This man lives for performing. The stage is where he belongs!

Love that this was unblocked it’s an amazing performance. I know his mom and sister were in the crowd, so that may have been a big part of why he was smiling so much.

Harry explained it was written from a mother’s pov who dies after child birth and has only 5 minutes to tell her child to go forth and conquer and change the world. of course everybody has it owns interpretations because harry says his songs are up to that. But that was he said about it!

I just get a smile on face whenever he smiles or sings or breathes and that is insane😂 He can do the bare minimum and I will still be the happiest 😂♥️

I think Harry was so exhausted and happy at the end of this, he knew how difficult it was to sing live and he killed it, he was entitled to look a little smug

This song gives me MAJOR Bowie vibes, which is one of the best compliments any artist can receive.

It's a heavy song, it has a melancholy feel to it. But the powerful ending feels hopeful to me.

This song is 4 years old and I still just adore it 😭

OMG! YOU HAVE TO DO HARRYS WATERMELON SUGAR GRAMMY PERFORMANCE!

I love when I find someone on KZfaq who appreciates their music and actually "reads" the messages behind the songs

Harry lives performing, he was made for it. For singing, for entertainment

harry said this about the song: "Most of the stuff that hurts me about what's going on at the moment is not politics, it's fundamentals," he said. "Equal rights. For everyone, all races, sexes, everything." "'Sign of the Times' came from 'This isn't the first time we've been in a hard time, and it's not going to be the last time,'" Styles continued. "The song is written from a point of view as if a mother was giving birth to a child and there's a complication. The mother is told, 'The child is fine, but you're not going to make it.' The mother has five minutes to tell the child, 'Go forth and conquer.'" but everyone always forgets the first part and thinks he just said the thing about the mother and the child. also it's worth mentioning that he wrote the song around the time trump was elected for president. also, the title was inspired by prince's album 'sign o' the times' and there are multiple parallels between them

fun fact: the original lyrics were "why are we always fucking running from the bullets" but someone harry was working with suggested they change it to "stuck here running" so that they wouldn't have to censor ir

I fell in love with Harry and this song just watching his live performances! He is a born entertainer and all his songs are meant to be performed live! His vocals are another level and when added with his stage presence they just pull you in until you are down a Harry Styles/One D rabbit hole, 10 years too late and at the age of 48… yes, that is exactly what happened, I am now a 1D Stan with a crush on Harry Styles ❤️😂 xx

Can you react to lights up next please ? There's a music video. Or Adore You, the music video (extended version) is like a short movie it's so cool!

The song gives me a levitating vibe, like getting trapped in your dream of flying up towards nowhere cuz it has no end, but we gotta get away.

Harry is a master performer and entertainer. Your interpretation is interesting and one I haven’t really heard before. Especially your opinion about the way the song ends that the person doesn’t get out. I have some different opinions on the song. This was the first solo song of his first solo album and it broke every record around. I get the seriousness of the first verse. But I think he’s got so many layered meanings. Partially I think he speaks about the angst of this generation and how we’ve separated into our own groups or tribes. When he talks about things looking different and pretty good from up here, I think he’s almost saying we need to step back or get away from and when he’s up in the atmosphere looking down he can see the world in a different perspective any questions why were always running from the bullets and why do we keep getting to the same place whether in the world or in a relationship maybe? But in the Bridge at the end he really poses the question why we don’t talk enough, will we ever learn, before it cost too much? And I think there’s hope in those lines that we can get better we can stop booking at the world negatively and our each other as enemies. I think he saying if we step back and get away from it all it can really change our perspective and there’s hope before we get to the lost point. I fell in love with this song right away and I feel like it almost became a new sort of anthem of the times. The crying out for a change. It does bring in the Eagles vibe or maybe even David Bowie? I hope at some point you can feel better about the meaning of the song even though it is about serious things. So glad you watch this live and I hope you do more live harry styles. The golden video is much more lighthearted and fun and adore you as well as two ghosts live. Love you and all you do. 💚💚💚. Why not more Louis??????

Insightful comments. I find it paradoxical that Harry framed this very serious lyric about a dying woman in old-school rock music, which his vocals knock out of the park. The layered contradictions are amazing. I also don't like to hear it too much because of its sad story. And I wonder about the line, "We never learn, we've been here before". Thanks for your interesting reaction.

