A few lessons some of Ari's fans should know. 1. This IS the original 2. Jason Derulo didn't write this 3. This song is meant to be synthesized and robotic. 4. She's not pithy at all, the song is meant to sound off and make you feel weird. 5. Imogen Heap is a legend
Laken Garvin-Hall true ari fans know this because we know how much Ariana adores Imogen. Half of the people there aren't Ariana fans, I am and I'm from Manchester but I couldn't get tickets.
EXACTLY! She is that kind of artist who is REALLY creating something all the fucking time, not just copying or doing what someone tells her to do. She is the definiton of creativity. It is sad actually that some people don't care about art at all.
When you go to a concert you go because you want 'raw' emotion. This is exactly that. Imagine performing after hearing your home has been attacked. Well, she does it beautifully here. I like a shaky, unpolished, full-of-heart voice. She is beautiful.
If people don't know this by now Imogen Heap is Ariana's biggest inspiration. Ariana was doing Imogen Heap covers on youtube before she was even on Nickelodeon.
@@felathar1985 just because something is commercialised doesn’t make it not music. it has all the characteristics of music therefore it is, who gives a shit if you don’t like it
This song is supposed to be off and fragile because it is about loss and hard times. If you listen to the choral version, my choir just did it, it has many clashes in the chords and that gives it emotion and depth. In my opinion Imogen has portrayed the emotion extremely well in this performance
i would love to perform this song in a choral setting. what arrangement did you use? i'm thinking about doing a one woman a capella video with this song.
Maia Acosta if you were to look up online a performance of a choir performing it, one may have the link to the music in the description. If not look it up in google😃
Maia Acosta I have a beautiful SSAA arrangement that I can give you the sheet music for! I sang it with my choir we all got chills when we put our parts together!
But that doesn't mean that both can't be simultaneously true. Chords can be clashing without being off key, but they can also be clashing because they are slightly off key.
@@jackwatson3944 I’m a lead singer in a band myself, honestly I’m gonna have to agree with this guy. You’re very vulnerable singing a song such as this, your voice has to be literally perfect key every note and if it’s not it won’t be right. That’s a lot of pressure, but about 30-45 secs in you get it in your head like “I got this, I can do it just like I have a 1000 times before”
@@jackwatson3944 ....Can you not hear it in her voice ? The vocals get smoother as she moves through the track. Listen to this version, she nails it from the beginning.... czcams.com/video/dHk2lLaDzlM/video.html
Completely wrong and the worst take I’ve ever read in my life she’s performed this thousands of times and sounds the same every time. You fucking idiot.
A crowd like this is way more impressive than a crowd shouting clapping and singing, imo. Its very hard to hold a crowd like this for a long time and she did it.
You have to remember that this song was brought out with her voice symphersized, (sure I've not spelt that right) which makes it a very hard song to sing live, so how about stop judging her performance.
straittalkn This song was designed with the Vocoder effect in mind (multiple synthesized voices). So when she first originally recorded this song, she sang it with no bpm/tempo and just sang it straight into a microphone so she could then later add the Vocoder effect to her raw vocals. Because this songs intention was to have the vocoder effect, it didn't matter how hard the song was to sing raw because vocoder would essentially change the way her raw vocals sound anyway. Imogen Heap has, in my opinion, one of the best voices in modern music and if you listened to her other songs & live performances you would know this and probably agree.
So many idiots commenting saying she's out of tune, jeez. Her voice is tender and fragile and that's what makes the performance so good ... and the song is timeless. This was the best part of the whole concert tbh.
Matthew Robert I'm a fan of her myself but she does honestly sound out of tune at parts, like she can't quite get enough air to finish the note or something.
I actually love how her voice sounds without the vocoded vocals in the original version. I also love how quiet the audience was while she was performing it. I don't know if it was out of respect to not ruin the mood of the song, or because everyone was too mesmerized to make any noises for most of the performance, but it was really cool how for the most part, not a peep was made by the audience until the end of the song.
This was the highlight of the evening for me. A somber and quiet moment to reflect on the loss and sadness in between the more upbeat acts of the night. You could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere was that reflectful. I'm so glad she performed. How genius of Arianna to invite her to perform this amazingly appropriate song. Yes. She doesn't have the most amazing voice. But that's not the point. Her songwriting and passion made this the most appropriate performance of the night. So glad it's given her more exposure too' ❤️
If I am honest, I would say that this was the most heartfelt and genuine performance of the night. No theatrics, crocodile tears for dramatic effect, or anything else unnecessary needed. Just a sincere heart/soul, and a piano to accommodate a beautiful voice! Phenomenal performance Imogen Heap, Bravo!!!
One of my favourite performances of the night. Absolutely brought me to tears. I love the acoustic rawness compared to her other version of this song. Ahhhh it just gives me the chills. So soooo beautiful xx
If you're not familiar, this song was recorded through a synthesizer, in its original rendition, which makes it very difficult to sing live (independent from its general technical difficulty). Its original meaning is about the separation of a family, someone leaving their home and the aftermath ("oily marks appear on walls/where pleasure moments hung before" - the replacement of framed, captured moments of happiness [pictures] replaced by generic paintings; "the dust has only just begun to form/crop circles in the carpet" - the patterned appearance carpet takes after furniture is removed; "when busy streets/a mess with people, would stop to hold/their heads, heavy" - people see someone moving out, and take a moment to gaze, showing sympathy with understanding of the situation) Now apply that original meaning to the context of recent events. The re-purposing of the song is seamless, and she now re-interprets it to the victim's family and friends dealing with the aftermath of the tragic loss of their loved ones. It's incredibly raw and emotional, and that's undoubtedly the largest contributor to the erring in her tone. It moves from a song about loss from divorce, to loss from death, and the emotional threshold escalates accordingly. I wouldn't have been able to give that performance without sobbing like a baby halfway through. That she holds it together as well as she does is commendable, and in the moments she doesn't, it only gives credence to that raw emotion they're all collectively feeling in that moment. This performance isn't about technicalities. It's about feeling. Did she make you feel something? Judge her by that.
