This isn't my fave song, I dont watch music videos cause they ruin the song for me sometimes. But for the song, you sounded good before you said "so move me baby" it sounded like a terrible voice crack. But that may just be me. Btw love Work Song, All Things End, an Jackie and Wilson. They make me wiggle my toes ( - 3-)
I only discovered this now… in 2024. I like he sings about ‘Polunin moving’ who is the reason I watch this video. I first discovered Polunin from the Take me to church video.
"You're less Polunin leapin' , or Fred Astaire in sequence. Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin'" to compare someone not more of the artistic expression of an awe-aspiring dancer, but instead, to a strong, unfathomable yearning to move from an entity eternally entrapped in a state of inertia, burdened between the weight of the heavens and the grinding earth beneath him he could only be free to move within the sanctuary of his subconscious is * chef kiss *
I'd be honored if some Hozier fans who appreciate 80s/90s classics would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest vocalist-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends of both yesterday & today.
IKR!!! Like this is so elegant and powerful that it makes me breathless. Kinda wish he wasn't a fascist supporter :/ But I guess you have to have some character flaws or you would be too op. ( Not our king Hozier though, bro is without flaw)
@@ßeastMode I have exactly zero clue what you mean by this. I'm aware that I'm not exactly the paragon of maturity, but I can't see what you're with your comment. Elaborate?
@@jaydapeters207 Fascist supporter?? 😂 I am no Putin fan but calling him fascist is pig ignorant. He’s a former KGB officer from the Soviet era. He’s a communist. The USSR allied with us AGAINST fascists. Did you not learn history? Also, Hozier champions plenty of problematic causes including the deeply misogynistic trans movement. He’s not “without flaw”.
The emotion in this is so strong it made me try Sergei's movements in the middle of the living room. I fell of course and hurt my knee. But it was worth letting it out.
Hozier is a once in a lifetime artist, I haven't heard one song I didn't like, relate too, or didn't speak to my soul. This man is the embodiment of God giving talent.
Yeah, it's interesting as well that one figure has something similar to a "black sun" nazi tattoo on his torso. I think the video itself is meant to symbolise how young men can become lost. But inside them there's a completely different part of them that wants to be free
@@quackerjacks are you trying to say that because Sergei Polunin is a straight man. it is homophobic for him to do ballet? get a fucking grip on reality
I have a crazy mad huge crush on Sergei's dancing. I cant't believe how talented he is, ever since his Royal Ballet days he has been the epitome of what art should be. It's so good to see him alongside with Hozier, nothing but respect to them.
I feel sad that Sergei became what he became! His attitudes are so different from the beauty of his art. Every time he opens his mouth we have to face something that dishonor the wonderful gift that was given to him!
Him being a sexist, homofobic/transfobic person is the biggest “artistic” pain I’ve ever felt. With what he’s been through he could be such a huge person, yet he decided to say so much bullshit, I feel guilty because of what he gives me when I see him dancing (which could be his goal, but that doesn’t excuse anything he said).
@@issytobizzy395 he has a putin tattoo on this chest, he is dealing with drug addiction (it seems), which could lead him to posting the shit he did on instagram, but honestly, it's all still pretty bad
@@humbertoncs8132 I thought he was in recovery from the drug addiction, but I understand that having a Putin tattoo probably doesn’t sit well with a lot of people
@@LeylaDerben He just always combines spiritual/spooky lyrics with pipe organ music or violins or church choir type backings--this song still sounds that way to me but it's especially evident in his entire body of work. I think it's really cool that it could be both the soundtrack for a southern gothic movie or the biggest bop on top 40 radio.
Damn this man and his references to mythology will be the death of me...Comparing his lover to Atlas in his sleeping...Such a perfect way to state '' You're my world'' ''You move me just by being'' So poetic
Can we all just appreciate the fact that Sergei worked his butt off for his entire difficult life so that he could reach this place of being able to dance better than anyone else, and the most beautifully, and now he can do anything he wants. Like this video. And the first Hozier video. Stunning.
it is 2023 and this is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful songs and most stunning breathtaking videos, that I have ever been graced with. Thank you.
Thank you for that! Hilarious! That's me, too, honey! He's AMAZING dancing in workboots! I can't imagine what they had to do to the soles of those things to allow for Sergei's flawless pirouettes!
That's more like it. This is the direction I was hoping Hozier would take his sound. Different elements, lyrical, unnatural key change that only he can pull off. Top drawer!
I'd be honored if some Hozier fans who appreciate 80s/90s classics would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest singer-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends of both yesterday and today.
I don't know what the true meaning or story of this video is but I interpreted it as someone facing himself and also finding himself through the movement. As he dances he finds more versions of himself, more faces he might have not found otherwise. I love it. This song is so special to me.
@@korbaisblessed2562 thats true, my question is what do these aspects represent? freedom, masculinity? who killed who? I thought the killerpart was approving of the other part dancing at first
They don't NEED to do any of those things. You just WANT them to, and you should ask yourself why you want or maybe even *need* others to do these things.
My grandaughter introduced me to Hozier with his first Album. I LOVE LOVE LOVE HIS VOICE and even though sometimes the lyrics are racy I still know every word to every song. I so love Movement and Wasteland. ( I am 83!!)
Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of strength and technique the dancer used? Like goals, my word. How free and fluid the movements were, and the level of control he used in each intricate motion. He also fully embodied the music. I actually teared up. *claps*
Dancing Lyricist Sergei Polunin is a very famous ballet dancer! He was the youngest Principal dancer in The Royal Ballet. He chose to leave there and to explore more expressions of his genius like in this video and in other videos! Amen 🙏🏻
Sergei is such a beautiful dancer. I feel like this piece was so him because. I feel like he is actually fighting with himself and battling his own emotions and his mental stability
So glad that Hozier keeps releasing music! Inevitably, he's going to have to crawl back into his mossy log, to care for the woods by stripping away diseased bark with careful hands and teeth, to cuddle the fox cubs as their mothers are away on hunts, but it'll be great to hear his new music while it lasts!
thats the beauty of art, he didnt speak dance, he spoke art. something more vauge, but still understandable. part of what gives art its magic is how one message can have so many interpretations
His family was very poor and they thought by sending him at a boarding school for dance that he could eventually make money for the family. He had a come to Jesus moment and realize this while he was dancing for the Royal Ballet - the top of the top - and had a mini meltdown and got a tattoo (a big no no in top ballet dancer). Then his dance company fired him and he ended up going on talent shows that are on TV in his home country even though he was well known and incredibly talented. That had to be so hard but he persevered. He was catapulted into worldwide fame when he danced to “take me to church”. I would search that on TH-cam because it’s incredible.
Being someone who isn’t as initiated to ballet, I find this to be a very cool introduction. The power, agility and grace come together so well. A great display of athleticism.
Sergei Pulonin is my absolute favorite dancer. Like. In the world. I'm so grateful he left dancing for London Royal ballet to create his current woks. Did you know Hozier wrote this song after watching him dance to Take me to Church, Choreographed by David LaChapelle? He embodies dance and ballet with such masculine energy. I'm in awe, every time he dances. Exceptional work, Hozier. Gorgeous and moving song/ video
@@LavenderXRush I did not know that this song was written after the take me to church music video. But I believe it. And I see what you mean by the masculinity in Sergei’s performance. Very graceful and fluid, accompanied with a strong stoicism.
You should him in see a video Anton Corjbin created to Depeche Modes In Your Room. He's not you normal short, skinny male ballet dancer because he started his career as a gymnast. He's tall, strong and incredibly athletic.
