Benjamin Clementine: Tiny Desk Concert

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  • @dopemcee
    @dopemcee 8 років тому +1430

    never heard of him..
    will never forget him

    • @latenightcashews
      @latenightcashews 6 років тому +13

      dopemcee exactly my experience when i first heard his music

    • @santiagovidela9246
      @santiagovidela9246 6 років тому +9

      Do you still remember him?

    • @johnjj3645
      @johnjj3645 9 місяців тому +2

      You fool

    • @arsalanmirza3411
      @arsalanmirza3411 6 місяців тому +1

      Because he is a “COUNTER” REVOLUTIONARY ‼️

  • @williamhilderbrandt
    @williamhilderbrandt 7 років тому +1303

    I ran into him performing a few times in the Paris metro and every time stopped and listened. I'd be late for work or meeting friends but it was always worth it. Everyone stared unblinking: it was surreal to see and hear such a performer for free and in such proximity with thousands of other people walking by not recognizing his amazing talents.

    • @itsmajasturn
      @itsmajasturn 5 років тому +28

      Lucky you :)

    • @SpeegBJ
      @SpeegBJ 4 роки тому +12

      Thank you with so much, your first hand feeling experience of what comes across the technology here. Before his death, Charles Aznavour told people to find Clementine, it is him that hangs the beauty.

    • @erokoenitsua4821
      @erokoenitsua4821 4 роки тому +6

      He started from the street barefoot with a jacket..hence he never changed despite making $5Billion!! He is not from this world!

    • @elianahadassah1197
      @elianahadassah1197 4 роки тому +1

      Is he always there? Would be great to stop by.

    • @williamhilderbrandt
      @williamhilderbrandt 4 роки тому +3

      @@elianahadassah1197 No this was years ago

  • @gageiiiiitttt
    @gageiiiiitttt 8 років тому +1424

    I keep coming back to this whenever I need my periodic dose of human brilliance.

    • @TheBlaqros3
      @TheBlaqros3 8 років тому +8

      Same

    • @lhsanchezo
      @lhsanchezo 7 років тому +3

      You are not alone my friend...

    • @kanesharoy4644
      @kanesharoy4644 7 років тому +4

      I've had this on repeat since I heard it for the first time yesterday. I tried to find the sheet music for it, but the music is so clear that I could play it by ear. Human brilliance indeed.

    • @chrisxtillmandesignstudio9445
      @chrisxtillmandesignstudio9445 6 років тому +1

      same here man

    • @gillesbourgeois5348
      @gillesbourgeois5348 5 років тому +1

      humans are brilliant when they forget to be

  • @goratanemaorani5290
    @goratanemaorani5290 5 років тому +372

    He seems million years old. The soul that sings though him is deep. This is powerful. The energy is divine.

    • @KuturahRivers
      @KuturahRivers 11 місяців тому +1

      I agree 🤍👁️👣

    • @MIEVAL
      @MIEVAL 6 місяців тому

      he owns music. it feel mundane being a human. he sings angel

  • @katvonh9889
    @katvonh9889 25 днів тому +3

    Does anybody else have this feeling like if he was an old soul? Like from those times where poets had these very touchy complex poems, trying to express what they felt in life.

  • @Deantrey
    @Deantrey 8 років тому +1180

    His face and voice seem classic for some reason, he looks like he time travelled here from the 1950s or something.

    • @KM-eb5yo
      @KM-eb5yo 7 років тому +28

      i swear he's a descendant of chuck berry

    • @AlkebulanLion67
      @AlkebulanLion67 7 років тому +32

      31 Savage This man makes you want to find every Nat King Cole record ever made.

    • @Najka.1
      @Najka.1 7 років тому +3

      well that way of video shooting helps definitely...

    • @hamadmousa6172
      @hamadmousa6172 7 років тому +1

      31 Savage swear said the same

    • @Gallowa5407
      @Gallowa5407 7 років тому +8

      He reminds me of eartha kitt a lot.

  • @bundleofdaisies7523
    @bundleofdaisies7523 8 років тому +484

    His cheek bones are phenomenal.

    • @yandiemathebula
      @yandiemathebula 5 років тому +1

      Lol!

