Bon Iver - Skinny Love (Later Archive)

[@ollyc167]

sound engineer also nailed this performance

[@shhtha]

There's only a guitar and 1 mic 😂

[@zab666]

@@shhtha even simple setups can be screwed up easily by crappy sound engineers

[@shhtha]

@@zab666 Then they're not sound engineers

[@TeamPill]

@@shhtha facts

[@bushkies]

@@zab666 this is the truest youtube comment I've ever seen. I've witnessed countless 2 input setups be wildly messed up by people who think they know what they're doing

[@abikeefe1398]

He plays like he can still vividly feel the pain that caused him to write the song.

[@KingOfCheezWiz]

Its as though he sees them on his eyelids, and won't open his eyes for fear of losing them again.

[@kageyama5957]

@@KingOfCheezWiz why am I crying....

[@lachietaylor3208]

This clip is like a decade old

[@lanecolbert3432]

@@lachietaylor3208 point still stands

[@flangelouder]

@@lachietaylor3208 yet here we are

[@ItsZeppelinPVP]

that “who the hell was I” really hits different

[@luchill6863]

yes.

[@miymahran8294]

big facts!

[@naith86]

And then “WHO’S GONNA LOVE YOU”

[@bad.chickie66]

As do they on every Jools Holland show

[@Meatball65]

Yup, it really does

[@IndieVibes2024]

It feels good to feel sad sometimes you know? Because atleast your honest when you cry. You know exactly who you are

[@helenacapellini]

Yes ❤

[@jcastrellon11able]

Fml… that was deep,.. 🤯

[@theteeth08]

Best folk song of the 2000’s

[@antoniocolaco3815]

Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal

[@danksl1754]

nd James Vincent mcmorrow and Ben Howard

[@georgekirby7150]

@@antoniocolaco3815 no. Still this.

[@astralnight3493]

ew@@antoniocolaco3815

[@manwithumbrella]

LOL ... just because a song is played on acoustic guitar doesn't make it a folk song, you don't know what that expression means.

[@dheerajsharma7252]

Thank u Emma for breaking my man's heart....

[@damanpurasyiem0205]

"Emma is not a person, Emma is a place that you get stuck in, it is a pain that you cannot erase" -Justin Vernon

[@dheerajsharma7252]

I know he said all that but emma was also the name of his exgirlfriend, Sara emma jensen.

[@mariatheresafloresca4166]

😞

[@drewyork8514]

😂😂

[@SuperShaunyC]

you'll be alright pal

[@isaacwaller2547]

even after all the years its been since he wrote this song, he still performs it as if its a brand new song. That's what i love about bon iver

[@oscarzambrotta8518]

This performance is over a decade old... still brilliant

[@Glenuig]

BBC music are just uploading old Jools holland clips to keep us happy. This is a video from when it came out years ago lol

[@THEH0WLER87]

@@oscarzambrotta8518 actually 8 years...still brilliant

[@oscarzambrotta8518]

Smolkenerbs420 Na this was uploaded to KZbin by someone else 8 years ago but that doesn’t mean it was when it was recorded. Stop tryna bait me I’m tryna enjoy my furlough

[@simonp8698]

@@THEH0WLER87 Actually.. May 2008.

[@WindHowlerDoesStuff]

I don't understand how anyone can say 'birdy's is so much better' this is a man who performed a song he wrote in one of the worst times of his life - the song is just raw emotion. Yeah, Birdy's sounds nice, but you just can't rival the feelings Justin Vernon gives off when he performs this. It's unparalleled

[@johnmacdonald7372]

The emotion adds so much to the song, prefer this one 10/10 times.

[@junecoke357]

I prefer both. I listen to each one's version depending on my mood.

[@mariorosales1510]

No one says that lol

[@buttonman6262]

Yep!

[@anon420anon]

yea, exactly. birdy sounds nice, but this was a man pouring out his soul. nothing could ever compare to something like that

[@lg6134]

Bon Iver is the artists artist.

[@kipperrepublic3568]

One man and a guitar. That's all you need folks. And soul..

