Aldous Harding - Imagining My Man (Official Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 28 мар 2017
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    'Imagining My Man' by Aldous Harding, from the album 'Party'. Out now on 4AD/Flying Nun: smarturl.it/AldousHardingParty
    Directed by Charlotte Evans & Produced by Evie Mackay.
    DOP: Bill Bycroft
    Wardrobe: Sarah Voon
    Onset Stylist: Paris Mitchell
    Hair & Makeup: Lauren Gunn
    Editor: Charlotte Evans
    Colourist: Colorspace
    Data Wrangler: Laura Tait
    Runner: Sam Boanas
    Special thanks to Metro Film & Jessica McCormack Jewellery
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Комментарии • 809

  • @MarkStuckert
    @MarkStuckert 4 года назад +467

    Ah Aldous’ earlier, hatless works

  • @panicatthedisconnect
    @panicatthedisconnect 2 года назад +41

    The "hey" part is so good. Gives me goosebumps

  • @aurora9687
    @aurora9687 Месяц назад +5

    THANK YOU 4AD for being a steady reliable rock of a label with so many of my favorite artists for the last 35 years of my life.

  • @crieverytim
    @crieverytim 5 лет назад +190

    One of those songs that can make you spontaneously burst into tears

  • @mozmwhite2513
    @mozmwhite2513 3 месяца назад +18

    Maybe, the, best song I've ever heard, in 51 years.

  • @dizzytel
    @dizzytel 6 лет назад +405

    This is the most beautiful song I've heard in a long time. It perfectly captures vulnerability and honesty and the complexity of these lives we live and relationships we navigate. I hope if somehow Aldous ever reads these comments she knows how much that honesty is appreciated and how badass her music is!!

    • @charleshultquist9233
      @charleshultquist9233 5 лет назад +1

      boy howdy

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 4 года назад +8

      Reminds me of Kate Bush

    • @blaquentgruppe6547
      @blaquentgruppe6547 3 года назад +4

      My heart scream
      When you not there
      The pain .forget it i accidently hit cancel
      My love poem cease n desist
      Minaj n cardi wil never get deep
      One big binder with words all they use
      Why the music make no sense

    • @TRUEiMPROrecords
      @TRUEiMPROrecords 2 года назад +6

      I love her music and words, she is like a sister in my headphones when I'm down. Aldous Harding and Kurt Vile... I'm all good in this world.

    • @69ramblers
      @69ramblers 2 года назад +2

      holy shit what an awesome comment, thank you for this nice read friend

  • @juliankarswell153
    @juliankarswell153 6 лет назад +55

    "I do not have the answer." When Miss Harding sings that specific line with sudden, unexpected, bewitching and truly eerie grace, the hairs on the back of my neck prickle while my eyes begin to well up. Convention has been twisted out of shape. An achingly beautiful narrative upon jaded melancholic reflection.

  • @Jack.Strait
    @Jack.Strait 5 лет назад +10

    There's so many layers of subtlety to this song. It's like a different song every time I listen to it.

  • @regovermaniii4190
    @regovermaniii4190 7 лет назад +18

    She reserves her vocal power then creates an emotional highlight on this very fine ballad.

  • @uncoy
    @uncoy 6 лет назад +176

    The music video is brilliantly understated. No grandstanding. Just enough singing of the words. Manages to get great presence out of the performer. A big clap for the director doing magic work on a shoestring.

    • @SuperThecheshirecat
      @SuperThecheshirecat 6 лет назад +13

      Director: Charlotte Evans

    • @rfrasernz
      @rfrasernz 5 лет назад +11

      Any director who can make Auckland look that good must have some talent.

    • @warmgreytenpercent
      @warmgreytenpercent 4 года назад +1

      @@rfrasernz lol here i've been, thinking it's LA

  • @YanniEhm
    @YanniEhm 8 месяцев назад +6

    I love this song; it's beautiful.
    I love her voice, the range, and her singing style.
    And Aldous looks stunning.

