Yebba - October Sky (Live)

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Production Company: Happy Place
Director: Francesco Carrozzini
Vocals: Yebba
Guitar: Charles Myers
Creative Producer: Tara Razavi
Line Producer: Allison Acevedo
Post Producer: Tony Stackhouse
Production Manager: Allison Gale
DP: Marz Miller
AD: Dwayne Logan
1st AC: Sean Collins / Geoff Storts
Art Director: Selby Knoblock
Audio Record and Mix engineer: Gloria Kaba
Key Grip: William Allmendinger
Gaffer: Andrew Babin
Styling: Kenn Law
Key Makeup: Jose Corella
Key Hair: Jhonatan Rendon
Post Coordinator: Jonathan Kimmel
Editor: Stephen Forner // Bonch
Color: Beau Leon // Framestore
Beauty: Arianna Shining Star
Post P.A.: Damian Giampietro
Management: Park Avenue Artists
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“October Sky”
Well she slid down the hall in her socks & yelled “come outside!...
No no no, nothings wrong
I just happen to have a surprise.”
So we fell through the door like the autumn leaves
And I wrestled my brother down to his knees
Just to watch as her rocket shot into the
So we fell through the door like the autumn leaves
And I wrestled my brother down to his knees
Just to watch as her rocket shot into the
October Sky
There’s a picture of us
In a layer of dust
On the mantle,
right by my cigarettes that I smoke
Since you left
Cause you said you had to fly
In your October Sky,
La da di da da da di
Now I work in the city & I blend into the crowd
& the people grieve with me since the towers came down.
You could cut the pollution with a butterknife
You could wake up at 2 and then party all night
But I’m missing my momma so I’ll stand on the street and get high.
There’s a picture of us
In a layer of dust
On the mantle,
right by my cigarettes that I smoke
Since you left
Cause you said you had to fly
In your October Sky,
La da di da da da di
Now I work in the city & I blend into the crowd
& the people grieve with me since the towers came down.
You could cut the pollution with a butterknife
You could wake up at 2 and then party all night
But I’m missing my momma so I’ll stand on the street and get high.
There’s a picture of us
In a layer of dust
On the mantle,
right by my cigarettes that I smoke
Since you left
Cause you said you had to fly
In your October Sky,
La da di da da da di
As I go back home to Memphis,
I remember days that I
Was outside shooting rockets
Almost as high
In your october...
Your October...
October..
In your October Sky,
La da di da da da di
#yebba #octobersky

[@AbbeySmithy]

Whats up yall its yebs. ima be in the comments when this thang premiers. see u in a little while. love

[@yebbitesmith4765]

Hi Queen, can’t wait for midnight!!! Xo

[@dylan660]

we love u queen

[@thisismotivation6794]

can’t wait! you’re literally my favorite artist ❤️❤️

[@ksbhemlee]

we love youuuuuu babe!

[@hannycasas4483]

Best of the year, cutie!

[@AbbeySmithy]

"As I go back home to memphis" - literally goes to memphis just to sing it in a field.

[@TaylaClapson]

You're amazing ✨

[@bryanstrickland4415]

We got married in West Memphis 12 years ago. My son committed suicide 2 years ago at Christmas. We seem to be on similar paths. Good luck on yours. God's Peace.

[@tshegofatsomarumo2934]

Does this hint a full body work ? Because I feel teased.

[@meerhanyyunus8364]

What a lovely song. Love you yebba 😭😭😭

[@michael-andrewspalding7431]

I would pay so much money to watch you play in a Memphis field.

[@officiallyxae]

There is not one song from Yebba that doesn’t leave me with goosebumps. This song is so beautiful. So much love for you 🤎🥂

[@patriciamosala931]

Its soooo beautiful, listening to it for the 5th time now, ill patiently wait for your cover babe❤❤❤❤❤🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@andje_izidor_music]

You live us with goosebumps too when you cover her songs too

[@tayda2012]

YESS! THIS THE COMMENT

[@monet911]

Very true. I actually cried listening to this in the car. So pure and beautiful.