Love this song for years. You can hear a needle pin drop in the arena, stunning. BTW, the effect used in the studio version is a Vocoder. The thing Daft Punk use so much in their songs.
Marc Shaftenberg Lol totally not, I'm not sure about the name but this is a totally different technique. Actually this is a line lot of records of her voice used at the same time.
I'm high key offended by some negative comments about her performance. I didn't know her before and I just cried watching her live cause this was so fucking beautiful, the lyrics, her voice, everything. For Gods sake why can't people just show some respect to each other, specially after the Manchester tragedy? OMG. :(
Sara right? It's really hard to sing live, especially a song whose recording is heavily produced. Besides, this event is supposed to promote love. People should appreciate the beauty in flaws as well. Just my opinion :)
I love her but she's always had this weird tone that makes it sound like she's out of tune when she isn't, I don't think most people who haven't listened to her a lot before could really appreciate this. She has poor control in some parts but nailed the important parts. Not everyone can be Miley, with perfect live vocals 😉
The start was definitely shaky, but what a powerful rendition of this song this was. It's so powerful and emotional. Yeah there may have been a few missed notes here and there, but you try singing that song's melody how it was originally done. She was powerful
Exactly my thoughts. As some others I also noticed she was a bit off in the very beginning but I took it as emotion more than anything and not only was she fine later on technically she was also amazing emotionally.
No idea why people think her voice was off key..this was the best vocal performance of the night and without a doubt the most emotional. I'd never heard of Imogen before this...
@@shannonbrown560 You didn't get to perform on stage yet or be famous. So sorry about your strive for musical perfection 👌. I strive for lyrical perfection but poorly 😂
I think people who criticize her singing don't know what Imogen's voice actually sounds like. She has an incredibly unusual voice, it's very gentle and somewhat gravelly, that's just the way she's always sounded, it's part of what makes her so unique.
I'm surprised by the negative comments because when I watched the whole concert live on tv this performance stood out to me. I made a mental note that I would look up this woman's songs because I've never heard of her before. I thought this song was beautiful ❤
Hide and Seek is probably one of her more challenging and raw songs, you'll love everything else by her if you can understand this one song. She's one of a kind. :)
I was watching this on the tv that day and sorry to say had no clue who she was. Then I was like wtf is this incredible song. Its doesn't even matter the singing the lyrics were incredible on the day live.
Clearly a nerve-wracking and emotional performance. Imogen has one of the best live voices I've had the pleasure of hearing, her full live shows are amazing. Show some respect for an artist that may not fit your definition of good music who's contributed to something beautiful. Whether I care for their style of music or not I hugely respect EVERY artists who gave their time and love to support this cause.
The people who think this is a bad performance are probably the same ones who love 'Whatcha Say' by Jason Derulo, yet still have no idea where the sample in that song came from..
Or maybe you're making up scenarios to be mad about, and the people who think this is a bad performance are the musicians that don't even know Derulo is and are here for Heap
@@tristanwright9733 Apart from the fact that she didn't miss just the high notes but really most of the notes, but what you said is contradictory. Either "she killed it" or she missed the high notes because it's hard.
@@bacicinvatteneaca She didn't really miss the high notes. She doesn't miss much at all other than the beginning when her voice is shaky. I posted that statement 30 seconds into the video. She kills it.
the fact is that Imogen is a composer (an excellent one, I'd say) and as a singer she doesn'tuse autotune, unlike certain colleagues of hers. Nevertheless, I find her performance very good in terms of quality, she got better and better as she kept singing. and a very touching moment also. She remains one of the most underrated artists of our time, but also one of the most talented and creative
Yes! Composition and creativity is where she shines imo Maybe not the most consistent vocalist but such a trailblaizer and legenadary in her own right nonetheless.
Critisicing autotune in a video of Imogen is basically not understanding her music, she LOVES autotune, and all the technology that can help us make music in different ways. Learn what autotune is, produce music yourself, don't talk shit about a vst plugin that you don't even know If you want to talk good stuff about Imogen you don't need to trash other people either.
Saying that she doesn’t use auto tune is just kind of wrong because she does use vocoder here and there but it doesn’t take away the fact that she’s a genius and has been contributing most of her talents to please our soul and ears for a decade.
@@AtanoKSi for some reason, people who have zero knowledge of music assume that any singer who uses auto tune sucks at singing. And I get it, I get why that would be their conclusion. It makes sense on paper. But it's a style, a modern style, and while I DO believe some singers use it because they have a not so good voice, most are using it for the sound quality and the style to fit certain songs. You can actually usually tell that someone still has an amazing voice while they use auto tune. And also these people don't realize that nearly every single singer out there uses pitch correction which is just a light version of auto tune anyway lol it doesn't make them bad at singing, it makes them smart lol so that every note they hit is fine tuned
@@jeffason69 it's about her father leaving her and her mum when she was a kid and she doesn't really do concerts, somehow Ariana talked her into it because her records has some kind of impact on her, she can sing though just listen to let go by frou frou
The song usually unfolds its full quality in polyphony and is not really intended to be sung in solo. But in this case the kind of solitude her voice represents here fits this sad event in a symbolic way. The song is almost experimental even in it's original version. It's just the type of artist Imogen Heap tends to be. And this freedom of art I think is what you shouldn't complain about.
Or maybe you're musically ignorant and can't recognise when someone is clearly coming short of the note they were shooting for. We're musicians. We're telling you that you're wrong about music. Trust us.
The singing was not perfect, but damn boy, it went through my soul. Singing isn't about hitting the right notes. It is about captivating your soul. Wonderful.
