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  • nice cover

  • The appearance you chose in this I'm not really a fan of because it just seems weird for Modest Mouse but that's just me. I gotta admit though, you have a damn good voice and this cover is amazing. Excellent job :]

  • in love with this version.... amazing.

  • this is literally the only good modest mouse cover i've ever seen. well done.

  • Well done JJ from KC!

  • neat improv!

  • Beautiful. You've a lovely voice, thanks for sharing.

  • love ittttttttttttttt

  • i love his voice

  • As a very dedicated modest mouse fan... Thank you. You have in no way shamed Modest Mouse, nor this wonderful song, and I can only ask that you do more.... also that you might reply to the email and send me the song, Im honestly getting tired of having to comeback to youtube to listen to this at least 5 times a day.

  • ME TOO i listen about 5 fimes a day as well

  • you look like fear and loathing in las vegas dude

  • Your sunglasses are a little big.

  • love it, my friend.

  • butcherd it!

  • Its an okay version of the song. Brock's voice just seems more suited for the song

  • i loved this song from the moment i heard it but when i hear this i was completely blown away. its touching man.

  • This puts Modest Mouse to shame.

    Amazing!!!

  • write your own shit

  • He does. If interested, he has some seriously good music available.

  • Hi Joshua. Thanks for the free EP on your site. I had to download it after buying your new album. You're extremely and uniquely talented. I'll b a fan for life. Keep the music flowin.

  • this is inspiring.

    i'm impressed, and i'm now a fan.

    awesome. :)

  • I find it funny how half the musicians on youtube, alone. Are more talented than the other half of musicians in the spot light. But, fuck it. Do it for yourself. What sets us apart.

  • Dear Joshua,

    My friends told me you were awesome and I was all like, "no, he has white stuff on his face," and then my boyfriend brought me to Stubb's a few weeks ago and now I love you. Your music is powerful. My friends will know your name.

    C

  • That's so funny!  It's great how you turned once you saw him live - he is amazing live, a crazy spaz (in a good way).

  • dont take what i'm about to say wrongly - his voice sounds like what Michael jackson's did when he was alive a bit, and i hear a touch of john lennon too. very pretty, though, haha. couldn't be better

  • this'll never end

  • Great stuff. Always great listening to Josh.

  • WOW, that's really good!

    Heard you on NPR on the way to work and had to look you up. You have a new fan.

  • Nicesong. Just bought your new album and I love it. The sing Coal War blows my mind

  • Joshua, saw you open for Ryan Bingham in Louisville last weekend. To be honest I had never heard of you until this show. We came away very impressed. Keep writing and playing what YOU want.

  • Amazing voice. I'm jealous.

    ps. Love the shades.

  • Great cover! I always loved this song.

    Friday night I was standing outside the Majestic in Madison waiting for the doors to open for the Cory Chisel show & I heard this magnificent song coming from someone sound checking inside. I was immediately in love with it. Well, the song turned out to be Annabelle, and the opening band turned out to be you. You guys were great and I went straight home and bought everything of yours I could find. Please do come back soon!

  • G R E A T cover

  • This is a beautiful song. You are getting some air on sat radio, so I checked you out, looking for Cold War but finding this gorgeous piece instead. Thank you young man, you made my musical day.

  • okay this is just amazing. in every way. i love your voice! i don't know how anyone could not like it.

    yeah, the original was great, but this is really awesome (too).

    please please please never stop making music.

  • This is great, and so is your music.

  • wats wit tha glasses

  • if you could make money on views, i alone would pay your rent. good cover, and keep up the music gig, you have fans behind you.

  • joshua hi, met you in pittsburgh at club cafe in 2007 when you played with steve poltz! saw you play again two weeks later in pittsburgh again with brett dennen. anyway, 2 years later, you're still my favorite singer. thanks so much for making your music!

  • beautiful. thank you for this.

