White Wine in the Sun - Kate Miller-Heidke (by Tim Minchin)

[sophiachristamk]

i usually watch youtube covers for the lolz... but this is just plain awesome...

[pinkymixology]

This cover is awesome. But it just reminds me of what I can never have. My Baby Boomer parents had an ugly divorce, my siblings were all younger than me and it destroyed them... they're all either still on drugs or dead. It's made me terrified to have children... and I'm a dude. I'll never be able to drink white in the sun with with family. But hopefully one day I'll be able to do so with people I actually care about.

[wickedthemusicalau]

hehehe



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nice 0.008

[Dafariii]

Would it be blasphemous if I preferred this version over Tim's? :)

Fantastic cover <3

[sjkebab]

This is just fantastic. Hats off!

[kensington25]

A beautiful rendition of a beautiful song.

[angrynutrients]

rainymood website makes this sound quite interesting.

[shovitupurarse]

I love this song by both Kate and Tim. He is a whiz and she has by far, one of the most beautiful voices I have had the pleasure to hear.

[cj112514]

mmm. this is lovely

[pmdw92]

im a Christian, but as an Australian I can really appreciate this song because it beautifully portrays our culture. Christmas day with the family, what could be better? :)

[pacachomp9]

I have to say I prefer Minchin's original but this is still a beautiful cover. Well done Kate :)

[JLMoriart]

:)

[rolo454]

Amazing cover.

[rubbishrider861]

I noramlly HATE it when someone tries to cover one of tim's songs and have to click off the vid to the real version before I DIE!!... but this was good:) congrats:)xx

[snachstreetart]

I think of my family when I hear this song, thats its true message that at the end of the day the most important thing is to be with the ones we love and that is the greatest gift we can get given at any christmas

[lloossaaww]

My family drinks red wine in the sun instead ;) :P

[AChrisVProduction]

The 1 dislike was from phil Daoust. Because No one else could fault this amazing cover. You made it your own. And i love it

[kendallsface]

Christmas was originally a pagan holiday. The christians don't own it.

[xjoriee]

It's a beautiful song. But I think the brilliant content kinda gets lost. Give me Tim's version any day!

[freaky1441]

LOL Palestinian FAIL

[its4it]

As a Christian, I naturally disagree with the atheist aspects of the song, it is other than that quite a nice song about Christmas. Tim Minchin's version was better, but Kate's is also lovely in its own way.

[n64jok]

Beautiful cover.

[formanm19]

This is such a beautiful song and akte Miller-Heidke brings the beauty out of this song.

[trevsiemens]

Haha took me a sec to register that christmas is during the summer for them.

[formanm19]

I love when a cover song is better than the original. I really love the way that Kate sings this rendition and don't love how Tim sings it although it is Tim's genius that created the song.

[AHPMB]

This song, more than any other Christmas carol speaks to me about what the Holiday is really about. We can dispense with the mythology and just have a day to get together and be surrounded by real love from the real people who care about us. That's a tradition worthy of passing on to our children.

[qiamify]

Australians celebrate Christmas?

[Shampyon]

@qiamify

Yep, but it's mostly a secular celebration of a holiday. A lot of Christians go to mass or other services to celebrate the religious aspect of the day, but for most Australians (Christian or otherwise) it's a day set aside to eat a big meal, have some drinks and trade gifts with the people we love.

[supersaiyen63Aus]

@qiamify indeed! but without the snow =D

[theresaruf]

@CTrace Also, twas written by a comedic singer ta' begin with. I don't believe he intended it to be one of the world's greatest ballads :) but it's pretty. (And funny...) :) But again, everyone's entitled to their own opinion.

[theresaruf]

@CTrace Musical opinions aside... As you know what they say about opinions. I think it's a beautiful song, as does everyone I know that has heard it, that including PROfessional musicians. But the point being someone having problem with the CONTENT of the song. Obviously you do not, so good for you. :)

[callac]

I just love it. Fuck the fanatics!!!

[formanm19]

this is a crazy fucking song. holy crap and it's quite good.

[TheSoundscapePoet]

If we were to compare the varying opinions regarding religion in any important way, it would be to measure the level of hate in each opinion. If no matter WHAT you believed, you did so without hate, the world would be a better place. Sigh. Religion seems to be the touchiest subject, with so much emotional attachment to every radical opinion.

