Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek (Official Video)

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  • Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (Official Video)
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    Lyrics:
    Where are we? What the hell is going on?
    The dust has only just begun to fall,
    Crop circles in the carpet, sinking, feeling.
    Spin me 'round again and rub my eyes.
    This can't be happening.
    When busy streets amass with people
    Would stop to hold their heads heavy.
    Hide and seek.
    Trains and sewing machines.
    All those years they were here first.
    Oily marks appear on walls
    Where pleasure moments hung before.
    The takeover, the sweeping insensitivity of this still life.
    Hide and seek.
    Trains and sewing machines. (Oh, you won't catch me around here)
    Blood and tears (hearts),
    They were here first.
    Mmm, what you say?
    Mm, that you only meant well? Well, of course you did.
    Mmm, what you say?
    Mm, that it's all for the best? Of course it is.
    Mmm, what you say?
    Mm, that it's just what we need? And you decided this.
    What you say?
    Mmm, what did She say?
    Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth.
    Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut-outs.
    Speak no feeling, no I don't believe you.
    You don't care a bit. You don't care a bit.
    (hide and seek)
    Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth.
    Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut-outs.
    (hide and seek)
    Speak no feeling, no I don't believe you.
    You don't care a bit. You don't care a bit.
    (hide and seek)
    You don't care a bit.
    You don't care a bit.
    You don't care a bit.
    (hide and seek)
    You don't care a bit.
    You don't care a bit.
    #imogenheap #hideandseek #normalpeople #hulu #bbc #imogenheaphideandseek
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  • @maxpupillo8338
    @maxpupillo8338 Před 3 lety +3617

    2:52 is what your here for

  • @zacharybayerl6715
    @zacharybayerl6715 Před 4 lety +3084

    It's crazy how disembodied the popular part seems from the rest of the song, magical.

    • @longangrysausage3495
      @longangrysausage3495 Před 4 lety +5

      Zachary Bayerl yea HAHHAH

    • @hanawana
      @hanawana Před 4 lety +31

      perfectly put

    • @Katze123
      @Katze123 Před 4 lety +37

      Mmm watcha say

    • @FrameRater
      @FrameRater Před 4 lety +188

      I'm convinced that's only because of its popularity. Listening to this song countless times now over the years, it's a very natural movement.

    • @vbrucegrind4368
      @vbrucegrind4368 Před 4 lety +59

      Maybe is because you listen to the popular part first.

  • @sampostman6305
    @sampostman6305 Před 8 měsíci +171

    Everyone always talks about the "Watcha say" part, but I think "oily marks appear on walls" part is just as beautiful

    • @daniellesHXC
      @daniellesHXC Před měsícem +2

      legit gives me goosebumps

    • @virginiaeatchel
      @virginiaeatchel Před 20 dny +7

      I hate that so many new artists have diminished this song, or at least attempted to. It is absolutely gorgeous and now is used by a jerk who’s all like “boohoo I cheated and my girlfriend left me please forgive me” like man, GTFO

    • @keepcalm3221
      @keepcalm3221 Před 17 dny +2

      the first time she says “they were here first” i can’t help but cry because it leads right into that part. she’s a genius

    • @keepcalm3221
      @keepcalm3221 Před 15 dny

      @@virginiaeatchel that part. jason derulo needs to be fined for that haha

    • @EgoFlipp
      @EgoFlipp Před 18 hodinami

      I love this song because it has a very haunting feel to it in my opinion, it's like a hug from someone who's not there. I guess the best way to describe it is when you trace your fingers over certain parts of your body and you get this tingling feeling all over your body. Its like that, but for 4 minutes and 26 seconds.

  • @TheLukeGrey
    @TheLukeGrey Před 2 měsíci +150

    I wish I could hear this for the first time again. I used to take my friend's car on short midnight drives and listen to new underground releases on local radio. This had just come out and started playing on one of those eerie, liberating night drives. It was completely possessing and synchronized with the night in the most profound way.

    • @Yourmomsfavourite69
      @Yourmomsfavourite69 Před 17 dny

      I can’t drive but I know this exact feeling. When the perfect song just comes on and emanates the surroundings

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 Před 2 dny

      Did you look out the window and pretend you were in a music video? Be honest.

  • @1doobiedoo
    @1doobiedoo Před 4 lety +12502

    This song sounds like it's giving birth to the internet.

    • @marinakamiya7822
      @marinakamiya7822 Před 3 lety +150

      sadly yes.

    • @Coco20
      @Coco20 Před 3 lety +83

      Lold so hard

    • @imemberberry
      @imemberberry Před 3 lety +154

      This song sounds like the national anthem of the elves from Lord of the Rings.

    • @duckway4733
      @duckway4733 Před 3 lety +117

      This comment actually made me feel extreme nostalgia 4 sum reason...

    • @mianimalhyde8014
      @mianimalhyde8014 Před 3 lety +6

      tr
      uuuuu

  • @jhlofficixl
    @jhlofficixl Před 7 lety +1378

    Imogen Heap: filming vertically since 2009.

    • @shmebble
      @shmebble Před 7 lety +2

      Jave Lafuente ikr

    • @querglh1696
      @querglh1696 Před 7 lety +30

      2005*

    • @jhlofficixl
      @jhlofficixl Před 7 lety +1

      Chicken Permission Upload date on this video is in 2009. I wonder when they first aired it.

    • @querglh1696
      @querglh1696 Před 7 lety +20

      Jave Lafuente
      The song was made in 2005

    • @jhlofficixl
      @jhlofficixl Před 7 lety +3

      Chicken Permission Talking about the music video.
      When was it released?

  • @derrick2241
    @derrick2241 Před 3 měsíci +43

    The way she sweeps the notes when singing "the sweeping insensitivity of this still life" is one of my favorite moments in music. It still gives me chills to this day.

