PS22 Chorus 1000 OCEANS by TORI AMOS Choir version

[IluvNY081]

absolutely beautiful... I get goosebumps everytime i hear it.

[lurksindarkness]

Thank you for this.

[tigerluv88]

BRAVO!!!!!BRAVO!!!

[Kitten37075]

AMAZING! I am absolutely speechless.

[jeremywat]

Allie/Mr. B takes this arrangement and own it! The control on that voice blows me away. Three years after this video was posted, I still go to this video to put me in a good place. Thank you PS22

[jadedvisions2012]

Amazing and soul lifting.

[stevippinuk123]

Love this song - they do it brilliantly. I was at Silbury hill last weekend!

[ksx7049]

These children will remember this experience -and these songs- for the rest of their lives. Whatever hardships and struggles they will surely face, you have given this to them. You are a truly gifted educator and I hope dearly we have more like you.

[Aug9nblick]

Better than the original in my opinion :)

[ment2cry]

AMAZING! TORI AMOS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE AND HEARING THIS AMAZING GROUP OF KIDS SING THIS SONG BROUGHT ME TO TEARS! YOU ARE ALL SO BEAUTIFUL! AND THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR VOICES!

[MyAntarctica]

BEAUTIFUL! Absolutely beautiful... Those kids sang such a wonderful rendition of one of my favourite Tori Amos songs....You truly are an inspirational teacher!!

[deucestrutter1]

Thank you. THANK YOU for doing this. You bring tears to my eyes!!!!!

[lonniemt]

I have listened to this several times a day since I discovered it and have shared it with many people. I just can't get enough of your chorus! Mr. B - what you do with these kids is unbelievable and sooooo important. As a pediatrician in an inner city practice I know first hand that this is exactly the kind of investment we should be making in our children. Don't ever stop!

[lissethmessi]

those 11 people that disliked it.... are on something

[jsmyrski]

This is my favourite Tori song and these kids are wonderful... my favourite video <3

[jameyNa]

I agree, get them a recording in a real studio, with Tori. Can you see these kids perform??? I would travel if I have to. They are AMAZING

[jameyNa]

BEAUTIFUL just BEAUTIFUL. I love Tori. These guys, and girls would sound amazing singing back up for her. AWESOME I just don't know what to say WOW GREAT JOB!!!!!!

[zapaliczka]

OH wait a minute. I demand this song to be recorded in a real studio conditions!!! - using these kids, this song and a agreement from Tori of course :-))) DO!!!!

[johoho2006]

love you, love you, love you

[greasygemini]

they sound like little angels, you can tell they sing from the heart their teacher is amazing and it translates; do they have performances where the public can watch?

[Jayonnie619]

you look mad sad

[gloie11]

You make me want to be even a better teacher than I am! You go PS 22. I'll be watching and cheering you on!

[M17401]

Definitely beautiful. Thanks for making this for everyone. TORI must be absolutely proud.

[thisfirrre]

1:45 / 1:57 - gives me chills EVERY time.

[KevKnows]

My goodness what inspiring work you've done with these children. Tori's music is so deep, and so soulful. You've unlocked something deeply rooted in the spirits of these kids. Bless you for allowing them to express it for us. Just beautiful.

[edgarsalas]

I love Tori. Particulary love 1000 oceans. Recently fell in love with PS22. and NOW my love for every one of the kids in this choir is growing stronger. They are to spread love during their whole life. Congratulations teachers....!!! All of you are reasons to expect the best for this world....!

[rrandlett1]

omg, the tears are flowing. Bless you all.

[zibblate]

Mr. B, Do you teach the kids what they are talking about in the songs... the emotions? I know they understanding the word "crying" because they make hand gestures to show they do.... but do you guys talk about what the song means to people? and how songs have different meanings and feelings to different people?

