Crying - Don McLean

[TedEBungfritz]

:'(

[247617]

lets all sing this in unison now...

[getoffthepipe]

FANTASTIC version of Roy Orbison's "Crying." I always knew Don McLean was a HUGE talent but never knew he had these pipes. He did Roy proud. This is REALLY worth a listen.

[Marvynmonkey]

Not as good as Tony Angelino's version

[uscebao]

@Marvynmonkey

Yeah baby!

[sherrydr]

the perfect merger of the best voice and the best pop song ever.

[tunnellee]

this was #1 when i was born :o was everyone an emotional wreck in the summer of 80? lol

[JohnnyCxviii]

Don has a gorgeous voice. I always felt he was underrated as a vocalist.

[joel19157]

esta música é d+

[dodiho65]

I had NO idea that Don could sing like this ! What a nice cover of Roy's song....thanks1

[mirandaandgreig]

@fatdrood Me too. I was born on 30th of June how about you?

[pommyfaye]

@mirandaandgreig lol did you do the facebook app too? it told me the this was number one when i was born, ......27th of june!!!

[fatdrood]

this song was number 1 the day i was born!

[mkolklk]

17 people are dead inside

[edi270400]

I LOVE THIS SONG. I REMEMBER MY PAST.

[polshow1]

sera que algum dia,  verdadeiros artistas aparecerao novamente

[KombiPode]

@polshow1

Mel?

[JasonRadley]

Where are his dark glasses?

[jofpinto]

great

[chatosoriano0808]

es una linda melodia,este tipo son inmortales nunca pasan de moda!!!!!

[cytotoxix]

If ever I had to choose someone to cover THIS classic, it would be the artist that's on my screen as I write. Yes, I also think Mr Orbison would have approved of this version.

[jicm2005]

Mucho mejor que la performance de Roy Orbison, para este caso especifico claro

[harfuch1]

@jicm2005 Sorry but you are wrong, you are completely WRONG, both versions are VERY, VERY good. is like my two sons or daughters I love them equal

[bublefan2]

@harfuch1 Take it easy. Everyone's opinion is correct to them.

[maisabelcape]

Es tremendamente guapo!!!

[lslightcap]

Absolutely beautiful.

[kja427]

I believe that Mr. Orbison would have approved. This cover version of this Orbison classic absolutely rocks! Believeth Thou It!

[bianqui92]

"But when I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight

When you stopped to say "Hello"

And though you wished me well, you couldn't tell

That I'd been crying over you, crying over you"

[AdemarSantiago]

GOOD TIMES, WHEN SINGERS WERE SINGERS. 

[zidion5]

fuckin math homework :(

[ConsciousReverie]

Is that pineapple juice on the table? I've heard that it is a good lubricant for the voice, but can't really tell from the video.

[KombiPode]

especially beautiful when the day you understand what he is talking about. Beautiful or tragic. Some will write a beautiful song as an ode to others to know they are not alone, other will just go jump off a bridge. In the end, dont know if there is much difference.

[cookson202]

He is the Best I don`t care what any of you lot say he does it for me every single time , especially this song Crying which i did love Roy singing but hey Don is just so gorgeous i wish i had met him 30 years ago i am 46 now but still fancy the bones of him . Ask the Ladies out there they know what i mean ooh !! xx

[Hendrix92TheUniverse]

I love this version for Don's honest and soulful interpretation, but I like Roy's version the best.

But then again, that's just my opinion, kudos to both.

[MNCGR]

amo come mi fai sentire

[iamthestig2100]

Shouldn't that be 'cwying', not crying?

[mariotakahara]

i like this vívdeo;;;;;

[seandeyoung01]

Roy is my hero but Don made this his own. Wow!

[NinnieGail1]

Roy Orbison and Don McClean, when music was music.

[bublefan2]

@NinnieGail1 Agreed

[inactivejackson]

He's great, but I love me some Roy. If you like Don Mc try "Stary, Stary Night" Talk about crying.

[1690hilly]

sums up everyones feelings for a lost love 

[mariotakahara]

i remember my last girfriend, one special moment, .......

[jackfoxes]

ditto to comments from Eye Hawk 777 , paintdeponie and Chuck1974.......it brings back such personal memories for me.........but they both sing it brilliantly!

