The National - "I Need My Girl"

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  • Опубліковано 13 лют 2014
  • The official video for I Need My Girl, available digitally here: smarturl.it/ineedmygirl_learning
    Taken from the album Trouble Will Find Me, out now: bit.ly/10NQPA1
    Directed by Sophia Peer - sophiapeer.com/ (full credits below)
    www.americanmary.com/
    www.4ad.com/
    Purchase Trouble Will Find Me from Amazon: bit.ly/16IRhoo
    Purchase Trouble Will Find Me from 4AD: bit.ly/1504PO1
    Director: Sophia Peer
    Producer: Michelle Cameron
    VFX Artist: John Morena
    DOP: Jan Reichle
    1st AD: Michael Chandler
    Production Manager: Meredith King
    Choreographer: Cody Schreger
    Art Director: Maddy Askwith
    Stylist: Sandy Sui
    Make Up: Justine Sweetman
    Hair: Holly Corsano
    Color Grade: The Mill

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  • @alphavisuals7782
    @alphavisuals7782 5 років тому +1025

    "In the end you couldn't love me...but i'm at peace with that now...because I loved you the absolute best I could."

  • @sakinahnasri9513
    @sakinahnasri9513 5 років тому +475

    I am good, I am grounded
    Davy says that I look taller
    I can’t get my head around it
    I keep feeling smaller and smaller
    I need my girl
    I need my girl
    Remember when you lost your shit and
    Drove the car into the garden
    You got out and said I’m sorry
    To the vines and no one saw it
    I need my girl
    I need my girl
    I’m under the gun again
    I know I was the 45% of then
    I know I was a lot of things
    But I am good, I am grounded
    Davy says that I look taller
    I can’t get my head around it
    I keep feeling smaller and smaller
    I need my girl
    I need my girl
    There’s some things that I should never
    Laugh about in front of family
    I’ll try to call you from the party
    It’s full of punks and cannonballers
    I need my girl
    I need my girl
    I’m under the gun again
    I know I was the 45% of then
    I know I was a lot of things
    But I am good and I am grounded
    Davy says that I look taller
    But I can’t get my head around it
    I keep feeling smaller and smaller
    I keep feeling smaller and smaller
    I keep feeling smaller and smaller
    didnt see lyrics so here it is

  • @katemaude3260
    @katemaude3260 7 років тому +372

    This is one of those songs that no matter how many times you listen to it, it's just as exciting and magical as the first time you heard it.

    • @CookiesCritterCare
      @CookiesCritterCare 2 роки тому +5

      It's on repeat in my car and I drive 10 days then on Alexa lol

    • @mikebowman5819
      @mikebowman5819 Рік тому +3

      Couldnt have said it better. So true

    • @shadowcoder887
      @shadowcoder887 8 місяців тому +4

      It's my first time hearing it. Love it

    • @user-vl2zh6bj6x
      @user-vl2zh6bj6x 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@shadowcoder887 Welcome to the wonderful world of The National

    • @user-vl2zh6bj6x
      @user-vl2zh6bj6x 8 місяців тому

      ​@@shadowcoder887🎉

  • @MA-sn6rw
    @MA-sn6rw 8 років тому +3382

    worst way to miss someone is to have them sitting
    right next to you and knowing
    you can never have them.

    • @ewoutvandiepen8072
      @ewoutvandiepen8072 8 років тому +51

      damn true, know that feel

    • @MA-sn6rw
      @MA-sn6rw 8 років тому +9

      +Victor Holmberg understand, yeah.

    • @user-np3xu7ew1f
      @user-np3xu7ew1f 8 років тому +76

      I managed to overcome such situation...I said to that girl , who is my wife now , that i love her!!!
      I wish you to do the same!!!

    • @triple26
      @triple26 8 років тому +17

      Shit, yeah I know the feeling, dealing with it right now.

    • @JulioCesarMarques82
      @JulioCesarMarques82 8 років тому +1

      +Bflow :'(

  • @sandythemaster6898
    @sandythemaster6898 8 років тому +358

    I love how this song talks about love for a woman, in general: could be use for a friend, a daugther, a lover, a sister, a mother, a relative, any girl that is important for you and just knows how to make you feel better about yourself. We all need someone who knows how to listen.

    • @Crimson19977
      @Crimson19977 2 роки тому +6

      Also works about a guy

    • @sandythemaster6898
      @sandythemaster6898 2 роки тому +14

      @@Crimson19977 well if you want it to but the song is called "I need my girl" so I picture that the person is a woman, but hey you're right why not.

    • @Crimson19977
      @Crimson19977 2 роки тому +9

      @@sandythemaster6898 it’s just that I think about a guy when I’m listening to this song, it really does work when u don’t take lyrics literally 🙃

    • @zen2745
      @zen2745 2 роки тому

      @@Crimson19977 its your personal view we don't care what you think sexually speaking , the song is what it is , and your brain is what it is but they are not the same.

    • @abete4358
      @abete4358 Рік тому

      even your own self!

  • @zeinaann1829
    @zeinaann1829 3 роки тому +201

    I lost my partner almost 3 years ago, and in the deepest depth of my grief I'd repeat the line, "I am good, I am grounded" to myself over and over, this song reminds me so much of her.

    • @mehulraina1
      @mehulraina1 2 роки тому +2

      So soulful. Loves the way it builds up!

