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  • Great song, great, voice seems like a gem of guy probably fun person to be around.... I am a Jason Castro fan... I never even watched american idol... found this by accident.

  • hi,dont know if you are jason? any way,I see that you were singing for jesus ,and here you sing "santeria"? this was before you got to know the Lord? because I see that you sang in church? I come from a country where santeria" is nothing to do with jesus,so tell me? in what side are you?Love your voice,and hope you are sing still for the Lord God ;) God bless you amigo ;)

  • I love his voice!

  • He butchered it. Jeez

  • saw him on tour with Matt Hires n Caitlin Crosby ......

    surprisingly talented singer with great stage charisma - really good live!

  • this is my favorite song by sublime, he did a great job!! :)

    p&p

  • he did this performance barely a year after picking up a guitar, you gotta give the guy some props.

    for a rock band drummer who didn't even do back up vocals, Jason Castro has done great. Why can't you all just be happy for him?

  • I agree DisposableHero69 - - he is on tour now and I bet his CD will do great. yep ... feelin it

  • why are you guys rippin on his cover..he sings this with so much more passion than half the other ones on youtube..thats what its about..feelin it

  • sublime is still better but its cool to see people sing their music in a different way

  • heard this on the radio by sublime and had to come here to hear jason sing it

    i love jasons version!

  • Fuck That! Sublimes version is better than jasons will EVER BE!

    Look up Lincoln Highway Dub! Jasons guitar work ruins the song, i cant jam to this! AT ALL! my bong dont like this song!

  • Lol yeah tru dat

    The guitar work kinda kills it for me

    No soul haha

  • LMAO! Of course theres nothing like the original, but you must be smoking bud for all the wrong reasons then, because this wasn't about whose better "sublime or jason?" Its about the mutual respect that musicians have for each other. He didn't do this cover as attempt to pursued people to like his version over Bradley's, but rather to do something he Loves, sing. Its all about the LOVE baby, no harm done here just people keeping SUBLIME's music alive, I bet Bradley himself would agree with me.

  • :/ whyd he had to die

  • im sure he does know how but its a cover. so its supposed to be a lil different

  • who said his LOCS were even connected to the Rastafarian belief.

    leave him be. do YOU know how to play guitar in front of people.

  • As a wise rasta once said "All rastas are not dreads, and all dreads are not rastas".

  • lol...thts funny and true, idk y u got -7 thumbs! ppl hav no balls now adays! they r so sensitive!

  • i wish he'd marry me -_-

  • I am also a fan of sublime and Bradley but I have to disagree with you. I think when someone covers a dead artist song they're not stealing their legacy, instead they are respecting the artist' legacy and simply showing how they appreciate what that artist has done by continuing to spread their words, through song, even after death.

  • agreed!!

  • i agree with wj100393........covering this song is more of a tribute than robbery

  • some of the best songs ever recorded have been covers... take Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley for example

  • What do you mean no one should do a sublime cover? I want their music to stay alive! There is nothing wrong with covers. Infact sublime made a lot of beautiful covers. Nearly half of their songs are covers. And there are plenty of people that put a nice spin on sublime songs. Listen to reel big fish's cover of boss dj.

  • Completely true

  • he's so much better than his little brother, musically.

  • i hope jason would sing this on tour

  • nice ..

  • didn't get to know the band but it seems sublime had 'selling-out syndrome' judging by angry fans, the guy sings nicely wtf

  • sublimes singer died before they made it big and the band never made anymore music so no they didnt sell out. and this guy is not that good at sublime songs

  • do you even know who this guy is . he went to number 4 on american idol last year

  • do you know who originally did this song? sold millions of records world wide, something castro has not done. and i do know who he is, and he was the worst person to make it that far on american idol ever. he made it because little 14 year old girls loved him.

  • wow wee...number 4....

    not number one still

    lol

  • hi. he is amazing. kisses from Poland :)

  • oh, his voice is amazing : )

  • He should do Badfish

  • He did do badfish. Its on here somewhere but he starts with Keith Urban so you have to wait a minute or two.

  • its a guy, hint the name "jason"

  • Sweeeeet, sweet music.

  • cool chord version nice.

  • amazing, hes sooo goood

  • Great, great, great, greatttt!!!!!!!

  • great!!

  • aww, he looks so nervous here. wasn't this one of his very first times performing? even so you can see his potential. he realy does just have IT.

    it's not just about the music, it's about the whole persona. so tired of shallow people who are in it only for themselves who lack morals and values. it's the heart of Jason that makes him so loved. music with heart is so rare and so valuable. pasion for what you do not for what you can get from it. peace

  • I might upset the subline fans but I really like Jason's cover better :-)

  • i actually like his voice. he definitely needs to work with it, but it has a great pitch. many people can hits the notes, but they just don't have a good pitch. he does. cut him a little slack, he just started really singin'. :P

  • i have to say i agree.