[rfgstl]

@zibblate > You cannot teach someone the "meaning" of something, especially a song. That is for the individual to find on their own, to allow them to indentify the emotion it brings about within them. They have obviously connected with one another just by singing such a powerful song. I just hope that they connect further by sharing the meanings they have found within it.

[YoungFrankenstein]

@rfgstl I think was zibblate is asking if her gives them any tips on listening the song carefully making their own, not telling them what the songs are about by his own words and making it like final.

[rko815]

Just amazing. So great that these children are being introduced to more than just bubblegum pop. Tori's my favorite artist and I got a little choked up listening to this version of 1,000 Oceans.

[sherwintio]

whats the title of the song five hundred 24 hours that they sang?

[ausparkles79]

So very beautiful.......this performance can't help but make you emotional.

[skateonice]

Will this ever be released as an mp3? It would probably be good funding for the chorus, and I know I'd love it on my ipod!

[ngalletta]

Chills.

[rfgstl]

I am in tears....this is absolutely beautiful.

[alicali77]

goose bumps

[dawnybologna]

I really hope tori has seen this one

[fenwayfan1]

absolutely awesome!!!!

[themagicaldee]

beautiful :')

[katemgmom]

Amazing...these children sing like angels!

[juanc1978]

amazing,,, 

[JonnyUnion]

This has the best soloist I've heard out of any songs :) 2:41 she makes it hers, and 2:54 . Truelly amazing from that age.

[pippivaile]

So gorgeous!! This is my hubby's and I's song and it's just beautiful from the mouths of babes...

[gatotzkyporlebriezky]

Nothing like this.....out of the mouth of babes...

[narthax200]

thank you for these vids, this is awsome!!

[SimplyxNatalie]

This is my mothers favorite song . I cried

[Strmy100]

Damn I wish I coul be in your school

[angelvic74]

I seriously love this song...it gets stuck in my head while I am at work and I have to come home to watch the video....it is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful :)

[vickibobl]

good job!!! loved it :)

[EscargoTouChaud]

Tori Amos is a genious, and this song is one of her best imo. Your interpretation of it is breathtaking, and I love how the soloist puts power into the "will" before "follow you". It is simply beautiful.

[farstrider79]

WOW!



[dearmarieeee]

Pfft 10 dislikes?! You must hate children then. This was magical.

[remacno]

@dearmarieeee I can't imagine what it would take to click "dislike" to this. I hope I don't know those people.

[Karolcia1993]

this is just beyond words... Absolutely beautiful and touching.

[jennyflowers1]

I just discovered the PS22 chorus today and they are amazing!! It brought tears to my eyes to not just hear their beautiful voices, but to see the kids so open and expressive. Whatever you are doing is working!!! Great job to all of you!

[AlexBe1985]

awsome!!

[jan8919]

I love the ps22 chorus !

[tototo1119]

you are amazing

[cr4zym0us3]

im aware of what the rules are...

But you know that i will run...

You know that i will follow you!!

[immie112]

Brings tears to my eyes. This song always brings me back to the beginning days of my relationship with my husband. What you are doing is incredible! So in love with these kids and their passion.

[ReklawLah]

Best PS 22 video ever.

[clb2277]

Beautiful to watch, especially today. . . . . .Mother's Day! Thank you singers, you are GREAT!

[elijaih]

What a blessing it is to be in the same room with such amazing energy, Children are awesome

[faithloren]

Wow - this gave me cold chills (in a good way!) Beautiful!

[momlovestosing]

The harmonies!! You're killin' me, man. I love this.

[Shaymus22]

This makes me wonder how many other miraculous things are happening in places like this that no one ever hears about.

[noelfonseka]

if posibble produce of those kids choir album....really good to hear them....

[brunopsimon]

no words..... took my tears away....

[prissi]

This is amazing.

[Lomi18]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

would be great, if they'd come to germany one day. must be amazing to hear them live.

[cipawiya]

I started crying. This is one of my most favorite Tori songs ever, and by far this is the BEST cover of it I have ever heard. These kids are amazing.

