Jonny Lang~Dying to live

[RudeDogg27]

I don't dislike Jonny in any way as a matter of fact I think he is a remarkable musician, but this cover sucks ass. I'm not trying to be biased but Winters version is still way better. this version is lacking that soul and emotion that Winter had and the music sounds pretty cheesy, i'm talkin' Michael Bolton cheesy.

[DshankumMusic]

:| Jonny Lang is one of the most soulful artist of the generation. @RudeDogg27

[italyanoQ8]

rip

[JEANNE0416]

tupac and biggie didnt think this up.. its an old edgar winter song... like 35 years ago...

[DshankumMusic]

Can't get enough of Jonny's voice. It's so captivating!

[antonio888]

Check it, I grew up a fuckin screwup, got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fuckin blew up.

[yuna0890]

Perfecto

[jonnyblacksteel]

Jonny is a Genius. period.

[PHILLYPHAN5118109]

Edgar Winter did it first. Eminem made a remix of this for a Tupac movie featuring Biggie Smalls AKA The Notorious B.I.G. AKA Christopher Wallace. This guy, Johnny Lang, did it last, or atleast most recently.

[BrazilFabi]

@PHILLYPHAN5118109 This song is a cover from the Jonny Lang album "Long Time Coming", released in 2003.

[fasdffa1]

I liked it till 0:40 when the beat dropped

[BrazilFabi]

OMG this song... this voice... unbelievable...

[mboasollo]

Great song, and he does a fabulous job with it!

[BDBhoover42469]

I love how many posts there are on this video.... Jonny Lang is one of the most talented soulful singers of our time.... I take it nobody on here knows that Eminem is the one who produced this version??? Not taking anything away from Edgar Winter seeing as the man is a legend (if you youngins don't know) But even the die hard Edgar Winter fans can't tell me that Jonny Lang didn't do this song justice..... End of rant

[drumsnvoice]

the original version is recorded by Edgar Winter's White Trash 1971 ... as soulful as it can get.

[Mondless]

The boy gt soul all day!

[ChimeraAZ]

slywiesner: Edgar Winter wasnt a Hippy or Flower Child at all,but he did make a beautiful song here.He was one of the early Rockers.Just listen to Frankenstein..

[scottxsavage]

But then again tupac's was a cover too.

[scottxsavage]

Tupac did it 1st.

But jonny lang is awesome.

[justplayfm]

This video was just added to a music playlist at JustPlay.fm

[keeganbailey]

i really hate how rappers mess a good song up

[rockloverdude]

@keeganbailey Tupac didn't mess it up you idiot.

[MissChelseaRogers]

@keeganbailey ...... jonny lang sang this after tupac died...so no rapper messed it up.

[LilJokerMusic01]

only listen to it on 11

[hamhockdoc]

Nobody can possibly do this song better than Edgar Winter period. They can sing it but can't experience it like the writer can.

[EuroCALLgirl]

@hamhockdoc: I more than agree. I got Edgar Winter's song as a dedication recently and now I compared... No comparison :-D

[NightKitchenQueen]

ah, sooner or later it all comes back to Edgar Winter (maybe even moreso than Kevin Bacon!).

[SameBlo0d]

2pac did it best, not hatin'

[pandasue1]

jonny rocks I was lucky enuf to see him in Minneapolis, when he was kmowm as

'Kid" Jonny Lang.. The bomb

[NorthernLad2k1]

Why did he go all gentle and gospel though? He was absolutely sensational doing blues!

[tgb560]

@NorthernLad2k1 he probably flex his voice and change it around a bit!

[crazziii]

@NorthernLad2k1 He was hardcore into drugs and when he was getting clean his girlfriend at the time got him into religion and he says that helped him stay clean. That's why he does gospel type blues now.

[GoldenPig2012]

Listened to Edgar Winter, loved it, but love Lang's desperate voice much, much more.

[GoldenPig2012]

Johnny Lang and justin bieber have nothing in common except they are white, male Americans. Johnny Lang's music has soul and depth, little justin's is bubble gum pop with a catchy beat but no lasting resonance.

