Twenty two years ago, I sat in a lecture theatre in University listening to a set from Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. He was getting feedback in the sound check, so he just unplugged the guitar and mic and they both sat on the stage and filed the room with magic. He's an incredible musician and performer and we were so lucky to witness it.
My daughter came out in a birthing pool to this song…. We saved 473 tracks and she came out to the “Blowers Daughter”….. This song means a lot. I’m an Irishman living in England (married to a beautiful English 🌹) my name is Robert O’ Halloran…. My last name means “Stranger from the sea 🌊 “ my daughters name is Fíadh O’ Halloran which translates to “wild and untamed stranger from the sea” which I think about so much!
@@ednagillum7342 Several different definitions for "Blowers Daughter". 1. girl who is free spirited and goes with the breeze, unbound, unowned 2. A clarinet player is called a "blower" 3. Old English term for the telephone 4. One story that went around about who or what a Blowers Daughter is for this song is: Damien Rice was involved with the Daughter of his Clarinet teacher. 5. Several more stories about who / what the Blowers Daughter is have been floating around for years. I like to think that they are all true and all false at the same time.
@@robc5051 Back when I first saw Damien play years ago he explained the meaning of the song, and it took me a while to understand the relevance. I didn't get it at the time, but luckily someone taped the show and I was able to listen back to it. The Blower in question wasn't a clarinet teacher, but the cockney rhyming slang for the telephone (Stick with me, I know it sounds ambiguous!). Before he was in Juniper Damien worked at a call centre selling mortgages and loans, and spent all day on the telephone. He grew sick of speaking to people for 8 hours a day without seeing anyone's face, and he began to fantasize about the people behind the many voices he heard. One summer day he phoned a house and a girl with a melodic soft, sweet voice answered the phone. He was calling for her father, but he wasn't in. Protocol said he should have ended the call and phoned back another time, but he was mesmerized and enchanted by her voice and ended up chatting to her for over an hour. Damien began a secret relationship of sorts with the girl, always calling when he knew her father wouldn't be home just so they could talk, despite knowing that it could get him sacked. He dreamed of her at night, daydreamed about her all day long. This continued for over a month, but one day he called and there was no answer. For the next week he called again numerous times a day, but still nobody picked up the phone. Confused by this abrupt end to the relationship, Damien became angry and obsessive (you were right about the obsessive bit) and found out the address of the girl. He took a day off work and got the bus out to the address. Hidden in a hedge he watched the front door fervently for any signs of life, but he didn't expect what he finally saw. The voice was unmistakably the same, and as she shouted 'bye mum', closing the front door behind her Damien was amazed to see that this dreamgirl of his was wearing a school uniform. He couldn't believe his eyes and could not stop staring at her in shock. All the pieces of the puzzle finally fell into place - she was at home during the school holidays, led him on and played games, then when school started back she just stopped. Damien was angry but obviously couldn't tell anybody about it for fear of being branded a perv. He left the company and formed Juniper shortly after.
@@TerryGrancho "the pupil in denial" line is so clever because it could mean he can't believe his eyes or he could be talking about a "pupil" as in a schoolgirl.
All that raw emotions from the audience surrounding him. I felt it back here at my home. It's almost like a beautiful funeral service. The air is thick with so much.
I just love how they are all just listening and watching. Listening purely. No mobile phones to try and capture the moment. Their own experience and memories will be far more precious than anything else without that unnecessary distraction.
This music is like a beautiful heart wrenching dream. I had a glimpse of this feeling but ran away from it. Now I only long in a heartbroken delirium for what never was! But when I'm clearheaded I say "Damn you heart wrenching hipster music!". And I feel better. But I come back to listen again and again.....
I got lost in this song when it first came out. I remember finding it by accident and It blew my mind. I'm a huge Damien Rice fan, and even though I had seen this performance already, today, it hit differently, I felt that connection with it the same way the lady in the back starts to cry and look for comfort... an epic performance, such a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing it.
I am lost for words watching that just how one man and guitar can make people cry in the crowd, the song on the from Damian was moving but this is another level , it was the way the woman fell into her man’s arms crying that’s what got me
@@6stringsGT you’re right champ, but now I’m awake. I humbly apologise for forcing you to reply to correct my memory. Or you could just read and not attempt to correct. Just saying😂
My goodness. Absolute perfection. The human voice is so wonderful. Why would anyone remove its character with auto tune? This here is the perfect illustration of why not.
