"I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" [Wilco] by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound - VIDEO

[echodeluxe]

holy crap. theologians mix in? daaammmnnn



[TheMotherOfficial]

Saw these guys last night. Stole the show.

[mistermatt157]

I love how the lyrics totally work in this musical setting...

[0funny1]

How did I get here?

[ccredsox03]

A hearty HENDERSON to everyone.

Also kudos to Jeff Garlin for giving a shoutout to this band on a Doug Loves Movies podcast.

[RebeccaCrum]

As of now this video has been viewed 159,828 times, I have personally viewed it 828 of those. Cannot get this out of my head. My horn section cannot wait to cover your cover. It's brilliant, you're brilliant. I love it. Thank you for bringing soul/funk back into greatness...

[sixty6comeback]

This Wilco loyalist gives JC Brooks a big thumbs up...

[melblade]

Very cool. I especially like the very creative and smooth Theologians bridge!

[drewmacq]

wow :)

[m3n3t3k3l]

This is almost a totally different song. Good job.

[livesinsundays]

Totes Love!

[travisio]

holy shit. i've love the original since i was like 13 but this is awesome.

[mergencemusic]

hey you guys sound fucking great! me and my whole band love the old sound. if you want to check it out just go to my channel. we are more sonic blues though.

anyway, peace. wish you the best, you guys deserve it.

[handelweek]

Awesome!!!!



[seamouse007]

It's weird. I listened closer to the lyrics in this version, because they're so at odds with the kind you'd normally find in soul/motown.

[megankennedypt]

Love the sound and that you're from uptown!

[momobius]

Cool!!!

[prankbrighton]

just awful, all swagger no heart

[Jartoneo]

loving them!



[TheChicagocat]

Come to Chase Park @ 4701 N. Ashland This Saturday 9/17 to see JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound!!! ONLY $5

[Manmadehorse87]

I think this would make Jeff Tweedy smile. It certainly brings one to my face.

[acisko13]

These guys are great live. Hope they come back next year to the solidsound music fest!

[mothulicka]

straight.

[thepapasfritas]

You were amazing at Blue Moose in IC. You definitely need to come here again :)

[Misspurpledragon]

Saw you guys at Summerfest. Defiantly a hood way to get be pumped for Maroon 5 sine I waited for 8 hours. You cracked me up! Funny a good music. :)

[aubreydanger]

The Dap Kings meets Deals Gone Bad meets Cee-Lo meets Bob Seger covering Wilco. I like everything about this.

[KaiComickidz]

He looks like lil wayne mixed with tay zonday

[rcameront]

Awesome idea...great execution. Love it!!!! (And I agree with previous post, Wilco fans would totally appreciate this).

[B2BPromotions]

I like it...its a refreshing sound :)

[quincyquincyquincy]

Don't let the haters get you down, any real Wilco fan will have a smile on their face. As a massive fan of Motown/Northern Soul, and Wilco being one of my all time favourite bands it's really refreshing to hear their best song covered by musicians who are intimate enough to be able to change the mood and make it their own and still keep the essence of the music. Anyone who enjoys hearing great reworked covers like this should also check out fiREHOSE covering Daniel Johnstons "Walking The Cow"

[jcl236]

Check out this video of JC live with Jeff Tweedy at Solid Sound

youtube.com/watch?v=cQvHzZ2bk2­Y

[RSLweblog]

This band is great. Just saw them at Solid Sound.

[spartanfan10]

Apparently I'm the only one who doesn't like the Theologians mix in this song. Jury is still out on it as a whole for me.

[CoxsYard]

AWESOME voice & tune! Looking forward to spinning this one in the bars i dj at in the UK!

[seamonkeyguitars]

Original, but it ruins the feel of the song for me. The whole meaning of it changed.

[repetitionnegation]

This is incredible, a perfect mix of Wilco and Motown, you surely have got some talent!

Nice!

