Kimbra - "Settle Down" [Official Music Video]

The official music video for "Settle Down" feat. a mix of the song by Phil Tan as heard on Kimbra's debut album 'VOWS' available out now! © 2011 WMG
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Directed by Guy Franklin
LYRICS:
I wanna settle down
I wanna settle down
Won't you settle down with me?
Settle down
We can settle at a table
A table for two
Won't you wine and dine with me?
Settle down
I wanna raise a child
I wanna raise a child
Won't you raise a child with me?
Raise a child
We'll call her Nebraska
Nebraska Jones
She'll have your nose
Just so you know
I wanna settle down
I wanna settle down
Won't you settle down with me?
Settle down
Run from Angela Vickers
I saw her with you
Monday morning small talking on the avenue
She's got a fancy car
She wants to take you far
From the city lights and sounds deep into the dark
Star so light and star so bright
First star I see tonight!
Star so light and star so bright
Keep him by side!
I wanna settle down
I wanna settle down
Baby there's no need to run
I'll love you well
I wanna settle down
It's time to bring you down
On just one knee for now
Let's make our vows
Star so light and star so bright
First star I see tonight!
Star so light and star so bright
Keep him by side!

[@llaquis]

WHY DO I KEEP FORGETTING HOW GOOD THIS SONG IS

[@dominicnuno81]

Same

[@eugeniar7076]

Andie Jakelin same

[@jholiannethbermudez6703]

I love your style!

[@cloudy7971]

remember!!!

[@FloatLABSLB]

Listened to it for the first time last week. I will never forget

[@bobdole4916]

Whoever directed this video did a brilliant job making those little girls seem intense. It's creepy and cool at the same time.

[@jucanesa]

Agree!

[@jovanakrivokapic]

I adore the way she dances, feels and projects the music through her movement. Lorde does it also and i don't understand why people hate it.

[@recvargasreveco]

envious haters

[@rebelqueen3474]

Exactly! there's nothing wrong with it.

[@nomusicrc]

gdjicaDelRey people are stupid they listen to rap

[@Candi.X]

She just moves her arms and legs nothing else...

[@dreamrelative4437]

they think its her "complaining about the way the world used to be" But she just made a choice to base it off of the 50s and it makes since she did it! so they are just trying to find little things "wrong" with it

[@wendycadelina9809]

I hate myself for discovering this 9 years late. This is so underrated.

[@breslynmatthews6493]

You’re never late when you discover a queen’s masterpiece 👑

[@whoisalissa]

FR

[@lindseydickey9282]

First thing I did after the gotye song came out was Google "Kimbra" in 2012 or so

[@lindseydickey9282]

@@breslynmatthews6493 Queen? Haha she's alright. The dancing keeps me from taking her too seriously

[@kangkoopa]

Not meeeeeee

[@timeparadox888]

Since they have the same girls and man, I think Cameo Lover and Settle Down represent the two sides of young romance; Cameo Lover is the self-empowering love focused on the present, Settle Down is the self-destructive infatuation obsessed with the future.

[@nieceypiecey100]

NIce! I dont know if you're right but that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the insight....like the whole 50s trying to "keep a man" thing is antiquated and somehow girlish and then that shit sets to fire and it's like BOOM womanhood empowered. I don't need to be a stepford wife to keep a man. lol

[@TheRMF1]

It makes me happy to see that people actually pay attention to the meaning of these songs and analyze them as well. She makes music that makes you listen, not just hear.

[@jessex1854]

WHY WOULD YOU ATTACK ME LIKE THAY

[@plastic12345]

Guess I'll reply with years later and totally confuse you

[@crown9413]

I don’t see how cameo lover or any of this is empowering. If anything it looks like Kimbra’s fear of abandonment has burnt down the traditional life she could’ve had. Only to become a cheap Cameo lover in a mans life and be abandoned anyway, pining after men with closed hearts. She then replaces the family she could have had by climbing to the Top of the World only to find it empty, to be built up to be broken, by soulless companies for profit.