[kultaii]

Bloody brilliant!

[bernienull]

That about covers it all Two Singer One Song both Bloody Brilliant!

[TheRobertsharp]

Absolutely brilliant. Not wholly recognised as a greatsinger by todays journos but, i think many of those take the 'ournal' out of journalism.

[wigwamman1]

I am crying.

[shotsey1]

Hands down the best performance of "Crying" yet.

[spudone1000]

@shotsey1 mesmerizing ---I think-- but wonderful and perfect thanks...

[GCL777]

awesome---

[Chuck1974]

Nobody should ever attempt a remake of a classic song performed by a classic singer unless he or she can make a personal, new, interesting interpretation of it. That's exactly what Don McLean did with "Crying." Fantastic!!

[agb0012000]

Awesome, thank you so much for sharing.

[sarahjanest]

stunning, heart breaking masterpiece

[airkooled05]

saying he looks like Sandler is an insult to a man with real talent I would love to see Don again . We dont get anything here in Denver but Miley Cyrus

[Jitterbug200714]

@airkooled05 Well, you did get U2 at Red Rocks, but that's been a while hasn't it?

[gannstewart]

I just saw Don McClean performing in Santa Barbara 10/29/2011. He is still fabulous!! 

[a18b07a72]

linda me levou as lágrimas a melhor época da minha vida ameiii relembrar ouvindo está bela musica

[sylviatjes]

Mamma Vera mis jou lieff nog altijd. Liefs van mij Sylvia.

[hOlyCrap2100]

@sylviatjes een van de weinige mensen die in het nederlands reageerd.

[JesterHopperpot1]

For me, McLean has one of the most distinct and soothing voices of all time. My dad introduced him to me when I was about 4

[Chidanandaji]

Thanks for posting more of Don's material. He is an amazing singer. He chooses such warm and tender songs of the heart.

[69dragster]

how can anybody not like this ok roy i think was the best but don was next on my list for singing this one thank you for putting it on for all music lovers

[reddkatt]

Roy Oribson was a musical genius. It is clear that Don McLean also channels his own feelings into this beautiful song. They are different, yet both have beautiful voices and bring something meaningful to this incredible song. I am a better person for having heard both.

[xUnknownBeastx]

Legendary! People don't come even close to the amount of talent singers had back then.

[TheKisKovacs]

He's a giant! I love him so it's not possible to explain! To hear these songs is such a pleasure for me. I never can be great full enough, for many ,many years:)!!! Thank you!

[FunkyYuki]

He is cute:)

[TheZenRider1]

I've heard both Don and Roy. Roy sang it with the passion of the day and his heart. Don sings it with intense compassion for anyone who's ever grieved over lost love. I like Roy's original, I grew up with it, but Don give's this song a feeling that is different than Orbison. McLean's intensity and crescendo make my hairs stand on end every time I hear it; album or live!

[smithforthphd]

what the fuck is this tool singing about? haha

[TheZenRider1]

@smithforthphd A heart. Something you may need to brush up on having...

[possibly46]

@smithforthphd WANKER

[love4gwen202]

so beautiful

[TheKisKovacs]

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH HIS BREATHTAKING OH MY GODDESS I WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM TAKE PART ON A CONCERT OF THIS GENIUS!

[TheRoberta10]

Foi visitando, percorrendo o YouTube que encontrei essa linda canção internacional, na belíssima voz de Don McLean..

[vcat10]

The first I ever heard of this song was this version, when I was about 10, this version is therefore my favourite, and even at that young age, it made me cry.

[bibs87654]

Kudos! to those 11 people who are so brave that they never cry .

[mdbrazilian]

He looks like actor Adam Sandler.

[sailormelodyguy]

as I hear this song ....my heart is crying inside! its so emotional and I feel the impact of his voice. great song!

[sylviatjes]

You said goodbey Mamma and maybey see you again. But you take the last train to heaven and we see you never aagain.And we where cryingg whene i came back from Holiday off the Canarische Islands Mamma, We still miss you . Also after so manny years.

[caleab27]

Great version!!! Absolutely a brilliant tribute.

[pytoonia]

love the way he looks into the camera at 2:34

[borjjalo]

really great performance

[irafajardo]

what a great performance!!!

