PJ Harvey Rid of Me

Big Day Out festival...Sydney, 2001

[@simonashley7]

Just her voice and a guitar and a song she wrote. Absolutely incredible.

[@thesovgc]

Taylor Swift could NEVER

[@nathjcaldeira]

@@thesovgc taylor swift sucks

[@daveandrews6510]

Smokin;!!!! HOT;!!!!!!!!

[@lucaallegretti6546]

it's not incredible, it's an absolutely 100% natural performance. Of a great performer

[@PninianPnin]

Maintaining a festival crowd with a guitar and vocals, she's something.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Lol you saw the look on her face. She's a boss and had this concert DOWN!

[@raphaelduquesne6940]

She's more than just something :)

[@thesovgc]

The talent is unreal.

[@kilimanjarno]

and at the end she drops the gloves, pulls the plug, lets go of the cord. Just her, a skimpy little dress, a pair of heels and her voice. Performing courage.

[@Mar.1634]

This gotta be one of the best top 10 live performances ever.

[@darkcnotion]

Hands down

[@catherinemotl7156]

No doubt about it. I come back to it all the time.

[@fablenewsnetwork7223]

Agreed🥁🥁🥁

[@snowballs777]

What a performance. Dominates the crowd. 1 women. 80,000 people. Killed it.

[@majortom2688]

Yessss.....

[@conjandysecurity]

'And the crowd goes mild'...

[@phlarrdboi]

Not my fave

[@rickastley4706]

80000 generation x boomers*

[@MrAwesome84]

Ah woman a woman..... oh my go its a woman!

[@KalikaInLeather]

I so do agree. This is pure rock'n'roll. A woman, a dress, high heels, a guitar, 4 chords, a screaming crowd. That's it. She's a role model for all of us female artists.

[@sdm1568]

No, don’t speak for all of us.

[@cygil1]

@@sdm1568 Right on. I hope, say, Simone Simons from Epica or Jill from Unlucky Morpheus would have the good taste to laugh at the feeble level of musicianship on display here.

[@luigiiodice3517]

@@cygil1 calling PJ Harvey feeble is... A choice...

[@zvezdoblyat]

@@luigiiodice3517 a bad choice at that :/

[@HiltonFernandes]

Since PJ Harvey seems to be using flat sandals, you can even take high heels off from that equation. Amazing ! The definition of her as pure rock'n'roll is perfect.

[@catherinemotl7156]

PJ Harvey's talent is truly out of this world, and nothing showcases that better than this performance of Rid of Me. I was so lucky to discover her in the 90s.

[@EvesRevenge]

I didn’t damn it! But so odd bc I remember at least 3 ppl then telling me I’d love her! I am a huge Shirley Manson fan from Garbage, but I found PJ wayyyy late. Although there’s new live performances she’s fine too. I now have all her albums on vinyl and wow!!!

[@radwaelmaghraby4463]

Well you can't blame Nick Cave for writing a whole album about her.

[@radwaelmaghraby4463]

@Tommy Revere they did briefly, the album is called the boatman's call

[@Dionizoso]

...and what a album!

[@MickBellTV]

clearly she didn't feel the need to write an album about him

[@louduva9849]

@@MickBellTV lol

[@mandys72]

You are awesome !! (And PJ.)

[@gabrieladebkowka3720]

I love how she's looking at crowd. She knows she owns them all i love her

[@Guijermmo]

What a performance. Just a woman with an incredible voice, an electric guitar facing such a crowd. It's raw, enthralling and brillant. Few artists are capable of such a performance live.

[@longgonecourtney]

Just one woman and her guitar and yet more presence than most full bands could ever hope for. She is criminally underrated.

[@ianwerden5601]

There's such building tension in this song, I always expect drums to come in at any moment and it never happens. It's AWESOME!! The human experience. The exchange and expression of emotion.

[@cerealmilk4114]

i’ve been obsessed with this video nonstop. she really can hold a fucking crowd with her performance, she’s amazing

[@carlharrison5939]

What a stunning performance. Great voice, great stage presence, and great beauty. PJ Harvey is one hell of a singer x

[@borderlandwerun]

She's a poet. She's a f**king poet. Long live Polly Jean.

[@hulakan]

Yes. She's a poet. She rhymes "fire" and "desire" just like all true poets do.

