For those who don’t know, Florence wrote this song about her grandma who died. One night before a show, Florence had a vision of her, and her grandma literally told her to “sit down and concentrate”. Florence thought that was “very practical advice for a ghost” rather than some philosophical thing they stereotypically say, and so she wrote this song.
I feel like this is Flo and Co.'s most underrated songs. I am absolutely mesmerized by this song!! The chorus, her bombastic voice, the instrumentals--everything about this song is pure celestial bliss!! I'm fishing through the comments, a bunch saying "Rihanna brought me here!" Um, you know what brought me here? My admiration towards the queen, Florence Welch, and the amazing band that makes her magic even more hypnotizing, The Machine. Long live Florence and the Machine!!!
+Clarissa Cota She opened a festival concert with this song in Brazil, everything was so quiet and then she says: "And I had dream..." , her voice echoed in such a way I will never forget
And I had a dream About my old school And she was there all pink and gold and glittering I threw my arms around her legs Came to weeping (came to weeping) Came to weeping (came to weeping) And I heard your voice As clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange And so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight And my body was bruised and I was set alight But you came over me like some holy rite And although I was burning, you're the only light Only if for a night And the grass was so green against my new clothes And I did cartwheels in your honour Dancing on tiptoes My own secret ceremonials Before the service began In the graveyard doing handstands And I heard your voice As clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange And so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight And my body was bruised and I was set alight But you came over me like some holy rite And although I was burning, you're the only light Only if for a night My doe, my dear, my darling Tell me what all the sighing's about Tell me what all the sighing's about And I heard your voice As clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange And so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night Only if for a night
Kiki Fenty …What's really odd, I was also brought to this song by Rihanna. Were you brought by way of the route of the 'Take Care' cover that Florence and the Machine did, leading you to listen to this song, leading to this video?
Florence is absolutely majestic. The combination of song writing and voice is unmatched in the music industry today. She is truly a one in a million talent and I love her.
And I had a dream About my old school And she was there all pink and gold and glittering I threw my arms around her legs Came to weeping (came to weeping) Came to weeping (came to weeping) And I heard your voice As clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange And so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight And my body was bruised and I was set alight But you came over me like some holy rite And although I was burning, you're the only light Only if for a night And the grass was so green against my new clothes And I did cartwheels in your honour Dancing on tiptoes My own secret ceremonials Before the service began In the graveyard doing handstands And I heard your voice As clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange And so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight And my body was bruised and I was set alight But you came over me like some holy rite And although I was burning, you're the only light Only if for a night Madam, my dear, my darling Tell me what all the sighing's about Tell me what all the sighing's about And I heard your voice As clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange And so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night
Assim que eu dei play nessa música maravilhosaaaaaa, o sol bateu na minha janela e clareou todo o meu quarto. Nossa, parece bobagem, mas isso me inspirou demais. Me sinto mais motivada e animada para correr atrás do meu sonho.
This video is well made, professional if I had to say. The choices made in editing and clips was well chosen. Very well put together. To this day I consider this an ''official video'' for this song. Excellent job.
Es como si toda mi vida hubiera querido escuchar Florence and the Machine, pero no fue si no hasta hace muy poco que los conocí, pero de todas formas fue en el momento y estado preciso thanks for the video, I just love this song
This song is Florence's dedication to her grandma who passed away. I really don't understand how can Rihanna turn this into some commercial shit. I'm still shocked. I'm here for Florence, not Rihanna. I'm glad so many people can now enjoy her music because of Ri, though. Anyway, I am shocked.
Miguel Fontanilla u shouldn't be ... cuz she just used that Only if for a night frame ... so yeah ... and plus she didn't do anything wrong it's a song ...
One of my personal favorites from Florence, what a dedication to her grandmother...♥️ I feel the same about my beloved late,grandmother. She’ll always be special to me.
12/01/2020 Minha música favorita do universo todinhooooo 💓 Representa muito para mim, me dá força para seguir em frente em circunstâncias tão difíceis. Obrigada, Florence 💓 você é um anjo 😍
why so hate between ri's and flo's fans ... like c'mon ... so what if ri's brought them here ....every1 has different opinions and likes different things ... so we can go all the way with hating .... or just stop and enjoy the music :D
It's amazing to learn that the song Beyonce - and Rihanna did has this marvelous ORIGINAL! I LOVE THIS! Goodnight Gotham should be DEDICATED to this awesome song! All 3 songs are da SHYT!
