Aldous Harding - Imagining My Man (Official Video)

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  • čas přidán 28. 03. 2017
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    'Imagining My Man' by Aldous Harding, from the album 'Party'. Out now on 4AD/Flying Nun: smarturl.it/AldousHardingParty
    Directed by Charlotte Evans & Produced by Evie Mackay.
    DOP: Bill Bycroft
    Wardrobe: Sarah Voon
    Onset Stylist: Paris Mitchell
    Hair & Makeup: Lauren Gunn
    Editor: Charlotte Evans
    Colourist: Colorspace
    Data Wrangler: Laura Tait
    Runner: Sam Boanas
    Special thanks to Metro Film & Jessica McCormack Jewellery
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Komentáře • 807

  • @MarkStuckert
    @MarkStuckert Před 4 lety +464

    Ah Aldous’ earlier, hatless works

  • @mozmwhite2513
    @mozmwhite2513 Před 2 měsíci +12

    Maybe, the, best song I've ever heard, in 51 years.

  • @aurora9687
    @aurora9687 Před 24 dny +2

    THANK YOU 4AD for being a steady reliable rock of a label with so many of my favorite artists for the last 35 years of my life.

  • @panicatthedisconnect
    @panicatthedisconnect Před rokem +40

    The "hey" part is so good. Gives me goosebumps

  • @crieverytim
    @crieverytim Před 5 lety +190

    One of those songs that can make you spontaneously burst into tears

  • @dizzytel
    @dizzytel Před 6 lety +405

    This is the most beautiful song I've heard in a long time. It perfectly captures vulnerability and honesty and the complexity of these lives we live and relationships we navigate. I hope if somehow Aldous ever reads these comments she knows how much that honesty is appreciated and how badass her music is!!

    • @charleshultquist9233
      @charleshultquist9233 Před 5 lety +1

      boy howdy

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Před 4 lety +8

      Reminds me of Kate Bush

    • @blaquentgruppe6547
      @blaquentgruppe6547 Před 3 lety +4

      My heart scream
      When you not there
      The pain .forget it i accidently hit cancel
      My love poem cease n desist
      Minaj n cardi wil never get deep
      One big binder with words all they use
      Why the music make no sense

    • @TRUEiMPROrecords
      @TRUEiMPROrecords Před 2 lety +6

      I love her music and words, she is like a sister in my headphones when I'm down. Aldous Harding and Kurt Vile... I'm all good in this world.

    • @69ramblers
      @69ramblers Před rokem +2

      holy shit what an awesome comment, thank you for this nice read friend

  • @YanniEhm
    @YanniEhm Před 7 měsíci +6

    I love this song; it's beautiful.
    I love her voice, the range, and her singing style.
    And Aldous looks stunning.

  • @juliankarswell153
    @juliankarswell153 Před 6 lety +54

    "I do not have the answer." When Miss Harding sings that specific line with sudden, unexpected, bewitching and truly eerie grace, the hairs on the back of my neck prickle while my eyes begin to well up. Convention has been twisted out of shape. An achingly beautiful narrative upon jaded melancholic reflection.

  • @SeaGullArt
    @SeaGullArt Před 8 měsíci +3

    Aldous Harding - Is - Evocative

  • @MrTroybear
    @MrTroybear Před 3 lety +14

    "Imagining My Man"
    I'm going to answer, protecting
    It can be so hard to forgive
    It's not what I thought, and it's not what I pictured
    When I was imagining my man
    You are so nervous all of the time, living the classics
    I know that imagining my man
    Imagining, imagining my man
    All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay
    You were right, love takes time, hey, hey
    You have this dream, apparently I'm not done
    I leave and it's dreadful
    If you get there
    Be honest, respectful
    All my life (hey!) I never tried to stay
    You were right, love takes time, hey, hey
    I hope one dream will get that when we're
    Lucky to be given the chance
    I do not have the answer
    But I don't have the wish to go back
    All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay
    You were right (yes!), love takes time, hey, hey
    All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay
    You were right, love takes time, hey, hey

  • @regovermaniii4190
    @regovermaniii4190 Před 7 lety +18

    She reserves her vocal power then creates an emotional highlight on this very fine ballad.

