A Pin-Light Bent - Joanna Newsom
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@Harsh-yg3cc
@Harsh-yg3cc 2 ай бұрын
some of the best lyrics
@Missjunebugfreak
@Missjunebugfreak Жыл бұрын
This song has me totally spellbound. The melody, Joanna's delicate vocals, the harp arrangement is all so exquisite. Joanna's songwriting is on a whole other level.
@jessicadorion8507
@jessicadorion8507 Жыл бұрын
I swear my cat even shed a tear at the haunting beauty of it.
@ahdwar
@ahdwar Жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful, with a minimal, yet well thought out arrangement, gorgeous.
@bipolar-polar-bear-east9717
@bipolar-polar-bear-east9717 2 жыл бұрын
Who can give me twenty one I'll
@taeyeonsnose7003
@taeyeonsnose7003 2 жыл бұрын
that chorus is so otherwordly Omgfg...when she hits that "an amoraaaaaaaaaa obscura" im transcending
@JAMAICADOCK
@JAMAICADOCK 2 жыл бұрын
the spirit of hank
@Noise_H
@Noise_H Жыл бұрын
Schaeder?
@peepnox7747
@peepnox7747 2 жыл бұрын
:)
@akaiwtf9959
@akaiwtf9959 2 жыл бұрын
WTF
@hakim5829
@hakim5829 2 жыл бұрын
funny robot
@asticlol
@asticlol 2 жыл бұрын
coin go brr
@live.laugh.love.netzach
@live.laugh.love.netzach 7 ай бұрын
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@chim-choo-ree
@chim-choo-ree 2 жыл бұрын
I promised myself I wouldn't cry...
@sandrinesabrina3763
@sandrinesabrina3763 2 жыл бұрын
i think its so good bc its just her and the harp, nothing else. its so intimate
@MarcLowe
@MarcLowe 3 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear this stripped-down "at home" (?) version. Very nice.
@coolangel834
@coolangel834 3 жыл бұрын
Poor flight attendant :(
@sethwilldraw5903
@sethwilldraw5903 3 жыл бұрын
I love the idea of life being lent to you, and all of the references to the simple concept of pin-light which connects eyes, memories, and cameras all at once. Very thoughtful lyrics
@deniseheatleylmt9126
@deniseheatleylmt9126 3 жыл бұрын
She should get together with Kate Bush.
@lucyrattner1228
@lucyrattner1228 3 жыл бұрын
here from andy samberg’s recommendation. boy, am i glad that i’m listening.
@ZenShroud1
@ZenShroud1 3 жыл бұрын
Andy Samberg sent me here.
@scrumbole
@scrumbole 3 жыл бұрын
this makes me think of when the sky turns orange after it’s been snowing at night
@vervor
@vervor 3 жыл бұрын
The author approaches its subject.
@bbuuttercupp
@bbuuttercupp 3 жыл бұрын
This song reawakens a very specific memory in me that I can‘t put into words. Maybe it’s a feeling, more than a memory. A feeling I haven‘t had in a long time. Joanna‘s music does things to me barely any other musician‘s does.
@bbuuttercupp
@bbuuttercupp 2 жыл бұрын
wow what the hell, I don't even remember writing this comment. I honestly forgot about this song for a while, listened to Ys and HOOM mostly.. I'm here a year later though, and god I love this song
@heelys005
@heelys005 4 жыл бұрын
I don't need to understand the lyrics, this song just touches my heart..
@EvilEddtheRed
@EvilEddtheRed 4 жыл бұрын
Stunning.
@double0bum
@double0bum 5 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song I was at Joanna's show in London. She was playing Divers and it either wasn't out yet or I hadn't heard it yet. I remember the start of this, Joanna just plucking out those two notes and I remember thinking this is something special! But it's mine Or, at least, it's lent And my life, until the time is spent Is a pin-light, bent It's a pin-light, bent
@caramelunicorn8023
@caramelunicorn8023 5 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps and tears
@caramelunicorn8023
@caramelunicorn8023 5 жыл бұрын
This song has such an atmosphere to it. Wow
@chunkymonkeyed
@chunkymonkeyed 5 жыл бұрын
So fucking good
@thomamiho4664
@thomamiho4664 5 жыл бұрын
For a glimpse of gravity...