[hanglineify]

so  good

[Sheshiemarie]

Absolutely incredible.....I am overwhelmed.

[SALTS]

AMAZING!

[ravenpaw48]

wow!

[deeteetwo]

Oh. My. Gosh. Words fail. Bravo.

[emmychels118]

These kids are incredible, such a positive thing going on here. Allie's great on this, just two practices? And just the one practice for the lead? Amazing.

[TheSantoas]

coplimenti!!!!!!!!

[christikki]

i don't believe this --- i dare not say.....but will -10 year olds one up tori with this....

[kat1ehot]

I literally ball my eyes out everytime I watch this lol

[christisunshine]

Amazing.

[strawberryhill1978]

man that girl is awesome! this is all great...they all nailed it

[cloudsdescending]

omg. amazing!!!!!!

[slothchnk]

I never comment on videos, but I have to for this. I've been watching this channel since the beginning and this is definitely my favorite of them all. Allie kills it here! Amazing job!

[thatgaybloke]

It is a great song. Well done.

[snhagood]

Dangit. Everytime I watch this video, I don't just cry, I damn near weep. Just beautiful.

[podsnappery]

This is a gorgeous version!!

[prashantgrg12]

PERFECT.

[MeiyL926]

Absolutely beautiful! <3

[maruska67]

This is just adorable. I could hear all the kids singing and that little girl has an amazing voice. Very cute I think all those kids are very talented.

[nikkii949]

wow that girl has an amazing voice.

[hlocicero]

WOW! That was BEAUTIFUL!!! Its my favorite Tori song, and these kids sang so angelically--they brought tears to my eyes. Great work !

[HardRockingDiiva]

this song is amazing, I never heard it before (I'm ashamed (A))

but I like the kids singing this..

great job!

[arimababy]

absolutely AMAZING! wow..wish my class sounded this good... wow, teacher, you are creating a masterpiece with these kids. I have watched about 6 videos in a row today with these kids.

[Zendrig]

Just 6?

[symania1]

This version is so good, so fantastic that I can't put it into exact words BRAVO:)))))

[DanielleJoyHunter]

Child choral arrangements move me to tears every time. Fantastic job, kids.

[popcorn682]

this is excellent.but may i ask what exactly is a ps22 choir?

[wednesday55]

PS (Public School) 22. It's in NYC.

[christine000]

Love this kids!

[sellernodoubt]

This such a well written and beautiful songs and you children have just made this song EVEN BETTER with your voices, you're little earthly angels with your voices...keep on doing what you do and never let anyone in this world keep you from your DREAMS!

Lots of love and blessings to all of you within your lives

-Robert Casey

[eskayzee92]

awhhhh! love it. (:

[mairywo]

Still by far my favorite PS22 song. And Allie has always been my favorite soloist. Her voice is so unique, I love Altos and the passion she puts into her performance is inspiring.

[x0chand0x]

is altos the girl on the far left in the front row of the altos? if so i completely agree :)

or am i completely missing the point ? :$

[Christyna87]

Allie is also my favorite, her voice is simply amazing.

[Mandala125]

Tori would be proud!

[lilacneonslur]

Fab people-that is one of my favourite songs of all time!! Your version is truly beautiful and I'm sure Tori would support you releasing over here! I've just come home to Manchester, England from living in New York and most of all I miss the fantastic new music over there but nothing I've ever seen rivals your talent. Good luck to you all x

[waterdrawn]

WOW! soooo beautiful!

[mymay84]

amazing

[vegriot17]

this is beautiful. made my day

[ejcihos]

I have watched this video at least ten times and I still can't get through the first 30 seconds without crying. Amazing.

[lems18902]

Seriously - how do you get these kids to be so passionate about the music they sing? You can see it in their faces - they truly feel it in their hearts! Amazing!

[Zendrig]

@lems18902: I think that the right choice of songs is a huge contributing factor. You won't get the same kind of emotions with a dull R&B song that you get with a Tori Amos ballad.