[@frostyandtwothirds]

genuinely think this is the best performance of any song ever

[@bqfilms]

checkout Snuff by Corey Taylor live in london, it's like the same feeling but with more of a grudge/rock vibe

[@zekkez]

Totally agree, these are almost perfect too. Ben Howard - Small things (Solo Session) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmS5fnZ-gNyhfpI Kelly Jones (Stereophonics) Maybe Tomorrow kzbin.info/www/bejne/boWVnaBnpNF8oa8 Catfish and the Bottlemen covers The Killers - Read my Mind kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpfMaWZ-gbF4bqM

[@evanderholiday2535]

@@zekkez absolute wild shouts 😂

[@zekkez]

@@evanderholiday2535 🤣 in a good or bad way?

[@evanderholiday2535]

@@zekkez Very bad hahahaha. Although I hold all three of those artists in very high regard

[@r4ndomish]

One of the finest performances the show has had in my opinion. He pours his soul out during this.

[@zachy7461]

Wouldn't go that far mate hahah. Decent version though none the less:)

[@r4ndomish]

Did you see that part where I said "in my opinion"? That's the thing about all art, subjectivity. I am not sure what you commented for at all, to be honest- but have a good one!

[@iallaby]

This and Kanye's Blood on the Leaves are just awesome, their best versions

[@rgsnr8702]

are we ever really free to roam or are we only to regard a freedom is home a human instinct is to explore the earth but shackled by a commercial notion of what we are worth money pays for every step we make and a childhoods dreams we must forsake for each world into which we were born decides what freedoms we will thrive or remain forlorn

[@gudspellar3605]

I agree 100%. Some of the greatest performances of songs have come from Jools show. Check out neil Young singing Old Man on the same show a generation earlier capturing the same captivating magic.

[@caram960]

My god, I am brought back to this performance again and again. and again. Just phenomenal.

[@martinpotts]

How can a song make you so happy and so sad at the same time..

[@tymeadors855]

i think that feeling is called bon iver. you feel it while listening to every song, so that just has to be it.

[@troublewithweebles]

It's watcha call Sappy. And it's ok to call it that.

[@revjim77]

You may want to re-listen Fill Me Up, Buttercup.

[@revjim77]

“Build me up...”.

[@deeb5688]

Exactly

[@sallycanwait22x]

Arguably the greatest TV performance of a song ever...

[@Kidderman3]

I remember watching that episode when it was first aired in the UK. and thinking exactly the same. Extraordinary.

[@windy3968]

no argument...sublime❤

[@paulcargill]

His best performance of this song. Better than the studio version.

[@calebhuff8212]

His performance for Take Away Shows was also INCREDIBLE

[@pearljamin]

Best is when you are feet away from him 🙂

[@alexanderday3180]

Couldn't agree more. WAYYYYY better than the studio version. First and only version for me..

[@mariahcarreiro8858]

All of Bon Ivers music is better live. That makes Justin such an amazing artist

[@jellyandme]

Oh dear, I came to the comments because I was thinking "dude seems...out of practice"

[@Ukepuke95]

Timeless performance. You can feel the passion through the screen

[@owenharrington5776]

Agreed

[@mseparker6]

I LOVE this version!

[@timetravel_00]

2022 and this is still a banger no other version can top this.

[@marymauntz5805]

Truth

[@mvlpix4419]

just showed a friend this song, she never heard of him. and i had her in tears. any more words needed?

[@glueh]

Never ever!!!

[@Pink_pony_clubbb]

2023 now and point taken :D Soooo timeless...

[@timetravel_00]

@@Pink_pony_clubbb I'm back here, thx for the notification!

[@WTFFederation]

I come back to this every few months. When he gets to the "who the hell was I?" line, he puts so much more emphasis on it than on the studio version. It's crushing and beautiful and raw and tragic all at once.

[@claytonbeery1441]

yes.

[@dawes1360]

thats the exact part that has kept me coming back to this version

[@djpeters6087]

Same. Back again

[@slipperytiger]

It's so weird this song is 12 years old and he still preforms it with so much heart and soul you'd think he wrote it yesterday.

[@MobbareKurtz]

Sorry to break it to you but this performance is from 2008, he really was fucked up here :'(

[@ParanoidParkProject]

What a display of emotions. Don't care guitar. Don't care singing. This is a transformation and exchange of something more private that can never be defined.

[@danielfros]

That's the most convincing expression of heartbreak coming through the voice, that I've ever heard.

[@SundaeDrives]

We throw the word 'brilliant' around too much. But this, this is what brilliant feels like.

