Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek ft. London Contemporary Voices | Mahogany Live
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Imogen Heap performs 'Hide and Seek' alongside London Contemporary Voices for Mahogany Live at Union Chapel, London.
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I love how this song makes use of silence as punctuation; as opposed to dragging a note out longer.
Excellent observation!
ShardtheFox Absolutely! It’s so incredibly written.
i love your pic
Music is the space between the notes - Debussy
yeah people keep forgetting rests are music too
people who complain about imogen’s vocal imperfections are completely missing the point. she’s meant to sound strained and off sometimes, the song is not a happy one and she’s using these vocal cracks and strained sounds to fit the mood of the song. that’s something imogen does all of the time.
Dude, it is not autotune, it was a midi vocoder.
I mean her voice really isn't as good as the other singers here, in terms of pure singing talent, but her compositional skills are incredible.
@@joshuaandersen1282 Ya I think she might just not be the most technically proficient singer but that's not a bad thing. Music history is full of great musicians who were not the most talented singers (Neil Young comes to mind) but were great songwriters, composers, producers, etc., and who embraced their "vocal imperfections" to complement the great music they made.
@@kylelark1146 too true
@@kylelark1146 and Leonard Cohen too.
The high note she takes at 3:11 is my favorite part of the song. She sounds so light and small and hurt
It's so good. This song makes me so emotional.
Fuck no . Go watch OC.
Since I imagine the song is about sadness in her childhood, it gives the impression of a hurt little girl.
This took my breath away.
This song means so much to me. My memories from it is from when i was 8 or 9 years old, my parents had just gotten divorce, and we had just moved from my hometown across the other side of the country. One brother became depressed and an alcoholic, and my other soon moved out. This song i remember specifically from the long, 10 hour driving when we vitised our hometown again sometimes. We had this song playing towards the final hours of the ride, when it got dark. There was really something special with those rides, so emotional, and the disconnection from my roots became so clear and it hurt so much but i was just a kid and pretended to be fine to not be a burden, but when this song came on in the car, in the middle of the strongest feelings of loss, i felt validated and not so alone because the melody and her voice was so inline with how i was feeling. I'm from sweden so i didnt understand what she was singing but with this song you dont really have to, you feel it, you just know. And music is, of course, a universal language. This was 10 years ago and i feel never stop feeling this song in any less deep level.
Thank you for sharing such a personal story - it means a lot and hopefully this nostalgic experience was a positive one. Much love x
+Mahogany Sessions Sure, i think it is important to share raw emotions and stories even on the internet sometimes, because thats how we all connect - so its okay. Absolutely a positive one, or at least bittersweet. It reminds me how music can have such a powerful helping impact in life :) xx
+Thought Bubble That was a beautiful response to a beautiful song. I wish I'd had this song when I was going through the same thing (at the same age too, as it happens). Instead, I poured all my emotions into metal! \m/ It wasn't until much later that I gave myself permission to actually feel them. Better late than never. :)
I feel for you my friend...
Everyone's story is different, but the ache and sorrow is the same. Good to meet you.
That song. It remind me of clearing out the house after my parents died. And also the rage that comes with grief. "Crop circles in the carpet" because the chairs that made the dents have been taken away. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
The song reminded me of playing hide and seek with my bunny and soon after she went missing :(
Oof. A comment from four years ago has just hit me right in the heart.
C'est triste, mais nous avons le meme prenom!
sweet lord I literally just went "oh.... oh my god" out loud reading this. Right to the gut... I freaking love how lyrics can go from complete nonsense to insanely poignant after you've been through new experiences.
DONT WORRY IT GOES ON AND AND ON....
1:34 the perfection of them using just their voices in duplication of that slight vocoder “waver” and pitch up that appears on the original recording…that’s a perfect example of why this is a masterpiece and it’s everything and i love it. i will never not feel emotional when i hear this song, and not because of memories it triggers…it just does something to me.
🙏
Yes that Eb is my favorite bit!!
Wow, they got Imogen to perform with them! That's awesome
+LCVChoir So jealous!
So many feels...this is one of my favourite songs of all time.
A to the men.
I think My Darling Is Gone is pretty sad. Especially when you put it in perspective of his girlfriend Donna. She lost the love of her life never to see him again.
My only regret is that I didn't hear this song until almost a year after it was released. Still...14 years as my #1 isn't so bad =)
@@Magellann365 I heard the song just yesterday. Transcendental
I love the person that says “yeah” solely at 3:50-3:56
@Hyperskreem 82 agreed
That was Imogen heap lol
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Just discovered @mahoganysessions thanks to JC, I’m really happy that I did!
Ime sure it will all end in love
I’ll always be here for this song (even though it makes me cry when done well)
Midnight of May 22nd 🙋🏻
I can only imagine the hours and hours of rehearsal to get these intricate harmonies right. Totally worth it.
It was breathtakingly beautiful.
