I was driving home after talking to a guy I met in the spring of 2011 when we were both about to turn 20. We'd hung out a good bit that summer, and I remember one afternoon, after talking to him all day, I was driving the 50 mile ride home and realized I loved him (and that he was the first person I'd ever truly loved). This song had just come on the radio because the album was debuting, and it played with the windows rolled down and the smell of grass and honeysuckle coming through as these new emotions swirled in my chest. 7 years later those opening notes still hit me like a sack of bricks and it takes me right back to my Volvo station wagon, the smell of summer, and how good it felt to have his arms around me. We never started dating, but remained friends until we fell apart from each other for a while due to life. I got engaged, broke up. He dated girls, broke up with them. Last spring we reconnected like no time had passed. We're getting married next year and I'll be walking down the aisle to this. It's the highlight on the soundtrack of my life. Thank you, Justin. Edit: Wow, thank you all for your kind words! It's July 2021 and we're still going strong. He's the best thing that's ever happened to me. Keep your head up if you haven't found your one yet, they're out there 😁

The dude crying in the crowd

I still remember when this album won him the best new artist Grammy, beating out Nikki Minaj and skrillex. I laughed so hard at the other nominees reactions when he they announced it. Great album, great artist

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Nearly 56 years old,love this song,reminds me of my son 😢 Miss him so much

One of my "life songs"

This song will always be one of "those songs" that give me the lump in the throat, and the watery eyes, and the weight on the chest. I'll never stop listening.

As pretentious as it sounds, seeing bon iver live was a spiritual experience for me. I'll never ever forget it

My brother showed me this song in 2011 and he said that it reminded him of our late Father. I instantly fell in love with it (even though I didn’t understand the meaning of the lyrics) and it always would make me think of my brother for showing me this song. In March, my brother passed and when I play this song it brings me to tears every time. To my big brother, you will always be a part of me, and unfortunately apart from me..

The moment the camera caught that guy in the audience crying and he looked up, saw he was being recorded and laughed - then you see Justin saw it and was smiling too Idk, it was a perfect second of connection that felt (to me) like what this song is about - all the insignificant moments that are both tiny and monumental at the same time

"And at once I knew I was not magnificent" 👌👌👌

Crying in quarantine to this performance

I was playing this song when I got into my first car wreck. I got hit… and this song was still on and playing… in that moment when it all happened and it was still playing after… I just felt like it was all going to be okay… thank you Justin.

I wanted to share a story with all you. I’m Chilean, and the first time I came upon bon iver was in 2012, with this song actually. I remember browsing through the music channels on my tv and Holocene came along. I fell in love instantly with the music. Ever since, his music has been by my side through very hard times. It’s almost impossible to describe in words the power of his music. Anyways, I was lucky enough to travel this year to Minnesota to visit family. My uncles offered us tickets to any concert we (me and my little brother) wanted to go while we were here. We saw that Bon Iver was playing during the time we were going to be there. But the tickets were sold out. We went anyways to watch from the street. But my brother (who’s a real cheecky bastard) figured a way of getting us tickets with people who were leaving the concert. We entered through the side and walked up to almost the first row. It was truly sublime. I couldn’t believe what was happening. When Bon Iver took out the acoustic guitar and started playing the beautiful arpeggio intro of Holocene I bursted into tears. I cried the whole song. It was a dream come true. I just want to thank you Justin for your music. I’ll never forget that day.

The harmonies on this version are something special.

The moment when Justin realize that the guy was crying.. that was honest and warm... this is why i love live session n concert.... Love ...

finally got to see bon iver in milwaukee last summer and after he sang “you’re in milwaukee off your feet” the crowd cheered, we love our wisconsin boy justin vernon

I got teary eyed until I saw that guy crying and now I'm sobbing

“And at once I knew, I was not magnificent..” gets me every damn time lol

Raise your hand if this song makes you cry every time you hear it.

I wanna have a ride with my future husband, at night, windows rolled down, the cold wind, and this song playing 🥺♥️

Just came across this song again, 8 and a half years after the guy I was dating went to see Bon Iver in concert. Almost 9 years later and I’m still with the same guy, married, and about to welcome our son into the world. Lying in bed listening to this whilst my baby is moving around in my belly has brought tears to my eyes.

Life's been a struggle too hard for me. I finally fell apart in pieces after holding on so hard. Right now, right in the middle of this song, I caved in. Face soaked, head hung low and sobbing. This can't be all that is has all come down to. I gotta love myself more, I gotta serve myself better. ....I really needed this.

"Someway, baby, it's part of me, apart from me You're laying waste to Halloween You fucked it friend, it's on its head, it struck the street You're in Milwaukee, off your feet And at once I knew I was not magnificent Strayed above the highway aisle Jagged vacance, thick with ice And I could see for miles, miles, miles Third and Lake it burnt away, the hallway Was where we learned to celebrate Automatic bought the years you'd talk for me That night you played me 'Lip Parade' Not the needle, nor the thread, the lost decree Saying nothing, that's enough for me And at once I knew I was not magnificent Huddled far from the highway aisle Jagged vacance, thick with ice And I could see for miles, miles, miles Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright Above my brother, I and tangled spines We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be Now to know it in my memory And at once I knew I was not magnificent High above the highway aisle Jagged vacance, thick with ice But I could see for miles, miles, miles" Songwriter : Justin Vernon Lyrics above written and performed by Justin Vernon

I really wish I could hear this song for the first time again...

