Brandi Carlile - The Story (Later Archive 2008)

Brandi Carlile performs The Story on Later... with Jools Holland.

[@simplyfiorr]

“And all of my friends who think I’m blessed they don’t know my head is a mess” 🖤

[@hunnieee]

Best line ever!!! ♥️

[@KimiKitsch]

But you do…

[@elizabethburr3477]

😢

[@corbeezy5186]

This is one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@Koake1002]

To bad she didn’t write it

[@jazzhound]

Written by Phil Hanseroth standing directly next to her on this stage.

[@leaf2180]

​@Koake1002 she didn't write it, but she made it hers. Kinda like how Whitney Houston didn't write I Will Always Love You. Yet it's the version everyone knows. Or how Bon Iver wrote Skinny Love. Yet Birdy is the one that made it famous.

[@moescholl2742]

I love listening to her singing this

[@ronschroeder4817]

She is insane! What a beautiful version.

[@debrahall3093]

This song...and her voice still gives me chills just like the first time I heard it.

[@stevecowles8073]

Unbelievable. I learned this years ago. Had a female vocalist that just Nailed it! My hair stood from the conviction of the Vocals Every Time ❤️ like Wow! Vocal BEAST

[@vincentbifano]

Like 15 years later and this track still finds its way into nearly every playlist I make.

[@swise63]

#same

[@higuchikoki762]

same 🥺

[@jcl9162]

I'm the lucky one tonight ! It's the fist time i hear this song...And it s so beautiful! What a voice!

[@DanielBeyeler]

When your whole body shakes and you've got tears of joy when Brandy's voice breaks. So beautiful.

[@jackoo666]

for those who dont know: this is what "perfectly" in tune vocals without autotune sound like

[@lindsayashworth7815]

Unbelievably underrated song.........I can listen to it on repeat for days

[@mariloukremsner7148]

D I T T O !!!

[@Saybeun]

Agreed❤

[@urbanEXurban]

Lungs of a banshee, voice of an angel… GREATEST song ever, thank you for being!!! 🤟🏻

[@joelhunt5206]

I’m embarrassed to say that I only ‘discovered’ her in the past year or so. Big fan! Great song this one too.

[@the-risingsun]

Im in the same boat! Unbelievable artist!

[@jcl9162]

Don't worry, i discoverd it tonight.... What a beautiful surprise !

[@josephjacobs6616]

Same here . This is so beautiful ❤️

[@chrisrobinson4573]

same for me! And it's because of an artist (Katie Pruitt) who was supporting her on a recent tour. Now im a huge fan

[@tsjirk19]

Same here in greys anatomy

[@circa33]

after all these years...this song still hits me in all the right places....places that need healing, places that have been healed. This song is a staple in the soundtrack of my life

[@user-co7ys3xt4c]

All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been And how I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything When you've got no one to tell them to It's true, I was made for you I climbed across the mountain tops Swam all across the ocean blue I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules But baby, I broke them all for you Oh, because even when I was flat broke You made me feel like a million bucks You do, and I was made for you You see the smile that's on my mouth It's hiding the words that don't come out And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed They don't know my head is a mess No, they don't know who I really am And they don't know what I've been through like you do And I was made for you All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been And how I got to where I am Oh, but these stories don't mean anything When you've got no one to tell them to It's true, I was made for you Oh, yeah, well it's true that I was made for you

[@sarahlivingstone8456]

This was our first dance at our wedding in September 2021. Our band and many guests said it was the best song they've heard in a long time :)

[@queencityminis]

That's great to hear! It dawned on me today this needs to be my wedding song. It's so perfect for my fiance and I.

[@steveduncan9256]

I'm known to everyone that I know and love music from all genres and eras,BUT the first time I heard this(around 3yr ago) my mate played it I sat there mesmerized with tears in my eyes. It's one of my favourite songs of all time

[@courtneywynne6753]

The rasp is so good! I just love her! Pure energy and emotion.