[@melitosaldanha9417]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DjBlakkTux]

same thing with 'genius'

[@keciliaitdjebbara]

Interviewer : ”Skinny Love” seems this one is about the moment you knew things were destined to fail. Bon Iver : Well, this wasn't about who you think it would be about. Part of the trouble with the old haunting love, is that it fucks with your future loves, and can damn and/or ambush your relationships. That's who this is about. " ☘

[@collinmelo1372]

:/

[@makogoblin]

Idk if you'll read this but thank you for commenting this, you just cleared my head and got me out of a bad spot, thank you.

[@peachl2290]

His name is Justin lol

[@kristinaniman8549]

This song feels like home....

[@TheWhyer]

not this one? ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWLMg4etjbx0sLM

[@kristinaniman8549]

👌

[@elrrafaello]

Lyrics: Come on, skinny love, just last the year Pour a little salt, we were never here My my my, my my my, my my Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer I tell my love to wreck it all Cut out all the ropes and let me fall My my my, my my my, my my Right in this moment, this order's tall And I told you to be patient And I told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind And in the morning I'll be with you But it will be a different kind And I'm holding all the tickets And you'll be owning all the fines Come on, skinny love, what happened here? Suckle on the hope in light brassieres My my my, my my my, my my Sullen load is full, so slow on the split And I told you to be patient And I told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind And now all your love is wasted And then who the hell was I? And I'm breaking at the breaches And at the end of all your lines Who will love you? Who will fight? Who will fall far behind?

[@chrisbowman5910]

Maybe the greatest live performance on this show ever.

[@איתייקותיאל-ת1ו]

That's the best performance i ever saw and im 60 years old , that shit touched my heart

[@calebgrove5080]

Love when an artist can take one of their songs that they've sang hundreds of times and still kill it like that.

[@Ktallica]

Still feels the pain he had when he sang it the first time.

[@fleetwitchmac]

3:02 - no words, just a raw animal emotion and probably the best part of the whole performance

[@vincentkicas9880]

I love what you said

[@Phoebe-u8x]

Song saved my life today

[@condimentking414]

Adele once said Bon Iver was one of the loves of her life... So is mine.

[@peachfreude]

We can share

[@damanpurasyiem0205]

Is this legit?

[@hugos4355]

She said his "music" was the love of her life, not him.

[@condimentking414]

@@hugos4355 I know.

[@israelalvarez4884]

Who is Adele ?

[@dylanmarsh5789]

The guitar part on the first 30 sec absolutely BLOWS me away. It sounds like taking a deep breath before speaking a difficult painful truth

[@calravens8707]

so we’ll put into words…..felt the same

[@matjones9244]

Watching this first time around was genuinely mind blowing.

[@thekub32]

This gives me life. Thank God for Bon Iver and Justin Vernon. No other artist or music genre comes close for me.

[@geoffmunn7591]

look up genesis, classic prog rock n guitars with story telling, that will come close to you

[@john-rx7ug]

Have you listened to nick drake

[@james2156]

This is one of the most amazing live performances I have ever seen.

[@menophoenix3413]

Yeah I can barely watch it because it breaks my heart

[@MikaylaNicholls]

I wouldn’t even be mad if this was the song that forever played inside my head.

[@alakazammerz6865]

I would. This song represents my deepest fears.

[@mademoiselle2337]

I will never not miss this version of this guy. What a masterpiece. Breaks my heart every time.

[@Leah-jo7to]

one of the best live performances i've ever heard

[@westonmohr374]

You know whats funny? The sheer amount of passion in this performance... this song is already so old at this point, but the raw emotion in his voice makes it feel fresh. The pain and intensity transmits so eloquently that you can't help but feel the power... its unbelievable. This is why Justin is a master songwriter in my opinion, his music is so real it reaches out and touches you.

[@lanadelray9169]

This is not funny sorry , use another word :)

[@Santiino]

@@lanadelray9169 marvelous

[@michael4926]

Always come back to this every once in a while. The raw passion Justin shows in both his voice and guitar playing is captivating.

[@guydenig4451]

One of my favorite performances of all time

[@TheSouthernorycle]

My man. Absolutely breathtaking.

