Got to admit I haven't heard Blunt's version and I don't intend ever to listen to it. I just can't stand the man's singing voice and I well NEVER forgive him for "You're Beautiful". A crime against humanity in my opinion! Neil Finn, on the other hand, has one of the best singing voices in all of popular music and is a damned good song writer.
So beautiful. The confidence Neil has in his audience to carry the song when he steps away from the mic is amazing and his keyboardist's smile when he does it just says so much...
wow, that is an amazing live performance of this song!! i love the audience singing, every word and note perfect. goes to show how much Neil's fans love him and his music! wish i'd been there!! :-) thanks kaspervalentijn for posting this.
Firstly, thank-you kaspervalentijn for uploading this. Secondly, this has got to be the definitive (relatively) acoustic version of this track. Sebastien Steinberg and Lisa Germano really back Neil well on the vocals, and to have added more instrumentation could've arguably taken away from what is a unique rendering of this classic song.
This is easily the best version of this song I have heard. The harmonies are great, Neil's guitar work is spot on as always and most of all the crowd lifts it to that next level.
Answer... Live performances hold a special raw energy and passion that synthetic manufactured studio recordings cannot capture! Real quality bands rise to the occasion live as they cannot rely on studio effects to compress out mistakes and bad pitch. Once you get into live performances you get hooked and will find yourself prefering live shows. That's why I love You Tube it's all about live.
@zuluamuse totally agree with you, listening to an album start to finish is fantastic, but seeing that record performed live is a moment you can't recapture. No matter how many times you see/hear that band, it will ALWAYS be different, it's a beautiful ocassion!
@zuluamuse Yep, and only real musicians pull it off. That's why you see so many lip syncs these days. Todays players are more about appearance than skill as a musician. That's what is really making them popular, with a few exceptions.
Great show by Finn - but not Crowded House! Finn formed a temp band in 2001 for gigs in Auckland NZ - a phenomenal called Seven Worlds Collide. Included an a who's who lineup of British and US rock: Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, Phil Selway, Ed O'Brien, Sebastian Steinberg, Lisa Germano, brother Timm Finn and son Liam Finn's band. Clip is lifted from the DVD released after the gigs. Finn recently announced he is putting together a follow up band/event including Jeff Tweedy of Wilco....
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I am so disapointed...... i've first heard the James's version, and now this one sounds like it escapes from the riddim, i respect Neil for makind this pease of art, literaly pease of art, bouth of them are great singers
but my apinion is that James's version is beter, and the reason of my disapointment is that i tought that James wrote it...and now i feel like shit! NISE JOB NAIL!!! :)
get real all u who think james blunt is better , i watched and turned it off halfway through cause it didnt move me at all , dont mess with something already perfected
I guess it depends what generation your from...so I have to say growing up to Crowded House's version is more special to me...James Blunt's is good to...but if you want to hear really cool version,check out Jesse Cook's...very nice.
love this song...and neil's concerts and all the audience sing-a-long. actually not crowded house playing it in this video, altho of course they originally did it. it's neil finn with lisa germano on the keyboards and harmony.
His voice really held up so well. Amazing. I guess Neil never did drugs or drank like mad...good for him. You wanna be a song writer? Listen and learn right here, right now...
tru but im a singer and brandy really helps with ur voice. alcohol has nothing to do with it. eg boy george was singing crap on band aid but as soon as he had a brandy he was fine.
i love the part where his voice just kind of fades away and he moves away from the light into the dark still playing and lets the audience sing. completely BEAUTIFUL and touching. acoustic ftw!
i think i listen to this song every time i get online. i am an aspiring singer/ songwriter and every time i cover this, people freak out asking if i wrote it. i tell them that it was a crowdedhouse cover. their reply is usually "huh... who is that?" i can't believe that people are missing out. neil is a genius
How cool must it be to write a song like that and have everyone in the crowd sing it back to you each night. That alone would make the touring worth it I rekon.
Crowded House are playing Marley Park in Dublin on the 22nd of June this year!..to believe they got back together!..dunno what other gigs they're doing round the world but im definitely going to that one!..This is my favourite song perhaps EVER!
does anybody know what concert this is from? This is one of the best versions of the song I have ever heard, and I'd like to get hold of it on audio somewhere.
honestly, i dont know if i've ever heard another song that is so moving in all my 22 years of life...however, this should be labelled as 'neil finn' and not crowded house...still, amazing song.
