I introduced my Dad to Chairlift at age 63 and he adored them (and Caroline in particular) until he passed away in 2017. He was the only person above 30 I knew who liked Chairlift, lol. This was his favorite song by them. Wish he'd be around to see Caroline having a real moment in the sun rn.
There were a couple of us "olds" at her concert in San Francisco on Halloween in 2021. She was dressed as Marie Antionette. The two of us found each other by the rail. We both danced our butts off and high-fived each other at the end.
@@louschwick7301 ??? Not talking about sound quality but the video was clearly made to look like it’s from the 90s or late 80s. People have always done this. It just became a more fashionable recently
Caroline's solo career slaps but this is still EASILY among the best tracks she's ever done/been a part of. I wish she started to play it live again!!!
Chairlift's Caroline Polachek explained the song's meaning: "'Amanaemonesia' is about irresponsibility and guilt, combined with confusion and anarchy and being very small in a sea of a big population. so, that 2020 feeling
If enough people use it, it could actually become a word. I see amanaemonesia as the feeling I get when I spend too much time looking for videos on my youtube feed.
My group of friends are a bunch of guys. One of them (the guy who always found random music from the corners of the internet) played this song in front of us and was even doing the dance and all. Half of the group was confused and the other half was cracking up. This song will forever live in my memories
This is a splendid video concept - I took her for a highly skilled proffesional dancer - but then I learned from an interview that she is no dancer at all, but studyed several dancemoves and put them together for this video - this is anamanamazing accomplishment . And on top of it all - her voice and the soundtrack is awsome !
I always took her for someone who wanted to be a dancer as a girl, and maybe even had a knack for it, but never got to take lessons...witness also the video for "ch ching"...
Is Marvelous what she makes with the original abstract choreography of Maurice Béjart for the Ravel's Bolero in 1960, taking steps and adding new ones (value with it), she really adapted it to this song making something diferent. I love it!
Revisiting this after seeing Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" for the first time. Definitely seeing some inspiration now. Kate and Caroline are both amazing, visionary artists. So glad I exist in a time where I can experience both their work.
The "silver hour" is a concept used to describe the unique needs of patients in the time just preceding their death and the needs of their family immediately upon the patient's death
when I discovered chairlift years back, I knew Caroline was gonna be recognized and celebrated at some point in her career... fast forward to 2023, seems like it's happening !
Then study the original abstract or contemporaneous choreography of Maurice Béjart for the Ravel's Bolero in 1960, is where she takes from, most of her movements in this dance.
Rebecca Bird is the artist who painted Patrick Wimberly for this video. Dunno why she's not credited here. She also painted the album cover for _Moth._
I’m gonna assume all my binge watching/listening to Grimes and Aurora music is what led TH-cam to recommend this to me, and honestly? I couldn’t be happier. I’m a fan.
Every time I chew gum, this is what I imagine my gum doing, then I somehow realize that I remember that every time only to have a small episode of amnesia in a moment of time
abstract choreography of Maurice Béjart for the Ravel's Bolero in 1960 --- that's what you should search TH-cam for after enjoying this masterpiece by Chairlift Maya Plisetskaya - Bolero (choreography by Maurice Béjart)
this music video is also good for gesture drawing practise, hand drawing practise and the way she keeps she places her hands near her face basically proportion checking the whole time.
Ok but why is no one talking about how this song is about geminis and that we should stay away from them cuz their boats are full of flames but we think they're some magical creatures and get amnesia and still love them somehow
Spotify "discover weekly" brought me here. What a great song! And WOW! What an amazing music video! It's so simple, yet so quirky and magnificently weird! I LOVE IT!
hearing this music reminds me the light and love of the goddess Qetesh, magically surreal memories and countless divine therapeutic sensations... love your art ♡
I have been watching this video for at least 6 years and I never gave it a thumbs up, due to the video and song being so wonderful I never leave full screen. forever one of my all time favorite bands.
in 2011, I was 13 and really into the indie "hipster" stuff that was popular at the time. I clicked through the Pitchfork website on my thick, old laptop looking for music, and I eventually found this band. I really, really loved Chairlift and they inspired me a lot creatively during my formative years. I remember had a printed out photo of them on my wall next to Lana Del Rey and Foster the People lol. When I was in college, my boyfriend at the time was listening to Caroline Polachek and that's when I realized she was doing solo. It's still weird seeing her be so popular now because nobody remembers how much my family and friends made fun of me for listening to this song back then.
