Jacob Collier Sings "Moon River," Daniel Caesar, & The Beatles in a Game of Song Association | ELLE

We need two hands to count the number of instruments he can play, and just as many to list the genres that Grammy Award winning artist #JacobCollier has mastered. On today's episode of #SongAssociation, the London-born arranger, composer, and overall musical genius graced our studios with a taste of his prowess. Tune in (for our longest episode yet!), as Collier sings "Moon River," shares the origins of his Daniel Caesar collaborations, and schools us on the folk tunes that have inspired him most.
For more #JacobCollier, visit: www.jacobcollier.com.
Stay tuned for #Djesse Vol. 3.
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[@ELLE]

Which song would you love Jacob to arrange?!

[@rafaelhakimian6873]

Rick Astley's "2gether 4ever"

[@sarahnewman5314]

Love Never Felt so Good - MJ :)

[@Theurbanmajor]

ANY SONG

[@mayalee2018]

Big yellow taxi - Joni Mitchell

[@cobykim9493]

all of them

[@mallorimiller186]

"daniel caesar is a massive legend, if you don't know him " "you should know him" *"now you know him"*

[@caseydavina7316]

love me some chaotic energy

[@estefaniaolivos8807]

Someone with taste... yasss

[@m.raihanoctasaturachman5344]

MASSIVE LEGEND!!!

[@hopemj4469]

I love this this guy😂💘

[@jet_yb]

You know him now. He is in your mind.

[@oliviajacobs623]

Me after watching Jacob Collier talk for the first time: Oh, so he’s a GENIUS genius

[@bernard7057]

😂😂😂 when I first heard him talk, it felt like his voice didnt match his body

[@datguitarplayer1656]

Yeah. Yeah he's pretty much a Genius Genius. For sure.

[@lucaschacon8362]

O. B. Totally! He sounds like an afro grown fat jazz singer

[@itsSmiv]

One of the most talented musicians alive right now in fact.

[@UlanSays]

i find him so contrived, unoriginal and just cringey. like yeah hes smart and knows all about theory but when it reaches the level hes doing it just feels like science with no soul or anything that makes him stand out in a creative and enjoyable way, i cant take his voice seriously and it just makes me uncomfortable, i cant sit through a video of his for 10 seconds without needing to change it. there are so many other talented musicians who have such a sound and originality to them that are being so slept on just so this guy can harmonize with himself a billion different times. its stale

[@blueberrysponge42]

His hair fits his personality so well, chaotic and weirdly charismatic

[@derpy_blue]

same with his funky sweater

A perfect synchronization of style with the person's personality

[@tink6225]

enfp things

[@archieese9176]

😂 True

[@mchajen511]

Normal kids: Learns to play twinkle twinkle little star Jacob: Composes a song in 7/4 to study math

[@vickytrifo]

that proves how much of a genius he is!! btw, how come this had no replies with 1.4k likes already?

[@bibbs4150]

@@vickytrifo sussy

[@jaredterry4206]

Maths

[@manny2092]

hehehe! Yeah...I guess that happens!

[@AstorSkywalker]

lol the mind of a genius

[@betsywood9803]

“So I wrote it in a key that doesn’t exist”

[@althurdjerah]

I mean, he just blew me away with that statement, I can't believe this guy, he's the Jim Carry of music.

[@zacharywilliams2]

If you don't already know who Jacob Collier is, that sentence basically sums it up.

[@mithusadukha3133]

@@zacharywilliams2 yea exactly, that's Jacob Collier in short 😂

[@MollyViola]

when??

[@srenhuynh278]

Amanda Eliasson 11:44

[@name.7463]

Honestly he’s that annoying kid in music class but secretly you’re jealous cause they’re so talented and they’re friends with everyone

[@remrocket2885]

Right?!!!!!!!

[@jacoL8]

This is... oddly specific

[@matchewtantockyo6719]

Stop atleast youre admitting youre jealous instead of being bitter... more healthy!!!

[@Jjjjjjjj27]

Except he’s not annoying !

[@lopezmaveric6917]

@@Jjjjjjjj27 which makes it more annoying (￣3￣)

[@daviddiaz6240]

This is what it looks like when someone finds their purpose and absolute passion and they live it with every cell in their body

[@ivauzunova8761]

Amen :)

[@CoCre8ors]

Factzzzz

[@HeavenlyLights]

YES ❤

[@user-cd5ch4oi6y]

im convinced the just puts his hands wherever he wants and the keyboard just agrees

[@sethb-h4127]

Did he really say “Stevie Wonder if you’re watching”

[@blueroses7468]

What a flex

[@audyo14]

Ngl he prob is tho

[@variousvirals9139]

HOW IS HE WATCHING BRUH

[@papanoahh8541]

@@variousvirals9139 hes blind tho

[@variousvirals9139]

@@papanoahh8541 exactly

[@alex4422]

he plays the piano with as much ease it takes for him to talk, the guy's beyond talented

[@BrunoNeureiter]

You have to spend some time on it 😉

[@dhiyasyakara]

I agree! Especially how he explains every single song he sang, each of them has a different way of catching his attention. also, the way he engages people throughout the whole video is just amazing. very thankful to Elle for having him!!

