Mike & Ginger React to AGNES OBEL - Familiar

Mike & Ginger return to the lovely and haunting Agnes Obel.
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[@TheFacrecords]

“Dark” changed my life, it reminded me that I’m inadequate in so many ways, yet I feel worldlier for having seen it; like I was let in on a massive secret that will always continue to unfold, long after the show has ended. It had SO much more depth than anything else on television. The “Dark” narrative was married perfectly to the music in the program. I can’t imagine it will ever be matched. You’re grand for recognizing it on your channel- cheers!

[@iscoutofficial976]

Can’t agree more!

[@ratulghosh4271]

DARK and this music are just OUT OF THE WORLD !! I freaking love that show and this song !!!!!

[@Suamt]

I love how complex her songs are musically. Its so not your average pop song.

[@jamievanduesen3637]

I love this song. I had never heard it before until I watched Dark. It is such a phenomenal show!!

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

Agnes has done a bunch of live performances that are available on KZbin. Have to say, she never fails to be fantastic.

[@MikeandGinger]

I would definitely say that! - G

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

@@MikeandGinger the deezer session is wonderful. and if you want to treat yourself with one hour of elegant perfection, check out her performance live at the philharmonie de paris, here especially the version of "dorian", you'll find it in my playlist "concerts"

[@peteowen3539]

The low pitched sections are Agnes’ own voice through a pitch changer.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

She told in one interview that her husband, Alex Bruel Flagstad, made the video for this song. She also explained that: "Alex knew the song was about love, and he knew that one of the ideas I had for the album had to do with new technology. So his interpretation of the song, he wanted to put in images of this technology-driven and also industrialized love world, so he filmed me and wanted me to look like a robot. He told me to sing sort of like a robot, and he used a lot of images of highways and also some really great pictures underwater. We all sort of created this emotional world that has become industrialized and technological in a way."

[@wimclynhens7020]

Riverside, Fuel to Fire, Dorian, Camera's Rolling, Island of Doom... Agnes Obel is a genius. I especially love Mary from the Citizens of Glass album. The melody switch halfway through that becomes the fade out is goosebumps material. Kate Bush is my absolute favorite, but Agnes quickly placed herself next to Kate. These two women are genius.

[@richardporter2802]

It was played in the first season episode 3 fit so perfect makes me tear up ever time I hear the song

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

she is so damn good! her modified ghosly voice gives me shivers in areas not supposed for this. this song is smashing live, but this video does it as well! nice reaction

[@CODCAZ]

Fun fact. Was looking for the male deep voice singer but it's actually obels voice pitched down and layered to sound ghostly

[@TJMalana]

In her live performance she really sings down in that pitch. Its so remarkable.

[@jeffreyhaas]

I'm so glad I watched Dark on Netflix. I never would've heard of this song otherwise. Come to think about it, most songs in the series are incredible.

[@finlybenyunes8385]

Love the dress, hair and flower painting in the background! All that AND Agnes Obel! 🎶💜🎶

[@nick_callaghan]

So good to see KZbinrs discovering Agnes, if it's not already on the list I'd love if you guys could do Aventine and Words are Dead :)

[@MikeandGinger]

It’s definitely on the list now! - G

[@punkypappa1381]

Her performance at Philharmonie de Paris is amazing. Run Cried the Crawling is a highlight if you love vocals. The anchor song Stretch Your Eyes is great too!

[@itsby199]

Love this song so much!

[@MrSlenderman608]

Dark is an *amazing* show. (This is a great song too!)

[@MrHws5mp]

Haunting - perfect for a creepy crime show. Some of the best TV show music IMHO: Battlestar Galactica reboot by Bear McCreary: all of it. There's a fantastic live concert on KZbin that they did. True Blood theme ('I Want To Do Bad Things With You') by Jace Everett. Amazingly, given how perfect it is, it wasn't written for the show: they used it as a placeholder for the 'the sort of thing we want' and never found anything better. Heart Of Darkness by Eric Clapton (the original British 1985 version, not the Mel Gibson remake). perfect balance of drama, pain and pathos. Harry's Game by Clannad (1982). Harry's Game was a bleak thriller about espionage and political violence in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The theme, with a lowering drone below a mournful Celtic lyric, perfectly captured the mood. Space 1999 Season 1 by Barry Gray. Just to lighten it up a bit, I think this is one of the best lightweight action/adventure themes & title sequence ever put together.

[@bernios3446]

The refrain of that song (with her pitched down voice) makes stones melt. Sends shivers down my spine since years..

[@YesThatNeal]

I've been waiting for someone to react to the song, so thank you! I was on the verge of ditching Dark, but this song with that montage in S1E3 immediately made me change my mind and so glad I did. I listen to this song at least once weekly.

[@pablosantos-pi7by]

I love Agnes Obel.

[@iconoclast67]

I can't remember if I heard this before or after watching all seasons of Cardinal. Beautiful as usual from Agnes.

[@christiantoth7959]

I had the pleasure of attending an Agnes Obel concert in Vienna, Austria a week before the Covid restrictions began. A fantastic experience, not a great show, just music. The whole thing in a small hall with maybe 300 other listeners. Everyone was very quiet, everyone listened to the music. And the 4 girls played really great, so that the memory of the concert can accompany me through this quiet time. And if you like the music of Agnes then you should definitely give Aldous Harding a try, a great artist from New Zealand. Imagining My Man, Stop Your Tears or Zoo Eyes are definitely worth a listen

[@MikeandGinger]

That sounds like the perfect concert ❤️ - G

[@mynameisnotme1866]

If you liked familiar , you will also like Broken sleep, Myopia , Cameras rolling & Island of doom from her last album .