I am a member of a choir and I can assure you you won't captivate anyone's soul if you continually sing the wrong notes! Imogen hit most of the right notes which was enough to captivate the audience due to the frailty and innocent quality of her voice.;
Imogen Heap is a world class lyricist and songwriter. She might not have Ariana's vocal power, but in her genre she is regarded very highly. Check out her side project Frou Frou and her lengthy discography as Imogen Heap. You may not know of her, but she is a bonafide indie legend.
for anyone who about their connection: Ariana is a loan time fan of Imogen (singer/songwriter/innovator), she covered imogens "just for now" ages ago and the video is still on youtube. Ariana also has a pair of the musical mimu gloves that Imogen invented. LOOK IT UP. Imogen is pitchy as hell at the beginning but she's never claimed to be the best vocalist, and that emotion was nuts. also the original hide and seek meaning was about the tragedy of her parents divorce and the feelings after. so it fits well for heartbreak and tragedies (not that it's comprable) but that crowd was SILENT and feeling it
It's actually a big deal. Ariana wore the gloves that make music with movement in the air which are being developed by Imogen Heap, especially this songs which is usually performed with electronic chords. She's a legend in the music world
The people who think this is awful are clearly too young to have had this song impact their life in one way or another... this song is absolutely legendary. You should also know that the original is edited to sound very synthesized and layered. One can't recreate that with their voice. She did absolutely amazing. Definitely one of the best performances of the entire concert if not THE best. Much love to Imogen Heap 💙
shorfan that’s how I knew her in the first place, much like i knew the song take on me by a-ha from pitball’s sample of feel this moment with Christina Agullara. I m not shitting you.
Well guys I love this song but you need to get over the fact that it is also Jason Derulo's, and even her talked about how lucky she was that Derulo sampled his song.
it's the age. ppl born after 2k something don't know real music. I met Imogen's music 17 y ago bc of the O.C. and 17 y later still listening to it every once in a while.
Love Imogen. Awesome. Knowing that this was for children and innocent adults who lost their lives due to murder and terror, I would've cried throughout this entire performance. Good for her for gaining control of the performance.
So was so under appreciated. I watched her live at this concent and loads didn't know her...the minute she started, silence(then the bit what Jason derulo used came on and people didnt get it was her song he used) She's a brilliant song writer and singer(not usually into this music but appreciate real artist no matter what genre) Very underrated.
This performance was raw and very angelic. It was a little out of tune in just a few parts but most of it was quite together. Those that are saying it's all out of tune have clearly never heard the original to compare this version to.
My God.. the courage it takes to come out and play such a stripped-bare version of an already stripped-bare song. And to do so in such an extremely emotional event as this! I think this may actually be my favorite version of this song now.
I've loved Imogen since I discovered her through the Garden State soundtrack as Frou Frou (best movie soundtrack to date in my opinion)... I'm so glad she performed today among the throngs of Top 40 artists. Such a refreshing presence! 💕
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever come across. This performance gives so much more than I've bargained for. I felt an immense amount of pressure to have to be perfect and always be the best. But hearing this and breaking down that wall and letting myself cry for a minute has given me part of my life back. This makes me relive the hardest parts of life and then makes me realize that I got past all of them. I've never had something give me such a heavenly feeling. As an atheist who feels lost half the time, this is a work of the gods telling me that I'm here and I'm not allowed to be forgotten. This is what I've need for all of this time. Thanks to anyone caring enough to read this. Thank you Imogen, -Keilani Kamaile
True, it was a bit shaky at the beginning, but OMG did she totally turn it around and make up for it in the rest of it. In the second chorus, the original song has the vocoder effect to reach such a high note, and here she does it LIVE and all by herself, don't know anyone who can actually go so low and so high on her notes. I seriously can't believe how emotional and heart-touching the end of the performance was, it gave me goose bumps! This woman is a total genius and, as many have said before, she is pretty much a one-woman band and an absolute vocal prodigy. When you are that awesome, you are allowed to have as many missteps as you want. If you are criticizing her vocal quality, try to sing this song and we'll see, or better yet, go back to listening to whatever popular plastic singer it is you listen to. Some aren't meant to appreciate such a rare and precious talent. Totally
Everyone who are fans of ariana grande knows she loves and Is influenced by Imogen heap which is why she is there performing supporting ariana and everyone involved in the tragedy
@@felathar1985obviously millions of people including imogen who actually has a relationship with her & praised her many times. lmfao you are such a pathetic loser desperate for likes.
I've been listening to Imogen and Ariana's covers of her songs nonstop this week and I'm so happy that she performed tonight. What a lovely coincidence.
Where are we? What the hell is going on? The dust has only just begun to form Crop circles in the carpet Sinking, feeling Spin me around again And rub my eyes This can't be happening When busy streets A mess 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 Blood and tears They were here first Mm, what'd you say? Mm, that you only meant well Well of course you did Mm, what'd you say? Mm, that it's all for the best Of course it is Mm, what'd you say? Mm, that it's just what we need You decided this Mm, what'd you say? Mm, what did she say? Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit Oh, no, you don't care a bit Oh, no, you don't care a bit Uh-uh, you don't care a bit You don't care a bit You don't care a bit
As much as I love the usual synthesizer-assisted version...hearing just her voice and the piano pouring this one out is...wow. Just...amazing. Amazing.
People are really complaining about the way she sounds?? She is supposed to sound off. It is very intentional. The song was also written to be in a synthetic/robotic voice. She obviously didn't use her vocoder to give it a more gentle tone. Listen to the actual song the way it is supposed to be recorded and you'll see what I mean.
Very emotional!! So inspiring to see everyone coming together to stand up against hatred and terror. There is good in this world and tonight has shown that love will always win, we will always rise above together! ONE LOVE 💗
ariana has looked up to imogen heap for years; it's amazing that she performed here for manchester and ariana was able to invite her. so proud of how far ariana has come and all that she has done
I love this. It was a song that her home country needed to hear from her at that time as well. Her songs literally empty out any toxicity within me and refill my soul and repeat any time I listen to them.
Imogen Heap may not be the most consistent vocalist but is a legendary composer. She shines in her creativity and has been a huge inspiration for big names like Ariana and Rihanna.
