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  • BEAUTIFUL!! :) I wish I could play music with you!!

  • riverboat song is not played by this guy having played guitar for more than 30 years - this is the sort of thing you learn when you a beginner - id love to know who really recorded that version of the OCS classic as its brilliant but def not done by this lot - his voice isnt even the same

  • @WoodcuttersSon1 that didn't even make sense! are you saying i faked/mimed the riveboat song cover? :) 30 years experience told you that? and who is "this lot"?? you mean me??

  • @WoodcuttersSon1 That you drew that conclusion brings into question your considerable experience. Ortopilot is clearly playing The Riverboat Song, and very well!

  • Great song, made it your own, well done!

  • i like this version more than the james blunt one

  • Marry me?

  • far out that excellent brother...... can anyone help with the chords ?

  • I got a erection (i'm not gay).

  • Increible version of this song. Thanks.

  • Mate... awsum... completely agree with @damofritz (accept the sleeping part!) If u get a second please please have a skeet and comment on our attempt at this awsum tune... lil different to the norm mind!

  • From a kiwi who grew up with Crowded House as a favourite... Fantastic cover mate. Love what you did with it... time to go check out your other vids I think...

  • Was you on big brother

  • oh my god, my friend this cover was absolutely mesmerizing. Your voice suits the way you play this song so perfectly i am astonished. keep playing mate, you give hope to us all :P)

    

  • Wow! You're voice is incredible... where are you from?

  • great cover!!!

  • sick cover mate! two thumbs up!

  • great version pal.

  • cracking version.. composure and poise... Luv it

  • i bloody love this song. brill cover x

  • i bloody love this song and ur cover is brill x

  • another fantastic cover. keep up the good work! :)

  • keep playing...please . This is one of my fav covers you have done! I'm just trawling through youtube at the moment after typing in "OrtoPilot" and its endless with your covers!! I appreciate all your hard work and keep it up, your covers are something else!

  • spectacular...do us a favour, and cover Secret Garden, by springsteen,too? i can't wait to hear what your voice would do that to that great song..

  • You're amazing mate, very clever arrangements, make the songs your owm which isn't easy! You're a talent!

  • Very good

  • you have a great voice, i think you should go and try out for a singing competion, you could really go somewere. and sorry to here about your dad

  • maybe just a little bit faster, great work. Enjoyed to listen

  • Love this song!! check out the acoustic version by the band Trihouse.

  • There's a great vibe to your cover. Very haunting. Love that vibrato. Classy.

  • your so beast

  • this is freaking amazing.... sending shivers down my spine.

  • Fricken beautiful dude!!!!!

  • Covers don't get better than that.

  • Gerat cover man!!! Technically, it's an easy song to do...but I just listened to your version of it 3 times...and good work man...you "get it"...you get the song...you put your spin on it...it's great :) Please keep going...looking forward to more videos from you :) As someone else said, you did the song justice....you did it massive justice!

  • Ahhh, what a fab cover, I have a HUGE soft spot for Neil but man you have done this song total justice with your version :) Keep on keeping on! :)

  • Man, that was simply PERFECT!

    Keep on, you have my support!

  • thats one of the best covers ive heard

  • Wow, I'm speechless..that was concert worthy without question.

  • Lovely version, you sing very good man, keep on rocking :)

  • you gave me goosebumps

  • Wow...this is a sexy cover. And you look like John Lennon lol

  • Very much put your own style to it - I liked it. Different from mine. Check out mine at youtube.com/watch?v=r_eva3jF78­w

  • Agree with @Sa1aamTv. Instantly noticed the sheer talent on display here. More more more!

  • nice mate :D

  • great cover of a great song man! thanks!

  • absolutly love this song please check my cover out!!!

  • love. 

  • soooo much feelings....AWESOME COVER!

  • I just want to say that this was the first song I heard from you Matt. Instantly you made me subscribe. Years later I don't regret adding you what-so-ever. You are by far a truly inspirational artist that many people have come to love and respect. Simply put: You are my favourite musician to date. Although you aren't main stream (which selfishly I love) .. but many people I encounter know exactly who you are. Keep doing what you do best.

  • man you should be a big star, wth are you doing on youtube?!!! Fucking A man.

  • What a brilliant cover.... beautiful voice great guitar...well done...I LOVE IT

  • never stop. never. :-)))

  • gotta good gavin degraw fell to it , fucking unbelievable , if you not in Britain get your ass over here

  • Very Damien Rice like :-))

  • I just love it :)

  • well i think he's fucking awesome :)

  • Fuckin aweseme

    

  • Great voice! You kinda look like John Lennon

  • Great version! Love the emotion poured into the this version.

