ARTIST JOURNAL - Kimbra | As You Are

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

Комментарии • 303

  • @MirandaAndUh
    @MirandaAndUh 9 лет назад +305

    There's something so special about her live performances. She's not just capturing an emotion, she's actively feeling it as she's singing. There's all these little complexities on her face, some that linger, and some as she's reaching for a note or winding down, and it's so clearly _felt_, that at some points in here it's heartbreaking just as it is beautiful. Just tremendous. She's one for the ages, a truly unique soul.

    • @YoungMasterpiece
      @YoungMasterpiece 7 лет назад +5

      She's being real.

    • @chefclementine
      @chefclementine 7 лет назад +1

      Rishon Marrell I wholeheartedly agree.

    • @SerOuroboros
      @SerOuroboros 7 лет назад +1

      Rishon Marrell exactly... i have no words

    • @jessicazumeta262
      @jessicazumeta262 6 лет назад +2

      I taotally agree. Ive always like her music but I went to her concert last month and seeing her perform it live added so much depth and expression to each song.

    • @Lost_In_Peace
      @Lost_In_Peace 2 месяца назад

      Well said

  • @RelyaVoy
    @RelyaVoy 9 лет назад +30

    Kimbra plays in her own league.
    I can't describe how stunning this is. I loved the studio version, but this one hurts even more and showcases her vocals so well.
    This is by far my favourite live performance of anything i've seen yet in my life

  • @soliloquylove2115
    @soliloquylove2115 9 лет назад +138

    This song hurts my heart, but I can't stop listening.

    • @daviddaspit3986
      @daviddaspit3986 9 лет назад +3

      Me too!

    • @silenceisonfire2099
      @silenceisonfire2099 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@daviddaspit3986man y’all don’t understand how much I feel this song right now going thru what I am 😢

    • @hohepa3197
      @hohepa3197 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​​@@silenceisonfire2099 straight arp g

  • @layuhdayviss
    @layuhdayviss 8 лет назад +8

    From like 5:55 to the end absolutely kills me. lyrics, music, HER. She is such an artist. This was so effortless.

  • @luisramirezrivera6765
    @luisramirezrivera6765 9 лет назад +65

    "When you create a place with someone that's sacred and that you think is just shared between you two, if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way that you didn't expect, you start to put up walls for fear that it will happen again"

  • @charlesgates4387
    @charlesgates4387 5 месяцев назад +4

    Great artist. Live, she's a force. Somewhere, however, her music took a turn. I came back here from a more recent video and it can't compare to this. When she remembers from whence she came, we'll all remember her relevence. Killer piece of music.

  • @blillie06
    @blillie06 3 года назад +16

    You see a lot of quick and forced smiles from her in this video, occasionally accompanied by a double blink. You can tell that she’s surpresing so much raw emotion here. Singing from a place very deep down. A beautiful arrangement.

  • @MsLishtheDish
    @MsLishtheDish 9 лет назад +11

    I'm in awe of her vocal range, no matter how many years I've followed her, I'll never tire or stop being amazed. She deserves the attention of the whole world. Fantastic.

  • @cereyza
    @cereyza 8 лет назад +88

    i listened to this and cried at the first long note.. the way her voice broke at the end.. my heart broke with it

    • @sshuraii
      @sshuraii 8 лет назад

      HEYCEREZA at what point in the video are you referring to?

    • @cereyza
      @cereyza 8 лет назад +3

      3:25 . revisiting it right now I got chills again

    • @TheMetroDetroiter
      @TheMetroDetroiter 7 лет назад +2

      What about 6:03 - 6:11

    • @jonascleber5355
      @jonascleber5355 7 лет назад +1

      exactly, i cant prevent the tears

    • @INFChiquito
      @INFChiquito 7 лет назад +1

      i cry listening this

  • @thonau8030
    @thonau8030 8 лет назад +109

    someone please give her a Grammy !

    • @BryceKatz
      @BryceKatz 8 лет назад +13

      Sadly, Kimbra is too far outside the mainstream to be considered Grammy material. She has, however, won numerous awards in Australia and New Zealand.

    • @thonau8030
      @thonau8030 8 лет назад +4

      but... like... Lorde can have it but Kimbra can't??? seriously???

    • @BryceKatz
      @BryceKatz 8 лет назад +10

      Lorde isn't anything special, musically speaking. Lyrically, yes, she's amazing, but I've yet to hear anything from her that's particularly interesting or challenging. In fact, her songs seem to work best when Postmodern Jukebox covers them. Lorde is decidedly a mainstream pop act, which is why I'm not at all surprised she got a Grammy nod.
      Contrast with Kimbra. She's a bit of a musical chameleon, who not only writes and sings, but also produces her own work. Look at the stylistic differences between "Vows" and "The Golden Echo", then contrast both of those works with her live performances at SpaceJam and on stage with David Byrne at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Prince tribute concert (there weren't many invited to perfom with The Revolution, y'know). The American popular music scene has no idea what to do with Kimbra.