@@bacicinvatteneaca she isn’t out of tune. She’s breathy and needs support, but her notes are correct. Real musicians know that nerves can affect someone when performing, especially in front of a lot of people, especially with a song that is about something like this. This song is very personal to her. Try and actually know what music is.
A few lessons some of Ari's fans should know.
1. This IS the original
2. Jason Derulo didn't write this
3. This song is meant to be synthesized and robotic.
4. She's not pithy at all, the song is meant to sound off and make you feel weird.
5. Imogen Heap is a legend
Laken Garvin-Hall true ari fans know this because we know how much Ariana adores Imogen. Half of the people there aren't Ariana fans, I am and I'm from Manchester but I couldn't get tickets.
Jason Derulo’s version is baaaad
AGREED
Laken Garvin-Hall i think we ariana stans know this, the idiots who somehow don’t see the sadness in this entire event need this lesson
yall saying Jason Derulo version is bad for what? she helped him write that song and let him use that one part in his version. So...
Some of you don't even know how legendary this woman is lol
Jillian Nicole nobody cares lol
Judging by people liking my comment, people do care :)
lol dude you're so right
straittalkn lots of people care you disrespectful little shit
EXACTLY! She is that kind of artist who is REALLY creating something all the fucking time, not just copying or doing what someone tells her to do. She is the definiton of creativity. It is sad actually that some people don't care about art at all.
When you go to a concert you go because you want 'raw' emotion. This is exactly that. Imagine performing after hearing your home has been attacked. Well, she does it beautifully here. I like a shaky, unpolished, full-of-heart voice. She is beautiful.
Dane B. McFadhen totally agree!
agree
Well said sir
Unpolished is an understatement
Dane B. McFadhen Can you have raw emotion on pitch though... ??
*Tries to find the negative comments but only sees the comments about negative comments*
Wow
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Ikr
KB- -Kiddo22 This is the most relatable comment
It’s mainly the replies that are negative.
If people don't know this by now Imogen Heap is Ariana's biggest inspiration. Ariana was doing Imogen Heap covers on youtube before she was even on Nickelodeon.
OK that hit me in the spot but I ain't a ariana tor lol
Who the fuck cares about Ariana whatever her last name is. This is music, not comercial shit.
@@felathar1985 just because something is commercialised doesn’t make it not music. it has all the characteristics of music therefore it is, who gives a shit if you don’t like it
@@felathar1985 Being a music snob isn’t a good look either.
@@theunitedkingdom don’t care didn’t ask
This song is supposed to be off and fragile because it is about loss and hard times. If you listen to the choral version, my choir just did it, it has many clashes in the chords and that gives it emotion and depth. In my opinion Imogen has portrayed the emotion extremely well in this performance
i would love to perform this song in a choral setting. what arrangement did you use? i'm thinking about doing a one woman a capella video with this song.
Maia Acosta if you were to look up online a performance of a choir performing it, one may have the link to the music in the description. If not look it up in google😃
There's a great arrangement by Jan Yngwe.
Maia Acosta I have a beautiful SSAA arrangement that I can give you the sheet music for! I sang it with my choir we all got chills when we put our parts together!
But that doesn't mean that both can't be simultaneously true. Chords can be clashing without being off key, but they can also be clashing because they are slightly off key.
I was there and it sounded much better in person. Plus, shes an icon. I wont accept any slander
Hesham Ibrahim who are you?
straittalkn ,what ?
straittalkn theres a line. were you taught anything of respect as a child? euthenasia is a phase not a lifestyle, do remember that
straittalkn Your worst nightmare
i thought it sounded better in person aswell
Imogen Heap isn't for everyone, her voice is unique and different, and not everybody is going to like it.
i agree
there's nothing really special with her voice, she's just singing out of the fucking tune. she done better than this.
okay, thanks for your feedback :)
kait т
because they're fuckwits who don't appreciate music
she was nervous in the beginning, but quickly grew comfortable - it was pure magic. Imogen is a true talent.
How do you know?
@@jackwatson3944 I’m a lead singer in a band myself, honestly I’m gonna have to agree with this guy. You’re very vulnerable singing a song such as this, your voice has to be literally perfect key every note and if it’s not it won’t be right. That’s a lot of pressure, but about 30-45 secs in you get it in your head like “I got this, I can do it just like I have a 1000 times before”
@@jackwatson3944 ....Can you not hear it in her voice ? The vocals get smoother as she moves through the track. Listen to this version, she nails it from the beginning.... czcams.com/video/dHk2lLaDzlM/video.html
If you listen to the lyrics, she should sound nervous. It's a powerful sound. Raw.
Completely wrong and the worst take I’ve ever read in my life she’s performed this thousands of times and sounds the same every time. You fucking idiot.
A crowd like this is way more impressive than a crowd shouting clapping and singing, imo. Its very hard to hold a crowd like this for a long time and she did it.
50K people in silence for this. Beautiful.
Real tribute seems
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@@heidihadeel7370 omg I know it was so fucking annoying. every time she would stop to fucking breathe they would all scream
wow the amount of silence
I CRIED
You have to remember that this song was brought out with her voice symphersized, (sure I've not spelt that right) which makes it a very hard song to sing live, so how about stop judging her performance.
Ohana sky Synthesized? ;)
Anne Stratinga thank you, knew it was wrong lol and my brain just didn't want to work.
she puts herself out there as a professional singer, people have every right to judge.
terrible performance.
straittalkn This song was designed with the Vocoder effect in mind (multiple synthesized voices). So when she first originally recorded this song, she sang it with no bpm/tempo and just sang it straight into a microphone so she could then later add the Vocoder effect to her raw vocals. Because this songs intention was to have the vocoder effect, it didn't matter how hard the song was to sing raw because vocoder would essentially change the way her raw vocals sound anyway. Imogen Heap has, in my opinion, one of the best voices in modern music and if you listened to her other songs & live performances you would know this and probably agree.