That’s the power of Sergei Polunin. You should see his other stuff, like the videos for Little Red and The Wolf, or his whole performance in Giselle. I fell in love with him in Giselle the realized later I had already fallen in love with him years before from this video, but I didn’t know who he was (let alone that he’s an incredibly popular Russian Ballet Dancer, lol)
I love how this video is about fighting with yourself. Battling the inner demons, always trying to break free and finding that "good" within us. Somewhere I think it portrays that one can never truly rid themselves of the darkness within, rather one can have those moments of serenity, where the good overpowers the bad. I think while we're always trying to run away from our darkest selves, in the end it becomes a question of whether we will run till we die, or like Sergei stopped in the end, we can too stop and accept who we are. Accept our whole selves, even the bad.
For me it's clear this song is about the movements that a lover (who is about to leave you) causes in yourself, the dance seems a metaphor for the experience of being in love. He got two versions, one white and the other dark, as the decision of "should I stay or should I go?", the angel and the devil whispering in your ears. But just as we are astonished seeing him dancing, the narrator is as well, while watching his lover's departure movements
I just love the fact that Hozier even mentions Sergei Polunin in his lyrics! "You're less Polunin leaping or Fred Astaire in sequins, honey..." This is just the most amazing collaboration ever. Two artists, one soul.
I think it's Fred Astaire in sequence, as in a sequence of dance moves. Fred Astaire isn't very well known for shiny outfits. Though you are right, this is the most magnificent collab.
@@billiey36 It doesn't make much sense... Maybe it was overlooked? All the images in google of Fred Astaire and not one in a shiny outfit let alone sequins.
@@chrizeldabernil8323 I don't agree with several of the "official" lyrics in other songs as well. I wish he'd release a cd or something with the lyrics included.
Amazing that Sergei Polunin danced on a Take Me To Church unofficial music video, and is now dancing on a Hozier song once again, but now it's the official music video
Apparently Hozier said in an interview, that he saw Sergei's performance to Take me to Church and it inspired him to make this song. Which is mind-blowing
To me, Hozier ain’t nothing but a pop artist for teenage girls who think he’s profound, but I loved the dance video especially compared to his usual inane stuff.
@@armchairphysicist9067 The music video features a gay couple but the song itself is Hozier worshipping a woman basically. You must not have heard any of the lyrics.
This song is just so powerful because it's you who are telling yourself to move instead of another person telling you to. It's fine, it's completely fine if there's no one by your side as long as YOU are by your side. You don't need anyone to motivate you, YOU are more than enough to pick yourself up without needing anybody. Instead of waiting for someone to pick you up, let your own self be the one you are looking for.
The dancer is running from himself. Through dancing, he can become whoever he wants. He can be in his head and pretend. This video is absolutely stunning. Brilliant.
Never knew this song. Its now being used by Kia, in an ad in the Netherlands. This song catches me. The video is actually the perfect visualization. I love this. The struggle, the duel, the conflict, passion, it has it all.
Omg erik,same here as weve got the kia ad on telly uk and i was blown away when i first heard it,then its taken me sooo long to try find out what it was and tonight i just thought oh sod this and googled in..move me, and i couldnt believe it when it came up straight away.I was flabbergasted.Anyway this is the song you need to hear when your in love,in lust,in deep..it proper moves me so much and im on cloud 9 now i can listen to it full blast,long and loud..cheers, denise.uk..
when I first listened to the song I thought "I've heard this somewhere on the tv!" And trying to remember what commercial was it became an obsession. Thanks to you I've finally found it
I really thought, for real, that both of the dancers in this video were Andrew Hozier. for real. in my defense, they were both wearing the same clothes. #Twinning
This past week, I tried to take my own life because of a long line of depression and sadness. After waking up in the hospital, angry that I was still alive and mad at my (amazing and supportive) family for even being by my bedside, this song began to play in my head. So clear and so loud. As if it were playing right in the room in the background of my mom and sister talking. I thought to myself about how thankful I was to be alive to hear such beautiful music in a time of need. Truly the voice of an angel to to encourage me to move through this rough time. Hozier, you’re truly an angel.
I can't describe it, but at about 2:47, when the choir starts singing, I feel like the human prison I'm trapped in is ripped away, revealing my iridescent soul, and I can finally be free enough to dance with the wind, and it feels like my tears can become star dust, and this new form is limitless, and my heart pounds from the depths of my soul, and I want to sing and raise my voice so loud the moon will hear it. It feels like what true, pure, love feels like. Not a soft, gentle love, but loud, adrenaline inducing, heart pounding, love that no man could ever truly give me. It feels like the universe's excitement, love, and longing for adventure put into song form, for us mere humans to enjoy.
@@KK7V4keW anyways, you had to click on the video, therefore wanting to listen to it, to be able to see my comment in order to be a jerkwad. As for what the 'youth' is listening to, people still listen to Beethoven. People still listen to the Beatles. Maybe don't be purposely mean to random people on the internet.
Yes! He has a strong background in the church but has come away from it. Like, he still retains his love for God, he just doesn't do those restrictions the church imposes. I'm probably not making sense or wording this very eloquently. I totally agree with your point, and I absolutely love that about him. He's like wholesome, and a rebel. It's great!
Why you theists always do this? He grown up on a religious bacground It's understandable that he critiques church. Critique isn't faith. He identify as agnistic NOT theist, be respectfull. As polish grown up in very religious country (mostly that faith is showy but nontheless exist) I'm very openly critic about catholic church, and I'm strict atheist. Speaking about religion doesn't equal being religious in any sense. Stop that bullshit.
@@unknowngirl7758 I agree with your views, but I do have to say that I dont think this is what the original commenter meant. Sacrilege is "violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred", so in the end I think those words describe Hozier perfectly. A sort of untamed, spiritual beat that does not abide by religion, and might even mock it from time to time.
This has got to be one of the finest music videos ever made. After watching it a couple of hundred times, I can confidently state that it is an excellent combination of music, story and dance.
I must say, I absolutely love this song but I don't at all get the music video. I just had something totally different in my mind. Of course art can be interpreted in many different ways. What does this music video say to you? Just honestly curious since you really like the video.
@@sdscott6202 What a nice comment by you. Thank you. Its hard to put into words but the different characters of Sergei seem to make up the "total man?" Sometimes when I listen, I think Hozier is singing to a woman, and sometimes I think he is expressing his respect/love for beautiful movement, which Polunin certainly embodies for me. I guess its mostly just a feeling I get when I watch the video.
[Verse 1] I still watch you when you're grooving As if through water from the bottom of a pool You're moving without moving And when you move, I'm moved You are a call to motion There all of you a verb in perfect view Like Jonah on the ocean When you move, I'm moved When you move, I'm put to mind of all that I wanna be When you move, I could never define all that you are to me [Chorus 1] So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally, move me You are the rite of movement Its reasoning made lucid and cool And though it's no improvement When you move, I'll move [Verse 2] You're less Polunin leaping Or Fred Astaire in sequins, honey You, you're Atlas in his sleeping And when you move, I'm moved When you move, I can recall something that's gone from me When you move, honey, I'm put in awe of something so flawed and free [Chorus 2] So move me, baby Shake like the bough of the willow tree You do it naturally, move me Move me, baby Like you've nothing left to prove And nothing to lose Move me [Bridge] Move like grey skies Move like a bird of paradise Move like an odd sight come out at night [Chorus 2] So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally, move me Move me, baby Like you've nothing left to lose And nothing to prove Move me So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally, move me
Your the only ONE on here that had the correct lyrics to the song! Everyone else is thinking that this is the one of the lines: You're Lester Young in leaping (lol)
Hozier's voice combined with Polunin's dance touch a string of my soul I didn't even know existed. I don't know what's happening here but I just feel something deep inside that makes me rewatch this masterpiece again and again.