    • @zoegrimes2070
      @zoegrimes2070 Před 19 hodinami

      Especially when hit the “this” and it goes black then immediately gets light again at “stillllll life”

  • @n8-cre8s95
    @n8-cre8s95 Před 9 měsíci +949

    2:52 to 3:23 is so timeless. Such an epic part of this song. It’s so amazing what she did with this masterpiece. It’s so simple yet complex at the same time

    • @dot361
      @dot361 Před 7 měsíci +48

      This part is the smoothest thing I've ever heard, so beautiful

    • @bfosterETV
      @bfosterETV Před 7 měsíci +30

      And it gave us an epic Jason Derulo song and even better flip by Lil Wayne x Glasses Malone

    • @bobbyg15
      @bobbyg15 Před 6 měsíci +38

      Also one of the best SNL moments ever :)

    • @termin8or123
      @termin8or123 Před 6 měsíci +46

      @@bfosterETVJason derulo’s song is a mockery and totally butchered this song. Good thing no one listens to that garbage anymore but people come back to this instead. Just my opinion though.

    • @bfosterETV
      @bfosterETV Před 6 měsíci +10

      @@termin8or123 you're entitled to that opinion but it's possible that your energies were just not aligned to the song in the time and place you heard it. i will say the Glasses Malone + Lil Wayne version is way better

  • @santiagomeier7408
    @santiagomeier7408 Před 4 lety +1920

    *Video Quality: 480p*
    *Sound Quality: 8k*

  • @coconuthead8616
    @coconuthead8616 Před 3 lety +1089

    The only one who can pull off filming vertically

    • @duckway4733
      @duckway4733 Před 3 lety +37

      Ikr. This is the only time you don't feel like murdering someone for filming in portrait mode.

    • @josephdejong2404
      @josephdejong2404 Před 3 lety +10

      I didn't even notice

    • @jeanmichellelaurent
      @jeanmichellelaurent Před 3 lety +8

      The director used the filter to compliment her face

    • @rieluvs
      @rieluvs Před 3 lety

      KPOP fans filming idols: 👁️👄👁️

    • @GordyBro
      @GordyBro Před 3 lety +4

      Apple is trying their hand at it now

  • @BRAWLF2P
    @BRAWLF2P Před 7 měsíci +332

    It's crazy that its been 14 years and still this is one of the most heartouching song of all time

    • @donglegs
      @donglegs Před 6 měsíci +6

      18

    • @BRAWLF2P
      @BRAWLF2P Před 6 měsíci

      @@donglegs 18 years?

    • @hyokamatsuriyo5399
      @hyokamatsuriyo5399 Před 6 měsíci +8

      May 19th, 2005

    • @BRAWLF2P
      @BRAWLF2P Před 6 měsíci

      @@hyokamatsuriyo5399 Wow

    • @macaryl95
      @macaryl95 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Were you thinking about her sample used in that terrible Derulo song back in 2009?

  • @sjgrall
    @sjgrall Před 7 měsíci +140

    I didn't fully appreciate this song back in 2005, but it is very relatable now. It is an incredible production and shows Imogen's incredible talent.

  • @xallleiii
    @xallleiii Před 4 lety +2808

    This song sounds like there’s 6 other songs in it

    • @isabellasalazar1130
      @isabellasalazar1130 Před 4 lety +15

      Elles Angels thats what I thought😭

    • @LiMCRiMZ
      @LiMCRiMZ Před 4 lety +23

      I could talk about this for the next 10 years, but I'm just gonna say that there is a very very good reason for that feeling. 🧐🤔

    • @why_oh_elle
      @why_oh_elle Před 4 lety +5

      Its not according to casual pop songs xD

    • @jaredthegamer369
      @jaredthegamer369 Před 4 lety

      Power of Autotune

    • @PantsuMaster
      @PantsuMaster Před 4 lety +28

      JTG It’s not autotune smh 🤦‍♂️

  • @pizzatime2056
    @pizzatime2056 Před 4 lety +12724

    Me: *edits comment*
    Everyone: Hold on, This whole operation was your idea?

    • @ThePalatineHill
      @ThePalatineHill Před 4 lety +107

      lol, sorry i broke your silence

    • @Dollysli
      @Dollysli Před 4 lety +234

      The title is "Hide and seek" for a reason 😉

    • @nick_pw9998
      @nick_pw9998 Před 4 lety +27

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ....
      Did I break your silence

    • @vooshmoozik6185
      @vooshmoozik6185 Před 4 lety +19

      well, a comment got me here, so i guess i cheated?

    • @joshuapaulk5842
      @joshuapaulk5842 Před 4 lety +14

      Took my 3 days

  • @ananimates
    @ananimates Před 9 měsíci +116

    ever since i was a kid i used to listen to this nonstop to get my troubles away and my thoughts of depression i’m 18 now and i’m gonna graduate on 2024 i can’t believe i’m accomplishing something i could not do. this song means so much to me.

    • @cutebear1817
      @cutebear1817 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Congrats. You can do anything!

    • @garysevenofnine
      @garysevenofnine Před 2 měsíci +2

      Good luck, kid! You got this!

    • @BlueSta1n
      @BlueSta1n Před 2 měsíci +2

      Wish i was 18 again i would give everything

    • @garysevenofnine
      @garysevenofnine Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@BlueSta1n same here, I'm 20 years older than that person lol

    • @shancandance
      @shancandance Před 27 dny +1

      Congrats! 🎉🎊🍾 Savor the good times, great friends & your accomplishments ❤

  • @revdave33
    @revdave33 Před 8 měsíci +472

    I'm usually not a big fan of heavy electronic vocal effects. This is the only exception. I absolutely adore the layering and modulations and just everything about this song. Still is marvelous after all these years.

