Gabriel Kahane - Empire Liquor Mart (9127 S. Figueroa St.) (Apartment Sessions)

[@CourtmacBoy11]

MASSIVE props to that sound guy Evan, like the mic bleed from 56 peeps in an apartment. Cant imagine that kinda setup

[@mophead99]

He truly is the real hero in this scenario

[@evantyor6242]

Thanks y'all, doing my best over here : )

[@AMpr0d]

Studying audio engineering right now and this just blew my mind like 50 times over. Thanks so much for your awesome work on this, otherwise it would have been impossible to hear the awesome performance from the musicians on this track.

[@BeauStephensonVoiceActor]

@@evantyor6242 I mean how did you even reconcile all of the phase issues??? You're amazing!

[@evantyor6242]

@@BeauStephensonVoiceActor :) thanks Beau, I mostly just reconciled phasing per room in the apartment. And then if there were some spots where, for instance, the snare made it's way into the string room, then I adjusted the whole room to sync with the snare. It was definitely bonkers and possibly the most challenging session we've put out, but really rewarding to piece together. Hoping we'll do some stuff on par with this one in 2019 (: Sorry, I love talking about this, so sometimes I overdo it on these comment threads.

[@byebyecitybyebye]

My aunt was a deputy probation officer in LA at the time, assigned to interview the defendant and the Harlins family. (She fought for the case, actually, concerned somebody else might not take it seriously. She worked at a juvenile detention center normally, and worked with a lot of kids Latasha's age, so it was very personal for her.) She also reviewed surveillance camera footage. Her official report read: “[Du] took no action to assist the victim, exaggerated her [own] injuries and feigned unconsciousness. This can only be viewed as a deliberate attempt to manipulate public opinion and underscores her unrepentant attitude.” “...any guilt or remorse (Du) holds in regard to this offense is related to the prosecution of the case and the possible consequences.” Du admitted in the interview that she was "afraid of African Americans and did not respect them." My aunt made a recommendation to the judge for the maximum sentence if found guilty. Normally judges take recommendations from investigating officers very seriously, but the judge chose to ignore it completely and gave Du no jail time.

[@thehistorygamer4591]

Wow that’s crazy that you had a personal connection to that. Very unfortunate to hear that she was a free woman after all that time.

[@byebyecitybyebye]

@@thehistorygamer4591 Yeah, this case affected my aunt deeply. She was always bitter about her time in law enforcement, and would routinely accuse my very liberal father of being sheltered, and call him a "Pollyanna." Not because he was liberal, but because he wasn't radical enough. I like to think that if she was still alive she'd have been on the front lines of the BLM protests. She knew firsthand how unjust the justice system really was, and didn't let us kids forget it.

[@johnnydeutschemark3620]

Wow.This backstory ...more than doubles this tragedy

[@davidmackie2901]

"Nobody reads from the book of Job At the church where me and my grandma go Nobody sees the trouble I know But I know that trouble's gon' find me" That's some heartbreak right there.

[@aliidris657]

Shout out to ma boi adam neely on bass

[@dumpsterDeity]

Ali Idris almost every single time they show him on camera he's not doing anything xD

[@cpt_nordbart]

I wouldn't have found this without him.

[@MaxAmSax]

Same

[@leecliff4762]

yeeaaaa

[@owenmccready5328]

And guitar!

[@disengronkulifactice]

The moment of complete silence at 6:50 is one of the loudest single beats of music I've ever heard.

[@connorhill1247]

This is the description of this moment that I’ve been trying to grasp for ages. It’s such an incredible moment.

[@erichendrix1602]

When you realize the person behind the typewriter is hitting the initials of the girl who was killed and whose trial inspired the song 😐

[@srincrivel1]

I was too amazed that the typewriter is now an instrument to realize. But good catch!

[@erichendrix1602]

Bigode Mcbeagles Haha yeah! I was wondering why he kept hitting the same two keys and I quickly rewound to see if there was any reason... That’s some serious attention to detail on the composer’s part right there!

[@chentiangemalc]

Bigode Mcbeagles it’s been used as an instrument at least since the 1950s, saw it used in orchestra for the Lawrence Welk Show, in modern music its heavily used with great effectiveness by Wintergarten

[@jordanjamesmusic7631]

Woah, what time is this at???

[@lucasMcarter89]

oh damn. everything about this is beautiful.