[@nilskavanagh]

Practice :)

[@ramram4754]

Most people will never reach that level even with a lot of practice. He is the Mozart of our time.

[@alex4422]

Dsc yingyue Dude that’s exactly it 😁

[@luludunphy7083]

I love how Elle let's Jacob have his above average long video. He deserves it. He's extremely talented.

[@nananananaanana]

I think the time keeper was so amazed by him, so they're too stunned to speak and stop him 😂

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

No such thing as talent

[@robertdore9592]

TRUST me, its a strategy😄

[@eboone]

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449nah there definitely is

[@39bigmarks]

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 what is you talking about ☠

[@ddlovatic0915]

He is a real life Pixar character and I'm obsessed

[@briellevalyntin3233]

😮 you might be on to something…

[@cmc1326]

Disney?? Animated documentary 😂😂???

[@jimmydim2212]

As a kid, this guy made songs for times tables and each song's time signature depended on the table. Let that sink in

[@juliojimenez9794]

That is why he is being compared to Mozart. Of course not the Mozart 200 years after his dead, but Mozart at 12, o 17 or 22 or 25.

[@emanx222]

@@jordanwillrog no, he gave the 7 times table as an example but had songs for.each.of the times tables. He says this clearly lol

[@emanx222]

@@jordanwillrog 6:29 to 6:31 he says "each number of the times tables had its own little song" then he specifically references the 7 times table and then he even jokes about releasing them. Because he has a bunch of videos

[@emanx222]

@@jordanwillrog wow you literally don't know how to listen.....thats scary tbh. He litetally says every word I typed out, how on earth didn't you hear. He litefally says that the 7 times table was in 7/4 so what the hell are you talking about? Having "piano" in your username really doesn't help 🤣. Your inability to listen is astounding. Not only that but you think insulting people when you're the one that's wrong makes you look cool? You look pretty darn stupid 🤣

[@emanx222]

@@jordanwillrog if anyone needs to get their facts right (and hearing checked) it's you dude....

[@amyisaway7800]

i love how most artists are like 'AHHH I CAN'T THINK' and jacob is like 'okay i have a song but before time runs out lemme tell you about my connection with this particular song as well as change the settings on this keyboard to a 12 piece drum kit'

[@q-tuber7034]

Probably safe to assume the words were chosen specifically to allow him to show off his greatest hits...

[@BasedBlackGirl_]

@@q-tuber7034 yeah dude. But he is amazing though.

[@Ali-kp7bh]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@remrocket2885]

@@q-tuber7034 that just dampened the joy of it all. I’m sure you meant it to be positive but geez

[@yootubah887]

@@q-tuber7034 is it safe to assume then that the same would apply to all the other videos too?

[@ahchiu9]

This man experiences music on a completely different level than all of us. I love music, but I'm almost jealous that I'll never be able to experience it to the level that he does

[@DUKEzors]

I suspect there is a darkness he has to get through from time to time, but that is where his "don't hold onto things like they're forever" philosophy comes in.

[@JulianaBittencourt24]

Same!

[@NEWMILENIUM57]

Enjoy

[@comrade3165]

He looks like a mad scientist of music. And i love it.

[@jacobanteau6020]

Jacob Collier: *Records himself 5000 times to make Moon River and put it on his album* Also Jacob: *forgets words*

[@mafirasyaharani7836]

he's tired of recording it so bad he decided to just forgot the lyrics

[@RayatoTV]

I love how he turned a usually 8-minute clip into a 18-minute mini-concert.

[@ELLE]

We owe him a check.

[@kristenlam7858]

HAHA

[@LeathanL]

He talks way too much.

[@erickalena]

Yeah, but every second of it is enjoyable😊❣

[@birdygosser9812]

You want another Stevie wonder?

[@JohnGottschalk]

Challenge: 10 seconds to think of a song with a word. Jacob: 10 seconds to get to the word in the song.

[@promptlyjoebrown4305]

2 days ago I clicked on this video with no idea who Jacob was. I have since listened to all of his albums and watched his entire KZbin channel. His talent, skill, and personality are overwhelmingly magnetic.

