind there's nothing to do about you

[thestandardswebcomic]

What a great damn song.

[diskjawkey]

I'm so glad I found her music.... it's amazing to see such a talent in this setting. This is my favorite of all the videos. This is real.

[birinbirinbirin]

god knows why i just cant shit i just cant stay until you fuck :20-:35 lol

[TifTifTiffy]

( :

oh i'm so in love with this song! ( :

[turdfacesaywhaaaa]

Her forearms are intense.

[RedFlowerDarkHair]

i like the bone structure of her wrists.

[CyberchondriacNess]

That's like, a super pretty song. :)

Played by an uber talented musician!

[brufordbeat1]

god knows why i can´t just shit till you fuck

kind of perverted kaki...

[HANAMORE]

"I just can't... shit." Does Kaki need a doctor? Dealing with some irregularity? XD Oh, Kaki. Much love.

[CyberchondriacNess]

@HANAMORE

That made me lol. xD

[whereartthouart]

She blows my mind. There are some great videos of her playing 2 o'clock in Italy. Brilliant.

[tventura82]

oh! I'm in love!

[dmr629]

anyone know the tuning she uses for this song?

[slapsnapsizzle]

On the Album it is AACGAE but I believe she's a full step up here.

[btb300]

simply amazing

[petruswoo]

i really enjoyed that!

[666luke777]

i also love her.

[nghia313]

Tourrettes. ;D

[karelle78]

pretty girl with glasses & a guitar playing amazing music, what's not to love??

[Fran547]

@karelle78 eyebrows

[jedijenkeez45]

I love her. that is all.

[Inkolani]

was this song in a movie? sounds so familar? beautful song, harmonic melodies are her specialties.

[aikighost]

Lol funny to see that even Kaki Fucks up from time to time :)

See this woman live you wont regret it.

[geefron]

"i just can't shit" and "i just can't stay till your fuck" are my favourite lines although somewhat strange bed fellows to the air of the song

[sydebewbzgigity]

@geefron ......... somewhat strange bed fellows to the air of the song... r u high??

[japavlic1]

She's definitely a very gifted musician. People like her get neglected by the music industry because their music is not as marketable, but it's not always the marketable music that is necessarily the best; although, I do know some radio artists who are really good, but on a general scale, 80% of the radio bands or artists today have little or no musical skill. She ought to attempt classical guitar because she would be very good at it.

[JamieMaguireful]

Actually she has been playing classical guitar since I think the age of three! I completely agree with your point about the industry though, its a very, very sad truth.

[stickyfingasb]

its

a a c g a e

[jedijenkeez45]

thanks!!! what a cool tuning!!!  I can totally play this now!

[thescream22]

d00d the beginning just made my day :)

[morekate]

The low E is tuned to a B or C, I believe.

[noirsociety]

im surprise nobody stopped to listen!!!

[hmurrieta]

The beginning is hilarious, haha! I enjoy this song very much. Nice scenery too.

[mylagoldberg]

anyone knows the tuning? i've seen people here saying DABABD or EAGCAE but none of those have worked for me. any thoughts?

[cherrybomb53]

@mylagoldberg

I tried it roughly by ear...EACGAE. does that work?

[Nicholasspindel1]

she does alot of tunnings. Check out some of her oldest stuff when it was just her and a guiter. Everybody Loves You. and then love it. That carmine st. song and Happy As A Dead Pig In The Sunshine are my favorite. Andy Mckey is a good one if you like her too.

[cobian2006]

@Nicholasspindel1 very interesting, thanks =]

[Nicholasspindel1]

cgdgad is used alot on everybody loves you.

[cobian2006]

@Nicholasspindel1 ill try that out.

[cobian2006]

hmmm her guitar tuning is very very interesting ... i wonder what it is. beautiful.

[lucyisabanana]

i just can't...shit.

kaki king is constipated

lolllz.

[TheRandomKill]

Haha she sounds amazing even when shes cursing. Kaki...marry me :)

[EnhancementSmoker]

im new to her music...but i think this is her best song...

am i wrong? please....suggestions for other songs by her i might like

[YoRouable]

I actually really enjoy "Pull Me Out Alive" and "Yellocake". As for the purely instrumental stuff, try out "Playing with Pink Noise".