Dang, that note at 3:27, when she finishes the word "first". Amazing harmony!
i feel like Imogen Heap is so underrated
100 percent
hearing her sing this without the gloves or the effects she normally uses is so cool, she's so incredibly talented in so many ways and the chorus sounds so amazing behind her
She was one of the first artists that changed my soul... She is so good. Seeing Jason Derulo and now Ariana Grande using her songs makes me happy but wish she has more credit. When I heard Ariana’s new album I heard “goodnight and go” and immediately tweeted and said “it’s Imogen Heap’s song!”
Oh wow they don't give her credit...
I love the part at the end where the chorus actually uses a quick breath "out/in" as a semi-colon/colon. LOVED it
Part of me wishes I didn't understand English, so I could enjoy the melody in a more pure sense. Very beautiful.
Dude unless you speak Icelandic, that’s what Sigur Ros is for!
@@andrewshimp2474 I didn't think anyone else listened to them!
i was just about to suggest sigur ros when i read your comment
Im able to not listen to the words, because lm not native english speaker.. It only gets better when you understand the lyrics is my experience
I imagine a ton of Imogen fans love Sigur Ros
the Catch in “you won’t catch me around here” is my absolute fave part of this song, live or recorded. and you can feel the catharsis when the ones who have that line get to say it, because it happens once in the song and the feeling is so final (esp before mmm watcha say) you wont CATCH. me around here
The last ten seconds are the best. Those high notes are from a different dimension. Would listen to that for a full hour. Amazing.
This was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. It brought me to tears and absolutely took my breath away. Wow. I’m speechless.
❤️❤️❤️
fucking INSANE how sound frequencies arranged in a certain, very intricate way can actually make you FEEL something…something real. isn’t it? 🥹
Ever seen her do The Moment I Said It during her Ted Talk about the gloves she uses for looping? Absolutely insane with emotion.
Can I just say that even though she's not wearing them, she's still performing as though she's wearing her Mi.Mu gloves.
I didn't think I'd ever hear an acoustic version of this that captured the original recording's emotion and subtlety, and this completely blew that notion right out of the water. Wonderfully arranged to support the lead vocals without drowning the softer melodies out; that's usually quite a struggle for choirs. Kudos to everyone involved!
Both this performance and the Amber Run one are just perfect *.*
So agree. Goosebumps from beginning to end
Where are we?
What the hell is going on?
The dust has only just begun to form
Crop circles in the carpet
Sinking, feeling
Spin me around again
And rub my eyes
This can't be happening
When busy streets
A mess with people
Would stop to hold their heads heavy
Hide and seek
Trains and sewing machines
All those years
They were here first
Oily marks appear on walls
Where pleasure moments hung before
The takeover
The sweeping insensitivity of this
Still life
Hide and seek
Trains and sewing machines
Blood and tears
They were here first
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, that you only meant well
Well of course you did
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, that it's all for the best
Of course it is
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, that it's just what we need
You decided this
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, what did she say?
Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts
Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you
You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit
Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts
Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you
You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit
Paul Brown i
"in a breath" period; those are what ellipses' are for, therein just so happens to've been 4 stanzas worth.
I cried listening to this as the choir provides in my mind, a nice steady solidarity that life is structured around with society, don't show your flaws, be perfect and on time, and Imogen was the truth of it, sweeping, soaring and diving in her vocals with the pure emotion and gravity melding with the solidarity behind her. We try to conform to a society to be 'accepted' but in truth we're emotional creatures and we have a vein of life inside us that can't be quieted by 'structuring of the norms to society'. Lovely performance by all.
Cried genuine tears upon giving this a listen. Stunningly gorgeous!
My favorite part is 00:00-05:01
Jason Parker my favorite part is 0:00 - 5:99
2:15 - 4:01 is my favorite part
Imogen Heap is a god-tier musician
I literally started crying, that gave me serious goosebumps
Mahogany sessions, why you be so incredible? this is impeccable. And Amber run's version is love as well. XD
Shashank Sharma I just came from the mahogany session of Amber Run's "I Found" to see your comment here! So excited to watch listen to their cover haha
The man uses the word ''impeccable,'' but in the same sentence asks, ''Why you be so?''
whenever i ear a chorus or an orchestra i start crying . i can't help it andi don't know why . whith this video i cry a lot
you cry because it's beautiful
yes it is !
You should listen to demon in my view by Jeffery T. Horvath. It's really good, and takes its lyrics from the poem of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe.
i just finished listning that song . it's amazing ! thank you for giving me that pearl ! altrough i love Edgard Allan Poe so i'm going to search the poem too !!
+pauline makesse you should also listen to go lovely rose be z Randall stroope , the live tmea version is the best one.
I'm high and this just touched my soul
This is absolutely stunning. The choir, the location, the song...if only I could have seen it live!
fucking brilliant...absolutely legendary performance.
It's performances like this that reminds me.