My all time fav of crowded house is still into temptation. Pitty there is no live vid on yourtube. I'm missing also a vid of the song of their last album called 'nails in my feet'.
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rollendestenen63 2 weeks ago
This is so beautiful! I have never stopped loving this song! Bless you Neil!
freelynz 2 months ago
I loved this song when i was young... i love it more today, this version is so beautiful.
Celthil 3 months ago
When I hear " You Let your own tears" I start singing "And I'm not pretty enough".
Zackjam1 3 months ago
A very cool version. The smile from the pianist says it all. The piano plays a small but yet massive part. Brilliant.
ChoMan68 3 months ago
I't so lovely.... The crowd singing and all.. wonderful!
Lemontree23 7 months ago
that harmony at 3.50... *sigh*
akinyemib 8 months ago 5
wow - awesome live version, many thanks for sharing!
kingmonkey25 8 months ago
this was an hbo or showtime special a few years ago and i've looked and looked for a recording of it and here it is--marvelous!
1955marfa 9 months ago
I love this version
ackeeee1 9 months ago
this is the best version of this song i ever heard. not even the james blunt version can compare to this . it is flawless
andreutz31 10 months ago
Amazing song.
Bunzypoo 11 months ago
I'm fan of the James Blunt version.
But this is just amazing!
EnnioDomin 11 months ago
This is brilliant. It shouldnt be titled as Crowded House though coz that looks like his wife on keyboards and son on bass guitar to me!
Neanderthalmanny 11 months ago
Sweet version. checkout the version of this song by Trihouse.
daveyb696 11 months ago
DL the audio from this clip at thetunify doht cohm.
ArdineZakaria48 1 year ago
adds a sense of sadness with the ghost of a drum kit alone
draleon7 1 year ago
Got to admit I haven't heard Blunt's version and I don't intend ever to listen to it. I just can't stand the man's singing voice and I well NEVER forgive him for "You're Beautiful". A crime against humanity in my opinion! Neil Finn, on the other hand, has one of the best singing voices in all of popular music and is a damned good song writer.
raithrover1976 1 year ago
So beautiful. The confidence Neil has in his audience to carry the song when he steps away from the mic is amazing and his keyboardist's smile when he does it just says so much...
Shotokan227 1 year ago
this guy is a genius,and it all comes together here........wonderful
stewharr1 1 year ago
only 7 dislikes. says it all really. my awesum dad introduced me to this band an i havnt looked back since. that was over 10 yrs ago
clairebear2111 1 year ago
f** me that was stunning !
c4r0s 1 year ago
every time I come on utube I have to listen to this as i like the tingles down my back it gives me
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hoobity2908 1 year ago
4.08 :- D
corky120586 1 year ago
4.08 <3
corky120586 1 year ago
I love this song!
And also James Blunt's version is so good... and I don't care if you will say this version is better, because everybody have different opinions!
AlexisGinny 1 year ago
one of the best songs that were ever written.....
zamilec 1 year ago 2
Beautiful. Thanks so much for posting!
BarleyC 1 year ago
god,i love this song..it's wonderful
MegaTrainspotter 1 year ago
Top band. Neil Finn same league as J Lennon.
bomberh63 1 year ago
even though this song was written while i still was crapping in my diapers.. this song is definitely timeless and will always stay unreachable.
legen.. wait for it... dary!
dsadadad 1 year ago 4
ich liebe dieses lied^^.....hammer
fhefkef 1 year ago
Sigh, just awesome
hoobity2908 1 year ago
Has to be the best version...just close your eyes and listen.x
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ramadarose41 1 year ago
wow, that is an amazing live performance of this song!! i love the audience singing, every word and note perfect. goes to show how much Neil's fans love him and his music! wish i'd been there!! :-) thanks kaspervalentijn for posting this.
ramadarose41 1 year ago
what year was this?
ramadarose41 1 year ago
Someone asked to sir P.MaCartney how he felt to be the greatest songwriter in the world.. And him: " not me, Neil Finn is !"
run335 2 years ago
so good
wtfjusthappenedhere 2 years ago
one of the best male vocalists since the likes of marvin gaye and otis redding, simply fantastic!!!!!
burnsy1010791967 2 years ago
the keyboardist has a magnetic backup vocal too
iCipher 2 years ago 3
Amazing song - I can relate so much to the lyrics right now...
vegemitebaby82 2 years ago 3
Firstly, thank-you kaspervalentijn for uploading this. Secondly, this has got to be the definitive (relatively) acoustic version of this track. Sebastien Steinberg and Lisa Germano really back Neil well on the vocals, and to have added more instrumentation could've arguably taken away from what is a unique rendering of this classic song.