This popped up as a suggestion because I watched a video of someone saving someone from a faulty chairlift..Thank god for TH-cam and algorithms. I never would've seen this...and since I have I can't stop watching or listening. 👍❤ I'd also like to say as someone with OCD..I love the geometric shapes and perfect synchronicity in the dance.. probably why I cannot NOT watch lol
![Caroline Polachek - Welcome To My Island [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hxgcz_6GKX0/mqdefault.jpg)
I introduced my Dad to Chairlift at age 63 and he adored them (and Caroline in particular) until he passed away in 2017. He was the only person above 30 I knew who liked Chairlift, lol. This was his favorite song by them. Wish he'd be around to see Caroline having a real moment in the sun rn.
I saw her perform LIVE. She opened for Dua and has been KILLING it as a solo artist. Your dad would be proud.
There were a couple of us "olds" at her concert in San Francisco on Halloween in 2021. She was dressed as Marie Antionette. The two of us found each other by the rail. We both danced our butts off and high-fived each other at the end.
I'm the same age as your dad was, and I just happened upon this video and your comment. So consider me watching on your dads behalf.
I'm 44 and this is my favorite band!
My age is > 40, and I like them
I feel like I’m seeing something I’ve already seen in my childhood in a dream state
I have this feeling constantly
I came here to say that.
damn, you described this perfectly!! it gives the same vibes to me as Video Killed The Radio Star, and this is the reason.
Maybe that’s what Amanaemonesia means
Ironic considering the lyrics
I felt it when she sang “A”
Bruh
I felt that "O"
@0:49
that “♪” hit hard though
same.........
How does one even come up with a song like this
eternalscorpio they listen to Kate Bush
Mistaken for magic.
drugs
@@katw4872 Chasing the rabbit ;p
Weed
The part of the chorus where she sings "ahhhh ahhh ahhhh ahhhhh" goes OFF 🙌🏽🔥
Q paso weon
A
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That part of the chorus does not exist. You may mean "bridge".
Bruh that's the whole song
i will never accept the fact this was released in 2011, this is the true definition of being ahead of your time
Martina Paladino but this is very retro how is it ahead of the time?
@@HejSofia no one was doing obscurelu retro influenced stuff in 2011, that came later in the decade
@@louschwick7301 maybe, but there’s also geneva jacuzzi
@@louschwick7301 this is one of the wildest things i've ever read on youtube and i've seen a lot
@@louschwick7301 ??? Not talking about sound quality but the video was clearly made to look like it’s from the 90s or late 80s. People have always done this. It just became a more fashionable recently
This is like the textbook example of perfect synthpop.
This is one of those bands where even if you are a musician yourself you have no idea how you would come up with a song like this, it's so uncanny!
uncanny?
+Meredith Easterling Yep, as in lacking cans :B
Mark Arandjus Is it officially uncanny?
Anhell Hana Hah!
Mark Arandjus Absolutely!
this just unlocked a childhood memory of being lost in an art gallery and watching 80s interpretive dance/ performance art pieces on a tiny screen
Wait, I'm like "i swear this is Caroline Polachek" and it is ! mega gagged !
WHAT??? IS HER?
Funny how her solo music is blowing up more than Chairlift did
Pedro Luiz yes ! i looked her up on wiki to confirm
wait? WHAAAAAT
same lol
Caroline's solo career slaps but this is still EASILY among the best tracks she's ever done/been a part of.
I wish she started to play it live again!!!
She won't ever top this moment.
@@erickent4248seems quite limiting eh?
@@erickent4248 i knew of her, but i had no idea she was in a band, and this is way better than anything else i've heard by her...
this is absolutely 10 years ahead of it's time. periodt.
