My beautiful daughter died by suicide in 2014, she was 33. She LOVED you and went to any concert she could to see you. This song was played at her service and it’s so beautiful. Finally we are taking Katie’s ashes to Ireland in September, we will stand on the Cliffs of Moher and let her go. We will play ‘The Story’, and cry. You made her so happy. 💜
"All of these lines across my face, tell you the story of who I am, so many stories of where I've been and how I got to where I am". These words saved me during many rounds of chemo and radiation. I was diagnosed with breast cancer when I had a kindergartener and a 4th grader. My boys were so young, I told my oncology team, bring it on, I can take it...I just have live long enough to get them through high school. The chemo took it's toll and aged me so much faster than my friends, it was hard to deal with. Now I know the lines across my face tell the story of where I've been. 15 years out and one boy has graduated from college and one who is a Junior...both are thriving and I celebrate life every day. Thank you, Brandi for putting into words, what I could not.
LOVE THIS SONG!!!! I listened to it all through my chemo.. I was 5 months pregnant at the time, and I had a 15 month old at home. I had a 16% chance of survival, but I knew I was made for my babies, and I could never give up....10 years later, I broke all the rules, and I broke them all for those two❤
2:53 is one of the biggest audiogasms in history. I wait for this moment every time I hear this version of the song. What a masterful break of the voice. Gives me goosebumps, you feel the raw emotion.
Today is my best friend's 57th birthday. We went to the beach for her 50th birthday and listened to this song over and over. October 3rd, 2024 was the 9th anniversary of her her passing. I listen to this song, often and it brings tears to my eyes, tons of them, beautiful memories.
@@songbird1307 Yes! And the way she sustains notes…just so, so good. What a gift! Not familiar with Shelby Lynn’s work but it seems I should be, based on your comment. Any recommendations on which song/s to start with?
@@mikamamma I haven't heard Shelby Lynn's music in awhile. She is not a current artist. I had a couple of her CD's in the late 90's. I am not sure if she still records music. She started out as country on the 1st CD that I bought and then went more bluesy on the 2nd CD. She played Johnny Cash's mom in the movie Walk the Line. Literally the only song I remember loving back then of hers is called something like "What About the Love We Made". I loved the soul in her voice. Just talking about this makes me want to explore her music again. 🙂
@@457Deb I get ya…I can feel the same way about certain singers, myself. I don’t feel that way about Brandi, though. It may be because I don’t listen to enough of her songs. To me, the way she so skillfully emotes justifies the aching breaks in her voice and I just love it. But I definitely get how it could affect you (and maybe others) differently.
What planet have I been on where I missed this masterpiece? I'm ashamed of myself...... This is SO well done. Her voice..... The most convincing I have ver heard..... I believe EVERY WORD she sang. GD ....
It's funny how music can do that to you. It doesn't necessarily have to be a sad song, just a chord, a word or a sentence that catches your attention. That is what makes music so great. Love it.
I was listening to this song this morning as I googled an old friend of mine that I hadn't heard in a while. Turns out she had passed away. I could not have thought of a better song to associate with her life. I already miss you very much, Carol. thank you for being so good to me and being my second mom over the years. 😢
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@@Venetiababy1 In what way is she "a lost soul"? Her career's going great; she's got a wonderful partner and kids; and she looks happy and content when out and about and performing. Her life seems pretty solid.
not only has it worse.. that is not good: it's not good (and it's no good) to compare pain. Every pain fills the person as it is, as she was. Or as they are. But}. please, be reminded in this comment section below, that every sibngle one of the persons here receiving love and healing have had RESILIENCY. We do not compare each other's pains... But: we get inspired by each other 's RESILIENCY. we get inspired by seeing each other's RESILIENCY.
“All of our friends who think I’m blessed, they don’t know my head is a mess…” people dealing with mental health issues can really relate. Great to find a song that puts to words the thoughts you always think
I think most people feel this way at multiple points in their lives. The other day, a girl I've known for a long time, who makes money, has all the nice things, is organized and type A, told me that her life is a mess and said that i have it all together, so it must be nice. I live with my in laws, struggle with ADHD, and feel like things are falling apart at least twice a week.
I wouldn't have known this song if it wasn't my brother asking my grandma what are all those lines across her face, and then she said nothing and played this song ❤( Yes she is still alive and well and we love her)
I cant believe this song was released in 2007 and im hearing it for the first time,. . that i recall. What a beautiful song. Love everything about it. Well done!
This is truly one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and I cannot imagine any other voice delivering it besides that of Brandi Carlile. It reminds us that we all have a "story," and our stories are typically a mixed bag of joy and pain, but despite our struggles, our stories are what make us who we are. This is song elicits so much emotion and should be celebrated as one of the greatest songs of all time.
I saw her last night in san antonio and I'm absolutely in love with this song. The way she performed with pink was just something that is beautiful!! She sings from her heart and it resonates. 💓
I cant believe I heard this song for the first time today while driving along the Hudson in the Adirondacks. It broke me and I needed it. So many losses and too many deaths contrasted with meaning barely unfolding and so little joy, it all just builds up to a moment when only something so powerful as these words sung from this voice releases the inexpressible, crushing inner vexation of the soul, and I can breathe again. Even for 5 minutes. It'll have to be enough. Thank you, God.
It happened in a similar way for my... I just heard this song this morning, in my ten-minute ride to work... I had to look it up (thanks google for the easy search through the audio).
my best friend passed away a few weeks ago.. we met in the bar I had started working at when I moved to NorCal over 7 years ago - it was karaoke night and after she heard me sing, she bee-lined over to me and asked if I knew any Brandi Carlile to sing with her - I immediately said, “The Story” and we tore the roof down that night ..the rest is history 😏 we ended up going to see your show in Oakland later that year and it was one of the best times of my entire life - we sang so many of your songs together throughout the years, you have always been our fav **if you remember the girl at Kate Wolf Festival with the “I FREAKIN’ ❤️ YOU!” sign several years ago, that was me 😆 I was standing with another one of my girlfriends who passed away named Bri, who also absolutely loved you Brandi, you’ve been my crutch the past few weeks and I want to say thank you, so very much for your words and beautiful voice; if you ever have a show in Iowa.. I will soooo be there! rest in peace, Em 😌
I'm so sorry for your loss... but that is an amazing story (no pun intended haha) Pretty amazing how music can bring people together like that and give them memories that they will never forget. That's special. It's actually my first time hearing this song and I can definitely see why you like her & this song so much! All the best!
