I spent the summer on my back
Another attack
Stay in just to get along, get along, get along

Turn off the TV, wade in bed
A blue and a red
A little something to get along, get along, get along
Get along, get along, get along

Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open

Dressing, undressing for a wall
If mother calls
She knows well we don't get along, get along, get along

I tell the mailman, never you mind
I'll sift through the piles
And for him to just get along, get along, get along
Get along, get along, get along

Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open

Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open

Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open

Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Anne Clark

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Dean Roddey

Not quite the same, but maybe try Daughter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU_bJtRwWbM&t=677s

Don't know how old you are but look at some Portishead from the 90s, which was amazingly trippy and sublime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFwnlCudeC0

Maybe some Zero7 as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tZlu4wP4pw

Valentin Koscheyev

2y↑6

Lyrics ~ "Surgeon" by St. Vincent"
I spent the summer on my back
Another attack
Stay in just to get along, get along, get along
Turn off the TV, wade in bed
A blue and a red
A little something to get along, get along, get along
Get along, get along, get along
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Dressing, undressing for a wall
If Mother calls
She knows well we don't get along, get along, get along
I tell the mailman, never you mind,
I'll sift through the piles
And for him to just get along, get along, get along
Get along, get along, get along
Best, finest surgeon
Come cut me open
Best,…

All comments from YouTube:

Albert Preciado

7y↑236

I'm in love with this woman

esp9 -

Same! Her and the guitar 🎸🔥... I can't even... I'm so gay

Suzie Dee

3y↑4

So am I and I am a lesbian😊

Jack Shelley

I am and I am !!!

Jessica Mejia

Me too

siriusfeline

4y↑19

Take a number.

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Crush Sancho

4y↑38

at least 600,000 views were from me alone

T-2902

3y↑1

So you've spent 5.1 years of your life watching this?

Sun Mastodon

6y↑36

my brain doesn't know whether it likes or dislikes this. i love the main guitar riff that's for sure. gonna have to let my brain process this stuff, its definately mind expanding stuff lol

Grunge Hippy

4y↑1

totally agreed.

griffinmatter

7y↑27

I love that riff she's playing and the sound of her guitar. Awesome stuff. :)

Thomas Nagy

6y↑137

the solo is awesome! sounds like a dead chicken

Anon Ymous

2y↑5

I had always wondered what a dead chicken sounded like. Now I know.

energy is my game

6y↑11

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

your_anger_is_a_gift s.

5y↑11

This is perfect ! 👌 😍

your_anger_is_a_gift s.

5y↑2

Her best song !

quina quin

6y↑9

I love this music, she rocks :)

Reeve Bushman

7y↑8

A modern day guitar goddess. Just mesmerizing

Skyler Tice

8y↑13

I blushed when she started playing that riff

magus perde

4y↑6

I'm back to pay homage, 10 months later. This is musical eroticism at its best. Annie is a gift.

anthicide

6y↑7

is her head ok

andreabubus

50w↑3

Omg. One of the sexiest women around. Brilliant artist also !

fractional_other

7y↑3

she's gorgeous! I mean look at how she flips the switch.

Fred M

7y↑6

From someone who doesn't play guitar at all, she has tasty riffs.

Fran Faugal

4y↑2

me supera su digitacion , maestra

Kenan Wyatt Ulric Napoleon

5y↑2

I am in love with her voice. I can't get enough of this song.

VintageVinylAudio

7y↑2

I have read quite a few of the comments from different songs of hers on YouTube and no one seems to talk about her mad guitar skills. This woman can do things on the guitar like no one else. She has an air of confidence when she plays that is rarely found in musicians. Only talented musicians are that confident. I love her, I want to marry her :-)

Stefane Sheryniele

Yeah, we all want to marry her lol

JC B

7y↑2

The rock and roll hall of fame did a lot for her, As far as more people noticing her. But she is a great talent and beautiful. Dont get me wrong she was coming fast anyway, But the rrhf helped. i love her, she is so beautiful.

Fun Ride MurderTrial

7y↑2

You rock Annie!

borsche28

8y↑2

that riff is my ringtone.

matthew heinrichs

8y↑2

I love when you see where musicians are clearly digging what's coming out... 2:24

Cameron S

3y↑184

Seriously, how the hell is she playing that and singing at the same time ??

your_anger_is_a_gift s.

