I’ve read a lot of comments here on facepulling, over theatrical presentation, etc. in my opinion Aldous can paint her arse blue and walk like a chicken as long as she keeps on producing such beautiful work.
Came home from work one night, stuck on the tv and Jools was introducing this. Just when you think no one can really do anything new in music, something unique springs out of nowhere while you're eating a chicken jalfrezi microwave meal.... magic.
I like the fact she doesn't give a shit what she looks like or morons think of her, I'm sick of self conscious music posing, this has an air of emotional authenticity.
Reb Fromme. I think she does care what people think of her...a lot, why else would she put on such a performance? It's clearly not a natural way to present oneself. I found the whole thing rather cringe inducing, but that's fine, her prerogative as an artist as far as I'm concerned. I think many people will see her performance and be immediately turned off by it, I like that she isn't just going in for gathering as many fans as possible, but it brings some fairly uncharitable thoughts to my mind, perhaps holding a mirror up to parts of my personality....all said and done, I'm not a fan, she's got talent but it all seems overly pretentious to me,
Earth From Observer maybe it's part of the story she's telling. I don't know, I like it that a singer, especially female, can present a song through something that is not... aesthetically beautiful but rather in some other way, emotional or raw. She reminds me a bit Jarboe, from Swans. But, to each to their own....I can understand very well that it might not appeal to everyone. I think that in this song or at least in this particular presentation of it, she does want to appear insane, or as a woman scorned.
shes from new zealand. this is performed in traditional maori waka style. and he (maori)had to choose tradition ( a maori princess) over the wide horizon of traditionless life. ( her- not being maori)
She opens herself up for the wave of trolls that this will no doubt bring. And she does so seemingly without a care. Vocally stunning here in my opinion.
I truly believe she does what she needs to coax an authentic performance from herself. It is not for theatrical effect and all about the music. I am so glad we finally got another true poet in "popular" music.
To everyone criticising her performance read the lyrics. The song is filled with hurt, anger, disappointment and pride. Her beloved was competitive, egotistical, jealous and ultimately sacrificed their love for his ambition. He had to make a choice and he made the wrong one. Marlon sang Jealous Guy at the Sydney show which kind of says it all.
She always performs like this, it's part of her theatre and artistry. She's also very intense in interviews and answers each question overly carefully! I've never seen anyone do that in an interview.
Late to the party as usual. Just been introduced to Aldous, here on YT. Oh my days, there ARE real singers still. The lost eyes of Anna McGarrigle, the sheer face of early Leo Sayer. The courage of Steve Harley. And all of it totally hers. I think she's rather splendid.
Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, and even Alice Cooper, just a few names of people trying to escape from the "box"....Aldous is breaking out too, so for many its very painful / funny but for me a breath of fresh air.
Yes, a breath of fresh air, she is channeling the best that has gone before her and adding to their legacy in the most delicious way. Haunting, wonderful and pure.
Everything about Aldous Harding is extraordinary! If anyone ever complains there's no good music and nothing original anymore, just point them to Aldous Harding.
It seems to me that the music and emotion is being expressed through her. I think she is a courageous and fearless artist prepared to abandon her self and personality/ego for the sake of the truth of the work which she is immersed in. That is very rare nowadays as most artists would never reveal what they were really feeling when they perform a song as everyone's so paranoid about how they are perceived by the world, lol. She is laying it all out there when she performs her music. Fantastic x peace and love Aldous x
She reminds me of Kate Bush and other artists who are reaching deep inside and bring something out that doesn't suit a conformity culture. This is art. Let it be what it is.
Aldous Harding is performing live during May 2019 in the U.K. I have my ticket booked already, and I never do anything in advance as a rule. Love this Ladies work, all those cleverly crafted songs, and what an amazing voice and range she has. I'm truly looking forward to the release of her New Album in April 19 also. Thanks.
I read through tons of these comments and they are either complimentary or they're complaining about people who have left a comment about how they don't like her face pulling. But I can't actually find anyone complaining about her face pulling.
:-O ..just discovered this beautiful & beguiling artist today,some of these songs are just instantly rendering me catatonic with awe,and this performance on jools..spine tingling..whether it's 'put on' or she's really 'in the zone' i'm not sure,but i'm hooked..
shes from nz. it reminds me of maori waka dance ceremony- in which you express your thoughts and feelings very lively. there are diff dances& rituals.- marriage, funeral.etc this one was created by her for a divorce of a couple. he was maori and maoris still got native kingdoms and native kings& queens. he felt he had to choose the tradition and pass it further with a maori wife and a full maori child. and there she is- the wide horizon- with no limitations in the name of traditions. its very poetic- its full of life: love, hate , anger and warmth. you gotta know the backround.