In regards to this beautiful and thoughtful song, it narrows in on what Tim believes Christmas is truly about: family.

And that, my friends, is about love.

[cashmerde]

We scandinavian own this holyday, we called it the winter solstice. If you want to take part of it, show us some tits or gtfo!

[BlueWaveOfLight]

This song is a stupid shitfest, and this is coming from an Atheist. Calling Jesus a Palestinian is so fucking absurd. Christ fucking holy hell.....

[BrokenCurtain]

@BlueWaveOfLight You realize that "Palestinian" simply refers to the people native to the area we know as "Palestine", right? Including Muslims, Christians and Jews?

[ahr8p]

@BlueWaveOfLight

"Calling Jesus a Palestinian is so fucking absurd."

As right as rain - imaginary friends like the easter bunny or this cosmic zombie who was his own father have no nationality.

[kubush]

I love this song! Tim sings it better though.

[justncase80]

This is a really nice cover. Good job.

[pantra]

Best Christmas Song anywhere ever, bar none! Both funny and moving at the same time!

[Wallyrus]

That is absolutely HILARIOUS that he managed to have that song included in a Christian charity CD. They obviously didn't listen to it before they agreed.

[justncase80]

@Wallyrus I think they did... but yeah, its very surprisingly open minded. Maybe it's just an acknowledgment that Christmas doesn't have the same meaning for everyone?

[dunbar9finger]

Her voice is pretty, but there's a certain quality in Tim's original that just seems to be a bit missing here. It's hard to pin down what it is. His version just sounds more ... more... more like he's personally invested in the lyrics and he really *feels* them. Her version just seems a bit to "uppy" and happy-trippy where his was deeper and more heartfelt.

[dominictemple]

Lovely song.

[Aberlour]

If you don't find this heartwarming, you're probably going to hell.

[farrenh]

Great song, and I love Tim Minchin. But preferring Dawkins to Tutu, presumably because of their respective beliefs about religion, seems a little petty. Tutu is an awesome human being. If Tim was paying a little attention he'd realise that outside of abstract articles of faith, Tutu shares most of his values. The old man has even come out in spirited defense of gay sex. I've been an atheist and a skeptic for 23 years and there's hardly anything I disagree with Tutu on.

[nyomythus]

Very nice :)

[jarhedjimbo]

Where can I find the guitar chords for this song? Anyone? THis is one of my favorites!!

[billygutter01]

Beautiful.

[gibsos00]

This is what this holiday season is all about, family and friends. Very lovely.

[rylraven13]

Leave it to Christians to feel that a song with a beautiful message like this one is a personal attack on them...

[mikeInside]

The Heraldsun today has the Christian Lobby complaining and Family Council saying this song is a 'sick joke' not in the 'spirit of Christmas.' The arrogance to act as if their particular sect owns the holiday and defines it's meaning for all Australians... that's messed up. For most of us, its about family, and that is the message of this beautiful song.

[rotcafarg]

@mikeInside It's time for non-religious people to take back the word "family". If christianity is based on the bible then Christian organizations have no right to use it.

They get their "family values" from somewhere else.

[BrokenCurtain]

@mikeInside The pagans called, they want their holiday back.

[eddie8080]

@mikeInside Maybe the Christian Lobby needs to understand how relevant this definition of Christmas for many of us...

[jasonsgroovemachine]

@mikeInside Not Australian here but I think you could take "Australians" out of your comment from a year ago and just put "people" in this place.

I heard this for the first time today and it has become one of my favorite Christmas songs.

[astervick]

beautiful cover! Thank you!

[kFrederking]

Brilliant! I'd love to see the faces of some of those holier-than-thou Christians when they listen to it on their Christmas CD :)

[Tranchera]

First video I've seen of her. Very good singing voice and well done on this song, but I never like people covering comedy songs. It loses some of the charm that Tim brought to it, charm he brought because he wrote it.

It's not too bad here because it's a beautiful song and the least comedic of his. But still, mah 2c.

[FKK71]

love it, Kate has done it beautifully

[theresaruf]

There's a problem with anyone that has a problem WITH this song.

[carlTgriffith]

Can you see the irony in your comment? Btw, I love the song :)

[strummedout]

love!

[mirroredmalice]

LOVE this song :)