Matisyahu On Kimmel

[evilsnakes1]

unique style? huh? he's doing dancehall and reggai impressions with some rather poor beatboxing. If he wasnt in his jewish garb hed be laughed at. This is nothing but a gimmick.

[evilsnakes1]

...consider that the police ALREADY merged styles when they made this song originally: it ALREADY was reggae tinged. Understand that I'm not really putting Matisyahu down because I do think he is a good songwriter, but this is not his song and I can't believe that anyone old enough to remember when the original came thinks this is good.

[evilsnakes1]

...this just sucks bad. what's the point? sounds like nothing more than a cover of the original with nothing new other than a gimmicky jewish angle and a poor elephant man style rap in the middle and some rather lackluster beatboxing. nothing but gimmicks.

[Gr3yFoLdEd]

@evilsnakes1 if u cant like this even a little why would u be even near this vid... his unique style covering a great song i grew up with... idk it doesnt get much better 4 me

[evilsnakes1]

@Gr3yFoLdEd

...for sure this is my trollling account, but I'm a fan of the police and, believe it or not, Matisyahu, but this performance in particular is rather poor: he is simply covering a song that was ALREADY a hybrid when it was made 30 years ago.

Besides, consider what you are suggesting: We should only watch things we like? Only make positive comments?

[flatsfishingonline]

@evilsnakes1 Yes...Matis...has done much better....

[Gr3yFoLdEd]

@evilsnakes1 sry your name answered my question

[neuregel]

cant get enough of this.....raise your yamica

[kevrkey]

13 people need love in their soul..

[hello2ducks]

fantastic!

[neuregel]

I cant get over his dance at 2:30 Ive had to watch it over and over. This dude has the real thing!!!

[mrtruthforever]

What's the name of the second song he did? Very nice.

[TheNotoriousIAN]

@mrtruthforever time of your song

[proveskater]

whats the second song called?

[tiyenin]

WHAT THE FUCK, a cover of SOS or whateverthefuckitscalled... that's fuckin strange.

[famasafond]

o m g , police , i love you , don't be insulted , we love you

[neuregel]

@famasafond the police use lots of reggea riffs in there older stuff

[Aviva2121]

Matisyahu is a beautiful man.

[beatboxsimchayaffa]

awesome!!!!!!!

[jakearoo92]

hahahhahahahaha this is so funny. i thought id never hear a jew remaking message in a bottle

[celmons]

what is the song to 4:00?

[ineedmoney282]

@celmons time of your song is the title of the second song.... its just a faster tempo then usual

[mixdrive]

he deffinately should have done one of his own songs

[JustinsGUNZ]

Police did a better job, but hes not bad

[asalas29]

Matisyahu bravazo de la PTM

[BlueVihtic]

Lul at the kid playing base with no chin.

[rialimpe]

@BlueVihtic LMAO

[NormaJe4n]

Best version of that song, ever. Matisyahu is the best

[limeinthekwokwonut]

remarkable talent, but i bet he is a drag to hang out with.

[NormaJe4n]

@limeinthekwokwonut Why is that? Do you know him?

[biofaesperanca]

believe in any GOD you trust, but we not able to forget the real GODs, made by flesh and bones those who preach peace above any God, any believe...

The only left us we humans, whom we respect and tolerate, without prejudice of cultures, religions or just old habits that we all have human...

LEGALIZE MARIHUANA AND STOP THE WAR ON DRUGS ;)

[guitarman6823]

@biofaesperanca and why is that

[BrunoEspanh0L]

Second Song is Perfect !!!

[crizcarmzzzzz]

whats the title of the 2nd song?

[Methos5000JG]

that second song is Time of Your Song its on his album Youth, though its a slightly slower tempo version than this one :)

[sandyman714]

The band was spot on epic.

[tryanjohnson]

That's really cool. An Orthodox Jew singing Message in a Bottle. And well done too!!!

[MrThejunior199216]

original version is better.

[zhillz4]

agreed. the police know how to do it right

[rhovert1]

i really like this song.........

[DVDSNutz]

going back to where it all started

thanks for the upload

what an amazing and talented performer he is

and lucky are we that we can be part of his success

[slgordon3]

I like some of Matisyahu's stuff, but this just isn't a very good version of this song IMO.