Here's my take: in the beginning, he is being moved by his inner demons--what he is trying to escape from. He literally spins out of control. Then, for a moment, he allows himself to be moved by hope, until he closes himself off to it in the elevator, feeling he is not worth it. In the white is his future self who knows what he had to go through. That is why he can't help. Hope runs after him to pull him back.
I think it’s a battle of self. The current him is trying to keep from choosing between his past self in white (very proper dancing, no tattoos) and the past self in black( representing his downward spiral when he was into drugs and pushing people away) all while his drugged self watches (dirty, fits, spaced out)
imagine deciding against retiring due almost solely to the positive feedback you got from dancing to a hozier song AND THEN BEING IN A HOZIER MUSIC VIDEO this is actually the coolest thing in the world i love hozier and i love sergei so this is amazing
I love how his rage, his nihilism is portrayed as the active presence - his objectively 'good' self is passive, only a comment upon his tormented state, not interested enough to participate in the battle for his mind. At the start of the video it is his despair that begins the journey with him, his objective goodness that observes his downfall, but it is his rage that follows him closely, claws at his mind, sees his weakness and acts on it, with it, in it, every time. It is that nihilistic rage that will push him off of that rooftop, his goodness that will observe it wordlessly, and his despair that will watch it happen, helpless, not knowing whether to be in anguish at the futility of it or at the realization that the rage, acting without comment from the good, may have been justified.
what I love about this is that the messy is the point. he's falling, getting back up, learning, changing... occasionally in sync with his better nature, and occasionally in sync with his darker impulses but ALWAYS moving. There is no good vs evil here, it's a constant flow of existence, a constant flux of complex movement and emotion. That triple jump EVERYTHING. I realize it's just the one guy but the way it matches (including the darker one trying and falling) is PERFECTION.
I like how he mentioned Sergei Polunin in the song, “You’re less Polunin’ leapin” Sergei Polunin went from dancing to one of his songs to being in his music video, dancing to another song, and being MENTIONED in the song we love that for him
*I remember seeing Sergei for the first time in Take Me To Church and honest to God, I was so mesmerized by how he moved his body, that I couldn't stop myself from seeing all of his ballet dances. This one is no different. What an insanely talented dude and this accurately describes why we shouldn't limit boys or girls from choosing untraditional routes because if Sergei's parents had said when he was 5, "You're a boy and boys don't dance." The world would have been deprived of the masterpiece he is. Much love to Hozier and Sergei.*
This song as well as the video just oozes sensuality. I've said this on two other videos of his songs, but Hozier's a combination of the Celtic bards of old as well as the reincarnation of Orpheus. His talent is of an otherworldly quality and he's certainly one of the most unique musicians/poets we have today.
After the video of Sergei dancing "Take me to Church".. I sadly thought it was just one time and I wouldn’t be moved again by Sergei and Hozier.. Oh boy, how happy I am to see this.. the song is amazing and Sergei is superb as always.. Polunin moves me, and he projects such emotion.. He is pure talent.. (acting included). I hope they continue collaborating because this is just brillant..
yo my dudes... I know youtube is for simple stuff BUT: anyone else listened to this and just felt a wave of emotion. Honestly Im a sensitive guy but I was listening to this in my headphones and I pretty much broke out into random movement. This man is a magician...
You can't escape yourself. Every angle of your being is what makes you great, powerful and unique.That's it. Thank you for such a breathtaking masterpiece)
For me this video shows what it's like to have mental health struggles. You are quite literally fighting yourself and your own demons. But they have your face. Sometimes you win against yourself and sometimes you don't. It's such a beautiful video
I can't find the lyrics guy I'll be the lyrics guy I still watch you when you're groovin' As if through water from the bottom of a pool You're movin' without movin' And when you move, I'm moved You are a call to motion There, all of you a verb in perfect view Like Jonah on the ocean When you move, I'm moved When you move I'm put to mind of all that I wanna be When you move I could never define all that you are to me So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby You are the rite of movement Its reasonin' made lucid and cool I know it's no improvement When you move, I move You're less Polunin leapin' Or Fred Astaire in sequins Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin' And when you move, I'm moved When you move I can recall somethin' that's gone from me When you move Honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby So move me, baby Like you've nothin' left to prove And nothin' to lose Move me, baby Ooh, ooh, ooh Oh baby, oh baby Move like grey skies Move like a bird of paradise Move like an odd sight come out at night Move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby So move me, baby Like you've nothin' left to lose And nothin' to prove Move me, baby So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby
I come here often. This song has soothed my son for the last year. Found this song while he was still in the hospital after birth. It's gotten us through so much. Colic, medical procedures, long trips across the country (on repeat), and just any fit. He's now 12 months old and it still works like a charm when nothing else will. My babe loves this song 💛
Just watched the video for the first time and got goosebumps right away. There is no dancer who touches me emotionally the way Sergei Polunin does. Can't explain. It's just like... he is pure charismatic emotion.
“When you move i moved” that line can be so threatening or so comforting. It reminds me of arsonists lullaby. “Never tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash.” The pain and the suffering. The peace and the love. The hurting and the healing. Your demons are there with you. Keeping you company in your own madness. You may ignore them but they remain. 2:46 feels like the fight. Am I letting the chaos take hold or am I going to settle for peace. Just blows my mind how these lyrics make me feel and think.
I still watch you when you're groovin' As if through water from the bottom of a pool You're movin' without movin' And when you move, I'm moved You are a call to motion There, all of you a verb in perfect view Like Jonah on the ocean When you move, I'm moved When you move I'm put to mind of all that I wanna be When you move I could never define all that you are to me So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby You are the rite of movement Its reasonin' made lucid and cool I know it's no improvement When you move, I move You're less Polunin leapin' Or Fred Astaire in sequins Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin' And when you move, I'm moved When you move I can recall somethin' that's gone from me When you move Honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby So move me, baby Like you've nothin' left to prove And nothin' to lose Move me, baby Ooh, ooh, ooh Oh baby, oh baby Move like grey skies Move like a bird of paradise Move like an odd sight come out at night Move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby So move me, baby Like you've nothin' left to lose And nothin' to prove Move me, baby So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby
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This one could have been a runner up but why discriminate?
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This isn't my fave song, I dont watch music videos cause they ruin the song for me sometimes. But for the song, you sounded good before you said "so move me baby" it sounded like a terrible voice crack. But that may just be me. Btw love Work Song, All Things End, an Jackie and Wilson. They make me wiggle my toes ( - 3-)
This one is definitely up there ❤I like the video of you singing “to be alone” in the meadow a lot, too. Thanks for all you do
This one.
I only discovered this now… in 2024. I like he sings about ‘Polunin moving’ who is the reason I watch this video. I first discovered Polunin from the Take me to church video.
There’s just something I love about seeing a man dance so elegantly in work boots and cargo pants
Somehow its pain
Mesmerising
Girl get out of my mind lol 😊😊
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss'
He's not just a man, he is Sergei Polunin. Le'nfant terrible from ballet.
"You're less Polunin leapin'
, or Fred Astaire in sequence. Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin'" to compare someone not more of the artistic expression of an awe-aspiring dancer, but instead, to a strong, unfathomable
yearning to move from an entity eternally entrapped in a state of inertia, burdened between the weight of the heavens and the grinding earth beneath him he could only be free to move within the sanctuary of his subconscious is * chef kiss *
you described it perfectly oh my god
also heyyy army fam
This dude's music will stand the test of time, cuz he makes music that could have been made in the 80s, 90s and still fit right in...
polaris rising your description was ethereal 🥰
polaris rising wow
Hozier's writing has raised my standards way too high for other songwriters. Never stop Andrew!