  • @sinyopy yeaah mate thats whats it's all about eh. not a real song without it.

  • very nice dude

  • Damn good

  • Most enjoyable. Vocals and guitar volumes were matched superbly.

    Just a brilliant cover, is what I wanted to say, really.

  • A superb cover!

  • My favourite cover of my favourite song. Doesn't get much better than that.

    You gave me goosebumps bro. If I can ever sing and play half as good as you, I'll be overjoyed.

    I think you could make a career out of this.

  • You are without doubt one of the most talented performers on YouTube.

  • Something different about this song. I really like it.

  • great feeling

  • That is seriously a ten dude. Mic up next time. Your voice deserves that.

  • man you got talent! beautifuly played and sung!

  • wow, wow, wow <3 you aree amaaazingg x ;)

  • that was absolutely beautiful

  • Awesome version!!, I'm not a huge fan of cover singers but I must say you certainly nailed this one, my kudos to you!

  • awesum singing

  • <3<3<3<3<3<3

  • hey that is amazing u have got talent

  • real good job man

  • theres something in ya that reminds me john lennon

  • i agree

  • its fantastic !!!!

  • I love your voice! Thank you for that one!

  • Thank you for sharing such an amazing rendition of this amazing song.

  • nice

  • absolutely brilliant version! are you single????

  • Amazing!!!!! love it!!!

  • holy shit - that was amazing. I like the original version but love that cover. well done mate, sounds incredable!

  • hey, its shaggy from scooby doo

  • Ive never wanted to sleep with a man before but dude...this is amazing!!

    Seriously - Sexual perversions aside this is incredible...

  • @damofritz Genuinely, the oddest compliment I've seen on Youtube.

  • Great voice.

  • Nice arrangement - TOP VOCAL.

    Cheers mate - well done!

  • Dude, People like you on youtube are the reason I started playing the guitar. Bravo.

  • Really good! :)

  • very good ma man

  • THIS IS AWESOME!

  • dude u got an amazing voice, never stop using it, top quality cover pal. gurd stuff.

  • Nice touch gives the escence of someone I cannot think of right now (which is really annoying) but its fantastic

  • What the?!?! This cover's A.W.E.S.O.M.E !!! Dude, you have it man! Do give my cover a listen.. love to know what ya think

  • damn dude!! ur awsumness!! luvz ur vioce and guitar skills <3

  • Dude, awsum. Love this!

  • I love it. Great job, taking a song I liked and making it into a song I cannot get enough of.

  • this track by u is one of my fav's on you tube. . . .. . . very good show old chap

  • 4rain you havent a clue you idiot. its a cover and he has put his own twist on it. its amazing

  • a little too slow for my taste.

  • Its a fucking cover mate. Thats what covers are about. I've seen crowded house and im a big fan. This guy has done the song justice with his own version. Quality my son. Great voice.

  • Oh my friend, well done. Immaculate.

  • well done check my cover out please

  • wow.. you have such a fantastic voice for that song, loved it

  • Its not a bad cover, infact I think it is quite good... I dont know about amazing... or crying for that matter ( Iknow, your dad). You can sing, thats for sure... But it is not better than the origional, dont insult the house.

  • Hey, truely amazing cover, i actually prefer this to the original!

    Can anyone please tell me the chords played at 0:26, 0:29, 0:45 and 0:48????

    im a guitar beginner! haha

    thanks

  • chords in description

  • janderson try watching some more of his stuff before being such a negative twat....remedy maybe...amateur he is not. dickwad. keep it up orto!

  • dude best cover so far any chance u can record a guitar lesson so i can have a go cheers .oz

  • this made my cry. (:

    you should be famous?

    do you have like an album or anything?

    x

    && i want the music to this^^

  • okay, maybe i do have 'issues'

    but, my dad used to play that on the guitar, infact this totally reminds me of him.

    and not that it's any of yours or youtubes buisness but my dad died about 3months ago of cancer.

    so you know, it brought lovely memories, brought a tear to my eye.

    but i don't think you have the right to make judgments like that is just wrong. :L you twat :L

  • @EmiixJayne shame when the man with the piece of art passes and that piece of art dies with him, my condolences

  • @EmiixJayne I really feel for you, honestly. but why do you lower yourself to their level, just ignore it and realise that these people are nerdy little fucks that get their kicks from insulting people a million miles away, these people are scum as fuck, just ignore it....