[@H-Vox]

She uses it like no other vocalist

[@killer79957]

Genuinely one of the most talented people on the planet

[@laurabobo674]

How does this not have over a million views?! Such a great song, and when combined with her voice inflections and pitch, this is magnificent. Brandi Carlile is such a gem, so underrated, but you get the impression she's okay with that as she shines the light on other performers like Tanya Tucker, Joni Mitchell, and Wynonna Judd to name a few.

[@jennifercox5800]

If people were aware there would be a million views, so goes the not being played on Mainstream Radio

[@mariloukremsner7148]

GIRL!!!!! SLAAAAAAY 🔥💥🔥

[@AlbertWeijers]

In the mean time she has Grammy nominations and also a Grammy, so all's well!

[@krzysztofczajka6752]

It's got 55 millions on the studio version?

[@trirandon]

We really don't hear much about Brandi Carlile here in the UK, such a shame as she is such an amazing talent with a beautiful voice

[@geoffhunt9819]

I can't believe I haven't seen or heard this before. What an incredible performance! Thanks Elton you've got great taste in music. I can't stop playing it either!

[@vivsgm7538]

I'm sorry, but why are you thinking Elton?

[@stevesole8007]

Now 2022 and Brandi just keeps getting better - but this will always be one of my favourite tracks!

[@ThomasDoubting5]

A rare performer that sounds like their recorded material live .

[@elizabethmiller1280]

She sounds exactly the same live. Amazing!

[@jgweems]

In my life, I've heard Pat Benatar, Ann Wilson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Adele and so many more wonderful female singers that at one time or another I may have thought were the best ever. But right now, I gotta go with Brandi. Just incredible!

[@donchey51]

agree ! you forgot k.d. lang

[@pokerface8242]

And Annie Lennox.

[@carlamitchell7467]

I agree. She makes me tear up with almost of her songs. The only one I can compare is Sarah McLachlan. Saw her in concert in the early oughts and was in tears the whole time.

[@lilianwal2385]

She is above and beyond all of them

[@grahamkenworthy640]

Me and my wife had this as our first dance music at our wedding back in 2012

[@mathatter9158]

She is so amazing! Very powerful and such a great song. Conjures up lost loves, broken hearts.

[@sara78889]

Her voice is so beautiful.

[@stevewegling8070]

Yeah the band was tight as hell. Twins Harmonies and Brandis yodel rasp. A masterful performance. Thank you BBC for capturing this ✌️

[@boulwai8857]

How come I just discovered this master piece, holy hell, that voice when she pushes. Amazed

[@BrandonRyan]

You and me both. Better late than never. Saw her last night at the Hollywood Bowl. She was... (no words) 🎉😮😊❤

[@othermotte]

Astonishing. Where has she been all my life. Big thanks to Elton. I’m all in!

[@CyberRuiz]

Simply out of this world. This song give me goosebumps.

[@Dad3601]

Goosebumps such a talented singer

[@joshzhu9396]

I'm so glad to hear such a music in this era

[@vechukamling7117]

Best Female Rock Singer❤

[@helenconnolly8579]

On repeat forever....love it

[@stevejones6108]

Only discovered this great song last night watching Jools Holland. Can't stop playing it, what a voice, what lyrics, absolutely amazing. Love it.

[@adamborowicz7209]

A memorable performance. Stands out - even for someone who does not particularly like pop/rock genre.

[@outlawquill7894]

Damn! She 100% nailed the vocals in this performance!

[@tomcody8184]

My god, it’s an amazing song and performance on its own but when someone you have loved for a lifetime sends it to you, there are no words only tears.

[@louisewight4764]

There are just some songs and the way they are performed is just awe inspiring. This is another. xx

[@pammela3523]

One of the most beautiful songs and voice I ever heard.

[@terribaker6657]

One of our greatest musician-songwriter of our time!!