And 40 years late too
How is this ahead it’s time when a lot of electronic music had a similar sound especially daft punk discovery, and that came out 18 years ago
it is
Must be ucronia then
@@keenjones8840 for people born now this is the future lol
I’m a truck, the old man who drives me is fucking insane and memorized this entire choreography
You need to post it up, I'd love to see him in action 🤣
Is he 54 year old?
Quick, tell me where he is!
...
So I can help you, of course.
Does he drive you insane though?
Dash cam footage or it didn't happen
Chairlift's Caroline Polachek explained the song's meaning: "'Amanaemonesia' is about irresponsibility and guilt, combined with confusion and anarchy and being very small in a sea of a big population.
so, that 2020 feeling
I don't think that's actually the meaning. It seems like a blatant, apparent meaning and that isn't related at all
I’d like to think it’s about New Wave Religion anyway.
2020 = clear vision
If enough people use it, it could actually become a word. I see amanaemonesia as the feeling I get when I spend too much time looking for videos on my youtube feed.
holy crap she predicted covid
My group of friends are a bunch of guys. One of them (the guy who always found random music from the corners of the internet) played this song in front of us and was even doing the dance and all. Half of the group was confused and the other half was cracking up. This song will forever live in my memories
I memorized all the lyrics and the whole dance. This is a skill most can't understand.
えみこ I’m my country we call this extreme boredom
In my country we call this heroism
i don't get it
I would pay to see that
You should watch bolero by sylvie guiilem
Me: I have amanaemonesia.
Doctor: Do you mean amnesia?
Me: *I can't remember.*
セアーヤクリスチャン you‘re a genius😂😂💥
Me: A
comment of gold !!
Lmao!!
Limão
“Just leave alone the geminis”, thanks for heads up
karynn when you're a gemini...
She is a Gemini. I am too. People give us a hard time.
This Gemini approves.
@@richardscott3442 People literally drag us after they learn we're gemini lol
She’s right!
This is a splendid video concept - I took her for a highly skilled proffesional dancer - but then I learned from an interview that she is no dancer at all, but studyed several dancemoves and put them together for this video - this is anamanamazing accomplishment . And on top of it all - her voice and the soundtrack is awsome !
I always took her for someone who wanted to be a dancer as a girl, and maybe even had a knack for it, but never got to take lessons...witness also the video for "ch ching"...
The SILVER HOURS bit in the choreography is EPIC
fight montage in the "mistaken for magic" bit
My 2nd favorite part after the twirling fingers...and I guess I forgot the little booty shake also!
I like her little hoppin' feetsies!
A LSD reference maybe? And it's amazing
This is some of the dopest choreography I’ve ever seen.
I can't believe this came out when I was in 5th grade, while I listened to lmfao songs
Cloud City lmao 😂
Lunar Boof is you icon supposed to move because for me it does in the inbox page of TH-cam
do I like this? I can't tell oh my god but I just keep listening
if the "peel the avocado" video and the "I'm your freestyle dance teacher" has a love child, this would be it
Yeah just put in the mix someone who can actually dance
LMFAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
so thats why she dances like that in so hot ur hurting my feelings mv huh
Oh shit that's her?
Omg, I'm thinking the same
@@Maronator yes
@@Maronator yep. She went solo!
Diane Aisha Monday her husband still produces it
Discovering this band is the 2nd phase of the Polachek religion. I'm glad I got here.
This Squidward-ass shit was my jam in college, and it’s still my jam today.
i love her squidward cosplay 😍
take my weird upvote
"A"
“🎵”
"O"
I'm a male powerlifter and did this dance step in a club once back in 2013.
i love that!!
Is Marvelous what she makes with the original abstract choreography of Maurice Béjart for the Ravel's Bolero in 1960, taking steps and adding new ones (value with it), she really adapted it to this song making something diferent. I love it!
Wow, thanks for that, didnt see that before. It does resembles Bolero.
Revisiting this after seeing Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" for the first time. Definitely seeing some inspiration now. Kate and Caroline are both amazing, visionary artists. So glad I exist in a time where I can experience both their work.
You all commented about really feeling the "A" but the "O" really hits different for me
This is hypnotically weird.
Yeah!
in such a good way
I'd say it's weirdly hypnotic!
