"A Beautiful Mess" Jason Mraz (cover by Derik Nelson)

[SrMrVictor]

good cover man! congratulations from Chili !

[ftyb13]

You are amazing! This is by far the best cover I've heard of this song. keep up the good work ((:

[TheHailey2014]

this song is so simple. Jason Mraz sings it great, and you added DEPTH to this simple song. I love it. I've known this song forever, and its now re-added to my "LOVE THIS!" song list :)

[drocknelly]

@TheHailey2014 Thank you so much! I hope you'll let me know what you think of my more recent vids... just uploaded a new one!

[Kaylahn1991]

You have great teeth!

[lovenightmares]

@Kaylahn1991 that i wanted to say hahaha

[lebug13]

just gotta say I was trying to figure out who you look/ sound like and I ended up with Artie from Glee. Whats his name...kevin McHale? or something like that.... its a compliment btw haha :) wonderful cover!

[thorbraarvig]

this is the best cover i've heard of this wonderful song! good job!

i did a cover of it myself about a week ago. feel free to check it out! :)

have a great day!!

...thor

[xelfeyesx]

Wow you are amazing :) This is one of my favorite songs in the world so I hate it whenever people cover it but you were perfect.

[CourtneyGeneral]

<3

[davidfireman7]

dude ur voice gave me chills LOL really good

[xnairyx]

i loved you from the start... today i listened to this again and fell in love all over again.

[kateybob09]

you have an incredible voice. it is sooo pure. and makes a girl melt. honestly. and i love how passionate you are about your music! :)

[EmmaLinnane]

Love this song and you are just amazing! Keep it up.. Please!

[samanthanm21]

yes, please. teach us how to play.

..ok, so i don't play guitar.

but, lessons from you?

YES PLEASE!

[acomesbeforez]

so amazing! i have all your songs on my ipod! except u scare the shit out of me when its on shuffle cus its silent for a second then it goes HEY GUYS ITS DERIK (i took all ur covers from utube, but i bought ur cd)

i love u! u are seriously fantastically amazing and the way u connect with the camera makes me wana give u this giant hug because u are adorable and have the best voice and performance skills of ANY cover artist on utube.

keep singing, dont give up cus the world needs your voice.

[maecrash]

om double h- k- p you can sang. you just made me love this song way more!!!

[Secretlyaninga]

Omg this is the most beautiful cover I ever heard in my life :) those 13 people who did n`t like this are crazy!!!!!!!!! and you are adorable!!!

[videinha]

beautiful song man... you're really tallented... its one of the best cover of this song... keep going...

[pianogirly1]

Amazing.

[pianogirly1]

Amazing.

[lovetosing567]

I've lost count of how many times I've listen to this Cause it's amazing and you're voice is just plain wow I've bought like 3 or four song of yours on itunes !!! Beautiful !!!

[marcelitz1]

you are awesome !!!

[TheUnpredictable88]

teach us how to play it ????????????

[KellyIsMusical]

Hey great job. Thank you so much for sharing this. You have a really great and kind smile. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks again :)

[acomesbeforez]

i love you!!!!!!!! UR AMAZING!!! dont give up u WILL be discovered because no one can ignore what talent u have!!!!!!! :)

[thePurPleluv]

you left me COMPLETELY speechless. Everytime you had a little smile on your face it jumped right to my face. I just woke up and now I know that I will have a better mood this whole day, just by watching this video. Thankyou Derik for making me happy.

The "Here we are's" are my favortie part.. you're cute:) and keep doing what you do.

I think your music can change things.

-Brisa

[lyacriceries]

cover Jason Mraz - Butterfly please, i would love it very much, you got talent!

[hannahmuffy]

you. are. amazing. every time you sang "here we are" i couldn't help but get a bit of butterflies! so genuine and different. you're truly captivating. why aren't you famous?

[mickeymouse481]

u r AMAZING ... nd cute :) dnt let ny1 tell u different keep goin !

[yankeegrlc]

wow this is great. love this song and you did an amazing job!

[musicismylife61794]

This was beautiful, this is my favorite song. You have a dazzling smile.

[JennekatheNinja]

So amazing I have to say a made up word for it :D

It's....... SCRUMTRELESCENT :D

[itsmoebeh]

You have an amazing voice.

