Cocteau Twins - Half-Gifts (Live on MTV's Most Wanted)

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  • @morkeljakeson9438
    @morkeljakeson9438 4 роки тому +96

    This is a masterpiece, made more effective by the fact that most of their songs are indecipherable. And here we are with the most insightful and straightforward stuff I’ve ever heard in a song about relationships

    • @kalevala29
      @kalevala29 7 місяців тому +7

      Intimacy is when we're in the same place
      At the same time
      Dealing honestly with how we feel,
      And who we really are
      That's what grown-ups do
      That is mature thinking

  • @SwiftWind85
    @SwiftWind85 13 років тому +63

    There is no doubt in my mind that Elizabeth Fraser has, in all of human history, past, present or future, the loveliest voice.

  • @bendingbananas6540
    @bendingbananas6540 3 місяці тому +9

    ive never been in a relationship yet reading the lyrics still brought me to tears

  • @denobrien916
    @denobrien916 9 років тому +82

    As endgames go, this is the bravest song she ever wrote and sung.... heartbreaking.

  • @GT-vs2fm
    @GT-vs2fm 12 років тому +18

    "I just have to know how to be in the process
    Of creating things in a better way
    And it hurts but it's a lie that I can't handle it
    I still have a world of me-ness to fulfill
    I still have a life, and it's a rich one even with mourning
    Even with grief and sadness
    I still care about this planet
    I am still connected to nature and to my dreams for myself"

  • @musetteanddrums1970
    @musetteanddrums1970 12 років тому +30

    dont forget simon. hes actually a genius writing and on piano.

  • @etherashe5164
    @etherashe5164 6 років тому +33

    How does any human being not love this woman, this band?

    • @kalevala29
      @kalevala29 7 місяців тому +1

      My ex-boyfriend couldn't stand them. He thought she sang like she was yodeling. He didn't like Dolores O'Riordan either. When I told him I liked Siouxsie Sioux, he scoffed that she seemed like someone who didn't go to the toilet. I eventually got him to like her. I mean, this was a guy who listened to They Might Be Giants and Weezer with his friends.

    • @wolfie4421
      @wolfie4421 2 місяці тому

      @@kalevala29 EMPHASIS ON EX

    • @AlejandroGilardenghi
      @AlejandroGilardenghi 2 місяці тому

      ​@@kalevala29no lo puedo creer..

  • @jeffn.2659
    @jeffn.2659 8 років тому +106

    I think back to 1985 or 1986 when I found the Pink Opaque at a record store and bought it because the cover so intrigued me...and I fell in love with the Cocteau Twins and in particular Liz's unearthly voices. That feeling never ever fades..I just appreciate her more and more as the years go by...

    • @createmorebiz7652
      @createmorebiz7652 3 роки тому +4

      Yes.. Same here Jeff!

    • @rifkijohngm
      @rifkijohngm 2 роки тому +2

      I’ll bet most fans remember the moment they first experienced Cocteau Twins: mine was in med school, 1988🤩

    • @govansquared4759
      @govansquared4759 Рік тому

      also why I bought milk n kisses, many moons later
      yes was about 20

    • @kaoruedogawat
      @kaoruedogawat 10 місяців тому

      わたしも同じです。わたしの場合は1987年にTreasureを買ってからずっとです。

  • @GaGaBjork1996
    @GaGaBjork1996 3 роки тому +10

    she has the most beautiful voice of all time

  • @jcasper2011
    @jcasper2011 8 років тому +52

    My God - can't get any better than this. What passion. I tear up every time I hear this. Sad but so beautiful.

  • @TheResidentPoet192
    @TheResidentPoet192 10 років тому +48

    Most empowering break-up song ever.

  • @buzzinfly27
    @buzzinfly27 12 років тому +19

    Really tender ballad. No words exist in any spoken language to describe this music properly. Really tender performance.

  • @Polyfusia
    @Polyfusia 13 років тому +13

    Liz Fraser is the best singer in the world. I can imagine her in the 1700's, singing for royalty. One of those people that folks would travel hundreds of miles to see sing.

  • @mikkelgo
    @mikkelgo Рік тому +19

    What a stunning masterpiece 🌻

  • @valeriobuda7409
    @valeriobuda7409 6 років тому +21

    one of my favorite from them, this really touches strings of my soul and I think that Milk and Kisses is underrated from people

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 9 років тому +48

    Intimacy is when youre in the same place at the same time ♡

  • @Stella-oo8ko
    @Stella-oo8ko 8 років тому +43

    There are no words to describe how beautiful and touching is this song also live. Liz...Cocteau Twins, i miss you so much!

