St. Vincent - Dig A Pony - 2/27/2009 - Great American Music Hall

St. Vincent - Dig A Pony
Recorded Live: 2/27/2009 - Great American Music Hall (San Francisco,CA)
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[@rich50ful]

I was the Stage manager that night, she was very kind to me and the staff. Afterwards she came upstairs after we cleared the room and sat on the stage chatting with the employees, not often artist do that. But she stands out as being very sincere and kind to the venue and its employees

[@michaelvaladez6570]

She was a roady in her younger years..for her Uncle and he knew that she had her own thing going and encouraged her to take a leap of faith follow through and she did !!! Firdt time i saw her was on ACL and she was a breath of fresh air..influence abound , all around..! Her Uncle is Tuck Andrews.of Tuck and Patti...blessings to her..for that leap of faith.!!!!

[@jamespriest9658]

I've had this Annie crush for years. Any new St Vincent fans keep going. She kicks ass

[@sweetiepienumber1]

Everybody has had a crush on her.

[@slavaukraini404]

This is in my top 200 Beatles songs. Brilliant performance St. Vincent.

[@dreamericvoid4450]

200?

[@svenfauth]

So this song made the Top 200 out of 213 songs? 😂

[@robertcarolinar]

That introduction "I'm so happy that some of you know that already", so cute. ♥

[@PeterMurr-sl9gu]

Wow, i have heard her on the radio, but this playing and singing just blows me away so much more than the recordings i have heard on the radio!

[@GandharKulkarni2000]

i wish her shows now would be as spontaneous as they were here... so much fun

[@davidhamilton4606]

She has been bought with commercialism I’m afraid . I loved her from the heart stuff like this . Oh well…😢

[@geminiinthesky]

I was at this show and it was my first time seeing her. She totally blew me away! Such a talent!

[@larryscheller2476]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@8176morgan]

I was there a couple of years ago. I was offered some free tickets by a DJ so I accepted but can no longer remember the act. Had a great seat overlooking all the musicians. Great quality on this video, but it leaves much to be desired compared with the Beatles version.

[@charlesbarber6137]

Lennon meets Hendrix meets Kurt Cobain meets Jack White meets Annie - Some folks just do nutty stuff on the guitar and somehow every note sounds perfect and planned. A really wonderful performance, glad she is getting recognition! Opening for Roxy Music here in DC next month, can't wait.

[@larryscheller2476]

Were you born musically retarded or dropped on your head as a child. The same for miss Clark.

[@hughhockemeier8355]

She's never said it... so that means she channels Robert Fripp... without knowing it!

[@donjohn2695]

Well the guitar parts on the Beatles dig a pony was all the lines of what Jimi would have done it was inspired by him

[@seankessel3867]

Jesus Christ I'm so in love with this woman

[@davidgagne3569]

Thanks for giving a new appreciation to this song!!!!!!

[@michaelfuria4257]

This is now classic history-magnificent early career video.

[@bukkakracy]

one of the greatest covers ever

[@analogdaniel]

Never heard of her until Colbert just referenced her and specifically this song. I'm a huge Beatles fan and I went into this fully expecting to hate it because who could actually cover this song and do it well? Oh my f*cking god! Just absolutely stunning. The change in pacing the feedback the echo the completely new take on the song it's just mind blowing. The amount of music that's coming out of just one person in a guitar is just amazing. Not only did I love it I've played it at least three or four times and then checked out a number of other versions (this is the best in my opinion that I've seen) and also listened to a number of her albums. I was hoping to hear more of this kind of music but everything I heard I liked a lot. It's amazing how somebody could be releasing music for 13 or 14 years and I completely missed all of it. I listen to a lot of music and try to keep up on things that are new and interesting but she completely slipped by me. Very excited to really check out her stuff now and definitely want to see her life

[@dhenschel4]

Same here, hoping to catch her Colbert performance of this song, I assume she will do it as part of the show not an intermission thing.

[@yvonnemccarthy4957]

Same.

[@moreyag]

As a guitar player I was VERY familiar with St Vincent, but never heard her cover of this. She kicks ass!

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

I also came here because of Colbert, although I already knew St. Vicent from the time she and David Byrne released an album together and at the time she already had her solo album 'Marry Me'.

[@MegaJohny777]

Just came here and haven't heard it yet but hoping for the best. :) Yeah, this was very nice. 👍

[@tomandaj1]

Brilliant interpretation. Great guitar playing

[@GASMan-57]

It's not like my "guitar player universe" is comprehensive, but as a player and enthusiast myself, Annie strikes me as being about the most interesting new guitar talent since Jack White.

[@shenruivah]

she doesn't show it enough though!

[@glorfindelhalfelven4381]

GAS Man right on cue...as soon as a woman picks up a guitar everyone is a fucking guitar expert.

[@ab254303]

glorfindel halfelven dynamite drop in. You totally furthered a conversation.

[@albertandrews130]

Very JackWhite, lots of reverb.

[@rachaellynde9463]

YES!

