Kimbra - "Cameo Lover" [Official Music Video]

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  • Official music video for Kimbra's single 'Cameo Lover' as heard on 'VOWS'. Kimbra's debut album VOWS is out now. © 2011 WMG
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    Director: Guy Franklin
    Producer: Elizabeth Sarsfield
    Cinematographer: Edward Goldner
    Colourist: Christine J. Dobson
    Stylist: Sarah Banger
    Production Designer: Sally Addinsall
    Post-Production: John Gavin (The Pixel Kitchen)
    Gauge: 35mm (2-Perf)
    Thanks to Paris End Studio's, Melbourne.
    Mammal Films / 2011
    LYRICS:
    this is nonstop baby
    you've got me going crazy
    you're heavier than i knew
    but i dont want no other
    youre my cameo love
    only here for a moment or two
    you stay inside that bubble
    with all of your trouble
    in your black hole
    you turn from the skies
    you dance with your demise
    i'll be here when you come home
    we've all gotta break down
    let me come and break down with you
    cos everydays like talking in ur sleep!
    love is like a silhoeutte in dreams!
    open up your heart!
    open up your heart and let me pull you out of here
    ive got high hopes baby
    but all you do is take me down to depths that i never knew
    you've got two arms baby
    they're all tangled in ladies of the black skies posing blue
    let go of your mother
    and turn to your brother!
    not a long gone lovers noose
    sometimes baby the hardest part of breaking is leaving pieces behind you
    we've all gotta get by
    let me come and hold you high, with you
    cos everydays like talking in ur sleep!
    love is like a silhoeutte in dreams!
    open up your heart!
    open up your heart and let me pull you out of here
    open up your heart to me!
    the sun won't shine if you're not looking
    baby love is all that you need

Komentáře • 11K

  • @juanqarlos94
    @juanqarlos94 Před 8 lety +4226

    She deserves far more recognition. Mostly she's known for her contribution in Somebody That I Used to Know, but her music is way better than what she did there. She's fun to listen to.

    • @a.robinson2779
      @a.robinson2779 Před 8 lety +40

      Agree 1000000%

    • @QDavis342
      @QDavis342 Před 6 lety +31

      Highly underrated

    • @ciarakenny1317
      @ciarakenny1317 Před 6 lety +48

      THATS WHO THIS IS?!?

    • @aaronluevano8236
      @aaronluevano8236 Před 6 lety +6

      Juan Carlos Alvarado Morones she's great! I still love her

    • @liamaleuw7976
      @liamaleuw7976 Před 6 lety +9

      Juan Carlos Alvarado Morones, I know right. Her music is great, no cheap cheating, and can actually sing. She wrote all of this song. She knows what he is doing. She needs more fame, she deserves it.

  • @leSomeone
    @leSomeone Před 4 lety +640

    Kimbra needs to reclaim her era.

  • @benhaggerty8707
    @benhaggerty8707 Před 8 lety +3437

    I like how this just jumps right into the song, no funny business.

    • @anthonyjames1484
      @anthonyjames1484 Před 7 lety +207

      true so many songs now take so long to get into it and have such long start instrumentals its annoying

    • @bolucky564
      @bolucky564 Před 7 lety +5

      Anthony Neale I know

    • @phasingout
      @phasingout Před 6 lety +116

      Because its non stop baby

    • @fr0ggi3princ3
      @fr0ggi3princ3 Před 6 lety +38

      Anthony Neale It's even worse when they have stupid skits that are absolutely pointless!

    • @chrisbleurgh7425
      @chrisbleurgh7425 Před 6 lety +63

      Yeah mean like "Yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yo, (record label) (record label) (record label) (artists stage name) (artists stage name) YEAH UH, YEAH YEAH YO"

  • @forg7588
    @forg7588 Před 3 měsíci +64

    It's 2024 and this song is still such a classic I love it!

  • @jalfredprufrock620
    @jalfredprufrock620 Před 4 lety +803

    For the music theory nerds out there, the harmony in this song is really unconventional and interesting. It starts out firmly in Gb, with the lead-up to the chorus making it clear that the key will stay the same ("all gotta break down, ..." : V7/ii - (iii - bII7/ii) - ii - V7). However, the first Gb of the chorus, which we're expecting to be the I, inexplicably becomes recontextualized as the IV, first with the #11(C) in the descending portion of the line played by the plucked strings, and then more irrevocably with the repeating ii - iii - IV - V in Db of the "open up your heart, ..." section. The effect is jarring but fresh, and quite unlike anything I can recall ever hearing in tonal harmony.
    It makes sense from a songwriting perspective too because of how it matches with the lyrics ("all gonna break down..." just before the unexpected key change, and the repeated "open up your heart" as our ears adjust, or open up, to the new key center.)

    • @joe-fk5ud
      @joe-fk5ud Před 4 lety +59

      what

    • @criskp6861
      @criskp6861 Před 4 lety +20

      Can you explain is for us non-experts? I agree this song is cool! But I don't understadt what V7 and ii means

    • @jalfredprufrock620
      @jalfredprufrock620 Před 4 lety +116

      ​@@criskp6861 Kimbra pulls off a very sneaky key change in the chorus, in a way that should sound amateurish and directionless, but ends up being interesting and even sophisticated because of how subtly and skillfully she lands it.

    • @Mrnickstr89
      @Mrnickstr89 Před 4 lety +17

      CIMH was probably the first song I’ve ever heard do a downward shift key change. Coolest thing ever.

    • @Bobojanglesbo
      @Bobojanglesbo Před 4 lety +10

      Hell yea dude thanks for the break down.

