Hozier - Shrike (Live) | Vevo Official Performance

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  • Hozier - Shrike an exclusive official live performance for Vevo.
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  • @musician101
    @musician101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2325

    How can something I’ve never heard sound so familiar and remind me of something I’ve never experienced?

    • @kendelle4216
      @kendelle4216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Brad McCallion you said exactly how I feel omg

    • @beverlydavis935
      @beverlydavis935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *recognition
      I truly believe in it

    • @360.Tapestry
      @360.Tapestry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      because it is evocative (and probably is built on familiar traditions)

    • @yuridantasdasilva6970
      @yuridantasdasilva6970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's poetry doing it's magic

    • @JustQuiteNiceGuy
      @JustQuiteNiceGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Because feelings bro.

  • @DesmondaCathabel
    @DesmondaCathabel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2728

    No one:
    Hozier: *being inhumanely perfect pitched live*

    • @strega0
      @strega0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Desmonda Cathabel the most pefect here

    • @lilyxD123
      @lilyxD123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      His transitions are soooooo good & clean I can't

    • @KayWhy-x2k
      @KayWhy-x2k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      if no one is saying nothing than isnt everyone saying something

    • @360.Tapestry
      @360.Tapestry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      how very inhumane lol

    • @irene-marivanderwalt9731
      @irene-marivanderwalt9731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ...despite being visibly exhausted

  • @abncolb1027
    @abncolb1027 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2998

    I've listened to this song so much that it is now part of my DNA.

  • @anapm2927
    @anapm2927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2801

    The Irishness of this song is rejuvenating i swear

    • @WRamos1775
      @WRamos1775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed

    • @romicor9
      @romicor9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      The whole bird and thorn thing reminds me of Oscar Wilde. Very Irish indeed.

    • @noonereallymattersbutcats9674
      @noonereallymattersbutcats9674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep!

    • @Him_Downstairs36
      @Him_Downstairs36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Romi C I looked up what a shrike is. Holy shit those birds are hardcore lol

    • @lauren23160
      @lauren23160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I need you to know that every time this song plays now I start laughing over this comment I read months ago 😂

  • @micomendoza702
    @micomendoza702 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2685

    Hozier's new album is criminally underrated!

    • @p0ppysmic13
      @p0ppysmic13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      dude relax its only been a few days.

    • @ILiveForTheSummers
      @ILiveForTheSummers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's been only like a week lol give it time

    • @romicor9
      @romicor9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      It reached #1 on Billboard 200 list in only 10 days. Thank you, Americans.

    • @myriamdimaio1499
      @myriamdimaio1499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is it?

    • @InternetheroxD
      @InternetheroxD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@myriamdimaio1499 No it's not, he's being insanely dramatic.

  • @TheBillNye
    @TheBillNye 5 ปีที่แล้ว +857

    I love how he lets his accent shine through in this song

    • @Connnor
      @Connnor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He's wicklow and I'm dublin and accent means everything because it is who you are. Thank goodness I'm so lucky that I'm here seeing Bill Nye comment and being able to reply! We are zeros and wans!
      WE ARE ZEROS AND WANS! (subject to correction) X

    • @RileyWah
      @RileyWah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      His vocal frequency traveled at an interesting velocity as well, science rules

    • @NameNik223
      @NameNik223 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      *Shoine

  • @megan9097
    @megan9097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +654

    i love that he made a romantic song about little birds that impale their prey on thrones/barbs. serious heart-eyes.

    • @carlo2766
      @carlo2766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Irish, alright.

    • @SatiricalAcuteMeta4
      @SatiricalAcuteMeta4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Beauty isn't always kind. Love isn't always pretty.

    • @ruthjohnson4380
      @ruthjohnson4380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We need heart ears!

    • @TofuTeo
      @TofuTeo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Michael King What do you mean by that?

