I am actually so happy to see your comment cause dark actually was a German series and I am happy to see that even people from other countries are watching it! c:
@@sukkubus9882 Dark is my favourite tv show; it's an absolute masterpiece. I'm from the uk and since I started watching I've been trying to convince friends & family to watch it because it deserves as much recognition as possible, although a lot of them haven't watched it yet which is really frustrating. It's the only German show I've seen and I'm so glad I stumbled across it. I can't wait to be blown away again in season 3.
@@sukkubus9882 I have never everrrr watched something from there. I am Mexican and I'm used to watch only American stuff, I don't even like french series cause I get tired of the voices so easily, but with dark I really feel like there's no other language that could portrait the story so good, and I don't even speak German. the story is insanely good and the production is so perfect, I can tell you that a lot of people from here love the series.
DARK: When Dark uses Familiar by Agnes Obel (familiar name), it was the first time where I realized (and probably everyone) how special this show was on so many levels. The ability to combine the perfect music with such pivotal scenes is brilliant. This is the first deeply emotional scene portraying the chain of events that are about to happen. It's the first time we saw where this show was going. Absolutely brilliant cinematography and score, combined with arguably one of the greatest stories ever told.
I heared from people who had preview access to season 3 already, that you need to watch it loud. Sound engineering is even better then season 2 they say.
I recently watched Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and I thought "this is it, everything after will just be shallow and unsatisfying". I was wrong, Dark managed to hold its own very, very well. It is too different to compare it to BB or BCS, but it's nearly perfect in its own right. Loved it to bits
@@oneshot8407 ya dinguses, NO SHIT, that's why we're all here. That's literally the point of music. You guys sound like people at a pizza place going, WOW Pizza is so good! you know what i mean? ME TOo!!!
Because it can be quite hard to explain. To me it's like I'm listening with my whole body - goosebumps, butterflies in my stomach, elevated pulse, my eyes get a little wet. I'm feeling love and sadness at the same time. Very nostalgic. Magnificent track.
Hi :) my friend did a cover FAMILIAR. I hope you will listen to it and can to share it, please here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/NWRPzbG8w60/v-deo.html ❤ I hope you like it :D
They have so uniquely fitting music it's unbelievable.... I'm gonna miss this fucking show when it's over so much, this is first show that actually isn't scared to challenge it's viewer's brains and i want more of that now.
@@Jerthy100 i personally found it extremely stupid . I love the concept but the execution was hilarious to me. I couldn't watch beyond the second episode of season 2 and its a shame cause season 1 was great. But from what i say there are other worlds so yeah. And i say this as someone that LOVES and studies mathematics and physical endlessly.
The chorus sounds like a male voice, but that's actually Obel's voice pitched down and layered to make it sound ghostly - what she calls "secret singing." The processed vocal also goes with the theme of love (especially secret love) taking place in cyberspace much of the time. Now you know ;)
I too appreciate the cello/string arrangement in this wonderful song. It speaks much to the care taken to capture the true cello sound/range /harmonics.... Very interested to hear more like this from Agnes Obel. 🙂
I've never heard about Agnes Obel until now. This made me realize that what we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean. It took the best show ever to discover a fantastic artist. It all fits together now.
just heard her stuff on radio6. wherever i am when its played I just have to sit down and stop and listen. it makes my brain do strange shapes.its not just the voice but the structure of the music, it makes me want to move in mysterious ways.
a j Carter was jogging when I heard it the first time and suddenly I started looking start ahead and it felt I was running towards something really strange like I could only stare at the horizon and everything else felt pale anf fading...
I can't believe that the male voice is actually Agnes' voice but pitched down. I was so enchanted with the voice! I was trying to search for the male singer!
i was just reading the comments hoping to confirm that suspicion, thanks, i've heard this song somewhere once and i knew because that voice is haunting
It is very impressive that she can do "both" voices. I thought there is a male vocalist, then I watched her live performances and saw it is only she, the cellist and the percussionist. They are also very talented..
About that Agnes Obel said "The chorus, it was sort of “secret singing,” like a ghost singing. And then I used this pitch shifter to make the voice sound ghostly. I also wanted something that sounded a little digital, because I feel a lot of our love life today is taking place in the internet - it’s digitalized, in a way. I thought it would be nice if it had this digitalized, electronic sound to the voice in the chorus".
She also uses male backup singers when available. Look at her video where she's live in Denmark. She has two male vocalists singing this part with her harmonizing.
Am I the only person who 's listening that song over and over again? I've just finished Dark right now and Agnes Obel is one of my favorite singer ever. By the way, I'm in 1986
No you're Not the only One...I heard this song Last November for the 1st Time and replay for days...or weeks😁 I 💙💚💛💟 Agnes Obel...she got smth special...her Music touches me soooooo deeeeep
only heard it today this morning but continued to watch 5 more episodes of dark season 1 since then but before I did rewind that film/music montage scene feat this song a few times before continuing but cant get it out my head, so just search for it now ! looks like im not alone :)
I finished Dark back in May 2024. I've never watched anything like it before. If I want hard Sci-fi I usually head to the bookstore. Dark really knocked it out of the park.
1:33 to 2:00 lyrics: "And our love is a ghost that the others can't see It's a danger Every shade of us you fade down to keep Them in the dark on who we are (oh, what you do to me) Gonna be the death of me It's a danger 'Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see (oh) " This describes Martha's and Jonas' love very well!!!!
Just read this after all this time (yeap still returning here because of Dark ) and literally gave me chills all over my body! Incredible to every detail
I think this describes most of the loves that the characters were living, they all were in different kind of pains. And I'm in pain for every one of them
I'm agree with you, the style change is brutal. Passages with the battery that did not exist does not fit with the style of music that we know. Piano, violin and bass are still there but to do it. Personally, I have a little trouble to hold on to this new genre.
