PJ Harvey - A Child's Question, August (Official Video)
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2023
- ‘A Child’s Question, August’ is taken from the new album ‘I Inside the Old Year Dying’, out now on Partisan Records: pjharvey.lnk.to/iinsidetheold...
Film by Steve Gullick & PJ Harvey
Commissioned by John Moule
Polly Jean Harvey - vocals, guitar
John Parish - drums, synth, piano, Rhodes
Cecil - keyboards
Ben Whishaw - backing vocals
Produced by Flood & John Parish
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LYRICS:
Starling swarms will soon be lorn.
Rooks tell stories ’cross the corn.
Goocoo soon will ’es leave make.
Swifts abandon autumn’s ache.
What says dunnick, drush or dove?
Love Me Tender? Tender love?
Hear the grinding wheel-bird grieve.
Grief unknits my ravelled sleeve.
Death of zummer, death of play,
Waxing night and dwindling day.
Help me dunnick, drush and dove.
Love Me Tender. Tender love.
Executive Producer: Sumit Bothra
Management : Sumit Bothra, Brian Message, Olivia Plunket for ATC Management
#pjharvey #achildsquestionaugust #iinsidetheoldyeardying - Hudba
genius is back
The Real Queen of England
Graham Greene the actor?
@@michaelgreene4816 no...tú hermano
@@michaelgreene4816 😂☠️
She never left.
Never repeats, never explains. She’s a singularity in a business obsessed field, I love that she doesn’t kowtow to the market, & simply EXISTS & does whatever she wants. Thank you for that gift, there are many artists, but the inspiration is FOREVER. ❤️
and she is a rock star goin on 50 yrs
Lol..50 isn't old for a ' rock star' ..not sure btw if that's the expression she'd use to refer to get work
Some of us prefer to LIVE!!!
@@timothymunkers3606 wenas atas i berbagi@rekaputri.official
@@sophiew1967 wenas berbagi@rekaputri.official
And just when the world needed her most, she reappeared
Listened 6 times and it sounds like an old friend already. That's PJ Harvey for you. Love the warbling synth running throughout.
Well said! ❤
I was about to make a similar comment. It feels like hearing from an old friend.
My precious granddaughter is named after her.
😊💓
Yes - that synth sound is 100% on point. 👍👌
Its memorising , tender, bittersweet, darkness, lightness. Ups and downs. Life. Polly is a treasure.
white chalk meets is this desire?
With a career spanning decades, and praises from artists such as kurt cobain and dave grohl, bjork and nick cave, this talented artist deserves a worthy place in the rock and roll hall of fame
and that's just a few of her big name admirers. She's an artist's artist.
I think a RARHOF inclusion would be insulting. She's bigger and better than that. A ridiculous institution.
I'm unsure of what is being communicated to me, but it's affecting me deeply.
Oh that we could understand what the birds say. After almost 20 years as a fire spotter perched above a temperate rain forest in south eastern Australia I have learned the Sulphur-crested cockatoo's cry announcing the arrival in the valley of their nemesis, Bunjil the Wedge-tailed eagle.
PJ Harvey, eine verwunschene Dame aus dem humanistischen Gewächs. Ich liebe die Dame
An incredible woman! PJ Harvey continues to be current and necessary ❤
lover her music! A gem
Amen to that,always delivers good music ,never gets boring always inspiring.
Timeless.
one of the greatest living songwriters, never runs out of ideas. i adore her
Reminds me of her White Chalk era a bit. I adored that album.
The world would be such a poor place without PJ
Love me tender , tender love 🫀
An antic vestale passing through our times.
The later part of her career to me feels like witnessing the silent but breathtaking beauty of a distant dying star
Perfect description. Beautiful but sad.
Come on Polly, we've been waiting so long for you ❤❤❤❤
tender joy 🐬
I first heard Sheila na gig back in 1992 and bought all her albums since. Such a talented artist ... a living legend.
Same thing here. I heard that song on the radio while driving and immediately went to Tower and bought the cassette.