  • @paulantaki1189
    @paulantaki1189 3 года назад +14

    This song touches me deeply and in an unexplicable way. Love the Tiny Desk Concert version.

  • @johnmk2084
    @johnmk2084 6 лет назад +44

    Absolutely sublime, what a voice

  • @chrisbeerling749
    @chrisbeerling749 Год назад +9

    This song is absolutely stunning

  • @Blairskirock
    @Blairskirock 6 лет назад +14

    1:32 she hit that note so hard I dropped all my fucken tears

  • @paulmarsh9544
    @paulmarsh9544 4 года назад +23

    Aldous has two sides, one that is zany and makes entertaining, comical videos and this side with an incredible voice and more serious...I really like them both

  • @ainecasey8439
    @ainecasey8439 5 лет назад +8

    You were right love takes time.
    Says it all . Great line

  • @TheCharcoalchicken
    @TheCharcoalchicken 2 года назад +6

    this song is so dreamy.. the sax at the end is absolutely gorgeous

    • @oaxacachaka
      @oaxacachaka Месяц назад

      Reminiscent of Spiritualized’ Laser Guided Melodies.

  • @matthiasklier6888
    @matthiasklier6888 5 лет назад +18

    One of the best artists that occured this decade. What a voice! Bravo 🙌

  • @MrTroybear
    @MrTroybear 3 года назад +14

    "Imagining My Man"
    I'm going to answer, protecting
    It can be so hard to forgive
    It's not what I thought, and it's not what I pictured
    When I was imagining my man
    You are so nervous all of the time, living the classics
    I know that imagining my man
    Imagining, imagining my man
    All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay
    You were right, love takes time, hey, hey
    You have this dream, apparently I'm not done
    I leave and it's dreadful
    If you get there
    Be honest, respectful
    All my life (hey!) I never tried to stay
    You were right, love takes time, hey, hey
    I hope one dream will get that when we're
    Lucky to be given the chance
    I do not have the answer
    But I don't have the wish to go back
    All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay
    You were right (yes!), love takes time, hey, hey
    All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay
    You were right, love takes time, hey, hey

  • @cebbub
    @cebbub 7 лет назад +7

    Watching her face as she performs this: seemingly not for the camera but for herself, for the joy of it... Is such a privilege

  • @sadchristopher9518
    @sadchristopher9518 4 года назад +14

    I love this song so much. It has been such a source of healing for me recently.

  • @mippadavid2088
    @mippadavid2088 7 лет назад +210

    uber 5 star

  • @crieverytim
    @crieverytim 5 лет назад +240

    Something about her reminds me of Nina Simone. Dangerously close to madness but still somehow able to give the comfort of an ever loving mother

    • @hellovanite
      @hellovanite 5 лет назад +1

      Yes!!!

    • @azgarth68
      @azgarth68 5 лет назад +9

      Or Hope Sandoval perhaps

    • @amateurwave3593
      @amateurwave3593 4 года назад +13

      Try Kate Bush.

    • @leonardsimonis2376
      @leonardsimonis2376 4 года назад +9

      If i had to choose a different than my own mother (actually the best in the world) i would try Kate. She is someone you can have lots of fun with, and she is so lovely and nice. My father would be in this case Nick Cave. Also there's Florence Welch from Florence & The Machine, she is like a Mixture of Aldous Harding and Kate Bush. She should be my sister.

    • @ivanlondon
      @ivanlondon 4 года назад +2

      10/10 comment

  • @dalgron
    @dalgron 5 лет назад +15

    Truly gifted at the music

  • @jimsmint
    @jimsmint 6 лет назад +57

    Brilliant video.
    A miserable rainy day in Auckland, shot entirely from inside a car.
    Intense melancholy and beauty all at once.
    Humble genius in my opinion.
    big congrats to the Director.

    • @chandral2091
      @chandral2091 4 года назад +1

      Not even the particularly nice parts of the CBD.

    • @steviebwoyy
      @steviebwoyy Год назад

      No seat belt but!

