Fire & Rain - James Taylor Cover

[jehovahuponyou]

MORE COWBELLS, LESS EFFECTS ON VOICE AND GUITAR - THANKS!

[ssgtnelson]

not bad!

[mussie302]

Very nice. You can't go too far wrong with a good James Taylor song in my book! Expertly done.

[knobby1958]

Nice Cover - forget the Negatives! Could they do any better ? - probably not. Keep that excellent work up - Love it!

[RagingXela]

nice work

[SRMeadows]

Another great cover, love your vids.

[Powerplay4545]

Listened to you sing this a couple of times through now, and decided really I like your voice and your take on a largely inimitable classic! Wonder what you make of my effort?

[vodka041147]

Great job! I see nothing wrong with your voice. Don't worry about negative opinions.

[nathanmendes84]

i call shinannigans! you're lip-singing in some of these camera angles, aren't ya? I do have to give credit where its due...you did a good job with the finger picking.

[SilverHamer]

Not technically lip-synching...I was actually playing and singing in each shot, but the actual audio track may or may not have been utilized in the video mix because I only have one camera and I am doing all of the engineering myself. LOL If I had a video crew with multiple cameras which could be faded from one to the other on the fly...well then that would be a different story wouldn't it? LOL. I just wanted to make something that wasn't simply a static camera shot. ;)

[geolson1]

Excellent!

[MatthewFarmer47]

Excellent guitar work, however the vocals just aren't working for me. Just doesn't sound right. You are a bit too high and something else. I am not saying that you can't sing, but just not for this song.

[SilverHamer]

A swing and a miss....STE-RIKE! LOL. Yea I don't care much for my own voice at all on ANY song I sing. I think it's natural to expect to be hearing James Taylor's voice in this and when it isn't there it's just disappointing or something.

[MatthewFarmer47]

You I guess your right. Still the guitar work was good.

[chitchatt2006]

Hey - your voice is enjoyable! You gave the song a new sound - and that's refreshing. You didn't try to copy. :-D If you want cater-wauling, you should hear me! (which is why there is no recording of me) Wish I had your talent for singing and playing. I gave you 5 stars. Keep it up!

[rack325i]

lol don't be too hard on yourself man it sounds good, but I mean how many people can compete with James Taylor

[robbys55]

good job man

[SupertrampGuy]

Nice.. I have a '64 Gibson J-50 that my dad bought new back then for $250.. have the receipt for it still. Plays like a beauty.. I'd never get rid of it for any price. My dad gave it to me before he passed away, and I'll teach my kids and pass it down to my son when its time.

[fefethedestroyer123]

dude nice guitar!! i love the Gibsons man! bet it plays nice. nice cover too by the way.

[SilverHamer]

Thank you. This is the guitar I learned how to play on. My dad bought it new in 1963 for $250 (which might as well have been $2500 back then). It's a 1963 Country & Western model that I managed to slither out of the house with when I left home at the age of 18...HAHAHA. Cheryl Crow plays one identical to it, but hers is a 1962 model. Yep it still plays and sounds great, and I wouldn't take a million dollars for it. 2 million, maybe...HAHAHA. Thanks for your comment.

LC

[fefethedestroyer123]

wow that's sweet man. sounds like that guitar will last forever!

[gibsonizer229]

by the way see my gibson hummingbird vintage 1963 on my channel, nice tool, thx

[radioroidar]

Nice take on a great song. Bravo.

[hermitsrus]

You have a very nice voice.........thanks for sharing.

Love and LIght.........WillIAM

[JoHnSUUN450]

2 things-you have and amazing cover of this song, awsome job. And the second is that i was laughing for about five minutes after i saw you replies two those two punks

[itrip02]

That was superb my brother! don't worry about all those chumps bagging on you, what they don't know is that even though you may be a little old you could still deliver them a good ole' country ass whippin...keep jammin my brotha its awesome!

[RJRislove]

Lol. That was funny what you replied to that guy,

But anyhow, I like it.

You kind of sound like Wille Nelson.

[555442345]

this is so cool. man, i wish i could play that.

[proinsiaspad]

Keep it up. This is great. You sound quite like Willie Nelson. Beautiful textured voice. I think I'll look for more of your videos. Really enjoyed this.

[sodthatback4goodtour]

Fantastic. Really enjoyed it. First rate!

[hellotherebill69]

i bet they call you the silver hammer for a reason

[SilverHamer]

You better learn how to read there, bucko...it's Silver HAMER...HAMER!!! Hamer is a guitar brand that I play...the silver part comes from the color of my hair, you dipshit.

