sometimes there's a thin line between comedy and tragedy sometimes. you need to be sensitive to be able to read a room and tell a joke that will land with your audience. plus, making someone laugh can be a way to stay safe in a hostile environment. so, often, comedians will have very deep and sensitive souls. I think of Robin Williams. nothing is universal. but it's not uncommon to have sadness and an ability/need for laughter to go hand in hand in a person.
Strip away everything else, the lipsync alone was technical perfection. You could almost swear she was singing. Add the concept, the fashion, all the lighting, etc and this became transcendent. Bravo, Utica and the team who worked on this vid with you.
I showed this to my husband and he was convinced she was singing the song. I had to remind him that Utica does not have a higher range voice like that. We both watched the season together and I guess through her performance he forgot that Utica cannot actually sing like that simply based on how real her lip sync looked. I agree completely; Technical Perfection.
Utica's artistry is phenomenal and intentional. This gown with constellations of stars like a galaxy reads like a symbol of all the possibilities contained within a person. So much potential. Those strings around her at the end and connecting to the heart read like strings continually attaching the galactic body to a relationship they know is bad for them. But it's hard to stay away, so those strings are like a cage in the one scene, attached to the heart and running out to the other person in other scenes. And in that final scene, the strings are falling slowly only to rise back up. This feels like a comment on how these connections to even the wrong people are in flux. They rise and fall in intensity. So much respect for UTICA.
“Losing too is still ours; and even forgetting still has a shape in the kingdom of transformation. When something's let go of, it circles; and though we are rarely the center of the circle, it draws around us its unbroken, marvelous curve.”
Utica is the embodiment of pure artistry. 😍😍😍 Everything pulled from Utica’s brain and crafted by her hands should be put in museums and studied at universities! Season 13 may be over, but we’re Utica fans forever! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Entering the werkroom with a strawberry and ending the rpdr journey with a GALAXY !!?! ✨✨ mama this is ART Thank you so much for this art piece 💖 Besides, the cinematography, the framing, the lighting AWWWW BEAUTIFUL, as a designer this is a textbook material
Please tell me that the tightening of the strings is to represent the distress of your heart and its strings from having and then loosing love, and the turmoil of it all. And when the song seems to pan out the strings and you heart begin to loosen again begin to set and begin to heal. I love this so much. Truly an inspiration.
a year has passed and I still comeback to this video and performance of utica.... she is such an amazing performer and her creativity in her looks is just out of this world
High fashion, High art, and pure SOUL. I knew Utica was capable of such artistry away from the show... and her art is on full display in this video. Magnificent!
There is so much reminiscent of Sasha Velour in Utica; she'd be perfect for NightGowns. As another Midwest queen from a small town, it's always a huge win to see someone so brilliantly artistic find their moment, seize it, and actually watch others fall in love with them.
I'm listening to this song on repeat. This is beautiful and the feeling is so intense. Utica, you are a piece of art. Please keep doing what you are doing
It just feels like the video, the outfit, the music, ans her facial expressions go in harmony towards conveying this deep emotion. It feels like pure sadness and love dispair. Such a strong piece of art there.. Almost to good at what it does not to make me feel the grief of a thousands relationships when I listen to it. You got me girls 😅 I felt your art.
Thank you Utica for not only for doing this beautiful art peice and looking stunning, but for opening my ears up to this band. This song is amazing, in both versions and the rest of Munas discography is so good.
As a spinner, weaver, and fibre artist, I appreciate Utica's use of string. This is two videos including this symbolism I've seen now. I can't wait for more :)
So I left a comment when this video was first posted ... BUT... I just wanted to say it's still an awesome performance and the choice in a very amazing well written and emotional song . It all comes together as one grand visual feast for the eyes !!
