www.theaudioper... Metric performed "Help I'm Alive" on the Late Show with David Letterman on 7/17/09. Follow us on Twitter @theaudioperv
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@done16754 жыл бұрын
A criminally underrated song. And the lyrics just blow me away with their existential terror.
@ryline6668 ай бұрын
Everything that has ever happened is underrated
@elizabethbennet47917 ай бұрын
my bf plays this constantly lol
@theressomethingaboutmary63315 жыл бұрын
Metric sounds like a 90's alternative/grunge band... I love them, they are great. They deserve more recognition than most of the new bands today.
@michaeldiaczok56363 жыл бұрын
I call them Canadian Radiohead. They're amazing.
@Sammie5514 ай бұрын
Silversun Pickups also do the same but they aren't 90s
@jamesbrice79518 жыл бұрын
this is one of the best pop songs to come out in the last 15 years
@jdubjdub6455 жыл бұрын
James Brice 2009 had it
@seb55424 жыл бұрын
It's not pop though really. It's more alternative rock, alt post punkish. I'd litterally throw up if I where listening to pop lol.
@jonnydeuteronomy96843 жыл бұрын
No offense but I think it's a rock song. A damn good one.
@timdc49723 жыл бұрын
its rock n rolllll
@Darkness-ie2yl2 жыл бұрын
dave wanted a slice of that
@bradh21608 жыл бұрын
This is a great performance from a band who actually sounds original.
@cankhovich17967 жыл бұрын
see: donald marshall
@theedgeinshow15 жыл бұрын
i may sound stupid........but my heart completely melts when she says "they're gonna eat me alive"......
@matthewwall94893 жыл бұрын
This is ART...sound,I found across it one time at Romania n thats that
@HigzyTeflon9 жыл бұрын
Some of todays best (actual) music... and on Dave Letterman to boot. Metric rocks. Thanks to whoever had the sense to record/upload this gem. Greetings from the 416
@benatchison23716 жыл бұрын
still some of todays best music from 2018
@Zizzyyzz3 жыл бұрын
@@benatchison2371 And 2020.
@MrBrno Жыл бұрын
@@Zizzyyzz And 2022.
@Zizzyyzz Жыл бұрын
@@MrBrno And soon to be 2023.
@kevinhall13408 жыл бұрын
This song/band helped me through a tough time once. Thank you. :-)
@I.AM.Issachar.6 жыл бұрын
no mames
@meowbruhhh45863 жыл бұрын
@@I.AM.Issachar. si mames
@I.AM.Issachar.3 жыл бұрын
@@meowbruhhh4586 si es a tu hermana si
@meowbruhhh45863 жыл бұрын
@@I.AM.Issachar. no mames, te pasas de guey
@I.AM.Issachar.3 жыл бұрын
@@meowbruhhh4586 No soy ni güey ni vaca pero soy el que te la retaca
@kevincampbell57858 жыл бұрын
This song has my heart "beating like a hammer".
@mac-iq9hj4 жыл бұрын
She is so gorgeous!
@stevewills7354 ай бұрын
Jesus ! that synth intro is so heavy! Awesome song
@lucristianx9 жыл бұрын
The video that started it all for me. I need to see them live.
@RobinLabadie9 жыл бұрын
+Arik Haydn Actually i'm discovering them live after listening to them for a few years now, and it's rare, but i have to say i think i prefer the albums (Fantasies, my love
@ottomattix86 Жыл бұрын
Forgot this was live as I was driving. So good!
@misssiobhan839 жыл бұрын
I love the way she moves while singing!! :)
@fluffles524799 жыл бұрын
Molly Malone she's amazing to watch live, I saw her last night and oh my god she's perfect. she's so full of energy in front of an actual crowd
@sydabrajano8 жыл бұрын
First discovered this song on my Discover Weekly shit on Spotify last year. Still on my usual track rotation. I just love this song. There's just something dark and sinister and cold in this song, but at the same time, there's warmth (maybe it's the blood in the heart's pulse) and an accepting kindness to it. Hard to be soft, tough to be tender. Just like Nirvana's Love Buzz, too dirty for pop, too clean for metal. Both of them are just perfect!
