Watch: Amanda Palmer, ‘Hurt’
"There's no darkness without light"
The amazing performer Amanda Palmer, who is featured in a new short film titled Statuesque written and directed by the amazing author Neil Gaiman, performed a New Year’s Eve concert in Boston, MA with the Boston Pops Orchestra and during that show they performed an amazing rendition of the Nine Inch Nails song Hurt:
Palmer is a huge NIN fan so I’m not surprised to learn that she decided to perform the song during this very special concert appearance. After the jump, check out Amanda Palmer and the Boston Pops Orchestra‘s performance of Hurt in full …
Just … fantastic. I’m a new fan of Amanda Palmer‘s art. It was suggested by a friend that I see her perform at South by Southwest in Austin, TX last year and I fell instantly in love with her. I think this is an excellent way to pay homage to such a painfully beautiful song. I understand this special NYE performance was really a one-of-a-kind experience. If this video is any indication, the show was prolly totally amazing.
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I’m not sure if you’ve heard of them before, but if you love Amanda you’d probs love her old (two-person) band The Dresden dolls. I don’t think they’re still together, but i always loved their twistedly funny and amazing music :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnyYTjjhJ0
Wow. That’s amazing. I completely love Keith Lockhart too, so its an extra bonus to hear this rendition with him in the background!
Yess Trent, I love you for loving her! Her shows are always amazing (seen her twice now, seeing her again in April) She played in a church in London in September, and the acoustics were perfect for her epic piano playing, she’s someone who really deserves recognition for the amount of effort she puts in for her fans and her music.
Anyway, gushing about her aside, love the cover, and I would definitely recommend listening to the Dresden Dolls’ work.
@lizz
The Dresden Dolls are on hiatus but have not broken up ….and it makes me sad ’cause i really want them to make a new album. as much as i love Amanda i miss her drummer!
thank you thank you thank you for posting AFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amanda is amazing and a beautiful person. I remember playing soccer with her in the dressing room one night at the old Avalon Boston.
My friend flew there from GA and was completely blown away! Lucky arse!
Yay, I am SO glad you are posting more about Amanda!
Im a huge fan, Ive seen her twice with the Dolls and 3x by herself (one time being at Coachella!! amazing!)
Do you have Who Killed Amanda Palmer? You must! It is so freakin good.
I was there! It was an amazing night.
i’d heard OF Amanda for a while but never heard her until june 2008 at a local radio station show here in Boston. She covered Radiohead’s ‘Creep” and played a blood red ukulele and i’ve been a fan ever since. Thanks for sharing the video and for sharing news on awesome people like AFP!!