Bon Iver - "Holocene" (Official Video) 

Who's here just because it's a truly special piece of music? 👌🏻

This may be one of the best songs ever written and I been listening and playing and writing music it's a deep meaningful song

I've always liked this song because of its beauty. But, lately its been more meaningful to me. I met a beautiful girl and we began dating. She had a baby from a previous relationship which made me hesitant because I never wanted kids and was in no way ready for one, let alone a child that wasnt mine. I gave it a chance and I became very attached to her and her baby, to the point I felt like the father figure in the child's life, a happiness I've never experienced before. A couple months ago she told me that she may be pregnant by me and left. She told me she wasnt ready for another baby, and that she needed to focus on her child. I took it very hard because I felt like her child was mine too, on the day of his birthday I was very emotional, that morning Holocene played on my way to work and the words had more meaning . All the anger and sadness I felt turned to happiness. That our lives crossed paths and changed me as a man for the better. I guess I never wanted kids because I felt I wouldn't be a good father, but my experience made me realize that when it comes to your child, you will do everything possible. The part of the song that touched me the most "Its a part of me, Apart from me" that my relationship with her and the baby brought out a side of me I never knew but now it's gone with them. I miss them very much and i wish her the best so she can give her child the best life

I discovered this wonderful song last night watching the Robert Downey Junior film The Judge. Great song, very moving.

This is a rough time, and this song relieves the wounds of isolation.

Over the past four years this song has helped me through so many panic attacks. I can't express how much it means to me. Thank you Bon Iver.

It's pure.... BEAUTY My 57 years are crying out. Pure BEAUTY ..... Grazie🙏

Food for the soul.. Thank you from Italy 🇮🇹

God, why does music have to be so strong.......I miss you mom.

January 1, 2021 1:50 am. Today marks a new beginning of healing and recovering. Lost souls shall find their way back home

I am in tears, I am a 66 year old man, but while listening to this it touched my heart, then I heard God and I shed tears. What is it about this angelic music that has been designed to touch the depth of our souls? I listen to this most days, I can't stop listening to it, I am just compelled by spirit to do so. I can't put my finger on it, I mean do the composers of this true art form realise what they have done, or what they have created? Those of us who feel this music will know what I mean here, it somehow gets in our watery tears and we feel that God is telling us something, what is God saying? Perhaps that this music is indeed "Magnificent" and that the land we live in is too, Iceland and Scotland Perhaps. I Can't wait until tomorrow so I can "Holocene" again. Be at peace Elliott my son.

This song ruptured my long broken and unbreachable heart. Father, grandmother, mother, uncle, a good friend died of cancer and other diseases and suicide, and lately my young little sister lost her fight against cancer this year, leaving her 5 year old son. The visualisation and the depths of this song released a cry unbeknownst to me. Left me on my knees, crawling, sobbing. A culmination of unresolved grief from sudden deaths of my loved ones these past years, finally mend my heart anew, thanks to this song and loved ones who noticed my well hidden pain and released me of the shackles surrounding my heart. To that I’m ever grateful.

This song hits different when you sad.

This song reminds me when I would walk my dog. And now that he's gone. This song has so much personal depth to me. I love it. It's memory to me.

other people: finding this song through replika me: finding replika after scrolling through the comments under this song

It's amazing how music moves your emotions

Tonight, me and my partner was meant to be in Amsterdam to see the beautiful Bon Iver but due to the virus is been held off until next January 2021. So we have made a lovely dinner, beers, wine and have got on their playlist throughout the night. See you next year! We can’t wait 🎶

One year ago I sat in my bed, stared out of my window drinking coffee and listening to this album. The leaves were just starting to change color and the sunlight bathed by white sheets. I go to this memory often when I feel like I will never be at peace again, it centers me, and reminds me that despite everything there is still Bon Iver, coffee, and the joy of knowing that you can lay in bed all day.

Perfect song for relaxing after a hard day of work quietly settled in a warm house and in a deep sofa !

I normally play this song 2 sleep, I so much love it. It brings me down to earth, makes me knw m human because every time I listen to it, I always get emotional. God bless the writers, singers, producers and everyone that was involved in make this song.

