Bon Iver - "Heavenly Father" (Acapella) | Live at Sydney Opera House

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июн 2016
  • Joined onstage by the beautiful harmonies of British folk trio The Staves, Bon Iver delivered a soul-stirring acapella rendition of 'Heavenly Father'. A perfect finale to their world premiere performances of 'Cercle' at Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE.
    Now entering its eighth year, Vivid LIVE is a two-week celebration of ambitious contemporary music at Sydney Opera House and is part of Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas.
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  • @matthewtisi5472
    @matthewtisi5472 5 лет назад +7451

    The fact this song is not on Spotify breaks my heart a bit every single day

    • @Topher4
      @Topher4 4 года назад +3

      Tyler Lukkasson where can I download it

    • @hanbananamiller
      @hanbananamiller 4 года назад +26

      Matthew Tisi I LITERALLY JUST SAID THIS 30 SECONDS AGO TO MY MOM

    • @hawkahu523
      @hawkahu523 4 года назад +37

      I just pay for RUclips premium

    • @Nathecatt
      @Nathecatt 4 года назад +64

      The reason it's not on Spotify is that Spotify does not pay music artists for their music. Spotify is hated in the industry.

    • @kristophermarzitelli553
      @kristophermarzitelli553 4 года назад +3

      Agreed, wish it was.

  • @sianlaing3866
    @sianlaing3866 7 лет назад +2712

    "I was never sure how much of you I could let in", gets me every time.

    • @mungus530
      @mungus530 5 лет назад +113

      "Cause I'm a known coward in a coward wind" for me

    • @kennethmadden
      @kennethmadden 4 года назад +2

      Ya, great line.

    • @dpuls911
      @dpuls911 4 года назад +8

      shut up

    • @gwen8718
      @gwen8718 3 года назад +1

      Same 😞

    • @littlemetalpixie
      @littlemetalpixie 3 года назад +67

      Mine is the line "Cuz I just been up here for God Damn years filling up holes with God Damn fears."
      This whole song gives me chills actually, what a masterpiece.

  • @samanthaquintal615
    @samanthaquintal615 3 года назад +1595

    I was lucky enough to be there that night. This was a once in a lifetime performance, I was left in tears, so much emotion conveyed in a single performance. Truly moving.

    • @lifesedgeart9303
      @lifesedgeart9303 3 года назад +20

      I am so jealous of you but happy you got to experience that!

    • @moneyatslander
      @moneyatslander 3 года назад +25

      Me too. By myself so no distractions. Very close, side of stage. The intimacy was heartbreaking.

    • @becbek
      @becbek 2 года назад +20

      It was amazing. I replay this to take me back to this night and this particular moment. Turning around to see everyone tearing up. It was so raw, so real.

    • @leannajanebarnes
      @leannajanebarnes 2 года назад +4

      I can just imagine 🙌🙌🙌

    • @jamiefisher8411
      @jamiefisher8411 2 года назад +4

      Oh my goodnessss

  • @RoyGibson
    @RoyGibson Год назад +160

    The absolute respect the audience have for this, no cheer half way through, no audience woop, just respect and silence.

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors 8 месяцев назад +6

      You are 100/100 except the person at the end coughing for attention is a truly despicable humanoid.

    • @Omar_Little
      @Omar_Little 4 месяца назад +1

      american audiences could never

  • @damonrobinson1493
    @damonrobinson1493 8 лет назад +2331

    I just love Justin's "wooh" in the middle. He was so into it

  • @Mak933
    @Mak933 4 года назад +852

    The Staves aren't getting enough credit here. These are some incredible sisters.

  • @Wockerable
    @Wockerable 4 года назад +828

    who is here in those crazy Corona times to calm down the soul and mind with this otherworldly performance?

    • @JeffMarkie
      @JeffMarkie 4 года назад +6

      I know exactly what you mean. I've woken up with this song in my head and it's just needed.

    • @stuartwelch6152
      @stuartwelch6152 4 года назад +4

      Same here. Well wishes to everyone.

    • @lufflyleigh
      @lufflyleigh 3 года назад +3

      Watching this seven months after your comment and it’s still corona times 😭

    • @mattdaaamon
      @mattdaaamon 3 года назад +2

      One of the finest performances i have seen sometimes you just gotta go back to what you know.

    • @embeach9006
      @embeach9006 3 года назад +5

      Ten months and it's still crazy Corona times. Mask up, music up.

  • @johnbailey2850
    @johnbailey2850 4 года назад +1387

    I'm convinced Justin Vernon, even if ever so briefly, has been to other side, and has brought a piece of it back with him for us all to experience.

    • @coolwhhhhhhip88
      @coolwhhhhhhip88 3 года назад +70

      he is big on psychedelics so it's not too crazy of an assumption lol

    • @sapiophile545
      @sapiophile545 3 года назад +8

      I feel you, John. 👍

    • @mkr836
      @mkr836 3 года назад +12

      this is such a beautiful way of putting it. thank you.

    • @ManofUlster
      @ManofUlster 2 года назад +63

      Beethoven said the point of being human is to approach divinity as closely as you possibly can and then to disseminate those rays out to mankind

    • @herbertshminkel9033
      @herbertshminkel9033 2 года назад +2

      Gaaaay

  • @melissachamberssss
    @melissachamberssss 7 лет назад +993

    Thing about this song is it's not one of those songs you later become desensitized to. It never leaves you.

  • @Ezerlance
    @Ezerlance 8 лет назад +1075

    When this kat screamed at 2:07 I knew this was real. It's perfect without being perfect. Damn. Welcome the hell back Bon Iver.

    • @deannascofield4111
      @deannascofield4111 7 лет назад +61

      man,....that's the power of music. it's my favorite part. so lost in the song.

