This was the ballsiest thing I've ever seen. What I love about KT is how when she's setting up, despite the circumstances, she looks and acts like she's got every right to be there among the big names. And the hunger-- all she needed was one shot, and she took it.
She was only booked as a backup for the show as well: just 'on call' in case one of the other musicians cancelled, and with only about 3 hours to go IIRC, one of them did. Talk about taking the shot...
@@MrHws5mp She travelled down on the coach. Even with a following wind, Glasgow to London in three hours would be quite the feat! 😂 But yes, very little notice.
I was lucky enough to be there. KT sat quietly all the way through and I like most had no idea who she was. That soon changed. Without a shadow of a doubt she was the stand out performance. Very very cool.
She went out when every other act had a reputation behind them to rely on, and she had nothing, and she stole the show with a demonstration of great talent and supreme confidence. Hard to believe this was 20 years ago now. I would love to hear KT Tunstall try some blues tracks, because she has a lovely voice.
17 years later, this is as impressive and fresh as it was back then. You know a career changing moment when you see it, there were many on Jools Holland Later, I personally think this was the best of them,
Another career-changing moment was when Seasick Steve performed and he actually thought he'd blown his chance, as jaws around the studio dropped. The rest is, as they say, is history.
One of the very best performances ever recorded on Later with Jools Holland. What makes this even more impressive is the fact that Tunstall was a last minute stand in. Another artist dropped out of the show not long before recording, and KT received a call. She made her way down to the studio with just her guitar and loop pedal, and produce an astonishing live performance.
And to think this was her first TV appearance and to have the talent and guts to do that on that show in front of other established musicians. Amazing performance.
The silver lining of sorts, is that this is what comes from street busking or terrible gigs in old man bars. If you can get the looper timing during pisisng rain on Buchanan street whilst a junkie is shouting stuff and spraying bucky everywhere then doing it on Jools Holland is a piece of piss...
I was never really into KT Tunstall, but I still come back and watch this performance over and over. Whether it's your type of music or not, this is outstanding. Truly mesmerizing!
Exactly. This was the first time I saw here and my mind was blown, but I was disappointed by the album. Still glad this was her debut though and I often watch and recommend :-)
I remember watching this on the Later show and being blown away! I found out that KT was performing at a small gig in Bristol just a few weeks later and went to see her perform live in front of a hundred or so fans and she was equally amazing.
I remember the very first time that I watched this... and to this day, it shakes my soul so much... she is so fearless, commands a raw and powerful performance. While gives a masterclass about how to use a looper pedal! Simply phenomenal! Completely in love, even after some 20 years...
I keep coming back to this uplifting and amazing performance. I used to think it should be mandatory viewing for all music students, but probably it should be mandatory viewing for EVERYONE.
@James Wilkinson in te city winery concert she says she had almost no time and that in fact it was a replacement for Nas... Furthermore, she jokes about wearing cut sleeves in her legs... go figure
@@TimmyTickle That was Bowie - watch his set, it was outstanding. And still wasn't close to Queen. There aren't many artists with the ability and self-confidence to follow someone that just blew everyone off the stage, but David Bowie was one of them.
Lile most of the comments here, can still remember watching this on Jools, and like everyone else, witnessing an iconic moment! Saw her live the first chance I could get after that.
ye I saw this one performance and liked it so much I went out and bought a looper pedal thingy..... I'm still doing my original job, harder than it looks🤔
Absolutely incredible performance. Easily on my top 5 of all time. The look on everyone's face is just utter shock of watching shear brilliance. I mean the voice is astonishingly brilliant. If time travel to the past becomes possible this will be in my top five musical moments to revisit live.
She is just fantastic....her solo start ups are phenomenal. Got a whole lot of her albums. A great pic-up. My pal and I go to see her whenever we can; went last in March this year - 2023
Been watching Jools since the very start & have to sat that KT is without doubt the best raw talent to have appeared on that show. That's some really stiff opposition she's up against I know but I remember watching this live & once my gaping mouth had closed at the end of her performance, the only word that came out was a gasp of "Wow!". Such a talent & a hell of a way to make an entrance to the big leagues
Actually her father was a professor. He tried to teach me physics once... I remember his look of incomprehension that I didn’t know what he was talking about.