    • @Byoohul
      @Byoohul 5 років тому +4

      EXACTLY the first thing I noticed! Lol

    • @murilodasilva7640
      @murilodasilva7640 5 років тому +5

      and a prety small ear.

    • @ncedonhlengethwa3812
      @ncedonhlengethwa3812 5 років тому +1

      are cheek bones a thing? lol damn

    • @nikitasid4947
      @nikitasid4947 4 роки тому +4

      "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

  • @summereden3202
    @summereden3202 8 років тому +227

    he is insanely beautiful in every possible way

  • @rahrhi
    @rahrhi 4 роки тому +377

    Im sending my condolence to the 500+ people who disliked this.

  • @Meccabullock
    @Meccabullock 5 років тому +90

    He’s like a painting

  • @elitheegg4119
    @elitheegg4119 7 років тому +1161

    he gives off such a... mythical presence i guess? he doesn't seem real.

    • @latenightcashews
      @latenightcashews 6 років тому +2

      eli the egg larger than life

    • @valeriobouilly9693
      @valeriobouilly9693 6 років тому +2

      I agree with ur comment

    • @divalish100
      @divalish100 5 років тому +1

      Your description is accurate

    • @brianmaher22
      @brianmaher22 5 років тому +1

      Nailed it! #unforgettable

    • @tomeville
      @tomeville 5 років тому +2

      breathtaking
      I hope he returns to New York City for a concert

  • @RamblinAround
    @RamblinAround 8 років тому +1722

    This is completely unrestrained genius.

    • @Will-wp2cp
      @Will-wp2cp 7 років тому +31

      Agreed. For raw musical talent, looking only at that, this guy is the top of NPR Tiny Desk for 2016, no contest. Maybe top 5 or 10 for all NPR Tiny Desk, again based just on raw musical talent. This guy is unbelievable. Whether or not you like the style, I am just talking talent/musical ability.

    • @chrisxtillmandesignstudio9445
      @chrisxtillmandesignstudio9445 6 років тому +7

      yes it really is.

    • @hillarymary
      @hillarymary 6 років тому +7

      yes and heart

    • @DaStoneboat
      @DaStoneboat 6 років тому +16

      Isn't it though? Transcends our little worlds, and exalts it at the same time.

    • @loveschile7339
      @loveschile7339 4 роки тому +3

      Perfectly stated.

  • @Blackdiamond929_
    @Blackdiamond929_ 7 років тому +744

    There is something ancestral about his voice and his spirit.

  • @thesameinitials5655
    @thesameinitials5655 6 років тому +2980

    Comments, summarized:
    - He's Nina Simone reincarnated
    - He sounds ancestral
    - He would make a great Dracula
    - He has huge cheekbones
    - He has tiny ears
    There, now you don't have to scroll down

  • @bblackhoundd
    @bblackhoundd 4 роки тому +20

    I have actually spent weeks begging people to listen to at least this performance of his.... The world NEEDS TO KNOW. At least I can share with the other amazed commenters

  • @HacksawJimThuggin
    @HacksawJimThuggin 8 років тому +563

    I wasn't ready for this...

    • @tutiviolin
      @tutiviolin 7 років тому +24

      me neither. now I'm in shock.

    • @christianmennrich3490
      @christianmennrich3490 7 років тому +1

      who could've been. he was not foreseen but is such a gift...

    • @VdriVNBlVck
      @VdriVNBlVck 6 років тому +6

      This world isn't ready for Benjamin.

    • @TheTruthVScompliance
      @TheTruthVScompliance 6 років тому +2

      I saw him last night live, opening for David Byrne. See him live!

    • @divalish100
      @divalish100 5 років тому

      Me either...and I'm not sure how I feel

  • @indiepoetic
    @indiepoetic 7 років тому +442

    Can you believe this angel is only in his late 20s? What a soul.

    • @Demitchii
      @Demitchii 5 років тому +1

      Eden_D no

    • @RonaldWeasleysWife
      @RonaldWeasleysWife 5 років тому +39

      You mean his late 200’s, right? 😉 he must be a centuries-old magician to be that talented!! ✨❤️

    • @mycrodrops8242
      @mycrodrops8242 3 роки тому

      NO! What? He is 400 years old in soul

    • @Kaodusanya
      @Kaodusanya 3 роки тому +3

      sounds like he lived a hard life.