@cankhovich17967 жыл бұрын
see: donald marshall
@daftman4202 жыл бұрын
@@cankhovich1796 Why is that? What about Donald Marshall? Who is he anyway? I Googled and came up with a man from Canada wrongfully accused of murder. Donald Marshall Jr.
@pbhello8 жыл бұрын
so weird that I never knew who this band was until today, even though I've heard their songs over the years. thank you Pandora
@RJBeee9114 жыл бұрын
when she says "i tremble" i just love it man. Her voice is so calm.
@zachgreen759Ай бұрын
Everytime I hear this song, especially at the bridge, I feel like this is what music is supposed to sound like. Seriously, almost all of it.
@joshuagore90225 жыл бұрын
They were a great opener for Smashing Pumpkins last year
@3892939122 жыл бұрын
This song is so unusual yet so enthralling. It's almost defining a new genre of pop It's got tons of novel constructs like large interval jumps in the lyrics without sounding like a sound track. The single note guitar drone. So minimalistic yet powerful its effect on the mood. The nonstandard song structure etc.
@geesh870910 жыл бұрын
Awesome, wish I was there to hear it
@chinabby1815 жыл бұрын
she sounds amazing live
@likabaws11539 жыл бұрын
Sounds amazinggggggggggggg!!!!!!
@ajones216066 жыл бұрын
Her voice is AMAZING can put you in a a trance.
@p0werageman13 жыл бұрын
very good group! and Emily is so beautiful, and with a very beautiful voice!
@headbanger28676 жыл бұрын
Woke up with this drum beat playing in my head. Too me all day to figure where I heard it. This song is awesome.
@tortiyajr14 жыл бұрын
hell yes!!! it's like we're bringing back amazing alternative 90s female bands/artists back into a long lost and well deserved view!!!
@dickielucy13 жыл бұрын
I think I LOVE this version! I am a huge Metric fan and can't wait to see them live in a small venue! Fabulous!
@Qnz1kim14 жыл бұрын
I love this song. I heard it off my 2k10 and it's a great song.
@wlancehunt5 жыл бұрын
I hear this all the time in my radio playlists. Good to know what they look like.
@Oscarandmax14 жыл бұрын
I am so diggin this tune..
@ShawnStack110 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! What a combo: David Letterman and Metric
@bear4425413 жыл бұрын
this is my fav. video.. shes soo good
@AndTheWallsFallDown13 жыл бұрын
met her mother lolol! she's a "Raging Granny" .. came to my school as a guest speaker lmfao. xD love METRIC! :)♥
@poppunklifestyle12 жыл бұрын
this is the probably the best song ive ever heard
@TheKlokan444 жыл бұрын
the world needs more Metric!
@Jvergakis15 жыл бұрын
This is truely 1 of the best bands i have heard in along time
@Goatchild908 ай бұрын
One of my favourite bands of all time
@DreamiesLonelyDreamer15 жыл бұрын
AMAZING!!!! and OMG Emily's face RIGHT when she finished singing...man she's an angel!
@Veritasfuria11 жыл бұрын
They sound awesome live!!!
@mathiasgandy15 жыл бұрын
very good live performance.
@meowbruhhh45863 жыл бұрын
Imagine not knowing this song!? I couldn't, i need this song in my life!!
@jeffpittman87253 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the best bands around today and to imagine they come from the 90s!
@entrailsgalore14 жыл бұрын
I like this song a lot.
@RoverIAC15 жыл бұрын
i heard Metric for the first time, last night on Letterman and am now youtubing for more of there stuff, i might go see them when they come to Australia in October, her voice kind of reminds me of Violet Clarke from Grand Duchy
@maxipherBentley15 жыл бұрын
loveee this man
@masonarcher299811 жыл бұрын
This band makes me want to make more music, love their style a lot. Totally jealous of their setup.
