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    Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Ben Howard performs End of the Affair on Later... with Jools Holland
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  • @pieterjansenvanrensburg7322
    @pieterjansenvanrensburg7322 5 месяцев назад +593

    Who’s here in 2024?

    • @aquacruisedb
      @aquacruisedb 4 месяца назад +1

      👋

    • @user-xm2rw6ds3q
      @user-xm2rw6ds3q 3 месяца назад +4

      Timeless...

    • @marcconner3386
      @marcconner3386 3 месяца назад +2

      Think ave comment on this video everytime I watch.....like a watch....timeless

    • @somewhatlittle379
      @somewhatlittle379 3 месяца назад +3

      At least a couple of times a year 🥹

    • @nyssen37
      @nyssen37 3 месяца назад +2

      Of course

  • @rohitgurung5054
    @rohitgurung5054 3 года назад +3803

    Let's admit, we always come back to this performance year after year.

    • @michaelsweeney8071
      @michaelsweeney8071 3 года назад +23

      Mee too my friend

    • @vinilag_
      @vinilag_ 3 года назад +47

      Exactly. One of the most beautiful live performances on the internet.

    • @lukeroberts9701
      @lukeroberts9701 3 года назад +23

      And always will

    • @twgiovanna
      @twgiovanna 3 года назад +8

      yesss

    • @kier.
      @kier. 3 года назад +8

      Facts

  • @Smokescreen654
    @Smokescreen654 Год назад +642

    It's 2023 and it still gives me the feels like the first time I heard it.

    • @-Mimi-1
      @-Mimi-1 Год назад +4

      Agreed. Ben's raw despair is still so powerful today

    • @christringrove3448
      @christringrove3448 Год назад +2

      I’m with you on that my man!

    • @jakubslubikoficjalnie
      @jakubslubikoficjalnie Год назад +1

      I literally heard it today for the first time... I thought nothing in music would ever move me anymore. oh how wrong I was

    • @ABerti
      @ABerti Год назад +1

      maybe now the time it is to grow up finally... 😂

    • @cjchilli
      @cjchilli 8 месяцев назад +1

      I saw Ben play on Later at the time and have revisited this video rather a lot…still wonderful ❤️

  • @HaydenRox
    @HaydenRox 7 месяцев назад +166

    This video is going to be 10 years old in 11 months. And it's still one of the greatest live performances ever!

  • @danielbutler3150
    @danielbutler3150 3 года назад +549

    "Living without her, living at all, seems to slow me down" felt that Ben, felt that lad

  • @HelenMason463
    @HelenMason463 8 лет назад +2340

    When he shouts into his guitar I feel like I'm invading on such an intimate moment. Amazing.

    • @4Track-Mind
      @4Track-Mind 7 лет назад +5

      spot on

    • @LackedMushroom0
      @LackedMushroom0 7 лет назад +41

      Helen your comment literally gave me goosebumps. It is exactly how I see it

    • @amaracruentus2922
      @amaracruentus2922 6 лет назад +12

      Yeaaah, it's like I wanted to close the door from outside.

    • @ChampsMusic
      @ChampsMusic 5 лет назад +29

      Feel like that throughout the whole performance. So intimate like they're all closed in that world. And India and Ben looking at each other from the shadows is so hmmm... subtle and anxious. It's like she knows that hell and he lets her be a visitor not an invader

    • @greggreg7400
      @greggreg7400 4 года назад +5

      @@ChampsMusic
      Yooooo man that so real, deep

  • @benjaminbelot7648
    @benjaminbelot7648 3 года назад +162

    It took me 42 years to find the most beautiful song in my life

    • @michaelwray1034
      @michaelwray1034 2 года назад +1

      I didn't find ben until i was 50. Thats 10 years ago.. What a talent he is.

  • @evanderholiday2535
    @evanderholiday2535 2 года назад +711

    As he screams “what the hell, love” into the guitar, few performances come close to that level of immersion. It’s almost a live demonstration of the manic agony he felt at the time of writing it. Completely entrancing on every level.
    I’m going through something right now and this performance makes me feel somehow listened to and understood
    Hats off, Ben

    • @DrBox88
      @DrBox88 2 года назад +7

      Im there too. 😢

    • @elrond8306
      @elrond8306 Год назад +4

      Oath man, hope you’re doing well brother x

    • @joshdodd7214
      @joshdodd7214 Год назад +2

      😂

    • @evanderholiday2535
      @evanderholiday2535 Год назад +5

      @@elrond8306 things are beginning to look more positive mate. Cheers brother, hope you’re well yourself x

    • @evanderholiday2535
      @evanderholiday2535 Год назад +2

      @@DrBox88 hope things are getting better pal

  • @garethnewsam
    @garethnewsam 4 года назад +584

    the sound engineer NAILED this one

    • @christopher1800
      @christopher1800 4 года назад +4

      MathewNewsam You think? I am not satisfied. Compare this to the Tiny Desk concerts on RUclips (and basically all the NPR concerts like Bon Hiver). In fact the Jools Holland performances I listened to online could have been much much better (purely talking sound-wise).

    • @pranavgautam96
      @pranavgautam96 4 года назад

      I tend to disagree because the the whole is just so much more filling when done on it's own. I think initially a lot of it was cut down.
      To each, his/her own. (:

    • @Jamajalama
      @Jamajalama 4 года назад +31

      You are mistaken. Ben Howard NAILED this one. The sound guy just did his job

    • @communistloser3182
      @communistloser3182 3 года назад +5

      @Tom's Songs I feel the riggers and the sound tech did a good job and helped the performance get just that bit better

    • @WarButler
      @WarButler 3 года назад +57

      @@Jamajalama Come on man, no need to disrespect anyone. Without good sound engineers your favourite performances would sound like shit. Respect the people who let the artists shine

  • @kendrabarron5861
    @kendrabarron5861 3 года назад +879

    he captures the chaotic, almost manic side of pain in a way that i’ve never heard any artist do before. i’m yet to find a more painful, raw performance. truly amazing

    • @pratosaurusrex1128
      @pratosaurusrex1128 2 года назад +20

      I’m new to this song but the emotion conveyed reminds me a lot of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love, that was done on the same show. Both convey the pain and tiredness of putting everything into a relationship only for it to fail.

