me singing The dock of the bay by otis redding

[subteacher50]

You have a beautiful voice. I love that song.

[rorrt]

Not very good, technically its fine, but in the end it hasnt got what the original has.

Redding has that sense of time, and not complicating the song.......

[VagabondLiferz]

ITS BEEN 6 YEARS AND IT STILL HASNT REACH A MILLION VIEWS

[brownie8495]

Your voice -3

[surfstomp]

Interesting way to sing it; hitting the higher notes at the beginning of the verse and dropping down for the second part of the line. I like that!-- and your voice is great--good pitch.

[gaughancj]

check out "sitting on the dock of the bay max and craig" to see what a simple take on the song feels like. 

[SkeletalOnslaught1]

over did it. this is a simple song. you made it too complicated

[Lynette525]

You have a lovely singing voice

[realmclennyd]

awesome video I really like it

[houseamatic]

sucks

[Dubyalicious]

I thought you sounded pretty good.

[Mailmeid]

Dock of THE bay.. Thank you

[vasdishuh]

nice chick, nice voice, no idea bout the blues. tralala

[tech4156]

nah

[nancydrew0987]

you have a nice voice but this song doesn't suit it. Try something like adele rolling in the deep!

[estellbaddoe]

i like it

[coelhoteixeira]

Shut up...........................

[lolibunny00]

Gorgeous!

[doctorgonzo024]

you have a great voice but this song is not for you, stick to the pop stuff

[mvalenti14]

omg ur amazing! i was in a talent show and a 4th grader is sooo good sung this realy good

[jmizzlefoshizzle23]

nice camera

[TheDecbass]

Ummmm, moving swiftly on!

[marcmarcmarc1000]

you should sit in a giant meat grinder

[rawhidelova]

YOU ARE SO GOOD ITS SCARY!

[dreamsofwaffles]

Dont get me wrong u have a great singin voice but u didnt do this song justice but at least u tried to take a chance n try to do something different ( btw were u readin lyrics or something u were lookin down a lot)

[tonygunshow19]

If you watch this with the sound off it looks like shes having a...

[MARCH1ful]

WHY THIS NEW GENERATION RUIN A CLASSIC WITH TERRIFIC VIBRATOS AND OUT OF TIME TOO FEO HORRIBLE COMO PUEDE GUSTARLES ESTO NO TIENEN OIDO

2919 PEOPLE DON'T HAVE EARS

[SherwoodofRobin]

great version, great voice, soulful indeed young lady - Ignore the wasters on here girl...you got the pretty looks & you got tallent! ..well done & keep on doin' what your doin'. Regards and good luck with your singin' from in the uk. Rob x

[nonignoggary12]

plz give up....

[Rardjuh11]

sorry Esmee, i think Otis is better... But look at the bright side: you look better.

[KristenMarie9985]

I thought you sang this beautifully...added a little kick to it.



[gethigh213]

@jimmieskaggs your a fucking retarted fool and your just jelous you cant sing as wonderful as this young talented girl.....keep ur goof comments else where, this is a beauitful peice of work done for this song, so fuck off and get a life.

[A438VD]

Your voice is so great .. keep going on

[blac2thafuture]

im feelin your soul in this classic , you chose a great cover , keep doin what you do.

[manabrau]

all the ppl saying this is crap should post their versions with their *better* singing ... let us see how much "better" you are?

[Chocaz]

i remember when u first posted this, still amazing, I'm happy for ur success:)

[ChellfireDRUMZ]

i only came here to judge if you could do the whisteling part.... aaaaaannd u failed. but u have a nice voice tho its just the whistling is my favourite!

[jaguars315]

@NYbabyd0ll113 thats irrelevant haha i was just letting her know obviously she did something right it has almost a million views ;)

[iamLadyKhalifa]

those 796 people go KILL Yoself!!!!!!

[Roundrock4]

Ummm haters u sound great!!!

[sjk757]

just need to autotune it and you'll have crap

[LegendMissy]

People are commentin saying dude why aren't you famous.. When infact she is, she has been in the charts quite a lot.. Well done esmee.

[TheNorthernSoulKing]

Great job glad someone around my age likes the music back than as well

[shaynicolee01]

Wow, VERY GOOD :)

[nekko24]

look at these haters she sounds great keep doing your thang girl

[rawhidelova]

Girl. This was freaking amazing. Like, I actually uploaded this to facebook and was like, "dudes watch this." you obviously have some... AMAZING talent. pleaaaaaasse keep singing. please.