  • @SeaGullArt
    @SeaGullArt 9 месяцев назад +3

    Aldous Harding - Is - Evocative

  • @dirtyths
    @dirtyths 4 года назад +4

    "Party", this whole album moved me to tears.

  • @nararamusicfestival7658
    @nararamusicfestival7658 7 лет назад +12

    Brilliant song. Stripped back, raw & haunting. In Love.

  • @JeffTheWizard
    @JeffTheWizard 3 года назад +21

    thank you so much, your music has been and still is holding my hand through the heaviest change of my life..
    You gave me grace and strength and smiles when my mind got so lost

  • @jabsjc
    @jabsjc Год назад +8

    This song is a MASTERPIECE!

  • @hyphygoesglobal
    @hyphygoesglobal 7 лет назад +65

    I think she is one of the greatest artists. Incredible person all around

  • @rockingnights
    @rockingnights Год назад +3

    Thank you so much for capturing these emotions in such a wonderful melody with the words I couldnt find.

  • @danieljackson1096
    @danieljackson1096 7 лет назад +45

    This lady has outstanding vocal range. Just discovered her. I will be getting this album. Obscure astonishing music. An awesome talent. Party is up there with the other two I've heard

  • @letmetellyousomething123
    @letmetellyousomething123 7 лет назад +4

    There are so many great Artists releasing really great work right now. It´s so heartening.

  • @christinewebb6254
    @christinewebb6254 5 лет назад +4

    I am loving his trinity of youth, poetry, and sound. It fits like warm glove ... as does the company he keeps.

  • @hsvray
    @hsvray 7 лет назад +5

    New Zealand - Love the new spark ad feat this song! Really helps to feel the emotion of a fatherless family - Big ups to single parent families, it ain't easy at all.

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 5 лет назад +8

    A cpl years later, and she's in my top 3 female singers of all time.
    Love me some Aldous. ;)

  • @erika6651
    @erika6651 3 года назад +5

    She looks stunning here. Interesting dichotomy between her and the cold, drab empty shots of the city she's travelling through.

  • @nikolapepera4452
    @nikolapepera4452 6 лет назад +89

    everybody on here can stop comparing her to other legends because she is her own legend. If you watch her perform live it may occur to you that there is nobody like her

    • @roomtoroomsolutions
      @roomtoroomsolutions 5 лет назад +2

      Nikola Pepera I have seen her perform live-transcendent

    • @carmencaamano9434
      @carmencaamano9434 5 лет назад

      Nikola Pepera nobody do that, who are you? troll?

    • @briancooper9983
      @briancooper9983 4 года назад +1

      The comparisons get on my nerves, too. But when you taste something wonderful, there is that need to describe it right?

    • @themysticmuse1111
      @themysticmuse1111 4 года назад +3

      She is absolutely one of a kind

    • @LaughingStock_
      @LaughingStock_ Год назад

      That occured to me long ago. However, tomorrow night I shall see Aldous live to be sure )))

  • @jurgennaeve3897
    @jurgennaeve3897 4 года назад +4

    her work is outstanding and beautiful

  • @yseson_
    @yseson_ 5 лет назад +4

    Reminds of indie music from 2007 like something special was about to happen, it sounds like being a young adult new to the city.

  • @macLoscope
    @macLoscope 4 года назад +16

    Aldous Harding music is a safe place to me, it makes me feel like I don't need to look for achievement all the time, and allows my heart to rest :)

  • @itsnotrael1920
    @itsnotrael1920 6 лет назад +145

    i'm going to answer...protected
    it can be so hard to forgive
    it's not what i thought
    and it's not what i pictured
    when i was imagining my man
    all my life (hey)
    i never tried to stay
    you were right
    love takes time, hey hey
    you have this dream
    apparently, i'm not done
    i leave and it's dreadfull
    if you get down
    be honest, respectful
    all my life (hey)
    i never tried to stay
    you were right
    love takes time, hey hey
    i hope one dream we'll get that way
    lucky to be given a chance
    i do not have the answer
    but i don't have the wish to go back
    all my life (hey)
    i had to fight to stay
    you were right (yes)
    love takes time, hey hey
    all my life (hey)
    i had to fight to stay
    you were right
    love takes time, hey hey

  • @nosleep1271
    @nosleep1271 5 лет назад +1

    Simply one of my absolute favorite people at this point. With or without music.