  • @dillimeinbilli
    @dillimeinbilli 7 років тому +149

    He's fucking gorgeous and he plays with the blood. He sounds like he belongs in another time but I'm glad we get to have him.

    • @eburke5533
      @eburke5533 3 роки тому +3

      This is so true. Too often we only appreciate the greats after they’re gone. We’re lucky to be in the same world as him

  • @damnzman
    @damnzman 4 роки тому +128

    I saw his performance in Rotterdam... had me crying on so many turns... And then some guy yelled that he should stop talking and play more music. I hate people! Guy got booed out of the hall, and Mr. Clementine explained that he shall never just play music on order, because thats what he did when he was on the streets, and now he is selling out venues. More tears.... I love this guy

  • @tomsmith5488
    @tomsmith5488 3 роки тому +16

    I can't add to the praise Benjamin Clementine has received in this comment section, but want to thank him for taking my soul and molding it like putty. He's been medicine in times of need.

  • @damdoll
    @damdoll 8 років тому +118

    this theatrical voice and dark soul is the perfect combination of a great poet.
    this is amazingly incredible!!!

  • @edsaundershn
    @edsaundershn 8 років тому +409

    This just made me feel something I can't describe

    • @GoldenBaruch
      @GoldenBaruch 8 років тому +12

      Same here. But something good !!!

    • @wolfeman323232
      @wolfeman323232 7 років тому +1

      Ed Saunders spirit indiscriminate.

    • @edsaundershn
      @edsaundershn 7 років тому +11

      I hadn't heard something so real in a long time. Il est trop fort !

    • @jcross52583
      @jcross52583 7 років тому +4

      Melancholy yet hopeful

    • @aceplotanus8836
      @aceplotanus8836 6 років тому

      NO DOUBT ~ EdSaunders

  • @ryankim3553
    @ryankim3553 7 років тому +4487

    request for a movie where benjamin clementine is a vampire who accidentally killed his lover a hundred years ago and he lives in an old abandoned church and plays these songs on a dusty piano

    • @MrReillac
      @MrReillac 6 років тому +52

      that made me chuckle!!!

    • @dengmadhel
      @dengmadhel 6 років тому +40

      He's already a phantom.

    • @Mejias95
      @Mejias95 6 років тому +29

      @@dengmadhel phantoms r white bro, haven't u seen Scooby Doo and shit like that?

    • @moisesfernando2516
      @moisesfernando2516 6 років тому +11

      Hahahaha that would be a dope movie.

    • @chavelito
      @chavelito 6 років тому +20

      It would be autobiographic.

  • @joecairo1
    @joecairo1 3 роки тому +83

    Just saw him in Dune and wondered why he looked so familiar... so I go digging into my liked youtube videos and after 10-15 minutes later... here he is. At first I thought I was wasting time with a meaningless search but after listening to this TDC a half a decade later, I'm sooo glad I did... forget how brilliant this performance was/is!

  • @gemstoneskingdom1944
    @gemstoneskingdom1944 5 років тому +158

    "I'm sending my condolence to fear, I'm sending my condolence to insecurity"

    • @christopherbaker7005
      @christopherbaker7005 4 роки тому +9

      I thought this was going to be too weird and heady for my wife. She was on her phone starting to doze off at bedtime and at the last note of Condolences she says "That was brilliant." a phrase I don't think I've ever heard her use before.

    • @lakj333
      @lakj333 2 роки тому +3

      He sang this line just as I read your comment … he’s just brilliant and mesmerizing

  • @simonbauke1802
    @simonbauke1802 7 років тому +584

    There are genius singers, there are genius pianists and there are genius performers.
    However, a combination of these three is seldom.

    • @ViolentFury1
      @ViolentFury1 5 років тому +3

      You ever heard s piano performance before in your life?

    • @bibaolaitan5189
      @bibaolaitan5189 5 років тому +3

      True... he is the combination of all three....

    • @mimilion6072
      @mimilion6072 5 років тому

      True Artist

    • @starvingartistful
      @starvingartistful 5 років тому +1

      genius pianist? are you joking? this man can barely play. but i love to listen to him anyway.

