"Only complaint is the guitar, but it's the same in the original song. It's always sounded TOTALLY out of place in this kind of song."
I assume you are talking about the 2 solos, if so could not disagree more. Mick Ronson laid down the perfect "less is more" solo, Melodically dissonant LOL almost jazz like. The typical guitar player would have wanked out some pentatonic solo. Boring.
@mesesau Not better than the original. Let's not get the Bowie fans all upset. Happy herself is a huge Bowie can and would disagree. It's a great cover though.
I love her voice. But it does sound like she's saying "castle" and what adds more weight to that claim is that she doesn't bring her lips together to form the "p" sound in capsule as she's singing it. I think she made a small mistake, that's all. A mistake that weighed against the performance as a whole doesn't amount to a whole lot. Well done, Happy Rhodes. Whudda voice!
great, I like how her voice went from very deep, and went up a little bit and became beautiful, you can tell the audience wasn't prepared for her voice to be that deep.
@xerxerxex Nice comment, but I was there and I have to disagree that the audience wasn't prepared for her deep voice. The "oooh yeah" was in appreciation for Bowie, not her low voice. Not that they didn't appreciate it, but 99% of the sold out audience were already well-familiar with Happy and wouldn't have been surprised by her ultra-low voice any more than they would be surprised by her ultra-high voice. One of the many reasons fans love her is her 4-octave range.
To expand if I may about why the audience wouldn't have been surprised, at the time of this concert Happy already had 9 albums and a worldwide cult following. She's had a fan base in Philadelphia since 1991, because her 5th album Warpaint did well there and she got airplay on WXPN, so she always sells out when she plays Philly. That's why I said the audience would have known about her various voices. They'd also know that she's a huge Bowie fan because she's covered him on record and in concert.
This has GOT to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful renditions of that old Bowie-song that I've ever heard. It's almost better than the original!!
you've got a great voice! Nice range, and beautiful tone. I hope that you are still playing & singing. Your voice sort of reminds me of Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac. I hope you are still enjoying music!
Ah, not really. At the time of this concert, 1996, she already had 9 albums, and has released 2 since then. She's a deep underground artist and it looks like that's all she'll ever be, since she's pretty much stopped making music and performing. She lives on a farm in the boondocks and has a day job building recording equipment for other musicians.
Maybe we'll get more music, maybe not. But her 11 albums are brilliant and worth discovering.
No, she says "capsule." It's very clear to me so I'm confused as to why there's a debate at all.
Believe me, Happy is a ***HUGE*** David Bowie fan (search for Happy Rhodes Ashes to hear her take on that, and Happy Rhodes Feed The Fire tribute for her shout out to Bowie at the end of that song). He's a musical god to her. She would NOT just change the word.
Hi zohox! The only other thing on YouTube of her covering Bowie is a short snippet of her doing the high-to-low chorus of "Fame" but if you search the web for Happy Rhodes Rarities you'll find my site (Vickie's Place), scroll down a bit to the "Happy Rhodes live covers" and you'll see Bowie's name.
There's an mp3 of this song ("Space Oddity"), and a link to an mp3 of her studio cover of "Ashes to Ashes." If you want to listen first go to rhodesongsdotcom, select RhodeSongs then stream it.
At another site someone posted that the backup singer (isn't she great) is Kelly Bird. The great guitarist in the rear is Kevin Bartlet. ( hope I spelled that right. Don't you wish you could have been there to see this live.
no, she has a woman's voice... Happy has four octaves. Maybe you aren't aware but women have naturally larger (octave) ranges then men do, especially if they train their voice to become wider at an earlier age (there is an age point where the voice cannot become any larger, octave-wise). Also see: Yma Sumac, Nina Hagen, Diamanda Galas.
Dark and magnetic. That voice has serious undertow. And if I don't get more I'll go insane.
Computer, prep debit card and initiate full iTunes assault. Target: Happy Rhodes. Disengage fiscal responsibility and set cochleas for maximum absorption. This is not a drill.