  • @leisurelydinner
    @leisurelydinner Před 9 lety +4890

    listening to this is like eating sugar straight from the jar

    • @davidmendez3370
      @davidmendez3370 Před 9 lety +36

      ***** or are humans humans acting like bears?

    • @adev9764
      @adev9764 Před 9 lety +7

      ***** fucking get out my trailer park

    • @Hashslingingslasher-
      @Hashslingingslasher- Před 9 lety +22

      I'v taken a sugar packet to the ear before, it's not as glamorous as ud think

    • @chicodepuertorico1450
      @chicodepuertorico1450 Před 9 lety +6

      leisurelydinner Hah... i like you...

    • @dayweed85
      @dayweed85 Před 9 lety +34

      leisurelydinner i guess you havent heard of kpop yet.

  • @sk1llerdrag
    @sk1llerdrag Před 2 lety +363

    honestly one of the greatest pop songs ever made, it is so sonically dynamic and nothing ever stays the same in this song, there are so many subtle touches that work together phenomenally, from the fact that the harmonies and melodies clash with one another, fitting into the theme of kimbra trying to "open up your heart", to the key change, the fact that the chorus changes FOUR fucking times after the key change, the double tracking throughout the track, just phenomenal.
    kimbra should've been one of the main pop stars and i'll die on that hill

    • @theserchmusic1444
      @theserchmusic1444 Před rokem

      let me join you on that hill

    • @joeagger
      @joeagger Před rokem +13

      speak on it, she’s one of the greats of 2010s pop! her discography is incredible, and her new album is shaping up to be brilliant as well

    • @nonalolagirl
      @nonalolagirl Před rokem +10

      She should have been, but she speaks ill of Vows and has done everything in her power to distance herself from pop music. She seems to want to dabble in a new genre with each album. But with the last 2, it appears she has found her home. Hopefully, she has recognition in the sphere of Bjork someday, since that experimental style seems to be more up her alley.

    • @albertawheat6832
      @albertawheat6832 Před rokem

      The song is not good.

    • @nonalolagirl
      @nonalolagirl Před rokem +7

      @@albertawheat6832 What are your top 5 POP songs?

  • @creekalmighty
    @creekalmighty Před 4 lety +2077

    this song has whole the potential to annoy me yet it doesn't

    • @andre-cmyk
      @andre-cmyk Před 4 lety +90

      i feel this so much

    • @theexurian1079
      @theexurian1079 Před 4 lety +165

      That's an understatement. Everything tells me I should hate it but it's actually catchy.

    • @m3rrys0ngstr3ss
      @m3rrys0ngstr3ss Před 4 lety +87

      That's Kimbra's great strength - she can write happy stuff that's not simpering.

    • @therevelistmovement4683
      @therevelistmovement4683 Před 4 lety +23

      This song had to grow on me. I don't know why, but I thought it was just extremely annoying, but I love it.

    • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
      @user-hk7hz9cn7v Před 4 lety +10

      It’s a masterpiece

  • @KatalinaKristina
    @KatalinaKristina Před 6 lety +1629

    2018 and still here. I hate that i forgot about her. She dances like an angel.

    • @sunnylavender4927
      @sunnylavender4927 Před 6 lety +9

      Saaaame. I just remembered about her a week ago.

    • @8888funnygirl
      @8888funnygirl Před 6 lety +10

      Kristine me too! I used to listen to her so much about 5 years ago, and suddenly remembered her a week or so ago. Love her. Wish she were bigger

    • @rayxx7630
      @rayxx7630 Před 6 lety +4

      Omg same I hate tgat I forgot about her, thank God I found her again

    • @ladyemerald3067
      @ladyemerald3067 Před 6 lety +3

      I love her song like I heard it two years ago and I still love it she sings like a angel she dance like a angel she even looks like a angel

    • @ewertongtr
      @ewertongtr Před 6 lety +3

      Me too!!! I love Kimbra!!!

  • @myhn7227
    @myhn7227 Před 7 lety +2893

    She looks different in every video she uploads

  • @falcychead8198
    @falcychead8198 Před 8 lety +1901

    I'll be honest, I like the way she dances. Yup.

    • @ilikespacedinosaurs
      @ilikespacedinosaurs Před 8 lety +40

      how could you not??

    • @MrJrFish
      @MrJrFish Před 8 lety +20

      +Falcy Chead I find it weird that I actually don't. I love her voice, style, and think she's gorgeous. But her dancing strikes me as kinda Elaine Bettis herky-jerky. Guess I'm more of a Josey Shuffles kind of guy.
      Still can't stop watching her however.

    • @TheChickenRiceBowl
      @TheChickenRiceBowl Před 8 lety +10

      +Falcy Chead It's the only reason why I watch the videos.

    • @terezavztekla3292
      @terezavztekla3292 Před 8 lety +2

      Funny thing, some time ago I only liked her songs and couldn´t get over her visuals and moves :D :D Time corrected it though :)

    • @clayten1622
      @clayten1622 Před 7 lety

      Oh god it's him

  • @sexybeastwnoeyebrows
    @sexybeastwnoeyebrows Před 6 lety +592

    Her music aged much better than a lot of the mainstream going on then.

    • @davidescannapie
      @davidescannapie Před 2 lety +11

      so true

    • @adventurenico
      @adventurenico Před 2 lety +5

      @@davidescannapie I never tire of her.

    • @playerone2629
      @playerone2629 Před rokem +1

      uhm, yeah well, this one is kinda silly and cringy

    • @danielgarciaperales1841
      @danielgarciaperales1841 Před 11 měsíci

      @@playerone2629 perfect for a tik tock, the future is no so smart

    • @whalewolf7477
      @whalewolf7477 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@@playerone2629idk its catchy and it reminds me of the color pink and that doesn't sound cringy to me

  • @nyosha139
    @nyosha139 Před 8 lety +313

    If this song was realeased in 2016 i think it would be a big hit

    • @MariellyAKRS
      @MariellyAKRS Před 8 lety +11

      true

    • @colorfiveseaside958
      @colorfiveseaside958 Před 8 lety +38

      The thing with Kimbra's music is that it's too advanced for the times.
      Like in 2014, "90s Music" was just too experimental for me...and now in 2016 when I listen to current mainstream American pop, I feel like it's going to that direction.