[kmeleady]

truly one of those songs that the singer must connect with and don in my opinion does this better than roy and if im honest the intensity he adds makes me prefer him singing it. amazing

[emeddybear]

@kmeleady so true man^^ ehh or lady



[231947able]

Tears are not a sign of weakness, but strength bestowed upon you, the things you could made happen but.. may also a sign of wish you wish, and only Allah Almighty has the power to approve it, Shukar Alhumdulillah, it may also represent some other struggle inside, and always a mean of communication to Allah subhan watwala, but never known to others, or question and reason, tears are more, emotions of heart and lesser to do with brain.

[MarthaCollier71069]

@frayorihuela, ya oi la cancion que me recomendaste... que te puedo decir... no me quedo mas que cerrar el ojo y solo escucharla... genial genial genial!!!! gracias, espero mas recomendaciones como esa!!!!

[MarthaCollier71069]

No me canso de ver y escuchar este video, que belleza de voz, que sensibilidad, que forma de contagiar sentimientos de nostalgia, me llegas al alma Don, gracias a Dios todavia nos vives para deleitarnos con tu voz y tu talento!!!! ahhh y gracias a quien nos hizo el favor de subir este delicioso video!!!!

[FrayOrihuela]

@MarthaCollier71069 Comparto en absoluto tus sentimientos. Personalmente creo que tan maravillosa como esta canción es también "Castles in the air". Una bendición escuchar a estos súper genios de la música.

[emofolkie]

I think Don managed to use his opera training very well in singing this. I read somewhere that he took opera classes to help him with his asthma or something. Still, I love his voice best when it's laidback and folksy like in his early albums.

[paintedponie]

THANK-YOU so much for posting this. This performance is not only flawless, but mesmorizing...there is something fascinating about the way he sings this that makes it never get old...I've probably watched it over 60 times. If only there was a time machine, I would be there Don, crying over you:)

[beev7]

Beautiful I love this song and Don. Hes so amazing....that said tho, I would love to see the beautiful amazing Adele do a cover.

[lululiu599]

Favorite one from Don. Live one is better than cd. Awesome!!!

[lululiu599]

Very nice, Don and this song, too.

[souphergr8]

another who does this very good is K.D.Lang

[meanis1000]

@souphergr8 i think all three do a bello job :D

[79bigalo]

Stunning version - but not a patch on the singing dustman in "Only Fools and horses"!!! I always want to go "cwying..."

[kevinturvy]

@79bigalo Lol..... cwyyyyyying over you... Genius.

[rvcrvc2]

I hate when the comments section gets bogged down by a bunch of idiots erroneously crediting originality to a cover. Great as Don's version is, Roy did it first. You can debate who did it best, subjective as that debate would be.

[EyeHawk777]

I appreciate Roy Orbison for writing this, and for performing it the way he did.

I appreciate Don McLean for his fantastic voice and style.

I love both versions, and don't want to hear arguments about which is better.

[karlrod712]

Mr. Mc Lean- thank you for being one of the fondest memories in my childhood. Your voice compelled thought and emotion to my world.

[emofolkie]

I like Don's versionso much because it's so heartfelt, so full of emotion, and because I didn't even know who wrote it until I saw this and read the comments.

[76watthefuck]

i love this song.this song is really good

[oregonrollingstone]

suck it, Bob Dylan

[edleuzacandido1]

You know when you feel your feet freezing, the floor disappears, the missing breath, give the stomach a pontadinha, and you feel able to float? And is not love? Want to feel?

Then listen to a song that reminds you of your teenage years, this is my rsrsrsrs. When we went to little parties at friends house dance little face glued rsrsrsrs

[cloudywoods]

I think Don McLean sings this song with so much more emotion, I just feel more from the song with him singing it.

[nomiclas]

i just appreciated roy and every part of his voice/emotion.don had some nads to even try to do a cover.he does it so well.

[bauttar]

HIS NEXT CONCERT IS COMING !!! "The Next Love" at the pasadena civic, end of august !!!

[nomiclas]

roy was one special artist and so was don.no one can do this like roy.i wonder what roy could have done with american pie or vincent?

