Mitski: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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August 31, 2015by BOB BOILEN
Watching Mitski perform at my desk, there are moments when I was worried for her. In her opening song, "Townie," the boys "are driving and they'll be drinking" - and a verse later, Mitski sings of love in ways that feel vengeful, not fruitful.
And I want a love that falls as fast
As a body from the balcony, and
I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground
I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat
Though I don't know what I'm waiting for
I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be
Moments later, she holds her guitar high with her mouth close to the pickup, which acts like a microphone as she screams to her mother for help:
Mom, would you wash my back?
This once, and then we can forget
And I'll leave what I'm chasing
For the other girls to pursue
Mom, am I still young?
Can I dream for a few months more?
Then, she closes with a song of dying in the hope of leaving a tidy room and being well-regarded when they come get her things. If it all sounds depressing, it is, but the glimmer of beauty comes in her smile and laugh at the end of her set. It's part nerves, part angst, and it all makes for a heartfelt performance sans filters: That's why Mitski Miyawaki is such an incredible performer. At night, at a club with the lights down and drinks in hand, it can be more pensive for all - more thought-provoking. But here in an office, the starkness somehow makes her music even scarier.
Set List
"Townie"
"Class Of 2013"
"Last Words Of A Shooting Star"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Elena Saavedra Buckley; photo by Lydia Thompson/NPR

Пікірлер: 3 700

  • @Beabadoobee
    @Beabadoobee5 жыл бұрын

    I think I’m in love

  • @andrea-fj6tt

    @andrea-fj6tt

    4 жыл бұрын

    talent recognizing talent

  • @joanneofarc.

    @joanneofarc.

    4 жыл бұрын

    it's you

  • @awesomeface265

    @awesomeface265

    3 жыл бұрын

    BEABADOOBEE

  • @user-jz4tt6vb6e

    @user-jz4tt6vb6e

    3 жыл бұрын

    bea?? 0_o

  • @59michaelash

    @59michaelash

    3 жыл бұрын

    She should play bass!

  • @retroTiko
    @retroTiko5 жыл бұрын

    ok but how can she sing without crying

  • @_anhedonia

    @_anhedonia

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tiko ikr i cannot listen to class of 2013 without bawling my eyes out let alone sing it

  • @teapeaa

    @teapeaa

    4 жыл бұрын

    Im sure she cried so many times writing her music and singing it to herself over and over in her privacy

  • @reece2217

    @reece2217

    4 жыл бұрын

    Daniela class of 2013 is so raw that it makes me want to cry till i have no tears left l

  • @cpretzel2558

    @cpretzel2558

    4 жыл бұрын

    I saw the bury me at makeout creek tour years ago and she cried on stage when she closed with last words of a shooting star. You could of heard a pin hit the ground in that moment. Everyone in the room was shook and holding back tears too.

  • @bobsbigboy_

    @bobsbigboy_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cuz it aint that deep. Songs are mid

  • @tiredb973
    @tiredb9732 жыл бұрын

    i’m so glad mitski invented the whole world she’s so considerate

  • @aubreymichelle13

    @aubreymichelle13

    Жыл бұрын

    It was very nice of her

  • @isabelle9812

    @isabelle9812

    Жыл бұрын

    fr

  • @BEERBOMB113

    @BEERBOMB113

    Жыл бұрын

    I love this

  • @jodecics

    @jodecics

    Жыл бұрын

    tru

  • @corpsecle

    @corpsecle

    Жыл бұрын

    exactly

  • @maggie5807
    @maggie58072 жыл бұрын

    When I was 18 I laid in bed and listened to this and cried so hard because I hated myself and everything so much. I’m 24 now and life is beautiful.

  • @sanjivaniebhalla3760

    @sanjivaniebhalla3760

    2 жыл бұрын

    im 18 this gave me hope

  • @hrdscum

    @hrdscum

    2 жыл бұрын

    glad you're doing better now

  • @tecitodechai

    @tecitodechai

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sanjivaniebhalla3760 same

  • @kennedypaiuk6847

    @kennedypaiuk6847

    2 жыл бұрын

    do you promise?

  • @MsXenyy1

    @MsXenyy1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes things gets eventually better

  • @leothelion6245
    @leothelion62455 жыл бұрын

    When she was yelling into that guitar.........she gets it

  • @fionagallagherapologist5968

    @fionagallagherapologist5968

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah 🧎🏽‍♀️

  • @brain0068

    @brain0068

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think she the very few who do get it but she GETS it yknow?

  • @RossyR0ss

    @RossyR0ss

    3 жыл бұрын

    Replying incase this comment gets 500+ replys

  • @leothelion6245

    @leothelion6245

    3 жыл бұрын

    ANYWAYS thanks for the likes please send me money

  • @louisaamabel708

    @louisaamabel708

    3 жыл бұрын

    🧎 🧎‍♂️

  • @lesbiasian
    @lesbiasian3 жыл бұрын

    my favorite quote of hers: "i've gotten a lot of complaints saying that I can't play guitar, and it's true, i'm a keyboardist. but I do this because for a lot of girls it's kind of scary to try to start playing guitar cause you feel like you immediately won't be good enough. so I'm telling you right now, I can't play guitar and I'm playing guitar on stage. you can just start where you can."

  • @eloisemae1325

    @eloisemae1325

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awwwww I’m thirteen and i got a really cool electric guitar and a really great amp for Christmas and I’ve signed up for online classes and it is scaerryyyuy and my fingers hurt T-T but practice makes progress and I’ll get better with timee 💕 🎸 🎶

  • @angelbabe1287

    @angelbabe1287

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eloisemae1325 me too but i have a lot getting in my way

  • @barryscanlon3575

    @barryscanlon3575

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eloisemae1325 if you want to be good, you will be good in the future. Be patient and devoted, and try not to compare yourself to others. Instead compare yourself to you in the past, and you'll realise how much progress you're making. Good luck!