    • @chrishowe8773
      @chrishowe8773 2 года назад +3

      Well worded ! Intellectual statement x

    • @thekid9394
      @thekid9394 Год назад +4

      Pearl jam black like is pretty deep too, go check it out i think it's the unplugged thing

    • @paulmcmahon6492
      @paulmcmahon6492 Год назад +11

      Go listen to Damien Rice

    • @alessandroserra4943
      @alessandroserra4943 Год назад +2

      Agree on the quality, but check Chris Cornell unplugged and live concerts if you want to find something amazing

  • @tomevans1388
    @tomevans1388 5 месяцев назад +27

    We're all in agreement right? This is the best performance Later...with Jools Holland has ever seen.

  • @ArniLochner
    @ArniLochner Год назад +108

    If this isn’t one of the greatest performances you’ve ever seen, you’re not ready for it yet.

    • @subarolla
      @subarolla 8 месяцев назад

      Come back

    • @MrStuBStu
      @MrStuBStu 6 месяцев назад

      Keep coming back until you are

  • @Dyalla
    @Dyalla 9 лет назад +3521

    Who in the hell broke this beautiful man's heart?

    • @marius-popa
      @marius-popa 9 лет назад +144

      Dyalla Swain Life... ;)

    • @Dyalla
      @Dyalla 8 лет назад +15

      Sam Drone
      Ah yes. I love Jeff, and know this too well :'(

    • @joe1edge
      @joe1edge 8 лет назад +8

      +Sam Drone what a lyric. great stuff

    • @adam77d
      @adam77d 8 лет назад +146

      +Dyalla His first love died when he was a teen, I'm pretty sure that was what inspired his first album.

    • @Dyalla
      @Dyalla 8 лет назад +32

      Wow, what a soul searching time. That's awful.

  • @max-beckett
    @max-beckett 9 лет назад +870

    One of my favourite live performances of all time

    • @Janeylou70
      @Janeylou70 9 лет назад +18

      It was incredible. Love how it builds up and he just gets better and better live doesn't he.

    • @claireyfairey07
      @claireyfairey07 9 лет назад +9

      The first time I heard this song was live at a festival last July that Ben was headlining. I was moved to tears and knew the second album would be special :)

    • @markbeckett7740
      @markbeckett7740 5 лет назад +1

      Me too brother

    • @martintaylor3216
      @martintaylor3216 4 года назад

      Beautiful in every possible way 😍😍😍

    • @UNISERVIS-ss3gs
      @UNISERVIS-ss3gs 4 года назад

      Max Beckett you are right.... I never saw something like that.

  • @halaabdulhaq
    @halaabdulhaq 8 месяцев назад +63

    It’s 2023, and I still think that this is one of the greatest, most heartbreaking songs I’ve ever heard.

  • @jozepedro27
    @jozepedro27 Год назад +179

    Major props to the camera operator. The choices of close ups and movement were impeccable, really added to the music in the video.

    • @hervebenganga8561
      @hervebenganga8561 10 месяцев назад +3

      They did such a good job that this performance could pass as an official video

    • @KentaurTV
      @KentaurTV 9 месяцев назад +3

      Well, that's what the BBC is knowing for: Best of cameramen, lights and sound.

    • @jakebeatstheworld
      @jakebeatstheworld 22 дня назад

      Thats the director

  • @caribbeanbeauty88
    @caribbeanbeauty88 8 лет назад +1509

    I will tell them that I lived in the time of Ben Howard...

    • @younussm
      @younussm 7 лет назад +5

      Yes we will

    • @fergalwergal
      @fergalwergal 7 лет назад

      G-Wanderer perfectly said.

    • @michaelbyrne6740
      @michaelbyrne6740 7 лет назад

      Me to

    • @Josh-kt6jh
      @Josh-kt6jh 7 лет назад +2

      G-Wanderer and ed sheeran and John Mayer and liane la havas and many others

    • @edwardkelsey3033
      @edwardkelsey3033 7 лет назад +3

      Josh Carless every generation has its darkness

  • @plumeetpixels7062
    @plumeetpixels7062 4 года назад +729

    Left-handed, particular guitar playing, unusual tuning, special way of singing... almost tribal... it blew my mind... it's a trance as much as a song.

    • @mrh5020
      @mrh5020 4 года назад +26

      Yes, plus using the guitar pickup for voice truly wild and great

    • @plumeetpixels7062
      @plumeetpixels7062 4 года назад

      @@mrh5020 indeed ! 👍🏻

    • @Sarahfromparis
      @Sarahfromparis 4 года назад +8

      Dermot Kennedy reminds me of this guy.

    • @claudiabailey5302
      @claudiabailey5302 4 года назад +7

      He has an unusual way with a capo

    • @user-rz9yg1lt9e
      @user-rz9yg1lt9e 4 года назад +7

      Claudia Bailey he keep the e string free for a good bass

  • @modasarrasul6350
    @modasarrasul6350 2 года назад +190

    The audience didn't exist. He sang from the core of his bones and meant every word. A musical same lyrical genius.

    • @jexiagalleta
      @jexiagalleta 9 месяцев назад

      The only time they registered was that self-conscious little stroke of the hair before he yelled into the pick-up.

    • @davidjeffery1261
      @davidjeffery1261 4 месяца назад

      Great comment.