[jumpinjojo]

Love the beanie, but propeller on top would be awesome!!

[sushidude123]

@jumpinjojo wtf dude, i hope you know that that is a kippah

[apocaRUFF]

He's Jewish, it's a Kippah

[jumpinjojo]

Well, thanks for the update guys, but since my last name is Rathman, I do happen to know it's not a beanie!! Gotta' ease up, my Jewish brothers.

[Mike3d2o]

its not a beanie u idot

[jumpinjojo]

Mike, read my above response, you dick!!

[biglyon123]

this dude is great ...... great cover ,,hes amazing

[villinousone83]

t his guy always seems to amaze me

[theguitarloser103]

yeah theres cd version better than this live one

[kittenkilla123]

i never like the "message in a bottle" song anyway but i will say MachineHead does a cool covedr of it lol.

[isastruve]

God... I love seeing this man

[shakedown1970]

It doesn't matter because he is giving his new song unto the lord. It's like criticizing rabbis who preach on the sabbath.

[beano654]

Dudes so good all you guys can find to complain about is that he isnt living up to his faith? Seriously guys your not Matisyahu's Rabi...dont concern yourself with it

[onethatactuallyexist]

I was told they taped the performance a day before, don't know though and really don't care.

[ronniepage]

no where near as good as the original. everything is great until the singing chorus. sting blows this dude away. still like it though. he can spit lyrics. i prefer his original work. his singin on the bridge "ill send my sos to the wor...." just sounds so flat

[Soleilsoleil]

I prefer Matisyahu's cover!

[2HootHoot]

He is such an inspiration

[drumjoey]

BLA BLA BLA.............. Who cares what day it was. I don't see you people spittin lyrics like this man does.

[simps500]

Well, if you understand the issue, you know that it doesn't really matter whether we can perform as well as he does. The issue is that he shouldn't be performing on the Sabbath; is he excused from this because he's really good at it?

Anyway, it is possible that this was taped earlier in the day, in fact I think a lot of these shows are, so he's probably alright. But he has had some sell-out-ish moments here and there.

[tetrisclock]

I care more about the music than religious bylaws. I'm Jewish, and while I'm not Orthodox, I respect my religion in my own way.

I love the guy because he's a badass singer, and he busts a whole bin of stereotypes wide open with his rapping.

Fault-finding won't help anyone.

[84hotshot84]

fuck nazis

[bigjeezy210]

THIS WAS ON A FRIDAY! . JANUARY 5TH 2007

[Methos5000JG]

he is able to do stuff on friday you know .. the prohibition is after a certain time of the day on the friday so its possible he performed befor that time and is in accordance with his faith... its still even possible even to get a special disponsation to play on a certain day and still be within one's faith.. either either or its sad to this this is the best anyone has to pick on.. but I would check in to it to assume that its some how violated his religion by doings this

[Methos5000JG]

not that it matters either way to me I should add but it would be an interesting mental exercise to learn more on jewish customs I should add

[bigjeezy210]

the message is he sold out he said once in an interview he could never perform on a friday because of his religion for any amount of money and this performance was on a friday he even sings different without the accent . sad i loved this dude

[swanthewarrior]

It was actually thursday. fyi

[3kour]

sometimes these are recorded before they are put on air over here in england nearly all of them dunno if this was the same but just take that into account

[jgilmer]

This song sounds very familiar!!!!

[Arvada73]

its message in a bottle by the police.

[jgilmer]

yeah i know dude i was trying to be funny but i guess my humor failed!!

[Arvada73]

haha at least you arnt one of those people that would have been an asshole responding saying something like i know dumbass or something.

[JordanFrerichs]

The bass player is getting a great reggae tone. Any other bass people notice he is always that blue p bass, with a music man pickup rerouted into the spot of a precision pickup? sweet mix!

[Satanicm0nk]

It's a G&L L1000 I believe.

[CanadianSoldier]

his message in the bottle Is Torah hes praising G-d

[laketown2010]

jeez, has no one ever listened to the police? its a cover for them

[daubaris]

does anyone understand what is he singing about?

[wallsy2010]

I believe it's something about a message in a bottle.

