Trevor Exter - Use Me Up - Bill Withers cover on cello!!

[intagen]

Could this be the hand of God?? Amazing stuff!

[nicepants77]

I wish i learned this in Orchestra!

[brurain]

good

[patseguin219]

Never knew a cello could be so hip. This guy is sick, real sick.

[UtahsFlyCorner]

@patseguin219 check his night train song out

[eeeeerrrrrify]

Right thats it, I`m off to buy me a Cello and learn this darn tune - just the funkiest version EVER!

[ABRogers]

Always doing my best to share the XTR. And watching videos like this makes me miss the East Coast in a major way. I'll be back. In only a matter of months. LA's great for comedy, but nothing tops East Coast musicians. And, in my not-so-humble opinion (and as I've already said too many times), you're in the top of that top.

[TheCOMMONSENSEMEDIA]

Stunning that, that much grove can be played on a cello. This guys needs to get on Americas got talent or some show that will showcase his remarkable talent.

[discokev100]

AMAZING!



[samthebeatlesfan6]

i am now a cello fan

[RedAllOvr]

And its got an EXIT sign in the Background. Trevor is way fn cool.

[WhitOutADoubt]

Know what it is? Its exactly as impressive as it is genuinely good. Blows my mind. Every time.

[nickludwig5]

i saw him with davy knowles two years ago, amazing

[OutWanderin]

Had no Idea a cello could sound like that, NICE

[Sugarfan34]

Wow....didn't know what I was looking for this morning until I came across this video. Thanks so much for sharing... :)

[estimatedeyes]

HELL YA!

[mojojojo1985]

man that was awsome

[MrHaloGuy1000]

Brilliant, thanks soo much!

[1955gasman]

Just FYI it's a cello and not tuned like a bass or guitar so it's plain different. and he's badass funky. It's actually tuned like a tenor banjo. C. G. D. A

Love it!

[waynedanberry]

A friend at work told me he ran across this, Very Nice,I like the upright Bass, it sounds like he has a Conga player with him. Exter-lent!

[gabyandcompany62]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡­¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ que de puta madre, este tio es un increible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChristopheLarocheTV]

Amazing !!! Congratulations !!!

[ElevenDestinys]

Man, I've watched this so many times and it still surprises me. This is so good it's ridiculous. Bravo Trevor, Bravo!

[DeepThoughtsMusic]

10 people never heard of coolness ;D

[blackbamabound]

fucking crazy good....play that funky music white boy

[yippie21]

Holy CRAP... amazing talent. two snaps waaaay up!

[Bubenik99]

nicely done :) really like it!

[SouthernBeautie2010]

i like this. I would let him use me. That is so sexy. His voice sounds so real. Not anything generic in it like some. He owned it. He made it his own.

[swham1]

Gimicky.

[thekendog12]

This is just too cool!

[kafcin]

wooooooooooo.......!

[marcfehervari]

Trev is in the pocket !

[marcfehervari]

Trev is in the pocket - Thank You

[dyetube]

That was absolutely sick! Damn!

[koidswilly]

hell yeah!!!

[jimmiranda]

I fucking love it. Trevor, you got soul. I dig the percussive slaps. All of it !

[thedudeb4]

Wow. I'm blown away.... this cover kicks ass, royally!!  What an amazing interpretation!

I wish Trevor had this cover available on his website. I'll definitely be looking out for him when he's touring.

[fannyp3]

I've spent the last hour searching for the best version of this tune on YouTube. I've watched Fiona, and Ben, and Lindsay, and on and on. Kept going back to the original by Bill. Even that was lacking the 'soul stir' I was looking for. Finally found it in this one...Thank you, Trevor!

[SquishFizz]

Rock ON! Love it!

[ChrisBWG]

Incredible

[Greyeyes23sight]

Lokk at this ! what passion

[draininglizard]

so far 10 people were grooving so hard they accidentally slipped and clicked the dislike button.

[jordan484]

Nice!

[ricther1]

Holy crap. This is sick.

[Ashvegian]

f**king insane! awesome.

[browns262]

The singing was enough to make it a great post, but the cello put it miles over the top.