    • @StormDogg
      @StormDogg Před 5 měsíci +6

      Makes me think of an AI Cocteau Twins.

    • @user-ow3fr6sr4s
      @user-ow3fr6sr4s Před 2 měsíci

      Jack chan has left the chat

    • @marknichols5876
      @marknichols5876 Před 2 měsíci +1

      this and Oh Superman

    • @Junoon126
      @Junoon126 Před měsícem

      Perfect song to sing in front of a fan😂

    • @samr3100
      @samr3100 Před 26 dny +1

      I think it's a vocoder. My keyboard has one, where you can plug a mic into it and then play chords on the keyboard while you sing, and it'll take the "sounds" of your mouth and fit them to the notes you're playing.

  • @ShimoIsVibin
    @ShimoIsVibin Před 4 lety +2981

    The funny thing about this song is there's no instrumental

    • @jullkin
      @jullkin Před 4 lety +178

      Hum what you say?
      Actually the vocoder is lead by a keybord

    • @tomcutts9200
      @tomcutts9200 Před 4 lety +272

      @@jullkinThe keyboard is providing the carrier signal to the vocoder, but without the vocals providing the modulator signal it will just result in silence.

    • @devonharris5936
      @devonharris5936 Před 4 lety +7

      Just like the old choir days

    • @jotbindra2551
      @jotbindra2551 Před 4 lety +13

      Never heard of cappella?

    • @IsasHappyHour
      @IsasHappyHour Před 4 lety +3

      really? wow

  • @PSTroise
    @PSTroise Před 4 lety +3966

    If this woman never did anything else in her life than create this song, she's earned her wings.

    • @frozinglp6445
      @frozinglp6445 Před 4 lety +36

      So you gay?

    • @Roo-qo6vu
      @Roo-qo6vu Před 4 lety +120

      @@frozinglp6445 bro even if they were it shouldn't matter

    • @glitchxedfix134
      @glitchxedfix134 Před 4 lety +117

      @@frozinglp6445 ok that came outta nowhere😂😂

    • @ljb5163
      @ljb5163 Před 4 lety +85

      FrozingLP That’s the most random and unrelated response to a comment I’ve ever seen. 😂

    • @michaelmcgee2026
      @michaelmcgee2026 Před 4 lety +89

      @@frozinglp6445 that's a really weird way to flirt

  • @The_copper54-369
    @The_copper54-369 Před 2 měsíci +206

    Anyone else watching this video 14 years later?

  • @keepcalm3221
    @keepcalm3221 Před 17 dny +6

    this song honestly helped me realize there was something not right in my head, and at a very young age. I was about 10 or 11 when I first heard it at a dance competition. I couldn’t even pay attention to the dancers or the stage. I just sat with my jaw dropped listening to this masterpiece. I felt her pain, her words really etched out my own pain that was lying dormant. I told my mother that I was always sad so she took me to the doctor. by the time I was 13, i was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and ptsd. I don’t know if I would have gotten the help I needed if I never heard this song. I have to take medication basically for the rest of my life, but at least I caught it when I did. 15 years later, I graduate tomorrow with a degree in Sound Recording Technology. we’ve watched so many videos with her in them. she’s an absolute legend for her contributions to music and is criminally underrated. thank you for everything Imogen

  • @jung-zen
    @jung-zen Před 3 lety +1843

    This song should be broadcasted into deep space

    • @theartgoose
      @theartgoose Před 2 lety +10

      this is so true damn

    • @jamesrobinson1844
      @jamesrobinson1844 Před 2 lety +49

      "yo guys lets go here, this planet FUCKS"

    • @superpoptart3291
      @superpoptart3291 Před 2 lety +21

      Story time. I was in my brothers car and I saw “hide and seek” started playing on Spotify. (I had no idea what the name of this song was) in the first 3 min or so I was thinking…. This is totally a song that would play in a space documentary. Then when she said “mmm watcha sayyyy” I was like WHAT THE DJSHFNM LTLEMGMFMGMKGGM KKFKGKGKhl so yeah

    • @yourlazyneighbor100yearsag9
      @yourlazyneighbor100yearsag9 Před 2 lety +1

      YES

    • @dot3627
      @dot3627 Před 2 lety +12

      Probably wouldn’t be heard at all considering how sound works in space

  • @natii10
    @natii10 Před 4 lety +1800

    *This sounds like a song that should be played in every movie when someone dies*

  • @Tabikat1989
    @Tabikat1989 Před měsícem +12

    35 this summer and hadn't heard this in full for almost half a lifetime. Absolutely moved.

  • @TalkboxJr
    @TalkboxJr Před 7 měsíci +57

    2023 and this song hits so hard.
    Imogen heap is the one of the artist who make the vocoder instrument unforgettable♥️

  • @ultra3331
    @ultra3331 Před 2 lety +1932

    "That it's just what WE need, and YOU decided this." What a powerful line, so good.

  • @Chokluss
    @Chokluss Před 4 lety +15352

    this is the longest intro to a meme

    • @asphaltdragon514
      @asphaltdragon514 Před 4 lety +430

      I was going to say the screaming cowboy intro was longer but it starts 2:11

    • @Nibble-hp6od
      @Nibble-hp6od Před 4 lety +13

      Agree

    • @wlinse7095
      @wlinse7095 Před 4 lety +33

      @Annoying Elitist sorry but the song and singer are sucks

    • @wlinse7095
      @wlinse7095 Před 4 lety +3

      @Annoying Elitist 👍👍👍👍

    • @persephone8587
      @persephone8587 Před 4 lety +28

      What did i just read

  • @basswrld401
    @basswrld401 Před 8 měsíci +25

    Memes & Jason Derulo aside, this song has really strong meaning.

