Freeze My Blankets w/ Bonus Avocado How-To

[technotrike]

This is definitely your best original song by far :D

[joelcathey]

@technotrike Thank you!

[JtothaMueller]

!!!!!!!!!More than amazing!. Your like a mix of the Death Cab, Owl City, and Sufjan Stevens.....that's a sweet mix that my ears are currently enjoying as I type this comment. Keep doing your thing, it's very unique.

~Joe

[JamesTheKidx]

God I wish I had the equipment to do this too. Lol. Someday Cathey, we shall be rivals! jk. Do wanna start a band or something along the lines eventually though.

[plantint123456]

Joel the chorus of this song is haunting my brain. I am freakin serious. I find myself singing about icy eyes and going into the wind like 50 times a day! I have to have more. When are you putting out more songs? You are awesome !!!!

[joelcathey]

@plantint123456 Thanks a lot. :) Workin' on some songs now....

[soundwrks]

Freaking awesome!

[infamouswriter]

You know, for years I refused to eat avacado. One day I decided to make some nachos with avacado and my wife was amazed at how proficient I proved to be at cutting up the avacado. I, of course, told her I was a culinary master and these things come naturally. (Thanks, Joel!)

[joelcathey]

@infamouswriter Ha! Yes! 

[katsuomigami15]

The world really needs more music like yours.

[stupidcircusclown]

my fav song ive heard from you. very talented fellow u r!

[GREBSONE]

this is raw, totally didnt expect this to be as good as it is. wow, shocked.

[RockingJamboree]

Don't throw away your avocado pit. If you put it in with your Guac, it helps keep the Guac from browning. I don't know why.

Interesting song. Nice production.

[maddielion2]

your voice is like an angel

[ekbyrd1]

:) :)

that song made me so happy

pretty much because you weren't being metaphoric- just saying how much you love the cold.

if you get famous (which you prob will) ppl are going to analyze your music to pieces.

=[

[jennifizzle14]

I am currently not too fond of avocados. However, the ending was just so darn cute I think I might buy one and give it another go.

[4SeasonsAnnex]

Your Awesome!!!! you have an amazing voice and love the music!!! Keep up the good work ^.^

[gnomeater]

what an intriguing voice!! man i wish i could sing...

[Iamthecarnivore]

your voice is really great and unique

[whiteacidpro]

could I get the lyrics for this song?

[joelcathey]

They're in the sidebar ------>

:)

[jandrasek]

Great!

[infamouswriter]

Why doesn't this have more views? I know that I've watched this video at least 3,874 times myself! By the way, I love the way you use the guitar jack..genius!

[525639]

My sweetheart knows I'm crazy. But she is, too. She sighs. Her breath is making pretty patterns in the pretty sky.

i love it.(:

and joel, could your put ALL of your songs on youtube?!

[joelcathey]

Thank you very much! I'm not sure I can put all my songs on YouTube since the ones that aren't already on here don't have any video to go with them. It'd be kinda weird, you know? But I will keep putting VideoSongs up. :)

[songluver2212]

LOL 3:49 was pretty funny(:

your voice and music are both amazzingg :D

and i LOVE avocados!

especially with honey ^_^

[joelcathey]

Ooooh.... I've never had avos with honey. I'll have to try that. :)

[sk8erpunkbob]

lmao 3:49.

[Svshv]

The chorus has such a wonderful Keane vibe,

crazy cool work, good sire.

Though I`m curious as to vocal tweaking,

looking into Melodyne myself, but I`m at a lost of what to do.

Anyways, lovely work as usual.

[maddielion2]

this is one of my favorites by you.

:D

your amazing, i can listen to your songs all day.

your voice makes me happy.

i hope you get even more popular.

[infamouswriter]

This song is great the way it is...really pretty awesome! I can't help but picture you collaborating with Jack Conte on this song, though. Seriously, man, this is just trippy enough to work as a great collab song.

[craZymusic95571]

You are insanely amazing love love love your music... and just wondering how many instruments do you play... and if you ever do a tour type thing come to phoenix!

[DemonCupcakee]

wow, you are incredible.

