Emmylou Harris moved to tears by First Aid Kit at Polar Music Prize

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  • Опубликовано: 9 июн 2015
  • First Aid Kit performing their song "Emmylou" for Laureate Emmylou Harris at the Polar Music Prize banquet at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm.
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  • @katinwelly
    @katinwelly Год назад +1366

    Anyone else rewatch this regularly just for the joy it brings? ❤

  • @GiacoC
    @GiacoC 3 года назад +2724

    the fact you play YOUR song in front of your hero...having her name in lyrics...AND move her to tears. Not single one of us can f*cking imagine such feeling.......All the best girls....this is just awesome

  • @bjornakerhison4225
    @bjornakerhison4225 3 года назад +1655

    A legend moved to tears by the next generation. Priceless.

    • @jackiep6704
      @jackiep6704 3 года назад +9

      Without cost my friend without the cost 🏌️‍♂️

    • @Sluggo01
      @Sluggo01 3 года назад +9

      Brings me to tears as well...humbling it is

    • @LazyIRanch
      @LazyIRanch 3 года назад +23

      Emmylou never got over losing Gram, and neither has his fans. I'm sitting here sobbing like it just happened yesterday. Such a beautiful song and tribute.

    • @nickychops6729
      @nickychops6729 3 года назад +13

      God this performance took me somewhere I haven’t been in such a long time ... thank you 🙏

    • @margaretross9150
      @margaretross9150 3 года назад +12

      @@LazyIRanch A fan of Gram's said, "Once Gram gets into your heart, he doesn't leave." Finding that to be true.

  • @thedarksiderebel
    @thedarksiderebel Год назад +207

    Man, just imagine you're pushing 70 and you hear these beautiful young girls that weren't born when you were even at the peak of your career singing a song about you in those sweet, clear voices. It must be such an incredibly humbling feeling

    • @Bmarker299
      @Bmarker299 2 месяца назад +3

      These two young women were exceptional. Love Emmylou Harris - an exceptional artist and lovely human being.

    • @Cynthia2900
      @Cynthia2900 Месяц назад +4

      Emmylou turned 77 this year (2024). I’ve been an Emmylou fan for most of her career. Love her albums, love these young ladies, too.

  • @richardbud
    @richardbud 3 года назад +959

    I know she's crying but I have no idea how she keeps it together so well. Imagine hearing a song that two people had written because they were so inspired by you. I'd be rolling on the floor bawling my eyes out.

    • @margaretross9150
      @margaretross9150 3 года назад +65

      I think she's crying because the song reminds her of Gram Parsons.

    • @richardbud
      @richardbud 3 года назад +8

      @@margaretross9150 Yeah could be! That never occured to me.

    • @davidlang8436
      @davidlang8436 2 года назад +9

      @@margaretross9150 that is what I was thinking

    • @frank2357
      @frank2357 2 года назад +19

      It feels like an iceberg to the power of at least 3 - what you see of her tears must be peanuts to what happens inside her. So many emotions blending together.

    • @VerendumGames
      @VerendumGames 2 года назад +9

      Sorry, but it's actually "bawling" in this case and not "balling."

  • @Ambuttx
    @Ambuttx 3 года назад +402

    Emmy Lou crying before they even start singing is relatable

    • @lindabrown5747
      @lindabrown5747 3 года назад +20

      Gram was the love of her life I don’t think she will ever get over him

    • @user-pt1cz4ot1e
      @user-pt1cz4ot1e 3 года назад +3

      Same. Love your tattoo, btw, fellow Amber. 💜

    • @peterporvaznik8163
      @peterporvaznik8163 3 года назад +10

      It was the steel guitar that started it!

    • @cward1890
      @cward1890 2 месяца назад

      @@lindabrown5747yeh he kinda left her wow the feels

  • @davidh.8798
    @davidh.8798 3 года назад +675

    Showing up at an Emmylou tribute night with a song titled "Emmylou", written when nobody was watching, is the ultimate flex. Can't watch this without tears.

    • @peterhill6879
      @peterhill6879 2 года назад +10

      Beautiful beyond words and a wonderful tribute. I'm in tears!

    • @Fakeaorta
      @Fakeaorta Год назад +2

      Damn straight! It still moves me even after 42 plays!

  • @AverageArtz
    @AverageArtz 3 года назад +2044

    I love the fact that the King of Sweden is sitting next to Emmylou and bobbing his head the the beat.

    • @BoBoBroccoli
      @BoBoBroccoli 3 года назад +24

      SVERIGE!

    • @matthewd728
      @matthewd728 3 года назад +29

      I know, I thought that was King of Sweden. Great performance by First Aid Kit.

    • @terencelanders4815
      @terencelanders4815 3 года назад +7

      My favorite video...💚💚💚

    • @consterus
      @consterus 3 года назад +2

      You mean the drummer?

    • @love-xi5un
      @love-xi5un 3 года назад +28

      Knugen,vilken king asså

  • @williamknell864
    @williamknell864 4 года назад +3180

    Sibling harmonies are one thing.
    But to write a song that bittersweet and beautiful, and perform it for one of that song's inspirations and characters, at an event where she is being recognized for her life's work, a part of the narrative of the very song your playing?
    Holy friggin' wow!
    Not quite sure how they pulled off.
    Amazing. Talk about rising to an occasion.