    • @ferise1
      @ferise1 2 роки тому

      You’re a lesbanon?

    • @youcefguidou4908
      @youcefguidou4908 Рік тому

      Tree Years it's thé Friend sincérité ajouted ❤️for thé m'en at you good chances for thé years After

    • @BUBBLESPOGO
      @BUBBLESPOGO Рік тому +1

      Awww😢😢😢😢. I hope your doing well.

    • @bakingadventures5802
      @bakingadventures5802 10 місяців тому +2

      Sending you love ❤

  • @carlmichaelcomer6933
    @carlmichaelcomer6933 7 років тому +2203

    My wife and I just performed our first dance at our wedding to this song tonight :)

    • @Mojo842
      @Mojo842 7 років тому +56

      Congratulations man, that's great

    • @ambahu7679
      @ambahu7679 7 років тому +33

      That's beautiful! Congratulations

    • @shinebri9htstar
      @shinebri9htstar 6 років тому +14

      what a beautuful memory to beautiful song

    • @kagantekkaya788
      @kagantekkaya788 6 років тому +3

      :))

    • @patschlosser5020
      @patschlosser5020 6 років тому +32

      I danced with my wife to this song at our wedding as well! Cheers!!

  • @losttribe3001
    @losttribe3001 8 років тому +1827

    A question: What do you get out of this song?
    This may be one of the most poignant songs for me in regards to relationships and every time I watch this, I am filled with both love for my wife and an immense amount of shame that I do not give, nor show, her enough love. I need her beyond a doubt and it is humbling that she continues to love an imperfect being like me.
    So what I get out of this song is how much I truly need the woman I have in my life. She gives me the emotional and physical support I do not get from the rest of the world. She is everything to me. When the world is critical, cynical of who I am (or who I 'should' be), she is a safe haven.
    It baffles me what she gets out of our relationship...
    Thank you to the National for putting into words what I feel.
    A side note: the old couple gets me every time. Love should be timeless and they illustrate that point.

    • @eg6civic92
      @eg6civic92 8 років тому +70

      +losttribe3001 Your words are touching. If I, as a total stranger, can be moved by them. So will your wife.
      Those sentences, you brought forth such emotion from minor key strokes. This is not to be wasted on a digital format. You will take her by the hand, sit down next to her, gaze deep upon her irides and repeat your expressions of appreciation.
      It may seem like simple words, unworthy of her eardrums vibrations. But within them she will see the fact, that for you, she is your utopia. Language is a powerful tool, but we are nothing but fools if unspoken...
      (I was a fool once. Sadly this song found an attachment to that.)

    • @flat_life750
      @flat_life750 8 років тому +25

      losttribe3001, damn bro you brought tears. or is there an onion laying around here? lol no but seriously that was sooooo deep my brother.

    • @elmalloc
      @elmalloc 8 років тому +8

      +losttribe3001 What I get out of this song is I don't have trust in a life-long relationship again. Divorce occurs. What's the point of getting married?

    • @losttribe3001
      @losttribe3001 8 років тому +31

      +Reuben Ahmed I've been divorced also. The first wife had been online and met someone from Australia. Within 3 months I went from married to having an ex in another country. That was painfully hard. But I lucked out and found someone else and (knock on wood), it's been good for 15 years now. Relationships are NOT easy and don't always work out.

    • @losttribe3001
      @losttribe3001 8 років тому +14

      +Mr. CWL thanks for that. In autonomy of the Internet, it's great to see a reply in a thoughtful and dare I say, compassionate, fashion.

  • @talalcockar1389
    @talalcockar1389 6 років тому +302

    My partner and I listened to this while she was in labor with our daughter and a few hours later she was born. That was 5 days ago. We both cried listening to this but now we have our girl and she's the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

    • @BestBFam
      @BestBFam 5 років тому +2

      That is beautiful. ❤

    • @markchristopher6889
      @markchristopher6889 5 років тому +6

      I dance with my 20 month old daughter to this song

    • @dcpollack
      @dcpollack 2 роки тому +5

      @@markchristopher6889 That’s absolutely beautiful. So grateful for my 3-year-old girl.

    • @markchristopher6889
      @markchristopher6889 2 роки тому +3

      @@dcpollack I've danced with my 4 year old daughter since she was born it's our song

    • @Jules-fg2gk
      @Jules-fg2gk 2 місяці тому +1

      5 years later ...sending much love to you for sharing your beautiful truth ✨🙏🏼✨💫✨💜

  • @izaboo
    @izaboo Рік тому +81

    i used to share this song in my ig story at least once a month because i just vibe so good to this song. one girl always responded to this, either with just hearts, or how she loved the national, or how beautiful the video is. she passed away on the 11th of june this year and now every time i hear this song i dont even share it anymore, im in tears every time but its also like she's right there vibing with me, like the song summons her spirit. im not even a believer in ghosts etc but the idea is beautiful. i wish we had more time but im glad we met, Doortje. rest in peace lieverd

    • @theprince11
      @theprince11 Рік тому +4

      That's a beautiful memory. I hope she is in a better place, and is with you always.

    • @izaboo
      @izaboo Рік тому +2

      @@theprince11thank you

    • @babbaruff1045
      @babbaruff1045 24 дні тому

      That's beautiful ❤️💔

  • @ghostlyapples
    @ghostlyapples 8 років тому +3340

    I don't have an ex girlfriend but listening to this song makes me miss her

    • @ArtistState
      @ArtistState 8 років тому +92

      +Isabella Peruzzolo you dont need one to miss her...

