Holding Back The Years

[hutch71]

Just before I watched this I had just watched 3 versions by SR.... So I was ready to be disappointed but instead was overly impressed. Great job!

[Leirinhos]

Muito bom :D



[owenskel]

Wow! Great voice!

[seanbkoi]

Wow,, nice one. loved it.....

[mickeys500]

Just the best my friend!! JUST THE BEST!!! wow that reverb from the stairwell just amazing!!

[TheAlexanderMonkey]

Beautifully done! Thank you.



[auntoni51]

I haven't heard this song in years...And i have to be honest here.....the original is nice, but i like yours better

[placidian]

Nice version! I was looking into learning this, your version is helpful =)

[brasileiropsb]

very goood voice!! keep posting i love this song it might be the best of Simply red

[vanillastrawberry008]

strumming is awesome, voice too...love it! ...what are the chords? :)) Ive played it with Em9 A ?

[FiremanOly]

@vanillastrawberry008 I've always played it with just a Fmaj7 and G. I may not be correct but it seems to work and is extremely simple. Thanks for listening!

[jaysunfoo]

dude that was so good!



[wwwkvvthu]

Your sound like that, than Phil Collins.. Simply good to keep silent. Only good. And the good one most. I thank you for having sung this for us.

[frenchgeordie]

best cover i have heard, great voice and strumming technique, ditto for Fire & Rain, I am impressed. Do you have the chords you use for Fire & Rain ??? will you post them on here?

keep playing Steve,

[FiremanOly]

@frenchgeordie give me a couple of days and I'll send you a PM with the chords. They are probably not the purist's chords for this song but for a challengd guitar player like me they are pretty simple.

[hurvic17]

hhahahhahahhahah its not u who is singing

[FiremanOly]

@hurvic17 Hahahah, sorry to disappoint you but it is indeed me. I guess I will take that as a comopliment though. Thanks for stopping by.

[jayshell429]

Best cover of this song I've seen! Awesome

[undergroundbasement]

Mick Hucknall should watch this video

[iancaddick]

Impressed I'm goin to see simply red this week u sound very much like him x great stuff matey

[djcrookz]

You are the bomb!

[poopyscoopy5]

hell yeah dude haha

[harpersneil]

Wow mate! I didn't expect a vocal like that from you; by appearance. I mean that with no disrespect, you're vocals are brilliant. Nice pitch, and a nice tone. I'm no expert (probably obvious by my comments!), and the recording is pretty skectchy, I think you've really got something!

Good luck in the future :)

[Tzeeza]

Thats so Kool you nailed that song

great job im so inspired i want to play it too!

what chords are you playing

Tza

[Speakingofyou]

U'r good

[Gootsffrida]

In some parts you sound like Phil Collins. Great job Steve

[basutube421]

This was amazing! On par with Mick Hucknall my friend!

[JoeChrisMorris]

I prefer your cover of this to mine

You can get the voice LOL!

[kleinebudde]

Incredible.

[pedgeman]

Finally I found a very good cover of the song. Not a complex song to play on guitar but you played it perfectly and your vocals were really good. Well done

[MrFatbee]

superb

[jpjauvin]

Very well done.

[rangerwingman]

THAT WAS AWSOME MAN

an sounds damm good coming from the stairwell :) great job 5* allday

[a6z7a6z7]

great voice!

[VintagePulp]

Hell yeah! That was awesome!!

[snoozingphil]

Not what i was expecting but a great cover and the vocals were awsome

[jediwampaoola]

The BEST cover I've ever heard for this song... by a country mile!!!!!

Bravo!!!! Five stars!!!!

[indigojc]

wonderfull, soulfully

[21footxpress]

You did a graet job. This is one of those songs that is hard to cover. I have listened to several sad attemps and this is by far the best.

[pandrytaildragger]

bravo!!!!!!!! great job! really really not bad! Supercool voice! Beautyful!!!

[Vijin321]

Awesome! I just wish your hands were visible so I could see how you're playing.

[xpetaxluvsxemoxkidsx]

Actually very simple. Fmaj7 and G that's it!

[zatzi87]

really not bad. I am a singer I know its not so easy, this song. Try FAIRGROUND of Simply Red, thats great too.