Wow I was 9 when this first aired! Has been my favorite jools holland performance all that time. I'm 23 now mad how something sticks in your memory like that. Seriously impressive talent!
just about to turn 30, this popped up, didnt even remember posting this comment..... still my favourite Jools holland. honestly i hope she realises how iconic this performance was
I saw KT last night supporting " The Mighty Stereophonics " !! And " Unsurprisingly She Was " Just As Brilliant As Ever " !! A " Truly Brilliant Songwriter " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
I loved the contrast between the seriousness and concentration of the set-up, then Boom, she comes to life when the song proper kicks off. Such a powerful, confident performance in front of her peers. Amazing KT, such a huge voice, but always under control. Stamping on the tambourine - genius!
This performance never gets old! i am always amazed with her talent whenever i see this video.she is such a great female musician and music industry need more musician like her.
I just learned about this performance from Adam Reader, the Professor of Rock channel just now but I've been watching Mike Love, the Hawaiian musician who I first saw with this kind of set up ( the use of looper) in his songs and live performances. Now I know who the originator was. K T Turnstall was superb here. Truly Amazing!
Game changer that performance. I can remember watching it at the time and thinking I’ve never seen anything like this before. Long before mr sheeran done it, great video thanks
I am in awe, every time I see KT Tunstall perform. Especially solo, with this crazy (as in, it takes crazy talent to do it) looping sh*t. Wow. My life is enriched for seeing her perform. Thank you KT.
Just had to come and see this after listening to KT on Craig Fergusions Podcast 'Joy' - What a performance to introduce yourself to the world with. Pure star power.
I absolutely loved this at the time, couldn't believe this every time she did it live on TV and it was a slightly different arrangement every single time. Met her (i didn't say anything because i didn't want to 'out her' in a confined space) on a boat trip in Skye later that year and have bought every album since. Finally got to see her in concert last year and she was fantastic, of course but this one is always special.
KT is undeniably one of the most outstanding musical talents to have come out of the UK in the 21st Century. This has to be one of the best and most impressive performances ever on Jools Holland, made even more impressive with that it being her TV debut also! And to think Ed Sheeran fans get excited when he loops, he can't get near this lady, not even fit to lace her boots.
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Came back to this classic after KT's post on Instagram. Great performance until nowadays.
Me too 🎉
Same! Remember watching it live and it blew me away!
Me too and I'm glad I did. Fantastic stuff
Same
Not much one for following Instagram business but I've been coming back to this for a good few years - you'd do well to do the same.
This was the ballsiest thing I've ever seen. What I love about KT is how when she's setting up, despite the circumstances, she looks and acts like she's got every right to be there among the big names. And the hunger-- all she needed was one shot, and she took it.
Afaicr it was her her first TV performance as well, which makes it all the more extraordinary. 🖤
the song wasn't even on the album at the time, but her label boss insisted she perform it
She was only booked as a backup for the show as well: just 'on call' in case one of the other musicians cancelled, and with only about 3 hours to go IIRC, one of them did. Talk about taking the shot...
@@MrHws5mp It was more than three hours
@@MrHws5mp She travelled down on the coach. Even with a following wind, Glasgow to London in three hours would be quite the feat! 😂
But yes, very little notice.
I was lucky enough to be there. KT sat quietly all the way through and I like most had no idea who she was. That soon changed. Without a shadow of a doubt she was the stand out performance. Very very cool.
I wasn't lucky enough to be there, but saw that episode of Later and remember being blown away by her performance. Her TV debut, I think? Incredible.
she was the back up after a band pulled out, called in on the day - even more impressive!
@@legalchefIt was Nas that pulled out
I saw her live, in Mannheim Germany, with Jools! Was great. 2nd row!
She went out when every other act had a reputation behind them to rely on, and she had nothing, and she stole the show with a demonstration of great talent and supreme confidence. Hard to believe this was 20 years ago now.
I would love to hear KT Tunstall try some blues tracks, because she has a lovely voice.
How does this not have millions of views??? I watch it every time I need a pick-me-up; it never fails. Just jaw-droppingly good.
The original video did have 4-5 million views if I remember correctly. It's gone now though
Anthony bro I totally agree…Wot a performance…KT so hot too…
It's brilliant! She's brilliant.
