@Jean Gabriel Dias. I wish Mercury Prize Awards had changed their eligibility rules. Winning one has always been a dream of hers I think, and she couldn’t even be considered. (Side note: I know _why_ she wasn’t considered, but permanent residents who grew up in the UK like Rina did should definitely be eligible.)
I just discovered this song and I can’t stop bawling! I was adopted from Korea and don’t look anything like my chosen family, but they chose me and I chose them. This hits home so much! I feel heard and understood so deeply. Thank you for choosing to write music that inspires and uplifts in a world where so many choose to produce darkness. This is much needed TRUTH AND LIGHT!
i just think it’s amazing that elton did this collab without writing a new verse, it shows that he thought this song was perfect as it is, and just wanted a chance to sing it with rina just because he wanted to 😭💖
He doesn’t write lyrics so wouldn’t have written another verse regardless. He’s a great champion of emerging talent and I doubt would have imposed himself on someone else’s work. Thank God for Elton John!!
I am gay. I am from a rural area of India and I'm scared to come out to my family till I'm old enough to have a job so that I can be on my own. This song and the people in this comment section gives me hope that if I am rejected by my birth parents I can still belong to someone... somewhere. Sorry for my broken English. Thank you Rina...for everything,for being the beacon,for choosing me to be a part of your family. You are one of the few people I look up to...you are one of the reason I dare to create something,no matter how much miniscule or insignificant. I can't wait to meet you,to touch you,to dance with you! If you can, please add India to your world tour list. Edit: Happy pride month everyone 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🌈🌈 It's the first time I'm wishing anyone...it was also the first time someone wished me! So it's really special to me🤗🤗🤗💐💐💐
Your English is not broken. Isn't Rina wonderful. Embrace your life and share it with people who are kind in thoughts, words and deeds. Musical anthems are essential. Continue to dare while remaining safe. Members of the same family seldom grow up under the same roof.
You might find your family surprise you. But there are gay people everywhere in the world with whom you share something in common and can make a new or hopefully additional family. You'll be ok. x
@@davidbarbour4544 thanks for the good words brother... I'm too hoping they would take me as I am. Please stay safe ! Sending you hugs from the other side of the world🤗🤗🤗
This song just played in Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony. It was soo emotional and beautiful at the same time.Thank you Tokyo for everything! Arigato!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
But actually in japan, gay marriage and couple in law having different surname are not allowed. Moreover lgbtq rights are not respected compared with UK and government don't try to improve this situation at all. I as a japanese felt that was just irony and this song was just comsumed.
@@stuckintheswamp5920 I think the reason why this song was played in closing ceremony was to symbolise people with different colour and different background can come together to this greatest rally in the world. Just my guess 😅
It angers me that she isn't a massive pop star with millions of followers and fans But then again her being this good without all the recognition makes her music just that much more authentic
Gaining popularity doesn't suddenly take away someone's authenticity. Her music deserves to be heard, her art deserves to be appreciated by more people. She deserves to be rewarded for her efforts.
@@Selenielka I know, but it feels more authentic that she isn't pumping out trash pop music as a get-famous quick scheme but rather she's taking her time and making art even if it isn't recognized as much as it should be. You feel me? Even since sleeping in waking days shes been making bops
I am a closeted queer 26 yr old somali women from strict religious muslim background (living in UK). I have noone. No one knows my truth & if they did it would be hell. This song gives me hope. I hope someday I have courage to leave, to come out & find my chosen family. To be free!
The concept of chosen family is so important to us queer people. A lot of us have been rejected by our biological families, and find comfort in our friends, or chosen family. To have Elton John, an honored member of the lgbt community is so moving to see.
I grew up in a rural area in a very conservative family. I never felt like I was a part of a family until I moved out to a more urban area and was able to just be me. I really wish the world could just except that we are all people. Not genders, race, gay, straight. We all want the same thing in life, which is love and happiness.
As a bi person from a religious family, I felt like every word of this song was sung by me. My friends hugged me in this process and helped me to endure, they are my chosen family.
I just remember a kind of pretentious friend of mine being like "it's crazy younger artists aren't making revolutionary music like elton john and everyone did back in the day" like uh that's not how elton feels speak for yourself
@@amydancer78 right. There was so much revolutionary music in the 2010s, we just don’t know it yet because it’s still relatively new. Classics aren’t classics until they’ve aged a bit
It's not the longevity of their songs, it's just that people right now are more into shitty lyrics and basic melodies. Revolutionary music isn't popular because of what I just mentioned.
ELTON JHON AND RYINA SWAYAMA YOU BOTH THE BEST MUSIC ARTITS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TO SPEAK UP FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVING TROUBLE ADAPTING BULLIED AND CALLED OUT FOR BEING GAY OR QUEER WHAT MATTERS IS THEY DESERVE TO TREATED WITH RESPECT AND SHOW SOME GRADAUTTED FOR THEY DO TO HELP PEOPLE IN. TROUBLED COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD , YES WE STAND TOGETHER AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD WE TRUST YES THIS COMMENT IS NOT STUPIED AT ALL THANK YOU
The way that Elton looks at Rina, is just pride. It looks like like he looks at her with pride, appreciation, motivating her to move forward as the next generation and be herself. This is so profoundly important. Thank you Elton, for everything you've done for us. Thank you Rina, for making music that speaks to us 🌈 people and for being who you are.
