Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone (Later Archive)

Antony & The Johnsons perform Hope There's Someone on Later... with Jools Holland.
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[@LukeTaylorOfficial]

One of the worlds best voices. Criminally underrated.

[@ellendonahue556]

Are you serious? I can barely understand what she is singing, one or two words here and there and that's it. That's not a good singer. OK, she has a good tone, nice vibrato but her enunciation utterly sucks. Why write lyrics at all if you are going to mumble sing?

[@LukeTaylorOfficial]

@@ellendonahue556 I said one of the best “voices”, not singers. Two very different things.

[@franjaureguim]

Luke… they’d never understand…. It’s Not underrated. Kept safe instead. Let’s keep her in secret. So she’ll be safe. 🌙

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

@@ellendonahue556 Maybe it’s just you. I can hear every word.

[@johnentwistle952]

@@botticellirejectbotticelli2668 me too.. and I'm italian.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

I can vividly remember watching this the first time round, I'd never heard anything like it before. Absolutely cripplingly beautiful

[@jemroxcom]

And me! Stirs something inside me that nothing else has before. Stunning x

[@ElvisLivesUpstairs]

Omg it's gorgerous

[@mgkelly2]

Absolutely. Mesmerising stuff. Stunning.

[@paulroche2265]

Yep. Me too ❤

[@karafogertey1764]

Perfectly put Graham 🙏

[@meganwhitehascancer6141]

This was played as the processional at our wedding in 2015. Now Megan has passed from cancer. This song has been with us throughout. It is both a comfort and a searing pain. Thank you

[@RabCr1]

Sorry for your loss

[@fernfernisfernie]

much love & light to you

[@jazp1120]

I’m so sorry to hear that 🙏🏼😢

[@codent]

" both a comfort and a searing pain" I hope over time the comfort side grows more and the searing pain somehow lessens That's my wish, for you

[@Ross-hr9oj]

@@jamesjackson-ward369 sorry for the loss of your lovely Megan!

[@gilbear3091]

I'm jealous of the person who hears this for the first time!

[@FrenchieNinotchka]

Me... and I am totally crushed between awe, pain and love. This is mind blowing

[@will7953]

Me =) this piece makes me feel a hopeful feeling, and it urged me to write this very comment, just to connect with someone.

[@theindestructiblenomad5633]

Great comment that evoked happy memories for me. You inspired me to tell my little story of hearing this music for the first time! Thanks, friend!

[@starrr2you]

I'm hearing it for the first time and all I can simply say is WOW! Beautiful voice.

[@riccardobassi7156]

Every time is the first time

[@almawood89]

I have to make a confession. I heard this song first time in The Voice. It left deep impression on me and I had to find the original. First time hearing the original & every single next time hearing it I burst to tears, I'm literally sobbing. It awakens such deep emotion in me. I feel like angels are singing it. Now.. you might find it crazy, but I feel heaven voices sound like this.

[@ov3647]

same.

[@ewarydzewska3253]

Tak brzmią Właśnie tak...😢

[@hotlunch4415]

this song must be one of the greatest vocal performances in modern music, and not just in terms of technical skill or stamina. It’s beautifully composed. I am very stoned.

[@liammurphy2725]

It sounds just as good straight.

[@pitchforkcustom]

mozart would relate to this.. he’d be like .. not bad

[@adriancash1]

Greatest comment I’ve ever read

[@AS-430]

I'm straight as can be and totally agree.

[@robertloader9826]

It’s fucking awful!!!

[@siobhanchristine-bligh183]

Literally the second this starts I can’t stop sobbing - very grateful for this piece of art

[@andyfield6854]

Best get out more then.

[@andrewlynham606]

Glad i wasn't the only one :-)

[@chatonmignon8724]

i was cooking and I stop to !

[@codent]

A few more: Candy Says (Velvets cover), If it be your will (L Cohen), and (with Lou Reed) Perfect Day (listen more than once, there are some things that need time to take root) Are there more? oh hell yes

[@marcotirelli6366]

Well said

[@ceeemm1901]

I'm 67 now and this has been one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard....