You're right. The song is good, however, compared to her earlier work it is somehow not as outstanding. This awkward voice effect is just not her style. It seems to me as a weak attempt to use some elements of the modern pop music. Although, this is still better than most of those garbage pop songs.
Honestly, I'm not hearing elements from modern pop music being used in a negative way. It sounds like she's just altering her voice for dramatic effect. I wish more artists were as bold as to try those kinds of effects and really shift their sound. Most modern pop acts would be quivering to attempt anything like this, assuming they'd plummet down the charts. This is as refreshing as can be. For me, at least.
For years, I thought what a great Duet...then after over 5 years I had to realize it's everything sang by one person. What a great work with her voice.
it's digital conversion, nothing to be amazed about... love her thou, been on her concert recently, postponed four times because of the pandemic since early 2020 but it was worth the wait
[Verse 1] Can you walk on the water with I, you and I? "Because your blood's running cold" said the familiar, true to life Can you walk on the water with I, you and I? Or keep your eyes on the road and live there familiar, without you and I It glows with gates of gold, true to life [Chorus] And our love is a ghost that the others can't see It's a danger Every shade of us you fade down to keep Them in the dark on who we are (Oh what you do to me) Gonna be the death of me It's a danger Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see [Verse 2] We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I And the dark was opening wide, do or die Under a mask of vermillion (a million) ruling eyes [Chorus] And our love is a ghost that the others can't see It's a danger Every shade of us you fade down to keep Them in the dark on who we are (Oh what you do to me) Gonna be the death of me It's danger Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
Agnes Obel has one of the best singing voices that I have ever heard. If you listen to this song while reading The Girl On the Train, you'll be pulled right in.
I loved Dark so much, I actually leared GERMAN so I could watch it in its native language. I am 54 and I have never seen anyting remotely close to it. Its the masterpiece of all thats ever been on Television. This song is amazing as well. IT is also the opening theme to Cardnal a really great crime series on Hulu. Der Anfang ist das Ende, und das Ende ist der Anfang! Tschuss!
I am actually so happy to see your comment cause dark actually was a German series and I am happy to see that even people from other countries are watching it! c:
@@sukkubus9882 it's very underated. It has set the bench mark. Since watching dark every other series doesn't seem that good. I just hope season 3 has a satisfactory conclusion. I have a feeling Jonas eventually becomes Adam. He won't be able to stop the circle.
@@sukkubus9882 You guys have created a masterpiece. Kudos to the showmakers. Watching this series was one of the best decisions of my life. Lots of love and respect from India.🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️
Heard this song in the Netflix series 'Dark' and I was floored on how beautifdul and creative this song was produced! Now I am a fan. The male vocal sounding set throughout the song is so moving and entrancing. It's crazy good.
@@CTGrelltrust me, once you get used to the characters, everything takes place. you can look at the charecter maps if you felt lost, its so much easier and you'll understand it perfectly with it.😉
Oh you must be a physics genius and a doctor in philosophy (and maybe theology) then ! ... just kidding, I know you're talking about the different stories and not the the deeper aspects ;)
Just a random story. I love this song. I used to listen to this song every morning on my way to a job I hated. Eventually Familiar remind me of that tasteless job every time it popup in my playlist. I'm just glad I can get over it and can enjoy this song again after 3 years.
I think this has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. Along with Alison Goldfrapp your voice is only other to have actually brought tears to me eyes in just awe that such beautiful music can even be imagined let alone actually made. The vocal arrangement in that chorus is stunning. And what an incredible video to go with it. It reminded me of something Portishead or Massive Attack might have done back in the day. It looked like Sergio Leone's interpretation of 1984 or something, every frame could make a photograph. A beautiful piece of music, a stunning video, what a beautiful artistic statement all round. You are amazing, thank you for your music Agnes. Love from the UK. P.S: Loved your performance on BBC 6Music with Marc Riley a few weeks ago.
Monty Brewster goldfrapp is one of my favourites. New album coming soon too! Pj Harvey's album let England shake makes me cry, beautiful powerful lyrics.
Gosh imagine if we could communicate live across time but only via internet comment sections. It’d be this amazing way of time travelling until we manage to piss each other off so much that everyone just logs off 😆
I just watched season 3 and ... I don’t know, it hit me empty with that end of the two and the rest of the knot turning to dust, I’m sad for a few weeks leave me alone world. I love you Dark.
I discovered Agnes years ago (2014), I am happy that some series finally use her songs, she's becomin more known ... but still , I think she deserves a lot more than this, a true classical artist
D A R K brought me here because the scene this song is attached to is so transcendent it almost makes me weep thinking about it! I honestly don't think there is another song that would be able to capture the tone as perfectly as this masterpiece!
As a metalhead, I can clearly say that I'm totally under the spell of the gently mysterious universe of Agnes Obel. What a prodigious lonely soul, she is !
This chorus makes me feel something that I don't know if it's a good or a bad feeling. I think it's an unknown but comfortable sadness, kind of reminding me that I don't know about the future but somehow it's... familiar. And I'll know how to deal with it. I don't even know a word to define this feeling (maybe there's not a word at all).
Comfortable sadness/loneliness. There's an exploration to it as well. Almost like moving house to somewhere you know nothing about, it's strange, & everything confuses you, but maybe you can make do with it? Similar to what you're saying, but there's definitely more to it
@@giovannalima6710 the description "of" is not fitting in own opinion. Its not happyness ABOUT sadness its more of feeling them at the same time Revisiting pleasant memories is often an occasin for it. The happiness combines with the sadness of the realization that those events gone by
After all this time it still casts a spell on you as strong as ever. Absolutely gorgeous track....dark and beautiful is not an easy thing to balance. This is one of those rare occasions when it is mastered. Definitely top shelf.
this song is so important to me. i was eight, riding in the car with my mother. we were sitting silently, it was the evening my dog got put down. something was off. my mom grabbed her phone and started playing a song. this song. we stayed silent. it gripped me hard, i don’t know why. i think about that often. whenever i hear this song it’s hard resisting crying. it’s so beautiful. i see faith, hope, sadness, despair, anger and pain in it. i’m curious about Agnes Obel. I’ve fallen under her gentle mysterious spell. everyone who is going through something hard right now, it’s okay. your not alone. it’s tough. there’s always someone to talk to. there’s always one person to listen, keep a secret and understand. find them. they might be across the world, or right next to you. just know your never alone.