You exhibitionist!
Excerpt from PJ’s book Orlam..
Ira’s story unfolds.
Ira’s world is a magical realist outpost of the West Country where PJ Harvey grew up.
Conjured through tightly rhyming poems, often taking the form of songs or incantations.
Dreading her return to the misery of school, she sings to the birds for comfort: “Help me dunnick, drush or dove. / Love Me Tender. Tender Love.”
Polly Jean, my eternal love. What a gorgeous song. We'll get a new Swans _and_ a new PJ album, what a great year for music.
AND Shellac.
Hopefully Bambara and Choir boy too and Jessica Pratt and The Cure 🤞🏻
@@hobolullaby I've been really enjoying their new single "Paradise is Mine" (sounds as if old Gira is preparing for his death?). Have a wonderful day!
@@briaredpath9386The Cure? :o That would be splendid if Robert Smith wasn't the last person on earth I believe when it comes to the alleged release of an album haha.
@@SatieSatie I heard a starling tell a drush that the Smiths are getting together to do a collab with Oasis.
Addicted
Wel hell, this was a glass of purest water i did not even know i was thirsting for.
I can't stop listening to this. It's captured me, set me to daydreaming. I've had the unique experience with PJ Harvey of not being familiar with any of her work before this (aside from the omnipotent song about a big/little fish that stole her daughter). For me, this is like her first album. Presenting a mastery of magic and invocation.
.....yes but the music here is not original !?, the melody, the beat and the sound effects on this song are clearly very similar to the Nine Inch Nails track "Hurt" (1994) from the album The Downward Spiral.....likewise, Mark "Flood" Ellis produced, mixed and played synthesizers on both I Inside the Old Year Dying album and The Downward Spiral album.....the sound similarity between these two tracks is absolutely profound.....
@@8TENASTER8IDSare you high? There’s no resemblance between the two tracks
@@felipegonzalezsubiabre9148 .....without question there absolutely is a resemblance, you did not read my full comment properly ??.....the sound similarity of the background beats and melody throughout this song absolutely resembles the NIN track Hurt (1994), you need to listen to the music on both more carefully ??, and then you will understand, thanks.....
mini Polly? We say YES!!!🏹💘💘💘💘💘💘💘🏹
what an ear worm, been in my head for a week
Who else can't stop listening?
The new album will be the best since the amazing "White Chalk" in 2007.
This song is excellent. As others have commented here, the synth sound in the background is atmospheric. Obviously, the vocals are fab, but what really struck me was how familiar this song seemed to after just 1 play through. It's like this song has always existed in my sub conscious, and PJ Harvey has unlocked for us all.
Brother, it's so mesmerizing. Her sweet voice singing about birds makes me melt. And I do agree with you - it's just like I've heard this song from her before, but maybe in a different set of lyrics.
Thats a truism. I can't cope with the longing when it stops. She is such a national treasure. Its like an old friend coming back to you and reminding you that life is a confusing set of memories and experiences, but we hang on.
@@pjharvey333gmail I do hope so! Watched you live at Glastonbury 94, where I was playing too. I believe you are well acquainted with my (then) bass player, Glen's partner Gilly.
.....yes correct, likewise, as soon as I heard the music the first time I knew it had been familiar to me.....the melody, the beat and the sound effects here on this song are clearly very similar to the Nine Inch Nails track "Hurt" (1994) from the album The Downward Spiral.....Mark "Flood" Ellis produced, mixed and played synthesizer on both I Inside the Old Year Dying album and The Downward Spiral album.....the sound similarity between these two tracks is absolutely profound.....
The real Queen of England
My mom used to listen to PJ Harvey on repeat at home when I was a kid. I remember one time, I was 4, sitting with her while she listened to « Stories from the city » and told me that PJ’s music always gives her goosebumps. I didn’t quite understand at that time. She has always been her favourite artist. I am now 22, the same age as my mom when she started listening to PJ, and I also have goosebumps every time.
