You're one of the first reactors I've seen actually understand this song, not to mention actually know who the Nina he was talking about was. Very impressed.
"Power has been cried by those stronger than me, straight into the face of those who say rattle your chains if you love being free" This line gives me chills every time.
Black rights, womens rights, gay rights, The troubles in northern ireland, trans rights.. all included in this.. this should be the theme song for 2021!
The struggle of the whole Island of Ireland and the Irish ppl.. Not just the 30yr of the troubles in the North.. Over 800yrs of oppression and struggle
Hozier is such an amazing artist. Not just his voice, but his lyrics and how he is just a genuinely caring and thoughtful person who is very purposeful in his music and his activism. Every chance he gets he credits civil rights activists/artists who heavily influenced him and even inviting Mavis Staples to be on this track and giving her a chance to tell her story on a podcast he did. I love that you picked up on that. He has a lot of songs with political/underlying meaning about the world. If you want more recommendations I would say his newest “jackboot jump” is a great example. Cherry wine is about domestic violence and all the proceeds went to charities. For just general “holy crap this man can sing” Movement is a universal favorite. He just has a lot of great material.
completely agree, great post. I saw him live @ a castle in my and his home country of Ireland in late 2017 , but I had no real idea how gifted he was back then, ugh :(. Id say he come from a very gifted and Artistic family - his mother painted the cover of him in their pool for the 'Wasteland baby' album !
Fun fact! The people in this video are all activists from Ireland (except Mavis Staples who's an American civil rights activist who's in the Rock & Roll and Blue's Hall of Fame) and this was their first time hearing the song. I think the fact that that's their genuine reactions makes the song land with more force (dunno if anyone's said this yet but oh well lol).
Hozier is in the video, the last gentleman you see in the video with the beard, an Irishman singing with Mavis, who is also in the video. You should check out him singing live in the new York subway station
This man Hozier gets my soul like no one else ever could with his music - like you said - His voice is Power and its a blessing to have him use that Power for good and justice for all in the world - Thnak you Javier for the suggestion!
I fucking love this song. It makes me want to get out there and protest injustices and change the world. His voice is so powerful. I love that he uses his art as a force for change and thought.
Hozier is a really good singer and songwriter from Ireland. He has 2 albums; Both are excellent. He is especially good live. His band is really good, too. Almost (Sweet Music), Cherry Wine (This song is about domestic violence), Shrike, Movement.. They’re all great.
So nice to see another irish person made his music spread all across the world. Irishmen song with soul. The Nina Simone connection is amazing. So glad others got what this song is about. Love from Ireland.
The following was 'lifted' from the comment section of another channel and a woman named sarah najjar. It may help your listenership. I'm SO glad -you- have the knowledge and understanding to explain it. Thank you. "The lyrics namecheck the artist-activists of previous generations, including Woody Guthrie, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, John Lennon..., contributing vocalist Mavis Staples, and the titular Nina Simone; The naming of the track is a nod to Simone's recording of Sinnerman, which features the lyric "I cried power." The song describes their work as the "hearing of a human spirit ringing". "Nina Cried Power" salutes their contributions to the protest music of the American civil rights movement, declaring that "It's not the waking, it's the rising."
As others said, you are one of the only reactors to recognize the names. Mavis Staples sang at the rally in DC where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech.
I cry every time i hear this song, its so incredibly powerful and the meaning is just overwhelming… and lets talk about Miss Staples and her powerhouse of a voice…
the african american civil rights movement directly inspired the northern ireland civil rights movement where Irish people stood up for the right to vote and not be discriminated against in their own home - Hozier always quotes James Connolly (an irish revolutionary) “no revolution is complete without its poetical expression” before he performs this song as he says that quote is the inspiration for this song. he gives credit to poets, artists & musicians who have used their platform to actively fight injustice - i love that hozier truly shows his appreciation to his sources of inspiration - especially the black artists who have moved him
I love pretty much anything about this song - Hozier's voice, the way gospel elements merge seamlessly into it, the way he alludes to the civil rights movement but can be applied to any act of resistance (I'm certain the 1916 Easter rising is behind that "not the waking but the rising"), as well as background elements like Mavis Staples always being a inspiration to Hozier. I think the song does a wonderful of balancing: the allusions to the civil rights movment are the most noticable, but theree are enough others so everybody listening has his own associations. The result is something that won't feel dated, or stop touching people, any time soon.