[lonelytraveller]

Loved it!

I was skeptic before watching the video, but I must say I was impressed.

To those who think this sucks: please upload your video singing any song you want and show me you can sing better than her. Thank you!

[fox1635]

I think she sing very well and she made a classic song her own. She changed it a litte bit, this is good, not bad: Some of the critics say the same thing people said about charlie Parker, not playing sngs the "correct" way... Excellent job!

[BeckyMcTed]

It's not that you sound bad, sweetie.. you have a beautiful voice... but this oldie is just super classic and shouldn't be changed into some of this new wave crap.. don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of yours! just not this song, love.

[hadaxoxo]

@canderousordo you're stupid. it's not an original rock song. it's by otis redding you moron. no matter how spastic she looks when she sings it, she doesn't sound bad.

[canderousordo1]

Wow, no offense but, you suck. It is a rock'n'roll song, not some pop crap. If you are going to sing the song at least try and do it justice. What you did here is just disappointing to say the least.

[MsSarahYeung]

you did a good job singing. This is a song that everyone knows so good choice.

[bearnorma1]

ppl need to stop hating! seriously, she has a gud voice i lik to c u try it.

[RecklessStunts]

haha pause at 0:27

[stusixtyone]

@RecklessStunts pause at 0:06. then put otis redding on.

[motheof6]

you made it your own. youhave a gift from God

[flabergastedgirl]

good job

[SuperMNA123]

I think she did a good job...its differnt but good!!

[SuperMNA123]

I think she did a good job...its differnt but good

[shalakol]

this is a great song.... and not to be an asshole which im going to be.. you should really never sing it again. it was a horrid rendition. of this beautiful song. you have a good voice though. but not for this song. leave it for people who have soul.

[mattyoz0]

I'm sittin!

[888trinity]

u r a really good singer!(:

[meestaree]

I have a theory about people that change notes all the time when they sing. Here it goes, they can't sing so they think all that improvisation is a cover up and makes them seem creative. It really just makes it sound like you can't hold a note. it's not good, very not. Toodles, gawd why did I pick covers, back to the original for me I was so dumb.

[MARCH1ful]

@meestaree YOU'RE RIGTH

[thinlizzynut]

some people may criticize you but you sing it the way you want, you have 860,212 views and they don't

[mrcaymanislands1]

Please your killing the song stop gong gong were's Chuck Taylor at? You try to hard relax your voice.

[candicemiller7]

You have an incredibly stunning voice!!! Your voice is as soulful as any could get. Keep up the good work, gorgeous!

[shalakol]

@candicemiller7 you must have no idea what soulful is then. cuz this is far from soulful.

[claire2395]

do your eyes have tourettes? stop blinking so damn much.

[GCAlions2011]

You sound so beautiful :)

[Makael34]

really good



[makemesmilesexy]

your really good and veryy catchy:D

[makemesmilesexy]

your really good

[handmotions]

i think your amazing and i love the way you re made this song

[Makael34]

i think she should be a super star kdddkc

[LayDjo]

@Makael34 she is..typ esmee denters in youtube..

[krdragon6950]

Very nice!!!

[TheMandyyyy]

thats what music is about, isnt it? Making it your own.

[dlaceydblue]

wow you sound like tynishia kelly! gud job!

[MeredithOD]

Very good. Keep working towards your goals!

[supanova03]

sounds great! catchy :)

[BrittniePrice]

I'm not so sure I like the 'poppy' sound...but I like your voice.

Check out my cover, it would mean a lot!!

[garlago]

you sound like you have a tic! dumb ass your just ruin this song

[ShinShanVideos]

@garlago

Lol you can't even spell right. Can you even spell spell? quote "dumb ass your just ruin this song". I think it sounded good.

[sebby1989]

Good voice, I love the original so I like it when she sings the song in the same key at parts, Dnt Like when she changes that

[GerryAtric80]

hey arseholes. think music is all about what people interpret from a song so give this girl credit she has a beautiful voice and did an amazing version of this great song. just cos it aint soul style doesnt mean you cant lsten to it and enjoy it!!beautiful take on an already legendary song. this girl had no studio and no band to play along with he. she s a star in my eyes

[Carteees]

sounds good girl !

[WIL6465]

vc e demaiss 

[clarkbeckham]

Wow, great voice! you kinda seemed unorganized when you were singin it, like you were wantin to do a lot with it but were kinda restricted cuz you didn't know exactly what to do. Check out the version Sarah Bareilles does. I actually did a cover of her version the other day and put it on my channel... you should check it out

[silentscreams389]

damn she's so pretty

[shawngendreau]

Agreed, beautiful voice, but some songs are perfect the way they we're intended.