I'm 21 years old currently, but I've been through a lot during these 21 years of my life and this song helped me a lot to overcome a lot of things. I lost my parents very early and I didn't have nobody for me.I grew up as a lonely child and a misunderstood teenager, and I had to mature a lot, a lot. Today I'm better, but I have a lot of trauma inside me, but thanks to God, and to these lyrics, I managed to overcome a good part of them. So thank you Brandi carlile! ❤️💗 I am from Brazil #❤🇧🇷
I lost my soulmate this past May. There is nothing that makes me ugly cry harder than this song and I love it. When I'm stuck in the numbness of greif, just staring into nothing, I know this song will help me to feel again.
My mom has loved Brandi for ever since I can remember, she’s been to at least seven of her concerts and I’ve been to three. Two months ago I attempted to take my own life. When I was in the recovery mental facility for several weeks the nurses would let us each pick a song to listen to during hygiene time, and I always picked this one, every time, and every time I would cry, but for some reason I knew everything would turn out ok. When I needed her most, I reverted to what comforted me as a child-this song. She will never see this, but Brandi gave me a piece of my mother when I was far from her and hurting, and it saved me. Thank you so much for this Brandi.
Bless you, she is a wonderful singer and it is a compelling song, music is the most powerful force in our lives....stay the course Lily, you can overcome the worst by keeping the faith in the best.....including your Mom.
Oh Lily, I also find this song strangely comforting, perhaps because every word captures the greatest losses and loves of my life: the death of my 28-year-old son in 2002, the divorce from my soul mate five years later. I have learned to live with both, but my life is forever diminished. I have another son (his brother) and my love and our shared loss keep me going. Bless you and hold tight to your relationship with your mother, which sounds like a Godsend.
One of my earliest memories is my mom singing this to me when I was just a toddler. After losing my brother/her son and seeing her overcome her grief and continue to love life without limits I can positively say that this song makes me explode into tears.
I can’t believe I am just hearing this this song for the first time. What an amazing triumph and to read the comments and how much it means to people. It’s a living thing given life by this crushingly talented and real singer and her transcendent band. A constellation sublime
I heard it covered by 5er Blech first. That is quite the rendition. I like this original too. It would be awesome to see the full credits with this video. From website of Jeffery Pepper Rogers : “Her [Brandi’s] bandmate Phil Hanseroth wrote “The Story” before they even started playing together. Since her debut, all of the music appearing under the name Brandi Carlile has been the product of an extraordinarily close partnership of Carlile and the twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. All three write songs and share the writing credits equally for every song regardless of who contributes what (à la Lennon and McCartney).”
I have never felt so compelled to comment on a song before. In fact, I never have. The passion and depth of the lyrics and her beautiful voice brought me to tears and shook my soul.
My husband and I had this song play at our wedding in September 2014. He passed away on September 2024. 😢 Music is such a blessing that brings us back to the moments and emotions we need for healing. ❤😢
I am wondering why Brandi isn‘t internationally known and hitting all charts. I am from Austria and just found her on UA-cam because of Grey‘s Anatomy. What a brilliant voice!!!
Well, the song was #1 in Portugal and #3 in Norway. Compare that to pathetic #75 back home in the US... It's a shame mainstream tastes favor talentless ass-shakers.
I found it ten years ago because it was played at the end of the final episode of Anthony Bourdain's show "No Reservations". Funny how that happens, huh?
Hallo Silke, ich kenne und liebe Brandi Carlisle schon seit fast 10 Jahren, kaufe (wirklich) jede CD, gehe auf jedes Konzert in der Region, aber ich verstehe auch nicht warum DIESE Frau nicht erfolgreicher ist. Jeder den ich kenne , egal ob Frau oder Mann...
This song makes me think that when it comes to relationships in general (friends, family, lovers etc.), I believe that every single thing we've every been through has, yes made us who we are today, yet they are NOT FOR US TO KEEP FOR OURSELVES. Our stories are meant to be told! Our hurts, our joys, our sorrows. Even our embarrassment and shame are meant to be told! They are meant for others! You never know if your story is going to help someone is some way! Please don't keep things to yourselves! Be an open book! There is so much joy in telling your story!
I love the hitch in her voice and how she changes pitches. Great song. I intend to print off the lyrics and present them to my wife in a card for our anniversary.
I am so grateful that Hacks brought this into my soundtrack. The Mother brought me to my knees. And again I am there in all the right ways with this song. It's a beautiful thing that people share their gifts with such artistry and poetry and beauty.
Why the hell am I just hearing this song!? She hits the trifecta. Great lyrics, musical composition and a soul searing delivery. I think I blew a few brain cells yesterday when I heard this song for the first time.
God she put so much feeling into every word like she’s punching you in the heart with every note! ❤️ Just Come back every few months an listen to this again just because it’s that damn good!
You hit it...just like she hits every note. Plus her band is so intense. When she was nominated for the Grammys, she came out of nowhere...ahead of her time and was robbed.
Saw her with Pink in Pittsburgh. What a beautiful surprise she was. She sang a duet with Pink that was incredible. Definitely a fan of Brandi. Her voice is incredible 😁🫶
This reads like the soundtrack of my 20's. Nothing but pain, violence, poverty, solitude, struggle . . . and one tiny bright spot: my baby daughter. She looked at me like I was amazing every single day. I wouldn't go back to those days for any other reason but to give us both a huge hug and tell us it would eventually be at least somewhat okay.