  • @chanceitall
    @chanceitall Před 27 dny +7

    its weird that i came for the jason derulo sample and stayed for the masterpiece

  • @jackpoop4131
    @jackpoop4131 Před 4 lety +1861

    2:52 is the meme part but this song is still beautiful

  • @theternal
    @theternal Před 4 lety +6192

    This song: exists
    Jason Derulo: it's free real estate

    • @MrGodly-zd7tx
      @MrGodly-zd7tx Před 4 lety +20

      Nice Tim and Eric reference

    • @TheStikanator
      @TheStikanator Před 4 lety +8

      Irrelevant but holy I haven’t seen your pfp in quite a while

    • @persephone8587
      @persephone8587 Před 4 lety +3

      666 likes
      Im not gonna ruin that

    • @allison7066
      @allison7066 Před 4 lety +1

      lmao

    • @3DLL.
      @3DLL. Před 4 lety

      czcams.com/video/q0H57JeQYN4/video.html

  • @derekb1836
    @derekb1836 Před 11 měsíci +95

    One of the most honest and profound songs ever written. You have a knowledge of yourself and others that only come once in a lifetime. You also have the ability to put it into an amazingly appealing and appropriate song that is not only controversial yet also horrendously powerful. Thank you Imogen.
    Upon further watching i have to conclude that you've somehow trancended.

  • @loveconnection1118
    @loveconnection1118 Před 2 měsíci +42

    RIP Uncle Brian. I sang this to him yesterday 😢 😭
    The best uncle - Never Forgotten x 🌼

  • @StarMintaka
    @StarMintaka Před 4 lety +5730

    I just realised that this song is made with only her voice and vocoder. Stunning

    • @pereiraquentin1089
      @pereiraquentin1089 Před 4 lety +125

      It's not a vocoder but an Harmonizer

    • @usbv135w
      @usbv135w Před 4 lety +246

      @@pereiraquentin1089 a vocoder is used actually

    • @Bishopgoldy
      @Bishopgoldy Před 3 lety +112

      @@pereiraquentin1089 Harmonizer sounds different. This is a classic Vocoder chord Used in Fruity Loops.

    • @mosesnicholas980
      @mosesnicholas980 Před 3 lety +159

      And a fan

    • @USpropaganda
      @USpropaganda Před 3 lety +147

      @@Bishopgoldy she stated in an interview that she used the Polyvox module to create this song, which is a harmonizer

  • @brosef4154
    @brosef4154 Před 2 lety +4591

    Imogen Heap: finally finished my masterpiece "Hide and Seek"
    Everyone: I love this song "Mmm Watch You Say"

  • @proffieosultra3048
    @proffieosultra3048 Před 5 měsíci +22

    i once got so hyped with this song, and furiously wrote a script for a sci-fi series based on it, and sent it to imogen's manager. she did not respond. i am super proud of the work, in my mind it would be an award winning series and make us all millions of dollars.

    • @salma-amlas
      @salma-amlas Před 5 měsíci +4

      I would love to hear it tbh. If you could describe it in a few sentences?

    • @proffieosultra3048
      @proffieosultra3048 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@salma-amlasthe song describes it

  • @beep2816
    @beep2816 Před měsícem +6

    Me singing into a fan:

  • @nateds7326
    @nateds7326 Před 2 lety +3913

    This song literally had no beat or instrumentation whatsoever, yet somehow she makes it work.

    • @colder8741
      @colder8741 Před 2 lety +5

      Antonym of fail, right?

    • @secondjar
      @secondjar Před 2 lety +196

      "Heap uses a keyboard-controlled digital harmonizer (similar to a vocoder) on the song to generate distorted harmonies of her voice, lending the song its altered a cappella sound."

    • @paulacristinagouveiacarval3085
      @paulacristinagouveiacarval3085 Před 2 lety +6

      Just noticed that. Amazing

    • @daynonweaver292
      @daynonweaver292 Před 2 lety +19

      It's called "a-capella." (Ah kuh-pəll-uh)

    • @absintheminded8466
      @absintheminded8466 Před 2 lety +22

      How do you pronounce backwards and upside-down "E"?

  • @LandenBMS
    @LandenBMS Před 4 lety +976

    I can't believe I'm just now hearing this, in its original form, in its entirety.

    • @jaymzfilkoski223
      @jaymzfilkoski223 Před 4 lety +7

      Amazing, huh?

    • @cleon_ware
      @cleon_ware Před 4 lety +13

      Sam Squanch facts I never realized it was a sample until today

    • @iLLustrious85
      @iLLustrious85 Před 4 lety +5

      I haven't heard this song in 10 years

    • @shiftymiata
      @shiftymiata Před 4 lety +2

      Same here. It's great

    • @stefolou
      @stefolou Před 3 lety +1

      I can't believe it either lol. This has been a nostalgic favourite of mine since I was very young. Before CZcams a friend downloaded it on my computer. Back in the day.
      So glad you were able to find it.

  • @chescarp
    @chescarp Před 4 dny +1

    I imagine the moment of this creation will be a core memory for AI. Something about singing through digital instruments and giving them a vocabulary and a voice seems like an act of love.

  • @sarah.j.777
    @sarah.j.777 Před 9 měsíci +7

    she's singing about our world. she knows more than we do about the calculated demise.