Stundek 2 years ago 3
This is easily the best version of this song I have heard. The harmonies are great, Neil's guitar work is spot on as always and most of all the crowd lifts it to that next level.
rrw1985 2 years ago 32
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james blunt is the best
stefon7777777 2 years ago
James Blunt's version was so bad that YouTube disabled the audio!
His version is flat and lifeless.
Secretlyanothername 2 years ago 2
g wizzz stop hatin
stefon7777777 2 years ago
Just Divine!!!
Love u JOHNNY MARR!!!
karziflora 2 years ago
One of the most beautiful songs ever. Gives me goose flesh over and over again.
ObliviousOcean 2 years ago 2
Just so beautiful.
ronnierythm 2 years ago
Answer... Live performances hold a special raw energy and passion that synthetic manufactured studio recordings cannot capture! Real quality bands rise to the occasion live as they cannot rely on studio effects to compress out mistakes and bad pitch. Once you get into live performances you get hooked and will find yourself prefering live shows. That's why I love You Tube it's all about live.
zuluamuse 2 years ago 21
@zuluamuse i agree, green day were a different band on stage than they are on record, but you are 100 percent right
BrickUnit 1 year ago
@zuluamuse totally agree with you, listening to an album start to finish is fantastic, but seeing that record performed live is a moment you can't recapture. No matter how many times you see/hear that band, it will ALWAYS be different, it's a beautiful ocassion!
TashJonesUk 1 year ago
@zuluamuse Yep, and only real musicians pull it off. That's why you see so many lip syncs these days. Todays players are more about appearance than skill as a musician. That's what is really making them popular, with a few exceptions.
Drydoc2 5 months ago
why is the version of james blunt not on youtube?
Schmidisw 2 years ago
because it isn't that good
JackoLantern007 2 years ago 5
@Schmidisw it is but its crap compared to this
iCipher 1 year ago
best song i heard in months.
lopoicrama 2 years ago
He sang great.... i really like the guitar work,,,, i dont so much like this in live performance.
saif080 2 years ago
эх, хорошА песня
tihiyja 2 years ago
the best live version in my opinion i love the bit when the crow sings along, magic!
cpviolentos 2 years ago 5
man wish i was there i went to see them at wembley arena last year they were incredible they dont make music like this anymore
BaldingStar 3 years ago 3
Great show by Finn - but not Crowded House! Finn formed a temp band in 2001 for gigs in Auckland NZ - a phenomenal called Seven Worlds Collide. Included an a who's who lineup of British and US rock: Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, Phil Selway, Ed O'Brien, Sebastian Steinberg, Lisa Germano, brother Timm Finn and son Liam Finn's band. Clip is lifted from the DVD released after the gigs. Finn recently announced he is putting together a follow up band/event including Jeff Tweedy of Wilco....
chicagonz219 3 years ago 3
This is an awesome rendition.. I love the sing along at the end and Neil sings a mournful part with the crowd. Not his normal part that he sings.
jettagob 3 years ago
James Blunt is a great singer , don't speak rong about James .....
dursub 3 years ago
Neil is a great singer and songwriter...
jettagob 3 years ago
hi all love it love it love it
skylineev 3 years ago
this is really the best performance of this song! neil is legend.. not like blunt who doesn't have qualities like neil...
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I am so disapointed...... i've first heard the James's version, and now this one sounds like it escapes from the riddim, i respect Neil for makind this pease of art, literaly pease of art, bouth of them are great singers
but my apinion is that James's version is beter, and the reason of my disapointment is that i tought that James wrote it...and now i feel like shit! NISE JOB NAIL!!! :)
DjeneralElComandante 3 years ago
Philistine !
270ambrose 3 years ago
is this guy also the one singing in jesse cook's version?
UnamedKing 3 years ago
No. The Jesse Cook version is sung by someone else. Does sound quite like Neil though!
tasdev141 3 years ago
James Blunt sings it better!
purplepaperpeople 3 years ago
behave
doddie887 3 years ago
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Who wrote that song? James blunt?
arki873112 3 years ago
Neil Finn (the one singing it in this video) wrote it.
tasdev141 3 years ago
Dont even get me started. James Blunt was a nobody when Neil wrote this song.