  • This voice, those unrelenting tones

    melodies so soft and sharp at the same time

    You reach through my soul to find the root of my being, shaking free the dirt only to replant me in something better, something bigger, something stronger

    I only ask, once more. Once more for this poor old tired soul

  • wow your voice is beautiful

    your glasses are very alarming :)

  • do lots and lots and lots of modest mouse covers. So many modest mouse covers that mthecellist's goes deaf and can no longer listen to any good music and think that it's bad.

  • I'm a die hard Modest Mouse fan so I was expecting to get a good laugh. Amazing! Really beautiful voice and guitar. Great interpretation. It's funny how you only respond to the negative posts, though. Focus on the positive my man and keep doing what you're doing.

  • bon bon,

    you are very very very kind.

    and you are right.

    it seems that the negative is well,

    OVERPOWERING (at times)

    safely yours.

  • this is brilliant. I think it is 100% better than modest mouse. You probably only do west coast tours...but please come to Vermont!

    Your music is refreshing.

  • Fuckin' amazing, man! I'd love to see you live one soon day but given I live in Germany this doesn't seem too likely right now... Til then I'll continue to enjoy your records more than any others. Keep it up, can't wait to listen to new stuff!

  • Please. Don't ever cover Modest Mouse again.

  • speak in turn my dearest.

    your sincerity is astounding.

    death consumes us all,

    no need to use yours.

    NPR

  • i miss you man.

    come back to provo soon.

  • Amazing.

  • Interesting cover. I'm not a big fan of your voice, but it's unique, and not necessarily in a bad way.

    Overall, a good cover, but I have this unshakable feeling that the "passion" from about 2:18 to 2:24 is a bit fake.

    And lol, "building a dessert".

  • or that the emotion from the whole goddamn thing is fake.

    It's sad that people still make music for the sole purpose of being cool and not for the love of the music itself.

  • if you've heard other joshua james songs you would know it's not fake

    youtube daniel joshua james live.

  • Ok, so, I'm utterly and completely in love with your voice. It's so soothing.

    (:

  • Best Modest Mouse cover I've ever heard. Amazing voice, amazing job.

  • sounds like a transexual stevie nix after a stroke.

  • haha. ultimate insult and compliment.

  • LOLOLOLOL. oh, if you had only read the comment i left.

  • this was amazing. you're voice is really unique too...

    it reminds me of cat power.

    do a cat power song cover!!

  • You ought to be arrested for taking a good Modest Mouse song and destroying it. I mean you gave this song such a thorough raping that I have now lost all faith in humanity. If I had to listen to it in its entirety, I would have had to stick ice picks in my ears.

    No I'm just kidding it wasn't that bad.

  • oh but it was.

  • I know but I didn't want his two fans to get pissed at me.

  • when will i see you over here in Sweden?

  • love this song, well performed man!

  • I love it. :)

  • I would kill you with my sword and battle axe if you weren't a demon.

    You make the worst music my ears have ever heard.

  • One of the greatest things i have read (ever). Credible, Trivial, but honest. You are the king of the kings mr. confidential. Keep your honesty THRIVING!

  • Well in that case, in all honesty you are a pretentious douche who tries to play off my immaturity and unconstructive critisizm by egging me on.

  • yes my "critisizzzm" lovely chap.

  • Lol!!! Have you played sooo much World of Warcraft that this is how you harass people on youtube? Northplatterecords, keep up the good work! I doubt this schmo nickconfidential has ever done anything worthy of getting on a stage. Nick you are like the fat man in the stands who yells at the NFL players and tries to tell them how to play the game. So, now you can go cry about your lack of talent.

  • everything about this video is amazing.

  • if by amazing you mean amazingly AWFUL then yes ma'am, you are correct!

  • wow, you sure do spend an awful lot of time on this page, considering you hate it so much. i think we get your point.

  • Ehhh... I'm not too fond of it. It's a bit of a disgrace to modest mouse.

    All fucking whiney and shit just like all the mainstream 'rock' out there. it sucks.

  • Nick, you are so right. all the time, you are right all the fucking time!!!

  • Custom Concern  Their custom concern for the people

    Build up the monuments and steeples

    To wear out our eyes

    I get up just about noon

    My head sends a message for me

    To reach for my shoes then walk

    Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta get a job

  • I saw Joshua perform in Annapolis last night and was amazed... what a great singer and song writer.