    • @cereyza
      @cereyza Před 8 lety +5

      +colorfive seaside true!!

    • @bushspring
      @bushspring Před 2 měsíci

      This song was a big hit in 2011? It was on Triple Js hottest 100 and was always on the radio.

  • @MarthaGarcia-dp5pk
    @MarthaGarcia-dp5pk Před 8 lety +415

    I will never ever get tired of this song

    • @nyosha139
      @nyosha139 Před 8 lety +4

      yep

    • @lunaire___
      @lunaire___ Před 5 lety +3

      it's been two years now. How do you feel about it ?

    • @MilA-eh3gf
      @MilA-eh3gf Před 5 lety +4

      @@lunaire___ I know I listened to it in 2011 and I'm still not tired of it! :D

    • @HeleneLogan
      @HeleneLogan Před 5 lety

      @@MilA-eh3gf Still love it. STILL. It's fantastic.

  • @BlueIron64
    @BlueIron64 Před 6 lety +325

    Still in awe at that anime ability Kimbra has at 2:36 when she summons the girls off Settle Down out the void

    • @Uleftthedooropen
      @Uleftthedooropen Před 4 lety +27

      They're her stand

    • @UndercoverBunny86
      @UndercoverBunny86 Před 4 lety +11

      That damn Angela Vickers 🤨😒

    • @Axl4325
      @Axl4325 Před 3 lety +7

      @@UndercoverBunny86 with her fancy car and expensive necklace thinks she can just steal any man, un-freaking-believable

  • @starzzzy22
    @starzzzy22 Před 3 lety +143

    I used to play this album on repeat in college

    • @frankbeans5921
      @frankbeans5921 Před 2 lety +4

      Memories. How's life after college? Get a good job?

    • @FASLINA15
      @FASLINA15 Před 2 lety

      Same!!!

    • @TheLovely655girl
      @TheLovely655girl Před 2 lety

      Did you ever get her golden echo album ? Shit slapped .

    • @Z0MBiiK1TTY
      @Z0MBiiK1TTY Před 2 lety

      @@frankbeans5921 probably not college is just filler and debt

    • @coreywills9833
      @coreywills9833 Před 2 lety +2

      I went to high school with kimbra

  • @jimo2006
    @jimo2006 Před 10 lety +738

    I'm a 48 yr old heterosexual man! I was even in the Marines!! But when I listen to this song it makes me sooooo happy! For the life of me... I cannot figure out how this so extremely talented person is not all over the radio and yet we have to listen to Miley's & Justin's crap! How does that happen????

    • @Leechwife
      @Leechwife Před 10 lety +5

    • @dennis300cr
      @dennis300cr Před 10 lety +63

      Very well said! Kimbra's music is so original and unique it doesn't follow the shock soft porn lyrics of other artists. I'm just waiting to hear her music featured in some hit Movie then she'll be on the radio.

    • @MARYANNE269
      @MARYANNE269 Před 10 lety +3

      Great comment jimo! Ive just found her myself.. Why has it took this long, She is something else. check out her live set a tsoundcheck.

    • @jimo2006
      @jimo2006 Před 10 lety +9

      MARYANNE269 Yeah I didnt discover her until the Gotye song myself a few years ago..and like most people, I thought it was Katy Perry! But did a little research and honestly I dont think there's anything of hers I havent heard already. But I do hope she keeps puttin out new stuff!

    • @jimo2006
      @jimo2006 Před 10 lety +20

      I know..funny huh! Just because this particular song sounds like the typical 15 yr old girl, bubble gum kinda music...yet I still love it as I do all her work!

  • @gjgany
    @gjgany Před 8 lety +739

    I just found her today... Her face looks very iconic

    • @prodajie
      @prodajie Před 8 lety +31

      Like a modern Betty Page. I can't get over her talent and voice. I found her around the time she made this because she a sung on that Gotye hit "Somebody That I Used to Know". I'm just catching up on her newer stuff, but I recommend searching for her (Live in studio) Grizzly Bears / Tears for Fears mashup.

    • @ianbell2288
      @ianbell2288 Před 7 lety +1

      Dont you mean 'ironic' ??

    • @sharknight5160
      @sharknight5160 Před 7 lety +7

      How would you describe the characteristics of an iconic face? :)

    • @user-zh9lq1dd9d
      @user-zh9lq1dd9d Před 7 lety +24

      @Ian ...No, he doesn't.

    • @phyron738
      @phyron738 Před 7 lety +2

      Proda Jie me too

  • @RaidenWarbound
    @RaidenWarbound Před rokem +125

    I’m back 10 years later! Absolutely love this song and Settle Down!! Can’t believe it’s been 10 years already! I still feel the same way I did back then today!

    • @vipergx
      @vipergx Před rokem +6

      Exactly. I also return to listen to it periodically. She is a musical genius.

    • @seanmorris3457
      @seanmorris3457 Před 6 měsíci +2

      It's funny how I just found out about her and this song..........last year

    • @blaketto
      @blaketto Před 2 měsíci +1

      I'm back after about 7-8 years and I'm very happy with what I'm hearing

  • @Niiopii
    @Niiopii Před 2 lety +112

    This could be on the radio today and people would love it

    • @whalewolf7477
      @whalewolf7477 Před 10 měsíci +2

      No it couldnt. Ppl dont like artpop like kimbras music on mainstream. They prefer the ariana grandes and nicki minajs on the radio

    • @indiag89
      @indiag89 Před 7 měsíci +1

      If it suddenly became popular on tik tok it would get radio play.