[@MintyDreamerIce]

I just have to ask.... Is there anybody else whom's in love with her dress? :')

[@ashish1993abk]

She is perfect in this video, specially her hair, in

[@janeh.1152]

Okay story, when I was like six my older friend showed me this music video and I loved it, years later I was searching for it purely by the burning dolls because that's what I remembered it by, I searched stuff like "dollhouse" and "doll song" and "burning doll song" but never found it, earlier this year I was looking through old things and found one of my "secret books" (aka diaries) and found on a page "favorite song: settle down -kimbra" and I was like "pfft that sounds like some kind of weird country music why did I like it so much" and searched the song, I found this and I was like "ITS THE SONG IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR LIKE FOUR YEARS OMG"

[@ominous_light]

When you searched dollhouse, did you watch Melanie's one and did you like it

[@jasmine-rosewilson4730]

Honestly did u watch the doll house 1?

[@animekrazy93]

😀

[@BILLYC0DE]

Glad you found it...I just found a video clip I've been looking for since the 90s lol

[@tedGEGI]

Kimbra and Lorde------New Zealand is well represented in the music industry.

[@jorgeizquierdo3257]

Kimbra* Lorde gives New Zealand a bad image.

[@RhaeRhae27]

Flight of the Conchords represent NZ far better than Lorde or this noise. Besides, I have it on good authority they ended racism in NZ!

[@maggs2163]

RhaeRhae27 Wtf? Are you serious? Flight of the who? Lorde n Kimbra rulz...PERIOD. Oh n I'm from New Zealand.

[@krakou2]

Jorge Izquierdo just curious why do you say that?

[@g0ush1e]

I’m from New Zealand ;-;

[@bluemoon7785]

This is contemporary jazz. I wish this kinda of sound was more appreciate, so artists like her would feel more motivated to continue mastering their craft. Imagine how music would have evolved nowadays if this was what is mainstream.

[@LaynaSays]

She wrote this song when she was 16 as a joke, and it's still amazing

[@gracie99999]

waw impressive

[@jakeknoll9799]

A 16 year old writing songs about settling down? It does seem a bit satirical.. damn she must have been mature for her age. Seems like a time travel back to the 50s, I wonder what inspired her to write it.

[@jordant3243]

Nebraska Jones, because Indiana Jones was taken

[@HeyJicay]

bahahaha

[@isthatamotherfuckingjojore6997]

Updoot

[@samotnedwob8282]

i

[@alysondestiny3130]

1:03 lol love how she dances

[@RachelMendozaNeal]

Kimbra has a way of making everything beautifully creepy...

[@bench175]

I am so mad this is only in 360p.

[@gromann]

+bench175 It used to be up in 1080p so I don't even know what happened. All her videos used to be up in 1080p.

[@OKIYUKOofficial]

it's surprisingly good for 360p though!

[@Arghpeggio]

Just search for "Settle Down" on KZbin: the first result is the 1080p video on the Forum5Recordings channel, since 2010...

[@hagrazz]

/watch?v=yHV04eSGzAA

[@YazlingOfficial]

YES

[@LarryGraham7]

She's absolutely stunning.

[@deadboss1193]

Right, she is honestly beautiful too, she doesn't have all plastic surgery and whatnot.

[@rachelgullion6400]

I think she's gorgeous

[@moniqueprins6426]

All these years later, this song is still genius. The lyrics, the melodies, the arrangement, the production, it's utter brilliance.

[@CutiePieNai]

People think Kimbra is "weird", honestly I love how unique she is. Noone else would do something like this.

[@gracie99999]

nah they weird for shon that nonsense! unique, gorgiius n extremely talented yes the rest for the birds

[@pretty54507]

Kimbra's music is not similar to anyone elses. she is unique and has her own tune. She is really a classic person. Her music videos leave people wondering what the meaning is. Kimbra is a classic singer with a beautiful tone. She'll take covers and make them her own. Kimbra we love you!

[@eldergeektromeo9868]

This Kimbra musical craft was ahead of it time 12 years ago! She is always way ahead of the curve! That's how some people forget just what a wonderful job she does.... On the other hand, I do NOT, nor will I ever! I've settled down!

[@ChynaDeveroux]

I remember when I first stumbled upon this video about 3 years ago and in the beginning when she had her eyes closed I was so surprised at how gorgeous her eyes were when she open them.