[@liesier90]

I am from South Africa, saw her live in my GAP year while traveling and working the usa in 2010. met the band outside the back of the venue. This was my big moment, still to this day. She is so humble and the twins too. Was great to be introduced and get a pic. Good to see they are still together making music on their land, not disbanded after all this time. Good to see they are being added to bigger lineups. They do deserve so much more exposure. They should be headlining already. I'm grateful for the exposure they get and hope that exposure turns into the exposure that makes them break though all of the walls.

[@AlanQuinn-bo6fx]

Maybe we can all agree that Brandi's voice is SERIOULSY under-rated and 'The Story' and 'The Joke' are top 10 songs of all time - and who thinks another artist can say they have 2 in the top 100 let alone top 10

[@lindamorris6993]

Love her voice!

[@daan4youtube]

Yeah!! Life is too short for bad music. Since one year I only listen to Brandi Carlile. What a voice!! Touches me day after day!!

[@derrydude81]

incredible performance!

[@pensamientoypracticasenlap6606]

Que hermosa voz, y que hermosa ella... trasciende idiomas, fronteras... una grande..

[@MonikPaiva]

This is the song of my life and Brandi is the platonic crush of my life! hahaha Who doesn't tremble inside listening to this voice and pitch!!!! aaaaaa

[@naidelzamora4944]

Damn, I am Hispanic and I’ve always listened a lot of music in English and I’ve never listen this singer before. I just can’t believe it. I just came because randomly watched “The Lucky one” movie right now and this song is part of the soundtrack. What I’ve been missing, she just became one of my favourite voices. Damn

[@nihalterzi4284]

never felt any song like that deep in my hearth and never cried that much and with all my feelings…

[@annap6277]

Idem

[@lucietesilva3342]

I listen tô many Brandi sonhe, and It ALL started after hearing This onde in Sara Ramirez voice. I'm a Brazilian fan of Brandi and totally in love with her voice 💜💜💜💜

[@lalnunsangaralte2993]

Flawless.

[@shawno66]

beautifully simple and majestically performed... this is my all time favorite version of this song

[@karenknight6962]

God this is sublime. Thank you, Elton John and Jools Holland.

[@rhoschapp]

Same here! How have I never heard this before?

[@juliehogan4869]

Cannot STOP watching it.. unreal

[@Frankie_Bea]

Yup! Had never heard of her before Later. Mind blowing!

[@davidjb-750]

Add me to the list… Absolutely blew me away when I saw her on Later

[@davidjb-750]

Add me to the list… Absolutely blew me away me away when I saw her on Later… What a voice

[@davefisher3369]

just fabulous

[@moizzbakshi3746]

Beautiful and Beast Voice.

[@em6239]

her voice and tone are just unbelievable

[@MARGRETKAGOYA]

😢😢😢 I got blown away ever since i first listened to this 😢😢song.... it makes me feel emotional and missing as well. I don't wanna stop listening to it though. It's like she sang it specifically for me. ❤❤

[@huwjones7061]

How did I miss this first time round? Stunning

[@lessismore6549]

Wowww if it wasn't for Hozier I would have never heard Brandi...I am stunned by the harmony of her voice ❤

[@brianlucas4107]

“But these stories don’t mean anything when you’ve got no one to tell them to.” So beautiful. She is amazing.

[@bitchoutoforder]

One of the greatest to ever do it. I’m in tears 😭🤗❤️

[@secretdaisy6484]

OMG! It’s even better after so many years. It’s a perfect song 🎵. 👍☮️🌞🎸💙

[@lorimedford59]

Her voice goes right through my soul❤️

[@Flyingchicken-ye9mr]

And now in 2024 a big star in the US with know 9 Grammys for colleberations, as producer and singer-songwriter. She is insane in different ways ❤

[@ellyraborn007]

Go Brandi Carlie & twin brothers who finally have made it big & deserve it bit time! ❤️👍😎🤩✌️👈‼️

[@amangogna68]

Great song and amazing voice with fantastic band !