[@rclp90]

3:36 start of music

[@PanchoRosas]

lol hehe

[@bishlap]

TY

[@emiliovalenzuela4054]

GRACIAS

[@RingoMonsanto]

Great performance by Annie of an awesome song. I really dig the dynamics.. there were quiet and there were intense moments. Love it!

[@randallisaeff1876]

What a performance! She totally makes this song her own.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

She is undergoing every introvert's nightmare. And doing just fine.

[@GirlNamedNino]

Underrated comment

[@gtstangman96]

Yeeeeeeeesssssss. I'm cringing for her. But she's owning it.

[@ericmrasz2099]

Or she just smoked a joint

[@Fiveash-Art]

That chick ain't no introvert .. give me a break with that. Pretending maybe. Women are great actresses and there's a reason ones like this end up being such big performers.

[@georgemarie8583]

John would have loved this...!!

[@missmygamergirl445]

Finally I can retire my old records for something genuinely as cutting edge as the Beatles where in This generation.

[@cb4920]

I am speechless. She radiates.

[@kingtosinthe3rd766]

I love You st Vincent

[@TolkienStudy]

Passionate....so,freaking passionate.

[@Alchemetica]

I love this woman, her talent, music, and presence is something to behold. 🖤

[@gloriousforever3451]

This is a cover

[@Alchemetica]

@@gloriousforever3451 By which you mean a cover of the Beatles original track? Yes I know, but it is a clever cover.

[@gradaloo]

@@Alchemetica And then some. The Beatles did a service forty years earlier by teeing it up for Annie to make it spectacular.

[@larryscheller2476]

@@gradaloo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mowilson491]

Shivers. My God.

[@jhefty123]

Dude, that was a masterpiece! She's so amazing! Thank You!

[@tizianalancia7679]

Yep, one of Lennon-McCartney’s

[@1badhaircut]

Soooo cool ! John would have loved this unusual interpretation of one of his more unusual creations. My favorite is “You Know My Name”. I know many won’t get it, or you - this is great !

[@gregphillips2827]

I always figured You Know My Name was the lads having a goof haha.

[@Confused_Philosopher]

She did not even try making it a beatles song. She performed it in her own way! Great interpretation of a classic.👍🌟

[@UnremarkableMarx]

She so humble and personable with her fans. Then she plays a classic

[@michaelfuria4257]

I think Annie was as high as a kite in this performance...In my opinion one of her best performances ever..

[@big_ol_ball838]

she doesn’t do drugs so no

[@emilyrose2444]

@@big_ol_ball838 except for when she does mushrooms or weed openly 😂

[@lorinelson4812]

High as a kite?! Doubt that entirely. ❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜 Homage to Mr. Lennon . .

[@johnbell4481]

Fantastic!

[@dajnor]

Wow! I dig it and I had no expectation to. Golllee. This inspires me to record.

[@mickmccauley4663]

She can flat out blast and she picked such a great song aces momma

[@jimg7423]

She added something special to that song... The Beatles should be proud

[@ticklefritz5406]

Hell yeah!! Go Annie! I sing this song a bit like this to my cats on the reg

[@bukeksiansu2112]

Now I know she is expands her own style music from one single Beatles song. How amazing the Fab Four.

[@filipehs]

My god. No words. Love it so much.

[@vincentm3890]

I always thought "Dig A Pony" was the Crown Jewel in the Let It Be Movie. Ive never heard this bands music but she plays and sings with such herky jerky essentric passion that I totally enjoyed this. I even got a kick out of the scab story but if she lives in Brooklyn Im more than certain that she has seen her share of urban oddities. I guess she was so blown away by the beauty of the bay area that she forgot its still a large city with weird shit too.

[@nathanwilliams3049]

true that,but i live in SF and the great american music hall is like 1 block away from the tenderloin which i have done outreach in and ive seen people shooting up drugs in every part of the body possible and there is human shit everywhere, its a rough neighborhood.to see that part of SF is a bit jarring..its 4 square blocks of drugs and madness.

[@8176morgan]

My dad had the same opinion when he saw the film. He compared the song to swaying on top of tree. I guess that's one way to put it!

[@christopherward5065]

Just amazing! I love this song and Annie made it sublime!

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

Wow! Came here with no expectations, really really cool :)

[@kurbaga6041]

I'm so lucky I found her wow

[@verdatum]

Stephen Colbert brought me here, and I'm very glad he did. This woman has CHOPS.

[@mitchgreen2249]

100% compelling performance. Way beyond what I expected.

[@JayMon39]

WOW. Best cover of this song I have EVER heard.

[@albertsmith9315]

I'm here because Colbert mentioned this last night... thanks, Stephen!

[@danielbonillau2]

solo puedo decir que amo a esa mujer y mi esposa lo sabe!!

[@cliffordadams8353]

Interesting take on one of Lennon best songs

[@joellebrodeur1015]

It's certainly is. Not a favorite of mine from Lennon's catalog. I think I like her playing before she turned the fuzz pedals on.