    • @maximalist5038
      @maximalist5038 4 роки тому +8

      Starving Artist Movers what do you mean he can “barely play?” He just sounds like a self taught guy who learned to accompany his voice. He’s not a great player, but he doesn’t have to be

  • @geezsazsa
    @geezsazsa 7 років тому +346

    This left me kinda stunned. It's eerily beautiful, strangely brilliant and modestly fantastic.

    • @SJLamb-te3dt
      @SJLamb-te3dt 3 роки тому +1

      I love the way you summed that up! I have no idea how I got onto his song (youtube rabbit holes are mind boggling) but I am really glad I did. That first song “Condolence” gave me the shivers. It was eerily beautiful wasn’t it! I think how stripped down it sounded with only his voice and the simple and powerful piano accompaniment really made the song so arresting.

  • @lukeshaw352
    @lukeshaw352 8 років тому +165

    So natural and I love the way he always looks like he's about to say something extremely important and he's very reserved, but charming.

    • @lukeshaw352
      @lukeshaw352 8 років тому +10

      He also must be extremely tall

  • @adeline-music
    @adeline-music 5 років тому +282

    His piano work is truly neoclassical. That combined with the absolute depth, rasp, and warmness of his voice and the breaking-the-box rhythm of his words make for a extraordinary performance. Phenomenal musician.

  • @dudaacavalcanti
    @dudaacavalcanti 3 роки тому +15

    benjamin clementine thank you for existing. you are brilliant

  • @WilkineBrutus
    @WilkineBrutus 7 років тому +122

    This type of brilliance just makes you feel emotional. Humanity...so promising, so beautiful.

  • @colebaker1406
    @colebaker1406 6 років тому +350

    Especially when he says "it's called- what's it called? It's called, gone" I imagine that he is completely improvising this concert... if only.

    • @lilackey
      @lilackey 5 років тому +17

      He's singing stories of now-only moments. Feels like spirituals of XXI century.

  • @philkimonge3608
    @philkimonge3608 8 років тому +593

    Seems like he just woke up and said "eff it, I'll sing whatever's on my mind". Mind blown.

    • @coko9186
      @coko9186 8 років тому +91

      with absolute sincerity

    • @andrewjohnhowe
      @andrewjohnhowe 8 років тому +62

      Ha! Just saw him in Seattle and that's pretty much exactly what he does. We got a great song about the Brexit.

    • @deteblackshire3699
      @deteblackshire3699 7 років тому

      Phil Kimonge yes, indeed

    • @karenkgbgordon-brown8778
      @karenkgbgordon-brown8778 7 років тому +3

      Yes...probably something all schizophrenics should do ... if they stopped holding back, what music might we hear??????

  • @DavidMRW
    @DavidMRW 3 роки тому +11

    I knew it, as soon as i see him in Dune, i knew i was him, Benjamin. After years of hear him here for the first time. I hope more people can hear him now

  • @torierhyan
    @torierhyan 6 років тому +26

    Its almost as if he's possessed, no need to look at the piano and the years in his language, his tone brings him back hundreds of years... Im mesmerized

  • @7413321
    @7413321 8 років тому +135

    it's music like this that keeps me alive

  • @RaniaDiish
    @RaniaDiish 8 років тому +108

    what is this? the moment he opened his mouth I instantly fell in love with his magical tunes, I am so enchanted!!!

  • @donsylvester9288
    @donsylvester9288 8 років тому +89

    sorry to say, but i listen to this particular performance every time in my car.. and the part where he does the "sounds from the angels" on the last song is really something out of this world.. it is so real.... and i blv there's something to it.. honestly this guy is unusual.. he encourages me.. my condolence to my fear.. bless you Benjamin clementine

    • @latenightcashews
      @latenightcashews 6 років тому +4

      Don Sylvester u have nothing to be sorry about for sharing this, dont be!

  • @verytonyaterry2479
    @verytonyaterry2479 6 років тому +78

    I surprised myself when the tears started flowing at the start of this performance and when I finally caught my breathe at the end of the first song! This man is OTHERWORLDLY! My God!!