    • @AlanHope2013
      @AlanHope2013 4 года назад +211

      Not only do they do all that, and mention her by name, they also throw in a very Emmylou trope which you can hear on the last line of the refrain, where the voice seems to falter and fade. It's also there in the verse, too. Emmylou does that very often, it's almost a signature sound of hers. So they sing a song to her, about her, like her, in her honour.

    • @jsmyth024
      @jsmyth024 4 года назад +39

      META, EPIC, ICONIC....and all those other outstanding adjectives we know.

    • @sdrtcacgnrjrc
      @sdrtcacgnrjrc 4 года назад +41

      I know how they pulled it off: this is a stunning song that they wrote, really beautiful -- and they perform it just perfectly

    • @StonefieldJim4
      @StonefieldJim4 4 года назад +17

      I can't follow that. You captured my thoughts exactly. ✌️

    • @kiradelarochefoucauld7499
      @kiradelarochefoucauld7499 4 года назад +45

      @@AlanHope2013 And they wrote it in all innocence and awe. Truly inspired.

  • @bloocheez3
    @bloocheez3 8 лет назад +3455

    Standing ovation from Paul Simon. Emmylou brought to tears. These girls are a force of nature. I hope they stay with us for a long time.

    • @lampshademurph4037
      @lampshademurph4037 8 лет назад +101

      Patti Smith also brought to tears!

    • @dannydine5263
      @dannydine5263 7 лет назад +61

      I never heard of them before but i was damn near brought to tears myself.

    • @MichaelFP23
      @MichaelFP23 7 лет назад +12

      emmylou harris nobody's darling but mine

    • @MichaelFP23
      @MichaelFP23 7 лет назад +2

      emmylou harris nobody's darling but mine

    • @Bnslamb
      @Bnslamb 7 лет назад +11

      bloocheez3 "I hope they stay with us for a long time."
      Me Too

  • @Greatlakesgal1111
    @Greatlakesgal1111 Год назад +195

    These girls are genius in their own right. It will never get old hearing their songs and their harmonies. 🎉

  • @commentWhatnow
    @commentWhatnow 2 года назад +200

    Making an artist cry is even greater than a standing ovation. Ladies you picked a great role model.

  • @marcacrich
    @marcacrich 5 лет назад +422

    I met her Emmylou I had a clothing store in L.A. And she promised to send me an album and she did

  • @user-dq4ub2xb7n
    @user-dq4ub2xb7n 10 месяцев назад +33

    Drummer helps to make the song laying down a study track. He did a great job. So consistent.

  • @neverender8783
    @neverender8783 Год назад +154

    When the lead changes (@ 3:27), Klara steps it down a bit in the harmony and lets Johanna's voice stand out in front. It's such a subtle but brilliant touch and a perfect example of how well they compliment each other.

    • @gregorydiatchenko8464
      @gregorydiatchenko8464 Год назад +1

      Yes!

    • @TheMurrmursonbottle
      @TheMurrmursonbottle Год назад +8

      they’re so in tune with each other, it’s impressive. they know when to let one voice shine over the other or complement the other to make beautiful music. it’s crazy how they’re sisters knowing their voices sound so different, but then you hear them together and it makes sense

    • @timburdsey
      @timburdsey 10 месяцев назад +1

      I’d never quite clocked that, and I was reading your comment just as that magical moment arrived. Yes. It is exquisite.

    • @lomarsweed6604
      @lomarsweed6604 5 месяцев назад

      That's the bridge.

  • @HughCorbyCruick
    @HughCorbyCruick Год назад +18

    I can’t imagine how heartwarming it is to hear another generation of talented women carrying on your legacy.

  • @averystorm
    @averystorm 7 лет назад +136

    You know you're good when you can bring Emmilou Harris to tears, and Paul Simon gives you a standing ovation.

  • @rebeccahopkins9522
    @rebeccahopkins9522 4 года назад +393

    4:15 😭❤️
    Just think, Emmylou also knew the other three legends they are singing about in this song. And they are all passed away now. And Emmylou knew them all very well. As well as being very humbled and touched by this song, it may also be bitter sweet for her hearing it and she probably can’t help thinking about the three friends she lost. Especially Gram Parsons, her former duet partner and very dear friend who died tragically of a drug overdose at a very young age. And all their times past. Incredible times. What a tribute these girls have given to her, to the other three legends in the song, and to the world. What a gift. Beautiful. ❤️

    • @aidanmccabe1981
      @aidanmccabe1981 4 года назад +19

      Very valid point. I'm sure it was more than just pride she felt, but sadness and other emotions at such a statement of time marching on

    • @straitarrow5784
      @straitarrow5784 4 года назад +2

      @Plot Twist After Credits , First Aid Kit

    • @user-mv6he6gl8m
      @user-mv6he6gl8m 3 года назад +10

      And remember that this was not a song composed to honour her prize but something these girls did way before. Wow!

    • @djones7507
      @djones7507 3 года назад +10

      Only discovered them by accident last night on a BBC World Service programme What a find👍 Such fabulous close harmonies with almost a touch of the McGarrigle sisters at times So melodic!!

    • @julianlewis1792
      @julianlewis1792 3 года назад +4

      @Plot Twist After Credits Emmylou is the name of the song. And this video moved me to tears too...what a sweet moment :)

  • @MarkBrigham
    @MarkBrigham 3 года назад +59

    Emmylou held it together better than I did. I can't imagine the memories this must conjure up from all those years ago when she was performing with Graham before he was taken too soon.