  • @naeeanvideos
    @naeeanvideos Před 8 lety +307

    I really loved the VOWS era. Such a good song.

    • @cereyza
      @cereyza Před 8 lety +9

      it was so good. prefer it to the golden echo.

    • @TheMermanMusic
      @TheMermanMusic Před 7 lety +22

      I think the vows era was more popish and the golden era was more experimental

    • @cereyza
      @cereyza Před 7 lety +7

      TheMermanMusic definitely. i'm super curious to where this new album goes.

  • @kimjungun4648
    @kimjungun4648 Před 9 lety +82

    I started crying with this song. It could have been me she's singing to. Couple of years ago wouldn't have thought twice about this song. I have a very good psychologist now, and am becoming human..man thinking about all the women that I hurt..who said this to me and tried...she nailed it,thanks Kimbra.

    • @danhengemihle
      @danhengemihle Před 9 lety +52

      Philip debut kim jong has a heart everybody

    • @MagikLamo
      @MagikLamo Před 5 lety

      Okay Kim Jung Un

    • @mminlovewithflo
      @mminlovewithflo Před 7 měsíci

      Amazing comment! Congratulations on your flourishing as a human being

  • @ziiclmn
    @ziiclmn Před 8 lety +432

    2:40 Oh my God, it's the Settle Down Girls 😱😱😱

  • @griiseknoen
    @griiseknoen Před 2 lety +104

    This song is so chock-full of beautiful harmonies and melodies it's like a long unending sugar rush.
    And still, Kimbra actually *waits* all the way until 3:15 to play the REAL ace in the deck.
    You think your're already as high as you're gonna get - and then that bom-bom-bom melody hits and your HEAD EXPLODES! 🤯🎉😍

  • @Broodsugar
    @Broodsugar Před 8 lety +196

    I opened up my heart, Kimbra, where do we go from here?

    • @neogayest
      @neogayest Před 7 lety

      somewhere where gender roles are not a thing ♥

    • @plasticnoodles9678
      @plasticnoodles9678 Před 7 lety +2

      Heck Knihvedn no

    • @AvgJane19
      @AvgJane19 Před 7 lety +4

      Nils Pihl I may know that gender exists on a spectrum, but I also know that your comment was completely irrelevant to this thread

    • @naveedclifton
      @naveedclifton Před 7 lety +3

      Oh, where do you go? SWEET CHILD!
      Where do you go now?
      No, no, no, no, no, no!
      Okay, I'll let myself out.

  • @3dpprofessor
    @3dpprofessor Před rokem +18

    "Somebody that I used to know" came on the radio today, so I'm going on a Kimbra binge today. Why that song became an international success and not everything Kimbra has made is one of the great injustices in the world.

  • @lilacsharkie
    @lilacsharkie Před 4 lety +360

    I love how kimbra emphasized the men were so closed and restricted at the beginning
    The color is meant to change and "open up your heart" for the men
    I found it so symbolic for the man in pink to take off his blindfold
    Live life without restrictions and see the world in color!

    • @jotunthe11thhyman65
      @jotunthe11thhyman65 Před 2 lety +10

      It symbolizes the world feminizing men to me. Women say they want men to act more like women, but reject them when they do. Also, she changes all the men to being girly, and then they get screwed over by becoming "cameo lovers" who are quickly abandoned after sacrificing their former selves. That said, I still like the song.

    • @J.S.J.S.J.S.J.S.J.S
      @J.S.J.S.J.S.J.S.J.S Před 2 lety

      @@jotunthe11thhyman65 dude they're just gay

    • @brendan1871
      @brendan1871 Před 2 lety +16

      @@jotunthe11thhyman65 I'm basically just restating what Sakura Petals (OP) typed but with more words, but I don't think it's about the men becoming 'girly'/feminized as much as it is about the men opening themselves up to specific, 'softer' emotions, like love and sadness, something which is generally still acknowledged/felt/seen as unmasculine, weak, and in some sense 'bad' for men to do. This song and video more seems to show the men coming to reject, for their own good, the needlessly uptight standards which perhaps accompany 'masculinity'.
      Ultimately, it's about not letting such stupid, insecure concepts control oneself and one's expressions of their true emotions. The painted nails, makeup, and exuberantly colored clothing (oh the horror!) are simply an emphatic way to symbolize their rejection being stereotypically cold, unexpressive men. It's all the more funny to me then seeing how plenty of people, including you, view this song as illustrating some sort of 'attack' on masculinity by 'feminizing' the men. The message of the song is ironically a plea for such critics to get over themselves.
      ...Or maybe they're just gay/bi dudes who have resisted coming to terms with their 'feminine' sexualities until Kimbra, The Opener of Closets came along, running with what Baby Game typed lol.

    • @jotunthe11thhyman65
      @jotunthe11thhyman65 Před 2 lety

      @@brendan1871 I disagree. I don't think that men dressed up in make-up/lipstick symbolizes love and sadness. Make-up is more feminine and I believe it seems much more likely that it symbolizes feminizing men.
      Men already feel plenty of love and sadness. I would argue that men are more romantic than women. Also, men often feel plenty of sadness (as can be seen from men being more likely to commit suicide). I also don't believe men feel insecure about feeling love or sadness. Of course, feeling sadness is not the same as bawling in front of people, which is not masculine.
      In this day and age, masculinity is seen as toxic. Women are generally attracted to masculine men, rather than feminine ones. Heterosexual men often find that if they express a lot of feminine qualities (such as emotional insecurities) to their love interest, the woman loses attraction for them. Additionally, men are typically happier if they are allowed to be masculine. In this sense, it can be considered bad for men to become feminine.

