Bon Iver - Holocene performed on the Jimmy Fallon Show (full video)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • I couldn't find this video anymore on RUclips, so I thought it needs to get back into rotation. Thanks for all the thank-you's, I knew I wasn't alone :)

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  • @TysonLee38
    @TysonLee38 12 лет назад +2441

    I met Justin at a truck stop In Wisconsin last year. I told him how his music helped me with my recovery from drugs. I started crying and he hugged me. He sat there and talked to me for a good 10 minutes it was so sweet of him. This man is truly a amazing artist, person and performer.

    • @colbyzur4642
      @colbyzur4642 5 лет назад +55

      Lucky all I get at truck stops here are bears fans

    • @benbattams1511
      @benbattams1511 5 лет назад +29

      Tyson I love this story man. Hope you are still well.

    • @Pizzaman5671
      @Pizzaman5671 5 лет назад +28

      That's Wisconsin folk for ya. Proud product of Wisconsin.

    • @jessebradford3900
      @jessebradford3900 4 года назад +5

      Wow! Glad your better 😊

    • @neveliasjamestyler
      @neveliasjamestyler 4 года назад

      Tyson G8 to my Facebook cuz I’m Elijah the lord
      Whoa 😳
      I’m your heavenly father serious
      Go ! Love 💗 G8 to my Facebook cuz I’m Elijah the lord
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      Go ! Love 💗

  • @cynthiasl
    @cynthiasl 8 лет назад +1434

    I remember when I found Bon Iver's music. It was like finding a part of myself that I always knew I had but I never thought I'd find.

    • @SirBoot32
      @SirBoot32 6 лет назад +7

      For me it was during the final credits of The Place Beyond the Pines.

    • @warrion7283
      @warrion7283 6 лет назад

      🖐

    • @silaslang
      @silaslang 6 лет назад +4

      I found Bon Iver on Myspace in 2006.

    • @GamingFPSVideos
      @GamingFPSVideos 5 лет назад +3

      feel this comment oh so much. thank you

    • @elijahshockeyworld
      @elijahshockeyworld 5 лет назад

      deep

  • @kossieB
    @kossieB 10 лет назад +1390

    "And at once I knew, I was not magnificent". That must be one of the most beautiful lines ever written.

    • @braxtonmouton5894
      @braxtonmouton5894 10 лет назад +11

      It's actually "and once I knew" which changes the context a little but yes still amazing

    • @isaacruthen9313
      @isaacruthen9313 10 лет назад +102

      Braxton Mouton It's "and at once I knew", I have the record on Vinyl and the lyrics are printed on it

    • @braxtonmouton5894
      @braxtonmouton5894 9 лет назад +33

      Isaac Ruthen Really? my mistake. I hoped it was that, A-Z lyrics was wrong.

    • @bewtiful7556
      @bewtiful7556 7 лет назад +63

      Never know what his intentions behind the lyrics but this one always strikes me especially. I grew up extremely arrogant and ambitious, recently went through clinical depression essentially because I finally realised I was not magnificent and couldn't cope with being mediocre. Now I've embraced it my life is so much better but this song always reminds me.

    • @MotherSmuckers
      @MotherSmuckers 6 лет назад +30

      You should read Camus. He believes, even thought we are not magnificent, that we should still live our best lives. No matter what. It is a conjunction of thought. This is Holocene.

  • @zyonsdream
    @zyonsdream 2 года назад +103

    I’m a 44 year old man that Cant get though this video without remembering the loss of my wife (4 days away from 5 years.) I cry every time. This is music that not only rips at the soul but rejuvenates it at the same time.

    • @SoulsOfAG
      @SoulsOfAG 2 года назад +3

      Bless you

    • @pambb5743
      @pambb5743 Год назад

      I agree. It does me the same exact way for similar reasons.
      God be with you on your journey.

    • @dzsotdzsoti6347
      @dzsotdzsoti6347 8 месяцев назад

      May the light guide you all!🙏

    • @johnnauman347
      @johnnauman347 4 месяца назад

      Sweet man. Thank you. Me too

    • @thomasspringer1151
      @thomasspringer1151 24 дня назад

      Peace to you, brother.