  • @sebespringmusic
    @sebespringmusic 4 роки тому +96

    What did I just watch?!?!! This is the most unique thing in their entire history of Tiny Desk. Captivating. It leaves you astounded! Would be lovely to experience you live on stage 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

    • @vanessamandy1010
      @vanessamandy1010 4 роки тому +2

      I actually once saw him live in France. The entire audience was in complete shook. It was the most memorable concert in my life (forgive my english 😅)

    • @sebespringmusic
      @sebespringmusic 4 роки тому +1

      @@vanessamandy1010 are you in France as we speak? I have a very dear friend there.
      This Man is amazing!!! I wish to experience him live. 🥰

    • @vanessamandy1010
      @vanessamandy1010 4 роки тому +1

      @@sebespringmusic yes I live here! I wish you will 😊

    • @sebespringmusic
      @sebespringmusic 4 роки тому

      @@vanessamandy1010 I would like to be your friend if you dont mind 🥰 We can connect on Facebook or Instagram @sebespring

    • @vanessamandy1010
      @vanessamandy1010 4 роки тому +1

      @@sebespringmusic sure!

  • @seeedrick
    @seeedrick 8 років тому +79

    I thought to myself. Oh, this is how it ends. But then the music stopped, I opened my eyes and I'm still here.

  • @JoannaDaCosta70
    @JoannaDaCosta70 6 років тому +30

    I feel like I just witnessed something of which mortals should not be aware. A fairy creature who tumbled out of the ether. He is pure magic.

  • @Will-wp2cp
    @Will-wp2cp 8 років тому +48

    Some people may like his style, and some people may not. But everyone with any kind of ear for music has to admit, this guy's talent level is through the roof. I am stunned, and I rarely like the stuff on here even though I listen to it all.

  • @dr.100purrscent5
    @dr.100purrscent5 4 роки тому +43

    He is out of his time, and ahead of his time at the same time. So classic and unusual. Like an ancient soul participating in a model's body, expressing all the cool talents he has acquired over the centuries.

  • @girlinterrupted2625
    @girlinterrupted2625 6 років тому +21

    Its like a dramatic stage play. Its very entrancing. His presence is very theatrical.

  • @pumelelatesana7713
    @pumelelatesana7713 6 років тому +85

    He plays with the frequencies of the soul. The truth is in his heart.

  • @Wanderer-l9h
    @Wanderer-l9h 8 років тому +58

    I'll take anything with this much character (even tho it's not exactly my taste) over what I'm usually served by the radio. Very nice to feel how it just takes you off.

  • @bwillpower
    @bwillpower 8 років тому +78

    This dude is like nothing I'm use to hearing....what an amazing performance

  • @pamelamoya2752
    @pamelamoya2752 5 років тому +21

    This is the most beautiful thing in the internet right now.

  • @IVANBRASIL77
    @IVANBRASIL77 4 роки тому +27

    this guy knows how to make music flow from the soul

  • @joseespinoza6283
    @joseespinoza6283 8 років тому +35

    The part when the angels sing to him and he doesn´t understand them is full of mysticism, full of a subtle beauty.

  • @BeFknForrealThePodcast
    @BeFknForrealThePodcast 8 років тому +35

    It took 30 seconds for me to start crying..... His voice captures my soul... and his eyes...God.

  • @Skinsbison1906
    @Skinsbison1906 8 років тому +97

    This man will become one of the greats if he avoid the recording industry politics. He's that talented.

    • @moimemoimeful
      @moimemoimeful 8 років тому +24

      +Bison4Life He already is one of the greats... He seems otherworldly to me...He seems to live in another realm altogether..

  • @ermelindamirabilis
    @ermelindamirabilis 4 роки тому +23

    His eyes and sad smiles, his caresses on the piano keys, the vibrato of his voice all brings tears to my face

  • @ayaanu9840
    @ayaanu9840 4 роки тому +34

    “I’m sending my condolence to fear...sending my condolence to insecurity...” When I heard these lines. It hit me and instantaneously brought tears to my soul. Rise up✨✨✨

  • @Schtang
    @Schtang 8 років тому +464

    I kept finding myself grinning at his mischievous wisdom, he appears as a true citizen of the world and a gifted teacher :)

    • @HarleyForMayor
      @HarleyForMayor 8 років тому +5

      Agreed!

    • @MrSzczepanek1994
      @MrSzczepanek1994 8 років тому +4

      i was smiling similarly as i scrolled to this comment haha

    • @macatala1
      @macatala1 7 років тому +1

      Very much so.