[@Nullhocheins]

I have been listening to this nonstop for twelve hours now. In 20 years of making and creating music every day I have not seen anything this beautiful. The composition, the execution, the logistics all of this is so mind-boggingly complex and yet to the point... such a positive, inspiring piece of pure magic. thanks a million. oh, and thanks adam neely for bringing this to my attention.

[@ApartmentSessions]

Thank you :)

[@Nullhocheins]

Just wanted to let you know that i still listen to this marvellous version of this brilliant piece several times every single day. Thanks again and again.

[@Nullhocheins]

Still going strong! :)

[@machinate]

@@Nullhocheins I am good for like 50 full plays of this at least. It is potentially "The Perfect Live Performance".

[@Nullhocheins]

@@machinate This is not a contest, but I seriously think that I might have 50 DAYS where I listened to this on repeat when i finished my phd. What a piece of art! Have a good rest of the week!

[@johnemerick5860]

When the black and whites arrive I am lifeless on the floor. Crumpled dollars in my hand In my hand, in my hand. The lady in the fishing vest Has dropped the gun. Who wears a fishing vest When they're working at a liquor store? I float up to the corner Just above the ice cream And the frozen food. I perch beside the surveillance Camera... Only days after the trial You could feel the tension rise. In the streets and in the rhythm Of despair, of despair. It was war after a while In each neighbor's tired eyes. There was nothing to persuade them To stand down, to stand down. I float higher and higher Friendly with the clouds That cover Southland... I watch the tender skyline Dancing, oh the terror - On the long night, On the long night, Blood, glass, burnt hair. These angry armies Quick advancing in position: On the rooftops, in the culverts, Stores are sacked while there's no one there. Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. On TV sets, in houses Effortlessly done in fancy colors All the righteous, all the newsmen Speak of end times Why should they give a fuck Some angry little black girl took a bullet? Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy On the ones who've done the crime Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. If I float even higher Pattern and procession are uncovered Flood and fire, flood and earthquake Keep folks unmoored And the occasional celebrity car chase Woo woo woo woo! Just to keep God from getting bored Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. When my grandma was a young woman East St. Louis She thought the town was no good to us She took a Greyhound just as far as it could take her Felt her maker in the waves You know, how God moves through us I was six years old when we followed My mother was twenty-two The light was magic, the light was true She thought we'd moved Beyond a sharecropper's debt But we were just a pawn in the accuser's bet Nobody reads from the Book of Job At the church where me and my grandma go Nobody sees the trouble I know But I know that trouble's gonna find me Three years later on a Thanksgiving The light turned bitter My grandmother didn't know what hit her We got a chill from the cold white sun Momma found herself staring At the barrel of a gun That weren't enough, my uncle died too Shot through the chest back in East St. Louis So one fine day my grandma lost two Took me in her arms and said, It's just me and you Nobody reads from the Book of Job At the church where me and my grandma go Nobody sees the trouble I know But I know that trouble's gonna find me So when I say that my untimely death Was something certain What I mean is that these tragedies Are a kind of a family tradition So when I walk into the liquor store That morning, bright and angry In a daydream of a boyfriend I was fifteen Pick up a bottle of orange juice And put it into my backpack Head toward the counter with dollar bills And she accuse me of stealing that She pull my sweater and so I hit her Put down the bottle don't want no trouble Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. I suppose it's no surprise To find myself about to die But how long that silver moment

[@TheHadMatters]

"I suppose it's no surprise To find myself about to die But how long that's of a moment from the bullet to the floor. That right there was a life-time La-da-da-daah-da Da-da-da-ah da."

[@joh_wra]

Thank you for the lyrics! Much better than these I found with google….

[@ChanceDiverDriver]

Thank you for the libretto. I couldn't quite catch all the lyrics. But i had a difficult time with that while listening to the soloists practice with the orchestra while in the choir loft before our movement came up in Emergency Shelter Intake Form until we got the libretto cuz it's difficult to hear vocals over all the business of the instrumentals. So looking forward to enjoying this with Oregon Symphony this coming Sunday! Thanks for the invitation Gabriel!