Ohana sky well said.
So many idiots commenting saying she's out of tune, jeez. Her voice is tender and fragile and that's what makes the performance so good ... and the song is timeless. This was the best part of the whole concert tbh.
Matthew Robert I'm a fan of her myself but she does honestly sound out of tune at parts, like she can't quite get enough air to finish the note or something.
exactly and coming from fans of the least enunciated artist EVER; Ariana could baarely sing the verse of "dont dream its over"
You need to go visit an ear specialist coz you are not hearing what everyone else is hearing.
Matthew Robert I totally agree. For me was awful as well :/
Matthew Robert Damn the fan in denial
I actually love how her voice sounds without the vocoded vocals in the original version. I also love how quiet the audience was while she was performing it. I don't know if it was out of respect to not ruin the mood of the song, or because everyone was too mesmerized to make any noises for most of the performance, but it was really cool how for the most part, not a peep was made by the audience until the end of the song.
I like this version without the voice synths. 👍
Usually they mute or reduce the sound coming out of the audience for these live videos.
The emotion in her voice is just amazing. I got chills. This woman is an icon
Same. Every time I watch this I get chills
This was the highlight of the evening for me. A somber and quiet moment to reflect on the loss and sadness in between the more upbeat acts of the night. You could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere was that reflectful. I'm so glad she performed. How genius of Arianna to invite her to perform this amazingly appropriate song. Yes. She doesn't have the most amazing voice. But that's not the point. Her songwriting and passion made this the most appropriate performance of the night. So glad it's given her more exposure too' ❤️
She is Ariana grandes favorite
I agree.
Totally agree :)
thank u for this comment. i totally agree
She's got a one of the best voices in the world.
If I am honest, I would say that this was the most heartfelt and genuine performance of the night. No theatrics, crocodile tears for dramatic effect, or anything else unnecessary needed. Just a sincere heart/soul, and a piano to accommodate a beautiful voice! Phenomenal performance Imogen Heap, Bravo!!!
LittleJ1576 This and Somewhere Over The Rainbow
She is a real artist.. raw full of emotion.. it is so silent...the crowd.. just listening.. truly capture us😍
? no one gave crocodile tears this night, why would you say something silly like that? ariana was clearly devastated.
Ariana has been such a HUGE fan long before she gained so many followers, truly beautiful how one of her greatest idols is supporting her 💛
everyone except mariah, she's a diva and jealous
@@astridlidmaan really?
@@astridlidmaan say that now
One of my favourite performances of the night. Absolutely brought me to tears. I love the acoustic rawness compared to her other version of this song. Ahhhh it just gives me the chills. So soooo beautiful xx
I also like this song by soak which is her and guitar. No fancy distractions just emotion.
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Hits me straight in the heart.
If you're not familiar, this song was recorded through a synthesizer, in its original rendition, which makes it very difficult to sing live (independent from its general technical difficulty). Its original meaning is about the separation of a family, someone leaving their home and the aftermath ("oily marks appear on walls/where pleasure moments hung before" - the replacement of framed, captured moments of happiness [pictures] replaced by generic paintings; "the dust has only just begun to form/crop circles in the carpet" - the patterned appearance carpet takes after furniture is removed; "when busy streets/a mess with people, would stop to hold/their heads, heavy" - people see someone moving out, and take a moment to gaze, showing sympathy with understanding of the situation)
Now apply that original meaning to the context of recent events. The re-purposing of the song is seamless, and she now re-interprets it to the victim's family and friends dealing with the aftermath of the tragic loss of their loved ones. It's incredibly raw and emotional, and that's undoubtedly the largest contributor to the erring in her tone. It moves from a song about loss from divorce, to loss from death, and the emotional threshold escalates accordingly. I wouldn't have been able to give that performance without sobbing like a baby halfway through. That she holds it together as well as she does is commendable, and in the moments she doesn't, it only gives credence to that raw emotion they're all collectively feeling in that moment. This performance isn't about technicalities. It's about feeling. Did she make you feel something? Judge her by that.
Love this song for years. You can hear a needle pin drop in the arena, stunning.
BTW, the effect used in the studio version is a Vocoder. The thing Daft Punk use so much in their songs.
Marc Shaftenberg Lol totally not, I'm not sure about the name but this is a totally different technique. Actually this is a line lot of records of her voice used at the same time.
neither imogen nor daft punk use vocoders. hide and seek used a harmonizer, and daft punk usually use a talkbox
I'm high key offended by some negative comments about her performance. I didn't know her before and I just cried watching her live cause this was so fucking beautiful, the lyrics, her voice, everything. For Gods sake why can't people just show some respect to each other, specially after the Manchester tragedy? OMG. :(
Exactly! This event was all about showing love and giving hope and I think Imogen Heap did a fantastic job! :)
Sara right? It's really hard to sing live, especially a song whose recording is heavily produced. Besides, this event is supposed to promote love. People should appreciate the beauty in flaws as well. Just my opinion :)
Sara She is a brilliant singer but why use offensive language?
Sara yes u can feel the emotion on her voice. so beautiful. Guess some people have bad taste for music...
I love her but she's always had this weird tone that makes it sound like she's out of tune when she isn't, I don't think most people who haven't listened to her a lot before could really appreciate this. She has poor control in some parts but nailed the important parts. Not everyone can be Miley, with perfect live vocals 😉
The start was definitely shaky, but what a powerful rendition of this song this was. It's so powerful and emotional. Yeah there may have been a few missed notes here and there, but you try singing that song's melody how it was originally done. She was powerful
I agree - a couple of minor off notes, but generally I thought she did a really great and emotional rendition of a brilliant song.
Exactly my thoughts. As some others I also noticed she was a bit off in the very beginning but I took it as emotion more than anything and not only was she fine later on technically she was also amazing emotionally.
It's her song, she wrote it
Elliot rendition? It's her song!!!