I'm a huge EJ fan but his voice isn't close to what it was in the 70s and 80s and even the 90s. He can't hit the higher notes anymore and his voice is just a little too deep for me. He just doesn't have the range anymore. the guy is in his 70s so I understand it. Very nice song and Rina is really good.
@@rzrbckmz23he can hit the high notes tho listen to any performance of im still standing from 2023 especially his last show in stockholm or even glastonbury. he sings all his songs in original key except 2. i mean levon from grand rapids 2022 is full of very high a4 notes in head voice. he frequently sings and hits high head voice notes like g4s and a4s and even sometimes falsetto notes like c5s like one example would also be the same grand rapids performance
After my dad died and I officially lost both my parents, most my relatives showed me where they stood with me and my brothers. And then those who truly loved me and mine, who were not blood, stood up...they stood up and showed up! And showed my kids that they were loved, regardless of whether we were related or not. They became our chosen family. I will never be able to express how grateful I am to them and how I honored I am that they're ours
This is gorgeous. Sir Elton John killing as usual. He supported Hikaru Utada back when she debuted outside of japan and now he is supporting Rina...he knows real talent.
@@FastMisanthrop utada is a GENIUS. Just listen to her albums...i would recommend to start from deep river her first great body of work. Ultra blue is my favorite utada record.
@@FastMisanthrop when RINA came out, Rina went on a small online radio show and I remember she played Automatic by Utada Hikaru and talked about what an inspiration she was. Heart Station and Fantome are masterpieces
This song is absolutely important to us queer people because her talk about the concept of chosen family. We are constantly rejected by our biological families and hearing that we not need share the same blood or the same surname to welcome each other as family save our lives. And the fact of the Rina is who her is brings representative to many groups that are constantly made invisible.
It's also beautiful for adoptees, who may never know even the name(s) of their bio-parents. LOVE IS LOVE, AND IT'S ALL THERE IS, AND ALL THAT'S IMPORTANT.
100% a year or so ago he fanboyed over her in a live and told everyone to go support her. He literally said her debut album is his favorite album of the year and that there's only a few people who are that amazing on the first try, that talent recognizes talent and that she was something to behold. He's been on the get her famous train for a while and I highly highly respect him for it.
Same. I think this is the best collaboration Elton did in the past years. He sounds and looks amazing. He should share this on his RUclips Channel to get more attention to Rina, she deserves it.
ME TOO!!! so nice to find another lgbtq+ muslim malaysian :0 it makes me feel less alone,,, we’ll make it through, we’ll just have to stay strong!! sending love from an lgbtq+ malaysian to another ❤️
Sorry for your loss. I have had a similar loss 4 years ago. My twin brother from Suicide and Music very much does help get through the pain. STAY STRONG.
I love watching her grow as a small artist. I hope someday I'm still here to witness her become one of the most successful woman in music industry - because it is what she deserves.
Straight 42 year old here. Many LGBT+ angels have been in my life, showing me how to be true to myself. Thank you. I love you. You are my chosen family.
Elton John is a legend! Holding the hands of upcoming artists. So heartwarming....and hey, this piece is one of the greatest to be released this century. I love....we don't have to be related to relate
It's a pretty noble gesture from the Sir to promote young artists he like. He has reached everything in his over 50 years of career and he's still open to new and fresh music. Uses his worldwide fame to support less known musicians. Love him for that
I usually don't listen to songs like this, but this particular song made me feel a different way. It made me feel special and loved. The concept is so unique and astounding. The lyrics are so comforting and nice. Overall, it's just an amazing, unique and special song!
I am so happy that Rina has been FINALLY accepted as a nominee for music awards in UK and I am so touched by your collab with Elton John. Beautiful lyrics..... I was truly moved.
..i need to be honest right now. for someone that prides himself on pop culture I never knew this woman existed and randomly I came across this song. and I absolutely lost it. her voice is something special. and the second Elton started singing, I lost it. this woman is incredible. and Elton, you are the epitome of class and the epitome of a hard worker. I've lost 15 loved ones and four short years and seven the last one and a half. two of my best friends are gone. my ex who was only 26 died of COVID. and my best friend here in Chicago was murdered down the block from me. no one understands and I am having the worst day of my life every single day of my life and very rarely will music hit me so hard. this song is incredible. the lyrics scene so beautiful and simple but this is a perfect example of how you can have whatever lyrics you want in a song but these two together are a gift from God. I feel their love I feel their protection and I feel their experience. this woman is absolutely incredible and I cannot wait to hear more of her music. and Elton....you took my breath away. you absolutely took my breath away. also I don't usually read comments but I did for some reason, and it's so good to see so many of you guys being kind because so many people in this world are not and I'm just here to let you all know that you all f****** rock, there's very few that can understand my pain and grief and this entire song and thread changed my day but perhaps it's going to last longer than that. I can't wait to listen to this over and over and I can't wait to go to my two best friends Graves and play them this song. xoxoxo. be safe.💛
Sending Big love to my mumma Carol who took me in after my family disowned me at 15. She is love personified and the reason I’ve got to where I am today. Thank you Rina for giving us this gift 😭❤️
that one word change from "we've been going through the same thing" to "we've been going through the same PAIN" speaks volumes. You can tell it was likely Elton John's idea. He knows from years of experience that the thing that bonds us together is understanding each other's traumas. I love how this became a conversation between a reverred member of the community and an up and coming icon our community. It's so meaningful.