  • @Toolovetoohate
    @Toolovetoohate 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1309

    Not to be dramatic but I would die for this man

  • @Ronin____5000
    @Ronin____5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    I can't imagine what pain and love this man has experienced in his life to be able to write and sing like that. Truly, Hozier is a treasure for our generation.

    • @carmiemc3736
      @carmiemc3736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      It's called being Irish

    • @upsidedownsaoirse
      @upsidedownsaoirse ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@carmiemc3736 it’s true, we just be like that

  • @ruthjohnson4380
    @ruthjohnson4380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +667

    I am an old woman, a child of the 1960s-70s, in the musical era of Van Morrison and Cat Stevens and Led Zeppelin and The Beatles. Yes, we had amazing music but as I say to nostalgic musical snobs, there really are great artists now. Hozier is one of the best.

    • @glendakurkimaki5834
      @glendakurkimaki5834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You are not old!

    • @ericaheap
      @ericaheap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@glendakurkimaki5834 I have great appreciation for people like you who are still able to see the good in the new and unfamiliar. thank you x

    • @saolálainn
      @saolálainn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm not far behind you...I am Irish and follow a lot of the Irish music scene as its absolutely brilliant (in my humble opinion)....

    • @JustPaige_
      @JustPaige_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is refreshing. Thank you

    • @saolálainn
      @saolálainn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dermot Kennedy is an amazing artist too

  • @spencersugar9603
    @spencersugar9603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +789

    Hozier's music makes me feel like i am in love. It doesn't matter whether i actually am or not, it is about the feeling (which is undescribable) somewhere deep down, it gently fills holes in chest, soothes wounded heart.
    Absolutely beautiful perfomance! Thank you!

    • @LittleMissHoop
      @LittleMissHoop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      oh my god, well said

    • @AmeyKolwalker
      @AmeyKolwalker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I feel like that too, more so with his movement, would that I and alone songs along with this shrike one. very wholesome lyrics and singing and the composition.

    • @evaunitzero1
      @evaunitzero1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He is such a gifted well rounded artist; hauntingly beautiful in every facet. He has a deep well of emotion and love. His talents truly shine in his abilities transfer it to us through music, in such a bold, honest way.

    • @ellegee-esse2797
      @ellegee-esse2797 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. This exactly. It's my church. Unconditional love

    • @BeatrixUhrin
      @BeatrixUhrin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel exactly the same way, but I couldn't put it into words. Thank you for expressing it 🖤🖤

  • @melsgrr
    @melsgrr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +942

    One of my favorites from the album and everytime I hear it it's like I'm listening to a memory and I'm brought back to the first time I've loved, fuck it up Andrew.

    • @flippetskater
      @flippetskater 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      It really does sound like the the physical manifestation of memory through sound.

    • @razielnixor6214
      @razielnixor6214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because it is

    • @redbullvodkaa
      @redbullvodkaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Andrew is not a name us peasants can call him!

    • @steveshidi5611
      @steveshidi5611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mels Mew this man is not of this earth.... but in a very good way

    • @steveshidi5611
      @steveshidi5611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or alternatively he is the purest form of this earth

  • @chloenewnham1121
    @chloenewnham1121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +803

    I feel like a Florence Welch/Hozier collab would be exquisite.

    • @brynnmeredith6246
      @brynnmeredith6246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Chloe Newnham that would be so amazing that i don’t think the earth could handle its beauty and we’d all spontaneously combust

    • @chloenewnham1121
      @chloenewnham1121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sara M Magical whimsical beings ✨

    • @iv3277
      @iv3277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where should I start with her??

    • @stephenzamborsky9236
      @stephenzamborsky9236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      great call with this pairing...both voices incredible

    • @chikenliken9897
      @chikenliken9897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Red Sharpie the best place to start with Florence Welch is ‘dog days are over’

  • @ladythorofmuffins
    @ladythorofmuffins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    I felt this on all planes of existences.