[@remoneellerbee4913]

The control of the voice to tell the story! The consistent change in vocal inflection that drives you to feel. I love this woman!

[@gerardhern]

October Sky builds a quiet symphony around a particularly potent memory of Yebba’s mother-a high school science teacher who sometimes brought home the bottle rockets her students had constructed for class. “I wrote this whole story about remembering her sliding down the hall and telling us ‘Come outside we’re shooting off bottle rockets,’” Yebba explains. “That memory came to me and the words just spilled out: this story of her and the promise that she broke, in a way, because she killed herself in October. I genuinely feel like she was standing there in the room with me as I was writing it, in my studio apartment in Brooklyn.”

[@melanyeboston151]

Wow!

[@Bee4Reel]

Now I’m crying

[@deeyalafleur-moore7982]

🥺😭💔

[@evelyncortez8643]

You can see she's sitting near a cemetery when the camera pans to the left (gravestones and a white cross). It's very subtle, but poignant. Much love & respect to Yebba. 🙏

[@sabrinacherfrere5885]

I am crying……..

[@madhauz6841]

Yebba soothes the wounded child in me that just misses her mother.

[@thereji]

This comment literally brought tears to my eyes. Sending you my love and a warm hug 💕

[@absolve4024]

THISSSSS.💖

[@melanyeboston151]

Ditto!😪❤

[@mellocancan]

😭😭😭...wow such a profound statement... and very relatable.

[@Cookie-Baby]

I never felt anything more in my life. My mom passed away on Christmas morning 2013. Haven’t been the same since. When you lose a parent you almost forget who you were before the grief. I’m with you. 💜

[@digitalp0llution]

2016: I cannot WAIT for her debut album 2021: I cannot WAIT for her debut album

[@Fabiocaet]

As we see, yes you can!

[@keiohnaallen9275]

Sept. 10

[@acharich]

😩😩😩

[@teewan777]

@@Fabiocaet lmfaooo

[@lukair7]

For real

[@AndrewWashuta]

This live version is just on another level. Bonkers.

[@Jazziejae2003]

Always love her lives !!!

[@amberparker9883]

Every live performance of hers is like a whole different artist!! AMAZING ❤🔥🎯

[@jenlambert1259]

I think this live performance is better than the studio version

[@andje_izidor_music]

the "Alone" part is FIREEEEE!!! WOWWWWWW

[@Littlelittlesmom]

Agreed! Interesting way to weave another sing into her own.

[@lightyearglow]

YESSSS‼️😩👏🏽

[@ruviannasaenz5403]

Mrs. Yebba my son Joshua died last week. He was humble, respectful, and loving. He was homeless in L.A. . He was found in a sleep position. Joshua was an October baby. This is all I hear since I got the news. I wish I can sing this song for him. This is my son's song. Thank you Mrs. Smith

[@EclectycStyle]

❤❤❤

[@Bee4Reel]

Sending love ✨️ I'm so sorry for your loss 🕊

[@Cheryl_L0utitt]

✌️♥️🤗😇🙏s..

[@WakingRay]

❤ 🕊 🕯

[@DMoore-m5t]

🕯🙏

[@deannajones4121]

My mother also committed suicide recently. This is just... So much. I don't really have the words. I feel that pain and confusion and betrayal and sadness wrapped up in this song. Yebba, your music makes me cry and those tears are such a release. Thank you for your artistry, vulnerability, and strength

[@jemthomas5662]

So sorry for your loss. I hope you find peace and solace to help you cope

[@shellysunshineofficial]

I’m sending you so much love. I hope you give yourself so much grace and find peace - whatever that looks like for you. ✨♥️

[@LAKEshax]

I'm so sorry for loss ❤ sending you lots of love and comfort

[@stevenclifford2821]

🙏🏾❤️ sorry for your loss

[@hillarypearce4905]

My alcoholic father inadvertently killed himself (while extremely intoxicated) in February. So much different, but in a way, I share your pain. This album has been very healing and cathartic for me. ❤️‍🩹 Praying for your healing, sweet lady.

