AURoRA's a master storyteller through her music. She always leaves room for interpretation for the listener - depending on where he or she is in their own personal journey. Wikipedia says this was written after AURoRA read the novel MURDER SONG written by Jon Cleary. She's said in several interviews, that this is a sad sad love song... 'cause he really loved her.
The way she expresses through a song is amazing. She will also have different performances of the same song to change the mood up. She has an up-beat more positive version of this very song performed live at Lollapalloza and the experience is totally different.
to be fair once she starts singing she is just transported to another realm and what ever norwegien mythical creature she hides within just takes controll
Beautifully done reaction. As others here will report, Aurora wrote this song after hearing about the mercy killing of a loved one dying from a fatal illness near where she lived. I am not sure if anyone really knows what that means unless they have a love one experiencing the same fate. My wife died of lung cancer after having a stoke. A common occurrence. She was recovering from the stroke when almost a year later she learned it was caused by stage 4 lung cancer. As the cancer began to prevail, she experienced periods of great pain and suffering. The doctors did what they could but it came and went. There were times during that process she wanted to die but you had to let the pain pass :-( In the end she wanted to live every moment she could and she set goals to mark the passage of time. For Aurora to compose this verse when still a child is a remarkable achievement. She realizes the thoughts that many face but only a very few succumb to. It is one of two very important songs she has written. "Lucky" is the second.
awesome reaction guy. it's like as she is singing she is living out the story in her mind and her movements are a reaction of her emotions. so emotional, and makes me hope no one has ever had to experience this story in real life. wow awesome reaction bud 👍👍
I know this performance very well. The things you immediately picked up made me immediately subscribe to your channel. An outstanding observation and review to her performance. Chills....
I loved your commentary on this Brother. So happy you continued this musical journey. She is like the band Tool....her music is more than just music, it's an embodiment of art and nature itself, the soul stripped raw to its essence we all share. In case no one else said it this song was written after she read a story about a man that killed his terminally ill wife that was suffering and longed for it to end...so out of love and mercy he "relieved" her of all her earthly suffering. Its deep. Your reaction was beautiful. I wish you all the best.
Loved you genuine reaction, you feel the music and listen to the lyrics to get the full experience as one should. next you could react to "Through The Eyes Of a Child - live at Nidarosdomen" and "The Seed - official video" and "Exist for Love - official video ", for me those are among her absolute best songs, peace.
About 5,4,3,2,1 Murder Song She wrote this song after reading an article about a man that killed his wife who had been diagnosed with a painful terminal illness.
If I remember right she said in an interview that she has read in a newspaper that a husband has killed his wife. He did it because she was terminally ill and the pain gets worse and worse. So she asked him to kill her.
@@LeNaInLoVe This story started with one person and when asked for a source, was told to stop being lazy and find it myself. Only comments I found on this and some other songs she has made is basically her writing the song(s) to work through a fear, emotion, or as a thought exercise (like In Boxes, In Bottles).
While I adore her acoustic performances, you get a whole different experience when she's with her band. I recommend the KEXP Iceland session. You seem to think of her as a quiet artist, so it will probably blow your mind. 😉
I read somewhere, that Aurora was inspired for this song by a newspaperarticle, where a guy killed his girl because she was terrible ill. Don't know how true that is, tough.
You should check out it happened quite the live performance at the current. I believe its the follow up/aftermath of murder song! it's a great performance✌
Great reaction 👍 This is a story Aurora heard or read about that happened in another country than Norway. It was a man that killed his wife for mercy. She knew it and she had a lot of pain, so he did it to ease her pain😢 This is what Aurora said in an interview: "It's a tragic love story. Very tragic. The saddest thing is that he really loves her." AURORA ❤️
My interpretation when I first hear it (and did not know anything more) that it was some kind of euthanasia. He loved her and did not wanted to kill, but killed her from a mercy as she was deadly sick and in pain. I see many recommendation already. To be honest you can not choose wrong with Aurora - she has only great and very very good songs. Only there are more or less favourite versions of the same songs:).
have to say this may have been my least fav when i first discovered AuRoRa. then i saw this performance.. try and join in on the 15th with an AuRoRa react for her B-Day. got many reactors, and hoping for more. thx Dave! glad you enjoyed it!