[@whitewolf5753]

I think this is the best live performance I’ve seen

[@millieurch]

his voice is one of the best of this generation i don’t see enough ppl talking about how insanely talented this man is

[@intermediateshredder366]

Imagine the pain this man had to go through to write this song. You can physically see him reliving that pain with every word he sings and every strum of the guitar. Truly amazing that someone can turn such pain into something so beautiful and impactful. The sad part is some of us have experienced that pain as well.

[@adamwhite6842]

What does this song mean

[@saraelizabeth155]

My favorite song of all time. I have it tattooed on me. I get emotional every time I hear it. My only wish is that I could hear it for the first time again. I remember I heard it at such a low point in my life. Made me feel like I wasn't alone.

[@dphare]

i mean... no one can get over this beautiful tearing song. this is the most heartbraking and lovely thing ever.

[@TheFieryFurnace2012]

So happy there's an official version on KZbin now! The best performance of the song he's ever given!

[@deemasked]

There was an official version for 6 years and it got taken down, luckily I saved it to my phone before then. Glad it’s back up.

[@g_y.rtz420]

i applaud the audience for not uttering a single sound throughout the performance. People usually want a lively audience that reacts to every little thing, otherwise they say things like "why is the crowd so dead if i was there id be losing my shit" but goddamn thank you audience for staying silent, we now have perhaps the best performance of this song that humanity will ever have for eternity, so good and so raw and the recording so clean you can mistake it for a studio version.

[@revolutionaryfrog]

100% I come back to this song to cry uncontrollably at least once a year.

[@dubbadekken]

Thank you BBC for uploading the HD. I’ve been watching the grainy version for years.

[@GuyDudeman]

I always get chills, 13 years later, still, every time at 'who will (or in this verion "who's gonna") love you? who will fight?' God damn that is powerful.

[@zmrushlow2720]

Ah yes one of the best live performances ever.

[@kenz526]

I used to watch this clip all the time in lower quality. So glad the official footage is here!

[@johnathanayala6311]

A heartbreak is that powerful no matter how long ago. Shit still hurts

[@hghtdclbns6267]

amen 🙃

[@MrCharlie066]

I knew I’d cry. I didn’t want to cry. But here we are. 🥲

[@antplays4091]

will forever be my favourite version of my favourite song, the tears start and they just don't stop

[@harstar12345]

1:28 he carries the word and note through and it's so subtle and beautiful, this is why he's a genius

[@jacobwilkinson6112]

People often misunderstand good music as only being a nice sounding voice. The beauty of the song is how eloquently it was written in such a painful time of a man’s life. The paralell of those two things really strikes a rift in your heart and makes you feel how he felt. Also, the effort put into the instrumentals of the song, and how beautiful and strikingly hard those instrumentals are at different points in the song, is used perfectly to sway your emotions back and forth throughout - just like Justin’s use of head voice followed by a heavy, scratchy, guttural voice at the points where he is “confronting” his lover in the song. It really is a beautiful song and I wish people would apprecia the artistic aspects of music more than perfect vocals. Birdy’s version is beautiful, but no reason to say it is better than the original.

[@masonbledsoe2299]

I've been coming back to this song for years now....I dont think anything will ever hit the same

[@buttonman6262]

I remember exactly where I was when I first saw this performance. Bought the album immediately. It still remains one of my favourite albums of all time. Beautiful.

[@e5642]

This song will always be there for you unlike the many lovers you'll meet in your life.

[@ryanlewis3750]

This should be in a museum, on a wall as a piece of art!

[@franksmoot7869]

The best performance of this song there ever will be.

[@stevencruz4420]

Finally a good quality version of this performance

[@Darthyoof]

This song rips a tear out of my dark heart everytime

[@marksmith6745]

Stellar performance. Outstanding

[@Ryan-hj4dk]

Absolutely beautiful. Still my favourite concert ever seeing Bon Iver back in 2016. The vibe after the show was so heavy...Having beers and hugs out in the streets of Seoul with people I just met while everyone tried to process whatever emotions that 20 classic Bon Iver songs could stoke up over the evening. Miss that feeling 🌹

[@wyattbreymeyer4033]

its crazy how emotional artists can look and feel, i garunteee this gives him catharsis

[@caramarick9226]

I never stop coming back to this performance. Over a decade old, and it still shines like gold. Thank you for the reupload.

[@Gabriel-vk9oc]

This and Ben Howards End of the affair are the best performances on Jools imo.