When the video came out and ya had comments turned off, was like DAMN I cant say nice things, but ya got it up now soo nice Feck may have been cryin, beautiful video hun
I fell in love with Utica as soon as I saw her at the meet the queens video, her personality, the fashion, and obviously the artistic part of it all, me as a little girl that loves arts since forever, she became one of my favorites of all time ❤️
This is easily one of the best things I’ve seen from a Drag Race queen. She’s got to be on All Stars eventually. I just hope she doesn’t get put on it with a huge fan favorite so she can actually have a chance at the crown based on performance rather than number of followers on social media.
Masterpiece, the pain, the art, the emotions and that awesome song. You made me cry. For a long time nothing moved me so much, because of this messed up world that desensitizes you. You are awesome
I feel so much for Utica and her weirdness, it's pure art. What i love the most about her craft is that it has meaning behind it, like everything should!! I wanted so bad to be there on rupaul and give Utica a hug, but I'm like 5'5'' tall and someone will break something in a hug attempt like that 😳🤡😂
I love how the cinch and the base makes her look tied down. Held back by pain and fear and regret. Stuck in a horrible place, for fear of her pain repeating. Staying in this pool of hurt beauty till she can heal enough to live her life again.
"Stayaway" If I see my old friends, we'll go out dancing If we go out dancing, then we'll go to the bar If we go to the bar, then there's gonna be drinking If I drink, I wanna see where you are So I don't see my old friends, I don't go dancing I don't do most things I used to do Actually, now that I'm thinking about it I did most things to get to you No one ever told me leaving was the easy part I gotta stay away Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard I gotta stay away Stay away, stay, stay away Stay away, stay, stay away If I go driving, then I'll put on music If I put on music, then I'll play your song If I play your song, then I think I'll lose it End up pulled up at the front of your lawn So I don't go driving, no, I just stay in I don't do most things I used to do 'Cause every moment is a fork in the road And all my roads lead back to you (You, you, you) No one ever told me leaving was the easy part I gotta stay away Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard I gotta stay away Stay away, stay, stay away Stay away, stay, stay away If I turn off the light, then I might start thinking If I start thinking, I'll think of the time when You said that you love me, you said I was perfect You said you were sorry, you said you were selfish If I don't stop it, before I know it All the bad things never happened You never lied or treated me bad and If you did, then you'll wish you hadn't Start believing you were right and I was being too dramatic So I gotta leave the light on for tonight Just so I can stay away No one ever told me leaving was the easy part I gotta stay away Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard I gotta stay away Any little misstep, I'll be at your doorstep Talking 'bout forgiveness, giving you my heart back Just so you can break it one more time before I say I gotta stay away Stay away, stay, stay away Stay away, stay, stay away Stay away, stay away Stay away, stay, stay away
Utica Queen, you've left me completely speechless. I Love it, the use of colors, the imagery with the strings, the camera angles, and the outfit on top of it all. The way you show and give emotions is outstanding. Shivers! Wow! More please!!!
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I NEED UTICA IN NIGHTGOWS WITH SASHA VELOUR!
YES YES AND YES!
My 2 fav. Ru gurls ♡
YES!!!!!!!
They look like twins out of drag.
YES
can y'all believe she's the goofiest one in her season ??? her versatility is astonishing. i cannot wait to see more of her content and creativity
Like the emotion in her eyes alone ! I’m on the verge of tears saying “ who hurt you ?”
Yeah! Shes only 25!!!
Only thing she can’t do is roast. But I feel it’s a fair trade. She’s amazing at what she does.
sometimes there's a thin line between comedy and tragedy sometimes. you need to be sensitive to be able to read a room and tell a joke that will land with your audience. plus, making someone laugh can be a way to stay safe in a hostile environment. so, often, comedians will have very deep and sensitive souls. I think of Robin Williams. nothing is universal. but it's not uncommon to have sadness and an ability/need for laughter to go hand in hand in a person.
I had never seen Utica before drag race and stuff like this is why she's already my new favorite.
Yes. ❤️💕❤️💕⭐👑
everyone who's here for Utica is loving your comment ♥️
That's on periodt. She's such a fashion inspiration😭👌
When drag is not just drag, it becomes pure art.