    • @davidmellish3295
      @davidmellish3295 3 года назад +5

      Sorry to be pedantic but it's Gram not Graham

    • @cyhomeontherockroberts
      @cyhomeontherockroberts Месяц назад

      Recently was rewatching one of the early (mid '70s) performances of Emmy Lou with Dolly & Linda singing A Mother's Gift and thinkin' how she had already lost Gram at such a young age. Had to come back to this video where you can see her thinkin' of him...the loss...

    • @MarkBrigham
      @MarkBrigham Месяц назад +1

      @@davidmellish3295 Thanks for the correction, but you should have used a comma after the word "pedantic" to separate your independent clauses, and ended your sentence with a period.

  • @tomparatube6506
    @tomparatube6506 Год назад +51

    The sisters' s vocal harmony is incredible, reminding me Simon & Garfunkel. Bravo!

    • @magdalenabeza
      @magdalenabeza Год назад +2

      Yes!! 😊

    • @garywhitt98
      @garywhitt98 Год назад +1

      Everly Brothers.

    • @tomparatube6506
      @tomparatube6506 Год назад

      @@garywhitt98 Yep, them too. Thx for reminder!

    • @garystone4576
      @garystone4576 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yes, and their cover of Simon and Garfunkel's America proves the point!!

  • @user-kh9ki3kq8m
    @user-kh9ki3kq8m 8 лет назад +621

    This sounds identical to the album version holy shit. They're so amazing.

    • @user-kh9ki3kq8m
      @user-kh9ki3kq8m 7 лет назад +17

      +Katy Small they record in forests? What?? That's awesome.

    • @rorrt
      @rorrt 7 лет назад +11

      They are incredible, i saw them live in Jan 2015, and they were perfect.

    • @captaingerald
      @captaingerald 7 лет назад +23

      Jackson Catlett I thought it sounded a little better than the studio version. Maybe it was because of being in the same room with their inspiration.

    • @Lwaldie1
      @Lwaldie1 5 лет назад +4

      Saw then last year, best gig I've ever been to. Brought tears to my eyes

    • @MinnesotaFats
      @MinnesotaFats 5 лет назад +1

      Sounds better here to my ear.

  • @gainesp2003gainesp
    @gainesp2003gainesp 4 года назад +243

    The acapella at 4:14 is just pure as the driven snow.

    • @alika207
      @alika207 3 года назад +12

      It wasn't a cappella because she was still playing her guitar, but yes, that was so perfectly executed!

    • @explorinlearnindoing5462
      @explorinlearnindoing5462 3 года назад +1

      So tenderly sang, or is it sing 😜

    • @pamkeating5822
      @pamkeating5822 3 года назад +2

      @@explorinlearnindoing5462 It's SUNG!

    • @explorinlearnindoing5462
      @explorinlearnindoing5462 3 года назад +2

      @@pamkeating5822 ohh yes indeed of course! 👍 I forgot... I am Dutch... 😉

    • @ivantimmerman2856
      @ivantimmerman2856 3 года назад

      beautiful it was

  • @oriain81
    @oriain81 Год назад +20

    Its insane how good these girls are..insane

  • @shaybatty3785
    @shaybatty3785 3 года назад +37

    I named my daughter after Emmylou in 1997 and she is also now a very gifted singer. I grew up lying on the floor with her record albums and admiring her beauty on the cover while melting to her voice as a young child. Carefree days.

  • @karmarml1
    @karmarml1 4 года назад +62

    I don't think EmmyLou ever got over losing Gram Parsons. She couldn't hide her tears on this song. I am so impressed with First Aid Kit! These sisters are super talented. So glad they got to sing this song for her.

    • @barbarastoter2035
      @barbarastoter2035 4 года назад +4

      I wonder if she ever did? Drugs took so many. Such a sad sad loss. Just read kieth Richards auto. Mick was very jealous of gram apparantly. Don't bother reading it.

  • @ngzcaz
    @ngzcaz 5 лет назад +518

    How can Emmy Lou keep getting prettier with each passing year ??

  • @user-pt1cz4ot1e
    @user-pt1cz4ot1e 3 года назад +168

    This isn’t normally my style of music, but this is so gorgeous. I don’t know how anyone doesn’t choke up, listening to it. 💜

    • @joedamberg2776
      @joedamberg2776 3 года назад +1

      Hello dear how are you doing today?

    • @ThvonS
      @ThvonS 3 года назад +1

      Learn from it

    • @The_Bearbarian
      @The_Bearbarian Год назад +3

      It's been a year since you posted. I hope country has gone on to become part of your style of music 🙌

    • @alanrogs3990
      @alanrogs3990 5 месяцев назад

      I said the same thing years ago but lately I've been buying up 1970's country music records and I really enjoy them. Very easy to listen to and relaxing.

  • @AN-cy7xm
    @AN-cy7xm 3 года назад +17

    Imagine making her cry with your song...They're so effortlessly talented.

  • @soldier24023
    @soldier24023 4 года назад +919

    Just discovered this tonight having never heard of them before, but been a fan of Emmylou for many years. Now at the age of 72, I am in tears at this beautiful music and can't stop playing it. Well done girls, the singing is amazing and the music is awesome - my tears are of happiness at such REAL music. You now have another fan - maybe your oldest!?

    • @gchampi2
      @gchampi2 4 года назад +22

      Dunno about oldest fan, but welcome to the FAC appreciation society. We're a wide-ranging church, anyone with good taste in music is welcome...

