You are so iconic. I've been an avid fan since 10000 Maniacs. Your Tiger Lilly and Ophelia albums got me through rough times. Your voice is like an old friend, never to be forgotten. Your music surrounds me, melodic like a soft cardigan sweater. Your words are like the memories and wisdom of elders calling attention to the past and how it impacts the present and future. Beautiful, just simply beautiful.
Have listened to this four times now and serious tears every time. Of both joy and failure to achieve. But not done yet...Onward and furthur..... ANTHEM!!!
My wife of 34 years and I watched this amazing video from her Long Term Care bed, due to FTD/Alzheimers and she asked: "are we going to die" and I answered "yes we are someday, but not today"... (I silently cried in my car) and drove home to our dog. XOXO Thank you Ms. Natalie!
I took my 10 year old (now 35) to see Natalie in Reno, Nevada 25 years ago and neither of us will ever forget that performance...flawless as she is today! ❤
HOLY Mac n' cheese! That was STUNNING, poignant, inspiring, poetic - worthy of Didion. God, I miss songs with meaningful lyrics. Maybe they're on their way back! 🤞
Natalie is the true epitome of an artist and entertainer! I can’t help but appreciate how she’s aged gracefully. Like she’s embraced it and adds it to her box of inspiration. It’s inspiring to me as I feel like I see the opposite promoted in mainstream media. This video is beautiful and she is beautiful, I LOVE IT!! Thank you for continuing to make music and share it with everyone ❤
Just realised that one of the finest ever singer-songwriters celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday. I have been listeming to Natalie Merchant since first hearing 'Trouble Me' on late night radio, back in 1989. So pleased that she is still writing new material, touring and sounding great. After waiting more than 5 years since her last UK tour, it is now just over 2 weeks until the long drive down from Yorkshire to Bath to see her play live once again.
I am a 62 year old "girl in pink on a milk white horse"...actually she's an old grey mare, as arthritic as I am but when we are together, I am reminded of this song, the lyrics filling my heart with the joy of a quiet ride on my wee beastie girl.
Wow. My failing health. Yesterday is still new. Tomorrows forgotten. On a bridge we sit. A sun yet to set. Water flows on by. Hold my hand Natile, sing our song.
If you like this song, I recommend the Song Exploder podcast episode in which Natalie talks about the song and how she wrote it. It's really something.
The world deeply is in need of personalities like you are. Full of humanity and a voice so mild and strong at the same time, stones start to melt when you start to sing. ❤
First there was the song, so hauntingly beautiful. Now it has been brought to life with this short film documenting a generation who fought so hard for a better world. I pray that in leaving this behind, Natalie might inspire the younger generation to continue the hard work of fighting those who would send us back into the dark ages. We need hope and hard work. Thank you for this art, Natalie. 💕
Natalie Merchant doesn’t just make music, but creates the finest of Arts, evoking profound experiences, and multiple emotions. She is one of a very small number of creators who can consistently create at this level. ❤
Happy Birthday from France. Born in 1963 too and big fan of yours since 1986. Humankind is so depressing at times. Thanks God there are people like you, to renew our faith 😊
She performed this at a recent outdoor concert we attended in Woodinville, Wash. and I now stand transfixed by the beauty and power of her tribute. This is the first time I had seen this video and it matches the painter's-quality artistry of Natalie's lyrics. Thank you, Natalie, for performing (for only the second time!) another of my favourite tributes ("King of May") of yours that evening! I was singing along. And thank you for being such a beautiful soul.
Only concert I went to with my mom was Natalie Merchant. And this song reminds me so much of her. Even though she worked for lawyers, the hippy never left her. She passed away in October 2018 and I miss her so much!
I didnt know she passed away How old was she?? im A 76 yr old aussie singer songwriter who was given her album Ophelia by my ex son in law yrs ago. I think her voice is so special and her song kind and generous will be on my top 100 song list im comipiling . Sorry and sad shes gone🤔💔💓🙏💋❤️
Very beautiful. We're the same age, and I relate to the nostalgia and respect for the generation before us that made our lives easier. Natalie doing what the best artists do - lending their beauty to dignify the other.
At 70, much is gone and leaving. Thank you for the song, Sister Tilley. I still spend hours listening to Ophelia CD. Great songs, great lyrics, great singer. Thank you for these too.