[@Himesok]

All of those lines across her face that we can't see. I Love her.

[@BonniBarlow-fn6oj]

Now in 2023, she finally has some beautiful laugh lines at the corners of her eyes.

[@abbysmom29]

She's just amazing in every way!!! INCREDIBLE ♥♥♥♥

[@flowerpower8628]

Wow, super song with a great voice. Wonderful.👏🤩😍💞🎸🎶

[@bennyphilip2601]

I love her and this song so much

[@Molix1981]

Beautiful voice. Beautiful woman...

[@rbecks1988]

Such chills from this amazing talent!

[@1StackMack]

She has so much fun just wailing away on that guitar!! Pure joy!

[@RubyTheCloser]

Amazing performance 🔥🔥🔥

[@bjorngot73]

The best lyrics of all time!

[@Bandido6oo]

What a f**king awesome performance. And give the sound engineer a raise, the mix was absolutely suberb.

[@zuiquan7520]

She's so fucking cool

[@Iusedtobeasweetboy]

Discovered her years back. You can’t get much better

[@erikpeterson25]

Wow! Great performance 👏

[@RandomNEGuy]

Thank you for a timeless amazing song.... Your band of course is spectacular.

[@robinjeffrey1104]

I have heard some of brandi,s music before but not this one, first time hearing this today, so powerful and beautifully performed, love it

[@pedrosousa6560]

Incredible voice and performance 🙌🙌🙌🙌💙💙💙👏👏👏

[@anthonymangogna6259]

Your voice is so fantastic with magnificent band !

[@marieblue]

“The Story” (2007) was Brandi Marie Carlile’s BREAKOUT HIT, but this piece of devotion is one of the few she didn’t write herself. The author was Phil Hanseroth. Brandi wrings a lot of emotion out of this tune. How does she relate to it, might you ask? Well, the same way listeners do to her music. In 2013, she explained : “[Songs and lyrics are] malleable. They can be made to be about one’s life. If it’s a love song, it can very easily be interpreted as a song about someone’s parents. It it’s about addiction, it could very easily be interpreted as being about a divorce or death. It’s relative. And that’s what I love about the art of songwriting.” Her producer asked the American vocalist to perform this without her acoustic guitar, arguing that the instrument was distracting her. Though furious at first, Carlile ended up putting the guitar aside and recorded the take that made the cut. “The Story” got a huge promotional push when it was released. It was an ITunes “single of the week,” and Carlile performed it on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Night With Conan O’Brien and the CBS Early Show… thus was viewed and heard by a massive audience‼️ 💙💫🩷

[@tallmaui]

Thanks! One correction. Phil wrote it. (Tim is not credited as a writer of The Story. )

[@marieblue]

@@tallmaui Thank you for your enlightening feedback. Best regards to you, D.

[@elfibach1907]

What a perferct song!!! I love it

[@victoriagrace2142]

her voice!!!!! so much emotion and passion.

[@krismurray4011]

Great song and even better performance!

[@karlstadkallarpodcast]

Just found this diamond! Ty!

[@panchoroca492]

Estoy enamorado de esta cancion y su interpretacion. Simplemente maravillosa !!.y este amor lleva ya muchos años. Una obra de arte!!

[@hoderharris]

BBC Archive is fire..just like this song..

[@fsrodeo81]

What a voice, brilliant!!

[@rosasoto7648]

Qué tremenda interpretación, genial!!!🌹

[@debrahuggins4943]

That voice though❤️💙💜❤️💙

[@johnnyhall3942]

Stunning.

[@user-hj2hi7iz7v]

Amazing voice!

[@narodiriku]

you're amazing , you were born star

[@crystalrain9016]

Absolutely love this song ..❤

[@gfmundial]

Stunning

[@gowriabhiram9244]

Lovely performance.

[@SPARTA_EDITS_100]

It doesn't get any better than that, does it?