Natalie Merchant Hard Rock Live

Natalie Merchant, performing for the VH1 series Hard Rock Live, sings Carnival, Ophelia and Kind & Generous. Performed March 6, 1999.

[@joraemorr]

Beautiful lady Beautiful spirit Beautiful voice 💛😇💛

[@daveross3642]

jeff buckley + natalie merchant is too much for me right now. I am bawling like a newborn baby for all the right reasons. What a beautiful crossover!

[@unite4peace88]

The greatest musical talent the world has ever known. Natalie is raw emotion and musical expertise.

[@dannycrockett9878]

Fell all over the music right from the start on The Maniacs, but it's worth the price of your ticket just to watch her dance

[@troydavis705]

She is so beautiful and I am not talking about physically (but that as well.) but a genuine soul...Thank you Natalie. I wish I could just spend lunch talking with her.

[@katielawrence5420]

I love Natalie Merchant.

[@masonkanterbury3007]

ONE of a short list of the most beautiful women in the world.

[@Vintage70s]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@sartainja]

Amen, Mason. 👍

[@vwaudiwelder]

Joshua, amen brother. Here we are shaking hands during our first meet. She loved my bouquet of a dozen steel roses and my aluminum piano bench I fabricated for her. Met her for the 4th time last Dec, 2014. What a national treasure.

[@michaelclark7307]

understated, casual, gifted and magical personified

[@cunagua]

Heck, what a beautiful, gorgeous, talented, mesmerizing goddess she is...

[@joej2435]

What a sad metamorphosis. She now looks like a fat old lady.

[@joej2435]

Sting Ray Joshua Ramir complimented Natalie on her looks. This is what he said about her: Joshua Ramir1 year agoHighlighted comment Heck, what a beautiful, gorgeous, talented, mesmerizing goddess she is... He's as fucked up in the head as you are my friend. So do you see what I mean when I call you a dumb fuck. Did you get thrown out of school in the 3rd grade or something. I don't know why I waste my time with an ignoramus like you. I guess it is because I pity you for being so dumb.It's like I'm being kind to a dumb animal. The first indication of your stupidity is that you think a bloated, old, fat broad like Natalie is even worth looking at. Get your act together, stupid, before you send a reply. I'll probably ignore it because dumb fucks like you are boring along with being stupid.

[@cunagua]

man, chill, Natalie's a muse and so the kind of love she inspires is more of a platonic nature... and of course, if I want to look at a curvy, all protuberant sun tanned piece of meat I would'n't be here in the first place, here we're on a higher plane dear Joe. Greets

[@cunagua]

Houston, Houston, Joe has a problem... man, it was you who said ''Joshua Ramir complimented Natalie on her looks... He's as fucked up in the head as you are my friend...'' so not with me but about me... and please don't you dare to relegate me to the 'dumb fuck status' please, I'll be suffering from insomnia for years to come

[@joej2435]

Joshua Ramir - Add dementia to what you're suffering from Ramir. I was advising Sting Ray how to formulate a reply on here. He was calling me Joshua Ramir. So I corrected him. It's not easy dealing with two dumb fucks so why don't you step off. Nobody was even talking to you - You dumb fuck !!!

[@michaelwackers6475]

Captivating, enrapturing timbre!

[@nicholashura3939]

The cover of Last Goodbye is awesome! I half woke up from a nap once years ago while this show was on and I wasn't sure if I was really hearing it or if I was dreaming. I've been looking for this for years!

[@sartainja]

You were lucky to wake up from your nap. Natalie usually does not cover other people’s music. She always does a superb job on any cover. I was at one of her concerts in 2013. She started singing John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” by herself and everyone joined in with for the first few lines of the song. It was pure energy and love for a few seconds. I would have given anything if she would have continued on.

[@vivianfonseca5846]

Beautiful person voice, and music. ❤

[@jamespriest9658]

Nat is was and always will be the best hippie chick ever.. just spectacular performer

[@francitron_art_3]

I love this performance ...

[@tia2all501]

I remember recording this on my VCR because I Love Natalie but found LUCINDA WILLIAMS I been a fan of her music ever since ❤️

[@privateperson1746]

Natalie I love you from my heart because its there where you choose to live. ty

[@unknownunknown7393]

18:48 Her version of Last Goodbye is just freakin gorgeous!