[Friedguitar]

Did anyone noticed that he looks like Adam Sandler????????????

[K0k0kil]

@Friedguitar: No

[dan2010916]

the point is that this is just a beatiful song,and anyone with a voice makes it more stricking.

[Sissiaraujo]

So beautiful song.

[Ghstwn]

I found this video by accident, and discovered what I see as the finest live cover of Roy's song "Crying". I was truly impressed. Orbison was completely unique in his own style and any artist doing a cover was always unfairly subject to comparison. I do no such comparison. McLean did a great job on the song and surprised me.

[Woestynboertjie]

What colour was his underpants toffee ?

[toffeejohn]

Saw Don perform at the Liverpool Philharmonic on 23rd June. Crying one of many highlights of a memorable show.Came on stage at 7.30 with his band and finished at 10.25 (20 minute break).Brought the house down with the quality of his performance allied to superb,thought provoking lyrics.Sheer quality.

[chabeworks]

absolutely breathtaking - not many can do this.

[PaintedDemon]

great version, he kinda reminds me of adam sandler

[TheCarlo66]

Some of you people who view youtube don't know anything about singing I'm so sorry to say! I love Roy and have several of the man albums. I also Love the music of Don Mclean and he is also a wonder. I will always love Roy's version. BUT Don,s Version here is Just as dear to me as well. This is as heart felt as as any singer can do. Some of you get one version in your head and your simple mind can't get past it. So let's hear how you sing it, Mr. or Mrs. critic.

[sherrydr]

'killing me softly with his song.'

[sherrydr]

every time don i hear don sing 'crying,' i do.

orbison said that don mclean 'has the voice of the century.'

[sammir005]

9 People accidentally hit the dislike button ...

[Traducteur1]

McLean is only paying tribute to one of the finest voices ever. That's just fine with me!

[MsJune54]

great performance by Don McLean....one of my favorite versions of this beautiful song, thanks for posting it...

[pontodevistaplus]

dizem que os bons sentimentos são os que transcendem a vida terrena. Acredito que esta canção seguirá guardada em minha memória...para sempre.

[nandofrm]

Me sinto orgulhoso quando encontro vídeos como esse no meio de tanta merda nesse youtube [=



[unbreakable2008]

8 people have the heart of the Grinch.. cold and as small as a rock!

[0oOMNIo0]

nice ... he has an awesome voice...and its LIVE SINGING...NO AUTOTUNE...nowdays singers sound like crap when they sing live.,... where have all the REAL arists gone!!!!

[bigblock1966]

Roy Orbison himself once described Don McLean as "the voice of the century", and Orbison incorporated elements of McLean's version in later his own later recordings of the song. I mention this solely for the benefit of those who have been comparing the version here with Roy Orbison's earlier recordings. Both are great!

[elmerhdga]

killer, just absolutely killer, but then ask Lori Lieberman

[wattever333]

I can just imagine Rufus Wainwright singing this.

[wattever333]

the bass is all wrong.

[baggersxr600]

i agree with ryckoffr well said you cannot compare two totally different styles of voices they are unique in there own way and both brill artists.

[Vitoriakm]

Música linda!

[Nakkinak]

very worthy cover

[kaadauwgg]

I'm so feeling like this now

[therealsteamingpile]

Its ok but this version is probably 3rd behind Roy's and KD Langs, both of them just nail the emotion in the song and while this is good the emotion just isnt there.

[alphamommy89]

I heard this version before I heard Roy Orbison's, and I like this much better!

[bobvocal]

BOTH ROY AND DON BRING BEAUTY TO THIS SONG IN THEIR OWN WAY , ONE VERY DIFFICULT SONG TO CAPTURE IN THIS KEY

[leucharschooks]

JUST BE HAPPY

[MsSandeejean]

been crying over 8 years .. amazing how the music touches our lives years years and years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank god muc=sic like this is on U TUBE

[anshumannitb]

good attempt, but I love Roy more

[laybaclenn1]

Willie elson wrote this song and sold it for $50.00! It was made famous by Patsy Cline!

[VincentL7]

@laybaclenn1 You mean,.....Roy Orbison.

[Abelhaditcoming]

@laybaclenn1

I reckon your thinking of "Crazy".

"Crying" was written by Roy Orbison.