The Professor of Rock did a great interview with her about the genesis of the song.
she doesn't have millions of views coz she is not dancing almost naked with atuotune, twerking on the floor...how unfortunate and sad
17 years later, this is as impressive and fresh as it was back then. You know a career changing moment when you see it, there were many on Jools Holland Later, I personally think this was the best of them,
Yeah totally agree she stole the show that night and that’s pretty major considering who was on it with her 🌍✌🏼
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Another career-changing moment was when Seasick Steve performed and he actually thought he'd blown his chance, as jaws around the studio dropped. The rest is, as they say, is history.
One of the very best performances ever recorded on Later with Jools Holland. What makes this even more impressive is the fact that Tunstall was a last minute stand in. Another artist dropped out of the show not long before recording, and KT received a call. She made her way down to the studio with just her guitar and loop pedal, and produce an astonishing live performance.
It was Nas who pulled out
and this was the actual very first recording of that song anywhere,was used on her album as an extra
And to think this was her first TV appearance and to have the talent and guts to do that on that show in front of other established musicians. Amazing performance.
It’s just so mad lol that she looped so well under pressure tbh she looks so confident. So much could go wrong on the fuckin hell
The silver lining of sorts, is that this is what comes from street busking or terrible gigs in old man bars. If you can get the looper timing during pisisng rain on Buchanan street whilst a junkie is shouting stuff and spraying bucky everywhere then doing it on Jools Holland is a piece of piss...
@@ike2112lol true
I was never really into KT Tunstall, but I still come back and watch this performance over and over. Whether it's your type of music or not, this is outstanding. Truly mesmerizing!
Exactly. This was the first time I saw here and my mind was blown, but I was disappointed by the album. Still glad this was her debut though and I often watch and recommend :-)
Exactly how I feel.
@@Gogs126 I feel this. A lot of her other stuff lacked the grit of this one.
Yup, l'm right with you on this
I never realized she was such a babe, great legs and that face and dimples 😍
Well... that was just an honour and a privilege to watch that.
All the other musicians just sitting there in awe is all the response that's needed for this performance.
i think the 3 fall in love too :p
I really like how musicians just adore other people's work.
I was watching this on the night
You can see the appreciation she got from the Bands
Danny from Embrace literally rocking out to it. 😂
I remember watching this on the Later show and being blown away! I found out that KT was performing at a small gig in Bristol just a few weeks later and went to see her perform live in front of a hundred or so fans and she was equally amazing.
I think that is probably the best ever performance on Jools Holland. Completely underrated. What a raw talent!
Ben howard '' End of an affair '' world class .. best ever
kings of leon jools imho
Two performances stick in my mind, this and Seasick Steve on Jools Holland's Hootenanny a couple of years later.
Very close first but Oasis Gas Attack for me.
either this or Björk's Hyperballad performance from 1995
13 years later and I still come back to watch this performance!
Me too!
Yes I can remember it being a tutorial in songwriting. Sort of a Protools to brought to life. I was so pleased when I found this performance on here.
5yrs later I discover this fabulous song, then comment❤
Make that 20 years now!
Looping before looping was a thing, love it
Really? You should listen to the drum track for ELO's Don't Bring Me Down.
I can't believe I've only seen this so many years later, gloriously done by an incredibly talented young lady.
Probably the best ever performance on Jools Holland
A goddamn masterclass in looping.
Just for reference, that was Anita Baker, Jackson Browne and The Cure being totally upstaged by an unknown girl with a looper. Who wiggles.
Robert Smith...shit I have to follow THAT?????
Tash Sultana has now taken loops to another universe, check her out.
And Embrace
And David Gray and Ray LaMontagne
@@tezzrterry7485 Nah, there's always a point when there's to much of a essentially good thing and Tash Sultana definitely is way past that point.
That is the definition of nailing it.
That is what talent looks like
I remember watching this live, and thinking that I was witnessing a legendary performance :)
Just sent to my 2 sons hope they appreciate how great this is I brought them up so I know they will
You brought them up right, then!
I remember the very first time that I watched this... and to this day, it shakes my soul so much... she is so fearless, commands a raw and powerful performance. While gives a masterclass about how to use a looper pedal! Simply phenomenal! Completely in love, even after some 20 years...
This made her. I saw it. I knew it there and there just like everyone else who saw it and knew. She was magnificent.
20 years later and its still one of the best performances on tv.
saw her last month warming up for hall and Oates...what a voice she has...why she's not a global superstar is beyond me.
It's 2018 and this performance still blows me away.
Still does in 2021.