  • wow dude. absolutely beautiful. Legitimately moving. props..

  • Listen, I've said it before but i think this cover is awesome. This is what a cover should be- You took a good song and made it your own. And I've heard enough of your stuff to know that you're not copying anyone. Keep doing what you do man!

  • he doesnt try to copy him.. have you heard the original version? i like this..its calm. you remind me of jeff buckley.

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  • my sister and a bunch of people went to go see ur show and i was crazy envious. your so great.

  • You play guitar well, but I loathe your vocals. You may as well give James Blunt his voice back. It does not work for you.

  • i loathe my vocals as well, on that we can agree dearest king.

  • No way dude... Fantastic.

  • your vocals my friend are nothing short of amazing.

  • Dude, this is Kevin. We lived in the same apartment complex in Utah. Hey, don't loathe your vocals man. You got yourself a God given talent my friend. IMHO you are bringing the meaning of music back with complex instrumentals ans lyrics. Not all that simple crap that you can flip on to hear at any radio station. You keep doing what you do and let all of your critics continue being talentless and envious. They hate you for your talent but that's their problem. Keep up the good work!

  • sooo this is like really REALLY good. ohemgee, hah kiddin..... TIMMY!!

  • Bought all his albums & cd's and don't regret it!!!!! He's just wonderful :) even if his voice sounds a bit like Brett Dennen's :) Fortunately he has his own character...

    Joshua James & Damien Rice are my favorite musicians 'cause they know how to express feelings through songs !!!

  • I enjoy this cover better then original version!!!

  • very good

    but you do try to copy brock's singing style

  • Great job!!!! Just wonderful

  • Joshua James is Music. I wish more musicians were this pure.

  • man this is really good, and you hav a really unique voice. 's good

  • Your sister wants her glasses back!!!

  • oh, I love this

  • looks like johnny depp from fear and loathing

  • wrong key.. some of the chords are wrong.. but sootheing none the less

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  • You sound like a perv

  • i lol'd when i read this

  • wtf? HOw do you get +1 because I'm funny? That's not fair.

  • good job joshua! i love ur music ur the best! :D

  • this is a sick cover, great interpretation!

  • Bringing in the new year with listening to Joshua James. Happy New Year

  • very good

  • fuckin a man, great job!

  • is this kid retarded

    either way he piked a good song

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  • yes. i agree with you totally.

  • tabs?

  • nice song

  • hi joshua its lexie again

  • i like the damien rice blend; really great cover man keep it up.

  • I don't feel at all like I fall

  • yeah i realized that after, growing up listening to it i always sang that, i apologize for the mis..sing.

    j.

  • i was lucky enough to see you play in toronto opening for david gray. you were a hard act to follow, even for him. you blew us all away man. great songs.

  • I saw him in Toronto too. I've been a fan since that day.

  • that was probably one of the best MM covers ive heard in a long time. keep it up brotha

  • Killer guitar, but I don't really like your voice, but I'm biased.

    I'm the biggest MM nerd around.

  • really fantastic cover... so much beauty and passion in your voice. Gives me chills

  • I dig the new EP on Itunes bro

  • Lovely lovely Mister.

    ;)

    i so diggz.

  • joshua james, your a clever lad.

  • dude.please sing me to sleep every night! you are awesome

  • This performance is awesome but... those fucking sunglasses. Really? REALLY?

  • ha, well this was for a friend, and it was kind of a joke, and just ended up staying on here, but yes the sunglasses are there (unfortunately)

  • despite everyone elses thoughts, i didnt really dig the voice all too much

    but the guitar was sick =]

    ...and here comes the nasty replies and the poor comment ratings...

  • me too! sick guitar

  • well this was a reply to iluvvsmp2. got too messed up with singing. be happy, you can play guitar!!!

    rock baby rock!!

  • Your voice is haunting, powerful and beautiful all at once. Keep it up, man, this is awesome.

  • brother u have a really good voice

    keep it real

    wes

  • this is really nice.