Calling Utica a fashion queen almost feels reductive. She's more than just fashioin, she's pure ART.
Fashioin
@@williamthompson8561 art
All of that and more
Our favourite art impersonator…
She’s in the same realm of Sasha Velour, she just art…… that’s all
Strip away everything else, the lipsync alone was technical perfection. You could almost swear she was singing.
Add the concept, the fashion, all the lighting, etc and this became transcendent. Bravo, Utica and the team who worked on this vid with you.
I showed this to my husband and he was convinced she was singing the song. I had to remind him that Utica does not have a higher range voice like that. We both watched the season together and I guess through her performance he forgot that Utica cannot actually sing like that simply based on how real her lip sync looked.
I agree completely; Technical Perfection.
- Don't touch, it's art.
Utica is an artist. She understands silhouette, emotion and concept.
I would be shocked if she isn't called for AS7.
In my opinion, I hope it takes time and takes time so that it has a great evolution and takes the crown that I would not mind seeing it at all stars 7
Drag race does not fit her. She can reach higher, she got the stuff 👍
there are rumors shes gonna be on as7!!! hope their true
well considering the premise of AS7, it isn't that shocking now
@@johanvajse8410 fair. ⚖ lol 😊
Utica's artistry is phenomenal and intentional. This gown with constellations of stars like a galaxy reads like a symbol of all the possibilities contained within a person. So much potential. Those strings around her at the end and connecting to the heart read like strings continually attaching the galactic body to a relationship they know is bad for them. But it's hard to stay away, so those strings are like a cage in the one scene, attached to the heart and running out to the other person in other scenes. And in that final scene, the strings are falling slowly only to rise back up. This feels like a comment on how these connections to even the wrong people are in flux. They rise and fall in intensity. So much respect for UTICA.
“Losing too is still ours; and even forgetting
still has a shape in the kingdom of transformation.
When something's let go of, it circles; and though we are
rarely the center
of the circle, it draws around us its unbroken, marvelous
curve.”
Utica is the embodiment of pure artistry. 😍😍😍 Everything pulled from Utica’s brain and crafted by her hands should be put in museums and studied at universities!
Season 13 may be over, but we’re Utica fans forever! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Yes, all of this
This song in Acoustic sounds... so much more painfully raw and beautiful. Really pulls out the lyrics in a very powerful light.
I love MUNA. And learning about this collab... man.
Utica Queen was so underappreciated by the judges. She could easily have made top four. I love her.
Right, if only they saved the double elimination :(
Proof, you don't need the crown to be the QUEEN!
Precisely.
Entering the werkroom with a strawberry and ending the rpdr journey with a GALAXY !!?! ✨✨ mama this is ART
Thank you so much for this art piece 💖
Besides, the cinematography, the framing, the lighting AWWWW BEAUTIFUL, as a designer this is a textbook material
As the light turns red(keep the lights on) strings become invisible(so that she wont think about him)
What a genius choice
At 2:18 I really thought Utica was singing. Ahhh I love our lipsync assassin
ikr its so gooood
This had me at the edge of my f*cking seat like WOW MISS UTIVACA SERVING THE CHILDREN
Please tell me that the tightening of the strings is to represent the distress of your heart and its strings from having and then loosing love, and the turmoil of it all. And when the song seems to pan out the strings and you heart begin to loosen again begin to set and begin to heal. I love this so much. Truly an inspiration.
We need a collaboration of Utica, Sasha, and Jinkx. They are the best!
a year has passed and I still comeback to this video and performance of utica.... she is such an amazing performer and her creativity in her looks is just out of this world
High fashion, High art, and pure SOUL. I knew Utica was capable of such artistry away from the show... and her art is on full display in this video. Magnificent!
that was beautiful. The heartstrings imagery was just perfect for this song. Such a gorgeous interpretation
There is so much reminiscent of Sasha Velour in Utica; she'd be perfect for NightGowns. As another Midwest queen from a small town, it's always a huge win to see someone so brilliantly artistic find their moment, seize it, and actually watch others fall in love with them.