    • @theserchmusic1444
      @theserchmusic1444 Před rokem +6

      @@jotunthe11thhyman65 I think that she already said in interviews before that the song meant that your "loved one" (not specifically men) had a hard time openning up to their significant other about their emotions (not only happiness or sadness, but also secrets, anger, fear and many other things). Do some research my dude.

  • @OnceInAMilli0n
    @OnceInAMilli0n Před 2 lety +95

    This women created a masterpiece she deserves way more recognition. This is amazing

  • @RayatoTV
    @RayatoTV Před 9 lety +189

    This song sounds as fresh in 2015 as it did in 2011!!!

  • @sashrill
    @sashrill Před 9 lety +1336

    this is the elevator music of the GODS

    • @ruben3860
      @ruben3860 Před 8 lety +40

      +Adam Miller OMG, WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE THOUGH!?!?!?

    • @FoolishLittleGirl
      @FoolishLittleGirl Před 8 lety +1

      +Ruben Echeverria It's .....profound....! O___O

    • @sashrill
      @sashrill Před 8 lety +1

      woo! 100 people find what i say humorous

    • @icantfindmychanneleverm3550
      @icantfindmychanneleverm3550 Před 8 lety +19

      Thats some percy jackson shit right there

    • @your-regina
      @your-regina Před 7 lety +34

      I don't find it humorous, i find it accurate lol

  • @Foodisgood
    @Foodisgood Před měsícem +7

    I can't believe this song is 13 years old. I remember when it came out. Time is flying fast.

  • @AyayaUwU
    @AyayaUwU Před 4 lety +528

    2020
    This song won't be forget
    Right?

  • @yuufeternal5837
    @yuufeternal5837 Před 3 lety +64

    God I forgot how much I love this song. Goosebumps every time

    • @HeleneLogan
      @HeleneLogan Před 3 lety +3

      My go-to for a lift. Kimbra is such a fab artist.

  • @sonde6951
    @sonde6951 Před 8 lety +315

    This is like an intense Boss fight.

    • @TheWanderer1000000
      @TheWanderer1000000 Před 8 lety +8

      What type of game are you playing? I don't think this is boss music material.

    • @ziiclmn
      @ziiclmn Před 8 lety +18

      +The Wanderer I think this music video is like a boss battle, I mean I think that's what she meant.

    • @kosmic100
      @kosmic100 Před 5 lety +9

      a really jazzy bossfight?

    • @Livingeidolon
      @Livingeidolon Před 5 lety +14

      You know, I totally felt that when I first saw this. Like, each time the guys change color it's like the next phase

    • @soricaleido
      @soricaleido Před 5 lety +2

      Any hot and evil character in Final Fantasy games ever tbh

  • @vivi7405
    @vivi7405 Před 8 lety +37

    I love the end of this video because they're cheering him on to "open up his heart" and it's like watching the last football game of the season its like you can feel the adrenaline

  • @kevineeveron2693
    @kevineeveron2693 Před 5 lety +47

    That hairstyle is soo hypnotizing. It's like stuck there looking like a flying saucer. Love it

  • @Y2JAIR
    @Y2JAIR Před 8 lety +200

    I just discovered her and I´m in love with her voice.

    • @deadboss1193
      @deadboss1193 Před 8 lety +18

      I've been a fan for a year now. Some of my fruends are like "bruh that music is gay" but good music is good music idgaf.

    • @joelscb
      @joelscb Před 8 lety +7

      +Aramis Walter damn i guess good music is gay. nah. jk

    • @bswtsp21
      @bswtsp21 Před 6 lety

      Have you never heard Somebody That I Used to Know? She’s featured in it.

  • @mimi_888
    @mimi_888 Před 9 lety +82

    Kimbra isn't for the weak hearted, her music grows onto you. One listen really doesn't do it. If you think any of her music sucks then just take a few more listens and listen closer. It's great. ^.^

    • @soaribb32
      @soaribb32 Před 5 lety +11

      You think so? Cuz a lot of her material grabbed me right away.

  • @unethicalgoat
    @unethicalgoat Před 9 lety +165

    I'm addicted to this song

    • @CaaziiDeyz
      @CaaziiDeyz Před 9 lety +2

      +Yeji Chung ikr same as fuck rn

    • @user-ji7ik7ef3s
      @user-ji7ik7ef3s Před 7 lety +1

      because it has about 100 kilograms of sugar in it

  • @Meowwwwwwwwww17
    @Meowwwwwwwwww17 Před 4 lety +60

    the first 14 seconds are so satisfying to listen to i dont know why

  • @kentokenyama3449
    @kentokenyama3449 Před 4 lety +53

    Whenever I'm sad, I always watch this video.

  • @powerrangerpelangi
    @powerrangerpelangi Před 4 lety +103

    Why I just found her in 2019? 😭😭😭
    This song is soooooo goooood....

  • @hazza3
    @hazza3 Před 10 lety +55

    I only intended to listen to a minute of the song, just to see what all the fuss was about. I've just realized that I've replayed it 8 times now, and I'm going for a 9th.

  • @davidletasi3322
    @davidletasi3322 Před 4 lety +25

    I love her skirts and hair styles. She so refreshingly different in a sweet way. My favorite of her video's is "Settle Down". New Zealands finest artist.

  • @KarkatVantas-omfhi-
    @KarkatVantas-omfhi- Před 8 lety +106

    yes. this is wow. i love the way she dances and sings.

  • @eddelrituo6943
    @eddelrituo6943 Před 4 lety +37

    8 yrs later n this still hits like it was released yesterday

  • @arklestudios
    @arklestudios Před 4 lety +1611

    Kimbra is who Katy Perry wants to be when she grows up.