"When you move
, honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free" honestly he didn't have to go so hard but he did and I'm so grateful
I'd be honored if some Hozier fans who appreciate 80s/90s classics would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest vocalist-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends of both yesterday & today.
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Sergei doing a half a dozen fouette turns in work boots, and pointed toes just shows how immensely talented he is! So beautiful to watch. 🩰
IKR!!! Like this is so elegant and powerful that it makes me breathless. Kinda wish he wasn't a fascist supporter :/ But I guess you have to have some character flaws or you would be too op. ( Not our king Hozier though, bro is without flaw)
@@jaydapeters207 you have so much growing up to do. I say this with the most respect possible.
@@ßeastMode I have exactly zero clue what you mean by this. I'm aware that I'm not exactly the paragon of maturity, but I can't see what you're with your comment. Elaborate?
@@jaydapeters207 Fascist supporter?? 😂 I am no Putin fan but calling him fascist is pig ignorant. He’s a former KGB officer from the Soviet era. He’s a communist. The USSR allied with us AGAINST fascists. Did you not learn history? Also, Hozier champions plenty of problematic causes including the deeply misogynistic trans movement. He’s not “without flaw”.
@@ßeastMode Because disliking radicals is the most immature thing a person can do lol
The emotion in this is so strong it made me try Sergei's movements in the middle of the living room. I fell of course and hurt my knee. But it was worth letting it out.
Ana Maria Momcheva 😂😂
You should take lessons in ballet.
🤭 I did too!!! Lol... As IF right? Sorry you got hurt. When you feel better, try it again!
@@auntielisa7919 Aww thanks. It's a beautifully dangerous song it seems. :D
Too bad he's a homophobe.
Hozier is a once in a lifetime artist, I haven't heard one song I didn't like, relate too, or didn't speak to my soul. This man is the embodiment of God giving talent.
Oh yes
exactly
I feel like God looks at him and says, "Yeah, I'm kinda proud of that one!!!"
@@missyfaught Well that's how he feels about every soul in the cosmos.
Amen 🙏
I feel like I just saw something so personal, almost as If I wasn’t supposed to see this. One’s inner fight with himself.
thought you said inner thigh smh 😔
@@libbyc4302 LMAO WTH
oooo i love this
Yeah, it's interesting as well that one figure has something similar to a "black sun" nazi tattoo on his torso. I think the video itself is meant to symbolise how young men can become lost. But inside them there's a completely different part of them that wants to be free
@@ciarancassidy7566 Omg yeah now I see it!
Wow Sergei's dancing is sublime. It's masculine and so elegant. The jumps are so powerful but light and precise.
Also very homophobic!
@@quackerjacks What??
@@quackerjacks are you trying to say that because Sergei Polunin is a straight man. it is homophobic for him to do ballet? get a fucking grip on reality
@@quackerjacks 🙄
Best think russian fascism can create
It’s not even just the voice of iconic proportions; it’s the lyrics that make your soul shudder
Yes. Exactly. When we wait for his songs, we wait for what he has to say in his songs in that mesmerising voice of his.
Yes. Soul everywhere
Listening to this song is a spiritual experience
I haven't even heard the lyrics yet but i approve of this comment.
"It's not the song, it is the singin'." -Hozier, Nina Cried Power.
Hozier's voice and Sergei's movement are beautiful together.
Perfect
Sergei’s dancing and Hozier’s vocals are phenomenal together 👌🏻
th-cam.com/video/1yPjfCEeM14/w-d-xo.html
Polunin dancing on Hozier's song.......poetry in motion, LITERALLY!
I have a crazy mad huge crush on Sergei's dancing. I cant't believe how talented he is, ever since his Royal Ballet days he has been the epitome of what art should be. It's so good to see him alongside with Hozier, nothing but respect to them.
I feel sad that Sergei became what he became! His attitudes are so different from the beauty of his art. Every time he opens his mouth we have to face something that dishonor the wonderful gift that was given to him!
Honey I LOVE this guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Him being a sexist, homofobic/transfobic person is the biggest “artistic” pain I’ve ever felt. With what he’s been through he could be such a huge person, yet he decided to say so much bullshit, I feel guilty because of what he gives me when I see him dancing (which could be his goal, but that doesn’t excuse anything he said).
That's exactly why I specifically typed "I have a huge crush on his DANCING", not him.
Caro Fernández I agree so much, I’m completely in love with his dancing too, I was just saying how frustrating it is to know how horrible he can be
I love how he danced to “take me to church” and now he’s in the offical video for a hozier song
Shame about his politics 😅
@@Sarah-jd7zv ? i wouldn't know i dont follow him, enlighten me please
@@issytobizzy395 he has a putin tattoo on this chest, he is dealing with drug addiction (it seems), which could lead him to posting the shit he did on instagram, but honestly, it's all still pretty bad
*which could have led
@@humbertoncs8132 I thought he was in recovery from the drug addiction, but I understand that having a Putin tattoo probably doesn’t sit well with a lot of people
He walks the line between gothic folk and popular rock so well.
Marimar
@@LeylaDerben He just always combines spiritual/spooky lyrics with pipe organ music or violins or church choir type backings--this song still sounds that way to me but it's especially evident in his entire body of work. I think it's really cool that it could be both the soundtrack for a southern gothic movie or the biggest bop on top 40 radio.
it's astounding how much chemistry sergei and shirtless!sergei have
Damn this man and his references to mythology will be the death of me...Comparing his lover to Atlas in his sleeping...Such a perfect way to state '' You're my world'' ''You move me just by being'' So poetic
Wow beautiful
@@myloveaffairwithsadness517 very much so,his lyricism,turn of phrase, never ceases to amaze me.
He's taken some writing lessons from Leonard Cohen, it seems.
@@tove236 Cohen and Waits for sure..there's so much soul and blues in this man that it oozes out of him with every word/song..
Big dicks
Can we all just appreciate the fact that Sergei worked his butt off for his entire difficult life so that he could reach this place of being able to dance better than anyone else, and the most beautifully, and now he can do anything he wants. Like this video. And the first Hozier video. Stunning.
yes, Like S Polunin Leapin.... Divinity
Patti Billerbeck Amen!!
Beautiful words; beautiful sentiments expressed - and I love you for that Patti. Viva Sergei 💙💚💛💜👍👍👍
A man, his demon, his angel, and his past. Moving
hey sorry for being annoying but im really tryna make it as an artist. if you could check out my music itd mean the world to me, thanks!
this is killing me i can't keep jacking off to hoziers voice
Right, but his angel is kinda pathetic, isn't he? I'm talking about the character. As for the way Serhiy conveyed it, it was perfect
it is 2023 and this is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful songs and most stunning breathtaking videos, that I have ever been graced with.
Thank you.
Have you seen "Sergei Polunin, 'Take Me to Church' by Hozier, Directed by David LaChapelle"? I think you will find it equally as breathtaking. Enjoy!
@@TheBigbird98 I have and yes, it really is.
Absolutely awe inspiring. Shame about some of the questionable remarks he's made tho :/
Same. This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL song.
This man deserves MUCH more appreciation for his music than he's actually given.
AAAAH.