My sister and I are both adopted and this really emotionally hit. This is an amazing message that is really not said often enough. Thanks to Rina and Elton for this beautiful song 💜
Sir Elton John has always had an eye for talent. So the fact that he's performing here with Rina says a lot about her talent and musicianship. Main Pop Girl on the rise 👑
To all closeted folks seeing this, from someone who was closeted for years and finally came out...I love you just the way you are and I really hope that someday you can live out and proud and 100 percent your authentic self!!! I can't go back in time and tell tiny me this, so I'm gonna tell whoever sees this: I promise, promise promise that things will be better!! Hold out for a better tomorrow, you deserve it 💖
i met my chosen family yesterday. i attended rina's concert and was surrounded by a whole crowd of pretty queer people and it made me feel so safe and happy. we cried together when she sang send my love to john and screamed together to this hell. thank you rina for writing this song and making this possible for us to meet, this family
for all my trans siblings around the world: i love u so much, you deserve all the love in the world. u are worthy of unconditional love. you are a shining star and your pronouns are valid, you are not “too sensitive”, you are wonderful and you are not alone.
The term is actually supposed to reflect the opposite "The Blood of the Covenant is Thicker than the Water of the Womb." Initially reflective of Christianity but applicable elsewhere as well
Yes I agree, we are all ONE BIG Family on Planet Earth. We need to take care of each other, to help each other in time of need. God Loves us all to be a family, therefore no matter which continent you come from, what language you speak, what accent you have, educate or no education at all, we are ONE BIG FAMILY and GOD LOVE US ALL. Thank you for putting this together in this song. Very true indeed. God bless
Also, I'm just going to say it - She now has (at least) 2 very direct connections to Gaga (Elton & BloodPop) so if they don't collab in the next year or so I'm gonna lose it. And if they do, then I'm gonna lose it, but in the more preferable sense. 🥺
@@__Kitsune__ didn’t i see gaga like something about people wanting Rina to be on a new chromatica track? maybe it was rina who liked it. but either way rina clearly wants it to happen and i’m sure gaga would be open to it
Dedicating this to my parents who adopted me after I lost my Mom when I was 10 in 2005. 🤍
What a beautiful, sentimental dedication, your parents are lucky to have you 💖
thats beautiful
Omg so cutee 🥺
omg 😭😭🤧🤧
no bc i was already crying a lot while listening and then i saw ur comment and sobbed even more 😭😭😭
Sir Elton, probably: *"yeah this album slaps i simply have to collaborate with her"*
That is pretty much exactly what he said in a New York Times article released today. :)
@@Luncea28 i just knew it that he's a sawayama stan
He's also collaborated with Bright Light Bright Light a lot as well. Anyone who enjoys Rina should check out BLx2 as well - you won't be disappointed
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AS HE SHOULD
つくたべ から 来ました。
タイミングがいい時に流れ素敵でした🎶
The fact that she accomplished this just by releasing her debut album…truly an icon
like gaga she will be HUGE
Isn't SAWAYAMA her second album? Or is RINA just an EP?
@@annabelle746 RINA's an EP! Though it's almost album length lol
@@stepanhybl9017 I really believe she is gonna have the career like gaga. maybe even bigger cause her style just appeals to so many different people
@Jean Gabriel Dias. I wish Mercury Prize Awards had changed their eligibility rules. Winning one has always been a dream of hers I think, and she couldn’t even be considered. (Side note: I know _why_ she wasn’t considered, but permanent residents who grew up in the UK like Rina did should definitely be eligible.)
rina is saving 2021 just like she saved 2020
and 2017
Don't forget 2018 with Cherry 🍒
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I just discovered this song and I can’t stop bawling! I was adopted from Korea and don’t look anything like my chosen family, but they chose me and I chose them. This hits home so much! I feel heard and understood so deeply. Thank you for choosing to write music that inspires and uplifts in a world where so many choose to produce darkness. This is much needed TRUTH AND LIGHT!
What an amazing song. We celebrate it here in South Africa❤😊
i just think it’s amazing that elton did this collab without writing a new verse, it shows that he thought this song was perfect as it is, and just wanted a chance to sing it with rina just because he wanted to 😭💖
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He doesn’t write lyrics so wouldn’t have written another verse regardless. He’s a great champion of emerging talent and I doubt would have imposed himself on someone else’s work. Thank God for Elton John!!