  • @theotherromfordpele8653
    @theotherromfordpele8653 Год назад +15

    'somewhere baby there's part of me apart from me', so apt when my marriage failed. Utterly brilliant...

  • @jasonwilliamshuck
    @jasonwilliamshuck 10 лет назад +419

    My family and I were in the 2nd row at this taping. It was incredible.

    • @TheProbewizard
      @TheProbewizard 4 года назад +4

      jason william shuck how did you survive all of this?

    • @brentcusack
      @brentcusack 3 года назад +5

      Can’t even imagine.

    • @makeyourfaith
      @makeyourfaith  3 года назад +8

      wow, that is intense! very very cool Jason, so wish I could've been there too.

    • @banyaknanya4848
      @banyaknanya4848 3 года назад +3

      Lucky 🍀

    • @PatrickBorelli
      @PatrickBorelli 2 года назад +11

      I’m so glad you were there. I work at the show (then Late Night, now The Tonight Show). I was in the back of the audience. They let staff members go in and watch from the back if there’s an act we like. I was blown away. Easily one of the best musical performances we’ve ever had in that studio in all my years of working there.

  • @P9rkour90
    @P9rkour90 8 лет назад +456

    i dont care who the hell you are, this song will touch anyone's soul.

    • @RyflyRN
      @RyflyRN 8 лет назад +48

      I inexplicably cried. Nay, sobbed, the first time I heard this song. I didn't even know what the lyrics meant; only that it was forcing me to let go of pain I didn't even know I had.

    • @anakisurf
      @anakisurf 8 лет назад

      right on brother

    • @AirwreckaSalami
      @AirwreckaSalami 8 лет назад +8

      The first time I heard this you would of thought I just lost my best friend, I sobbed so hard even after the song ended. It took a full month of occasionally listening to it before I could not lose my shit. Still to this day I get goosebumps every time it plays though.

    • @RorzFilms
      @RorzFilms 7 лет назад

      EmotionalMuch?

    • @chewie2299
      @chewie2299 6 лет назад

      YES HE CAN IF YOU LOVE ENOUGH

  • @Ceb773
    @Ceb773 9 лет назад +221

    Charlie Day sitting in the guest chair makes this video so much better. My favourite Bon Iver song.

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 8 лет назад +7

      favorite actor, favorite musician

    • @pechenyoosha
      @pechenyoosha 8 лет назад +29

      The fighter of the nightman, champion of the sun and friendship for everyone himself!

    • @c_s_b_9_4
      @c_s_b_9_4 3 года назад +2

      and then shaking the band members' hands after

    • @Unanythang
      @Unanythang Год назад

      Holy shit. I'm literally sitting here watching the always Sunny podcast on my TV while I watch this on a phone, because I just remembered about this song from one of my favorite guitarists of my favorite bands covering it. Always Sunny is my favorite show. I literally didn't notice he was the guest until you said this.

  • @orlandosoto999
    @orlandosoto999 4 года назад +147

    I lost my mother one month ago, she got cancer. She and I listened to this song together. I always loved this song (a lot), but now it has more sense than before to me. Thank you for the song.

    • @derelictcampaign
      @derelictcampaign 4 года назад +5

      Bless you 🕊️💜

    • @makeyourfaith
      @makeyourfaith  3 года назад +7

      I'm so sorry Orlando, tears in my eyes for you and your mum

    • @Tealfish1800
      @Tealfish1800 3 года назад +5

      I hope she Rests in Peace and in eternal love ❤️

    • @stevendunleavy1824
      @stevendunleavy1824 3 года назад +4

      I lost my Mum this year and it was hard to take, Bon Iver really helped me.

    • @toharonyeulo2441
      @toharonyeulo2441 2 года назад +3

      I hope you're doing better!
      It's tough :(

  • @safwanharoun6865
    @safwanharoun6865 Месяц назад +1

    Someday I'll stop listening to this masterpiece, one day.... one day... but not today!

  • @sarahmarie6489
    @sarahmarie6489 10 лет назад +171

    This is almost overwhelmingly beautiful.

    • @spicybrown3
      @spicybrown3 5 лет назад

      Sarah Marie that was a perfect description.

    • @rukundorwomushana3244
      @rukundorwomushana3244 4 года назад

      Yes! Every time he sings. They have great song choices, taste and my God his voice!

