sing the words. dont try and jazz it up. sufjan stevens sang this song perfectly. the way it should be sung. i love the ukulele, dont get me wrong, but jesus christ just pronounce your words.
I will agree, with the previous comments that your voice is good, and that you sing on pitch. However if you want to sound better, you might want to try avoiding sliding up/down to/from the note. In certain parts of a song it's good to used as style. But honestly, people like songs they can sing along with, and when you get to fancy with the vocals it makes it difficult. I'm not a perfect musician either, but I thought I would offer you some friendly advice. :)
I think your performance is outstanding. And I agree with longhairchild, the uke, your voice and the location is excellent and I'd love to hear more from you.
Strange posture while playing, but your vocal twist on this song is very pleasant. But, as said before, you could hold the notes a little longer. Keep posting!
Wow, really good. Sounds great on ukulele. I love your singing you kind of give it your own touch. My only suggestion would be to let it ring a bit more. Keep it up!
had to agree i was unsure at first too. but as the song goes on i find myself wanting to hear more. like it a LOT. pretty decent voice, well done James!
Lol this is so bad hahahaha
levimcduffie 3 weeks ago
You ruined this song for me, with your weird retard singing. Don't ever attempt anything by sufjan again. It's way out of your league
prezidentpratt 2 months ago
is this kid tarded?
jklman426 4 months ago
like an autistic bob dylan.
edsulvan42 11 months ago
@edsulvan42
You're a moron.
Psychonautical 10 months ago
ya tgis is great just dont try to stylize the words so much, sounds silly. I know i used to make the same mistake,
CrimsonEmpire 1 year ago
i like your voice kid
ravenous5 1 year ago
best cover ive seen
settler18 1 year ago
this is by far my favorite cover, your voice is awesome, same with the singing style
settler18 1 year ago
very cool voice style for the uke-ified version of the song. love it.
s0methingcreative 1 year ago
You're a Buddha Dude... keep on making music! Awesome video!
wonefeather 2 years ago
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how bad this is just makes me laugh
hes literally a retarted uke player haha
JackKrausGuitar 2 years ago
why do all sufjan covers have to be done in "the woods" or in "the outdoors"?
HerbertJablonski 2 years ago 7
@HerbertJablonski Those are the rules Herbert. Just accept it.
ezekieldas 6 months ago
Great Voice
Loove your voice man
Intotheocean08 2 years ago 4
sing the words. dont try and jazz it up. sufjan stevens sang this song perfectly. the way it should be sung. i love the ukulele, dont get me wrong, but jesus christ just pronounce your words.
idontknowwhyy12 2 years ago
One of the best covers of Romulus on YouTube.
Psychonautical 2 years ago
lol
turnbugu 2 years ago
much sincerity in your voice, wish you had more covers I could listen to.
ccbeamer1 2 years ago
this is awesome
tedshs 2 years ago
A Devendra Banhart-esque Sufjan cover. Never thought I'd see it
kierstenmh 2 years ago
This is one of my favorite songs.
awesome!
amjrussell 3 years ago
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whoa easy there badass, you suck so much ass you don;t ever have to buy chocolate pudding
eatm8 3 years ago
yes could you please post the tabs!
thebluelantern012 3 years ago
where did you find the tabs? could you post a link or something? you got the song to work on the ukulele perfectly
liv42daynot4tomorrow 3 years ago
Unless you intended it, I recommend putting a towel under your tapping foot so we can't hear it.
Otherwise, cool.
Threeballer97 3 years ago
totally awesome...
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago
Great job James. Thanks for sharing.
clifforg 3 years ago
great cover !!
ukgrime3000 3 years ago
your voice sounds strained and youre putting unneeded accent and lazy vowels on the whole song.
borta19 3 years ago
love your uke. i've got just the same one ;)
nice - inspiring - cover by the way!
neeelis 3 years ago
where did you get the uke? and how much was it?
TJohns0864 3 years ago
Great job!
malyedus 3 years ago
slightly robotic and your stares toward the camera are quite unsettling/creepy, but despite this a nice effort.
brbwatchingwillow 3 years ago
Pretty nice man!
Ritsel12727 3 years ago
yeah, i have a mandolin also,
do you know the chords?
jeremy6992 3 years ago
Nice song and your voice fits really good, well done.
I have a Mandolin - do you happen to know the chords for this song?
Cheers
Kevin
kevin04scotland 3 years ago
your little guitar and voice is good. thank you.
haneulbakui 3 years ago
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i would love to smash that ukuele on your dumbass head.