98% Of the comments about how Riri brought them here 1.9 Of the comment is about how they love this song .1 Of the comment is about why they hate the fact that Riri use it for commercial (Dior & Goodnight Gotham)
Really love this album, I once picked it up on a hunch it was good. Boy was that an understatement of the century. This song just possesses you, its wrong, its right, its everything in between.
Here to hear to original song that was used in Rihanna’s Goodnight Gotham and now I want an official collaboration between Florence and Rihanna. P.S. I knew Florence before Rihanna used her sample and even though I don’t follow her music I’ve always appreciated her talent and unique sound. I know that if I go myself sometime to listen carefully all her music I’ll ended liking everything
How? Cause she put her name on a song that isn't hers? She didn't even remix it herself or add any other vocals. All she did was lure her delusional fans to the original song to make annoying ass comments about how "Rihanna brought you here".
french montana sampled this on his only for one night song.....original is dope of this....her voice is fuckin amazing....angelic in a way, the hip hop world should colab with her
For those who don’t know, Florence wrote this song about her grandma who died. One night before a show, Florence had a vision of her, and her grandma literally told her to “sit down and concentrate”. Florence thought that was “very practical advice for a ghost” rather than some philosophical thing they stereotypically say, and so she wrote this song.
Guys, if Rihanna brought you here, I highly suggest checking out Florence's other music. This song is great, but she has so many other good ones too!
exactly
Rihanna has enough recognition.
is her cover any good?
you're right!!
@@Juanasana777 shtup
The unplugged version of this song gives me goosebumps. Her voice and lyrics are so haunting .
I swear!! I listened to this today and got chills… Almost brought me to tears.
I feel like this is Flo and Co.'s most underrated songs. I am absolutely mesmerized by this song!! The chorus, her bombastic voice, the instrumentals--everything about this song is pure celestial bliss!! I'm fishing through the comments, a bunch saying "Rihanna brought me here!" Um, you know what brought me here? My admiration towards the queen, Florence Welch, and the amazing band that makes her magic even more hypnotizing, The Machine. Long live Florence and the Machine!!!
+Clarissa Cota She opened a festival concert with this song in Brazil, everything was so quiet and then she says: "And I had dream..." , her voice echoed in such a way I will never forget
Leonardo Alves dos Santos That sounds amazing!! I would love to go to one of their concerts!!
Same! This song is amazing!
Rhianna??🤮🤮🤮
This song takes me somewhere else. Somewhere unexplainable, yet it feels like home.
It's a spell. You must reject it!
sameeee 🥺
❤true
3 things happened today:
1.My neighbour told me that he didn't like this song.
2.he got hit by a bus.
3.I lost my bus driver license .
+Mahfuz Munir Khan PT Hahaha good one. I am sorry that you lost your bus driver license.
it was necessary
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did you know the bus driver that killed your neighbor?
😂😂
I'm so suprised that Riri brought many people here :D It's cool how artist support each other :) I recommend you Florence's discography!
***** Rihanna sample only if for a night for a new song called "A night" and the navy came here to listen to the official song !
And I had a dream
About my old school
And she was there all pink and gold and glittering
I threw my arms around her legs
Came to weeping (came to weeping)
Came to weeping (came to weeping)
And I heard your voice
As clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange
And so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night
And the grass was so green against my new clothes
And I did cartwheels in your honour
Dancing on tiptoes
My own secret ceremonials
Before the service began
In the graveyard doing handstands
And I heard your voice
As clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange
And so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night
My doe, my dear, my darling
Tell me what all the sighing's about
Tell me what all the sighing's about
And I heard your voice
As clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange
And so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
I was looking for this kind of comment
I love reading the lyrics while listen to the song, thank you so much xoxo
Raquel Gómez thank you
Instead of madame it's "my doe" :)
Thank you! I came from Bridge Theaters Midsummer Nights Dream 💕
French Montana brought me here to hear the good version of the song... Nice.
Me too haha
Loll,huh?
Nah.... HARRY FRAUD brought me here!!
Nicole Cee I Ki milk k I ok sure it is ok to get killing I k I Kiki k Kiki kki Kiki k youKi I
You crazy Harry and French killed this sorry Florence 🤟🏾🤟🏾
This song helped when my gma passed. She always told me to concentrate.. she is my solution
Rihanna definately brought me here. But I'm glad she did because I really do appreciate this song. :)
Kiki Fenty …What's really odd, I was also brought to this song by Rihanna. Were you brought by way of the route of the 'Take Care' cover that Florence and the Machine did, leading you to listen to this song, leading to this video?
