I'v been a fan since Molokai,knew the remix to this very well.But this video is scary good.Probably my favourite music video tbh....still no sure what's actually gone on.
So glad I finally "broke through" with Hairless Toys because my god what a masterpiece. I'm still a new Roisin fan (thanks covid and Roisin Machine) so the last four years discovering her back catalog has been a thrilling journey. This album didn't click with me (like most folks) even after a few tries but earlier this year the genius broke through.
I hardly ever make any comments on the youtube...but I could not keep it to myself you know .... I mean, a full-time clown-esse, a profound composer, a poet, a psychologist, such an ironic visionnaire, now a sublime director, and just a small detail- a fashion trend setter .... Female David Bowie, David Lynch, Fassbinder.... WHAT A HUMAN BEING! ^_^
How is this not more popular? This came on randomly the other day and it stopped me in my tracks. Discovered this song a week ago but have played it about 25 times. The last 2-3 minutes are literally-just- no words can describe it
Most people like music that is easy for their brains to understand. Róisín Murphy is more of an intellectual channeled music. Unfortunately most people are stupid, afraid of anything different, & don’t like things that require thought to understand.
This song reminds me of my amazing, gentle, and sweet old friend, who disguised himself as a cat, but he really wasn't. I still cry. This song is so perfect. As always, Roisin Murphy is as brilliant a lyricist as she is a composer/ musician/ singer/ fashion dragon.
(One of) the most creatively complex, artfully understated and diverse/interesting solo artists in "popular" music of the last 2 decades. Róisìn and her collaborators know how to plug into our universal microbiome and bring back realign beats, concepts, visuals, rhythm and phrasing that most artists out there sacrifice to the monotony of fame, fortune and fashion. Her song and accompanying video 'Simulation' says it all.
Still gives me that same feeling as when I first heard it on headphones in a park in Thailand last May. Played it so loud and just let the tears steam down my face for no reason at all. Just pure emotion. Thank you Róisín. Come back to NYC!!!! We adore you.
+Roland Baldwin she is a bloody fucking genius and underrated in all aspects of her art...people look to the ridiculous human being Kim Kardashian as a style icon and this woman naturally oozes art
+Brian Sawyer She's a true artist. That was her chosen career, before music. Lady Gaga took a LOT of pointers from her style in the beginning. Others copied her as well. She's 1 of a kind! Lady Gaga vs RMurphy- 29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kocht8e7xm1qzfs30o1_r1_500.jpg
Flash Cat yes! Very true. It is amazing how she gets such little recognition when she is when of the few truly visionary artists and cheap 2nd rate mimics get all the glory. But in the end I suppose glory is not what she is after....
+Flash Cat lol those comparisons are reaching, both wearing similar hats and holding a disco ball is enough to be considered copy, really? lol But ngl, Roisin has an amazing and more sophisticated style.
I mean… everything Róisín is brilliant, but this is my absolute no.1. It’s timeless magnetic charm is indescribable, and its certain simplicity transformes into it’s captivating and immesurable beauty pretty much uncompareable to anything else. And with each listening it just gives me an absolute bliss.
good Lord. How great is this? Restraint, elegance, fun, melody, art, literature, cinema, pop star, artist, audience. She's seducing us with her charm, pop culture sorcery and sparkling ideas, just as a novelist pulls us in and delights with a story you can't put down. (Or a filmmaker does with cinema.) And those looks into the camera!
This is my favorite song on the album. The most beautiful song of 2015!! This was also her strangest music video yet. Not quite what I was expecting for such a heartfelt song. However, as with all of them, it is visually captivating. Love her dress!
+daavichon Presiwhat? QUEEN of the World !! There's a difference : "Why does this woman is not the Queen of the World" was a comment that I see years ago in another video and that guy was right.
Very intricate and seemingly indecipherable video. From 2:55 and onward I really feel the video syncs with the lyrics, music and voice over. It's very beautiful. For those of you who might feel the video is too abstract, I can point you to a couple of areas of interest; modern German and Italian cinema (50's-80's) are especially evident as heavy influences. The song itself is about the correlation between literature and human interaction (in very broad terms). Therefor the video might also be drawing on specific characters from European literature as well, although this might be too much of an assumption on my part. The video is still very cinematic in its composition and thematic material though. See for example the structural effect of the very first sequence and the very last; These revolve around the camera being present, as well as the time stamp included above when the camera comes into focus, and the thing our female lead whispers in the ear of the camera operator (or literal film maker) - whereas the inner projection of the image is evoked and the circle completed when added to the lyrics of reading someone's mind (in which the film, in this meta-structure, is also being reviewed in both German AND Italian). I myself see two very specific sources for inspiration: the cinema of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Federico Fellini. I hope that might serve as inspiration - because these directors are definitely worth the trouble of making the acquaintance :)
"Well, I'm left in confusion by your epilogue Where is the conclusion? A narrative arc Well, it's just been enthralling The disbelief suspend On top, standing still..."