I am gay. I am from a rural area of India and I'm scared to come out to my family till I'm old enough to have a job so that I can be on my own. This song and the people in this comment section gives me hope that if I am rejected by my birth parents I can still belong to someone... somewhere. Sorry for my broken English. Thank you Rina...for everything,for being the beacon,for choosing me to be a part of your family. You are one of the few people I look up to...you are one of the reason I dare to create something,no matter how much miniscule or insignificant. I can't wait to meet you,to touch you,to dance with you! If you can, please add India to your world tour list.
Edit: Happy pride month everyone 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🌈🌈 It's the first time I'm wishing anyone...it was also the first time someone wished me! So it's really special to me🤗🤗🤗💐💐💐
Your English is not broken. Isn't Rina wonderful. Embrace your life and share it with people who are kind in thoughts, words and deeds. Musical anthems are essential. Continue to dare while remaining safe. Members of the same family seldom grow up under the same roof.
@@BahamaWynters Thank you for your kind words!
You might find your family surprise you. But there are gay people everywhere in the world with whom you share something in common and can make a new or hopefully additional family. You'll be ok. x
@@davidbarbour4544 thanks for the good words brother... I'm too hoping they would take me as I am. Please stay safe ! Sending you hugs from the other side of the world🤗🤗🤗
as someone who is also from a country where most people are homophobic, i feel your pain and you are not alone. there is always hope
This song just played in Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony. It was soo emotional and beautiful at the same time.Thank you Tokyo for everything! Arigato!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
@@rootsOfMadness15 ???? Nadie te preguntó AJAJSJFJC
But actually in japan, gay marriage and couple in law having different surname are not allowed. Moreover lgbtq rights are not respected compared with UK and government don't try to improve this situation at all. I as a japanese felt that was just irony and this song was just comsumed.
@@stuckintheswamp5920 I think the reason why this song was played in closing ceremony was to symbolise people with different colour and different background can come together to this greatest rally in the world. Just my guess 😅
IKR! I was looking for this song too! Thank god i finally found it after listening to it at tokyo closing ceremony.
Isn't she British? Japan govt is really backward on so many issues like gay rights, no immigrants rights, denial of war crimes worse than Nazis, etc
Grammys 2022 - Best pop duo/group performance.
YES PLEASE, and I really hope they can perform this at this year's Brits
definetively 👏😭
Scammys? Hell nah, rina deserves better
f the grammys lol
Flip Scammys, we gonna award Rina with our love and support ❤️
It angers me that she isn't a massive pop star with millions of followers and fans
But then again her being this good without all the recognition makes her music just that much more authentic
You put it in words
Right?
@Dolanlintu But the smaller she is, the less respect she will have in the industry.
Gaining popularity doesn't suddenly take away someone's authenticity. Her music deserves to be heard, her art deserves to be appreciated by more people. She deserves to be rewarded for her efforts.
@@Selenielka I know, but it feels more authentic that she isn't pumping out trash pop music as a get-famous quick scheme but rather she's taking her time and making art even if it isn't recognized as much as it should be. You feel me? Even since sleeping in waking days shes been making bops
I am a closeted queer 26 yr old somali women from strict religious muslim background (living in UK). I have noone. No one knows my truth & if they did it would be hell. This song gives me hope. I hope someday I have courage to leave, to come out & find my chosen family. To be free!
It is haram do you want to be Associated with such Craziness
I might be halfway around the world, but I assure you, you have us. Sister.
@@SB-iy9vn Do you honestly think the God who made all of us is crazy? If anything is "haram" that is!
@@SB-iy9vn
You are haram, my friend lol. God’s creation is perfect. Saying otherwise is you criticising God, which is not okay.
You’re always welcome, my fellow human being and queer!
Endure until you can be yourself! ✨🌈🔥
The concept of chosen family is so important to us queer people. A lot of us have been rejected by our biological families, and find comfort in our friends, or chosen family. To have Elton John, an honored member of the lgbt community is so moving to see.
I grew up in a rural area in a very conservative family. I never felt like I was a part of a family until I moved out to a more urban area and was able to just be me. I really wish the world could just except that we are all people. Not genders, race, gay, straight. We all want the same thing in life, which is love and happiness.
Rina is pansexual as well
@@newmoon7661 x
Elton is the best ♡
This is love in its pure form! Wish you all good things world could give to you!
I feel so privileged to witness Rina's career skyrocket. She is brilliant and deserves every moment of this. Thank you for your art and sincerity
Right? I just wished I got in the train with RINA, but SAWAYAMA was a masterpiece. She is so talented, a true artist.
Agreed!!!
@@danielapardo9776 omg same! We're still here very early in her career tho ;)
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@@daimy8504 well... Early like, her first songs were released like 6 years ago.
As a bi person from a religious family, I felt like every word of this song was sung by me. My friends hugged me in this process and helped me to endure, they are my chosen family.
Same here. Glad you have people out there who care for u😊
Strangers who lie to your face
Wave you around ike a medal
As the "bi friend " the one they "saved"
All of it fake
holy shit rina’s voice here just got fuller than the original version i am once again BLOWN AWAY
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Are you saying that there is another earlier version with just her doing it?
