Imogen Heap "Hide and Seek" @

[@PrimeCircuit]

She is like the sanest of all the mad music scientists.

[@AshaCattette]

Because she is

[@AshaCattette]

This is Ms. Frizzle in real life, her musician hobby really took off after she retired from teaching, Liz is her manager and she travels on The Magic School Bus on tour.

[@bobbyc1120]

She's the anti-Grimes. Still, we love Grimes

[@justsogusto4979]

Her music is almost exactly like grime's. Not literally. You have to understand what they're doing to enjoy their music.

[@trippytv1482]

@@justsogusto4979 nothing like grimes your buggin

[@anonimushbosh]

She reminds me of... no-one. How perfect.

[@tristanwright9733]

Underrated statement of the century. We need more people that remind of of no one but themselves

[@hoseoksfannypack6673]

Björk!

[@charlesschwartz307]

That is beautifully said (typed). Imogen would be flattered.

[@aedusxerxes7702]

@@hoseoksfannypack6673 bjork wishes

[@hoseoksfannypack6673]

@@aedusxerxes7702 do you even know who you're talking about?

[@kenbrunet6120]

Man I had no idea she could re-create that sound live. wow!

[@ancil100]

Ken Brunet you know nothing John snow.

[@supergoodusername4635]

The power of vocoder

[@moforex]

@@supergoodusername4635 you mean harmonizer.

[@osza9041]

@@moforex nah it's a vocoder

[@moforex]

@@osza9041 no dude. it's not. there's video of her playing it with that doofus from scrubs. it's a harmonizer. I have one myself. it does this crap. vocoders are similar but not the same.

[@vangoghsseveredear]

It takes an immense amount of courage to go out in front of a crowd with zero backing and just bare all like that. Seriously impressive.

[@FeelingShred]

help this other brilliant innovative musician blow up, her name is Milan Ring 🙏thanks in advance kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3i9e4Srr71siMk

[@JessicaOrban3606]

I love that her speaking voice is almost as melodic as her singing :->

[@maryelephant940]

+ that body language is music.

[@aquatem7505]

Honestly the fact that she couldn't quite hit the high note added a lot to the emotional aspect of the song in such an unexpectedly awesome way

[@peterdefrankrijker]

Vocal cords are fickle instruments. Just a gust of cold air, or a bit of dehydration, humidity, the time of day, even some paracetamol will totally change the way they react. And, of course, the effect of ageing. She handles it well though. It’a a beautiful song and she’s a great artist. It’s always very hard to hit that one note that takes 100% to get just right. Some days you just can’t muster more than 95.

[@monicasmm]

@@peterdefrankrijker that’s one of the best things about singing and it’s a shame that music and live performances are now always tuned to perfection. I think it has a tendency to discourage those new singers who think they’ll never be 100% perfect so they think they’re no good. Music should be imperfect and I really admire the artists who embrace that.

[@bassfacekillah]

me too -- love that she held it there for an extra second as if committing to it / owning it. so badass

[@ARSZLB]

5:44 that “they were here first” she does in this live version gives me chills EVERY TIME

[@angelbabygirlxoxo]

EVERY. DAMN. TIME. full body chills 🤍

[@womandela7225]

These are Bjork lyrics

[@keepcalm3221]

for me it’s when she says that for the second time as it builds into the mmm what you say part

[@supamalleo64]

Proof?​@@womandela7225

[@onnixcarmichele3911]

That little smirk at 7:07 makes me think that she’s fully aware of the meme and is completely fine with it lol

[@TR3YLovinEm]

Or the sample that blew it up

[@Ava57845]

​@@TR3YLovinEm I'm pretty sure it blew up before the sample

[@guycomments]

because the meme could never possibly take away from her song. It's fucking impossible. Every time I saw any video with this meme in it, I never even thought about the characters getting shot. The song was always 10 times more shocking to me

[@aye2987]

@@guycommentswait could u please explain what meme trended that long ago?