[joelcathey]

Thanks :D

[Whyzcek]

Wow! You have a very special voice and manages to fit music perfectly into it! Keep it up!

[joelcathey]

Thank you very much!

[KautiousKat]

Your music injects happiness into my body! I love it. What else could I say...

[joelcathey]

Yay! That's what I was going for! Thanks for commenting....

[sweetafton23]

Learning how to properly cut an avocado is probably the most useful thing I've learned since coming up to college. Totally awesome.

[joelcathey]

Hahaha.... Yeah, you should tell people to watch this video and then they can pay me tuition. :)

[Gitarrensaite]

crazy shit!! 5 stars! i like the scene with the guitar wire ;-)

[missmokey23]

I LOVE THIS SONG!! thank you so much for this it's just beautiful. i have a speech delayed 3 year old she dosnt say much but she loves this song and loves to dance she asks for preese blankets and just boogies down. So again thank you cant wait for more.

[joelcathey]

Wow! That seriously touches me. I don't know if I could be happier than when a 3-year-old begs to hear my music. For reals! That's so awesome! Thanks for commenting. I hope she likes the music to come.... :D

[3754197]

Dahm this song is infectious!

[KatakiUchiha]

Awesome song. It has a nice feeling to it, hard to explain. It brings out happy feelings...haha.

Anyways, that little mic you tap with your fingers. What exactly is that?

[KatakiUchiha]

Nevermind. Didn't read the comments below me. lol

[przemyslawminta]

Wow! AMAZING!!!!!!!!! What a quality! I'm just amazzzzzzzzzed! ...although I don't like avocado;-) greetings from Poland!!!

[joelcathey]

Thank you so much! I can't imagine you get too many quality avocados in Poland, though. Go to Chile and make sure it's not a Hass. That's probably be your best bet. :) Thanks for commenting!

[mehannahbear]

do you write these songs yourself?

[joelcathey]

I sure do. Well, at least so far. I'm gonna be doing some covers in a little while.

[porousorifice]

Nice, I'm glad i found this vid!

It's got it all, cool harmonys, patch cord solo and instructional lesson on the proper way to eat avacado!

What more can one ask for?

I'm definantly a new fan! Thnx.

[cianalee]

whats that thing at 1:18

[joelcathey]

That would be a guitar cable. :) Or in this case, a ukulele cable.

[cianalee]

how creative!

[freerice0comismyfav]

you.

are.

so.

AMAZING!

i think my life is complete now that i've found this song/your songs, but this one in particular...

yay julia nunes for helping me find wade, who helped me find you!and yay for you for your awesomeness!

[joelcathey]

Wow! Thanks so much! And yes, Julia and Wade are awesome peeps. :)

[ElboNL]

funny, my journey went practically the same. nunes->johnston->you

this. is. awesome. Thanks a bunch.

*subscribed*

[eoin68]

Holy crap, that was just amazing!

[joelcathey]

Hahaha... thanks.

[angelrain67]

you are fantastic!

[joelcathey]

Tanks.

[uranEMOron]

Honestly, you are one of the rare gems of youtube. It is people and musicians like you which inspire and make those of us like myself envious of your talent. Keep up the amazing work!

[joelcathey]

Wow! Thanks so much!

[cianalee]

I just fell in love with your voice.

[joelcathey]

Thanks! I just fell in love with your comment! And your subscription!

But I have to ask... why does your toilet video have so many freaking views? Hahaha... kinda creepy....

[cianalee]

hahaha! oh my.

I don't really know, creepy old men with toilet fetishes.

keep up the good work mr:)

[kapitankusto]

Excelente

[scorshpi]

this is an awesome song ur very talented!!!!

[joelcathey]

Thanks so much!

[ollipoppolli]

great song, even greater arrangement ald also perfectly edited

[joelcathey]

Thank you!

[DeviousInco]

man your music is awesome. reminds me of a lot of different bands. very nicely edited. i wouldnt be surprised if this was playing on the radio because its defintley good enough.

[joelcathey]

Hey, thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it. :)

[jojitsoo]

This will probably be weird, but this song reminds me of Twilight.

