Hozier - Francesca (Glastonbury 2023)

Hozier perform Francesca at Glastonbury 2023.
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[@studiocelestedesign]

I am so freaking GLAD to be living in the same era as Andrew Hozier Byrne, and to have that voice fill up my heart and ears. That crescendo and his voice riffing as if it's the cry from each of our human hearts will never fail to bring me to tears with the beauty & power of it. // God, this magic man. xoxoxo

[@TheGazlaunt]

Bless you 😂

[@SirenVoyager]

Good, I was worried I was the only one who was in tears at that part!~

[@achilles5443]

i would cry so hard if i saw him live. honestly so fitting that i share a personality type and moon sign with him 😭

[@garystroud1629]

Cannot stop watching this video, playing this song and hearing it occupying my mind. Majestic! Counting down to December and hearing it live.

[@PatrickKelly-vq7hq]

Ivory is freaking out in chill all over goosebumps and I am nearly 70 he’s is so bloody amazing and the sound of his is so talented luv him

[@kerstinfontaine7941]

I can’t be the only one who has listened to this song easily 20+ times a day since it’s release?? This is truly one of the most beautiful songs I have ever known.

[@epulkyu]

You're not alone!

[@yes.i.s.]

Me tooooooo

[@1800basil]

My top song of 2023! 1000 listens back then and still going up. I think hearing this song in person would crush me

[@willbaskin700]

I haven’t listened to hozier since his first album. Heard Too Sweet on tik tok, found the album, found Francesca. I can’t stop listening to this song haha. The first listen i’ll never forget either, the melodies are so unpredictable and yet fit perfectly. The lyrics are specific and yet transcend to speak on all love stories. This is one of my favorite songs ever.

[@AyaEight-nb6ox]

Me and you both

[@helena8999]

Holy crap, fuck the studio version, this live performance is everything. The vibes with the band, the vocals, the raw energy and incredible musicianship… everything. Abandon hope all ye who enter here, because who needs hope when you have this marvelous present instead

[@AubreePortune]

He is amazing live!! I saw him during his Wasteland Baby tour and it was incredible. Will be seeing him again in Sept.

[@Rheinmeister09]

As an Irish person living outside of Ireland it is really nice to hear singers like Hozier and Dermot Kennedy that can really hold their own. The power in their voices is something else. Also credit where it’s due, Niall Horan has a great sound and he has a very melodic voice.

[@Changelingheart]

Yes, you said it right!! Love the Irish singers. But Hozier is in a class all his own. 💜

[@jomantics]

*Horan

[@beatakazanecka8798]

As a foreigner living in Ireland, I am proud of this country. 🍀 Hozier is a genius.

[@willcomish7040]

My word, when Hozier is belting out vocals (in the Bridge specifically) so magnificently that he has to be miles away from the microphone, its just a spiritual experience. This album will be phenomenal when it finally arrives!

[@joaocampelo3725]

I feel like it’s going to be LEGENDARY

[@Changelingheart]

It was!!!

[@juliapelegrimancebo9154]

​@@joaocampelo3725it is!!

[@hannah2729]

this song truly gets better with every live performance which feels like it shouldn't even be possible also, the poor guy is wearing a denim jacket in this heat - and under the stage lights, too. he must be close to melting.

[@lblincoe2094]

Makes you wonder what the thought process behind that particular stylistic choice was, doesn't it? 😂

[@Changelingheart]

It must be a magical charm for him, he does so many interviews in it too !!!

[@gabrielle2829]

I was front row and it was magical! I scremaed when he started playing it and an older woman next to me said is your name Francesca? And I was like no lol this is just his new song and its incredible!

[@aziara369]

​@@weirdpigeonperson I don't get it when some people at concerts get mad at someone losing their shit when it's actually letting it loose to your fave artist!

[@Amnesiac1]

I LOVE THIS SONG ❤ Hozier’s voice is just a new level

[@petitpedro]

One of the best 2023 songs

[@joaocampelo3725]

THE best song! What other ??

[@eatmoremusic3650]

Hozier is incredible. I’m also just so impressed with how Glastonbury set up this tent, great lighting and vibez in the middle of the day

[@strega0]

He just sounds so much better live. In every goddamn song he makes.

[@bleuereen]

3:19 I fell in love with the added vocals in the outro so I decided to listen to the original song again. It’s really faint, but I felt like I could hear the same vocals as in this video. This is why the outro is my favorite part of Francesca. There’s so much layers to it (the juxtaposition between the lines, “I would not change it each time” and “Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I”) and now this! Thanks to this, I discovered the vocals at the outro were there all along. ❤️ long live Hozier, the forest god

[@martinkusnir6755]

What a song and what a performance, his voice and song writing is unmatched

[@emeraldmomme]

I can't stop listening to this song. What a performance. Hope the crowd appreciated his talent.

[@marinamerino1822]

fav male artist ever. no one can top him at any level: songwriting, voice, playing, personality, politics, communication, relationship with people and even looks 💗 i feel so honored to live in the same time as him!! 😭😭

[@firetv3248]

What are his politics? I am Irish too an have no idea. He's not gone all Bono on us is he?