[KlingonSpider]

holy crap! my subwoofer almost ignited. BE WARNED the bass is high

[CuteJessicaCute]

goooood

[divinityxero]

good voice, but don't make it pop...its soulful blues!!!

[CharlotteNuytkens]

why did you change it into pop? why girl why

[mikeclaw]

I wouldn't say she's being disrespectful, but I'd say she takes a terrible approach to the song. I don't think she understands it, other than that she recognizes that it's a great song and she's got a good voice so she tries to make it a vehicle for her voice. This is a song about bone-weariness and quiet contemplation, and she tries to turn it into a dance tune.

[KiMooSul]

I think this is amazing how can you say she is being dis respectful she has a very soulful voice

[Tasha4100]

dang dat is all i have 2 sa. u need 2 get a record deal.

[iiiiiccccc]

@Tasha4100 she has... at Tenman Records... first artist Justin Timberlake signed..

[LyricalWax]

lol when she was really young.

[SUPASONICDNCR]

anyone that has something negative to say about her singing is obviously jealous because they can't carry a tune in a tin can.

[muntazaman]

she sucks.

but at least beats justin bieber

[CuteJessicaCute]

@muntazaman

whaha please go away with your Bullshit comment!!

[BlackCardigan805]

this is dope.

[poyok9987]

stupid

gurl

hehheee

[keegan773]

Well you did try BUT you chose the wrong song for your voice. Mind you it was better than any effort I could make.

[deanthemaster100]

Je bent wel goed man!!

[Nandez18]

YOU ROCK

[tomde3]

amazing beauty amazing voice and wonderful choice of music hun love those haters cause they just telling you that your doing something right keep singing

[sanfranab]

Wish I could see your body.

[LegPains]

@sanfranab

id Luv to Fuck her !

[peluhh]

this is a profanation¡

[veetothebee]

dude youre all over the place.. pleaaaaase

[colliric]

I think you've got a good voice, but you really should rerecord it like the original version instead of trying to play against it, as I think you'd do it alot better.

[cou3ens]

how can you possibly dislike this??

[xHotSauce404x]

Very well sung!! I love your voice and for a classic like that song you did a superb job at tackling it. And your very pretty so goodluck in the future!

[lucidferd]

ouch, my ears!

[mickh555]

I,ve had this as a favourite for 2 years.Good luck to her.

[PochoDelSud]

765 persone si stanno organizzando per quando il mondo finirà sottosopra..

765 people are going to organize themselves for when the world will be upside down

[PochoDelSud]

765 persone si stanno organizzando per quando il mondo finirà sottosopra..

[donenonly03]

you rock! you need to re-record this song.

[jimmieskaggs]

You made it sound like new generation crap. You better leave the goldies for the oldies!

[thiemon]

simplement talentueuse!

[AlmightyHeaven]

holy shit ill be amazed if nothing comes of u

[jaj282004]

MY FAV SONG LUV THE WAY U MADE IT UR OWN STYLE

[tantzer]

You can obviously sing much better than me and most other people. But I don't think you improved this song. Where you departed from the original, it was for the worse rather than better. So, the final product is not pleasant to listen to.

[jerzymirsky]

Thanks enjoyed your song. Very expressive. Nice.

[o1krazykracker]

AWESOME!!!!!

[iiReCkZz1]

amazing

[vocexseta]

Beautiful voice and great vocal control. She is very talented! However, I wish she'd relate more to the song's content. Not necessarily copying Redding's exact style, but it's as though you could replace Dock of the Bay's lyrics with any other song. A little more connection to the song and this would be perfect!

[noblegreed]

Look, I think this is a great video and this girl has a beautiful, hell, amazing voice, but I don't know. I can't get myself to like music where the vocalist is putting some kind of effort into the song. It's hard to explain, like Otis Redding almost talks, he just has a calming voice. Snoop Dogg has the same kind of voice, but on a different level. Don't take this as shit talking, it's just my opinion.

[Carsandra1]

I liked your voice and this is my favorite song by otis redding and think u did a gud job! I'm a black woman and appreciated ur voice on this song. Nice to hear this song in a different way. Keep doing ur thang Ms. Lady. Thank you.