  • @theorangeengine8841
    @theorangeengine8841 Месяц назад +1

    What stuns me about bon iver is that the singer, as a young upcoming artist, absorbed the crazy cost of traveling with an enormous band just to be able to play everything live without tapes or drum machines. It makes all the difference that he chose artistic integrity over money. Big gamble. Very unusual.

  • @Rayn76
    @Rayn76 9 лет назад +24

    Justins face at 4:56 is just pure magic, he's so into the music! What a fantastic live performance, this is top drawer stuff.

  • @justy5944
    @justy5944 10 лет назад +336

    That was tucking awesome!

  • @astralfeats
    @astralfeats 6 месяцев назад +7

    Holocene for years has been the song I wake up to every day as my alarm. It is an utterly magical song. I am forever thankful that it exists.

  • @JimmytotheJay
    @JimmytotheJay 9 лет назад +136

    This song takes me places. I wish I would've discovered it in 2012 when it came out, but it's doing me great service right now.

    • @tallon3925
      @tallon3925 5 лет назад +1

      where does it take you when you listen to it now?

    • @meetghelani5222
      @meetghelani5222 2 года назад +1

      I've listened to it on loop for days. Gonna do that more.

    • @JimmytotheJay
      @JimmytotheJay 2 года назад +2

      @@tallon3925Great memories from when I first heard it in 2014.

  • @jekw23
    @jekw23 Год назад +19

    One of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. Just to keep this alive

  • @newmarlama
    @newmarlama 11 лет назад +115

    There's like 8 guys, on a super tiny stage, with 37 instruments, LIVE, and it might sound better than the album version (which is amazing)...WHAT IS THIS MAGIC?

  • @Tomscores
    @Tomscores 11 лет назад +43

    Layered levels of musical genius, it don't get much better than this. Hope they regroup one day as Bon Iver.

  • @DGog224
    @DGog224 9 лет назад +82

    Best version of Holocene I have ever seen live. Those little musical flouroshes throughout are as beautiful as music gets. Reminds me of a modern version of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks

    • @dickjohnson3128
      @dickjohnson3128 6 лет назад +4

      I have chased vans musical patterns from astral weeks across time my dude. By far my favorite modern incarnation right here.

    • @NoName-fo7mz
      @NoName-fo7mz 2 года назад

      Lol what

    • @rickyslickcovers9761
      @rickyslickcovers9761 Год назад

      this is an awesome comment, man. van and justin are my two all time favourites

  • @dongbin5004
    @dongbin5004 10 лет назад +109

    4:56 he's all like, "hell yeah, this is music."

    • @jorgemestrinho7805
      @jorgemestrinho7805 3 месяца назад +1

      Either that or he's trying to stay in tune for what's to come, cause in my opinion he's about to cry. Or at least struggling to contain those emotions boiling inside at the catharsis moment...

  • @TripleJRock1
    @TripleJRock1 6 лет назад +44

    3 reasons this is amazing:
    - Bon Iver
    - Justin Vernon
    - Charlie Day in the beginning of the video

    • @eoghan9289
      @eoghan9289 3 года назад +1

      what more can a man want

  • @alrightyes1116
    @alrightyes1116 6 лет назад +95

    nearing 4:00, it's like they're trying to replicate the sounds of memories flooding back. it sounded beautiful

  • @jeannienvanderploeg4856
    @jeannienvanderploeg4856 2 года назад +37

    My beloved son David Dijkstra commited suïcide on december 17th 2021. Aged only 22 years💔. This was one of the song we played for him on his funeral🤲🏻

    • @peteerickson8444
      @peteerickson8444 Год назад +5

      Sending you peace and ❤. Lost my younger brother to suicide five years ago. I started playing music to help me grieve. Love playing this song.

    • @richh1445
      @richh1445 11 месяцев назад +4

      I’m so sorry for your loss

    • @AlfaMail-k9u
      @AlfaMail-k9u 8 месяцев назад +3

      In so sorry for you. The pain must be unbearable. Jesus helps a whole bunch. I'll pray for you

    • @juniusmaltby2162
      @juniusmaltby2162 7 месяцев назад +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @champy1210
      @champy1210 7 месяцев назад +3

      I’m so sorry for your loss. May your son rest in peace, and may God comfort you until you are reunited.

