Yup - the first times I heard it I got goosebumps, every time. And yes, I can usually find the correct button. Usually.
That bonus CD was even better than the main "At the Beeb" album itself. And to later find out that the performance was caught on video too - mmmmh.

These videos manage to give me goosebumps every year.

She's truly amazing indeed. If ever I get over the fear of having kids I just might name one Laura I've been pretty passive as well on VS (it's mostly my b-fast entertainment), but not on concert-going, and then I want to share the musical awesomeness!
Oh, and I'm glad to be a proxy rantmachine for you dear, any time! *hugs*

p.s.: your radiant smile is absolutely adorable! <3 In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
I love Bat for Lashes. Her voice, the timbre of it, gives me goosebumps sometimes. I was named after a song called Laura, from a movie in the '40s. How are you doing, by the way? I haven't been very active on the sift as of late, but the few videos that incense me, you seem to say what I'm feeling for me. Thanks for that.
In reply to this comment by hpqp:
You might like this:

http://videosift.com/video/Bat-for-Lashes-Laura

Saw her in concert yesterday for the first time, totally blew me away.

I love Bat for Lashes. Her voice, the timbre of it, gives me goosebumps sometimes. I was named after a song called Laura, from a movie in the '40s. How are you doing, by the way? I haven't been very active on the sift as of late, but the few videos that incense me, you seem to say what I'm feeling for me. Thanks for that.
In reply to this comment by hpqp:
You might like this:

http://videosift.com/video/Bat-for-Lashes-Laura

Saw her in concert yesterday for the first time, totally blew me away.

From the first chords at the *beginning, you can tell that this clip deserves a lot of love - the solos always give me goosebumps. Mmmmh.

>> ^vex:

>> ^TheSluiceGate:
OK, 2 things really suspicious about this video:
1) I'm pretty sure I can hear autotune artifacts (I work with audio / vocalists a lot) and a vocal that is consistently too in pitch.
2) Notice at 2:49 the microphone is absolutely miles from her mouth and the vocal is still entirely consistent, no evidence of a change in level or tone that you'd expect a microphone to display (re: proximity effect) - this hints to me at the vocal being pre-recorded. They also cut away at this point which makes me even more suspicious.
Also:
3) The US version of the same show, produced by the same production company, has admitted using autotune: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11056050
This coming from a person who got goosebumps for the amazing TV debut performances of both Alexis Jordan and Bianca Ryan who were both imperfect, but utterly thrilling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEo5H97CLM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xno4Y7r8Ov8

1. I think you're hearing things. Specifically, some of her high to low runs and a couple rising melodies beginning with low notes at the bottom of her range are slightly off key. The way she leads into notes using the back of her throat creates a slight buzz that makes her voice sound autotuned.
2. The beginning of the word "butterflies" comes out at a lower volume as she brings the microphone to her face.


1) It's the texture of the audio of the vocal and not the pitching that leads me to believe it's auto tune. Autotuning has a sound, and it's not necessarily to do with the pitching of the note. A bit like how tape or MP3s of even a specific type of pre-amp has a specific sound carachteristic.

2) I think that any slight dip in volume is because it's a low note outside of her range, but my point was not to do with volume, but to do with proximity effect. With the exception of omni-directional microphones the frequency response of a microphone changes with distance from the source of the sound- simply put: the further the mic is away from the person's mouth the thinner and less bassy it becomes. Even a change in gain / volume will not mask this.

>> ^TheSluiceGate:

OK, 2 things really suspicious about this video:
1) I'm pretty sure I can hear autotune artifacts (I work with audio / vocalists a lot) and a vocal that is consistently too in pitch.
2) Notice at 2:49 the microphone is absolutely miles from her mouth and the vocal is still entirely consistent, no evidence of a change in level or tone that you'd expect a microphone to display (re: proximity effect) - this hints to me at the vocal being pre-recorded. They also cut away at this point which makes me even more suspicious.
Also:
3) The US version of the same show, produced by the same production company, has admitted using autotune: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11056050
This coming from a person who got goosebumps for the amazing TV debut performances of both Alexis Jordan and Bianca Ryan who were both imperfect, but utterly thrilling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEo5H97CLM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xno4Y7r8Ov8


1. I think you're hearing things. Specifically, some of her high to low runs and a couple rising melodies beginning with low notes at the bottom of her range are slightly off key. The way she leads into notes using the back of her throat creates a slight buzz that makes her voice sound autotuned.

2. The beginning of the word "butterflies" comes out at a lower volume as she brings the microphone to her face.

OK, 2 things really suspicious about this video:

1) I'm *pretty sure* I can hear autotune artifacts (I work with audio / vocalists a lot) and a vocal that is consistently *too* in pitch.

2) Notice at 2:49 the microphone is absolutely miles from her mouth and the vocal is still entirely consistent, no evidence of a change in level or tone that you'd expect a microphone to display (re: proximity effect) - this hints to me at the vocal being pre-recorded. They also cut away at this point which makes me even more suspicious.

Also:

3) The US version of the same show, produced by the same production company, has admitted using autotune: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11056050

This coming from a person who got goosebumps for the amazing TV debut performances of both Alexis Jordan and Bianca Ryan who were both imperfect, but utterly thrilling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEo5H97CLM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xno4Y7r8Ov8

Holy shit. Goosebumps.

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Hehehe her performance more makes me laugh than gives me goosebumps, but the piece itself is wonderful.

Great performance, it gave me goosebumps.

Goose bumps are created when tiny muscles at the base of each hair, known as arrectores pilorum, contract and pull the hair erect. The reflex is started by the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for many fight-or-flight responses.

During the formation of goose bumps, the body is warmed from the muscle tension in piloerection.

As a response to cold: in animals covered with fur or hair, the erect hairs trap air to create a layer of insulation. Goose bumps can also be a response to anger or fear: the erect hairs make the animal appear larger, in order to intimidate enemies.

ulcer pain sounds like an intensely stimulating trigger of sharp pain... i seem to remember goosebumps while getting a tattoo