[@StartofBroadcastDay]

@@aye2987 check out "Dear Sister", it's an SNL bit

[@KravistDillonT]

This is legitimately one of the greatest songs in human history.

[@noradosmith]

You can tell she was really enjoying this

[@Iantorchwood94]

This song is too personnal for her to hate itbI think... It's about her parents' divorce and people moving out (crop circles on the carpet-> furniture being removed) )

[@FrancisBarton]

Klaus Kiedis I always wondered what that meant!

[@Nilslos]

@@Iantorchwood94 thank you, I didn't understand the meaning of the lyrics, although I loved this song and listened to it for many years. But now it totally makes sence and gets even more beautiful, in the way how it was written from a child's perspective!

[@MMacAttack]

It’s a heartbreaking song . I don’t care about the meme part I sing it loud n proud

[@kennan10101]

I'm glad it's still one of her favorite songs. Too many songs get so big and then the artist ends up resenting it, but this shit is too good for anyone who really gives it a chance to hate, even the artist whose life work has been overshadowed by that one piece. Dammit this song is so good.

[@tooManyMidgets]

well spoken

[@dlrsnate5100]

I can understand where artists come from when they want people to love all their work and not just one song. But I feel like if I was an artist, I’d love my one BIG song with the whole crowd cause sometimes you gotta respect what built you instead of what you built. That one big song is for the crowd and artists who don’t play their one big song are kinda selfish A lot of metal bands will give of playing their old shit and leave the fans high and dry when really we all want that banger off the first album :)

[@theberrby6836]

Completely agree.~ ^^

[@needamuffin]

Thom Yorke, for example, despises Creep because that's all they ever get asked to play.

[@micahclawrence]

It's such a perfect song.

[@calebjmurphymusic]

That’s how you treat a sound guy properly

[@non_brewed_condiment]

*THIS*

[@mattkraig]

I didn't realize how cool she was, holy damn

[@ginsuma1402]

Same

[@gabrielthompson9800]

3:59 if you're lazy, and 7:07 if you're really lazy

[@deathswitch7862]

thnx

[@FrancisBarton]

@@bobloblaw7030 that's really sad

[@753Leto]

You are a god among gods

[@Fireoncityy]

Lmfao that was perfect

[@Fireoncityy]

@@FrancisBarton it's a joke relax

[@normanultraviolence6465]

I love that even though this song has been made into a meme many times before but she still loves it. She’s not embarrassed of how it’s been used and/or interpreted. Can we just appreciate this?????

[@joeskis]

I've never seen a meme about it. Nor how it's been used or interpreted.

[@raynestorm9395]

@@joeskis kzbin.info/www/bejne/fovVY2qZequMr7s I was literally just watching this

[@huh4869]

@@joeskis just the sampled part that jason derulo used where its " mmm watcha sayyy"

[@holo-void]

@@joeskis dear sister

[@SirKrigeon]

Embracing the meme is better than acting all insulted and sad about it.

[@NoSleep420]

The meaning behind this song is heartbreaking. You can feel that she took from her own experience and poured it into making this beautiful song.

[@culbycove4963]

Amanda Palmer and Imogen Heap were in the same room at the same time and the world didn’t implode on itself from the amount of talent in that space

[@shjobbi]

I know right ❤️

[@tracylf5409]

"Runs in the Family"?

[@ronsparkman4913]

And Neil was hiding back stage somewhere, all of them with a symphony and bottles of whisky. 😁

[@cdrxck]

She is so underratedly talented. She's so down to earth!

[@thames21]

She’s not underrated, just not in the spotlights that much. She is actually developing a piece of machinery with Ariana grande, people know this woman has some unique skills!

[@cdrxck]

@@thames21 Good to know. It's just sad that people these days will not appreciate and acknowledge her style much more, they even pointed out how she sang on one of Ariana's show. :(

[@reesejohnson2788]

The only person comparable to her in talent, imo, is Kate Bush. Some people are just too amazing.