Srestha Chakraborty ok streetchakra
Thenks Femimine Dildo
@@priyathakur9915 hai gurl ♥️
Srestha Chakraborty kids nowadays don’t know real music so not happening 😂
Polunin: Leaps through air gracefully wearing jacket, jeans, and boots
Me: Trips on my shoestrings wearing velcro shoes
you made my laugh out loud after a really long, trying day. Thank you.
I’m on the floor, my friend !😂
@@dlffl2212 so's PLoy S.
Thank you for that! Hilarious! That's me, too, honey! He's AMAZING dancing in workboots! I can't imagine what they had to do to the soles of those things to allow for Sergei's flawless pirouettes!
Also me: Twists ankle while wearing flat sandals -_-'
That's more like it. This is the direction I was hoping Hozier would take his sound. Different elements, lyrical, unnatural key change that only he can pull off. Top drawer!
Tyler Sunn Definitely. His new album is going to be insane
I'd be honored if some Hozier fans who appreciate 80s/90s classics would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest singer-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends of both yesterday and today.
I don't know what the true meaning or story of this video is but I interpreted it as someone facing himself and also finding himself through the movement. As he dances he finds more versions of himself, more faces he might have not found otherwise. I love it. This song is so special to me.
why does he attack his other self in the end?? i have questionss
@@jo.k.4210 i interpret it as not every part of himself being good. He found some darker, worse aspects of himself that he tried to run from.
@@jo.k.4210 we don't necessarily get along with every aspect of ourselves.
@@korbaisblessed2562 thats true, my question is what do these aspects represent? freedom, masculinity? who killed who? I thought the killerpart was approving of the other part dancing at first
Beautiful...
Sergei dances like Hozier sings,
It's HEAVENLY.
Too bad he's racist...Sergei, that is
@@BobiG1964 now racist? Cut the crap
@@irinam5138 Google it, sweetie. Hozier said he regretted having him perform because he's an anti gay racist. Educate yourself
My excitement is immeasurable and my day is saved
Love it!! Poetry as always Hozier!! Thankyou😍😍😍🦋🦋🦋
THE LYRICS ARE AVAILABLE ON MY CHANNEL, CHECK THEM OUT! ;)
reviewbrah lol
Reviewbarh
Who doesn't love the Brah? He's a God lmao
This is painfully underrated.
People need to HEAR this.
People need to SEE this.
People need to APPRECIATE this.
Exactly my thoughts....
They don't NEED to do any of those things. You just WANT them to, and you should ask yourself why you want or maybe even *need* others to do these things.
It's even better in live... With all the lights on the scene.... I discovered it on stage! AMAZING!
I have been here almost sixty years. The best stuff is always secret.
100,000 views between midnight and 5 am on a Tuesday morning ain't bad.
falling in love with Hozier's music feels like a religious experience that I can't explain and can barely understand 🥺
Yes.
I am so happy to see Sergei Polunin and Hozier officially working together.
BookFreakyTube did you notice that he mentions Polunin on the lyrics??????
Probably not anymore. Sergei's comments about LGBTQ community really angered Hozier.
Patti Billerbeck watch Sergie's latest interviews, he explained everything.
@@nflixnchillz3189 I shall look for them!
My grandaughter introduced me to Hozier with his first Album. I LOVE LOVE LOVE HIS VOICE and even though sometimes the lyrics are racy I still know every word to every song. I so love Movement and Wasteland. ( I am 83!!)
glad to hear it jean :)
Lol😅
Welcome home
Ooo
@@beetlebug3584 l
I love when Sergei combines his passion with Hozier's. It's not simply dance and music. It's so much more powerful than those limiting terms.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of strength and technique the dancer used? Like goals, my word. How free and fluid the movements were, and the level of control he used in each intricate motion. He also fully embodied the music. I actually teared up. *claps*
Of course he does a perfect dance! It’s Polunin!
I've never seen such perfection and intricate moves.. It's.. Breathtakingly different from the usual... And it's in sync with the song at every step
Dancing Lyricist Sergei Polunin is a very famous ballet dancer! He was the youngest Principal dancer in The Royal Ballet. He chose to leave there and to explore more expressions of his genius like in this video and in other videos! Amen 🙏🏻
what type of dance OR art is that I really like it does it has a name?
@@timachan7419 ballet
Sergei is such a beautiful dancer. I feel like this piece was so him because. I feel like he is actually fighting with himself and battling his own emotions and his mental stability
This! I feel like I can almost touch his anger when his dark self dances at 3:30
I thought it was Hozier because he can change character so easily! The gentleman dancing is very talented!
I didn't want this to end, Hozier for the ears and Sergei for the eyes. What more could one ask for?
👌🏻
The fact he can turn that effortlessly and perfectly in HEAVY WORK BOOTS shows his power
Hozier's voice and Sergei Polunin's dancing together touches my very soul. They're spectacular!
So glad that Hozier keeps releasing music! Inevitably, he's going to have to crawl back into his mossy log, to care for the woods by stripping away diseased bark with careful hands and teeth, to cuddle the fox cubs as their mothers are away on hunts, but it'll be great to hear his new music while it lasts!
How imaginative! It just might be true.
Stop. He's actually a normal person
@@jonathanfinn3559 it's just a joke
How do I download this comment
What? 😂
I feel like I was just told a story, but in a language I do not speak.
😂😂😂 You should learn how to dance 😂😂😂
Brilliant metaphor❤️
thats the beauty of art, he didnt speak dance, he spoke art. something more vauge, but still understandable. part of what gives art its magic is how one message can have so many interpretations
Erik Willms you should writ poetry
His family was very poor and they thought by sending him at a boarding school for dance that he could eventually make money for the family. He had a come to Jesus moment and realize this while he was dancing for the Royal Ballet - the top of the top - and had a mini meltdown and got a tattoo (a big no no in top ballet dancer). Then his dance company fired him and he ended up going on talent shows that are on TV in his home country even though he was well known and incredibly talented. That had to be so hard but he persevered. He was catapulted into worldwide fame when he danced to “take me to church”. I would search that on TH-cam because it’s incredible.
Being someone who isn’t as initiated to ballet, I find this to be a very cool introduction. The power, agility and grace come together so well. A great display of athleticism.
Sergei Pulonin is my absolute favorite dancer. Like. In the world.
I'm so grateful he left dancing for London Royal ballet to create his current woks.
Did you know Hozier wrote this song after watching him dance to Take me to Church, Choreographed by David LaChapelle? He embodies dance and ballet with such masculine energy. I'm in awe, every time he dances. Exceptional work, Hozier. Gorgeous and moving song/ video
@@LavenderXRush I did not know that this song was written after the take me to church music video. But I believe it. And I see what you mean by the masculinity in Sergei’s performance. Very graceful and fluid, accompanied with a strong stoicism.
You should him in see a video Anton Corjbin created to Depeche Modes In Your Room. He's not you normal short, skinny male ballet dancer because he started his career as a gymnast. He's tall, strong and incredibly athletic.
I love his dances, shame about his politics though :/
@@jaydapeters207 I can’t say I’m familiar with his politics.
the sexual energy between this man and himself is TOO mucch
I kinda took it as very intentional part of the video, like hes flirting with danger/bad decisions
That’s the power of Sergei Polunin. You should see his other stuff, like the videos for Little Red and The Wolf, or his whole performance in Giselle. I fell in love with him in Giselle the realized later I had already fallen in love with him years before from this video, but I didn’t know who he was (let alone that he’s an incredibly popular Russian Ballet Dancer, lol)
Oh good it's not just me.
