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Music | April 13, 2010 | 22 comments

Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

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Natalie Merchant sings from her new album, Leave Your Sleep. Lyrics from near-forgotten 19th-century poetry pair with her unmistakable voice for a performance that brought the TED audience to its feet.

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  Kathleen_Hudson
- I am writing on the poetry of Texas music, and this video has really inspired me!
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  treewolf39
- Kathleen_Hudson:
  Very cool. Thanks for the comment. It gives me a chance to listen to her again.
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  remanns
- Kathleen_Hudson:
  beauty has ripples ! +^d
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  Kelly61
- Magical
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  Monkey_Films
- She's awesome but those TED groups make me nervous.
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  artemis6
- VERY cool .
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  Introspective
- Natalie def delivers ^_^
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  Kylsport
- Growing up listening to Hardcore and Metal, I was always secretly a Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs listener. She never fails to impress with her delivery.
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- Kylsport:
  Me too. I won't tell on you if you don't tell on me. ;)
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  remanns
- how BRILLIANT,...can,....you be.
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  remanns
- the life of a poet/the life of a priest
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  remanns
- ........and if no one marries me,........I will sing..
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  remanns
- Poet cult of wurd.
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  remanns
- !0,000 maniacs. Toast to art. glasses high.
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  EdJoyProductions
- remanns:
  Clink! :)
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  EdJoyProductions
- This was really a wonderful post. Thanks.
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  JanforGore
- Always loved her voice. Thanks for this.
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  KSirys
- She's great!!
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  treewolf39
- Very passionate!
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