i think this is amazing. you have such a beautiful voice! i wish i could get a guy to sing for me like that. talk about romantic! :) have you been playing long?
Try slowing the vocals down a little bit. When Jakob Dylan does it you can tell he's mellow and in the moment. Nice touch with the piano though. Great work. Definitely favorited.
The song NEEDS to be more urgent. I feel it's about a guy looking back at his life and this girl he's lost and how he's been stuck in this place he hates. I always saw this song as the first real impetus of forward motion, his first declaration of "I NEED to get out of here and move on." So that's why I sped it up.
The original song has a nice mellow groove to it, but I think that goes against the nature of the lyric. It could have been the producer that did it, to make it more "poppy."
The same thing happened to Matchbox 20's 3AM. The lyric is broken and sad, but the album version is very upbeat and poppy. But if you dig around for Rob Thomas' acoustic version of the song, it's slow & heartbreaking and beautiful. Sometimes the recording industry gets in the way of art to make sure they sell more songs. =/
But I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for listening. I have a few new videos to upload but things have been kind of hectic so it'll probably be a few more weeks.
Hey all, sorry I haven't gotten time to make a "how to" video as to how to play it. Basically I'm just playing the chord progression which is: G, D, F#, b for the verse and: G, D, e, A. The bridge is just G to F#. (You can find the chord progressions to most songs for free online. Once I know the chord progression I just improvise off the chords, but as long as you know the basics, you should have no problem playing it. :-) Thanks again all! :-)
WOW ! Very good... that was awesome! Didn't expect it to come from a white guy. Maybe the "Hey, Hey, Hey" part reminded me of Outcast singing this song (if ever they did one). You've got talent - go to Hollywood or Vegas.
brilliant mate, seriously the best cover of this great song and it's done on the piano with different melody on the vocals which works great. I cant believe all the guitar covers of this are nothing on yours. Best cover on youtube! Kudos
this is kinda fun. I'm singing along with your version, as Jakob Dylan did originally and it feels like we're harmonizing. it's fun. Props on performing on piano=D
omg. i loved it. esp that its with the piano and not a guitar like most people did it on. i've always wanted to learn the piano =/. keep up the good job.
I thought Jakob Dylan's monotone delivery in the original song was a waste of great lyrics because the song is about struggling with death and wanting more and the way he sang it he sounds defeated and dead already. There's no raging against his current situation in the original and it's something that you put into your version of it, it feels like you're trying to break free of being stuck "in the middle." Keep it up, Walter.
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FaithWillLead 9 months ago
esta re buena la canción ^^
rayli1301 2 years ago
I absolutly love this song and your voice is so amazing.
ItchetteXNxMemo 2 years ago
Do u have the music for sheet?
scuffy5 2 years ago
You have a good voice. Kind of reminds me of Billy Joel. Nicely done.
loveme4me07 3 years ago
wow good job :)
natural1303blues 3 years ago
i think this is amazing. you have such a beautiful voice! i wish i could get a guy to sing for me like that. talk about romantic! :) have you been playing long?
classygirl1188 3 years ago
Obviously he made it fast on purpose. A cover is supposed to be different than the original song, otherwise there is not point in making a cover...
Great Job, I like it!
01Vortec 3 years ago
too fast!
D1211115 3 years ago
dont cry ...mily pliss, gracias por averme conseguido lo que tanto queria.
rayli1451 3 years ago
love this...you are so talented...
messedupkykid 3 years ago
AMAZING
gellingreg 3 years ago
U KICK ASS DUDE!
Transformers149509 3 years ago
Try slowing the vocals down a little bit. When Jakob Dylan does it you can tell he's mellow and in the moment. Nice touch with the piano though. Great work. Definitely favorited.
followmetothefire 3 years ago
Thanks, followme. I sped it up and made it more urgent on purpose. I obviously loved the original version, but with lyrics like:
Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
and:
waltsimages 3 years ago
This place is always such a mess
Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn
I'm so alone, and I feel just like somebody else
Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same
But somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin' dreams
I think her death it must be killin' me
waltsimages 3 years ago
The song NEEDS to be more urgent. I feel it's about a guy looking back at his life and this girl he's lost and how he's been stuck in this place he hates. I always saw this song as the first real impetus of forward motion, his first declaration of "I NEED to get out of here and move on." So that's why I sped it up.
The original song has a nice mellow groove to it, but I think that goes against the nature of the lyric. It could have been the producer that did it, to make it more "poppy."
waltsimages 3 years ago
The same thing happened to Matchbox 20's 3AM. The lyric is broken and sad, but the album version is very upbeat and poppy. But if you dig around for Rob Thomas' acoustic version of the song, it's slow & heartbreaking and beautiful. Sometimes the recording industry gets in the way of art to make sure they sell more songs. =/
But I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for listening. I have a few new videos to upload but things have been kind of hectic so it'll probably be a few more weeks.
waltsimages 3 years ago
Your cover's on my mp3 player phone dude...thats how good it is...in mytube faves as well! This sounds awesome on your piano and your voice is great.
scorpionfoot 3 years ago
haha Wow scorpion, thanks, man. haha Glad you like it. :-)
waltsimages 3 years ago
Hey all, sorry I haven't gotten time to make a "how to" video as to how to play it. Basically I'm just playing the chord progression which is: G, D, F#, b for the verse and: G, D, e, A. The bridge is just G to F#. (You can find the chord progressions to most songs for free online. Once I know the chord progression I just improvise off the chords, but as long as you know the basics, you should have no problem playing it. :-) Thanks again all! :-)
waltsimages 3 years ago
so what notes are you playing :P
or can you tell me what key you used?
nice job.
etherosx 3 years ago
i used to play piano 2...but know i regret i dont od it any more...u look cute :)
Digivanillav 4 years ago
Oops! My mistake. "Rodriguez"... yeah. From the 51st state, huh? Just kidding!
dtkong 4 years ago
Haha Thanks a lot guys. And DT, I'm Puerto Rican. ;-)
waltsimages 4 years ago
WOW ! Very good... that was awesome! Didn't expect it to come from a white guy. Maybe the "Hey, Hey, Hey" part reminded me of Outcast singing this song (if ever they did one). You've got talent - go to Hollywood or Vegas.
(ps: I'm not a racist)
dtkong 4 years ago
brilliant mate, seriously the best cover of this great song and it's done on the piano with different melody on the vocals which works great. I cant believe all the guitar covers of this are nothing on yours. Best cover on youtube! Kudos
scorpionfoot 4 years ago
Wow, great job bro! You put a new feel on the song!
person12013 4 years ago
So this is quite amazing.
bravo :D
ef11092 4 years ago
this is kinda fun. I'm singing along with your version, as Jakob Dylan did originally and it feels like we're harmonizing. it's fun. Props on performing on piano=D
ladiemarmalade71 4 years ago
Thanks, hon. I'm glad you liked it. ;-)
waltsimages 4 years ago
omg. i loved it. esp that its with the piano and not a guitar like most people did it on. i've always wanted to learn the piano =/. keep up the good job.
xjrichardsx 4 years ago
I thought Jakob Dylan's monotone delivery in the original song was a waste of great lyrics because the song is about struggling with death and wanting more and the way he sang it he sounds defeated and dead already. There's no raging against his current situation in the original and it's something that you put into your version of it, it feels like you're trying to break free of being stuck "in the middle." Keep it up, Walter.
BoogaBugg 4 years ago
;D nice!
stfanhb 5 years ago
very nice bro i like the hey hey hey. i will be posting my own soon with my band so check it out like in 1 week. keep it up bro
benjito84 5 years ago
i love it
leejinwen 5 years ago