    • @gchampi2
      @gchampi2 4 года назад +10

      @NONYA Business Derp. My bad, shoulda been FAK...

    • @davidj.7779
      @davidj.7779 4 года назад +14

      @soldier24023: I also have pushed into my 70's and still take great joy in discovering new talents like "First Aid Kit" who, among some notable others, put paid to the oft heard grumble by many of our contemporaries that good music ceased in the 70s. For me, their warm, close harmony brings memories of another pair of sisters who also sang warm and close harmony in the late 1950s with a similar bright innocence: "Patience & Prudence" ruclips.net/video/W4dqfrzJPbc/видео.html

    • @jmmacb03
      @jmmacb03 3 года назад +11

      I am 63 and live in Toronto. Just discovered this today.
      I am thankful for RUclips but I fear that "you get what you pay for" and no one pays for music anymore…
      Cheers, from Toronto ☮

    • @johnthorne4093
      @johnthorne4093 3 года назад +8

      Probably not their oldest fan, dear one. Long life to you, and many years of happy listening to FAK.

  • @noahmcdx1
    @noahmcdx1 7 лет назад +844

    Must be incredible to watch young talent say you inspired them to write an absolutely beautiful song, and even threw your name into it!

    • @jenbusch2532
      @jenbusch2532 6 лет назад +1

      Dentist and electric fence

    • @peteralbert1485
      @peteralbert1485 6 лет назад +25

      I agree, but someone so truly remarkable like Emmylou Harris comes along once or twice in a whole generation and, really, should be honored like this every night by a different young talent for a year straight.

    • @ohwellwhateverr
      @ohwellwhateverr 5 лет назад +15

      Noah McDaniel Must be incredible to perform a song you wrote inspired by one of your heroes *to* that hero.

  • @erickson71
    @erickson71 Год назад +31

    Klara's solo at 4:15. Just beyond words.

  • @joloj23
    @joloj23 3 года назад +54

    This has to be one of the greatest co plummets any artist and musician could ever receive. Better than any awards, money, tv spots...anything. To make young people want to follow in your footsteps. What an honor, and she felt it too. Well done.

  • @emmgeevideo
    @emmgeevideo 4 года назад +354

    I’m from Emily Lou Harris’s generation. It really makes me smile to see and hear young people singing these songs so well and so beautifully.

    • @totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547
      @totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547 2 года назад +11

      I’m from the generation after First Aid Kit, (Z) guess music really transcends time huh?

    • @katieh8186
      @katieh8186 2 года назад +7

      @@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547 this interaction is beautiful. Music really does transcend

  • @scottrussell2281
    @scottrussell2281 7 лет назад +751

    Their harmonies are amazing.

    • @michele21auntiem
      @michele21auntiem 4 года назад +5

      Wonderful to hear new harmonies!

    • @lnl3237
      @lnl3237 4 года назад +6

      First time hearing these young women. Lilting.

    • @FloridaIndependent
      @FloridaIndependent 4 года назад +7

      Bluegrass is all about color and amazing harmonies. That's their genre, where Emmylou is the Queen.

    • @yeoman2k1
      @yeoman2k1 4 года назад +3

      You can't beat siblings harmonising together

    • @roberttrail7013
      @roberttrail7013 4 года назад +2

      The harmonies are off the wall good.

  • @beachdog67
    @beachdog67 2 года назад +22

    RUclips's algorithms have been trying to get me to watch this clip for several years. I have always resisted (being somewhat allergic to forced sentiment and put off by the "Emmylou moved to tears" slug).
    This afternoon I had one of those YT generated playlists running while I'm getting some work done and the video came up in the mix.
    Shame on ME for being so tardy to the party and wow. A precious moment and some exceptionally talented "next generation" artists.
    Brava!

    • @jennyleigh0488
      @jennyleigh0488 4 месяца назад +1

      Tardy to the party 😂😂 Might have to steal that one!!

  • @dontmindme633
    @dontmindme633 10 месяцев назад +12

    Well it brought me to tears too. Just pure heart. So beautiful. Re-watching.

  • @bmg2507
    @bmg2507 4 года назад +34

    Emylou was always an introvert you can see shes a little shy here. This must mean so much to her, you never forget the intensity of your first love.

  • @krakataucrazycrafter5115
    @krakataucrazycrafter5115 6 лет назад +359

    Sometimes I'm REALLY proud to be a Swede. Go Sisters, Go!

    • @gustavegebjerg-mller6698
      @gustavegebjerg-mller6698 4 года назад

      @@diogesesmore9874 us danes didn't need to be brought in. Comparing Tove Lo to this is weird. Not the same genre.

    • @wonderingheights
      @wonderingheights 4 года назад +17

      You should be proud to be Swede! The Swedes are wonderful people!

    • @capecodliz
      @capecodliz 3 года назад +11

      I love Sweden and the friendly people. Greetings from Cape Cod, Massachusetts USA

    • @mikaeljohansson6518
      @mikaeljohansson6518 3 года назад +1

      @@capecodliz Thanks my friend for those kind words.

    • @sixty-nine3574
      @sixty-nine3574 3 года назад

      Emmy Lou Harris is from Alabama

  • @robertcrusher1972
    @robertcrusher1972 3 года назад +101

    Imagine having life’s work honored by hearing or seeing young people make more art out of that foundation, and that know that “work”’, and are doing it in the world with intentions like the ones you have. The honor and love was so beautiful, and palpable really. Just love seeing inter-generational moments like this, with a sense of thankfulness that is powerful enough for everyone to enjoy. So moving.