  • @flawlessfloyd6983
    @flawlessfloyd6983 Před 4 lety +3674

    This sounds like a song when someone is on the floor after getting shot

  • @mollybroski5108
    @mollybroski5108 Před 4 lety +3467

    i found this song- **[gunshot]**
    *MMM WHATCHA SAY*

    • @Rdon_Ranger
      @Rdon_Ranger Před 4 lety +42

      Are you on about what I think you’re on about? 🤣

    • @ashmax3228
      @ashmax3228 Před 4 lety +77

      Me: Oo what happene here?! (Grabs the headphones to listen)...
      [ *GUN SHOT* ]
      MMM WHATCHA SAY

    • @antonioperotti937
      @antonioperotti937 Před 4 lety +44

      dear sister... 😂

    • @mijajo3522
      @mijajo3522 Před 4 lety +21

      MHNN WHAT DID U SAY

    • @wesxd5292
      @wesxd5292 Před 4 lety

      Lmao

  • @ljg7777
    @ljg7777 Před 18 dny +5

    There are 53,238 comments about this song as of 2024. Mine will never add to that, which better appreciates what this is.
    We are here to listen to this song for no other reason than to listen to the brilliance as we ALL know this song to be.

  • @Mac0SXTutorials101
    @Mac0SXTutorials101 Před 2 měsíci +27

    legitimately one of the greatest recordings of all time.

  • @baxterthebush6512
    @baxterthebush6512 Před 4 lety +341

    2:52 this is what I’m looking for

  • @salliekate
    @salliekate Před 2 lety +574

    The fact that this song is about her remembering how she felt about her parent’s divorce when she was a kid makes this song grip the soul so much more. Pure poetry! Just wow!

    • @ssliperyslopee
      @ssliperyslopee Před rokem +4

      What?

    • @Despotic_Waffle
      @Despotic_Waffle Před rokem +55

      @@ssliperyslopee listen to the lyrics, she's singing about the stuff that happened when her parents divorced, 'oily marks appear on walls where pleasure moments hung before' mean pictures and paintings taken fown from the walls leaving only their discoloured marks. The chorus itself is about how people who divorce say its for the best, but its never for the best from the child's perspective, it's literally their world breaking apart.

    • @ekulio
      @ekulio Před rokem +51

      @@Despotic_Waffle "crop circles in the carpet" imprints left by the furniture. One of my favorite lyrics.

    • @DemonKingVI
      @DemonKingVI Před rokem +4

      ​@@ekulio And from paths tread a million times.

    • @pamew
      @pamew Před 11 měsíci +6

      @@Despotic_Waffle There's no official song meaning. It's certainly a song about *loss*, however it's written ambiguously enough that many interpret it to even be about the holocaust.
      Heap herself said:
      "It's full of color, but it's colorless. It's full of meaning, but it has no meaning. It has so much for you as the listener to identify with it and fill in the gaps."
      Personally, I can see how it fits well as a metaphor for divorce AND as an extremely disturbing metaphor for the Holocaust. The removal of possessions. feeling confused and scared by where you are now. Trains. (The infamous death trains) Sewing machines. (labour/death camps.)

  • @carrielong2803
    @carrielong2803 Před 21 dnem +2

    I don’t wanna stay outside
    Me: Sneezes
    My parents: bless you
    Dad: 2:53

  • @TraderMatt89
    @TraderMatt89 Před 9 měsíci +13

    Some of the best songs and poems are where you are left to interpret (from Wikipedia): Heap described the song as one which "doesn't connect to a genre, it's completely open", adding "It's full of color, but it's colorless. It's full of meaning, but it has no meaning. It has so much for you as the listener to identify with it and fill in the gaps."

  • @Xgennn57
    @Xgennn57 Před 5 lety +1485

    0:05 me in math class

  • @dummyfrank555
    @dummyfrank555 Před 3 lety +3941

    Let's take a moment of silence for the people who are still searching for this song

    • @mess_9055
      @mess_9055 Před 3 lety +85

      I searched hmmm watcha saaayyy

    • @MasterKingSirPlease
      @MasterKingSirPlease Před 3 lety +40

      I searched for "Whatcha say original"

    • @karan11gm42
      @karan11gm42 Před 3 lety +44

      I've been searching for this song for almost 2 years this is the day I found this

    • @DJPINK907
      @DJPINK907 Před 3 lety +18

      @@MasterKingSirPlease i still didn’t find it that way i had to go to that one SNL sketch where they kept shooting each other with this song and go to the description to get the sing lmfao

    • @eugeneanyfantakis4074
      @eugeneanyfantakis4074 Před 3 lety +7

      @@DJPINK907 i just came from that video hahahha!

  • @skoto8219
    @skoto8219 Před 10 měsíci +7

    don't get divorced, kids

    • @_UberEats_
      @_UberEats_ Před 10 měsíci

      Or else, Imogen Heap might release a music video outing you!

  • @pross7455
    @pross7455 Před 4 lety +275

    The fact she is slightly out of focus makes this so weird it's like an underwater dream truly unique

    • @_T048
      @_T048 Před 4 lety +17

      yeah, the whole song kinda sounds as if you're underwater in my opinion,
      like you're drowning in a way..
      i would explain why i think that but it'd prob be a long explanation so ill spare you ahha

  • @dropthebase2411
    @dropthebase2411 Před 9 lety +240

    2:52
    *Someone walks in the room and shoots me*
    *Dramatic Head Turn*
    *Falls*

  • @maureenosakwe5707
    @maureenosakwe5707 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Oily marks appear on walls
    Where pleasure moments hung before..... 🥺🥺🥺 Those lines hit so bad 🥺🥺

  • @OkIsAPerfectResponse
    @OkIsAPerfectResponse Před 12 dny +1

    She is well respected in pop music which is why Jason chose to sample this song in his debut single.

  • @omarbakes5683
    @omarbakes5683 Před 4 lety +769

    What a unique since there’s no background beat

    • @notsure1969
      @notsure1969 Před 4 lety +32

      A.k.a a capella.

    • @anitabonghit2758
      @anitabonghit2758 Před 4 lety +2

      O M A R B A K E S you dont know what beat means 😒

    • @chivix4949
      @chivix4949 Před 4 lety +15

      @@anitabonghit2758 You know what he means, don't be a dick.