[@jaywjr2456]

I cant listen without crying. I'm divorced and this song for me makes me realize the things I say and do can affect my children more than I realize. You think they're so young and wont pick up on certain aspects of things but they will. It makes me pay more attention to the fragility of the situations and how I need to carry myself and my children in said situations. I have 5 children and this song really makes me think about my oldest daughter.

[@jaywjr2456]

@Sarim Rizvi thank you. It's been 5 years now so it's gotten easier. Their mother really screwed me over bad so the divorce was rough but I always just put the kids first. They were young during the separation so I think it made the transition easier for them.

[@jaywjr2456]

@Sarim Rizvi thank you, I appreciate that. You as well.

[@arniesavario3199]

instability, fear imprint on the developing brain in a lasting way. the most important thing is to say you are sorry.

[@poofwya7233]

Cherish her man

[@blubirdhill2608]

​@@jaywjr2456I just saw this two years later. I hope you and your children are doing very well. I commend you on your commitment and resolve. In modern times fathers are denigrated and dismissed as unimportant or redundant, when in fact it is the opposite. A good father is vital for children to grow into strong individuals that have a fighting chance is this world. Daughters especially get eaten up in the modern landscape without this essential guidance. Strong fathers are needed more than ever before. I wish you the best.

[@almostaghost2192]

I'm on a "one more video" kick right now.

[@globalgourmand]

We all are. No one came straight here and left.

[@Geetarman69420]

Bruh same

[@flemingcourt]

Taken many of us til the weeeee hours.

[@DosDize]

Me too...me too...it's 12:46 AM, I said to myself I was gonna go to sleep two hours ago lol

[@TylerSmithMusic1]

This is the best comment ever lol

[@benallen7997]

Holy crap I can't believe she can do that LIVE. It sounded in a lot of ways better than the recorded version. When I first heard this song I instantly fell in love with it but it sounded like 95% production and editing and 5% musical talent but I was dead wrong. I am so, so impressed

[@oracien9858]

✨💯💯💯 That’s true 👍🏽🌹❤️⭐️✨

[@ARSZLB]

the fact that she didn’t just flawlessly hit that high note makes the song sound so much rawer and more real 💜

[@mistergrieves]

Damn, Kristen Wiig does a spot-on Imogen Heap impression.

[@haymaker710]

@@ljcoso4237 Yes.

[@milztempelrowski9281]

@@ljcoso4237 no

[@caterina1523]

It looks exactly like her

[@norwardradtke1361]

god damnit xD

[@thecolourtone]

just spit coffee everywhere.

[@toamaori]

dam that song always tears me up... I jus tthink about the hurt, confusion, anger and plethora of other emotions experienced by the child whose eyes the song is seeing through... children paying the price for the poor choices adults sometimes make...

[@alphanova2799]

Tell me about me about it

[@jacklynyeh4893]

Dan Pepper it's about her feelings about her dad while he was either dating a new woman or her parents were going through a divorce

[@GM-dg6mj]

imogen heap is a musical genius. no other singer invents stuff like her

[@jhendra83]

15 years later...this still in my 'most play' playlist.

[@margarethaney8404]

the high note at 6:54 sounded like an astronaut floating away from their spaceship at an extreme speed saying "bye", and even though there's no sound in space the echo curls into a long swirl that scratches the window of the capsule, and it made me cry

[@benstephens34]

Margaret Haney this comment almost made ME cry. That was beautiful!

[@margarethaney8404]

exactly! love that movie

[@CoolGuy-kz2ti]

Margaret Haney it sounds like Imogen struggling to hit the note, stop trying to think of some metaphor to excuse the fact it sounds bad

[@normanultraviolence6465]

Margaret Haney WHAT EVEN ARE YOU SPEAKING 👋👋

[@sheroo1000]

Cool Guy it sounded beautiful and imperfectly imperfect stfu. Technically, it is awful and she messed up, but it does bring so much emotion and rawness to the performance. Some of the greatest singers of all time like Sia and Florence Welch do things like that all the time and sound AMAZING

[@robbylewis1358]

Would be nice to hear this song one time without crying lol

[@benstephens34]

I'm right there with ya. I can listen to it all day, but the moment I try to sing it I get choked up. Try as I might, I never seem to be able to push past them, cuz then the next line does the same thing to me. I believe she pulled this song from heaven's finest vineyards. Remarkable.