Dear Roisin, I would like to thank you ever so much for your amazing songs and creative videos, you are such a gift, I have been following your career since MOLOKO. You never fatigued me. Your songs gave me strength in my daily routine. PS: Each time I am having diner with my friends at Zedel, I think of you ever since... Best Wishes to you. DDB. xxx
A quiet place to sit A little light to see Some time to read Is really all I need You're unputdownable A story so confounding The pages turn so easily You are my favourite book And I like to spend my time I'm fully occuplied Reading betweet the lines You're unputdownable A plot that's so unpredictable That I read on complacently Well I'm left in confusion By your epilogue Where is the conclusion A narrative arc Well it's just been enthralling The disbelief suspended On top, standing still No myth or fairy tale Will ever be quite the same No moral to the story You only go down in a blaze of glory You're unputdownable A fable so fantastical I've learned to ready voraciously And when at last I come to the end I turn back to page one and again Pour over every word Beautiful and absurd You're unputdownable A story so astounding Could only be the truth you see Well I don't like intrusions And if I had my way I'd close the door behind me And they'd all melt away I'd open up the book and Climb right out of the town If you'd let me If you'd be so kind If you'd allow me To read your mind If you'd let me If you'd be so kind If you'd allow me To read your mind To read your mind To read your mind To read your mind To read your mind To read your mind To read your mind
This song will forever be one of my favourite songs from her. So captivating and well made
I'v been a fan since Molokai,knew the remix to this very well.But this video is scary good.Probably my favourite music video tbh....still no sure what's actually gone on.
mine too,
Me too! ❤
This album is her masterpiece. I mean she's still doin' good but this record will probably be a "forever underrated".
Agree it’s even better than Roisin Machine
@@windskm Different? Both amazing IMO. I put this one right up alongside Kate Bush as far as songwriting and performance goes. Enchanting.
I don't know how to compare. this album set off a creative fire that is still raging as far as I'm concerned.
@@tubecated_development 💯. I was just listening to it again, and I think it’s an heir(ess) to Kate Bush’s creativity.
Hairless Toys is not an easy record. Let’s be honest. You have to be really patient with it. But it is her most underrated
A crime that this album did not win the Mercury Music Prize. It was clearly the best offering...
So glad I finally "broke through" with Hairless Toys because my god what a masterpiece. I'm still a new Roisin fan (thanks covid and Roisin Machine) so the last four years discovering her back catalog has been a thrilling journey. This album didn't click with me (like most folks) even after a few tries but earlier this year the genius broke through.
I hardly ever make any comments on the youtube...but I could not keep it to myself you know ....
I mean, a full-time clown-esse, a profound composer, a poet, a psychologist, such an ironic visionnaire, now a sublime director, and just a small detail- a fashion trend setter .... Female David Bowie, David Lynch, Fassbinder.... WHAT A HUMAN BEING! ^_^
AGREED ❤️❤️😘
Agreed!
"Female David Bowie"
Nailed it. ...and obvsly still holds up
How is this not more popular? This came on randomly the other day and it stopped me in my tracks. Discovered this song a week ago but have played it about 25 times. The last 2-3 minutes are literally-just- no words can describe it
Most people like music that is easy for their brains to understand. Róisín Murphy is more of an intellectual channeled music. Unfortunately most people are stupid, afraid of anything different, & don’t like things that require thought to understand.
One of the best tracks of the last few years. Absolute blinder 😍
This song reminds me of my amazing, gentle, and sweet old friend, who disguised himself as a cat, but he really wasn't.
I still cry. This song is so perfect.
As always, Roisin Murphy is as brilliant a lyricist as she is a composer/ musician/ singer/ fashion dragon.
this is top five favorite records ever
(One of) the most creatively complex, artfully understated and diverse/interesting solo artists in "popular" music of the last 2 decades. Róisìn and her collaborators know how to plug into our universal microbiome and bring back realign beats, concepts, visuals, rhythm and phrasing that most artists out there sacrifice to the monotony of fame, fortune and fashion. Her song and accompanying video 'Simulation' says it all.
Still gives me that same feeling as when I first heard it on headphones in a park in Thailand last May. Played it so loud and just let the tears steam down my face for no reason at all. Just pure emotion. Thank you Róisín. Come back to NYC!!!! We adore you.
You can all keep your Adele! Give me Róisín and lots of her!