    • @RyuSamurai
      @RyuSamurai 8 років тому +52

      +ArtistState Damn, that's deep.. How does one become so wise?

    • @neemguy81
      @neemguy81 8 років тому +13

      +Davit Bun By not having one... It's a little depressing, but I feel I was at my wisest pre-chick.

    • @RyuSamurai
      @RyuSamurai 8 років тому +13

      +neemguy81 It's not depressing. Instead, it's only from a different perspective. Thanks for the insight and sharing. I sympathize for you sir.

    • @cagataysarp
      @cagataysarp 8 років тому +9

      +neemguy81 Women.. am I right?

  • @omarcoming9613
    @omarcoming9613 8 років тому +605

    this song makes me ache with loneliness...i miss the special ones, especially the one i didn't realize was special, until she was gone...

  • @the.seagull.35
    @the.seagull.35 7 місяців тому +5

    I first heard this song probably ten years ago. It was just after midnight. I was driving down PCH alone. It was foggy; the streetlights and the glow of fluorescent signs were muted. A light mist hung in the air.
    I was heading to CVS to buy Benadryl. It was my anesthetic for years. It kept me from really feeling the loneliness I've had for decades. I'm also sure it didn't make things easier for me. It did more to isolate me than it did to help me. But I couldn't get away from it.
    This song came on one of those NPR type, independent radio stations that play all kinds of interesting songs; especially late at night.
    Hearing this song was like finding someone who really _gets it._ Who feels it the same way i do. It reminded me of the girls who never liked me back. The ones who got away.
    It reminded me of the shallowness of the relationships I did have. The girls who couldn't fix what was broken in me, and I stayed broken. I kept on breaking myself further, and I kept breaking them too.
    I thought about the flute girl I met in college.
    From the day I met her, I was head over heels. She was sweet, beautiful, charming, likable, full of life. She gave me a feeling of hope I'd never felt before. I was sure she was the one. And then over the months, it became clear I wasn't the one for her.
    I remember one night, late after a football game, on the bus heading back to campus. All the lights were off; the person next to me was sleeping. Flute girl was sitting a few rows ahead in the bus, talking quietly and laughing with friends. I heard someone mention how cool her boyfriend was. He was an artist or cartoonist or someone like that who worked at Disney. They were excited for her. She was super happy, and she absolutely had a right to be.
    The bus ride was dark and quiet. I stared blankly out the window as the streetlights passed by overhead. One after another.
    It was hypnotic. Almost like a strobe effect. Light, then dark again. Light, then dark again.
    I don't know why I've always wanted this so much. To find the girl of my dreams, and for her to feel the same about me. I don't know if its a dream from God, or just something in myself that pulls my heart away from him. But I think its something I can never actually have. And its something that prevents me from being happy in any other relationship. I've got to let go of my idea of "the perfect girl," and find somebody I can love and get along with, who loves me too.
    But this song touched that part of me. The part of me who's been sitting and staring out that window for decades. Watching as the streetlights pass by overhead, one after the next.
    Light, then dark again. Light, then dark again. Light, then dark again.

  • @MrFeyerwire
    @MrFeyerwire 6 років тому +30

    I am dating a black woman who is ten years my senior right now (she is 43 and I am 33) and while we share a common love of R&B as well as Soul, we have been introducing each other to our respective cultures traditional music. I recently burned her an album and I put this song as the first track, because it is beyond beautiful and it is honestly how I feel on the days we are not together. I explained to her that Country & Bluegrass are the white equivalent of Soul & R&B and she loved it.

    • @christisking7778
      @christisking7778 4 місяці тому

      You blew bud. No black women would ever like this winey garbage.

  • @Dudebro123
    @Dudebro123 5 років тому +174

    So crazy that this song means something different to everyone. When he says, “I need my girl” everyone has someone different who comes to mind.

    • @timmilynnjohnson2337
      @timmilynnjohnson2337 2 роки тому +2

      This song just makes me miss my best friend.

    • @Crimson19977
      @Crimson19977 2 роки тому

      This song makes me think about him

    • @lisadavie5282
      @lisadavie5282 2 роки тому

      I thank you for such beautiful truth!

    • @ferise1
      @ferise1 2 роки тому +1

      Well yeah obviously. We’re all strangers

    • @williamcancilla4615
      @williamcancilla4615 2 роки тому +1

      It makes me think of my brother who is looking for his girl. Hope he finds her

  • @omarcoming9613
    @omarcoming9613 8 років тому +320

    this guy's voice rips my soul out...but i love it so...

    • @zoestark7725
      @zoestark7725 7 років тому +12

      I was trying to find the proper words to describe how I feel about this song and then I saw your comment!

    • @latenightcashews
      @latenightcashews 5 років тому

      ur username omg

  • @soraysunshine
    @soraysunshine 8 років тому +451

    I don't know whether to be happy or sad when I listen to this song, I just know I love it. Love is so crazy/beautiful.

    • @josephgrady2129
      @josephgrady2129 8 років тому +10

      +Vienna Rose I think that's what makes The National great

    • @sidDkid87
      @sidDkid87 8 років тому +6

      +Vienna Rose sad, most def ...