    • @cecline
      @cecline 7 лет назад +37

      goose bumps

    • @mechliouiabir4107
      @mechliouiabir4107 7 лет назад +2

      E Lancelot okey im kind of new to bon iver songs i know evry song but i have prblm with the meaning but my question is where was he he is back from what ??

    • @EVH_
      @EVH_ 7 лет назад +4

      Justin didn't go anywhere, it's just been a long time since the previous record. Like 6 years!

    • @Morrisopolous
      @Morrisopolous 6 лет назад +10

      I've watched, assessed and gorged myself on this so many times and every time I see that bit, I've come to conclusion the Staves voices build up such an angelic sound he gets lost in the beauty of the whole fricking song

  • @avadventuregear
    @avadventuregear Месяц назад +14

    Watched and listened to this in lock down during covid in 2020 with my fiancée. I would stroke her hair and tell her it would all be ok. It’s now 2024, she left in 2022 after I lost my job. I now have a job that pays me double and I’m alone but happy. Lying in bed enjoying this masterpiece. Brings back memories and also gives me hope for the future. ❤ much love.

  • @jmsmith1767
    @jmsmith1767 3 года назад +756

    That foot stomp and “wooo” at 2:06 is freaking everything. The emotion bubbles up.

  • @LePetiteRare
    @LePetiteRare 7 лет назад +722

    I love the laugh from the guy when the song ends (3:55). The classical laugh that means with no words "wow, dude, what the hell was that?"

    • @jeanpvx
      @jeanpvx 7 лет назад +17

      Noticed exactly the same :D "WTF just happened"

    • @malibusurfer93
      @malibusurfer93 7 лет назад +104

      It's that emotion that comes over you when you have nothing left to do but laugh. It's something that's experienced far too rarely, but so worth it when it comes about.

    • @ghostie7790
      @ghostie7790 7 лет назад +5

      YES!

    • @hfanti
      @hfanti 6 лет назад +4

      I'm pretty sure that was me. ;)

    • @JamieMcJapan
      @JamieMcJapan 6 лет назад +3

      And it somehow sounded aussie too

  • @mrigankabasuroychowdhury6329
    @mrigankabasuroychowdhury6329 7 лет назад +859

    Bon Iver should put out an acapella album. :D

    • @bigstackbricks
      @bigstackbricks 4 года назад +8

      Mriganka Basu Roy Chowdhury check out volcano choir

    • @limbosvi6983
      @limbosvi6983 4 года назад

      There's two side albums

    • @7amanito
      @7amanito 3 года назад

      with Ladysmith Black Mambazo..

    • @tamishgoyal5962
      @tamishgoyal5962 3 года назад

      thats your full name?

  • @brianjones1228
    @brianjones1228 4 года назад +343

    If I had a dime for every time I've listened to this, I could afford to fly to Sydney on a time machine to actually see this in person

  • @Japhex
    @Japhex 3 года назад +406

    I don't understand, I've watched this tens of times and I still feel exactly the same way every time. Speechless and in awe.

    • @lukasbaltzer5339
      @lukasbaltzer5339 2 года назад

      listen to 8 circle

    • @andrearundo4032
      @andrearundo4032 Год назад

      You’re not alone, bro

    • @henrywebstermusic1
      @henrywebstermusic1 Год назад +1

      I had exactly that same feeling when I first came across this last year. I actually recorded some violin parts for it too, which was such a joyous experience - ruclips.net/video/2IQ7Ih2GHI0/видео.html

    • @Japhex
      @Japhex Год назад +1

      @@henrywebstermusic1 this is amazing!

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors 8 месяцев назад

      Full body chills and tears. Years later. Still.

  • @ColumbusMHC
    @ColumbusMHC 8 лет назад +987

    I was at this show and my girlfriend and I were reduced to tears. Words don't do any of it justice.

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 8 лет назад

      what was your favorite song?

    • @ColumbusMHC
      @ColumbusMHC 8 лет назад +24

      Hard to say honestly. I mean everyone has favourite Bon songs, but to pinpoint one from that performance is entirely different being that they rearrange and revisit their songs live. I guess probably Heavenly Father or Beach Baby, maybe Holocene... urghhhh.. too hard to pick honestly. No single song outweighed the entirety of their set that night. Would have loved to hear Haven.

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 8 лет назад +2

      James .Geraeds
      yeah, just by the video heavenly father seemed amazing. good stuff.

    • @ChrisBourkeHello
      @ChrisBourkeHello 8 лет назад +8

      You're not alone. The same happened to me, tears of joy.. what a rare moment.

    • @Fuzigish8
      @Fuzigish8 7 лет назад +5

      That's so rad bro. Hope to see him one day.

  • @HigeYatsu
    @HigeYatsu 8 лет назад +831

    Man, how does this guy consistently write songs I feel like I've known my whole life? So gorgeous.

    • @borion7775
      @borion7775 7 лет назад +2

      totally agree

    • @DrewMaw
      @DrewMaw 7 лет назад +6

      Wow, that's a great way to describe this phenomena.

    • @halfpintpixel
      @halfpintpixel 7 лет назад +9

      pretty sure this song is a cover

    • @SugarBear14
      @SugarBear14 7 лет назад +18

      It was actually written for the Zach Braff movie Wish I was Here. Zach asked him to write it specifically for the movie and he started writing the song immediately after he watched the pre-screening in his house. Beautiful song!

    • @drmedwuast
      @drmedwuast 5 лет назад +2

      Which he does without ever using musical or lyrical clichés. No one in the world can to that.