What a gift you have! And so ORIGINAL!

*mad props*

[BleedingxBliss]

o_o

<3

[joelcathey]

Haha. I'm trying my hardest to figure out what that first part is. But I understand the heart. Thanks. :)

[mellowcello17]

haha i think its wide eyes

[BleedingxBliss]

hahaha.

widened eyes.

[timofthet]

love the song man, lovely voice.

[wordsareweapons90]

I've tried interpreting the song and I've failed miserably. If you could help me out:]

[joelcathey]

Sorry... didn't see this comment until now. Basically, I'm comparing and contrasting two of my loves: Cold and the girl I love (who loves warmth). So I'm telling the girl to hang on to her gloves because now that we're together things are gonna get cold. So it's kinda like I'm saying I love the cold temperature, but I love this girl so much that I'm doing whatever I can to make her warm. Haha. Maybe I suck at interpreting my own songs. Take whatever meaning you like. :)

[daniellesmagic]

super cool song, dude.

You should learn to play more instruments.

I think that four hundred is not enough instruments to know how to play.

[MaxN310]

V Ah nevermind. I found your gear list. V

[MaxN310]

What kind of ukulele do you have?

[kohlcass]

Glad to have found you...

[Nemglan]

melts into my ears like liquid gold.

[modernlovers77]

:) That was awesome.

[joelcathey]

Thank you very much!

[segerocker]

WOW!!! This is awesome! My voice teacher told me about you and I love it! Awesome music!!! Keep it up.

[joelcathey]

Hey, thanks! Who's your voice teacher?

[segerocker]

Oh a lady from my town, Her name is Mary Loffelbien, I think she heard you on myspace.

[coconuthead]

I would love to know your writing process, do you write lyrics first, or create the music first?

I love the way your songs flow, it lacks the repetition of standard pop songs, without feeling messy.

Great Job, man. Keep up the good work.

[joelcathey]

Thanks for commenting!

I don't really have a set way I go about writing. Sometimes the lyrics are first, sometimes the music, sometimes all at once.... It varies.

[facestomp88]

Fucking bravo deluxe! Good jams...good jams.

[depieters]

Nathalie, Jack ... You ... I place them all at the same hights of brilliance. Sometimes I just can not believe my ears.

Much respect

[joelcathey]

Wow. Well, that's saying something! Thank you!

[naturalkinds]

This is simply fantastic. Unbelievable musicianship.

[joelcathey]

Thanks!

[damarus89]

dude how do i get this song on my ipod??

[joelcathey]

I'm workin' on it....

[joelcathey]

Hey, I just made these available for purchase. Check out the description! :)

[Scottobotomus]

I love it, and I love that you thought to use the interference with the 1/8 inch cable as some rhythm. or is it 1/4? i dunno, but you know what i mean!

[joelcathey]

Thanks! Yeah, I like that part, too. I just like the face I'm making.

[littlandrea]

I just watched this again and laughed quite heartily when you pretended to cut your finger. And now I want an avocado...

[thinkmorepink]

I'm shocked that someone with your kind of talent doesn't have more subscribers.

This will change :) Promise.

Hope you continue to make videos, this song was fantastic :)

[joelcathey]

Well, as long as you promise.... :)

Thank you!

[JosephWolph]

Amazing! One of the best songs I've heard in a while! Subscribed, favorite, and 5 stars!

[joelcathey]

Wow, thanks so very much!

[worldismarble]

i've listened to this song about 6 times today.

[joelcathey]

Woooo! Thanks! I'm so glad you're liking it. :)

[worldismarble]

I love you way with melody

[joelcathey]

Thanks!

[AshleyDBird]

Jack Conte talked about you in his most recent Vlog and I definitely get why.

Really amazing. *subscribes*

[joelcathey]

Thanks for letting me know... cuz I woulda been like, "Why am I getting all these Conte-lovin' viewers all of the sudden?"

Thanks again! :)

[cranie4]

Definitely VERY Conte sounding. The high countermelody on the piano like Jack does. But still very well written...not an easy style to pull off.

