"Liars" - Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony (official video)
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- Music video for "Liars" from the album GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
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iTunes (EU): apple.co/1VVIXO6
"Liars" written by Ron Scott
Arrangement by Jay Clifford
Colorado Symphony conducted by Scott O'Neil
Directed & Edited by Sarah Megyesy
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Footage: Condorcam & Sarah Megyesy
Boettcher Concert Hall Footage: Laura Goldhamer & Sarah Megyesy
All other footage captured by Sarah Megyesy
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My daughter is 5. When I look at her and say "been riding lots of trains" she sings the rest with me. It's magical. Thanks for those moments.
Wow she has impeccable taste ❤
Awwww!❤ I hope my nephew and I do the same thing🌈 love from India:)
Raising your child correctly,
Nicely done, ma'am.
The buildup to this song is one of the best I’ve ever heard. Gregory Alan Isakov is by far, one of the most underrated musicians in the history of music.
Oh my gosh. THE BEST EVER
@@sadbastardfolk dumb comment, dude
Ever heard about Alexi Murdoch ?
Underrated by who?
The music industry
Gregory makes me think of a life I never had, places I've never visited and people I've never met. It's like a dream. A nostalgic, beautiful dream.
Andrés Reyes you summed up my feelings about GAI’s music wonderfully. This is exactly how I feel
I've tried to explain it like that since the first time I heard his music. You said it perfectly. I'm so happy he's finally getting heard
@@demolitionwilliams Been a fan for four years now. Trying to make him known in Chile 😊
We all need to get into the space that he is God Bless you
Yes!! So much dreamy magic in his music. I am adoring fan.
There is maybe 6-8 songs I've heard in my entire life (40+ years) that I can FEEL in my BONES.
This is one.
May I ask what are the others? If it's not too personal. I'm curious.
@@bogtree100 what are yours?
Liars would definitely be one for me too. Drive Darling - BOY will always have a place in my heart, as well as Conrad - Ben Howard.
I'd also like to know what the others songs are.
Tell me the rest
@@PhiNguyen-vg2zo Promise - Ben Howard
I was in the audience for this at Red Rocks Ampitheater... it was magic.
Jelly
I was right there with you; flew from Chattanooga with my daughter as a treat for her 30th Bd. Isakov is a favorite of us both.
Sad that concerts are a thing of the past.
I’m glad I’ve seen my share.
At 57, I’ve lived free, NWO changed everything with the Covid scare.
Jeeze that must have been an absolutely religious experience.
@@billie6814 It was amazing..the entire crowd was awed and enthralled ...the performance was absolutely brilliant.
Yep. Following the world's "Steps to Success" leaves you feeling like you have to lie to everyone about how happy you are ( I will never attend a high school reunion for this reason 😉). I'll likely never be seen as "Dr. Success" - at least not according to the world's standards, and I don't really want to.
I believe that I've traded cards in for clothes, clothes for land, land for dreams; and now I am even trading dreams in for other people's wellbeing and happiness. I think that's how God built us to find the most peace: less focus on ourselves, and more on helping others.... a paradox of returned joy, really.
This version of the song will probably stay as one of my favorite songs for the remaining years of my life. Thanks, Gregory (+ band + Colorado Symphony... + friends and fam of those just mentioned).
This song is a near-spiritual experience...hearing 'Liars' at Red Rocks one day is one of my life goals! 🖤
When they sing this live without the orchestra it’s also phenomenal th-cam.com/video/1gtOJ1VVUAg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-q_bgGj-SN5rjNIa
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I've just discovered this artist. Been listening to so many awesome songs. Wow
Ain’t no shame in that ❤
This song makes me feel so nostalgic I can't breathe and something gets lodged inside my throat and my eyes sting so bad... every single time I listen to it
Gregory Alan Isakov is the songwriter and singer of our age - love it!
often these songs make me cry and sing along there is real depth to the lyrics - we were all there, and we all sing together.
