Jose Gonzalez - "Crosses" (Cover by Elliot Friedman)

[rechnermusik]

I really dig it! I Posted a video response of my own cover, it works pretty well on harp too! :) Wish I had a voice like yours though!

I like the Imogen Heap cover too, really creative, rhythmically.

[Revell53]

Amazing cover, nice one mate.

[harboee]

this was very good. yes singing while playing this song is a mystery how to manage

[NB120fail]

U R MY HERO!!!!!!

[LaurenceTheGinger]

how can i cut off your hands and wear them as my own to play this as well as you did?

[m4pk]

This song matches your voice so well :) Was a nice surprise!

[peteladdmcgovern]

I was Insanely Suprised. This is a very good cover :) Great Work! Come check some of my stuff :)

[gfloodsie]

Amazing cover!

[UmbRa52]

very well done

[NathanMoulden]

How long did it take you to get singing and playing down? because it's driving me insane trying to learn...

[miguelangelcovers]

You sound great!. I have my cover version too. Hope you can watch it.

[Calizifer]

awsome! beautiful song...

[gtj142]

I think this is much better than the original version. Great work!

[barangatang]

@gtj142

noooo

i mean it's a good cover...but....no

[gtj142]

I think this is much better than the original version. Great work!

[jamesy11111]

You made a brilliant decision to transpose up to c# minor from the original key of b minor. It sounds SO much better musically transposed up a M2. Outstanding work on your guitar playing! :)

[Deathder]

Nice cover mate! I just uploaded one too if you want to give it a listen? You're singing is ace by the way :)

[nphec]

excellent job dude

[oOElliotBrownOo]

That was soooo good and we have the same name :D nice one matey :D

[lolojulia]

nice

[MacCruitin]

Wow. Just wow. I don't know how you and Jose can play all that and sing at the same time. I can only manage simple strum patterns or travis picking with some alternating bass while singing. Great cover.

[dylz10193]

That was magnificent, the guitar is perfect and your voice is great!

[dongibo33]

You will make it :D

[noya26]

could you please cover some songs by scott matthwes?

[freeflow111]

amazing, best cover on youtube, or even ever, you have the singing spot on, and you play like a beast, we need more people in the music industry like you

[novrus1980]

Real respect, man!! Excellent voice and finger picking!!

[bacelines]

Beautiful man, welldone!

[turbolukaas]

very good cover! and great singing!

you are so right, jose gonzalez is a big inspiration.

you did an awesome job!

[elam39]

beautiful *-* :)

[orangeambience]

wonderful once you have more confidence or control over your voice this could be perfect

[nikovalero]

good job brother...solid delivery!

[ifCarlsbergMadeUsers]

THAT GUITAR SOUNDS AMAZING :|

[gayve]

uooooh

sick

ur awesome...

wooooow.... O3O

[Niallphillips]

good cover, iv been trying to post a response to this but it wont let me..i did a cover to the tiesto remix nd did a bit of improv, check it out :p

[checkmycoolusername]

wow! i really didn't expect it to be this good. always thought it must be difficult to do a cover of jose gonzalez but you've done a great job, well done!

[hoffadoodledoo]

this cover is incredible. I think you should try covering a song called "the pioneers" by Tunng, its got great fingerpicking and similar vocals, id love to hear it if you do end up covering it. peace

[MrScarz1]

I play bass, buw when i hear josé gonzalez, i rlly wanna play acoustic guitar xD

peace

[TheKattiebeast]

oh my! i think i fell in love with you.

you sing and play guitar beautifully.i tried to play this song,and tsss.i couldnt.great job<33

[becstination]

@TheKattiebeast you'll have to fight me for him!! haha kidding, but i think i just fell in love too lol i was already in love with this song

[rogersmackinson]

hey buddy, good cover of an amazing song. im trying to play this but i don't think i have the dexterity yet!!

one thing- sing a little louder, you have a good voice

[nnanook]

very nice guitar playing and singing, and you look a bit like elijah wood in this vid :P

[MontangeMoose]

impressive

[michaelb772]

wow! nice job. it sounds flawless! I was inspired by elliott smith to learn fingerpicking...

[reeni24]

You're a great guitar player

[rasta888]

wow nice singing ! and playing :)

[jools182]

great job!