[morrisseyfan1000]

LOL WTF

[ravyn2u]

This song is still going strong and I am still loving it. Warm weather's here again - put the tops down and blast this sucker thru the highways & byways of America! Yeah Baby, Yeah!

[edwardc66]

Great video and great sound

[edwardc66]

Great sound !!! Real music not like some of the crap that is out there now. That drummer has got some talent. Keep it up guys!!

[Mydogsnameispockets]

These guys put on one of the best live shows that I have ever seen! For real...

[jlygrnmigt]

Love Wilco, and love this! Great job, guys.

[C0smicMonkey]

Clearly Lacks the emotion  of the original. But still Funky as hell.

[treymax88]

Huge Wilcox fan here and this was awesome. Good rendition

[ZAcKHINN]

So... much... soul!!!

[mox2448]

These guys are great. I've seen them live more times than I can count. Those of you who are hating on them, or saying it doesn't sound anything like Wilco, you really need to get a life. These guys are not some cheesy ass cover band that plays other bands music note for note. It's not karaoke. They did their own take on it, and it sounds great. It's good to see more people on here who are saying positive things than those of you who can do nothing but talk crap.

[abrego35videos]

WHAT IS THIS SHIT!!!??????

[bugwit]

Whoda thought you could do this with that song? Very cool!

[52gerg]

Interesting take on a great song. Takes you in a completely different direction.

[spinach1]

23 broken hearts.

[Robduskey]

I so dig.

[carefulfrenzy]

hilarious

[msi435]

So fucking good!!!!!

[encyde]

very different, very great!

[TheCosmosray]

Jeff Tweedy loves it. They posted it on the Wilco facebook fanpage back in May

[sassulusmagnus]

I am seriously diggin this version of the song, and I bet Jeff Tweedy likes it too. Very cool.

[ravyn2u]

Big Congratulations!...on making it over the 100K hits mark!!!! Next.........?

[TheCosmosray]

still effervescent as ever

[filmkid]

This is almost too good to exist.

[beantakeshi]

ha! cool version.

[10Bones01]

I'll say it again, a star (this band) is rising!

[dpalmacci]

You guys are awesome!

[Weener92]

i kinda dig it, but i dont think jeff tweedy would. lol

[ravyn2u]

@Weener92

Jeff Tweedy approves and digs the tune. He gave a big ups by posting it on Wilco's Facebook page a few months ago. That was sooo cool!

[timbungeroth]

@Weener92

Actually he most certainly does!

[ravyn2u]

Still loving this song! Apparently, so are a lot of other people.

[sillyya]

Nice take on the song. I really wasn't expecting that with this Wilco song being one of my fave songs.

Very creative

[SOCALIRW]

I like the part where they use Theologians. It was really cool how they were able to do that.

[Toadinohio]

I love Wilco- but all I can say is AWESOME!!!!

What a good time, rocking, old school sound!

[sk1tch]

rocks.

[whiteboy285]

got here from Joseph Gordan Levitt's tumblr...awesome job...quite classy

[JarrydGothix]

It's fun to listen to, and an interesting interpretation of the original.

[sasalcico]

mixed feelings

[TheCosmosray]

I never get tired of this

[megagerdts]

good! Tay Zonday finally got those voice lessons.

[InuvikPhil]

This band just played the Dawson City music festival in Yukon, Canada!

Rocked it! 100% This man Brooks has charisma in spades

[SainteGermaine420]

saw these guys last night at the Dawson City Music Fest! Awesome set! Thanks for coming up guys!

[TheCosmosray]

I still can't get enuff of this video

[cdngo]

makin Chicago proud. Good stuff.

[NosajElttil76]

Wilco with a Stax edge. Love it!

[Daisy123M]

I love Wilco and most of the time I prefer original versions but not in this case. Excellent!

[TheCosmosray]

This is the scheisse

[diana422]

Awesome, I just love it so much.