Aurora's head shaking has to do with reducing stress. These are her nerves. Less to do with the performance itself. Her energy has to go. She does this with heavy movements and shaking her head. It was more intense then than it is today. Today she is no longer so scared on stage. That was her first important appearance in front of millions of viewers. After the show in the interview, she said she almost peed herself in fear and excitement.😁 Today she still does it all. She paints the pictures she sings with her hands and also likes to shake her head, but all of this is more in flow now than it was back then. The story behind the murder song. Aurora wrote this song after reading about a "murder" in the newspaper near her homeland. A man killed his wife/girlfriend out of love. She was seriously ill and suffered more every day. He released her from suffering. The song is sung from the perspective of the woman's ghost. Maybe he killed her with her consent (I hope so) or he made the decision on his own. You will only find this explanation of this song in one interview with her (unfortunately I don't have a link to the interview and I can't find it anymore; so a question of belief). It's not written anywhere else. And usually she doesn't explain her songs that specifically either, because she wants everyone to find their own story in them. She usually only says to the song it is a true tragic love story that doesn't end well. It should be said that this News was an inspiration for this song. That doesn't have to mean that the song itself is about it. Of course, it is written in such a way that many interpretations are possible. Just like Aurora actually always does. To the countdown. Some people say the "killer" is counting down. On the contrary, the song is sung by the victim all the time. For me that means that she counts down herself and than her boyfriend pulls the trigger. And she knows that he knows that he kills her for mercy. That means they both know. Sounds like an agreement.
Aurora is incredibly special. Why? She was 19 when this was recorded, try and find another shy 19 year old who can write lyrics like this and present such a performance (barefoot on tip toes) at a prestigious international event. More difficult than the proverbial "needle in a haystack" (you can have success with that using a magnet).
The writing process for this had to come from a place seldom visited by a gentle soul such as Aurora. It seems as though Edgar Allen Poe himself possessed her.
honestly, the most thoughtful reaction I've heard. Thank you
She is the gem.
Wonderful video. I would definitely recommend the next Aurora song, whatever that may be.
I love your content, Dave! Greetings from Denmark.
Very nuanced. Great video.
Oh you were definitely feeling it.
This is to me an 11/10 performance. Aurora is simply amazing. ;)
It's the stuff of Shakespeare... Great reaction dude, your interjections were perfect... Well done!!
Her crying notes gets me every time.... Thanks man.
AURoRA's a master storyteller through her music.
She always leaves room for interpretation for the listener - depending on where he or she is in their own personal journey.
Wikipedia says this was written after AURoRA read the novel MURDER SONG written by Jon Cleary.
She's said in several interviews, that this is a sad sad love song... 'cause he really loved her.
The way she expresses through a song is amazing. She will also have different performances of the same song to change the mood up. She has an up-beat more positive version of this very song performed live at Lollapalloza and the experience is totally different.
When she first starting singing live she was unaware that she moved like that until she saw herself on a video for the first time .
to be fair once she starts singing she is just transported to another realm and what ever norwegien mythical creature she hides within just takes controll
Beautifully done reaction. As others here will report, Aurora wrote this song after hearing about the mercy killing of a loved one dying from a fatal illness near where she lived. I am not sure if anyone really knows what that means unless they have a love one experiencing the same fate. My wife died of lung cancer after having a stoke. A common occurrence. She was recovering from the stroke when almost a year later she learned it was caused by stage 4 lung cancer. As the cancer began to prevail, she experienced periods of great pain and suffering. The doctors did what they could but it came and went. There were times during that process she wanted to die but you had to let the pain pass :-( In the end she wanted to live every moment she could and she set goals to mark the passage of time. For Aurora to compose this verse when still a child is a remarkable achievement. She realizes the thoughts that many face but only a very few succumb to. It is one of two very important songs she has written. "Lucky" is the second.
Absolutely love your reaction to this one because it's spot on. 💙
awesome reaction guy. it's like as she is singing she is living out the story in her mind and her movements are a reaction of her emotions. so emotional, and makes me hope no one has ever had to experience this story in real life. wow awesome reaction bud 👍👍
I know this performance very well. The things you immediately picked up made me immediately subscribe to your channel. An outstanding observation and review to her performance. Chills....
I loved your commentary on this Brother. So happy you continued this musical journey. She is like the band Tool....her music is more than just music, it's an embodiment of art and nature itself, the soul stripped raw to its essence we all share.
In case no one else said it this song was written after she read a story about a man that killed his terminally ill wife that was suffering and longed for it to end...so out of love and mercy he "relieved" her of all her earthly suffering. Its deep.
Your reaction was beautiful. I wish you all the best.
You are absolutely right, Aurora is the master at conveying emotions! I’d highly suggest as the next reaction Lucky live at Nidarosdomen.
oohhh you gotta watch her Churchyard live on kexp.. amazing
Gutting & chilling song, never heard it before....thank you Dave for your awesome interpretation.
Thank you for sharing your sensitivity of music with us, you made me listen and understand the lyrics. It sad in a beautiful way.
Loved you genuine reaction, you feel the music and listen to the lyrics to get the full experience as one should. next you could react to "Through The Eyes Of a Child - live at Nidarosdomen" and "The Seed - official video" and "Exist for Love - official video ", for me those are among her absolute best songs, peace.
Loved this reaction ,ty from Sweden
About 5,4,3,2,1 Murder Song
She wrote this song after reading an article about a man that killed his wife who had been diagnosed with a painful terminal illness.