[penquin2000]

saw this guy live best show ive been to for les than 30 bucks and i was in the front row close enough to touch him

[styropyrene]

i think matisyahu has the better cover than no doubt n incubus, taking back sunday, the dawn?, =p...... but The police is still the best

[styropyrene]

The Dawn's cover is better than Matisyahu.... It's more calm and relaxing, having power as it goes to the end

[danielleb266]

u shud cum 2 the uk u wud b massive

[adiryb]

הכלי הקשה מוסיף הרבה מאוד למופע של מתיתיהו הגדול

[tratinchica000]

i wanna dedicade dis one to a special person who i really fell in love with...he will recognize himself in it...i'm his arrow, and he's my bow...shooting me forward, and i will go...♥

[Mooktopia]

i thought it was an amazing rendition

[deepsky23]

how did youtube know i like this guy??? freaky!

[Chris2Fer78]

definitely better than The Police's original! HAAA i would love to hear this live!

I missed my chance a few months back when he was in Milwaukee...wont make that mistake again. bon bon biddy bye bye yo yo yo lol

[smurstluer]

quién coño es el barbudo ese?

[DallasCowboys94Ware]

Why did Jimmy have a beard again?

[Lior1991]

greatt just greatt.. wonderfulllllll

[zzomarzz]

ajaja hmm..un buen cover..pero nunca comparado con el original The Police!!

[baha96]

absolutely better than the police....kills live...fantastic re-interpretation...inspiring

[franhuman]

Hallo matisyahu this is generation x, i just whant to say you became part of my dreams, hallo matisyahu just whant you to know, you give me so much, like power, hope, and a show, which helped my flow to find my way know i will escape, you rescued me thank you for that good blessed me on the chiemsee reaggee festival 2006

[baha96]

wow..great...better than the original?  maybe

[6anonymus6]

what is the song?

[monaleesa5]

Message in Bottle

Originally by The Police

[stoconum]

His Voice is so amazing, i love this guy. Very Respectable starting at like 3:20 seconds his voice is so amazing

[afiqrahmat]

4:10

[Nepalion006]

Matisyahu with his masterpiece rendition of message in the bottle FTW. This shit in '07 ruled the music world

[wilsonarfar]

ecxelent sound!!! facinig beatbox!!!

[edsk8]

F*%&k, don't like in 4.14 minute when he drops the microphone, What's up matis? Love all his songs but this is an act of self-worshiping

[badarcticmonkey093]

this isnt a good example of them ..

[samoamoni]

TAlk about reggae jew

[staske]

matisyahu owns, an amazing original artist

[sicochoco]

singing out of tune and terrible guitarist........damn.

[justarandomguy8989]

yeah the guitarists murdering it

[crich6611]

Whats the name of the piece at the end of the video!?!?

[cb44ever]

who ever said he disrespected the police he ha sperformed with sting many times who owns the rights to the song so he let him do it cause he really thought he was a great artist

[realrasmckhaile]

"And he sent down to the Talmudic schools of Pumbedita and Sura and brought up thousands of these rabbis with their teachings, and opened up synagogues and schools in his kingdom of 800,000 people -- 800,000 thousand square miles -- and maybe ten to twenty million people; and they became what we call Jews. There wasn't one of them that had an ancestor that ever put a toe in the Holy Land, not only in Old Testament history, but back to the beginning of time"

Ben Freedman

[MrSleepyPenguin]

Amazing

[101010h]

funny!

[54spiritedwill54]

That piece he added to the end of Message in A Bottle is amazinG

[boredman443]

when did he disrespect the police?

[swanthewarrior]

okay because you know how to sing better. Right

[thechileano]

wtf???

[78JJN78]

love his music

[danielroper18]

GENIUS!!!

[80con3gurl08]

kewl!

[babygilbert0]

Matisyahu is brilliant, the music is great the lyrics inspirational people of all faiths and no faith should respect and even love it.

[deadpisser88]

I'm of the no faith and I absolutely love Matisyahu. He's amazing. Much better than all that other nonsense MTV stuffs down our ears.

