Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek ft. London Contemporary Voices | Mahogany Live

[@MahoganySessions]

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[@ShardtheWolf]

I love how this song makes use of silence as punctuation; as opposed to dragging a note out longer.

[@rebellefleur435]

Excellent observation!

[@parkerhatcher224]

ShardtheFox Absolutely! It’s so incredibly written.

[@kournalmusic]

i love your pic

[@annabellenonimous1302]

Music is the space between the notes - Debussy

[@otterbread8200]

yeah people keep forgetting rests are music too

[@friendlydark]

people who complain about imogen’s vocal imperfections are completely missing the point. she’s meant to sound strained and off sometimes, the song is not a happy one and she’s using these vocal cracks and strained sounds to fit the mood of the song. that’s something imogen does all of the time.

[@koalifix6501]

Dude, it is not autotune, it was a midi vocoder.

[@joshuaandersen1282]

I mean her voice really isn't as good as the other singers here, in terms of pure singing talent, but her compositional skills are incredible.

[@kylelark1146]

@@joshuaandersen1282 Ya I think she might just not be the most technically proficient singer but that's not a bad thing. Music history is full of great musicians who were not the most talented singers (Neil Young comes to mind) but were great songwriters, composers, producers, etc., and who embraced their "vocal imperfections" to complement the great music they made.

[@joshuaandersen1282]

@@kylelark1146 too true

[@projektbrot]

@@kylelark1146 and Leonard Cohen too.

[@thoughtbubble9170]

This took my breath away. This song means so much to me. My memories from it is from when i was 8 or 9 years old, my parents had just gotten divorce, and we had just moved from my hometown across the other side of the country. One brother became depressed and an alcoholic, and my other soon moved out. This song i remember specifically from the long, 10 hour driving when we vitised our hometown again sometimes. We had this song playing towards the final hours of the ride, when it got dark. There was really something special with those rides, so emotional, and the disconnection from my roots became so clear and it hurt so much but i was just a kid and pretended to be fine to not be a burden, but when this song came on in the car, in the middle of the strongest feelings of loss, i felt validated and not so alone because the melody and her voice was so inline with how i was feeling. I'm from sweden so i didnt understand what she was singing but with this song you dont really have to, you feel it, you just know. And music is, of course, a universal language. This was 10 years ago and i feel never stop feeling this song in any less deep level.

[@MahoganySessions]

Thank you for sharing such a personal story - it means a lot and hopefully this nostalgic experience was a positive one. Much love x

[@thoughtbubble9170]

+Mahogany Sessions Sure, i think it is important to share raw emotions and stories even on the internet sometimes, because thats how we all connect - so its okay. Absolutely a positive one, or at least bittersweet. It reminds me how music can have such a powerful helping impact in life :) xx

[@hux2000]

+Thought Bubble That was a beautiful response to a beautiful song. I wish I'd had this song when I was going through the same thing (at the same age too, as it happens). Instead, I poured all my emotions into metal! \m/ It wasn't until much later that I gave myself permission to actually feel them. Better late than never. :)

[@giovannicase2672]

I feel for you my friend...

[@TwitterBug26]

Everyone's story is different, but the ache and sorrow is the same. Good to meet you.

[@thisperson5294]

That song. It remind me of clearing out the house after my parents died. And also the rage that comes with grief. "Crop circles in the carpet" because the chairs that made the dents have been taken away. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

[@CXTCHXLLENGEaesthetic]

The song reminded me of playing hide and seek with my bunny and soon after she went missing :(

[@Smonnie13]

Oof. A comment from four years ago has just hit me right in the heart.

[@Smonnie13]

C'est triste, mais nous avons le meme prenom!

[@xhappybunnyx]

sweet lord I literally just went "oh.... oh my god" out loud reading this. Right to the gut... I freaking love how lyrics can go from complete nonsense to insanely poignant after you've been through new experiences.