  • @bashmeesh

    @bashmeesh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love!!!!

  • @eloisemae1325

    @eloisemae1325

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@barryscanlon3575 AAA- thanks your so nice ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ

  • @eleanor7024
    @eleanor70243 жыл бұрын

    It’s like she’s playing alone in her room, except we’re all watching her. Such an intimate and vulnerable performance. thank you mitski

  • @feryourmomslover4412
    @feryourmomslover44123 жыл бұрын

    Townie: daddy issues Class of 2013: mommy issues Last words of a shooting star: issues

  • @haidyn2405

    @haidyn2405

    2 жыл бұрын

    precisely

  • @bugbugbugbugbugbug

    @bugbugbugbugbugbug

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly 🤠

  • @remy2710

    @remy2710

    2 жыл бұрын

    i’m a townie person

  • @starlight7089

    @starlight7089

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@remy2710 I'm more of a class of 2013 person :')

  • @magdalenajaravega616

    @magdalenajaravega616

    2 жыл бұрын

    i am:

  • @kaylapagan8451
    @kaylapagan84513 жыл бұрын

    her control is crazy. She can even control.. when she chooses not to control her voice ?

  • @ImmaBrainGremlin

    @ImmaBrainGremlin

    3 жыл бұрын

    The "lack of control" is an illusion created by skill.

  • @adhesiveghost2834

    @adhesiveghost2834

    3 жыл бұрын

    i think it’s a stylistic choice to show vulnerability but i could be wrong

  • @Hannah-nh5qj

    @Hannah-nh5qj

    3 жыл бұрын

    She reminds me of Fiona Apple or Janis Joplin.

  • @vdoza33

    @vdoza33

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Hannah-nh5qj or like a bootleg angel olson

  • @Hannah-nh5qj

    @Hannah-nh5qj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vdoza33 Idk who Angel Olsen is, but I’m not comparing artists as an insult like you’re trying to- I’m pointing out vocal similarities between other great artists and the one I’m listening to.

  • @muppetfriend
    @muppetfriend3 жыл бұрын

    i love mitski, she makes me feel like an inside out sock

  • @j.o.g.j

    @j.o.g.j

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is very well put

  • @ilikefrogs5548

    @ilikefrogs5548

    3 жыл бұрын

    why does this make so much sense

  • @oksanarose6879

    @oksanarose6879

    3 жыл бұрын

    this is the funniest comment i’ve ever read in my life bless you

  • @mesajenniges1876

    @mesajenniges1876

    3 жыл бұрын

    no youve got a point

  • @idedimi

    @idedimi

    3 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for articulating this experience

  • @jhonestebanramirezquintana8918
    @jhonestebanramirezquintana89186 ай бұрын

    I think she deserves a new performance here

  • @macncheeselvr
    @macncheeselvr2 жыл бұрын

    I wish mitski was never embarrassed about this tiny desk concert vid, she’s amazing and so powerful in here it’s mind blowing.

  • @evee4365

    @evee4365

    9 ай бұрын

    how was she embarassed?

  • @milcxre

    @milcxre

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@evee4365her appearance, at least I think that's why.

  • @antonmedina7591
    @antonmedina75913 жыл бұрын

    this is not an npr video this is therapy

  • @fionagallagherapologist5968

    @fionagallagherapologist5968

    3 жыл бұрын

    free therapy :]

  • @viktawrialoughy9818

    @viktawrialoughy9818

    3 жыл бұрын

    it's the other way around homegirl let's get you a doctor

  • @urmomisgay6853

    @urmomisgay6853

    3 жыл бұрын

    okay home girl it’s okay let’s call the doctor

  • @Cutekumavt

    @Cutekumavt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your therapy, my self harm we are not the same 😌✨

  • @waterlemon9838

    @waterlemon9838

    3 жыл бұрын

    I literally watched this after my thesis breakdown

  • @fionagallagherapologist5968
    @fionagallagherapologist59683 жыл бұрын

    "mom, im tired" *instant tears*

  • @Yvesening

    @Yvesening

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep🥲

  • @om0_o

    @om0_o

    Жыл бұрын

    "can i dream for a few months more" screaming, crying, throwing up

  • @isabelle9812

    @isabelle9812

    Жыл бұрын

    @@om0_o shitting, vomiting, bleeding, screeching, howling, foaming from mouth

  • @om0_o

    @om0_o

    Жыл бұрын

    @@isabelle9812 ok, calm down

  • @isabelle9812

    @isabelle9812

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@om0_o real

  • @linss626
    @linss6263 жыл бұрын

    we all have unresolved childhood trauma but we all thought why get a therapist when you can watch mitski scream into a guitar

  • @lovehrz
    @lovehrz2 жыл бұрын

    i think mitski's music can be described in one word as raw. it's not for people who like polished sounds. mitski's music is meant to be a knife to the gut, a punch to the eye. it's meant to make u feel the pain, & also to make u embrace it as a part of u.

  • @bushman6964

    @bushman6964

    2 жыл бұрын

    It sure gives me pain, in my ears

  • @biggaylol5438

    @biggaylol5438

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bushman6964 im gonna get rid of ur ears coward

  • @tarynnago8205
    @tarynnago82054 жыл бұрын

    i burst into tears at "can i dream for a few months more?"