  • @Sick-o
    @Sick-o ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Most underrated Hozier song by far

  • @jopitibm
    @jopitibm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    I met Hozier in person after one of his shows and I love his simplicity, just like this video here, you don’t see him bragging and showing the most expensive brands or jewelry, he only needs his talent to show who’s the best

    • @Nappelkvist
      @Nappelkvist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well put. 🙂

    • @shannonroberts3173
      @shannonroberts3173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yea, he is soo humble and kind

    • @hahahahahaha9026
      @hahahahahaha9026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Ironically his lyrics are anything but simple. They are so layered and beautiful and the symbolism is incredible. I can imagine how humble he is by what you've said... Jealous you got the chance!

    • @ishita4778
      @ishita4778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how does it feel like having lived my dream?

    • @tomruth9487
      @tomruth9487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He doesn't need to show anything but his work, this is so true

  • @sinchanasridhara8441
    @sinchanasridhara8441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1044

    he's like a singing angel who lives in a tree

    • @jessicawardlaw1821
      @jessicawardlaw1821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same!

    • @srestha
      @srestha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      We don't call him Forest Daddy for nothing, love.

    • @chrizeldabernil8323
      @chrizeldabernil8323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A bird? A shrike! Our angel of small death.

    • @jabreabennett8597
      @jabreabennett8597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      PERFECT description! it's like, if you toss him up an apple he'll play you a song.

    • @Lyralli
      @Lyralli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He is also the tree.

  • @lindayou7688
    @lindayou7688 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When my daughter passed away, I had no one to tell the truth about the depth of the suffering of loosing her has been for me. This song gives some words to the loss of Jamie in my heart. To this day I have not been able to speak Openly, honestly, what losing her has felt like to me. With "family" judging her struggles throughout her life, and making her passing all about themselves, Of course, they needed to do it so they would feel better about their lives. It gave them reason to make them feel better about themseves, to move on without conscience or guilt. After all, they could so easily convince her. Use her for their own pleasure or gain. Nothing I said put an end to it all. I wish I had shouted. But all that is gone with her now. I continue to speak, but still no one hears it. No one will ever understand how deeply she tusted them and because of it, how deeply she lost.
    This song some how puts words to the pain that I know. And I think Jamie would be grateful to know that I hear her voice in your song.

    • @pmc237
      @pmc237 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry for your loss

  • @thistIedo
    @thistIedo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2734

    I was born in America but for these five minutes and eight seconds, I'm a proud Irishwoman scaling a grassy hilltop overlooking a lush valley where my sheep are grazing as the fog dissipates in the morning sun.

    • @dylancurtin6609
      @dylancurtin6609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      That is strangely accurate to my view out the window most mornings, good job 😂😂

    • @joshherbert8433
      @joshherbert8433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      hush

    • @sirjsph26
      @sirjsph26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@dylancurtin6609 what a life you have! beautiful!

    • @dylancurtin6609
      @dylancurtin6609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@sirjsph26 wouldn't give it up ever

    • @Gceelow
      @Gceelow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is the most accurate description of the feeling I get when I listen to this song. And I am far from an Irishwoman!

  • @grahamwillis585
    @grahamwillis585 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Such a beautiful and well written song, Love how Hoziers voice is treated as another instrument.

  • @davidpayne3049
    @davidpayne3049 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As someone without a musical bone in his body (apart from massive appreciation), i can tell that this is a masterpiece on many levels.

  • @farrellharris
    @farrellharris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Emotionally unavailable man laments his romantic shortcomings and recalls his past love's grounded nature, generous care and eventual bitter exhaustion with said emotional unavailability. I love this song

    • @jennalapointe
      @jennalapointe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This description resonates.. but all I can think of when hearing this song is a toxic, abusive lover above all.

    • @In_time
      @In_time ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some of these comments are just golden❤

    • @shawnpawlowski1436
      @shawnpawlowski1436 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow. What a description. I’m both honored and offended since I relate to this song so much.

