Dancing isn't all about leaps and turns!Maddie has matured so much from working with Sia and it's great to see her taking her skill in expression to a level way beyond competition dance. This is what dance is about; telling stories :)
Agreed! Maddie is an incredible talent at her age. I don't know many kids who could bring such emotion to a song. Can't wait to see how her career pans out!
the raw emotion show in this video is simply amazing! i am blown away :) maddie has really come to her own. whoever reads this hope you have an amazing day
The power is not in the story but in the story teller, Sia has mastered that well:) Would you be so kind to check out my channel and review some of my stuff :')Angels and Demons by ninanile
Such sadness in her songwriting. It hits you like a truck. Powerful lyrics with an emotive voice. You’re there on the same journey with her, understanding every note and word she sings and you are compelled to relive and feel your own heart breaking. She’s a genius with a wonderful gift ❤️
This is real art in music videos. Idk what I love the most. The simplicity, the acting, THE LIGHT! All of that is amazing together. I admire Sia and this trilogy it's the best. I really want to hear now her new disc.
i'm sorry but can people stop saying that this is "real art" because that's just insulting to other forms of art. Everything is art and calling this real art is saying that this is the most best, expressive and meaningful thing ever
Thanks monpeskina for actually understand what I said. And Bob Lynam first of all, it's my opinion and vision of art. In second place, and if you wanted more specifically, I'm talking about music videos nowadays. I don't see that the artists think in make such GREAT videos. They actually want to sell music.
Yeah Stefania Decuseara! It still hits in 2020. I see this with Maddie's fist punching herself in the face. It is one of the hardest videos for me to watch because of portions of the video where Maddie has to bite her hand make me so empathetic to her cause, however I do understand why this is so integral to it's purpose. I just want to take a Kleenex or a paper towel and slightly wet it and clean and wipe Maddie Ziegler over her cheeks and face to say 'Hey Maddie, I understand where your coming from. ;)
@@thynguyen5523 It must be the lighting then. I keep seeing her eye color switch dark jungle green to lighter a than lighter blue. It starts at 52 seconds and then it goes back to a light blue at 1:18 seconds of the 'Big girl's cry' video. Now i am thinking all this time that i was just imagining it because i do see her lovable bright blue eyes through out the video for the most part. Did you know that Maddie Ziegler was still 12 at this point in her luxurious career? :) ;) :) May - 21st - 2022 . :) @ 3:01 seconds of 'The Big girl's video' 12 year old Maddie Ziegler pulls her right under lid a bit downward with her right thumb perfectly straight up. Her thumb must be an inch and a half long, so beautifully extent to attention long. April - 2nd - 2015 and Maddie Ziegler is five months from her 13th birthday here. I have gotten 7 full views of "Big girl's cry" while i have formed my response to you. :) 21/05/2022. ;)
@@jeffreyleitner5854 yea I searched some info about her and knew that she was 12 when filmed this. Absolutely amazing, I can only say that. About her eye colour changing, I thought it might be the light that gave you that impression. Anw, that wasn't related to the meaning of the song, so they didn't have to make her eye colour change, in my opinion. 22/5/2022...
@@thynguyen5523 Yes the lighting or lack there of ( black cloth backing ) and the distance at the beginning for the first 36 seconds to the camera can fool you into thinking when she plays with her face cheeks like she is wiping off some blueberry pie cream away at the 17 - 18 second mark there. Although directly 12 year old 'Maddie Ziegler' is perfectly lit up front and center. Three times she wipes her mouth and then hooks her baby finger in the right hand side of her corner mouth. Yes you are right that the meaning of the song is not directly related to the change of color in her eyes although the theme of change is a huge part of Sia wanting to change her father from his addiction to liquor. The hook of which 12 year old 'Maddie Ziegler' demonstrates may be the hook of becoming addicted. The green color of her eyes may signify the green bottle of addiction. Her blue eyes may signify the restriction of alcohol and then only clear blue water remains. This is my version of the blue - green theory. What do you think of my deduction, Thy Nguyen? :) ;) :) May - 24th - 2022. :)
No, I couldnt, and sorry for misunderstanding 'cause it isnt obvious at all. I dont think 'education' has much to do with this though. Its perfectly possible for someone to actually mistakenly make that comment. C:
I like 2:53, the part where a colored light suddenly shines on her. She puts on a filter to hide that she's sad and broken. It shows how things are not always the way they seem. I really like that part of the video
I took it more as she was drinking and drinking now(with the filter) she's in a different reality. Similar to bar lights or party lights. Faking or rather forgetting that she was unhappy.
So many people don't understand this video but I do, this is exactly what depression and Anxiety feel like on the inside. It made my cry because you can really feel the pain through this piece of art.
Rachel Word! And the guilt and regrets that come with depression and anxiety. Like they feel they are a burden, a failure, that they don't even deserve to be happy. And oh the loneliness. That's the most painful part of it all. Loneliness.
Sia’s pain, which ever one she refers to in her songs, conmute with my own specially in this song, with the heartbreak I will have to live without my beautiful mother anymore 💔
When I was younger I thought this video was the weirdest thing ever, but now that I’m older i understand and I am truly amazed at how she portrayed this.
Wow, I wish I was young enough to say “when I was younger but now that I’m older” and the video is only 5 years old...you are still a child, enjoy it. Imagine what you’ll learn 30 years from now! I’m a pilot age 50. I learned to fly when I was 15 before GPS was around. I used a map and stopwatch to navigate and had to plan in advance. Now I can hop in a cockpit with glass displays and computers and fly anywhere without having to do any planning. I can change my entire flight at the push of a button enroute. I grew up with 4 channels on TV and no such thing as internet or smartphones. Just imagine what you ll get to see in your amazing lifetime. It’s a journey don’t close your eyes and don’t ever forget the ones who watched you grow because you are a miracle to them
+Rikk If you knew, you must be a very sensitive person, judging from your coment, but there is no need to feel pity, Im learning, Im improving and I feel fine, I apreciate it though
I can't help but be captivated by Sia's melodies - I can only describe them as tragic and triumphant - and Maddie does a great job of illustrating the madness that would ensue when dealing with both emotions at the same time
Juanpablo Montalvo have you seen her actually dance?? Not in sia's music videos, but in actual competitions?? She's won so many awards because she puts so much emotion into her dancing and because in reality, she is very talented
I think anyone who finds Sia's videos "odd" " "horrible" "A joke" etc.. truly do not understand the story and pain behind it all. These videos are an expression of what Sia and many others have and are still going through. Depression, addiction, lack of self identity and utter madness. Sia has taken the chaos that goes on in an unhealthy mind and beautifully expressed it through her videos. Both Sia and Maddie are truly amazing artists and I hope to see much more from them.
Amanda Powell You don't even need the videos to truly understand the pain that Sia feels. Her voice alone is so powerful and moving that if you really listen to all of her music you can hear it. You don't need to understand Maddie's hand gestures to understand therefore you don't need to like the video to feel Sia's music. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Sia is odd but she is amazing. Being odd isn't exactly a negative thing. As I stated before I loved the video for Elastic Heart but this one just didn't do it for me because it just feels repetitive.That doesn't make me a bad person either.
Kandi Fatale Where in my comment did I say that you NEED to see the videos to understand the meaning behind the songs, that no one can have an opinion and that you're a bad person if you didn't like the video? My point was that a lot of people don't get the videos (not the song lyrics) but the videos themselves. Yes, we are all entitled to our opinions, hence the comment section :)
Amanda Powell I didn't say you did say that you needed to see it. Sigh. I was just stating that the people who were saying that it was all of the things you mentioned don't necessarily need a visual to understand the video. I didn't say you said any of those things. I was just simply responding, apparently not in a way that you wanted. I wasn't attacking you, just simply stating. Calm down.
