hands down most underrated artist, i had no idea he did a tiny desk concert!!
@margottinaverch16493 жыл бұрын
For me John Grant is perfection. I hope to see him perform live someday. I wish I could tell him how much his talent had buoyed me and walked me along through the last 3 years of my life. It took 30 seconds watching him on J. Holland and it was instant. What a gift!
@MartijnPennings Жыл бұрын
I listened to the Queen of Denmark album many many years ago, forgot about it and recently got re-acquainted and discovered all his music that came after it. It's baffling to me that his music hasn't gotten more attention over the years.
@ginataylor7971 Жыл бұрын
I am magnetised by this man and his music
@ShakaWhenTheWallsFell9 жыл бұрын
Love him. Thank goodness he lives. He is a blessing to all!
@elizabethlangley60267 жыл бұрын
seriously? simple music? no. complex baseline with switching keys and multiple harmonies almost parody to the main melodies. if anything, showtune awesome in that he bridges back to a major theme with an obvious melody and lyrical message. this guy should write our next Broadway spectacular!!!
@samuelhopely48535 жыл бұрын
It's been four years I know, but the way you worded that just strikes me. "Thank goodness he lives." I'm gonna carry that with me for a long time.
@paulrobinson226410 жыл бұрын
Where Dreams Go To Die - amazing song.
@usernotfound74837 жыл бұрын
I would straight up marry this man it's unreal
@michaelrhodes25122 жыл бұрын
Think you'd be in a queue
@philipemo80974 жыл бұрын
I love listening to his records but actually think his music even works better live, especially having had the pleasure of seeing him play live
@angelahaymonds780210 жыл бұрын
It simply doesn't get better than this.
@vegancomicnerd8610 жыл бұрын
I didn't know him before, but I'm glad I do now.
@CalogeroSmith3 жыл бұрын
A perfect mix between Billy Joel and Carole King! Plus something magical only he has.
@MegaAtomium4 жыл бұрын
He is one of my favorites. I just love him!
@handecelenk10 жыл бұрын
i love his music. his album is great. thank you NPR.
@peteykirch Жыл бұрын
I had the lucky privilege to see John Grant live once opening for The Pixies, and I was hooked ever since then. His album with the BBC Philharmonic is absolutely amazing.
@allcapsbeats3 ай бұрын
1:59 across the universe creeping in
@JLalajabahl3 жыл бұрын
What a pleasure to watch and listen to this
@BolliGenCafe9 жыл бұрын
This was perfect John..
@sesiondemicrosabiertos10 жыл бұрын
Precioso!
@barkatthemoon1009 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful!
@Teona.aka.Maria.Tureschi10 жыл бұрын
I love your music, is wonderful! Thanks.
@micknmix Жыл бұрын
Thank you John xx
@Mariekesone10 жыл бұрын
Simply Great!
@richjones73132 жыл бұрын
what a delicate soul. treat people better yo
@thonningswhelan10 жыл бұрын
Excellent performance, thank you NPR. Just saw John Grant perform with BBC Symphony Orchestra, it was unforgettable. In ref to a previous comment: sorry, but you cannot compare him to monotone deadpan singer Rufus Wainwright
@Mirandolarte9 жыл бұрын
love it
@nagualdesign5 жыл бұрын
-Badly- _Extremely annoyingly_ timed ad breaks! Please change them to 5:45, 10:06 and 16:22 (between songs). Cheers.
@SammyMakepeace3 жыл бұрын
That's not how KZbin works but okay
@nagualdesign3 жыл бұрын
@@SammyMakepeace Really? I've seen lots of videos where the adverts fitted nicely within natural breaks that don't interrupt the flow. I always assumed it was intentional. I've never tried to monetise my channel though so I wouldn't really know.
@ManWalksDogs3 жыл бұрын
@@nagualdesign I've never monetised any of my channels either, but I believe it's one of the options that you can either place the ad points directly yourself (an added faff but perhaps you have videos with timely pauses) or let YT do it automatically (the lazy option). Plus there's an option for how many and for what type (pop-up over the bottom of your vid to x off, interrupting your video to skip in 5 secs, unskippable etc), though I think those are tied to how big your channel is and obviously how brand friendly your output is. I just concentrate on making content no advertiser would ever be interested in. Or viewer for that matter...
@jamesmackay452910 жыл бұрын
can someone tell me what is happening at 4:25!?
@TH-sw1yx Жыл бұрын
John's getting his Rachmaninoff on
@LOLsaudi2 жыл бұрын
Thx
@luc79373 ай бұрын
Only 63 comments??? There is something wrong in this world....
@AustinFraser32110 жыл бұрын
Hey NPR staff, you should get Josh Garrels on here. Really good stuff.
@FremontidaeScott10 жыл бұрын
So many critics telling him what to do. Like their Tiny Desk Concert was better. Oh wait, they never had or ever will have one. Posers.
@ManWalksDogs3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, quite. I'm also disheartened by the lack of comments as compared to other Tiny Desks, making me assume JG isn't known or loved much in America?
@barkatthemoon1009 жыл бұрын
The guitar player looks so familiar. Anybody know who he is?
@harrymarkandjohn9 жыл бұрын
+barkatthemoon100 His name is Petur Hallgrimsson. He is from Iceland and still in Grant's tour band.
@KiddiAgnars8 жыл бұрын
+barkatthemoon100 He used to be the singer in R.E.M.
@hhhorton18 жыл бұрын
+barkatthemoon100 J.K SIMMONS!!
@turtlevader5 жыл бұрын
@@KiddiAgnars I always get the name's Stipe and Stapp mixed up, which is really unfortunate for Stipe.
@R.E.A.L.I.T.Y3 жыл бұрын
Poetry
@oldtimeycabins5 ай бұрын
Landenstown
@xcvxcvcxvxvcq10 жыл бұрын
ed banger t shirt
@jamesmackay452910 жыл бұрын
also an upright bass might be better than a guitar accompaniment, you're playing a lot of the same frequencies
@BERE123ist10 жыл бұрын
:'(
@JoeTaylor-rf1wp2 ай бұрын
I saw him recently and he used a fuzzy beatbox and synthesiser with a robotic sound box. It was really horrible. Please don’t do it again John.
@RagePebble10 жыл бұрын
Furst
@chrissiebabe234 Жыл бұрын
Gives me Matt Munro vibes. Excellent musician and exceptional vocals.
@donewithdemocrats10 жыл бұрын
Rufus Wainwright wannabe...... stick with Reverb John.
@martalobos782210 жыл бұрын
because he's gay and plays the piano...?
@donewithdemocrats10 жыл бұрын
yes and yes ALSO He SOUNDS just like him. Check out Rufus....
@vincentnewsom753910 жыл бұрын
marta lobos To add to kajomelimaelvitrev I know what he/she means by soudns like Rufus part of the melody in the chorus is the same as a rufus wainwright song which also rufus stole from the beatles - across the universe. specifically the line "I regret the day your lovely carcass caught my eye" Rufus Wainwright is not that good by the way. Also whoever wrote the first line in the description "the music isn't complicated" its much more complicated than the majority of music out on the market today, and I would be offended by that if i was John Grant. John, keep it up dude, it's clear you love the beatles. The end.
@martalobos782210 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that... my bad kajomelimaelvitrev And it's true the music isn't simple
@thonningswhelan10 жыл бұрын
or does Rufus Wainwright sound like John Grant? Rufus was born after JG. In any case, I always thought Rufus was a Billy Joel wannabe.