    • @Robint04
      @Robint04 8 років тому +1

      agreed. well said

    • @eliorivas
      @eliorivas 8 років тому +1

      +Vienna Rose , I´m agreed with you .....

    • @theshortladders
      @theshortladders 8 років тому +5

      +Vienna Rose You've just described most of the National's wonderfully ambivalent and layered music.

  • @Dreamtox111
    @Dreamtox111 8 років тому +541

    This song reminds me of my parents. They married when they were 16 and are still married 19 years later. They breathe for each other and are still so much like like love struck teenagers who bicker and chase each other around the house.
    Love lasts forever.

    • @harleyquinn5587
      @harleyquinn5587 8 років тому +36

      The most beautiful comment! I wish your parents stay together forever!

    • @pepinus9878
      @pepinus9878 8 років тому +6

      what?? marry at 16?

    • @tamrt6811
      @tamrt6811 8 років тому +2

      +Pepinus In Scotland its legal...

    • @pepinus9878
      @pepinus9878 8 років тому +4

      Cavort And Co. Still, that's way too young

    • @officeaddict33
      @officeaddict33 8 років тому +10

      +Pepinus - Not too young if they're soulmates.

  • @PepperWisteria
    @PepperWisteria 4 роки тому +72

    Ok can we talk about how beautiful the visuals are? With the many races and ages. It’s truly perfect for the amazing song.

    • @lloydgush
      @lloydgush 2 роки тому

      So "lonely boy" is ugly because it's just a middle aged black guy dancing?

    • @i8aleks95
      @i8aleks95 Рік тому

      @@lloydgush What the heck is this race talk. THESE ARE SONGS HOLY CRAP

    • @lloydgush
      @lloydgush Рік тому

      @@i8aleks95 Pepper started with the bullshit.
      I'm just pointing out the obvious fact that, no it's not because of "many races and ages", just the aesthetics.
      Not even the production value.

    • @i8aleks95
      @i8aleks95 Рік тому

      @@lloydgush And what's the problem with the aesthetics?

    • @lloydgush
      @lloydgush Рік тому

      @@i8aleks95 Nothing. It's just that it isn't beautiful for the reasons cited.
      It's beautiful because of the aesthetics and how well it's done.
      As I said, black keys made a clip of just a middle aged black dude dancing, and it's awesome.

  • @greggegas4009
    @greggegas4009 5 років тому +61

    "I keep feeling smaller and smaller". Those words, those lyrics right there! There are times that everyone is feeling a little bit "smaller". I think a lot of people can relate to that. And to hear about it in the lyrics of such a beautiful song is what makes you realise how in many situtations you may feel afraid, frigile, lonely. It's heartbreaking... but beautiful too!

    • @Crimson19977
      @Crimson19977 2 роки тому +2

      I can relate to those words so much

    • @micaharielsnow2138
      @micaharielsnow2138 2 роки тому +1

      I always interpreted it as how humbled he feels to have this girl in his life. Like she overwhelms him at times and he feels “smaller” because he realizes how much he needs her, how much he relies on her. The other people around him though say that he looks taller - I think this represents how a healthy relationship helps you to grow as a person.

  • @Jikk12
    @Jikk12 9 років тому +292

    This song...hits me where it hurts. Yet I keep coming back to it.

  • @vivanesca
    @vivanesca 10 років тому +516

    Whoo needs love when you can listen to such great music and cry your eyes out.

  • @Kris-jh7tk
    @Kris-jh7tk 5 років тому +79

    This song perfectly sumed up the last episode of YOU season 1

  • @micahsnow346
    @micahsnow346 2 роки тому +11

    I feel like this is a rare love song because it has a lot of vulnerability in it. There are tons of songs with “I love you”, “I gotta have you”, or just praising the way the other person makes them feel. There aren’t as many love songs quietly admitting this sense of awe that the other person loves them despite all their imperfections. And “needing” his girl instead of just wanting her, missing her, etc.

  • @TheGilbertBrule
    @TheGilbertBrule 9 років тому +275

    dont have a girl... but makes me remember those days i did and a hug would melt me and make everything better

    • @TheGilbertBrule
      @TheGilbertBrule 9 років тому +7

      ***** do u ever look at ur comments and feel better about urself?

    • @kmackay8766
      @kmackay8766 9 років тому

      ***** what did I just witness? focus on the music fellas! :-P

    • @mikeprendergast2076
      @mikeprendergast2076 9 років тому +1

      ***** your an idiot

    • @oxymorius2
      @oxymorius2 9 років тому +5

      ***** Dude, it's ok to be vulnerable, you don't have to shove your overwhelming masculinity down our throats, if you can't restrain yourself go back to shooting stuff, but please, I beg of you, leave others alone. Do you ever look in the mirror and realize you're a bully?

    • @damiantaylor2001
      @damiantaylor2001 9 років тому +4

      *****
      the empty can rattles the most
      you are living a sad existence

  • @ironmaidenftmitalia
    @ironmaidenftmitalia 4 роки тому +42

    I've loved this song since the day it came out. One of my all time favourites. Hearing it during "You" season 1's finale had me in tears.
    The perfect match between that guitar, that song's choice, and that final scene... It's just... Beyond perfection.