  • @indubitablyzara

    @indubitablyzara

    4 жыл бұрын

    it's "I'll leave what I'm chasing for the other girls to pursue" that always gets me (but the whole thing, really)

  • @cereal_21

    @cereal_21

    3 жыл бұрын

    literally same

  • @theindependent-official5884

    @theindependent-official5884

    3 жыл бұрын

    idk about you, but i lose it at "mom"

  • @sentimentalgeek_

    @sentimentalgeek_

    3 жыл бұрын

    the raw scream of mom gets me each and every time

  • @lizzy4300

    @lizzy4300

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sentimentalgeek_ Same😢

  • @grantboyer3529
    @grantboyer35294 жыл бұрын

    the control of the shakiness in her voice reminds me of johnny cash but with teenage angst i’m all here for it.

  • @burntforest633

    @burntforest633

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OctopusWhoSeesAll that's not vibrato, more of a tremolo.

  • @bashmeesh

    @bashmeesh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes Johnny Cash, I was trying to think of what that reminded me of

  • @nasjordan2598

    @nasjordan2598

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bashmeesh huh....reminds me kind of dolores O'riordan

  • @phroad317

    @phroad317

    2 жыл бұрын

    johnny cash uses vibrato what she does is weird and i personally think it sound like a teenage boy going through puberty

  • @zazz1103

    @zazz1103

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@phroad317 almost like its a song about puberty

  • @eli7465
    @eli74652 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe mitski invented 2013! She's so powerful 😍

  • @wonderhoy9049

    @wonderhoy9049

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ikr🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

  • @zombies.in.space.

    @zombies.in.space.

    6 ай бұрын

    the fact that she invented the year 2013 and then every year before and after is just so heartwarming. truly an inspiration

  • @theblacksheep2374
    @theblacksheep23746 ай бұрын

    Im so happy mitski invented teenage years

  • @crownde

    @crownde

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm so happy she invented years

  • @judyelkadi
    @judyelkadi3 жыл бұрын

    WHY ARE YOU GUYS SKIPPING STRAIGHT AHEAD TO CLASS OF 2013??!! I WILL NOT TOLERATE THE DISRESPECT TOWARDS TOWNIE.

  • @sophiam4980

    @sophiam4980

    3 жыл бұрын

    FR THE VOCALS IN TOWNIE ARE UNMATCHED

  • @judyelkadi

    @judyelkadi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sophiam4980 RIGHT???

  • @souptheirl1482

    @souptheirl1482

    3 жыл бұрын

    EXACTLY

  • @fuops

    @fuops

    3 жыл бұрын

    RIGHT?

  • @acedia2

    @acedia2

    3 жыл бұрын

    SO TRUE

  • @finn8762
    @finn87625 жыл бұрын

    the raw almost uncomfortable sounds of the first two songs are soothed SO DEEPLY by the last. she knows exactly what she's doing and it's incredible

  • @micky_knuckles

    @micky_knuckles

    4 жыл бұрын

    This.

  • @rodietodie

    @rodietodie

    4 жыл бұрын

    finn ! Yes!

  • @potato.pancake

    @potato.pancake

    4 жыл бұрын

    people don’t understand that she intentionally does this!!! they say she sounds terrible but it’s art honey (she sounds incredible anyway; she’s literally mitski)

  • @dominospikza

    @dominospikza

    3 жыл бұрын

    finn ! she’s an amazing performer. all of her artistic endeavors are so calculated and intentional. i love her for it

  • @spitgorge2021

    @spitgorge2021

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Cosmin Eduard ok cosmin eduard

  • @mirimelissa7343
    @mirimelissa73432 жыл бұрын

    The way she unapologetically shows up with her raw emotions and intensity throughout the whole thing. The way she dares to break open and wear her wounds like diamonds, so proudly. Nothing inspires me more and there's nothing i admire more than that about her.

  • @caitlinistired1050
    @caitlinistired10503 жыл бұрын

    I love how she always goes “… thenx :)”

  • @cherryaleex
    @cherryaleex3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I Have Mommy Issues

  • @mercedesinfantee3566

    @mercedesinfantee3566

    3 жыл бұрын

    same my mom told me she hated me not that long ago😕

  • @aylsa

    @aylsa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mercedesinfantee3566 i'm so sorry.

  • @alena3464

    @alena3464

    3 жыл бұрын

    ayo same 🥶

  • @leuvenfra

    @leuvenfra

    3 жыл бұрын

    i love all of you🥺

  • @cara9511

    @cara9511

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mercedesinfantee3566 tell her you hate her back even if you dont

  • @feryourmomslover4412
    @feryourmomslover44123 жыл бұрын

    Therapy is very expensive, Mitski’s music is free

  • @rain-cb3ze

    @rain-cb3ze

    3 жыл бұрын

    Trye

  • @washingmachine2

    @washingmachine2

    3 жыл бұрын

    no, we need help

  • @feryourmomslover4412

    @feryourmomslover4412

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@washingmachine2 yes bug we are also ✨broke✨☺️💅

  • @j.o.g.j

    @j.o.g.j

    2 жыл бұрын

    The catra pfp and this comment is kinda worrying

  • @lia928

    @lia928

    2 жыл бұрын

    CATRA PFP AND MITSKI I WANNA BE YOUR FRIEND

  • @catemiller2161
    @catemiller21613 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes you don’t want a solution, you just want to be angry and upset and take your time resolving those feelings by yourself. Screaming along to this session in my car at work on my lunch really helped me today.