12w

We will never know that...

Mark Brewer

27w

It's not a particularly hard riff, even though it sounds quick.

phillip godwin

33w↑1

Talent mixed with hard ass work. It’s an amazing thing.

Oracle DSP

38w↑2

takes a lot of practice but its possible

joe curtin

1y↑2

Yes, she's playing as fast as Robert Fripp while singing, quite impressive.

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Gizmo Mac

27w↑1

Listing and jamming to this in the hospital while I'm waiting as a bunch of nurses and doctors walk by:

Steven Whitman

32w↑1

Let's hope mother never calls.

Camilla Strandberg

2y↑1

God I love this album

your_anger_is_a_gift s.

12w

Her best album

Robert Mims

2y↑1

Fantastic talent.

Bill Nixx

2y↑1

She has tone, dissonance, and rhythm completely under her control. But mostly she's got amazing tone and technique. Plus she seems to be associated with equally talented musicians.

Flavio Israel Sanders

3y↑1

To me you are a work of art singing Forever i love you forever your VOice 🎤🥁💐🌹🌺🌷❤️💐🌹🌺🌷💐

coffeespoons

3y↑1

holy shit the guitar skills

magus perde

3y↑1

Beautiful, alienesque, inspired and transcendent.

anyname lastname

glam rocker?

Grunge Hippy

4y↑1

shes soooo fucking talented!!!! :O i have never heard music like this before! (comig from a metal fan)

Dean Roddey

three dee melodie

welcome!

your_anger_is_a_gift s.

5y↑1

She's so beautiful here

Antonio Iglesias

7y↑1

ANNIE CLARK : St. Vincent

If you don't know St. Vincent by now, you're missing out. An incredibly inventive composer, she uses the guitar as a tool to bring her compositions to life. From time to time, I cannot even comprehend what her hands are doing-- and she's usually singing at the same time, just to show off that little extra bit. At the 3:15 mark, the song breaks down and Clark puts her fuzz pedals to good use. (plus she gets Andy-points for not using a pick!)

K. Dubya

9y↑1

This woman has earned my ear and seeing her live a couple weeks ago validated the listen. Wow. She's got 'It'

Sum Ergo Cogito

7y↑108

Now St. Vincent is growing on me. Annie Clark seems almost like a dancer to me; her whole body is part of the performance. Not sure what I'm talking about.

siriusfeline

4y↑3

Falcy Chead - Don't give up your day job.

Sum Ergo Cogito

7y↑7

@Falcy Chead I'm going to have to drink a lot more Jim Beam before I can claim to fully understand your comment. I guess I'm a sucker for romantic chicks with guitars and big dreamy eyes. Maybe we just think she's totally cute?

Falcy Chead

7y↑24

I'm not sure what you're talking about either, but I know exactly what you mean. I stumbled across her work only recently. My theory of the moment:
It isn't that she's good at rock, or good at jazz, or blues, or hip-hop, or whatever, or even that she's good at all of these things. She knows, musically and visually, exactly how to achieve the effect she wants at each moment. Eclectic without being schizophrenic or pretentious, beautiful without being "glam," soulful without having to rasp or mumble to prove her authenticity. Not the gritty kind of soulful, but pavement-in-the-midnight-rain soulful. Or maybe a rose petal with a drug habit. Okay, now I've confused myself.

Xiatter

8y↑29

I love at 4:14 to the end where she looks like she's a malfunctioning, world-destroying android. Awesome performer. imo.

Alessandro Boicel-Maldonado

4y↑1

Been riding with Annie since 2012, and this is one of the best from Strange Mercy!

Léon Bloy

7y↑1

Sounds like a mix between Radiohead et Bjork

ocwaveoc69

5y↑65

This song and lyric may have been inspired by what Marilyn Monroe wrote once “Best Finest Surgeon—Strasberg to Cut Me Open”... This song's lyric goes "Best finest surgeon come cut me open". Strasberg was her acting coach while she lived in NY and started her own production company.

Christian Doyle

3y↑10

ocwaveoc69 Annie actually cites that poem as being the origin of the lyric in a few interviews!

