joanna newsom - go long

[@pawnmusic]

the fist time I heard this song I was in prison. 5 years for drug possession. Still young and dumb and certainly naive. I remember thinking that somehow, in one of the darkest places conceived by man, that somehow this delicate, visceral voice made it through to my ears. When you are stripped of everything: time, freedom, material possessions...you realize how much you take it all for granted. When something like this comes along, a simple song becomes an absolute treasure. I used to swap cds with this guy from NYC and he let me borrow a J. Newsom double-disc album for my Tool CD. I used to stay up late because it was the only time there was a pause to all the chaos. Id put my headphones on, close my eyes and let my soul wander.

[@Ashley-sn8mi]

Hope you're doing better now.

[@practicaltm9797]

You robbed him with that trade

[@camirose3009]

Appreciate you sharing … “ this visceral voice made it through to my ears “ ONLY because you Summoned It … YOU were the power that brought it about to reckon with and YES gratitude is the most underrated gift to self it brings comfort to know YOU a tool fan As I am as well can express GRATITUDE

[@foundlight770]

GOD VLESS YOU.

[@Meganbholmesgmail]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that. I spent 5 months in last year, only time I’ve ever done time, and definitely sang Joanna a lot to myself in my cell, but envisioning men,locked up, toting around a double Joanna album is honestly mind-blowing but also beautifully refreshing! I’m glad you both found each other 💚

[@kitschykeepsakes]

God bless Joanna Newsom's elegant, nimble wrists and fingertips. May she never develop arthritis.

[@zZZZzzZzzZzzzzzzZzzzz000]

ok girl thanks I'm crying

[@monkadelic2]

Her voice is absurdly pure in this performance. I don't usually pay much attention to vocals, but this is incredible.

[@tora5404]

The day I get to see her live will be the best day of my life

[@amitcarp]

Yesterday marked seven years from this concert, best I've ever attended

[@amitcarp]

11 already!

[@Spike-os2yc]

I’d sell my soul for Joanna to come here again

[@mopbucket4938]

This song changed my life more than once.

[@lizforsyth27]

i saw her during her ys tour and i bawled like a baby

[@alongalostaway]

Control youre self

[@VictorMilane]

her vocals are amazing in this performance

[@JesiJean]

Who made you this way? Who made you this way? Who is going to bear your beautiful children? Do you think you can just stop, when you're ready for change? Who will take care of you when you're old and dying?

[@sammyboiify]

I CAN'T HIT THE 'LIKE' BUTTON ENOUGH TIMES! THIS SONG TRANSCENDS BEAUTY ON A SCALE THAT SIMPLY EXISTS OUTSIDE THE REALM OF NORMAL BEAUTY!

[@baptistemarfaing4509]

Last night, again You were in my dreams Several expendable limbs were at stake You were a prince, spinning rims All sentiments indian-given and half-baked I was brought in on a palanquin Made of the many bodies of beautiful women Brought to this place to be examined Swaying on an elephant a princess of India We both want the very same thing We are praying I am the one to save you But you don't even own Your own violence Run away from home Your beard is still blue With the loneliness of you mighty men With your jaws, and fists, and guitars And pens, and your sugar lip But I've never been to the firepits with you mighty men Who made you this way? Who made you this way? Who is going to bear your beautiful children? Do you think you can just stop When you're ready for a change? Who will take care of you When you're old and dying? You burn in the Mekong To prove your worth Go Long, go Long Right over the edge of the earth You have been wronged Tore up since birth You have done harm Others have done worse Will you tuck your shirt? Will you leave it loose? You are badly hurt You're a silly goose You are caked in mud And in blood, and worse Chew your bitter cud Grope your little nurse Do you know why my ankles are bound in gauze Sickly dressage a princess of Kentucky? In the middle of the woods Which were the probable cause We danced in the lodge Like two panting monkeys I will give you a call, for one last hurrah And if this tale is tall, forgive my scrambling But you keep palming along the wall Moving at a blind crawl But always rambling Wolf-spider, crouch in your funnel nest If I knew you, once Now I know you less In the sinking sand Where we've come to rest Have I had a hand in your loneliness? When you leave me alone In this old palace of yours It starts to get to me I take to walking What a woman does is open doors And it is not a question of locking or unlocking Well, I have never seen Such a terrible room Gilded with the gold teeth Of the women who loved you Though I die Magpie This I bequeath By any other name A jay is still blue With the loneliness Of you mighty men With your mighty kiss That might never, never end While, so far away In the seat of the west Burns the fount of the heat Of that loneliness There's a man who only will speak in code Backing slowly, slowly down the road May he master everything That such men may know About loving, and then letting go

[@soranemo]

...right over the edge of the earth.