  • @alexhendry2120
    @alexhendry2120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    His accent on this song 😍

    • @anapm2927
      @anapm2927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's pure bliss

    • @jodiebug1
      @jodiebug1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm really curious why he lets it out on this song so much more than any other

    • @anapm2927
      @anapm2927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jodiebug1 because he loves us and knows we swoon to it?

    • @M4ttNet
      @M4ttNet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jodiebug1 This song seems to be heavily based on Irish folk songs (the instrumental too) so it seems to match. Much of his other music is influenced by American blues and it R&B so he sings with an accent more influenced by that.

    • @ericgilkey3549
      @ericgilkey3549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Singing like a bard boat it no

  • @thegreatskinkpriest8104
    @thegreatskinkpriest8104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Hozier is easily the best songwriter of the 21st century, in terms of lyrics, melody, and guitar work , and it’s not even close.

  • @anapm2927
    @anapm2927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    It's amazing how evocative his songs are.. he takes you to Ireland. You instantly picture yourself sitting on a meadow, you can almost feel the wind on your face - totally in the moment, content.

  • @shua__
    @shua__ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    there’s something about hozier love songs that’s like the feeling of falling in love, but knowing you're incapable of it, knowing "i love you" is a death sentence, the trumpets signaling the end of the world, and being unable to resist anyway, loving and ruining everything anyway. or something like that.

  • @NightmaresWonderland
    @NightmaresWonderland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Dear Hozier
    Your music always gives me this strange feeling of comfort and makes me feel loved

    • @ms.joanneadomaviciajr3188
      @ms.joanneadomaviciajr3188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bulletproof Love so much pain and the know what time are you thinking about it for sometime and still believe it is true Amen

    • @NightmaresWonderland
      @NightmaresWonderland 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ms.joanneadomaviciajr3188 amen

  • @jlaurelj
    @jlaurelj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    Ever since it was released with the NCP ep I've wanted to throw myself into a thorn bush

    • @subinmdr
      @subinmdr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Strangely, I can relate to that

    • @hanami741
      @hanami741 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      omg. so accurate

    • @shareewinters2631
      @shareewinters2631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jessica Johnson i was thinking the same!! 😅

    • @kaywil2
      @kaywil2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaoooooo

  • @AsheQuinn
    @AsheQuinn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    [Verse 1]
    I couldn't utter my love when it counted
    Ah, but I'm singing like a bird 'bout it now
    And I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted
    Ah, but I'm singing like a bird 'bout it now
    [Chorus]
    Words hung above, but never would form
    Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn
    Remember me, love, when I'm reborn
    As a shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
    [Verse 2]
    I'd no idea on what ground I was founded
    All of that goodness is going with you now
    Then when I met you, my virtues uncounted
    All of my goodness is going with you now
    [Chorus]
    Dragging along, follow in your form
    Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn
    Remember me, love, when I'm reborn
    As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
    [Verse 3]
    I fled to the city with so much discounted
    Ah, but I'm flying like a bird to you now
    Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted
    Ah, but I'm flying like a bird to you now
    [Chorus 3]
    I was housed by your warmth, thus transformed
    By your grounded and giving and darkening scorn
    Remember me, love, when I'm reborn
    As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn

    • @grahamwillis585
      @grahamwillis585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Absolutely love the lyrics, remember me love when I am reborn, hits so hard and is my favourite line of entire song.

    • @cjmc123
      @cjmc123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Poet.

    • @Tahliamayhemmua
      @Tahliamayhemmua หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reading this just solidified that this man is litrally writing poetry, and God is it beautiful

  • @SaintGangle
    @SaintGangle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    I have heard many songs in my life. But this I would call a masterpiece.

    • @justgame5508
      @justgame5508 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many of Hoziers songs are. He’s a musical genius and I’ve never used that word to describe any musician I’ve ever heard. His music transcends audio, it’s an experience, ethereal

    • @A_M_638
      @A_M_638 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@justgame5508 well put.

  • @srestha
    @srestha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +681

    God I feel so lucky to have been born at a time when I am able to witness this exquisite human being/god.

