James Blake - Retrograde (Live On Letterman)
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2013
- James Blake - Retrograde (Live On Letterman)
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Lyrics
You're on your own
In a world you've grown
Few more years to go
Don't let the hurdle fall
So be the girl you loved
Be the girl you loved
I'll wait
So show me why you’re strong
Ignore everybody else
We're alone now
I'll wait
So show me why you’re strong
Ignore everybody else
We’re alone now
Suddenly I'm hit
It's the starkness of the dawn
And your friends are gone
And your friends won’t come
So show me where you fit
So show me where you fit
I'll wait
So show me why you're strong
Ignore everybody else
We’re alone now (We’re alone now)
I'll wait (We’re alone now)
(We’re alone now)
(We’re alone now)
I'll wait (We’re alone now)
(We’re alone now)
(We’re alone now)
(We’re alone now)
(We’re alone now)
Suddenly I'm hit
It's the starkness of the dawn
And your friends are gone
And your friends won’t come
So show me where you fit
So show me where you fit
#JamesBlake
James is a saxophone manifested into a person.
Hahaha :')
Smerkuh Perfect
+Smerkuh Haha! True. But it's "saxophone" lol.
Couldn't agree more
Yaaaaaassss
Not many artists sound this damn good live. Holy shit his voice is true.
Victoria Legrand is also as good live as on record
Wanted to say just that.
And when he repeats "we're alone now" i instantly get goosebumps
i was there, about 3 rows from the front.
the bass was incredible - his performances are something that need to be felt as much as heard.
haha thats so cool. cant even imagine
how is it possible that his live performance sounds just like a recorded song on cd, too F'n amazing!
lip synching?
+AlienBusDriver1 it's called actually talent.
MsANAIT its called actually sarcasm
Huy Le I'm saying
Yeah, his Godspeed on Fallon is also 99% true to the recording. So crazy.
I would have lost my shit in the crowd no lie
+Raymond Curry I would have lost my shirt too
+Raymond Curry lol trust
+halfhigh opi
pkikkkop nephew o8i90
Who you telling!
The echoes of "we're alone now" are infinitely beautifully haunting. GENIUS!
Listening in 2021 like this came out last week. He voice is amazing..
in 2022 same
In 3024, still incredible. 👽
in 2022 same...it sounds new every time i listen ...i luv his music 🎶🎶🎶
In 2023 nothing changed since 2013
The most elegant voice of our times. Blue velvet.
Very elegant statement.
It's hard to tell at the time, but I have a feeling... when this time of music has passed, people will look back and remember James Blake fondly, and new generations will be able to relate to his messages. Fantastic.
Well said
Sounds of desperation, uncertainty, confusion, love slain, zero hope, and passion! All the ingredients that create Soul. It doesn't matter what your Nationality is, most of us have it! Some more than others, and only a few can radiate it vocally. James Blake confuses your stereotypical senses to remind us we're all one!!
In other words, pretty good song :)
I LOVE THE WAY HE GROOVES!! Damn! lol. Makes me want to move to the UK and marry him! His rhythm is ON point.
That's very interesting that you caught that. I did also and yes I would like to marry him as well shhhh don't tell anyone lol
Dude has amazing tone.
Yes he does and great range too!
This made him a lot of fans even people there are not attracted by this kind of music cause hes soooo good, voice and live construction of a unique sound
Well said
Best song I've heard in soooo long. Damn this guy is good
Ditto.
Its even better live, trust me
Unfortunately he doesn't have many songs as good as this one. I only really enjoy like 3 of them.
@@ultimatewick your opinion. I find most of music great. Personal favorites being Are You Even Real?, Overgrown, Mile High, Say What You Will, I Am Sold, Wilhelm Scream, I Never Learnt To Share, Limit to Your Love, Unluck, Measurements, Into The Red
@@ultimatewick man, I daresay I only don't like 1 or 2 of his songs. Most of them are killer.
Fucking Letterman at the end... "That was nice... Yeah that was lovely..."
Chilling performance.
His voice is pretty in perfection, I'd really pay to see him live in concert
Even though its old, I'm vibin to this song sooo much right now
Took the words out of my mouth, only 7 years earlier lol
I love artists that just loop themselves like that and then just jam.
Skillz. 🎶🎧😌
god his voice gives me chills
It gives me chills why can't morden music be more mixed like this and with more talent than the auto tuned over bassy hits and distorted Vocals
This young man is amazing. Something about this song that hits the core of person. I cry every time...
Same. Every time
his voice is beautiful and soulful loved it
Yass I agree
I love the way James Blake groove to his own sound. I got to have it!
get the album. it's crazy...
