wake me up before you go - johnnyonline

[creatronix]

amazing ! beter than original.. waiting for more

[mtysick]

you sing this so well :)

[GeorgeMichaelLover1]

it sounds nothing like the original version... but i still like it.. u sing good.. and youre a good guitar player... im glad ou chose to sing a song my george michael<3(:

[whatsername3493]

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!

[kylesyl2]

you, sir, are a musical genius

[Broken915]

I am so glad, that after such a long time of discovering this cover, there more people that like this cover as much as I do. T.T I remember some ppl (one in particular) sayin he worked for Simon Cowel or something and that he said this song was shit. Pissed me off so much that I didn't even want to respond or come back here for a long long time D: I hate when people don't know music when they freabuggin hear them~!! =)

[Broken915]

I've found my way back to this video after a year and I'm glad to find more people agreeing that he has made this song absolutely wonderful. Real music should be appreciated. (=

[blendingmelodies]

Wonderful version!

[HFburn]

@hrvatwrestle

Oh yes, he must do it!

[HFburn]

Lovely! How songs sounds when it is played on a different way, isn't it?

Your voice sounds like Adam Young the Owl City guy! You're good man!

Nice voice, nice guitar!

[anoukboss]

FIVE STAR ! :D

[CrazyMoha]

You're so great, I made an extra playlist only for your songs and I listen to it again and again and again... <3

[Kayokoli]

Wow..

I love the you sing this song ! I' hear this song every day 5-10 times ;D

You're great !!

[theoutstander]

Awesome, and thanks for posting the chords!

[boogiemangabe]

liar, you know you love this song!

[jmwnrght00]

ooh my god.

you're so fantastic.

[fbbernardo]

Nice cover! A bit different but that's good.

[LiveLaughLurve3]

Oh god I love this cover way better than the actual song. Soooo amazing. The whole reason I was looking it up was because the Troubadour on Gilmore Girls played part of the chorus acoustically in an episode and it was stuck in my head and I'm not sure if you'll take this as a compliment or if you've even watched the show but that was even better and I LOVE the Troubadour...always thought he deserved a CD. Anyways I'm ranting. Amazing job!

[manuassuncao]

so much soul ;)

liked it, very original, great cover

awesome idee

keep it up

[YouMakeMeFeelSeaSick]

your amazing! thanks for the chords too :D

[Tarnishedblade]

dumb....thats what i say to you.....because i doubt simon cowell would hire someone who commented on a video instead of e-mailing or calling the person...simon cowell = money = not leaving comments on a youtube video especially a very unprofessional one...think your lies through ...thanks ...enjoy youtube

[nuudge01]

hey i didn't like it at first but i kept listening, it's very good man, keep it up

[BonJoviEmm]

Legend Cover =D Love It!

[boupow05]

anybody getting a total i will follow you into the dark vibe? lol

[IraisRM]

I listened to ohter videos and I love your voice is really great..,.very warm.. i like it ..

:)

[SOofiiahM]

C'est cool. J'adore cette originalité, hihihihi

Et pour le reste, vous avez un gout de chiote et on vous emmerde

[bigitusz]

That's horrible!

[sycolables]

so you actually all think this sounds any good??

that is why you are not in the music buisness

sorry but this sounds awful

[Broken915]

Your absolutely ridiculous! I don't mean to be rude but seriously. Look. Part of being a great musician is having artistic qualities. Not all songs have to be exactly like the original otherwise music would be dreadfully bland. Take "Long Shot" by Katie Perry for example. Then listen to Kelly's Cover. Two different yet great versions of the song. Your in the music business so you should know that not all music must fit your taste to be great. Afterall, that is the reason for multiple genres.

[JokersGoil]

Well put. :D

[MixyBoy]

That's his interpretation, his way of looking at this sing... ;)

De gustibus non discutabant. .. ;) peace..

***** 4 jonny;s work ;)

[Broken915]

Your joking right??? Your absolutely lost aren't you. This is a fantastic cover! I personally listened to the original first but felt it as a morbid song which then lead me to look at the covers and this is what I found to be my favorite. This is a fantastic version of the song. Not all covers has to imitate the original. It is called being an artist... You work for Simon Cowell and you are looking for talent?!? That's a joke right?

~This is a brilliant cover guys! Disregard sycolables comment.

[pletora23]

Fock you. Is a crash, like song pig. Es un fraude el hijueputa bobo

[Heatherlee211]

amazing voice!

[Mithoskrasnej]

prty good!

[dooch14]

I dont get it, why are you like 10 times better then the bands today, and your still on youtube, man. your so good, you should be on tour at the moment.

[sweetnspicy17]

your my favorite and i love your voice...