  • @A_M_638
    @A_M_638 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Instead of thinking about a new way of expressing what his music does to me, I am just liking all of your comments. I completely agree with you all.
    Edit, it's not just me either, it's my kids as well. We love your music Hozier.

  • @conorreedy4730
    @conorreedy4730 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm trying to learn this song but it's really hard to get through it without crying. what an incredible song.

    • @melissaa8219
      @melissaa8219 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Same I just started learning it and the tab almost has more letters then numbers😭😭😭😭 he's so skilled to be able to play it so effortlessly

  • @sephveloso6119
    @sephveloso6119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Damn he's so talented, his voice, song lyrics and the guitar DAMN HE'S FLAWLESS

  • @caitlin.hardee
    @caitlin.hardee ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Just one of the greatest singer-songwriters and musicians to ever do it. A damn genius.

  • @deborahlazreug8735
    @deborahlazreug8735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He’s not underrated, he’s appreciated by a lucky group of humans beings, like a treasure.

    • @Anna63Bel
      @Anna63Bel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely. Amen!

  • @shindude5
    @shindude5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The thing I love about this video: it starts with him and his guitar and you’re mesmerized by how beautiful it is, then the camera pans towards the piano and you realize it’s there, then it goes to the drummer and you’re like oh the drums have been there this whole time too. Then the violin comes into the shot. It’s enough to make a grown man cry.

  • @faithsweet5817
    @faithsweet5817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Hozier's music is so beautiful that it disarms you, then rips your heart open with the sheer raw sadness underneath.
    But you know, it's a kind of sadness that only exists because the things we've lost are beautiful, or treasured. There's a certain kind of hope in finally letting our walls down to feel it - feeling the loss of someone you loved is infinitely better than forgetting what love felt like.

    • @cammikozi
      @cammikozi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The day my mom died, this song was on loop in my head. I was flying in a plane to get to her, but she died before I got there. I kept hearing remember me love when I’m reborn. 🥺

  • @cecilofchristmaspast4186
    @cecilofchristmaspast4186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The album is wholly beautiful, but Shrike is in another level. I'm so in love.

  • @RachaelCampbell-u3f
    @RachaelCampbell-u3f 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    He couldn't whisper, when I needed it shouted. The words hung above, but never would form ... and all of my goodness is gone with him now. You're free to choose, but those consequences will have you bleeding out. Much love Hozier listeners ❤ This is what music is meant to do. Move you. R.

  • @Winchesterly
    @Winchesterly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I feel like I've claimed the same band as my favorite since 7th grade, but I think as a 30 year old man in 2019 I gotta finally realize that Hozier is my favorite musical artist ever. This beyond slaps, it gently resonates in your soul until you are forever changed.

    • @Dinkdownn
      @Dinkdownn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I didn’t realize how much I’m captured by Hozier until the end of last year when Spotify sent out the year in review and told me my most listened-to artist was Hozier.
      I honestly had no clue that he was taking up so much of my music space. I listen to every genre out there from classical to metal to kpop. For years I was obsessed with Tool and deftones. Then punk then edm. And now apparently it’s all background noise since Hozier is taking over. 💜🔥

    • @ericaheap
      @ericaheap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      out of curiosity, what was that favourite band of yours?

    • @Winchesterly
      @Winchesterly 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericaheap HIM

    • @kovici7226
      @kovici7226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dinkdownn deftones and hozier clashing in my brain for spotlight

  • @Helen-ep6ps
    @Helen-ep6ps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    This live version is the epitome of everything I love about Andrew's music. I can't articulate what it is about this song and this version that evokes such nostalgia for something that hasn't happened. I can't express how much this song inspires me to get up and feel but also sit down and reflect. maybe its the feeling that is so apparent as he plays the guitar, or the nuances of his accent in the song. But I guess it doesn't matter what it is that I can't articulate...because what this is is art. and art is the best when you can't describe, you can only feel.
    lol spiel over continue with your day.