[petigers]

dude u got mad skills. from start to end all i cud think about is having this song in my car during rush n put it on repeat lol. great stuff bro keep it up

[gregzeebass]

git doon n boogay!!!babee

[Runningprof]

This is the best cover of this song I've heard yet, and is actually funkier than the original! Keep up the good work.

[iviPAGE]

AWESOME

[violdebleu]

Yea-ah!

[TheDiscoKing]

Wow, I never knew a cello could be so funky! I'd love to hear a properly recorded version of this.

[michealuchnader]

So awesome dude. Lets see some other funk too brother.

[EZMoneyMan]

i was sceptical before i saw it but u were impressive

[cavaleer]

In the pocket!!!! Ridin' that groove.

[vanillagodzilla]

good tune, great job, gotta come to Toronto man ,makes cello nerds look the coolest

[jpnagleproductions]

They should put this guy on idol. Everybody will drop their instruments and mics and walk away if they are true musicians. Thank God for real music!!!! Amazing!!! Inspiring!!!

[cockneycooney]

I can't believe what I am seeing here! This is one of the best performances I have ever seen in my life. It is so unique, I wish it was available to buy

[GUITARIST2712]

Play that funky music man, that was badass

[gospfunk]

Wow was that inspiring! I need to get the dust off of my bass.

[Basiledes]

Amazing! I just learned this on guitar but now I gotta play it on the bass that looks fun!!

[Pynchon1980]

best video ive seen in months

[Detour0311]

That was awesome, way to go!

[VEGANSAM]

VERY COOL!!!

[carot2003]

Like it...

[xXMrRipleyXx]

This guy has got the funk

[chas5131]

HOT!!  My cello playing is much more dull.

That opened my eyes.

[2kwolfgang]

Very cool!!!

[boatbumd4]

WOW!

[mexiarthur]

nicely done!

[JCBiohazard]

such an amazing song, and done incredibly. this is the most unique version i've ever heard, and easily my favorite. i first saw it almost a year ago, but it still captivates me every time i listen. why can't there be more funk cello in this world...

[stevedrag153]

man alive the dude rocks this sucker !!!!!

[Imesuckaholla]

this is awesome

[cavaleer]

Blazin!!! Keep rockin' Trevor. Way to Americanize the cello.

[MikefromQueens]

awesome.

[grego805]

very accomplished

[ekalkus90]

phenomenal.

[TheSchaef]

freaking amazing, great job.

[HOUSTONRAPTV]

HELL YEAH!!!

[Jazzeerun]

Great voice!

[cherokiimslm]

man, this is the ONLY version of this song that I have ever liked outside of Bill withers unbeatable version, wow

[Joedogwillie]

Way out of line. Your amazing Tervor that was Great !

[noremac1392]

could i get the notes please? im a cellist and i would love to learn this but im having trouble figuring it out on my own

[lcozzarelli]

I'm pretty sure guys like this don't write their stuff down...it just comes from their head into their fingers. Plus, how would he annotate the percussion? ('rap top of cello sharply, twice', slap bottom of cello..") I think it's like dancing...a person gets into a groove, and they don't think about it, they just do it. Paul McCartney can't read or write music....

Good luck though! If I had a cello, I'd certainly be striving to play it this way!

[lcozzarelli]

It may help to get the guitar (or better yet, bass) tabs if they are available, and then work the cello chords out from there..

[IuchiAtesoro]

That was beautiful. I really enjoyed listening to it.

[fishin4unicorns]

Love, Love, Love this track! Keep it posted! Trevor come to NC!

[ElevenDestinys]

That was stunning. Great job man.... really.

[newnetnerd]

Outfreaking standing!

[theRacont3urs]

i've seen this guy, he's crazy!

[raymanretro]

Awesome preformance!

[Max1baL]

¡Extraordinaria ejecución!!!

Extraordinary performance!!!

[mcfaty11]

I don't even know where to start. That is one of the sickest things i've ever seen. So nasty.

[RynoScott]

@mcfaty11 Right on, Man.

wicked nasty.

[nickd444]

sweet.

[Tweaknews1236]

Stunning! I just started to play it on my contrabass

[billhuston]

For the people who've been asking, the chords (in the clipped section which are hard to hear) are basically Em7 -> A7.

[LTmattYT]

@billhuston i thought it was E7#9 ?