When you sing "Whose shirt's you wear" it is actually "Whose shirt your wear" a reference to the team he followed in the English soccer, this plural or singlular is vitally important as it completley changes the context of the words totally, forgive me for being anal but I feel it is important that the history of the song is preserved and it is not changed subtely over the years by mistakes, Don't get me wrong you did a wonderful job.
Thanks for the information. I'm an American, and thought it was about marketing - what brand of shirt. But your explanation makes a lot more sense. Sports fandom is pretty widespread here, but to nowhere near the same extent as in the UK.
Go to Google- Type in "space oddity 2001 david bowie" and "song facts". There is a whole page of intersting facts about the song. I loved Rhoades interpretation and I don't want to take away from that, I just wanted to inform the singer of an intersting fact so she was more aware of what she was singing about, in no way was I criticising her, this sometimes helps your performance and hers was 100% anyway.
limeginger, do a YouTube search for "Happy Rhodes" and you'll find over 50 performances. Also Google "Happy Rhodes" and you'll find my Song Samples site, plus, ALL of her albums (11 of them!) are available to be listened to be streaming audio. Thanks for listening. Glad you like her!
Kevin has tons of his own music too, though only just a couple on CD. So far.
Actually her voice is very beautiful for a boy girl tranny or whatever...that is irrelevant. Her voice is beautiful. sexy even.
And even if she had been a dood... should it really matter to those people that looked up david bowie, space oddity, or ziggy stardust?...really people?
Actually Happy has a great sense of humor about those sorts of comment. There are two video responses on this page. One is a much better quality, color version of this video. The second is one of her own songs "All Things", and she tells a story about getting a phone call and someone asking her if she used to be a man.
I enjoyed it almost more than the original, and as much as the Cat Powers cover. The feelings that you communicated is what makes you a true artist, not just someone who happens to have a talent.
yeah ok she sings it beautifully, but she does a terribly weak job on that critical bridge part after "earth is blue and theres nothing i can do", than the guitar break is supposed to Really answer that back with energy that this lady lacks. she still does a good job the performance just looses that dimension by fucking up the rhythm for those few critical beats, but who notices?
I just listened to it again, and honestly I can't see how the rhythm is broken there. It's different than Bowie's recording, but isn't that the whole point of a cover? To provide a different take on a song? This is a very quiet, acoustic version.
Great cover, if I hadn't known I would have thought it was Bowie. Though, that just shows I suppose either my inability to tell voices apart, my unfamiliarity with Bowie... Or both!
I may get thumbs down for this, but ever since I discovered this cover, I now always listen to this instead of the original. I just love her cover. It's so sultry and surreal. Makes me melt.
Did someone post this video on some site asking if people thought Happy was a woman or not? I've known her for more than decade, and she is, and always has been, a woman. Click on some of the video response for videos where this is more apparent.
No, lol. It's just that she sounded like a guy on the song, and I really did think she was just a very pretty guy. But then I found that someone else in the comments experienced the same confusion of gender. She's NOT an ugly woman in the least. She's androgynous - like Tilda Swinton. Not a bad thing. *shrugs* Sorry if I offended. I like Happy.
" How It Should Be" and this is the only two of the videos I watched all the way through. I do not like the voice flux in most of the songs. I kept wanting to shout "Somebody get this woman a decent song." To each his own. But what a waste. Glad she stuck to the lower octive these sets. Her backup singer and band were excellent. I would love to hear this group sing something bluesy and deep. Hell, I fear that it will never be as good as their version of "Space Oddity"
Sorry, but the fault lies with you, you're just not hearing it. Happy is a brilliant songwriter, on the level of Bowie,Bush and Gabriel, though she hasn't had the advantages those icons have enjoyed. Perhaps the live versions don't come across as well as the album versions (google Happy Rhodes Song Samples for dozens of downloads) but that's the nature of live, songs are changed around. She has 11 albums worth of amazing songs. Please keep trying.