[@1986SGB]

Yebba, your voice is like a spiritual transportation into another universe. Every single song. Every single time.

[@jermainejr11]

baby, YOUR comment is the gospel truth

[@frhmlyes]

YES!

[@michaelmorrisson7730]

So true!

[@SadeWatkins]

Yebba, how do you get through this song without crying? You really are a Warrior and We truly thank you f or the shedding it takes to sing, from a place of Transparency. Much Love & May God continue to Bless you & pour Abundant Favor unto your Life ❤️❤️❤️

[@monicarenee7949]

Because I damn sure can’t get through listening without crying

[@jasgordon5142]

there isn’t a single song from Yebba that i will not play on constant repeat

[@polythenepam6461]

Same, fam. For days on end 🙌

[@jas_bataille]

Oh yes another Jas!!! Same :)

[@SakhImad11]

I haven’t play any song, i did not get bored whatsoever from this masterpiece

[@Cookie-Baby]

I swearrrrrrr

[@melanyeboston151]

I swear!!!

[@Jaymeejenkins]

Still here in 2024 and this performance is just as hauntingly beautiful as 3 years ago ❤

[@arhes69]

As a mother. This song brings me to tears every time. I am a suicide survivor and it’s is just so beautiful to see this woman perform with so much heart and strength. I wish I could comfort her the way I comfort my own, but nothing will ever replace the loss. I just know her mom is so Fucking proud of her. 😭 I am a river of tears and I will replay this song till I’m dried out. Because crying is healing ❤️‍🩹

[@melanyeboston151]

Glad you survived...❤

[@Persephonie22]

Thank God you survived. No matter how heavy,cruel & tremendously unfair life could be. Remember every moment of life is worth living. Not only for you but your loved ones.

[@eriazshelby7839]

Suicide survivor I'm dead

[@erinflanagan316]

@@eriazshelby7839 yea she means attempted suicide survivor but still a grammar mistake doesn’t take away from the validity of the statement

[@daphnespiderman]

glad you're here

[@KhanhNguyen-lejo]

Love that little piece of Heart's song Alone in this. Your voice is hauntingly beautiful.

[@TicketyBooDuo]

Totally agree. It's chilling 😌

[@bonanderson9398]

I just made the connection! I started searching the comments to see if anyone had and found yours, too. Awesome.

[@JayleneP]

Yebba, I know you're reading this so wanted to let you know Evergreen helped me process my grandpa's passing in 2017. He's my lucky penny. Anywho, I love you.

[@melroseface1819]

My grandmother, Rose, and my dog, Penny, both passed in the same week in Nov 2017 and I heard Evergreen just a few days later and it helped me sooo much! Now this week I’ve lost my Aunt and a family friend in the same week and she’s released October Sky. It’s amazing how our lives can parallel with some artists. Also, my Aunts birthday was Sept 10th which Yebba just announced as the release date for her album ❤️

[@jerrikajones6030]

Yes, it helped me cope with my Daddy passing on Feb 8, 2018

[@JayleneP]

@@melroseface1819 wow, I am so sorry to hear your story but I love hearing how music bonds us altogether. Hope the album continues your healing process.

[@JayleneP]

@@jerrikajones6030 I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, I can't imagine your pain. Hope Yebba's new album brings some joy back into your life.

[@adas.985]

Same! My grandma passed mid August. Didn't saw her for 2 years and I'll never see her again. Evergreen was my rock! Thank you for sharing your story as it helps us feel less alone. Many blessings.

[@Lamontjunior]

She’s an icon, she’s a legend & she IS the moment 😍

[@skylaroakins1523]

yessir

[@sanaengongo9185]

Now come on now

[@PiXimperfect]

Everything you do is a masterpiece!

[@LnceClement23]

Love you dude!

[@melanyeboston151]

That's the correct word for it I was looking for. .. a Masterpiece!!!

[@austinfull8941]

Well didn't expect to see you here Unmesh!

[@monix373]

Pleasant surprise, this comment haha

[@MostlyRCSlovakia]

Unmesh, cool to see that you have a good taste for great music!

