Neko Case - "Hold on, Hold on"

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  • čas přidán 15. 04. 2009
  • LYRICS
    NEKO CASE - "Hold On, Hold On", from the album "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood", 2006
    The most tender place in my heart is for strangers
    I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous
    Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
    Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
    Compared to some I've been around
    But I really tried so hard
    That echo chorus lied to me with its
    "Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"
    In the end I was the mean girl
    Or somebody's in-between girl
    Now it's the devil I love
    And that's as funny as real love
    I leave the party at three a.m.
    Alone, thank God
    With a valium from the bride
    It's the devil I love
    And that's as funny as real love
    And that's as real as true love
    That echo chorus lied to me with its
    "Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"
    That echo chorus lied to me with its
    "Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"
    www.nekocase.com/
    www.myspace.com/nekocase
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Komentáře • 567

  • @visitinguncle
    @visitinguncle Před 12 lety +165

    "I leave the party at 3 AM / alone, thank god" is one of the greatest lines ever

  • @Treebark39
    @Treebark39 Před 5 lety +554

    I was brought here unconventionally. I had asked my counselor for the suicide hotline to recommend me music to help me for after the chat ended, and this is what he suggested, saying this is his favorite artist and it helps him process his emotions. So Rowan, if you're out there, just know you truly did help me so much.

    • @nanugaqderamo
      @nanugaqderamo Před 3 lety +10

      Trevor Wenzel 🔥💔🔥

    • @cindyparker1310
      @cindyparker1310 Před 3 lety +3

      She had a rough chikdhood.

    • @missec1983
      @missec1983 Před 3 lety +5

      ❤️

    • @brbosen
      @brbosen Před 3 lety +21

      Hope you are still doing well and still listening to good music.

    • @jedward5155
      @jedward5155 Před 3 lety +6

      And you got the attention you wanted. Find meaning in your life instead of looking to Internet strangers to tell you everything is okay.

  • @cbob7
    @cbob7 Před 3 lety +72

    Neko Case is one of the greatest songwriters of her generation. Her music is world-weary, sad and painfully honest, but it’s gorgeous too. Mortality is her milieu. She speaks directly about life’s disappointments and uncertainties but makes them more palatable by shrouding them in a shimmery gauze. Her poetry will kill me eventually but it tastes so good going down. Maybe just one more?

  • @KevBGH
    @KevBGH Před 2 lety +37

    Every line is flawless, but “in the end I was the mean girl, or somebody’s in between girl” just does something for me.

    • @gingerm7800
      @gingerm7800 Před rokem +1

      Now it's the devil I love!

    • @joshmercer2145
      @joshmercer2145 Před 6 měsíci

      I came to this because an artist I love listening to 'Sean Rowe' covered it.
      Absolutely love the song in both versions, but I do think his voice adds a lot of gravity to it

  • @p11dlpar
    @p11dlpar Před 14 lety +39

    the most tender place in my heart is for strangers.....great line and great song.

  • @cr125rdr
    @cr125rdr Před 5 lety +79

    Really? There are thumbs down? People have no idea what real songwriting and music are. She’s one of the rare gifts of our time. Such a stand out voice.

  • @MatewanMassacre
    @MatewanMassacre Před 3 měsíci +6

    I first heard this song in the autumn of 2006, and IMMEDIATELY was blown away.
    The power of her voice, on the recording, is reminiscent of greats like Patsy Cline ... and that's not an overstatement, at all.

  • @mattjames9331
    @mattjames9331 Před 3 lety +123

    This is one of those songs that you wish lasted longer.

    • @nowthenzen
      @nowthenzen Před 3 lety +6

      i just keep playing different versions of it

    • @2Chickaboom2
      @2Chickaboom2 Před 3 lety +5

      A lot of her songs are short (by conventional standards). I wish some of them were longer as well but I think she says what the song requires and then it over. How many dull songs are stretched out with la la las and pointless guitar solos?

    • @maxmotors9497
      @maxmotors9497 Před 2 lety +6

      That's the best thing about songs. They last as long as we keep them alive

  • @daisyjane1070
    @daisyjane1070 Před 5 lety +96

    This girl should be a superstar, if there was any justice in the world.