This could be a beautiful soundtrack for a movie, I really think Isakov is a great musician! 🎶♥️🎶
The genius of Isakov. For me…unrivalled, exquisite, authentic, soulful, beautiful, peaceful, loving ❤
Gregory Alan Isakov with a symphony is like a rainbow after a summer’s storm .❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏
This man is haunting, absolutely magical.
One of the few artists who is able to translate emotion into music so beautifully.
Alexander Reynolds. if you haven't given him a try, Bon Iver!
Kasie French Bon Iver has gone to shit recently
try Ben Howard if you haven't.
Him and Sleeping at Last
koweratus came here to write the same thing 😄
Live all the life, have all the fun, weep for all the sorrows, laugh all the laughs, love all you can. Everyday. Always.
Thanks greg.
This man is just mind blowing.
Gragory is lovee, no one can't hate him.
This is too beautiful, his voice is mesmerizing, but this song hit me like a kick to the stomach.
To me, this song feels like a montage of someone’s life and what it feels like to grow up. The build up is the growing up part and when it hits its when you realize what life really is and what decisions you’ve made and what decisions you will have to keep making. It feels like the realization of growing up. Thats what it feels like to me. I understand it may mean something completely different, this is just what it feels like to me. I want to dance to it, sing it, make montages out of it, live it, feel it, and grow with it, cry with it. I don’t know…
but I found the song and video beautiful regardless. I want to make a video of my life to this, im 16 now so maybe I can make it as I grow. One of my favorite songs 🤍
Isakov is a modern day poet with an ear for melody. His lyrics typically drive his tunes and they marry each other well. This song speaks of the artist’s duality, the two differing approaches to his life. They both exist within him like brothers-in-arms, taking on the world in his mind before daybreak . His responsible side traded his childhood for ‘clothes’, the necessities of life. And yet he yearns for something more. He fights to maintain a semblance of reality as he progresses through life, rooted in the land, but all the while the sense of loss from compromise persists. Now as he looks back on the eras of his life, coarsing like a train, he sees that the artistic side of him engaging in life, and yet somehow apart. He is telling himself that the compromises he made were for the good and allowed the artist side to live but he feels also that maybe it is a lie; perhaps it is the artistic side that allowed the responsible side to be alive. As he finds his responsible side has dreams, too, the realization comes that both sides are liars, living only half a truth.
This is just incredible. This Canadian girl is flying to Utah to see him in August. I've been listening to him for a while. Man he just keeps getting better. Soul stirring Mr. Isakov. ❤
yo how was the show?? :)
This gives me goosebumps. The emotion in the music is so refreshing. So little real music nowadays.
Listen to Rone's Motion .... man that is a J.O.U.R.N.E.Y. Hope you like
This song is like waves, builds up and comes to a crescendo and just haunts and yet its poignant.
The more I watch and listen to Gregory Alan Isakov the more I love his music!
You take the big one
And i'll take his brother
Let's get this over with
'Cause i'm late for work
Do you remember when we were young
The swing sets, the costumes
The dirt in the sun
I sold all my baseball cards to buy me some clothes
That's how it goes
That's how it goes, and that's how it goes
And i keep on thinking
It's time to move on
Move out to the city so huge
Meet me some people
Seems these old hills
They keep on calling
The clouds 'round here talk
Man, i been listening
I sold all these clothes to buy me this land
I'm sorta happy most of the time
Most of the time
Been riding lots of trains
The same ones as you
How come you get to talk to everybody
I'm just looking out my window at the night view
You keep on pointing out my halo
Your big pointy finger
The six-fingered hand
I sold all this land
To buy me some dreams
Just like those movies we played when we were kids
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
Now we're just liars
the feeling this man must have to play music like this in front of all those people sitting still and listening with their soul..must be a great feeling. you can see the band is happy by the way they are playing and the effort that is put into each song!!! i love this band!!!!
It was one of those rare magical moments ..I have been to Red Rocks so many times and this was the first time ever that literally everyone in that audience, all 9,000 + just sat quietly enthralled at what they were hearing and seeing. It was absolutely breathtaking. I will never forget it.
Would have been a transformative experience hearing this and especially at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Bucket list.
"I loved her from afar, pitiful to most.