  • @Topfington
    @Topfington2 жыл бұрын

    Her music is so personal to her. And yet I can feel that hollowness of what she was feeling at the time

  • @andiem8575
    @andiem85754 жыл бұрын

    Mitski with exposed acne scream singing into her guitar has been constantly in my head since I saw this years ago and tbh it’s why I get up every day the raw energy in this is so powerful

  • @veronicaryder7553

    @veronicaryder7553

    3 жыл бұрын

    honestly same, came back to this video again and I don't know how to stop feeling

  • @eloisemae1325

    @eloisemae1325

    3 жыл бұрын

    She’s so beautiful ♥️

  • @HectorNazarioFiammE

    @HectorNazarioFiammE

    3 жыл бұрын

    this performance keeps me alive, often.

  • @wesleycarson9254

    @wesleycarson9254

    2 жыл бұрын

    38 year old man here and this gave me that anything is possible mysterious, depressed feeling of my late teens again. I haven't felt that in a long time. Thank you mitski. Inspiring

  • @stargirl2094

    @stargirl2094

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@NoName-fo7mz learn empathy

  • @andie4464
    @andie44643 жыл бұрын

    dear me in the future when you come back to this video again, i hope you’re okay.

  • @maryam4259

    @maryam4259

    3 жыл бұрын

    are you okay

  • @boosouls

    @boosouls

    3 жыл бұрын

    are you okay?

  • @andie4464

    @andie4464

    3 жыл бұрын

    no lol

  • @LuluguimaS2

    @LuluguimaS2

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m wishing the same for me

  • @kristinepinlac2796

    @kristinepinlac2796

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope you'll be okay now and always. And for the times that you don't, that's okay too. I hope that you've found the strength to be happier. There's nothing wrong with you then and there's especially nothing wrong with you now. There is no one right way to live and life isn't a race so make whatever you will out of your life, just know that you don't have to live it alone. You deserve the world and I love you

  • @azmxivq
    @azmxivq3 жыл бұрын

    since no one did it, 0:00 - Townie 2:32 - Class Of 2013 4:39 - Last Words Of A Shooting Star thank me later.

  • @rihanuchka

    @rihanuchka

    Жыл бұрын

    Bless your heart, i hope youre okay now

  • @_marso_marsel_6000

    @_marso_marsel_6000

    Жыл бұрын

    Hope you okay now too

  • @reeeeneeustaquio374

    @reeeeneeustaquio374

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks you

  • @samlee2562

    @samlee2562

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks me later..

  • @littlebodybigheart357

    @littlebodybigheart357

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @easong2148
    @easong21485 ай бұрын

    I'm a 67 year old white guy. Mitski is the most radical thing I've heard in about 20 years. Simply awesome.

  • @midoriayami9867

    @midoriayami9867

    2 ай бұрын

    Real

  • @oforlikelalune1506
    @oforlikelalune15065 жыл бұрын

    0:02 Townie 2:17 Class of 2013 3:33 (SHE DOES THE THING WITH THE GUITAR) 4:33 Last Words of a Shooting Star

  • @jackson-zo8pt

    @jackson-zo8pt

    5 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU for the guitar timestamp, i love when she screams during class of 2013

  • @nopalito6424

    @nopalito6424

    5 жыл бұрын

    We are ALL here for the screams

  • @sophiam4980

    @sophiam4980

    3 жыл бұрын

    TOWNIE WAS SO GOOD

  • @elyssepolice

    @elyssepolice

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @eva.b5354

    @eva.b5354

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sophiam4980 IT WAS IMPECCABLE AH

  • @monicasanto77
    @monicasanto775 жыл бұрын

    “looking like a big pulsing void and radiating pain”

  • @joaosantos-uj9uw

    @joaosantos-uj9uw

    4 жыл бұрын

    iconic queen

  • @Ellie-jr4zy

    @Ellie-jr4zy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Literally my favorite void wow queen

  • @kieran1183
    @kieran11833 жыл бұрын

    I feel like Mitski’s music encapsulates exactly how it feels be young, growing up, and in love.

  • @Hungergameslover1312
    @Hungergameslover13123 жыл бұрын

    I am so desperately longing for the day where hearing "Class of 2013" won't have the power to make me break out into tears

  • @tubingtubing1
    @tubingtubing16 жыл бұрын

    Oh my dear. Her music is like a punch from my 15-year-old self and a hug from my 34-year-old self in return. I love messy beautiful girlhood!

  • @vickisigh2674

    @vickisigh2674

    5 жыл бұрын

    omg you described it so perfectly....

  • @justmart4455

    @justmart4455

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@vickisigh2674 word

  • @alohaworld

    @alohaworld

    4 жыл бұрын

    A beautiful sentiment

  • @kozhikkaalan

    @kozhikkaalan

    4 жыл бұрын

    the fuck? how did you capture it so perfectly

  • @son2425

    @son2425

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol I love this!

  • @ttt8527
    @ttt85276 жыл бұрын

    mitski's music makes me want to burn a house down in slow motion

  • @RaRa-vf3zx

    @RaRa-vf3zx

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’m sorry what?

