joanna's music is like a personification of a hug. sometimes the hugs are suffocating and sometimes they are gentle but either way they make me feel safe
I had my first baby, a girl, Esmé Rose, almost a year ago. This is my first time hearing this song and I'm crying as I listen to it and watch her play.
We named our daughter Esme after knowing and loving this song. But I only ever listened more closely to the lyrics after she was already born, and it made even more sense why we chose the name.
I had my baby Esme Willow exactly 8 months ago today and would listen to this song a lot whilst waiting for her. She seems to recognise it when I play it to her now. It’s a beautiful song with such memories for me 💚
It's remarkable to listen to her transition from Milk Eyed Mender, a wonderful album full of great little idiosyncratic pop songs, to her more recent output, which seems to be not only concerned with transcendence via musical performance, but in the business of actually accomplishing that lofty aesthetic goal - what a damn fine body of work
This song will play at my funeral. I love it so much, it is so beautiful and I want the emotion I feel when I hear it to be heard and felt after I pass.
i was so pleasantly surprised when this came on at the end of Enlightened. i thought they only used original music, but this song fit really well with the episode. i hope this turns at least one person on to her music. this song is one of my favorites.
Enlightened is truly an amazing show. A phenomenal cast, and the series is a bit of humor, poignancy, spirituality, vulnerability, all melded together.
intelligently written, as always with ms newsom. her voice & accompaniment carry you along very dreamily. very nice cd & we find out... joanna has legs!
Picture this: you are hiking all by yourself, in the middle of nowhere. You see this cave, and out of curiosity, you go inside to explore. And, inside this cave, is a fairy. A fairy singing this and playing on a harp, and around her are light blue glowing mushrooms. That is what comes into my mind when I hear this song.
Feeel the mother only being able to sing a song for that baby Breaks my heart You know what They have a whole life ahead to be happy and be happy together
Can someone explain this song to me? I have trouble understanding some parts because English isn't my first language. From what I gather, it's a song she wrote for a baby, maybe her friend's. The song is meant for the girl when she grows up and tells her how much love she has brought to the family and to remind her that she will always be loved. But what do these sections mean? "The phantom of love moves among us at will Each phantom-limb lost has got an angel So confused like the wagging bobbed-tail of a bulldog" So she is comparing love to a phantom-limb? They've lost love but they feel they still have it? "But there, in the looking-glass, a kite is soaring Stilling my warring heart and my trembling knees" I don't get this part at all. Beautiful song :)
the second part to me means that the happiness that the baby brought soothes her heart while she's going through hard times. and the first part means the love they have for the baby is helping them through emotionally trying situations...at least that's how i see it
Marlie Eamigh Thank you, your interpretation makes sense. What could the mirror be? Maybe her reflecting on her own life and being made happy by the baby despite all the other things in the mirror that make her knees tremble and her heart uneasy?
I find the interpretation about the loss of a baby as being her personal experience completely lacking in evidence despite the interview paraphrase. Her songs can still be personal without them being about her experience. She's written about historical events and figures that could reflect something about her but are obviously not based on her own life (e.g. You and Me, Bess; Have One on Me; Kingfisher). Even though I strongly disagree with you on this particular opinion, of course I cannot agree more on your praise for her music. She is indeed a world-builder.
Tommy O. I have a feeling that Joanna had a miscarriage or an abortion since she has so many songs about the loss of a child that wasn't even born yet. Esme, Baby Birch, etc.
The phantom of love moves among us at will is a Christian reference to the holy spirit which is made up of our unity and love, we collectively are the holy spirit or the phantom of love. Each phantom-limb lost has got an angel means that those that pass are disconnected from us but no less absent.
@sirormadame You have no idea that is my absolute favorite part of the song. When i'm listening to it and it gets to that part i have to rewind it back again. sometimes i rewind it twice. just to make sure i heard it correctly... did heaven just zap into my in my ipod? *rewind* yup.