[@no_wire_hangers]

hulakan agree. Actually I can’t see what everyone sees and hears in her...

[@louduva9849]

@@hulakan Why wouldn't one rhyme 'fire' and 'desire'? Read any Shakespeare?

[@hulakan]

@@louduva9849 Why would you think that I think one wouldn't rhyme fire and desire? As I said, all great poets do, not only contemporary song writers, but also the likes of Frost, Milton, and Shakespeare. You seem to have seriously misunderstood my post. Well, I understand that pseudo irony may not be immediately apparent to some.

[@donolinger6904]

@@no_wire_hangers - Listen to "To Bring You My Love." Maybe you'll get it then.

[@szymonskalka5296]

I saw PJ at this festival. I was up close to the stage. It was an overcast day, and PJ came out. During the show, the clouds parted, and the sun joined her. The metallic threads woven in PJ's red dress shone brilliantly in the light.Then Mick Harvey came out and joined the show. It was unforgettable.

[@canadianloon6433]

There's no words for this type of talent. Once in a lifetime one is born to leave us speechless.

[@TSMusic95]

I love how she doesn't use any tricks live. Just her, a guitar and that amazing voice :)

[@thesovgc]

If you're talented, that's all it should take tbh 🤷‍♂️

[@1apart1]

I love this live version of Rid of Me. It's how you want the song to sound! On the album it is too subdued and subtle. This is defo the best version I have heard!

[@thesovgc]

They were going for the surprise factor, but unfortunately that only works for one listen 😂😂. A dude on youtube did a decent job of remastering the entire album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWeqYmiFh5udrLs

[@freedomm323]

Irresistibly charming, demure in her interviews, great humor, intensely sexy...AND a fabulous artist

[@Bertoblam1]

It took me a few minutes to notice that she is performing solo! She sounds like she's got a bangin rhythm section playing along behind her, Good god almighty, this woman rocks!

[@cskueny]

gruntoblumpharglegargle Yes indeed! Your comment reminded me of the first time I saw Ani Difranco, 1993 I think. A small woman with just an acoustic guitar and drummer and blew away nearly any five piece band on earth.

[@WhatTheHellAmy]

+gruntoblumpharglegargle my god, I just noticed!!!! I've been listening to his for 3 years and this is the first time I notice.

[@carmellebandibas]

i only noticed it, after I read your comment.. thanks

[@twonk09]

youre not wrong

[@cyrildouhard7103]

Wow you're right

[@enigmafia89]

She is one in a million. When you come upon an artist like PJ Harvey it makes you set the bar so high for everything else you listen to and for me its been tough to find anything that rises to her level.

[@larryoduncan]

Wow.... I mean all alone, just her and her guitar... and the intensity is palpable. She freakin Rocks. This is a gem of a performance!

[@luwullewa]

I'm as captivated and spellbound by Polly Jean as the day i first heard this song nearly 30years ago! Was captivated and spellbound all over again... PJ finishes, leaves stage and then we all snap out of our trances and realise (again) that that was one wee gurl with one guitar, alone with the whole of humanity (debauched, inglorious humanity) in the palm of her hand. Just an absolute phenomenon!

[@buzzardbeatniks]

And nine months later every man in that audience experienced the miracle of child birth for themselves.

[@chrisedwards1333]

Amazing. Can't think of a female performance like it.

[@angelosantaniello4113]

Perfect lol

[@bonniecolton4053]

Excellent response!

[@sunsaengnim6880]

Can men give birth? I need to up my science game

[@paulquintin3607]

Very few artists can command the stage the way PJ Harvey did at her best….

[@pdn1970]

This is by far, and has been for years, my favourite KZbin video of all time. The closing seconds of her performance give me chills every time I watch it... and I've watched this a lot. Incredible artist, incredible song, incredible performance. x

[@walkintovelvet]

+Paul Nobbs dude, me too.

[@sternschnupper]

why do you think, there was a backing track? the video is a bit offset to the audio, so it looks a bit strange, but that is a camera (or upload) issue.

[@SukyGill]

anyone cooler?? thought so...its just way she saz desire at the end...gets me every time.

[@Shadowandsoulmebabe]

Totally disagree. Who ever filmed this, had no clue. Why do they film the audience at all. So fuckin' annoying. The focus needs to be totally on her, not pictures of the audience. So distracting.