Ballinstud19 3 years ago
hahaha i resnt that so much but its still funny... rofl socks
cron999ulla 3 years ago
not a fan.
donniesmith82 3 years ago
this is great!
stringcheesesleeves 3 years ago
This is amazing, I love your singing and the background is beautiful. I envy your setting!
sferb 3 years ago
I will agree, with the previous comments that your voice is good, and that you sing on pitch. However if you want to sound better, you might want to try avoiding sliding up/down to/from the note. In certain parts of a song it's good to used as style. But honestly, people like songs they can sing along with, and when you get to fancy with the vocals it makes it difficult. I'm not a perfect musician either, but I thought I would offer you some friendly advice. :)
originalrockstar2b21 3 years ago
I think your performance is outstanding. And I agree with longhairchild, the uke, your voice and the location is excellent and I'd love to hear more from you.
Boondockflyfish 3 years ago
i love every single thing in this video.
your ukulele. your voice. your background. i especially love your emotions and movements that you put into it. thank you
longhairchild 3 years ago
This is realy nice... :=)
snoozie44 4 years ago
Well done, could you post the chords thanks
cine235 4 years ago
Awesome! Hey, can you post the chords?
DoseOfOwnage 4 years ago
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does anyone have the chords for this?
cut the voice.
and it would be perfect
glangsh 4 years ago
i love ukuleles...
Devinopps 4 years ago
you are fantastic!!!
I really love this man.
where are you?? I want to be where you are..it looks beautiful.
xoxoxoxo
nikkis0 4 years ago
wow. you did a tremendous job hitting the high notes.
sufjan is amazing and your voice is pleasant.
you look ridiculously familiar.
MarionChevelk 4 years ago
You have an amazing voice young man...and I am not easily impressed.
jerrypjr 4 years ago
Beirut covers Sufjan... very cool man.
marshallq27 4 years ago
totally awesome...
marion1234 4 years ago
Awesome job dude. 5stars
PLKnights 4 years ago
that instrument is so cute!
powerbookg 4 years ago
Go faster.
8394147 4 years ago
love love this, your voice is perfect.
chainlettah09 4 years ago
hey good job
do you think you could send me the chords?
notcoolmy 4 years ago
i adore your voice.
DoTheElectrostep 4 years ago
nice cover. Your voice kind of reminds me of Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand
wanderingmounty 4 years ago
dude.. the most unique voice i've heard in a while...keep it up... got any casimir pulaski laying around... it'd be awesome thnx man
illawilla0190 4 years ago
very good! is that a samich uke? i hav one and it sounds oh so good!
02pittsj 4 years ago
Strange posture while playing, but your vocal twist on this song is very pleasant. But, as said before, you could hold the notes a little longer. Keep posting!
Chisster 4 years ago
fantastic. thank you and please post more. a wonderful voice and great ukulele. a pleasure AND your video introduced me to sufjan stevens. cheers.
ncorbett661 4 years ago
i appreciate this. thank you.
corytoneill 4 years ago
haha, nice job man
tougboat 4 years ago
very nice, at least u dont try to imitate sufjan like most of the covers on you tube. i like it
misleadingme 4 years ago
We dont get many folks drivin' down these parts. Why dont you come down the basement I play you some Ukio-lele Huh? So creepy.
Also, you have a good voice but to use such a harsh tone on a Sufjan song completely butchers it and bleeds all the power out.
allmappedout13 4 years ago
poor
downbeatpuppet 4 years ago
You're an idiot. This is an excellent cover, especially for a ukulele.
Psychonautical 4 years ago
<3
perhaps i wasn't talking about the quality. perhaps i don't derive pleasure from the sounds ukuleles make. perhaps i thought his voice was annoying.
<3
downbeatpuppet 4 years ago
Wow, really good. Sounds great on ukulele. I love your singing you kind of give it your own touch. My only suggestion would be to let it ring a bit more. Keep it up!
thereader 4 years ago
dude, this is awesome!
EMOLVO 5 years ago
really nice voice. little bit creepy when you keep staring at the camera but what can you do. excellent cover
lich23dw 5 years ago
Very nice, sounds great on a Uke.
Sdelphia 5 years ago
sucked. choppy as hell.
mcmonsoon 5 years ago
Aww lefty.
Great job.
Uhhhmerica 5 years ago
Great man! Stay cool hey!
danwhatsup 5 years ago
had to agree i was unsure at first too. but as the song goes on i find myself wanting to hear more. like it a LOT. pretty decent voice, well done James!
thisstubbornsoul 5 years ago
MAN YOU ARE SOOOOOO GOOD KEEP ON KEEPIN ON hehe
I am sooo impressed dude, this is my favourite song and you nailed it!!! good job!!
sagar11 5 years ago
I was unsure at first
But it is pretty good
ADM20321 5 years ago
DAVENPORT!!!!!
smiliviola 5 years ago
James that was damn awesome.
-Dingo 65
vrem 5 years ago
james you are amazing
dma315 5 years ago
YOU ARE SO CUTE <3
DougDrumUltimAPerry 5 years ago