First time hearing this song. My mom had me in 1968 when she was a free spirited, independent 19 year old. She was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. I’ve been holding it together, until now…
Thank you, Natalie. Jacqueline Roper Stackhouse was my Miss Tilly. Took me to my first March on Washington when I was 50 and she was 80 (it wasn’t her first, and wasn’t her last). RIP, Auntie J. It’s my turn to carry the torch…❤
This woman sings 1000 times better than the ones that are popular today. Novody sings like her and her voice will always sound like pancakes in the mountains 💚 But this song is simply a tribute to yuppies
I was just crying joyful tears to "These Are Days" and I had to find out what Natalie Merchant is doing these days. I'm so glad to see her still creating beautiful works of art.
They fought for women's rights and now we need them more than ever. Here's hoping our young women of today take up the banner women like me are too old to carry.
_top-notch tribute_ to _'Miss Tilly'_ 'n' lionhearted-women of a bygone era, _like Joan Didion_ - pure retro gold! bit of 60's vibes, bit of Zep, a straight-up reminisce of Vietnam war protests 'n' women fightin' for change. Tilly's now this stellar _'lotus flower',_ tellin' us to just _'crack on without us'._ 🪷 _buzzing to hear it at Paladium next week!_ 👏
_...as Kerouac on the Road, howling with Ginsberg's verse, Tilly sails life's river, bearing Woolf's Lighthouse, on Siddhartha's eternal course..._ Tilly’s reflection _“Bringing It All Back Home”_ calls, As Kerouac's _'On The Road'_ whispers caught in beats. Didion’s gaze, Rilke’s verse in memory’s seats, Siddhartha’s lotus blooms, symbol of strength repletes. _“Go forth, free spirit,”_ a white-light salutes, In sweet surrender to ‘forever’, _resilience_ takes roots. _“Through the rain, you remain, our Tilly”_ - a tale of longing, on our hearts it’s wrote, _as life always denotes._
Natalie there is nothing during your entire career that I have not enjoyed including many of your shows across my home state (and yours I do believe), New York. You have spoken for so many people who have no voice in our society. You are an amazing lady that I have respected so much since 10K Maniacs were your band. Keep it going Natalie!!
Chilling and contemporarily timeless. Much love from a fellow INFP -- I remember laying on the beach playing Natalie in the 80's and that was all of the company I needed.
My son was nine when I took him to her Leave Your Sleep tour. His name is Elijah and she talked to him 3X from the stage. We gave her a gift bag full of Texas stuff. He's 23 now. Seriously, where does the time go? So much has happened in between that time. Divorce, new marriage, 5 surgeries, and so much more. Natalie has been the background music of my life since I was 17. I'm almost 54 now.
Whew…. I barely made it through without tears, then, the dedication at the end got me! 🙏 To the great Joan Didion 😢✨🥰.So beautiful. Your music has always lived on a higher frequency to me. I receive your music/your art on a heart level. A “Thank you” feels a bit inadequate … but thank you. Your work means so much to me! 💗✨💞✨💓
Your unmistakable voice, somehow soothing , but full of depth and power, along with your always amazing lyrics, always combine to transport my soul to a place of wonder. This time, when combined with that amazing video, you brought me back to my youth, to a time when we were young, alive, full of hope and ready to change the world.
I’ve loved this lady since forever. Listening to this song makes me afraid of the day that Natalie is no longer with us. I don’t sing very well but I will definitely try and write a song about the happiness, and the release of emotions her music has done for me. Truly my favorite artist ever💕
One of my favorite songs!!! I saw her in Portland, 1st row and it was an incredible experience!! She moves me in such a beautiful way. Love you Natalie ❤️
Artist. Pay attention, youngsters. There's not many left.
Only Natalie can make music that makes this 58 year old man cry...
Same age. Same response. :)
Same here😢
Saw her in Philly and she herself was breaking down singing it. ❤️❤️❤️
Me too, as this was beautiful ❤
I was driven to tears in a van with hand painted Flowers and a peace sign on it whilst listening to this song. 🌺 🌼 ☮️
She makes music that makes all men cry ...God bless this woman.😂
I admit, I choke up every time I listen to it😂
Somehow this song makes me mourn the loss of the person I used to be.
❤
The only person stopping you from being the person you want to be is you.
Somehow the world is right when Natalie sings.
Yes. I cried.
It’s a shame this album did not get more accolades than it rightfully deserved. Masterpiece from beginning to end.