[@inamuri6006]

i just started my journey, nervous about how much time i'll lose but excited about how inspired i'll feel

[@micolcortellari9110]

did anyone else get really anxious when he just kept talking about how good the song was going to be so good... but he hadn't sung the word yet... and the timer kept ticking

[@msjaycee887]

Ikr🤣🤣 like I'm nervous for him.

[@sommeone]

I get so nervous about that timer... But I'm honestly here to listen to Jacob ramble about music anyways so I'm 100% here for it lol

[@omiyowyoww]

MEEEE

[@dorothy8880]

Yeees

[@tammyyy524]

Yess

[@Mamasita5678]

He’s so musically chaotic and it’s everything

[@zt3853]

E v e r y t h i n g

[@ReasonMakes]

He's super fast and complex. Breath of fresh air to hear someone who really knows their stuff.

[@potato.pancake]

@@ReasonMakes an addition: someone who knows his stuff but can also have fun with it !

[@sebastianrichards6053]

He reminds me of Bill Wurtz in that way kinda interested in a collab between them

[@marinaxlove]

@@sebastianrichards6053 yes!!! I completely agree!!

[@valentinavelikova1765]

As a Bulgarian, I just want to share that my heart skipped a beat when one of my favorite artists said he wants to collaborate with the Bulgarian female choir. I felt so unbelievably happy and I'd love to see this happening

[@dobrindonev9546]

Was scrolling to find such comment! Cheers fellow bulgarian! Long live bulgarian women choirs and Jacob!

[@memorellie]

Me too! (АКО ГО НАПРАВИ ЩЕ СТАНЕМ ОЩЕ ПО-FAMOUS ДОСТА БЪРЗО...) What a genius he is!

[@SagaelKun]

What a coincidence, me too. Или иначе казано, и аз също търсех този коментар 😊

[@MoniYakova]

Sameeee 💖💖💖

[@antonia5234]

I love the fact that he out of nowhere played that one single note with his nose. He truly feels music so much he HAD to play that one single note. A genius

[@joshuabeeman7610]

Nobody: Jacob: *casually plays in key that doesn't exist*

[@platsew912]

probably e sharp...

[@amandaf3601]

I’m convinced that Jacob is just music in human form sent down as an experiment

[@catherinelin8548]

How does this have no comments after a year and has 2.2K likes

[@snakes7303]

Right....

[@lucasdelmolinogonzalez5496]

@@catherinelin8548 because its true.

[@jihadul6390]

yeah lol

[@urcurlydawg932]

Seems like it

[@4eyesinthecorner399]

The fact that this video is over 18 minutes long shows just how sincere he is about music and how he can just get carried away by the simplest melodies - music appreciation at its best

[@canon5204]

Jacob going “Idk why I’m doing this with my hands” but just vibing with it is my favorite thing

[@birdygosser9812]

And then realizing slightly later why .. ah gloves !

[@RockinxthexMelody]

I was looking for this comment because I wanted to add that this goes to show how amazing his mind is. His brain is 2 steps ahead of his body, already sending the signals to his arms and hands to get ready for the gloves part of the sentence before he's even finished processing the cognitive thought and then catches up with himself and says "such as gloves! there you go" lol

[@cascade9584]

You can just see him cycling through like a 100 'obvious songs' before settling on one haha

[@sommeone]

Almost every time! Especially with heart, considering he literally wrote a song called "with the love in my heart"

[@jaxweby4343]

there's a chance he may have just forgotten his own music but it may well be the cycling thing

[@madhavraghu]

@@sommeone I feel like he was thinking of doing that but he just forgot it lol

[@sommeone]

@@madhavraghu Maybe! At the end of the day, who knows!

[@shishkebab6267]

He's so good at this. His mind is so interesting

[@Danberki]

I like how this video is 20 minutes and every other artists is between 5-8 minutes.

[@scryspjce]

and i watched ALL 18 mins lolll

[@Incolent]

Time is given by measure of their talent

[@lupito6185]

he just talks a lot lol

[@haraecca8251]

Nat and Alex Wolff's video was 29 minutes. Lol at that point they were just jamming 😂

[@Silas-pz5oz]

Felt like 5mins

[@robertthegreek]

3:25 - Almost exactly 4 years later, he arranges and sings an amazing rendition of "Wild Mountain Thyme" with dodie, Laufey, the NSO, and the audience as a choir at The Kennedy Center.

[@nickholmes3371]

This dude is so naturally, effortlessly, charmingly weird.