[@sartainja]

Very moving. Tear in my eye.

[@danh.2834]

Nobody does it ...like Natalie...

[@Venuslovefactor]

Wow, Natalie is awesome and beautiful - 100%! Always has been.

[@sartainja]

Great video. Thanks Isaac for posting another wonderful Natalie video. She makes the world a better place through her music.

[@debrasybyl972]

😢I have just discovered you 🎉 love you WOW 🪭 knew ur voice not who u ur name 😭 I love you I'm from California

[@peterselles590]

In 1993 she was still in 10.000 maniacs this is the Ophelia tour live band so 1998 or 1999 (Natalie and Peter Yanowitz her boyfrend and drummer broke up in 2000)

[@neckarsulme]

luv you Natalie

[@lorenbrookslab]

Thanks for uploading this, Isaac!! I love looking back at VH1~ :)

[@nancymello5246]

Thx for posting this...love her!!

[@dhsaunders4185]

SO GOOD WOW! Natalie delivers and the full band sound is outstanding, but her beauty is a little distracting here ....heartbreaker!

[@tonyluciano3633]

love this singer she so hot! and voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johndistaso6353]

Oh yes.

[@kenheintz4249]

Great performance but must be after 1998 due to the song were not released until 1998 on the Ophelia album

[@MitchQuintana]

Yeah, you're right! They got the year wrong. Her debut album wasn't released until '95, so yeah, wrong date.

[@yonkipop]

i love tigerlily more than anymore album of natalie,,,and i love all of this, but, the first has songs like seven years, i might know the word, that after ophelia never found in any show,,,,

[@josedaurbon4888]

Sunny woman

[@Mmmyess]

Natalie lucked out to work with both Rob Buck and Jen Turner...both amazing guitarists. But Natalie is a wonder unto herself.

[@rranger1014]

What about Gabe?

[@ppumpkin3282]

The maniacs were much tighter, this is all over the place.

[@husker22chad63]

@@ppumpkin3282 but that is a exactly what she wanted. It’s not by accident or ineptness.

[@privateperson1746]

my little wuajira heartbraker

[@tonym50195]

The magic was gone when Jen Turner left. She hasn’t done anything since Jen left.

[@amerocker]

Why did Jen Turner leave Natalie's band? I think they sounded great together and so did Natalie for a short while.

[@tonym50195]

amerocker , Jen overshadowed Natalie and there was jealousy. Also, many women cannot Co-exist in such a situation. It’s too bad. Tigerlilly was a masterpiece with Jens guitar work. Nat should have swallowed her pride and continued to make music with her.

[@amerocker]

@@tonym50195 That's believable and weird. I think in Natalie's liner notes for her deluxe 'Best Of' 2 cd set, she says when Jen Turner showed up to play the _first_ time, it was _the_ guitar sound Natalie was wanting. It's true that two women working closely together can cause damage. Heck, two women usually can't work together in a kitchen.

[@pepper1188]

Jen was so talented and tall and beautiful I'm sure I'm not the only one that paid more attention to her than Natalie during a performance her guitar work was astounding

[@wyattspop]

and on lead guitar , Jimmy Hendrix Jr, the audio is brutally awful

[@rodbirch5876]

was hoping for Jen Turner, who helped create the song..... :(

[@carrrexx7190]

Easy on the guitar distortion, it's annoying.

[@sjkyte630]

eleven people had malfunctioning mouse and hit the wrong button - only explanation

[@poolboy0071000]

Not 1993....more like 2003.

[@rranger1014]

Nope. March 6, 1999 was a Saturday night and I recorded it live on my VCR

[@MORCOPOLO0817]

That microphone was seriously hissing.

[@rranger1014]

+MORCOPOLO0817 I have this performance on VHS and DVD and the audio is perfect. I suspect an upload problem...

[@rranger1014]

@ctguitarguy here we have it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/parMoGOOfq2Mfsk

[@christiana8820]

Amazing talent, but needs work on the dancing moves and a pair of shoes instead of the barefoot-hippie stage theatrics...

[@kuei12]

The guitarist is overbearing. He ruined what would have been a great performance.

[@rranger1014]

you mean like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaGym4Ssdql_fZY Gabe should be showcased.

[@ppumpkin3282]

shoulda stayed with the maniacs