    • @derzoouvdanocze260
      @derzoouvdanocze260 4 роки тому +1

      True

    • @Crimson19977
      @Crimson19977 2 роки тому +2

      I was in tears too and this is just one of the best songs I’ve ever heard, so relatable song

    • @azebsgadgets2908
      @azebsgadgets2908 2 роки тому +1

      @@Crimson19977 i felt really sad for joe he doesn't got his love Even after he did so much like me

    • @Crimson19977
      @Crimson19977 2 роки тому +1

      @@azebsgadgets2908 same all joe wanted was to be loved by her and he did so much for her, least she could’ve done was to be thankful 😞

    • @azebsgadgets2908
      @azebsgadgets2908 2 роки тому

      @@Crimson19977 yeah bro even i did the same for someone i always cared for her even did so many things that i didn't did before in my life but in the end she doesn't even noticed it

  • @ryleehayes1607
    @ryleehayes1607 Рік тому +22

    am going through a breakup currently and this is the first time I’m hearing this song and this band, and I don’t know what hurts more, loosing my best friend , or loosing my mind. This band so far has given me some peace of mind whenever I hear them play.

    • @zf20
      @zf20 Рік тому +2

      Hang in there babe…good things are around the corner for you. Stay strong until then. ❤

  • @Raising3Wolves
    @Raising3Wolves 8 років тому +43

    The way the music is layered is genius. The progression of the song intensifies, yet moves along effortlessly.

  • @brandynoelker
    @brandynoelker Рік тому +28

    Glad to join fellow Cleaning Lady fans on here. What a phenomenal show! Great song - both me and my husband wanted to look it up.

    • @killswitchh
      @killswitchh Рік тому

      wat

    • @alexdee223
      @alexdee223 Рік тому

      YESSSS!!! Exactly that, love that show and this song is incredible ❤

  • @adewalebryan
    @adewalebryan Рік тому +18

    What a beautiful song, The cleaning lady got me so emotional with this song. Now I have to listen to the whole "Trouble will find me" album 😋

  • @chrisvslk3254
    @chrisvslk3254 5 років тому +13

    1 month ago i was working for the Kensho hotel in mykonos, GR. One day i was informed room 203 departed the hotel so i went to check the room. i got in and the tv was open in a music channel was playing this song so loud!!! i recorded the song and memorized the moment. i dont know why, beautiful moment.

  • @georgeswanson9483
    @georgeswanson9483 6 років тому +10

    This so much makes me think of my grandpa and grandma, circa 1941... My grandpa, WW2 combat vet, amazing man who met my grandma a Kentucky girl and became the man I work to be like every day of my life. I miss them so much.

  • @FekalnaTorta
    @FekalnaTorta 10 років тому +10

    To everyone that's criticizing the video as 'boring' and 'uninspiring': be creative. I don't know how can you not be creative if you're a The National fan, and listen to the lyrics and having them in your head. (I feel like I'm driving when I'm listening to Conversation 16 i.e.). They way the figures blend into each other and the lighting and their expressions (not one of them smiled. Maybe the girls near the end did.) they mostly voice affection (or just closeness?) through touch and movement. Be creative and be open to it. I don't know what you look for in videos, but I look for the little details. The way when they hang, one woman slides her hand down her partners back, then up again. How the elderly couple seems happy, peaceful, content. Just open up and don't expect a plot. Lemme rephrase: don't expect. This is the only video I've really liked from the National and to me the best one.
    (I just miss it wasn't more diverse - races, perhaps a gay couple in a big shot? But if it wants to convey the ballroom dance tone, it got that alright.)

  • @mariel4085
    @mariel4085 Рік тому +6

    Here thanks to The Cleaning Lady....what a hauntingly beautiful song omg! Forever connected now to Arman & Thony!

  • @sharmishthaanand6290
    @sharmishthaanand6290 3 роки тому +4

    This song is cathartic. It releases the complex emotions one goes through when in relationships, shame, longing, loneliness, regret, and love ofc.

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 7 років тому +7

    "I can't wrap my head around it...I keep feeling smaller and smaller"
    Gorgeous, and very sad

  • @onixmusematt
    @onixmusematt 9 років тому +5

    My grandmother just passed away and my granddad misses her so much...the guys in classical suits remind me of him...and sort of make me feel his pain

  • @AFTimeLord
    @AFTimeLord 10 років тому +68

    Am I the only one who believes that The National has not a single BAD song? Or is it that they're the best band ever. Either way, this song made my heart go in all directions, nearly cried halfway through. #emotions #ineedmygirl

    • @sygu
      @sygu Рік тому

      I have just discovered them. Isn't that crazy?? How could I not know them earlier????

  • @katelynnmoilanen6059
    @katelynnmoilanen6059 7 років тому +24

    This song reminds me so much of my Dad since my Mom passed away 3 years ago. they were happily married for 45 years

  • @newislandflyer
    @newislandflyer Рік тому +8

    Heard this hidden gem this morning on my way to work.
    Didn't know, this masterpiece was existing. ❤

  • @ayeshma2066
    @ayeshma2066 10 років тому +61

    This is one of the most beautiful music videos I've ever seen in my life. I love it so much.

  • @juanmauricioramirez7942
    @juanmauricioramirez7942 6 років тому +18

    My daughters and me have an appointment to see The National for the first time in Colombia in March 2018. Thanks guys for such beauty, for such feelings, for this diving deep into the human soul. Your songs are made of us....