[tysonconner]

lol, fucking awesome.

[hellotherebill69]

Soooo just wondering...where will you be sucking your next knob you queer

[SilverHamer]

And I was wondering why you don't seem to have anything better to do than to go around making trouble...you're useless. One look at your profile tells the whole story...you are a LUSER of EPIC proportions. I can't believe I'm wasting time replying to you...just be glad we aren't in the same room...you'd be in a pile of blood and spit after I beat your ass for being a punk.

[Bigpineapple]

This is great! Nice one! I'm subscibing, love the guitar playing and singing. yes you did it justice!

[GTechTX]

Superb performance! Great playing, great voice! JT himself would be proud of this one!

[SRMeadows]

Great Job!! Thanks for posting.

[itsamenl]

Great performance, i`ll make sure your 100th rating is a 5-star one. Very well done.

[jaba11021]

great video and you have very good diction when you sing 5*

[BrainBlast]

You should have done the cover sitting down, but great job on the song ... cool voice.

[SilverHamer]

??? Why would you suggest that? Just curious. Thank you for the kudos :D

[BrainBlast]

I suggest that because it is easier to see the chords that you are playing when you are sitting down. Your welcome for the kudos.

[SilverHamer]

A-HAAA! Ok, gotchya! Well, I was sitting down for part of it...hehe. The close-in shot is actually where the audio for the guitar track is coming from...but sssshhhhh! :D Thanks again! LC

[weejasper]

great cover..I've just learned this song and I'd love it if you'd take a look.. I'm gonna post it within the next couple of days. I'll let you know when

cheers 5 *

[DrBones2006]

what do you put on the vocals to give them the reverb/delay? is is post production or do you have an effects pedal?

[SilverHamer]

I used Magix Video Deluxe to produce this and added audio effects to it in post. :D

[SherifG1]

"AMAZING"

[emceeshan]

awesome....im going to see JT in toronto this summer...i'm pumped

[blueterrior]

i can't do that last part of the intro, after you slide up from the sixth fret, where you strum a D chord then hammer on the sixth string

[andyjburrows]

HI - this is Andy from the UK - fantastic production. Much respect. I'm learning this song for myself and having fun, but I dont have the talent to produce the backing track. Would you be willing to share your work ? I set myself a new year resolution to be play for the first time at an open mic night and was hoping to play this track.

Br,

Andy

[nkpatriots17]

excellent larry

[kevbomac2205]

great job man

[mrblisterfist]

have you considered "Friend of the Devil"?

nice job

[q1336c]

u were very good but i think u were a little off key but very well done

[camaro101]

hey i have a challenge thats not really a challenge but here it is. or maybe you already played the song i didnt check yet, anyway the beatles I Will. the cool fills.

i know its in F so i know he uses a capo. i dont know if thats paul or george doing that?

pauls so damn talented it probably is him. how clean those licks are just sounds amazing.

[SilverHamer]

That is a great song, and I believe it IS, in fact, Paul doing all of the guitar work. I have never even tried to play this one, even though I really like it a lot. My friend Dave does a really great version of that tune...search out fredthejunkman and check him out. In the meantime I will see about working up that song when I have time to devote to it. Thanks for the suggestion. LC

[camaro101]

beautiful guitar! my brotha has a 67 hummingbird. very nice.

[SilverHamer]

Yea, all of us dillweeds play nice guitars...LOL. This is a 1963 model that my dad bought new and I managed to leave home with it. This is the axe I learned to play on...it has lots of miles on it but still sounds great.

[koreakutie]

Awesome performance, Silver! James who?

I remember when this song came out... JT was unknown at the time, and everyone thought that it was Ricky Nelson singing.

[SilverHamer]

T-t-t-talkin' 'bout my generation!  WOW! I haven't thought about the JT-Rick Nelson thing in YEARS!!! You MUST be from my generation lol. Thanks for the very nice comments...especially this one. ;) All The Best, LC

[DocTrayzie505]

amazing, like ur t-shirt aswel...

[Drakeman2003]

Hotel California!

[Drakeman2003]

FREEBIRD!!

[vazdeferenz]

My fav JT song. Great 5*

[apslm]

the dudes real good

[bbrryyaann21]

I like your shirt!

[AqualungsTull]

nice dude....

[korkeycat]

Just wonderful................

[BCBband]

It's always such a pleasure to watch and listen to you play. Some folks will never know the joy that doing this brings. It's almost like it wasn't enough when it was just playing and singing... now, thru the miracles of modern technology, you can even express your visual talent with camera and over dubs... Bravo to all of your talent!!! ...Vocal, playing, audio and visual! Just a pleasure, thank you for taking the time to share and entertain us!!

