"Respect" - Von Smith - 2004

[DanielAvilaAGT]

He was 18 here. He's now 25. :))

[jakobi48]

i said he puts too MUCH vabrado

[bound4NYC]

@jakobi48 I was making the point that you obviously don't know what you're talking about considering you don't even know how to spell vibrato.

[commenf26071991]

if a white girl cant sing like aretha then theres a boy. ..

[jakobi48]

NO WHITE PPL SHOULD OR COULD SING ARETHA

CUZ THIS GUY PUtS TO MUCH VABRADO IN HIS VOICE

[bound4NYC]

@jakobi48 Have you heard Aretha? She has a ridiculous VIBRATO* .

[bound4NYC]

@jakobi48 Have you heard Aretha? She has a ridiculous VIBRATO* .

[Jpj226]

This guy is the shit!

[chicknoob2010]

Von smith have hight voice! I like the song :"And i'm telling you " Amazing voice !

[1037pm]

@ursus15g honestly, my gaydar isnt going off like crazy for him.

anyone know if hes gay because its hard for me to tell right now lol

[sopranos93venezuela]

UNICOOOOOOOOOOO VON SMITH .... SENCILLAMENTE UNICOOOOOO

[18mariah]

he has a relembrance with Jesse Mcartney!

[3Glimpse3]

HE'S SOOO GOOD, why he didn't make it on idol?!

[misteraj23]

@3Glimpse3 i think because of simon, he commented he remembered clay aiken after his perferformance. he made an intro before that comment saying he is not sure if that comment will be an advantage or disadvantage for him. hehe, simon is so honest as ever.

[misteraj23]

@misteraj23 *performance

[3Glimpse3]

he's gay?! DAMN i guess it's a range thing

[markee6300]

I think that this guy can blow adam lambert by a mile with his amazing vocals

[markv200542]

he was on AI too but he was eliminated early on the show.

[taurusg32]

wow

someone REALLY needs to take this guy and sign him !

[timbiriche2008]

omg i watched him on 2005 on "la academia 4", a mexican reality show....

i watched all 7 generations of la academia and i was looking for sum videos and i saw him and i remember heard him longtime ago, now i find all this videos,and he was on american idol!

wow, von smith u rock!

and why didnt u participate on la academia?

luis sann

[seraph01972]

OMFG! When is some record exec gonna get a clue and pick this boy up? Hes incredible! Amazing singer.  Hes friggin hot. What else do they want? Seriously, I can understand AI not wanting him. Hes too good for them, but ... Really... DAMN

[moesalim88]

he is amazing

realy amazing

reaaaaaaaaaaaaaly amazing

I can't stop screaming and alusing

help

plz

[Greatnesskiss]

wats tis song name?

[Wnt2baFamousMusician]

Respect- Aretha Franklin

Erica : ) lol

[VONxSMITH]

wait he has a girlfriend?? ughh. and im not a stalker at all i just really like von smith.

[nancymorrill]

Von, You have to give american idol a second chance. You are amazing.

[romdynamic]

Yeah I am excited to see you promoting your album on TV. Best of luck to you Von!

[jj8701amez]

gosh he betta SANG!!

[BrizyComics]

Von, I keep checking Amazon to see if you're first CD is out yet. Please keep us posted! I need your wonderful voice blasting on my stereo!

[tallrob11]

who cares if he is gay anyway?? i love his voice so much!!!

[tallrob11]

lol..me too... but at least i have his music!! lol

[VONxSMITH]

omg I am so jealous of everyone saying they know von. I love him so much! I want to meet him more than anythinggg <3

[supreme21]

wow you sound/look like a stalker. :|

[akiratheend]

o_o lol

[lakezurich3113]

Wow! One of the best singers I have EVER heard. Why is he NOT on Broadway?!

[jeremimi]

wow lets duet

[evegpt]

He does tend to hang with the gay type songs and Rosie...discovered him?

[tutehello]

he's good!

[dundee101]

you do release your the reincarnation of a big assed black women! and boy can she sing!

(said in the best possible taste) :)

[killershux]

hi thee von, quetal tu? ojala tiene ya tu album para puede ya came compra y recuji.. gracias... ta quita gayot etu cansansya cunmigo. si ta ui io tuyu voces, ta perde mi tristesa.. hahaha.. especialment si ta acorda io con el uno... hihihi.. God bless bro..