+Roland Baldwin she is a bloody fucking genius and underrated in all aspects of her art...people look to the ridiculous human being Kim Kardashian as a style icon and this woman naturally oozes art
+Brian Sawyer She's a true artist. That was her chosen career, before music. Lady Gaga took a LOT of pointers from her style in the beginning. Others copied her as well. She's 1 of a kind! Lady Gaga vs RMurphy- 29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kocht8e7xm1qzfs30o1_r1_500.jpg
Flash Cat yes! Very true. It is amazing how she gets such little recognition when she is when of the few truly visionary artists and cheap 2nd rate mimics get all the glory. But in the end I suppose glory is not what she is after....
+Flash Cat lol those comparisons are reaching, both wearing similar hats and holding a disco ball is enough to be considered copy, really? lol But ngl, Roisin has an amazing and more sophisticated style.
That was unnecessary. Adele and Gaga are both talented too.
I mean… everything Róisín is brilliant, but this is my absolute no.1. It’s timeless magnetic charm is indescribable, and its certain simplicity transformes into it’s captivating and immesurable beauty pretty much uncompareable to anything else. And with each listening it just gives me an absolute bliss.
good Lord. How great is this? Restraint, elegance, fun, melody, art, literature, cinema, pop star, artist, audience. She's seducing us with her charm, pop culture sorcery and sparkling ideas, just as a novelist pulls us in and delights with a story you can't put down. (Or a filmmaker does with cinema.) And those looks into the camera!
With no doubt Unputdownable is the climax of Hairless Toys, fantastic atmosphere and impecable lyrics.
So beautiful, it makes me weep.
Sublime happiness starting at 2:56. An amalgamation of transcendent chill beats, guitar, and vocals.
That's the climax. =]
This is my favorite song on the album. The most beautiful song of 2015!! This was also her strangest music video yet. Not quite what I was expecting for such a heartfelt song. However, as with all of them, it is visually captivating. Love her dress!
One of the few innovative music artists out there. This is very good.
Róisín Murphy for president of the world!!!
+daavichon.....
+daavichon Presiwhat? QUEEN of the World !! There's a difference :
"Why does this woman is not the Queen of the World" was a comment that I see years ago in another video and that guy was right.
Or at least of my imagination.
For me one of her best tracks up to today. She's a poet.
This song is as close to perfection as I think I will ever get.
This video is extremely well made, I felt like I was watching a movie, my God. The music is beautiful...if you let me
When Roisin directs a music video you really don't know what to expect, other than feeling oddly satisfied.
+Benson Clark
A big inspiration for that video was the work of german director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, especially "Lola".
+Joshua Regitz So I guess there are two ways to spell that name: Fassbinder and Fassbender (as in Michael).
+Benson Clark I agree! And how sublime.
Absolute masterpiece thank you 😎🎸🥁
outstanding vid, every scene is packed with interpretations and creative decisions that break conventions all around
Great song, cannot stop listening
I love you Róisín! You are the greatest, this song is stunning and gives me chills. There is no music like yours.
Brilliant. One of the best things I've ever discovered. Flippin' brilliant.
Very intricate and seemingly indecipherable video. From 2:55 and onward I really feel the video syncs with the lyrics, music and voice over. It's very beautiful. For those of you who might feel the video is too abstract, I can point you to a couple of areas of interest; modern German and Italian cinema (50's-80's) are especially evident as heavy influences. The song itself is about the correlation between literature and human interaction (in very broad terms). Therefor the video might also be drawing on specific characters from European literature as well, although this might be too much of an assumption on my part.
The video is still very cinematic in its composition and thematic material though. See for example the structural effect of the very first sequence and the very last; These revolve around the camera being present, as well as the time stamp included above when the camera comes into focus, and the thing our female lead whispers in the ear of the camera operator (or literal film maker) - whereas the inner projection of the image is evoked and the circle completed when added to the lyrics of reading someone's mind (in which the film, in this meta-structure, is also being reviewed in both German AND Italian).
I myself see two very specific sources for inspiration: the cinema of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Federico Fellini. I hope that might serve as inspiration - because these directors are definitely worth the trouble of making the acquaintance :)
Not much Fellini, as Bertolucci in movies like Novevento and The Conformist
It's "Beware of a Holy Whore" by Fassbinder.
amazing ty
Roisin is damn magical. Loving this album so much.
I just love the fashion from this album. Roisin Murphy is my WCW.
I just discovered Murphy sick dope artist!
Check out her previous band...Moloko
Thanks Luv I had been listening to some of their work as well, adding her to my pandora list. Thanks for letting me know Luv Peace and Light!
the new paradigm of music ... she is ...indeed...I love all she produces, performs, composes...the truth, you see...incredible she is...
fuck! this woman! Going hard with the surrealist Italian film influences and I'm loving every gorgeous scene!
A classic
Roisin Murphy is proper!!!!