[@christopherpuddephatt1771]

Agree 100%

[@Ryanide07]

the raw emotion of both love performances...Ben Howard’s still does it for me till this day

[@TheFieryFurnace2012]

Good man

[@ryannse]

Ben on kcrw doing depth over distance.... it's a perfect performance. 2 of the best live musicians around.

[@TalkingWithTom]

got randomly recommended that performance of end of the affair. it's the video that got me into ben howard and i'm so glad it did

[@darrenmclachlan5758]

I remember watching this performance on Later and the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I still get the exact same feeling every time I hear this version.

[@Josperko]

This will forever be the best thing i've heard

[@q-tiptingz7197]

Those high notes omg he's amazing.

[@nickynoo86]

Still one of my favourite live performances of any song. Spine tingling

[@beenit5314]

The whole song is great but at 2:45 the passion and emotion felt/shown just gives me Goosebumps

[@rakshitaupadhyay1831]

years ago, I listened to the birdie version of Skinny love, and I found out that there's someone called Bon Iver who has sung this song, I listened to his version and felt like Birdie did justice to the song. years later, today, its I am listening to his live version and I felt like what a fool I was back then. real artists are far less appreciated because the people don't have the quality to observe pure art. I won't say I have become a better judge, but the fact that I am able to appreciate artists like Justin Vernon makes me proud coz it tells me that I am on the right road and that I can appreciate what most people don't.

[@amandapatino1352]

There's just something about the crowd and all of the musicians just standing there in silence while he pours his soul out... It just gets to me 😂😭❤️

[@DH-en1ql]

This is one of the most beautiful renditions of life I've ever heard

[@stevebrayne2609]

The single most powerful solo performance of all time for me.

[@Eline_Meijer]

its for sure up there

[@martyboy4386]

This song could not be performed without that stunning resonator he is playing. A truly beautiful sounding guitar there.

[@tj428]

This was the first time I saw Bon Iver and it quickly snowballed into a full obsession that lasts to this day,

[@paulbruce4177]

What a soulful performance

[@solsouthgate5079]

immeasurably stunning sound

[@jjkkssskjzzkkkjisq596]

Idk why but I started crying the moment he started to sing

[@harryspeace6316]

E ninguém interpreta tão bem uma música quanto quem escreveu e lembra perfeitamente a dor que a inspirou...

[@DavidWhite-rj4zy]

Stopped dead in my tracks. Words fail………. Raw, genuine, emotional, amazing

[@jackflynn2938]

When the song was almost over, I double taped on my phone to rewind back to the the part I liked. I ended up rewinding the whole song. It’s all perfection. A masterpiece of sadness

[@christinajorfi423]

That pain is REAL and PURE. Ive watched 9876789 times

[@hannenben]

Utterly brilliant. You melt us with your beauty x

[@avertismentguy62]

I’m too afraid to fall in love again. It’s funny how many punches, how many hurts and how many strifes a person can take and keep going. I don’t think I can take another punch.

[@daria-ioanaalexe2203]

You can always take another punch. Just be sure that you love yourself first.

[@deeb5688]

RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, I'M OVER IT

[@marcgarcia8489]

I really hope things got better for you.

[@bqfilms]

@@daria-ioanaalexe2203 You mean, you dont need to take another punch.

[@jesspalasigue1114]

i fall in love with this song deeper and deeper everytime it is played

[@scottperkins7826]

Heard this for the first time ever last night and all I could do was keep my eyes glued to the tv and thought to myself “he meant every single damn word he sang” ❤❤❤

[@aarongreen6377]

The last three lines are what really make this performance stand out, in my opinion. I mean it's a great performance all the way through, but each of the last three lines does something special on their own.

[@Anthony-k3m1l]

Sound guys are incredible with Jools shows honestly. Every single performance the sound is 10x better than any other gig. Props to them!

[@omarn.6013]

Sound engineers for Jools and Tiny Desk are unreal

[@martinbaltser]

Bon Ivers first album For Emma Forever Ago was by far my favourite. The ebow, the imperfect tuning and the fragile voice just goes to my heart and touches my soul every time!

[@ianrutter670]

Been playing this for years. At this point in time it sums up my life. I hope I can look back, read this and be healed 💔

[@John-og7os]

Best live performance ever.

[@voolerie]

The most beautiful version I have ever hear. I love you. Thank you.