Between the Bars // The Civil Wars

[JeevesMorris1]

I don't know how he can sing with her looking at him like that. She's so beautiful.

[mcrlover101]

I've heard Madeleine Peyroux's covers of "Dance Me to the End of Love" and "Between the Bars" and I loved them but The Civil Wars' are just as amazing!

[boomchickawowwow24]

but for reals, i love these guys. so talented. great find for sure



[boomchickawowwow24]

i didnt know jack sparrow could sing

[BadenC123]

Im glad to see that Jack Sparrow is finally doing something productive in his life.

LOL

[kenstocks]

Dirty Hippies! Great song though

[KylerDCook1]

This makes up for Two girls and one cup; Seriously redeems social media, kudos to Johnny Depp and weirdo (Sings-well) girl

[tbdance16]

this is the most incredible piece of music i've ever heard

[mussepigen31]

oh my god! I melt inside <3

[Thomree]

If you listen closely, you can almost hear Elliott Smith rolling over in his grave.

[anthonydisney]

Is this one of their songs???

[tbdance16]

@anthonydisney nope. the original is by Elliott Smith :)

[thedayilearntofly1]

I can't even stand how beautifully their voices blend.

[AshhSimone]

Their harmonies are just.. BEYOND beautiful. Their voices are so pure I can't even handle it.

[live4pens87]

I am so obsessed with them...

[Anne272727]

@live4pens87 gpoy

[diansofia]

This duo remind me of Mathieu Chedid and Vanessa Paradis. Vocally made for each other

[3wtSmuggler]

God damn that Martin is absolutely beautiful. What a great cover, does it justice.

[bfgmotion]

she looks at him every time like it was the first time she set her eyes on him, captivated.. wow i hope someday i can look at a man like that, with that kind of love.

[aditistarr]

AHHH love love love this song brill cover

[charwo24]

This is one of the best versions ever of this song. And I'm a big Smith fan.... :)

[Ch0colatepuff]

Yeah, they're both married to other people. 

[benchoy3]

The way she looks at him at 1:15. They HAVE to be in love.

[rtelston]

@benchoy3 She likes him, but she's also a good actress. It's part of the gig.

[mikepshena]

@benchoy3 They're married to other people.

[GodsentHellraiser]

Mmm.. That guitar is almost as gorgeous as Joy.

Almost.

[songerfile]

A masterful piece of songwriting...and I think you two more than did it justice. When you harmonize it sounds like one complex, soulfully beautiful voice. You are completely in sync with each other for every note and nuance.

[lovesmusik1]

This on soundcloud?



[ska95124]

This song's so beautiful and perfect it sounds brilliant in any of its versions, from this, to Lhasa de Sela to of course the original by Elliott.

amaizing.

[LeahRayMendez]

Lovely harmonies...I got chills. Thank you!



[feelit4]

I dont care if they are both married, they are in love with eachother.

[Dwarfschmidt]

elliot smith.... :(



[JohnyRingo2011]

You guys touched my soul....

[lydleecookie]

You guys make me cry with your voices. They bring out like every emotion.

[holtzschue]

he's a genious w/that guitar.

[BigBrianStormer]

God damn it! That sound tech/producer has to get in the shot and break the illusion that they are singing alone, intimately together. :p

[gtu734]

When Johnny Depp got old, he started a band called The Civil Wars.

[AlmostLover13Chou]

This video was uploaded on my birthday!

[lms497]

He looks sooooooo like Johnny Depp :o

[dj4ng0alfonzo]

i still like elliott's version better. You guys harmonize well but there's too much latency in the lyrics in y'alls version imho...

[ccslax6]

I want to buy this song. HOW CAN I BUY THIS SONG??

[MrSpratbrat]

@ccslax6 It's called youtube downloader my friend :)

[innermist]

Those harmonies sound great, best cover of this song I've seen....

[borrowmeadolla]

God Blessed the man who wakes up next to Joy Williams every morning.