My favourite Natalie album,,,
Thank you for keeping us on a higher level, Natalie Merchant 💕
You are so iconic. I've been an avid fan since 10000 Maniacs. Your Tiger Lilly and Ophelia albums got me through rough times. Your voice is like an old friend, never to be forgotten. Your music surrounds me, melodic like a soft cardigan sweater. Your words are like the memories and wisdom of elders calling attention to the past and how it impacts the present and future. Beautiful, just simply beautiful.
Ditto. You said everything I was feeling. ❤️
I couldn't agree more!!!
Perfectly said, and I concur!
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
So nicely put xx
Have listened to this four times now and serious tears every time. Of both joy and failure to achieve. But not done yet...Onward and furthur..... ANTHEM!!!
This is genius. Natalie sings what my heart doesn't know how to speak. Once again.
My wife of 34 years and I watched this amazing video from her Long Term Care bed, due to FTD/Alzheimers and she asked: "are we going to die" and I answered "yes we are someday, but not today"... (I silently cried in my car) and drove home to our dog. XOXO Thank you Ms. Natalie!
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I took my 10 year old (now 35) to see Natalie in Reno, Nevada 25 years ago and neither of us will ever forget that performance...flawless as she is today! ❤
Her voice still sounds like its 1990, amazing!
No, I hear the age, like fine wine. A little more resonant, more warmth.
@@CorePathway I saw here live a few months ago, and listened to live recordings on youtube from years ago. Really liked the older voice. Its deep.
I'd be SO down to hear her and Annie Lennox do a duet. Mind would be BLOWN.
Thanks for making me cry love you
Love this song. She still has talent.
Natalie is the best singer.
HOLY Mac n' cheese! That was STUNNING, poignant, inspiring, poetic - worthy of Didion. God, I miss songs with meaningful lyrics. Maybe they're on their way back! 🤞
Natalie is the true epitome of an artist and entertainer! I can’t help but appreciate how she’s aged gracefully. Like she’s embraced it and adds it to her box of inspiration. It’s inspiring to me as I feel like I see the opposite promoted in mainstream media. This video is beautiful and she is beautiful, I LOVE IT!! Thank you for continuing to make music and share it with everyone ❤
Her music always touches your soul.
Just realised that one of the finest ever singer-songwriters celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday. I have been listeming to Natalie Merchant since first hearing 'Trouble Me' on late night radio, back in 1989.
So pleased that she is still writing new material, touring and sounding great. After waiting more than 5 years since her last UK tour, it is now just over 2 weeks until the long drive down from Yorkshire to Bath to see her play live once again.
I am a 62 year old "girl in pink on a milk white horse"...actually she's an old grey mare, as arthritic as I am but when we are together, I am reminded of this song, the lyrics filling my heart with the joy of a quiet ride on my wee beastie girl.
Wow. My failing health. Yesterday is still new. Tomorrows forgotten. On a bridge we sit. A sun yet to set. Water flows on by. Hold my hand Natile, sing our song.
Deeply moved to tears. Beautiful song.
The honor of these women who paved our way lives these song lines. Thank you, Natalie. What a treasure.
That’s so beautiful. Thank you, Natalie.
If you like this song, I recommend the Song Exploder podcast episode in which Natalie talks about the song and how she wrote it. It's really something.
Thank you for the recommendation. It's a great podcast!
Thank you so much…wonderful podcast
The world deeply is in need of personalities like you are. Full of humanity and a voice so mild and strong at the same time, stones start to melt when you start to sing. ❤
First there was the song, so hauntingly beautiful. Now it has been brought to life with this short film documenting a generation who fought so hard for a better world. I pray that in leaving this behind, Natalie might inspire the younger generation to continue the hard work of fighting those who would send us back into the dark ages. We need hope and hard work. Thank you for this art, Natalie. 💕
May peace reign and all the flower people shine! Be bright yellow!
Natalie Merchant doesn’t just make music, but creates the finest of Arts, evoking profound experiences, and multiple emotions. She is one of a very small number of creators who can consistently create at this level. ❤
Happy Birthday from France.
Born in 1963 too and big fan of yours since 1986.
Humankind is so depressing at times.
Thanks God there are people like you, to renew our faith 😊
All I can say is wow. Her voice hasn't aged. What a beautiful song.
…merchant is so intutive. My Mom drove a VW, had Macrame, musk oil, etc….took as to San Francisco one year for school shopping.
What a sweet tribute.
She was incredible in Dublin last week, most amazing performance, best concert ever!!!
Yes, she was extraordinary, for me too best concert ever!