@Tricia Callender & @Timothy Earwood ... I know, right ?? ... I love the whole song, but Brandi's voice break & rasp at that point, & yes her emotion, is the very best part of it !! ... she is an amazing singer ❤️❤️, & I have loved Brandi & this song since I first heard it on Grey's Anatomy years ago ... it's my very top favorite song of all time !! 💜💜💜🎤🎸🎶💜💜💜
Same for me. This moment makes me feel and love this song very much, being one of my favourites! Come to Spain, please! Me encanta el quiebro de voz del 2:53 y la canción es tan emocionante que me conmueve hasta el punto de que es una de mis canciones favoritas. Ven a España!!
i’m 19 years old and i had this song playing over and over again in my mind growing up, my mom used to sing me it as a kid but as i was too young i didn’t know the name or who sang it… but always had the “i was made for you” and the chorus stuck in my mind. now, almost 13 years later, i finally discovered the songs name and i can’t tell you how emotional it made me :’) this song brings back so many memories and trying to hang on to the very few lines i remembered was hard. but i can finally go back as many times as i want, and sing them over and over again, without being afraid of losing memories anymore. i hope if feels like a warm hug to you like it does to me. p.s.: i love how everyone has a good story behind listening to this song.
This is the first song that The Love of My Life sang to me while playing his guitar. He played it for our daughter the second she was born. He is the most amazing man!! I Fall in Love with him everyday as if it was the 1st time. We were truly made for each other :)
This is one of 'those' songs. It's just very well done and has lots of character within. The tone of Brandi's voice melds perfectly with the melody. I can listen to this again and again and not tire of it. Long live 'The Story'.
I was alluding to the fact that I'm a 75 y.o., Republican Conservative wasp and I figure you're not. I just thought it funny that someone else would word her response almost identically to the one I was about to post. OK, pal?
This song came out when I was in high school. I thought it was a love song. Over a decade later I’m sobbing realizing it is a love song but she’s talking about herself. Her younger self is so proud of who she became and the things she did ❤
It's this voice that's legendary!! I don't think she gets nearly the credit she deserves. That range is phenomenal! I will be listening to this forever.
This is my wife and I’s wedding song. Every time I hear it, I feel like I’m back in Ocho Rios dancing while the sunsets. My whole body tingles every time... I love that woman!
I have always rolled my eyes when music fans have praised artists for changing things for them, but I'm 38, gay, and from Wyoming. I get it now. She's changed things. For me.
I heard this for the first time tonight on some NPR folk show. I just didn't think there were singers of this caliber anymore in the world. She is every bit the equal of Johnny Cash at his very best.
She is one of my favorite singers. She has such a powerful voice. I could cry listening to her sing. Saw her live and was so blown away. She is as awesome live as she is on her albums.
I’m here for what some people would describe as selfish reasons but my therapist, family, and friends would tell me it is for compassion for myself and the grief of heartbreak, loss, and abandonment. Thank you to Brandi and her Friends and family.
Whatever is was that brought you here, I'm happy you have now discovered the amazing artist that is Brandi Carlile! Don't stop with this song, watch them all! You won't be disappointed. By the way, I watch the Voice and was so happy to hear Janice sing The Story. I cried at her version. Then by a wonderful surprise, not long after that Voice episode aired, my daughter and I were in the audience at a Brandi Carlile show and low and behold, out comes Janice to sing The Story with Brandi!!!! So happy Brandi had heard about Janice singing her song and invited her to sing together, it was an amazing moment.
Thank you! Thank you for not trying to belittle people who have barely discovered this amazing artist. I am only now listening to her music yes because of the Grammys but wow, I was just left in awe. She is amazing.
I remember hearing this many years ago and loved it, then I forgot all about it until I saw the movie 'The Lucky One' and this song played as the credits rolled at the end.... Brilliant.
Shouldn't have. Take care to take it easy. Blessed be God forever. St. Faustina, Pray for us. Worse the sinner, better the right for his mercy. Keep it up! ❤ Sabina
All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been And how I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything When you've got no one to tell them to It's true, I was made for you I climbed across the mountain tops Swam all across the ocean blue I crossed all the lines, and I broke all the rules But, baby, I broke them all for you Oh because even when I was flat broke You made me feel like a million bucks You do I was made for you For you You see the smile that's on my mouth It's hiding the words that don't come out And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed They don't know my head is a mess No, they don't know who I really am And they don't know what I've been through like you do And I was made for you And all of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been And how I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything When you've got no one to tell them to It's true, I was made for you It's true that I was made for you
I'm so late to the party...seldom following new music. Just heard this for the first time, and decided to find it on UA-cam. It's an extraordinary song and I found myself crying. I want to thank all of you who shared such personal associations with this song. It makes it even more transcendent than it already is
We’ve all got our Story - you are amazing and I’ve had a really hard time this past year. End of a long relationship, loss of my job, a move, and anxiety and depression. Your music has been a lifeline- your love of family and your songs have given me hope and I’m seeing you in Boston in October. I’m coming alone but that’s alright- this is a gift to myself. Thank you Brandi Carlile ❤ joanie
This song has been my song for my husband and I for the last 16 years. We struggled a lot together and I can't imagine sharing that with anyone else. The words of this song describe it perfectly.
I just saw the Masked Singer 2020, and The Sun (Leann Rimes) sang this song. Loved it!Then I suddenly remembered Sara Ramirez singing this song so beautifully on Grey’s Anatomy. Loved her singing too! So here I am. This song brings meaning to me during these difficult times and in a good way.
My beautiful daughter died by suicide in 2014, she was 33. She LOVED you and went to any concert she could to see you. This song was played at her service and it’s so beautiful. Finally we are taking Katie’s ashes to Ireland in September, we will stand on the Cliffs of Moher and let her go. We will play ‘The Story’, and cry. You made her so happy. 💜
My heart aches for you. Blessings on you and your precious daughter.
I'm sorry for your loss.
So sorry for you, no words...Hope you receive great kindness in Ireland
Sending a huge warm hug your way Sheila. May you have eternal peace in your heart.
Peace and love
This was mine and my husbands wedding song, he was 42 and died 4 months later to cancer. This will forever be my love song to him
I’m so very sorry.
There are no words. Just so sorry for your loss.
Heartfelt condolences and internet hugs to you.
Love knows no boundaries.
Love can pass from this world
to the world of the deceased and vice versa.