[@jennatavarez2068]

I am a 15 year old girl and this woman never fails to reduce me to tears. I am almost depressed because she'll be in Chicago for her first performance in a year, next month, and I'll be a few states over. NOT EXPERIENCING THIS

[@jkwleodiiskakrnf]

jenna tavarez An old comment but i hope u get to see her sometime :)

[@jellybutter3123]

hows your life doing 21 yo woman?

[@devoutburrito]

Damn you 22 now!

[@sundrencheddays]

how's it being 23? i hope you finally got to see her live!

[@jennatavarez2068]

Update: I am now 25 and I'm here again, for the millionth time. Still here. Still haven't seen her in concert, narrowly missed her in 2019. It will happen one day 🥹🥲 Joanna Newsom has been my favorite music artist since the year I made this original comment

[@ExecutionOfAllThings]

3+ years since I last saw Joanna live. Too long.

[@Sheaker]

I have never seen her live but I really would like to. I hope one day she will visit Europe again so I could see her.

[@YodasPapa]

count yourself very lucky

[@adrianapignolo]

I can not believe how perfect this interpretation is, thank you very much for sharing. By the way, this my favorite song of Joanna.

[@devoutburrito]

Notice at the beginning how she's playing the octaves with both hands. Interesting. I fell in love with this song a year after the album came out. It's so beautiful.

[@IDriveAnAudi]

Breathtaking!

[@alongalostaway]

Yeah

[@dylanwebber763]

it's one of the greatest songs ever written and performed

[@YodasPapa]

goddess of lyrics

[@joeagger]

goddess. brilliant musical angel who inspires me and many others so.

[@lillyblue1903]

This may be the closest feel when angels sing

[@CrystallineDreamer]

So incredible, this song gives me goosebumps. Joanna's music takes me to another Universe.

[@notmyrodrick16]

She has the most prodigious voice that I have ever heard! Absolutely wondrous!🦋⭐️

[@ehamilton5500]

Exquisite and beautifully rendered

[@dieter6219]

performance extraordinaire

[@SailorCrafty]

She is my goddess and my muse. I could listen to this every day.

[@ryanjosephlock]

This may have become my favourite Newsom song, taking over from Emily.

[@df990717]

Angel.

[@robinsings]

Some angels we all need to remember, thank you for sharing.

[@web5592]

bawling

[@annazoladz1512]

i can't believe this was 7 years ago!!!!! stunning

[@nirs1975]

anna z me too.

[@adelinakelmendi964]

Such a celestial voice cosmic hi Joanna newsom im colleen from Belgium 😊 do u remember I do inspired artist here

[@shanemcgaw1643]

She's amazing.

[@NW23Champ]

This song dices my soul into little bits and then puts those bits into a cheese grader to be eaten by Godzilla.

[@chrisdemian4886]

I like this. I like this a lot.

[@shanemcgaw1643]

Totally agreed.

[@JessicaClark]

Such a great video, thanks for taking/uploading.

[@mikolajrejs]

pure mermaid

[@underlinedluke]

In the sinking sand, where we've come rest, have I had a hand in your loneliness?

[@igorlucena11]

Lucas sublime

[@nirs1975]

@Jasmineisagay You have to see her performance, she is amazing!

[@45cfilms]

waow

[@nirs1975]

@kitschykeepsakes Amen!

[@topdawg3359]

I wish I could meet her and ask her about her lyrics

[@vervor]

Unreal!!

[@2008Anorak]

Oh Gawd !

[@shanemcgaw1643]

Amen :)

[@deanandreoli1530]

how is she real? 💘

[@ellenrosenblatt5463]

lyon & healy - your poster child has arrived

[@94thorn]

thats one cool harp

[@mimor]

OMG

[@nirs1975]

@sammyboiify Thank you :-)

[@monikaklimas1901]

New Kate bush

[@adambenmakhlouf3657]

Hahahahhahahaha! And amen to that!

[@Bowiehawk]

How? Just how?

[@topdawg3359]

Blue Jay way. Come to red rocks here the hills have eyes

[@nirs1975]

@2008Anorak :-)

[@anycon]

like

[@CrystallineDreamer]

Just a bit!

[@martindempster6515]

I make that 99.2% of people who watch this like it?

[@Bullshit_Media]

I'll raise you to a even 100% 😛 How can ANYONE not?!

[@nirs1975]

@jtallen12345 :-)

[@ofcgirl1439]

What a shame she performed this in Israel