  • @Jack.Strait
    @Jack.Strait Před 5 lety +9

    There's so many layers of subtlety to this song. It's like a different song every time I listen to it.

  • @uncoy
    @uncoy Před 6 lety +176

    The music video is brilliantly understated. No grandstanding. Just enough singing of the words. Manages to get great presence out of the performer. A big clap for the director doing magic work on a shoestring.

    • @SuperThecheshirecat
      @SuperThecheshirecat Před 6 lety +13

      Director: Charlotte Evans

    • @rfrasernz
      @rfrasernz Před 5 lety +11

      Any director who can make Auckland look that good must have some talent.

    • @warmgreytenpercent
      @warmgreytenpercent Před 4 lety +1

      @@rfrasernz lol here i've been, thinking it's LA

  • @Blairskirock
    @Blairskirock Před 6 lety +14

    1:32 she hit that note so hard I dropped all my fucken tears

  • @crieverytim
    @crieverytim Před 5 lety +241

    Something about her reminds me of Nina Simone. Dangerously close to madness but still somehow able to give the comfort of an ever loving mother

    • @hellovanite
      @hellovanite Před 5 lety +1

      Yes!!!

    • @azgarth68
      @azgarth68 Před 5 lety +9

      Or Hope Sandoval perhaps

    • @amateurwave3593
      @amateurwave3593 Před 4 lety +13

      Try Kate Bush.

    • @leonardsimonis2376
      @leonardsimonis2376 Před 4 lety +9

      If i had to choose a different than my own mother (actually the best in the world) i would try Kate. She is someone you can have lots of fun with, and she is so lovely and nice. My father would be in this case Nick Cave. Also there's Florence Welch from Florence & The Machine, she is like a Mixture of Aldous Harding and Kate Bush. She should be my sister.

    • @ivanlondon
      @ivanlondon Před 4 lety +2

      10/10 comment

  • @paulmarsh9544
    @paulmarsh9544 Před 4 lety +23

    Aldous has two sides, one that is zany and makes entertaining, comical videos and this side with an incredible voice and more serious...I really like them both

  • @paulantaki1189
    @paulantaki1189 Před 3 lety +14

    This song touches me deeply and in an unexplicable way. Love the Tiny Desk Concert version.

  • @chrisbeerling749
    @chrisbeerling749 Před rokem +9

    This song is absolutely stunning

  • @jimsmint
    @jimsmint Před 6 lety +57

    Brilliant video.
    A miserable rainy day in Auckland, shot entirely from inside a car.
    Intense melancholy and beauty all at once.
    Humble genius in my opinion.
    big congrats to the Director.

  • @cebbub
    @cebbub Před 7 lety +7

    Watching her face as she performs this: seemingly not for the camera but for herself, for the joy of it... Is such a privilege

  • @johnmk2084
    @johnmk2084 Před 6 lety +44

    Absolutely sublime, what a voice

  • @TheCharcoalchicken
    @TheCharcoalchicken Před 2 lety +5

    this song is so dreamy.. the sax at the end is absolutely gorgeous

    • @oaxacachaka
      @oaxacachaka Před 24 dny

      Reminiscent of Spiritualized’ Laser Guided Melodies.

  • @ainecasey8439
    @ainecasey8439 Před 5 lety +8

    You were right love takes time.
    Says it all . Great line

  • @mippadavid2088
    @mippadavid2088 Před 7 lety +210

    uber 5 star

  • @sadchristopher9518
    @sadchristopher9518 Před 4 lety +14

    I love this song so much. It has been such a source of healing for me recently.