My heart goes out to you I couldn’t imagine loosing my wife
I listen to this every year on my birthday. I have for the past 10 years. Happy Birthday to me.
missY sterlinG happy birthday.
Happy birthday!!
Happy birthday to you! this is the first time that I listen this song, and it's a beautiful song! enjoy it.
Happy birthday:3
Happy Birthday!
Damn this song makes me cry every single time, even 15 years later! So beautiful.
"All of these lines across my face, tell you the story of who I am, so many stories of where I've been and how I got to where I am". These words saved me during many rounds of chemo and radiation. I was diagnosed with breast cancer when I had a kindergartener and a 4th grader. My boys were so young, I told my oncology team, bring it on, I can take it...I just have live long enough to get them through high school. The chemo took it's toll and aged me so much faster than my friends, it was hard to deal with. Now I know the lines across my face tell the story of where I've been. 15 years out and one boy has graduated from college and one who is a Junior...both are thriving and I celebrate life every day. Thank you, Brandi for putting into words, what I could not.
Beautiful ❤️
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Thanks for writing this. ♥
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Are you still with us?
LOVE THIS SONG!!!! I listened to it all through my chemo.. I was 5 months pregnant at the time, and I had a 15 month old at home. I had a 16% chance of survival, but I knew I was made for my babies, and I could never give up....10 years later, I broke all the rules, and I broke them all for those two❤
Bless you!
👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥I Celebrate God With And For You.
I don’t know you but you kick ass!! Wishing you the best life where ever you are in the world! 🫡
@@MJPamuru20 thank you 😊
@@anner8416 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
She exudes something magical in her voice, something tragic, something sad, something beautiful! Haunting...weeps for the lonely!
+John Hardesty your comment has absolutely hit the spot, she is unique. Loved it.
+John Hardesty well put !
That would make an awesome album title, 'Something tragic, something sad, something beautiful'. :')
John Hardesty -Oricît de bun ar fi originalul,întotdeauna va aparea un alt artist care il va depasi.
OMJuice! WHY!?
How can I have gone all these years never noticing such a beautiful song?
2:53 is one of the biggest audiogasms in history. I wait for this moment every time I hear this version of the song. What a masterful break of the voice. Gives me goosebumps, you feel the raw emotion.
👍👍👍👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🇨🇭🇨🇭
holy shit, you weren't kidding. chills.
Audiogasms brilliant 😂
Listen to the miley collab you will shit your pants
"Audiogasms." An excellent discription. And yes. I too get a chill.
I'm a 35 year old man and I can't help to cry to this.
you are like a little girl
Wow, are you sure you aren't the little b***h for commenting, Thank you FeLLa
You're the little girl. How you cry only for listen music.
Ok Tough guy, you must eat nails for breakfast
LOL
Sorry man I iust want to improve my english.
Today is my best friend's 57th birthday. We went to the beach for her 50th birthday and listened to this song over and over. October 3rd, 2024 was the 9th anniversary of her her passing. I listen to this song, often and it brings tears to my eyes, tons of them, beautiful memories.
🙏🏾
How is it their 57 th birthday if they died 9;years ago but you both went to the beach on their 50 th birthday?
Each of us 9 kids picked a song for our fathers funeral service in 2012. I picked this one. Forever rest in love & peace, dad. I miss you so much.
Reposez en Paix.
The breaks in her voice are so uniquely, achingly beautiful and hers and hers alone. No one quite compares, IMO.
I totally agree. Her vocal breaks and little yodels are pure gold. Her voice kind of reminds me of Shelby Lynn sometimes.
@@songbird1307 Yes! And the way she sustains notes…just so, so good. What a gift! Not familiar with Shelby Lynn’s work but it seems I should be, based on your comment. Any recommendations on which song/s to start with?
@@mikamamma I haven't heard Shelby Lynn's music in awhile. She is not a current artist. I had a couple of her CD's in the late 90's. I am not sure if she still records music. She started out as country on the 1st CD that I bought and then went more bluesy on the 2nd CD. She played Johnny Cash's mom in the movie Walk the Line. Literally the only song I remember loving back then of hers is called something like "What About the Love We Made". I loved the soul in her voice. Just talking about this makes me want to explore her music again. 🙂
I hate to feel this way (cuz I love Brandi) but I sometimes feel that her vocal breaks are contrived...not natural.
@@457Deb I get ya…I can feel the same way about certain singers, myself. I don’t feel that way about Brandi, though. It may be because I don’t listen to enough of her songs. To me, the way she so skillfully emotes justifies the aching breaks in her voice and I just love it. But I definitely get how it could affect you (and maybe others) differently.
What planet have I been on where I missed this masterpiece? I'm ashamed of myself...... This is SO well done. Her voice..... The most convincing I have ver heard..... I believe EVERY WORD she sang. GD ....
I feel you. I heard it from PBS stories feature.
Same! I must have been on the same planet 😂
Right there with you. Just heard her a few days ago.
Me today!
Me too, just found her after seeing Joni Mitchell Grammy performance.
This song makes me cry uncontrollably, and I don't know why.
me too.
+RuthlessXI I know. I get the same way when I listen to it.
+RuthlessXI I'm wondering the same thing. Tears, trembling lip, the whole bit.
It's funny how music can do that to you. It doesn't necessarily have to be a sad song, just a chord, a word or a sentence that catches your attention. That is what makes music so great. Love it.
RuthlessXI 》》 yes, me too.........
I was listening to this song this morning as I googled an old friend of mine that I hadn't heard in a while. Turns out she had passed away. I could not have thought of a better song to associate with her life. I already miss you very much, Carol. thank you for being so good to me and being my second mom over the years. 😢
Anyone still looking for this Nostalgic Song 🦋 its 2024 April 🪄 hope you'll find this again.... 🌷🤍
Lot's of Memories. Such a wonderful Song.... >>> 🦋🦋🦋
That husk/rasp in her voice at 2:53 forever sends chills down my spine; it's so powerful.
Hey buddy I said that 1st 😂
Oh God yes
Yes ❤
Great talent but a lost soul like a lot of younger generation. I like her and feel sorry for her at the same time.