She never did return, I never let her go.
Drenched in hopeless sad, those three words couldn't pierce
a disposition that I had,
a brokenness so fierce.
I imagined talking with her soul
the days and nights had finked
and nowhere did they go,
and rarely did they blink.
Thousands of eyes looking up at me so down and out
wished for mercy on myself and a cease to my self doubts.
Shame was my conductor, maestro, playing me to tears.
Fingers worn down to my soul before past and future fears.
I set her free not long ago,
the last thing I told her ghost..
Of all the things you've costed me, I miss myself the most."
,dan'
Your music, from solo acoustic to in front of a grand orchestra, is some of the most beautiful life affirming music. It's the words, the music, and your delivery. Gets me in every song. Constantly brings tears to my eyes. You are one of my favorites. Please come to Louisville Kentucky on your next tour.
This is one of the beautiful songs I've ever heard.
This should really have 100million views and 100million likes. Good music is too complicated for most people, they turn to simple manufactured music and shy away from real, honest and spectacular music like Gregory Alan Isakov’s music, which makes you think, feel and love.
Well said.
Makes them feel too much at once
Good music is simple. Popularly would make the vibe less appealing
He really is a magical experience live. the Colorado orchestra adds a whole new level too
There are two brothers in this story. The responsible one (who has a job) is still protective of the wild
one (even though it means getting in brawls on his way to work). The narrator’s self-survivalistic upbringing is evidenced by his stoic willingness to engage in a street fight with the same casual energy of household chores. It is also indicated by the first transaction of the song: selling his childhood baseball cards for clothes. He has resigned himself to this lot in life (“that’s how it goes, that’s how it goes, that’s how it goes”).
With each transaction, he sells one item to gain another, each with escalating value. But when considering what each item represents, every transaction loses value. It wasn’t just baseball cards he gave up, it was the innocence of childhood: swing sets, costumes, and playing in the dirt on sunny days. The clothes were probably for a job or an education; when he sold those clothes to get the land, he had to cash in years of job-earnings or his degree. But obtaining the land that had once called to him only resulted in him being “sort of happy most of the time.” Now he hears something higher calling to him (“the clouds round here talk man, I been listening”). So that’s why he wants to “move on” again, this time maybe to the city. Something bigger, more opportunity, new people. To do this however, he must give up the permanency and security represented
by land ownership.
This new life entails a lot of travel. More ground covered but confined in the small spaces of “lots of trains.” With every move, he brought his brother with him (“same ones as you”). He was the one making all the sacrifices while his brother shared in the reward. And now he resents that his being the responsible & good one afforded his brother the freedom to be the more social & wild one (he’s stuck “looking out the window” while his brother “gets to talk to everyone.”) His brother brings attention to the virtue of the narrator (“pointing out my halo,”) and whatever the brother’s intentions, the narrator perceives it as a slight or even as a grotesque accusation (“big pointy finger from a six-fingered hand”). He feels cornered into being
the good brother.
So, he’s made a series of bad trades (though they seemed responsible at the time) to get him where he is now, looking out into the darkness from a train window considering what it has all cost him: the innocence of childhood, years of savings and labor, even the old familiar land he thought would bring him happiness. And what did this last costly trade-off get the narrator? He’s trying to recapture what was lost a long time ago: the unrealistic, ethereal dreams of childhood aspirations (“dreams just like those movies we played when we were kids.”)
But they’ve been untrue to themselves, trading in who they are - to become who they think they should be. So long as the lie remained unspoken, it could be believed. But finally, in the cold darkness of this
moment, he admits to himself what he’s known for a long time.
"six fingered hand"...God bless...doug
Damn...
This is gold man.
Rayan with observations such as these I hope you will soon have some content on your channel, I am sure there are many that would like to see it.
Find me. I'd love to talk!
I listened to Gregory's song "Amsterdam" almost non-stop while on a train from Landscheid, Germany to Amsterdam in January of this year, and I just remember thinking to myself: "Damn, this guy can really make people feel."
Thanks for another beautiful song, Gregory!