[death2ipod]

i have NEVER heard a guy sing this as good as you... amazing

[AubreyLawrence]

wow you got some insane talent! great job, you sound sickk!

[Voicelynn]

I wish he is!

[jorellguapoh12]

yah,,me too,,i wish he is,,LOL

[Karemcita87]

i'm in love with you.. marry me... si? :)

[jurajfarkas]

IS IT PLAYBACK OR LIVE??.......

[Karemcita87]

Live... :)

[deelicious0724]

ggeezzz!!!!!! I pay respect to you!!

[mewmewkiki4]

hes is very talented & i mkean it this is very good & one of my favorite songs

[Angelicbabe11]

the only word i can think of is..Wow!!

[galileo30]

Id like to hear what Simon, Paula and the rest have to say about him as well..not like it matters - the kids fantastic!

[PacarkuBaduh]

what vocal cords do you have in there?! he's cute!!!

[berliita]

What a joy it must be for a guy, indeed for anyone, to have the vocal range and aptitude to be able to perform the repertoire of the great divas of modern pop music. And Von doesn't simply perform a song, he _owns_ whatever he happens to be singing.

[potatoebugg]

holy crap! that blew me away! That was absolutely fantastic.

[justmii2u]

Wow...

[TurnItUpAnotch]

damn this boy have some wind in him!!!

[proyecto21mx]

IMPRESIONANTE VOZ.

[pugdaddy1]

I wish he'd do Idol instead of trying to sign with a record label 1st, cause he would benefit alot better with idols expossure since mtv and vh1 don't show videos anymore.

[elfb0y98312]

Idol has its draw backs for sure hed win hands down but there contracts and garbage he dont need

[jeron022]

Von teach me how to sing that song?????

[ApriLBunny]

<3 HMmmmmmmmmmmm ^___^

[Capriacci]

Waaaaaaaaw

A M A Z I N G !

Youhouuuuuuu im lovin' it

[wsardin]

Sing, white 'Retha!!!!

[AlxanderJon]

Well done von. Well done

[kawnie88]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, REALLY!~DAMNZ!

[Toaana]

You are really good!

[Helenizzle]

Great job!!! Love your voice it's very strong!! :D

Helen

[EmpressMahalia]

I think Aretha would be impressed by his version......wonder if she knows of him. He's a great singer, NO MATTER what anyone says....anyone who can sing like this....huh, dont' got nothin to worry about.....I'd buy his album ANYDAY! If flakes like some of the singers we have out now can get somewhere on a little bit'a talent....Von will leave em in the dust! Thank you for posting --Mahalia White

[gloomywu]

Too bad you don't have enough people watching those von. Shouldn't go unnoticed.

[Schroeder182]

watched your last video...and then watched this. Wow, this is amazingly good.

[funkyjaguilera]

aw!!!! I remember watching this more than a year ago thinking 'this guy is gonna be famous one day' well I see Von has been doing great things for himself lately! I just wish the Contigo en La Distancia was still on here, or Infatuation! but its ok!! love you von!

[bensharkey]

Wow! that's crazy good! WTF?!?!?!?

[abellasoul]

Does he do paries? I would love to hire him OMG he is awesome

[icyhugs]

OmG!!! U r wonderful!!! Ur range is amazingly wide!!!!

[bardbulky15]

Great Things Await Von Smith ! Von Smith has ARRIVED!! If you dont recognize great talent when you see it, hear it , ITs only because you only know what you know... The next BIG super star right here folks!

[ecsutnf]

freakin amazing

[brocktonbrian]

you betta sing von damn love the blue cap

[pipepipe87]

Von you are the best!!

i love youuu jaja and i`ll buy your CD jeje

espero salga pronto y que lo traigan a Chile

saludosss

[trustnbelieve]

VON!!! This is outstanding! If you have "haters", you need about 100 more! I'm so impressed. You have a "natural" talent and it is beautiful, exciting, joyful, souful and simply EXCITING! God bless you in all of your endeavors. Get at me...the offer is still on the table.

[onezprize]

don't hate on someone who has the balls to even try to sing like an actual person! At least he's not mouthing it! It's his all natural "TALENTED" pitches! I'd be happy to have those pitches!

[utking209]

why is everyone impressed with a guy who is tryin to sing like a girl??? its ugly!!

[FlyFree77]

NO ITS NOT!!

[hasoni1]

hating as bitch dont hate

[rew3737]

utking209....Haven't you noticed that things have changed a LOT when it comes to what it means to be male and female. Gone are the days when if you are a man you can't sing female songs! I love it!