Hozier is super talented and hugely underappreciated imo, there are never enough reactions to his songs! He's sweet to his fans, does a lot for charity, writes genious lyrics, and his voice - you hear it for yourself :) his influences are blues and gospel ,which can also be heard; Mavis Staples told him during the recording "The amount of soul this boy has is ridiculous!" :D The idea of this MV is simple but powerful - the people in the video are activists and public advocates, and they hear the song for the first time during the shooting, hence the tears etc. There are tons of great songs by him, sexy and depressing, fun and cheeky, serious and thought provoking. My personal picks would be - To be alone (serious), Sunlight (bright, in love), Movement (sexy, in love), Dinner and Diatribes (horny lol), NFWMB (scared but horny), As it was(heart break) , Work song (love and sex), Jackboot jump (protest song basically). And many more :D
Mavis is a one LIVING LEGEND, she is simply wonderful! Legendary Diva! And in lyrics, REFERENCES to LEGENDARY singers, in highlights the unbelievable Patti LaBelle, the best Singer of ALL time!
One of the women in the video is Bernadette Devlin now McCaliskey who is an Irish civil rights activist. She was given a key to NYC and handed it over to the Black Panthers. One of the men in the video is Eamon Mc Cann another Irish civil rights activist and another is an Irish actor who speaks out and another is Panti Bliss an Irish gay rights activist who is also sometimes called The Queen of Ireland. The Repeal sweatshirt the woman is wearing is about a referendum that was held and passed in Ireland to allow safe reproductive rights.
This just showed up in my feed. Have been following Hozier for a long time now and have watched many reaction videos of this song and yours is the first I have seen that really understood the significance of the song and the names mentioned in it. New fan and subscriber here. Thank you for reacting to this one. Made me feel like the first time hearing it!
We Irish looked to the Civil Rights movement in the US and the Black leaders and used the same ideas in our own struggles in Ireland against the British empire
Who woulda thunk that a six-and-a-half-foot white guy from Ireland and Mavis Staples would blend so well together? One of the best songs produced in the last ten years.
Check out "Work song" by Hozier, you will love it. Proper poetry put to music. Also "From Eden", by Hozier,. Enjoy my friend. Wish I could hear them for the first time again.
You're one of the first reactors I've seen actually understand this song, not to mention actually know who the Nina he was talking about was. Very impressed.
It's not a difficult one to riddle out to be fair
True, but the point stands
Yea, I agree. Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Joni Mitchell, etc. nobody even mentions any of them.
"Power has been cried by those stronger than me, straight into the face of those who say rattle your chains if you love being free"
This line gives me chills every time.
Especially now, when we are "chained for our own safety"
Me too. This collaboration was so surprising yet extraordinary
Black rights, womens rights, gay rights, The troubles in northern ireland, trans rights.. all included in this.. this should be the theme song for 2021!
Facts
Hozier is epic.
He's also awesome live. X
The struggle of the whole Island of Ireland and the Irish ppl.. Not just the 30yr of the troubles in the North.. Over 800yrs of oppression and struggle
Hozier is such an amazing artist. Not just his voice, but his lyrics and how he is just a genuinely caring and thoughtful person who is very purposeful in his music and his activism. Every chance he gets he credits civil rights activists/artists who heavily influenced him and even inviting Mavis Staples to be on this track and giving her a chance to tell her story on a podcast he did. I love that you picked up on that. He has a lot of songs with political/underlying meaning about the world. If you want more recommendations I would say his newest “jackboot jump” is a great example. Cherry wine is about domestic violence and all the proceeds went to charities. For just general “holy crap this man can sing” Movement is a universal favorite. He just has a lot of great material.
completely agree, great post. I saw him live @ a castle in my and his home country of Ireland in late 2017 , but I had no real idea how gifted he was back then, ugh :(. Id say he come from a very gifted and Artistic family - his mother painted the cover of him in their pool for the 'Wasteland baby' album !