[BlueSuedeBabies]

HOTTIE

[map4dc]

Is there anywhere I can get this song on iTunes?

[beaglehowl]

love what they do but this just makes me miss Elliott even more.

[rlynlyb95]

I'm so crazy about them! I -3 JPW and Joy! This song is so going in my wedding.

[primus567]

she is absolutely stunning. 

[lightenup15]

Doesn't John look a tiny bit like Johnny Depp?

They are lovely =)

[allKILLIAN]

I wish I could marry them both!

[jacobtakeo]

Gorgeous.



[bobafett100000000]

I'm happy to see people still honoring Elliott

[sugarlumps73]

I wasn't particularly struck by the male singers voice in other recordings but it is brilliant in this video. absolutely love this song.

[separatethis]

@sugarlumps73 glad you liked my capture :)

[DeniseInChains]

1:31 i love how he looks at her while saying "i'll kiss you" :) so sweet

[TheLeo2013]

It's like you can feel the meaning and power to every chord that they play. They are amazing and this is the first night I have even heard of them. iTunes here I come.

[adatta17]

This is my favourite Elliott song and while it wasn't terrible, I feel they have a trend of emphasizing every word of the lyric which makes it annoying. The song is gentle and whispery, to match the mood of the meaning.

[Noogers18]

just sometimes, you'll be surfing around on youtube and it will hand you pure magic.

[dirtytrainers]

one of my favourite covers of all time - beautiful 

[jhaney7]

lovely <3

[grunger549]

i will marry her.



[Stillsurfing]

Love, love, love these two. Soooooo beautiful.

[rubbersole79]

Elliot would likely approve.

[teeteeandsasa]

their covers are hands down the best

[brasandm22792]

when they start to sing everyone stops what they re doing and listens

[boonchic]

Seriously this is the superb!

[avettfan4211]

That guy can SING

[TheKustom23]

inspired guys honestly. Me and my friend are thinking of covering this song x

[onnozol]

I like this as much as the original

[TheSupaplum]

Are these guys an item? They should be.

[teeteeandsasa]

@TheSupaplum nope, happily married to other people. you wouldn't tell by the way they look at each other though... :D

[TheSupaplum]

@teeteeandsasa Absolutely! I thought they were madly in love ;)

[elliewtrs]

i just cannot get over how much he looks like Johnny Depp, it must be the facial hair haha

[spartanchica19]

What up with the guy covering his ears at 2:00?

[santonium]

@spartanchica19 He's one of the audio guys. You can see he has earphones on. He's most likely just checking the levels.

[MrPacketRacket]

elliot would love this.

[vylimeemily]

ONLY 78,805 views at this point?!

[churchpool]

More brilliance. Easy peezy for these guys. Water off a ducks back. X

[thenman96]

a perfect match!

[iamRapscallion]

I just accidentally "dislike"-d this video. I was so captivated that I couldnt peel my eyes off the video long enough to "like" and my peripheral vision failed me. Just know that at least one of those dislikes it bogus.

[AnthonyWilsonDubstep]

@iamRapscallion dont worry, it looks like the same thing happened to 14 others

[tag4291]

white stripes reincarnated.

[littlemissy10056]

i dont think she wants him bad at all! she is just concentrating on him, do u know how hard those notes r?

[siguysilas]

She wants him bad. U can tell from her face.

[bakedbeans92]

@siguysilas thats called acting..

[cookiemonstrously]

Joy Williams you are an Angel.

[SuperPaulbrooks]

From Uk just been watching their catologue on here fantastic band,

do they go out or what ?

[siebenny]

ELLIOTT SMITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timbermullins77]

I swear..

It's like i can feel every note of their music.

Amazing.

[cawolff1]

So glad I am here, right now in time to enjoy these two. Sweeeet



[midnightbehr]

what i love about youtube is it lets me find music i might never hear AND I LOVE THIS DUO

[midnightbehr]

what i love about youtube is it lets me find music i might never hear

[leaherin100]

Everyone who calls him Johnny Depp, whether joking or not, needs to gtfo.