I get what you mean. It's too philosophical for entertainment industry, especially the pop genre that Harry is constantly being assigned to. But the thing is, I do like this thought provoking stuff. I don't believe in pure entertainment when it just makes you laugh or feel-good right now. I love the art that gets you to think about something, change you just a little bit but for good. This was actually the third song I got to know in my newly-discovered 1D universe at the time. First was Niall's Black & White - wings-behind-my-back kinda feeling, second - Nice To Meet Ya - major U2 vibes, the coolest video, amazing tune overall. Th third was SOTT. All 3 different things I love about music. How could I not be hooked right away?))

From the part where he says " we don't talk enough" till the end is the best and it always makes me cry

Suffi I get your perplexity about the vibe the lyrics/song gives off. It’s that ominous feeling or emotion... To me, it has that haunting sound of anthem rock songs from 70’s & 80’s (as you mentioned Hotel California and even a song like Stairway to Heaven) which is what draws me to the song. When the guitar and drums come in it drew me in, almost like taking your breath away a gasp ( which is genius hence theme of song) Lyrically I never sat and broke it down (first time I heard song was 18 months ago) the music and his voice had me hooked intrigued. Especially hearing it directly after Meet me in the Hallway. I didn’t know anything about Harry or how he looked except for the cover of Fine Line and I wasn’t sure his music was going to interest me. So I chose to listen to HS1 first. Lol, the golden rule...don’t judge anything my appearance!! Another great job Suffi. I enjoy watching you listen to these songs. I’ve only watched your 1D guys reactions, but you give both emotional and tangible reactions. Again I like how you are honest about not liking a song or it not being appealing to you and you explain why. I hope you continue to react to the vast catalogue Harry, Niall, Liam and Louis has as well as all of the 1D archives. It gives contents to who they were as a group of young guys and how they’ve progressed to the artist they are currently. Have a great and Blessed day Suffi and everyone on here.

That feeling you are describing is existential dread.

“I’m running out of adjectives.” 😂😂 I, too, run out of adjectives when it comes to describing Harry Styles & his music.

This performance never fails to give me chills. It's beautiful!

In my opinion, vocally one of his best performances of this song

truly his best performance of this song, it gives me chills.

Yay, you are able to post this! I was thinking it would get permanently blocked. Harry's mother and sister were there in the audience. The whole audience had linked arms and was swaying side to side, so I think that's why he was smiling. The song is so timeless and relevant today as in 2017....we're still running from bullets, we've been there before. But he does say everything will be alright, we just have to keep going and not give up. This was the 2nd time that he ever performed it. He had premiered it on SNL two days before and struggled performing it. So he was really happy at the end that he did well. It's a hard song to sing, it's almost 6 minutes long.

Harry was literally MADE for performing

I like your interpretations, always some food for thought.

This was only his second time preforming solo and the first was SNL, where he was very nervous. He was all smiles because he was really feeling it this time. I never thought about it the way you interpreted the lyrics. I always took it more as a conversation with someone struggling. He had a friend take their own life and the lyrics always seemed to hint more that direction to me. As well as a general plea to stop falling into the same habits and just enjoy life.

This performance of Harry styles is next level🙌🏻

I just started watching the video, but how on earth am I three days late? Oh my God, I didn't get any notifications. Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACTING TO THIS SONG. This literally makes me cry every time so I may end up bawling my eyes out at the end of the video. Yeah fun times. (Not actually) P.s: Yes, I am bawling my eyes out, (not in a cool way, well, only Harry cries in a cool way) nothing surprising. BUT THANKS AGAIN for reacting, I have been wanting this for a long time, and though I am late still I LOVE THIS VIDEO. And you are right about him smiling, but also another reason was because his mom (Anne) and sister (Gemma) were in the crowd.

I’ve always loved his drummer, Sarah Jones. She is phenomenal. Especially in this song. The last half of the song she just kills it, while singing background. Unreal.

I remember watching this on tv, by the end me and husband were sobbing, it was incredible.

Best drummer. 👍👍

I get how this reminds you of Hotel California...similar vibe...but also the 'epic-ness' of this song. Classic rock ballad!

How different his voice sounds to the raw deep sadness of Harry’s performance at the Brit awards. This demonstrates to that “singing coach” that said Harry couldn’t sing

Never heard an interpretation like yours, interesting as always

YESSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

Harry’s voice gives me Don Henley vibes, especially the lyric “and I get the feeling that you’ll never need me again “ from Falling.