I just hate when mediocre artists cover great songs and people think they wrote it.
buzzfunk 3 years ago 5
great song
xxxxGracieBabiexxxx 3 years ago 2
(L) Crowded House..
iamamyess 3 years ago
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james blunts version is sooo good 2
barleyflies123 3 years ago
the part with the crowd was awesome 5/5
marfadepretz 3 years ago 4
they both bring a different vibe to the song, i like it both actually.
sarahnimma 3 years ago 3
Excellent version! Lisa Germano is so sweet.
I love how the audience jumps to the "the finger of the blame" bridge.
philsfyr 3 years ago 2
get real all u who think james blunt is better , i watched and turned it off halfway through cause it didnt move me at all , dont mess with something already perfected
drovadose 3 years ago 4
I guess it depends what generation your from...so I have to say growing up to Crowded House's version is more special to me...James Blunt's is good to...but if you want to hear really cool version,check out Jesse Cook's...very nice.
GhangisKen 3 years ago
holey shit, jesse cooks is great, it moved me just like this one. it has more creative guitaring in it. jesses is faster i think
ashleydunen 3 years ago
one of the sexiest songs ever!
vladbelov 3 years ago 3
james blunt much better !!!!
querida1990 3 years ago
" gubbins "
DaveLovesDoves 3 years ago
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I just compared the two versions here on youtube and in MY opinion James Blunt sings it better.
Everybody has got a different meaning - and I won't say you are stupid.
KillerHorst1993 3 years ago
" gubbins "
DaveLovesDoves 3 years ago
James sings it much more better - whatever YOU will say!
KillerHorst1993 3 years ago
Have you actually heard Crowded House sing it live?
I'm 15, and I'd have to admit, in the bridge, with Mark Hart doing the harmonies, I actually cried...
Yes. Neil Finn made me cry.
ebz92 3 years ago
I like to consider myself a pretty tough guy who rarely cries... but this song, the harmonies, everything about it... it even makes me cry.
James Blunt shouldn't have even tried it.
StrandedH 3 years ago 6
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I prefer James Blunt version!
smcmgal 3 years ago
i saw them in concert
and they were incredible
hppygurll 3 years ago
Mi sono documentata. Anno 2001. Seven Worlds Collide di Neil Finn dei Crowded House
8WiLdChiLD9 3 years ago
L'anno non saprei, lei è la fantastica italo-americana lisa germano.
8WiLdChiLD9 3 years ago
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the on by james blunt is way better
branrn15 3 years ago
are you fucking serious??
tomtom2504 3 years ago
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with all respect to crowded house, but I think that James Blunt sing this song better
mtrsalas 3 years ago
Splendida. Qualcuno saprebbe dire a che anno risale questo concerto? e chi è la tastierista e voce femminile del gruppo?
cappellanomatto 3 years ago
are you fucking serious??
tomtom2504 3 years ago 2
menchiaaa!!
Sumibra 3 years ago
love this song...and neil's concerts and all the audience sing-a-long. actually not crowded house playing it in this video, altho of course they originally did it. it's neil finn with lisa germano on the keyboards and harmony.
PokeyMcLovin 3 years ago
This song can`t get any better...
NaidaGia 3 years ago
His voice really held up so well. Amazing. I guess Neil never did drugs or drank like mad...good for him. You wanna be a song writer? Listen and learn right here, right now...
buzzfunk 3 years ago
tru but im a singer and brandy really helps with ur voice. alcohol has nothing to do with it. eg boy george was singing crap on band aid but as soon as he had a brandy he was fine.
peeponfrits 3 years ago
...Goose bumps....
ladybling123 3 years ago
No comment :) Love this song :)
Strelitzia76 4 years ago 2
TRULY--beautiful--I already own and adore the album version--however,as with the majority of "live" music--this is especially lovely.