[worshipmevenus]

I have viewed your entire library. The question is when are you going to stop doing others covers, and start writting your own?

[d3fin3d]

Hey :). Everything titled "Elliot Friedman - [Song Name]" I wrote, whilst everything ending in "(Cover by Elliot Friedman)" I covered :). Thanks!

[smygexx]

you might have skipped a bit then, hi has his own songs ^^

[heylookitsmatty]

dude.. Do you know how many people get signed from youtube covers? Justin Beiber (recently) for one.

[TheCameronCairnduff]

@worshipmevenus maybe he dosen't want to...? do one.

[shamrock245]

i love coming accross artists on youtube, who outstand an have that bit more, thanks!

[michy25]

great job!

[IridescentVelocity]

GOOD JOB

[6catty6]

ONCE AGAIN AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love,

caty

[xxEvieEvieEviexx]

you have done such an amazing job there. i really enjoyed listening you the whole song it sounded so good. usually when i hear guitar covers of songs the guitar sounds good but then the person starts singing and is rubbish, but this was different, oh my gosh your voice was AMAZING

[frenzy2125]

That was pretty good man,I struggle alot with singing and playing at the same time. Especially with this tune as the timing is really difficult. I'm prosuming you put the capo on the 2nd fret to suit the pitch of your voice,Jose has it on the 1st which gives the tune a fuller sound...also you're playing on a steel string so it doesnt quite sound the same. Excellent interpretation though. I'm hoping you've improved a great deal since this video was posted :)

[xLeMiroirx]

greaat :)

[therealrome]

still one of the best cover versions of that song :]

[sancheezy9]

nice man. check out my crosses cover. i should try using a capo

[Daveflex]

ive watched this loads of times and commented ages ago, but i just want to say again that this is AWSOME! and i just noticed that at the end when you move your head some light is cast from the window lol,, spooky!!

[bikette07]

damn, u almost make me cry, i really loved ur version and i think ur voice is great, keep on going!

[rorieisonfire]

yeah man nice one

[pilosopotato]

dang!!! UR SO GOOD!!! :D

[darkwhitestar]

I wish i could play guitar like that!

Superb

[Pergite77]

Tnx!

[lydsmusic]

did you learn this from a tab? In that case where is it? :D

[yenchi25]

Good job dude! Rokanrol!!!

[yenchi25]

rokanrol!!!!!

[CharlieChimp26]

I also love Jose, I have all his albums. It's an awesome song but I prefer the Zero 7 production of this song on their "The Garden" album. I think this song has a slight "Fleetwood Mac" feel to it.. Again, I love your cover, it is most excellent!

[Zinaccti]

very good :) love it!

[Joyceje1989]

Brilliant cover, so hard to play that I can only say that I have lots of respect, your voice is great as well as your skills on the guitar.

[BesosnotBombs]

You are a great guitarist as well as singer. It sounds so flowing and effortless. It does "Crosses" justice.

Thank you so much for posting.

[boydemfoot]

excellent cover. 5 stars bro.

[armentenzarian]

sooo good man, i really wanna learn it but cant really see what ur doing!

[maaggiiss]

You're really good! This is a really great cover! love it =)

[katebean88]

Really good cover of a beautiful song.

[fivelblunker]

I am trying to learn this myself. You are right... it's like rubbing your tummy and patting your head at the same time, only much harder. I come from a standard folk guitar picking style myself, so I am needing to re-train myself to get this one down. Question: some say it's standard tuning, but I am trying the drop D and #F for the 6th and 3rd strings... which do you use? Thanks. BTW - you got it down pretty damn good here, great job!

[d3fin3d]

Thanks for the comment. Yeah, it's not standard tuning, it's the same as heartbeats (and how you're doing it). D-A-D-F#-B-E. Good luck with it. It's a great feeling when it comes together - which it will. :)

[mushthehill]

You have a really smooth, gorgeous voice. And an excellent cover. Thanks :)

[descendant91]

Sounding very good, Wish i could play guitar :|

[bigboyjack0]

WOW i wna have your skills!

[xn0y0urenemyx]

great cover man, really. i can play the guitar part well, but tried singing along while playing it and couldnt do it...props

[silybottom]

wtf if i saw a girl called elliot id be scared thats deffo a boys name.