[@1chienandalou]

+Gareth Douglas, before you neg-compliment her, educate yourself. Watch more of her live performances. And listen to 4 track demos. She doesn't need no backing track except her own self.

[@totenkopfdivision]

That ending. Gets me everytime. The greatest female artist out there.

[@Nudiescorner]

The most beautiful woman in music industry

[@1NOIAM]

Loves you.

[@MThyne-oz2zu]

Kim Deal circa 1989 could give her a run for her money.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

Susanna Hoffs

[@wolflair3329]

Amy Lee, Pat Benatar

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Uh you clearly forgot about Courtney Love

[@markheywood5626]

The real queen of England

[@tinman7065]

Had a crush on her for 25 years. Criminally underrated as a rhythm guitarist. On stage she just has that "it", whatever it is, that connects and holds you spellbound. She comes across with so much more than just the sum of her talents, kind of like a Janis Joplin or Johnny Cash performance.

[@rumhurius]

This is the best performance ive seen in my entire life. simply outstanding

[@thebarkingpumpkin]

A gutsy performance from Polly. Extremely talented, extremely beautiful and extremely awesome. Just about the purest, most non-conformist female artist around today who continues to push the boundaries.

[@haleyknoff8040]

I get chills every single time I listen to this.

[@speranza91986]

This has to be one of the best live performance videos on KZbin.

[@wizardofoz8]

There is so much energy and power in this songs! I just adore it.

[@robertzimmerman3388]

I'll take passion over perfect musician almost everytime. This one can command any room. Stunning presence.

[@sterlingcooper2000]

the greatest performance by a human!

[@mradriankool]

She’d been the darling of the uk music press for some time when this came out, there was no internet, no dab radio stations, no way to listen unless you took in late night alternative radio shows. You had to do the leg work to buy it. I came into possession of a promo copy of 50ftqueenie, I wouldn’t say I’d heard much of her stuff, but read pieces on her, however at a time in my life when I was at what was to become many low points, Rid of Me was such a breath of fresh air to my ears. There was a seismic shift in my music buying, and 27 odd years later I’m still here, still struggling and I’ve just brought a new vinyl copy of them album, still sounds as raw as it did when I first heard, and like history repeating itself it’s picked me up, giving me drive and purpose, filling me up & searching for music old and new. Thank you Polly Harvey for being there, never comprised and for always being you.

[@J_S209]

Hang on there Adrian, I’m in my 50’S and I’m still struggling but weirdly I’m beginning to understand and accept all the low points and don’t know if I’d change them if I could. God I love 90’s indie music still.

[@edwardandchucky]

I love this song it Remind me be of true things I wish I was dancing with Ruth Wilson with this song

[@Anamarija215]

Jesus, I watched this so many times! Can't get enough ❤️

[@RatSitnov]

Incredible song with just three chords in it. The emotional narrative of it is like a bullet to the heart

[@jeanpierrerenault2212]

Je ne m'en lasse pas , l'énergie à l'état pur, sa meilleure interprétation de Rid of me, une montée en intensité progressive jusqu'à l'explosion finale, a capella, le public est totalement subjugué et se fait presque silencieux, vraiment barrée la dame, dingue, aucun mec n'arrivera jamais à son niveau, PJ tu es la meilleure avec ta guitare quasiment plus grande que toi !!! ne lâche rien !!!

[@jamspam8306]

20 year crush, still going strong. Love you PJ.

[@chrisschuschu720]

This is from a concert in 2001. ....Now we have 2015 and she STILL looks that stunning !! She must have really good genes. :-) I just love her. She´s so inspiring

[@wizardofoz8]

I get chills every time I hear this song :) And it makes me smile

[@0krapula0]

After many years of seeing this, I still have to find a better live performance from anyone else.

[@Devilady]

This girl is amazingly talented,I got addicted to this video 😍

[@hugorrrl]

Rock goddess. Glory for her!!

[@geoffgreen8023]

PJ Harvey, this is the scariest song I ever heard, complete menace, wrapped is such seduction. The first time I heard this song when the album came out, I was friggin blown away. The original had great drums and bass, massive energy, raw production, blistering. But I love that she does this solo and carries it off, find me another female with the presence, the power and the spine tingling energy of PJ Harvey!!, no chance, she is seriously captivating, and doesn't rely on studio tricks to rip into you. 😎 I will listen to PJ on and on.