  • @jimsmint
    @jimsmint 4 года назад +18

    Far out, it's nice seeing dirty old Auckland in really cool music video.

  • @eileenthierry8309
    @eileenthierry8309 5 лет назад +5

    I just... LOVE you Aldous, really GREAT music, Great voice, Great personal univers and so on... Kisses from REUNION island, I just wanted to be close to your People and your Nation THIS DAY particularly... Kisses and COURAGE to all of you !

  • @yseson_
    @yseson_ 5 лет назад +3

    I'm so in love with her voice and song writing

  • @lizbuchanan5523
    @lizbuchanan5523 6 лет назад +7

    really really love this song - wonderful voice, and great arrangement

  • @Kris-hk5sr
    @Kris-hk5sr 5 лет назад +5

    Beautiful, Classy, Just freaking stunning...

  • @roraio
    @roraio 6 лет назад +38

    LOVE THIS VIDEO! Dressed up woman singing in the backseat of a taxi and eating chocolates on a rainy day!

    • @Jack.Strait
      @Jack.Strait 5 лет назад +5

      This is definitely my favorite music video from her. It's so simple and relaxing.

  • @specificsoup
    @specificsoup 5 лет назад +32

    the HEY! and then the ... hey...hey... are both so surprising and seem out of place or awkward but then they end up really making this song.

    • @Jack.Strait
      @Jack.Strait 5 лет назад +6

      Yess they're so jarring and amazing

    • @themysticmuse1111
      @themysticmuse1111 4 года назад +3

      That's the magic that is Aldous.

    • @rufusmtvernon
      @rufusmtvernon 4 года назад +3

      Yeah the first time I heard it I was like “whoa that came of nowhere”. I was outside and I looked around thinking someone was trying to get my attention lol!

  • @lazybelphegore6748
    @lazybelphegore6748 5 лет назад +2

    I believe Ivo would have approved of this 4AD signing. When I come across an act like this I almost cry. In the 80’s and 90’s I knew I could buy anything on 4AD, and not be disappointed. Since Ivo left; not so much.

    • @joaoignacio1978
      @joaoignacio1978 5 лет назад

      Aldous, The National, The Breeders (yes!), Scott Walker, big thief, pixx, Velvet Negroni (the new AR Kane?) and, maybe, Grimes are the true heirs of the great 4AD past, specially The National, Big Thief and Aldous Harding. There is a lot trash on 4AD these days (us girls, turn yards, liima, etc). I really don't know what to think about Holly Herndon (an oddity, that's for sure). 4AD is really big today. Almost all of its releases goes to UK official charts (and, sometimes, us charts). 4AD and Matador and XL are under the same umbrella today (Beggar's Group). So, in practical terms, Adele, underground American acts and Aldous Harding are all in the same boat. A rich one. 4AD is now a very lucrative business. The days of the artsy fartsy (like Robin Guthrie from Cocteau Twins said a certain time) are definitely in the past. We don't have Factory and Creation anymore. And BMG is considered indie in UK. VERY different times, anyway...

  • @regovermaniii4190
    @regovermaniii4190 6 лет назад +4

    One of my favorite albums for 2017 and I love the vocal range in different parts of the song.

  • @hilmir
    @hilmir 5 лет назад +107

    She is so beautiful. Same class as Sofia Coppola, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and other ladies in the league of effortless beauty.

    • @bobrossantichrisst
      @bobrossantichrisst 3 года назад +5

      hilmir you forgot cardi b

    • @hilmir
      @hilmir 3 года назад +2

      @@bobrossantichrisst oh im not familiar with this artist. i dont know her.