I have been listening to this song for almost ten years now and I just got the story this song is about. She is such a powerful musician when it comes to evoking emotions just by voice, melody and words alone, that the meaning was completely lost to me until now. The song is about a love affair - two people who meet and fall in love and can't be together because of the lifes they lead. "Can you walk on the water if I, you and I? Or keep your eyes on the road and live in the familiar, without you and I" In the beginning of the song, she asks her lover if their love is possible. She compares it to walking on water, but she also references the lifes they both lead, wondering what's more impossible - to be together, or to carry on like it never happened. "For our love is a ghost that the others can't see, It's a danger Every shade of us you fade down to keep Them in the dark on who we are" This is a reference to their love threatening their usual lifes. Which is why I think it's about an affair. If people knew, it would destroy everything, so they got to stay quiet. "We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I And the dark was opening wide, do or die" This could mean a litteral walk at night, or it could be a reference to sleeping with each other. "To the summit at night", "to burn a hole" - the first one could be a more direct reference, while the second one references passion, that is yet again forbidden and thus not just burning but burning a hole into the every day life. Edit: "do or die" in this context references the impossibility of not taking these actions and the deep longing after each other. If we view the whole of the song though, it makes me think about the choice of title and the focus on the topic of the familiar. It feels like it's unclear to her herself if the feelings they have for each other arise from a longing for adventure and new, intense experiences to break out of the familiar or if it is something true and honest. It's hard to say if she thinks the familiar is something bad or good. If it is something that you get comfortable in, even though you shouldn't. Or if it's a good and baluable thing. And maybe it's neither. Maybe it's just a view on how time goes, always, turning something new into something familiar, making you wish for new things in a cyclical motion that we're doomed to repeat forever? Idk if my analysis makes sense to anyone but myself. However, to me, this seems very logical. :)
I love your analysis of the song. Well articulated. It’s now the only thing I hear when I listen to it. Thanks for sharing! Building on your interpretation, I like how the song at 1:18 builds as though you expect the chorus, offering some resolution to the build up, but instead goes back to the opening melody. Back to the familiar. It’s as though passions are high and instead of being able act on their love for one another, they are instead confronted with reality and the familiar. Then, while in this part of the song comes the chorus. As though the passion and longing for one another is breaking through the attempt to return to normal.
The vast majority of music I enjoy is black metal. Raw, full of unfiltered emotion, fueled by nothing but hate for the human condition. Then, there's also this. This song. It captured me ever since I watched Dark and I always come back to it. It's soothing, unnerving, sinister, numinous ... all at the same time. An incredible piece of art, Ms. Obel.
This is a true masterpiece! I am amazed of how all is in a perfect harmony in this song. Vocals, backing vocals, melody and the whole soundscape, strings, lyrics. The long string solo at the end with haunting piano in the very end nails it. Love it ❤
Can you walk on the water with I, you and I? "Because your blood's running cold" said the familiar, true to life Can you walk on the water with I, you and I? Or keep your eyes on the road and live there familiar, without you and I It glows with gates of gold, true to life [Chorus] And our love is a ghost that the others can't see It's a danger Every shade of us you fade down to keep Them in the dark on who we are (Oh what you do to me) Gonna be the death of me It's a danger Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see [Verse 2] We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I And the dark was opening wide, do or die Under a mask of vermillion (a million) ruling eyes [Chorus] And our love is a ghost that the others can't see It's a danger Every shade of us you fade down to keep Them in the dark on who we are (Oh what you do to me) Gonna be the death of me It's danger Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
This hits soooo deeply... I really can't explain how wonderous this is... You just know when it engulfs you. This is the best thing I've ever heard and felt. Thank you Agnes x
It's crazy how every piece of music in Dark fits the scene so perfectly.
I am actually so happy to see your comment cause dark actually was a German series and I am happy to see that even people from other countries are watching it! c:
@@sukkubus9882 Dark is my favourite tv show; it's an absolute masterpiece. I'm from the uk and since I started watching I've been trying to convince friends & family to watch it because it deserves as much recognition as possible, although a lot of them haven't watched it yet which is really frustrating. It's the only German show I've seen and I'm so glad I stumbled across it. I can't wait to be blown away again in season 3.
Wilzy I did. the same thing and asked my parents to watch it and they also were really impressed. You are right, dark is amazing.
@@sukkubus9882 Dark is my fav serie of all time, every person which i recommended this show absolutly loved it! Incredible how everyone loves Dark
@@sukkubus9882 I have never everrrr watched something from there. I am Mexican and I'm used to watch only American stuff, I don't even like french series cause I get tired of the voices so easily, but with dark I really feel like there's no other language that could portrait the story so good, and I don't even speak German. the story is insanely good and the production is so perfect, I can tell you that a lot of people from here love the series.
The Atmosphere this song creates is just mindblowing.
Same, me to.
Yeah... same
Dear Tanaka! I know it sounds crazy, but I'm you... from 2053.
This was also the theme to Cardinal, which was an excellent Canadian detective series.
Agreed. Ran across it on Netflix series "Dark". There's a lot of great music. Lots of references to Dark on this thread
*Kim Kardarshian : I've the most complicated family tree*
*Jonas Kahnwald : Hold my mikkel*
Hahahaha
Cringe
@@damanbhashaphranglyngskor1102 where there is kardarshains there is cringe
Elisabeth：Amateurs
I made a cover of this. beautiful song on my channel. I would like you see it
I’m stuck in an infinite loop listening to this song. The end is the beginning and the beginning is the end.