[ColtraneAndRain]

Nice jazzy cover!

[ukgukgukg]

damnnnn hahah that is amazing

[danorisa]

yessss!!!the baass

[xamehc]

this guys got talent!!

[Terranova0]

Came upon this video a couple years ago. Nice to see it's still here and getting some play.

Amazing artist. Would love to hear more from him.

[alabam5]

very swish!

[andreachase27]

hey man are you famous or what. you're awesome. im a singer as well. im doing this song too!! i want to know your story.

andrea chase houston, tx

[tafrance]

way COOL!!!

[pizzaman7890]

im a cellist also, and i love how u do this man. can u put like som notes plz i would like to play the song. reply to me plz

[ChachiDGr8]

Excellent rendition of an excellent song.

[esteesmother]

I'm so glad I wasn't there when Exter played this at that night club; I really believe I would have stood up and screamed about three times. As Gomer said on the Andy Griffith Show, "That was nice. Real nice". Deena Rose Vero Beach, Florida

[TheBeatSmith]

Mr. Exter.....TheBeatSmith here.....You the bomb.....and I see you have already been to the City....my bad....

[TheBeatSmith]

Wow Mr. Exter.....that was really spritual....I am show this vid to my band....just so they will know that being creative doesn't necessariy mean change.....That is the same song we play almost nightly but who knew that The violoncello could be so funky....You should come to the city....We jam at Terra Blue and BB kings....I bet you would be a big hit......

[twispious]

amazing is an understatement

[Lavizzle]

SOULman

[laurenmargaux]

It's about a very specific part of Americana, that some Americans share less than some Brits, and that some Brits have more access to than some Americans. That's what is meant by letting a soul go. It's about feeling affinity towards a particular aesthetic and being able to speak in that language.

[laurenmargaux]

A wasp from Connecticut doesn't understand this music anymore than a Italian does. They haven't drank that water yet, which is, after all, what cultural transformation and interchange is about, as an Italian can tell you. It isn't about disregarding illusions, it's about addressing realities and being richer for it. So forget about drinking "American" water, as that is an almost meaningless statement.

[laurenmargaux]

White and black matter less as artistic pedigrees in those regions with shared history and equal influences in roots music. This means poor southern whites of irish and scotch irish descent. Which is also what allowed the british to so identify with the music and the tensions. However, to state that this identity is "American" is silly and is the exact blanket "citizen of the world" argument you accused me of.

[laurenmargaux]

Your posts jump all over the place. America produced amazing songs like that above, but also Electric Light Orchestra and the stanky leg dance. By your own admission, location matters, and yet you cast a wide and imprecise net of Americana as a conversation about only black and white identity. The myth of blue eyed soul being indistinct from more traditional definitions of soul is just that.

[cavaleer]

Excellent.

[thatgirlbill]

woo. is all I have to say.

[driverbiscuit]

5 stars, and added to favorites. 'nuff said.

[RochecousteML]

Very very classy and smoooth.

[RynoScott]

DAMN!, Brutha~man!

That is the Fun~kay-est!

SWEET!

Thanx for the post!

[fabricsound]

......!!!!!!

[layde1]

Absolutely first class.

[laufenderbar]

I saw him last night at a small cafe. He was so good. I really liked him a lot.

[brucevan]

Unbelievable performance! How can a white dude playing cello be cool? He can sing too!

Now I've seen everything.

[RynoScott]

I know, right!?

damn that was smokin!

[cavaleer]

He's either American or a Brit who's studied American music. My bet is that he's American. It's in the water here if you let yourself drink it. Stop thinking you're white and you're halfway there. Start thinking you're American and the universe unfolds before you.

[laurenmargaux]

it has less to do with deconstruction of societal boxed ideologies than it has to do with letting your soul loose.

[cavaleer]

It has nothing to do with deconstruction, Foucault, Derrida or any other flimsy, European mental masturbation of that sort. For Americans, the twin delusional identities of white and black are the issues involved in these posts and my reply. And for an American this type of groove is in the water here. For Americans it is a matter of digging deep into ourselves. That's what we call "deconstruction". But it is actually RECONSTRUCTING who and what we are by discovering our own roots and ways.

