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  • cool dude . you are really amazing , you got the talent just keep it up dude

  • nice job dude... from one fellow musician to another... nice job.. peace ;:~)

  • @ReddShadoe71 Actually you are wrong

    When I wore out the casset tapes of greatest hits 1 and 2, I bought the cd's. Some of the songs were different and this was on the second version. However, "You're Only Human" was no longer in the collection.

  • This is the best cover / version o Honesty that I've heard... EVER!

  • Not bad, good piano work, high notes at end were good. You have power and decent vibrato and pitch control but you need to take more air and have it for notes at the end of longer phrases.

  • Great rendition!! You have a very nice voice and the piano sounds very good. I really appreciate you recorded this with a proper equipment and not with a cheap camera with a horrible mic. Just watch the attack when you sing, maybe you can make it a little smoother.

  • Another wonderful song rendition performance from you. Awesome talent! Thank you. Love the lyrics and our singing really puts emotion into the words.

  • Hey dude, I really loved your rendition...Wish to hear more from you soon....

  • from Ecuador: u did amazing and dont pay attention to those who doesn´t like this style

  • Absolutely loved it! One of my fav songs ever. Great job!

  • You sound great!!! What a beautiful voice!!!! I'm so impressed! HUGE thumbs up!!!

  • gut

  • damn is all I can say...damn

  • Your video is great! Maybe someday, mine will come close, ;)

  • you have a cool voice bro ! .. Carry on !!!

    I did a cover too by the way.. if you want you can check it out :)

  • SEXYYYYYYYYY!! BUT: everyone is buying your bullish about having your performance edited with the original song, which makes you sound almost like billy Joel. Lets face it; if you sound like that, you would win American idol, or Amercas's got talent.

  • @sofrito34 What??? I can't understand what point you're trying to make to be honest. There wasn't much to making this recording other than recording it, EQ'ing the vocal track, adding a few effects like compressor, reverb, and ambience, and then mastering the final audio.

  • @jgelhaar from Ecuador: u did amazing and dont pay attention to those who doesn´t like this style

  • SEXYYYYYYYYY!!

  • Nice job, Jimmy!

  • Wow, Jimbo ... awesome playing and TOTALLY awesome singing. It's a very difficult song to sing, but you do it like it was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." Love your vibrato. From 1:42 until 2:03, it sounds like you have "staggered breathing" (not breathing through notes without "really" taking a breath). Thanks for sharing.

  • @ricardo522042 I really don't take a breath there. Just a lot of air to keep me going.  :)

  • oh my good! this is amazing, congratullations from Bolvia, can you make a tutorial of this song??? i would really apreciate it, i would love to play it

  • absolutely beautiful!!!!...honestly :)

  • oie jimmy cantas chevre ahh y el piano genial sigue asi parecia q escucha al verdadero billy joel saludos.

  • I have never listened to such a great cover

    Honesty.....

  • Amazing!

  • ♥ Beyoncé

  • beyonce's is ok but billy joel, wrote/played/sung and owns this song

  • @MariposaGirl1981 I know!

  • I might take some heat for this, but I honestly think you sing this one better than Billy.

    Love ya, Jimmy :D

  • @CapitanCalifornia i think so to, i favorited this song probably over years ago and im still watching it today once in a while lol its my favorite cover on youtube =D

  • excellent voice!

    perfect cover of a great song!

  • WOW! best cover ive seen yet :)

  • Really wonderful cover of a great song.

  • You are great. But you lagged during the song. Don't get me wrong, your a great singer. Is the voice filtered through a program? Or is this your original singing?

  • American Idol ?

  • Hey Jimmy,

    what Keyboard are you playing ... is it Kurzweil. ... sounds good.... Weighted keys? ... Difficult song ... when are you guys doing another one together ... I suggest something like 'Soldier of Fortune'.... classic... check out David Coverdales unplugged version ...

  • Kurweil, PC2X (check my channel page for description of equipment. Yes, it's weighted. However the 'sounds' you hear are a sampled "Steinway" and not the factory sounds from the Kurzweil. The Kurzweil is pretty good on stage, but for recording purposes, it's not the best piano sound... But the board plays really nice with the weighted action.

  • Hopefully that helps!  :)

  • it should mean, that not ONLY you two could make a concert^^

    with other musicans of course. but i (maybe i only speak for me^^) also like, that you play all the instruments and just put the sounds over each other ;)

    however nice music <3

  • great voice

    great

    great

  • SUPER!!!

  • Awesome as always Jimmy!

  • Loved it Jimmy!!!

  • Wonderful!

  • WOW this is AWESOME!!!!