So tender and evocative. Its like looking at those old photo albums and all the questions & memories that you have, the woman who reared you and the ones before that you never met. A mother that loved your bones.Showed you the way. Full of life, love & energy. Its all wrapped up in the English countryside. Light and darkness abounds . Pure Polly. Thankyou and welcome back.
Absolutely totally what makes pj Harvey who she is
I'm glad you're back Polly. I missed you.
The time is passing but she is still the charming lady of Dorset...
You know you love an artist when you drop everything to experience their new material. Here I am and it’s thrilling to hear this ❤️🎸
Cute :)
Long live to you, Polly Jean!! You're a rare singer able to renew yourself, again and again...Special mention, "Palme d'Or" for your song "Dollar dollar", from a man who spent 5 years in the streets of Paris, begging for a dime.....❤🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
Why would anyone in Paris have a dime?
@@waytospergtherebro ?? my english is rather poor...i meant "money", well i mean i was homeless....in case you shouldn't understand....
@@waytospergtherebro 😂
@@alainclement9244 I think he understood and was just making a joke.
@@JackFate76 well, possible, as is aid, my english is broken 😂 well anyway, it's better be a homeless in Paris that in Afghanistan as in "Dollar dollar"...he rats I met must be more courteous in Paris 🤔
She is a Genius.... Thx for your Art, Polly
Sounds like the lovechild of Is This Desire? and White Chalk.
PJ has always been a one of a kind songwriter with very peculiar, introspective yet strong lyrics, and now she's even more introspective, focused on her ancestral roots, and the result is stunning.
She's changed physically too: her features are more round and sweet, love everything about her really.
What I love about the music of PJ Harvey is there is NO following of musical trends in her music. Love it!
.....yes that maybe the case in relation to her album back-catalogue, but the melody, the beat and the sound effects here on this song are clearly very similar to the Nine Inch Nails track "Hurt" (1994) from the album The Downward Spiral.....Mark "Flood" Ellis produced, mixed and played synthesizer on both I Inside the Old Year Dying album and The Downward Spiral album.....the sound similarity between these two tracks is absolutely profound.....
@@8TENASTER8IDS I had no idea! I’ll have to check that out
Gorgeousnesssssss. Periodt. 😌💚🦄💖💙💜🏳🌈✌☮
It is indeed true that good things come to those who wait
I play this as a lullaby, and I'm all grown up. Well sort of? This whole album is sonically challenging at times. But so curious and moments of sheer poetry and beauty. This is my favourite track. The chorus, when you sing love me tender, Wells up tears in my eyes, for reasons I can't explain in a sentence. Its so visceral, challenging and calming at the same time.
I needed my heart back . Thank you PJ
💜on the repeat
+1
The long dark of the night and it's moon has now joined with the trine in Venus & Saturn heading us to Beltane. ❤
Milady, if you don't win a Grammy for this, then there must be complete disorder in the known Universe.
I loved it when PJ said she wasn't a woman, so to speak...she was a MUSICIAN...that should be everybody's road map: do the work and people will notice you for what you do, not your identity...and she has done the work, then and now.
There are so many aspects of Polly Jean and so many contrasts, from the pink catsuit days to this. Each new manifestations is a revelation, including this one.
Things I once thought unbelievable in my life I saw in PJ Harvey......never a mistake....oh but a sacred reality
She seems to be going back to her roots…as in her childhood, the surroundings in which she grew up and so on. I missed that aspect on her last more politicized album. And just a detail I very much liked here…the vocal transition she does from high to low. A cool touch.
Her roots are the rock music she used to play in the early to mid 90s. I wish she'd go back to THAT if you ask me lol.
@@ryanbarnes840 im there with you :) i guess we need to be patient... Lol. I wouldn't mind the piano or whatever styles - but i loved her old ways of raw vocals, they were something i could always "count on", in a way...
