Laura Marling 'Alas I Cannot Swim' Live

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[@katieclements3272]

This song completely does it for me.

[@DJNaija]

You do know of course that it is derived from paedophilic Pathan poem and the original intro line is "there is a boy across the river with a bottom like a peach, but alas I cannot swim"

[@awarningsign6899]

@@DJNaija oh i don't know !

[@DJNaija]

@@awarningsign6899 twitter.com/dalrymplewill/status/306680670099492864?lang=en

[@awarningsign6899]

@@DJNaija oh Thanks.. so what should I do now ? If i cannot swim ..

[@DJNaija]

A warning sign I believe you are required to burn something or denounce Lara on twitter using the appropriate #

[@Nipponda1]

How could one possibly stay seated during the second half of this amazing performance?? I'd be up dancing.

[@DISASTARCAKE123]

this is so much better live than recorded!

[@2okaycola]

Most bands can’t do this

[@andrewbevan3933]

Brilliant! I can’t stop listening to this song.

[@ghostie7790]

This is the best version of this song. I like this performance better than the recorded one. I love this version so much!

[@2okaycola]

Blossoms live truly

[@2okaycola]

Most pop artists can’t sing like this if they trained for 20 years

[@AmazePaulz]

She speaks my truth and i can do naught but love her for saying it

[@kc42291]

@bioneek this song is a hidden track on Alas, I Cannot Swim, it's about a minute or so after "Your Only Doll (Dora)"

[@JohnnyLop87]

I'd love to listen to Laura singing up-tempo numbers more often!

[@murchieman91]

She's incredible

[@99whatever99]

She's incredible.

[@musemo6358]

This is Great. Legends.

[@mashmusic11235]

She's awesome in her own right, but when half of Mumford & Sons is playing with her, it gets ten times better.

[@traukopalestino1]

ja

[@boylelaura]

this was at st pauls in london i was there :D

[@Mer13s]

I couldnt agree more!!! I dont know if this is perfect cause of her, or cause of them.. in any case this is pure awesomenessss!!!

[@ThePuckYu]

Almost 5 years and only 150,000~ views. Not enough recognition that her talent deserves.

[@mooncravings]

ThePuckYu Look now they are nine years

[@LloydBestOfficial]

she makes perfection look so effortless!

[@Lafayettebluesman]

Oh man, it must have been SO much fun to be there... *sigh* sometimes I wish I didn't live in America.

[@MARSBELLA1]

sometimes!!!

[@janglinsoul]

this is amazing

[@nikiichan]

I LOVE her voice >_

[@damiensongs]

1st time listenening to her...nice...a little joanny in her....thanks for uploading

[@2okaycola]

Definitely!!

[@hitomi1038]

Still, I’m watching this

[@Q2K2008]

I really really wanna cover this song. Its so simple, yet its so difficult to sing like her.... She has so much talent. I love her so much.

[@welljer]

I remember the videos where Laura couldn't like at the audience in cafe shows and whatnot... Long since removed from KZbin. She is still remarkable in every sense of the word😊

[@lostone16]

It's a hidden song, it comes after "Your Only Doll (Dora)"

[@nonotreallyok]

[@adamfowler12345]

she has on the same top that in the mystery jets video. i fucking love her.

[@jewsatemybaby]

I think I just found the most amazing music video on youtube.

[@mattynolan182]

God I love Laura Marling, especially when she plays with Mumford.

[@adsimal]

Oh man, as soon as Marcus joined in (singing) I was in heaven. As if it wasn't amazing enough :D

[@nourah2931]

you're gold dear Laura

[@CammyS12342]

Marcus, Ted, and Winston!!

[@alansmith2942]

simply great music

[@caitlinrobertson3780]

this son speaks to my soul, i want it tattooed on me

[@ursulee]

this is incredibly good and entertaining performance!!! i wish was there ;/

[@joshmb1015]

I agree! Love her voice -3

[@RachelMirror19]

Her smile makes me smile too :)

[@Min4to3]

This video is perfect! Laura and her music are masterpieces🖤

[@egski3]

TED, MARCUS AND WIN!!

[@LewisDavidCollie]

Erin Golden If by win you mean Winston, that's not Winston. If you just mean like WINNING then yes i agree :D

[@zannasophie]

@DKukiewicz I would't think so, because you have brought the album and so you are not taking anything you haven't already paid for, and you're right, this is fantastic!

[@syahirahsazali]

I love Laura. She's my lady crush.

[@LovePeaceAndLolipops]

there is , this is part of a dvd , a exclusive dvd of this gig along with a tour diary that came along with either i speak because i can or alas i cannot swim ( not sure sorry)

[@pulltheripchord313]

it's like bonus track after Your only doll. (Just keep listening after the song + forest sounds.) :)

[@kristinaelis]

i love her hair, it suits perfectly to her face. anyway, fantastic song

[@Kurolicht]

why isn't there a dvd of this awesomeness?

