I Taught Myself How to Grow Old (Cover)

[harrietillston]

Beautiful in everyway possible

[jewishhotdog666]

Wow...

[twalt057]

hey there, really really strong cover. let me ask you something: do you in anyway relate to these lyrics? if so, it really shows. if not, you have some talent getting into the music. great hair by the way, I got distracted by it once or twice......

[tyangel08]

Love this song, EXCELLENT cover! i listened with my mouth wide open, i was shocked at how good it was!!

[funkyiceman]

@tyangel08 You now have permission to shut your mouth... Hang on, that's not quite what I meant....

[aquafinaization]

sounds nice.

[BulletCowboy]

Sorry I was trying to send praise but got carried away... This is fucking Excellent !! I would love to hear you in a talent show sing this you would kick fuckin' ass !!

[Bjobo74]

Thanks a lot for this great cover. Actually i like it a lot more than the original. Great vocals! I am not a great guitarrist myself but it sounds great to me, so once again very good.

[davidchiovelli]

I'm not one to put comments down, but the way you delivered the last line and very last word stole the air from my chest, my eyes welled up instantly. Gifted.

[idaglomnes]

Omg. Amazing. I'm like in love with you right now!!

[patkeeg1]

Mind has been blown. Your voice is as close to the perfection that Ryan Adams sings it. Tryung to teach myself"Taught myself how to grow old" Fig. and lit. I would have given you the 5th elusive star if you only showed your hands for those crossing musical paths. Capo on three, I see. Thanks

[funkyiceman]

Thanks for the comment... just wanted to say that it's not an instructional video: You should rate me on performance not teaching skills!

[coneill10]

Perfection! I love you? Thank you?

[100111001100110]

how do your record your.....sound?

[StunnerRunner79]

kudos man!!! I loved it!!!!

[abeillevert]

wow, phil. this is an absolutely incredible cover. so subtlety exists! thanks for reminding me.

[funkyiceman]

Thanks! But Ryam Adams is a master of subtlety- I'm only copying what I see!

[pedflow]

ok! ill check it out!

do you mean your own lyrics? that be great!

and i hope again that you upload them in your youtube account!

[funkyiceman]

I mean my own songs :-)

[pedflow]

Ok! Hey! How you ever listened to the David Crowder band music? Why dont you try a cover of him?

Your voice would be perfect for it!

[pedflow]

its perfect! i think your cover is betta than ryan adams`!

[funkyiceman]

I wish I shared your perspective on that! Actually it depends if you mean earlier or later Ryan Adams because lately he seems to have gone a bit wrong...

[pedflow]

i agree on that!

ive downloaded your cover to my computer! hope it dont get ya mad!

anyway! keep on that man! awesome!

hey! are you making more covers! ?

[funkyiceman]

I'm focussing on writing at the moment- check out the MySpace address in the info panel- it's very Ryan influenced material... The newest song is 'Before Sunrise'.

[TKH124]

Nailed it.

[xolynzbabiox]

i have never commented on a video before but after hearing 10 seconds of this i knew i had to. this is awesome. i thought it was ryan adams at first. wow. keep it up mannn.

[funkyDilly]

Awesome=)

[ariffinwahaha]

dude where were you at when you recorded this? btw superb cover. keep it coming. cheers!

[Jensonslife]

Awesome mate, well done!

[mrclean616]

Awesome!As a long time Ryan fan,I have to say you brought tears to my eyes.Thanks!

[funkyiceman]

Wow thanks! It's an emotional song for me too...

[sktthk]

Great job man! Can you put up the chords on how to play this song??would love to learn this one.

[jimski123]

sounds really great man....what did you lay this down with???

[funkyiceman]

Thanks! I use an Alesis IO14, Logic Pro, and a AKG Perception mic, with a bit of compression, some overdrive on the mix and a vocal plate reverb...

[Gordieiati]

Beautiful!!

[xXxallalone1xXx]

Well said Sam !!

Thanks for sharing !

Nice funky ice !!!!

Wishing u the best of success!!

[J1xX]

i think i fell in love with you =)

[hlhover]

You have a very unique voice and are very talented! I'm sure you will be having a huge following soon!

[tinabbey3]

great cover! what are you using for the vocal effect?

[BulletCowboy]

2.23+ Is so beautifully sung I don't think many can hit a note so sweetly...

[pedgeman]

High high quality. You need to be signed up immediatley. I give you 5 stars but this deserves 10 stars

[xoxochanelxoxo]

You definitely look like you have that "just rolled out of bed" look..  but let me tell you-- It works well for you. :)

I love your voice.

[kellitincher]

goodness, you sound a lot like him.

[danwoodward]

You're a git for sounding so good!

[dominichazell]

Very good man. Great vocal. Clever use of reverb - sounds a lot like the original - you should post more man. Didn't you do So Alive? Where's it gone?