This deserves more views.
You are amazing Utica!! Be your lovable kooky amazing self and pay them haters no mine. ❤️❤️ Can’t wait to see more amazing content from you!!!
My favorite drag artist, bar none.
I'm listening to this song on repeat. This is beautiful and the feeling is so intense.
Utica, you are a piece of art. Please keep doing what you are doing
this has to be my 200th time, this version and the video are just amazing.
Utica you are incredible thank you for inspiring so many
This song and performance are officially my favorite. I will be coming back probably everyday. I get chills every single time.
Hauntingly beautiful. Utica Queen, shantay you stay.
I have no words or conclusive thoughts to interpret this masterpiece, Utica brought this song to another plane and I'm still so captivated!!
Please upload more I love you
It just feels like the video, the outfit, the music, ans her facial expressions go in harmony towards conveying this deep emotion. It feels like pure sadness and love dispair. Such a strong piece of art there..
Almost to good at what it does not to make me feel the grief of a thousands relationships when I listen to it. You got me girls 😅 I felt your art.
Words cannot explain how much your art means to us Utica. You are so beautiful and talented
wow just WOW 👏🏿😍 she showing why shes one my fave Queens
Wow. Absolutely gorgeous. What a visual treat. Thank you
that was AWESOME
5th time watching 🥶 Chills every time
Thank you Utica for not only for doing this beautiful art peice and looking stunning, but for opening my ears up to this band. This song is amazing, in both versions and the rest of Munas discography is so good.
Stunning!
Emotion. Beauty. Drama. Art.
This is easily one of my favorite songs 💕
Magical, astounding, beautiful
My favorite Utica!! Love your hard work.
so inspirational aaaaah Uticaaa
Everything I could have ever dreamed of just happened before my eyes. You are truly one of a kind❤️
this is the fiercest crossover ever???? utica + muna and STAYAWAY ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS NONETHELESS??
Utica Strings! The Era of Strings has begone :D This is incredible.
As a spinner, weaver, and fibre artist, I appreciate Utica's use of string. This is two videos including this symbolism I've seen now. I can't wait for more :)
Wow this is soo beautiful the song and the fashion. The performance. Utica love u
This is phenomenal.
This song is EVERYTHING...absolutely needed this...your voice is radiating threw my entire house! I F&*king LOVE YOU!⚓💜💋
This video and the look matched with song. Loved it
This gave me goosebumps! The artistry and the lipsync ( and the song) are incredible!!!
I can’t stop looking at her! She is such an amazing artist and amazing person! I’m a fan she is beautiful!
So I left a comment when this video was first posted ... BUT... I just wanted to say it's still an awesome performance and the choice in a very amazing well written and emotional song . It all comes together as one grand visual feast for the eyes !!
Such an incredible and breathtaking video!!!! I need more Utica!
Wow this is really good. Beautiful. I’m a fan. Can’t wait to watch the season.
Breath taking 200% pure art. Am I even allowed to see something like this? Do I deserve?
Keep coming back babes this is breathtaking and needs to be seen all around!!
OMG JUST ABOUT TO SEARCH FOR STAYAWAY THEN I SEE THIS 😍😍😍😍
Utica is such a legend!! WOW WOW WOW!!!! I think you are a true entertainer dear!!!
When the video came out and ya had comments turned off, was like DAMN I cant say nice things, but ya got it up now soo nice
Feck may have been cryin, beautiful video hun
I watch this video everyday💖 what a masterpiece
Very very mesmeric. Their creativity is mind blowing. Huge Utica Stan which I say with a tonne of pride. 😃😃😃 xxxxx
Love it so much all feels and vibes
PURE ART! ❤❤❤
Absolutely stunning
I fell in love with Utica as soon as I saw her at the meet the queens video, her personality, the fashion, and obviously the artistic part of it all, me as a little girl that loves arts since forever, she became one of my favorites of all time ❤️
This is easily one of the best things I’ve seen from a Drag Race queen. She’s got to be on All Stars eventually. I just hope she doesn’t get put on it with a huge fan favorite so she can actually have a chance at the crown based on performance rather than number of followers on social media.