    • @selvikmusic
      @selvikmusic Před 4 lety +4

      The main idea of it is that they used her voice with a vocoder and a lot of layers. This makes her voice sound like a synthesizer.

    • @Marin_Karin
      @Marin_Karin Před 4 lety +4

      do gunshots count?

  • @robbiequin
    @robbiequin Před 5 lety +17145

    *Jason Derulo has left the chat*

  • @mildlyconcerning
    @mildlyconcerning Před 26 dny +3

    Dude really filmed a music video with the iPhone front camera

  • @danieljuncos244
    @danieljuncos244 Před 7 měsíci +8

    This song got me through one of the hardest times of my life. It tugs at my heart to heart it now, many years later.

  • @zard5922
    @zard5922 Před 5 lety +2756

    All meme credit should be given to this woman not derulo lol

  • @StarlynMorel
    @StarlynMorel Před 7 lety +1325

    this is the part you are looking for 2:52

  • @DrVerseAlt
    @DrVerseAlt Před 2 měsíci +4

    Jason Derulo been real loud since this dropped

  • @craigborrenpohl1233
    @craigborrenpohl1233 Před dnem +1

    Listening to this song today reminds me of the person I once was but now is little more than a fading memory.
    I miss myself.

  • @FozwiK
    @FozwiK Před 6 lety +2890

    0:04 when the teacher gives a surprise test

  • @GrandeBeesly
    @GrandeBeesly Před 9 lety +1281

    It's amazing how this song was supposed to be meaningful but then it got turned into a fucking joke

    • @razrv3lc
      @razrv3lc Před 9 lety +65

      What an immature comment. Just because you don't like something that the song was used in doesn't mean that the meaning of the song changed.

    • @TheStarkman123
      @TheStarkman123 Před 9 lety +85

      razrv3lc He's right though.

    • @FLStudio898
      @FLStudio898 Před 9 lety +22

      Stark Mmm Whatcha SAyyyyyy

    • @rezz2677
      @rezz2677 Před 9 lety

      Fuck no. Stark? Can we just make up and be friends? We seem to like the same things.

    • @rezz2677
      @rezz2677 Před 9 lety

      You're everywhere.

  • @tamarad143
    @tamarad143 Před 5 dny

    it sounds like a sad robot girl who is left alone in a cellar or dump of some sort and she just stares at the ground, broken and cracked and hopeless, singing to herself for comfort as well as expressing her anger and jealousy of mankind

  • @saltysharkcrew
    @saltysharkcrew Před 10 měsíci +10

    NORMAL PEOPLE BRING ME HERE (again)

  • @vangoghsseveredear
    @vangoghsseveredear Před 2 lety +7720

    She managed to make a song with almost zero musical backing entertaining and deeply emotional. You need an impressive understanding of melody to be able to do this. Something I don't really see anyone even mentioning, either. As a musician, I seriously admire the courage to put out something like this. No piano, no drums, no guitar, no bass, just vocals.

    • @dan5419
      @dan5419 Před 2 lety +110

      I need to love this comment

    • @timo5054
      @timo5054 Před 2 lety +47

      True words!!

    • @Water-zh8ov
      @Water-zh8ov Před 2 lety +41

      Your name tho ❤️

    • @caughteye
      @caughteye Před 2 lety +30

      Believe just vocals😅

    • @gooner3681
      @gooner3681 Před rokem +40

      Bon Iver does something similar with ‘Woods’

  • @nbshftr
    @nbshftr Před 4 lety +585

    whats strange is that the mmm whatcha say part is weirdly different from every other part of the song

    • @huskywolfpop
      @huskywolfpop Před 4 lety +72

      NB not really it’s because you’ve always heard the Jason derulo rendition of the song

    • @stu9416
      @stu9416 Před 4 lety +36

      It only sounds out of place cuz we all think of the Jason derulo song i think

    • @fey0217
      @fey0217 Před 4 lety +58

      i think it's because the mmm whatcha say part is fueled by anger in terms of the narrative of the song. it's the most aggressive part of the song and the lyrics themselves are what you'd typically hear in an argument fueled by anger and sarcasm. like before this part she doesn't understand why what's happening to her but is blindly accepting it. but the mmm whatcha say part is a turning point in her thinking and she's questioning her situation. and it ends so quietly as it seems that she knows that she doesn't have a choice but to accept her situation. at least that's what i think.

    • @AquaDragon6629
      @AquaDragon6629 Před 4 lety +4

      it's because that's the bit you are familiar with

    • @tulipsxw2
      @tulipsxw2 Před 4 lety +17

      Usually that part is called the bridge. It’s slightly different from the rest of the song, but it ties the message of the song together. Many songs have bridges, you just have to listen to the slight change in tune and beat.

  • @Stierenkloot
    @Stierenkloot Před 6 měsíci +3

    This song is the young child’s perspective of their parents divorce

  • @undefinederror5306
    @undefinederror5306 Před 6 měsíci +5

    2:52 is the part you were probably looking for

  • @SilEightyX
    @SilEightyX Před 8 lety +292

    after 5 years, i finally found the real watcha say ;-;

    • @StrikerVonSpark
      @StrikerVonSpark Před 8 lety +2

      +TeamKillerSilverBR FINAL FRIKING LY DUDE!!!

    • @ericfrett820
      @ericfrett820 Před 8 lety +1

      +TeamKillerSilverBR thanks to that jason guy...