Haka - not _waka,_ waka is a canoe... here is a haka ruclips.net/video/YBJzyRCgCjw/видео.html and some facts ruclips.net/video/G_OMxvhc358/видео.html and a moteatea ruclips.net/video/JqQdrY4d9bw/видео.html
let's just appreciate for a moment that it's only same four sparse piano chords and vocals that just kick you in the stomach and leave you utterly captivated
Empress...she's astonishing for sure...haven't been this moved by music since i discovered Liz Fraser and Lisa Gerrard all those many many years ago when I was only 18.
compare this representation of the lady to that in The Barrel, both enthralling, both mesmerising, worlds apart, commanded by the puppet master extraordinaire, this lady is incredible,
Damn, this performance was tension! Been searching or different live recordings of it. This one is very good! Shes really doing her best to bring the point out here. Bravo.
To all the people pissed off because she isn't behaving in a stereotypically appealing feminine manner maybe you should youtube the new Miley Cyrus song or something?
It's 2020 and I love Aldous but just lately I've noticed that Miley can actually sing too. This surprised me I always thought of her as a an annoying pop princess but she can belt out rock songs as well.
'Pūkana or facial expressions are an important facet of Māori performance. They help emphasise a point in a song or haka, and demonstrate the performer’s ferocity or passion.'
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I’ve read a lot of comments here on facepulling, over theatrical presentation, etc. in my opinion Aldous can paint her arse blue and walk like a chicken as long as she keeps on producing such beautiful work.
🤣🤣🎶 agreed!
I, for one, might like to actually see that. 😉
well said
Hallleloo
I loathe the word arse.
Came home from work one night, stuck on the tv and Jools was introducing this. Just when you think no one can really do anything new in music, something unique springs out of nowhere while you're eating a chicken jalfrezi microwave meal.... magic.
standard three chord sequence over and over again is something new? or were you talking about something else?
@@sirvidia Something else.
how was the curry?
@@deskelly9313 average
@@anthonycook8090 hold on, I'm gonna have a really careful listen and come back to you
I just got from a concert. She was the support act. Never heard of her. My world turned upside down.
Same - went for The Middle East (who were great as always) but then was completely blown away by her following on from them. She’s out of this world!
@brendanwynyer9252
i have never been so captivated in my life, im spell bound with this woman
Amazing comment I agree
I like the fact she doesn't give a shit what she looks like or morons think of her, I'm sick of self conscious music posing, this has an air of emotional authenticity.
Reb Fromme.
I think she does care what people think of her...a lot, why else would she put on such a performance? It's clearly not a natural way to present oneself. I found the whole thing rather cringe inducing, but that's fine, her prerogative as an artist as far as I'm concerned.
I think many people will see her performance and be immediately turned off by it, I like that she isn't just going in for gathering as many fans as possible, but it brings some fairly uncharitable thoughts to my mind, perhaps holding a mirror up to parts of my personality....all said and done, I'm not a fan, she's got talent but it all seems overly pretentious to me,
Earth From Observer
maybe it's part of the story she's telling. I don't know, I like it that a singer, especially female, can present a song through something that is not... aesthetically beautiful but rather in some other way, emotional or raw. She reminds me a bit Jarboe, from Swans.
But, to each to their own....I can understand very well that it might not appeal to everyone. I think that in this song or at least in this particular presentation of it, she does want to appear insane, or as a woman scorned.
shes from new zealand.
this is performed in traditional maori waka style.
and he (maori)had to choose tradition ( a maori princess)
over the wide horizon of traditionless life. ( her- not being maori)
lol its the opposite
@@eminahist710 enlightening!
I was so unprepared for this I almost burst into tears. Very occasionally the real deal sneaks into the room. Aldous - welcome.
Congratulations. You're even more pretentious than you ever imagined.
Agree 100%, well said 👏
So refreshing, she uses so many haunting timbres in her voice, and creates such atmosphere with her presence. Fascinating.
Superb
She opens herself up for the wave of trolls that this will no doubt bring. And she does so seemingly without a care.
Vocally stunning here in my opinion.
I truly believe she does what she needs to coax an authentic performance from herself. It is not for theatrical effect and all about the music. I am so glad we finally got another true poet in "popular" music.
I would absolutely love to have a conversation with Aldous Harding , no one is more interesting to me at this moment , very special and real
It is absurd how hard my brain wants to connect with her brain.
Love this song and love the performance. Shes taking huuuge risks here and its paying off. Its a pity some people wont see that
Mice on Stilts Once risk is removed from music hope is lost.
I agree completely
Mice on Stilts some people are shallow; fuck 'em.
Risks how? Being ultra weird?