Valentin Koscheyev

2y↑6

Peter Kroll

8y↑2

Bjork, Feist and Kraftwerk in one, and her use of guitar is astonishing. A fascinating person. Peter Kroll, Singapore

david thomas

7y↑2

she started playing the guitar and i melted

Bendy

7y↑10

man that guitar riff is so cool, and it's infectious to watch her hands doing it

Noe Berengena

9y↑2

Most songs on Youtube you just want them to end ASAP and you usually bail after a minute. This song you want to go on and on. Always captivating that Annie Clark is (That's YODA talk for Dang!).

Dianna Sion

7y↑46

So incredibly refreshing. A real artist. Goddamned amazing song and instrumentals and the visuals kick ass too. Love her!

pinche gringo

7y↑24

I like the fact that 4AD seems to have stayed legit all these years and is still backing some pretty decent acts. I like St Vincent and I like the label. "Applause"

Jules Cisek

3y↑1

spot on 4AD - they continue to back music that is off the beaten path for sure

Steven Peterson

6y↑92

I really enjoy her guitar playing. I wonder what a Jack White collaboration would produce.

Anyhow, this song is wonderfully sublime. I'm really glad I've gotten more in to her music lately,

KlooKloo

26w

Jack White would be like, "this doesn't sound like anything I can steal"

Roy Young

3y↑6

Steven Peterson
I've THOUGHT the Same Thing EXACTLY - Or Better Yet...if Jack and Anne had Children!! Their offspring would be Musical GENIUSES!

Christian Schwalbach

3y↑1

Steven Peterson her playing is atmospheric. I like it

10bamador

49w↑2

YEARS later and I still love this song

MrConshunce

7y↑24

I get a Bjork feel from her. Can't pinpoint why I do but that's what I feel. This will be on repeat early and often.

H. J. Froehlich

7y↑11

It's because of the cerebral quality of a lot of her music, I think.

HartiaKozu

9y↑1

No se podía esperar menos de la productora que descubrió a Dead Can Dance o Cocteau Twins. Viva 4AD.

Macarena

9y↑37

HER FINGERS they're like the most mesmerizing daddy long-legs in the world

Sleeve T Rocks

6w↑1

Cara Delevingne was one happy lady 🤭

regisjlee

6y↑49

i'm obsessed. i can't stop thinking about her.

Iris Bernabe

6y↑12

@regisjlee she is dating cara delevingne

regisjlee

6y↑2

yea. too bad she's probably dating someone. but i would most definitely commit if i got a chance with her.

Bernard Black

6y↑3

I think that's what we most call "in love"

Adolfo Chacón

7y↑7

She is perfect

Lincoln Hammond

As Annie wrote the majority of her work, I think she deserves the credit of composition. It's a bad ass song. No matter the technicality (which is more than there), she created it—and whether you or a schoolboy can imitate it is beside the point.

sminkle

27w↑1

the ending sounds like we're blasting off into space

Mark Atkinson

5y↑12

what a stunning song

Joey Pedras

7y↑3

This song means so much.

Hejira#2854

Her guitar skills are absolutely insane

Ambiguous Dust

9y↑1

3:30 onward is smooth as fuck with a bipolar solo. Love it.

Tandy2000HD

9y↑1

St. Vincent is so goddamn beautiful, it's just mesmerizing watching her. It also helps that her music is tops as well.

Andrew Luchsinger

4y↑31

4 words. I'm a new fan.

Cosi

too late

Andrew Luchsinger

4y↑1

I'm a Kate Bush fan too. I first heard about her in 1985. I was watching MTV and Running up that hill came on. I have been a fan of David Byrne (Talking Heads) since the early 80's. I am a huge fan of many of the new wave and even much of the Punk bands that came out then. I don't often get a chance to listen any more. Working for a country station has me kind of limited right now. The only time I listen to music now is at work or when I am able to get some free time.

Thomas Franklin

4y↑1

HI Andrew....I am too. Up until 2 months ago, I never heard of her. And then after watching her comment about one of her influences thru a BBC doc about Kate Bush, I looked her up and then......I HAD TO GET ALL SHE HAS OUT. And then I also saw that she did an album with David Byrne....and then I realized a over a year ago, I saw her and David Byrne on David Letterman. She is awesome. You must see the video for Digital Witness.....Look for it here on You Tube....when you find it, scroll down through the comments and look for a link showing you the Video Digital FX footage. showing you how it looked when they filmed it I think in Madrid. SO AWESOME.