Bye

Keep holdin´ on :-)

[neanderthalium]

5/5 ... vraiment suberbe !! et quelle voix !!

[covaburaz]

Man this is great. Can you please write the chords? I have something like Em9A for first part of song and Em7 A for refrain but it really sounds totally different? This really sounds wonderful. Once again many thanks for this stuff.

[FiremanOly]

I play this with 2 chords G and Fmaj7. That's it!

[xferchitox]

very nice =)

[JoeChrisMorris]

Wonderful stuff

A song like this would never get played on MTV now of course - it would be considered too slow!

[jumpthegunblues]

Very nice sound all round oly. Well done.Just subscribed

[FiremanOly]

Thanks for the sub my friend.

[fowler24]

Man you did that Justice great work!!!

[FiremanOly]

Thanks!

[SoulGhost75]

cool man

[TrinitySoccer2008]

Great cover. Solid voice. Very nice job.

[shaydeelady]

Ah so that's the secret to the echo! Nice idea. It does add to the songs but I must say I've heard you with out the echo and it's just as good. Well done. Subscribing now!

shaydee.

[FiremanOly]

Sorry this one got by me. Thank you for the kind words. Those old concrete buildings echo like nobody's business. Thanks for the sub. God Bless.

Steve

[waldo197720]

Wow!.....what a treat!....i think the resonance of the basment compliments your voice and the guitar really well.Mick would be proud of this one mate.

[FiremanOly]

Thanks Waldo! Glad you liked it. Sorry for the delayed response to your comment.

[PearlJamMan11]

pretty damn good man!!!! very good job!!!

[FiremanOly]

Thanks!

[ResearchX]

Bravo!

[ivyl65]

Brilliant, you sound amazing.......

[Christine3636]

Well done! Lovely chords aren't they.You sound great. I've seen Simply Red in London several times. Lovely.

[Jmbdogs]

Very nice---well done

[faguirre]

I am a Simply Red fan and this my friend was a very very good rendition of this masterpeace. I enjoyed it and look forward to hearing other great songs. Keep it up.

[dahootch]

Great version Oly!

What chords are you using?

[FiremanOly]

basically it is just a Fmaj and G all the way through. Glad you enjoyed it!

[smileyemma100]

aww I Havn't heard this song in ages, I used to love it! You did a lovely cover, have a great voice! Thanks to Daniel for sharing with me!

[lilacmoonZ8]

DsmB2007 sent this to me (thank you Daniel). You have a GREAT VOICE and owe it to yourself to not sing this song in a stairwell. Some of the words drag out -- I can't explain. I hope you don't take my criticism wrongly because you are wonderful (and especially for the job you have to do everyday).

[FiremanOly]

Thats called natural reverb. I know it is not right for every song but for this song I think it is perfect. I appreciate your comments and view though and hope you enjoy my other videos. I must warn you however that they were all recorded in the same stairwell, so there willbe more reverb.LOL

[lilacmoonZ8]

okay! I hear you. I'll be checking out your other videos. Love your voice.

[tinkertonsil]

I love this!!!!

Great rendition.

Thank you Steve for singing for US!

Thank you DsmB2007 for sending me ! !

[sassygal2007]

Great cover of a great song...really good voice..well done...:o)

[pili2255]

Excellent cover!

[cincinha]

simplesmente amei muito.

[tytyyytyty]

Really nice job! cool song, good sound, nice singing!

BEN

[drage1862]

Great cover of " Folding back your Ears " Nice Job FiremanOly, 5*****s, I subbed also.

Thanks for sending Daniel.

[chall6666]

awesome

[4DRY4N]

great cover, well done, 5* A.D. :)) thanks for sharing Daniel

[ElisaHut]

Fantastic! Great voice! 5 stars!

[TinyApe]

excellent rendition...."it was HOT"...lol...peace

[Betrisse]

wow i really like your voice! Very nice singing! thank you Daniel for sharing this!

I'll check out more of your songs very soon ;)

[aracelina18]

Very nice.

[SAM34corco]

fANTASTIC VOICE REALLY ENJOYED YOUR COVER FROM ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ARTISTS

[SEATTLEGRL1]

Great voice! Thanks for sharing this Daniel! Sandy

[kel2corkey]

Amazing cover.