[@kieronmcbrearty5068]

DONT WORRY IT GOES ON AND AND ON....

[@mishy_mix]

The high note she takes at 3:11 is my favorite part of the song. She sounds so light and small and hurt

[@meghanmonroe]

It's so good. This song makes me so emotional.

[@planetruths1373]

Fuck no . Go watch OC.

[@TheAnhedonicOne]

Since I imagine the song is about sadness in her childhood, it gives the impression of a hurt little girl.

[@Bananaleek]

@@planetruths1373 who

[@ARSZLB]

1:34 the perfection of them using just their voices in duplication of that slight vocoder “waver” and pitch up that appears on the original recording…that’s a perfect example of why this is a masterpiece and it’s everything and i love it. i will never not feel emotional when i hear this song, and not because of memories it triggers…it just does something to me.

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

🙏

[@linuskangas9791]

Yes that Eb is my favorite bit!!

[@Michellecrossan]

So many feels...this is one of my favourite songs of all time.

[@andrewshimp2474]

A to the men.

[@ragon39]

I think My Darling Is Gone is pretty sad. Especially when you put it in perspective of his girlfriend Donna. She lost the love of her life never to see him again.

[@Magellann365]

My only regret is that I didn't hear this song until almost a year after it was released. Still...14 years as my #1 isn't so bad =)

[@dominikcobb1355]

@@Magellann365 I heard the song just yesterday. Transcendental

[@mushbone]

I can only imagine the hours and hours of rehearsal to get these intricate harmonies right. Totally worth it. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

[@micahmout4746]

Dang, that note at 3:27, when she finishes the word "first". Amazing harmony!

[@kaare1992]

Wow, they got Imogen to perform with them! That's awesome

[@kaare1992]

+LCVChoir So jealous!

[@christophersantander2767]

I love the person that says “yeah” solely at 3:50-3:56

[@makius1400]

@Hyperskreem 82 agreed

[@Stopivehadenuf]

That was Imogen heap lol

[@user-bl2zq4mb1t]

@@Stopivehadenuf😂

[@Maxride268]

hearing her sing this without the gloves or the effects she normally uses is so cool, she's so incredibly talented in so many ways and the chorus sounds so amazing behind her

[@mjolnirgray1]

Part of me wishes I didn't understand English, so I could enjoy the melody in a more pure sense. Very beautiful.

[@andrewshimp2474]

Dude unless you speak Icelandic, that’s what Sigur Ros is for!

[@EvoluteCreator]

@@andrewshimp2474 I didn't think anyone else listened to them!

[@FaKeH4wK]

i was just about to suggest sigur ros when i read your comment

[@Strookers]

Im able to not listen to the words, because lm not native english speaker.. It only gets better when you understand the lyrics is my experience

[@WalkingWithChrist]

i feel like Imogen Heap is so underrated

[@mynamejosh5536]

100 percent

[@abellingrath5662]

I love the part at the end where the chorus actually uses a quick breath "out/in" as a semi-colon/colon. LOVED it

[@kaceface3277]

She was one of the first artists that changed my soul... She is so good. Seeing Jason Derulo and now Ariana Grande using her songs makes me happy but wish she has more credit. When I heard Ariana’s new album I heard “goodnight and go” and immediately tweeted and said “it’s Imogen Heap’s song!”

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

Oh wow they don't give her credit...

[@timeghost5000]

the Catch in “you won’t catch me around here” is my absolute fave part of this song, live or recorded. and you can feel the catharsis when the ones who have that line get to say it, because it happens once in the song and the feeling is so final (esp before mmm watcha say) you wont CATCH. me around here

[@patrickobrien5887]

The last ten seconds are the best. Those high notes are from a different dimension. Would listen to that for a full hour. Amazing.

[@shinigami4509]

Can I just say that even though she's not wearing them, she's still performing as though she's wearing her Mi.Mu gloves.

[@parkerhatcher224]

This was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. It brought me to tears and absolutely took my breath away. Wow. I’m speechless.