[@christinenarroway4136]

I'm 68 (Born 28.01.56) & I Also Love This Song But Prefer The 1st Part Before The Tempo Changes & Stop It When It Does 🎵 ❤

[@Jacques.dAnjou]

this is a particular time to celebrate your life, did you notice?

[@ceeemm1901]

@@Jacques.dAnjou The span of my life covered a wonderful and free time, relatively, in humanity. I met a history student doing a PhD about 15 years ago. She was 30 and she reckoned that I had lived through the best and most exciting period of human history as far as being able to be involved in it. Today, it's too loud, chaotic, contradictory, fragmented, argumentative and segmented. Cohesion has all but disappeared except within one's virtual echo chambered clique.

[@dstar8487]

One of the most beautiful songs ever to be written

[@cincsem]

so true. literally uplifting!

[@CharlesVeitch]

It's devastatingly beautiful isn't it

[@familienkorsholm-madsen8261]

Nat 🫣

[@joepiekl]

I remember when I first saw this on TV. Immediately went out and bought the album. It's one of the best albums ever written for me.

[@nattlagn]

What is what i did but can t remember when 1990 aids was thé nighmar i grew with that but escaped mirarucosly contrary of all friends and People Who passed away with giving love how çan life can break your Dreams at 20 30 40 mu un le vived for 15 years thanks to herapy but we still die from that and it has been 40 years si ce nothing really seriouds has been found Who cares shame on research governement Who don t give a shit

[@nicolamclaughlin7425]

First heard this when they won the mercury prize. Haven't listened to it in years and it has had exactly the same effect. Fucking breathtaking.

[@harpsailorharp6716gg]

me too x its without words...

[@nicolamclaughlin7425]

I know x

[@carolehankinson4969]

nicola mclaughlin - description spot on, fucking breathtaking 🎵🎶💖💜💖

[@jamiegibson5031]

That performance warrants the f bomb in its description. Some songs/vocals give you goosebumps but this one raises the bar.

[@ukvaper3172]

Same ❤

[@colindevine2863]

I rarely cry for music, but this is one of 5 songs I've shed a tear for. Her emotion is powerful

[@IILiamIIUKII]

What's the 5?

[@jakemode]

That vibrato is crazy! I love her voice. Downright enchanting

[@Kinship1]

His

[@kellymariemitch]

@@Kinship1Her

[@nai945]

Her

[@bezimieniabeznazwiska8090]

Her

[@SimonSverige]

Them

[@Yul-Uhlu]

I put this song on a playlist I made for my wife. Little did i know she would die by my side within 3 months. This song is so powerful to me now. It breaks my heart remembering her departure from life. Now "I" live between life and nowhere.

[@marilynsinger2821]

I am so sorry for your loss. I felt the same after my husband of 55 years passed away two years ago... and I still do. Take comfort from your happy memories, and your loved ones around you... and keep listening to music. 👵🌈

[@juliabesooijen1735]

I’m sorry for your loss. Sadly this happened to me too, my late partner and I used to sob through this song. Little did we know that he was actually terminally Ill and would die 5 years later. Such beautiful lyrics and haunting music. ❤️

[@juliabesooijen1735]

Oh I’m sorry to hear of the loss of your wife, that’s so sad. It took me several years before I could listen to the song again, it’s been 10 years since my partner died, I still think of him every day. 🙏

[@raquelcampo3059]

Tu vida es tuya, vívela. No sigas en el pasado. Todo tiene un principio y un final. Amate sal a la naturaleza. VIVE

[@ewarydzewska3253]

bardzo Ci współczuję 🙋‍♀️

[@przemekmarkowski1275]

I dedicate this piece to my grandparents. they died on covid 19. i loved them with all my heart

[@ukvaper3172]

❤

[@daniellarge9784]

So sorry the vaccine wasn't ready. I feel for your unnecessary loss.

[@jamspence]

One of the very few artists who has the ability the genuinely stop you dead in your tracks no matter what you are doing. You feeze, she wraps her angelic wings around you and you feel all that emotion. This is pure Art.