Ikr, it's so ......sexy and simple
I was crying before he even started singing
It’s the fact that his voice is studio ready for a live audience 🥰🥰🥰 my ears are in love
he's a phenomenal singer. it's refreshing to know he sounds exactly the same as on his studio recorded songs as he is live.
I want to die listening to his heavenly humming.
Ya i love this humming 😍😍😍
me too... if that happened i'd die in peace
The best white soul singers from this generation come from Britain...Amy Winehouse, Adele, Sam Smith, James Blake
Julie NYC 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You can't blame another country for America's problems. I think you'll find Britain does not have anywhere near the problem of prejudice as the US does so somewhere along the line you have to start blaming yourselves.
except for james blake, this list kinda suck.
Yeah shittynlidt list. unless you buy smash hits
@Julie NYC Wow no, no no no no nooope. That's a very ignorant comment to make. Britain has most absolutely definitely given its very large share of gross into the world with the colonisation of many many countries. Most countries have positive and negative contributions to the world. But do not think that because Britain has a decent role in general media that there is not more underneath that.
I wanna walk down the aisle to this. I wanna sound off an army to this. I wanna good gawd this is...just. if I could bottle up his voice and sell it...but this type of voice has to be free. How can I leash and leave this voice in straight abandon. I need a SDLP projector so I can put crazy pictures all over my wall and listen to this. This is divine. He's like a white Erykah Badu man. He's making me feel like I felt when I was a kid and fell in love with Michael Jackson. I'm a kid all over again and its all because a white boy with a black voice....fuck it I'm buy in this and I'm dead broke.
wow...he's really affected you. I love him. I saw him perform live in Manchester. It was amazing. I saw Erykah Badu there, too...she's so cool!
No, she's saying James Blake has a lot of soul in his voice.
Well here's a fucking tip: Stop making "having soul" a racial thing. Either you have it or you don't, black or not.
Markus Eriksson No need to lose your temper, son.
Black people predominantly had "soul", not white people. You need to stop making everything a "racial thing" just because a reference to black or white is made.
pavan sridharan You say that ''black people predominantly had soul'' and then say ''stop making everything a racial thing''. You just did! Singers all have 'soul' regardless of colour or how they express it; soul music, on the other hand, has been associated with black vocalists.
drummer went hard on this. what a beast
this is where i discovered him, saw this on tv when it aired, the next day went and bought his album.deadass no bs.10 years lm still in awe of his voice. PUT SOME MF RESPECT ON THAT MANS NAME. it honestly makes me cry. love from KANSAS CITY, KANSAS USA
This song has a real sinister feel to it, like the phantom on the organ. Love it!
I was Absolutely Blown away by this Performance.. So beyond Magnificent, even more POWERFUL Than the Original Studio Recording... That Speaks Volumes and is a Testament to you and your Bandmates.. ✊🏿💯💯💯
I rarely see James Blake so well-dressed. This vid is very important
I'm laughing so hard at your comment and it's quarter to 3 AM. He always has some sort of questionable shirt on lmao
***** by questionable did you mean like this? 😂😂 40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltgv5gqbk31ql4w22o1_400.png
Diana Mariska YES but I've seen worse on him than that. He better be lucky that he has a nice face lmao
I don't think I've seen someone manifest soul with such an ease. This man conjures up some very soulful tones without showing almost any expression.
I like how at the end of the performance Letterman asks Rob what instrument he's playing
I usually don't like live versions of songs bcause the artist always does something different with it, BUT OMG, James Blake did this song justice!!! He sounds just like the recorded version, Love this song, so powerful and somber and sad at the same time. NICE job!!
Is prince feeling up michael in your profile pic?
Brian Belcher 😂😂😂😂😂
hauntingly good
The UK Has Great Music, James Is A Perfect Example Of That.
I was nervous about listening to the live version thinking it might kill the song for me but it just made me love him more
Whoa. I haven't been rendered speechless from such raw talent in....forever....
Man James Blake will have me crying like a woman quick yo...music from the heavens.
Still one of my favourite live TV performances of any artist - almost 10 years on.
sign of a good musician: his song and voice sounds the same live
*sign of
Jahdan Gooden-Samuel, yep😃✌.
The first time he says, "We're alone now." In that deep voice...My heart races...It's like falling in love.
There are two things I'm envious of: Incredible knowledge and musical talent. Just listening to this gives me goosebumps and sweaty palms
I heard this song song on the Lianne La Havas station on Pandora and have been trying to find it. Finally! I've been dying to hear it again.