[AprilSimpsonThomas]

He is an incredible singer! He should be in the top 10 uk chart by producing such inspiring music like this. I hope he goes far with his singing career :)

[OpandaOpanda]

freakin' love Jonny Lang!

[soccerchic0901]

is the picture him...???

[riley614]

I don't think anyone could do a better cover of this song in my honest in opinion.

[hiddenmgr]

thumbs up if the chorus makes u think of tupac and biggie dying to live

[scottxsavage]

@hiddenmgr YESSS



[Kature89]

@hiddenmgr

whole song remembers me to Pac's runnin' :)

[ChimeraAZ]

This song was originally by Edgar Winter.This isnt the way it was meant to be.Listen to the original,.and see if you can keep from losing a tear or two.I havent been able to yet,and it came out in 1971.if I remember right. It will tear you up.

[JessicaYay8D]

<3

[alnightlng]

i totally agree , he is such a talent....................watc­hed him grow up for the last 10 years.......................aw­esome person and artist. I used to watch my favorite rapper and that was tupac shakur and he used the same song and i love them both......wow give Jonny a chance people Jonny is awesome and just listen to him once and you will be hooked.

[iTzBrittBratt]

i fell in love w/this song the first time i heard it. Its something about his voice (:

[SPSPELLMAN]

God Be Magnified!

[lordslittlegirl]

His whiskey voice is due in part to his old habit of 2-3 packs of cigs a day and his drinking. Which he no longer does. He is now a Christian man.

[runningonhome]

this is tight

[amerrat22]

@JaeSib1 um no hunni eminem sampled this song from Edgar winter them put it to match biggi and tupac biggis version was not made till they were dead

[purpleluks]

I just found about Johnny Lang a few days ago and already i am COMPLETELY obsessed with him. I feel like I have loved him and his music all my life. It really breaks my heart into pieces to look at him video and see that he has less than a hundred thousand views while other lesser talented artist have up to hundred million views. Its a pity. He should be praised more than he is now!

[ellceebee]

I like Edgar's version the best, but this is quite good. Jonny has an unusual voice and this is something a little different from him. Great vocals, and I like the arrangement and guitar licks at the end. And I totally agree - why has he not had more fame, because he is without question more talented than the top names in music today!

[ellceebee]

I like Edgar's version the best, but this is quite good. Jonny has an unusual voice and this is something a little different from him. Great vocals, and I like the arrangement and guitar licks at the end. And I totally agree - why has he not had more fame, because he is without question more talented than the top names in music today!

[JaeSib1]

Dope track,, they sampled this song 4 Tupac & Biggie - Running

[bissell3n]

he is no edger but he is good

[alexes219]

I wish i had found this sooner...

This saves me from all those auto tuned artists. He has a great voice!!!

[FightForJustice2010]

Jonny Lang is one of the greatest artists ever! His music speaks to my soul!

[kgmetoo]

I whole heartedly agree, except I would say 10 times the talent. He is not so bad on the eyes either, but with Bieber shave his head and what do you have?? I think he grew the hair to cover up some sort of tic, or spasm...now he just does the hair flip thing and no one knows. Injustice abounds on the answer to this question.

[shegecco]

isnt this just wonderful, I love Jonny too!!!!

[bobbytmathew]

he sounds different from what he looks, but its a great song nonetheless

[alansingsblues2095]

I love Jonny Lang!

[MrJoeydak]

very good interpretation of such a great song...i wish there was more guitar work on this song, but his vocals are on point

[MaillonRecordz]

i disliked this because they ruined a perfectly good song

[55haywire]

@MrEasy12 Huhhhh???? Satanic?

[Outsanex]

wow they fucked this song up with that retarded electronic beat. made it less organic and real

[norlin]

he is oozing with greatness! brilliant in so many ways. creative song writing

[Omibear283]

@norlin not his song... he covered it

[frcjim]

I've seen Jonny live , seven times , he is awesome . I wish when I asked people if they ever heard of him , someone would say yes . It blows me away that he is not much more known . A true hidden talent .

