mitski @ dong island

mitski performing @ Dong Island May 17, 2014
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[@reginageorge4643]

damn she really was singing puberty 2 songs waaaaay before the album was out

[@mrcat1043]

Even before bury me at makeout creek was released!

[@stoplooking6313]

Frrr

[@vero-kd8vg]

@ the person who said "I wanna listen to you for the rest of my life": dude sAME

[@mangomaking]

10:55 i felt it edit: a follow-up-- 18:02 the same person says "please never stop" shortly followed by someone telling them "alright craig that's enough." GOD

[@scrambldrabbit]

literally

[@123ameeba]

me too craig

[@partycake666]

me too, craig

[@andreimoga7813]

me, too, craig

[@Rikiwizard]

0:00 townie 2:23 fireworks 4:56 first love / late spring 9:03 my body's made of crushed little stars 11:02 your best american girl 14:44 i will 18:10 francis forever

[@vengenceismine2]

thank you for your service 😪

[@natalie-zw5mn]

Thanks!

[@iqnxide4095]

Thx!

[@cinniannaxx]

The way that these were probably the first versions of these songs! So intresting

[@idkanymore2183]

The name of the chapters are funny "Please hurry" and "brave" 😂 Can't forget about my favorite mitski song, "Craig"

[@lesbiasian]

had this saved for months but this is genuinely one my fav performances of hers...ever. it’s always the small acoustic ones. it’s so warm. esp w the fairy lightings +encouragement from the crowd, don’t know why i never commented

[@potato.pancake]

i love mitski acoustic sets sm

[@acorngirl]

This is the best live performance I've seen of hers honestly

[@jinxxie9593]

honestly I think it's her anxiety, most of her small venue type performances seem much better than the bigger ones.

[@Lunaiinmidnight]

My favorite Mitski performance. I hear teenagers talk about crying to her songs but the studio cuts never did for me. But the fairy lights, the blurry iPhone shots and her acoustic guitar make those music real, and most importantly, warm. It’s the sound of a young woman pouring her heart out to something she loves, even if the songs retains its depressive nature. I particularly love this rendition of “First Love / Late Spring” because it felt like the rays of sunshine traveling through the summer breeze. A state of bliss despite the subject. It made me gain a newfound appreciation for the song, and how it reflects what Mitski once always wanted to be. I cried all the way through after that. She seemed like she was really comfortable and happy with the life she had as a small indie musician. Laughing with the listeners, talking about her best friend as she plays I Will. A quote from a Rolling Stone article in 2021: “I came from a DIY punk scene where there are a bunch of white-guy bands, and they got to just put out music, go on tour, and then go home. I thought that applied to me.” At this stage, she has likely passed the stage of playing bar shows where random clienteles would scream at her for her lyricism. The audience appreciates her, it’s interactive and cozy in a level she seems to be most comfortable with. I suppose that she at this point was enjoying this idyllic reality, where all she really had to do is perform, release music and go home and rest. It hasn’t reached the point of excessive, heart-wrenching capitalistic exploitation; which is the unfortunately the point that she has reached with Be the Cowboy. As an longtime listener I emphasize with her desire to remain human in this system that attempts to take everything from her. In some way, I don’t think she is meant for this level of fame. This doesn’t mean that she doesn’t deserve her current level of recognition; it simply means that Mitski’s ambitions as an artist conflicts with the way that the industry is run. There are some that is fully ok with the commercialization of themselves, but some just aren’t. And it eats them up and they ultimately accepts defeat. That’s where Mitski’s at now. As listeners, I think we often don’t think about how our attitudes towards our favourite artists leaves an immense impact on them as a person rather than the artist’s brand. I find it hard now to comment stuff like “I love x person more than I love my life.” It’s unfair, it’s not a relationship they consented to, but the industry, in the exchange of fame and notoriety, also forces people like her to give more and more of their personhood to fuel the quality of the product being sold. It’s almost like a given, even though it shouldn’t. The system categorized Mitski into labels that she attempts to liberate herself from, and those labels includes “Asian Women of Colour” and “Sad Girl.” We know better than that. The white girls on TikTok knows better than that. Why did those TikToks dilute the ever expanding concepts of her songs into “sad vibes?” Because she is viewed as a object of consumption, with no formal social contract, hence people can have the ability to mold her into a decoration for white aesthetics. That is the natural consequence of that. Why can’t general music audiences afford her the same level of intellectual thought and formal respect as other many other white artists who don’t have to go through the same excruciating process of nuance erasure? We as consumers should think more about how capitalism distorts the relationships we have with other people, as many of the dynamics we face today are a part of the consumerist economy where people is up for sale. Fans of the western music industry needs to establish the level of social awareness that K-Pop fans has been developing over the past years, because in many ways, it’s no different. I am just another Asian immigrant trying to find my place in the world. And I am trying my best to maintain the human as I navigate through the economy. If Mitski remaining small means that I would never know about her existence, I am ok with that. I don’t claim her, she isn’t a god, she is not my mother figure, she is that awesome indie girl that I have a few record of and that’s all. I can go back to this performance and see myself in a time where that simple dreams of warm intimacy and privacy was possible before it’s not.