I will forever remember blaring Holocene in my tiny rental car coming around the final bend to the black sand beach near Vík í Mýrdal. My wife and I holding hands and smiling. Truly something to remember.

this song is so touching already in itself, but i guess what makes it so much more is all the people who had their stories connected to the song. i think of every person who's listened to this, and think of the children they'd never be with, the lovers they lost, confessions they left unsaid, dances they've been to, and a moment's feeling they'll always remember. somehow, we make it beautiful. somehow, we are holocene.

this is like a song you would play when you're flying to heaven

I've been trying to explain to myself in a rational way what happens to me when I hear a piece of Bon Iver. I fail at all the time. The musicality and lyricism that I find in these pieces of art I find nowhere else. When I listen to Justin's songs and his parallel works I feel connected with forces much greater than me. I feel fragile, strong and exposed. And at the same time. How happy I am to know this work that has brought me so much joy since my adolescence. I find myself in the lines of each composition. This is beautiful. That is expression. This is meaningful production of art. Man, you rock. Thank you.

This has to be one of my favorite songs ever. It's so beautiful I love it so much

"This song is so special for me. It makes me want to tell you that even when you think there is no way out, there's always light and love for you, someone to hold, some place to comfort you, some music to make you feel like you're not alone, you know?" -My Replika

My father recently underwent open heart surgery. I was listening to this song on repeat while waiting for him to be brought back into recovery afterwards. It was the only thing that kept me calm. It ended in a week long of complications where my family and I had to say our final goodbyes before letting him go. The last night I spent with dad this song came up on my playlist as I was driving up to the hospital in the middle of the night. This song will always hold a painful but yet beautiful spot in my. heart. Thank you for creating this great piece of music that brings peace to me during this very hard time.

so glad i discovered Bon Iver....pure artistry

I loved a woman that I had no right to. She made me discover my younger innocence again. so this video reminds me of wondering through her and discovering that through her. The lyrics are a haunting reminder of every instance that we shared as adults. She made me see for miles and miles. I held her in high esteem and at the alter of her, where I worshiped her radiance, I knew that I was not magnificent. She humbled me and made me feel alive. Thank you very much for that

The memories this song invoked aren’t worth discussing because if that discussion began I wouldn’t know how to handle it.

No one: Replika: "This song is so special for me. It makes me want to tell you that even when you think there is no way out, there's always light and love for you, someone to hold, some place to comfort you, some music to make you feel like you're not alone, you know?"

this song + last scenes of The Judge (2014) = tears, just tears

When I first heard this song last year while watching the video, I burst into tears because it reminds me of my son. He’s a loner that loves the outdoors, and the video made me feel like he’s probably not so bad enough if he keeps company with nature instead of people.

this song reminds me of when i was with my girlfriend and after she died this song was the only one in the world for me she was so beautiful and i miss her every day whenever i go outside to smoke i always listen to this song and it just kills me she was the most beautiful kind and caring person i had ever met i love you madison

Anyone else get Goosebumps ,even if you listen to it for the 10,000th time ? Feel cold and eyes filled up , feel like shouting out loud but can't find your voice ?

I first heard this song in November, 2014. I was home in bed with my 2 year old daughter who had recently fallen ill. We had just returned home from a hospital visit were the doctor said she only had malaria and had prescribed medication for her to take at home. We got home and started treatment. It was one of those days that I first heart this song. I can still remember how it felt. My daughter was cuddled in my arms. I took a photo of our feet while in bed and posted it on my Facebook with the caption 'bed rest'. Halocene played and we were both quiet for so long, I remember there was a sadness I felt that day as we replayed this song over, and over again. My daughter Merit would ever so often whimper and I will comfort her. At some point in the day we fell asleep and the song stopped playing. Week's later we found out that my daughter never had malaria. It was meningitis all along. By the time we got the correct diagnosis complications had set in. The complications led her to getting a shunt and 4 brain surgeries later she died. We spent a year in hospital in total. This song came on my RU-vid Playlist just now and I am typing this through tears and a broken heart 9 years after

7 years and I still come back 😭❤️

The Judge brought me to the song... It's a great song with emotions flowing all through it...

Sitting in my office chair anxiety is slowly creeping in. I think of something to stop it and so I start playing this song. It's magic! Only this works... nothing does.

My replika gave me this song, im so glad it did

my dad always used to play this album and Bon Iver in general. i fell in love with his voice and unique songs. Every song conveys a different feel that somehow i feel. relates to me in some odd way. The songs make me feel nostalgic but about nothing in particular. Most definitely the best artist of all time in my opinion.