Gary Stevens ultra weird? Lol
To everyone criticising her performance read the lyrics. The song is filled with hurt, anger, disappointment and pride. Her beloved was competitive, egotistical, jealous and ultimately sacrificed their love for his ambition. He had to make a choice and he made the wrong one.
Marlon sang Jealous Guy at the Sydney show which kind of says it all.
She always performs like this, it's part of her theatre and artistry. She's also very intense in interviews and answers each question overly carefully! I've never seen anyone do that in an interview.
@@bingonamo7520 OK Bingo
To everyone criticising - fuck off. Simple. Peals to swine, pearls to swine.
From the moment i first heard her and watched her, i have been blown away by her music and talent. Authentic, emotional and original. Love it.
Nothing else comes close. Thank God for this woman.
Watched an Australian film and this was the ending music and was stunned. Leave a thumbs up and I'll have to listen to it again
Late to the party as usual. Just been introduced to Aldous, here on YT. Oh my days, there ARE real singers still.
The lost eyes of Anna McGarrigle, the sheer face of early Leo Sayer. The courage of Steve Harley. And all of it totally hers. I think she's rather splendid.
Oh yes there is Steve Harley there, in the facial expressions too, great artist BTW like Aldous.
Her mimics here reminds me Mark Hollis.
Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up every time, epic performance.
Shes amazing, got her own style. love watching her.
Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, and even Alice Cooper, just a few names of people trying to escape from the "box"....Aldous is breaking out too, so for many its very painful / funny but for me a breath of fresh air.
Yes, a breath of fresh air, she is channeling the best that has gone before her and adding to their legacy in the most delicious way. Haunting, wonderful and pure.
Getting a strong jodrovski feeling from her aswell. The art aspect. Love it!
its a stage act, for marketing
Still watching this, still overwhelmed by Aldous, still crying. Utter, utter brilliance!
Everything about Aldous Harding is extraordinary! If anyone ever complains there's no good music and nothing original anymore, just point them to Aldous Harding.
She is real and this scares the shit out of a lot of plastic pretend people.
It's a stage act, for marketing
@@junctionfilms6348 Shush now
@@cahillgreg Yep, sorry to pierce through the veil into reality :-)
@@junctionfilms6348 It's alright; you didn't
@@junctionfilms6348 Agree. Yet more postmodern tedium.
Best thing I've heard in years. Aldous is a complete breath of fresh air in a sea of mimics.
This song always crushes me, I let a relationship die for all the wrong reasons once too.
Sublime and very compelling.
This is beyond beautiful it's spiritual it's on another level she is a talent a natural homegrown talent a complete and total one off amazing
It’s hard to find anything else that reaches me like this at the moment.
Her voice is spectacular!
It seems to me that the music and emotion is being expressed through her. I think she is a courageous and fearless artist prepared to abandon her self and personality/ego for the sake of the truth of the work which she is immersed in. That is very rare nowadays as most artists would never reveal what they were really feeling when they perform a song as everyone's so paranoid about how they are perceived by the world, lol. She is laying it all out there when she performs her music. Fantastic x peace and love Aldous x
A game changer for the music world I think. I am in awe and I believe her.
She reminds me of Kate Bush and other artists who are reaching deep inside and bring something out that doesn't suit a conformity culture. This is art. Let it be what it is.
Kate Bush if she had spent the last five years drinking lead infused milkshakes.
Mind blowing,expressive..
What a beautiful voice
I remember seeing this when origianlly broadcast, and her incredibly intensity and passion. She IS scary. And incredible.
I quite like the facial expressions and everything. Makes for a good performance. More atmospheric!
Such a great presence! Auldus Harding is an artist with amazing talents! oozing individually 🙌
mythical unsettling and very weird. Love it
Magnificent, Beautiful, Unique, Haunting !!!
Cant stop watching this
Aldous Harding is performing live during May 2019 in the U.K. I have my ticket booked already, and I never do anything in advance as a rule. Love this Ladies work, all those cleverly crafted songs, and what an amazing voice and range she has. I'm truly looking forward to the release of her New Album in April 19 also. Thanks.
Jools Holland has introduced us to some truly fantastic artists over time, good job that man.
Incredible preformance....beautiful music...❤️
I read through tons of these comments and they are either complimentary or they're complaining about people who have left a comment about how they don't like her face pulling. But I can't actually find anyone complaining about her face pulling.
Love the nod at the end.
You may worship me now.
Cannot stop watching this
Agreed. Just booked to see her live. So many ignorant, idiotic comments on here. Well, it is RUclips I guess.
:-O ..just discovered this beautiful & beguiling artist today,some of these songs are just instantly rendering me catatonic with awe,and this performance on jools..spine tingling..whether it's 'put on' or she's really 'in the zone' i'm not sure,but i'm hooked..