I've got my Natalie up so loud, on repeat, So Proud!!!!
I **LOVE** Natalie Merchant. This is beautiful.
She has the same face she had 20 years ago. I'll have what she's having. Her music always helped me with my depression. Thank you. :-)
She's quite the elixir.
Solidarity ❤ from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
Jesus dis is so goooooooòooòd
🇵🇸 ...Never change Darling..
Wan❤...
Jesus is good. He is. And he is good. @@kerryevans1562
@@blzbob_86 always been my top 3
Your not depressed, this is just so much more than we could have ever comprehend when we were kids . Your not Dellusional eaither
Oh, my word. This is the beauty that will heal the world.
yes
You still have a beautiful voice. I loved your music in high school in the late 90's. You rock girl
She performed this at a recent outdoor concert we attended in Woodinville, Wash. and I now stand transfixed by the beauty and power of her tribute. This is the first time I had seen this video and it matches the painter's-quality artistry of Natalie's lyrics. Thank you, Natalie, for performing (for only the second time!) another of my favourite tributes ("King of May") of yours that evening! I was singing along. And thank you for being such a beautiful soul.
Beautifully, well sung with such feeling…. Tears
Sister Tilly made me cry. Natalie has such a soul....such a heart...such a voice! THANK YOU
The definition of beauty on every level.
Understatement
Natalie's pop hooks & profound lyrics remain intact. Beautiful, moving video with that unmistakable voice I love it🎉❤🎉❤
You are causing me to weep, Natalie. I was born in 1967. I can't help but get emotional.
Only concert I went to with my mom was Natalie Merchant. And this song reminds me so much of her. Even though she worked for lawyers, the hippy never left her. She passed away in October 2018 and I miss her so much!
❤ here's to missing moms. Take care and celebrate the legacy she left in you ~
I didnt know she passed away How old was she?? im A 76 yr old aussie singer songwriter who was given her album Ophelia by my ex son in law yrs ago. I think her voice is so special and her song kind and generous will be on my top 100 song list im comipiling . Sorry and sad shes gone🤔💔💓🙏💋❤️
Beautiful words, beautiful music and a lovely film. RIP Joan, and thank you for you wonderful writing.
Very beautiful. We're the same age, and I relate to the nostalgia and respect for the generation before us that made our lives easier. Natalie doing what the best artists do - lending their beauty to dignify the other.
EXACTLY.
We need to keep this going for future generations.
Me too. Same age to just barely remember the Flower Children. How beautiful they were. They are leaving too soon. I wish I had been a part of it.
At 70, much is gone and leaving. Thank you for the song, Sister Tilley. I still spend hours listening to Ophelia CD. Great songs, great lyrics, great singer. Thank you for these too.
full body chills
I've been in love with Natalie for 25 years. A true generational talent.
First time hearing or seeing this. I’m 66 and boy does this take me back. Once a young feminist, now an old one.
First time hearing this song. My mom had me in 1968 when she was a free spirited, independent 19 year old. She was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. I’ve been holding it together, until now…
This is so good …thank you , Natalie , I needed this , we all did !!!
Beautiful video. Seeing Natalie's neck scar should remind us how lucky we are to still have her making music and sounding better than ever. xoxo
What happened to her neck?
@@jellyfish74 spinal surgery
I have always felt an affinity with your lyrics.
This entire album takes my breath away.
Thank you, Natalie. Jacqueline Roper Stackhouse was my Miss Tilly. Took me to my first March on Washington when I was 50 and she was 80 (it wasn’t her first, and wasn’t her last).
RIP, Auntie J. It’s my turn to carry the torch…❤
This woman sings 1000 times better than the ones that are popular today. Novody sings like her and her voice will always sound like pancakes in the mountains 💚
But this song is simply a tribute to yuppies
my god my god i am so moved i cant breathe
We look back thru a window. The window has closed, but we still see what was...
I was just crying joyful tears to "These Are Days" and I had to find out what Natalie Merchant is doing these days. I'm so glad to see her still creating beautiful works of art.
I grew up listening to the 10,000 Maniacs ! Always love Natalie for her lovely voice and activism.💕💕💕👸🏻🌻✌️
Every Time
I Hear Your Voice
I Want To Pray
She sings to your soul. Thank you Natalie!
No words…I have been needing this song and video for 18 years. What a gift. 🥹😭🤍✨
They fought for women's rights and now we need them more than ever. Here's hoping our young women of today take up the banner women like me are too old to carry.