  • @djb1276
    @djb1276 3 года назад +181

    I think this may be the best thing I have ever heard. I’m 49.

    • @kubeczekowicz
      @kubeczekowicz 3 года назад

      Uwielbiam!!!

    • @Tasha25681
      @Tasha25681 3 года назад

      This is very very good but try the tallest man on earth-blue bird fly on RUclips
      Listen to the video where he is playing in a studio in a sort of light khaki jumper. That has to be the most beautiful song I've ever heard

    • @peterfleming4967
      @peterfleming4967 3 года назад

      @@Tasha25681 I read your comment and then went to check it out and was blown away, so thank you.

    • @Tasha25681
      @Tasha25681 3 года назад

      @@peterfleming4967 you are welcome! Isn't it just stunning that song

  • @hakolind
    @hakolind 3 года назад +1286

    Ive played alot around with alternative tunings in band settings and such, and ive listened to alot of artist like bon iver who are concireded masters at the craft. But never, NEVER, have i seen and heard someone push music to the limit like this. Abselotely breathtaking and a complete masterpiece. This is the stuff that should go down in the historybooks, not half-assed drake albums and 100 mumblerappers mumbling over over the same exact backingtrack. I salute you Ben.

    • @flossie266
      @flossie266 3 года назад +27

      then you havnt heard John Martyn then

    • @Girl90949
      @Girl90949 3 года назад +1

      True!

    • @minotaur953
      @minotaur953 3 года назад +7

      @@flossie266 big Influence of Bens music

    • @augustocordeiro3548
      @augustocordeiro3548 3 года назад +1

      "concireded" what does that mean? or what did you mean?

    • @hakolind
      @hakolind 3 года назад

      @@augustocordeiro3548 seen as*

  • @luciferdern
    @luciferdern 4 года назад +754

    Well the algorithm has decided it's Ben Howard's time...

    • @janikautto6801
      @janikautto6801 4 года назад +8

      Same here, stay safe.

    • @o0TheLight0o
      @o0TheLight0o 4 года назад +9

      All hail the mighty algorithm

    • @donnadick8837
      @donnadick8837 4 года назад +2

      luciferdern, about time!

    • @Vool2go
      @Vool2go 4 года назад

      lol!!

    • @ughh8290
      @ughh8290 4 года назад +1

      About time I've been waiting for years for him to get the recognition he deserves

  • @rayxnne
    @rayxnne 3 года назад +31

    when he screams into the guitar... I think about that a lot

  • @earthtonikka
    @earthtonikka 11 месяцев назад +15

    8 years later and I’m still here

  • @alejandralezcano7525
    @alejandralezcano7525 3 года назад +725

    who's here in 2021? masterpiece

  • @Mecz2
    @Mecz2 4 года назад +2128

    Currently on lockdown with this Coronavirus nightmare, and I randomly stumbled on this. For over 7 minutes I was transported into myself and found true solace. Thank you for this.

  • @nooneknows3478
    @nooneknows3478 3 года назад +315

    I love every aspect of this song but I would really like to tip my hat to the bass player standing in the shadows. A master of of his instrument, he brings so much depth to this song. Not there to over play, or show off, he just plays his role in making this masterpiece as perfect as he can. Bravo ❤

    • @heresjohnny3826
      @heresjohnny3826 3 года назад +3

      Holy shit shit what a song

    • @heresjohnny3826
      @heresjohnny3826 3 года назад +2

      Love it

    • @Puuh
      @Puuh 3 года назад +6

      Mickey Smith is a legend!

    • @benthomas1885
      @benthomas1885 2 года назад +2

      Danny Thompson, who played on the real Jon Martyn’s albums is the bass player for me. ( check any pentangle or nick drake)

    • @johnchadwick9267
      @johnchadwick9267 Год назад +1

      As for the 'cellist! The subtle percussion, too. What an ensemble.

  • @ronshina4022
    @ronshina4022 Год назад +56

    The end of the after
    The weight of a war
    The kindness gone to bed
    The weight of your laughter
    Alive in the hall
    Did he hear, did he hear the fumbled words you said
    Living without her
    Living at all
    Seems to slow me down
    Living forever
    Hell I don't know
    Do I care do I care the thunders rumbled sound
    And now I watch her
    Running round in love again
    Now I talk about you
    When I'm with our mutual friends
    The end of the after
    The weight of a war
    The kindness gone to bed
    The threat of your laughter
    Alive after all
    Did he hear, did he hear the fumbled words you said
    Living without her
    Living at all
    Seems to slow me down
    Living forever
    Pale light on all
    Do I care, do I care the thunders rumbled sound
    [x2:]
    Now I watch her running round in love again
    Now I talk about you when I'm with our mutual friends
    Could you be, could you be alone?
    My hatred, my hate will bring me closer
    [x2:]
    This is it?
    Well this is desert
    And what of him?
    What the hell love
    What the...

    • @jgp6185
      @jgp6185 10 месяцев назад +2

      Just discovered this video tonight, thank you very much for posting lyrics, brilliant performance.

    • @ricardopereira6873
      @ricardopereira6873 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for this. Thank you.

    • @Niko-xz5lk
      @Niko-xz5lk 7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you

    • @ritabyrne561
      @ritabyrne561 6 месяцев назад +1

      It's not "the end of the after", it's "the end of the affair". Listen closely and watch his mouth on the second occurrence. And it's "the kindness borne to bed".

    • @TheBoardgamist
      @TheBoardgamist 6 месяцев назад

      @@ritabyrne561nope the original lyrics are correct

  • @miers2249
    @miers2249 4 года назад +45

    The first part was like accepting the end of the affair, the last screaming part was the deepest part in him that still unable to cope with it

  • @eoinegan1021
    @eoinegan1021 3 года назад +195

    Anyone else watching this master at his craft in 2021?

