joanna newsom - emily

[@luclheureux4480]

Easily one of the greatest songs ever written

[@ryankilbylicious]

i agree. dream language. perfect and personal words to everyone but to everyone its meaning is different, thats big medicine, strong poetry magic. 😀

[@gibberconfirm166]

@@ryankilbylicious It is very good but the contrast between the greatest of John Lennon's output and some of his worse 70s output is quickly apparent. To be clear: I'm comparing her to John Lennon, not Foo Fighters. This is a masterpiece, but it's already not as good as "Sawdust and Diamonds."

[@HouseofJello]

@@gibberconfirm166 I'd say it is at least as miraculous as sawdust and diamonds.

[@Schmain]

I really don't think there has ever been a songwriter that has come even close to Joanna's talents. This is one of a handful of songs she has written that are entirely untouchable; a devastatingly beautiful, lyrical epic. She is just unlike anyone else. Beautiful.

[@wattfadad688]

and some even have the nerve to compare her with late bush

[@Teaandephemery]

I mean, it's her and Dylan, then a vast gulf to everyone else. Emily is Visions of Johanna for the 21st century.

[@Brian-wn2vc]

I love the expression on her face when the audience applauded as she began the song.

[@MrVoyaging]

Everyone gets so excited when she starts and it's so raucous, and then get suddenly quiet to listen. It's great.

[@MatheusAgostin]

I love everything about this song. Every detail, every note, the lyrics, the harp, the violin and the trumpet. It's pure magic.

[@llywelyngruffydd8474]

I love how the lyrics paint images in your imagination. What a beautiful song

[@igorlucena11]

This is storytelling and poetry of the highest highest level. Sublime!

[@JazzyFaye21]

So lovely. Her parents must be so proud :)

[@YNikolich]

Joanna wrote the history of music with this piece and with the intire ys album.. and this performance is just.. ah

[@wild_cosmia]

best song ever written. you are very lucky to see joanna live.

[@cranberr1]

3:07 absolute favorite part, everything about this song is so enchanting 🤍✨

[@xgum]

that must be fucking spiritually moving to perform

[@teosiriosica]

my Soul is happy to find such beautiful people, and artists that make our stay on this Planet just really really pleasant : ) thank you! and thanks for this recording!

[@jobsitesupervisor525]

Had to call in and let my boys down. this put a crack in my foundation.

[@sofakinghigh]

My favorite song of all time. Such genius

[@RobertHughesMusic]

She is absolutely gorgeous, and her songwriting is ridiculously good. I would love to meet her.

[@TheGloriousNosebleed]

AHHH, this is so sick!!! My favorite song by her performed incredibly by everyone. Magnificent.

[@Obsessedandstuff]

i cant belive she came to my country and performed here and i didnt know about it im so upset now

[@juli3836]

This song is perfect

[@mayamagination]

The instrumentation on this song (and the whole album) is fucking ace

[@inky4944]

She's so beautiful...

[@Divingup1]

Gave me chills. She's a goddess.

[@eternodisperare]

HOW DOES SHE REMEMBER THE WORDS

[@gibberconfirm166]

I actually listened to the album 50 times and I remember all the words, like 10 years ago.

[@eternodisperare]

gibberconfirm cool. thanks for sharing!

[@jaellycookie]

@@eternodisperare so awesome you got the chance to come back to this video 8 years after making your original comment

[@truelovewaits223]

When Joanna was younger she would memorize poems for fun that's why ☺️ maybe you've already found you answer but if you haven't here!

[@ThomLately]

She’s a pro

[@waldroj01]

And Emily i saw you last night by the river, i dreamed you were skipping little stones across the surface of the water, thrown in at the angle where they were lost and slipped under forever, in a mud cloud mica-spangled, like the sky’d been waiting for a mirror. Anyhow i sat by your side by the water, you taught me the names of the stars over head that i wrote down in my ledger. All I knew of the road the universe were those Pleiades loosed in December. I promised I’d set them to verse so I’d always remember.....MOTHER OF GOD

[@heavendreamful]

CD (Ys) in my bookcase, vid in my favs. Thanx!

[@nirs1975]

thank you :-) nice Photo of rollins, he is the best

[@heavendreamful]

nirs1975 Henry is a Genius! Thanx 4 vid Friend :-)

[@specialk1988]

An audience who know how to give the music some respect. Lovely to see.

[@mirelluna]

amazing!! She's the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@purplequail]

beautiful. u can tell the band was pleased.

[@erolsabadosh]

how can one person have so much talent

[@Hamishamishamishamish]

I genuinely think she’s a five thousand year old bard who’s been reincarnated

[@kitchenfloorblog]

עשית לי את השבוע! תודה על האפלואודס

[@SnakebearerMaria]

I love Joanna Newsom

[@snigguh4u]

how lovely she is

[@heatherparaday6138]

I heard this today in music class and my teacher said her voice is like a dieing cat because of her tambour but I think she is so good

[@ExecutionOfAllThings]

+Ducktapeglamorous You just found Joanna?!?! You lucky duck...tapeglamorous! ;) Start from the beginning and ENJOY! I've been listening to her for at least a decade and every song gets better with every replay, especially this masterpiece. She's a true poet. And oh! OH!!! As far as a live performance, search for Joanna's "Good Intentions Paving Company" on Austin City Limits. It's probably the best 10 minutes of video on the WHOLE WIDE INTERNETS!!!

