High Hope - The Swell Season - cover by Tom Meny

[Rinocalandra]

Good voice!Very compliment...



[leojim141]

Lovley

[DaleKamp]

Why else would Glen take notice. You did amazing.

[Timmah121]

you are a beautiful person <3

[haterdesaint]

AMAZING!!!! You are great dude

[TheSilver5305]

Great harnony!!  Not everyone can sing the harmony parts. It takes talent.

[muncecat]

brilliant!

[pamarina1]

great cover, great voice....

[bobostonepony]

@pamarina1 thank you very much :) it's a really great song.

[Frookis]

Just got all your songs in iTunes. Keep them coming!

[bobostonepony]

@Frookis thank you very much! I really appreciate that. - tom

[dwilson94]

Hi read your blog about how you got to meet Glen last Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl. Awesome story. I wasn't able to make the concert. I have been following your story and would have been upset if you had gotten up to sing with Glen and I hadn't been there. You are very talented. Love your voice. Looking forward to seeing you and Glen on stage (?) at Austin!!!!

[bobostonepony]

@dwilson94 thanks a lot... i hope to get that chance

[scladyusa]

Haven't heard his version but I love yours Tom. Hope your week is going well. Hugss

[malfattimusic]

wow I read glen mentioned you tom, I just hope something finally happens for you bro this is as good as it gets....harmonies are off the hook!!

[CrazeeNow]

Like others have said, I checked this out due to Glen's reccomendation at the Nashville show. You sound great. I think it's awsome that Glen encouraged us to check you out instead of complaining about someone "stealing" his song as some musicians would. The man is a freakin' music saint.

[dance10584]

I'm so glad that we were all encouraged to check out your version of this song at the concert Tues night in Nashville! Brilliant..and thanks for posting the lyrics..what an incredible song!

[bobostonepony]

@dance10584 im glad u enjoyed it... sounds like the nashville show was fantastic

[ttwicecolouredd]

i love how personal he is. he referred us to you last night, he brought up a girl from nashville he'd met at a pub in ireland and let her sing, and had us harmonizing with him all night. not to mention unplugging and just sharing his amazing raw talent with us

[bobostonepony]

@ttwicecolouredd ive been lucky enough to see him 3 times in Austin. He connects with the audience like no other... removing the space between the crowd and the stage. Sounds like yall had a great great show last night.

[05kshive]

props on the song - looks like Glen got you some major traffic from the Nashville show last night :) Good luck!

[bobostonepony]

@05kshive thanks a lot...

[J21Clem2]

He said it tonight in Nashville too. He gave you MAJOR props!! Awesome job!!

[bobostonepony]

@J21Clem2 thanks for letting me know!  I hope someone caught it on their camera phone :)

[haileyru1]

Glen talked about you at the Nashville concert too, he said the same thing that you did a better job than he did:)

[bobostonepony]

@haileyru1 thanks for commenting, this was really great to hear

[BToddification]

You got the same accolade from Glen tonight at The Ryman here in Nashville. He's right, too. You do the tune major justice. Glen told the audience to go home and YouTube this video....so I did. Nice work, my friend.

[bobostonepony]

@BToddification wow, i heard! Now if only someone caught it on video!

[AUalum05]

@bobostonepony I'm going to the Atlanta show a week from Friday.  I'll try to record it if he mentions you.

[JessicaRams]

yep...nashville definitely heard about you tonight!! way to go!

[bobostonepony]

@JessicaRams thanks !

[yaddayadda00]

Glen Hansard referenced you again on stage at The Ryman in Nashville tonight, May 18. Well done, man. You're getting some serious cred.

[bobostonepony]

@yaddayadda00 such an awesome day for me!

[AUalum05]

Nice job Tom. I don't know if you knew, but Glen Hansard's doing some advertising for you. He said to check out this video because it kicks their version's ass. You did a great job with it.

[bobostonepony]

@AUalum05 I heard, and i thank you so much for taking the time to comment... it really is great to be referenced by your hero... that guy is like the Beatles to me.

[vintagefish921]

Glen talked about you before performing this song during last night's show (Pittsburgh) and said you did a better job with it than he did :)

[vintagefish921]

@vintagefish921 Sorry I posted this twice because I thought it didn't work the first time

[bobostonepony]

@vintagefish921 REALLY? god i wish someone would have recorded that. That really makes my day. Thanks a lot for telling me :)

[nbogden18]

@bobostonepony he said the same thing tonight in Nashville. It was an incredible show. Love that guy

[vintagefish921]

Glen talked about you during last night's show and said you did a better job with this song than he did :)

[DavidsMusicBlog]

My favorite song he played at the Concert that I went to in Minnesota, thanks for a great cover

[TuningPeg2236]

this really IS beautiful... awesome...just awesome....it can compete to Glen's studio version (Glen is my lifetime idol) but mr Meny,you are awesome.... :) you are doing Glen an honor

[bobostonepony]

@TuningPeg2236 thank you very much :)

[BorneoTwin]

that must be my absolut favourite of all their new songs... you are doing it more than great justice what surely is not easy to do!

maybe you can post the chords somewhere?

[bjtheodore]

I second the request for tabs! Incredible stuff, man.

[FelixTheis92]

Awesome man! Awesome! :)

[jetranger7803]

wow thanks for the lyrics

[Upstreamstudi0]

great work! Tom have you got the tabs? could you please post them here for us so we can learn the song too? many thanks man! good luck to ya!