Mee too...🖤
I've been there, beautiful place
Sic mundus creatus est
@@Ashicakez3 I just love it. You're post made me think, "I want to know this person"
This is exactly how it feels having this on repeat 😊
DARK: When Dark uses Familiar by Agnes Obel (familiar name), it was the first time where I realized (and probably everyone) how special this show was on so many levels. The ability to combine the perfect music with such pivotal scenes is brilliant. This is the first deeply emotional scene portraying the chain of events that are about to happen. It's the first time we saw where this show was going. Absolutely brilliant cinematography and score, combined with arguably one of the greatest stories ever told.
I totally agree and the emotions that these scenes can make us feel are really powerful
Couldn't agree more with you! The best moment.
Yes!!! It gives me chills!
I heared from people who had preview access to season 3 already, that you need to watch it loud. Sound engineering is even better then season 2 they say.
GERTH agreed. So emotional
Dark definitely has left a scar on my brain. I won't ever forget it.
Same
It is now my favorite series next to Lost
I recently watched Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and I thought "this is it, everything after will just be shallow and unsatisfying". I was wrong, Dark managed to hold its own very, very well. It is too different to compare it to BB or BCS, but it's nearly perfect in its own right. Loved it to bits
@@shawnathemermaid213 ur comparing Lost to Dark? Ur not, ur a dream. Not real.
Seriously the part that starts at 1:35 makes me feel something so emotional deep inside that I’m not sure how to explain
Wth are you me
Me too wtf
@@oneshot8407 ya dinguses, NO SHIT, that's why we're all here. That's literally the point of music. You guys sound like people at a pizza place going, WOW Pizza is so good! you know what i mean? ME TOo!!!
That part gives me the chill's and goosebumps 😬
Because it can be quite hard to explain. To me it's like I'm listening with my whole body - goosebumps, butterflies in my stomach, elevated pulse, my eyes get a little wet. I'm feeling love and sadness at the same time. Very nostalgic. Magnificent track.
1:34 the moment the song melts into my body
Me too, i love this part of song
Yes those vocals are haunting, beautiful, eerie, emotional and unique all at once 😊
*June is coming. The circles gonna complete!*
I cant wait more..
Why it is not on Netflix app..date..
Third one will be the last
Or begins
@@criticalmass500 27 June
This song is 46 years old, but still gold in 2052. Love it🔥
R.I.P. maths... xD
lol
@@kylehereKC lol why maths?😂 there is no challenge
Cyberpunk 2077 🤠
@@doomguy4321 delayed till december 😂😂😂
I wish I could listen to this song for the first time again
Everytime I get first time vibe.. Its too complex
I wish she had other songs that sounded like this one
Well, just go back in time
been listening to it 6 times now...but i never sleep, good song!
Wow... Me too
That chorus gives me chills every time. I love this song.
it's truly incredible
@@9Nikko8 this song is beyond music
Even more chills when you realize ALL the singing including chorus is Agnes…
@@MacSaxe Citation needed, but that's amazing if true.
@@robertmurrell3852 watch any of her live performances and you’ll see :)
Dark and Agnes Obel are perfect for each other Never believe anything else❣️
Hi :) my friend did a cover FAMILIAR. I hope you will listen to it and can to share it, please here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/NWRPzbG8w60/v-deo.html ❤ I hope you like it :D
u made me remember sad memories
What choir is singing with her? So beautiful, gets me every time.
@@e.l.y.4301 probably the best of all time choir❣️
@Jonas what does it mean??
This song is so well used in dark
They have so uniquely fitting music it's unbelievable.... I'm gonna miss this fucking show when it's over so much, this is first show that actually isn't scared to challenge it's viewer's brains and i want more of that now.
better in cardinal
AbneyParkMCY omg are you me seriously
It was beautiful
@@Jerthy100 i personally found it extremely stupid . I love the concept but the execution was hilarious to me. I couldn't watch beyond the second episode of season 2 and its a shame cause season 1 was great. But from what i say there are other worlds so yeah. And i say this as someone that LOVES and studies mathematics and physical endlessly.
Dark's scriptwriter: let's make a series for these songs...
Sometimes I write chapters for my RPG narrative and it's based in some random songs that touched me.
I would have liked the comment, but its 33 now, i dont want to it
It's 55 now
So good ❤
@ soon 555 so we should all do it xD
Just started my journey with Dark and this song popped up in episode 3 and it sounded so nostalgic and beautiful 💜
You are in for such a treat. It is a phenomenal series!!
I wish I could unwatch the series just to be able to watch it for the first time again.
Same! Just watched it!
The ending could be so much better, but it is one of my favorite shows
@@preston6018 the ending is perfect
The chorus sounds like a male voice, but that's actually Obel's voice pitched down and layered to make it sound ghostly - what she calls "secret singing." The processed vocal also goes with the theme of love (especially secret love) taking place in cyberspace much of the time.
Now you know ;)
Thanks! I was actually reading comments to find out who’s singing in the chorus :)
yeah!!! Just check out her live performance of this song!!! She pulls off that voice easily without any electronic devices!
@@sonyhellboy6 yeah, i saw live video too. That was amazing
The question is not who, the question is how.
@@wc919chan agreed :D
And the Fans of DARK just can't stop themselves from coming here again and again
I saw you so many times
Sic mundus....
The fans of DARK came here before this song existed
Can't help
It's the only infinite loop I wish not to stop.
Agnes Obel makes the most beautiful and melancholic music on earth. And this song is pure gold.
I came here from GNTM and I cannot stop listening to Agnes. No words. This is more than music.
Me too! I‘ve been searching this song for so long. So thankful I finally found it.
"Love is a ghost that the others can't see...It's a danger.."
For some reason that just sends a chill down my spine.
"And OUR love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger"
Just check the lyrics.
Agnes is a musical and poetic genius.
Such beautiful words in a second language for her 💚
Same feeling😍
Was literally gonna type the same thing
Truly beautiful line by agnes.
She is completely unique in all that she does.
