Michael Grimm "I'd Rather Go Blind"

[ytcarol]

I just discovered Michael (wasn't into AGT type shows until recently), and it's nice to find an intimate, personal look at him here. Thanks for posting it!

[Dickneeds]

Michael you are great and I am so glad you won AGT but no one should ever do this song except the late and great Etta"Peaches" Jame.  This is her song and lets leave it at that. There are some songs that belong to one person and that person alone and this is one of them. Another song is Fever. It never should have been done by Peggy Lee or Ray Peterson. This was Little Willie Jons song and his alone. Good job though Michael.

[Rndy09]

@Dickneeds

I think Michael is the exception to that rule

[Enforcer2002021]

Great man with a heart of gold with that voice that blew me away and has done from the moment i first heard this mans voice....

[shantiliu]

Great voice and cover!

[TheSariyanta]

where have you been Michael?

or where have i been?

because of you now i start listening to this kind of music, especially the "You Don't Know Me" which you showed in AGT audition.

[RDesignBiz]

Still one of my favorites... love his version of this classic blues number.

[melaniefbritton]

Hey Michael, if you see this, I think you're great, love your voice and have a suggestion...I think you should try doing some Stevie Ray Vaughn. I think you're about the only person that could pull it off :O) Looking forward to seeing you live. Congratulations and good luck!

[Rndy09]

@melaniefbritton

He does a lot of stevie ray vaughn

[doopa1946]

there is not a day that goes by that i dont listen to this song and any others that michael grimm sings....i close my eyes...and you can imagine the rest.... ;-)

[kelldyl]

michael, you do your thing honey and post all the songs from "sweet velvet" Michael that you want... I will greedily drink them up, I dont care if he has a crowd of groupies on stage fighting to give him a bj, as long as he keeps singing.. show me the grit, i love it

[doopa1946]

love it ....................noise and all 

[kelldyl]

@doopa1946 you bet... the noise almost adds something to the song, right?? makes you feel like you are there and you can feel it in your bones, how much everyone is into it.. listening to their little comments & encouragements, love it!

[jeckeizer]

Hi there I truly believe Michael is one hell of a singer now if I could only find his C.D.on Cape Breton Island

[BlackbirdNine]

It's my favorite too honey  :)

Keep on doing your thang MG!!

Love it~

[michaelvzappia]

how rude is it for any one to tell the people who were nice enough to post this video to tell them to shut the f up! I'll take the videos down if you dont appreciate what i did for you all. The people making all of the noise were Michael's fiance at the time, her best friend, his ex roomate and a bar full of Grimms closest fans for the past decade! People who have seen and heard Michael for a long time!

[BlackbirdNine]

@michaelvzappia I appreciate!! For sure! Thanks for taking the time to post these.. This footage is some of the very best of Michael's performances.. Smooth nice vibe, friendly and a little sassy too.. Love it!!

Have a great night Michael V Zappia, take care!!

[PatIBCLC]

@michaelvzappia Please don't take this down. THANK YOU for posting it. It's absolutely beautiful....so soulful. Just ignore the idiots that post stupid comments. Nothing Michael loves more than singing to his friends and fans!! Michael is so blessed with great friends and his Lucie! Wish I could have the opportunity to sit in an intimate sitting like this and listen to Michael sing for hours.

[JoLor24]

@michaelvzappia Hi Michael . . .please do not take this video down. I love watching it. So much talent. He has been richly blessed.

[JEANALOY]

@michaelvzappia

Thank you for sharing this video. I love watching Michael having fun.

[LaFlacs]

now this is PURE talent ! :) sexy too ...

[khim4u]

his voice is so nice.. but I wish they would shut the f*ck up back there!! rude!!=) let the man sing=)

[meritz59]

I can't believe the noise... if I heard this in a bar... I would be speechless... just goes to show why artists are frustrated... Micheal is brilliant and these idiots won't shut up and let him sing...

[secursmash1]

When do you come to Belgium PLEASSSEEEEEE

[0sweety0]

i freaking love himmmmm!!! he was born to do this! so talented

[BrettMariee]

The one dislike must be Justin Beiber! LOL

[Carmenford]

greatttttttttttttt



[TheSunnydeni]

No mixing or studio effects neccessary. Amazing musician raw.

[NoieCraven]

I love all of these by michaelvzappa. Love his voice. And he is so cute. Would love to know the sequence to watch them one after the other.

[MZdiFI]

@ faithwilwin, they're drunk, lol

[faithwillwin]

those ppl that can't shut up and listen are morons. what's wrong with them.

[rikaSounds]

he is so likeable <3

[jenshyify]

It's heaven!



[leahroth00]

What happened in his life for so much passion to come out. It's nirvana when he sings he brings a tear to my eye no matter what it is. Anyways yes I agree I hope his future wife does realize who luck she is.

[faivision]

i feel pain

[msdee28]

ooooh weeee mr. handsome himself with a voice!!! me likey!!!

[wtfismycar]

how is there only 9000 views!!! at least there are no dislikes...