[@petermartin252]

@@firetv3248 fairly left-wing.

[@adityaanand5031]

Just posted this so i can sing along. Lyrics:- Do you think I'd give up That this might've shook the love from me Or that I was on the brink? How could you think, darling, I'd scare so easily? Now that it's done There's not one thing that I would change My life was a storm, since I was born How could I fear any hurricane? If someone asked me at the end I'll tell them put me back in it Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I'd go through it again, ah, ah I would still be surprised I could find you, darling In any life If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah For all that was said Of where we'd end up at the end of it When the heart would cease Ours never knew peace What good would it be on the far side of things? It was too soon When that part of you was ripped away A grip taking hold Like a cancer that grows Each piece of your body that it takes Though I know my heart would break I'll tell them put me back in it Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I'd go through it again, ah, ah I would still be surprised I could find you, darling In any life If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I) I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I) I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I)

[@francescafiori4328]

Thank you ❤Francesca from Italy 🇮🇹😎

[@Daikaloy]

That wink at 1:37 though oh my goodness. Love this song so much!

[@Masyaaay]

3:18 This shit right here killed me my god

[@haw3852]

CANT WAIT FOR THE WHOLE ALBUM!! 💜💜💜🥹🥹🥹

[@milanblar]

I NEED to experience a concert of him so bad

[@sandrapmurphy86]

I have seen him twice hes amazing ❤🎉

[@aziara369]

I NEED TO EXPERIENCE HIM PERIOD

[@carpelucem]

I saw him this week and my body chemistry has been permanently altered

[@javayelatrice3615]

I saw him last month and It truly feels like a spiritual experience ❤

[@camilab2607]

He’s one of the most talented singers of the decade! The power in his voice is just breathtaking

[@Preshgaza]

I have listened to every version of this song that exists

[@elinamakela8435]

My life in 2023: one eye on the escalating civil war in my neighbour country, one eye remotely witnessing the gig of my personal equivalent to Rolling Stones in Glastonbury. I'd quote Sartre but I'm too tired.

[@tetianakhara]

oooh he's still wearing the bracelets the fans made for him 🥺

[@ninjuhnin]

If I could watch Hozier perform live even just once in this lifetime, then I would have lived a full life.

[@tinah7344]

How are these folks not dancing their faces off? This song is metal af

[@francescacarcerano]

Makes me cry every time I hear it, I love it so much 😢❤ Francesca 💜🦋

[@oscarporter9824]

Saw him in Australia 2024.. with my beautiful daughter.. was amazing.. a day i live in over and over again in my mind... yes I'd do it again

[@amaraabadd]

I listened to this song for 2412x now since its release and it feels like the first time over and over again 🥹 ILY ANDY AND THE BAND

[@colleenhall9593]

goosebumps -- every time i hear this song

[@RoySan20]

Beautiful performance 👏👏

[@akow8]

hozier one of the few artists that can sing better live 😭✨

[@lindaguillen2631]

Drop the full performance bbc

[@jazminvelasque]

I can’t wait to hear this live in October! 😭❣️

[@francescamazza8725]

I feel honoured of my name now more than ever 😍

[@whysoseriousbaby]

24/7 on repeat! love this song SFM!

[@Alec2195]

The voice and soul of Ireland! Desperately need to see him Live!

[@angelabuckner4078]

This man is handsome and his voice is awesome

[@GreenClassified]

He looks like a more wholesome version of Chris Evans. Weird lol 😆 probably the Irish gene

[@ChorfTV]

I love how he just SHOUTS the roof down for the end of this song. Now I can only sing along if I shout with him.

[@mohammedwassouf2695]

I can't believe how good is his voice live Totally astonished by his abilities as an artist!! We love you Hozier ❤❤❤❤

[@marywhitt9807]

I am so in awe of his talent. Phenomenal, transformative musician!!!!

[@einleben5590]

Just breathtaking

[@BohdanaVovk]

The greatest talent and voice that does not need external beauty to be respected. Thanks from Ukraine. 🇺🇦

[@eugenefarrell1002]

Hozier and lets not forget the Great performance by his Group.... BRAVO ❤👏👏👏

[@ladybird3518]

Those screams at the end of the song with the chorus in the background, it was beautiful enough to make me cry, what a beautiful performance🖤

[@donnanancekivell9430]

I’m so happy to see Hozier again, seems like a long time since I’ve anything from him………Donna in Toronto

[@christinawalker5633]

His voice ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@demirodriguez66]

the vocals sound so beautiful on the outro… he’s a gem. i love this song & this performance so much ✨🫶🏼

[@lelyalelyalelya]

He is incredibly talented artist. So excited to hear Hozier live in Vancouver this year

[@anne_tymoshenko]

I can't help but cry every time I listen to tuis song. Can't even imagine what emotions it would bring out when hearing it live😭

[@fidellerosa]

what a beautiful perfect storm.

[@AeseaMaria]

Lo amo, carajo y jamás me cansaré de decirlo. LO AMO. ETERNAMENTE MI SOLISTA FAVORITO DESDE HACE DIEZ AÑOS.