[@plantagenant6789]

I hadn't heard of her until recently, and she is EXCELLENT!!! 🏆🏆🏆

[@andymadrid5626]

I saw this tour in LA and the band, RadioHead, opened the show for her. She was awesome.

[@eddiemi]

Polly with a guitar in her hands....one of my favorite things in life.

[@Stratman389]

Man she belts that out like a true pro!!!!

[@guser1614]

Simple song, simple chords, complex charisma, genius!

[@Hobbinski]

I love this performance. I guess I could have mentioned that 15 years ago.

[@stevenhanson6057]

Bye the way

[@meggganloves]

her voice is incredible and her lyrics still sound raw and cutting edge

[@rseepersaud]

This is rock and roll in it's purest form

[@Natacha138]

So bloody F""""""" impressed by this performance.

[@SeahawksBamBamKam]

She is underrated coming out in the 90's when she did with all he Big performers and Bands that came out around that time I think she got hidden by some of the more popular acts of the time but looking back no you can see her talent and she is a true artist and it holds up

[@chuckselvage3157]

I was there. She's electric. 😍😍

[@odomodometer]

Just a brilliant lady and her guitar

[@edwardbirt7817]

Never forget this gig - the audience were out of their depth but she just smashed it anyway! Artist in the true sense of the word!

[@grimcity]

She's so very, very bad ass. Even solo, she's got more power than some full bands.

[@jkmorrison1013]

don't know that much about her and never been a particular fan og the girl, but this performance is something else: She's alone on a stage in front of thousands of people, playing an electric guitar with no backing, her voice is … wow … especially when she sings the chorus in that crazy, sexy high-pitched wail, she falters not and the performance is flawless of a powerfully written song. To carry that off takes a megaload of talent.

[@spacetravelery]

Still there in this master performance, go girl❤️

[@n3r0n3]

With her 1st two albums she stripped rock to its core and her impact was incredible even solo as she left all that really mattered.

[@KS-qg8ef]

Genius, brave, beautiful, ethereal. One woman and her guitar entranced a huge crowd.

[@lupodelupis3672]

I heard that unbelievable voice two times in the 90's.....it's unforgettable! A little woman with the power of an hurricane...

[@stephencarter2332]

You'd walk a million miles to see that and you'd not see anything much better - up there with some of the great performances

[@speranza91986]

It's a testament to her talent that she makes this work. Just her and a guitar. Amazing.

[@HermanWaldorf]

this is astonishing one-woman performance. True artist.

[@wsidechris]

An amazing live performance! Knowing the studio version so well, you'd think it's impossible to do it justice live. But this proves me wrong, brava!!!

[@72daystar]

My vote for the most rockin' song by a woman ever...

[@briancoulter2675]

My vote for the most rockin' song ever....period. I've never seen a performance by a man that comes close to conveying this level of emotion.

[@72daystar]

Lucas B. I like Alanis Morrisette, and i thought Jagged little Pill was a great album, but I'm betting Alanis would acknowledge that she is 'Out Cooled" by PJ Harvey by an order of magnitude.

[@72daystar]

Lucas B. I just think commercial success is unrelated to coolness. in fact there have been a lot of really successful performers that are the epitome of uncool. Anyways, I bet Alanis would agree.

[@deadbeatjack2307]

+72daystar They're both cool, but I get where you're coming from.

[@SourEggz]

+Lucas B. Rid of Me was a hugely influential album... didn't you know?

[@diamondsea3]

I get goose bumps at the end of the song, amazing!

[@pancakesemotional7577]

she is the ultimate rock chick.

[@alexbaker7517]

YellowOnline as much as I like Kim this era of PJ tops her

[@edsenr2101]

outstanding....loved the dresden dolls cover....i tip my hat to you Pj

[@andyastrand]

You can always tell the truly great performances, they start with security watching the crowd and it ends with them staring at the stage

[@joeyslaptop]

How does she freakin' do that? I love listening to this song... PJ Harvey ROCKS!!

[@Dan6399]

She is incredible.