Damn, I was just reliving my past and listening to Bowie and stumbled on this video. One of my favorite songs and a great singer I have never heard before. My luck night. I will be looking for your site xenussister. Great voice Happy Rhodes. Any kin to Dusty Rhodes. F*** Clear Channel
Since YouTube doesn't seem to allow links in Comments, if you google for "Happy Rhodes rarities" you'll find my site which has a download of the song.
I'd like to hear her sing 'The Prettiest Star'
MalquiLans 1 month ago
Would love to sing with you sometime. I have sung and loved Bowie all my life. I have original project. Write me up bro...
KevinQuinnsMusic 1 month ago
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"Only complaint is the guitar, but it's the same in the original song. It's always sounded TOTALLY out of place in this kind of song."
I assume you are talking about the 2 solos, if so could not disagree more. Mick Ronson laid down the perfect "less is more" solo, Melodically dissonant LOL almost jazz like. The typical guitar player would have wanked out some pentatonic solo. Boring.
CCRider100 2 months ago
Bellissima voce e grande interpretazione!!! complimenti!
martedisera 2 months ago
Welcome back my teenage 90's experience only with a much, much, phenomenally better cover. This is amazing.
mclineohio 5 months ago
I think this has to be the BEST ersion of this song I have ever heard!! WOW and the range on her voice! AMAZING! I want to hear more of her!
rnicholle 6 months ago
i love this woman.... i really do
lavendre123 7 months ago
This was my first exposure to Happy over a year ago. I still remember the double take moment. ;^)
CostcoDog 8 months ago
How hard can it be to make this song better than the original? Well... she just did...
mesesau 8 months ago
@mesesau Not better than the original. Let's not get the Bowie fans all upset. Happy herself is a huge Bowie can and would disagree. It's a great cover though.
xenussister 8 months ago in playlist kathie's playlistsss
Her deep voice turns me on. >.<
Asuigeneris1 8 months ago
My favorite song ever and this is the best cover. What a great voice!
ysmaymcj 8 months ago
Only complaint is the guitar, but it's the same in the original song. It's always sounded TOTALLY out of place in this kind of song.
Alexrider02 9 months ago
I LOVE IT!
anarchy22x 10 months ago
wow
katelct 1 year ago
I really liked the transition after 3:24
TheOpinionatedPerson 1 year ago
My favourite part is at about 1:18 when she sings "If you dare", gives me chills!
RebiiJay 1 year ago
Wow... this woman has serious range
BonhommeHero 1 year ago
cool stuff
thehumandidge 1 year ago
Lol when this first started I thought she was a guy. She has a very strong voice.
Cmartin40 1 year ago
this amazing
TheCelticCrossRoads 1 year ago
Isit just me, or is this song an unmitigated hymn to men?
Averyofthemain 1 year ago
At 1:06 I realized that's a woman. But great cover.
styrafomsubmrin 1 year ago
@styrafomsubmrin At 2:17 I realized the guy on the right wasn't missing the top half of his head
TheOpinionatedPerson 1 year ago
Absolutely fantastic. I can't say a word. I bought this record in early seventy's.
It's a LP . I 'm gonna buy the CD again.
YOSHIKIJOHN 1 year ago
If you like this try: Happy Rhodes If Wishes Were Horses How Beggers Would Ride
riocutt11 1 year ago
I love her voice. But it does sound like she's saying "castle" and what adds more weight to that claim is that she doesn't bring her lips together to form the "p" sound in capsule as she's singing it. I think she made a small mistake, that's all. A mistake that weighed against the performance as a whole doesn't amount to a whole lot. Well done, Happy Rhodes. Whudda voice!
JeffMcNeal 1 year ago
Holy God! This is great!
SuperAndyfisher 1 year ago
Holy God! This is great!
SuperAndyfisher 1 year ago
I love her voice! I'd kill for range like this. Seriously.