@@Venetiababy1 In what way is she "a lost soul"? Her career's going great; she's got a wonderful partner and kids; and she looks happy and content when out and about and performing. Her life seems pretty solid.
I just watched her perform this on SNL, and this was my first time hearing it. Blown away! She rocked it! Long live this type of rock.
same here!
check her catalog so many and her amazing collaborations and covers, you will be amazed.
Same. Never heard of Brandi until today. I love her voice.
The SNL performance was a gripping and heartfelt one....and reminded me why I love this song.
same!!
This song is about as “perfect” as a song can be perfect. Her rasp, her breaks, her soul crushing delivery is everything. ❤❤❤
She is infinitely talented
I was feeling sorry for myself but after reading the comments was reminded someone ALWAYS has it worse. Bless all of you
Thats what I tell myself when I get laid of from teaching jobs.God knows why, but I keep moving on :)
bless you. sweet heart
But also your feelings deserve to be felt
not only has it worse.. that is not good: it's not good (and it's no good) to compare pain. Every pain fills the person as it is, as she was. Or as they are. But}. please, be reminded in this comment section below, that every sibngle one of the persons here receiving love and healing have had RESILIENCY. We do not compare each other's pains... But: we get inspired by each other 's RESILIENCY. we get inspired by seeing each other's RESILIENCY.
@@LaimaMockus today is a day I needed to hear that. Thank you
“All of our friends who think I’m blessed, they don’t know my head is a mess…” people dealing with mental health issues can really relate. Great to find a song that puts to words the thoughts you always think
Nobody knows me mental illness is hellish Alison
I think most people feel this way at multiple points in their lives. The other day, a girl I've known for a long time, who makes money, has all the nice things, is organized and type A, told me that her life is a mess and said that i have it all together, so it must be nice. I live with my in laws, struggle with ADHD, and feel like things are falling apart at least twice a week.
🙏🏽🕊️❤️
Wow just wow this song makes my old 68 year old heart happy ..reminds me God blessed me with my wife..
I always tend to tear up when I read all these messages from other people. All I can say is big hugs to those who need it.
And to you!
Right back at you
Thank you... God bless you.
Me too! It's so refreshing to see all the love and encouragement here.
Me tooo!!! Thats the thing I love about music. It brings people together.
Possibly the most beautiful and meaningful lyric ever written and the singing comes totally from the heart.
I put this here in hope that after days, weeks, even year - whenever someone likes it I will be reminded of this song.
An absolutely genius idea, happy I can be the first of what is sure to be many to remind you that you have amazing musical tastes...
I lost my husband of 26 years on Thanksgiving, and this song really touches on everything he was and did for me, I love it.
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I wouldn't have known this song if it wasn't my brother asking my grandma what are all those lines across her face, and then she said nothing and played this song ❤( Yes she is still alive and well and we love her)
i agree queen, how is elizabeth doing on this fine evening
Go girl😛💪
Elizabeth is going fine and getting up to mischievous behavior 😂😂😂😂
Love them to the moon and back ❤❤❤
, @@AnikaSteyn-v1nthis is when u have a 15 year old grandchild and make the listen to you music ❤
@@debraclaassen-z7d Lizzy the best grandchild😜🙏 Rock on, lots of love🤘
I cant believe this song was released in 2007 and im hearing it for the first time,. . that i recall. What a beautiful song. Love everything about it.
Well done!
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I just discovered Brandi C. tonight at the Grammy's - I can't believe I hadn't heard this amazing talented woman before. New fan and here to stay!
videosabia , I saw her in concert in PA, you won’t regret it. I’m glad she finally got her recognition.
Same here. Love her voice, then Googled her and loved her even more. GO SISTER.
You never watched Grey's Anatomy? It's the theme song!
What can I say is also a really nice song of Brandi C.
videosabia why does it says AIR BALOON LILY ALLEN in the description??
This is truly one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and I cannot imagine any other voice delivering it besides that of Brandi Carlile. It reminds us that we all have a "story," and our stories are typically a mixed bag of joy and pain, but despite our struggles, our stories are what make us who we are. This is song elicits so much emotion and should be celebrated as one of the greatest songs of all time.
You should hear LeAnn Rhimes version. It is outstanding too. Very strong!
@@susansmith4749 or Sara Ramirez
I saw her last night in san antonio and I'm absolutely in love with this song. The way she performed with pink was just something that is beautiful!! She sings from her heart and it resonates. 💓
I cant believe I heard this song for the first time today while driving along the Hudson in the Adirondacks. It broke me and I needed it. So many losses and too many deaths contrasted with meaning barely unfolding and so little joy, it all just builds up to a moment when only something so powerful as these words sung from this voice releases the inexpressible, crushing inner vexation of the soul, and I can breathe again. Even for 5 minutes. It'll have to be enough. Thank you, God.
Dig in further, if this song hit ya…the rest of her music will.
It’s amazing how music can do that to you.
God bless you 🙏
It happened in a similar way for my... I just heard this song this morning, in my ten-minute ride to work... I had to look it up (thanks google for the easy search through the audio).
Well put. Lost my brother and Dad recently, can only listen to BC.
my best friend passed away a few weeks ago.. we met in the bar I had started working at when I moved to NorCal over 7 years ago - it was karaoke night and after she heard me sing, she bee-lined over to me and asked if I knew any Brandi Carlile to sing with her - I immediately said, “The Story” and we tore the roof down that night
..the rest is history 😏
we ended up going to see your show in Oakland later that year and it was one of the best times of my entire life - we sang so many of your songs together throughout the years, you have always been our fav
**if you remember the girl at Kate Wolf Festival with the “I FREAKIN’ ❤️ YOU!” sign several years ago, that was me 😆 I was standing with another one of my girlfriends who passed away named Bri, who also absolutely loved you
Brandi, you’ve been my crutch the past few weeks and I want to say thank you, so very much for your words and beautiful voice; if you ever have a show in Iowa.. I will soooo be there!
rest in peace, Em 😌
I'm so sorry for your loss... but that is an amazing story (no pun intended haha)
Pretty amazing how music can bring people together like that and give them memories that they will never forget. That's special. It's actually my first time hearing this song and I can definitely see why you like her & this song so much!