    • @thonau8030
      @thonau8030 8 лет назад +1

      Bryce Katz you mean Kimbra has so many different potentials that many people don't understand?? okay! that explains alot, thankyou sir!

    • @so0bly466
      @so0bly466 8 лет назад +20

      Queen Kimbra does have a Grammy though. Sadly, it's because of Gotye and not her solo stuff but she's literally more than deserving. Especially after seeing the nominations this year lmao

  • @Isa-tw4fc
    @Isa-tw4fc 8 лет назад +28

    I cry every time I hear her sing this. THAT is artistry.

  • @mattheusdbb311
    @mattheusdbb311 9 лет назад +69

    Oh Lord, this was pure perfection. I'm absolutely in love with this woman's talent!
    Seriously, I'm blown away.

  • @44standaman
    @44standaman 9 лет назад +76

    'As you are' is my favorite song from the album. This live rendition is PERFECTION! THANK YOU KIMBRA FOR CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF THE SONG IN YOUR PERFORMANCE! I LOVE YOU!

  • @pokenaru97
    @pokenaru97 9 лет назад +4

    The middle violinist is so good looking omg and Kimbra smashed this song ! Her control is wow!!

  • @CarolineKoko
    @CarolineKoko 9 лет назад +21

    OMG I am in love with this woman's artistry. IN LOVE, PEOPLE!

  • @violetr.5503
    @violetr.5503 9 лет назад +36

    I never met an artist explain her emotions through music as well as her. She is one of my inspirations and love her voice. Although it makes me depressed and emotional listening to this song. I guess it's because of the amount of emotion and feeling put into the song.

  • @yessfortumblr
    @yessfortumblr 9 лет назад +39

    I can't, she's so perfect ! This performance is 100 ! My god . I love !!

    • @emvee5719
      @emvee5719 9 лет назад +2

      Thanks for recording her performance of this at the observatory! I was there and it was just as amazing as I remember!

    • @yessfortumblr
      @yessfortumblr 9 лет назад

      ***** Of course ! It's my favorite song plus it's Kimbra, I have to ! :)

  • @g1ycerine
    @g1ycerine 8 лет назад +24

    Speechless. This is so raw it hurts. She bleeds talent.

  • @ubslam6784
    @ubslam6784 8 лет назад +6

    I love the act of storytelling in the intro, like beginners poetry.

  • @itsbliss877
    @itsbliss877 8 лет назад +18

    she doesn't just create music she also creates art as well

  • @julianwilliams8630
    @julianwilliams8630 8 лет назад +46

    Never have I felt so connected to an artist. You are a gem. Thank you for this gift.

  • @legacy_the_archer
    @legacy_the_archer 9 лет назад +38

    i used this opening speech to cheer someone up thank you kimbra

  • @chriswood7109
    @chriswood7109 9 лет назад +3

    Just so wonderful. Kimbra, you are a genius. And like all the cleverest people, you don't indulge in narcissistic self-indulgence. Don't let L.A. get to you. You are absolutely right as you are! Wonderfully wonderful!

  • @klausfritz5052
    @klausfritz5052 9 лет назад +17

    There is music which just sounds nice or not and there is music which really touches you, does something inside of you - again Kimbra has managed to produce one for the second category. sShe is just simply one of the most underrated artists.

  • @RisTheGreat29
    @RisTheGreat29 9 лет назад +3

    Every single time I listen to this song, and Kimbra says, "But in time, everything must go..." I lose it.

  • @tanziaparibas8951
    @tanziaparibas8951 9 лет назад +10

    I just wanted to share with the world this beautiful piece of art and music of Kimbra.

  • @LexValenzona
    @LexValenzona 9 лет назад +4

    One of the most Heartwarming songs ever by Kimbra.

  • @LuisBarajas
    @LuisBarajas 9 лет назад +12

    one of the most gifted performers. I can't help but feel the emotion in her performances.

  • @rylee4012
    @rylee4012 8 лет назад +1

    This is going on my list of beautiful songs that make me want to cry. This is a modern wonder, and Kimbra doesn't get the publicity she deserves.

  • @jonopolis
    @jonopolis 4 года назад +3

    When things get tough I come back and watch this video as a reminder that it was worth it to be vulnerable. I credit this video for helping me not become so jaded and bitter over situations, friendships, and relationships that just didn’t work out.