PrincessDigiko 1 year ago
That was an amazing cover. I love Bowie. Happy, you have a very beautiful, unique voice. Your talent is superb. :)
213kait 1 year ago
wow she has a deep voice.
rdeckelman415 1 year ago
great vocals!
rikua 1 year ago
Remarkable.
shitmandood 1 year ago
Amazing cover
conanus5000 1 year ago
lol i thought it was a guys voice to start out. very very strong.
supercheekykiwi 1 year ago 2
WOW!!!!!!!
jon3m2007 1 year ago 3
great, I like how her voice went from very deep, and went up a little bit and became beautiful, you can tell the audience wasn't prepared for her voice to be that deep.
xerxerxex 1 year ago
@xerxerxex Nice comment, but I was there and I have to disagree that the audience wasn't prepared for her deep voice. The "oooh yeah" was in appreciation for Bowie, not her low voice. Not that they didn't appreciate it, but 99% of the sold out audience were already well-familiar with Happy and wouldn't have been surprised by her ultra-low voice any more than they would be surprised by her ultra-high voice. One of the many reasons fans love her is her 4-octave range.
xenussister 1 year ago
To expand if I may about why the audience wouldn't have been surprised, at the time of this concert Happy already had 9 albums and a worldwide cult following. She's had a fan base in Philadelphia since 1991, because her 5th album Warpaint did well there and she got airplay on WXPN, so she always sells out when she plays Philly. That's why I said the audience would have known about her various voices. They'd also know that she's a huge Bowie fan because she's covered him on record and in concert.
xenussister 1 year ago
wow! your voice is spellbinding!
jKRAMER001 1 year ago
you are androgynious (recap for ziggy stardust), amazing voice well done
DANTECHPFN 2 years ago
Amazing voice ... Very deep . I like very much :)
Jaimefumer13 2 years ago
wow
Juggisan 2 years ago 2
simply enchanting - great cover
AntimaterieJoe 2 years ago
omfg great!!!! is really amazing voice!
officialdjdirtyjake 2 years ago
This has GOT to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful renditions of that old Bowie-song that I've ever heard. It's almost better than the original!!
sallysfriends 2 years ago 2
Simply beautiful
shivalynx 2 years ago
Wow this is probably one of the best covers I have heard.
Britton1977 2 years ago 4
this is great!
powerkor 2 years ago 4
This is so good..never heard of her before..What a wonderful thing you tube is..even found Jerry Lee's Old Black Joe on here
oldhippypeace 2 years ago 2
amazing voice
fed1945 2 years ago 6
holy crap... didn´t knew she existed until 5 minutes ago. she is awesome!
sdhnkr 2 years ago 4
holy shit for the first 50 seconds i was convinced it was a guy!!!
yubbone 2 years ago 2
Holy shit, does this woman have range!
IamNotTheMoon 2 years ago 36
wow what a great voice... this is amazing
KINZOisHERE 2 years ago 19
lovely voice
gwellyn2 2 years ago 7
she is superb..thanks
VGMMASSACHUSETTS 2 years ago 6
nossaaa, ameiiii.... nice voice....
proteggemoi 2 years ago
nice voice
pacman2326 2 years ago
you've got a great voice! Nice range, and beautiful tone. I hope that you are still playing & singing. Your voice sort of reminds me of Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac. I hope you are still enjoying music!
scatmandanger 2 years ago 3
Excellent version, love your voice... congratulations !! A big future ahead of you !!
TONYMORAN13 2 years ago
Do I Laugh? Cry?
"A big future ahead of you"
Ah, not really. At the time of this concert, 1996, she already had 9 albums, and has released 2 since then. She's a deep underground artist and it looks like that's all she'll ever be, since she's pretty much stopped making music and performing. She lives on a farm in the boondocks and has a day job building recording equipment for other musicians.
Maybe we'll get more music, maybe not. But her 11 albums are brilliant and worth discovering.
xenussister 2 years ago
Laugh is healthier !! Excuse my ignorance...
Thanks for the info... sure I will look forward to find more of her work... I really like her style.