[@katlirad8292]

it’s kinda crazy how he plays each song with his own sorta melody, like he hears them differently from everyone else. wild

[@M00SE414]

I’m pretty sure every musician does this to some extent.

[@LfunkeyA]

he plays it with the original melody but changes the harmony, which is common among advanced musicians. everyone perceives the world in their own way.

[@andrewo412]

James Cunico I wouldn’t say American culture created it, improvisation has been around since, well music began when you really think about it. Improvisation exists in different forms around the world. Jazz in America, django Reinhardt and gypsy jazz in france, hell even Celtic musicians improvise with slight different variations on each part of even very repetitive AB dance music.

[@andrewo412]

James Cunico can’t really argue with that, well put. For the record tho I’m Canadian ;)

[@tuckerdrums3514]

He’s more messing with the harmony then he is the melody. It’s what Jazz musicians do a lot.

[@lfdoidao]

His jazz levels are astouding

[@jorgeloaiza4258]

Michael Karezin LMFAOOO

[@jorgeloaiza4258]

Michael Karezin D E F G E- C D-

[@bridgetchang]

lfdoidao Look for his video breaking down Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke on Vox's channel. His ability to explain jazz chords and music history is just mesmerizing! In case you wanted to geek out a bit more!

[@sockpoppy]

jorge loaiza *Adam Neely has entered the room*

[@monarchvavrechka7455]

Michael Karezin he is beyond that

[@AllTheArtsy]

Jacob Collier is quintessential musicians' musician. Out there, really experimental, very intelligent. I'm even surprised a mainstream publication would feature him like this.

[@joelbarish]

In what world is this "out there"? This is straight up Vanilla music disguised as "clever and experimental" collier fans are the worst. So much pretension, so little knowledge...

[@alicekatev]

everyone else doing this: *rushes to sing* ahhhhhhhh *thinking* jacob: ooo, leemme intro this song quick and play some notes, don't worry about the timer.

[@lukeironeye]

This called me musically incompetent in keys that don't even exist...

[@broomer5311]

D half sharp major

[@blainewuertz4221]

It’s crazy how he doesn’t even know the words but can still play the musical progressions of these songs he hardly knows

[@thomasbao4477]

he's improvising the progressions lol. he doesn't have to remember them

[@peteroselador6132]

Some people hear words first and notes later, some hear notes first and words last. But yeah

[@RandoManOfWonders]

I'm someone who can almost always sing you the melody, but can't remember lyrics to save your life! Cheers from a music major

[@mRendyIrawan]

Peter Oselador I do that too. I could be like “this is one of my favorite songs to play!”, and when people ask me to sing it I’d be “but I don’t know the words 😬”. Even when I know the words, I sometimes still don’t pay attention to what the song is about.

[@danielstudart2062]

Melody in music is way more memorable than the words, at least for me also especially for someone with perfect pitch like Jacob

[@samhill6444]

I want so badly for my children to learn the times' table through Jacob's music.

[@TareqAKmusic]

And time signatures

[@victoriat9145]

He really seems to embody a child that was very well loved and catered to🥺👏🏾

[@joelbarish]

Maybe a little too much? It seems like this guy is surrounded by yes men only!

[@graxxor]

@@joelbarish u bitter, bro?

[@inamuri6006]

@@joelbarishyou saying that says so much more about you than him

[@elieonyt]

Jacob: *plays beautifully* keyboard: *KLACK KLACK KLACK*

[@MusicTheoryInAMinute]

He loves that sound. I've even seen him add it into his recordings when using MIDI. Some synths can replicate the keyboard clack and allow you to adjust the level. He loves it... I kinda do too. :)

[@nardosalmaz]

this man is not only extremely talented but incredibly intelligent and well spoken, i admire him

[@thd6810]

Nardos Felefele sorry what-

[@thd6810]

Nardos Felefele sorry what-

[@scrungly]

and i fancy him 😳

[@DaniBaldiviezo]

He is extremely talented... Check him out a little more

[@johnnulf624]

Nardos Felefele Can no one on this thread read? 😂

[@nishadkc1262]

1:10 Stay With Me 1:37 Time Alone With You 2:16 Best Part 3:26 The Wild Mountain Thyme 4:36 Here Comes the Sun 5:13 Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 5:28 One Last Time 7:30 Bad Day 8:05 It Don’t Matter 8:46 The Listening Chair 9:47 Moon River 12:01 Fire and Rain 13:48 Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye 15:03 Happier Than The Morning Sun 16:05 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 17:28 Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You

[@sarabarengo8897]

Thank you!!