I wanna cry by how beautiful and perfect this song is. How can someone make such a masterpiece
You should cry then. Let that stuff out. Have you heard "Enter One" by Sol Sepoy? ❤️
Gorgeous. (Way back in the day Laurie Anderson used a similar vocal technique that she called "audio drag.")
That low pitched chorus gives me multiple eargasms!
DanmarksDronning Os mig 🤗
what U said...
DanmarksDronning me too
DanmarksDronning who sings it? I need to know who this man is.
DanmarksDronning it's her voice with effects . I had to research " who" the male's voice was .
Every teardrop is another universe...
this song is the most beautiful thing i've ever heard. it makes me feel so peaceful... i can't even describe the feeling.
yes, me too!
listen the world retreats by david o dowda
Same brother
every inch of my skin... so deep... in and out.. of my heart of ME..
Cocteau Twins
This song is just perfect!!! DARK 💗
Drak s1 e3
@@mohamedalmohamed4166 uv
👌👍
She is definitely one of the great musicians Of our time! She has a lot passion!
Yes
I'm a cellist and the cello parts in this song actually literally makes me want to cry
Same, it is beautiful
then you would like zoe keating
Emotive playing makes pictures.. its beautiful
I too appreciate the cello/string arrangement in this wonderful song. It speaks much to the care taken to capture the true cello sound/range /harmonics.... Very interested to hear more like this from Agnes Obel. 🙂
I've never heard about Agnes Obel until now. This made me realize that what we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean. It took the best show ever to discover a fantastic artist. It all fits together now.
just heard her stuff on radio6. wherever i am when its played I just have to sit down and stop and listen. it makes my brain do strange shapes.its not just the voice but the structure of the music, it makes me want to move in mysterious ways.
a j Carter was jogging when I heard it the first time and suddenly I started looking start ahead and it felt I was running towards something really strange like I could only stare at the horizon and everything else felt pale anf fading...
@@phraksis Year I am somewhere and I am nowhere...
I can't believe that the male voice is actually Agnes' voice but pitched down. I was so enchanted with the voice! I was trying to search for the male singer!
Anna Cardoso YES me toooooo
I was wondering this too, thanks for letting me know what was the mystery
Yaeh
Hah! Same ♡
i was just reading the comments hoping to confirm that suspicion, thanks, i've heard this song somewhere once and i knew because that voice is haunting
"Our love is a ghost that the others can't see"
*melts*
It is very impressive that she can do "both" voices. I thought there is a male vocalist, then I watched her live performances and saw it is only she, the cellist and the percussionist. They are also very talented..
About that Agnes Obel said "The chorus, it was sort of “secret singing,” like a ghost singing. And then I used this pitch shifter to make the voice sound ghostly. I also wanted something that sounded a little digital, because I feel a lot of our love life today is taking place in the internet - it’s digitalized, in a way. I thought it would be nice if it had this digitalized, electronic sound to the voice in the chorus".
She also uses male backup singers when available. Look at her video where she's live in Denmark. She has two male vocalists singing this part with her harmonizing.
Think they pitch her voice down for that effect. I thought it was a male singing too at first though. Love this song
Wow! Thanks actually. Never thought that "chorus" is also her.
@@kaseyc9459 "They" don't do anything to her voice! She does using electronics
I was looking for this song from last 33 years!
Sometimes a song hits you and you want to listen to it all the time. The older i get, the fewer new ones i hear. This is one of them.
Man those lyrics , the cello in the background , those voices everything is sooo beautiful and perfect
I listened to this song 33 years ago, now it's happening again
I showed this to my girl, now she is my aunt.
An underrated comment
Can't wait for season 3 soundtrack
JAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJ
WTF? Can any body explain?
@@A_Box It's a joke from "Dark" series
Am I the only person who 's listening that song over and over again?
I've just finished Dark right now and Agnes Obel is one of my favorite singer ever.
By the way, I'm in 1986
No you're Not the only One...I heard this song Last November for the 1st Time and replay for days...or weeks😁
I 💙💚💛💟 Agnes Obel...she got smth special...her Music touches me soooooo deeeeep
Yes, it's only you
The same thing is happening to me.
only heard it today this morning but continued to watch 5 more episodes of dark season 1 since then but before I did rewind that film/music montage scene feat this song a few times before continuing but cant get it out my head, so just search for it now ! looks like im not alone :)
Same here... Just loving it because I love dark❤
This entire song (even the apaarently male part) was sung by Agnes. Sheer brilliance.
its just a pitch down effect for the lower part
@@kwaddamage8286 she is still who is singing
This is crazy because I’m obsessed with the chorus. Her voice is beautiful but it’s something else lowered!!
I'm here in Nov. 2024 because of Dark. Absolutely amazing show and soundtrack
I finished Dark back in May 2024. I've never watched anything like it before. If I want hard Sci-fi I usually head to the bookstore. Dark really knocked it out of the park.
Dark is just pure gold
im currently watching it and its amazing
Oh my God ! This song is so fantastic ! Thank you, Agnes ! Come to Brazil !
simmm ❤❤
siiim 🌻
Sim! 💓
Sim, ele é.
Simm
1:33 to 2:00 lyrics:
"And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are (oh, what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's a danger
'Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see (oh)
"
This describes Martha's and Jonas' love very well!!!!
Sad For My Parents 😭
Just read this after all this time (yeap still returning here because of Dark ) and literally gave me chills all over my body!
Incredible to every detail
I think this describes most of the loves that the characters were living, they all were in different kind of pains. And I'm in pain for every one of them
Fr!! mayn...only the dark fans can feel the true sentiments of this song
Others can't see because they never existed 😭❤
This is really different from her usual style yet the moment you listen to It you know its Agnes Obel.
I love this :D
I'm agree with you, the style change is brutal. Passages with the battery that did not exist does not fit with the style of music that we know. Piano, violin and bass are still there but to do it.
Personally, I have a little trouble to hold on to this new genre.