And you're cute:)

[mayab1997]

You sing so beautiful, it makes me a huge smile

[shelby62191]

haha jcgirl587 i noticed his beautiful teeth too :)

but you did really great.

it made me smile like this :)

[iChooseToBeHappy]

In the end it's to fast and too "hard". But all in all, it's a nice cover! :)

[zuperpepper]

I really love your voice

[jcgirl587]

you have great teeth!

keep on brushing :)

[1JudgeFudge1]

The singing is probably better than what I could do, but why did you rush the intro riff so much? Don't you think it sounds a lot better slowed down?

[Jasonmrazfanluv]

I love this video!!! Great Job!

[JENNNUH]

amazing :) you are so cute and you sing this song so beautifully!

[kburns1108]

I found your "Never Going to Give You Up" cover instantly thought you were a rockin fella... literally a hilarious cover. After listening through the rest of your music, I fell in love with yor voice and style. Also seeing that you are a fan of Michigan makes you even more legit! Keep up the good work!!

Requests: "Details in the Fabric"-Jason Mraz

"The Luckest"- Ben Folds

"Crazy"-Dave Matthews Band

[Amilee6]

ohhh, it was lovely

it's the best cover on beautiful mess ever

[iChooseToBeHappy]

Nobody can sing Jason's songs like him, that's .. special.

[xoaspenxo]

i wonder what i'm your's would sound like

since you played this so mazing

[xxm0tty42]

this is absolutely beautiful :)

[DieSarah89]

you are a realy good singer. i like your voice

[henible]

You look like J Mraz with down's syndorme. lol. Well anyways you did a good job on that. Great voice man.

[y0unahh]

you are too cute

[xnairyx]

lovee <3

[Jennybeansx]

i think ive listened to this way too much

:)

[manomo321]

derik,

i have been in love with this song since forever i don't think anyone has sang it as beautifully as you

[sportsdudes4life]

wow great job man

[bebekrys22]

guitar playing is amazing! :)

[eclecticsnipeg]

I usually am into dissing other guys for their singing, but I give you kudos, good job. If they get this for piano i might get it. peace.

[epiphanygirlsings]

really good! i love this song, and you sing it beautifully! only thing is - you should try to sound like yourself, not Jason, but still - amazing! :)

[suedou]

wow. i am very impressed... amazing job!!!

[sf5132]

you're voice is beautiful! i get chills when i hear it! you should try singing john mayer sometime. your voice would fit his music.

[luellabelle]

this is beautiful darling :)

[shrimp6969]

You have a very large mouth...great cover btw!

[hahabbyjeann]

amazing, i loved it.

good job (:

[sdidone]

yu have avery nice voice!!

keep up the good job!!

PeAcE!!!

[dudicalss]

nice job dude =) but... you need to work on your guitar... and keeping tempo

[Katoo2]

perfect

[aniinhakrolow]

i love this music so much, and you did a great job! congrats, i'm hypnotised

[SinginglnTheRain]

Oh fuccccccccck.

I usually always have something to say, and you left me speechless.

All I gotta say is Oh hot damn.

[kludzia]

i love this song.

and

you're really good!

[26316]

Voiceeee :-O

[perpetualfool]

Ahhhhhhhhhh! I love this song soooooo much. Nice cover of it.

[tetzicles]

hey,you really did great!one of my favorite jason mraz songs.. pls. cover either Your Universe or Helpless by rico blanco... :)....if you have time...thanks!....i like to hear it from you... :)

[relushjaral]

beautiful. jason mraz is great and you did that very well! :)

[standxdown]

FINALLY a Jason Mraz cover that isn't that over-rated I'm Yours song.

You did this really well. This is my favorite song by Jason and you didn't kill it for me :)

[gildagr8]

0:43 haha :)

nice man

[danielleperea]

im officially a fan!! i love this song soo much. i think you even sang it better than jason mraz. :)

[poki1223]

sorry but no one does it better than mraz...

great voice though, its a great rendition of the song!

[Pheb1304]

you're really good...and you have really white teeth =)

[xxbabechulitaxx]

you've madee the best video so far! you're voice is amazinggg for this songgggg <3

[PersonsNathan]

a little louder on the solo plz!

I've seen so many of your videos. Nice work!

keep on makin'em!

[nickessss]

nice ,. waht is the strum pattern xD

[anrina]

I was debating whether to subscribe after watching this (I don't subscribe lightly)... and then I saw you did a hot cover of "Never Gonna Give You Up." Sold! :)

Your voice is like an awesome mix of Jack Johnson + Damien Rice + John Mayer + some other awesomeness (and I'm not even a fan of Mayer's voice, but yours works for me!) Looking forward to more from you.

[MrJustinPalmer]

wow dude!!! UH - MAZING!!!!!

im putting my cover up tonight, please listen to it and tell em what you think?