[@lifeisstr4nge]

How many mofos do you need for one song?! A: as many as there are lyrics Ffs

[@jeremyrosenberger8535]

I found Gabriel when he performed at Indiana University Southeast with the Louisville Symphony Orchestra. My partner is a bassist who at the time was taking lessons from the orchestras first chair. We got tickets to come see the show. Then Gabriel came out and performed Book of Travelers. I was blown away. I got home and listened to Book of Travelers, and don’t get me wrong it’s an amazing album, but he did such an amazing job composing orchestral accompaniment to the song I was disappointed the album didn’t have that, nor could I find a video of those versions of the songs. I feel a similar feeling about this version of Empire Liquor Mart. The album version is beautiful, and I’m grateful this is on KZbin, but I would love to hear Gabriel be accompanied more often, because when he composes large groups it’s always breathtaking

[@jasonodea9177]

This is a beautiful piece of music. I have seen some people say that it sounds too dense, clutter and with odd transitions and parts seemingly added in just for their own sake. I can understand where you are coming from, especially if unfamiliar with this kind of approach to songwriting, but I would highly recommend listening to this a second time while reading along with the lyrics. Basically what the songwriter is doing, is making the music very closely and sometimes literally reflect what is being expressed in the words. This song seems to me to be "life flashing before your eyes" from the perspective of Latasha Harlins. There is indeed a structure, even a chorus ("Now two kinds of light"). Many of the motifs are used repeatedly throughout, often recontextualized or expanding upon the part of the story that motif is associated with. The song opens with a vocal melody that is also the one used to close the song. The lyrics are the narrator (Latasha) in her final moments. She is on the ground, having just been shot, and then floats up. She then sees what plays out in the world after her death, the riots and such. Then her life and family history flash before her eyes. Many other family member's of her have also been killed, and she given that insight she figures "trouble will find me." This line then echoes to transition into a telling of the events leading up to her death, starting with her walking into the liquor store. You'll notice here many of the same musical motifs and lyrical phrases are revisted, except in a much more anxious and chaotic manner (thanks to the arrangement), as these reflections begin to wilt and melt as they step close and closer to tragedy. The gun fires, and the song is back where it started, in her final moments, reflecting and possibly moving into a kind of afterlife. She figures that it's no surprise this happened to her, and expresses that the moments between the bullet and her falling to the ground were a "lifetime," which again reiterates the story that the song is telling, which is a flashing of her life and heritage before her (and the audience's) eyes in just those few moments between life and death. It truly is a moving piece, and what happened to her and the further injustice that occurred in the courts is a tragedy, and this piece is attempting to give her a voice. I don't support Black Lives Matter the political movement, but I see what the song is attempting to do and respect it.

[@Stanton_High]

Jason O'Dea agree 100%

[@Julesdoesstuff]

Stanton High this song is a damn masterpiece and I'm also annoyed at how many people don't seem to be able to appreciate it

[@Scorpia161]

yes, exactly, it's all narrative.

[@SgtPowell]

Jason, the fact that you can understand the complex and subtle nuances of this incredible composition and how it relates to her life story and the murderer's acquittal yet not get Black Lives Matter is a testament to the effectiveness of the smear campaign waged against BLM.

[@Selrisitai]

@Salim Sivaad He probably doesn't support the factual inaccuracies of the movement, and the unwarranted hatred the movement incites due to these false claims.

[@kev4366]

This entire piece is incredible, but the lines "So one fine day my grandma lost two Took me in her arms and said, It's just me and you" cut so deep

[@peter_smyth]

1:37 "Yeah, I play the keyboard."

[@Pathroughthewoods]

I just got goosebumps and cried through this whole thing. She did not deserve to die, thank you to Gabriel (and you all) for bringing her back to life for me, if even for a moment. Amazing piece of music. Did things for my soul. CREATE. LOVE. RESIST. Black Lives Matter

[@bornofdust]

whew, I almost went a day without watching this, that was a close one

[@gonzalocanez3491]

by far the best comment

[@bobjohnsonsmouth]

I've literally listened to this song at least 100 times throughout the past two years. This is such a beautiful rendition of the song and it's criminal how little views this video has.

[@campfire2953]

Whenever I'm disillusioned with my work, I come back to this channel. Without fail, it has reignited my passion for music every time.

[@AimeeNolte]

This is just absolutely beautiful. I’d love to see the lyric in the description. It’s captivating. Thanks for putting these together. I’m always in awe.