Music and singing is so ancient and is the golden thread that brings every age and era together. It was here millenia before us in this time and will outlive us.
2:35 - 2:53 An intense moment that bursting out, in a beautiful way.
I love how human voices is so harmony
Bravo to everyone who participated in singing in this gorgeous song. ❤
Her vocal imperfections are what make her more human. That makes it real. And 100% the reason why I fucking adore her, in 2021 still.
THE SEED OF GREAT MUSIC.....BLESS HER
There is not a single video on this channel that I do not enjoy watching or listening to. All of them are so perfect, truly don't understand how Mahogany Sessions isn't more popular. Surely numbers don't do it justice.
jesus christ that was beautiful
the little breaths they take in the "ransom notes" part is everything
This is lovely. The choir complements Imogen's voice so well 😻
This song is one of my favorite songs of all time. This rendition is fantastic.
Wow! I have no words to explain how extraordinary was this performance!
the last minute genuinely might be one of the best sounds i’ve ever heard.
You can see how much she wears the gloves for this song by her instinctive hand movements fhjsks i love her
Currently trying my hardest not to break out in full on tears on public transit.
I had this song in my head and thought you know what? This would sound great in choir form. Im so glad Imogen had the same idea because this is even better than I imagined it.
Same. The lyrics were an earworm in my head, "The sweeping insensitivity of this," and I had to find it before I got on the metro.
I stumbled on to this version, and when it gets to that second chorus, there's a lump in my throat.
Brilliant.
Better than the original itself!
2:48 love that chord adjustment that slightly deviated from the original
Goosebumps
Pure beauty
Now THAT is talent.
I absolutely love this song. Incredible performance and beautifully shot.
Legit started crying when they came in with the "mm whatcha say" bit. I've liked this song for a while, and really connected with the meaning, but for some reason this time it just hit different. Great performance.
Speechless and all these blown-away comments together. Thank you, MS!
such an emotional song. even after this much time. still gives me chills😮 “that it’s all for the best”
Imogen's outro is so, so good. Damn.
I listened to this for the first time 5 years ago and even today it is still my favourite musical performance. Sad it's not on spotify but I've started to enjoy coming here every now and then to watch the actual video.
This is the song I want to hear as I lay dying.
woah
*I lvoe how Imogen was kinda doing her own thing haha..* so lovely!
omg Imogen Heap performed with them! This is the perfect collaboration!
When I first heard the original Vocoder version of this I was astounded. I don’t know If this is better but it is at least equal, which is to say it’s amazing.
Human vocoder.
So beautiful.
This actually gave me chills. Just stunning.
how come everybody in that choir is hot as hell. lol i guess its models only choir
I couldn't take my eyes off the black chick to the left lol
Er, are you sure you're not confusing human beings with the wide range of national cuisines / restaurants in London?
@Omicron Delta Rho:
Stop acting so stupid.
Have a good life :).
Nikola Radulov that comment with that profile pic is killing me AHAHAHA
black girl in the centre. OMG
A beautiful version of a beautiful song by a beautiful artist, and we're all watching it free of any charge
Imogen Heap is a musical treasure!
Wow! This was so beautiful! I got chills.
This version never ceases to make me cry
Its a modern classic Baroque for the ages with a sewing machine in it.
WOW. What a songwriter
wonderfullll... standing on end...
I love this song! She’s a genius ♥️🎶
I know this song super well, I know every word, every note, every pause. I could sing it for karaoke without skipping a beat (I'd probably out of breath though!) but this is the first time I ever heard it and it made me cry. All the different voices melding together with Imogen's kind of made me feel like heaven broke open a little bit! Way better than a synthesizer!!! Absolute chills!
flawless, beautiful, amazing! Imogen is a genius!
What the fuck are people on about that she didnt sing this well? Yall cant hear her voice past effects, can you? Its imperfect. Her voice cracks. SO fucking what, that's her voice, she hit every single not the way she meant to.
This is the most pure piece of music ever.
One million thumbs up.
Amazing. Perfect. Speechles.
Wow. I love this rendition. So powerful....in a cappella too!
This is a masterpeace! Definitely!
To actually have dozens of voices singing this really elevates the original song. It is such an emotional and cathartic song that the extra voices behind it really elevates the punch.
her voice is so raw and beautiful oml
Goose bumps.
Goosebumps! Amazing!!
Incredible!! The last minute was jaw dropping🙌🏼
This is hauntingly beautiful even after all these years.
chills
Wow she always impresses. Love the ending twist... Almost gave me goose bumps
right in the feels man
This song will always be special. Thank you Imogen.
Thanks Mahogany!!!!
Just incredible x
Such great composition …… teary song…
OOMGAH I've waited my whole life for this thank ya 💓✨
OMG she's sooooo amazing!!!!!
She’s amazing, they’re amazing!!!
Overwhelmingly awesome ❤️
that last part gave me chills