    • @ianrussell20122
      @ianrussell20122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have just hit the nail on the head

    • @barbaracunningham7115
      @barbaracunningham7115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said

    • @mariannestone9945
      @mariannestone9945 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, this is exactly my thoughts. Although, I could also see him being high. I have no idea, just a thought as how he looks here is how I feel when I'm high and listening to his music.

  • @HazelEyes1D
    @HazelEyes1D 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Literally everyone:
    Me: this song instills a feral sense of happiness that I can't explain nor will I ever understand. I feel like a tree and at the same time the wind blowing through the leaves of the tree, my third eye has opened.

  • @coleebutler3250
    @coleebutler3250 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This song is medicine. So beautiful

  • @СветланаЯковчук-к5э
    @СветланаЯковчук-к5э ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you Andrew for singing this wonderful song from your heart......

  • @iHavo
    @iHavo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Used to wake up before sunrise, grab coffee, and play soft hozier songs while watching the sun rise, warm coffee in hand. This has absolutely made it on the playlist

  • @EarmWermChannel
    @EarmWermChannel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of the best singers of this generation. His voice is clear and enunciated, beautifully nuanced, tender, and then suddenly transforms into raw power and emotional intensity. Gorgeous song.

  • @k.barbossa
    @k.barbossa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    2:22 !!!!!!!!!!! Shivers every time, I love the way he yells this verse. It's so pure and emotional and there's something ancient about this song in general...

  • @wesleighl5859
    @wesleighl5859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    his guitar skills make me wanna cry

  • @lovelykali
    @lovelykali 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This song doesnt bring memories of lovers for me.
    I think of my dad and the difficulties i felt in that relationship tell him how I felt, to forgive him, to love him while it still mattered. And now that he's gone it makes me guilty that I didnt tell him these things while he was still here and alive.

  • @Clockles87
    @Clockles87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I'm a simple fan; I see a new performance by Hozier, I like it.

  • @yasmeenomar4668
    @yasmeenomar4668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Hozier is walking poetry. How can a man ignite parts of your soul you never knew existed with merely his voice. I’ve never been more in love with the richness of an Irish accent until bow🥺🧡With love from South Africa

  • @shadhoyt8776
    @shadhoyt8776 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    33 years old and this talented. Dudes an alien. Love it.

  • @nocontent9095
    @nocontent9095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don't understand how a human being can be so talented

  • @WRamos1775
    @WRamos1775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I think it's impossible for any guitar player to not acknowledge how great Hozier's skills are

    • @romicor9
      @romicor9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's not a matter of skill but style and creativity. He's intermediate in technique and isn't proficient in music theory but he knows how to write very beautiful melodies.

    • @WRamos1775
      @WRamos1775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Romi C Indeed, and that's what I meant to say I guess

    • @ozzy9708
      @ozzy9708 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@romicor9 agree on the technique not being amazing but he studied Music at Trinity College Dublin so he is proficient in theory.

  • @georgekatsis4314
    @georgekatsis4314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i seriously cannot believe what an amazing song he wrote. This is unbelievable.

  • @kovici7226
    @kovici7226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    how is he singing so strongly at like every range ever this man isn’t real

  • @hueymars5084
    @hueymars5084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The intensity of the lyrics though, what a beautiful song this is

  • @EatTheZombies
    @EatTheZombies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +784

    who knew god was irish

  • @galaxymarshall1197
    @galaxymarshall1197 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    his accent is so prominent in live performances we are truly blessed

  • @maddie.bolland.7
    @maddie.bolland.7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    His voice is so incredibly powerful and absolutely angelic. It is such a privilege to live at the same time as Hozier is creating music 💜💜💜

  • @jpm4230
    @jpm4230 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This song gives me goosebumps...beautiful emotion, chords, a definite Irish country feel, then the relationship element in the lyrics. Music that moves!