  • @neilgunns8391
    @neilgunns8391 Рік тому +3

    Never heard it before until I watched The cleaning lady.

  • @eddie0415
    @eddie0415 5 років тому +17

    God I miss her, hopefully I’ll get her back. God please, please give me one more chance. She’s everything to me.

    • @Malumbrus
      @Malumbrus 3 роки тому +4

      Comment is two years old.. Did things work out?

    • @eddie0415
      @eddie0415 3 роки тому +5

      @@Malumbrus can’t believe you responded, we got back together for awhile and life happens you know. I still see her around sometimes, maybe we’ll try it one more time but there’s this other girl that I’m now into. I have some choices to make, I will say that I was going through a dark time at that point in my life.

    • @Malumbrus
      @Malumbrus 3 роки тому +2

      @@eddie0415 I hear ya. I'm there right now. Spent the day with her yesterday. She has a new boyfriend but she says she is confused and isn't sure if she wants to be with him or go back to me. But right now she hasn't come back to me.

    • @eddie0415
      @eddie0415 3 роки тому +1

      @@Malumbrus hey man I know the feeling sucks. Two years ago I was what 15, unsure of everything. I’m in a bit of a dilema myself as I like this one exchange student who’s going back to Europe at the end of the semester. I want her so bad, but I’m not sure if it’ll work. I told myself that I’ll only live once and that I should go for her even if she’ll be gone, who knows we could do long distance. She’s a year older too but I figure I got a shot. And about that girl of yours, try to be a friend, supporting and maybe (hopefully) she’ll realize just how good you were/ will be in the future. Good luck brother, being in the dark can only last for so long eh? Love from Calgary- Canada.

    • @Malumbrus
      @Malumbrus 3 роки тому +2

      @@eddie0415 Wow you're young haha. I wouldn't worry too much about girls at your age, they'll come and they'll go. Just have fun. Eventually you'll find the one. If you like that girl then go for it. It may not work out in the end especially considering the situation but at least you can have her for a little while.
      The woman I'm talking about is my wife. To me she is the one and somehow I lost sight of that. Right now I'm just trying to live my life and be as good to her as I can. You're right, maybe she will see the good in me and come back. Thanks for the kind words of support. From Ontario, Canada!

  • @The_yeffy1
    @The_yeffy1 9 років тому +86

    Entourage Movie anyone? what an ending to a show that was most of my teenage

    • @niallh4194
      @niallh4194 9 років тому +3

      I agree great song used in great film

    • @aleksdobrich6739
      @aleksdobrich6739 9 років тому

      Jcurvs99 Holy shit THATS where I know this from

    • @mynameismclovin
      @mynameismclovin 8 років тому +3

      That was some powerful shit...Despite Ari being fired and Hyde almost going up in flames the boys still remained grounded by their blind loyalty and friendship.

    • @xxInGodsReachxx
      @xxInGodsReachxx 8 років тому

      +Jcurvs99 in the middle of making a sequel to it brotha!

  • @sytycdluva
    @sytycdluva 9 років тому +90

    i am so happy the mindy project brought me to this song. it is hauntingly beautiful. I will be downloading this album immediately!

    • @RockinBlackBarbie
      @RockinBlackBarbie 9 років тому +6

      I Thouqht I Was The Only One Brouqht Here By The Mindy Project.!

    • @sytycdluva
      @sytycdluva 9 років тому +3

      RockinBlackBarbie i heard it when she broke up with the boyfriend she went to Haiti with and I rushed to my laptop to find which song it was and boy did i not regret it . i own alll of their albums now! They are absolutely amazing!

    • @fmastup
      @fmastup 9 років тому +3

      Me too, heard it on mindy project but i tried to look up after watching entourage movie, the movie sucks but at least it lead me here.. One of the most beautiful song ive ever heard!

    • @ANTIanitmetalclub
      @ANTIanitmetalclub 8 років тому +1

      +Daphnee Nazon Make sure to grab all their other albums too!

    • @sytycdluva
      @sytycdluva 8 років тому +2

      Spencer Vik i got all of their albums after i listened to this song last year!

  • @pollmacheda8741
    @pollmacheda8741 Рік тому +3

    The Cleaning Lady, thank you for making me realize there's such a beautiful song out there! 🙌🏾🙌🏾KE 🇰🇪🇰🇪

  • @sthefanylouise6988
    @sthefanylouise6988 8 років тому +560

    I keep feeling smaller and smaller.
    I'm already a short girl, I'll probably disappear.

    • @jward6797
      @jward6797 7 років тому +12

      dont disappear😂😊😊

    • @dwalkmusick
      @dwalkmusick 7 років тому +12

      No worries, you won't. National music lovers never disappear :>0

    • @Barstoolmtn
      @Barstoolmtn 5 років тому

      He said "Delores, I live in fear
      My love for you is so overpowering
      I'm afraid that I will disappear"
      Slip slidin' away

    • @danyllofarias
      @danyllofarias 5 років тому +3

      I was here to cry but u made me laugh. Thanks 😁

    • @lory4305
      @lory4305 5 років тому +1

      you just made my day hahahh thanks

  • @jumanaa
    @jumanaa 2 роки тому +8

    This song holds a special place in my heart since years. Reminds me of the times when I was depressed & lonely and how this song felt like a warm hug from a loved one which comforted me somehow. Now I’m no longer depressed. Just remembered this song out of the blue. Thank you to The National for creating such a wonderful song and comforting me during the times when no one else did. One of the few songs I’ll keep coming back to forever till the end.❤️

    • @catmatos9993
      @catmatos9993 Рік тому

      So happy that just a song could help you in such a big way. I'm still waiting for something like that to happen to me. I also suffer with major depression disorder amongst other things. Congratulations

  • @AlunPonting
    @AlunPonting Рік тому +6

    This is one of those songs that comes along once in a while, and just makes you...stop....and listen. A timeless modern classic that future generations when looking back will consider it among other great tracks.