+phastinemoon Nope! In Rihanna's latest promo videos for her upcoming 8th album, you can hear a kind of remix of "Only if for a night" ;)
Same here can't believe I'm just hearing this, its beautiful
+Kiki Fenty This song has elements in Rihanna's "Goodnight Gotham" interlude in ANTI.
I’m here from Montana
I feel like she's healing me with this song
when she sang she turns cartwheels in your honor, that line !
Chada Chamberlain best lyric
Florence is absolutely majestic. The combination of song writing and voice is unmatched in the music industry today. She is truly a one in a million talent and I love her.
But you came over me like some holy rite, And although I was burning, you're the only light. Only if for a night....
something angelic about her
you aint wrong
And I had a dream
About my old school
And she was there all pink and gold and glittering
I threw my arms around her legs
Came to weeping (came to weeping)
Came to weeping (came to weeping)
And I heard your voice
As clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange
And so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night
And the grass was so green against my new clothes
And I did cartwheels in your honour
Dancing on tiptoes
My own secret ceremonials
Before the service began
In the graveyard doing handstands
And I heard your voice
As clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange
And so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night
Madam, my dear, my darling
Tell me what all the sighing's about
Tell me what all the sighing's about
And I heard your voice
As clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange
And so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
Good music brought me here, not Rihanna. Go, Florence!
RIGHT ON BROTHER!! ✊🏿
7 years later ....still come back to listen. I miss my mother 🖤💯🙏🏽
wow... florence's voice could put angels to shame
Yeah! :3 Her voice is perfect
What about Elizabeth Fraser?
YESSS!!
Florence + The Machine's have great songs but for some reason this is my favorite song of theirs. It just touch me on so many levels.
Wow. This song is Amazing. And I can't find words to describe this song. Wow, Wow And one more WOW.
Rihanna didn´t bring me here.
I feel so wonderful
Thank u Rihanna for making me discover such a beautiful song ... !
Habib Sagaf welcome to the florence's world :)
FATM don´t need music video editors, they just should hire you guys, u do an amazing job =)
Ceremonials brought me here
Assim que eu dei play nessa música maravilhosaaaaaa, o sol bateu na minha janela e clareou todo o meu quarto.
Nossa, parece bobagem, mas isso me inspirou demais. Me sinto mais motivada e animada para correr atrás do meu sonho.
This video is well made, professional if I had to say. The choices made in editing and clips was well chosen. Very well put together. To this day I consider this an ''official video'' for this song. Excellent job.
Es como si toda mi vida hubiera querido escuchar Florence and the Machine, pero no fue si no hasta hace muy poco que los conocí, pero de todas formas fue en el momento y estado preciso
thanks for the video, I just love this song
My favorite singer ever!
This song is Florence's dedication to her grandma who passed away. I really don't understand how can Rihanna turn this into some commercial shit. I'm still shocked. I'm here for Florence, not Rihanna. I'm glad so many people can now enjoy her music because of Ri, though. Anyway, I am shocked.
Miguel Fontanilla u shouldn't be ... cuz she just used that Only if for a night frame ... so yeah ... and plus she didn't do anything wrong it's a song ...
+Kiko DaKing she turned a beautiful song into a trash remix.
I actually came to know about her ANTI album because of this song. Rihanna is trash
Commercial is arts as well. I see nothing wrong. By the way I am sure they needed a legal approval to exploit this song in a commercial.
Miguel Fontanilla
FUCK YOU THEN YOU DIDN'T OWN THIS SONG BITCH
This song never gets old
Happy fourth birthday, Ceremonials
One of my personal favorites from Florence, what a dedication to her grandmother...♥️ I feel the same about my beloved late,grandmother. She’ll always be special to me.
12/01/2020
Minha música favorita do universo todinhooooo 💓
Representa muito para mim, me dá força para seguir em frente em circunstâncias tão difíceis. Obrigada, Florence 💓 você é um anjo 😍
why so hate between ri's and flo's fans ... like c'mon ... so what if ri's brought them here ....every1 has different opinions and likes different things ... so we can go all the way with hating .... or just stop and enjoy the music :D
Rhianna could carry Flo's handbag ....Florence Welch is the most creative/lyricist of this modern generation !! She has no equal !!
stfu bitch
All Rihanna did was make a remix dont hate her for that
It's amazing to learn that the song Beyonce - and Rihanna did has this marvelous ORIGINAL! I LOVE THIS!
Goodnight Gotham should be DEDICATED to this awesome song! All 3 songs are da SHYT!
OMG wait this is a fanmade video????? I tought it was a real video from Florence,it's amazing!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!
Rihanna brought me here
Ain’t gon lie. French Montana intro on Mac n Cheese 2 brought me here. But damn. This shit give me chills.