[@sote23]

Can you react to any of these three songs off of her new album Myopia. The three songs in no particular order are Broken sleep, Island of Doom and Camara's rolling

[@Zozo-K-]

Cardinal...you had me at “Scandi-noir”...I will have to check that out.

[@MikeandGinger]

Do it! -M

[@Zozo-K-]

@@MikeandGinger I watched the first episode last night and LOVED it! Thanks for the recommendation. Looking forward to watching the rest!

[@MikeandGinger]

@@Zozo-K- awesome! Enjoy - G

[@miskatonicuniversityavclub202]

hannibal was spectacular, madds mikkelson (sp lol) was so amazing in that. i already have always viewed dr lecter as the protagonist in all of his stories, but that truly cemented it, will graham is a fool at best, to throw away such a precious gift.

[@slaydesaid8741]

Good reaction. 😀 Agnes Obel makes some lovely music for sure. I am surprised no-one has yet suggested her most popular song (by a long mile), "Riverside". Just checked that it has more than double the number of listenings on Spotify than the 2nd ranked, which is in fact "Familiar" (just edging September Song"). It really is a fantastic tune, so if you want to hear her most famous song, I suggest you react to/check out "Riverside". Official video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJvRlKyfqtyqjrM

[@adhiemus]

3:28 same reaction ma'am. To me it's because of the cool rythm and bass in the background,

[@johnnyshih498]

I'd suggest checking out Dorian, it's one of my favorites and was used in Hanna season 2!

[@justjulie37]

Very cool song. She's great

[@finlybenyunes8385]

A suggestion: Head over Heels by Cocteau Twins...

[@michaelmacdonald334]

I always loved the soundtrack to the Serenity TV series. L😍VE the theme track! But my all time favorite soundtrack has to be from Conan the Barbarian!!!

[@MrHws5mp]

Firefly TV series, Serenity movie. Funnily enough I've just come from another video wherhe somebody who's never seen it is reacting to Firefly. Totally agree about Conan: that music is glorious! A few years back, they finally sorted out all the screwed-up rights issues and recorded a decent version of it: I went straight out and bought it on CD.

[@frosty6960]

blew my mind when i learned she has "both" voices

[@Luzitanium]

for me she can be a mix of Enya with Bjork which i love

[@amandamourao7534]

Amo as músicas da Agnes😍

[@josemario1822]

Dark♥️😭

[@InTheCity3D]

Has society really come to this? Watching people's reactions to things. :) 99% of the time, my thoughts on that question are a resounding "NO", but in the case of you both, your appreciation for the nuance is appreciated.

[@adambainbridge1708]

Thank you for this video, I just found your channel and love Agnes Obel! Please listen to Norah Jones playing Black Hole Sun in the Detroit Fox Theatre, a week after Chris Cornell played there, 5 days after he passed - it is a truly moving and beautiful performance.

[@adambainbridge1708]

Agnes Obel's Paste Studio set is wonderful, Won't You Call Me, Island of Doom, and Broken Sleep. Her earlier work is great too, Just So is a really fresh and lovely song that transports me back to childhood, as does Riverside. If you love cello don't miss Fivefold, it is a short 2 minute instrumental with a mood that lasts for days.

[@MikeandGinger]

Awesome! We’ll definitely check them out! - G

[@adambainbridge1708]

​@@MikeandGinger Do it!! I don't know if the sound quality is good enough for a react but the Paste studio set is great to watch. The studio versions are just gorgeous though - not that you'd expect less from dear Agnes!

[@anascully6273]

I find it curious that you say that you focus on the characters and not on the song, the opposite happened to me, maybe because I was not watching the series as soon as I heard the song it was like a revelation

[@spiderrabbit1556]

Hi guys, may i recommend a couple of suggestions for review, i think you may like Max Richter - On the nature of daylight video version. Or perhaps Rachael Yamagata - Elephants.

[@MikeandGinger]

Thanks for the tip!

[@bazkeen]

Ever since you showed "The Curse" I've been listening to a lot of Agnes's music. She is just so good This is also very good "Agnes Obel - Broken Sleep (Official Video)" kzbin.info/www/bejne/b17FaWiknNmEhZY

[@MikeandGinger]

Glad you’re enjoying it! I’ll definitely add this to our playlist! - G

[@Toxic-bm8lw]

Please do aurora through the eyes of a child please🙏🙏🙏🙏 Please reply my coment please

[@MikeandGinger]

Already on our list - G

[@Toxic-bm8lw]

Thanks❤

[@danielmizuno3342]

BRAZIL........

[@MustaLaatta]

No matter how pretty woman sits bside on a pub me and starts flirting - if she has eyes like that😨 I'm off... 😄 Floor Jansen just published kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5ikqWaOor5-nqs

[@mrdobalina8006]

Is Ginger DTF?

[@MikeandGinger]

Only if you're over 6 feet tall, devastatingly handsome, and married to her. - M

[@MikeandGinger]

Lucky for me, I know just the guy! 😉 - G