  • @M.Inelle
    @M.Inelle 9 лет назад +5

    Kimbra never fails with an amazing live version of her songs and this is amazing.

  • @emmawattimena
    @emmawattimena 9 лет назад +14

    I love how all of the comments I'm seeing are so positive and loving. You're beautiful Kimbra. You're music and your soul are so beautiful 💖

  • @tennislover78jj24
    @tennislover78jj24 8 лет назад +4

    There is nothing more to say!!! Just crying my eyes out! So so beautiful!

  • @imapineapple15
    @imapineapple15 9 лет назад +10

    Amazing. Perfection. and yes vulnerability is so important, but it is VERY difficult. In all relationships, not just romantic ones.

  • @rebeccatrevino9296
    @rebeccatrevino9296 2 года назад +5

    So few artist at her level....Love her power...

  • @TaliaandScotland
    @TaliaandScotland 9 лет назад +15

    My heart just exploded and now it's lying in pieces all around me.

  • @xBradsrucax
    @xBradsrucax 8 лет назад +10

    Really hit home for me. Breathtaking.

  • @judahsjewelshandmadejewelr2208
    @judahsjewelshandmadejewelr2208 6 лет назад +2

    There's something that I can't get away from in this song. I find myself completely captivated in every word. Emotions everywhere. Thank you Kimbra!

  • @feyzaflute
    @feyzaflute 3 года назад +5

    Raw beauty! I love Kimbra, such a strong musician!

  • @deanrivens582
    @deanrivens582 9 лет назад +2

    "When you create a place with someone that's sacred and that you think is just shared between you two, if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way that you didn't expect, you start to put up walls for fear that that'll happen again. This song is about that place of illusion that we fall into, where... in love we're blinded and we think that we're the only ones and that it's just this little, safe bubble that you create with someone. But there's this conversation that takes place between two people when one is asking someone to come exactly as they are, to allow them to be intimate; allow them to be open. And so often we fall for that and when we find out that it wasn't as pure as you thought, it can be really difficult to let yourself be vulnerable again. Vulnerability is so important to me. I think it's so crucial to the human experience, that we open ourselves up and that we be... real with people, and that we be raw with people, and we them see ourselves as we are. But it's also one of the hardest things to do. It's so much better to walk through life having given that, and having opened that space up to someone."

  • @davidlujan7073
    @davidlujan7073 7 лет назад +2

    I wish I could give a thumbs up every time I listen to it.

  • @LeMikerophone
    @LeMikerophone 9 лет назад +2

    An incredible performance by a genuine artist and a phenomenal arrangement by a musical genius. Took the song to uncharted places; so enchanting and heartbreaking. One of Kimbra's absolute best.

  • @legacy_the_archer
    @legacy_the_archer 9 лет назад +10

    this was so beautiful and uplifting to me while i was depressed.

  • @legacythearcher
    @legacythearcher 7 лет назад +28

    Heres the opening trancript
    when you create a place with someone that you think is sacred and is just shared between you two .and if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way you didn't expect ,you start to put up walls for the fear of it happening again . that place of illusion that we fall into where in love were blinded and we think that we're the only ones and that it's just a little safe bubble that you create with someone, there is this conversation that takes place between the two people and one is asking someone to come exactly as they are and to allow them to be intimate and allow them to be open ,and so often we fall for that and we find out that it wasn't pure as we thought it can be really difficult to feel vulnerable again .vulnerability is so important to me i think it's crucial to the human experience that we open up ourselves up and that we be real people and be raw with people and we let them see ourselves for exactly who we are but it's also one of the hardest things to do. its so much better to walk through life having given that and opening that space up to someone -kimbra

  • @LauraBlanco7
    @LauraBlanco7 8 лет назад +7

    I cried

  • @joeagger
    @joeagger 7 лет назад +6

    this song never fails to give me goosebumps upon goosebumps. Everybody Knows is such a great lead single, I'm so excited for this new era. this brilliant woman never disappoints

  • @RelyaVoy
    @RelyaVoy 7 лет назад +1

    I hate it when people say "modern music sucks". Kimbra is such a great example that pop music can be interesting, risky and complex. She is one of a kind, ahead of her time.

  • @godfreyemmanuel3097
    @godfreyemmanuel3097 9 лет назад +21

    Now I'm not one for feeling,but the emotion and expression gained from this is indescribable.

  • @ShawnChristmas
    @ShawnChristmas 9 лет назад +2

    This song is so overwhelming in the best way. Incredible performance.