Did anyone else get surprised when they thought Damien was singing the female vocal?! Until they showed the female vocalist! Beautiful chilling performance!
Only with his guitar. And he sounds meshmerizing. Love this song so much, cause of his performance. The way he does that. As listener you believe every word. Bravo.
Twenty two years ago, I sat in a lecture theatre in University listening to a set from Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. He was getting feedback in the sound check, so he just unplugged the guitar and mic and they both sat on the stage and filed the room with magic. He's an incredible musician and performer and we were so lucky to witness it.
You lucky dude, you.
My daughter came out in a birthing pool to this song…. We saved 473 tracks and she came out to the “Blowers Daughter”….. This song means a lot. I’m an Irishman living in England (married to a beautiful English 🌹) my name is Robert O’ Halloran…. My last name means “Stranger from the sea 🌊 “ my daughters name is Fíadh O’ Halloran which translates to “wild and untamed stranger from the sea” which I think about so much!
Amazing!
If you've found this, you truly know what music, songwriting and what musicianship is all about. Nice to meet you ☺️
Glad I watched this, now I’ve got to save it to my greatest songs playlist lol
@@applesnotoranges lol you're fun
@@applesnotoranges quite.
I’m not a guitarist, I’m a piano/keyboard man but imagine doing able to write, play, sing and deliver a song as so 👌 as this 🙈
I use it to calm my true savage beast. Im not fucking kidding.
I only share Damien Rice' songs to the people i care about.. those whom i know will appreciate him. He's too precious to be mainstream...
I love that people always forget the last line. "Until I find someone new..."
How true...
How true...
Bringing people to tears with a few words is Damien’s talent. The emotion in his lyrics are magical, they always send shivers through my spine.
He must have lived the pain... unfortunately, you can't make these emotions up.
So intimate that I almost feel guilty watching.
Absolutely nailed how I feel watching this right now.
Guilty? I feel a fool what is z blowers daughter and if his words are truly spoken wouldnt it be beautiful to watch?
Feel like I'm intruding
@@ednagillum7342 Several different definitions for "Blowers Daughter".
1. girl who is free spirited and goes with the breeze, unbound, unowned
2. A clarinet player is called a "blower"
3. Old English term for the telephone
4. One story that went around about who or what a Blowers Daughter is for this song is: Damien Rice was involved with the Daughter of his Clarinet teacher.
5. Several more stories about who / what the Blowers Daughter is have been floating around for years. I like to think that they are all true and all false at the same time.
@@diabx0r 4szdl0
This live version is sublime, it reaches the soul, it gives nostalgia, a work of art, greetings to all from Mexico City 🇲🇽
The Lady that falls into the arms of the Gentleman is the clear recipient of the tune.
He is and she is.
A moment that resonated.
Did you know that this song was written by a stalker of a 13 yr old school girl?
@@TerryGrancho Any actuial source on this?
@@robc5051 Back when I first saw Damien play years ago he explained the meaning of the song, and it took me a while to understand the relevance. I didn't get it at the time, but luckily someone taped the show and I was able to listen back to it.
The Blower in question wasn't a clarinet teacher, but the cockney rhyming slang for the telephone (Stick with me, I know it sounds ambiguous!). Before he was in Juniper Damien worked at a call centre selling mortgages and loans, and spent all day on the telephone. He grew sick of speaking to people for 8 hours a day without seeing anyone's face, and he began to fantasize about the people behind the many voices he heard. One summer day he phoned a house and a girl with a melodic soft, sweet voice answered the phone. He was calling for her father, but he wasn't in. Protocol said he should have ended the call and phoned back another time, but he was mesmerized and enchanted by her voice and ended up chatting to her for over an hour. Damien began a secret relationship of sorts with the girl, always calling when he knew her father wouldn't be home just so they could talk, despite knowing that it could get him sacked. He dreamed of her at night, daydreamed about her all day long.
This continued for over a month, but one day he called and there was no answer. For the next week he called again numerous times a day, but still nobody picked up the phone. Confused by this abrupt end to the relationship, Damien became angry and obsessive (you were right about the obsessive bit) and found out the address of the girl. He took a day off work and got the bus out to the address.