[PandasXSharpies]

That, gay sons of lesbian mothers, and jessica are some of mine :)

[Polyhoopies]

She has a ton of good songs, though I think I like her earlier stuff better; especially her second album Legs to Make Us Longer. There's not a single song on that album that I don't love, besides Can the Gwot Save us. XD It's all instrumental though.

[Ca2roline]

this is definitely one of her best songs, but I also love "Jessica" and "Pull Me Out Alive" as far as vocals go. But her instrumental songs are purely outstanding- "Bone Chaos in the Castle" is great and "Magazine" blows my mind. I can't get enough of "Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers" either.

I could go on forever... haha.

[Hapathy]

"Night After Sidewalk" and "Neanderthal" are my favorites, though I haven't listened to her last two albums.

[sonofnothing]

the everybody loves you album is raw and beautiful and so dramatic. pure guitar goodness. lies was always one of my favorites, very up tempo and the most intense powerful chord strum as it builds up. listen to it ALL, its so fucking amazing.. don't be a single whore!

[elima891]

hah love how she messes up at the beginning :D so cute

[xnatey]

love her, but to be (brutally) honest, i can't stand her voice... in the beginning it was okay, but that's only because her coolness/amazing guitar skills hid it... too bad. go ahead and give a thumb's down, but you know it's true (she even said so)

[kendogirl72]

I think she's beautiful. I don't see why she's "not a looker" at all.

[jmorris6758]

not suprised she is a lesbian. not a looker is she.....

[sellernodoubt]

This is a very idiotic comment..yeah you're an idiot for say this! Not all lebians look as you put it " Not a looker" what if she was fem., hot in high heels, lipstick and still like to lick the puss..then you would just say "Damn! what a waste she is not straight" these are all comments myself and tons of other queers have heard from douches like you. Why don't you get out of your small mind and just have more respect for people who are not like you...because the world doesnt need 2 douches

[jmorris6758]

no, the real douch is u, for taking offence to what i said. did i say all homos is ugly? no, i just made one comment about a singer, and pointed out the obvious. u are an ignorant dumbass for putting words in my mouth. even spatlegibari admits she is not someone who he would take out in public. she is only one night stand quality. boy, i bet that really boils people blood dont it? but its the truth. good music, but not a good looker. just like seal. now give some more thumbs down bitch.

[useless987]

man, the only thing that boils people's blood here is your complete idiocy.

you're totally free not to find her particularly attractive, but the way you talk is pointlessly and offensively vulgar. Deny that. Your comments are both homophobic and machist. "did i say all homos is ugly?": looks like saying "not surprised she is a lesbian. not a looker" implies lesbians in your mind are usually ugly. so yeah, you said that. if you like the music only talk about it and save face.

[jmorris6758]

yes, most hardcore lesbos is ugly, and thats a fucking fact. save face? why should i save fucking face? my comments may be offensive and rude, but its not racist or gender bias. just a little sexuality choice bias. who fucking cares. and every lesbo ive met or seen either is too ugly to get a guy or got turned out at a young age or was vulnerable after a bad breakup with a guy. not speculation, fact. most homos dont even turn gay until they meet another homo.

[killingspree]

that's the best comment ever

[7hrice]

thats right save face nigga

[Nuno089]

And I'm sure your a right looker yourself.

[jmorris6758]

why yes i am. thank you.

[willyhamtheodddog]

She's actually quite pretty imo, but who cares? she's a brilliant musician. If you've never seen her live you really should.

[jmorris6758]

yeah, pretty for a one night stand.

[dead39bunny]

you should probably fxck off. That would be best.

[jmorris6758]

people still responding to my comments? for fucks sake, get a life. nothing that u say will make me change my comments. peace.

[spatlegibari]

people are probably gonna hate me but at 1:00 she looks like Mclovin from Super Bad, im just sayin

[dfwdap]

? ...you think so?

[brutalyouth]

amazing guitarrist... beautiful song.

[virgult]

haha dickhead.

[ebos89]

omg idiots if i was one of those people i would of ran over to her to listen!

[omgitsalisce]

i love this song so much .. she is amazing.

[jehnuh]

I think it's cute when she messes up because it shows even virtuosos are human when it comes to playing music. It gives me hope!

[crease12s]

what tuning is this in?

[mizzhoneyify]

DADABD I guess..