  • @SeanisMcgaunis
    @SeanisMcgaunis 9 лет назад +6

    I've listened to this version around 5 times already today. It's just so amazing!

  • @AlexandraCovers484
    @AlexandraCovers484 8 лет назад +6

    goosebumps for dayzzzzz

  • @indiepunkftw
    @indiepunkftw 9 лет назад +2

    I have no words. This video was a masterpiece- thoughtful, enlightening, philosophical, transcendent, ephemeral, evanescent. I feel like I've just grown as a person from just this experience alone. THIS IS TRULY A WORK OF ART - Sublime!

  • @SwordOfJustice2007
    @SwordOfJustice2007 9 лет назад +6

    She is quite an artist. Very creative and very talented.

  • @diplomat2623
    @diplomat2623 9 лет назад +1

    Her voice touches my soul!!! I thought I hated 90% of this album versus Vows. Kimbra fan forever!

  • @ShiniestMew
    @ShiniestMew 9 лет назад +8

    This is incredible and i love everything kimbra does. Shes a beautiful person.

  • @dopamine
    @dopamine 5 лет назад +2

    I've lost count how many times I've watched this video and have felt my heart and soul swell so much that I cry. Every time it's a different meaning. ❤️

  • @AdamPearce
    @AdamPearce 5 лет назад +3

    Woah. I'm only just discovering Kimbra now - but woah. I keep finding gems like this and I don't know what to do with it.

  • @MrGmanDan
    @MrGmanDan 9 лет назад +5

    This is really Kimbra at her finest! Just Pow! Spot on @kimbramusic!

  • @johnnotreweh3989
    @johnnotreweh3989 9 лет назад +4

    Ooh Gosh Kimbra Johnson is beyond perfection ! she shows up here that's possible to touch the soul with the music in a completely different level and she did it to me, she got really intimate of my soul with this song and perform, i can almost feel hers on me! Goosebumps everywhere ! U blew my mind Lass :D

  • @seanbelltv
    @seanbelltv Год назад +1

    Beautifully underplayed. And that persistant E key, like a relentless stabbing of the heart. Bravo.

  • @ashalynne-deane9457
    @ashalynne-deane9457 4 года назад +1

    High school feelings. I love kimbra. This song is life. So pure.

  • @citront
    @citront 9 лет назад +12

    this is so beautiful....

  • @somefemale3303
    @somefemale3303 9 лет назад +4

    Beautiful. What to say...just beautiful...
    Kimbra does so well at capturing emotions and singing them into the melody.
    The string version of "As You Are" is great.
    Definitely captures the tone and emotion well.
    An artist great in studio and fabulous in her live performances.
    Beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing this Artist Journal + Ms.Kimbra. ♥

  • @kakamaru5
    @kakamaru5 9 лет назад +1

    God this was so beautiful, I cried. She is so talented. It's a shame no one really knows her outside of that Gotye song. She doesn't have a Grammy for nothing people!

  • @marynaboiko
    @marynaboiko 8 лет назад +2

    the first verse and chorus are just unbelievable

  • @dingsysaba
    @dingsysaba 9 лет назад +7

    Everybody check out 6:11 the emotion on her face really gets to me.

  • @scrapy3211
    @scrapy3211 7 лет назад +2

    Truly a heart felt song, it's amazing to see the expressions on the violinists.

  • @Moski369
    @Moski369 3 года назад +2

    This song will get me every time

  • @rafaelfernandes5237
    @rafaelfernandes5237 7 лет назад +4

    06:01 OMG Melhor parte do vídeo - o talento de Kimbra é incrível ❤

  • @callmepeanotpie
    @callmepeanotpie 9 лет назад +12

    there's always something new with her.. i really love how she plays with her voice. forever fan!

  • @hit0442
    @hit0442 9 лет назад +3

    Kimbra is a true artist.

  • @holly_irene
    @holly_irene 9 лет назад +5

    That is So Divinely Gorgeous!
    THANK YOU

  • @Motomamiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
    @Motomamiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 4 года назад +2

    Still bangs today kimbra! Forever support you and your music

  • @Marcescently
    @Marcescently 9 лет назад +2

    This song is beautifully intense! You are amazing Kimbra!

  • @butler11111
    @butler11111 6 лет назад +2

    My favourite Kimbra song

  • @orangekabrown
    @orangekabrown 7 лет назад +2

    This is wonderful art! Thank you Kimbra for sharing such deep thoughts with us!

  • @sshuraii
    @sshuraii 9 лет назад +3

    Truly a beautiful performance.

  • @emilymoore9499
    @emilymoore9499 9 лет назад +1

    Chills. Kimbra is so original and never ceases to amaze!