@Tecomoconhielo14 жыл бұрын
She's like a young Beth Gibbons (portishead). Kudos to the Canadians. great find! Love the Music!
@frankneudeck65055 жыл бұрын
great voice and music. i like it.
@Ezrasurprisetoys Жыл бұрын
I will sell my soul to see this
@gzablue15 жыл бұрын
always one of the best bands to watch, not to mention listen to. i
@BrentLagerman6 ай бұрын
great song
@asmrguidance88343 жыл бұрын
Omg how come ive never seen this?? ❤❤❤❤
@InjuringPlum14 жыл бұрын
wow they sound good live
@LucDijon9 жыл бұрын
An Atomic Debbie Harry ? Lovely!
@AprilRain746 жыл бұрын
Yesss! 😊
@TheTimeRocket4 жыл бұрын
God bless Toronto.
@TheKingofRockMusic12 жыл бұрын
that's a fooking jam.....and it never gets old.....
@aioesj4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome
@jeffersonbusche75143 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best performance of this song I have heard/seen. Raw. Just wish her vocals were a tad louder.
@jeffthrow68929 жыл бұрын
From 2:46 to 3:18.....the guitar part just rocks, absolutely love that, why the hell doesn't the studio version have the same sound & feel to it??
@kroilito8 жыл бұрын
+jeffthrow6892 sometimes live versions are way better than the studio ones
@jeffthrow68928 жыл бұрын
+Diego García Ríos -- True enough, but, as the other comments here prove, this was hardly a perfect performance. Emily's vocals need to be up in the mix more, for one thing. Anyway, all I know is that I find the studio version disappointing compared to this, mainly 'cause the guitar parts sound SO much better here.....
@kroilito8 жыл бұрын
That's could be right. The point is (talking about the instrumental background) that in live versions we get to notice details that are not so obvious in studio ones because of the mix and edition.
@HidingFromFate8 жыл бұрын
+jeffthrow6892 Been a while since I listened to the studio version but google, "the loudness wars" which may in part explain it, i.e, every part (vocals, drums, guitars, keys, etc.) are brought up to equal volume in the mix and to nearly an extreme point that there aren't many dynamics left in the music. So it sounds decent at low to mid volumes, especially in cars, on the bus, anywhere that background noise can intrude so the natural dynamics of real music must be tamed (or so the studio practices justification goes). But the negative byproduct of these "modern" studio recording & mastering practices is that the excitement and vitality is diminished and even becomes fatiguing to listen to when played at high volumes. The studio recordings sound too processed and some of that nuanced detail disappears. Detail and dynamics that are re-emerging again in this live setting. Not to say the live mix here is perfect, btw. But it does have a raw vitality that the studio version probably lacks.
@465marko8 жыл бұрын
I still think that guitar part sounds cool on the album version, but it's definitely got a bit more crunch (or overdrive) and a little touch of phaser or something on this vid. Rocks it out a bit more. +kikkiokioli 's probably right as well.
@kymgammon492011 жыл бұрын
GOING TO SEE THEM IN 8 DAYS! CANT WAIT!
@jeffthrow689215 жыл бұрын
Hey, somebody who finally GETS IT!! You hit the nail right on the head, I like this version better, because the guitar playing sounds better, & your damn right she looks sexy, even if she seems more reserved here than usual!!!
@316xsteph14 жыл бұрын
the way she dances :) epic!
@sunsunnydayz15 жыл бұрын
It was great! I was gonna watch letterman that night to catch Metric. I missed it. So Thanx for posting this. Excellent
@fausto4126 жыл бұрын
Saw the open for Smashing Pumpkins in 2018. They were awesome.
@Shono6914 жыл бұрын
The riff that kicks in at 1:30 is tops... £ucking love this song...
