Be Still - The Fray (New Song Cover)

[makata98]

well, what can i say ? this is beautiful, you should be famous ! *__*

[medgirl17]

I didn't know you, the Frey, were Christian. Sweet! This song is so encouraging to me! Awesome! Spread the Light! :)

[emilyx66]

Huge Fray fan here and usually I'm not a big fan of covers but this version does justice to the original ^^ Great job!

[theripoffchicago]

Wow.......  The best ! Real creative.

[jenmer61977]

I love your voice, this was awesome. I like it better then the original



[faithlikeachild26]

Thumbs up for "midnight roadshow"

[BornAgain2012]

Nice cover man.



[gfreakj]

Beautiful!

[djmegmeg]

stumbled across this again - can't wait for it to go up on iTunes!!!! :) Keep it up. :)

[joshmorenovideo]

Absolutely amazing voice and performance! I was wondering how many takes it took you to do it because I'm sure no matter how late it is there was still some traffic. How did you guys get that shot looking down on the piano? Great work!

[lizard1515]

I love this song! This is an amazing cover! Also, thanks so much for putting up the chords... if only I knew how to interpret/read them, haha... I'll figure it out, thanks again!

[busutify]

may i know, what's the brand of the piano that u used in this vid?

[jccfis]

I once heard an amazing cover of How to Save a Life on an iTunes preview once and didn't buy it. The singer had a voice almost identical to yours. I regret that decision, but now I've found this. This cover is beautiful. You have a gift. Please do the rest of Scars & Stories once it is released.

[lyndinicole2]

you make SV proud (:

[breakernews]

can you just put the music on it?

[Medspecies8472]

When I say this is the shit. I mean that it the best way possible.

[felton141]

i love your voice so much !!!!!!

seriously think about putting this on itunes

[mcoates04]

@felton141 i'm gonna wait until The Fray's new album comes out. thank you very much for the encouragement!

[bluebelle0325]

woww you've got an awesome voice. very clear and riiight on pitch. love itt!!!

ooh and i love the "subscribe to my channel if you want to live" at the end haha

[Sammiisamazing123]

Whoa... That's such a gorgeous song. God bless you. You sound like Isaac at parts. You should put this on iTunes. I would buy it. Seriously, I'm in shock right now from this.

[gaitsaskura]

This was awesome at first I was confused and thought it was actually the fray! Keep it up you've got real talent

[Liljones777]

wow, if The Fray ever needed a replacement lead vocalist,... your it ( ;

[amzyangel92]

Incredible x

[goatface97]

this is incredible. i love be still and cannot wait till it comes out in february with scars and stories. your voice is amazing

[AngelJuliet]

You need to get your work recognized you could go far. I love your voice :3

[TheCaptainmichellex]

this is simply beautiful :) xx

[mcoates04]

@TheCaptainmichellex your kind comment is simply beautiful. thanks!

[rockchic492]

This was a really great cover, best i have seen

[mcoates04]

@rockchic492 thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it

[Cleadus250]

Wow! Great Job dude!!:). I Love the Fray^_^

[mcoates04]

@Cleadus250 thank you - me too!

[chorcke]

hide and seek nice very nicee

[mcoates04]

@chorcke hide and seek? haha...thanks!

[marianozadu]

You are incredible man, really

[mcoates04]

@marianozadu wow. well, thank you very much!

[oreomccann]

Oh my gosh, dude ur freaking amazing.

Love it, Keep up the goowd work bro(:

[mcoates04]

@oreomccann thanks! i really appreciate that. i'd love to connect over on the 'ol fbook. the link is on my channel page.

[Aaron0141]

luv ur voice and i cant wait til their new album comes out

[mcoates04]

@Aaron0141 thanks! me either...february can't come soon enough

[wysteriaqueenfaerie]

your voice reminds me of chris martin from coldplay! nice voice!

[mcoates04]

@wysteriaqueenfaerie that is a huge compliment! thank you very much

[wysteriaqueenfaerie]

@mcoates04 you are welcome. you have a new fan.

[ninjastartimeyo]

you kick ass dude!!!

[inspirationalwaysxo]

oh my gosh! This was beautiful! You have an amazing voice! 

[mcoates04]

@inspirationalwaysxo really appreciate your encouragement! thank you so much!