[@MahoganySessions]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ARSZLB]

fucking INSANE how sound frequencies arranged in a certain, very intricate way can actually make you FEEL something…something real. isn’t it? 🥹

[@LePetitNuageGris]

Ever seen her do The Moment I Said It during her Ted Talk about the gloves she uses for looping? Absolutely insane with emotion.

[@IHateBeingAKangaroo]

Both this performance and the Amber Run one are just perfect *.*

[@equinox64]

So agree. Goosebumps from beginning to end

[@Reverse2057]

I cried listening to this as the choir provides in my mind, a nice steady solidarity that life is structured around with society, don't show your flaws, be perfect and on time, and Imogen was the truth of it, sweeping, soaring and diving in her vocals with the pure emotion and gravity melding with the solidarity behind her. We try to conform to a society to be 'accepted' but in truth we're emotional creatures and we have a vein of life inside us that can't be quieted by 'structuring of the norms to society'. Lovely performance by all.

[@LittleBitVic]

I didn't think I'd ever hear an acoustic version of this that captured the original recording's emotion and subtlety, and this completely blew that notion right out of the water. Wonderfully arranged to support the lead vocals without drowning the softer melodies out; that's usually quite a struggle for choirs. Kudos to everyone involved!

[@lilaleidenschaft8822]

Cried genuine tears upon giving this a listen. Stunningly gorgeous!

[@azurastar6245]

Her vocal imperfections are what make her more human. That makes it real. And 100% the reason why I fucking adore her, in 2021 still.

[@karimecolettadominguez]

Imogen Heap is a god-tier musician

[@alisdp24]

I literally started crying, that gave me serious goosebumps

[@paulhbrown]

Where are we? What the hell is going on? The dust has only just begun to form Crop circles in the carpet Sinking, feeling Spin me around again And rub my eyes This can't be happening When busy streets A mess with people Would stop to hold their heads heavy Hide and seek Trains and sewing machines All those years They were here first Oily marks appear on walls Where pleasure moments hung before The takeover The sweeping insensitivity of this Still life Hide and seek Trains and sewing machines Blood and tears They were here first Mm, what'd you say? Mm, that you only meant well Well of course you did Mm, what'd you say? Mm, that it's all for the best Of course it is Mm, what'd you say? Mm, that it's just what we need You decided this Mm, what'd you say? Mm, what did she say? Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit

[@jc070899]

Paul Brown i

[@Sir_Princely]

"in a breath" period; those are what ellipses' are for, therein just so happens to've been 4 stanzas worth.

[@albe1755]

2:35 - 2:53 An intense moment that bursting out, in a beautiful way.

[@bittsandpieces]

You can see how much she wears the gloves for this song by her instinctive hand movements fhjsks i love her

[@jacoboleary9076]

the little breaths they take in the "ransom notes" part is everything

[@hueyfutureproof7984]

This is absolutely stunning. The choir, the location, the song...if only I could have seen it live!

[@MahoganySessions]

Who's here in 2024? Let us know below 👇

[@ToneDaBass]

Just discovered @mahoganysessions thanks to JC, I’m really happy that I did!

[@kieronmcbrearty5068]

Ime sure it will all end in love

[@Rachel-en5nt]

I’ll always be here for this song (even though it makes me cry when done well)

[@FullMataCorrida]

Midnight of May 22nd 🙋🏻

[@DudeDarthMaulDude]

Here

[@dgdgdgdgws]

whenever i ear a chorus or an orchestra i start crying . i can't help it andi don't know why . whith this video i cry a lot

[@cappntone]

you cry because it's beautiful

[@dgdgdgdgws]

yes it is !

[@cappntone]

You should listen to demon in my view by Jeffery T. Horvath. It's really good, and takes its lyrics from the poem of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe.

[@dgdgdgdgws]

i just finished listning that song . it's amazing ! thank you for giving me that pearl ! altrough i love Edgard Allan Poe so i'm going to search the poem too !!

