Kimbra - "Good Intent" (Live at Sing Sing Studios)

"Good Intent" recorded live at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Australia.
Kimbra's debut album VOWS is out now. © 2011 WMG
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Lyrics:
You heard the crickets of the early eve
They lurk around the opening in twos and threes
Clementine told you not to move with the breeze
I'll take you down to places where we dare not speak
The red light in the doorway says she's armed (She's armed)
I wouldn't go try your luck or you might get passed (Might get passed)
Step into the dwelling of the liger's mouth
Peer into the panic for a kick and swell
You know you shouldn't be there but it's way past bed
There's comfort in the fingers of your good intent
You know you shouldn't be there but your money's all spent
You've got your reputation and your good intent
Your good intent
Ooh ooh ooh
Out to feed that habit when you've sowed that seed
Nothing made you feel out of the ordinary
But the air turns sombre and the night took thee
Took you on a waltz of hypocrisy
She broke your bones, now you're lying in the dirt
The shadow of a hunter under your torture
It's not enough to say, it's not what's in your heart
You've tainted every moment 'til death do we part
I know you didn't mean it, boy you meant so well
The pennies are cascading down your wishing well
I know you didn't mean it when you counted to ten
You're slipping through the fingers of your good intent
I know you didn't mean it, though you meant so well
The pennies are cascading down your wishing well
I know you didn't mean it when you counted to ten
You've got your reputation and your good intent
Such a good intent
It's not enough to hope for the best
It's not enough to lie there on a breast
The liger's on the prowl now you've pulled its strings
One false move and soon you're playing dice for a

[@pumitoroker]

2024? 😍

[@KaylaTeets]

I like this version more than the official studio version.

[@bridareis7883]

+Kyrae Jenkins I feel this way about every live song

[@theilleagle73]

True

[@WirlWind494]

This version is the only music from her I've actually liked XD

[@MrGeoff-iv6re]

@@WirlWind494 yes! This set was the first music I heard from her… and then I was severely disappointed when I started exploring her discography. This is so good and the rest is such forgettable, generic pop.

[@AeroAndy11]

All Kimbra's "sing sing studio" tracks are far better than the released album versions.

[@enriquepalma405]

Totally agree!

[@15clone151]

@@enriquepalma405 yes yes not yes or yes, it is simple, she will sound better live than the .. well the... um the..!

[@15clone151]

also acting is good!

[@dylanjacobs6199]

Aggreed totally

[@ketobodybuilder2482]

they need to be on spotify. she was in the zone for this.

[@airkittens]

I've been a professional Hollywood-based songwriter for many years. This song is complex and sophisticated in it's cool and purposefully imperfect rhymes, hypnotic timing, anti-chorus, lurid content, etc. Amazing that Kimbra wrote this at what...21 yrs old? What an awesome package this artist is.

[@dawnezone8491]

Absofuckinglutely...the girl from down down under..Aotearoa! ♥

[@AllenSantos-co6jg]

This is a terrific song. It never fared well commercially. I honestly think main stream won't appreciate how good this song is... Jazz audiences would probably appreciate this more.

[@danieldougan269]

I find it ludicrous that she is relatively obscure.

[@nathanbombardo]

​@@dawnezone8491 New Zealand. You wouldn't be listening to this very song otherwise.

[@mikeburch2998]

She's spectacular in my opinion. I have no musical talent at all but I think she's incredible.

[@tylerepperson1555]

Her performance is the definition of feeling the music. The woman has rhythm and soul like no other singer I've heard in years.

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

AI generated comment. This is not Kimbra’s original post.

[@MrJadwin]

She is *finding the music.

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

@@MrJadwinwhat do you mean by that?

[@douglasferreira6381]

Her body, facial expression, hands, eyes, sing the song.

[@LoststeamVAA]

Such a classy tune. And she's an incredible live performer! somebody sign her up for the next James Bond opener :)

[@birdiewolf3497]

That is a great idea.

[@ijoelvillaruel]

I thought I was the only one who thought that this song is fitting for a spy movie

[@danieldougan269]

Brilliant idea.