[@askmemakeup]

It’s insane to me that this has only had 2.5M views. I feel privileged to be responsible for a few of these views, to be one of the 2M people who know this song exists. Beautiful voice, beautiful song, beautiful songwriter.

[@jarrodapplebee1726]

I don’t know if anyone will really read this, but as I’m laid up here in bed, watching this, I’m crying because this hit me all the way deep. Never have I felt so articulately touched in my life. A triumph. A masterpiece.

[@dellisoncharles7048]

Yes, we will read it. I feel you totally. This is a SONG.

[@melanyeboston151]

I'm with u on that💯

[@afrikafuentes]

I agree Jarrod. A masterpiece it is!!

[@davidjonathan4253]

Lovee

[@treesuschrist]

Yebba’s voice makes me spontaneously cry in gratitude that I ever had the opportunity to bare witness to the infinite power of her voice to express dimensions of emotion and existence I haven’t experienced this entire lifetime. What a fucking tremendous blessing to receive. And to think how the pain of her mother’s passing was transmuted into such powerful healing and beautiful word sounds being spread far and wide for us all. I fuck with Yebba forever.

[@jazzminwilson1928]

I’ve never related to a comment more in my life!,

[@fionamccrory5429]

Yeah man me too

[@terrylew2209]

Thank you for saying the words i was struggling to find as they relate to this woman. Over the last 5 yrs she has become a part of my being

[@jodidistilli]

ah, me too, "My Mind" oh, about 4.20-something, I tear up xoxox

[@cherrydeleon9646]

Yebba, Adele & Kelly PRYCE did it for me. This is lovely 🎉

[@Aaronunderwoodmusic]

Green with envy. This level of talent, writing and arrangement almost makes me mad. I want Yebba to blow up on the charts, so everyone can see what a true singer/songwriter can do with pipes that won’t quit.

[@ebenolivier7085]

The way she sings "butterknife" just blows me away every time I hear it

[@hope25ounces6]

I’ve been around for 61 yrs. This young lady is the best . Her runs are second to none. I feel honored to have been here long enough to witness such beauty. Simply angelic. Enjoy her people she is a real “ mensa on the mic”. Let’s hope her genius will not be quieted by the industry.

[@sammythesalmon745]

What runs? She skips all of them and just sings over them

[@glew-f5i]

@@sammythesalmon745Are you possibly on heavy drugs? Do you know what a run is?

[@sammythesalmon745]

@@glew-f5i yes she skips them in this version. Nothing like the album version.

[@glew-f5i]

@@sammythesalmon745 This song is not heavy with runs even in the album version, so I’m not sure what your complaint is.

[@sammythesalmon745]

@@glew-f5i Yes it is. You need to re listen to the album version.

[@bccstat]

So much imagery. The words paint vivid pictures and a feel of warmth mixed with extreme sadness. You sang it beautifully in the field

[@cuggiton9346]

The line “... so I stand on the street and get high” Yebba sings it so beautifully!! I have goosebumps.

[@cassyyoung4824]

Hi Yebba - my dad also took his life when I was a kid. I also lived in NYC when I was 18 - this song took me through so many emotions and phases of my life. Thank you for creating beautiful, vulnerable art that heals. Fan since jump, Cassy 💖

[@MsMoonpiie]

I always say my favorite songs are book marks in my life. Some good, some bad. All lessons nonetheless. Much love to you fellow Yebba fan 💞💞💓💓

[@monet911]

Losing a parent is unlike any emotion I’ve ever experienced. Sending you love...

[@itsmefredaa]

Stay strong love 💗💕

[@nikeyface7114]

This song haunts me. Since I first heard it I can’t get it out of my brain. I listen to it everyday and never get tired. And this is the best version of it. Sending love and hugs Yebba all this sadness and beauty wrapped up in one

[@keewatson]

It does feel haunting even hear it while I’m dreaming sometimes. For me it’s the story behind the song and how visual it is. Like a song from the saddest part of a movie.