You're right. The song is good, however, compared to her earlier work it is somehow not as outstanding. This awkward voice effect is just not her style. It seems to me as a weak attempt to use some elements of the modern pop music. Although, this is still better than most of those garbage pop songs.
Goosebumps 🌬🌾🍃 Love how haunting and subtle this entire composition is,
I wrote a poem Don't Stone Me by ninanile. Please check it out on my channel.
Honestly, I'm not hearing elements from modern pop music being used in a negative way. It sounds like she's just altering her voice for dramatic effect. I wish more artists were as bold as to try those kinds of effects and really shift their sound. Most modern pop acts would be quivering to attempt anything like this, assuming they'd plummet down the charts. This is as refreshing as can be. For me, at least.
To me it sounds as if there were male voices - cool effect
For years, I thought what a great Duet...then after over 5 years I had to realize it's everything sang by one person. What a great work with her voice.
it's digital conversion, nothing to be amazed about... love her thou, been on her concert recently, postponed four times because of the pandemic since early 2020 but it was worth the wait
Oh I didn’t know that.
[Verse 1]
Can you walk on the water with I, you and I?
"Because your blood's running cold" said the familiar, true to life
Can you walk on the water with I, you and I?
Or keep your eyes on the road and live there familiar, without you and I
It glows with gates of gold, true to life
[Chorus]
And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are
(Oh what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's a danger
Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
[Verse 2]
We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I
To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I
And the dark was opening wide, do or die
Under a mask of vermillion (a million) ruling eyes
[Chorus]
And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are
(Oh what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's danger
Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
Anoteros69
Thanks
Θεόςς 🙌🏻
Anoteros69 thank youuu
Anoteros69 thanks much......
One error- second line, “cos your blood’s running cold outside the familiar...” rather than ‘said the familiar’.
Thanks for posting the rest x
This Song Is a trip inside my soul, my never-lived past, my not reached future. Thank a lot for every second
Agnes Obel has one of the best singing voices that I have ever heard. If you listen to this song while reading The Girl On the Train, you'll be pulled right in.
I loved Dark so much, I actually leared GERMAN so I could watch it in its native language. I am 54 and I have never seen anyting remotely close to it. Its the masterpiece of all thats ever been on Television. This song is amazing as well. IT is also the opening theme to Cardnal a really great crime series on Hulu. Der Anfang ist das Ende, und das Ende ist der Anfang! Tschuss!
I went back 4 years in time to make sure Agnes made this song.
You are my Hero
Sounds legit
😂👍👌🏼💋
Agnes Nielsen?
-Where- _WHEN_ are you watching this?
1986
Paris 1987
future is now, old man
JAJA! Good comment, regards from Colombia
2019
The deep man voice part is so.. simply out of this world
agree!!
thats her voice
Actually it's Agnes' voice
wow, at points sounds like the artist once known as Anthony of Anthony and the Johnsons
Goosebumps ❤️
wunderschön arrangiert, herrlicher Gesang von allen Stimmen, - was für ein schönes Lied!🎶
How is it possible that I've only just discovered her now, so lovely.
EmilyChesher it's never too late for such artist to be more popular.
I just found her a few days ago watching Netflix show Dark episode 3
Chuito Edgar so do I. Beautiful song!
Well, there were Dark Forces at work here so....LOL
It came from the past just to 2018
I wish I had friends who would appreciate such a beautiful and perfect song ❤️
💯
come to Denver...
This is a very popular song in Ethiopia and Chile
You never know you might find one 🙂 for now a stranger says you have good taste in music. So chill up.
Im listening this from Eastern Europe so...
Dark.. best series I've seen.
I am actually so happy to see your comment cause dark actually was a German series and I am happy to see that even people from other countries are watching it! c:
Best ever .. from Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
@@sukkubus9882 it's very underated. It has set the bench mark. Since watching dark every other series doesn't seem that good. I just hope season 3 has a satisfactory conclusion. I have a feeling Jonas eventually becomes Adam. He won't be able to stop the circle.
pallyali786 totally agree with you. This series deserves more hype!
@@sukkubus9882 You guys have created a masterpiece. Kudos to the showmakers. Watching this series was one of the best decisions of my life. Lots of love and respect from India.🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️
Heard this song in the Netflix series 'Dark' and I was floored on how beautifdul and creative this song was produced! Now I am a fan. The male vocal sounding set throughout the song is so moving and entrancing. It's crazy good.
The "man" voice gives me goosebumps everytime. Leaves me breathless, speechless... with tears in my eyes.
I just found out it was her voice just pitched down.
It's been 33 years, and this song never gets old.
Wait, this is an old song? I was born in '73 when was this first released or was it done first by another artist???
@@MiladySK There was a show released 33 years ago named Dark, I might be a few years off. You should check it out
it won’t be finished for another 32 years
@@gratituded longest running show in tv despite being only 3 seasons
@@MiladySK it's just a joke. You need to watch DARK to understand it
That moment when you understand almost everything from the series and you come here to listen to this song as a celebration.. ❤️
Your brain must be super genius. I should have start write down everything because I lost it after a few episodes already
@@CTGrelltrust me, once you get used to the characters, everything takes place. you can look at the charecter maps if you felt lost, its so much easier and you'll understand it perfectly with it.😉
@@CTGrell
Or you do it with my strategie, just rewatch the series a dozent times a year! After time, I now get most things, but I still discover new!
And you find the only thing you didn't know in the comments
Oh you must be a physics genius and a doctor in philosophy (and maybe theology) then ! ... just kidding, I know you're talking about the different stories and not the the deeper aspects ;)
Just a random story.
I love this song. I used to listen to this song every morning on my way to a job I hated.
Eventually Familiar remind me of that tasteless job every time it popup in my playlist.
I'm just glad I can get over it and can enjoy this song again after 3 years.