@@alexkx8599 i mean the original recording in her album 😅
YES EXACTLY
I love how Rina collaborated with her fans!!🥰
A true hero 😩
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rina doing charity work 😍
😭😭😭
lmao OWJXJAJDJDJSV 😭😭 a queen with a gay fan 😭😭
日本人として誇りに思う。こんな偉大な方と一緒に笑顔で歌って頂けるなんて幸せですし本当に嬉しいです。お二人ともありがとうございます。歌って本当に国境を越えるんですね…
英語が全然分からないのに…
ありがとう。
middle school me was OBSESSED with elton john and now adult me is OBSESSED with rina sawayama. it's all come full circle
Ricki Lyn Samuel... That my friend is called "The Circle of Life".
I just remember a kind of pretentious friend of mine being like "it's crazy younger artists aren't making revolutionary music like elton john and everyone did back in the day" like uh that's not how elton feels speak for yourself
the only reason people don’t think it’s revolutionary yet is bc it hasn’t had longevity like no duh the song came out last year. ppl are haters
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I think we have the same friend :D
@@amydancer78 right. There was so much revolutionary music in the 2010s, we just don’t know it yet because it’s still relatively new. Classics aren’t classics until they’ve aged a bit
It's not the longevity of their songs, it's just that people right now are more into shitty lyrics and basic melodies. Revolutionary music isn't popular because of what I just mentioned.
ELTON JHON AND RYINA SWAYAMA YOU BOTH THE BEST MUSIC ARTITS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TO SPEAK UP FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVING TROUBLE ADAPTING BULLIED AND CALLED OUT FOR BEING GAY OR QUEER WHAT MATTERS IS THEY DESERVE TO TREATED WITH RESPECT AND SHOW SOME GRADAUTTED FOR THEY DO TO HELP PEOPLE IN. TROUBLED COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD , YES WE STAND TOGETHER AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD WE TRUST YES THIS COMMENT IS NOT STUPIED AT ALL
THANK YOU
This is literally my dream collab. I just know I'm going to have this song stuck for a long.
Omg lets be friends 🥺
WE DON'T NEED TO BE RELATED TO RELATE
@@allanvargastomas3493 WE DON'T NEED TO SHARE GENES OR A SURNAME
@@branbuckley hi!! 💓
@@cainthings YOU ARE, YOU ARE MY CHOSEN, CHOSEN FAMILY
It baffles me that Rina isn't yet a giant star. She deserves it, more than a lot of people that we see topping the charts right now
she will be big soon... i can feel it ❤️🙏
EXACTLYYY
The way that Elton looks at Rina, is just pride. It looks like like he looks at her with pride, appreciation, motivating her to move forward as the next generation and be herself. This is so profoundly important. Thank you Elton, for everything you've done for us. Thank you Rina, for making music that speaks to us 🌈 people and for being who you are.
speaking of Pride, Happy 🏳️🌈 Month
Elton's voice has never sounded better! He is the King!
Glad you like it. Have you listened to any of Elton's 70's material?
I'm a huge EJ fan but his voice isn't close to what it was in the 70s and 80s and even the 90s. He can't hit the higher notes anymore and his voice is just a little too deep for me. He just doesn't have the range anymore. the guy is in his 70s so I understand it. Very nice song and Rina is really good.
@@rzrbckmz23 agree on all counts
@@rzrbckmz23he can hit the high notes tho listen to any performance of im still standing from 2023 especially his last show in stockholm or even glastonbury. he sings all his songs in original key except 2. i mean levon from grand rapids 2022 is full of very high a4 notes in head voice. he frequently sings and hits high head voice notes like g4s and a4s and even sometimes falsetto notes like c5s like one example would also be the same grand rapids performance
If I were 20 years younger I'd be saying 'I can't believe Rina invented duets' right about now.
loveeee
I luv u
Youre young at heart babyyyy
Didn't she?
After my dad died and I officially lost both my parents, most my relatives showed me where they stood with me and my brothers. And then those who truly loved me and mine, who were not blood, stood up...they stood up and showed up! And showed my kids that they were loved, regardless of whether we were related or not. They became our chosen family. I will never be able to express how grateful I am to them and how I honored I am that they're ours
i think it's awesome rina's supporting smaller artists 🥰
exactly she has such a giant heart for doing this 🥺
HAHAHAHAHAHAH Elton John "smaller"? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
@@p1ppo How old are Both?
@@lilyberry6167 sir the joke went over your head
@@lilyberry6167 there's always that one person who doesn't understand the joke
This is gorgeous. Sir Elton John killing as usual. He supported Hikaru Utada back when she debuted outside of japan and now he is supporting Rina...he knows real talent.
thank you for leaving this comment, it lead me to check out Hikaru Utada's music as I had never heard of her before and so far I really like it 😄
@@FastMisanthrop utada is a GENIUS. Just listen to her albums...i would recommend to start from deep river her first great body of work. Ultra blue is my favorite utada record.
@@FastMisanthrop when RINA came out, Rina went on a small online radio show and I remember she played Automatic by Utada Hikaru and talked about what an inspiration she was.