This song is about loss, not a friend’s baby. The lyrics describe the hope and dreams of expecting a child and having only a short time spent with her before she passes on. The looking glass is the imaginary other world where her mother imagines her playing and happy. My daughter is called Esmé - not because of this song but I was led to this song because of her. I think she has painted a beautiful positive release in loss. X
joanna's music is like a personification of a hug. sometimes the hugs are suffocating and sometimes they are gentle but either way they make me feel safe
this whole album is easily one of the best of all time
Ys is her magnum opus, but this is a close second
I had my first baby, a girl, Esmé Rose, almost a year ago. This is my first time hearing this song and I'm crying as I listen to it and watch her play.
Beautiful share!! Reading this brought tears to my eyes. I guess I'm a bit soft. 😊
My daughter is Esme as well- and I didn’t hear it until after she was born either and oh man did I cry and cry.
We named our daughter Esme after knowing and loving this song. But I only ever listened more closely to the lyrics after she was already born, and it made even more sense why we chose the name.
Nobody cares
@salamanderwenis8068 I hope that, whatever happened in your life to make you such a jerk, you heal from it and one day become a better human.
This song is so beautiful and kind and tender I can't help but tear up every time I hear it
Kindness, kindness prevails.
I had my baby Esme Willow exactly 8 months ago today and would listen to this song a lot whilst waiting for her. She seems to recognise it when I play it to her now. It’s a beautiful song with such memories for me 💚
this song played at my wedding and I just got “kindness prevails” tattooed on my arm :)
omg that's so beautiful and also congratulations!!! i actually want to get the same tattoo
@@_anhedoniaNo way you're looks like Angel Dust's sister!
Angel Dust is a fan of Joanna Newsom.
It's remarkable to listen to her transition from Milk Eyed Mender, a wonderful album full of great little idiosyncratic pop songs, to her more recent output, which seems to be not only concerned with transcendence via musical performance, but in the business of actually accomplishing that lofty aesthetic goal - what a damn fine body of work
I love this song. reminded me of a slow rural dusk.
this reminds me of the hymns i used to sing in chapel. this song is holy
This song will play at my funeral. I love it so much, it is so beautiful and I want the emotion I feel when I hear it to be heard and felt after I pass.
im fuckin stoned and this is the most beutiful music ive ever heard
Anyone else here in this crazy year of 2020?
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@@Hannah-vz9pz 2021 FEB... my god....what to say...
This song just makes me stop. And then tears came to my eyes.
i was so pleasantly surprised when this came on at the end of Enlightened. i thought they only used original music, but this song fit really well with the episode. i hope this turns at least one person on to her music. this song is one of my favorites.
jeremyfisette I miss that show
This song is from my favourite scene in Enlightened on HBO. If you haven’t watched that series, it’s basically this song in television show form.
Enlightened is truly an amazing show. A phenomenal cast, and the series is a bit of humor, poignancy, spirituality, vulnerability, all melded together.
intelligently written, as always with ms newsom. her voice & accompaniment carry you along very dreamily. very nice cd & we find out... joanna has legs!
I learned this whole song for my wife Esme ❤ Beautiful song ❤
I actually found a song called my name😮😊! Love the song, Joannas voice is beautiful!!
this got me through my eating disorder 🥺
Ooh, the harp pattern at 6:09 sounds very similar to the one in Baby Birch!
7:07 this is a beautiful
i cried
The greatest song of all time.
I don't ever remember making this comment ever or ever watching this video how did? his comment even get here
i have to admit this is the first album of hers i liked because for some reason her voice is a lot more inviting to me
and this is a cool song
She definitely toned it down on this album
Enlightened! Esme is such a gift, thank you.
Omg my name is esme thank for making this song it is so good l love it so much ❤️❤️❤️
sobbing in the lyft rn
Joanna Newsom - you are an angel.
I was curious to see what would pop up when I put in my nickname... Wow. I'm crying. ❤👏
sooo beautiful. it made me cry when i first heard it...
One of the better songs on the great album
Enlightened.
I love it too.
And I truly mourn the loss of my beloved show.
Yes! When I heard this song in that episode, I was just enchanted.