  • as do i...i kno 5 or 6 cats i play with(including myself) that can play this easily and hit the solo w/ no problem...this is deff a beginner level tune and he didn't do nething other than play down a step as far as making it his own....not as impressed as some of these people

  • O rly? i wanna see you sing Santeria then. post the video on you tube when you're done. kthxbai.

  • Love this song, love his voice.

  • I ADORE THIS KID!!

    well actually hes not a kid he is 21 ;)

    but you kmnow what I mean.

    anyways 18 days till I see him on tour!!:O ♥

    I CANT WAIT ANY LONGER!

    LOVE YOU JASON!♥

  • He sang this flawlessly

    I love you JASON!!!

  • oh. i just love jason's voice and music. he's so different than the tipical AI contestants and soo relevant with today's music and music i listen to. grrr jasonn hurry makes a CD! i cant wait till winter/spring comes!

  • yeah i agree, he was really differrent from all those other contestant from american idol, and FINALLY someone who writes music!!!!

  • this guy is a great folk singer. He was eliminated from the show, because they can't appreciate good music.

  • Nah bro, he was good, but it was his time to go.

  • I agree.

    He was awesome, but it was definitely his time to go.

  • Hes talking about how there was supposed to be a guitare solo there, but he would need more instruments.

    I love him!♥♥

  • i bet you could have, i mean thats why your famous right?

  • haha hes not famous...and yea anyone can go in american idol dumb ass!

  • Does anyone know exactly what he says towards the end? When he's talking mid-song?

  • Love this song, love his voice, love the guitar, love his chatter mid-song.

  • he gives a new life to this song! i cant wait until he puts out more of his songs, so we can get to know him better through his own music.

  • I want a Jason Castro CD!

  • Jason is AWESOME!!!!!Absolutely love his voice!!!!! I will buy anything he puts out!!!!

    TRULY EXTRAORDINARY!!!! GOD BLESS JASON!!!

  • Im excited for him. I will probably buy Cook and Castro's album.

  • i soo love him. :)

  • Ok. So like, after the AI tour, what bar can I catch him in? :) I think he is awsome in this setting!

  • I wish he would have sung some stuff like this on AI. :)

  • where the crap is the solo...

  • how do u do the solo with acoustic?? jason's not THAT good of a guitarist...haha...that would have been badass though

  • Its not that hard that only part thats difficult is the hammer ons

  • there are about 7 videos on youtube playing this exact santeria solo with an acoustic guitar...

  • okay...i stand corrected

  • Jason had been playing guitar for ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR when this performance took place.

    For someone who is self taught, had less than 2 years of non-professional experience, and no training whatsoever, he has accomplished amazing things, including having the courage to play for more than 30 million people week after week.

    Give credit where it is due.

  • Such unique and pleasant soothing voice.

  • AWESOME!!!!

    Jason is so talented!

  • JC's the man.

  • how can you say that bro, i hope you fucking die after saying that!

  • awesome cover!! ♥♥

  • he is just way too awsome!

  • I heard that he may sing this on the tour! :)

  • i love all his cover of sublime songs. =)

  • best combo ever...and how can you like this but hate sublime?

  • easy.. jason can make you love anything. he is just that amazing.

  • you're the most worthless person on the face of this earth. How could you say such an idiotic thing? I'm sure everyone wishes that you and your insignificant life were ended.

  • really good

  • omg i love this song and he sings it so good!!

  • you are the coolest person to ever be on idol!

    cant wait to buy your music!

  • hes not brad tho but hes still alright

  • Jason, you will have a brilliant musical future!!!!!

    You have soooooo many FANS!!!!!

    God Bless You!!!

  • I cant wait until he makes a record.

  • it's the tone of his gorgeous voice!

  • Jason + sublime = awesome

  • suuuuuhhhweeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • i love the way he sings this song <3

  • <3 He's amazing in every way <3

  • AAAAH, I LOVE HIM!!!

  • oh how i wish the other parts wern't cut off!! jason! JASON made this song MORE awesome.

  • WE LOVE JASON! This song is great and he will do great even if he doesn't win, because Jason has the sound that people like right now. Can't wait till his album comes out and his connection to American Idiol is over.

  • One of my favorites..

  • OMFG! he should defineatly sing this song on american idol, its too late now but damn this song fits him perfectly

  • he sang it in the hollywood week i think but they couldn't show it idk why. or was that crazy?

  • So does he actually swear in the next line like in the song? Just wondering cause I've never heard him swear before.

  • I was curious about that too! I bet he didn't swear...I just can't picture that. Aw, I LOVE HIM!

  • He is the most unique idol. All of his arrangements are original. He deserves it more than David Cook with his monotone comb-over and David Archuleta's lip-licking gayness.

  • AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • He is great but his arrangements are not all original. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was one of his best performances. It was the Israel Kamakawiwo'ole version. Same with hallelujah he did the Buckley version of the song.

  • He didn't do Buckley's version! Go listen to Buckley's version..it is much more long and sweeping..Jason's is more like the other covers out there.

    Jason did do an original arrangement: "I Don't Wanna Cry"

  • I didn't say that none of his arrangements are not original. I said not all of them are.

  • sublime and castro. awesome combo

  • love him!

  • cool dude, nice sound... i cann see as a contempory artist ...

  • o m g. <3

  • I hope he sings this on the show!

  • Jason is incredible!!! I don't understand the people who look up this song(and how do they know it) just to trash talk him!!! BACK OFF, JASON IS IN THE BUILDING!!!!!!!!!

  • Listening to Jason, cup of coffee, what a nice way to end a long week at the factory, mmmm, thanks Jason.

  • omg I love Jason.. I mean I do in the american idol aspect but then I come across him doing a cover of my fav. band, Sublime. amazing.

  • Jason = Awesome.

  • good vid, the only thing that's bad is that it's cut short

  • skinny jeans are HOT and not gay at all. just FYI for all yall haters.

  • think someone is just upset that they can't fit in a pair of jeans smaller than a 52

  • Que bien q canta!! ese chico .. lo amo!! jeje

  • This is one of the BEST renditions of this song... and I am a HUGE Sublime fan. He is fantastic! JASON I LOVE YOU!!!!

  • i want to burn one with this guy

  • lmao

  • I totally agree.

  • He did a wicked job and totally did Brad justice with his version. too bad it won't make it on idol. that'll be the day when Sublime gets played on american idol!

  • this was already one of my favorite songs, this just made me like it more. in fact, i think Jason Castro makes me like anything more. :)

  • Lol! "I don't know what to do here." LOL! He's so great... lucky getting to see it live! :D

  • gosh...his voice is sooooooo sexy! and so is he! love him soooooo much! my baby...

  • i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him

  • Love this boy with everything I have.

  • i kind of love him (L)

  • cool!

  • Freaking wonderful!!! Terrific version.

  • hes awesome i love this song

  • I think his voice sounds amazing. I want to hear him sing this on idol!

  • Idol contestants will start to impress me when they learn how to write their own songs...It amuses me that the judges are so out of touch with non-pop music that they say 'wow that's different' when 10+ year old songs that don't get mainstream radio play are performed exactly like the originals by their manufactured performers...

  • he writes his own songs too, jackass...and the whole purpose of idol is to have the contestants sing songs everyone knows and put their own spin on it, to see how people like their style.

  • Completely agree.

  • well then your stop is right here FatbackMcgee because when you research Jason Castro you will happily discover that he writes most of his songs - he is really talented, thanks.

  • does jason castro look "pop" style to you? yeah didn't think so...

  • are you serious?...haha hmm okay and what exactly do you listen to? cause i know i sure as hell hate pop...and i love jason castro... and he is covering sublime, weird didn't know sublime was pop either?

  • Sublime is borderline pop, do yourself a favor and search for some legitimate reggae artists online, simply smoking ganja and singing with a fake jamaican accent(interesting that he developed the accent in L.A.) doesn't give these people credibility. Sublime gets plenty of mainstream radio play, that's pop(hence the name, "popular"). Castro hails from Texas, even less credibility. And yes, I did come here to criticize him, and got 3 successive posts from your mentally unstable ass, lol....

  • haha yeah im mentally unstable all right dude, except sublime doesn't even put on a god damn fake accent..and i do listen to reggae music douche, bob marley is my favorite artist so yeah you did get 3 comments cause i defend the music i like, its not my fault you don't have a life at age 33... and apparently a shitty taste in music if you don't even like sublime

  • Flattering that you looked at my age and profile info(while you're on the subject of "no life"). Thanks for taking your time out for me. If you wanna know more, let me know. Or better yet, I'll give you a daily teaser haha. Oh, and prepare yourself for the heartache of Castro being voted off pretty soon, that kid hwo looks like Curious George (David whatever his name is) is gonna win, sweetheart.

  • ahahah of course your a david a fan...hmm okay and dont call me sweetheart CREEP, not my fault i listen to good rock/reggae music and you listen to crap just leave me and the good music of the world alone

  • no i wear skinny jeans and i'm not the least bit gay

  • i hate people like you. there's always going to be that one asshole who has to come on here and make rude comments. if you are 33, then you should be MATURE and just go away. but obviously you're not, and you have no life but to come on youtube, look up jason castro, and piss people off. just because YOU have an opinion doesn't mean the whole world has to agree with it and know it. you're not going to win anyone over here thinking that jason isn't anything less than amazing.

  • what are you talking about?!?! sublime is anything but pop they are punk, reggae, ska, hip hop, but they are NOT "pop"