  • @kasiecastleberry
    @kasiecastleberry Год назад +125

    Lyrics *(WOO)*
    Ever since I heard the howlin' wind
    I didn't need to go where a bible went
    But then you know your gifts seemed heaven sent
    Just lead me to a choler, dad, that's the thing
    I don't know how you house the sin
    But you're free now
    I was never sure how much of you I could let in
    And I'm free now
    Won't you settle down baby here your love has been
    Heavenly father
    It's definitely lava
    Why you don't carry other names?
    Heard about a day where it dropped the know
    To go another day as we learn to close
    'Cause I'm a known coward in a coward wind
    But you're free now
    You turn around now and you count to 10
    To see you go now
    Well I know now honey that I can't pretend
    Heavenly father
    Is whose brought to his autumn
    And love is left in end
    I just been up here for god damn years
    Can you see now?
    Filling up hulls with god damn fears
    I am free now
    I know about it darlin', I've been standin' here
    Heavenly father
    Is all that he offers
    A safety in the end

    • @lukeforeman842
      @lukeforeman842 Год назад +6

      Its definitely lava?

    • @kasiecastleberry
      @kasiecastleberry Год назад

      @@lukeforeman842 🤷‍♂️ yup

    • @chronicmango
      @chronicmango Год назад +18

      I think it’s “is brought to the altar”

    • @TrevorChenier
      @TrevorChenier 6 месяцев назад

      Can someone please have the song lyrics explained in a video with the song video and audio??
      This would be so amazing ❤✨🙏🏾🪶

    • @AliciaFlowers-fe9tn
      @AliciaFlowers-fe9tn 4 месяца назад +1

      Something about this song makes me dont know how to feel.its an overload of feelings and I don't know which one to choose.its deep and wonderful.has a comment stated,he wasn't born..he just walk in one frosty morn

  • @Tharrel
    @Tharrel 2 года назад +116

    This song came closer to making me a believer than 12 years of Catholicism at school.
    “Is all that he offers, A safety in the end”

    • @levi1933
      @levi1933 2 года назад

      justin vernon is an atheist

    • @Tharrel
      @Tharrel 2 года назад

      @@levi1933 So am I, but the song is a religious song.

    • @levi1933
      @levi1933 2 года назад +7

      @@Tharrel no. it’s not. anytime he praises god it’s ironic. he used a lot of satanic imagery

    • @Tharrel
      @Tharrel 2 года назад

      @@levi1933 What? Where?

    • @carolines2505
      @carolines2505 2 года назад +11

      @@Tharrel this song is definitely not in favor of religion

  • @STAYINGFROSTY
    @STAYINGFROSTY 7 лет назад +567

    the passion in his voice KILLS me. like murders me. i'm actually dead.

    • @cozywon
      @cozywon 7 лет назад +2

      every damn time

    • @JoJoMaMa_
      @JoJoMaMa_ 4 года назад +7

      Here lies bubblesmybubbles. They were loved by many, and a friend to all. Ashes to ashes... 💐

    • @taybagoogy1162
      @taybagoogy1162 4 года назад +1

      no your'e not ?

    • @ameliacartwright8595
      @ameliacartwright8595 4 года назад +3

      Oh the power of his voice was so strong that you returned as a ghost

    • @redroots3103
      @redroots3103 3 года назад +3

      RIP

  • @L.O.Hammmm
    @L.O.Hammmm 7 лет назад +1660

    When Justin does the thing at 2:07 !!!
    Justin Vernon has a way of portraying his emotions so purely in his art. In my opinion that's what makes Bon Iver so great, the honesty in the music is like none other out there, and every single performance I've seen by them has that unique honesty that says "I know I'm playing for the masses, but these lyrics, these verses, this melody, this is all so personal" and that makes Bon Iver one of the best out there.

    • @thatritebastard
      @thatritebastard 7 лет назад +67

      A complete and abject lack of bullshit.

    • @seven7seraph
      @seven7seraph 7 лет назад +5

      thatritebastard well said haha

    • @lindablack944
      @lindablack944 6 лет назад +1

      amen brother

    • @kevmcgill1424
      @kevmcgill1424 6 лет назад +16

      The best for a long time.. Been through so much hardship and many good memories guided through his voice.. goosebumps doesn't do my words justice! Best artist around.. by far

    • @theoriginaljayz28
      @theoriginaljayz28 6 лет назад +2

      Turtle Vision Films it was great... of course, I love Justin’s “They Might Be Giants” ball cap.
      I’ve loved Bon Hiver since 2007. Great music.

  • @muppet1011
    @muppet1011 3 года назад +200

    This might be the most authentic piece of music I’ve ever heard. He means it and feels it.

  • @docholiday13
    @docholiday13 4 года назад +458

    Not sure anyone realizes just how hard this is to do. For people to sing in different octaves while standing right next to each other Live. And with Bon's random cracking voice. Props to these people

    • @amandadiehl9715
      @amandadiehl9715 3 года назад +12

      Or what a beautiful gift it is to hear harmonies.

    • @docholiday13
      @docholiday13 3 года назад +5

      @LoveofVelvet You're not wrong. And neither am I...it's what makes this unique and brilliant. Most artists think that perfection is the only way. Here's a lesson to the contrary....No one is perfect in this world. But, together it won't make anything less worthy.

    • @westernpigeon
      @westernpigeon 2 года назад +43

      Who's Bon's

    • @henrywebstermusic1
      @henrywebstermusic1 Год назад +1

      100%! That bit where two of them are on the same note and one drops down a semitone - so so juicy and so difficult to pitch! Absolutely incredible. So I actually wrote some violin parts to go with this - ruclips.net/video/2IQ7Ih2GHI0/видео.html if you’re interested in hearing that - and I found it so interesting to hear how flexible they are having to be with the pitch. It’s not like they’re just nailing it, they have to respond to the different chords and everything that’s going on around them in the moment. Truly remarkable musicians.