[@austejakunceviciute3523]

You described it so accurately :)

[@willoneill8866]

Some people are not of this earth.

[@saamtech]

I couldn't have said it better!

[@aaronmeyler8838]

yeah especially fat puffs

[@nicolecross1430]

@@aaronmeyler8838 you're a nasty little creature. Go elsewhere if you've nothing good to say.

[@steveeyre6975]

@@aaronmeyler8838 what an absolute prick you made of yourself 🤣🤣🤣now go to bed you silly little man --sorry child

[@ChrisR_68]

I couldn't more agree with you there, wow there is so much music out there and you stumble across some gems or your friends tell you about a singer or a band. And when mentioned gems this is truly one of them. Absolutely stunning and haunting and sad it's hit me right in my heart

[@Digipope1]

I remember this coming up on the radio I stopped as I walked.

[@kevinhartles]

Everytime she starts singing this, I just get a tidal wave of Emotion and tears just fall.... Every single time.

[@btd7664]

>she

[@darkaquatus]

It's clearly a man. Let's talk about his amazing performance and leave ideologies and politics out of it please. His art transcends all of those things.

[@whyitmatters6906]

@@darkaquatus you're the one bringing it up. so please, let just appreciate her music.

[@darkaquatus]

@@whyitmatters6906 I responded to the OP, so I didn't bring it up.

[@lakj333]

@@darkaquatus Anohni has used feminine pronouns for a long time. Is it that difficult to respect her identity?

[@nikolaristic9509]

Jesus christ why am I listing to this before sleep

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

You get the feeling this is a soul who's been through the grind, and come out without bitterness and instead to end us this wonderful gift.

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

Not "end us this wonderful gift" .. spellchecker issues. I meant "send us..?"

[@mateusb88]

The Voice Portugal brought me here and I couldn't be any happier

[@hudaygulyhudaygulyev6449]

same

[@manikmandnb]

I just cried my eyes out, this is so powerful and majestic

[@CatladyOfSweden]

Seldom felt this moved. That voice is something else❤

[@victorvincs]

this one hurts deep 😔

[@Catalystresource]

Haunting voice and lyrics... always transports me to another Realm

[@ruthsweet2849]

This song and “Your are my Sister” get me every time-

[@Chris-hk1ce]

That voice is literally straight from Heaven. WOW!😱

[@user-qm8cm1dn2v]

"True Words Formation-stability-degeneration-disintegration is the law Cosmic bodies will meet with disaster at the end Seeking Dafa to save beings in heavens Myriad Gods came down to the world, enduring hardship Do not miss what you’ve been awaiting for thousands of years The Creator, the Lord God, has come long ago Spreading Dafa [Great Law] widely and saving all beings Te red demon spreads lies, churning up dust Hard to tell truth from falsity-heart is the guide Don’t you see the heavenly gate is open, after eons In delusion, you’ve forgotten who you are The truth of Dafa solves the riddle Your heavenly family is waiting Quickly board the Fa boat, shedding your human skin March 15, 2012 *** Sing a Song to Call Out to the World’s People I sing a song to call out to the world’s people Before disaster strikes, Gods will surely come The Dafa disciples spreading the truth That’s Gods opening up heaven’s gate The world may bustle, chaotic signs entangling in the end times The red demon is spreading lies at the same time The gate of heaven closes soon as it must How many will return, how many turn to dust Winter 2012 *** Saving All Beings Human life is like a play, one scene after another Fame, gain, qing[emotions], hatred-like fleeting clouds Changing roles in every lifetime through reincarnation King or commoner-engrossed in the play Beings originally were in heavens Coming to the human world to seek Dafa To gain the Fa, you must wait for the Creator Cultivate, remake yourself, then return to heaven The Creator, the Fa King, has already come to the world Spreading the Buddha Fa in human form, He stops the raging waves Do not let your attachments block your way Missing the chance, you will regret endlessly Winter 2012" (Master Li Hongzhi, Hong Yin IV, from Falun Dafa teachings)

[@sheilarenataoliveira9614]

Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, will I go Hope there's someone Who'll set my heart free Nice to hold, when I'm tired There's a ghost on the horizon When I, go to bed How can I fall asleep at night How will I rest my head Oh I'm scared of the middle place Between light and nowhere I don't want to be the one Left in there, left in there There's a man on the horizon Wish that I'd go to bed If I fall to his feet tonight Will allow, rest my head So here's hoping I will not drown Or paralyze in light And Godsend I don't want to go To the seal's watershed Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, will I go Hope there's someone Who'll set my heart free Nice to hold, when I'm tired Ooh Ooh

[@paulocosta2900]

Right?

[@bigmazey]

Thanks for the lyrics. This song will be with me until I expire.

[@stealthgames...82]

Nesse vídeo ele diz "when I got to bed" ao invés de "wish that I'd go to bed". Mas no vídeo clip que acredito ser oficial ele canta exatamente como na letra que você postou.

[@wendygrigg4839]

😢

[@alexperez8633]

ew

[@chefnilojrbbq5397]

I have to glue the pieces of my heart back together every time I hear this song.

[@katietylermorgan9328]

Her voice is so beautiful and not of this world. Makes me cry every time.

[@elliotthyde5623]

Sorry not trying to be funny. You said her. Is he not a man. Serious question

[@northern2912]

@@elliotthyde5623 Just to clarify. Anhony is a woman

[@maaaaaay]

Dee bumble Nope, she’s a trans woman, not a gay man. Sincerely, a gay person.

[@elliotthyde5623]

Ok just wondered. He’s a man biologically then. Thanks that explains it.

[@elliotthyde5623]

May transitioned from what to what. Woman to man.

[@charliblake8551]

Being a person is so so hard

[@junomott9504]

i get that man

[@charliblake8551]

@@junomott9504 woman here🙋🏻‍♀️. But yeah……having self awareness/awareness of our own mortality is………hard and….deeply painful. 🥺

[@junomott9504]

@@charliblake8551 woman here also, and yeah, mortality is a curse as much as it is a blessing

[@ionawright5622]

I remember being only 6 years old hearing this for the first time after Anohni won the Mercury Prize. I was mesmerised by it and wanted to introduce my friends to the song. Has stayed with me since, beautiful music.

[@jackkinghan9341]

I saw this video a few years back. Unfortunately the name and artist escaped my memory. I could never remember, no matter how hard i tried. So I went listening to music in the hope it would be recommended. After about a year I'm glad to say today's the day this song was recommended. A great day.

[@patrotten1284]

The first time I've heard this song was in 2005. ISABEL COIXET includes it in her film "The secret life of words". 😘🎇🎇🎇.

[@cincsem]

Love when that happens. Still looking for the answer to a similar riddle and googling snatches of lyrics... :-)

[@gaycha6589]

Still touches my soul after all these years.

[@JJ-ij3bs]

One of the most beautiful heartrending voices I ever heard. It's otherwordly.

[@stambomuc]

When a voice touched your soul! Love the sound of the voice. One of the most beautiful moments in music history

[@mibabysisterspjmasktoyshol581]

I don't know why but this songs reminds me of my grandma it was middle of the night when she called me we spoke on the phone for hours and then she said I'll be waiting for you my dear friend my everything my lovely grandson goodbye 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I love you 💔💜💜♥️💟💕😭😭😭love you too grandma love you see in someday again ♥️💟💕😭RIP angel 😇

[@jeremyholmes3911]

Just heard thus for the first time today . What an extraordinary voice !!!

[@lewismurphy3692]

That is one of the most incredible voices i have ever listened to.

[@lena.dymytrenko]

oh, yeah

[@Colineo]

Easily one of the greatest songs ever written. And this performance.... a gut puncher!

[@andrewdavison7289]

Beautiful

[@richardwatts3845]

Made me cry my eyes out

[@janicegattis9123]

When she begins singing this, my tears begin to flow.