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KT was looping before anyone, an incredible musician and songwriter!
I literally remember this from the first time I saw it. Just iconic! INCREDIBLE
Love how Anita baker really gets into KT's performance. It was amazing and timeless.
Danny from Embrace gets into it as well
The best performance I ever seen on JH........ What a way to introduce yourself to the world
She has the live audience, and people watching on tv, spellbound! Stunning performance.
I keep coming back to this uplifting and amazing performance. I used to think it should be mandatory viewing for all music students, but probably it should be mandatory viewing for EVERYONE.
To date (2021), this is by far the best ever live performance on Jools!!
Nay, Radiohead Paranoid Android is. ruclips.net/video/NzPtr_n-m8A/видео.html
This and Alice In Chains.
Still amazes me the story of how this actually came about, right place right time , the rest is history. Still my favourite version .
This was awesome at the time and still is,I just showed it to my 8yr old as an example of what a musician can do without a band
Rapper Nas pulled out last minute. She only had a day to prepare. Smashed it.
Grest fact
Luckily for us.
Ed O'Meara I heard she had less time than that. I heard it was a morning call of “get on the train”
@James Wilkinson in te city winery concert she says she had almost no time and that in fact it was a replacement for Nas... Furthermore, she jokes about wearing cut sleeves in her legs... go figure
Let me think monotone rapper or original songwriting?......... You decide. 😀
This performance made us what we are today. You are an inspiration, KT. :)
Everyone has said it already but that is an extraordinary piece of musicianship right there
Can you imagine having to go on after that performance?
Just ask David Gray and Ray La Montagne!
That would be like following Queen at Live Aid
@@gazrev7671 The “Babylon” guy?
@@TimmyTickle That was Bowie - watch his set, it was outstanding. And still wasn't close to Queen. There aren't many artists with the ability and self-confidence to follow someone that just blew everyone off the stage, but David Bowie was one of them.
Lile most of the comments here, can still remember watching this on Jools, and like everyone else, witnessing an iconic moment! Saw her live the first chance I could get after that.
Fantastic. Loop work was immense. In front of a crowd. Loved it.
This is a really special performance. I've literally searched this up because it seared itself into my mind when I first saw it 20 years ago.
Saw this performance and liked it so much that I went and bought her first album.
Barry Griffin you weren't alone.
Not alone by a long chalk.
Me too, so excited as I'm seeing her live for the first time next year!
Aren't you the dashing blade.
ye I saw this one performance and liked it so much I went out and bought a looper pedal thingy..... I'm still doing my original job, harder than it looks🤔
Bosh! Suddenly KT arrived in the world like a feisty firework and look how far she's come.
KT is amazing with the looper. No wonder she has to do this song at every gig she does. :D
She's absolutely fabulous 👌🏻 ❤
Absolutely incredible performance.
Easily on my top 5 of all time.
The look on everyone's face is just utter shock of watching shear brilliance.
I mean the voice is astonishingly brilliant.
If time travel to the past becomes possible this will be in my top five musical moments to revisit live.
one of the best live performances ever!!!
One hell of a television debut right there... and KT only had 24 hours to get ready due to standing in for an act who pulled out.
Nas
Saw her yesterday as a support act. Absolutely amazing. Took the roof of Palladium. What a musician! 💫
Was such a big fan of this performance when it just came out. Thank you bbc for reuploading and RUclips for rerecommanding.
Superb star making performance, i get proud of the girl watching this. Takes her chance in the spotlight & nails it!!
She is just fantastic....her solo start ups are phenomenal. Got a whole lot of her albums. A great pic-up. My pal and I go to see her whenever we can; went last in March this year - 2023
Watched this live at the time, and fell in love with her voice and her music. Followed her ever since.
Wow, really impressive. No room for error there, which there wasn't. What a great performance and great voice too!
I remember catching this when It was first aired and I was and still am amazed at this performance. One of my Later faves.
Watched the live show, it blew me away, was just pure magic.
How come I've only just discovered this? Absolutely fantastic.
Still amazing to watch this even years later
Been watching Jools since the very start & have to sat that KT is without doubt the best raw talent to have appeared on that show. That's some really stiff opposition she's up against I know but I remember watching this live & once my gaping mouth had closed at the end of her performance, the only word that came out was a gasp of "Wow!".