[@johnemerick5860]

Aimee Nolte Music When the black and whites arrive I am lifeless on the floor. Crumpled dollars in my hand In my hand, in my hand. The lady in the fishing vest Has dropped the gun. Who wears a fishing vest When they're working at a liquor store? I float up to the corner Just above the ice cream And the frozen food. I perch beside the surveillance Camera... Only days after the trial You could feel the tension rise. In the streets and in the rhythm Of despair, of despair. It was war after a while In each neighbor's tired eyes. There was nothing to persuade them To stand down, to stand down. I float higher and higher Friendly with the clouds That cover Southland... I watch the tender skyline Dancing, oh the terror - On the long night, On the long night, Blood, glass, burnt hair. These angry armies Quick advancing in position: On the rooftops, in the culverts, Stores are sacked while there's no one there. Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. On TV sets, in houses Effortlessly done in fancy colors All the righteous, all the newsmen Speak of end times Why should they give a fuck Some angry little black girl took a bullet? Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy On the ones who've done the crime Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. If I float even higher Pattern and procession are uncovered Flood and fire, flood and earthquake Keep folks unmoored And the occasional celebrity car chase Woo woo woo woo! Just to keep God from getting bored Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. When my grandma was a young woman East St. Louis She thought the town was no good to us She took a Greyhound just as far as it could take her Felt her maker in the waves You know, how God moves through us I was six years old when we followed My mother was twenty-two The light was magic, the light was true She thought we'd moved Beyond a sharecropper's debt But we were just a pawn in the accuser's bet Nobody reads from the Book of Job At the church where me and my grandma go Nobody sees the trouble I know But I know that trouble's gonna find me Three years later on a Thanksgiving The light turned bitter My grandmother didn't know what hit her We got a chill from the cold white sun Momma found herself staring At the barrel of a gun That weren't enough, my uncle died too Shot through the chest back in East St. Louis So one fine day my grandma lost two Took me in her arms and said, It's just me and you Nobody reads from the Book of Job At the church where me and my grandma go Nobody sees the trouble I know But I know that trouble's gonna find me So when I say that my untimely death Was something certain What I mean is that these tragedies Are a kind of a family tradition So when I walk into the liquor store That morning, bright and angry In a daydream of a boyfriend I was fifteen Pick up a bottle of orange juice And put it into my backpack Head toward the counter with dollar bills And she accuse me of stealing that She pull my sweater and so I hit her Put down the bottle don't want no trouble Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. Now two kinds of light From fires and fixtures They fill the sky It was never so bright when I was young I was too young to die. I suppose it's no surprise To find myself about to die But how long that silver moment

[@AimeeNolte]

John Emerick thank you.

[@johnemerick5860]

Aimee Nolte Music here's one for you from me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJu2moWLnMiaasU

[@DotGuitarist]

Thank you

[@evantyor6242]

Subtitles now available for this one

[@akselkrystad]

love this guy so much, huge inspiration! also love how adam Neely just appears

[@EllieMcEla]

er det progg???

[@akselkrystad]

Det er deilig indieprog

[@donpalanqueto5952]

Aksel Krystad John Frusciante is there too

[@Vojife]

Does he appear more than anyone else?

[@143685753ton22y]

ahhh the hit at 6:51 gave me chills

[@143685753ton22y]

maybe if I like my own reply others will agree with me! I’ll show him!

[@jafoster11]

Supah Rare Pepe, totally.

[@infocus]

Agreed, Supah! That moment is not in the original, so I'm glad this arrangement has it. It's chilling. I do wish they had repeated it once more with the full choir, though. It deserves it. "Nobody reads from the book of Job..." is such a great line.

[@zievkye]

right after that, Gabriel just nods yes

[@naturligfunktion4232]

It's amazing

[@TanguyBlanchard]

I'm still crying.

[@AMpr0d]

6 years later and I still cry every time I listen to this.

[@macaron3141592653]

This is the best song on Apartment Sessions. No competition.

[@lucyfoster4082]

macaron3141592653 I love this but their My Oh My is my favorite thing ever.

[@srincrivel1]

It doesn't make sense to me that people can actually compose these things

[@Selrisitai]

It's like a drawing or a piece of writing: You don't compose it _as you play it._ You make it one note at a time. If you think of it like that, it's not big deal. (Other than all the skill and knowledge required, of course.)