[@henrikamundsen2640]

What about the one between 12:01 and 13:48 with the word HEART? Don't know that song

[@314am9]

Thank you much~

[@summerlynnruth]

You are so saint for this

[@meldihafizh6553]

Thanks!

[@marcuscorporal]

This guy is probably the best musician alive right now, his ability to create something on the spot is INSANE

[@moonlitegram]

14:31 is perhaps the most telling part of Jacob Collier. He dips down and plays a note with his nose because he ran out of fingers. And for those of us watching, we expect that to be a little joke hes throwing in there to be funny and we expect some kind of smirk or acknowledgement of that fact from him afterwards. But there's no reaction to it on his part because he wasn't doing it for comedic effect. He just knew he wanted that note in there and knew he was out of fingers. So the nose was just this natural reaction from there to get the sounds he had in his head out into the world.

[@leizygatos7139]

Totally thought he was so into the music he started smelling for it… 😂😅

[@shemajdgantt5732]

My lord, that man ain't human.

[@zacharylewis2161]

it’s not that deep

[@moonlitegram]

@@zacharylewis2161 I wasn't making a point about anything being deep. In fact my point was antithetical to that notion; I was pointing out that his decision to use his nose there was likely completely pragmatic and actually lacked any other kind of meaning.

[@nicojar]

@@zacharylewis2161 And you're not that smart. Let people enjoy things.

[@chatgptnewslive2023]

This is the best Song Association guest ever

[@joshat88]

Facts

[@zt3853]

Hands down

[@Elsa-ob2co]

no cap

[@Andres-lt7hp]

Na

[@mestreensinador1]

@@Andres-lt7hp duh

[@TheKOzality]

He's absolutely electric. It looks like he thinks in music and it's lovely.

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

why does jacobs hair always look like he just rubbed a balloon over it

[@mmmwatchasay3014]

lmaoooo

[@purpleburps]

This man is music personified. Its in his character, his bones, he is just a pure artist.

[@andreask1863]

Nope

[@Taco_Burrito39]

@Kathy Barrios probably trolling

[@meatsupplies5282]

I N. MY. B O N E S.

[@rebekahsison3024]

i see what you did there ;)

[@Taco_Burrito39]

💀There's a fuckin feelin in my bones, In my bones, and I know I got that fuking feelin ╭∩╮╭💀╮╭∩╮ | |

[@themusic6808]

“I’d like to collaborate with the Bulgarian women’s choir of television and radio, they’re like ridiculously killing, and they make these sounds like *EEiEeIEEieEEHHhHH* ...and yeah that’s cool so I want to collaborate with those guys.”

[@MuzikMann96]

Cameron Hawes *gang signs*

[@kalinkimalinki]

As a questionable sounding Bulgarian I will offer myself as a sacrifice

[@copyweirdo]

*makes swag gestures*

[@cornelesmokodompit1683]

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[@keithklassen5320]

@@cornelesmokodompit1683 I just had a seizure reading that.

[@femrock]

Jacob is the Mozart and Beethoven of our time.....pay attention, learn from him, study him and remember him - we are so lucky he exists in our lifetimes. He should be known - tell others what this incredible musician can do. He is a musical genius who knows he also has the power to change not only anything in music but how people feel about themselves, our society etc. with his messages of peace, love and caring for others. He is truly unique and important to learn from. All people, not just musicians, should know about him and what he does and how he creates. Amazing indeed. What a brain! Most of us literally only use about 10% of our brain - can't say that about Jacob Collier.

[@jamescorder6045]

It's insane that he can just figure out the chords for these songs with no prep, just chucks straight into them. Insanity

[@FortMinorPro]

I love how this guy just loses himself in every little detail and it seems like after a little while he realizes it’s still an interview and then he comes back to reality ! So glad I found out about him like 2 weeks ago 🙏🏼

[@dariusroberson7693]

2 weeks anniversary for us both 🤝🏾

[@raphaelkelly861]

@@dariusroberson7693 1 year checking in - once you go Jacob you can't go back...

[@FortMinorPro]

Darius Roberson haha did u find him on the 'Best Part' Video too? 😅

[@Matt.Craine]

@@raphaelkelly861 I remember when the first Jun lee interview came out a few years ago and I probably watched about 4 times within the space of a week. If you haven't already, take any opportunity you can to go see jacob live, Its incredible

[@raphaelkelly861]

@@Matt.Craine Definitely on my to do after quarantine list!

[@pandatotoro]

He exudes so much JOY. It's so rare, it's kinda addicting.

[@Kenji-ug5bo]

It's what Jazz does.