This is my personal interpretation. I believe the video trully is an artistic testimony of a story, wich allows everyone to find their personal meaning in it. That's the beauty of it, so my views might differ a lot from yours, but here goes. I think the meaning is directly connected to Sia's past life. A number of years ago she was struggling with drug and alcohol addiction ("tough girl in the fast lane"), and depression ("tough girl whose soul aches"), considering herself a "mediocre artist", damaging herself (little punches on her cheek). When she paints her face it symbolises Sia trying to hide her face from notoriousness. She proclaims herself shy, and that she has struggled to perform extrovertedly on stage in her past and looks for solace in hiding her face. She fights with addictions (all the face wiping) - at 1:02 she punches away the damaging habit, spits pills from her mouth. At 1:06 she holds her foot at her ear and cries "No! " - I think this is a very painful and dramatic event of her life, whose meaning only she can trully know, so I apologise if my following interpretation crosses a boundary that's too personal. Perhaps the phone-foot might symbolise the moment when she was told on the phone that her fiancé passed away in an accident. Or perhaps the moment when her friend called on the phone and stopped her from committing suicide. Those are thoughts I had after having read about her, but it might be unrelated. 1:12) She slips into a severe state of depression, fighting panick attacks (1:37) , extreme lethargy (1:41) and bipolar disorder (2:52) or perhaps her father's multiple personality. 1:20 the hand crawling on her face might be an allusion to an obsessive thought, perhaps suicide. 1:31 she starts abusing drugs and alcohol the hands might symbolise her rejection of fame and career as a performing artist. Rejection of its manipulation, that tells her where to look, what to say, how to appear. She refuses to let her face be used for other's personal gains and be treated like a Hollywood puppet. This fame comes at the cost of being silenced of her true voice and then sacrificed by the same hands that brought her this success. Perhaps when she's being hanged by her neck it symbolises fame taking away her life (privacy, simplicity, serenity, her personal life). 3:02 might represent her suicide attempt. The ending might represent when she entered a recovery program after all the previous pain and struggles. And finally finding some light coming back into her life. *After reading my comment again, it feels like laying bare someone's life and struggles in a cold and analytical way. I apologise if my comment comes across as intrusive into her very personal life. Perhaps it would be more respectful to her if I deleted it....
now i think i can understand this vid... it was a piece of crap for me before reading your comment.. i dont know it its true but i really found this comment related to this vid and now i can imagine something... Thanks anyway
ramborell13 Ur wack as fuck if u dont see the artistic shit going on right there. Its amazing. These videos always pull out soo much emotion from me. They little signs means soo much and it makes a bold statement
BeforeTheInternet Literally u just written the most pretentious comment that could have been written. If u don't get it and don't appreciate it. Then thats fucking great for u. Sit ur ass down and close the tab immediately. The rest of us will just sit here in awe of how amazing this video is
Sarah Belew she has talked about this before. people call he snobby but shes in competitions all her life she wants to beat everyone she wants to be on top. its not snobby is called competitive sports man ship
It's fantastic to see how much feelings and emotions Maddie a young girl have for this song and the other songs. I'm excited when she grow up. She is sooo good
When is grown up? 16? 17? 18? 19? 20? 21? At 11 and 12 and 13 and 14, Maddie Ziegler shows more star-power than anyone who may be all grown up! You're right, your crystal, she is 16 now. And will keep on growing into womanhood. ;)
Oh my God I forgot about this song. Haven't heard it in years. I'm so moved I used to listen to it one of my favorites of 2014 high school was so bad for me. Music was the only thing that kept me going
My video interpretation: Her hands represent the sides of the brain. Right-creative and sensible, Left-logic and under control. She is dealing with depression but the left hand wants to be a grownup and pretends to be okay, while the right hand wants to cry it out like a child would (her hands are fighting with each other). So she starts taking medication to keep her thoughts under control and can't tell anyone (when she talks to her foot). She tries to ignore what people say (when she desperately covers her ears) but gets lost inside her own mind (when she seems to be rolling) and looks for help (the other hands) they try to help by making her seem happy but they overwhelm her and end up suffocating her (when the hands cover her mouth) making her feel lonelier and she attempts suicide but fails. After that she hits rock bottom and takes more pills which make her "happy" (when she's laughing a lot) now she doesn't care about pretending to be okay (when she attempts to eat her left hand) but she loses control and ends up taking an overdose in an attempt to look okay (when her left hand punches her in the face) and she ends up delusional, we don't see her hands anymore, her mind is lost.
Sem dúvida que representa alguém que passou períodos complicados na vida. Depressão, tentativas falhadas de suicídio, drogas. No final também me parece que sim, que se transformou em pedra. Nada a fará mais chorar, e também nada a fará mais rir. Deve inspirar-se numa vida real.
+João Soares Sia ha estado al borde del suicidio en varias ocaciones y es bueno que lo uso para poder ayudar a gente con este mismo sentimiento de depresion profunda, en lugar de rendirse y terminar con su vida lo puso en papel para que el mensaje llegara a todas aquellas personas para que no se sintieran solas y se convirtio en la fuerza de muchos que estan tratando de salir de esta situacion. Sia es de las artistas que mas admiro por este gesto. Sus letras tienen mucho significado.
It's insane how good someone this young was at conveying a complicated mental illness that even adults would struggle to understand much less act out. True art.
@@fsfobiasocial7546 this looks like a few mental problems, but it's a mix of societal pressure to be pretty enough that spirals into eating disorder and possible self-harm. in the first verse, you see her do movement that look like she's being bullied with he finger pointing, L shape on her forehead and then she's upset by it you see her put her thumb in her mouth, then it goes into when it looks like a girl puts makeup on by scribbling on her face and then wiping it. the chorus she keeps pinching parts of her face and it kind of mimics plastic surgery 'cause each time you see the expression change. the second verse you see what looks like she's trying to make her face look thinner by pressing her cheeks in then follows by what looks like she's bingeing on food then purging, the second verse is her possible mental illness taking over and controlling her actions and her trying to scream out for help but she can't and possibly making her attempt suicide. then towards the end she's physically hurting herself making her fingers in the shape of scissors and biting herself so it can be self-harm. so it's hard to put a name to what illness 'cause it's kind of a lot of them
If you think that this song is art, then ALL songs are art. If you consider "Imagine" an art than "Anaconda" is also art. If you don't, then neither of those songs (or any song) is an art.
Софья Балабанова Неа... я так не думаю! Посмотри на Ариану Гранде, ВОТ ЭТО ТАЛАНТ!!! А у Сии конечно хорошие песни, но они какие-то слишком странные и в них трудно понять смысл... P.S я не говорю что у Сии нет таланта, просто говорю что она (и её ролики и в том числе и песни) странноватые и сложные...
***** it's not art, it's expressing something with only your hands and face, no language is needed, everyone can understand it (except stupid immature children like you)
***** okaay well your opinion is shit..you can share it of course, but nobody likes your opinion..and that was such a bad joke? I don't how to call it..I almost forgot to laugh..how can you make fun of something/someone you never saw? Well i like my face ;) you would like it too if you saw it :3 I always thought asians were smart kinda, but yeah..
The movements and the facial expressions reflect the mind of somebody going through a tough time. There is a lot to deal with, and this video shows what people think and how they feel.
You should be more educated then. It's more than a girl just "touching" her face. Take an art class. They actually help you see things differently then just blandly judging.
Damn. Sia's music videos are always brilliant. This one's extremely simplistic but so deep and telling.The use of lights and Ziegler's facial expressions are so expertly used.
You are fucking stupid. This shit is straight retarded. The producer must of taken some hardcore shit cause this is beyond ass. This is what people on bath salts come up with. Fuck this. This shit makes absolutely no sense. She's tripping. 😂🖕🏼
Isabella Vince You can watch Maddie dance on Brian Friedman's channel. Search New Dorp New York Feat Maddie Ziegler. She is the one on the left in gray starting at 0:36. If you like Maddie's dancing go check it out and see how versatile she is as a dancer.
They are so good together. Maddie works hard and even if she gets older we should appreciate the work shes done and she can still dance. They are so unique and sias voice is amazing. But anyway to the 1% reading this hello your amazing and beatiful and dont ever let people talk about you!
Боже, как же меня впечатлила эта песня, и видеряд! Это что-то невероятное!!! Влюбилась много лет назад,но только сейчас оставляю отзыв! Это так трогательно, что слов не хватает ❤❤❤
I think that this shows that she has more skills under her belt and will give her more jobs with other celebrities (who, based on rumors) already contacted maddie asking if they could work with her.
This is a very brave video. It's a good visual representation of mental illness/depression. Life is not always pretty, and our emotions are scary. This video represents what it's like to feel isolated and not able to deal. On the back of her hands are written the phrases "don't think" and "whatever dude." That's the attitude a lot of people get when they exhibit depression -- "you're thinking too much" or "you're sad for no reason."
What's brave about the video? It can be "a good visual representation of mental illness", but bravery has nothing to do with it. "Bravery" is used so broadly and loosely nowadays that it's beginning to loose it's uniqueness and the very meaning of what it is to be truly brave.