  • @matthiasklier6888
    @matthiasklier6888 Před 5 lety +18

    One of the best artists that occured this decade. What a voice! Bravo 🙌

  • @mrpandabites
    @mrpandabites Před 5 lety +319

    This is the weirdest Ferrero Rocher ad I've ever seen. ;)

  • @JeffTheWizard
    @JeffTheWizard Před 3 lety +21

    thank you so much, your music has been and still is holding my hand through the heaviest change of my life..
    You gave me grace and strength and smiles when my mind got so lost

  • @dalgron
    @dalgron Před 5 lety +15

    Truly gifted at the music

  • @hyphygoesglobal
    @hyphygoesglobal Před 7 lety +65

    I think she is one of the greatest artists. Incredible person all around

  • @macLoscope
    @macLoscope Před 4 lety +16

    Aldous Harding music is a safe place to me, it makes me feel like I don't need to look for achievement all the time, and allows my heart to rest :)

  • @roraio
    @roraio Před 6 lety +38

    LOVE THIS VIDEO! Dressed up woman singing in the backseat of a taxi and eating chocolates on a rainy day!

    • @Jack.Strait
      @Jack.Strait Před 5 lety +5

      This is definitely my favorite music video from her. It's so simple and relaxing.

  • @erika6651
    @erika6651 Před 2 lety +5

    She looks stunning here. Interesting dichotomy between her and the cold, drab empty shots of the city she's travelling through.

  • @nikolapepera4452
    @nikolapepera4452 Před 6 lety +89

    everybody on here can stop comparing her to other legends because she is her own legend. If you watch her perform live it may occur to you that there is nobody like her

    • @roomtoroomsolutions
      @roomtoroomsolutions Před 5 lety +2

      Nikola Pepera I have seen her perform live-transcendent

    • @carmencaamano9434
      @carmencaamano9434 Před 5 lety

      Nikola Pepera nobody do that, who are you? troll?

    • @briancooper9983
      @briancooper9983 Před 4 lety +1

      The comparisons get on my nerves, too. But when you taste something wonderful, there is that need to describe it right?

    • @themysticmuse1111
      @themysticmuse1111 Před 4 lety +3

      She is absolutely one of a kind

    • @LaughingStock_
      @LaughingStock_ Před rokem

      That occured to me long ago. However, tomorrow night I shall see Aldous live to be sure )))

  • @rockingnights
    @rockingnights Před rokem +3

    Thank you so much for capturing these emotions in such a wonderful melody with the words I couldnt find.

  • @jabsjc
    @jabsjc Před rokem +8

    This song is a MASTERPIECE!

  • @yseson_
    @yseson_ Před 5 lety +4

    Reminds of indie music from 2007 like something special was about to happen, it sounds like being a young adult new to the city.

  • @specificsoup
    @specificsoup Před 5 lety +32

    the HEY! and then the ... hey...hey... are both so surprising and seem out of place or awkward but then they end up really making this song.

    • @Jack.Strait
      @Jack.Strait Před 5 lety +6

      Yess they're so jarring and amazing

    • @themysticmuse1111
      @themysticmuse1111 Před 4 lety +3

      That's the magic that is Aldous.

    • @rufusmtvernon
      @rufusmtvernon Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah the first time I heard it I was like “whoa that came of nowhere”. I was outside and I looked around thinking someone was trying to get my attention lol!

  • @dirtyths
    @dirtyths Před 4 lety +4

    "Party", this whole album moved me to tears.

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 Před 5 lety +8

    A cpl years later, and she's in my top 3 female singers of all time.
    Love me some Aldous. ;)

  • @jimsmint
    @jimsmint Před 4 lety +18

    Far out, it's nice seeing dirty old Auckland in really cool music video.

  • @hilmir
    @hilmir Před 5 lety +106

    She is so beautiful. Same class as Sofia Coppola, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and other ladies in the league of effortless beauty.

    • @bobrossantichrisst
      @bobrossantichrisst Před 3 lety +5

      hilmir you forgot cardi b

    • @hilmir
      @hilmir Před 3 lety +2

      @@bobrossantichrisst oh im not familiar with this artist. i dont know her.

    • @drivebybodypierce
      @drivebybodypierce Před 3 lety +3

      Sofia Coppola came to mind immediately for me as well after seeing Aldous in this. Both of those ladies are legit muses too...