[@beaniebabyyy___882]

I found her three years ago when I was I fifth grade and listened to all her songs, still do

[@morgan8154]

+Chyna Deveroux ikr

[@mrniceguy3660]

Watching Kimbra dance has cured my depression

[@fizzydrizzle8928]

It's so heartbreaking watching how they evolve in a way. At the beginning you are thinking: A young girl and boy in love, how nice. But as it works towards the end you see more and more, they are very young. And when the girls come out to dance, that realization hits you. They are children. It just hits you like a rock to the stomach. Girls always want the perfect man, but when he turns out to not be who he seems, they work harder, pushing and hurting themselves to have the perfect life. It just is heartbreaking!

[@djparrish4443]

THIS is heartbreaking????? lol. you don't get out much, do ya?

[@fizzydrizzle8928]

Dj Parrish lol no haha I don't have a life

[@futurenate]

Always has been and always will be a masterpiece.

[@jimo2006]

Still one of the top 10 performers today, in my book! I just dont get how she hasnt had more recognition. Boggles the mind!!

[@tsunami770]

Love her. She is unique... That vocal style and those spastic movements are not easily paired :)

[@harleenquinzel625]

tbh kimbra dabbed AND had people do the mannequin challenge before it was cool

[@infinitemoose2266]

She also did the running man

[@bloodysteel6429]

She may have dodged a bullet there.. dude seemed REALLY boring...

[@Themostamazinguy]

BloodySteel64 LOL

[@eljermonharvey5247]

+BloodySteel64 You gave me life

[@zed6709]

+BloodySteel64 HAHA :D Thank you dis made me laugh :D

[@mlongpre100]

+BloodySteel64 he was a little stiff

[@Alexis16jade]

I laughed more than I should have 😂😂 I'm weak omg

[@latoyann]

I can't stop listening to her songs!!! :) They're all addictive!

[@cathodicpro]

and me

[@cathodicpro]

who are the wierd twins

[@andrewmm6191]

Me too

[@karunahembrom4799]

Me too

[@gracie99999]

sheesh😳tell me about it 🇰🇪so unique, full of life, theatrical and funny indeed

[@FeyPax]

kimbra, please dont EVER change who you are!! we need more people like this.... unique

[@naomicoronado5102]

I want to call my daughter Nebraska Jones

[@melissawinn2823]

ahaha

[@Kuromichi08]

This is totally not the music I listen to... I listen to a lot of hip hop, pop and contemporary but I am quite addicted to this song haha.

[@brysonwillis4728]

I listen to metal and i love her music hahaha

[@elviahernandez3313]

Bryson Willis ikr xD

[@giaacosta3559]

Bryson Willis dont lie

[@brysonwillis4728]

gia acosta Wut ;-;

[@michalazevedo1398]

I love your profile pic

[@z0ey_idk525]

Omg I cant believe I came back to this after so long. This amount of nostalgia is too much for me, i remember when i was only 7 my mom would always listen to kimbra outside with my dad. I miss the good times 😫

[@aubreyvenegas9479]

The video changes the meaning of the lyrics so much. That’s cool

[@foxwillow]

How so? I disagree, but I'm curious as to your thoughts.

[@powerrangerpelangi]

The way she's dancing and fire burn behind her, it's all my mood now

[@fefebutterfly1318]

Still listening to this song in 2023 ❤️

[@kondwanispeaks7528]

still an absolute banger!!

[@kentawong9439]

Radio Announcer: Is the sweetheart you married the husband you expected him to be?

[@VaingloriousBastards]

I adore the way she moves. I find it quite beautiful

[@thewayofthemasterful]

I love the 1930's 40's sound she has in her voice it works very well with her music style.

[@nashala9944]

I looove her dancing!!! Why does it bother people so?

[@JaeSiraki]

Irreplaceable talent

[@jhowardsupporter]

yes burn those bloody dolls! throw the kids in there as well.

[@faizamajid55]

i remember listening to this when it first released. Loved it always!

[@orangeturtle8730]

When I was visiting home in the U.K. my dad burst into my old room, he kept my room the same when I left for Australia. He ask me what I was listening to and if I could put it in his phone so he could listen to it at work 🤣 my dad is now 63 and still raves about Kimbra

[@TerenceClark]

I love the timing on the floor pyro at 3:07. Clean choreography is great to watch. Add in a dose of flare to it and it's just awesome.