[@theindestructiblenomad5633]

I first heard this song (and the rest of the album) in summer 2005. I was travelling through Vietnam and had it on my iPod. I played it for the first time as I sat on the deck of a boat slowly cruising through the jade waters of Halong Bay (Google image it if not familiar, it's as breathtaking as Anohni's voice). It was one of the most intense and transcendental experiences of my life. Anohni's music and vocals are so raw and cinematic - especially hearing them for the first time ever - it almost upstaged the landscape! Which is no mean feat in one of the most beautiful places on earth. But thankfully I was able to appreciate them both simultaneously. Whenever I play this song/album (about once a year) I'm taken straight back to Vietnam 2005. And once again I'm sat in the sunshine, on a deck of a boat, without a care in the world. That's the power of great music. This song / Album / Artist will always hold a special place in my heart, and soul, and memories...

[@KACHUKHA]

Thanks for sharing !

[@Unherist]

Was about to say the same. Thanks very much for sharing. Always nice to see people connect that deep with music (and art in general).

[@melfrecklespamelissa5877]

💙

[@jkj1659]

Ty

[@markusjoseph5256]

Every person in the world does one thing special. God Speed to you ALL

[@andyeaton9763]

Simply beautiful

[@michellewind8097]

tears are not enough I want to rip my heart out and give it to her...

[@DJPulseWaveOffical]

I feel u

[@btd7664]

>her

[@barrystewart8056]

I'm speechless ❤

[@UnlikelyReply]

I have a terrible memory, forgot this song ever existed but from the first word I remembered it all. Great song.

[@Jomaalespe]

So deep, so magic

[@jacbrito]

What a heaven sent voice... Greetings from Brazil.

[@alysmarcus7747]

even the valkyries are crying - wow.

[@bernadette607]

What an absolutely extraordinary beautiful song. An angel preforming with pure raw emotion... exquisite.

[@lorenzoskyhawk]

You are so underrated.... a sublime effortless performance

[@firefly5574]

So beautiful, tender, vulnerable, the compassion and sensitivity still brings me to tears… thank you for all you are and all you do…

[@chrisplummer1258]

I just love how the song moves between completely different styles to convey the different emotions. It’s such a memorable piece

[@YMY555]

This is a matter piece ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dominicjones2654]

Ridiculously good ❤

[@amethyst4990]

Looking at my partners ashes that are in a necklace above my bed, listening to this beautiful and tragic and heartwarming song.

[@nancymulvany2045]

Sorry

[@the_bearded_maximus4601]

God, it's still so magnificent after all these years. Balling my eyes out.

[@sandrastadler4468]

I'm here after watching The Voice on KZbin. Someone sang it, I have never heard that song before, but the lyrics hit me totally, heard it 5 times and then searching it! What a ingenious song 🥺

[@paulocosta2900]

Right?

[@enriquecaires87]

João Neves no The Voice Portugal cantou esta musica e foi simplesmente magnífico 🇵🇹

[@dfcvda]

yes it made this hard old man cry.

[@luvkleine]

I can hardly bear the Beauty of this.

[@tacomoolhuizen3672]

Heard this song for the first time in 2023 and have been playing it at least twice a day ever since. Anthem for all the nice people in the world. ❤

[@kimpires]

Beautiful song,i love so much.....see the voice portugal 2021,joao singing this song......joao neves the voice portugal ....the best

[@missyrupert]

This is possibly the most beautiful song I have ever heard

[@billy-xv1zt]

everyone who has ever suffered pour from anthonys voice, it's like a lament, a recognition of pain understood, but still beautiful and eloquent.

[@yandman26]

First time uve heard this in a few years, but I remember watching this performance when it aired. This song stopped me in my tracks when it released. Beautiful, dark, heart wrenching, original, captivating, ethereal. A genuine milestone moment in music.

[@helentervo1379]

I was so fortunate that my daughter and partner took us to a Vancouver concert, about 15 years ago. Transcendent.

[@christinamcdonagh3612]

You could argue with me all day, you can not proove that this isn't the greatest piece of live music ever recorded. This is beauty.