K xxx
kbrowneyes 4 years ago 2
amazing!
fruscianteisgod1 4 years ago 2
i love the part where his voice just kind of fades away and he moves away from the light into the dark still playing and lets the audience sing. completely BEAUTIFUL and touching. acoustic ftw!
vallatina 4 years ago 3
hi could some1 tell me how ye put these on bebo?
hodgie1690 4 years ago
thats why i love crowded house there under rated idiots dont know who they are people who love music know them thats what makes them special
stellafella696 4 years ago 2
i think i listen to this song every time i get online. i am an aspiring singer/ songwriter and every time i cover this, people freak out asking if i wrote it. i tell them that it was a crowdedhouse cover. their reply is usually "huh... who is that?" i can't believe that people are missing out. neil is a genius
theillboy 4 years ago 3
I totally agree with ozratman. Saw Crowded House last friday in Stockholm, it was fantastic!
mogenlogen 4 years ago
How cool must it be to write a song like that and have everyone in the crowd sing it back to you each night. That alone would make the touring worth it I rekon.
ozratman 4 years ago 4
this is probably the best live version i have ever heard of this great song
theillboy 4 years ago 2
I like it so much, version acoustic is the best, la la laaaaa; day 19 me ;)
Giulette 4 years ago
It's true!
Giulette 4 years ago
ke musica me encanta muchisimo llega al bobo para ti paolita samame canto de tu bb freddycerron
freddyahuac 4 years ago
this really is a classic, great song!!
dstar072 4 years ago
this is a classic, i love it.
jaketovey 4 years ago
gorgeous song. a classic.thanks for posting.
zneella 4 years ago
Lovely song. I get chills when I hear it.
valan678 4 years ago
paul mcartney was once asked wat was it like 2 be the worlds best song writer... and he said "i'm not the best in the world, neil finn is"
Fethers17 4 years ago
I was wondering who that girl is . She is quite hot and i love her smile. And she has a good voice.
Linedash 4 years ago
the girl at the back is Lisa Germano, a singer-songwriter.
kaspervalentijn 4 years ago
I was at this gig! - one of the best nights ever. Cheers for uploading (my dvd copy is totally worn out :)
redsturm 4 years ago
this isnt crowded house its just tim on his own the st james theatre is in new zealand in my home town of auckland and its an amzing venue
nzoasisfan 4 years ago
Try Tim.
Coowallsky 4 years ago
it was neil that evening in auckland
kaspervalentijn 4 years ago
Neil Finn's song is as great as Lisa Germano's backing vocals and piano playing. Thanks both for this pearl.
pbini 4 years ago
thanks for this vid....i'm watching this almost everyday...............
sonnyger 4 years ago
den är as bra!!!
CalleeM 4 years ago
suger!!!
CalleeM 4 years ago
Crowded House are playing Marley Park in Dublin on the 22nd of June this year!..to believe they got back together!..dunno what other gigs they're doing round the world but im definitely going to that one!..This is my favourite song perhaps EVER!
aoifegall 4 years ago
lovely...
Gossai 4 years ago
these guys rock
KellyRamone 4 years ago
does anybody know what concert this is from? This is one of the best versions of the song I have ever heard, and I'd like to get hold of it on audio somewhere.
mapman75 5 years ago
never mind.... st. james... just saw it
mapman75 5 years ago
this band is great
putilladeacero 5 years ago
I adore this song. Thanks for posting this version, I love the acoustic arrangement.
nicaisleain 5 years ago
Thx for loving this version of fall at your feet.
kaspervalentijn 5 years ago
Sublime
shonuffLA 5 years ago
I love this song,my all time fav new zealand song. I hope that I get to see it preformed live one day.
bigeyedbambi 5 years ago
Wow, that was amazing :) One of my favourite songs, Neil Finn is a song writing genius.
electropoprobot 5 years ago
Un groupe qui n'est pas de mon epoque mais que j'aime beaucoup, merci
vangain 5 years ago
ooohhh, I just got all goosebumpy during the crowd singalong part. Love_This_Song
korqeldroma 5 years ago
honestly, i dont know if i've ever heard another song that is so moving in all my 22 years of life...however, this should be labelled as 'neil finn' and not crowded house...still, amazing song.
animeska1 5 years ago
thankx for the awesome song! one of my all time faves
monica1nz 5 years ago
My all time fav of crowded house is still into temptation. Pitty there is no live vid on yourtube. I'm missing also a vid of the song of their last album called 'nails in my feet'.
kaspervalentijn 5 years ago
one of the best thanks
onanskiespg 5 years ago
Love this song :)
Johnsmithers1 5 years ago
great song!
lion39 5 years ago