  • @musiclover-cu5jy
    @musiclover-cu5jy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    No more talk of the album being underrated. Hozier's "Wasteland, Baby" had debuted as number 1 on the Billboard 200. (The first album went to number 2). First rock album, as well, to hit the top spot in 3 months. Thrilled for him - and for signs that people are listening to actual music!

  • @Pr0bablyVic
    @Pr0bablyVic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Shrike showcases Hozier's vision at its most glorious - a pain that's both deeply personal and universally relatable, sung in his incomparable vocal style - to make it be felt more than heard, and leave you in a place of strength all in its short runtime of a few minutes. He delivers with such raw abandon no matter what version of this song you hear - with heartbreaking authenticity, making his music a testament to the human experience.
    Yet, Hozier remains sp underappreciated, often misunderstood by critics who label him as esoteric - a polite way of saying he's strange. But this couldn't be further from the truth. He embodies a voice of truth, conveying universal human experiences of love, hope, and broken dreams.
    His iconic artistry transcends geographical and generational boundaries, complemented by a persona and public image that's just as heartfelt as his music. It takes heroic strength to confront and own one's devastating vulnerabilities, transforming the profound emotion into art that resonates with everyone.

  • @ianwilliams276
    @ianwilliams276 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The poetry, the musicianship, the perfect voice, amazing

  • @moonshadow4755
    @moonshadow4755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this is the best recording of this song.

  • @TerynGray
    @TerynGray 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The imagery in this song is just stunning... and when the fiddle comes in?? Perfect.

  • @jennalapointe
    @jennalapointe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Pure poetry.

  • @simpsonmokoena4395
    @simpsonmokoena4395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “Remember me, love, when I’m reborn
    As a shrike to your sharp & glorious thorn” part gets me every time! 😪❤️

  • @missiemae5010
    @missiemae5010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Got the privilege to hear this wonderful man live. Still feeling blessed. That high note 'remember me love' brings tears to my eyes every time.

  • @davidpayne3049
    @davidpayne3049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    An absolutely amazing song. I'm in awe of his talent.

  • @ElectriccLuv
    @ElectriccLuv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just wow. This Irish godly being channeling the heavens to all of us in such a raw way.

  • @katerinakorcakova2085
    @katerinakorcakova2085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:21 i absolutely love this part in the studio version... oh lord above, it's even better live... what a king, really

  • @saleembassadien7144
    @saleembassadien7144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can't help feeling that for all his hits, this is the song he will be remembered for... this performance in particular. Like, 50 years from now people will look back on this video and go "That was when music moved you from start to end...."

  • @crystalgoode8411
    @crystalgoode8411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This man is heavenly in song.. enchanting in charm..otherworldly. No other male artist do I find so naturally beautiful and real...

  • @johannesmeier5550
    @johannesmeier5550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    his guitar playing is irresponsibly good. and I love this song.

  • @lisa-sw6xf
    @lisa-sw6xf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had never heard this song or really even listened to this band when one day my boyfriend and I were driving when shrike came on radio
    I began to cry and truly did not even know the words or why I was crying
    My guy looked at me a said this is David (my deceased husband) speaking to you! I looked up the lyrics and had a deep cry and beautiful healing moment
    Thank you for this incredibly connected song ! The messages come from all channels ❤
    The changes continue to flow for me now😊

  • @Sik15
    @Sik15 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Pretty :)
    I always love watching Hozier play his guitar. His finger work looks so cool!

  • @serenahussain2072
    @serenahussain2072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ok for years I was obsessed with his singing but now having bought a guitar and finding it incredibly difficult to strum even one cord I am so appreciative and amazed by his mastery of the guitar and finger picking. This man is pure talent.

  • @MrBogus213
    @MrBogus213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There's something about this version that is particularly incredible

  • @courtneyreign7740
    @courtneyreign7740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Why is this the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard

  • @mikeluongo537
    @mikeluongo537 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    He is a gift, we must thank Him.

  • @Witchy_Zen
    @Witchy_Zen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He could sing about anything and it would be beautiful. One of the best artists out there.