[silvergurl83]

i know...it's crazy and beautiful at the same time. how does mr. b unleash the passion in 11 year olds? they're such wise souls ;)

[CharmedOne79]

These children are blessed to have such a wonderful teacher that lets them truly express themselves through music. He is an amazing teacher! These children are so beautifully talented. I wish my son went to this school so he could be a part of this teachers visionary acclompishment.

[elizabethmarquez]

Wow. I am crying. This is fantastic- and check out the pipes on thw white girl! YOU GO! =D

[zeestacers]

OMG, this is wonderful. I love Tori. She has to be privileged to hear this.

[drloopy]

unbelievable. Thanks

[mbananawork]

She has such a powerful voice. It's stunning.

[cursula]

INCREDIBLE! Teacher...Kids...not to mention the music! You make a 30something alt punk like me happy hearing a new generation appreciating some great songs.

[TDBjungle]

AMAZING! The soloist is excellent, but they all are! You are doing great great work teaching these children the indispensable gift of music. A thousand blessings to you all.

[MsDeathAngel69]

my music teach showed these kids to us and this was the first song he showed us and i fell in love w/ them form the first"these tears i've cry" great soloist....i song the solo when we did this and she inspired me as did tori amos

[SKM980]

Chills all over my body. Every single one of those children's hearts and souls are into this song. What a testament to their unbelievable potential and this very special teacher's amazing gift.

[weeyin1155]

Simply FANTASTIC. Thanks to you and thanks to TartanVideo for kindly sharing! Stars and hugs all..Jan and Susan ♥

[TartanVideo]

I think I prefer this to the original too! It really is superb - well done guys!

[noraemilypiano]

do you publish your stuff? your arrangements are amazing!

[agreggofsociety]

thanks, working on it.... :)

[BrandenAZ]

i have been in choirs at different schools for 6 years now and i have been in amazing very talented choirs. the choir i am in right now unfortunately is not that great. lots of inexperienced people. i am the most experienced. well i guess what i am saying is that we watched this video and people in my current choir got teary eyed. because your choir is amazing and blows away my current choir. tell your kids MY HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR WISHES THEY WERE AS GOOD AS YOU!!!! amazing! - Branden

[AhZhi86Tyler]

im a buddhist guy but somehow i would cry a 1000 times watching these kids singing this song...that was an amazing choir! if i were them, i will totally shy out went i was kid...it's different now. kids have talent.

[A1Designer]

Im sitting here with tears in my eyes, that was just amazingly beautiful. Im so impressed with not only these kids, but their teacher that is so dedicated . Its teachers like this that show young people that they are worthy and can change their whole life path. It breaks my heart to think that they are cutting the arts programs in schools, we need to feed our minds and our souls. Kudos to you Mr. B and your wonderful chorus. I am truly a fan!

[LuvMyGr8DaneGuinness]

Amen, swisschick86:)

[swisschick86]

This makes me so sad that they are cutting music programs...it's so therapeutic and important for kids to express themselves.

[kateeers]

Music is one of the most important things you can teach somebody,

[Enquanto18]

wow. this is better than the original I don't know why. The unison is amazing

[NickMB]

If only more teachers were like you! Thank you so much for doing great things for these kids :)

[MsBlowmonkey]

Fantastic, mad props kids!

[lingsy81]

These kids are enjoying themselves so much singing in a choir. Something that is so rare these days..

[vanjones78]

The more I listen to this version, the more I believe that it is even better than the original (sorry Tori). You should release a CD with all the recordings and a portion of the proceeds should go towards ensuring that music programs continue to thrive in public schools!

[elance27]

Amazing!

[pheebsaysc]

the things that these children are doing now will effect them for the rest of their lives. not only are they learning to sing, they're getting exposed to really great music in addition to the crap out on the radio.

[Zmundas]

5 stars? No way, I'm giving 10 stars!