+Spare Hawk you obviously have a very narrow view on bravery. It is a heroic act just to stay alive in a world that does not accept you and constantly wants to destroy who you are. Bravery is not just going to war and getting shot at. And if it is, then living in the ghetto is an act of bravery because if you watch the news at all you'd see that being black in America is as dangerous as any war zone.
To us dancers, if we perform while trying to project a moving image of the lyrics/mood of song (such as this), and you tell us we look the mood/lyrics of the song, it's actually a compliment. If the majority of haters/ignorant people in these comments went to Maddie and said, "Girl, you looked possesed/psycho/crazy/disturbing in that 'Big Girls Cry' video", do you know what she would say? "Thank you. That means I did my job successfully."
Sia is a musical genius ,I have never felt listening to music the way I feel listening to this brilliant artist .her songs are simply earth shattering and what a voice .I had never heard of sia until my son played her cd and wow was it a moment that opened my ears to her sound .she deserves to be recognised as a truly brilliant artist and song writer .May she keep giving her all to all people .
This little girl is so expressive and devoted, which for me makes Sia's videos believable. I don't think you should get every reference or "decode" every movement to understand the feeling of helplessness, fear, madness.
This is the most educated and respectful comment I've seen. Thanks. I feel the same way but I've never been able to express how I felt about her videos.
Actually by the movements it looks like she is an addict who can’t cry after all she’s been through. It shows her pretending to eat pills, smoke, and try to hang herself, trying to take her life but she nothing would work
@@akiratortilla1588 as someone in recovery, I strongly agree. She also uses a mix of ASL movements. For example, when she hooks her mouth that means "addict". 💖
I think that this video trilogy (Chandelier,Elastic Heart & Big Girls Cry) is absolutely amazing and there is a lot of deep meanings behind it.. But everyone see what they see and everyone think why they think ... And Sia..I think she is the only one who knows the real meanings.
+Klaudija Ahac this level of hidden symbolism in these videos is unbelievable. I've taken special courses in deciphering messages like these, and I'm blown away completely... the messages are sooo deep and hidden, I'm sure even some are lost on me. Sia is indeed likely the only person who TRULY gets it all.. even the choreographer and even Maddie herself don't understand everything. some of the symbols that still ellude me are: the pink on Maddies hand in Chandelier, and on her own and Shia's feet for elastic heart... I was waiting to see it in this one but I did'nt.. however I've also noticed Maddie's hands have gotten more and more writing on them.. "dont think" written on her left hand is new, but the house symbol is not.. these are indeed some of the most powerful videos of this generation.
Maddie is just insanely good. I can't believe I just saw a human being literally dancing with his face. The music is awesome, like everything coming from Sia, I actually listened to this song back when it released, on radio, but never saw the video. This video gave a whole another dimension to the music.
Because „his” refers to „human being”, not Maddie herself. „Human” is a masculine noun that requires a masculine pronoun, according to grammatical genders. (I'm not native English, but that's what I know from my English classes, so I may be wrong)
I feel like the music video represents what happens when you need to cry but can’t. You do as much as you can to hold back tears, you do anything so that others don’t see you cry. Maddie portrayed that so well.
For those who don't know what it's about, I will tell you my interpretation of the video. To me it's about a girl maybe in her teens that is struggling with looks, she tries to change herself yet she still feels not good enough. She begins to loosen up but still hates herself, upon what she sees in the mirror she begins self harm. She finally makes a choice and tries to hang herself but she can't do it.I believe she starts taking antidepressants but takes too many to try to take the pain away. She then begins to fade away but she learns life is worth living and NOTHING is so bad that you need to take away your life and meaning. I may not be right but that's what is see and read from this video. Thanks you taking the time to read my input. (:
Amber Simmons Yes, but sadly, at the end, it looks as if she does die, they're trying to resusitate her, but it fails, and the final image is her looking around in wonder at the afterlife.
It seems like some people try and make something scandalous out of nothing. This is just a beautiful song and video that expresses deeper emotions and artistry. Both Sia and Maddie are amazing artists and storytellers and are expressing a unique story. Sometimes darker, interesting stories are more brilliant and creative.
I'm going through sooo much right now, and it has always been difficult for me to express myself externally. This song explains exactly how I'm feeling
I find it so weird that people are saying that she doesn't have talent in this song. First and foremost, have these people looked at her other work? Besides that... Think about it... Here is a 12 year old girl, taking direction very well from whomever is telling her to do stuff with her hands. She makes all those movements, and then she does the facial expressions. Her expressions don't look fake at all. She looks very genuine. Which takes talent! She throws herself into whatever role she is given, and becomes that emotion, person, or thing. She is talented. VERY talented.
Brianah Tommy clearly you're the one with no rhythm if you think that. If she didn't have any rhythm, she wouldn't be dancing for Sia, win awards at almost every competition, and be so successful. honestly.
maria antonia de la rosa yeah true it just takes time for the song to settle with the people like the two others at first i didn't like them but over time for me they are the best songs ever.
They don't understand Sia but they are like: OMG I love the song but...The video is weird I don't understand ; And that's so stupid and I think "read the letter if you want to understand" they don't know nothing about Sia and why she do the song that's so stupid
I think I know what this video is about, it's about how some girls act like their okay by their not, in the video when she was "eating" she was taking pills, and when the hand from behind her was picking her up, it was hanging, and when the hands where flowing next to her face, that was throwing up, it's so good that SIA is recognizing these things that girl or even boys go through when they think their not wanted my society. I love the meaning behind her videos, not like the trash singers we have today.
2 things I hate about Sia : 1. Always make me cry in every her song 2. Always make me press the replay button infinitely JUST KIDDNG...I LOVE HERE DAMN MUCH!!
Each song of Sia helps me a lot, I don't know what she does but I think she sings to help people that's why she is a great artist thanks to her sincerity and her voice, which is his means of expression. So thank you Sia from the heart, thank you also to you Maddie you have an incredible talent.
I think Maddie did an amazing job expressing all that emotion. Sia meant to make a trilogy of music videos featuring Maddie, but I hope for more in the future.
^^^^^^^^ Actually it's supposed to be art And that dancing you call weird isn't just random it's been choreographed If you search maddie Ziegler she is a talented dancer and She is on a show called dance moms
Roland Camcena it's not weird, it'd choreographed and her songs are very beautiful and amazing, please do better with ur life, try making a meaningful video and song smh
Roland Camcena ehm... lol. Ok, well even tho it looks weird, it's pretty interesting to watch and to observe. As other says it's some kind of art or a message (kinda). I'm totally fine with you hating on this, but don't be a dick about it. What the actual fuck do you mean ruining, plz explain cuz I don't see anything wrong with this. Sia does what Sia does, live with it or just fuck off.
Angel_Eyes i believe that this music video is about insecurities . the girl is pressured to be perfect in society's standards. eventuality she start putting on makeup, and sooner or later starts develops a eating disorder.
The way Sia’s 1000 forms of fear album and its amazing music videos expressed anguish in a very raw way that just hit you deep inside. If you’ve ever felt anguish or depression… this is it
I heard that the video represented child stars, and how Hollywood manipulates them- I.e. 0:32 being forced to stop acting like a child and having makeup plastered all over them the lighting change at 1:06 for the exhausting performances she has to do (hence why she's so against it on the 'phone') 1:32 either being bulimia from the pressures to look perfect or going down the path of most child stars and becoming involved with alcohol/drugs etc (hence why her world starts spinning and she's driven mad) The hands are the industry controlling her life/every move and literally suffocating her (note the lighting change again) Acting as if everything is fine when in the limelight at 2:53 despite being deeply scared and unhappy in reality And then eventually being left alone and unwanted after rebelling and/or growing up at the end
***** Who the hell cares its music its not like they are raping children in this video... Thats what I have to say about that. It may be what people call sexual but I don't really think so the child dancer represents the innocence we all have as a child and a lot of her song are about that being taken away
Dancing isn't all about leaps and turns!Maddie has matured so much from working with Sia and it's great to see her taking her skill in expression to a level way beyond competition dance. This is what dance is about; telling stories :)
OMG,it's actually u,ilysm and I'm probably one of your biggest fans!!
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Eva!!!!
Agreed! Maddie is an incredible talent at her age. I don't know many kids who could bring such emotion to a song. Can't wait to see how her career pans out!
Yayy eva i love you and its so true !
Maddie is an incredible performer. Her talent has no boundaries. Get it girl!
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Maddie is amazing, in all of the videos she's in. she is full of expressions.great job.