  • @mill8722

    @mill8722

    5 жыл бұрын

    THIS😍

  • @johnr8820

    @johnr8820

    4 жыл бұрын

    What the frick is wrong with you

  • @alegria1813

    @alegria1813

    4 жыл бұрын

    In slowmo

  • @jakemachineuwu

    @jakemachineuwu

    3 жыл бұрын

    i cant tell if thats a good thing or a bad thing but okay

  • @hihellohowareyoutoday
    @hihellohowareyoutoday3 жыл бұрын

    Last words of a shooting star is perhaps the most beautifully written and heartbreaking song I’ve ever heard (though class of 2013 is a close second)

  • @izzycoronado7147
    @izzycoronado71473 жыл бұрын

    here bc of that one Reductress headline "Therapist Unknowingly in Constant Competition with Mitski’s Tiny Desk Concert"

  • @athena2448

    @athena2448

    3 жыл бұрын

    SAME😭

  • @hannahweedon9336
    @hannahweedon93366 жыл бұрын

    Mistki made me feel confident in my own skin. You can write using simple chord progressions, you can have acne, you can be a singer, you can be all the things

  • @alessandrafunaro9829

    @alessandrafunaro9829

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hannah Weedon i really needed to read this thank u so much

  • @alien_from_andromeda

    @alien_from_andromeda

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hannah Weedon RIGHT! She’s amazing

  • @holamamelo2514

    @holamamelo2514

    5 жыл бұрын

    you can be mediocre and still be famous it's what you're trying to say

  • @muribs8137

    @muribs8137

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@holamamelo2514 and you can avoid being a total asshole

  • @markengelbert30

    @markengelbert30

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@holamamelo2514 and what you get with complex music if nobody listen it?

  • @Vampyre_Brat
    @Vampyre_Brat8 жыл бұрын

    class of 2013 is the rawest shit i've ever seen

  • @bug6235
    @bug62352 жыл бұрын

    3:35 literally crying and shaking and throwing up and bangnig my head against a wwall I LOVE HER SO FUCKNIG MUCH

  • @sapphicism
    @sapphicism2 жыл бұрын

    4:11 such an emotional line and then it just ends so abruptly?!?! MITSKI MY TEARS WONT CRAWL BACK INTO MY EYES

  • @KiddingProductions
    @KiddingProductions7 жыл бұрын

    she absolutely blew me away when she started screaming into the guitar. went through so many emotions in these 8 minutes.

  • @PragmaticOptimist
    @PragmaticOptimist5 жыл бұрын

    06:01: "and you'd say you love me and look in my eyes but I know through mine you were looking in yours" ...speechless

  • @rubyreduxx

    @rubyreduxx

    4 жыл бұрын

    optimistic nihilist ouch... mah heart

  • @jamesgrandjean6138

    @jamesgrandjean6138

    4 жыл бұрын

    Last Words is such a great song. One of my favs of hers

  • @SunjayVideos

    @SunjayVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    i can't believe how Mitski invented breaking eye contact

  • @ajhia9522

    @ajhia9522

    3 жыл бұрын

    she’s literally a lyrical genius

  • @loganmohler737

    @loganmohler737

    3 жыл бұрын

    Powerful

  • @Yara-ov1ii
    @Yara-ov1ii3 жыл бұрын

    yes bestie scream at that guitar😌

  • @Yara-ov1ii

    @Yara-ov1ii

    3 жыл бұрын

    im never gonna be happy

  • @annikaa881

    @annikaa881

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha true

  • @nin_.444
    @nin_.4447 ай бұрын

    she literally plays my three favorite songs by her in order in this I'm the chosen one guys

  • @marg3685
    @marg36854 жыл бұрын

    Her voice sounds like she's yelling really quiet it's so good her lyrics are beautiful

  • @illeanaestrada4903

    @illeanaestrada4903

    3 жыл бұрын

    ur user 💀💀 but yes

  • @777Contradi

    @777Contradi

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@illeanaestrada4903 and what's wrong with it 💀

  • @Sasha-jo4tw

    @Sasha-jo4tw

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@777Contradi it was probably something different a year ago

  • @MUtley-rf8vg
    @MUtley-rf8vg8 жыл бұрын

    This girl sees clear melody in her mind. I am envious.

  • @bandaatube

    @bandaatube

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to cry at this comment its so true

  • @matrocious

    @matrocious

    7 жыл бұрын

    M. Utley which channel is on and is it daytime or night

  • @aria6725
    @aria67252 жыл бұрын

    shes the prettiest person ever

  • @robin-ps8rm

    @robin-ps8rm

    2 жыл бұрын

    isnt she :)

  • @mortal_meatbag
    @mortal_meatbag2 жыл бұрын

    she walks the line between delicate and devastating so gracefully. mitski forever

  • @WoodlandT
    @WoodlandT7 жыл бұрын

    This is the first I'm seeing of Mitski. I'm totally blown away. Seems to me she has such control of her voice that she can make it sound like its shaky or like anything else I'd imagine. Creative purity is off the charts. She's fascinating.

  • @TheNinjapancake14

    @TheNinjapancake14

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bjork control

  • @pockywasp8909

    @pockywasp8909

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Ribeye Robert D bc bjorks more well known and been around longer? LOL

  • @zosia2030
    @zosia20303 жыл бұрын

    My day be so fine but then boom. Class of 2013 by mitski. Sobbing rn

  • @Loh24158

    @Loh24158

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me rn

  • @angelicacarnis

    @angelicacarnis

    3 жыл бұрын

    me being an entrapta kinnie with mommy issues and seeing this comment

  • @una9906

    @una9906

    2 жыл бұрын

    something about your mista pfp really completes the comment, thank you

  • @zosia2030

    @zosia2030

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@una9906 I thank you 😳

  • @thisishalloween5589

    @thisishalloween5589

    Жыл бұрын

    Same the mommy issues hit hard lol

  • @faithhaneul
    @faithhaneul Жыл бұрын

    how does she not cry

  • @mary-pf1tu
    @mary-pf1tu3 жыл бұрын

    she tells me its okay to be at war with everything around me and even myself but at the same time she recognizes that deep down i crave peace and acceptance

  • @masterofneincontact4799

    @masterofneincontact4799

    2 жыл бұрын

    Omg, you put it in words 😭

  • @Honeyapplepear
    @Honeyapplepear4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like this was so intimate, like it’s just her in a room without an audience or cameras. She’s just playing for herself and it’s so awesome.