[@youvideos1000]

Oh my god, She is GORGEOUS! I love her music!

[@gaelennmacapinlac5235]

1:10 "I wanna settle down, I wanna STETTLE Downn" someone please tell me im not the only one that hears that.

[@alysondestiny3130]

Yes but mispronounced it sounds amazing

[@beardcyclist1998]

Kimbra has such a hypnotizing appeal about her. Her voice should be used in the next James Bond movie...pure class

[@repotdeh]

I love how the backing vocals imitates the sound of a honking car when she sings "fancy cars". Amazing stuff this song is, Kimbra is pure talent.

[@legacy_the_archer]

how is she not mega famous

[@mershad]

weak songs. needs better composers. the talent is definitely there and it's already honed and polished.

[@legacy_the_archer]

their anything but weak,well 90's music sucked but the rest of her stuff is leagues better than anything in the top 100 right now

[@mershad]

She is more talented than her songs. She can do much much more

[@legacy_the_archer]

ill give you that but it sure is still better than anything in the top 100 right now

[@sexyguy7518]

In this day and age to become "mega famous" she would need to sacrifice the quality of her music and allign herself with a corporation.

[@user-ih5mb1yt7q]

1:03 best dancing EVER

[@mochi4u1]

Song’s still lit in 2022

[@jadecoetzee2145]

Love how this song builds with every word she sings!! She makes flippin good music. I'm sitting still but my insides are totally grooving along!

[@karinkereama]

Built to last

[@laceyprescott2481]

I remember when this first came out. I was so obsessed with her in middle school - still love her today!

[@rodrigobelmont7855]

3:51 my favourite part of the video

[@goncalojnj1899]

Adorable

[@sacredkeylock6300]

it's been a while for me to get obsessed with a music video... the music, the make up, the dress, the hair, and most of all that I can't get over is the dance! Saw Good Intent as well, and I must say I like her moves.

[@TheRashoumon]

I can't believe it's been almost three years since I listened to this. Never thought she will become my favorite singer. God, I can't wait for her new album!!!

[@pool7e89]

Kimbra's videos continue to amaze me... IT CATCHES ON FIRE

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

Best impersonation of the Elaine dance ever!!

[@deviferr]

Thumbs up if you couldn't care less in what year someone watched, or is watching, this (or any) music video.

[@iamkepler186f]

2020 and still listening ....

[@thallesfigueiredo330]

2021 and still listening

[@iamkepler186f]

@@thallesfigueiredo330 Hi There we are still here :D

[@danielcervantes4241]

i just love her dance steps.

[@BarahonaDonQuijote]

The elegance of a lady, the tenderness of two girls... That scene where the three of them dance! Picasso could not have created a better work. Kimbra's excellent voice... How much harmony this song has! I half understand the lyrics of the song (I mean: I don't know what message the author wants to convey) but I really enjoy listening to it. I feel relaxed. The video is priceless. As I am a man over 40 years old, I feel like I would be embarrassed to hear this song in my car. At least I can enjoy it at home as many times as I want.

[@BarahonaDonQuijote]

I love this song, Kimbra. Thank you for making it! 😘

[@MicrowavableBaby]

I can't understand why the hell I like this

[@stefannygutierrez]

i love her voice, she is amazing!!!

[@gracie99999]

she’s dopelope

[@CinnCity78]

Agreed. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this!

[@Tsubakiihime]

This was the first Kimbra song I ever listened to & INSTANTLY became obsessed. The one that started it all & will forever hold a special place in my heart 😍 This song is number 2 in my itunes library most played. 1100 plays. and that's just on my ipad, imagine if it factored how many times I've listened on my phones throughout the years, at work and on the run. pshhhhh this song made every year since 2012 a blessed year HALLELUJAH 👏🏽

[@xirtall2]

I love her kinda dorky dancing, it goes so well with the beat.

[@wtollick0953]

i don't care what others say, you are beautiful without this black dress and anything you wear or- don't i will love. love your artistry, your presence and, oh so alive. VIBRANT.

[@jessijames2011]

I think kimbra is amazing. She has a unique singing style that no one can copy and i love her music!