[@rayleakss]

omg i loved reading it

[@hoboken3971]

loved your RYM review. this is such a beautiful, encompassing writeup. it’s a sort of sad thing but you put it in a loving way with consideration of mitski not only as an earnest musician but as a genuine person

[@jessicawatson891]

beautifully written, thank you

[@sunny-qk3uk]

i LOVE this comment dude! you got it hole in one, this was written perfectly!

[@Fish_Fisher__]

Thx for writing this

[@hannahburke4862]

whoever filmed this was doing god's work

[@emmarose3421]

this is my favorite live performance shes done. it just feels so personalized yknow

[@sophie-cp7su]

Mitski deserves the world. Even though she doesn’t know I exist, she will always have a big place in my heart. This is one of my favorite performances of her, I just love the atmosphere. Her music touches me, sometimes it makes me tear up. She expresses her feelings so well that you feel connected to the songs while listening She will always be my favorite artist and I hope she‘s doing well

[@etieno]

You’re so real

[@emersonelizalde6536]

I love when she does the “do dooo doooo dooooo” part in I Will. It’s just so pretty. The whole song is amazing

[@auretta956]

this looks like a teenagers bedroom but like in a comforting way

[@awizard9835]

I've read where she's talked about not being good at guitar but playing anyway and I know to play a burning hill she tunes up her e and d strings... so seeing her play overhand in this performance is really cool. I've never seen or heard of it til Mitski and I know she's not the first but she plays for the necessity for the music. She's also said she needs to still be able to play if all the technology and things and extras were taken away. Legend.

[@laurelhell7041]

this version of first love/late spring!!!

[@alexcortez5948]

We love u Craig, We love u Mitski

[@nahomihanyu1428]

why craig ? I know that it's actually francis forever, but because it's craig ?

[@leonardo_decapitated4644]

My favorite version of “my body’s made of crushed little stars”

[@pennyqxlli1181]

same

[@darkinstinctful123]

The audio here is soo damn clear! Thank you for this gem

[@user-jz4tt6vb6e]

this performance is incredible

[@leen5547]

imagine mitski calling you her best friend i would cry

[@cat3-id2ud]

Fr

[@BalorBallora]

the camera shutter during your best american girl made me shit myself

[@izzy2416]

Same lmfao😭

[@Samm2347]

Same

[@35mmonica]

let’s also acknowledge how clean her runs were while she was strumming. like wtf. she was already such a stunning performer early on.

[@mitski4evrr500]

shes the cutest person to exist

[@alexandramarshall5673]

i love when its just her and her acoustic

[@lukaslourd]

I love mitski with her table and chair

[@jncarvajal]

the fact that a person that said that wanted to hear her forever and RIGHT AFTER THAT SHE PERFORMED YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL

[@gabetratz2364]

the little hair flip before first love/late spring :')

[@Kurozora13]

There’s something that seems so special about this set. It feels so intimate. I’ve been lucky to see Mitski live a few times, and while I loved those experiences, there’s almost nothing like a cozy acoustic set with a small, but very engaged audience, especially when singing songs that are so personal and emotional.

[@nattypatty_610]

I love these type of lives of hers. It felt most like home.

[@sunny-qk3uk]

this is one of my favorite performances from her, it just feels so personal and the atmosphere is so much nicer than some of her more recent concerts, (not saying that they're bad because they're AWESOME), something about bearing your heart to people who really want to listen to you. Maybe that sounds silly though, im not a poet haha

[@FreakLilBitchAntonia]

Same, I love some of her older concerts just cuz its so much cozier than the concerts in an incredibly big place

[@scrambldrabbit]

such a chill environment, i love the encouragement from the audience and the lighting makes this feel so comfy :)

[@ShailarChina]

this is such a warm atmosphere idk how to describe it i wanna be here

[@keur2454]

10:50 “how many more songs do i get?” “I want to listen to you to the rest of my life”

[@MariiiiMarija]

... that was the sweetest thing!