TONYMORAN13 2 years ago 4
Belle version !
torpeligneB 2 years ago
Very nice version, she has a fantastic voice.
treblaPRT 2 years ago 2
wow, this is really really good!!!
knifecut 2 years ago
Great take on a classic.
BTW, she says "...leave the castle..." -- it's capsule ;-)
CarMoves 2 years ago
well, what she says is debatable, but if i listen real close, it does actually sound like 'capsule', though she does say it like 'capsl'.
FlingwingGolfer 2 years ago
No, she says "capsule." It's very clear to me so I'm confused as to why there's a debate at all.
Believe me, Happy is a ***HUGE*** David Bowie fan (search for Happy Rhodes Ashes to hear her take on that, and Happy Rhodes Feed The Fire tribute for her shout out to Bowie at the end of that song). He's a musical god to her. She would NOT just change the word.
k8fan 2 years ago 3
@CarMoves It's clear she says "Capsule"... read her lips...
tiagopt666 1 year ago
Wow~ Now that's a great voice! I think even David Bowie would be impressed!
TypesALot 2 years ago
one of the most beautiful voices
i have ever heard
fnlost 2 years ago 2
that is beautiful
snowboarder12653 2 years ago 2
uhuuuu!
i love bowie, i love cat power!
Nhafoxxx 2 years ago
Beautiful voice and such a range. I am very surprised I have not heard more of her. Excellent!!
nonnez324 2 years ago 7
Haunting....
trillicampanello 2 years ago 2
Ohmygaaaaaah!
That voiceeeee!
Incredible.
sammmmmmmi 2 years ago 6
That was very nice. Big Bowie fan and I like it alot. I want more
zohox 2 years ago 2
Hi zohox! The only other thing on YouTube of her covering Bowie is a short snippet of her doing the high-to-low chorus of "Fame" but if you search the web for Happy Rhodes Rarities you'll find my site (Vickie's Place), scroll down a bit to the "Happy Rhodes live covers" and you'll see Bowie's name.
There's an mp3 of this song ("Space Oddity"), and a link to an mp3 of her studio cover of "Ashes to Ashes." If you want to listen first go to rhodesongsdotcom, select RhodeSongs then stream it.
xenussister 2 years ago
@xenussister "Ashes To Ashes" is now on YouTube as an audio-only track.
xenussister 1 year ago
woooooooow what a voice!
kareenstone 2 years ago 2
great cover!!
thriller911 2 years ago
Y I K E S !!!!!
spendingyourmoney 2 years ago
At about 58seconds her voice morphs amazingly and has so much character.
marcco68 2 years ago
helllllll yeaaaaaaa i love your version.......tender and your range is amazing
nochokin 2 years ago
amazing. does't beat bowie,but still amazing.
HTprods 2 years ago
At another site someone posted that the backup singer (isn't she great) is Kelly Bird. The great guitarist in the rear is Kevin Bartlet. ( hope I spelled that right. Don't you wish you could have been there to see this live.
TurningRedInAmerica 2 years ago
Sweet Jesus!!!! I am in Love!!!!
painredifined01 2 years ago
Gotta love a woman with that sorta range.
Vrael473 2 years ago
what an incredible voice.
kcinrezc 2 years ago
At the moment this is my absolute favorite cover. I put it on and I could listen to it for hours on repeat. Just amazing.
Schizima 2 years ago
i love it :)
bachbach 2 years ago
Awesome, another woman unafraid to use her strong voice. Inspirational.
FromSandraAndBrian 2 years ago
excellent!
reliablebow 2 years ago
This is absolutely fantastic. You should considering doing a studio version release :)
Jemvie 2 years ago
fanfuckingtastic.
thisisryanblood 2 years ago
Coul be Nico's voice...
Downbythewater73 2 years ago
wow, bowie should be VERRY proud of you!
best cover of this song that ive ever heard
pacotabaco2 2 years ago
amazing voice
mabelbentes 2 years ago
amazing!