[@Luke-qi6pf]

YESS and he's so chill, literally my dream

[@daviddiaz6240]

Exactly

[@banterbeards8967]

Yeah it’s called Autism

[@JoshinDallas]

I would totally exude happiness too if I were rich and my job consisted of doing stuff everyone else does for fun.

[@bbvonnie3467]

I love that this man can play any song’s instrumental but can forget the lyrics

[@trexcheung4777]

that's normal

[@kokkinikautichilipipperia9242]

His existence is absolutely a gift to this world.

[@birdertweet]

he's living on the edge with all these close 1 second failures

[@ELLE]

We love a risk taker.

[@toshirobozdogan2207]

birder are you familiar with jazz harmony?

[@nhaezer5121]

? Care to explain?

[@toshirobozdogan2207]

NHaezer in jazz many would say that it sound weird or bad. In reality he’s improvising on a high level, using complex chord voicings and tritone substitutions. To make something sound “good” you can play something “bad” before the “good” chord to emphasize the feeling if resolution. 14 year old danish kid out.

[@craigharris7808]

@@toshirobozdogan2207 I think you might be mistaken with what the comment was originally. Birder was saying that he often got the song with 1 second remaining out of his 10 seconds. So he was 1 second away from failing a lot of the time. Because he was going into so much detail with the jazz arranging and finding the obscure songs like with the word 'Bad' for example

[@pandajo94]

Elle: Give us one song for this word Jacob: Ok here’s a full orchestral rendition of One Last Time in multiple key changes, different instrumentation, oh and wanna know more about my childhood and lifelong aspirations? Us: PLEASE AND THANK YOU

[@ChanceDevlin]

I didn't see that song in this video! Is it posted somewhere else? I'd love to see him cover One More Time by Daft Punk

[@pandajo94]

Chance Devlin whoops. Meant one last time. The Ariana song he did

[@ChanceDevlin]

amanda jo YES that was indeed epic

[@magnusolsen5586]

Parks and Rec reference?

[@Nerdifull]

Ikr that key change was astounding

[@kitrodriguez992]

You can see the passion. That alone is addicting. I can watch this guy forever.

[@aubreyv1389]

As someone who has never really understood music- I started crying when he began playing Stevie Wonder. I recognized the songs, because my grandpa listened to him. And for some reason, I felt like Stevie, Grandpa, and Jacob were all feeling the same feeling together; and I was part of it too.

[@danileon5810]

this is so beautiful, thank you for sharing

[@jamesthatcher9742]

🥺🥺

[@leexbea3959]

What i love about him is the fact that he plays the keyboard like he grew up in a black church

[@lockheadava5609]

yesss! he’s has that vibe, it’s like he’s playing with more soul.

[@helloworld7818]

It's called jazz and you can learn it

[@zt3853]

Why is this so s p e c i f i c

[@NocturnalEmissions]

@@helloworld7818 I don’t think you get it.

[@mayuhmetal]

@@helloworld7818 there’s white people jazz, and then there’s soul.

[@sweetones]

Jacob Collier looks like his brain exploded inside his head, but the only thing that reacted was his hair.

[@CerealMilk00]

And his clothes

[@newjoyyork]

LOL this is the best comment I’ve seen in weeks mate

[@Vastriceater]

This had me dying

[@sofiaquevedo571]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA funny but accurate.

[@hopemj4469]

Lmao

[@romario4art]

I feel like he could sing whatever and say "this is a song I created just right now in this moment", and we'd all buy it

[@Salaudo]

I love that Billies was 5 minutes, Jacobs is 18 minutes because he just loves to jam out so much and I'm here for it.. He is brilliant

[@mortenpaskins6073]

"I can keep going up and up the keys, but Ariana Grande doesn't deserve that"

[@xFeloxX]

"Alright, Jacob. We definitely know you can." 🤣

[@0777coco]

because he doesn't want to butcher her music, not because he thinks she's not worthy 😂

[@alannoob1926]

She’s not worthy

[@manit9226]

@@0777coco interpretation lmao

[@0777coco]

@@manit9226 no way he plays that dirty lmao

[@paradoxpal268]

Is no one gonna talk about how he managed to arrange the 7 times table into 7/4 at the age when you’re still learning your times tables?

[@kapetra]

He's a freakin geniuuuus 💜💜💜

[@colinlabriegagne7094]

must have been an awesome kid to know.

[@reubenprice151]

cringe

[@andrewbuchan2232]

When you’re so musically advanced that you completely forget that “Heart and Soul” exists

[@dannywarnock8822]

That little passage at 10:50 is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

[@Deborahabib]

I read “Jacob Collier” and I’m instantly here

[@ashawilliams4683]

He is 100 percent counting the ten in his head and waiting till 1 second is left on purpose

[@samuelmenezes2699]

Thats exactly what i thought hahahahaaaa

[@dansaunders1655]

He doesn't count down in seconds, he counts down in 60BPM.