    • @bobrossantichrisst
      @bobrossantichrisst Před 3 lety +1

      hilmir I was joking. Cardi b is an example of toxicity, as far as her public persona

    • @hilmir
      @hilmir Před 3 lety +3

      @@bobrossantichrisst i knew u were kidding. hence mariah carey's response about jlo 😁😁😁

  • @danieljackson1096
    @danieljackson1096 Před 7 lety +45

    This lady has outstanding vocal range. Just discovered her. I will be getting this album. Obscure astonishing music. An awesome talent. Party is up there with the other two I've heard

  • @hsvray
    @hsvray Před 6 lety +5

    New Zealand - Love the new spark ad feat this song! Really helps to feel the emotion of a fatherless family - Big ups to single parent families, it ain't easy at all.

  • @letmetellyousomething123
    @letmetellyousomething123 Před 7 lety +4

    There are so many great Artists releasing really great work right now. It´s so heartening.

  • @nararamusicfestival7658
    @nararamusicfestival7658 Před 7 lety +12

    Brilliant song. Stripped back, raw & haunting. In Love.

  • @itsnotrael1920
    @itsnotrael1920 Před 6 lety +144

    i'm going to answer...protected
    it can be so hard to forgive
    it's not what i thought
    and it's not what i pictured
    when i was imagining my man
    all my life (hey)
    i never tried to stay
    you were right
    love takes time, hey hey
    you have this dream
    apparently, i'm not done
    i leave and it's dreadfull
    if you get down
    be honest, respectful
    all my life (hey)
    i never tried to stay
    you were right
    love takes time, hey hey
    i hope one dream we'll get that way
    lucky to be given a chance
    i do not have the answer
    but i don't have the wish to go back
    all my life (hey)
    i had to fight to stay
    you were right (yes)
    love takes time, hey hey
    all my life (hey)
    i had to fight to stay
    you were right
    love takes time, hey hey

  • @73spain
    @73spain Před rokem +3

    Listened to it, half slept, 4 am, earphones, ... and I woke up suddenly, I took the lyrics and rushed to internet. Wonderful song.

  • @eileenthierry8309
    @eileenthierry8309 Před 5 lety +5

    I just... LOVE you Aldous, really GREAT music, Great voice, Great personal univers and so on... Kisses from REUNION island, I just wanted to be close to your People and your Nation THIS DAY particularly... Kisses and COURAGE to all of you !

  • @lazybelphegore6748
    @lazybelphegore6748 Před 5 lety +2

    I believe Ivo would have approved of this 4AD signing. When I come across an act like this I almost cry. In the 80’s and 90’s I knew I could buy anything on 4AD, and not be disappointed. Since Ivo left; not so much.

    • @joaoignacio1978
      @joaoignacio1978 Před 5 lety

      Aldous, The National, The Breeders (yes!), Scott Walker, big thief, pixx, Velvet Negroni (the new AR Kane?) and, maybe, Grimes are the true heirs of the great 4AD past, specially The National, Big Thief and Aldous Harding. There is a lot trash on 4AD these days (us girls, turn yards, liima, etc). I really don't know what to think about Holly Herndon (an oddity, that's for sure). 4AD is really big today. Almost all of its releases goes to UK official charts (and, sometimes, us charts). 4AD and Matador and XL are under the same umbrella today (Beggar's Group). So, in practical terms, Adele, underground American acts and Aldous Harding are all in the same boat. A rich one. 4AD is now a very lucrative business. The days of the artsy fartsy (like Robin Guthrie from Cocteau Twins said a certain time) are definitely in the past. We don't have Factory and Creation anymore. And BMG is considered indie in UK. VERY different times, anyway...

  • @-Datura-
    @-Datura- Před rokem +1

    Immaculate! 4AD made no mistake! Aldous is just amazing! Absolutely.

    • @yseson_
      @yseson_ Před 3 měsíci +1

      Absolutely gorgeous, the mood the lyrics, everything

  • @themysticmuse
    @themysticmuse Před rokem +1

    She's in my top 3.
    Nothing like Aldous.