Such a talent & a hell of a way to make an entrance to the big leagues
Imagine your debut performance being this , in front of Robert Smith of the Cure ffs hats off to her big time xx
Remember this vividly. Such a great way to show yourself off to a wider audience
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE WATCHED THIS. YOU HAVE REAL IMPRESSIVE.
"Welcome to How to Make a Great First Impression 101 with Professor Tunstall."
Actually her father was a professor. He tried to teach me physics once... I remember his look of incomprehension that I didn’t know what he was talking about.
Wow I was 9 when this first aired! Has been my favorite jools holland performance all that time. I'm 23 now mad how something sticks in your memory like that. Seriously impressive talent!
just about to turn 30, this popped up, didnt even remember posting this comment..... still my favourite Jools holland. honestly i hope she realises how iconic this performance was
The part when she starts stamping the beat with the tambourine!
Yep, saw that it, was the cherry on the cake.
Still to this day my favourite Jools Holland performance 😁
I saw KT last night supporting " The Mighty Stereophonics " !! And " Unsurprisingly She Was " Just As Brilliant As Ever " !! A " Truly Brilliant Songwriter " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
I remember watching this and it was grounbreaking.as someone who is Scottish and plays guitar it made me very proud🏴👍🤘
Deservedly still on my favourites playlist for 17 years
I’ve always loved this song, but come here from her TikTok account as never heard this performance before or the story behind it
Its performances like this are why I love music so much. I watched this so many times and it always amazes me just how good it is.
still sounds like magic.
one woman one talanted lady well done u nailed it x
I loved the contrast between the seriousness and concentration of the set-up, then Boom, she comes to life when the song proper kicks off. Such a powerful, confident performance in front of her peers. Amazing KT, such a huge voice, but always under control. Stamping on the tambourine - genius!
This is one of the most brilliant constructions or real music EVER!
Still get goosebumps after all these years.
This was the first time I saw someone use a looper pedal and it blew me away. Still sounds great today.
This was the first time many people in the UK (and other countries) saw someone use a loop pedal
This performance still blows me away every time I watch it . Pure raw talent right here.
This performance never gets old! i am always amazed with her talent whenever i see this video.she is such a great female musician and music industry need more musician like her.
I just learned about this performance from Adam Reader, the Professor of Rock channel just now but I've been watching Mike Love, the Hawaiian musician who I first saw with this kind of set up ( the use of looper) in his songs and live performances. Now I know who the originator was. K T Turnstall was superb here. Truly Amazing!
As a certified KT super-fan, rewatching this 7 albums later is so heartwarming. 😢♥️
One of the best ever live performances that I have seen.
thats the spirit..... the spirit of rock 'n roll. got hooked in the first 3 minutes, never looked back.
Game changer that performance. I can remember watching it at the time and thinking I’ve never seen anything like this before. Long before mr sheeran done it, great video thanks
This is one artist that I really admire, very original and the real deal 👌
I was there, she was so nervous and got invited as someone else pulled out, met her at the after show, lovely girl.
Nas pulled out
Why lie
I don't think I'll ever tire of watching this!
my apologies, I never realised how talented KT was.
I am in awe, every time I see KT Tunstall perform. Especially solo, with this crazy (as in, it takes crazy talent to do it) looping sh*t. Wow. My life is enriched for seeing her perform. Thank you KT.
Just had to come and see this after listening to KT on Craig Fergusions Podcast 'Joy' - What a performance to introduce yourself to the world with. Pure star power.
I absolutely loved this at the time, couldn't believe this every time she did it live on TV and it was a slightly different arrangement every single time. Met her (i didn't say anything because i didn't want to 'out her' in a confined space) on a boat trip in Skye later that year and have bought every album since. Finally got to see her in concert last year and she was fantastic, of course but this one is always special.
Okay- but for real.. brilliant....wow.... my mind is blown... her skill is incredible. She's utterly unique and spectacular.
Birth of a legend.
KT is undeniably one of the most outstanding musical talents to have come out of the UK in the 21st Century. This has to be one of the best and most impressive performances ever on Jools Holland, made even more impressive with that it being her TV debut also! And to think Ed Sheeran fans get excited when he loops, he can't get near this lady, not even fit to lace her boots.
Watched it air on TV and still keep on coming back here to watch it now and then! Amazing! ❤️
Insane how good this is, what talent !
It is wonderful to see a career musician like Robert Smith observe her and respect her as an artist !!