All the best!
Mm
That a very beautiful story . I am so sorry for your loss
Beyond sorry for your loss. I lost my best friend many years ago, and these kind of memories are the ones to hang on to. Beautiful story. ♥️
Aww bless you❤
The lyrics -- and her delivery -- feel REAL, like few other songs. What a boss!!!!! Mad respect for her for having written and performed this 😍😭
Love. This. Song. And her delivery. But her bass player wrote it.
@@markhickey4979 ahhhhhhhhha no way!!!! Well I guess it doesn't affect my enjoyment of her performance THAT much.... But kinda 😩
But the power of it is in the singing...and she sang it. (!)
You can rest assured that he wrote the song for her.
@@Guitarplayer724 No - he wrote it before they became a band. But he said that she brought it to life.
I'm 21 years old currently, but I've been through a lot during these 21 years of my life and this song helped me a lot to overcome a lot of things. I lost my parents very early and I didn't have nobody for me.I grew up as a lonely child and a misunderstood teenager, and I had to mature a lot, a lot. Today I'm better, but I have a lot of trauma inside me, but thanks to God, and to these lyrics, I managed to overcome a good part of them. So thank you Brandi carlile! ❤️💗 I am from Brazil #❤🇧🇷
Alison from Scotland sends her love❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@alisonbeveridge4001 Thank you very much😊
I lost my soulmate this past May. There is nothing that makes me ugly cry harder than this song and I love it. When I'm stuck in the numbness of greif, just staring into nothing, I know this song will help me to feel again.
Beautiful reminisance
Take care special one xxx
Lori have you Learned to live with the pain yet?
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My mom has loved Brandi for ever since I can remember, she’s been to at least seven of her concerts and I’ve been to three. Two months ago I attempted to take my own life.
When I was in the recovery mental facility for several weeks the nurses would let us each pick a song to listen to during hygiene time, and I always picked this one, every time, and every time I would cry, but for some reason I knew everything would turn out ok. When I needed her most, I reverted to what comforted me as a child-this song. She will never see this, but Brandi gave me a piece of my mother when I was far from her and hurting, and it saved me. Thank you so much for this Brandi.
Bless you, she is a wonderful singer and it is a compelling song, music is the most powerful force in our lives....stay the course Lily, you can overcome the worst by keeping the faith in the best.....including your Mom.
Oh Lily, I also find this song strangely comforting, perhaps because every word captures the greatest losses and loves of my life: the death of my 28-year-old son in 2002, the divorce from my soul mate five years later. I have learned to live with both, but my life is forever diminished. I have another son (his brother) and my love and our shared loss keep me going. Bless you and hold tight to your relationship with your mother, which sounds like a Godsend.
Cool
I hope you get better. Hugs.
Your story gave me hope thank you
This song gets everything right. Her voice, the lyrics, the arrangement... wow.
Everytime I hear Brandi do The Story...for me it's like hearing it the very first time. I still get the goosebumps. What a treasure she is. ❤
One of my earliest memories is my mom singing this to me when I was just a toddler. After losing my brother/her son and seeing her overcome her grief and continue to love life without limits I can positively say that this song makes me explode into tears.
This comment just made me burst out into tears! 💔
Liz Sisco ditto
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@@giuntamariaantonia3740 Same
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I can’t believe I am just hearing this this song for the first time. What an amazing triumph and to read the comments and how much it means to people. It’s a living thing given life by this crushingly talented and real singer and her transcendent band. A constellation sublime
I heard it covered by 5er Blech first. That is quite the rendition. I like this original too.
It would be awesome to see the full credits with this video.
From website of Jeffery Pepper Rogers : “Her [Brandi’s] bandmate Phil Hanseroth wrote “The Story” before they even started playing together.
Since her debut, all of the music appearing under the name Brandi Carlile has been the product of an extraordinarily close partnership of Carlile and the twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. All three write songs and share the writing credits equally for every song regardless of who contributes what (à la Lennon and McCartney).”
I have never felt so compelled to comment on a song before. In fact, I never have. The passion and depth of the lyrics and her beautiful voice brought me to tears and shook my soul.
Then you should listen to Mitskii, She’s amazing
Did you make an account just to comment? If so that's adorable
You gotta hear stay gentle
My husband and I had this song play at our wedding in September 2014. He passed away on September 2024. 😢 Music is such a blessing that brings us back to the moments and emotions we need for healing. ❤😢
Sorry for your loss. 10 years seems so short, but I hope they were great.
Brandi Carlile is the most underappreciated musician in the world today.
She's won Grammys, that's not exactly under appreciated
She’s been getting her props. But I wouldn’t be sad if she made the status of Elvis, Michael, Prince, etc.
@@davids.2703 "Underappreciated" is not "unappreciated."
You're a real wet blanket, congratulations on making the day a little less pleasant....
I haven't changed my mind.
yip
I am wondering why Brandi isn‘t internationally known and hitting all charts. I am from Austria and just found her on UA-cam because of Grey‘s Anatomy. What a brilliant voice!!!
Well, the song was #1 in Portugal and #3 in Norway. Compare that to pathetic #75 back home in the US... It's a shame mainstream tastes favor talentless ass-shakers.
Same
I found it ten years ago because it was played at the end of the final episode of Anthony Bourdain's show "No Reservations". Funny how that happens, huh?
Hallo Silke, ich kenne und liebe Brandi Carlisle schon seit fast 10 Jahren, kaufe (wirklich) jede CD, gehe auf jedes Konzert in der Region, aber ich verstehe auch nicht warum DIESE Frau nicht erfolgreicher ist. Jeder den ich kenne , egal ob Frau oder Mann...
I kind of forgot about her until the Pink tour announcement just recently
This song makes me think that when it comes to relationships in general (friends, family, lovers etc.), I believe that every single thing we've every been through has, yes made us who we are today, yet they are NOT FOR US TO KEEP FOR OURSELVES. Our stories are meant to be told! Our hurts, our joys, our sorrows. Even our embarrassment and shame are meant to be told! They are meant for others! You never know if your story is going to help someone is some way! Please don't keep things to yourselves! Be an open book! There is so much joy in telling your story!