[iaminlovewithjosh]

the most origonal male vocal i have heard in years. why the f*ck arent you signed?!

[lars080808]

He has a great high voice. He's a cutie!

[musicbabarose]

Im a fan forever....

[ashlay1506]

i love you!! did you take voice lessons??

[kelliebo]

You are great. I saw you on The View today and you sang so great! You are going to be a Star!

[EnchantedStevie]

WOW this is amazing! Your pretty cute too...lol

[Northdakotacowboy]

some say he sound feminine..if you hearing feminine, you got the problem..sounds manly to me, u better learn to deal with your feminine self sounds like to me...get your fuckin mouth of von, he is RISING STAR AND YOU??? YOU PIECE OF SHIT..the feminine you hear is the girl in your own fuckin mind lol rolling on floor..now deal with it...but leave von alone.

[BarbMomof3]

This young man is so amazing and is bringing back the real music...not that rap crap...WOW is a small word for so much talent...

[mona62889]

keep doin wat u do best boy:)

[sammiML]

will you marry me?

[aljur15]

he's gay..duh

[mereehtaah]

what makes you think that..and if he is who cares the guy can sing..people stop putting yoh damn nose where its not suppose to be..HATERZ NEVAH GET ANYWHERE BCUZ ALL THEY DO IS HATE..

[Esprit07]

i love this song so much, and you sang it pretty well ;)

[hcs5co]

There aren't many people that can pull off an Aretha song and make it sound so original. Credit to you!

[MichelleChannell]

i love this version of the song. your talent seems effortless.

[cher1979]

I ARGEE WITH YOU MICHELLE

[damianxtina]

you CAn sing boy!... and you're hot!... i love you!!!!

[roxigal17]

Wow, there are a lot of haters on this site. Try not to be TOO jealous of Von because he's amazing.

[utking209]

u sound like a girl!! thats ugly!

[Guitarscreech06]

1. If I closed my eyes, I'd imagine Aretha singing this, hella good job, especially since you're a guy.

2. You are S-E-X-Y

3. IF record companies used actual talented people instad of corporate whores, you'd be hired! :)

[labanex]

I have to BOW to thee man!  All I could say was "DAMN"

[raleigh5683]

on some of he's other videos and this one, some people have such strong opinions about him and I think it's funny that most of you people could NEVER even compare to his talent, and MOST of you have NO training in music yet you think you're qualified to criticize. Well you're not, he's BEYOND AMAZING, and anyone who says differently is obviously Jealous!!

[lardarse]

I wasn't feeling this soul less performance, but I love when you perform broadway songs. This performance you were imitating and not singing from the soul.

[chikilaka]

Imitating who?  Have you heard the original song?

[dablackbettyboop]

i like how he put's his own little spin on the songs. He real good

[only1miouo]

I am convinced after watching your video performances that you are actually a large Black woman trapped in a skinny white boy's body! LOL! YOU GO BOY! :-P

[starletta86]

YOOO MA NIGGA U DA SHIT!!! U GOT TALENT DONT LET ANYONE TELL YOU ANYTHING LESS!! KEEP DOIN WAT U DOIN SOON U GONNA BE UP THERE WIT ALL THE YOUG STARS!! YO GO BOIIIIIII!!!

~1LoVe~Serenity

[willydakidd]

He tries to hard sound soulful, sorry but Black people's sounds can't be duplicated!

[mjc102]

i'm sorry but i think he just bettered "black people's sound"

[funkyjaguilera]

y it gotta be a white/black issue GOD! I hate people that bring that up..Y can't people just accept the fact that that is the way Von sings, thats his style, who cares if he's white, black, brown whatever, the fact is that he can sing and he's mega-talented. people try to hate on others....Jealousy! lol

[jmahrky]

wow, damn, this kid can tear songs up, man you are awesome!!!

[revelkry]

AMAZING!!!

[e10ne]

though you were Ali B ^^

[CalgaryCowboy]

Stellar!!! You did justice to it - no small feat.

[d2197v]

His upper mix is stong for a guy. Very bold. I only sing songs like this when my roomates are gone or in the car. hahah Nicley done.

[floflo09502]

Oh my god ! What voice ! I can be very proud of him .... Wow !

[michaelwilliam]

this is okay but I would stick with broadway songs. Also stick with the gay look...the straight frat boy look is just not working.