    • @oldman9924
      @oldman9924 Před 5 lety +2

      The New Pornographers do pretty well.

    • @tammymadsen2480
      @tammymadsen2480 Před 5 lety +9

      She is a super star. On Austin City Limits often, written about all the time, many successful albums. She is just firmly 'alt' and so be it. I think she is fine with where she lives in the fame spectrum.

    • @lauraroach6238
      @lauraroach6238 Před 4 lety

      Mmmmmmmm. Hold on sweet things

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 4 lety +1

      Let it sink in that she declined a nude photo offer from Playboy, and refuses to comment on it further. She doesn't stoop to Madonna levels, apparently.

    • @nowthenzen
      @nowthenzen Před 3 lety

      there is very little justice in the world, not nearly as much as there should be

  • @connormacleod9065
    @connormacleod9065 Před 5 lety +36

    still a favorite after 10 years
    What a voice!

  • @NicolePyles
    @NicolePyles Před 12 lety +39

    Absolutely love Neko Case and the poetry in her songs. There need to be more songs like this.

    • @robertanderson7823
      @robertanderson7823 Před 2 lety

      Beautiful comment.... hello Nicole how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

  • @livelyarts49
    @livelyarts49 Před 9 lety +60

    The vocal qualities on this track are just AMAZING!
    It achieves an air and harmony seldom captured inside or outside a studio.

    • @ckuehncnwhsyt
      @ckuehncnwhsyt Před 7 lety +1

      Very few other vocalists achieve such a sustained pure tone without the vibrato crutch. Reba is one who comes to mind with "You Lie."

    • @chrism.9429
      @chrism.9429 Před 24 dny

      Discovered this incredible song through Marianne Faithfull’s brilliant rendition on ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ (2008)

  • @SaveStef
    @SaveStef Před 6 lety +37

    Her beautiful, haunting voice! 💕💫🎶

  • @JudyinAL
    @JudyinAL Před 9 lety +65

    Heard this on The Killing. Glad they played it.. great tune. Love her voice too.

  • @AntonioSaucedo22
    @AntonioSaucedo22 Před 7 lety +6

    So short, yet so complex. Beautiful.

  • @trustymachines2321
    @trustymachines2321 Před 4 lety +28

    You know she's broken some hearts. Someone out there can't shake her.

  • @hkbolo567
    @hkbolo567 Před 2 lety +3

    RIPower Dallas. Will miss the sweet sound of that formidable guitar of yours. Your talent lives on.

  • @upthebikez
    @upthebikez Před 10 lety +38

    Her voice gets me.Every.Single.Time.

  • @mikekaufmann5311
    @mikekaufmann5311 Před rokem +6

    This is one of my favourite songs by anyone, ever.

  • @HausUlv
    @HausUlv Před 13 lety +19

    She has an enchanting voice

    • @LaVeskii
      @LaVeskii Před 3 lety

      Hey how old are you after 10 years ?

  • @umutcankoc
    @umutcankoc Před 11 lety +50

    "the killing" brought me here

  • @TwoCatsUp
    @TwoCatsUp Před 8 lety +51

    This killer song brought me here. One of the TOP TEN SONGS IN MY LIFE.....

  • @jamesfarrell8339
    @jamesfarrell8339 Před 6 lety +5

    One of my favorite songs of all time.
    I love those guitars playing.

  • @jodylowe8476
    @jodylowe8476 Před 9 lety +30

    This is one of the greatest vocal performances on a record in years.

    • @robertanderson7823
      @robertanderson7823 Před 2 lety

      Hello Jody how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋

    • @jodylowe8476
      @jodylowe8476 Před 2 lety

      @@robertanderson7823 Still here. Still living the dream. How are you?

    • @robertanderson7823
      @robertanderson7823 Před 2 lety

      @@jodylowe8476 I’m great,thank, So where are you from??

    • @MatewanMassacre
      @MatewanMassacre Před 3 měsíci

      All of her songs are that good, vocally.

  • @lisahalfmann1392
    @lisahalfmann1392 Před 11 lety +9

    Love the depth of emotion this song provokes.

  • @Pictor100
    @Pictor100 Před 15 lety +21

    One of my favourite Neko Case tunes.
    Where haunting country-rock songs are concerned, I'd rank it right up there with Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'.