[@elida22d]

I ja isto.❤

[@Alexandrav0000]

ES EL MEJOR ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kristinmartin4962]

He sounds so Irish here and it’s hot. Where are his other Irish accent songs? I need them. 🍀 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@BeepBoop232]

he sounds quite irish in shrike and his newest one too

[@kristinmartin4962]

@@BeepBoop232thank you for this! I’ll check them out

[@listi9573]

The song, his voice ❤

[@a_s_h28]

I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SONG

[@lukemcternan1264]

COOL STORY BRO

[@mikeyangelo_]

Hozier is the best singer out there hands down

[@kyootzee]

This song is chilling

[@sheenxvito4992]

I can't stop replaying 1:36 😉

[@JaneNicoleLiong-Byrne]

I need to see this live before I die.

[@Unknown-zw6eo]

Do you think I'd give up That this might've shook the love from me Or that I was on the brink? How could you think, darling, I'd scare so easily? Now that it's done There's not one thing that I would change My life was a storm, since I was born How could I fear any hurricane? If someone asked me at the end I'll tell them put me back in it Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I'd go through it again, ah, ah I would still be surprised I could find you, darling In any life If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah For all that was said Of where we'd end up at the end of it When the heart would cease Ours never knew peace What good would it be on the far side of things? It was too soon When that part of you was ripped away A grip taking hold Like a cancer that grows Each piece of your body that it takes Though I know my heart would break I'll tell them put me back in it Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I'd go through it again, ah, ah I would still be surprised I could find you, darling In any life If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I) I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I) I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I)

[@robelledn]

Hozier is the one and only artist I adore. ❤

[@chavasdu42]

Drummer got so excited he went directly to the second chorus and I get him

[@eire2905]

Pure love from me to this amazing man 🍀

[@thechoice301]

really hope more performance from his set will be uploaded

[@madelynmott8388]

My favorite part is “did you think I’d give up….. not fit to house a love like you and I”

[@margaritaguzman2658]

Que ARTE!

[@BeckiRenn]

Hozier were incredible ❤

[@clareclark8615]

Such a beautiful pure voice

[@jamjar5525]

Omg this man, this song. I need to experience him live

[@chiaraclear5008]

Cant wait to hear him live at Malahide Castle tomoz night!!

[@aziara369]

THE MAN THAT YOU ARE, HOZIER

[@moomoomu504]

I need to experience his music live. I want his songs injected into my veins

[@sebholm9688]

Under the radar band, so much soul , I don't know why millions don't get this phenomenon, feck it I do

[@NathanFahy]

Band is amazing but Hozier is the singular man singing, though he does play with the same band a lot depending where and when. Class tune ❤

[@markmccairn8441]

This guys lyrics hit hard !!!

[@tristanvillalontriss9220]

Hozier is so eccentric and it's been 4 years since his last appearance at glastonbury🙌👏🎤🎸🎼🇨🇮

[@norabrookslopez858]

I cant stop listening....

[@terrymunoztrujillo483]

Hozier and Billy COrgan both born on St Patrick's day and both rocking the FUCK out of the world!

[@zelbernil3790]

BBC where is the whole set?

[@daaquino5597]

awesome as always hoping to see the guy next year in Ireland......since the song came out i´m wondering where did i heard that before a similar tune in another song 3:01 - 3:09

[@jaydubyou2787]

Dublin friday night

[@thewatercarrier]

Υπέροχο! Πόσο θα ήθελα να ήμουν εκεί!

[@majocalle7660]

Te amo Hozier artista espectacular

[@linaromano7133]

Bellissima anche la parte finale dal sapore irlandese❤

[@morettesayo]

His vocal range 👏🏻

[@Angelicfrequencies333]

The winks are really sweet.

[@Rodkidesings]

Danm good!

[@issysomething1077]

I’m going to see this live in July!!!!!!!

[@m.m.7552]

My GOD this man

[@chantalreiniger6436]

J,écoute cette chanson en boucle, trop ....

[@aeroandre]

Finally someone is using my same guitar :')

[@christinawalker5633]

Wow❤️

[@Sloak57]

Ok so I’m sold. I have to see him live.

[@Thejennonanator]

Do it I saw him live on the 22nd of December in Dublin and he's absolutely amazing live

[@Sloak57]

Oh I’m doing it! Winnipeg show in august! I’m stoked!!!!

[@TheSim1derful]

You have to! I saw him in 2014 and again in 2024 and he was just as good both times (albeit a much bigger crowd this time, good for him)

[@kimberlysmith8029]

Oh My Goodness!

[@isleastron8251]

1:37 when my heart melts ❤️😍

[@PRINCENOIR-t2c]

2:19

[@PRINCENOIR-t2c]

Best button I’ve made

[@brokenlyric84]

My favourite song right now, I still here Zombie in this 🙏🙏 I did a mashup with me singing this but need permission? 👀🙌🔥

[@ave123ization]

fuck it sounds so good live

[@raidercam567]

Feel like this is too small of a stage for him, no?

[@jackienelson2178]

I think it was a secret set

[@R.A.D.G59]

Legendary venue

[@User-Ludmila-xskor]

Bravo!!!

[@moumita_d99]

live it sounds so much better! 💠