    • @Tidgemo
      @Tidgemo 3 года назад +2

      no

    • @djb1276
      @djb1276 3 года назад +2

      Yep👊

    • @MojoTojo2000
      @MojoTojo2000 3 года назад +2

      Just curious, but what is the point in these comments about "who's watching in 2021"? If it gets a response within this year then presumably yes. But as I'm sure is the case for many others, as well as myself - yes, I am obviously watching it now (which is 2021) but have been listening to this song for the last year or 2.

    • @eoinegan1021
      @eoinegan1021 3 года назад

      @@MojoTojo2000 it's to see who is still watching and appreciating such a good artist that is not as popular any more. It's about appreciating the other followers of the artist, like a Ben Howard family.

    • @Tidgemo
      @Tidgemo 3 года назад +2

      Its just an easy way for them to get likes

  • @reinbald
    @reinbald 27 дней назад +6

    let's hope he brings this intensity with him for the 10 years of "I forget where we were"-tour this year

  • @ALAW-hc6fq
    @ALAW-hc6fq 11 месяцев назад +5

    If this isn't a work of genius I don't know what is. Absolutely spellbinding.

  • @elysianka
    @elysianka 9 лет назад +362

    one of the beautiful aspects of Ben’s songs lies in the fact that you can listen to them a thousand times and they will always bring something new to you. always, period. remarkable talent.

  • @alohavilladiego3522
    @alohavilladiego3522 3 года назад +707

    NPR, I'm still waiting for Ben's Tiny Desk Concert.

  • @samuelmonyeki5338
    @samuelmonyeki5338 2 года назад +7

    RUclips respects this performance so much I've never seen a single ad. Ever.

    • @thomasmadman383
      @thomasmadman383 2 года назад

      That’s right lol I come back every month and still no ads 🤔

  • @rvanheukelum
    @rvanheukelum Год назад +76

    My goodness, this performance is probably the best I ever saw. I just stumbled upon this one for no reason, but I just watched this 3 times in a row, last time witch headphones on. What an emotion, what a deliverance, what a band. I'm absolutely stunned.

    • @thomasb907
      @thomasb907 Год назад +5

      Welcome my friend, better late than never ;)
      Now you'll do like every Ben enjoyer and come back to this live performance every now and then ❤

    • @SchmozzleGTO
      @SchmozzleGTO Год назад +1

      Check out his albums, and see him live, he is absolutely incredible.

  • @zeynepkavuzoglu8915
    @zeynepkavuzoglu8915 3 года назад +119

    Who came to revisit this masterpiece after he came back?

    • @diegovinich4068
      @diegovinich4068 3 года назад +1

      IAM HERE

    • @patdunlea
      @patdunlea 3 года назад +4

      Shades of Jeff for sure, Talking heads/U2 rifts and David Gray also spiralling in near the end. Glad i stumbled across you tonight

    • @kimjuncotton-ssi2839
      @kimjuncotton-ssi2839 3 года назад

      YES!!!

    • @jarradjones8941
      @jarradjones8941 3 года назад

      Here I am! Haha

    • @tudorsanta5367
      @tudorsanta5367 3 года назад

      Feeling like giving a hug the old sad me

  • @saufisubari6935
    @saufisubari6935 9 лет назад +204

    I'm completely in disbelieve the moment he sing into that guitar of his. Then I hit the like button.

    • @emilylouise158
      @emilylouise158 6 лет назад

      Saufi Subari same! Jaw dropped

    • @NikGSR
      @NikGSR 6 лет назад +1

      Damn, the same here... Awesome...

  • @lornahenderson2245
    @lornahenderson2245 4 месяца назад +23

    Who's here in 2024?

  • @chrismorris5565
    @chrismorris5565 Год назад +36

    Just christ what a performance by Ben Howard, listening to it 14 years later and it never gets old

    • @antonyhodkinson1879
      @antonyhodkinson1879 Год назад +3

      Are you in the future? It's only been out for less than 10 😂

    • @chrismorris5565
      @chrismorris5565 Год назад +1

      @Antony Hodkinson hahaha missread it thought the views was the year 🤣

    • @michaelwhite8031
      @michaelwhite8031 7 месяцев назад

      Please don't use 'Christ' as a swear word .

    • @olafm2416
      @olafm2416 6 месяцев назад +1

      I am getting older ...... but none of my emotions related to this performance changing ..... one of those moments .... thank you Ben & Band!

  • @jameslynch4383
    @jameslynch4383 8 лет назад +145

    I like how the audience take a second to readjust at the end.

    • @ChampsMusic
      @ChampsMusic 5 лет назад +24

      Exactly. And everytime I watch it from begining they are all like smiling and laughing before he starts playing and I'm like "they don't know yet" xd

    • @DarrenCampbellmusic
      @DarrenCampbellmusic 4 года назад

      Haha yeah I noticed that too! I guess I would need to aswell!

    • @jessicab.2254
      @jessicab.2254 4 года назад

      Me too!

    • @brentcrude8565
      @brentcrude8565 4 года назад +12

      It was a collective moment of "holy shit what did we just witness?"

  • @vanessaazevedosilva6625
    @vanessaazevedosilva6625 4 года назад +375

    5 years later im here in love with this all over again.

  • @spookytoaster2770
    @spookytoaster2770 2 года назад +39

    hearts don't break even. This song, this rendition , takes a snapshot of the turmoil , loss and heartache and describes it in 7 minutes and 30 seconds. If you've ever been on the wrong side of it, if you are on the wrong side of it. You'll get through.

  • @inthechairwithcloochy8102
    @inthechairwithcloochy8102 6 месяцев назад +8

    I literally listen to this song every day of my life...