GuyWithBlueShorts 2 years ago
this is beutiful, this puts every woman in poular radio to shame
everything chan has done and most things feist had done
motherbrain86 2 years ago 4
Yes. Happy Rhodes is a woman. She's got a male voice, and sings this really well.
Prfctdrk 2 years ago
I wouldn't call it a male voice. I would say she has an Annie Lennox thing going. Whatever you want to call it, I like what she does with this song.
nedzroz 2 years ago
True for Annie Lennox ... and we could add Joan Baez or aproaximatively "Cher".
Marvelous quiet and sweet voice.
kalisteboat 2 years ago
no, she has a woman's voice... Happy has four octaves. Maybe you aren't aware but women have naturally larger (octave) ranges then men do, especially if they train their voice to become wider at an earlier age (there is an age point where the voice cannot become any larger, octave-wise). Also see: Yma Sumac, Nina Hagen, Diamanda Galas.
madsketcher 2 years ago 4
"...but women have naturally larger (octave) ranges..."
I agree. When the missus has a shit-fit she sure goes through a lot of notes...
FlingwingGolfer 2 years ago
Can you verify this thought, about the age-point of not being able to expand your range?
Hisrevenge 2 years ago
What a voice!
beautiful
Orosk1 2 years ago
Dark and magnetic. That voice has serious undertow. And if I don't get more I'll go insane.
Computer, prep debit card and initiate full iTunes assault. Target: Happy Rhodes. Disengage fiscal responsibility and set cochleas for maximum absorption. This is not a drill.
TormentedByDemons 2 years ago 18
You can listen to all of Happy's albums via streaming audio at rhodesongs . com / music (take out spaces)
k8fan 2 years ago
good vocals and a nice solo that doesn't go over the top
Schizima 2 years ago
Take note, that's a voice. How on earth's name does trash like spears get airplay when diamonds like this are around...
Salisbury76 2 years ago 9
When you sing "Whose shirt's you wear" it is actually "Whose shirt your wear" a reference to the team he followed in the English soccer, this plural or singlular is vitally important as it completley changes the context of the words totally, forgive me for being anal but I feel it is important that the history of the song is preserved and it is not changed subtely over the years by mistakes, Don't get me wrong you did a wonderful job.
wildchild1962 3 years ago
Thanks for the information. I'm an American, and thought it was about marketing - what brand of shirt. But your explanation makes a lot more sense. Sports fandom is pretty widespread here, but to nowhere near the same extent as in the UK.
KateBushvideos 2 years ago
Go to Google- Type in "space oddity 2001 david bowie" and "song facts". There is a whole page of intersting facts about the song. I loved Rhoades interpretation and I don't want to take away from that, I just wanted to inform the singer of an intersting fact so she was more aware of what she was singing about, in no way was I criticising her, this sometimes helps your performance and hers was 100% anyway.
wildchild1962 2 years ago
Excellent and very pretty too, well covered
wildchild1962 3 years ago
The sound Quality is Great
PLeasureJet 3 years ago
Which is surprising, as it is just recorded with a camcorder's microphone, not a board feed or anything. Thanks.
KateBushvideos 2 years ago
amazing range... amazing performance
seriffaviator 3 years ago
That woman has one hell of a voice
LiBERAT1ON 3 years ago
I love youtube for the amazing talented artists you randomly stumble over! I now am a Happy Rhodes fan and want to hear more!
Who is that guitarist -- great sounding (and looking!)
limeginger 3 years ago 2
That is Kevin Bartlett, Happy's ex. He has his own record label, Aural Gratification and records ethereal music.
k8fan 3 years ago
limeginger, do a YouTube search for "Happy Rhodes" and you'll find over 50 performances. Also Google "Happy Rhodes" and you'll find my Song Samples site, plus, ALL of her albums (11 of them!) are available to be listened to be streaming audio. Thanks for listening. Glad you like her!