  • @1rewd133
    @1rewd133 7 лет назад +257

    When I die, I'm to be cremated and my ashes are to be mixed with those of my late boy, Toby, and scattered on the West coast of Ireland at sunset.
    This is to be played while the wind takes us away ...

    • @makeyourfaith
      @makeyourfaith  7 лет назад +19

      that's beautiful, just beautiful

    • @jeffk1212
      @jeffk1212 5 лет назад +14

      my ashes to be spread at Point Betsie Lighthouse on the beach in Lake Michigan , with my dogs....I will walk the beach forever in beauty and love with the best companions a man could ever have

    • @kathrynb7439
      @kathrynb7439 5 лет назад +1

      Jeff K man, I’m gonna be in Frankfort again in a week and that just gave me chills

    • @samihm5166
      @samihm5166 5 лет назад +1

      Did you know Justin wrote a song called West Coast of Ireland when he visited Galway for a few months?

    • @orange5718
      @orange5718 5 лет назад +6

      When I was 2 all i wanted for Christmas was an apple tree and my grandpa went out of his way to plant one for me. Sadly neither him nor the tree are still with us, but when I die I want an apple tree to be planted and I want my ashes spread underneath it so i could share the gift of fruit with all those who come after me

  • @danegonzales5651
    @danegonzales5651 8 лет назад +37

    I actually cried when I first heard this song. It's the song that made me dive into their music.

  • @charismabros5352
    @charismabros5352 9 лет назад +105

    2011 was the best year of my life

    • @MichaalHell
      @MichaalHell 7 лет назад +6

      Charisma Bros other great years will come. But 2011 was magic for me as well.
      I was road tripping through New Zealand when this album dropped and we had it on repeat.
      New Zealand is the most beautiful place on earth and through the sonic vision of Bon Iver it just went interstellar.
      I will always cherish that memory.

    • @charismabros5352
      @charismabros5352 7 лет назад

      Michael Hellqvist I'm glad we have love the same year. 2011 was a gem

    • @Rattmuff93
      @Rattmuff93 7 лет назад

      Reading this made me happy

    • @leleprtk
      @leleprtk 7 лет назад +4

      It truly was a great year

    • @chrisp.8267
      @chrisp.8267 7 лет назад

      More wonderful memories to come, for sure. 2011 was my favorite year so far as well.

  • @Praxxus55712
    @Praxxus55712 10 лет назад +422

    I rarely come across a song that grabs and holds my attention from the start all the way to the final chord. Wow. Beautiful! I absolutely loved it. Thank you for uploading this.. :)

    • @prew123
      @prew123 10 лет назад +5

      I know right.. it's like you get sucked in the melody,
      It sounds very shallow in the begin of the song, but the bassnotes give it a deeper layer... where it sounds like the true meaning and feeling of the song just strike you..

    • @chefjeffbonilla579
      @chefjeffbonilla579 10 лет назад +15

      Welcome to Bon Iver

    • @Daervar
      @Daervar 10 лет назад +1

      i agree with you. although it's so damn hard to choose a favourite from them, i think i'll go with this one. ;)

    • @treekis9444
      @treekis9444 10 лет назад +2

      jeff bonilla
      wow ur not joking its absolutely beautiful and touching, every sound, hits every sense, i love them, came across them whilt listening to angus and julia stone, amazing!! il keep looking for some more jewels

    • @ericfricke4512
      @ericfricke4512 10 лет назад +1

      I was the same way... you should get into jazz and bach... it opened a whole new world for me.

  • @chrissys8474
    @chrissys8474 Год назад +3

    2023...Still loving this... Justin sings into your soul❤

  • @tara-leedawn5509
    @tara-leedawn5509 4 года назад +32

    This whole song is just absolutely unreal! The crescendo from 4:33 takes you to another place!

  • @jhenrick79
    @jhenrick79 5 лет назад +18

    Charlie Day shaking everyone's hand makes me happy. What an absolute shining example of a human.

  • @AlexLopez-hn5ru
    @AlexLopez-hn5ru 8 лет назад +29

    This is probably one of the most enticing performances I've seen on here. The camera work really allows us to appreciate the nuances (the instruments, the instrumentalists, Justin's expressions). I mean, much like the way a poet chooses his/her words carefully in order to compose a powerful poem, this performance does the same. Much love!