[@Lynn-ji5fb]

사랑스러움이 뿜어져 나온다.. 진짜 최고..

[@zeitgeistdinahmoebwanafefe8721]

I can hear you talk all day, Annie. Luff ya!

[@kvetch23]

Can't believe the naysayers in these comments. You guys must have skipped through before the song started. This was sweeeeeeeeelllll

[@writer4peace]

She continually amazes me!!!

[@armandmiralles6773]

Big Pearl a Great Artist & An Angel --Bravo et Merci Annie . ( Armand -Paris)

[@foolish_carpenter3147]

I love you

[@Bubby-vc5fv]

God damn all these people complaining about the opening dialogue are a bunch of buzz kills. While this isn't her best performance of the song I think that it shows a very good starting point with unique ideas to add to the song rather than just play a boring note-by-note cover of the original dig a pony. She's not a tribute band. If you don't like this cover check out some of her covers from later shows they are really good.

[@linosammut4634]

beatles for ever .

[@liamellifrits1965]

2018- sooooo effffing good!

[@TheHarolda1]

I don't exactly know what happened here but... WOW. Annie absolutely takes this song to a new level. Phantastik.

[@tee1up785]

2019 ‘beeeeecaaause I, I, I .....I dig a pony’

[@lookingjust987654321]

Not the worst thing I’ve seen in San Fran the 8 years I lived there. By a long shot. Just got done with PTSD therapy.

[@jamespriest9658]

the opener for David Byrne in Houston.. and bang.. st Vincent.. this shit is banging

[@superintelligentapefromthe121]

Talent and integrity. Joyous to watch.

[@slimjims5754]

imma jump ahead one baby girl.. You feel me?

[@suzannenuttall5298]

She's so cool and unusual!

[@lenalennon8746]

💕🎵🙏 WELL DONE, SAINT ANNIE 🎵🙏🎶🐒🐑

El mejor Dig a pony! Lennon sonríe y aplaude!

[@johnnycsp]

Annie Lennon

[@JeanGenie127]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dj

[@ermpson5799]

Damn she's so good

[@trfesok]

Song starts at 3:36 after her cute comments. John Lennon considered his to be one of his throwaway songs, but I like what she does with it. in my "Beatles covers and uncovers" playlist. Thanks for the upload!

[@joellebrodeur1015]

What Lennon considered throwaways are songs I wish I could write half as good.

[@comkver]

I think you need to share this Playlist with us... 🥺

[@trfesok]

@@comkver kzbin.info/aero/PLqZjG2CJnxpQCWALgBBAMRfKdKCoPXoT2

[@josefernando5708]

Maravilhosa!!

[@zizoumonk10]

An interesting interpretation for sure

[@astronomoespacial2508]

Amazing!

[@daviddishman7491]

Fantasticosa!!!!

[@johnnywalker332]

Le da su toque pesonal, pero es un gran homenaje para una gran cancion.

[@victorwilburn8588]

I dig the use of two different mics.

[@kennyhall2118]

I Love You ! I got my own Problems!

[@LaMusicade4]

Luv it. Like Hendrix and Lennon had a niece

[@kencoleman5007]

I'd say more musically experimental in technique. More Harrison than Lennon.

[@Jim73]

This woman is so fricken amazing.

[@petertorrey236]

Good. Very hard to do Beatle tunes because they were the Beatles.

[@garrethenderson9695]

Goddamn it she is beautiful

[@D...M...A...]

I dig a , Annie ... That is an amazing cover ...

[@Keirfey]

Slick 😘

[@hugosalgado9544]

I la amo and i love her

[@rafarocha10rr]

That was the best thing I've heard in weeks

[@Lynn-ji5fb]

2:04 ㅠㅠㅠ❤️❤️❤️❤️she is adorableㅠㅠㅠ

[@user-wf1qp2un1f]

Супер!

[@larryrock11]

Wow!

[@whvance]

holy fucking wow

[@falcychead8198]

I wish that at the end she did an Andy Kaufman and said "Thank you very much."

[@floridarealestate1904]

dead. kids wont get that.

[@davidobrien2739]

But then she'd have to break into an Elvis impression. That may be a bridge too far even for her!

[@davidcremin3837]

I like it

[@fitrinovianti3231]

Well done

[@Beemerboy324]

I think John would have gotten a kick out of this. After all, he said the song was "absurdist jibberish" anyway.

[@charliepage4816]

Saw here at the Stephen Colbert show in July. She was amazing. Great version of Dig A Pony. She played what looked like a combo of a bass and guitar. Good jam with Stay Human on the show.

[@shakenupversions]

bill and tedsed into Seventh Seal

[@davejones732]

wow.

[@gilliancoleman9127]

Amazing performance, do not get the hating at all.

[@k-bretta9087]

wow. I admire her always but this is so stark and personal. Unintentionally erotic? She continues to entertain and delight!

[@markv.5962]

pleasantly weird ,different and enjoyable. at first i thought it was gonna suck. then i realized it was calculated insanity

[@1981gwm]

What type of mic is the one on her right?