[@1blackfrend]

love her

[@cinniannaxx]

The fact that this is the oldest comment here

[@marcus.taylorsversion8448]

the way she's just in her makeout creek phase but she's already singing the songs in her puberty 2 album that hasnt even released yet

[@ddeadstar]

This performance is the reason i want to be a musician. It opens me up and mixes me about until i am all mush. Then it puts me back together as a new entity. My eyes see differently, my ears hear differently and i feel and react differently. And if i die before hearing this woman’s voice i will die unsatisfied.

[@cherrybomb8120]

i wonder if she knows how many people are in love w her

[@user-ym5uu7fr9e]

luv u craig

[@zy-sh7xn]

Ouch, pain, grief, lumbay, sore, pain, pain, sorrow, crying, sadness, sigh, sadness, sorrow, sorrow, sadness, sadness, sadness , sorrow, tears, weakness, deafness, pain, sarrow, cry, hurt, suffer, misery, despair, sadness, suffering, misfortune, failure, tragedy, gloomy, bro ken hearted, cheerless, plague, grief, trauma

[@sunny-qk3uk]

i needed more words for sad for my english essay, thank you very much this was helpful

[@zy-sh7xn]

@@sunny-qk3uk OH MY GOD I ACTUALLY HELPED YOU😭😭OH MY GOD I FEEL SO HELPFUL RN

[@sunny-qk3uk]

@@zy-sh7xn you should!! you are helpful!!!

[@martabarbosa630]

i love bow cute she is when they cheer xjsbxha i love her sm

[@fewbles]

This is so magical I swearrr. I usually bookmark KZbin music videos that I love with the original name but this video is just bookmarked “

[@k4eru20]

ily queen

[@monserratdelpilarflorescho8664]

My god, love this version of fireworks!

[@picbuey]

Ella es maravillosa. Estoy encantado de conocerla. Desearía mucho poder ver su arte en vivo, aquí en Buenos Aires, Argentina o en cualquier parte del mundo.

[@jncarvajal]

Dios, sí. Ojalá algún día considere venir por acá.

[@fantome_wzrd]

ya viene c:

[@mielita_redondaa]

viene a Agentina en unos meses en el primavera sound!

[@mexiicolaa]

one of my fav performances from her istg 😭😭❤️❤️

[@yuh4390]

i couldve sworn the last time i saw this she sang thursday girl

[@ilovemitski1009]

i love this so much i’m going to watch it for the literal rest of my life oh my god i’m ficking sobbing what the fuck i was not fucking prepared for this oh my fuxking god

[@solar173]

We r the same fr.

[@candelalencinas5898]

me encanta, se siente súper cálido y como que podes conectar con ella y lo que transmite, la adoro tanto

[@andreimoga7813]

"where and when would you go if you had a time machine"

[@silliestgooseever]

Yes I’m gay but also yes I’m completely in love with this woman Mitski is literally a god

[@piettromartins122]

Same here

[@amandarockhold8390]

god is a woman and she is mitski

[@MorgansArrow]

Bro when she sang your best American girl I just started crying. Her voice is amazing

[@martabarbosa630]

i hate that this ends

[@leoneedfan123]

sobbing. screaming. throwing up. shaking.

[@scarysay]

First love late spring in E major is something I did not know I needed

[@stoplooking6313]

I love MITSKI so much

[@leoneedfan123]

mitski it's 4 am i'm so w stonedm

[@krantijafar4880]

ily you are me ilysm i hope u have the best life

[@juliannichols-art]

Literally

[@mmoseyy]

This is my favorite video on KZbin

[@EMI-gs9cm]

this video makes me so happy

[@mitski4evrr500]

4:51 AWW

[@jericdelacruz2701]

This is too much in a good way

[@mmoseyy]

first love/late spring literally gave me shivers

[@kierram8353]

i love her so much omg

[@skt101fl7]

i’ve found a hidden gym

[@user-bq4xk2yh6i]

me playing pokemon

[@hh-nx8ku]

gem?