Rendition just means performance - calm down! I know it's her song I own her albums and consider myself a big fan.
No idea why people think her voice was off key..this was the best vocal performance of the night and without a doubt the most emotional. I'd never heard of Imogen before this...
I suggest you retrain....
@@shannonbrown560 You didn't get to perform on stage yet or be famous. So sorry about your strive for musical perfection 👌. I strive for lyrical perfection but poorly 😂
I think people who criticize her singing don't know what Imogen's voice actually sounds like. She has an incredibly unusual voice, it's very gentle and somewhat gravelly, that's just the way she's always sounded, it's part of what makes her so unique.
I'm surprised by the negative comments because when I watched the whole concert live on tv this performance stood out to me. I made a mental note that I would look up this woman's songs because I've never heard of her before. I thought this song was beautiful ❤
Judith Barnes but she was out of tune for a lot of it.
Same
Judith Barnes shes amazing, have fun listening to her music, its great
Hide and Seek is probably one of her more challenging and raw songs, you'll love everything else by her if you can understand this one song. She's one of a kind. :)
Finn P I must like out of tune singing then! 😁
90% of comments saying "stop complaining about the performance" but I haven't seen one comment complaining?
Me too. Maybe they got deleted.
I was watching this on the tv that day and sorry to say had no clue who she was. Then I was like wtf is this incredible song. Its doesn't even matter the singing the lyrics were incredible on the day live.
Clearly a nerve-wracking and emotional performance. Imogen has one of the best live voices I've had the pleasure of hearing, her full live shows are amazing. Show some respect for an artist that may not fit your definition of good music who's contributed to something beautiful. Whether I care for their style of music or not I hugely respect EVERY artists who gave their time and love to support this cause.
Yes! Perfectly said 🖤
this is probably the dumbest thing I've read in a while.. not trying to be mean.. use Google
She’s incredible her high note was impeccable
just notice how quiet it is. that's how u know its good. the audience is just listening
The people who think this is a bad performance are probably the same ones who love 'Whatcha Say' by Jason Derulo, yet still have no idea where the sample in that song came from..
Or maybe you're making up scenarios to be mad about, and the people who think this is a bad performance are the musicians that don't even know Derulo is and are here for Heap
Honestly I love both :/
Anyone who thinks she did bad. Has no fucking clue how hard those high notes are to hit. She kills this.
@@tristanwright9733 Apart from the fact that she didn't miss just the high notes but really most of the notes, but what you said is contradictory. Either "she killed it" or she missed the high notes because it's hard.
@@bacicinvatteneaca She didn't really miss the high notes. She doesn't miss much at all other than the beginning when her voice is shaky. I posted that statement 30 seconds into the video. She kills it.
Chills. Even if this wasn't "perfect", it was heartfelt and haunting.
mochiisyum123 makes me cry every time
but it WAS perfect.
This is so cool I didn't even realise Imogen was performing; such a great song, you can hear her emotions so clearly in this performance..
the fact is that Imogen is a composer (an excellent one, I'd say) and as a singer she doesn'tuse autotune, unlike certain colleagues of hers. Nevertheless, I find her performance very good in terms of quality, she got better and better as she kept singing. and a very touching moment also. She remains one of the most underrated artists of our time, but also one of the most talented and creative
Yes! Composition and creativity is where she shines imo Maybe not the most consistent vocalist but such a trailblaizer and legenadary in her own right nonetheless.
Critisicing autotune in a video of Imogen is basically not understanding her music, she LOVES autotune, and all the technology that can help us make music in different ways.
Learn what autotune is, produce music yourself, don't talk shit about a vst plugin that you don't even know
If you want to talk good stuff about Imogen you don't need to trash other people either.
Saying that she doesn’t use auto tune is just kind of wrong because she does use vocoder here and there but it doesn’t take away the fact that she’s a genius and has been contributing most of her talents to please our soul and ears for a decade.
@@AtanoKSi for some reason, people who have zero knowledge of music assume that any singer who uses auto tune sucks at singing. And I get it, I get why that would be their conclusion. It makes sense on paper. But it's a style, a modern style, and while I DO believe some singers use it because they have a not so good voice, most are using it for the sound quality and the style to fit certain songs. You can actually usually tell that someone still has an amazing voice while they use auto tune. And also these people don't realize that nearly every single singer out there uses pitch correction which is just a light version of auto tune anyway lol it doesn't make them bad at singing, it makes them smart lol so that every note they hit is fine tuned
She does in fact use auto tune… lmao so does almost every recording artist. Not because they can’t sing on pitch but as an effect.
I will defend this performance and this legendary woman with all my being.
I’m not really an Imogen Heap fan nor a fan of this song. But this is an incredible performance and I love this version of the song.
@@jeffason69 it's about her father leaving her and her mum when she was a kid and she doesn't really do concerts, somehow Ariana talked her into it because her records has some kind of impact on her, she can sing though just listen to let go by frou frou
I LOVE HER. SHE IS THE BEST. THIS SONG IS TIMELESS.
The song usually unfolds its full quality in polyphony and is not really intended to be sung in solo. But in this case the kind of solitude her voice represents here fits this sad event in a symbolic way. The song is almost experimental even in it's original version. It's just the type of artist Imogen Heap tends to be. And this freedom of art I think is what you shouldn't complain about.
this is so raw. and there's not one note out of tune. it's just pure imogen that requires patience for music and being composed internally
Or maybe you're musically ignorant and can't recognise when someone is clearly coming short of the note they were shooting for.
We're musicians. We're telling you that you're wrong about music. Trust us.
lol what
@@bacicinvatteneaca can u stop replying to every nice comment???? talk about being obsessed
@@szkri 5 months late, buddy - but yes, people's gratuitous and presumptuous ignorance makes me ANGRY.
There were some wrong notes I’m sorry
This was 4 years ago almost. At the time I was 14 did not think she was good at all.
Now at 18 I understand this masterpiece.
So you would have been two when it first came out in 2005.