  • Damn! I love love love your style!!! You took one of my favorite songs and made it even better. Amazing originality. Thanks for sharing!!

  • Sweet chocolate christ! My jaw dropped. Your voice is like a cross between Guy Forsythe and hot buttery cinnimon toast.

  • wat r u on about?

    deranged bitch

  • was paying him a compliment, thumbdick

  • i want your babies!

    and i have a female friend that will comply, so she can have them and then we (me and you) can adopt!

    x

  • amazing

  • marry me! :L x

  • Great job!!!!!muy bueno. Me encanta. I love it!!

  • Sweeeet!

    Love your version. Great job!

  • Wow. I'd love to marry you.

  • shes fat

  • Its rare to see someone understand a song so well... change it... and still retain its meaning.

    Truly magnificent work,

  • This is truely so beautiful :)

  • wow......amazing....i luv your voice

  • nice mate you totally owned that song

  • Thanks for your kind comments on my vids this is a cool cover !

  • wow man nice.

  • been watching you play for the past 2 hrs. just can't get enough

  • THIS IS SOOOOO AMAZING

    wow

  • One of the best interpretations of this music, without a doubt. Bravo.

  • love it...love you!

  • I love how you play!!!!

  • is that a taylor 614 CE?

  • nice cover .... liked how you made the song your own by singing it your way velly nOice!

  • top song top cover well done!!

  • pommie dave thinks this is great

  • haha smiles is wierd.

  • absolutely incredible.

  • that's awesome!

    it sounds jazzy

    love it!

  • this is by far the best version of this song you have a great voice mate keep doin what your doin you will go far

  • holyy shit!; YOU'RE THE FUCKING KING

  • lol well smiles i must say you do rant on i like people who have something good to say pity though you don't have a clue what your talking about and what is also a shame is your probably a 12 year old kid trying to be simon cowell ORTO, well done loved it one of the best versions i have heard on youtube

  • bring it on bernard,n1

  • you aint very good only the little children seem to have a buzz ,whys that ?are you a kiddy playsound roundabout,you cant up the tempo or sing out loud ,your stuck in the middle ,just a fantastic fool ,no artistic aggression so you try to play it cool ,you wont fool me ,dont ever try ,just buying your playground time as the rest swiftly passes you by,so goodbye my friend ,dont play games with me ,or i'll steal your throne ,and release what should be!

  • ya lost me there brother... the strangeness in your comment makes you either either a nutbar or quiet a good songwriter ;) keep em comin

  • jealously much? haha

  • Someone likes commas

  • awesome.

    emotion!

    yes, yes, yes.

    lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvve. <3333333!

  • PERFECT.

    I love your version.

    5 STARSSSSSS! :)

  • man you sound like damien rice..... and that aint a bad thing at all really good \_/ cheers!!

  • absolute class

  • hey please can you turn back to your old method of posting chords, as in putting them on your website.

  • all hes playing is g c d and e.....and an am

  • one of the very few cases where, in my opinion, your cover falls short of the original version. however, even you're lesser stuff is way above most other guys.

  • Hats off to you for a great cover.

  • fantastic version, your voice sounds like Paolo Nutini here, brilliant - 5 stars

  • my hats off to you brother

  • Awesome job.

  • It makes my hair stand on end!!

  • I fall at your feet!! hahaha

    beatiful song and lyric that you choose to play. Good choice. I'm surprised your diversity of songs.... Jason Mraz!!

    I fall relly at yourrrr feet!

  • Back for another listen already! I Love this rendition!

  • Technically very good.. but too slow... everybody wants to drag it out slower and slower...so depressing..

    I liked the Crowded House version with the upbeat tempo.. it gets me going! A very fun song with an upside to it!

  • I feel this....

  • Been a big fan of the man from Te Awamutu since he was in Split Enz (that's the early 1980s for all you non-Finn tragics out there). So, it's probably blasphemy to say that I feel that this raw angst ridden version has a beauty that is better than the much more polished original. Definitely Goosebumps!

  • im with the last comment great voice mate.nice 1

  • one word...GOOSEBUMPS.. awesome singer

  • What a great voice. Just stumbled on this video. I was blown away by your performance.

  • Fantastic job and voice.  Really liked it! Would love to hear you do this with someone kickin' it up with the harmony part.