[dascooker]

masterpeice indeed! I love it

[ryckoffr]

You know, the negative comments are so beside the point....

Roy Orbison was incomparable and one completely unique in his singing, lyrics -- even the composition and structure of his songs were innovative. He was a musical genius and created great beauty.

Don McLean's version of Crying is stunning and beautiful; it's a brilliant interpretation by someone with a gorgeous voice and great sensitivity to the song.

Why even talk about comparing the two.

The critics should go post somewhere else.

[princesslehaha]

@ryckoffr What you said.

[Loejyrrab]

@ryckoffr Oh brother do I agree with you rycko. Why compare 2 geniuses. Two men so gifted. Fans, enjoy them both. They won't come again. And RIP Johnny!

[dirtydingus22]

All I can say is...GREAT

[1969luap]

Great rendition!

[phil4508]

roy is much better...with the crying...

[LittleSweety]

This song was 30 years ago no.10 in the world charts #don #mc #lean

[frenchpoulet]

What a voice! Don McLean interprets this song in such a moving way. He makes "Cryin'" his own.

[willong1000]

Why is so much acrimony displayed in YouTube comments? Aren’t we visiting here to enjoy these wonderful posts?

Great songs become great standards—beautiful renditions do not detract from the original. Don McLean pays tribute, as have KD Lang and others, to Roy with this great version of Crying.”

[salinakimmy]

good job stealing songs

[gtb2009b]

I think this song and McLean Tender touch to it works the best KD is good bu I like his touch better.

[beastyclarke]

Actually it was written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson..and although Don did a good job on covering it..Roy did an unbeatable job. His later recording with K.D. was amazing due to the fact that no-one could sing like Orbison, so to get a compatible voice..which K.D. had..was going to be a mammoth task, so well done to K.D. too. Glenda-Marie London U.K.

[nycolas1712]

Excellent. 

[Zarkoon]

An utterly brilliant version of this great song. It takes not only a great voice but also a great heart to approach Roy Orbinson's brilliant original. McLean's version stands as a worthy cover to Orbinson's original. I am delighted that we have both versions.

[dspothawaii]

@Zarkoon....I hope you know that Don McLean is the original and he is the writer of this song.

[Zarkoon]

@dspothawaii Everything I've read says that Roy Orbison wrote the lyrics. Check the Wikipedia articles on the song and on McLean. McLean was born in 1945 and so would have been 16 when Orbison released this song. The Don McLean entry in Wikipedia also describes his "Crying" as a cover--not an original.

[dspothawaii]

@Zarkoon You are correct. Learned something new as I thought that Don McLean wrote everything he sang.

[Zarkoon]

@dspothawaii You are either a gentleman or a lady, and I am proud to make your acquaintance. Anyone who wants to stick up for Don McLean is all right in my book. He is a great singer and songwriter. Orbison himself was terrifically impressed with McLean's capabilities.

[dspothawaii]

@Zarkoon I'm am a gentlemen and I've always like Don McLean. I think he does this song like it is his own. He is such a great songwriter and talented singer.

[Zarkoon]

@dspothawaii I agree wholeheartedly: McLean is a great songwriter and talented singer, and he does sing this song as if it were his own. I think that Orbison got a bit more emotion in it--but McLean's version is wonderful. I remember listening to McLean's version back in the fall of 1982, on the LP of "Chain Lightning," and I was stunned by how beautiful it was. It was on the radio quite a bit, too.

[Zarkoon]

@dspothawaii Also, you should check out McLean's cover of "Since I Don't Have You," which I think is the second best song on the "Chain Lightning" LP. (McLean's version is on Youtube, too.) The "Chain Lightning" album has McLean covering a number of songs--usually very successfully, although I'm not a big fan of his version of Hank Williams's "Your Cheatin' Heart."

[orlando098]

@dspothawaii

He isn't! It was written by Roy Orbison, and I think Roy's is quite a lot better, though I do like Don McLean. He sings it lower than Roy and in my opinion with less vocal finesse and I don't think the slow dragging tempo at the start works well for me.

[Alikah1]

An ok effort, but something is missing. I think it's that twang that Roy had.

[Banderuola66]

Great Great Song !! Thank you for posting. I love it !!