Heart Station and Fantome are masterpieces
@@roselimichelon3359 thank you for the recommendations, much appreciated 🙏🏻
@@JoeCasanovax thank you for sharing this👀🙏🏻 I'll look into it 😄
This song is absolutely important to us queer people because her talk about the concept of chosen family. We are constantly rejected by our biological families and hearing that we not need share the same blood or the same surname to welcome each other as family save our lives. And the fact of the Rina is who her is brings representative to many groups that are constantly made invisible.
And people with step children
And people who came from abusive households who found familial love elsewhere.
@@mkshannon3 but you need to find people that are strangers giving you a very fake world
Thank you for this comment. The need for chosen family is more important than ever!
It's also beautiful for adoptees, who may never know even the name(s) of their bio-parents. LOVE IS LOVE, AND IT'S ALL THERE IS, AND ALL THAT'S IMPORTANT.
Let's be honest, Elton doing a collab with Rina is him trying to say "GET HER FAMOUS !!!"
100% a year or so ago he fanboyed over her in a live and told everyone to go support her. He literally said her debut album is his favorite album of the year and that there's only a few people who are that amazing on the first try, that talent recognizes talent and that she was something to behold. He's been on the get her famous train for a while and I highly highly respect him for it.
He literally share Rina's album in his instagram multiple times haha. Hes doing god works!!
Give her time she definitely will!! :)
@@flowerofthesouth i be praying for it lmao rina is amazing
Elton did a great service to pop music...
At first I thought Elton was just going to be there to play piano and look pretty but when he started singing the second verse... goosebumps.
Same. I think this is the best collaboration Elton did in the past years. He sounds and looks amazing. He should share this on his RUclips Channel to get more attention to Rina, she deserves it.
Damn spoiler lol xDD I had just started the song
imagine being gay in a muslim family in malaysia! i identify with this song so closely and thanks to my friends who are my chosen family 😢😢😢
Stay strong ✌🏼
ME TOO!!! so nice to find another lgbtq+ muslim malaysian :0 it makes me feel less alone,,, we’ll make it through, we’ll just have to stay strong!! sending love from an lgbtq+ malaysian to another ❤️
Stay strong sweetheart
You’re days of happiness and freedom will come ❤️
Love you ❤️❤️❤️
Same here. Crying in tears listening to this song.
Jangan risau… ramai ‘ahli keluarga’ sokong adik!
My friend of 8 years died and today was his funeral.A very good friend sent me this and life just makes sense. Love your friends
I'm sorry for your loss.
ruclips.net/video/QQ33Pg1-I0U/видео.html
Sorry for your loss. I have had a similar loss 4 years ago. My twin brother from Suicide and Music very much does help get through the pain. STAY STRONG.
Deep condolences. Hope you'll get better in the right time. :')
So very sorry! You are in my family in this moment xxx
I love watching her grow as a small artist. I hope someday I'm still here to witness her become one of the most successful woman in music industry - because it is what she deserves.
100% Agreed
こんなに素敵な曲があったなんて！
何度聴いても胸を打たれます
二人のハーモニーはさることながら、リナサワヤマさんの歌唱力に感動しました！
elton showing taste by supporting our pop queens rina and dua!
Straight 42 year old here. Many LGBT+ angels have been in my life, showing me how to be true to myself. Thank you. I love you. You are my chosen family.
I hope more people would be as accepting as you in the nearest future
i love you douglas
Beautiful words in a time where the general hate seems to get more and more again. Sending love from Germany
This is an incredibly moving statement. Wishing you all the best.
@@austinartlaw Wishing you the same, my friend.
Elton John is a legend! Holding the hands of upcoming artists. So heartwarming....and hey, this piece is one of the greatest to be released this century. I love....we don't have to be related to relate
This could’ve been an amazing song for an animated movie; should be nominated in my opinion for a Grammy if not an Oscar.
I would love it in the show "Pose". Fits the theme so much❤
@@ahnyeyyy man if they put this song in pose i would sob, it would be too beautiful
@@corinneregister6442 ikr same!!! id be crying my heart out
It's a pretty noble gesture from the Sir to promote young artists he like. He has reached everything in his over 50 years of career and he's still open to new and fresh music. Uses his worldwide fame to support less known musicians. Love him for that
I usually don't listen to songs like this, but this particular song made me feel a different way. It made me feel special and loved. The concept is so unique and astounding. The lyrics are so comforting and nice. Overall, it's just an amazing, unique and special song!
I'm glad this helped you feel some love. Who doesn't need THAT?!
I think you’re exactly right. The songs beauty comes from a very simple honest tenderness.
This should help give her the recognition that she deserves. It was shocking that her brilliant debut album didn't chart in the UK last year.
I’m warning y’all: get tissues. this really hit on another level damn
La escuche en la ceremonia de clausura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020+1 y la había estado buscando desde entonces. 💙
You know someone’s talented when Elton John wants to duet he knows talent when he sees it
Y’all I’m actually crying😭😭
imma tell my kids this was the president and the first gentleman singing at their inauguration 😌🤝
YESS
😭💕😆
PLSSSSSS
I mean where’s the lie? 😳
SAME
What a voice she has!