  • pure talent

  • Jimmy ! just one word .... "Wow !!" . I didn't think anyone could sing it as well as Billy Joel but you did ! Your version is emotion rich ! Actually you sang it better than Billy Joel ! How come you don't have a record deal yet ! You'd make Billy Joel proud with your version !

  • @febus75 Wow Febus... your words are more than I deserve. Billy is the king of his songs. I only try to respect him by singing one of his greatest... :)

    Thank you so much for the comments! :) I really appreciate it.

    Jimmy

  • I agree with febus... You have to get a profesional singer (if you already are, you have to become more popular)...

    If the ppl from the talentshows get famous you have to be twice as famous :S

  • A beautiful rendition of a great song. *****

  • EXCELENTE PERFORMANCE ^^

  • wow thats good!

  • Your choices of songs are well appreciated here in the Philippines, if you do a concert here in Manila and I'm pretty sure it would be a blockbuster, bring Bastiaan along with you.

  • I'm sure it wouldn't be ;)

    They are 2 ppl (ok, not at this song, but for example at Hotel California) and about 8 instruments ;)

    You could make CD's or Videos of it, but not rly a concert :D

  • So does that mean a group like Bon Jovi shouldn't (or can't) do concerts? Since they need to hire additional musicians for their concerts on top of the "Bon Jovi Band" members?

    You should always look at what is 'possible'... not at what is 'impossible'... The only limitations one has are the ones that are self-imposed...

  • one word needed UNBELIEBABLE

    Great songs looking forward to hearing more :)

  • great job, you are talented.. well done

    greetings from Mexico

  • Excellent, Brillant performance...

  • another brilliant job!! keep em coming...love 'em!!!! please keep them coming~~

  • WOw very well done my friend!!!

  • play bohemian rhapsody please please :D

  • wow man.. this is actual music right here xD keep playing and posting videos like this, cuz people with good taste of music enjoy them

  • Sensacional, eres grande, muy talentoso, ♫

    tu voz es muy hermosa y tocas exclente, ♪

    besos ♥

  • Excelente , buen trabajo , buena afinacion , good job congratulation un saludo desde Guayaquil ecuador

  • Impeccable singing, and piano playing. I wonder what Bohemian Rhapsody -- Freddie Mercury, Queen -- would sound like if Jimmy were to sing it.

  • This is one of my favorite BJ songs! I absolutely love your cover of this song....Jimmy you are such a talent, I know in my heart that your music will bring you much success!

    Kathy

  • Thank you... You know I always love your support and friendship... :)

  • wow, brilliant!

  • oh my god....just brilliant jimmy

  • Bien Hecho! Congratulations my friend.

  • you is very good .. voice remember the vocal of Dream Theater band ...you have talent .GO!

  • Your voice is like a mixture of fergie and jesus. Incredible work. Idol material

  • haha burned but still sing great ;)

  • you're kinda red

  • I went water skiing that day and I was burned! :) You're the first one to notice! :)

  • Fantastic cover version of one of Billy´s best songs indeed!

  • Lovely <3

  • I subscribed, this is something special, that voice of yours is amazing!!

  • Yes, I completely agree. I've put a link on my site to your channel, thank you. Keep making music.

  • Your voice is like an angel. Thank you for sharing your talent. You deserve future success!

  • You have a very unique voice. I'm 16 and grew up with the music from the 60's-80's and I love and listen to that kind of music. You have that kind of voice that not many people have now a days.

    Incredible!!!!

    Make some more please. I would like to suggest a journey song or the song tears in heaven my eric clapton.

    keep up the amazing work =]!!!!!!!

  • You have an absolutley beautiful voice. I saw your video with Baastian77 - Stairway To Heaven and i thought it was brilliant, the way you made, and both of you are musically gifted. keep it up, you deserve great things. :)

  • hi ! ^^ i ma user in korea !

    your voice very soft,!

    and piano touchin' is great impression!.

    i should see you !

  • Thank you! Your comment is awesome!

  • HI,

    I am from HK

    U sang quite well !

    support you !

  • Thank you! I would love to come to HK some day!

    JimmyG

  • haha HK Welcome YOU@

  • best video on youtube and ill always watch it as long as its up lol

  • what about our Hotel California or Stairway to Heaven vids???

    :D

    Thanks for the awesome comment!

  • makes me cry . i like it

  • Awesome! Great vocal. Are you performing? where?

  • No, I'm not. Sorry.

  • Very nice!

  • Jimmy...this is so great..you put your stamp on this classic!!!

    awesome!!

  • god dammit. This is the best cover I have ever heard of this song... That was sick man! Fantastic! Your voice is very familiar to Billy Joel´s. Awesome job!