Wah

1y↑2

So creative and artistic

N old

6y↑28

seeing her today. hell yeah

StfiouS

Damn that woman, can not believe my eyes every time I see her performing.. talent all over the place.

MikMech

5y↑7

3:26 I'de love that as a poster!

Sally Kleinbart

9y↑3

she is freaking AMAZING, i agree if you haven't seen her GO!!! your reactions to her makeup bore me, this woman is the best musician i've seen in a long time so whatever about her makeup. this is one of my favorite songs on her new album and they opened with it at the music box in LA.

Oscar E. Ruiz

I love how mechanical she makes her guitar solos. It should be an Annie Clark trademark.

Penny S

so unique and so cool, her music hits the spot. how she plays the guitar is amazing, her fingers flow like dancing flames. She truly inspires me.

Daniel Corrales

This performance gave the chills...HOLY FUCK!!!

xxJG0Dxx

6y↑5

This is amazing. What a badass on guitar ! Love it

Micah Lindstrom

Her guitar skills........ O.o ughhhh so good. She's a real musician that knows her stuff.

draags

there is no aspect of this video that is less than perfection

papavb

9y↑2

I just hope she knows I've already accepted her sublimated marriage proposal Tied with Kaputt for album of ze year

Blacktician

7y↑1

urgghhhhh god dammit. st vincent is the only artist/celebrity I've ever had a "crush" on. I though I was above it but she is so amazing.

Champs

2y↑3

I thought she's singing "best fun is surgeon" the whole time. Just looked at the lyrics lol.

Kazemi Adachi

Her guitarplaying is the sexiest

Joey Bornman

7y↑4

I like how the guitar sounds so in this a lot more than on the strange mercy album

cat hy

+Joey Bornman Me too

Al Iguana

9y↑1

beautiful music, beautifully shot, 1080 quality - perfect. Other labels take notice - this is how you market your artists.

Fabiola nevarez

as the music plays i just keep falling in love with it.

Thinks Morrison

7y↑1

NEW PROGRESSIVE.,,,,,,,,AMAZING ,,,,,,, BRILLIANT,,,,,,

InjuringPlum

that little guitar part is insane

Shastica

6y↑3

That smile at the end <3

Trevor O'Brien

4AD: keep this genius kind of marketing up!

Eamonn Byrne

9y↑1

@vAbsolution I read a great article in Premier Guitar and without hearing a note, went and saw her last Wednesday in Houston. Unbelievable live. A totally unique mesmerizing singer guitarist (holy shit!) writer and performer. Never saw it coming...I'm still in shock (and awe). Perfect - no other word for it. My favorite show in years...if not ever.

Avery

43w↑1

My all time favorite song of hers, Got me like 😝 , love her. Ugh she’s a dream

Robert Fitzgerald

Starts off sounding like You Only Live Twice theme and then Robert Fripp joins the party 😊

FalloneBologna

I saw her and it was the best show i have ever been to. Hands down. I go to shows every other day.

pppozos

Que maravilla de rola, no dejo de escucharla.

Solaris Heights

my new favourite guitar solo...

siriusfeline

3y↑1

Haunting, amazing.

johnnyboy13131

Just saw her last night in Ottawa, EPIC!!

pmbear

I can't even remember who Jack White is, this is my new modern guitar god(dess). This is the most engaging thing attached to 4AD since Pixies.

Svipdagx

14w

How did she come by the last diarynotition of Norma Jean Baker?

Zakir Hasanov

38w

lana del rey ?

your_anger_is_a_gift s.

12w

Lana del rey with impressive guitar playing

Graham Hannah

48w

I wonder what a Adrian Belew collaboration would sound like?
You can tell Adrian Belew was a huge influence in her guitar playing.

Nigelrioux1

NM annie is the GOAT.

SONIC FOXX MUSIC

..a vocal not unlike one JASMINE LAMPORT.......these girls can really hold a tune.

Steven Lawsongatch

you only live twice

Charles Copeland

this is the video that got me hooked on St. Vincent

Inge Craamer

tja, als ge niet weet wat ge wil of wie of waar ge zijt, kunt ge zoiets wel maken zeker

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