Dariah Jaffar Yeah she is wonderful, hey could you please like my comment so I can upload my first video, thanks :D
Ok SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU SON OF A BITCH! TAKE YOUR SELF PROMOTION AND STICK IT UP YOUR ASS BECAUSE YOURE THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS IT
Alexandra Ireland nah,,.. dnt be like that.... :(
You got that right.
No, this is trying to be artsy but its not, this is embarrassing! This makes maddie look like an idiot!
It took me years to be able to appreciate what is going on here, but now I think it's pretty cool. Good job, Maddie!
the raw emotion show in this video is simply amazing! i am blown away :) maddie has really come to her own. whoever reads this hope you have an amazing day
maddie ftw
totally agree , sia and maddie are amazing
her facials captivate the song incredibly!! love it. appreciate the words, love ur vids
I totally agree and thank you you have a wonderful day
preach😉
I swear, this video just expressed everything I'vd been feeling so intensely inside. I needed this. Sia, you're amazing. Maddie, you're amazing.
Violent Violet Hi ^^ Its?
Violent Violet BABY YOU NEED HELP, I LOVE SIA BUT THIS VIDEO SUCKS!!!
Totally agree I feel like all the videos with maddie sum up my life sometimes xxx
***** your a hater thats there opinion not yours
The power is not in the story but in the story teller, Sia has mastered that well:) Would you be so kind to check out my channel and review some of my stuff :')Angels and Demons by ninanile
This girl is insanely talented. Just about brought me to tears.
dont care
Pegassus Moon then don’t reply
Jeez, she isn't a hotshot but ok!
Pegassus Moon if u really don’t care u would’ve just scrolled past this comment
People, please just ignore Pegassus Moon. This is clearly just a silly child trying to be clever (and is miserably failing).
Such sadness in her songwriting. It hits you like a truck. Powerful lyrics with an emotive voice. You’re there on the same journey with her, understanding every note and word she sings and you are compelled to relive and feel your own heart breaking. She’s a genius with a wonderful gift ❤️
This is real art in music videos. Idk what I love the most. The simplicity, the acting, THE LIGHT! All of that is amazing together. I admire Sia and this trilogy it's the best.
I really want to hear now her new disc.
i'm sorry but can people stop saying that this is "real art" because that's just insulting to other forms of art. Everything is art and calling this real art is saying that this is the most best, expressive and meaningful thing ever
Bob Lynam he said "...in music videos"
Thanks monpeskina for actually understand what I said. And Bob Lynam first of all, it's my opinion and vision of art. In second place, and if you wanted more specifically, I'm talking about music videos nowadays. I don't see that the artists think in make such GREAT videos. They actually want to sell music.
Bob Lynam yeah or ya know they are calling it whatever they want and that's not really ur business
I hope you guys realized that he edited his comment lol. There was no "in music videos" so don't roll your eyes at me monpeskina
2020 and this song still hits. Is someone here?
Best vid on YT!!
Yeah Stefania Decuseara! It still hits in 2020. I see this with Maddie's fist punching herself in the face. It is one of the hardest videos for me to watch because of portions of the video where Maddie has to bite her hand make me so empathetic to her cause, however I do understand why this is so integral to it's purpose. I just want to take a Kleenex or a paper towel and slightly wet it and clean and wipe Maddie Ziegler over her cheeks and face to say 'Hey Maddie, I understand where your coming from. ;)
Yeah, on the computer screen I can wash Maddie's face with a moist paper and it feels so real. :)
I listen to her every day
ellishalara
Me too
That face is incredible how she manages so much expression throughout the song. She's an incredible dancer.
Yea big girls cry. But Conan doesn’t. Real men don’t. -- (yea they do, you just don’t see it…)
Sia is the most adorable female singer in the world, so sensitive and full of emotion! Her voice breaks my heart!
Sia's every song has a hidden story and her voice can put that story deep of our hearts.
Hi
@@jeffreyleitner5854 I don't notice anything. Her eye colour remained the same - green.
@@thynguyen5523 It must be the lighting then. I keep seeing her eye color switch dark jungle green to lighter a than lighter blue. It starts at 52 seconds and then it goes back to a light blue at 1:18 seconds of the 'Big girl's cry' video. Now i am thinking all this time that i was just imagining it because i do see her lovable bright blue eyes through out the video for the most part. Did you know that Maddie Ziegler was still 12 at this point in her luxurious career? :) ;) :) May - 21st - 2022 . :) @ 3:01 seconds of 'The Big girl's video' 12 year old Maddie Ziegler pulls her right under lid a bit downward with her right thumb perfectly straight up. Her thumb must be an inch and a half long, so beautifully extent to attention long. April - 2nd - 2015 and Maddie Ziegler is five months from her 13th birthday here. I have gotten 7 full views of "Big girl's cry" while i have formed my response to you. :) 21/05/2022. ;)
@@jeffreyleitner5854 yea I searched some info about her and knew that she was 12 when filmed this. Absolutely amazing, I can only say that. About her eye colour changing, I thought it might be the light that gave you that impression. Anw, that wasn't related to the meaning of the song, so they didn't have to make her eye colour change, in my opinion.
22/5/2022...
@@thynguyen5523 Yes the lighting or lack there of ( black cloth backing ) and the distance at the beginning for the first 36 seconds to the camera can fool you into thinking when she plays with her face cheeks like she is wiping off some blueberry pie cream away at the 17 - 18 second mark there. Although directly 12 year old 'Maddie Ziegler' is perfectly lit up front and center. Three times she wipes her mouth and then hooks her baby finger in the right hand side of her corner mouth. Yes you are right that the meaning of the song is not directly related to the change of color in her eyes although the theme of change is a huge part of Sia wanting to change her father from his addiction to liquor. The hook of which 12 year old 'Maddie Ziegler' demonstrates may be the hook of becoming addicted. The green color of her eyes may signify the green bottle of addiction. Her blue eyes may signify the restriction of alcohol and then only clear blue water remains. This is my version of the blue - green theory. What do you think of my deduction, Thy Nguyen? :) ;) :) May - 24th - 2022. :)
Sia and Maddie are such a brilliant team.. great artists
Солидарен
All gender and people cry
Agreed
Song is good by the girl is just silly. Not fitting.
@@neogaki I think dont think the girl was being silly....I felt everything
Maddie doesn't get enough credit; she's brilliant
Bailey Bone Lol she gets more than enough credit trust me
hAhahah in dance mom, yes yes I agree but for these videos like oh my god she brings them to life
Anniebelle 1414
Bailey Bone Again, she gets enough credit. People label her as a prodigy and the best dancer ever when really she isn't either of those things.
Anniebelle 1414 she really is a prodigy though. she honestly has a right to get a lot of credit, she deserves it
there's something in sia's voice that makes it unique and beautiful, feeling so calm and out of this world
It is the anger born of sadness
When i hear Sia singing, and Maddie dancing, I can’t imagine anything more beatiful.
Ikr its just
Beatiful
Yeahhh
John cena with Camo clothes
Mother and daughter 😍
Echoes . ̮. LMAOOOOOO
This young girl is fantastic😀 I absolutely love her. she's very talented.
I think she's maddie of dance moms ,search it up on utube she's really good at dancing (the one in the vid)
Yes, its Maddie Ziegler
Yes and she nails it everytime
I think there are better young dancers
Ana Egusquiza
You are absolutely correct!
OMG, She is such a talented girl. She looks younger than her voice appears. Good luck, Cia!
JimmyRappit *Sia. And no, the girl in this video is not the singer.
No, I couldnt, and sorry for misunderstanding 'cause it isnt obvious at all. I dont think 'education' has much to do with this though. Its perfectly possible for someone to actually mistakenly make that comment. C:
JimmyRappit it is "Adiós", if you are trying to write in spanish, please do it well^-^ have a nice day
Um..you do know the girl in the video is not Sia right?
Adrienne Oxley Nearly everyone knows that...
This clip is on a completely different level, it's a completely new interpretation of music! Bravo Sia!
I like 2:53, the part where a colored light suddenly shines on her. She puts on a filter to hide that she's sad and broken. It shows how things are not always the way they seem. I really like that part of the video
i missed that part the first time watching. i like that interpretation.
+ItsKimiK Subtle...good catch.