The singing was not perfect, but damn boy, it went through my soul. Singing isn't about hitting the right notes. It is about captivating your soul. Wonderful.
I am a member of a choir and I can assure you you won't captivate anyone's soul if you continually sing the wrong notes! Imogen hit most of the right notes which was enough to captivate the audience due to the frailty and innocent quality of her voice.;
Fuck off not perfect
Jesus Christ this was beautiful
James Galligan lies
Actually art. Unlike some music nowadays.
It terrible
dank 101 your mother is terrible!
Unelected Bureaucrat no u
I love that she performed this song for this event ❤️
beautiful and inspiring. thank you
Imogen Heap is a world class lyricist and songwriter. She might not have Ariana's vocal power, but in her genre she is regarded very highly. Check out her side project Frou Frou and her lengthy discography as Imogen Heap. You may not know of her, but she is a bonafide indie legend.
for anyone who about their connection: Ariana is a loan time fan of Imogen (singer/songwriter/innovator), she covered imogens "just for now" ages ago and the video is still on youtube. Ariana also has a pair of the musical mimu gloves that Imogen invented. LOOK IT UP. Imogen is pitchy as hell at the beginning but she's never claimed to be the best vocalist, and that emotion was nuts.
also the original hide and seek meaning was about the tragedy of her parents divorce and the feelings after. so it fits well for heartbreak and tragedies (not that it's comprable) but that crowd was SILENT and feeling it
who is curious* and long time fan* so many typos. sorry!
It's actually a big deal. Ariana wore the gloves that make music with movement in the air which are being developed by Imogen Heap, especially this songs which is usually performed with electronic chords. She's a legend in the music world
What an incredibly breathtaking and beautiful song.
What a shame people can't appreciate the fragility and beauty of this song. Big up to Ariana to inviting a quality artist like Imogen to the concert.
She is quite brave to do it without the harmoniser to be fair
Pretty hard to do 8 layers of vocal live with your own voice 😅
The people who think this is awful are clearly too young to have had this song impact their life in one way or another... this song is absolutely legendary. You should also know that the original is edited to sound very synthesized and layered. One can't recreate that with their voice. She did absolutely amazing. Definitely one of the best performances of the entire concert if not THE best. Much love to Imogen Heap 💙
PERFECT song for this event!!! LOVE YOU IMOGEN HEAP
This song is normally heavily tuned with voice adjustments 5o make is sound robotic. Still sounds great live. Love this song.
it's actually her own voice layered with tons of harmonies and no instruments ! although this version is just incredible as well.
It's the same instrument used in Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
This was beautiful had me in tears I love Imogen so much :) what a song to sing she brought me to tears
😢💦💦💦💦
She had me in tears too, tears of laughter at how shite she was. Even robbie williams was better than her and he fucking sucked too.
unclesamtookmymoney well we can't all like the same things :)
Gary Mcatear well we are all different aren't we :)
JuiceMyRandomness shame she can't sing
tEARY-EYED WATCHING THIS. iLOVE HER!
this is a hell of a hard song to sing , your performance was wonderful.
’Oh it’s that Jason Derulo song’.
Please leave.
shorfan that’s how I knew her in the first place, much like i knew the song take on me by a-ha from pitball’s sample of feel this moment with Christina Agullara.
I m not shitting you.
Well guys I love this song but you need to get over the fact that it is also Jason Derulo's, and even her talked about how lucky she was that Derulo sampled his song.
I imagine Imogen reading these comments and dying a little inside when she realises some of her fans are so condescending.
it's the age. ppl born after 2k something don't know real music. I met Imogen's music 17 y ago bc of the O.C. and 17 y later still listening to it every once in a while.
@@sumelist7568 lol. Just listen to yourself!
Love Imogen. Awesome. Knowing that this was for children and innocent adults who lost their lives due to murder and terror, I would've cried throughout this entire performance. Good for her for gaining control of the performance.
people commenting negative things just have no idea who imogen heap is or what her sound is. love you Imogen, stunning 💙💜💙
Natalie Rowena I'm guessing her sound isn't being out of tune...
redriise Sorry, but I love Imogen heap but my point is her style isn’t to sound out of tune which she did abit in this performance.
Where are the hate comments?
Or maybe you're making this up, we know who she is, and that's precisely why we're saying that this is a garbage performance
People saying this is bad like.. no? Sorry but you're absolutely wrong.
opinions welcome and varied...........
mikesamillion27 I'm your 100th like.
yeah her voice was totally in tune, totally..
She's not good at hitting low register notes, but that's just not what this song seems to need.
mikesamillion27 Her voice is so different than other singers. She's just a Legend
Sounds even better with her natural voice
So was so under appreciated. I watched her live at this concent and loads didn't know her...the minute she started, silence(then the bit what Jason derulo used came on and people didnt get it was her song he used)
She's a brilliant song writer and singer(not usually into this music but appreciate real artist no matter what genre)
Very underrated.
This performance was raw and very angelic. It was a little out of tune in just a few parts but most of it was quite together. Those that are saying it's all out of tune have clearly never heard the original to compare this version to.
This was SO good? I can’t believe people saying her voice isn’t good, it is amazing! Such raw felt emotion, this is such a good song too
Respect. A real talented woman..
The degree of difficulty is through the roof. Her execution is near perfect. She reduced me to tears. Again.
My God.. the courage it takes to come out and play such a stripped-bare version of an already stripped-bare song. And to do so in such an extremely emotional event as this! I think this may actually be my favorite version of this song now.
I've loved Imogen since I discovered her through the Garden State soundtrack as Frou Frou (best movie soundtrack to date in my opinion)... I'm so glad she performed today among the throngs of Top 40 artists. Such a refreshing presence! 💕
Also there’s a bunch of Imogen songs in the movie The Holiday! I loved that movie snd still one of my fav movies!
The O.C feels right now..