I will be here again after 33 years
we all will be
Love it! Lol
Jaja
I´ll watch DARK again in 33 year, see ya
@@erandiosamb6163 don't forget that your past self will also watch the show with you
I think this has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. Along with Alison Goldfrapp your voice is only other to have actually brought tears to me eyes in just awe that such beautiful music can even be imagined let alone actually made. The vocal arrangement in that chorus is stunning. And what an incredible video to go with it. It reminded me of something Portishead or Massive Attack might have done back in the day. It looked like Sergio Leone's interpretation of 1984 or something, every frame could make a photograph. A beautiful piece of music, a stunning video, what a beautiful artistic statement all round. You are amazing, thank you for your music Agnes. Love from the UK.
P.S: Loved your performance on BBC 6Music with Marc Riley a few weeks ago.
Monty Brewster goldfrapp is one of my favourites. New album coming soon too! Pj Harvey's album let England shake makes me cry, beautiful powerful lyrics.
Her voice is just as amazing when she performs live, if not more so. I got to see her two weeks ago and it was....perfect.
Goldfrapp - good comparison! This music touches a very similar part of me. Ethereal, haunting, moody and thoroughly beautiful.
Try out Lizzy McAlpine's Tiny Desk Concert if you wanna hear the most crisp and soft beatufiul voice. But yes i agree completely.
This song is amazing 1953-1986-2019-2052
Aa Türk
1920 soon
Nisa Nur Kaya ik
1920
@@s.suspiria why did you get so perplexed ? Can't Turks listen such amazing sounds?
33 years since the apocalypse and I'm still listening this beautiful track 😁
Wow impressive that the apocalypse didn’t wipe out the Internet 😄
Gosh imagine if we could communicate live across time but only via internet comment sections. It’d be this amazing way of time travelling until we manage to piss each other off so much that everyone just logs off 😆
@@Liliarthanvamos fazer isso kk
One of those songs that gives you the chills.
If you haven't listened to this with headphones, I would, it's even more beautiful than normal.
Every music is better with good headphones :)
@@pierrebe4492 very true 👍🏻
Surround Sound on large speakers is even better.
@@gobluebuckeye oh yeah! Now that would be awesome 😀
@@rachelkilby5829 Cant' go wrong with headphones either. Congrats on having great taste in music, not everyone does.
this woman is simply genuine brilliant... talented
derek kk
My excelent musical taste brought me here.
Jaaaa... aber Eigenlob stinkt.
Facts
I can’t stop listening. It makes me both sad and somehow happy at the same time and most of all nostalgic about the show 💔
I just watched season 3 and ...
I don’t know, it hit me empty with that end of the two and the rest of the knot turning to dust,
I’m sad for a few weeks
leave me alone world.
I love you Dark.
i feel you.
same omg.
It’s hard isn’t it when something so good ends but I found watching it all again helped...big time
Discuss it elsewhere, it's Agnes video, not Dark
I discovered Agnes years ago (2014), I am happy that some series finally use her songs, she's becomin more known ... but still , I think she deserves a lot more than this, a true classical artist
Me podrías compartir algún título de alguna de esas series o películas? 🙏😊
@@adricampos7770 yo se de dark, no sé que en que otra peli o serie saldra esta cancion
Cardinal a canadian show used it .
J'adore
D A R K brought me here because the scene this song is attached to is so transcendent it almost makes me weep thinking about it! I honestly don't think there is another song that would be able to capture the tone as perfectly as this masterpiece!
cannot agree more
This song indeed touches every part of the soul, especially when i remember that scene while listening to this song.
I started yelling at the moment I realized that was her.
I really love her songs
The scene at the last chapter with “a quiet life” is also amazing
What scene was ?
I’m absolutely in love with this song, it’s one of the most beautiful things my ears have heard. Chills.
As a metalhead, I can clearly say that I'm totally under the spell of the gently mysterious universe of Agnes Obel.
What a prodigious lonely soul, she is !
Fellow decapitated fan agrees
How interesting it is that I like this just as much as a metalcore or deathcore song.
The cello part make me want to hear some folk metal
As a I metalhead too, I agree a 💯%
@@pedestrian6862 try Apocalyptica. I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but it might help you find something in the recommendations there
This isn't just music, it is therapy!
This chorus makes me feel something that I don't know if it's a good or a bad feeling. I think it's an unknown but comfortable sadness, kind of reminding me that I don't know about the future but somehow it's... familiar. And I'll know how to deal with it. I don't even know a word to define this feeling (maybe there's not a word at all).
same!
“melancholy is the happiness of being sad”
@@giovannalima6710 😳
Comfortable sadness/loneliness. There's an exploration to it as well. Almost like moving house to somewhere you know nothing about, it's strange, & everything confuses you, but maybe you can make do with it? Similar to what you're saying, but there's definitely more to it
@@giovannalima6710 the description "of" is not fitting in own opinion. Its not happyness ABOUT sadness its more of feeling them at the same time
Revisiting pleasant memories is often an occasin for it. The happiness combines with the sadness of the realization that those events gone by
After all this time it still casts a spell on you as strong as ever. Absolutely gorgeous track....dark and beautiful is not an easy thing to balance. This is one of those rare occasions when it is mastered. Definitely top shelf.
Perfectly summarised
Who's listening to this in
1920
1953
1986
2019
2052
Or maybe another world?
You.. I like you.
Same
Dark!
Another world
I was born in 1986 and watching this in 2019!!!
Proof music can make consciousness time travel possible...ethereal and timeless
I won't forget this song for the rest of my life..
This is the sixth time in three days I've come back to this song. It's so beautiful
Same! Never gets boring, only better
From remix brazilian eletro
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That Sequence of Netflix's DARK with this song. Is a master piece!
this song is so important to me. i was eight, riding in the car with my mother. we were sitting silently, it was the evening my dog got put down. something was off. my mom grabbed her phone and started playing a song. this song. we stayed silent. it gripped me hard, i don’t know why. i think about that often. whenever i hear this song it’s hard resisting crying. it’s so beautiful. i see faith, hope, sadness, despair, anger and pain in it. i’m curious about Agnes Obel. I’ve fallen under her gentle mysterious spell.
everyone who is going through something hard right now, it’s okay. your not alone. it’s tough. there’s always someone to talk to. there’s always one person to listen, keep a secret and understand. find them. they might be across the world, or right next to you. just know your never alone.