[@no_peace]

Fuckin seriously

[@maryelephant940]

I was crying and ended up here. Best place to cry, but the pattern...

[@carolinecdouglas]

Yes! I just told my fiance this. Lol

[@davidarsenault2314]

Seriously

[@Matthew_Robert_Hunt]

Her and Bon Iver need to get together and make some music for the world.

[@diabeticmonkey]

She’s the best. Her experimentation with harmonies and technology is inspiring

[@chrishickie8600]

I am speachless. I am not going to lie I was very skeptical that she'd be able to recreate the sound/feeling that this song creates live but she was perfection.

[@punkbjork]

clicked on an imogen heap video, did NOT expect to see amanda palmer

[@Zappyisyopappy]

this crowd is what every performer needs

[@normscholz4636]

What an oddly captivating performance by a completely engaging performer. Hide & Seek has been a long time favourite, but to see Imogen obviously enjoying performing live to what seems to be a beat poets club ads a whole new level of enjoyment of the song. Thanks Imogen!

[@kirstenf.e4071]

I chose the song for my sister's funeral. I don't know what it is about this one but it moves me and it makes me think of her like no one else. I guess to me it represents her uniqueness and beauty just like this song.

[@aportman58]

Imogen is a musical genious...get more beautiful the older she gets!

[@Stellarspace95]

She's like a fairy born out of a magical flower somewhere in a tall mountain paradise in the middle of who knows where this perfect place is

[@NihilisticSnake]

I love how she smirks when she gets to the Dear Sister part as if like "I know what you've been waiting for XD"

[@lewisjones284]

Out of all her live performances, this has to be the one that is most faithful to the song in my opinion

[@MaxiRicardo]

7:40 love that little breathe sound

[@__Mr.White__]

Why? It adds nothing to the song.

[@insomniak4760]

@@__Mr.White__ yes it does even if minor

[@__Mr.White__]

@@insomniak4760 ok

[@theleathertramp8329]

Of course it does, it’s just as beautiful as the squeak of fret noise in a well-played classical guitar piece. It’s part of the music.

[@stonedwallabys]

I will die on this hill. The breath sounds both in the recording and live are not only contributing but contributing in an incredibly smart way. She uses the breaths as unsung notes bridging the phrases and adding to the overall emotion of loss and exasperation. Notice how specific she is about when she uses them

[@HoochJune]

this song never fails to put shivers down my spine by god it's so beautiful

[@Shahemusic]

She's one in a generation, way ahead of times.

[@TheGuitologist]

People who talk over a song like this in an audience need to be punched in the face.

[@INeverWanted2010]

Didn't take you for an Imogen Heap fan!

[@uvb5724]

people talking over live music in general. like, just leave or shut up?

[@melanie9551]

This is TED ... so what happens here is exactly what its made for: Great Speakers... speak. Not SO difficult to understand ...🙄

[@wellofcire]

@@uvb5724 like totally...

[@Firebolt4]

Thank you, I was trying to imagine myself in the crowd but it would be so hard to hear my fav song with other shit going on

[@CT2507]

wow... great sound. wasn't expecting that live. almost better than the studio version.

[@AF-xi4ub]

Still one of the most beautifully soothing songs I've ever heard in my life.

[@speccysquaregolike9629]

She seems really down to Earth. I like her.

[@SaraJadeMusic]

YES! Love this! I play the Keytar and have a song "Under the Ice" inspired by Imogen Heap. I always have to sound check a MILLION times hahaa! I feel her sooo much!

[@bryanbuff]

So glad to see she’s not a pretentious artist. How cool.

[@Elixear]

La facilité déconcertante avec laquelle elle coordonne la fondamentale de sa voix avec les accords du clavier est tout simplement impressionnante. Il y a du Jacob Collier dans cette femme. Exceptionnelle artiste, exceptionnel talent.