[meganmudshake2]

WOW!!!!

fantastic!!!!

im subbed!!!

thanks for sharing this one Daniel!!

megan x

[ANTICHITASCIPPA]

grazie per il video, sei bravissimo

[laneyjune62]

Awsome *****

Going to sub you.

Laney

[nightwolf014]

very good. jodie

[EdMuirton]

Excellent rendition! Cheers!

[Terry1326]

GREAT JOB Keep up the good work5*****

Terry

[VivianAkacie]

Absolutely stunning. Big hug from Viv

[rachaelstewartmusic]

This was fantastic i really  loved it thankyou daniel for the share ..... have a great weekend hugs rach :)

[imorttelle]

Wow!

Good 1.

Awesome 5.

Ymo

[rickyperson]

Excellent. I like the echo!

[sherrywine1941]

Hi Steve...get to hear your awesome voice again.

Love it!!! Hug's Sherry

[kiohitita]

I wish you the best

[softballgirl9362]

you sound great!!  i love it!

katelyn

[patchjones01]

Sounded really nice 5*****

[yogaduke]

Nice Work! Sounds Great! Glad there aren't any fires but your still smoking...*****Thanks Daniel for the send.

[ZuzaoDigital]

Very Good

[rmiller9969]

Thx again. Awesome cover.

[FiremanOly]

no problem my friend. I guess I was confused by the typos in the previous. Wasn't sure what you were saying but now I understand LOL. check out my Amazing Grace arrangement if you want to see a song with only 1 1/2 chords. Also my Ventura Highway is a two-chorder. Horse With No Name can also be played with only 2 chords ( I add 2 extra though on the chorus). Funny how a song doesn't have to be complicated to be a good one. Lucky thing for me and my brain at least.

[rmiller9969]

Give me the chords... immediately. I'm just kinding( about the tone). Can you hook a brutha up?

[jetrider2254]

Excellent cover...Wish you the very best-

[doremi5002]

Wonderful, great great cover, great voice, you"re so talented. 5 stars.

[LadyMaggie1976]

WOW...

A friend sent me this vid and I have to say you more than do it justice. You've a wonderful,poignant voice.

Maggie from NJ

[stalwartyouth]

great great cover. your rhythm is so exact. i've seen this video at least 10x. i hope i'll sing and play like u someday.

[FiremanOly]

Hey Man,

That is one of the nicest compliments I have ever received in about 30 plus years of playing music. I didn't start playing until I was in the 12th grade so keep playing and singing and it will come. I hope to se one of your videos someday on this crazy thing we call youtube. God Bless my friend and keep practicing. If you love music like I do, the practicing part is a joyful experience.

[wmstrop]

Hey Steve,

Sounds real good! You did an excellent job on this tune. Like your guitar playing!

Bill

[FiremanOly]

Thanks for the kind words Bill. I checked out your site. You have a great easy listening style!

God Bless1

[wmstrop]

Bless your heart, Steve.  So many good people on YouTube and too few tunes to share 8<)

Bill

[interweg]

Great version indeed :)! Great acoustics by the way, amazing!

I dare you to take a look at Beirut - Nantes, same kind of acoustics. Shot in a stairwell in NY.

Great job!

[sherrywine1941]

Had to come back for another listen..Awesome!!!

Steve you can sing I tell you. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Sherry

[FiremanOly]

Thanks so much Sherry. By the way, I tried to respond to another comment from you and it did'nt send. I am from Duluth, MN. now from Seattle.

[mozartiikodesu]

Marvelous!!

Great voice and great acoustics!!!

You are really good!!!!

[FiremanOly]

Thank you for the kind words. I looked at some of your videos and was amazed at your talent. A compliment from you is a compliment indeed.God Bless!

[marcie99]

WOW!

[korkeycat]

Awesome,great voice,great acoustics where ever you are,,Thanks MonkeylessJohn for sending this..

[Cameragirl803]

WOW! Awesome voice buddy! What a great song to hear this morning! Thanks to Monkeylessjohn for sending this my way! 5 stars and favorited!

*****Jane

[FiremanOly]

Unfortunately I have such little time to spend on the computer and I'm not very good at this Youtube format anyways. My daughter puts these up for me. I just want to thank those who have responded to any of my videos. God Bless you for the kind words. I would not be able to sing let alone take another breath if God did not will it. If you like these videos it is really none of my doing. Only sharing what God has allowed me to have.