[@kamanayrainbow7009]

@@dansaunders1655 you're a total legend for this

[@kleancut5016]

Dan Saunders he’s actually counting 30bpm in eighth notes to make it more impressive

[@aidanbrunzell1463]

@@kleancut5016 he actually counting in 15 bpm in 16th notes to seem more impressive

[@MichaelB_93]

The most impressive thing here is how Jacob can just start singing a song in perfect key. You can pull up any of the songs he sings and the key is bang on.

[@sofia_with_an_f]

Perfect pitch, my friend!

[@GK-we4co]

*You:* keep forgetting the chords for the songs you sing all the time *Jacob:* heard a song a once two years ago from a random car driving by, haven't memorized the lyrics at all, but the melody and complex harmony are just there to stay

[@meehui]

“I was into maths” I KNEW IT!! He gives off vibes of someone who likes math.

[@vetoedimpersonator4478]

Meehui Messina fuck off

[@Hiheyhowareyoutoday]

music is math

[@whitetigr8337]

​@@vetoedimpersonator4478 Your way with words is so subtle, so nuanced. Absolute poetry.

[@althurdjerah]

Yeap, more crystal

[@bluenote6692]

i think this is why i have struggles with music, im bad at maths

[@filmmoviePRODUCTIONS]

Can't even hate this guy, he's just so positive

[@buzzoyun]

Mark Jesmer why would you even consider hating him

[@mercuria2563]

Mert Akyol Because he’s obnoxiously good at music😂

[@seraphcelebi]

My favorite bit: the unexpectedly beautiful vocals at 11:01 which are quickly followed at 11:09 by that wonderful whirl of an ending, just pure fun (especially that last note). Second place is that sudden joyously wild glissando at 16:22, but honestly the entire performance of that tune is sunshine in and of itself, notably 16:33 & 17:00. This kid doesn't just play music, he IS music. There's no other way to describe it. He exudes such pure & inspired creative wonder; that golden soul illuminates every note & word.

[@mehnottoday]

Woah ... I didn't know him Now i know him

[@PrinceAmazing]

Started casual, then ended up listening to a musical TED talk while sipping a cuppa tea and losing track of time to float in the sky with him.

[@drbunny69]

This has literally restored my faith in humanity tonight in the midst of this turbulence.

[@PrinceAmazing]

@@drbunny69 So happy to hear it, got to stay positive :)

[@bg.7108]

This is so accurate I don't even know what to say. I sometimes just fall down the rabbit hole of Jacob Collier and resurface to find I've been away for hours.

[@ehname1]

The universal experience of watching Jacob Collier videos

[@dillondavis4996]

Everything he says just seems so important

[@hayleyb467]

♡

[@Ali-kp7bh]

because THEY ARE... people just forgot the essence of life, wich is understanding and carrying about the importance of things.

[@homeisme]

gosh his level of energy is unmatched when he’s talking about music. just shows how much he enjoys it because the ideas, notes? melodies just go out of his brains yk 😂

[@shrib7234]

Why does he always sounds like he's on 1.25 speed?

[@DuncanAppleby]

's the best way to live. From a fellow 1.25-er

[@kokaioh9942]

When he's singing it's usually 0.75, tho, I feel. lmao

[@shrib7234]

@@kokaioh9942 I think he sings some parts faster in this video so he can draw other parts out better maybe? Or maybe he was just a little shy? But yeah usually it's a lot more relaxed. But he always speaks like he has sooo much to say and so little time.

[@evashukevich5640]

Passionate

[@kyrtd]

he's slowing down for us

[@GiovanniPaladini10]

Nobody: Jacob: I could keep going up in key, *but Ariana Grande doesn't deserve that*

[@madameyoshitrieslife]

Adashelby He doesn't want to butcher the song by keeping going up.

[@manzijoel5224]

I thought he meant that Ariana Grande doesn't deserve all the effort that goes into transposing into higher and higher keys lol...🤣💀

[@madameyoshitrieslife]

god with me Hahaha nooo, he is too respectful to the art!