[@Delightfulwitch]

you can tell she really enjoys herself when she sings it's really quite lovely.

[@maonguzamaki3797]

true...true

[@jimmycothren1861]

Kimbra, in this session, was perfect.

[@JogatinaBrasilis]

To me this is the best version of Kimbra.

[@Mr.Meme01]

For real.... she's gone down hill unfortunately.

[@mikeburch2998]

@@Mr.Meme01 Do you mean in music quality or something like drugs? I really like her stuff. Greetings from Arizona.

[@Mr.Meme01]

@@mikeburch2998 a bit of both really. If you look at her old music on here it's insanely good, like on this video. But if you see her live performances now and her recent videos they barely hold a candle, it's almost like she's a totally different person. It's not even the 'experimental' stuff, I'm down for that here and there, it's just the overall quality and passion. How you cooking down there in AZ, decent weather over here in CA, the heat has been going up though, 80s this week.

[@mikeburch2998]

​@@Mr.Meme01 I actually just discovered her several months ago after watching the gotye video. She's been around quite a while but I had no idea. My KZbin premium subscription allows me to listen to a wide library of music. Other new ones for me are Cannons and camera obscura. Maybe Kimbra reached a point of job burnout? She seems to have produced a lot. 🤷. The weather here is extremely hot with clear skies. It gets hot for so long that you can't get cold water out of the tap. 🤣. We are just east of Mesa.

[@mikeburch2998]

@@Mr.Meme01 I went back and watched some of her other stuff. Now I understand what you're describing. All true and accurate.

[@eykyra]

She looks like possesed but, damn, that demon has rhythm.

[@slurmz123]

Great comment

[@danhengemihle]

eykyra thats cause she is, when you shred that hard the shit just takes over

[@daviddaspit3986]

eykyra Agreed!

[@eve2000daley]

+eykyra Have you seen Lorde?

[@eykyra]

Eve Daley Haha yes, she's really weird.

[@yddub111]

she is so odd. she is also so incredible.

[@yddub111]

the camera man and the edit people try their best to screw this up but the only thing to see here is her. I don't want to take my eyes off of her. lol she is hypnotizing and watching and listening to HER should be the whole show. just put a damned camera in front of her and let us watch her.lol jeez

[@stasiek2000]

+carl hawkins What do you mean? I think the editing and camera work are great. The guitarist is great

[@yddub111]

i like to watch what i want to watch. what i think is interesting, for most of the show. i would rather not be constantly told what i should be watching. SHE is what is interesting. not the guitarist, or anything else. they are perfectly fine, but i want to watch HER. :)

[@yddub111]

there is nothing on that stage more interesting than her lol

[@thisistawism]

2024 and I still love you sooooo soooo much! few artists with so much soul when performing!

[@drewmartinezart]

If I were king she would be the Superbowl halftime show.

[@gabriellalopez2855]

Most underrated singer ever

[@MANUEL_JIMENEZ.]

Years go by and this session becomes cult

[@citybeachlife]

I miss this kimbra...

[@isiskyle4968]

Sam Berry What's wrong? She is still the same.

[@davidpaw22]

+Camille Molière she's still the same, but her new music doesn't have that same classy feel to it as this song, Settle Down, and Cameo Love.

[@isiskyle4968]

I think that she didn't make enough music to saying she changed. That's my opinion, bro.

[@davidpaw22]

Camille Molière That is also true

[@isiskyle4968]

:)

[@Cypeq]

Kimbra what planet are you from... ain't this one I'm damn sure!

[@dmor6696]

Her live work is amazing, she doesn't hold back one bit while performing! Thats living the life, thats loving music

[@DATRUFF123]

The way she moves her face and body when she sings. It's like she's behind a shade and no one can see her. It's amazing.

[@luqueymartinez5260]

I FUCKING LOVE HER AND THE BAND

[@jerrybowen1127]

Dam she and her voice is intoxicating.❤❤❤

[@LadyRiffic]

This is, by far, the best live version of any song ever created. Evah evah.

[@amaankhadar5264]

No.

[@cothren6504]

YES

[@AmateurTennis]

JASSS

[@Axl4325]

Wandering Limbs live (another song by her) would like to have a talk with you. In all seriousness I adore this version!