Billo

[SilverHamer]

Wow! Thank you Billo! It thrills me to know you're getting this level of enjoyment from my playing around and experimenting. I never claim to have all of the goods on anything, but I really enjoy my most favorite hobby! Hey, I got a video response from a guy tonight on my Back In Black video where he sings it for me...something I couldn't do...HAHA. All The Best! LC

[deadwilly]

awesome guitar playing. do u record your own version then make a video for it? like lip singing your own version?

[SilverHamer]

For the most part I usually make a backing track and leave some of the parts off which I play when I shoot the video. In this one, the vocal is recorded live while shooting, while the guitar was actually being recorded during the close-up. The audio tracks for anything I record while shooting usually goes to my board so that I can get a better audio quality, but sometimes I just sit in front of the camera and don't worry about all of that.

[SilverHamer]

Pt 2. In this particular song I recorded the vocal track in both the long shot and the close up and used parts of each one in the final audio mix. Originally I hadn't planned on having the long shot but decided to add it while I was putting this together...and in the end I was glad I did because the singing was better in a few spots than on the closeup...LOL.

[bunkman64]

Hey man You were GREAT! I'm an old guitar picker myself, where did you get the backup music? Is there a CD I can buy? Any info would help. And by the way, cool shirt!! Thanks bro!

[SilverHamer]

Hi bunkman! Thanks for the kudos. The backing track is my own concoction. The good news for me is that the piano part is really very simple, but a few very well-placed notes sound really nice. I am not an accomplished keyboard player, but I love to tinker around with it.

[cardude6987]

love the let it be beatles shirt!

[fnlost]

fantastic !

[LiveOncePal]

great absolute great .. great song great version .. love it :D ur a delight old timer

[johnny195607]

Nice job man you've inspired me to have a go at learning this one Regards Johnny from Oz

[Philisyourbud]

not bad at all

[ttcornelius]

Good job!

[inflamesman]

hey nice job man, great song, and i have the same shirt!

[nialljerc]

you fukin blow

[SilverHamer]

Oh well, you can't please everyone...however, after a quick look at your profile I notice that you are a noob and have nothing of your own posted, which is typical of most spineless, witless, gutless people who are only here to berate people without impunity. Get some balls, youngster, and learn some manners. LC

[rcpedersen01]

Ha ha! You tell him! By the way awesome cover.

[insanecow24]

hahaha you said NOOB!! thats awsome. that also might be the best cover of this song i've ever seen too, btw.

[johnstrow]

excellent guitar playing, unique voice as well

[JeremyAllenF18]

Great job. 5 stars.

[TENRECORDS]

Good guitar playing, voice probaby more suited to country music, however a fine rendition of a classic song, well done mucker

[greighe]

very nicely done. ive been trying ridiculously hard to learn this song haha its definately one of my all time favorite songs.

[jedrinck]

Great, I like the way you can sing with your mouth shut. And counting to four rocks!

[SilverHamer]

Yea, the youtube codec sort of messes up the audio/video synch so that many times the audio is either ahead or behind the video on many of my posts. It doesn't do that on myspace, youtube drives me crazy sometimes. Judging by the fact that you have nothing of your own posted I'd say the nature of your comment was meant simply to be a basic bullshit remark...which is fine, but put something of YOURS up so I can reciprocate in kind...or maybe you're just too chicken? HAHA. Peace. LC

[jedrinck]

I just couldn't resist, I thought that remark was funny. I don't doubt that you're singing yourself.

[SilverHamer]

No probs...I thought it was funny too...I was just being cheeky right back at ya :)

[Rockytoptenn45]

You have an excellent voice!

[rockerz9]

This guy has a great voice. I've given this one a shot, check it out my vid. My voice is not right but tried to get the guitar close...need some feedback. thank you.

[LittleGreen88]

Hello my friend! Another job well done! You really are a fine musician.

[namnoiz]

You have a really good voice.I enjoy your James Taylor songs.

[nilofc]

You're a good man. Thanks! I love your way of redenering it.

[nikidijawen]

love james taylor, wish I could see and play like him, not bad SilverHamer.

[PierreTheLion]

You sound almost exactly like Willie Nelson, but with different, unique vocal nuances. A little Jerry Garcia too. Which is to say, excellent. I was always afraid to cover this, but seeing you do it inspires me. Bravo!

[Cheops88]

you're an inspiration

[elevensup]

very very nice.