[@dariannecabornay1288]

well in a music student's perspective (me)... music doesn't need to be sensible... music can come and go in musician's head... we listen to everything, even our own heartbeat... its like hearing your own head talking to you and you just want it out so by doing that we write on a piece of paper... telling stories to people is just like that... we don't write it because it's a compulsory for a musician... we write as what our brain wants...human brains are very advance so you just want to open everything...makes sense? hahaah

[@CasualGraph]

Mad respect for getting that marimba up there.

[@iau]

Why are all of these musicians so consistenly attractive?

[@Michael-Oh]

iau the best musicians look after their body.

[@dumpsterDeity]

professionalism attracts us.

[@Vossst]

Marketability.

[@AMpr0d]

Music students...

[@TAP7a]

We're a hot bunch

[@robsingh892]

Almost two years now and not even close to getting over this. 🙏🏽

[@slimefudge]

6:51 gave me heavy shivers

[@KaiderKiller]

Might be your best one yet. Love the lush instrumentation. Up there with the „States“-era Sufjan Stevens!

[@inaquiilarragorri]

Quaghetti came here to comment this; loving the sufjan vibes

[@Nicole-pt4bx]

Glad I'm not the only one getting this vibes

[@peanutismint]

Yep. The choir especially is like something from Illinois.

[@TanguyBlanchard]

I still cry every time I hear this

[@zacharyphillips5904]

Well it's about dang time you did a Gabriel Kahane song with Gabriel Kahane

[@AaronGosper]

I really need to thank you all for making this happen. It's been years since a song has made me bawl like a little kid. That hit at 6:52 is so pure and innocent but melancholy and this is just my new favorite song.

[@jimmymack4079]

At every point this is perfect - the music, the arrangement, the diversity of the band, the sadness and importance the message - if you're gay or of a racial minority, or disabled, or any other of the things that stupid people find it impossible not to hate, Vanisha's lines - it'll find me - repeated over and over again are so haunting. I'm not black, I'm gay and blind. And Everyone hates me. Da da de de da da da

[@Malepical]

*I* love you 💖

[@cedric_preston]

Coming back again for the anniversary of Latasha's murder. Still such a powerful piece.

[@TanguyBlanchard]

Still one of my favourite videos on KZbin.

[@zacharywalsh6481]

this needs to go viral

[@ReaperX3ro]

I wish this version was on spotify.

[@josbird]

I just came here from the Neely vlog but holy shit this is possibly one of my favorite songs of all time

[@dz_ca]

I'm sure I'm not the only one that instantly tears up at 7:14 no matter how many times I've listened to this.

[@frogman1]

i didn't get it at first but after the second time i listened to it, i started hearing the lyrics and understanding how the song worked. and here i am having listened to it near nonstop for three days, it's very beautiful

[@bethlibart]

Exquisite orchestration. Love the french horn solo. This is so gorgeous, listened to it at least 20 times and it still hits me each time

[@irumaru]

what toppings do you want on your pizza? - all of them

[@Ranipla]

Except the pineapple.

[@a_Fax_Machine]

Two things hit me listening and watching this in 2022: 1) hopefully a performance of all these people crammed into a New York apartment like this can happen again soon, and 2) how this is another story of the senseless killing of a black woman, and history just keeps repeating itself over and over again.

[@nicobeing]

That was absolutely mesmerizing. I started to cry half way through and the last moments explaining the song's perspective just ripped my whole heart from my body. Edit: Now I’ve listened to this four times. It only becomes more chilling. Make that five times. Another edit: I've lost count. I listen several times a day. Another edit: Four years later, the goosebumps and tears never end. Gorgeous work.

[@scriptosaurusrex]

The worst thing about this video (besides obviously the sad story behind it) is how most people will probably only ever listen to this via their phone speakers.

[@Stanton_High]

Scriptosaurus rex good call, thank you.

[@cpt_nordbart]

Scriptosaurus rex got new head phones today. This was the first thing I had listened to.

[@scriptosaurusrex]

cpt nordbart good shout!

[@andrewd.7894]

It's funny, I liked it so much I stopped a minute in to go grab headphones.

[@Malepical]

Lemme go charge my headphones

[@brianyee2549]

This is other worldly. Jeez.. Gabriel, your voice and singing reminds me of Stevie Winwood. In fact everyone is amazing performing. Thank you for privilege of being to watch and hear this stupendous song. Bravo....👏👏👏.

[@L00MER]

Wow. The writing in this one. Beautiful.

[@TheCraesin]

Its crazy how relevant this song right now.. or at the very least, how I understand it a little better.