This song makes you feel things, and deeply.

He touches a nerve that I didn't know existed. Just so peaceful

I love the drumming in this. The straight triplet feel is great and I live how it builds up to the triplet ride pattern at around 3:05.

"At once I knew, I was not magnificent" what a line

when i find a song this good it always makes me think what other tunes am i missing out on

[Verse 1] "Someway, baby, it's part of me, apart from me" You're laying waste to Halloween You fucked it, friend, it's on its head, it struck the street You're in Milwaukee, off your feet [Pre-Chorus] And at once, I knew I was not magnificent [Chorus] Strayed above the highway aisle Jagged vacance, thick with ice I could see for miles, miles, miles [Verse 2] Third and Lake, it burnt away, the hallway Was where we learned to celebrate Automatic bought the years you'd talk for me That night you played me "Lip Parade" Not the needle, nor the thread, the lost decree Saying nothing, that's enough for me [Pre-Chorus] And at once, I knew I was not magnificent [Chorus] Hulled far from the highway aisle Jagged vacance, thick with ice I could see for miles, miles, miles [Verse 3] Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright Above my brother, I, and tangled spines We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be Now, to know it in my memory [Pre-Chorus] And at once, I knew I was not magnificent [Chorus] High above the highway aisle Jagged vacance, thick with ice I could see for miles, miles, miles

Imagine watching Bon Iver's performance in a place where this song's Music Video was recorded. What a pure bliss 😩

A masterpiece. One of those songs you don’t want a whole lot of people to know. ❤

This song was so important to me in 2011... It really helped me getting out of a dark place. I'd listen to it and think "things are gonna be ok", and they did.

In 2020 I fell in love with a girl who I thought I’d marry. She also had this song playing every night I’d visit at her apartment. Even when we moved in together. This song still hits me like a freight train of old memories and emotions

Glad to see this song made the cut of the 'old' songs he is still playing live. Wouldn't be able to stand the idea this would never be played live again... it's too big for me.

I dont know why this song is very had strong emotions behind it, its like you were bringing down to the time when you are totally enjoying your life. No problems, no tears, and no mistakes. Just you walking around the park, saw the people around there. And happy. Especially, i remembered the time when i walked out with my grandma. And now she had a better place. My tears falls down when i listening this song again.. when the song just came out. I saw it on youtube, when my grandma cooked me some pizza... Goodbye grandma. rest in peace.. itz been 1 years since you gone.

This is amazing. How is it even possible this is better than the studio recording?! 😩😭

You know the song is good when its performed live and people actually listen to it instead of shouting all the time.

Rest In Peace to my beautiful girl Summer, I will love you forever and ever.

Me and my uncle are a big fans of Bon Iver, especially this particular song. We listened to this song everytime we were going somewhere together. I still vividly remember the feeling when this song played with him together in a car on the way up to the mountains area. Sadly, my uncle passed away due to car accident last week, and today i come accross this beautiful live set by Bon Iver. I couldnt hold my tears. This song brings back so much memories of him. Thanks Justin for this beautiful performance.

This version is my go-to 'going home' song after a long day and night at work.. And has got me through some pretty tough times.. When it comes on coincidentally at the right points in my life..it always..always brings me to tears..without fail. I also never play it when other people are around..it's become..more than just a song for me..it's become a place of refuge..a place of solace that I run to whenever life gets to me..or when I remember my loved ones who have passed on.. I only listen to this version..thank you The Current..and most of all..Thank You Mr. Vernon. Edited: 2023 about to end and I would NOT rather be anywhere else but here..home.

I was totally the dude crying in the crowd last year in Copenhagen!!!

On my way to Magelang near Borobudur Temple. I was riding on my friend's pickup car. 3 person at front seat. So I was at back, at the sleeping bag, looking at the star throughout Semarang-Magelang via tollroad. One of the best night of my life. Thanks for the song.

dude's on the far edge of our grasp of music

Listening to this song and thinking of all of the memories I’ve shared with my girlfriend, good and bad. Realizing that I wouldn’t trade any of it, realizing that she is the one that I want to spend the rest of my life with, through the good and bad. Realizing that I’m going to ask her to be my wife soon.

Makes me feel at peace.

And at once, I knew, I was not magnificent, is the most powerful line I’ve ever heard in my life. Have it tattooed on my back.

This song paralyses me with joy and deep sorrow all at once. Immense beauty so rare.

Bon Iver is both incredibly complex and incredibly simple. It’s full of soul and craft, and I have no idea how he does it. Just sublime.