[Giavannanow]

Per favore where ARE these men hiding!

[SuperMolander]

wow, this is so much more than great. grimm is the best singer. i``m swedish

[JodyAngel08]

MG has such great talent. The audience had no idea at the time how famous MG would become and how lucky they were to have this intimate setting and one to one interaction. Simply incredible...

[teresao11]

I bet Michael would say he's the lucky one, because behind every great man there's an amazing woman that helped him get there. He may be the one flying high, but I bet she's the wind beneath his wings!

Looking forward to see you when he come to Houston Tx.

Congratulations, and good luck to both of you!

[elderescamilla]

DAMN! SING IT MY BROTHA! For U are A-TRUE-LEGEND. Such passion, such emotion. Such Soul in ur voice. Not to mention your hella funny. Your face expressions made me laugh. Thank you for all that you are.

[mawmawkids]

This is the best side of Michael that I have ever seen. He is such a beautiful and talented artist I love you Michael You will always be my favorite singer of all times. I wish I had been your inspiration.

Grimmlin Ruthie

[hatteras71]

The 'Saint' of Soul Baby....there is NO one like him....Michael Grimm...love you baby!

[2001030492]

o my gosh when he looks at the camera with those eyes i loose myself and just kinda drift away into to his eyes he is amazing and i hope that his future wife knows how lucky she really is ;)

[SherriSLC]

What a sexy, sexy man. His fiancee is one lucky girl.

[rhaevn67]

goosebumps..the white godfather of soul!

[mawmawkids]

I love this!! I feel like Im there with him.

[supergrimmfan]

if you want to retitlee it, it's called 'I'd Rather go Blind"

[jerjorju]

He has his own web site. michael grimm music .com

Remove the spaces of course. For some reason my comment wouldn't post with the complete web site address.

[MrsMichaelGrimm]

he is so hot and has an amazing voice including a beautiful smile

[lin88jon]

Michael can sing anything... would love to hear some good gospel from him. Like seeing him smile....

I think this is his is best so far... so soulful.

[lin88jon]

Michael can sing anything... would love to hear some good gospel from him. Like seeing him smile....

[butlerp1807]

I love his voice I could listen to him sing all day and night. So soulful!!

[patkfinney]

This is "I'd rather go blind" written by Ellington Jordan and co-credited to Billy Foster. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1969.

[KirkDustin80]

I love ow you can see the pain and emotion on his face when he sings these songs..Tells you that he lives or has lived the music he sings

[myangie123]

Oh, those lips.......

[myangie123]

I can't stop watching him... I am just mesmerized by his voice!!!!! He's beautiful to watch!!!!

[myangie123]

beautiful smile, loved the voice, loved the song, you're perfect!!!!!

[myangie123]

I love this!!!!! Michael, you are amazing!!!!!

[Royalston3268]

One of the best so far- he is so good- hardly enough words to describe him-- he just draws you in.....

[supergrimmfan]

It's called I Would Rather go Blind.

[ILoveMichaelGrimm]

Had to stop by and see this video for the umpteenth time today lol..... is it just me or are his lips positively perfect.

[aOKlady]

@ILoveMichaelGrimm ...His smile is absolutely perfect!

[dogsmom1]

@ILoveMichaelGrimm They are positively perfect. 

[faithwillwin]

how people can talk constantly during such a talented preformance mistifies me. why don't they shut up and listen?

[JoLor24]

@faithwillwin Good question . . . I've been thinking the same thing.

[jobbse1]

All I want for Christmas is to be the one Michael is flirting with in this video!!! Please Santa!!! LOL!!!

[dogsmom1]

@jobbse1 Hi friend. I saw this comment 2 weeks ago, and thought the same as you. Didn't know you then ;-)

J

[jobbse1]

@dogsmom1 but you know me now...and now you know for sure that I would ask Santa for this LOL!!!

[dogsmom1]

@jobbse1 Oh Yes, Baby!!

[aOKlady]

@DMY69 Michael Grimm CDs are at iTunes (least expensive download), CDbaby (least expensive CD and fast service), michaelgrimmmusic, Amazon (most expensive) to name a few.

[ILoveMichaelGrimm]

Okay this is my new favorite.....he's too freakin adorable!!!! its just not right God only made one

[43happydays]

beautiful song-beautiful man--^^^^^^^^^^^^

[tilly9749]

He has such a cute grin. :) Wish he was this relaxed on AGT. I am jealous, wish I could have been there.

[aOKlady]

"I'd Rather Go Blind" written by Ellington Jordan and Billy Foster and first recorded by Etta James in 1969. Michael covered this on his recently released CD, "Leave Your Hat On".

[faithwillwin]

@aOKlady Actually, Etta James wrote in her autobiography Rage To Survive that she heard the song outlined by her friend Ellington "Fugi" Jordan when she visited him in prison.[2] She then wrote the rest of the song with Jordan, but for tax reasons gave her songwriting credit to her partner at the time, Billy Foster.

[aOKlady]

@faithwillwin Nice catch...you should update Wikipedia with that info. ;-)