This here, perfection. Natalie has done it again!
_top-notch tribute_ to _'Miss Tilly'_ 'n' lionhearted-women of a bygone era, _like Joan Didion_ - pure retro gold! bit of 60's vibes, bit of Zep, a straight-up reminisce of Vietnam war protests 'n' women fightin' for change. Tilly's now this stellar _'lotus flower',_ tellin' us to just _'crack on without us'._ 🪷
_buzzing to hear it at Paladium next week!_ 👏
_...as Kerouac on the Road, howling with Ginsberg's verse, Tilly sails life's river, bearing Woolf's Lighthouse, on Siddhartha's eternal course..._
Tilly’s reflection _“Bringing It All Back Home”_ calls,
As Kerouac's _'On The Road'_ whispers caught in beats.
Didion’s gaze, Rilke’s verse in memory’s seats,
Siddhartha’s lotus blooms, symbol of strength repletes.
_“Go forth, free spirit,”_ a white-light salutes,
In sweet surrender to ‘forever’, _resilience_ takes roots.
_“Through the rain, you remain, our Tilly”_ - a tale of longing, on our hearts it’s wrote, _as life always denotes._
No temptation or confusion anymore ☮️🪷🙏✝️
Natalie there is nothing during your entire career that I have not
enjoyed including many of your shows across my home state (and yours I
do believe), New York. You have spoken for so many people who have no
voice in our society. You are an amazing lady that I have respected so
much since 10K Maniacs were your band. Keep it going Natalie!!
Voice of an angel
Chilling and contemporarily timeless. Much love from a fellow INFP -- I remember laying on the beach playing Natalie in the 80's and that was all of the company I needed.
This is perfection. The song makes me cry every time. 💕
Could not hold back tears. Thank you Natalie.
Your voice is timeless.
Natalie and I go way back. She doesn't know it, but her music saved me.
Beautiful. All this footage of free spirits united to bring peace and justice to all.
This is my favorite track on the album!
My son was nine when I took him to her Leave Your Sleep tour. His name is Elijah and she talked to him 3X from the stage. We gave her a gift bag full of Texas stuff. He's 23 now. Seriously, where does the time go? So much has happened in between that time. Divorce, new marriage, 5 surgeries, and so much more. Natalie has been the background music of my life since I was 17. I'm almost 54 now.
gorgeous. thank you.
This song is everything to me right now. Thank you you’re amazing talented person.
Love her. Love this.
I've been singing along with Natalie since I was 16 years old. Let's keep singing along.
I'm trying to write something like this for my beautiful big sister that we lost to drug addiction. 😢this is so perfect
Whew…. I barely made it through without tears, then, the dedication at the end got me! 🙏 To the great Joan Didion 😢✨🥰.So beautiful.
Your music has always lived on a higher frequency to me. I receive your music/your art on a heart level. A “Thank you” feels a bit inadequate … but thank you. Your work means so much to me!
💗✨💞✨💓
Magnificent artist that you are....thank you for the last forty years of your amazing music and impactful social influence.
What a beautiful lady 🌺
Oh Natalie, pure genius!!
💯
Your unmistakable voice, somehow soothing , but full of depth and power, along with your always amazing lyrics, always combine to transport my soul to a place of wonder. This time, when combined with that amazing video, you brought me back to my youth, to a time when we were young, alive, full of hope and ready to change the world.
Wonderful tribute to all our women who've left us, Natalie we love you.
Natalie is still an iconic, beautiful vocalist that should be heard by everyone!
Love and light to all women of this world!! ❤
The voice and the heart of an angel -- always
I have been a fan since the beginning and this is truly divine!! Gorgeous!
I’ve loved this lady since forever. Listening to this song makes me afraid of the day that Natalie is no longer with us. I don’t sing very well but I will definitely try and write a song about the happiness, and the release of emotions her music has done for me. Truly my favorite artist ever💕
Vietnam era vet. Was gung ho those days. I was wrong. That war was wrong. I wish I could go back.
brave of you to say
I HERE You Brave Soul….
That voice. I love it so much.
One of my favorite songs!!! I saw her in Portland, 1st row and it was an incredible experience!! She moves me in such a beautiful way. Love you Natalie ❤️
I love your voice and how much if your music is a positive tribute with such depth. Hard to listen to you without wanting to cry
I just shared this song with my sisters 🙏☮️🪷🎧🤗