There's something about "Jagged vacance thick with ice" in this performance. It feels so much more sad and powerful without that last tone difference on "ice". Really puts the whole chorus in another mood. Very moving.

Saw them at Forbidden Fruit in Ireland in June, this brought me to tears when it was played. Simply magical.

Man this version is just unreal. Wow just wow :O

Bon Iver's performance at Rock the Garden took everyone's breath away, especially when *they played "Holocene" from *their self-titled album near the end of *their set.

2024 still my song...❤

Falling my first love with Bon Iver because of this song :')

Lol the guy at 3:29. Nice moment.

I heard this the first time on a road trip to the mountains. It was so quiet, early morning, dew and some hashish. It takes me in a trance every time I hear this song.

This track is my phone ringstone. like that, I can't forget the beauty of this title

Most lovely trip my ears have ever been taken on. Pure life

I was meant to see Bon Iver in April this year but because of Covid it's been rearranged to November 2021. I can't wait.

That guy at 3.36 melted my soul 😢💔

I'm crying. One of my favorite songs. Can not stop listening. I do not hear. I feel..It is such a special feeling inside my heart, I cannot describe. Beautiful sadness.

Love the Orioles hat. I visited the American Midwest a few years ago. Never have I been treated better. I miss the forests and lakes there.

For the genuine.. The lost and lost ones..

One of the best live music videos on KZfaq.....What a vive!.....Long live Bon Iver ❤️

Here I am, back home again for my fix. To all reading this, brighter days ahead when the chains are lifted my friends, take care.

If there are pearly gates,this will surely be playing at them.

I thank the Judge for making me stumbled into a masterpiece called Holocene and finding multitalented gold as is Bon Iver ❤️

This is a gorgeous performance of this song.

I don’t want this to end!

Masterpeice. The best version. The drummer boggles my mind!

Memories keep flooding in every time I hear this song. Thank you Bon Iver for creating this masterpiece. It will always have a special place in my heart.

This song and Lyrics makes me cry. Hugs from Brazil!

I just remember going to to high school football game. I played the year before but got injured so I retired. The girl I was interested in asked me to go for a drive and she put in a CD she made for me. We held hands as we drove through the recently rained upon streets as a smell I can still feel today. She helped me shift my old beat up car as we laughed and talked about how amazing the music was. I was always quiet with her and she never stopped making me laugh with how witty she was. She never let me in completely and kept going after much better and yet much worse type of guys yet we remained best friends and we both preferred it that way and still as we still talk til this day. She and my wife are great friends as my wife understands exactly what that bond was that we shared. We experienced a time that often is overlooked by culture today but the late 2000’s we’re everything I needed to remain a gentle, soft spoken, passionate person I plan to pass to my two girls (2yr and 2week old). This music made me who I am today. Thank you Bon Iver

I know Justin and the band practice and craft and hone to perfection before committing a track to final album status. And I’ll be damned how they manage to make a song sound 10 times better playing live. Just freaking amazing.

One of the Most powerful Songs of All Time

Just saw him last week, one of the best concerts I’ve been too. Being young his music gets to me so much, seeing others like me listening to just junk nowadays. This is music, it doesn’t take good looks or even the smartest person to make great music. All you need is passion (Bon iver)

I got to hear Holocene live for the first time at the PNC Arena a few weeks ago. Something I’ll never forget.

I'm alive, Bon Iver remind me that again

i was there and omg it was amazing

How does it feel to write the greatest song ever?

this fucking song rips my heart out every time i hear it

3:31 that guy is just magnificent! Totally won hearts.

Probably the most heart felt performance I've seen

I was lucky to be at the Haven Festival in Copenhagen tonight, beautiful music, such beauty and art.

Beautiful. Just came into this song on 1/1/21. My only regret was that I took that long.

Had it not been for watching the film "The Judge" I would have totally missed this awesome song. I have to say I can't stop playing it, especially at night in bed alone with my thoughts and memories of the good times and bad. The song makes me sad but it also makes me incredibly grateful and happy with life. Not many songs can do that!

Dude, thank God because he gave u a wonderfull gift!!! thank you for your beautiful songs!!!

This songs brings me so much peace

I disagree, Justin. You are magnificent, and even more so, because you don't realize it. What a beautiful man.

The world is a better place with Justin's music in it. ❤

I love it when the crowd thinks the song is over, but every time they do they must be overjoyed it continues :)

This song STILL touches my SOUL every time I hear it!!

The drums throughout this song are perfect..

I live for videos like this one: impeccable musical performance, absolutely immaculate in every second of it...and then there's people's comments to them - I can learn so much about a moment that someone had lived while I'm listening to this song. Every person is like a universe of stories that never end. It's breathtaking to know that this beautiful music has special place in so many hearts.

the feeling when you listen to this song ❤❤❤ comforting at the same time heartbreaking ❤❤❤

You broke my heart, loved you so much.

This is MUSIC. It hurts and cleans your soul😍

i met you and my soul, watching the movie "the judge". A great awakening in my life ! i founded myself