[EmpressIsles]

AMAZING Talent & Grace without all the fillers ... Jonny Lang IS beautiful ~

[dmndrunk]

anyone who jams with bb king and eric clapton at 16 years of age is cool in my book daddy.and u can take that to the bank.

[luvyatubers]

This is one of my many favorites of Jonny's. My daughter was on stage with Jonny in 2008 and we are still in amazement about it. She didn't get to sing with him but she is going to cover some of his songs and I'll post them on youtube. Please click by sometime.

[jared6958]

I'm really feeling this song right now in my life right now. Jonny Lang is so talented, I've listened to him since he was 14yrs. old. The man is more talented then what people know. I give him credit and 5 cool points.

[levidriskellmusic]

I enjoy this so much and for the fact that if he wanted the fame he would have it...obviously...but he doesnt want it...he wants to play music for him..not someone else...and that why all of the ppl arent all over tv and posted in magazines are SO much better than the ones we see everday..there music means something besides money to them.

[peaceloveartritis]

this songhelps me deal with my cripleing disiase everyday....:D

[zahneel]

What I'd love to see is a he and Michael Grimm doing a collab. Now there would be an awesome album or song.

[supercrazyblondeguy]

@zahneel Agreed.

[bamboolaball]

This guy totally deserves his grammy. That's him on the guitar, by the way.

[TheOutrageFour]

He has a amazing voice!

[iSpiritTLFW]

Absolutely twice as much talent.. if not more! He is phenomenal!!!

[chrischris091]

@SociallyUnable Like India Arie said, "The music business is only concerned with making a hit". Making a hit has much to do with talent but not much to do with skill. Now Jonny Lang, he's not only talented, but he is extremely skilled at what he does. And those who are skilled are usually the ones who don't compromise with the media. You'll have all the fame you like when you compromise, but for the ones like Jonny who dont, they may not have lots of fame but they are greatly appreciated

[TheCdltnla]

Jonny is the best. That is why I flew to an island to see him in concert once, during a hard time in my own life and then many years later, named my first child after him :)

Voice of a beautiful heart and an observant mind.

[Nolan3082]

love it!!!!!

[w810angel]

First time I listened to this one and its BAD AS*

[morgainekrichyya]

This is a wonderful song; I was surprised to find in the songwriting credits in the cd jacket, that Edgar Winter had written it. I've never heard it before, but can't imagine anyone else doing a better job than Jonny Lang with it. There's simply no substitute for the combination of talent and feeling...

[SuperGo0od]

good song man good

[thelittlearch]

Great voice, with a voice like his he will make it!!!

[galenrichards1972]

Wow as I sit here reflecting on life, its beauty, its turmoil,its ups and downs,this song really hits me hard and speaks to my very conscience. Jonny Lang is an amazing artist, I do not know why and how he has gone so unnoticed other than real talent has been replaced by pop culture garbage lol This is real talent in my humble opinion.

[beatmastert]

@galenrichards1972 This is Edgar Winter's song.

[MysteryHunterz]

@galenrichards1972

He already was a great artist when he was in Blues Brothers 2000 playing a solo in one of the songs, then he was only 17 years old.. so yea.

@SociallyUnable: People have lost their mind are brain dead, lost their hearing and only listen to computer made crap.

[michaelbw813]

This song is freakin amazing. Im obsessed with it.

[DEGGTho]

The original is from Edgar Winter, and that one is sampled by eminem.

[SociallyUnable]

I have no idea why this man doesn't have twice the fame Justin Bieber has. God knows he has twice the talent.

[wyldeman69]

@SociallyUnable I disagree with you, Justin Bieber doesn't even have a millionth of the talent Jonny Lang has. And I get to see Jonny play live for free in about 16 1/2 hours!

[SociallyUnable]

@wyldeman69 Haha, Your right. I shouldn't even mention Jonny Lang and Justin Bieber in the same sentence.