[felton137]

@mcoates04 this person has a beautiful voice. HE should SOO be in the fray

[ndfightingsioux]

This was released on my birthday and I must say it was a nice gift haha. I love this song and this is a very well done cover. Keep it up!

[mcoates04]

@ndfightingsioux happy belated birthday! thanks for the support!

[ndfightingsioux]

@mcoates04 thanks man i appreciate it! i'll keep checking back to see your new stuff because i really like your work! i subscribed too. hope to hear some more from you soon!

[Hunnieemoney93]

I made an account just to comment on this. This is amaaazing! I usually dont like covers, but wow, this is legit great! I(:

[mcoates04]

@Hunnieemoney93 thank you! i hope you will check back for new videos -- i'll keep making them ;)

[TomgirlGerman]

I love your voice :) Sometimes you sound EXACTLY like him! :D

[mcoates04]

@TomgirlGerman i can't tell you just how much it means to hear that -- even from people in other countries! thank you!

[SerenaRosexox]

This is the first video I've seen of yours and I'm in love already, hah! No, this is very good and you're very talented! Loved it! :)

[mcoates04]

@SerenaRosexox i will keep making new ones if you'll keep watching! thanks for the kind words ;)

[SerenaRosexox]

@mcoates04 Oh, you can bet on that :)

[Witchitaa]

Oh my God... Your voice is beautiful! :') Keep up!

[mcoates04]

@Witchitaa wow - thank you!

[mcoates04]

@mazu53 thanks, and please check back for more!

[mcoates04]

@caspervanroekel thanks for watching, i really appreciate it!

[K18AM]

Hey Mike! When did you make this? I've never seen someone camped out infront of taggarts making a video... must have been super late for no traffic?

Great Cover tho. Always loved your stuff! :D

[mcoates04]

@K18AM Hey there, K18AM?? haha...don't know who you are by your username, but we actually filmed at like 10PM. We had to stop every so often to let traffic through (as you might have noticed in the bloopers at the end). It wasn't too bad considering the time. Thanks so much for watching and supporting me!

[K18AM]

@mcoates04 Haha, Sorry, you probably dont know me since I'm younger than you... I just graduated from SV. tho. and was at Baccalautiate (sp?), when you were our speaker. and youre welcome. would love to see you make it big!

[mcoates04]

@K18AM sweet! do you have a name?

[K18AM]

@mcoates04 Baha, oops I meant to put my name. I Kim, Kim Myers. hahaa.

[TheAmber818]

woow thats so good ! i like it

[mcoates04]

@TheAmber818 I'm glad you enjoyed it, please check back for future vids!

[AngelJuliet]

Holy God that was amazing

[mcoates04]

@AngelJuliet thank you!

[lilpain0103]

wow, u r really good.. keep it up :)

[mcoates04]

@lilpain0103 thank you, I'm glad you like it!

[fainted88]

amazing i just wish it was on itunes (you or the fray's version)

[mcoates04]

@fainted88 well, mine will be up once The Fray releases theirs. Buuuut I doubt you will still want to hear me when you will have the real thing!

[cambengot]

coolest cover i've ever watched! :D

[mcoates04]

@cambengot wow, that is quite a compliment! thank you

[andrewryan1893]

This is a very good cover, thumbs up dude!!!

p.s, ignore that one person who disliked it.

[mcoates04]

@andrewryan1893 haha, thanks. i will take your advice and ignore any dislikes :)

[djmegmeg]

really good. :) Equally as good as the fray - who I love. :)

[mcoates04]

@djmegmeg thank you for the kind words!

[fainted88]

it thought u were the fray and the fray did a cover of this song lol

[mcoates04]

@fainted88 well, i wish that was the case...but i'm afraid not! ;)

[musicloverofthemall]

i love that at the end "subscribe if u want to live" :P

[mcoates04]

@musicloverofthemall haha, i thought long and hard about a good tagline

[corvcorvgeorg]

speechless............... :-)

[mcoates04]

@corvcorvgeorg thank you for watching!

[milomylove1]

very beautiful voice(:

[milomylove1]

marry me yea? lol

[mcoates04]

@milomylove1 well, i suppose if you're 18, we can at least talk ;)

[appaaron]

Nicely done.