AllStar1568 i was just thinking about that
Ye cried on both occasions
I was just so happy to see her on that stage. Amazing :)
Ahh I love that show
AllStar1568 Omg YES!!!
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever come across. This performance gives so much more than I've bargained for. I felt an immense amount of pressure to have to be perfect and always be the best. But hearing this and breaking down that wall and letting myself cry for a minute has given me part of my life back.
This makes me relive the hardest parts of life and then makes me realize that I got past all of them. I've never had something give me such a heavenly feeling. As an atheist who feels lost half the time, this is a work of the gods telling me that I'm here and I'm not allowed to be forgotten.
This is what I've need for all of this time. Thanks to anyone caring enough to read this.
Thank you Imogen,
-Keilani Kamaile
I haven't heard this song almost in 6 years, I burst up into tears at 2:08
Such a beautiful song!
True, it was a bit shaky at the beginning, but OMG did she totally turn it around and make up for it in the rest of it. In the second chorus, the original song has the vocoder effect to reach such a high note, and here she does it LIVE and all by herself, don't know anyone who can actually go so low and so high on her notes. I seriously can't believe how emotional and heart-touching the end of the performance was, it gave me goose bumps! This woman is a total genius and, as many have said before, she is pretty much a one-woman band and an absolute vocal prodigy. When you are that awesome, you are allowed to have as many missteps as you want.
If you are criticizing her vocal quality, try to sing this song and we'll see, or better yet, go back to listening to whatever popular plastic singer it is you listen to. Some aren't meant to appreciate such a rare and precious talent. Totally
Imogen Heap is a true musician. She was NEVER out of tune. I agree that Top 40 NEVER gets this deep and stripped back.
Except you're factually wrong. Go buy a tuner, check note for note. And stop having opinions about music
Everyone who are fans of ariana grande knows she loves and Is influenced by Imogen heap which is why she is there performing supporting ariana and everyone involved in the tragedy
FashionForever who the fuck cares about that popshitart.
@@felathar1985obviously millions of people including imogen who actually has a relationship with her & praised her many times. lmfao you are such a pathetic loser desperate for likes.
I've been listening to Imogen and Ariana's covers of her songs nonstop this week and I'm so happy that she performed tonight. What a lovely coincidence.
Where are we?
What the hell is going on?
The dust has only just begun to form
Crop circles in the carpet
Sinking, feeling
Spin me around again
And rub my eyes
This can't be happening
When busy streets
A mess 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
Blood and tears
They were here first
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, that you only meant well
Well of course you did
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, that it's all for the best
Of course it is
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, that it's just what we need
You decided this
Mm, what'd you say?
Mm, what did she say?
Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts
Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you
You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit
Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cutouts
Speak no feeling, no, I don't believe you
You don't care a bit, you don't care a bit
Oh, no, you don't care a bit
Oh, no, you don't care a bit
Uh-uh, you don't care a bit
You don't care a bit
You don't care a bit
she really gets into it at the end - love it
This was the best performance of the concert for me - really blew me away. Wow.
The beginning was shaky, but then she blew it away. I love her....she's an amazing voice, in the same category as people like Kate Bush.
As much as I love the usual synthesizer-assisted version...hearing just her voice and the piano pouring this one out is...wow. Just...amazing. Amazing.
We're witnessing a generational talent! Just above any class you can think about! Woww
Take a bow
She did "U won't catch me around here" so meaningful. did u feel it too?
Brilliant. She's the best. I love you Imogen!!!
I don't understand why people say it's terrible. I think it's very beautiful, i love it. From France
People are really complaining about the way she sounds?? She is supposed to sound off. It is very intentional. The song was also written to be in a synthetic/robotic voice. She obviously didn't use her vocoder to give it a more gentle tone. Listen to the actual song the way it is supposed to be recorded and you'll see what I mean.
It progressively got better and better. It was beautiful. She can sing y’all. Chill.
the heart and soul into this performance is so beautiful
Very emotional!! So inspiring to see everyone coming together to stand up against hatred and terror. There is good in this world and tonight has shown that love will always win, we will always rise above together! ONE LOVE 💗
I just love the way she bends the pitch when she sings.
This song tenderness and the fragility of it astounds me :') makes me tear up
The silence and this song. Are everything.
ariana has looked up to imogen heap for years; it's amazing that she performed here for manchester and ariana was able to invite her. so proud of how far ariana has come and all that she has done
If you think this is awful you don't understand life...
If hating this is wrong I don't want to be right...
whaaat? going from music scale to life? little overstated.......
Luke Wigley what are you on about?
If you think this is awful you simply have a different taste in music and different opinions that people should respect.
people have ears .. she sings REALLY bad.
wow too many people are hating on her performance. This was so pure and her voice is a blessing. If you don't understand you can kindly leave : )
Or maybe it's not about understanding, but about having come to hear a rendition of a song and being disappointed at the fact that it's a bad one
Those high notes are just everything 😍🙌👌
One of the most beautiful and amazing performances ever... I'm in tears.
I love this. It was a song that her home country needed to hear from her at that time as well. Her songs literally empty out any toxicity within me and refill my soul and repeat any time I listen to them.
Imogen Heap may not be the most consistent vocalist but is a legendary composer. She shines in her creativity and has been a huge inspiration for big names like Ariana and Rihanna.
what are people talking about? I hear absolutely nothing wrong with this performance!!
actually, it's a fucking beautiful performance!!
People are idiots.
Go buy a tuner, check it, realize you are wrong, stop having opinions about music
Thingaloo bitch you made a bjork shitpost 😭😭
@@bacicinvatteneaca she isn’t out of tune. She’s breathy and needs support, but her notes are correct. Real musicians know that nerves can affect someone when performing, especially in front of a lot of people, especially with a song that is about something like this. This song is very personal to her. Try and actually know what music is.
The "off pitchiness" makes this sound better imo. Pure emotion. Made me tear up.
the most moving performance this evening, nothing else
This performance is an earth-shattering, raw emotion tribute to all those years that were here first.