Have fun ;)

[BlackAngelus]

@SociallyUnable wtf is justin bieber? I know jonny lang, one of the few young white ppl with the voice of a 60 year old black blues singer

[BlackAngelus]

@SociallyUnable wtf is justin bieber? I know jonny lang, one of the few young white ppl with the voice of a 60 year old black blues singer

[1Southernbelle4u]

@SociallyUnable

I totally agree with you and have asked myself and so many other people this same question!? I dont know if it is his managerial group that is not getting him out there like other stars do or if he just doesnt want to get that big? Who knows!? I think he has more talent in his little pinky finger than half the big stars out there right now!!!!! You go Jonny!!!! Love ya!!! Heather

[gid350]

@1Southernbelle4u

Jonny Lang is incredibly humble and modest.

I am actually kind of glad that he doesn't let fame and fortune get to his head.

That stuff ruins music.

[Rayyan36]

@SociallyUnable nowadays 70% of comments on youtube music vid's should include this phrase " Justin bieber " !!! ... & I dont understand why all that hate against a kid !! we all was once at his age !! HE IS NOT A TALENTOMETER!!!! ..

[someguy2099]

@SociallyUnable he sing about reality...kids need fantasy

[SociallyUnable]

@someguy2099 Good point. 

[TheSKeB]

@SociallyUnable Only Twice the talent? God knows the real figure.

[HerGuardianAngel128]

@SociallyUnable

only twice? that's still not much. let's just say he's just damn good, and Bieber's a fad that'll last another year then fade out.

[bellavita316]

@SociallyUnable oooooooooooh AMEN TO THAT

[bellavita316]

@SociallyUnable oooooooooooh AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!!!!

[jacobcoolguy]

@SociallyUnable only twice? what an insult. :P

[delco714]

@SociallyUnable because he more recently switched to gospel-type music.. and well that isn't main stream at ALL. So, basically, he "died' musically.. if he stuck with the funk/smooth rock he'd be more popular.

[167mog]

WRONG HE HAS 100 TIMES THE TALENT.......I SAW HIM PLAY RED LIGHT LIVE ON DAVID LETTERMAN...HE BLEW THE ROOF OFF OF THE PLACE......HE DESERVES MORE FAME

[GLADYOUWEREHERE]

@SociallyUnable because fame doesnt define the man. let us be the lucky ones who listen to him

[MrYourproductions]

@SociallyUnable Twice haha you are beeing to nice to JB :)

Jonny Lang is a real musician :)

JB is just another artist beeing exploited by the music industry !

[riley614]

@SociallyUnable yes he does, justin bieber can suck a dick...nvm he already does

[TheGrandBrand]

@SociallyUnable

popularity in music isn't proportional to talent and has never been (just take a look at the history of classical music). Is Pierre Boulez popular? Is John Cage popular? Is this guy actually renowned? Are they less talented than the rich musicians? Probably not.

[SociallyUnable]

@TheGrandBrand Just because that's the way it is, doesn't mean that's the way it should be. Justin Bieber is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many artists being played all over the radio that have less talent in their whole body than Jonny Land has in one finger. It's just sad.

[insecurity96]

@SociallyUnable Does everyone have to mention Justin Bieber? It's like they're obssessed with hating him. His haters follow him everywhere, even more than his fans.. that's just shows how stupid people are

[bremp3]

@SociallyUnable We weren't made to live to our talent- there'll always be someone better than the other. He expects us to live to our calling.

[jhevere12]

@SociallyUnable Why dont people leave justin bieber alone? When artists make it just be happy for them

This guy is awesome, i dont really see why this has anything to do with justin bieber

[wolf77warrior]

@jhevere12 Bieber is no artist,just another tool for the controllers of popular media

[brianpatrickkisa]

edgar winter

[raecoyote]

Johnny Lang is amazing and it is great to see him pay the greatest compliment & show respect by overing this song. However: Edgar Winter's version is far superior in every way & can never be topped .....

[bking1212]

this guy is a angel this song is life in reality

[randissimo]

I agree with x2x14.. The vocal noodling and cheezy drum track ruins this rendition for me.