[mcoates04]

@appaaron thanks!

[Greendaypanther]

if this was on itunes, id buy it

[mcoates04]

@Greendaypanther thank you! i will upload it to iTunes once The Fray has released their album. However, that's not until February, and by then you probably won't want to hear ME sing it!

[Twizzle2056]

You should of put the bloopers seperate xD

[ABlack721]

Crap dude. So good!!!! Lovin' your stuff, brother.

[kiyla29]

amazing! words cannot descirbe it! :) you made my day

[octoberstuesday]

Beautiful, I love it. I am now going to check out your other videos. :)

[reemokm1]

this is freakin' amazing..you rock:)

[TheEsko]

my sub box has been cheating me out of your vids. Good work here man, great cover.

[babygurlcrazy]

pause! where do you live that you can play the piano in the middle of the street? pretty cool, amazing cover

[mcoates04]

@babygurlcrazy Haha, well I don't currently live there, but it is a great small town called Magnolia, Ohio. thanks for the compliments!

[cockykid1234]

Thank you for making this fantastic cover because now I know how the song would sound with Isaac's voice.

[mtwhite90]

This...is amazing. Thanks for the cover. :)

[mcoates04]

@mtwhite90 haha, why thank you very much. and you are certainly welcome!

[Eowynshope1]

wow, I never listen to covers because they always stink, but this is great!

[mcoates04]

@Eowynshope1 that is quite a compliment -- i try not to stink...and i'm really glad you enjoyed it! let me know what you think of our take on Heartbeat (the new single by The Fray)

[Kidsmurf101]

Great cover dude! Im gonna make a cover on this song, and video response it to you. But First i needa learn the chords. lol I play by ear.

[mcoates04]

@Kidsmurf101 thanks! did you download the chords in the video description?

[Kidsmurf101]

@mcoates04 Your welcome. Of Course dude. Thank you for putting the chords up now i got an idea of how the song goes.

[soccaluva94]

seriously just gave me chills

[mcoates04]

@soccaluva94 aww, shucks. thank you. the song itself gives me chills...can't wait for the new album!

[albrektsond]

Great Job! The Fray is one of my favorite bands! They would be proud of this performance!

[mcoates04]

@albrektsond i hope they see it someday -- thanks!

[kpeg328]

You gonna post the chords?!

[mcoates04]

@kpeg328 just posted a link to download a word doc with the lyrics/chords

[maxipad141]

Aye good job dude The Fray would be proud lol

[mcoates04]

@maxipad141 thanks! i hope so...

[rinoaashegarnet]

I really like this version!! you did a great job :)

i believe i must thank you as a fan this is the closest we can have until the official version comes out

can't wait for scars and stories!!

[mcoates04]

@rinoaashegarnet thank you -- i am a fan as well, and i am so glad you feel that way! i'm about to post a cover of Heartbeat...and plan to continue to learn new songs as soon as i can figure them out

[LilTippin]

Mike! I absolutely LOVE this song and the video! Great job friend!! x

[mcoates04]

@LilTippin thanks kaitlin -- need to catch up soon!

[digiview233]

oh my god!!! i can't even find the live versions of this on youtube or anything!! i love this song though. any way i could get a link to the original song? if not, then lemme get chords and lyrics!!! i wanna make a video response to you lol!! kthnxbaii!! love the song<3

[mcoates04]

@digiview233 there are a few live versions in the "related videos" along the left hand side of this page...or if you search "the fray be still" on youtube, the top 2 results are the live version. i'm working on posting a chord/lyric chart in the description of the video! thanks!

[mcoates04]

@digiview233 *RIGHT hand side of the page

[mcoates04]

@digiview233 chords and lyrics available to download as a word doc in the description!

[5livelaughlove]

:O so good 

[mcoates04]

@5livelaughlove thank you very much -- feel free to pass it along to anyone you think might enjoy it!

[rinikhanna123]

wow you captured the true essence of this song.

[mcoates04]

@rinikhanna123 thank you -- i tried my best!

[bangaw79]

wow..

[ElitePioneer]

Very, very well done.