    • @SirChiefsAlot
      @SirChiefsAlot Před 8 lety

      This was posted after Jason deuorlos (idk how to spell his name) about one or two weeks after it was Jason's first

    • @celticprinceoflies
      @celticprinceoflies Před 8 lety +20

      +Proto Man Posted? Sure. Derulo's "Whatcha Say" was released in the UK on August 5th, 2009. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatcha_Say His music video was posted through VEVO to CZcams shortly after that.
      Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek was posted through VEVO to CZcams on October 24th, 2009. However, the original song was released May 19 ... 2005.
      This song predated Derulo's by about four and a half years.

    • @ericchang8176
      @ericchang8176 Před 8 lety

      +TeamKillerSilverBR Vine made me try to search for this song

  • @opalander
    @opalander Před 3 lety +1340

    Me: Hey wanna go out?
    My crush: Sure!
    My alarm clock: 2:52

    • @tylerromero6572
      @tylerromero6572 Před 3 lety +39

      Wuss. Go ask her out you simp.

    • @NumaanTahir
      @NumaanTahir Před 3 lety +52

      @@tylerromero6572 I think it's a dream. Hence the alarm clock.

    • @homoroki
      @homoroki Před 3 lety +15

      Now go after her and ask her out you freaking simp

    • @Doogle__
      @Doogle__ Před 3 lety +15

      This felt like a stab at my heart

    • @Born_Free_Die_Happy
      @Born_Free_Die_Happy Před 3 lety +14

      @@NumaanTahir no shit. He was saying stop dreaming it and go make it happen.

  • @markegloff1932
    @markegloff1932 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Happy birthday Imogen!

  • @XKey1307
    @XKey1307 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Funerals of Caleb in the oc🥹

  • @skullmax3595
    @skullmax3595 Před 4 lety +3119

    2:52 The moment you've all been waiting for

    • @wanzagithitho
      @wanzagithitho Před 4 lety +56

      Thank you!

    • @erikayoseff8015
      @erikayoseff8015 Před 4 lety +64

      **MMM WHATCHA SAY** 2:52 HAHAHAHA it is a this moment that he messed up.. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CCRRAAZZYY

    • @erikayoseff8015
      @erikayoseff8015 Před 4 lety +67

      1:51 UMWALLS 😂😂😂

    • @yeesportssss4509
      @yeesportssss4509 Před 4 lety +33

      I skipped the whole song just for that part

    • @MMacAttack
      @MMacAttack Před 4 lety +46

      Don’t skip the rest , it’s a heartbreaking song

  • @mazystarr
    @mazystarr Před 2 lety +3491

    My wife loved this song, we were together 25yrs. She is dead now, and I come here to remember and cry. The dust has only just begun to form crop circles in the carpet.

    • @kirstiekalopsia7024
      @kirstiekalopsia7024 Před 2 lety +111

      I wish you the best Mazystar- my father recently passed and this song was very symbolic of his and my mother's relationship - so many people hold this song precious with you and your wonderful wife - cherish her memory always ❤

    • @j0zart
      @j0zart Před 2 lety +76

      right when I read "The dust has only just begun to form crop circles in the carpet" she started singing that line. I got chills.

    • @MrSimonOosterman
      @MrSimonOosterman Před 2 lety +39

      Sorry about your wife, Maystarr. This is a wonderful memory, thank you for sharing.

    • @TrinaVegasBiggestFan
      @TrinaVegasBiggestFan Před 2 lety +28

      May she rest easy

    • @AnahataOpals
      @AnahataOpals Před 2 lety +4

      Liar

  • @troyanthony1095
    @troyanthony1095 Před 8 měsíci +1

    13 years and still perfect. Hearing her lyrics and arrangements without the vocoder effects and the acapella I could hear a good emotional country type of vibe if there was instruments

  • @Awesomemay
    @Awesomemay Před 4 měsíci +31

    masterpiece her voice is incredible

    • @Simurated
      @Simurated Před 4 měsíci +1

      Hello random verified person

  • @Fyrecide
    @Fyrecide Před 4 lety +1729

    It's sad that so many people STILL think "Whacha Say" was the original.

    • @DylanM848
      @DylanM848 Před 4 lety +43

      I bet you didnt knew it either

    • @Fyrecide
      @Fyrecide Před 4 lety +68

      @@DylanM848 I discovered Imogen Heap years ago from a TV show. I have like 4 remixes of the song, and several others of hers. But feel free to doubt me, it really makes no different to me... or anyone, really.

    • @DylanM848
      @DylanM848 Před 4 lety +8

      @@Fyrecide it doesnt matter that you have 4 remixes it mstters that still didnt knew back then

    • @Fyrecide
      @Fyrecide Před 4 lety +53

      @@DylanM848 Oh its cute how you think you know, well, anything at all about me really. I mean I know you're just a troll but still...
      Ill play along: when DID I hear about Imogen Heap then? Like, what day and time specifically? Also what's my shoe size, guy? 😉

    • @Juju.Kachoo
      @Juju.Kachoo Před 4 lety +20

      Truly. So sad. She must’ve been paid a lot to sell out that part for that horrible remix from back in the day

  • @TheMissDramaQueen97
    @TheMissDramaQueen97 Před 3 lety +5261

    I feel stupid. This is the first time ever I realised this is not Jason Derulo's song and he sampled it 😬

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 3 lety +350

      Mmmm whatcha say?

    • @elliebailey1350
      @elliebailey1350 Před 3 lety +74

      Literally same

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 3 lety +90

      @@elliebailey1350 mmm whatcha say

    • @LittleWing1985
      @LittleWing1985 Před 3 lety +166

      I was today years old when I learned the same thing

    • @davidcentocomedy
      @davidcentocomedy Před 3 lety +66

      Happy you found it, this song has been with me since I was 13 and always come back to it for its' warmth

  • @smallypuppy22
    @smallypuppy22 Před 6 měsíci +4

    She's a musical genius. Been loving her since I first heard this song around 2012

  • @biaviolla
    @biaviolla Před 5 měsíci +14

    2:11 arrepios!
    Essa música é tão profunda. Pena que muitos só conhecem o meme

  • @supergoodusername4635
    @supergoodusername4635 Před 4 lety +335

    3:10
    this whole song is heavenly but that part keeps replaying in my head and it may be my favorite part. But who would dare to split this masterpiece into sections?

