Bon Iver - Hey, Ma - Official Video 

With a Bon Iver song, it's like hearing your favorite song from one of your past lives for the first time in this life. The memory is hazy and faraway, but you feel the remembrance deep within you

Bon Iver is back. The world is a better place again.

I wish my life was only surrounded by people who appreciate music like this

I’m the oldest of four brothers and now we are three. The home footage of the 4 boys playing in the water really hits me. So nostalgic and beautiful

I feel like this song is about a kid growing up and being hardened by the world, forgetting what it means to be a kid. As a child, he was full of creativity, childish spirit, and happy energy, as we see in the video and the first verse. However, as we all do, he grew up and was consumed by work and the material world, forgetting what really matters: family, being happy, and being at peace. "Full time you talk your money up, well it's livin in a coalmine." The coalmine is the dismal state of his soul and his family life. He works full time and is consumed by it, detached from his home life and relationships, completely forgetting his childish spirit and love of life. It's "Tall time [he] called his ma." She will remind him of what is really important and keep him grounded. And as always when he calls her, he complains about how strenuous his work is and how miserable he secretly is. "Tall vote you know you mope it up," But she reminds him sadly, "Well you wanted it your whole life." He was in a rush to grow up, and now he realizes too late that he can never go back. Pretty amazing song.

Bon Iver is the only artist who makes me feel nostalgic, sad, happy and joyful at the same time

*old video footage like this brings back so many memories, when times were easy, life is so precious,here today and gone tomorrow. This brings tears to my eyes*

Almost 2 years since my mom passed away and living far away in Tanzania it was always hard to grieve. This beautiful reflection helps and moves my mind. Thank you! Welcome back to the world, Bon Iver

I found this song during my 10-day leave from Marine Corps boot camp. For some reason I never comprehended what it meant when a mother feels to see her child go. When I left for San Diego, I thought it was going to be a smooth 3 months. It wasn't. Really, it was worse for my mother. I got closer to all of my family when I came back. Then I found this song the night before I left. Frankly I teared up a little bit because the song is nostalgic, and I knew while remembering old times with them and my beloved dog that I wasn't going to be there for a while. My grandmother had strayed from our family over some family tension, but she called me that night, apologizing for not always being there. She told me she was getting older and she said she didn't know if she was going to see me again. She said her goodbye to me, but it was really something of a farewell. To hear those words from someone I'd known for so long was...excruciating. I'd never known what it meant to lose someone forever. But there I was, abruptly seeing that become a reality. I tried not to show it but my throat just tightened up as I returned my farewell. My dog was also getting older, and I knew that he could go when the time came. I couldn't be there for him if he went. He'd been with me since I was in 5th grade (I'm 20 now). So I sat there that night, petting him to sleep and he was so peaceful. I always knew it would come one day, but it was just so sudden. I never thought I could lose someone so fast. I pet him for a really long time. The next morning, that pain didn't go away; we all got up at 4:00 because I had to go early. My mother couldn't come with to the airport so again I found myself giving a goodbye. That moment when she gave her blessing as my grandmother did...this time I didn't just hear it. I saw the pain in her eyes, and I noticed that her face had been weathered slightly by age. A tad bit of wrinkles here, some unnoticeable strands of white hair amongst a field of brown wavy hair, still glowing like the sunrise that morning. There went my throat again, and it all just hit me like a damn sledgehammer. I hugged her before getting into the car my sister had bought recently. I really couldn't speak on the flight back, my mind just played those moments over and over. I haven't seen them since and it's only been 2 months, but I still get hurt every once and a while. This song is a rose. It's beautiful, vibrant and (of course) it has thorns. Really, I can appreciate everything in life a little more because people like Bon Iver are there to compose what can hardly be put into words. Music is the language that translates raw emotion (that's why I love it so much)!. Huge thanks to Bon Iver and my mom and grandmother. Actually thank all of you who took the time to read this, you guys are all great people.

Hey, Ma Thank you for giving birth to the greatest artist to ever step foot on this earth.

Crying on a Monday morning in the best possible way... thank you

I turned on RU-vid to play old bon iver when I saw this.. Life is great. ❤

Bon iver's music is a respite from the insane rush of this generation. It celebrates loneliness and self-fulfilment in a truly remarkable manner with their extravagant minimalism. I have been a lover of their music for almost 9 years now and no matter how good or bad my life becomes, bon iver keeps me rooted to the reality... The thing that will ultimately matter is the love I receive and give... And the person I can always count on is me.