@@JohnSmith-hm5pk I just found her music a lot more interesting back then. It was catchier, was more raw, and seriously rocked. Meet Ze Monsta, Dress, Rid of Me, Good Fortune, these songs are incredible. I loved Let England Shake, but I'm not a huge fan of the White Chalk stuff, and I see this new album being a lot like that. Kind of reminds me how Bjork went from playing really trippy electronic rock music to this orchestral stuff. Just a lot more drawn out and pretentious if you ask me. Not that PJ is there, but I just wish we'd get more rock music.
@@ryanbarnes840 yes, loads of good stuff had from her :) Tbh, 'is this desire' was the last album i completely liked as a whole. Then 'stories' had a few good ones, too, and so did 'uh huh'... But from there onwards not my thing anymore. Mind you, i loved her first collaboration with Parish, the 'dance hall'. Was good.
Edit: "first *official* collaboration"
I saw PJ in 92’ for my 12th birthday, it was love at first sight. I’m still mesmerized 30+ years later ❤️🔥
She is something special.
You were the coolest 12-year-old of all time.
@@crystalb6785 you flatter me but it is true ;)
Jesus, that is cool parents to let you go to a PJ Harvey show at that age!
@@rufuspipemos my mother also allowed me to pierce my ear that same summer. She was pretty great 💜
Absolutely stunning. I love how it’s simultaneously tender and brutal. This should be listened to very loud.
VERY, VERY LOUD!
Like WHITE-TRASH HEROES levels of loud.
My tender and brutal wife said "could you turn that crap down" lol
Loving all the old Dorset dialect, and rural imagery; feels medieval almost... more of this on the album, one suspects.
OMG! This is a great song! ... Oh, my God...
I'm excited, the preview sounds like something off 'Is This Desire?' and 'Stories..' and it's about time she made a good straightforward album again to enjoy.
I found the past few albums straightforward. The hope demolition project cut right through
Let England Shake is utterly brilliant imo.
Both 'hope' and 'england' come off as 'political' to me, so i guess that's why they don't feel quite as 'straightforward', maybe...
@@reflexreaction3797 They're niche concept albums, White Chalk too and technically Uh Huh Her as well, so not just spin and listen to enjoy albums. Sure they're great albums, solid 7 and 8 out of 10s, but you listen once and revisit maybe a couple of songs in playlists albums. T
he pitchy christmas White Chalk vocals that she now keeps using, and often weird lack of melody is also really grating. It would just be nice if she relaxed a bit and made another enjoyable rock album like Stories.. or something
@@reflexreaction3797 Nonsense. Sounds like bias on your part kept you from actually listening to an artist evolve.
Ich hoffe so sehr, dass es noch ein Konzert in Deutschland gibt. Aufgrund meines Alters habe ich Ihre früheren leider nicht miterleben können ❤
Sie ist so eine erstaunliche Musikerin, Künstlerin, und Dame❤
Endlessly creative, powerful, original, sublime.
yes, but clearly the melody, the beat and the sound effects here on this song are very similar to the Nine Inch Nails track "Hurt" (1994) from the album The Downward Spiral.....Mark "Flood" Ellis produced, mixed and played synthesizer on both I Inside the Old Year Dying album and The Downward Spiral album.....the sound similarity between these two tracks is absolutely profound.....
Polly is incredible human being indeed
Glad to see you've fully recovered after that accident with the crow: this is truly glorious music.
Please do inform what happened
😂
Over my head Ian, great intriguing & suspenseful comment
This one grows very quickly from an understated and low-key tune into a really quite euphoric tumble of a song. It's subtle changes are a joy really. Takes great songwriting that sort of stuff
hail the queen
Holy shit Polly's back, I'm ready!
Thank you for being in this planet, PJ!
Ben Wishaw on backing vocals and the video has loads of images of her mother. I assume these photos are from Dorset, her childhood and her family.
Enjoying it more after a few repeats.
I became a fan like an hour ago and apparently she just released a new song :0
Artistry propelled. More relevant than ever. May she reign....
Thank you. The music you bring is amazing and it helps me with this life.