    • @martinjost5637
      @martinjost5637 Год назад +1

      "[we are] dwarves seeing farther by standing on the shoulders of giants,"
      Newton
      Seems not only to apply to science...

    • @TheSenorMachoSolo
      @TheSenorMachoSolo Год назад +2

      This was really well-said. A terrific summary.

  • @LOLLYPOPPE
    @LOLLYPOPPE 3 года назад +46

    Doing this in front of someone you have written a great song about and making them cry must be peak life. I can’t think of anything that could be better than a moment like that.

  • @cjhughes
    @cjhughes 4 года назад +124

    IF there were any justice left in music this is what would be at the top of the country charts week in and out.

  • @chrisamar2
    @chrisamar2 5 лет назад +198

    Emmylou was in the same age like this girls been now, when she lost the love of her life. So I think, that´s what brought her to tears.

    • @alika207
      @alika207 3 года назад +26

      Not to mention she probably would have never expected these girls to write such an incredible song in her, or should I say their, honor. I bet it was a very bittersweet and touching moment for her.

    • @dejordyball
      @dejordyball 3 года назад +2

      I know she loved Gram but I'm not sure he was love of her life.

    • @margaretross9150
      @margaretross9150 3 года назад +5

      @@dejordyball She said she knew true love once. Given she has written two songs specifically about him (Boulder to Birmingham and The Road), an album about their time together (The Ballad of Sally Rose), and numerous other songs that strongly hint about Gram plus she tears up when his name is mentioned, I'm pretty sure he was the one. Almost wish for her sake it wasn't because she has really suffered. They seemed to have an intense musical bond that continues today. She includes music by him in every concert.

    • @aurorabanks8161
      @aurorabanks8161 2 года назад +1

      @@margaretross9150 Her song Michelangelo is pretty much about GP, just gorgeous check out the song and lyrics. Not a song you write about a long-departed man you once had a purely professional relationship with, imo. But we will probably never know the full story, ELH tells no tales and respects her own privacy. It's all in the songs, actually, you can hear the the truth there.

    • @margaretross9150
      @margaretross9150 2 года назад

      @@aurorabanks8161So true. She respects his privacy too. Very loving.

  • @bearknuckles100
    @bearknuckles100 3 года назад +38

    That was a beautiful song and Emmylou Harris is such a pure class act. Nice to see some new young people who can write and sing a proper country song that isn't about a 4x4 down at the crik, drinking beers.

    • @TP-om8of
      @TP-om8of 2 года назад +1

      I like drinking beer

  • @oldcarnut1
    @oldcarnut1 4 года назад +80

    Gets me every time. Can’t even tell others about this with out choking up

  • @rodsreel
    @rodsreel 6 лет назад +721

    My God - there is hope for music and you can see it in the eyes of the legends sitting in the audience. Well done girls.

    • @lauraobrien2047
      @lauraobrien2047 5 лет назад +13

      I said the exact same thing when I heard this tune 😊superb voices and sweet harmonies only possible from siblings

    • @Huveto
      @Huveto 4 года назад +6

      Well said

    • @rachelgibson1858
      @rachelgibson1858 4 года назад

      👍

    • @mrsmartypants_1
      @mrsmartypants_1 4 года назад +6

      rodsreel: As if great music, great artists, great vocalists and great song writing are rarer today than in your era old man. There’s more talent today than ever. It just isn’t spoon fed to the masses by a few jackazz recording corporations and monopolistic radio behemoths anymore no matter what iHeart would like you to think. Musicians are free from the three-pieces. It puts more onus on you to find them and support them. BTW I’m old.

    • @Bigtime1998
      @Bigtime1998 4 года назад +1

      Yes!!!!

  • @MTtroutfisher406
    @MTtroutfisher406 11 месяцев назад +13

    Just saw them in concert in Colorado. They’re great! So cool to see a younger generation paying tribute to those who came before.

  • @jimgibbons1
    @jimgibbons1 Год назад +11

    First Aid Kit is the soundtrack for those of us longing for a better world

  • @tiedyedowl8367
    @tiedyedowl8367 8 лет назад +188

    At the beginning I thought she didn't like it-then realized she was holding back tears that whole time.

    • @TheWinjin
      @TheWinjin 6 лет назад +34

      Just imagine what's it like when someone a quarter of your age says "you're such an inspiration to us that we wrote a whole song to dedicate it to you". I think that's incredible.

    • @Kaspisify
      @Kaspisify 5 лет назад +19

      @@TheWinjin and what a song it is too. Holy crap to be honest. I mean, it's pure class this song. It's not any tribute.

    • @JamesWilliams-xy3lp
      @JamesWilliams-xy3lp 4 года назад

      @@TheWinjin Not just the one song ...

    • @hollyblue28
      @hollyblue28 4 года назад +6

      Its got to be like seeing your child do something excellent. These two are the musical grandchildren of artists like Emmylou. The next generations treasuring and honouring you and your legacy. Can't imagine what that must feel like, but I'm guessing wonderful and deeply moving.