+Sarah Hi :3 Best comment. I agree
The truth!!!!
+Sarah Hi :3 wonderful comment :) be like an open book to tell your story :)
d gordura tecem te y b
love your comment couldn't agree more! ♡
America's national treasure. ❤ Brandi is not only a brilliant musician, she brings people together like no one else.
I love the hitch in her voice and how she changes pitches. Great song. I intend to print off the lyrics and present them to my wife in a card for our anniversary.
I bet she loved that you did that! Heart touching and so thoughtful.
I always call it the "sour note" but it is the perfect pitch... I love it too
It’s shit
Maybe the most perfect performance of a rock ballad ever recorded.
One of the best songs ever. Period.
I am so grateful that Hacks brought this into my soundtrack. The Mother brought me to my knees. And again I am there in all the right ways with this song. It's a beautiful thing that people share their gifts with such artistry and poetry and beauty.
She has such clarity in her voice, and you can literally feel the raw emotion in this song! Incredible! Sensational!
Why the hell am I just hearing this song!? She hits the trifecta. Great lyrics, musical composition and a soul searing delivery. I think I blew a few brain cells yesterday when I heard this song for the first time.
I know it by watching Gray's anatomy and that's was two months ago
The Lucky One with Zac Efron - end of movie - last scene on the boat…. GREAT SONG!!!
Welcome 😊
@@JessicaSue no b
@@JessicaSue no b
Pure passion, extremely energetic. Beautiful.
This song was introduced to me by one of my favorite people. He passed 2 years ago. This song told his story so beautifully. 😢❤
I just discovered this……I’m floored. Epic song writing, Epic vocal ability, Epic melodic lines, floored!
“These stories don’t mean anything if you’ve got no one to tell them to. I was made for you”... That hits me deep.
I can relate Leslie.
God she put so much feeling into every word like she’s punching you in the heart with every note! ❤️ Just Come back every few months an listen to this again just because it’s that damn good!
She punches you in the heart and squeezes tears from your eyes
Spot On!
All of her music is that good!❤️❤️
You hit it...just like she hits every note. Plus her band is so intense. When she was nominated for the Grammys, she came out of nowhere...ahead of her time and was robbed.
Her voice has the je ne sais quois
Saw her with Pink in Pittsburgh. What a beautiful surprise she was. She sang a duet with Pink that was incredible. Definitely a fan of Brandi. Her voice is incredible 😁🫶
This song made me cry. It perfectly catches my state of mind at present and has reminded me of who and what counts in my life !!!
This reads like the soundtrack of my 20's. Nothing but pain, violence, poverty, solitude, struggle . . . and one tiny bright spot: my baby daughter. She looked at me like I was amazing every single day. I wouldn't go back to those days for any other reason but to give us both a huge hug and tell us it would eventually be at least somewhat okay.
Brandi has such a unique voice and her songs are beautiful and memorable. Brandi is a great singer, songwriter and I love her music.
Please keep bringing me back to the angelic voice of Brandi Carlile.
my god. that scream at 2:53 moves everything that's inside of me. great job Brandi
we def. need more depressed songs from you
One of my favorite songs of all time. Just love her voice and these lyrics. That rasp at 2:53, I felt that in my soul.
Exactly! That moment in the sing is SO EMOTIONAL!
@Tricia Callender & @Timothy Earwood ... I know, right ?? ... I love the whole song, but Brandi's voice break & rasp at that point, & yes her emotion, is the very best part of it !! ... she is an amazing singer ❤️❤️, & I have loved Brandi & this song since I first heard it on Grey's Anatomy years ago ... it's my very top favorite song of all time !!
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That rasp...indeed one of those raw emotion moments that music throws up on rare occasions.
Same for me. This moment makes me feel and love this song very much, being one of my favourites! Come to Spain, please!
Me encanta el quiebro de voz del 2:53 y la canción es tan emocionante que me conmueve hasta el punto de que es una de mis canciones favoritas. Ven a España!!
Goosebumps! Check out the live Version with Orchester
This song speaks to my deepest soul. One of the songs I belt out in my home late at night. Thank you all for bringing it to life for the rest of us.
Any mother should appreciate this. God made us for our children
Her voice is Honesty. I love the emotion. The perfect imperfect voice with an honest soul. Love you Brandi!
Hi carol
Who’s still listening to this in 2019? Love this song and her voice.
:-) I am still listening Tonya.... And wishing you and yours all the Best for a very Nice and Bright day!
Me
And me :)
Amazing!!
Watch this song cover by Rosy K. Remsangpuii
i’m 19 years old and i had this song playing over and over again in my mind growing up, my mom used to sing me it as a kid but as i was too young i didn’t know the name or who sang it… but always had the “i was made for you” and the chorus stuck in my mind.
now, almost 13 years later, i finally discovered the songs name and i can’t tell you how emotional it made me :’)
this song brings back so many memories and trying to hang on to the very few lines i remembered was hard.
but i can finally go back as many times as i want, and sing them over and over again, without being afraid of losing memories anymore.
i hope if feels like a warm hug to you like it does to me.
p.s.: i love how everyone has a good story behind listening to this song.
I find this performance hauntingly moving. Absolutely enthralling. Thank you Belinda. ❤
This is the first song that The Love of My Life sang to me while playing his guitar. He played it for our daughter the second she was born. He is the most amazing man!! I Fall in Love with him everyday as if it was the 1st time. We were truly made for each other :)
Katie Tynes Beautiful story! Congrats on finding each other! 💕
You’re so blessed... not all of find the ‘one’ ❣️
So sweet
Shit, I think I did too.
That is so beautiful!! Your blessed. ❤️
This is one of 'those' songs. It's just very well done and has lots of character within. The tone of Brandi's voice melds perfectly with the melody. I can listen to this again and again and not tire of it. Long live 'The Story'.
We come from two different planets (trust me) but I couldn't have said it better. Speaks to the quality of her music.