I took it more as she was drinking and drinking now(with the filter) she's in a different reality. Similar to bar lights or party lights. Faking or rather forgetting that she was unhappy.
you're right awesome eye
+ItsKimiK I click on that ... Biggest mistake I've ever made xD
Maddie is so talented it’s incredible and Sia has a beautiful voice... Pure art
So many people don't understand this video but I do, this is exactly what depression and Anxiety feel like on the inside. It made my cry because you can really feel the pain through this piece of art.
i agree
I totally agree with you. becuase I cried with it many times
Rachel Word! And the guilt and regrets that come with depression and anxiety. Like they feel they are a burden, a failure, that they don't even deserve to be happy. And oh the loneliness. That's the most painful part of it all. Loneliness.
finally someone who understands me!!! it also made me cry because I know what anxiety is like
Rachel,you make me even more like this video....😉you the beet
Sia’s pain, which ever one she refers to in her songs, conmute with my own specially in this song, with the heartbreak I will have to live without my beautiful mother anymore 💔
When I was younger I thought this video was the weirdest thing ever, but now that I’m older i understand and I am truly amazed at how she portrayed this.
same... five years ago I was slightly disturbed, now I find it fascinating and creative
Disgruntled Employee the way she portrayed being beat down and mental illnesses I really connected with it
Same
Not only this.... 1000 forms of fear was fully potraited with many emotions
Wow, I wish I was young enough to say “when I was younger but now that I’m older” and the video is only 5 years old...you are still a child, enjoy it. Imagine what you’ll learn 30 years from now! I’m a pilot age 50. I learned to fly when I was 15 before GPS was around. I used a map and stopwatch to navigate and had to plan in advance. Now I can hop in a cockpit with glass displays and computers and fly anywhere without having to do any planning. I can change my entire flight at the push of a button enroute. I grew up with 4 channels on TV and no such thing as internet or smartphones. Just imagine what you ll get to see in your amazing lifetime. It’s a journey don’t close your eyes and don’t ever forget the ones who watched you grow because you are a miracle to them
That girl has expressed more emotions in 3mins than I did in my entire life
good one
That makes me feel bad for you... :'-(
+Rikk whatever😇
+Rikk If you knew, you must be a very sensitive person, judging from your coment, but there is no need to feel pity, Im learning, Im improving and I feel fine, I apreciate it though
+Rikk was thinking the same, how sad for her
this girl is brilliant. i can't even handle her grasp of artistic performance let alone at such a young age!
yes
+CaramelKatze#9 i think 12 but im not sure
+Luna Del Rey She's 14
+Magalí Fernández she's 13
+CaramelKatze#9 she's 13
I can't help but be captivated by Sia's melodies - I can only describe them as tragic and triumphant - and Maddie does a great job of illustrating the madness that would ensue when dealing with both emotions at the same time
Maddie is seriously incredible. Can't believe she's only 12 years old!
So talented!
thesheepthatwentmooo Your videos are great XD
She's not talented
She's probably hooked on crack and parasiteosis set in
Juanpablo Montalvo have you seen her actually dance?? Not in sia's music videos, but in actual competitions?? She's won so many awards because she puts so much emotion into her dancing and because in reality, she is very talented
No I'm talking about this video
( the only one I've seen of her)
This little girl is so ahead of her time. Legend.
WasseudaEin
Wtf she is just moving like a mentally ill person
Luna C if you couldnt understand halfpiece of what shes acting... Im sorry, my dear, but you are up for elimination
I think anyone who finds Sia's videos "odd" " "horrible" "A joke" etc.. truly do not understand the story and pain behind it all. These videos are an expression of what Sia and many others have and are still going through. Depression, addiction, lack of self identity and utter madness. Sia has taken the chaos that goes on in an unhealthy mind and beautifully expressed it through her videos. Both Sia and Maddie are truly amazing artists and I hope to see much more from them.
God bless you, beautiful human.
Exactly! I couldn't have said it better myself.
Amanda Powell You don't even need the videos to truly understand the pain that Sia feels. Her voice alone is so powerful and moving that if you really listen to all of her music you can hear it. You don't need to understand Maddie's hand gestures to understand therefore you don't need to like the video to feel Sia's music. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Sia is odd but she is amazing. Being odd isn't exactly a negative thing. As I stated before I loved the video for Elastic Heart but this one just didn't do it for me because it just feels repetitive.That doesn't make me a bad person either.
Kandi Fatale
Where in my comment did I say that you NEED to see the videos to understand the meaning behind the songs, that no one can have an opinion and that you're a bad person if you didn't like the video? My point was that a lot of people don't get the videos (not the song lyrics) but the videos themselves. Yes, we are all entitled to our opinions, hence the comment section :)
Amanda Powell I didn't say you did say that you needed to see it. Sigh. I was just stating that the people who were saying that it was all of the things you mentioned don't necessarily need a visual to understand the video. I didn't say you said any of those things. I was just simply responding, apparently not in a way that you wanted. I wasn't attacking you, just simply stating. Calm down.
There’s just something about the way she sings “and I don’t care if I don’t look pretty” that just breaks my heart 😢💔. Her voice is so touching!
This is my personal interpretation. I believe the video trully is an artistic testimony of a story, wich allows everyone to find their personal meaning in it. That's the beauty of it, so my views might differ a lot from yours, but here goes.
I think the meaning is directly connected to Sia's past life. A number of years ago she was struggling with drug and alcohol addiction ("tough girl in the fast lane"), and depression ("tough girl whose soul aches"), considering herself a "mediocre artist", damaging herself (little punches on her cheek).
When she paints her face it symbolises Sia trying to hide her face from notoriousness. She proclaims herself shy, and that she has struggled to perform extrovertedly on stage in her past and looks for solace in hiding her face.
She fights with addictions (all the face wiping) - at 1:02 she punches away the damaging habit, spits pills from her mouth.
At 1:06 she holds her foot at her ear and cries "No! " - I think this is a very painful and dramatic event of her life, whose meaning only she can trully know, so I apologise if my following interpretation crosses a boundary that's too personal. Perhaps the phone-foot might symbolise the moment when she was told on the phone that her fiancé passed away in an accident. Or perhaps the moment when her friend called on the phone and stopped her from committing suicide. Those are thoughts I had after having read about her, but it might be unrelated.
1:12) She slips into a severe state of depression, fighting panick attacks (1:37) , extreme lethargy (1:41) and bipolar disorder (2:52) or perhaps her father's multiple personality.
1:20 the hand crawling on her face might be an allusion to an obsessive thought, perhaps suicide.
1:31 she starts abusing drugs and alcohol
the hands might symbolise her rejection of fame and career as a performing artist. Rejection of its manipulation, that tells her where to look, what to say, how to appear. She refuses to let her face be used for other's personal gains and be treated like a Hollywood puppet. This fame comes at the cost of being silenced of her true voice and then sacrificed by the same hands that brought her this success. Perhaps when she's being hanged by her neck it symbolises fame taking away her life (privacy, simplicity, serenity, her personal life).
3:02 might represent her suicide attempt.
The ending might represent when she entered a recovery program after all the previous pain and struggles. And finally finding some light coming back into her life.
*After reading my comment again, it feels like laying bare someone's life and struggles in a cold and analytical way. I apologise if my comment comes across as intrusive into her very personal life. Perhaps it would be more respectful to her if I deleted it....
probably untrue, but truly a great comment.
probably untrue, but truly a great comment.
it can be... 😭
now i think i can understand this vid... it was a piece of crap for me before reading your comment.. i dont know it its true but i really found this comment related to this vid and now i can imagine something... Thanks anyway
Kungs vs coo
I love this. Its raw. Its powerful. Its just maddie and a close up of who she is and its just sooo fucking good
I know right?
***** this shit is wack as hell
ramborell13 Ur wack as fuck if u dont see the artistic shit going on right there. Its amazing. These videos always pull out soo much emotion from me. They little signs means soo much and it makes a bold statement
***** i love the raw art in this video too,its wonderful, almost cry every time when i watch Sia's video
they are all good, touched..stunning..
BeforeTheInternet Literally u just written the most pretentious comment that could have been written. If u don't get it and don't appreciate it. Then thats fucking great for u. Sit ur ass down and close the tab immediately. The rest of us will just sit here in awe of how amazing this video is
To perform like this, that takes talent. The facial expression were intense!
Traitor Red yeah. U r right.
Maddie is truly great! And to anyone reading this: I wish you a beautiful day :)
She is being tortured (or atleast showing how it's like) by the illuminati. Can you see? Poor madie
Don't get me wrong, amazing dancer, and little snobby
Sarah Belew she has talked about this before. people call he snobby but shes in competitions all her life she wants to beat everyone she wants to be on top. its not snobby is called competitive sports man ship
Maddie make a great job, if she did all this videos is because she love to make this, and maybe also because they pay well😜😜
Alvzr2002 Z.R. yea she amazing but if you didnt know all the money she makes from this her mom donates to charity
It's fantastic to see how much feelings and emotions Maddie a young girl have for this song and the other songs.