@SammyKitty9213 жыл бұрын
this was the first time I ever saw/heard metirc and I am glad I did. :)
@ronniekahrs52049 жыл бұрын
Great - thanks Emily
@Kazziebot9 жыл бұрын
She looks nervous. I love her.
@GrlLeastLikelyTo7 жыл бұрын
I think it's that dress. If I were wearing that thing I'd be nervous as hell... about everybody seeing my titties.
@konacoyote39896 жыл бұрын
The Last Show isn't live it's taped. But yeah.
@Tom-lq6nn5 жыл бұрын
Funny I think she looks confident.
@kmanyguns5 жыл бұрын
why do you think she looks nervous?
@beedub9311 жыл бұрын
I saw them about 10 years ago at Bogarts in Cincinnati, where they opened up from The Stills. Loved Metric then and love them to this day. Emily has a great voice.
@notsokawaiiotaku14 жыл бұрын
oh emily, you make me the laugh. the hahaha response to letterman's god bless canada, gos bless texas comment was awesome.
@jdap14 жыл бұрын
Metric is amazing. If you have the chance of seeing them live. GO!
@speakthesecret94122 жыл бұрын
YES!! Best live experience. They can't be captured fully in recordings.
@ipodnano2G15 жыл бұрын
I love them so much! Hope to see them in october in Montreal
@christypie1815 жыл бұрын
LOVE this song! Its like, two sounds in one.
@lucristianx14 жыл бұрын
I'm in love
@daysoftheneww11 жыл бұрын
great set of pins !!
@OmarrAwake14 жыл бұрын
i absolutely love this song
@jessrotm35083 жыл бұрын
Love this version too
@jdubjdub6455 жыл бұрын
The 90’s was probably the best decade to ever happen to music, but 2009 had it. Great song
@bigbadbass115 жыл бұрын
Damn! she's gorgeous!
@Beniamin66659 жыл бұрын
Amazing tune!
@foxtones69617 жыл бұрын
Love the gorgeousness that is Metric
@0029mhughes10 жыл бұрын
a couple of times she looked like uma Thurman.
@colleenanddaniel6 жыл бұрын
I thought she looked like Drew Barrymore at times ....
@kdchmln5 жыл бұрын
at times? is she a fucking shapeshifter?
@andrewpeters83625 жыл бұрын
It's the chin, I can totally see it.
@jacquiwesley4555 жыл бұрын
@@colleenanddaniel Totally. She is late 80's sheik. UMA & Drew look the same in different light
@fakhrankhalid5 жыл бұрын
Blonde winona ryder
@ohXitsXelle13 жыл бұрын
she is so amazing live!
@V3BNR8 жыл бұрын
j'adore 😍😍
@romansdad915 жыл бұрын
ahh, good to know -- thanks! Did not realize it was leaked. Now the song choice makes sense to me.
@ThomasNicot214 жыл бұрын
thanks, this song is so great !
@larock198214 жыл бұрын
just frigging amazing
@triihugga15 жыл бұрын
amazing song. amazing album.
@donniebrasco2414 жыл бұрын
saw them in atlanta at center stage front row was coool
@Technorgasm10 жыл бұрын
Emily, you are such a Canadian darling. . . . ♥♥♥
@j4967p10 жыл бұрын
Just a brilliant performance.
@briteeni15 жыл бұрын
Fabulous song.
@okkcomputer14 жыл бұрын
perfect voice
@gollydolly0414 жыл бұрын
i love this song
@justpapers18214 жыл бұрын
i love the acoustic that this!haha
@Beniamin66659 жыл бұрын
I love her!!
@julieboynton26382 жыл бұрын
See you guys on August 26th! You are awesome!!!!
@trulyhuman6227 Жыл бұрын
What a badass song!!
@gregingram197014 жыл бұрын
I fucking love this song. Its going to haunt me for a while to come...il need to aquire their album now...