[@rosebanditz2697]

No one will know this song in my generation. Such a perfect girl.

[@michaelferreri1256]

I love BOTH versions. But this one CRACKLES with honesty and raw talent. Scorching. Fantastic. I watched this at least 4 times in a row and I still can't get enough.

[@annarose8913]

She's got "THE MOVE LIKE JAGGER!!" lol

[@maonguzamaki3797]

EXACTLY....

[@miataman89]

I can't stop watching her, she's mezmorizing, so much passion in her voice and movements, like she's part of the music

[@zeev4o]

She's so much better live

[@brandontaylor14]

She doesn't sing her music; she IS her music. Her movements, voice, and facial expressions are proof of this.

[@readysetmoses]

Possibly my favorite track from Vows......she has some serious soul!

[@OldenCNile]

Girl's got skills ...

[@VanessaCarreira]

Her body is music! She deserves the BEST, the world have to hear this!

[@oswaldorivas2292]

Mesmerizing!!! June 2023 and I am still come back for this.. ❤

[@KylenneLupo]

i smile whenever she pulls out the tambourine in her sing sing studio lives... I keep thinking..."There it is again!"

[@souperdv]

Kimbra is so much more talented and enjoyable than..well, anyone on top 20 radio. She should be huge.

[@naaajd]

Now this is a singer. I watched this 5 times now and I'm looking for other versions. Loved the thing she does on 3:17

[@AbrahamSnow]

Pay attention kids. This is what actual talent looks like.

[@meedily]

Had to come back here to watch this. Amazing performance. Damn.

[@lindajean69]

This girl is special... A breath of new musicality

[@MsSunnyDragon]

i always come back to this song its so classy.

[@qstqrt]

11 years ago! time just goes. Still have this bookmarked.

[@emmacorrin5550]

She sounds so much better live than when produced. I feel like her voice has more emotion live.

[@lozziecap]

I watch these Sing Sing sessions over and over and over and over. Never get tired of them.

[@ImSWeEtandSpicY]

Lets get to 1,000,000 views! Kimbra NEEDS to be more popular with the masses!

[@unknown22919]

she got the voice of an Angel

[@borboleta1221]

I can't believe all the crap we get ourselves SMOTHERED every day, while remaining oblivious to some REALLY GOOD STUFF that's still out there! I find that "surfing" through youtube from time to time is a growing necessity! This girl is gold! Thank god for Gotye and "Somebody that I used to know"... after searching and hearing her music, I barely remember that song.

[@blondbrownies]

Kimbra has everything: amazing talent, versatility, class, sex appeal without smut, beauty, creativity, expression, sincerity, terrific vocal command, a crazy rang of influence, . . . i could go on and on. I can only trust that she won't go the way of so many talented artists who ended up with the wrong crowd, putting the wrong stuff in their bodies, and spoiling an amazing gift. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her in 10, 15, 20 years, still doing what she loves and swooning us all.

[@somebodyelse6673]

She's got everything, and she's using it all Just Right. Whoo

[@picklegirl007]

me too! - its the TRUE passion for the music and not the worry of what people have to say about it!

[@selenaheartspickles]

o god, my heart. i love her so much i cannot contain myself.

[@chuuunlee2116]

I really need these live version on iTunes. Can’t live without them

[@lillomika5027]

Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh You heard the crickets of the early eve They lurk around the opening in twos and threes Clementine told you not to move with the breeze I'll take you down to places where we dare not speak The red light in the doorway says she's armed (She's armed) But boy go try your luck and you might get past (Might get past) Step into the dwelling of the liger's mouth Peer into the panic for a kick and swell You know you shouldn't be there but it's way past bed There's comfort in the fingers of your good intent You know you shouldn't be there but your money's all spent You've got your reputation and your good intent Your good intent Ooh, ooh, ohh Out to feed a habit when you sowed that seed Nothing made you feel out of the ordinary But the air turns sombre and the night took thee Took you on a waltz of hypocrisy She broke your bones, now you're lying in the dirt The shadow of a hunter under your torture It's not enough to say it's not what's in your heart You've tainted every moment till death do we part I know you didn't mean it, boy you meant so well The pennies are cascading down your wishing well (Down your wishing well) I know you didn't mean it when you counted to ten You're slipping through the fingers of your good intent I know you didn't mean it, boy you meant so well The pennies are cascading down your wishing well I know you didn't mean it when you counted to ten You've got your reputation and your good intent Such a good intent Ooh, ooh It's not enough to hope for the best It's not enough to lie there on a breast The liger's on the prowl now you've pulled its strings One false move and soon you're playing dice for a- Sumber: Musixmatch Songwriters: Kimbra Johnson / Francois Lois Tetaz Good Intent lyrics © Wb Music Corp., Kimbra Johnson Pub Designee

[@vonjur]

KIMBRA should be the next singing sensation not only in her native NZ but also worldwide!!!

[@stephaniesolorzano7914]

Omg she's amazing, i cant stop watching this video

[@MsKieso]

her voice is so lively, she is really into the song in a way that captivated my ears, i keep listening listening & listening, never got bored

[@okigirl91]

I like how she moves to her music

[@IamKeris]

Kimbra and real intruments should never be parted. Her voice is still fabulous with the electronic sounds but boy there is nothing like Kimbra and a REAL band.

[@jhugh2324]

She's so pretty

[@kmald1009]

shes a babe and has a great voice wow....

[@magdasterniczuk5638]

She would 100% win Eurovision now ❤️❤️

[@maikeli7]

HOLY SMOKES!! She is TALENTED as all getout!!!!!!!!! WOW!

[@Burrelly25]

This is how she should always perform, with an actual live band.

[@KK6ofUs]

+Jordan Burrell (Burrelly25) Definitely! She is amazing live!!

[@cody7445]

I bet a lot of artists would prefer to perform with a live band all the time but often the sheer logistics of taking a full band on tour makes it impossible.

[@clare8332]

Great voice! She sounds great on the lower register!

[@rbs2rt]

HEY KIMBRA - Can't wait til' next February when you're at the Grammy's performing and accepting the award for Best "New" Artist, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year.

[@RustyShacklefordChannel]

...and 1:24 ...crazy how much swag this chick has without even trying. She just feels it and lets it out. No one 'trying' to be that cool could ever pull it off.

[@titsworthducksauce762]

this is just so fuckin good... it's 6 in the morning here in Chicago and I'm still Rollin pretty nice on this Molly and man I'm so glad i found this girl tonight. such a unique and original blend of pop. Taylor Swift and Lady GaGa don't even compare. this girl is in another league, and all of her live performances are on point.

[@jjack5118]

Drug free is the way to be, but not going to fault you if it helped you find her. Welcome to the fold.

[@JCreightonMusic]

So good. I would love to see a full album like this.

[@cothren6504]

Still watching this at least once a month. She is ridiculous.

[@HighWarlordJC]

I appreciate that about her more than almost anything. The fact that she doesn't care how she 'looks' when she sings, punctuated by the occasional grimace or whatnot whilst she is singing. Props to Kimbra. My favorite artist and by far the most beautiful/powerful female artist of her generation.

[@guida75]

I love this version!

[@lysurn]

She moves so good ! :o

[@pootinhammer]

her and her band are perfectly suited to each other

[@DATRUFF123]

Am I the only one in love with her lips? They're amazing.

[@Alex-jd2yx]

I love this version!! shes so flamboyant and rocky!?!?

[@givepeaceachance]

LOVE!

[@mcriser]

I can't stop playing it.

[@azalea1352]

She sings perfectly

[@elra7177]

what a great performance!!!