    • @florelenav5819
      @florelenav5819 9 месяцев назад

      @@westernpigeon Justin Vernon

  • @DickMcGuffin
    @DickMcGuffin 8 лет назад +106

    I knew I would cry before I started to watch

  • @TinyDolphinMusic
    @TinyDolphinMusic 7 лет назад +467

    How did I once upon a time not like Bon Iver? Baffles my mind

    • @JabzthaJackManc
      @JabzthaJackManc 7 лет назад +33

      especially in loose fitting trousers Mark

    • @jacewallace5552
      @jacewallace5552 7 лет назад +13

      because their songs are overly produced? Seriously, the live/acoustic/acapella versions are 100x better.

    • @Mysterios0
      @Mysterios0 7 лет назад +32

      Overproduced? I guess that's somewhat subjective, but I think Justin chooses to do variations on the songs for a reason. There's no reason we can't appreciate each one for what it truly is. If a song were a painting, it would be like seeing a masterpiece in a museum and wishing it were a portrait rather than the landscape it actually is.

    • @JJJameson.
      @JJJameson. 7 лет назад +3

      Jace Wallace Curious thing,I actually think they are kind of purposely under produced in a lo fi kind of way

    • @keilahq4239
      @keilahq4239 6 лет назад

      SAME

  • @deblazz1044
    @deblazz1044 4 года назад +60

    Legitimatley one of the greatest performances in the history of music... would have paid anything to see this live.

    • @StuartDeRouen
      @StuartDeRouen 6 месяцев назад +1

      I agree completely. And his performance at Sydney opera house of Calgary

  • @quintongreen9970
    @quintongreen9970 3 года назад +172

    Ever since I heard the howlin' wind
    I didn't need to go where a bible went
    But then you know your gifts seemed heaven sent
    Just lead me to a choler, dad, that's the thing
    I don't know how you house the sin
    But you're free now
    I was never sure how much of you I could let in
    And I'm free now
    Won't you settle down baby here your love has been
    Heavenly father
    Its defiantly lava,
    Why you don't carry other names?
    Heard about a day where it dropped the know
    To go another day as we learn to close
    'Cause I'm a known coward in a coward wind
    But you're free now
    You turn around now and you count to 10
    To see you go now
    Well I know now honey that I can't pretend
    Heavenly father
    Is whose brought to his autumn
    And love is left in end
    I just been up here for god damn years
    Can you see now?
    Filling up hulls with god damn fears
    I am free now
    I know about it darlin', I've been standin' here
    Heavenly father
    Is all that he offers
    A safety in the end

    • @daraflj2829
      @daraflj2829 3 года назад +3

      Thanks!

    • @spaghetto9836
      @spaghetto9836 2 года назад +8

      The lyrics sure are confusing, damn 🤣👍

    • @mutintasings6765
      @mutintasings6765 2 года назад +1

      Thank you ❤️

    • @lukula2934
      @lukula2934 2 года назад +4

      Quinton, (cool name) Are you sure about that line, "It's definitely lava" ? I've listened several times and I don't he's saying that.....No big wup either way..just sayin'

    • @mutintasings6765
      @mutintasings6765 2 года назад

      @@lukula2934 it doesn't sound like it, but there is lava somewhere there lol

  • @1Maleen2
    @1Maleen2 7 лет назад +415

    This is the only thing that keeps me going at the moment

    • @joakima3884
      @joakima3884 7 лет назад +46

      Stay strong man!

    • @lewi_haskins
      @lewi_haskins 7 лет назад +13

      With one reply you restored my faith in people!

    • @poor_youtuber1390
      @poor_youtuber1390 7 лет назад +4

      no,you lied....

    • @FRANCKtheTANK01
      @FRANCKtheTANK01 7 лет назад +2

      Sia's helping me a lot, this and many others! take care!

    • @brianwaitzman
      @brianwaitzman 7 лет назад +5

      It could be worse!
      It might be over soon....

  • @mehdileman3139
    @mehdileman3139 7 лет назад +227

    The Staves do a fantastic job here. You got to have some love for the Staves.

    • @Sentiisen-butwhichone
      @Sentiisen-butwhichone 5 лет назад +5

      Mehdi Leman yep! They were absolutely phenomenal ❤️

    • @seanr1013q
      @seanr1013q 5 лет назад +4

      so much love for the Staves!!!

    • @nemohomealone
      @nemohomealone 5 лет назад +6

      Jeez, those girls are the staves?! (Like the RUclips staves?!?!?!)

    • @quinnlawrence3042
      @quinnlawrence3042 4 года назад +2

      I love the Staves! It blew my mind when I found out they work with Justin.

  • @blainestokes4468
    @blainestokes4468 4 года назад +314

    The harmonization at 2:01 gives me chills every time

    • @MjkL1337
      @MjkL1337 3 года назад +9

      they are so goddamn good

    • @blindingirisjake
      @blindingirisjake 3 года назад +16

      It got Justin too judging by the *stomp* “WOOH”

    • @reggienewton
      @reggienewton 2 года назад +4

      goosebumps every single time. love the staves!

    • @Zacharysharkhazard
      @Zacharysharkhazard 2 года назад +5

      I’m so glad they kept that maj7 interval and made it a prominent piece of the chord, most choirs try to avoid dissonance but it’s so cool when they don’t and go for it

    • @dmoder1019
      @dmoder1019 2 года назад +1

      YES!! Goosebumps every single time!

  • @izaisruiz9212
    @izaisruiz9212 4 года назад +530

    Justin Vernon is one of those musicians who was never born... he just walked in one frosty morn...

  • @CuraChildren
    @CuraChildren 7 лет назад +374

    Heavenly father
    Is all that he offers
    A safety in the end
    .. that is some deep stuff

    • @noname-tj3rp
      @noname-tj3rp 5 лет назад +26

      God offers everything... creation, spirit, eternity.