[usethetube22]

with u 100% heard his cd from my dad who is into that godly bs..i am not obviously but this dude is sick...altho i like diff song of his more cant remember the name of it but its sick...sounds mad rasta in it

[bondsranch]

proud to be jewish

[yuval118]

me2

[jvmusicman22]

i dunno y hes doin message in a bottle... hes not much of a rock singer.. its still good just not the reggae matis i kno

[okulaja1]

no matis no music

[monsterjam9894]

elle est tu va tusha comba de bosta mocusa

[putinkaaa]

WOOOOOOOOOW........

[diegojiujitsu]

very good

[legolascf]

exelent...

[digitalbrownies]

respect!

[punk2rad]

shema adonai matisyahu is da best

[1llu510n15t]

yes he's really wearing skateshoes!!! 0h btw, great song and excelent performance. . .

[MatisyahuMatisyahu]

yeah!!! i realized he's always wearin some real cool shoes lol.

matisyahu is a huge performer, and his band just rocks!

[mijael92]

moonlight iluminate my night,,,,

E X C E L L E N T

[yahshuaservant]

This is a great song. i agree with the person below this comment. matis is speaking the truth in darkness, he is leting his light shine. A good thing i think. And look for the coming of Moshiach every day.

[wwballer]

Wow, this stuff gives me chills. That piece he added to the end of Message in A Bottle is amazinG~

[davedays]

oh my GOD!!! i didnt know it but this is the song on guitar hero!!! hahaha

[fugyocouch]

yes. its originally done by The Police

[funkaeb]

rock on

[leonard169]

culo de video la verga matisyahu es el mejor nada como el es la bacano en serio mi nombre es diego de colombia pero lo admiro soi su fans numero uno

[01scott]

hes so wearing skate shoes! lol thats funny

[RedDemon]

now why would he cover this

[Serhey34]

cuz its an amazing song but he didnt do that good of the cover

[mlglabamba]

i cant wait, tomorow goin to 311 featuring matisyahu at towercity ampitheter outdoors... gonnna be sick

[javierjayruiz]

the original is always better BUT...matisyahu gets mad props from me for his version and putting his own spin and touch on it.

[monkey700077]

I think this version is way better and is better sounding

[chilipeppr21]

This live version of the police cover is very good. The version on the album isn't. I still think that hands down, the original sting and the police version is better.

[ryan4121]

Matis doesnt necesarily need to sing something religous. Even though this song is not religous, it sends a positive message, especially the part he added in the end.

[ryan4121]

The original sounds better because peoiple are used to it, but after u listen to this version a few times you realize that matisyahus version is better than the original.

[padistedor]

I like their original songs better.

[Bassplayer509]

I like matisyahu a bunch but this doesn't compare to the original police version. not at all.

[chachka]

Holy crap! At 3:49 he goes into a trance and speaks in ancient Hebrew!

[elchamosin]

como se llama la primera??

how is called the first??

[crusincali]

se llama message in a bottle.  la original es por una banda que se llama the police pero esta es mas mejor.

[skierk]

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!????

Matisyahu's new stuff sucks, how the hell did he get dragged into shallow pop music like this?

[shalomalejchem]

Money are money.

[curndawg]

how is the police shallow pop music?

[STU676]

shallow pop ?------thats classic stuff my friend

[jerrymitchner]

What's wrong with "shallow rock music"? But you're right, this isn't on par with his other work.

[skierk]

exactly there's nothing "wrong" with shallow rock music itself but it's "wrong" when

Matisyahu starts playing it instead of something more, what's the word,

spiritual

[jerrymitchner]

no disputes .....

[crusincali]

why does it suck?

[ExtraSeco]

reminds me of snow flake

[Alekseyyyyyy]

wow

[phanchox]

es muy wena la cancion !!!

[lizardxqueen]

This was the second time I went to see him in Jimmy Kimmel had loads of fun! Like I said Matisyahu is a very nice...

[lians666]

great great great !!!

[lians666]

yeah :D it's great

[brunocastrolino]

mas estah no novo cd dele NO PLACE TO BE,e muito bm gravada

[vitalchan]

se ligam que a musica num eh dele né?

[brunocastrolino]

muitooo bom

esse kra bota pra arrombar

Matisyahu is very good

[yeeiii]

Matisyahu!... es la mamada

yeeiii*

[bovi89]

amazing i cant believe i missed this