[@LJay-pv8lm]

Thanks for the upload. Love you for this ♥

[@kingserj1]

just so amazing. what else is there to say?

[@2okaycola]

Perfect

[@philofelinist]

love that the highest rated comments are both expressing a man-crush or girl-crush have to agree completely

[@tafairy]

wow..

[@missellendiane]

love it:)

[@Freindlyghost88]

Great video, she's so good! It's not fair Thanks for posting

[@danielc121162]

is that mumford and sons with her here,... too cool nice song

[@indie360]

I want that t-shirt. If I can't find one, I will actually just go mental :)

[@techrobotics]

I almost burst into applause with the audience at 2:04

[@DISASTARCAKE123]

@crazylizer27 Yes, it was a bonus track that came on after Your Only Doll I believe.

[@RomyIgoeX]

Could never work out why this was tucked away on her debut album!

[@balabendita]

i'm a girl and i'm straight, but i think i'm in love with Laura :)

[@gwap01]

I really wanna learn this song even if I don't know how to play guitar

[@seaforthpiper]

The lyrics are VERY simular to an old Pathan love song called the Zahkmi Dil (The Wounded Heart) the chorus of which goes "There's a boy across the river with a bottom like a peach, but alas I cannot swim".....Coincidence? I think not..... too funny.

[@lostinjapan22]

Where is this? I love Laura she's amazing!

[@shgfe3ay]

The "reproduced" T-shirt she wore in the Mystery Jets video

[@SachalKhan]

@seaforthpiper I think it was based on that actually... I read this comparison somewhere else.

[@GLON3Y]

its ted dwane and marcus mumford from mumford & sons in the background

[@Malford]

I love Marcus. He's my man crush.

[@mofooooo123]

@Bevandao hey, by the time you get a voice like hers you go right ahead and use it in whatever way you like, k?

[@tonijintabunyat8362]

Is that Marcus Mumford?

[@tximinoman]

Yes, yes he is, he used to play a lot with her. Also, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the bass and the banjo are Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane from Mumford & Sons.

[@JohnnyLop87]

they used to be together..

[@rebeccakelly4837]

There would be no Mumford & Sons w/o Laura Marling. They were originally her backing band. She was engaged to Marcus Mumford and when they broke up the boys ditched and made it big in America. She is an amazing talent.

[@Jarrahnut]

She's gorgeousl. Greetings to one and all from Jarrahnut in wonderful Western Australia. Thank you LadyPetraForsythe. You sound most regal ... are you the Queen's cousin ... or something like that?

[@CammyS12342]

@Lafayettebluesman you and me both.

[@danielc121162]

@damiensongs you do mean Joni Mitchell correct? I thought so as well

[@moony95]

love how the two top comments are from the same user :D

[@tomdoch7712]

Is it the mumford sons backing this one?

[@apc467]

The river could drown me under

[@kathiview]

"Work more, earn more, live more, have more fun!!" -good life motto

[@Maria05641]

TED!

[@Yourallowedtosmile]

Theres a man across the river his name is johnny flynn i bet it would have been so easy to say that...

[@LinFromHolland]

sooo nice :). Where is this recorded? Is it a church in Goteborg?

[@Jarrahnut]

Where is this place? Is it the same venue where Mumford and Sons did their Little Lion Boy video clip?

[@squidxd6417]

She Should Build a boat :)

[@HereComesTreble23]

...Ted has had that same shirt all these years lol.

[@NenetlAlt]

Is the guy playing the bass from Mumford and Sons?

[@frodriguez4612]

I love this song...what album is this song on?

[@hamburger3phone]

it's at the end of your only doll.

[@crazylizer27]

@DISASTARCAKE123 ...is there a recorded version?

[@catch3387]

@angelitab19 i'm a boy and i'm straight, but i know i'm in love with Laura :)

[@ReynoldsWrap625]

I don't know what you guys are tripping on, but that's not Winnie. Sorry buds.

[@HYPONEX73]

Why was I not sent an invitation?

[@View4two]

Who's the violinist?

[@mashmusic11235]

Mmmmhm. And Marcus is on drums :D

[@Renken_]

Nick Cave on the violin? : P

[@billdunley3806]

Where winnie?

[@pedrobruel]

one. person. i dont even... i dont even have anything to say... wtf?

[@applepieindesky]

FUCK! I can't swim either!

[@Astrapsody]

@ivybugg Weird. I find the opposite to be true...and I'm a guy.

[@hamburger3phone]

oh somebody, already helped you...

[@omfglolwtf100]

her voice is nicer on the recorded version

[@bethgarner5329]

Is the boy with short black curly hair Marcus? & why would she want to put her arms around said boy if she wants to be his peer??

[@VasyaAndThePets]

Nope. Pretty sure she's talking about Charlie Fink.

[@actressinny]

It's true, though. She does look a lot like Draco Malfoy.

[@rafaelHurtadodeMendoza]

in a church? WTF