  • @jimcrow3245
    @jimcrow3245 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Tears.

  • @sapamrebecca8560
    @sapamrebecca8560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    I need a live version of wasteland,baby! !!

    • @chrizeldabernil8323
      @chrizeldabernil8323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There was during the youtube album launch. But they now deleted the whole thing and just uploaded the interviews only.

    • @dogwood178
      @dogwood178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@chrizeldabernil8323 Yeah I went to rewatch the performance part and they removed it for some reason :(.

    • @josefina7614
      @josefina7614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I screen recorded it during the live feed 🥰

    • @aKugelblitz
      @aKugelblitz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Josefina Tecson as did I and I’m glad I did!

    • @subinmdr
      @subinmdr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can you upload it and share link?

  • @takiahawthorne3716
    @takiahawthorne3716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Well whaww...again and again he continues to bless our ears with this euphoric angelic voice. This album is one of the best of the year and there is no denying pure raw talent.

  • @flippetskater
    @flippetskater 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    As my soul enters the spirit realm......
    For real, this song and this man will be the death of me, but what a way to go!

  • @shadhoyt8776
    @shadhoyt8776 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So gifted. Gawd. This guy must have made a pact with something cause the dude just gets after it. I’m amazed

  • @sartain155
    @sartain155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Listened to this the whole way around the North Coast 500 route of Scotland last week. Amazing song which accompanied all the breath-taking costal scenery beautifully 💙

  • @alexmoon6512
    @alexmoon6512 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How does this only have 28k likes? Everyone should hear this song.

  • @missobvious5436
    @missobvious5436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am in absolute awe of this man. You can physically see him get lost in his music while he's playing the guitar, his voice is incredible and the way he has full control over it even more. Sometimes I really wonder how someone this talented can exist. I hope there will be more music by the bogman soon :)

  • @etymon2
    @etymon2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This voice rises from out of the struggle and cleansings of Ireland's spirit, through its many changing centuries.
    The song itself nests in that history and transcends a romantic love while also encompassing it. Musicians rarely reach such resonating truths. I'm glad that since we lost Leonard, we've got this honest voice to help keep us faithful.

  • @merwilliamson4918
    @merwilliamson4918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hozier is phenomenal at live performances, you can feel his soul through the acoustics

  • @SageValentine
    @SageValentine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    This song is one of my favorites from Wasteland, Baby. I’ll be seeing him live for the first time in NYC in November.

    • @danielelias7867
      @danielelias7867 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am SO jealous !! send some love to the stage for me

    • @AnnisENB
      @AnnisENB 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re in for a huge treat. The man is unreal live

    • @alexisjemerson5051
      @alexisjemerson5051 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in New York City I'm gonna try to figure out how to go

    • @romicor9
      @romicor9 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, send a lot of love to the stage. Sing along with him and the band, and if you get to meet him don't forget to say 'Thank you' on behalf of all of us around the world.

    • @soniachapple3141
      @soniachapple3141 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sage Valentine you’ll have a fabulous night ... he’s exquisite

  • @kakitung7384
    @kakitung7384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Why is no one talking about his guitar... as amazing as ever

  • @stanley7431
    @stanley7431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    it doesn't get as real as this. this is so pure
    I've never heard anything as deep as this song.
    thank you Hozier.

  • @rokeyaghani6382
    @rokeyaghani6382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    OH WOW MY HEARTBREAK IS OKAY NOW

  • @anapm2927
    @anapm2927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Goodness, the accent coming through, the music, the entire feel of this song, feels like a breath of fresh air,like a summer breeze.

  • @elanyacoleman9862
    @elanyacoleman9862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hozier, your voice singing "shrike" is most "glorious" ! Your guitar sounds precious too ! Thanks for sharing ! I love you !

  • @andreabrown3597
    @andreabrown3597 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I hope this is played in my last memories of earth. Theme song. Never had the right words ❤ maybe in the next life I will.