[ironflange2000]

dood fair fucks

savage voice

[yamumissamoan]

LOVE IT!!!!....kool, have you got a CD out????

[sheryitaly]

you have an amazing voice to cover this song, its so smooth and your arrangement on the peice flows well.

[horndogrob]

dad gummit that's brilliant! Creative as hell. For reals dude.

[conwip]

cool!

[konstiga2]

My favourite part is "wake me up before you go, don´t leave me hanging on like a yo". That´s brilliant.

[konstiga2]

I love it. I listened to it three times in a row and then was about to panic when I couldn´t find it again.

[vincentarsac]

ho my... 5/5...

[knoxvilleuy]

its freakin awsomee

i'm thinkin of doing a powerpop/punk version of it

[nikshik1991]

don't like it

[arrourasanti2]

this song always reminds me of zoolander lol good job

[florinschlecht]

wow very good great voice. I like it very much, and Tarnishedblade's comment is right. With this verion everybody can understand every word. that's good

[7LBurna7]

kind of cool

[darylsblog]

I loved your version, really nice mate. well done...

[Scorzagov]

it's just another song.. but it's beautiful...

[lalaweed13]

i think i kinda like it.

[Tarnishedblade]

For those of you who think he killed this song...if you have ever really listened to the lyrics would know that the song needed to be sung like this to begin with...the other version was celebrating his women being a slut this is a bit more mellow dramatic and has a lot more feeling appreciate the awesomeness that is JohnnyOnline...he rules this world and will for ever be your king

[Shembeatz]

all those covers making me think how good is George Michael, this is an hard song & he make it look so easy

in spite of that, you sing pretty nice

[franticdisposition]

you have a beautiful falsetto.

[DivjaSvinja]

you just killed this song

[R0b1zzle137]

Seriously man, what the hell is this acoustic version.

[Biglusicousphil]

the chords sounds like i will follow you into the dark from deathcab for cutie

[hoboviewerz]

god damn, this is epic

[1337weasley]

you killed it

[menameismename]

dude this is way better than the real song

[nikkocarlocayaga]

Johnny where can I download an mp3 of this :)

[CauseYouAreTheStar]

t'es cool quoi!j'adore!

[kittybobkiki76]

Luv, you can make anything sound good! Now all we need is for you to cover a Children Of Bodom song..and the Appocolypse can commence in style!

[freakkybebe]

oh my god!i love your singin!i love your version!

[TinyHutch]

yep, that pretty much raped my number one cover spot on youtube.

[ManilaSoda13]

any mp3 download?

[Dragon150043]

Brilliant. I love your work man. I'm a big fan!!!!

[xiaoindiana]

i love all your videos. keep it up dude.

[PoloniumStallion]

You've turned one of the cheesiest songs into existence into something very classy and meaningful. Brilliant interpretation. 5/5.

[johnnyonline]

thank you so much. i'm just about to upload a similarly mellowed interpretation of 500 miles by the Proclaimers. I never liked the way it's always shouted. so i did it my way.if you subscribe, you'll know when it's online :)

[SDuder]

haha, great way to get people subscribe ^^

btw, I'm wondering if you're ever going to cover 'Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats XD

[LpcSkate]

Man i love it keep it up belive me you got talent...nice video

[jhk655]

this guy makes wham look straight

[johnnyonline]

haha! awesome call

[heathershartan]

Well, hey, simply stated, this cover is great. Gee, you're swell.

[pile555]

imagine a violine with guitar...amazing!

[arwensk8]

great voice!!!

[cindyao]

COOLNESS!

[damnitcassieowns]

you have to make your covers avalible on myspace....YOU JUST HAVE TO lol

[sickness0311]

wow, very good. I like your spin on it

[drumfreak12345]

makin an acoustic cover of that song kinda gays it up more than it already is,

but, meh...

[johnnyonline]

i don't believe it's scientifically possible to make it more gay than the original. have you seen the clip?

[sparkle727]

the original is kind of gay but its a great song. your version is really good too!

[helenlovejoy]

Love it, John. Good job as usual :-)

[hollywoodtsc]

Ya never know whats commin next...makes it a fairly cool song.thanks Johnny O, keep on keepin on.

[fungummies]

when are you going to upload a new song? i cant wait. your stuff is amazing.

[TorquatoTheCat]

Amazing, you made it sound like it was The Kooks. By the way, I'd love to see you do one of their songs. Maybe "She Moves in Her Own Way"?

[TIM1T9]

dude genius i love it

[adelinho]

One of the best remakes I've ever seen...Johnny, if you can help me with some tabs, partitures, but more accurate than the most of the rubbish ones found on the Internet...