    • @pepitoal100
      @pepitoal100 5 лет назад +9

      @@noname-tj3rp and loneliness? Cuz that's all I've got since my parents die when I was 10 years old.

    • @vert9372
      @vert9372 5 лет назад +22

      @@pepitoal100 God doesn't make bad things disappear from our lives because we'd want to. He wants what's best for you. Hang in there 🖤

    • @burdett95
      @burdett95 4 года назад +8

      Mario Valenzuela don’t worry brother, you’re the only one here who’s experienced life without the veiled delusion of religion. Hang in there.

    • @deborahsiahaan9261
      @deborahsiahaan9261 4 года назад

      @@pepitoal100 hugs for you, we orphans gotta stick together.

  • @johnnytalksville5978
    @johnnytalksville5978 6 лет назад +226

    this video has gotten me out of so many bad situations, I'm in recovery and have been for some time, and every time i feel like giving up, i play this video and instantly get in touch with a power which i cannot explain. We all have to just stop for a minute sometimes and remember love, love for the things we have, love for the people in our lives, love for ourselves, love for this beautiful colorful planet. We shall never forget where those dark roads lead us, we hold our heads high, we are all worth the gift of life, we are all beautiful. Tough times go away, but tough people don't.

    • @seanr1013q
      @seanr1013q 5 лет назад +1

      much love!-me
      keep shining

    • @courtneyr214
      @courtneyr214 3 года назад +3

      Hope you're still doing well : )

    • @jayaye6
      @jayaye6 3 года назад +2

      Hope you're still on the road to recovery Johnny!

    • @elizabethalexandra5270
      @elizabethalexandra5270 2 года назад +1

      🙌🏼🌺❤️❤️🙌🏼❤️you are a beautiful person.

    • @t.nicklasson6906
      @t.nicklasson6906 2 года назад +1

      And for the love of those we loose. No other musical performance I’ve seen or heard touch my heart as much as this one. Amazing! Don’t know how many of those 3,2mn views are mine, but for sure the video I’ve watched most times on RUclips.

  • @alwaysfallingshort
    @alwaysfallingshort 11 месяцев назад +63

    I love how imperfectly perfect this is. Like how their voices are almost strained after the 3 minute mark. But they're all top tier professional musicians. It's intentionally strained. It's crying out as a human, not as a performer. So gorgeous.

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors 8 месяцев назад +2

      Pure emotion. Present day music is so fake and lifeless. This is what makes you feel alive.

  • @lcrvelez
    @lcrvelez 2 года назад +22

    Just came here for my monthly soul cleanse

  • @benkimball1990
    @benkimball1990 7 лет назад +241

    Can't even go to sleep anymore without hearing this.

    • @LTV249
      @LTV249 7 лет назад +1

      Ben Kimball your weak bro.

    • @LTV249
      @LTV249 7 лет назад

      scuba steve I rather have people show their strengths then there weaknesses. your weak just like him. can't go to sleep without some sort of music is weak. a man never talks like that. please don't be a donkey and reply back to me with some nonsense response.

    • @LTV249
      @LTV249 7 лет назад

      scuba steve homosexual like myself lmao... do you know who I am? I got a wife and kids. shut the fuck you donkey.

    • @ratalmaguer2561
      @ratalmaguer2561 4 года назад

      I feel you on that . REPEAT!!

  • @indiethebindi
    @indiethebindi 8 лет назад +39

    Been on repeat all day. Being there was simply magical

    • @HerrSpatz
      @HerrSpatz 8 лет назад +5

      Im still watching this, like, daily....

  • @ogfit5448
    @ogfit5448 Год назад +27

    I truly believe that some people are simply vessels for divine music to flow through while they have time here on earth. I was not raised religious but I've always felt a yearning for a closeness to God even though I have a hard time believing. What an emotional ride this was.

    • @i_eat_soap792
      @i_eat_soap792 9 месяцев назад +1

      People often mistaken God by attributing God to an extremely specific set of characteristics which is just wrong. God is really just the all encompassing source to everything and music helps you tune into that unity that makes you forget your separateness which is what we all long for. I encourage you to play music with spirituality in mind, you don’t have to be religious to allow yourself into the state of flow.

    • @ogfit5448
      @ogfit5448 9 месяцев назад

      thank you for your perspective. I will keep that in mind when I try to create music on the piano or guitar @@i_eat_soap792

  • @captainpiefox9133
    @captainpiefox9133 2 года назад +61

    Man, I don't even know where to begin with Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon. There's something so seemingly normal about him, but in every little thing he does, he has a magic that nearly no other human has been able to harness before. His ear is so subtle, so complex, and so unique. He makes music out of everything, from the little sounds he hears elsewhere, to the dribbling, effortless flow of his fingers on a nylon-strung acoustic. Vernon uses unconventional things to create walls of sound, like sample work or a half dozen saxophones. And he puts so much love, emotion, and nonverbal self expression into the sounds he makes. If I could not understand english, Vernon's ideas alone would still be able to make me cry on a regular basis. And then there's his poetry. It's so indescribably complex; using an elaborate codex of words and phrases, as well as true coherance of other things. In every song, Vernon gives out a personal story, and at the same time, he writes cryptically, creating what is essentially a hodge podge of indecipherable sentences. And yet, somehow, there's a story in there, every time without fail. And the beauty of Justin's music is all of the aforementioned things, as well as a creative space for all sorts of people. And he implements the ideas and cadences of other people within his works, and that willingness to listen to others' ideas and work alongside them illustrates Vernon's ability to merge his own thoughts and creative sparks with those of colleagues and artists, which would make
    Bon Iver one of the biggest group collaborations possibly of all time. I have nothing but love for Bon Iver, DeYarmond Edison, Volcano Choir, or anything else Vernon has associated himself with. He has a completely different understanding of music, and he is a master of what he does. No one else could quite replicate exactly what it is that Justin Vernon does. He's an anomaly.
    Hey, thanks for reading this, if you did. Means a lot

    • @snoozieboi
      @snoozieboi 2 года назад +2

      Thanks for putting it into words, could not agree more.