Dang....he is amazing. Love his voice.....some baby making music right there.
he’s so talented he deserves more recognition
Some artist have the ability to glide straight past your entrances and pierce your soul. Hes one of them. This has repeat status credibility as far as I'm concerned
HOW TF AM I ONLY SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. AMAZING!
His voice has so much soul
Just discovering James Blake now in September 2022 after this song randomly came through my discover playlist on UA-cam music in my car.... WOW...
Gave me gooseys. Now on a binge of his music and finding out what a talent he is 👏🏻 👏🏻
Makes me want to play borderlands again.
Ikr
BrownEyedBeauty831 so true
Just genius.. An angel fallen.. Amazing and so sensitive ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This video looks so dated, but the song was and still sounds ahead of its time!! Brilliance!
he is a fucking genius.
This is the first time im hearing him and Im infatuated. i remember hearing this actually i think in a commercial or in the background of a YT video and It was killing me for months that I couldnt find out what it was called. Now I found it and Im obsessed
Unbelievable. I keep coming back to this
Can't. Stop. Playing. This. Song! So so beautiful. Masterful live performance.
He's everything just everything and these lyrics are gospel!
When someone said, "I'm going to hum part of the song..." and then the world changes, and humming becomes the highest form of music ever.
I first heard this song in The Leftovers Season one trailer. Didn't hear it again until I just randomly found it on UA-cam. It's a great song.
I saw him live. It was flawless, on top of that he's so humble. Blake is going to go far.
My God this may just be one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard
He's a huge D'angelo fan and you can definitely see and hear the influence.
It would be nice to hear D’Angelo make some synth-heavy music like this.
Still a brilliant live performance. 🎶🎧😌💙
his voice has so much texture and richness.
I dont know... but I always crying at part when he sing "And your friends now gone, and your friends wont come"...
I have just heard a song from James Blake's new album on the radio around an hour ago while driving to London. The song is called I Need a Forest Fire, I really like it! So I am researching his music, and I was suggested to hear this one. Nice. Thank you for posting. :-)
I need a forest fire is so good!
Thought this guy was black for the longest time. The level of soul in you voice is so striking!
I fell in love with song the first time I watched him perform it here on Letterman❤ The same feeling every time❤ I come back every year for this live🧡🧡🧡😌MAGICAL✨️
Just heard this on the pilot for HBO's LeftOvers.... this is amazing, rich, and elegant! Well done!
Lmao....I'm laughing because listening to this is making me cuss. Only cuss words are coming out of my mouth. Lmao its so funny lookin back. He is like a musical Messiah.
best live performance of the song
he sounds just like he does on the album. incredible voice. so hauntingly beautiful. ugh just LOVE james blake!
This is literally the best male vocals I've ever heard live thank you for giving us your voice
Rhye also kills it as a male singer
Meu Deus 😱 que voz. Sensacional 👏👏
His voice is alluring
Just astonishing ! I'm stunned by the tunes in such a wonderful voice in a live performance !
This songs gives me goosebumps and tears in my eyes very damn time. Gold
I love his voice!!
the power and control he has over his voice is just mesmerizing. so much love
There should be a like button for comments. I am so agreeing with most of the commentary. I was watching HBO and heard this song. It immediately caught my attention and I immediately downloaded it. His voice is so mature and sexy. It's got some deep down, make you close your eyes and do a stank face, grit and funk and soul. I'm all in.
I just love hearing this live.
uh damn i've been sleepin...wow this dude is nice
I never get tired of this performance! James is magical !
Wow, just wow. He sounds even better live! I'm awestruck by the vocals!! Pure heavenly and such control.
I could listen to this every single minute of my life
highly agreed
What a voice.
I'm scared he's even better live, I just saw him in Paris tonight, no words.
How how how. I have listened to his music for years and I still don't get it. How does he have such a rich and soulful black voice. His talent is beyond words.
I just wanna know what foundation he's using okay.. his skin is flawless.
also james blake is a genius etc
Daley and James Blake should do a collaboration together. I bet British R&B will dominate America once again.
I second that, lol. That would be an epic collab sir.
Soul II Soul; Tears for Fears; Lisa Stansfield; Central Line; Junior; Billy Ocean; Beverley Knight; Fine Young Cannibals; Eternal; George Michael to name a few. Classic British R&B.
You was right!!! lol
That would be dope on all levels
My god to this day, it's still so fresh
So refreshing. Seriously the best record I've heard in a long time...his voice is a gift to us!
🎧😻
This is amazing. Honestly this is true art
how is he humanly possible?
I'm feeling this.. He got it
His voice is so phenomenal!!! My God!! what talent... One of the best I have ever heard, can't stop listening...