Too bad hes homophobic
@@theartsynerd3979 he literally made out with a man
I love how this video is about fighting with yourself. Battling the inner demons, always trying to break free and finding that "good" within us. Somewhere I think it portrays that one can never truly rid themselves of the darkness within, rather one can have those moments of serenity, where the good overpowers the bad. I think while we're always trying to run away from our darkest selves, in the end it becomes a question of whether we will run till we die, or like Sergei stopped in the end, we can too stop and accept who we are. Accept our whole selves, even the bad.
Wow this 💯
This.
On point
His voice is the chaos. His voice alone is the calm. His voice is the catharsis. His voice is the eternal muse.
AD JR underrated comment 🏆💚
The greatest comment ever #EternalPoetry
His voice; the catalyst, the cure, the antidote.
Or hes just gay.
For me it's clear this song is about the movements that a lover (who is about to leave you) causes in yourself, the dance seems a metaphor for the experience of being in love. He got two versions, one white and the other dark, as the decision of "should I stay or should I go?", the angel and the devil whispering in your ears. But just as we are astonished seeing him dancing, the narrator is as well, while watching his lover's departure movements
I just love the fact that Hozier even mentions Sergei Polunin in his lyrics! "You're less Polunin leaping or Fred Astaire in sequins, honey..." This is just the most amazing collaboration ever. Two artists, one soul.
I think it's Fred Astaire in sequence, as in a sequence of dance moves. Fred Astaire isn't very well known for shiny outfits. Though you are right, this is the most magnificent collab.
@@chrizeldabernil8323 That's what I thought, too, but apparently the official lyrics say sequins.
@@billiey36 It doesn't make much sense... Maybe it was overlooked? All the images in google of Fred Astaire and not one in a shiny outfit let alone sequins.
@@chrizeldabernil8323 I don't agree with several of the "official" lyrics in other songs as well. I wish he'd release a cd or something with the lyrics included.
@@billiey36 Which ones?
Amazing that Sergei Polunin danced on a Take Me To Church unofficial music video, and is now dancing on a Hozier song once again, but now it's the official music video
Apparently Hozier said in an interview, that he saw Sergei's performance to Take me to Church and it inspired him to make this song. Which is mind-blowing
To me, Hozier ain’t nothing but a pop artist for teenage girls who think he’s profound, but I loved the dance video especially compared to his usual inane stuff.
The dancer (Sergei Polunin) is the same one who danced to "Take me to Church" three years ago. Iconic.
That is right .....
thank you for this reminder
You mean the songs about gays being nasty?
Armchair Physicist reminder that hateful people will burn in hell :)
@@armchairphysicist9067 The music video features a gay couple but the song itself is Hozier worshipping a woman basically. You must not have heard any of the lyrics.
This song is just so powerful because it's you who are telling yourself to move instead of another person telling you to. It's fine, it's completely fine if there's no one by your side as long as YOU are by your side. You don't need anyone to motivate you, YOU are more than enough to pick yourself up without needing anybody. Instead of waiting for someone to pick you up, let your own self be the one you are looking for.
the “atlas in his sleepin” part, he actually does the atlas “carrying the world on his shoulders” pose 1:32
Brenda Freitas I noticed that too
Brilliant
Good eye!!
That’s always been my favourite part. To the point where I can’t even listen to that part without thinking about atlas
It's almost like we can interpret this dance!
The dancer is running from himself. Through dancing, he can become whoever he wants. He can be in his head and pretend.
This video is absolutely stunning. Brilliant.
Stolen comment noob
I love how Pulonin is even mentioned in the lyrics. Like these two artists have an entwined journey and I think they owe a lot to each other
Never knew this song. Its now being used by Kia, in an ad in the Netherlands. This song catches me. The video is actually the perfect visualization. I love this. The struggle, the duel, the conflict, passion, it has it all.
Omg erik,same here as weve got the kia ad on telly uk and i was blown away when i first heard it,then its taken me sooo long to try find out what it was and tonight i just thought oh sod this and googled in..move me, and i couldnt believe it when it came up straight away.I was flabbergasted.Anyway this is the song you need to hear when your in love,in lust,in deep..it proper moves me so much and im on cloud 9 now i can listen to it full blast,long and loud..cheers, denise.uk..
Haha the Kia ad is what brought me here
Saw the Kia advert yesterday (March 2023) and immediately found this song!
Ik ben hier door kia 😂
when I first listened to the song I thought "I've heard this somewhere on the tv!" And trying to remember what commercial was it became an obsession. Thanks to you I've finally found it
Over-controlling vs. self destruction in one's passion.
Oooooh.
Like Isle of man TT
Okay, that makes a lot of sense!! I was trying to figure out the symbolism here.
I'm honoured to be your 1000th like .
This is so relatable
Hozier: "you're less Polunin leapin'"
literally has Polunin leaping in the video
I really thought, for real, that both of the dancers in this video were Andrew Hozier. for real.
in my defense, they were both wearing the same clothes. #Twinning
@@hannahseling1513 hahaha
@@hannahseling1513 no, it's definitely less.
@@hannahseling1513 lyric*
@@hannahseling1513 I did Google it. Everything I found either had blatantly wrong lyrics (didn't even get the name right), or said LESS.
This past week, I tried to take my own life because of a long line of depression and sadness. After waking up in the hospital, angry that I was still alive and mad at my (amazing and supportive) family for even being by my bedside, this song began to play in my head. So clear and so loud. As if it were playing right in the room in the background of my mom and sister talking. I thought to myself about how thankful I was to be alive to hear such beautiful music in a time of need. Truly the voice of an angel to to encourage me to move through this rough time. Hozier, you’re truly an angel.
Stay strong❤
Yoire brave; and i really hope within the past 7 months everythings been okay. Time can help heal the worst of wounds x
I hope you’re doing better this year ♥️
I hope you’re healing lately and that you know how loved and special you are 💙💙
You never know what greatness you might miss if you leave too soon.
I can't describe it, but at about 2:47, when the choir starts singing, I feel like the human prison I'm trapped in is ripped away, revealing my iridescent soul, and I can finally be free enough to dance with the wind, and it feels like my tears can become star dust, and this new form is limitless, and my heart pounds from the depths of my soul, and I want to sing and raise my voice so loud the moon will hear it. It feels like what true, pure, love feels like. Not a soft, gentle love, but loud, adrenaline inducing, heart pounding, love that no man could ever truly give me. It feels like the universe's excitement, love, and longing for adventure put into song form, for us mere humans to enjoy.
who tf still listen this shit? all youth on Gomunkul 6 now#
@@KK7V4keW leave me alone.
@@KK7V4keW anyways, you had to click on the video, therefore wanting to listen to it, to be able to see my comment in order to be a jerkwad. As for what the 'youth' is listening to, people still listen to Beethoven. People still listen to the Beatles. Maybe don't be purposely mean to random people on the internet.
You should write. Professionally. Don't let the trolls get to you. That's all they're destined to.
@@dharamveerazra4795 thanks dude! That's the plan.
Hozier is sacreligiously religious he conveys something I've never heard before, a sacred power in his voice conveyed perfectly with the music
Yes! He has a strong background in the church but has come away from it. Like, he still retains his love for God, he just doesn't do those restrictions the church imposes. I'm probably not making sense or wording this very eloquently. I totally agree with your point, and I absolutely love that about him. He's like wholesome, and a rebel. It's great!
Oh my god. You said it perfectly.
Why you theists always do this? He grown up on a religious bacground It's understandable that he critiques church. Critique isn't faith. He identify as agnistic NOT theist, be respectfull.