  • @tracyintexas4743
    @tracyintexas4743 9 лет назад +43

    and at once I knew, I was not magnificent...BEST LINE EVER!

  • @birdatthewindow
    @birdatthewindow 9 лет назад +15

    Wow. Floored. Some of the best 6 minutes in music. Love the guy on the trombone and the jingle bells. He's the man! Killin' it! Absolutely flawless.

  • @PyroKP
    @PyroKP 11 лет назад +34

    I will never get enough of this band (nor Justin Vernon). So much talent, it's hard to fathom.

    • @FrankMalaba
      @FrankMalaba 11 лет назад +2

      I know. He reaches my soul in ways no other musician ever has!

  • @gonzalez.2974
    @gonzalez.2974 2 года назад +6

    This was just a brilliant performance of one of the most beautiful songs that i've ever heard.

  • @bobby1359
    @bobby1359 2 года назад +4

    I don't even know how i want to formulate this, but everything seems completely and utterly useless but also so meaningfull at the same time. I can't really describe what I'm feeling, but that is the closest I've come in a long time to it. Thanks for the video, 10 years after it being uploaded :)

  • @paulcordwell610
    @paulcordwell610 Год назад +2

    This is a 10/10 performance. Encapsulating to watch each musician find the groove and rhythm and you can tell by the lead singer. He knows they are in full flow.

  • @trajhver3
    @trajhver3 10 лет назад +19

    its pretty hard for bands to be legendary and actually change music nowadays the way they have in the past, but bon iver/justin and songs like these are some of the most unique stuff I have seen and listened to in my life.. he's awesome :)

  • @QueerAndUnplugged
    @QueerAndUnplugged 10 лет назад +84

    Justin Vernon dresses in a style that can only be called "nerd cool". It's so unself image conscious that it ends up being kind of hip. And his music...good lord, how can you not love the beauty and sensitivity? Not possible...dude is real.

    • @Joshurami
      @Joshurami 10 лет назад +12

      Its called being a hipster lol except hipsters actually try to go for the look while Justin probably doesn't put much thought into it like you said.
      Justin Vernon is a magnificent man.

  • @willymayo2428
    @willymayo2428 Год назад +5

    Anyone listening to this needs to visit Lake Superior. This is north Shore music

  • @jeffdawson2786
    @jeffdawson2786 3 года назад +2

    Once in a rare while a sound materializes before you, and you can’t believe it took so long to find it.

  • @samuelharris4199
    @samuelharris4199 9 лет назад +19

    probably one of the greatest video's on youtube

  • @jerusalem716
    @jerusalem716 5 лет назад +12

    My man, how does this sound better than the original? Brooklyn 2019 I will see you!

  • @zephyr84
    @zephyr84 11 лет назад +8

    i love how he lightens up at the end after a heavy song, smiling and waving to everyone.

  • @Username47948
    @Username47948 10 лет назад +11

    It's so chilling when he sings "and at once i knew, i was not magnificent"

  • @chaplinpb5699
    @chaplinpb5699 3 года назад +4

    I'm waiting to see these in Manchester UK, next year I booked the tickets over a year ago but covid happened. I can't wait to see them. I only discovered them in the last few years and they have inspired me, given me clarity, made me feel emotion in different ways.

  • @LibertyOrBust
    @LibertyOrBust 4 года назад +2

    This is one of the best videos on youtube. If I am repeating myself from months ago, that is my intention. lol

  • @johnnauman347
    @johnnauman347 4 года назад +2

    Awwwww Justin, breathtaking. God, the oboe. Thank you.

  • @MrBogus213
    @MrBogus213 2 года назад +3

    I love the obvious praise he was getting from The Roots around 5:36. Ten years later and this is still my favorite live performance of Holocene.

    • @tombamber9851
      @tombamber9851 2 года назад +2

      Just seen him in Manchester tonight. Incredible stuff man. This is still my favourite album ever

    • @ChINNg28
      @ChINNg28 2 года назад

      @@tombamber9851 Seeing him in London tonight, cant wait

    • @tombamber9851
      @tombamber9851 2 года назад

      @@ChINNg28 I’d try catch the support. Different but pretty good. You’ll have a blast either way.