[@conns444]

Even the high note that’s really hard to hit almost adds to the visualization of the song

[@john.andrew.brighton]

I love how Imogen didn’t give up when her keyboard thing broke and then got it fixed without skipping the performance.

[@andymoor]

Her tenacity is everything

[@jesseroos]

Her love for music just oozes out of her. I love that!

[@Svarbard]

This is the last video where I expected to hear the words "gorilla glue" and finding it relevant these days

[@jimhood1202]

Loved her work since Frou Frou. She's a unique talent.

[@finbeard]

shoutout to that unexpected amanda palmer intro though

[@travisdicks3773]

Right??

[@hallucinatrix9341]

Yessss!!

[@sebastiannicholis3417]

finbeard thank god im not the only person who knew who she was

[@mistersmarteleimon1500]

And I love how Neil Gaiman is also casually in the background

[@US3Rofficial]

there is so much emotional depth in the shape of this song... from the lyrics, to the performance, to the sound of it. I cannot think of anyone on earth but her writing this song. its so good.

[@andresagudelo5377]

That exhale at 7:02. *Goosebumps, then tears.*

[@ZenZill]

I remember first seeing or hearing of Imogen when she played with Beck at Ronnie Scott's. What an amazing artist, Hide and Seek isn't even the tip of the iceberg, but the universe has some justice when it comes to recognition.

[@themacksimum7540]

For those who do not know... the woman who introduced Imogen heap is Amanda palmer and is an INCREDIBLE pianist... I strooooongly recommend her. Especially her collaboration album with ben folds.

[@gmartworks]

omg i love this song sooo much!! Never saw a live performance with the vocoder in action. Love it!!!!!

[@jaymzfilkoski223]

She's beautiful. Her talent only adds to her attractiveness. This is a song that COMPLETELY blocks out the rest of the world when I listen to it. Thank you for this upload.

[@leighfoster1976]

One of my favourites live performances of this song..... And way.... way UNDERVIEWED!

[@austinj470]

Live vocoding. That's so dope

[@deadrollercoat4928]

Link 2089 hello jabami-san

[@jamesantoine4318]

i know right

[@somenobody8599]

How she dealt with her sound issue was just wonderful she was so lovely to the sound tech, what a gorgeous lady.

[@firasdiawara307]

Oh, That's why The Japanese House like Imogen Heap.

[@larrygerndt]

sheer genius. talent, composition, richness, chords and voicings, all perfection

[@she3po945]

Absolutely one of my all-time favorite inspirations and artists! I pray she releases many more songs on this level, meaning songs that invoke massive emotions, quieten and hypnotize and mesmerize the entire audience leaving all absolutely speechless…the sheer beauty stunning…please more more more Imogen Heap!!! Thank you for this feeling!!! 🙏💖🙌🥰

[@jhooie]

Damn this is still mesmerizing to this day. Awesome.

[@mariephilippe7309]

At the end I almost started clapping, then realized I was just sitting in my bed and wasn't actually in the audience.

[@tamlerner8898]

Lmao, hehe.😊

[@bryyce3975]

Made me cry tonight 😢 crazy nostalgia

[@treyskies01]

This song is beautiful bro

[@misaelferreirasilva49]

Vc sabe o nome desse instrumento ?

[@elrancho8700]

the lyrics to this song are gorgeous

[@rosslarsen6144]

Such a great artist, and with a demeanor that's like the most pleasant girl you met at the garden party.

[@nilyed1]

i really love how different this song is from the rest, nice song.

[@rachel.kemper]

Even her making up a jingle and singing how she makes harmonies is SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL

[@jemimaandrea5666]

2022 and I still listen to this song on repeat every day 🎶

[@danbrumer]

One of my all-time favorites. Imgogen Heap is a most creative artist/inventor. Ariana Grande worked with her to learn to use her musical gloves to perform this song live in a charmingly sweet performance. I saw Imogen live in a small theater and requested Hide & Seek. She complied but said it wasn’t as good without the electronics. Though I agreed I had to say, “Sorry, loved it!” On the way out I ran smack face-to-face into the stunning Daryl Hannah and I couldn’t even stop I was still so moved by Imogen’s performance. A true polymath. I love her.