  • @MatArti
    @MatArti Před 8 lety +3127

    2:52 wacha say button.
    Edit: I'll hijack my own comment from 6 years ago. Don't skip anything from this song. This will always be one of the greatest modern masterpieces. Please, listen to the whole thing.

  • @KnzoVortex
    @KnzoVortex Před 7 měsíci +9

    My god what a fucking beautiful song

  • @benjaminpugsley8418
    @benjaminpugsley8418 Před 29 dny +1

    Think I saw Fantano say on Twitter ask the question re what is the saddest song?
    "All those years......(pause as punctuation)....they were here first"
    And there is your answer.
    Having given this a little thought, this song might be the best most interesting song of the 21st Century. This song has no drums, guitars, bass. It has no standard structure. It's a vocal/keytar a cappella.
    This song can't be covered, or bettered, or altered. It stands on it's own as the very best version of an incredibly different and perfect song.

  • @kaifqais1999
    @kaifqais1999 Před 2 lety +1432

    X-Æ A-Xii when he has an existential crisis:

  • @Meta-Drew
    @Meta-Drew Před 3 lety +112

    Director- "We are going to film your music video on an iphone--"
    Imogen- "I dunno"
    Director- "In portrait mode"
    Imogen "Do it!"

  • @corpuscallosum1357
    @corpuscallosum1357 Před 8 dny +1

    I normally find this song when my world is falling apart.

  • @noonchucks
    @noonchucks Před 4 lety +2012

    2:52 *exists*
    Jason Derulo: Hippity hoppity this is now my property

    • @notyou4092
      @notyou4092 Před 4 lety +12

      BoReD sMoL pOtAtO your name lmaoo

    • @lexeechamberlain9205
      @lexeechamberlain9205 Před 4 lety +2

      lmao

    • @chasehoke4768
      @chasehoke4768 Před 4 lety +6

      Wrong... the CZcamsr uploaded this video a little later then Jason. But they made it first

    • @michaelmahoney5677
      @michaelmahoney5677 Před 4 lety +31

      @@derrekluong6423 Bruh this song came out YEARS before Derulo was even a notable artist. Where do you think he sampled the track from?

    • @wowwow4191
      @wowwow4191 Před 4 lety +3

      @@derrekluong6423 nope.

  • @catherineshey6961
    @catherineshey6961 Před 3 lety +266

    That "WHATCHU say" it's satisfying

    • @yehyehyehyehyeh6847
      @yehyehyehyehyeh6847 Před 3 lety +1

      would def listen to a sing with only whatchu say for 3 straight mins

    • @osobean8628
      @osobean8628 Před 3 lety

      That's the beauty of a melody

  • @fraac
    @fraac Před 5 měsíci +2

    makes me think of that comedy sketch

  • @thebernice6062
    @thebernice6062 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Everyone who remembers this from The OC, not SNL's Dear Sister is a legend.

    • @YaelTiferet
      @YaelTiferet Před 4 měsíci

      I remember it from Battlestar Galactica, how's that?

  • @joshuastratton9028
    @joshuastratton9028 Před 3 lety +4902

    My late friends favorite song. We played it at his funeral. I miss you bro.

  • @pre-debutera6941
    @pre-debutera6941 Před 4 lety +4170

    This is unironically a beautiful song.

    • @salvi016
      @salvi016 Před 4 lety +106

      unironically beautiful song this is

    • @tiiimmmm__
      @tiiimmmm__ Před 4 lety +55

      thank you, Yoda

    • @dancegod1691
      @dancegod1691 Před 4 lety +117

      It's probably my favorite. Once you realize she's writing from the perspective of a child whose parents are getting divorced, the lyrics suddenly make perfect sense and become really powerful.

    • @Ethan-gv3qe
      @Ethan-gv3qe Před 4 lety +5

      Thank you yoda

    • @renakatifori7481
      @renakatifori7481 Před 4 lety +4

      Good realations with this meme I have

  • @Fartingisveryimportant
    @Fartingisveryimportant Před 6 měsíci +1

    I remember sitting around the camp fire with my friends, we put this song on and everyone was crying by the end lol. Unbelievable classic

  • @NS-pn4sk
    @NS-pn4sk Před 15 dny

    Memes aside, Ms. Heap is one of the most talented and underappreciated artists of this era. Her influence is extraordinary. This song is hauntingly beautiful. I cannot stop listening to it 20 years later.

  • @MikeyIsDopeAsFuck
    @MikeyIsDopeAsFuck Před 6 lety +706

    You know it’s a good song when you don’t need a beat

  • @Thurrak
    @Thurrak Před 6 lety +766

    The moment you realize there are no instruments in this song..

    • @margalojodieowo9144
      @margalojodieowo9144 Před 5 lety +23

      Yeah! I thought that was the awesome thing about this :D

    • @floofytown
      @floofytown Před 5 lety +104

      There's a synth doing the chords that follow her voice, with a vocoder filtering them using her vocals. There's at least one instrument!

    • @JadeDude1973
      @JadeDude1973 Před 5 lety +11

      floofytown yes, she plays the chords on a keyboard while singing.

    • @suzebuze4208
      @suzebuze4208 Před 5 lety

      Myerz9 sheesh

    • @Slavicinferno
      @Slavicinferno Před 5 lety +17

      Two instruments. Her voice and the synthesizer she's playing along with her voice.