  • Jimmy, I really like your voice. You do credit to Billy Joel's artistry and your own. Keep it up and I will spread the word.

  • great cover man..billy joel is hard to do..i give u kudos..im aspiring to be a musician such as yourself..

    thanks- moises from texas

  • Damn, Jimmy. This one is better than the original. Awesome!

  • Nice cover...but if you want to do something REALLY impressive, why not cover "River of Dreams." THAT song takes a LOT of range and a LOT of control to sing.

    I mean, if you're doing Billy Joel, why not do it righteous?

    :p :) :p

  • Nice cover man!! Powerful vocals too! Good job, PEACE man!

  • bella interpretazione! bravo

  • bangelijk!!!!!

  • really amazing.. professional with individuality!

  • su producción está muy restringida además le falta sonoridad.

  • de qué habla amigo?

  • COngratulations !!! REally Amazing. You got a great voice !!! Could you please play Too much love will kill you bye FReddie Mercury ? Mauro Guillén from Argentina. REgards

  • One of the best renditions, besides mine...hehehe! Just kidding you sound great!

  • terrific could listen to you all day;

  • GREAT!

    Well done!

    5 stars!

  • Excellent man! i love this song very much, and you play very very well!

  • Crazy mix you got goin' on dude. Excellent stuff!!

  • Nicely done! Keep it up youv'e got talent!

  • ...And playing

  • dam if i could sing like that id quit my job lol great singing.

  • omg your good man!! really good!! i love this song, and you sing it amazingly

  • Awesome!

  • Great song. Great performance !!!

  • Beautiful, Jimmy. How about trying out for "America's Got Talent." You would do very well.

  • billy is coming to Hong Kong!

  • Really enjoyed that... as others are saying put yourself for a talent show on TV you never know what might happen! John

  • Wonderful performance, well done! 5* - Bob

  • dude that rocked, really well done, dim the lights and start waving the candles we have a new rockstar in the house lol best wishes lee

  • ¡¡¡yeah¡¡¡¡ i love billy joel ..

    good cover¡¡¡

    ooohh honesty is beautiful¡¡¡

  • You got a lot of talent. Your version of Honesty is wonderful. Can you do Dust in the Wind? I now keep tab on all your videos. Your simply amazing. I'm gonna put your music videos on my cellphone to keep me company.

  • Wow Jimmy what an amazing job you did on this song. It gives me chills listening to you sing love it!! Your voice and piano planning are absolutely fabulous!! ~ ♥xoxo♥

  • BRAVO,BRAVO con esta cancion conoci a mi mujer hacen 24 years gracias por recordar esos momentos majicos exelent voice EXELENT PLEASE SING MORE SONGS

  • better as the version of billy joel ;-)

  • omg I can't believe I missed this!! I'm so so so SO SO SOSO sorry!!

    It's beautiful! I can hear the emotion in your voice, I admire that so much!! It's wonderful... Honestly! =)

    =*)

    BIG HUG and all my love & stars

    Marieke

  • SO much better then that other guy whose rendition you commented on... he is terrible! lol and he clogs youtube with his garbage...  his voice is terrible and he tries to mask it with effects... You on the other hand have a great natural voice - great vibrato.. playing is totally solid. you're a real musician though

  • hey jimmyG..how's it going my matrix brother...lol...sounds great

    sorry it's been a while since I checked out your work...this damm computer has been pulling me in all kind of directions of research lately..

    keep it up

    jody

  • You have a beautiful voice and the choice of song "HONESTY" A word that people need to feel more of. Music is within, it got me through my life when I couldn't express what I was feeling. Thank you for helping feel again:)I will continue to listen to your music because I know you feel your words and that makes an excellent singer:)

  • Good singing and playing. Your arms though are a little girly. Hit the weights! :P

  • Very very very gooooooooood

  • you rock bro

    this is one of my favorite songs, and you did it justice... what a great performance...

    i have a small record label, if you'd be interested in releasing any music on an upcoming compilation, contact me on youtube...

    by the way, we NEVER charge artists for releasing and promoting their music...

    keep up the good work!

  • Jimmy...I'm so sorry it's taken me this long to get over here and see this new video of yours... I love this song, and your performance is absolutely AMAZING. Billy Joel is one of my favorites! He would be proud to hear your version of this song. Hope all is well with you!!! 5+++++*'s

  • great voice

    all the best for U

  • Nicely played! Check out my Billy Joel numbers. John

  • Awesome video, really. Billy Joel is one of my favorites and he'd be proud of this version. Just one question, how do you find the time to do all this and respond to all these posts :-)?