[TheRainbowgirl123456]

i luv ur voice keep on singin alot of videos u sing incrdible u shuld bcome famouse lol teehee

[scrp2488]

Some of you really need to STFU. Do you know what a cover is? The whole point is to make the song your own. She is not trying to emulate him. Damn.

[ChildinChrist]

Wow!!! Amazing voice, keep praticing and working to on those vocal cause you have such a beautiful voice.

[lancer2589]

Such a beautiful warm tone.

[EndorphinOverload]

Vreselijk. Je kunt dit alleen zingen als je lijden heb gekend.

JIj kunt dit niet!

[ollieroks]

NO SOUL OR PASSION.

[mirceski1]

elle a une belle voix, j'aime bien son timbre de voix, c pas mal quand même ! NATACHA

[IvanTuroc]

excellent voice; keep at it :-)

[minimaddiemayo]

wow you blew me away!!!! amazing voice dont ever give your talent up its beyond what words can explain you are truely blessed girl!

[smileycarri]

I love how you make a song your own!  Hey Your Famous Now Go Girl :)

[pillsburysbest]

EBONICS..YOU'VE LEARNED THEM WELL WHITE GURL

[Elena96853]

Wow. I love you.

[thecaitlynofficial]

amazing!

[LILYtruscottRULES]

your soo good how old r u ??

[jaredlive72]

nice cover

i loved it

[MissingAmongPeople]

oh, and you are beautiful as well. thumbs up guys!

[MissingAmongPeople]

sounds like sugarbabes to be honest, this song does not deserve this treatment but you have a wonderful voice, sincerely..

[MissingAmongPeople]

You've got a really good voice but I really wish you wouldn't change the groove and melody in places and drop the odd word here and there. There is a reason it was such a big hit and a timeless classic.

[tomyankees]

sommige zeggen slecht maar ze is al facking doorgebroken dus beetje frapant;p

[jessrogleff]

shit, you are so good!

[theiggyman]

you have a real nice voice but u took a song that was soul music and turned it into pop i think some people find that a bit disrespectful because that song hiddenly dipects the strugle of a people and how most of them felt at the time and i mean no disrespect just being honest you have a great voice but no soul when you sing

[MissingAmongPeople]

@theiggyman i totally agree with what you have said. this music deserves better than the modern commercial pop treatment.

[tomde3]

@theiggyman this song was on the billboard top 100 when it came out thats bout as pop as u can get i think she put some soul into it

[homer259]

@theiggyman I completely agree!

[pocketfullofrain]

@theiggyman she's got soul :P

[jimmieskaggs]

you  suck!

[MissingAmongPeople]

@jimmieskaggs you're a wanker

[jimmieskaggs]

@MissingAmongPeople and you are a piece of shit

[MissingAmongPeople]

@jimmieskaggs good comeback

[lancer2589]

Your eyes are gorgeous! This is my favorite of your older songs.

[roaringwaterbay]

pretty good . . . are you dutch? if you are dutch, are you a calvinist? nice job. hope you get a record deal.

[MissingAmongPeople]

@roaringwaterbay why must religion always come into things? she is human, as are you and as am I. We all instantly have something in common but instead the human race chooses to categorise and isolate its people into sectors, unknowingly for the good of the rich and powerful to remain rich and powerful. Screwed up world but the intelligence is not there to change it.

[jesusgrant]

beautiful jus beutiful,

xxxx

keep it going

[kdiopgh]

youtube shouldnt have a comment box

[querane]

this makes us dutch girls very proud!!

[CaseyKism]

Your so good!!!

[TheWilsonOfficial]

Hey we are a new group hoping to make it big check our first vid thanks from Wilsonz! =]

[jade70380]

U have a great voice :)

[SpaceBambino]

good pitch, good timing, good tuning. appart from that, stale and FM. you were born white, cant do much about that, sorry there

[Deiradinn]

Hey, all I gotta say is you got guts, and for someone without any back up or anything, this is great. Love this song, and love your version! Nice!

[Muscleduck]

less nasal, more articulating, keep to the original.

Maybe then I'll like it. There's potential tho.

[hiphopsandra]

That voice is amazing.

[tesskansas]

Nice. Like the keyboards.

[1angelitosvision]

Wow...I'm very impressed, and that's hard to do. You have a great voice!

[prettyprettygirlrox]

wow this was very good! Otis would be proud!

[apolloman62285]

thats pretty good mad props to you.

[CHR1SMS]

she doesnt like t's

[ownmeucannot]

Well, way too many people are overcritical, I think she's a great singer and great looking to boot.

[wilsomi4]

Nice job. Great voice.