[laurenmargaux]

groove is not in the water. Fluoride, however, is. i don't think regional location has anything else to do with it. neither does philosophy. but i agree with you insofar as delusional identities go - the cultural illusion and all that.

[cavaleer]

You must not know where to drink. National location has everything to do with it because if you're not on this soil, you don't have IT and never will. Brits have embibed American water extensively for the last 60 odd years and transformed and created in ways previously unimaginable.

I don't know what cultural illusion there is, unless you're one of these post-modern, PC, multicultural, citizens of the world, and all that nonsense. THAT is the illusion.

Try telling that BS to an Italian.

[frinkiness]

I'm in awe. What a talent... wish I had been there.

[mendalbomb]

man thats tight, good vocals and amazing cello. wow.

[37724925]

I'm diggin that!

[Amarant02]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD that was cool!

[liae333]

Brilliant what a talent, very cool and soulful.

Can't stop listening man.

[clydeandangus]

that is just so rad

[crazyskins93]

omg i was originally looking up this song for guitar and i came across this video, and im glad i did. This guy is amazing not only can he play the cello in such an original style and grace but he has the voice that goes with it. GREAT JOB KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK : )

[prospetiva]

excellent performance! Great job on the cello...

[Zoyd2006]

Great video, great artist (he plays the cello like a bass, a guitar or percussion) and intelligent business idea. If I could find a opportunity like this when I was younger, maybe I´ll be playing around until today. Congratulations, Bill!

[pamela011]

Love it !

[OneLaBonBon]

Now that's funky! I don't believe I've ever heard anyone play a cello like that! Wow!!

[Cris925]

I've never heard anyone play a cello like this either Labon, which is so great because it's absolutely fantastic.

[bronceisoldkidding]

this is absolutely amazing and inspiring :)

where did you learn to play like that?

[phelps7754]

dirrrrrty... well done

[sunnstone]

I believe this gentleman is making love to that cello. My gracious you go boy!!!

Austin

[musicman812]

Wooweeey. Doing BW proud.  Fantastically funkaaaay.

[mytheropy]

Um jump da boogie.

I love the cello!!!!!!

[comngetsome]

too much soul. no no, just enough. kick ass

[redougulas]

very cool

[azpilot85]

too funky. absolutely terrific.

[prolapstriumph]

I just shat my grandfather's pants, damn that's great you crazy bastard

[Southside4Eva1]

Thats Real

[Guppypants]

That just kicks ass!

[blahman178]

that's awesome.

[helpogrin]

Very talented!

excellent I am sure even Mr.Withers himself would be impressed. :)

[zombywoof112]

hot damn.

[maneatingsushiroll]

I LOVE THIS. Incredible.

[RKH611]

this is awesome.

[peacedog76]

...and his voice is great too!!!

[peacedog76]

Oh my god!!!! It's awesome!!! What's he doing with the cello!!! Is's realy awesome!!!

[mengualsinapsis]

lo vuelvo a ver y me encanta!!

[mengualsinapsis]

No puedo salir de mi sorpresa! Estoy emocionado. Igual, valoro la versión made in argentina de Gillespi, Patán Vidal y Cabra en Bell Vill

[ToddGates]

F'kin GREAT version. 5 stars & fav'd.

[malisolja18]

oh my god that was amazing

dear i say better than the original

NO but it was v.good best cover online

[Sagoba58]

On the cello too, that is insane. Talent right there.

[DisKoBandit]

dude you rock!

[kvolkan]

Best version of this song on the net - most excellent!!!

[ebebeb333]

holy shit! why aren't you famous?!!

[primus41r]

sweeet

man

[JohnLadas1973]

effin sweet

[diesellady]

right on brother. very funky. :) COOL

[Mamasan41]

Wait a minute, wait a minute!!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!

[LindaMcGuirl]

KEEP ON USING ME!

[AcousticMax]

Excellent groove, you got the funk.

[Spielbergsp]

Oooh, he's really good!

[GD086]

good stuff, especially liked the last part

[mackukume]

On a CELLO????? So cool, soooo cool!!!

[FIaps]

son of a bitch that was AMAZZZZZZINNNNNGG to say the least.

[seeso]

Excellent!

[vjsurfandmusic]

5 stars ! Beautiful man. I play this on guitar live and I envy that Funk you got!!