  • @jasonbates4885
    @jasonbates4885 4 года назад +1

    She knocks me speechless honestly

  • @quincy3209
    @quincy3209 9 лет назад +4

    6:03 STUNNING

  • @futurepixelsmusic
    @futurepixelsmusic 9 лет назад +2

    Very intimate song selection for this video. Well put together. And Kimbra is just awesome.

  • @mannepg18
    @mannepg18 9 лет назад

    Kimbra is a true artist, she is amzing, talented, great singer, beauty, in one word she is PERFECT, I like the way she play with her voice, her live versions are better than the album versions, I'm in love with this woman.

  • @elgrislito
    @elgrislito 8 лет назад +3

    Kimbra eres la mejor!

  • @darianricks2050
    @darianricks2050 8 лет назад +4

    I love her 😍

  • @okiyuko-6700
    @okiyuko-6700 7 лет назад +1

    This is literally my favorite video on RUclips.

  • @phillyblunt138
    @phillyblunt138 9 лет назад +8

    Fantastic short. I've been waiting for a live performance of this track since the album was released, and really stoked it got a new composition by Van Dyke Parks. You really ought to put 'As You Are' in the title of the video though, so it can be found by search.

  • @gustavogustoken
    @gustavogustoken 2 года назад +2

    3:05 ufff escalofrios me dió en la espalda, que voz tiene esta mujer. Faaa!!! Y luego 4:53 tremendo lo que hace y ese Ey!! Tiene toda la onda

  • @NaomiAde94
    @NaomiAde94 9 лет назад +2

    Like many others this is my favorite song off the album and i've been waiting for a live version. Thank you for such a beautiful rendition!

  • @antoineanglaret815
    @antoineanglaret815 4 года назад +1

    Many thanks to you!

  • @Whooshta
    @Whooshta 8 лет назад +1

    So much power. The message to the execution. Brilliant.

  • @IGagaFever
    @IGagaFever 9 лет назад +3

    A true artist at work 🎼🎤❤️

  • @yasfishadriyah9998
    @yasfishadriyah9998 7 лет назад +1

    Best version. I love album version, but I'd love it...

  • @hannastevens
    @hannastevens 9 лет назад +1

    Masterful, genuine, simply exquisite. Thank you.

  • @fabienoesch9354
    @fabienoesch9354 7 лет назад +1

    Sober and deep performance ! Very touching. Love it !

  • @ChantalClaeys
    @ChantalClaeys 3 года назад +4

    I won't give it back again
    I won't give it back to you
    I won't give that part again
    I won't love another you
    'Cause honey that eyeglass got me thinkin'
    You ain't no friend of mine
    And I'm movin' so fast that you got me thinkin'
    Why not keep chasin' time?
    Honey I wanna find somewhere sacred
    Away from your flashin' lights
    Honey I was yours in the dark of the night
    Come as you are
    Come let me take a picture
    Come as you are
    I won't give it back again
    More that I'm givin', the more you take
    Feelin' forced into the intimate
    With every move I make into your frame
    Come on, take anything you like
    Come on, take anything you like
    Come on, take anything you like
    Come on, take anything you like
    'Cause honey that eyeglass got me thinkin'
    You ain't no friend of mine
    We were movin' so fast and the sand was sinkin'
    Why not keep chasin' time?
    Honey I wanna feel something sacred
    Away from your flashin' lights
    Honey I was yours in the dark of the night
    Come as you are
    Come let me take a picture
    Come as you are
    Come inside, a little to the right
    Get comfortable, you're a natural
    Come inside, it'll be alright
    Love comes at a cost, nothing's ever lost
    Just another paradox
    And dark was never just for us
    Takin' all the falls, try and make it last
    But it's too, my love shall pass
    The dark was never just for us
    And it all ends the same
    'Cause in time, everything must change
    Take another fast, try to make it last if you want to
    But in time, everything must go

  • @heyosii440
    @heyosii440 19 дней назад

    As Lang Leav said, "It’s funny how a song can take you back to a moment,
    to a place, or to someone you once loved."
    This song is my heart broken anthem 9 years ago. Still wonder why this lyric capturing my story precisely and immaculate beautiful. And the time, OMG! 😅

  • @bobbyprabowo1843
    @bobbyprabowo1843 9 лет назад +1

    I love Kimbra

  • @kailynthompson1305
    @kailynthompson1305 9 лет назад +2

    god... i love her

  • @maliabartholomew1313
    @maliabartholomew1313 9 лет назад +1

    kimbra is my inspiration

  • @liilbiscuit
    @liilbiscuit 2 года назад +1

    Outstanding artist.