  • @Vann-jn3jc

    @Vann-jn3jc

    2 жыл бұрын

    Completely agree.

  • @teetoo6669

    @teetoo6669

    2 жыл бұрын

    ...there is a camera tho

  • @badappple

    @badappple

    2 жыл бұрын

    there is an audience too?

  • @Honeyapplepear

    @Honeyapplepear

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@badappple 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @badappple

    @badappple

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Honeyapplepear whats up

  • @ev9099
    @ev90993 жыл бұрын

    try not to cry mitski tiny desk concert edition

  • @anidiotsandwich2132
    @anidiotsandwich21323 жыл бұрын

    Lyrics: *Townie*: There's a party and we're all going And we're all growing up Somebody's driving and he will be drinking And no one's going back 'Cause we've tried hungry and we've tried full and Nothing seems enough So tonight, tonight The boys are gonna go for More more more And I want a love that falls as fast As a body from the balcony, and I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat Though I don't know what I'm waiting for I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be Smell that, it's wet grass, and smoke in my hair I think I've had enough But he wants a finale and I came prepared And we're not going back And I've tried sharing and I've tried caring And I've tried putting out But the boys boys boys keep coming on for More more more And change change change is gonna come, but When when when? And I want a love that falls as fast As a body from the balcony, and I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat Though I don't know what I'm waiting for I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be And I want a love that falls as fast As a body from the balcony, and I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat Though I don't know what I'm waiting for I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be Class of 2013: Mom, I'm tired Can I sleep in your house tonight? Mom, is it alright If I stay for a year or two? Mom, I'll be quiet It would be just to sleep at night And I'll leave once I figure out How to pay for my own life too Mom, would you wash my back? This once, and then we can forget And I'll leave what I'm chasing For the other girls to pursue Mom, am I still young? Can I dream for a few months more? Last Words Of A Shooting Star: All of this turbulence wasn't forecasted Apologies from the intercom And I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy They'll think of me kindly When they come for my things They'll never know how I'd stared at the dark in that room With no thoughts Like a blood-sniffing shark And while my dreams made music in the night Carefully I was going to live You wouldn't leave till we loved in the morning You'd learned from movies how love ought to be And you'd say you love me and look in my eyes But I know through mine you were Looking in yours And did you know the liberty bell is a replica Silently housed in its original walls And while its dreams played music in the night Quietly It was told to believe I always wanted to die clean and pretty But I'd be too busy on working days So I am relieved that the turbulence wasn't forecasted I couldn't have changed anyways I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy Goodbye

  • @lecarrenoirlecarrenoir530
    @lecarrenoirlecarrenoir530 Жыл бұрын

    this will be in my kid’s history book

  • @aleuimay2309
    @aleuimay23093 жыл бұрын

    mitski singing raw is actually something that can be so personal

  • @val71999
    @val719993 жыл бұрын

    I love the bits where she's singing "badly". the screaming in class of 2013 especially. it's so raw and powerful and she's not afraid to sound real instead of sounding good. it's so much more beautiful and meaningful this way.

  • @RoyaleExtreme

    @RoyaleExtreme

    Жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite NPR performance and one I revisit often. It's such an incredibly flawed performance; she's off-pitch half the performance and her guitar playing is all over the place. But oh my god, there's something so raw and vulnerable that hits me on a deep personal level that I just can't explain. I think you either immediately understand, or you hate it.

  • @madelineolia

    @madelineolia

    Жыл бұрын

    dont lie to yourself

  • @Dimysam

    @Dimysam

    Жыл бұрын

    There are people who judge performances like a gymnastics competition and there are people who listen to the music.

  • @jx3376

    @jx3376

    10 ай бұрын

    @@RoyaleExtreme i agree but I also think it’s not as bad as you described, and I also know you weren’t saying it was really bad, so I’m just adding further thoughts on what you said! But it’s “bad” in the way that punk music is bad, which is a genre that’s respected for what it is. I think her singing is beautiful actually, like objectively? It’s like art-punk femme emo folk. It would be weird to overly judge it since every performance by any artist is full of idiosyncrasies. This performance is clearly very special. (To be clear, not disagreeing or arguing w ur main points, was just adding on to your thoughts!) :)

  • @MISSMADISONMEDIA

    @MISSMADISONMEDIA

    7 ай бұрын

    Björk vibes?

  • @mekayladossantos2810
    @mekayladossantos28103 жыл бұрын

    this woman is incredibly beautiful

  • @thefunkphenom11
    @thefunkphenom1129 күн бұрын

    This is one of my favorite tiny desk preformances just for the rawness alone.

  • @jessicaspurrell_
    @jessicaspurrell_3 жыл бұрын

    “she didn’t sing the last note right in class of 2013 its out of tune” no hunny. She just didn’t resolve the chord and ended it on major seventh it’s called dissonance

  • @joselocalau123

    @joselocalau123

    3 жыл бұрын

    yaaaaassss🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @rishita7944

    @rishita7944

    3 жыл бұрын

    hello i love you i love this comment

  • @whales2983

    @whales2983

    3 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU

  • @jeffersonmcgee9560

    @jeffersonmcgee9560

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruuuh

  • @pierceclegg825

    @pierceclegg825

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh yea duh

  • @wormzinmymilk
    @wormzinmymilk4 жыл бұрын

    her music is like an open wound and these live performances are like ripping the bandaid off, bleeding, vulnerable, real. every part of this fills me with pure emotion. i wouldve never guess how much i would cry over some songs, but thats the power it has.