  • @bqfilms
    @bqfilms 3 месяца назад +1

    3:45 This moment, it's simply GENIUS, musical story telling at its finest,
    You get transported to a magical, beautiful garden, but it's snowing very very heaviliy, so its almost like you cant stay there or you'll freeze to death, and even though it's dangerous you want to stay there as long as possible

  • @angelopalpal-latoc8473
    @angelopalpal-latoc8473 10 лет назад +14

    Those reeds and brass sound like running stream. I love it!

  • @Garcia061
    @Garcia061 Год назад +1

    It’s taken me 15 years to realise…..
    Bon Hiver….. - Happy Winter. ❤

  • @ronanmad
    @ronanmad 4 года назад +6

    As far as a live band performance goes.... It ain't passing this... Every aspect of it flows and hits the strings and emotions of the heart

  • @vincelauria2187
    @vincelauria2187 6 месяцев назад +1

    This song kills me everytime! This version is incredible beautiful!

  • @yetidodger6650
    @yetidodger6650 Год назад +7

    I believe everyone is born for a purpose, Justins purpose was to make music.

  • @nicolejarel5953
    @nicolejarel5953 7 лет назад +2

    The creativity that explodes from Bon Iver is simple amazing

  • @TheGuitarifier
    @TheGuitarifier 8 лет назад +60

    when he sings "jagged vacance thick with ice" fuck man

  • @MrFlowdo
    @MrFlowdo 7 лет назад +2

    Amazing performance. Also, I love that Charlie Days comes to the stage at the end to individually thank all the members of the band, class act that guy.

  • @fallingstar245
    @fallingstar245 10 лет назад +203

    this song was used at my dad's funeral

    • @toby071
      @toby071 10 лет назад +16

      RIP to your dad....Peace.

    • @fallingstar245
      @fallingstar245 10 лет назад +7

      thank you

    • @john77471
      @john77471 10 лет назад +3

      R.I.P

    • @fallingstar245
      @fallingstar245 10 лет назад +2

      thanks

    • @__M738
      @__M738 9 лет назад +3

      Rip I couldn't even make it through the judge scene with this song I couldn't imagine.

  • @funkyrodent66
    @funkyrodent66 2 года назад +1

    at once i knew i was not magnificent - my old man got ill, and this resonated so much for me

  • @inac9434
    @inac9434 3 года назад +5

    And here I am again. and again.

    • @jaujaujauuuuur
      @jaujaujauuuuur 2 года назад

      Bon Iver - Calgary (live from Sydney). Thank me later.

  • @homsisser
    @homsisser Год назад +1

    Perfection exists??? Yes, yes, yes....perfection exists: Holocene by Bon Iver

  • @sanderschat
    @sanderschat 2 года назад +3

    397 followers, and 1.5M views.... well done!

  • @quan3231
    @quan3231 Год назад

    hello i needed a live of this masterpiece glad to have gotten one.its 2023 anyone from the future seeing this please share it so i can back in 2050s and view it again

  • @ericfox7390
    @ericfox7390 5 лет назад +3

    Best band and song! This will be played during the celebration of my life...so beautiful and transcending.

  • @chad4970
    @chad4970 6 лет назад +1

    this is simply a modern day masterpiece. 2 drummers, 3 guitars, 3 on horn instruments and a keyboardist. All perfectly combined to humble anybody down onto their knees.
    "and at once i knew... i was not magnificient.." this line says it all...

  • @barrysmith916
    @barrysmith916 3 года назад +4

    This song is syrup for the soul. It sticks with you and makes you feel tender and vulnerable . I cried the first time I heard it at the end of the movie The Judge .

    • @makeyourfaith
      @makeyourfaith  3 года назад

      oh I've gotta see that! Thanks for the rec Barry!

  • @scottjensen7045
    @scottjensen7045 2 года назад +1

    To collaborate with so many individuals to make something so beautiful, must be the greatest feeling

  • @ev7734
    @ev7734 11 лет назад +8

    he does it on purpose, so you can hear what you want. and it makes his songs endlessly listenable.