  • @soulvaccination8679
    @soulvaccination8679 8 років тому +1

    I miss her.and I haven't even met her yet...What would we do without woman!My heart aches right now.

  • @turtlelord9939
    @turtlelord9939 7 років тому +10

    This song is unlike every other in it's category. It's not an individual story of one person trying to impress another for love, it's a celebration of love itself. A love story for all people, and it's utterly heartwarming. No complex story of relationships or 'love at first sight' lyrics, just pure emotion. I don't want to make stupid puns, but this song may very well be a love letter to love itself.

  • @katierae22222
    @katierae22222 9 років тому +7

    Father Daughter dance at my wedding---- can't wait

  • @EvulPick
    @EvulPick 9 років тому +16

    I legit cannot stop listening to this

  • @moseph8494
    @moseph8494 5 років тому +2

    My Granny just passed of lung cancer a few months ago. Sitting next to her in hospice on what would be her death bed, I don't need to explain that torment. If you've lived it you know. The last time I saw her I put my head in the nook of her shoulder and sobbed while she stroked my hair and said I would always be her girl. Broke me. Miss her so so much. She was my rock. She was love. She was home.

  • @stephenhesse536
    @stephenhesse536 5 років тому +12

    My cousin introduced me to this song. He Played it while i was away from my girlfriend now wife. He understood i needed her and he reminded me every so often the whole year i worked with in NC. Thanks Cuz!

  • @Wigwambamable
    @Wigwambamable 8 років тому +5

    first thing to make me cry in such a long time that I begged myself not to stop. it was good to finally feel something

  • @ionizedgamers8067
    @ionizedgamers8067 7 років тому +37

    this makes me cry...

  • @nickolaynickolov6641
    @nickolaynickolov6641 7 років тому +68

    Perhaps it's not about missing someone in particular in this life or the next. Is it not rather about the eternal void that transcends time and the universe?

    • @mushimax3208
      @mushimax3208 7 років тому +4

      What I couldn't put in words... Thank you

    • @lexi6081
      @lexi6081 7 років тому +2

      Nickolay Nickolov so deep I nearly drowned

    • @TheCovedog
      @TheCovedog 6 років тому

      lol no, not everything is existential.

  • @KillerKid
    @KillerKid 9 років тому +1

    When Drama is having his breakdown and he gets the "news" - then is totally calm, with this in the background. I tried so hard not to tear up.

  • @furiousmoose4633
    @furiousmoose4633 6 років тому +5

    Gorgeous song, and I love that the video ends just as it begins. Every time I hit replay I feel like I’m starting up a music box with a ballerina dancer inside.

  • @Mimiblueberry
    @Mimiblueberry 2 роки тому +3

    The serie YOU brought me here
    Love love this song... beautifully sad.

  • @user-ot3vx3lq9y
    @user-ot3vx3lq9y 10 місяців тому +4

    One of my favorite songs ever !!! They are so underrated. Amazing talent

  • @TheZenedd
    @TheZenedd 8 років тому +6

    pretty much everything the national does is pure beauty , so real , so great .great writing , great voice, great band ........always gets to my emotions , always , which is good for us ..... love them a lot, should have many many awards !!!??

  • @Jellies999
    @Jellies999 7 років тому +6

    I love this song. When I'm sad and I ride my Harley, I listen to this song over and over and over.

  • @zulfiabro7641
    @zulfiabro7641 Рік тому +4

    First time i listened it in NETFLIX series YOU and only one line i listened i need my girl, it touched my blood veins. And after one year I'm still in love with this.

    • @frankr9169
      @frankr9169 Рік тому

      I was looking for a comment about the series

  • @lifeofnanaa
    @lifeofnanaa 7 років тому +3

    I love this song so much! The first time I've heard just the first few seconds of it I already thought it was beautiful and then
    Matt starts singing with the voice of an angel and I knew this was my new favourite song. I have since then listened to it
    like a million times and I still love it. Adding this absolutely stunning video, it is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen/heard!

  • @nutsackmania
    @nutsackmania 9 років тому +182

    omg this song speaks to me so much i think i need to go cry in my skinny jeans

  • @t.damianboyle622
    @t.damianboyle622 2 роки тому +3

    One of the best music videos ever. Genius in its simplicity. Wonderful execution. Thanks to all of the Players for their contributions. Big love from Canada. ❤

  • @javierpena6449
    @javierpena6449 Рік тому +2

    Valentino and Lewis brought me here. Such a beautiful song

  • @juliusmwangi4127
    @juliusmwangi4127 Рік тому +2

    The cleaning lady introduced me to this song. What a masterpiece!!

  • @hobbitta
    @hobbitta 10 років тому +10

    I've been listeting to this song all day long. I don't know why but I love it so much. It gives me goosebumps and kind of make my mind travel in time. I'm in love with this song. It's perfect. So is the video.

