Vashti Bunyan session - 17 Pink Sugar Elephants

[kokym8]

Dear Vashti ...i need a new song :D

[llepianoausoleil]

Love you and your music.

[stromzo06]

Ha! What a bluffer. It's exactly the same as Train Song. I know if it ain't broke don't fix it an all, but this is bluffing at the highest order. Good song though whichever was the original

[anrevkim]

simply charming.. simple, enduring, but timeless.

[rose7art]

its amazing, her voice hasn't changed AT ALL from the 60's. her voice is just...i cant even explain, so beautiful...

[BuddyPC]

Guys, a note: few things can "close the deal" like Vashti Bunyan.

[blonde7000]

I am new to her - but she should never have become discouraged - I would rather listen to her than the likes of Lady Gaga or Craig David and that Peter Andre etc.

She is a proper singer

[sneekz07]

It's a shame that her album sold poorly in 1970. We could have had a lot more material if she hadn't become discouraged.

[brib713]

I am so happy your and my friend Hilda introduced me to your music. Just beautiful!

[Neeceable]

What a lovely voice - pure. I too saw the Samsung advert and loved the music.

[Aerien]

Normally voices change a lot with age, but with Vashti it sounds as stunning as ever. I am so glad they used Train Song for the Samsung commercial. It is how I found this jewel. It has enriched my life :D

[mushroomagical]

Super wonderful! 

[rossyxan]

It's obvious to me from hearing this, it's exactly the same music as "Train Song" but only the lyrics are different :)

[kokym8]

the Music World NEEDS amazing Music like that .

The Music is Dying ....

[SallyVanAllenBelt]

I would love her to sing me to sleep :)

[Picee85]

Guess why...

[SamanthaUnicorn]

sounds just like Train Song

[saka1faka]

@SamanthaUnicorn

that's because it IS the train song, reformed and re-lyriced

[rossyxan]

@SamanthaUnicorn It IS ... haha probably an early version, at least music-wise :p exact same chords

[gereiam]

Hoorah if the Samsung TV AD brought you to this video, congratulations, you just found another diamond in the rough!

[rushfan2121]

@gereiam Yes The Samsung TV Ad brought me to this awesome performer - She is soooooooo amazing!!!

[Supduplemup]

"and I dont know what its about, it just came by one day"

She is amazing

Even after all these years

[blaze24x]

her voice and songs give me goosebumps

[tenderthistle]

She's magical!

[mistyflowersmusic]

I just heard Train Song and fell in love with it! Had to cover it!

[sonicyouthinphants]

amo esta señora ☼

[corsikan]

Eat your heart out Janis Joplin

[larryofearlscourt]

@corsikan

how can you possibly compare this style of music to janis ?????weird???

[saka1faka]

@larryofearlscourt

same divine artist and a hippie, but without the agressivity of Janis. Nice thought!

[VeggieSnowflake]

not many things make me forget everything,then stop and stare...and even less things move me to tears for the sheer beauty of it... but this did... her voice... need i say more?! i love it.

[Niamhdm7871]

it sounds just like Train Song to me but, cool..........

[schmoopila]

Very cool... alternate words to Train Song. I like it!

[oxBUSHIDOxo]

Wow....how naturally, beautifully, aged she is now.  Still has the same beautiful voice...wow.

[dcslayer1]

Hi vashti you're music is wonderful =)

[curtisrunstedler]

I actually think her voice is greater now than it ever was! :D

[cullyvan]

I'd like to pour yellow paint down her stairs.

[NotEasyToBeLoved]

it's beautiful, i love train song and this one - amazing<3

[biggie12341]

sounds like train song

[melodel2]

@biggie12341 train song was actually based off of this one.

[corsikan]

I prefer the Lou Reed/Nico duet version.

[rainbowwarrriors]

i can't stop listening to her, i get chills everytime

[catherinespark]

Better than most things you do with your ears.

[runitecastle]

Artists may write songs about drugs, but drugs don't magically give anyone the talent of songwriting, you have to find that yourself.

[trojanlol]

I'm not sure it's about drug. Sounds like a Lucid Alice-like Dream

[KingofRoath]

It may not be about drugs, but she was certainly doing her fair share of them back then!

[andpyramids]

I just discovered Vashti, but I am just in love with this woman!!!

[kathlayah]

YOU are wonderful! i love this song! i love ur voice! i love it! <3

[cricrijobim]

amazing, still amazing

[ankh4ankh]

wow, she's Joanna's, Feist's and many more musical grandmother, she's now old and she still rocks!

[vicesquad08]

wow!

[ladyafrika]

"Sunlight had risen and magic everywhere"

[GirlyBitz23]

Love it, so soothing, so beautiful. What a great song.

[Kinotriter]

oh great! thanks to the collective...wonderful!

[denWere]

i was looking for something to watch before i go to sleep. this is it XD thx

[blackfoliage1]

Absolutely stunning rendition.