[x0chand0x]

just throwing it out there

you should totally make a cd of alllll these kids amazing songs

i would pay good money for it too !

[mizlil1962]

Just - WOW! What incredible voices and team spirit! I pray that the lead singer and the group will find wonderful musical opportunities throughout their lives!

[julzieq]

I get chills everytime I watch this video... I like it better than the original!!

[motleyprism]

I was thinking the EXACT SAME THING!!! I would totally vote for these kids on America's Got Talent!!!!!!!

[sdm5454]

Somebody call America's got talent, and get these kids on the bus!!! WOW.

[daemon84]

What a wonderful choir!! These kids are really talented. How awesome to have a teacher exposing kids to music they might of never heard or sung before.

[pretyfunee]

Absolutely WONDERFUL, and the children are beautiful! What a sweet sweet sound. GREAT GREAT job done! Keep up the #1 WORK! You will ALL go far!

[najastasi]

Wow! What a voice on the soloist! The harmonies are exceptionally amazing too. I absolutely love it. :) And I can't help but envy that they had the chance to sing "Dragon" for Tori. I started crying too, watching Tori's reaction to their beautiful voices. Mr. B, where were you when I was in the 5th grade choir? lol Probably not even born yet.

[donmarciano1981]

Nice...very nice... :)

We have a little star - black girl wearing glasses in the first line on the left...what an expression!

[ElsiePeter]

soooooo wonderful! You guys Rule! Mr.B. Thank you for the love you give to our beautiful children. They will always and forever make beautiful music. It's a gift to all who hear them.

Chorus is a wonderful expression of self and community.

Best wishes from an ex chorus girl from Bklyn.

[msnylecojmc]

this absolutely warms my heart. God bless our young people and those who care so lovingly and deeply for them. Sing babies, sing!!!

[kjkeasdak]

I've been loving your awesome videos & songs since I discovered them doing a search for the Keane song Everybody's Changing. This is definitely my favorite so far, though - I can never listen to it without getting the chills & crying when Allie starts singing (& then my daughters make fun of me, but they LOVE it, too!!!). It seems you like to hear some song suggestions, & today when I was listening to 7 Stones from Lindsay Mac, I wondered how your kids might sound singing it!! Keep rocking!!

[jamtrin1]

wow these kids are exceptional!!!!!!

[kittyduv]

You guys are awesome and I'm sure Tori is so touched by all that you've done. I'm sure she's so honored that you guys chose her songs to sing out of all the great musicians out there. Keep it up, you guys rock!!!

[nocount1]

Dear Mr. B and the PS22 Choir:

I'll never make fun of Staten Island again.

[mattdnu]

Mr. B you simply rock! Thank you for making a positive difference in this world! I can tell that these kids love and adore you! Keep up the good work!

[MISSJACOBBLACK101]

really cool :) awsome man and ur cute(the pianist)

[GarnetSandy]

you all are truly MAKING A DIFFERENCE in our world. THANK YOU!

[Zendrig]

This will be hard to top for the next year of fifth graders.

But then again: The same could have been said for the class before this one.

[vicvar44]

this was amazing i kid you not its awesome

[zwiggegirl]

Out of all the amazing performances this is still my favorite. I still cry every time, even though I've seen it many, many times.

What you do with these children can not be explained with words.

Thank you so much for all the joy you bring!

[kgeangelbright]

This is amazing and so very inspiring to see these kids enjoy it so very much. No acting, no faking I'm speechless.

The solo is very very good if you compare it to it's original singer, Tori Amos. Especially live! Who is she?

[MutedProphet]

Amazing!

Love you all to bits...

keep on singing!

xoxo

[mrpatterson2000]

i dont know who you are, but you have an army of, magical, amazing, talented children. xoxo.

[albinkaxxx]

i know this song, but this version is so touching. it reminds me when i was singing in choir. i miss that times...

[sarun85]

i love this

[theyellowdress]

Wow, the soloist did a fantastic job!!