  • @kenscar
    @kenscar 7 лет назад +280

    Well tonight I learned I love some band called First Aid Kit. Watching this was the loveliest experience I've had online in a long time

    • @CollierCraig79
      @CollierCraig79 6 лет назад +1

      Wow

    • @MrConnal
      @MrConnal 6 лет назад +3

      you should check out lily thai

    • @kenscar
      @kenscar 6 лет назад +1

      Thank you I will. Is that a band or a song?

  • @timothyhilton3408
    @timothyhilton3408 2 года назад +27

    Such a gift to honor and show respect to a mentor while they yet live.

  • @billyjack979
    @billyjack979 3 года назад +20

    Been a while since I’ve watched this again. Still cried like a baby.

  • @KarlOlofsson
    @KarlOlofsson 4 года назад +26

    Man, they wrote these lyrics at 14. So articulate and well thought through, so "grown up"... from Sweden and have been a fan for a long time but I didn't know the back story for this song.

    • @Sancld
      @Sancld 3 года назад

      when you are inspired you bring the best of you in that moment!ha
      This happens also to me...
      There is something that we still have to learn "read" and discover of ourself

  • @TheMisfit291
    @TheMisfit291 4 года назад +49

    I was fortunate enough to see these amazing young women perform in Austin, Texas. They closed the set with this song. It was a night I will always treasure.

  • @juanitacrocker7833
    @juanitacrocker7833 Год назад +15

    Emmy lou is simply one of the best and been around for so many years. Her voice is so special. She's more beautiful now than ever with her silver white hair. And the fact you girls wrote this song in her honor is just awesome! What a blessing that must e been to her! Good job!

  • @nathanpope5981
    @nathanpope5981 3 года назад +191

    Why would anybody put a thumbs down to that. Literally one of the best songs I've ever heard.

    • @Jane-ur4te
      @Jane-ur4te 3 года назад +10

      Jealousy

    • @StormTrysail
      @StormTrysail 3 года назад +4

      Such a beautiful tribute to Emmy and Gram. They made the world better by just being among us. RIP Gram.😔

    • @paulineleybold6463
      @paulineleybold6463 3 года назад

      I wouldn’t put a thumb down neither but come on, you really need to listen to more music because it’s a beautiful yet simplistic song both in terms of technicality and singing... there’s waaaay better, no offense to the artists, because it’s nice but well... 😅 Joni Mitchell did way more powerful and marvelous songs, only in this genre. And there’s more genres that are just sublime in terms of music 😌

    • @l.f.bittaker.6182
      @l.f.bittaker.6182 3 года назад +2

      @@paulineleybold6463 Lies

    • @dangleberries992
      @dangleberries992 3 года назад

      personal choice, boring song

  • @MgReY-yq1dh
    @MgReY-yq1dh 8 лет назад +46

    Talent does its own talking‼️❤️

  • @kerryg100
    @kerryg100 8 лет назад +84

    Sacred........wow those girls just nailed it to the front door ......
    Greetings from IRELAND 😉 salamat for this gem

    • @fakerbaker1000
      @fakerbaker1000 8 лет назад +4

      greetings back at you! also in Ireland! good taste in music too I see! !

    • @fakerbaker1000
      @fakerbaker1000 8 лет назад +1

      kerry evans love yer accent! Country girl?

    • @asmith7860
      @asmith7860 6 лет назад

      Jessie'

  • @OrangStefan
    @OrangStefan 2 года назад +31

    [Verse 1: Klara Söderberg]
    Oh the bitter winds are coming in
    And I'm already missing the summer
    Stockholm's cold, but I've been told
    I was born to endure this kind of weather
    When it's you I find, like a ghost in my mind
    I am defeated and I gladly wear the crown
    [Chorus: Klara & Johanna Söderberg]
    I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June
    If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too
    No, I'm not asking much of you
    Just sing, little darling, sing with me
    [Verse 2: Klara & Johanna Söderberg]
    Now so much I know that things just don't grow
    If you don't bless them with your patience
    And I've been there before, I held up the door
    For every stranger with a promise
    But, I'm holding back, that's the strength that I lack
    Every morning keeps returning up my window
    And it brings me to you, and I won't just pass through
    But I'm not asking for a storm
    [Chorus: Klara & Johanna Söderberg]
    I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June
    If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too
    No, I'm not asking much of you
    Just sing, little darling, sing with me
    [Bridge: Johanna Söderberg, both]
    And yes, I might have lied to you
    But you wouldn't benefit from knowing the truth
    I was frightened but I held fast
    I need you now at long last
    [Chorus: Klara Söderberg]
    I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June
    If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too
    No, I'm not asking much of you
    Just sing, little darling, sing with me
    [Chorus: Klara & Johanna Söderberg]
    I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June
    If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too
    No, I'm not asking much of you
    Just sing, little darling, sing with me
    Just sing, little darling, sing with me

  • @Rush-gz9sx
    @Rush-gz9sx Год назад +11

    Emmylou Harris looks more beautiful and classy than I think she ever has. The lady is a fine wine that's for certain.

  • @jondoe888i
    @jondoe888i 7 лет назад +119

    This song must bring up so many memories for Emmylou, from her incredible life and career. And of all the greats that shaped her life.

  • @Theorimlig
    @Theorimlig 7 лет назад +4259

    The weird old man bobbing with the music next to her is the king of Sweden. :P

    • @AlejoEremita
      @AlejoEremita 7 лет назад +485

      i was getting really emotional with the song and then i read your comment and just burst into laughter

    • @EchosLens
      @EchosLens 7 лет назад +102

      For real? I wondered who he was. I thought it might be her beaux.

