Sometimes, when you experience a dark time, or even a dark day, NOTHING helps you get through it like a slow & soulful Rufus Wainwright tune. Thank you for that, sir.
I love Rufus' slow, lazy yet extremely precise rhythm when singing. That mixture of bohemian, Chelsea hotel, vibes mixed with extreme perfectionnism is incredibly sexy. Just like Rufus himself. Absolutely divine. Not to mention his amazing voice and lyrics. Masterpiece.
I nearly died from benzo, alchohol and opiate addiction, experiencing a stroke, paralysis, and multiple head injuries and seizures (etc, etc), and this song and his Want One album helped my mental recovery more than the majority of my subsequent therapy. His voice (and my singing along with it) also gave me the confidence to extend my vocals in my own music, so thanks Rufus x
@@nickharte5035 He was excellent. He sang this song better than the last two times I heard him. Must have been only 650 people at most in the audience. All beautiful people around me packed into a sold-out performance. Just Rufus, his voice, piano, and guitar for an hour and a half. Bill. (Be well please)
@@wwonka52 I saw him years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand, on a solo piano tour in support of his All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu album. It's a very special memory for me. Glad you had a great night!
Saw Rufus in concert with my wife (then GF) at the time and this song blew me away. I will never forget the feeling of being in love and having RW articulate and transmute that feeling into such a stunning musical melody. It felt like he was singing just to us in that moment. I’ve been a fan ever since.
This song is so gorgeous! It’s the type of song I could easily get lost into for hours on end; it’s absolutely stunning both musically and lyrically! Rufus’s talent is immense!
this version with him on the piano, and this song! what a complex captivating operatic oriental bluesy classical masterpiece! and down to earth soulful and honest! thank You Ruffie !
The more and more reccent versions R.W. may have done with this song, this is the best one ever. Will always ear it as a symbol of his music. Dont matter what.... its Just beautifull. Thank you for it. Lots of love. 😇
Drove from Fort Worth to Tulsa to see him play. This was my favorite. But while several hundred people are listening quietly a group of people were talking next to me and my friend during this song. I asked them to stop. They didn't. I then got closer and and said "shut the fuck up or lets go outside". They looked at me ..could tell I meant it and they shut up LOL. I was so mad they were talking i failed to notice there were 5 in their group. No matter I was mad enough to take them all on! LMAO. I looked at my friend and said "Well that was stupid". He laughed and said : "Yeah! but they shut up!" Love me some Rufus!!!
Saw him 3 times so far. and all 3 times were less than 50 miles from my home. Last time he was at a small former church in Northampton, Mass. so intimate and perfect. I go alone, and drove home in the dark which isn't easy, but soooo worth it .
I first heard this tune in 2008. Trumpeter Dave Douglas played a version of this song he released in 2002 called "The Infinite". I thought he took the melody from a classical piece when i first heard it. I looked at the name of the composer and it said Rufus Wainwright and I thought to myself, "That kid from Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveler?" So I investigated more of his compositions and I was like "okay this dude is the real deal. Vocalist, instrumentalist, songwriter, composer...and probably under appreciated, sadly." And it's true...unfortunately great musicians are very much under appreciated especially these days where you can "sing" and autotune does everything for you and someone makes "beats" for you because after all learning an instrument takes thousands of hours of time while instant gratification is the norm. But here....here we have an example of phenomenal musicianship.
@@tomservo. because it drives the point home of the power of music and artistic prowess of Rufus to reach across cultural and sexual lines to connect on an emotional level. A song that clearly deals with subject matter from a gay man’s perspective, yet connects profoundly with someone who doesn’t share that particular perspective. It’s a beautiful thing. …thats why. Or maybe you were just trolling and trying to get a rise out of me. Return to sender. 👉🏻
So...I'm a 6"1,' 210 pound "man's man"....(or so I'm perceived ,😒smirk) and I often get into discussions about best (greatest) guitarists...drummers...bassist...bands and so forth. My tastes have always been very varied, if not esoteric, at times. It always depends upon, for me, who I'm heavily into at the moment. But when I'm asked about my all time favorite singers, Rufus and Jeff Buckley ALWAYS end up coming out of my mouth. Rufus has a way of writing that comes off as so cheeky and playful...and yet beautiful and touchingly poignant...all in one fell swoop. The guy is so utterly brilliant to me. And that voice...it's just WOW. He is the epitome ,to me, of someone who has talent oozing out of his pores.
😂 what’s your ‘man’s man’ status got to do with it? Can’t one enjoy any music whatever one’s class, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual preference or physical appearance?
✨❤️❤😍😍😍😍❤️❤️✨ 🌟All these poses such beautiful poses. Makes any boy feel like picking up roses. All these poses such beautiful poses. Makes any boy feel as pretty as princes. The green autumnal parks conducting. And the city streets a wondrous chorus singing. All these poses...❤ Life is a game and true love is a trophy. All these poses such beautiful poses🌟
All these poses of classical torture Ruined my mind like a snake in the orchard I did go from wanting to be someone now I'm drunk and wearing flip-flops on Fifth Avenue Once you've fallen from classical virtue Won't have a soul for to wake up and hold you
Rufus Wainwrihts (1973) nos visita estos días en una gira, All These Poses, donde repasa sus dos primeros discos ahora que cumplen 20 años. El compositor siempre se ha revelado como un gran versioneador, recientemente aportó su voz al 75 cumpleaños de Joni Mitchell, en esta ocasión se homenajea a sí mismo, a sus pop de cámara que a veces es capaz de extremar hasta la ópera, de hecho ha compuesto dos: "Primma Donna" (estrenada en 2009) y "Hadrian" (2018), basada en la historia del emperador romano Adriano y como encargo de la Canadian Opera Company. La gira tiene tres citas en España. La primera, ayer domingo en Teatro de la Laboral de Gijón, dentro de la programación del festival Gijón Sound. Le seguirán el Teatro Nuevo Apolo de Madrid, hoy lunes, para terminar el martes en el Liceu de Barcelona. ofrecerá un concierto con banda, a diferencia de su último paso por el país, en formato acústico con piano, guitarra y voz. Ahora está de celebración. Festeja sus veinte años en la música. Habrá de todo en su selección de canciones. Viajará hasta su primer álbum homónimo (1998) hasta su reciente adaptación shakesperiana, poniendo música a los sonetos del autor británico (2016) o incluirá comosiciones del exitoso "Poses" (2001). Recordará a John Lennon entonando "Across the universe", de John Lennon y a su cercano Leonard Cohen (tiene una hija con Lorca, primogénita del fallecido cantautor, nacida en 2011), recuperando el "Hallellujah" que se negó a interpretar en su gira anterior, como una forma de protesta simbólica ante Donald Trump. La recuperó cuando Cohen murió. "Me di cuenta de que es más importante que la gente la escuche y encuentre confort en ella en estos tiempos tan oscuros", dice. El pianista, guitarrista y compositor, regresará de nuevo a España a finales de junio, cuando actuará en Málaga (29 de junio, Teatro Cervantes) y forma parte del cartel del Biscay Bay Festival (27 de julio, Mundaka). Para el músico "España fue uno de los primeros umbrales, en el sentido de traspasar fronteras, y el público aquí siempre me dio buenas respuestas desde el comienzo de mi carrera. Eso no ha cambiado mucho en estos años: cada vez que vuelvo a España todavía siento la atención recibida y estoy profundamente agradecido por ello". Música independiente novedades.