Picture this: you are hiking all by yourself, in the middle of nowhere. You see this cave, and out of curiosity, you go inside to explore. And, inside this cave, is a fairy. A fairy singing this and playing on a harp, and around her are light blue glowing mushrooms. That is what comes into my mind when I hear this song.
My daughter just had a baby girl, named Esme. Best name, ever❣️
Amazing!
Why am I crying
Feeel the mother only being able to sing a song for that baby
Breaks my heart
You know what
They have a whole life ahead to be happy and be happy together
my current obssesion :)
Kindness prevails
when will she come back :(
Can someone explain this song to me? I have trouble understanding some parts because English isn't my first language. From what I gather, it's a song she wrote for a baby, maybe her friend's. The song is meant for the girl when she grows up and tells her how much love she has brought to the family and to remind her that she will always be loved. But what do these sections mean?
"The phantom of love moves among us at will
Each phantom-limb lost has got an angel
So confused like the wagging bobbed-tail of a bulldog"
So she is comparing love to a phantom-limb? They've lost love but they feel they still have it?
"But there, in the looking-glass, a kite is soaring
Stilling my warring heart and my trembling knees"
I don't get this part at all.
Beautiful song :)
the second part to me means that the happiness that the baby brought soothes her heart while she's going through hard times. and the first part means the love they have for the baby is helping them through emotionally trying situations...at least that's how i see it
Marlie Eamigh Thank you, your interpretation makes sense. What could the mirror be? Maybe her reflecting on her own life and being made happy by the baby despite all the other things in the mirror that make her knees tremble and her heart uneasy?
I find the interpretation about the loss of a baby as being her personal experience completely lacking in evidence despite the interview paraphrase. Her songs can still be personal without them being about her experience. She's written about historical events and figures that could reflect something about her but are obviously not based on her own life (e.g. You and Me, Bess; Have One on Me; Kingfisher). Even though I strongly disagree with you on this particular opinion, of course I cannot agree more on your praise for her music. She is indeed a world-builder.
Tommy O. I have a feeling that Joanna had a miscarriage or an abortion since she has so many songs about the loss of a child that wasn't even born yet. Esme, Baby Birch, etc.
The phantom of love moves among us at will is a Christian reference to the holy spirit which is made up of our unity and love, we collectively are the holy spirit or the phantom of love. Each phantom-limb lost has got an angel means that those that pass are disconnected from us but no less absent.
@sirormadame You have no idea that is my absolute favorite part of the song. When i'm listening to it and it gets to that part i have to rewind it back again. sometimes i rewind it twice. just to make sure i heard it correctly... did heaven just zap into my in my ipod? *rewind* yup.
this is a great song
its the first album i bought from her
Ties and rails! Ties and rails!
Enlightened. Love it.
"I search for words to set you at ease." So meta
she is a gift to man kind
Enlightened-- thank you!
yay!! a song with my name XP
Girlspiration samee!!
wow the same name as my name and maybe the song just like her : O
Colin - I'm right there. No doubt, dude
My daughter’s name 🥰
4:03 among us!!!!
This song is about loss, not a friend’s baby. The lyrics describe the hope and dreams of expecting a child and having only a short time spent with her before she passes on. The looking glass is the imaginary other world where her mother imagines her playing and happy.
My daughter is called Esmé - not because of this song but I was led to this song because of her. I think she has painted a beautiful positive release in loss. X
happy tears :')
tiffylis oh yes so much. You would enjoy my Joanna footage on my channel, glad it's a nice secret with the odd stranger :)
This song makes me feel like I am a baby
#Enlightened brought me here #BringBackEnlightened
Enlightened
Brought here by enlightened too. Just amazing.
oh hey, it me
Is anyone else reminded of the Mary Poppins overture near the end?
Nothing's funny 'bout peace love and understanding ease sympathy man evolution everyone sees me, everyone.
... every man sees man - every man ...
@FidelioRoo shit really, that sucks for her :(
I’m just searching for songs with my name
Heh my sissy is called esme :0
Enlightened brought me here :)
My real name is Esmé
How fucking long is this goddamn album my god
Anyone else search “pager emoji?” Just me? Ok