    • @drivebybodypierce
      @drivebybodypierce 3 года назад +3

      Sofia Coppola came to mind immediately for me as well after seeing Aldous in this. Both of those ladies are legit muses too...

    • @bobrossantichrisst
      @bobrossantichrisst 3 года назад +1

      hilmir I was joking. Cardi b is an example of toxicity, as far as her public persona

    • @hilmir
      @hilmir 3 года назад +3

      @@bobrossantichrisst i knew u were kidding. hence mariah carey's response about jlo 😁😁😁

  • @-Datura-
    @-Datura- Год назад +1

    Immaculate! 4AD made no mistake! Aldous is just amazing! Absolutely.

    • @yseson_
      @yseson_ 4 месяца назад +1

      Absolutely gorgeous, the mood the lyrics, everything

  • @doctor19741
    @doctor19741 7 лет назад +10

    What raw talent.... Superb!

  • @73spain
    @73spain Год назад +3

    Listened to it, half slept, 4 am, earphones, ... and I woke up suddenly, I took the lyrics and rushed to internet. Wonderful song.

  • @brendabadih8855
    @brendabadih8855 5 месяцев назад

    I continue to return to this video. I love it so. Aldous is a super star. right up there w Joni, Dolly and Amy.

  • @tamaraipacs7426
    @tamaraipacs7426 7 лет назад +11

    her voice like a dream

  • @blahblahoink
    @blahblahoink 4 года назад +4

    The more I hear of this artist the more I think that she is really special.

  • @adriannagrzesiczak2131
    @adriannagrzesiczak2131 3 года назад +6

    Hey, this song feels like summer rain. And btw, never seen an other artist that puts lyrics into images with such a sensibility!

  • @themysticmuse
    @themysticmuse Год назад +1

    She's in my top 3.
    Nothing like Aldous.

  • @hrhcrab
    @hrhcrab 6 лет назад +42

    Hitting that difficult middle ground right between ecstacy and white knuckled terror.

  • @Kathmandu2222
    @Kathmandu2222 6 лет назад +2

    Absolutely love it. Such a talent and beauty. With all that emotion and honesty. Thank you for sticking with music instead of becoming a vet.

  • @fionabattrum7395
    @fionabattrum7395 5 лет назад +18

    Got an emotional tone and quality like Antony and the Johnsons

  • @mrpandabites
    @mrpandabites 5 лет назад +319

    This is the weirdest Ferrero Rocher ad I've ever seen. ;)

  • @ithinkijustlostmymind
    @ithinkijustlostmymind 4 года назад +3

    sickest song ive heard in a long time, i love this girl

  • @jasmijnmooiweer6800
    @jasmijnmooiweer6800 7 лет назад +28

    Randomly found this song on spotify and it is so goddamn intriguing!

  • @pepperandrews3483
    @pepperandrews3483 2 года назад +1

    Without doubt the finest artist around. I still return to this video as my go to. Aldous, you are amazing, this song drags me through so many emotions but always end up better for listening to you. Thank you.

  • @jamiesufi-davies661
    @jamiesufi-davies661 2 года назад +4

    such a tune . I love Aldous Harding. One of the greats of our time xxx

  • @RonArcayos
    @RonArcayos 7 лет назад +15

    very dark yet makes me want to hear more~ also that creme egg

  • @BlaqueCzar
    @BlaqueCzar 4 года назад +5

    She can manage to be homely, bizzare, sexy and jaw dropping gorgeous without missing a beat. Absolute aesthetic chameleon on the level of Bowie.

  • @RichardGrijalva
    @RichardGrijalva 7 лет назад +14

    Brilliant song at turns haunting and joyful, by a singular voice.

    • @CodyChromeBand
      @CodyChromeBand 7 лет назад

      Richard Grijalva wow are you a music writer?

    • @RichardGrijalva
      @RichardGrijalva 7 лет назад

      Cody S In a previous life.