    :]

  • such a quiet yet powerful voice.I almost cried during the "we're building a desert!" part.

    absolutley BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLL.

  • i have never heard a voice like his. its sooo...soft, quiet , idk words to describe it. other than amazing

  • Which sister do you know? I'm his cousin I didn't know he was so successful in his music till about a year ago. Good luck Joshua! I hope i can here one of your concerts soon. Your cousin from Kansas

  • i know his sister haha. i dont know him personally though

  • I was lucky enough to see him in concert, he warmed up for the Swell Season. I have been a huge fan since.

  • his intensity is so real it gave em the chills

  • Sickest cover ever.

  • I really wish you didn't mess up the lyrics, but besides that I really enjoyed it. Nice job.

  • You make me happy. You give another reason to look forward to. . life. That sounds over the top, yeah? Good music and shows do that though.

  • great sunnies josh :)

  • saw this guy in baltimore in this huge opera house..... beautiful preformance...great talent.

  • Come July 11th I'll have the honor of working with Josh in Lockport, NY (suburb of Buffalo). The show is free to the public, so please come out if you're in the area.

  • this is such an amazing cover. i have to admit i listen to it everyday. its just so beautiful. modest mouse is my favorite so naturally i look for dif. covers on youtube for dif. songs. and this by far, by far, is simply the best. well done. very well done.

  • wow, you have such a unique voice. I really like it. and this is an excellent cover of one of my favorite MM songs.

  • Awesome. But it's just missing that..Isaac feel..

  • yes i agree,

    it is def. not isaac.

    truly he is inspiring.

    but still the best that i could.

  • oh btw those glasses are AWSOME i want a pair

  • Joshua James i one of my favriot artists next to the beatles , which for me it saying a lot , but he has such an amazing voice and skill in guitar

  • hahahah

  • this is a really beautiful cover.

    great job. seriously, i loved it =)

  • WOW crazy good cover.

  • Great cover but seriously the glasses are very distracting

  • ...we have gang signs.

  • Amazing, Josh has such a pure, effortless voice. If you don't have his albums, go get them.

  • very nice!!

  • mmmm... hottie

  • lol, I was having a similar thought.

  • nice glasses

  • I love this song and you did a spectacular job covering it!

  • i just...can't stop returning to watch this...over and over again...

  • *sigh*

  • Hands down the best Modest Mouse song.

    I quite like your stuff as well.

    All around good tunes.

  • This is an awesome cover! I really like it! I hope you don't mind but I play alot of your songs (I always give you credit though, I think you deserve more recognition than you get).

    Keep up the good work, I hope you come out with a new album soon!

    -Ben

  • James Blunt? I think he actually is much better than James Blunt...do us a favor and don't cover an extremely overplayed artist like this...

  • def. not.

    i think he might have been kidding,

    atleast i hope so.

    for if not.

    wow. i will feel terrible about myself.

    honest to goodness,

    and thanks so much.

    sincere,

    j.

  • No, I really think he is a lot like James Blunt. The more I watch it the more I am convinced. I could just agree with you for the sake of agreeing with you, but that wouldn't be very honest to me or to you or to this young man playing the song. Whose to say he is not James Blunt's protege? Maybe they were in a band together at one time? Or there is a chance that this Joshua James fellow is just flat out trying to copy James Blunt? The possibilities are endless.

  • I can tell that you've never listened to any of his albums. That's an insult to J.J. to be comparing him to James Blunt when they are clearly SO different.

    Here's a thought: before you make a judgement you should do some research to back youself up before you look like an idiot.

  • i play in josh's crew, and trust me, james blunt....no. he's never been in a a band with james blunt. you can put your fears to rest. :) in fact, and inside source told me, james blunt studied josh. actually, no that last parts not true.

    but really.

    james blunt?

    if your gonna accuse of ripping off, do a bit better job than james blunt.

    (or else get really creative. JT? Kanye?)

    james blunt?

  • This guy reminds me of James Blunt. I love James Blunt and so it's a nice surprise to have two of him in the world. Do you do any James Blunt covers? I'm sure you do. You should post some of those.