[@juripeixoto8548]

I remember that I watched these live studio video in 2011. I believe that it was during Kimbra's debuting. And I liked very much! That year I was listening very much Gin Wigmore, and I thought Kimbra's face very similar with Gin, lolol. I search for this and I discovered that concidentilly both are neozelanders. Kimbra's look it's a bit like a little more sober Any Winhouse' style, lololol. And her voice, sometimes, espeacially after I finally listerned her debut album completely (JUST THIS YEAR 03/2023 and discovered that it was amazing!) I could notice her voice and style a little crazy to sing is remember Jessy J in R.O.S.E' EPs lolo. Especially in "Something in Way You Are" and "Come into My Head", rsrs. (Other coincidence: They both was born on March, 27th! Lolol. But in differents years (Kimbra=1990/ Jessy J= 1988). I think that her vocal style it's more like a mix between Jessie J with Michael Jackson, Katy Perry's B-Side (like she in her better songs - not singles - in "Witness" -> 2017) and a bit of Paula Cole, rsrs. I liked very much others songs of her which not became singles. I felt they are even much better than her famous ones. And I'm here exploring Kimbra's musicality world again. And I'm not regrat at all...😉🤟🥰 Although I have compared her type of voice with others singers, Kimbre is Kimbra. She is her! She has her own personallity singing that I LOVED! And I just want hear more! P:S: Sorry for my english...I'm in progress... If it was in 2011 I even couldn't write this 😭So...I think I'm progressing, is it not? Lolol.

[@PinkiePieCupcakeJazz]

I luv her hair!

[@lorenramirez2507]

miss her band

[@kinimediagroup]

Damn I love her!

[@coolfairy555]

Kimbra Lives in the Music she sings... She becomes what she sings... Just look at that WoW

[@jorgeartavia8129]

I LOOOOOVEEE YOU KIMBRA.... I REALLY LOVE YOU

[@huntervalleyhinterlands]

She's singing us a story. A fable of warning for the swollen hearts of the fairer sex. She's a character: possessed by the lyrics of a betrayed soul speaking through the rhythm, through the harmonized howls and squeaks.

[@debbiedecker5728]

Love ur description.....😬

[@timcasquejo5138]

wow her voice in live and studio ver basically the same.

[@dysan00]

Man this girls FEELS the music! THIS KIND OF MUSIC IS CONTAGIOUS! KILLED IT! love u kimbra!

[@nubbee77]

kimbra's these live records are so underrated.

[@ericbogaert4972]

delicious and Incredible musical alien

[@Beefman1933]

She's the Joe Cocker of our generation.

[@yddub111]

lol interesting, because cocker came to my mind too. im not exactly sure why

[@cothren6504]

Actually, Kimbra has the same level of talent that Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley had. She is truly in that class. I do not understand why she is not in great demand.

[@clayjones903]

I am an old person by some, and people are surprised as to the music I listen to. Kimbra Has a beautiful voice and is an excellent entertainer. A lot of energy mixed with great talent. I could listen to her music and not shut it off. Keep up the excellent work Kimbra.

[@manuelbranco173]

god i love her!

[@toddcarey6812]

roll over, sade. celine, j lo. britney ,even beoncey madonna, toni B, you all need to call the big K...kimbra rules/.

[@Freeyourmusicsoul]

Ma'am I just found love.

[@eddroga]

0.24-0.27 Is the sweetest thing I've seen in my life ..

[@jessicamussiomarquez]

RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME

[@emuxatokiohotel]

OMG, she looks like me... :o

[@markstraszynski2574]

marry me! ;)

[@johnpoulsen91]

Dunno why, she reminds me so much of Scarlett Johansson.

[@ErickaGuitron]

She has so much control of her voice. Talent!

[@MilaMeow]

unlike most female singers these days she's not afraid to mess her face up to make the music amazing

[@Owenactor]

Not live, but still great.

[@htmlst]

just the video part isn't. so it's still a live.

[@gonzalo7828]

Why do you say it is not live?

[@Owenactor]

Gonzalo Nieto the camera cuts from close up, to far away. Not possible unless she was mouthing it. If it were multiple cameras, you'd see the close up camera filming it.

[@gonzalo7828]

Oh, I see. Then they did more than one take, but it is still live.

[@Queer_Gabe]

Owenactor Cameras can zoom in from a considerable distance. So, a couple of cams could do this. It is live, she improvises a lot, if it were different camera takes the singing would not match.

[@x0xZeldax0x]

the people who thumbs down'ed this obviously like shit music like justin beiber and will never understand true talent