Hidden in a hedge he watched the front door fervently for any signs of life, but he didn't expect what he finally saw. The voice was unmistakably the same, and as she shouted 'bye mum', closing the front door behind her Damien was amazed to see that this dreamgirl of his was wearing a school uniform. He couldn't believe his eyes and could not stop staring at her in shock. All the pieces of the puzzle finally fell into place - she was at home during the school holidays, led him on and played games, then when school started back she just stopped. Damien was angry but obviously couldn't tell anybody about it for fear of being branded a perv. He left the company and formed Juniper shortly after.
@@TerryGrancho Such a good story!
@@TerryGrancho "the pupil in denial" line is so clever because it could mean he can't believe his eyes or he could be talking about a "pupil" as in a schoolgirl.
All that raw emotions from the audience surrounding him. I felt it back here at my home. It's almost like a beautiful funeral service. The air is thick with so much.
This song always brings me to tears every bloody time! Raw and beautiful!
The female vocalist did a good job filling in for Lisa's vocals.
Tough shoes to fill
Agreed
RT ^
Totally agree
Lisa is a fake cups of tea and knitting fraud
Heartbreaking song. This would really connect with anyone whose heart was shattered losing a love... and that's probably most of us.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written
Congratulations! You guys enjoyed a live performance without a single mobile phone in hands! 👏
Yeah thats realy something. Damn phones..hate them.
It would be a sacrilege to be there and not pay anything but your full attention
its because they're all vegans
Yes !!! You should be getting lost in the emotion of this preformance and be grateful you are there to witness it live
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It's one of those songs you're desperate to see the audience reaction. Absolute heart-breaker.
I was there!! Best memories ever!!
Lucky you. I can't imagine what was the feeling when the choir started to sign trusty and true.
oh god,lucky you...
I can only imagine how that was. Great for you.
I was one click away from being there. Damn procrastination
i am jealous. where was that?? :(
I just love how they are all just listening and watching. Listening purely. No mobile phones to try and capture the moment. Their own experience and memories will be far more precious than anything else without that unnecessary distraction.
Total. "Capture the moment"
Mesmerizing even on video. Couldn't imagine being there. He has absolute power over the room with just an acoustic guitar and voice.
They are the words that carry the power my friend.
Es la canción más romántica del mundo y la mejor interpretación en vivo.
I saw Damien rice live many years ago. My friend and I didn't talk for an hour after. It was the most intense musical experience I've ever witnessed.
The heart of the irish
1:27 Look at the girl crying behind. This is the pure magic of music.
@DPC I cannot understand what you mean
@DPC Imagine being that much of a fool
I'm thinking it reminds her of a specific time or person or relationship in her past...
All comes rushing back.
@@musicistheanswer589 agree. this is extremely cringe
Sang this song to my son for yeeeears as it was the only way he’d get to sleep. Magic of music indeed. 🙏
The memory of the old time is keep coming back keep coming back.......
Song is so magical even Harry Potter is in the audience.
This music is like a beautiful heart wrenching dream. I had a glimpse of this feeling but ran away from it. Now I only long in a heartbroken delirium for what never was! But when I'm clearheaded I say "Damn you heart wrenching hipster music!". And I feel better. But I come back to listen again and again.....
The girl crying in the back I feel you sis💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Can't even explain how grateful I am for this.
Revisiting Damien Rice all these years after makes me feel younger and rejuvenated.
The blowers daughter and falling slowly are the theme songs of my life circa 2007
Lord. SAME. 100% agree I Feel u girl. All my love from Ireland/Dublin 🇮🇪💚💞
Still hits as hard as it did the first time hearing it ❤ legend
Standing there stripped bare of any equipment anything electronic, it’s more like poetry than singing.
The audience is one to die for - not a sound until the end of the song - exactly as it should be, 'so often', isn't!!!
Damien rice is the Daniel Day Lewis of music.
Really!?
So I understand, in what way? Physical resemblance or something else?
@@robertcoop1564 if you don't get it then you don't get it.
He sings so beautifully that no one there can even hum a song next to him, it's just amazing.
I got lost in this song when it first came out. I remember finding it by accident and It blew my mind. I'm a huge Damien Rice fan, and even though I had seen this performance already, today, it hit differently, I felt that connection with it the same way the lady in the back starts to cry and look for comfort... an epic performance, such a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing it.
I love this song, but always ending up shedding a few tears as i listen to it.