  • @patriciaflanagan6962
    @patriciaflanagan6962 Před 4 lety +11

    She has a uniquely mesmerizing voice.

  • @ytckendall
    @ytckendall Před 12 lety +12

    The Killing S1E6 brought me here. Great ending to an awesome episode.

    • @lynseylou7318
      @lynseylou7318 Před 3 lety +1

      I've just finished that episode after discovering the series three days ago... ✌️

  • @yakkismd5946
    @yakkismd5946 Před 5 lety +6

    HOLD ON HOLD ON - this has become my mantra. No matter if this is sung in another circumstance here. I still love this song. Great times, great life, great memories. ♥♥♥

  • @javiermatos9529
    @javiermatos9529 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Heard this marvel back in 2006, and fell in love immediately, of both the song and Neko's natural beauty😍🥰😘😘😘😍

    • @MatewanMassacre
      @MatewanMassacre Před 2 měsíci

      Indeed, that's when I first heard it. It's one of those songs, by one of the artists that the listener is immediately hooked by.

  • @aportman58
    @aportman58 Před 5 lety +21

    I finally got to see her live in concert last night in Houston and she was absolutely awesome! Band and back-up singers were also fantastic! She is one unique outstanding artist!!!

  • @WeinerChange
    @WeinerChange Před 8 lety +33

    One more time...no I am going to listen it again and again.

    • @nicolebarrias2912
      @nicolebarrias2912 Před 8 lety +6

      It's addictive 😱😍

    • @danafo81
      @danafo81 Před 5 lety

      lol I've already played it 5 times in a row when I read this

  • @jeanniesmith3925
    @jeanniesmith3925 Před rokem +4

    This Thanksgiving I'm grateful that I get to enjoy the magical pairing of Neko Case and The Sadies - one of the greatest albums of all time.

  • @DavidJones-mo9jc
    @DavidJones-mo9jc Před 5 lety +45

    Came across this today, totally by chance. It's hit me like a train. Can't remember the last time that happened but it must be at least a decade ago.

    • @generalleigh7387
      @generalleigh7387 Před 5 lety +3

      David Jones
      All of her stuff is incredible. Check out ‘Deep red bells’ by her. Was the first track of hers that I heard over 15 years ago and is just as powerful.

    • @generalleigh7387
      @generalleigh7387 Před 5 lety +2

      David Jones
      Also check out ‘Maybe Sparrow’. She is tapped into something otherworldly without question..........she does sing about being in love with the devil..........strange dichotomy for me to be so intrigued with her music- I’m true believer in the risen Jesus Christ.......

  • @scotcho62
    @scotcho62 Před 8 lety +14

    I just love Neko's voice. I don't love a lot of music but her, I love.

    • @andrewthompson3203
      @andrewthompson3203 Před 8 lety +1

      agreed 100%

    • @grabakasennin2763
      @grabakasennin2763 Před 8 lety +3

      Inseparable.. I think it's the perfect mix of just the right amount of perfect things, and that voice..

  • @maxinehillary1176
    @maxinehillary1176 Před 6 lety +7

    Something about this song just hits it just right. Love it.

  • @drawntofashionillustration9596

    Girl sits alone at a bar, she is there because her family is shit, and strangers are the only people she can relate to. Takes a drag from her smoke, turns down the man who hits on her, and smiles because, she doesn’t need anything but the music. She is okay, she is holding on. Even though the echo voice lied to her, with its hold in, hold on, she’s still gonna do it. Been doin it all her life.

  • @saracreed1
    @saracreed1 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Not a country fan BUT saw her on a Netflix show. Stirred my soul

    • @MatewanMassacre
      @MatewanMassacre Před 3 měsíci +1

      I'm not sure this music is classified as 'country.'

    • @earlrandolph6968
      @earlrandolph6968 Před 2 měsíci +1

      By no stretch of imagination could Neko be classified as 'country'.

  • @philipkane9393
    @philipkane9393 Před 5 lety +5

    What a glorious voice!

  • @lizziedrucker9586
    @lizziedrucker9586 Před 3 lety +8

    This is the song that has and still gets me through the darkest times of my life... Few people get it

  • @LavenderBlume
    @LavenderBlume Před 11 lety +10

    Such a haunting, beautiful song.