    • @CodyChromeBand
      @CodyChromeBand 7 лет назад

      Richard Grijalva I'm going to the tour, we'll see how it goes 👍👉

  • @eightosaurusspelunk1598
    @eightosaurusspelunk1598 2 года назад +2

    Favorite song she's written

  • @rockinghamclose
    @rockinghamclose 5 лет назад +3

    Beautiful!!!

  • @ninoskapizarro730
    @ninoskapizarro730 7 лет назад +3

    Such a beautiful song💖

  • @bobrossantichrisst
    @bobrossantichrisst 2 года назад

    I really love the vulnerability here. Actually in all of her videos. Such a light in self expression.

  • @ZayGurza
    @ZayGurza 3 года назад

    This song is magic!!! Aldous I mean... the song we have always looked for!!! ♥️

  • @sin2pi974
    @sin2pi974 4 года назад +1

    The color scheme of the whole video is nothing short of amazing

  • @francescolioce25
    @francescolioce25 2 года назад +1

    Practically in love with her voice!

  • @kespo-op4dr
    @kespo-op4dr 7 лет назад +2

    absolutely ADORE HER

  • @fmatgnat
    @fmatgnat 5 лет назад +3

    I like how she doesn't just sing, it's almost as if she invents a new language for each song... and she has already perfected singing in each of those languages.

    • @matthewharper5387
      @matthewharper5387 Год назад

      Brilliant way of putting it 👌🏻🤘🏻

    • @TheBeezusjones
      @TheBeezusjones Год назад

      Totally. Different voices every time. But yet still completely her, every time. Like, who else could do that without seeming affected or inauthentic, you know?

  • @ssalloom11
    @ssalloom11 6 лет назад +5

    Epic, exceptional.

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 4 года назад +6

    I LOVE YOU ALDOUS.
    THANK YOU.
    You are a game changer.

  • @jellederingh8606
    @jellederingh8606 4 года назад +1

    Let the hype begin

  • @UrbanTaxi99
    @UrbanTaxi99 Год назад +2

    I heard this live recently and I put it up there with the best of the best

  • @laurentdiemunsch4487
    @laurentdiemunsch4487 2 года назад +2

    c'est brillant, magnifiquement écrit, touchant. ça m'est tombé dans l'oreille, ça n'est pas près d'en ressortir. merci pour ce très très beau moment.

  • @rogercampbell3900
    @rogercampbell3900 22 дня назад

    Something new ❤❤❤

  • @kolinevans9127
    @kolinevans9127 4 года назад

    She has edit... something I haven’t ever seen on earth before. And I’m speechless. Maybe she has created some of the best albums in history?

  • @diegosantamaria8923
    @diegosantamaria8923 7 лет назад +1

    Her voice is so mesmerizing

  • @robinnz123
    @robinnz123 6 лет назад +6

    Epic, soulful beauty love it.

  • @Unworshipediety
    @Unworshipediety 4 года назад

    I haven't seen anything like this for quite some time. It's lovely.

  • @iangregory1735
    @iangregory1735 4 года назад +1

    woooooooooow woooow I began listening to her today and I already love her. this song and barrels.

  • @kortessatsakpini7221
    @kortessatsakpini7221 2 года назад +2

    i love her music soooo much

  • @aaroncummins2752
    @aaroncummins2752 4 года назад +1

    I've had this thought,give this woman a medle for creative jenius. I'm Hucked on her talent, this song is a killer song. Your a treasure Aldous. Never stop what you doing please. Lovely absolutely.

  • @murphyliam4346
    @murphyliam4346 3 года назад +1

    Aldosterone I would like to thank you for giving us this wonderful song.

  • @BettaFunka
    @BettaFunka 5 лет назад +2

    Perfect song and perfect video. Love it.

  • @foreversnake1
    @foreversnake1 5 лет назад +2

    I love how she makes me feel several emotions almost neutral thru her music

  • @geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz
    @geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz 5 лет назад +1

    The musicians are obviously quality also. Her music does help me feel less agitated i.e. more relaxed & this is good. She seems as though there would be few dull moments such as with the cowgirl vid. There is a wonderful uniqueness for sure.