[@nachomansandycabbage]

tell your teacher he will be a dying cat if he continues talking about Joanna like that

[@robertcook2680]

+Ducktapeglamorous "Timbre", not "tambour"

[@Brian-wn2vc]

your teacher is full of shit. newsom is masterful

[@PennyDreadful1]

She sounds kind of like a playful exuberant wood pixie.

[@stevenmcilroy3935]

Lost for words. Incredible.

[@alfredcodl5400]

She has something of the Divine about her. I love her even though I do not know her personally. Is that not the essence of divine love?

[@acevedoyadi]

blessed thy ears

[@EclecticStranger]

i know what you mean.. i love how the audience quiets down every single time she's on stage & begins playing.. it's so damn rare to see.

[@gregoryjee]

Thanks so much for sharing this!!!

[@guywithasukapfp7835]

omg omg im from philippines and i am broke as a rat, omfg i will never be able to see joanna live in this lifetime omg omg, i cant breathe, i failed in life omg omg

[@who7092]

Joanna is so fucking awesome, can’t believe no ones commented here in so long

[@RyanNee]

Holy moly.

[@genderegg]

5:24 I wasn't expecting those high notes. Beautiful.

[@Strokes_]

미쳤다 미쳤어....

[@BrehiaReacts]

Just so great! :D

[@Mikeecol]

This is far from the best version I have heard. Backing instruments overwhelming the vocal

[@saiaddict]

7:39 Incredible.

[@PninianPnin]

Amazing. Still, I don't think any live recording can ever capture the sheer majesty of 10:47 on the original recording.

[@carlosmurillo1543]

ow shit 😍😍

[@paulcavanough9423]

Spellbinding. Brilliant! A Kate Bush for the new Millennium :) Song and artist of the Century.Broadcast this to the Universe. An amazing performance.

[@nirs1975]

@moceanu I'm sure they were not happy. But I hope that someday, the two nations will be wise enough to reach a peace agreement and live in peace side by side (because together it does not really working) and Palestinians will come to Tel Aviv to see performances and Israelis can see shows in Ramallah. It would be a wonderful day for me. I hope it will be a wonderful day for you too

[@AtomIntention]

dat jawharp doe

[@scherado01]

"Tales From Topographic Oceans" ambitious.

[@guywithasukapfp7835]

my roman empire

[@ridolfia]

@JonahLindelof אם כבר שאלת, אז באותו ההקשר - בתחילת ההופעה מישהי צעקה משהו (אולי אותה אחת עם הbring your boyfriend) וג'ואנה חייכה ולחשה למקרופון "yes". יש למישהו מושג מה היא אמרה? אפילו יש לי את זה מוקלט אבל אי אפשר לשמוע מילים שלמות עם הצעקות והמחיאות כפיים מסביב... וגם - ניסיתי להקליט את כל ההופעה עם הMP3 הכושל והמיושן שלי, ויצא ממש גרוע. אם למישהו יש הקלטת סאונד סבירה של ההופעה, או יכול להפנות אותי להקלטה כזו, אני אסגוד לו לנצח.

[@Farcallo]

Unions Unions Unions.....😭😭

[@nirs1975]

@JonahLindelof לצערי לא, העלתי את כל הקטעים שצולמו (מגבלות בטרייה וכרטיס זכרון, לצערי)

[@nirs1975]

@kitchenfloorblog בשמחה :-)

[@PninianPnin]

Yeah, 'to remove nodules from her vocal cords'. Bjork recently had surgery too, her voice is also different.

[@fullmoonsociety7463]

Andy Samberg is one lucky bastard

[@FlaviaSantosbr]

@ma5t1ka That's absolutely true! :-)

[@caram552]

Hello

[@justag0ose]

the number of likes on this video is officially 666 nobody move

[@nirs1975]

@TheVescanesca Me too :-)

[@PninianPnin]

Probably because when she recorded this song her voice wasn't ultered by surgery that she had to undertake. Therefore, she needs to find a way to phrase the notes similar to how she could when her voice was more...strange? But probably more amazing.

[@leschatsmusicale]

@ma5t1ka me too

[@JANXDPDX]

trombone rocks

[@boarovidiu7430]

Why, she wrote them!

[@nirs1975]

@snigguh4u true

[@stephaniecampbell5311]

Freestyle

[@NIMRODakaNIMROD]

@snigguh4u oh yeah...

[@plopperator]

I didn't know she had surgery

[@brun027]

Joanna Newsom >> The Beatles

[@ThePainkiller9995]

And its not even close

[@ronbent]

@moceanu i guess that's too bad isn't it?

[@JosieDuncanSong]

I wonder how many harps she has

[@kalinders]

she actually rents a harp in ever city she goes to when she tours!

[@moceanu]

@purplequail i bet the palestinians weren't pleased! you can't be pleased when you're not free

[@dario.cangelli]

a me invece mette un po' di paura, pur bravissima, ma...

[@nickgrimshaw5]

i like the enthusiasm but i think you're pushing it dude

[@mongomeisterlich]

she's great, but when she sings the high notes she sometimes sounds like ling ling from drawn together. isn't that strange?