  • @netdaniels
    @netdaniels 8 лет назад +127

    Ben Howard is among us. I hope that everybody in this world understand how incredible this is.

  • @narayanramchandani106
    @narayanramchandani106 3 года назад +27

    Every time i think I'll play this song in the background, i end up watching this anyway

  • @scousehiker7809
    @scousehiker7809 Год назад +73

    He’s so good can take you places mentally no one can. Great tune

    • @melomaniakjm
      @melomaniakjm Год назад

      That's a perfect way to put it...

    • @luizahm
      @luizahm Год назад

      Simply love it! 💖

  • @JONATHANQUIGLEY21
    @JONATHANQUIGLEY21 Год назад +56

    Taking nothing away from Ben's breathtaking performance, the backing musicians are 100% emotionally connected to enable us to experience the overall ora of this masterful display. Would just like to congratulate all involved.

  • @brushwa
    @brushwa 8 лет назад +46

    Being 9.9/10ths metal head, this performance blows me away. Fucking amazing. Voice, musicianship, everything.

  • @Joshthepurple
    @Joshthepurple 4 года назад +101

    Straight up goosebumps when he puts the guitar on his lap and screams into it

    • @24DegreesFahrenheat
      @24DegreesFahrenheat 4 года назад +3

      I felt that too.. Must say it's with feeling for sure.

    • @marcusgingell3585
      @marcusgingell3585 3 года назад +2

      Me too

    • @markwinters5408
      @markwinters5408 3 года назад +3

      Lolz yeah me too mate,it's just transported to a place iv never been,what a fantastically written song,really stratospheric stuff

  • @MrKeefelm
    @MrKeefelm 3 года назад +121

    I really didn’t believe there was anything left to discover on guitar, it’s been used in so many different ways throughout the history of popular music. But this guy has completely reinvented the instrument in ways only a genius can comprehend. How does he even come up with these parts?! Let alone play them live while delivering a flawless vocal performance! It’s mesmerising!

    • @benthomas1885
      @benthomas1885 2 года назад +6

      Jon martyn.

    • @truelovewontwait
      @truelovewontwait 2 года назад

      @Andrew Salter all amazing musician but lack of pop hook it wont appeal to the masses.

    • @Jopeymessmusic
      @Jopeymessmusic 2 года назад +2

      @Andrew Salter Hardly amateur hour, just very different styles. And of course, not at all comparable. Ben's strengths is his songwriting and storytelling. Something that is very lacking in the modern metal scene.

  • @garythespark6295
    @garythespark6295 8 месяцев назад +7

    I showed this to my dad years ago to show how amazing Ben Howard is on the guitar and he couldn’t accept that the majority of the music was coming from him and his acoustic guitar. I nearly fell out with him trying to explain how it is!!

  • @rumenduplessis
    @rumenduplessis 3 года назад +223

    5 years later and I'm still trying to find a better performance than this.

    • @stormy74blue79
      @stormy74blue79 3 года назад +10

      Please don't spend another 5 years of your time "trying to find a better performance than this". There is nothing that compares. Just let the wave grab you and float, with a life jacket on of course.

    • @TyrantOFynder
      @TyrantOFynder 3 года назад

      Good luck with that!!

    • @TyrantOFynder
      @TyrantOFynder 3 года назад +3

      here a suggestion for u..a stunning live performance, Band: London Grammar. Song: Hey Now. @ Radio 1's big weekend 2014.......on youtube

    • @jamesdaniel4276
      @jamesdaniel4276 3 года назад

      Agreed 👍

    • @MFDOOOOM
      @MFDOOOOM 3 года назад

      @Wild Eye hehe

  • @alexkuiper1115
    @alexkuiper1115 3 года назад +12

    Love the delayed reaction from the crowd after the song.. Needing a moment to land back on earth

  • @barrybazjohnson6141
    @barrybazjohnson6141 2 года назад +146

    I just cry. 16 wonderful years together. 4 years going through a messy divorce. And less than 7 minutes for Ben Howard to make me relive it all. Took her nephew on as an apprentice at my painting and decorating company. Good lad but it hurts to hear how well she's doing now with her new man.
    Listen to this on repeat every night when I get home from the boozer. Drunk tears streaming down my face. Sobbing. Nose running. Fists clenched. Head all over the place. Sometimes I get so angry I smash up the living room.
    Only Ben Howard can do this to me. Cheers.

    • @onthetrail506
      @onthetrail506 2 года назад +62

      Hey Baz, sorry to read you are going through this stuff man. I know it's hard but you owe it to yourself and those 16 years to let yourself feel at peace. Drinking doesn't help, I've been there and when we are sober again we are still there facing this pain. Get help my friend, whether that means looking at your activities around drinking or your mental health, or both. People want to help. Friends, family, or complete strangers if that is easier. You are more than the sum of a relationship. I hope you find some peace my friend and reach out here if you ever need a chat. All the best Baz. Don't forget that people want to help and listen.

    • @jodierickey9307
      @jodierickey9307 2 года назад +7

      @@onthetrail506 omg that was so kind..

    • @onthetrail506
      @onthetrail506 2 года назад +4

      @@jodierickey9307 thanks Jodie, I just hope Baz is OK and has reached out to someone. Feeling so desperate is a terrible weight on a person. And men often don't feel that they can talk to other guys about how they feel, we do that whole macho I'm alright thing when we are not. And people need to be kinder to each other I feel, there is enough heartache in the world at the moment.

    • @jodierickey9307
      @jodierickey9307 2 года назад +3

      @@onthetrail506 Baz, I see you too and can feel your pain.. we have all made mistakes and have regrets..we can't change the past but we can go into battle with those mean inner thoughts in our head that want to bring us down .. to claw our way back to happiness. I really hope you find it.