[@huldraslaat225]

This is so amazing. Really hope to make something this beautiful someday.

[@billbradleymusic]

Asa Martin ....likewise.

[@xSyklus]

Still listen to this once a week

[@ethanjoel7096]

It’s more apparent to me now than ever before that I had to come back to this sing given everything going on right now. I encourage everyone to share this song where and when you can, let it be a testimony to the things that humanity can achieve when they work together instead of against one another. Thank you Gabriel Kahane for this beautiful and timely piece.

[@camw]

Heartbreaking every time (and when you can make the heartbreak of a whole society beautiful, you've made amazing art), even after years of listening to it. Also... what a staggering performace!

[@danikainq6494]

5:48 Yay, horn solo!

[@lausymaus9856]

The transitions to the next parts are so satisfying, always something new and exciting and beautiful. Thanks for this alternative arrangement!

[@trackqueenstudios]

I will never stop to love this song from the bottom of my heart!

[@theCurteye]

We recently watched a documentary on the riots, just after the anniversary. It was the first time I'd heard this story. About a minute and a half into this video I realized what the song was about. By the end of the song I was absolutely in tears. I can't stop listening to it. So. Fucking. Beautiful. Thank you all.

[@infocus]

I have never wanted to be in a room so badly.

[@peabnuts123]

This performance is so incredibly beautiful. I have listened to it many times. The subject matter, the composition and just the general vibe in the "studio" all work perfectly together to make a truly moving piece. This is one of the best performances of music i've ever heard.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

The Ambassador is such a great album and I've listened to Empire Liquor Mart over and over again for years in both renditions. Still makes me tear up sadness for the tragedy, the ongoing tragedies that are just more of the same as this one, and just how damn beautiful this song is.

[@mewtwoberr]

These gigs must be super fun for everyone but the sound guy

[@emjayay]

Ha!

[@brendanbiele2736]

Eli Leder, sound engineers love these kind of challenges. That’s why we do it. If I lived anywhere near NYC, I would be showing up just to to grip some cables.

[@alijd6287]

If I were one of the singers I’d probably start crying. How’d they keep it together? I’d probably smile at one point not only because the people and harmonies coming together but people took time to make this story come to light and pay their respects ❤😢❤

[@Woody_jospeh]

Adam Neely and Gene Shinozaki

[@matiasrto3223]

Ki pah longi

[@Malepical]

To put this much energy and love into someone you've never met but touched your heart.. simply amazing and beautiful Edit: when I first started listening I went to the comments as usual and saw several people say they listen to this repeatedly in a day.. I didn't understand til my third listen..

[@musicmakelightning]

I accidentally watched this on a bright Saturday morning. I was happily drinking a coffee and wondering if I left the toast in the toaster too long. And I hit "Play" and watched small white clouds brush the tops of the ponderosas on the mountainside beyond the office window glass. And at some point I realized I was on a trip somewhere. A cliche' musical journey. I wanted it to be cliche' and I wanted to make it stop because the dips stole gravity, and the lump rose in my throat and the sky refused to hide the stars anymore and I wondered what possesses people to create this feeling in others. This motion. This immersion. How do they do it? And my head began to pound because the water from my eyes began to occlude my nasal cavities and I couldn't see the computer screen. See - I wanted to shut this off but I couldn't find the mouse and the voice behind my pounding forehead speaking quietly but firmly - "You must honor this. Let it play out. This is a message." When it stopped and my eyes cleared I started to type this, but I'm sad and confused and embarrassed to be sitting here crying. But this must be. This is a reflection of the *is* that is. I want to say, damn you guys for doing this. But really what I mean when I say that is, I love you for doing this. This fine Saturday morning I enjoy, and others can't. These hands that suffer knowing I could never produce something as beautiful. This pained head of mine, bows. It's like studying astronomy by staring into the sun - said the wise man. This is the same. I must try another way. Another time.

[@Malepical]

You're just as poetic as the composers.. 💖

[@musicmakelightning]

@@Malepical Thanks. Two years have passed and I reread my words. They're kind of over the top - but then I re-watched the video and it hits me the same way. A thing of beauty, from man's inhumanity to his neighbors. Such depth and understanding from tragedy. I wish I had never heard it, but am enriched because I have. I still tear up. It's gorgeous and terrible at the same time. Thank you all.