    • @LaVeskii
      @LaVeskii Před 3 lety

      Hey how old are you after 8 years ?

  • @hackum1
    @hackum1 Před 8 lety +236

    Good taste in music brought me here.

  • @nanwelch1394
    @nanwelch1394 Před 3 lety +1

    One of my ALL time favorites from you Niko!👏👏👏👏👍👏👍🤗🦋

  • @stevestruthers6180
    @stevestruthers6180 Před 4 lety +8

    There's something about this song that takes me far back in time, to a place that's a long time ago and far away. Maybe it's the retro-sounding arrangements.

  • @intipampa
    @intipampa Před 14 lety +2

    She has a hauntingly beautiful voice to match her beauty and the song is equally haunting.

  • @BuddinBuddha902
    @BuddinBuddha902 Před rokem +2

    She is such an underrated talent!

  • @f9fs
    @f9fs Před 9 lety +27

    The killing ♡

  • @undeadgamer1367
    @undeadgamer1367 Před 9 lety +11

    Re-watching The Killing! This song is awesome😄

  • @browneyes23
    @browneyes23 Před 3 lety +2

    I love a lot of different music, but NOTHING compares to her songs and voice!

  • @jbaum7571
    @jbaum7571 Před 4 lety +3

    I have been in love with Neko Case for too long. I would love to see her live and as close as I could get.

  • @trklsswndr
    @trklsswndr Před 7 lety +4

    One of my favorite songs/artists...It's like a mini-David Lynch film vignette

  • @am1688
    @am1688 Před 15 lety +1

    She's beautiful, the song is beautiful... This song really gets me.

  • @Renaldo135
    @Renaldo135 Před 12 lety +6

    i want to take my daughter to see her when she comes here in the summer time. Awesome talent and very beautiful.

  • @MichaelStarkey
    @MichaelStarkey Před 6 lety +2

    Smarts and looks get me every time. Also a great artist.

  • @lirikk6452
    @lirikk6452 Před 5 lety +1

    Queen...

  •  Před 8 lety +5

    Great singer, beautiful song..

    • @timberjack2747
      @timberjack2747 Před 8 lety +1

      +Invictus - André Wall Beautiful singer, great song too

  • @TheMandyhuppert
    @TheMandyhuppert Před 4 lety +2

    Saw her at the wow hall in Eugene, OR with my then husband. Fantastic! ❤🌻

  • @AgentSchnorkel
    @AgentSchnorkel Před 10 lety +8

    I really love this song. I think the first time I heard it was when she performed on one of the late night talk shows, and that was many years ago.

    • @amiwhite5514
      @amiwhite5514 Před 5 lety

      AgentSchnorkel with The Sadies. They are amazing

  • @whalenbrowne
    @whalenbrowne Před 11 lety +4

    I love this voice.

  • @diamonddave16
    @diamonddave16 Před 3 lety +1

    Best ever. 💯♥️😁thanks for the excellent photos

  • @coccinella4107
    @coccinella4107 Před 5 lety +6

    Such a crafted brilliant song. Truly love 😍

  • @christygann773
    @christygann773 Před 9 lety +1

    In a sea of singers on reality tv, even those who have made it can't compare to this beautiful voice.

  • @kimdj7413
    @kimdj7413 Před 9 lety +4

    This tune is perfect! Love her voice and her music. Thanks for uploading it.

    • @robertanderson7823
      @robertanderson7823 Před 2 lety

      Hello Kim beautiful comment how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋

  • @sharmsellars2357
    @sharmsellars2357 Před 4 lety +2

    Great song

  • @YY-ei1gm
    @YY-ei1gm Před 2 lety +1

    There isn’t a time in ones life that that this song doesn’t fit.
    This Shit is blessed. This fucking song is from somewhere else. Bless NIKO. She nailed it

  • @bobbio2121
    @bobbio2121 Před 11 lety +4

    Just a great song..took the words right out of my mouth about how I'm thinking and feeling these days

    • @robertanderson7823
      @robertanderson7823 Před 2 lety

      Beautiful comment...... hello Bobbi how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

  • @SixFt12
    @SixFt12 Před 13 lety +19

    I just heard part of this during the last episode of "The Killing" on AMC and had hear the whole song. Great tune!