[@sarahgirard1405]

Yeah, I thought it was a diss too? Idk. I don’t know him enough to make out which way he was leaning there. Lol

[@madameyoshitrieslife]

Sarah Girard Well, he is one of the most adorable and insightful living beings to ever walk this Earth :)

[@cherryrachelantarez2978]

I'm in love when he does that runs in Moon River... It was so amazing

[@ranaemusic]

as an aspiring musician, listening to this man perform is simultaneously extremely inspiring and extremely depressing

[@nebulonicc]

For real, its like "wow it's actually humanly possible to understand music on that intimate of a level" and then you go sit down and play your instrument and then it's like "wow Jacob Collier is the only human on earth who is able to understand music so intimately"

[@aceevans6312]

Ignore my grammatical errors, I’m aware of them i just don’t feel like fixing it.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jamesmatthews3701]

“i could keep going up and up keys but ariana grande doesn’t deserve that...”😂

[@williamland2646]

What do you think he meant by that?

[@jamesmatthews3701]

william land honestly i think he was just being funny🤷🏽‍♂️😂 but maybe he was implying that the he thinks the song is great the way it is? i don’t think he would mean it in a cocky “i could go higher than ariana” way

[@Megachampp]

@@williamland2646 He probably meant that the song is too good that it doesnt deserve his "bad" high notes, as a joke about himself

[@poeven]

@@Megachampp yes, it was definitely this

[@raphaelkelly861]

@@Megachampp thats the sense i got

[@CNCiel]

You know someone is a musical genius when they said they went to a key that doesn't exist. *mind blown*

[@karendrozario9019]

A wonderful, inventive young man who is very generous with his fellow musicians. Doesn't take himself too seriously. Cheers me every time I listen to his music. The Game of Song Association was great fun, thank you!

[@sackixfilms8950]

No one: Jacob: due to a shortage of hands, I shall play with my nose

[@raysroom3223]

tbh i thought that was a lil appreciation kiss. HAHA

[@samlechuga4569]

And then comes back to keep on flawlessly talking like that wasn't weird at all

[@knot_sj5292]

Sometimes he plays with his feet

[@ILP3SS1M0]

“I’m from england, which is a good place to be from”

[@ma_ky]

hes not lying tho

[@AdamGrace98]

unknown elephant and then plays a Scottish/Irish song 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@TheIceAsian]

England is the worst country on earth in my opinion lmao

[@sophiehacker582]

@@TheIceAsian bruh i kinda wanna hear your reasoning, especially since north Korea exists 😳

[@TheIceAsian]

Sophie Hacker nothing North Korea has done can measure up to the centuries of shit England has perpetrated

[@betterthanyaaverage...1036]

Jacob really has a true heart for all the things that make up music and he loves to teach and share. Salute.

[@idil5873]

His heart and soul are so full of music it's amazing

[@bijouangel9550]

this is the mozart of our time and that is not up for argument

[@mikeswarbrigg6304]

facts

[@mdrlolcat]

Even Mozart didn't have this kind of understanding on harmony.

[@m1dorin319]

I'm not even a fan of mozzart but there is not a person that can be compared to him in terms of music.

[@joaocardoso3273]

M1dorin why?

[@joaocardoso3273]

M1dorin he don’t have a level of complexity such as negative harmonies. There are much proofs that he composed much things when he was a kid but he did the melodies while his father “completed “it so, why wouldn’t he be able to be compared? Jacob is compared to him for his talent. Mozart isn’t the one musicians and theorist thinks as the goat (this is Bach btw)

[@maxbrandmeyer5388]

14:31 He doesn't hesitate in the slightest to play with his nose He just thinks "Yeah" and goes for it

[@khaki4493]

i JUST saw it as i saw this comment

[@brokkoli5120]

jacob can make 300 versions of each song ever existed and each one will turn out so beautiful

[@zandiviljoen146]

I have so much respect for this guy. He's so so so talented and yet he never stops praising other musicians with his insanely posh vocabulary. He exudes so much happiness and chill, love from South Africa bro:)

[@cali.songbird]

He'd be a great childrens' tv program host. Teaching them through music and stories. Love him!

[@luscao8444]

Yes!

[@CMClaudio1989]

This is a great idea

[@NeoNovastar]

I'd watch the heck out of that

[@jesusgst]

Omg this is so true. He'd be the biggest success in that, that's for sure! He teaches adults like kids btw, with that charm and love!

[@gavinpeterson5323]

Blues clues vibes for sure.

[@tristenappel-bernstein4262]

jacob collier: records 5000 tracks of moon river jacob collier: "I don't even know the words"

[@39bigmarks]

it was more like 700 lol

[@r4scal.]

I still can't get over the fact that Jacob told Stevie Wonder that he needs to hit him up if he WATCHED the video

[@ElleInStitches]

So excited to see Jacob live in june. This guy is a musical genius and all around such a humble human being. 💜

[@morganheinrich4597]

The fact that he wants to collaborate with Kendrick is quite literally a match made in heaven and a dream come true