[@Malepical]

@@musicmakelightning couldn't have expressed this better myself.. and I have a whole degree from Columbia for creative writing lol blessings to you 💖

[@musicmakelightning]

@@Malepical Thanks so much. My degree is engineering & physics. I think I missed the boat on art and music and literature. Wish I had spent more time on that. But you only get one life. If I had another, I would try to be a musician or a writer. Again, thanks.

[@TanguyBlanchard]

@@musicmakelightning that was a beautiful heartfelt comment. You don't have to be a musician to be connected with spirituality I guess, you know how to listen and that's priceless

[@beauwillemse1132]

This is one of the most amazing pieces of music ever written. Thank you

[@TanguyBlanchard]

One of my favourite videos on KZbin.

[@lucyfoster4082]

I love the guitar parts at 3:16; they are so beautiful

[@kaselier1116]

This is the most outstanding musical endeavour I have seen in years.

[@SgtPowell]

Revisiting this again with tears in my eyes after countless listens. Thank you again.

[@lukeleslie8322]

6:52 gave me chills oh my god

[@JamesVanD]

Wow, Gabriel Kahane... You've outdone yourself again. This is the song that first introduced me to you. It's great to hear a fresh version.

[@robertofontiglia4148]

I just can't seem to stop watching this.

[@SiobhanWaldock]

Came here from Adam Neely, stayed because this is the greatest compositions I've heard

[@kevinlane4906]

I've listened to this minimum once a day ever since I've found it, and it's perfect every time. Thank you.

[@johannesopsahl]

this is one of the best arts

[@andrewlazar4804]

Thanks to Adam Neely for leading me to this wonderful video

[@jimharris4553]

Wonderful. Humans at their best. Demonstrating excellence in themselves (musicianship) and harmony between one another (to create the music) ♥

[@fargothbosmer2059]

Can't stop listening to this right now

[@migueldrums19]

i think i’ll never forget the “it’ll find me” part so deep so nice

[@waynekeyser979]

Incredibly moving in every detail

[@JonasClark]

Powerful. No other words are needed.

[@mikehughes6582]

You are all sooo talented. Lovely tribute to the death of such a young girl. Thank you Adam Neely for sharing this.

[@jacksonhayward6881]

6:52 most likely the hardest bass drop in existence!

[@DomSimpsonDrums]

These apartment sessions are clearly the coolest thing in music right now. Pls don't stop.

[@danielquerino3423]

I watch and watch , and I can not do not cry! Such true music! Thank you Apartment Sessions , thank you Gabriel Kahane. Everyone Matters!

[@GedCartwright]

The more times I watch the more I appreciate. Also I am slightly in love with the girl playing violin and singing 😂

[@davidianbaker]

Hard to explain how gorgeous this is on every level

[@christopherroberson2323]

a fantastic piece of music for such a sad song for such a pointless murder i cannot believe that no one was charged with murder!

[@lucyfoster4082]

I think the shop owner was charged, found guilty, and sentenced to probation only.

[@lucyfoster4082]

@@dumpsterDeity :’(

[@andrewd.7894]

That choir hit, tho. . .

[@ravendevino6419]

The amount of teamwork required for this beautiful piece..

[@hollyturtonmusic]

Wow that was powerful. Who is the lady singing at 7:27 too, her TONE! Good god!

[@hollyturtonmusic]

Answered my own question- Vanisha Gould!

[@mikewild3550]

Fantastic, beautiful song , kudos to you all, and a shoutout to the soundman/recordist/mixer... great job. Wow :-)

[@jacobynt6851]

Anyone who is trying to criticize this is just lying to themselves. It was a perfect take. This is what music should sound like. Ty for this composition and performance it was beautiful.

[@averym7922]

Wow. Beautiful and powerful. A thing of immense, profound beauty.

[@deparko]

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you

[@CaveWay]

What an amazing piece of music

[@Mr.Giotto]

That is amazing! Thank you so much for this music, and hello from Russia! I am happy that there are such great musicians and composers in the contemporary world! Thank you!

[@snowstrobe]

just extraordinary.

[@popcornisfromcorn]

This is beautiful. Thank you for writing this and to everyone involved. Deeply moving

[@adriandellicompagnirico9111]

I listen this every day since the release, great job. So many talented people

[@TanguyBlanchard]

This is absolutely amazing and it brought me to tears