[duisterhof]

out of this world

[reggey14]

he looks like Johnny Depp, which makes me like him more. :)

[Chocohearty]

@reggey14 Johnny Depp that can sing & play guitar hehe

[reggey14]

@Chocohearty i know right?! <3

[wendi101076]

Civil Wars is my porn!!!! Love these two!

[dukedoll1]

does anyone know if the liveset.com link includes this in the dvd or whatever it is.

[hinklec01]

@dukedoll1 you can find a full set of their live show from new orleans available for purchase, plus an interview with the band, and their fans from kansas city, on liveset.com.

[kriscarter98]

im new to listening to the civil wars and there isnt one song that i dont absolutely love :) they r honestly a great duel band

[OuiOuiMonsieur]

This is literally my favorite song in existence, and I think this cover was done wonderfully.

[Squooshiee]

@lolstatlimbo ehh Joy doesn't really look like Alanis at all, Alanis is much more masculine than Joy.

[killerkandi133]

what's with the guy covering his ears at 1:55?

[scootchisme]

@killerkandi133 He's listening through headphones.

[link182ava44]

holy shit holy shit

[lostatlimbo]

She looks like Alanis Morisette

[xzaynex]

Everyone needs to keep their close minded opinions to themselves. I love Elliott, and The Civil Wars. Don't hate on it just because it doesn't sound exactly like the original. I mean, who covers a song to make it sound exactly like the original? There's no point in it. And @3DSamy, Id like to hear you sing half as good as he does. You're obviously ignorant or half deaf if you think his voice is bad. This is amazing.

[mapalermo9]

Go listen Elliott. This is crap.

[villerend]

whats this a cover of?

[hellojeannieful]

If I were the husband/wife of either one of these people, i'd be pissed

[onnozol]

@hellojeannieful The tension makes for good art.

[jakjac08]

Pretty courageous trying to cover a master. Props.

[halibutpie]

It's ok, but sounds like it is a cover, which it is - no one could ever convey the emotion of this song like Elliott did.

[SicSemperArma]

So the demeanor and mannerisms of these people kind of annoy me. Seem like try-hards. It's alright but at least they made it their own. More than most ES covers can say

[RobbyGrossman]

This is fantastic. Any chance you can post the audio version?

[3DSamy]

this is actually quite fucking horrible, this guy can't even sing, let alone cover elliott

[bobafett100000000]

i'm a major Elliott fan and don't like many covers but this one was pretty good but the one by trashtreasurer19 is still my favorite look him up on youtube he has two Elliott songs Between the Bars and Kings Crossing enjoy

[DaNcErWoRlDwIdE]

WOW...you all got a lot of views this past month!!! That's so awesome! Glad you are growing! Can't wait to see you in October with Milo Greene!

[DixieDelight4542]

I have easily watched and listened to this clip over 100 times, they never cease to amaze me. I love their version of this song, its at the top of my favorite songs that they do.

[jreeve550]

Stop with Johnny Depp comments! He not only doesn't look like him, but it would be worse if he did! Irrelevent. Stop.

[oskaritomayer]

This was on my birhtday! I love you guys!

[Caymanonslaught]

INCREDIBLE COVER... 8 years and people are still covering him.

[coachvanwingerden]

I wish people would stop commenting on Joy and John's looks and their on stage connection; enjoy their music they are amazingly gifted and genuinely wrapped in their music.

[sweetrevelation]

One of my favorite Elliott Smith songs, amazing cover.

[Kim243]

clintmiller23 That is not Johnny Depp. lol

[TheCompleteGuitarist]

This is incredible!!!

[Coppretta57]

Yea, wow, what a seat that sound guy had. I love that you see the appreciation in their faces of each other. JP's humility at the very end. Truly Wonderful! They make the world a better place.