[@fluidjazz]

I'm 62 and chronologically my musical discography has been T-Rex, Elton John, Bowie, Jazz-funk , Jazz, all the greats from Miles Davis, Coltrane, to more contemporary artists like Chris Potter and Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper along with many R&B artists like Jill Scott, Mary J, Erykah Badu, etc but my favorite genre has to be Jazz because of its ability to fuse all the aforementioned styles. However, 2 bands/singers Yebba and Hiatus Kaiyote have opened up a whole new genre that has given me joy listening to them and renewed my thirst for original, new, exciting music.

[@owenhenry5233]

Absolutely insane, the ending with “alone” woven in caught me off guard and just made this even better WOW

[@jagodaolejarz6118]

She is outstanding. One of a kind. She deserves millions of views.

[@SakhImad11]

Keep streaming! Share it in ur social media!!

[@strandedmusicians]

Billions, maybe? Adele routinely gets into the billions, why not Yebba?

[@fundo3027]

Yebba has one of thee best voices in the world rn and I'm left in awe every time I hear her sing... I can't wait for this album... September seems so far away😭

[@АльбинаСулейманова-й6л]

The song makes me severely nostalgic about younger days, when grass was greener and you had your whole life ahead. and the countryside I lived in looked almost the same.

[@CoreyTopDogg]

Your MOTHER is blessed by the best God.that i know, my parents have passed resently and i think you know that she wouldn't want you to be mad at her,that was your world you bilult around her. I miss them so much i know it's just not right they way they exit the game of life. I love you keep it up go harder i am .She left us the best Song Bird EVER , I'm 63yr old Black Man an i love all your Songs . May Yashua be with you.

[@wildlifegardenssydney7492]

Dear Yebba, My mother died at the very height of the jacarandas flowering abundance on 21st November 2012 (Sydney). I don’t really know how I survived it all, shielding my young children from my pain, letting them express all their needs, and keeping their lives child focussed and happy was intense. I needed a mother my whole life. Being young, and a primary teacher and mother of young children. My Mum was my only other living adult family member (I am the only child of two migrants and am a single parent). There have been a number of intergenerational family suicides, and a grandfather taken away to the asylum forever. No one talked about the suicide and mental health impacts inside or outside of my family. I have felt alone with it. Listening to music, and others' musical outpouring has been an endless relief. Especially your visceral music Yebba! Yet in reality, my Mum was as needy as an infant, and also as brittle and fragile as broken glass. Over her life Mum had many suicide attempts, and had wanted to go for years. I did everything I possibly could to make her happy, and never could. My childhood was walking on eggshells, always trying to please and help her and lift her spirits. Mum was artistic, a great writer, intelligent, but totally self absorbed and lived with the bottle to numb her mind. Decades later she even asked her friend, and my young children to help her achieve her death wish. The morning after she died, I sat outside on my balcony garden. Immediately giant dragonflies Giant dragonflies (ABC Sciencewww.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/02/03/2575942.htm ) flew and sat on my cup. For the next few days whenever I was outside, as I sought comfort in nature, giant dragonflies came and settled right beside me. With their huge multifaceted eyes. There had not been rain to attract them? Nor was I prey? Yet they selectively (Dragonflies have human-like 'selective attention' -- ScienceDaily www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121220143224.htm ) followed me from one spot to the next. I was enraptured. Y E B B A hearing your stunning songs. So beautiful, I could listen to you for hours…. I really do adore your songwriting and voice!…..and noticing your dragonfly tattoo allowed my tears to silently flow for the idea of my mother, noting I will never have that need met. The dragonfly on your hand awoke me to the memory of peace and communing with dragonflies and nature. It feels like yesterday that I became a motherless mother, and yet, so long ago too. Yebba a big hug to you xox you are doing great things and I wish you the very best of the best! xoxo Warmest Regards Sez. Your dragonfly tattoo also inspired me to nerd out and do a little dragon fly research scientific and other… The dragonfly signifies a path to new world's. They are about transformation and a change in perspective, maturity, depth of character, power and poise. A dragonfly encourages you to dive into your emotions and asks your spirit to soar with your true colors. Have you seen a dragonfly in the sunshine? It is gorgeous! What do dragonflies mean? A dragonfly asks us to break free from our illusions. As it reflects light, it asks us to reflect our inner light. Dragonfly Symbolism & Meaning (+Totem, Spirit & Omens) | World Birds www.worldbirds.org/dragonfly-symbolism/