[SteffiMinxBGR]

Stunning voice! Marry me! haha x

[fittsaften]

lol...elliot..a guy..

[joannet17]

It's a guy name...

I guess you're American.

[fittsaften]

first, i am swedish. second, i havent heard a guy named elliot only chicks thats the reason of my comment :)

[joannet17]

Ahh cool, my sister-in-law is Swedish. She lives with my brother and Nephew in Malmo - lovely country you have.

I've never met a girl called Elliot, only a couple of guys (apart from Elliot on Scrubs)

Strange.

[fittsaften]

i´ve never met anyone named elliot actually so.. but those who i have seen on the net is girls. well its pretty much a mix-name like kim.

[noddy01397]

jsut as good as the origanal, helllllll good

[therutmyster]

Nicely done!

[dakenyannik007]

i havent heard the original song yet bt man..i give u all of ma respect..u r good..very good..keep it up...u da best

[zwitter2]

you have to see the origin!!! :P

but this is a great cover too...

[dakenyannik007]

the original is called crosses by jose gonzales rite? if so i jst saw it..itz incredibly awsome

[laloslo]

=D yeah!!!!!

[pro1knight]

i offically give you a Blue Peter badge! :D

That was awesome! Keep it up

[CraigStanleyMaytee]

AMAZING. KEEP IT UP MATE!!!

[AudienceSays]

you are worthy of a medal

[coche111]

well done !

[jahvethatula]

WHAAAATT!!???!? how you can be so good!?! This is amazing!! Respect!!

[OleKGS]

nice, ur good! almost as good as the original, but urs is more cozy <3

[AndrewandOnurfilms]

yay :)

[nwuksta]

fudge.

[kazen06]

GREAT, respect !

[priapuscam]

i really like this cover.. there are a few moments where your voice sounds very good. maybe when you're giving it a bit more volume? just a thought :) 5 star!

[benjimedbrod]

lovley!!!

//B

[jasonledge]

well impressed !!

[ckittles1977]

wow. a++

[freeskier472]

nice man top effort

[CrixiusBretten]

Good playing and very god voice

[jackthechoice]

ur amazing!

wish i could strum like u :(

trying to learn what u do with ur fingers

cant seem to get my head round it though XD

[wiktorwirek]

Awesome cover ! ;) Nice voice :)

[louiievuitton]

GOOD playing but bad singing

[sethmarongg]

dude, ive lsitened to qutie a few of yuor covers, all i can say is you doo all of them a great justice by playing them so well

i learned heartbeats basically from you and watching jose play it,

but may i ask can i maybe get a tab of this ffrom you cause i cant find the actual tab and this is abit harder for me to try doing by watching

peace man

[mohamelala]

very nice , like listening to it ,

next time I've got to see you on stage !

[bananabomb1987]

a shiver ran up my spine listening to that

[manckara]

well done nice voice

[JohnnyRicco1987]

I dont even play guitar but am a massive fan of jose gonzalez and this was the first song i listened to buy him and is my favourite. you did it justice and was a joy to listen to.

[migroja]

Very nice job

[YetAnotherFanzyName]

How long have u been playing that song? still cant get my fingers working like that!! Great job by the way:D

[Rewsterutube]

Bloody hell, how you get your head to do hands and voice in such a complicated piece is beyond me, glad you can though, top work mate.

[helowako]

beautiful cover

[mysterywhiteboy83]

Amazing! Great job man!

[Altofsky]

That is SHARP, man. That part right after the bridge where you come in heavy is perfect. Nicely done.

[webtilda]

soo beautiful! love this song and you did a great job, almost better that josé himself i think ;)

[matthowe]

that really is class mate, great job!

[rocktzar]

fair play that was frickin ace. Well done!

[HammerOnn]

great job

[stewsalion]

great song, great cover.

[bredoch]

Big Jose fan here, but got to say that was superb!!!!!!!

[atifebrahim]

what tuning is that? dropD ?

[StraToN54]

almost : DADG#BE

[atifebrahim]

thank u, its reeli good

[d3fin3d]

DADF#BE*

[Kinghammeron420]

could you put the tabs up bro?!?!? I have some but not as acurate

[Wendysian]

I love the original and would like to say you sing this beautifully Elliot.