    • @museicluvva8529
      @museicluvva8529 6 років тому +7

      i miss pretty much everything before 1990 compared to what there is now. i pity the kids these days with the shite they seem happy listening to, they have no idea at all what they have missed

  • @brainproductions1
    @brainproductions1 8 років тому +30

    this song always makes me cry.

  • @alandschmidt
    @alandschmidt 11 років тому +15

    classic Elegant Scottish Fairey Melodies. Of the Highest Order

  • @halation777
    @halation777 12 років тому +8

    Terrible that they broke up..they were evolving...loved to witness and hear it. My favorite band, ever.

  • @perrrcibal
    @perrrcibal 8 років тому +23

    There was a time, where real artist appear on main stream TV, and many people appreciated them, god old days! thanks for sharing.

  • @mattjamesreynolds
    @mattjamesreynolds 13 років тому +14

    LOVE THIS SONG! and one of the few where liz is singing words and not glossolalia. The best band in the worlld in my opinion and i have been a fan for about 25 years. saw them twice in new orleans and both times was floored that rhey actually sund as good or better live. liz shines in the live versions where she works her voice harder with no tracking. All true artists!

  • @Shannmeister
    @Shannmeister 12 років тому +11

    I love the way the instruments all fade away to leave only Liz's voice and the beat.

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 10 років тому +51

    4 ppl are dead inside,heartless.How could u not like this?!!

  • @andy2950
    @andy2950 4 роки тому +3

    I can die happy now.
    THANK YOU ELIZABETH.

  • @adreamworld
    @adreamworld 10 років тому +20

    listening to this song.....I am in heaven ! incredibly beautiful....will live and die listening to CT

  • @avienee6041
    @avienee6041 3 роки тому +2

    it pains me that we will never experience another band & voice of cocteau twins and elizabeth fraser in lifetimes to come

  • @poulerikhansen7178
    @poulerikhansen7178 Місяць тому +1

    Most beautiful song ever❤

  • @nikkifarrington-clarke9995
    @nikkifarrington-clarke9995 5 років тому +6

    Devastating and beautiful. Just love this. Cocteau Twins forever

  • @bibibratx
    @bibibratx 13 років тому +4

    This song is pure beauty, and the lyrics flawless... that's exactly the process of dealing with the loneliness when you realize you don't need anyone else to hold on to but the ones that are already there for you.

  • @curtisculver1994
    @curtisculver1994 11 років тому +9

    One of those timeless bands....... I've adored through the aeons....

  • @rme2121
    @rme2121 14 років тому +8

    what a voice, she lifts my heart way up there. thanks so much for this moment, it means a lot.

  • @quintbromley
    @quintbromley 14 років тому +4

    i love this band. i saw them in the late 80's, LA. favorite cocteau twins album: Victoria Land, with Treasure a close second.

  • @annieq8186
    @annieq8186 7 років тому +11

    Wow, what a voice. Gorgeous.

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 9 років тому +9

    Aaaaaand back once more....

  • @jmashe9949
    @jmashe9949 5 років тому +3

    Love love love.. her
    Thanks, Massive Attack
    Thanks, Hope Sandoval
    Thanks, Bert Jansch R.I.P.
    You lead me to again where the waters run deep...
    Cheers from Minneapolis, Jon

  • @davidjouan8206
    @davidjouan8206 4 роки тому +3

    Un chant mélodieux qui m envoute encore et qui ne me quitte pas.

  • @FrankaRawmantique
    @FrankaRawmantique 11 років тому +9

    Love you Liz

  • @fess04
    @fess04 13 років тому +4

    This is so beautiful....so timeless....Frazier is the most expressive , most provacative vocalist
    i've ever heard....in my humble estimation...amongst modern contemporary vocalists, she has no peer.
    She makes me feel everytime i hear. Robin Guthrie an utter genius for crafting and orchestrating this sound as well. Then as now , he is a hero for his fearlessness.

    • @XoihaOsla
      @XoihaOsla 5 років тому

      fess04 Lisa Gerrard is another person who I feel is completely unique in Dead Can Dance

  • @ytcarol
    @ytcarol 13 років тому +1

    Only 91 likes? Out of 9,777 views? People must have gotten mesmerized and just simply kept hitting replay... Beautiful.