    • @yasm1nsenez
      @yasm1nsenez Před 4 lety +26

      I say that all the time

    • @arklestudios
      @arklestudios Před 4 lety +3

      @Emma Terlecky May I ask why?

    • @ramstein7879
      @ramstein7879 Před 4 lety +7

      @Emma Terlecky wth. that escalated quickly. 😂

    • @pkolodziej476
      @pkolodziej476 Před 4 lety +8

      @@ramstein7879 katy perry is older xd

    • @arklestudios
      @arklestudios Před 3 lety +13

      @@vzdpop Look up the word "pedantic."

  • @vorshack8968
    @vorshack8968 Před 5 lety +137

    The brooding, masculine punk in me hates to admit this but . . . I kinda dig it.

    • @EhurtAfy
      @EhurtAfy Před 5 lety +19

      She "opened up your heart" apparently haha. Also, the more masculine a man is, the more feminine he prefers his women.

  • @isabelmiranda9537
    @isabelmiranda9537 Před 6 lety +52

    LYRICS:
    this is nonstop baby
    you've got me going crazy
    you're heavier than i knew
    but i dont want no other
    youre my cameo love
    only here for a moment or two
    you stay inside that bubble
    with all of your trouble
    in your black hole
    you turn from the skies
    you dance with your demise
    i'll be here when you come home
    we've all gotta break down
    let me come and break down with you
    cos everydays like talking in ur sleep!
    love is like a silhoeutte in dreams!
    open up your heart!
    open up your heart and let me pull you out of here
    ive got high hopes baby
    but all you do is take me down to depths that i never knew
    you've got two arms baby
    they're all tangled in ladies of the black skies posing blue
    let go of your mother
    and turn to your brother!
    not a long gone lovers noose
    sometimes baby the hardest part of breaking is leaving pieces behind you
    we've all gotta get by
    let me come and hold you high, with you
    cos everydays like talking in ur sleep!
    love is like a silhoeutte in dreams!
    open up your heart!
    open up your heart and let me pull you out of here
    open up your heart to me!
    the sun won't shine if you're not looking
    baby love is all that you need.
    -I did not do this I copied and pasted!

  • @Maxville2
    @Maxville2 Před 8 lety +43

    I remember the summer this came out I listened to it nonstop. Just listened to it for the first time in years and it hit me hard, love it

  • @kevinberry6146
    @kevinberry6146 Před 6 lety +40

    I've only recently discovered Kimbra. I adore the beautiful music, art, poetry, and dancing that she brings. This particular song has the ability to turn a bad day into a better one. Also, what a beautiful voice and a beautiful person. Thank you so much Kimbra for sharing your music with the world.

  • @InstrumentManiac
    @InstrumentManiac Před 7 měsíci +10

    2024 and this song is still hella fresh 👏🌟

  • @willmenser
    @willmenser Před 10 lety +20

    She's perfect. Absolutely unbelievable voice, and she is incredibly beautiful. Probably the most beautiful person I have ever seen. Wow...

  • @TheSquishyMonster
    @TheSquishyMonster Před 8 lety +146

    LOVE KIMBRA!!

  • @suicideposter
    @suicideposter Před 7 lety +35

    Whenever I get a new pair of headphones, this is the first thing I listen to.

    • @raynesingh777
      @raynesingh777 Před rokem

      I hope you got those headphones and did listen to it! Lol

  • @ThisEveinEvening
    @ThisEveinEvening Před 5 lety +13

    I rewatch Kimbra's songs cuz I love her contagious passion!
    😃 💃 😃 💃 😃
    The way she dances, continually keeps smiling, looking, LOVE how she expresses herself!

  • @ElmTheWar
    @ElmTheWar Před 7 lety +49

    You have no idea how many times I've listened to this. And I still pull nuggets from it

  • @NuOrder11
    @NuOrder11 Před 3 lety +12

    Here I am again, revisiting this gem in 2020. The album 'Vows' is an absolute masterpiece. Love her. 🤘

  • @lanadelheyy
    @lanadelheyy Před 8 lety +125

    The way I'm reading this video is that it's about breaking away from the confines of masculinity. In the beginning you see Kimbra and her dancers and they're having a great colorful time and then it's contrasted with the guys in the stark black suits staying absolutely still. You can see that once the guys break away from the black (masculinity) and wear more feminine colors they start to dance and move their fingers to the beat.

    • @aroaraaxnest2553
      @aroaraaxnest2553 Před 8 lety +71

      Partially, Kimbra has stated herself that the song is about a friend who was feeling sad and disconnected from life and trying to bring colour back into this man's world.

    • @aroaraaxnest2553
      @aroaraaxnest2553 Před 8 lety +37

      +Patrick Mayer (Cheese Pills) Yeah, I see where you're coming from but this song isn't about bashing masculinity. Kimbra has said that her fashion and music videos are all quite feminine because that's just what she likes and I'm sure she didn't mean to go all grand theft tumblr lol. It was just meant to be her ideal representation of the song that SHE wrote herself.

    • @cupidhoney9783
      @cupidhoney9783 Před 8 lety +14

      +Patrick Mayer (Cheese Pills) funny enough though you're the only one that said anything that resembles a political war

    • @HNGamingOfficial
      @HNGamingOfficial Před 8 lety +10

      +lanadelheyy I saw it as women trying hard to win over a man, which doesn't really happen but would be interesting for a change lol. as they changed color they were won over and thereby their lives were made fuller, enriched with color, by the connection with another human.

    • @omgthatsthebestnameiveever5479
      @omgthatsthebestnameiveever5479 Před 6 lety

      Patrick Mayer actually its "oh look a guy geting emotional! Amazing!"