[xyxaxsoon]

still one of my favourite covers of ryan adams

[lalalie23]

amazing cover of the song... i havent had a chance to hear too many covers of "i taught myself how to grow old" yet, but i have a feeling yours will be best anyway !

stellar work,

cheeers,

amanda

[lalalie23]

p.s.- by the time i'd heard 16- 17 seconds of the song, the second your voice kicks in, i rated it five stars. again, amazing work

[funkyiceman]

Thanks very much!

[hotknives18]

that was absolutely amazing

[Powderfinger07]

Man, great sound! I can tell that only honest people have rated this performance. That's why it's still 5 star after 33 ratings. Peace

[freepeace86]

i love it... better then the original!

[funkyiceman]

Thankyou! I don't feel worthy of such high praise!

[nickmonkyleas]

love it!! :)

[YourMomsMovies]

this one too.

[Jlacy18]

Great work

[ExcaliburSpacePad]

This pushes back all the dark energy in the Universe with one bright, crisp blast of white energy. It's lucky I have my astronomical force field to protect me from such a telephysic force.

[seeto82]

your voice is just beautiful so prue, i think i'm in luv!!

[ufopilot1001]

good job man. best cover of this song that I have heard. i nominate you for the ryan adams cover band, you could call yourself the cold roses or something. Even if people don't know who he is, with spot on covers like this, you could get a nice following.

[PORL3]

That was a really really good cover! Keep on the good work!

[donewellisbetter]

i officially hate the harmonica on the album track. its mixed so damn loud!

[Bizzy49565]

thats much better than so alive ;)

[tatiedonanette]

quelle voix magnifique !

[JeffreyJaguar]

Great job I love this version. Stripped down to just one guitar and vocal makes it feel completely honest.

[greni85]

really nice voice and very balanced guitarplaying, catching the right "atmosphere" of the song. you start to stress a bit around 2:10, but thats just "picking" from me, I think! Great cover! Best RA cover i've seen so far!

[shadabtaylor]

You have a fantastic voice.

[noellennon]

Such a difficult song to sing; pulled it out straight.

[BulletCowboy]

Really good work, captured the mood of the song excellently :)

[rdykester]

Good cover!

[simonergud]

Very good singing there mate. I enjoyed!

[rawthought]

Great cover

[leew63]

class cover that. honestly. im amazed at the sound quality compared to most people's own covers on youtube, how is it so good?

[funkyiceman]

3 years of a sound engineering degree...

[leew63]

WELL. that explains it! you've got it spot on. thought u were American for some reason until i went on ya myspace! Lee

[jmariko]

My favourite Ryan song and your cover was absolutely superb :-D

[adamsfan91]

great cover, first one i have heard that sounds like Ryan

[joeburton77]

man.. this is truly brilliant.. wonderful? which word would I use.. i know I'm probably better off this way.. but .. honestly you taught us how to grow.. we are all crooked on the outside.. and like you, our insides's caved. But,! we can always listen to you

[funkyiceman]

Oh it's not my song unfortunately...  I should have mentioned that somewhere. I'm just a big copycat!

[BloodySerpent]

You did mention it by the fact that you said (cover) in parenthesis in the title.

[funkyiceman]

Yes! You are bang right! Also in the little "Related" video section, the first one is Ryan Adams singing it on Letterman and he probably wouldn't be singing a song written by me...

[BloodySerpent]

Yeah. And honestly I like your cover better than the actual thing!

[canadiangirl09]

One of the best Ryan covers I've ever heard.

[bspringsteen]

Really great stuff, you really make the song sound like the classic it is.

[xyxaxsoon]

thats a big WOW from me

[strada001]

awesome mate,looking forward to hearing more

[funkyiceman]

Wow! That's dedication! Personally I don't think it has the same depth and it's a bit too clean for my tastes! Don't get me wrong- its still great but Cold Roses was a really magic album for me! Meadowlake Steet is my all time favourite Ryan Adams song- the vocal performance is really incredible!

[funkyiceman]

Thanks very much- I'm still learning to sing so that's really nice to hear. Please check out my MySpace (address above)!

[Bertone]

This might be the best damn cover I've heard on youtube! And what a great song that is.

[funkyiceman]

I couldn't ask for a greater compliment- I only wish I had your confidence! Please check out my MySpace for some original material. Well originalish...

[whatdoyouwantfool]

great cover - nice reverb! Easy Tiger's the best album of the year by far.

[funkyiceman]

Thanks man! Effects thanks to a bit of Logic Express magic! It is a great album although, I have to say I think it's not quite up to the standard of Cold Roses. Please check out my MySpace for some original material.

[whatdoyouwantfool]

I've given up comparing RA albums, cause I can never pick between them. And usually my opinion changes from day-to-day anyway. They're all classics! All I know is Heartbreaker is my favourite album of all time. Always will be, I expect.

[whatdoyouwantfool]

oh yeah and i checked out your myspace and added you! i can hear the Adams influence very clearly in your songs!

[funkyiceman]

Yeah he's a genius- each album is rich in it's own way. Heartbreaker is beautiful!