As polish grown up in very religious country (mostly that faith is showy but nontheless exist) I'm very openly critic about catholic church, and I'm strict atheist. Speaking about religion doesn't equal being religious in any sense. Stop that bullshit.
@@unknowngirl7758 I agree with your views, but I do have to say that I dont think this is what the original commenter meant. Sacrilege is "violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred", so in the end I think those words describe Hozier perfectly. A sort of untamed, spiritual beat that does not abide by religion, and might even mock it from time to time.
You sir, are spot on. 👊
I am always equally excited about the comments under hozier content. It is so respecting and uplifting and nice down here. I like you all.
We like you right back!!
And we like you cus you're one of us!
❤
One big happy Hozier Family!
💖
I am happy for some of the things in this world. Finding Hozier's music is one of them
couldn't agree more
Same dude
Truly happy !!
SAME !!
and finding about Sergie too. these 2 are out of this world...
This has got to be one of the finest music videos ever made.
After watching it a couple of hundred times, I can confidently state that it is an excellent combination of music, story and dance.
I must say, I absolutely love this song but I don't at all get the music video. I just had something totally different in my mind. Of course art can be interpreted in many different ways. What does this music video say to you? Just honestly curious since you really like the video.
@@sdscott6202 What a nice comment by you. Thank you.
Its hard to put into words but the different characters of Sergei seem to make up the "total man?" Sometimes when I listen, I think Hozier is singing to a woman, and sometimes I think he is expressing his respect/love for beautiful movement, which Polunin certainly embodies for me. I guess its mostly just a feeling I get when I watch the video.
100%
So happy he's back. this man's music gives me life
Mbali Mthembu same 🖤
Facts
His music is incredible. I was kinda sad he didnt release more albums for so long, but this comeback...
I completely agree.
Me too
This song is gonna be on repeat till the end of 2018, maybe even till the end of 2020.
I've just listened and watched it seven times in a row.
I’d say 2030 tbh
😂😂
My cover is here : th-cam.com/video/U_4iWm4eEwg/w-d-xo.html :) tell me what you think about it
Not 2020, 20020.
[Verse 1]
I still watch you when you're grooving
As if through water from the bottom of a pool
You're moving without moving
And when you move, I'm moved
You are a call to motion
There all of you a verb in perfect view
Like Jonah on the ocean
When you move, I'm moved
When you move, I'm put to mind of all that I wanna be
When you move, I could never define all that you are to me
[Chorus 1]
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally, move me
You are the rite of movement
Its reasoning made lucid and cool
And though it's no improvement
When you move, I'll move
[Verse 2]
You're less Polunin leaping
Or Fred Astaire in sequins, honey
You, you're Atlas in his sleeping
And when you move, I'm moved
When you move, I can recall something that's gone from me
When you move, honey, I'm put in awe of something so flawed and free
[Chorus 2]
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of the willow tree
You do it naturally, move me
Move me, baby
Like you've nothing left to prove
And nothing to lose
Move me
[Bridge]
Move like grey skies
Move like a bird of paradise
Move like an odd sight come out at night
[Chorus 2]
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally, move me
Move me, baby
Like you've nothing left to lose
And nothing to prove
Move me
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally, move me
Your the only ONE on here that had the correct lyrics to the song! Everyone else is thinking that this is the one of the lines: You're Lester Young in leaping (lol)
Woo! Time to memorize the lyrics as fast as possible
@@prayingmantis1977 That's because they're using the captions made by english speaking bots to get the lyrics into a comment as fast as possible.
This is how I feel about Tony Ferguson (MMA)
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Hozier's voice combined with Polunin's dance touch a string of my soul I didn't even know existed. I don't know what's happening here but I just feel something deep inside that makes me rewatch this masterpiece again and again.
Here's my take: in the beginning, he is being moved by his inner demons--what he is trying to escape from. He literally spins out of control. Then, for a moment, he allows himself to be moved by hope, until he closes himself off to it in the elevator, feeling he is not worth it. In the white is his future self who knows what he had to go through. That is why he can't help. Hope runs after him to pull him back.
I think it’s a battle of self. The current him is trying to keep from choosing between his past self in white (very proper dancing, no tattoos) and the past self in black( representing his downward spiral when he was into drugs and pushing people away) all while his drugged self watches (dirty, fits, spaced out)
@@just1moth293 I think the bottom line is be yourself even if yourself is this guy th-cam.com/video/xAdLskQtWo8/w-d-xo.html lol.
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imagine deciding against retiring due almost solely to the positive feedback you got from dancing to a hozier song AND THEN BEING IN A HOZIER MUSIC VIDEO this is actually the coolest thing in the world i love hozier and i love sergei so this is amazing
I love how his rage, his nihilism is portrayed as the active presence - his objectively 'good' self is passive, only a comment upon his tormented state, not interested enough to participate in the battle for his mind. At the start of the video it is his despair that begins the journey with him, his objective goodness that observes his downfall, but it is his rage that follows him closely, claws at his mind, sees his weakness and acts on it, with it, in it, every time.
It is that nihilistic rage that will push him off of that rooftop, his goodness that will observe it wordlessly, and his despair that will watch it happen, helpless, not knowing whether to be in anguish at the futility of it or at the realization that the rage, acting without comment from the good, may have been justified.
Love your comment! 💜
@@samevans1289 Thank you! I find this video both emotional and fascinating, so I tried to capture what I find so intense about it.
@@oldmoviemusic
You managed just fine. I think you should consider taking up writing actually, you're a natural. :)
Beautifully said. :)
Co-Sign...
what I love about this is that the messy is the point. he's falling, getting back up, learning, changing... occasionally in sync with his better nature, and occasionally in sync with his darker impulses but ALWAYS moving. There is no good vs evil here, it's a constant flow of existence, a constant flux of complex movement and emotion. That triple jump EVERYTHING. I realize it's just the one guy but the way it matches (including the darker one trying and falling) is PERFECTION.
When people invented the phrase "poetry in motion", they had this in mind.
lol nah they had some good-ass lyrical rappers in mind
@@Amaling cool
Yes...
Bidushi Pyakurel ...I completly agree
i cant escape my demons, they know how to *BUST A MOVE*
Basically
Bmth reference? Yes please
aster marie stfu
LOL thats funny. Listen to Monsters by Shiedown. 💯 Jams. Its possible with Jesus: The Only Way I get a break from them 🤗 Dancing also helps!
Miss Lisa keep the religion out of here please :)
I like how he mentioned Sergei Polunin in the song, “You’re less Polunin’ leapin”
Sergei Polunin went from dancing to one of his songs to being in his music video, dancing to another song, and being MENTIONED in the song we love that for him
Multiple dancing Sergei Polunins, in a state of half-undress: I've died and gone to heaven. And the song, and the singing, are just awesome.
*I remember seeing Sergei for the first time in Take Me To Church and honest to God, I was so mesmerized by how he moved his body, that I couldn't stop myself from seeing all of his ballet dances. This one is no different. What an insanely talented dude and this accurately describes why we shouldn't limit boys or girls from choosing untraditional routes because if Sergei's parents had said when he was 5, "You're a boy and boys don't dance." The world would have been deprived of the masterpiece he is. Much love to Hozier and Sergei.*
and have you seen his instagram recently?
@@TheCerealluvr no, why?
instagram.com/sergeipolunin?igshid=1pxdrk63506s4
Holy hell, the thing with his instagram just makes no sense. Very confusing+disturbing.
This song as well as the video just oozes sensuality. I've said this on two other videos of his songs, but Hozier's a combination of the Celtic bards of old as well as the reincarnation of Orpheus. His talent is of an otherworldly quality and he's certainly one of the most unique musicians/poets we have today.