[6strings27]

Great job!

[delongeorama]

Dude! you may not reach the high notes but i really like that song... and your style it's apealing for other type of audience! take care! and good job!

[thiagogyn]

Good job man

[Leonin88]

gayest thing evar

[biff1717]

Oh Dear

[koover07]

when are you uploading a new song??? is the fort night challenge still going???

[ronaldjenkees]

that was awesome. I don't know the original but this sounds great.

[xxode315]

gay sex song?

[megastars1]

Great job dude! Been looking for a cover of this song. Awesome!!

[Pugepunk]

Wham...Hehe.

[IXLennonRIPXI]

hahha i love this johnny you should keep remaking these old songs how bout safety dance or something lol

[reddavid]

I'm split on this. On the one hand, it's a great rendition, and it's these sorts of acoustic covers (James Dean Bradfield's Last Christmas should be watched, if you haven't already) that show how good a songwriter George Michael actually was, hidden though his skills were under all those layers of vile 80s pop. On the other hand, it's fucking Wham, dude.

[johnnyonline]

hahaha.. i feel exactly the same way about it man. i'm thinking i might try to make sense of the latest australian idol winners single next. it's such an awful song!

[toasteronthewaves]

i love it!! this one is better! :))

keep going johnny keep going!!

[joelsmac]

This is actually very good

[Mezab90]

omg ur so freakin great, give my your skills:D

I heard one song before i subscribed:D i think ur the most talented "youtube singer" u are so fucking nice:D

Love your Jason Mraz cover:D omg so much better than the original:D

[rumblechick]

much better, and listenable, its almost laid back until you listen to the words!!

[koover07]

Hey Johnny!! That was great!!!! request?? Can you do Wham's "Last Christmas"? I've heard SO many parodies of it on the radio the last few days because the radio jockeys were doing their own little things, The Church of Lazlo, they're awesome. But I was just thinking you'd be great at it!! You're awesome John

[chaoscausingleo]

Love it Johnny as always.. It's a classicly awesome song to begin with and I'm thrilled that you didn't thrash it.. One of these days we'll all hear your "Re-imagining Cover" of if on the radio!

[mbenzesq]

this is why i subscribed to your videos

[nadrazel]

As usual, John, this is lovely. There is just something in your SOUL that sings long before your 'mouth' does. Thank You

[FullMetalAngel182]

wow that is awesome. i hate the original song but i love ur cover!

[FellowJello]

Funny, I thought that was a Billy Joel song. Wham it is! :)

[peepdittyalmond00718]

i love ur voice you have an awesome voice

[mijamie]

gotta tell you Johnny, I totally hated this song ... this is a lil better, but can't help but hear the old in the back of my head.. *cries*

As always.. a pleasure.

Jamie

[mijamie]

Ummm.. meant I totally hated it back in the day ;) ... *laughs* Just reread it and was like whoooppss ..

[dylanyeandle]

hey mate can you please comment me back the chords to that song it will only take a minute and will be so much appreciated

[johnnyonline]

hmm.. it's more fun to work it out from the video.. that's why i made sure my hand was in frame... i'll do it this time.. check the video description, i've posted it in there.

[imholding]

i also want to apollogize for both Jason and Julien comments , but i am unable to erase both of them

Tomas

[Odiosus90]

I can't help but also wanting to apologize for the fact that the comments of Jason, Julien and Tomas are as off-topic as they are, but I can't edit them.

Great rendition Johnny! Keep up the good work!

Melle

[donnellyisawesome]

I want to apologize for the limitations of Youtube's comment system which has caused Julien, Jason, Tomas and Melle to make the above comments. I also want to apologize for the repetition of "comment" but i am not able to edit my comment.

Donnelly

[MikeHelmsMusic]

Yeah I like it now'' well done Johnny' Peace

[prefan21]

I also apologize for Julien's double use of "music" but I am unable to edit his comment

Jason

[lilmisslacey]

*dances*

[shwanken]

Nice cover!

If you like Wham - wake me up before you go by Johnyonline you'll love:

I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Faster cover Version) - by Johnyonline

Seriously listen for the similar chord progression.

Anywho another great cover Johny keep having fun.

P.S. I'm still waiting for a video involving cookies.

[jolson27]

i like this a lot :]

you really did the song way WAY better.

[Tiffaneyc]

wow..I despise this song...fantastic job! I love this version.

[newbreedproductions]

You should make a CD of covers just of songs you hate.

[johnnyonline]

i'm thinking i migh try the new australian idol winners single. i love the girl that won, but the song is really rather average.

[bleed0range]

Oh yeah, and I love your interpretation of this song.