[peacevangogh]

aw I love that song I wouldn't have expected anyone to be able to play it as good as the original (jose)

Good job!

[jasonledge]

mate that was great !!!

[Daveflex]

seriously dude this is amazing.. im addicted to this cover!!! i like it better than joses version although i respect him alot!!1, i cant explain enough how this has helped me!!

[Daveflex]

dude you do this song more than justice,,, you owned it!! Im so learning this now...

you got a new subscriber buddy!! *****

[p0nette]

WOW! i absolutely love Jose Gonzalez and you did a hell of a wonderful job with this cover. i bet this took you a little while to master as you wanted to... you really fell the song here. beautiful!

[helowako]

nice cover, favourited!

[alex0gta]

Wow, this is really awesome!

5 stars!!!!

[aglehg]

excelent!! =)) congrats, 5 stars for you

[shiggilue]

Dude, awseome cover! You've got to send me the tabs :D! Please! Keep it up man! ;)

[Phybes9]

Wow!!! also for "Heartbeats". I really love Jose Gonzalez.. you sing this song as if you had written it.. very beautiful sensitive interpretation

[h4RC0n]

well done mate!

[donndenic]

Great voice and awesome cover!!!

Could you send me the tabs, please?

[CHNI2]

great cover!

[Superglueee]

you definitely do it justice

[brittey94]

i love it!

[bngk04]

good job man!

[castthom]

wow really really well done mate great technique and great voice couldnt ask for any thing more really well done

[mattyboymurphy]

now ive heard plan b rap over it im waitin for a rap bit on it, well sung and well played mate

[therealrome]

would have been probably better if i also used a capo, i had to sing so deeply...video upped now, go for it ;)

[campfirestring]

well done, you sound like you know what youre doing!

[xmollyx04]

just gorgeous

[AnnathePineapple]

Lovely!

[timsmedia]

solid

[Kukkuk3]

sounds really great...nice smooth, control voise....5...

[Suelt3n]

well...no cover should be better than the original >.> its pretty good, i want to play tis song on guitar too :]

[blackmore687]

This is so good!

i really want to buy iy somewhere! please release it!!

and the heartbeats cover!

if i can download it anywhere some please tell me!

[Bonovox1977]

Dude, ur awsome with that guitarra and the song. Congrats for the achivement.

[prboyd]

Been trying to learn this (so appreciate what you say in vid desc about finger memory..!

Anyway, that was beautiful fella. Quite moved me. Superb stuff. 5*

[louiievuitton]

holy fuck buddy learn english first BITCH

[inezgane]

Wow, thats sounds really sweet, could i get the tab, i cant get the right notes by just listening. thanks

[BLDMLN1007]

man that was good.one of my favorites.

[michy25]

very nice!

[LasseLarsen]

what a voice, good job!

[kekakukakeku]

oh my god ... i tryed to learn this song but i couldnt much play it - couldnt sing it how jose gonzalez can either so i gave up BUT! if there was anyone who could do it just as well it'd be you ... i rekon this is WOW

[shmordan00]

omg mate, that is the most beautiful song on guitar ever its so peaceful and u play it perfectly and u also have a nice voice (not gay, just admiring great tallent) keep it at!

[thomthom5000]

Perfect! I've been trying to learn this for weeks! Any tips?

[stevogeetar]

That was fantastic. Well done - the guitar is spot on and you've got a great voice too. I'm going to try to learn it now!

[xKawaiiGrlx]

thats so cool Im trying to learn how to play but its imposible

[mindlessreason]

good god!

excellent work

[BabyangL53]

this is the best cover i've heard so far! your voice is so soothing

[vanskate180]

very very good i must say .....i know u heard it alot but love the voice very smooth and nice to listen to

[Sezzera]

Perfect! :)

Thanks for posting this video.

[omgwtfbbq11one1]

Hey there, what strings are you using?

They sound very bright in comparison to most ones I've had.

Thanks.

PS: Great cover!

[prettyspiffy]

you are AMAZING

i love your voice.

best cover of the song that i've heard so far.

[mavaffankulo]

great great great! I saw Jose last night here in Milan and I was just blown away by emotions...envy you play guitar mate...keep on keep on...