[hopelessdreamr]

this is so far from the original intention of the song that i cant even really be offended by it. So good job, this is fun. wilco lyrics are definitely real fun to sing-speak to.

[rainydaydreamawy]

This truly kicks ass.

[MarkyBGood]

awesome live band. great video! much love from indiana's soul-reggae posse

[peaceloveandROCK132]

not bad artist but nothing like Wilco... sorry

[abaofifsz]

@peaceloveandROCK132

no shit, the point was to not sound like wilco

[andyhounddog]

@abaofifsz It worked.

[TheCosmosray]

Can't stop checking this!

[MavericksJSF]

MoTown!

[somnosom]

Daaaaaaaamn!

[TheCosmosray]

konee rok is a beast

[menapigssow]

Yo Yo Yo..they trying to make a monkey out of U!!!

these motherfuckers bringing heat all day

[carouselambra7]

SHOOT ME

[TheCosmosray]

Re-dunk-u-lus

[bismark1280]

Dig it.

[ZachSabbath]

from shoegazing....to stargazing!

[poorlyread]

This reminds me of Sam Cooke singing Blowin' in the Wind. A good song's a good song.

[CyberSpectrumND]

Having not listened to the original, I have to say this is great though.

[ShortyLongstrokin]

I much prefer listening to this version compared to Wilco, but I LOL'd HARD when he pushed those two chicks in the face! X-D

[Sophtine]

Really good cover.

[badenovs]

Righteous!

[mjxw]

wow! great cover. can't stop listening to it.

[Diddles95]

Reminds me of the time Elvis put on a tuxedo and sang "Hound Dog" to an actual hound dog.

[snidelywhiplash]

This is just...great. Damned good. Thanks.

[ravyn2u]

Great cover, interpretation, and just a fun and infectious good groove. Excellent job guys! Thumbs up to Jeff Tweedy and Wilco for posting on their Facebook page. That was huge of them to show some love to one of the most talented, professional and hard working bands. And definitely my favorite.

[TheCosmosray]

I heard Jeff Tweedy and company love it. It is an amazing cover! The didn't take the easy and often trite way out by playing it note for note and just like the record. It takes a lot of courage to reinterpret a song in this manner. Great work fellas!

[bootlegsessions]

Love how they bring Theologians into it!!!

[ChrisDubCentral]

Nice re-interpretation of a classic song!

There's a nice related t-shirt on the cold blooded clarity t-shirt shop

[Sameluv]

Funking right on. Very cool cover.

[ChickChuckChas]

a cover as good as the original song. Took great lyrics and the basic melody, and changed it just enough to be original but not too weird. I hope I'm being clear.

[royannan]

Amazing

[U2Boob]

Beyond a cover--a revelation!! Sing it brother! Amen!!

[scumbagstyle]

o my god, you must have made this for me. i rarely squeal, but...

[jndemuth]

Interesting how this is really a combination of "I am trying to break your heart" and then another wilco song, "theologians" from a later album - ends up being a nice blend...

[capitalvicki]

I didn't think anyone could ever make this song any better... but this guy came pretty close. Well done.

Although, if you're a fan of the original's sad undertones you'll be disappointed to see it's not here.

[JAK2112]

@capitalvicki Although it is really something that they could make such a melancholy song actually work as an upbeat soul anthem

[jay11284]

Great job with this song guys! He can really sing well!

[Rockslide]

Wilco just posted this on their Facebook page.

[csims1210]

holy shit, this is fucking incredible!  Instant love just happened!

[ravyn2u]

You guys are doing it big time! I am loving this video!!

[TheCosmosray]

Wow this video just got reposted and is already over 1000 views. Definitely about to blow

[Visualcs]

dope !

[somnosom]

this video looks incredible!

[mahinty]

so good in so many ways

[menapigssow]

i.m loving the shit out of JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound!! thats for Damn Sure!!

[TheCosmosray]

Once again the best cover ever! This video is a masterpiece!