I am lost for words watching that just how one man and guitar can make people cry in the crowd, the song on the from Damian was moving but this is another level , it was the way the woman fell into her man’s arms crying that’s what got me
I don't know how to express my love for this song/performance. Bless you, Damien. You are a gem!
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@@brendahawkins3965 Wow ! One of the best covers of this song Ive heard !
@@mohamadashish535 Aah thank you so much. Could you put this comment on Joshs video. I would love him to see it. 😘
The special kind of music that genuinely makes you feel shit. Stirs me up.
That's talent at its purest form.
I can't take my heart of you 💓......
Great music from Damien...love this song since 2005 ❤
absloutely watching the crowd... especially the young woman who get comforted... it means this song rips everyones heart out... for a bit...
Thank you Damien for my sweet memories of first ♥.
omfg. this just. totally. blew. me away. heard it 10 years ago when the song first came out and now im reliving that again
The song came out almost 20 years go. Just saying :)
@@6stringsGT good for you champ
@@simonthompson1895 You only missed the release of the song by 10 years!. Wake up Simon!
@@6stringsGT you’re right champ, but now I’m awake. I humbly apologise for forcing you to reply to correct my memory. Or you could just read and not attempt to correct.
Just saying😂
@@simonthompson1895 Come on, I don't think they were doing it callously, they were polite.
Just another classic once again played live by a wonderful artist
20 years ago I saw him live in UL. Incredible, unbelievable and unmatchable in many ways. Hope we get to experience this once more.
Beyond words beautiful 😢❤️🤧
No other song can better pierce one's soul in the wall placed between the truth and lie than this song. Masterpiece.
The song that made me cry. It's hard to let go.
stunning song. So well written and performed.
Cuando el talento de un artista te rasca el alma las lágrimas que brotan son indescriptibles.
why is this song giving me the chills??
Beautiful & breathtaking, literally.
they're all like looking at a masterpiece ... god i wish i was there
That’s a true gentleman back there! You I’ll find him…the atmosphere that a truly artist can create! Awesome!!
All the Frenchies listening with respect and class ♥️ 🇫🇷
My goodness. Absolute perfection. The human voice is so wonderful. Why would anyone remove its character with auto tune? This here is the perfect illustration of why not.
Beautifull voice and yu are amazing keep strong keep making beautiful songs we love you all the way from Birmingham 🍀🍀🍀🍀
I don't know why my tears are rolling down❤️
The lady that sang the solo is so beautiful! I’m in love.
Greta Zuccoli is her name. Her cover on Damien's song Elephant is something unbelievably beautiful!
just an amazing performance ...
This song…….. I honestly have no words 💔❤️🥰
A True Artist can touch and influence your feelings with their art.
Captivating that room, undeniably. God bless Damien rice
The dynamics in this blow me away every time
Like an ancient storyteller or bard, he weaves his beautiful songs around the audiences hearts.
Magical, truly magical.
Thanks a lot for sharing. Deeply appreciated.
Did anyone else get surprised when they thought Damien was singing the female vocal?! Until they showed the female vocalist! Beautiful chilling performance!
One of my fav song ...looking back 2005
He always gets me right in the heartstrings with this song
just beautiful
I saw Damien in an intimate concert in Edinburgh about 12 years ago, it was absolutely magical
Pure soul - pure Love !
Wow…. Sung with such raw passion and total honesty…. Very moving… and so tastefully done ♥️Awesome 😎
Masterpiece
Beautiful 💙💙
WOW. Loved this
This is so beautiful ❤️. Almost shed a tear 😢
Only with his guitar. And he sounds meshmerizing. Love this song so much, cause of his performance. The way he does that. As listener you believe every word. Bravo.
Beautiful!
Just luv this song and artist
Pure chills.
Perfect art 💜
Timeless and awesome performance.
He has an incredible voice , captures loss like john Lennon .!I couldn’t pay him a bigger accolade
I wish I could like this a thousand times and that still wouldn’t be enough ❤️
I just cried! ❤️
Effortlessly beautiful
Truly outstanding
Wow…incredible performance.
Truly a masterful performance
Beautiful.
Damn! That is beautiful… ❤️
What a gorgeous song.
... Emotional áudio ... ❤️
Subtle, yet powerful performance 👏
So beautiful as always brings the tears to my eyes.
Ahh for more beauty in our lives…thank you.