[x2x14]

I like this version a lot but i think they focused too much on the music and showing off singing ability. It kind of took away a bit of the emotion. Edgar Winter's version literally brought me to tears(and still do). As to this one i'm just more vibing to it thinking more "cool" than feeling the full emotion of the song. Though then again i'm more of a poetic soul. The artificial beats(mix) just makes to seem more, well, fake and recited than, felt. It's awesome either way though. Thumbs up.

[cheyenneville]

Good song.

[Ruach]

I like this version better than Edgar Winter

The version in Tupac's Runnin' was Edgar Winter's just in a higher pitch

[TBO1491]

@Ruach no one knows that, i'm glad you're putting it out there. winter's original is definitely focused on something different than this one.

[DeWindt24]

Edgar Winters is the original maker of this song anyone who sung it after just was doing a cover....

[randissimo]

Neither this rendition or 2pak's does this beautiful ballad justice.. This is a soulful and heartfelt  song written and performed by the great Edgar Winter.

This version cheapens the song with a "Cheese Drum Track" and the tempo is wrong..

[randissimo]

Johnny Lang can sing and play but who came up with this corny arrangement that comes across like an audition for "American Idol" ?

[bigredbeast]

@randissimo Agreed!!! Even though Lang is a talented musician, neither his rendition nor Tupac's even comes close to touching the raw nerve of the soul the way Edgar Winter does with just the vocal and ivories. Not many songs from any artist, cover or not, will lift the hair on the back of your neck the way Edgar did with this one.

[x2x14]

@randissimo agreed

[cakazada]

how ridiculous this is , and that homosexual should be punished for singing that beauty from 2pac, this failure song is a complete fail and an proudness atack 2 the grand orignal!

[Kluender07]

@cakazada Are you calling Jonny Lang a homosexual? If so, you're very mistaken.

[flitterpuff]

If you are not familiar with Jonny Lang, check out the blues brothers 2000. Thats where I first saw him. I was lucky enough to see him in concert about 4 years ago.

[BrazilianGirlDoll]

Both versions are splendid, but Jonny's husky deep voice gives the extra I think, and the lyrics are never old, universal theme! And this version was remixed by Eminem.

[Bedeborah]

It is hard to believe isn''t it? That all of that can come out of him. In that young face such maturity.

[xxyouSHiNExx]

it's hard for me to believe that person in the picture is singing this...soooo doesn't match haha. but it's beautiful! love it.

[ladymjackson001]

anyone knows where i can find the instrumental for this version please?

[WillOwenGage]

YOU SHOULD HEAR THE ORIGINAL VERSION. IT'S A LOT DEEPER! Edgar still isn't as well know as he should be. Brings the song into his perspective. DEEP. Thank you EDGAR WINTER for the amazing song. 1971 Good job JL.

[flint456]

man i love this record

[Willpak123]

One of his best songs ever. A truly deep and epic song.

Jonny Lang is the best.

[WillOwenGage]

He didn't write it though.

[Willpak123]

Yeah I know, Edgar Winter did. Regardless, its still a great song.

[TheJuliusJT]

crazy.... i can totally relate

[DEC3100]

im goin to see him april 9th in fort worth

[ihavebigcurlyhair]

what a fantastic voice. love this song.

[MUSICIZMAHLIFE123]

This song is deep. It tells nothing but the truth about life.

[Phillip370]

Wow that is amazing. I`d never heard of Jonny Lang until this. Thanks for the introduction. :)

[Wrzos89]

2Pac and Biggie -Runnin (Em Version) best

[DiegoCasanueva]

amazing

[662snoop662]

i luv this song very muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh u rock

[iidjkg]

Best_version.

[schoolgal59NOT]

i think im in love with him :P hes so incredible

[louis18th]

This sample is used in Pac & Biggie's Runnin'

[DeWindt24]

@louis18th they used the sample from the Edgar Winter original not from this cover....

[agincourtdb]

@louis18th no, the original Edgar Winter track is used, pitch-shifted up.

[mch246]

i remember this from so long ago, ahh headstart days.

[shakiranewton123]

i love this , he's great! :) x

[Blackkyptonite]

Ture that!