[nixcool92]

hello, would you like to marry me?

[secretr0ckstar]

you should do a taylor swift song, aha :)

[iaziian]

you have such a pure voice. amazing.

[lilnoe4]

Gosh!!! I just fell in love with you!!!

Keep on the good job!

:D (L)

[herbela]

lindo. ;D muito charmoso você. ^^

[cherryflavor16]

what can i say ? ------->just  peeerfect!

[aindz]

You have 1000 girlfriends no xD?

ahahah i'm kiding

you are perfect. haven't words.

Continue, to sing and play guitar :D

[captcaroline]

definitely the first comment i've ever left on a video and i'm leaving it because

1. your voice is nice =]

2. you're a michigan fan

BADASS

ps. i love this song

[whale8call]

friggin amazing!!! could u do "Daughters" cuz it's one of my favorite songs and you have this awesome voice and it would sound absolutely FANTASTIC!!! if u sang it.

[LegendaryLink18]

Awesome cover, definitely my favorite on YouTube of this song.

[yingchng]

beautiful =)

[HansonFan7]

i wasn't going to comment on this video, but then you did the "here we are" bit around 1:45 and my heart just about melted.

seriously.

this is one of the most passionate covers i've ever heard in my life. i really hope you get discovered because you have an amazing talent.

[drocknelly]

you totally win for most complimentary youtube comment.  I got the biggest smile reading that, thank you for making my day :)

[HansonFan7]

well, i'm glad i could brighten your day because you surely brightened mine!

seriously, though... i don't throw around compliments willy-nilly on singing. i am really THAT impressed. you're an amazing guitarist, too. and when you look into the camera and smile... gosh, you're just the whole package, aren't ya?

i truly wish you the best of luck... yours is a name i'll remember ;D

[Priloomis]

Jason is one of my fav singers and now you are on the top of my list too.:) Beautiful voice, beautiful rendition!!:)

[tridaytona650]

Nice shirt....GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!

[jialulu]

I think I just fell in love a little

[HoShietLee]

Dude, your skillz rock! Love your style.

Peace!

[pryshee]

you got beautiful teeth dude!:)

ahh and a beautiful voice ! :)

keep on chillingggg

[OhSnAp12]

man, you're awesome. keep it up. post more stuff. one of my fav songs by Jason. 5 stars all day long bro.

[roekandroll]

cool

[PLUSH4eva]

ur voice dosent sound like it would out you !!!!! =PPP gud job!

[MisLeanna]

This makes me so happy.

People actually know Jason Mraz's other songs besides "Lucky" or "I'm Yours".

Oh, Happy day.

You should do Sleeping to Dream by Jason Mraz.

[CAUTIONxhailey]

your are so amazing:)

i just created an account just to comment you,

thats how amazing you are:)

im speechless!

:D

make many more,

and ill think of a song to request:)

[Ivanmw88]

What kind of toothpaste to you use? They are so white:D btw: Great cover!

[megstshirt]

wow you're incredible.

[ZacIsBr00tal]

wow

please do Traffic In The Sky by Jack Johnson

it would compliment your voice extremely well

and it would make for a good cover :]

great talent man!

i just subscribed

woo!

[stowe2546]

nicely played, check out my version if you get the chance... we both have slightly different interpretations of the song... I like yours a lot

[karlagoodman]

:) and im kinda fan of you

lol

[gsdavig174]

Wow. Most people who try this are terrible, but you hit it! Keep it up, try Who Needs Shelter or If It Kills Me!

[emilyw9]

Wow my daughter and I think you have a great voice. How old are u?

[Madisonsononon]

you sing like a sweetheart!

wow. haha.

love acoustic, play it myself.

this is great.

[IceDemon74]

Dude! I am totally jealous of your voice. Jason Mraz is awesome! Keep it up. You could probably go far. :]

By the way, it would be amazing if you did Mr. Curiosity by Jason Mraz.

[rlyf7]

AWESOME JOB! :) Subscribing!

[benice90210]

you are very talented. clicking on the subscribe button...

[analauraaa16]

Totally awesome.

How old are you Derik?

[CKRivas]

Oh my God, that was beautiful. This is my favorite song on Jasons new album and you totally did it justice.... I'm so gna sub!

[pulonski]

two thumbs up brotha! ;)

[EMSQRD]

omg ur really good. thanks for doing this song!

peace

[claudiacheese]

you are amazing, thank you.