I'm excited when she grow up.
She is sooo good
She is 16 now
When is grown up? 16? 17? 18? 19? 20? 21? At 11 and 12 and 13 and 14, Maddie Ziegler shows more star-power than anyone who may be all grown up! You're right, your crystal, she is 16 now. And will keep on growing into womanhood. ;)
Is there some kinda award for best acting in a music video? If not, can somebody make one right now for Maddie?
Lol
+AlexReynard agree
+AlexReynard I was thinking the exact same thing
+AlexReynard just wait a few years, it all goes down hill from child stardom.
+EEE finally someone understands
Oh my God I forgot about this song. Haven't heard it in years. I'm so moved I used to listen to it one of my favorites of 2014 high school was so bad for me. Music was the only thing that kept me going
i admire maddie so much, sia has definitely changed her life and this song is beautiful, exactly how am feeling right now, thanks Sia
***** yeah she has definitely changed her life! thats sure
Alecsander V 2
Maddie has already recorded a single in Ireland but is releasing it when the whole Sia thing is over.
My video interpretation: Her hands represent the sides of the brain. Right-creative and sensible, Left-logic and under control. She is dealing with depression but the left hand wants to be a grownup and pretends to be okay, while the right hand wants to cry it out like a child would (her hands are fighting with each other). So she starts taking medication to keep her thoughts under control and can't tell anyone (when she talks to her foot). She tries to ignore what people say (when she desperately covers her ears) but gets lost inside her own mind (when she seems to be rolling) and looks for help (the other hands) they try to help by making her seem happy but they overwhelm her and end up suffocating her (when the hands cover her mouth) making her feel lonelier and she attempts suicide but fails. After that she hits rock bottom and takes more pills which make her "happy" (when she's laughing a lot) now she doesn't care about pretending to be okay (when she attempts to eat her left hand) but she loses control and ends up taking an overdose in an attempt to look okay (when her left hand punches her in the face) and she ends up delusional, we don't see her hands anymore, her mind is lost.
thanks for sharing your thoughts. :)
you should be a writer!
Sem dúvida que representa alguém que passou períodos complicados na vida. Depressão, tentativas falhadas de suicídio, drogas. No final também me parece que sim, que se transformou em pedra. Nada a fará mais chorar, e também nada a fará mais rir. Deve inspirar-se numa vida real.
+João Soares Sia ha estado al borde del suicidio en varias ocaciones y es bueno que lo uso para poder ayudar a gente con este mismo sentimiento de depresion profunda, en lugar de rendirse y terminar con su vida lo puso en papel para que el mensaje llegara a todas aquellas personas para que no se sintieran solas y se convirtio en la fuerza de muchos que estan tratando de salir de esta situacion. Sia es de las artistas que mas admiro por este gesto. Sus letras tienen mucho significado.
Whatever u just did u r really good at that u should be a writer!!!
It's insane how good someone this young was at conveying a complicated mental illness that even adults would struggle to understand much less act out. True art.
What illnesss explicificly
Its like up the road not left but yes Les go do u have meet I mean meat. Lol
@@fsfobiasocial7546 this looks like a few mental problems, but it's a mix of societal pressure to be pretty enough that spirals into eating disorder and possible self-harm. in the first verse, you see her do movement that look like she's being bullied with he finger pointing, L shape on her forehead and then she's upset by it you see her put her thumb in her mouth, then it goes into when it looks like a girl puts makeup on by scribbling on her face and then wiping it. the chorus she keeps pinching parts of her face and it kind of mimics plastic surgery 'cause each time you see the expression change. the second verse you see what looks like she's trying to make her face look thinner by pressing her cheeks in then follows by what looks like she's bingeing on food then purging, the second verse is her possible mental illness taking over and controlling her actions and her trying to scream out for help but she can't and possibly making her attempt suicide. then towards the end she's physically hurting herself making her fingers in the shape of scissors and biting herself so it can be self-harm. so it's hard to put a name to what illness 'cause it's kind of a lot of them
How has she
@@jbiz6626 How was she what?
Never forget this song 😢 feel the pain
Sia's songs/music videos are always so thought provoking. It's nice to know that there are still artists out there making real songs
Rhian Thomas As opposed to irreal songs?
Vodkametalhead as opposed to songs like dont drop that thun thun
Rhian Thomas This song is no-more art, than is that "drop that" song. And no, I dont like that song.
Rhian Thomas And on what grounds do you deny these songs the claim to artistic quality?
If you think that this song is art, then ALL songs are art. If you consider "Imagine" an art than "Anaconda" is also art. If you don't, then neither of those songs (or any song) is an art.
The choreographer for Sia's music videos, Ryan Heffington, hasn't got enough recognition for the choreography, it's incredible in all three videos.
Hidden Talent you are absolutely right.
i think he is hitting the bong realllly hard!
Você está certissímo, esses vídeos são muito bons. Adoro ve-los.
yes.. bur kind of repetitive....
he also choreographed for fka twigs and florence + the machine's what kind of man!
The song is really really great, but, to my mind, the video is a PIECE OF ART.Sia is one of the most talanted people in this world.
Софья Балабанова
Неа... я так не думаю! Посмотри на Ариану Гранде, ВОТ ЭТО ТАЛАНТ!!! А у Сии конечно хорошие песни, но они какие-то слишком странные и в них трудно понять смысл...
P.S я не говорю что у Сии нет таланта, просто говорю что она (и её ролики и в том числе и песни) странноватые и сложные...
Ali Adams каждому свое. я лично ловлю кайф от этой сложности,от глубокого смысла.
a
And Maddie is so talented too
yeah this makes my 3 year old and 5 year old artists,,cuz they do the same shit at the dinner table
Great song🥺
2024
1:18 - 1:20 face is full of feelings and emotion. Amazing dancer. Incredible expressions.
Susio you do know that she is like a professional dancer... She's from dance moms. I don't know if that's considered pro but she is an amazing dancer.
***** this shows actually how stupid you are, because this dancing is damn deep, it's clear that a 11 year old like you doesn't understand it.
***** it's not art, it's expressing something with only your hands and face, no language is needed, everyone can understand it (except stupid immature children like you)
***** you know it's true, you can't even defend yourself :*
***** okaay well your opinion is shit..you can share it of course, but nobody likes your opinion..and
that was such a bad joke? I don't how to call it..I almost forgot to laugh..how can you make fun of something/someone you never saw? Well i like my face ;) you would like it too if you saw it :3
I always thought asians were smart kinda, but yeah..
The movements and the facial expressions reflect the mind of somebody going through a tough time. There is a lot to deal with, and this video shows what people think and how they feel.
No, it's just a girl making faces
Its just a weird little girl touching her face I don't think it's artistic at all
You should be more educated then. It's more than a girl just "touching" her face. Take an art class. They actually help you see things differently then just blandly judging.
Braden Mills this is exactly what it is! glad someone else see's it too :)
Well I can't deny she's hot but still a weird girl making faces, nothing artistic
Damn. Sia's music videos are always brilliant. This one's extremely simplistic but so deep and telling.The use of lights and Ziegler's facial expressions are so expertly used.
"Simplistic" means something that is reductive or too simple. You mean "simple" or "minimalist". Sorry, this just irks me!
ohwellwhateverr m
You are fucking stupid. This shit is straight retarded. The producer must of taken some hardcore shit cause this is beyond ass. This is what people on bath salts come up with. Fuck this. This shit makes absolutely no sense. She's tripping. 😂🖕🏼
Sia is so damn talented! Her music just has such substance. It's unique
i get goosebumps watching maddie, regardless of what she's doing
Lol me too
She's not mad but the music industry makes
Them take it so they won't tell The public that
There illuminati it's brain wash😱
Isabella Vince You can watch Maddie dance on Brian Friedman's channel. Search New Dorp New York Feat Maddie Ziegler. She is the one on the left in gray starting at 0:36. If you like Maddie's dancing go check it out and see how versatile she is as a dancer.
Anyone else feel like this is a perfect depiction of how it feels living with anxiety?
Yes
so true
+Erica Grove This Is Basically What This Song Is About Anxiety, Depression And Dark Pass....
oooou yes
yes
If you are reading this, smile because you are SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks I try. Ya know.
AnaFilipaCarmo u make my day ahhaah))
Stupid Bitch
George Medel are talking about sia or maddie
Your so sweet
"1000 forms of fear" album has been released literally 10 years ago. Thank you Sia for such good songs.