    • @EchosLens
      @EchosLens 7 лет назад +112

      That's great--looks like he was enjoying himself at the show, sitting next to Emmylou. I'll definitely google him to find out more! Thanks for letting me know.

    • @EchosLens
      @EchosLens 7 лет назад +22

      lol! Yeah, I wasn't terribly inspired by the man, when I googled him. I was being polite. Sounds like you may know from first hand experience.

    • @billymeehan8822
      @billymeehan8822 7 лет назад +6

      TheodorEriksson I'd be happy too be that man ? SWEET

  • @DT-lq1ds
    @DT-lq1ds 3 года назад +31

    The power of music, the ability to bring generations together.

  • @logowatchman
    @logowatchman 2 года назад +16

    When I first heard that clear, angelic voice of Emmylou way back when, I was completely captured. What a wonderful tribute by these talented young women. This was simple and beautiful and speaks volumes about the parents of these two.

  • @kerryg100
    @kerryg100 8 лет назад +275

    Gram Parsons is smiling down too........after all those years.....just great these kids got it and understood.....incredible ....
    Greetings from IRELAND 😉 salamat for this gem. ...

    • @gptp6584
      @gptp6584 6 лет назад +1

      what does salamat mean

    • @jason27OD
      @jason27OD 6 лет назад +5

      salamat means thank you

    • @gnttangkudung4565
      @gnttangkudung4565 6 лет назад

      jason27OD in indonesia..salamat or selamat..means congratulation. but can be different in other country. just a say though..

    • @Jeff-jg7jh
      @Jeff-jg7jh 5 лет назад +1

      @@gnttangkudung4565 Sadly, it was the sixties and Parsons did drugs til he dropped.

    • @brandaanderson1673
      @brandaanderson1673 4 года назад +3

      @@Jeff-jg7jh Sadly, a lot of us have pain that leads us down deadly roads.

  • @stjohab2
    @stjohab2 7 лет назад +67

    Emmylou is sitting next to the king of Sweden, Carl Gustav. Emmylou received the Polar Music Prize i Sweden. She was really worth it!

  • @alvo9z
    @alvo9z 3 года назад +20

    "I'll be your Emmylou" This song is just so great and Emmylou herself must feel honored :)

  • @darrenpownall1575
    @darrenpownall1575 3 года назад +22

    You don’t get much better than this, vocal harmonies at their best

  • @patrickrooney5452
    @patrickrooney5452 5 лет назад +11

    Something about seeing Emmylou Harris cry just made me lose it. I was bawling like a little girl seeing her moved to tears. These girls have a lot of talent and it is rare for people their age to appreciate this music like that

  • @aaronfelman1000
    @aaronfelman1000 4 года назад +41

    Two angels singing to their goddess, that was divine!

  • @sethcragan6649
    @sethcragan6649 3 года назад +9

    I have watched the rest of this special and she was never more moved then she was at this moment.

  • @julianlewis1792
    @julianlewis1792 3 года назад +22

    These girls are truly talented. And their harmony is tight, together, and very sweet. I like their name, too :

  • @DReed1945
    @DReed1945 4 года назад +99

    You can tell how much Emmylou influenced them just listening to their voices and words.
    They write the most perfect traveling songs that send you into another world.

  • @LizaPeninon
    @LizaPeninon 7 лет назад +169

    OMG how beautiful and moving ... I'm in tears too ...

  • @Santosvets2011
    @Santosvets2011 3 года назад +22

    Their harmonies are perfection, seamless beauty x x

  • @lancejones1925
    @lancejones1925 Год назад +11

    I keep watching this performance because its the best live performance I've ever seen in 42yrs. Beautiful.

    • @mandograssable
      @mandograssable Год назад

      Not only that, it takes nerves of steel to do this song in front of this audience. And they did it to perfection!

  • @musicrelic8958
    @musicrelic8958 8 лет назад +71

    Well you know, Emmylou, many times your quite, wonderful ballads have been strong enough to gush tears from others. I suspect part of the power here was the bluegrass feel, the lyrics, the age of the performers. I keep saying it, music doesn't need to be over the top, electric to just blow through people. REAL, REAL, REAL. It has to be real. These 2 certainly qualify there!

  • @RosePetal17
    @RosePetal17 6 лет назад +14

    Emmylou is revered as one of roots music's finest, so this is so special to see these talented young women offering this beautiful ode to her. She has had an incredible career and has a breathtaking body of work!

  • @ClaireBear8031
    @ClaireBear8031 3 года назад +25

    There is something so moving about siblings singing together. This is simply beautiful 💛

    • @iggstavr3446
      @iggstavr3446 2 года назад

      It's very very good!!!

    • @jamesprice2163
      @jamesprice2163 6 месяцев назад +1

      I don't perform at all but I know some of my favorite memories are working on cars with my brother I can only imagine what touring the world with him would feel like

  • @chambeet
    @chambeet 3 года назад +18

    These harmonies bring tears to my eyes. Just the little subtle vocal phrasing before the harmony kicks in already had me.
    And yes, I have a huge crush on both of these girls. And Emmylou was the most perfect woman of all time!

  • @patrickmckeegan5345
    @patrickmckeegan5345 7 лет назад +163

    Sibling harmony is so special, can't beat genetics...Great song.