If I remember right she said in an interview that she has read in a newspaper that a husband has killed his wife. He did it because she was terminally ill and the pain gets worse and worse. So she asked him to kill her.
Again, where do you have this reference from? PLZ give a link or source.
@@LeNaInLoVe This story started with one person and when asked for a source, was told to stop being lazy and find it myself. Only comments I found on this and some other songs she has made is basically her writing the song(s) to work through a fear, emotion, or as a thought exercise (like In Boxes, In Bottles).
Awesome! I used to listen to this song so much! Glad to see your reaction to it!!
18 or 19 yo. in this performance. Incredible!
Great reaction. Insightful.
The brazil concert was excellent, it was my favorite. I think KEXP iceland concert is my favorite atm. That whole thing is just excellent.
While I adore her acoustic performances, you get a whole different experience when she's with her band. I recommend the KEXP Iceland session. You seem to think of her as a quiet artist, so it will probably blow your mind. 😉
I knew she would get you!💖
Hope you dave have a good night or day and otheres too😄😁
I read somewhere, that Aurora was inspired for this song by a newspaperarticle, where a guy killed his girl because she was terrible ill. Don't know how true that is, tough.
Great reaction! Any song from Nidarosdomen are fantastic! Or Haik concert.....
You should check out it happened quite the live performance at the current. I believe its the follow up/aftermath of murder song! it's a great performance✌
CHURCHYARD or ALL IS SOFT INSIDE by Aurora live at KEXP 2018
Great reaction 👍
This is a story Aurora heard or read about that happened in another country than Norway.
It was a man that killed his wife for mercy. She knew it and she had a lot of pain, so he did it to ease her pain😢
This is what Aurora said in an interview:
"It's a tragic love story. Very tragic. The saddest thing is that he really loves her." AURORA ❤️
I hear this song is about a real murder case somewhere in Europe, where a wife asked her husband to kill her cause she was very sick. Deep song!
My interpretation when I first hear it (and did not know anything more) that it was some kind of euthanasia. He loved her and did not wanted to kill, but killed her from a mercy as she was deadly sick and in pain.
I see many recommendation already. To be honest you can not choose wrong with Aurora - she has only great and very very good songs. Only there are more or less favourite versions of the same songs:).
have to say this may have been my least fav when i first discovered AuRoRa. then i saw this performance..
try and join in on the 15th with an AuRoRa react for her B-Day. got many reactors, and hoping for more.
thx Dave! glad you enjoyed it!
I feel the song has different meanings for everyone, one person said it made them think of their family pet that had to be euthanized.
Aurora's head shaking has to do with reducing stress. These are her nerves. Less to do with the performance itself. Her energy has to go. She does this with heavy movements and shaking her head. It was more intense then than it is today. Today she is no longer so scared on stage. That was her first important appearance in front of millions of viewers. After the show in the interview, she said she almost peed herself in fear and excitement.😁
Today she still does it all. She paints the pictures she sings with her hands and also likes to shake her head, but all of this is more in flow now than it was back then.
The story behind the murder song.
Aurora wrote this song after reading about a "murder" in the newspaper near her homeland. A man killed his wife/girlfriend out of love. She was seriously ill and suffered more every day. He released her from suffering.
The song is sung from the perspective of the woman's ghost. Maybe he killed her with her consent (I hope so) or he made the decision on his own.
You will only find this explanation of this song in one interview with her (unfortunately I don't have a link to the interview and I can't find it anymore; so a question of belief). It's not written anywhere else. And usually she doesn't explain her songs that specifically either, because she wants everyone to find their own story in them.
She usually only says to the song it is a true tragic love story that doesn't end well.
It should be said that this News was an inspiration for this song. That doesn't have to mean that the song itself is about it. Of course, it is written in such a way that many interpretations are possible. Just like Aurora actually always does.
To the countdown. Some people say the "killer" is counting down. On the contrary, the song is sung by the victim all the time. For me that means that she counts down herself and than her boyfriend pulls the trigger.
And she knows that he knows that he kills her for mercy. That means they both know. Sounds like an agreement.
Aurora is incredibly special. Why? She was 19 when this was recorded, try and find another shy 19 year old who can write lyrics like this and present such a performance (barefoot on tip toes) at a prestigious international event. More difficult than the proverbial "needle in a haystack" (you can have success with that using a magnet).
Plsss react to the seed,queendom keep reacting to her plsss id love watching people who watching her it feels really great im waiting😍
The writing process for this had to come from a place seldom visited by a gentle soul such as Aurora. It seems as though Edgar Allen Poe himself possessed her.
What it do dave reaction to work for the best place
😊
Are ya gonna react to dax next rap god??
Eh. Maybe. Haven’t decided yet.
My lord please do it
Every time I see this video I get the sense that she is trying to convince herself that he did it for the right reasons but she is very unsure.