They are so good together. Maddie works hard and even if she gets older we should appreciate the work shes done and she can still dance. They are so unique and sias voice is amazing. But anyway to the 1% reading this hello your amazing and beatiful and dont ever let people talk about you!
Thank you ❤️
This Girl can descripe more with her expressions then words could explain
Chris Breite but together its art
Chris Breite so true
Chris Breite Exact, that's why I love sia's videos
I fear what may be happening to her tho..with all we know now. Do not even celebrate this.
Chris Breite
Sia's voice, Maddie's expressions.. everything is perfect
Sends shivers down me 👍🏻
exactly
Боже, как же меня впечатлила эта песня, и видеряд! Это что-то невероятное!!! Влюбилась много лет назад,но только сейчас оставляю отзыв! Это так трогательно, что слов не хватает ❤❤❤
Maddie's art is dance, that is why the chandelier video is so breathtaking, this however does not showcase her talent in the way she deserves.
It shows her amazing facial expressions.
^
Amy Yeomans dont you think her way of expressing emotions is amazing?
I think that this shows that she has more skills under her belt and will give her more jobs with other celebrities (who, based on rumors) already contacted maddie asking if they could work with her.
UnkoDaisaKusai y
This has to be the most artistic music video ever..
true it's a shame many can't see the beauty in Sia's videos they're all true masterpieces..
Yes....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have to watch videos from Sigur ros Band... they are also very creatives
Creatividad😌💘
Que solo a Sia se le podria ocurrir💜
+Extortioning get your lame ass opinions outta here :)
i personally want Maddie to keep being in Sia's music videos.. she beings something so special.
kara k yes, but this is the last part of the ( first ? ) Ziegler Trilogy.
Your right.
CrafticGirl 1000
to hope?
La petite maddie est magique comme d'habitude ❤❤❤
This video is crazy in the best way :)
Now a crazy video can be the best!
Anas Uddin no can its is the best allready
check out Top 5 Covers of Elastic heart by Sia th-cam.com/video/vc97C6WEor8/w-d-xo.html
It's so artist! Maddie is a great actress in this one :)
Crazy & Weird, I Never have heard of her, Now i see she has Millions of Views on her Videos.
Lame song strange video. I don't get it.
This is a very brave video. It's a good visual representation of mental illness/depression. Life is not always pretty, and our emotions are scary. This video represents what it's like to feel isolated and not able to deal. On the back of her hands are written the phrases "don't think" and "whatever dude." That's the attitude a lot of people get when they exhibit depression -- "you're thinking too much" or "you're sad for no reason."
also those phrases are actual tattoos of sia :)
What's brave about the video? It can be "a good visual representation of mental illness", but bravery has nothing to do with it. "Bravery" is used so broadly and loosely nowadays that it's beginning to loose it's uniqueness and the very meaning of what it is to be truly brave.
that is a great description for this song dude nice
+Spare Hawk you obviously have a very narrow view on bravery. It is a heroic act just to stay alive in a world that does not accept you and constantly wants to destroy who you are. Bravery is not just going to war and getting shot at. And if it is, then living in the ghetto is an act of bravery because if you watch the news at all you'd see that being black in America is as dangerous as any war zone.
cuántoes 100+100
2015: This girl is crazy
2019: This is art
Both are right
All the best people are crazy
Art is a mess
Still crazy
@Sweet ALDC abla ciddiye alıp bi ton yazmışsın ama ingilizcem yetmiyor anlamirem yanı
Yup
I love this songs
Sia is the greatest singer
Everytime gives some motivation to all
The song is obviously, incredible...but can we stop for a second and talk about how freaking good that little girl is???
+Sup Tho She is just too good for many , she is my hero!
+Sup Tho maddie is a phenomenon!
+paul whitman Why is she your hero
MADDIE
+Lauren Turner I thought to ask the same thing.
There is so much talent and passion in this young girl
indeed
That's cause its Maddie Ziegler
Agree
This Song has been released 2 years ago and it stills one of my favourite Songs
Same here
Feisal Ajaj same
So i am 😍
SIA ES LA SALVADOR DALI DE LA MUSICA Y EL ARTE DE LA EXPRESIÓN CORPORAL!!! ES UN GENIO COMO LO FUE EL GRAN PINTOR Y GENIO!!! DALI
Woah...I'm speechless !
Me too..........
Speechless cause it's shit yeah
*****
Speechless because it's art, and obviously something some people just can't grasp.
Skye D This is art because she does anything with her arms? Holy shit I can do the same don't worry lmaoooo. People are so naive
***** me too 👎
To us dancers, if we perform while trying to project a moving image of the lyrics/mood of song (such as this), and you tell us we look the mood/lyrics of the song, it's actually a compliment.
If the majority of haters/ignorant people in these comments went to Maddie and said, "Girl, you looked possesed/psycho/crazy/disturbing in that 'Big Girls Cry' video", do you know what she would say?
"Thank you. That means I did my job successfully."
+Caleb Chappell that that was the point?
+Caleb Chappell I would tell her that she looked crazy and I loved it ;) She did a great job indeed!
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+Caleb Chappell its about abuse, kind of obvious
+Caleb Chappell its about abuse, kind of obvious
This girl is pure talent. She needs to go into acting.
She is an actress already .-. ... She is very famous ..
Christim Not really
Trinity ihhoj look here : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddie_Ziegler
Smokeweeda Jenkins She is from the program dance moms her name is Maddie Ziegler and she is a dancer she is already pretty famous :)
Smokeweeda Jenkins I don't think she should leave dancing.
Sia is a musical genius ,I have never felt listening to music the way I feel listening to this brilliant artist .her songs are simply earth shattering and what a voice .I had never heard of sia until my son played her cd and wow was it a moment that opened my ears to her sound .she deserves to be recognised as a truly brilliant artist and song writer .May she keep giving her all to all people .
This little girl is so expressive and devoted, which for me makes Sia's videos believable. I don't think you should get every reference or "decode" every movement to understand the feeling of helplessness, fear, madness.
This is the most educated and respectful comment I've seen. Thanks. I feel the same way but I've never been able to express how I felt about her videos.
Thank you for being able to write what I have been thinking.
Maddie Ziegler is her name if you was wondering hun☺️
Maddie Ziegle is so talented , i love her since dance moms , she is so wonderful and beautiful , her dances are so amazing
E tu pavel, sei così carino e bravo a cantare :)
Maddie nailed this. This is what's in a woman's head whenever they are emotionally hurt but couldn't cry
so damn true
Actually by the movements it looks like she is an addict who can’t cry after all she’s been through. It shows her pretending to eat pills, smoke, and try to hang herself, trying to take her life but she nothing would work
@@akiratortilla1588 as someone in recovery, I strongly agree. She also uses a mix of ASL movements. For example, when she hooks her mouth that means "addict". 💖
True
🙏🏻🙏🏻 Same for us, mens too.
Maddie is SO crazy talented. Sia picked the right girl to show who she was/is.
The art ❤ i suppose she is not typical wow so creative 😍
Fr !!
one most beautiful songs ever hear!
I think that this video trilogy (Chandelier,Elastic Heart & Big Girls Cry) is absolutely amazing and there is a lot of deep meanings behind it.. But everyone see what they see and everyone think why they think ...
And Sia..I think she is the only one who knows the real meanings.
You are absolutely right. But some of us will see something of us in them, and some are not pretty things.
+Klaudija Ahac this level of hidden symbolism in these videos is unbelievable. I've taken special courses in deciphering messages like these, and I'm blown away completely... the messages are sooo deep and hidden, I'm sure even some are lost on me. Sia is indeed likely the only person who TRULY gets it all.. even the choreographer and even Maddie herself don't understand everything. some of the symbols that still ellude me are: the pink on Maddies hand in Chandelier, and on her own and Shia's feet for elastic heart... I was waiting to see it in this one but I did'nt.. however I've also noticed Maddie's hands have gotten more and more writing on them.. "dont think" written on her left hand is new, but the house symbol is not.. these are indeed some of the most powerful videos of this generation.
i think the same they are a trilogy but i don't have idea of what about would be the meaning
agreed
+Klaudija Ahac me tooooo omg i wuv u siaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Such a talented girl
That girl name is maddie Ziegler she is from the ballerina of dance mom.
You call pinching, grabbing, poking, rubbing, making weird facial expressions, and weirdly touching your face talent?