[@james5796]

You should watch Anthony sing "If it be thy will". It is even more exquisite

[@christinamcdonagh3612]

​@@james5796that was awesome!. Thank you. The best recommendation I can give you is Jeff Buckley 'what will you say' at Glastonbury 1995.😊

[@james5796]

Correction: "If it be your will" by Leonard Cohen

[@christinamcdonagh3612]

@@james5796 kindred spirit.I Love Leonard Cohen!, 'Everybody knows that ship is sinking, everybody knows that the captain lied'.

[@lindahaag5557]

That would be me..tears rolling down my face.

[@louisealjaradat5063]

Loved this song from the first day I heard it , and still do Hauntingly beautiful.

[@deemuss]

An outstanding piece. It was the first song that drew my attention to 'Anthony and the Jonsons'.

[@firefly5574]

Experienced this extraordinarily moving performance in Tasmania, maybe a decade ago; still gives me shivers…

[@janpopkebouma7194]

I hear this now for the first time.....This is amazing...!!

[@glassmarky1]

A voice from another world - a more beautiful one.

[@StephanieMaireFaith]

Brilliant song

[@janetblair1183]

A voice like no other.wonderful....

[@watfordfc3389]

I actually watched this on jools holland and bought the song straight after. This was so long ago! Great song.

[@alsimanche]

When was this actually recorded?

[@BetterTheDevilYouKnow]

@@alsimanche I think it was just before the Mercury Music Prize win. I can remember watching it and being instantly hooked.

[@BetterTheDevilYouKnow]

@@alsimanche It was series 25 episode 6 on 17 June 2005

[@andyfield6854]

Wasted your money then.

[@Gorion]

Everytime I hear her sing this song, tears are coming... I'm glad I saw her twice live already and hope to see her again.

[@matteodemaria8632]

Would like to hear more about it or maybe go to the concert.. This is something else.. Words do not describe it. Add my fb Matteo de Maria (don doc) or insta matteodemaria8 .

[@user-fz6wt2kh2u]

I played this on a camping trip around the fire and loved it but the lads took the piss out of me for liking the song,I’m so glad more people have the same appreciation as I have got for this unusually beautiful song ❤

[@user-ig3pl9cm5n]

When i went to hear him (festival) i felt that i was lucky that i was born in this century..

[@amp3649]

It's absolutely captivating!! You can't hear this and not get emotional!!

[@Andrewclovis]

This voice is just unbelievable!

[@Fengorius]

your voice is redicoules and one of a million

[@daverichards4415]

Heard this for the first time tonight 11 October 2021, 23:35pm Beautiful haunting... superb!! Blessings from Gloucester uk

[@projektbrot]

This is one of the best things that have blessed my ears.

[@gfreeman7192]

She is absolutely fantastic

[@lilivonshtupp4952]

2024. Watching Torchwood s1 ep9 when this song reached into my soul. Amazing power.

[@mandynam7581]

Brought tears to my eyes.

[@karenstark9235]

her voice is magic.

[@aw9636]

R.I.P. Uncle Pete. It's been so, so, long but when this song plays it's like you're momentarily here again x

[@user-kc7is2iq1r]

this is joy and art that makes us better

[@sohft]

blows me away

[@Walperion_Music]

Oh God, one of the most unique voices out there. I was so mezmerized the first time I heard Antony. My mind was like - "Oh wow, I don't think I've ever heard anything like this before".

[@katiat6576]

Probablement une des plus belles voix que j'ai jamais entendu

[@nattlagn]

I was 22, when l first Heard that inqualified voice which i did not know Who sang that Master pièce l cut my haïr i drink all night and sincère then it helped when i most my dad un le and grand dead thé very same years my dis passed away 3 years ago and that voice is part of my life crying for thé beauty of unique voice which l ll choice when l ll die althought l am a cheerful and Nice person with cancer this group is a gift of god❤

[@Maryyoung-zk7xk]

Most beautiful heart reaching song...If I fall to my feet tonight where will I rest my head??

[@teresaferreira8582]

I've listened to this so many times and each time I feel so touched that I burst into tears. Such a beautiful voice and an incredible performance ❤