    • @shaunchap
      @shaunchap 6 лет назад +8

      Patrick McKeegan may i recommend 3 sisters by the name of The Staves, another prime example of blood harmony ruclips.net/video/KDBDP6RVIPM/видео.html

    • @danman6669
      @danman6669 6 лет назад +7

      Yeah, it's too bad the Gallagher Brothers can't get along.

    • @babydollsimmer4843
      @babydollsimmer4843 5 лет назад +3

      This was the best recommendation I have ever seen. I am now obsessed with The Staves

    • @moow950
      @moow950 5 лет назад

      Check out O’G3NE!! Twins + older sister. These Dutch girls are fantastic!!

    • @ricksears3921
      @ricksears3921 5 лет назад

      This is sooo special . . . I love you Emmylou and those two ladies who are your spiritual daughters.

  • @silverthread7254
    @silverthread7254 4 года назад +41

    This is the first time I've heard these two sing, now I'm absolutely enthralled. Amazing.

    • @Pablosammy1
      @Pablosammy1 4 года назад +3

      You need to check out their performance of America that got Paul Simon choked up

    • @silverthread7254
      @silverthread7254 4 года назад

      @@Pablosammy1 Will do, thanks for the recommendation.

    • @silverthread7254
      @silverthread7254 4 года назад +1

      @@Pablosammy1 WOW..!!

    • @dianashaw329
      @dianashaw329 3 года назад

      PabloDiver is jujus u hi

  • @angelaweber7174
    @angelaweber7174 2 года назад +6

    I cry every time I hear this song! I saw Emmylou and Johnny Cash at the Telluride Bluegrass Frstival with my Dad. He passed away kat August and I cherish those memories with him!

  • @YeahRightInc
    @YeahRightInc 3 года назад +12

    And to top it all off....they wrote this in a language they were not born into. I hear no accent at all in their speaking or singing voices. Just absolutely brilliant.

  • @guido342
    @guido342 8 лет назад +47

    So beautiful, moved more than Emmylou to tears let me tell you. Loved Emmylou since forever.

  • @EddieLA78
    @EddieLA78 4 года назад +26

    Sometimes when you discover new music it reawakens a part of your souls you didn't know was hibernating.

  • @chriswebb810
    @chriswebb810 3 года назад +21

    This performance just effortlessly accelerates to tour de force on so many levels, inspiration, honor, appreciation, recognition, purity beautiful musical ability...

  • @janinaholle3060
    @janinaholle3060 Год назад +10

    There is so much innocence and purity in their music , i hope they don't loose it to the world

  • @diksken
    @diksken 8 лет назад +170

    If angels could sing,it would sound like this.

  • @Coombs1000
    @Coombs1000 4 года назад +7

    WOW,,,,Folk music is BACK.. Thank you ladies...

  • @honestwithmywordshughes3783
    @honestwithmywordshughes3783 3 года назад +11

    OH MY GOD, thank you sooo much for posting this performance. You might not realize it, but you have given an Incredible, Priceless, One of Kind Gift To All Us Viewers !!!!!!!!!!🙋🙋🙆🙆🎉🎉

  • @julianwilliams4386
    @julianwilliams4386 Год назад +7

    I remember watching this when we moved to Canada. Always takes me back to that time. What an amazing performance!

  • @andyinoregon
    @andyinoregon 7 лет назад +250

    I just lost it watching this. Incredible performance captured so very well by the video crew. Thanks to all involved.

  • @denysellyn
    @denysellyn 7 лет назад +19

    So so lovely. I was really blessed to see Emmylou and Gram perform at the Quiet Knight back in the 70's. Wonderful tribute to some of the greats. Miss u Gram, Johnny and June..

    • @katherineadair9356
      @katherineadair9356 7 лет назад +2

      denise serafini my daddy was in love with emmylou for most of his adult life. She was born in Alabama much like my daddy and me. Funny how my you remember things just by listening to songs. As soon as I heard this song it took me back to my daddy and me. Miss him so much

  • @heathdegaramo2802
    @heathdegaramo2802 3 года назад +6

    I came to see Emmylou emotional, and then I cried when I saw the King of Sweden not only into it, but moved by it and sharing a special moment with her over it.

  • @Platypi007
    @Platypi007 3 года назад +13

    Just knowing what an amazing honor this was for them to be able to perform in front of her, the inspiration for this song, and seeing how touched she was by it. All three of them such amazing musicians! I've watched this video a few times over the past 5 years, already had my "like" on it from probably the first time I saw it. Never gets old and never fails to move me to tears.

  • @tippiersky4534
    @tippiersky4534 6 лет назад +376

    This is probably the sweet sweet music J.R.R. Tolkien was talking about when thinking about the Elves. These girls have angels' voices.

  • @larrywt656
    @larrywt656 4 года назад +75

    If your music can bring one of your musical heroes and inspirations to tears of joy, you have accomplished something magical.

  • @franekhrabia4089
    @franekhrabia4089 3 года назад +16

    Bluegrass has the power to move even metalheads to tears. I can't say why it is that way but I love it. those melancholy melodies go so f**kin' deep. wonderful.

  • @PocoPortillo
    @PocoPortillo 3 года назад +9

    Emmylou wears her hair like a crown of platinum...so beautiful she is.

  • @carolyncrider8217
    @carolyncrider8217 4 года назад +17

    I feel like I've been chosen to watch something miraculous, and only a few were chosen. Cried during the whole song, and it got more wonderful by the second.