I'm low-key obsessed with this song and video. Everything about this is just so good
This girl was BFFs with my little cousin when they were like 12 or so. So crazy to see her all grown up and famous.
Super cool! Is she as down to earth as she seems?
she's my sister, she says hi to all of you guys
o
@@zerg47 really?
I am the guy whose tongue she's dancing on as a pill and she says hi to y'all
she's a really good dancer.
Definitely is. There's other videos where she dances and it's bonkers too.
Watch so hot you’re hurting my feelings!
Good is an understatement
Omg not at all
She has the artistry but not the technique😂
9 years ago?!? This song still haunts me every time someone says Amnesia. I work as a nurse so you can imagine...
The "silver hour" is a concept used to describe the unique needs of patients in the time just preceding their death and the needs of their family immediately upon the patient's death
I became a huge fan of Caroline's solo work and now I'm looking into her previous years. And my god I've been missing a lot
TH-cam algorithm: "Here's a 9 year old track from an artist you've never heard of. You'll love it. Trust me."
Me: "Damn. Spot on."
Check out her solo stuff! She just put out an album a year and a half ago.
Caroline Polachek has such unique phrasing and control. Adore her voice
when I discovered chairlift years back, I knew Caroline was gonna be recognized and celebrated at some point in her career... fast forward to 2023, seems like it's happening !
I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR 10+YEARS! I'M SO HAPPY
I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS!!!
The real way to make a indie vid
It's my goal to learn the dance
LeslieXvideo How far did you get with your goal?
we are trying so badly but we are too fabolous for this 😁
Good luck my friend, on this vast and dangerous journey
Then study the original abstract or contemporaneous choreography of Maurice Béjart for the Ravel's Bolero in 1960, is where she takes from, most of her movements in this dance.
Same
Rebecca Bird is the artist who painted Patrick Wimberly for this video. Dunno why she's not credited here. She also painted the album cover for _Moth._
that finger wiggle to punch combo.. i really feel that, amazing
Air keyboards + air boxing? Yup
There is something so addictive about this beautiful song.
I'm seriously obsessed with this. This like from another world.
Same thought here!
I’m gonna assume all my binge watching/listening to Grimes and Aurora music is what led TH-cam to recommend this to me, and honestly? I couldn’t be happier. I’m a fan.
Though I haven't a clue what this song is about, I love her voice and I love her dancing - great video.
I think it's about Geminis
I'm pretty sure it's about drugs
I thought it was about sea anemones!
Mistaken for magic...
i know what it's about but don't want to get bumped off
it's been 13 years, why isn't Caroline like super famous
Every time I chew gum, this is what I imagine my gum doing, then I somehow realize that I remember that every time only to have a small episode of amnesia in a moment of time
Love the interpretative dancing in this, and those surreal lyrics are fantastic
I've been listening to this song for 10 years and I'm only beginning to understand it's meaning.... it's wild
Ease your way into the day with this synthpop ballad..
Rest of the album is pretty great too.
The definition of dance like no one is watching
I'm addicted to this song.
abstract choreography of Maurice Béjart for the Ravel's Bolero in 1960 --- that's what you should search TH-cam for after enjoying this masterpiece by Chairlift
Maya Plisetskaya - Bolero (choreography by Maurice Béjart)
Love. love it. love this song. love the clip. love the lyrics. love the choreography. love everything about this so much. exhaling contentedly.
It’s a beautiful song and at the same time a display of total control over every note and sound
Outstanding track. Quirky, but outstanding. These guys are brilliant. My new favorite.
I'm so in awe of all of Carolyne's work, but I may always love Chairlift best.xoxoxo
this music video is also good for gesture drawing practise, hand drawing practise and the way she keeps she places her hands near her face basically proportion checking the whole time.
And there she is, the greatest dancer the world has ever seen.
Well, I am thoroughly impressed.
Home recommendations on TH-cam brought me here. After 8 years I can confidently say I have watched this video. Congratulations to me.