This is going to make me cry, I know it. This song already makes me choke up
Same girl I’m crying
no bc this is a cultural reset. got goosebumps EVERYWHERE
作りたい女 食べたい女のドラマでこの曲を知りました。とても良い曲です。
Sameeee❤
I cried during that scene and when this song sounds on…
me too
me too🥰🍚
わたしも 😊
TO MY FELLOW LGBT+ MEMBERS TRAPPED IN A TOXIC FAMILY: HOLD ON, YOURE NOT ALONE. I SEE YOU, I AM HERE WITH YOU ❤️
YOU ARE MY CHOSEN FAMILY
You people give me hope and reason to...not live but THRIVE!
Thank you 💕💕
I didn't know I needed to read this until now ❤️
I honestly wish I could give you guys a hug, a tight one. Y'all can hit me up when you need someone to listen
Cried throughout watching this. It's amazing to have our queer elders supporting us like this. Thank you, Rina and Elton. Big love
They sell you lies
I love that Elton is giving attention to Rina even though she isn’t a huge name yet he just cares about her talent it’s super cool
I am so happy that Rina has been FINALLY accepted as a nominee for music awards in UK and I am so touched by your collab with Elton John. Beautiful lyrics..... I was truly moved.
As a gay person from Indonesia, and my parents are religious person and they didn't accept me for who I am. This song is my motivation
You are so worthy of love
@@redrooster3420 thank you so much 🥺
As a fellow Indonesian, I hope you'll find your own found family, dude 🌻
@@aisyarnr terima kasih banyak loh🥺
stand tall and strong king! perbanyak doa terus berbuat baik selalu
..i need to be honest right now. for someone that prides himself on pop culture I never knew this woman existed and randomly I came across this song. and I absolutely lost it.
her voice is something special. and the second Elton started singing, I lost it.
this woman is incredible. and Elton, you are the epitome of class and the epitome of a hard worker.
I've lost 15 loved ones and four short years and seven the last one and a half. two of my best friends are gone. my ex who was only 26 died of COVID. and my best friend here in Chicago was murdered down the block from me. no one understands and I am having the worst day of my life every single day of my life and very rarely will music hit me so hard.
this song is incredible. the lyrics scene so beautiful and simple but this is a perfect example of how you can have whatever lyrics you want in a song but these two together are a gift from God. I feel their love I feel their protection and I feel their experience. this woman is absolutely incredible and I cannot wait to hear more of her music. and Elton....you took my breath away. you absolutely took my breath away.
also I don't usually read comments but I did for some reason, and it's so good to see so many of you guys being kind because so many people in this world are not and I'm just here to let you all know that you all f****** rock, there's very few that can understand my pain and grief and this entire song and thread changed my day but perhaps it's going to last longer than that. I can't wait to listen to this over and over and I can't wait to go to my two best friends Graves and play them this song.
xoxoxo. be safe.💛
be safe too ♡
今年、自分が、初めて知った、リナ・サワヤマが、
一世代離れた、我らがスーパースター、サー・エルトン・ジョンと一緒に、
リナの曲を演っているという驚きと感動は、言葉では言い表せない。
I can't believe Elton's in his 70s. Still knocking it out of the park. A great collab.
Queer people find our own family most of the time, and it makes me happy others know how it feels
We know that Gaga loves and keeps up with Elton, so here's me hoping that she hears this somewhere along the line
a Gaga X Rina collab would be 🔥
But I think Gaga already knows about Rina. She added her song in her women empowerment playlist
Also Bloodpop Produced Rina's sing Lucid so i think she knows about her
@@multimanjazzman8203 what song??
Rina hinted that she will be featured on the chromatica remix album
a duet with ELTON JOHN? with only a DEBUT ALBUM!? Rina girl... I can't wait to see what the future holds for you!
This song really hits my heart.❤
Sending Big love to my mumma Carol who took me in after my family disowned me at 15. She is love personified and the reason I’ve got to where I am today.
Thank you Rina for giving us this gift 😭❤️
💖
THE PIANO AND THE OUTFIT AND THE VOCALS ICONIC
ラジオから流れていて好きになりました!素敵な愛の溢れ方だなぁ～と感動の歌詞ですね❤
As a Latina trans woman of color, that’s bi and part of a religious minority, this song hits so different
You are loved 💕
hey sis sending you love rn
stay strong! sending love
Lots of love!! You got this!!!!
Ily girl 🖤✨
that one word change from "we've been going through the same thing" to "we've been going through the same PAIN" speaks volumes. You can tell it was likely Elton John's idea. He knows from years of experience that the thing that bonds us together is understanding each other's traumas. I love how this became a conversation between a reverred member of the community and an up and coming icon our community. It's so meaningful.
I'm pretty certain that the song has always switched from "thing" to "pain" towards the end
That second "your are" by Elton sounded like it was directed toward Rina and my heart exploded.
As an adopted child , I couldn’t related more to that song. Same blood doesn’t make a family , thank you for saying this out loud. All my love.