  • @MORONIKABLASTER
    @MORONIKABLASTER 6 років тому +3

    This isn't a break up song
    Is finishing an old relationship that can work
    Learning the stars and the alignment
    Of your true soul mate
    That's all
    And even if it doesent work out you still have ME

  • @dulcepaiva8362
    @dulcepaiva8362 Рік тому +1

    Surely it's music for alltime.

  • @Marialostcontrol
    @Marialostcontrol 14 років тому +2

    this is a beautiful perfomance :')
    her voice is magnificent(L)

  • @scarymantra
    @scarymantra 10 років тому +10

    Heartbreaking

  • @AlejandroGilardenghi
    @AlejandroGilardenghi 2 місяці тому

    Esta canción es una absoluta belleza. Una obra de arte.

  • @PlazaMoon
    @PlazaMoon 9 років тому +8

    beyond perfect

  • @detlefeilers5531
    @detlefeilers5531 2 роки тому +2

    Pure heaven ... so sensual & heart-breaking 🥰🙏

  • @mijo7
    @mijo7 14 років тому +3

    I loved it. Such a beautiful voice makes me believe that there is a paradise somewhere. Maybe sometimes we touched or saw it but only later we were able to realize it. Thanks a lot for posting

  • @RyanVoorhies
    @RyanVoorhies 12 років тому +2

    favorite song from them. i listen to it at least once a day.

  • @SK-6899
    @SK-6899 5 років тому +2

    Unbelievably beautiful❤️Love this woman! Elizabeth has incredibly one of the most amazing voices I’ve heard!

  • @ericlarrivee9373
    @ericlarrivee9373 24 дні тому

    Wow thank you so much .
    This the first song I'm gonna learn.

  • @JoseRoberto-hv4qj
    @JoseRoberto-hv4qj 3 роки тому +4

    essa música é tão linda!!!!, nossa! como me faz lembrar da minha Wind!!!!!!

  • @stoopiddub333
    @stoopiddub333 13 років тому +1

    i could listen to her forever

  • @zengalileo
    @zengalileo 12 років тому +1

    Agin, like Rilkean Heart, one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

  • @alyonavorten3017
    @alyonavorten3017 2 роки тому

    It is the masterpeace of what the singing is.

  • @bribear0030
    @bribear0030 5 років тому +1

    beautiful. ethereal. nothing short of it.

  • @ireallylovecilantro
    @ireallylovecilantro 4 місяці тому

    Happy birthday Liz. You’re such an amazing and beautiful person for sharing your art with us. ❤

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 9 років тому +1

    Of this,I will never tire....

  • @twins8956
    @twins8956 14 років тому +2

    well what can i say an absolute masterpiece ,shes singing like an angel thanks for posting it really is wonderfull ,the best band of all time without a shadow of doubt.

  • @Grithron2
    @Grithron2 8 років тому

    Whether because of the word "family" and what that reminds us of, or just her vocal performance, I always hear "internal struggle" in the song's coda Very "I must go on/I can't go on/I go on".

  • @MauricioMalaga1994
    @MauricioMalaga1994 13 років тому

    Shivering and crying, and I'm not quietly the kind of guy that cries just like that !

  • @musetteanddrums1970
    @musetteanddrums1970 12 років тому +3

    this is the one band that makes me feel like a little girl screaming for the Beatles when i see them.

  • @SaAleksandra
    @SaAleksandra 11 років тому +3

    Она божественна, голос ангела!

  • @35sixer
    @35sixer 13 років тому

    Simply one of the greatest bands ever.. this is sung so angelic that only Robin can do. Their sound is like no other and if there is a heaven Cocteau Twins will be up there singing with the saints.

  • @nickolaynickolov6641
    @nickolaynickolov6641 10 років тому +6

    Intimacy is when we're in the same place at the same time, dealing honestly with how we feel, and who we really are...

  • @musetteanddrums1970
    @musetteanddrums1970 12 років тому

    we were very lucky to have been around for the music part. now its just television.

  • @craigb5524
    @craigb5524 4 роки тому

    So happy that happened. We are blessed.

  • @habeascordis6740
    @habeascordis6740 9 років тому +3

    Great Fraser!

  • @philthymiller
    @philthymiller Рік тому

    God i miss the Cocteau Twins ! 🥹😭

  • @lyndababy
    @lyndababy 3 роки тому +1

    Such a beautiful song.

  • @gogoyubari366
    @gogoyubari366 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful girl with a beautiful voice!