  • @kadalora
    @kadalora 11 лет назад +2

    Thank you so much for re-posting this. On the previous upload (which disappeared) a man commented that Bon Iver's music had helped him overcome his drug addiction. Amazingly he later ran into Justin (the singer-songwriter) at a truck-stop and Justin sat and talked with him for ten minutes as this man wept. I just thought that was an incredible story worth sharing again. Peace.

  • @EmilyRose1
    @EmilyRose1 9 лет назад +703

    For the longest time I thought Bon Iver was just Justin Vernon and I thought Bon Iver was his name

    • @terrahelix3946
      @terrahelix3946 8 лет назад +4

      Lol I thought that until now haha

    • @WallyBrando
      @WallyBrando 8 лет назад +61

      +Emily P Bon Iver was just Justin Vernon for For Emma, Forever Ago

    • @visas_marr
      @visas_marr 8 лет назад +60

      well he still writes and produces it all himself, the rest of the band is for live performances and changes a lot.

    • @zgoodrich1
      @zgoodrich1 8 лет назад +4

      I thought he spent some time up in Canada and the French speaking people he was with called him Bon Iver, which means good winner. That could just be a rumor, though.

    • @holleyoake123
      @holleyoake123 8 лет назад +2

      I'm pretty sure most of it is written by Justin and then everyone else just plays whatever.

  • @dannybaldwin4149
    @dannybaldwin4149 3 года назад +1

    I feel like this song is about a battle with drug addiction or depression but reading the lyrics and listening to it at the same time makes it so much more profound…… simply beautiful in every way

  • @drfdwf392
    @drfdwf392 6 лет назад +4

    This song is godamn magical. It takes you somewhere.

  • @johnruggiero4205
    @johnruggiero4205 6 лет назад +3

    Bob Iver has been captivated me since “skinny love” in 08’. It’s magical and oh so heartbreaking! It’s romantic music taken to another level! We love ❤️ You Justin & the Boys fromBon Iver! HALLOCENE is one of the best!

  • @TeddyPerv
    @TeddyPerv 10 лет назад +3

    ''you do not live and breathe without the world, but the world lives and breathes without you''

  • @dirtywater5336
    @dirtywater5336 7 лет назад +1

    a genuinely talented band. Two sets of drums working in tandem, the use of brass and bell instruments, and that underlying saxophone holding that one note in the chorus absolutely makes this song

  • @gergohalo4692
    @gergohalo4692 4 года назад +6

    Gotta love how Questlove and Justin are pointing at each other when Jimmy mentions the greatest band in late night @5:49. Humble and genius people.

  • @yjloiselle
    @yjloiselle 12 лет назад +2

    I've only recently begun to really appreciate this incredible creation. I've read people's impressions of what the song is about -face it, it's beautiful because it's cryptic and we all take away something because we all feel the beauty and the pain in this song. And the musicians in this performance... damn! French horn, trombone, clarinet, tenor sax, trumpet... I, too, have this song on 'repeat' in my car, on my iPod, in my house.
    Thanks for the post! Incredibly moving.

  • @peanutismint
    @peanutismint 12 лет назад +3

    This is spectacular! Great to see a group of musicians so in-synch to recreate such a dense album track!

  • @allpaulwanted
    @allpaulwanted 12 лет назад +1

    It's amazing how this is song is so outright emotional. It's moving before you know what the lyrics are, then you learn the lyrics and it's doubly so.

  • @aalen88
    @aalen88 3 года назад +5

    What an amazing group of musicians!

  • @chest002
    @chest002 12 лет назад +2

    I wished his recorded version sounded as good as this performance. I love the horns in his. How beautiful this is. Thanks for presrving.

  • @nathong3229
    @nathong3229 8 лет назад +5

    Love the drum style - Wonderful track

  • @Guitarmaster332
    @Guitarmaster332 12 лет назад +1

    Bon Iver is one of the best songwriters of this era. He manages to express the demons he faced with powerful lyrics as well as instrumentation. Simply breathtaking.

  • @ilustrado7291
    @ilustrado7291 8 лет назад +13

    GOD DAMN, THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT

  • @dancersbythesea5656
    @dancersbythesea5656 2 месяца назад

    That was one of the best performances ever. So complete with all the instruments. Thank you!!!!