I am instantly reminded of the times I've lived and the things I thought I've forgotten. My childhood that my parents blessed me with despite their flaws. I am not the same age my now dead dad was when I use to wade around in puddles with my friends who are now strangers. It's beautiful.

Momma's love is everything ❤️🦋

My bus trips to work makes sense again Thank you! Love from Portugal!

Everything about this gives me “for Emma” vibes. Nostalgia......

Cancer stole my mother two years ago...this song makes me cry with the biggest smile on my face... I feel your music under my skin. Thank you for that.

My mom died recently & it’s been one of the hardest things I’ve ever faced in my life. This song brings back so many nostalgic memories by simply it’s sound. Even without her, it really brings me back to my childhood. I’m eternally grateful to Bon Iver for that.

it's just such a emotionally deep song that i can't but be lost in it

Objective: Do not cry Obstacle: Bon Iver

Dedicate this beautiful song ❣️ to my mother. Her burial was yesterday.

As I sit on my bed looking up at the ceiling , being still but yet self conscious . My senses tingling . Thank you bon iver for taking me to a place I can’t explain . A place that I escape too , like astral projecting to a new world of great emotions and depth to each feeling . I’ll look back on this one day .

The heart monitor in the back ground really hits hard to this song! Great Job Well Done!!

This song makes me appreciate how much my mother has helped me and never gave up . Bon iver you are a gem at making music that catches people’s emotions :(

What a beautiful piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mom I love you... I'm sorry all the times I've made you cry: I wish you to be eternal :(

*First day listening to Bon Iver. Heard the live version of #29 STRAFFORD and what a ride that was. Let's see where this Wisconsin fellow takes us*

Throughout the years since “Holocene” and this man is still killing it... much love

Most of us spend most our time jailed within our own thoughts, our mind-made, personalized sense of selves that is unwittingly disciplined by the past. This song keeps shutting the noise and makes me feel alive, regardless of how many times I play it. Keep bringing the Peace BON IVER.

Boniver is an amazing artist, but also has amazing fans. I love how brilliant, artistic and peaceful are the comments of his videos. Such a great community where I feel like I am understood 💕

This man, oh, he won't give my soul a break

I am a mom and my son sent me this song for Mother’s Day and wanted me to know about your 🎶 I think it great, love 💕 it. Thanks for the music 🎼

2019 has been a great year for indie music.....sooo much new and breathtaking content

Arthur Gunn brought me here. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. Mother Nature too!

i can’t stop listening to this song it’s absolutely stunning

This song always brings me to tears…I LOVE YOU MA!!!! ❤️😊

I am hipnotized by this song. Just can't stop listening to it

Somehow I don’t understand the lyrics, yet I’m sobbing… well done Bon Iver, well done.

So glad to have seen this premiered at all points east yesterday along with U, bring on the new album

Simply Bon Iver. A man born with an incredible talent. Thank you Justin Vernon.

One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard In my life

I waited outside I took it remote I wanted a bath "Tell the story or he goes" "Tell the story or he goes" Full time, you talk your money up While it's living in a coal mine Tall time to call your Ma Hey Ma, hey Ma Tall vote, you know you mope it up Well, you wanted it your whole life You're back and forth with light I waited outside I was tokin' on dope I hoped it all won't go in a minute With the past that you know I wanted all that mind, sugar I want it all mine I had a heavy mind, sugar It took it, it was right Full time, you talk your money up While it's living in a coal mine Tall time to call your Ma Hey Ma, hey Ma Tall vote, you know you mope it up Well, you wanted it your whole life You're back and forth with light I waited outside Then you took me in the room And you offered up the truth My eyes crawling up the window to the wall From dusk 'til dawn Let me talk to 'em Let me talk to 'em all Full time, you talk your money up While it's living in a coal mine Tall time to call your Ma Hey Ma, hey Ma Tall vote, you know you mope it up Well, you wanted it your whole life You're back and forth with light

Man I'm so glad that they are still making music! I cannot wait for the next album!

this man saves me, over and over again

3yrs My Son Mark. Miss and Love You Forever! 4/13/21

i here after nothing , i am a big fan of Bon Iver , and this hit me hard. I am tearing up with this song. I miss my ma.

Cardigan was first and now this...I'm in love I guess !

Arthur brought me here Now I love this song ! Both versions are great !

To me, this is song of the year.

I love it, it's like a combo of the old style of Bon Iver and the most recent style of their music, ugh.

Hey, Ma! This is so special to me. My mom passed away in 1977 when I was barely 2yrs old. I never knew her but sometimes I truly believe I can feel her. Listening to this is one of those times! 💓

Música nova da Bon Iver pra semana começar bem 🤗

Why do we relate to Bon Iver so much? Coz he is one of us!