  • @jurgennaeve3897
    @jurgennaeve3897 Před 4 lety +4

    her work is outstanding and beautiful

  • @hrhcrab
    @hrhcrab Před 6 lety +42

    Hitting that difficult middle ground right between ecstacy and white knuckled terror.

  • @christinewebb6254
    @christinewebb6254 Před 5 lety +4

    I am loving his trinity of youth, poetry, and sound. It fits like warm glove ... as does the company he keeps.

  • @brendabadih8855
    @brendabadih8855 Před 5 měsíci

    I continue to return to this video. I love it so. Aldous is a super star. right up there w Joni, Dolly and Amy.

  • @adriannagrzesiczak2131
    @adriannagrzesiczak2131 Před 3 lety +6

    Hey, this song feels like summer rain. And btw, never seen an other artist that puts lyrics into images with such a sensibility!

  • @nosleep1271
    @nosleep1271 Před 5 lety +1

    Simply one of my absolute favorite people at this point. With or without music.

  • @BlaqueCzar
    @BlaqueCzar Před 4 lety +5

    She can manage to be homely, bizzare, sexy and jaw dropping gorgeous without missing a beat. Absolute aesthetic chameleon on the level of Bowie.

  • @Kris-hk5sr
    @Kris-hk5sr Před 5 lety +5

    Beautiful, Classy, Just freaking stunning...

  • @tamaraipacs7426
    @tamaraipacs7426 Před 7 lety +11

    her voice like a dream

  • @lizbuchanan5523
    @lizbuchanan5523 Před 6 lety +7

    really really love this song - wonderful voice, and great arrangement

  • @blahblahoink
    @blahblahoink Před 4 lety +4

    The more I hear of this artist the more I think that she is really special.

  • @doctor19741
    @doctor19741 Před 7 lety +10

    What raw talent.... Superb!

  • @Kathmandu2222
    @Kathmandu2222 Před 6 lety +2

    Absolutely love it. Such a talent and beauty. With all that emotion and honesty. Thank you for sticking with music instead of becoming a vet.

  • @jasmijnmooiweer6800
    @jasmijnmooiweer6800 Před 6 lety +28

    Randomly found this song on spotify and it is so goddamn intriguing!

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 Před 4 lety +6

    I LOVE YOU ALDOUS.
    THANK YOU.
    You are a game changer.

  • @jamiesufi-davies661
    @jamiesufi-davies661 Před 2 lety +4

    such a tune . I love Aldous Harding. One of the greats of our time xxx

  • @RonArcayos
    @RonArcayos Před 7 lety +15

    very dark yet makes me want to hear more~ also that creme egg

  • @ithinkijustlostmymind
    @ithinkijustlostmymind Před 4 lety +3

    sickest song ive heard in a long time, i love this girl

  • @fionabattrum7395
    @fionabattrum7395 Před 5 lety +18

    Got an emotional tone and quality like Antony and the Johnsons

  • @eightosaurusspelunk1598
    @eightosaurusspelunk1598 Před 2 lety +2

    Favorite song she's written

  • @yseson_
    @yseson_ Před 5 lety +2

    I'm so in love with her voice and song writing

  • @regovermaniii4190
    @regovermaniii4190 Před 6 lety +4

    One of my favorite albums for 2017 and I love the vocal range in different parts of the song.

  • @rockinghamclose
    @rockinghamclose Před 5 lety +3

    Beautiful!!!

  • @ninoskapizarro730
    @ninoskapizarro730 Před 7 lety +3

    Such a beautiful song💖

  • @kespo-op4dr
    @kespo-op4dr Před 7 lety +2

    absolutely ADORE HER

  • @UrbanTaxi99
    @UrbanTaxi99 Před rokem +2

    I heard this live recently and I put it up there with the best of the best

  • @ssalloom11
    @ssalloom11 Před 6 lety +5

    Epic, exceptional.

  • @jayperez942
    @jayperez942 Před 6 lety +6

    I'm in love with this girl. Seriously she is perfect. So talented. And to me she is physically perfect.