    • @jukkaikomi1763
      @jukkaikomi1763 2 года назад +2

      Deep .... hindsight is such a beautiful thing.
      If only time could be revered eh ...?

  • @joshmills4
    @joshmills4 6 месяцев назад +8

    This song captured my pain coming out of a 5 year relationship (from 15-20) perfectly. We built our young lives together, had the same friends, family… I was young and thought it was the end of the world. It’s still nice to feel that catharsis. The sadness of the first part of the song to the anger and confusion of the latter part. Perfect. Anyone listening for that reason ‘this is desert’ is not true. Give it time. You will be ok I promise.

    • @jaceastwood5361
      @jaceastwood5361 5 месяцев назад

      oh man i relate to this a lot. came out of a 12-18 relationship and was so lost, didnt know how to be my own person. we were so involved in each others lives that i lost dozens of people when we split. this music has been what i need in the last few years since then. i wish you all the best

  • @fincraven98
    @fincraven98 9 лет назад +80

    well that was fucking intense

  • @fairlady300
    @fairlady300 4 года назад +121

    Ben howard has got to be one of the best current lyricist out there, he deserves every award.

    • @p.swanton3338
      @p.swanton3338 4 года назад +1

      ya yellow back b***** someone loves ya x

  • @maciejkaczorowski520
    @maciejkaczorowski520 Год назад +8

    Such a song can be written only by somebody whose love gone bad... And I can truly understand his passion...

  • @BarberMidnight
    @BarberMidnight Год назад +36

    quite possibly the most powerful live performance ive ever seen. years later i still come to witness it. Makes me feel i am not alone when im in serious pain and the im not the only one struggling. Thank you for that Ben.

  • @ElohaMusic
    @ElohaMusic 9 лет назад +733

    Ben is light years ahead in his music, every song he has ever produced is outstanding and will be classics in 50 years time. If you doubt me wait and see!

    • @utilitarian12
      @utilitarian12 9 лет назад +6

      Second that. Travelling so far ahead of the pack they canny even see that boy

    • @ElohaMusic
      @ElohaMusic 9 лет назад +7

      Absolutely, he is out of sight! Lucky us, we get to recognise his genius now!

    • @christinamaria36DKQ
      @christinamaria36DKQ 9 лет назад +2

      Eloha Ferin So true....my thoughts two....One of kind in this decade !!!!! No doubt....

    • @ElohaMusic
      @ElohaMusic 9 лет назад +5

      We are in agreement! So lovely to share the love of Ben's genius :-)

    • @christinamaria36DKQ
      @christinamaria36DKQ 9 лет назад +7

      Hi Eloha..Sorry for my late message...Well last week we´ve were in copenhagen and see Ben Howard concert....WOW WOW He´s so amazing , and a very smily , a little shy and embarrassed young man at stage....It was a pleasure and beyond all expectations, an evening together with my daughter as we never forget...

  • @morrisonjive7683
    @morrisonjive7683 9 лет назад +704

    I think we are watching the best musician of our generation right here. It's one thing going into a studio and writing 2 flawless albums, but to create this level of emotion and atmosphere live, is quite special. I felt like I was in the audience. Genius at work!

    • @oldbenone77
      @oldbenone77 9 лет назад +7

      I second that motion, just can't understand why EVERYONE else does not get it, muppets they'll catch up one day.

    • @joemcgann3144
      @joemcgann3144 9 лет назад +3

      Well said mate, he's in a league of his own

    • @abbyh1312
      @abbyh1312 7 лет назад

      morrison jive Totally agree

    • @thomasohanlon6238
      @thomasohanlon6238 6 лет назад +1

      I second it again brilliant comment , you need to see him live he takes you somewhere else he is an absolute genius , I love all kinds of music but I can listen to Ben daily and not lose interest amazing

    • @maria_dear
      @maria_dear 5 лет назад +11

      Hey, what about Damien Rice?

  • @rwb_gary6355
    @rwb_gary6355 2 месяца назад +1

    April 2024, in my car in Yokohama, Japan and still feels as amazing as the first time I heard it.
    Seen Ben twice live, many years ago. One of the best ☘️🎌🙏🏼

  • @DragonUAV
    @DragonUAV 2 года назад +65

    Ashamed to say I have just watched this for the first time ! WOW what a track, what a performance. This is going on my top playlist. Incredible.

    • @ShopFloorMonkey
      @ShopFloorMonkey 2 года назад +2

      And yet you still beat me by a month! Agreed, wow! What a find!

    • @lolly1811
      @lolly1811 2 года назад +2

      It’s incredible. Kind of intensity you don’t get in much music. Especially now now!

    • @richreeves9547
      @richreeves9547 2 года назад +3

      Congrats - your life has officially changed!

    • @rewindirreversibly
      @rewindirreversibly Год назад

      This has been recommended to me for years now but I only took the time to listen to it last month. What moves me almost as much as the music are the comments.

  • @warpspeed9877
    @warpspeed9877 4 года назад +22

    Do you think that someday this man woke up and said "Lets make a song about lost love and regret?" There's real pain in this one. His own.

  • @foxdaughter36
    @foxdaughter36 3 года назад +169

    I don't know why but this song just won't let me go. It's in my head. In my heart. I cannot understand how do you move on from love, how do you even start to do that. How do you cope with losing "us" and becoming just "me" when all you wish for is one more time together, one more chance, a silly joke, or a lazy sunday afternoon in bed together planning that amazing future that will never happen. Heartbreaking, really. But damn - Ben sings about it so beautifully that you almost want your heart to be broken just to relate to this masterpiece. Thank you Ben for being you and doing what you do.

    • @warpspeed9877
      @warpspeed9877 3 года назад +4

      Υou described it perfecly my dear. My thoughts exactly.

    • @PaulPX
      @PaulPX 3 года назад +1

      You have a fantastic way with words and you use it well, lovely comment.