[@charlesezrarevmongoosecane5097]

Very under rated artist. I love PJ !! I wish she can do stuff like this again

[@Clarityandharmony]

That is wonderfully exhilarating - and, as usually is the case with PJ Harvey's music, wow! and i can't imagine ever getting tired of that!

[@estherm.villegasdelatorre6984]

I find her music most interesting, especially after reading this: "I don’t even think of myself as being female half the time. When I’m writing songs I never write with gender in mind. I write about people’s relationships to each other. I’m fascinated with things that might be considered repulsive or embarrassing. I like feeling unsettled, unsure".

[@briancoulter2675]

...or just too smart.

[@Foxglove963]

I knew it. She is lying. She does not care about men. So goodbye, Harvey.

[@drewbabydrew7331]

I'm leaving too!

[@gregpringle1299]

Crap

[@killyourtelevision999]

"I don’t even think of myself as being female half the time. When I’m writing songs I never write with gender in mind. I write about people’s relationships to each other." FINALLY someone in the music industry who isn't a total Marxist. Thank you God.

[@aldys92]

WOW... SHE IS FIRE!!!!

[@darylkilgallon4220]

seen pj in 1992 just as dry was released... I was hooked after 2 songs

[@tlysergicaciddiethylamide5792]

u Lucky man

[@ricardosilva682]

Em 3 minutos tem mais rock n Roll, que muitas bandas em todos os álbuns!!!:-) adoro este som .

[@bradleyprue2270]

For those who don't believe that most of today's manufactured pop is garbage... just watch and listen to this. Katy Perry, Rihanna, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus.... none of you could stand on the stage with this woman; and if they watched PJ Harvey perform, they would probably be ashamed to call themselves artists. This is pure emotion and raw power. PJ takes no prisoners.

[@paulwright2081]

Yeah i agree,but on the upside their are some great female artists around.Like Cat Power,Fionna Apple and Agnes Obel.

[@shadowrunner138]

Most of the pop in the 90's was garbage too, literally speaking even, if you liked shirley manson. You're just looking back with rose colored glasses at a time you're fond of, as most people do. I'm not in to pop divas so I won't argue the others but I really doubt PJ thinks the likes of beyonce ought to be ashamed to call themselves artists next to her. I like PJ harvey, but I've never met anyone who knows any song other than down by the water.

[@mikes349]

Bradley Prue I love you. Although Miley Cyrus has proven herself which is more than I can say for the other fake artists you mentioned. Lick my limbs , Im on fire.

[@asong4thedead]

@@shadowrunner138 also, popular music today is mostly garbage. The 60s, 70s and 90s were good decades for music. The 80s sucked.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

I've had a crush on her since the early '90s -- still have her high on my list of all-time favorite female musicians/singers!

[@xcvb3]

This f@cking song is stuck in my head for two days. Love this woman.

[@DanielSchorr]

One of the best live performances I've ever seen. Love this love Polly Jean

[@laurastrobel718]

This woman is a force of nature and she has a killer fashion sense to boot... Thanks for the upload! I'm gettin on fire😃

[@TheHilikus89]

Seriously though I really do have a massive crush on PJ Harvey

[@Waverer]

+TheHilikus89 me too. and bear in mind, this was 14 years ago and she still looks great

[@LFCBRFC]

+TheHilikus89 Yip

[@khambrelgreen]

+TheHilikus89, it would be strange not to.......

[@cherichub]

Get in line.

[@Renatomartina]

Who doesn't???

[@rbeigh4761]

PJ Harvey is a force majeure. Amazing performance!

[@iconicshrubbery]

A force mayeuse ( fem.)

[@86crud]

I be watching this ten times in a row.

[@Hipstermusic100]

Incredible performance. Thanks!

[@arealOpia1991]

goosebumbs and sweaty palms ... good god that was AMAAAZING !

[@TomfromExeter]

Absolutely nails it

[@legshakermaker1968]

What a truly awesome performance!

[@TempestaRiggs]

The first time I saw this video,I said this woman dose not need to even play the guitar. I just want to hear her sing. Powerful, soulful, Phenominal voice.

[@Boweavel]

Rare to see a live concert rock video, where the crowd is virtually silent. #Goddess

[@AldebaranHikari777]

I am crazy for this woman... Sings and plays a lot, touched my heart 🎸🌷

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Charismatic, original and unique artist!