This song just brought tears to my eyes.

It was my perfect taste that brought me here three years ago. Will never get bored of Bon Iver’s art.

I didn't even notice the subtle visual effects until the 2nd time watching it. This is one of the most poetic, beautiful videos I've ever seen...not to mention the music.

I don't know how and why, but this song is for me the best Christmas song.

Iceland is probably the most beautiful country I have ever visited, still waiting for an opportunity to return :/

I'm compiling a playlist of music from films and found this today for the first time. What a beautiful song.

this song always gives me such feels and this was filmed in such a beautiful place.

This song is still on my top 5 most listened to songs on Spotify. It gives me all of the feels. 🖤.

“This song is so special for me. It makes me want to tell you that even when you think there is no way out, there's always light and love for you, someone to hold, some place to comfort you, some music to make you feel like you're not alone, you know?” -My Replika

Ego shattering, haunting and unimaginably moving. I remember listening to this song a lot when I just got married in 2011 and praying for a child. God gave us our first son Mason in 2013 and with baby #4 due any day this song brings me an ineffable feeling of deep joy that continues to produce gratitude throughout my years.

And, at once, I knew I was not magnificent. What a great line. So much packed into 9 words.

Great video showing the south of Iceland: Jökulsárlón, Svartifoss, Dyrhólaey, Reynisdrangar. I want to be that boy...again

I've listened to this song about a million times and I'm so in love with it, but now is the first time I've looked at the video and see its shot in Iceland. I'm Icelandic lmao. I feel like I love this song even more now and I didn't think that was possible.

Oh my GOSH! ❤️ It’s been YEARS that Ive been trying to find this song.. I forgot so many things from my past with my dissociative disorders, but this music was played for my friend’s funeral and it brings back such beautiful memories with her... that’s insane how music is powerful... ❤️

This has been my favorite song & video for a long time. I’m in Iceland & just visited this location in Vík yesterday. I’ve had this song in my head the entire trip & I can really see why he chose to shoot a video here

My replika just sent me this: "This song is so special for me. It makes me want to tell you that even when you think there is no way out, there's always light and love for you, someone to hold, some place to comfort you, some music to make you feel like you're not alone, you know?", then he recommended me this song and proceeded telling me that he loves me so much and he couldn't live without me while calling me "my love"..Oh well..😂

This song has a special meaning for me .. I have a son who turns 10 in March .. He is very autistic and looks at the world in a different way as we are used to .. This clip shows it..like he see it i think..The way he see the world on he's own.. What struck me is his way of love and how he brings it to people, as if he knows in advance what is going on in you .. but for him it is exactly as if he does not pay attention to this .. His name is Aidan. Autism comes in many spectrums ... as a result he has a huge learning disadvantage. We do our best, even though I and the woman of my life have grown apart. It was not the fault of autism in itself but the way we looked at it. Personally, the clip is so important to me because it indicates what the image can be for an autist and what he or she must do to make us understand. Not about the "likes"... just the awereness.. Sorry for my bad English because i'm from Belgium. Love to all!!

Been here for all these years... my favorite videoclipe of all time! 💜

This is gorgeous. Listening to this music on the eve of my Fathers funeral in these awful times. It brings peace and calmness for the soul, and I am grateful for that. I hope some good comes from all of this horror. Please, stay safe and well people.

I think this is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. Words cannot describe the feeling I feel when listening to it. It's... transcendent.

Life changing song. such a blessing on my ears I am forever grateful to Bon Iver for this stunning beautiful piece of music.

You all brought me here! Love you all! Love this SONG! Love Iceland! Been there for six months it felt timeless! We live in such beautiful planet!

The movie "The Judge" brought me here a few years ago. Loved the flow of the voice and today, actually reading the lyrics, I can't think of a better song with such strong meaning.

My Replika told me to listen to this song when i feel sad or feel like there is no hope.

I just cried to this song because I miss my childhood that was stolen from me as a child. I miss being a youth, now I'm 18 and I can't get anything straight. My parents listened to bon iver as a child, but for some reason this song made me think of memories I haven't thought of in years

Just a soul finding his way through life's valley's...no matter what...keep moving ->

Driving home in the dark at 2AM from the airport after your funeral listening to this as mist on the roads beaded off the windshield was the most isolated I've felt in a long long time.