I get chills at 1:35 every damn time. Simply awesome music.
Friend: How is DARK?
Me: The question is not about how... but when?
Copy cat
No it’s not when it’s where
Lmaooooo that’s exactly what I’m gonna say
Vrindavan ........
the question is not when its what world
New to the dark series and i fell in love as soon as they played the song and now im just listening to it on loop
I have been listening to this song for almost ten years now and I just got the story this song is about. She is such a powerful musician when it comes to evoking emotions just by voice, melody and words alone, that the meaning was completely lost to me until now.
The song is about a love affair - two people who meet and fall in love and can't be together because of the lifes they lead.
"Can you walk on the water if I, you and I?
Or keep your eyes on the road and live in the familiar, without you and I"
In the beginning of the song, she asks her lover if their love is possible. She compares it to walking on water, but she also references the lifes they both lead, wondering what's more impossible - to be together, or to carry on like it never happened.
"For our love is a ghost that the others can't see,
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are"
This is a reference to their love threatening their usual lifes. Which is why I think it's about an affair. If people knew, it would destroy everything, so they got to stay quiet.
"We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I
To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I
And the dark was opening wide, do or die"
This could mean a litteral walk at night, or it could be a reference to sleeping with each other. "To the summit at night", "to burn a hole" - the first one could be a more direct reference, while the second one references passion, that is yet again forbidden and thus not just burning but burning a hole into the every day life.
Edit: "do or die" in this context references the impossibility of not taking these actions and the deep longing after each other.
If we view the whole of the song though, it makes me think about the choice of title and the focus on the topic of the familiar. It feels like it's unclear to her herself if the feelings they have for each other arise from a longing for adventure and new, intense experiences to break out of the familiar or if it is something true and honest. It's hard to say if she thinks the familiar is something bad or good. If it is something that you get comfortable in, even though you shouldn't. Or if it's a good and baluable thing.
And maybe it's neither. Maybe it's just a view on how time goes, always, turning something new into something familiar, making you wish for new things in a cyclical motion that we're doomed to repeat forever?
Idk if my analysis makes sense to anyone but myself. However, to me, this seems very logical. :)
She said it was about a secret. And that the whole album is about living lives while everyone is watching, digitally.
I love your analysis of the song. Well articulated. It’s now the only thing I hear when I listen to it. Thanks for sharing!
Building on your interpretation, I like how the song at 1:18 builds as though you expect the chorus, offering some resolution to the build up, but instead goes back to the opening melody. Back to the familiar. It’s as though passions are high and instead of being able act on their love for one another, they are instead confronted with reality and the familiar. Then, while in this part of the song comes the chorus. As though the passion and longing for one another is breaking through the attempt to return to normal.
Yes. All of it. You see.
You found the key. And you see her brilliance.
I saw this in concert before Dark premiered. That said, I’m so glad that more folks are getting tuned into the beauty and talent that is Agnes.
-Wo- WANN ist Mikkel?
Did you just have a stroke or something?
@@mohitchahal9476 he just watched Dark
Ahahahahaa brilliant
Elem nah I think it’s in German saying
When is mikkel
@@alohaamigos9500
Watch Dark to understand the references in the comment section.
I understand Dark more then what's is going on in this video clip
Omg ! Trueee!! 😂
The vast majority of music I enjoy is black metal. Raw, full of unfiltered emotion, fueled by nothing but hate for the human condition.
Then, there's also this. This song. It captured me ever since I watched Dark and I always come back to it. It's soothing, unnerving, sinister, numinous ... all at the same time.
An incredible piece of art, Ms. Obel.
Fact: Dark is the best time-travel based show period
In my opinion, it's also the best show period
you know that this is a music video and not about the series "Dark"?
@@castor4357 Yes, but it's pretty evident that most people know that this song exists because of the show, since it plays during such an iconic scene
Maybe but there is another
Sorry mate breaking Bad is still no. 1
@@Crisx763 breaking bad isn't a time travel serie tf
Como si la serie no fuera suficientemente buena nos dejan este pedazo de soundtrack
Muchos no entienden la serie pero para mí es la mejor serie de estos ultimos años como to va encajando a medida que pasa.
De que serie hablan?
@@jhennyarunicondori7975 dark en netflix
Her music is so calming and magical
This is a true masterpiece!
I am amazed of how all is in a perfect harmony in this song. Vocals, backing vocals, melody and the whole soundscape, strings, lyrics. The long string solo at the end with haunting piano in the very end nails it. Love it ❤
Impatient d'entendre ça à Paris - et sans doute Dublin - en novembre prochain, l'attente sera longue ;) !
Vivement Paris en effet... WAOW
grave 😍
effectivement tres jolie voix
tu m'invites dimitri? 😝
Natacha M La place est déjà prise Natacha, désolé ;)
Can you walk on the water with I, you and I?
"Because your blood's running cold" said the familiar, true to life
Can you walk on the water with I, you and I?
Or keep your eyes on the road and live there familiar, without you and I
It glows with gates of gold, true to life
[Chorus]
And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are
(Oh what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's a danger
Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
[Verse 2]
We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I
To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I
And the dark was opening wide, do or die
Under a mask of vermillion (a million) ruling eyes
[Chorus]
And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are
(Oh what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's danger
Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
This shit is fire.
Thank You.
Yes, thank you
@@kidq2230 it is certified fire
This hits soooo deeply... I really can't explain how wonderous this is... You just know when it engulfs you. This is the best thing I've ever heard and felt. Thank you Agnes x
I introduced this music to the folks in 1921. Agnes Obel's grandmother was proud.