Came after Arthur's performance. Wow great song..

Record of the year

This man is a true gift from God.

This just came in and well that was joyful to me.

This song hits me like a ton of bricks, Love & talk to your mother while she's here, life is to short. There is more to life, death can't be the end. There's definitely life after death, but that waiting time here feels like a eternity. I can't wait to see all my loved one's in Heaven / Paradise/afterlife. *Love Ya Mom*

Such a beautiful song, so glad that Bon Iver has returned with this Gem... 💎 Makes me think of my own amazing adopted and phenomenal mom. 🌸

“I was toking on dope” Omg now I love this song even more now 🤭🤭💯

Bon iver nos remete a uma viajem profunda nessa música. Parabéns .

God bless stevewilldoit 🙏

Bon iver is the back and forth with light

I kept repeating this album it’s so good

This is my first time listening to this and I'm crying😖

My boy Jake on guitar

I just got the biggest smile ever! My colleagues for sure think I am super weird. :D

WOW. You guy's knocked it out the park with this one. Simply beautiful.

Not again...their brilliance completely crushes me

Christine Edwards 12/31/56- 06/08/21 I love you Mama. I’m sorry..

This was....My Trip Song...

Life goes so fast, our childhoods were something that paved the way to our future. I miss the 4 of us playing and running around. There are now only 3, life changes in an instant 💔

Perfect for now, july 2020 As the Pandemic rages through America...please let us Survive...

It's my birthday again, but today, now !!!!!! for the minutes i listen this one !!! I cannot hide my JOOOOYYYYY !!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU LIFE FOR THIS !

Thank you Bon Iver, for everything you've done for me.

I don’t know if I understand this song or what Justin is saying, but... I think I get it

Hey Ma I love you

bon iver music is too real for me sometimes, shit just hits so close to home always.

Im so grateful for your music man!

I don’t know why but every time I listen to his music I feel home and nostalgia

Objetivo: no llorar Obstáculo: Canciones perfectas de Bon Iver

Congratulations, I/We've been granted the privilege of hearing Artistry at it's best for the first time, together! If you're like me, you've gained a little hope, some much needed motivation and a timeless moment that is ours to share while we're here! They're all over the pulse! This is the goal! This is what Music can and should do, IMHO. I needed this music motivation. I'm 36, who knew with all the 1080 HD going on, I'd just want to be reminded about the time I was a kid in the 80's and 90's when I could Not believe I could record something on cassette or VHS, capture and cherish it for life. Beautifully done. (Don't it always seem to go, we don't know what we've got til' it's gone...)((Joni Mitchell never lie...lied...))

Such a vibrant feel!

Up till now I’ve thought that Bon Iver was apolitical, not commenting on the catastrophes that are occurring to us. Their music was rather an internal personal experience. JV says in Holocene “Saying nothing, that’s enough for me” and expresses the profound humility that comes from Self knowledge “and at once I knew I was not magnificent”. But it dawned on me yesterday that these latest songs may actually be saying something about the current situation. In “Hey Ma” it seems to me, in the chorus, he’s talking about the fossil fuel magnates being obsessed with making money despite it coming from something that’s turned out to be so destructive to the planet - “full time you talk your money up though it’s living in a coal mine, Tall time to call your Ma” - i.e. they desperately need to reconnect with Mother Earth/ Nature, our real mother. The rest of the song seems to me to be talking about how he didn’t take any notice about climate change and then someone spelled it out to him and he had a mental melt down “my eyes crawling out the window to the wall” then he is desperate to say something about it “let me talk to them all”. Am I reading too much into this? Do other people see this or something completely different?

Something in the Vanilla Sky

I met Justin Vernon at Panoramabar in the early hours of the morning a few years ago! The world is surely a better place with their music in it.

Thank you Justin.

Incredible stuff. Great lyrics and really interesting music. Bon Iver is the shit!

So tender and true... Feel like I want to hug somebody, anybody... Justin, please make concert in Belgrade, Serbia!

my daughter was born to this song ❤️

Just the best !

had to check him out after grammy nominations its been a few years since ive listened to him im sad i fell off anyway im here now and he definitely switched it up a tad bit with his sound.....

Can't say which version is better: Arthur's or the original one

Miss you, ma ❤

Beautiful beautiful

Who is here after Arthur gun performance???

Record of the year, hands down

This is a fkn beautiful song.

Yep, Arthur Gunn brought me here.👍👍

Hey, Ma