  • Great job man. I agree with ladyvirgil though. Maybe shorten some of the long notes, but that's being really picky, and that's what makes this song yours and not an exact duplicate of Billy Joel. Awesome job.

  • don't shorten notes.. you got good pipes - show it off.

  • What a clean voice, I love it when you do long notes (though sometimes it could sound kinda cool it you'd shorten some words to make the rythm a bit different- still I loved those special moments you sang long notes). I think it's a very good cover, very sweet and well played. Also it's hard to play ans sing a long, so extra credits! You did a great job, I enjoyed it very much :)

  • Wow Jimmy! Great vocals and playing.

  • Well done! From one singer/songwriter to another . . . nice to hear some expressive piano playing and singing! Also nice to hear that you are making some changes to the phrasing, really making the song your own!

  • SIMPLY , YET SO UNSIMPLY PERFECT.......... peace petem4

  • very good ! I love Billy since I was 10 Years old his songs allway near to me .

    Thank you , well done *****

  • nice job

  • Very Beautiful job! :)

  • Well...I don't know the original version...but I loved your's!!! Five stars!!!

  • My freind ...your voice is just so so good .....would love to hear you sing some supertramp!

  • You perform this WAY better than when you first sang this to me at Playland, Rye NY in 1992! Love it! Thanks for the memory trip! love, lg

  • I kind of forgot about this song. I'm not sure how, considering it's something I learned to play and sing so long ago... It's probably one of my most favorite songs to do.

  • Ok - Now I listened in HIDEF as well :) Good

  • Wonderful performance Jimmy. 5***** is not enough!

    One thing, I clicked in the info box where it says "HIDEF VERSION HERE!!!:" and it opened a new tab leaving the original playing - so I had TWO of you singing slightly out of step.

    I don't know details of how it works, but you might want to change that :)

  • excellent cover dude!...much enjoyed...apeman swung by to hang a while...peace 5*

  • Just listened to this song again!! WOW just brilliant my friend! Tamara xxx

  • Hey Jimmy, well wow my friend this new video is brilliant! Your voice, as always, sounds so great and your piano playing is simply out of this world! A huge 500 stars for you!! :0) Lots of Love, Tamara xx

  • Loved it Jimmy!! You sound great as always! Keep them coming my friend! Thanks!*****Duke

  • Jimmy,

    Top ! great cover. I'm starting to get used to your constant quality.

    I'll mail you seperate with some remarks.

    /Hans

  • *****  Such a nice warm sound. What ever you do, don't stop singing!

  • Beautiful 5*

    Amy xxx

  • nice

  • Thanks Jimmy, this really touched me with this song, it speaks to me :)

    5*****+fav.

    Best wishes,

    Anindya.

  • Excellent Jimmy!

  • excellent version

  • Absolutely wonderful. You captured the feeling so well and you have such a good voice. Well done and let's hear more. T x

  • ...You really deserve to get what you want. You really work so hard at it. I commend you! I LOVE your videos, btw ... You are amazing! I marked this one as one of my very favorites.

  • You're really good, Jimmy. You have such a deep appreciation, understanding ... I could see you do contemporary big movie scores one day! I love your singing a lot **** You inspire me to buy additional computer/recording stuff someday soon for my videos.

  • Great video my friend.. :)

  • Jimmy...Wonderful and Awesome!

    Not blowing smoke..you gave this Joel piece your own signature.

    You're a fantastic Artist..

    and yea..I believe in YOU!!!

    Nite friend!

    all the best..

    daniel =)

  • Very nice version. Nice keyboard. How much would a keyboard like that set me back?

    Thanks for posting. 5*****'s

  • I got it for about $2K about 6 years ago. I have to use something with full size keys and weighted like piano. :)

    Thanks for the comment...

  • ps. how does his shirt make him look gay. ur just ingorant "lokutube". dont bother leaving messages like that noone cares for them

  • very good indeed. piano man

  • hoho~ U look gay with this kind of shirt~ haha~

    This's my fXXkin' Honesty~

    U should make a gay video with me , haha~

    sound great as always~

    P.S. I totally love woman~

  • Lok..

    I respect the fact that English isn't your first language. I know that if I had to write in Chinese I'd probably sound as foolish as you did!

    I think you meant it as satirical nonsense..and Jimmy probably didn't take it the wrong way. But, please..choose words and phrases a little more carefully next time.

    ok?

    Thank you..

    daniel =)

  • haha~ My humor is a little bit over~ Just kidding man, relax~ My No One also sound gay~ hahahahah

  • Hey all! If you're the States or many English speaking countries, you might be a little "WTF" about lokutube's comment...

    However, for a Chinese person trying to speak English, it's common to use the word gay the way Lok does here. They don't make a big deal of gay or straight.