    • @TheMarvymart
      @TheMarvymart 2 года назад

      You said it well, man

  • @angelicag5273
    @angelicag5273 7 лет назад +72

    Anyone else got overwhelmed with chills and fainted at 2:08?

    • @cozywon
      @cozywon 7 лет назад +1

      Every single time I listen to this

    • @FRANCKtheTANK01
      @FRANCKtheTANK01 7 лет назад +1

      it has become everyday fainting for me hands down

  • @exarhell
    @exarhell 7 лет назад +2290

    chris pratt is doing a great job keeping the rhythm there

  • @petenicholson9268
    @petenicholson9268 Год назад +5

    One of the best things on the internet

  • @redroots3103
    @redroots3103 3 года назад +15

    "Ever since I heard the howlin' wind, I didn't need to go where the bible went" Amen 🙏

  • @indirtysoil
    @indirtysoil 5 лет назад +54

    Something about "Well, I know about it darlin, I been standing here" at 3:17. It guts me every single time. There's something in that line that pulls up ancient things in me, things I can't even identify.

    • @domenicarecords5470
      @domenicarecords5470 2 года назад +4

      we are there with you

    • @LukeJacksonFitness
      @LukeJacksonFitness Год назад +3

      Exactly

    • @martinhampton6964
      @martinhampton6964 25 дней назад

      It’s because you know about it. You’ve been standing there (and you’re attentive, and sensitive): you know about it. And that is human

  • @THEH0WLER87
    @THEH0WLER87 7 лет назад +402

    i have actually listened to this about 30 times today. One of the girls hit a mega-high note that I'm only hearing now though at 3:17

    • @jessklein7126
      @jessklein7126 7 лет назад +4

      Wish I could hear it! Not coming through on my cheap speakers haha

    • @jordanfrew3562
      @jordanfrew3562 7 лет назад +27

      Smolkenerbs420 damn! Now that you say it I can hear it, I'm a experienced sound producer and i don't know how I didn't hear it!! Probably caught up in crying that's why haha

    • @THEH0WLER87
      @THEH0WLER87 7 лет назад +1

      Hahah so am i, i was listening on dt770's, mastering headphones

    • @chrismorris2298
      @chrismorris2298 7 лет назад +6

      Wow, thanks for pointing that out. There's some real intensity hidden in that one note

    • @THEH0WLER87
      @THEH0WLER87 7 лет назад +8

      I know isn't there just. I wait for it in anticipation every time.

  • @malorie5665
    @malorie5665 5 лет назад +42

    I have listened to this nearly everyday for the past 3 years. It does something to me.

    • @rubyrayne8
      @rubyrayne8 3 года назад

      I just discovered it last week and I think I’ve listened to it like 50 x. It also does something to me.

  • @emileeeaton9640
    @emileeeaton9640 Год назад +8

    If this song doesn't put you to tears ..you haven't lost your way and hopelessly fought to return only to be left to question everything you were supposed to have ultimate faith in your life.
    One day you'll get it maybe when your 30 50 or even 90

    • @derekkorff-korn7161
      @derekkorff-korn7161 Год назад

      I’m tearing as I’m writing this. I don’t know, life has been very difficult, but this music helps a bit

  • @TomPMelanson
    @TomPMelanson 7 лет назад +22

    This feels like losing something while you still have it. Like you know you're losing faith in the one you love. You both say things just to hurt each other. It's anger, frustration, regret, blame, caring, and this cold lump you can't get down your throat.

  • @BeatJugular
    @BeatJugular 3 года назад +38

    This is such a beautiful version. Also, shout out to the engineers, the recording is incredible

  • @charlyrogers5711
    @charlyrogers5711 3 года назад +10

    3 years ago I lived in London. 3 years ago I met a man that was a sad man. I wanted to very much befriend him and sure enough, it happened. We spent the entire day together smiling and sharing stories of our lives. By the evening we had made it back to his flat (amazing bathroom). We ate Thai and he showed me this song by Bon Iver and the video made me very emotional. I could feel everything my new friend had felt about his life. After the night I hugged him and went on my way. 2 weeks later I message him and he had told me he moved back to the countryside to be with his family to deal with some mental health problems. I could never remember his number and I lost it when I bought a new phone. Jay where ever you are, whoever you may be now or even if you're still alive I hope one day to meet you again and that you have healed. You were and are a beautiful friend. Xx

  • @dougaduncan
    @dougaduncan 7 лет назад +409

    The best musicians are channeling something, more than themselves. Something that even they don't understand. I don't know that it's even a religious thing. But it reaches into you, and pulls something deep within out. Something within yourself that you didn't even know was there. It startles you. Thanks for helping me experience that.

    • @andromeda1903
      @andromeda1903 7 лет назад +2

      YYAASSSSSSS i totally get what you're saying!

    • @dorisco1
      @dorisco1 7 лет назад +1

      The Duende

    • @adamholt84
      @adamholt84 7 лет назад +5

      He actually majored in religious studies in college

    • @bradhelbron7880
      @bradhelbron7880 7 лет назад +1

      So true.....it somehow touches you to the very core of your soul

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 7 лет назад +1

      precisely

  • @mikeg630
    @mikeg630 6 лет назад +26

    At 3:16, "Well I know about it darling I've been standing here". I've never heard such real and raw passion come from an artist before. Gave me chills. Justin Vernon is one of the greats

  • @nickholland7402
    @nickholland7402 8 месяцев назад +7

    One of the best performances, not just by Justin and The Staves, but all music, that I've ever heard

  • @joelhollingsworth7209
    @joelhollingsworth7209 4 года назад +33

    I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve watched this video upwards of 1,000 times. Absolute perfection of a performance

    • @colbyhunt2257
      @colbyhunt2257 4 года назад +1

      Joel Hollingsworth same here man this & Calgary live @ SOH

  • @MrJavi62
    @MrJavi62 8 лет назад +365

    Wish I was here...