As a woman largely rejected by my family for expressing myself, I appreciate.
If she doesn't have a chart topping hit soon, I am gonna lose my faith on the music industry.
Just enjoy music 🙄
2年前、初めてテレビで聴いて
英語全く分からないですが
鳥肌が止まらなかったです！
それから定期的に聴きに来てます。
活躍、楽しみにしています！
As a queer man, this song just hits so differently 😭
I feel ya!
same man
My sister and I are both adopted and this really emotionally hit. This is an amazing message that is really not said often enough. Thanks to Rina and Elton for this beautiful song 💜
This means everything! I don't have words, I did not realize how much I needed this.
I love the combo of Elton looking so proud of Rina, and Rina looking so in awe of Elton.
Sir Elton John has always had an eye for talent. So the fact that he's performing here with Rina says a lot about her talent and musicianship. Main Pop Girl on the rise 👑
I'm READY for her to explode. She has it in her. Reminds me of Gaga and Lizzo performing - that IT factor of a star.
I can't help stopping crying when I watch her sing this song. The lyrics actually tells us how hard she has gone through in her life so far.
i remember in one interview where rina told that elton called her while singing chosen family omg🥺❤️
Omg her hair and makeup in this video is EVERYTHING!!!
To all of you are struggling with who you are. I love you all. You can find the strength within.
Two legends in one video, YAAAS!!!
👍👍👍
I dont think she is a legnd yet, but i think she sure will be.
Shout out to all the closeted gays!!! WE’RE HERE TOGETHER!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS!!! YOU ARE NOT ALONE!🏳️🌈💖🏳️🌈
thank you i really needed this 🥺🏳️🌈
To all closeted folks seeing this, from someone who was closeted for years and finally came out...I love you just the way you are and I really hope that someday you can live out and proud and 100 percent your authentic self!!! I can't go back in time and tell tiny me this, so I'm gonna tell whoever sees this: I promise, promise promise that things will be better!! Hold out for a better tomorrow, you deserve it 💖
Love you all❤️❤️❤️
❤️
Heyyy thanks
i met my chosen family yesterday. i attended rina's concert and was surrounded by a whole crowd of pretty queer people and it made me feel so safe and happy. we cried together when she sang send my love to john and screamed together to this hell. thank you rina for writing this song and making this possible for us to meet, this family
Im literally so proud of Rina! Look at how far she's come and everything she's accomplished. AN ICON!!!!!!!!!!
for all my trans siblings around the world: i love u so much, you deserve all the love in the world. u are worthy of unconditional love. you are a shining star and your pronouns are valid, you are not “too sensitive”, you are wonderful and you are not alone.
Thank you for that.
I cry
thank you!! you too!! i love you all
love you
this almost made me cry 🥺 i appreciate you 💗💗
in love with it my fave song
Elton's voice is still standing!
Spectacular!
I adore how this comment section turned into such a safe place. Love you all, be safe 🏳️🌈
you too, lovely! wishing you safety always
Welcome to my chosen family Pau! 🌈
@@tjohnson8647 wow ur being this bothered maybe u are the snowflake
you too, sweetie. thank you for saying that. you made my day.😞🤗
💕💕💕
rina te amo
As an adopted child this song resonates with every emotions I feel for my adopted family. They say blood is thicker than water, but no, bond is!
Hola juapo como estas
The term is actually supposed to reflect the opposite "The Blood of the Covenant is Thicker than the Water of the Womb." Initially reflective of Christianity but applicable elsewhere as well
The way they look at each other there was so much love in the room I'm in tears
Yes I agree, we are all ONE BIG Family on Planet Earth. We need to take care of each other, to help each other in time of need.
God Loves us all to be a family, therefore no matter which continent you come from, what language you speak, what accent you have, educate or no education at all, we are ONE BIG FAMILY and GOD LOVE US ALL. Thank you for putting this together in this song. Very true indeed. God bless
Also, I'm just going to say it -
She now has (at least) 2 very direct connections to Gaga (Elton & BloodPop) so if they don't collab in the next year or so I'm gonna lose it. And if they do, then I'm gonna lose it, but in the more preferable sense. 🥺
Rina will be in the reissue of Chromatica 😉
@@__Kitsune__ I GENUINELY HOPE SO 🙏🏻
@@__Kitsune__ didn’t i see gaga like something about people wanting Rina to be on a new chromatica track? maybe it was rina who liked it. but either way rina clearly wants it to happen and i’m sure gaga would be open to it
感動しました😢もし東京オリンピックがあったら、リナさんに出演して欲しい
Change the Japanese laws to allow Rina to have dualnationality of the UK citizenship and Japan.
La he escuchado tantas veces y aún así logra arrancarme las lágrimas. Rina tiene una forma de tocar tu corazón única por eso la admiro tanto.
Rina is finally getting the recognition she deserves I'M SO PROUD !!! this is the most iconic collab !!!!
So proud of you, that's my girl
Thank you Rina Sawayama and Sir Elton John for this beautiful collaboration!
Elton is rinas biggest stan 🥰