    • @FrainFreeze
      @FrainFreeze 3 года назад +11

      You don't move on, because the love is never gone. Those moments really did happen, and they are still as real as they were then. Don't grieve the future that didn't happen. Embrace the past that did, treasure those memories. But live in today, be you. Gift your love to someone, every day, over and over. keep chasing your dreams. That special someone will come again, and this time "that amazing future" will just happen, you wont need to plan in because you'll live it.
      Or at least that's how i see it :)

    • @c0letra1n
      @c0letra1n 3 года назад +2

      @@FrainFreeze And now I hope to see things a little more like you in future. This is class. I needed this more than you'll realise. Thank you

    • @FrainFreeze
      @FrainFreeze 3 года назад +1

      @@c0letra1n can't ride the lightning without getting burnt here and there! have faith that future brings what you need and keep on rocking

  • @harveyhodgson2227
    @harveyhodgson2227 Год назад +11

    Come back to this every week. Every. Damn. Week.

  • @stewillow1284
    @stewillow1284 Год назад +38

    Listening to this again after a few years just brings joyful tears to my eyes A Saluti love, this guys voice

  • @KenMoss
    @KenMoss 3 года назад +10

    When someone special leaves your life, it hurts and sometimes you never recover, or ever can.

  • @Haveagreatday915
    @Haveagreatday915 8 лет назад +44

    Just continues to get better each time I listen, and better live, than on his records.

  • @JN.S.M
    @JN.S.M Год назад +23

    What a musical genius. The way he loses it and screams into his guitar at the end just grips my heart every single time.

    • @jensclarberg6419
      @jensclarberg6419 5 месяцев назад

      Loses it? He screams into the guitar for the effect lmao

  • @reubenjoshbonifacio6882
    @reubenjoshbonifacio6882 2 года назад +5

    Who's still watching this magnificent performance from his almighty Ben Howard in 2021 ?

  • @KleinoMusic
    @KleinoMusic 9 лет назад +414

    This is UNREAL, no lie, best performance i have ever seen, he uses his instrument in such a different perspective to most musicians. Love this so much! Massive respect

    • @rayaqin
      @rayaqin 5 лет назад +3

      i love his work but to be fair none of the techniques he is using has been invented by him

    • @debtslave9225
      @debtslave9225 5 лет назад

      ruclips.net/video/LZ_svYdcIcQ/видео.html

    • @Geoff_1975
      @Geoff_1975 4 года назад

      Yes yes yes...done

    • @TyrantOFynder
      @TyrantOFynder 4 года назад

      He does an incredible cover of Carley Rae Jepsen "Call me maybe"

    • @margaretbarr7705
      @margaretbarr7705 4 года назад +2

      Check out the late brilliant John Martyn if you like this

  • @mrunknown4157
    @mrunknown4157 4 года назад +78

    I saw Ben live around 7/8 years ago in Manchester at a small(ish) venue. We got to the venue quite early and Ben was stood outside having a smoke. My friends and I approached him and had a great chat with him, took pictures etc.. he later gave us a shoutout in the middle of his set. Truly amazing, and something I'll never forget. I'm just so glad his music grew and is now shared and loved so much by myself and others!

  • @teiwaz3370
    @teiwaz3370 3 года назад +98

    It's 3:40 a.m. This songs touches me so deep, as if I've lost the love I never had. And so in this sleepless night, I'd like to give my love to whoever is lonely out there, 'cause I'm alone too...trying to heal my heart. Love and blessings to you, brother or sister. May we find the love we all deserve.

    • @fooshoo2006
      @fooshoo2006 3 года назад +5

      Listening to this again after breaking up recently. His music was special to us as a couple, we even went to one of his concerts together in 2019. Brings back lots of painfully good memories..

    • @artyfarty93
      @artyfarty93 3 года назад +2

      To victory brother. To victory of the heart in the long cold night

    • @charlienanochi
      @charlienanochi 2 года назад

      Love & light in the emptiness :)

    • @benthomas1885
      @benthomas1885 2 года назад +1

      Chin up and keep cool. It’s all just waiting for you to move forward. X

    • @joshdalton5803
      @joshdalton5803 2 года назад

      Glad I stumbled upon this comment at this time :)

  • @sainsburmcmanus
    @sainsburmcmanus 4 месяца назад +3

    9 years on and I’m still struggling to find a performance this stunning. Tugging at my heart strings almost a decade later.

  • @LoneWolfOfHouseStark1989
    @LoneWolfOfHouseStark1989 3 года назад +36

    This man knows what it’s like to lose that special person, what a masterpiece.

    • @FrainFreeze
      @FrainFreeze 3 года назад +16

      Your comment made a thought cross my mind.
      Maybe that someone wasn't so special after all.
      Maybe that person was just the mirror to the lovers own soul.
      Nothing was lost, because it came from, and has always been, you.

    • @beansontoast5164
      @beansontoast5164 Год назад +4

      @@FrainFreeze Hey I just came across this comment and thats so beautiful it made me cry, thank you.

    • @FrainFreeze
      @FrainFreeze Год назад +1

      @@beansontoast5164 💛

    • @alduslummus6380
      @alduslummus6380 Год назад +2

      @@FrainFreeze in need of that kind of perspective at the moment. Thank you

  • @bref13
    @bref13 9 лет назад +23

    almost cried when he screamed in that guitar.. so much feeling!

  • @omminous99
    @omminous99 2 года назад +53

    I’ve listened to this to fall asleep to every night for 6 months now. It’s been a form of therapy to help through the hardest of times. Thank you Ben.

    • @dannyg2922
      @dannyg2922 2 года назад +3

      Your not alone bud,I'm going through some shit from one being to the other,sending you my love

    • @omminous999
      @omminous999 2 года назад +3

      @@dannyg2922 as you can see from my other post it’s been a year now lol. Hope things get better. They have for me a bit, but can’t erase the photos you took with your mind.