Kevin has tons of his own music too, though only just a couple on CD. So far.
xenussister 3 years ago
Her voice is very beautiful...and her range is absolutely amazing for a man or a woman--whatevs! A new favorite for me...she is on I-
Tunes folks!
prudencemoneypenny 3 years ago
Actually her voice is very beautiful for a boy girl tranny or whatever...that is irrelevant. Her voice is beautiful. sexy even.
And even if she had been a dood... should it really matter to those people that looked up david bowie, space oddity, or ziggy stardust?...really people?
synthetiksmurf 3 years ago
that was very beautiful, I love your voice!
simplemusician 3 years ago
if the video quality was better, there would be no boy/girl argument. i hope she does not read these comments.
hualni 3 years ago
Actually Happy has a great sense of humor about those sorts of comment. There are two video responses on this page. One is a much better quality, color version of this video. The second is one of her own songs "All Things", and she tells a story about getting a phone call and someone asking her if she used to be a man.
k8fan 3 years ago
Wow. This is amazing. It twists the deep male type vocal notes with the rhythm, softness and beauty of a light female voice. Love it =)
abisurf15 3 years ago
Her voice startled me at first, being that low for a woman, but I think this has just become one of my favorite covers of Space Oddity.
sugartwatlives 3 years ago 2
this was absolutely wonderful.
I enjoyed it almost more than the original, and as much as the Cat Powers cover. The feelings that you communicated is what makes you a true artist, not just someone who happens to have a talent.
stgamine 3 years ago
wow you guys are amazing :)
JonNorth18 3 years ago
thats a girl? wtf its like tokyo police club's singer who we all know is a girl
izmeman 3 years ago 3
yeah ok she sings it beautifully, but she does a terribly weak job on that critical bridge part after "earth is blue and theres nothing i can do", than the guitar break is supposed to Really answer that back with energy that this lady lacks. she still does a good job the performance just looses that dimension by fucking up the rhythm for those few critical beats, but who notices?
willwkrueger 3 years ago
I just listened to it again, and honestly I can't see how the rhythm is broken there. It's different than Bowie's recording, but isn't that the whole point of a cover? To provide a different take on a song? This is a very quiet, acoustic version.
k8fan 3 years ago
shes amazing
ifc2006 3 years ago
All I can say is she really nails this song!
iexplode62 3 years ago
Yeah, she's got a great voice.
WithNoEndInSight 3 years ago
she's a girl, i watched another vid of her and she had a low voice and then really high voice, her vocal range is amazing
aliahaliah 3 years ago
Great cover, if I hadn't known I would have thought it was Bowie. Though, that just shows I suppose either my inability to tell voices apart, my unfamiliarity with Bowie... Or both!
Still great though. Kudos.
demorde 3 years ago
beautiful definitely surreal
guhjeeh 3 years ago
HOLY SHIT I didn't even notice it was a girl singing..
VERY GOOD~ +++++
anarchy22x 3 years ago
lol i spent the entire video trying to figure out if it was a man or a woman singing :p i agree though very good cover.
ariescenarius 3 years ago
I may get thumbs down for this, but ever since I discovered this cover, I now always listen to this instead of the original. I just love her cover. It's so sultry and surreal. Makes me melt.
samdathi 3 years ago 3
wow...I never post but I saw this and just had to say this is perfect. She has an amazing voice!
Drolith 3 years ago
Happy Rhodes Fuckin Rocks!!
poopimanpoop 3 years ago
THATS A CHICK ?? REEELY AWESOME
hatersrule4u 3 years ago
it sounds very pretty
Ieatbabyseals 3 years ago
Well I think she did terrific.Hey tran-ee,if you get lonely,I'm free
WarmongerT101 3 years ago
wonderful voice, entrancing...
wildkity02 3 years ago
:-o The face is female but the voice... honest I cuddnt tell. The song is beautiful. Great cover.