[Andyru8165]

Just came across this. Wow. Absolutely gobsmacked, very few people can take a song by Glen and capture the same magic. Im very pleased to say you did it for me :)

[jgardinerable]

this is an amazing cover of this beautiful song! Best of luck to you!! I'll be looking for your albums to come!

[medicacp]

Wow ...great stuff..soulful, clean, great tone. ..one of your best...gotta say that if you record an album I will buy it.. keep it up....cheers!!

[wacawacablahblah]

Amazing!

Nicely done Tom and high praise from the man himself :-P

[bobostonepony]

thanks a lot

[Drumnbeats3]

wow... so good. love it.

[NJDizzle1]

nice.... verry nice!! you have got a lot of soul in your voice my friend :~)

[bobostonepony]

thanks

[sherri14309]

Great Job Tom. I ran across this even before Glen did ;). I'm in Austin too. Do you get out and do gigs much? You should record this song!

[bobostonepony]

thanks Sherri... i'm still working on my originals so i have enough material... will start gigging soon!!!!!

[dboyd1089]

really well done! Love the fact that glen tweeted it and now I'm here! That means the big guy listened to ya! woot! haha <3 Great cover man.

Cheers

[Works08]

Beautiful version of the song. Kudos - and thanks to Glen Hansard for directing us here!

[throthette]

Wow, what talent! You do Glen great justice!

[kidnikki11]

Congrats, Tom! I'm so proud of you! And Glen rocks for doing this!

[RomanticKerouac2]

Excellent. Simply excellent.

[gabybuddy]

Congrats on being recognized by Glen!

[bobostonepony]

thanks... that was a great day for me :)

[bobostonepony]

oh crap, i didnt realize he tweeted that again! wow!

[gardendawn]

You have a great voice. Nice job on the song.

[dwilson94]

Great Job Tom!!!! Glen Tweeted us to watch.  You did a beautiful job on this song!!!

[cpjds1]

Very good cover, man! Found this through Glen's Twitter too.

[lukethegrandduke]

glen hansard sent me here.

congratulations. I wish that could happen to me.

You sound really great. This is one of my favorites.

[DanBlank2]

Glen of the Swell Season just updated to Twitter about your cover: "this guys does this better than us.. fair play Tom Meny!" Great work!!!

[EllenMG333]

that gave me major goosebumps! very very well done.

i hope that song makes it on to the swell season's next record. after hearing it live one time it was stuck in my head for days!

[Maftec]

Hello Tom. I just have to say. When is your album comming out?. Your voice is amazing. Gives me peace to listen to.

- Chris

[SophomoricMusic]

That was a great one Tom, I especially liked the windows into the recording of the back up vocals.

Jeff B

[bobostonepony]

Hey Jeff glad to see you on here... just subscribed to your channel. Have a great new year man

[TheFearOfOne]

This kind of music needs to come back D:. This guy to me feels like he deserves a record deal rather then those people that sing about money,sex, and violence this kind of music is where its at

[tikilights]

Lovely cover!

[kevinfaulkner00]

I...just...you... wow.

[typingtiger7474]

Tom, you absolutely kick backside!!! I saw the Swell Season in Los Angeles and they played this song. You have put together a beautiful rendition of an unreleased song. You are VERY talented. I dig the picture in picture harmonies too. Keep it up! WOW.

[bobostonepony]

thanks a lot! I saw a lot of video from that LA show, looked like a great show. Were you at the show where Jason Segal was on stage?

[typingtiger7474]

Yes. I was at the first of the 2 nights. It was a really great show! I'm a newcomer to their music and was blown away by their live show. The opener, Josh Ritter, was really good too...

[CrowdTy]

Fantastic as always. You need to get way more views for this and your originals. Best on you tube.

[sexypigxxx]

i love him x he brings a smile to me everyday i listen to his stuff 24/7 xx

[freeoriginalsongs]

Great performance

Greets

Jim

[bobostonepony]

thanks Jim

[chilano]

Awesome! I think I actually like your version even more than the Swell Season's, very very cool :) As AcousticRogue said, the 'window' vids of the harmony parts were pretty cool as well :)

Btw, how's the album coming along atm? Can't wait to hear it! :)

[scladyusa]

I'm speechless, I'm crying (good cry), I am amazed. This is beautifully done and you are wonderful my friend. Can't wait for the next one!!! :-)

[mkbooth91]

This is pretty amazing. The new Takamine really sounds incredible. I'm definitely thinking about getting me one.

[UPTIZZLE22]

My NEW FAVORITE! your amazing man..

[pengselim]

When is the CD gonna come out?!

[jsilke]

Very nice job... the new Takemine is sounding good ! Nice song too, must get to see Glen Hansard's new Swell Season reincarnation ... is it the old Frames lineup with Margeta Irglova on Piano ?

[bobostonepony]

basically it's the Frames w/Marketa singing and playing piano... all the songs are written by Hansard. The guys in the frames are the ones that play all the instruments on the album and on tour. I highly recommend both Swell Season albums.

[AcousticRogue]

Outstanding Tom.. Lovin the new 'window' style harmonies. :) Great stuff man.. seriously

[DAVIDDAMIENR]

Sounds Great Like Always,

David

[othercousin]

Really nice Tom. I'll skip over and check em out..

5*****

[Vegard26]

as always..amazing :) easy 5*s

[seancoppinger]

class

[Rh1no1]

:-) Sweet!

[cassidy10]

youve got a cracking voice mate! top notch!

[goddnilb]

Very well done, nice touch with the video also.

[ACMusic7]

You are the man Tom!

[bobostonepony]

no YOU'RE the man, Austin!