    • @sukritisingh777
      @sukritisingh777 7 років тому +5

      Me too XD The thought I keep having is that Benjamin Clementine is the weirdest weirdo I have ever listened to and I feel EVERYTHING HE DOES XDDD I can't stop grinning and also feeling confused...

    • @hildemariaarts7510
      @hildemariaarts7510 7 років тому

      Harley Cullen fo

  • @saml.7467
    @saml.7467 7 років тому +96

    If I had but a cup of his talent I would have chosen a different path in life. Nothing about BenJamin Clementine is common. Nothing. How does such creativity go unnoticed? Yes this is just "music" but it is also something much much more powerful - Is it poetry; is it theater; story telling? What ever it is this performance is unique, original and performed which such passion you can't help but be amazed.
    If Alice Smith, Laura Mvula, Lianna La Havas, Micheal Kiwanuka and Benjamin Clementine represent what musically awaits the
    industry then i can not wait.

    • @AquaMarino
      @AquaMarino 5 років тому

      include Lalah ☺️

  • @arj-peace
    @arj-peace 7 років тому +36

    You are beautiful, and the world is more beautiful because you are in it.

  • @georgeianta2088
    @georgeianta2088 6 років тому +35

    I watch NPR tiny desc concerts to see people pour their entire being into music. It just feels like seeing something true and honest no matter what the message is.

  • @pirandello6968
    @pirandello6968 2 роки тому +16

    This man's talent is just brutal.

  • @sugasweet5704
    @sugasweet5704 6 років тому +101

    He's like a spooky genius with a voice that's both scary and beautiful at the same time... First time hearing him and I think I like it😊

  • @Mariekesone
    @Mariekesone 8 років тому +1432

    He possesses a very special musical soul of his own....just like Nina Simone had.

    • @TheHappynstuff
      @TheHappynstuff 8 років тому +3

      And like Richard Bona too.

    • @apriljones641
      @apriljones641 8 років тому +6

      Yes!

    • @penguinmit
      @penguinmit 8 років тому +19

      +Rineke RobertsonvanDam he reminds me of Nina as well.

    • @markb9419
      @markb9419 8 років тому +15

      and jacques brel and shirley bassey and kurt weil... GENIUS in a word.

    • @EricG-bv2ui
      @EricG-bv2ui 8 років тому +14

      +TheHappynstuff.... Richard Bona doesn't reach to your soul and scare you. His music is soothing. Clementine and Simone music and style of singing haunts you.

  • @andrewlynham606
    @andrewlynham606 7 років тому +50

    I do not know how to describe this video, a single word cannot do it, watching his face is hypnotic, his music is haunting, his voice amazing. I welled up inside I did :-)

  • @firstofsly
    @firstofsly Місяць тому +2

    I always come back to this video after seeing him in movies now. He’s in Dune which is crazy

  • @WhizMitchell
    @WhizMitchell 4 роки тому +23

    Wow. 1st time checking this cat out. His stage presence is like a combination of theatrics and dramatic musical composition. Minimalistic, impactful beautiful piano playing. Fantastic. I'm blown away.

  • @mamodikwekungoane4156
    @mamodikwekungoane4156 7 років тому +25

    i dont feel my ears are yet worthy of such majesty

  • @ditardi
    @ditardi 7 років тому +21

    best tiny desk performance

  • @KesanNedd
    @KesanNedd 8 років тому +476

    This is Nina Simone reincarnated. The tortured, and heavy spirit of their craft is so iconic. The world wasn't ready for Nina, and I'm not sure their completely ready for Benjamin Clementine. As Erykah Badu would say, "I guess I'll see you next lifetime."

    • @kiquinones6671
      @kiquinones6671 8 років тому +4

      Guao!!!! Before reading your comment, I thought the same.This guy is the reincarnation of Nina

    • @fareedg6703
      @fareedg6703 7 років тому +2

      Kesan Nedd What an overstatement! There will never be another Nina Simone. She was a complete package. Though I am biased because I love Ms Nina Simone.

    • @saro7947
      @saro7947 6 років тому

      Kesan Nedd woah 👏🏻

    • @Enhydro
      @Enhydro 5 років тому +2

      Nina Simone died much after this guy was born. It doesnt even make sense from the very beginning.