STUPIDMEMBER whatever pal
I was alluding to the fact that I'm a 75 y.o., Republican Conservative wasp and I figure you're not. I just thought it funny that someone else would word her response almost identically to the one I was about to post. OK, pal?
STUPIDMEMBER Alrightee then... if you flip your numbers you'll get my age. But shhh... keep that under your hat. My apologies for being glib.
Still . . . . . it was good for me, how about you? ;-)
This song came out when I was in high school. I thought it was a love song. Over a decade later I’m sobbing realizing it is a love song but she’s talking about herself. Her younger self is so proud of who she became and the things she did ❤
That's a cool take on it. But I think it's a love song
The lead guitarist wrote not brandi.
I'm here because my soul needed to hear a song that spoke directly to it.. someday I'll find someone to sing it to.. too..
If you are listening to to this song you are a legend 🎉 May 2024 anyone ❤❤❤
It's this voice that's legendary!! I don't think she gets nearly the credit she deserves. That range is phenomenal! I will be listening to this forever.
A voice like that never gets old.
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What am I for being here in June 2024 🤔
June 2024
This is my wife and I’s wedding song. Every time I hear it, I feel like I’m back in Ocho Rios dancing while the sunsets. My whole body tingles every time... I love that woman!
I want (need) this to be my wedding song too xx
I have always rolled my eyes when music fans have praised artists for changing things for them, but I'm 38, gay, and from Wyoming. I get it now. She's changed things. For me.
The holy trinity
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I'm happy for you. You made my day.
C Brilliant comment!
💜Happy for you. Music is transformative.
I heard this for the first time tonight on some NPR folk show. I just didn't think there were singers of this caliber anymore in the world.
She is every bit the equal of Johnny Cash at his very best.
She is one of my favorite singers. She has such a powerful voice. I could cry listening to her sing. Saw her live and was so blown away. She is as awesome live as she is on her albums.
Anybody can cry nowadays, just messing with you 😊
I’m here for what some people would describe as selfish reasons but my therapist, family, and friends would tell me it is for compassion for myself and the grief of heartbreak, loss, and abandonment. Thank you to Brandi and her Friends and family.
The smile across your face, the crack in your voice, the lyrics of this song, I love everything about it. Awesome
This song. The music the story. The raw emotion in those high notes. Might be one of my personal top 10
This song is an absolute masterpiece, nuff said and hands down. So much pain and emotion that you can feel in this song, and very relatable.
Truly great song. I listen over and over🔥❤️
Where have I been? I just saw Brandi perform on The Today Show this morning. And now all of her songs are going on my Spotify ASAP!
Brandi is blowing up the radio stations with her powerful voice!!! I LOVE HER MUSIC!! She is very well deserving of her success!!!
Brandi Carlile, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!
Both Brandi and Sara's interpretation of this song is beautiful that's all that matters
✔✔✔✔ ....i wonder if you check rosys cover
Whatever is was that brought you here, I'm happy you have now discovered the amazing artist that is Brandi Carlile! Don't stop with this song, watch them all! You won't be disappointed. By the way, I watch the Voice and was so happy to hear Janice sing The Story. I cried at her version. Then by a wonderful surprise, not long after that Voice episode aired, my daughter and I were in the audience at a Brandi Carlile show and low and behold, out comes Janice to sing The Story with Brandi!!!! So happy Brandi had heard about Janice singing her song and invited her to sing together, it was an amazing moment.
Thank you! Thank you for not trying to belittle people who have barely discovered this amazing artist. I am only now listening to her music yes because of the Grammys but wow, I was just left in awe. She is amazing.
Wow...really? Janice sang with her?? Any clip of their performance?.
Anybody else here just for the song itself? She has such a powerful voice.
I remember hearing this many years ago and loved it, then I forgot all about it until I saw the movie 'The Lucky One' and this song played as the credits rolled at the end.... Brilliant.
yup
Me❤🤘❤🥰
Brandi is an authentic piece of talent!
Me. My birthday was Saturday and my sister sent me this. This song fits so many relationships. I LOVE HER MUSIC! SO MUCH TALENT
Shouldn't have. Take care to take it easy. Blessed be God forever. St. Faustina, Pray for us. Worse the sinner, better the right for his mercy. Keep it up! ❤ Sabina
When I discovered this song, I played it over and over again. So achingly beautiful.
The original and best, brilliant voice!
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true, I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines, and I broke all the rules
But, baby, I broke them all for you
Oh because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
You do
I was made for you
For you
You see the smile that's on my mouth
It's hiding the words that don't come out
And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what
I've been through like you do
And I was made for you
And all of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true, I was made for you
It's true that I was made for you
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Thanks for all the Words ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🐩😆😆😎✋
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So true, in one ore another way we are are all a mess!
Thank you! :}
I'm so late to the party...seldom following new music. Just heard this for the first time, and decided to find it on UA-cam. It's an extraordinary song and I found myself crying. I want to thank all of you who shared such personal associations with this song. It makes it even more transcendent than it already is
We’ve all got our Story - you are amazing and I’ve had a really hard time this past year. End of a long relationship, loss of my job, a move, and anxiety and depression. Your music has been a lifeline- your love of family and your songs have given me hope and I’m seeing you in Boston in October. I’m coming alone but that’s alright- this is a gift to myself. Thank you Brandi Carlile ❤ joanie
This song has been my song for my husband and I for the last 16 years. We struggled a lot together and I can't imagine sharing that with anyone else. The words of this song describe it perfectly.
Story of my life too many things in my heads they don’t know what’s going on
That's me and my husbsnd of 44 years...only he knows my stories 😥
I just saw the Masked Singer 2020, and The Sun (Leann Rimes) sang this song. Loved it!Then I suddenly remembered Sara Ramirez singing this song so beautifully on Grey’s Anatomy. Loved her singing too! So here I am. This song brings meaning to me during these difficult times and in a good way.
Then Dolly's interpretation is on another level of storytelling. Thank you Brandi for these powerful words.
Yes, YES! The pure raw beauty of Brandi’s voice break has to be heard to be fully appreciated!