[TanniaLioncourt]

Ok.... i thought i loved you with: Won't go home without you

but OMG.... now I rly love you!!!! x)

Consider me one of ur fans now!!! n.n

P.S. Did i tell u i love ur smile? :]

[stacylovee]

really well done... love it. ;-)

i'd love to hear a version of breakdown by jack johnson done by you.

also, great smile!!

[ashypashy22]

oh my goodness :O

amazinggg

[baseballrocs]

hey can u do "Here Without You" for me im working on it but i dont get the strumming pattern and the beginning part i bet u could do it tho please help me thanks man

[fikrihandoko]

coool

[jarmygal93]

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT <3

[couki]

amazing... so great, seriously... :D

[wolfgirlox]

wow u are really good.

[makesmewonder007]

you should go to those talent shows, like britan's got talent or american idol... !! you have this great voice and nice smile!! =] i loved it.

[milkabosch]

wow that was awesome,beautiful interpretation,i wanted to watch the whole thing to see if u deserved 5 stars and u do so here,congrats boy!!

[larkenoglemusic]

this song is so freakin hard to sing. you have been favorited :) it was awesome...jasony (yes i made up that word) but you made it your own too...very hard to do with mraz songs. loved it!!! ...check out my stuff if you have time!

[WiltedRosesxx]

I'm pretty much convinced you're incredibly amazing, seriously was staring awestruck the whole video :) I'm terribly jealous of your guitar playing skills. xx

[shinetrue]

beautiful. you made this song your own.

and i second the request from bvncmx1029 - can you do a tute or share a tab with us?

[bvncmx1029]

Hey your voice is great. Im looking forward to some more videos. Could you do like a little tutorial video of the guitaring??? I want to do a cover but im pretty new to guitar and am having trouble figuring it out

[vans87]

u have a soulful voice, i loved this :)

[thatbabae]

oh my.. sounds so good!!

[meggyjoy]

you've left me speachless...

[nathcc]

Please take this as a compliment: your voice has a 'musical-vibe' to it. Very nice to listen to! Keep up the music!

[rpxxisxxlove]

mad props. good job, you do jason mraz justice. and not many people can do that.

:-]

[faerydancer]

Wow, this is really good! Good job!

[bdalemusician13]

great voice dude

[woodweb13]

i love your wibes dude nice little munchy face too hahaha

[timjd860421]

can i have the note4s please?

[timjd860421]

well done sir

[abbyylovesyou]

so amazing

[luciferianist666]

hi.. i'm the devil.. i'm gonna personally bring you to hell.. faggot..

[adriannamelanie]

Derik Nelson , will you marry me?

[crushme41dmb]

I like this better than the Jason Mraz version . . and that's saying a lot. Post more videos.

[MusicMan290]

wow man that is a pretty damn good cover!

[kraZk1]

amazing :O

[Suwai0303]

He is a baritone right? Not a tenor...?

[jel5100]

HEy thats really good, you should do a cover of Collide by Howie Day. Good Job!

[HarrisonPC]

wow man that is a pretty damn good cover!

[Minuriel]

wow, stunning!! this song isn't easy, but i guess i'm gonna give it a try as well! =)

keep on rocking!

[weelowe]

very great job! very harmonic voice! go on!

p.s.: please check out my videos!

[Eradium]

you've got a fab voice man, great job (:

[hubbelzbubbelz]

awesome!

[epps808]

why don't you perform any of your own songs on youtube? they're so great. especially Mr. Wonderful

[dfish58]

great job, especially on the falsetto vocals! I've been trying to find the intro/solo tabs for this song. I've got the chords, but need the solo. Any help, or a website or anything where you got it?

[chenzie3393]

good job man, GO BLUE

[zethao019]

this song is beautiful, and you've got it down and even added your own style in there. I hear jason mraz's style in there, but more.

you're good. :]

and hot.

hahaha :]

[Pinkgodess7]

you have a really good voice when you sing the higher notes. :)

[KeysAndNotes]

AHHH...I can't stop lsitening to this!!!! You have a unique voice plus the amazing guitar skills.

[topoly95]

woot woot michigan!

[damsnga]

michigan who?

Appalachian State for life!!

p.s. love the music. keep on keepin' on!!

[tjolmsy]

great job dude. u are def. record label material. keep it up

[jorihaar]

this is shocking ..........IT's GREAT !!

[shutuporillkillyou]

one of the BEST!...WOW!

[alliekins27]

this is amazing. incredible. your voice is so soothing and your guitar skills are great. :) if you made a cd i would def buy.

[videonerd82]

that is good stuff

[noyniiee]

great!

[Billp2008]

nice job best cover i've seen of this song