[@omarvazquez2359]

mitski delivering one of the all time great performances of music in this jeez

[@omarvazquez2359]

i wish i couldve been there the same way i want to be at when beethoven debuted like 4 of his most iconic pieces in one all beethoven mega concert shit got cold but they kept going and delivered great music

[@ailynn7778]

10:52 - 11:06 i want to listen to her my entire life too

[@ailynn7778]

11:09 one of the best “your best american girl” performance ever

[@lulu-wd6fv]

this performance makes me feel so warm and safe

[@icouldbechris]

Happy 8 year anniversary to this performancee

[@una9906]

kinning craig rn

[@lainnnnnnnnn6]

i love you a lot mitski, you’re so important to me 🖤

[@jackpeth760]

she had no idea how massive she was gna be she went from playing dead venues with afew people to selling out tours

[@rosegraham5609]

I want to drown in a sea of her vocals

[@spookygmrd]

real

[@ilovemitski1009]

i’m gucking so happy right now these sound so beautiful what the freaking fuck

[@marcus.taylorsversion8448]

4:53 HER DOING HER LIL DANCEY-DANCE

[@runfromangela]

I've watched this video 7 times in a row

[@runfromangela]

time flies when I listen to her

[@starlesscitiess]

i love i will im sobbing

[@alcisgoodforu]

crying

[@user-wl6ew5eq1e]

phoebe bridgers wishes she could be mitski

[@ilovemitski1009]

HER DOO DOO DOO DOO DOOS ARE SO AMABSBFMF

[@whamstan7454]

dong island????????

[@ChristinaBatte]

i was just about to ask ab this

[@nathalia2420]

yeah it’s on long island lol

[@sincersan]

i love her performance of your best american girl here, especially with the camera freezeframing part way

[@lia5483]

обожаю

[@joanaecho]

Craig was hitting on mitski 😂

[@mrcat1043]

Why are so few people talking about how literally most of the songs here were unreleased?

[@FartyHamster]

All songs from this performance were unreleased

[@jncarvajal]

bmc wasn't released yet

[@jncarvajal]

i still find incredible that yout best american girl was a thing in 2014

[@Flickerby]

please never stop 18:03 e ela parou😿😿😿

[@justme-he7vf]

so please hurry leave me i cant breathe, please don't say you love me

[@lukaslourd]

❤❤❤

[@ilovemitski1009]

SCREAMING SOBBING IM SCTUALLY SHITTING FRANCIS FOREVER IM FICKING SOBBING THROWIBG UP OH MY FUCKIBC GOD SJES SO GOOD Z SJSJABSB HER VOICE IS SO PRETTY

[@littleguyified]

oh man what the fuck mitski i love you

[@arthhur-1]

brother, esse é o meu vídeo favorito de todos os tempos.

[@arthhur-1]

sonhei com o meu primeiro crush, a gente tava indo na boca compra makonha

[@arthhur-1]

sdds dele

[@zeeteevee.]

anyone else notice your best american girl is in a different key?

[@MMTheHighEndOfLow]

why does best american girl cut?

[@carpiioo.806]

I think the user was taking a photo (like you know how you can take a photo while taking a video on the iphone? :^) )

[@rumaisa8699]

how was she singing puberty 2 songs in 2014?

[@mellifluousHiraeth]

a lot of her songs are very old, you can see her preforming geyser in performances in like 2014

[@rumaisa8699]

@@mellifluousHiraeth oh so they were like unreleased songs that she real see later?

[@kierabirch828]

@@rumaisa8699 basically. but also i think she’s not going to be putting out any older material that she wrote back then since she said in a 2018 interview that she’d feel disingenuous singing about adolescence and first love now she’s a grown woman in her late twenties / early thirties

[@lukaslourd]

11:59 why did this give me ddlc vibes

[@yoruuluv]

lmaooo fr

[@minarifarted5231]

fireworks omg ....

[@th3_sh007ing_st4r]

Yall this was before puberty 2 came out by the way.

[@marceloguzman646]

does anyone knows a video where she gets to sing Real Men? please help me

[@valerieee1469]

FRANCIS FOREVER WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED CRAIG??? WHAT??? this is so strange and interesting edit: nvm theyre auto generated 😭 idk where they got the names from though lmao "beowulf finale" huhhh?

[@nutballsheding8998]

SHE DIDNT I WILL BE MARRIED TO SIELNCE or did she

[@vodka65]

pissing psnt

[@ella6032]

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