[MusicDoesChange]

I LOVE how the sound guy/guy with headphones is just MESMERIZED by them.. I mean, who wouldn't be? Lucky bastard... <3

[SarahMcninjaGeeks]

Ok, I didn't think I could like you guys more but I was wrong. Best E. Smith cover ever.

[300daysandnights]

read this in the least gay way possible. i just got chills.

[LyrGil]

Creeper at 1:53. Haha :)

[hinklec01]

@LyrGil sound guy...

[LyrGil]

@hinklec01

Oh, I know. I was just being facetious. ;-)

[ErinVioletta]

Great musical chemistry... beautiful voices, and an Elliott Smith cover = musical perfection.

[Neurotic48]

Love them, love the song, but did anyone else get distracted by the random guy sitting on the couch?

[hinklec01]

@Neurotic48 that's the sound guy...

[richandcris]

It has been a long time since I was completely fascinated with a new band. All my kids are musicians and we run a karaoke business, I would love to be able to buy their work on karaoke.

[WiteLightnin74]

@Lobby. You suck!

[WiteLightnin74]

I can't get enough of these guys! Every song and performance is so good! I am in awe.

[DaNcErWoRlDwIdE]

did anyone else notice that at 0:20, she gives him a sexy look? lol she's got the hots for a married man..but i would too if i were w/JP and that silky voice all the time!

[johnnydeppsexy]

check out the fan site thecivilwars. proboards. com/index.cgi

[johnnydeppsexy]

i love how he plays guitar he hits the notes perfectly

[johnnydeppsexy]

i love him as much as i love johnny depp JP had the voice that JD dont but they both play guitar so im happy either or

[hmcdaniel311]

I love this! You should do more of his songs! And put this out as a single, I really want it!

I love the musical chemistry they have. It's necessary to make really good music and it is so hard to find. Keep it up!

[johnnydeppsexy]

*cry* i wish they put this on the album

[Lobby75]

MAN THEY SUCK..

nah just kidding they just sound so damn good together.

[liftedfromashes]

I love this so much!

[MsEdwardlovesme]

LIfe without the civil wars is incomplete

[cca211]

@MsEdwardlovesme The irony of the statement! Haaa

[sevilla53]

Please release this as a single!

[loeybo]

beautiful.

[HannahGabre]

look at the way they look at each other<3

[mariebethmiles]

They have the best musical chemistry I've ever seen. Their performances are one of a kind.

[alicecullen2]

so beautiful

[dreamerfadesawake]

I've heard so many uninteresting covers of this song that I sometimes forget how beautiful it can sound when put in the right hands. I really enjoyed this, and I will certainly proceed to look into your music. I doubt I will be disappointed.

[bamstein10]

Please come back to Texas, please?!

[kubiyaki]

I'd like to see the 3 dislikes play and sing ANYTHING. That was amazing.

[Josiahjjr]

Just fantastic.

[loveu2death07]

This is simply beautiful

[purpleunicornsatnigh]

I love this so much :)

[Anastasia5991]

That's so beautiful...:,] Already on my iPod :]

[SuniaSunshine]

Better than the original!

[cyllis27]

these are the only artists i dont sing along to because hearing their voices is soooo much better... this cover is breathtaking. please do a studio recording of billie jean!!!???!?!?

[TheClosestranger00]

no words ... :-)

[SHUGABELLA]

man id love to b the guy with the headphones on! i loooooove JPWs voice!

[MusicDoesChange]

Just breathtaking as always. Thank you for bringing me the music that I was desperately looking for! <3

[HOLYCHUGACHUGACHOO]

i want this!

[teeteeandsasa]

i can't even tell when they're doing covers...all sounds original and just awesome.

[harvGirl]

How could someone possibly dislike this?

[leeses1973]

beautiful~

[kiana685]

You guys will be in Dallas next week and I can't go!! Ugh, I hope you come back again in the near future. By the way, this is beautiful.