[bleed0range]

I'm still waiting to see you do something with a harmonica! lol.

[johnnyonline]

i really should.. i just have to buy a good one.. then all i have to do is learn how to play the damn thing.

[cookiekath]

ahaha johnny you're so good.

ps: where are you? i havent spoken to you in ages :(

[johnnyonline]

i'm trying to call you.... NOW. answer your phone girl! (big giant happy birthday for yesterday too.. )

[happybiker365]

very nice interpretation of the original!

[JesseGuitar07]

awesome

[randy0987]

good job, are the original chords in minor, or did you change them?

[johnnyonline]

i swapped the C and Am around in the chorus.. that's all

[johnnyonline]

hmm.. maybe in the verse too.. actually i added different progression at the end of each chorus as well... haha, looks like i changed a bunch of stuff.

[Prafeston]

WOW! Nice cover...I get so bored of people covering songs and they just sound exactly like the original...way to put your own style in there.

[punkspring]

You did an amazing job!! What a creative awesome remake! You Rock!&hearts;

[SilentSkys]

wow haha I have this CD and you turned the song in to something almost completely differant and made it sound good.. O.o XD tho it still makes me laugh.. i don't quite know why.... maybe cause i hand listened to it in a long time..

[paleolithicera]

You made this song speak to me. I despised the original because it always seemed contrived to me. Well-done.

[tachifeely]

now THAT'S originality. that was oh-so-cool ;) 5 stars :D

[PlutonicTeacup]

Hooray for proper tone!

Love you as much as ever, babe. ;)

[tiffelau168]

i never minded the original until you played your version, now I wish this was how it was played in the 80s

[charlee2552]

I love WHAM and this is a fav song of mine. I love the way you did this!! As always, great voice Johnny. LOL at the ending .. cute!;)

[Thewindstale]

Hahaha That's a great idea! I agree - bet it would be incredible.

[tzsch83]

i don't think we have ever seen you do a bad cover song. we should have some sort of survey of the worst song ever, and have you cover it; bet your bottom dollar it would still be awesome! :)

[johnnyonline]

well that's what i was trying to do here... doesn't get much worse than wham does it?

[tzsch83]

lol, i guess not. this cover is truely awesome.

[MuppyMaster]

Um... don't forget the Britney cover you did "hit me baby one more time". That would have to be the worst song (and as usual, you made it a good song). Thank god you won't be doing anymore Britney though.

..and yeah, please, don't do anymore WHAM either. (Your version rocks, but still...)

[MBRHIndustries]

hahaha

[Cass3h]

Haha, cute. I love the end :)

[Thewindstale]

Great job - I feel like you brought meaning back into the lyrics... Keep 'em coming!

[JohnMayer07]

You did this much better than Wham. HATE the original version.

[H2TheChrizzle]

I've always hated that song, but your version I actually didn't mind listening too.

[ThoughtScientist]

bravoonline :O

[obd]

very nice

[SpasmosS]

It's a good cover... but nothing beats the original!

[johnpgray]

ha ha cool

[bakedbean500]

sniff...lovely, funny and so touching....scotland just became a bit more warm!

[keepfishin06]

This is a great song, but sometimes all the things going on musically can make you feel like your ears are being assaulted. This mellowed-out version is appropriate for any occasion (except maybe working out).

Amazing, as usual.

[nakedafninja]

only a minute into it, and I love it. Johnny you are awesome! Please do not stop, cause you are only of the only people that keep me sane in this oh so insane world of ours. I might deploy soon, so please keep playing and I will shere your music with the guys in the desert.

[suzi80]

I think if I didn't really like Wham as a kid I would probably enjoy this cover more.

[fallloftroy]

Yeah you did un-gay it.

[tuskaiae]

You did a great cover here. 5**** Awesome!!!

[Snapshot3]

niice

[softstrum]

I like u.

[handidrummed]

Wow. You successfully un-gayed that song :D

[jackospacko]

Brilliant. You never cease to amaze me

[angelseeker]

...You are the first person to ever actually make that song enjoyable. Congrats!

[Nac117]

Holy crap! The song is actually tolerable now! Enjoyable even! Exclamation mark! !!

[Dimacheari]

awesome, can't get enough of your songs, keep it up!

[KennilworthyWhisp]

Johnny you are so fab!!! your creativity inspires me! keep it up!!!

[kbcao165]

^^..........i never listened to this song xD

But i think you're a good singer....what makes this a very good performance hehe...

have to listen to the song lol

[fAeRiEdAhL]

LOVE IT!!! i always liked the original, but i like this one much better.  keep up the creativity =)

[distiller56]

johnny. this is golden pal.