    • @kudzaibane5384
      @kudzaibane5384 5 років тому

      He's more of a mix between Nina and Fela kuti...

  • @sheysounds9398
    @sheysounds9398 5 років тому +17

    I truly believe angels did visit him on the streets and sung to him. He is unworldly. Protect him at all cost!

  • @user-ej3nj5kd3j
    @user-ej3nj5kd3j 6 років тому +17

    This isn't just a performance, but an unforgettable experience.

  • @dimitrijoseph8706
    @dimitrijoseph8706 8 років тому +73

    Mesmerizing

  • @bev662
    @bev662 8 років тому +134

    I think he'd make an amazing Dracula.

  • @MiladJPanah
    @MiladJPanah 8 років тому +100

    reading his story and coming back to his songs makes everything even more impressive

    • @blueinkheart
      @blueinkheart 8 років тому +7

      M JP Christ. His life sounds lije the plot of a movie. Why has no one capitalized on this yet?!

    • @isaiahgrayson1714
      @isaiahgrayson1714 8 років тому +12

      they will

    • @michpaulatto
      @michpaulatto 6 років тому +4

      I don't think his music would be possible without the experiences he went through. His life experience is what makes his music so raw and passionate.

  • @vi8474
    @vi8474 4 роки тому +20

    I'm crying and I don't know why. This is just amazing.

  • @joaquingonzalezvalero656
    @joaquingonzalezvalero656 3 роки тому +9

    His vibrato is absolutely amazing

  • @ReneAlejoIzquierdo
    @ReneAlejoIzquierdo 7 років тому +493

    These are not songs, they are deep theatrical acts.

    • @latenightcashews
      @latenightcashews 6 років тому +3

      ReneAlejo 21 indeed they are!

    • @AnnieSpecial92861
      @AnnieSpecial92861 5 років тому +2

      Exactly

    • @Projacked1
      @Projacked1 5 років тому +1

      hear hear!

    • @raitisvein
      @raitisvein 4 роки тому +6

      Music can be deeply theatrical, but they're still songs. I, of course, know you didn't mean they're not songs. I am not sure why I'm writing. :P

    • @williamseddy9724
      @williamseddy9724 4 роки тому +1

      @@raitisvein true

  • @rockenroller9749
    @rockenroller9749 8 років тому +21

    When art touches you deeply you can call it art , Benjamin your art touched me !

  • @guilhermesimoes4932
    @guilhermesimoes4932 8 років тому +103

    00:00 - Condolence
    05:42 - Gone
    10:45 - Adios

  • @zakithibuthelezi255
    @zakithibuthelezi255 3 місяці тому +2

    Honestly some of the best songwriting I've ver witnessed. He's a poet.

  • @dl2310
    @dl2310 3 роки тому +13

    Realness is what people are seeing in him. So many are sedated and used to the hypnosis of fakeness. This man is so powerful! my soul trembles! his voice!

  • @singspeaklovechilou
    @singspeaklovechilou 5 років тому +48

    He has the same presence as Nat King Cole....very mellow and enchanting. He performs like Nina Simone....as though a theater troupe is behind him acting out scenes to a play he's written. Beautifully performed. This is the first I'm hearing of him. Now excuse me whilst I take to the web and search other performances.

    • @jigdaddyfishing
      @jigdaddyfishing Рік тому +1

      My favorite song of his is I won’t complain 💯

  • @nickchase59
    @nickchase59 7 років тому +18

    First you had my interest. Now you have my attention. Thank you so much Benjamin.

  • @Grimmtombobulus
    @Grimmtombobulus 3 роки тому +19

    Seeing his utterly enthralling performance as the Herald of the Change in Dune brought me here. It's not right how multitalented this man is!

    • @fallinginthed33p
      @fallinginthed33p 2 роки тому +4

      The sheer musicality of his delivery as Herald was striking. Somebody needs to update the Sardaukar rave meme with the Herald's voice.

    • @TruOmilade
      @TruOmilade 2 роки тому +5

      Magical to see him in Dune.

  • @egopat15
    @egopat15 5 років тому +23

    "The decision is mine, let the lesson be mine. The vision is mine". Adiós.