On the West Coast setting my alarm.
Reminds me of my young days waiting for new releases. I don't ever get that feeling, this rules
Wow, that is great, its going to be a long wait to July 7th
It's worth listening to again
There is beauty in simplicity
🐦❤Starling: Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly colored.
🐦❤Rooks: Eurasian crow with black plumage and a bareface, nesting in colonies in treetops.
🐦❤Swifts: a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing
🐦❤Coocoo: largely grayish-brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them and rear the offspring. Damn.
🐦❤Dunnock: are medium-sized songbirds with brown and black, striped plumage
🐦❤Thrush?: a small or medium-sized songbird, typically having a brown back, spotted breast, and loud song.
🐦❤Dove: a stocky seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice
🐦❤Wheel-bird: The night-jar or goatsucker, Caprimulgus europæus: so named from its chirring cry, likened to the noise of a spinning-wheel.
✨✨beautiful song✨✨
Ben Whishaw's voice goes so well with hers 😍
love it , love love and everything that is tender and true.Robbie
My favorite rock singer is back. Thank you, Polly.
Another masterpiece from Polly Jean. 🖤
Beautiful thoughful piece
I wish I could be in the west country and sing romantic songs about nature,birdies and motherhood. I fully get that
Sounds like PJ is channeling her early 2000s work with a different spin.
This song managed to encapsulate my whole life in this very short moment.
How gorgeous is this? Absolutely love how deep her voice drops in the chorus. She really channels a sense of the historic in pieces such as this. I only wish it was longer. Feel as though it could've been an extended piece. Love her and Kate Bush so much.
Polly's back! The world is good again.
Stunning track. And Polly looks so young, like she is ageing in reverse!
Wow....
A new PJ!!! Always a cause for celebration - can't wait to hear it!
Thank you PJ Harvey for doing whatever TFk you want - we all love it
this atmosphere... so unic.
Feel like this has existed forever (and as though I already knew it!). It's wonderful.
.....yes agreed, likewise sounds familiar.....the melody, the beat and the sound effects here on this song are clearly very similar to the Nine Inch Nails track "Hurt" (1994) from the album The Downward Spiral.....Mark "Flood" Ellis produced, mixed and played synthesizer on both I Inside the Old Year Dying album and The Downward Spiral album.....the sound similarity between these two tracks is absolutely profound.....
The musical repertoire of this Goddess in her new Album is formidable. A True Musical Genius.
I wish I could give it more than one like.
From first hearing, this track it has continuously haunted me. How does she do that????
Looking forward to this new album. I’m digging the sound in this. Feels like a culmination of what’s come before but in a new light.
.....yes correct, likewise, it is familiar.....the melody, the beat and the sound effects here on this song are clearly very similar to the Nine Inch Nails track "Hurt" (1994) from the album The Downward Spiral.....Mark "Flood" Ellis produced, mixed and played synthesizer on both I Inside the Old Year Dying album and The Downward Spiral album.....the sound similarity between these two tracks is absolutely profound.....
Wow, I was never into her in the 90s. But this is awesome, and yet, this song only had 9000 likes in 3 days... it ought to go viral!
So nice to hear from you again bloom x
She knows how to get to the root base of emotions with a few words. Love me, tender, tender love. That's what we all want.
Ben Wishaw is also on the choruses. Two of the most beautiful English voices going.
BEST DAY AT THIS YEAR❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
A bit late to the party having listened to the album last night for the first time. I'm smitten, to, the, core. As an older gent I've been privileged to follow this dorset siog from the beginning. Its been quite a ride. But this album, and in particular, this track gives me the googlyknees and teardrops. Ace and very mint.
This translorted me to the Actung Baby"s era . This has Flood the producers touch . Pj and Bono should do something toguether. I LOVE this song already and for varios incredible reaons . Love me Tender . TeNderLOVE
i wish i could calculate exactly all the times she has made me happy with her art and be able to tell her in person that precise number.. how on earth she manages to always deliver over the decades is beyond me!