[@morgin2609]

Kimbra and lindsey stirling are at the top of my book hands down but plz dont make me choose one i might explode

[@zoeysheldon5634]

Choose

[@KingKrossKTK]

Kimbra reminds me of Lenka the only difference is that Kimbra is from New Zealand and Lenka is from Australia and Lenka is older.

[@teddybearvlogger]

I love her dancing. :)

[@englemint]

Awesome underated talent. And clean. No trendy, crappy tats.

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

This is so.... I don't have any words at all. It's just so good

[@patrickderrickson1207]

PSA: I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT KIMBRA IS A KIWI THAT HAS SHAPESHIFTED INTO A HUMAN AND THAT ALL KIWIS IN NEW ZEALAND PRETEND NOT TO KNOW HERE BECAUSE THEN THEIR TRUE IDENTITY WOULD BE REVEALED!!! great artist.

[@calldwnthesky6495]

"i wanna bring you down, on just one knee.... for now" Kimbra understands the hearts and minds of some of us men. just because a man doesn't want to commit does not make him a jerk. a lot of us guys who shun commitment ARE jerks.... but a lot of us AREN'T... we're just guys who don't want to commit - no more, no less

[@trevor1995ful]

I just stumbled upon this music again and I'm so glad I did. I miss this!

[@livylovesyou1992]

I love Kimbras little dance it's so adorable! :)

[@KalopsiaDelk]

Esta Kimbra é muita linda, meu amigo, sou apaixonado por ela há mais de 3 anos, quando conheci pela primeira vez! KKKKKKKKKKK

[@Hollandda]

Obra de arte!

[@shakespeare1147]

Her dancing is addictive.

[@Commutinyyyy]

Vocal arrangements 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I come back to her again and again.

[@BeatriceTanLim]

something tells me she wanted to settle down

[@_picazo_15]

Haven't heard this song in awhile.

[@rayjeanelle]

her style is so unique i love it

[@wtollick0953]

nothing like true expression. Kimbra, this video and song is GREAT for me. thank you for all your energy. i wish you well in all your endeavors. bless you and thank you at least for this 1 song. you are beautiful, be well and health to you.

[@AbonFineArts]

Love a beautiful caucasian girl with a African decent voice

[@SenpaiTorpidDOW]

So racist...

[@mlaurynwade]

Ryan Hutton It's not racist many Africans that I have met that came to the United States had a British/New Zealand sounding voice.

[@SenpaiTorpidDOW]

Candy Alcarez Dude, it's a fucking voice. It has nothing to do with the ethnicity of the person. Of course, different ethnicities end up having different cultures and they form different music types. A voice is a voice though. Vocals don't sound "african" or "European", although accents may.

[@realizenreality]

Kimbra is mixed with black.

[@jojoxo2008]

Ryan Hutton lol are you dumb thats not racist

[@peachytea99]

pu pu pumba

[@kelleylaurenceaumusic2285]

Wtf

[@nicolebailhao]

morta😂😂😂

[@grim1294]

boom ba boom ba

[@Cinco_5.lasagna]

👁_👁

[@gonzalofrioja9200]

Timon & Pumba, from Leon King

[@jeevakatal9476]

Her voice...❤

[@sniffcats]

I will forever love Kimbra's dancing.

[@fernandapepe7340]

Muito Perfeitaaaaaaa amo ela d+ ♥

[@user-gf5kw6wo4o]

Cuando tenía 14 años conocí a Kimbra, y me obsesioné con ella, es tan única, amo su música porque sólo ella la hace así, tiene su toque en cualquier canción, hasta en “I’m wishing” la colaboración que hizo con Disney, es una reina 👑 ♥️

[@DreadedEnigma]

I understand, as an artist myself you deliver your messages very clearly and at the same time feeds the imagination.

[@boblazevic]

..božanstven glas, izgled... anđeo predivnog lica... obožavam te kimbra

[@camillekatherine8146]

Kimbra is great

[@dianamacedo6044]

Anyone? 2020

[@hydrochlor]

Discovered this song randomly saved in my iTunes library seven years ago, still loving it

[@jereddean4103]

BRO THIS IS THE MOST BEST SONG EVER!!!!