[faith4ly]

he's such an Angel form God above!

[onethousandsteps]

I must say...it's a little scary that this is in a similar range as the original.

same range as kelly clarkson's version???

[theonesuccubus]

wow!!

[kinwash]

boy boy... i bet you were black in ur past life..

[ohnoyoudidntx]

"boy boy... i bet you were black in ur past life.. "

1) not only black people can sing

2) you believe in reincarnations? Youre not christian? OMG!

[RedBloodAlchemist]

Damn boy you can sing! Awesome job!

[JBall88]

Dang boy!!!

[ramiakin]

I don't know if Queen Aretha would, but I like your rendition of her legendary song...very creative.

[flaca4rmplanetx]

very good. give u props. oh damn u hot. keep it up

[pocahontas]

not only are you hot but damn can you sing

[bestattungsbarbie]

i love the voice!

[jwh2]

Yup, months later...still has that hyped-up Justin Timberlake thing going.

[asansimike]

hey... oh my God, i felt a sudden insecurity when i heard you. I thought i was the best singer of aretha's respect. haha well i was wrong.

i was so happy when i found your video.

[nesh1]

the same to me!!! i thought i did aretha proud... in brazil.. lol

but you really did her proud!

;D

[somelody1004]

wow. you sing so well, just like aretha.

[pocahontas]

LOL WICKED! nice vocals for sure that is my song and so far all the people i heard singin it suck but ya got the range VERY NICE

[d2197v]

You are bold. Many guys like myself only sing the songs you sing when at home alone or in the car. Madd props

[waikoa50]

wow, I was not expecting that voice to be comin out that boy. keep it up boy

[atsers]

his range is amazing

[shaneomac0393]

DAAAYYAAAM!!! dude, u burned that one up!

[cookie821970]

Just FANTASTIC! I´ve never seen something like this before! I love it!^^

[rew3737]

ABSOLUTLEY LOVED IT! BEST I have ever heard other than Aretha herself! I am sure if she saw this she would love to meet you.

[joenkike2006]

Very good falsete...Better than timberlake's...honestly good looking and flawless voice.

[sakuracinderella]

oh great lord... i'mk going to try to sing this song, but it's pretty hard... you have an amazing voice! keep singing boy!

[xsarahxbx]

hes well gd and its entertainin !

[rjayiscool]

goosebumps goosebumps.. fucking awesome dude!

[Kriztahpi]

That was DAAAMNE good!! ;)

[OpeNSouL]

You knw what I watched this video in disbelief. What we need? I knw you got it, 4 real! Damn it's admirable, the depth, timbre and emotion and strength of yo voice is great. The range and dynamics that you have @ the age u r, is really astoundin 2 say the least. Do thang homeboy!

[dreamer893]

woah.

he's really good and he's got his own style..

[honeybaby19]

omg he's so gay and he dn't sound black!!!

[amadeus239]

... MY GOD ! i'm impressed.. realy fantastic !

[perpetualdreamer]

Never seen that kind of voice pop out of a male before. Not putting you down. However it is interesting. Did you have your adam's apple removed? In any case good job.

[InTaberna]

ok...this is it...who are you, where do you live, and can i marry your voice? lol. Great great job...do you have like a website or anything? I'd love to see you perform live.

[dlabiana98]

HOLY SHIT!!!

[owned123]

awesome!

[jajaja34]

damn this ni**a b talented!!!!!!! lol lol lol lol he sings really good!

[behlat]

damn! hes good and cute...lookin good man

[teenlover2006]

you are mad good at singing

[Mariah10Carey88]

If I had my eyes closed, I would've sworn that this was an older black woman.

[Paulguynj]

WOW damn one of the few times i heard someone attempt that song without butchering it great job!! you should get in touch with an agent even Aretha herself would be impressed i'm sure.

[georgecasas15]

I have got to say, i am impressed, first because of this passion that he has, also for goin up on stage and showin his stuff, WHOA! what more is there to say about this young feller. keep it up!

[EmpressMahalia]

This young man has AMAZING TALENT! AMERICAN IDOL!!!! He does a very close version to Arethas, he must be very knowlegeable on music...AWESOME! I work in entertainment and this kid has IT!

[jepcortez]

the singer was sooo cute!!!

[jonahmoses]

That Young Man, is bad...WOW !! He got it. He need's a record deal. Where did he learn how to sing like that? He's going places that's all I can say....He's awesome...WOW! WOW!