DreamGyrl360 3 years ago
Did someone post this video on some site asking if people thought Happy was a woman or not? I've known her for more than decade, and she is, and always has been, a woman. Click on some of the video response for videos where this is more apparent.
k8fan 3 years ago
No, lol. It's just that she sounded like a guy on the song, and I really did think she was just a very pretty guy. But then I found that someone else in the comments experienced the same confusion of gender. She's NOT an ugly woman in the least. She's androgynous - like Tilda Swinton. Not a bad thing. *shrugs* Sorry if I offended. I like Happy.
DreamGyrl360 3 years ago
cool voice! wish I could sing that low... anyway she looks a bit like charlotte gainsbourg
mellowthebear 3 years ago
This is perfect, best cover I'v heard of this song. Tu shay I put it on my favorites.
James1toknow 3 years ago
thats a guy rite???
WBWpwns 3 years ago
nope, her voice just sounds like it in the song, search her name on youtube, youll see
poopimanpoop 3 years ago
hmmm..that voice isnt creepy at all :)
imoldgregggggg 3 years ago 2
For a long minute I thought this was the most bewitching transsexual I'd ever seen. I'm even sorry that the clearer videos destroyed this illusion.
pablomelendez 3 years ago 4
"For a long minute I thought this was the most bewitching transsexual I'd ever seen."
Ha, I can't link directly, but search "Happy Rhodes All Things" and I promise you'll smile at her transsexual story.
xenussister 3 years ago 2
Added "All Things" as a video response.
k8fan 3 years ago
Bit confused as to whether that's a man or a woman.
BMan12121212 3 years ago
Female.
TTM77 3 years ago
Very much so. This is perhaps the least flattering video of Happy.
k8fan 3 years ago
I wiki'ed it. Its a girl, but she has a 4 octave vocal range, thats why she can go so low.
guitarguy679 3 years ago
what great great alto voice!
takezo2001 3 years ago
wow. that was amazing. I've never heard this woman before. she's got an amazing voice.
bobandluann 3 years ago
Brava!!Very great song!! ☆☆☆☆☆
***** paolo
paradisonewfs 3 years ago
" How It Should Be" and this is the only two of the videos I watched all the way through. I do not like the voice flux in most of the songs. I kept wanting to shout "Somebody get this woman a decent song." To each his own. But what a waste. Glad she stuck to the lower octive these sets. Her backup singer and band were excellent. I would love to hear this group sing something bluesy and deep. Hell, I fear that it will never be as good as their version of "Space Oddity"
TurningRedInAmerica 3 years ago
"Somebody get this woman a decent song."
Sorry, but the fault lies with you, you're just not hearing it. Happy is a brilliant songwriter, on the level of Bowie,Bush and Gabriel, though she hasn't had the advantages those icons have enjoyed. Perhaps the live versions don't come across as well as the album versions (google Happy Rhodes Song Samples for dozens of downloads) but that's the nature of live, songs are changed around. She has 11 albums worth of amazing songs. Please keep trying.
xenussister 3 years ago
Damn, I was just reliving my past and listening to Bowie and stumbled on this video. One of my favorite songs and a great singer I have never heard before. My luck night. I will be looking for your site xenussister. Great voice Happy Rhodes. Any kin to Dusty Rhodes. F*** Clear Channel
TurningRedInAmerica 3 years ago
amen lol
SillentWolf 3 years ago
Btw, no, she's not related to Dusty Rhodes.
xenussister 3 years ago
haha Dusty Rhodes kicks ass
FPRINTNLINC 3 years ago
Do you know where can I download her version for my Zune =)thanks!!!
SillentWolf 3 years ago
Since YouTube doesn't seem to allow links in Comments, if you google for "Happy Rhodes rarities" you'll find my site which has a download of the song.
xenussister 3 years ago
thanks xenus!!! I appreciate it =P
SillentWolf 3 years ago
omg she sings it way way better than bowie I loved it!!!! she kicks ass
SillentWolf 3 years ago
Wow, she has such a rich voice... Just listening to the opening of it I could have sworn a man was singing it. It was so low.
What amazing range and voice control!
warha1 3 years ago
is this a woman or a man ?