Taylor Hicks w/ Jon Cooke - "Abraham Martin and John"

[luvhicks]

Awesome talent! His emotion is so deeply felt that he can loose himself in the music as he becomes one with it. The audience went crazy in showing Taylor their appreciation. I'm so glad that Taylor does his thing and shares his world with us. His star continues to rise as demonstrated at the Telluride Jazz Festival when he and the band were brought back to the stage even after the stage lights had been turned off. The people wouldn't leave until Telluride gave then what they demanded. Taylor!

[TheRayvis1]

He did his thing on this song-that's who Taylor is-not everybody gets it but those who do understand-

I didn't like the song when it came out cuz I didn't understand it-it was just a liberal hippie protest song-but somehow when Taylor sang it I "got it"-

Taylor has said many times-"its not the best voice in the world-but its mine!!"-

[yesitsme9]

This is also my favorite cover from Taylor Hicks....

[TheRanhughes]

Who are the people that pay money to see this guy in concert??? You've gotta be kidding me!! He's fucking horrible.

[yesitsme9]

I really love this cover! Love the original too. Go Taylor!

[mishabzy12]

I have to say, I'm a tad offended by this cover. I mean, he took a song dedicated to the fallen heros who tried to make life better for us, and then made it into some sort of monetary stage crap. He took the beauty and sadness of the song and proceeded to take a dump on it.

[funkandgroovin]

@mishabzy12 I thought the same thing.

[funkandgroovin]

@funkandgroovin he did not get this song at all.

[bartlettdqclb]

For this mp3 goto everymp3rip doht cohm.

[AllSkate07]

Awesome!!

[Angels941]

What a great performance!!!

[obsessong]

Taylor is looking fit! Handsome guy.

[Angels941]

Fantastic!!!

[ThePurpleBus]

I love this performance....

[billhill99]

Wow dwick what an odd comment, he's from the south, pretty sure he knows who they are and what the song is about, but, ok.

[tishlp]

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[no288]

Woow l love it...cool! yeah! go on, take it home Soul-Man :)

Elvis on the t-shirt....nice :)

[tangelofishes]

I met him the other day!!! =D I was so happy =] I think he is better live than in the studio too =]

[bluesharmonicaplaya]

@tangelofishes Good for you!

[oceanxmist]

taylor sounds better live than in the studio. :D

[pattykad]

Actually, it's a pretty good version. But I think it's

alittle too uptempo considering the meaning

of the song. But nice job.

[AdamLambertSociety]

I love it!!! ^^

[rnvascom]

This is the reason Taylor is going nowhere. This is Brutal! Was this live from the Holiday Inn?

[dwicklund2]

The audience has no idea who he's singing about. I don't think he does either.

[oldikins]

Yes, he does know what he is singing about. Its a great interpretation. He would never make light of heroes.

[laurenkay25]

Yep...this is the same Jon Cook that plays with me at the V.I.P. lounge in Orange Beach on Tuesdays from 5pm-8pm. Come check us out!

[c4tay]

I want to see Taylor and John together sometime. What a wonderful performance of this song. The voice is just beautiful and the guitar is just wonderful with it. The harp and the arrangement...just everything...is amazing. Love it!

[hickifinoe]

Kinda makes the original sound like a demo doesn't it?  LOOOOOVE this!!

[234JUDI]

This is just incredible, Taylor's in his element and he's amazing !

[JCinShansSoul]

Incredible memories....cannot wait for him to hit the road again! Thanks for posting!

[tishlp]

It would be really cool if Taylor and Jon Cooke recorded this song together.

[myname972]

I havent hummed in years. It takes a lot for me to close my eyes and HUM along (i know it can be weird).

This song is truly wonderful... but from going to concerts, during a song like this, (my personal opinion), keep the screaming to a minimum. Except when theres an AWESOME solo or something :) Then I encourage it :)

Taylor, truly amazing. It takes a soul to create art. And my friend, this a masterpeice.

[tishlp]

Awesome vocals and awesome harp also.

[tishlp]

Wow, thanks for adding this video. Love Jon Cooke.

[redrosebud28]

This was the BEST concert I cant wait until Taylor comes back to the Gulf Coast...even Flora Bama would work ;)

[oldikins]

Great to see this again. It's one of my faves. Thanks.