  • @madsdesouza2683
    @madsdesouza2683 7 років тому +25

    He’s making me feel things... I can’t even describe them omg

  • @PodOfHeat
    @PodOfHeat 8 років тому +22

    Absolutely incredible. Never heard anything quite like this

  • @skadooshly
    @skadooshly 7 років тому +132

    We lost Bowie and we lost Prince.... I've been searching ever since.... I think I've finally found what I was looking for.

  • @gaumz3393
    @gaumz3393 4 роки тому +4

    How beautiful is he

  • @jungphilkim4168
    @jungphilkim4168 6 років тому +147

    If my kids ask me "Dad, what is music?" , I'll show them this video. Thank you Benjamin.

    • @vanessamandy1010
      @vanessamandy1010 4 роки тому +1

      Dude! I just had the same exact thoughts... like this could be the definition of « Music »

    • @fayemcd4282
      @fayemcd4282 Рік тому

      I just listen to his voice, his talents& skill over & over
      How can i use words to define what I hear; I can not
      Far ahead of his time yet unable to fit the past. I csn not say words zo desccribevmy level of mesmerization Im escorted to when I hear him, watch him, emmerse my spirit in his spirit. I think"MyLord how deep within is he going". Will i meditate & pass out; how can I stand it. Old soul with a wise spirit spiritually inclined no doubt. Absolutely unthinkably smazing. He is TOUCHED as in Anoited for sure. Ehrre does his rnactments & sexpredsions come from.
      My Lord😇

  • @MrDaveya
    @MrDaveya 8 років тому +16

    Ridiculously good; unique presence in music - feels like he's only got one foot in this world, and his thinking is elsewhere. Had good fortune to see him at Somerset House last summer and he created a beautiful atmosphere. Leaving that concert was like leaving the cinema after a thought provoking film, then reconnecting with the outside world - having had it on pause for a while and forgetting it existed...

    • @latenightcashews
      @latenightcashews 6 років тому +1

      MrDaveya the best kind of teleportation...

  • @lfr980
    @lfr980 8 років тому +23

    Love this guy...reminds me of when I was a teenage and I created my own stories and songs on the piano. Love the classical and operatic quality, with a little introspection thrown in and such dry humor!

    • @nrouzbeh
      @nrouzbeh 5 років тому +1

      If you ever decided to share them i would love to hear them

  • @soleonsaleid439
    @soleonsaleid439 4 роки тому +11

    The force is strong with this one

  • @necrokin1
    @necrokin1 3 роки тому +5

    i had to come back to this after seeing him iin dune, such a strange connection

  • @personsofinterestband6013
    @personsofinterestband6013 4 роки тому +25

    Thank you NPR for bringing real artists to us.

  • @garyclements4870
    @garyclements4870 7 років тому +21

    wow wow wow wow wow I danced and cried and smiled and resonated with his sound, and adois' dynamicism was unparalleled just absolutely wow for me.

  • @BenOnett
    @BenOnett 7 років тому +42

    This was my first time experiencing this artist.. literally found myself glued to the screen in awe. So powerful, wow.

  • @nightnurse777
    @nightnurse777 5 років тому +16

    I was transfixed by this, like I had just experienced an entire opera. Shame on you, Mr. Clementine, for making me cry so late at night. What a masterpiece this man is. 💜

  • @haleykruse1014
    @haleykruse1014 4 роки тому +12

    Did anyone else get waves of chills with each word?

    • @oliverleslie7382
      @oliverleslie7382 3 роки тому +2

      Still - each time i watch and listen, chills, a tear or twenty. Simply sublime he is.

  • @Anatis66
    @Anatis66 5 років тому +9

    The first song makes me feel such deep emotions. It makes me see how long was this journey, the one of pain, insecurity, anxiety since you left me. How long it was and how I 've overcome it, with my favorite friend called Time, the healer. How long it was... and doesn't matter anymore.

  • @jerrryjames
    @jerrryjames 8 років тому +32

    Wow. What the hell just happened to me?! No more than a moment in this man just evoked such unwarranted emotion from me before I could even really react to it.

    • @nothingnewunderthesun539
      @nothingnewunderthesun539 7 років тому +2

      Question: if he was an angel walking through your neighborhood, would he be treated as your neighbor?