True! Love him
@@Elnino09ification you saw him at a CASTLE that must have been so magestic
Fun fact! The people in this video are all activists from Ireland (except Mavis Staples who's an American civil rights activist who's in the Rock & Roll and Blue's Hall of Fame) and this was their first time hearing the song. I think the fact that that's their genuine reactions makes the song land with more force (dunno if anyone's said this yet but oh well lol).
I'd say The Arsonist's Lullaby is probably my favorite.
Try “The parting glass”
LOVE that song. Hozier's a powerhouse all the way around, lyrics, vocals and instrumentals... dude's a beast.
You pronounced his name right on the first try, good job!!
I love this song, and I love the tie-in to Nina’s song ‘sinnerman’
So proud of Hozier and how he is representing us 🇮🇪.. Love him
Also, the civil rights movement in America also inspired the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland ❤️🙌
@@karenlee6676 the whole Island not just the north
Hozier is in the video, the last gentleman you see in the video with the beard, an Irishman singing with Mavis, who is also in the video. You should check out him singing live in the new York subway station
This man Hozier gets my soul like no one else ever could with his music - like you said - His voice is Power and its a blessing to have him use that Power for good and justice for all in the world - Thnak you Javier for the suggestion!
Hozier's amazing. He's a great songwriter, lyricist and, yes, that voice is a gift from the gods.
I fucking love this song. It makes me want to get out there and protest injustices and change the world. His voice is so powerful. I love that he uses his art as a force for change and thought.
Hozier is a really good singer and songwriter from Ireland. He has 2 albums; Both are excellent. He is especially good live. His band is really good, too. Almost (Sweet Music), Cherry Wine (This song is about domestic violence), Shrike, Movement.. They’re all great.
So nice to see another irish person made his music spread all across the world. Irishmen song with soul. The Nina Simone connection is amazing. So glad others got what this song is about. Love from Ireland.
The following was 'lifted' from the comment section of another channel and a woman named sarah najjar. It may help your listenership. I'm SO glad -you- have the knowledge and understanding to explain it. Thank you.
"The lyrics namecheck the artist-activists of previous generations, including Woody Guthrie, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, John Lennon..., contributing vocalist Mavis Staples, and the titular Nina Simone; The naming of the track is a nod to Simone's recording of Sinnerman, which features the lyric "I cried power." The song describes their work as the "hearing of a human spirit ringing". "Nina Cried Power" salutes their contributions to the protest music of the American civil rights movement, declaring that "It's not the waking, it's the rising."
All the people in the video are Irish , and it's a reaction to their first time hearing the song..except for Mavis who is AA ..its a beauty ..
If I’m alone I scream this song. And I cry every time. Love that Mavis was on it too. Much love to you all. Gotta give it to get it.
As others said, you are one of the only reactors to recognize the names. Mavis Staples sang at the rally in DC where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech.
I cry every time i hear this song, its so incredibly powerful and the meaning is just overwhelming… and lets talk about Miss Staples and her powerhouse of a voice…
the african american civil rights movement directly inspired the northern ireland civil rights movement where Irish people stood up for the right to vote and not be discriminated against in their own home - Hozier always quotes James Connolly (an irish revolutionary) “no revolution is complete without its poetical expression” before he performs this song as he says that quote is the inspiration for this song. he gives credit to poets, artists & musicians who have used their platform to actively fight injustice - i love that hozier truly shows his appreciation to his sources of inspiration - especially the black artists who have moved him
you should watch his performance of this song (with mavis staples) on the ellen degeneres show. he's a phenomenal live singer.
I love pretty much anything about this song - Hozier's voice, the way gospel elements merge seamlessly into it, the way he alludes to the civil rights movement but can be applied to any act of resistance (I'm certain the 1916 Easter rising is behind that "not the waking but the rising"), as well as background elements like Mavis Staples always being a inspiration to Hozier.
I think the song does a wonderful of balancing: the allusions to the civil rights movment are the most noticable, but theree are enough others so everybody listening has his own associations. The result is something that won't feel dated, or stop touching people, any time soon.