[@AM-dd6dx]

The simultaneous hand movements on the guitar are so satisfying

[@melanyeboston151]

U noticed it too??!!!!!!💯

[@AlBeeston]

I’m a 60 yr old Brit bloke 😂, and only found Abbey a few days ago, I’ve been falling down the Yebba rabbit hole ever since, her vocals are truly Astounding😮😮😮😮 but also the ‘story’ she tells with her looks to camera in this vid, show how much she ‘feels’ everything she sings. There are other examples particularly the SOFAR NY session version of ‘My Mind’ just one of the most emotive performances I’ve ever seen. Hope Yebba comes to the U.K. I’d be front row 😊😊❤❤

[@---gs4uw]

Yeah ore netherlands love you so much, in tears found this song because of my mind. Wouw great

[@danwilkinson3884]

That note on "butter knife" sends shivers down my spine. In a good way.

[@johnnielmorales2355]

Yebba deserves more recognition. SHE NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION. She deserves a Grammy, a “song writer of the year”, and a “best vocalist”

[@donaldsimmonsjr]

Yebs won her first Grammy last year!

[@Jorge..Waio.]

You pour your heart and your soul in your music and we all recognize that and appreciate you for sharing the deepest parts of your life! Thanks Yebba, Ill keep coming back for more!

[@rhandabg]

No one sings loss like you, Yebba. And that's because you're a true artist. Forget that your voice is perfection, forget that you're a talented songwriter, forget that you have a musical style that's all your own. It's your ability to sing from your soul and touch our souls and spirits. And that's the magic, magic that only a few artists possess. I hope your music is brings you as much healing and beauty as it brings us. With love.

[@ahahartwell]

Man, Yebba you are a breathe of fresh air. The instrumentation, the words, the vocalsss, SPEECHLESS! 🧘🏾‍♀️

[@rafaelalfonsoq]

The little hommage to Heart's Alone is just... *chef's kiss*

[@LionHGH]

Beautiful. Was suggested this video by a random youtube comment when I mentioned my mother took her own life Oct 3rd 2021. October sky ❤️🥺. Miss you mom

[@mamat8184]

So powerfully, simply beautiful, with Yebba's complex vocals.

[@ronnieyaron]

I've been walking around for two years telling everyone I know pretty much that they have to listen to Yebba because she is THE best singer out there. Still doing it while eagerly waiting for her to get the acknowledgement she so absolutely deserves. Hang in there Yebba fans, international acclaim is coming...

[@GpD79]

Intimate, authentic, and raw. Not overly produced, sung, or fussy. Just some beautiful vocals, clean instrumentation, poignant lyrics, a catchy tune, and stunning cinematic visuals. Thank you for Yebba, for shining a little light into the world during these dark, dark times. One question though, how did he manage to keep those sneakers so white in that field of grass?! He's a brave soul. 😂

[@Raygonomics]

The way I've played this more than 10x straight, because the words and sentiments are pure. From one motherless daughter to another, this song resounds deep in my spirit.

[@KemaneBa]

this is pure medicine

[@sevon751]

This makes me feel like I’m frolicking through flowery fields on the hills of Ireland on a partially cloudy day. 🥺❤️

[@misskaypayne]

That little giggle after that run in “ now I work in the city and I blend into the crowd” 😅❤️ Yebba, you know you badass. Sheesh

[@ouch110]

Her live versions are always so much more stunning that the recorded ones. This is why I need tickets to see her immediatlely if not? SOONER!

[@Nwaina]

masterpiece.

[@leblood]

I love the homage to Heart at the end..You are an inspiration Yebba

[@theTrend7]

Lord give us strength for every time this woman opens her mouth to sing, that we would not immediately be slain.