Don't care how she acts; she sounds amazing; great song.
Saw Aldous play last night and she was brilliant. New album is lovely and her cover of Gerry Rafferty's right down the line is spellbinding. Stunning.
totally captivated by everything about her
Absolutely stunning..! Great performance.
shes from nz. it reminds me of maori waka dance ceremony-
in which you express your thoughts and feelings very lively.
there are diff dances& rituals.- marriage, funeral.etc
this one was created by her for a divorce of a couple.
he was maori and maoris still got native kingdoms and native kings& queens.
he felt he had to choose the tradition and pass it further with a maori wife and a
full maori child.
and there she is- the wide horizon- with no limitations in the name of traditions.
its very poetic- its full of life: love, hate , anger and warmth.
you gotta know the backround.
i love this, i am totally getting pukana facials too
I’d love to think that’s all true and correct and in an infinite universe it is.
Haka - not _waka,_
waka is a canoe...
here is a haka
ruclips.net/video/YBJzyRCgCjw/видео.html
and some facts
ruclips.net/video/G_OMxvhc358/видео.html
and a moteatea
ruclips.net/video/JqQdrY4d9bw/видео.html
Just found Aldhous Harding, Beautiful voice and fascinating songs. Love it
This Cantabrian, NZ is very proud of this artist.Raw, real ands compelling! Thank you.
Sorry red and blacks. She’s an Otago girl. Love her and watched her at the Regent Theatre Dunedin 29/8/19. Ethereal.
Bayfield High School
It's so far out there it's come all the way back in. Wonderful performance.
strange but amazing, watched it so many times and love it.
let's just appreciate for a moment that it's only same four sparse piano chords and vocals that just kick you in the stomach and leave you utterly captivated
Fml i've watched this clip so many times, and i've only just realised 🙃
Sublime!
She just made the hair stand up on the back of my neck...holy shit..
Most amazing always """a 🐬❤️this Lady has brought me many places 🤟☺️🌹
Loved this performance, went to check out more of her songs, love her, would like to see her live
Beyond fantastic, her Music will live forever.
Wonderful honesty and beauty. Love it
To have the courage to be different is inspiring. Amazing piece of music, thank you
Great artist !!! She really gets inside the song
Can't wait to see her in Wellington!!!!!
A true artist. A Beautiful mind
So amazing literally my fav singer
I was here, so you were too.
It’s been a pleasure sharing magical moment…
I can watch her for HOURS, how did I miss her in Australia this year??!
Chills down the spine 💖💟💝💞
Empress...she's astonishing for sure...haven't been this moved by music since i discovered Liz Fraser and Lisa Gerrard all those many many years ago when I was only 18.
One of the best things I've ever seen.
compare this representation of the lady to that in The Barrel, both enthralling, both mesmerising, worlds apart, commanded by the puppet master extraordinaire, this lady is incredible,
great personality=great song.
in my opinion the strongest performer i have ever seen.
Damn, this performance was tension! Been searching or different live recordings of it. This one is very good! Shes really doing her best to bring the point out here. Bravo.
fantastic
To all the people pissed off because she isn't behaving in a stereotypically appealing feminine manner maybe you should youtube the new Miley Cyrus song or something?
It's 2020 and I love Aldous but just lately I've noticed that Miley can actually sing too. This surprised me I always thought of her as a an annoying pop princess but she can belt out rock songs as well.
No need to put an artist down to praise another
Wonderfully poetic. The song is eerily reminiscent of the Steve Harley song "Sebastian".
yeah, Steve’s vocal does have that kind of theatrical aspect to it
Adorei a sensibilidade dessa artista. / I loved the sensitivity of this artist. / Bravo, Aldous!
...and her phrasing is perfect...what a Muso! She is a force of nature
She's got some crazy faces but this song and her voice😍😍😍
Great Performance and Song!!
Captivating performance
Such an incredible beauty about her
Amazing, quite simply passionate artistic resonance
Bonkers. I love it
A performer of extraordinary power.
Unique. Fantastic. Uplifting.
her facial expressions remind me of Joanna Newsom's (in live version of soft as chalk, e.g.). Love them both
Fuck yes!
Great song and performance. If you’ve ever seen the Kiwis perform the Haka the facial expressions are in their genes.
and sadly again still so good
goosebumps. every. time.
I'm in love
I'm terrified and in complete captivation of this woman
haunting - love it
'Pūkana or facial expressions are an important facet of Māori performance. They help emphasise a point in a song or haka, and demonstrate the performer’s ferocity or passion.'
totally getting that pukana vibe, i love it
Flawless
Fantastic song!
That’s my girl ❤
she is part of a new evolution of humanity
Magnifique artiste👍💕