  • @Naarmmmm
    @Naarmmmm 8 лет назад +124

    wow wow just wow! so jealous of all the people that were so lucky to watch this live😭

    • @Doctoresq
      @Doctoresq 8 лет назад +1

      hey, that was me! it was indeed breathtaking

    • @Naarmmmm
      @Naarmmmm 8 лет назад

      +Donovan Janks so lucky! They didnt stop in my country during the Asia tour😢 Would make it my mission to witness them at least once :D

    • @StinkyFeatus
      @StinkyFeatus 8 лет назад +9

      I wish scalpers didn't buy loads of tickets :'(

    • @yliamsk7
      @yliamsk7 7 лет назад

      Same!!!

    • @KargoolElvalie
      @KargoolElvalie 7 лет назад

      Fransiska N i was there, the most beautiful day of my life

  • @manuelchaviano7487
    @manuelchaviano7487 8 месяцев назад +7

    As chills invaded my whole body I realized maybe I’ve been sleeping on this man for too long

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors 8 месяцев назад +2

      It’s never too late to embrace ❤

    • @agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289
      @agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 5 месяцев назад

      Bon Iver may be the most creative and possibly best artist since the turn of the century. He's up there.

  • @juliettowera5114
    @juliettowera5114 4 года назад +173

    The way back trailer brought me here.
    And I am not disappointed.

    • @jennistarr7489
      @jennistarr7489 3 года назад

      I know I heard this song in the movie and was like who the hell is this givin me goose bumps all through my soul... Love it

  • @KrisEganPhotographer
    @KrisEganPhotographer 7 лет назад +73

    This is the most perfect moment in live music that I've ever witnessed.

  • @steinarborgen2484
    @steinarborgen2484 7 лет назад +48

    so this is how souls are born

  • @vincentdumashie9515
    @vincentdumashie9515 4 года назад +8

    Imagine a Bon Iver and Mumford & Sons collaboration...... Tears will flow,

  • @Morrisopolous
    @Morrisopolous 4 года назад +12

    The chuckle at the end says it all. He knows what he just witnessed, live.

  • @jestar7775
    @jestar7775 7 лет назад +46

    I went to this show with my girlfriend as a casual fan of Bon Iver (1st album I thought was alright, Second album awesome). These days I get chills whenever I think back to this show. Holocene was amazing.

  • @chriskinsey2377
    @chriskinsey2377 7 лет назад +145

    This is hands down the best live performance I've ever seen. So raw and human

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors 8 месяцев назад

      I love this comment so much. Raw and human and beautifully imperfect descriptions of this. Thank you ❤

  • @Joe-sc2jp
    @Joe-sc2jp 3 года назад +30

    Everybody loves Justin as they should, but I just want to say how unbelievably amazing The Staves are!

  • @rdg2794
    @rdg2794 3 года назад +63

    The staves are incredible mixed with the other vocals, for an incredible melody of harmonies and angelic voices, transporting us from current events to a place of humming bliss

  • @exarhell
    @exarhell 7 лет назад +37

    1:45 when her "wooo" expands to "wow".... amazing

    • @TheGuitarifier
      @TheGuitarifier 6 лет назад +2

      Timoteimar sounds more like "woah" than "wow" but I get your point lol

  • @ShitFlickCritic
    @ShitFlickCritic 6 лет назад +92

    Who the fuck disliked this, who honestly sat through 4 minutes of the most amazing music ever and thought '.....nah.'

    • @ickZdeh
      @ickZdeh 5 лет назад +2

      Probably those who are not agree with the lyrics if you know what I mean ;-) There is no reason to dislike a masterpiece like this

    • @jamesonbornholdt7302
      @jamesonbornholdt7302 4 года назад

      The most amazing music ever is a bold statement... Personally this is my favorite live performance of a song on RUclips 👇
      ruclips.net/video/bmgFrSsw5xM/видео.html
      But a close second still shouldn't be disliked 😉

    • @TylerWatkins-gd5ww
      @TylerWatkins-gd5ww 2 месяца назад

      Tied up in the semantics of using the words god and damn next to each other probably.
      Lotta simple minds out there, ya gotta rise above it

  • @madinarobson4208
    @madinarobson4208 3 года назад +34

    Justin Vernon is a transcending musician.
    There's something about the emotion and vulnerability in his voice that makes us feel understood.
    That makes our pain feel understood and validated.
    It is so profoundly moving how music can be so powerful and so healing.
    It's mad and it's beautiful and sometimes, it makes all of the difference.

    • @hfp4377z
      @hfp4377z 3 года назад

      Midwest is best!!! The most genuine people you will ever meet!

    • @lukula2934
      @lukula2934 2 года назад

      So true...Healing and wounding, like any blessing worth the name.

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors 8 месяцев назад

      He is human and he is real. Unlike 99.99999% of “artists” today. Pure love and emotion. It doesn’t get more real than this.

  • @SydneyOperaHouse
    @SydneyOperaHouse  Год назад +15

    It's been 7 years since Bon Iver performed 'Cercle' at the Sydney Opera House and we can't let it go. We caught up with Justin Vernon and music journalist/Bon Iver tragic, Al Newstead, to talk about the incredible performance and what it means to them >> ruclips.net/video/3dhlvgzoC7g/видео.html

  • @burgesja
    @burgesja 7 лет назад +39

    This is 100% the best video on RUclips

  • @dassteam
    @dassteam 8 лет назад +27

    The harmonisation (and forgive me for not knowing their names) between the two female vocalists is absolutely phenomenal . I cannot even begin to describe the amount approbation, admiration and respect I have for their performance. This is true beauty for what it is worth. I am stunned.