Roisin is the great artist. I went to Moloko concert some years ago and she was great.
Fassbender 2015. Love it
"Well, I'm left in confusion
by your epilogue
Where is the conclusion?
A narrative arc
Well, it's just been enthralling
The disbelief suspend
On top, standing still..."
No 1 on my playlist!! Luv her!!
Awesome record
Dear Roisin, I would like to thank you ever so much for your amazing songs and creative videos, you are such a gift, I have been following your career since MOLOKO. You never fatigued me. Your songs gave me strength in my daily routine. PS: Each time I am having diner with my friends at Zedel, I think of you ever since... Best Wishes to you. DDB. xxx
could listen to roisin nonstop
this woman is so underated she time after time brings out blinding songs well overdue a mercury
THAT...BASSSS (LINEEE)!!!!! ...god...daaamn
+Dani Robnik where? show me!
TK86
Inspiring, atypical... I broadcasted her songs to some friends who like that kind of music. She deserves 1M+ views
The Tom Demac remix of this is one of my favourite songs of all time
Wow! What a great song.
Still obsessed
I'm madly in love with it!
Shes as far removed from the fucking X-Factor you could possibly get. Does her own thing, sets her own agenda. She's a powerhouse Queen Midas.
this video is so in Almodovar style.. Love!
So many twists and turns on this album, very well executed. Loves it.
Wonderful! What a clever song!!
She is second to none...I love her...that's it...she is someone else, rather a trend in music...
i see my prayers for this to get a video have been answered.
This Songs Is Marvelous
Entirely arresting as always! Come back to NYC!
Love that she filmed this at the Crazy Coqs!
2023 we are are still at it...❤❤❤
Still a banging track
How u win the Mercury Roisin you deserve it. The album is just brilliant, well done, your like a breath of fresh air 😋
100%GORGEOUSLOVE!!!
Amazing album!
Nice tribute to “Daisies” ❤😄
La mejor canción del álbum junto con Evil Eyes. Eres genial.
Stunning conclusion on the narrative of "Hairless Toys " Trailers
Genius. Fabulous. LOVE HER!
COME TO MÉXICO, eres increible, saludos desde MEXICO!
EXCELENTE ARTISTA QUE ERES!
#adultmaterialC4 brought me here. A beautiful song for a beautiful scene. Had me in tears 🙈❤️
Me too. Wonderful series, wonderful song
I wish I'd have a day with Roisin when she'd be able to tell me all her videos meaning.
Whos still hummin' this in 2020 with a little bottle of 2020, i am 😍🎉
And into 2021
You really are a fantastic director! I know you've had to have heard this? Simply amazing ❤️❣️
Roisin the princess of the universe
Beautiful ! Thank you !
She's insane
Achingly beautiful
so fab! I watched this video and have connotation with Lynch and Fassbinder too!
the Queen is only one - just you Miss Murphy
MARAVILHOSA...COME TO BRAZIL.
Una guida per sognatori verso la realtà!!
One of the best
Wonderful song. Freaky vintage cool video
Come to NY soon.
For myself.. "Roisin is the best female artist of this century"!!
glorious you are, Roisin...unputdownable a creature you are...
I LOVE THE 80´S STETIC
this visual is such a serve!
NEXT LEVEL.
her art is really cool
C'est genial!
Loved this, great work!
The Queen of Roisim
I can't turn it off!
pure ART
OMG !!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONG of 2015
2020 and still good!
!!!! This, love it
A quiet place to sit
A little light to see
Some time to read
Is really all I need
You're unputdownable
A story so confounding
The pages turn so easily
You are my favourite book
And I like to spend my time
I'm fully occuplied
Reading betweet the lines
You're unputdownable
A plot that's so unpredictable
That I read on complacently
Well I'm left in confusion
By your epilogue
Where is the conclusion
A narrative arc
Well it's just been enthralling
The disbelief suspended
On top, standing still
No myth or fairy tale
Will ever be quite the same
No moral to the story
You only go down in a blaze of glory
You're unputdownable
A fable so fantastical
I've learned to ready voraciously
And when at last I come to the end
I turn back to page one and again
Pour over every word
Beautiful and absurd
You're unputdownable
A story so astounding
Could only be the truth you see
Well I don't like intrusions
And if I had my way
I'd close the door behind me
And they'd all melt away
I'd open up the book and
Climb right out of the town
If you'd let me
If you'd be so kind
If you'd allow me
To read your mind
If you'd let me
If you'd be so kind
If you'd allow me
To read your mind
To read your mind
To read your mind
To read your mind
To read your mind
To read your mind
To read your mind
Go see her perform this (and every other) song live and you know that music can make you high as a kite. Don't do drugs kids!