Murf Derf It is. Try it and you'll see :)
Murf Derf Have you watched the chandelier music video? And Elastic heart?
Bernacris Equipado
Khalil mean Sia
Maddie is just insanely good. I can't believe I just saw a human being literally dancing with his face. The music is awesome, like everything coming from Sia, I actually listened to this song back when it released, on radio, but never saw the video. This video gave a whole another dimension to the music.
Ouch hcuO is she realy SIA? Is a demon...it's clear!
The one dancing is Maddie Ziegler, and the singer is Sia.
Dancing with "his" face?
Because „his” refers to „human being”, not Maddie herself. „Human” is a masculine noun that requires a masculine pronoun, according to grammatical genders. (I'm not native English, but that's what I know from my English classes, so I may be wrong)
@@paveleduard5565 that's so confused why don't you just write her
Both Sia and Maddie are so incredibly talented just WOW I love them ❤
I feel like the music video represents what happens when you need to cry but can’t. You do as much as you can to hold back tears, you do anything so that others don’t see you cry. Maddie portrayed that so well.
thanks
People who understand what this really means you have all mhmm my love and sympathy I hope any of you you get a bit of peace❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢
It's interpretative dance, you take what you want from it. Personally I think it detracts from the song and is mostly useless nonsense.
The cry of the mime. The screams of the mute.
Exatamente, na parte onde ela parece aflita mas sorridente ao mesmo tempo, isso é impressionante
For those who don't know what it's about, I will tell you my interpretation of the video. To me it's about a girl maybe in her teens that is struggling with looks, she tries to change herself yet she still feels not good enough. She begins to loosen up but still hates herself, upon what she sees in the mirror she begins self harm. She finally makes a choice and tries to hang herself but she can't do it.I believe she starts taking antidepressants but takes too many to try to take the pain away. She then begins to fade away but she learns life is worth living and NOTHING is so bad that you need to take away your life and meaning. I may not be right but that's what is see and read from this video. Thanks you taking the time to read my input. (:
Omg that makes so much sense
Amber Simmons ...
Amber Simmons Yes, but sadly, at the end, it looks as if she does die, they're trying to resusitate her, but it fails, and the final image is her looking around in wonder at the afterlife.
Amber Simmons makes much more sense
Amber Simmons okay, now I think I need your comment in every sia's pv
It seems like some people try and make something scandalous out of nothing. This is just a beautiful song and video that expresses deeper emotions and artistry. Both Sia and Maddie are amazing artists and storytellers and are expressing a unique story. Sometimes darker, interesting stories are more brilliant and creative.
Great comment
Tyffany Ross If people don't have drama in their lives, then they make up some. It's so sad how the human mind works.
It is so cool song
Clark Poindexter It's not ALL sad. It can be quite noble too, in some.
Shut up the acting in this vid is terrible
I'm going through sooo much right now, and it has always been difficult for me to express myself externally. This song explains exactly how I'm feeling
I find it so weird that people are saying that she doesn't have talent in this song. First and foremost, have these people looked at her other work? Besides that... Think about it... Here is a 12 year old girl, taking direction very well from whomever is telling her to do stuff with her hands. She makes all those movements, and then she does the facial expressions. Her expressions don't look fake at all. She looks very genuine. Which takes talent! She throws herself into whatever role she is given, and becomes that emotion, person, or thing. She is talented. VERY talented.
Great comment
I also think she's very talented I just think she has no rythem or how ever it's spelled lol
Brianah Tommy rhythm, but the dance is interpretive dance, its not supposed to have rhythm
I know that but I've also saw her on dance moms she has no rhythm in any dance she does
Brianah Tommy clearly you're the one with no rhythm if you think that. If she didn't have any rhythm, she wouldn't be dancing for Sia, win awards at almost every competition, and be so successful. honestly.
The next week everybody is going to listen to this song all the time. Thought the Song is as old as elastic heart, just the video is just out.
True. I think the whole album is great tho so most people should give it a try.
Elastic Heart is actually older :)
i know, i just meant the album is there and they dont even care. Elastic heart has been there too, but before the video nobody did give a fuck.
maria antonia de la rosa yeah true it just takes time for the song to settle with the people like the two others at first i didn't like them but over time for me they are the best songs ever.
They don't understand Sia but they are like: OMG I love the song but...The video is weird I don't understand ; And that's so stupid and I think "read the letter if you want to understand" they don't know nothing about Sia and why she do the song that's so stupid
I think I know what this video is about, it's about how some girls act like their okay by their not, in the video when she was "eating" she was taking pills, and when the hand from behind her was picking her up, it was hanging, and when the hands where flowing next to her face, that was throwing up, it's so good that SIA is recognizing these things that girl or even boys go through when they think their not wanted my society. I love the meaning behind her videos, not like the trash singers we have today.
Love that observation.
Your referring to the 1:33 mark of the video, right?
Amazing! Thanks, now the video make sense for me :D
yoshiqwe aj Watch this video
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The bit she bites her hand resembles self-harm in my opinion
This the greatest if not one of the greatest song ever made. Production wise 0:33 the haunting electrig guitar always gets me.
2 things I hate about Sia :
1. Always make me cry in every her song
2. Always make me press the replay button infinitely
JUST KIDDNG...I LOVE HERE DAMN MUCH!!
Her songs make me cry.
Syazwani Agus you hear that...big girls cry.
Syazwani Agus yes
Syazwani Agus psé fi, é foda
Syazwani Agus like me
three years later and i can still feel her pain...
Each song of Sia helps me a lot, I don't know what she does but I think she sings to help people that's why she is a great artist thanks to her sincerity and her voice, which is his means of expression. So thank you Sia from the heart, thank you also to you Maddie you have an incredible talent.
🫂
Beautiful and creative video...her voice matches perfectly, so deep!!! I am never tired of watching this for years.
I love u Sia! :')
Same
No I love sia and her songs
And her sooongs*
Wow
Fergi - Big Girls Don't Cry
Sia - Big Girls Cry
I think Maddie did an amazing job expressing all that emotion. Sia meant to make a trilogy of music videos featuring Maddie, but I hope for more in the future.
+Cipher _ hell ya!
+Macdealerx Maddie becames the face of Sia, and Maddie is not actress, but she is awesome eccentric
What she had a seizure at the beginning and middle then got atacked by a random woman's hands
+BenjaminDoesRoblox Those hands were Sia's.
Meghan Elias blood
This child deserves 37 oscars
You mean 1 for dancing strange and ruining each song?
^^^^^^^^
Actually it's supposed to be art
And that dancing you call weird isn't just random it's been choreographed
If you search maddie Ziegler she is a talented dancer and
She is on a show called dance moms
Roland Camcena it's not weird, it'd choreographed and her songs are very beautiful and amazing, please do better with ur life, try making a meaningful video and song smh
Roland Camcena ehm... lol. Ok, well even tho it looks weird, it's pretty interesting to watch and to observe. As other says it's some kind of art or a message (kinda). I'm totally fine with you hating on this, but don't be a dick about it.
What the actual fuck do you mean ruining, plz explain cuz I don't see anything wrong with this. Sia does what Sia does, live with it or just fuck off.
Angel_Eyes i believe that this music video is about insecurities . the girl is pressured to be perfect in society's standards. eventuality she start putting on makeup, and sooner or later starts develops a eating disorder.
The way Sia’s 1000 forms of fear album and its amazing music videos expressed anguish in a very raw way that just hit you deep inside. If you’ve ever felt anguish or depression… this is it
I heard that the video represented child stars, and how Hollywood manipulates them- I.e.
0:32 being forced to stop acting like a child and having makeup plastered all over them
the lighting change at 1:06 for the exhausting performances she has to do (hence why she's so against it on the 'phone')
1:32 either being bulimia from the pressures to look perfect or going down the path of most child stars and becoming involved with alcohol/drugs etc (hence why her world starts spinning and she's driven mad)
The hands are the industry controlling her life/every move and literally suffocating her (note the lighting change again)
Acting as if everything is fine when in the limelight at 2:53 despite being deeply scared and unhappy in reality
And then eventually being left alone and unwanted after rebelling and/or growing up at the end
Wow! Love how you explain it
paigestation idk why sia made maddie such ugghhh she was so great now is acting insane just like TaylorSwiftVEVO i want old maddie back
***** Who the hell cares its music its not like they are raping children in this video... Thats what I have to say about that. It may be what people call sexual but I don't really think so the child dancer represents the innocence we all have as a child and a lot of her song are about that being taken away
Baton Dragaqina either way she is still a good dancer
Agreed