  • @dookie123ification
    @dookie123ification Před 6 lety +2

    The Sadies brought me here. Outstanding collaboration.

  • @hoovercat1
    @hoovercat1 Před 11 lety +1

    My beginner guitar class assigned this because of the easy chords. I hadn't heard it before. Love it.... Tragic, relevant lyrics

  • @57Jsteele
    @57Jsteele Před 12 lety +2

    I LOVE EVERYTHING NEKO CASE. Went to her show with some friends and they loved it.

  • @mikejung810
    @mikejung810 Před 9 lety +6

    It's as real as true love. It's as true as real love. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

  • @lumbuckitts
    @lumbuckitts Před 9 lety +4

    Who can't love Neko!

  • @yaguarete79
    @yaguarete79 Před 8 lety +69

    The Killing series, E6S1 brought me to this wonderful song.

  • @williamotey6707
    @williamotey6707 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I’m only here because I love Neko Case.

  • @muddobbermuddobber8118
    @muddobbermuddobber8118 Před 4 lety +2

    ....great song..

  • @TheMikiros
    @TheMikiros Před 3 lety +1

    This used to play at a restaurant I worked at, whenever it came on, I would stop dead in my tracks and lose focus on my work cos I loved it so much...I still love it.

  • @PixiesFanatic
    @PixiesFanatic Před 11 lety +1

    I always loved her voice and saw her live a few years ago, but something about this song at the end of the show was perfect.

  • @NatesChopShop
    @NatesChopShop Před 9 lety +5

    Great voice!!

  • @eoinue
    @eoinue Před 6 lety +1

    Curiousity and a fantastic Taste in Music Brought Me Here,

  • @shawnapeterson7995
    @shawnapeterson7995 Před 3 lety +1

    "THIS IS POP" brought me here. How have I never heard of her?!? She's awesome

  • @erkaderka3571
    @erkaderka3571 Před 2 lety +1

    Been coming back to this song for over a decade. Wish it were longer 💖✨

  • @gabrieltrash
    @gabrieltrash Před 13 lety +1

    Cannot hear it once, i have to listen it twice or more.
    I wish this song could last forever...

  • @ivyshaolin2333
    @ivyshaolin2333 Před 3 lety +1

    the line about valium and it being true love, as an addict it will always be your true love and the devil

  • @omegalgo297
    @omegalgo297 Před 3 lety

    XPN radio... bring me to this jewel 👍
    Thanks!!!!!!

  • @thebatdad71
    @thebatdad71 Před 13 lety +1

    Never gets old, and never fails to give me chills. "

  • @laurennoelle845
    @laurennoelle845 Před 8 lety +37

    the killing!

  • @lm4836
    @lm4836 Před 2 lety +1

    She is a brilliant poet.

  • @latvians13
    @latvians13 Před 4 lety +1

    Love her! So real.

  • @greggorsag9787
    @greggorsag9787 Před 3 lety +3

    This song makes things ok.

  • @Nrisagieri
    @Nrisagieri Před 12 lety +2

    her voice is beautiful!

  • @mira.2661
    @mira.2661 Před 3 lety +1

    “the killing” S1 E6 brought me here 🥺💜.

  • @Ms.Brasilian
    @Ms.Brasilian Před 6 měsíci +1

    Beautiful

  • @rebeccavaughan3615
    @rebeccavaughan3615 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow another great song!

    • @robertanderson7823
      @robertanderson7823 Před 2 lety

      Beautiful comment..... hello Rebecca how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

  • @ave4060
    @ave4060 Před 3 lety +1

    Gorgeous woman.

  • @briankelly9373
    @briankelly9373 Před 5 lety +5

    The book 1000 RECORDINGS TO HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE brought me here.

  • @aliensporebomb
    @aliensporebomb Před 3 lety +1

    So haunting.

  • @juliaalves2415
    @juliaalves2415 Před 10 lety +4

    love this song!!!

  • @ianhenderson1872
    @ianhenderson1872 Před 3 lety +1

    In love with this song

  • @forelithe
    @forelithe Před 8 lety +22

    neko case brought me here

  • @nowthenzen
    @nowthenzen Před 8 lety +6

    I try to hold on, I do, I really do.