[aquarius26al]

It puts you in a quiet mood ....I sing this as a lullaby when i babysit to my cousin.

[Inahzi13]

I love her

her voice is flowing and beautiful

[salamisumo2]

the beat kinda sounds like that of train song. VASHTI BUNYAN KICKS ASS!

[loldwhite]

its the same song with different lyrics

[pengwenwork]

beautiful.

period.

[khonamanje]

ijust discovered you music a few minutes ago,and I'm addicted!it's utterly beautiful!

[marqujud]

yep same here im an automatic fan.

[salamisumo2]

She looks great for 63, and a legendary voice

[greenplanet2400]

Cool song!

[DAoCShadowblade]

i love this song and train song

i also find it hilarious that after she explains when she wrote it she just adds in

"And i don't know what its about..." LOL

[JiggersGenius]

Her voice reminds me vaguely of Joni Mitchell but softer and less emotionally volatile. Very warm and silky voice, I guess. I'll get more of her records.

[llcoolross247]

I would like to know what kind of drugs this lady was on doingthis song because I want em and then im gonna listen to this song after i do them and probly wonder into another universe.... p.s. i was serious about the drugs

p.p.s. not really but good song.

[aspartametrain]

doe anyone know where i can find the guitar tabs to this? i can't seem to find them anywhere :(

[davitogrubba]

haha, you could write her a letter, I think that would be the quickest way.

[jegovernor]

train song is about meeting an old friend...now whether or not that friend is a drug, i do not know...what a spookily beautiful voice

[bubbagump476]

wow i love both of them haha

[madeagle79]

lol IM a HUGE fan through the Reebok commerical as well

[meteor901]

It's "Train Song" with different lyrics. Wonder which came first.

[TheOpiumDistrict]

It seems this one came first. Both are incredible.

[Vreil92]

Does anyone else find her voice hypnotic?

[Buriedindream]

Yes.. Just lulls you away.. she has one of the most hard to define voices.. Her voice somehow unstitches the soul and seeps into you like a warm intoxication, so haunting.. now time to drift away..

[heymaria123]

yes it is--mad crazy affect on me

[jamesgoesribbit]

@Vreil92 YES! YES! YES!

[rushfan2121]

@Vreil92 Yes I do!!!

[TheMikey1961]

@Vreil92 Amazingly so :-)

[Vikusen]

That was beautiful...

[elonepb]

lol "I don't know what it's about"

LSD... hell of a drug! Great song!

[heymaria123]

is the train song about drugs too?

[DAoCShadowblade]

wow thats an amazing voice

[Y0zilla]

Amazing how old she is and her voice is still as relaxing as ever.

[Josepetito]

Oh my god! This woman's voice is so beautiful! I looked for the "Reebok Migration" song and discovered an artist who has just made a quick fan out of me! Where has she been all my life and why isn't she more known? Her soothing voice sounds like a cross between Karen Carpenter and Dusty Springfield! Who both are awesome in their own right! So calming, like a mother singing a lullaby to her child. Wow!

[uforikboi]

I just discovered it through the commercial as well. I am hooked on Vashti now! I am a huge Kate Bush fan, and Neko Case Deep Red Bells have been on my mind all day and this song comes along. It gives me massive goosebumps. The lullaby rings true to heart. I'd like to hear some of Vashti's music in Weeds [on Showtime]. I like The Train Song better so far though.

[docileprimate]

I have become an instant fan of this lady's music! Without that football commercial I would never have heard of her - for this I thank you Reebok!

[marqujud]

no no, you have it all wrong for YOU Reebok thanks HER. its incredible how commercial giants manipulate the public with good music. i guess the artist allow it too. anyways her music is whimsical and sweet. i like it alot.

[arimeis]

wow magnificent

[Mick342]

she sold out big tim.

spam me.....you know it's true.

[funkrusher]

Right on brother. Let's get together and yell "JUDAS!" during a quiet moment at her next show. How dare she put food on her table!

[reaver550]

ahh the wonderous effects of LSD

[MegabytesPlan214]

I heard the song when the tv was playing and was captivated by the Train Song's haunting tune. Who cares about the ad's product? The music was wonderful.

[MaryLuWhite]

I had never heard or even heard of her until today when I saw the Reebok commercial. I am now a fan!

[GobBluth1]

she sounds as good as ever in this video. amazing. just amazing.

[alexis100001]

are there any tabs/music of this available anywhere?

[mcguirce]

Her voice is still so youthful - crazy.

[bradondo]

Gods! What a talent! I'm so glad she's back from her self-imposed obscurity!

[mrszmimi15]

ffffffffffbgftrnj

[rayflute]

I agree! :)

[guitarchic100]

woop woooooooooooooop

[monarizsa]

i saw sewenteen pink sugar elephants...((((:

[lovegoodbyes]

Amazing.

[jaggysnake57]

beautiful

[ladyafrika]

I adore this lady and this song