It's today. Sept 27, 2021 that I discovered probably one of the best music I've heard in my life (i really love the banjo , it's kinda rare to hear it)
It's liberating to know I'm one of those who've known such underrated musician.
Enjoy the journey! Wish I could hear some of his songs for the first time again :)
One of my favorites of yours. Man, I traveled last year from central Florida to Durham NC by myself to see you play, and it was one of the best live shows I’ve ever been to. You’re a legend mate and such a huge inspiration to me.
This song trascends our time. It's an Eternal Masterpiece.
He is the poet of today music.
Just listened to old live version from 2010. Man he polished this song so good. Was good then but he shaped the melody from it just perfectly and obviously the production with the colorado symphony is remarkable.
There's something about this song that I always come back for more. I wish it was longer.
This is my most favorite performance of GAI, they are awesome, the Symphony is awesome, the vid is awesome!!! How could it get any better???!!!! LOVE!
This is so beautiful, I love his ability to capture such raw, intense emotion. I also love the progression of the lyrics from "I sold all these baseball cards" to "I sold all this land to buy me some dreams...now we're just liars" Love this artist, wow just wow!!
He is blessed, and I am so grateful that things I've struggled to process have been evoked in me via music. Healing.
When a song brings tears to your eyes. Absolutely stunning. 🙏
I literally burst into tears at 3:21. So freaking good and it just sings to my soul.
Diabitus same
Couldn’t agree more
Takes you to a place you never knew existed.
Well said
sammie1934 What like sleep ?
Exactly tho
Oh..we knew it existed. But we just didn't know how to get there...THANK YOU TH-cam.
Gregory took me to this great fish and chip shop in Bristol UK. I never knew it existed and the fish was delish ( which will be the title of one of Gregory's new songs - watch out for it)
This isn’t a song…….its an Anthem!
I could listen to this and "The Trapeze Swinger" on a loop all day every day......Sigh.
I literally do that
I add the Stable Song too !
I do that + words + if I go I’m going + San Francisco
I have listened to Dark Dark Dark a hundred times in a row. I can't stop playing it
Add O City Lights
There is something with the sound of his music that sends me to a different place to think about life in a very calm way and it made me feel so great.
“I’m sorta happy, most of the time. Most of the time”
Gregory music convinces you to listen and absorb the story deep into your being.I am 56 and it's one best tracks I have heard
Its wondeful to discover that good music is still being made. The violinist is so into it. at 4.46 it looks like he's playing on the last string in the bow.
Jeb Bows is amazing.
I can't stop watching this video. I feel like my soul is going to explode
ditto
"I know exactly what u mean"
so sweet.
Same here.....powerful stuff
same. it's so beautiful
This song is so beautiful. Gregory Alan Isakov is magical.
This song, the melody and the lyrics and the beautiful people who perform it and wrote it and lived it, this gorgeous video..... It nourishes my soul in a way that very few do... Bless you all
this makes me feel so many things.
I am so grateful I got to hear this live in Paris last December. one of the best days of my life
I've been waiting years for this song to be recorded in some way. Worth it.
Serene, wistful, sombre, powerful. So many words to describe this masterpiece. Simple in the beginning before ending on an emphatic crescendo of musical bliss. Bravo and Kudos to Sir GAI and the Warriors of The Colorado Symphony
You are a gift to my soul Mr. Isakov.
I will forever love this man.
I genuinely appreciate this.
His voice ❤❤
One of my favourites. Unbelievable with the orchestra
Gregory, i dont think you will see my post or feel my thoughts about your songs but i have to express here that your songs are gentle breeze in my heart.Thank you very much..
I've probably revisited this video alone like 47 times nevermind how much ive been listening to it on the album lol.
Greg for the love of everything good in this world PLEASE put out an album in 2017
Beautiful. Everything I love about Gregory Alan Isakov, but bigger and more spectacular! Cannot wait for this record.
So reached at the level of soul. Stunning collaboration ~ a shower of light ~ playing your hearts out 🙏
This is like the twentieth time I've listened to this song, but the first time I feel I understand all of it. Just wow
I am wondering about those people listening live in the crowd..how come they keep standing...this is just too much to take in...Absolutely mesmerizing.