That's a really cool comparison, tbh Hotel California is one of my fave songs of all time, even before I knew English. Or words meaning for that matter :) They do match in the message, imo. Eagles are singing about how you can' get out of hell once you got there (or at least that's how I interpret this song). Harry sings you can't get to heaven cuz you're not good enough - but that's okay, embrace it. The result is kinda the same though))

I'm so glad it came back up! The lyrics are pretty sad but I enjoy his voice and the melodies to much to not listen to it. Could you react to One Direction carpool karaoke with James Corden? It's a hilarious video!

Harry's said that Sign Of The Times is about a mother who's just given birth and is told her child will be fine but she won't live so she only has 5 minutes to tell her child "go forth and conquer" basically. It's speculated to be inspired by Louis Tomlinson's mother who passed in 2016 from leukemia 2 years after giving birth to twins. Note lyrics like: "they told me that the end is near, we've gotta get away from here" "remember everything will be alright" "we can meet again somewhere, somewhere far away from here"

Hello there. I just want to add on one thing about this song, that if you didn’t lost someone dear to you, you wouldn’t appreciate. Well, I did lost, so I was literally totally lost too. This song pulled me out of my misery, even though the psychotherapist couldn’t help. I love Harry Styles so much!! I love his music, voice, songs/lyrics, performances. He puts a soul in every song. His just great!!

Sólo soy fan de Harry Styles tengo 75 años y no se encuentran voces como lo de Harry y valoro la buena música y enlace buena música con el corazón

Love this performance 👏 he was so good.

its interesting to me how you feel eerie while listening to this song bc if i remember well for me it had a bit of this feeling when i first listened, ive had problems being afraid of death when youger but at the same time it was comforting for my actual self (not in a creepy way). my interpretation of it besides what harry has said, is that this song is a mix of feelings between being sad and happy bc we are leaving a lot behind but we are also getting to see what comes next, im not a relugious person but im a spiritual person and ive outgrown my childhood fear and just decided to stop thinking about it too much, sometimes we have to accept the unkown, the final show will come eventually and we have to get away someday but thats not something to only be sad about cause, like he said, we can all meet again somewhere, somewhere far away from here (i loved this so much i tattoed this lyric) and away from everything we know, even though i dont know where this "somewhere" is and dont believe in something concrete. maybe this comment is a little confusing i just brainstormed here lol, but i wanted to share my interpretation

The voice…. Goosebumps! It’s said that he constantly takes singing lessons and he already, being a high baritone, upped his register one octave during his first record

if you pay attention, the concept of this song is very similar to copy of a copy of a copy by louis tomlinson

Love how proud he was of himself when he finished, he had every right to be! He absolutely smashed this performance! Also I'm pretty sure that some of his family were in the audience for this one aswell and thats why he was extra smiley, but there's no doubt that he loves what he does!

This song was on the radio the whole autumn while my mum was slowly dieing of cancer. It helped me through it somehow, felt like it was sent for me. My mum would have LOVED Harry Styles and probably also this song. So I understand eirey...

Oh wow - great interpretation of the song! This was also the first solo Harry I heard back in 2017, and did not like it that much for very similar reasons you said. I always thought this was heartbreakingly sad song, even when I heard this "mother sings to her baby" interpretation. Definitely there are parallels - why else would he sing "We never learn, we've been here before"? This song is the first glimpse of how Harry makes the perfect songs with so many layers & meanings. There's nothing simple about his songs - even when one might think so at the first hearing (hence "Watermelon Sugar"). This song is oozing with sadness and desperation, shrouded with glam rock vibes and fat drums. I actually started to appreciate this song more only after I saw this particular performance. He fully performs here with his heart on his sleeve, leaving it all tot he stage. Kudos to him.

That was the best😉❤️

I understand you completely about a song feeling eerie because as soon as you said that this song made you feel like that I immediately thought of Hotel California!! This song the gives me happy and good vibes its more beautiful to me

Hes been known to cry singing this song too.so he really puts a lot of heart into this song

I love this song.