  • @ericp8345
    @ericp8345 5 лет назад +8

    I thought I would only cry watching the music video, but even this performance did. Damn I'm getting too sentimental.

  • @NolanGemini94
    @NolanGemini94 4 года назад +2

    Let's be honest! One 'Like' is never enough to show the appreciation we meant for this Genius, and one 'comment' is NEVER going to do justice to this masterpiece! But I just want to pay my RESPECT and say Thank you:)

  • @OFODRUMS
    @OFODRUMS 10 лет назад +23

    I've probably listnened to this song 100 times, played it at gigs at least ten times and I've recorded 5+ own versions of it with different instrumentations and mindsets. But I end up never being satisfied with my takes on it because Justin and Bon Iver's two takes (live and album are quite different) are just so incredibly good. Been working on getting a live one-take style recording of it with my band with just singing, guitar obstinato and a grand piano but I think I'm just going to put that recording on a hard drive and never publish it because I'll just compare it to the originals. Dammit, I love this song!

    • @OneManAndHisToaster
      @OneManAndHisToaster 9 лет назад +1

      Oskar Förberg Hey Oskar! After reading this i went to see your channel expecting maybe i would be able to find one of your versions of this song but i couldn't find one! :P Do you happen to have a url or a link with a live version or an arrange made by you? ty in advance! :D

    • @OFODRUMS
      @OFODRUMS 9 лет назад

      ***** Hi dude! Well no, I haven't "released" any take on this song. If I do I'll send you a link! :)

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 9 лет назад

      Oskar Förberg That's why no one covers his songs! Because they know it just wont be the same. Take a look at Birdy. She had to make her own version of it.
      Edit: Kudos to covering his music. It takes talent I can only imagine.

    • @OFODRUMS
      @OFODRUMS 9 лет назад +1

      Parker Dolan well you've got a good point there. When ever I feel ready to upload a take of this wonderful song I'll definitely tell you guys. If you're into tallest man on earth I've got a cover of his Cycles cover on my soundcloud. Just do a search on my name if you're interested. Some songs there are not that good, others I'm quite proud of. :)

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 9 лет назад

      Oskar Förberg yes I really like 1904 by them! I'd be happy to listen to you jammin'. just send me the link or whatever.

  • @JordanDanielWende
    @JordanDanielWende Год назад +2

    How did I not know Charlie Day was on with Bon Iver? Legendary

  • @ladyhecate9450
    @ladyhecate9450 5 лет назад +15

    I first heard this song in the movie The Judge with Robert Downey, Jr and Robert Duvall. I got tears in my eyes hearing the song played with a scene in the movie. I just had tomhavevthis song.

    • @jamesh1402
      @jamesh1402 5 лет назад

      Same, and it hit me in the feels

    • @ericfox7390
      @ericfox7390 5 лет назад

      Yes that is where I first heard it as well !

  • @geenomoney
    @geenomoney 6 лет назад +1

    Holy crap ! I nearly cried and came at the same time. How beautiful is this !!!

  • @lukascorbitt1544
    @lukascorbitt1544 8 лет назад +71

    Justin is so ahead of his time...

    • @loginonlinecues575
      @loginonlinecues575 3 года назад

      He sure is...just look at his album from 4 years, 22 a million a perfect blend of electronic and looping. wait until some RnB artists use that album as a blueprint in few years

  • @magicmystery4211
    @magicmystery4211 4 года назад +2

    The way justin is moving his head back and forth, up and down is JUST BEAUTIFUL.

  • @JonahJojoTheMan
    @JonahJojoTheMan 8 лет назад +6

    I can never hear this song without thinking that it is the description of someone's dream.

  • @tjw133-l3i
    @tjw133-l3i 4 месяца назад

    한국에서 바쁜 도시의 삶을 살면서 캐나다의 조용한 겨울을 느끼고 싶을 때마다 듣는 노래입니다. 나의 마음의 고함 같은 노래... 감사합니다.

  • @javigalindo8560
    @javigalindo8560 9 лет назад +9

    Heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.

  • @e036109
    @e036109 8 лет назад +2

    Man! Thanks for posting! Excellent memory.

  • @dojaneko179
    @dojaneko179 8 лет назад +3

    Literally the most beautiful thing in my life.