Perfect in all ways
Masterpiece, the pain, the art, the emotions and that awesome song. You made me cry. For a long time nothing moved me so much, because of this messed up world that desensitizes you. You are awesome
Just wow.
This needs way more views and way more attention. So beautiful
I feel so much for Utica and her weirdness, it's pure art. What i love the most about her craft is that it has meaning behind it, like everything should!!
I wanted so bad to be there on rupaul and give Utica a hug, but I'm like 5'5'' tall and someone will break something in a hug attempt like that 😳🤡😂
OMG crying, she is such an excellent performer! BRAVA!!!
Love you Utica ❤
I love how the cinch and the base makes her look tied down. Held back by pain and fear and regret. Stuck in a horrible place, for fear of her pain repeating.
Staying in this pool of hurt beauty till she can heal enough to live her life again.
Oh my, my favorite by Muna, by far. And so beautiful Utica
I knew she was going to go on to do amazing things and this is a beautiful heartfelt start! Love you Utica!!!! YOU WIGGLED TO THE TOP OF MY HEART!!!
Wow. Just wow.
I’m legit sobbing. Gorgeous.
Utica ~ I enjoyed you with this very emotional and sad song. Beautifully done
absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE VISUALS...THIS song....UGH SO good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING
Love this! What a performance. Bravo 👏
Shook to the core
Breathtaking
This is incredible
"Stayaway"
If I see my old friends, we'll go out dancing
If we go out dancing, then we'll go to the bar
If we go to the bar, then there's gonna be drinking
If I drink, I wanna see where you are
So I don't see my old friends, I don't go dancing
I don't do most things I used to do
Actually, now that I'm thinking about it
I did most things to get to you
No one ever told me leaving was the easy part
I gotta stay away
Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard
I gotta stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
If I go driving, then I'll put on music
If I put on music, then I'll play your song
If I play your song, then I think I'll lose it
End up pulled up at the front of your lawn
So I don't go driving, no, I just stay in
I don't do most things I used to do
'Cause every moment is a fork in the road
And all my roads lead back to you (You, you, you)
No one ever told me leaving was the easy part
I gotta stay away
Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard
I gotta stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
If I turn off the light, then I might start thinking
If I start thinking, I'll think of the time when
You said that you love me, you said I was perfect
You said you were sorry, you said you were selfish
If I don't stop it, before I know it
All the bad things never happened
You never lied or treated me bad and
If you did, then you'll wish you hadn't
Start believing you were right and
I was being too dramatic
So I gotta leave the light on for tonight
Just so I can stay away
No one ever told me leaving was the easy part
I gotta stay away
Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard
I gotta stay away
Any little misstep, I'll be at your doorstep
Talking 'bout forgiveness, giving you my heart back
Just so you can break it one more time before I say
I gotta stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
Stay away, stay away
Stay away, stay, stay away
Utica Queen, you've left me completely speechless. I Love it, the use of colors, the imagery with the strings, the camera angles, and the outfit on top of it all. The way you show and give emotions is outstanding. Shivers! Wow! More please!!!
Utica is one of my favorite queens❤
WOW!! BEAUTIFUL!!
Amazing art. So very well done. Truly awe inspiring
wow. just wow. wasn't expecting it to be so emotional. beautiful.
Amazing
Utica, shantay you Stay(away).
This was so mesmerizing to watch! ❤️
What an absolute heartbreaking and beautiful piece of art
Amazing!! A true artist 😍😍
This is just gorgeous.
This is art. Thank you, Utica. Never stop creating.