    • @alexanderspear9464
      @alexanderspear9464 9 месяцев назад +1

      Same

    • @thisarfingai
      @thisarfingai 8 месяцев назад

      @@omminous999 It gets easier.

    • @omminous999
      @omminous999 8 месяцев назад

      @alexanderspear9464 I don’t listen to the song so much now…it’s worse I play and sing it on guitar lol. Just coming up to poignant time. Still hurts at times.

  • @HandsomeRobs
    @HandsomeRobs Год назад +18

    This honestly takes my breath away...
    Utterly sensational.

  • @rylandduffield5419
    @rylandduffield5419 3 года назад +225

    For me he's on another level to any other singer songwriter out there. Everything seems so personal with him. When he's screaming in to the guitar pick up at the end I can feel it. Same with his albums, they're unique and emersive. Unbelievable

    • @simonrhys
      @simonrhys 3 года назад +6

      If you haven't already, go see him live. It's amazing!

    • @alexjones3675
      @alexjones3675 3 года назад +4

      he takes you on a journey for sure

    • @joemckeon4587
      @joemckeon4587 Год назад +1

      Class

    • @subarolla
      @subarolla Год назад +1

      Come listen again

  • @megancataldo6610
    @megancataldo6610 4 года назад +31

    Still breathtaking in 2020.

  • @withmecafeamsterdam
    @withmecafeamsterdam Год назад +60

    I’m going to see him in concert next month by myself I don’t want anyone there to distract me, it’s gonna be one of the best moments of my life.❤

    • @khuddi8383
      @khuddi8383 Год назад +4

      Can i go with u.

    • @paulagallagher1710
      @paulagallagher1710 Год назад +4

      Same here!!!!! This week

    • @jords3802
      @jords3802 Год назад +5

      I did this too. Although people were speaking behind me so I had to move multiple times. He needs to be heard in complete silence

    • @annaclarebaum
      @annaclarebaum Год назад +3

      Me too!!

    • @itsleonie9732
      @itsleonie9732 Год назад +2

      whereeeee

  • @shalomgallanosa7442
    @shalomgallanosa7442 4 месяца назад +4

    It’s 2024, sitting in the balcony listening to this song

  • @saschros8820
    @saschros8820 3 года назад +9

    I come here every now and then.. to listen to End of the Affair.. and to cry my heart out..

  • @nickm8494
    @nickm8494 4 года назад +18

    I've watched this a few times and only just realised that the drummer and the double bass player are the same person. He lays the instrument down gently, walks around behind the lights, sits down and hits the first kick drum in perfect timing. Bravo, sir.

    • @Papertrailband
      @Papertrailband 3 года назад +2

      Just scrolled through the comments ctrl+f'ing for "bass" to see if anyone else copped this. Unbelievable.

    • @Unkownhandler88
      @Unkownhandler88 2 месяца назад

      Unbelievable

  • @83gshane
    @83gshane 2 года назад +5

    Thousands of comments. Thousands of ppl trying to.... But really there isn't any words, is there?
    Much love if you are here and feel this.
    You are seen.

  • @flip184fencing
    @flip184fencing 2 года назад +5

    I'm in the future. 2034 and this song still rocks 💕

  • @jacksdaddy13
    @jacksdaddy13 4 года назад +20

    Why are we limited to just one ‘like’ on this performance, it just doesn’t do it justice. This is musicianship on another level. Brilliant

  • @jonafehmer117
    @jonafehmer117 3 года назад +10

    First time I cried listening to a song for the first time.

  • @jurgeng.t.420
    @jurgeng.t.420 Год назад +6

    I've never heard so much emotion, so much desperation and so much love in one song....

  • @louisecarlto
    @louisecarlto 4 года назад +11

    Probably the greatest live performance ever. Words can’t really do this justice

  • @MarkMathewsMusic
    @MarkMathewsMusic 4 года назад +25

    I'm watching this from my bed suffering with corona-virus and it's better than any medicine. 🙏

    • @rahulvikram3252
      @rahulvikram3252 4 года назад +4

      God bless you dear, get well soon🙏💐

  • @millichips1
    @millichips1 2 года назад +53

    outstanding performance, it blows me away every time I come back to it. Soooooooo wished I was in the room for this.

  • @mv7110
    @mv7110 Год назад +33

    I come back to this video a few times a year, and it moves me everytime.
    Literally tears in the eyes.
    A masterful performance from all the musicians involved, you can feel the emotion from all of them.
    Masterpiece.............

  • @empyreantic
    @empyreantic 9 лет назад +14

    I love how he screams into his guitar pickup... Amazing, amazing song.

  • @andycosta7625
    @andycosta7625 4 года назад +171

    2019 and i am still here

    • @chrispy61
      @chrispy61 4 года назад +5

      Will still be here in my 80's that's for sure!

    • @andycosta7625
      @andycosta7625 4 года назад +2

      @@chrispy61 same! truly a timeless performance

    • @luizahm
      @luizahm 4 года назад

      In love forever...💖

    • @yeahbuddy4712
      @yeahbuddy4712 4 года назад

      Yes everyday for past yr

    • @Mungo658
      @Mungo658 4 года назад

      yeee

  • @andyhartwatp
    @andyhartwatp Месяц назад +1

    And here i find myself in the comments of a song that has soley got me through the past 9 years of my life for different reasons incredible stuff

  • @MrIzzyballin
    @MrIzzyballin 3 года назад +41

    April 2021. Comforting in a strange way. What a time to be alive. Stay safe yall

  • @Laciarlot
    @Laciarlot 4 года назад +26

    When he screams inside of his guitar! Incredible moment. Great artist