  • @Krystal_Leigh
    @Krystal_Leigh2 жыл бұрын

    I love how Mitski wears her bare face.

  • @Sam-js7jj
    @Sam-js7jj Жыл бұрын

    Class of 2013 is such a beautifully painful song. I have to almost ration myself with listening to it bc I’ve still never listened without crying

  • @sharonious666

    @sharonious666

    Жыл бұрын

    sitting here crying wondering the exact same thing, just brings up something so raw and she executes it so well.

  • @kmjdlc
    @kmjdlc3 жыл бұрын

    as a senior in high school class of 2013 hit me hard. it’s so scary growing up and having to make such life defining decisions. i want to make my parents proud, i don’t want to be a failure. sometimes i just want to be young again. i haven’t cried to many songs. god she’s so real and amazing.

  • @furamingo1390

    @furamingo1390

    3 жыл бұрын

    omggg same samee

  • @vsheng

    @vsheng

    3 жыл бұрын

    100% feel your pain rn especially

  • @Zoe-fd8ll

    @Zoe-fd8ll

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah ❤️

  • @willowbagley6170

    @willowbagley6170

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ya know the one good thing about having a dad who you always disappoint and are never good enuff for is that you dont have to worry about making them proud because it will never come

  • @Wonder.house7

    @Wonder.house7

    3 жыл бұрын

    bro SAME i feel exactly like this Mitski is so so good

  • @ImWeirdAndILikeIt
    @ImWeirdAndILikeIt5 жыл бұрын

    I've heard Class of 2013 multiple times, I'd even watched this version before, but as someone graduating from college in a few months, it really kicked in this time and listening her sing about the real fears of failure and feeling like a burden on your parents while still mourning your childhood/youth absolutely made me cry this time. Mitski's lyrics may be beautiful and poetic, but there's nothing vague about them; they hit right to the heart of the most specific relatable fears and desires and I love her so much for it.

  • @catemiller2161

    @catemiller2161

    3 жыл бұрын

    First time I heard this song was in my last semester of college just as covid was getting bad in America and we were all going into lockdown. I was so scared about my future and whether I should move home or move out, and class of 2013 was a real comfort to me. All I wanted was for my mom to tell me things were going to be okay, just like when I was little-but with the world falling apart, our government’s lack of response, and everyone losing their jobs, I had little hope. Things are better now-I’ve got a steady job and I decided to move out-but there are times I still just want my mom to tell me things will be okay.

  • @joselocalau123

    @joselocalau123

    3 жыл бұрын

    what i love is that she appeals to universal feelings through very specific experiences. So maybe i am not asian american or biracial, but i still feel Your best american girl deep in my gut because it talks about feeling like you’re not enough, like you will never fit in

  • @valeriaz1219
    @valeriaz12192 жыл бұрын

    MOM WOULD YOU WASH MY BACKKKK THIS ONCE AND THEN WE CAN FORGET

  • @valeriaz1219

    @valeriaz1219

    2 жыл бұрын

    AND ILL LEAVE WHAT IM CHASING FOR THE OTHER GIRLS TO PERSUE

  • @cienna3028
    @cienna30282 жыл бұрын

    she’s so beautiful

  • @aurora1349
    @aurora13494 жыл бұрын

    what beautiful beautiful rage she's got

  • @Jessica-kv2ob
    @Jessica-kv2ob7 жыл бұрын

    I'm not a musician, so I don't know how bad her voice is, or how bad is the way she plays the guitar, but what I do know is that she's special, her music means something powerful to me, I can feel her, I can feel her music and her voice in my heart and in my mind. this tiny concert is one of my favorites.

  • @evl457

    @evl457

    5 жыл бұрын

    it's totally moving and just grabs you. And her poetry is good

  • @jinxtux4114

    @jinxtux4114

    5 жыл бұрын

    this is so sweet

  • @planeofimmanence2157

    @planeofimmanence2157

    5 жыл бұрын

    There is simply different ways to play don’t let anyone tell you that there is good or bad ways of playing. What is revolutionary is almost always first seen as a mistake.

  • @alien_from_andromeda

    @alien_from_andromeda

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jessica that means she’s good💕 if she makes you feel deeply and whole heartedly then she’s amazing

  • @Neuroneos

    @Neuroneos

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's called grunge.

  • @ayaduhh
    @ayaduhh2 жыл бұрын

    Watching this for the first time as a 13 year old girl, I felt something indescribable till this day. She’s one of my role models

  • @islaradcliffe6158

    @islaradcliffe6158

    Жыл бұрын

    as a 16 y/o who experienced what u are experiencing right now (i discovered mitski at 13) I’m proud of u

  • @AnthonyGoesToGigs
    @AnthonyGoesToGigs2 жыл бұрын

    “I don’t wanna take antidepressants. What if I lose my sparkle, huh?” The sparkle: 3:35

  • @cartoondeathnoises8756
    @cartoondeathnoises87564 жыл бұрын

    I see a lot of comments about how bad her bass skills are but like...her music is mostly about the lyricism and emotion and poetry, so I honestly think it would take away from the raw emotion in her songs if she were to play anything more than the simple chords and riffs that she does play. But, it's all subjective, you can think whatever you want about her songs, I just wanted to put in my two cents.

  • @raemiller6035

    @raemiller6035

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel that way about The White Stripes, too!

  • @lennardvaarten7791

    @lennardvaarten7791

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bass? She didn't play bass here?