In A Week ft Karen Crowley is amazing as is NFWMB and Sunlight.
Hozier always gives me chills!
His voice is an amazing instrument ❤
Hozier is super talented and hugely underappreciated imo, there are never enough reactions to his songs! He's sweet to his fans, does a lot for charity, writes genious lyrics, and his voice - you hear it for yourself :) his influences are blues and gospel ,which can also be heard; Mavis Staples told him during the recording "The amount of soul this boy has is ridiculous!" :D
The idea of this MV is simple but powerful - the people in the video are activists and public advocates, and they hear the song for the first time during the shooting, hence the tears etc.
There are tons of great songs by him, sexy and depressing, fun and cheeky, serious and thought provoking. My personal picks would be - To be alone (serious), Sunlight (bright, in love), Movement (sexy, in love), Dinner and Diatribes (horny lol), NFWMB (scared but horny), As it was(heart break) , Work song (love and sex), Jackboot jump (protest song basically). And many more :D
Mavis is a one LIVING LEGEND, she is simply wonderful! Legendary Diva! And in lyrics, REFERENCES to LEGENDARY singers, in highlights the unbelievable Patti LaBelle, the best Singer of ALL time!
You def need to watch the live recording version of it - sooooo good
Yass! I'd love to see u do more Hozier
My favorite song from him is "Amost (sweet music)"
One of the women in the video is Bernadette Devlin now McCaliskey who is an Irish civil rights activist. She was given a key to NYC and handed it over to the Black Panthers. One of the men in the video is Eamon Mc Cann another Irish civil rights activist and another is an Irish actor who speaks out and another is Panti Bliss an Irish gay rights activist who is also sometimes called The Queen of Ireland. The Repeal sweatshirt the woman is wearing is about a referendum that was held and passed in Ireland to allow safe reproductive rights.
Loved this song from the very first time I heard it! ❤️ This should be being played EVERYWHERE right now! ✊
This song always makes me cry it is so powerful.
This just showed up in my feed. Have been following Hozier for a long time now and have watched many reaction videos of this song and yours is the first I have seen that really understood the significance of the song and the names mentioned in it. New fan and subscriber here. Thank you for reacting to this one. Made me feel like the first time hearing it!
love that you instantly knew the names of the activists in the song. ❤️❤️❤️
Pure beauty and power.
Yes 🙌🏽 yes! Great reaction vid!!
Most people know him from his song “Take me to Church.” Please do a reaction to it.
Please react to Movement, Almost (sweet music), Work song, Cherry wine ❤️
Nina cried awesome...
We Irish looked to the Civil Rights movement in the US and the Black leaders and used the same ideas in our own struggles in Ireland against the British empire
True. Think the Civil Right marches In the North
John Hozier Byrne is his name. He's from Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland.
andrew
@@lisiepraety6712 You're right! I forgot he has 2 middle names and his first name is actually Andrew.
Those in the video are activists in Ireland for equality, now we have come a long way.
Who woulda thunk that a six-and-a-half-foot white guy from Ireland and Mavis Staples would blend so well together? One of the best songs produced in the last ten years.
And the name is pronounced like cozy -cozier -Hozier :D
Check out "Work song" by Hozier, you will love it. Proper poetry put to music. Also "From Eden", by Hozier,. Enjoy my friend. Wish I could hear them for the first time again.
More Hozier, please! :)
Nice vid of an epic song. You should listen to Nina Simone, Sinnerman
That's the song Hozier used for inspiration
The songs I would recommend are
To noise making (sing)
Jackboot jump
Cherry wine
Like real people do
Nina. Joni. Dylan. James Brown. Billie Holliday. Lennon. Mavis. Patti LaBelle. Seeger. Woody Guthrie. Curtis Mayfield.
Mavis sings on a Kiwi artist's tribute to Nina Simone and others.
Please do ‘In a Weekend and ‘Cherry Wine’
Anyone else looking out for reaction to Not A Damn Thing Changed by Lukas Graham? The live is incredible x
You should check out mick Flannery and S O N, "baby talk"
He is Irish
Talk me to church, must