[@malcolmlagares8245]

Wow! . . . Even live she sounds amazing. . . This music is very powerful and extraordinarily enthralling. . . Thank you.

[@madisheppard9190]

The more I listen to this song the deeper meaning and beauty show itself more and more. It’s gorgeous. Been my favorite for years. She’s a genius.

[@phnseller]

So am I the only one that goosebumped at 2:20 when she introduced her 'choir of many means...'? I looped that section over and over!

[@Shaftygod]

*many mes Multiple instances of 'me'

[@GreenthumbCody]

Still looping it now! I find it incredibly cool.

[@florian5560]

I’m assuming that you meant ASMR, not goosebumps.

[@ColossalZonko]

@@florian5560 some people also get goosebumps when hearing something pleasant

[@cbrackenbury]

mini mes

[@raynbillson2601]

Why can’t I listen to this without tears. Bought the CD on a whim when Strawberry’s/Coconuts/FYE was a thing and it’s still relevant a decade later but chokes me back with all the memories. Damn.

[@hendrikgorlich5054]

she is just wonderful and a musical genius

[@Scatman1701]

Beautiful and ive never seen this method to create harmony on the spot. I remember this song it was one of my sister's favorites and reminds me of her. She unfortunately lost her life in a terrible and pointless shootout that also claimed the lives of three young men and two responding officers.

[@Elbobburrito]

I always thought this was just a meme song. But I unironically love it. It's always a good little tune to hear and it always makes me listen to the "true" version every time I hear it.

[@louisholz1862]

So glad I saw her at Humphrey's in San Diego on that tour. wonderful.

[@satevo462]

This song is so god damned beautiful it hurts.

[@janrheyderit983]

Then suddenly my tears started to fall. This is beautiful. She is a goddess.

[@messedupmayhem]

I already find this to be such an angelic expression of human beauty. But every step of the way I keep becoming more impressed. Amazing person, amazing experience. I wish I could meet her one day.

[@MattiasHolmgren]

Imogen, the best! What a lovely performance!

[@benchwashere]

Let’s be real here, none of us knew she could recreate this live.

[@lacymacdougall9660]

Exactly. It's the only reason I clicked. And I am amazed.

[@everyonesodamdum]

Vocoder queen.

[@executivethrillseeker6549]

Watch her on bbc with her synths she did this shit before all these men who take credit…Sexy boss Imogen love her

[@Nimtrix]

​@@executivethrillseeker6549 Nobody took credit for anything, no need to be toxic

[@anjairis]

@@executivethrillseeker6549 Damn that's some angry misandry out of nowhere for no reason. What happened to you to unload such a pissy comment? :/ Is there a bunch of comments by men further down taking some sort of credit?

[@gmmastro]

Stunningly talented and transcendent performance - she is just uniquely amazing.

[@fabionania9261]

This song is sublime

[@marktallon]

The tears are flowing! So beautiful! ❤️

[@deefitzgerald2906]

I absolutely LOVE this woman’s music......

[@mattiburon346]

No word to describe the emotion created by this song

[@Shiftarus]

It seems common to to think of this autotune-like sound as being something used as a cheat or gimmick in making music... but this a great example of how it can be used by talented people to create something special, and to be able to create it so well live is great!

[@celsothedevil]

Amaizing, shes incredible!!! shes such a special artist. We can sense that song was made with real broken heart, from a real love...

[@ManubibiWalsh]

This song is pure magic.

[@jkaygoulet]

She's so fun, quarky & beautiful. And don't even get me started on that talent.

[@notsure1969]

I really like this song.

[@papercutmusicofficial]

Surreal performance. I love this. Unachievable uniqueness right here.