  • @leuvenfra

    @leuvenfra

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's a funny looking bass for sure

  • @avileo

    @avileo

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's bcs she said in an interview her instruments are simply to accompany her. when making a new song, she'll focus on the melody first, so that anyone can sing it even when there's nothing to accompany them

  • @marcbaigrie2295

    @marcbaigrie2295

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a guitar

  • @kalmiakid9592
    @kalmiakid95923 жыл бұрын

    Mitski really woke up put on a tanktop went to tiny desk and made us emotional

  • @iAmMadeOfSoup

    @iAmMadeOfSoup

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t shame the tank top

  • @VictorFlores-nw9wy
    @VictorFlores-nw9wy3 жыл бұрын

    You are here for Class of 2013 AGAIN???? are you okay?

  • @whales2983

    @whales2983

    3 жыл бұрын

    nah i'm here for townie xoxo

  • @_LoveLandFrog_

    @_LoveLandFrog_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m here for the liberty bell that’s a replica held in it’s original walls.

  • @jeanpierrepolenareff8401

    @jeanpierrepolenareff8401

    3 жыл бұрын

    No and it wasn't a phase it's a chemical imbalance I needed medication

  • @aprilamargo2284
    @aprilamargo22843 жыл бұрын

    Guess what broke my heart in this set? Not "i always wanted to die clean and pretty" or "i'm not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be," but "Did you know the Liberty Bell is a replica?" No I did not, and that broke something in me.

  • @ricardomorin7863
    @ricardomorin78633 жыл бұрын

    Seeing her grab the empty water bottle after her last song, forgetting for a split second that she finished it after the previous song, then not knowing what to do with it, I can relate to that

  • @tarynnago8205
    @tarynnago82054 жыл бұрын

    i didnt understand townie when i first heard it. ive just started my first semester of uni and the lyrics hit me square in the chest

  • @abbi7025

    @abbi7025

    3 жыл бұрын

    this is me currently right now

  • @aise1756
    @aise1756 Жыл бұрын

    I simply love last words of a shooting star, at the same time that the song is calming the song sounds like the end of life, the freedom of death

  • @Lane_11
    @Lane_118 ай бұрын

    I come back to this video a lot

  • @snseofsilnce
    @snseofsilnce3 жыл бұрын

    3:34 "mom" Mitski sang, calmly.

  • @mapl_xx6346

    @mapl_xx6346

    2 жыл бұрын

    i really don’t know if I should laugh or cry rn

  • @binaanand3218

    @binaanand3218

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mapl_xx6346 let's cry together😭

  • @gloomygrrrl8056

    @gloomygrrrl8056

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was sobbing and this made me giggle like a mf 😭

  • @marcus.taylorsversion8448

    @marcus.taylorsversion8448

    2 жыл бұрын

    THE GOBLET OF FIRE REFERENCE

  • @yepisuredolikecats3979
    @yepisuredolikecats39794 жыл бұрын

    It actually makes me extremely happy to see her with acne, like me

  • @evildeadening9826

    @evildeadening9826

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @esgib1385

    @esgib1385

    3 жыл бұрын

    i love acne, it’s just so beautiful to me for some reason. I have it myself, and i like it, it’s a part of who i am

  • @abbylololol1671

    @abbylololol1671

    3 жыл бұрын

    The way she doesn't cover her face at all just helps to build a vibe for me, she's being so genuine and sincere

  • @spider-swift

    @spider-swift

    2 жыл бұрын

    She just looks so... normal and down to Earth, it makes me really happy :)

  • @mistressbcm

    @mistressbcm

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like us, friend, like us

  • @loo6461
    @loo64613 жыл бұрын

    Happy pride everyone :D

  • @katejoy9849
    @katejoy98492 жыл бұрын

    I hope wherever mitski is rn she is happy, this looks so painful

  • @tgldude777333
    @tgldude7773335 жыл бұрын

    She has such a beautiful, powerful anger that she's channeled into beautiful art, and she wears it proudly. Her music is an ode to the messier sides of ourselves that we're taught to repress. At least, that's what it meant to me.

  • @noel-bg3ei

    @noel-bg3ei

    4 жыл бұрын

    this was exactly what I was thinking

  • @suzanearaujo4234
    @suzanearaujo42345 жыл бұрын

    When she starts Class of 2013 dear god IT HURTS

  • @oIivilo

    @oIivilo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Suzane Araujo like a hot knife every time.

  • @fionagallagherapologist5968
    @fionagallagherapologist596811 күн бұрын

    please invite her again PLEASE

  • @cidalmeida6749
    @cidalmeida67496 ай бұрын

    Wht a singer! wht a composer! wht a girl!

  • @jamesgrandjean6138
    @jamesgrandjean61384 жыл бұрын

    Last words of a shooting star is one of the most poetic and sad songs ever. I just love this woman so much.

  • @cozierhoezier4307
    @cozierhoezier43072 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe I missed on mitski for so many years, I love love love her

  • @Vann-jn3jc
    @Vann-jn3jc2 жыл бұрын

    Its amazing how Mitski is able to be so vulnerable with the audience. I busted out crying, she makes me feel so seen.

  • @noel-bg3ei
    @noel-bg3ei4 жыл бұрын

    art in it's rawest form.

  • @madelinezappala2
    @madelinezappala28 жыл бұрын

    fucking raw mitski, never stop.

  • @mireki_
    @mireki_6 ай бұрын

    behind every dedicated mitski fan is a deep history with all these songs and their live performances

  • @nikkg.l2361
    @nikkg.l23612 жыл бұрын

    mitski, i love you

  • @TheAnjelHarte
    @TheAnjelHarte4 жыл бұрын

    The steel balls on this fantastic fantastic artist to come on here bare faced, raw, amelodic, and SCREAMING INTO A OPEN-STRUMMED GUITAR........ and then revealing the lilting beauty of her voice in the last song.... im such a lesbian