This song by Harry..give me goose bumbs..💚💙

I love the way u interpreted the song!! It was my first interpretation too! But now as a harry fan I see it differently! Honestly I think the song is about closeting And closeting in the music industry! "They told me that the end is near, we gotta get away from her" This line can be seen in 2 different ways : 1. This song is after 1d when he left his old label and signed with jeff!! So he thought that its finally a chance for him to escape. then later in the song figured out that its not gonna chance and he is still stuck!! 2 Is that it kept getting harder and harder to the point he can't take it and he's telling himself he have to find his way out. "Why are we always stuck running from the bullets" and " will we ever learn, we've been here before. Its just what we know" he is talking about how other artist before him have been in this situation before, a lot of artist talked about how they were closeted in the music industry so he is just saying that he is not the first and won't be the last!! "Stop ur crying baby its a sign of the times" again he is saying that its not a unique situation for him, a lot of artist have been and still going through the same thing!! "We should open up before its all too much" he is saying the longer the closeting going to be the harder it get to come out!! "We got to get away, we got to get away" he is telling himself that he most escape. And should find a way to end it!! "Stop ur crying its gonna be alright" its just him reassuring himself that everything going to be fine and he is going to make it!!

What a voice ❤️❤️❤️❤️

That is his band with him to they have been together a long time a his drummer Sarah is phenominal Harry says it is Sarah's band he is just the front man

I absolutely love this song AND Hotel California, not because of the lyrics, but I just LOVE power ballads and it’s the tunes that I respond to and not the lyrics. I never tire of listening to Hotel California and must have listened to it hundreds of times, without really knowing what it’s about, but I don’t care about that. The only lyrics that I ever consider important and crucial to the songs are those from Pink Floyd’s catalogue, mainly from the Gilmour period onwards.

Yeyy I'm a happy little bean now.

Hotel California and Sign of the Times do have similar themes. They aren't really as much about death, but rather getting caught up in the trappings of trying to have it all sex, drugs, and rock and roll, fortune and fame and what pursuing that lifestyle can do to you...creating a prison of your own device. What also gives them that eerie feeling is the melody and chord progressions which do have similarities.

i think you’d love harry’s performance of watermelon sugar at the grammys if you haven’t already seen it!! i’d love to see you react to it! love your videos dude

I’ve heard you mention a few times that you love piano so I would recommend Falling by Harry (music video and also his performance at the brit awards). I think it’ll be a song you would like.

Dude I love hotel California!! Such a lovely place!

how was i NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS?????

The song, well both songs, are eery and tragic, but I don't shy away from that. I love them both. I could name dozens of reasons why I think Harry's vocals are exceptional in this performance. As for your interpretation, my first take on it was that it was about the impending end of the world. Talk about dark. And I still loved the song. Like I said, I don't shy away. LOL

he knew he did good at the end of the song he was proud

Beautiful song ever. Makes me sooo sad.

I think it's his best song honestly

Brilliant

Idk if this makes sense but you can hear him smile. The song isn't happy but he is happy to be there and you can hear him smile

Only just noticed how similar the tune is for the chorus of this and Hotel Calofornia. Not the exact same, but pretty similar shape

This song is soooo great. It brings a tear to my eye just listening to this, particularly this version. I just love power ballads anyway, but I’m more into the tune, chord changes, rhythms, but not really the lyrics. I’ve never been a lyrics person if I’m honest apart from the one exception, and that is Pink Floyd’s music - very emotional on all fronts they are!

heyy i love ur reactions and i'd love to see ur reaction to Girl crush - Harry Styles at the bbc

He is One talented sob

that was amazing, thank you, for your reaction, loved it! can you please react to "god save me, but don't drown me out" by yungblud? that song is really special and it's really meaningful, it helped me to get through a lot. I would really appreciate it!

Oh wow! The first time I heard someone don't like this song. Okay, I understood your point 😘

Pink Floyd Vibes for me. 💜 Harry. He’s so talented. Have you changed your mind or are you still “creeped out” ?

react to watermelon sugar at the grammys

Admit it man, not every song can have a happy ending.. and that's OK cos happy ending or not - it's a bloody epic song. I get that sad song aren't the nicest to listen to, but picture this my guy.. it's raining. It's dark. You go outside, under the stars in the rain. And then you put on this song loudly, super loudly and just close ur eyes. An experience to die for man - I hope you read this comment