    • @hughritchie4477
      @hughritchie4477 8 лет назад +6

      there's 3 of them, They're sisters and they're called The Staves :)

    • @kontoast
      @kontoast 7 лет назад +2

      THE STAVES

  • @charlesfoster8119
    @charlesfoster8119 10 месяцев назад +6

    I’ll never forget this night. The recording here is beautiful, but nothing will top the live acoustics of the Opera House.

  • @beau5099
    @beau5099 3 года назад +37

    I've loved this song for years (especially this version), but after losing my father to Covid a couple of months ago, it takes on a whole new level of emotion and meaning to me.
    Doubt I'll ever be able to listen to it again without crying, but I'm OK with that.

    • @bgr225
      @bgr225 Год назад

      Take care! ❤

  • @lanethepane43
    @lanethepane43 7 лет назад +150

    I'm like "Oh this is good! That's cool that they have the whole Opera House to themselves, I bet they are so comfortable so that's why they sound so good."
    *watches end where the place is packed full of people & realizes they are just amazing*

  • @rfrick11
    @rfrick11 8 лет назад +18

    I have to reassess my entire life after watching this about 100 times. I think Justin might be the second coming.

  • @user-ft3mh2tv3i
    @user-ft3mh2tv3i 5 месяцев назад +5

    2:00 to 2:37 is my favorite part, the harmony and raw emotion is so powerful and absolutely beautiful

  • @abramdebew8976
    @abramdebew8976 4 года назад +4

    the wooh in the middle was because of the chills that those girls gave him with that harmonization

  • @deannascofield4111
    @deannascofield4111 7 лет назад +26

    Seriously, why is this not viral? I am so moved every single listen and I'm on at least the 200th repeat.

  • @TheDreadnought
    @TheDreadnought 7 лет назад +13

    The Staves are fucking magical. Love those ladies.

  • @ajw2277
    @ajw2277 Год назад +4

    How do I absorb this into my soul

  • @I.Williams
    @I.Williams 2 года назад +10

    If I was only allowed to click "like" on one video in the whole youtube library it would be this one. Amazing performance. My all time favourite video on this platform!!!

  • @jumper898
    @jumper898 7 лет назад +30

    I legit listen to this at least 5 times a day.

  • @hennyhouse14
    @hennyhouse14 7 лет назад +153

    Lyrics
    Ever since I heard the howlin' wind
    I didn't need to go where a bible went
    But then you know your gifts seemed heaven sent
    Just lead me to a choler, dad, that's the thing
    I don't know how you house the sin
    But you're free now
    I was never sure how much of you I could let in
    And I'm free now
    Won't you settle down baby here your love has been
    Heavenly father
    It’s definitely lava
    Why you don't carry other names?
    Heard about a day where it dropped the know
    To go another day as we learn to close
    'Cause I'm a known coward in a coward wind
    But you’re free now
    You turn around now and you count to 10
    To see you go now
    Well I know now honey that I can't pretend
    Heavenly father
    Is whose brought to his autumn
    And love is left in end
    I just been up here for god damn years
    Can you see now?
    Filling up hulls with god damn fears
    I am free now
    I know about it darlin', I've been standin' here
    Heavenly father
    Is all that he offers
    A safety in the end

  • @jamesnikraftar8148
    @jamesnikraftar8148 4 года назад +5

    Some things are beautiful enough that you're glad to have been born to hear it.

  • @agt_24
    @agt_24 2 года назад +2

    We are so lucky to have this

  • @hereforaniceday708
    @hereforaniceday708 7 лет назад +22

    So lucky to have witnessed this. I cried all through this song.

  • @thecommongoodtube
    @thecommongoodtube 2 года назад +15

    I’ve watched this same video probably 50 times over several years…it still hits the same every time.

  • @gcreid1986
    @gcreid1986 10 месяцев назад +3

    Even if they repeat this performance it won't be THIS performance. Perfect

  • @beefheart1410
    @beefheart1410 7 лет назад +42

    Heavenly Father...... Is all that he offers, a safety in the end? All my goodness..... All my goodness to show.

  • @matguerra333
    @matguerra333 7 лет назад +39

    Good God. Goosebumps all over, I was worried life could no longer make me feel this great. When Justin screams at 2:08 it's magical. The power of music! Thank you.

  • @elizabethalexandra5270
    @elizabethalexandra5270 2 года назад +8

    If my heart stopped, this would start it beating again………

  • @sugargreenwood2043
    @sugargreenwood2043 3 года назад +1

    Only tune I can continuously play on RUclips and never have an ad pop up. Ever. Gotta mean something.

  • @kwandangubane9419
    @kwandangubane9419 7 лет назад +58

    Goosebumps all over me

  • @coopercollins8910
    @coopercollins8910 7 лет назад +10

    The world needs more of this. This is real music.

  • @martinparidon9056
    @martinparidon9056 3 года назад +3

    The one Bon Iver concert I was fortunate to attend last year was probably the most worthwhile time that I had in my life so far. Sun going down, great sound, slightly high, eyes closed, hugging my girlfriend. Ex girlfriend now but the memory will not go away.

  • @Kmann2202
    @Kmann2202 7 лет назад +8

    I set this as my browser's home page. I need this constantly in my life.

  • @timthompsondp
    @timthompsondp 8 лет назад +19

    Found this last night, Ive watched it 9 times already.
    I just can't handle this.

  • @alohavilladiego3522
    @alohavilladiego3522 3 года назад +8

    Keep coming back here just to hear Justin's "WOOH!"