@wolfthrone1746
@wolfthrone1746 5 жыл бұрын
papà
@ninavioletfan
@ninavioletfan 6 жыл бұрын
My life comes and goes My life comes and goes Short flight, free rows I lie down and doze My life came and went My life came and went Short flight, free descent Poor flight attendant But the sky, over the ocean And the ocean, skirting the city And the city, bright as a garde (When the garden woke to meet me) From that height was a honeycomb Made of light from those funny homes, intersected Each enclosed, anelectric and alone In our lives is a common sense That relies on the common fence That divides, and attends But provides scant defense From the great light that shine through a pin-hole When the pin-light calls itself selfhood And the selfhood inverts on a mirror In an Amora Obscura But it's mine Or, at least, it's lent And my life, until the time is spent Is a pin-light, bent It's a pin-light, bent
@emilys9524
@emilys9524 6 жыл бұрын
this song has such rhythm, a pulse. that one chord she plucks the whole time, her vibrato, the arpeggio or whatever on the bridge... so intense. and the metaphor of the pin light bent that calls itself selfhood and consciousness... so powerful
@saralance8424
@saralance8424 4 жыл бұрын
metamorphosis by philip glass
@david19644
@david19644 6 жыл бұрын
Newsom is a genius.all her track on all albums are my favorites
@ofutpemata3769
@ofutpemata3769 6 жыл бұрын
This is great...but I like the original best
@TimotheDoran
@TimotheDoran 6 жыл бұрын
Very fine song.
@daniiel
@daniiel 6 жыл бұрын
just fcking excellent.
@boyo7918
@boyo7918 6 жыл бұрын
These vocals on the original instrumental would make a near perfect song
@richardroberson2564
@richardroberson2564 4 жыл бұрын
Easily a ten
@denisvertinsky7628
@denisvertinsky7628 7 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the sounds of creaking chair on the background
@viceverSa98
@viceverSa98 7 жыл бұрын
so... true song .. thank you..
@Ciogos
@Ciogos 7 жыл бұрын
can haz it at funeral plox?
@caramelunicorn8023
@caramelunicorn8023 5 жыл бұрын
Id rather have it at my wedding so I can hear it
@xeniumxneum8006
@xeniumxneum8006 7 жыл бұрын
I thought I knew what was happening .....I heard this a long time ago ....I thought wade bishop was the original version??? it IS better isn't it?
@xgum
@xgum 7 жыл бұрын
i can't wait til im 60 so i can perform this song properly without sounding like a little shit
@Difficultfuckhead
@Difficultfuckhead 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha!
@govegan6682
@govegan6682 5 жыл бұрын
What gira thought while recording the song
@xgum
@xgum 7 жыл бұрын
i'd love to write a song like this, but whenever i try, it just ends up sounding too much like god damn the sun
@xgum
@xgum 7 жыл бұрын
Tapwater Deluxe woah he saw my Anthony Braxton comment
@ronankerrigan7821
@ronankerrigan7821 3 жыл бұрын
Relatable
@aspiresk8boarding
@aspiresk8boarding 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@geanjenet
@geanjenet 7 жыл бұрын
divers is such a great album, and I feel like it hinges on the sentiments of this song
@caramelunicorn8023
@caramelunicorn8023 7 жыл бұрын
These lyrics fascinate and beguile me, make me laugh and make me feel great sadness. She is truly the personification of a perfect lyricist and not to mention her sweet, psychedelic yet daringly different style of music.
@podrido334
@podrido334 7 жыл бұрын
sounds like gg allin
@mishel8017
@mishel8017 3 жыл бұрын
no
@user-ef6kv8yn6i
@user-ef6kv8yn6i 5 ай бұрын
no.
@goldenhog
@goldenhog 21 күн бұрын
for those saying no, have you heard gg's country album?
@borbs5060
@borbs5060 7 жыл бұрын
This is the greatest thing Gira has done as a solo artist.
@vizual7390
@vizual7390 7 жыл бұрын
fancy finding you here
@borbs5060
@borbs5060 7 жыл бұрын
VizualPerception who dis
@nickwright2827
@nickwright2827 6 жыл бұрын
i think Blind is his triumph imo
@Embrod
@Embrod Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but from what album of Gira it comes? Or from Swans? ok it's from compilation "Songs for a Dog"
@grang5677
@grang5677 Жыл бұрын
@@Embrod the song God Damn The Sun is originally from swans The Burning World
@Gamerkat10
@Gamerkat10 7 жыл бұрын
This song means so much to me. I can't even tell you the feeling it gives. A bit like falling out of an airplane...
@myrapearson263
@myrapearson263 7 жыл бұрын
can't tell if you already knew it's based on this poem www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/42716
@Gamerkat10
@Gamerkat10 7 жыл бұрын
Myra Pearson I did, the hint was intentional ;) But it was very kind of you to offer the explanation! Thank you!
@sophieharp93
@sophieharp93 7 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or does this song have quite some similarity with Metamorphosis 2 by Philip Glass. Don't get me wrong I love this song, I was just wondering :)!
@noradosmith
@noradosmith 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Lots of songs similar to that piece.
@householdrecordings
@householdrecordings 8 жыл бұрын
Are these recordings on vinyl? I REALLY want them on vinyl.
@missdaytona5262
@missdaytona5262 8 жыл бұрын
+La Alaskalana (Jess) yep: www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=823768&ev=mb