[TheZombieFlanders]

I can see the Conte influence in the music. Really awesome stuff, man! I'm glad Jack shared you with us.

[drumpappy]

Good stuff!

[brentoned]

Well, I hate being cold,

but I love this song...

Superb!

[Hew91]

Le Gasp!

I Love this!

[whereamigoingnow]

Awesome work/song!

[LogicalDelusions]

Beautiful song, I hope to see you make it big some day :) would love to see a full album

[joelcathey]

Thanks! Actually, you're in luck! There are currently two albums available for download. Check out my profile for more info.

[nothingstopskings]

Dude, how did you get the idea to use the guitar chord to do rhythm? That just amazes me every time. That is so cool!

[joelcathey]

Haha. Actually, I was plugging in my uke during playback and it made a sound similar to that... and it was kinda rhythmic. So I just recreated it. Glad you like it.

[nothingstopskings]

YES!Right on BROTHER. Great work! What program do you use to do your videos?

[joelcathey]

Thanks a lot! I use Final Cut Pro for the videos and Pro Tools for the music....

[nothingstopskings]

You are welcome brother. Thank you. Got Pro Tools; now I just need Final Cut Pro and I will try a "video song." You really did do an excellent job man. Right on! And, thanks for sharing. Do you have any suggestions as far as a type or brand of camera?

[nothingstopskings]

Damn, I am a PC guy. I need an alternative to Final Cut Pro. I'll figure or find something.

[nothingstopskings]

Wait, so just so I got this straight: You record yourself (with a Video Camera) while you lay down tracks on Pro Tools, then you edit it all together into one multimedia coolness? It is that simple isn't it? Actually it is not really very simple at all is it? Awesome job Brother! And, I too love the Avacados.

[joelcathey]

If you're a PC fellow, Adobe Premiere is good software. And yeah... it's kind of a pain, but that's exactly the process I use.

[nothingstopskings]

Thank you! I will check it out ASAP.

[bentrece]

wow is very good!!!

i like very much your voice and music!

thanks!

[joelcathey]

Thanks!

[Dejital]

Man this is great, instant subscription. Your videos are like jackcontemusic minus so much Thom Yorke, plus... Nickel Creek, I guess. Awesome stuff, keep it up!

How do you sync up your video to the song? Do you manually sync up every little video to the song like Jack does, or do you have a better way?

[joelcathey]

Thanks!!!

Yeah, I have to manually sync it up. If I could write software, I'd make my own app specifically for VideoSongs.

[nettiebelle12]

that's my bro!

[joelcathey]

You my sis!

[natalydawn]

Joel. You are mind blowing. And I have never said that to anyone on YouTube before. So unique! And so lovely! And I'm honored that you posted it as a response to Cigarettes. I cannot wait to hear more from you.

Subbed.

[joelcathey]

Did I die and go to Heaven? Seriously.... You have no clue how excited I got when I saw the email saying you had commented. I'm pretty sure I jumped up and down and perhaps giggled like a little girl. I'm utterly beside myself that you liked this. I absolutely love everything you do! Ugh....

Gee, now I feel a lot of pressure on the video I'm posting tomorrow. ;)

[TraciJHines]

p.s. i hate being cold. love this song though!

haha

[TraciJHines]

OHmygosh. I didn't know you were a GENIUS. haha. I am in utter shock-I'd totally buy this album. Um...yeah...WOW! Amazing Joel. Didn't know you were on youtube-I subbed.(p.s. do you even remember me? haha. Traci from apu...). Hope everything's going great! can't WAIT to see/hear more from you!

[joelcathey]

Thanks!!! And of COURSE I remember you! Haha. Plus, there's a picture of you on Kyle and Laura's fridge. So I see you every time I get a snack.

[soundsOFFON]

oh man! I think my favorite part was touching the tip of the cable!!! hahahaha that was rad!!!!

[msilva827]

you have a beautiful voice. absouletly stunning. great song.

[joelcathey]

Hey, thanks! Keep checking back!  :)

[fhefty2222]

You are ridiculous...and possibly one of my favorite people ever. Fantastic.