Joanna Newsom - Baby Birch - Somerset House 2008

I missed the very start of the introduction but she says something like, this is a very new song, it's not finished yet and the ending is only temporary. Then goes on to say ' I'm so glad there's no way of recording things...' and so on :)

I'm glad it's not the future too...

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Music

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• Joanna
• Newsom
• New
• Song
• Somerset
• House
• London
• July
• 2008

[tomrinsin]

Beautiful song, beautiful women, beautiful evening. I love it when an artist plays new material that sweeps you off your feet all over again; she seems to do it so effortlessly. Is the song you can't upload the one where she says 'cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo'? Because I thought that was such an amazing song.

[KidEh1979]

Yeah the one where she does a high pitched wooo sound in the chorus :). I'll put it up as soon as I get it.

[Kitty8elle]

i personally think her voice just gets better and better

[shunthetree]

she looks great. it seems like she's talking to the crowd much more. when i saw her in '06 she spoke very little, which sucks, because she's got so much charisma and eloquence.

hope she comes up here again soon. thanks for this video.

[underlinedluke]

@KidEh1979 Did she play In California on piano? Damn, I would love to hear it

[lexis1234567]

So god darn amazing



[iHeartCoolStuff]

Who let Michael J Fox operate the camera?

[TheOdderOne]

I've said all I can possibly say about Baby Birch for the past few months so I'll say this instead: before finding Joanna, my money for best interactive live band/artist went hands down on The Who (find some of their live stuff here, they're literally like a comedy team). But Joanna has such "charisma and eloquence" (as someone else said) and I just hope if I ever have the opportunity to perform live music again (once at a talent show doesn't count), that I could be as engaging and funny as her

[nillawafers88]

I actually like this version better than the one on the album. The album version is too slow and drawn out, imo.

[Questpeace]

Album version is much, much better. One of the best songs I've heard in ages.

[parisianna87]

newsom love

[hanzellacayo]

Does anyone have this Baby Birch performance in mp3, good quality? I only have this youtubish one... PLease, someone help me get that version. :( it's far way better than the album version.

[frunklewaff]

how can she make me cry??? dammit joanna!!! lol xxx

[nillawafers88]

Hi, saladsnowflakes. The meaning behind Joanna's lyrics are rarely completely obvious. What makes you think this song is about an abortion? I don't think it is at all.