  • @JThePlante
    @JThePlante Před 3 lety +24

    This is an underrated masterpiece

  • @bertshekelstein8022
    @bertshekelstein8022 Před 9 lety +163

    "Don't comment on her legs. Don't comment on her legs. Don't comment on her legs." *DOH*

    • @pipocalavera
      @pipocalavera Před 8 lety +2

      +Bert Shekelstein yellow at the left, right? :D

    • @Beaches_south_of_L.A.
      @Beaches_south_of_L.A. Před 8 lety +13

      +Bert Shekelstein but they're f**king phenomenal

    • @deadboss1193
      @deadboss1193 Před 8 lety +1

      If you don't your a traitor

    • @dust8331
      @dust8331 Před 8 lety +19

      her legs are hot. I did it for you.

    • @ImtiazRiadi
      @ImtiazRiadi Před 8 lety +26

      leg so hot, you fry an egg on it with butter
      yes...i said it

  • @iiSnarkyShark
    @iiSnarkyShark Před 8 lety +13

    5 years after listening to this song, I still have not a clue what it's about.
    BUT I'm surprised this isn't popular NOW. It's so colorful and fun.

    • @naeeanvideos
      @naeeanvideos Před 8 lety +11

      cameo lover - someone who comes&goes?; the guy (or the other guys in the video) distances himself from others or love? The video perfectly portrays this concept and the phrase she keeps repeating, "open up your heart".

  • @Rexdapubby
    @Rexdapubby Před 3 lety +12

    I can’t believe this song is already ten years old

  • @ninjason57
    @ninjason57 Před rokem +2

    The way she enunciates "Trouble" at 0:20 gets me every time. Tickles that spot in my ear just right.

  • @fizzydrizzle8928
    @fizzydrizzle8928 Před 6 lety +353

    for some reason i remember these comments being SHOOK about the men wearing lipstick

    • @lucylove3004
      @lucylove3004 Před 4 lety +65

      fizzydrizzle i remember lmao everyone was like wtf but she was ahead of our time

    • @justcalledkatie
      @justcalledkatie Před 4 lety +24

      and the nail polish

    • @mattmale7183
      @mattmale7183 Před 4 lety +19

      @@lucylove3004 way ahead of our time? I hate to say it but lots of guys I knew were wearing make up and nail varnish in the 80's. We were the New Romantics.

    • @lucylove3004
      @lucylove3004 Před 4 lety +21

      Matt Male i know that im just saying she was ahead in actually incorporating it into her videos and not giving a fuck what anyone thought of it, no hate here 🖤

    • @AP-xn8ec
      @AP-xn8ec Před 3 lety

      OMG YES, and now i couldn't be more unphased

  • @dsm_iv1450
    @dsm_iv1450 Před 4 lety +49

    This would've been more popular in 2020 I think

    • @niamh3610
      @niamh3610 Před 3 lety +4

      It was way before it's time. It was really popular in NZ (where kimbra and I are from) though

  • @faznewman2455
    @faznewman2455 Před 2 lety +19

    2022 and here, how time has changed since then, greetings form México if your read this... pura nostalgia esta rola y ver a KimbR

  • @dennis300cr
    @dennis300cr Před 10 lety +16

    Came here awhile ago after her debut with Goyte. She's quite the talent! Here she's 21 (24 in Mar.) and is far more mature than her age. Just unique style of music.

  • @NexAdruin
    @NexAdruin Před 10 lety +11

    I wish Kimbra got more attention on the radio.

    • @danbent1054
      @danbent1054 Před 10 lety

      i agree me too but i think this is one of her best , the album is good but this song tops

  • @kimottoke7652
    @kimottoke7652 Před 5 lety +46

    Who's watching in 2019? I missed listening to her music! 😔❤

    • @FAQIvan91
      @FAQIvan91 Před 5 lety

      Oof

    • @HeleneLogan
      @HeleneLogan Před 5 lety +2

      She's still great. But deserves so much more attention.

    • @kimottoke7652
      @kimottoke7652 Před 5 lety +1

      @@HeleneLogan I agree.

    • @arlenburgin2392
      @arlenburgin2392 Před 5 lety

      Me. I am

    • @Mrnickstr89
      @Mrnickstr89 Před 5 lety

      I follow her on insta, and she has mentioned she’s working on new material! She also recently put out a collab she did with another artist. Forget who though.

  • @jakestewart7367
    @jakestewart7367 Před rokem +7

    2023 and still here. This is a banger.

  • @joshboustead2702
    @joshboustead2702 Před 9 lety +632

    I miss the old comments where everyone was like "She does that massive song and dance just to find out he's gay" xD

  • @kelleylaurenceaumusic2285
    @kelleylaurenceaumusic2285 Před 8 lety +39

    I've been listening to her for several years; she has never failed to amaze me 😍

  • @mrblank-zh1xy
    @mrblank-zh1xy Před 10 lety +15

    Half of Kimbra's music sounds like a Macy's holiday commercial.

    • @RickUlibarri
      @RickUlibarri Před 10 lety

      I agree,But i like it anyway

    • @mrblank-zh1xy
      @mrblank-zh1xy Před 10 lety

      Rick Ulibarri
      Nothing wrong with Macy's. Just that's what it sounds like to me.

  • @yagirljuly
    @yagirljuly Před 3 lety +17

    the visuals are equally as delightful as the song

  • @Cianuro26
    @Cianuro26 Před 4 lety +8

    Costarican here: last night Equal marriage ('''Gay Marriage''') was legalized... and for some reason, this song came to my mind... it really has the celebration parade feeling (that we can't have yet because of Ms. Rona)... but aaanyway... this song is always a celebration, and this video is beautiful!!!