[mcoates04]

@ElitePioneer appreciate it! really wanna do it justice, i love The Fray

[noobyfatboy]

Is it Scars and Stories or Scars and Stores? Because on the Heartbeat video they just uploaded, it says Scars and Stores... I thought it was Scars and Stories too, so maybe it was just a typo...

[mcoates04]

@noobyfatboy it was definitely a typo -- but good eye...thanks for watching, too!

[cesiumargon16]

awesome cover man!

[mcoates04]

@cesiumargon16 thank you very much for the kind words! i just finished a cover of Heartbeat today if you're bored and interested...

[gipper431]

I can tell this is going to be one of my favorite songs on their new album you made it sound really good too!

[mcoates04]

@gipper431 i am ready to hear the album version! i did my best, thanks!

[gipper431]

@mcoates04 Your welcome!

[kennelly026]

One of the best covers I've ever seen/heard

[mcoates04]

@kennelly026 one of the best compliments i've ever received :)

[1233211234567234432]

WOW!!! i have no reason to dislike;)

[mcoates04]

@1233211234567234432 glad to hear it!

[kpeg328]

Chords?

[mcoates04]

@kpeg328 didn't think about it, but i'll make a nice chord/lyric sheet and post a link in the description this week

[sieberun04]

Ok..I have to post because your views are 222 at this moment and you know how I am when I see the "like" number thing~ Thank you Jesus~

[harrill04]

Amazing!



[mcoates04]

@harrill04 thanks, but YOU are ridiculously good!

[thetail2010]

Fantastic jobs as always dude! Keep it up!

[mcoates04]

@thetail2010 appreciate the encouragement. trying to get more videos out in the coming months!

[thetail2010]

@mcoates04 I mean, I've liked your past videos. But this one was just SO well put together.

Ya know, if you've got time next time you're in town, I'd love to try and do something together.

[sieberun04]

Great job on the song and the video guys!!!  Mike I really, really love this song and I think it's now my new favorite "Mike song".~

[mcoates04]

@sieberun04 ank yooooooh

[purpleman12341]

Good job!!

[mcoates04]

@purpleman12341 thanks!

[netcomptech]

My email is mrcomptech-at-yahoo-dot-com.

I meant to put something in the revised video since it will be on a projection screen and not a PC screen! And yes, the link does work to take me to your channel.

[ThePopcornFairy]

Now THAT was a sweetcake. X3 The scene was a really neat idea.

And at the end I was all like "OMG Ryan!" 8D And Joe too.

[mcoates04]

@ThePopcornFairy thanks! i laughed at your homecoming vids!

[ThePopcornFairy]

Aw, thanks!

[BrettSk8ter]

YES I did see you at the traffic light!!

[mcoates04]

@BrettSk8ter haha...i don't know what you're talking about

[netcomptech]

I started Tweeting & FB'ing your videos May 03, 2011 and to date have sent 2,680 hits your way!

If you had a slightly different version of this that fades to black before the ''subscribe to me of you want to live" I would like to air this at my church before service on a few Sundays on our 8'x8' screen

Be sure to put your Youtube channel URL at the end! And it would really be great if the words scrolled up the screen while you were singing them.

If this is interesting to you let me know, tks.

[mcoates04]

@netcomptech can't really tell you how much I really do appreciate your help. message me your email and we can get you a new version of the vid. also, does the link at the end not work? (where it says "visit my channel")

[eeli1]

Aw, this was really sweet. ^_^

[mcoates04]

@eeli1 thanks! it's been too long, i miss y'all

[eeli1]

@mcoates04 Yeah, I figured you were really busy, though I did wonder if you had gotten tired of youtube and were just planning to give it up. I'm glad you didn't. :)

[mcoates04]

@eeli1 got pretty busy with random things, but never stopped having projects in the works...just need to release them! thanks mayn

[mcoates04]

sweeet maaaayn -- thank you very much!

[texashammer4]

yessss! so good! loved the track and near equally the outtakes :)

[netcomptech]

Another excellent display of talent!

Why didn't I see you on "America's Got Talent" !!!!!!!

[mcoates04]

@netcomptech thanks so much! i forgot i uploaded it overnight without adding the title & description. who knows? maybe some day i'll try AGT!

[radar4201991]

Looks like another inspired piece... Keep the ember alive.

[mcoates04]

@radar4201991 thanks, appreciate the support!