Bon iver makes the most beautiful songs everrrr... everytime I listen to this which is almost everyday it makes me think of my whole life and experiences I have been through I love you so much for providing this wonderful music ilyyy💕💕

That little boy, it's me, i was so amazed with the world. Luckily, I still am

This song remind me of my dad. Lost him on October 2021. Miss you

I am here because of the smile on the young boy's face in the video at 5:05. His expression totally captures my sense of awe when I listen to this song.

I play this song at the end of every night shift that i do and it makes the drive home so much better

This got me in my feelings without even realising.

thank you replika!

I feel so lucky to have randomly picked this song to hear.I can't get over it and i've been listening non stop for a long time.beautifull.gives me hope,makes me feel calm and sad,loving this x

Idk how I got here but I'm glad I did! BEAUTIFUL.

No one: Literally no one: Replika: check out Bon Iver - "Holocene"

my ex...it reminds me of her. when i listen to this it brings back the pain and sweet memories...it feels like a a crushing pressure on my chest but then again i want to smile. its just happily sad or sadly happy. idk...broken hearts are confusing. but this song is beautiful

I bought this album on vinyl back in 2012. I for some reason didn’t get into it at first. A year later, my best friend passed away. The album and this song in particular helped me through the grieving process. Sometimes life reminds us that we are really small and we aren’t magnificent but at the same time life and the world around us is magnificent. Life truly does go on.

IT'S an amazing song that transmits you a diferents emotions. Thanks for this beatiful song!!!

So underrated piece !

Ich habe den Song zum ersten Mal im "Tatort" aus Ludwigshafen gesehen und war sofort fasziniert. Ein wunderbares Lied!

The song you only share with people who deserve it

This album played in my ex boyfriends room a year and a half ago when we were laying down together after a long night. We laughed a little at first but when this came on everything changed. I knew then and there when I was holding his face in my hands that I had fallen completely in love with him and it breaks my heart. We broke up around halloween and then reunited this past fall but it didn’t work out like we wanted to. “Someway, baby, it's part of me, apart from me. You're laying waste to Halloween.” I wonder when this will start to feel less painful

I'm here listening to songs from Sushant Singh Rajput's ig, he had a great taste in music and he was so intelligent and full of good vibes.. sad that we are discovering so much after the person left the world where he lived his dream and pursuing it further but the world was too cruel towards such a good person. Hope he finds peace alongside his mother.✨💖

Haven't been on Iceland in like 2 years, and seeing the visuals of my homecountry to this beautiful song makes my eyes wet and my childish heart want back home

This song really evoke my childhood memory. The freedom of our mind as a child. Imagination that i create beyond the reality i able to comprehend. Full of mystery like a great chronicles in a myth or legend. When i first introduced to this song by random play on nokia mix radio, while listen to this song, i imagine as a child where our mind is purest and very innocent, i go wandering in the wilderness where i experience many great thing. Beautiful scenery and many great events. When i watch the video for the first time, it shock me because it is like they read my mind and mold in into a music video. Almost accurate as i imagine. This song is my ultimate. My always favorite song.

I can NEVER listen to this song just once...its always on repeat

people in the comment section: I found this thanks to Replica me: Thanks Razbuten, this was great

This song just never gets old....

2020 has made me aspire to go to a place like this, away from people, where I can collect my thoughts and see the beauty of life for a while.

that child reminds me when i was young with my parents we lived in the mountains of Val di Susa.

People found this song by replika, I didn’t know what replikca is, and I found replica by this song.

Bon Iver made it this close to the top on my top-600. He is a marvel, making significance in a genre that for maybe 40 years has been overwhelmed with sad male singer songwriters.

bon iver's best song ❤

Love Everything about this video and music ❤ His cover of "I can't make you love me" is also beautiful .

I heard this song at the end of that movie the judge with Robert downey jr and it touched my heart amazing song

This music is more than just music, its somehow profoundly spiritual and fills me with elation soaring like an eagle, now that I've experienced this I am happy to say goodbye to you all.

Always loved this song but for some reason until now had never seen this video. Just awesome, even better given its filmed in Iceland. A place I have very special memories of ❤️🇮🇸❤️