    • @criskp6861
      @criskp6861 Před 4 lety +1

      Felicidades! No sabia que lo habian legalizado :D Me alegra un monton por ustedes

    • @Cianuro26
      @Cianuro26 Před 4 lety

      @@criskp6861 Gracias!!! fue super emotivo!!! jeje.. un saludo!

  • @sergiomora5702
    @sergiomora5702 Před rokem +5

    I ended up here again after much time. Really tells you how good the song and video are when you listen to it and are compelled to come looking for it back here

  • @MNORiffic
    @MNORiffic Před 9 lety +18

    Got to watch Kimbra live and she was AMAZING I almost cried!!!

    • @MNORiffic
      @MNORiffic Před 9 lety +4

      In the Philippines during the MADfest 14 (Music, Arts and Dance) My love for her was tripled after the concert.

    • @so0bly466
      @so0bly466 Před 9 lety

      Marynor Madamesila Lucky. Never got to see her. Did you stay until the end of the concert? Was she there the whole time?

  • @calliespltn
    @calliespltn Před 4 lety +37

    This song is the definition of cute.

  • @myfriendmoses
    @myfriendmoses Před 8 lety +450

    Is anyone here cause Kimbra?
    #KimbraIsLove #KimbraIsLife

    • @RebullEdits
      @RebullEdits Před 8 lety +1

      me

    • @CubedCubone
      @CubedCubone Před 7 lety

      Hitman Channel hey sollux

    • @mraywan6805
      @mraywan6805 Před 7 lety

      Me

    • @derand57
      @derand57 Před 6 lety

      absolutely - my favorite singer in... whatever genre this would be called.

    • @ShimmySnail
      @ShimmySnail Před 6 lety +29

      Well it is a Kimbra video, so...is anyone here not cause Kimbra?

  • @AlissaFeudo
    @AlissaFeudo Před 9 lety +34

    She is just the greatest ever!

  • @hamadsidiqui
    @hamadsidiqui Před 8 lety +65

    underrated

  • @Edible_Kittens
    @Edible_Kittens Před 2 lety +2

    “You’re heavier than I knew”
    HOLY SHIT. This line has no right to be as hot as it is. 4 years later and this song still hits.

  • @leiannabarrett6468
    @leiannabarrett6468 Před 6 lety +12

    Was listening to' somebody that I used to know' and started wondering who this kimbra girl is. So I googled her,came across this song and know I can't stop replaying it.

  • @r.g.w3936
    @r.g.w3936 Před 10 lety +13

    She´s oddly endearing. Her style and music, must listen a little bit more :)

  • @daisycarpenter2000
    @daisycarpenter2000 Před 9 lety +5

    The colors are beautiful in her music videos

  • @tidepodpadthai2633
    @tidepodpadthai2633 Před 4 lety +9

    This is that one song that you've heard somewhere, but you have no idea where or when you heard it, but you know you did.

  • @8888funnygirl
    @8888funnygirl Před 10 lety +28

    Oh my god the guy at the end is so handsome!!!!!

    • @Big_Dai
      @Big_Dai Před 10 lety

      Which end?

    • @IzzyMcTea
      @IzzyMcTea Před 10 lety +5

      I agree OMG SO Hot like da fiyyyaaa

    • @brennielson1184
      @brennielson1184 Před 10 lety +2

      I have seen way hotter, but i'll admit he is pretty hot!

  • @relm.5934
    @relm.5934 Před 10 lety +25

    3000+ dislikes? i don't even think this deserves one..
    i like it so much! it's so cute and charming.. not to mention cute...and charming

    • @FAQIvan91
      @FAQIvan91 Před 5 lety

      Envious people are envious

  • @MacyHarrell
    @MacyHarrell Před 9 lety +54

    I adore kimbra

  • @tnh723
    @tnh723 Před 4 lety +15

    instantly likable tune from start to finish. what a treat!

  • @casualsuede
    @casualsuede Před 7 lety +9

    This song and Metric's Gimme Sympathy are my "get happy" song. Whenever I'm down on life, I listen to both these songs and somehow.....I just feel better.

  • @fiaczek
    @fiaczek Před 4 lety +35

    god she is so pretty i'm losing my mind

  • @EthalaRide
    @EthalaRide Před 7 lety +7

    This video had me cheering by the end! When she's trying to convince the last guy to open up his heart I'm just like "COME ON! COME ON!" like I'm cheering on a team running for a touchdown. And when he comes up pink It's just "YEEEEEEEEEEES! *Dancing and jumping* "

  • @dragongnnr
    @dragongnnr Před 9 měsíci +4

    Love her. Very talented woman. I rock her music all the time, her club jams are sweet. Listening to her club performances is the best, she's the best. God bless you honey! ❤

  • @ionlune2005
    @ionlune2005 Před 5 lety +16

    I remember when I was about 8 years old dancing to this. 2019 and I hate that I almost forgot about her

  • @myra2464
    @myra2464 Před 3 lety +3

    Since no one else is saying it, can we appreciate how GOOD that man looks towards the end when he takes his blind folds off with those shining blue eyes and beautiful facial features! Ahh! The music track behind that moment with the WOOHHOOHHH makes it so good.

  • @Nike34285
    @Nike34285 Před 9 lety +11

    This song is like an explosion of colors in my ears... kimbra

  • @LarryGraham7
    @LarryGraham7 Před 5 lety +1

    The way you flutter your eyes Kimbra... I just melt.

  • @annoyingruntmia4182
    @annoyingruntmia4182 Před 4 lety +35

    Me when I hear my sister arguing with her boyfriend for the 345th time in a day 0:01

    • @Stickycomix
      @Stickycomix Před 4 lety +1

      This comment is so underrated I can't.