Most Unique but underrated 😔
Well, he IS Irish
DnD agrees with you.
If you have something to say but you have no words.. Dance!!!
Excellent take.
who is listening this gem in 2024?
Meeeeee ✋
YEAAAHHH WE AREEEE YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Me!!! And blows my mind!!
🙋🏻♀️
Can’t get enough of this song and video
His dark self's movement at 3:29 is so ridiculously beautiful and raw
CosmicHoot omg thanks for pointing this out
I thought I was the only one who saw it. This video, the lyrics is a song that the heart sings, to itself
After the video of Sergei dancing "Take me to Church".. I sadly thought it was just one time and I wouldn’t be moved again by Sergei and Hozier.. Oh boy, how happy I am to see this.. the song is amazing and Sergei is superb as always.. Polunin moves me, and he projects such emotion.. He is pure talent.. (acting included). I hope they continue collaborating because this is just brillant..
Love this song, but it's watching Sergei dance that does it for me. Watching him dance is so hypotonzing and relaxing.
yo my dudes... I know youtube is for simple stuff BUT: anyone else listened to this and just felt a wave of emotion. Honestly Im a sensitive guy but I was listening to this in my headphones and I pretty much broke out into random movement. This man is a magician...
You can't escape yourself. Every angle of your being is what makes you great, powerful and unique.That's it.
Thank you for such a breathtaking masterpiece)
Nice summary
I’ve was never mesmerized by men’s ballet until this video. What a combo !
Have you seen the Take me to Church video with him?
Annie Doiron yes but this one is just out of this world !
Lixi i it has all those dark undertones which definitely makes it mesmerizing
I never even heard of Sergei Polunin until this video. Check out TH-cam for more of his formal work. His range is incredible!!
You should watch the dancer's documentary... I laughed... I cried... I lost 105 pounds.
For me this video shows what it's like to have mental health struggles. You are quite literally fighting yourself and your own demons. But they have your face. Sometimes you win against yourself and sometimes you don't. It's such a beautiful video
Me currently…
Does Hozier have any idea what his voice does to our hormones?
Omg it's a sentence!!
Omg! I’m sure he has no idea!
Uff, Jesus take the wheel 🔥🔥🔥🔥
His music is undoubtedly the theme to some of my alone time
Kinky Kitty girl, can relate!
Judging by how he was when I saw him live, yes.
I can't find the lyrics guy
I'll be the lyrics guy
I still watch you when you're groovin'
As if through water from the bottom of a pool
You're movin' without movin'
And when you move, I'm moved
You are a call to motion
There, all of you a verb in perfect view
Like Jonah on the ocean
When you move, I'm moved
When you move
I'm put to mind of all that I wanna be
When you move
I could never define all that you are to me
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
You are the rite of movement
Its reasonin' made lucid and cool
I know it's no improvement
When you move, I move
You're less Polunin leapin'
Or Fred Astaire in sequins
Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin'
And when you move, I'm moved
When you move
I can recall somethin' that's gone from me
When you move
Honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
So move me, baby
Like you've nothin' left to prove
And nothin' to lose
Move me, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh baby, oh baby
Move like grey skies
Move like a bird of paradise
Move like an odd sight come out at night
Move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
So move me, baby
Like you've nothin' left to lose
And nothin' to prove
Move me, baby
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
Thank you lyrics guy
It looks like it was written for Sergei ♥️
Thanks.
I always keep my eyes peeled for you, Mr. Lyrics Guy.
Ya doin’ God’s work muh boy!
Thank you!
I come here often. This song has soothed my son for the last year. Found this song while he was still in the hospital after birth. It's gotten us through so much. Colic, medical procedures, long trips across the country (on repeat), and just any fit. He's now 12 months old and it still works like a charm when nothing else will. My babe loves this song 💛
2:45 always goosebumps... the Dance performance + the incredible music... just perfection
I don't know if it's because you suggested it but I tapped your time stamp and got goosies from head to toe! Thanks for doing that 😊
I grew up under the willows...❤
The best combination: Hozier singer and Polunin dancer....
Just watched the video for the first time and got goosebumps right away. There is no dancer who touches me emotionally the way Sergei Polunin does. Can't explain. It's just like... he is pure charismatic emotion.
It amazes me how every time I watch/listen to this I get chills
Perfect marriage of sound and image, just in awe of the beauty of both song and dance.
“When you move i moved” that line can be so threatening or so comforting. It reminds me of arsonists lullaby. “Never tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash.” The pain and the suffering. The peace and the love. The hurting and the healing. Your demons are there with you. Keeping you company in your own madness. You may ignore them but they remain. 2:46 feels like the fight. Am I letting the chaos take hold or am I going to settle for peace. Just blows my mind how these lyrics make me feel and think.
Play this at my birth, wedding and funeral
I don't know how to tell you this but you're already born
hold up
@@isabeltheacegal3384 tragic
Don’t worry she’s prob ded after this song
@@Halo-jr8bl I am
i always listen to hozier when i have anxiety attacks or just general anxiety and it really comforts me and helps me to calm down again
Same here, his voice is so soothing :')
holy shit same
Metooguy,alsobecaiuse sergeiis dancing to it,,sameforme, and also because serhei polubon is fancing to it,,
Yesss
Yeah I agree 100%
two gods in one masterpiece. I don't deserve it but I definitely NEED this. thank you
Sergei is amazing. Putting what so many of us feel into movement. He just makes sense of life's challenges. 🌟
Sua sfida Sergej ha perso perché ha scelto la parte sbagliata. Ha scelto putin e sua guerra sanguinosa
Hozier probably has one of if not the best voice of his generation
The effortless vocal control in this song is stunning
Sergie's dancing is out of this world. Hozier and Sergie are the combo the whole world needed.
I still watch you when you're groovin'
As if through water from the bottom of a pool
You're movin' without movin'
And when you move, I'm moved
You are a call to motion
There, all of you a verb in perfect view
Like Jonah on the ocean
When you move, I'm moved
When you move
I'm put to mind of all that I wanna be
When you move
I could never define all that you are to me
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
You are the rite of movement
Its reasonin' made lucid and cool
I know it's no improvement
When you move, I move
You're less Polunin leapin'
Or Fred Astaire in sequins
Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin'
And when you move, I'm moved
When you move
I can recall somethin' that's gone from me
When you move
Honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
So move me, baby
Like you've nothin' left to prove
And nothin' to lose
Move me, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh baby, oh baby
Move like grey skies
Move like a bird of paradise
Move like an odd sight come out at night
Move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
So move me, baby
Like you've nothin' left to lose
And nothin' to prove
Move me, baby
So move me, baby
Shake like the bough of a willow tree
You do it naturally
Move me, baby
Thank God for those who write the lyrics in the comments, thank you Sandhya ❤️
Thank you
Tyyyy
Thanks
Thanks
The best song from him. The performance is brilliant , gentle and smooth....and the voice. Someone gave him a huge talent .
can we take a minute to talk about that sinister smile at 1:50? **shivers in various ways**
cringe
That smile has BDE
YAS
That smile has some fucking feeling behind it
This is my thirsting over myself in the mirror
Who is listening in December 2020?
Hozier's music is always like coming back home.
I just found a lot of these songs and I’m trying to understand why it took me so long. December 22 2020.
My first time down the Hozier Hole :)
@@elfkind5590 trust me you gonna love it! Andrew's an amazing artist!
Can't stop coming back to this song...Dec 30, 2020
@@elfkind5590 Hozier is like a drug, you’ll quickly become addicted. Enjoy