⚠️ IT’S ME - THE ONE WHO WRITES BOOKS IN YT COMMENTS SO THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE LONG, SORRY ⚠️ Ayeee, I’m so happy this got unblocked Suf, bc I really wanted to know your opinion on this performance. I do agree with you that it has that “Hotel California” vibe. It’s not quite as ominous as hotel cali, I mean for me anyway & I love that song as much as I do this one, even though HC is more paranormal in my opinion like the lyric that says “you can check out anytime you like but you can never leave.” I think after listening to hotel cali for so long I just became immune to it almost and I love it so much & sing every word at the top of my lungs, it just got lighter over time i think for me. But I totally understand your interpretation of SOTT bc that’s how I took it at first and like all of Harry’s music, he likes to “leave it up to interpretation” he says he feels that he doesn’t want to take the meaning of his lyrics away from how anyone else sees them, he wants his music to mean whatever you (as the listener) want it to mean, which I think means more than saying, this song means this or that. He doesn’t want to take away what his lyrics mean to the individual, he wants his lyrics to mean whatever you think they mean. Although he did say that this song was written from a mother’s pov in which case it was like the mother speaking to her newborn child that wasn’t going to make it but of course like all music there are several different meanings floating around out there that I think are purely speculation but still if that’s how a person sees it then he’s happy with whatever the individual listeners take it to mean. He’s always said (since the very beginning) that he doesn’t feel right telling someone what a song should mean to them, he’d much rather leave it up to interpretation so I feel like, especially with this song whatever you think, however you feel about it is valid bc he’s big on not shooting down someone’s feelings about his music or anything else for that matter. I really loved your reaction bc you pointed out the important things, like his vocals, his ability to entertain and be happy on stage, etc. He said in one of the “Live London Sessions” which were done right before they split, (AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THOSE, if you’d like but they’re so good) anyway he says he’s never found anything that makes him feel as good as performing and being on stage and it still shows to this day, it still shows how much he loves performing and I think that also shows that he was undeniably made for this and I think that’s really cool. Thanks so much for doing this. I really enjoyed it.✌🏼

can u react to act my age by 1d?? keep going!

I had never heard of 1D until I heard SOTT, I heard it on the radio and had to google it to find out who sang it, to me it is such an amazing different song for today, that was it, went on KZfaq and all these 1d thumbnails came up, the rest is history (see what I did there?)🥰

It gives me bowie vibes..x

Can't read all the comments I just hope someone commented on the part we've been here before and also on the part running from the bullets because I can interpret that part but I digress I certainly enjoyed the fact that you got the first part of of this interpretation because it was the same as mine right from the get-go the first time I heard it many blessings and prayers to all

4:42 he was probably smiling because he saw people crying in the audience.. haha

you should react to harrys cover of ultralight beam

PLZ DO FINE LINE

I’m surprised at your level of empathy. If Freud was alive, he’d be very happy. Indeed, everything you say is true, each word. Harry’s said that sometimes (like in this case), he feels “quite emotional while performing it”. It’s the famous “but in a cool way” song from the carpool karaoke with James Corden. Well, anyway it’s a magnificent song musically and the lyrics. For me, this is his best performance of the song. There are others in which it’s closer to the recorded song but is one is better by far 🙂

I'm sorry you feel that way about either of those songs.. Yes both are talking about parallel universes.. Hotel California, is about selling your soul to Satan... Sign of the times, is saying I hope you learned what your here for cuz you can't fool the man above.. Both spiritual on different levels.. But I have to say, Harry is correct.. There are consequences for our action, do the right thing so we don't have to repeat it over again.. I love it personally but then I'm not afraid of the unknown an it reminds me, I'm here for a reason...

Could you react to fine line from him. It's very good.

Heyy pls react to adore u as well ( extended version)

this is one of Harry's Greatest songs about his early breakup from Zayn right after Zayn left 1D.......

Hi, can you do a reaction on the cover Harry did of Juice?

React to Woman or Sweet Creature by Harry

I thought the song is about him running from bullets--management because he cannot live the life he wants. There was an interview, when he was in 1d, he was asked about if he could have anything in the world (I believe it was if it is free) what would it be? He said, Freedom!!!! Lyrics--Get away. I believe he is talking about getting away from it all with his long time love!!!!

Please please please do his carpool karaoke video with James Corden please U will love it, it's really good AND really funny

This song is about a mother dying in childbirth