[@cappntone]

+pauline makesse you should also listen to go lovely rose be z Randall stroope , the live tmea version is the best one.

[@ty_hens]

2:48 love that chord adjustment that slightly deviated from the original

[@cosmic.x.dreams]

There is not a single video on this channel that I do not enjoy watching or listening to. All of them are so perfect, truly don't understand how Mahogany Sessions isn't more popular. Surely numbers don't do it justice.

[@bloopblipable]

This would be so amazing to hear in person. Very talented choir, choir leader and genius Imogen.

[@claire_foley]

Legit started crying when they came in with the "mm whatcha say" bit. I've liked this song for a while, and really connected with the meaning, but for some reason this time it just hit different. Great performance.

[@shashanksharma479]

Mahogany sessions, why you be so incredible? this is impeccable. And Amber run's version is love as well. XD

[@mmmfoy13]

Shashank Sharma I just came from the mahogany session of Amber Run's "I Found" to see your comment here! So excited to watch listen to their cover haha

[@pontificusmaximus]

The man uses the word ''impeccable,'' but in the same sentence asks, ''Why you be so?''

[@Luckyjasondrum]

My favorite part is 00:00-05:01

[@layoutgames-boris3481]

Jason Parker my favorite part is 0:00 - 5:99

[@roberttushka2518]

2:15 - 4:01 is my favorite part

[@munchkin5679]

It's performances like this that reminds me. Music and singing is so ancient and is the golden thread that brings every age and era together. It was here millenia before us in this time and will outlive us.

[@rjt201]

In that first chorus the entire vocal harmony on “and” just kills me.

[@arieluv615]

Currently trying my hardest not to break out in full on tears on public transit. I had this song in my head and thought you know what? This would sound great in choir form. Im so glad Imogen had the same idea because this is even better than I imagined it.

[@micahcook9466]

Same. The lyrics were an earworm in my head, "The sweeping insensitivity of this," and I had to find it before I got on the metro. I stumbled on to this version, and when it gets to that second chorus, there's a lump in my throat. Brilliant.

[@SaraHinata]

Better than the original itself!

[@reeooww]

This is lovely. The choir complements Imogen's voice so well 😻

[@indicardi]

the last minute genuinely might be one of the best sounds i’ve ever heard.

[@isesfox]

I love how human voices is so harmony

[@mariaclark9751]

At the age of 67 I’d never heard of her until a couple of days ago is it because I’m British even the song iv never heard before. Have I being living under a rock how many other artists are out there that I don’t know about. Loverly song it’s starting to grow on me will have to listen to more of her work.😅👍🇬🇧

[@wolfjanssen6460]

A beautiful version of a beautiful song by a beautiful artist, and we're all watching it free of any charge

[@dvssouza]

Wow! I have no words to explain how extraordinary was this performance!

[@wroblewskistudio6374]

My four-year-old and I were listening to this and he said “this is an angel song.” So beautiful.

[@andrecalado6148]

I'm high and this just touched my soul

[@NoSayingSorry]

This song will forever hold a place in my heart; times spent with friends gone, memories of the last time I spent the night with my grandmother, knowing that I have to carry on without them. I will always have my memories until all I am is a memory to someone else. I miss you all so much.

[@troutfish8590]

To actually have dozens of voices singing this really elevates the original song. It is such an emotional and cathartic song that the extra voices behind it really elevates the punch.

[@elusiveayla5088]

Bravo to everyone who participated in singing in this gorgeous song. ❤

[@petitsmuscles3800]

Imagine being there to witness this masterpiece and not crying... 😭😭

[@harihargoswami228]

This song will always be special. Thank you Imogen.

[@mikemerr]

Made a grown man shed a tear, beautiful.

[@Devolutionator]

This is the song I want to hear as I lay dying.