Very well put together music video. Bloody amazing
love the song and love the video
Words can't even describe how awesome this is. YOUR WORK IS GODLY! And I LOVE F&TM. This channel boosts my love for dis band!
Fantastic! Truly professional job, Florenc can be proud of her fans
Periphery brought here
2:22 She spreads her wings ❤️❤️❤️
Wow! This video is beautifully done! Great job!
rihanna "anti" brought me here good night gothm
Goodnight Gotham
Goodnight because that song is trash
Danilo Oliveira same
This was released first you idiot
98% Of the comments about how Riri brought them here
1.9 Of the comment is about how they love this song
.1 Of the comment is about why they hate the fact that Riri use it for commercial (Dior & Goodnight Gotham)
Big Drums and beautiful piano riffs… love it!
Idk why all yous talking shit about Rihanna for. She's an amazing artist who Florence let borrow part of her song so stop hating. Carry on 👋
rihanna brought me here
me to
You're forgiven!
Rihanna's new song brought me here
Spotify brought me here
I absolutely love this womans taste in fashion!!
It's so sad and so good at the same time, that Rihanna has brought here most of people :( Welcome in Florence's (and ours) world!
Really love this album, I once picked it up on a hunch it was good.
Boy was that an understatement of the century.
This song just possesses you, its wrong, its right, its everything in between.
French Montana brought me here
Harry Fraud brought me here.
Here to hear to original song that was used in Rihanna’s Goodnight Gotham and now I want an official collaboration between Florence and Rihanna.
P.S. I knew Florence before Rihanna used her sample and even though I don’t follow her music I’ve always appreciated her talent and unique sound.
I know that if I go myself sometime to listen carefully all her music I’ll ended liking everything
Pure gifted. All talent
Here's the Periphery cover.
ua-cam.com/video/08aHl-AaFCo/v-deo.html
French and harry fraud brought me here. Coke boyz baby
A most beautiful song 🎵. Many thanks and much love 💘
When I heard this one live the first time I burst into tears 🤭 wasn't even my favorite song from FtM but wow
This and Shake It Out give me goosebumps every single time. That and what is best described as a hit of dopamine. Love this song ❤
Riri! see what you've done? Thank you.
I´m mexican and see her of catrina is... x3 beautiful, I love you, sorry for my english xD
Can somebody tell me which performance Florence was wearing the beautiful dark blue sparkling dress?
I love this video it's so beautiful and definitely seems like something Florence would like !
Every time i hear this song....
wow i feel so good
Florence + The Machine is fuckin legendary bruh... I just came here from a French Montana remix.
Now I know how Florence felt when she lost her grandmother. I just lost mine yesterday.
Love this song! Powerful voice!!
Periphery brought me here
Here thanks rihanna lol she takes part of this song for her "a night"
Taiknoa She paid for it so...
She wrote this song from a real experience..beautiful
Lindo, muito lindo! aliás esse cd é um dos mais lindos e bem trabalhados da história da música!
Eron Noise Real, migo, ❤️
"That a ghost should be so practical"
My favourite line 😱♥️
Everyone in the comments are like "Rihanna brought me here" When I brought myself here lol but I did this is my favorite song and will always be
Rihanna's Impact is so BIG !
How? Cause she put her name on a song that isn't hers? She didn't even remix it herself or add any other vocals. All she did was lure her delusional fans to the original song to make annoying ass comments about how "Rihanna brought you here".
Amo a esta mujer. * . *
hoolly shit, she is my angel
I'm here only because of Florence herself :)
Periphery brought me here
I love how artistic she is . I love this music. 🎼🎵🎤🎶🎼🎵🎤🎶🎵
I think of this song as someone who’s been in gods presence, reminds me of a nde I love it 🥰
I love her style, beautiful!!!
thumbs up if you're here because of rihanna's sampling this one
I think that this the most talent Band and Singer !
Thanks Florence!
Love
"Goodnight Gotham" da Rihanna contém complementos de "Only If For A Night".
french montana sampled this on his only for one night song.....original is dope of this....her voice is fuckin amazing....angelic in a way, the hip hop world should colab with her
Chada Chamberlain yeAh an Harry fraud is the one
French Montana !!
can listen to this all day
Rihanna brought me hear but I already like Florence + the machine
One of the best songs out there....still
Minha música favorita da florence ❤❤❤
thank ya rihanna for introducing me to another genre,artist of music #LongLiv #ANTI
Where was 1:05 performed, I really like how she looks there.
***** Thank you.
Rihanna goodnight Gotham bring me here ❤️