  • @MAM29
    @MAM29 12 років тому +1

    tears on my face :'(

  • @esserchiara
    @esserchiara 2 роки тому

    I love CT, love Elizabeth Fraser, love this song. so grateful you uploaded this video! thank you.

  • @paulpalmer9660
    @paulpalmer9660 11 років тому +2

    simply beautiful

  • @deathleft1702
    @deathleft1702 Рік тому +1

    Angelic

  • @jvaterdottir5454
    @jvaterdottir5454 3 роки тому

    The Best Love Song Ever!!

  • @GabrielaGonzalezlaralaralara
    @GabrielaGonzalezlaralaralara 9 років тому +13

    Sólo tengo que saber cómo estar en el proceso
    De crear cosas de una mejor manera
    Y me duele, pero es una mentira que no puede manejar
    Todavía tengo un mundo de mí para cumplir
    Todavía tengo una vida, y es muy rica, incluso con el luto
    Incluso con el dolor y la tristeza
    Todavía me preocupo por este planeta
    Sigo conectada a la naturaleza y amis sueños para mí
    Tengo a mis amigos, mi familia.
    Me tengo a mi misma
    Aún me tengo a mí.

  • @joseduenas5669
    @joseduenas5669 4 роки тому

    Simply...on a most song in my life

  • @Ch0yc3z
    @Ch0yc3z 8 років тому +8

    If you still have this VHS it would be amazing if you could reupload in HD. Such an utterly beautiful performance.

    • @PlazaMoon
      @PlazaMoon 8 років тому +3

      let's be gratefull we have it at all. i'm not sure how long these old Cocteau vids will be around

  • @prof.franciscojosealves6258
    @prof.franciscojosealves6258 2 роки тому +1

    Extraordinária performance. Que saudade

  • @Marialostcontrol
    @Marialostcontrol 13 років тому

    everytime i hear that voice it gives me shivers and i like it!♥

  • @rosebudgarland1217
    @rosebudgarland1217 11 років тому

    Beauty in it's purest.

  • @sophiafake-virus2456
    @sophiafake-virus2456 2 роки тому

    This melody is from Suzanne by Leonard Cohen: She brings me tea and oranges, that come all the way from China...

  • @stefanocastellitto6695
    @stefanocastellitto6695 2 роки тому

    Excellent version

  • @y0nd3r
    @y0nd3r 13 років тому +1

    @ytcarol I almost forgot myself. She has the most amazing vibrato. My god I wish she would do her solo album.

  • @FadGadget1
    @FadGadget1 4 роки тому

    The Cocteau Twins need to come back for a 4k performance. Then the journey will be complete. X

  • @andycocteaufraser9785
    @andycocteaufraser9785 7 років тому

    LIFE !! Thanks Elizabeth

  • @kevinmole9982
    @kevinmole9982 5 років тому

    wonderful the best band of all time for me

  • @sergyvolodimirov3153
    @sergyvolodimirov3153 7 років тому +1

    PERFECT !

  • @dm-fv4no
    @dm-fv4no 3 роки тому

    Great song great band great times .

  • @avienee6041
    @avienee6041 3 роки тому

    so beautiful

  • @joseduenas5669
    @joseduenas5669 2 роки тому

    Una pieza espectacularrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • @alien_brain
    @alien_brain 9 років тому

    i cant help but be in love

  • @MORONIKABLASTER
    @MORONIKABLASTER 5 років тому

    Love it 🥰 since is was 17

  • @mewe-p9w
    @mewe-p9w 8 місяців тому +1

    Peace

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson 13 років тому

    What a great tune!

  • @betoperdido
    @betoperdido 14 років тому

    oh my god, thank you so much for uploading this jewel!!!

  • @alisondilnutt5200
    @alisondilnutt5200 6 років тому

    Just beautiful

  • @Dalzna
    @Dalzna 11 років тому +10

    this was the first song where she wanted the words to be clear. she felt embarassed about her lyrics so she made them difficult to understand. thr message seems to be "
    you don't own me!!"

    • @stevanbg66
      @stevanbg66 11 років тому +1

      May be so. After 30 yrs its not ... important ... wish all the best

    • @Grithron2
      @Grithron2 8 років тому +2

      +Stevan Djukic Er, Amelia can't have listened to Four Calendar Cafe lately

  • @HEBADARAGMA
    @HEBADARAGMA 12 років тому

    once upon a time... MTV played video-music like this one.... is a urban legend?????? ;) (ah, i love CT)