Wow...I have goose bumps a day later. Lucky to have him coming to my town soon. Wish he could bring the symphony.
It was three years ago that I happened upon GAI in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, mid-week, and his unanticipated poetry watered the seeds that led me to a cross-country bicycle journey; and that put my whole self into a better place. Beware the poet with deep integrity, if you're fearing change, but don't avoid the door when it opens in front of you.
You courageously took a ride of faith and I'm so glad it led to a positive outcome. Your words are well-heeded.
You bicycled across the Country....Wow
OMG... this song is INCREDIBLE! Now THIS.... THIS is AMERICA!
the individual being is unstoppable.
oh my god, this is the best thing i've ever heard.
Sometimes music just transports you to another place and this is one of those occasions.
GOD BLESS HIS FREAKING SOUL THIS IS REAL BEAUTY HERE OH MY GOD.
Glad I found this gem, one of the best songs I have heard!
My husband surprised me with tickets for his show in Seattle, on August 6th!!! The Avett Brothers and Gregory all wuthin two weeks if each other...I'm a hapoy gal!
You're in for a treat! I just got out of his concert in Spokane today
Powerful, moving, deeply emotional, vibrates through your psyche. Thank you Gregory Alan Isakov for this experience. Blessings from Canada🍁
Beautifully said ❤ Hello Karen in Canada, peace n love from afar 🙏
@@Berretotube Hello and blessings to you too, Berretotube. Happy Autumn from Canada 🍁🍂🌻🏵🐝 Bee well.
And for about 5 minutes, we were all transported to a different universe.
I just love y'all. Peace and blessings to you 🩷 Keep up the amazing work!
He's incredible. I can't believe it.
I've listened to this song over and over, it never fails to make me burst into tears, his voice is so perfect, but this is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. It breaks my heart. To have that voice, this song backed by an orchestra is awe inspiring. I bow down to such talent.
Amazing. If you haven't seen him live, do it! The quality of the entire performance is amazing.
A fitting tribute to my brothers and remembering the times we stood back to back fighting against all the odds against the tyranny and the darkness of are childhood...heres something I should have said to you along time ago ..thanks..were ever you are or were ever you may be .....thanks again
Been waiting three years... absolutely worth it.
I usually don’t care for music videos, as I don’t want to be distracted by visuals. However, the music and visuals in this video are superb- it is my all time favorite TH-cam video.
I agree. Just the fact of a relatively unknow artist performing with the Denver Symphony makes my heart swell. I'm sure Gregory had never dreamt this could happen. I cry with pride and joy every I watch this. Big love to u all 💗
This man's voice is everything
What a powerful masterpiece ❤️ , hats off to @gregoryalanisakov
Wife and I saw him in NC shortly before covid...magic
Can't wait to do it again!
Where have I been? I just found you and your genius - your songs are beautiful, poetry to music, and nothing like anything I have ever heard or...felt. You have magic in your songs, your work is amazing!!
See you at Red Rocks!!!
His voice does amazing thins to my heart ...
This is deep. Thank you Gregory
This is brilliantly beautiful, I can hardly breathe.
Elizabeth did you ever find out the (fantastic) name of the "New Song" you posted last year...just went to a GAI concert in Asheville and he sang it first song (!) but I still can't find it anywhere on any album or on itunes...any ideas?
+Chris Fox I still haven't found out what the name of the song is, as soon as I find out I'll change the name of my video.
+Elizabeth Germscheid thanks! And if I find it I will let you know too
Just so moving. Incredible. Makes me look back on a life I never had.
I’d like to thank Dallas Green aka City and Colour and TH-cam’s algorithm for introducing me to this beauty. Anyone who loves Gregory’s masterpieces this will LOVE Dallas Green. 🍁
Just beautiful... the imagery in this video coupled with the music, wow.
Damn. My heart looks something like that violin bow.
This is achingly beautiful. Thank you, Gregory, band, and orchestra.
Do you think one day we can see a documentary on Gregory ?
you could go make a documentary.
I would watch it 😀