[@CXTCHXLLENGEaesthetic]

woah

[@carlynnexposito5342]

such an emotional song. even after this much time. still gives me chills😮 “that it’s all for the best”

[@samthomas5272]

fucking brilliant...absolutely legendary performance.

[@smokinmoose2]

When I first heard the original Vocoder version of this I was astounded. I don’t know If this is better but it is at least equal, which is to say it’s amazing.

[@OhKnow379]

Human vocoder.

[@AN-cr9cy]

I know this song super well, I know every word, every note, every pause. I could sing it for karaoke without skipping a beat (I'd probably out of breath though!) but this is the first time I ever heard it and it made me cry. All the different voices melding together with Imogen's kind of made me feel like heaven broke open a little bit! Way better than a synthesizer!!! Absolute chills!

[@abbieamavi]

*I lvoe how Imogen was kinda doing her own thing haha..* so lovely!

[@charlenevanschalkwyk2873]

Speechless and all these blown-away comments together. Thank you, MS!

[@hibasobh]

Imogen Heap is a musical treasure!

[@polyphonicclix]

Totally brilliant performance of one of my favourite songs.

[@WAM0T0-6RTO]

Still life gets me every time.

[@Grandma_Jizzzzzzzard]

When this song came out, I worked at a radio station and I was screening the song before it went on the air. I remember being in the soundproof booth with headphones on in total shock. And I played it way more than I was supposed to.❤❤

[@joelwallenius2877]

Imogen's outro is so, so good. Damn.

[@blackelf23]

What the fuck are people on about that she didnt sing this well? Yall cant hear her voice past effects, can you? Its imperfect. Her voice cracks. SO fucking what, that's her voice, she hit every single not the way she meant to.

[@kieronmcbrearty5068]

THE SEED OF GREAT MUSIC.....BLESS HER

[@mynamejosh5536]

This song is one of my favorite songs of all time. This rendition is fantastic.

[@badredfinn2982]

As a child of two divorces (1976 and 1987), this song hits me in the soul every time I hear it. This version is amazing.

[@leoazeredo]

December 2024. My God. I have no words. Thank you.

[@maximvschen]

Wow. I love this rendition. So powerful....in a cappella too!

[@colbyrussell593]

Pure beauty

[@kylephillips2551]

One of the best things iv ever listened to from a live perspective, absolute bliss

[@Swirlingflame]

WOW. What a songwriter

[@tiemposi]

Goosebumps

[@tom.b4461]

Now THAT is talent.

[@MGOCinema]

I absolutely love this song. Incredible performance and beautifully shot.

[@xvaughanx]

jesus christ that was beautiful

[@MrShaggy4205]

This is the most pure piece of music ever.

[@AshleyL710-1]

Wow! This was so beautiful! I got chills.

[@themelodicgamer191]

She is just brilliant. I love this song

[@GlobTheDabGlob]

This is hauntingly beautiful even after all these years.

[@nanaki1990blox]

That last part...❤

[@nanatsakiridis4276]

Whis woman is a genius!

[@iamthebyron]

This actually gave me chills. Just stunning.

[@Diyakinos]

Freaking amazing, i was wondering if her natural voice was just as good without the keyboard to guide it in the high notes.

[@koryngalen6228]

This version never ceases to make me cry

[@rebellefleur435]

flawless, beautiful, amazing! Imogen is a genius!

[@rebeccavanrooyen1641]

her voice is so raw and beautiful oml

[@laras.8369]

This is a masterpeace! Definitely!

[@wordsofsheri]

I listened to this for the first time 5 years ago and even today it is still my favourite musical performance. Sad it's not on spotify but I've started to enjoy coming here every now and then to watch the actual video.

[@athomas2k8]

Wow she always impresses. Love the ending twist... Almost gave me goose bumps

[@alisonnicoleofficial]

omg Imogen Heap performed with them! This is the perfect collaboration!

[@alexandanu]

Such great composition …… teary song…

[@BlurryAznboy101]

This song gives me the goosebumps...In a good way