[isingmyself]

no no, that was not so so, that was awsome!

[canajian]

WOAH!!! VERY NICE!! John said I should come by for a listen.. I`m glad he did!!

*****

[AnnieCanada]

MonkeylessJohn sent me.. Holy you can sing!

Sounds Fantastic~... *****

[FiremanOly]

thanks so much. Have seen your site and was very impressed. You are very talented and it looks like your career is off to a flying start. Use your music for good things and good things will happen.

God Bless1

[willienelsonpri]

Steve, you have a great sound. The music moves through you so effortlessly. You're a natural. Thx for sharing your talents with us. Will you do your own version of Willie Nelson's song A Peaceful Solution? Love to feature you on Willie's Peace site.

[FiremanOly]

Hi there! Thanks for the invitation for the Peaceful Solution song. I would be glad to try my hand at it. I will try to knock one out this week and I'll post it. thanks again

God Bless.

Steve Olson

[willienelsonpri]

Thank you so much, Steve. We are thrilled. You can message me when it's up and I'll contact you. We appreciate you adding your voice for peace. Liz

[bcnorris2061]

Your quite and vocalist my friend. Nothing like that natural echo. Which Taylor are you playing?

[FiremanOly]

The reverb doesn't work for every song but it is perfect for some. I am playing (not very well) the Taylor 314ce. I have played prettier and much more expensive guitars but none that I like the sound of anymore. I am completely sold on Taylor. Thanks for the comments BC.

firemanoly (steve olson)

[bcnorris2061]

I agree I am Taylor fan myself had a 314ce but have a 410 now.

[THEREDNECKPEPI64]

another cool tune!

*****

Pepi

[BALLCORNER]

Great job on this good song - lots of memories attached to Simply Red for me and not something I would normally imagine would work out on acoustic - but you have done it so well!

[FiremanOly]

thanks for the comment. Its one of theose great songs that are so easy to play. Just 2 chords Fmaj7 and G and thats it. When I get the time I will try to get a better look at your vids. Take Care and God Bless!

[Ottawarocket]

Great job on this song : )

Rocket

[jacquesmees]

Great cover, 5*

[Ingermusic]

Simply lovely!

Wow you use like the best reverberation tool ever! very natural :D

For the Love of Sound

IngerHansen com

[FiremanOly]

Thanks for your video. you are quite a talented young man and should have a great future in the music business.watch out for the bloodsuckers though. And yes..there is nothing like an old brick building to provide a nice reverb. God Bless!

Firemanoly (Steve Olson)

[Ingermusic]

That's so sweet of you to say!

Thanks you so much

Mark

IngerHansen com

[MonkeylessJohn]

Oh Man!!!! This is surely one of my favourite songs!!!! You sand and played this absolutely great!!!

This is truly awesome, I gotta share this one!!!

P.S. What happens if the fire alarm goes off while you are singing, is there a pole for you to slide up??? lol

[FiremanOly]

Thanks John. I actually did this off shift so I didn't have to worry about that LOL. Thanks for passing my videos on to your friends John. I do appreciate that.

God Bless,

Oly

[Cameragirl803]

Good Night John! This guy is totally awesome!

Thanks so much for passing it my way:) Jane

[sherrywine1941]

WOW Steve..this was great!! your singing and the guitar playing. Did Simply Red record "Lady in Red"? sure would like to hear you sing that.

A fan from Wisconsin..Sherry

[FiremanOly]

thanks for the comment! Actually I think Chris Berg (DeBerg?) sang Lady in Red. I think about doing it in the future.

God Bless!

[JoeChrisMorris]

For years I didnt know what "For your babies" was called - just knew the lyrics!

[arielsandersmusic]

So good. AWESOME VOICE!!!! Thanks seeso!

5 from me and faved

[FiremanOly]

Thanks for the kind words Ariel and thanks for passing it on Seeso!

[13thero]

you pretty gud

[FiremanOly]

Thanck yoo!

[angrygirlrocker]

Very nice!

[FiremanOly]

Thanks Ms. Angry Girl Rocker. I appreciate the comment. Please pass my videos along.