Ok but why is no one talking about how this song is about geminis and that we should stay away from them cuz their boats are full of flames but we think they're some magical creatures and get amnesia and still love them somehow
Makes perfect sense to me
Yeah makes sense
'cuz it ain't
@T3H8 lol
i feel like my understanding of the lyrics has changed as the world has changed
Spotify "discover weekly" brought me here. What a great song! And WOW! What an amazing music video! It's so simple, yet so quirky and magnificently weird! I LOVE IT!
hearing this music reminds me the light and love of the goddess Qetesh, magically surreal memories and countless divine therapeutic sensations... love your art ♡
I see her doing 3:32 in my head everytime I get to that part of the song, I can't help it! Love her dancing
Hahaha, me too. I want to memorize this dance so bad because of that ONE MOVE
haha this was seven years ago that's funny i think
I like how Polachek has been always out of any box; she's picked to pitch of satisfactory
I have been watching this video for at least 6 years and I never gave it a thumbs up, due to the video and song being so wonderful I never leave full screen. forever one of my all time favorite bands.
the way she drags her breath and vocals is so beautiful
Completely hooked by her performance!
in 2011, I was 13 and really into the indie "hipster" stuff that was popular at the time. I clicked through the Pitchfork website on my thick, old laptop looking for music, and I eventually found this band. I really, really loved Chairlift and they inspired me a lot creatively during my formative years. I remember had a printed out photo of them on my wall next to Lana Del Rey and Foster the People lol. When I was in college, my boyfriend at the time was listening to Caroline Polachek and that's when I realized she was doing solo. It's still weird seeing her be so popular now because nobody remembers how much my family and friends made fun of me for listening to this song back then.
i've been forcing all my friends and several acquaintances to watch this since like 2015 and i'm so glad it's FINALLY getting some recognition.
Omg when they zoomed in on her but hahaha I'm dying
The spiritual daughter of Kate...
This song is great.
The Pourfendeur kate who? bush? sorry im uncultured
Yeah, Kate Bush, there's such a vibe in this song.
Facts
Check out her recent song billions
It's got big kate vibes to it
Well, this is what she ended up doing: Kate Bush
Hey, yeah! It's She of the Endless Doors! Keep it weird, you crazy queen!! 🤩🤩🧚♀✨
This is one of my favorite songs but I wish there were 100+ remixes too
Caroline, your artistry nourishes me so well. Thank you.
This popped up as a suggestion because I watched a video of someone saving someone from a faulty chairlift..Thank god for TH-cam and algorithms. I never would've seen this...and since I have I can't stop watching or listening. 👍❤ I'd also like to say as someone with OCD..I love the geometric shapes and perfect synchronicity in the dance.. probably why I cannot NOT watch lol
It's so refreshing to watch dance videos from before tiktok.
Every time I watch this I get goosebumps. Love her, love the music.
I want her as my freestyle danceteacher
These guys really did something timeless
The world is still not ready for this song
This sounds like someone wrote a song using text prediction.
You stole this
Cimeries I
It’s an original thought 💭
I suppose you’ve come across someone who thinks like me or vise versa.
@@sammmuela6759 bobs I will perform the test tomorrow evening 🌃 as well and will SUCK THE BOBBIES OFF INDIA TSERIES HAY PEWDIEPIE LOVE LOVE 😍
Cimeries I
Oh I see what you did there.
I have gathered more information about you than I’d like to.
@@sammmuela6759 love
I just lost a dearly loved cat to diabetes and Ive been listening to this song on repeat. It makes me so sad but also comforting.
Congrats on this video getting its well deserved million views. Such an under-appreciated gem
Caroline is a piece of ART
Chairlift was so ahead of their time, bruises is still a bop
Why did it take 8 years for me to discover this? :'(
Thank you, TH-cam.
This doesn't feel like 2011, this is ahead of it's time
I just dont think Caroline or any of Chairlift can even miss! Nothing but bangers
For all of you who are little confused, its a parody of super arty and pretentious West German music videos from the 80's.
care to share any examples? :3 I'm curious now lol
Sariah Castellon Seconded.
+Matthew H
By which band? I can't find it
Care to elaborate???
I would like to see a super arty and pretentious West German music video please.
So this choreography just became my challenge skill to master during this quarantine
Her hands are perfect along with the cute pony tail. Great visuals, I love this ♥