[@yebbitesmith4765]

A recording and a live performance!? I love you YEBBA

[@deagalore]

“With a butterknife🎶🎶” my lord 🙌🏾

[@ZacandDora]

The sound quality is phenomenal

[@marcoshernandez2172]

Iconic is an understatement. As a singer, she has pushed my vocal ability to another level. This song is no exception. Thank you Yebba for lighting a fire under my butt to sing again. Your song writing ability is what we’ve all been missing. Love you girl, keep em coming

[@cristiangomez1307]

Imagine singing this song without crying, I couldn't. We know the exact meaning of those letters. She flew up and from above watch her beautiful Yebba shine. Oh Yebba, I love you. Please, in time, I want this version on Spotify.

[@SG-ig2eu]

it is absolute disrespect that this masterclass of song writing only has 1.5 million views

[@courtneygruber1877]

My mother is still here and I have not been personally impacted by suicide like so many have. I am a fellow musician and singer, however. And your writing and your vocals are so moving and honest, I have been in a slump thinking about your sweet Mama and how much you must've loved her. I know these songs will help so many who have experienced this. In the meantime, I will be an empathetic bystander. LOVE the album, I've been playing it on shuffle since I downloaded it. Thank you for getting your music out for all of us to hear.

[@donavanspence5187]

I’m a man of simple needs. Yebba releases a video and I need to watch a few hundred times.

[@sandraabu3797]

Her voice pierces the sky

[@dregiggity]

Seriously considering putting a pile of pallets out in my yard to see if Yebba shows up to serenade me…😍

[@kirbydan465]

Beautiful song. I love the mashup with Heart’s ‘Alone’ in this live performance! Soulful and sweet.

[@hannahahle]

“Til now I always got by on my own, I never really cared until I met you” brought me to tears. Thanks Yebba for touching hearts

[@iloveYahuah]

You are the most beautiful soul in this realm

[@Moongworl]

The meaning behind this song is heartbreaking. My father did the same thing. This song means so much to me. Thank you for what you do. You are beautiful inside and out.

[@tyepastel1122]

I'll forever be proud to call myself a yebbite. Her journey has been amazing to watch so far and I know she will only grow from here. So so inspiring!! Your mom will be so proud of you Yebba 🥺🤍 So excited for the album!

[@cherishtheday2223]

Yebbite. I love that 😂

[@SakhImad11]

I haven’t listen to any song, I’m obsessed with this! I always thought the song “My mind” would be un-top-able. But this song is straight up *ART*

[@kawadia]

Just hit that “Set Reminder” button. I don’t wanna miss not one thing.

[@charlenecorleone-ficarazzi6415]

From one Motherless Daughter to another - the peace that you have given me in this song you will never truly know - Thank you

[@royfulcher2615]

Beautiful😊

[@kheshirekat9623]

The way me and my friend I haven’t talk to since middle school bonded over Yebba 😂 who knew we had the best taste in the school

[@ryanfaure3120]

I'm really not ready 🥺 i feel like i'm witnessing history

[@Ricrichooray]

The way she sings the second “there’s a picture of us”... All of this is magic.

[@haneefahshaw13]

Yea I listened to October sky and boomerang 1 million times💯 I’m addicted to the tiny desk performance. I’m such a fan it’s sooo crazy 🔥

[@benwittman3431]

Never would have expected a single song to weave together two of the most tragic events of my life. I lived in Brooklyn when 9/11 happened. Lost a couple friends from our local fire house who were first responders. Also witnessed a family friend fight to survive 3rd degree burns sustained when she ran out the exit doors of Tower #2 as it collapsed. The other event is unspeakably horrible, can't put the details in writing, but I was a first responder to my dear cousin's suicide. There exists simultaneously intimate minutia of each event yet at the same time an unfathomable, incomprehensibly abstract vapor wrapped around them, mocking rational thought, just out of explanation's reach. Why, how, what if. So incredibly personal but as universal and transcendent literally as life and death. I think this is the first time in my 60 years that I've heard a song even come close to conveying this. Thank you.