  • @DaleEarnhardt_
    @DaleEarnhardt_ Před 5 lety +5

    She has the "it" factor. Finally, some good music again in a sea of oversaturated indie pop car commercial music.

  • @pepperandrews3483
    @pepperandrews3483 Před 2 lety +1

    Without doubt the finest artist around. I still return to this video as my go to. Aldous, you are amazing, this song drags me through so many emotions but always end up better for listening to you. Thank you.

  • @francescolioce25
    @francescolioce25 Před rokem +1

    Practically in love with her voice!

  • @sin2pi974
    @sin2pi974 Před 4 lety +1

    The color scheme of the whole video is nothing short of amazing

  • @bobrossantichrisst
    @bobrossantichrisst Před 2 lety

    I really love the vulnerability here. Actually in all of her videos. Such a light in self expression.

  • @jellederingh8606
    @jellederingh8606 Před 4 lety +1

    Let the hype begin

  • @treborif
    @treborif Před 5 lety +812

    ... when this young lady was 5 or 6 or so she'd come into the guitar shop where I worked and stand and stare at the guitars hanging on the walls . . .

    • @santiagobenites
      @santiagobenites Před 5 lety +42

      Great story.

    • @themeansheets1279
      @themeansheets1279 Před 5 lety +85

      what a story mark

    • @charleshoward1475
      @charleshoward1475 Před 5 lety +31

      What a lovely thing. The Young ladies early interest in music making has given us these sublime songs Today.

    • @treborif
      @treborif Před 5 lety +32

      check out her man, Marlon Williams. Theyre both Lyttelton NZ kids.

    • @charleshoward1475
      @charleshoward1475 Před 5 lety +2

      @@treborif I most certainly will do. Thanks.

  • @fmatgnat
    @fmatgnat Před 5 lety +3

    I like how she doesn't just sing, it's almost as if she invents a new language for each song... and she has already perfected singing in each of those languages.

    • @matthewharper5387
      @matthewharper5387 Před rokem

      Brilliant way of putting it 👌🏻🤘🏻

    • @TheBeezusjones
      @TheBeezusjones Před rokem

      Totally. Different voices every time. But yet still completely her, every time. Like, who else could do that without seeming affected or inauthentic, you know?

  • @joaquimeduardo6978
    @joaquimeduardo6978 Před 6 lety

    this is magic, pure magic

  • @ZayGurza
    @ZayGurza Před 3 lety

    This song is magic!!! Aldous I mean... the song we have always looked for!!! ♥️

  • @Lonely3rrior
    @Lonely3rrior Před 7 lety +5

    this is stunning. beautiful

  • @BettaFunka
    @BettaFunka Před 5 lety +2

    Perfect song and perfect video. Love it.

  • @diegosantamaria8923
    @diegosantamaria8923 Před 7 lety +1

    Her voice is so mesmerizing

  • @thomasfuhr7156
    @thomasfuhr7156 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely stunning

  • @Unworshipediety
    @Unworshipediety Před 4 lety

    I haven't seen anything like this for quite some time. It's lovely.

  • @flufykitn7684
    @flufykitn7684 Před 5 lety +1

    just beautiful!

  • @dartmoor1009
    @dartmoor1009 Před 4 lety +1

    I'm in love with the sound

  • @RichardGrijalva
    @RichardGrijalva Před 7 lety +14

    Brilliant song at turns haunting and joyful, by a singular voice.

    • @CodyChromeBand
      @CodyChromeBand Před 7 lety

      Richard Grijalva wow are you a music writer?

    • @RichardGrijalva
      @RichardGrijalva Před 7 lety

      Cody S In a previous life.

    • @CodyChromeBand
      @CodyChromeBand Před 7 lety

      Richard Grijalva I'm going to the tour, we'll see how it goes 👍👉

  • @atypical1000
    @atypical1000 Před rokem +1

    SO SO GOOD! yeah all caps, deal with it!

  • @murphyliam4346
    @murphyliam4346 Před 3 lety +1

    Aldosterone I would like to thank you for giving us this wonderful song.