  • @marybellkanuthu-iu2hx
    @marybellkanuthu-iu2hx Рік тому +3

    It hits differently... It makes someone happy and sad at the same time

  • @florinpitulice5735
    @florinpitulice5735 5 місяців тому +2

    Just Silence and Love ❤

  • @chiarabenedetto9019
    @chiarabenedetto9019 5 років тому +3

    This is the song that made me fall in love with The National ❤️ I got goosebumps every single time

  • @OXSourCandyXO
    @OXSourCandyXO 10 років тому +5

    Probably one of the most beautiful songs I've heard all year. Bravo

  • @TheRabidGlow
    @TheRabidGlow 10 років тому +12

    This song is a heart tugger. Plus the video is simple & beautiful.

  • @clairer1622
    @clairer1622 6 років тому

    I heard this song on a bus from Scotland to London, on a BBC Radio show. the presenter explained that they had a segment involving a "changing track", where you can ask them to tell a story from your life and play your chosen song that relates to your story. someone told a very sweet story and then they played this song. i was sitting beside my boyfriend and waiting for the bus to start, and i recognized the band as the national, but i couldn't place the song. I'm glad I found it. It's too sweet.

  • @aryastark772
    @aryastark772 2 місяці тому

    This is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard - 10 years since I first heard it playing on a music channel in common room at backpackers hostel whilst I was travelling New Zealand. I know and love so much music from across the genres and years. Ranging from classical music written 100s of years ago to 1960s music and 90’s Rap and 00s Rock. Still one of the best I’ve heard and it deserves billions of views

  • @hillibilli222
    @hillibilli222 6 років тому +3

    Wow, just discovered this band! Can't believe I've never heard of them! So lucky to now be listening to their music

  • @TheAmygdaloidfan
    @TheAmygdaloidfan 4 роки тому +14

    I am addicted to my sadness. That's why I listen to music like this. At least I feel something.

  • @clarejoandawkins476
    @clarejoandawkins476 4 роки тому +1

    “I keep feeling smaller...” this makes me ache for a love I’ll never have. Right person, never the right time.

  • @anzifrelisa2834
    @anzifrelisa2834 7 років тому +1

    All of this is so ridiculously beautiful, the song and the video. Almost unreal.

  • @rampainc6437
    @rampainc6437 5 років тому +23

    YOU brought me here. No regret! Great ending of Season 1

  • @lukastomasik6254
    @lukastomasik6254 3 роки тому +2

    The National is one one my favorite bands of all time.. they have a lot of amazing songs dear to my heart but this in my favorite songs of all time out of any interpreters.

  • @kimmy12V
    @kimmy12V 3 роки тому +2

    This song is perfect. And one if my favorites ever.

  • @marybellkanuthu-iu2hx
    @marybellkanuthu-iu2hx Рік тому +2

    It hits differently.... It makes u sad and also happy at the same time

  • @wolfgirl657
    @wolfgirl657 5 років тому +4

    God, I just want to hear the beat by it’s self as well. It’s so beautiful

  • @aubreyburghardt
    @aubreyburghardt 5 років тому +11

    I feel this on the inside of my ribs
    In the space in between where you once lived and the place where I evicted you.
    I never needed you but that doesn't mean I want you any less.

    • @sofialara297
      @sofialara297 2 роки тому

      thats beautiful. i hope things are working out for you, whether you were able to get that special someone back or not

  • @veep5712
    @veep5712 6 років тому +2

    I need my guy. It never goes away. I am good and I am grounded.. we all have someone who is our everything. They unlock everything inside us, in a way no one else can even see.

  • @ashley22v
    @ashley22v Рік тому +1

    Heard this song on the show the cleaning lady. Love this song now

  • @Rh1no1
    @Rh1no1 10 років тому +5

    Great, natural, soothing voice and beautiful lyrics. Kudos. Favorited.

  • @FOXAMG63
    @FOXAMG63 4 роки тому +12

    God I love this song, it’s soul crushingly
    Beautiful

  • @breadedporkcutlet9345
    @breadedporkcutlet9345 5 місяців тому +1

    This song is so incredibly beautiful ; ;

  • @harleyquinn5587
    @harleyquinn5587 8 років тому +2

    This song is too beautiful! I want to cry and I don't know why!!!

  • @daviemunesh4158
    @daviemunesh4158 2 роки тому +3

    Finale of You Season 1.... amazing song

  • @scottclayson9688
    @scottclayson9688 10 років тому +4

    When I heard this one on the radio today, I thought of a artist that I used to listen to back in the 80's that also has a baritone voice. I finally remembered the artists name. PETER MURPHY. Give him a listen too.

  • @roddiewhitsel7007
    @roddiewhitsel7007 5 років тому +1

    I kept feeling smaller and smaller as she walk out of my life just to see her walk back with tears in her eye as she looked up at me making me feel taller . I need my girl. What a wonderful dance of life I’m in..

  • @lhtsnakes1
    @lhtsnakes1 2 роки тому +2

    This was our wedding song. We still dance to it to this day. Thank you!

  • @MechalemmiwinksV2
    @MechalemmiwinksV2 5 років тому +3

    This song just tears something up inside of me when I listen to it. It makes me think about how, one day, my wife may just leave me or die. I can only imagine being ... broken.