[browny44]

well done again,i love this song,and YES you did it justice,

[mattddox]

Thank you for the great song. Loved the uke version. I'll bet your dad loved your talent. I want to take a stab at it. please send tabs.

[SilverHamer]

Sorry no tabs. I don't use them, nor do I read them. Everything I play I've learned by ear or by playing with others. Try googling. LC

[hellhangar2122]

great job! Keep up the good work

[acousticriff]

wow excellent job. great guitar man

[epicdeuce]

That. Guitar. Is. Hawt. Nice cover too!

[atagp]

nice playback cover

[fkidder]

Yep, you did it justice. Very fine git work!

[korkeycat]

Great job mate

[Bozang]

Great cover. I liked it very much. Especially all the different angles. And don't worry about the "shine" on your head. It actually reminds me of a very talented performer named James Taylor. ;)

 Jesse

[pecks69chevy]

1969 TO BE EXACT

[Zingo33]

Nice stuff!

I see you got some sync problems with the sound (lip sync).

[SilverHamer]

It's a youtubeism...it only happens here. There is a disparity in the codec between my software and youtube...this doesn't happen with the videos I've uploaded to myspace...so yea, this thing's been youtubed. LOL. Thanks for the compliment. LC

[buffduff18]

Very nice job on the guitar. I just started learning this a few days ago, so thanks for the closeups on the guitar.

[div47]

Man, great job on this one. Would you consider teaching the hungry masses how to play the sweet baby blues?How about an instructional vid.

[manuelworker]

"good playing and singing"

[Will2Wintheround]

it sounds great! How many years have you been playing?

[SilverHamer]

44 years...uuuggghhh...I started playing guitar at the age of 8 in 1963.

[Will2Wintheround]

Man, or sir? Lol. Simply magnificent. SPelling? Either way. It is great. If i had 8 hands id give it a 10 thumbs up. Good job.

[SilverHamer]

Thank you very much! I'm not very good at math so I'm a little stumped on the 8 hands and 10 thumbs up formula...hahaha. I DO appreciate the kudos. LC

[CountrymanB]

Wow you've nailed it.

[Miker2]

This is the first song I ever mustered the courage up to sing in front of people. I still remember the day... it was at a little bonfire in my backyard with my cousins and neighborhood friends. things haven't been quite the same for me since! You sound spectacular on it. I also like the no do-rag look. Very Jerry Garcia, though I'm sure you've heard that one before.

[SilverHamer]

HAHA!! Thanks man! I've never heard anyone say that I resembled Jerry Garcia before, but I am frequently accused of being David Crosby's look-alike. Great story about the bonfire! Thanks for the kudos! LC

[burninsome]

Tremendous job of singing and playing at the same time! And like the previous poster said, it's hard to hit JT's notes, but you did about as good a job as possible. LOok forward to some other songs by you.

[hotvision]

James Taylor has such a distinctive voice, pretty hard to sing the vocals for this song, but you did a great job

[ThePhishDude]

Yes! Sweet Baby James is one of my all time favortie records! U R UNSTOPABLE!

[MaryRagone15]

I've just recently picked up guitar, and James Taylor is my favorite solo artist. I don't strum chords yet (lame, I know) But I can pick James Taylor's song very well. I hope one day to be as good as you. Excellent singing.

[Timinator43]

Interesting way of cutting two different camera angles together; one sitting and one standing.

Nice job all around.

[7928kenny808]

You must have a band before, make some records!

[Ottawarocket]

That was just super SilverHamer. You are very talented.

Rocket

[GuitarBoy66]

can u plz send me those tabs?

nice vid. very moving.

[SkylineEagle]

Excellent choice of song. A good candidate for American Idol

[ExtremeCurling]

SilverHamer,

I'm a dedicated subscriber... I love your stuff, you are amazing. Your voice great in your own way. I try to learn these songs, but I'm just not good enough. You inspire me to try harder though

[SilverHamer]

Thank you very much for the nice compliment. NEVER give up trying because a fair amount of what I play is really not as difficult to play as it might sound. Keep practicing, practicing, practicing, and when you've finished, practice a little more. You'll get a handle on it. Thanks again. LC

[mattb4rd]

Another great video LC. I've watched em all and you inspired me to learn some Tull. Make some more !

[WatchingTheWheels]

i just absolutely love your videos! they are so great because u play more than one instrument.

[SilverHamer]

I apologize for the audio track on this...it seems that youtube generally gets the audio track out of synch with the video during the upload. I have a better copy of this posted on my myspace profile...larrycurtismusic.