[@Isabel-lb9fg]

my heart breaks reading this but I also know how you feel. and I'm so grateful we both have this song to listen to and as a place to share our stories

[@MaayaMattoo]

OK TIME TO GO TRY AND COVER THIS AND STAY UP TILL 3 AM TRYNA REPLICATE YEBBA'S RUNS

[@haukeklinge8615]

Did u figured it out?

[@JamieAmos]

Yebba's talent is absolutely insane. Once again transcending genre, crazy vocals that are somehow raw and so precise at the same time, and looking GORGEOUS. I've been waiting for the debut album for years and I'm so so so sooososososo glad it's coming soon! xoxo ily Yebba

[@strandedmusicians]

Brilliantly done. Not a lot of comments about the "Alone" reference, which works so well at the end of this song. Yebba takes the (vi IV I V) chord progression [normally played once at the end of of the chorus, starting at the word "sky" and including several "la da da" vocalizations], but changes it in the final chorus so that the progression repeats and morphs into "Alone" with the lyrics hitting even harder than they ever did in Heart's original version. Just expertly done live musicianship.

[@criketyvonricket3252]

Proud of you for addressing this!

[@strandedmusicians]

@@criketyvonricket3252 Thanks, I am proud of my comment as well.

[@NB-se8ge]

I'd like to imagine her mother liked the heart song. ❤

[@eugeniapino3060]

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[@xy1741]

TY, I recognized but couldn’t place it.

[@josnduati9673]

Daaaaaeng😍you are not from this universe😍❤️❤️❤️goosebumps everywhere

[@cindigoodridge6847]

So proud of the artistry of this song. very well written.

[@andreaganeff5098]

Seriously. You just keep getting better, I could crawl inside your voice and listen forever. Beautiful lady!

[@daltonwynn3786]

It’s not just the pure and raw lyricism, or the way she can throw her voice into a million different places, it’s the phrasing. The musical phrasing is so cleverly and organically written. This is so rhythmically intriguing, and her note selection is fascinating and beautiful… This has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve heard in years, and I think I’ll probably play it a million times over trying to pick out all the intricacies she placed in here.

[@terrylew2209]

Simply put...so beautiful...One of the things i love about Yebba so much is her ability to give so many of her songs a completely different texture, a different vibe, in different recording sessions and formats. This version is stunning; but if you listen to this as it was done in the studio with different musicians, at Electric Lady, it too is equally stunning. Ive been a follower of this young woman since her breakout performance of "My Mind" at Sofar in NYC and if i could ever meet her in person, the one thing i would tell her is thank you, for sharing the gift of her voice, her expression with all of us. Love you Yebba, keep making the magic

[@jaredcarter4058]

Yebba you healed me and my brother after losing our dad. Thanks for your gift.

[@brianamoore2769]

She is so beautiful ✨

[@sophiegibsonmusic]

I lost my brother to suicide almost 7 years ago, and in all that time I've never heard a song that perfectly encapsulates my experience as much as this one does. He also really loved the song Alone by Heart, we used to listen to it together with him, me, my mum and sister. I'm so glad I came across this video. It feels like my brother is here watching too, and he made sure I saw this video, especially with the reference to Alone by Heart. Thank you for this song and performance Yebba.

[@williamrodgersjr3487]

The vocal runs in this version of the song are particularly beautiful.

[@drubert1981]

The loss of her mother and how it happened weighs heavy on her. I'm glad she has found a way to process the loss. I can't imagine. Bless Yebba for sharing this with us.

[@danica789]

This is why she is one of my favorite artists....

[@Ragingmarmot]

Absolute first time i have clicked on an unsolicited song ad during my workout music. Astounding voice. Never heard of this person before. Unlikely I will now forget.

[@OlufikayoAbodunde]

The song wreaks of so much emotion.... Gosh.... How does one have the capacity to emote like you yebba

[@toshajenkins09]

Why is that I'm just hearing this lady!! I'm in love with her music!

[@Drumgawd]

The last 30 seconds of this is one of the greatest moments in all of music history ❤️

[@carloscossio5362]

Yebbas masterpiece for sure.

[@darylgholson4481]

Been learning music theory and guitar for weeks…I have a new appreciation for artist that can play instruments masterfully.❤